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BALTIMORE A CITY OF RUINS

Business Almost

Section of the City Completely Wiped Out.

AN INSULTJO TIE FLAG

ai* Fire UpM YmAm

ENOWEE* OF THE MOAT KILLEO.

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Philadelphia, Pa. (SpecU)-After training a Great Dane dog to fight in an almokt human manner by hurling hit heavy body through the air like a batter-

Ua lad htataa Kaiaicr P»*tn latlnrctt the ing ram, Henry A. Thorne, who hred m Caplaia af tha Ceaher la Taka Draatk | Katt R:ttenhou»e atreet, Germantwn, Mtuam I. Am.i. Ife* SfeMtlH «•! ™ h '‘

The dog, a mixture of Dane and Engli»h bulldog binod. had been taught by Tlmrne to tland upon in hind lega, and with extended paw* lunge forward at

San Domingo (Special).—The inturgentt deliberately fired on the launch o( the auxiliary crtiiter Yankee, killing J. C. Johiuton. the engineer. The bullet entered hit bead above the eye. United State* Minuter Powell hat

- . .. —— —> • « mv i l mted state* Mumter I oweli 1 Wholesale Houses, Banks and Hews- *>* «i«a‘ n «>' ^ Yt " kc .\

' J take dra-tir mrature* to avenge John-

paper Offices Reduced to Ashes

Fire, whirl Sunday mor cally the en: trtet of Balt

Monday the lla

tried at 10.50 o’clock i, devastated practircnlral business disre. and at 3 A. M,

still raging

with as much fury as at the beginning. To all appearances Balfhnore's business section is doomed. Many of the principal banking institutions, all the leading trust companies, all the largest wholesale houses, all the newspaper offices, many of the principal retail stores and thousands of smaller establishments, went up in flames, and in most cases the contents were completely destroyed. What the loss w ill be in dollars no man can even estimate, but the sum will be so gigantic that it is hard for the average mind to grasp its magnitude. In addition to the pecuniary loss, will be the immense amount of business lost by the necessary interruption to business while the many ~ firms whose places are destroyed are making arrangements for resuming business. There is little doubt that many men, formerly prosperous, will be ruined by the events of the last 24 hours. Many of them carry little or nu insurance, and it is doubtful if many of the insurance companies will be able to pay their losses dollar for dollet, and those that do will probably resjtiire time in which to arrange for the pay-

ment.

All day and all night throngs crowd_ed the streets, blocking every avenue to the fire district and moving back out of danger only what forced to do so by the police on duty. Many of tlie spectators saw their all go up in flame before their eyes, and there were men with hopeless faces and despairing expressions seen on every hand. In fact, the throng seemed stunned with the magnkude of the disaster and scarcely seemed to realise the extent

of it.

They stood around usually in dazed silence, and only occasionally would a word of despair be heard. That they were almost disheartened was apparent to the casual obser.er, and there is little wonder, for the crushing stroke tell with the sudden.iess of lightning from a cloudless sky. At 10.50 o'clock in the morning the automatic fire alarm hex. No. 854. in

American flag.

Johnston will be buried on »hore.

j San Domingo.—The German consul

here has renuested United States M111-

the basement of the wholesale dry , l » ,er P, 0 **" *® ord pr ' ,tecl ”“ '? . , , , , ^ c Herr Worman. the German vice consul, goods house of John E. Hurst & | , h , t he migh , bring hjt ( ltn i) r j nto t he

city, as the insurgents have given Mr. Worman 48 hours to leave where he is

‘uffer the consequence*

German Street and Hopk:

Place, sound-d an alarm Almost be fore the alaim had rea< bed the various eng ne houses the entire building was a roaring mass of flames from top

to bottom.

