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SAD CASE OP SUICIDE.
AReSpSctod woUd County Lady Hangs Her.
Self-The Cause UnknOwn.

A RESPECTED woOd County Lady Hangs Her
Self-The Cause UnknOwn.
Special DtspGieh TO he IltcllI0Acer,
PARxRRsBuRu, W, Va, Feb, 17.-Mrs
Matilda woomer, a highly respected
widow, aged about 40 years, committed
suicide Friday night at her home neal
BelIeville, this county. That AFTERNOON
she gave her youngest child, George
two dollars to buy himself a pair OF shoes
and told him to be a good boy and moi
learn to swear. Then she tied piece
OF crepe to the window curtains and laid
out some clean clothing for herself.
About s o'clock she went to bed rs usual,
and was not missed until yesterday,
The children began to search and soon
found her llfeless body hanging in the
stable near the house. She had hanged
herself with rope. She leaves three
children. The funeral occurred to-day.
No explanation has been given OF the
deed, as she had always been considered
q lady Of good mind.
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THE wRLLsBURG SCANDAL
APFomInsut and Respected Citizen of the
TOWnIls Missing,

Wellsburg society is thoroughly
wrought up over the disappearance Of
W, R, Ridgely, one oi the most inauen'
tial and highly respected citizens Of that
town, He made his departure Wednes-
day, and his flight has furnished society
with gossip enough to last for some time
to come, For some time Mr., Ridgely
has been on very intimate terms with
his step'daughter, a prepossessing young
lady ofhigh social standing, meeting her
at various poiAts away from home, and
from the fact that he has wife and fam
lily living and owing TO his high stand
ing as member Of the Episcopal
Church aud superintendent OF the Sum
day school, nothing was suspected until
about three weeks ago, when his part.
ner found u note written to his step
daughter, asking her 10 meet him out at
a certain house.
It was not, however, until Tuesday
that matters came to crisis, upon his
vile finding a note written by her hus-
band TO her daughter asking her to meet
him at the "C-h," supposed to be the
Episcopal Church building, as he car
ried the keys to that e1itlCe. In the
note he called her lovingnames and said
he would have quart Of the booze. The
enraged wife demanded an explanation OF
the iaithless husband, and hebeiug una
ble to furnish II, she demanded the keys
Of her house and made preparations to
have him arrested for adultery, but be-
fore the arrest could DO effected Ridge
ly had skipped for parts unknown. lie
Is o prominent lawyer and also q mem-
her Of the clothing firm Of l., O, Wright
& Co.
Mr., w, o. Ridgely some years ago was
considered TO b0 well of. He owned q
fine farm near Bethany, besides other
property, but through bad speculations,
and a desire to be merchant, he drop
ped his wealth, The most disastrous
deal he made, before moving to Webs.
burg, was to swap his farm 10 Jacob +.
Curtis fora store In the town OF Bethany,
which did not exist under his admins
tration very long, From that time he
seemed to be unfortunate in everything
in which he embarked. After removing
to Wellsburg he took up the study Of
law and was admitted to the bur, and in
1883 was candidate on tho Democratic
ticket for Prosecuting Attorney Of
Brooke county, but was defeated. All |
in all, Ridgely has been an unfortunate
man, and to his further annoyance and
discontinue, it Is said, everything under
his own roof was not rs pleasant and
agreeable rs 1t should have been.
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A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
a Michigan Stan Wipes out Ills Entire
Family, 1nCluding Himself,

A Michigan Man wipes out Ills Entire
Family, 1ncluding Himself.
TEcuNsEu, Mlcn,, Feb. 17,-A shock
ing tragedy occurred in this village last
night by which u whole family has been
wiped out Of existence. Frank L. Sill
vers, a well known horse breeder, shot
bis wife aud two daughters, Edith and
Ida, aged eleven and nine years rcSpeC'
lively, aud then ended his awful act by
shooting himself. The bodies were
found this morning by neighbors, who
noticing TINT tho curtains were down
aud falling to arouse any ono, forced
open door. In tho rarlor lay the body
oi Mrs, silyers, fully dressed. The bodiei
Of tho children wGre found In bed up
stairs, and In tho same room on the, tlo9l
lay Sllyera weltgrlng In blood and still
breathing, Every ono OF the viCtimI
bud been shot through the temple,
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BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE Csar. Czarlna
and Czarwltch will attend reception
to be given by Sir R. D. Morier, British
Ambasadorat st. Petersburg, on Tuesday
next. In view of the'quarrel between
Sir Robert and Prince bismarck much
comment has been caused here by this
announcement, as the attendance Of the
three members Of the imperial family at
the reception will be a mark Of unusual
nkraoann
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CONDESSED TELEGRAMs.

