! iTAL FIREJS BBFFALB Family of Seven Los® Their Lives ID Mysterious Fire. . BODIES FOUND AFTER THE FIRE Wore Awakened In Time, But Fire Cut Off Escape to Stairway, and Floor Collapsed, Carrying With It the Unfortunates. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 13.—Henry Bearl steln, his wife and five children, rang ln age from IV4 to 12 years, were burn ed to death at an early hour yesterday morning in a fire that destroyed a two story frame building. Joseph Supowki, who owend the building, and Karl Bracki, his brother-in-law, hare been a; rested pending an Investigation. Su powski carried an Insurance of |9,000 on the building and its contents. The Pearlsteins and another family lived in rooms above the shoe store and were asleep when the Are started. Supowsky told the police yesterday tliat he accidentally dropped a lamp. A few minutes after the fire began there was a loud explosion that blew out the front of the store and hurled some of the contents of the windows into the middle of the street. Plate glass windows on the opposite side of Hroadway were shatterend and the sound of the explosion was heard two blocks away. The flames enveloped the building in a short time. The fam ily living in the rear flat barely es caped with their lives. The Pearlsteins were awakened, but before they could reach the only stair way leading from their rooms the flre had undermined the floor In the hall way, and it collapsed, carrying them down into a mass of flames. Their charred bodies were found at 8 o'clock, four hours after the firemen had ex tinguished the flames. Tbe body of the mother and baby were found to gether, the little one tightly clasped in its mother's arms. Pearlstein's body was found close to that of his wife. Tie also held one of the children In his arms. The bodies of the other throe children were found huddled to gether close to the father's body. MME. NORDICA IN WRECK Engineer Killed in Colllision on South ern Railway. Rome, Ga., Jan. 13. —As a result of a collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Southern railway yesterday morning, near Reeves station, 12 miles north of Rome, Mme. Lillian Nordica, the singer, was injured; her accompanist, E. Romaine Simmons, sustained a bruised hand; the engineer was killed and three other employees of the road were injured. The dead —Frank Tracey, engineer, Atlanta. Injured—Mme. Nordica, E. Romaine Simmons, Guy Connally, engineer on freight; George Florence, passenger conductor; Ed. Lewis, fireman. The train to which Mme. Nordica's private car was attached was a mixed passenger and freight, and left At lanta Saturday night for Chattanooga. It arrived at Reeves station at 3.30 o'clock yesterday morning, where It had orders to meen freight No. 55. A freight train, which proved to be an extra, was on the siding at Reeves v.-hen the passenger arrived, and the engineer of the passenger, evidently assuming that it was No. 55, did not stop, but continued his run towards Chattanooga. A mile north at Reeves, while going at a rapid rate, the pas senger met the freight on a sharp curve. The two engines crashed into each other and Engineer Traoey, in attempting to jump, was caught be tween the two locomotives and crushed to death. Both engines were badly wrecked and 12 cars, is is said, were burned. The trucks were cleared by night and traffic resumed. Fanatic In Jury Box. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 13. —The case of J. M. McKnight, former president of the defunct German national bank, of this city, on trial In the Federal court for embezzlement, was given to the jury on Saturday, but no verdict was rendered, as W. H. Landrum, one of the jurors, Is a Seventh Day Advent - ist, and refused to consider the case on Saturday. Landrum notified Judge Evans by letter this morning of his decision, but the judge forced him to occupy hlB place in the Jury box. Lan drum, however, would not listen to the judge's Instructions. When locked up with the other Jurors he refused to take part In the deliberations until after midnight. Aged Divine Dead. Nercr Haven, Conn., Jan. 13. —Rev. Dr. Edwin Harwood, D .D., pastor emeritus of Trinity Church, one of the best-known Episcopal clergymen in the country, died at his home In this city last night after an illness of uver a year. Dr. Harwood was born In Philadelphia 80 years ago. He graduated from the University of Penn sylvania In 1839, and later from the General Theological Seminary in New York. Dr. Harwood was pastor of Trinity Chureh from 1859 until 1899, When he retired, owing to poor health. Thieves Like This Postofflce. Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 13.—for the sixth time In as many years the poet ofllce at Short Hills hae been entered by robbers. They got Into the outer safe by the use of dynamite, but failed to open the inner safe, so that all they secured was $lO and some postage s'.ampe. In the Inner safe were S6OO in money and a number of registered letters. THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE Trustees Announced by the Secretary of the Incorporators. Washington, Jan. 10. —Official an nouncsment was made yesterday of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Institution, which has been Incor porated here under the $10,000,000 gift of Andrew Carnegie. The only Indi cation as to the form of the gift is that it will be in "5 per cent, bonds.' This is referred to in a single sen tence, as follows: "It Is the purpose of Mr. Carnegie to transfer $10,000,000 in 5 per cent, bonds to the board of trustees for the purposes above men tioned." The announcement was given out by Dr. Charles D. Walcott, secretary of the incorporators, in accordance with the expressed wish of Mr. Carnegie. The board of trustees elected by the incorporators to carry out the pur poses of the Institution are; Ex officio, the president of the United States, the president of the United States senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the president of the National Academy of Sciences; Grover Cleveland, John S, Billings, William N. Frew, Lyman J. Gage, Daniel C. Gllman, John Hay, Abram S. Hewitt, lienry L. Higglnson, Henry Hitchcock, Charles L. Hutchinson, William Lindsay, Seth Low, Wayne MacVeagh, D. O. Mills, S. Weir Mitch ell, W. W. Morrow, Ellhu Root, John C. Spooner, Andrew D. White, Charles D. Walcott, Carroll D. Wright. The board of trustees will meet to organize and elect officers in the office of the secretary of state on Jan. 29. MRS. DENNIS ABLE TO TALK Can Throw No Light on Case—She May Recover. Washington, Jan. 13. —Mrs. Ada Gil bert Dennis, the fashionable modiste who was murderously assaulted on the night of the 9th of December, was able for the first time yesterday to make a statement. The police have been hopeful that what she would say would throw some light on the motive for the crime, or lead to the discovery of the perpetrator, but Mrs. Dennis' state ment contained nothing that would give any clew in either direction. She said she remembered nothing immedi ately preceding the attack upon her, and said the blow was struck while she was asleep, nor had she the re motest idea who committed the as sault, nor the motive for It. Mrs. Dennis said she had not been out of the house during the evening of the night of the assault, and that before retiring she had locked the doors to the front and back parlors. The latter she occupied a* a bedroom. One feature of Mrs. Dennis' statement that puzzles the police is that she said her revolver and money were under her pillow when she retired. When the crime waa recovered the next morn ing the revolver was in a drawer of a secretary nearby, and the money was in a pocket-book in a box on a table near the bed. The police are more mystified than ever over the affair. Mrs. Dennis' condition to-day was very much improved, and the attending phy sicians now believe she will recover. Sad Double Drownin. Pittsburg, Jan. 11.—Details of a sad double drowning reached here last night from Osceola, eight miles above McKeesport. Martin O'llara, aged 18 years, and his sister Mary, aged 15. were drowned while skating on the Youghiogeny. Their brother James, aged 8 years, also went under the ice, but was rescued by men who wore at work nearby. The home of the O'Hara's is within sight of the rivar and the mother of the children saw them sink under the Ice. She ran screaming to the river bank and plunged in after them. The rescuers had hard work saving the lives of the mother and James. Martin and Mary were carried away by the swift current, and their bodies have not been recovered. Farm Hand Found Murdered. Philadelphia, Jan. 13.