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JAPAN'S NAVAL SUCCESS
Seven Russian Warships De
stroyed at Port Arthur.
Considers Port Arthur Lost A Brit
ish Ship Fired On Los at Balti
more Fire $150,000,000 Kingsford
Starch Works Burned Funeral of
Senator Ellsworth.
The Japanese have dealt the Rus
sians a crushing blow at Port Arthur.
An advance squadron of the Japanese
n'eet, under command of Vice Admiral
Togo, and comprising 1C battleships
and cruisers with a numerous torpedo
flotilla, left the main fleet off Shan
Tung peninsula on Sunday, Immedi
ately that the news of the diplomatic
rupture became known.
The Japanese scouting cruisers
had given accurate Information of the
precarious situation of the Russian
fleet outside Port Arthur. The squad
ron steamed slowly in battle forma
tion Sunday midday toward its goal,
and came within sight of Port Arthur
under cover of darkness. It crulsod
slowly outside without showing lights.
The Russians were lying In the
roadstead apparently feeling secure
from attack. Nearly all the Japanese
torpedo boats were dispatched on their
dangerous and daring task. They
rushed full steam on the enemy, who
were completely surprised. A great
rattle of small arms greeted the Inva
ders, who, however, escaped unhurt,
and the Retvizan, the Czarevitch and
the Pallada were almost immediately
torpedoed.
The Japanese (hushed along the en
tire line of the Russians, exposed by
this time to a terrible fire from ma
chine guns and small arms from both
the ships and the shore. There was
the utmost consternation among the
Russians, which probably accounts
for the Japanese torpedo boats escap
ing practically unscathed and rejoining
the admiral outside. The admiral's
fleet, during the attack, kept out of
range of the Russian searchlights.
The two battleships disabled are
the Poltava and the Czarevitch. The
disabled armored cruiser Boyarin and
the grounded battleships block the en
trance to the harbor, preventing pun
boats from getting out and battleships
and cruisers from going In and getting
coal.
Besides this Japan has the Russian
gunboats Varlag and Koratz caught at
Chemulpo. They were bound for
Vladlvostock.
The disabled battleships are Inside
Forts Huan Ching Shan and Chi Kwan
Shan. The cruiser Boyarin is out
side but. within range of the forts.
In a dispatch from Tien Tsin a cor
respondent of the London Mall says It
la reported there that the Russian
cruisers Varing and Korietz at Chem
ulpo hnuled down their flags without
firing a shot and that 8,000 Japanese
Immediptely landed and the march to
Seoul commenced.
A correspondent of the London
S'andard at Toklo gives this ac
count of the Port Arthur encounter.
He says that Admiral Togo's fleet ar
il ved Monday night and found the
Russian squadron drawn up in battle
formation outside the harbor and
under the shadow of the forts, the
destroyers being spread out in front
over a distance of five miles. Admiral
Togo decided on a night attack and
opened fire at. 11 o'clock. While the
cannonade was hottest a number of
Japanese torpedo boats crept along
close In shore at the foot of the Cliff
and succeeded In the darkness In
petting between the Russian ships and
the land. Here they lay unnoticed
until the Russians began to give way
before the Japanese fire and sought to
re enter the harbor. The Japanese tor
pedo boat3 then opened fire at com
paratively close range and sunk two
battleships and one cruiser close to
th entrance of the harbor. The effect
of this coup was the retreat of the
remainder of the squadron into the
harbor.
Considers Port Arthur Lost.
Admiral Candianl, who commanded
the Italian squadron during the Chino
Japanese war, and who Is considered a
most competent judge of the present
situation there, has given an inter
view to the Giornale D'ltalia He
so id: "It is reported that Port Arthur
has provisions for 18 months and that
there are no civilians there, but this
in doubtful. I believe Port Arthur to
be lost to the Russians and that their
fhet Is destined to be gradually de
stroyed, excepting the few ships tak
Inp refuge at Vladlvostock. .
"I believe Russia can bring to
gether 130.000 men on land, and it
would be difficult to Increase this num
ber, while Japan can concentrate 300
000 troops In Corca, where she would
be supported by local sympathy."
