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MJLIbAKY ASSASSIN !S ARRESTED
Uncle of the Czar ar?c! Governor General
of Moscow Instantly Killed
While Driving From His Palace in
the Ancient Capital by a Bon-.b
Thrown Beneath His Carriage From
a Sleigh by a Member of the
Socialistic-Revolutionary Party.
Moscow, Py Cal.'jc.?Within the
Wells of the far lamqd Kremlin Palace.
anil almost underneath the historical
tower from which Ivan the
Terrible wal hod the heads of his
enemies falling beneath the axe of the
famous red .square, and within a
stone's throw of the great bell of Moscow.
Grand DuUo Scrgiua, uncle anil
brother-in-law i f Emperor Nicholas,
and the chief of the reactionaries, meta
terrible death shortly before 3
o'clock Friday afternoon. The deed
was committed by a Single terrorist,
who threw i ueatli the carriage of th ^
Grand Duke a bomb charged with tlio |
same high-power explosive whicn
wrought Minister Von Phieve's death
The missle was packed with nails anil
fragments of iron, and its explosion
tore the imperial victim's body to j
giiuHuy iragmcnts, wiiu n strewed tbe
i.now for yards aroun 1. Every window
in the great, lofty facade of the
palace of justice was shattered, and
bits of iron were imbedded deeply in
the v.aiis of the uiacnal, a hundred
yards away.
HAD REPEATED WARNINGS.
The assassin belongs to the noted
"fighting group'* of the solialistlc-revolutionary
party, which has removed
other prominent otiicials and long
since passed sentence of death upon
Grand Puke Serglus. The Grand Duke
knew that he stood in the shadow
of deatn. He was the recipient of repeated
warnings, and elaborate precautions
were taken to ensure lm
saft ty.
The scene of the crime was the great
open triangle within the Kremlin,
bounded by the arsnel, treasury and
courts of justice, in one angle of which
is the Nicholas, or. i.ittie Palace, where
the Grand Duke dwelt. At the opposite
corner is the Nikolasky gate,
the exit to the town beyond the rampart
s.
CIittllTAlSTANCES OF THE CRIME.
A few minutes before the bell of the
gate sounded the hour of 8, the
(npiipage of t Ho Grand Duko emerged
from the gates of the palace and proceeded.
followed by sleighs containing
secret police. It swept to a smart pace
towards the gate, passing the Choudeff
Cloister, Ivan's Tower, the great Czar
hell and long rows of cannon captured
front Napoleon in the winter retreat of
1 SI2. In a minute the carriage was
in front of the courts of justice, where
the walls of the triangle approach,
forming a narrow entrance to the Nikolasky
gate. There a man clad in
workman's attire stepped forwaru from
the sidewalk and threw a bomb, which
he had concealed beneath his coat. A
terrrible explosion followed, and a hail
of iron pelted the grim stone walls of
the arsnel and courts of justice. A
thick cloud of smoke, snow and debris
arose. When it has cleared, a ghastly
sight was presented.
On the snow lay fragments of the
body of Grand Duke Sergius, mingled
with the wreck of the carriage. The
Grand Duke's head had been torn from
his body, and reduced to a shapeless
pulp, and the trunk and limbs were
frightfully mangled. A linger hearing
a rich seal ring was found lying sevtral
yards away. The crimson tint and
a. sickening smell of blood were everywhere.
Only a few fragments of cloth
Improved Demand For Print Cloth
Fall River, Mass., Special. Sales in
the print cloth market for the week
are estimated at from i7f?,000 to 200,000
pieces. An improvement in *be
demand for goods, and especially
:tt; and ;;s 1-2 widths, is reported, the
bulk of the trading during the week
being confined to these styles. Regulars.
which sold last week at 2 11-10,
are now quoted at 2 5-8.
Whole Family Asphyxiated.
Cleveland, O., Special?Four persons
were found dead in a small house at
No. 50 1-2 Central Avenuo today. The
dead are: Charles Heller, Josephine
Heller, his wife: fSnnrco Vnlnn n
son-in-law; May Nolan, wifo of Georgo
Nolan, and daughter of the Hellers.
When the neighbors entered the NoJan
house today the natural gas was
still burning in the stove, hut the
rooms were filled with a strong odor
of gas. The only living thing in the
house was a small dog. which was
found wrapped in a blanket. It was
tinconsc ious.
