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Official Organ of Oklahoma Domooraoy Offlco of Publication Harrison Avonuo.
VOLUME 11.
GUTURIE OKLAHOMA FRIDAY. MARCH 18 1899.
NUMBER 02
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MRS. A. P. SAUNDERS5
Millinery Opening
MARCH 24 25 and 26.
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HE NATIONAL BANK
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Prom wagon to bale set up ready for work
including boiler and engine. Gold medal
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PHONE NO .
CUBAN DEBATE li USE.
COCHRAN STARTS THE
BALL ROLLING.
MAKES A WARM SPEECH
Bays Stork Jobber Control tho Cubnr.
1'olloj sir. (Irmmnnr Dcntra Thnt
tho 1'rnldmit Is In n Hurry tn
Hot Congress Out of Mm
Wny The Hawaiian
(Jnettlon Debated.
Wasiiinotox linrolt 17. Tho post-
ofllce appropriation bill which was
technically the subjact before the
IIouso was almost lout trnolt of tn tho
dobate yesterday. As on Tuesday
numerous topics wcro discussed bat
yestordny far tho iirsttime tho Cuban-
Spanish question which liad been
kept in tho background heretofore
forged to tho front Mr. Cochran Dent-
ocrut of Missouri brought tho quos-
tion into the nraua and in tlio course
of tho debate that followed Mr. CJros-
vcuor of Ohio took occasion to
deny oinphntioally tho stories
nlloat to the effect that tho president
desired nn early ndjourmucnt of Con-
gress In order tlint ho might effect it
Bottlcmont without Congressional In-
terference. Tho subject of Hawaiian
annexation also camo in for mora at-
tention. Mr. Williams Domocrat of
Mississippi; Mr. Adams Republican
of l'ennsylvnula and Mr. Horry Dom-
ocrat of Kentucky all members of
tho forolgn ollulrs committee made
speeches on tho subject tho former in
opposition and tho two lattor in favor
of tho proposition.
Mr. Cochran Democrat oi Missouri
in commenting on tho existing situa-
tion declared that those who stood
close to tho stock tlckcs in London
and Now York seemed to bo moro
powerful tlmn tho united and solemn
volco of tho American puoplo which
for months had boon crying out for
the recognition of tho Oulmn bollig-
eronts. .Stock jobbing on two conti-
nents hml so far proved to bo tho only
actual Intervention in Cuban affairs.
"Do you not boliovo wo should
recognize tho Indopondonco of Cuba?"
asked Mr. Sulzer Democrat of Now
York.
"I do not" ropllod Mr. Cochran.
"Tho recognition of belligoroncy
would clotho the Insurgents with sulrl-
clout powor to negotlnto honorable
peace. If wo should intervene our
troubles would havo Just begun. I
fear if tho administration should in-
terfere It would bo ns tho attorney of
the bondholders rather than as the
frlona ot the Insurgents."
POWDERLY CONFIRMED.
Only Ono Itenubtlaan ARnlnit lllm nuit
bovcrut Democrat fur lllm.
Washin'Otox Mnroh IT. Tho nom-
ination of T. V. l'owdorly to be com-
missioner of immigration was con-
firmed by tho Senate In executive sua-
sion by tho voto of 43 to Sa SonnVir
Chandler was thu only Kepubltcnn
who cast his voto against confirma-
tion while a lnrgo number of Demo-
crats voted for Mr. l'owdorly
Tho voto was preceded by a rather
sharp debate iu which tho question
whether Mr. l'owdorly had made n
trade with tho Uopubltoaiio In tho last
campaign was dismissed quite freely.
.Senators Toller und Slownrt attacked
.Mr. Powderly's record on tho ilnnnrinl
question.
Senator II an mi made n brief speech
in which he asserted that Mr. l'oiv-
derly's support of tho Republican
ticket In tho lato campaign was not
the result of any collusion or bargain.
