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, 1885-11-24
l~NCENDIARY FIRE.
A New York Tenement House
in Flames.
Agonizing Scenes Of Terror
and Death.
A Bohemian Arrested For
Firing the Place.
A Family Burned 70 DEATH,

New YORK. Nov. 23.-The aceiden.
tai unsetting of a kerosene lamp in the
rooms of Otto Matsbeck, on the third foor
OF the Eve story tenement, 40i east Sky
fourth street, early this morning, was the
signal for agonizing scenes of terror and
death. The house and the sne adjoining
were filled with Bohemian cigar makers,
employed in the %neighboring cigar factory.
One hundred and fifty people slept soundly
when the alarm Of fire was raised. The
flames communicated to the floors above
through convenient air shafts. A scene
Of wild confusion and panic ensued; the
frightened tenants took to the fire escapes
with all haste; they were given shelter by
%neiRhbors, while the frcmcn were fighting
the flames. This was not an easy task,
as the upper stories and roof were ablaze
and the flames had spread to 400. Re
Inducements were summoned and the fire
vas quickly subdued after a loss Of about
100000. the damage to the buildings and
the property OF the tenants. There were
some narrow escapes and two women with
their children are reported to have been
slightly burned; but the fremen were not
prepared to find a whole family smothered
TO death. In a rear room, top floor, they
came across Mary Tellka, a widow. 40
years old, aud her children, Mary, aged I,
and Annie. aged G years, lying dead. 1t
vas three hours after the outbreak when
this discovery was made; a closer search
was made but no other bodies had been
discovered up to S O'Clock. The report
spread carly among the homeless tenants
that the house had been deliberately set
on fire by one of their number. Henry
Kohul, a Bohemian cigar maker was
pointed out as theN guilty one. He had
disappeared and did not show up until
later in the morning, when he was ares
ted. By that time the police had collected
evidence enough to make the charge of
murder and arson against him. The ex-
element Of the Bohemians had become N
furious rage, and threats oflynehing were
made. Kohul is insured ior 500 while
his furniture is scarcely worth s75. The
charge Is that he set fire to the house
to get this money.
The fire III rshal began taking testimonv
concerning the origin Of the fire. From
this it appeared the FIRE broke out in
Kohuls room; kerosene oil had been
poured over a bed, and floor, the hallway
were in flames and the only way of escape
was 10y the fire escape. kohul was ld-n
lifted 10y one Of the tenants rs the man
who threw out Of a pail on the burning
stairs like water 1t blized up the min
ute it struck the stairs and then the wit
ness thought il was kerosene. Kohul was
arranged in court To day aud held on the
charge of arson.
, 1885-11-24
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Secretary
Manning to-day directed the dismissal oil
II. N. Grenaway, assistant chief Of inter.
nal revenue
The president to-day appointed Bart
lett Trip, of Yankton, Dakota. chief
justice of the supreme court of Dakota;
VIM. A. Beach, Of New York. collector
of internal revenue Dist district of New
York.
The postmaster general appointed
James S. Houser postmaster at Bordeaux,
Wyo. Ter.
Advices have been received at the in
terror department to the effect that the
cattlemen in the western territories are
generally observing the proclamation by
President Cleveland of lat August, di-
recting the removal of fences enclosing
public lands. In Wyoming, however,
the ownerof a cattle ranch has not only
refused to remove fences already con-
structed. but has begun to extend them,
and in this case the attorney general has
been requested to bring suit to compel
the observance of the law. The point has
been raised whether cattlemen may fence
in their land when the tracts belong to
them, but surround areas of public land.
This has been decided in the negative,
the department holding that access to
public lands must not be restricted.
, 1885-11-24
American EXHIBITION in Iondon

American Exhibition in London.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-John r.
Whitley. of London, and John L Speed,
Of New York, director general and secr,-
lary respectively. of the American exhibi-
ton TO be held at West K~ensington, Lon
don, next year, arrived here to day to at
tend to some details of the work connected
with tho exhibition. Director General
Whitley called at the white house and
had an interview with the president. He
assured tho president that the work of
preparation was so far advanced that its
success as a thorough exposition Of arts,
inventions, manufactures, produce and
resources ofthe United States was beyond
doubt. The president listened with evi-
dent interest and expressed entire sym
pathy with the purposes of the exhibition,
and volunteered to assist the enterprise
in all proper ways. Mr.. Whitley asked
the president to open the exhibition by
telegraph on the LIST of May next, and by
touching a button at Washington put the
machinery in motion at London. The
president readily acceded.
, 1885-11-24
Jack Burke and Mike cleary.

