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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
FIREMEN UNDER A WALL.
Two Fatally and -Four Slightly In
jured at Worcester.

Worcester, Mass, April l2.-The entire
fire department was called out on three
alarms for fire in the brick block occu-
pied chiefly by the Quinsagmond Cloth
ing Company on Main street. this evening
one fireman was killed, another viii prob
ably die before morning and four others
We're slightly injured.
The block is a four story brick struc-
ture with a mansard roof and is known
as the "Kinnecut block building"
Almost as the alarm sounded the
flames burst through the roof and a
strong southeast wind drove the fire.
brands and countless sparks along over
the roofs of the blocks on the west side
of Main street for more than quarter Of
a mile
The firemen arrived quickly, but tho
fire was getting a big start and Chief
Vaughan, seeing there was great danger
OF its spreading to adjoining blocks
pulled a second alarm shortly after his
arrival Still it was more than an hour
before the firemen seemed to make any
gain at all, so great was the heat and so
The men from truck No. 3 went into a
small alley leading OFF to the north of the
burning building TO raise a 65-foot truck
when the timbers of the mansard roof
and the bricks of the walls of the upper
story fell. All escaped but two. who
were buried under the debris. The ladder
was thrown down and broken. The two
men who were buried were William =.
Mclaughlin and Frank Jones, both lad
der men. Both were speedily taken out
of the ruins McLaughlin's skull being
crushed and he was otherwise terribly
injured. He died at $50 o'clock at the city
hospital.
Jones suffered a compound fracture Of
the left leg, a fracture Of the left arm
and fracture of the skull. He was taken
to the hospital, and IL Is thought he can
hardly live until morning. Four other
firemen were slightly injured.
The fire was confined to the Kinnecutt
block and was under control at $50
o'clock.
In front of the block were seventy
foot poles, bearing a large number OF
telegraph, telephone and electric light
and cable wires. Many of these were cut
by the firemen, shutting of three electric
light circuits and badly cripplng the tel
egraph service. Every electric car in the
city stopped.
Fully 10000 people watched the fire from
the streets and squares on all sides Of It
and from the old common. The entire
loss from the fire is estimated at $50. 600
The insurance IS partial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
FREIGHT RATES on VEGETABLES
The Interstate Commission Rules on
a Case From Charleston.

Washington. April 12.-The interstate
commerce commission to-day promulgated
It's decision in the case Of the Truck Farm
ers Association Of Charleston, S. c.,
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and others forming through lines
from Charleston to New York and other
northern and eastern points
The commission decided that: where
on shipments Of Strawberries and vegeta-
bles from Charleston destined for New
York, delivery is made by the roads at
lne terminus of the rail line in Jersey
lily IN computing the total cost of trans
portation TO New York. the expense of
carriage over from Jersey City is to be
ADDED 10 the rate charged to that point.
IN case Of change Of delivery of such
shipments from New York to Jersey City
and the maintenance after the change of
the same rates to the latter as had been
IN force TO the former city for a series of
years preceding the change, the carriers
are charging for less service the COM
pensatiOn which they had presumably
deemed adequate for greater, and the
rates applied to Jersey City are prima
facie excessive.
Where a carrier pays mileage for a car
winch II employs in the service Of shippers
II IS the carrier and not the party or COM
pany from whom the car is rented, who
furnishes the car to the shipper, and in
such case. there is no privlty of contracts
between the car owner and the shipper.
1t Is the duty of the carrier TO fur
nish an adequate and suitable car equip
ment for all the business 1T undertakes
and also, whatever is essential to the
satety and preservation of the traffic
in transit
When carriers undertake the transpor-
tetion of perishable traffic requiring re-
trlgerauon in transit ice, and the facil-
tiles FOR Its transportation in connec-
ton with that traffic are incidental to
the service of transportation, and the
charge therefor is a charge ''in connection
with such service within the meaning
of SECTION i Of the act to regulate COM
merce. in respect to the reasonableness
OF which the carrier is subject to that
provision Of the statute.
Held, under the evidence in this case:
% that on shipments Of strawberries
from Charleston to Jersey City, the charge
of cents per quart for refrigeration en-
route is excessive, that the charge there
fore should not exceed 11s cents, and that
the total charge per quart for the SER
vice of transportation on such shipments
and necessary service 'in connection
Herewith" including refrigeration, should
not be in excess of cents per quart; 90
IA cents per package should be deducted
from the rate on vegetables shipped in
standard barrels or barrel crates from
Charleston TO Jersey City in cases where
the delivery of such vegetables has been
changed from New York to Jersey City
without a change in rates; and go that
the rate on cabbages s--.pped in standard
barrels or barrel crates from Charleston
to Jersey City or New York should not
exceed three-fourths Of the rate on pota-
toes so shipped"
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APARTMENT HOUSES ABLAzE.
The Inmates Have "a Narrow Escape
From suffocntIOn.

