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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
Nothing Doing in Cuba.

As far Is We are able to read between the
lines Of our Havana news today Il ap-
pears that IN Cuba two diametrically OPP
posite views are being taken Of the ques-
ton concerning future relations with the
United States. The Cubans. or rather the
faction among them in control Of The Con
stitutIonaI Convention. as We understand.
view the declaration which Congress has
tackled on the Army Appropriation bin
with lofty seorn, and insinuate thar they
are neither to be coazed nor draeeoned i'll
70 coHcediHg anything that would tend 10
diminish the fun sovereignty Of the coun-
Try Governor General Mood. on the con-
trary- plies the President with CHEEKY +a1-
egrams. which assure him thar natbin.. !
happening and that everything win be
lovely IL the spring.
Ne are inclined u side with C,-,,-ra1
Mood IN the matter il was expected tI..,r
the revolutionary leaders IN Ct.s,s. womb
make q bold effort 10 get the island n6
ais valUa5ies Eithin their control. with
ont any outside Influence 10 banner then,
in their designs. Their ideas of Iff,..,-re-
ana independence are not drawn from An
glo-SaSon models, bet from Haiti aad san
Domingo, and IL viii require time and eitf-
cation 10 make them see that what they
want rs something that the United States
cs,IllgI aLord 10 lei them have. After q
whiie. even tFese ignorant and not too
sincere radicals VIII come to realize chat
cubat's choice IS between American sue
raluty and american nnIItary. occupation
Tor an indefinite period ana there Is not
much d2u5t that lhey VIII select Tho for
Her alternative
This country can afford to gyait while
TIE ISLANDERS come 70 their senses. They
have had q pleasant ntue time. playing
a. constitution making. and the expert
sE-ce VIII be useful to them whenever
they may De able to go seriously to work
upon zeal ard tolera5le Fundamental
lar" for their future state Untu then it
Is psshars improbable that Harana VIII
be much Of q news centre. unless. To be-
sure, Cisaeros and his followers should
grow sid,y and take 10 the tau grass. as
vas their habit in the old days o. The
Spanish despotfsTn.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
a BIG INNING SYNDICATE.
Consul Hughes Reports One New
Operating in Spain.


Operating in Spain.
Oliver J. D. Hughes. American Consul at
Coburg. Germany, makes the following re
port regarding the formation big Ger
man mining syndicate in Spain:
"A powerful German mining syndicate
has been formed and has taken possession
of a large group Of iron mines N the Prov
ince OF Lugo which the managers have
begun TO work success fully, making con-
nections with the inland mines by 4 series
Of aerial ways TO large depot they have
built on the Bay Of Yivero. alongside
wharves at which their steamships can
load The ores, which are phOsphoric, are
sand to contain 80 per cent of fine iron
The phosphorus is utilized for the man
ufacture of mineral manure Il is caicu-
lated that for the current year the extrac-
ton viii total about 1900 tons. which, il
has been arranged. viii be transported 10
Rotterdam 1t Is estimated that the de-
post is $4,000 cubic metres in extent. or
equal &c I5.e4CG9 tons in weight.
A mountainous district in the south
eastern part Of LugO, favorably known 70
the ancients as a mineral producer. con
tains deposit giving from 81 to So per
cent Of pure iron
The exploitation Of this mineral has
hitherto been hindered by want of eco
nomical means Of transport: but a survey
for railway Is now being carried out and
when this IS completed large and i'm
portanJ mineral industry viii certainly be
developed -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
FOURTH ECLIPSE EXPEDITION.
An Amherst Professors Party Going
to SInkap Island