The suspension OF Edward Hatch has
been announced at the New York Stock
Exchange. He was a member OF the Ex.
change since Jelly, 1888.
Cornelius L. Demarest, for many years
the trusted bookkeeper OF the PassaiC Ice
Company, Of Paterson, N. j., was arrest
cd Saturday OH tue charge Of embezzling
$2, 800. He was released on bail.
From a report laid before the Cana
dian Parliament II appears that there are
ut present 10 lepers confined in the Do
lninion lazaretto at TrRcadie, New Bruins.
wiCk-S males and II females. During
the yeartw new cases were admitted
from the surrounding country.
Among the passengers on board the
steamship Britannia, arriving yesterday,
was the Swiss, Kuhn, who Is charged
with the murder OF q man in Wisconsin.
The accused murderer was In charge oi
a deputy United States marshal, and af.
ter n brief delay in New York started for
Wisconsin.
Az Port Huron, Mich, Mrs. Barney
Bender locked her three children, aged
9, 4 and Oyears, In the house while she
went down town. The children set fire
10 the house, and when rescued by
nighbors was unconscious. Tho two
youngest children died and the other Is
not expected to recover.
At BelyidOre, ILL.,, the climax was
reached In awar against the saloon keep.
ers when the grand jury returned In.
dlCttnOnts against every liquor man In
the city. Nearly eighty indictments
woto found altogether, for selling liquor
10 minors and habltual drunkardB. The
temperance people feel happy In Conse-
quCnCe,
An illicit still and a complete, though
crude, apparatus for the production OI
corn whisky, have been unuafthOd ID
Chicago and sOlEed by the United statet
revenue officers, A dozen or more per
sons, including several BaloonkeepuFs
arc suspected Of completely with The
moOnshincrs, and number Of arrest,
will bO made by tho Government au
lhorltigg. A local paper says that right
In the heart oi the city there are mum,
Der OF "stllls" with q daily capacity o.
over illty gallons.
Az Churchg Ferry, Dak., Sheriff Flynr
las had another tusslB with tho half
breeds In attempting 10 collect taxes
The Sheriff seized some horses belong
Ing to a hali.breed. lie was ovettaker
before reaching town by q monnlet
band Oi fifteen hali.bfeeds, armed Will
guns. They took the horses from The
Sheriff and rode of, firing their guhl
and hootlng In tho Indian fashion, A
number Of the Dakota National Guard
accompanied by the Sheriff, went I,
DunsGllh and will attempt 10 arrest al
those engaged In the scflmmage. In
dignatlon runs high Ind blood may b.
shed.
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oIhe IIattle q GeltY.hnrr,n

BriScoc's famous and historically aC.
curate paintings representing episodes oil
the battle OF Gettysburg will be exhibit.
ed at tho Opera House this evening
with a descriptive lecture by Gen. 81,
Clair Mulholland. Incidental to the OK.
hibltion, buglo calls and other attractive
features are given. The Harrisburg Cal
says that General Mulholland tells the
story only us a field officer and a partici.
pant can tell 1t, He is thoroughly fami.
liar with the topography Of the country
and the details Of the battle, and he has
at hand afund Of ofthrilling, pathetic, and
in some cases, humorous anecdotes, with
which he cmbellishes the story.
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N lRB STATE CAPITAL.
The Senatorial Situation as
Much in the Dark as Ever
PRESIDENT CARR'S TACTICS,
you Believed by Many that he is Lay
lur hi, Pins for the Govcrnorshlp
and to Appoint Wilson Sem
alor-Salurday's BALLOT.