Torpedo Transport Blown Up.
A report was received from Viceroy
Alexleff saying that the Russian tor
pedo transport Yenisei has been blown
tip, as the result of accidentally strik-li-g
a mine at Port Arthur. The
Irnlsel sank and Captain Stepanolt,
three officers and 91 men were lout.
Japan' Conduct Was Proper.
' Professor Woolsey of the Yale Law
school, an authority on International
law, gave it as his opinion that in
breaking off diplomatic relations the
Japanese government gave a perfectly
fair warning to Russia that war wa.i
at hand.
"A declaration of war nowadays la
unnecessary," said Professor Woolsey.
"War dates from the first moment of
conflict so far as the belligerents are
concerned. Neutralities date from the
o.Hcial announcement made to other
governments that war has been be
gn. Tbrro was nothing treacherous
r Improper in the Japanese torpado
ittack upon the Russian ships at Pert
Arthur."
Naval Battle at Chemulpo.
A dispatch from Chemulpo gives th9
following account of the destruction of
the Russian cruiser Variag and gun
boat Korietz.
The Japanese fleet, commanded by
Admiral Urlu on the flag3hip A drum ma,
arrived at noon and sent a wir?le3s
telegram to the Japanese cruiser
Chlgoda, which was lying at anchor
between the Varlag an 1 Korietz, to
Join the fleet outside. Tne Russians
found themselves trapp3d.
Admiral Urlu then signalled giving
the Russians five minutes In which to
surrender. The Russians Ignored the
demand and the Japanese opened fire.
a brisk engagement lusting two hour3
followed.
The Russian vessels, getting the
worst of an encounter In which the
odds were overwhelmingly against
them, steamed back Into th harbor.
The Varlag, which waa badly injured,
listed heavity.
After two hours the Russians at
tempted to break through the Jap
anese fleet, which was encountered
four miles from the lnnr harbor. A
fierce fight followed. The Russian
vessels were badly damaged.
The Korietz was blown up, presum
ably by its own crew In order to es
cape capture. A portion of the crew
was rescued by the French and Italian
vessels In the harbor.
. The Varing tried to escape, hut sud
denly an explosion was heard and the
Varlag was ceen to sink. Whether she
was sunk by a Japanese shell or by
her own crew Is not known. The
United States gunboat Vicksburg and
the British cruiser Talbot witnessed
the battle.
The position of the wrecks appear
to be such that It will be eisy to re
cover the guns. The Russian losses
were one officer r.nd 40 men killed and
4G4 wounded.
Port Arthur Is Cut Off.
The correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Express at Pekin, in
a cablegram dated Feb. 12. reports
that Viceroy Alexleff is practically is
olated, direct communication between
Port Arthur and Vladlvostock helm;
suspended. He adds that the railroad
behind Port Arthur has bf en blown up
and that 0,000 Japanese troops have
landed near Dairy.
A statement that China will main
tain neutrality Is published In Pekin.
It Is reported from Tsin Tsin that
all foreigners and civilians have bsen
ordered to leave Port Arthur.
It Is also reported that the Siberian
railroad has been wrecked In six
places, covering a distance of 70
miles.
The Tien Tsin correspondent of the
Standard under date of Feb. 11 say?
the British. American, French, Her
man and Italian ministers have jointly
notified the Russian and Japanese
ministers that no hostilities will he
allowed on Chinese soil, outside of
Manchuria.
British Ship Fired On.
The British steamer Fu Ping, leaving
Fort Arthur, was fired upon by Rus
sians. Three Chinese members of the
crew were wounded. The Russians
r.fterwards apologized for firing on the
P83el.
The Fu Ping upon its arrival at Wei
Hal Wei filed a protest with the Brit
Ish commissioner.
Japanese Repulsed.
Official advices state that the Jap
anese landed G00 soldiers near Talien
Wan with disastrous results, 410 be
ing sabred by Cossacks. The remainder
escaped to their ships. It is further
stated that the J.ipannse landed at
Dove bay. where SO of them were
killed and the remainder retreated.
