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BTRIES BY FRIENDS
Witoenei ay Bichard and Conistock
Solicited If en to Tile.'
5PADE RANCH TRACT IS FIRST CHOICE
'Frieadliei'' Gu to Merrirata on Bpocial
Train to Eixn Papers.
:.NTRYMEN PROMISED $1 AN ACRE AS FEE
All txpemei and Eailroad I are Faid j
Bepretentatin of Comtock.
MOTES TO COVER FEES STILL UNPAID j
j economical and political nccvcKsity.
I. Vmu4 Te.tlfT All! Herr IrnburK the new colnnlat director.
who addressed the house after the elian
Ter Had Do Wa Mn Same. I rented out Inc. necessity for the
to Kntry Paper Already
Filled Out.
A uriiliar and interesting Us lute of Hie
r -main now on In the federal court
' 'y night out Wednesday afternoon
. ' vs Kliown that W. G. Comstock
wu 'V busy at Valentino and Mer
rimaA ns favored entrymen into line
for ' fill particular scrlpt ion of
lands knv , v, wivnin tno npaur '
enclosure "o '-,-crllctt Richards was excising-
Mm. at EI!r.wor.h. at
. tl:e fame mi), 'if tie apparent purpose
imlng that the - ' lands should lc se
lected by "friend ,.cntrynien.
Both Ilartlett Rk'harrt at Ellwortli and
W. a. Coinntock at Valentine had provided
ivecurate a.nd compteta deHcrtptionn of tho
land the "friendlira" were to file upon and
undertook a personal supervilon of the
tiiatter with the precaution their men should
not I raught napping, but ahtmld b lirst
In the Una to get In their filing on se
lected ctlon before the big crowd caught
on.
Thin was particularly noticeable, at liie
A'alentine land office, where the entry men
espeK-lally solected by Jlr. Comatock.
tlirougli liia agent. McElroy. rather than
take chance of waiting In the lino at Val
entine, took bl detachment of entrynien
down to Merrlman- and had United BUU.cs
t'ommlasloner Jleath ready to acknowledge
ihti filings and neceKxary affidavit and up-plUa-tlonn
an early after midnight the night
of Junt; 27. 1TO4, as possible.
MrElror 1'arty iirtu Uiili'f.
Tho reault wa that the fllinps made liy
the McKlroy party took precedence over nil
other filings on the. morning-' of June JS
and they were given the very first rholco
of the. lands within the Spade ranch n
closure, which comprUied desirable valley,
windmill locations and other choice we
Hop. Til application bad In each ln
Btance txen Olieni out with typewriter and
accurate deurlptlona of the lands deBlred
filled In the application. In order to aave
time a drift tor tho Hi land office fee wan
attached to each group of pa pore, and all
the entiTmen had to'do was to sign their
name, swear to them and lgn a note to
Mr, Comxtock for $."0 to over the esiienpee
of the filing fees, Thl was the gist of
M"JnS(!(uy 'atej-notj tentintony.. - !
SVlillam McElroj-,-the carpenter. w ie
called Wednesday afternoon for cro
rxamiilatlnn and redirect. In hi redirect
examination he stated be had given W. (!.
t'omstock;, h!a note for S40 to pay the ex
pense of filing fee advanced. He- had
never paid this noto, nor had he been asked
to pay it. lie did not know who hud the
noie. lie (dated that he never did any
plowing on hi land, never raised any cat
tle on It and was on tho land about a week
in ID'S, ujid slept on It two nights) In lsi.
John V. O'Xe.ill of Gordon, a railroad em
ploye., was another or the entrymen so
licited by McElroy. He did not remember
of having sworn to his tiling papers at all.
Noitliur did he pay any money on the re
cetver'H certificate. MeRlroy first spoke
to him about muking a filing June 3ti, 1!H4.
JlcElroy at that time was soliciting entry
men to make filings within tho Spade ranch
enclosure and told witnens that he did not
have enough entrynien.
"I asked hint if there wa anything In It?"
aid O'Neill, "and he said: 'Yea. there is
(1 an acre in It lor you." He came to my
house about 12 o'clock that night to have
me go to Valentine with him. I met him (
at the depot, and there were aevcraJ other I
there. We got to Valentine at 5 o'clock the
next iiiurning. I did not pay any railroad
tare, nor did I pay any expense nt all
while there. W'e went to Comstock's of
fice over tbe giocery store. I paw Mr. Com
stock and Mr. Huntington, McElroy and
other there. The papers were all made
out, tho descriptions being filled In with a
typewriter. They were banded to me to
Mg'.l and I then handed them to Tom
Huntington. Huntington handed me a note
for j and Comstock asked me to sign It,
which, ho said was to cover the expense or
llllng. He said If I took the land In gooel
fuifh Ui note would be returned to roe.
Tha note has never been returned yet.
r a pern Maard at Midnight.
"ThJt night, t lie 7th, we weni on uti
x'ra rtairi to Merrlman and went to the
office, uf Vnlted State Commissioner Heath.
Thet were twelve or fifteen In th1 party.
With each set of papers there vyas pinned
draft for tit lor filing fee. Jut Hft.-r
midplgtit we handed our p"Pfr with in
draft to the commissioner and swore lo the
paper early on the 11101 ning of the itli
of June aa we could. It wa only a very
little while after midnight.. Aftur we were
worn we passed out a.nd went direct 10
Got don. We left the paper with the com-ml.-lonrr.
I do not know what became of j
them after that. Mr. Comstock went with :
us to Merrlman from Valentine, and II
think h paid our fans. I did not pay!
any."
The witness stated that he talked with !
.Mccuuy niwiTiru ana was tolil that a
bouse had been built on witness' claim and vProrTlatIon or oeti.tW acre from tlie mar
tliat a rig would be furnished wltnesa any qul" C1 Claniicurda'a Irish istates. Mr.
timu ha warned o out to ihe land. Wit- Duffy 'explained that ho d.-slred the gov.
ncss Stated that he never put unv imnrove. ' ernnient to compulsoilly acquire the prop.
nient oil Ihe land, but be understood
theiK were two windmills on It. "t oni
took tho land for the money that whs in
il. I nvt-r liiteiideil lo live on it. nor did
' Improvements on it and never in
taadeA te."
etker (!.. Tell n.m Mor.
Alliona iMti-i iiirti,w oi eelri.lu v
was Clyda R- fc-kwlth of Valeatine. who m " r--e.
told a atory aiuioa-. Identical with that of,' 11 eland.
Ihe prt-Vluu witnem rgurding ihe giving' '''i"r' 's ,;hat)' e of the bill passing
if a note for I A. goli.g to Meirtman to during the present sensiou or I'drllainent.
