The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 05, 1903, Image 6
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wjfr By John Z. Rogers,
SIIAVE been talking w
in their various profes
pany in a well-known
with, we have a new
theatre every afternooi
able to leave tin half i
days and Tuesdays, wl
smoothly. Similar lor
My mornings are takei
is to be pu^ on the next week. This
studying my lines, takes about fifteen
* after a talk, the other day, with a friei
one-night stands, I congratulated my:
lot In life." x
The ordinary weekly routine of a p
whom I talked Is as follows: "All da]
routine of church work. Every night
meeting which requires my presence.
During the month or quarter come tl
which I am expected to l>e present,
toureau. a free dispensary, a kindergorl
I visit once or twice a week. This, by
educational, fraternal, political and o
Lave to prepare addresses; nor the cal
gatton. Last year some of my time '
couples, attending nearly 100 funerals, i
1 have a friend who is a scliooltea
cent of his salary. "I average about
"and during my vacation I devote a bo
connection with future school work,
work in the schools, the taklug up of sp
I. r* a?*Wa ?AA/liniV nMrl clll.lvin f? "
cauu icauuj^ auu oiuuj iu^.
up many the newspaper reporter a]
the reporter we see on the stage?the
seen in real life. Here is what one of
told me. and as I have been through 1
tanXIally correct: "I get to the office a
papers half an hour before the noon a
twetre I am sent out on a story. If It is
I may have two or three to look after
torn to the office before six and write i
I haTe my dinner, I start out on even
possible, for the earlier one gets his c<
In the paper. No one can tell in adva
/. break out, and I always keep a packed
?ven the wealthy work' overtime,
sooner or later, in one way or another.
4esk at 8 o'clock every morning when
The only recreation Russell Sage
4rive; John D. Rockefeller has alread;
bj working long hours.
A prominent physician recently saic
watchword was, "Look out for your st<
nervous system.' An eight-hour unior
work with their brains ought certainly
Weekly.
^ A
"Accuracy" in
Rtr DrocMpnt Wnntlotr
PMr mHOROUGHXESS implies
have their place, but it it
fcg' Z*|- i thinks it "next to impost
I V list of printed names with
Wltf WW b* expected when "we lei
Hi wobble all over the flower
We remit qf training than the habit <
menace to life in any phase than its lac
ef the speaker, to report exactly what
tremble wherever it occurs, and the v.
* schools and Colleges shall train their st
Examination papers and unexpected t
train. "Mount Carmel is the place wb
CBO^r." "Galilee received its name fron
Palestine," were the results of one stu
chance remark of a teacher that the d<
. reflection and bred seers and proplie
y"*~ thought, came back to her. at the next
declaration that'"in the desert men had
pbers." In this era of the eye and ear
discovery which shall lead to keenness <
we may catch, not the mere words, b
Bazar.
A
A *?* ftf <Tlei
U1C JT*1 V? W
By Harvey Sutherlan
tuust be fa
I | G l"k>^dark ami airy
?" >2 M I w!udow away up thau u
~~ ? 3 shall chill an exposed s
?J ? should be agreeable. G<
~ V ? I i8 as s'ow a J?^ as ftcttii
IIS bottle in one case and a
will help things. I leave
5?>. ^ A warm bed in winter is
f-~~' is net so simple a proposition. Howev<
terposed between the regular sheet and
sensibly the horrors of a hot night. It
of the bed. and yet is pleasantly cool,
find that sleep conies soonest when I In
The next thing is to relax utterly. I
the eitadel of tension. While that is c
important of nil is the disposition of tl
reastm why we fail in this is the sam
things. We do not very genuinely war
after a busy day. there are so many 1
that we drop the notion of sleep, tliouj
day en which we can think. It is j
thoughts." How to dismiss them is
Everybody's.
&
?Locating a Ho
?ONCERXING the clioic
home, experience show
posure with regard to
age, arc important cons
sunshine in winter an
gentle slope away from
general conditions.
