12 LOST IN TENEMENT FIRE Tragcdj ia the Williamsbnrg District, Brooklja. If 0 WHOLE FAMILIES WIPED OUT. SeMthered Befor They Could Reich th Fire Escape la the Rearol the Building The Blue Started to the Cellar ol Grocery Store al Early Hour ol the Morning Firemen' Work Hampered. New York (Special). Smothered before they could could reach the rear fwrescape in a burning tenement build ing at 186 Troutman street, in the Wil liamsburg district of Brooklyn, 13 per sons met death shortly before 2 o'clock A. M. Two entire families, those of Ma tanio Triolo and Charles Polognio, arc wiped out, the last living member of each being now in a hospital, with nc Jiope of their recovery. They are Charles Polognio, 33 years old, and Tony Triolo, 13 years old, both of svhom are terribly burned. Although In the opinion of the coroner, all the dead were suffioratcd, the bodies were badly burned before they could be taken from the ruins by the firemen The burned tenement-house is in the center of a row of three-story ten ements extending the length of tin block, and was occupied by Italians. The fire is supposed to have started In the cellar of the grovery store of Antonio Giambalvos, on the ground floor. The cellar was stored with in flam able material, and the flames spread with lightning-like rapidity. Al' the occupants were asleep at the time and there was considerable delay it sending in the first alarm. The Giam balvos family lived in the rear of the -store, and succeeded in getting out of the building, but before the occupants on the two other floors were rouse-' their escape had been cut off. Before the firemen arrived the fire fiad communicated to the adjoining tenement, but here the o.-ct'pants hat! sufficient warning, and all escaped The work of the firemen was greatly tampered for a time by the crowd of frightened Italians who filled the streets. The tenants in nearly all tin neighboring buildings dragged their household goofls out of the buildings, and with them blocked the way of the fire apparatus. Al! the bodies were found in the rear room of the third floor, and it was evi dent that all had been suffocated ir their effo-t to reach the fire-escape at the back of the building. The two who were rescued were found in the lower hallway soon after the firemen reached the scene. Working their way through the building the rescuers dis covered the heap of dead on the third floor, and within a short time suc ceeded in taking out nine bodies, but the last was not found until after 8 o'clock. ROBBERY OP A CIRCUS CONCERN. Forepaugh & Sella Brothers Pay Wagon Re lieved of JJ0.000. Norfolk, Va. (Special). The pay wagon of Forcpaugh & Sells Broth era Circus was robbed of $30,000 Sat urday at Tarboro, N. C. Every effort la being made by the circus people nd the limited police authorities o' the town to apprehend the robbers and several arrests have been made but no trace of the money has ye' been found. The circus played in Greenville Fri day, and arrived in Tarboro Saturday morning in three sections over the At lantic Coast Line. The pay-wagon had been broken into and robbed dur ing transit or shortly after 5 o'clock in the morning, and efforts were at once made to capture the thieves. Every ma., connected with the show was searched and put under survcil lance. Several were locked up on sus- Jricion, but some of them have been re eased. Police Chief Walter Johnson, of Tarboro, in a conversation over the telephone, said: "We have no clue to the robbers, tut suspect people connected with th how, who were familiar with the man ner the cash was handled and who had completed their plans before under taking to get the money." WOMAN DEFIED RAILROAD. Bow Mrs. Mary Ferris Made War 00 the Pennsylvania. Pittsburg (Special). Mrs. Mary Ferris, worth $100,000 in her own name, a relative of the man who built the world-famed Ferris wheel, stood off the surveying corps of the Fenn aylvania Railroad for 36 hours, using a club, a revolver and the family dog. The railroad people had sought to throw a foot brighe across the Alle gheny River at this point, and' Mrs. Ferris, who is 65 years old, found they were encroaching about five feet on bcr ground. She gathered the dog, the revolver, the club and a chair and went to the river bank, threatening to fchoot anyone who trespassed. The family attorney sent her word to hold iast. that she had the right end of it. The Pennsylvania Railroad people soon abandoned the project. She remained on guard for 36 hour nd then retired. Whitccsppcrs Indicted. Jackson, Miss. (Special). Twelv white men. accused of being white cappers and interfering with home cteaders on United States lands, were brought here by a United States dep uty marshal under indictments found bv the federal grand jury. The mei were placed under $1,000 bond each for their appearance at the next term of court. The grand jury returned if indictments for alleged un'awtul in terference with United States home