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New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
WTRE PLANT BURNED; LOSS. 5000

LACK or FACILITIES FOR FIGHTING TIN;
FLAMES RESULTS IN TOTAL DESTRUCTION.
New-saven Conn. Feb. 3-Fire DESTROYED the
larse plant ~ the National Wire Companv AZ
far HaNen early this morning causing loss
~ ~sui'a'eo al SS29'obO The plant consisted OF
Two one story buildings which covered shou,
I'VE scres of ground. and all EXCEPT the wire
ran department was reduced TO ruins.
me hre was discovered i'm the engine rooro
&ho an alarm given 10 which the Fair Haven
nose company responded but found itself ut
sterly unable to cope with the situation 50 ,h..
a call was sent 10 New-Haven for helm rhts
The local department refused. except for she
sending OF one steamer and a hose car. ON ,b.
ground that the wire works. situated outs,se
Lne city limits. were not entitled 20 protection
e-rom New-HaVen.
- The detailed loss has not yet been determined
nut MI wales the general manager Of sbe
company. states that l250o0 is a canservatiye
sfsure. and that 2 large insurance Was carried
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
TRIBULATIONS OF AN APPOINTEE.
HOW JUDICIAL CAREER IN NEw-MEXICo
WAS NIPPED IN THE BUD.

Washington, Feb. (SpeciaD.--An interesting and
i'm some respects pathetic coincidence has Just
leaked out respecting the appointment Of Daniel
H. Mcmillan formerly Of Buffalo. 10 he a Federal
Judge in New-Mexico. After he was nominated
Mcmillan came here and in the absence from the
city Of both New York Senator'S he called on Repre-
sentative Alexander OF Buffalo. and requested him
to see the chairman Of the judiciary Committee OF
the Senate and ascertain when his nomination was
likely be taken up for consideration In commit
tee. Mr. Alexander Immediately went to the COM
mittee room and through Senator Foraker found
that the matter had already been taken up and
laid aside without favorable action. for the reason
OF New-Iork. The statement was made by the
Senators present at the meeting that both party
platforms opposed the selection OF a man from a
state for appOi1tment IN territory. ana that the
rule in this would not be departed from
After conference with Mcmillan Representative
Alexander asked permission 10 make a statement
10 the committee and his request was granted
He said that Mcmillan had been a resident OF New
Mexico for over year and that the recommenda-
Mexico. the present Governor Of the Territory
being his chief supporter. Thereupon the commit
tee asked Mr.. Alexander 10 call on the President
with Mr.. McMiilan ana nave the record corrected
that II would show the fact that Mr. McNIilan's
appointment was from New-MeXico and not from
NeW-York. The President caused the correction 70
be made by Withdrawing the first nomina tion and
sending in a new one In which Mcmillan
credited 20 NewMeXico. After confirmation the
commission Alexander man II developed,
however. that there was another candidate for the
place named Alexander. who was resident Of
NeW-MeNtco. and thc commission was made out
20 him. Some of his friends here. hearing OF II.
telegraphed him that he had been appointed and
confirmed. and 70 t. said here that the strength
Of this pleasing informat tiun he proceeded to open
several bottles with his friends When the com
mission came 70 the President for his signature
rectlhed. thus nipping the judicial career OF the
New Mexico Alexander in the bud.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
PASTORS GOING TO TIE HOLY 14vn

Montclair, Feb -SpeciaD.-The Rev Howard .
Shss. pastor Of the Upper MontcIair Conerevs
tional Church. and formerly assistant nas+or -
plymouth Church, Brooklyn. will leave here IN
February Is 70 make trip to the Holy Land ana
incidentally to study the missionary fields. Mr.
Bliss also will go to Syria to visit his father thA
Rev. Daniel Bliss, mas been the president AZ
the syrian Protestant College in Beirut for thu
last rorty-hve years. Mr. Bliss will take his
Iamhy with him. and will be gone six months On
Feoruary y number Of New-York and Nav
Jersey clergymen will leave New-YOrk 10 visit ~.
Holy Land. among whom The Rev MaItbie n
Baocock, the Rev. Wilton Merle Smith the Rev
llr.. Eslsing and the Rev. George s Webster az
New-fOrk: the Rev. George L. Curtis. OF Bloom
Held and Professor Dwight L. Elmendorf Thev
expect 20 he absent three months
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
4 RAILROAD M4N ROBBFD.