The locating of tl
thought; more, perhaps,
effect dcsiretl should I
at the start are hard to rectify. On
means convenience of access and an on]
wise utilize the space at the rear. On i
street affords more seclusion and lite
tractive fore-court for a setting. The
Is to set th? house or houses too near t
usual sitting place through several mo:
tiremcnt, with a pleasant foreground, ;
k cfeted, while at the same time one woul
But much depends on the point of cxp:
the habits of the household.
The house, in design and arrange:
reference to the individual site and sum
lugs, and the effcrt.should be to hnrmo;
the#?. The effort sometimes made to
generally to be deplored, and the mos
ftiined by making the house lit easily &
Lto the.sense of fitness.?Good Housekee
'
>rk Overtime.
ith a number of men who -work bard
sions. The comedian of a stock coml
New York theatre said: "To begin
play every week. I ani always at the
i at about 2 o'clock, and am often unjust
0 or even later, especially on Moulen
the new play has not begun to run
ig hours prevail, of course, evenings,
i up with rehearsals for the play that
with the time I have to devote to
hours a day. This is pretty hard, but
ad who had just come in from playing
self on having a comparatively easy
imminent out-of-towu clerygyman with
ir Sunday is taken up with the regular
iu the week there is some kind of a
On Saturday I prepare my sermon,
lie conferences and other meetings at
The church conducts an employment
ten, aud other auxiliaries, all of which
the way, does not include meetings of
ther organizations for which I often
Is on the 1100 members of my eongrevvas
employed in marrying eighty-two
and making about 1000 calls."
cher, and he says that he earns every
twelve hours' work a day," said he,
ut half my time to special reading In
The introduction of supplementary
ecial subjects one or two hours a week,
ppears to lead a life of pleasure. But
journalist" with the noteliook?is never
the reporters on a big morning paper
the samevexperieuce I know it is sub,t
half past eleven, in order to read tho
.ssignments are given out. Soon after
5 not very important or is not far away
. Under ordinary circumstances I reay
copy. As soon as it Is finished and
ing assignments, returning as soon aa
>py in the more 'space' he is paid for
nee when or where a news story will
I grip at the office."
and most of them pay the penalty,
It Is said that George Gould is at his
he is in the city.
has is when ho steal^ au/ houf for a
y bartered Lis stomach for his wealth
I to me: "Up to a generation ago the
jmach!' Now it is, 'Look out for your
l for professional men and men who
to he seriously considered."?Harper's
JZ?
i Education
accuracy. Glittering generalities may
5 not in the class room. Dean Briggs
ilble to find a youth who can copy a ;
out mis-speiling," a result which might
ave the straight and narrow way and
y meadows." There is no more valuaof
absolute exactness, and no greater
k. Failure to grasp the exact thought
has been hoard, is a fruitful source of
orld has a right to demand that our
udents to be accurate, if nothing else!
ests often bring discomfiture in their
tere Elijah sat when he was fed by a
3 Galileo, who once wrote a history of
ident's reading of Hebrew history. A 1
?sert life of the Semites gave time for
ts, men of religious and philosophic !
written test, in the somewhat startling :
nothing to do. and so became philoso- ,
specialist, may we not hope for some
)f vision ami clearness of hearing:, that
ut the thought underneath??Harper's
ttissg to Sleep
d
vorable to sleep. The bedroom should
. In winter it is better to have the
? shut it so that a knife-edged draught
houlder. The temperature of the bed
ptting to sleep when the feet are cold :
lg to sleep when hungry. A hot-water j
piece of bread and butter in the other
it to you to decide which is for which.
j aooiIt* l*nf o cmnntop
> VttOI if l/l*C V* VVVI uvu *** |
?r. a sheet made of straw matting, in- '
the mattress, will be found to'mitigatc
preserves the softness and springiness
without being too cool. Personally, I
tve no pillows at all.
teinoinber that the corner of the jaw is
linched no sleep can come. But most
lie mind so that sleep can come. The
e as the reason why we fail in other
it to succeed. As we lie stretched out
thoughts that we want to chase after
irh wc know that to-morow is another
ill very well to say. "Dismiss* these
the problem that each must solve.?
