davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-18
A TREMENDOUS CHEER
went up from the crowd below.


Fireman John Hanna of the fire boat
Zephar Mills, rushed through the
smoke to the top floor and found Night
Watchman Mac Nichol half asphyx-
lated. Hanna lowered him by means
of wire to the fire escape, two stories
below, and lei himself down the same
way. His hands were badly cut by the
wire. Then Hanna assisted the old
man down the fire escape.
Fireman VIM. Kennedy, of engine
company No. %, rescued a Mrs. Brann
from the fourth floor of the hotel by
means of sealing ladder. His rescue
was cheered by the immense crowd.
A crippled woman was found lying
on the floor Of a room on the fourth
floor unable to move, and was carried
in safety to the street.
Assemblyman John F. Maher. Sher-
if Dunn and Police Commissioners
Hess, Sexton and Abel all assisted in
taking persons from the hotel.
Captain Emil II. Hale, of company
L, Forty-seventh United States volun-
teers, rushed up to the fourth floor
and rescued an old crippled man, who
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-18
FIRE HORROR IN
4 NEW YORK HOTEL
Continued from First Page.
Continued from First Page.

thing On the Fifth avenue end of the
building, and the lad when he got to
the floor above the main hall ran into
the American dining room and gave
the alarm to the guests there. Only
few persons were in the dining room
at the time and they escaped. When
the boy reached the main floor War
rem F. Leland, the proprietor of the
hotel, was in the rear of the long hall
and the boy shouted to him that the
building was on fire. On Mr.. Leland
instructions the clerks tried to save all
the books and papers, and the boy
then rushed down the basement stair
at work in the laundry. 1t is believed
that all Of them escaped. One OF the
most daring rescues effected by the
firemen occurred on the fifth floor on
the Fifth avenue front. An elderly
woman was seen at a window and two
firemen succeeded in reaching the win
dow Immediately beneath. One of them
climbed to the coping of the window
on which he was standing and then
swung the woman clear of the win
dow and landed her safely in the arms
of his companion, who, with the as
sistance of several other fremen
passed her down to the street.
THE FIRST HORROR
occurred just fifteen minutes after the
fire broke out. A handsome woman
appeared at the window of a room on
the fourth floor. She held out her
arms to the crowd below Then she
raised her hands as if in supplication,
and in a moment climbed to the win
dow and leaped. She turned about like
top and struck the iron railing in
front Of the hotel. Her body seemed
to be impaled there, but it fell off and
into the area way. She was dead. The
woman was identified as Mrs. Amelia
Paddock, of Irvington, N. Y.
One of the most thrilling scenes of
the fire-at time when the building
was a seething caldron of fames-was
the heroic rescue OF several women
from the upper stories. One had been
carried down from the fifth story Mrs
A. H. Fuller, of Pittsburg, then ap-
peared with her maid at the window
of the fourth story. 1t seemed an age
before the ladder was lowered. Fire
men ran up and with great difficulty
brought down Mrs. Fuller and her
maid. Just as she was gotten out of
the window, a middle-aged woman ap-
peared at a window just north Of that
at which the ladder was placed. The
woman, fearing she would not be res
cued, prepared to jump. She was
warned to keep back, and became PAN
icstricken and stepped back into the
dense smoke. a hook and ladder man
seeing the desperation of the woman,
seized a scaling ladder and went up
story after story through the binding
smoke. He climbed to the coping just
as the woman reappeared. Selling her
by the waist and holding her tightly to
the wall OF the building, he crept slow
ly on the coping and passed the faint
ing woman to another fireman who
had braced himself to receive her.
There was dreadful suspense as the
fireman drew the woman toward him
and finally had her safely on the lad
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08
KNOCKOUT DROPS.
Grade Boss Gets His Bumps
When in Town on Pleasure
Bent.