steadera. Husband and Wile Murdered. Memphis, Tenn . (Special). The dead bodies of John llenly, a fisher man, and hif wife have been found it their cabin at Horn Lake Pass, a deso late region 20 miles south of Mem phis. Gunshot and Other wounds or their bodies and two bloody axes near by attetcd to the violence of thcit deaths. A young baby was discovered barely alive, though unijureJ, under a pile of bed clothing. The cabin had been ransacked for valuables, which Ifenly was reputed to have stored way. NEWS IN SHORT ORDER. The latest Happenings Condensed lor Rapid Readlaf. Domestic. Se.vetary of War Taft and party have reached New Orleans. They W'ere received hv a nmmiM.. t , ' - " "J vv.titmiius yj 1 prominent citizens, members of the "l"rorl a military detail of regulars and members of the state guard. Andrew Mcadcrs, Jushua Cummins, Bee and Kdward Hollsomback are under arrest at Willi charged with the murder of George' Curd and Kmma Durham near Cum- orriana rails. The Liberty Bell was brought back tO I'lliladelnlna frnn. Ci I .,.! . ..v..., .IV, .WU9 (lll.l V cortcd to Independence Mall by an imposing military procession. William Bate, a chauffeur, was found shot dead in &n mil -Miinfii!. r a I road near Chicago. He is believed to 1. - 1 1 . 1 r . mire uccn Kineu Dy rohhers. Reuben I.orce, aged 55. and his son, Fred Lorec, aged 30 yea-', were suffo cated to death in the village lockup in Columbiavillc, Mich. George Mack, chauffeur for Anna Held, was arrested in New York on the charge of running down aged Ja cob demons. Three election officers in Denver, Col., were convicted of fraud at tin recent elections. They were fined and scrt to jail. Twelve whitecappers were indicted in Jackson, Miss., on the charge of in terfering with homesteaders. The Central Vermont Railway's freight steamer Mohawk was burned IT Mortons Point, L. I. The Mo hank's crew was taken off by the Fall River Line steamship Boston. Henry Mcldrum, formerly United States surveyor, was convicted of for gery, being the first man to he con victed in the so-called land fraud cases. A premature blast in the excava tion tor the Pennsylvania Railroad 1 Ullllel in N'rw YorL- rlirl $jnnn ,!.im. age to neighboring buildings. Announcement was made in Chi cago of the completion of the fund of $ftoo,ooo for the erection of the Mc- Mnicy monument. Alter the ilf-nth r.1 Vlr T r rnh. lin. a llhvtii'i.'iil r.t Parmliifftnti IM the discovery was made that he had iwo wives. Wijliam I'. Mayde, for many year:. eOlllltV li.'ftn;,. iliKn.rtA- iti k'MCic City, Mo, shot and killed himself wniic in- neu President I'rarrit ai-lt riUr offiiala Of the St 1-Ollis Rnoeitinn -ir, rl.i. orated with Legion of Honor insignia. jonn and James Hlack, twin broth ers, and John Murphy were arrested in Indian Territory on the charge of being the men who held up the Rock island train at l ort Logan, N. M. William Pollworth, 20 years old, shot and probably fatally wounded Conrad Boxman at Bartlctt, III., and then barricaded himself in his moth er's home and defied ritipna and nn- lice, but finally surrendered. John G. Heckscher, secretary of the National Horse Show Association, was rtin down flnH tramnlprl iinr.ti Kf a rrnir of horses in the ring at the New York tiorse snow. 1 1 is injuries may result in concussion of the brain. All the shipbuilding cases brought in the United States Court in New York against Sehwah Mrn-trn, f.ii.B and others were discontinued w'ith the consent of the complaintants. The H tl OK'IYinia Vu l.rrr.cl frame hotel building in Olympia, Wash., has been burned to the ground. The loss is $160,000, with $16,000 insurance. u tne guests escaped safely. One man is dead and three others are seriously injured as a result of a fire which destroyed the tar plant of. the Denver Gas and Electric Com pany, in Denver, Col. In a head-r.ii rnlltcinn a rV.-tit- nooga, Tenn., on the Tapid transit elec tric street car line, due to a heavy tog, nve persons were seriously injured. W. S. I coal mines at Biocton, Ala., died from the effects of a bullet shot from am bush. Three hunrtrH rnttuo nn fli TT. bana Chautauqua camp grounds, near Springfield, O., were destroyed by fire. Four men rnmnrikinf. 111 AntivM working force, were asphyxiated at a gas plant at Dover, N. J. Meridan Street Methodic Ch in Indianapolis, Ind., was destroyed uy nre. loss $75,000. Former Gov. Hugh' Smith Thomp son. of South Carolina ia rrtlioallu ill at his home, in New York, and aeain is a matter ot only a few hours. Foreign. The Irish Nationalist party is re ported to be on the verge of a serious split within its ranks. Dillon and Sexton, with their personal followers are likely to secede from John Red mond's leadership. A notable event in French and American literary and educational cir cles was the opening of the course of lectures at the Sorbonne in Paris by Prof. Barrett Wendell, of Harvard. A movement has. been started to have the United States acquire the col lection of private