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SGfOS IS SLAIN
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i
)fficial Blown to Atoms;
Bomb Thrower
indicated tlint the body had once boon I
clothed. The coachman lay moaning
with pain beside a deep hole In the
pavement. The horses, erasing the 1
front wheels of the carriage, had dashed
off. maddened with pain, to sink
dying before they reached the gate.
ASSASSIN GLORIES IN DEED.
The assassin was thrown to the |
ground and stunned l>v the force of
the explosion, but ho quickly arose 1
and ran toward the gate, attempting j
to escape, liis haste and the blood
-i .v iming from liis face where he ha 1
.- en v .untied by fragments of the
bomb, attracted the attention of a
sergeant of police who seized him be
fore he could draw his revolver. The j
man did not deny the crime, but on '
the contrary gloried i:i its success. ,
11- expressed his satisfaction that be'
has been able to kilt the Grand Duke
without Involving the latt< r's innocent |
wife. He avowed his membeiship in i
the Social revolutionary army, hut ro- J
fused to give his name, and at the
jail liis papers were found to be false.
CAl'SES Oh" POPULAR HATRKD.
Mr.eli of the responsibility for the
catastrophe at the coronation of Em]
pcrrr Nicholas in Moscow, when several
thousand people were crushed to
dc-a'h af the time of the distribution
of (lie imperial gifts, was lai I at Grand
j Duke Sereins' door. 11 was held that
Hie h:ul not taken sufllcient preeautlons
and the Liberals aficr the affair hero
( i" January 2d plat ed the major portion ,
of t v blame on his shoulders.
Tiit: CZAR PROSTRATED.
The news of the assassination of the i
Grand Duke reached Tsarskoe S?lo !
while the imperial family w.i > entermining
l'rinc derlek Leopold, of
Prussia. I created tin* greatest eon-i
sl? motion. Tlio Emperor is reported
to have been ccniletely prostrated. 1
Ail 1'cstiviiics In m nor the I'me inn
i gue.u were at once abandoned.
I Friday afternoon Ambassudor Mc- I
r.r.iel; and the otlior ambassadors I
| drovo to the palace to expn ss their I
! oih< ial condolences, also leaving their I
i cards at the palaces of the various ,
j members of the imperial family.
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I POLITICAL EFFECT OF TRAGEDY. |
; Opinion That It Will Inaugurate a
Reaction Not Generally Shared, and
r High Authority Declares That the
Parliament Will De Summoned as
Announced?The Crime Universally
Denounced.
St. Petersburg. By Came.?The assassination
of C?ratal Duke Sorgius undoubtedly
was the work of the fighting
organization of the SocialisticRevolutionary
party, which condemned
and exeenh d Count Bobrikoff. governor
general of Finland, and M. Sipiaguine
and Von Phlilive. Mini. tcrs of
the interior. It. is regarded as a direct
challenge from the terrorists to the
autocracy. and a revival of the famous
duel between the Nihilists and the
government lifi years ago.
Opinions differ as to the political
effect of the tragedy, some inclining to
the view Hint the killing of a member
of the imperial family may result in
Nicholas II, reviving a period of reaction:
but this opinion is not gonerally
shared.
Peace Formally Considered.
St. Petersburg, Hy Cable.?It is
learned on exceptional authority that
the question of peace was formally
considered hy Emperor Nicholas and
his ministers at the conference held
at Tsarkoe Solo. No particulars are
obtainable, as, before the discussion
began, the Emperor exacted from each
one present a solemn promise not to
divulge the slightest hint of what
transpired. The belief, is, however,
that the possible conditions and terms
were under consideration.
Lookout Inn Damaged.
Chattanooga, Special.?Investigation
j made showed Uiat Lookout Inn, the
j noted summer hotel on Lookout mountain,
had keen damaged to the amount
jof $1,000 by recent bad weather. The
roof was broken in several places b>
the weight of snow and ice upon it and
burst pipes were found all over the
building. Repairs will be made at once
so that the hotel can he opened on time
j next month.
Japs Lose Vantage Point.
