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whole market fell away with some vlo-
lence. Most of'the leading stocks were
q point or more below last nights level
before the decline eliminated. The
early advance had shown gains of a
point for many stocks. The nervous
condition OF the bears was strikingly
shown in the violent recovery of the
last half hour of the market when q
rumor got into circulation that the
strike OF coal miners had been settled.
This rumor was attributed to Chicago
and though the prompt measures taken
to secure authoritative information on
the point failed to confirm 1t, bears
bought stocks to cover In disorderly
haste. Some violent recoveries were
the consequence, Reading first prefer
RI rallylng 81 per cent on wide jumps
and New Jersey Central 3 per. cent. The
covering movement extended through
out the list and prices swiftly retracel
their course to almost the top level In
many cases. The market closed consii-
erably excited and strong with large
number of stockI showing net gains.
The news that the miners settlement
applied only to one mine where partlcu.
lar conditions exist, did not become
known until after the close of the mar
ket What effect the actual facts may
have remains to be seen. The day was
barren OF any actual news develop
ments which might change the specula
tive situation. The continued weakness
OF sterling exchange begins to arouse
conjecture again as to whether relief
TO the money market is to be looked for
by gold imports.
TIL bond market was dull and con-
tinued Irregular. Total sales par value
Sl.OaO.OO
United States As advanced Z per cent
and all other issues 4 per cent in the
bid price. ..
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Mrs. Allison's Statement

NETWORK. Sept. 26.-The Evening
World to-day prints a statement cred
lied to the widow OF David Allison, tho
cashier OF the Traders Insurance Com
pany, who died Saturday. Mrs. Allison
Is quoted as saying that her husband
whispered to her MS he was dying the
name OF the man who knew OF the con.
dision OF the Trnders Insurance Com.
pany and was responsible for the fra.
ming OF the alleged false reports OF tho
company's financial standing. Mrs. AL
llson says she will go on the stand and
disclose the name OF the man her hus.
band accused. etl
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Dry Goods.

