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zt *»* ..4.- , * i IN RAIN OF MOLTEN METAL MEM PERISH Awful Explosion In Blast Furnace at Pittsburg. BIRMINGHAM ENJOINED. 10 CREMATED AND 20 INJURED Accident Occurred In the Big Furnace of Jones & Laughlin—Many of the Bodies Were So Burned and Ghar ry as to Be Unrecognizable. Pittsburg, Dec. 19.—By an explosion of gas in the Soho furnace of Jones & Laugirjin, near Bradys street, this city, at 7 o’clock this morning 10 men were burned to death and probably 20 others more or less injured. The dam age to the plant will amount to $20,- 000. The bodies of the victims were all removed to the morgue and were ter ribly mangled and burned. Those iden tified thus far are as follows: Joseph Frankovitcn. Joseph Sisul. l^ichael Gasdovicz, 26 years old; leaves wife and child in Hungary. Andrew Sues, 20 years of age, and has a widowed mother in Hungary. Michael Mezo, aged 35 years, mar ried, and leaves a wife in Hungary. The explosion occurred in one of the big blast furnaces. The men were at work at the top of the furnace over 120 feet from the ground. They were employed as fill ers and were just getting ready to quit work, being members of the night shift, when the gas which accumulated in the furnace exploded and tons of molten metal, cinders and slag were thrown over the unfortunate men on the top of the structure. Cut Off From Escape. When the gas let go a panic ensued •n the small platform about the top. The men made a rush for the elevator, but it had gone down and there was no escape. To jump meant death and to remain on the platform was just as certain doom. The tons of molten metal and flames fell upon them and uurned ten men to death. Their bodies dropped to the roof of the mill 85 feet below, every bone broken and an unrecog nizable mass of human flesh. Hurry calls were sent to the police and morgue. Patrols from all sections arrived be fore 7 o’clock and the morgue wagon was with them. The bodies of some of the dead and many of the wound- -ed were strewn about the yard be neath the furnace, some of the dead having fallen from the slippery roof to the ground. The cries of the injured broke the stillness which had spread over the place when the fury of the explosion and Are had abated. Charred Masses of Humanity. To remove the dead from the roof of the mill it was found necessary to get hook and ladders No. 13 and the firemen cai ried the burned, charred and misshapen masses of humanity to the morgue wagon and placed them in it. When the dead were removed the injured were then looked after. In all parts of the yard beneath the fur nace the injured were found. They were hurried to the Mercy and other hospitals. Frank Jones and Arthur Young, managers of the plant, gave the state ment that nine men were killed and five injured. They aay that ordinarily only three men work on the top of the furnace, but this morning about 6:15 o’clock one of the heavy wagons used in taking up the ore to the top of the furnace got stuck on the top of the •tructure and three men were sent for assistance. A -few men went up, but they could not move the wagon and more went up until the number reach ed 14. It was while they were trying to get the wagon released that the fatal explosion took place. All the men at work on the top of the furnace were Slavs and Poles. Nine of them were killed outright and the three taken to the Mercy hospital are so badly hurt It is feared they will die. Like a Volcano In Action. Eyewitnesses say it was the most horrible sight they ever witnessed. They say that when the explosion tooK place there was one great loud report and the murky heavens were illumi nated with a great sheet of flame, showing the men on top of the fur nace running about. It looked like a volcano In action, hive men were blown off the top of the furnace, and strange as it may seem these men are the ones that are still living. The fibers hung on the railing, some on jither tide, the others on the in- Uil their clothing was burned j^o ot the victims hanging on ie held ou and remained te- tclinging to the railing until V* were horned ofr. Then .the root "i the mill dead. victims were found denTl prm of the < upola Thi ^tely denuib >1 yf clothes and their bodies were to a crisp. The com- ill Nie it lit In ii \\, Jeady lo •; M „ an i 11 lie day < :vv u 1 1 - at place. Tl av that Je to give o i aay names, fre oi.. . i \ ii i,\ , until the payroll Is gone |tl!e ■ eaii'iut |,, 1, Ii( ..| Mist. Had Narrow Escapes. Jie<l« Ml | escapes from In- ^ pi. ■ N k ilmo i GOLD BRICK MEN IN COURT. Sensational Move In Case of Noted Swindlers. Raleigh, Dec. 19.