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3 V V HPTr-l TG1 TIMES VOL.l. ISO. 256. WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY MOUSING, NOYE3IBER 29, 1894 SIX PAG-ES. ONE CENT. DINGMAN AND WALL'S POLL Attorney For the Police Bureau Waived a Hearing for Them. PRISONERS HELD FOR COURT "Fifty-five Hundred Dollars Bail for Each, Except the Offiee Boy, Who Got Off Free Preliminary Trial Before Another Magis trate To-day Sensational Proceedings. Special to The Tojbs.1 Pittbbowi, Ph., Nov. 38. The conspiracy uits of Harrison Dfugroan and Andrew Wall, the prominent Freemasons of Washington, P. G. Holdeu, W. M. Henry, Bobert Mitchell, It. JIa gat and Guy Ewing, employes of the Fi delity Building. Loan and Investment Com t an v, -were called for a preliminary hearing before Poliw Magistrate Donahoo to-day. The bearing began at 10 o'clock and oon-tinu-1 until C. Women constituted the larger proportion of toe uudfence. Judge Moulton, of Washington, repre sented the Building and Loan Association. He was frequently told that certain of his C.aims were not according to the laws of Pennsylvania. The other attorneys for the association were W. H. S. Thompson, T. M. Henry, and A. B. Stevenson, who were also the attorneys for Messrs. Diugman and Wall. Attorney Wakefield represented S. W. Ewing. Among tbe attorneys for the prosecution were Y. J. Brennan, ex-Judge C. S. Fetterroan, J. O. Petty, W. C. MeEldowney. and others. Ex-Judge Petterman. the attorney for the police bureau, said be waived a hearing for Dmgman and Wall. This was a strange pro ceeding, and bore out the statement that the pouce are trying to take care of the promi nent Masons. The attorneys for the associa tion objected. There was a clash of author ity which bad to be settled by the prisoners, who had not been brought out into the court room, appearing and giving their assent to Judge 1 etterman's proposition. During tbe discussion Judge Moulton said it wa6 not law to permit a man to wan e a hearing. Magistrate Donahoe replied: "It may be the law that a person cannot do o, but some persons differ, and I am one of them. ' Attorney Brennon, for the prosecution, created a sensation by offering in evidence the ninth census of the statistics issued by the government for the purpose of snowing that there was no such association incorporated in Virginia, and that there are no laws in the District of Columbia permitting building and loan associations to be iucorjwrated. There was a vigorous objection to the introduction of the book, but Mr. Brennen insisted, and the magistrate accepted the book in evi dence. Mr. Brennen read from too report that the Pidolity Building and Loan Association had l.CSO male sfaatebelders and 1,590 female tbareholders. There were 837 borrowers, bat en real estate loans there were "none." Mr. Brennen made apeoatfer feature -of this. Judge Moulton interrupted and insisted tLat the book should not be put In evidence, as it was made by an irresponsible man. "Magistrate Douahoe informed him tnat this was not a court of record, and he was willing to hear all the testimony. G. W. Wood, an expert accountant, testified to looking over the books of theeoneem. He eaid the books were not kept in any approved ystemof bookkeeping. The books were produced, and Judge Moulton tried to show that they were merely blotters." Edward MeGowan, an illiterate man, lostl Ceiha had purchased fifteen shares of stock two years ago. He was under the impression h could withdraw at any time. He paid $185 in thirty ix weeks. When he learned he could not withdraw he stopped the weekly pa n ments. He did not read the pass book givn him by the agent, but took the latter's w "rd for It W hen Guy Ewintr, the fourteen-year-old office boy, was called, it was developed that the police bad threatened to put him in tbe penitentiary if be did not tell ail he knew. Judge Moulton objected to the lad's testi mony on this account. This was also over ruled by the judge, and the boy gave damag ing evidence. He said he frequently took in monej' and kept the books when the agents Were absent. Attorney Brennen insisted on calling the boy "the bookkeeper." The boy identified the books, and answered n number of ques tions as to the way the accounts were kept. Jui'ge Moulton interrupted several times, but at last the witness was turned over to him for cross-examination. He only asked one question: "How long have you been em riuyed there?" The boy said: "Three weeks," and Mr. Moulton declaied that he could not have received sufficient information in that abort time. Detective McTigho, who worked up the case against the Columbia and Pidolity offi cers, told how it bad been done. Dozens of complaints baa been received by the police. When the raid was made the only record of business done was found in a day book. At this stage of the proceedings Attorney Petty read a telegram from Secretary of :tate Haf rity, saying the Columbia bad not filed a cer tificate of incorporation at Harrisburg. The Fidelity Company had, but after it was changed the officers neglected to bavothe certificate changed. Mrs. Mary Kelly said she had bought stock in lb92. November 1 