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The herald., 1897-10-17
A NIGHT OF FIRES
TWO HOUSES BURNED AND A
THIRD BADLY DAMAGED
A Fireman Is Hurt While Fighting
the Flames by Falling From
Second Story Porch

Three fires occurred. in the west por-
tages were destroyed and another
building which was erected severa
years ago by E. A. Brakey on Rock
wood averue at a cost of $4,000, was
baoly damaged. The first alarm was
turned in at 9 O'Clock from box 15S al
the corner of Second and Ohio streets
The oepartmetX responded and found
the cottage ON Lucas avenue between n
First and Secord streets belonging 10
John w. Leonardo, of 703 South Broad,-
way, in flames. The house was empty
and, unoccupied and the origin of the
fire is mystery. 1t is thought to have
been the work Of an ir1cendiary The
run to the fire consumed long time on
account; of the almost impossible con-
dition of the street. 1t was found rec-
essary to so sAveral blocks out Of the
way in order to reach the scene.
No sooner had the hose been laid than
another alarm of fire was turn4ed'in from
the box at the corner Of First and Bel
mont streets. The first building, which
was only a small frame structure erect
ed at a cost of proba bly, $500, was beyond
the possibility of rescue, ard the hose
was reele6 up and the run to the second
fire made.
The explosion of a lamp in Charles
H. Carron's cottage at 1868 Rockford
avenue had started a blaze. Mr.. Can
non, a clerk in Jacoby's clothing store
was at his work, only his wife being at
home. Whera the department arrived
the fire was found far advanced. As
sistant Chief EG Smith ordered another
alarm turned in for fresh apparatus
The flames had spread to the large
two-story house adjacent to the Can
non. cottage built in boom days by E. A.
B1akey and now owned by man named
Green
The cottage was soon total wreck
despite the efforts of the firemen. They
then turrsed their efforts to the large
house which lad caught fire in the upper
story. This building was also empty and
unoccupied Fireman Tommy Home,
who drives hose cart No. 6, fell from a
second-story porch and injured his
shoulder. The patrol wagon was sum-
moned from the police station which
transferred the injured man to the home
Of his father at 1854 Court street. The
fire in the Brakey building was extin-
guished after the upper story had been
partially gutteG. entailing a loss on the
building Of perhaps $4,000. 1t is not
known whether this loss Is covered by
insurance. The house had been rented
by Major Harry Patten. who expected
to occupy it on the 1st Of the month
The loss on the Cannon cottage Is
about $500, not thought to be covered
by insurance.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Wax Figures for Show Windows

How long does it take to make one of
these?" said the manufacturer, in re-
sponse to an inquiry. well, it de-
pends entirely upon circumstances 1t
is not mecharical operation, the finish
ing Off of wax model as true to life as
this, and he pointed to the bust of
laughing child, whose rosy neck and
bright eyes were framed by clustering
curls. ITO make these one must have
studied anatomy, as we'll as drawing
and modelling. We begin in the same
way as a sculptor would to make a
statue. After the wax has cooled the
eyes are put in, the face is made UP,
fastened on, and the wooden body is
shaped. We make all our hands and
feet from life, and they cost about $40.
If We have an order for an entire figure
we always model it from life. The life
size wax figures of infants are among
the finest things we manufacture, and
they add much to the attractiveness
Of show window. as was illustrated
last winter when a Washington street
retail dealer displayed one during the
holiday season. The head and shoul-
ders, such as are seen in the milliners'
windows, cost from $40 to $45. The wig
makes considerable difference in the
price as we use the best hair, and 1t is
expensive, especially the natural blonde
which is scarce. The children's heads
cost $40, or thereabouts.
"All the finishing off Imaginable" he
continued, would not make a figure
stand the test of a season behind the
glare of a glass unless the wax has a
natural pink tinge. The reason some
Of the models look 80 deathly is because
the wax is bad and Improperly colored.
We use beeswax Slightly colored, and
Hesh tints are put on. liz addition. -
Boston Evening Transcript.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Music at the Churches