—There was a sen sational move here yesterday by At torneys L. A. Gilmore, of Chicago; Bynum & Bynum and James H. Pou, of this state, in the case of the noted gold brick swindlers, Howard, Haw ley and Daley, of Illinois, now in the penitentiary here. The swindlers, through their attorneys, applied to Judge Purnell, of the federal court, for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition alleges that they are deprived of liberty and denied equal rights with other citizens of the Unit ed States; that they were convicted of an offense not covered by North Carolina statutes or common law and also in violation of the fourteenth amendment to the United States con stitution. Judge Purnell, being satisfied from prima facie evidence that ue ought to issue the writ did so, making it return able before himself here Dec. 26. Whether he will sentence the swin dlers is another thing. It is not thought he will overrule the state supreme court as to the statute and common law not covering this case. COLLEGE DAY AT EXPOSITION. Charleston Entertains Hundreds of Alumni and Students. Charleston, Dec. 19.—This is South Carolina day at the exposition, it be ing the celebration of the state’s instl tution's centennial. Hundreds alum ni and students are here. The exer cises were conducted at the expos! tion grounds this morning and consist ed chiefly of welcome addresses by the faculty of the College of Charles ton to visiting collegiates. Last night a big banquet was held at which many distinguished gradu ates spoke. Many prominent men are here participating in the celebration, among them being General Wade Hampton, an alumnus. More Registrars Appointed. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 19.—The state board yesterday appointed regis trars for eight counties as follows: Mobile, J. Blocker Thornton, Finlay Macfayden, A. N. Spear; Chambers, William Williams, W. J. Gray, S. A. Jordan; Cullman, Samuel H. Herrin, James Harlan, Carl Reinhart; Dallas, 1). B. Edwards, W. W. Sheperd, T. L. Barker; delegates, W. T. Fuller, E. P. Rucks, Boston Killian; Marengo, L. Kaufman, Joe Bally, H. C. Dismukes; Russell, J. F. Davis, John H. Wood, W. H. Coleman: Pike, George W. Hamil, C. T. Spradley, D. C. W. Hil liard. Alabama Woman Cremated. Levert, Ala., Dec. 19.—Mrs. John Swindle was burned to death at her home at this place. Her husband had left home to purehase some Christmas presents for his wife and two children. While he was aw r ay Mrs. Swindle was standing in front of the grate when her dress caught fire. She was ter ribly burned before any one could come to her assistance and died two hours later. City Is Restrained from Committing a ( Sewerage Nuisance. Montgomery, Ala., Dac. 19.—An opin ion of importance to the cities of the state was rendered by the supreme court yesterday in the case of the city of Birmingham versus James L. Sau- defur. The only outlet for the sewerage of j Birmingham is Valley creek, near the mouth of the sewer. He tolerated this rendition of affairs for ten years and then obtained an injunction from the court of chancery perpetually restrain ing the city from committing this nui sance so detrimental to his health and property. The city appealed, its two main con tentions being the prescriptive right acquired by ten years’ use and the necessities ot 60,000 persons. The supreme court sustains the low er court, holding in effect that the number of persons committing the nui sance is no defense; that the time lim it does not run injunctions against nuisances, and that the legislature it self has not the power to authorize a nuisance without just compensation to the property owner. The decision intimates clearly that every one along the creek has a right to use its unpolluted waters for do mestic purposes, and the city of Bir mingham is left without defense against any number of additional in junctions and suits. The result of the opinion, it is be lieved, will be to compel the city to buy up the land along the creek. FATAL WRECK OH SOUTHERN PACIFIC Sunset Express Trains Dash Into One Anothsr. 12 PERSONS REPORTED KILLED Both Trains Were Completely Wreck ed and Many of the Cars Telescoped. Accident Due to a Misunderstand- , ing of Orders by Northbound Crew. Salina, Cal., Dec. 19.—The north bound Sunset express No. 9 on the Southern Pacific, due to arrive at Sa- nardo at 12:50 a. m., and the Sunset express No. 10 from San Francisco, | due to leave Sanardo at the same time, were in collision this morning one-half mile west of Uplands, be tween Sanardo and San Lucas. Both trains were completely wreck ed, the engines being thrown from the track and several of the cars telescop ed. Train No. 9 was partly destroyed by fire. It is reported that ten or twelve persons were killed anu 50 injured. The southbound train was crowded with passengers, some persons being obliged to stand. Among those on the train were 80 dischargeu soldiers on their way east and the all-American baseball team from the east on their way to Los Angeles. The road is com pletely blockaded and no trains can pass the wreckage today. The Sun set limitad and two freight trains are being held at Bradley. Cause of the Accident San Luis Obispo, Cal., Dec. 19.