SAN Francesca, Nov. pa glove
contest between Jack Burke, of London,
champion middle weight of England. who
stood before John L. Sullivan for six
rounds in Chicago some months ago and
Mike Cleary, of Pittsburg, champion
middle-weight of America, came off this
evening in the pavilion. The match was
eight rounds, Queensbury rules; the win
ner to take two thirds and the loser one
third of the gate receipts.
After ten rounds the referee decided
that the fight was a draw. Burke's spar
ring was much admired but opinion was
divided on the respective merits of the
mon
, 1885-11-24
A Fatal Mistake.

FoRT SMITH, Nov. pa terrible
crime was committed near Santos, Choctaw
Nation, on Saturday night. An i'll and
bitter feud has long existed between
Sandy Walker and Sam Fulsom, botl.
prominent characters, and desperate and
dangerous men. They have both sought
an opportunity to kill each other, and a
short time ago while Walker was at home
playing on a lounge with his little child,
a would be assassin, supposed TO be
Lucas, fred on him through a window,
but succeeded in only inhicting a flesh
wound. With the intention of killing
Fulsom, Walker went to the house Of
Lewis Lucas, where Fulsom stopped Sat
urdsy night, and creeping up to the bed
where he was supposed to be sleeping,
opened FIRE on the PROSTATE form in bed,
thinking it vas Fulsom. He fired several
shots in rapid succession, two Of which
took effect in the body of the sleeper, who
was Lucas wife, and one shot seriously
wounded a 5-year old child sleeping by
its mother. After this Walker escaped,
and, as he is feared throughout the nation,
it will be hard to capture him, for he vii
never surrender.
, 1885-11-24
IN ORDINANCE
Concerning Providing the Streets will
Name-Plates, and the Numbering o
the Houses In tho City of CheYenne

Concerning Providing the streets with
Name-Plates, ~ the Numbering OF
the Houses In the City of Cheyenne.
The Gin Council If Nh City Of Cheyenne
do Ordrin.
SEC. l. That municipalities for such ofthe
streets as may, from time TO time. be des-
ignated by the council, shall be provided
and erected at he corners of the squares
at the expense of the city.
SEC. 2. Each house number provided
for by this ordinance shall cover twenty
two feet fronting on the street to which it
applies.
SEC. 3. That, on the streets having
names, all houses shall be numbered as
follows: The odd numbers on the east
side and the even numbers on the west
side. From the southern limit of the city
northward to First street, the house
numbers shall run cousecutively from | to
"a both inclusive. From First street, to
Second street, the numbers shall run con.
secutively from 100 TO 1913 both inclusive.
From Second street, to Third street, the
numbers shall run cO%nseeutively from 200
to 223 both inclusive and, generally, the
digit or digits designating the hundreds Of
any house number on the streets having
names shall correspond to the number Of
the street mex south Of said house mum
Der.
SEC. L.. The numbered streets shall be
divided into east and west by Ransom
street. Between Ransom and Hill streets.
the house numbers shall run westward
consecutively from 100 to 1913, the odd
numbers on the south side and the even
numbers On the north side, both inclusive.
Between Hill and Furguson streets. the
house numbers shall run westward from
200 to 223, both inclusive and, generally.
the digit or digits designating the hun
dreds of any house number shall cores
pond to the number of the square it may
be west of Ransom street.
SEC. 8. Between Ransom street and
Warren avenue, the house numbers shall
run eastward consecutively from 100 to
l23 both inclusive. Between Warren
avenue and House street, the house mum
beers shall run eastward consecutively from
200 To 223 both inclusive and, generally,
the digit or digits designating the hun
dreds of any house number shall cores
pond with the number ofthe square it may
be east of Ransom street.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to erect or maintain any
house number not covered by his or their
premises according to the plan prescribed
in sections ., 3, 4 and 5 Of this ordinance
and he, or they, shall be subject to a fine
Of $500 for each and every violation
thereof
SEC. I. Any ordinance or part of ord
conflicting with this ordinance is
repealed.
SEC. s. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force on and after its passage.
Approved Nov. p.
A. II. REEL.
lsEALl Mayor.
W. A. RICHARDS,
Attest City Clerk.
, 1885-11-24
Caught at Last.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-P. NJ L. Shep.
pard, for thirty-iive years cashier of the
freight department of the New York Cen
trail railway at Buffalo, passed through
New York to-day en- route for Buffalo in
custody Of detectives. In June, 1884,
Sheppard suddenly left Buffalo a defaulter
for . 1900. He was traced to Winnipeg,
but could not be arrested for want of an
%extradition treaty. After swindling a
Montreal cigar house he returned to the
United States and was traced through
towns in New York and Massachusetts to
Waldo, Fla, where, when arrested, he
had established himself as the proprietor
Of an orange plantation.
, 1885-11-24
The Mormons' New Dodce,