7 jS7
e of a site for a suburban or village
c lliot tin* Tin til va of inn ?oil fliA PV
sun and winds, and matters of drain*
iderations. An exposure which insures
d breezes in summer, and at least a
the building, are considered favorable
ie house on the lot calls for some
than is commonly given. The linished
to kept constantly in mind. Mistakes
the one hand, closeness to the'street
jortunity to develop a garden or otherdie
other hand, location back l'rom the
opportunity to give the house an attendency
in many cities and towns
he street. The front piazza is often a
iths of the year, and the sense of rent
these times would he much appred
not be shut off from the passing life.'
>surc, the immediate environment and
ner.t, should he planned with Special
ouudings. including the adjacent builduzo
the design as far as possible with
secure a striking individual effect is
t satisfactory results are usually obnd
naturally iuto its place and appeal
.plug. . , , , . .
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THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
President Sets Apart Last Thursday
in November.
Washington, Special.?The President
Saturday issued his annual Thanksgiving
proclamation, in the follov. ing
terms:
By the President of the United States
of America?A Proclamation:
The season is at hand when, according
to the custom of onr people, it falls
upon the President to appoint a day of
praise and thanksgiving to God.
uurmg lue iabt yrai tin? u\ji U uao
dealt bountifully with us. giving us
peace at home and abroad and the
chance for our citizens to work for
their welfare unhindered by war. famine
or plague. It behooves us not only
to rejoice greatly because of what has
been given us. but to accept it with a
solemn sense of responsibility, realizing
that under heaven it rests with us
ourselves to show that we are worthy
to use aright what has thus been entrusted
to our care. In no other place
and at no other time has the experiment
of government of the people, by
the people, for the people, been tired
on so vast a scale as here in our own
country in the opening years of the
twentieth century. Failure would not
only be a dreadful thing for us, but a
dreadful thing for all mankind, because
it would mean loss of hope for all who
believe in the power and the righteousness
of liberty. Therefore, in thanking
God for the mercies extended to us in
the past we beseech Him that He may
not withhold them in the future, and
that our hearts may be roused to war
steadfastly for good and against all the
forces of evil, public and private. We
pray for strength, and light, so that in
the, coming years we may with cleanliness,
fearlessness and wisdom, do our
allotted work on the earth in such
manner as to show that we are not altogether
unworthy of the blessings we
have received.
Therefore, I Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States, do hereby
designate as a day of general
thanksgiving Thursday, the 2Gth of the
coming November, and do recommend
that throughout the land the people
cease from their wonted occupations
and in their several hones and places
of worship render thanks unto Almighty
God for His manifold mercies.
In witness. whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this.
31 Bt clay of October, in the year of oar
Lord one thousand, nine hundred and
three and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
twenty-eighth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
By the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
Killed in Collision.
Indianapolis, Ind., Special.?Fifteen
persons were killed and over 50 injured,
some fatally, Saturday morning by
a collision between a special passengsr
train on the Big Four Railroad and a
freight engine drawing coal cars. The
accident happened in the edge of this
city. The passenger train of twelve
coaches were carrying 954 persons,
nearly all of whom were students of
Purdue University and their friends,
from La Fayette to Indianapolis, for
the annual football game between the
Purdue team and the Indiana University
squad for the State championship,
which was to have been fought this
afternoon. In the first coach back of
the engine were the Purdue football
team, substitute players and managers.
Three players, three assistant
coach, trainer and seven substitute
players of the University team were
killed, and every one of the 53 other
** ?? ? "Itli a-r fjltallv
persons in me cor we:e ,
or seriously injured.
Winston's Tobscco Market. /
Winston-Salem, Special.?The Winston
manufacturers shipped 2,193,097
pounds of tobacco during **4?, month.
This is an increase of 64,510 pounds
over the same month last year, tho
shipments for October. 1902, being 2,134,587
pounds. The stamp sales at
the Winston office this month were
as follows: Tobacco, $131,885.82;
spirits, $5, 782.70; cigars. $96.75. The
leaf sales this month amounted to 1.174,809
pounds. It brought $GS.285,.17.
an average of $5.80 per hundred. While
the average is much less than last
year, it is more than the warehousemen
had anticipated. It is claimed by
tobacconists generally that the quality
of the offerings is not a3 good as
last year.