NEW YORK March Three expedf-
tions from this country To the East Indies
TO witness the total eclipse OF the sun on
May Il haze aires5Iv sailed and fourth
leaves today on the steamship GleRsary-
This includes Prof David p Todd, OF
Amherst College. his wife and daughter,
ana Percy Wilson who represents the
New FORK Botanical Gardens. st one
zine Prof. Todd hoped to induce Prof
Young, Of Prince ton, TO accompany him,
but the effort wa not successful
the other American astronomers plan
70 operate in Srmatra. but Prof Todd
viii make his observations and photo
graphs on the little island Of Sinlzap-
south Of Singapore z n belt of cotality
is about 1856 mites in width. and the Am
hersr PARTY via be only about twenty
miles from - CAIyrai line The duration
Of the eclipse Is expected 10 be about six
minutes 49, H.-cen seconds Al that point
Prof. Todd taxes with him tweive-inch
reflector. which Is TO bs used ia an IN
usual manner, and his famous sIyceri,e
clock for controlling the movements OF
his other INSTRUMENTS Fte VIII also make
fresh effort To discover the presence OF
N-rayS IN she solar corona OF which he
obtained dubious Indications IN Japan AT
the time Of the - .ipSe OF 1886
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
The New American HurnoriSt.

The exalted pinnacle upon Is hich stands
Mark Twain, IN right OF has position as
premier American hunor-st. is I'm danger
81 t~ing Knocked out from under him bv
a III HackeJt. who is Assistant Sfcra-
1ary OF the Nay. HGm0r. OF Il sort. has
been known L. ooze from the Navy De
partment before, but not his kind on
some occasions Secretary Long himself
Is funnier thau q baIdheaJcd mermaid
but IL is eli unintenuonaI. and he is as
unconscious of the fact ss "a wooden IN
dlal: could be
His Junior Lord OF the Admiralty IS a
bird 81 di.zeTent feather He IS q. pre-
visionary and painstaking funny man
and knows IT, one OF the best things ia
its line OF which We have read since the
last century happened under his vocal
auspices al annapolis last night Mt
Hackett was doing a turn DC the eltglre
platform and telling the cadets what
great ms 1Iessrs- Long. Mckinley, and
Hanna are in Tie conventional manner Of
Mrs Eiuslow In the act of communications
soothing syrup 10 her infant class. when
II occurred TO Hirn 10 explode "a fresh ans
that the business Of the Naval Academy
''a~ to incuicatc The principles that
guided Sampson on Santiago" NOW. II
me elstina uished jester had said tlaat ID
hoped Annapolis would teach the boys 70
be guided by the principles upon which
sampson acted 7sheu. forced thereto bv
2 heartless Maryland court b. gave
i'P the pay Of enlisted men which he had
retained, we might take pr. fage's
young Kan seriously. But no fhere was
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
VICTIM OF ESCAPING GAS.
i Man Killed and Six other PerScr,.

NEW YORK. March "A leah in gas
main at 593 Central Avenue West Ho-
I boken. caused yesterday the death of John
| O Brien an employe of the Union Gas
Improvement Company. and the asphyxia-
ton Of six persons. two of whom are still
in precarious condition.
Charles Kingsley is proprietor of a gro
Gerry store at the address given He was
about 10 retire Thursday night. when ne
| noticed strong odor OF gas in the store,
| and he turned the gas off at the metre
When he opened the store yesterday morn
ing he found IL filed with gas and he no
tined the company Of the leak
O'Brien was sent TO make the necessary
repairs He found the leak was at a uoInt
where the connection was made with the
! house. To reach the pipe he mad 10 raise
a lFdp-door IN toe celiaT nOOr- Inc eScap-
ing gas rushed out OF this in volumes He
mad Edreay SucC eeded in removing tne fo1ur
which connected the pipes, when he was
overcome by she gas.
Kingsley found nm crouched over the
hgle unconscious. Ee made desperate
effort to rescue O Br;en- Feeling has
senses leaving him, Kingsley sfartet.
TO the street 20 cali assistance Lying on
4 the uuor in front Of the counter he found
elent-yeaT-0Id Jesse WEBSTER of aus " est
Street; ten-year-o.d Mamie Harms. of the
same address and Kitty LacroIx- eight
years Old, Of Dubois Street
The three girls entered the store to make
a purchase and We're overcome by the gas
while waiting for Kingsley. O'Brien ana
the three girls We're earned into the street
by Councilman Louis Diebm and Kings
ley Dr. White was summoned He quick
" restored the girls 10 consciousness. bat
was unable 10 reSuscitate O Br3en. Under
JakeT Schtefn took charge Of O'Brien's
body, and the giris were removed 10 tf,eir
home
Meanwhile Kingsley discovered that his
wife Lillian, and their three-yeaT-ci,i
daughter had been asphyXiated and were
lying unconscious on the floor of the room
at the rear of the store They were re
moved with great difficulty by Dr. White
who says their condition Is still precari-
Gus.
In trying to stop the flow of gas later
School Trustee Louis Menegaux. who is a
boss plumber, Was overcome and was
dFaSSed out unconscious He was reszs-
citated, but his condition Is considered Sc
riOuS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
AT An EMPERoR's TABLE.
How Francis Joseph of Austrfn En-
tertnins at Dlmner.

