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GAS ExPLoslon
Supreme Court Room in National Cap
itoi Wrecked.


Washington, Nov. 8.---An explosion
and fire at 5;13 this afternoon wrecked
the supreme-court room and the rooms
Immediately adjoining it on the main
floor OF the capitol. Tho damage Ia
enormous. The entire central eastern
part OF the great marble pile from the
main floor to the subterranean base.
ment, practically is mass of ruins.
The force OF the explosion was so heavy
that the coping stones on the outer
walls, Just east of the point where the
explosion occurred, were bulged out
nearly two inches, and locked doors
were forced open from their hinges
quite $50 feet from the scene OF it..
Fire followed the explosion SO quickly
as to seem practically simultaneous
with 1t.
The explosion shook the immense
structure to its foundations, and WAS
heard several squares from the capitol.
1t occurred in a small room tightly
inclosed by heavy stone walls in the
subterranean basement, Immediately
below the main entrance TO the old
capitol building. In this room was
500-light gas meter. which was fed by
fouI-inch main. Very little gas is
used in that part of the building, but
at the time Of the explosion the gas had
not been turned of at the meter. The
meter itself was wrecked, and the gas
pouring from the main caught FIRE.
The fame originating from the explo-
sion darted up the shaft Of the elevator,
which had been completely destroyed
by the force Of the explosion, and COM
mnnicated with the record-room Of the
supreme court, the Office of the mar
shal OF the court and the supreme court
library.
Before the flames could be subdued,
the priceless documents in the record
room had been almost totally destroyed.
and serious damage had been done in
the marshal's Office and some minor
rooms in the immediate vicinity.
The library OF the supreme court. To-
oated Immediately beneath the SUI
preme court room, was badly damaged
by fire, smoke and water, practically
destroying the great collection of law
reference books. The library contained
about 30. 900 volumes and was used not
only by the justices of the supreme
court but by members of congress and
lawyers practieing before the supreme
court.
The most serious damages, in the
opinion Of the justices of the supreme
court. is to the records stored in the
snb- basement. These included all OF
the records of cases and opinions rem
dered by the fathers OF the judiciary of
the government Apparently the docu-
ments in this room are either totally
destroyed or so badly damaged by fire
and water as to be useless.
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UNDER A FALLEN ROOF.
Collapse of Theatre Building I'm De.
troit-Fiftecn Workmen Killed.


troit-Fiftecn Workmen Killed.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. S.-The new
five-story Wonderland theater building
is tonight in hopeless state Of col
lapse, and Is or more lives have been
sacrificed by an appalling accident
which occurred there this afternoon.
Shortly before O'Clock, while some
S5 men were at work in various parts
of the half-fnished theater portion OF
the structure, the roof fell in without a
seconds warning. Nearly every work
man was carried down into the theater
pit. The top gallery was crushed
down npon the lower gallery, forming a
sort of fatal hillside, down which slid
broken steel girders, planks, timbers,
brick and great quantity of cement
from the roof, and carrying along a
struggling company of men into the pit
below. very few of whom escaped in
jury. The front wall of the building
remained practically intact. but the
east side wall bulged out and buckled
threateningly.
Notwithstanding the latter danger,
the work of rescuing the injured and
taking out the dead was rushed. and
good progress made until oslo, when
the upper portion of the east wall foil.
shower of bricks striking around the
crowd of laborers, officers and newspa-
per men. extinguishing the temporary
electric lights and causing stampede
for the street. Fortunately none of
those who were struck by the second
downfall was seriously injured, al.
though several we're precipitated into
the basement through the steel hoist,
over which only few loose planks
were laid. Mayor MaybuIy and other
city officials, who were on the scene.
thereupon decld ID not to further i'm
peril life in order to save dead bodies,
and the work was suspended until to-
morrow.
When the crash occurred two bodies
were visible in the debris, but they
were abandoned for the present. The
dead are:
August Sallach, George w. White,
Theodore Mertens, Martin Shafter,
Cornelius McAtron, James Megerschke,
August Januschowski, John Greselski.
Two other bodies had been discovered
in the debris at the time of the second
erash.
The missing are; Peter Connors,
Jacob Lewen, Frank Wolf, 49, Belts
and o. Mnllins.
Twelsa otlien wnrRmen We're serious
~ injuredl Ofitilese 1t Is feared that
Edward Fihher and j.. w. Wilson will
die.
Tho disaster ID supposed to have been
due to the use Of faulty iron beams in
constructing the supports for the very
heavy roof.
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Lincoln, Neb., Nov. "A remarlsa-
BILE petition has been filed In the dis
trict court of Lancaster county by
Charles f., David w. and George K.
Brown, to seek to have receivers OF the
defunct Lincoln Savings bank re-
strained from selling to the highest
bidder insurance policies aggregating
Sl5, 900 on the lives Of the Browns,
pledged to secure loan.
The novel claim is advanced that by
thus disposing of the policies the lives
of the plaintiffs are placed in jeopardy.
The policies may be paid only at the
death OF the assured, hence the claim is
made that by transferring them dual
inducement is offered to make away
with the parties insured. Judge
Holmes has assigned the case for hear
ing at the term of court which meets
this month.
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FELL THROUGH a BRIDGE
Eighteen Men Precipitated Into ths
Des Chutes River.