New York, April 12.-The large double
hve-story brick apartment house, rs West
Ninety-second street, came near destruc-
tion by fire tonight. A fire started in the
cellar just before o'clock, and the flames
rushed up the three dumb waiter shafts
The fact that the walls of these shafts
are OF brick are an that saved the build
ing.
The inmates had to rush from the build
ing for their lives. The smoke that pre-
ceded the flames had filled every apart-
ment in less than five minutes after the
nre started. Biremen, policemen and cit
lzens aided the terrified tenants to escape
one or TWO narrowly escaped suffOcatfon
The damage is estimated at about So
600. Leopold Schmidt of IA East Twen-
ty-second street owns the building. This
is the sixth fire that has occurred within
this vicinity within twenty-four hours
The seventh mysterious fire started to-
nlght at about 10 O'Clock, in the basement
of the apartment house No. ~ West
TWenty-third street Three alarms were
sent In. only about $1,000 worth of dam
age was DONE but the possibilities of
death and casualties were extreme The
fre started near a gas meter, and this
has been the case in all the fires that have
occurred lately in the vicinity ProDertv
owners believe that an incendiarv is at
work, and the police are investigating
but so far have been unable 10 mako
any headway in the matter. Shortly he
fore the Ninety-second street fire there
was tFifling blaze in the five-storv
brown stone house 105 West One Hundred
and Third street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
oOTTON's NEW INSECT FOE.
1t Is a weeviI which Uses the BoIIs
as a Nest for Its Young.

Washington, April 12.-The department
of agriculture has just issued a circular
to cotton planters relative to a new and
very destructive insect that has been
brought across the Rio Grande from Mex
leo into the cotton belt of Texas, and
which during 1894 seriously injured the cot
ton crop over a territory of about 5000
square miles. 1t is q Weevil which attacks
the cotton bolls. 1t punctures the bolls
with it's beak and lays eggs in the hole
thus made. The grub hatch and ruin both
the seed and fiber, thus destroying simul-
taneously both products of the cotton
plant.
The Texas legislature, at the recon-
mendation OF the agricultural depart
ment, is seriously considering the question
of quarantining cotton from the insect in
fected district and of protective legisla-
ton, as well as the enforcement of rem
edial work by act of law. The department
of agriculture has appointed a skilled
agent, who is located at Brownsville, Tex,
and who will study the life, history and
habits of the new pest and experiment ex-
tensively with remedies during the COM
ing season under the direction of l.. o.
Howard, chief entomologist of the de-
partment. AS the insect is new to Amerl-
can cotton planters, there is much yet
to be learned about it's habits before
practical remedies can be suggested. This
insect is now in Texas and threatens to
spread to other cotton states, and the
entire south is therefore interested in the
problem now confronting the Texas leg
fSlafurp-
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a SUIT OVER a rowN's FUNDS.
4 Supervisor Alleged 20 Have Paid
ont 100000 Illegally.

