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VOL. XT I. NO.G
TONS OF MOLI
FLOWS OV
- la
Three are Known to be Dead Bui
It Is Feared 24 May
Have Perished.
SEVEN ALSO FATALLY I1JURE0
Disaster Which Occurred in Pittsburij
Was Caused by Explosion of a Fur?
nace and the Men Were Engulfed in
the Firey Metal to a Depth of Five
FC2t.
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG. PA.. Jan. 0.?As a re?
sult of an explosion of a furnace at
the Elizabeth Furnaces of the John
& Laughlin Steel works tonight,
three persons are known to he dead,
seven are in a hospital with serious
burns and Injuries and twenty-four
are missing. The explosion was
caused by an accumulation of gas
at the base of the furnace around
which were working thirty-five men.
Of all these but one manv escaped in?
jury.
Without warning and with roar of
artillery, tons of moiien metal were
poured over the workmen and for a
space of thirty feet about the furnace,
the metal rnn, to a depth of four ami
five feet.- Two alarms of fire were
sent in stud all the ambulances in
the city were called. The seven who
were able to escape from the hot
metal with their lives were taken to
a hospital, but it is thought the 24
missing men have been burled in the
mass of steel and their bodies con?
sumed. Whlling attempting to rescue
some of the men, Chief Peter Snyder
of the fourth fire district, was thrown
from a trestle thirty feet high and
fe,?riously injured.
The three men whose bodies have
been recovered were John Cramer
and Andrew Feathkan and Gastnve
Kessler. None of the seven injured
men is expected to recover.
Many Pathetic Scenes.
The scenes about the entrance to
the mill were pathetic when the
families of the victims learned of the
disaster. Women, men and children
gathered before the gate and made
frantic efforts to gain admittance.
Several of the frenzied women rushed
up to the officers and fought them,
crying to be allowed to enter the mill
and recover their loved ones. It be?
came necessary to call additional po?
lice to forcibly escort the women and
children to their homes. While the
mill officials are inclined to believe
that the missing men are not covered
by the molten metal nothing definite
is known as to their fate.
Only one man, George Knox, has
turned up since the explosion and
Knox says it happened so quick that
he doubts whether the men escaped.
While responding to the alarm a
hose carriage was struck by a street
car, seriously injuring two of the fire?
men and killing a horse. The Win?
dows of the street car were shattered
and a panic followed among the pas?
sengers. Two women were Injured by
being trampled upon.
Hanover Princess Dead.
(By Associated Press.)
GMUNDEN, AUSTRIA, Jnn. 9 ?
Princess Mary of Saxe-Altenburg,
former Queen of Hanover, who had
been suffering for some time past
from hernia, necessitating an opera?
tion which was1 performed on Jan?
uary Cth, died today.
Family Stands by Amarto,
(By Associated Press).
DANVILLE, VA., an. 9.?Fred
Amarto, charged with the murder of
Joe Prestello, Maggie Sullivan and
her 12-yer-old son, Lawrence, at Mot?
ley's on the morning of December 29,
was held in $1,000 ball today. A
number of witnesses, most of them
members of the immediate family of
?the accused, testified thnt. Amarto was
at his home asleep at the time of the
shooting.
NEWPO
FEN METAL
ER WORKMEN
THE NORFOLK IV. C. T. U.
SIDE STEPS ON CARRIE
Woman of ' City Across Hampton
Roads Would Not Aid Her in
Getting a Hall.
NORFOLK, .Ian. ?.?Carrie Nation
on her fii-3t visit to Norfolk today
created "many street scenes by de?
manding that cigarette fiends throw
"the poison" from their mouths and
by publicly lecturing several saloon?
keepers and brewers on the street,
one of these being James Jop.es. She
made no attempt at saloon smashing.
Mrs. Nation sought the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, but they
declined to nid her in an effort to go'
a hall to speak here. Kalling on
every hand to get a hall she returned
tonight to Washington, Trout where
she came this morning.
She said the most notable feature
of her visit here was the finding of
a Bilde on the desk of the mayor
of Norfolk. She I hough Norfolk a
bad place and "needed her help.