MISSED HIS WATCH AND MONEY AFTER MEETING
STRANGER At WALDORF.
Detectives WeTe securing the "Tenderloin' dis
trict last night In search NJ sffable young man
who. on Friday night robbed A. A. Austin a rail-
road man ~ 81. Louis, - 500 in cash and a hand
some gold watch valued AZ large amount.
Mr.. Austin 10 this city several days ago.
He IS staying at the Holland House Friday night
he Was out with some friends. and after leaving
them went 10 the cafe AT the Waldorf Astoria for
luncheon. There he met the stranger. The two
had a drink and some supper Then they entered
n cab and drove 70 the Holland House. where the
young man left Mr.. Austin soon afterward Mr.
Austin discovered that his money and watch were
gone II is said that detectives know who the
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
THE BRAzIL-GUIANA BOUNDARY.
DECISION OF THE SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL AS
ARBITRATOR.

ARBITRATOR.
Washington. Feb (SpeciaD.-The latest South
American boundary tangle 10 be Strengthened out
is that between Brazil and France over the French
Guiana frontier line. Though dating back 10 the
latter part of the seventeenth century. and though
at times very irritating. gold mines were ever
discovered in the debatable territory. and there
excuse for invoking the Intervention of the
count resorted to the Swiss Federal Council
bitrator. whose award. placed on file in the
Bureau Of American Republics. is as follows:
First-That the JapOc Yincente Pincoh Of Arti-
Gle VIII of the Treaty Of Utrecht Is the Oyapok
that debOuches to the west of Cape Orange as has
been established by the documents which Brazil
has submitted to the tribunal, and that the thai
veg river. from mouth to its source,
dentively constitutes the first of the frontier lines
between Brazil and French Guiana.
Second-That the other frontier line, from the
Of the Oyapok 10 the point OF junction with
the Dutch territory. will be that which Article III
OF the treaty OF arbitration indicated inter
mediate souton-that is 10 say. the line of division
forming the northern limit of the Amazon Basin
Under this decision Brazil fares much better than
Venezuela did in her dispute with Great Britain
only regards territory, but In the matter of
expenses for counsel. She obtains the maritime
boundary which Portugal has steadily claimed
since 1855 France had always claimed the Ara
River a parallel line to the Amazon. and the left
bank OF the Rio Branco. The award allots
Brazil 147 900 square miles Of the disputed territory
and about 5000 square miles the north side Of
the TucumaQue Mountains to France.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
SITE FOR WOMANS HOTEL.
HOME FoR THE FRTENDLEss PROPERTY sEcrRED
Mr. FArHCFyrr ms ppsr-,..-,o,-

AoNE foR THE FRTENDI.Ess PROPERTY SECURED
Mr. FAIBCHTLD'S RESIGNATION
Nhen asked Yesterday for the reason for his
resignation from the Board Of Directors of the
Nomans Hotel Company. eX-Secretarv Charles G
Falrchild said that IL due 70 a Tnultiplicty NJ
other duties that did leave him time 10 atte,a
10 The AFFAIRS Of the hotel company and no baa
ieU that u would be hetter for him 10 give nm the
new responsibility
ira H. Crawford. in speaking Of the new hotel
saio that The resignation of Mr. Fairchnd would
moi oelay the building ~ the hotel Charles Y
Jessup had been elected treasurer of the compaps,
70 succeed Mr. Fairchild and since the LAST meet
Ing OF the Board OF Directors in Januar, me
property on which the Home Sor the Friendless in
East twenty -ninth-st. near Fifth-ave now stands
hotel. ~ '''' ste lot The
Inc present occupants 10 continue in ms
notel company at the rat' OF ; per cent a ,,esr ~,
the company's investment until thar date IT,
properly extended through from Tuenty-nin,b ~,
70 Lnirtleth-st-. and there were two lois on each
etreet Ihe hotel completed and Furnished UonlS
COST from Ss5lo00 10 $4,000 Four hundred tboi,
eeno dollars of the capital stock had been s,,b
scrineo inost OF which had been paid in The nlans
lor tne hotel would be drawn az once and Urork
negun as soon AZ possession OF the properfv z,s e
slNen; IN would he about a wear before The botol
would be ready for use ~ ''"''i
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
,KERR BEARS or DEArH OF ETS F,rgrp

Trenton, y. j.. Feb. (SpeciaD.-George J. Kerr
one OF the four Paterson convicts brought here
last Friday was to-day notified by Keeper Moore
20 the State Prison. OF the death OF his father
While the news not unexpected n proved 70
! be terrible blow 20 the young man who was for
the time overcome. AZ FIRST he seemed hardly shle
10 control himself bat later in the day reganed a
more composed state OF mind
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
PROSPERITY IN WESTERN NEW-roRK.
FARMERS PAYING OFF MoRTuAGBs AND SINGING
SONGS OF SATISFACTION.

