THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , JTEBRUAHY 24 , 1890. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
ABOUT EVEN ON THE WEEK
Summary of Seven Days' Operations of the
Forces in Cuba ,
SPANISH COLUMNS CONSTANTLY WORKING
1'rrKi I lie InniirKontH Ilnril lint ( lie
I.n ) ( < ! Ilo More Dillon ( to Tlinit
Dnrlnur Any Oilier U'rclc
of the Wnr.
( Cops'tlsht , IfHi. by rti-ff PuUlnhlnc Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba ( \Ma Key West , Fla. ) ,
Feb. 2.1. ( New York World Cablegram Spe
cial Telegram , ) General Wcyler has been at
the head of affaire In Cuba two weeks. The
first week he devoted chiefly to studying
the situation. When he arrived Gomez was
In Havana province and Maceo was In Plnar
del Hlo. The Spanish troopo were , doing
their utmost to prevent their Joining forces.
Maceo crocsed the alleged "strong line , " or
troche , however , with apparent ease and
Joined Gomez.
Last week was ono of great activity on
both sides. Three Spanish columns , Includ
ing Infantry , cavalry and artillery , under
General Aldccoa , General Linares and Colonel
Hernandez , were In constant motion , chas
ing the Insurgents. At the fame time , the
Cubans did moro mischief and destroyed
more property thnn In any previous wcok.
They burned numerous towns and Villages
along the railway between Havana and Ma-
tnnzn ; .
The Spanish soldiers marched probably
from twenty to thirty miles every day. Gen
eral Wcyler has cabled to Madrid that the
rebels are closely pushed nnd that ho hopes
for continued success In carrying out the
plan of operations ho has adopted. S'xtcen
carloads of ammunition were sent out ot
Havana today.
At first the announced plan was to keep
Mnceo west of Havana province. Now the
proclaimed object ot the Sf > anlsh Is to pre
vent Gomez and Maceo frcm "retreating"
Into Matanzns province , although Gomez Is
reported to have declared that he means to
flRht It out In Havana province and the
principal Insurgent generals In the east are
known to be moving westward wth ! strong
forces , doubtless to Join Gomez and Maces
there.
All eyes are turned upon Washington.
Many Americans In business here say the
time has come when the United States should
have a war ship at Havana.
Merchants talk of clos'lng their stores this
summer. They rco nothing but ruin ahead.
The tobacco crop has not been Interfered
with. Dealers say the crepe \ poor because
the grower neglects It , fearing molestation.
But the rebels realize that the tobacco gives
employment to frrends In the United States
whf < contribute' to the causa. The other day
omo Insurgent1 * rode acros-s a tobacca field.
"W.hon their leader saw them he became
furious and shouted : "Don't destroy our
treasury.1- '
There Is very little yellow fever In this
city now' , except In the military hospitals ,
but the physicians say that ao the weather
grows warmer elckness will increase rapidly.
_ ROEDEIl.
Approve EnrI Cirey'N Appointment.
LONDON , Feb. 24. The Times approves
the appointment of Earl Grey as adminis
trator of the Chartcicd South Africa com
pany and says : "His acceptance of the post
Is an earnest of the Intention of the reapon-
slblg authorities to support and co-operate
with Mr. Cecil Rhodes In his projects for
the Internal developments of the company's
territory. During his sojourn In Africa Earl
Orey will cease to have any pecuniary In
terest other than that Inherent to the DOSI-
tion of a director of the company and will
consider himself precluded from taking any
porsinal part In the pursuit of wealth.
Urlcliy summarized. Mr. Hhode.s devotes him
self to developing the material resources of
Kliociesla nnd attracting a large white popu
lation. while Earl Grey will organize nnd
Initiate the establishment of a cre.it En
glish community under the Institutions ap
proximating to the homo Government.
Iimiexoii
LONDON , Fob. 23. The steamship Vic
toria , with Dr. Jameson aboard , arrived at
Davenport tonight from Port Natal. Two
hundred and fifty of Dr. Jameson's men
have arrived In London and have been sent
to their homes. In spite of the secrecy which
It was fought to maintain as to the tlmo of
tholr arrival , a great crowd gathered to re-
relvn them and greeted them with acclama
tions. These men assert that the Boers lost
2SO men killed and wounded In the Krugcrz-
dorp fight , In whlcli Jameson was captured ,
The Times bays : It appears that Dr. Jame
son and his officers have not yet been for
mally arraigned , but they are considered
to bo under military arrest.
A dispatch from Plymouth to the Dally
News tnys they have promised to avoid any
statement to the press ,
Ilootli-Tiieker the \eiv Commander.
LONDON , Feb. 23 , It Is announced that
Booth-Tucker and wife will succeul Mr. and
Mrs. Balllngton Bcoth In command of the
Salvation army In the United States. Bram-
wc-ll on February IB mulled a long letter
to Mr. Chaunccy M. Depow In reply to onu
of Mr. Depcw's as chairman of a mass meat-
Ing In New York to protest against the re
moval of the Balllngton Booths , explaining
the changes In the Salvation army In the
United Stntes.
Sound.Should Aid ItevUlon.
LONDON , Feb. 24. The Times corre
spondent at Paris says : "Tho senate by Fri
day's abdication sided with the clamorers
for a revision , It ought , therefore , to co
operate with the next ministry to revise the
constitution and to legalize the position It
has just assumed ; otherwise the senate
will Inevitably disappear and Franco will
drift toward the greatest calamity , a con
vention , " _
< Ireiil DlNrcNH /cltoim. .
CONSTANTINOPLE , Fpb. 23. The consuls -
suls of the powers who negotiated the peace
at Keltoun report the moat terrlblo distress
and Illness there , The-o are 8,000 rcfugeea
In the town and on almost t'litlin absence
of beds nnd clothing. Many are dying of
cold and starvation. Tlia ambassadors here
have opened funds for their relict.
Aliiindoiieil Gold Fluldx.
VLAD1VOSTOCK , Fell. 23. T.he newspapers -
papers announced the arrival here of the
ngcnla cf an Anglo-American company with
a capital ot 5,000,000 to work the alluvial
gold deposits of eastern Siberia. They Intend
to purchase abandoned claims , hoping to
extract cold by Improved machinery -aucl
process-US. _
llfiVlln n UlHllppolllllllrllt.
TORONTO , Ont. . Feb. 23..lames Scott ,
who for the last fifty yearn has bcon the
Inru'est retail merchant In Toronto , 'com
mitted E'Jlclilo ' last evening by throwing him
self from the UofieJule bridge Into the ravine
bMow , n distance of 1 0 feet. Disappoint
ment In Iniilness U tald to bo the cause.
Humor of n KreNli MiiHNiiere.
