hro Brazilian War Vessel Pur
chased by Uncle Sam.
PAIS HAD MADE A BID FOB THEM
at Wna Unable to Close the Bargain.
Xm Aoilllarjr Cruiser Board Exam
ining Vessels at Sew York Unusual
Activity at Sandy llook.
Washington, March 15. A week's
feg-otlatlons closed yesterday by the
Humphant purchase by the navy de-
Wrtment, In London, of the two fine
tulsers built and building at Elawlck
r the Brazilian government. Pos-
Ibly the ofllcers took more pleasure in
oslng up the business In this mannei
leeause of the knowledge that the
banish agents have been striving to
cure these very ships, to whom It Is
kid they would be of much greater
klue In case of trouble than to the
Inlted States. The United States Hag
ill be hoisted over the -new ships
ithln a week, probably, and Just as
Ion as the crew can be put aboard the
Eaxonas she will start for the unt
States. The other vessel will fol
at the earliest possible moment.
he terms of sale are secret.
he two Brazilian vessels will be ex-
mely useful additions to the United
tes navy. In either war or peace. In
opinion of Secretary Long. They
steel, sheathed and coppered, with
In screws, and will be the first
I aers In our navy to embody that
it Important useful feature of naval
structlon, sheathing, for which
Iistructor Hlchborn has worked
jrnestly for many years past. He
Klly succeeded In having some of the
Jler gunboats constructed on this
clple. The Amaxonas Is rated at
tons displacement, with an Indi-
;ed horse power under natural
.ught of 7,600, which Is calculated to
lop 20 knots speed. Thus, while
i ship Is about the size of the
krleston, she Is much faster. Her
n anient Is also much more formld
e. enator Proctor visited the White
use and uptown departments yes
flay, and his calls excited a good
Interest. Me spent half an hour first
jh Secretary Alger, explaining, it is
peved, the military situation In
ba, and afterwards had a conference
s Judge Day, assistant secretary of
te. He then went to the White
IK, and was closeted with the presl
)t for two hours and a quarter.
n he emerged from the room he
tteously declined t speak regard -the
nature of the Information he
communicated to the president.
I a conference between the war de
1 k and railroad officials on Sunday
t kngements were perfected for the
t dy transfer of troops to points
l I the southern coasts.
e 'Army and Navy Register, af
f York, publishes an article assert-
t ?i that the president and his ad
1 )rs have Information from the
fee court of Inquiry that the dis
' ( tt- was caused by a submarine mine,
" t the warlike preparations being
'. le are the result f that informa
r .. .. ....
-, JCTIVITY AT SANDY HOOK.
1 tho Navy Board Hunllv Inspect
.,. 1 'ig Proposed AuxHIurv Cruiser.
I tw York, March 15. The 300 artll
torrtnen ordered from Fort Hamilton
anl; Fort Wadsworth to Sandv Hook
Were transferred to the latter point
yesterday. Under Che direction of
army engineers hundreds of solditrs
. land, workmen are busy mounting guns,
building ramparts and laying other de
fenses at he Hook. Not Fince the civil
war lias such activity been Been there.
All women and all children under 10
: JtXss old have been ordered from the
i'oqk. The wives of many of the work
er 10 left Sunday. Hundreds of mason,
carpenters and other mechanics are
Working on tho additional quarters
Steeled for ths artillerymen. They arc
, nearly completed.
XJeuntime the naval board sent to
t 'f oltv to Inspect vessels which are
f Ited for sale to the government are
' tfly engnced In that work. The
I'd Inspected the St. Louis and tht
W i orK, or the American line, yes- construction of tho now dry flock. Mr.
iy afternoon. The visit to the St. Menocal recently returned from Niea
s was a short one. Tho steamship : ragua. where he had been with the
1 constructed under tho supervision commission nppolntod by President Mc
aval experts, and all of the ofll- Klnley to Inspect and survey llio canal.
" composing the bourd were famll-! '
It 11 the plan of the vessel. ,
o New York waB next visited. She!
constructed when th, conipnny i
d its ships under the Erlllsh Hag. I
New York was nt one time In the
rvo of the rwltlsh admiralty, and
built under the supervision of En-
lh ofllcers.