Eighteen Men Precipitated Into ths
Des Chutes River.
Olympia, WASH, Nov. IA crew
of eight men and traction engine fell
through county bridge across the Dee
Chutes river, near the WaddelI settle
ment, yesterday afternoon. They fell
about Is feet. Three Of the men were
seriously injured. The bridge had
been undergoing repairs. The con-
tractor had finished bis work on it only
few moments before the accident
The notices for vehicles to keep of had
not been removed, and the county COM
mission had not accepted the bridge.
The engine and crew were about two
thirds Of the way across when the
bridge fell, and the machine and crew
were precipitated into the river. The
engine is the property Of Thompson 81
butcher, who talk Of bringing suit
against the county II they are not re-
imb bursed for the damage done their
machine and the cost Of repairing 1t,
which will be considerable. The names
of the injured men are butcher. Ben
Gibson and Piper.
Joseph McCarragher, engineer on the
steamer City Of Olympia. which was
built by joint stock company OF buai-
ness men of this city, and sent to
Alaska for prospecting purposes last
summer. has returned on short bush
ness trip. The steamer IL n winter
quarters at skagway. The crew have
1a good claims at Lake AtIin. which
they will work in the spring. The
men have secured wood contract at
Skagway which will keep them em-
ployed till spring.
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Nanaimo, B. O., Nov. IA short
time ago the Union Colliery Company
imported hundreds of Japs to work in
the coal mines. Early this morning y
riot broke out among them, which re-
suited In one having his head smashed
to pieces and anotheI's abdomen being
badly lacerated. Latest reports say
the injured cannot possibly recover.
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New Con.umutlon C,ure.

Chicago. Nov. 7.--Dr. ]. b. MUIR
phys new treatment for consumptives
has apparently worked its first cures.
The patients are William B. Purcell
and J. @. Edwards, who have been un-
dergoing the treatment for a little over
three months. The treatment is that
which excited wide interest when pre-
sented in paper read by DR.. Murphy
before the American Medical Associa-
tion at Denver this summer.
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Port Townsend, Wash, Nov. IT,
Captain John Hahn, of the Canadian
schooner Victoria, reports that, Sep
tember 30. he passed within 10 yards
Of derelict. The craft had turned
turtle. and appeared to be vessel Of
about 100 tons. The derelict was in
latitude 81 deg, min. north, longitude
loo deg. 20 min. west, and in the
direct track OF vessels coming from
Behring sea. The-dereliot is thought
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Miner NswsI items.

Students OF Dartmouth college have
unanimously voted TO abolish hasing.
James A. Davis, who died In Dor
chester county. Md, Hteered the first
steamer that crossed Lake Erie,
John Hays. the discoverer Of Lake
Huperior'a copper wealth, has just oele.
brated his cath birthday in Cleveland.
At an auction sale Al Norris Park,
N. j., tho great race horse and sire,
MedJlar, wau sold 10 William O. Whil-
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A Murderoua Roa tsyeaIn.