SALT LAKE, Nov. 23.-The case of
Deputy Marshal Yandercook. charged by
the police with lewdness, was taken before
the third district court to day on habe,s
corpus, claiming the ordinance invalid
The hearing was set for Friday. Evidence
accumulates that the church agents for
months have been employing harlOts, spies
and procurers to entrap sinful Gentiles
A copy of the contract with one San
Francisco harlot has been procured,
whereby she was TO come to SIT Lake
and engage in certain transactions, the
nature of which she knows and folly
understands, and for which she received
500 in cash and was to receive 81 900 for
every prominent Gentle or federal officer
entrapped. Women of the town came
from other places as is supposed on SINH
lar contracts, and on arrival took private
houses and flooded the mails with notes to
men whose names were furnished them.
asking them to call. Two more arrests
were made to day, but the proceedings
were stayed, and no further arrests will be
made until the district court decides the
habeas corpus case.
, 1885-11-24
and destroy infected cattle, and not con-

and destroy infected cattle, and not CON
fine its efforts simply to quarantine.
The committee on credentials reported
sSs delegates entitled to seats, among
whom are forty-one local associations.
each entitled to three votes. The chair
announced as a committee to meet with
rural associations, and to endeavor to
form coalition. John L. Routt, Colorado;
Nell Durham, Illinois, Ex Senator Dor
sey, New Mexico; Jno. NJ. Simpson,
Texas; N. II. A. Mason, Nevada; to
this X, D. Hunter, president of the asso
citation, was added.
The convention then adjourned until ID
O'Clock TO morrow.
, 1885-11-24
The Play That Cam Here Last
Night.

II would be a difficult matter for one
who was not an adept in music to decide
as to the musical characteristics Of the
play opera which was presented at the
opera house last night or course. we
people were in great expectancy, and we
are sorry that we were not in every sense
pleased with everything in tits music,
its plot and its scenic eileot. We were
willing to accept it because so much had
been said about it and because it had been
written by the authors Of Pladfore, and
because for all these reasons, first and
singular, we thought it would please for
more reasons than we care to take time to
explain, and it did to a certain extent.
The piece is not what we, as an amuse-
ment loving public, would desire. 1t has
some pretty songs; il has NJ strong sltua.
tiona. 1t may be what the aesthetic oi
! Cheyenne think is a great opera OF the
comic character. We think it is aesthetic
and a remarkable representative OF IL
class. 1t would please The LEADER L
say much more Of It's character but FOL
The LEADERS disposition to say kinC
things Of those things which do not de
serve H.
, 1885-11-24

SAN LUIS OBIsPu, Cal Nov 23.-One
Of the most terrible rain storms ever visit
ell by this county. has been prevailing the
past week. Within twelve hours over ten
inches Of rain fell All outside communi-
cation by rail and wire are entirely sus
pended. Until to-day no loss Of life is
reported The damage in the city and
suburbs is over one hundred thousand
dollars
, 1885-11-24

BELGRADE, Nov. 23.-An official re-
port SAYS: King Milan has brought his
main force into cooperation with the
Drina and Moravia divisions, aud that a
decisive attack on Sliynitzl is imminent,
and also states that if King Milan is
victorious he will agree to an armistice,
so as to allow a conference of the powers
to settle the terms OF peace.
, 1885-11-24

The annual meeting of the Eastern
Standard Hydro. Carbon company, for
the choice of trustees. and for the transac-
ton Of any other business as may legally
come before them, will be held at Chey-
enne, Wyoming territory, on Monday,
the 9TH day Of December next.
GEORGE r. TABER,
Secretary.
, 1885-11-24
The War in Rurmah.

CALCUTTA, Nov. 2S.-Oficial and press
kilograms from Burmah have peen
stopped. The reason is unknown here.
RANGooN, Nov. 23.-The British ex.
peditionary force has reached Silimyo
without opposition. King Thebaw has
issued another proclamation ordering
%. 900 troops to be held in readiness for
action
, 1885-11-24
FLASHES.