.. . ,.. . ,
car in bio application befora thu tTim-' .
miseioncr. W. tad already proved up j
one Quarter Mctun of land In gxd faltli, ; TOi LON, 7ov. It bevatne known this
and till filing w lor threw additional afternoon that the squadron of wart hips,
ouaxuirs. "I'lfty or V me.) were there at 1 consisting of the Buttren. Baint Iuls and
Me rlin. an and waited there until after IS Charlemagne, accompanied by the transport
midnight to awear in' their papers," said Luntve, which left Toulon early this morn-
the witness. "Wa atuyed there until the
next nioruliig and then went down to the
ranch,"
t'lukib T. Eaage, an employe of tin
8de ranch told a similar story to the two
pracaelUig wltnesse as tielng one ef th
tC'ontlnucii uu dccot.U i'jge..
COLONIAL DEBATE OPENS
Chancellor von Huelotr Mart Im
portant Talk In Reichstag,
Referring to rlsl.
HEREIN. Nov. IX Chancellor von Hue- ,
l..w opcocd the colonial debate in the Reich- !
lg tojay. Tliw galleries wire crowd' u.
In part Chancellor . von liuelow said 'the
colonics were passing through a severe
crisis. Only after three ye-ars war had
tho Of rman rcbeels In West Africa been
I suppre ssed. Largo sums wire needed foi
Ihe departments frr Hll colonic. He was j
tirc tliHt no chancellor and ii' Reichstag .
would arsume the responsibility of giving
up the colonic. 0 nuaiiy had colonic
whether It wonted them or not and must
remain a colonizing nation so long as it
had n strong fleet, liermsuy did not ac
i quire lis colonics with the Idea of be
coming a great colonial power. U was an
J financial Independencei of the various (ler
! man protectorates and their eventual self-
government, adding that it wan the opinion
of the British and Americana that colemiza-
tlon niuol begin with the building of rail-
roAds. F'rof. nurgeKS. ICerr IVrnburg
. , . , i.iiii. .u . .1 i-it...i ctnio.
added, had lol.l blm that the I nitud Mates
was only abl lo puppres the rebellious
Filipinos after the railroads had entered
the territory of the Insurgents.
AMERICAN CITIZEN RELEASED
KatnralUed itnsslan Admitted to Ball
After Arrest for Kedltlon
at PsWot.
" j
Hi". VETKRSFlL'RG, Nov. LX I he.Hlore
rtmltli, a naturnlired American cltircn of
Astotla. Ore.,
. , . i ,M m, ti.i...j
one uiinrti in ' '
burg, having been released on bull from
the prison at IVkov, in tho Hnltle province?,
where he had been confined for eleven
months.
rlmilfi, who la a native of Esthonla, left
Russia in on account cf political per
secution, having been prominent in the agt-
tatlon that vear asuinrt the landloi-ds, and
pettled In Oregon. Ho returned to Russia parlson with every detail presented 1 by the
, , , . .. , census. The mnn product of the year
after the Imperial manifesto ot Octoliei JO, ,lltvr a vau(. of yery m.a,.,v jkhvo,...
latij, granting a constitution to Russia and ,01. nearly $0ii.c,Oji aliove the value of
amnesty to political exiles, but was ar- 1 and exceeding by over K.tWVXMsO the
. , , '., ... x. , . e .1.-. 1 hgures for the last cenwus.
resunt for -edition at the height of the rev - .d,UK crops,
olu.lotmry nglution in December last and , Con, , far th n,ost va,mff
liarrowty escaped being shot. Later Smith estimated at $l.lOi.,tt. Next comes
wa placed on trial before a court-tiitirtinl, the cotton crop, which. Including seeo.
but owing to the intercession of the Amer- ?r.''nl1 l the growers near!;.-
. . Siv10.:K '.. The value of huv, which Is
loan embassy the government decided to , 01.d(,ri approaches X nf.i.
tr' him liefure a civil instead of a military Whent. the fourth crop, nmy lie wortn
court. A announced ut the time, the of- ltWt.0f; oats. aj..ot--V: potatoes $1.-
. , ... , .,. '""'.tst'. Riirlev. with a value of .ii).i.
flclala of the rmbuwy were gratified with Khow!t a Kulll of :1 ,,,,r rPnt . pr,dultlo,i
the result, as Hmith's papers were Ineg- In th past seven years. The totsicfj crop
ular, though it was establlBhed that he will be worth shout $.V. (...). A r-niark-
. . ,, , i .. . 1,, ,1,- i-i, 1 able develojmient Is that of the sugar beet,
had lived several years In the l nited now ,,ie nmth crtp ,n vaJu Thfy ,jriv,u(..
State. 1 tion In Tui Is placed nt Sto.0ft0 long tons,
! valued at S".l.(.i ). Peven years ago the
iini utit nrrnnr oft. IOT : value of this crop was 7..0t. The vulu.j
KARL HAU BEFORE COURT , of all kinds of sugar, syrup and mblassc.
I aggregates I75.iXii.hiO.
... .1 ..niris r.ireed All Former Vear.
Gerutan-Anwrlcaa Lawyer Charged: Ufm Mtm im.ris),M,,OWl) t)lc mI1, Ulo
with Murder Appears to Be
Insane.
LONDON. Nov. S.-Karl Hau, kHu htau.
protestor of Roman law !a Gccrse Wal
Ington' univcrally, AYashiiiKtori D. C. whj
ha been under arrest here since Novemiaii
1 on the efiarge ot murderlne; his niolhei-lii-law
at Baden linden, wa again brouahl
upon remand at the Bow street police court
today. When the providing magistrate
explained to the prisoner that papers con
taining a mass of evidence in Ms case had
been received from Germany, but that tip rc
was still further technical evidence nec s-
aary (for which the German authorities had
sent) before e could be formally extra
dited und asked him whether he had any.
thing to say, Hau. with staring eyes, an
swered :
"I don't undettand what this
about."
Is
ull
The prisoner has apparently lost his rea
son or is feigning Insanity. 'For several
daya he haji been confined in thei prison
infirmary und clouely guarded, oalnj to tho
fear thit he may comniil suicide, Fntil
this morning Hau either did not or pre
tended he did not ivcognln' anybody, ever,
his lawyer, Mr. Wilson.
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CilMlatC A I nil. TUT Wft,
rrtmmu HUUHU int lULUH
Russian t,stveranieat Receives Re
port of Dlstresa, but People
Are ot Violent.
ST. FETERSnTRG. Nov. The famine
condition In the governments of Himbirsk,
Kazan, hamara, Saratov and other Volga
government have now reached a most des
perate stoge.