—The train dispatcher at this point said the cause of the accident was due to the failure of the northbound train to stop at Uplands to allow the other train to pass. A special train with doctors on board has been sent from nere to the scene of the accident. The bag gage and chair cars of the northbound train are said to have been burned. PRISONERS OF UNCLE SAM. Two Tennesseeans Arrested .For Vio lating Postal Regulations. Chattanooga, Dec. 19—United Stetes Deputy Marshal W. B. Thomas, of Madisonville, Monroe county, this state, arrived in this city today with W. L. Tennyson and Joe Stokes, white men, who,were arrested for viola tions of the postal regulations in Meigs county, the crimes having been committed about ten days ago. The men were given preliminary hearing last night before United States Commissioner Siover, at Ath ens, Tenn., and bound over to the next term of^ the federal court in this city, the bond of Tennyson being fix ed at $1,000 and of btocks at $500. It is charged that Tennyson rifled the star route mall in Meigs county, he be ing at the time a carrier on the route, and that Stokes and Tennyson robbed the postoffice at Ten Mile, Meigs county, in default of bail both were placed in the county jail in this city today. DUPED AMERICAN RESIDENTS. Berlin Police Seeking Young Cincin natian Named Harry Marshall. Berlin, Dec. 19.—The police of the city are seeking a young American calling himself Harry Marshall, who disappeared from Berlin Tuesday night. Marshall obtained several thou sand marks in cash and jewelry from American residents nere. He represented himself as a Cincin natian, as a former employe of Sena tor Foraker and as a friend of John McGlain; clerk of the Republican na tional committee, and said he was over here for his healtn. Marshall showed letters written on the station ery of United States officials. Herr Sachs, a jeweler from whom Marshall got some diamonds, knew the fugitive in Chicago under the name of Vernon. Marshall claims to be in charge of Jean DeReszke’s racing stable. ON EVE OF SURRENDER. Southern Buys Land. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 19.—The Birmingham Realty company has sold four blocks on Powell avenue between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-eighth streets to the Southern Railway com pany for $60,000. It is understood the | railway company will use the property for a yard and tor switching purposes. Boer Commandant DeLarey Cannot Hold Out Much Longer. London, Dec. 19.—The Associated Press learns that the war office has come into possession of a cipher tele gram purporting to have been sent by the Boer commandant, DeLarey, stat ing that he could not hold out much longer than January. According to the correspondent of ,The Times at Pretoria, DeLarey is be lieved to be 40 miles northwest of Klerksdorp, with about 400 men. The war office is taking a more hopeful view of the war than it has i taken at any previous time. Train Caller Is Killed. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 19.—Will Wyatt, 18 years old. a train caller in the Louisville and Nashville yards, was run over and killed by a switch engine last night. He belonged to a prominent family, being a brother-in- law of Ray Rushton, a leading attor ney. Dates for Departure of Transports. San Francisco, Dec. 19.—The offi cials of the transport service have an nounced definite dates for the depart ure of transports for Manila. The Sheridan will depart on Jan. 1, the Kilpatrick on Jan. 1, the Thomas on Feb. 1, carrying the Twenty-ninth in fantry, and the Grant will sail at about the same time on a special trip with insular employes and scnoolteaehers. Baseball Manager Dies. Columbus, ()., Dec. 19.—James Gif ford, manager of the Washington Sen ators, St. Louis Browns and business manager ot the Cincinnati Reds and ! •iki a qua other lul . dii this morn* i : m •• the f- ct kit ha:; led p'.t'.Lvr. Truce Declared In Rate War. Denver, Dec. 19.—The Republican today says: “The merchants who have been taking advantage of the rate war between the Chicago and St. Louis lines have been informed that a tem porary truce has been declared.” HOUSE AND SENATE. • Short Sessions—Exodus of Members for Their Hornes. Washington, Dec. 19.