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AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN. tiiiTMSMAV. JANUARY 2L
1897
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is wcrotnry r tin treasury shall coin
all Bold 11 nd silver brought to the minis
iato standard silver dollars mid such gold
oalns an are now providi-d sr law. Tins
rriod the discussion up to 2 o'clock and
Jt gave way to tin1 Nionragiian lil!, Mr.
Hhniidler stating tliut In- would urge the
conference bill to final notion ul. Um earli
est itussihle moment.
Mr. Moroni Idem.! of Alubunin, in
i-hurgo of tli; Nicaragua!! canal bill,. pro
posed nn iiiiiondiiiont designed to ovi-r-amo
the objections in tbi' recent protest
i,l Minister lloderiguez of the Greater
rtopublic of Central America.
, Mr. Daniel diem.) of Virginia bixAi?
ugitiiist the bill. At the outset, however,
he turned aside to discuss the projiowd
international monetary coiiforrno
Hi-ferring to Mr. Wolmtt's trip, Mr.
laniol Hiiid it was n remarkable and pa
thetic spectacle to wi' thin sojourn to tin
foot of tin- ISritiHh throne, The American
IH-nple going to Lombard Htr--t nud sN-k-iok
interviews with Kuropeun financiers
presented nn Impressive picture which di
ervc n pliice in the rotunda of the mpi
toL 'Hie enntor referred sarcastically to
the bill for bimetallism, in which riher
mnn whk to be lit the bend of the rrii
mtU: Turning to tin- pending ealinl bill,
Mr. Daniel Hiiid it wan (lend. The sps-ecn
f the senator from Indiniiu (Turpie) hud
killed it Hnd Minuter ltodrripuea hnd dis
powd of itM corpse in the public morgue.
Mr. Daniel bitterly ilcnomii-cd theVunnl
tompiuiy and the pending bill, declaring
Jhat the passage of the liill would, in ef
Jt, put the I'nitc.l .States "into the
noo business.''
'After putting the $100,000,000 into Huh
nuinl the United States could not niiiin
tain .exclusive eonlrol. The l.iiiuil
MtnleH would pay for the eanal nnd Great
Britain would use it. We would have
the name mid l! rent Ilritain would have
the thing. . . ...
At the close of Mr. Daniel H speech, the
Hen Hie, at 5:10 p. m.. held a short execu
tive session and then ndjourned.
NATIONAL MAM.FACTrUKKS.
Second Aiiniinl Convention Open. In
rhiluddphiu.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2l5.-Tho Hecoiid an
nual coiiven'ion of the National Assoeia
lion of Manufacturer opi ned thin morn
ing in Horticultural Hall. There were
nearly .'WO delegates present. The con
vention was a litlli) late in getting down
to business owing to the big fire oil Mar
ket street, only n few blocks nwny.
The address of, welcome wan to have
been delivered by Mayor Warwick, but
owing to bin presence being necessary at
thi aoeno of the fire Charles 11. Clurke
noted lu his place. Immediately after the
address 1'rt-nidelit .earce udilrewHcd the
convention, after Which In- delivered bnj
nantial nicHHiige. The Hi cretary then read
a number of commuuicatioiiN exteodinR
aanivrouN cwirteaieti from the various
elnb and teleKrapli and telephone com
paniefl to the convention.
Aft-r that the conveution took ii recewi
till 'Jt . ra.
. In bia annual addrcHH I'rcNident W'arce
jiiiide numeroiiM recommendationii nnd
roinmeoted on the growth of the organl
xation front ;KI to MX. He tirgtHl thi
.completion of the NicaniRiiiin canal and
the taking of the tariff ont of politic. He
aid ,tbat while the uxNoriation bad not
iH'iuil itH ftrnt foreign warehouse it wan
lu a poxition to CHtnbliHh Hlich a depot
.with little further delay.
After the afternoon hcshioii opened
'thrnc rexrtn were Miibniilted:
(lommitti'C on tratiHportatioii, by Hwre
Jary Wilnon: committee on reciprocity,
VtJ TboniBH 11. Kgnn, chairman; ctunniit
tcf'on ninnufuctiireH.iind comincr(fe, by
Cbarlea O, Sthieren of Hrooklyn.
A committee of live to prcKcut a reso
Iuti6n on the tnrilT was appointed as fol
low: Cbarlca lleber ;iurk, rcnniiyl
vitnla; . lamed I'ftilby, New TorTt: .lamvs
I'Tsh,- Iudiiinapoli!; ClinrleM Martin,
Ueorgia, and L. H. .Tones of (Connecticut.
Delegate Martin of lieofgia then pre
Rentetl the report of the committer- on
Mexico. An inevitable ri'Niilt of the ad
vancement in Mexico wna nn increuse in
Mexico'H foreign trade, and it in suggeHt
td that American tnauiifacturerN immp
i iately begin :i cniNnde to 8ecure itn
iBar. Tlie committee iloe uot look fa
vorably on the plan for an exposition in
thi Oity of Mexico. lu concliiHion the
committee urges the sending of men of
ability itito Mexico, nnd the establishment
of a bank in ibia country that would dia
Tontlt f,0,,H (fiven in wttlement of pur
chniH'a. .
