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Evening star., 1901-12-06
CONVICT DEFIES HIS KEEPERS.
Hunger Finally Brought Him From
Prison Roof.

LONDON, December Ga convict at the
Pentonville prison, who managed to elude
the warders, has established himself on
the roof of the institution, and for the last
thirty hours has defied all attempts to dis
lodge him.
Thousands of spectators are watching the
show and aiding the prisoner by timely
warnings of the movements Of his would
be captors. Ladders placed against the
wall are promptly thrown down by the oc-
cupant of the roof, whose reckless move
ments and wild laughter at the futile ef-
forts Of the warders are thought to indi-
cate insanity.
The fugitive has collected large pile of
states, which he gleefully throws at the
heads of the officials who attempt to scale
the wall by means of ladders, until they
are forced to retreat. AT noon he was still
holding the officials at bay.
The convict was eventually starved into
submission. He surrendered this afternoon,
after defeating all attempts to dislodge him
by force. He was finally lured to the
ground by the offer of dish of roast beef
and potatoes.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
MCKINLEY MEMORIAL FUND.
Plan to Get School Children to Con
tribute to II.

Plan to Get School Children to Con-
tribute to II.
CLEVELAND, December 6.-L. H. Jones,
superintendent of the Cleveland public
schools, has devised a plan for receiving
contributions from pupils to the Mckinley
national memorial fund that has received
the hearty approval of the officials of the
national association. 1t is pointed out that
in the schools, attended alike by the chill
dren of rich and poor, public offerings often
cause suffering to sensitive pupils.
Mr. Jones plan is for a secret contribu-
ton. Each pupil will be supplied with an
an envelope on which will be written the
name and home address. Whether a con-
tribution is made or not this envelope will
be sealed and handed to the teacher, who
will send it to the designated treasurer. In
this way no one knows the amount of the
contribution or whether one has given at
all Contributions from a penny up are
received. Every contributor is given
souvenir certificate, no matter how small
his offering. This souvenir certificate fur
ther preserves a contributors pride by
simply stating that he is contributor
without giving the amount. In this way
the children who have given a penny and
the millionaire who contributes his thou
sands are on equal footing.
The Mckinley National Memorial Asso-
citation thinks SO well of the idea that it
will probably indorse its use for the entire
country.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
TO EXCLUDE THE CHINESE.
Provisions of the Bill introduced b.
Representative Kahn.

Representative Kahn, who represents the
San Francisco district, containing the Chi
nese quarter, in which some 10000 Chinese
reside, today introduced a Chinese eXclu-
sion law. 1t defines strictly the status of
those who by treaty have right to enter
the country, excluding all except Chinese
officials, teachers, students, merchants,
travellers and returning laborers, and in
each of these excepted cases a section is
devoted to the rigid Identification and spe-
cification of the excepted parties. In the
case of Chinese officials the Chinese gov
ernment is required to furnish list of it's
officials coming to this country. Mr. Kahn
says this will overcome the wholesale crea-
tion of officials, including those of the Six
Companies, who are said to have been made
officials in order to take them outside of
the exclusion laws.
meeting of the Senate committee on
immigration was held today to consider
the various Chinese exclusion bills which
have been introduced. The committee ad-
journed until next Tuesday without taking
action because of the desire of the Treas
ury Department to suggest amendments.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
CHEERS FOR CZOLGOSZ.
Chicago Anarchists Publicly Praise
the Assassin's Deed.

CHICAGO, December 6.-President Nc
Kinley's assassin was cheered publicly in
Chicago last night. challenge from the
platform that anarchists dared not condone
the crime at Buffalo was met with a vigor-
Gus You're a liar!" Abraham Isaak, the
leader of the reds" in this city and editor
of Free Society, declared openly he could
not condemn the assassin's act. He said
that as to personal merit he took a second
place to Czolgosz. The confession Of Isaak
was accompanied by a scene Of intense ex-
citement. 1t was the climax of the debate
on Socialism VS.. Anarchy" and came
when the audience of over 1000 had been
aroused thoroughly by wild oratorical de-
nunciations.
"Hurrah for Czolgoszr' shouted a man in
the gallery, swinging his hat above his head.
Kisses, jeers yells of applause and cat
calls came from all parts of the house. The
crowd rose to fits feet and riot was only
averted by the prompt action Of the chair
man.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
New Alignment of Boundaries.

