JIA^V^JOLUPSi Without Warning Four Detroit Business Houses Fell. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNKNOWN Buildings Fell Into Heap Without Ap parent Cause, With Noise Like Dis tant Thunder —There Are Evidences of An Explosion. Detroit, Jan. 20. — Four buildingß, *ach four stories high, located in the lieart of the wholesale district of this city, collapsed at 8.30 o'clock last night, without any apparent cause, and all that now remains is a smould ering heap of ruins. The buildings were a part of the block bounded by Jefferson avenue and Shelby and Gris wold streets, and were occupied by five concerns, and their stocks are a total loss, which is estimated at $152,- 500, exclusive of the loss on the buildings, which amounts to $50,500. The buildings were occupied by the following firms: Maddock Glove com pany, Imperial Hat company, F. B. Noufoff & Co., stock brokers; Michi gan Produce company and Crusoe Brothers, groceries. No one seemed to know what caused the collapse of the buildings. On Sunday night that district is practi cally deserted, and the few who were in the vicinity say that the buildings seemed to fall into a heap without apparent cause, making a noise like the rumbling of distant thunder. There are evidences of an explosion about the ruins, but no one heard a sound of such an explosion. The walls of the rear part of the Maddocks Glove company's building are still standing to the height of two stories, but the roof of this part of the building lies turned bottom side upward In the middle of Shelby street, and a large iion smokestack lies on the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street, mashed against the buildings there as 11' driven by force. Experts from the Detroit Gas com pany's office made an examination of the ruins, but said they were unable to find evidences of a gas explosion. it was fortunate that the wreck oc curred on Sunday night. Had it hap pened during business hours, the loss of life would have been appalling, as thare were approximately 200 per sons employed by the varoius firms. They would have been caught in a veritable death trap and crushed and burned before they could have been rescued. The buildings collapsed into a heap, and in a short of time the inflammable material caught flre from the furnaces used for heating the buildings. There were no watchmen about the premises, consequently there was no loss of life. No one was injured, nor is there any one who can give a definite reason for the catas trophe. EXTENSIVE PRAIRIE FIRES Many Miles of Territory Have Been Swept By Flames. Butte, Mont., Jan. 20.—A special from Great Falls says that extensive prairie fires are reported on the other side of the international boundary, extending for a distance of from ten miles to twenty miles west of Sweet Grass hills. Practically the entire dis tance has been swept by the flames. Many hundred tons of hay have al ready been destroyed. The Are ox tended to the valuable sheep ranches in the Sweet Grass hills, and owners of flocks in that vicinity are con fronted by the serious necessity of se curing new winter ranges. Big Diamond Robbery. St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 20. —A special from Glendive, Mont., says: Robbers secured between SIO,OOO and $20,000 worth of unset and set diamonds yes terday by stealing two trunks from the baggage room of the Northern Pacific station and breaking them open. Nothing is missing from the trunks except a bag of unset dia monds and three or four hundred rings mounted in gold settings. A tray containing 24 set diamonds was overlooked by the robbers. The trunks were the property of C. B. Clausen, traveling representative of S. H. Clausen & Co., of Minneapolis. Wilkesbarre Forgers Busy. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 20. —Five forged checks, drawn in the name of Davis Brothers, a well-known busi ness firm of this city, have just come to light. Four of the checks, drawn in favor of A. Lee, and each for S2OO, were sent to C. B. Rouse, a New York merchant. The other check, for SIOO, was drawn in favor of M. H. Wilson, and was sent to John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, to pay for an order of goods. The goods were sent to this city, but no trace of them can now be found. Only Five Words In His Will. Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 20. —The short est will on record in this county was filed Saturday. It was that of John A. Kunz, of Mt. Joy, and the entire wording is: "Leave all to my wife." It was written on a blank leaf of a copy of the constitution and by-laws of the Odd Fellows. Check For a Million. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 20. —A check, amounting to $1,000,000, has been re ceived here for payment of the policy on the life of Frank H. Peavey, the late Minneapolis millionaire. It is said to be the largest check ever drawn In payment of a life Insurance risk. Boer Commander Will Be Shot. Graaf-Reinet, Cape Colony, Jan. 20. —Lord Kitchener has confirmed the ileath sentence passed upon the Boer commander, Scheepers, who was cap tured last October. He will be shot next Saturday. . tr:.U 4-sATINtt .... ! s a ' a F.und Death In Icy Waters. York, Pa., jan. 20.