—Richard Mc- Gee, an aged farm hand of Cynwyd, near here, was murdered some time Saturday night near that place. His body was found yesterday In a clump of woods. The skull had been crushed and the face battered in. Four per sons with whom he had a quarrel Sat urday afternoon were placed under ar rest by the Montgomery county police on suspicion of knowing something about the crime. Tax Receiver Confesses Shortage. eNw York, Jan. 13. —ohn Koellner, the receiver of taxes of New Rochelle, who on Saturday announced that he was short between $6,000 and $7,000 of the city's money, was arraigned yes terday and held under SIO,OOO bonds. Koellner bore an excellent reputation, and waa the only one of his party to be elected on last fall's ticket. His friends have deserted him and he can not get ball. Senator Depew and Bride Home. New York, Jan. 13.—Senator Chaun rey M. Depew and Mrs. Depew arrived Saturday evening on the St. Louis. They were in excellent health and spir its, though Mra. Depew said that she had suffered a great deal from mal de mer, as the voyage had been an unu sually stormy one. Senator Depew had Just completed hla 50th voyage, and waa enthusiastic about the splendid be havior of the St. Louis. Aged Silk Dyer a Suicide. New York, Jan. 13.—Ewald Baltha sar, 67 years old, a well-known silk dyer of this city, committed suicide here yesterday. He was prominently connected with the silk industries and had extensive plants at Havers traw, N. Y. While suffering from a neural «U attack he shot himself. 4 WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Tuesday, January 7. The postoffice at Chestnut, 111., was robbed of money and $225 in stamps. King Edward of England has con ferred the order of knight. Grand Cross (.!' the Bath, upon Marquis Ito. Andrew Carnegie lias offered $2T>,- 000 to Melrose, Mass., for a library, provided the city maintains it. A bill to re-establish the army can teen was introduced in congress by Representative Kern, of Illinois. Admiral Schley has accepted an In vitation to address the South Caro lina D. A. It. at Charleston on Febru ary 27. Wednesday, January 8. The convention of the National Wo man's Suffrage Association will be held in Washington February 12-18. The U. S. training ship Essex arriv ed at St. Thomas, D. W. 1., from San Juan, and will remain there until Jan uary 15. William H. Johnson, colored porter of the state house, at Boston, was sent to jail for six months for robbing cash drawers in the building. Masked robbers bound and gagged the watchman of the National Stock Yards Bank, at East St. Louis, and robbed tho safe of $5,000. The property of the Port Arthur Channel and Dock company, at Beau mont, Texas, was sold at auction for $500,000. It is valiod at $2,000,000. Thursday, January 9. George E. Washburn was appointed postmaster at Wyncote, Fa. President Roosevelt sent to the sen ate the extradition treaty between the United States and Denmark. William J. Bryan was the chief speaker at the Jackson day banquet of the New Haven (Conn.) Democratic Club. President Roosevelt last evening gave a dinner party to membeiiß of the cabinet and Senators Lodge and Hanna. A load of lumber capsized near Bay City, Mich., and instantly killed Mrs. August Deman. Her husband, father, sister and two others were injured. Friday, January 10. Louisiana cane sugar growers adopt ed a protest to congress against the removal of the Cuban tariff. Signor Marconi has completed ar rangements to build a wireless tele graph station at Cape Breton. An explosion at tlie Arcadian mine, near Calumpit, Mich., killed Isaac Savala and fatally injured two other workmen. Four trainmen were injured in a collision of trains on the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad in Allegheny last night. As a result of fire losses for 1.901 exceeding $1,000,000 in Chicago, the Underwriters' Association raised in surance rates. President and Mrs. Roosevelt last evening gave a dinner to the diplo matic corps, at which covers were laid for 85 persons. Saturday, January 11. Colonel Clayton McMchael assumed charge of the Philadelphia postoffice this morning. Lewis Sands' saw, shingle and stave mill at Manistee, Mich., was burned, causing a loss of SIOO,OOO. Robert W. Hofschild, aged 19 years, was instantly killed on the Lehigh Valley railroad near Grecnsbridge, N. J. William H. Chapman, president of tho Savings Bank of New London, Conn., presented SIOO,OOO to the city for a manual training school. Daniel P. Whitman, of Harrisburg, Pa., committed suicide by taking mor phine. Domestic