lit DUET HAS 1 rOLITIGS. IS NO POLITICIAN. Don Not Want to bt Frraldent and la Bet tiled Wiih Hla Praient Position Oanaroua Trlb otei of tha People Ara Dear to Him. Should Admlrnl Dewey receive tlio tintnlnntlnti next ycnr fur the presi dency there I no ilmilit ltit thnt his unituestliuicd popularity would land him In the chief executive's chair. t'olltli Inns, rcprfsntlng different par ties bis aware nf thin and have been very iircrtit In praising t lio famous nilmlrnl tci noeept thp honor. Rut hp In nliilurnte nml hi" views nn the subject nf the Presidency imp contained I" the following statement ti n Leslie's Weekly correspondent. "I am b niilliir. A sailor has no pol itics. Thp administration li liln pnrty nml, Republican nr Democrat, It mnkes nn difference. Then. again, I come fnnn Vermont nml you know what thnt mentis. To be anything but n Re publican In Vermont In to he a ninn without n pnrty. My linn llcutenntit comes from (iporRln. Hp ti lls me thnt to l anything hut n Democrat In tho Hmitli Is to hp n nobody. If 1 HvpiI 8011th 1 would probably bo a Demo rrnt." llnvp ynu volod?" the Correspond ent IIHkl'll. "Yes, ycnrs ago; bot my vole was usually Influenced by personal prefer rncp or locnl conditions. I nin not n polltolnn. nnd hnve never held pollll i'iil olllce, nnd nm totnlly Imiornnt of party Intricacies nnd adulations." Admiral Dewey said that nplther by vorntlon, dlnpoiiltlon, education or training was he rnpncltnled to 1111 the presidency, lie until thnt he wns too well along In life to consider such n possibility. Ill" health would not nd mlt It. All his life' work was In dif ferent linen of effort, nnd thnt while the kindness nnd enthusiasm of hla friends were grateful to him nnd the generous tribute nf the American peo ple were denr to him, he rntild not nnd would not be a candidate for the presidency of the United States under uny conditions, TREE GAVE NO REFUGE. lea Oorge Cauaea a Stream to Overflow and Four Llvea Ara Lost. An Ire gorge In the Yellowstone river at Glend ve. Mont., caused that stream to overflow Sunday night, drownliiR four persons. Eight more nre mlssliiR; three epnns of the steel lirldRe are washed out. causing a loss of (jsi.ODU; the Northern Pacific tracks nre Inun dated, and possibly wnshed away fin some distance, nnd the loss to live stock by drownliiR will Involve n largo sum. The dead persons nre: Mrs. 11. W. Snyder, wife of rancher: Miss Nel , He Konmni. her niece: Miss Hose Wy becht, a visitor to the SnydaK ranch: Eugene F. O'Connor. The missing are: James Sullivan, wife nnd six children. The Snyder pnrty. tiollclnR the back water, started for the Northrn Paclllc trncks, hopliiR thus to escape drown ing, but before they envpred half the dlstnnce the wnter was waist deep, and they took tefuge In n tree. O'Connor was the first to be washed from the tree, Mrs. Hnyder the second and Miss Wybecht the third. A bnifo piece of lee struck the tree nnd broke It In two, carrying off Miss IteitRnn. It Is thought that the family of James Sul llvan, wife nnd six children were swept away by the overflow. CRUEHED TO DEATH. Elephant Kneela on Top of Hia lntoxicat:d Keeper. ltnln.li, a mammoth elcphont owned by Lemon llroa.' Circus Company, which has been wlnterlnR In Argen tlne, Knns., Monday killed Its keeper, Frank Fisher. Fisher had returned to the tent Intoxicated, nnd tried to inako the different animals perform. 'onl ine; to the elephant he hugged the beast's trunk, nnd ordered It to open Its mouth, Becoming enraged. Rajah crushed Fisher's nrm, nnd throwing him to the ground made repeated ef forts to pierce the prostrate trainer's body with Its tusks. Unable to reach him. Rajah finally knelt upon Fisher, rrusliliig his life nut before nsslstnnce could arrive. Fisher was 1!8 years old, and his home was In Montreal, Can ada, tie la said to be Kujuh's nlnlli victim. CABLE r'LASUEi, The Casino at Monte Carlo wound up Its season with a profit of $5,520,000. Queen Victoria is worth $25,000,000. Laces and Jewelry, plate and furniture represent $5,000,000. Evidence Is now rapidly accumulat ing before the Paris Court ot Cassa tion favoring the Innocence of Drey fus. An American Prctestant missionary charges Catholics with burning Pro testant chapels and torturing Protes tants. Serious strikes and riots, requiring troops to suppress are reportei to have taken place In Industrial towns In Russia. Instruments for wireless telegruphy are now being placed between Paris and South Foreland, England, a dis tance of 230 miles. The Ufftted States torpedo boat Somers, while being towed to Ply mouth, preparatory to being shipped to the United States In a vessel