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he BROODED OVER 1T FOR TWO YEARS.
Then Cahin Came Back, Tried to Kill Flood
and Did Kill Himself

BOSTON, May l2 Edward Cahll. thir-
ty-hve years old, "A coal and wood dealer.
attempted to murder james Flood. thir-
ty-three years old hostlcr, at No. IL.
Hudson street to-day by firing two bull
lets into his head. He then shot and
killed himself. Flood will probably re-
cover.
The shooting was the outcome Of a
malpractice case some two years ago. in
which Cahil was concerned, and WhIsn
resulted In his disappearance at that
time. Flood was employed by Cahill
when he left the city. Cahill claimed ttat
by reason OF the stories told by Flood ur
his connection with the malpri ctice case
he had TO nee. and thereby lost his posi-
tiOn
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to throw their valuabes and clothing from the
windows. while Others hurried to places of
safety, just ms they happened to he apprrelled
when the panic truck them
Hotel Regent Guests Have Narrow
Escapes.
At the time Of the fire there were eighty. five
guests and ninety servants In the hotel, and
many OF these had narrow escapes. The fire
extended to the hotel between the first and
second hooK Before the employees gave the
alarm they attempted to get it under control.
The fire soon spread up to the third and
fourth floors, and the guests and servants
rushed pell- nell into the street
There were two ladies in the hotel who had
to be carried out
On the fifth Goor Mrs Ioomis, OF Savannah,
Ga, was lying IL with her young baby few
days old. She was carried safely from the
burning hotel, and with her child was re-
moved in an ambulance TO the Homeopathic
Hospital
Miss Kean. the assistant housekecper of the
hotel, was also carried from the building.
Miss Rean had Just passed through a severe
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CLEMENT SCOTT IS USED TO 1T.
Says Buchanan Has Pitched Into Him Be
fore and Doubtless Will Do So Again.

LONDON, May l2.-Clement Scott, re-
ferring to the attack on him by Mr..
buchanan, one Of the authors OF THE
Society Butterfly" from the foptlights,
after the performance last night. said
to-day;
Buchanan's haranEue, He has done IL
before ana will doubtless do 1t again
Yet. we always remained good friends :"
Mr.. buchanan pronounced Mr. ScOtt's S
criticism OF the lirst nights performance
of The Society butterfly" false, and
said the unseemly demonstration in the
gallery was due To a Cahal which had
insultrd and cndeavored to terr!fy u
helpless woman (Mrs. LanEtry)
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the fire. but ut no time was his residence in
danger
Four Fircmcn Overcome.

Four Fircmcn Overcome.
Four fircmcn were overcome 10y heat and
smoke and had to be removed from the scene OF
the fire.
| II was rumored that one OF the firemen died
In an ambulance on the way to the
Homeopathic Hospital but this was after
wards denied.
r. q. shergan, one of the hremen, was
found unconscious In u chair at Wavcrly and
Hospital, The other two ircmcn were removed
to the house of Engine ii, and one afterwards
was taken home
Ala o clock there was nothing but a portion
OF the walls left Of the Tabernacle and the
Hotel Regent was completely destroyed above
the second story.
Description of the Tabernacle.
The Tabernacle occupied n plot of ground
200 by lis feet in dimensions. The style OF
architecture was Romanesquc, the material
| Corsehil stone and rain. washed brick in red
mortar. The roofs were covered with Spanish
tyles. The main tower ut Green and Clinton
avenues stood 100 feet in height
The main entrance was at Clinton and
| Greene avenues, u second entrance was on
Clinton avenue and II third Oh waverley
avenue. The Greene and wavcrley avenue
entrances led to the sunday school hall, as
well as to the main auditorium.
| The vast interior held seats for 3, 800. The
general slope was amphitheatrical.
| The lofty ceiling was domed and divided into
fire proof wood, which incidentally was de-
stroyed with the rest of the building.
The magnificent organ, in the loft over which
the fire appears to have originated. was back
of the rostrum, the woodwork encasing 1t be.
ing of ash nicely panellcd and ornamented
with carved columns. The glass used through
out the building was combination of froste
crystal and various shades OF yellow, giving II
very mellow light.
There were two galleries finished with stereo-
relief work. There was in the Tabernacle Il
library ard kitchen and supper room to be
used in connection with fairs.
The Tabernacle had n debt OF 500, 600, and
recently DR.. Talmage threatened to leave the
pastorate. The World raised SO 600 by pop.
ular subscription and persuaded the preacher
to remain. Russell Sage held u mortgage OF
SO, 600 on the church.
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What DR.. Talmage Said.