Chicago. April l2-Suit has been instl-
tuted in the circuit court by Town Clerk
Jacobs Of Southtown against Edward
J. Lindecker. supervisor OF southtown.
and his bondsmen. Charles ]. and Fred
erick W. Leindecker, 20 recover 100000. al
legged to have been Illegally paid out OF
the town funds by Leindicker. The filing
OF this suit has disclosed the fact that
m March last, few days before the
meeting of tho town auditing board,
Supervisor Leindecker transferred his real
estate TO John l.. Leindecker for a con-
sideraton OF $4,000. Nobody seems TO
know just whore Supervisor I,elndecker
Is. His brother. John T.. Lelndecker. says
he has Just returned from a visit IN the
country. but Is unable TO say where he
may be found, John McCough, attorney
for Leindecker, says he Is Is stlll out Of
town and Is not expected TO return before
saturday. Jacobs term as clerk OF South
town expires tomorrow. The clerk has
right under the statutes TO bring an
action in the name OF the town against
any of the town officers II he believes
there has been a breach of their bonds.
Jacobs declares that he Is afraid his
successor may not try to collect the
has paid Illegally, and yester-
day he put the matter into
the hands OF knight Wagner
q Kendlg. with instructions to press the
suit so as to get the case into court white
he is yet town clerk. In his declaration In
the suit Mr.. kendlg viii allege that the
SouthtoWn accounts have never been
properly audited. that the officers are
drawing large sums OF money for their
own use without warrant of law and
that the pay rolls have been stuffed. The
round sum Of 100000 Is given as the
amount for which Leindecker Is indebted
TO the town. But It is admitted that he
may have some legitimate offsets, which
may reduce the claim considerably.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
TRAGIC END OF TWO LOVERS.
THE MAN KILLS THE GIRL AND HIM
SELF BY AGREEMENT.


Their COrpses Found Lying side by
side in a Field Near 81. Louisa
Note stated That They Had Agreed
10 Die-First They Took Poison
and Then He Cut Their Throats
and wound Up With a Pistol.
St. Louis. No. April 12.-Louis Frank
and Miss Kate Kolb, lovers, who lived in
this city. died for love in horrible manner
before daylight this morning. the man be-
ing the murderer and the suicide by agree
nent.
Their bodies were found lying side by
side on Jacob Duffy's farm. a few miles
west of this city on the Walton road. In
the right hand of the man was a revolver
and each was shot through the head. The
tragedy was discovered by Charles Taylor,
a gardner.
Miss Kolb, a beautiful young woman.
lay stretched upon the ground with her
throat cut from ear to ear. Blood was
still flowing from the ghastly wound. By
her side was the corpse Of Frank, whose
face was horribly distorted by the agonies
Of death. He was lying almost face down
ward, with his right arm thrown across
the body of the woman. His throat was
also cut from ear to ear. The knife, COW
cred with blood, lay on the ground. At he
feet of the bodies was an empty box Ia
belled rat poison"
The womans hat lay crushed on the
ground. Pinned to a ribbon was this note
April 9.--We have both decided to die to-
gether and If one or the other should hap
pen to recover the other shall not be held
responsible for the deed. We both are
going to take poison and I will do the
shooting We are not doing this on ac-
count of any love affair, but simply be-
cause we do not want to live any longer.
This is all we have to say, and hope there
will be no trouble. We remain, as ever,
''BIr. Louis Frank,
1874 Cherokee Street.
Miss Kate KOlb."
The letter was written In ink and showed
that the deed was carefully planned and
the letter prepared before the couple left
the city to die. The g-xls name was
signed with a lead pencil, probably after
they reached the scene OF the tragedy.
hospital on the western edge and start
led the physicians there with the news OF
his discovery. DR.. Wells of the hospital
opened their clothing and found that they
had been shot just above the heart. There
were traces of poison on the lips of both
The man had made doubly sure by firing
O bullet into the girls breast. He ended
his own life in the same manner.
A farmer who lives across the road from
the scene says he heard two pistol shots
about o'clock in the morning, but did
not investigate.
Kate Koib lived at 1886 Cherokee street
with her parents. She and Frank, who
had been engaged for a year. left home
together last Wednesday. The, girl left
note saying they were going to Kill them
selves and ascribed love as the cause.
The letter was found yesterday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
TENNEssEE's MILITARY PARK.
The Main Features of the Dedica-
tiOn Exercises.


Washington, April 12.-Secretary La
mont has decided upon the main features
of the official exercises authorized by
congress in the dedication Of the Chicka-
mauga and Chattanooga national military
park. The ceremonies will begin on the
battlefield of Chickamauga Sept. 49, and
will comprise the formal announcement
of the opening Of the park by the war de-
partment, representing the government,
two orauons by speakers of national
prominence, and the proper military dis
play On the following day exercises in
continuation of the dedication, relating to
the battles Of Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge will be held at Chatta-
nooga, with d somewhat similar pro-
gramme.
In case of rain all the exercises will
take place at Chattanooga, under cover
of adequate capacity, to be provided as
a prudential measure. The secretary will
arrange to have all the armies represented
in the battles participate in the dedica-
ton, by setting apart the night of Sept.
l9 to the union and confederate armies
of the Tennessee; and the night of the Goth
to the armies of the Potomac and North
ern Virginia. The regular army will be
represented by the lieutenant general and
detachment of troops. The Society of
the Army of the Cumberland will hold
its regular annual reunion at Chattanooga
on the evening of Sept. Is, preceding the
dedication, and to this all official visitors
and representatives of other army socie-
ties will be invited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
FALL RIVERS WAGE SCALE.
A Belief That General Advance
VIII BE Made.