Parnell has Withdrawn from the contest
for member of parliament for the Irish
district of Liverpool
A dispatch from Belgrade to the Daily
Telegraph slys: The Servians have evacu-
ated all the positions hitherto occupied BY
them. Draroman, Biesnik, Perknik and
Izvar are in the hands Of the Bulgarians
The Srrvians are still retiring. 1t is
stated Bulgarian cavalry have occupied
Tzaribrod.
Only trihing skirmisbes took place yes
terday between the Servians and Bulga-
riaus as both sides are awaiting reinforce
ments. The Servians are preparing for
n powerful bombardment of Sliyintza,
prior to an attack of infantry in the town.
Meanwhile the popular hatred of the Bull
garians has dSindled, owing to Prince
Alexander submission to the porte.
HN
, 1885-11-24
Indictment Of Warner, Ward g.
uyCriv

New YoRK. Nov a3-Wm. S. War.
ner, ferdinand Ward and j. Henry
Work were indicted to day by the United
States grand jury for conspiring to de-
fraud the creditors and stock holders Of
the Marine uank Several witnesses were
before the grand jury to-day. but Mayor
Grace was MT among them. Warrants
have bern issued for the arrest Of Wu-
ncr and Work, and il is expected that
they will be taken into custody to-day.
, 1885-11-24

Sealed proposals fer furnishing street
signs will be received at my office, until
Thursday, 26th inst. Estimated cost
S225.
The city reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
Specifications may be seen at the office
of the city engineer on and after Monday
23rd inst. GEO. A. DRAPER,
Chairman Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
, 1885-11-24

New YORK, Oct. %, 1885.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Standard Hydro Carbon Fuel com
pany will be held at 1906 Broadway, city
of New York, at 3 p. m. of Monday,
Dec. I, 1885, for the election of trustees
and other purposes.
AMOS T. LEARNED, Secretary.
, 1885-11-24
They Blow out tho Gas.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 23.-Saturday night
c. A. Thorpe, of Perryville, and j. w.
White, of Frenchtown, took rooms at a
hotel in this city, and upon retiring blew
out the gas. To-day the rooms we're en-
tered by the hotel people and both found
dead from suffocation.
, 1885-11-24

OFFICE OF CHEYENNE CITY GAS Co.
CHEYENNE, WYo. Terri,
Nov. Z, 1885.
The annual meeting, of the stock
holders of the Cheyenne City Gas com
pany, will be held at the company 5
office in the city of Cheyenne, on the LIST
day Of Dec. 1855, at 10 o'clock a. m. for
the election of trustees and such other
business thatmay legally come before the
meeting. G. +. MILLER,
Secretary.
, 1885-11-24

Frank L. Hays, the only authorized
agent for Glover wonderful patent met
al back art album. is in town, and will
canvas the city, 1t is a wonder. Do not
fail TO see il.
, 1885-11-24
The Wrecked Steamer Goes to
Pieces.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-The steamer Ibe-
rian, which went ashore, Saturday, in
Dunmann's bay, has broken up and her
cargo is drifting. A boat containing four
teen men belonging to the steamer is
missing. The cattle which composed a
part of the Iberian's cargo were saved.
Tugs have gone in search of the missing
boat.
The missing boat of the steamer Iberia
has arrived at Crook Haven.
, 1885-11-24

Cure your cold while you can, Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy will do it. Sold
by ". N. Hunt
, 1885-11-24

The brakemen ought to have a big
crowd and will have Wednesday night, at
their bail in Library hall.
, 1885-11-24
Notice IN contractors

Sweet cider on draught at Rhodes &
Troxells.
, 1885-11-24

One hundred cases Of c%laret wine Tor
sale. 1913 per case. at Masten's.
, 1885-11-24
.Eust received. Gentle
men's Jersey cloth Jackets
at ~. sUHrks'.

Northwestern Kindling wood yards,
Ransom street, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth. Six sacks Of kindling wood
for a dollar. J. II. Benns, proprietor.
, 1885-11-24

Don't buy a hat until you have priced
Polack's.
, 1885-11-24

Schuttler wagons, and a full line Of hard
ware at Arp x Conway s.
, 1885-11-24

5 100000 in First National bank, Den
yer, says the 5 NJ s., is the best nj kel
cigar in Colorado. e. c. Peabody has
them,
, 1885-11-24
nav LocAL NOTICE.

V. S. Glaieke. the florist, telephone
No. 6s, Artistic floral work a specially.
, 1885-11-24

Remember thar RtneI" y
johnson handle The Mar
sh all coal, The best mined
in Colorado.
, 1885-11-24

EFoUND.-A meal ticket issued at
Klein restaurant. Inquire at this office.
, 1885-11-24

Incompatible, indispensable, infllible,
Star Cough Cure.
, 1885-11-24

Remember the Fox coal is the best in
the city. Telephone No. l5s to A. G..
MeGregor. and get full weight.
, 1885-11-24

The celebrated John Van wrought iron
family ranges, at Arp & Conway's.
, 1885-11-24

WANTED. - Practical teamsters and
scraper holders. Apply to Chas. Me.
Garvey. on the works of the Hereford
Homo Ditch company.
, 1885-11-24