"Mr. l'owdorly" ho said "came to us
of his own ncoord and without any
solicitation on our part. Wo did not
go nftor him und wo did not promise
him anything."
ilusiness In the legislative session
was con fin ad to the passage of a few
bills largely of n looal character. The
national quarantine bill wits not con-
sidered. EVIDENCE COMPLETE.
Court oj Un'julrjr Neurlnc the KuJ cf
lta Talk.
Havana March 17. With the de-
parture of tho court of Inquiry after
a second visit to tho scone of the
wroek of the Maine tho tension grows
se rlous. Thu court a body like n
grand Jury iu its functions is nearly
roady so report. Unless there lire
now discoveries here which
is unilkoly thero is nothing
to bo done but for thu members to se-
cludu themselves on tho Iowa and for-
niuiato the convictions already firmly
held. Thero Is no reason to change
the belief that the eonrt will find that
the disaster was oausod by an explo-
sion outbids of the Maine but its
mombere have been as secret as the
grate. The ohlef officers have been
absolutely discreet while tho talk of
tho divers has been oontradlatory.
Fruit Damaged lly frost.
Sax Fhaxcj&co March 17. The
hoaviost frost of the season occurred
in the southern part of the state last
night and serious damage was sus-
tained by the fruit industry. Reports
from Stock ton Fresno and Saorainonto
are to the effect that tho apricot peaoh
and almond crops are ruined.
A. 1. A. MUilonary la frame.
Toi'eka Kan. March 17. A- D.
Hubbard ex-prealdent of the Katfeas
A. P. A. lias gone to Paris so it is
given out horc for tho purpose of
establishing a European branch ot
that order.
KILLED BY A BURGLAR.
Clly Mnrslinl of Cn moron Mo. shot
With III Own llernlvor
Camhuo.v Mo. March 1. City Mar-
shal Leonard was shot and killed with
his own revolver In the Union dopot
at this place at 3:3! o'clock yestordny
morning. Tho murderer Is thought
to havo boon a negro burglnr whom
tho marshal had just arretted and was
saurchlug. Mr. Leonard died almost
instantly without uttering a word
and his slayer inndo good his osonpe.
At about 3 o'clock Captain II S.
Herry who lives on North Mhln
street discovered that burglars had
entered his house and later it was
fount' thnt throo other houses in tho
vlolnity had been brokon Into about
tho same time tho stolon goods in
onoh case having been piled nt some
convenient plnco for carrying away.
Mr. Kerry attempted nt once to notify
the o Ulcers and finding his telephone
wiro cut dlspatahod his son to tho
doutrnl station.
When Marshal Leonard received tho
moesago he wont first to the depot
where It is supposed ho onoountuVod
tho burglnr. Witnesses of the triba-
dy say that tho O 111 cor came into tho
waiting room with :i malo mulatto
whom ho bognu searching. Mr. Leon-
ard pattbod In this to question two
other negroes who had just entered
and his prisoner tried to escape. li-
the scullle which followed three shots
wero llrcd tho officer wns dragged
out of tho room by tho oscaplng
prisoner and died before nny ono
reached him. Tho marshal's revolver
was gone tho empty scalibnrd re-
maining in his overcoat pockot and a
flattened bullet found on thu depot
lloor was of tho caliber used In tho
olUcer's gun. That the murdcror Is
tho man who had committed tho burg-
laries is believed from tho fact that n
bottle of brandy found lit soarohlng
lilm has boon idontilted by Captain
Horry ns ono takou from his house.
llotween 3 an I o'clock a horse sad-
dlo and brldlo wore stolen from .the
barn of L. li Burr two miles south of
Cnmoron by tho murderer it Is be-
lieved who lied in that direction. Tho
horse Is a roan black with a shoo on
ono front foot. A large posse is out
in pursuit and a reward ot $150 has
been olferud by tho mayor.
TEXAS AS PRECEDENT.