THE BALLOT BOX BATTLE
Hew York City Takes a Hand in
- Jackson's Game.
SECURE A RESTRAINING ORDER
The Hearst-McClellan Fight Will Now
Have to Cease Till Friday Be?
cause of Corporation Counsel Butts'
Move. ' "
(By Associated Press).
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.?Assistant
Corporation Counsel Butts made a
new move today In the battle for the
possession of the ballot boxes In (he
mayorality election. * He obtained
from Judge Amend of the Supreme
Court an order for Attorney General
Jackson to show cause next Friday
why the order Issued by Judge Hen
dricks giving the Attorney General
access to the ballot boxes should not
bo vacated.
Earlier in the day the Attorney Gen
oral had obtained an order from Judge
Hendrlcks calling upon President
Dooling and other members of the
board of election to snow cause why
they should not be adjudged guilty of
contempt in wilfully disobeying the
order of the court placing the ballots
In the custody of the attorney general
The order was made returnable this
evening. When Mr. Dooling appeared
before Judge Hendrlcks in response
to the court order Mr. Butts exhibited
the order Issued by Judge Amend and
explained that it is a stay of all pro?
ceedings tintII determined. This post?
pones all further proceedings until
Friday.
PERSIA'S NEW SHAH
IS ACKNOWLEDGED
Will be Formally Inducted Into His
Office During the Festival of
the Lake.
(By Associated Press).
TEHERRAN. Jan. 9.?Almost im?
mediately after the official announce?
ment of the Shah's death at 9 o'clock
this morning Mohammed All Mirza
proceeded to the palace where he was
formally acknowledged ns Shah by the
grand visier and other princes of the
royal family and by a large, number
of high court and government offi?
cials. The enthronement of the new
Shah, Shah, Mohammed All Mirza,
has been fixed for the Chadir festival,
the festival of the lake, which will he
hold on February 2. The selection of
this date is recorded as very auspi?
cious, it being the anniversary of the
day upon which the Prophet, standing
at the side of the lake proclaimed
that Mohammed All Mirza was his
own Ilesh and blood. Up to this even?
ing no disturbance of any kind had
been reported and the ceremonies in
connection with the funeral of Inter
mont of the late Shah were proceed
lng In tho usual manner.
KT NEWS, VA., TIT?
ONE IRE RUSSIAN
TYRANT ASSASSINATED
Vladimar Pavloff, the Military
Procurator Shot Down by
a Young Man.
VICTIM WAS KNOWN AS HANGMAN
The Murderer, Who Was Captured
Only After a Most Exciting Race,
Was in High Spirits and Was
Very Much Pleased That He Had
Killed His Man.
fUy Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. !>.?Lieu?
tenant General Vlndlmnr Pavloff,
the military procurator of the advo?
cate general, generally known as
the hangman from the epithet con?
stantly applied to hint by the radi?
cal deputies, was fchot and kllletl
today, while walking In the garden
of the chief military court, near'the
Moide, castle. The assassin who was
disguised ?W a workman was cap?
tured after ti long chaso through
the crowded streets, during which
he 11 rod about forty shots from two]
revolvers which he carried, killing
a policeman and wounding a smnll
boy. When taken to the police
station General Paving's slayer was
In the highest spirits and chaffed
the Investigating officer about th?
Inadequacy of the police precau?
tions ami described with gusto how
simple and easy his plan was exe?
cuted, answering the officers ques?
tions with laughter nml jests.
The crime wns executed deliber?
ately and showed evidence of the
careful preparations which was
characteristic of the murders or
Generals Ignntiff and Von Der
Launitz and undoubtedly was car?
ried out by the -same organization,
which It is said sentenced Emperor
Nicholas to death.
The assassin who wore the uniform
of a military clerk attached to the
court, succeeded In obtaining an en?
trance to the garden under the
pretext of submitting a report to
the military procurator. He ap?
proached tlie unsuspecting general
and when at arm's length drew an
automatic plsto) and discharged sev?
en shots into Pavloff's body.
Was A Good Shot.