Whiskey Fixed by Thieves Fixes Him
and His Money Takes Wings-Victim
Wakes up in West MorgantoWn with
His Honey gone and Mind Blank
Several Suspected People Being
Watched.
Mike Haley Of the construction
force on the Morgantown and King
wood railroad was given knockout
drops here last week and robbed of
over 800 dollars. The matter was
kept secret by the authorities who
have been hard at work trying to
locate the guilty parties but they
have failed to find out certainly who
they are.
Suspicion points very strongly to-
ward couple of young men who
were seen with him on the night on
which he was robbed taking him in
the direction of West Morgantown.
He came to the next day in stable
near the brickyard.
Haley who was grade boss on the
new railroad drew his money and
with what he had came to town last
week. He tangled up as soon as he
hit the place and became very com
panionable. While he was in this
mellow state of mind he was taken
in hand by some one and held up.
He says that he remembers getting
pint of whiskey with a young fell
low and after he had taken one drink
he knew nothing more until he came
to in the morning
Then he found himself in a stable
on the West Side. His money was
gone and he knew nothing about it.
The robbery was reported to the po-
lice who tried for several days to To-
cate the thief or thieves but they were
unsuccessful. Haley could not iden-
tify any one positively.
He was left penniless and had to
borrow money to get out Of town.
He left here for Smithfleld where he
went to work for Bennett and Tai
bott who are building the extension
of the road in to the new coal fields
of Southern Fayette.
The thief or thieves may yet be
overhauled and they are being watch
ed closely by the police. Some arrests
may follow later developments and
the matter will go hard with them if
they are caught.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08
Wanted RoOmers.

Three roomers to board at fort in
house. Large rooms all modern con
veneinces, reasonable rates, close to
University. Lock Box 524.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

The war in the Philippines is not
half as large as it was before the
South African scrap started and this
makes some of the actors IN the
farce feel more comfortable The
audience is not paying such close
attention.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08
Agents Wanted.

To sell to the consumers our Teas,
Coffees, Baking Powder, Spices, Ex-
tracts, Soaps, Starches, Chocolates,
etc. Address the
GRAND UNION TEA Co.,
So Baltimore Street.
4l-3w Cumberland, Md.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

Explanations of how it happened
may be expected and received from
any one you meet.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

Bryan is endorsed in Nebraska by
largely increased majorities.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

The United States does not care a
rap if our Uncle John gets thumped
when he is trying to run over a
weaker country for the sake of gain.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

There are many candidates who
realize that November is one of the
saddest months they ever exper
enced.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

Meager returns came in but they
were an elegant sufficiency when
compared with the usual votes.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

A treatise on "What happened to
Jones' would be approprite in Ohio.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

The Pittsburg Dispatch Republi-
can says that the Democrats are the
victors to some extent in the cleo
tions.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

Tl.e weather man Il lid at AM
rate lie is not giving vac frost that
some people got from the voters
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

Ohio as usual bobbed up with a
surprise. Jones hurt the Democrats
most when everyone expected to see
him draw from the Republicans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

Democrats have rather the better
of the argument so tar. They have
gained where the fight was a
straight out one
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

Its a good thing that this state
didn't get to vote this year.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-08

Buy the Walkover shoe::at
Whittington's.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
Conversational Notes.

Tile Senate yesterday passed a bill for the re-
lief OF the heirs OF Minnie Frederick from the act
prohibiting aliens from acquiring real estate in
the District Oi Columbia.
bill appropriatng S2J 900 for aiding the tr,ls
tees OF the Woman's National Industrial Exhibit
of this city providing the trustees raise an equal
sum. was introduced in the Senate yesterday by
Mr. Galliuger.
Favorable report made yesterday in the
Senate from the District Committee on an amend.
mcnt to the S,rndry Civil bill to pay 81. 900 to
the National Investment Company Of this city
for arrearagCs OF rent for the municipal build.
ing, i6i Louisiana Avenue
Favorable action was taken yesterday by the
land titles in the District. also for the extension
OF Howard Avenue
petition from +h- citizens of Lowell. Mass.
was presented to the Senate yesterday 10y Mr..
Ii0ar. protesting against viys"cti0n in the pub.
lie schools Of the Distrigt OF Columbia
\ bill authorizing the Legislative Assembly OF
New Mexico to Rsue territorial bonds to the
amount of sGD.OOD. for the completion OF its
capitol, was passed by Dlc Senate yesterday
bill was introduced in the Senate yesterday
by Mr. Mcmillan authorizing the extension o:
Pennsylvania Avenuc southeast
resolution requesting the House 10 reiNr
to the Senate joint rssoiution srar'ir- rarmis-
sion for the erection o; monumcu. IN thc city
Of Washington. u. Cl, for the a.tliaentatior
ui til" National Capital and in E3u1r nf Samuel
Hahnemanu. was ;H,:cetf 10 by lAe senate 5-.
terday. 81 q"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25