According to experts, tho famine is only
slightly. If at all, less severe than lie
afNU famine of 1S:1, which enlisti-d the
yn.pathy of the cHiliseJ world and caused
the rnltod Slit.- to send a ahiploud of
grain, clothing, etc., lo Russia. The thou-
r iinita In ihi. dvl, ,111,1,1..
. ... , ..,.. . ,.
ale now in the grap of actual starvation;
the cold weather has already begun, and
. .
letters s.nd illsimti-ne itescriiie t ie nlteous
, , ... , .
condition of tha peasants, who are eating
plgwaed and hay In order to lessen the
pang of hunger and are generally resign-
ing themselves gpHlhetlcally and hope-
lessly to their fate, only In rare instances
resorling to violence.
rLANRICARDC'S LAND WAiMTFn
Irish Parliamentarian Would Haw
Estate Fore I lily Divided h
he Government.
1JNDON. Nov. William Duffy, na
tionalist member of Parliament for South
Galway, intrixluend a bill lu the House of
Commons this afternoon providing for the
'"' uf lb" maroula. thus permitting the
latt
who absolutely del lines to sell un-
,lf . 1... LH u-l lo K.-l ,L l,lr-lf in
"her corner of the world, where Ids ex-
ira-ii ainai y laieuep nmi uimniurai aciiviiies
will ha tnoie appreciated."
. . , . ...
, Ceptinnlng. Mr. Duffy described the mar-
'....I- ,.i --l.rie-rH. M "hi I t-l. I ln r,i..n...e
m-..- n m l-.v,..v..
ing for Tangl'l, wa recalled by search
light tfignal.
Bremen Waul Better llurnu
HEREIN, Nov. M. The senate of Rreuicn
tcslay submitted to the people a .re ject tor
addition to the harbor facilities IrvoivJiijS
uu outlay of I5'",ew. . .
WILSON MARES HIS REPORT
Annual Etatemeit of fecretary f Asricu!-
ture Suowi Wrk of Department.
AMERICAN FARMER HAS PROSPEROUS YEAR
Valae of Crops of lotted Mates In
creases Krond Comprehension
and Held ralaa Facilities
. for Transportation.
WASHINGTON. Nov. .-Secretary Wil
F in. in prejvnting to the p-e:ient his tenth
nnnnal report, takes occ:islon to Indicate
the position of the producer from the soil
In the development of the country. He
r-ports him as ninklng progteps In the
sciences and art a of agriculture, aided bv
the researches of the Department and of
the experiment stations, and states that
"the time of ihe man and the yield of i.he
acre become more renponslve a? more im
perative demands are made upon them."
A summary follow?:
The laws made by congress t its lni
scwinn, to b! executed by tho depart meet,
have leiniired and received spict'il Mtien
tn. The meat low Is being enforced, and
Inspection Is now made In over l.K houses.
Not less than L ido experts hne b-cn uddeii
i..,i .,... i,i... i,.,i l,,.,.
prepared for the exccuiion of the pure food
tew. Oool has followed the onemtk.n ot
iin. ini inr inr ixTcrmioHiioii ii in- i . 1 1
1 lever tick In some of the southern s'efs.
1 In dealing with the gipsv and brown-tnll
morns m rsew i-rigiand imrxn-ti'ti parnsues
have tnen successfiilly established. A b-4-ginntng
has been made In the method or
ntau. H.IH4 the grudlng of grain, and the
law providing for tho humane treatment or
live Mock in transit is lvcelvinfr carclul
attention. .
!..... .ed Valne of Farm Prod net a.
The economic revolution In the art and
science of ncrlculture continued during
1!, with tremendous results m the nn-
Mwii.1 1 inpi";ri l . I MIIJ." Ol i 111 lie -mi-
, , , , . ...... , . i , i , , l
tlnues to rush forward lieyond comprehen-
bion; crops are straining the freight caixy-
Ing ability . cf the rsilronds; and the
farmer, alive to the Importance of the
place that he occupies in the nation, ofteiw
this yearly account of himself to the peo.
pie. The secretary premises that the fig
ures presented In his review of the year's
full production are advvnee estimates pre
liminary to Heme to lie made later by the
department. Kstlmates are made for con;
factory, and the workshop In providing
J exports, and with liis surplus beyond the
nation's ui-ed the farmer hns loaded the
fleets of oceans. For the. fiscal year ended
Juih 30, I'm. this, surplus has been ex
ported to the value ol tm.nW.M, the tor-
Be.Ht amount evts-. reached by agricultural t of Mr arll1 Mf?. Ths1.'-. R. Ryaiv,. will K'
exports for this or any oilier country, HT" , , , '-.-"k. si rvices of the
exceeding the export value of lfoi. consecrated tomorrow. .The so ices 01 tti
pr'ioMiy the tecoiu year. Among emu' ,
exports cotton nuimtains u long iea nun
a value oi tao,tMMw. The packing house
products exported amounted to a value 01
.o.,0tri.vO. 1
Imports of Farm Products,
Tho Imports of agricultural products con
sist mainly of the same articles ear after
year and reached tholr highest value in
1!iii,V aVit.OXi.cioo. Th'-se Included packing
house products, J,t8,x.ijul: sugar anil mo
lasses. ii.(i: coff.-e. T't.Ji.s; silk, ast.-
! (iY,ii; vegetable Uliers. :.ij.C": wool. ISH.
iniawi: tobacco, $.'.'.iX)iVioi'; funis. lf.'1.("Ki.U'i:
tea. JH.UUi'.t.'cO. lu forest product-'.
! shows an import value exceeding SrS.f-yii.etV.
against a tejtHl value 01 exriris 01 siiiiu.ir
j products amounting to Ki.110.1''.
I Aurlenllore More sctcntloc.
The mighty production of the farmer for
one-third of a century has come out of an
agriculture having many faults. yl ;ln
course of agriculture Ir. this country. i:n
scientific a It may seem, has had economic.
J'isllticatk'n. I'lone. rs, pour and In debt.
hav
no capital, even if they iaive know
edge. Tiny must have buildings. ma
I chiuei-' and live stock even at the expense
i cf the soil. Moreover, millions of acres or
j fresh, land have lieen coming Into produe-
' tlon faiitcr than doi.iestl.- cousaniptton iT;
Iduiral. A more wientiue agriculture woufi
I have rais.d cions In excess of the demands.
i but. when consumption demands and prlc-s
' sustain, tne tarmer win rceiionei, ior ini
j doors of knowledge md example are open-
ing wider to htm. No miracle would lie
! reeniired to double or even treble the pro
duction of citton Jer acre. The corn crop
can be increased by one-half per acre
within ono-fourth of a century and yet
without r-aclilng the limit, and the sRme
may be said of whent and many otbei
crops. Oie-fnurth of the ilalry cows of
tho country do not pay for their lcd, alio
more than one-half of them iv no profit.