(tlitaln Itodrrers hns very positive
I iruetiens to make thorough Inspec
1 and iiiimodlato reports. lie has
V I directed to examine all steam- i
I IS available for auxiliary cruisers
I I rvwllt transports, fast tugs for1
V isni rams, and steam yachts that;
' fl 'e quickly transferred Into ser-
hililo tov;iedo bouts. lie has been
tructc-d tilsj to tclfi-raph his n-oom-Idatl.iiis
to the Ki-cretary of tho
fx. so that fiction may be tcUeu
f'')t tmiHveury delay. It was
, by a rii.'V.'. L.i- of the board this
iilti.T th.U Hi.! departments' orders'
'iir.ny up" orders, and that tiic
of !'e bnnnl would N; cmnr i
Jricpci'.i: sly us to?3ll-.:o.
ie ft. l.-mls la III advertised t'i
toino.T.'v, but n vns adi. lifted
o;!k;al i; tho company yesterday
h." did nut know whether or not
would. Lieutenant Commander
y (lei'i.tM ,1 to Kay that the t; i.
M be l.'.d H thla port.
ir.icr
A J!l '.-MAN Ol'lNIOX.
lliii-opr-tri ('ovoi-iiiuoiUx Wou'ct
vm:.;it!il;:o With Spain,
ndon. March 15.-Tho Vienna cor
ir.dent of The Times telerraohit an
"not of an article In the 1st. I'etei-s-
rvovoo Vremya which ha thlnkn
rves uUcntlnn as giving an ac-
te, account of tho views and In-i
ons of at leant three of tho great ;
rs HMltt ,.rt,Aannn.9A.. -
hie article asserts that the United !
unv-niiuiim-in Buys;
, .aro wen aware thfl,t In declar-
war agolnst Spain thev cniibi nnt
It upon the approval of any of tho !
oeun nnwBri - -ah- t
d sympathize with Rnaln It not 11
,.e4
feat am fast President McKinley eon
duct. This Is also well knowa at Mad
rid. ' Therefore." continues The Novoe
Vremya writer, "It Is hoped that Spain
will not fall Into the trap laid by
Washington, for she has so far no seri
ous grounds for declaring war, and
measures should Immediately be taken
In order that she may not have such
grounds In the future.
"The European representatives,"
concludes the article, "will notify the
Washington government of their opin
ion that war Is not desirable, nd It Is
to be hoped that President McKinley
will realise the disadvantage of such
general censure and will not allow him
self to be egged Into war by American
speculators."
To Rah Rifle Manufftctnrtnir.
New Haven, March 16. Preparations
are going on at the Winchester Arms
factory in this city that Indicate the
factory will be set running 24 hours
a day at once. The officials of the com
pany maintain silence about their
plans, and will not admit that new
orders have been received, but reports
are current that the government has
placed a big demand for a large addi
tional order of Lee rifles for the navy
with the Winchester company, and
that ammunition Is also being heavily
ordered. It looks as If the factory
would put on three gangs at once and
run night and day.
Plenty of Ammunition at Tampa.
Tampa, Fla., March 15. Ammunition
continues to arrive in large quantities
for the vessels of the North Atlantic
squadron, but the cruiser Marble-head,
which arrived here Saturday under
orders to load with ammunition for
Key West and Tortugas, is still lying
at anchor a quarter of a mile from
the railroad dock where she will have
to take the cargo. Thirty-six carloads
of ammunition was the full shipment
sent to this place. The two carloads
of torpedoes and torpedo buoys said to
be for the protection of Tampa bay
have not yet been unloaded.
Refused to Bell to Spain.
London, March 15. The Press Asso
ciation yesterday gave out a statement
that Spain had purchased the battle
ship O'HIgglns, built by the Arm
strongs for Chile, but the Chilean
charge d'affaires announces that the
offer made by Spain was declined. He
says a Chilean crew for the vessel Is
expected here next week to take the
O'HIgglns to Chile.
MRS, THURSTON DEAD.