Strike Trouble In St. Louis.
r? Snprinl.?It is TO- I
1 iiuia.Jui.jMt/jjo, IMUM
ported here on information received
from the national headquarters of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
that between 4,000 and 5,000 men affiliated
with the Structural Building
Traders' Alliance and employed at the
St. Louis Exposition grounds, will'
strike, in pursuance of an order issued
by the officers of the aliance.
News in Brief.
Alfred Eckstein, David Weisenberg
and Thomas Bechtel were arrested in
Allentown( Pa., in connection with
the murder of Mabel Bechtel.
Ex-Congressman John E. Russell, of
Massachusetts, is dead.
Fire destroyed the Girard Avenue
Theatre in Philadelphia.
Four persons were killed in a railroad
wreck near Charlotte. N. C.
Powie declares that he controls 50,000
votes in Chicago.
A Washington dispatch states that
the national campaign in 1904 will be
conducted by President Roosevelt's
friends on very conservative lines.
Coney Island Fire Swept.
New York. Special.?Coney Island
Sunday was swept by the most disastrous
fire in its history, about two hundred
and fifty buildings being destroyed,
entailing a loss estimated at not
less than $1,000,000. No lives were lost,
although several persons were seriously
injured. The fire started near the
Steel Chase Park and swept along the
bowery district, which is filled with
flimsy frame structures that burned
like tinder. '
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GORMAN ENDORSED.
His Views On the Pace Question
Elaborated.
.
JONES SAYS At MADE NO MISTAKE
I
A Vital Question That flust Be
Settled Sooner or Later?The
Country Anxious.
Washington, Special.?Ex-Senator
James K. Jones, chairman of the Democratic
national executive committeeo,
expressed his approval of the action
of Senator Gorman In mqjung the race
issue the paramount question in the
Maryland campaign. In speaking of
the subject, Mr. Jones said: "I think
that Senator Gorman and his associates
who are interested in Democratic
success in the Maryland campaign
made no mistake in giving prominence
to thb race question, as distinguished
by attitudes between the two parties.
Mr. Gorman is perfectly right in assuming
that the race question is one of
the mcst important before the people
of this country at this time. It is a
vital question and must, sooner or
InfAr h A QottlAfl f r?r nil time Tno
Democratic part}-, according to reports
which I hare received from Democratic
friends and advisers there, certainly
has the better hand of the situation up
to this time. I think the country at
large is anxious for a verdict upon the
proposition, and the sooner it is submitted
to the whole vote the better.
For the Democrats of Maryland to win
next w&ek, will, of course, give an im.
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petus to the matter all over the nation,
and the general decision will not be
I long in coming forth. The fact that
the question has been passed forward
in the Maryland campaign means, of
course, that the issue will figure to a
considerable extent in the national
campaign next year. It will certainly
be given prominence then, when the'
Republican and Democratic candidates
a:e brought before tho people for a
selection. I believe that the sentiment
of the country is opposed to negro
domination and that no reasonably
minded person believed in equality between,
or the amalgamation of, the
races. The white man was born to
rule, and it shall ever be thus. There
can be no other outcome. I think the
State of Maryland will vindicate the
Democrat policy upon this question.
This, in my opinion, will be followed
by a general indorsement from the
country at large.
4 * Pnr M r riArm e n Viia follriw
* VI *UI. UV( 11KU1 i(UU llio it J 1U r* Democrats
to win in the fight in
Maryland next weok," continued Mr.
Jones, "will, of course, serve to add
prestige to the probability of the Maryland
Senator's choice for the Democratic
presidential candidate next summer.
No other logical outcome could
be expected.
"At present I do not believe, however
in deciding upon a man for the
nomination. Let us get our national
platform together first, and then
choose a man to fit that platform. Mr.
Gorman, it is needless for me to say,
is in every way qualified for the office/
Yet I do not think it wise at this time
for Democrats to fix upon a candidate.
It should be a case of the best man for
he platform, and no attempt should
be made at this early day to arrive at
any conclusion as to a candidate."