The military governor Of Cuba has is
sued an order abolishing the municipality
and ayuntamientos off Niquero and Campe-
chuela in the province Of Santiago de Cuba
and annexing the territory ito the munich
pality Of Manzanillo.
Another order has beens issued abolish
ing the municipality and ayuntamiento of
Regla and annexing the territory to the
municipality Of Havana.
1t Is provided that such action shall not
abridge in any way the rights sef property
and public or private easements now exist
ing
Evening star., 1901-12-06
NAT oNAL DAIRY UNION
1T IS NOT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
REPRESENTATIVE wADsWORTH.
Secretary knight Explains That the
Protests Against Him Were With
out Knowledge of Custom.

Mr. c. Y. knight, secretary of the Ma
tional Dairy Union, is in Washington IN
the interest of the Tawney oleomargarine
bill. Mr.. Knight is endeavoring to do all
he can to relieve the pressure being brought
to bear on Speaker Henderson by farmers
and particularly the publishers of agricul-
tural journals to prevent the reappointment
of Mr.. Wadsworth as chairman of the agri-
cultural committee of the House.
1t is his belief that Mr. Wadsworth should
be appointed regardless of his hostile atti-
tude to the Grout bill of last year. There
are five vacancies to fill ON the committee
and Mr.. Knight says that il the. friends OF
pure butter get but one Of these places his
side will have majority on the committee
Four of the retiring members, of this COM
mittee were friends of 'oleo' and; were not
returned to Congress.
Mr.. knights Views.
In discussing the situatiens with Star
reporter today Mr. Knight said:
'It is true that the dairyn1en and farmers
all over the United States. have at the
instance of some of the most influential
agricultural papers in the country filed
strong protests against the disappointment
OF Mr., Wadsworth as chatham of the
committee on agriculture But this has
been done in the absence Of an understand
ing Of the customs and practices of the
House, and without realizing what it would
mean to either the object of their objec-
ticns himself, the Speaker. or their friends
III the House They simply felt-that II it
were possible they would prefer to have at
the head of the committee representing
their interests a man who Is in sympathy
with the most important branch of agricul-
ture. ~
"The National Dairy Union. which has
pushed this oleomargarine legislation from
the first, has not taken any steps in this
matter, and will not do So: on the other
hand under the circumstances, the leaders
in the fight against bogus butter have rec
ommended that their friends who have
been most active in their opposition. to Mr..
Wadsworth take into consideration the
conditions which exist and withdraw their
objections to his appointment. feeling as we
do that to insist upon his rejection would
be urging an extreme punishment for an act
which is clearly within his right as chair
man of the committee, although against our
interests. Our only anxiety in the make
up of this committee Is that the vacancies
may not be filled by members openly or Sc
cretly hostile to our interests but We have
little fear of this, as eight Of the twelve
holdovers are friends, and it would scarce
ly be possible for the speaker to appoint
five new members from a House where we
have more than two-thirds majority with
out including one of our friends, which
would make a majority for u.s."
Evening star., 1901-12-06

tention of the country immediately in a way
to make the opposition sufsictently conspicu-
Gus to place it in its proper Classification
1t Is said that there viii be no mincing of
words hereafter In debate and that the
men who align themselves with the
Panama obstructionists will have to take
the rough handling that the sincere advo-
Gates of an interoeeanic canal are prepared
to give them.
Mr.. Hepburn's Canal Bill
Representative Hepburn of Iowa TODAY
introduced his isthmian canal bill. which.
by reason of his being the author of the
bill passed last year, and his probable con-
tinuance. at the head of the Hor,se COM
merce committee, is regarded as the meas
ure which will serve as a basis for action
by the House. 1t differs from the Hepburn
Dill passed last year in making the total
appropriation $3.50, ,000, coo inst cad of s14O :
oooO0O. OF the total amount SO O0o f,0O ie
made Immediately available to begin work
In other respects the bill follows that of
iast year, authorizing the President to ac-
quire right of way from Costa Rica and
Nicaragua, and then to direct the Secretary
OF war to begin the construction from
GreytoWn on the Caribbean sea to Brito on
tne Pacffic ocean, with suitable defenses
etc.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
Mother and Child Burn to Death at
Carnegie, Pa
SEVEN OTHERS OF THE FAMILY HURT
Blaze in Grocery Store Early
This Morning.
CHARRED REMAINS FOUND