The Convention riien adjoiiriK'd until to
morrow, I ' 'y ' "
NEWS KUOM WKYLKn.
Havaiin. .Inn. "Jtt. f 'apt. CJem Wcyler
wiia rncnmpel yexterdity at Ottctivas in
b province of MntanxiiH.
A body of Spanish troops under Col.
Trt, hlle reconnoitring on the heights
ifOurmen nnd (Snvitan, tirovinee of Ha
vaBa. rncimnten'd nnd dispersed several
eroona of Insurgents. The latter ' kwt
ffloTtt'pn men killed.
IN DEFENSE OF THE CANAL
Till: I'KESIDHNT OV THE C)S
t'KK.V WRITES TO SEf'UK
TAHY OLNEY.
inn io sin nn
He tiayx His Company Has Lived I'p
to All Agreement! Senator Idge
Expose Opjioncnt of the Immi
gration liill.
Waithington, Jan. 2i. Hiram Hitch
cock, iHTtwideut of the Nicaraguim (.'anal
cmiipnny, has written a letter to Secretary
Olney in reply to Senor lloderiguez' Htatc
meiit which the secretary today sent to
the senate. Mr. Hitchcock wijh that
when Senor lloderiguez said the com
pany lina forfeited its chnrter because of
neglect to make surveys as required, "he
omits to inform you that the final sur
veys and location of the cannl were made
and concluded by a commission of engi
neers in strii.-t conformity with article 47
of the concession and was formally ne
ccptcd by the government of Nicaragua,
on October 8, 1KH!I."
Mr. Hitcln-oek also asserts that' the
company has fully complied with the re
iiiircnif nts of the concession that all na
tions shall Is' invited to contribute, and
also thai the company reserve a certain
is'reentiigo of the capital stock for the
uccoinmodntion of reidents of Central
America who may wish to subscribe. He
further says that the company tendered
(I ht cent of the stock p-served for Nica
ragua, on Octolier It, I SIM), but that the
Nienrnguau government has not yet ap
pointed nn agent to receive it. He says
lie lias assured Senor Koderiguez in pri
vate interviews that his company would
accept no arrau-meut that would lie
unjust to the powers from whom it re
ceived the concitisions. He says, there
fore, that the attitude assumed by the
Central American minister is inexplica
ble. The letter of the minister, he con
cludes, is nn attack upon the integrity of
the Maritime Cannl conifnny und its con
cessions, ami on behalf of that company
he asks the protection und aid of the gov
ernment of tip- United States, in the de
fense and maintenance of its concession
ary rights nnd its projierty.
KK1ENDS OK AHI51TRATION.
Dislinguishi-d Wiinliiiig(oiiinns Hold a
Meeting, Approving of the Trent)-.
Washington, .Tun. 2(1. A large meeting
of the friends of the arbitration treaty
between the United States nnd Great
Itritnin, now xnding in the sennte, was
held in the Grand opera house at 4
o'clock this afternoon. The cull for the
meeting whs called' by ex-Secretny John
W, EoMtcr, who succeeded Mr. Klaiue Wt
secretary of state in Mr. Harrison's
CHbinet, Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller
of the United States supreme court;
ltishop Henry Y. Sutterkse, .President
'Wynian of the Columbian university, and
other prominent citizens. The nndlence
wns a large nnd distinguished one and
included the delegates to the nationnl
Uinrd of trade, now in session heri
The meeting was called to order by ex-Soereliii-y
Joint W. foster, after which
brief speeches were made by Justice
Hrewer of the smiremr court: I ton. Gar
diner Hubbard. Nelson I'nge, President
Whitman of Columbia collegeand cx-
AKRIYEI) FROM CALCUTTA.
A Steamship Puts Into Galveston and the
Captain Talks or t'le Plague.
(Julveston, Tex.. Jan. 21. (SiccinD
Sixty-three dnys from Calcutta with UV
702 bales of jute butts is the record of the
Arthur Head, which came in today. She
went to quarantine, nnd because of the
bubonic plague prevailing in Itotnbay waa
thoroughly" fumigated. The crew were,
all sent to the quarantine warehouse and
llieir clothing fumigated.
The vessel having been out sixty-throe
days, and having a clenr bill of health
from Calcutta, lr. Maytiehl considcml
it tinupcciry to detain her.
lpt. iAMinard of tlie Arthur Head does
nut believe that the disease is carried nl
sea in 'merchandise.
