The Omaha Daily Bee.
KSTA HUSHED J UN 15 1J), 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY iMOIiXIXti, DECEMBER 2a, 1901 -TEN PACJJiS.
S IN IS L 1-3 COPY FIVE CENTS.
HAVOC OF FLAMES
LWm aid Property Wipjd Ott bj Rt"iig
Tires in Various PUoit.
MANY fERSONS DIE HORRIBLE DEATHv
Ob Eatir Family S.ffari Tortnr?, Tonr
Btlng K.lWd.
FIREMEN BURIED BENEATH WALLS
DiiMtir in Mnico with Frlghtfml Lou tf
Lift.
FIFTEEN BODIES ALREADY ARE FOUND
Our of I'MiipmI lliilltlliiKN In the lle
ptilille li ii 'I'lilnl H'ri'oli
TlioilHnnil of Dollar
1.111.
DUIIOIH, I'a.. Dec. 22. Word reached here
today of it terrible lire lli.tt occurred about
three miles from HutnmcrvUlc, Jcfforun
county, yoHterdiiy morning. The home of
John L. AHhbnugh, ii fiinner, was destroyed
by lire nnd four porrotiM were burned to
death. Ono other In burned In such n
manner that recovery la very doubtful and
four others are seriously burned und In
jured. Dead
"WILLIAM AHUIIAUOH, 22 years old.
A IlHOTIIUIl of the owner of tho Ash
batigh homo.
MAYUEL ASlIUAUail, iv 12-year-old
daughter.
HARRY ASHHAUOII, n 10-year-old son.
JAM EH ASIIUAUnil, u 9-year-old son.
Injured:
Herman Ashbntlgh, 8 years old, recov
ery doubtful.
Mrs Ashbntlgh, seriously burned, leg
broken and Injured Internally by Jumping
from a heeond-story window.
John Ashbaugh, tho husband nnd father,
rerlously burned and suffering from ex
posure. Two young children, painfully burned.
The affair happened al an early hour In
the morning and the llro was undoubtedly
caused by an overheated stove.
Annki'iiril by Flume.
Mr. Ashlmugh wns nwakened by smoke
entering the room he occupied and found
tho lower part of the house ablaze. lie
niacin his way outside with his two small
est clilldrr.il and hurried buck to look for
Ids wife, brother and four other children,
who were still In tho housu. He suc
ceeded In rcaehlim a loom that had been
occupied by the. chll Iron, but only one, the
lS-yenr-uld boy, Herman, was there. He
cculd hear tho screams of the three other
In another room which he was unable to
reach.
Mr. Ashbaufih could not enter their room.
The Humes were so llerco ho was corn
polled to Unlit Ids way from the house.
Meantime Mrs. Ashbaugh had Jumpjd from
an upper 'story window and vn lyltm on
tho Kround with a. broken leg and mif
fcrttiK from Internal Injuries and burns.
lleports from tho Injured persons tonight
say Mr. and Mrs. Aslibpugli and tho two
youngest children aro expected to re
cover, but the condition of the boy Herman
is still critical.
Fireman I'rrlshr In Itiiin.
11IRM1NGHAM, Ala., Dec. 22. A special
to tho Ago-Horuld from Huntsvlllo says:
In a fire which this morning burned the
store of tho Alabama Feed and Implement
compauy in Commercial row nnd destroyed
or ruined ten other stores one fireman was
killed nnd nnother seriously injured.
After tho Humes wer.o under control Flro
men Henry Cochran nnd John Colburn
wcro standing Jiut within the door ot tho
feed store playing a lino of hose when tho
front wall toppled over and tho two men
woro burled beneath three feet of hot brick
and blnzlng embers.
Fully half an hour elapsed boforo tho
first man, Cochran, wns dug out. His
Hkull was crushed, two limbs broken nud
his body badly burned. Ho died in a few
minutes. Colburn was protected by a largo
pleco of timber which fell directly over
him and his injuries were not fatal. The
jiroprety loss was $10,000.
Kntlre Town ThrrntcnriTU
IURMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 22. A special
to tho Age-Hernld from Ooodwater, Ala.,
cays:
For tho second time within thirty days
tho business section of this town hns been
practically wiped out by a disastrous fire.
At 10 o'clock tonight six business houses
woro burned, the estimated loss being over
J 10.000.
For awhllo It seemed as If tho entire
town would be burned, but a stiff wind from
tho east kept the flames from crossing the
street. All drygoods nnd groceries were
moved out of tho stores In danger on the
opposite side of tho street, ami theso goods
vcro badly damaged.
Two l'rriiina Killed.
NEW YOUK, Dec. 22. Isaac Gill, a tailor,
t2 years of age, nnd an unidentified man
lost tholr lives nt a flro which destroyed
rv four-story sweatshop building on Clinton
street tonight. Four people were Injured,
none of thorn fatally. About forty men
an.l women wero nt work In tho building.
Tho tiro started in tho busement nnd gained
such hendwuy that escape was cut off. The
people Jumped from tho windows to save
themselves. Many whose nnmos wero not
mentioned wero slightly Injured.
Tho loss Ib flRured nt $10,000.