St. Petersburg. Ry Cable.?I,iouten
i ar.t General Sakharoff, General Kuro1
patkin's chief of staff, telegraphs that
1 the Russian artillery, February 10, destroyed
the buildings and walls of
Nangusi, from which the Japanese
had been bombarding the Russian
trenches. The Japanese were driven
out. In regard to the attack on the
bridge between Guaplin and Fantzlatun,
February 12, General Sakharoff
says the Japanese force comprised 100
cavalry and 200 Chinese bandits. Russian
frontier guards drove off the attackers,
who subsequently destroyed
a few rails, blew up a telegraph polo
| southward of the bridge, and then tied.
ME
)RT MILL, S. C., VVEDI
LEGISLATIVE SESSION NOW OVER
Both Houses of South Carolina General
Assembly Closed Their Work Saturday.
The Clemson Bill.
Debate began Friday in the senate 1
on the Pollock bill. This is the house
bill to establish at Winthrop nil inspection
bureau to examine fertilizers.
Clemson now derives the total income
from the privilege tax and if the bill |
passes the senate Winthrop will be a
part beneficiary in it.
The bill has neon on the calendar
for some time, ever since it came over
from the house. Senator W. J. Johnson
has on the senate calendar a similar
bill but ho will let it rest now
that the Pollock bill has arrived.
A good deal of speech-making was
engaged in Friday on this bill, but no
action was taken. Its consideration
nccnnirwl VirOh il-.o mniMiln. ........
ing scs don.
The house r.f represent ativ m has
declined to pas? any legislation to 1
anient! the d; pcnsnry law. Saiurday
the senate bill v-as c onsidored as ft
substitute for Mr. Brantley's bill, and
the whole matter was indefinitely postponed
after a long light.
Will Increase Levy.
The "supply bill." or the bill to fix
the levy for taxes for the current
year, wa ? given second rending in the
house of representatives Saturday.
The levy for Slate anil county purposes
is raised in the bill from f? to
r> l-ll mills. This is the lirst time in i
two score years that th<> levy !>as exceeded
f? mills. This bill occupied practically
the entire time in the House.
In ilie Senate routine business onlv
was considered. Many members were
absent.
The Reformatory Bill.
The Reformatory bill came up in the
Senate Tuesday Hut was not disposed
of. The bill to give part of the fertilizer
tax to Winthrop College failed to
pass.
Karlies in the session trie militia
bill passed third reading without a
murmur. A. it has already passed the ;
Mouse, it is now ready for ratification.
The bill to cede the land for the
uiu; in wii.i cimu uivorauiy rev
ported. The t ill to allow Robert L.
I.luiehousc ol* norehester to be admit- \
ted to the bar without examination was
unfavorably reported and this report '
was adopted. The judiciary committee
recommended that the hill to.reduce
passenger rates be continued until next
, year and this was done.
Senator Mclver submitted a resolu- '
tion that three senators ho appointed
to examine the books of the State o!fi- |
tors. There is a resolution in the i
house providing for the appointment !
I of five representatives.
The report of the findings of the j
ways and means committee of the ;
[ Iiouse and finance committee of the I
Senate in the matt* r of the lrgisla- j
t live committee and Secretary of State |
I Gantt was read and will ho printed in i
! the journal.
I A communication from the legisla- j
ture of Arizona asking that our sena- !
ntorial and congressional representa- 1
tive.s he asked to pli ad f n statehood
for that territory w: : eivod as information.
Both bouses ?.f the Legislature j
rounded up uncontested measures
Wednesday, with the result that a hun- |
died or more of these were passed.)
and the calendars are relieved of prae- !
tically all of their dead wood and are j
both short. The legislature has now :
practically finished its work, and is
to be judged by what it has already
done. All that remains to be done
now is for the two houses to agree
on iho measures that have already
passed one branch or have passed both
with amendments that have to be
agreed upon.
Mr. K. I). K<1 wards introduced a res
olution forbidding the use of the hall
of the House for State ball purposes.
The resolution will be killed.
The House refused to raise the pay
of Supreme Court Justices to $3,500.
Instead it passed the bill as it came '
from the Senate raising the pay $150 j
each.
The Appropriation Bill.
The free conference committee on !
the appropriation bill reported that it I
| bad been agreed that differences be- j
! t ween the twit houses should be set- I
I tied as follows:
The salary of the electrician of the j
I State House shall begin January 1. j
I 1905.