LONDON , Feb. 23. A Constantinople dls-
patch to the Dally Newn says ; "There IB
n pcrnUtent rumor of a fresh massacre at
Urfn , The cwernmriit chjects to Mis : Clara
Burton , president of th < s American Red Cross
focloty , ecliic to Zelloun to distribute re
lief , " _
C'onit'rnllilatloiiH fur Morley.
LONDON , Feb. 24. All the newspapers
this morning congratulate Parliament aiiU
HI , Hun , John Morlcy en hi * re-L-lcctki )
) from Montr 40.
Loan nrriitl ) '
PAHIS. Keb , 23.-T.'ie Tonhk'iis ' Uan cf
0,000oOD traucB IIHK been ti/vi-ri-d by tub-
vrlptlon thirty-told ,
iisTtuiiii : ) TIIK i.vstnoKNT IM.AXS.
Capture of Ml VnnlcNlto Considered
Important ) > ) the Spaniard * .
HAVANA , Feb. 23. As a result of tklr-
mkhcu on the plantation ot Ovldeo In
Havana province , the Insurgents lost three
killed and four prisoners and sundry arms.
At Salud the citizens have killed four In-
furgent ? . Captain Calve and the garrison
of Mariano and the regulars , volunteers and
firemen stationed at Punta Brava , fought
the Inrurgcnt bands ot Villa , Nucva , linl-
domcro nnd Acosta. The latter left twenty
killed and fifteen prisoners and arms and
retreated with many wounded. Nineteen
prkoncr-s ( it war have been placed In Moro
caetlo.
The authorities attach much Importance tc
the capture of the Insurgent leader , known
as el Ynglerfto , news of which wag cabled
to the Associated preso yesterday. This
man was on his way to Gomez , bearing news
of Important movements by the bands he
represented , which will prove a failure with
his capture. The Spanish authorities credit
thin man with being the real author of the
Insurrection In Matanzas province. He
hau taken a leading part In all the Insur
rectionary movements and all the plans ol
the Insurgents ) In that province and enlisted
many men In the revolutionary cause by hit
personal Influence. H Is expected here that
as a result of his summary court martial
many of the Insurgent bandn will disperse.
There has been a notable access of the public
spirit In general as a icEtilt of rccfnt engags-
mcnts with the Insurgents.
The real name ot the captured leader
YtiRleslto Is Alfred O. Godoy.
The Insurgent leaders Vldal and the
mulatto Sangutlly have burned the village of
Estanto In the district of Alfonso Dace.
They have also burned the fields and houses
on the plantations of Trlangulo at Llmoua ,
only n few miles south of Matanzas.
The vanguard of Maximo Gomez's forces
under Sotolongo nnd Varona has penetrated
the province of Matanzas and has passed
by the- city of Colon , which Is well eastward
of the center of the province. Gomez's
movement Is said to be designed to effect
the Junction of his force with that of Lacret
In the province of Santa Clara.
The avowed purpose of the Spanish authori
ties In the fighting which has been going
on for several days past on the borders
between Havana province has been to prevent
the proposed movement of Gomez and
Mnceo eastward Into Santa Clara.
I.I2FT TO SRTTI.E IT TIIKMSKI/VES.
.Sehool Question In MitiiHolin Xot lle-
yonil Solution.
WINNIPEG , Man. , Feb. 23. It came out
today that Sir Donald Smith , who came here
as special plenipotentiary of the Dominion
government In conjunction with the school
question , has taken back a message from
Premier Qreenway , which will settle the
troublesome school question. Premier Green-
way declares If the Dominion authorities
attempt coercion he will resist nt any cost ,
but thnt If they withdraw their coercion bill
and allow Manitoba to settle the question
without Interference he will make such con
cessions to Roman Catholic ? an are reasonable
able- and that they cannot fall to accept.
Sir Donald will advise the Dom'nlon govern
ment to drop Its proposed remedial bill ,
which will likely be done. The Dominion
government will then bring on the general
elections on other Issues.
Are Not for Sale.
LONDON , Feb. 23. A Lisbon dispatch to
the Times says that In the Chamber of Dep
uties Senor J. Franco Castello Branco , min
ister of the Interior , declared that the gov
ernment had never entertained any Idea of
soiling Lorenzo Marqusz on Delagoa bay.
\o Intention to Annex Coreii.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 23. It Is stated
on gooJ authority that Russia does not In
tend to annex Corea. but considers It a duty
to guarantee the Independence of the ptato.
IIATKS AIIE XOT SATISFACTORY.
1'ytlilnn K.veeiitlve AHhemltly Ileeldc
to Aliamloli the Kiieiiiupnieiit.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 23. The executive as
sembly of the grand council of the Knights
of Pythlana met at the Grand hotel hero last
evening , under the command ot the supreme
chancellor , Walter B. Ritchie. There were
also present Supreme Vice Chancellor Col-
grove ; Prelate Stelnhart , Keeper of Records
White. John A. Hlnsey of Chicago board of
control ; Supreme Master of Records Sample
and Supreme Master-at-Arms Gardiner. The
session wao executive. Judge G. M. Orr and
Fred E. Whcaton of Minneapolis were present
to resist the abandonment of the meeting of
the grand ledge and grand encampment of
the Uniformed Rank of that city. It was
resolved , however , to abandon Minneapolis
this year , and toehold the biennial convention
of the supreme lodge at Cleveland on August
25 , 1896. It was also decided to hold no
encampment of the Uniform Rank this ynar ,
this action being token becaueo , as alleged ,
the rallrnadEi refused to give the Pythlano a
1 cent per mile rate , the same as that given
to the Grand Army to Minneapolis.
Iliirned liy nn KxploilliiK Oil Stove.
NEW YORK , Feb. 23.-Llllan ! Cecilia
Lyons , the 14-year-old daughter of Daniel
Lyons of Brooklyn , was burned to death In
her bedroom today. Tne fire started through
the accidental explosion of an oil Htove ,
which had been used to heat the room.
Lillian , who was an epileptic , WUB In bed
at the time. She was unable to move with
out assistance. The bed clothes bocnme
Ignited nnd the girl was enveloped In flnmcH
before Fho could be rescued. The screams of
the girl attracted the attention of neigh
bors. Jhcy succeded In getting tht > girl
from the burning room. Before n physician
arrived she died In horrible agony.
Clime to TalU lliiNlneNX ,
NRW YORK , , Fob , 23. Thn Advertiser
this morning says : Secretary of. the Treas
ury Carlisle came to town lut night and
registered nt the Fifth avenue hotel. "I
nm here , " ho said , "almost cntliely on pub
lic business and duty , not to MW etiquette ,
demand * that I should bo s'.leiit , " Mr. Car
lisle will. ofllelaMy or otherwise , brrnk
sllenco twice while In town. The first time
will be thln _ evening , when ho will be a
guest , of honor at the Baldwin dinner to be
1:1 : ven In his honor nt the Metropolitan club.
He will , of course , ' n'so lirenk silence nt the
Manhattan club tomorrow evening.