NEW YOHK, Dec. 22. Flro today wrecked
a nvo-story minding on ueacic street, do
lng damngo to tho extent of $75,000. Tho
building was owned by tho estato of
Thomas Vernon.
.Many Perluli t'liilrr Wnll.
KANSAS CITY. Dee. 22. A special to the
Star from San Antonio, Tex., says: lly
tho burning of tho city market house nt
Zncatecas, Mex., many lives have been los
nnd over n score of persons seriously In
Jured, some of them so badly that they
cannot recover. Fifteen bodies have been
tnkeu from tho ruins nnd a largo force Is
at work clearing away the debris In orde
to recover others, though there Is no hopo
that any of those caught In the collapse
of the big structuro will bo found alive
H Is Impossible at this time to learn th
names of tho dead. Amoug those caught
In the collapse were several of the m I no
officials charged with tho management n
the building.
Tho market house wns ono of the largest
buildings In Zacatocas and was owned by
tho city. Its lower cellars wero used for
a cold storage, and it was in the hnsement
Bectlon that tho llro originated, The name
had gained such headway when discovered
that tho entire building wns teen to be
doomed and the efforts of tho firemen aud
Continued oa Fourth Pago.)
FACTIONAL FIGHT IN PARIS
Suclltllnt nnd Niitlouiillt FnllKC
Dlipiltr nt Public.
('crminny.
PAIUS. Dee. 22. President Loubet In-
gurated todny In the Knbourg St. Aniolne
, ;uutc to the memory of Deputy Charles
u representative of the people who
w "d "n the barricade of tho Fabourg
St.'' .' December 3, 1851, the day fol
lowlris f nip d'etat of Louis Napoleon.
Ilaudli. -iemorablo for the reply ho
gave to th. -"an who refused to defend
tho barrlcndl , ils man Ilaudln said:
"You will see r representative of the
people can die H.o francs a day."
lie then mounted tho barricade. Tho
soldlern fired a volley and Ilaudln fell dead.
There was considerable apprehension of
disturbances nt today's inauguration, owing
to the Insistence of the nationalist president
of tho municipal council of Paris, M Daus
set, that ho bo permitted to deliver n
speech nt the Inauguration, although he was
not Included In the official list of speakers.
The ceremony has nlrendy once been post
poned on account of tho nttltuda of M.
Dntlsset.
Tho socialists planned counter demonstra
tion to the unveiling todny. They gathered
In the Fnbourg, wearing red flowers in their
buttonholes ns a parly emblem. Owing to
the strong precautions taken by the police,
however, no serloiiH disturbance occurred,
although M. Dnussot anil some of tils col
leagues ot the municipal council had a
narrow iscapo from rough handling. There
wero several slight conflicts between tho
nationalists nnd socialists.
The official party was driven away when
M. Dauasct, surrounded by his friends, op
prouched tho statue and delivered a short
oration, in which hu declared that he took
over tho statue In the namo of the city of
Paris. Ills words wero drowned by nutcrlos
from tho socialists, M. Dausset had to he es
corted by tho pollco back to the town hall.
Ho progressed nmld shouts and counter
shouts of "Down with Duusset," "Down with
tho nationalists," while tho nationalists
sang the "Carmngnole."
Many persons were nrcsted, but were sub
sequently released.
PRINCE CHING IS RESOLUTE
Dcniiiiiilx IIIhIIim'I Mo ill lira Hon by
llimnln In It Miinclitirlnu
Polio.
PEICIN, Dec. 22. Tho first discussion of
the Mnnchurlan trenty between Paul Pes
!jir, the Itusslan minister hero, and the
Chinese plenipotentiaries, Prlnco Chlng nnd
Wang Wen Shao. occurred here yesterday.
Prince Chlng and Wang Wen Shao dis
played much Icsh compliance with tho HUs
slan policy than hnd the lato LI Hung
Chang. They urged the following substan
tial modifications:
First Tho stipulation of an early dato
for tho withdrawal of all Itusslan troops
from Manchuria, except tho railway guard,
tho number of which should bo limited.
Second They opposed tho paragraph re
straining Chlnn from Increasing tho num
ber of her troops in Manchuria without con
sulting Hussin, tending that Chlnn must
bo nt liberty to malntntn whatever forco
wns ncccessary in Mnnchurla to preserve
order there.
Third they request that an early dato
bo fixed for returning tho New Chwnng
Shan hit I Kwan railway and the consider
able reduction of tho Indemnity claimed
by the Husslnns for repairing and main
taining tho railway.
Fourth Tho Chinese plenipotentiaries op
posed giving Russia a monopoly of future
mining concessions in Mnnchurla.
Prlnco Chlng has received n long tele
gram from Chung Chi Tung, viceroy of
Ian Kow, exhorting him to maintain tho
sovereignty of Mnnchurla.
RESOURCES OF THE BOERS
llmlHKiirlt'N lo Kroner Claim llotlin
Hun 'rv-nt -l'onr TliuiiNnnil C'om-
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(Copyright, 1P01, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Dec. 22. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Thrco emis
saries sent from Louis Hotha the Iloer com
mandant general, to President Krugor, have
passed through Paris. They report that flvo
messengers sent nheod of them wero suc
cessively killed, whllo trying to run through
tho English linos.