Annczntlon of Ilnirnll to Ho Attempted
11 Lvgltlntlon.
Wabiukoto.v March Jr. Tho Son-
ata committee on foreign relations
to-day agreed to recommend that tho
Hawaiian Islands be annexed by legis-
lation In open session and agreed upon
a joint resolution for tho accomplish-
ment ot this purpose which Senator
Davis wns authorized to report to tho
(tcnato. Later in tho sonata Chair-
man Davis reported a joint resolution
providing for the annexation of tho
Hawaiian Islands. The Joint resolu-
tion wont to the calender. Senator
Davis did not glvo any notlaa of call-
ing it up.
Senntor Davis said no determination
had been reached ns to whan tho
joint resolution would bo call ml up
for consideration In tho Somite. Ha
submitted with tho joint resolution
un oxtanded report of the committee
The report states that tho joint reso-
lution brings that subject within thu
loglslutlvo power of Congress under
tho precedent that was established In
tho annexation of Texas.
Killed by n follow 1'rHoiior.
St'iiiNoi'iw.D Mo. March 17. Honry
Turner who was In jail at Hartvllle
Wright county Ma was killed Inst
night by (J men Hants a fellow pris-
oner. Tnrnqr was waiting to bo
tvkun to tho penitentiary to servo
a son to n co of live yoars for horse
stonllng. The particulars of thu mur-
der are not known here. Turner was
tho captain of a bund ot horso thlovus
who liuvo long terrorized tho puoplo
of Wright and adjoining counties.
Sanger I'ulltnan to Wed.
Sax I'iiancisco March 17. The
ICvonlng Post to-day announaas tho
engagement of William Snnger Pull-
man bon of the la Us George M Pull-
man and Miss Louise West daughter
of a pioneer banker of this oity. Pur-
tliermore It Is stated that prepara-
tions are being mado for a quiet wed
ding at the Palace hotel thu evoulng.
Aik About Statu Troopt.
IIai.uiok N. C March 17. Gov-
ernor UuswU yesterday received n
meMf-.-4 from Prosldent MelCinloy
asking how many troops the stato
could furnish is ease of hostilities.
The reply of the governor gave tho
number at 214000.
An lltleotlie WhUky Cure
Ciiiluootiik Ma March 17. A J.
Lightner ono ot the wealthiest far-
mers of Livingston county dlod at
Durham Ma yesterday aged 35
years. lie went to Durham Tuesday
to take the willow bark treatment
for tho liquor habit.
Multi-Millionaire Dead.
Pim.ADHM'iiiA Pa Mnroh 17.
Thomas MeKoan ono of thu weu'th-
ieet and most prominent eltiaeus of
this city died last night. A tv days
ago Mr. MelCeau suffered a stroke ot
paralysis. His wealth is astlmutcU
between 810000000 and $30000000.
A C320O0O Mining Verdict.
Dkadwooi. S. D. Mnroh 17. --Judge
Amldon lnstruotad the jury In tho ease
of tho Uuxtons against the Golden
Iteward to return a verdict for 8t0-
000 in favor ot the plaintiff. Valu-
ublo mining property is involved.
Matter llit O'Dooncll.
Pnir.AiiXM'jiiA March 17. Potor
Mahcr UnUhed up Stave O'Donnotl in
short order nt the- Arena last night
tho refcrco stopping tfce fight in the
second round whenrfHcvi- 'vus so
Brogtfy a to be all but 1 t. Vnl ut
SPAIN MAKES UNOFFICIAL
PROTEST.
RATHER MILD COMPLAINT.
Unoniolal rroteit Mndo Agnlnst tho
Aetubllnsr of n Fleet nt Key Wett
mill Agitluat Wnrllko l'rrp.irn-
tloni Fleet nt Ury Went
to Ho Inorenieil by
Many HIr Varililit.