broke down. In an Interview with Archbishop Ireland the pope sent his blotting to American Catholics. Few In Rome deny that the aged pontiff's life U slowly ebbing away. Advices from the Oerman consul nt Apia, Samoa, dated March 24, said the bombardments were continuing dally. England appointed C. N. Eliot as her member of the Bamoun commission. The Egyptian government is consid ering a scheme for a railway through the Eastern Soudan. Thirty-six en gines for the Uganda line are said to be being built In the United States. England has as yet not accepted what Is now ine uermnn-Amerlcan proposal for a Joint commission to settle ine namoan uinicuiiie ana tne situation among the threb powers re mains unchanged. The experiment of telephoning with out wires was successfully made at Brussels last Wednesday, words nuok - en In normal tones being conveyed distinctly to Ixelles, a suburb, several miles from the city. The system was similar to that employed In wireless telegraphy. ' The British government has decided to release the three Irish prisoners- Mullet, Fltzharrls and O'Hanlon now undergoing life sentences In the Mary borough Jan lor participation In the Phoenix psrk murders. Fifty-eight generals and "..Ml other officers have bten promote 1 for their services In the Spanish colonial nurs during mt and U7. GOVERNMENT AID. Reeervatlon In Naw Mexico Haa Bean Sat Aa'de for tha Treatment ot Coneumptien United Statea Boldlera and Ballora Pint The Untied States Rovernment Is now ninkliiR preparations to cure It soldiers and sailors of consumption. If tno plans are successful then the prlvllcKo will be extended to American ell lisens. President McKlnlev Wednesday signed an order transferring from the Jurisdiction of the War Department to mat or the Murine Hospital Service Fort Ptnnton, N. M., and the reserva tion attached thereto, coniprlsliiR 10, IHK) acres. This reservation Is on the (lulf of Colorado and Santa Fe Rail road, M miles from LnOiinna. AlthotiRli experiment nre to be con ducted on a small scale at the outset, they will be rnpldly enlarged and the lloveriiini'tit will then ngne to cure citizens in consideration of n small pnymi'iit to support the Institution. Surgeon (Icneral Wyinnn, of the Murine Hospital Service, who will con trol the reservation and the treatment of Invalids, firmly believes thnt con sumption can he cured. He has se lected Fort Stniiton ns best nilnpted, from n climatic standpoint, for the work. He will nt once erect hospital buildings and detail physicians, nurses and attendants to the Place. The flint patients will be soldiers, sailors and marines. The Institution will be run In much the same manner ns thnt at Hot Springs, Ark. It Is hr. Wyman's idea to ultimately extend the treatment to Government rinks and employes. Whenever a clerk becomes affected. Instead of the usual grant of sick leave, be will be ordered to the New Mexico sanltnrium for treatment. Afterward private citizens will have a chance. ASSEMBLY DISSOLVED. Cuban Army Ordered Dhbanded-Cuba'i Fu ture Considered Dark. The Ciilmn military assembly last Wednesday voted to disband the nrmy anil to dissolve. The voting was 21 In favor against 1 opposed. The muster rolls were left In the possession of the executive committee of the assembly, who will facilitate tho preparation of copies for Uov. Oen. Krooke. The nriny question is considered settled. "As the shadows ofnlKht fall over thp city, we finish our work. So Is Cuba's future clouded and dark. I tnke leave of you with sorrow, and my last words are, May Cuba some day be free nnd Independent." With these words Gen. Fernando Freyre do Amlrade, president of the military assembly, closed its last ses sion. The whole meeting was calm and dispassionate. It lasted four hours. Gen. Snngully's fllRhts of ora tory. In which ho likened the members of the assembly to n "band nf faith ful workers devoted to Culm's good, but finally vanquished by uncontroll able conditions," were received with applause. The assembly ordered the disbanding of the army, in nccordnni:e with Senor liespnignes motion, nnd pnssed upon the details and methods of the dls bnndment. A new executive commit tee was then appointed to attend to tho routine work connpctel with the commission of Cuban oltlcers, nnd this commit tee will supply to Gen. llrooke the copies of the Cuban muster rolls. ' A ROYAL VISITOR. Poor Mother Receivea a Call and Gilta From tha Oerman Empreea. A poor family In Ilerlln was aug mented by triplets, and since then the parents hnve been the recipient of parcels of baby linen nnd other useful articles, and a sister of mercy arrived to nurse tho mother. On