San Francisco, Nov. s.--There was a
serious row. almost resulting in a MUIR
dor ON the British shin Peleus, in poii
here, today. Boatswain Charles Will
son came aboard under the influence
OF liquor. He ordered three men to
wash down the decks, which work
they had just done. A quarrel ensued,
during which John Mcintosh and
Michael Scott were stabbed several
times with a large sheathknife by Will
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cleared for Action.

Wei-Hai. Wei, Nov. 2. All the
British warahips here are now fully
coaled. Their woodwork has been re-
moved, and they arc completely pre-
pared for emergencies
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disappointed In Love.

Seattle, WASH. Nov. 7.-E. N.
Heinrich, SON OF wealthy Watertown.
N. Y, jeweler, committed suicide last
night by drinking acid Disappoint-
ment in love Is assigned as the cause.
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ENeLAND's WAR PREPARATION.
Said In Berlin 20 Be Connected with
the Philippine Question.

London, Nov. THE Berlin CORE.
spondent of the Daily News says: It
is asserted in well-informed quarters
that the British war preparations are
connected with the Philippine ques-
tion, in which the United States gov
ernment Is working in agreement with
England. The rumors were revived
that the United States intends ceiling
to England some Of the islands or
granting coaling stations there.
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MARIA TERESA LOST
Went Down During a Gale
In the Bahamas.
ALL HANDS on BOARD sAyEr
The Strain Opened Leaks which Could
Not lie Stopped ship Now Lies
Three Miles Deep.

Charleston, 8. c.. Nov. 8.-The tug
Merritt put into Charleston this morn
ing, and reported the loss Of the cruiser
Maria Teresa of San Salvador, the
Bahamas, Noyembe 8. in the midst Of
furious storm.
The cruiser left Caimanera, Cuba, on
the morning Of October 80 In tow for
New York. She had already passed
Cape Maysi and started northeast
around the Bahamas. A furious storm
overlook her, and in her condition she
was unable to weather the gale. The
strain opened rents in the hull which
had been patched to enable her to make
the journey. and she began TO FIJI rap
idly. The Merritt took of Lieutenant
Commander Harris and crew from the
sinking ship and she soon went down.
The Merritt brought the officers and
men here. No lives were lost.
This afternoon the survivors came
ashore. They lost all their clothing
and personal effects.
The Teresa sank 80 miles OFF Walling
island at midnight Tuesday. She met
the storm Tuesday morning and began
to strain. Parts OF the hull thought to
be safe became weakened, livets broke
and water made rapidly in the hold.
The boilers began TO give way and
finally the water extinguished the fires
in the engine.room. The pumps would
not work. The whole vessel showed
signs OF collapse and the men stood
stripped awaiting orders to quit the
ship. The Vulcan was towing the
Teresa while the Merritt rescued ia
Of the crew, made up OF volunteers
from the Cincinnati. Newark and yul-
can. Ropes were cut and she then rap
idly filed.
The Merritt then headed for Charles
ton with the rescued. The crew left
this afternoon for Norfolk.
Opinion at the Navy Department.
Washington. Nov. s.--No orders were
issued by the navy department up to
the close of Office hours as to the dispo-
sltion of Lieutenant Commander Harris
and his crew, and Captain Crowln-
shield, OF the bureau of navigation, said
no orders would be formulated tonight.
It is the opinion Of the navy depart
ment that the government has lost, be-
sides the value OF the ship herself, only
the amount Of the per diem of $500 per
day through the sinking CT the vessel,
because the contract appears to have
required the delivery by the wreoking
company OF the vessel at the navy yard
at Norfolk. According TO the contract,
salvage was to consist of such further
| compensation over or above the per
diem and stipulated expense as might
be awarded by board appointed for
that purpose, consisting of a represent
alive of each party and third party,
their survey to be made after the ves-
sells delivery at Norfolk. The first
thing in order now Is court of inquiry;
In fact, the department has no option
in tire case of the loss OF vessel under
such conditions. This court is re-
quired to fix the responsibility for the
loss.
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rho utns WORD ohedIsnt.

Denver, Nov. S.--Game Warden
Swan returned from the western part
OF the state. and says there are no Utes
there. Tho troops had no difficulty in
persuading the Utes to leave. as they
had already killed all the game they
wanted.
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ARLINcToN-FosslL
...STAcE LINE.