Miss Estelle Heartt will sing the offer
tory at Plymouth Congregational church
this morning. Miss Beresford Joy will also
sing this morning at the same church.
The musical program at the Church of
the Unity this morning will be: Organ pre-
lude, Murray; "Venite," Randall: "Fes-
tival Jubilate," Hanscom; offertory, solo
by Miss Edith Preston, Forever With the
Lord" Gounod; organ postlude, West
The musical program for this morning S
service at st. Vincent's church at 10 80 has
been carefully selected by Herr Rubo, di-
rector and will be as follows: Haydn's
First mass will be sung in it's entirety, the
soloists being Mines. Tolhurst. Rubo, Ibbet-
son and Hammes; Messrs. Rubo, Yocum
Lockyer and Olshausen. Before the SER
mon Mrs, Scott-Chapman will sing "veni
Creator" The offertory number. "Ave
Maria" by Luzzi. will be sung by Mrs. Toll
hurst. Prof. Wilde will preside at the or
gan.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Consumption Cured

An old physician, retired from practice,
had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple vege-
table remedy for the speedy and perma-
nent cure Of consumption, bronchitis ca
tarrh, asthma and all throat and lung af-
fections, also a positive and radical cure
for nervous debility and all nervous com
plants. Having tested its wonderful cura-
tive powers in thousands of cases. and de-
string to relieve human suffering. I will
send, free of charge to all who may wish
it, this recipe, in German, French or Eng
lish, with full directions for preparing and
using. Sent by mail, by addressing. with
stamp, naming this paper. w. A. Moves.
500 Powers block. Rochester, N. Y.
The herald., 1897-10-17
BIG GRAIN CROPS
Draw Silver Coin From the Govern
ment Vaults

CHICAGO. Oct. 16.-The shipments Of
silver from the sub-treasury at Chica go
to country banks in the central west has
been for the past four weeks greater
than in the recollection of the employees,
half million dollars a week has been
shipped on orders from banks and, de-
spite large shipments of new coins to
the sub-treasury, the stock of silver in
the vaults is s3,OOOOO0, being $1,0O0,000
less than the average amount carried
The ordinary demand for silver coin has
averaged $4,000 a day, but during the
past month or more the shipments have
been as large as S125000. Assistant
Treasurere Phelps attributed the de-
mand to the big wheat crop in the west
ern states and the previous lack Of silver
for the making of change.
The herald., 1897-10-17
ENDED UNPLEASANTLY
Baseball Argument Between Two
Neighbors Ends in Quarrel

Mr. Mixer and Mr.. Briggs were visibly
agitated. They had been friende and
neighbors for years, but now the roots
of brotherly affection were in danger.
I'll tell YOU" said Mr.. Mixer vehe-
mently, that it is all nonsense to say
that swiftly pitched ball can be batted
as far as a tossed one"
Much you know about it," said Briggs
hotly. 1.-THE resiliency in the fast ball
The herald., 1897-10-17
Men Are Growing Bigger

Recent athletic records show that our
young men are surprising their pre-
decessors in nearly every line of muscu-
lar performance. 1t has been demon
strated, moreover, that the average
American man has become taller by at
least one inch within the last two gem
erations, and that compared with his
European contemporaries he has bee n
steadily growing larger of limb. weight
ier in the scale, and, most significant of
all, longer lived.-New York World.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Take the Serving Tide

Capital is willing to invest its dollars if
farmers in this country will invest the ca
pacity of some of their acres in a common
enterprise. If we do not succeed in induc-
ing land owners to embrace this opportuni-
ty. it will be to their lasting shame-Sac-
ramento Record Union.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Undelivered kilograms

Undelivered kilograms at the Western
Union Telegraph company's office for
Matte Martin, Xavier Raskin,. Dave
Cox.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Words

"The rich man becomes irsolvent,"
says the Manayunk Philosopher; 1.-The
poor man dead broke. ."-Phila d.siphia
Record.
The herald., 1897-10-17