From the London TeleGrapiI-)
4 guest at the imperial table of Francis
Joseph. ut Budapest. at his ancient Dfeu
Castle. has given oar Vienna correspond
ent an interesting account of-his impress
slons there The guests. says he. ara cor
daily received in the ma SuifiCeuIiN dec
.gorat6d saloon by the grand marshal
! Count Appouyi. and the grand steward
OF the HuUScut-Q. Prince AeIChteuSLeiu. 4
/ few minutes before the dinner hour OF e
the Emperor adJutauJ general. Co8uJ
Paar- appears and the guests at once
form q double line. IS the Emperor al
most Immediately follows his adjutant-
As The fo!umE doors are widely thrown
open nd the monarch is seen on the
threshold, the guests salute him with "a
deep OEelSauc-- He add reSSeS few
pleasant words 10 the most distinguished
persons present. and passes into the great
/ dining room followed By his visitors.
each # whom has received previous no
lice or his place AT the table Three g1-
gauJic. lustrcS, with hundreds OF electric
lights shine upon the long dining table
below and are reflected q thousand tunes
in the silver plates and the batteries OF
glasses assigned To each cover. There are
three enormous bouquets. each flower be
ing masterpiece OF ornamental garden
ing The guests introduce themselves 10
their nearest EeiShbprS and The dinner
commences
At the back of each chair stands "a foot
man in gorgeous livery The diSneS and
the wines are prInceiy. but the boiled beef
the standard Austrian household dish, IS
also present, cut IN tempting slices. and its
appearance at once imparrs q hnnely feel
ing TO the assembled gue-Ts. The Rhine
wines are exquisite for TEe EmperoT's Wis
itOTs and conversation Lever .s.Is under
their influence. but becomes 50 animated
that it reaches the third or fourth neigh
Dor The Emperor cUuVecsys with those
near him; he often smiles =! saTIrtirneS
laughs aloud at some @5serv.. ION. Though
the guests do not for m bment forget
that the,- monarch is present. they have
always the pleasant feeling that he is
their cordial host
A pack Of the famous court bon bons
is given to each guest. he leaves his card
al his place and he finds packet in his
OVerCOat when he takes his departure. At
the conclusion of the dinner the ELluerOr
leads the way To the ante-roDm. now con
verified into a smoking room, The Kaiser
is the first VINO lights cigar. not as be
fore, a Virginia, but this time light
Havana. After smoking and general con
EersaIion the guests form in a half circle
and the Emperor has a kind or encOur-
aging word for every one there. At $50
the guests diSperse.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
THE EXCLUSION OF JAPANESE
British GoIumbia's appeal to the Ca
madam Governments

VANCOUVER, B. c, March III.
ShimizU. japanese Consul TO Canada. and
a number Of British Columbia Govern
ment delegates. returned today from a
conference with Canadian Government Of
ficiaIs- The Japanese Consul at the con
ference appealed for the disalIowance OF
the Natal act. passed in British Column
bia- excluding all cooHe immigrants, BIZ
educational test The British Columbia
delegates petitioned the authorities 10 al
low the act TO stand
II is understood that the Dominion Coy
eminent has decided TO veto the British
Columbia immigration Legislation 10 keep
out Japanese.
The japanese Consul said in an inter
view today that. owing 10 the desire Of
his Government 10 continue its friendly
relations with Canada and 10 promote
trade, no more cOOIie Immigrants ,-grIf5
be permitted To- enter Canada from Js5r3,,rI
50 long - The Dominion Government de-
sired 10 keep them out Thus rb- >--f.r
act VIII be UNNECESSARY
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
CUBAN CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
A Comparative statement of Bust
ness Done During January.