she demanded her money and was offered half of It. She told Agent Mitchell the officers were thieves and roubers. He was a nice talker and good look ing, 'he said, and before she knew it ho had pcrbuaded her to take out a paid-up certificate wLich would entitle her to twice tbo original amuunt in twelve mouths. Mitchell told her the nau e had been changed from Tidelity to Columbia because tbe agents of the former had given it a bad name. The officers and agemshadnot been changed. Mrs. Julia Mackey said the office of the assu lation bad been moved three times. At last she found it, and then saw the name had been chanced. Mrs. Kacbei C. Garrett said she bought a $1,00 certificate bearing 10 per cent, inter est, which was paid three times. She got 50 each six months since. She said she was sat isfied and hoped the business would continue. Mrs. Henrietta Jones tried to borrow on her rr jertyin New Kensington, but oouldnvt, bec-.use it was out of the city. Whtn she notified Wall and Mitchell she would make application for a loan they told her to ask for cc 1 1 le the amount she wanted, as the Wnsh ingt m office out all amounts asked for in "taJ. She got nothing. Other witnesses were examined, but their testimony was about the eaxe. Attorney Brennen began the argument for the stockholders. He called all the officers frauds and swindlers. Judge Moulton aenied the charge in his argument, but made a weak defense. The other attorneys took n whirl at the prisoners and foreign "building associ ations in general. The magistrate held all, e wit Ewing, for court trial in sS.BOO each. The office boj is the only one that got off. Io-morrow Alderman McMasters will give the defendants hearing on the charges en terel before him. There is n well-defined rumor that the charges against Dingman and Wall will be settled before they get into the C5iutj courts. Henry, who was a clerk in the Indian Bu rr au iu Washington, Haight, Holaon, and Mitchell will probably go to prison. A masting of the representatives of local building and loan associations was held this afternoon to take steps to shut out all for eign societies. A committee was appointed to adopt a plan of organization and report at a meeting Thursday of next week. NO SUCH COMPANY. Pirc insurance Swindle with Supposed Headquarters At Colonial Bench. Special to Tue Times. J Bhaddock, Pa.. Nov. 28. Last winter the store of McBride, Rogers fc Co., at Bankln, burned. Among tho insurance policies was one for $1,000 in the Westmoreland Insur ance Company, of Colonial Beach, Ya. The policy had been written by Relnard and Williams, of this place, who claim they wer9 acting for E. J. Werner fc Co., of Chicago. Proofs of loss were sent to Chicago, but came back unopened. An Investigation de veloped tho fact that there is no such com pnny as the Westmorolnnd. Colonial Beach is thirty-eight miles from a railroad, and a summer rosort. Gale Sher man, a boarding-house keeper of that place, received all mail for tho company and for warded it to Mrs. S. IL Joyce, a boarding house keoper of Washington. She delivered it to W. II. Prico. McBride, Rogers & Co. to-day suod the Insurance writers. There are n number or such wild cat companies In existence. BURYING RUBINSTEIN. Six Thousand Persons Attended tho Great Macstro's Funeral Service. St. Pjitehsbcbo, Nov. 2S. The funeral of Anton Rubinstein took place hero to-day at the Nowski Church. The interment took place in the cemetery of the monastery of St. Alex ander. Tho funeral ceremonies lasted from early in the morning until 5 o'clock in the evening and were most imposing. Tho coffin rested all night in a "cbapelle nrdente" in Trinity Cathedral. The body was watched by six professors of the Conservatory of Music. Six thousand persons attended tho servico in tae cathedral, and vast crowds of pecplo gathered on and about tbe square in front of that sacred edifice and along tho route to tho cemetery. Pour cars laden with silver and floral wreaths followed tho hearse, which was pre ceded by tho students of the Conservatory of Musie, the pupils of the vnrious schools and by thousands of members of arious public institutions. - RED. TILLMAN FULL OF GINGER. His Message to the Legislature Kccom mends Some Kadical Changes. Columbia, S. 0., Nov. 28. On the opening of the two houses of the logislnturo to-day Gov. Tillman's message was received. It read like other of bis state papers, full of ginger. It recounts tho history of the Darlington dispensary riots at length, defending his course, charging nots as the outcome of con spiracy of whisky men. It denounces tho refusal of the military to obey orders and ad vices remodeling inifitia system and laws, giving the commander-in-chief power to dis band companies at will. The Governor is especially severe on tho Washington Light Infantrv. of Charleston, for refusal to surrender arms claimed as pri vate property, and charces that Judge Golf, of the United States court, purposely delays decisions as to the title therein until after tho expiration of the term as Governor, so as to require proceedings to be begun anew. The message8 advises metropolitan police svstem for Charleston cfty with a