/. NEW YORK-More business doing In
cotton goods chiefly In blenched. buyers
looking for higher prices in some of the
better grades Of these. Brown sheet
.ings and drills strong, but demand
quiet. Coarse colored cottons also
strong. with moderate sale, Print
cloths inactive at previous prices.
Prints and ginghams very firm. Mems
wear woolens and worsteds continue
dull. but no change in prices. Demand
for wooden and worsted dress goods
shows slight improvement.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet. E
Wheat--No. 2 red 77Sc.
Corn-No. .. 42a@isAc; No. 2 yellow
42Gi3Ic
oats-No. .. epic; No. white o6Ec;
No. white PAX @2j4tc &c.
/ Rye-No. 2. 5:i&c.
Maltlng-Fair to choice 52657c.
Flaxseed-No. /, 81 So; No. / north
western 81 SO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81 1904 50.
Mess Pork-Per barrel SIC 1O@l2 10.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. 81 0567 07js.
Short Rlbs-Sides Qoose) 81 GOO! So. E
Dry sailed shoulders (boxed) CA9
Csc. a.r
Short clear sides (boxcd) IS 15IS 20.
Whisky-Basis OF high wines 81 &c.
Sugars unchanged.
Butter-Stcady: creameries 16G22c.
Cheese-Firm at 10kG112c.
Eggs-Firm: fresh, 1Glkc.
NEW YoRK-FIour, receipts S,23i
barrels; exports l3,62S barrels: market
quiet and steady.
Wheat, receipts .199 500 bushels; no
exports: spot market firm; No. 2 red
SSSc {. o. b. afioat; options opened
steady with corn; closed firm at &c net
advance: close: March, S6Zc: May,
S6Ec; September, S1%c; October, Size;
December. Sac.
Corn. receipts 1885 bushels: exports
1920 bushels. spot market quiet: No.
2, Soc elevator: option market strong:
closed firm at A9&c net advance;
close: May. 41lAc: September, 49Ec; Oc-
tober, 46xc: December 42Ac.
Oats, receipts 10 bushels exports 1,625
bushels: spot market steady; No. Q,
e5hc: options slow but steady.
Hay quiet. Hops quiet. Hides firm.
Leather steady. Beef steady. Cut
meats firm. Pork firm.
Lard steady; refined quiet.
Tallow firm. Cottonseed oil quiet.
Rosin quiet. Turpentinc easy.
Rice quiet. Molasses steady.
Coffee. spot Mo Quiet;, No. / invoice
Sac: market nominal; mild quiet: Cor
dora 3H6lIc;. futures opened steady
and unchanged: closed barely steady
and net unchanged to five points de-
cline; sales. $1,000 bags.
Sugar. raw firm; fair refining 4kc:
Centrifugal, 96 test, &c: molasses sugar
&c; refined firm.
BALTlMORE-Flour quiet: receipts
25.S9i barrels: exports Al barrels.
Wheat strong: spot and the month
75A@5hc; receipts 1896 bushels: Sex-
ports 23.5OS bushels: southern by sam
pie GS@76c. Corn strong: spot i6Jsc;
receipts G5.250 bushels. Oats firm: No. .
white 271EN2Sc: receipts 1851 bushels:
exports none. Hay firm. Duttertand
cheese firm. Eggs firm: fresh. 1s@
Isle. ~. IA III
ClNC1NNATI-Flour dull. Wheat
firm: No. red fSc.. sCorn firmer: No. .
mixed 42AGi3c. Oats strong; No. .
mixed 23AD23hc. Rye steady; No. g.
56hc. Lard steady at Sc 95. Bulk
meats dull at IS 00,S Bacon firm at 50 9s.
Whisky firm Mt 81 &c. Sugar firm.
TOLEDo-Wheat dull and higher:
September and October 1gXc. Corn ac-
tive and higher: No. cash and Sep
tember i5c. Oats dull and Unchanged:
Mo- cash sac. Cloverseed dull and
higher: October. So 90. .ll7fi4.
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:, a booklet. with this title, Just pub.
llshed by the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Pani railway. should not only be In the
hhnds OF every traveller, but should
have place on the desk OF every ban.
kcr. merchant or other business man.
The four "Timo Standard" which
govern our entire time system, and
which are moro or less familiar to most
~ the travelling public. but by many
others little understood. are no fully
Explained md illustrated by series OF
Gnhrt", dihgrains md tnbles that my
nne VINO chooses can become conver-
~, with the subject In question.
nerG are also some twenty-four tables
~ when almost at glance; the time
Ut any place being given. the hour and
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day can be ascertained in all the pin
cipal cities Of the world.
A copy of this, pamphlet may be had
on application to George H. Heafford,
general passenger agent. Chicago. en-
closing two-cent stamp to pay postage.
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Metals.

q NEW YORK-Another advance was
scored for tin in the local market for
metals to-day. on account of the much
higher cables from London. that mar,
ket showing rise OF f2 los for spot
and s1 5s for future due to manipuln-g
ton. After q quite active days trad
Ing the close was firm at SOS 80G2s- 25
for tin locally. Lake copper continues
at 81 1904 Is and pig iron warrants
very dull at 50 5OR1O 90. The brokers'
price for lead was 81 90 and for copper
SIG 75@16 STk.
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Flow any man may quickly cure himself
after years OF suffering from sexual weak
ness, lost vitality. night losses varlcocele,
size and vigor. Simply send your name
ana address to DR.. L. W. Knapp, 26il Hull
Bldg. Detroit, Mich, and he Will Gladly
send the free receipt with full directions
80 mat any man may easily. cure himself
at. home. This Is certainly most: gem
erous offer, and the following extracts
taken from his daily mail show5what men
think OF his generosity So :
Dear Sir:-Pleasel accept my sincere
thanks for yours OF recent date. / have
given your treatment n thorough test and
the benefit has been extraordinary. It.has
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completely braccd me up. I am just as
vigorous as when boy and you cannot
realize how happy l am"
Dear Sir:-Your method worked bcauti-
fully Results were exactly what needed,
Strength and vigor have completely re-
turned and enlargement is entirely satis-
had no trouble In making use Of the re-
ceipt us directed. and can truthfully say
It Is boon TO weak men. / nm greatly
improved in size. strength and vigor."
All correspondence is strictly confiden-
tial, mailed In plain sealed envelope. The
receipt Is free for the asking and he wants
every man to have It. 'ra
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Petroleum.

