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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOKN1XU, FKHKUAKV 17, I'U.V-SIXTKKN 1MUKS.
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OMAHA OFFICERS
WITH MANY AIDS
HUNT GONZALLES
Mexican Who, According to His
Partner, Murdered Bang:, Still
Near Norfolk.
CAPTURED MAN ACCUSES HIM
Sayi Accompanied Gonzalles Be
. cause Latter Threatened to
Take Hit Life.
TO BRING MAN HERE AT ONCE
(From Staff Correspondent.)
BEEMER, Neb.. Feb. 16. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Late this afternoon
Sergeant W. O. Russell, who Is In
charge of the search for Agnaclo
Gonzalles, alias Pedro, one of the
three Mexicans who k'lled Detective
King, divided his force of armd
men and sent them in squads of two
and three to every station between
Norfolk and Omaha on (he North
western line
The officers upon their arrival re
ceived help from the local authorities
and combed the country side. Ser
geant Russell, with Detective Flem
ing and Officers J. L. Murphy and
L. 6. Wheeler remained here to work
through this town with the Norfolk
police. Fifteen members of the
Omaha police department, half a
doisen special railroad detectives and
sheriffs and their deputies from this
and adjoining counties crowded into
Norfolk each armed with repeating
rifles or shot guns and pistols.
Most of the manhuntcrs were garbed
(or rough work; wearing high boots or
water proof and they made a warlike
and Impressive picture as they were fath
ered uti the principal street awaiting di
rections irom the sergeant In command.
Goasallea Still Near Norfolk.
Gonzalles la believed to be in the vicin
ity of Norfolk awaiting the protection of
darkness and for this reason the hunt is
being centered here. According to hie
captured pal he, ia still in possession of
about .forty rounds' of ammunition and
about M. ' His plan was originally to head
for Sioux City, but such a close watch Is
being kept en the trains going into the
Iowa town that It Is thought unlikely he
will make it.
' Jaan Para I Prisoner' Name.
Juan Faral la the real name of the cap
tured Mexican, he aaya. lie has been
known to the police as Joe Cantono. To
Cerf Bteffin of the Norfolk News, who
' speak - Spanish and who acted as In
terpreter, he. said he haa been in the
United States only six months. He ac
cused Gonselles of being -King's murderer,
and e-aid that he accompanied- him only
because the other threatened to take his
life. He appears to be an Ignorant sort
and the authorities are willing to believe
that he wag the tool of Gonzalles, who
all along haa appeared to be the leader. -.
Rassell to lletara with Mas.
Sergeant Russell will bring Paral back
to Omaha today. He will tell everything
he knows to save himself, was the pre
diction made today by thoee who studied
the prisoner aa he 'was being questioned.
The big squad of officers that left Omaha
was accompanied by reporters for the
two morning papers. Fred G. Hartman,
movie man from Florence, who represents
a big film weekly, also accompanied the
officers and filmed several thrilling epi
sodes connected with the manhunt.
Assistance was given the police by W.
T. Dineen. chief special agent for the
Northwestern railroad, who placed him
self and men at the disposal of the Omaha
police. It waa special Agent Ely of the
Northwestern that first sighted the two
Mexicans, Officer Osoar Hodgson of the
Norfolk force being with him.
Chief Dunn has given Instructions ,to
stay here until Gonzalles Is captured,
Sergeant Russell declared as he wss giv
ing his squads final directions before
(Continued on Page Four, Column One.)
The Weather
Forecast till T p. in. Wednesday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair; rising temperature.
Teiferaterra at
Omaha Yesterday.
Hour. Temp.
6 a. rn...
a. in...
1 a. m...
S a. m...
v a- m...
10 a. in...
11 a. m...
11m
1 p. m...
, t p. m...
S p. m...
4 p. m. ..
5 p. m...
( p. m...
7 p. m...
, t p. m...
Comparative) Loral Record.
11S. 114. 1913. 1911
. 46 43 W 47
. 24 10 32 21
. 34 49 -M
Highest yesterday ,
lowest yseteruay .