The egg production per lu-n will bo ln
ci'cuaed bi- ot least a dozen a year within
11 generation, while some poultrymen fore
tell double that Increase. If thv Inns or
"" ' m e, k . . a 1 "
production would have possibly agwi e-
gated SjUMM"'. The firmer will not fail
the nation If tne nation noes nol Tall liie
farmer, lb- iii-eds education lo open the
.u.mf-r. of 1 he soil now hidden from hln,
The work of the department has alreadv
l . ,...i. ... i.....a.uiu ..r ...io..nb
nun resuun . n-u "i .. ..,
of dollar annually and et has baielv
clo,;, lc ,h!-esl,ho.l of Its mission -if
dicovery and education. Co-operating to
- t"e fame ends iar- tne experiment stations
! )!ollep' fan,,ei-s''i.tituteir Vtid "maTiy "rf-
cellent agricultural publications and Ixioks.
; Imiirovriueiit In Farmer Condition,
Cotton planter are now out or their'.
fi?r""Lr .1! r."':.11:' Jlo Vp "lm:r -
crslon of a niilllon ag icidtural debtors.
i pacing high rates of Interest, into tirau-
i.lHlly indeindent fanners, de-bi-free and
offering Ihelr savings to the banks at an
!,ull m rate, of interest a 2 r r e-eut.
' f armers ar
. u Isilisti the
using their new capital m
wste r:': 1' 'and and
Formerly there was an abundance of farn,
laiMir ailll m ,ioij wi tajo, . ai-i.ai. v
Ihe.ie conditions are reversed; labor is
scarce) and capital abundant.
A new dignity, hns com to agriculture
along with It economle strength, und for
Ihe abundance the Creator has enabled
the farmer to aupply. for the stability ot
the national agriculture, for the comfort
ine nn.ist of a lotent tuture. the iieo-
ple are ready to loin in a elay of reverent
an,l joyous thanksgiving
It is no
i little- gi atincation to the bead I
Of the Lh rwtl
partiiient of Agriculture in ore-
Se-nilllg tills piceun- vi hip- imiiihtb place
lu the ecemeniiy oi tne couniry anei pictur.
,L1,w: .. .a l , . .
ing tne imstonniTies oi nis iiicoie to realize
'hat his department has bad unimportant
, .id must, tr intelligently and
'-,n..v,,v urimlnklnwl nk. ,n Im,,
, . ....
; 'Tc r-rs V " r.-vle
,,, n,,,, detail the work ot the carious
channels liiiuiigh which the department
fjerform it function.
tiraln Silaadardlsatlon.
t . u .i .
J.tJtfX, Tl
s,rp toward necunng umiormity of gi-ain
priding. Congrcf ut Its lust session rii-
vj,1 Veventual' v bring!"g;'u'b,iut
this stnn.UnlliHt U.n. Two lulior norn
have leeii ei.lubllrid, one- at Haltimore
mid tne other at New Orleans, where
thorougli study in lhs preniiit svstviu of
grain grading will be m.iee with a view
to reaching methods which will make
standardisation possible.
Ilr Land Farming.
The secretary oicn a cuutioii to th.
VI
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pro.-tie-ctive eettl'-r In the great plalne
.Continued on He-cond i'age.j
I
ROCKEFELLER IS THREATENED I
Woman with Revolver Taken Alter
Demanding Million Dollar or
Magnate' Life.
NEW YOftK, Nov. :'S.thiirBed with
threttctilng to kill John D. rtocki-feller un-
less he paid her $l.0f0.l'-.. Mrs. I Iota Itclltia
: Uea-ivols H innrield, V CHrs old, as r
j rested today 111 front of the uR1c.es of the
Guardian Trust roninanv on lower Ilrond-
way. The art'St was made on a warrant
i issued by a police magistrate,
j At the district attorney's office Mrs.
i Handheld sold that her husband had been
in the oil business, but that be had re
signed from the Statute td Oil company.
.Mrs. HandfleM Is carped with having
forced herself Into the office of Mi. Tlockc
fcller'M secretary las. Friday and delared
she wanted $1.0.X1 and that It flic did
not get It forthwith sho would lull Mi'.
Itookefeller and bum down the bulldh:
whtie the company's olflces are located.
It Is charged sho displayed a revolver.
Some cne in the KtHndnrd Oil office made
out n check for SUOafW drawn to Mrs.
Itaiidfleld's ord r rind pavMhlo at the Guar
dian Trust company- She a'-i-cpted it. but
was followed to the onVcs of the tins'
company. Alfred V- Itarretl. eshler j
of Ihe trust comimry, hud been notified
not to eah the check, and when Mrs.
IlandfMd presented It said tnat the trust
company did not have that amount of
money handy at that time. He s.sked Mrs.
Handheld to Tel ill 11 Wiiiiiefrday. Mr.'.
H.-imiflrld ugrecd to do so and departed.
Officials of the Standard Oil company tind
the Guardian Trust company notified the
district attorney's office unit a warrant for
tho arrest of Mrs. Hsndfleld was Issued
by a magistrate. When Mrs. Hanritlcld
appeared today he was taken to the dis
trict attorney's office and nurstioncd. The
district attorney afterwards said he would
not permit Mrs. Handfield lo talk to any
o:k. When arraigned in police court Mrs.
Handfield said she had pone to Mr. Rocke
feller's office with the purpose of saving
his soul. or. if he refused, lo have- h!.x
soul saved to save It for him "by blood
atonement." Phe had a revolver. She sa l
she wa "a saint of the sun. moon and
water" and that she controlled theni all
Herman Handfield.' foreman of a trunk
factory, the woman'- husband, said that
his wife had been acting in a peculiar
manner for some time He declared that
1 he had never been ruined by the Standard
fill company or had b" ever bad any
doling with that company. Mrs. Hand
field was sent to llellcvue hospital lor
observation as to her mental condition.
mm 1 1
CATHEDRAL TO BE DEDICATED !
. . j
Archbishop Faleonlo Will Take Par 1
. 1- (eremnnr at Hlfhuiaad
'on Twnrsday.