The printers are people Who deserve tn,
best recognition. Their ball on Thanks
gi,ing night should be well attended.
, 1885-11-24

Go to the brakemens ball, Thanksgiy-
ing Eve, at Library hall.
, 1885-11-24

FoR RENT "A three room house. In
auire at 307 Eighteenth street.
, 1885-11-24

Rooms for rent. apply to VIM. G.
provinces.
, 1885-11-24

wanted

Lave pigeons. any number not more
than 200. Will pay 35 cents a pair on
delivery at +. Bergersen's gun store on
or before Wednesday evening.
, 1885-11-24

al Deptj Cheyenne, Hyo.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-07-19

BENZ. HARRISON, Editor.

THE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
ing, except Monday, and delivered by carriers
In the city, or mailed postage free, for 80 cents
a month, S1.50 for three months, $3.50 for SIX
months, or s. per annun.
The WEEKLY NEWS is an SPACE 48-coumn
paper, published every Saturday, containing
all the news Of the week, local and general. IT
Is the largest and handsOmest weekly paper
published in Florida. and will be mailed post
age free for 81 a year, or 30 cents for SIX
months. Specimen copies free to any address
Loci, advertisements 20 cents per line Tor
arst insertion and 10 cents per line fDr each adj
dtional Insertion. Special notices To cents Ter
line. Reduced rates on continued advertise
ments.
All advertising bills become due pro rata
every month. Local advertisements die at
the expiration of the time for which thcj are
inserted.
All remittances should mGdg by cNyress,
moncy-order or registere. 4etter.
Address,
w. w. RANDALL
BUSINESS MANAGER,
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-07-19
PALATKA, FLA, JULY 10, 1885.

1t seems that the recent confer
encc between the New York bankers
and Treasurer Jordan is likely the
be misunderstood. Mr.. Jordan him
self simplifics it as follows: "Ihe
New York banks are hostile to sill
yer and have been boarding gold in
anticipation Of It's soon being at a
premium. While the government
pays out gold these banks return it
in silver. The result of this is an
alarming decrease Of gold surplus
in the treasury, with the prospect
Of its complete humiliation in the
course of time. The banks very
condescendingly offered to loan the
I nited States Treasury gold if it
g rs necessary to prevent a resort on
e part of the government to sill
yer. This is not what Mr.. Jordan
wanted. lie gave them to under
stand that he should pay these New
ork bankers back in their coin, be
it gold or silver. If they combined
to- hoard gold and force silver bach
on the Treasury he would simply
pay them in silver or silver certifi
Gates. This resort to silver on the
part of the government is the very
thing the New York bankers mos
fear, and they come down quite
willingly to meet the treasurer hall
way. That is what Treasurer Jor
don went to New York for and tina
is what he got"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-07-19
ConrpREHENsIoN.


New Orleans Times Democrat:
''The president of the naughty little
republic called Chill seems to have
treated the courteous proposals of
the South American commission in
manner as lofty and as icy as the
sammits of the Andes. And the
worst of this official snubhing of
the Great American People is that
President Santa Maria strictly con
fined himself to hard and irrcfutable
facts in his replies to the various
propositions made. The first Of
these proposals was to renew the
long-expired treaty between Chill
and the United States; the second
was for a special reciprocal CONNER
cial treaty, according to which GER
tain products of each country should
be admitted into the other duty free ;
the third proposal was for the cstab-
Iishment of South American legal
tender silver dollar, to be coined by
each and all Of the republics as a
universal standard coin; and the
fourth proposal was for favorable
consideration of an international
Congress project, according to which
delegates from each and all the South
American republics were to meet
regularly in the interest of universal
peace and prosperity.
"To the first of these proposition.
President Santa Maria observed
that the CHILEAN nation transacted
their export and import trade under
whatever conditions happened to b,
most Immediately lucrative, and that
they did not propose to jeopardizt
their commercial interest 10y making
special foreign treaties. AS for the
proposed reciprocal tariff treaty, The
President said he did not see wha
dyantage Chill could gain by it
nd that he conidered reciprocity
treaties of any description unneces
sary. As for increasing the trad,
BETWEEN Chill and the United States
lie felt convinced that such an in
crease was bound to take place if tn
two countries could make money b,
it;-treaties would have no effect t,
bring this about, and the best wa,
to encourage a foreign trade was
let it develop with the ordinar,
course of events. Regarding an in
ternational congress, the Presiden
stated that such conventions neve
effect any durable good; and he hint
ed that Chill was so we'll able t.
take care of herself that she did no
care red cent whether the Sout
American republics liked her wa