Thursday the neighbors wVre astonished at tho sight nf an Imperial carriage In front ot the house. Two women and a man emerg ed from tho Vehicle and climbed to the fifth story. Entering the room oc cupied by the poor mother, one of the women said: "Good day, I have taken the liberty to come and have a look at the triplets." It was the Empress of Qermnny, who, after a long conversation, reveal ed herself as tho unknown benefact ress of tho family. She left a present of money and promised other aa- Blauiiue. HAVOC WROUGHT UY DEWEY. , Conditions Drawn by an Expert Concerning tha Manila Naval Bettl. The navy department has JuBt re ceived an accurate report of the havoo wrought by Dewey's guns at Manila. Lieut. John M. Elllcott, the Intelli gence officer of the Ilultlmore, has been working for several months on a com pilation of the facts bearing on tho destruction of Montojo's fleet. The total number of hits observable was 141, Iron and steel protected cruisers do not arrest projectiles enough to explode them. The gun shields of cruisers are In no sense a protection at 2.500 yards. Eight-inch shells are the most destructive of the projectiles in use, due to their in cendiary effect. Warships of tho pre sent day stand a greater danger of destruction by fire during an engage ment than from shots of the enemy. The number of Spaniards killed on the seven vessels which Admiral Dewey destroyed number 167; wounded 214. LIQUOR MAY IE SOLD To Soldiers They Themselves May Net Do tha Eetl.ng. The secretary of war recently re quested the opinion of the attorney general as t whether section 17 of the act passed at the last session of con gress "Increasing the efficiency of the army" prohibits the contlnunnco of the sale ot Intoxicating drinks by the gov ernment In the canteen sections of the post exchanges which are organised and maintained at the various army posts and encampments throughout the United States. The attorney-general In his reply holds that the section In question does not prohibit the continuance ot the sale of Intoxicated drinks through the canteen sections us Heretofore organ ized and carried on, except that no of ficer or enlisted man can be detailed for duty In the can'oen section to do tha selling. Klondike Steamer Wrecked. T.ie steamer City of Topeka was pbed up on a rock reef in Wrangel Narrows, March 30, while bound for Shaguay with 150 prospective Klon dlkers. The United States lighthouse tender Manxanillo readied the wreeS soon after the accident, and took oft 11 passengers. The Topoka Is valued at 1200,000. Her cargo ot 1X tons Is said to be ruined. Tows Run by Women. In the city election at Deattle, Kan., two tickets were In the field, one com posed of women and tha other ot nun. Mrs. Churles Tottun was elected mayor I6ED U fin JUSTICE DEAD. STEPHEN J. FIELD. Had Worn tha Robe of tha United Statea So. pre me Court for Mora Than Thirty-four Yeara One of Four Famoua Brothers. Justice Stephen 3. Field, of the United States supreme court, retired, died at bis home In Washington Sun day evening of kidney complications, aged 82. About his bedside were his wife and her sister, Mrs. J. Condlt Smith; Justice Dnvld J. Drewer, his nephew; Mrs. Edgerton, of California; Mr. Linton, his private secretary, Itev. Edward M. Mutt, rpctor of the Cliurcb of the Advent, aiM ".he family serv ants. Ever since Justice Field's retirement from the supreme court bench, Decem ber J, IRtli, he bad enjoyed compnrn- tlvely good health, nnd being relieved from the responsibilities which hp had borne for so many years, he became more cheerful than formerly. All dur ing the winter, when the weather was fair, It was his custom to take dally drives about the city or through the grounds of the Soldiers' home, and al ways returned refreshed. About two weeks ago, however, hp took a longer ride than usual I" an open carriage and contracted a fTere cold, which rnpldly developed the kid ney troubles from which he hnd suf fered, though but slightly, for some tlmp. The disease readily yielded to treatment, and 011 Thursday Inst he sat up for a time and seemed quite himself again, but Saturday morning a rhnnge for the worse took place and about noon he lost consciousness. From, thnt time he sn.nk rapidly. Stephen Johnson Field was born Bt Itnddam, , Conn, November 4, 1810. He was the son of David Dudley Field and one of four brothers who became so famous David Dudley, Cyrus W. and Henry M. Field being the other members ot the great quartet that ma.de their names known throughout the world. His early boyhood wus spent at Stoekbrldgp, Mnss. At the age of 1:1 Stephen J. Field went to Smyrna, where his sister had