Stage leaves Arlington every mofnngfsunday
execptedl II six o'ciocki II due al Condor at
p. IN. and arrives at Fossil At Z D. M,
Comfortable coaches and careful. experienced
driyeras
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FAsHopA INCIDENT CLOSED.
France Announces the Withdrawal OF
Marchand,s Expedition.

France Announces the Withdrawal OF
Marehandss Expedition.
Paris, Nov. IA semi-offioial note
issued this evening says the government
has resolved not to retain the Mar
chand mission at Fashoda, adding that
this decision was arrived at BY the cab
met after an exhaustive examination
oil the question.
London, Nov. THE most lsiiahIe
information from Paris confirms the
earlier reports that Nj. Depuy, the
premier, has decided to wash his hands
of Fashoda and to recall Major Mar
ehand, for whose mission lie is not re-
sponsible. This decision is. to some
extent, oue to desire to allow nothing
to interfere with the success of the ex.
position of 1900.
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ADvxRrHsrra HArns.

Business locals viii bo charged a. 10 csnte NJ
line for nrst insertion and cents per Tins ther
after.
Legal advertisements win in sii eases
charged TO the party ordering them, a isgl
rates. and paid for before sfadavit Il Furnishes
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Twa Fatal Accidents.

Brooklyn. b. c., Nov. IT, Yesterday
Otto Anderson was blown mp by dyaa-
mite near here. He was employed Iii
d railroad. A blast exploded prema-
turely. Today John Olsen. Ia another
railroad camp, met death BY . tamp-
ing-rod passing through hIa head. i
was propelled BY premature biast.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-11-10

Spain will permit her solal4Ha -
have served three wears - razzaiA
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-11-10

Tacoma, Nov. s,--Olof Alberg, an
employe OF the Blaauws salmon can.
merry, was scalded late yesterday after
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the audience was agin the hopper and
fur me.
My lectur' also went we'll with the
audience. One cause of it's success was
the absence of cuss words in my re~
marks. From fust to last didn't let
profane word creep in, and SIGH slang
eNpresshuns as | worked in hit the nail
so fairly on the head that even tho
preachers applauded. Another reason
was the pathos in my voice. 1 spoke
as one standin' at the bedside of dy-
in wife, and SIGH was the impresshun
made that seven different wimmin had
to use the same handkerchief to wipe
their fallin' tears away. had to pause
more than once to control my own
emoshuns, and one of the preachers got
up and pinted to the circumstances as
proovin' my moral character. I am
sorry to say that thar was one capshus
critter in my large and intelligent au-
dience. He was the owner of the OPP
posishun hotel, and was panied because
I preferred to stop at a house with
regular table cloths instead of sheets
! and bedquilts on the tables. When
showed the pictur' of the city Of Jeru-
salem this capshus man stood up and
seq:
stranger, what We givin' us?'
cts Jerusalem" seq I.
aye ar deceiver!" seq he. II was
! born and bred in that very town, and
| if it amt Toledo then I'm goat. we've
left the Maume river out, but I'd know
the town with my eye shet."
HAS Toledo got walls around her?''
SEE I.
Anybody can make walls" seq he.
"And has Toledo got hills on every
hand?"
Them hills is only painted on to de-
ceive."
He was goin' on to say that he could
pick out the house he was born in, and
that he expected to see his brother
turnin' corner, when a preacher got
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the general system-two arouses the
enthusiasm, and the third is purity sar-
TN to bring out war-whoop. Nuthin'
like it was ever put up in small bottle
afore. Would We pardin me if l OBJ
sarved that yer liver seemed to be in
need of sum consolashun?"
Il know she does" he replied, 'and
II We happen to hey one O. them bottles
handy might try swaller."
l passed out bottle and ten minits
later the mayor was throwin' up his
hat and whoopin'. That evenin' the
lame, the halt, the blind and every
body else in Strongsville attended nv
show. Before the exhibishun opened l
spoke a few affectin' words to the as
semblage. They were mostly concar-
MIN my moral character and my purely
vegetable Liver Regulator, but now
and then I seized the opportunity to
hold up to them SIGH sayin's as:
Most of us would be sick half the
time if we swallered our own advice"
The man who lies hates to be told
OF it jest as much as if he was tellin'
the truth"
1T may be fun to try to hit fly
with crowbar, but it's heap O. time
wasted jest the same"
'Natur don't hev to born fules. She
kin find 'em full-grown any day in the
Var, and in almost any place"
In se'lin' my Liver Regulator I took
keer not to deceive the confdin' public
by cfaimin' too much. Thar ar hui
man critters as fondly expect that the
contents of one and the same bottle
will cure consumption, pull mewl out
OF the quicksand, stop the toothache.
regulate the liver, scare away the itch
and draw prize in lottery, but al
lus discourage SIGH expectashuns. The
success of my menagerie was fur be-
yend my most sanguine hopes. When
held up my Vain Endeavor bottle and
showed 'em the Kansas grasshopper
buttin' the cork in his vain endeavors
to rekivc: his hoppin' liberty the audi
cree was agin me and fur the hopper.
when. however, made my moral pint
that 1t was useless and a sin fur hu-
man natur' to kick ag;n the ineyitable,
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| up and commanded him to silence.
That preacher had been to Jerusalem
| and sloshed about fur six weeks. and
ne couldn't be deceived. He even pinted
out the spot on which he had bin bit
by dog, and he wound up by ofrerin'
to bet the capshus landlord twenty to
one that it was the best pictur' Of
Jerusalem ever put on canvas. The au-
dience was with me and agin the land
lord, and he sneaked out and was seen
no more. The incident furnished me
opportunity to git off SIGH sayin's as:
1.-THE champion of truth never stands
alone"
"Facts beat shirts which button be-
hind"
'Never know anythin' We don't
know"
even the preacher comes in useful
now and then"
I shall be glad of contribushuns to
increase the size of my menagerie and
advice as to how to run my panoramy
so as to create the greatest moral i'm
preshun. No immodest livin' or dead
curiosities will be considered, and no
profanity allowed within ten rods of
the tent. sJIAs H1-MRrE
General Snowman and Philosopher
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New Route to California.