After burning for perhaps to minutes there was a loud explosion from the interior of the building as the gasoline tank used for the engine in the building let go. Instantly the inv mense structure collapsed and the flying, flaming debris caused the flames to be communicated to the adjacent buildings on all four corners. By this lime the first of the fire apparatus had reached the scene and t^as quickly put to work, but the fire bad already gone beyond control and swept with irresistible farce and incredulous swiftness on its devactmtlng way. It was known that the conflagration would prove vastly destructive, but not one of those who witnessed it at this time imagined for an instant the terrible results that would

ensue.

MILLIONS IN A FEW BLOCKS. A very caieful and conservative estimate of the loss in the wholesale business district, in which the fire originated, places it at something over JSo.oco.ooo. This district is bounded by Baltimore, Liberty, Charles and Lombard streets and contained many of the largest dry goods, clothing and shoe houses in the city, besides two prominent banks—the National Kxcbange and Hopkins

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Consequently. Mr. Powell secured ■

ed the government that it wa» the intention of the German consul and himself to bring Herr Worman'* family

SIISNCKHJS OF TIE BEAR JapM f xasperated By tat ala's May ta BafOjrSITUATION AO 'I’i BECOMES CMITICAL

Military aM Naval CMtls WMck U ia■rvsSla Fart cat I Fat rye lie Actlaa-Tbt Twa Cassias Flasts Faaw

Tokio (By Cable),—A specially sum moned conference of the cabinet, elder statesmen and military and naval chief* was held at the residence of Premier Katsura. 'I he meeting is believed to have been of much importance, though no detail* of the discussion have been

short ti

an effort to ward off its attacks. Tuseday while the dog and Thorne

were engaged m pugilistic combat the beast became frenzied by a particularly heavy blow dealt by Thorne, and hurled

Mtelf with such t remendom force that , „ several of Thorne's rib* were broken 8 UCM to *he public. Pra**ibly, it foreand his lung* punctured. He died in a | vhado'w* energetic action on account of

Russian procrastination.

Although the government offiial* continue ret ice* t. it is manifest that the

———• j situation is of the gravest and that a Sigaificasl AcflM *f Dr. Herr as Coims j, The time in Mm Charge. which the Russian reply will contunK ' I to be a factor in the situation*!* narrow-

RrcaaassSs Mg Skips. [ |ng

Admiral Dn~r'. in lavo, j ^ th , „ of haav, faum, ,l„p, for ,hr S., 7 ! „ d ,f ,h, rapreied pmvadad mth ih, Hoom Comm,t.ar u , h ,

ioto the city,"and a.ked the goveeippenrf a, *' r * Ti,,nance of an ulthnalum by Japan will tha, i„ troopi not fire npo! fhia wrty 5“ ol lh « 5"d. anbnnt.ed h, I «v„rtie

• “ • • T -* SecreUry Moody. The Naval Appro-

priation Bill was completed by the com mittec after a hearing granted Admiral Dewey. It carries an aggregate appro-

priadon o, SMdnufIX. The chip, an- | 1o ,.,,,4. « ndhnn.

1 **■* — to advance it* preparation* fot

LIYEWASIIINfiTON AFFAIRS

wsme 11 was cm us mission, sac saiu that if fired upon the party would protect themselves. The guard started out As soon as they passed outside the city they were covered by the guns of the Columbia. No attack was made.' and the Worman family and their belongings were brought back here in

safety.

All the houses outside the city walls have been pillaged. The insurgents are desperate, and are destroying foreign property wherever they find it Mr. Powell has received urgent appeals

The Japanese feel that the existing conditions have entitled them to a more 11 1 prompt reply, and are bound to infer ’’ j that the St Petersburg government

thorized are one battleship, two mored cruisers, three scout cruisers and two squadron colliers. The appropria-

tion of $500,000 made last year for two i _ - , _ „ , . aubmaeme bo.,, »>, rewwmeuirf. ,he '™“ 5 ' ^ boat* to be purchased in the discretion « a > oi lhc fHOUtr. says the Rusof the Secretary of the Navy. This j nan general staff has given

A dispatch

Reuter's T elegram

disappeared Thursday when the Amer-

ican nag * * ' ttr

Place Savings Bank.