Mean temperature
lreclpltalloa
00 .00 .00 .00
and nreclDitatin in...
Temperature
Aormut temperature
Kxteas lor the day
Total excess since March 1.
Normal precipltntlon...,.....'
Iellclcn-y for the day
Total rainfall since March 1.
Iteficisncy since March 1
24
10
!
.. M inch
.. .Winch
..2S.KJ inches
I H nchea
Itefictency for cor. period. 1913
S.W Inches
Deficiency fo rcor. period. 112.. 4.M inches
Reports fro at tatletsto at T P. M.
Station and Stat Temp. High- Rain
of Weather. 1p.m. est
i.neyenne, ciouay ........ u
Davenport, clear M
Denver, cloudy 44
Do Moines, clear 40
Ititder, cloudy iM
North Flat IS. cloody M
Omaha, clear 41
fueblo. part cloudy.. v...4
rapid City, cloudy ........3
Halt Dake City, cloudy 4U
anta , cloudy ....40
Hherldsn, cloudy 30
Kiouk City, clear 34
Ve'cntine. pail cloudy 32
3 .00
40 .00
6i .00
.u0
44 UO
v .o
45 .00
2 .
34 .
f0 T
oO .00
34 .u
3 .00
.00
f indicates 4rece of precipitation.
L. A. WkLtSH.. Local Forecaster.
CLAUDE GRAHAME WHITE, the well known English aviator, who took part in the spectacular airship raid against the
Germans in Belgium last week. Graham. White fell into the aea on returning from the raid and was rescued by a French
gunboat. '
SHOOTS WIFE, THEN
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Former Police Officer William Her
ald is Dying and Wife is in
Serious Condition.
DESPONDENCY IS THE CAUSE
Former Police Officer William
Herald, 1142 South Thirty-second
street, shot his wife. Ida. through
the left jaw, Tuesday morning, then
turned he weapon against .his own
head, and fired. Both were taken to
St. Joseph hospital, where Herald la
dythg and his wife Is In a serious
condition..
The bullet which struck the woman
passed directly through the Jaw bone In
the right check and out the left, while
the shot that felled Herald passed directly
through the skull, above the right tem
ple, and out the opposite side at a point
about an inch higher tlia-ir. wnere it en
tered. .
Herald approached hls-.-wife who was
In the kitchen washing dishes.- placed the
gun against, her forehead and fired. To
Officer William "Heald Mrs. Herald de
clared: '"
"He shot me. I never stayed out
nights." '
Dismissed In 19IB.
Herald was-dlsmlssod from the police
force November 21, 1913, because of a
domestic entagtement Since then he Is
ssld to have been despondent over his
discharge, but to outsiders' always ap
peared In a cheerful frame of mind.
Mrs. Herald stated that her husband
came home late Monday evening and
went directly to his room. He had teen
drinking and would not leave the room.
Bitting up all night fully dressed In an
armchair. The .shooting occurred with
out "any warning on the part of Herald,
although he had threatened to kill both
his wife and himself on previous occa
sions.' The couple was married August 3, 1914,
by Rev. Mr. favldge. Mrs. Herald has
two small children, and her husband
three grown children. Several people
talked with the former policeman at an
i early hour Monday evening, when he ap-
pe.cd to be In the best of humor.
Mrs. Ralph lis mart, who lives in the
similar story to that of the wife. These
two women and Herald were the only
ones In the house when the shooting ov
rurred. The little children were at school.
Before being taken to the hospital Mrs.
Herald asked the police to notify her
father. W. M. Litton. 214 West Wilson
street, Ottumwa, la. Immediately after
the shooting she phoned the station, say
ing her husband was killing her.
Waa Dismissed Before,
William Herald was first appointed to
the force April t, 1HO0, and was dismissed
Auguet i3. 1902.
He was reappointed April S. 1906. and
a year later was arraigned for abusive
treatment, of a prisoner. This charge
waa disrrls.-ed. Since the trouble which
caused h's last discharge from the de
partment he was employed as a private
detective for several months and was
then appointed special officer tn the
Field club district.