Planning a New Baltimore.
A week after the breaking out of the
great fire which destroyed 80 blocks
and 2,500 houses in the business cen
ter of Baltimore, finds much accom
plished toward the rehabilitation of
the city.
A commission, appointed by the
mayor, Is making progress In planning
a new business section, laying out
places where rebuilding will be al
lowed and plots where public parks
will be laid out.
During the five days since the fire
was put under control, most of the
merchants who suffered have resumed
business in temporary quarters. The
streetcar service has been resumed;
the demolition of walls continues and
the general cleaning up is progressing.
Large numbers of visitors viewed the
ruins Sunday.
Kingsford's Starch Works Burned.
The huge starch factory of the Corn
Products company at Oswego, N. Y..
insisting of three great buildings,
fcimlng the largest establishment ol
the kind In the world, were seriously
damaged by fire Wednesday.
The burning buildings contained
many hundreds of thousands of bush
els of starch and corn. The loss will
reach a million dollars. Six hundred
employes arb thrown out of work.
Funsral of Senator Ellsworth.
.The funeral of former Senator Tim
othy E. Ellswor'.h occurred at his
home In Lock port Tuesday. Promi
nent government officials from Albany
and Washington mingled with old
Mends and neighbors to pay the last
tribute of respect to the memory of
the gallant soldier, eminent member
r.f the state bar and political leader.
Large Part of Unadilla Burned.
Fire early Tuesday morning de
stroyed a large part of the business
section of the village of Unadilla, N.
Y entailing a loss estimated to bo be
tween $10,000 and $50,000.
SENATOR HANNA DEAD.
Passed Away In a Sinking Spell
Last Evening.
Kept Alive For 14 Hours by Powerful
Scientific Agencies Remains Will
Lie In State at the Capital Public
Funeral In Senate Chamber Trib
utes to His Worth.
Washington, Feb. 16. Marcus A.
Hanna, United States senator from
Ohio and one of the foremost figures
In American public life, died last even
ing in his apartments at the Arlington
hotel at C:40 p. m. of typhoid fever
after an Illness of two weeks.
He passed away peacefully and with
out pain after being unconscious
since 3 a. m., at which time the firnt of
a aeries of sinking spells came on,
from the last of which he never ral
lied. All the members of tho family with
one or two exceptions were at the bed
side when the end came. They were
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hanna, Mr. and ;.Ira
McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. Parsons,
Miss Phelps, H. M, Hanna and Mr.
Dover, the senator's secretary.
During the last hours life was kept
in his body only by the use of the
most powerful stimulants.
Senator Hanna's death followed a
sinking spell that lasted 10 minutes,
beginning at 6:30.
Public Funeral In the Senate..
Senator Hanna will be given a pub
lic funeral in the senate chamber at
noon Wednesday and will probably He
In state at the Capitol. Funeral ser
vices will also be held in Cleveland
Friday.
Senator Hanna's fatal tllness, In Its
beginning, dates back nearly two
months. About the middle of Decem
ber he informed his friends that he
did not feel quite well but declined to
take a rest which he needed.
Although he had been complalningfor
two or three days he left Washington
on Dec. 15 to attend a meeting of the
executive committee of the Civic Fed
eration in New York Friday and Sat
urday. His deep interest in the "ork
of tho federation induced him thus to
expose himself.
He was able to attend the sessions
of the committee and to participate In
Its deliberations, but on Saturday
night he was stricken with what was
pronounced by Dr. Brewer, his attend
ing physician, to be the grip. He was
confined to his apartments in the
Waldorf-Astoria for nearly four days,
but on the afternoon of Wednesday.
Dec. 25, he was able to leave for his
home In Cleveland. He became bet
ter on his arrival there and on Sat
urday, the 2fith, appeared at his of
fice in his usual spirits, apparently
quite recovered.