Wlfb of the Nebraska Senator Expires
Suddenly In Cuba.
Washington, March 15. Consul Gen
eral Lee has notified the state depart
ment of the death yesterday at Sagua
La Grande, Cuba, of the wife of Sena
tor Thurston, of Nebraska, on board
the yacht Anita. '
Senator and Mrs. Thurston were
members of a congressional party
which left Fort Monroe March 2 for a
trip to Cuba on the yacht Anita. The
party had a stormy night off Hatteras,
and put Into Charleston. The trip win
continued after a few days' rest. The
Anita first touched Cuba at Havana,
and afterward went on to Matanzos
and Sagua. La Grande. The brief an
nouncement of Mrs. Thurston's death
was quite unsatisfactory to her many
acquaintances Jn this city, and every
effort was made to secure details, as
the demise ws most unexpected. Mrs.
Thurston was in excellent health when
she left the city, having taken an ac
tive part In the annual convention of
the Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, which met here tho week befori
her departure. Mrs. Thurston before
her marriage was Miss Murtha Poland,
a nl.'ce of Luke Poland, of Vermont,
prominent years nt;o In the house of
representatives. Mr., and Mrs. Thurs
ton celebrated their sliver wedding
here last fall. They have several chil
dren. Enfflnoer MciioohI'h Court Martial.
New York. March 15. Chief Engi
neer A. O. Menocnl, of the navy, whose
lt:1! ::ai b4,?n ,t?,,ay- ls '
still under the uire of a phjslelan, and
tne trial win tie postponed until fur
ther orders. Mr. Menocal is to he
tried on two charges, one of culpable
Inefficiency in the performance of duty,
and the other neglect of duty. Both
are founded on the work done In the
J'nrnpy liariinio's Trustee. Murdered.
Capo Town, March in. Mr. Woolf
Jov'' ,no trustee of the estate of the
lllto Barney r.arnrtto, the South African
millionaire, was shot dead In his olllci
yesterday ct Johannesburg by one Von
veltheim, n former soldier. Vclthclm
entered Mr. JopI's office and demanded
ii.SUO. j:oins refufod, he snatched n
revolver from a desk and fired. The
bullet entered Mr. Joel's forehead, and
ho 'fell to the Jloor and expired. His
murderer attempted to commit suicide,
but failed. Joel was Rnrnuto's nephew.
Tho Illlnolsi Mlno Scale.
Chicago, March 13. The cual oper
ators ond minors of Illinois held u
meet Ins here yesterday to arrange thp
details of the contract In accordance
With the agreement rea"iod t Spring
field two week!) npo. question of
powder prices wus settled by fixing tin.
prlc at ?1.T5 a !.;,-, with th.' i::id.-r-rtandlng
that If the price 3 jediier.! In
Indiana it will be r-iucod In liliiioei.
Tho price to bu paid for minlnjr ranges
from :i) to (!S cents .a ton, be-in.? Ins-d
rn 4') cente-.t Danville.
Miners DcToiimi l'nrid Voted Down
Colli!
U't, O., March in
-in"
IMJ-.-j.
eltlnn for tho cnlablii hrnenl. of a. d,-..
J'en:-L' fund for the United .Mlno Wo.!;,
rrs of America, fcan been lo;it by a vote
of the members of tho organization.
Some time r.go a Bpelal conirnlssion
submitted a, plan for n, defenua fund
und it was then rent ofz In circular
rm for a voto of tho ruombcrs. The
i.unt of llio ballots -hows T.ra fur und
10,211 against the prcpoaej ,fund.
Alleged rot-Mecnt loii of a Juror.
Hazieton, l'a,, March 15. Alfred
Washburn, one of the Jurors who
"erveJ ln 11,0 VM0 of Bhcrlff Martin
unu ms ue""UB. siaioa yesterday that
ha has been discharged by Ilontz
Brothcl's - Froeland carrlngo makers,
uecuuse me nrm was inrnarenpo v ih
nnvC(,t' case of his retention 03 f
'
The Vetsran Warrior's Death Was
Peaceful in the Extreme.