their people. 1t would take from $1,000
to 10000 troops to occupy the Philippines.
and 10000 for Cuba besides large num-
ber for Porto Rico. In this way our whole
army would be used in the colonial acqui-
sitions.
Mr.. Foraker took issue with Mr.. Sewell
in an energetic manner at this point Mr..
Sewell had made several statements with
which he did not agree. but he especially
referred to the statement that twenty
thousand troops would be needed in Cuba,
and said that the Military Committee. of
which Mr.. Sewell was a member, had esti-
mated that 10000 troops we're enough fer
that island. Continuing. Mr.. Foraker said
that Judging from the splendid way the
Cubans had conducted themselves since
the protocol was signed he did not believe
any troops would long b. needed there.
To this Mr.. Sewell replied that the Gu
bans were a revolutionary people and that
it would not be long before they would be
fighting the United States He then took
up his typewriter statement with refer
ence to the Hull bill.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
THE HEPBURN CANAL BILL.
The Measure PASSES the Senate n.
:. Rider.

The River and Harbor Appropriation
bill, carrying as a rider the Hepburn Mic
aragua Canal bill. passed the Senate yes
terday with only three votes registered
against it-Senators Teller, Pettigrew. and
Rawlins comprising the opposition.
The bill was before the Senate yesterday
from 1880 until after o'clock, and this
time was divided about equally between a
discussion of the canal amendment and
one for the construction of reservoirs at
the headwaters of the Missouri River.
The committee provisions in both in
stances however, We're retained in the bill.
Senator Rawlins was the first TO assail
the canal amendment. He offered as a
substitute an amendment which would
practically defeat the purpose of the
measure in the bill. and after a lengthy
discussion. which was in substance re-
capitulation of the argument against the
Morgan bill, when that measure was be-
fore the Senate, a vote was taken on the
| amendment of MIR. Rawlins. and its only
supporters were Senators Bate. Pettigrew,
Rawlins Turley, and Vest. while IS Sena-
| tors voted against it, An amendment was
proposed by Mr.. Spooner recognizing the
validity of the Clayton Bulwer treaty be-
tween the United States and Great Britain,
which was also defeated. -
| Mr.. Pettigrew, in an extended speech. de-
| nounced the whole canal project. saying
the Government had better do almost any
thing with its money than put it into an
| isthmian canal. Mr.. Teller also opposed
the canal amendment to the bin and said
| he could not vote for it on that account
| Senator Frye. who was in charge OF the
bill, announced that he should ask the
| Senate to remain in session until final
! vote could be had on the measure, and a
! few minutes after 8 o'clock he accom-
plished this purpose and the Senate ad-
! iourDed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
SENATOR sEwELL's SPEECH.
He Relieves There viii BE War in
the Antilles,


Although leaders OF both parties in tho
Senate had several days ago reached the
conclusion that further discussion of the
Hull Army bill was a useless waste of
time, long and carefully prepared speech
was delivered by Senator Sewell of New
Jersey in the Senate yesterday during the
consideration of the River and Harbor
bill.
As an introduction to his remarks. Sena-
tor Sewell reviewed his position on the
war, declaring that he had not been in
favor Of it. That in his opinion Spain had
answered all Of our demands in reference
10 the government of Cuba In reference
to the blowing up of the Maine. Mr.. SeweII
said 1t would be hard today TO tell who
was responsible for 1t. Spain ought TO
have made an inquiry. and as she had not
done so, we ought TO make one now. He
had very grave doubts. he said. that the
Maine was exploded by any act OF the
Spaniards. or by any fault of Spain
1T may have been Spain. 1t may have
been the Cuban Junta." he continued
They had more at stake in bringing on
the war than anybody else
AT the present time, in the opinion of
Mr. Sewell, the United States is in worse
state of war than il was before Santiago,
and he thought a hundred thousand ,roops
was entirely too small a number to be
placed at the disposal of the President.
He had never been in favor OF annexing
the Philippines. And for Gods sake let
us order our troops away from there" he
declared. There were ten million people
there almost uncomfortable. They were
partly civilized and partly savage and the
rest were pirates. Mr.. Sewell said he had
visited the islands whoG boy. and later
as sailor, and knew all about them and
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
CONSOLIDATION OF ROADS.
The Senate Committee Report on the
Crosby system.