papers of Christo pher Columbus, now in possession of the Duke nf A I be, in Paris. A battalion of infantry stationed at Bahla, Brazil, mutinied and the com manding officer was shot dead by the ringleader of the mutineers. The Italian government has in structed its ambassador at Washing ton to sign an arbitration treaty with the United States. The Chinese Minister at Paris ad vocates the applying of Secretary Hay's open-door policy to Manchuria The movement to close the stores and suspend building operation on Sundays iir France is assuming prarti cal shape. Emperor William has directed the troops at Lippe to take the oath of al legiance to Count Leopold, son of the late regent, Count Ernst, pending a settlement of the succession by an ar bitration court, which the Imperial Chancellor is authorized by the Fed eral Council to form. Ex-Judge Parker, recent Democrat ic candidate for president, has opeiiej a law oftiee in New York city. The Chinese government has re fused the offer of the I'atique dc Paris to advance money toward the estab lishment of an Imperial Bank of China in return for the control of the A great electrical company u to be established in Berlin under the aus pices of the Deutsche Bank. Thomas A. Fdison and the Bergmaiin Electri cal Work. Part of the striking dock laborers at Havre have re Mimed work. The Transatlantic Ctnipany s force is not aifectid. x Annie S. Peck, the American mountain-climber, arrived in New York from Cojon. FIGHTING JNEAR SHAKIiE Opposing Armies Feeling Each Other's Positions. JAPANESE USING A NEW MISSILE. When It Bursts la lbs Trenches at Port Arthur the Oas From It Overcomes the Russlaa Soldiers Oeneril Nofl Reports That Operalloas Aialait the Forts Are Pro ceedloi as Prearranf ed. Tokio advices from the Japanese headquarters "in Manchuria say that the activity along the Shakhe River appears to be the preliminaries to an other big battle. Feints by detach ments from both armies, especially thi Russians, indicate that both are feel ing their way and guaging the strength of each other. Field Marshal Oyama reports that the Russians have burned several villages along the right bank of the Hun River. General Nogi reports that the Jap anese army's operations against all the Port Arthur forts arc proceedings f prearranged. A shell from a Japanese naval gun exploded another Russian magazine on Saturday. Chinese re port that 10,000 Japanese reinforce ments for the besieging army have ar rived at Diilivy, and that another at tack on F.tse Mountain has been plan ned. The Japanese are reported to b using a peculiar missile which, when thrown into the Russian trenches be- fort Port Arthur, emits a gas so foul as to overcome the soldiers. General Balashoff, head of the Red Cross Society at Port Arthur, charge the Japanese with violating the rule? of civilized warfare by firing upoil hospital ships in the harbor. He say. the Japanese use balloons to Jircct their fire, and aserts that they deliber ately drive the wounded Russians fron the hispotal ships for the purpose ol' sinking the vessels. Marshal Oyama Reports Operations. Tokio (By Cable). Increasing ac tivity along the Shakhe River seems tc indicate the imminence of another great battle. T he Russian feints, evidently intend ed to draw a Japanese attack, are uni formly repulsed. Army headquarters received the fol lowing report from Field Marshal Oyama's report, dated November 18: At dawn, a detachment of the en emy made an attack near Hsinglung tun. 1 hey were repulsed by us. "The enemy in the vicinity of Shah- he village have indirectly bombarded our positions with mortars and field pieces. They have effected no damage. A body of the enemy s infantry was discovered at Hsiamya and Hsia oyantzu. We shelled them and they hed in contusion to a neighboring vil lage. "The enemy have burnt Iluangla- shctzu and villages to the southeast on the right bank of the riven Hun." It is reported that the Japanese after successful mining, occupied a counterscrap on Sungshu Mountain last Friday. LARGEST ENGINE IN THE WORLD. Will Be Placed on the Connellsvllle Division of the B. & 0. Conncllsville, Pa. (Special). The largest locomotive in the world is to be placed on the Conncllsville Divi sion of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road. The Mallet type of engine, built expressly for the Baltimore and Ohio exhibits at the World's Fair, will be brought to the local division as soon as the Exposition closes and be used in pushing heavy freight trains up the Sand Patch Hill, over the crest of the Allegheny Mountains. When in working order it weighs 22.1, soo pounds, and the weight of the tender filled with coal and water is 14.1,000 pounds. Arrangements had been made to have Christian Smith, the man who ran the first locomotive over the Con nellsville Division, take out the engine on its first trip, but Smith died last week at his home, New Cumberland, aged 93- Oeorfe Gould Shot Man. Raleigh, N. C. (Special). While