Rev. DR.. Talmage was seen this afternoon
at his residence, No 1 South oxford street,
Brooklyn. He was surrounded by large
gathering of friends who had called to ex
press their sympathy.
Thank God ~ said the minister, "God' 4
mercy overtowen the disaster 1t was all sc
sudden that l cannot explain 1t. Had the
fire rccurred half hour sooner there would
have been terrible loss OF life.
" The church was crowded ut the morning
service. Fully 5000 people were there. A
stampede would have occurred and many
would have been crushed to death or suf-
focated.'
DE Witt Talmage added that he was unable
TO tell whether the fire would interfere with
his future plans.
He had intended to leave Brooklyn To- NOR
row evening on his summer trip to Europe
He did not know this afternoon If the disaster
would delay him.
AFTER securing my hat and coat started
back, but as | reached the door l thought
Is it best for me 10 go this way? and con-
cluded to change my route. and went out a
rear door TO Clinton avenue.
- Seeing that there was no immediate dan
ger re- entered the church, and then learned
that the organ pipes had fallen To the plat
form. Had recrossed the platform would
have been crushed by them.'
Rev. Dr. Talmage was in the Tabernacle
when the fire broke out.
lie dehicd u rumor in circulation to- day that
he had craw LED out OF the church OH his hands
and knees
lie admitted, however. that he had had a
narrow escape from serious injury rnd possibly
rom death.
- was standing in front OF the platform "
he said. when the blaze was discovered. /
urged the people standing around me to seek
a place of safety. walked up the steps to the
platform and crossed over to my study,
The subject OF Dr. Talmage's sermon this
morning was "A Cheerful Church" The
text was solomon's song chapter w.. hrst
verse Behold, thou art fair. my love. "
twas only on Thursday and Friday last tina
Rev. DR.. Talmage celebrated in the Taber.
nacle the completion OF the twenty fifth year
OF his pastorate.
Mayor schiern's house IS within 800 feet OF
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TALMAGE'S TABERNACLE.
(The third of his churches to be destroyed by fire

vary and bore the word Sacrifice The stone
below rom Mt. sinai, bearing on it 1.-THE
Law" The bottom stone Is from Mars Hill
and bears the inscription. Gospel" The
front stone was unmarked.
"A more unique collection never was gath
cred from one place." Dr. Talmage says OF
them.
The interior of the church was q scething,
roaring mas of flames inside OF thirty minutes
alter the FIRE was discovered. and by o. clock
the roof and the handsome stccp.c had fallen
IN.
Great Jets oi fame shot across the open space
between the Tabernacle and the Hotel Regent,
which is next to the church. on Clinton
avenue, and in a short space of time that por-
ton OF the hotel nearest the church was burn
ing fercely.
The Regent Is a family hotel. run upon the
style OF the st. George. upon the Heights. The
guest, fed In dismay. Some Of them stopped
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BY the time tho dremen reached
the scene the flames were beyond
control and the beautiful structure that
had cost SO much labor and money to erect was
rapidly being reduced to ruin.
Relics of the Holy Lands Lost in
the Flames.
Everything in the Tabernacle was destroyed.
Perhaps the loss which will grieve DR.. Tai.
mage most is that OF the memorial stones
which he brought from the East and which
were set in the wall at the right OF the organ,
cncased in siereo relief work. They were four
in number. The top block was from Mount Cal.
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pr coincidence each fire occurred on a
hduy.
Ee sexton's assistants were closing up the
'iding when smoke was observed issuing
IN space above the organ loft
lanes shot up at the same time
almost before TN , Il It could be made
pave II the building wa, doomed.
PaSsers-by in the street noticed smoke issu-
p from the structure and in less than ten
phHes they had sent In half dozen alarms
pm US many different boxes.
Pngines were called iIom remote po, tons of
Il city, and the reserves from the Toutth and
pun Police Precincts were ordered to the
+he to preserve order 1t is said that il was
'n'y-hve minutes after the first alarm
pded teore an engine reached the sene.
rd the fire broken out one hour
Per, while the bulhilng was filed
m worShippers, IL IL almost certain
drc'diul panic and loss Of life
lave reAuitSd.
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Mother and Her Newborn
Babe Carried Out of the Hotel
by Rescuers.
GODS MERCY EXCEEDS THE DISASTER. ="
~. Dr. Talmage Tells of His Escape---The
Total Loss, 1t Is Estimated, Will
Exceed $65O.OOO.