WASHINGTON.. Nv. 2S.--Arcbbi.hrr i
Faleonlo. the apostolic delegate; Cardinal ,
Gibbons. Monignr D. J. O'Conncll and ,
utliev dignlUitte til tne 1 auio.c. 1 uuim ,
Will leave Washington lhi uHernoon lm- i
mediately after the close- ,f the meeting j
of the trustees' of tiie Catholic l nlverslty- :
of America for Richmond. u., wnero ire
new Cathedral of the facreci noari. a pui
eonROfratlon Will D conuui ieei ny i""i'
v d yiver of Richmond. .'.snMen oy uie
ai.trate. Arcliblahon John II.
" ... ,,, laU
Keane 01 .I..I..U.1... , . ... -
drcss and Arriioisuop .c
will preach ut solemn vespn's in tho even
ing.
The hoard of trusties of the Cu' hollo
imlvitsity adjounied today alter transact
ing routine business to meet again at the
imivei-sity the second Wednesday after
Easier.
The trustees li ft late thi evening for
Richmond, Vu., to participate tomorrow
in Thanksgiving ceremonies and the dedi
cation of the new Richmond cathedral.
No definite action was taken on the mut
ter of securing increases in the endowment
fund for the university.
The trustees completed the organization
of a Catholic negro bureau, whose work
will Is.- al"iii; lines similar to the work of
the Catbolie Indian bur.viu In the west.
K.-y. Father Uuike, pastor of the Hi. Rein
dict tiic. Moor tr.egrot cnuirn lu .ie 1 "
.... . -iiar.e of ti;e bureau.
City will have tharg 01 n.e
STEAMSHIP STOKERS FIGHT
Due Fireman Killed and Battle Only
suppressed at Point of
,uu.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-One fireman was
killed and a dozen were severely beaten In
a desperate row between firemen In the
stoke hold of the Mallory steamer San Ja
cinto as the vessel was rounding Cape Hat
,. ..nrinite from C.alveston, Monday
i nlghl. liy wireless Captain Evans notified;
j headniarters In this fit y. s that!
1 ' . ,.,.,., a, w,1 todav a souad :
when mi nan u.. -ii',j ,..
..f , whs ttv re to take the alleged inur-
j , h. - others to the police station.
I u rei inci o1
.-,.oi, ,.
t'ubnu is held for
1 r.iueinn-. - . ,,... v 1- nia-a E
,he murder of Pietro Moiaera. who died lno e No. I, Anm. a E
hour after he bad be en struck repeat- Ulllc 1 hot p. sunsuiuie.
, bfL hritd Nxlth f hovel,
j l wa only at the point of their guns that
, (-a pt a 1 n Evans and another ship' officer
j uu1i .1 lighters and rescued Molae.ra
hi assailant. Coiuhero was also un-
,,,.i. from a blow on the bead.
His
' wounds and those of the rest of tho firemen
. lllirt were dressed by the steward.
otlicers say that none of the
The snips om '
11, in v tire nvn would disclose to them what
,. alioiit. H seems It first arO:e
' ? Moia-ra and Conchen, over the
passing of coal and me others joined In the
l,i1ee
inelee.
I
MAYOR SCHMITZ ARRESTED
ia Fraat-isev Ottlclal la 'Faken Into
Caatody foon After He F.atera
California.
TMCKEE. Cal.. Nov. Mnyor Eu
! gene E. Sebmitg if Hau Frfnrlsco, whei.
gene E. Sebniitz it nan rri?nrisco,
ith his wile. Is returning from"a trip to
i viii-..,. VL-:tu nrrenieii nrrei ins a i ifern.ioii
:
j by Ik puty Slieriff Hnry Knox on a charge
"f ''"n Iounn " 'rlu JUI
San FlSllCISCO
can r lain
The Indicted orticial seeme.i to feel Ids
prrest keenly. Mr. Pchmitz fc,-c,ned cu-
tirely unDurved at the arrst c.f. her bus-
band. The tears came to her eyes and ;
-he -Pr-ared to be very mil. worried.;
Mayor BClimu uio imi ui-ige li.nn m-
drawing loom, where he wa. clocettd Willi
Abraliam Ruef.
The grand Jury, which resumed it ac
slon thi afternoon. Is now coududlng iti
Inves'igation In regard to the alleged ex
tortion from various restaurants thr.t exr
'sled before the fire. Several new wit
nesses apiieared la-fore the Jurors thia aft-
erinsai and considerable tetiiinony was
t,,,ln'
Moaey for Pan Fra urlni-u.
NEW YoftK. Nov. 'X-Th subiieaauiy
loiav Uaiufciliid a.V.'." to ban r rauetsco.
BURKETT MEETS PRESIDENT
Tbanki Him for ' tbe Fromotion to i
Bricadier of John J. Eenbinir.
MRS. BASSETT'S DEPOSITION IN COURT
t omrulssloner nit-hards ot Heady
to Make ahllc His Mateuient
Regarding; Land Office
candnl.
'From a Ktaff Correspondent.)
WAPHINGTON. Nov. rN.-(Scial Tele, j
gram.) Senator Burkett toilay called on ';
the president to thank him for making i
John J. Pi rshinc a brigadier general and j
to take no with him the question of h!s
confirmation. While there was eonslderu- j
hie talk at the time over Vershlng's ap- !
pointment. It is thought there will be no j
serious objection made to his i-onflrma-
t!on. The president has had his mind nmdy j
tip for pevcmi i-cuin to make l'eishlng a
brigadier, and the opportunity having pre-
rented Itself be was given a star. i
nest Hay for ('rrlrra.
Senator fturkett also called on the p,i-
niHster general tii.,v umI rtiscu..v-d with I
Mm 'the means of affording proper relief 1
to the letter carriers throughout th- c um- I
tic. Senator Hurkett takes the . post Ion I
that the carriers are the hardest worked
ai.l puniest paid class of men 111 the gov.
enure nt service and thinks they sN.nld
l.avo One tlav hi a wei k with their Cu.iTii. I
lies. He thlnkf. the government should
provide substitute, for these men on rbtn-
day. or curtail ti.e nours on that day so
that the cat-tiers can bo lo church and
have 11 day of rest
...... - -- 1 1 - irRomuiii hhiii,
The testimony offered by Mt. Fanny
Rico Hassett In the tourse of a. depcisit.lon
taken In Omaha October 4. HVS. nm a fea
ture of the proceedings today in the. suit
for alwolute divorce filed against lier by
Charles Hassett. Wlirn Justice Go'ili!
ad.iournwl eitilty court No. 2 yesterday
Attorney. IJeniy E. iMvls. repivsentin'j
Rev. K. Lawrence Hunt, Waned us co-
"T,""mm unnotineen mat lie ;
wished .to read the testimony of Mrs. Bar-
Hen in full: that it covered a total or 1rttS
pages of typewrilteu manuscitpt, u'sd the
leading probably would occupy the full
time of both the morning end nftcnusiu
sessions today. Attorneys for Mr. Has
sett interposed objection to the presenta
tion of Mrs. Hasrett's testimony In liohalf
nf Mf llni n-l iu.. 1 . . 1
. ..... nun,, i.iiiTii .-.in- iias 3"-i. 1 1 111 in-.
fense In her own l-lirht nirwliiKt tli. li-nlli
fulslty of the Hocusatior.s against be,-
self and Mr. Hunt Jointly, but Justlci;
Gould ruled th evidence to be admissible.