George Gould was shooting birds near High Point, this State, he accident ally shot Edward Burns, an attendant. Several shot entered Burns' eye. A specialist of Greensboro was called in. and gave it as his opinion that there was small chance of saving the eye. Mr. Gould at once sent Burns to New i ork, where eminent oculists will be told to spare, nothing that science and skill can effect to save Burns' sight. Panama Coup Rnmored. Panama (By Cable). Senor Guar dia v ent to the troops' barracks to be recognized as secretary of war. As fricti'.n has existed between his pred ecessor, Senor Arias, and Gen. Hner tas, commander-in-chief of the Pan aman forces, the event gave rise to the wild rumor that a coup d'etat had been planned by the military Clemen: President Amador, however, denied that there was any foundation for the rumor. li erj thing is quirt here. Uncle Sera's Pensioners la Denmark. Copenhagen (By Cable). In conse quence of a personal ap.ieal of the American Minister, Mr. Swenson, the Minister of Justice has issued instruc tions that no notarial fees shall in future be charged by Danish officials for witnessing the vouchers of Danes receiving per.sions from the L'niled States. This is intended to relieve the pensioners of the payment of the fees, which pensioners within, .the reach of American officials escape. HlHlns Spent S22.IKV.M. Albany, N. Y. (Special). Governor elect Iliggins certified that his elec tion expenses were $jj,i 80.53. This is the largest sum certified as spent for this purpose in New York within the recollection of the present em ployes of the Secretary of Slate's of fice. Mr. lliggius gave f jo.ooo to the Republican State Committee, spent ,$1,037 tor campaign literature, $71003 for the miscellaneous expenses of his tour through the State, S.vxjCo for board at a New York hotel and $4 for Pullman-car service. ' I WimS HAS RESIGNED. Pauama't War Minister Quits to Prove Hhj Love dels Pension. Tanama (By Cable). General H11 ertas, the War Minister, resigned and President Amador by a decree accept ed his resignation, leaving Huertas the rank of general, unattached, but with a salary, which is equivalent to a pension. The army w ill tint be disbanded just now. General Guardia. Secretary of the War Office and a veteran, has been appointed to the supreme com mand of the troops. Everything is quiet now. The censorship on tele graphic messages has just been sus pended. General Huertas in the letter ten dering his resignation protests against the charges brought against him, say ing that he and the troops have been Wyal, but that under the circumstances (referring to American intervention), and though they would dearly like to fight, in order to prevent bloodshed and to prove once more his love for Panaha he resigns his office. The Isthmian' deplire the events because General Huerta' modesty and reputation for not being ambitious had made him quite popular. Commission Not Alarmed. Washington, D. C. (Special). No alarm is felt at the office of the Pana ma Canal Commission on account of the recent disturbances on the Isth mus followed by the landing of ma rines. The members of the commis sion have been advised fully concern ing the trouble and received a tele gram from General Davis, command er of the canal zone, saying that everything is ni w quiet. Announcement was made at the Navy Department that the battalion of marines on duty on the Isthmus will be relieved in the near future by another battalion to be organized at Philadelphia. The newbattalion, which is expected to sail from League Is land in a few weeks, probably will be commanded by Lieut. -Col, T. N. Wood, of the Marine Corps. AN UNUSUAL OPERATION. Silver Tube Cut From the Breast of Harry ElnelL Louisville, Ky., (Special). After having been imbedded in Harry El wcll's chest for four years, a silver tube four inches long and one-fourth of an inch in diameter, has been re moved by an operation. EKvell, who is 26 years of age, suffered with an abscess of the throat about three years ago. An incision was made and a silver tube was inserted to drain pus from the abscess, he tube slipped into the chest and the attending physicians closed the wound, sewing it inside. For a time Elwell appeared in good health, but his old trouble recurred. He traveled over various parts of the country seeking relief, submitting fin ally to the operation just preformed here. Rob Minialure Road. St. Louis, Mo. (Special). It has been made known by the World's Fair police that two masked men have robbed a train on the miniature rail road at the World's Fair. After se curing money and valuables amount ing to $100, the robbers escaped. The train, carrying the engineer and three passengers, one of them a woman was making its last trip and was crossing a deserted plot of ground when two masked men, with drawn revolvers, forced the engineer to stop. The woman passenger was robbed of considerable money. Burned Aurtrlan Fli. Rome (By Cable). Anti-Austrian demonstrations, having their origin in the recent riotous demonstrations at Innsbruck over the institution of an Italian faculty in the university there are of frequent occurrence in Italy. The feeling has been heightened by a conflict between Italians and Aus trians at Trent, in the Tyrol. At Ba ri, about 70 miles northwest of Brin disi, a mob burned the Austrian flag, crying: "Down with Austria." NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS. President Roosevelt gave a dinner at the White House in honor of the special commissioners sent by Em peror William to attend the unveiling of the Frederick the Great monument. Prince Fusbimi left Washington for St. Louis. The grand master of his household gave out a statement ex pressing the Prince's grateful appre ciation, of the courtesies shown him. Luther Conant, Jr., of New York, has been appointed a special examiner in the Bureau of Corporations, De partment of Commerce and Labor. The government of the Netherlands has accepted the suggestion that the peace conference be reconvened at The Hague. Prince Fushiini placed a wreath on the tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon and planted a Japanese maple. The President has promulgated reg ulations for the appointment of un skilled laborers in the civil service. Frank J. Decker has resigned as a member of the Panama Canal Com mission. Austro-IIungarian government is ! v.-Ming to participate in the second 1 1 1 ague Peace Conference called by '.I. TJ . f 1 I . . i resioeiii ixooseven. President Roosevelt is being offer ed special escorts of honor to attend him on his inauguration, next spring. Preoident Roosevelt has removed Frank H. Richards, United States marshal for the Nome district. Albert Relyca, a chief of divisior in the office of the Treasurer, com mitted suicide. The civil service regulations have been extended to all the employes of the Canal Commission. The Comptroller of the Currency has issued a call for the condition of rational banks. The Sitpieme Court of the United States adjourned for two weeks to permit the preparation of decisions. The President has decided to sign an order extending the civil service regulations over the employes of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Prince Flishima, the adopted broth er of the Emperor of Japan, arrived in Washington and was met at the station by Mr. Pence, the third as sistant secretary of slate, who, as the personal representative of the Presi dent, welcomed him to the Unite J States. The official announcement that John D. Rockefeller and J ames Stiilmati purchased $.15000,000 worth of At chison stock is helping Southern, Pacific. BIG BLAZE AT FAIR The Missouri State Building is De stroyed. GEO. OARDENBACH WAS KILLED. The Fire Furnished a Spec'acnlar Illumination and Attracted V,'t t n Prom All Parts ol the Grounds-Sparks Were Carried lo the Government Buildings Bucket Brigades Formed 10 Save Property. St. Louis (Special). The Missouri State Building at the World's Fair was destroyed by fire, resulting from tin explosion of a hot-water heater in the basement. Instantly the flames shot up through the rotunda and the north wing and cupola were a solid mass of llamcs within 10 minutes after the ex plosion. The loss cannot be estim&t J accurately owing to the temporary construction material, which has no salvage value. The principal loss is ii the contents of the building. The building cost $145,000 and in it wcrt $75,000 worth of furnishings, the mos valuable of which were portraits of al former Missouri governors and su preme judges. These cannot be re placed. The fire was the most spectacular that lias occurred in St. Louis in years. Thousands of per- lis hurried from' all portions of the grounds, at tracted by the sheet of llamc that spurted from the top of the copohis making a far greater brillinntcy than the illumination of all the buildings. A wind was blowing from the south and the flames shot down the north ern side of the cupola dud met a sheet of flame which enveloped the northern wing. Instantly the building was aflame from top to bottom in t he northern half. Sparks were carried over the United States government building and as far northwest as the Liberal Arts Palace. Bucket brigades were hurried to the roofs f these buildings to prevent ignition. Meantime from all quarters of the grounds the fire departments had re sponded and were augmented by ap paratus from the c:ty department. Salvage corps were formed by hot!. Jefferson Guards and World's Fail visitors, and as much property as could be secured within a few mo ments was carried into the Louisiana State Pavilion adjacent. Eight streams of water poured into the burning building with apparently little effect, the fire steadily eating it: way until only a portion of the south wing, was left standing. Mrs. Belle Hall Small, of Scdalia Mo., one of the state hostesses, rush ed into her apartments in the