Fire seems TO le the Nemesis OF Rev. T. De
Wit Talmage and the members Of his congre-
Gtion.
Their beautiful new Tabernacle ut the corner
Clinton and Greene avenues, Brooklyn, was
|fstroyed by fire this afternoon. Flames broke
pt in the church edifice Just after those who
p attenGe the morning service had left the
hiding
OF only was the church destroyed, but a
Prey hotel and number of buildings were
greatly damaged
lis is the third time that the Talmage Tab
70 has been destroyed by 4 fire. BY a sin
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Losses Exceed &85O,OOO

The Tabernacle, which cost 1926, 600 to
build, is a total loss. The amount of the in.
surance is not known.
The Hotel Regent. with its furnishings, was
valued ut $3.50, OOO. 1t was fully insured.
The damage to this structure and Its contents
will exceed $500, COO
The Hotel was run by the Brooklyn Hotel
Company, Charles Burwell, President.
Three brick buildings in the rear OF the
Tabernacle. on Waverly avenue, used as
private stables, were damaged SlO 600.
The frame buildings across Greene avenue
were damaged ~, 600 Several brick stables
In the rear of the hotel were also damaged.
The loss on these is estimated at %, 600.
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Similar announcements were issued
Yesterday from the cable offices in New
York,
But the central cable office Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company received
notice that temporary censorship has
been established at Lima, Peru, by the
Peruvian Government The only trafiic
exempt is the official correspondence os
foreign representatives,.
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VOWED NOT TO SEE HER IN JAZZ.
Ex-state Treasurer Archer and His WIFI
Are Reunited After Four Dreary Yeara

BALTIMORE, May 12.-Ex-State Treas
urer Stevenson Archer vowed when hs
was sentenced to the penitentiary nearly
four years ago Ahat he would never see
his wife until his crime had been fully
cXpiated. The wife respected his wish,
but to-day he was released from his
vow.
shortly after noon Mrs. Archer, a deli
cate-iooking woman, with thick streaks
of silver in her dark hair. entered the
cay Hospital, accompanied by near
friends Of the Archer family, and quietly
asked to he taken to the private ward in
which MIR. Archer is undergoing medical
treatment.
The nurse silently withdrew as Mrs.
Archer entered, leaving wife and hus-
band sobbing passIonately in each others
arms.
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Origin OF the Fire.

Stories on the origin OF the fire differ In de-
tril, but all agree that it started in the organ.
An Evening World reporter who was on the
spot almost soon as the flames bunt ont
through the roof, was tod by several persons
that spark from the electric stop OF the organ
caused the fire.
organi't Brown was playing the instrument
at the time. .''
There were 200 persons surrounding the
pastor when somebody noticed the smell Of
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A Dang iny Corpse in Church Party.

HUNTINGTON, Ind, May IL A large
party OF women gathered At the Union Church,
near ClayN,ilr, last night, 10 clean the build
IHE, ~ they opened the door ot a tool house
4 sway ing cOrIsc swung suddenly against two
OF u" women. They promptly tainted, and
with W III sNrlchs oi terror the rest OF the party
He'd Ihr l"iv was that OF William f. Hills,
who had disappeared after quarrel with his
uthpr
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ARGENTINA REVGLS IN PEACE,
Customs Duties to Re Reducsd-No New
Isue of Eonds Thought OF.

RIENOS ANKES, May R.-Congress
opened its session to-day.
President Saen2 Pena declared in his
message that peace has been solidly %
tablishei and that there will be no COM
promise with persons who attempt TO
disturb il,
The Government proposes to gradually
reduce the customs duties, but has no
thought Cf making IA new issue of bonds.
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One LIE and Much Property DESTROYED.

AKRON, o., May II, An explosion of a
kettle Of boiling linsccd oil caused fire to.
day which destroyed the plant Of the Akron
Narnish Works ana part OF that of the Akron
ChGmiI al tomTany. Michael llcnglcr died
this evening from burns and Emo, Miller l. in
a critical condition. Loss $50. 900 with
small Insurance
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smita C.llego slo5,Ooo Richer.

NORTHAMPTON, Mas. May II. smith
College gets sos oOo by the death OF the
widow OF Dean George W. Hatfield to day.
Dean Hatfield lett S75. 600 n the college sub
jgct To lie usr ly his widow. and she adds
about $50. 0OO from her own estate
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Robert C. Winthrop at Eishty.sve.