The estimate is for each building in

this section, the loss given representing the building with its contents. According to this the heaviest losers were John E. Hurst & Co., R. M. Sutton & Co.^anU the Daniel Miller CompanyV-all of which were heavily stocked with dry goods, and in each of which cases the loss in building and contents was placed at $1,500,000 The Armstrong. Cator*& Co.’s loss is estimated at half a million, and the

great majority were fioo.ooo or more United Stales Artillery from Santiago, apiece. This district contained about j and these troops participated with the 25 buildings, among them some of Twenty-first and Twenty-second^

the finest business structures

protect foreign property against this j building prog rani gives a total of 44.000 authority to declare war and pillaging, and the Columbia may be ; tons of heavy fighting ships, as compar- . • Eoenjelirf ,0 land marine. In do ,0. | ed wifb ba^o ,on, !.« year. Tbe ” h ” ™l»” > >b'ldl The" firing around tbe city continue* I heavy construction provided will cost ! ’ circumstances render it neccssarry. The situation is serious, the prices of ; $21,750,000, while the lighter construe * Tbe dispatch add* that an imperial provisions are very high,-and the poor , tion will bring the cost of ib^ building manifesto declaring war is expected il are suffering from want ol food ; program up to LAooooco tir , n , It is rumored that Santa Barbara! ITic recommendation of the genfra ] 'he .apancse government doe* not accept de Samana and Sanchez have been re- | board was for one battleship, one arm- , <he conditions proposed in Ruisia * restaken by the insurgents. ; ored cruiser, three protected cruisers. ; ponse. which, it is asserted, will be

This city is surrounded by insurgents, j four scout cruisers and two colliers. The \ i__. 1 They have sent to the government a , committee clTminated entirely tbe three

demand that the city surrender within f protected cruisers and one of the scout MILITARY HONORS FOR AMBASSADORS 24 hours, threatening otherwise to enter 1 cruisers recommended by the board, and I it by force. Tbe government has made added one annored cruiser. will B« Brqatstrd a!Ua U4 S ales Wkca Re

— reply lo this^demand, and an attack Provision was made for an arroor-

platr factory to cost $4,000,000. which the Secretary of tbe Navy is authorized

to constnict in case he cannot secure CJUt€ of "ihe precedent esiahlished by armor plate from private bidders at a - _ r- -r-i, . , r/ ^. reasonable price, /or the GumRanamn. n " ,in * Go'e^or Taft with a troo, Cuba, nasal station an appropriation of cavalry and accordmg to Mr. Root SjbSjOM was made, and for that at j the retiring secretary, the same honor Olongapo. P. I. %Stiux>o was author- j m hen be left Washington, it is learned “An addition of joexynen « a.tboVierf j .a" be ■**««<

to the personnel of the Navy.

The fortificatkm* d preparitions ai the insurgent^

strongly guarded, and preparitioi

being made to ’ ^ ’

FLAG LOWERED IN CUBA.

Fla at Act la lasartag ibt talaad

Havana (Special).—Tbe last vestige of the American occupation of Cuba

was lowered from the Cabana barracks and the last battalion of American soldiers inarched to the Triscomia pier and boarded the United States

Army transport Sumner.

Standing on the plain near Cabana fortress, between a line of American and a line of Cuban troops and surrounded by a crowd 0$ Americans and Cubans, President Palma feelingly voiced his appreciation of all that the Amer-

icans have, done for Cuba.

The Sumner had brought the Seventeenth and Nineteenth companies

ccfred by PrvsUca'.

Washington, D. C (Special). -

which were occupied b/ more than 150 firms.