Tho chief of the present party did not ob-
Joct to giving tho information, which Is
only a part of tho message sent to Mr.
Kruger:
First General Botha roporta that ho has
under him 24,000 combatants In tho Trans
vaal, tho Orango Frcn Stato and tho north
ern regions of Capo Colony, all fully armed
and fienrly all mounted.
Second Thnt number comprises 14,000
veterans who hnve been fighting nlmost
since tho war began nnd therefore) aro sea
soned soldiers.
Third Tho othor 10,000 aro mostly Capo
Dutch, besides whom thoro Is a slightly
growing number o foreign volunteers.
Fourth Genoral Hotha still has plenty of
ammunition and food, most of It captured
from tho English, tho rest obtained from
sympathetic Capo Colonists,
DIFFICULT TO MAKE TERMS
Federal Authorities, Arc Still rui-
tlntliiK "ltli the For e,l mi
KliliiuiierN,
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 22. W. W.
Peot, treasurer of tho Turkish mission In
Constantinople nnd M. Gargullo, dragoman
of the United States legation herd, nre still
at Saloulcn, endeavoring to open negotla
tlons with tho brigands who hold captive
Miss Ellen M. Stone nud to fix n rendezvous
with them.
LONDON, Dec. 22. According to a Sofln
dispatch to tho Express nn arrangement has
been made with the brigands holding Miss
Stono captive aud tho American legation at
Constantinople, under the terms of which
tho brigands nre to accept 14,000 for the
relenso ot MIbs Stone. It Is snld tho
ransom Is to bo paid on Bulgarian soil and
that Miss Stono Is to bo liberated In Turk
ish territory.
PROTECTORATE OVER .TRIPOLI
Italy Fnnliled to Declare It Formally
iiirouxli 'treaty wltlt
I'riiuee.
VIENNA. Dec. 23. Tho Allgemolno Zel-
tuug asserts that Franco and Italy havo
concluded a formnl treaty which enables
Italy to deelaro u formal protectorate over
Tripoli.
I)i'Pmv to Marry on Ueceinlier -V
LONDON, Dec. 22. Tho wedding of Sena
tor Chauncey M. Depew who arrived at Ply
mouth December 20, on tho North German
fcteamer Kaiser William tier Grosse, and
Miss May Palmer, has now been fixed for
December 2$ at N'lc.
REFER DISPUTE TO EDWARD
Arpatiift Fropiici Calling British Sot
rtiga as Arbitrator.
SUSPENDS NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHILI
Forcluu Mlulntcr of ltculillc Sn
livery Honorable Menu (or Set
tlement 1'roH'n u
I'll 1 1 tire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Information was
received here today by Senor Garcia Merou,
tho minister from the Argcntlno republic,
that his government had decided to suspend
negotiations with Chill In regard to too
disputes existing between them and to re
fer tho whole matter to tho arbitration of
tho king of England for settlement. This
news was received In a dispatch from Dr.
Ancortn, the minister of Foreign affairs, ot
tho Argentine republic, as follows:
"I communicate to your excellency tho
fact that all efforts tnado by this govern
ment to reach an arrangement in the dip
lomatic relations presented before tho
Chilian government since tho beginning of
tho preaent year, having proved useless, und
after hpvlng exhausted all tho formuln of nn
honorable, solution to both governments,
we have resolved to suspend all negotiations
with Chill and to refer tho matter to his
Britannic majesty's government without al
tering tho stnto of peaco which exists with
tho Republic of Chill."
ArKf-utlnc Stand by It Itlultt.
I1UENOS AYRES. Dec. 22. (Via Galves
ton.) The situation with Chill remains un
changed. Tho Argentine government hns
resolved finally to maintain Its rights until
such time as Chill makes a full explana
tion of Its altitude In the matter.
It Is calculated hero that SO.OOO men will
nnswer tho first cnll for soldiers. These
men nre ready to undertake any duty.
Throughout the entire republic today men
aro practicing at rifle shooting. The ener
getic stand of tho government Is enthus
iastically supported by public opinion.
LONDON, Dec. 23. Commenting on the
Argentlnn-Chlll troublo and tho reference of
the matter by Argentina to Great Hritaln
the Times declares that tho duty of pro
serving peace belongs no less to tho United
States than to Great Urltatn. Tho
Timed nlso says that a word from tho
United States or even a strong Intimation
of tho American people or government
would assuredly be strongly supported from
London, would almost certainly Insure n
pacific settlement of the difficulty.
Tho Times says:
"Wo can hardly hopo that In some form
or other some word will bo epoken."
I'iiIiIIc In Indifferent.
VALPARAISO, Dec. 22. (Via Galveston.)
General Portela, Argcntlno minister to
Chill, will leave hero Wednesdny for Buenos
Ayres. Tho pending negotiations between
Argentina nnd Chill will probably be con
tinued through Secretary of Legation Illan.
cas, or bo transferred to Buenos Ayres. The
retirement of Senor Portela hns been ac
cepted by the public with grent indiffer
ence. Perfect tranquility prevails hero.