A stenographer at a salary of $350 i
per annum shall l.e allowed to the i
immigration department.
The House concurred in the amendment
to increase the comptroller general's
printing appropriation from $2.500
to $3,000.
The Senate receded from its amendment
as to purchasing "Hfird's nigest."
j To the bill was add. d a subdivision:
"For the purpose of purchasing land
and building armory in accordance
with the act passed in 1905, $7,750.
Also as a subdivision: "The commission
for the completion of the inside
of the State House is authorized to i
sell the old boilers now in use and
I complete the work now in their
charge."
Thft 1' O "oeOtlocl fr/UK i tu o ow.ml
| ments increasing the appropriation to
| the South Carolina college. The report
of the free conference committee
; was adopted and tluis the appropriation
bill passed.
Committees.
President Sloan announced the appointment
of the following committees:
To examine the hooks and accounts
of certain State officers?Senators Buti
lor and Douglass.
To examine biennial sessions legislation?Senators
Mclver. Rogers an.i
I Mood.
To investigate the work of the code
I commissioner?Senator Hudson.
To investigate the affairs of the
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State dispensary?Senator Wnrren.
To examine into the financial and
physical condition of the State colleges?Senator
Hardin.
To examine the fish and oyster industry
of the State?Senators Christensen
and Mcl-eod.
To exanine tlie penal and charitable
institutions of the State?Senator
lJrooks.
SENATE.
Ey far the most important work of
the Senate was on the reformatory hill.
This hill was fought t<? an issue and
finally a vote was taken and at first
appeared by the deciding vote of the
president of the Senate that the meisure
had survived. A second vote was
taken and the hill by one vote was continued
until next year.
Among the other important matters
was the Senate's eoneurrenco to the
free (on fere me eommittee's report on
the appropriation hill.
When the appropriation hill cante
over from the Senate. Mr. Mo. < ^ asked
for it to he submitted to the ways and
means committee that the arrendnu nt
might be considered. The eoramitt--took
the bill under consideration and
reported tinnnimously for ctmeurrt :ce
in the following senate am ndinents:
Salary of governor's tuenog aeher,
$G00 to ?7~>0.
Comptroller general's print!*>g fund,
?."')<) to $sr?o.
Unilroad commission* v.-' si .:<urapher.
$ l?M) to ?4S').
Circuit judges, ;<li4.atl0 to ??:' ?.* en.
Solicitors, sii'.JGo to $t- ?.
Court stenographers, $1u.::og to
Pt)0.
insarar.ee. Cedar Springs. $l.:514.
Printing, general election, $r>.Ot?ti to
nothing.
William Elliott, Jr.. fee. $l.tti !.
Dispensary commission, expenses,
$.1,000.
And several small claims.
The House refused to concur in the
Senate's amendment, as follow-.
Increases for South Carolina coll- get
?oG0 for stenographer of cominis- ionej*
of immigration; ?3.000 for it'.:. department.
Increase in app opriatinn for pureha:
" of copies of "Klird's id' est" from
JiloO 10 ?e00.
Same Importe.-.t Work.
Tho conference i ommili > appointed
in these four items consisted of irenfiii
!:; Raysor ami Klid and itoprentatives
Harrison, fcjpuvy and iionniv,
a a id. When this coiuniitieo v.v ,inlblo
to agree, tin' free eonfen ui e committee
appointed on the bill eon: fisted
of Senators Manning, Urhe anil Hardin
and Representatives Moses, l.yo.i and
Sinkier.
Tho House agreed to the Senate
amendment appointing the attorney
general Instead of the seerotary of
state as a tnetnlier of the hoard to build
tho State nrnionry. The other commissioners
are the governor and the ad- ;
jutant general, 'iiie House also agree 1
to the Senate's amendment i<> appropriation
Hill taking out of the hands i>;
the secretary of state, historical
mission and eoniptroll' r general the
supervision 01' the construction of tireproof
receptacles for documents in the :
State House. The State house en ami.
sion is charged with the i xt .tion <
this work.
Tiie House members of tho free con- i
fen nee committee on the solo iters
bill consisted of Moss':-. Gaston. Rraatley
and Cothran. T-o matter :it i -lie
was the proposed raisi in siliriiv.