KILLED BY YAQUI INDIANS. Savages 1UM Up Stage sad Maaated Traaps Arc la FNwsaH. Denver, Col. (Special).—A News special from Guayamas, Mcx.. says: Passengers arriving from Ortiz, on the Sonora Railroad, brought the first news of a terrible outrage committed by Yaqui Indians. The stage which runs between Ortiz and Las Cruces was held up by savages and all on board, numbering six peraons, were killed. Among them were Salvador Flores and his nephew, Francisco Flores. They were both prominent in Sonora. There were fifteen Indians, according to the recollection of Francisco Flores, who did not expire until be was picked up by a party of vaqueros traveling in the opposite <JiWhen the massacre was discos'ered officers in charge of the garrison at Ortiz were notified and a detachment of mounted troops has gone in pursuit of the Indians. BYNAMITE PLOT ON RAILROAD.

► (sat Receives Dcsaad far SIMM aad Threat HazeRon, Pa. (Special).—Details of an alleged dynamite plot along the Lehigh Valley Railroad, 20 miles north ol White Haven, came to light. T. H. Pindell, of Wilkesbarre, superintendent of the Wyoming Division oi the Lehigh Valley Railroad, last week received an anonymous letter saying that if fic^ooo was not deposited at Lake Station, on tbe Wilkesbarre Mountain, between 10 a. m. Saturday and the same hour Sunday morning, that section of the line would be blown up. Sheriff Albert Jacobs was - notified, and he, with a posse, patrolled the tracks 24 hours, but no attempt was made to carry out the threat * A guard it still maintained by the railroad company between Fairview and Lake Station.

PMMgpMs CmMssIm VscascrWashington (Special) —Much of the time of tbe Cabinet meeting was consumed in tbe selection of a commissioner to fill tbe vacancy on the i^lippine Commission caused by the resignation of Gorernor Taft and the promotions of Messrs. Wright and Ide. It vrfs stated that tbe choice bos been njsde of a per-son-in the United States, but That bis name is withheld until bis acceptance is

NEWS IN SHORT ORDER The Latest Happeaiags Coadewcd for Rapid Readiag.

An order for the first issue of the new Louisiana Purchase Exposition postage stamps, which are to be placed on sale at all postoffices in the United States May 1. has been sent to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing by Third Assist ant Postmaster General Madden. It calls for the printing of 90/100.000 of the one-cent stamps, bearing the portrait of Robert R. Livingston; 22$j0oqjOO0 of the two-cent

stamps, bearing the portrait of Thomas .

Jefferson; 7.500/100 of the three-cent, military honors for the next ambassa with Monroe's non rah; 9.500.000 of the ; dor who shall be presented will ei

five-cent. with McKinleys portrait, and > nate from his own government, the . ponies, who have been stationed here, | 6.£00,000 of the ten-cent stamps, with a | quest will have the indorsement and in the evacuation of the Cabana bar- ; miniature map of the United Sutfs , support o( all the governments repre iracks. j showing the territory acquired by the ; sented by ambassadors here, and it i*

President Palma and the members of j Louisiana Purchase.

h “ Gmn '-““SSTuSSi 3 he House Ways and Means Sub-

of (his government when the

bassador. is received in audience fot the first time by the President This is the custom observed in other coun tries, and it is understood that American ambassadors abroad always havr

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York decided that tbe provision forbidding tbe use of the American flag as a trade mark was unconstitutional. John D. Payne, of Woodbury, N. J.. who killed William Minks, the father of his sweetheart, was convicted of manslaughter, with a recommendation of

mercy.

