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New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
STORWS EFFECT ON BIG FAIR.
DELAYS WORK ON PAN-AMERICAN, AND
OPENING CEREMONIES ARE
POSTPONED.

Buffalo April 21-The gates Of the Pan
American Exposition grounds closed to-
day. and every available man put to work
to offset the effect Of the snowstorm OF last
week. The damage to the buildings Is slight
and can be quickly repaired. but the delay In
the landscape work and the building Of road
ways is a severe blow to those who have been
bending every energy to have the grounds in a
thoroughly finished condition by May l.
1t was intended to have this part of the work
SO complete that 1t would be possible to have a
ceremonial marking the opening day of the ex-
position. There were to be a parade to the expo
sition grounds by the organizations of the Ma
tional Guard. and other functions of an appro-
pirate character. Up to last Thursday every
thing pointed to the working out of this pro-
gramme. The storm. however. put a different
aspect on matters, and a conference was held
to-day to consider the situation
1t decided that while the exposition gates
would be opened the first day of May, as has
been announced all along. the formal ceremonies
designed for opening day would be consohdateu
with those of Dedication Day" on May ~. IL
Is not intended that there shall be any post
ponement of opening day. but merely that the
ceremonies arranged for May /, shall be carried
over to give added magnificence to the occasion
of dedication, when every feature and depart
ment Of the great fair Will be nnlshed anu III
working order.
President buchanan said tonight: I'VE are
going to open the first of May: you may ne
sure of that. We will. If necessary, put Oh
10 900 men and work them in day and night
shifts and in short. do everything IN human
power TO make up for the time that has neen
lost On May l the gates Will be openea ne" III IN d a
quiet unostenta tious way, and on May ~ there
will be a consolidation of the opening and ded-
cation ceremonies"
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
WILD CHASE AFTER LUAATIC.
MADMAN TO ESCAPE DEVILS JUMPS DOWN
A SUCCESSION OF ROOFS TO GROUND.

MADMAN TO ESCAPE DEVILS JUMPS DOWN
SUCCESSION OF ROOFS TO GROUND.
A policeman of the East Thrty-hfth-st. station
had q chase after an insane man yesterday al
ternoon that he declared was one he did not
want ever TO repeat John Lethermann, TWEEN
.v-e,ght wears old worker in ivory, living at
No. SIG East Thirty-second-st ran into the
station and asked the sergeant to send a police
with him.
"J want a COP two COPS five cops. a hundred
cops" he exclaimed. Il need 'em all. House
full Of devils. millions OF EN- Want to eat me
and my Wife.
That's all right" said the sergeant quietly.
hoping to calm the man. whose insanity was
obvious GO with this man; he'll take you
where you'll be safe" The sergeant whispered
To Policeman King TO steer the lunatic TO
Bellevue.
"Ah. no you don't" said the madman. That's
where you send crazy people. L amt crazy.
King then went with the man to his home. The
,.llow dashed up the stairs three steps at
time with the policeman trying to keep up
with him. I.ethermann kept on until he got to
the roof.
"Tbere they are fifty millions Of 'em' he
shrteked pointing to the sky. Ihen' WIN d
veil. he fed over the roofs. Half block away
he stood for an instant on the edge ana theh
plunged. as the policeman thought. TO the SIDE
walk and death. But the lunauc hao ieapeo
70 tho roof of the adjoining building. fifteen feet
below From that he jumped TO one STORY
extension and then into the rear yard. with
the agility of a cat he chmoed up d 'e"-ioo'
stone wall. $500
Policeman King ran down TO the street ana
caught the fugitive at Thirty-ninth-st- ana
First-ave The man was cut and bleeding ana
his clothing was in shreds. but he had sus-
tained no serious injuries. Policeman KING de-
cIares the insane man made jumps that would
have killed any one in his senses Lethermann
was finally taken to the insane pavilion at Belle
vue Inability TO get employment at his trade
of ivory carving appears to have unbalanced
his mind
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
TORACCO LANDS RUINED.

CRANKY Conn, April 21.-The rains have causeo
a rise of Salmon Brook along its west ana hor'n
branches to q point higher than has ever peeh
known before at this season OF the year one
large bridge on the road between Granny ana
DanviIle situated the north branch OF the
brook has already been washed away. ana nVe
others on both streams are seriously threatened
The town is now entirely cut of from coInmuhi-
cation by road with the adjacent towns.
Extensive damage has been done 10 the To-
bacco ground throughout the towns OF GrahOS'
East CRANKY and Tarinvie by the washing
away Of the surface loan. recently prepared Tor
,,,,tiyatton II is estimated that the loss will
reach one-half Of the value OF the labor ana
fertilizer.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
CoREA TO BORROW FROM FRANCE.