SONGS OF SATISFACTION.
Rochester. n. Y, Feb. , (SpeciaD-Cynics have
observed that farmers constitute the most dissat-
ished class in the community. When IT rains they
say the farmers all cry out that the downpour Is
a deIuge and when the rain the farmers
blame heaven for the drouth. If these cynical OBJ
servers should take trip through Western New
York they would be forced to admit that at times
mistakes viii be made. by the best regu-
lated cynics. The rural districts vocal with
songs OF satisfaction and the mortgages on the
farms are rapidly being paid of.
One OF the best indications OF this prosperity is
the payment of principals mortgages. Roches-
ter banks mold hundreds of these liens. On jan
uary J. 1901. the bankers say, $4,000 in mortgage
discharges was paid in by Monroe and Orleans
County farmers. These settlements We're for the
most part on small liens. which shows that the
poorest classes have felt the increase in the cir
houses report that the small country retailers are
paying old bills with frequency almost unprece-
dented- rms means, OF course, that they in their
are receiving payment on outstanding ac-
counts from the farmers.
Another indication OF good times among the
farmers is the increase in the valuation OF prop
geration TO say that five years ago everI thiTd
farmhouse passed on a Sunday bicycle ride was
decorated with the legend. This farm, for ssie
cheap" These signs gone now
The causes for this era of from,
the final settlement of the monetary ouesfion IN,
the reelection of President Mckinley are two sad
fruit Yields for the last two years and the o,bsr
the increasing demand Of the big city markets Tor
fresh fruit and vegetables "
The extent of the fruit industry Of wes+ar,
New-York is we'll illustrated by the Experience of
Rochester traveller who strolled into freight
depOt Berlin and thunderstruck hv ssaIry
barrel of apples each bearing the name OF the
Western New-York town In which he born.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
CALLING IN DOMINICAN BONDS.
CLAIMANTS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT ASKED
TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE LEGA-
TION's COUNSEL

An advertisement which appeared yesterday re-
quested all holders Of bonds of the Dominican Gov
ernment. and all those who have interests which
might be charged against the revenues that Gov
ernment communicate with the counsel of its
Legation In this city. Or. Henrquez. the special
envoy of San Domingo 10 this country when asked
yesterday why the advertisement had been printed,
said that il was done In order to learn how many
bondholders and claimants for other Indebtedness
against San Domingo there were here and what
was the nature OF the debts they declared TO be
due them He explained that in August, 1897, the
Government Of San Domingo had issued per cent
bonds TO the amount of fl.500000. which had been
turned TO the San Domingo Finance Com
pany for the purpose of refunding the debt Of
San Domingo Since that date the Finance Com
pany had made no accounting 10 the Government
OF San Domingo. but the Government had been
informed that the Franco-DOmnican BondhOlders'
Association Of Paris. held $500 of the old
bonds which had not been exchanged for the
issue The Finance Company had said that they
had f350OG0 of the bonds. which they would
return when they made an accounting, but
counting was made. II desired 10 learn
what had become OF the Il, 100000 bond issue.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
EXCISE LAW BEING EyroRcrn

Syracuse. y. Y. Feb. Am of the sslo,,. \,
syracuse which have been wide open since soon
sfter the Rsnes law went into effect were ors.rss
oy the police last night 20 close promptly AZ r,,a
nignt eno stay closed until Monday morning po
nessinen Esnt into the places that remained oman
etttI nlanisht, drove out the inmates ana fhrzss
eheu e srest me men IN charge. This is ssid "a
@ be ne result Of the complaint and warnings made
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
r4CcINATED on HER FACE.

Poughkeepsie. y. Y. Feb 3.-While dressing Nh.
arm Of her daughter. who had been vacctnsted
about ten days Mrs. Robert E. Farrier wife
Of the pastor Of the Baptist Church In this city
chanced 20 brush her hand across her face In
this way come virus from the clild's arm was
introduced into slight scratch on the mothers 3
face which resulted In her vaccination, and left a
bad her face.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
HINDOOs LAMENT THE QUEEN.

REMARKABLE TRIBUTE FROM THE Ma
TIVEs IN CALCUTTA
London Feb. 4.-Dispatches from Calcutta de-
scribe one hundred thousand Hindoos as assem-
bling there IN the open air. clad in white, and
IN many cases barefooted TO sins hymns of Ia
mentation.
A dispatch from Durham. Natal. says that
five hundred Hindoos assembled around the
Queens statue in that city with the same object.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
ANOTHER WOULD-BE REGICIDE.