C. W. Thompson was arrested in Chicago on the charge of using the mails to defraud. Women arc alleged to have been his victims. The executive committee of the National Council of Women elected representatives to the International Congress, to be held in Berlin. Dan Baker and his brother were murdered in their home, in Nebraska, and Barker’s brother was arrested. Six persons perished in the flames in « fire at Trenton, a mining village, near Mahoney City, Pa. Sixto Lopez, who has refused to take the oath of allegiance, will be deported from Manilf. The federal grand jury of Missouri has, it is said, indicted a number of agents of express companies wjio acted as agents for liquor sellers in Kansas and the prohibition counties of Texas. It was reported that a band of Yaqui Indians had massacred the passengers op a stage that runs between Drtez and La* Cruces in Mexico. The official call for the Prohibition National Convention, in Indianapolis June $9, has been issued. Theodor Lewsld, the German commissioner to the St Louis Exposition, reached New York on the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm.

I deign.

Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany was thrown from hts horse while riding at the head of his company of guards at Potsdam, but was not in-

jured.

Tbe Hereros in German Southwest Africa murdered Assistant Director

By an eruption of the volcano of Me rapi. on the Island of Java, ia persons were burned to death and 20 severely in-

tnander of the rural guards: United ! States Minister Squicrs and the members of the legation staff look their places facing the center of the parade ground. The lines of troops consisted of the four American artillery companies, a company of Cuban artillery, a company of rural guards on foot and

a troop of rural guard*, mounted. “BLUEBEARD” BOND CONTEST.

latetaadMal Flgbt Orqws Oat •( Property

Last la Ireqaats Fire

Chicago ( Special). — The United States Government has become a party to the complications growing out of the Iroquois fire. “Mr. Bluebeard.” said to be the most pretentious extravaganza ever sent on the road in America, was not an American property. The scenery. costumes and the greater portion of the electrical effects were owned by the Drury Lane Company, of London, England. They were leased by Klaw ft Erlanger—not purchased. As a consequence, when the spectacular mass of light and color was brought to the United States for temporary use a bond was filed with the Government in lieu of payment of duty, guaranteeing that the property would be exported to its owners within a period of six months, ft is the bond that British and Chicago claimants are now seeking to reach. At the same time representatives of Klaw ft Erlanger are engaged with equal industry in an effort to secure a release of the bond through proof that the property is ttbw non-existent—that it was annihilated in the theatre fire. The value of the destroyed scenery, wardrobe and effects is estimated at between $40,000 and $60/100. .As a protection to the Gos-ernment for duties alone in the event of failure to return the plant to the country of its origin a bond of $i8/xx> was filed. British underwriters insured tne property in part for the Drury Lane Company, and it is upon them and upon the Drury Lane Company the property lots

will fall ,

WaoM Nat Oadivs WHa.

Philadelphia (Special).—William Anderson, t young married man of this city, committed suicide under pathetic circumstances. He was informed by a physician that bis wife, who hsfi given birth to a daughter, was dying. He im-

Hoepner, of the Colonial Bureau, and mediately picked upa revolver and sayHerr Watenneyer, an agricultural ex- ing. "If she goes. I’m going, too," shot pert. himself through the bead. HU wife

* ■ t few minutes after the

and be passed sway" Ute tonight Be* sides the baby, they leave a four-year

committee on Revenue heard a delegation of Southern tobacco growers in la vor of the pending bills for the relief of growers by allowing them to stem and twist their own tobacco for commercial purposes without paying a government license. Those appearing included C E. Baker, of Pembroke, Ky.. president of the Fanners' Club of that G H. Fort, president of the ToGrowers' Association of Robinson county. Ky.; C P. Warfield, of Clarksfield, Tenn.. B. E. Cooper, of Hopkinsville. Ky, and 1 Representatives Gaines, of Tennessee, and James. Smith and Stanley of Kentucky, No action

was taken.