"I believe it is infectious, but the ori
gin of it in Cliiun. nt least, is due to the
way people live there. In the Chinco
nortlon of Shanghai the law used to per
mit hotel keepers to put aa many people
it he pleased in a room alsjut the sixo of
tbls cabin, nnd as many 'is eighty people
would he crowded in. The aanltntion in
vile. -The sewage runs along the open
ground along the streets, nud such a
stench it is thnt It almost turns a man's
heart out. And then they have the au
tfndt? to make a man get a permit to go
into die place because they fear he will
take aome disease into the quarter.- '
"I don't know an 1 ever knew an Euro
pean ta take the bubonic plugue mile he
associated with the uativeR. -So far as
wr arv conrerned we knew nothing of the
Vhigti until w reached here. . Homlwy.
wbertit is lomted, Is aa far from Calcut
ta aa (!alveston ia from New York. It
taken the ordinary railroad trains four
iriiys to make the run."
Sennliie llondiTson of Missouri
A letter from Cardinal Gibbons ex
pressing sympathy with the object of the
ineoling wns read. The following reso
lution was unanimously, ndopted.
"The citizens of Washington. In public
meeting assembled, express thuir iippro
bation r the principle of nrbitrntion as
cinlMslicd in the treaty between, the
Unilinl Slnfii nnd Cront nritain, now
pending in the senate, Is'lieving this
treaty to Im n distinct advance towards
the best civili.ntion and trusting it will
prove a helpful example to oilier nations
we Khnll linil with joy the patriot pride
its confirmation by the senate of the
Ijiitod States, '
CANAL AMENDMENTS.
'sliinL'tnn. .Inn. 20. After frequent
mnferenrea the friends in the senate ot
the Nicarnguan bill hnve decided upon
amendments to the measure which they
think will render it acceptable to the
Nicaraguim authorities. l ne nmcnu
ments were today introduced by Senator
Morgan us a new section und are as fol-
'""Section lS-That of the !? lOO.OOO.tMX)
of capital herein provided for, at least f
per cent Hhnll be reserved for the Central
American government and citizens thnt
may desire to snbHeribe for the same
within a time to bo fixed by the Maritime
Canal company of Nicnrngn.i.
"That then.' shall be delivered to the
states of Nicnrngna nnd Costn Klca such
a iortion of the securities nuthorized to
Im issued by the provision of this net
hh they or nny of them are entitled to
receive by virtue of the concessions now
existing trom said states or nny of them
to said Maritime Canal company.
"Nothing in this act contnined shall lie
constructed or construed as empowering
the Maritime Canal company of Nirnru
gua to coopt any rights or privib-ges or
concessions made to It by the Nicnrngnan
government or the government of Costa
Hica."
LIL ATTENDED SERYICKS.
Washington. Jan. 24. With the exrp
lion of the time in which she ntteudi-d
divine service. rx-Ouccn Liliuokalani of
lluwaii remained lu her apartments at
the Shoroham today. This morning, ac
companied by her Hawaiian attendants,
she attended St. John's Episcopal church,
within two blocks of the hotel. United
States Treasurer Morgan was the only
culler on her majesty during the day. nmj
he .uue to pay his resisi'ts ami to invite
the ex-queen to inspect the gold and sil
ver vaults in the treasury building.
the president, 'to which the concurrence
of the sennte ami house of representa
tives may )e necessary,' refcra. to the
necessity occasioned by the other require
ments of the constitution whereby 'every
exercise of legislative power' shall lie
submitted to ami vi-sti-d in the president."
In conclusion it is stated that it has
beeu the uniform practice of . congress
since the organization of the government
not to present concurrent resolutions to
the president for approval when tliey
avoid incorporation of strictly legislative
matter, requiring such presentation, in
them. It adds:
From policy of expediency it m held
advisable to continue that course in the
future."
HOLDING' UP NOMINATION'S.
Washington, Jan. 20.-The, senate
spent half 4in hour in executive session
today iu an exchange of opinions bver
the holding up of iKtstollice nominations
in committees. The quintion wan rais
ed by an Inquiry by Senator Peffcr as to
the likelihood of early action on the nom
ination of G. A. Vanatta to be postmas
ter ut Clay Center, Kan. It developed
that while Mr. l'effer is anxious to se
cure Vanntt's confirmation his colleague,
Senator linker, is seeking to defeat it.
Senator l'effer took the opportunity to
mildly complain. The incident brought
out brief sis-ecbes from Sehutora Ulnck
burn, Cullom und Hale in reference,
though in a jocular vein, to the tardiness
of the senate to confirm the appointment
of Revenue Commissioner Foreman, and
Senator Hale gave notice hat he would
try to secure an executive cession tomor
row morning to act on this case.
Senntor Chandler replied to their criti
cisms on the cases, saying that it was
very dillicult to comply with the wishes
of gold mid silver men und populist and
republicans.
A ROYAL RECEPTION.
Liliuokalani Gratifies the Curiosity of
Washington Ixivers of Pomposity.