view to tho enforcement of the dispensary law. ' FRAUD IN HIS EVERY ACT. Baker's Debts to the Bank and His Other Creditors. New Yoek, Nov. 28. Six actions have been begun by the National Shoe and Leather Bank against as many par cels of real estate in this city, which, it is claimed, wore purchased by the late Freder ick Baker with money belonging to tho bank. It is claimed that Baker fraudulently ob tained the money bv conspiracy with Seely, and that Baker invested the money in real es tate in the names of other persons, for his own benefit, and that ho actunlly owned some of this property. Ir is declared in the bill that previous to January 1, 1891, Bakerowed thobnnk at least 6100.000. which he obtained in collusion with Bookkeeper Seelv and fraudulently appropri ated to his own use. It is declared that Bakar died insolvent, and that he made transfers of his property in order to defraud his creditors and particu larly tho bank. RED. SHE GOT IT IN THE NECK. Peter Jones' Aunt Tried to Punish Him When His Pistol Went Off. BicmioN-D, Ya., Nov. 23. Mrs. Charles Baker, daughter of Supt. Walton, of the ex position grounds, was shot by her nephew yesterday afternoon, but it has developed that the shooting was accidental. Tho nephew is n lad named Peter Jones, aged sixteen. He was playing with an old ther mometer and frightened Mrs. Bakor's chil dren. Sbe had some words with Jones which re sulted inn scuffle and ho took up n pistol. Baker came up n tho meantime and threat ened to thrash Jones, but on being advised that Jones vus armed went after tho lad's grandfather. The lad tried to run and Mrs. Baker and her mother held him. In tho senffle tho pis tol was accidentally discharged and Mrs. Ba ker shot under tho collar bone. The ball was extracted and the wound is not serious. EX-GOV. BOWIE DYING. All His Relatives Have Been Summoned to His fledsidc. Bowie, Md, Nov. 28. All hope of tho re covery of cx-Gov. Owen Bowie, who was stricken with paralysis on Monday night, has been abandoned. His condition grew worse-to-day and the family say to-night that death may occur at any moment. Telegrams were sent to distant relatives this evening wnrning them of the ex-Gov-ernor'sprecarious condition. Columbian Mandolin Club's Concert. Tho concert of tho Columbian "University Mandolin Club; last night in tho University hall was well attended and each of tho num bers were rendered in admirable style. The following took part: The Columbian Mandolin Club, Dudley-Buck Octette, Columbian Trio. Messrs. McDonuld and White, and Prof. N. DuShane Cloward. Expressed Their Sorrow. The District plumbing board adopted res olutions yesterday expressive of the sincere sorrow of tho members over tho death of tho late president of tho board, Samuel A. Bobln 6on. Tho resolutions wero reported by Charles B. Ball and J". Carl Darnall, com mittee. Resolutions of sympathy on account of tho death of Mr. Samuel A. Bobiuson, Into in spector of plumbing, were adopted by tho Journeyman Plumbers.' Union, of this city, at their last meeting. ' RED. V' , CHINA SUCCUMBS TO FATE TlirotiQh the Offices of the United States She Hopes to Secure Peace. TERMS OP OFFER X0T KNOWN It Is Thought to Be limited to a Money In demnity and Belinquishment of Suzer ainty Over Korea Probable that Japan Will Exact Other Concessions. China has succumbed to the inevltablo and has sued for peace. And hor proposal will be presented to Japan through the United States ministers at Peking and Tokio, thus promis ing a termination of tho war, as tho result In part, at least, of tho exercise of the good of fices of the United States. It is not possible at this time to learn the terms of China's proposition as handed to Minister Denny, but it Is probable that it pro vides for but two concessions, a money in demnity and a relinquishment of the suzer ainty over Korea. It is improbable tint the first tender will bo acceptable fo Japan, as such overtures rarely are, but this proposition will open tho way to a counter offer of terms by Jnpan through United States Minister Dun nt Tokio, and the negotiations, if successful, and if thpy follow tho usual course, will lead first to n truce under proper guarantee or a preliminary agreement to cease hostilities, nnd finally to tho signature of a definite treaty of peace. Just how thi3 proposition was brought about is not yet known. It is probable, how ever, that as the matter Is in the hands of the American ministers in China and Japan, the visit of Mr. Dietering. commissioner of mari time customs at Tien Ttsln.to Japan cannot bo directly connected with tho peace negotiations, as has been supposed. HmosniMA, Nov. 28. Mr. Dietering, the chl9f inspector of the Chinese customs at Tien Tsin, who has arrived in Japan in order to negotiate for penco on behalf of the Chinese government, brought a letter from Li Hung Chang to the Mikado. Aniontr the passengers with Dr. Dietering are three Chinese dignitaries, who are sup posed to be princes, but tho peace envoy alone landed. Tho Japanese authorities are not in clined to open negotiations with Dr. Dieter ing unless he is -yestod with full p ors to act. The extent of his power at present 13 