married a missionary, the Itev. Joslnh Brewer, who had undertaken nn edu cational mission to tho Greeks, and he there acquired a knowledge of oriental languages. Returning to this country after two and a half years, he later entered Williams college, from which he was graduated In 1837 at the head of his class. He was elected a member of the first legislature of the state of California and was made a member of that body. He was Influential In securing legisla tion favorable to the miners and aided In the passage of laws regulating the civil nnd criminal procedure of the state. At the close of tho session he returned to Mnrysvllle, Cal., and de voted alx years to the practice of his profession. He wns elected a Judge of the supreme court of California In 1857 for the term of six years. In 1859 he became chief Justice, suc ceeding Chief Justice David 8. Terry. In 1863 President Lincoln appointed him associate Justice of the supreme court of the United States, and he held thnt poslton until his retirement on December 1, ISO". During the latter years of his serv ice nn the bench he was In very feeble health. Ills term was the longest In the history of that tribunal. The great chief Justice, John Marshall, wore the ermine for a period extending over 34 yeara. It wan the ambition nf the late Justice Field to surpass thin record, and he succeeded In doing so by a few months. His friends, fearing thnt the strain of hard work would shorten hla useful life, advised him to retire from his arduous duties. Hut with In defntlRnblo perseverance he clung to his task until the later part of 1897, when he had the satisfaction of hav ing fulfilled the ambition of his life. WRECKED IN A HARBOR. Ten Llvea Loat by tha Capelslng of tha Steamer Chllkat. The steamer Chllkat, with six pas sengers and a crew of 13, capsized on the bar at Eureka, Cal., Wednesday ns she was leaving for San Francisco. Four passengers and six ot the crew were drowned, the other nine persons escaping with the aid of crews from the life saving station and the steamer North Fork. The steamer North Fork, also bound for San Francisco, sent back her two boats and succeeded in rescuing Will- lam IJackwood, chief engineer; Clyde Llghtner, first assistant engineer; Wllllnm Orlp. fireman; R C. llohnll. steward; William Ulack, seaman; Howard Smith, passenger from Scotia. A man and two women, throwing a line succeeded in bringing three men ashore Peter Hanson, forumnn; Peter Johnson, II let mate; w, (J. Muser, passenger. The bench Is strewn with wreckage and merchandise from the Chllkat's cargo. The Chllkat was a screw steamship of 206 tons, built for the North Pad Do Steamship Company, of San Francisco. Valuable Bonda in Diepute. A suit has been filed at Los Angeles. Cal., to determlno to wnom Wells- Fargo Compuny s expr;m shall de liver the valise found by the Chicago police sumo weeks ago and containing 180,000 In bonds belonging to J. iN Sigufus of Penis, Cal. A number of Massachusetts men have a lurge Judg ment against Slgafus and have been unable to find anything to attach. When they learned the valise was be. Ing sent to Slgafus they attached It The United States marshal brought suit. IN UNION THERE ISSTKENTII. A milk trust Is being formed in Pittsburg. The Reynolds Tobacco Compuny has been Incorporated In New Jersey wlih a capital 01 tu.uuu.uuu. The United States Mining Company with a capital stock of $10,000,000 has been incorporates: at Utah. It Is stated that the effort to organ ise the proposed Iron and steel sheet combine has been dropped because of disagreement in ine mutter of valuu tlons on plants. Articles of Incorporation of the American Smelting and Refining Com pany, with a capital of $66,00t',uoo, were filed with the secretary uf state of New Jersey Wednesday. Tha com pany Is empowered to mine, smelt and refine ores, minerals and metals. An English syndicate, represented by Henry T. Kent and Charles A. Calhoun of St. Louis, have closed a deal with potroloum produces at Cor slcana, Tex., by which it becomes possessed of nearly two hundred oil wells and some 200,000 aores ot oil land leases. The price paid Is nearly 1400, 000. The same syndicate will acquire control of other extensive oil fields in Texas. TERSE TELEGRAMS. Wichita. Kan., sleeted a cousin of Admiral Dewey to council on the Re publican ticket. James Drlstell nnd John Clark were killed by a freight train near Pitts burg last Tuesday. Chicago Is to have auto-moblles. A company capitalised st 2,00.0IK) hns been organlxpd for tho purpose. Tho Continental Cotton Oil Com pany with a capital of $t.ooo,000 has been Added to the list of trusts. A II.IWO.OOO Lincoln