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The herald., 1897-10-17

series of three organ recitals in the First
Congregational church. corner Of Sixth
and Hill streets The first will take place
tomorrow (Monday) night; the second
November 29th, and the third January
10, 1898.
The herald., 1897-10-17

cert" will be given at Emmanuel church.
Miss Mary L. O'Donoughe will preside at
the organ, and Mesdames T E. Rowan, jr.,
Hamilton, Miss Winston and Revel France
will be among the executants.
The herald., 1897-10-17

Miss Isabel Wyatt has organized la
dies quartet here, under the name of the
Queen Vocal quartet Miss Wyatt was
at the head of a similar organization for
four years in London. Eng, and brings
some f1attering English press notices of
their work. Miss Wyatt will give a song
recital at Blanchard Fitzgerald hall Tues
day evening, Nov 9th.
The herald., 1897-06-11
IN THE HOUSE
Nothing to Do Until the Tariff Bill
Passes

WASHINGTON, June 10.-James T.
Lloyd, who was recently elected to sue
ceed the late Representative Giles of the
First Missouri district. took the oath at
the opening of the session of the house
today
Hit of Illinois. Republican, asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of joint resolution for the payment of
salaries of certain consuls-general and
corsuls, the names of whose posts were
changed in the last consular and diplo-
matte bill. He explained that unlesS i'm
mediate provision was made these ofli-
cials could not draw salaries after July
1st There was no objection, and the
resolution was passed
Payne of New York, Republican, then
moved an adjournment which was re-
sisted by the minority. The rising vote
resulted in tie. 81 to 81. Speaker Reed
saved the motion by voting yea.
Demands for the yeas and nays came
from both sides. and the roll was called.
The motion carried, 101 to IS, present IL,
and the speaker, at $50 p. m, declared
the house adjourned until Monday.
IN COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON. June 10-The Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce
held a brief meeting and adjourned for
a week without transacting any business
beyond a cursory discussion of the ad-
visibility of reporting the pooling bill.
To this proposition objection was made,
ard it was not pressed.
The herald., 1897-06-11
THE FIGHTERS FREED
The Judge Thinks the Law Was Not
Violated

NEW YORK, June 10-Peter Mahel
and Thomas Sharkey, heavyw light
pugilists, arrested last night after the
fight at the Palace Athletic Club. were
discharged by Magistrate Cornell III
the Harlem Police Court today. The
Magistrate admitted that the conduct
of the men in the seventh round might
have been disorderly and said he was
glad they had been locked up, but that
nevertheless, as far as he could see
there had been no violation of law.
When the case was called Magistrate
Cornell invited Inspector Mclaughlin
to tell all about the case. The Inspector
insisted that there was slugging, brutal
pounding and knocking down, and ii
that did not constitute a prize fight he
did not know what did. Cornell stated
that he had read accounts of the fight
and while believing that the Inspector
was right in separating the men, did not
think they could be strictly held fol
violating the Horton law. Neither pus;
list bore any signs of having been en-
gagged in a slugging match nor was ther2
any evidence of ill-feelng.
WANTS A MATCH
SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 10.-Tommy
Ryan announced this afternoon that he
was prepared to go to San Francisc-
and meet George Green.
II am tired of waiting for Green tt
come east" he said. II have given him
svery chance to meet me this side OF
Chicago and he has refused. Now an
determined to fight him and settle the
question Of superiority. and in order to dt
so L will go TO San Francisco, If some
club there will offer suitable purse
The herald., 1897-06-11
ANTI-CHRlSTIAN RIOTS
CHINESE FANATICS ATTACK
CATHOLICS
Many Missionaries Killed and More
in Danger-Smallpox Is Epidemic
and Plague Prevalent