not known. RED. BARBARITIES ON BOTH SIDES. Japanese nnd Chinese Guilty of Shocking Outrages on tho Wounded and Dead. CHEroo, Nov. 28. Chinese fugitives who have arrived here state that the Japanese sacked Port Arthur, shooting evory ono, old or young, and that pillage and murder wero supreme for three days. They add that tho dead wero barbarously mutilated, their bauds, noses, and ears being chopped off, and say that other nameless atrocities wero committed. No resistanco was offered by the people, but Japanese soldiers scoured the country for days and killed all tho Chinese they could find. Tho fugitives nlso say that all tho streets of Port Arthur, as well as tho harbor, wore filled with dead bodies. Loxoox, Nov. 28. The Times to-morrow will publish the following from its corre spondent at Chef 00: "Tho report of atrocities committed by both sides has been confirmed. A number of Japanese prisoners wero found to havo been beheaded and mutilated; hence tne Japanese gavo no quarter. Thero was an indiscrimi nate massacio. Sovernl Chineso soldiers and a few shop-keepers who wero seeking to escape by boats wero followed by torpedo boats and shot." HinosiiniA, Nov. 28. News has been re ceived that n dPtachment of tho first Japanese army has defeated a largo force of Chinese in the vicinity of Motion Lien. The Japanese are said to have lost forty killed and wounded, but tho Chinese loss is supposed to be immense. t a Telegraphic Brevities. Adolphus Duncan, colored, has been tried at Atlanta, Ga., and found guilty of criminal assault upon Mrs. M. C. Banner, and has been sentenced to hang. The residence of Mrs. J. W. Hogg at Rock ville, Md., was burned to tho ground early yesterday morning. Tho stave sheds of Shelley Brothers fac tory at Holgate, Ohio, wero set on fire by drunken strikers nnd burned to the ground. Great excitement prevails on tho Island of Madagascar on nccount of a manifesto Issued by the queen, Banavalo HI, exhorting the people to resist tho French invaders. Judge Isaac Howe, tho Populist candidate for Governor of South Dakota, died yester day at his home in Bedfield, Minn. Tho ex ertions of tho campaign brought on an illness from which ho could not rally. Severe earthquake shocks were felt yester day in the province of Quebec. Canada. Tho British colonial office announces that tho recent floods at Limassol. island of Cyprus, destroyed two-thirds of the houses of that place and drowned twenty-two persons. & jy ' "teTnmpMC DEFENDED THE ARMENIANS. Massacred by Mohammedans on Ac- count of Their Religion Address of Dr. Z. M. Gabriclian. "If they had the power, tho Mohammedans would not hesitate to exterminate all Chris tian nations." So said Dr. Z. M. Gnbrlelian in an address last night nttho Western Presbyterian Church. Tho purpose of the meeting was to organize a Phil-Armeuio society. State Department officials had said that such action could not hno any effect in tho abatement of the massacres. Consequently, no organization was attempted last night. The meeting was well attended, Congress man Coomes, of Brookly, N. Y., and u num ber of other prominent people being in tho audience. Dr. Gabriehan is n native Ar menian, now practicing hi Philadelphia. Ho said thoro is a conflict between Chris tianity nnd Mohammedanism in America. 'The massacres have been perpetrated for fifteen centuries. During tho post century tbo three most horrible wero those of tho Greeks in Turkey during the Grecian revo lution, from 1821 to lb27, in Mesopotamia in 1845, and in Damascus and Syria in 1860. Tho latter was the worst. More than 11,000 people were killed in cold blood, 4,000 more died from hunger and exposure, nnd 611,000.000 worth of property was de stroyed. All this because tho Syrians would not accept the Mohammedan creed." Judge Anson S. Taylor and Bov. H. W. En nis also spoke. RED. REPORTS ABOUT THE POLICE. Chief Clerk Sylvester Explains the Hold ing Back of Several Pay Checks. "Commissioner Truesdell will spend a por tion of his Thanksgiving Day cutting off heads, and they won't bo turkey heads either." This remark was mado by a District official last oveniug who had heard that Chief Clerk Sylvester, of the police department, had hold up yesterday the pay checks of sixteen of the policemen who aro under sentence by tho trial board. Mr. Sylvester was seen last evening by a Times reporter in refereuee to tho alleged "hold-up." Ho said it was a usual thing every pay day to retain tho chocks of officers under sentence. This was done to pro tect himself nnd tho department from loss on tho unpaid clothing account of policemen nnd also to insnro the return of revolvers nnd other public property in the event of tho accused men being dismissed. There wore not, ho added, sixteen checks held up, but only about eight, and no s gniflcanco could bo attached to tho matter at all. Tho namber of men to bo dis missed, if any, was as much of a mystery to him as to any ono else. It Is believed that all changes to bo mado by Mr. Truesdell will bo announced Saturday forenoon. Tho trial board has mado report to the Commissioners In each of the following cases of policemen charged with offenses noted: P. T. Auldridge. charged with neglect of duty, found guilty; W. S. Brady, gross neglect of duty, guilty except as to tho word gross; E.' L.L. Edelin, deglect of duty, guilty; R. L. C. Kopp, conduct unbecoming an officer, not guilty. TOOK "ROUGH ON RATS." Thnddcus Nelson Dies in Great Agony from the Poisonous Preparations. Thaddeus Nelson, agod t wenty-threo years, died in agony nt his homo, No. 605 E street southeast, about 5:15 o'clock yesterday after noon, from tho effects of a doso of "rough on rats." It is believed that he swallowed tho poison during the night, nnd it was not until a short time beforo his death that ho was found to bo in a dying condition. All possible efforts wero mado to save his life, but without avail. A messenger was sent around to tho Fifth precinct station to state' that Nelson had died without medical attendance. Tho cause of death was a mystery for some hours, until it was discovered that Nelson had taken tho arsenical preparation. Tho suicide was a surprise to nil of the dead man's friends, although it was known that ho had been in a despondent state for some time, caused by ill-health. Policeman Samuel Nolson, of tho First pre cinct, is a brother of tho suicide, and was summoned at onco to tho house. Tho coroner is making an investigation. FAVORING FREE COINAGE. Resolutions to that Effect Adopted by the Traus-Mississippi Congress. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 28. Tho Trans-Mississippi Congress to-day adopted resolutions urging Congress .to aid in building tho Nica raguan Canal; to stimulate by friendly legis lation trade relations with tho West Indies and the republics of South Amorica; to ap propriate sufficient money for the speedy completion of the Hennepin Cannl; favoring' tho construction of a cable to Hawaii, and tho proper protection nnd defense of Puget Sound by fortifications and a detail of war ships. Resolutions were also adopted declaring that in any currency reform tbo remonotiza tlon of silver should form a constituent part, and for froo and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to 1. -- John Jacob Astor's Tramp. New York, Nov. 28,--John Garvoy, tho tramp who was found asleep in a bed in John Jacob Astor's houso a fow days ago, has been indicted on tho charge of burglary in the sec ond degree. , SUGAR TRUST'S BIG BLUFF Refineries Ordered Closed Because of Alleged Losses in Operating. FIFTY THOUSAND MEN IDLE President Havemeyer Declares They Aro Afraid of Congressional Legislation Must Shut Down Completely Until Thero Is a Market for Their Goods. Nr.w YonK. Nov. 28. An evening paper says: Orders were issued to-day from the headquarters of tho American Sugar Refinery in Wall street to shut down completely-all the refineries of the company in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. Fifty thousand op eratives will be affected by the closing of the sugar works. President H. O. Havemeyer, of the Ameri can Sugar Refinery Company, said this morn ing: "The sugar business has been bad for some months past. Wo havo been hoping against nope an along, ana tnea to weatnor tnrougn tho period of depression, trusting that busi ness would improve, and that we would soon be able to run our works to their fullest ca pacity, but everything was against us. "Tho reaction that followed tho passage of tho tariff bill brought about a dull season, and the war among tho wholesale grooers in seve ral sections of the country still further tended to demoralize trade. When to this was added tho excitement of nn election canvass, and tho general report that Congress would pass n free sugar bill, making all sugars free, you can readily seo that there was enough cause to compel us to shut down completely. "But wo ran our works up to tbo present time with a reduced force In the hope, Micawber-liko, that something would turnup. Our faith in tho future has failed us, and, be ginning to-morrow, wo shall shut down all our works in Boston, New York, Philadel phia, and Baltimore. This will affect 50,000 operatives. "We cannot do anything else. Wo are sorry for our men, and have been trying to ward off tho blow all aiong. But tho truth is we have been running our works at a loss for several months past. And it is timo to call quits now. "Tho last Congress is responsible for the present situation, and, if tboy pass tho free sugar bill at Washington, as it is reported that they will, they will kill tbe sugar Indus try completely. Things cannot bo much worso than they are now. There is very little difference between tho prices of raw and refined sugar, and there is no reason or jus tice in continuing a business nt a heavy loss. "We must either havo enough profit to cover tho bald expense of carrying on sugar roflning, or else go out of the business com pletely. Wo cannot compete with the wages paid in Europe, and our men could not be gin to support themselves and families at such figures. And yet we are asked to run our establishments with only the margin in refining that is to bo found between the cost of raw nnd refined sucars, which is now a trifle less than i a cent a pound. "No, tho only'thing for us to do is to shnt down completely until