BOSTON, May Il. 80 Robert C. winthrop
reached his eighty fifth birthday to- day in
lusty strength OF body and vigor OF mind and
many friends helped To celebrate the anuiyer.
sary at his Marlboro street home.
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To Investigate the Rsnton Case.

WASHINGTON. May II, The United States
Minister at regucgapa Honduras, Mr.. Young.
has h1cn instructed by the Department OF stata
TO make an investigation of the case OF Mira
Emma kenton and u report the result to The
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BRAZIL LET'S C)DE MESSAGES IN.
But Peru Establishes Censorship Of Cable
Des patches at Lima.

LONDON, May l2.-The Eastern Tele-
graph Company announces that code
messages may now be sent to all parts
OF Brazil.
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Now Date Set for Czarsvitch's Wedding.

81 PElERSBURG, May II. The marriage
OF the Czareyiich to Princess AliN, oi nesse,
has been fixed for Nov. 10.
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The trolley wires along Greene avenue were
snapped by the heat and dangled over that
thorougnfare, imperilling the lives OF the fire
men and policemen who were laboring there,
tho former to stay the flames and the latter to
keep back the crowds.
Seeing the danger threatening from these
wires, word was telephoned to the ralrond
power house to turn or the electric current,
and US this could not be done at once, am
bulances were called TO 10 ready for an cmer-
gency.
The intense heat OF the dre. combined with
that Of the MONDAY sun, caused several
prostrations in the crowds OF onlookerS The
victims were taken away by friends before
their names could be learned.
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II was announced lust month that the wed.
ding would take place In August
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illness, but was conyalescent.

illness, but was convalescent.
The nre spread 80 rapidly in the hotel that
the servants on the top floor experienced con-
siderable difficulty in getting out
William Francis, who was one of the first on
the scene ran up the fire escape of the build.
ing.
On the top floor of the hotel he found one
the maids almost overcome with fright. He
rescued two ladies, whose rooms were on the
seventh floor.
Those who bai attended the service at the
Tabernacle following the fire engines.
which seemed to be rushing to
common centre from all quarters,
OF the city, soon found themselves massed with
10, 600 other people in the nearby side
streets watching the progress OF the fire.
The fremen, seeing that the Tabernacle
could not be saved devoted their efforts to
preventing the destruction of surrounding
property. In spite OF their efforts the Hotel
Regent or o great part of it at least, was
soon Quilted. At 2 clock part of the rear
wall Of the hotel fell In.
The flames jumped across Greene avenue to
row OF two story frame structures. and these
were soon burning Hercely.
On Greene avenue the fire extended across
the street to the roof OF the Sumeriield NJ Z.
Church. The damage to the roof and church
is estimated at about $500
The damage to buildings Nos. l21, 143, 145
and lat Greene avenue is estimated at S25, 600
10 $35, 900 worth. on the Lafayette avenue
side OF the hotel is the residence of Mr..
william II. Hill. Mr. Hill managed
to remove q great part OF his furniture and will
possibly only suffer small loss. as the wind
carried the flames back towards Washington
avenue.
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His First Experience.

John Smith was a clerk who had to
work the telephone which had been new
ly fitted at his Office. He will never for
get his first experience with the instru-
ment. On hearing the chatter of the
bell he took down the receiver and heard
his employers voice asking for infOrma-
ton concerning business. John was UNI
der the impression that as his employer
was two miles away he ought to put his
hand to his mouth like an ancient mar
liner on the stage, who is paid sixpence
a night to do Ship, ahoy" business.
Hc accordingly Numbered his answer
into the transmitter. The answer came,
Il don't understand you at ALL"
Smith essayed again and again, but
with no better result. A happy thought
struck him when he had recovered his
wind after the tenth blast, and he softly
whispered to himself, Il wonder if the
old idiot is deaf" His hair rose slowly
on end as he heard the sound of his gov
ernor's voice coming softly from the re-
ceiver, mo, John, the old idiot is not
deaf, and you can take a fortnight's no.
tice." John now declares that telephone
are frauds. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Love for the Dead.