OIL CITY-Credit balances 81 Is; GER
tincntes, no bids or offers; shipments,
S2,0S2 barrels; average, 94,SS4 barrels;
runs, 1O6,927 barrels; average, s0,532
barrels.
TOLEDO-oll lower: North Lima SIC;
South Lima md Indiana SOC.
NEW YoRK-Standard oil stock
s531G534. ii3f
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. Live Stock,

Wheeling, Sept %. 4
Following were the quotations that
ruled to-day: 81. s..s.s. Z ! II
Cattlc-Extra, 1000 to /, 200 81 6oHi 90:
good. 900 to 1000. 81 25I4 so: good, 500
to 900. 81 ooG4 %; good. 700 to 500. So $50
~. bulls. s. ,00I3 %; cows, Sc 00l3 25.
Ilogs-Extra, IS iod5 Is: good; So $50
8 10: common, 81 J0I5 90. ..,.- 4
Shocp-Dull and hard to sell. ,.,L
lambs. 81 00It %. III
Calves 81 GOAT 20. .a.- 4. ~
Fresh cows, $50 to S35 per head,
CHICAGO-Cattle, receipts 90 900
head: native steers and butchers stock
steady to l0c lower: natives. best on
sale to-day, two carloads at IS so; good
to'prlmc steers ST 1905 SIS; cows, 81 7S0i,
4 10: helfers. 50 90W5 90: bulls, 81 50dp
4 50. Calves steady ut 81 50GG 60. Hogs.
receipts to-day. 10000 head; morrow,
1900 head; left over 1000 head: market
steady to. strong and active; top, IS co.;
mixed and butchers IS 15G5 IS; bulk OF
sales So 25df5 10. Sheep, receipts $4,000
head; sheep md lambs strong; good to
choice wethcrs 50 S5d4 25; native lambs
81 25Gf5 40.
EAST IIBERTY-Cattic slow: extra
IS 6Od5 IS; prime, 81 1906 60; common,
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- 5oai %. Hogs dun and lower: prime
medirmS IS 1906 50: heavy Workers.
IS 1905 %; pigs. IS 5095 90. Sheep.
slow, with choice wethers 81 1904 IS;
choice lambs IS .oa5 40. Veal calves
IS 5ofi1 90. ~
4. Ss1IScINNATI-Hoss quie. a, 81 400
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Deadwood 4.... 5louicksllver - i0
Gould & Curry. ~ 30 preferred I. %
Hale & Sore'ss " Sierra Nevada. ~ d
Homestake ~. 900 Standard ss,.-.. CO.
Iron s;lver..s. s. Union Con. s...s. u
Mexican ........ = Yellow Jacket. u
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29
One Squadron Coming Home.
Washington, March 22. By dil

Washington, March %. By diree-
ton of the war department, one
squadron of the fifth cavalry, in the
department of Porto Rico, will be re-
lieved from duty in that department
and sent to Jefferson barracks, Mo.
This detachment will serveas a depot
squadron for the fifth cavalry. and
all officers and enlisted men who are
unfit for duty with the active squad
rons. and enlisted men having less
than six months to serve, and who
do not intend 70 re-enlist. will be
transferred to it
Enlisted men having year or more
II serve will be transferred 10 the
tive squadrons i'll order 10 bring
them up to their maximum strength
b fore the departure OF the squad
ron.
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The war record OF John Agnew, a
policeman who died last week in
Springfield. is remarkable. At the
battle OF Antietam he was twice wOun-
ded He was at Charlottesville
Gettysburg and many of the other
great Virginia battles. Later in the
war he Joined Sherman and marched
to the sea. In one battle, at Pump
kin Vine creek, III North Carolina,
he was shot twenty-four times. In
all, this remarkable target of the
Confederate ritlemen had at the close
of the war more than forty bullet
marks on his person.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29
Cannot Intervene.