Killed the California ( Hunt.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 23. A npeclal to the
Commercial-Gazette from Washington court
house says : Last Wednesday night Dan
Drown , the California giant , a man of enor
mous stature , was found nciir the railroad
unconscious , his skull criit-hed and it brick
covered with blood and hair near by. Yes
terday he recovered consciousness long
enough to say In nn nnle-morten st.-ite-
nirnt , thnt Tom Hall , with whUnu he had
been drinking , hild ax.'ullod him nnd robbed
him of S3. Urown died this morning and
tonight Tom Hall was ancsted nf Wilming
ton , O. _
lllirter'M 1,1 ft- Well InxiM-i-il.
MANSFIELD. O. , Feb. 23.Mr * . M. U ,
Harter and chUjren arrived here from
Philadelphia Unlay and went to their home
on I'nrkci1 avenue. The bn.ly of Mi. Harter
was brought back from Fo'lorln thin even-
Ing. It was learned that Mr , Hnrtcr cut *
rled JiWlKJO life Insurance , .if which 'fcJO.'JOO '
w.i In the Equitable. S30.0W In the Northwestern -
western , l .l" ) In the I'rmmvlvnnlu , } 2,000
In the Mutunl Benefit of N < nv Jersey nnd
the balance In iho Mutual Life of New
Yolk and other companion.
Called on I2x-'revldeii ( HnrrlNiin ,
NEW YOHK , Feb. Ex-I'vesU'ent Hwr-
rteon spent the day quietly nt the Fifth
Avi'-.uo hotel. In the afternoon Stephen B.
Elklns pulled and rci.inliK-d .evernf bourn
In , Mr. Harrison's apartment * . Hotli Ken-
llenien claim the cull wns a- purely per-
fx.mil one and had nu political
ICIIlljl III II DlKreiilltiilile Hive ,
MIODIVKSBOHO. Ky. , Feb. t'3.--llob
Clrecn win * shot and killed In n dive at
I'lnevlUn by Johy Huyen thla itftornoon.
Clircn U ( he trail of e.x-Judxt < Crcm , one- of
t be most prominent men In the county
Huyi la uli-o i-ruinlnc'iit ,
Furniture ' . 'ompiinj
UOCKFOltli , 111. , 1'Vlif.The Star
Fmnltuiu company of Ihlx city has as-
Istifd ; llubtilUvu. fJO.VCO ; ub ctu , unknown.
DID THEIR WORK TOO WELL
Extent of the Reproof Administered to the
Plunderers of Armenia.
SIGNIFICANT WARNING FOR CHRISTIANS
Turk * Do Not Iook. Kindly on the
SendliiK of .Mil from Korrlun Conn-
tried DeMtltntlnii unit SuflerlnK
from ) Cold Arc Tcrrllilc.
( From n Corrffpomlcnt of the An'oclnltd Tress. )
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 0. "It will bi
remembered that the eubllmo porte , seer
after the massacres In this country , sent cut
corrmlssloncrs to Investigate recent disturb
ances and take measures- fet quieting th (
country. Ono group of commissioners wen !
to Erzeroum and the other entered the conn-
try at Saesoun and came to Slvas. This com
mission from the Interior did Its vork ; vcrj
rapidly , spending only a few days In each ol
the principal cities on their route. The daj
after their arrival , when summoned , then
appeared before them n number of Icadlnj
men , Moslems and Christians. These were
admitted to the presence of the commis
sioners separately , first the Moslems , after
ward the Christians. The report says tht
commissioners said to the Mcslems : 'We did
not expect to much of you , but now you have
done It , never mind. Henceforth you must
keep the peace. '
"When the 'Christians wc-o admitted the
commissioners received them standing and
at once began to read an address reciting
the benefits the Christians had received dur
ing the reign of the beneficent sultan , Abdul
Hamld Khan , and the perfidious conduct cl
the Armenians , who had started newspapers
and will men to Washington and Chicago
to agitate and stir up tic nations against
their government. In conclusion the addrcrs
Mid : 'Hereafter , If cither Turks or Ar
menians stir up trouble , there would be nc
Imprisonments , but the death penalty will
be vlt'tted ' upon such offenders. ' After the
reading of the address Abdul Al Pasha began
to address the Christians In a much more
violent strain. Ho said If the Armenians
should again begin to agitate , not even the
name of Armenian would be allowed to re
main ; they would all be blotted out. DrawIng -
Ing hlm.selt up to his full height and stretch
ing out his arm like a sword , he tald : 'What
wo gained wo gained with blood , and when
we give up this morsel we give It up with
blood , blood , blood. '
"So far ay 1 can learn , In the Harpoot
vlllayct , the commissioners spent all their
fine In Mezrcn , and did not even visit the
city of Harpoot , which was plundered and
burned , although It Is only two miles from
Mezrcn. No questions were asked of the
Christians summoned bsfore them. When
the commissioners had finished their speeches
they dismissed them.
CONVERTED BY FORCE.
"Another fact of Interest Is the sending out
of officials to enroll In the government lists
the names of Christians who have become
Moslems. Multitudes have been forcibly con
verted to Islam. I do not mean simply that
they have been obliged to choose between
becoming Moslems and perishing by the
sword , but that they have been bound or
hold while the rite of circumcision was per
formed without their consent. I know of ono
case in which an aged priest was tied to
his own door and circumcised while In other
villages Christians begged to be killed , and
their Turkish neighbors said to ' them : 'No ,
wo want you to till the fields. We will make
you Moslems , ' and they circumcised the
Christians by force.
"The government has said that these con
versions were worth nothing , and no one
would be forced to change his religion , but
now government officials write 'the ' names
ot these new converts , while the Turks drive
them to ray they are Moslems. In the vil
lage of ShelkhaJ , the officials said to the
Christians , 'I write your n a nicy on a r-epa-
rate Hat to satisfy the Turks , there Is no
force about It. ' But one acquainted with
Turkish ways may expect to find those Chris
tians soon enrolled as Moslem citizens. The
carrying off of Christian girls and women ,
tco , still continues. In the city of Palu ,
Turks carry oft girls , keep them for a few
days and return them dishonored. The
fame Is done In many other places. In
one of the Arabeklr villages , eight girls of
the place ore Imprisoned In Turkish harems.
Their friends hear their cries , but can do
nothing to help them.
"The destitution of the Armenians beg
gars description. Men who were wealthy in
October were begging for bread In Novem
ber. Villages were pillaged of every Bcrnn
of food and clothing. When the plunderers
could find nothing more to carry off , the
villagers returned and sifted the dust 'n
gather a-fiw kernels of wheat or barley.
JJoors and windows were carried off. In
many cases the timbers cf the houses wire
pulled out and carried off. Jars were broken.
Everything of value which could not ln
carried away was broken , Windows , cup
boards and boxes were smashed. The utmost
pains were takln to leave behind nothlnir iif
value.
DESTITUTION IS TERRIBLE.
