Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-01-04
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ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Dec. IS
Schlatter, the "He8ler," is in the vicin-
ity of Fort WIngate and Gallup. He
continues his laying on of hands and
some marvellous cures are reported.
BALTIMORE, Dec 27-In a senseless
panic, caused by defective gas burner
and foolish cry of fire at the Old Front
street theater tonight, twenty-four peo-
pie were killed, two fatally injured and
ten seriously hurt. Up to l o'clock this
morning but four of the dead have been
identified. They are: Lee Conan,
aged %; Jacob Rosenthsl, aged TO-;
Jennie Hensele, aged Is, and Morris
MALICIOUS, aged 30.
Most OF the victims are Of Polish natl
witty and of Hebraic extraction, and
many of the injured were taken to their
homes by friends, rendering it almost
impossible 10 get complete list at this
time. The theater was filled from pit
to dome with people who had assembled
to listen to a Hebrew opera. 1t is sup
posed that there were at least 5000 peo-
pie within the walls when the curtain
went up in the first act. AS the capaci-
ty of the house is less than 1900 the dem
sity OF the crowd may be imagined. Ten
minutes after the curtain rose one OF
IN QtfQnnanTQ RI tho nj
to light a gas jet. As be turned the
cock and applied the match the light
flashed up and it was seen there was no
tip to the burner. AS the glare from it
showed against the wall some one in the
gallery shouted Fire. Fire! Firer'
In an instant there was wild scramble
fer the door in which the whole audi
ence took part. Those in the foremost
rank were compelled to GO to the right
and left to reach the double entrance
way built in the form of a storm door.
Passing through these doors they reach
eG fight of steps reaching from each
downward to the landing. As the crowd
reached the landing, one to the right
and one 10 the left, they met.
There was brief struggle, then some
one lost his or her footing and fell. In
a moment the crowd pushing with ire
sIstible force from the rear, crowded up
on the PROSTATE forms and began in
turn to tumble, reel ard presently fall
upon the floor under myrisds of feet
coming down like herd OF buffalo be-
hind.
In less time than it takes to tell it, the
landing was packed twenty or thirty
feet deep with the panic stricken multi
tude. and hundreds behind them were
struggling over them to reach the street.
A dozen policemen hurried to the scene,
and using their clubs on those outside,
pushed through the door and to the
writing mass on the landing. When
the masses on the Landing had been
cleared from the frightened mob inside
and quieted them down sufficiently to
enable the police to clear the theater,
it was then found that there had been
no danger and not a soul would have
been injured had the audience but re-
NAMED in their seats.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-The house
today entered upon consideration of the
bond bill. The bill aroused the united
opposition Of democrats and populists.
the gold democrats being arrayed against
it, because they claimed it did not give
the secretary authority to issue gold
bonds with which he desired to replen-
ish the reserve and the silver democrats
on the ground of their general opposition
to bond issues. The latter contend
that the raids on the treasury could be
stopped If the secretary would use his
discretion TO redeem notes in silver
when the reserve was threatened.
In the republican ranks there develop
ed such bitter opposition to the bill ss
originally drawn and to the proposition
to force the bill to O vote today, that
the republican members OF the COM
mittee on ways end means incorporated
Ii IL an amendment specifically -dsoiSf
ing that nothing in the act should be
construed as q modification or repeal of
the act of 1878 for the reissue of green
backs when redeemed, and the COM
mIttee on rules extended the limit on
debate until tomorrow at 3 O'Clock, but
declined to give bers of the house
an opportunity to offer amendments
The feature OF the day Was the strong
speech from MIR. j hnson, republican,
Califor MIA, appealing to his republicans
colleagues TO vote against the bill. He
said he had voted for revenue meas
ure yesterday under protest, but he re-
fused to follow them en- the present bill.
The political expenditure which involv
ed tee surrender OF principle, be declsr-
ed, would never succeed.
The debate ran far into the night.
The principal sps eches were made by
Messrs Dingley, of Maine and Grosve-
nor, Of Ohio, republican,; and Messrs.
Turner, Of Georgia ana Patterson Of
Tennessee, democrats. Mr.. Dingley
chairman Of the ways and means com
mittee. reported the bond bill as amend
ed by the ways and means committee,
and it was referred to q committee OF
Tho nhola