Russian Loss 50,000
In the Dukla Pass
BERLIN, Feb. . (By Wireless to Lon
don.) Reports from the Carpathian
mountains to the Fester Lloyd of Buda
pest, Hungary, aaya that the Austro-Hun-garlan
armies were everywhere successful
in their offensive movement in Dukla
Pans. The total loaea of the Russians In
the Dukla Fass battles in the last few
days, these reports say, mere at least
to.ooo men killed or wounded. In a single
attack the retreating Russians left 1,300
dead on the field.
FRENCH AIRMEN ATTACK
FORTS AT EICHVVALD
BERNE, Bwltxerland. Feb. IS. (Via
Prls French aviators have made sev
eral at tack a an tlia Alsatian town of
Tlchwald, serosa the Rhine from Neuen
berg. 'ally forays Into Alsace sni
fades have been mde for sums time,
but particular efforts are being directed
against KKhweld on account of the luxa
tion there of tierman foi tifit allons of
gi eater Importance.
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ANNEXATION BILL
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Omaha and Suburbs Send Represen
tatives to Talk Before the
House Members.
ANOTHER HEARING. IN WEEK
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Feb. 16. (Special Tel
egram.) A delegation at about 100
citizens from Omaha,, South- Omaha,
Dundee and Benton arrived in the
city .this afternoon to jboont and fight
the consolidation bill affecting these
towns.
Among the number were Arthur pi
Smith, Randall Brown. J. A. Sunderland,
Judge Slabsiigh, O. T. Kastman, Gould
Dieti, F. J. Taggart, George R. Haver
stick, Henry F. Wyman, J. P. Breen
and 1. J. Punn of Omaha; Mayor Hoctor,
City Attorney Henry Murphy, John
Flynn, Ham Winters and W. W. Flsk ef
South Omaha; James Walsh of Benson,
and S. Arion Lewis of Dundee.
The hearing before the committee on
cities and towns began at 3 o'clock, the
i legislature adjourning for that purpose.
After a long discussion, in which tho
Omaha interests were put to the front,
tne committee derided to hold another
hearing in one week. ' v.
BIk Crowd to Hear.
When the committee was called to order
by Chairman Richmond representative
hall was well filled. Some time was spent
in a discussion of how much time could
be used by each side, City Attorney
Murphy of South Omaha objecting to the
time given South Omaha, saying that In
the senate lies ring" he waa crowded off
tho map. It waa finally agreed that the
friends of the bill should open the argu
ment, the enrmioa of the bill to follow
and the friends to close, the time tobo
j equally, divided in - a two and one-half
hour session
John l'an Bfeen 6f Omaha," speaking
for the bill, showed the need of onnaoll-j
datKin . of Dundee. Florence" and South'
Omaha because tho people of those towns
did their bOBlnuaa in Omaha and i should
assist In Us upkeep, '
J. S. Sunderland ' suld - Omaha stood
sixteenth - In commercial , Importance
while it stood fortieth In population.
"The communities are one and should
be consolidated." said he.
Compared with Kaaaaa City.
Arthur C Smith said that consolidation
of cities had been going on rapidly. He
compared Oruaha with 124,000 population
with, Kansas City with 231,000 and showed
how much population had done for the
latter. He said that onmha had loat
many business enterprises ' because it
could not show the Increase In popula
tion that other cities did because the
people who legitimately belonged to Its
population could not be vounted.
J. .1. Dodds of Dundue, speaktag against
the -bill, said that he did not deny the
sovereignty of state and Its right o force
annexation If It is so desired. Dundee,
he. said, was a beauty spot, made so by
the people who desired a clean commun
ity, but annexation would spoil all plans.
Work for Daadee.
D. 1,. Johnson of Dundee declared he
was the father of the town and the third
oldest of its inhabitants. He gave a his
tory of Its development, and caused much
merriment by saying that Dundee had
so much better streets than Omaha that
during 1014 Omaha cltisens paid Into the
treasury of Omaha tl.400 for speeding-.