"Ana all this was done at a tlmo when
winter was so close at hand as to make It
reasonably'sure that cold and liunecr would
destroy those whom the sword bad spared.
Wherever you go you meet want , pinched
faces and people clad In scanty garments ,
and you know that multitudes spend the
long , cold night huddled together , with
nothing to lie down upon and nothing to
cover them. Of course , disease sets In an' '
carries them off. It Is estimated there are
between 80,000 and 100,000 people In extreme
destitution.
"Europe and America are touched v.'lth
compassion , ami > funds are being c.tihcrcd
for the relief of the sufferers In every town
and city. It Is for otherwise with .tho Turk.
Ho views his work with complacency and
does not like to see It Interfered with. The
government 1ms given a little aid occasion
ally. In many cases the allowance Is one *
sixth as much asa \ given to a Turkish gen
darme or soldier. I have seen the broad g'.ven
iu several places. It resembles the Hutted
rake used In Europe and America for feeding
rattta. Kven this allowance- teldom cou-
tr.nni ! : for any l.pngth of time. A Inrs *
shareof the government's appropriations for
the relief of the destitute goes Into U >
pockets of officials. Moreover , the Turks
are hostile to relief work and'oppo ° o It In
various ways.
"In the city of Palu the Turku said to
the Christians'If our beneficent sultan
wishes you to have money ho Is abundantly
able to give It ; but hu has not seen fit to
do BO , and now you are receiving money
frcm the English and forming an alliance
with themVe will cut you off,1 No Cbrs- |
M5n In i'alu darea to receive or distribute
funds. I happen to know that the Armenian
missionaries tried to teuil money Into Palu ,
ind It was returned to them because no one
in Palu dared to receive It. The wine Is
true of the town of Choncoush" .
"In seme of the villages ta * gatherers
took from the vllMgers the scanty pittance
; hcy had received to keep them .illvo. They
rat them to extort from them the money.
Ono poor villager said : 'The rod Is hard
and thrt llean U soft , so we gave It up. '
"I R'o by the papers that the Red Cross
u about to take up this work of rtllc-f , but
I greatly fear ths Turkish government will
oxlutist all UH tactics to keep them from
cnliirlng the country. While negotiations are
lending the Armenians will bo dying. Then ,
f thy' succeed In entering Turkey , they
will have to encounter a population ho lle
; o U.frir work , who have been emboldened
jy their s > uccps in recent raids. It U hard
o predict the result. It should ho said
hero are exceptions to the hostility of the
rinlifi to relief work. Hacuef 1'anlu , the
governor general of Krzeroum , has amply
seconded the efforts of the relief committee
there. In the town of Pera the governor
Kcnl a gendarme with the committee In
heio reunite. These men deserve the
; rratVr rralic because they act against the
itrong tide o ! Moslem eeotlment. "
FA von
1'iMHIoti Srnt < n l'rrKl < U > t < Clcvclnnil
from Ynlf I'nlTornlljr.
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Feb. 2S. Resolu
tions were adopted favoring arbitration be
tween the United States and Great Brltnln
at a general religious meeting of Yale uni
versity this afternoon. The meeting was
held under the auspices of the Young Men's
Christian association ot Vale and the sub
ject for discussion was "Arbitration. " Hon.
Francis Wayland , dean of'the ISn- school ,
presided , and among the speakers were Hon.
Simeon E. Baldwin of the * law school and
Ilov. George A. Alexander of New York.
The following Is a petition which will be
forwarded to President Cleveland ;
"We , the members of the- Young Moil's
Christian association of Yale university , an
organization numbering over 1,000 members ,
believe war Is the worst method of attemptIng -
Ing to settle International disputes. Wo
have noted with pleasure that resolutions
favoring the arbitration of differences be
tween the United States and Great Britain
have been passed by both houses of con
gress and the House of Commons. We ,
therefore , desire to press the advisability ot
properly concluding some wise method of
arbitration for the settlement of all differ-
encea which may arise between the govern
ments of both countries and which cannot be
adjusted by diplomatic agencies. "
. '
CUT A WAV TIIH HOOF SliPPOHTS.
llo > ' Ciii'i-lrKMiicHK l.t-ml * to ( tinDentil
Mint ( In- Injury of Otlii'i-N.
STAMFORD , Conn. , Feb. 23. By the col
lapse ot an old building In Dublin , late Sat
urday night , one boy was killed , another
fatally hint and several others were moro
or loss Injured. The list of the dead and
most seriously Injured arc : Dead , Patrick
Kllkelly , 4 years old. Injured ! Bryan Kll-
kflly , 10 years old , brother of. IMlrlck , bruise !
and Internally Injured , will die ) ; Antonio deMote
Mete , 10 years 'old , severely'crushed and
brulsoJ. Several other boys sustained varluua
minor cuts and bruises. Tht building In
which the accident occurred was on Meadow
street , the land on ono side of which the
New York , New Haven & 'Hartford ' has
taken for extensive Improvements. The
old houses which stood on this land were
given to the residents of Dublin for fire
wood. Last night twelve boys went up on
the second floor of one' of the houses and
began cutting out the studding posts and
other available material. They carelessly
cut the lower parts of the rafters which
supported the roof , and almost without warn
ing the roof gave way , crashing down on the
boys.
1XSAXI2 PEOPLE DAXCT3 K.V M.\S llI2. !
\ov 'l SlKlit ill tlio KntifpiM IllMl U-
for lif nrincntrtl.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 23. A 'special ' to the
Journal from Topeka , Kan. , says : The state
asylum for the Insaneat.Topeka was last
night the scene of a masquerade ball. For
two weeks the officials have .been busily en
gaged In arranging for the cvont , and the
Interest manifested by the patleuts has moro
than repaid them. More tban 100 of the
patients took part In the darics and all were
costumed In precisely the' feame grotesque
or handsome fashion to be found at the or
dinary function of the klnd.i Many of the
patients prepared their own costumes. Many
of them were elaborate and' pretty , and none
of the htimoftus features were absent.
Every person permitted upon the floor -was
en masque. The casual visitor would have
noticed very little to suggest a lunatic asy
lum. Occasionally a patient , would become
boisterously _ m'lrttiful , when' he or she -would
be quietly removed. The1 fe iule- attendants
danced with ; 'the male patients , andvlce
versa. Two " 'Insane people 'werenot per
mitted Icf"dance together-a id through this
bystem the best of order was maintained ,
and contusion of all kinds was < avoided.
CAMI2 I.Y SHOUT OXK PASSICXHUU.