Washington, Jan. 20 Ex-Queen
Liliuokalani of Hawaii held a reception
for two hours at her rooms in the Shore
ham. It wns her purpose to confine her
reception mainly to newspaper men und
such jK'rsons in official life ns chose to
call. However, the occupants of the
hotel communicated the news to their
friends elsewhere, and consequently the
small parlors set apart for the use of
the qui-en wen- well crowded with
visitors, mostly of the gentler' sex and
generally nnimntcd by a feeling of
curioisity to see the woman who had been
a queen and who filled n page in the his
tory of American politico. The queen
was dressed in a black silk gown trim
med with royal purple nnd bore herself
with grent dignity responding aptly to
the salututions of her cullers und having
a pleasant word for everyone.
NATIONAL HOARD OF TRADE.
Resolutions Favoring Arbitration Rou
tine Mutters Disposed Of.
Washington, Jan. 20. The National
Hoard of Trade, in its first-session today,
re-elected as presiikMit the Hon. Fred
Era ley of Philadelphia. Mr. Fruley is
W years of nge, and lias boon president
of the bouid continuously since its or
ganization. Ex-Governor E. O. Ktauard
of St. liouis was elected temporary chair
man. After a number of routine mat
ters hnd boon disposed of resolutions
were adopted strongly favoring arbitra
tion. Copies of the resolutions were or
dered to in. sent to all United States sen
ators, the associations of chambers of
commerce of Great Urituiu and Secreta
ry Olney.
The report of the. executive committee,
presented by James O. Gannon, chair
man, gave a lengthy account of the pro
gress iM'fore congress of legislation ap
proved nt the last meeting of the board.
N. T. Tucker, treasurer nnd secretary
of tlie board, rend his report, showing an
expenditure of $:00,00. with $3000 re
maining in the treasury. A resolution
presented by the Hostou Chamber of
Commerce urging the enactment by con
gress of a law abolishing the law for
compulsory pilots for suiling vessels in
the coastwise trade, was unanimously
adopted.
Tlie board then adjourned to attend the
nrbitrntion meeting nt the Grand opera
house.
iccupU'd by the Canto- C.-
floors wcrj oc
Huge conipun). . nttcd it
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CONFIRMATIONS.
Washington. Jan. 20. The senate has
confirmed the following nominations:
William C MeCreery of Missouri to be
collector of internal revenue for the FitM
district of Misnotirl.
Postmasters Tvxus: F. C. Williams,
tit Hamilton.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS.
Washington. Jan. 20. The senate com
mittee on judiciary today authorized Sen
ator Hill to present a report on the ques
tion nit to "wethef concurrent resolutions
generally nre required to be submitted
to tlw president of' the United States,"
and the senator afterwards made his re
port to the senate, Thw report is based
An a resolution adopted by the senate
hist Fetsruarr which also directed the
committee to innulre whether the resolu
tion mentioned during the last paragraph
of the. river and harbor lull of 1SU is
required to ho a joint resolution under
tne provisions ot mat aci.
Tlie conclusion on. the subject of con
current resolutions is as follows
"Whether concurrent resolutions are re
quired to lie submit ted to the president
must depend, not uion their mere form,
Knt u tii.tlixr tlu.v o-vetnin matter which is
proiH-riv to le regarded as legislative in
chnrncter and cffit't. U they do they
must 1h presented for his approval.
iit)iiru-iKO thcr ncisl not ttO.
"In oilier words, we hold that the
Inuse in the constitution which declares
THE MOST DISASTROUS
KLAGRATIO.N IN RECENT
YEARS.
CON-
NL
tliat every measure must be presented to iu debt.
IMMIGRATION PILL OPPONENTS. ;
Senator Ijilge Has Something to Say on'
the Subject.
Washington. Jan. 20. Senator Lodge
said tonight:
"I learned tonight tual uispau'iies were
beinn poured in on most of the members
of congress, especially western members,
urging them to vote against tne immi
gration bill which conies up in the Mouse
on conference report tomorrow. I have
just received a dispatch wnicn snows
how this is being done nnd whnt interest
is thus seeking to defeat the bill. The
dispatch I have received is from F. W.
' , .1.- .V ...J I
I oppie, who, l am iiiioriiim oj ri-iHiii
PoMicrew. is si well-known citizen of
reputation and high standing iu Milbnnk,
S. D. He snid the following telegram is
beitog extensively distributed: t
"'Immigration bill come up in nouse
TVivlmxulii. Wire vour conuressinan at
our expense, protesting against proposed
exclusion and requesting hill be defeated.
Inform him that vote in tavnr means cie
feat next election. (Signed)
"CI,AIS KKMUN & tt'..
" 'North German Lloyd.V
Senator Lodge hdds: "Clans Penins &
Co.. bv whom the dispatch is Doing ciu
cnliitod. nre the Chicngo agents of the
North German Uovrt company. o ex
planation is needed for their tendered
svmpnthv for intending immicrnts to the
United States: for their fenr thnt families
ted. which the bill does
not in the lenst necessitate: for their
opposition to the provisions including both
sexes or for their general hostility to
nny restriction of immigration,
POOR'liO IMPOSED UPON.