Judge Slabaugh against tho bill li slstsd
that the gentleman claiming to represent
the Omaha Commercial club did not rep
resent a majority of the organ Ua-tl on.
John Flynn of Bellevue, owning a store
in South Omaha, lo a short speech op
posed the bill. . .
Henry Murphy, city attorney of South
Omshs, closed the argument against the
lii'.l. availing the motives of Rie friend,
of the bill, lie said the members of the
Icaislsturt living In the one extreme of
tho slate ought not to be compelled lo
st lilt- a question affecting the other end.
w "' ' ni""'aiei
PAGE, GREY TALK
ON GERMAN NOTE
American Ambassador Confers with
British Foreign Finister Con'
ceming Berlin Offer.
READY TO CLAMP LID ON TOD AY
LONDON, Feb. 1. (8 p. m.
Walter Hlnes Page, the American
ambassador, conferred today with
Sir Edward Grey, the BrltlHh for
eign secretary, concerning .the Gpr
"ma, note offering to cease attacks
of British ships If Great Britain will
permit footstuffg for tlie civilian
population to enter Germany.
Mr. Page and Sir Edward also dis
oussed the steamer Wllhclmina,
loaded with foodstuffs for Germany,
which la being held at Falmouth for
a prise court and the status of which
haa not been ascertained.
To Declare Bus Today.
The prohibition egsiiist fooilntuffs des
tined for Germany will be formally pro
claimed by Great Britain tomorrow, ac-
. cording to present expectations, and the
government's retaliatory measures sgslnst
the threatened German submarine "block-
ade" will go Into Immediate effect.
The British government has evidenced'
In many waja that It Is untenlfled by
threats of attack on shipping and that
It has no thought of making any conces
sions to Germany, but on the oonlrary, is
preparing to tighten the restrictions upon
freight movements toward that'eountry.
Statements in parliament also have in
dicated that It is the determination of
Great Britain to make reprisals If Ger
many enforces Its threat to destroy mar
chant ships, together with, their crews.
Should' the efforts of the commission
for the relief of Belgium to buy the
carge of the Wllhelmlna full, the evidence
of the -owner--that the -food is destined
to the olvll. population of Germany alon
probably would ba submitted to the prize
court. It Is considered unlikely! ' how
ever, that any evidence could be produced
which would Induce Great Britain to per
mit, the .food to a. to Germany without
the. action of any prise, court.
Britons Ask Censor for Hot War
Nems, They Got December Events
LONDON," Feb. Ifi.-The' pies of the
...
British public for the names of the mili
tary .units participating; in actions In
France and Belgium haa been answered
by ' a special dispatch from Blr John
French, the British commander-in-chief
on the continent, dated at general head
quarters, February 2, and made public by
the war office today.
The dispatch consists msinly of a tech
nical review of the fighting In which the
British forces were concerned during the
months of November and December, and
it begins wtlh King George's visit to the
front on November 30, "at a time when
the strength and endurance of the troops
had been tried to the utmost throughout
the long and arduous bsttles of Tpres and
Armentleres. The presence of his ma
jesty, Blr John French says, "was the
greateat possible help and encourage
ment." Kir John French continuing, calls atten
tion to the fact that the course of the
oainpaiga had been largely Influenced by
the weather, and aays that recent de
velopments In armaments and the latest
methods of warfare have added greatly
to the difficulties of the British.
"The drsdly accuracy, the range and
quick firing capabilities of the modern
rills and machine gun require that a
fire-awept tone be crossed In the shortest
possible time by attacking troops," the
British commander writes. "But If the
men are detained under the enemy's fire
by the difficulty of emerging from Ihe
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SHIP" BILL FIGHT
STARTS IN HOUSE
Administration Forces Expect to j
Have Measure Ready for Senate
Before Day is Over.