TO BE GIVES A PUBLIC FUNERAL
The Veteran Waa Stricken With No !
Particular Disease and the End Came
Throuah a General Weakening of the
System Two Children at Death bod.
Los Angeles, Cal., March 12. Gen
eral W. S. Rosecrans died yesterday
at his home near Redondo. The old
warrior's death was peaceful In the ex
treme. For several days he had been
between life and death, at times uncon
scious and again In a comatose state.
His splendid vitality kept him alive
for days. At the bedside when the
end came were a son and daughter of
the general, Carl and Anna Rosecrans, j
and a number of Immediate friends of
the family, besides the attending phy
sician. Dr. Hakes. His third child, a
daughter, Mrs. O'Toole, lives at Helena,
Ont.
General Rosecrans was stricken with
no particular disease, and the end came i
through a general weakening of th-j !
system. When he was first stricken,
more than two weeks ago, it was not
supposed the ailment was more than
an attack of the grip. He rallied sev- j
erai limes, out tne pnysician never
very near.
The place where he died Is called
Rosecrans, In honor of him. and is near
a station on the
Redondo, about 12 I
THE LATE GENERAL ROSECRANS.
miles from the city. The general had
made his home there on a large ranch
devoted to fruit raising for several
years. General Rosecrans was pos
sessed of a fine property, and his last
days were spent In peace and plenty.
Arrangements are being made to
have a public funeral for General
Rosecrans, In which all the military
bodies of this city and section will par
ticipate. A request will be made to
have the body lie In state In the city
hall until the funeral.
General Rosecrans was born In Kings
ton, O., Sept. , 1819, and was grad
uated from West Point In 1K42. He
served 12 years in the regular army,
and then entered Into business life. At
.he outbreak of the civil war he re
entered the service and was made
colonel of the Twenty-third Ohio vol
unteers. Three days later he was made
brigadier general, and served with dis
tinction throughout the war, rising to
the grade of major general. After the
war he was twice elected to congress
from California, and Id 18S8 wus ap
pointed register of the treasury by
President Clewland.
AN AMUSING CHALLENGE.
Spaniard's Alleirel DcMlrn to Flirht
Senator Mason With Kworri.
Washington, March 15. Senator Ma
son yesterday received the chulletiKe
sent him by the editor of the Spanish
Illustrated paper, El Cardo. The docu
ment is printed und Is signed by the
the ,,,, n;A.;r vt..;. The
challenge Is to be a combat at swords'
point, and Is preceded by a short col
umn of personal abuse, In which Mr.
Mason Is described as "tn Ignoble
Yankee senator who scold like a wo
man and who has not the valor to
fight lilo a innn, anil who would takt
a slap In the face without relenting It."
The American people ure referred to iu
a "people who deul In pigs, and whose
liag l the almighty dollar."
The senator treats the challenge In a
jocose spirit. lie says he will have to
seo the uiii it iii.s beforu lit decides
whether he will accept, but that it
scarcely accords with Spanish modesty
for the challenging party to name the
weapons, a Is done in this In.itance.
Tii Ik of llurlv Adjournment.
Washington, March l.". Th early
i'djournnii n of the senate yesterday,
following iti!oMy after a two days' vn
( allmi lart week, led to a general dh
cusid.jn about th" probability ,i, early
find adjust .r. 'nt and to the develop
ment of tl'.e fact that th. re Is unite nr.
active propf:;TandH In that behalf. Sen
ator AJdrlrh taken the position tLat it
will be necessary in any event to de
fer further rt tlon upon t.'ie llavvio.in
trcajy until tic next sesr.i.m. Henivtur
Ma
n va anion,.;' tlto.se who declx-ci
ndjoio-nieent could red be
lb i.e-l ."!',:! t riiu ll.ini," . b.oiii l .,
for C.'ir,..
that
rump
ilhne
Threat:
Cleveland.
pn.-'.i'oi!iiy c
i".;:l lain. i t,
id' the M. A.
Icnsivi! o; vi
. d Strike ul" Mljw p.