Sharp Traders Get the Rest of Indians,
Sennte Investigation.
Washington. .Tan. 20.-Senator Petti
prew, from the committee on Indian af
fairs, today presented the report of the
sub-committee appointed to visit and in
vestigate nffuirs at the Osage Indian
agency in the Indian Territory. The re
port was made by Senator Allen and rep
resents such n serious condition ot af
fair that the report of the full commit
tee recommends a continuance of the in
vestigation. The report Bays that the In
dians are fleeced by licensed traders and
the agents seem to think It their duties to
rrwt.w thixm traders from competition
from the border traders, who are willing
to sell goods at half the price the licensed
traders charge, which the report charac
terizes ns exorbitant in the extreme.
It Is said that once an Indian gets into
debt of the licensed traders he is never
able to pay out, and yet steps are taken
to protect them. The traders establish
booths within a few rods of the agency
nnv ilnv nmi witnesses testify that In
dians are taken direct to the traders be
tween two rows of men formed to prevent
their escape, as s.ion as they receive their
checks. The Indians know nothing of
the condition of their accounts and nre
charged according to the trader's pleasure.
Ninety per rent ot tnem arc conunuousij
In Property Consumed Flames-Biggest
Uumbrella Factory in the World
Among the Burned Waua
niuker's Store Scorched.
Philadelphia, Jun. 20.-A tiny spiral of
smoke curled out of the cehur winuow ul
a u.g building on Market street at U:uU
o'clock this morning. A few hours luter
one of the uiOft vaiaao.e blocks of real
estate of this city hud been consumed o)
the ternoie tiuuus. It was tin- Oiock
oound t.y .uarket, Thirteeutu, 1' ibs-rt unu
juu.per "streets, m the vny bouit ot lue
city. A tew sieps to the right looms the
my hail, around the corner siuuus tne
i euus)luniu terminal, und uiioctij
across the way Jonn uuuiimkers gieai
ntoie Kirotencs Iroin street to hired. So
norce ueic tne Humes und so ii.gn tue
wind that uiued in lue ilosiructiveuiss oi
the nre tliut ecu thus uuuuiug, mo dis
tance of .Market street away,' wus suviu
us if by a. niuucie from destruction, ami
.nr. uiiumtiker tonight places ins loss
ut .lixj,om. 'the toial lo is uriousi);
estimated at tioui ,uw,umj to t,ouo,
Asi, but in the chaos now existing it is
iiupoNNiule to secure exact figures. The
losses ure very generally covered by in
surance. i he lire originated in the basement ol
the (i-stor.v building, extending lroni VM')
to i'Mb .Market street, occupied in tlie
lower floors by Itauscoin lios., grocers,
und ubove by the umbrella taetory ot
tlirsch itros. The smoke was discovered
by a policeman, who promptly turned in
an alarm, but the tire hud such heudwny
that before the engines could be put to
work the building was a muss of flames.
With uncontrollable rapidity it then
spread in 'all directions, destroying about
thirty buildings before it hnd been finally
controlled. The fire reached the big
tower of Wauumuker's store about on
hour after it started, nnd the energies
were then concentrated upon saving that
building. The tower wus entirely de
stroyed, together with the valuuhle clock
nnd chimes; the roof nloug the Market
street front was badly damaged und n
great deal of stock in the front of the
store suffered from smoke und water.
The buildings wholly or partially de
stroyed and the, estimated losses were:
Market Street-No. 1301, Potter & Co.,
photographers; John llillniun, druggist,
$10,000; 1303, Roberts & Co., pho
tographers, $10,000; 130ft, Hirsch Bros.,
umbrellas; Hunscom Bros., grocers; A.
W. Dennett, restaurant, $140,000; 1311),
Blum Bros., cloaks and suits,' $)X),000;
1321, A. Murshull, restaurant, $3000;
1323, C. B. Wells; hufs, '$38,000; 1325,
John Dickson, heaters, $40,000; 1327,
Showell Jt Fryer, grocers, '..$110,000; u
number of small structures on. Thirteenth
street, up Filbert street, nlsjut $250,000.
including the six-story printing house of
Duuhip & Clark, valued- at -$150,000.
Wana maker's loss on stock will reach
$25,000, und Hirsch Bros., $25,000.
Scverul firemen were iujuied, but none
seriously, and one man dropped dead of
excitement.
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. The most dis
astrous conflagration tliut has visited this
city in recent years broke out shortly be
fore 7 o'clock this morning in the rear
of the basement of the big grocery store
of Hanseom Bros., 1317 Market street,
and before the flames were gotten under
control property amounting in value to
$3,700,000 had been destroyed.