Yokohama, April 22.-The Corean Government.
according to advices just received from Seoul.
the capital. has decided to borrow from France
100000 yen for the purpose Of constructing the
Northern Railway from Seoul to Wi1u. 1t is as
serted that it was his objection to pledging the
Corean customs security for this loan which
created a desire in certain quarters for the dis
rnissal of McLeavy Brown, Director-General Of
Corean Customs.
According to the advices Vice Admiral
Seymour and Sir Claude Nj. Macdonald. British
Minister to Japan. have arrived at Chemulpo
Corea. board the British cruiser Powerful
and II is expected that they viii have an
audience with Emperor VI Heung.
The Seoul correspondent adds that Russia is
attempting to secure a lease Of Chin-Hai Bay.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Detroit steel freight steamer 1he
Wyandotte shipyard Of the American Ship6nuiIdins n
Company was launched yesterday Inc ooat Is
Senr constructed for j. C. Gilchrist. OF Cleveland
Ohio.
Victoria B. c.. April H--Clerk Reed. o. JuGge
Novssss court al Cape Nome. Is given by lhe
ISaiy Alaskan as thorty for the report that
. terrible storm wrought havoc at the mouth OF
the Yukon early In the year resuting m ins oeath
tied by the other Skagway papers governor Ross
was inaugurated at Dawson on Apru H.
Au.ttn Tex April H.-rhe hling Of charters for
40 al companies revived considerably In the last
week. and ten were filed yesterday. with a total
capitalization OF - CO., The total since January
Texas companies, with an aggregate capitalization
~ 40 t,O 900 and fve outside companies, with a
ca nit talfxation OF 2.565.Oc
Wellington. Wash. April Al NJ. Mcdonald was
.u1ocated and twelve other men overcome by
smoke and gas In the Great Northern Cascade Tun-
mel Yesterday. The men belonged to a section gang
vorknx in the tunnel and were found about mid
wav by a trackwalker hour after freight train
had ma ssed through. Mcdonald was lying In q pool
Of water. The other men recovered after being
brought out special engine sent to rescue
them This Ii the third fatal accident In the tunnel
0arf
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
ODELLs SUGGESTIONS ADoprpr

I'll
Governor Ode also has had remarkable
success IN other directions in persuading the
legislature to approve of suggestions made In
MS annual message. The following have been
adopted by the legislature, and are either laws
or soon VIII be- the legislature having passed
the necessary bills:
First-That i'll all counties where there were
lection OF the tax be transferred TO the State Con-
troller; that the legal expenses of collecting the
tax tax be reduced-a law by which Controller Coler's
Second-Abolition of the Supplemental list of
legislative employees and the passage of a law lm-
iting the number of such employees " nm
Third-Liberazation of the laws regarding corpo-
than to repel them
Fourth-Abolition of special attorneys to depart
ments
Fifth--An employers liability act
sixth.Resduction of the Prison Commission to
Standardization of the State Board Of Health
to executive head
Eighth-Consolidation Of the Forest Preserve
mission.
Ninth--ConsoIidation of the departments of the
Arbitration. and Of the Bureau Of Labor Statistics
into department OF labor-accomplishing saving
Tenth-Reduction of the cost of the printing for
the legislature and for the State departments.
ton of trust companies and insurance companies
and taxing the surplus OF savings banks.
Of he Tas f05 Be fps p
charge of the State Excise Commissioner
stricts canal transportation companies cap
Fffteenth--Giving New-York City the right to Sc
cure an additional water supply and condemn land
sixteenth-Repeal of the chartertof the Ramapo
"se seventeenth"state hstt aid for the improvement Of
common reads.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
DRAWN UNDER BOAT AND DROWNED.