Xot Known WlittlicrHf Fell I or
JuniptMl Ovorlinnril.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. The steamer Nl-
, agara , from south side Cuban ports , via
Nassau en the 18th Instant , arrived today ,
after a very stormy passage. On the 20tii
Instant , as the vessel was , steaming alongi
the Florida coast , A. Landinburg , a s.iloon
passenger , was found to bo missing. A
thorough search of the thlj' was made , but
no trace of him could be found , and ho Is
supposed to have either fillen or Jumped
overboard. His stateroom v.as examined , but
all his effects were found Intact , Including
his gold watch and chain , which were under
the pllow of his berth. , Mr. Landonburg ,
previous to his disappearance , was appar
ently In good health and Uie'best of spirits
and was a favorite with , his fellow passsn-
gers. He was 37 years old and a banker by
profession , having been connected with the
large banking house of Lundcnburg , Thai-
mann & Co. of this city.
SHOT I1S 1'IUSOXUH TIIIIKI3 TIMES.
IIuil Arrt'Ninl Him for Kim I Driving ?
iind a FlKlil KnViui'il.
GALENA , Kan. , Feb. 23. Will Mitchell
and Georco Sorrel , both residents of this
place , were arrested last night by Marshal
Link Cole for fast driving in Empire City.
While they were In Ja'.l ' there was some dif
ficulty and Mitchell knocked Marshal Cole
down. As Cole started to j'iso" ho began firIng -
Ing at Mitchell. Three fchofs were fired , the
'
"ret hlttlnc Mitchell In th'o thigh and the
other two taking effect In the abdomen. The
second ball passed entirely through the body ,
while the third lodged In the spinal column.
Mitchell wi > .s taken to h's home this after
noon. At S o'clock tonlcht ho died. Ho
leaves a widow and six small children. Cole
Is at Ms homo In Umpire City and Is bellic
guarded tonight by a bddj of men to thwart
any attempt at violence by , a mob , there be
ing a strong sentiment that he was not Justi
fied In
.Slili'lrm'Ux ( iovi'riior
BOHT-W. Feb. 23. The unexpected and
what appeared a spontaneous presentation
of the name of Secretary of State Richard
OIney for the democratic presidential nomi
nation by .Mayor Qulncy at the dinner Sat
urday night 1 looked upon tin plgnlllcant by
democratic politicians and organs today.
Tomorrow there will b ? editorial comment
quite1 generally that th * state committee
bus settled upon a Mii ? acbuB-ttH candidate
13 be presented to the national democratic
convcnt'on , and the name will not be that
of Governor William Kustls lUispell of Cam
bridge , MUBH , . whoso frlena.iliod been qui
etly using his name with that object In
view. i.\lr. Qulncy'B na.mlnuUng- speech Is
paid to be especially significant , IIH the dem
ocratic Hlnte central ctrmralttec and n ! argo
number of the most prominent party luiidorx
of the state were In session Saturday after
noon. _ r _
Cull Clrnr I' | Jin Old MH | TV
BRISTOL , Ind. , Feb. KLPcter Wllden
IIUH written to 0 > e county alllclals of Los
Angeles , Cal. , that IIP 13 In possttKlon of
evidence Mitllclent to convict u well known
( Joslien citizen of murder. He t > uy the
crime * wan commuted near Allddlebury In
this county about twenty ytars ago. He
asks whether si reword was offere-d at
the time and wax Htlll In effect for evidenci
that would convict the munUrc-r , promising
If n reward will be paid to oamo to Indiana
and rolvo the mystery surrounding a dark
crime. U Is now recalled that fcovcrul
murdcrx were committed a number of years
ago. Wllden named the alleged murderers.
whose Identity will be mipprerfsc-il until
better evidence Is forthcoming ,
Call fill- I mi Ili'frnlc-il ( inllntrhi-r.
CHICAGO , Feb. 23.In lhe , b'.lllard match
tit the Auditorium last night Thomas Gal
lagher , champion cf the short stops , was
defeated by William Hplnkx of California
by u fcsro of dOO to 49J. Winner's average- ,
1B8-3G ; loser's , 1331-36. The gumu lasted un.
til nearly 3 a. ni. Gallagher e o'ms ' to have
l > t en chilled by frequent draught ! ) from the
doors ,
cd Tire liiHimlly KxiivrlH.
NKW YOHK , Feb. 23-Mr. Ocorgu li ,
KeUo , husband of Mr . l-Mlth ICclsa. who
! abt Thursday killed her two children , and
attrmptt'd to commit sulcldo. today ftpcmcd
the xervlccH of I'rof. Cailos MacUonald and
I'rof. Allen Hamilton , who will early In
the week examine Mrs , Kelso as to her
mental condition.
CHEERED COMMANDER BOOTH
Onlled at Army Headquarters for the First
Time Since His Deposition ,
SECRET CONFERENCE WITH THE LEADERS
I'nrllen Vreneitt ItefiiNC < lltvulKc
Whnt Took I'luee SneceNNor An-
iKiiinccil from London Ills-
clnliucr from Ilerhert lloolli.
NEW YOHK , , Feb. 23. Bnlllngton Booth
appeared nt the Salvation nrmy hendquar'
tcrs tonight fet the first time since he
ceased to 'be the commander of the nrmy
ot the United States. Neither Colonel Ntcoll
nor Acting Commander Eadlo had been told
thnt Booth would be nt the meeting. Mnjor
Glenn , Staff Cnptnln Crafts nnd half a dozen
others , nil strong supporters of the deposed
commander , took n stand en the pavement
In front ot the building about 8 o'clock.
They did not wear the army uniform and
did not cntei the building where Colonel
Eaillo wns conducting n meeting In the large
hall.
Bnlllngton Booth reached the building
about S o'clock and with his friends In waitIng -
Ing went to room 1G on the fourth floor.
The crowd that gathered outside the build
ing In anticipation that something wns to
happen began to cheer for Booth. Ex-Com
mander Booth was not attired In the army
uniform , although he wore the usual mili
tary capo cent. His face wns pale and
showed lines of worry. Colonel Nlcoll , who
wns to have addressed the meeting , did not
appear , although he was In the building
all the evening. As It was the crowd hissed
him on several occasions as 'he passed
through the corridors. Colonel Eadle was
Informed of the arrival of the Booths while
the meeting was going on. He nt once lett
the platform and hurried to the fourth floor ,
after a conference with CJlonel Nlcoll. The
meeting wns then adjourned and the lights
In the auditorium turned out. Most of the
crowd walled outside of the building. The
news had spread that Balllngton Booth was
In the building and they nnxlously awaited
developments.
Some of the officers cf the nrmy were
summoned to the room where Balllngton
Booth had gone. Among them were Briga
dier Evans and Brigadier Fielding of Chicago
cage , Major Stlllwell of Michigan , Ensign
Taylor , Adjutant Damcn and Mrs. Damon ,
Major Glenn and Staff Captain Crafts. A
meeting took place behind closed doors.
Colonel Nlcoll and Colonel Eadle were pres
ent for half an hour and then went to
Colonel Eadle's cilice on the floor below.
Soon after 10 o'clock word reached Colonel
Eadle that the Associated press had re
ceived a dispatch from London announcing
the appointment of Commissioner andMrs. .