VALPARAISO, Dec. 22. A proclamation
was rend throughout Chill, calling out nn
other contingent of the National guard.
ARE KEEPING ACL0SE WATCH
United Ntntew uml Cermnny I'r-iii r tnu:
for Action In South
Amcrlt'ii.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. No advices
reached tho Stato department today from
Venezueln, where a rebellion has developed
ngnlust President Castro. Tho ofllclalB here
aro being kept ndvlsed of tho events In
that country nnd n United Stntes war ves
sel will be kept within reach so It can bo
fllspntchcd to Venezuelan waters to look
out for Amcrlcnn Interests. In this caso
ono of tho vessels of the North Atlantic
squadron, probnbly tho battleship Indiana,
now In West Indian waters, will bo utilized,
but Secrotary Long said tonight that ns yet
no orders for Indiana to proceed to Vene
zuela had actually been Issued.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 22. Tho
United States battliwhlp Indiana left hero
this morning for La Guaynra, Vcnozuoln.
The German training ship, Moltko, Is
now here.
I1ERLIN, Dec 22. It Is stated upon good
authority that tho Gorman government Is
preparing for mllltnry action against Vene
zuela In order to compel a settlement of
German claims against that country.
BERLIN, Dec. 22. It Ib snld that Ger
many has sent an ultimatum to Venezuela,
threatening forclblo measures to compel tho
satisfaction of German creditors of that
country.
FORM SOLDIERS IN LEGIONS
I'mt I'm In South Anicrlca Prcon rluir
for Outbreak In ArKcnllnn
mil Chill.
DUENOS AYRES, Dec. 22. (Via Galves
ton.) General Mltro, president of the
boundary commission nnd former president
of Argentlnn, will approvo tho resolution
of tho Argentlno government to withdraw
Senor Portela, the Argentlno minister to
Chill.
Tho people nro flocking to tho public
rllle ranges. Each citizen Is allowed to
thoot thlrty-flvo cartridges from a Mauser
rlflo gratis. .
Foreign legions of soldiers nro being or
ganized. The Iluenos Ayres Herald ex
presses Its approval of the recall of the
Argcntlno minister to Chill. The paper
does not believe this stop necessarily
tneaus war. It says, however, that tho
Argentlno government could not hnve fol
lowed a moro dignified courso of action,
Tho Herald speaks glowingly of the powor
and present state of organization of tho
Argentlno navy. Senor Concha Suber-
ceascaux, tho Chilian minister horo, had a
conference yesterday evening with General
Rocn, mlplstcr ot Argentlnn.
General Roca's demeanor to tho Chilian
minister was cold and he spoko with en
ergy. The conference became a llttlo vio
lent In character. General Roca severely
criticised the proceedings of tho Chilian
administration.
AtlcKCil Murder of Autlve.
LONDON, Dec. 22. The War office has
published unother long dispatch from Lord
Kitchener detailing the murder of natives
by the Doers. One caso Is given of a wagon
driver who was captured from a British
convoy In the end of 1900 nnd burned nllve.
Movement of Ocean Vccl Pre.
At Now York Arrived Mlnnehnha, from
London. Llatendam, Rotterdam; Celtic,
from Liverpool and Quecnstown; urmy
transport McClellun. from Manila.
At Qieenstown Sailed I'mbrla, from
Liverpool, for New York.
At Antwerp Arrived Frlesluntl, from
New York. Balled Zeclamlla, for New
York. At Uremen Arrived- Kaiser Wllhelm der
Grosse, from New York, via Plymouth and
Cherbourg.
DEFEAT FOR INSURGENTS
American l.lctitcnnn t Win Approba
tion from (irnernl by Hold
Co nini nn it
MANILA, Dec. 22. Captain John S.
Parke, Jr., with thirty men of the Twenty
first Infantry, encountered sixty Insurgents
last week nt Alamlnos, In Laguna province.
Four of tho enemy were killed, several
captured and their bnrracka was destroyed.
General Dell, who Is in command of tho
American forces In Ilatnngns province, Lu
zon, has praised Lieutenant James D. Til
ford, who, whllo scouting with Troop D
of tho First cavalry, routed an Insurgent
forco In that province. Lieutenant Tllford
loented a rebel stronghold on top of a hill
near tho town of Ilatangas. He surrounded
the enemy under cover of night nnd at
tacked them at daylight. Their surprise
was complete. Nineteen Insurgents were
killed while attempting to escupc. Lieu
tenant Tllford captured sixteen rifles nnd
500 rounds of ammunition. A detachment
of scouts ot tho Second Infantry also had
a small engagement with tho Insurgents,
In which they killed nine men and captured
four.
Lieutenant John D. Hnrtmnn of the First
cavalry, during an expedition which lasted
several days, encountered the enemy six
separnto times without losing one of his
men. He destroyed several barracks.
Two priests have been arrested In Ila
tangas province. They aro charged with
aiding tho Insurrection. They wero found
to have hidden behind tho altar of tholr
church appliances for counterfeiting money.
They aro charged with manufacturing
sliver dollars to pay the Insurgent soldiers.
Inspector General Ilrcckenrldge has re
turned to Manila from a tour ot the provinces.