KAN WHO ATTEMPTS TO SAVE HIS COMPANION
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
In attempting to the life of his friend
VINO had fallen into the water at Fifty-sixth-
81. Brooklyn, yesterday morning, John Z. King,
sailor the steamship Jupiter, came within
an ace OF being drowned. His efforts failed.
however. and Louis Jones. twenty-one years
oio. who was also sailor on the Jupiter, was
a1awn under the boat and disappeared.
Jones and King had been spending Saturday
neht In New-York. and returned to the ship
ee"y yesterday morning Both were somewhat
unsteady their legs and Jones slipped off
ne le sangpiank into the water. King leaped into
~, ,,ie water and tried to reach Jones. The lat
~ sank almost Immediately however and was
80. seen again. King, finding himself unable TO
e, I'm began to call for help. Charles Dash, a
hAhand on the yacht Scout. which was an
sas, 90 near by, got out a boat and went to the
sLI ILaloI assistance The drowning man was just
- oat ~ 70 go down when Dash pulled him out
= sne water. After hours work an ambu-
s surgeon revived King.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
AITACKE BY CHINESE.
MAJOR OF PUNJAB COMPANY KILLED
NEAR FU-NING

Peking, April 21.-Brigadier-General A. ]. F..
Reid commanding the Third Brigade Of the
India Imperial Service troops in China, who Is
now at Shan -Hai-Kwan sent company of Pun
tab infantry to disperse a band of robbers In the
neighborhood of Fu-Ning.
fCrce Of Boxers and robbers, more than one
thousand strong attacked the Indian troops
killing Major Browning and one sepoy and
wounding others. The company retreated to Fu-
Ming.
Reinforcemcnts have been sent from Shan
Hai-Kwan. The Boxers are appar entity we'll
armed with modern rifles
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
DOESN'T COST CARNEGIE A CENT.
HIS FIFTH-AvE. HOME WILL BE PAID FOR
WITH FRICK OPTION FORFEIT.

WITH FRICK OPTION FORFEll
Andrew Carnegie related recently at dinner
marty how he came to buy large plot OF grouho
:, ,,,nar Eyfthaye on which he is now erecting
n nalatial building for his New-York home.
which he proposes to call The Highlands
A proposition made some time ago os H.
c. Frick a former partner, TO ouy MI Carheeie
steel plant Mr.. Frck, In behalf OF hiniseii anu
others purchased an option. agreeing to pay Mr.
Carnegie a certain sum for his plant WITHIN
certain time A forfeit of S1,1O0.0oO was TO be
Maid IN Mr. Carnegie in case Mr.. Frick failed to
take the steel plant on the terms specified In
the ontion The financial conditions Of the coun-
try proved inauspicious then for floating so large
an enterprise Mr.. Frick consequently had to
forfeit his option money 1t was the receipt Oh
this large sum of money that led MI carnegie
to decide in favor of building for himself mag
nifcent home In New-York. His idea was to
secure a valuable site and erect dwelling with
out paving any money out of his own pocket
Mr. Carnegie employed real estate broker to
secure quietly options for the purchase OF all
the plots fronting in Fifth-ave. between Nine
tieth and Ninety-second SITS. These options were
all made to fall due on the day. When
they had all been secured the owners of the
plots told to present their deeds for trans
fer on the day of expiration. Prior to this meet
ing no owner of property in these two blocks
had received the slightest intimation that any
of his neghbors had agreed TO sell. In fact, each
property had studously avoided meeting
his neighbor. fearing that by some accident it
would leak out that he had in prospect an OPP
portunity of closing sale at big price. The
owners were nearly panic stricken when they
all called upon to transfer their property to
Mr.. Carnegie. They saw that they had lost
great opportunity of realizing a fancy price for
their properties Had they suspected that big
buyer was in the market they would have ad-
vanced their figures and would have realized a
larger sum OF money.
Mr.. Carnegie has been successful in his pur-
pose Of making money enough out Of the Frick
option and profits on lots sold in the block to pay
for his Fifth-ave home entire. including the
furnishing. There will be snug balance Of
money left after paying for the house and
site. it is said. to pay also for the 600 acres
OF land. recently purchased adjoining his Skbo
Castle estate in Northern Scotland.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
FLOODS WREAK HAVOC.
DAM GIVES WAY AND TORRENT SWEEPS
EVERYTHING BEFORE 1T.
MILLS. HOUSES AND RAILROAD TRACKS DE-
sTRoYED IN MASSACHUSETTS TOWN
NO LIVES REPORTED LOST