The reading of Mrs. Uiasetts testimony
i today by Attorney Davis marked the cul
1 mlnation of the effort to refute Ihe charges
et up by Mr. Riissctt at the basis of his
8pplica,ion or dIVOIX.e.
w(n nt(r.nUon rft!d t0 V).ry dPlai Mt.
Kaj)H(.u-a jonosltlot) presented an unqual'-
f)od ,iPnll, of ,,. exjpt,nrp between her- I
,,- an(, j,,. ,1)lnti at nnv tfmp of ;
,llllotll, aI1KPr h. the, complainant. One
nUK8tlo in particular, directed at ber dur- !
, th. croas-evaniiivitinn -..i ,n 11,.
i-.-i.'jiaiiiiii0iiuii, llClll . IO IIIC
r fhe whrde liialiei-rMrs. Hasse tt
died 'wlwtlur s1k 0xh the co-ro-
!.v-
ply. uuot.-d literally. wa: "I hare
heart of
j 1,-.. .,1
. .
un.jent.
; Her reply
. . r,,r,,,i..i,.,i u. (hi.,
...... , ..;. , .. . ; .
"ul ' "
.anything in my mind, anything of that
( kiIK. towatd any man while I am still the
wife of another."
Ktfharda Reply ot Read.
Commissioner Rirhards of the general
land office saiel today that he was not I
quite ready to issue his promised state
nient in re ply lo the charge that have, J
been brought agalnut his administration
by persons In Denver.
"This matter does not involve me in any
way," he said (liis morning, "but a state
ment by liie; at tile present might be em
barrassing to so.ue others. I nm merely
wnitlng until certain things transpire to
make a detailed und clear explanation of
tlm l-hi.lo molli.1' Tl.n i.h..jr-a ..r
larllies In' connection with "the sale 'of
government lands are brought by person:
who have a
iic anc.
Pay for Nebraska lYoops.
The auditor for the War depurtnniit to -
day admltled the claim of CoU.t.c! W.
li.im J. llrun s regiment, the Third Neb
brasko volunteer for liS.Sto, belli; the rate
of pay allowed at slate rati-n for tho men
of the reglnant from tl.o time they r-v
ported for duty, during the Kpanish-Aniei i-
. can war, until they mustered Into the :c.-.
I vlu The claim does 1101 Inciudo an Item
of $....i. claimed by offlceis for the reai- which they hope ultimately to transfer at
uient, vifcich umoiint will doubtl. ss bo up- tl)e Huitnbun station of Engiewood the
proved ia accordance with tbe ruling made ' irauscontliuailal n al! from the east Instead
today. A.; there) ure about l.tK.0 ni"n n) ,,f bringing It tlown into the city proper,
the regiment the average amount to each I in thla way the officials of the road he
lium will be something less than V 0. ' lievo a saving can tie made to ihe govern-
Minor Matters at Capital.
Rural carriers appointed: low a Minden,
route No. 1: Joseph t '. Ha nlmai tin. car-
i rier- John Rotedt. substitute. Fouth Da-
, ri r. joiui .
kota Etlum
1 .............. m.,,
route
No.
Jonas 'il.-on.
carrier; .a .eisou. puoauiuie. .am ra n.
I norp. carrier;
ARCTIC SHIP LITTLE DAMAGED
Mranirr Hodsevell I Able to Prorerd i
to rn Vork Without
Repair.
HYDNEY, N. 6.. Nov, An examina
tion into the bottom of the An tic steamer
1. lla..l.c.r.,l ,1,.. I'.l 1K..I 1. I..
j ', ,' . .... '.. ., . .
I "lu, h. "'" . h""hU
j ka Hr(? ,n gu)d cu,1(1Ujon
In- Jl - ,,
I Two flanges of the propeller are gone, but
the steamer will not require any repairs
before it resume- its voyage to New York.
Captain ISarilctt expec ts lo nail lomurrow
for New York.
rilRI8f IANIA. Nov. Captain
Amundsen, tho An tic explorer who le -
cently went through the northwest passage.
was presented today with the gold medal
cf the Geogi-aphleal society. After the pre
rentstlon tho society gave a banipiet In tils
honor
j
' BANDIT WAIVES PRELIMINARY'
.DMHUII flPllfU I 1 1 U UI III 1 1 1 PI n I ,
j
.Trial ol Man Who Hohbed Paaaengar.
! on Alton Traia Set for Second I
.Week In Deer mi ber.
MlHS1IAL1 .... X(iV. A.j.ie i'ldl
, .,v. am:mlu here, this .f.,,,.
-. -
j u chflrc f rubujng t rh. ,igo
Alton riassenger train al tilasgow on fun-
day tight last and the Ruck Li land train
i.yr the sumo place on November . He
waived preliminary bearing and bis trial
wa set for the second week in Decem
ber, at a date yet t-i be fixed. He. will be
. I.Wl 1.. Ml. -k1j)I He Wa l,lnrn..l ..
, .j.jve Cain of Ohlcago, who had
' lcn Iraeing Rumsey since the fiist tof-
Im-iv utaj wan i-sieriiay e,uiei a cou
f.s.i.ei fvni the ti ..til lolibii, I' tuin-.! lo
l'lncu tod,'
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
t Inady Tharxlny and Wirarr In l'.ast
Portion. Trlday Italn and Cson and
t older.
Temper
Mnr. Ot a. Hoar. Iea-
m -At I p. m HT
la. m..-. ... il i, ni .IS
7 a. in an :i i. in an
st a. m . 2? 4 p. m W
1 a. m xs s p. m :
l a. n ill l n. d :-
II n. in,,.... T p. m AH
fJ n :til s p. ii .17
tl rt. at 7
TORREY WISSION MEETINGS
Anditorinm. ft i. m. and Ti:K r.
Kverjr Ditr Kgorpt fanrdny.
Jaeohj's "IVdrkrrn1 Tralnlna In
"IHtHe,' 15I.T HoTtard Strict.
7 p. ni.
Bnrn-nod Theater. lUitWi to 1:."M)
Tneado. Wednenday. Friday.