The Hague, March 22.-After M.
ture elaboration, the government hs.
dispatched reply to PresideD,,
Steyn and Kruger. regretting that !,
was unable To comply with their N
quest for Intervention in the Sop,A
African war, after theformal decla,.
ton OF the British government that
intervention would not be acceptaB
Ii was added. however. that the gov
eminent of the Netherlands wopla
always be ready 10 support stem.
tending 10 the restoration of peace
Joplin Is To have new gas plant
that will have twelve times the can.
&C " of the old one.
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Pine Bluff, Ark, March 22.-H

Pine Bluff, Ark, March 22.-H. F.
Anten, administrator, by his attor-
news. T. p. Johnson, and Hill < Auten
of Little Rock. to-day brought suit
in the circuit court OF this county
against BREWSTER & Henslee, livery
men, for $4,000 damages for the
d.ath of Right Rev. Holiday, a negro
bishop.
In December, 1898, Bishop Holli-
dav attended a state convention here
AMI was preparing to leave town
on December IL While sitting in a
bus belonging to defendants the
horses became frightened at the train
and ran away. Bishop Holiday was
thrown out and sustained such in
iuries that he died. Plaintiff claims
SO, 900 for the deceased's estate,
damages for his bodily and mental
suffering before his death.
Holiday left "a widow and three
children.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29

Q tream which had worn a deep gully
where it ran under the railroad track.
The bridge across it was a substan-
tial wooden affair. 1t was 4 O'Clock
one afternoon when | ran TO the
bridge to play, az | frequently did.
| found it smoking, and while | was
investigating flames shot up between
the cross ties. was frightened, of
course, and ran up the track to give
the alarm. had not gone far when
| heard the whistle of the fast train
from Chicago, which always went
through Mill Grove at full speed.
realized that unless the train could
be stopped it would go through the
bridge and the ears with all souls on
board would be- piled up in the gully
beneath. The train must be stopped
but how? | had seen the station
master stop trains with Il little red
flag thought OF my red petticOat,
tore it off and ran toward the train
crying and frantically waving the
garment as | ran. The engineer saw
the signal and was able TO stop the
train. The passengers came scram-
bling out of the ears to see what was
the matter.
When told that a little girl had
saved their lives they made much of
me- While the trainmen We're eX-
the fire and propping up
the bridge the men carried me about
on their shoulders. Among the pas
were some foreign men who
spoke a foreign tongue. Some of
lem hu-ge1 and kissed me and shed
tears of Joy. When few weeks later
received the cross of the Legion of
Honor from France | learned that |
they were foreigners returning to
their native country from the worlds |
AIR"
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CA - tn - RIA.
Bssr.,h. n The Md Y1s Haus kFAzyS Bcarh,
'I af ENZzIzI
To Observe Suns Eclipse.

San Francisco. Cal, March Nv.
II. Croker has offered to defrav he
expense of sending out a party from
the Lick observatory To observe the
total eclipse of the sun on MAY -.
The party will be headed by Astron-
omers W. W. Campbell and c. d.
Perine. \ complete outfit of instru-
ments will be taken. \ station has
not vet been definitely chosen. but
it will probably be Barnes. IA small
town near Atlanta. Ga.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29
Maud Adams in Gold.