Cnester. Mass. April 21.-The Flood Hollow
oam In Middlefeld gave way about 6 o'clock to-
iiisht' letting loose the water In the big reser-
'olr. which rushed with terrific force into the
west branch Of the Westheld River sweeping
everything before 1t and submerging the greater
part OF this town. No lives were lost but great
damage has been done. the extent Of which 1t
IS impossible now to estimate.
The dam was built in 1874 to take the Mace
OF the one which was destroyed by the freshet
OF the year before. 1t was poorly constructed
OF stone and timber. and had been a constant
menace to the town Of Chester The heavy
rains overdowed the reservoir. and the dam
showed signs Of weakening early this morning
Orders were given to inspect the dam. and the
result was that word sent to the people
below that 1t was almost certain to go out The
FAMILIES IN the lowlands got what things they
could together and made for places of safety.
Ihey were none too soon, for the dam broke
and with deafening roar torrent of water
was let loose into the Flood Hollow, which emp
ties into the Westfeld River
The huge tmbers Of the dam were hurled into
the. roaming current and went in one great
crashing mass on toward Chester. Two quartz
mills at Flood Hollow. barns and outbuildings
were swept along in the torrent. At Bancroft,
the station Cor Middlefield, the Boston and AL
bany stone bridge carried away, together
with SIX hundred 1eet or tracks WreckerS VIII
be sent out from Springfield and Pittsfield to-
morrow, but it will probably be two days before
trains are running.
Chester presents desoate sight The cleo
trio light station is submerged. and the town is
in total darkness. Houses flooded and the
streets filled with the tmbers from the DAM
Mr.. Garos house Is completely surrounded by
water, and there Is no way of reaching it. The
inmates safe In the second story The water
is going down rapidly. and all danger has passed.
Daylight may show a worse state of affairs than
can be learned tonight.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
SEEKING TO sTARVE OUT OUTLAWS.

Whitesburg KY, April 21 (SpeciaD--A posse OF
officers under the well known revenue onicer
tom" HollIheld, is tonight attempting 10 starVe
ont tho Ku-Klux band of outlaws in this county.
headed by Greed Potter and John Reynolds They
have taken positions about the house where tne
twenty three outlaws are fortified and propose 70
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
FRUIT TREES RUINED; WIRES DOWN
BUFFALO ESCAPES FLOOD, BUT LAKE ERIE
BORDER SUFFERS.

Buffalo. April 21.-The deluge Of rain that roi-
lowed in the wake of the big snowstorm yester-
day continued throughout last night and TO-
day. leaving little of the foot Of snow that COW
cred the ground yesterday morning Bunaio
Creek shows sign of going on rampage anu
no apprehension of floods is felt.
Reports from points along the southern shore
of Lake Erie saw that the damage to fruit trees
will be great The wet chung to the
branches until they gave way under its weight.
leaving only the trunks standing. Telegrapnlc
communication with points west along the lake
shore is being slowly re-established Inc Oss 70
Telegraph and telephone companies is great,
miles Of wire being broken down.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
A RUSSIAN OFFER DENIED.

st. Petersburg. April 22-The statements that
Russia has proposed to Japan plan Of agree
ment regarding the Far East and offered to re-
duce her indemnity claim to f10OOO.OOO on con-
diton that China signs the Manchurian conven-
ton and grants further concessions in connec
ton with the Siberian Railway declared to
be unfounded On the contrary, Russia is de-
termined ii is asserted high authority, to
enter into no negotiations with China in the
present circumstances.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22

hAILNA1 GUARDS MASSACRED.
DETACHMENT ON THE MANCHIyRIAN ROAD
KHLED-LTNE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
London, April 22-"Chinese rebels have again
attacked the Manchurian Railway" says the ST.
Petersburg correspondent of THE Daily Tele-
graph" They have destroyed $50 versts of the
line, removed the rails and broken up the rolling
stock Moreover they have killed nearly
whole detachment of railway guards. Troops
have been sent from Amoor Province TO the
scene OF attack"
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22

London, April 22-.The Daily Mair' says 1t
understands that the managers OF the Metro
politan District Railway have decided to adopt
the electric traction system used by surface lines
In New York.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
KITCHENER's SLIGHT SUCCESSES.

London, April 22.-The War Office has received
dispatch from Lord Kitchener reporting that
since April IS various British commanders have
taken eighty-one prisoners, together with
100000 rounds of small ammunition and many
horses cattle and wagons. Lord Kitchener re-
ports also the surrender OF twenty Beers since
that date.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
LIVES AND PROPERTY THREATENED.
DAM AT WINSTED, CONN, MAY GIVE WAY.
INUNDATING THE TOWN