Tito House concurred in the Semite
amendments to the supply h i and to
tin- legislative appropriation hill and
the hill providing for jurisdit tion ami
pay of magistrates. '1 hose wore .cut
to the engrossing department for enrollment
as ads.
The House of Representativ e yesterday
granted tlie use of its hull to tiro
Conference for Education in the South
at its meeting here the 2?>th of April. |
PAY CERTIFICATES.
t he pay certificates were filled out
at the afternoon session and tho members
of the House came up and receiv- ;
ed their per diem at $ ! for -10 days am]
mileage. The pay certificates were
cashed at the hanks, which kept open
until dark for the acoomomdation of
the members.
All t iwtwn in fi vnr of tho Till if if ?Tt f if
the senator from Lee, that the senate
ho now adjourn, will make it known
hy saying, aye. and those opposed no.
it appears to the chair that the ayes
have it. And the senate stands adjourned
sine die." said President Sloan
and his gavel fell sharply three times.
And so at seven niinui.es after four
o'clock Saturday afternoon the worn i
of the senate was over for the year
of 19ft5.
It had been a long and tiresome day
and yet nothing was done. It was the
wait which wore everybody out. The
senate met early in the morning, hoping
to get through hy noon at least,
but there was an unavoidable delay,
and after waiting o-yernl hours for
some hills from the engrosing depart
meat the few senators who had remained
in the city decided to come
tack in the afternoon. At 1 o'clock
or thereabouts the last acts were ratified
and the work was done.
When the body met in t!t? morning
at 9 o'clock there was a scanty attendance.
A large number of tl"> lawmakers
had left th< city. Empty j
chairs glared at one where the day tiefore
had sat. the senators. i'he senate
took a recess and the members of the
body wandered hack and forth between
the house and their own chamber, or
else sat about and talked about the
session and politics in general. Every
body was yawning and si retching their
arms by 11 o'clock, but there was even
then no end. The trouble lay in the engrossing
department, and yet it was 1
in no way the fault of that excellent
department, for the employes had
worked until 4 o'clock yesterday morn- i
ing. While waiting for the acta to ho !
ready for ratification, tne senate hold
a short session about 11.30 o'clock and .
the usual resolutions were submitted j
by Senator Brown thanking tho prest- [
dent, officer* of the senate and newsl!
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paper men. The resolution to President
Sloan was no empty and formal
tribute, for he has held hi.; ofliee with
great dignity and clearness this year.
While his rulings are decisive, he is nlways
willing to explain them courte j
ously. and no appeal was made during
the entire session, tier a parliamentary
manual called into use for reference,
even in the most delieate situation.
The first two of the resolutions read
as follows:
"1. Resolved, That the senate dosi
res to put on record its high appreciation
of the ability, courtesy and dig
lity with which its president, the llonlolui
T. Sloan, has discharged the difilcuit
and delicate duties of his ofliee.
"2. Resolved. That the senate lomlnv
to the Hon. Richard I. Manning, its
president pto toin. its thanks for ids
ible. (curtly and eflieient performance
if il.i" duties of the chair."
These two resolutions were adopted
' v a rising vote on motion of the Sender
from New ferry. President Sloan
xpress J in fitting words his gratitlitim
t-at his services had been np;elated.
The report < f the committee to in
v estir.a! e the holler e\plosi.>n was rend 1
and the senate again took a recess. \
\hont noon tin- : peakor and the clerk (
came ov.-r from the hour . and a nu:n!ier
of a- < ; were latiiiel. 1 >:it lliis di 1
i iinish all of the work. f?e* the np- '
: imprint inn bill and several <> .! "r important
measures were still in the <
hands of the engrossing department.
At 1.:'" it u i decided to adjourn until '
.:.M? o'elt < k ami it this hour the senate 1
main ? nine to i re r with Senators l
lay. Far! \ ,>i< t.eod. Iv. l$loa.-o,
Hriee. ChreteTv.n. Williams Kli'rd.
bavin. Hardin, V. and K. S. I (lease '
present. '
The speaker and his elerk were an- '
u<nnccd. and to the surprl of tlio <
t !t;Ue. (be members of tin- house who
wore in the t-ttt 'e house tilro attended
the rati 1:. at i-. n o:" the at t .. There were
live a< I t in all an 1 tile sneaker h it .