PIrTSBURG, December 1.-TWO persons
were burned to death and seven injured in
fire at Carnegie, Pa, this morning
The dead are:
Mrs. Sarah Klee. aged forty three.
Mary Klee, aged nine.
The injured are:
Samuel Klee, aged fifty.
Ida K1ee, aged twenty.
Anna Klee, aged seventeen.
Rachel Klee, aged fourteen.
Eva Klee, aged ten.
Jenny Klee, aged six.
Harry Klee. aged four.
The Klee residence is a two-story frame
house on Broadway, the ground floor front
being devoted to grocery store kept by
Klee, and the rest of the house being
occupied by the family.
Early Morning Blaze.
The fire was discovered about 4:4o o'clock
this morning by the grocery clerk. Norris
Fizis. He Immediately gave the alarm, but
the flames spread so rapidly that the oc-
cupants of the upper story were shut off
from the stairway, and Klee and his wife
realized that there was but one way TO
save the children and that was to throw
them from the window, distance Of about
twenty feet.
One by one the children were brought to
the front window and dropped to the
ground by the father. All Of them were
more or less seriously injured. but all
escaped death from the flames except
Mary. By the time Harry, the baby, was
reached. not only was the father exhausted
with his eXertions and the terrible condi-
tions under which he worked, but the
flames were fast making his efforts impos-
sibe. When he was able TO get at Harry
it found that the fire had already
reached him, and that the little ones face
and feet and hands were blistered and
burned He was snatched from the burn
ing building just in time, and 1t is thought
that he will survive.
Wife and Child burned.
After rescuing his baby the father
looked around for his wife, whom he had
missed from his side for some time. Cn-
able to locate her. he called to those whom
he had saved for the purpose Of ascertain
ing if she had Joined them. She had not,
and the husband became almost distracted
with fear and panic. 1t seems, however,
that while the father was rescuing the
youngest and most helpless child she was
making an attempt to save the life of
Mary, and in doing so gave up her own
life.
The house was entirely destroyed.
The charred remains of the mother and
side. Both had been overcome by the
smoke before they could escape from the
room
When the firemen arrived the father re-
fused to leave the building without his
wife and child. and the firemen were COM
PEELED to forcibly carry him from the burn
ing building.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
To Consider statu. of onlcer..

A board of officers consisting of Lieut..
Col. George Andrews, assistant adjutant
general; Capts. Eaton A. Edwards. 25th
Infantry, and John c. Gilmore, jr., Artil-
lery Corps, has been appointed to meet at
the War Department to consider the status
and allowances of certain non-commission-
ed officers of the army who by enactments
of Congress have been authorized for regi-
ments, battalions and bands. The board
will recommend changes considered neces-
sary to finally determine this subject, and
also the relative rank and order Of prece-
dence of non-commissioned officers.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
Marine Corr. Orser..

Lieut.. Col. William F. spicer has been
detached from the BrookfynIarfd ordered to
his home.
Capt John H. Russell. from the marine
barracks, Norfolk. Va, to the marine bar
racks, Portsmouth, N ii.
First Lieut.. c. H. Read, from temporary
duty at the recruiting office,y New York
city, to the marine barracks. Brooklyn.
Capt. George G. Thorpe, from the marine
barracks, Brooklyn, N. y. Il, Norfolk. Va.
for temporary duty, and thence to the
North Atlantic squadron. for duty with a
special detachment Of Marines
Evening star., 1901-12-06
TRAFFIC MOVING ON TINE.
Svvitehmen's Strike at Ptttsburg Seems
to Have Collapsed.