Dr. Tnrrry'a Addrea to Bonlnesa
and Professional Men on "flu
"on for llcllcvtng the lllble
Be the Mor.1 f Ood."
V. W. ('. . txrniMt Room. 1'JlilS
to 1 Fvery liny t'.icept Satorday.
IV'omn'i Meeting, Conducted
Jicoh;,'.
UAKUbu IS WELL RECEIVED
Friends of Tenor ( (insider Ilia t or
dial Rer-itlon a Pnhllr
t ltidlcntli.il.
N K VUVtK. Nov. iS.-.Vt the Metro-
r"Hln opera house tonight Enrico Caruso,
tho '"" made his first public, P-
rrance since his recent conviction In n
' J""''e ,'ourt " ""' '-argo of nnnojlns
'women in Central park. The opera was
I "1 . ll,,.,.,,, ,,,,,1 tf-.,,.,,u., un,ln- .!., J,,!..,'.
to Madam" Seinbrlch's "Mlml." The audi
ence, whic h was n brilliant one, gave the
tenor a cordial reception, which was ac
cepted by his friends as 11 public vindica
tion. The applause that greeted Caruso I
at the beginning and again at "the ending
of the tl if t act was repeated with 1111
diminlslled energy utter tho second und
third acts, when li'i and the other on inln rs
of the conipa.iy were recalled half a dozen
times. Roth Caruso and Madame Hem
i, ich were overwhelmed with floral offer
Ing..
At the coiiMu.- lon if the opera the Ital
ian contingent present, which was espe
cially nunicioiis ard voclferou. In the
stanellnt; room around the outer edRCH of
tre lower floor, started still another dem
f.psti jtlon, but the great bulk cf the re
tiring audience f()ul; IK, p,irt lu thin and
Caruso made only cne rcsiionse to the
plaudits. Throughout the evening there
was r.-. appreciable disapproval, of Caruso
manifested In any part of the house. The
occupant of the boxes, as a rule, hud the
least part in the demonstration.
MONEY FOR IOWA COLLEGE
Urlnnrll to Receive g(X).MH from
Rockefeller Foundation When
t onditlona Are Met.
NEW" YORK. Nov. ?. Announcement
was made today that at a. meeting on Tues
I ' - -
I d"' r tlu" prenrrnl ducailon biwrd. whkh
j "' chnrgei ' of ll,o John D. Roekelcller
! fouiidutlou for highe r cducalion. llic fol -
lowing approprlatloiis were made;
Lawremc uulversltv. Apoleton. Wis.. I'M.
: tWi; -Drury college. Ppringll. ld. Mo.. $.Vi.i".i:
HIMimon.l, cliege. Itlchmond, Va.. JI.V....O:
Washington and I.e.- uulvcirity. Lexlnn-
ton, Va, Iowa college, C.iinnell, la..
IllJ.f'OJ. -
This makes a total of t ;7.5-.o contributed
from the Incoirc of the Rockefeller founda
tion since the gift was received in October,
I These gifts Hie t'Oiiilltiunal and wiani tho
conditional amounts an- raised the total
contributed for the endowment of colleges
will be JC.iiTt-.tXiO. Subsequently the mem
bers of the genera! education board of
Reakefeller foundation met the membem
of the executive committee of the Carnegie
foundation fur tho advancement of teach
ing and nn Informal understanding was
reached thai In all matters concerning the
lll;i"r development of education the lioard
! will endeavor lo work In harmony.
NEW TRAIN ON ROCK ISLAND
j . " 1. . .
I HeUI Will t -rry Tr.nscontlucn.al
! M fr" "
' hleago.
j
I rillCA;o. Nov. The Chicago. Kock
jBjan,i Vaelfic road announced today that
01, December It; it will put Into service lw-
'tween Chicago and Omaha a new train to
j nient. as the iice- salty of using wagons I
'in wh.lch to transfer the mails acrow the
! city will be obviated. The new train will
carry mail xcbisivcly and no attempl will
1.3
I be made at prcseni to reduce the running)
time, although ilnil may lie accomplished
1 later.
n I mmc klAV rCT Mnwcv who was aiallcincd on lh.' third floor. Uia
' ILLINOIS MAY GET MONEY covcred the fire. He said he bad gona te
litter lo Kettle Uiritlu of
taxes Uae State.
belched forth, burning off hi hair und
NEW YORK. Nov. .-Tho dire, tors f t-jebrows. The watchman was unald to
the Illinois Central Railway company met 1"t d,x,r unA "1" w",c r""m ,v"s
her.- todav. After a r-ccss Governor Quickly filled with flame and smoke. O Con
Dree u announced that a committee, con- I i-ell gave the alarm und liuirle.1 around
.-Isting of Dlieetots Auchlncloss. Astor. ' waking up the sleeping Inmates,
Vand. rhllr. Harrlman and rresldent Hara-I Th- closet had formerly ben an old
ban. ex-oflhio. bad been ap)iediit.-. to take 1 rlcv ite.r shall, and w ith the door 0-u a
up the matter of tax.js of ll.t-JO... due the j draft resulted that nui. kly spread the lire
,taie of Illinois
The governor ttl that satlsfacUiry
, progiess was being biadn and bo looke,j fur
j An early adjustment of the state's claims.
i The cotumlttce Is rxix-cled to ronurt back
jto the full bot.nl at next month' meeting,
Aside from this the proceedings al today
meeting waa wild lo be entirely routine.
1
OFFICIAL VOTE OF BAY STATE!
! tioveruor t artla (.ulld, Jr., la He.
Klrrtrd hy a Plurality of Uvrr
Thirty Thousand.
BOSTON. Nov. iV-Thc offl. i.il fi ues
It.- ,l A r.f l l.l-,Hll.tN Uf lllA ..l,lr.
To. .iaV- Vive mlr 6 luit. e r nm I. . 1
. . .-. - - - -
lie today. Cuiti Guild, jr., the repuhp-
ran caudielat for governor, bail 2i.'.oJi;
John R. Moian. candidate of th demo-
cratlo and prohibition partle and of the
Independence baguj, had 1!'2,3"'5.
Guild
plurality wa & Si3.
Headlaa Advaneca Maura.
READING, Fa.. Nov. . The difference
between tne miinatf. mint of Hid Fliiladel
phia Heading Itallioa.l eoinpauy and lis
employe m the .enil. fieinio und yarrl s.-i-vl.ii
were tiled lejday. all Ihe trairiu.eii
n e-Iv Inn on u.iv in. e of )o ymT i nt In
iagis, in adii.tiou P Ihe uujusUneol of
UU"lU.ll lute.-.