monument nt Springfield, 111., has been proposed by the legislature of thnt state. John D. Sims and Leonard Halo were drowned In F'athr river nt Oro vlll, Cal., 'a few ciays ago while trying to cross In a can,' bout. Grant Glllett. the esttle plunger, has telegraphed from Chihuahua, Alex., to Kaunas City that bis wife Is going there to settle with Ills creditors. May 1. Dewev Dav. has hern de clared a legal holiday by the Pennsyl vania legislature. Gov. Stone hns Ih sued a proclamation to that effct. At Galesburg, III.. Mrs. Jains Mansfield was victorious over her husband In a school trustee election. At Northflcld. Vt.. the trustes of Northwlch university have decided to begin the foundations for Dewey ball on May I, the anniversary uf the battle of Manila bay. The government's tariff bill having been forced through In Jnmalcn It Is said there the movement for annexa tion to tho United Stutes will be given rresn impetus. State Fish Commissioner II. D. Mr. Oulre nnd State Senator A. W. Reed, of Douglas county, Ore., were drowned In the IJmpqua river by the capsizing ot a small boat Monday. Judge Kohler, of Akron, O., overrul ed a motion to dissolve the restraining order against the American Cereal Combine. He held that the company was a trust and therefore Illegal. It Is Intended to keep 40.000 tons of coal for the navy In sheds on the Dry Tortugas. A water distilling plant with a capacity of 60,000 gallons of fresh water a day Is being erected. Joe Chouug, a Christianised China man, was killed by highbinders In St. Louis. They hnd followed from New New Orleans to San Francisco nnd thence to St. Louis. Ten thousand employes of the Carnegie Steel Company, of Pittsburg. were Informed Inst Wednesday tnai their wages had been Increased 12V4 per cent taking effect April 1. Andrew Carnegie explained the ad vance In wages all over the country by the enormous demand from abroad, which, he says, will fall off with higher prices, causing a reaction. The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company announced nn advance In wages to take effect May 1, which will affect 10,- 000 men. Dllworlh, Porter & Co. gave an advunce of 10 per cent to 300 men. The cruiser Detroit left La Guayara for Port Union, Costa Rico, and Minefields. Nicaragua. If the latter country does not stop Its extortion of American merchants severe measures will be taken. Ella Moulter, of Pittsburg, took a dose of Inudanum lust Saturduy with the intention of taking her life. A doc tor forced her to walk a distance of thirty miles, prevented her from slei p- ng and thus saved her life, Emily Vanilerbllt Slonne, daughter of William Douglass Sloane nnd niece of Cornelius, William K., Frederick nnd George Vanderhllt, was married nt New York Wednesday to John Henry Hammond of Boston. The Cruiser Raleigh, returning to the United States from Manila, was saluted by Ilritlsh guns at Ilermuda Inst Sunday. The English flagship Renown ran up a near stars and Stripes In honor of the occasion. Incendiarism was suspected In the ftre Bt New York In Wallace Andrew's residence. In which 13 people perished. Threatening letters had been received by members of the family, apparent ly Inspired by Jealousy of Mary Flan nagan, the dead maid. . Three butchers are under arrest at Pittsburg charged with selling "weln erwursts," which had been preserved by a process said to be similar to that alleged to have been used In the treat ment of beef furnished the govern ment during the late Spanish war. Ronnie Thornton, a variety actress, reported to tho police at New York, loss of $15,000 worth of gems. She stated that she used the Jewelry as a bustle. Her marriage certificate was In the Jewel bng and vm also lost. Miss Thornton has offered $300 for the tetiiru of the Jewels and the marriage certificate. Edward Johnson nnd his wife were tnken Into custody by the authorities of Snllnes, Cal., last Thursday, Just as tho husband was about to crucify his five children and his wife, nnd then kill himself. For some months John son and wife hnve been attending re vivals und are supposed to be Insane. Herman Strnttman, a monk of the Brotherhood of St. Vincent's monas tery, nenr Greensburg, Pa., who mys teriously disappeared a few days ago. has been found dead. Marks of viol ence were found on the body. John Baxter, of Great Neck, L, I., could not survive tho disgrace of los ing the postmnsterahlp, which bo had held almost continuously since his up polntment by Garfield. He was re lleved ot his ofllce on Monday, nfter the discovery of a shortage of more than $i00, and Wednesday he died under peculiar circumstances. In the United States circuit