'arch la. Ci.ncet nip-- t'
atioihcr (tteut rtri'.e i'
l'.''.i o-is 'oilier, ne:na-'.e.
lanua Coal coiupKiiy, .
t 'ii l.i lVtinsylvuni.!, I :
". :;tn!.e Inv.dvifot
ciuot" .-ef rayl . :
ubouL "'."'J laii:
l.o in full r.'.li:
Vttnla. 'J'l e opera
not pay the Chi
.tulnet'M cen ninee
i will probably inc. a
in central l'eitr..- I
o:5 dcelar t the;
iit-.o scale,' and
t:
tli. lr Intent 'oil i,
etrlke. It la probable that the Hocki-i;
Vailey opei mors will si.,-n th rcil
rather Hum los. their rhare of lb.
spring buhiness."
Ifhodo lsliind's Dcnioccatte Ticket.
rrovidence, March 13. The Denio
rratK: stato conventiui, which mei
here yesterday, nominated Hon. Da:i
lel Church of Tiverton for governor,
Kayctte,K. llartlett of KurrellvIIlo lor
lieutenant governor, Miles McXumco
for secretary of state, George T. Hrown
of Providence for attorney general and
- "111""1! Walker of South Kingstown
loi' jtacral treasurer.
held out much hope for recovery, and ! OVe hee.n romn,lud ' th Woomlng
for the last three days the family and ; ttH'um' . .
friends had known that tne end was ! KoM Smllh- n,Rrshal Morley, Mo.,
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday, March .
William J. Calhoun, of Illinois, was
yesterday named by the president as
Interstate commerce commissioner.
A dirt car fell upon four Italians at
the new East river bridge. New York,
killing two and badly Injuring the
ethers.
William O. Hutching, a prominent
2ew.e,ry manufacturer ot Providence.
i n. i.. was KNiea oy a Durgiar whom be
had chased from his home.
Archbishop Kaln, of St. Louis, has be
gun civil proceedings to oust Ilev. J.
T. Tuohy. pastor of St. Patrick's
church, that cltv.
Thursday, March lO.
Senor.Polo De Barnabe, the new
Spanish minister, arrived at Washing
ton today.
The strike at the Globe shipyard at
Cleveland, O.. has ended In the defeat
of the strikers.
Great Britain's defensive prepara
tions for net year call for an appro-
prlatlon of 240.000,000.
The trial of Sheriff Martin and his
deputies, at Wllkesbarre, for the I.nt
tlmer shooting, ended in acquittal.
Four men were nlven 12 yevs ul
Hagerstown, Md for destroying monu
ments and tombstones In the cemetery
at Wllllamsport, Md.
Friday, March II.
The Kachlns, a Burmese hill tribe,
have massacred five military policemen
at Allahabad.
Mrs. "Jack" Wllmerdlng Is said to
urresieu tor ui uriacniicss, set lire to tho
jail and was fatally burned.
Although the government Klondike
re,1(r expedition nas heen abandoned
tne reindeer will lie sent to Alaska.
Insurance Commissioner McNull, of
Kansas says the Insurance companies
have formed a combine to prevent re-
; bates.
Anna W. Corbln-ltorrowe mukes
j charges of mismanagement in the
handling of the estate of her father,
; the late Austin Corbln.
i Saturday, Mnrch Vi.
i No treaty has yet been signed be-
tween this country and Greut Britain
I fixing the Alaska boundary line.
Ex-Congressman Jason U. Hrown, of
the Third Indiana district, is dead of
j congestion of the liver, aged 59 years.
A regiment has been organized in Chi
cago known as the "First Illinois Vol
unters." who will fight against Spain, If
need be.
The women of St. John's Slavonian
church, Hrldgeport. Conn., have given
the pastor. Rev. Father John Pribyl,
IS days to leave town.
Frederick Brotz, who was to have
been murried Thursday afternoon to
Miss Gertrude Holbre, in New York,
was found In his room with his throat
cut.
Monday. Mnrch II.
Tho homes of McKinley and Hryan
will be represented at the Trans-Mis-slsslppi
exposition at Omaha.
The safe in the postofllee at Ashlund,
Va., was blown open Friday night and
robbed of 600 in stamps.