4 PATTERSON ANARCHIST or HIS WAY To
ITALY.
Paris Feb 4.-"Le Rappel' publishes dis
patch from Rome saying:
Agents OF the Italian Detective Department in
the United States report that Calcagno an An
archst has started for Europe To make an at
tempt on the life of King Victor Emmanuel. and
that he is acting under the orders of the Pater
son Anarchists The Italian police arc watch
Ing the ports and frontier stations.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
REPORT THAT WATER WAS TURNED OFF
no CONFIRMATION OF \ CHARGE MADE AGAINST
NON-UNIoN MEN

At a meeting Of the Central Federated Union
Yesterday in University Settlement Hall. mem
ber Of the Pipe CauIkers and Tappers' Union
walked in and declared the non-union men en-
ployed on the Rapid Transit tunnel In Elm-st had
cut off the water supply in the neighborhood OF
the excavation, which is at Grand-st. the non
union men, he said. had quit work, saying they
would not work Sunday.
II was denied by people in the neighborhood
mentioned that their water supply had been cut
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
CASE or PLAGUE ar CARDIFF.

csrdif. Feb. "A Cardiff workman has been a..
taekee by disease which is diagnosed as the bu-
oonic plague.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
ALLEGED AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA.
AN UNDERSTANDING WITH THIS COUNTRY OVER
SUGAR DUTIES.

London. Feb st is asserted in this city
says the Berlin correspondent ~ The Daily
Mail" that Russia and the United States have
concluded a secret agreement admitting Russian
sugar free ~ dinerential duties 20 the United
States. Russia I'm turn making certain conces-
SiOns 70 America"
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
THE STEAMER SILVA PARTLr RrRNE
SAVED ONLY RY ENERGETIC WORK OF FIRE
MFN AT ST JOHNS

81. Johns y +. Feb. 3.-The Red Cross Line
steamer Silvia. Captain Clark. loading for New
York was partly burned last evening. and a
thousand casks Of fish and three hundred casks
Of oil were damaged For time It was thought
the steamer was doomed. and the entire Fire De
partment fought the flames for six hours before
quenching them The loss is estimated at about
S95
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
SENATOR TcARrER Not A CANDIDATE
is LOYAL TO FRANKLIN MURPHY "a pvr,...
CAN NOMINEE FOR GovERxoR.

In reply to an inquiry to what truth thar. -
III 'he ruHor that he probably would be a carS,
date for the Republican nomination for cso,,1
Senator Thomas n. McCsrter of Essex Court ~
Saturday said: ~ 0a
Il am for Mr.. Murphy I promised him sor..
time ago that I would do what could so- ~.
and am doing IL, and have been doing n a.
course II Is long way from now urtE the cou
Eentlon nut v looks TO as though Mr. Nus
vii receive the nomination for Governor rsrt Egyy
am oyaI 70 Mi Murphy and loyal 10 nv nror.1s a..
AS 70 his own boom for The nomination g.
GOVERNOR Mt McCarter declined TO even dfscuss a.
in il. ''''Vi3 hOtninS
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOSPITAL Fryn

Charles Lanier. Of No II Nsssau-st The general
treasurer OF the Hospital Saturday and SUNDAY As
ISOLATION reports the folio wing additional contr
in progress
New-York tribune., 1901-02-04
FROM CHURCHEs

Ascension Episcopal $122 II Society % Friends
Collegiate Reformed. Tyventeth-st ...... SSs n
Harlem -----.--.-. 90 50 81. Matthew'S Episco-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-01

Phone No. "a in the building to be
occupied by the new bank.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-01
As to Irrigation.

The time has come for congress to
lend some aid and encouragement to
the matter of irrigation. 1t is asserted
that there are 1900, 900 acres of arid
land in the western states capable of
being reclaimed and made. to blossom
as the rose by a proper system of res
ervoir storage of water and its utiliza
ton at the proper time by various irri-
eating methods. The tremendous rush
of people for homes in the new Okla
homa Countrywide last bit of free land
to be had-shows that the same spirit
of home building which has made the
western country what it is, exists today
just as it used to when our pioneers
''crossed the prairies as of old. our
fathers crossed the sea-" And with
the settling of Oklahoma goes the last
piece of land to take the surplus popu-
lation, unless congress will provide
more land by helping reclaim the waste
places of the west.
Instead of sinking so many millions
in that old rat hole called the River
and Harbor Appropriation congress
had far better spend few dollars on
something that would be of permanent
benefit to the country and the race-the
development of the resources of the
great west.-Kansas Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-01
CLAFLIN COMMENTS.
From the Clarion