building to secure some valuables. A fireman followed her into the smoke and found her lying on the floor, overcome. Plac ing a wet handkerchief over her face he carried her into the open air, where she was revived. While responding to the alarm of fire Capt. Edward O'Neill, of Yo--ld': Fair Truck No. 4, was seriously hurt: George Garbenbach was killed, and Jeremiah Fagin, of the same company was probably fatally injured. It wa: necessary for the truck to pas. through the mining gulch, and, ow ing to the darkness, the horses lefl the road. They separated when ap proaching a large tree, the pole strik ing (he obstruction with terrific force, upsetting the truck and hurling tht crew in every direction. GEISHA GIRLS TO RETURN. Department ol Commerce Orders Their De portation. Washington, D. C, (Special). On the report of Immigration Inspector Dunn., at St. Louis, the Department of Commerce and Labor ordered the de portation of 14 Geisha girls and six Chinese, who have been employed in a concession at the Louisiana Pur chase Exposition. The case has been pending for several weeks and a hard fight was made by the representatives of the Geisha girls to induce the government authorities to permit them to remain, in this country. It is said that on the statement of facts set out in Inspector Dunn's rep'ort the au thorities could do nothing less than order the deportation of the women. It is understood that they will be de ported immediately. Banished From Veoeiuela. Washington, D. C, (Special). The State Department has. been informed that Mr. A. I". Jaurctt, the American newspaper man who was ordered to leave Venezuela by President Castro because he was opposed to the govern ment policies, sailed for Porto Rico. The State Department is awaiting a detailed report from the American charge at Caracas of the facts con nected with the expulsion of Mr. Jau rctt, who is said to be an American citizen hailin-g from Chicago. Ambusb'.d and Slain. Manila (By Cab e). The news has been received here that nine scouts of the Thirty-eighth Company and one American attached to the Dos-, pltal Corps have been killed in an ambush on the east coast of Samar. Two Jobs for Judge Parker. New Y'ork (Special) Former Judge Alton B. Parker was appointed a, member of two commissions to acquire dock and wharfage rights for the city on the East River. The appointment was made by Justice O'Gorman, in the Supreme Court. Held Robber' Head Under Water. Lacrosse, Wis., (Special). George Tuchek, a young man of good repu tation, has given himself up to the police, saying that he had killed u stranger by holding the man's head under water. The police have found the body but have not yet identified it. Tuchek claims the stranger at tempted to rob him, but that he threw the highwayman down an embank ment twice and then to save his own life held the man's head under water until death ended the struggle. To Build a Chinese City. San Francisco (Special). With a capital stock of $25,000,000, a loca) company has been incorporated for the purpose of building a model Ori ental city on the bay shore at South San Francisco and moving the Chi nese quanters to that place, and fur ther to transform the present district known as Chinatown into a residence neighborhood. Lord Rothschild at London received advices from Rio Janeiro that the re coin disturbances in Brazil bad 110 po litncal significance. . ; ADMIT FIRING ON THEIR CRUISER. Raislai Officers Did Not Even St lit Vessel el Their Cruiser Dlvlsleo. St. Petersburg (Special). A differ ence has developed between Great Britain and Russia over the language of the article in the North Sea con vention relative to the question of re sponsibility. At the Foreign Office it is said that Russia doe not desire to in any way recede from the basis of the agreement, but she proposes a modification of the language submit ted in the English text. The admiral ty, it Is understood, contended all along that the international commis sion should confine its inquiry to the question whether torpedo boats were off the Dogger Bank and whether, in any event, the Russian ships were justified in firing Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's de tailed report shows that some shots fiom the battleship.' hit the Russian protected cruiser Aurora, one of the shells entering the wardroom and wounding a priest, who afterwards died at Tangier from the injuries he sustained. I he Russian admiralty contends that this is additional proof of the good faith of the vessels which fired- 11 what they believed to be torpedo boats, not having seen either the fish ing vessels or their own ships of the c-.-uiser division. Lieutenant Ott, one of the Rus-inn wit:;cscs. will swear positively that he saw (lames rising out of four funnels of a low-lying ship. Lieutenant Ellis, .mother Russian witness, who was in a turret of the battle.