On Sunday, Jan. 10, Mr. Hanna left
for Columbus to be present at the
proceedings Incident to his re-election
to the United States senate. He re
mained in Columbus until the fo'low
Ing Wednesday afternoon, when ho
returned to Cleveland. During his so
journ In Columbus, he was bright and
cheerful, enduring the physical strain
of greeting hundreds of his friends,
without an Indication of weakness.
He arrived in Washington from
Cleveland Saturday, Jan. 10. He was
fatigued on account of his trip and
the excitement and strain of the Inci
dents of the weak, but was In excel
lent spirits and received with charac
teristic cheerfulness and manifest
pleasure the congratulations of his
friends on his reelection to the sen
ate. On the following Tuesday, Jan. 19,
Senator Hanna was obliged to remain
Inhlsapartmentsin the Arlington hotel.
Surgeon General Rlxcy was called
and pronounced the sickness a recur
rence of the recent attack of the grip.
Some fever was noted but no more
than usually Is an incident of that dis
ease. In a day or two the senator was
better and for several days thereafter
he attended to business practically as
usual.
On the following Tuesday the sen
ator's symptoms became more serious
and he was ordered by Dr. Rixey to
fiiscontinue all work likely to proilnci
nervous strain and to remain quietly
In bed for a few days. Comp'ylns;
with these directions he became better
and was woll enough on the night of
Saturday, -Ian. 30, to attend the an
nual dinner o fthe Gridiron club, an
occasion which, he remarked jovially,
no attack of grip could induce him to
forego.
His Last Business Interview.
The next morning he showed no 111
effects and during the day received
nd chatted with about 40 of his
friends. He was in fine spirits, earn
est and aggressive, and showed to
those with whom he conversed the
best of his virile character. Among
others with whom he talked that day
was James J. Hill, the financier and
railroad magnate.
They talked for nearly two hours
about the financial and political situa
tion, the Northern Securities case and
other incidental topics. That was the
last really Important conference in
which Mr. Hanna participated.
Late Wednesday, Fob. 3, Senator
Hanna suffered an Alarming relapse
Drs. Rlxey pnd Magruder were sum
moned hastily and fou .d their piMi-nt
suffering from a con g is live ntirk.
His temperature had risen to over 100
and he was very weak.
Having been Imp-cssed by Dr. 15rmv
er's treatment In New York S"n-itoi
I.vna requested that his phy-lcinv be
Bent for In consultation. On his ar
rival Dr. Brewer agreed with the diag
nosis of the attending physicians. Dr.
William Osier, the eminent diagnos
tician of tho Johns Hopkins hosnital
in Baltimore, was summoned and find
ing sypmtoms of typhoid fever sug
gested that an examination of the sen
ator's blood be made to determine defi
nitely the trouble. On the 5th the phy
iicians announced that Mr. Hanna was
luffering from a case of irregular ty
phoid. Mr. Hanna worried considerably
about his senate work and flna'.lv at
his suggestion urgent matters were
placed In the hands of Senator Fair
banks. Excessive weakness characterized
fie senator's condition Sunday, the
ith. To relieve his mind of business
worry his brother, H. M. Hanna of
Thomasvillo, Ga., was summoned. He
arrived In Washington late Sunday
night and was followed a few hours
later by Dr. Carter, Senator Hanna's
family physician In Cleveland.
After a consultation of doctors on
the 8th it was announced that the
fever had developed into a regular
type of typhoid. The senator grad
ually grew weaker; his fever continued
alarmingly high.
Resistance Against Death.
The senator during all the latter
t'ays of his Illness, even while obliv
ious to all save his doctors' efforts in
his behalf astonished his physicians
by the tenacity with which he clung
to life and determination with which
his strong will aided their efforts to
avert death. From Sunday on the
sick man grew weaker and weaker
ttnd responded more and more feably
to the powerful stimulants applied by
the physicians until Anally the strong
vital forces came to a final stop at
6:40 o'clock last evening.
Dr. Edward Perkins Carter of Cleve
land, one of the attending physicians,
made this statement regarding Mr.
Hanna's illness.