court at Charleston, S. C, last week a true bill was found by the grand Jury agnint 13 of the men accused of lynching Frazer B. Baker, the negro postmaster, at Lake City, 8. C, February 22, 1898, Judge Brawley said the crime was one of the blackest ever perpetrated in South Carolina. Two men have turned State's evidence. Because his wife gave him a publla thrashing William Adams, of Camd-n, N. J., last Wednesday, cut his throat. He may recover. After a quarrel with his wife on Monday he went to work. He did not go home to dinner and hit wife found him eating pie and milk In a restaurant. She had been waiting dinner for him. She seized him by the whiskers, dragged him to the Blduwalk and whipped him as one would a child. Then she walked home. Adams could not bear his shame. Dr. Charles Harris, who has Just re turned from the Philippines, says that the American troops are so dlsheart ened that they deliberately make targets ot themselves for the enemy's guns. A rapid trsnBlt alliance, embracing practically the whole of the elevated systems on the north ot Manhattan lslund, together with a large part of the electric, cable and cross-town norso car lines, was consummated at New York last Tuesday. A complete system of transfers has been devised. additional carrying capacity Is to be provided and the whole arrangement as far as possible Is to go Into effect on May 1 MILLIONAIRE UNO f BURNED. THIRTEEN CORPSES. An Explosion Seta Fire to tha Manelon of W. C Andrawaat New York Fireman Were Powarleaa to Reecue tha Inmates, The millionaires of New York City were Inst Friday morning compelled to witness tie destruction of the mansion of W. C. Andrews, In which the owner and his family lost their lives. Thp dead are: Wsllnce ('. Andrews, nrpsldent of the New York Steam Heating Com pany; Mrs. Wallace C. Andrews; Mrs. Gamaliel C. St. John, slster-ln-law to .Mrs. Andrews and w fe of G. C. St. John, treasurer of the steam hentlng ccmpnny; Orson St. John, 7 years old; wniince St. John, 3 years olT; Fred erick St. John, 13 months old; (the three foregoing were the children of Mrs. St. John): Kva Peterson: Nell e Roland. Mary Flanagan. Annie Nenry, Jvale Downing, Marie Itoth, servants. A policeman passing In front of the llnveineyer residence at 2 a. m. Fri day morning heard an explosion nnd saw a great flnnh of light In Sixty-seventh street. When be nrrlved the flames were shooting nut of the upper floor or the Andrews house. The po liceman tried to get Into the house to nrouse the occupants. He was driven bnck by tho flames. He then turned In nn alarm, and returning got the penpH out of V. II. Rothschilds' house, which Is close by. Around the corner nf Slxty-seventn street nnd Fifth nvenue are the homes of some of New York's wealthiest men. Next to the Adams house, which was a handsome four-story brown stone nrfair. Is the splendid home of H. O. Armour of the Chicago firm of packers. Next to that Is the home of Perry Bel mont. Directly opposite tills Is the house of George J. Gould. While some of the firemen fought the flames with hose nnd chemicals, others rushed Into the Rothschilds house and from there Into the An drews home by way nf the rear win dows. Rut they were even then too late, for In the middle room of the third floor the firemen found Mrs. O. C. St. John a ml Wa'lace, her 8-year-old child. The former died In the fire man's arms and the latter on being cnrrled Into the Rothschild home. By 0 o'clock the fire was sufficiently under control to permit nf a senrch of the ruins. Then It wbs that the bodies of two of the St. John children were found. They were carried down nnd Placed by the side of their mother and little brother. Later the firemen found Mr. An drews' body. It was badly burned and parts of the legs were missing. At 3 o clock the workers In the de bris found n body, which wns Identified luter by a dentist ns that of Mrs. An drews. A strong wind, blowing from the south, swept the flames north. On the north side of Sixty-ninth street was the handsome homp of AlhPrt' J. Adnms, the millionaire sporting man, better known ns "Al" Adnms. His family had been aroused by the tu mult. A servant opened the front window to see whnt It was all about. Just then a gust of wind swept in burning brands through the open win dow. The Adams house was on flro In a second and bpgnn to blaze fierce'. In nn hour the fire In the Adnms house was out. The firemen found the body of Mary Loughnan, 60 years old, at the bottom of the stairs leading to the roof. She had been smothered by the smoke and was not much burned. Clasped tightly In her arms was the body of a little pet pug dog. Mr. St. John who had