VIII he Made.
Fall River. Mass, April 12-The opinion
prevails that the wagessof the operatives
will be increased and that the action taken
by the iron works mills will be far reach
ing. An attempt may be made to tenn
porize with the weavers and spinners by
promising them an advance in May or
June, but Il is not believed that they Will
consent TO any delay. Mr.. Borden of the
iron works mills, is not bidding for per-
sonal popularity, for he does not pretend
to be public benefactor, but Is engaged
simply in promoting his own interests. II
Is not improbable that he foresaW that his
help would not work much longer at the
cut rates and that he made up his mind
that cut rates we're not calculated to boom
trade. He was aware that If other mills
declined TO follow suit he would have the
field to himself and factories here and
elsewhere would be forced to close their
gates Up to the closing of the market to-
night the Manufacturers Association had
taken no definite steps looking toward
voluntary advance to meet the conditions
Mr.. Borden has made.
To-day the Barnaby gingham mill weav-
ers put in an application for a 20 per cent.
increase in wages and the matter is under
consideration by the mill authorities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
CLAIMS OF THE sEALERs.
Sir Edward Grey's Alleged Statement
in the Commons Erroneous.

Ottawa, ont, April ia cable dis
patch reports Sir Edward Grey as making
the statement in the House of Commons
that the imperial government had re-
ceived no proposal to advance the money
to pay the damages awarded to Canadian
seaIers under the award of the Paris tri-
bunal, pending the settlement Of these
claims by the United States. Govern
ment officials say If Sir Edward is cor
rectly reported he must have been misin-
formed, as the proposal of the British
Columbian sealers along the line was
cabled to the British government March
13. and q few days later their petition
TO the same effect was mailed to Eng
land. AS yet no official answer has been
received.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
DRIrAiN's TREATY WITH JAPAN.


ottawa, Ont, April l2.-The British Co
lumbian government Is in communication
with the federal government concerning
the Anglo-Japanese treaty. Under the
terms the subjects OF Japan are to enjoy
the full liberty OF settling In the British
empire, or such parts Of 1t as become
parties TO the treaty. This Is arousing
opposition on the Pacific coast, where Chi
ncse labor comes in conflict with that
Of the whites. The people there see lit
tie difference, n any. between the Chi
nese and the Japanese. Both are com
pettors I'm the field OF labor they do not
desire 10 meet
There is another objection TO the Anglo
Japanese treaty. II contains a most fav-
ored nation clause, which might be In
terpreted as compelling Canada to give
Japan the same terms as she may give TO
another British colony This Is directly
in opposition 90 the policy OF the gov
erament in the promotion OF preferen-
tial intercolonial trade.
Th treaty win not go into effect for
five years. If Canada does not desire to
be party TO IL she has only TO notify
Great Britain to that effect and will be
exempted from its operations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
THREW HIMSELF UNDER A TRAIN
An Italian HOunded by the Malta
Commits Suicide.

Scottdale, Pa, April 12.-Sidero Orfino.
an Italian laborer, committed suicide yes
terday by throwing himself in front of
freight train. When he lived in New
Orleans several years ago he incurred the
enmity of the Malta and in a fight stabbed
a member of the society of assassins.
Then he wandered NORTH but they followed
MN everywhere, and he returned to his
Old home in Italy, where his wife and
family lived. He had been there but a
snort time before his enemies discovered
him and he sailed for this country again.
. His landing in New York was noted by
Inc Malta there and he sought safety in
the coal regions of Western Pennsylvania.
About a month ago he obtained employ
lnent upon the construction of a sewer
here. He told the story of his persecution
70 some of his fellow workmen, who were
Italians, and said he would never run
away from the Malta again. They were
ncredulous and questioned some Italians
upon the subject. Their doing so was
fatal to Orfino. In few days he received
Malta letter warning him to leave the
coke region or suffer instant death. He
preferred to take his own life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
RIDDLED A RAvIsHER.
He Attempted to Escape and Was
Slain by a Posse.