Booth-Tucker to succeed Mr. and Mrs. Bal
llngton Booth. A few minutes after the fol
lowing bulletin was given out :
Commit loier nnd Mr > . Booth-Tucker have
been appointed sucres or > to Commander and
Mrs. Balllngton Booth , and may be ex
pected to arrive In this country with all
dispatch. .
ALEXANDER T. NICOLL , Colonel.
Immediately after the meeting , Bailing-
ton Booth hurried from the building. He
refused to make any statement "of what had
occurred In the meeting , as did all the other
wtowere present. It is known tlmt he read
'a ' long paper.
STATEMENTS GIVEN OUT\
Colonel Nlcoll , before. , the .arrlvafof Bal-
ilngton Booth , gave out a statement. 'He '
tald _ : "The charges that General Booth Is
joppossd to -Americanism of this division
of the army are absurd. The policy of the
"army hast always been to follow the habits
-and customs ! of the country In which It was
located. In Africa , Africans. 'All things to
all men'IB cno of our mottoes. I have
heard of no dissensions In the army. I do
not think that Balllngton Booth will make
any trouble about turning over the property
of the army. Wo want him to go to England
and have a conference with his father be
fore he leavca the army. "
Commandant Herbert Booth tonight tele
graphed the Associated press from Toronto ,
Ont. , a denial that any of the affairs of the
Salvation'nrmy In the United States are un
der his control , or that he has taken bin
brother's place In New York. "I am , as
hitherto , " ho says , "directing the affairs of
the army In Canada , and at present am en
tirely Ignorant of my future appointment. "
Late tonight Balllngton Booth Issued the
following statement :
It was furthest from our Intention to
enter Into any controversy regarding our ac
tion , but certain erroneous statements have
been made public , and It ! S only right and
Just , both to the movement and to ourselves
to submit a correction :
First , Colonel Nlcolls' statement , "It Is
untrue , as reported , that CJinmandant Her
bert peremptorily demanded that his
brother hand over the keys and property of
' . "
'the army.
The best denial to this Is the following
quotation , .which wo wrote down from the
final episode In the discussion Thursday
last. After having said we should only
have the Sunday to say farewell , and they
had Inquired about the property and found
It could be arranged nt short notice , the
commandant finally said : "There are two
propo.oltloiiK which I am empowered to p nce
before you : "
First : "That you withdraw your letter
to London. "
We replied : "No , we will not. "
Seeind : "That you go to England on Sat
urday. "
Wo rep'.led : "No , except upon our condi
tions. "
DEMANDED THE KEYS.
"Very well , " continued Commandant Her
bert with emphasis , "In that case all I have
to say Is that I demand thnt you hand over
your keys and portfolios by 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. "
1 replied : "We r.hnll require to have the
authority of the chief of stuff. " ( Referring
to Iximlon headquarters. )
"TJiat you can before 10 o'clock , because
I nm empowered to give you the alterna
tive. "
I replied : "Then you shall Imve the keys
and the offices by 10 o'clock tomorrow , "
We at once rose , but neither the com
mandant. Commissioner Eva- nor Colonel
Nlchcll demurred nt the decision , and the
onlv words exchanged were "good night. "
Did not silence give consent ?
Second , Colonel Nlcholl further states that
"It | H equa'ly untruu that ho ever dismissed
Commander Balllngton Dooth. Neither
Commandant Booth nor nny other olllcer
possessed such power. That power Is alone
invested In the general. "
We have nlwayn understood thnt the
power of dismissal of territorial olllcers In
invested In the general. But the command-
nut led us to believe he and the other rep
resentatives had come fully authorized and
paid they were backed with a definite brief
frcm London. Colonel Nlchol' said to us
directly after teeing Commissioner Eva that
"Wo must bo prepared for the worst. "
Third , after leaving our keys upon our
respective desks and vacating headquarters
Frldav morning nt 3 o'clock , we retired for
en Kultatlon , which resulted later In the day
In our expressing by cab'cttrnm the nlory
that wo had received our dismissal at the
hands of the commander and that any
further negotiations had closed.
Fourth , after the above deplorable clrcum-
stances- hereby declare on Mrs. Booth's
nnd my own behn'f that wo cannot under
any conditions whatever accept proposals
from London , nor enter again under the au
thority or government of international head
quarters In England. Mrs. Booth and Mrn.
Eva Batterly regret that we have not had
the opportunity of saying n loving farewell
to our Immediate staff and faithful officers
to say nothing of the thousands we dearly
w1- ' " " " ' -1
love on this
Sloeliliolilci-H l.efl Out ,
CLEVELAND. O. , Feb. 2X-Judge Kicks
cf the United StutCH court IVed an opinion
yesterday In the cure brought by the
holders of the preferred slock of the To
ledo , Kansas City & St. Louis company ,
The Mockholdere claimed that their stock
constituted u Hen next after the llrat inirt-
KUKO nnd they asked to be made parties de
fendant In the foreclosure proceedings.
Judge RickH holds that under the laws of
Ohio , Indiana and Illinois , through which
the road runs , no 'aw could be found which
authorized a railroad company to make UK
pieferred stock u lien unon the body nnd
unset * ? t Us property. Ho also he'd that
ththe ctockholdern were not creditors of the
corporation or Hen lioldtm.
nxriir.ssiox ov nusii SK.NTIMUXT
Meeting In Sympathy wltlt ( hi
IVilltlenl Prisoner * .
NKW YORK , Feb. 23. The Grand ope
house > was crowded with Irish men nm'
women tonight , who met to demonstrate thcli
fealty nnd devotion to the ) Ifind of thcli
birth and to voice their sentiments regarJ-
Ing the release ot the Irish nnd Irish-Amer
ican political prisoners In KnglHi Jails. VM
ward O'Flaherty presided rtnd In his openIng -
Ing address told of the horrors which tin
political prisoners were forced to endure Ir
Knglldh prisons , nnd then Introduced Judge
James Fitzgerald as tl.c speaker ot the even
ing. On the platform , besides Judge Fitz
gerald , were John Henry McCarthy , presi
dent of the board of aldermen ; John J. Kro
lomon. District Attorney John R. Fellows
Htm. William Lyman , president of the Irlrli
National alliance of America ; O'Uonovaf
Rosso , Prof. John P. Brophy , Rev. F.ithei
Smith ot Boston , Jair.es J. Haggerty , na
tional delegate of the Ancient Order of HI-
b.'nilnna ( B. of 13. ) ; Councilor M. J , Lan <
gaii , Vice President P. J. Byron and Coun
cilor M , T. Sharkey.
Judge Fitzgerald , after relating the his' '
lory of the mission of James F. Mgan tc
this country on behalf of the political pris
oners , said : "The voice of New York goef
forth tonight In sympathy with the men ol
our race and nationality who are pining
for Ireland's cause In England's hideous dun-
geonp.