—In the ab sence of Mr. Frye, of Maine. President Pro Tern. Senator Perkins presided over today’s session of the senate. The bill temporarily to provide rev enue for the Philippine islands which was passed by the nouse yesterday was referred to the committee on the Philippines. The bill to increase the offic ial bond of the United States mar shal oi Alaska in certain cash to $75,- 000 was passed. At 12:10 the senate, on motion of Mr. Hale, went into executive session. At 1 p. m. the senate adjourned until Jan. 6. House. After the vote on the Philippines revenue bill yesterday there was a gen eral exodus of members of the house for their homes to spend the Christ mas holidays and today when the house met there was a waste of va cant seats. The session of the house was briet. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, asked unan imous consent for consideration of a bill for a deficiency appropriation of $10,000 for furnishing transcripts oi records in the general land office. The bill was passed. The message of the president rela tive to the creation of an Apalachian forest reserve was laid before the house. Mr. DeArmond, of Missouri, rose to a question of personal privi lege. He said that while he was ab sent in the Philippines a report was circulated in his state to the effect that the rural tree delivery service was being held up in his district un til his return. “I desire,” said Mr. De Armond, “to present some testimony to disabuse the minds of those who may have been misled, to uncover those who may have been hypocritical and to confute those who may have lied.” NICARAGUA CANAL ttlLL. House Committee on Commerce Re port* Favorably. Washington, Dec. 19.—Representa tive Hepburn, of Iowa, chairman of the house committee on commerce, to day made the report of the committee in favor of the Nicaragua canal bill. After stating the terms of the bill, the report says in part: “The purpose of this bill is to con centrate authority and responsibility for the construction of this great work in the hands of the president, as we believe this course would be a safe one to be pursued in carrying out the purposes of the bill. N The report refers to the exhaustive report made by the isthmian commis sion, of which Admiral Walker is the head, and adds: “No doubt is expressed by the com mission as to the practicability of the •nterprise, and they join with a score of predecessors in expressing their belief that the work can he carried to a successful termination within ths limits of reasonable cost and reason able time. All of the great political parties are commuted to the policy of the construction of this canal.” BILL OF EXCEPTIONS FILED. Admiral Schley Objects to Majority Opinion of Court Washington, Dec. 19.—Admiral Schley, through his counsel has filed with the secretary of the navy the bill of exceptions to the majority find ings of the court of inquiry and also a letter asking to be allowed to he heard in connection with the objec tions to he filed by attorneys for Ad miral Sampson to the individual opin ion of Admiral Dewey. The bill of exceptions “objects to the approval of the findings of the court upon the ground that the opin ion rendered and the report of facts made by the majority of the court are in conflict with the overwhelming weight of evidence and that the ma jority of the court in their said opin ion have ignored the testimony of the applicant and of the whole of the ap plicant’s witnesses and all that por tion of the evidence given oy witnesses for the government which was favor able to the applicant, and have thus deprived him of rights guaranteed him by the laws of the land and the constitution of the Uniteu States.” Admiral Sampson’s Condition. Washington. Dec. 19.—A representa tive of the Associated Press visited Admiral Sampson’s residence today and the statement was made to him that the admiral s condition remains unchanged. It was emphatically denied that his illness is such as to give rise to any fedmg of immediate alarm. Last evening he occupied his accus tomed place at the family dinner table DEEP SNOWS BLOCK TRiFFIG AND TRAINS Many Western Hoads Snow bound For Miles. V. i I vlCV-'.^.T SNOWPLOW TELESCOPES TRAIN Minister to Liberia. Washington, 1 >*•<•. 19. The presi dent today will nominate J. R. A. Crossland, of St s Joseph, lo., to ha minister to Liberia, and .1. t\ Duucy collector of the port of Wilmington. N. C., to be recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia, vieo Henry P. Cheatham, whose term of office soon j expires. Botn of tho new appoint meats are negroes. Election at Chipley. Chlpley, Ga., Dec. 19.—Election for mayor and couifcil here passed off quietly yesterday, resulting as fol lows: lor mayor, O. D. Tucker; for councilmen, C. T. Hill, B. A. Mobley, Charles V. Minot, J. R. Robinson, T. T. Minot; for recorder, B. F. McGee. Mother and Child Cremated. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 19.—The home of Henry Davis. 