inx ehninle r at lo minutes to i o'eloek. ]
A committee of Senators Wells, 10. S. ,
1 tlease and Mdlrd was appointed to in- j
form the fjnvi rnnr that the business
of tiie s-mie had been dispatched, 1
and p. e-1 sit iv 1'iivato Secretary* Nor- '
men: appeared whh the ie.pilar met- i
uk?. Clerk ?>f t!??? Senate Hemphill
inlornic ! the 1? ni-,> ihat. ll:?? senate was ,
ready to adjourn anil Clerk of tho !
i inn: c I'. ..i:? r v. .1 the s'.'i'"' with t
a lio.iliar no : age. Senator Meluod i
then inside the met Inn to adjourn. ,
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Preacher Goes to Chain Gang.
Atlanta, Utu, Special.?AConstitution
special from Commerce, Ga., says: !
"Kov. J. D. Woodward, a Baptist inln- '
Ister charged with bigamy, lias been '
tried in Jackson Superior Court, found
guilty and sentenced by Judge Russell ]
to serve four years in the chain gang, j
During the trial it developed that (
Woodward had been married four times <
and that tiiree of his wives are still liv- 1
in .":. When brought into the court room, !
wife No. ?, and children were present.
When lie entered the room one of the
< ; ildrcn saw hint and said: ".Ma nun a, ;
yonder is paua."
Can.k at Fayettcvillo Fails.
Charlotte. N. c.. Special. State
Dank iCxaniincr .1. <>. CHinylnu took
charge of tiie Dank of Kayeitovillo,
N. C.. Saturday, posting a notice over
his signature on the door of the in < i- j *
tution stating that there was a short- ,
agi of 000 in tile accounts of the j
cashier and teller and that the hank
would he closed for an investigation }
of tiie books by expert accountants, j
Cashier John <\ lir.igh and Teller (
George My rover are under arrest, hut
were released on $10,000 bonds.
Memorials in House.
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Washington, Special.?Sitting in ,
special session, the House conducted i
memorial services in tributes to the '
memory of the late Senator Matthew i
Stanley Quay, of Pennsylvania. Mr. j
Ilalzell presided. Messrs. A<lains. Sil>- ]
ley, Kling. Brown and Bates, of Penn- ,
svlvania; C.rosvcnor. of Ohio, and (Joul- j
den of New York, eulogized Mr. Quay's ;
life and character. The remarks were
particularly expressive of the esteem <
in which he was held, and extolled him <
a?js a man. a:; a useful public servant
and on organizer of wonderful ability. ;
Colored Woman Freezes to Death. (
Goldsboro, Special.?A young colored :
woman was found dead in iter bed j
early this morning, by the side of ln-r
three-year-old child, on tho Parkef |
plantation, about three miles from this
city. It is supposed that she froze to
death during the night, as the child
was almost frozen when found. Tho ^
weather here has been very cold for
several days, and It. is supposed that :
111 i V'.'O 1 i /? L- (I Till Til it '1 llll* til U- I II I'l I
. IK < i?,) Dii.n mivi tiUl ' V #-? b (IIWi *
Division Meetings Tuesday.
Atlanta. Ca.. Special.?The Atlanta i
division of the Southern Cotton Grow- 1
ers' Association, with <lelegat.es from
every county in the State, will meet
Tuesday, February 21, in the State
capltol here, to perfect a State organ
ization. On the same day there will |
be a meeting in the capital city ol
every cotton growing Stato in the- i
Union to form similar organizations. i
There will be si meeting In cver> I
county in every cotton State to select
delegates to attend the various Stat<
meetings.
HKR MISTAKE. (
Nell?I told him if he dared to kiss ,
me he'd he sorry for it. J i
Belle?And was no? 1
Nell?No, I was the only one who '
was sorry?sorry 1 told him.?Phila- I
rielnhjs l.cdsccr. > SK&tfQrafe-tf
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NO. 48.
SERIOUS TliflflSS
The City of Indi2napol?s Suffers By
Sunday Blaze
LOSSES ARE MUCH OVER A MILLION
For Four Hours Flar.-.sa Originating
in a Drug Establishment Threatened
the Entire Wholesale District cf the
City. But A'cre Finally Controlled
After Extensive Ravages.