-hip Alexander III., sighted a pun. but did not fire. He declares he is positive he saw a torpcdo-boit de stroyer Ca.itain Clado, also one of the v t'Hs-:-s, insists that he saw two torpedo boats, and three depositions of the officers of the Russian trans port Knmtchntka s:iy they saw four brats res'.nibling. torped 1 boats. A private letter from an officer of the Aurora cxprc-ses the opinion that the whole mistake was due to the rockets fired by the fishing fleet. BRAilLTREVOLiflCN. The Mov.-ment Reported Crushed Revolt In Military School. Rio Janeiro (By Cable). The revo lutionary movement has been crushed and order is completely restored. Sen ator Lauro Sodre and Deputy Bar boza Lima, leaders of the movement have lied. Other leaders have been arrested. Many persons have been killed or wounded. The students of the military school revolted and deposed the command, ant. General Costallent. This was followed by secret meetings held al the Military Club, at which General.' Olympio, Silvcira and Travassos were present. General Travassos was ap pointed to succeed General Costal lent. The whole school, under the com mand of General Travassos, marched upon the town, hut were met by a de tachment of soldiers and military po lice. A serious encounter followed during which General Travassos wat wounded and his horse shot undci him. His adjutant was killed. The cadets then fell back and occupied th hills in the neighborhood of the school building. At 2 A. M. the soldiers am' police, supported by the war vessels attacked the cadets' position, and the cadets, being without a leader, sur rendered. They were all placed in prison. MARINES LAND AT PANAMA. Tjc Revolutionary Movement Wat More Serious Tbao at First Supposed. Panama, (By Cable). The treaty between the United States and Pana ma has prevented one more revolution on the isthmus. The rumored coup d'etat by the military elements, it seems, was more serious than it wa at first thought to be. Minister Bar rett, after consultation with the. Pana man government and Gen. Davis, com mander of the canal zone, decided to ask Admiral Goodrich to leave one of the warships of the United States Pa cific squadron here to prevent any possible disturbance. Marines from Empire Camp arrived here.' Gen, Huratas, the minister of war. has anoimced his intention to resign, which will clear the political atmos phere. Though disturbances are no feared in the present circumstances, Panama is greatly excited. Ran HI Auto Over Bank. Cincinnati (Special). Douglas Neare, a well-known insurance man, was killed near Coney Island, east of this city, by going ovei an em bankment in his automobile. He was running at a very high speed. Miss Dolores Malowe, who was riding be side Neare, was so seriously injurcJ that she will die. Bomb Outrage la Barcelona. Barcelona (By Cable) A bomb was exploded at the mayor's office in the Callc Fernando here. The building was not much damaged, but nine per sons were seriously injured, and sev eral other were slightly hurt. There is an unconfirmed rumor that two ol the wounded have died. The Calle Fernando is much frequented as a promenade by the upper classes. Awaiting Baltic Squadron. London (By Cable). The Daily Mail's St. Petersburg correspondent says that Lieutenant-General Stoes sel's report expresses a firm convic tion that he will be able to hold out at Port Arthur until the Baltic squa dron arrives in March, on the condi tion that he i supplied with muni tions and stores. The Government, the correspondent adds, has instructed its agents abroad to supply Lieutenant-General Stoes sel't requirements at any cost. Mad Target ol Powder Magaila. Tokio (By Cable).) A telegraph from Moji reports the destruction of another Russian arsenal and magazine at Port Arthur. The Japanese discovered, it is taid, the location ot the arienal and cen tered their artillery fir upon it. After dropping aoo shells in the locality they succeeded in blowing it up. The Japanese are widening their saps and are using them to move their gun forward. The Russian continued their spir ited sorties, using hand grenade in their attackjijipcj) thjjtii, - - EXPLODED WITH FORCE! The lllomfaanl Manufacturing Plant Blown t'p. PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM HOMES.! For Men IncluJIng the Supervenient and Assistant Superintendent. Killed and Nam. ber lntir;d - Nine Retorts Exploded, the Shock Dsmiglng All Holdings In Ihe Neigh borhood ol ihe Flint. Chicago (Special). Four persons were killed and a score of others were injured by a series of gas explosions that completely de-troyed the plant of the Pylc Ele.