Wabiiinotox Mnroh 17. Tho pub
lished sciul-ofllolnl NUttemont of tho
Spanish cnlnnot's view us to tho re-
sponsibility ot the United Statos
In thu Cuban situation has cre-
ate 1 a profound Impression. Of-
flcinls dcollno to discuss It pub-
licly but there Is n general bellof
tinong llioin thnt the publication
mnrka tho beginning of it now chap-
ter In tho troubled rulnttons between
tho United Stntes und Spain. Tho
tutemont Is botlevod to be n first
itop townrds forming public opin-
ion in Kurono iu anticipation
of a fntluro upon tho part of
tho Spanish otllalals to make n
iticcess of thu autonomous programme
which It had outtlnod mm that mi at-
tempt is to bo tnudo to plnoa tho ro-
qMMislblllty upon tho United States
for any failure thnt may follow. This
movement Is rognrded as ndding much
to tho grnvity of the prosout situation.
that the administration will bo
Influenced by tho suggestion thnt tho
presence of tho lleot of tho North At-
lantic squadron nt ICoy Wost is a dis-
turbing factor is not belloved for n
moment. Visible ovlduuco of that de-
termination was tho coasclcss activity
of the naval olllclnls as wall as tho
steady prosecution of tho plnns of tho
wur department to-ilny.
The statement convoys in n friendly
spirit nnd without throat representa-
tions ns to tho serious Inlluencon
which tho wnr preparations now under
way will have In oucournging tha
Cuban insurgonts nt thu moment tho
autonomy plan is to have Its critical
test through tho Cuban oloctlous and
In this wny defeat tho reforms Pro-
nator Sagabla is sucking to carry out.
This has not taken tho form of a
protest ns It docs not appear thnt tho
Spanish government claims nr asserts
tho right to question such Internal
measures as tho United Status might
adopt oven though they be ot
a character to Indicate preparations
for war. It Is rather by way of repre-
sentations conveyed In n friendly
spirit and without throat as to the
m? rlous Inlluenoes which these prepa-
rations will havo In unoouruglug
tho Cuban Insurgent) at '.ha moment
when tho autonomy plan Is to have its
crucial tost through the Cuban olco-
tlons and In this way defont the re-
forms Premier Sugasta is seuklng to
carry out.
It has been spooially polntod out
thnt the prosence of a largo lleut of
United Status warships ut Key West
cannot be regarded as a friendly meas-
ure us the sending of ships wits
olllclnlly represented to bi when
the Mnluo went to Havana and the
VUonyn returned tho complimentary
vlIU Iu short tho presence of this
extousivu lleot near Cuba together
with tho war measures taken by tho
United Statos nro rognrded by Spain
ns surlously prejudicial to thu policy
of autonomy which Sprlu and tho
United Statos havo alike approved ami
on Indirect oiioouragemeut to the In-
surgents iu defeating the desires ot
both government for the sueoess of
that policy.
The representations contained no
referenoe whatever to the Main dis-
aster or to redress or indemnity there-
for. The fleet nt Key West will he aug-
mented In the next day or two by the
arrival ot the gunboat Annapolis the
torpedo bout Foot and the naval tugs
Lerden and Samoset while the gun-
bout Heloua is now on her way from
the European stntion under orders to
report at Key West These and the
other vessels previously ordered to
that point constitute the largest as-
semblage of wnr vessels made since
the demonstration following the Vir-
giuius nifulr nnd oousidering olTeot-
Ivenefts and armamentlt Is the strong-
est assemblage of ships for other thau
review purposes since the wur.
The lleet now at Key Wast and Tor-
tugas is as follows:
Cruisers New York Detroit und
Marblohead; battleships Massachu-
setts Indiana Iowa and Texas; gun-
bout Nashville dispatch bent Kern;
torpedo boats Dupoiit Cushiug Por-
ter inslow and Hriosson.
To these will soon be added the
five vtsols now on route there. In
addition to those the Montgomery is
at Havana nnd is practically part of
tile lleot; the gunboats Wilmington
and Castlne and cruiser Cincinnati ar
at llarbadoes; the Newport at Colon
with the Puritan Newark Aiuphl-
trite and other ships of the Nortli At-
lantic squadron at places along tho
coast furtLcr northward.