6 miles from Jack- son, was destroyed by fire last night. I Hi? wife and 2-year-old child were ere- mated. Froze to Death on Straw Stack. Chattanooga. Dee. 19.- A stranger ! was found frozen to death on a straw , stack near New Decatur, Ala., thin j morning. A card in his pocket bon*! the name of “John P. Rlcnuiond, Cin- ! ciunatl, O.” Wreckage Caught Fire and Nine Cars Were Completely Destroyed—Colora- i do and Southern Snowbound for 53 Miles. Cheyenne, Wy., Dee. 19.—The Union Pacific, the Colorado and Southern North and Burlington East are practi cally at a standstill as a result of the recent stoim iu Wyoming and Ne braska. All trains on the Union Pacific are compelled to spend hours in snow drifts waiting tor the snowplows to make openings so they can pass through, and to make matters worse a Union Pacific rotary plow pushed by two big compound engines slashed its way into the rear of a train of deadhead tourist sleepers near Sher man. The wreckage caught tire and a caboose and nine tourists cars were completely destroyed. The work of clearing the track is slow and the blockade may last for an •• finite period. A blockade at Ramsey, -K) miles east of Rawlins, has stopped the passage of trains into Laramie from the west and tne one at Sher man blocks the traffic westkomid. On the Colorado and Southern 21 miles north of Cheyenne a passenger train was derailed. The accident has completely tied up traffic on that branch. No trains have come in over the Burlington branch from Holdredge for two days. A drift derailed an engine about 100 miles east of Cheyenne and the wreckers have not yet succeeded In getting it back upon the rails. In addition the branch is snowbound for a stretch of more than 50 miles. i rr -’V /, b '-v i i -1,’ t. , ii'g.. homing, itclihl disappear. , * “1 taken with arras h proved very (rvfV' 1 e ' ■ < ■ ■ ii was -all rheum ak t w 'tt'eof Hood :* Sarsaparilla, js. no ’ t» . aii taking il I felt bett&v \v noi in’g before I was cured, nr rrii aiy .--'.in disease since.” X Ida K. Ward, ove Point, Md. hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills ri .0(1 of all impurities and cure MANY CHARGES AGAINST POSTS. 1 All Trains Overdue. St. Louis, Dec. 19.—Tue cold weath er and the snow are playing havoc with railroad schedules and for two days not a train has rolled into the union station on time. Every train is from 30 minutes to 7 hours late and many of the southbound trains are delayed from 20 to 50 minutes on account of irregular runfimg. Chinese Minister Wu is coming here from the east, but is delayed. Case of Mental Science Healers Comes Up for Trial. r Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 19.—The eas® r of the United States against the lead* ers of the National Mental Science as* sociation, Helen Wilmans Post, thaf = noted author and mental healer; her ■ husband, C. C. Post, and son-in-law, | C. F. Burgman, is on the docket la * the United States court for trial today. * They are efiarged with violating sec- ! tion 5180 of the United states revised j statutes; that is, f or the fraudulent us® of the mails. The three defendants are now ua- der bonds of $5,0u0 each and the fed- i eral grand jury has just returned 16 in dictments against Helen Wilmans- Post, the founder and president of ths association and tne recognized leader of the sect. Nine of the 16 indict* ments are agaiust the three defend* ^ ants conjointly. The trial promises to be one of the most celebrated in the history of ths south. The Posts are immensely rich* having planned and built one of the- most picturesque little cities in Flor* ida. The income from their mentalJ science practice, which covers ths ^ globe, is estimated at from $20,000 ts i $30,000 a year. .£jj They have employed a long string L of counsel, including leading lawyers ^ of this and other states. t ■ MEMORIAL TABLET DEDICATED^ - Tied Up Trains Relieved. Omaha, Dec. 19.—The passenger trains which have been tied up at Sherman and Solon, Wy., by wrecks at those places wore relieved last night or early today. Y. M. C. A. RAILROAD MEN MEET. Special Conference Now Being Held at St Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Dec. 19.—One hundred and forty railroad men, representing ' 25 banches of railroad Y. M. C. A. in the southwest, are in attendance at the special conference for the dis- | cussion of the departmental work now being held here. Miss Helen Miller Gould, at whose suggestion the conference was called, was unable to be present. Letters from her and from George J. Gould, president of the Missouri Pacific rail way, expressing sympathy with the movement have been received. Five new buildings are under way in the southwestern territory at Sa- pulpa, 1. T., Parsons, Kan., Peru, Ind., Big Springs, Tex., and Stamps, Ark., on the Louisiana and Arkansas, rep resenting an expenditure last year of $160,000, of which $110,000 is from the railroad company and $50,000 trom the men forming the membersfiip of 10,000. Erected By Massachusetts on Prison Site at AndersonviMe, Ga. ^ Andersonville, Ga., Dec. 19.