Every shot was well aimed aim
two of them tore a gaping wound
in ills breast, from which the gen?
eral expired while being carried to
his apartments, which were located
I in the same buildiug. The assassin
ran down Glinkabiigllnka street past
the Imperial Opera house with n
crowd of thirty house aail court
attaches in close pursuit. A police?
man in front of the Opera bouse
attempted to seize the assasBin but
was shot down. The assassin re?
sumed his flight through the htreels,
firing at the police officers and
public porters who attempted to
bar his way. When his ammunition
became exhausted he was* intercep?
ted and captured at Lantern Lane.
Treachery in the Military Court
The information which the social
revolutionists have been able ..to ac?
quire of the movements of Its mark?
ed victims Indicate tlie existence of
wide spread treachery In the mili?
tary court and the greatest alarm
is felt in offielnl circles, where it
is believed that a reign of terror
exists in St. Petersburg.
Had Inside Information.
The assassin wns apparently In
I formed by an accomplice among the
court at iaches that the general wa.?
in the garden at thnt hour, as the
garden is entirely enclosed and the
day is a holiday and the military
procurator was not following his
routine.
General Povloff sprang In National
prominence when he was delegated
by War Minister Lediger to answer
the questions of the government m
the lower house as to court martial
and executions in the Baltic prov?
inces- and In Poland. Tho military
procurator justified these with sucii
cold bloodedness and disregard foi
Ithe sentiments of the members that
it aroused tlio indignation of al
(Coatinucd on Page Bight.)
Rt )AY. JANUARY 1(
RA .ROADS DO NOT
3TIFLE COMPETITION
lo IKIanagers Avrp Before the
ierctale Commepce Commiss?
ion That Rivalry is Intense.
(ILL ARE LOOKING FOR BUSINESS
Personal Spirit and Desire to Make
Reputations for Themselves Always
a Safeguard Against a Complete
j Monopoly of Business, Say Officials
of Hariman'a Roads.
(By Associated Press.)
CHIC AO O, ILLS., Jan. D.?Two at
EbVnoya representing the government
raade'dolornilnCd efforts today to In?
duce two traffic managers of trans?
continental railroads to admit that a
consolidation id' owners means ntlf
llng of competition In railroad traffic
The attorneys were Messrs. Sever?
ance and Kellogg, and tlte traffic
managers wore .1. ('. Stuhhs, of the
Suuihern Pacific and tho Union Pa?
cific system, und J. M. iluunuford, of
Urn Northern Pacific. Both men con
tended that, despite* the consolidation
of interests that has taken place he
twfeen the Union Pacific and (he
Son them Patdflc and between tho
Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern, competition between the
lJOes, which are under one ownership.
Is ns sharp today as It ever wan be?
cause of the efforts of (ho managers
- ;. the Individual lines lo make repu?
tations. Mr. Stubbs' examination cov?
ered all the points connected with the
history of the traffic arrangements of
tho Southern Pacific, the Union Pa?
cific, tho Central Pacific,
of the allied lines which ..
dor the control bt 10. A\
Mr. Stubbs asserted trfc_
that the Union Patdflc,-, ], ?[ ?'/???] I
nn active competitorsr Rents, rt'.iil j
Pacific on California |! V ,;s n' No. !
reason thai it had fe^?'
Ogdcii over its owle ?r K
California. Such com ,\> Ihi i, B< cy.. !
as had existed bOtwecilS ,( , Nelms, |
In the past was still lil;''7|t(> e'
The Union Pacific, he Blau ,-t.
and is only a ling In the traus|.
tlon between the Missouri river ui
California, and not a separate and
complete transcontinental line. Upon
tho subject of stifling competition
Mr. Stubbs declared thai it was not
possible for this to be done, no mat
tor who owned the parallel lines un?
der consideration. Subordinates are
anxious to make reputations and would
at all times work for the Interests
of their lines against all other lines
and competition must therefore Ine?
vitably follow.
He asserted that James J. Hill Is
probably the leading railroad man in
this country, but that ho cannot", If
he will, abolish competition between
the Northern Pneific and tho Croat
Northern, because of tho personal
spirit of themen he employes.