Indianapolis, Special. Fire which
started in the large who!. mile millinery
house of Fallnley T-< McCrea. located in
South Meridian street. Sunday night
spread to adjoining buildings, and
within I" minutes had completely destroyed
eight building:; and is now menacing
that portion of the wholesale
district bounded by Meridian street
Hid (leorgia sfrc.d, da. l.son 1'lace and
the I'nii ?i station.
Several explosions have occurred in
the A. Kiefer Drug Compnny's v/nreootns.
and on account of the inllamihle
material stored in the adjoining
buildings the lire is vet beyond control.
\ storm of (iivhrands is falling over
the business porti* n of the < ity, and
many tires are expected to result. The
latnage already done is e.tiniated at
aver a million dollars.
Among the heaviest losers are Fahney
.v.- McCrea, wholesale milliners; the
\. Keil'er Drug (Company; (Griffith
Bros., wholesale milliners; Delmetsch.
t Co.. li ys and druggists' sundries: the
Tnited States Hxnross Company's warerooms;
tin' Savory Hotel; St. Charles
Hotel, and Sherman lie:.: a The roof of
the sheds at the Ininn depot is on fire.
I.ater The total loss is ?!.."i0U,000.
When the fire was brought under eonr.tl.
eight buildings. among which were
throe hotels, had heen comi ietcly destroyed.
Otto fireman was hurt by f iling
walls.
Death or Young Eaitle.
Annapolis. Md.# Special. .Midshipman
Samuel West ray Battle, of th?
second class at the Naval Academy,
md a son of Surgeon Samuel Westray
[tattle United States Navy, retired, of
Asheville. N. ('.. dropi" d dead as the
brigade of midshipmen were called to
dinner formation shortly after 115
/clock Sunday. He had just taken
!iis place as third petty oflleer of the
second battalion's ninth company
when ho was stricken with heart failire.
He fell b'-fore any one reached
tint, and was dead when picl;ed up
i?y hi. te.Young Battle entered
.lie academy in August, 1!M)2. from
Ashevllle, and was ill years old. llo
.vas po|>ular witlt his class and schoolmates
a.ltd stood well in his studies.
He was an oa: ecu and pulled stroko
!i last year's vn.sity eight :it tlui
tc.uleiuy. hut did not hecome a cumulate
for the < r> v. this season. Ho
was also a member of the academy
top eoniniiti and was prominent so ially.
Mis parents have been untiled
by the authorities, but no arrangements
have been made yet. regarding
he funeral.
win tie No State Funeral.
Ft. Petersburg I ty Cable It has
aow been definitely decided thai the
remains of Grand Dukn Sergius will
int. be brought to St. Petersburg for
;he present, but will he placed in a tetnlorary
receiving vault of the Chaudoff
Monastery to await the completion of
he alterations now in progress in the
Romanoff mausoleum in the cathedral
>f St. Peter and St. Paul, where tho
permanent. interment will occur,
imong the tonihs of his ancestors.
Another reason is that even Governor
'.eneral TrepofT has recognized tho
'act that no precautions can furnish
in absolute guarantee of immunity
igoinst an act of terrorism; and at a
treat state funeral, where ancient
ustont requires that the I'mperor and
ill of the Romanoff faintly assemble
tnd follow the colIin on foot, a single
lotnb might wipe out the dynasty.
Freezing Rain Again Endangers Atlanta's
Communications.
Atlanta, Ga.. Special.?A cold rain in
falling, freezing on the wires and trees
is it falls and threatening a repetition
>f the disastrous sleet storms <>f the
past two weeks. No damage has been
reported so far, but unless conditions
change, communication with the outside
world may be intcrferred with
n cr??i ??
Tillman Advisee! to Rest.
Columbia, S. Sprcial Senator
Till man roar-hod bis hor.io at Trenton
Sunday after a brief stay in Philadelphia
under treatment of specialists. Tho
Philadelphia physicians confirmed tho
diagnosis of his personal physiciaf.
Dr. J. \V. Uabcoek, that Senator Tillman
is suffering from grip poisoning
affecting one of his nerves. The throat
rouble with which lie suffered last winter
hi s been entirely relieved, and tho
speeii.lists agree that the Senator's
general condition is excellent, hut ho
will not return to Washington during
Lhla session of Congress, being advised
to rest for a while