The Division of InsQIar Affairs Of the
Var Department has prepared for publ
cation the following statement of receipts
from all sources II the several custom
houses ia the Island OF Cuba during the
month Of January, 1901. as compared with
the same months of 1873 and 1909.
The statement shows hat the total re-
celpts from customs sources during the
month Of January. 1891, were s.. 25J4 al Il !;
January, 1899. 81 ,0Jj. 81 90. and January.
1880 S,5gI,l19-75. The comparison by Gus
toms ports follows: Baracoa. month of
January, 1901. S2.II3 10: 1893 So 81: 1900
81 .4'jI-z3- Batah anO. l3Jl S1.IS9; 1888 SI45-a9
1850, sJ53.i9 Cienfu=gos. 1871 SIS, 6i9. %;
1888. Sss-5lG-eG: 1890. sos $40 70 Cardenas
1891, $z5,lel51: 1888. - c3l: 1900. So 81 g.
Calbarieu. 1871. 80 lSi-45. 1883, s. $3.50 {:
1900 %I+.ul5.3I- Guantanamo. 1901 ST.
.i=5-Za. 1888. SN-2Z2.53: 1850. 81 y55G4 Gibara
1871. 81. i644-. 1893. 81 455.74. 1899 80 "a 81
Havana, 1891 $>54.512.e2: 1883, S75S S5G- a! :
1900 q, l5j -45I-lrS- ManzanilIo. 1891. Si2.-
S95-5z, Is, $I1,N8lI7; 1910. 81. S51.S4. Ma
tanzaS, 1901, 81, s52.5l: 1893 s2Is.J.9 "A; 1885,
2-Z>gaN NueviJas. 1851. SI1.764ga. 1888
go. %; 1860. SISSl434- Sagua Ia Ora nde
l5d, sl.5sz-rl: 1899 SI2.9j5-I 1900. 3. 90. -;
Santa Cruz 1871. $,.5.43, 1899. Sl5SS 1880
81 - IL Santiago. 1891. 1865. $685.. 1888
SN4..-5-t4. 1890. S9S. . Trinidad, 1901 81
1920 1889 $50 80. 1893. s. ESQ a Tumas de
Zaza, 1901, 1906; 1893. $4f7347 1890, $2ol.G5.
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nothing serious about his witty remark
it was and slitteriuGIy sarcastic
The principles which guided Sampson
of Santiago were prudence and steam.
otherwise he would have been on instead
Of off during the great sea battle which
Admiral Sch,ey fought and won in his al
sence- There was another principle by
which sampson was guided on that glori-
Gus occasion. II led him toTush as fast
IS his propellerS would let him 10 the near
est telegraph station. and hen and there.
with 4 conscious pride. which his smiling
features tell" indite Fourth of July
present TO "a grateful country. That com
munication l. already familiar to our read
ers.- but. 10 refresh their memories. We
viii reneat II, In substance il ran like
this Forgive me Father William / can
not tell q lie 7 did it with my little feet
under my command
OF cCase- Assistant Secretary Hackctt
would be the last man Ia wish the stu
dents AT Annapolis such o misfortune as
that they should imbibe the principles
that guided Sampson unless. indeed. Re
would ike To see our future Nav filled
with Simpsons. which We viii not insult
him by supposiug- He was only Joking
and his Joke was a first-class one We
have seen worse in the Sunday papers
BY all means lei Mr. Hackc,t keep II mp.
There are too few of him The funny man
is --nascitur-- ana not by any manner of
means fit
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
ON THE mIKADo's RAILWAY.
Journeys on the Road by 40 Means
Unpleasant