thero is a market for our goods," and until wo can seo our way tj pay expenses. And I can seo nothing cheor mg or reassuring In tho outlook at tbo pres ent moment." John E. Searles, treasurer of tho American Sugar Refinery Company, was seen this even ing. Ho was asked concerning the report that tho refineries of the company in Boston, Now York, and Philadelphia were to bo closed down. "They aro closed down at present," said Mr. Searles, "and they will remain closed over Thanksgiving day." "Will they remain closed long?" Mr. Searles was asked. "Well, I don't think thoy will re-open this week," ho replied, "but wo will resume busi ness noxt week. So far as I am aware there if no intention of permanently closing tho refineries." Mr. Searles added that ho had seen an ac count of an interview with H. O. Havemeyer, but knew nothing about it. RED. WILL BENEFIT THE SOUTH. Southern Railway Company's Securities x Have Been Placed in London. Baitisiobe, Nov. 28. The Manufacturer's Record reports that it is able to confirm on tho highest authority the rumor that a large amount of tho Southern Railway Company's securities has been placed in England, in cluding bonds, preferred stock, and common stock. Theso securities will be listed in tho Lon don market, and u leading financial authority closely connected with the Southern Railway intimates that this moye will prove of great value to tho South. Died from Bleeding at the Nose Peteesbdrq, Ya., Nov. 28. Bernard Hen shaw, student at tho University school in this city, died to-day from bleeding at the nose. He was a resident of New Orleans and n very bright young man. We're Proud of Our Goods! And will convince you wo havo reason to be. Sl.tiO buys a 5 lb box finest creamery butter produced. JA3IES F. OYSTER, 900 Pa. ave. . "BIKES" ALL IN A BLAZE. Lozier Manufacturing Company's Im mense Plant, tho Second Largest in tho World, a Prey to the Flames. Toledo, Ohio, Nov. 28. The extensive bicycle factory of the Losler Manufacturing Company, 6ald to bo tho second largest of Its kind in tho world, located on Central avenue, in this city, was completely destroyed by fire between G:30 and 7 o'clock this evening. The last of tho 500 employes, who are now thrown out of work with no prospect of early resumption, hadleft the mammoth structure but a short timo beforo the alarm of lire was sent in. The factory Is nearly three miles from tho center of the city, so "that when thellrst of tho fire apparatus arrived on the scene the flames had control of the building. All but three of tho eleven fire companies responded only to find that thero were only two hydrants from which to take water. The two streams wero wholly inadequate to cope with the blaze, and half an hour after the alarm was given the factory was almost a complete ruin. Tho flro started in tho "assembling-room" of the factory, and was, caused by the explo sion of a largo tank of enameling'lluld. The los3 is about 500,000, with insurance of $350,000. ALMOST DESTROYED BY FIRE. Coal Yard and Two Residences Damaged Residents Made Highly Indignant by Hoodlums. Phillips & Juenemann's wood and coal yard at tho northeast corner of Fifth and C streets northeast,wo3 almost destroyed by flro nbout 8 o'clock last night. Policeman Pearson tried to turn in an alarm when the flames first broke out from box G12, but the signal box was out of order, and a telephone message had to be sent for the engines. The wood stored m the yard and the frame buildings were soon eaten up, and although the Are was burning very fiercely it wa3 sotn extinguished alter the engines got into serv ice. Tho rear part of tbe house of Joseph P. Day, at No. 50G C street, adjoining the yard, was burned, and part of the furniture. The residence of Jame3 F. Gordon, which adjoins the yard on Fifth street, wa3 not ma terially damaged. The loss to Phillips Juenemann will be about $1,500. AH the property touched by the Are is owned by Henry Miller. When the blaze started a gang of hoodlums from "Swampoodle" appeared on the scene and proceeded to carry" the furniture out of every house in the Immediate vicinity. They stacked the household goods up in the street in an inextricable mass, much to the Indig nation of tho residents, who wero powerless to stop them. 0 ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION. Peoplo in Western Nebraska Passing Through a Siege of Misery. Ohaha, Neb., Nov. 23. The destitution in the western Nebraska counties devastated by the drouth is growing daily. The following appeal was issued by Mayor Bemis, of Omaha, to-day: "Information has come to me within the past fow days from the most reliable sources from gentlemen of integrity, who spent from actual observation that the suffering among farmers in the drouth-stricken districts of our State i3 exceedmg.y severe. "Families are on the verge of starvation. Mothers have nothing in which to wrap their babes, and no clothing for themselves except dresses made from gunny sacks; underwear and shoes are almost unknown and fuel is a luxury only to be dreamed of. "One of my nformants, a clergyman, in forms me that he has partaken of meals among these farmers whero the greens of