NEW YORK. June 10.-A special to
the Herald from Vancouver says: Anti
Christian riots have taken place in Lieu
Ching, China. A mob of fanatics. loudly
proclaiming that Roman Catholics have
kidnapped their children, rushed stimuli
the fierce fight that ensued three Chris
tians were killed outright, eight wounded
and four captured. Particulars are COM
ing in very meagerly. The Rev. Father
Mazelie is among the Roman Catholics
killed.
The wildly yelling mob attacked the
rear and front Of the priests residence.
With the help of friendly natives, he
barricaded the back and faced the mob
in front with rifle, but the barricades
were broken down. The priest was shot
and his body hacked to pieces.
Placards are being posted throughout
many districts, stating that foreigners
must be driven out of the country or
China will be divided between them and
the natives homes destroyed and their
children ytolen from them.
1t is feared that more murders will oc-
cur, as leagues are being formed in some
districts, thousands strong, with the
avowed intention of exterminating the
Roman Catholic missionaries. The mis-
slonaries refuse to leave, saying that
they will resist to the last, trusting to
Providence.
The priests sent out from the parish
headquarters are 27 in number. the Bish-
op being Mgr. Cullion. There are, besides
13 nuns. The mission is divided into 25
stations which are attended by about
$1,000 Chinese or MaEchurian Catholics
The ecclesiastics state that the mission
aries are inclined to attribute atrocities
which are reported from Mongolia to
robbers who infest the country. rather
than to political or anti-religious agi-
tators.
The fatality from famine and plague
in China is appalling. The famine north
of the Szechuan Is causing many deaths
A traveller who has just returned from,
there reports having seen numbers of
dead bodies lying about unattended. In
one large town half the population had
perished from starvation and the fever
that follows in its wake.
The government has sent 100000 piculs
of rice by way of relief, but grain Cannot
be got to the sufferers beyond certain
parts, owing to sections made impass-
able by swollen streams. Along the
route to smaller towns numbers of bod
les lie decomposing in the sun, while the
sky was black with vultures.
Smallpox is prevalent in Tochege. ter
or twelve new cases being reported daily
Smallpox and other epidemics are very
prevalent in Toxic, while 200 more case.
| Of black plague are reported from Tai.
hoku and Taiwan, Formosa. There are
some $50 cases altogether
The herald., 1897-06-11
NEVER DID 1T BEFORE
AND NOT LIKELY TO DO 1T
AGAIN
An Experimental Charge Of Gun Cot
ton Bursts the Gun and Scares
the Experimentcrs

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The State
result of an explosion Of $50 pounds of
gun-cotton at the government proving
grounds at Indian Head.
A Pinch breech-loading rifle weigh
blown to pieces. The armor- covered
bomb b-proof," in which the spectators
take refuge while tests are made, was
wrecked and a dozen naval officers and
ordnance experts narrowly escaped With
their lives. The final test was being
made of a gun-cotton shell invented by
a Chicago man. and through some un-
accountable error the shell exploded in
the gun, wrecking the monster and its
carriage, and throwing some of the
pieces more than mile down the Poto-
mac.
Colonel O'Neil, the Chief Of Ordnance
for the navy, and several United States
naval officers and naval attaches from
the various foreign legations had fortu-
nately taken refuge on a navy yard tug
about a mile from shore. Lieutenant
Anderson, who had been directed to fire
the gun by electricity when the signal
was given from the tug, had gone behind
big earth bank, or butt" about 800
yards from the gun. He and other spec
tators We're unhurt, although massive
piece of the gun. weighing many tons,
flew through the air with frightful We
locity and struck the water within 100
feet of the tug.
If the spectators had gone into the
"bomb-proof." as they usually do when
such tests are made, they would all have
been killed, for big piece of steel struck
| 1t and ripped through the 12-inch armor
as if it had been so much paper. A great
| hole was torn in the ground where the
| gun stood, and the buildings at the prov
ing grounds We're badly shaken. Not a
| particle of the massive gun or its car
riage remained.
First there was a rumbling of the
earth and then the clap of the awful ex-
plosion broke. A thick smoke covered
| the gun, and in an instant an enormous
piece of steel came shrieking through the
air and struck the water, throwing the
spray in every direction. When the
men looked again they saw great hole
where the gun had been, with the smoke
| floating away in the air. For several
minutes the sound of the explosion re-
verberated through the surrounding ne
hills.
This was the largest charge Of gun
cotton ever fired or attempted to be
| fired from a powder gun.
The government paid about $4,000 fol-
the gun blown up. and it was built es-
pecially for these tests. A shell shot
from this gun was expected to perfor-
ate q inches Of steel at distance ol
1900 yards. and to travel from six te
ten miles before losing its momentum.
The herald., 1897-06-11
Morgan's Return