Among the passengers who arrived
at New York by the steamer Advance,
from Colon, was Shen Sen Yu. secre
tary of, the Chinese legation at Wash
ington. George B. Erb, formerly of Sherman
town, Pa., who thought he hud divine
power and could My. tried It, and Is nt
the Eastern District hospital, Brooklyn,
N. Y., suffering from Internal Inurles
and a broken leg.
TuoHdny, Mnrch 1..
The finances of Korea will hereafter
be managed by Russian bankers.
Over 71W deaths occurred from plngu
In Bombay dining the week ending
Feb. 1.
Senor Ivmilugo Cana. Chilean min
ister at Washington, has been appoint
ed minister to England.
Judge Anhlbald, of Serunton, I'a.,
declares the school board of that city,
which has been in existence for
years, to bo Illegal.
Pennsylvania's supreme court refused
to grant on Injunction restraining the
building -commission from awunlii:
contracts for the new capitol at llar
rlsbuig. THE PRODUCE MARKETS
As Kellei'lfil by Ileal Ins In I'll' l.i.' el
plilu and l!nl t linorc.
riilbMjl.f.ca. .March ll-Honr .-,!;.
winter suienine, Pcmwylt.irf.i
roller, clear. Jl.-"'i 1. 1"; city mills, exu...
?.'!.".Vn :I..VI. Bye Hour ilnll nt iJoe: per
barrel for choir,, lvnnsylv.ini. i. W'be.ii
strong; No. -' red. M.inh. . ; ...
lV:ms Ivanl'i ami No. li i.l.i ware v i
1 ,o. ',i!. ivrn linn: No. 2 mix.
I. March, j
""UelV.; N : yll
e'.e. Oats Fteady; Ni
.No. : white, clipped,
choice ttnioi In . Si.' f.
i"e ady; beef u.ilas.
V. for lor.
white. :;
I '.l.'tte. M.
tare;.. I,,. I,
I ira.l.
slow.
IS. ' --'.."'J. I'OI
f im-iy. SI-.'
si.. lined.
n tit- ry. lie l'k . ;
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; Nov York .
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.stern
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tv v.
ciiiicry, 1 1 IM
prints jol.l.in :
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mil
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, .1 lie
win:-" and oilin'
do. do.. ;
.linns. ';..e.:
linn; New Vorl;
l'c.; w..le;-;i, t
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ltd.
Jaa-'lc. ; do.
ier.; good li'
haiti.t,
i;
i:
s lea. t ;
fr. sp, up
.. March
East J.lbertv, r
strong: prime.
- C:
.!'): raou-r.
niir.mon, .!.i.'0 1.10; bulls, l.c
10. Hogs fairiy iictlvc;
COW 'I,
p.
ahiido hishir; prime in diums. t.i.".( 1.1:,;
best Terkeis, jtj.i.r ,.i i.'.n; fa,r Vork-rs,
(::.li.'.frt; pigs, H.?;Vi.';.;e; heavy hogs. $l.oj
(i i.l."; ood rough". H.JMiU.Ti; cuiumon to
fair, $:'.Wt3.35. She-p sternly und un
thunged; choice lanitis. J7i'4i5.Si: com-
on to good, fl.7fjvjo.Cj. Vc:i enlv"s, Hty
v,. .
As the Result of Fire in a
York Lodging House.
New
night addressed to the notification oom
Ii0DIE3 TUSKIBLY DISFIGURED. , mlttee appointed at the meeting f
. i representatives from nearly all th
Tho IT Itrok Out While the Men
V. r A. :. nod In the Willi Scrum
ll !'! I. To Mii'i.r K i- ipc l tt I lie
New Ynk. March II. 1'U-ven men
prhhed by lire In the Bowery Mis
sion, at 103 Bowery, early yesterday
morning. The bodies were recovered,
but so disfigured as to make idcnllll
cation In most cases Impossible. The
only body positively Identified is that
of John Foran. of Stapleton. Sliilen
Island, a machinist. HX years of age,
which was claimed by his two broth
ers. Another body In thought to be
that of William McIermott, of Brook
lyn, a painter, 2S years old. The reg-
lster of the lodging hou.ie does not aid
In the Investigation, for Bowery lodg
ers as often as not register under us
sumed names. Again, such lodgers ure
often friendless, and leave none to miss
them and search for them. Others i
are supposed to be: Ellas Cuddah, I'll 1
years old, address not known: James i
O'Rourke, aged 42, Philadelphia: Will-
lam Sodan, 38. Spottswood. N. J.; six
bodies unidentified. !