A striking confirmation of the truth of
the saying: 1T is an ill-wind that blows
no one good is found in the new routing
of the "Sunset Limited" Heretofore it has
started from New Orleans westward. This
season, on account of the prevalence of yell
low fever in some parts of the south, Chica-
60 has been decided upon as the terminus,
the route being over Chicago & Alton,
Chicago to st. Louis; St. Louis, Iron Noun
tain & Southern, st. Louis to Texarkana;
Texas & Pacific, Texarkana to Ell Paso;
Southern Pacific Company, Ell Paso to Cali
fornia destination. The train runs twice a
week, leaving Chicago l:3O p. m. every
Tuesday and Saturday, and st. Louis 10: 20
p. IN. same days. Eastbound the same
trains leave San Francisco $50 p. IN. Mon
days and Thursdays, and Los Angeles 1890
a. m. Tuesdays and Fridays.
Sunset Limited is magnificent train,
completely vestibuled and running through
solid, comprising library and smoking car
TOR gentlemen with barbershop and bath
room; a combination ladies' parlor and
compartment car, with wellstocked library,
and ladies' maid in attendance; two Of the
finest sleeping-cars, and a dining-car, in
which perfect meals are perfectly served
The dining-car service is a la carte-pay for
what you order-and prices are reasonable
A trip across the continent in this train
could not but be a delight at any time, but
during the winter months there will be spe.
cial satisfaction in the certainty of semi
tropical climate, picturesque and novel
scenery, fast time, and no snow blockades
And best of all, no extra fare is charged for
transportation on "Sunset Limited" only
the regular Pullman rates prevailing fol-
sleeping car accommodations.
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Wood Is Hard to Ignite.

It takes very high temperature to
ignite wood Immediately. A tempera-
ture of 400 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit
is required to char wood within rea-
sonably short time, and these temper
atures are above those OF ordinary
steam. Hence the liability of steam
pipes to cause ignition of wood with
which they come in contact is largely
a matter of time. It is frequently OBJ
served that wooden logging applied to
steam pipes and engine cylinders be-
comes charged after long exposure to
heat. even at lower temperatures. A.
L. Stevenson, in paper read before the
Federated Institute of Mining Engi-
neers, cited authorities showing that
the lower the temperature at which
charcoal is produced the greater its
power Of absorption and the raore
readily it is combusible.