been absent on a business trip arrived In New York Friday afternoon. He went nt once to his home, perfectly Ignornnt nf the reasons which caused the sud den summons for him to New York, and when he saw the ruins of his house and was told of the horrible fate of his wife and three children he bore up mnnfully, though It was apparent that he had to summon all his strength of will to do It. The multl-mllltonaire, Wallace C. Andrews, for many years lived at Youngstown. O., and was born nrar the city. Ho had extensive Interests here, and his wife, ns well as Mrs. St. John and her children, who all per ished, were well known. Simple funeral services over the re mains of the members of the family of Wallace C. Andrews nnd Gamaliel C. St. John, who perished In Friday morning's terrible fire, were held at the Fifth avenue home of the Andrews family Sunday afternoon. None but Intimate friends and relatives were In attendance. The funeral oration was delivered by Prof. Felix Adler, of the Ethical Culture Society. The caskets containing the remains nf the dead, six In all, were placed In the back parlor of the palatial resi dence, arranged In the shape of a cres cent. All the caskets were almost hid den by flowers. The pallbearers were Russell Sage, General Burnett, Colonel Robert G. Ingcrsoll, James W. Hawes, W. J. Hitchcock. C. E. Orvls Mr. Wil liams, Senator T. C. Piatt, Horace A. Hutchlns and H. S. Ford. Cl'R NEW POSSESSIONS. The transport Crook hns returned to Santiago for another consignment of soldiers' and sailors' bodies. Daufunkle Island, oft Savannah. Ga will be used as a camp of detention for volunteer regiments brought from Cuba for muster out. Agulnaldo protests against the use of the English lnnguage In the Philip pines and favors the tongue of his for mer oppressors, tho Spaniards. General Russell A. Alger, the secre tary tit war, has met with an enthusi astic reception at Ponce, Porto Rico, The town Is decorated In his honor. MaJ. C. W. Watklns and Horatio S. Rubens, of the commission to Porto Rico, reached New York, and say the Porto 1 (leans are pleased with annexa tion. The American military authorities In Cuba nre preparing to distribute the 33.OuO.000 among the soldiers. " First privates and non-commlBaioned officers are to receive 1100. Then If, as expect ed, a balance remains, 1100 will be paid to each officer. There are persistent rumors that Agulnaldo, the Insurgent leader, has been supplanted In the control of Fllluino affairs by Gen. Antonio Luna. commander-in-chief of the Filipino forces. Luna Is described as being a typical belligerent. General Montenegro, the most ag gressive of the Insurgent leaders, and next to Agutnaiuo tne most innuentiat has been killed. The news was brought to Malolos by paclflcos who returned to the American lines, and U Is generally credited. Une hundred wounded soldiers left Manila for the United States Thurs day on the transport Sherman. A PROCLAMATION. It Annouaeea tha Intent of tha United State Oovernmtnt In the Philippine, The American commission has tnken advantage of the lull In the waif ara against the Filipinos and has promul gated a proclamation to the natives declaring the Intentions of the United States Government. The preamble of the proclamation of the United States Philippine Com mission recites the cession by the) peace treaty of the Philippine Is lands to Mie United States, refers tu the appointment of the commission, nssures the people of the cordial good will and fraternal feeling of the Pre sident of the United States and the) American people, and asserts the ob ject which the United Stntes Govern ment, apart from the fulfilling of Its solemn obligations, has assumed to ward the family nations by the ac ceptance of the sovereignty over the Islands, Is the well being, prosperity and happiness of the Philippine peo ple, nnd their elevation nnd advance ment to n position among the civilized people of the world. Continuing, the proclamation says: "The President believes this felicity and perfection of the Philippine people will be brought about by the cultiva tion of letters, science and the liberal nnd practical arts, by the enlargement of Intercourse with foreign nations, the expansion of Industrial pursuits by trade and commerce, by the mul tiplication and Improvement of means of Internnl communication, and by tho development of the Rreut natural re sources of the archipelago. Tho Commission emphatically as serts that It is willing nnd anxious to establish nn enlightened system of government, under which the people may enjoy the largest measure of home rule nnd the amplest liberty consonant with the supreme ends