LIMIT DEBATE TO SIX HOURS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Presi
dent Wilson's fight for his ship bill
whs launched In the house today
with a special rule limiting debate to j
six hours. Democratic leaders were
sure that holding their large ma
jority firm, they would have a new
measure bearing the approval of the
administration and probably attrac
tive to sqme republicans, ready fori forward movement on the front to
Ihe senate before the end of today's jard Warsaw or In the Carpathian,
session.. - J The.Burharest report that the Aus-
Meanwhile the. senate marked time, ' trlsiis have reocrtied Csernowlts, the
committees nhowrd great activity on the j capital of Buknwlna, hss not been re
long delayed appropriation bills and the : elved from any other source, but retro
special roiiiiiiltleo appointed to Investl- ad admits offlclslly that the Austrlsns
gate any "lobby" In connection with the 1 evtlll are advancing In Bukowina In con
ship bill held a preliminary organisation ! "U'raule force and that de-perate flght
menllng. j marks the operations tn the passes of
President Wllaon, after conference wllh'j1"' t'sTathlana, whrre the Russians are
leaders, csnia to no determination on the 'lelmlna minor successee resulting In the
Question of an extra session, and only j character of men and munitions of war.
sent out word to press the fight In the ln Kugt Frussla the Ituasinns have not
fourteen days which remain to the Hlxty- regulned their fortified lines and the
tlilrd congress.
While the house was debating, the story
of how the seven democratic bolters got
together with the republicans and
wrecked the administration's plana two
weeks ago. was being -told by Henator
Clarke, who made the celebrated motion
m recommit the bill. .
Tl t m Til
Eritisn Shin Blown
JXiliOU SJUXp W JJ.
TT J 1 rfl T1 J
up witn iwo tfiasisi.
I.ONIHJN, Feb. lfl.-A dispatch
I. lords from Fecamp. France, says
Ihe
British stramor Bulwlch, Captain Dud -
Icy. bound from Hull for Rouen, wss
blown up yesterday evening, twenty-five !
miles off Cape Antlfer, byHwo successive !
explosions. ' ' . .. I
The dispatch says thst seven men o. j
the crew of the steamer arrived in Fe-1
camp last night. They reported that
none of the men on the steamer had heen I
injured and-that all of 4hein could have!
made their escape In the lifeboats.
The Bulwlch -was a vessel of 3.2 tonr
and was owned by the Britain steamship'
company. I
. wster logged trench and by the necessity
' ... . . '
i patauis unr giounu anee aeep in mua
and slush, such attacka become virtu -
ally prohibitive, owing to the losses they j
entail." f
This explains from the standpoint of
the leaders the slow progress of the pres- I
enl ll-lirh I
ul. i ,....'..,' , . i
Blr John adJ. that h ..force, got some-.
what mixed up with the French , during
the heavy flKhtlng In November, but
subsequently he wss able to concentrate!
ins army in one area uy holding a ,
shorter line and to extaMmh effective re-1
serves. 1 j
lie records the exploits of various regl- j
ments and Units such aa the capturing j
of lines and trenches, and the blowing upj
of farms. In nearly all thesu activities I
the Indian troops figured prominently
and lost heavily. .The Germans took uo'
yards of the Indian trenrhee on one oc- j
caalon, but subsequently were driven out. I
although Blr John admits thst the opera- i
tion was a costly one. Beveral times Ihe
British troops captured positions only lo
evaruata tnem because they were unten
able. Kuih frequent mention Is mede of thu
Indian soldiers that they would auiwar
lo Iii:ve been bearing the brunt of the
rixlit'ug.
Of l'rlniess Tatrlca's regiment, the
Canadian org animation. Bir John says:
"Thty are a meknlfttent set of men and
have dono excellent work ln the
ti iiihcs "
TEUTONS ADVANCE
IN EAST ON LEFT
AND RIGHT WINGS
! Germans and Austrian Continue
Their Offensive Movements in
East Prussia and Also
in Bukowina.
ALL QUIET ON WARSAW FRONT '
Activity in Western Arena is Con-
fined to Artillery-Exchanges.
Taris Reports.
DIPLOMATIC PHASE INTERESTS
The Day's War News
l-:ttMl II X KI.I.OH, In n note
nhmlt tett in Ihe llotterdam ( hqm.
her of umiyrrce, nnym thai "In
moat pnwn" fieriiinii sabmarlnea
will he unnlile to dlllnanUh le
Inrra ncnlrul and llrlllah r r U
f npiiilnlf nil In Ihe ivnr rone nnd
thnt all mere tin nl mm, Ihrrrfnre,
rnn I he rlk nl ilesl rurtlnn.