O t Not Hoy Cuba at Any Trie
Mauiiiii Marah 17. A seinl-ofllclal
agency to-day publishes this an-
nouncement: "It is liseiwM te talk of
the sale of Cuba. The question could
not be arrangod excopt by Parlia-
ment and It Is impossible that any
Spanish chamber would ugree to sell
the island at any price."
Spain Negotiating- With Ueruiany.
Ii:m.i.f March 17. Honor Sandoval
the Spanish agent is negotiating for
the purchase of u number of old and
slow steamers of the North Ueruiao
Lloyd Steamship company.
in ii l'lrr at ToiihuiraMullin- Vmtiht .
fare llrr Vlillitrmn.
Special to tbo Leader.
Ponoa City Mnroh 17. Tho two
children o' II. J. VanVdorli agod foi r
and eight years wjro uurnod to do.Hh
last night In n Ilro which dcslroyod
his homo near Tonkawa. Tho mother
learned of tho lire too into to save her
children. Tho father was in Ponoa
City.
ELKS UK0W HOItNS.
lAiral lAiitue i ('riMtibmt dint Iii;rrirt
Ufllrrr frtflni.
In pursuance ot a ob.1L Issued by Dle-
trlot Deputy Oharlos 0. Knsisley tho
charter members ot the Kiks order met
in Attornoy Qonoral 11. H. Cunning-
ham's oflleo Inst ovoning and orgnu-
id with tho thirty flvo required mem-
bers. Tho following oftlcers wero
elected to servo temporarily:
Exalted Ituler diaries U Knolsloy.
K-toomod Leading Kulghi II. d.
Cunningham.
Kttccmcd Loyal Knight I. II. lvy.
Kstoemcd Lecturing Knight U ft.
llrooks.
Secretary J. T. Hunter.
Treasuror U C. Uus-.
Tylor-L. B Pitta.
Trustees A. P. Saunders U. I'. Her-
key V. II. Oroor.
Tho local order will bo Instituted on
Wodncsday next by twenty members
from tho Topelta lodgo of Elks and
sovoral mombora from St. Louts Kan-
sas City and Wichita. Tho vUItliig
Klks will arrlvo In two special earn on
Wednesday noon. Initiatory work
will bo begun at onco. At night an
elaborate banquot will bo hold In tho
K of P. Custlo lie.ll tho banquot room
of which will lioroaitor be used for tho
KlkB' qunrtars.
Following aro tho charter mombors
ot tho order as passed on by Deputy
Knolsloy:
0. O. Hornor Ilov Hoffman II. 9.
Cunningham Otto llskomeyer 11 11.
Hagan 13. 8 Donnollr-y Paul Jundt
lieu V. Herkoy 0. L. Uvurstrcot W. 11.
Orcor L O Niblank (leo. II. Willis
Louis 13 Pitta J. 0. Strang. 0. It.
Hronl-9 Kdgar W. Joncp K I) Mur-
dough r'ltzroy Crczior. 13. P. Plngg
Clias. J. Klntioy Jess J. Hunter 0. M.
Harnos James 13 Anient I. II. Lsvr.
W. M. IlroiiBon W. A. Prsu'or A. t.
Saunders. J. H. Lynn John Oololle
II A. Piatt U. a Oun D. P. Marom
11. D. Smoot J. A. dark Chau. 0.
Knolsloy.
NOUlIATi UKUENTS
Mrct iiikI ltaUfti lli Omtrarl Willi Oiii-
riirr t'olli.
An important mooting ot the board
of normal regents wns held Iu this oily
y c tin) ay at tho cilho of Superinten
dent Uopttliiq. All the membr con
sisting of I) P. Marum J. L Mitch
i'. oi. moiup'ou nun s n lioeklns
woro present The biard ascentod and
adopted the cc'.lon cf the full c-mnilt-
too In regard to tha ncv normal at
Alva and conllrmed the letting of tl o
coutrast for building the same to Jol n
Volk A Go. of Hock Island. III. ui
S3 5 000
After nrranirlng minor details the
board edjournod.
NO U0J1K HULH.