NEW YORK, June 10,-J. Pierpon.
Morgan has returned from Europe. He
has been arranging while abroad for i'm
portant changes and reorganizations In
several large railroad properties and is
believed to have had entire success ir
his plans, though he refuses to confirm
this report further than by saying that
the financial situation abroad seems
much improved.
The deal in Northern Pacific contem-
plated by the Morgan interests is said
to involve the transfer of the control
ling interest in the road to the Great
Northern clique which upholds James
]. Hill in the management of the latter
property. This clique consists of this
large banking houses in Amsterdam
Berlin, Hamburg and London. The
Deutschebank of Berlin is the chief fac
tor in the control of this property.
The herald., 1897-06-11
FIGEL's FIGURES
May Throw Light on the Hoffman
Mystery

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1o.-The
Hoffman mystery is still unsolved
though the detective force is working
hard to get at the facts. Attorney Ach
is tireless in his efforts to fix the re-
sponsiblity for the merchants death
on Theodore Fige.
Ach declares that there was no motive
for suicide. Hoffman and his wife, the
attorney says, were not on bad terms,
as reported. On Tuesday morning, be-
fore leaving for down town, he kissed
her.
Rothschild and Ach are keeping con-
troll of the books. One fact concerning
the check book which he pointed out
is that q checks were torn out from the
back Of the book and no entry was made
on the accompanying stubs.
ION March 90. 1897" he says, "in the
petty cash book Is a credit by Figel to
NJ Zerker of Merced for $500. l traced
that item down and found that M
Zerker paid Figel $1,000 in money on that
day for Hoffman, Rothschild & Co. On
the other side. of the CASH boois is ar
item by Figel indicating a deposit of
$1,000 in the London Paris and American
Bank on that day. On the same day on
the check book Figel wrote that a de-
pcsit of $1,000 in cash was made in the
bank The fact is that no such deposit
was made"
Entries in the cash books were made
in black and red ink and in black AMI
purple indelible pencil. so there was no
occasion for extreme neatness or the
use of particular brand of ink, which
Figel says he returned to the store to
procure.
Chief Lees denies that he favors the
suicide theory. He says that he is Sc
curing all the evidence possible and has
expressed no opinion.
The corcners inquest in the case of
Hoffman will be held next Tuesday.
Chief Lees promises to produce evidence
not yet made public. He says that ii
will be proved beyond a reasonable
doubt that Mr.. Figel's horse racing op-
erations We're known to both Mr.. Hoff-
man and Mr. Rothschild long before the
latter went east.
Ed S. Rothschild of the firm of Hoff-
man, Rothschild & Co. arrived from New
York tonight to take the place in the
business left vacant by the tragic death
Of his partner, Isaac Hoffman. Ha
| brought with him autographic evidences
Of Fgels falsiications of the accounts
| and of his shortages and fer himself
| denounces as slanderous the statement
that these irregularities We're known
and consented to by the partners of the
man who was killed. He denies that
Hoffman was engaged in any OUTSIDE
speculations, AS regards prosecuting Fl
gel, he Will take the advice Of his at
| tarpaCs
The herald., 1897-06-11

so per cent duty was necessary to keep
the Louisiana sugar industry afloat.
When o'clock was reached the bill was
laid aside.
Mr.. Pettigrew made inquiry as to what
had become of his resolution directing
the committee on Pacific railroads to in
quire into the issue Of land patents to
the Pacific roads.
Mr. Gear of Iowa, chairman of the COM
mittee, answered curtly that Mr.. Petit
grew would hear in due time what action
the committee had taken.
Mr.. Pettigrew said he had expected the
reference to the committee would be the
graveyard of the resolution, and he call
ed the attention of the country to the
condition of affairs.
Explanations were made later that the
committee would meet Saturday to con-
slider the subject.
At 5:10 the senate held an executive
session and then adjourned.