U*t Deparuaeatv Representative Tawttey. of Minnesota, introduced a bill authorizing the consolidation of customs collection districts hi the discretion pf the President. Tbe House adopted the Agricultural Appropriation Bill after an mus-ailing effort had been made to eliminate the seed-distribution section. Gen. John C Black, chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, is seriously ill. Secratary Shaw has sent a circular letter to the various government depositories notifying them that the government would probably soon call for 20 per cent, of the deposits. The State Department has advices of the government forces in Uruguay having been forced back upon Montevideo, the capital, by the revolutionUts. United States Marshal B. F^HacketL of Indian Territory, and a number of deputies were removed lor incompetency and other causes. It U stated that the Cuban Commission has made arrangements with a New York syndicate to take the Cuban

loaq •! P*t-

The House Committee completed tbe Naval Appropriation Bill, which carries ah appropriation of $95/xxj/x». The Agricultural Appropriation BUI, reported to the House, carries an appropriation of $5^11,240. A bill was introduced in the House to extend the Statute of Limitations to

five years.

The Sedate Committee on Manufac-

tures took up the Pur*-food

ambassador appointed at Washington, neglected to draw up with the State Department the usual protocol providing ior the reception of ambassadors. Such a convention is felt by diplomats to be highly desirable. Il said that although the request fot

iection from tl United States.

TOKIO AT EXTREME TENSION.

UNiaata* By Jaysa Is F Tktealcasd. Tokio (By Cable).—Events indicate that (he prolonged tension has reached a climax. Marquis Ito, president of the privy council, was summoned from the coun try and the Emperor received him. A council of the elder statesmen was helc with the War Minister and three ad

of concealment of their exasperation at the tardiness jl the Russian reply. An unofficial dispatch yesterday said the Russian decision means war. The conference lasted several hours While it was going on Premier Katsura and Foreign Mimster Komura had a long audience with the Emperor. ALL IN BOUSE PERISH. Mather aad Frit CkHdrsa Earned I* Death ia Caaacfl Biaffs. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Special).—Mrs. Peter Christiansen, mother of five Children who perished in their burned home Wednesday night, died as a result of her bums. All of the bodies of the dead children hare been recovered. Mrs. Christiansen was awakened by smoke and flames, which almost filled the house. She left the baby in bed and rushed to a room where her three daughters and a son were asleep. She found the children's room full of flames, and she could not enter. Mrs Christiansen ran into the street and raised an alarm. Neighbors turned in a fire alarm and tried to enter the house. but the small wooden house burned rapidly, barring entrance. The house and the children was consumed before firemen arrived.

It it a long lane that has no tumrag Asphalt and Lake Superior shareholder* set their stocks advance while

NEW JERSEY

- STATE NEWS. Rumor* affecting the postoffier zt Ml Holly resulted recently in a reqnc.t being made that Po*tma»lcr C0wpe-.H1 •ait ask lor the resignation of Mi-s Maud Robertson. long a trusted mail clerk Mh* Robertson was Indignant" when asked to re*igti. She denied the tnilfi of the intimations. She said that

»t»ite work.

rolri

e tbe r

It of

Joha W. Gates has swung around and is a bear on coffee, cotton and stock* "la is not supposed to be speculating

ires took up the l“ur*-iooq mu. He jt BOt wppc The House passed tbe Diplomatic and heavily la wheat into effect tbe Platt amendment future.