nf the Government and compatible with those obligations which the United States hns assumed towards the civil ized nations of the world. The proclamation then says there can be no real conflict between Ameri can sovereignty and the rights and liberties of the Philippines, for Amer ica Is ready to furnish armies and navies and all the Infinite .'e.nurces of a great and powerful nation to main tain Its rightful supremacy over the islands; so It is even more solicitous to spread peace ,and happiness among the people nnd guarantee them right ful freedom and to protect their Just privileges and Immunities, to accus tom them to free, self-government In ever Increasing measure and to en courage those democratic aspirations, rentlments nnd Ideals which are tha promise nnd potency of fruitful na tional development. In conclusion the proclamation an nounces that the commission will visit the Philippine provinces to ascertain the enlightened native opinions as to the forms of government adapted to tho people, conformable with their traditions and Ideals, Inltes the load ing representative men to meet tha commission. DEWEY'S SON DECLINES HONOR. Thinks He Ought to Keep Quiet, Not Having Served Hia Country. Mayor Van Wyck, of New Tork Thursday, added but one name to the list of 100 citizens to receive the re turning U. S. S. Rnlelgh, and that was the name of George Goodwin Dewey, the only child of the admiral. Tho young man was graduated at Princeton collego In 1806, and Is now In business with Joy, Langdon & Co., drygoods commission merchants at No. 108 Worth street. He Is extremely modest, and when Informed that hln name had been put on the list oft honor, said to a reporter; "I have my own Idea of what my father would like, and If the mayor hns been good enough to select me as one of the reception committee to re ceive the otlleers and crew of the Ra leigh, I will hnve to see him and beg off. I am In business now, and l.ava no right to figure, in any demonstra tion that honors the victors of the bnttle of Manila. "I think I ought to keep quint, as I hnve done nothing for the country. I should, of course, be very glad to shake hands and welcome the men on the Raleigh, particularly as Lieut William Windsor Is my cousin. He Is my aunt's eon, and was navigator of the Raleigh during the battle. I know thnt my father thinks him a good of ficer nnd a skillful navigator. "The last time I saw my father was when I accompanied him to the depot after he had been put in command of the Aslatio squadron, and I shook hands with him at the depot. As tha train was rendy to start I grasped hla hands again and said I hoped he would have a most successful cruise. "He replied, 'Oh, yes, George; I think I will, you know. I'll be the first com--modore to command the Aslatio squa dron since Perry. There ought to be something In that.' Then he laughed and the train went on Its way." -i ' Mlaa one Among the Filipinos. The Presbyterian Foreign Mission ary Society Is taking measures looking toward active missionary work in ths Phillppine Islands. Over $7,000 haa been handed to the treasurer, thougn no appeal has been made, by people) who ask that their names be with held. According to Rev. Dr. F. F. Ellin wood, Rev. James 13. Rodgers, who was for many years a missionary In Brazil, la now on his way to Manila with his wife and will probably arrive at Hongkong this week. Rev. D. S. Hlbbard and his wife, formerly of Lynden, Kan., have Just started tor Manila via Sun Francisco. Other will leave in the future. Escaped From a Sinking Beat. Thp big sternwheel steamer John K. Sheed, owned by the Cincinnati ox New Orleans Packet Company, be came unmanageable while leaving her dock at Louisville, Sunday, and drifted down the river until she struck the outer point of the Kentucky side of the dam. The boat careened and then settled down to the rock bottom. Not a soul of the 109 aboard was Injured In the least, some not even getting their feet wet. With two crews ferry ing from the boat to the shore all the passengers and crew were soon land ed. ( The vessel was valued at $25,000. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Mr. Herbert Putnam, the new librar ian of congress, took the oath of of fice Thursday. Rear admirals' commissions ' have been lasued for Schley, Sampeoo, und others promoted under the naval per sonnel bill. At the cabinet session Saturday the method of paying $20,000,000 to Spain was talked over, and it Is expected the transfer will be made by a draft on the treusury. to be delivered to any representative whom the Spanish guv ir anient may dealguat.
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