—Three persons 1 were drowned while skating Saturday afternoon. At Louck's dam, a mile or two north of York, Wilson Thomas, about 14 years old, met his death, while the other accident occurred at the Grantley street bridge, at the southwest part of the city. Here two young women, Miss Anna Klaiber, daughter of Philip Klaiber, and Mrs. Philip Helm, a three months' bride, found death In the icy waters. The ladies, in company with How ard Haas, were enjoying skating hand in-hand, when they reached ice that had been worn thin. It suddenly broke and all threfe fell into the water. Haas made a heroic effort to save the ladies, and for a while strug gled against fearful odds, but was obliged to let goof them one after another, when they sank out of sight Others were attracted to the spot, and they did all they could. Among the latter was Arthur Klaiber, brother of one of the drowned women. He se cured a pole and thrust It toward Haas, telling him to take hold, but he refused, saying: "No, no; save the girls." The ice also broke under some of the would-be rescuers, and three of them had narrow escapes. Young Thomas had attempted to skate across the creek at Louck's dam, when he suddenly broke through and went to the bottom. Charles Cus- , ter, another boy, attempted to save him, but broke in also. The sight of the two boys struggling in the water unnerved the spectators for a while, and in the meanwhile Thomas sank for the last time. SMALLPOX CAUSES RIOT Italians Attack Police While Attempt ing to Bury a Victim. Easton, Pa., Jan. 20—A serious riot, following an attempt upon the part of the board of health to bury the body of an Italian woman who died of ma lignant small-pox, occurred at Bangor yesterday afternoon. Four hundred Italians attacked the police and prob ably fatally injured Peter Ross and prevented the interment. The wom an's corpse is now in the Catholic church, closely guarded. The sheriff will send a posße to Bangor to dis perse the mob. Two men who were in the house where the death occurred escaped before they could be quaran tined, and one of them started for Bethlehem on a trolley ear. The other was arrested. A child of the woman who died is also ill with the disease. TESTED NEW GUN SHIELDS Were Fired On By Three-Inch Guns Without Effect. Bethlehem, Pa., Jan. 18.—The Beth- j lehem Steel company's new gun shields were tested yesterday at the proving grounds, near here, in the presence I of General Miles and officers of the | bureau of ordinance and fortifications of the war department. The shields ; were subjected to severe tests and scored a splendid success. There were two shields of Kruppized armor, three inches thick, and they were fired on by three-inch guns half a dozen times without effect. A five-inch gun, how- j ever, sent a 50-pound projectile clear through one. General Miles expressed the hope that the government will adopt the new shields. Athletic Association Will Issue Bonds Philadelphia, Jan. 18.—At the regu lar meeting of the Athletic Assoeta- j tion of the University of Pennsylva nia last night it was announced that the association would lease Franklin Field for a term of 40 years from the trustees of the university, and in or- j der to cover the lease and partially pay for the improvements to be made on the field, the association will issue bonds to the extent of $275,000. They will run for 30 years and bear 5 per cent, interest. The bond issue has al ready been over-subscribed by $125,- 000 by friends of the university. King Alexander Willing to Abdicate. Vienna, Jan. 20. —The Belgrade | correspondent of the Neue Freie Presse declares the question of suc cession to the throne of Servla to be 1 ripe for solution, as King Alexander, if guaranteed a sufficient pension, is willing to abdicate in favor of Prince Karageorgevitch, a descendant from Gara George, the Black George of the Servians, and claimant to the throne of Servia. In any case Prince Alexis Karageorgevitch is likely to be pro claimed heir to the throne, as neither Russia nor Austria object to this course. Contracted Small-pox Handling Mail. Binghamton, N. Y., Jan. 18.—Rich ard Barber, postmaster at Hallstead, Pa., is dead, as a result of handling mail. Barber was a prominent Re publican politician in Northern Penn sylvania, having come to this section from Philadelphia. He had been in poor health for some time, and a few days ago was stricken with small-pox. It is supposed that he contracted the contagion by handling mail which came through an infected town and had escaped fumigation. Louisville Citizen Knighted. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 18 —King Chris tian IX., of Denmark, has created Charles Earl Currie, of Louisville, a knight of Donneberg, In token of ap preciation of Mr. Currie's efforts to promote trade relations between Den mark and the United States. Mr. Cur rie was sent In 1896 by the Louisville board of trade on a tour of Northern Europe in the Interest of closer trade relations. Dog Rescues ■ Woman. Laurel, Del., Jan. 18. — Miss Lillie Malone, while skating, broke through the Ice. Her pet dog seized her by the hair when she came te the sur face and held her until she was lifted from the water by other skaters. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED. Tuesday, January 14. Fire destroyed several buildings at Brinkley,Ark..causing a loss of $75,000. Benjamin C. Keig. of Madison, Wis., : ! illed his wife and then cut his own throat. Don and Alex Nelson were shot and killed by Policeman Cruse at Knox ville, Tenn., the officer claiming they attempted to assassinate him. President Roosevelt re-appointed David G. Baldwin postmaster at New Orleans. The town of Poquamin, Mich., with 800 population, has been quarantined and business suspended because of scarlet fever and diphtheria. Governor Crane, of Massachusetts, who visited President Roosevelt yes terday, denied that his call was to dis cuss a cabinet position. Wednesday, January 15. The annual poultry, pigeon and pet stock show opened in Madison Square Garden, New York, yesterday. Admiral Schley yesterday visited the Georgia State Agricultural and Mechanical College (colored), at Sa vannah. Ga. Christian Weiner was killed, and his son, George fatally Injured by a train at a railroad crossing near Waukeshaw, Wis. Conrad Ward, a brakeman on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, was knocked from a freight car at Hazle ton, Pa., and killed. Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, de nies the statements of sensational gambling at Monte Carlo. Thursday, January 16. The entire business portion of Arapahoe, Okla., was wiped out by fire. The Brotherhood of Railway Em ployes will hold its next convention in May, 1904, at Chicago. Two men were killed and three in jured in a dynamite explosion near Machay. Idaho, yesterday. John E. Kollcamp and Harry Ream, of York, Pa., were acquitted on the charge of highway robbery with as sault to kill Elmer Fry. David McConaughy, aged 78, the oldest member of the Adams county. Pa., bar, is dead. He was the origina tor of the Gettysburg Memorial Battle field Association. Friday, January 17. Clem A. Pruitt was shot to death by William Pittser at Pittser's home, at Frankfort. Ind., during a dance. Thomas Mills and Henry Grenfeldt were killed by a premature explosion in the Wabash mines, near Custer, S. D. President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave a state dinner last night to the jus tices of the United States supreme court. The American Protective Tariff | Leap;ue met in annual session in New York yesterday and elected officers j for the ensuing term. Samuel Houch was arrested at Har | risburg, Pa., while having a bullet wound in his hand dressed. He is | charged with robbery. Saturday, January 18. Three miners were killed and sev eral injured in a dynamite explosion in a mine at Carterville, Mo. The shortage of former City Treas- j i urer Stuart R. Young, of Louisville, j Ky., is placed at $40,520 by experts. Harry C. Long pleaded guilty in the ; j Federal court at Wilmington. Del., to abstracting money from the mails. Finlay Gray, of Quincy, Ind., who I was spending the winter at Miami, j Fla., committed suicide by shooting. Henry Schaub, of Newark. N. J., who murdered his wife and child, was sentenced to be hanged on Feb. 28. New Mexico's claims for statehood were presented to the house commit tee on territories by a committee of prominent citizens. Monday, January 20. Fire in the Globe yarn mills at Fall River, Mass., damaged the plant to the extent of 1200,000. Ohio Masons of the Scottish Rite will celebrate the 50th anniversary J of the order next month. Town Treasurer Albert Jennings, j of Wellesley, Mass., admits a shortage j of $25,000, procured by forgery. Memorial services commemorating the birthday of General Robert E. Lee were held throughout the south yesterday. Mrs. Albert J. Yeager, of Allentown, Pa., who was injured in the trolley ac cident at foot of Lehigh Mountain, four weeks ago. died yesterday. The Daughters of the Confederacy of Wilmington. N. C.. adopted resolu tions endorsing th action protesting against the production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Will Distribute Decorations. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 20. —Adjutant General Stewart expects to begin in ten days the distribution to the N. G. P. of the decorations for the rifle practice season of 1901. The report of all the organizations, with the ex ception of flatteries A and C, Sheridan j Troop and the Eighteenth Regiment, i j have been received and approved at i headquarters. The total number of decorations that will be distributed among the organizations which have reported it 7.6118. Farmer Murdered and Robbed. Johnstown. Pa., Jan. 20.—Michael Heflley, aged 45 years, a German far i mer, living near Wilmore, this county, ] was found lying dead beside the road near that town yesterday morning. On the back of his head was a jagged cut having the appearance of having been inflicted by some blunt instru ; ment. His wallet lay beside him, I empty. The coroner will investigate. ] It is supposed to be a case of mur der. Fresh Troops For South Africa. Calcutta, Jan. 20. —Six thousand troops, from various regiments in In dia, are about to start from here for South Africa. Rrccra ; a'? cf " i; 1 ';er ! a?d. Tj ■ ■ • - est bait; Oi Uu.uc. in the state in a single tleal was con- Bummated Saturday at Kollettville, Pa., when one-half the holdings oi T. D. Collins weie sold to G. F. Watson, of Golinza, and Blizzard & Son, of Brockway villo. The purchases com prise 111,000 acres of hemlock, pine anil hard wood, estimated ai 500,000,- 000 feet, and worth approximately $4,- 500,000. Widow Dies of Starvation. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 20. —Mrs. Ed ward Price, a widow, was found dead at her home in Plymouth Saturday night. She had been ill, and ti is thought that, being unable to help herself or make an outcry, she died for the want of food. Two small chil dren were in the house, and they were suffering from hunger. An examina tion showed that the house was desti tute of food. Convict Dies of -Small-pox. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 18. —John King, the Hudson county prisoner, who was taken with small-pox a few days after his arrival at the state prison, died at that institution yesterday after noon. 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