TEN DIE IS FLAMES
Twenty. Fite CtLera Injured by Jnniping
rrom Windowi of nrnint House,
ST. LOUIS LODGING HOUSE IS DESTROYED
names Break rrom Old Air (baft lefore
IamatfB Know of Tire.
FIVE HUNDRED ASLEEP IN BUILDING
Watchman Awakena tbe People, Bat Eo'me
Aro Unable to Escape.
MEN JUMP DESPITE EFFORTS Of FIREMEN
trased hy Roaring Flamea Inmataa
of lloase Do not Watt for
he !Rfrty ta to Be
Mrrtehed.
ST. LOIIS. Xo: JK-The Llglithousa
hotel, a three-rtfiry structure on the north
west corner of Ninth and Market street
tttlllaed as a tialvatlon. Army building, nil
damaged by firo earli- today when probably
1W men were lodged within It.
I Over men were nalc; lu the bulldltid
; when the tire was discovered, the, greater
numnrr neiug on tltr a'cund aod tliii d
floors. All bi.came panlcstrlcken and be
fore the firemcnt arrived und could alrctctt
nets many had Jumped from ' tho upp-r
windows and were picked up crushed and
unconscious mi tho street below, .The. four
dead have not bean Identified, as their
bodl.-a were burned to a crisp.
Ten lost their Uvea and probably thirty
five were Injured, alwut half that number
being serlou.-ly Injured, pome not being ex
pected to live. Four were burned and two
died from Injuries received In Jumping fro.n
upper window. Px others of thone who
Jumiicd are lying unconscious at the city
hospital and are not expected to live.
The fire started on the third floor and
swept through the old bulldlag rapidly.
Men fought at tho windows to secure tha
lifelines and slide to the afreet, but so
great was the frenzy with which tho rope
were seiaed und held that they were of
little avail and those who could not cap
by ihe stairway leaped from the window.
A larg'S number of those who Jumped wera
caught In nets, but many Jumped befora
the nets were stretched and were Injured.
Tit' re waa only one stairway and tha
panic stricken men surged clown this Btalr
way to the street, only to find the door
lockeel. A lain resulted and niYiKsbtv cveia r
' ,OM ot j,fo wouj0 ,,ave occurred had not
j firemen promptly burst the door out, per
mitting tho frenzied men. to pour out lutj
the street.
The cause of tho fire has not been ascer
tained. .
About threo months- ago the Solvation.
1 Army barracks at the corner of Eighth and
; walnut stieetg were comp.ntaly destroyed
j by Kre and one, man was killed.
! Killed and injured'.
The following Is a partial Hut uf
. u,.
'".,-
; ' '" : . f ....:.,','
! l.MLifcMIMEU
I ijuiiicy. lb; 'jumixsi; uleo'
M EN :
old soldier of
at iio.-PitHi.
m-onuii; D. itoE, iutntied: dieo at hoa-
pltal.
...jiircd In jumping: '
Jonn Hrauy, years old; acrlous iuterual
Iri.i.ries.
I nai li s J. Ri.s, .10 years Old, shoulder
frai iuiT'1 and internally hurt.
John Phaw, oi years old, tuie-li gged mauj
lf h iinctui.-o. (
James Valley, unconscious; burned,
jumped.
(ioorg.1 M. I'erry, unconscious, aged Ili;
burneo; Jumped.
Tnoiiius vvuisii, ageil y; unconsclousj
burned; jumped.
'i ho mas ticoiing, Jumped; unconscioua
because of injuries.
John Rutler, jumped; unconscious.
Charles Meier, ukw! S. ,o. !M jsrk iw
line, tnicaso; mimed ami Jumped; uncou
sclotts. juoiin Vlerhblllg, nrri?d 2S. from OranU
Rapids, Mich.; face and bnciy nurned.
r.iiiownig injuicd win probably recover;
William Owen, ngexi 3; fractured rlb
from Juinplng.
William vi 1. Icy, !ej fractured.
I'earl Hyatt, a'eci il, ltuiana nolle; frac-tur-ei
rlbb and hnee.
Edwaro liowaru, aged IS; badly burueti,
condition aerieus.
riei .11 niVi
Alfred Uroad, Vi yctrif old; hands and
I Oce.
I Tnomu Callahan, fireman; fsce aud
I hands. '
James Clark, 30 year old; all over body.
j aenouH.
hunu"''11"'
i yearn old; face and
Julius Rurkhardt, 53 years old.
James J.yiic.i, 4v year old.
John liraoy, w ytiirs olel.
(. Iiaric ivoss, dsy work.
Thoma iwooney, years old.
J. W. Mueller, in years pd.
O.-cnr Anderson. W years old.
Oeorgo Miller, 40 years old.
Frnng Louise, So year old.
William tlilllland. i0 years, llajtcrsiuu,
III.
John Moor -, 30 years old.
Charles iiolar.d, 30 yeurs old.
Fire from Closet.
The building , wan a turee-sto: y struclura
and fully CjO men woe sleeping la It wheu
the fire broke out. Watchman O'Conncll,
j a clothes i losei to get en.j.e wearing ap
! par i ior several of the men, whi weie
! praetloally without clothing, aud upon
' opening th" closet door a sheet of flaniu
i throughout tne nuucing.
At every window could no seen tna tot ma
j of half-naked men, eallli1(t to fljctn. n la
I terror, and u few minute later leaping
from the burning building to bo crushed on
j the sidewalk below. Life line. raKem-.t
jat window, provided mean of e'.ope for
I score of the 5i lods'ie-
Men Run Throngh atret?!.
Terror tuck possession of the men and a
numlsr of them started to run through the
ptree-t as soon as they esc)ie.i froiP tae
building. Thinly clad. Deluded Uion rau
madly uutil thy were pursued and cauj,ln
and taken In ambulane to pluc-ex e,f
i mih. Many of tber.i were takn to Nc
f . ' en0(, hous; nearby. Doaii Wr ilii.
. . .. .. I... 1 .......
from the " V. . . . .
Home oi lau mi-i'i....... uvu i
a, were crying abjeictly and Were not L.b:
, ... 'tii i,at wa the mutter wit!: ther.u
bout eighty men wera crowded Into the
1 baacnient, sleeping wh'n the fire was dle-
covcred. They were unable to get out, us
the door was apparently locked. Their cri.
attracted th attention of policemen and
the bafttmient cioor wn broken In. lb.,
men poured out of the taaeinent like) lats
from a trap.
The firemen culled to thoe lu the win
dow not to Jump until fhe n.-ts eeniM x
lrctetie.i. but all tr. IHtle avail, tur a tat
a tUe flaiiits ro,ir';(l ueaior lo the wludwwi