potato tops and moldy bread constituted the only food. "I am fully aware that that there is a great deal of suffering among our own people, but I believe that our citizens should make a special effort to extend all possible assistance to the sufferere in our State outside tho city. It would be a fitting manner or giving thanks for the bless ings we have received for our citizens to con tribute toward relieving the sufferings of these people. What is needed is clothing of all kinds and descriptions and food, of all sorts." , WIGHT BENEFIT THE PEOPLE. Congressman Childs' Opinion on the At lantic and Pacific Construction Co. Ghicaoo. Nov. 23. Referring to the Atlan tic and Pacific Railroad Construction Com pany deal. Congressman Childs said to-day: "I was asked by a constituent if I would Introduce such a bill and I informed the in dividual that I would if it was requested. I have not yet seen the bill and do not really know whether It will be given me to present. Such a proposItion,if properly circumscribed, might he of benefit to the people and to the Government, the latter by greatly facilitating its operations in the movements of mails and its troops. "1 understand the railroad In contem plation is to be an air line with double tracks, greatly shortening the time between Icw York and San Francisco. The House of Representatives Is, of all places, the one from which the people could bo advised if there were merit in n proposition such as this com pany would make, and perhaps the matter may bo brought to the people's attention thero. I do not think that tho time is ripe for this sort of thing In Congress." RED. 4---1 MOBBED POLICEMAN OYJENS. Augustus and Joseph Brown, Colored Toughs, Will Spend a Lone Term in Jail. A crowd of several hundred infuriated colored men, women, and boys mobbed Police man William E. Owens, in Glick's alley, Tuesday evening while ho was arresting Augustus Brown, a negro tough, better known as "Gusty." Had it not been for the arrival of a patrol wagon filled with Eighth precinct officers, Officer Owens might have been killed. Brown, who had been slightly cut soveral times by his brother Walter during the fracas -which caused his arrest, resisted violently and even attempted to assault Officer Potee after he had been placed in the patrol wagon. During the attack on Policeman Owens the two brothers of Brown led the crowd that was stoning the officer. Ono of these, Joseph Brown, was also arrested. The other, Walter, lies at his homo with both legs broken as a result of falling from a fence top while trying to escape from the police. In Judge Miller's court yesterday Augustus and Joseph Brown were sent to jail for six months each on tho charge of assaulting tbe policeman. In the case of disorderly assembly they were given fifteen day3 additional in the chain gang. Denny Contesting Owens Election. Fraxkpoet, Ky., Nov. 28. When the State returning board canvassed tho official voto for Congressmen to-day ex-Chief Justice Holt filed a long protest, a3 attorney for Judgo George Denny, Republican, against a certifi cate of election being issued to W. C. Owens, Democrat, in the Ashland district, charging illegality of tho certificate, and specifying ir regularities in certain counties. Wo still have a few very choice lots for sale at Woodmont, St. Elmo, and Del Ray. AOOD, HARMON & CO.,- v 525 13th at rnr. -- T- POOR TO HAVE THEIR FEAST Baskets of Provisions Sent 900 Fami lies by the Union Mission. TALES THAT WRING THE HEART Kind-Hearted Agente with the Wagons looked TJoon Scenes of Poverty and Do spair Peopla Who Shrink froa Pnbho Gaze Maris of Want on Childish Paces. Some stories of human suffering, priva tion, and despair, were told at the Central Union Mission lost night with sneh, feeling: language and such word pictures of pathos that one might well deem such things at once incredible and impossible In the Capi tal of the nation. Those who told these stories were men who had yesterday been in direct contact with, the poor of thi3 city, the very poor, the ab jectly miserable people who shrink from the public gaze; people who in nakedness and rag3 mu3t keep out of sight of tbe kind hearted police, and of that kindly-disposed clas3 on. the streets '.o give alms to shiftless and often undeserving bejrgars. Several Intelligent, kind-hearted agents of the Central Union Mission accompanied the wagons yesterday whieh carried the loads of relief to 900 destitute families in. this city. Think of that fact by itself. Nine hundred destitute families known to the mission, and there are, of course, namberless otaera to be ministered to by the pastora of the many churehes. All ot these were not beggars, ail of them were not on the verge of starvation, but to every one of them a dinner such. a3 was provided by the mission was a feast of luxury. Mr. S. E. Dorman, who Is connected with the Weather Bureau, made the rounds with two of the wagons in. Southeast Washington. He spoke of some of his experiences last night. He is a large-hearted man, and was much affected by what he witnessed. "My calls," he said, "were to the undoubt edly poor people, in squalid dwellings, where there wasn't a