New York, March 21.-The gold OF
The American Girl" which is to be
exhibited at the Paris exposition,
was successfully cast to-day. Miss
Maud Adams, the actress. was the
model, and Mrs Bessie Potter Won
nah was the sculptor
The statue, mounted on its base.
will be 6 feet in height. the figure be-
ing OF Miss Adams own height. 1t
weighs 712 pounds. and the bullion
used is valued at $17s,OOo Miss
Adams gown is of the simplest sort.
1t is a summer dress ofchiffon. Lace
rutfies extend its length, and. gather
ed at the waist, they give kind of
blouse effect at the bosom. The
sleeves are tight from shoulder TO
wrist. The arms drop to full length
on both sides The hair waves back
from the forehead and is parted
slightly TO the left. The pose is that
OF taking step forward. denoting
progress
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29
FREE BLOOD CURE.
An Offer Proving Faith to Sufferers.

An Offer Proving Faith to Sufferers.
Ulcers, cancers, eating sores. pain
ful swellings, effects of blood poison.
persistent eruptiOns. that refuse to
heal under ordinary treatment are
quickly cured by b. b. Il. (Botanic
Blood Balm). the most wonderful
blood purifier of the aye. made es-
peciall.y to cure all terrible obstinate
deep-seated blood and skin troubles.
Is your blood thin? Are YOU pale /?
All run down? Have YOU the
Eczema? Pimples? Blotches and
bumps? Skin or scalp humors ?
Boilso Eruptions? Skin itches and
swollen? Aching bones? Rheuma-
tism? Scrofula? Catarrh? Then
YOU need B. b. b. BOTANIC Blood
Balm, because it drains from the
blood and entire system all the
poisons and humors which cause all
OF these troubles. and the cause being
removed, a permanent cure follows.
b. b. B. thoroughly tested for thirty
years, and thousands cured after
doctors and patent medicines had
failed For sale by druggists at 81
per large bottle, or 8 large bottles
lfull treatment) 81. To prove our
faith in B, b. b. we will send a trial
bottle free to sufferers. SO they NAV
ltest the remedy at our expense
Address BLOOD BALM co. At
anita. Ga.
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Latest Returns for Governor.

From Gallatin Democrat.
Democratic cow entions are multi
plying in Missouri.
Up TO this date Grundy. Mercer,
Johnson, Bates, Oregon, Shannon,
Platte, Andrew. Crawford, Randolph,
and Daviess counties-eleven in all
have instructed for Dockery.
In addition 10 these counties. New
Madrid. Cole and Laclede have elect
ed delegates solid for him.
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Order of Publication.


STATE MISSOURI
County of Bates S.
| In the Circuit Court of Bates county, Nissourt
1un a.n Term; 1870: j. l. keeton, plaintiff,
keeton, Sina Austin, Walter Keeton and
Florence keeson, minors. Sarah Hocket. Sis
Frank linn, Kate Perkins. r. J. Hocket and
John linn, administrators OF the estate OF
Williamson keeton. deceased. defendants
Now st this day comes the pIainri1 herein nv
his attorney and files his petition aIIeging
among other things that defendant Rate
souri, Whereupon it is ordered BY the Court
that said defendant be notified by publication
that plaintiff has commenced q suit against
her in this court the object and general ma
ture OF which IS 20 partition, according 70 the
the following described real estate, to vii. "
The west half tl-2) of the northeast Quarter
u-tl and the southeast quarter 10 of the
and thirty acres, part OF the northeast q uarter
Ia OF the northwest quarter of section thirty
Of range thirtg,so sa1 e ,o5syons an
hundred and nfty $50 acres, more or
less, and that unless the said defendant, Kate
At seH% ss ppssa At to tR 81 Se
and helden at the court house in the
sisy Of ar H11lsr i. said county. the lsh
the third day OF said term If the term shaII
50 long continue, and if not then on or before
ne last DAY OF SAID term, answer or plead TO
the petition in said cause the same viii BE-
taken IS confessed and Judgment will be rem
And be it further ordered thata copy hereof
oe puohsned, according TO law, in the BUYLER
lisb.d n f P.,ss newspager printed and pub
successfully, the last insertion 70 be n least
hfteen days before the first day Of the next term
!. p. THURMAN, Circuit Clerk
A trae copy OF the record
-, Witness my hand ana seal OF the
isAi circuit court of Bates counry rhis
18th day OF March, 1900
ls-4t J. P THURMAN, Circuit Clerk
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29
PUERTO RICAN TARIFF BILL
New York Board of Trade Demands
Its Repeal.