The senate Committee Report ON the
Crosby system.
A House bill to change the name of the
Capital Railway Company of the District
of Columbia. which was acted upon favor
ably by the Senate District Committee over
a week ago and with certain amendments
ordered fayorably reported to the Senate
has since been amended further at the sug
gestion of the Capital Traction and Metro
politan Railway Companies, so as to change
the mode of court procedure and to allow
the use of Sixth Street. Accompanying the
bill is the following report:
! Within the past year certain persons
have purchased the following railways in
the District of Columbia: The lexington
and Soldiers Home Railway, the Belt Rail
way, the Anacostia and Potomac River
Railroad, the Capital Railway. the Bright
wood Railway, and the Washington, Wood
side. and Forest Glen Railway.
"Of these properties not one has paid
| dividends, at least within recent years. and
! several of them are operated wholly or in
part by horses. 1t is believed by the pur-
chasers that by consolidating the roads un-
/ der one management, and By putting in an
| underground electric system within the
! city of Washington. the roads can be made
| to pay. So firm is this belief that sufficient
money has been raised to effect the pur-
chase and to make the contemplated i'm
provements The work of installing an IN
derground system on the lexington and
the Belt roads is now well under way, and
the bill allows the Anacostia road to ex-
change its one-horse cars for underground
electric cars.
'All extensions of tracks provided for in
no case exceed a half dozen blocks, and are
for the purpose of connecting different
portions of the system of roads. The COM
mittee not only can see no objection 10 the
passage OF the bill. but. further, they COM
mend the measure to Congress as present
ing happy solution of the very perplex-
ing problem of how to make an unprofita-
bic street railroad serve the public.
| "A further amendment to the bill pro-
poses to allow the newly chartered Wash
ington and University Railway to extend
| from the Tenleytown road across to Con
pecticut Avenue extended-a plan favored
| by Bishop Hurst and others interested in
the new university established by the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and opposed
/ by no one
favorable report was also made on a
bill to amend an act Incorporating the
Washington and University Railroad Com
pany of the District of Columbia.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
DISTRICT BILLS.
One Hour Granted in the senate for
Local Measures.
journed.


Unanimous consent was obtained yester-
yad in the Senate by Mr. Mcmillan. Chair
man Of the District Committee of that
body, for the consideration of House Dis
trict bills for an hour today Immediately
after the routine morning business. There
are about twenty House bills that will
come in under this order.
The following Senate bills were indefin-
itely postponed at the request of Senator
Mcmillan: -....
Senate 3343-For the relief OF non resi-
dents who have paid license taxes in the
District of Columbia.
Senate 4S34-To provide a conduit sys-
TEN in the District of Columbia
Senate 3942-To punish the impersonation
OF weighmasters in the District of Column
bia.
Senate 25i8-For the incorporation of the
Mutual Savings and Benefit Association in
the District of Columbia.
Senate 2644-To authorize the Anacostia
and Potomac River Railroad Company of
the District of Columbia to change its mo-
tive power
Senate 5326-For the extension of New
Hampshire Avenue.
Senate 5lS9-To redeem certain outstand-
ing certificates issued by the Board of
Audit and the Board of Public Works of
the District of Columbia.
Senate 5l77-For the extension of
Sherman Avenue in the District of Colum-
bia.
Senate 51i7-To condemn the right OF
way and to open Sixteenth Street from
Morris Street to Columbia Road
Senate 5l22-To change the name of the
AnacOstia and Potomac River Railroad
Company to the Washington Traction
Company.
Senate 5O95-To provide for the opening
of Fifth Street northwest
Senate 50S1-Authorizing the board of
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
EAGAN'S SALARY.
The Comptroller of the Trensur,
Mny Decline to Pay II.