Mr. Hannaford was on the stand for
a much shorter time than was Mr.
Stubbs. but he expressed similar views
regarding the stifling of competition,
Tho only other witness of the day
was Mr. Markham, traffic manager
of the Missouri Pacific.
CANNOT ATTEND THE
LEE CELEBRATION]
President Roosevelt Compelled
Decline Because of Other
Engagements.
(By Associated Press. )
WASHINGTON, D. v., Jan. 9.?
President Roosevelt today was asa
ed to attend the Robert B. Lee
memorial meeting to bo held in this
city on the 19th instant under the
aucpiccs of the Association of the
Conefcdcrnte Veterans and tho
Daughters of the Confederacy.
This will be the centennial an
nlversrry of the birth of General
Leo and it is to be generally cele
hn ted throughout the South. The
President will not be able to attend
to meeting but promised to send a
letter. The committee which called
on him Included General Marcus J.
), 11)07.
Wright of Tennessee. TUomna Nel
son Pago, Washington, 1). C, Judge
('baric; H. llowory of tho Court or
Claims; (Mrs. Walsh of Mississippi
ami Mrs. Young of Arkansas,
Senator Burnham Rcnominated.
(Ily Associated Press.) s
CONCORD, N. 11.. Jan. 0.?Now
Wampalilro'b' long light for Unite'
Slates senator culminated tonight
In (he renomlnatlng of United States
Senator Henry Rurnham hy the Re
publicnns.
Lee to Defend Strothcro Brothers
LYNCH B?RO, VA., Jan. 0.?John
L. I.ee, a prominent criminal lawyer
of I his city, has heim retained by
James and Phillip Birnthon-; In de?
fend ihom In the criminal proceed
inns against them In Culpopor coun?
ty for the murder of their brother
In law, William Bywaters. Mr. Leo
dpfended former Mayor McCue In
Chariottesvllle when McCuo was on
trial for wife-murder.
IOWA tiAS^lyNCHlNG
fBy AsRoelnled I'rfldB.)
WATERLOO, IOWA, Jan. ft.?A
crowd of more than 1,000 men late
tonight batlorod through (he walls!
of the county Jail at Charles CIty,|
Iowa .with' railroad Inno, and took
.1 anise Collen out ami lynched hlm{
for wife murder.
A SAY FOB
Debate on Nep Troops Goes Over
Because of Him.
WAS TOO INDISPOSED TO TALK
Senate Discus6es at Length the Dill
Limiting the Hours of Railway
Employees Which Will Be Voted
/Vlw
IT IV?. Tomorrow,
from 12 \ _.
\
\Asnoclated Press.)
OTON, D. C, Jan. 0.
Special tcluslon of the morning]
thealer pailiv uj,, Drowut.vitlo roso
m?nta lo nllald before the Senate.
First ClacV was postponed until I
Vtho statement of >Mr. |
T l/?/' *1 jini' SiMiator Tlllmnn was
f U^hdisiiOaed and unable to address
.f Senate as , he desired.
arAfter u general' discussion a ten
Yatlve conclusion was readied hr the
general service pension bill which will
la1 taken up next Friday. The meas?
ure wnfi debated at some length
(lining the early part of todays
session and received no vital criti?
cism but many commendations.
Tho remainder of tho day was
devoted lo discussion of tho bill
limiting the hours .'of railway em?
ployees, which measure Is to be
voted on under agreement tomor?
row. The dlt'cusaion was opened by
Mr. Lafbllete of Wisconsin, who
declared that the measure had re?
ceived Hie endorsement of the nat?
ional organizations of all classes ol
railway employees and that the op?
position now being manifested was
from employees who had ' been
coerced by the railroads to present
protests.
The discussion became general,
being participated by Senators Ba?
con, Warren, Dolllvor, Pattenson,
Heyburn Gallagher and Bevorldge.
SUICIDE CALLS LIFE
A "RAREBIT DREAM'
Albert A. Cbittenden, a New York
Artist of Some Note, Takes
His Own Life.
(By Associated Press.)