Senator Jones returned to the city
from a visi tto New York. In discussing
the mayoralty situation there, he i
said: "It looks as though McClellan
would win. I talked with some of the
Democratic leaders of the city, and all |
appeared confident of winning out. The <
Tammany organization appears to be i
superb. It is recoganized that there n
will be some disaffection in Brooklyn, i
owing to the repudiation of Hugh Mc- i
Laughlin by the Tammany people, but
from what I could gather the McCarren
forces there who stick by the Tam- i
many ticket, are in great shape, and
the McLaughlin desertion is being j
minimized in importance as election ;
day draws near. From what I observed 'i
of the situation McClellan certainly ap- i
pears to be-the winner."
Tribute to Mrs. Booth-Tucker.
Chicago, Special.?Surrounded by 3,C00
Salvation Array mourners, who had i
gathered at Princess Rink Friday
night to pay tribute to the memory of i
Mrs. Emma Booth-Tucker, who was i
killed in a railroad wreck last Wednesday
night, Commander Booth-Tucker,
in a sermon full of pathos, told of the i
many good deeds performed by the
dead leader. While speaking the bus- 1
band, grief-strickcn and weeping, stood !
at the head of the casket. At the conclusion
of the ceremonies the casket,
containing the body was removed to
the Pennsylvania depot and will be
taken to New York.
I
Bank Burglar Arrested. i
Hot Springs. Ark.. Special.?Charles
Gavin, alias Geoble. 4S years old. was
arrested here Friday. There is a reward
of $1,000 for Gavin, who. it is
charged, broke into a bank in Denver
in 18S2. ar.d secured $030,000. He is
wanted also in Bishee, Arizona, on a
charge connecting him with a $5,000
diamond robbery. The authorities at
Bisbee and the Pinkertons at Chicago .
have wired to bold Gavin at any cost.
He admits his identity. 1
!
Nut Growers Meet.
New Orleans. Special.?The Nation- al
Association of Nut Growers elect- 1
ed the following officers: President, 1
G. M. Baecn, DeWitt, Ga.; first vice
president. Win. Nelson, New Orleans,
second vice president, J. B. Curtis,
Orange Heights, Fla.; secretary-treas- '
urer, J. F. Wilson, Georgia. St. Louis |
was chosen for the next place of meet- .
ing. j
MURDERER A SUICIDE
Slayer of His Sister Cuts His Own
Throat in the Jail.
Allentown, Pa., Special.?Thomas
Bechtel. who was held awaiting investigation
cf the murder of his sister,
Mabel H. Ecchtel, at their heme a few
days ago. committed suicide Thursday
evening in his cell at the central police
station. The police consider this act
as a practical acknowledgement of
Bechtel's guilt. Bechtel was in cell
No. 2, on the right side of the corridor.
Several relatives and friends were admitted
to him during the afternoon.
About 4 o'clock he called accross the
corridor to Alfred Ecstein, Miss Bechtel's
affianced lover, who is also held
pending the coroner's inquest: "Hello,
Al. are you there "
"Yes", answered Eckstein.
Bechtel rrsnonded: "I wish you
were here with me-now, that we might
die together."
These were the last words heard
from Bechtel. A short time later Eckstein
called Bechtel and got no answer,
but he thought he heard an unusual
gurgle. House Sergeant Frank G.
Roth had been through the cells only
a short time before.
A quarter past 5 o'clock he entered
the corridor and called both men. Getting
no answpr from Bechtel he looked
into his cell and was appalled to see
a stream of blood running over the cell
floor. Bechtel had laid himself on the
bench in his cell and cut his throat
with a knife. He was dead when found.
The knife lay near him on the floor.
How he got the knife is not known.
Intense excitement prevailed at police
headquarters. Dense crowds pressed
against the windows and doors and
fUl/^1 c+fonf fnr l-? o 1 # o Klrtrtlr oooh
ll'l^U lilt Oiitci lUi iiuii ? u ivva vi*v- u
way. The funeral of the murdered girl
took place Thursday afternoon, the
services being hold at her late home. A
steady stream of people entered the
house and filed past the casket containing
ihe body until the services began
at 2 o'clock.