The Injured, all of whom will re- !
cover, are: Robert Ashman, aged 4S,
badly burned about the feet; Lieuten
ant Graham, fireman, burned about j
the hands; George Wilson, 24, burned j
about the face and bunds. i
A thorough search of the premises j
disclosed the fact that 11 persons were j
burned to death. At first It was ru- I
mored that the loss of life was much '
greater, but after searching the ruins j
carefully the police and firemen dls-
twx'iru ii riitu ivii oouies umi removed
mem to tne morgue.
No. 105 Bowery Is one of the best
known lodging houses of that thor-1
oughfare. It is called the Bowery Mis- j
slon lodging house, and is conducted
by The Christian Herald. In the base
ment of the building there Is a cheup
restaurant, while the ground floor Is
used exclusively for mission purposes.
Gospel services hnvlng been held there
dally for several years. The four uppei
floors are fitted up as u cheup lodging
house, with accommodations for KiO
men. who pav 15, 20 and 25 cents, ac
cording to the location of the rooms.
When the alarm was given and the
Inmates H roused a wild scene of excite
ment ensued. Many of the lodgers be
came panic stricken. They rushed Into
the hallways, and fell over each other
In their efforts to reach the street.
Those on the lower floors got to the
street safely by the stairways, while
those on the upper floors groped their
way through the blinding smoke to
the metal fire escapes In front of the
building. The majority of them saved !
only portions of their clothing, and !
several of them were naked.
Many of the naked and Injured were!
cared for by the people In the vicinity,
and about 50 of them were accommo
dated at the Everett street police stu-1
tlon, some three blocks away.
Several of the most destitute were
brought to the station house in patrol j
wagons, and on their arrival there were
partially clothed by members of the1
force and kind liPurted neighbors.
The loss on the building bv fire Is
estimated at JT.ooO, and the contents
were damaged to the extent of J.l.oiH)
more.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Bill Appronrliii lii.jr ."it.MKi.ono for
Hcfi'ii" l'n..il riianlmoiily.
n Tu.-sd.iy of lul w-ek the lloU.le.
lifter HlMMlr rb'SS patriotic speeches,
passed the bill appropriating $.'.a,om.wiij
as a national defense fund, to be used
us the president may d-termlne in the
purchase of war vessels and munitions
of war if. in his Judgment, it becomes
necejsary. Senate passed the lMstrlet
of Columbia appropriation bill and the
bill appropriailne ?.':'-. onu p, the Metho
dist Church South fur properly d. -stroyi
d during the war.
On Wi-dni sday lh s.uiut.Mtnanimniis
ly passed the bill appropriate.: fr.ii.
ih)i),iiii for the national defense.
Twelve minutes after the bl'l was re
ported to the senate the vice p resi
lient announced its passage, an I
than one hour lat -r it b. came lav. bv
; 1 the president's signature.
J on Thursday the house r. fa- , t,,
;l concur in the .senate aoe lelna ins to
the Indian appropriation I PI, an! the
measure was
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against 1
On Eii. lay only the I
In session, and the titn.
mainly in PI iim -! . i up
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n at. d criinin i,
in -May, lv ;,
ana tvcaui. ttie i.uropeau corr-sp.:;-.-!-ent
of the Piukerton UK' ncy. He liril
thla position until two month?) ajro,
when Iia wits forced tu give It up on r.i
count of III heilth.