"Senator Hanna died quietly at 20
minutes of 7 this evening after a most
superb fight against a very virulent at
tack of typhoid fever. The senator
had not been well for some weeks but
had been confined to his bed only dur
ing the past 15 days.
"From the early course of tho dis
ease there was no evidence as to the
Intense severity of the infection and
the outlook at first seemed bright.
Since Sunday, the 7th, the progress of
the fever became more marked, there
being a gradual rise In the tempera
ture from day to day, and by Wednes
day the evidences of a severe toxic
condition were such as to make the
physicians in attendance anxiou3 as
to the ultimate outcome, though count
ing upon Mr. Hanna's indomitable will
they continued to be hopeful.
"The early Inability to retain nour
ishment was finally overcome, and the
case seemed to be progressing more
favorably when on Friday last the
senator had a severe chill, a most un
usual occurrence In the course of ty
phoid fever.
"Following this his temperature rose
rapidly, reaching 105 that night, and
the evidences of profound toxemia
were marked. During the last days of
Senator Hanna's Illness be was able
to retain the nourishment given and
responded in a way little short of mar
velous to every treatment which was
resorted to, rallying promptly from a
series of collapses which at Intervals
followed the chill of Friday.
"Saturday had been such a favorable
day that his physicians took courage
and even then hoped for a favorable
outcome. The change for the worse
came early Monday morning and was
followed by a gradual failure of his
strength, which already had been
overtaxed by the severity of the dis
ease. His wonderful recuperative
power was such that though the end
had been expected at almost any time
during the early hours of Monday
morning he clung tenaciously to life
until late In the afternoon when he
succumbed."
Duplicated Printing Bills.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Fell. 1C War
rants have been issued for the arrest
of ex-City Comptroller Leo A. Caro and
Eber Rice of the West Michigan Print
ing company, charging lalse pretences
and conspiracy. It is charged that
Rice, who hns done the city printing
for several years, has duplicated his
bills, collecting $057 more than was his
due, and that this was made posplblo
through the help of the ex-city comp
troller. Rice says the over-charge
was due to defective bookkeeping.
Rice and Caro entered pleas of not
guilty In police court and were re
leased on bail.
Socialists Denounce Alliance.
Paris, Feb. 10. M. Jaures, leader of
Ihe Socialist party, which holds the
balance of power In parliament, has
made a declaration contemplating the
Immediate denunciation of the Franco
Russian alliance, which has attracted
a great deal of attention in diplomatic
circles. The declaration was made at
St. Etienne, whore the Socialist con
gress is sitting.
Coal Conference Committee.
Indianapolis, Feb. 10. The Hpoclal
committee of coal districts and mine
workers of tho central competitive
district mot here to decide upon the
advisability of holding a second Joint
conference to endeavor to arrive at a
wage agreement. Several hours wore
devoted to discussion;
Mardi Gras Carnival.
New Orleans, Feb. 1C With tho ar
rival of "His Merry Majesty, Rex," the
Mardi Gras carnivul began In frolic
some earnest. Thousands of visitors
from all parts of the country arrived.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Summary of thr Werk's News
of the World.
Cream of the News Culled From Long
: Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape
For the Hurried Reader Who is Toe
Busy to Read the Longer Reporti
and Desires to Keep Posted.
It was said in Albany that Governor
Odell had decided to become a candi
date for chairman of the Republican
state committee.
Latest estimate of Insurance men Is
that the loss by Baltimore Are
amounts to $125,000,000, with insur
ance of $90,000,000.
Japanese torpedo boats attacked the
Russian fleet in the harbor of Port
Arthur and three of the Russian ships
were badly damaged.
The Japanese consulate in New
York is besieged by men offering tc
volunteer for service in the Japanese
army. Answer was made to all that
their services could not be accepted;
as Japan has no volunteer army.
Thursday.
Rear Admiral Evans has been or
dered to proceed with the cruise
squadron as far as Hong Kong anc
await Instructions.
Senator Piatt was said to be op
posed to Governor Odell's ambition
tir become chairman of the state Re
publican committee.