Ufimbllran Mrinlfr of (Aimmlltut llrfral
1if lllll.
Spoolal to the Lender.
Wasjiiivoton March 17. Tin terri-
torial homo rulo bill was dofoatcd by
tliohousocoin.il tee on territories by
a voto of 0 to 0 on party linen. Thu
bill was introdiu.d by Delegate Smith
of Arizona to Mlnw the oltizsns of the
tirrltorieir to elect thoir own governor.
secretary uiiilitur hiid tronsitrur in-
stead of hsvlng those o ulcers federal
appointrci.
W'llh JIK NO WAR
Say Vhfltr I Imuu uf Kanmt; W7(
til llw Vity.
Hon. Chester I. Iong of Medloine
Lodge defeated by Jerry Simpson fcr
congress is In the eity. He te culled
bore as counsel in a er.ttle ease from
Woodward oounty. J! aid Mr. Long:
"Yes. I khall be nominated sgain by
the ItepubHe-ina of my dlstnat. Poll-
ties there Is wsrwlng up. Nr; there
will be no war with Mpam."
COjUUTTKK J.S CAIjIiKI).
Territorial Jlmiwatle Vulml VuiihhUi iu
Mtrl .IttrUaih.
The Dunoiralle trrltorlsl central
commlttoo will meet at the Kerfoot
hotel Ui Keno. 0 T Tuesday April
5 at 1 p. m If any of the committee-
men oinnut be preeent personally they
should xee that eosiono will attend
tho mooting that will represent tho
wisbe of iti-ir p.-opl..
J J. O'Koukk Chalrmn.
'JfiuHijvtuit Ih irtiriihiutiiH
WASUut-Toa Mareli' n Marshal
Thompson and wife arrived lost night.
Thompson is here straightening out
the aacounts of hi deputies and con-
sulting the attorney general with ref-
erence to theproseeutlouof tho parties
who took part In the murder of tha
Somluoloa.
A' Marri Htujf.
Sak IfiiAKOisoo March IT WalUr
Sanger Pullinsu one nf the twin sons
ot tbo lato George M Pullman tbo
palsM oar mawnata. was married yes-
terday to Miss Louise Lander West of
tuis Miy.
J Intro It Dmiil.
Washington March 17 The Hon
Hlaneho K liruec rrglter nf the
treasury died this morning at 1S
TO UHItK A COI.IJ IN ONM WAY
Tako Laxative Ilromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists rotund tho raonoy if It
fails to cure 25c. Tho gonulno lias
L II. Q on each tablet.
la Cure cocntipaUoti irot-ver.
TaVe i-u arets t n.H c jv; ..rlic li r tbo.
It C (.' i Utiiumr arJtu t ri fui ! u W-t
IN
AN UNKNOWN NUMBER
OF PEOPLE PERISH.
CAUSED BY AN EXPLOSION
Tlireo llorites ronnil nnd Seventeen Ter
i"" Mliiliij- riilrty Injured Hevernt
tlf Tllftt fntnltv tt'a Bl
htory llrlck In U'lileh 400
l'ooplo Worked Wont
hlnco World's l'ntr.
CmrAOo March 17. It rcqulrod
just twenty minutes yestordny after-
noon for one of the moat savago Area
Chicago has seen slnco tho famous
cold storage wArehntiso llro on tho
World's fair grounds In 1803 totako
anywhere from five to flfteon lives
maim thirty peoplo nnd reduco a six-
story brick building to a pilo of blaz-
ing timbers rod-hot brlckB nnd twisted
Iron. Two mon leaped six stories nnd
wero dnshod to pieces.
Tho number nf doad la still In doubt
and probably will not bo dollnltoly
known until tho debris of tho build-
ing Is sulllolontly cooled to ndmlt of n
enroll being inndo for tho bodies of II
those who nro undoubtedly In tho
ruins. This will bo two days bunco at
least.
Throo mon nro known to bo dond.