Sytal Dnqdrt 10 M m'dtt9e'cer'
Cu,RlE,roy, W. Va, Feb, l7,-The
,..nIt Of tho Democratic conference last
ni,bt was lust what everybody expected
and va, lhe same rs all the preceding
oncs. Thirteen Of the statesmen did
not mt in an appearance, but those who
were there engaged in some lively spar
,ipg. Some gentlemen disposed to
sDeak their mind pretty freely and for a
timyilseamcllIlt the conference would
h,,ak upinarow. Nothing being done,
nm adjournment was taken for refresh
mepls Thc Eenulitcs are determined
10 stand by their man,whom they ought
TO know has no show OF capturing the
prize,
In Joint session yesterday the Labor
tie. returned to Neal. Why they left him
after the announcement that they would
elck TO him until the close OF the week,
isnot explained, and why Carr failed TO
make good the predictions OF the Demo.
cr,ts that he would vote for Keuna, is
likewise nnpxpIained, The movements
in their contest are inexpllcable 10 near
IL cyery one, and it is doubtful il any
DprsoR fully understands them. Carr
has announced himself us u candidate
6r senator, and also says he will swear
in as Governor on March 4. Comments
on freely made that he has too many
strings to his bow, and he will likely
break all Of them.
There are estrorg indications that he Is
bcipgplayed against Golf for Governor.
II has the appearance ofatrldG by which
Carr is to Iqfeat An election, aud, assum-
ing the office Of Governor, appoint VIII
son Senator,
Tie trouble about all this is that Coli
will qualify, and with sufficient backing
TO take possession OF the office, and Will
sons appointment will receive no reCog.
milton at the hands Of tho United States
Senate, aud GOii's will.
Many Democrats IRE taking this view
Of the matter aud earnestly say in pri-
yate that they are heartily tired OF this
muldIe In tha language OF ono oil
them, Kcnna il keeping up all this
trouble for what he supposesis his ben
fit, not caring u picayune for the pros
pCrity Of the Democratic party.
1t Is mmored that the Governor has
prepared a call for an extra session Of
the Legislature in the event that this
one is not prolonged, and that hO will
convene il on tue 2Sd Of February.
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Tic Yor.ntils Llnr nt WORK.

Special DiSpdtch 10 me IHtdligeheT,
PARKERsBURG, Feb. 11-A wild tele-
gram in the Cincinnati Post Of this morn,
ing, sent from Parkerburg, says that
John Elsmcr, Of Writ county, got drunk,
killed his wife, his two daughters and
the hired girl and then burned the house
Careful inquiry at Elizabeth to-day
proves that it is every word untrue
There is nobody in that county OF that
name and nothing Of that kind ever hap
pened in Writ county. Another dis
patch from the same source in the same
paper about tho killing Of six men, o
woman and n mule in Peasants county
by the explosion Of a boiler, will probab'
ly turn out to be cdnard also.
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TIE DGNOCRATlC COURSE.

Democrats In Judge FlCmIng'S County wiu
Dlsarprovo olslt-IiOn. FontHin Smiths
Opinion.
TpS Editor ofhc Iadigmcr
Sin; Mr., +. II. Martin, the versatile
correspondent OF the Register at this
place, has taken the trouble to say in
that paper Of this date that ex-senator
Fontain Smith did not express the
opinion concerning the constitutionality
oil the Democratic action at Charleston,
as published in the lSrRLLlGExcER aud
copied inthe lIeA Phginian." Further.
more, The Aforesaid versatile correspon.
Heht says the opinion is not endorsed by
Me good Democrats" OF Marion county.
we had not taken hOtroublO heretofore
70 consider whether there is such dis
JUNCTION between Democrats as
hat raised by tho Regisicr',
postal clerk, but this much
We Nc pleased to believe, viz: Tha,
lhere are Democrats here and elsewhere
good" Or "bad'-who do not hesitate
70 condemn the revolutionary tactics o.
tue't patty's representatives at Charles
tohi and further, that Ex-senator Smith
b9ne Of them. Ho has expressed The
opinion published in the lNTRLLidRN.
tnH aud copied in tho Wat rirginidn" L
W. many persons for any doubt to exly
70 nus position, and tho only Blrprist
.s Smls Postal Clerk Martin, with all hi
JsS S"CH q seIi'assuranCC, should attempt Il
SSin! Sia,! 'hc statement made Of Mr.. Smith
FdirmonL IT, IN MI ~
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SCRANTON, Pa Feb. 17.-Thirty feet
Of the surface over an abandoned mine
on Mulberry street cavod in this after.
noon, breaking OFF the gas and water
pipes and stopping street cars. Gus
from a broken pipe ignited and
of exploded several times with terrific
force, tho conclusion knocking people
down and endangering surrounding
property. The residents in that section
bf the city arO now without water
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serlous stahblng Army.

Special DipGich 10 the IatelligeHer.
PAnkrRsBuRo, W. vAa Feb. III
Banks Taggart, teacher in one of the
city public schools, got into a row with
some other young men about 2 O'Clock
this morning, on Lower Ann street, and
seriously cut Mike Mulvey in the breast
and face. Taggart was arrested and IL
still in Jail. Mulvey will recover. Tag
CART Is d member OF one Of the best iami.
lies here, and has been u successful
teacher, but recently is said to have been
drinking good deal.
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AN EXEMPLARY GATHERING.
Tho Anticipated Trouble at PoSth Did Not
Occur.