~, - -
Inc SsgoIto aii's LII u CLASS IdliEtstu car
MACS 81 'liS visiS--fi AN opportunity
70 S~u'l2 tiS ne ot tILv Japanese people
IN sitTI!t5 me mrs. l-tis one notices Is
mat NLilS HheS are oTa"n across the
E-s'SS Windows. dHG upon enquiry Jile IN
LgIiIldti"i. y EiI'Llet Lidt SDiI-- OF the Peo-
piS no - - ~ m az tttt unused 70
sl@.Ss- "LlISh per i-tls li-e\ nave never seen
DetotF' anu tiidl l!es are APP 20 put lnc.T
heaas thIouSh II mere Is nothing TO lndl-
''1te l-9t Il s"'-'IS'iiNt jan tLie way
IN Sold 1870 d. 'al,di Is. lI4Felers
yaI iu7S- LOO llie t.tLS az e ll+.t.-u merely
nS lyL5 go - 49, ,,-iTt M-tH il1l va
l'L anu l@Lu 2L+ III -LI,L- oi,r lile pas
ze-lSsi az az i'SiiIL-E o-,Su lie WIN
Yp"H "a IA M W -l'1ei o.E Il
menace 10 tilt Ae1i,ii % every ln'lNluuiI
VINO nos oreyii-" u7S' 10 an even ten i'efz'-
ILIe "ItillI '..i.-lS
ne sL-lii,zst lielutLt on l!aNel Is enough
20 bieah Lh- ice "Lg u q person mas q
"Io.-E -, ~ 10 - ils ,i'-l-- II Is 4
iI-'tyel t1 90 ~ L'i every
body else Many OF ta- passengers are apt
I" beil7F- WIN !lie same oh:rSJFained
freedom a. III lHslI own homes II they
are si-ti lli-E -" L'"S -ouILtS jneE at
yitCe 2! D,'r- 20 man mems ives as COM
I"i'a'-" a. F,zz-L - rug IS spread our
on M ioi - - l'it -i-.i -ilr
80 ~ '', - LIS t-1-' - -ii per
iS --S Nig.'i-- ,--I- ''.s-N, pr. ll-if
Sst'' 81 49," ~ ~'-' ''il si-elF Feet
hP ti-u'.i l''t-ti- H' i9NA itilT Is q
Sihphe- ~ 80" 'oL5 .i zen anu women IN
rti--S' -. - ,.IS'ts amer
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
THE FosBURG CASE.
alleged Incident on which the Pc.
lice Based Murder Charge

PITTSFIELD Mass. March The
reason that Chief Of Police Nicholson re
jected the burglar theory in the murder
Of May FOsburg was disclosed today 1t
was because Of q remark made by Rob
ert Stewart Fosburg TO his sister on her
return from Adams. where she was Wis
iting when her sister was killed. She was
summoned by telegraph No intimation
of the asedy had been given her. but
she had been told that her father had sad
news When she stepped from the tran
and saw her fathers battered condition,
she asked
Why. what has happened"
Robert. not yet being ready to o. =
the terrible news Of Mays death 10 her
sister, replied
oh. father and I had scrap.
Chief Nicholson seized upon this state
Elent 50 the turning point of the case
Fosburs'S friends say il would be non
sensical To suppose that if the charge OF
The police We're correct. Robert FoSburs
would make sCch q punlic statement aft
or the burglary theory had been publish
cd
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SHOT DEAD BY AN ASSASSIN.
= West yirEfnian Killed While sit
ting at Il window

POINT PLEASANT, W Va March ,
ON Thursday evening some unknown as
sassiu shot through 81 window OF room
in which Lewis Grim was sitting III his
home near here. with muTderOJs intent
using an old-fashioned life. The a2E en-
tered the back Of Grim-s head. penetrat-
ing the brain and killing him instantly.
Squire John Edwards Immediately i'm
paneled a jury. and the body was viewed
and witnesses examined. The bah was
pr0bed Tor. but not found The jury re
turned a verdict that the deceased came
10 his death from a gunshOt wound at
the hands of someone unknown TO them
Several Years ago Grim Is said u have
caused q separation between Vincent Rec
and his wife, and had been living II
the Rice house ever since. Rice also Oc-
cupying q room in the same house Rice
never showed my spirit OF resentment in
all these years There is a good deal Of
excitement III the neigilbOThOoj-
The Prosecuting Attorney has ordered
another inquest for this afterGoon-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
PASSENGERS NARROW ESCAPE
Two Hundred Persons Came Near
Being Dunnned Into q River