N?EW YORK, Jan. !).?With a note
lying nearby, which ho had written,
that "Life If,' a rarebit dream" the
body or Alnert A. Cbittenden, an
artist of some note, wns found In
his luxuriously furnished apartments
on West Twenty-ninth street today.
Cbittenden had committed suicide
by Inhaling gas and had been dead
at least three days. Pinned on hit;
waist coat was: "Life Is a raeblt
dream. Ha! Ha! Ha! Such a funny
dream hut enough; I am rendy to
i waist coast *wns: "Life is a rarebit
ous."
THE WEATHER.
Fair, colder Th?rs
day; Friday fair, warm?
er; light northwest
winds.
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PRICE TWO CENTS
STILL BELEIHE THE
PONCE TO BE SAFE
Officials of the line Say That
She Will be Heard From
Within 24 Hours.
NO TIDINGS WHATEVER RECEIVED
The Porto Rlcan Stoamshlp Which
Has Fifty-nine Persons Aboard Is
Now Nino Days Overdue, and Not
a Word Has Boen Heard From Hor
(By Associated Picbs.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 0.?For the
first Unto alnco anxiety boenmo
acute for thg safety of tho steamor
Pohov, which should havo reached
this port on January 1, tho Now
York and Porto ltlco Bteamshlp of?
fices woro closed tonight, No tid?
ing!, upon which tho company places
confidence Wore heard from tho
missing vessel. ?>
Bin? carried a crow of 52, and Sov?
en passengers. Innumerable rumors
hnve boon Investigated and ninny
theories sot tit naught, One of tho
latest Is that, one of tho boulhern
will-less const sintlomj had received
.i wireless communication from tho
Ponce on January lat. The Ponco
Is not ifdiilppod with wlreleHs,
though it was suggested that a'
m<ssngo concerning the Ponce might
have bov'n sent by somo othor
craft having the equipment and tho
message misread. The offlcors of
ho line not onl> refuse to abandon
nope but reiterated tonight Untt-KW ^
confidently expect the Ponce will bo
hoard from within the next 21 hours.
YOUNG CORBET! IS A
HAS BEEN ALL RIGHT
Tommy Murphy Knocks the Former
Champion All Over the Rlnrj
In Six Round Go.
(By Associated Press,)
PHI I jAJJICLPH IA, Pa., an. (1? tom?
my Murphy of New York gave
Young Corbet! a. Revere beating In
a six round bout before the National
Athletic club tonight. From the
first to the Sixth round Murphy out?
fought tho former champion at all
stages. In tho second round only
the found of tho boll saved Corbett
from n knockout. Murphy simply
rained blows on tho Ifirmer Denver
ligl.h r, and near the close of tho
round sent Corbett to the lloor with
a right to the Jaw. When Corbett
rose Murphy kept after him, sending
lelts and rights to the face and
body. When the gong sounded
Corbett was hanging on the ropes
in a perfectly helpless condition.
Tho one minute rest brought him
bach In fairly good condition but
Murphy gave him no opportunity to
rest and drove CoWtt from ono
side of the ring to tho other', land?
ing on tho face and body almost at
will. Corbett. got In nn occasional
blow to the kidneys and nock but
they In eked force.
In tho third round Corbett tried
tho tactics he worked on McGovcrn
s,.i successfully In their two champ?
ionship battles. He began to hurl
mit beta at the New Yorkre, which
were intended to "rnt.tlo" Murphy.
The lotter simply smiled nnd droyo
two rights to the jaw with such
force that Corbett forgot to tallt.
The fourth, fifth and sixth rounds
were repetitions of tho third. Cor
iett tired preceptlbly In the closing
rounds nnd was simply a mark for.
the younger and bettor cmulitineu
fighter. Murphy's condition was
perfect, but It is probable that Cor?
bett would have tipped the beam
close to 110 pounds'. He was slow
and wild and outclassed In boxing,
hltllng and ring generalship.
Hot After Bailey.
(By Associated Press.)
AUSTIN, TEXAS. Jan. 9.?A res?
olution providing a sweeping Inves?
tigation of the conduct of United
Stales Senator Bai Icy was adopted
In the House today. It Is signed
by twenty-eight member:; of the leg?
islature.