—Thsr- Massachusetts memorial tablet erected . on the site of the old prison here was • dedicated this morning. Weather con* ditions were more propitious than ^ those which the Ohio party faced yea* ! terday and the exercises were follow* ed with much interest by those in afe f „ tendance. Major E. S. Horton, president of thn- Massachusetts Association of Ex-Prls* * oners, called the gathering to orde* and prayer was offered by Comrads 9 - Curtis, chaplain of the association. s. The monument was turned over in » brief address by C. G. Davis, chain* man of the commission, and it was accepted by Lieutenant Governor John L. Bates, who made the address of ths day. * The Massachusetts party numbers 35 and all of the commissioners were at one time prisoners. Beiden to Succeed Woodruff. Atlanta, Dec. 19.—D. A. Beiden. of Aurora, 111., will take charge of the combined properties of the Atlanta Railway and Power company and the Atlanta Rapid Transit company on Jan. 1. On that date Ernest Wood ruff, presid< nt of the Atlanta Railway and Power company, who has been in practical charge of that system for the past ten years, wih retire from office. What other changes will oc cur has not been announced. Shaft Reared to Ohio Heroes. * Andersonville, Ga., Dec. 19.—Ths monument commemorating the deatla and suffering of over 1,000 Ohio sol diers was dedicated here yesterday. lit spite of the severity of the weather and the fact that the monument lack* ed much of completion, the ceremo* nies were conducted with remarkable enthusiasm. Governor Nash, oi Ohiot was one of the speakers. BIG FIRE IN CHARLESTON. Fourteen Buildings Burned—Loss $30/ 000—Chinaman’s Narrow Escape. Charleston, Dec. 19.—Fire early this morning destroyed 14 buildings in ths upper part of the city, most of thena being small shanties. The total loss is about $30,000. Among the places burned were several street shows hers for the exposition. A Chinese laundryman had a nan row escape with his life. About two-thirds covered by insun ance. Vice President Barnaby Arrested. Madisonville, Ky., Dec. 19.—Vice President C. Barnaby, of the United Mine Workers of America, Twenty- third district, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff James Thomas jilst as he was in the act of hoarding the noon train ! today for Henderson. Barnaby, Wood, i Kissinger and other union men were indicted r>y the Webster county grand Jury at Dixon yesterday for being ac cessories before Hie fact for murder. Song on Lips He Suicided. St. Paul. Dec. 19.—C. T. Christenson stood in limit of a mirror in his room at 12 o’« lock last night, sang “Du Du, Llegst Mir Ini Hersen” and then fired a Imll.-t into his mouth. He died in stantly. His wife says that he had been under a doi tor’s care for some years and suffered wltn an abscess in his head. He had quarreled with his w-ife and divorce proceedings were commenced. Coldest In Twenty Years. Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 19.—Through* out northern Florida this has oeen tha coldest December in over 20 years. Tha thermometer fias ranged from 20 to 25 degrees above zero through the long 400-mile strip between Jacksonville and Pensacola. The state agricultural department is advised that no seriona damage will fesult to orange and oth er fruit groves in the Florida penlusu* la, as the sap had been driven from the trees by the continued cool weath er of the past month. Vegetables in north Florida are considerably dam aged. Costly Fire at Baltimore. Baltimore, Dec. 19.—Fire was dis covered shortly before midnight last night in the basement of the Yale laundry, No. 15 West Lafayette street, and at an early hour this morning tho ' entire six story building was a mass | of flames. The total loss prolmLTy ; will aggregate $13u,o00. The ori 0 lD ot tl; fire lo not known. Young Girl Victim of Fire. Milner, i.a., Dec. 19.—Miss Rosa Shivers, the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Shivers, who liva 2 miles east of this place, was seri ously if uot fatally burned yesterday morning. She was standing near a fire at her home where the family washing was being done, when her clothes caught fire, they were burned entirely from her body. The physician* in attendance announce that she probably not live through the da Fitzgerald’s Indian Summer Caj Fitzgerald. Ga., iiec. 19.-J; aid's Indian su,. u carat«9j yesterday, nnd from the prs look will surpass all previc in the way of big crowds attractions. The town is decorated and evwiy ,..^u luterost la the work.