Fltl.l III KII malriiiml (
aesllna thai llrltlih snhninrlnes
may iilinl v sink Men pa I tea-
ela In nrilep nmclpllnle a run
flirt hrlnrru l.rrmnnr nnd nea-
rnl nations.
I.I'.HM tnrcea hate nptarert the
Importnnt llah town nf llrk,
the Hrrlln nir office nnnnnneed
today. ' Not only IMwii, hnt I he
toara of lllelak Is anld to have been
loat hr (he Mnaslnna. In Kaat
rrnaala, the rnmmaalrallon slates,
the advance nf the tiernian forces
ronllnnea, the Itnaalnna hailna
heen nnnnril aernaa the liitnlrr,
K.X.I, Wit will proclaim the cut
llna off f all fnnilatnfra from
l.rrmna) In retaliation for tier
inaay's drclnralloii that the waters
of the nrlllah tales conallloted a
war ne.
PARIS, Feb. 16. The official
j communication Issued by the war of-
fice tonight, says that German
j trenches three kilometers in extent
(nearly two miles 1 have been taken
tin Champagne, to the northwest of
lePrtheg and north of Uoausejour.
HI l.l.ir.TIN.
LONDON. Feb. 16. The general
offensive of the Teutonic allies
along the extended eastern front is !
continuing successfully on both
. . t
...... juus.m.,5 mi,,., rrporio rencii-
j Ing London, but without any visible
German aJsn-e. while
not cheeked,
observers to he proceeding with
I
less speed.
I'arls reports from I ho western front
" "" aenvuy consists In artillery
! '"mcnt. which the guns have been
! uc;r"f 111 ' silencing b.ttics northesst
of "r" ml dcatroylna; German trenches
i at Beaurnlns.
I ,n ",lomati' circles, the replies of tler-
h,kn' ,o mtr" tr,"n ri power, eon.
corning Gennsny's proposed msrlne wsr
Vnna . PA b.l.i.
sons are awaited With Infer. t ira.t
irltaln'e reply concerning the use of
i neutral flags Is given oecondurd linpor-
to i ince. Tho German press is hinting thst
satisfactory nssurunces by Orest Britain
1 on the uuestlon of neutral flags would
' : i-csi sairguara lo Amerl
can shipping.
Pearson's Son
Gets Clean Bill
From School Man
I
(From a Ktuff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Keb. 1 tHpedul Telegram.)!
The law has not been fractured In the!
case of Ihe 12-year-old son of u....in..
i Governor Beamm. who Is draw Inn 13 a
j day as clerk to his daddy, the aupeiln
l tcndi-iit of school of Lincoln giving the
I joutli a clnan bill of health, decreeing
that while the law says no boy under II
I may be employed at labor during the
j school yesr, the boy hss not broken the
I law. It has been frequently remarked
,hut lh" V,". bV !' V. '", "1,M,,or
i consequently it is probable the law is st U
. u ... ,
niii,'iiiiu-nui'lll f-lfpoen ll.UKCS UK1 rill
ing that If the boy can manage to get
... .. . . .. i . , i .1 . . .. 1 .. . L. 1 ,
. I' T' ' ' . . . ' T"'
lug lila country aa page-clerk-mesHcnger,
the fracture msy be easily mended by an
,ut,.atlon of ,?.,.
, l -r- t
bOUtnCm C 111 S
President Sees Good
InGovernment Sway
J ANGKLKS, Cal., Feb. 16. -Govern-
j liii-iu rale regulation has done beneficent
' service In bringing about better business
'. practices and ethics, which the railroads
I themselves could not have achieved on
j account of the pressure of. competition,
! ssid Wllliuin Bproule, president of the
Southern Pacific railroad, in an address
today before the Western Fruit Jobbers'
association.