JOHN WANAH'XSR ACCEPTS
The lluln Nomination For
livf rnor fr I'fi'iKrt vatila. '
rhllmlelpMn. March 10,-John Wana
maker will be the candidate of the
Buainers Men's Republican League for
governor. Ke gave out a letter last
counties In the state held in this cliy
n Feb. 7, In which he states that hi
does not want to be a candidate for the
office, but realises that somebody must
make the fight, and he therefore sink
his personal desires and accepts the
public duty tendered to him.
In his letter of acceptance Mr. Wana
mukcr says in pnrt:
"I am neither deceived nor Influenced
by fulse hopes and know full well what
my prospects of miccess are, with the
delegate electing machinery In the
hands of the enemy: with the pri
maries und conventions so manipulated
as to defeat instead of register the will
of the voter: with the same high
handed methods that were employed to
send an almost Folld delegation to the
last national convention Instructed for
Senator Quay, when an overwhelming
majority of the voters of the Stat"
were for McKinley; with manufactured
contests anil bogus claims to he sus
tained by the state committee that tun
be relied upon to sent enough contest
ing delegates to give th" machine can
didate a majority, as was done ut last
year's state convention, and with a
ihalrman who gives a timely warning
that the state organization will in
against me if nominated.
"I accept your Invitation as a call of
duty, and making the Issue one of prin
ciple, not spoils, I an ready In go for
ward with you in your batil- for politi
cal emancipation, convinced that the
right ulll ultimately fluinph ami that
i the people desire to settle the question
themselves, und S'ttle it this very year,
i "If this action of yours in bringing
j me Into the bold creates discord within
putty ranks. I take no blame therefor.
i JlR j n.ty
::oi soiicin i i ne vominaiion.
Neither Is it essentia', tint I be elected
governor. Ii will cost me nothing to
step aside ut any time for such u man
as you and your assoi lutes ugree to.
who represents something more than ii
slute or the will of a perpetuating boss.
"Iict there be no misunderstanding
as to where the responsibility rests,
and let the Kepubiieun voter demand
strict accounting. With sehool funds
long past due and personal property
taxes withheld from counties to allow
the state treasurer to farm out million
of dollars to favorite banks, with a
capitol commission breaking down the
restrictive barriers erected by popular
sentiment, and planning a building
that will cost millions when completed:
with the knowledge that Indemnity
bonds, padded pay rolls, Lexow bills,
legislative Junketings and mileage
grabbers will be paid out of the state
treasury. If the machine elects Its gov
ernor,! am convinced from proofs In nif
hands from all parts of the state that
the people ore ready to unite with you
In driving back the bosses and re-entering
upon their rightful Inheritance."
THREATENING LETTERS
rnt to Judure Woodward During (lie
Martin Trial nt Wllkcxliurrc.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Murch II. Some of
the anonymous letters sent to Judge
Woodward during the Luttltner trial
are being made public. One signed
"Justice" is dated Elmlra, N. Y., und i
as follows:
"I am a member of a secret organiza
tion sworn to end your life, and It will
carry out its purpose even though Its
last member dies In the act. I have
been chosen to follow you to the end
of the earth. My fate Is as nothing
to me. Should I fall, another will be
chi sen."
Another. :-!;-iie, "Fror.i a Friend,"
reads :
"Informal I. n r neie; the public that
you receive royalties on ev. ry ton of
coal till noil, and that voti ate in sym
pathy with mine owners as well us
with Sheriff Man in and his deputies.
Your life is in jeopardy if y .'.i ai net
impartial and a h-.'lu:. ly free from
bias. Iio jour duty, til Bit - wTI b.
no complaint. Tl'.ri-a's at-- b iiie. madr;
at., b i
inn .
s.iys
" syc.ii
t tb-
beware."
A letter .
wriit.-n by
travebd nr.-
been aiolls .
abipv.l foi-don-."
A not her v
noy City. I':
Martin attd
in. u at. I.j '
footing a --, t
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hi'l.Selt "I'.'
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says;
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Hl'i '' V ...1 . - ille
taki.n up by t'i,. j...,v. i, . , i,,'j
by A. U. IloiVcdita. a U-pubo. aa. win
has all alous voted with tlv I rmo
Cruts. Horace Iiender, ' K,-t-.iifiH
' fltrted clei ':, and' Chrl.stiua