PITTSBURG, December 6.-Traffic was
moving promptly today on the railroads re-
Gently affected by the switchmen's strike.
and the freight blockade is being rapidly
cleared. The five departments of the Home
stead steel works. which closed down We'd
nesday on account of inability to get the
necessary transportation. have resumed in
full and the mills in the Lawrenceville dis
trict are in better shape than at any time
in the last ten days.
Leonard Ames, first vice grand master Of
the Switchmen's Union, stated today that
the grievance committee was comforting
with the officials of several lines. and
within two days he thought every man
would be at work. officials of the railroads
affected by the strike would not discuss the
probability of settlement on the ground
that as far as the lines are concerned, the
strike had been broken.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
RECEIVED BY SECRETARY HAY.
Petition Opposing Sale of Opium and
Intoxfcants to Uncivilized Races.

Intoxicants to Uncivilized Races.
Secretary Hay today received a deputa-
ton headed by Charles Lyman of the re-
form bureau and composed of about
dozen persons who presented large petit
tion on the subject of prohibition of the
sale of opium and intoxicants to uncivil-
lied races. The members of the delegation
explained that President Mckinley, during
the last Congress indorsed bill intended
to prevent such traffic. Secretary Hay re-
ceived the delegation courteously and lis
tened to the presentation of their case,
promising to give the matter his attention
The petition is addressed to all civilized
nations, asking for the prohibition of the
sale of intQxicants and opium to uncivil-
lied races, by treaties and laws, in exten-
sion of similar action already taken for the
continent of. Africa in two international
treaties dealing with spirituous liquors,
from which natives of that continent are
now protected.
The petition looks especially to the adop-
ton of such treaty as England has been
urging since 1884 for all Pacific islands.
Among the members of the deputatiOn
were General John Eaton, ex-commisslon-
er of educa ton; General E. Whittlesy, ex-
secretary of the board of Indian commits
sioners; Rev J. G. Butler, ex-chaplain of
the Senate; Rev. F. D. Power, DID,, sec
retary of the Congressional Temperance
Society: Bishop H. Y. Satterlee, DR.. H. H.
Russel, DID, and Mr.. S. E. Nicholson, rep
resenting the Anti-Saloon League, and
Joshua Levering, former prohibition cam
didate for President and Rev. w. F. Craft
of the reform bureau; Rev. Francis E.
Clark, DID, president Endeavor Society,
Boston: Rev. S. l.. Baldwin, D. d. secre-
tary, Methodist-Episcopal Missionary So
ciety, New York. The w. C. T. U. was rep
resented by Mrs. NJ. D. Ellis, national su-
mol of 1ppi lati on p6 (Nljn-
ton Smith, president of the District. The
non-partisan W. C. T. U. and the Woman's S
Missionary Societies were represented by
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Watson of Pittsburg.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
MCKINLEY NATIONAL PARK.
Bill Introduced in the House by Mr.
BrOwnlOw,

bill creating THE Mckinley National
Park and Forest Reserve" to consist of
four million acres of timber lands in Ten
nessee, West Virginia, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama, was introduced in the House today
by Representative Brownlow of Tennessee.
The cost of creating the park is estimated
at 10000, 600, which is provided for in the
bill.
The proposition is intended to be a trib-
ute to the late President first, because he
was. when alive, an earnest advocate of
making this park, and because, as eX-
pressed by Mr.. Brownlow, the people of
the south love and revere the memory of
Mckinley and want a lasting memorial
among them.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
TWO wARSHIPs TO LEAVE.
Only the Marietta and Concord to Re-
main at Isthminn Ports.

Now that the critical situation on the
1sthmus of Panama has been relieved, the
onlcials here regard the presence of four
United States warships in that quarter as
no longer necessary. and Secretary Long
mas accordingly ordered Capt Perry of the
oattie snip Iowa, at Panama, to proceed
down the Chilean coast to Talcahuano,
where the ship is to be docked and over
hauled. He has also ordered Commander
McCrea of the gunboat Machias, at Colon,
to bring his vessel north, stopping at San
Evening star., 1901-12-06
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Meeting of the Pacific Coast DeIera
tfOn to Consider the Subject

Today caucus of the Pacific coast dele
CATION was held in Representative LIQUIDS $
committee room for the purpose of har-
monizing western differences as to details
of the bill for Chinese exclusion. The
meeting lasted an hour and decided that
harmony was essential to satisfactory sue
cess.
Congress will pass any reasonable bill,
it was said, for which the far west asks.
As result of today's meeting bill will
be introduced perhaps before the holidays
Evening star., 1901-12-06
safety Of the vicksbur1 Assured.