The flames were first discovered by
John Wngner, a reserve policeman, who
was passing the big building at 0:30 o.
m. lie immediately turned iu nn ulurm.
Before the engines reached the scene
the entire rear portion of Hanseom &
Dennett's big resfhurunt was ablaze. A
seeotltf alarm was then1 sent in, nnd a few
moments later a - general ulurm was
Bdundod. Immediately adjoining Huns
com Bros, oil the west mis the five
story building occupied by Blum Bros.,
manufacturers 'of ladies' clotiks. N The
flames spread with almost lightning rap
idity, nnd Blum Bros. building wits soon
a muss of flumes. The water seemed al
most to freeze before it touched the
buildings, so'bitter was the wertthor. The
next, building on the west to be eaten tip
by tjle raging fire was, tliut occupied by
George Murshull as a restaurant. Then
came the hattery of George B. Wells at
1321, and the rear of the wholesale
grocery bf Showell .& Frye at 1323 Mar
ket street.
While the flames w.ere sweeping west
of Market street the umbrella manufac
tory of Hirsch Bros., the largest in the
world, which adjoined Dennett's restau
rant, caught fire. The inflammable na
ture of the iminen.se stock of light silks
added fuel to the seething flames, and in
half an hoar the beautiful eight-story
building, extending front lJWft to 1315
Market street, was a mass of flumes. On
the eu8t of the Hirsch bnilding, between
1309 and 1301 Market street, were the
follow irlg tenants:" The Miepah restau
rant, 1307; Steiner & Ball, wholesale and
retail cigar factory, 1305; wholesale and
retail confectionery of 'A. Nickoki, 13iXl;
the big drug store of H. Hillmnn, at
1301, the upper utory of which was occ.t
pied by Potter Bros, as a photograph gal
lery. On the north side of Hirsch Bros." fac
tory, immediately across Silver street,
stood the new seven-story building of
Dunlap Bros the only printing firm in
the state with a capacity for printing the
big blanket Australian ballots. This
building extended from 1300 to 1310 Fil
bert, aud was 100 feet deep. The first
through this big - on Sil
The shop of Unirnex
caught tire from the rear o J
"'Wl "' . M only man seriously
puny .NO. OO i I
'tttlOa-nUhefirewusdiscomedin
Kood store. A Wreum of r fron
Lof the water towers was r Mi , o
the blaze, but the supply of
her too small or the apparatus defect
ve. us the stream would not reach The
tower contained a handsome clock nnd
Shim es. At ft o'clock the entire tower
co ups d. the clock falling through to the
first Hour. Two lines of hose were -then
Kirttcn on top of the gigantic s ructu n
and the llames, which bad threatened to
destroy Philadelphia's most famous
store, were under control.
The Dre hud boon confined entirely to
Market street front, and the lorn sustain
ed by Mr. Wanumaker. was principally
in the destruction of his clock and
chimes and the Jireuking of ull the large
plate glass windows on Market street.
Up to this time the flumes had been
confined to the block bounded by Filbert
street on the north, Thirteenth street on
the cast. Market on the south, und Juni
per on the west. The wind wus blowing
from the west a nd carried the flames into
the rear of the buildings on Thirteenth
steet. The first building to catch fire
wns that of Jacob Miller, gents iurnish-
ing coods. No. 0 North Thirteenth street.
Then cumc the cigar fuctory of Tnrbliss
& Co., at No. 8 North Thirteenth street;
McC'uue & Co., manufacturers of picture
frames, Nos. 10 und 12; Pither Bros,
dry goods, No. 14; N. II. Sncll, drugs, No,
10; lleines Bakery, No. 8; the Cafe do
Bluberg, No. 20; Burke & Kyle, jewel
ers, No. 22; private residence und bar
ber shop, No. 24; Huber & Wether, dry
goods, No. 20; J. II. Stall, jeweler, occ.t-
pied the first floor of No. 8 North
Thirteenth, and William Stieff, wall pa
per manufacturer, the remainder of the
building. Foley's restaurant, at No. 30
North Thirteenth, aud James Furlong'i
suloon, at Nos. 32 und 34, were the last
in the row from Market to Filbert street,
All of the buildings were completely
gutted. In many instances nothing i
left standing but the bare walls.
The flames ate their way almost direct
ly northwest from the reur of Blum
Bros.' building, gutting the rear of Show
ells & Fryer's big grocery. The rear part
of Nos. 7, 0, 11, 13, 15, 17, lit, 21, 23 and
25 North Juniper streets, which buildings
ure used ns luw others and private resi
dences, were completely burned out, leav
ing only the front walls standing in some
cases.
Between 3 nnd 4 a. in. an alarm brought
the department to No. 33 Chestnut street,
where llnmes had broken ouf in the fifth
story of the building occupied by O. S,
Bunnell, wholesale stationery. The tire
wns extinguished, with a loss of about
$10,000. .