They nre: Snmuol A. Clark book-
keejier for tho Olmstoad Sclontlflo
company; Miles A. Smith salesman
for the Olmstoad Scientific company.
and Kdwnrd Ulna cashlor for Sweet
miuaoh fc Ca Tho missing number
seventeen.
The building was occupied by a
number of coucerns some of them cm-
ploying largo numbers of pooplo. It
Is ostimated thnt 100 people wcro at
work In tho building when tho fire
wns discovered. Tho origin of tho
fire Is In dispute lly aomo it is said
to havo boon onusod by nn exnloslon
of collodion In tho wnll papor rooms
of Alfred Pcatu on tho third iloor
and by others to havo been tho result
of an explosion among somo photo-
grnphla uhomlcals Iu tho photographta
supply hnuso of Sweet. Walluchx &
Ut. ou thu sixth iloor. Kmployos ofT
Uotli uoncurns deny that thoro was
any uxploslon in thoir vicinity.
The sound of tho explosion throw
the Inmates of tho building into a
panic and on sovoral floors a wild
sUuiwdo bognu for tho stairways and
elevators. To add to tho panic tho
men iu ohnrge ot tho elevators rati
their ears up to tho top ot tho build-
ing shouting "Plro" at ovcry lloor.
When they reaohud tho top both alo-
vators took on a load of frightened
women and stnrted for tho bottom.
The front elevator was In charge of
Harry Oleason a boy and thp roar
ono was handled by William St John
a young mon. lloth of these kept
their heads and uhowod much cool
neas and bravery and woro Instru-
mental in Having many ilvus.
In less thau tun minutes after tho
explosion nil osonpe of thu Inmates by
thu stairs and elevators waa cut off.
There remained only tho windows and
the single ilro escape n narrow irou
thing not over eighteen inches side
to side. Tills was quickly covered
with a string of poop.o somo on ono
side some on tho other. As thoy
crumbled down Iu frantlo hasto thoy
trod upon one another's fingers
bumped Into ono another and prog-
ress wns slow and dltlluult for them
nil Many of those who could not
reach the tin incwpo mado thoir way
to the front windows und it was out
of these that (Urk Smith and Hint
hurled thumteUo to death.
The building and contents aro a
total loan. In less than half an hour
after the lire broke out the structure
which was hcivu stories high eighty
feet front by 1 . feet deep was level
with the gi-ouuiL It was of what U
known ua "mill construction." with a
front of plate glass and Iron columns
The occupants were the Kruorsou
l'lsno Company onover Piano Com-
pany Chicago Cottage Organ Com-
pany Dei-orators' Wall Paper Coin-
n.nn H'klmn.l AT. int. ... .. .... If
llolueiuiiu & (xx (piano stools) Pros- (I
byturlau board of publication Alfred
lleril sheet music publishers; Swoot
Wedlock A Co. photographic supples;
W. A. olmstrad school supplies. V
Thu building wu owned by Fred IC"
Avers of Lowell Mass. It was worth
about $750o and U sold to bo par-
tially Insured Insurance men at the
Are stated that the loss on contents
would be in tho neighborhood of
350000.
BHiln Tear an luiailoo.
Maumid March 17. Tho govern-
ment has been advised by Spanish
consuls that filibustering expeditions
are organizing iu New York and Flor-
idu destined for tuba. The plan is to
land in Porto liico. The Spautsh min-
ister at Washington has been ln
structed to make earnest representa-
tions against such violations ot later-
national law.
I-ut With All on Hoard.
LowaSTurT Kng. March 17. Tho
hark HritUh Princess from Leith for
Liverpool was to wed in hero to-Jay
with her bow stove having been In
culliMou at 1 o'clock this inornlug off
Uvbuard lightship with au unknown
slMnwr. The steamer which collided
WlUi tho ISrltlsh Prinooss sank within
throo minutes with all on board.
For Kecelrlng- Urlbe.
Lincoln Nob. March 17. Mayor
i'rnpk A. Graham nnd Former Excise-
man Harvey ft Yalll wore last even-
ing arrested on indictments charging
them with receiving bribes.
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