There have been many beautiful SEN
timents expressed on the subject, but
the following from the pen of Irving is
worthy Of a place in every scrap book
and in every heart.
THE love which survives the tomb is
one of the finest attributes of the soul.
II it has it's woes it has likewise it's &c
lights, and when the overwhelming burst
of grief is Gained into the gsntle tear OF
reconciliation, when the sudden anguish
and convulsed agony over the present
ruin of all that we most loved is softeneo
away into pensive meditation on all thai
it was in the days of itsaloveliness-whe
would root out such a sorrow from the
heart? Though it may sometimes throw
a passing cloud over the.bright hour Of
gayety, or spread a deep sadnessiover the
hour Of gloom, yet who would exchange
it aver for the song Of pleasure or the
burst of revelry? No; there is a voice
from the tomb sweeter than song: there
is a remembrance OF the dead to which
we turn even from the charm Of the Inv
ing"
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weather.

In all the northern section of the Uniol
there have been thus far this seasol
many ideal winter days. In some local.
ties nearly the whole month of Decem
Der was made up Of stch DAYS. The.
were days to be remembered next sum
mer when we are sweltering in Angus
heat.
The air was full of electricity, ozone
life. The person who rose early ant
walked out soon after the u peeret
above the horizon was in a mood foronc
b be thankful that he was alive. HI
| turned his face toward the sun and drank
in great drafts of breeze and light. The
microbes of malaria, influenza, rheuma'
| tism, bad temper, and stingi.
ness were all frozen out by that sweet,
cold air and scared away by the sunlight.
Then the right minded human being
knew, if never before, what it was to
live. The pure, kindly cold brushed the
clean skin with it's electric touch, brought
the blood dancing, tingling to the sur
face and made it go singing with joy
back through the arteries again. The
complexion grows radiant; the eyes spar
kle like diamonds.
An hour of such air and sunlight gives
health for a day. Two hours a day for
a month give M vitality and gladness
for months to come. Man was made to
live outdoors, going into houses to sleep,
if he must, and get temporary shelter
from storms.
Half the diseases that af1ict mankind
in winter come from staying indoors and
taking in installments of each member
of your family in turn as you breathe
the cast off atmosphere from their bodies.
Add to this the fiat, cooked air produced
by your furnace or steam heater, and you
have something appalling indeed in your
lungs. Get out doors and fill yourself
with the new wine of natures free CIV
ing, midwinter air and midwinter sun
shine. Those who incase themselves in
heavy flannels and sit behind double
glass windows and weather stripped
doors lead a joyless existence. Throw
off half your clumsy fannels and part of
the bed covering that would make a load
for an OK. Meet nature half way and
see what she will do for you. Have your
clothing warm indeed, but Of light weight,
the lightest possible, so that the air can
touch the skin.
The children know how to extract the
true health and gladness from the win
ter months. The heathenish ways of
civilization have not yet spoiled them.
They know that the mere physical sense
of power and exhilaration is fed by a
clear, sparkling, cold day as by nothing
else in this universe.
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About Brains.

A year ago the 10th of January Gen
eral Benjamin F. Butler died at his
home in Washington, stricken with
out a moments warning. 1t is to be
noted that many men who have achieved
careers out of the ordinary die thus. w.
H. Vanderbilt was an example. They
are apt to be strong men with large
heads and bodies.
At the autopsy held upon his body it
was found hat Buffers brain weighed
GO ounces. Up to that time the second
heaviest brain on record was that OF
Daniel Webster, which weighed IS
ounces more than that of the great Web
ster. Daniels reputation for brain weight
can, however, be saved at the expense of
his reputation as a man. An examina-
ton of his brain showed it to be shrunk-
en- by disease and by the inordinate guam
titles of alcoholic drinks which Webster
consumed to six ounces less than its
normal weight. It is likely, therefore,
that if Webster had not drunk so much
brandy and whisky he would still have
had the next heaviest brain known to
history. The heaviest thus far known is
! that of Baron Cuvier, the naturalist,
which weighed 65 ounces. The average
weight of the brain of a man is 40
ounces.
1t is the general impression that, other
things being equal, the man with the
largest head and the greatest brain
weight is the greatest man. But other
things hardly ever are equal, and the
small headed man who makes the best
use of tine brains he has every day reaches
the top of the ladder, while his big head
ed brother sinks to the bottom and stays
there.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-19

In England s7O,OOO,O00 have been
spent to connect the city of Manchester
with the sea. All this to save thirty-ive
miles Of railroad haul and the conse'
guert double handling of goods. The
Nicaragua canal will save thousands OF
miles distance on all Atlantic-P Pacific
trade routes and a correspondingly large
amount of time, which means money,
The canal can be built, under United
States guarantee, for slOO,OOO,OOO
Sooner or later it will be built, if not by
the United States or United States citi-
zens, then by European capital.