ASKS FOR MILITARY CONTROL
Ceil era I 'lluvl Snyn Prominent Men
Arc fitillty of TreiiMin
nlil Aetn.
MANILA, Dec. 22. General George W.
Davis, commanding nt Knmbonngn, Island
of Mindanao, has requested thnt the prov
ince of Nlsnmts, Mindanao, again he placed
under military control, General Davis has
proof that the recently elected presidents
nnd vice counclllorx nnd the leading men
of Cngayan de Mlsamts nro guilty of trea
son In furnishing ammunition to the insur
gents within the past month.
Tho ovldcnco shows that nil these men
wero members of tho secret Kntlpunnn so
ciety. Gcnornl James F. Wade, commanding tho
American forces on Cebu Island, concurs In
nnd Indorses tho request of General Davis
nnd reviewing tho situation In Mindanao
fays ho Is satisfied that tho ends of Jus
tice, pence aud good government will soon
est bo obtained by tho restoration of mili
tary control to tho provinces of Mlsamls
and tho overcoming of nil resistance to
that authority.
It Is expected that the United Stntca
Phlllpplno commission will refuse this re
quest, as they did n similar application
made by General Chaffee concerning tho
province of Tayabas, Luzon, where tho
rebels havo recently been particularly ac
tive. CONDITIONS ARE HOPEFUL
Kxcoiit Siininr, Turbulent Province
Will Soon Vlcltl, Say (ion.
crnl Cliuflfer.
MANILA, Dec. 22.-Qcncrnt Chaffee,
In
tnlklng with tho correspondent of tho
As-
dcchited PrcsH on tho situation here, said
he considered condltlonn hopeful nnd thai
by tho end of February all the turbulent
ptovlnces will be pacified, Genernl Chaffeo
excepts tho Island of Samar, however,
which will probably require sotno months
longer. There tho situation demands a pol
icy of rigid starvation and tho giving of
food only to 'thoso who surrJndor or who
stay In the towns.
Tho cloHing of the ports In Ln Ouna nnd
Ilatangas provinces, In Luzon, has had a
most salutary effect, as tho measure has
resulted ln pouching the pockets of tho
Manila Filipinos who havo been aiding the
Insurgents. Tho former nro now anxious
for peaco and aro working to that end.
In order to hasten matters these Filipinos
will co-operato with the forces under Gcn
ornl Bull lu IlutnngaB and Laguna.
EXPENSES CONTINUE HEAVY
Cot of KrcpliiK Troop In the
land In llllllctilt to .
Hedtice.
In-
MANILA, Dec. 22. Every effort to de
crease tho expenses of tho American army
ln tho Philippine Islands Is having little
olfect, owing to tho Increase of nrmy sta
tions, duo partly to the activity of tho In
surgents on tho Island of Samar, In Ila
tangas and Tayabaa provlnco nnd In other
places, and nleo to the establishment of
municipal governments In many town which
has necessitated tho sending of troops thero
to presorvo ordor.
VESSEL IS STILL MISSING
Illcowry with Crew I the- Object
of Search In North
ern Willi'.
TORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Dec. 22. Tho
steamer Dolphin, which arrived from tho
north todny, brought no tidings of the
United Statos mall steamer Discovery,
which sailed from Juneau November 4 for
Dutch hurbor and was sighted by the
Bteamor Elk on November 14 nt Wood
Island nnd of which nothing slnco hns been
seen or heard. Tho Discovery having
failed to reach Its destination, its owners
dispatched the Ellhu Thompson to look for
It, but, according to ndvlces from Juneau,
the Thompson returned on December 10
without having seen anything of tho miss
ing vessel.
Shipping men, as well as friends and rel
atives of the crew, have about given up
all hopes for tho safety of the 6teamcr and
thoso on board. Shortly after Discovery
sailed from Juucau, In November, a storm
carao up and during tho month a flerco
galo swept tho Alnska coast from Sitka to
the Alutlan group of Islands and tho
steamer consumed considerable tlmo In
reaching Wood Island.
Discovery was in command of Captain
Frank M. White, who lost the stenmshlp
La Arado two years ago near Nome, and
Captain J. E. Lennon, nn experienced
Alaska navigator, was pilot. When It
sailed for Dutch harbor It had three or
four passengers. Other members of tho
crew were: Thomas Lyle, mato; William
L. Tenka, second mate; Charles Sprague,
purser; Patrick Onrd, engineer; Thomas
Foley, second engineer; C. Conway and T.
Smith, firemen; Charles Eman, coal passer;
E, II. OasMdl, G. I), Hlncs and W. J. Prlco,
seamen; W. L. Kennedy and William L
Charbonau, wipers, nnd two Chinese cooks,
Discovery was formerly a towuoat on
Puget sound.
COUNTY TREASURY ROBBED
ThiiTts Brtak Ii from thi Outtldt and Get
lixtiin Hindrid DilUn,
BANKERS WAKENED BY THE EXPLOSION
Ilncli Think III Nlnhhor I llclnw
Ilulilieil ami In the Con f union the
lliirKlnrs F.neniie Knnnits
YlKlIiintc,
ATWOOD, Kan., Dec. 22. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho vault of the county trensury
whs blown opm last ulght, and at leasi
$1,600 was taken. Hankers Burton and
Howard, eaon sleeping ln his respcctlvo
bank, one of which Is not u half block und
the other Just ono block from tho court
house, heard the report of tho explosion
about 4 o'clock. Each thought his neigh
bor's bank was being robbed, aud In tho
confusion It was about twenty minutes be
fore they located the correct place, lly this
time tho thieves had made away with their
booty.