Mny Decline to Pay 1t.
Army officers who have knowledge OF
the subject claim that the Comptroller OF
the Treasury will decline to authorize the
payment to Charles p Eagan, now under
suspension from rank and duty. the salary
of Commissary General of Subsistence,
amounting to $500 year. The question of
the right of an army officer to draw his pay
while under suspension from rank and duty
has never been definitely decided legally.
1t was not disposed of in the case of Judge
Advocate General Swain, frequently cited
as corresponding to that of General Eagan.
because the sentence of General Swain
said specifically that he was to receive
half pay during the term of his suspension
In reducing the sentence of Eagan from
dismissal to six years suspension President
Mckinley said nothing about the rate of
pay Eagan was to receive during his en-
forced retirement and it was generally ac-
cepted in military circles that he would get
the full pay of his office. The opinion has
changed in those quarters where important
military matters are discussed before being
decided It is said that there is no author
ity for the Secretary of War to sanction the
payment of Eagans salary and that when he
next applies for his pay the request will
be refused on the ground that he is not an
officer of the Government This will take
the question to the Comptroller of the
Treasury, and some officers who have ex-
amined the statute books and military reg
ulations hold that no authority is contained
in them for the payment of salary to an
officer suspended from rank and duty.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
AWNING A LYNcHING PARTY.
Desperate Vermonters Checked by a
PIucky sheriff.

Waterbury, VT, Feb. 24.-An attempt
which was made here yesterday morning
to take prisoner from the hands of the
sheriff and treat him to lynch law has
greatly excited this peaceable community
George Doherty, accused of having on
Saturday night shot Fred Murphy. was be-
irg taken by Sheriff Graves in a wagon TO
the court for arraignment. His right hand
was handcufIed to the sherif's left.
The session was to be held in the school
house, and large crowd had congregated
to see the prisoner.
Just as the sheriff's team stopped Ram
dali Blodgett, citizen who always had
been held in the highest repute. stepped
out fem the door OF the building armed
with rifle and carrying a belt filled with
cartridges. He had a new rope, supplied
with moose and hangmans knot, on his
shoulder
He went up quickly to the sheriff. who
with his prisoner had just alightsd from
the wagon, and. presenting the muzzle OF
the gun, said: Il will take care OF him. %
Indicating Doherty.
Sheriff Graves, chained as he was by
one hand. was at disadvantage but he
seized the muzzle OF the gun with his dis
eH6dSeu manu- ana ioTCtI IL dONnWaFu.
Blodgett shouted: Where are my
men, The crowd which had observed
the proceedings silently. made no motion
to respond. The moments diversion. how
ever. had given the sheriff a chance to
draw his revolver with his free hand so
that when Blodgett turned from the spec
tators to the sheriff he looked into the
muzzle of the officers weapon. The sher-
| iff said: IF you make another move I'll
put bullet through you. l propose to
| defend my man
| At that moment some one in the crowd
stepped out grabbed Blodgett and drew
him in among the spectators. Although
| the men had not responded to Blodgett $
call they closed in about him and permit-
| ted him to escape.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
DIED.

MASrERS-on Thursday, February %, ISga. at
: a. M. at Silver Hill. Md, NATHAN MAST
ERS, after q short illness.
Funeral from ST Barnabas Church. Maryland,
at O'Clock, Sunday. February 2G. Friends and
relatives invited to attend. 1t
McCINNISS-On Friday, February u. lssJ. at
l O'Clock p. m, at her late residence is1 9TH
Street southwest. DAYTON \, beloved wife of
X. ". McGinniss.
Funeral at Oak Grove. Va. Monday, February
=. 1t
Suddenly. at residence No -
Eighth Street northeast February p, Is99. JES-
SIZE, beloved wife OF Marian +. HoIderrnan and
devoted daughter Of Lewis and Julia 4 clark
Funeral from the Eastern Presbyterian Church,
corner and Sixth Streets northeast Rev Dr.
EIston, Sunday, p. m. February a6. Item
SNOW-After a lingering illness, MARY. widow
of the late John Snow, departed this life FebrlI-
AIRY %, 1899, at s:l5 p m. aged sixty-fve years.
Funeral from her late residence S25 Missouri
Avenue, Saturday morning. O'Clock: thence to
st. Patrick's Church. Relatives and friends re-
spectfully invited to attend. Item