infelicity is said to have been the cause for the act. Osborn Deignan, who participated in the sinking of the Merrimac at San tiago, was discharged from an insino asylum at Vallejo, Cal., and ordcrod to duty at Mare Island. Monday, January 13. Fire destroyed half the opera house block at St. Louis, Mo. Loss, SSO,OOO. The Tushkanip district of Indian ter ritory is being ravaged by forest fires. The Standard Light and Power com pany, of Dallas, Tex., has gone into the hands of a reciever. The navy department will send Chief Engineer David P. Jones to take charge of its exhibit at St. Louis in 1903. Mrs. D. P. Stamp, of Middleown, N. Y., celebrated her 108 th birthday anni versary at the spinning wheel Satur day. The Distilling Company of America has filed at Trenton an amendment to its starter reducing the capital stock from $125,000,000 to $85,000. The United States cruisers Chicago and Albany and the gunboat Nashville have left Villefranche for Genoa to await the arrival of Rear Admiral J. B. Cromwell. Child Loses Foot in Odd Manner. Philadelphia. Jan. 13. —While play ing on East Chelten avenue, near the Reading railway, in Germantown, 10- year-old Hugh McCarthy, of 3519 Utah street, climbed on the rear of a wagon and, catching his left foot in the spokes of one of the wheels, it was wrenched off and the leg was so badly injured that it had to be amuptated. Howard Trial May End Soon. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 13. —The second trial of Jarres Howard, on the charge of killing Governor Goebel, is proceed ing rapidly. The commonwealth will conclude early this week, and the de fense claims it will present evidence that was not available at the former trial. Brother and Sister Wedded. South Seaville, N. J., Jan. 13. —A dou >le marriage ceremony was performed yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Lipsliitz, in Woodline, when their daughter, Rosie, was marriel to Samuel Hoffman, and their son, Hyman, to Miss Molli* FieU. Three Years for Attempted Murder. York, Pa., J in. 13. —The testimony of Horac Epley, her lover, whom she shot when she discovered that he was going hack to his family, saved Cath erine Ness from a long term in prison. The jury having failed to convict on the indictment charging attempt to kill. Judge Bittenger sentenced her to three years and nine months in the penitentiary, the full extent of the law for aggravated assault and battery and carrying concealed de:idly weapons. Surgeon General IVIcGIM Will Remain. Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 13.—Dr. John D. McGill, Democratic member of the Jersey City police board, has written Governor-elect Franklin Murphy offer ing his resignation as surgeon-general of the New Jersey National Guard. He received a reply from Mr. Murphy to iay asking him to remain at his post under the new administration. Gage Will Retire February 1. Washington. Jan. 11. —Secretary Gage has received a telegram from Governor Shaw, stating that, he can not arrange his affairs so as to take charge of the treasury department on the date set, asking Mr. Gage to re main until February 1. Indians Revive Human Sacrifice. Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 13. —Pandre, a big medicine man of the Yuma Indians, who lives on a reservation near Yuma. Ariz., has been offered as a sacrifice to the spirit, in accordance with their customs, and has expiated the sins of the tribe, which are held responsible for an epidemic of small-pox. The medicine man divined the Indians' In tentions several days ago and fled to the montains, but wandered back to the Indian village and pleaded for mercy. He was promptly bound hand nud foot and conveyed by a delegation of Indians to Mexico, where he was bound to a tree and cruelly tortured to death. Steamer Burned. Fredericksburg, Va., Nov. 15.—The steamer Richmond, of the Weems line, plying between this city and Baltimore, was burned to the water's edge at her wharf last evening. The boat was heavily loaded with freight shipped by Fred Q ."l;kßburg merchants to the wharves on the Rappahannock. The fire originated in the forward cabin, but no explanation of the cause can be ascertained. Neuralgia. The Prayer of a Nerve for More Blood. Neuralgia may attack any part of the body but most frequently occurs where the nerves are most abundant. In the head, In the face. 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