thing to make life worth living to their dwellers. Evecr case I saw was ter ribly poor, and I believe that they had lost every interest In Ufe. I saw women and men. with stern, resolute looks, not la tears or be wailing their lot, but whose eyes said to me a3 plainly as words could express it: If I die right here on the spot I don't care." They had lost all energy.all hope, all expectation of assistance from either God or man." One ot the places be visited presented a heartrending spectacle. Itivas adlapldo ted frame house through which the pitiless winds whistled the night before and yester day, chilling six emaciated children and a miserable woman. The six children he found on opening the door all huddled together. They were absolutely in rags, and no figure of speech in that statement As he opened the door and advanced with his basket there was a flutter of rags. They leaped, with tear-stained and pinched cheeks, and with all the strength of hands they had, on the basket, like a crowd of half-fam-isned wolves, and, in a twinkling, they had robbed the basket of its contests. "While thi3 was going on, the poor widow came in out of a eheerless kitchen, but neither could nor cared to stop the ravages of the chil dren in to-day's dinner. She has been poor for a very long time. This family lives on S street southeast, near the Eastern Branch. At another house on Half street southeast Mr. Dorman went in and discovered a terrible case. He made a mistake in the number, but found there eight hungry children. Their mother was there, but the father was ou: looking for work. The children, thinly clad and bearing all the melancholy marks of want aad long familiarity with poverty in its worst phase hunger were grievously disappointed when they found that, as they thought, tney had been forgotten. When they were told that there was no basket for them, on the day when they had heard that other poor children were to get something to eat, their eyes filled ap w th tears their last hope had gone. These peo ple it must be remembered had madenoapp 1 cation for assistance. Mr. Dorman said 'that this was in some re?peet3 tbe saddest sight of all, but these children were provided for last night. On street southeast, between Sixth and Seventh streets, there were found a widow with six children, one of them a sick. baby. There was very little furniture in the single room in whieh they were all together in thtir distress. The children, a3 Mr. Dorman saii, were pinched and wasted, the oldest being a girl of ten years of age. At another home in Southwest Washington the father of the family is dying with con sumption, being now reduced to almost a skeleton. The motneris very sick with a painful affliction. There are three children one a girl sixteen years of age, so slender and frail that she is of no assistance at home or elsewhere. The boy some days ago was given a job. but he wa3 utterly unable phjsi cally to perform the work assigned him. and had to give it up. The three children are represented as already human wrecks. Mr. Clayton, who accompanied the wagon in Georgetown and the northwest, notl a scene in the former section which is painful in its every suggestion. A mother of several children responded to the knock at the door, bntwa-, actuallvso inadequately clad that sho could not make her appearance, and waa obliged to receive the basket through a win dow with outstretched arm. At another place in the northwest when Mr. Clayton had delivered a basket, the aged father of the family fell on his knees before the benefnetor and repeated over and over again with many tears the words, "uod bless you. God bless you, for all of us." Mr. Dormnn's experience waa somewhat different. He said that there were veryfeir responses of this kind to him. On leaving ha always said "God bless you, tho mission sends you this." It was only in tho rarest case that anything was said in return. The children did not know what to say. A great many of them for many days had nothing on which to repeat a prayer of thanks. The cases described are only a few of thos observed specially by the ajjante of tea mis sion. They are sufficient irt nuraserand in terest, however, to let people know that many hearts will beat happily to-day which have not known, perhaps, a grateful throb slnco last Thanksgiving Day. RED. ON AN ERRAND OF REVENGE. An ex-Convict Determined to Murder Ilia Former Accuser. Greek Bat, Wis., Nov. 23. The district attorney, Martin, has sworn out a warrant for tho an est of L. W. Hawke, the former local manager for a sewing machine company. A year ago Hawke was sent to the peni tentiary for adultery. When led to prison ha swore he would kill Martin. Hawk was re lease 1 yesterday from tho penitentiary aad immediately started for this city, deolaring hlmaolf ready to suffer the consequences for killing Martin. The ex-convict was intercepted at Oshkosb. and Martin notified. The police are watch ing incoming trains. Notice. The Bon Ton lunchrooms, No. SOT Pennsylvania avenue, will continue the business as usual WALTER BURTON, '"B25x Asalrnt RED. RED. RED. RED. RED. RED. J J,jJdfcA-w--cJi... Misn ,-a&ife&i--2 . j iA.it:: vV.i 4SS