The suicide of Thomas Bechtel has
been followed by the police officials
telling the story of the murder of Miss
Bechtel as gathered by them. It starts
with last Thursday, when Eckstein accompanied
Miss Bechtel to Philadel- j
phia. He left her there and returned
home. Wefeenberg met her in Philadelphia
and accompanied her to Allentown.
They went to a certain place together,
where they remained until midnight.
Thomas Bechtel heard of this,
and being strenuously opposed to
Weisenberg, he upbraided her In her
room upon her return home. He
struck her a powerful blow on the
cheek, causing her to fall heavily
against a bureau, dead. Members of
the family held a council and decided
upon the story made public on Tuesday
and upon the disposition of the body
and clothing as found. Charles Bechtel's
sister's hatchet was used in striking
the blow on the head of the dead
girl to give semblance of the assault.
Eckstein knew nothing of the murder,
the police say.
Information, charging murder, has
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oeen loagca agamsu me enure dccutel
family. John and Charles Bechtel
and Eckstein were committted to jail
in default of $500 bail each as witnesses.
Mrs. Bechtel and daughters
were allowed to go. no bail being required.
At the inquest several witnesses
were heard, but counsel for the
Bechtels refused to allow them to testify
on account of the charge of murder
against them.
$30,000 Por Breach of Promise.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Special.?Miss
Henrietta Adams, of Caseville, Mich.,
was given a verdict of $30,00f> against
Robert Stuart Baker, a well-known
young society ma? of this city, for
breach of promise. The trial has been
ono of the most sensational in the history
of western Michigan. The romance
jfhlch led up to Baker's proposing
marriage to the young woman, began
when both were students at Olivet
CTofltge. Several hundred letters written
to Miss Adams by Baker, were read
in court, and a number from the young
women to the defendant were also introduced
as evidence. Baker's letters
were, many of them, very sensational
and improper. The jury decided that
Baker fraudulently made the contract
of marriage with the purpose of seduction,
and that he afterwards ratified it
with the same purpose.
Dowieltes Weary.
New York, Special.?Dowle seemed
wvary Friday and instead of
standing and walking about vigorously
during his discourse, remained
seated while speaking. His subject
was "Triune Immersion," a dissertation
on th proper method of baptism.
He declared that baptism was
useless unless one were dipped three
times, and asked his hearers to come
to thp Sunday service to witness the
baptism of the converts.
Two Negroes Hanged.
I livnrpno Ala Snpfin.1 ?Jim
Chambers and Lou Shaw, negroes,
were hanged here Friday for the
murder of Williamson Champicn. another
negro in March last. Sale Arrington,
an accomplice, turned State's
?videncc and was released. The hanging
was in public, and the military
was used to help preserve order.
Knoxville Ohio Railroad.
Knoxville. Tenn., Special.?The
Finoxville & Ohio Railroad Company
recorded here Friday a 50-year mortgage
for $3,000,000, in favor of the
S'orth American Trust Company, of
,Vew York. The money is to be used
n refunding $2,000,000 worth of first
mortgage bonds and in improvements.
Peace Sentirfient Prevails.
Pekin, by Cable.?The Chinese minster
at St. Petersburg, telegraphs
:hat while the war party ha3 been
iominant for a long time, he believes
i peace sentiment is beginning to
prevail.
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25 DIE IN A FIRE
, A _
s\
It Was in a Sadly Fatal Tenement
House.
FEARFUL HOLOCAUST OCCURRED
A Desperate Struggle Made by the
Victims, the Moat of Whom Were:
Italians
New York, Special.?Twenty-onemen,
three women and a ten-nwfatbsold
babe were burned to death or suffocated
in a fire that started early Sunday
morning ip the House of Ak Nat:on3,
a five-story tenement at No. 42(>.
Eleventh avenue, and v;hich the poilce
and coroner believe to be of incendiary
origin.
Some of the peculiar features of thedisaster.
in addition to the startling
loss of life, are that the fire was practically
extinguished in 20 minutes; that
the police could learn of but one person
being injured, other than those
who lost their lives, and thai the property
lo3s was only $7,000. The dead are
mostly Italians.