Tho alarm was given, but no trace could
be found of the robbers. Telephone mes
sages wero Immediately sent to tho depot
to bo sent nil over this part of tho country.
A iilehmiKO was sent to tho Manhattan ken
nels for bloodhounds. Tho surrounding
wero guarded until tho hounds arrived so
tho scent would not be lost.
Treasurer Schwab had Just drawn out
$1,000 yeste -.lay leaving about $1,000 In the
vault. As lili Is taxpaylng time, the treas
ury Is supposed to bo overflowing. At this
time last year there wns $13,000 In the vault.
Several of tho stores have beeli broken
into during the summer and full, and
not a rltio cduld bo found ns to the per
petrators, '
SURVIVES THE OPERATION
(leiiernl Aluer 1 Heller Afler Hie
Serloii SiirKlcul Orilcnl He
Hun I'ltNNftl iiirouuli.
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 22. An operation
was performed today on General R. A. Al
ger, former secretary of war, as tho
result of gall atones, from which he hns
been suffering for a long period. General
Algor rallied well from tho operation and
tho surgeons reported Into this nfternoou
that ho hud recovered nlmost entirely from
tho shock. His temperaturo was but llttlo
abovo normal and his pulso wns strong.
The following olllclnl statement was Issued
by the surgeons, ln regard to the operation:
"A condition of Infected gall bladder was
present as tho result of gall stones. Thero
wero many adhesions about the gall bind
der, which was opened and drulned. Gen
eral Alger's condition Is serious, but ho
stood tho operation well."
The operation was performed by Dr. C. G.
Jennings, Dr. II. C. Longyear, Dr. II. O.
Walker and Dr. E. L. Shurlcy of this city;
Dr. William Osier of Baltimore and Dr. J.
II. Murphy of Chicago.
At 7 p. m., tho following bulletin on Gen
eral Alger's condition was Issued:
"Temperature normal, pulo 71. Onlyllght
nauuca following the anesthetic. All thu
eymptons aro favorable.
"DR. LONGYEAR,
"DR. JENNINGS."
Dr. Longyenr who will spend tho night
with General Alger, Bald at that hour that
thero would be no moro bulletins Issued
tonight unless an entirely unanticipated
change should occur.
Fnlr CliiuuM" for Hritovi-ry.
"General Algo Is ln no Immediate dan
ger," snld he, "although his condition Is
serious. HIr chances of recovery aro very
fair."
Dicusslng tho operation tonight Dr. Jen
nings, who is the physician In charge of
tho case, snld that whllo It was gall stones
that had made their operation necessary
it wns not performed for their removal.
"Tho operation," ho said, "was performed
for tho purpose of opening and draining
tho gall bladder, which had becomo Infected
becuuso of tho stones."
DETROIT, Dec. 23. At 2 a. m. Dr. Long
yeur reported Genoral Alger as doing
nlcoly.
CRANE REFUSES TO TALK
Miinehuels ttovcrnor Decline to
Co m in 1 1 IlluiMelf In I'rc
Itlcnt' Offer.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 22. Tho
doubt ln regard to Governor Crnno's atti
tude towatd President Roosevelt's tender of
tho office of secrotary of the treasury must
bo cleared up from Wnshlngton. Tho gov
ernor himself has nothing to say. Jt Is
learned from Dalton that he has dispatched
his dcclBlon to the. president by a special
messenger, who ought to reach his destlnn
Hon on Monday. What tho governor had
said to tho president Is left wholly to ln
ferenco and no Information can ben ob
tnlncd here.
LONG MAKES JSTR0NG DENIAL
Secrrlnry of Xiivy Sny Thorp I Xo
Truth In llrpnrt of HU
Itrnlunliiu'.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Secretary
Long's ntentlon having been called again
tonight to reports that ho contemplated
resigning from tho cnbluet, h3 again nu
thorlzed an emphatic denial that such was
not tho case. Ho said thoro was not n
word of truth in tho report nnd that ho
had not tho slightest Intention of resigning
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It Hinder.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 22. The olll
clals at Hey Rent havo notified naturalized
American citizens that they must renounce
their naturalization within fifteen days,
otherwifo they will bo expelled from
Turkey. Spencer Eddy, first secretary of
legation nt Constantinople, hns ma do an
energetic protest ln tho matter. Ho has
written the Turkish authorities, demanding
tho withdrawal of tho measure. Tho in
cident may becomo serious, owing to tho
nbsenco of a naturalization treaty.
FIGHT AMONG OHIO MEMBERS
Senator I'nrnkcr and Senator Hiiiiun
Art In (lie Center of
Field.
CINCINNATI. ().. Dec. 22. Senator For-
aker arrived here today from Wnshlngton.