@sSNb ht pANN gAh ANul
Occur.
PEsru, Feb. l7.-The demonstration
against the military bill took place to-day
us announced. There was 10000 per.
sons in the procession. Speeches
were made against the Govern.
ment, and there were frequent shouts
Of "Down with Tisza." When the
procession arrived at the Emperor'i
palace there was a remarkable demon.
stration Of loyal enthusiasm. The all
was rent with shouts OF "Eyen p for the
Emperor, and political cries were care
fully relrained from. The behavior o.
tho iparaders was exemplary. At
o'clock they dispersed quietly.
1t Is estimated that there were 1O0,OOC
persons in the streets during tho process
sion, AT u late hour everything wal
quiet.
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WAS A PROFESSIONAL CROOK.
The Hotel Thief at Parltorsburg Sent Up for

FlVo Years.
Special Dtpdtch to he IaieatOeacer.
PARHERsBuRa, w, Va, Feb. LEA,
Woods, ofTopeka, Kansas, who attempt
ed to rob his room mute at the CONNER
cial hotel, this city, a few nights ago,
was found guilty, and yesterday after,
noon Judge Borcman sentenced him to
the penitentiary at Moundsville, for a
term Of Ave years.
Woods is a professional hotel crook
and u slick one. He is q dude masher
also and had picked up the acquaintance
OF several young girls here. He was
tlying high until tlle police got him.
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M AldpayD0ll.

WASHINGTON, D. o., Fob, IVA mass
meeting Of Irish American residents Of
this city was held tonight for the pur.
nose OF raising money 10 old parnell In
Ills suit against the London Times, Sen.
ator Stewart, Of Nevada, presided end
speeches were made by him, and Repre-.
SSntatlyeB Foran and MCAdoo aud others,
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Ia Consumption rnournbiOY

Read the following, Mi o. II,
Morris, Newark, Ark, saysi uWas down
with abscess Oi lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced INC an incnrablO
coiHumptlye. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able 10
oversee the work on my farm, II Is the
finest medicine ever midV."
Jesse Mlddlewart, Decatur Ohio, saysi
''HAd " not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would
have died ol.lung troubles, Was given
up by doctors. Am now in best ol
hOallh." Try H. Sample bottles free al
Logan 4 Co.'s drug store,
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A slr01l f,nr slrlLn I,rnhnhln.

ptrrssURun, Pa, Feb, 1z-A tie.up
on the Citizens Traction road is probu.
bic. Tho extra men have been expect
Ing 8S cents per hour for work, but II
was given out today shat they would be
graded from 20 cents up. They assert
that they will not accept the terms, and
II the company refuses 10 Concede their
demands d strike will DO inaugurated,
superintendent Werner states that tho
men arc under contract, and hO does moi
fear trouble,
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PlrrsBuRdn, Pa Feb. l7.-The ex.
perts who have been working on the
books OF the defunct Farmers and Me-
chanics' Bank, Of the South Side, have
made a statement Of the condition ofthat
institution. The statement shows that
the liabilities arc S320OOO, aud the as.
sets SlS0,OO0, II is thought that the de.
positors will got from 70 to so per cont.
Of their deposits. The cashier, II. +.
Yoegt, who Is charged with embezzling
the funds OF the bank, Is In jail under
0.OO0 bail.
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ONE OF THE TAlLEST.
a Fourteen story Building Collapses In
Chicago.