Clafiin's duck hunters were out to
the great lake yesterday to open up
the syringe engagement with the
feathery tribe.
w. III. Kerr, wife and four chill
dren left on yesterdays train for
northwest Missouri, to pay q visit to
relatives and friends.
Frank Herthel of Boston, 10 here
on q visit with relatives and old
friends. After visit of few weeks
he expects to return to the east.
We today offer our readers some-
thing new in the missing word con-
test business. "a church deacon
accideDtlly sat down on the business
end of a carpet tack. He at once
sprang up and said only two words,
tho last being it. Every person
correctly guessing the first word and
sending us 81 cash, will receive the
Clarion one year free.
The noise Of the carpenters' ham
n,-rs makes it almost impossible for
one to hear themself think in Claflin
these days. A new hotel, carpenter
shop and a new store room are now In
course of erection. just what we
have needed. From present indica-
tions, Clsflin 10 going to grow during
the coming summer as she has never
before grown.
Along last fall Mr.. Remick had
some harness and saddle stolen and
issued reward of ten dollars for the
return of the property. Mr.. Alexan-
der located the goods some time ago,
but waited to get the man and the
goods together and Tuesday evening
he got the opportunity, as the plumber
was about to be shipped from town.
Alexander claims that Henry Cooney
is the guilty party as the goods were
in his charge when taken. Remick
paid the reward, got his goods. As
he is somewhat related to Oooney>s
brother, he refused to prosecute, but
it seems the Cooney's held little i'll
will toward the man who captured the
stolen goods, so they tead up and
abused him so that he swore out
warrant before Mr.. Stewart. Con-
stable Weltmer refused to serve the
warrant, and Alexander swore out a
warrant before the county attorney ,
and Sheriff johnson took Cooney to
the Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-01

The citizens of Great Bend have de.
cided to close the saloons IN that city
March Ist. This is direct result of
the Nation crusade. The vets aud
the drys have always been about evenly
divided in Barton county, but the vets
are more willy and have always man.
aged to keep the upper hand. But the
drys have been encouraged by Mrs.
Nations course until they have decided
to take things in their own hands and
see that the joints close. The latter
are wide awake to the situation, rec
ognize the inevitable, and it is said an
amicable agreement has been reached
by which they close out and shut up
shop by the first of the month. A
few years more and a continuation of
proper reforms and Great Bend will
yet come up to the standard of Larned.
Congratulations, Bendites; come up
and take a drink with us.-Larned
Tiller and Ioiler.
No. thanks. To take a drink Of the
Larned chained lightning, stored under
manure heaps and peddled from hip
pockets. after being accustomed to the
''soft drinks" that are mote that we
say ARE. Mr.. T. & IT, sold in Great
Bend would be premeditated cruelty
to the stomach. We have no desire
to go to a deserted graveyard" to
commit suicide. We prefer to take
chances with Mrs. Nation. Take a
drink in Larned! Just as well say shut
yourself up in a coal-gas tank for a
breath of fresh air.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-01
HOISINGTON HUMMINGS.
From the Dispatch.

From the Dispatch.
Mrs. Ed. Gray left for Chicago
Tuesday morning, where she will re-
main for some time.
Mrs. j. G. Payne has already re-
ceived the $4,000 insurance due her
from the A. o. u. w. The unusual
promptness speaks we'll for the lodge.
There are a good many people
making calls tor those coal mines in
the north part of the county to open
up.
Mrs. Carrie Mcclellan, singing
evangelist of Chicago, who has been
assisting Reverends Chapman and
Williams in the revival at the u. B.
church, is going to remain another
week. Quite an interest has been
manifested.
The Beacon and the DEMOCRAT
both called the seating of Robert
Findley in the Senate, steal. Well
since stealing is taking anything with
out permission, you might call it q
steal,
The gun club gave its first seminar.
nual ball in the Athletic hall Tuesday
evening and was success in every
feature. A large crowd was out and
quite neat little sum was netted for
the treasury. The music was furn-
ished by members of the Olmiiz
orchestra.
Mr.. Peach. who owns the land up
north under which there is said to be
q good sized coal mine, was in town
this week. He says he intends in
vestigating the coal outlook in the
spring. Coed, wish him success.
And he will indeed be a speach'
it he discovers that the much talked
of rumor is corret.-ED. Dem
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-01
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