The Navy Department received belated
cablegram this morning, dated November
20, stating that the gunboat Vicksburg
went into dock for the winter at Niu-
chwang, China, onthat day. This informa-
ton relieved the naval officials of quite a
little anxiety felt In regard to the welfare
Of the Vieksburg. It Is explained that the
cable facilities near NiuchEang are very
poor and accounted fov the absence of in
formation here as to the yieksburgss where
abouts. The Vicksburg piayed q prominent
part in the capture OF Asuinalde
Evening star., 1901-12-06
TRAIN WRECKS STATION.
Orient Express Crashes Into Building
at Frankfort.

FRANKFORT. Germany, December GA
large part of the handsome railway station
here was wrecked this morning by. the
Orient express, the air-brakes of which
failed to work. The train dashed into the
station at full speed. jumped the platform
and came to a standstill in the middle OF
the waiting room against the debris Of q
stone wall A few of the passengers were
badly bruised but no one was fatally in
jured. The people about the station and in
the waiting room had remarkable escapes.
Evening star., 1901-12-06

Juan, Porto Rico, her way home, for
coal. The gunboats Marietta, at Colon, and
Concord, at Panama, will both remain at
their respective stations for a time, and
then they, too, will leave the isthmus, if
affairs retain their present quiet aspect,
and no fresh outbreaks demanding their
presence occur.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
THE GATHMANN GUN.
Report of the Joint Army and Nav,
Board on Recent Tests.

Board ON Recent Tests.
The Secretary of War has received the
report of the joint army and navy board
which conducted the recent tests Of the
Gathmann gun at Sandy Hook, and the re-
port will be submitted to Congress at once.
Briefly, the board reported that the Gath
mann system of firing high explosives was
practically useless for military and naval
purposes. The board reported that a bat
tie ship would not be destroyed or even
seriously damaged by the explosion of a
Gathmann shell against its side and or
pressed the opinion that the army rifle and
armor-piercing projectiles are immeasur-
ably superior to the Gathmann gun.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
Inquiry as to Hor.eflesh.

Representative Gilbert OF Kentucky is
making an effort to ascertain IL horsefiesh
is being canned. cured or otherwise pre-
pared for food In this country. To this end
he has introduced a resolution of inquiry
in the House which calls on the Secretary
of Agriculture to furnish the desired in
formation.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
BOTH ALIVE AND WELL,

Mr.. Eddy's Agent Reports Regarding
Miss Stone and Her COMPANION.
Secretary Hay received a cable message
this morning from Mr.. s. A. Eddy, charge
d'affaires, dated Pera, near Constantinople,
December 6, saying that he has just learned
from Salonica that the agent whom he had
sent out to investigate Miss Stones case
has returned and reports both women alive
and well.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
Louisville Wants an Army Post.

Several members of the board of trade
of Louisville, KY, had a conference with
Secretary Root at the War Department
yesterday in reference to their application
pending before the army post board for
the establishment of military post in the
vicinity, of Louisville, preferably on a site
in Indiana across the Ohio river.
Evening star., 1901-12-06
PHILIPPINE TOBACCO TRUST.
Editor of London Financier Refterates
Original Statement.

Original Statement.
LONDON, December 6.-The editor OF the
Financier reasserted this morning the cor
rectness of the report regarding the or
ganization OF a combination OF the tobacco
growers in the Philippine Islands, printed
December 4 in the Financier. adding that
he was sure the project would go through
and that he had positive information the
Rothschilds were interested in It. He also
gave q representative of the Associated
Press the following signed statement:
"Of1ce of the Financier and Bullionist,
Wool Exchange. London Exchange.
I'VE have given no denials Of our publish
ed statement regarding Philippine tobacco
combine.
s'EDIToR FINANcIER AND
BULLIONIST."
Evening star., 1901-12-06
Cant. Dnnn Ordered Here.

Capt. Beverly w. Dunn, ordnance depart
ment, has been ordered to this city for
consultation with the chief of ordnance on
business pertaining to the ordnance de-
partment.