~ houEbeeu Stuty bulAuluE Suhhpbeb III
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-one OF the tallest
Of fine buildings in America collapsed
this morning, A number of workman
rushed out just in time to escape being
crushed under the mountain ofwreckage.
The Owing block is the ruin. 1t was a
beautiful gothic structure, fourteen,
stories high, situated at the corner Of
Dearborn and Adams streets. Tho ten
lower stories, one aiteranother fell, leav.
ing the walls Of the four upper floors
and the roof standing in a decidedly
shaky condition. In tho tenth.story the
tile flooring was defective, or was dam-
aged by the natural settling Of the build.
Ing. Without the slightest warning the
great mass OF tiles and girding forming
the injured floor crashed to tho story be.
low, carrying that with 1t, and the two
together acting like huge pile driver,
pounded away for themselves to the
hnLkofn
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MADRlD, Feb, 1L-senor ArmijO, Min.
lister Of Foreign Affairs, gave a banquet
last night to Mr.. Perry Belmont, the
newly appointed United States Minister,
The representatives here Of all the
American Governments were given In
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NEw YoAE, Fob, i7-A delegation Of
lax rCiormers and FREQ traders from
these parts, headed by Henry George,
lOit tonight on the 0 o'clock train lol
Chicago BY the New Pork Central. The
conference will take place there on TIES
day, In tho party to-day were Rev,
HuRh RenLeo0sL and HefhelL Dogs.
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BERLIN, Feb. 17.-1t is stated that the
government is willing to effect settle
ment Of the Samoan question upon the
basis Of tho United States governments
proposal at the Washington conference,
namely, the establishment Of a joint
American, German and English control
over the Samoan government through
the consuls Of the three countries at Apia.
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wAsitlSoroS, Feb, l7,-r'hO President
announces that, to enable him TO dis
rose OF pending business requiring lii
Ipponaf attention before tho close OIL
ls term Of Office, II will he an absolute
necessity that hU hayo this week for guch
work, FREQ from Interruption, and he
must therefore DO excused to all callers
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BROKE UP in A ROW.
Tho Sight of blood IuturiateS n Faction of
tho Labor Uni0n.

tho Labor UnlOn.
New YoRK, Feb. 1.-THE Central La.
Dor Union meeting to-day adjourned
soon after convening, in the midst Of a
row which threatened TO be attended
with many bloody heads. The social
istic faction retired from the hall in re-
sponse to call that all leave who de-
sired to reorganize the union. A delesate
in the rear Of tho hall got into q fight
and received bruised face. He ran
forward to the platform covered with
blood. The sight OF blood enraged the
members Of the opposing faction, and
the Socialists barred their arms TO meet
the expected battle, Somo blows were
exchanged, and then the Chairman
sprang IRON the platform and declared
the meeting adjourned.
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1ouisviLLa, KYp Fob, iO-suIt was
yesterday entered in tho name Of the
State Of KOntuCky against Manager
Charles Smith, Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, iot $500 for failure
" properly report tho Company'B prop
Ofly iOF taxation,
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,.,l r,il'l'nuRon, "a, FOb. i7,-.A freight
Wa'a on the Panhandle railroad ran Into
~ .1.' open switch near DOnlson, Ohio, Last
i,lSm. IiSn. and was wrecked. An unknown
fiiu Who was stealing fldO, was
tloaSly injured, '' I''''Vu "'AV ~
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"For want Of q nail, a shoe was logti
lot want Of q hhoO, horse was los! ior
want Of a horse, a rider was lost
Never neglect small things, The Z tSt
signs Of pneumonia and consumption
can pO.itltely be checked by Dr.. ACketG
English Remedy for Consumption. o,
\ Goe!Se, X. d, Burt, o, MChkcmoller,
Logan 4 %,
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pARts, Feb. MA radical manifesto
has been finally agreed to and Issued. II
10 mainly devoted to donunClatlon cI
General BoulAngor, who, II says, did moi
hesitate 10 oppose his own program
Of revision In order 10 overthrow the
ROpubllcan ministry,
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First cold, then q cough, then con.
sumption, then death, ~ took Dr.
Acker'a English Remedy for Conbutnp.
tlon the moment began 10 cough, An
] believe II saved my life, ,"--WAiTHN n.
WALLACE, Washington q. X. GoolsV, n
b, BurhU, MOnkCmOllOr, Logan 4 %, i
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CUMBERLAND, Mpq Feb. 17.-Thil
morning about / o'clock Barney Crcegan
a driver in tbs National mine Of Hutch
lns Bros, at Midland, got into quarrc
In saloon with John McGarry, a miner
and In the sCutlle was shot, from which
he died six hours later. The Sheriff ant
deputies are now after McGarry.
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They Have Confidence In Crlspl.

RoNE, Feb. l7,-Duhng debate on
the recent riots in the Chamber Of Dcpu.
ties to-day, a motion expressing conf
dence in Premier Crispi was adopted by
u vote Of 247 TO 15l. Tllirty.six members
OF the Chamber were absent,
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BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE Frankfort Ga
ieiie suggests that all three Governments
interested should recall their present
Samoan agents oil the ground that they
have inteffeted over much In the quar-
telH Of the natives,
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PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE explosion in the
Central rostoiIlcO, at Chartres, yesterday,
by which three officials were injured,
was caused by an accumulation Of gaS
under tho floor Of the office, and not by
dynamite, as was at first supposed.