winsted Conn. April 21-The safety Of this
town and the lives of many inhabitants are
seriously threatened tonight by the condition
Of Highland Lake, which is now so swollen by
the recent rains that It's overflow is imminent.
Notices have been issued to the dwellers along
four streets to take to the hills soon
general alarm is given and guards are posted
at intervals on the lake side to give warning If
any overflow occurs.
The lake is situated at an elevation Of nearly
one hundred feet above the town proper. and
has for outlet a narrow stream which runs
into Mad River. thence passing directly through
Winsted. A natural dam between adjacent hills
holds the water back. and along the top OF this
Is a roadway skrtng the northern shore. The
water usually several feet below the level of
the road is now separated from it by only
few inches, and stream runs fourteen inches
over the stileway at the outlet. Below the lake
Mad River which receives the outlet, Is now
torrent and has already flooded Boyd-st. Along
John-st Hubbard-st and Meadow-st. the IN
habitants have been warned and property is be-
ing removed from the houses.
The rain is still falling, although with some
diminutIon and Chief Wheeler. of the Fire De-
partment who has been in charge of the posting
of guards said at 10 O'Clock tonight that II IL
stopped within the next few hours he thought
the lake would not overflow; II not, he reared
the worst
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22

WHERE FLOWS THE HUDSON RIVER
There runs the New York Central through tho
most delightful region OF America. Fare. cents q
mile. Perfect service.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
REFUSAL TO SELL MULES TO BRITISH

London, April 22-"The Viceroy Of Marking"
says the Shanghai correspondent Of THE Morn
ing Post" "evidently distrusting the professed
object OF the Franco-German expedition, re-
fuses to permit further sales of mules to the
British. except on condition that the animals
are not intended for the prospective expedition
TO Sian-Fu"
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
LONDON'S ELECTRIC ROADS.

METROPOLITAN MANAGERS TO ADOPT SYSTEM
USED IN THIS CITY
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22

Shanghai, April 21.-The Tartar general at
Feng-T -Tien, Manchuria. has borrowed from the
Russians the security of the land and poll
taxes the sum Of 100000 taels, to be applied in
forming force of military police.
Native reports say that General Feng-tse Tsai,
commanding in the Province Of Yun-Nan with
six thousand infantry and two thousand cav
airy we'll armed and disciplined passed through
Cheng-Tu lately, bound for Hsian.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
THE EXPEDITION AGAINST LIU.
FOURTEEN THOUSAND FRENCH AND GER
NAN TROOPS MOVING TOWARD
THE BOUNDARY

Pao-Tfng-Fu, April 2O.-ThIs city has been for
the last four days big military camp of French
and German soldiers on the way to the front
1t is now estimated that 5000 French troops
and 6,0O0 Germ~ns will form the entire force
when All the reinforcements have arrived.
There is no truth in current reports regarding
severe fighting between the outposts and the
Chinese
Three men left here yesterday under escort to
convey Emperor Kwang Sus order to General
Lfu to retire Immediately into the Province of
Shan-Se. Prince Ching and other Chinese
tired, but their combinations or denials are
considered unreliable.
The French and German troops seem to be
cooperating fairly well, although until yester-
day Friday) there doubt as to who
would command the expedition This question
has been settled by arrangement under which
the French and Germans are to be separate
commands and at the same time to cooperate
If the Chinese retire the Shan-Se boun-
dary, then, according to international agree
ment. the foreign troops should not go beyond It,
hope that this will prove to be the case. They
point out that the Chinese force has not been
aggressive, and only a few miles over the
border, arguing that 1t might just well have
been allowed to remain where it
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
ONLY CONDITION OF BoER PEACE.

ONLY CONDITION OF BOER PEACE.
Chicago April 21.-Bearing messages from
General Louis Botha in the Transvaal to Presi-
dent KRUGER at The Hague, Captain Francis
John Turner of the Boer army. reached Chicago
last night on his way to New-York, where he
will take ship for Holland.
There is no peace in sight, according to Cap
tain Turner The Beers determined never
to sign a peace, unless absolute independence
for their countries is granted ION that one
condition and that alone will the Beers lay
Gown their arms said Captain Turner, and
the treaty of peace must be signed by two world
powers as sponsor of its observance by Eng
land
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22

II YOU suffer from ASTHMA. uso
JAYNE0 EXPECTORANT.-Ad
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22

Continued On third pase.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-22

American and Dutch traders are reported to
be driving English statesmen out OF the great
metropolitan meat market at Snithield. 1t is
said that the sum of 10000 paid recently
by American traders to acquire stall in the
central avenue. and that another American firm
paid f12, 500 for an inferior position. This mat
ter is receiving a good deal OF attention now,
and the Home Secretary will be questioned on
the subject in the House OF Commons.