Ho stated that he would remain here dur
ing the congreauionul holiday recess nnd
perhaps longer, ai d that he would not visit
Columbus, at lenst not until after tho leg
islature convened. Tho caucuses at Co
lumbus for the party nominations for pro-
Biding officers nnd other legislative posi
tions nro held on Saturday, January I,
nnd the legislature convenes on Jnnunry 0,
the dute to which congress adjourned.
,b Senntor Foraker's successor Is to ho
electeil January in, the Joint republican
senatorial cnueus will be held during thu
second week of next month. Whllo thoro
Is no opposition to tho rc-olectlon of Senn
tor Fornker, tho light continues between
his friends and thoso of Senntor Hnnnn
for l he control of both branches of the
legislature.
Kcn-itor Fornker wns not Inclined to dis
cuss the contest now being wngod nt Co
lumbus or lt present prospects, but ho In
sisted that anyone had a right to be n
candidate for any position nnd he hud n
right to support his friends. Ho repented
his former declarations ns to having pref
erences, but he refused to specify ngaln his
preferences for the different places.
NEW DISCOVERY IN SCIENCE
I'll) nIcIiiiin FIiiiI Aii(ImcIc for Vur
Io.in IntrHllniil I)liirN, I n
oliiilluir Typhoid.
ANN AIWOR, Mleh , Dec. 22. Keen in
terest has been aroused In tho medical por
fesslon here by reports of n discovery of
unusual Importance nt the bacteriological
laboratory ot the University of Michigan.
It Is stated thnt experiments by Dr. Fred
erick G. Novy nnd Prof. Paul C. Freor, a
chemist, hao produced what Is believed
to be an nntl-scptlc for such lntentlnal
disease nn cholera, typhoid fever and dys
entery. Tho preparation has been tried with
success In experiments on smnll animals
previously Inoculated with Intestinal dis
eases and during the lnt week live med
Icnl students have been undergoing a courso
of experiments with tho preparation. It is
stated that they wero restricted to n diet
of sterilized milk, being treated In tho
meantime with tho now preparation and
that repeated chemlcnl nnulyBls during tho
period showed the utter destruction of the
Internal poisons. Dr. Novy nnd his col
leagues positively decllno to discuss tho re
ported discovery.
CONTRACT FOR BIG BRIDGE
WiiluiNli'N Will He Third I,onuet
Structure of Kind In the
World.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 22. Tho Amcrlcnn
Bridge company has secured tho contract
for tho steel superstructure of tho Wabash
rallrond's big cantilever bridge over tho
Ohio river at Mingo Junction. Tho nmount
of tho contract Is over $000,000 nnd tho
stipulation Is niado that tho work bo com
pleted before January 1, 1903, Tho whole
cost of tho bridge will ho $1,000,000. Only
two bridges of the kind In tho world nro
greater than this, tho ono over tho Firth
of Fourth, Scotlnnd, which Is tho largest,
and tho Wabash company's bridge over tho
Monongahola river nt Pittsburg now under
construction.
PROMINENT POLITICIAN SHOT
Injuries SoppoMeil to He Itemilt of
llcct'llt CiiiiIpiI of
Wnril Votr.
ST. LOUIS. Doc. 22. John J. Ryan, a
well known locnl political character was
shot nt a lato hour tonight whllo standing
on a prominent city corner. Ryan wbb
seriously Injured, tho bullet entering tho
loft side of tho abdomen.
Tho shooting Is supposed to havo beon
tho culmination of n fetid, which resulted
from n hotly contested ward vote several
mouths past.
Growing Lead
Yesterday Tho Sunday nDa published, 6,482 lines of
PA III WANT AI1S. This wn 1,101 lines, or over a wholo
pago moro I'A III WANT AllS, thun Its nenrest competi
tor, and moro than both other papers combined. Adver
tisers get tho must for Unit money from ndvertlHlng In
Tho Ilee, becauso It renches over 30,0ili) families with onrh
Issue. Its lead In both Its elusHltlrd nud display advertis
ing Is merely nn Index of Its lead In circulation.
THREE BAD WRECKS
Celllilon at Biftrd Titi Up Uniii Facirlo
for Ttn Enri.
FIREMAN DAN TENT0N AMONG INJURED
TtttKilUiknd Ciimatid ia Oraih i thi
Ntrthwiitirn,
EIGHT CARS FORM A FUNERAL TYRE
Trai Pirrj'i Terapiittntu Night th
Lai..
STRIKES BAR AND BURSTS STEAM PIPE
.Men Aro Frightfully Soiililril nnd due
of Tlirm Ilc Crcnt Srn Turn
lo lee nu llunril the
VrecW,
CHEVENNE, Wyo., Dec. 22.-(Specl,i
Telegram.) A light engine, whllo taking
water nt Iluford early thin morning, vas
run down by a runt freight drawn by two
locomotives. Tho three locomotives wero
badly damnged nnd derailed, snvornl cars
wero derailed and tho track waB torn up.
Tratllo was delayed ten hours, traluw 10
(nnd J, due hern nt 2 nnd 6:30 n. iu., not
getting In until this nfternnon.