Within the first two days of war Ja
pan has put 11 Russian warships out
of action in one way and another and
Japan did not lose a ship.
Former Senator Timothy E. Ells
worth died at Lockport after an Illness
of two weeks. Death was due tc
sciatic rheumatism, which went to the
heart.
Friday.
The general laws committee of th
New York assembly reported favor
ably Assemblyman Lynch's anti-trading
stamp bill.
The senate amendment to the nrgen
cy deficiency bill making a loan oi
$4,000,000 to the St. Louis exposition
was passed by the houRe, 101 to 93.
A dispatch from Port Arthur says
the Japanese fleet made several at
tempts to land men in the neighbor
hood of Port Arthur, but were re
pulsed.
Traveling as a menial, a Japanesi
naval commander entered Port Arthui
as a spy and reported the weak spott
In the Russian defence before the
ri'ght attack was made.
Three Russian volunteer steamen
with 2,000 troops were captured by tho
Japanese near Asan, In Corea. Th
Japanese have blown up a bridge or
the Manchurian railway, killing 3(
Russians.
Saturday.
Business was resumed by Baltlmon
t anks and a feeling of great confidence
prevailed in the community.
China has asked the United States t
obtain an International lntegrltj
pledge, as she Is unable to guarantet
her own neutrality.
Disturbances have occurred at Pon
Arthur and several Japanese civilians
were killed. At Nlu Chwang the Chi
nese attacked the Russians.
An attempt to destroy a new rallroar
bridge at Derby, Conn., failed only be
cause the would-be wreckers did no'
understand the use of dynamite. Onlj
cne of seven cartridges exploded.
Tax bills were introduced In the sen
nte at Albany, aimed at foreign rorpor
rtions, such as the Standard Oil com
pany and the members of the bee
trust doing business In this state.
Monday.
The $35,000,000 Cuban bond Issue
has heed taken by Speyer & Co. ol
New York.
Revolutionary committees in Rus
sia have issued an appeal to the na
tion to take advantage of the war and
overthrow despotism.
Heirs of the late William I.ewif
Wlnans, the millionaire Raltlmorean
who died in London, seek to recovei
$1,000,000 charged to "death duties."
The Russian torpedo transport Yen
isei is blown up and sinks in Port Ar
thur harbor by coming in contact with
one of the mines. The captain, three
officers and 01 men drown.
President Roosevelt decides not tc
Bend regular troops to guard Haiti
more. The request of the Maryland
legislature Is handed to him with a
messnge from the governor that he
would ask the troops withdrawn II
sent.
Tuesday.
Tho bill to pay $150,000 to ex-Queen
Llliiiokalani of Hawaii failed to pas;
the senate, the vote being 20 to V.
Joseph W. Callahan, aged 33 years,
was murdered at 3:15 Sunday morning
In the hallway of the Falls View hotel.
Niagara Falls.
Two persons were killed and about
75 Injured, 25 of whom are seriously
hurt, in a trolley car accident at
Frost burg, Md.
A dispatch from Chefoo says three
Russian torpedo boats were sunk by
guns from the Fort Arthur forts. They
were mistaken for Japanese vessels.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg con
firms the report that American naval
olilcers were on board the Japanese
r.hips making the Port Arthur attack.
Tho mobilization of tho Japanese
?.rmy has been proceeding systematic
ally. It I' said that 300,000 troops ar
now ready for the field without Im
pairing the national defense.
PENNSYLVANIA PLANS.
Easily Raising Immense Sums For
Great Improvements.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13. The Penn
sylvania Is succeededing in raising the
funds for its two or three hundred mil
lion dollar improvements with appar
ent ease. The last sum of $50,000,000
vas obtained on terms which, threa
weeks ago, would have been thought
impossible for any corporation to ob
tain, and whatever may be said as to
the magnitude of the borrowings or tho
objects for which they have been
made, it 13 a matter of the greatest in
terest that at this time the Pennsy is
able to go into the open market and
obtain such large sums of money at a
comparatively low rate of interest.