-tric Headlight Company in South Chicago. The shocks of the ex;ilosions were so severe that al) the buildings near the demolished plant were badly damaged, window were shattered for blocks arid per sons walking in the streets were thrown from their feet. Overpres sure on tanks containing gas is be lieved to have caused the accident. Many persons who were walking i the Mrcets near the plant were hurl by flying pieces of debris and were taken to their bonus in carriages. All of the dead wore buried undct tons of burning timbers and hot bricl and iron, making it impossible to re move their bodies for hours after thi accident occurred. ' Firemen pouree water on the port:on of tiie building rn which the dead were thought t be buried until tlie flames were sub dued sufficiently to permit of the tout dead bodies being removed from tht debris. The scce of the explosion is tht old Hyde Park pas plant, which pis ed into the hands of the People's Gas. Light and Coke Company several years ago with the consolidation a the gas interests in Chicago. Throtigl lease the big plant is occupied parth by the Pyle National Electric Head light Co., which is largely engaged is supplying illumination for railroad coaches. This illuminant is forced in' to small retorts, which when attached tinder the floor of a car will supply il with light for months. In order to make this possible the retorts are sub' jected to an extremely high pressure. It was such a tank that caused the first explosion. Without warning ol any kind it burst Amid the debrf workmen were blown out of the struck ture far into the street about the bu'ld ing. Before anyone realized what had happened retort after retort exploded in such rapid succession that it wa almost impossible to dintinguish the detonations. There were nine such1 explosions in all, which left the plant in flames. Hard fighting on the parti f fully 100 firemen finally subdued! the flames. v The total loss caused by the accP, dent is estimated at $75,000. COST OP MAIL TRANSPORTATION. Report ol the Second Assistant Postmaster! General. Washington, D. C. (Special). The annual rcpoTt of W. S. Shallcnberger, second assistant postmaster general, shows that the annual rate of expendi ture for all inland mail transportation ervice during the last fiscal year wa $67.93. 430. T6 this is added $2,516, 053 for foreign mails. The largest items in the postal transportation fig ures are the star routes, which num ber 18743, aggregating 33,393 mile nd an annual rate of expenditure ol $6,834,023; railroad routes, 3,008 in number, with 106,907 mileage and td annual rate of expenditure of $39,177, 177; railway postoffice car routes, num bering 284, with an aggregate length of 52,037 miles and an Annual rate ol expenditure of $5,58,334; and railway; mail service (officers and clerks), 11. 444 in number, involving an expendw ture of $12,095,437. The number of miles traveled per annum by all classei of routes of mail transportation in thif country, among which are star routes, railroad routes, special office route, nail messenger routes, etc., aggregate 505,585,526. In Hawaii the star rout end mail messenger service at th various ports is now so ananged al to connect mail steamers at any time, whether the steamers are running al regular or at irregular intervals. To indicate the large increase in the vols ime of mails carried by the railroad t is pointed out that the expenditure lor railroad transportation and railway postoffice cars during the four-yeaf period 1002-1005, was $42,458,146, an 'ncrease of over 17 per cent, over tho previous four-year period, while th revenue of the postal service wa $39.78i.794. an increase of over 40 per cent, over the previous four-yeaf period. The repoVt say it is evident iy the desire of the American people to ser-d parcels of small average weight abroad and that our rates ol postage favor this practice. National Irrigation Congress. El Paso, Tex. (Special). The Na tional Irrigation Congress adopted the report of the committee on perma nent organization as submitted last night.. The new president, Governor Pardee, of California, took the chair and made an address. All the officer recommended by the committee were) elected. The convention- adopted a resolution thanking President Roose velt for his letters and for his interest in irrigation, and approving hi policy on this subject. Fatal Election 01. Dingess, W. Va. (Special). Refusal to pay an election wager was tho cause of a killing at Dingess, in Mingo County. Will Kirk and Walter Din gets, life-long friends, had wagered sum on the election of a man on the local ticket, and Dingess demanded hit money. Kirk rcfuacd to hand il over, and the former then pulled gun and shot Kirk three tin.es in the breast. One bullet pus.scd completely tnrougn mc ncari, pruuucmg Kisiaui death. - It Cost Dongltss $J,330. Brockton, Mass. (Special). Gov ernor-elect William L. Douglas filed; 1 with the secretary of state a state ment of his election expenses. The, statement certifies that on Scptenibefr ' ii last Mr. Douglas gave to the Dein- oerstic Stat Central Committee $3.1, 300 for 'io purpose of conducting his( campaign. Mr. Douglas adds that lief' had un other expense. Ti e It iban government has express-: d iself favorably toward the roiu sioti of an arbitnti-ui treaty with thai United State. . . J 1
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