TRIAL OF HARRY THAW
SET FORIARCH FIRST
NEW YORK, Feb. ll-The trial of
Harry K. Thaw, on an Indictment charg
ing hun with' conspiracy , waa set today
for starch 1. H had been set for Feb
ruary 23.
BOARD OF TRADE
BUILDING BADLY
WRECKED BY FIRE
Big Office Structure at Sixteenth
and Farnam Streets Heavily
Damaged by Early
Morning Blaie. "
STARTS IN UNIVERSITY CLUB
!Hard Fight to Save the Schlitz'
Hotel from Across the
Alley.
BLAZE EARLY UNDER CONTROL
The Hoard of Trade building, the
six-story brick storo and office build-
ing at Sixteenth and Farnam atreeta
owned by the Board of Trade Build
lug company, erected thirty years ago
at a cost of something like $200,000;
and insured for $90,000, waa at an
early hour yesterday damaged by
fire that originated ln the kitchen of
the Tnlverslty club on the sixth floor.'
The damage to the building by tire J
er.timated at anywhere from I60.C"9 to
irOn.Otm. The loss to occupants probably
will he as much more. At thla time the
undercurrent of opinion among Ihe prin
cipal stockholders of the Board of Trade
Building company that the building Is so
badly damaged thnt It will never be re
paired, and that Instead It will be con
demned, razed to the ground and a strue-
ture In keeping with the location and the'
value of the ground erected Immediately,
Orlala I akaorra.
The origin of the fire la unknown.
House employes of the t nlverslty club
were the IhhI to leave the building. They
went away shortly after 10 o'clock last
night and at that hour the fires In the
kitchen were all out, lights turned off
and the doors locked.
At o'clock Tuesdny morning when Urn
A. D. T. watchman for the I'nlted Plates
NHtlonnl hanks temporary home, the
building to the west, made his rounds he
noted flames breaking through the win-'
dows of the sixth floor, southwest corner.
He Immediately turned In an alarm. At
about the same time Krnest Bolln. Bight
watchman In the Board of Trade building.1
from the basement smelled smoke nH
going up the stairs found the University
club room kitchen a mass of flames.
A general fire alarm was turned In.
By this time the flro had gained such
headway thnt upon the arrival of the de-
I'artment the flames had broken through
I "" rnof nd wcre MOO,,n out of all the
windows of tho south half of the sixth
ltor.. Th). fn! burD.d wh ... .,..
land Inside of an hour the south half of
inn noor naci fallen, going through a.
large light well covered with glass, drop
Ting to- the third floor and 4nto the por
tion of the building occupied as a lodge
room by a number of the fraternal socle
ties of the city.
Fire (let at Ran rise. '
With eighteen streams of water pouring
Into the building, at 4 o'clock the fire
was under control and an hour later, it
was completely extlnijulKlied, though tre
firemen worked around the stnu tor-t -.
until noon, clearing away the debris aod
sweeping out the water. ' -
While the fire was confined In Hi. nnn.
story of the building, the damage spread
to every portion of the structure. The'
entire roof was burned off and the tim
bers and iron girders dropped to the
floor below warped It and sprung; It out
of shape, making It doubtful If repairs
will be rjosHible. It la the opinion, though I
no iiiapctlon haa been made, that tho
walls of the fifth and sixth stories are ma
tudly sprung by heat and water that they j
will have to be taken down In the event
It should be determined to make repairs, i
Other Uaaaaaea Sllat.
Damages to surrounding buildings were
slight, though at times the fire threatened '
lo destroy them. The Schlits hotel to the;
south and across the alley waa saved by
having several streams poured upon It
for fully two hours. Once or twice tho '
roof was on fire. Water waa poured into
I the windows on the alley side of the hotel .
and their contents were thoroughly'
i soaked.
; The one-story building on the west, oo-
cuplcd by the I'nlted States National '
bunk, sustained slight loss by reason of
water, and some of the papers outside
the safes were soaked and damaged.
uincers steel.
t"Vrr"1 of officers and director
I n"a "n mrormai meeting and adjourned
(Couliucd on Tags' Five. Column Two.J
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