-atber get out than have anything happen that would bring di* credit upon the office The rcsignan-.n written on a »he« oi notrpaper. .> «* ••ent to Washington. 11 i* raid, oni> K lie relumed on the ground tbit it w. • not on tF,e sheet rsiiccially provided rite department (or Mich purpo.r DRPtng the tran-it Mo* Robert v.t went to Philadelphia and consulted ..1 inspector and .m the advt.e site re port* to have received front hint, sin declined to fill the legal blank 1 h. postmaster went to Philadelphia and 01 hie return reported that he had - t Inspector Dicknon. who had told hi t tbe resignation could not be smt in ■ there* were charge- agau.-t (he ebrk and that the must be allowed t>> tak« her position in the office. Conteqnenti* on Saturday she wa* at her desk and - Mill there. The postmaster said In speelor Dickson promi-ed to send at inspector to look into the matter am hi* arrival i* awaited with intere-: Governor Murphy -ent to l> >:F branches of the Legislature a speria message urging the creation of a tent mem house commission and the pa sage of a law to compel the sanitary improvement of tenement house*. Hr reviewed the work of the special con: mission of last winter telling of mveligations in the tenement districts ■, seven of the larger cities of the State with ijzjoo house* affording sheIt<-7 tr 60.000 families and joo/xn people. De ploraMe conditions favorable 10 the breeding of disease and vice were found in most places leader Colby imme diately introduced a tenement house bn the Assembly providing for the ap pointment of five commissioners tregulate tenement houses and tenement house construction AsscmMyiaar Scovel. of Camdtn. introduced bifl* to permit of the annexation of a portion of YAest Haddonfirfd. to Haddonheld. to incorporate Haddon Heights, and Senator Bradley, of Camden, introduced bills to regulate the saly of cocaine and to permit the enlargement and improvement of city water works by arte »ian wells or otherwise. The bill ir.tr.. dueed by Assemblyman Ehips, of lantic, to enable stngll towns to own and erect electric light plants was paved. The Governor sent to the Senate the renomination of the members of the Stale Board of Assessors. The mmi ination o: Judge Bcnnet Van Sykel. was confirmed. Twenty-nine years ago Rev. John Scarborough was consecrated bishop of New Jersey, in St Mary’s Protest ant Episcopal Church. Burlington Monday the anniversary was observed by a special sen ice in the church. The Bishop had been requested to be present to Mess a gift, but was not told the nature of h. It proved to be a bishop's gold cross and chain, the cross being enriched with precious stones The gift, valued at $175. was presented by members of St. Mary 's parish. Police Marshal John W. Myers, of Hammonton, whom nineteen women ask Town Council to remove froni office, will soon have his timings. Monday nearly all the women acknowledge they know hardly anything of the case f">m personal observation and that thev signed the paper from personal sympathy or general talk. Husbands, parent* and beaux of the reform nineteen, »s they are called, have scolded and criticised the women for the predicament they have placed themselves in. Members of Town Council put but small faith in the matter and say if Officer Myers has been negligent it would have been reported in 2 different way Marshall Myers insists that each woman shall be summoned before Council to prove what they allege. Five men arc already seeking the office in case a vacancy should occur. A defective flue caused a fire in tbe centre of a row of frame houses on South Twenty-sixth ft reel. East Camden. during the recent high winds. The fire company extinguished the blaze before mnch damage v

tury a resident of Camden, living with hts son-in-law, David Pittinger, at 264 Svcamore street, died in St. Agnes Hospital. Philadelphia, from heart fail s are. Two months ago he was taken ill while at the Schuylkill Arsenal and went to the hospital for treatment. Faithful Eskimo Dog. “The dog Is the only domestic animal the Eskimo has.” says Lie-it Peary, “but he manage* to make about as much use of ft as we do of several different beasts. It takes the piece of a horse, dragging him and his family long distances over the frozen stretches; it guides him with unerring scent to the tiny opening hi the saow which marks the breathing hole of the hidden seal; tt rounds up bear And musk ox for the master to kill, and often enough when the band of hun* ger grips the little know hut settlemeat. It yields up Its life to feed the family it has served ao faithfully, aad Us aoat to keep them warm.”

Made a •Upper* Catch. Armory Croesman Jr, of West Wsr ren. Mass, while at work one momlni in the wheel pit at tbs leather factory caught with hts hands two eels tha' weighed four and three-quxrtert pountts each, the longer of the twr measuring two feet ten and a hsl« 1 nobee, and sms about thru* Inches 14 diameter.

A ftra which broke out In the coal ahads at Gorham. N. H, last August and ha* been burning evar alnoe, bar dona a large damage. It 1* eetimated that betwaaa 10,000 aad 1X4)00 tons «# eoal hare been consumed. Much bar bees removed aad millions of galtoau af water uaad to extinguish the ftra.