Fireman Dan Fenton of tho light engine
was caught between the cab aud tank and
was seriously hurt, but will recover. The
head brnketuau of tho freight was tllghtlv
hurt.
Tho wrecker wan summoned from Chej
enne al 4 o'clock this morning nnd the
crew worked steadily ten hours to "clear
(tin track. Tho hlamo for thoty.-cldcnt has
not boen placed.
Tvtu .Men Cremated.
GREEN HAY, Wis., Dec. 22. Two men
wero cromated and another "seriously
btirtcd In a renr-eiul collision of two'south
bound fast freight trnliis. on ,tlro Northwest
ern railroad early today nt Llttlo Suamlco.
Dead:
NAPOLEON DELAR1A, baggageman,
leaves wlfo nnd eight chltdron.
LOUIS GILMETTE, aged 10.
Injured:
A. J. Burney. brnkemnn.
Tho first train, lu chargo of Conductor
Green und Engineer Henry Oliver, hnd
reached Llttlo Suamlco, when Oliver stopped
his train ou tho main track to tako water.
A moment later tho special behind rounded
a curvo near tho depot and crashed lntc
thu first train.
Delarla and Gtlmotto, who run on n rcgu.
lnr train, wcro going to Green liny to pass
Sunday with their families. They wero
sleeping in tho cahooso when tho crush
came, and wcto Instantly killed. Burney,
the rear brnkemnn, was nlso in tho caboose,
but llnally escaped from tho burning wreck.
Eight cars wero telescoped and soon burned.
Tho bodies of Delarla and Gllmotto wero
burned beyond recognition.
An investigation to fix tho rcuponslLlllty
for tho wreck is now In progress.
Wreck f tho Cur l'Vrry.
LUDDINGTON, Mich., Dec. 22. Whllo
entering hnrbor last midnight, during a
heavy southerly galo tho Pero Marquette
car ferry No. 10 Btruck a bar, disabling
Its machinery nnd breaking tho main feed
steam pipe. Great volumes of stenm Ih
stuutly eucnped. Mlko Tnft, a coal paasor,
was ccaldctl tu death and two other coal
pnBscrs, whoso nnmos nro unknown, wero
also terribly scalded. Mnny others who
wero lu tho hold' of tho ear forry roeolved
hnd burns from tho atenm and HUffered
hardships during tho nlno hours which fol
lowed before they wcro rescued.
Tho nccldent hnpponed nt midnight nnd
during the romnlntler ot tho night thero
was nnlthor light nor heut on tho boat.
Tho wind was bitterly cold. Great seas
rolled across tho dock nnd Ico farmed
wherever the water fell. No. 10 arrived
off tho harbor from Mllwnultco nt midnight
after a tempestuous voyage. In splto of tho
heavy seas und strong wind from nn unfav
orable quarter Captain CharlcB Thompson
decided to hazard nn entrnnco to tho harbor.
Ho would havo auccccded had not hlH boat
nt nn unfortunate moment sunk low In
tho hollow of n big wnvo nnd struck tho
bar with terrific force.
llont Scuttled to Save II.
Tho shock completely disordered tho
machinery of tho boat. Left without power
tho car forry drifted against tho north
pier, where It pounded heavily stov-
Ing Bevornl hugo holes ln Its
forward quarter. Thereupon Captain
Thompson ordered tho seacocks oponcd
nnd tho boat was scuttled In sixteen feet
of water.
Whon day broko tho llto-savlng crow, by
,mcnns of cannon, threw a lino to Uio
wrecked crnft and begnn rescuing tho crow
with breeches buoy apparatus, Tho onttru
crow of thlrty-thrco men and tho body ot
Tnft wcro taken off tho wreck In this man
ner. Ono by one the men wero hauled over
tho churning lco on tho suspendod cahlo.
Tho operation occuplod four hours and was
witnessed with hrcnthlesa Interest by nn
immense crowd of people.
It Is believed that No. 10 will provo a
total loss. An attempt will bo tnado to
pump It out tomorrow, but unless weather
conditions nro perfect It will bo almost
Impossible. Great banks of Ico mirround
tho boat on nil sides. Boat nnd cargo aro
valued at $200,000 and nro fully Insured.
OLDEST INDIAN SQUAW DIES
Nile Sc fin Hound Out One Hun
dred uml i'went) -I:IkIi(
Vrur.
LACROSSE. Wis., Dec. 22. Nuc So On,
tho oldest Indian squaw ln tho United
States, died at tho Winnebago Indian camp
on Darron's Island, opposlto this city, ngod
128. Sho was burled with tho cuatomary
ceremonies today In tho presence of a
largo number of chlofs from all parts of
tho northwest. Sho was tho mother of
Red Snnke and John Shorman, two of the
best known bucks In tbo Hlnck river
country nnd tho oldest members of tho Win
nebago trib.
SEWELL MAKES PROGRESS
Senator I In Heller Condition Thun
for Several Day
I'a!.
CAMDEN, N. J., Dee. 22. United States
Senator William J. Sowell continues to
rest comfortably at his homo In this city
His physicians say ho shows a slight Im
provement nnd that ho U ablo to tako con
siderable nourishment. Ho appears to bo
In bettor condition than bo lias been dur
ing tho past few days.