The only person injured, so far as
can be learned, Is Mary Jane Qulcn. 47
years old, who was burned about the
face and hands by leaping from the
second floor fire escape to the ground.
In several apartments Hallowe'en, parties
were in progress and the guests at
these added greatly to the number of
persons in the house and made the- crush
and jam to escape more ths*n it
ordinarily would have been. Although
plentifully proviaea wun nro
front and rear, all escape here wae cut
of? a few minutes after the fire started
by the bodies of the dead becoming
wedged in the openings leading t? the
ladders. The fire had been burning for
some minutes before it was discovered.
It had started in the basement.and,
rushing upward had attacked the stairway
leading to the apartments, tn a
short space of time the flames ha4 so
enveloped the stairway that egress
from the building was impossible. The
house from the third to the fifth floor
was entirely destroyed.
At the windows, front and rear,,
bodies of men and women were jammed,
showing that a desperate aTcxistgle
to get free had resulted in ttoe-?omplete
choking of these exits to th? fire
escapes and had been the cause ?f a
number of the inmates being suffocated.
Lying on a bed alongside a wUrdow
at the rear of the fourth floor, the firemen
found the bodies of five men. Bach
had clutched the one next to hioa it
an endeavor to push him away in ^riier
to get to the fire escape outside. The
features of the men were distorted.
3ome with rage, some with agony, and
in two instances the men naci gr^yeu
each other so hard that blood had been
drawn and had run over their hands.
On the third floor were found the
bodies of Mauleta Vingiuerro and her
baby. The mother had crawled to the
front window and had succeeded a
grasping the?sill when she was suffocated.
In her arms lay the body of
her child. On the third floor ! an
i apartment were a Hallowe'en party was.
being held. John O'Toole, one of the
occupants, started to go to the street.
I He was met by a volume of smoke as
be opened the door. He ran to the fire
escape, followed by all those in the flat.^y
with the exception of his mother whose
charred body later was found lying at
rhc entrance to the apartment. O'Toole
and the others escaped.
SurpTus Exhausted.
Washington. Special.?A slgntfaant
fact is not?d in the Treasury statecient
at the close of business Saturday. It
fe the receipts and expeudnures
of the government for the first four
months of the present calendar year
are practically the same, the surplus
being so small as to be only a fraction
of the aggregate. One year ago. the
surplus for the same months of the
fiscal year was $13,500,000. The total
receipts for the fiscal year have been
about $190,397,285, and the expenditures
S1S9.811.697, leaving a surplus of about
$585,000. An analysis of the statement
shews that the practical wiping oat of
the surplus is due not only to a decrease
of' the receipts, but al3? to a?
increase of expenditures.
News of ths Day.
An American schooner, Captula C. E..
Williams, arrived in Jacksonville Friday.
with Captain Carlson and seven
members of the crew of the schooner.
Gem, which was abandoned at Mb on
the morning of October 26.
The Japanese Minister to the (Luted
States denies that the Japanese Consul
who is alleged to have promoted
the cause of the Filipinos acted with
the approval or knowledge of his Government.
Viceroy Alexieff was thought t?
have instigated an article in a Port
Arthur newspaper saying that Russi
ans would remain in Manchuria.
The Dampskibssclskabet Tieflus
has lost the suit which was recently
instituted against it in North. Carolina.
The Dampskibsselskabet le not
an infernal machine, nor i s the alphabet
"pied." It is simply an inoffensive
boat recklesssly if not criminally
named by its owners.
The largest number of women employees
in any "line of work are in
the United States postcffico department.
More than one-third of them ^
are past middle age and some are past ,
seventy. They ?11 all kinds of positions.
even many cf the rural free delivery
routes being filled by them.
it is estimated that during the last,
five years telephones have been put
into nearly half a million rural homes.
The farmers find that with tho telephone
he can keep in touch with, the
market, selling his produce or Jive
stock when quotations are the most
favorable.
Count Lamsdorff, Russian Foreign
Minister, held Important conferences
with officials in Paris.
Three Catholic Bishops?Right Reverends
Estrada, Broderick and <9rne?
were consecrated at Havana.