New York Board of Trade Demands
Its Repeal
New York, March PA special
meeting OF the board of trade and
transportation to consider the
Puerto Rican tariff matter was held
to-day. W. IL. Parsons, president OF
the board, presided. and there was
an attendance of prominent New
York men that filled the rooms to
the doors.
Nicholas Ovangeoren, a merchant
of San Juan, Puerto Rico, addressed
the board.
Never i'll the history of the island
OF Puerto Rico, he said, has there
been known such extreme general
misery, such want of credit and alb
solute stagnation. The people are
starving there by hundreds in the
interior districts.
A resolution was adopted declaring
that the policy of the United States
toward Puerto Rico should be def
nitely and Immediately determined
upon considerations and conditions
which relate to that island alone
should not in any particular or dc :
gree be affected by considerations
which may be involved in the rela-
tions OF the United States to Cuba or
the Philippines, and that due regard
for pledges given demand an extern
sion to Puerto Rico of free CONNER
cial intercourse with the United
States and a civil form of govern
ment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29

A Union soldier OF Maryville. Cap.
tain Edward. recently collected and
turned over To the committee SIP
- for he Confederate monument at
Springfield.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29

Ii your child is cross or peeyish, it
is no doubt troubled with worms.
Whites Cream Vernifuge will remove
the worms, and its tonic effect restore
it's natural cheerfulness. Price %
cents. At III. l.. fuckers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29

Joseph Hamil has bought the Sa.
line Citizen at Marshall. George y
Davis will continue us editor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29

Much pain and uneasiness is caused
by piles, sparing neither age nor sex
Tabler's Buckley Pile Ointment cures
the most obstinate case. Price 80
cents In bottle. tubes 10 cents. At Fl.
L. fuckers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-26

PARIS, February 25.-As the re-
suit of the fire that broke out this
morning at st. Ouen, a suburb OF Par
is, in a collection of alcohol and oil
stores, series of explosions occurred,
spreading the flames until a block of
six immense warehouses was involved
in a huge confagration.
A great concourse of spectators had
assembled and had approached too
near, when suddenly and Unexpectedly,
the explosions occurred. A large
number of people, including some fire
men, were more or less injured.
The last explosion occurred at six
o'clock this afternoon, when it was
thought that all such danger had been
avoided. Thirty persons were injured
by flying debris.
The official computation shows that
one hundred and fifty were hurt and
quite number seriously.
The fire broke out at o'clock from
some cause as yet unknown, and had
obtained firm hold before it was dis
covered. 1t progressed without excit-
ing incidents during the morning, and
at 1 o'clock had been gotten under
control. At o'clock, however, the
falling walls permitted the flames to
reach number of alcohol watts, and
then the explosions began to take
place.
The block of warehouses was almost
surrounded by unoccupied ground,
over which the burning alcohol spread
when the buildings collapsed, resem-
bling sea of flames and causing con-
sternation throughout the district.
People in the dwellings nearby began
hastily removing their furniture The
suffocating heat and fumes seriously
hampered the work of the fire brigade.
A number of engines were sent from
Paris to assist. The firemen worked
fearlessly and more than once were
precipitated to the ground by falling
roofs and walls.
A detachment of soldiers aided the
firemen in emptying the adjacent
houses of furniture; and the ambu-
lances were busy in carrying victims
to the neighboring hospital
Fortunately the flames did not reach
the immense reservoirs of petroleum.
The loss is estimated at 100000
francs.