It not only means that what has
been done and proposed has not affect
ed the company's credit in the eyes of
the money lenders of the world, but
that the finances of the company are In
extremely able hands und are managed
with great skill.
The uses to which the money Is put
Is avowedly to improve the property.
In his annual report President Cassatt
has stated precisely what he intended
to do. Ho said last year he would
raise and expend $07,000,000 east of
Pittsburg on work that the operations
of the company had demonstrated to
be actually necessary In order that
the traffic and the business of the com
pany could be handled economically
and promptly.
At the same time he gave full notice
that large expenditures would be made
on the lines west of Pittsburg. The
stock Issues of last year provided the
means for the eastern improvements
and a considerable balance.
Now the Pennsylvania company bor
rows $50,000,000 to do the work west of
Pittsburg. The manner of the borrow
ing Is exactly that which was adopted
by the Pennsylvania last year, and by
the Lake Shore and other companies,
short time notes being Issued, which
later will be but into the form of perm
anent obligations.
ROBBER BAND ESCAPES.
Almost Got $2,000 From a Postoffice.
Had Two Running Fights.
Altoona, Pa., Feb. 15. Five robbers
broke Into the Cresson postoffice at 2
o'clock Saturday morning and blew
open the safe with nitro-glycerlne. The
postoffice adjoins the Anderson hotel,
and the proprietor, Conrud Winderoth,
and his guests were awakened by the
explosion. Hastily arming themselves
they left the hotel by front and rear
doors.
Two of the robbers were on guard
and al once opened fire on the party
of citizens. The latter returned the
fire and a gun fight followed. One of
the gang was shot In the face, the light
being sufficient to see him drop his
revolver and clap his hands to his
wound.
The robbers turned nil their force
on the three men guarding the rear of
the passageway between the hotel and
postoffice and drove them away. The
thieves then retreated through the al
ley and boarded a freight and went to
Gallitzin. Officers there were notified
and a posse of 50 men were waiting for
the train.
The thieves got off and the posse at
once opened fire, but the fugitives got
away in the woods, the posse pursuing
them keeping after them all day, but
unsuccessfully.
There was $2,000 In the poslofflce
safo and had the burglars been left
alone for five minutes they would have
had It all. As It was they secured 05
cents from the money drawer.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Two Pittsburg Men Loce Their Lives
In a Hotel Fire.
Kit tailing, Pa., Feb. 15. The Cliff
Springs Inn, one of the handsomest
hotel buildings In Western Pennsyl
vania, owned by G. W. Reed and con
ducted by Fred Barth, formerly a well
known wrestler of Pittsburg, was
burned to tho ground Friday morning
with all Its contents, entailing a loss of
$23,000, with Insurance of $12,250.
Two mill men, Aaron Davios and
Richard Dady of Pittsburg, were
burned to death. They came here a
wek ago to work in the mill, and were
boarding Bt tho hotel.
Tho origan of tho fire is unknown.
It evidently starting in the barroom.
Some 25 people were in the house at
the time, and all had narrow escapes,
all of them getting out in their night
clothes.
Mrs. Brown, the negro cook, lost
$250 In fold. Guests lost several hun
dred dollars In clothing. Jewelry and
money. This makes the second time
In 12 years thnt this samo hotel was
burned.
Stabbed by Bank Robbers.
Wilkes narre. Pa. Feb. 13.--Chief of
Police McLtan of Weatherly. near
here, was seriously wounded In saving
tho Weatherly bank from robbers Sat
urday night. About midnight he no
ticed two men acting suspiciously at
the door of tho bank When ho tried to
arrest them he was stabbed In the arm
and near the heart. The men fled.
leaving behind them nitro-gylcerino
and some burglar tools.
Fifty Russians Leave For the W.ir.
Mahanoy City, Pa.. Feb. 15. A com
pany of 50 Russians left Excelsior Sat
urday. Ever since tho war clouds be
camU apparent in Ihe Far East they
have been drilling under the command
of Michael Senitln. an ex Russian sol
dier, and will a.-k to be taken into tho
army as a company. Serafin applied
recently for a commission in the Rus
sian army and received It a few days