"Who are these men nnd why are lhe >
thus detained behind prison bars ? They an
Irishmen having the courage of their convic
tions , and because they dared speak the sen
timent of their loyal hearts they are doomcil
to rot In England's Jails. They are mer
who have been time and again honored bj
their fellow countrymen at homo and abroad ,
and It Is because of that fact that they art
so cruelly treated today. England In hot
foreign pulley assumes to bo one of the
great powers , with a desire 40 have her
hand In the pie. OnceIn n while , In order ,
as It were , to show her so-called strength ,
she sends her navies In front of defenseless
cities , such as she did at Alexandria , and
bombarded the unprotected city until her
redcoats nnd mercenaries found access ,
through the gates of the devastated city , tc
procure their plunder. "
"England , " continued Judge1 Fitzgerald ,
"In continually apologizing to the civilized
world for her treatment of Ireland , and will
over continue to do so , to her everlasting
shame , until Irishmen arise In their might
and sunder the hated yoke forever. To ac
complish , that most desirable of ends It will
be necessary to have marshaled an army
such as stool behind Parnell In his day ,
and today I still believe In the truism of
O'Connell that Ergland's dllllculty Is Ire
land's opportunity. "
John R. Fellows and others made brief
addresses.
William Lyman proposed the following res
olutions , which were adopted unanimously ,
and the meeting came to a close :
ReKolved , That we , cltlzenn of this great
republic , composed of every nationality , In
public meeting assembled , do now domain !
the Immediate restoration to liberty of all
men Incarcerated In Britten prisons for of
fenses against British domination In Ire
land : that we believe these prisoners arc
entitled to such liberty by the usage anil
customs of nations laying claim to civiliza
tion , nnd thnt Great Britain by delaying
It , places herself without the pale ol
honorable consideration , nnd ,
Whereas , Among the prisoners there arc
a number of American citizens , be It also
UcFolvcd , That we urge upon our gov
ernment the necessity for taking Immediate
steps to pjcure the release of these Ameri
can citizens and of Interesting Itself for the
sake of International decency and common
humanity In behalf of their fellow prisoners ,
Be It furthermore ,
Resolved , That copies' of these resolution ?
bo sent to the president of the United
State ? , to the members of thn cabinet , tc
the members nt congreFs nnd-'nlso toth
home secretary nnd her Britannic majesty' }
"ministers. ' _ . '
TiiousAXns OF riibri.K DHSTITIJTE.
7'urkM Tnke Avny the Money (51 von
to the Xeedy.
CHICAGO , Feb. 23. The following has
Just been received from a gentleman resid
ing In Khaiput , Armenia , dated January
12 : "There are nearly 100,000 peple In a
state of destitution In this region. I have
sent out more than JG.MO , and still the calls
for help keep coming. I have got nuney
into seventy-five towns and villages , but
every day more come. Thousands are sleepIng -
Ing on the ground with no covering. Sick
ness has broken out and winter Is only half
over. In Palou and the surrounding vil
lages the Turks are forcing the Christians
to sign deeds c'nvcylng their fields and
property to them. Aghas carry off girls
and women and keep them awhile and semi
them back. Officials are being sent out to
write those who have changed their religion
and tax gathereis beat the people to extort
from them the little money we have given
them to prevent their starving. "
lira HIM of n Day.
CHICAGO. Feb. 23 , Mrs. Nannie Field ,
wife of Marshal Field , the Chicago mer
chant. died this morning at her villa In
Nice , Alpos-Marltlmes. France. Mrs. Field
has been In poor health for Hevernl years.
The Immediate cause ot death was
peritonitis.
NEW YORK , Feb. 23. John-Waldron , 43
years old , known In dramatic circles ns
Actor "Paul Allen , " died today nt Bellevue
hospital In the alcoholic ward.
CINCINNATI. O. . Feb. 23. A special to
the Commercial Gazette from Martin's
Ferry , O. , Bays : Ex-State Senator Nichols.
the author of the famous Nichols law , died
ut his home at St. Clalrsvllle this evening
of pneumonia.
NEW YO1UC. Feb. 24.-A special to the
World from New Haven , Conn. , says :
Romulus Guy , the recluse son of n French
count , died last evening of paralysis. ' A
sinter , Mis. Goodwin Lowrey of Wyoming ,
WIs. . ban been notified. Judge Lambert
Tree r > Chicago Is n couxln , and will prob
ably Investigate as to vnluablo property
believed to have been left In Chicago.
Campania Hud n Itoimli Time.
NEW YORK , Feb. 23. According to the
pasta-lifers of the steamer Campania , which
got In yesterday from Liverpool nnd among
whom was Howard Jeffreys of this city ,
the big ship met a remarkably big wave
at 5:30 : Wednesday morning lust. Nearly
all the passonpcrs were In bed nt the time.
but the chock throw comu of them out of
their beds and almost precipitated a panic.
They were assured that there was no dan
ger , but First Engineer TomlliiFon ad
mitted that the Cnmpanln had never met
such a powerful comber before. The wave
struck the vessel head on nnd hurled her
under tons of green water , Spray Maw en
tirely over her funnels nnd found Its way
Into her cabins through her ventilators and
port hole ? . The olllcers denied that the
vc-ijiil had encountered nnv particularly
heavy weather , but Mr , Jeffreys nad ! that
Captain Walker declared ho had never en
countered cuch a big wave In his forty
years' experience on the fen ,
IlroiiKht In the IJIxaliled Steamer.
DETROIT. Mich. . Feb. 23. The ferry
steamers. Promise und Fortune , reached De
troit this afternoon with the disabled car
ferry , Shenangj No. 2. which they had taken
from her perilous position In the Luke Erlo
Ice field ? . The crew repoit the Ice In L'iko
Erie vcrv heavy and the tails of towing the
big car ferry through the Ice \vnt Blow and
ttdloim. The round trip from Detroit oc
cupied live days , tiltliouf-h the distance was
only seventy miles.
liilininaii U'orli of OiHIiMVH.
RICHMOND , Ky. , Feb. 23-Newn has
reached here that In "riour Wood , " near
Waco , In the eastern part of thin county ,
Koino outlaws hanged a young negro to the
limb of n Iron til' nearly deid and then tied
him to a tree where ho way accidentally
found next clay , morn dead than alive , Thin
Is the second outrugo uf this kind pprpc-
tnited by unknown otitlnwri ivlthln a year.
No reason la known for these acts ,
\ol H Cainlliliile.
CLEVELAND. O. , Frb , 23-Scnator El
klns ofVest Virginia IK not u candidate
for the presidential nomination. In uii ln-
lervic'U1 hu declare * that hi ) Is content with
his voniitorlnl honoru and that the ntiitc.
merits foncvrnliiK hlf prtrsldt-ntla' ambition ?
wrrft inn clfi by Ill-iidvlxed frlendi > mid HIO
unauthorized. Ho fuys that the We ft Vir
ginia delegation le for McKlnley ,
Mo\emuntN of Oeenn Sleamrr , Wli , - ' . , '
NEW YOIlK-Arrlvcd-La UourBOftne
from Huvrn ; llllnol-i from Antwerp for
Philadelphia ( put In for coal ) . -
HAVRE Arilved La Uatcutne for New
York.