Corsicana, Tex. April 12.-Nelson Cal
houn, a negro, was arrested last night
on suspicion of having assaulted Mrs.
Rosa Hughes of this city last Tuesday
night. This morning he was taken be-
fore Mrs. Hughes and identihed as her
assaiIant. The officers started back to
the iaiI followed by posse of citizens
on horseback. On the outskirts of the
city the negro threw open the door of
fbe carriage and tried to escape. The cit
liens fred on him, riddling his body and
head with bullets The body was placed
on public exhibition at the morgue and
was viewed by hundreds of people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
KID LAvIGNE in A CELL.
He Is Held for Taking Part in n
Prize Fight ut Dana Last Year.

Chicago. April 12.-"Kid" Lavigne. who
was arrested last night for participation in
a prize fight with Eddie Myer. at Dana.
LaSalle county, Illinois, in 1893, is still
confined in the Harrison street police sta
tion, the police refusing to accept bail
for him He Will be held until the sheriff
Of LaSalle county arrives.
Friends of Lavigne applied to Judge
Gibbons to-day for writ of habeas cor
pus and the prisoner was brought by the
police into court. A continuance was
granted until Monday. and bail bonds for
$500 were signed by Parson Davies Sher-
im Hayes Of La Sale county arrived : at
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
GOLD CURE FOR THE sILvERITEs.
The Craze Sure to Die Out Before the
Time for Action Comes.

Washington, April 12.-John Dewitt
Warner, the New York ex-congressman
looks with equanimity on the free silver
campaign in Illinois. To the Morning
News correspondent he said: 81 am always
glad to see tidal waves at this time of
the year on questions / am opposed to-
Then l know they will exhaust themselves
before the time comes for action that
counts. I do not care particularly to what
extent they carry the movement. The
worse the drunk and the harder the jag,
the more certain the victim is to sign any
kind of a pledge for future good behavior"
Even to the taking of the gold cure?"
''Yes; even to that extent. The gold
cureris what they will need"
From the white house intimation Is given
that President Cleveland will not go to
Chicago in person to deliver an honest
money speech, but that he Will take occa-
sion to embellish current financial liter
ature with some suggestions as to the duty
of the people in setting their faces against
the financial heresies now widely prev
alent.
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Praise for the Supreme Court.

London. April 12.-In leader, praising
the United States supreme court for nd
income tax decision. the Times will saw
tomorrow: "If we were under the United
States constitution, Sir William Har-
courts budget would have been declared
FOpulst leaders in
America must envy US the freedom ~
dealing with other peoples property. en-
joyed ia his mOtherland Of liberty"
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JAILED FOR A DOUBLE MURDER.
A Man Arrested ON Suspicion for n
Crime Committed in 1sSs.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April l2-In June of
1888 S. Morris Walno of PHILADELPHIA and
c. II. Strong of New York were murdered
by their teamster while hunting in Car
bon county, their bodies being found at
Point Of Rocks. Nothing was ever heard
OF the murderer or the team. Yesterday
was acquainted with Waino and Strong
saw fellow passenger whose face re-,
called the driver of the team and the muir
not been at Point of Rocks at the time
of the murder.
Il don't care to talk about that" said
the man, and walked away
The passenger had him arrested. The
man refuses to talk or divulge his name
He was taken to Rawlins and lodged in
Jail 80
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
A BATTLE FOR LIFE.
only One Man Out of Five Survives
struggle with the Waves.

Halifax, N s.; April ia story Of a
terrible battle for life reached here at
midnight from Catalina, n. F. Five men,
Joseph White. James Eady, Stephen
Eady, Edward Eady and John White,
went out shooting in a boat. A squall up
set it, but the men righted 1t. Time
after time this occurred until the men
could do nothing more than cling to the
upturned craft, which was three miles
out in Trinity bay. One after another
succumbed 10 the cold and high seas,
which were constantly breaking over them,
until but one, Joseph White, remained
He was rescued more dead than alive
but will recover. The bodies of the other
four have not been recovered.