NEWARK. n J. March Nearly zoo
passengers on the 1922 train last night
from Newark for New, York. On the Penn
sylvinia Railroad. had a bad scare and
narrowly escaped being dumped into the
Passaic River from the Newark end Of
the Centre Street bridge That this did
not actually occur was due &C 4 happen
ing more remarkable than anything
ilnown to veteran raiIroaderS in their en-
tire experience
1t a switch about I00 yards from the
yrestern end of the bridge the forward
trucks OF the third car behiTl:. Lhe loco
motive jumped from the rails and went
humping over the road bed and ties
When the train stopped the remarka bic
and sensational feature of the accident
was revealed The locomotive and the
first two cars were wholly upon the
bridge trestIe and the third car was well
over the river and turned almost at right
angles With the other cars
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
a Report That teneraI Lntrobe VIII
BE Elected Sneaker

BALTIMORE. March 2.-Chairman
EandiEer, Of the Democratic State Cen
trad Committee. announced yesterd ~
fhat tte steering committees of the Dem
cratic members of the State House and
Senate viii meet in the han of the House
# Delegates at Annapolis ON Tuesday
next at , O'Clock D. m The caus- ae
Democrats VIII De held al ne
same night
II IS understood that Gen. Ferdinand c.
a-atrobe viii be selected for Speaker of
The House and new appointments to mi
7Or positions Will be named. Ii is * ated
hat II IS the intention of the party man
ayers to reduce the force Of employees TO
The minimum. and that none OF the Old
attaches of the last Senate or House are
expected 10 come to Annapolis for the
special legislative session as the ue5v ap-
polnteeS viii be there to take charge Of
lheir duties. This announcements is made
in order that the old custom of paying
mileage and per diem 10 the OLD en-
Ployes on opening up the session may he
abolished in the interest Of economy.
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THE GOVERNMENT DEBT.
February Stntemcrt Given Out bg
the Treasury Department.

The public debt statement just ISSUED
by the Treasury Department shows
that in the month Of February the debt %
the United States decreased $7.5I63I4. the
interest bearing debt increased $50. the
debt on which the interest had ceased de
creased S192,5 500 the debt bearing no in
terest decreased 81. 4S1. SIS. The cash IN the
Treasury increased 3 902. 10 The debt on
February . stood: Interest bearing debt.
I,t9l,5ga,41o, debt on which interest has
ceased, S,S3p GO; bearing no interest $3S2-
500. 552; total. 81, 3S5 SO. COB
The cash IN the Treasury is made up of
the following items: Reserve fund: Cold
coin and bullion. $50. 0G0 900 Trust funds
to redeem outstanding certificates: Gold
coin sgt, 0f1 $50: silver dollars and bullion.
S+S3.Sll,eG9; United States notes. $4,000
General fund: Sod con. bullion. and Ger
uhcates. $S1. 15006i; silver dollars. bullion
and certificates. $40. "a. 429: United States
- )'nS. 81 .29i. other assets. SIS I5G. "a
In national bank repositories, 80. 81 So.
total 81 l29. so OPS
Against this there were outstanding gold
certificates of $421. S54. 600: currency ceTtifi-
Gates. $11o03: Treasury notes of 1890 500
95I. 600, miscellaneous liabilities, $So.35l $50;
reserve fund. $50 0gG. H4t. leaving an avail
able cash balance of Sis 9l5.149
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PLUNGED INTO q CELLAR.
a Floor CoIIanses and "A Panic En-
sues at sharon. Pa

SHARON. Pa. March Sew raj per
sons were injured. two seriously. by the
collapse Of the floor and a panic that fol-
lowed. in No. 4 schooihouse. at E<ile. A4er-
Ger county, Thursday night
A spelling bee was being held and the
room was packed with scholars and spec
tators, about 3o4 being present Several
persons were standing around the stove.
when the floor collapsed. precipfratinE al!
10 the cellar. distance OF ten feet
The stove coming to pieces, q large
amount OF burning Goals Were turned 0ut
on the floor, and il was with iuuCh dif7-
Guilty the building was saved from de-
strGctiou- some one started panic by
shouting that The building was on ire
All in the --t;Hm made q wild rush for the
single exit The weaker ones were tram
pied under foot. and several were nearly
Stiflocated-
When the excitement had subsided the
injured were removed 10 nearby houses.
and surgeons summoned. who dressed
their III juTiCS.