WAS A DEATH TRAP
Fatal Fire in One of the Residence Palaces
of Baltimore.
SEVEN OF THE INMATES ASPHYXIATED
Ono Fatally Injured by Jumping from th
Burning Structure ,
FIVE OTHERS MORE OR LESS BURNED
Two Men Died in an Effort (1to Save Bomo
Little Children ,
FIREMAN PERFORMS A DARING RESCUE
Prompt Action of n Servniit Snvci }
the I.lvi-t , of Sonic of the In-
mnU'H Klre CniiKht from
n. Puriince.
BALTIMORE , Feb. 23. Seven people wer
asphyxiated , ono fatally hurt by jumping :
ftom n window and five others moro or less
Injured by a flro In thq residence of James
II. Armlger , n prominent Jeweler , on Charles
street , this morning.
The dead are : James H. Armlger , aged
55 ; William B. Hlloy , his son-in-law , aged
36 ; Hlcliard Klk-y , son of W. B. Hlloy , aged
I ; Marian Hlloy , daughter of W. U. Hllcy ,
aged 2'-i ; Mrs. Marcan Chaplin , daughter
of James It. Armlger , aged 30 ; James Chap
lin , her son , aged 3 ; Horace B. Manuel ,
aged oft , of New York City , n guest. The ?
fatally Injured are : Alive Williams , colored
servant , skull fractured , hnl : other serious.
Injuries. The Injured ore : Mrs. William
B. Hlley , burned' about the face and arms.
Buffering from Inhalation of smoke , will
recover ; Mrs. James K. Armlger , aged CO. .
slight burns and suffering from shock and
exposure ; Miss Eleanor ArmlRcr , aged H ,
slightly burned ; Miss Virginia Armlger.
aged 25 , ankle slightly sprained In Jumping ;
Ida Whiting , colored servant , slightly burned
and suffering from Inhalation of smoke , will
recover.
The house In which the holocaust occur
red Is ono of n row of granite front resi
dences belonging to the A. S. Abell estate *
on Charles street , Just north of Lafayette-
avenue. It Is four stories In height and
at the tlrne of the llrp was filled with
costly furniture and much rare bric-a-brac
and unique ) Jewelry , of which Mr. Armlger
was an enthusiastic collector.
In the house were thirteen persons. Of
thete ten were members of the Armlger house
hold , two were servants and the other , Mr.
Manuel , was a guest who has been visiting :
the Armlgers for the past two or three days.
It was his purpose to have returned to his
homo last night , but Mr. Armlger prevailed
upon him to remain until Monday.
All of these people weio In their bedrooms
on the'upper--floors of " -
- , some them"-bejnff
partially dressed , when at 8:30 : this morning ,
fire was discovered Issuing from a partition
fn the cellar. It had Ignited from an over
heated furnace flue and was first seen by-
Louis Whiting , the colored man-of-all work ,
who nt the time was cleaning the front stopa.
Wliltlng ran to the adjacent corner .and
gave the alarm to a policeman and hur
rying back to the house , entered the front
deer , closed It behlnc. him .and ascended to
th" bccond floor , wl.cn Mr. and Mrs. Armlger
had their bedroom.
SAVED BY A SERVANT.
The housa was by tlie time filled with a.
dense , stifling smoke , and when , the negro
and Mrs. Armlger attempted to descend , they'
found It Impossible. Whiting aided Mrs.
Armlger to the front window and helped her
to reach a small balcony In front , upon whlcli
ho placed her and returned to the aid of Mr.
Armlger. He found the- latter had gone , and
came back to Mrs. Armlgcr , who , clad In
nothing but her night clothes , was shivering :
on the narrow balcony and shrieking In
agonized tones for help. Half a dozen men
who were passing hastened to the power
house of the Charles street cable car line , a
block below , and procurnl a short ladder.
When they returned the-y found Deputy Flro'
Chief McAfee , a noted life saver , who
quickly mounted the Udder , It was not long :
enough , but by standing' on the uppermost
round , lie could reach the frightened woman.
As he attempted to lift her from the balcony ;
her scanty clothing caught on an obstruction
and she fell forward with her whole wfclght
upon the upstretchcd arms of the fireman.
Just then the ladder slipped and everyone
below exprcted to ECO both the rescurer and
the woman ho was trying to save darfied to
death on the pavement bilow. By a tremendous
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mendous effort , however , McAfco steadied
himself , and holding Mrs , Armlger with one
hand he grasped the balcony with the other.
Hanging thus he slowly rcplacjd the ladder
with Ills feet and brought i'iio now fainting
woman down In safety , and In the meantlna
the other Inmates of the front rooms were
crowding to the windows , making the most
piteous appeals for help ,
The people below shouted to them not to
Jump , but Alice- Williams disregard their
warnings , and with an appealing shrlfk ,
t-prnng from the fourth-story window , struck
the stone step full upon her forehead , frac
turing her ikull , and sustaining other In
juries from which she will die , An attempt
was made to succor thn other unfortunates by ,
means of the doorway on Charles street , but
when the policemen burst It In they were met ;
by such a volume of smokeitnd flame that
they were driven back. ,
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY , f
In the r'-nr room on the second floor were
Eleanor and Virginia , the unmarried )
daughters of Mrs , Armlger. They were par
tially dressed , but HO rapid was the spread
of the flames that they had no time to escape -
capo by the stairway. In their c-xterinlty they ,
leaned far out of the ri-ar window and cried
for help , A neighbor camn to their aid ,
and under his cool-headed direction , Mien
Virginia lowered her younger trlstc'r with oi
bliuet , and throwing a nmttrwa out of Hid
window , leaped to HID ground below , Sh
alighted In safety rtnd bnyond the shock and )
a Blight Injury to h r anklci escaped unhurt -
hurt , By this time the flremc > n had reached ]
the eocene and In a twinkling had reared
long , ladders up to the windows , both from )
and rear. Up three they swarmed , and In at
tew nilnuten the- remaining Inmates of tha
doomed house were carried out , f
On the stairway leading ( rnni the tcconj
to the third floor was found the body ol
Mr. Armlaer with tlmt of his llttlo grand *
unii , Richard Hlley , ctnspsd tightly In hi *
nnnt : . showlntlmt the old man hail mada
a L'ullant attempt to itt-cuo DIP boy at tlia
co t of lila own lifeIn the front room on
the third floor war. found the corpse of Mi * '
Manuel. HP , too , lihd the body cf a child
In lilt armi , lulling another etory of wire *
ijulttd heroism. In the rear room , on tli *