Shortly before 6 o'clock another fire
started on the sixth floor of the big cur
pet store of John fc James Dodson, 808,
810 and 812 Chestnut street. By hard
work the llames were confined to the
sixth story, hut water soaked through
every floor to the basement. The store
was filled with expensive carpets, rugs
aim iinnoistery, and the loss caused by
wuter nnd smoke exceeded $100,000.
The heaviest losers nnv IHi-u,-i, u,,
,WL' ".I!!1'01" ,0 ,ht' ,xtt,,lt of "bout $101)!-
'ic. mm nn immense stock on
VP COT THROUGH ONE BRANCH
,,F THE NEVADA LEGISLA
TURE EASILY. . .
fil
WW.
ha ml, preparing for summer trade.. Wtil-
i r iiiiscu. a nieni her nf lien u..:.i
tliut tlie stock was fully covered bv m-
itiTk 'i Th'S m'm- V"lplJ's ir ''anils.
Hiisch Bros, occupied the ton llonr f n.
building, which' extended from . 13(10 to
loU. inclusive. The building wus owned
well known Us it. nmi ...
' HUIH'U HI
about S.TlH.0fn).
Blum Bros., who occupied 1310. will
lose about $i:.0,lHM) on stock; lasc-urn
George 11. WYIIs. $25,000; Showell A
I i -.!-,
aiul ranges dXos.S':
10 0W): Jolin WonamnkeV'YlODoffl:
Nickolai. $15,000; A, McC, tir x n '
$40,000: S. If. Shn l Z ,i .i,' Co,.
& Kite. $5000 ' ' ' 'rx"'"uu; d
t and dropped ! deSd. ! na,-
"RE IX FORI- SMITH
I'ort Smith. Ark.. .I(i,i o,j .... ..
of ivo himi , -". the ivps
, n j
.. . ti it urn u-hi..i.
,n - """ II
ere
p-nrred here this'
! H. Pray of Smini-hVl. i y Wor
' Ionian fr' K ll1
n of Fremont NoU.' v'Uli M,,ni"
the seem, f)nor hall lamp, on
ploded nt 3-45 thi . " ln cor (v.
"! 'a" J-Vn the build.
given
their
Thnso r.t ' ""' le "(arm nn
im ii i rrnr...,
incir escape did so hv ,...!!. wno. "ade
nre and smoke, nud in, T" uf 'uro1Kh
tk reported that ho h, i 1 ' lno
ffnf'its. but . rJ ba "Mused
night
all the
fl
" "men fl 6(
r r1 'o nave h.,n v10 fli-
n his room show that hTaVd' Utn
'tow. X. J., where he 1f'froiu1Mo.,nt
tion. und are now at tirj.eond fwogni-
7f;r of the W. H p'5?, ,nrK grain elo
drel nnd Ta-.,n . .I r.w"' nt One n
Mt line traekrVis" LE l
' . ' "J nr k...
Mil
I lu origin nf ti.A c
jt i M.bPoed 't X duVtoU?knmvn'
California Sporbi Jubilant That the
Fight Will Come Off So Nfnr inem.
Stuart Claims to Know Nothing
About Nevada.
Crson. Nor. Jan. 'A-The glove eon-
test bill, introduced to permit the fight be
tween Corbett and Fitzsimnions to take
place in Nevada, passed the assembly to-'
day by a vote of 20 to 9, the license he-
ing increased to $1000.
DN STUART INTERVIEWED.
Dallas, Tex., Jan. 20.-(Spocial.)-Tel-
egrains were receiveu in una -' "of
from northern newspupers und news
agencies announcing that the.lowcr bouse
of the Nevada legislature hnd passed a(
bill licensing pugilistic exhibitions, and in
structing the representatiw-'s to rouna nv
D. A. Stuurt and ascertain if the Cor-
brtt-FitJSsimmoiis chauiplonship contest
would be pulled Oil m tne pocacv o"""'1
of Senators John 1'. Joues uud W. M.
Stewart. The promotor or tne cnaiiiii ou
ship contest was seen by a reporter late
tonighf. He said.
''the buttle ground will be known on
February 17. 1 have tunning to do with
Nevada or the Nevada legislature. My
intentions are not centered in that state.
If the legislature has passed a law licens
ing glove contests, then 1, in common
with the great army of liberal citizens of
the United States, rejoice that there is
one liberal spot left on this continent
where athletic shirts are not outlawed,
more or less. However, as I hare stnt
ed, I am not interested in Nevada or the
doings of the people of that stnte. 'Oft
the 17th dny of the coming February the
exact location of the buttle ground Will
be divulged, und on the 17th day Of
March Corbett und Fitzsimmons will
meet in the ring. I have been deluged
with telegrams from Jie enst tonight
asking for information us to the battle
ground. They are burning up . their
money paying telegraph tolls, that's ull."
WILL FIGHT IX NEVADA.
San Francisco, Jan. 20. The Corhett-
Fitzsimnions glove contest will take place
in close proximity to one of three' NeV&d it
towns, ix.: Curaon, Reno -or .Vfrffihin
City. A bill legalizing glove contes't has
been introduced iu the Nevada nssenihlv
at Cnrson nnd there is every indication
that it will become n law withinMhe- rtevr
day or two. Such being the case all spec
ulations ns to where the bie mill a-ill tnW
place may safely be said to huve'cotao p
an end. .
Dan Stuarts partner. WJllinm g- .
Wheelock, has been in Carson for sev
eral weeks past under the pseudonym1 of
i iinuui iM'ii.von. i -f, '
Whether Wheelock was of nnv n.i.
ancc in fruming the measure matters -Mi
ne, ine met reninins thnt Npnd'-V
in a fair way of getting the content, 'and
ViT "'s lul ciisc uic sponsr t ,tsan
Francisco are jubilant. It in W-
time that a match to finish
nitndo has been held nnywhere close' to
( alitorma for years, and it is safe to tar
that the San rrancisco contingent'of rin
followers will bo larger than from sm
other city outside of Nevada.
CHICAGO SPORTS ATT. inn,-.
liicaco. Jan? a "li. ,i;u.,...w c
Nevada of the pnssnge 'of n bill tonder
.m p is n ot wmcn uan Stuart could
pull oft the Corhett-Fitzsimnu.no i,!..
sets sports here all agog und all manner
or gossip wns indulged in. George riilm-.
who is to lie referee of the big milHjntl
who, in conjunction with Mr. Hogdn is
to inn the special train from Chicago to
the ringside. Would not commit himself
as to the location. ,
"All the world will know in a day or
two just .where the ring is to be pitched,"
wild Siler. "We hnve the train engaj-ed
ftni yt the general manager of tin 'Mad
with whom we' are doing business does
not know except iu an indefinite sort hf
way just how far he will hnve t haul
us. I will say this much, however, Vp
will he at the rincside sitv lmnr nftof
we pull out of the depot nt Chicngtf.' . "
. AT NEW ORLEANS.
.New Orleans. .Tun Oft ,4 ai,.
fell for three hours tn,lm- nri u;n mt
buildings nnd' grounds. The mercrtry-'ha
HiiirMfi Frnm -I I I tn. 1 1 i .1 . . , .J
tonight has fallen to 20 nboverr
patches from the state indicate that slfipt
and snow has fallen for the past. -twenty
four hours throughout the state nnd
southeast nnd southwest Missisippj- ' anil
southern Alabama. The mercury, hvsorhc
iw-Biuies went l nu n tn 11 Amm "i :
m .
FTTiVVWY' iviri)i.-n '
........ u., i.iuiiu.U
By a Fulling AVull of a Burning Building
iu Chicago. . ' - '
Chicago, Jan. 20. Seven fivprnnn aud
two spectators were badly hurt at a r .
?i'.u;L,,.'lJTtroy,1 thp Williams block,' n't
iwi-J)-' Monroe street, this evening. 'IV
injured are:
.. Jeremiah O'ltonrke. fireman, struck by
tailing wall; will probably die. ' ! '
lOlln Wnlfmnn II-., l-.ll !. It,.,.
1...-1 v , Hi.iii,. ion niio
er,L f Wh,'u,- roof collapsed; bitclly
crushed; niav d o.
fniil. . 1,aU,'rson' uremaii, struck- b.'
fa ling bricks; ,.K broken. '
ken by -fnlung walls.
K-Miiv Is,. lr?tT: cnntam ngine company:
badly burned about head nnd neck. ' ,
builS. r'0?"""' fireman, fell from ,
Diiudlng; leg broken.
falling Jl1!1!1.10"'11. J'0,,I1B mon, struck h?' .
railing shutters; hadlv cot aJi i,r,,ied.
ine nn. m.i..i.., " . -r
the im mi. B ,u"ieo in tne basement"
building and spread with, such r-
S'S a few minutes it Mfc j
;Ti"n"'J useless for the WmrtH'.
hard nht (." etne bnilding. After i
fire tn ik i. "'"nagea to connne w
nre to the walls of the Willinms Mock.
lilt-, H-f,tol . .
in it ti, . : ,uuo' to save anyfj"?-
A mLte iHRtimated at ?385,00a? ,
wiped o?r Jot nailer, concerns tfff.t
ged hv ,,uaing were- .
te water, -. - "f- ;
Willinm ii T '"J'Tea aoQUt r rjaow--"; -body
HanU'5'' cut aid bruised att '
head ,rph!'' ba(Hy bruised about the-
VZ mil bruised on b.iy- '
head by bricks rU,spd about .body ua
igSt "'pwl 12' Jnitl-
hL1"?. Row. bruised rt burned
;" "iinns, x
I .ltn wl ' i '-.
'-' laUing Ji tT' 17 yoars old, wjurm..