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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
DESTROYED BY FLAMES.
The old Hotel at Seat Pleasant, Md,
burned 10 tie Ground.

Fire last night completely destroyed the
Seat Pleasant Hotel. at Seat Pleasant,
Md The building. which was an old
landmark and stood upon the hills over
looking the city, was particularly noted
4 because in Is four years ago occurred the
sensational murder OF Margaret Drown by
jim Smith The fire, which broke out al
about s o'clock, had progressed too far
when discovered 10 be checked, and re
duced the building 10 sTaoIdering ruins
Al short time
The house had been un0ccupied for some
time The last lessee was Frank Mace,
who until last fan conducted il as a sort
of roadhouse. Since that tire It has been
a rendezvous for tranPs and it is thought
that some of them are responsible for
the Gre last night
The hotel stood almost alone on the hill,
the Hea est house TO II being little gro
Gerry store kept by w A Lusley- II was
Mr.. LusIey who first discovered The FIRE
He noted glow on his window, and look
ing out saw smoke rising from the hotel.
and flames bursting out Of the back Y in
dows where the kitchen was. He hurried
! TO the town TO give the alarm, but by the
time the primitive fire apparatus arrived
the flames had too much Roadway 10 be
subdued, and were fast eating out the in
terror CT the DutiuluS- j Ne SLE1it~tlEf was
a frame one. and offered the best SOET o.
food to the blaze
The use OF buckets with such scanty
water supply as was at hand on 1he nil
did not avail much. and finally the voiUn-
teer drernen we're driven away by the IN
tense heat OF the flames The sparks
were carried Jl- the wind quite a ais
lance and the bright glare OF the blaZe
was visible for miles around Ffnaiiy at
teInpts to save the building were aban-
dOned. and the people gathered arr ind
and watched the flames complete their
work
The building was erected about fifteen
years ago by Pinkney Rollins at a cost OF
about S15.0<}1 1 passed through a number
J of hands. and was finally sold TO Mrs
/ Sarah Drown, who kept summer board
I ers She had a niece, Margaret, and at
( one time employed the negro jim Smith
/ The negro one day attempted TO assault
1 the girl. and when she reDglSed him cut
/ her throat Smith was removed 10 Bal
| timore for safe-keeping. and was later
/ hanged al Upper Marlboro The property
/ was traded TO James II. Fry for certain
/ Alexandria land. and by Fry was rented
/ to Frank Mace
1t is understood that there was about
J s. 900 insurance upon the building. Bar
| fixtures and q billiard table OF some value
! were destroyed.
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BISHOP WIdGBR's SUCCESSOR.
Reports in EccIesiastie"I Circles at
Newark. y. j.

NEWARK. y. J.. April 10.-The alleged
departure for Rome Of the Right Rev
George H. eDoane. p A, pastor OF St Pat
rfcI,s Church. has caused considerable
suaculats... among ecclesiastics in the Ro-
man Catholic Diocese Of this city
They were somewhat excited over the
rurnor last week that the Rev Charles
FL Cotton. Chancellor Of the Archdiocese
Of New York. and pastor Of St Steph-
ems Church East Twenty-eighth Street,
New York. had been appointed TO sue
coed the late Bishop Wigger.
MonsIgnor Doanc is pTethOnOtarr
apostolic. the highest rank OF the mon
signori He and Monsignor Seton, Of Jcr-
sev City. alone have that dignity. He is
a convert. a son of the late Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of New Jersey, and a
brother of the present Protestant Episco-
pal Bishop Of Albany, \. Y.
Local desire and opinion fixed on Father
O'Connor for the vacancy caused by the
death Of Bishop Wigger- Then came the
report that Archbishop Corrigans indU-
ence had prevailed against them and that
Father Cotton had been selected
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
SHOT BY A BUSINESS RIVAL.
A Rochester Fruit Merchant Prob
ably Fatally wounded.

ROCHESTER,, April 1e.-Peter Punart-
taz, a Greek with a fruit stand on Main
Street, determined to go across the street
this noon and ''straighten out accounts
with George HUmphaIis who ran Q rival
establishment. There was dispute, and
PunaIitaz shot at HamphaIis four times,
each shot taking effect. HumphaIis was
removed 10 TIRE City Hospital. 1t is Dat
expecte,; thai he can lice,
The shooti.'g was over small amount
of money. Punaritaz. who is small man,
is said by al eyewitness 10 have grown
excited over the small balance which he
claimed was due him from a recent deal
between the mep- Humphalis is a large
man and he tried to quiet PunaritaZ
whereupon the latter drew the revolver
and fired point blank Humphalis stag
gered toward the front Of the store, Pun
aritaz continuing to IRE at him The lat
ter gave himself up to the police.
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Expected to Arrive at New York
june or ellis Plans Kept Sc
creI-IIrcat Dissatisfaction in Lon
don over SoutI, African Situation,
LONDON. April IA despatch has
been received here from The Hague
which says that it Is learned on rell-
able authority that President hrog r
VIII sail from Rotterdam for the IN tel
States en- May 81. he Will. it IS said
in the despatch. arrive at New York
on June or June 6.
It Is Impossible TO learn the plans Of
the Boer President or anything OF his
proposed American itinerary.
The increased activity Of the Boer
forces in South Africa and the failure
Of the British authorities to i1augurate
the determined closing campaign prom
ised by unofficial report scme time ago.
have aroused dissatisfaction in certain
quarters here. The recent scarcity OF
detailed information, too, leads to the
conclusion that the British troops have
been kept very busy of late and that
there have been military developments
in South Africa which have not been
revealed to the public
The capture of two British forces
during the week past has not served to
still the voices of those who have for
a long time been murmuring against
the alleged dilatory policy Of the War
Office
It was commonly believed that the
refusal Of General Botha 10 accept
General Kitchener's peace Tropcs as
would be followed by d general move
merit toward crushing out the Boer
opposition, but nothing Of startling
nature has yet been done. it is con
tended, and there are many who have
resigned themselves to seeing the war
drag along for months to come, Unless
the military authorities have a surprise
in store for the public.
The success Of PIumer in rears-.sls
Petersburg has been minimized By the
c~.ztares Of English troops already
II -ntioned. Notwithstanding. the of1cial
opinion that PIumer's achievement Is
regarded as highly important
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
LONDON NEWSPAPERS ERROR.
J. p. Morgan Taken TO Be the Ala
bnma Senator

LONDON, April 10-The Pail Mall Ca
zette'' made every American in London
laugh today by taking for the subject Of a
leader a report that J. Pierpont Morgan's
business in Europe includes negotiations
in regard 10 the Panama Canal project.
The paper printed a solem- article on
this matter, which concluded with por-
tentous differences, all based on the as
sumption that J. Pierpont Morgan and
Senator Morgan Of Alabama are one and
the same person and managed 10 place
him in the House Of Representatives in
stead of the Senate.
The Gazette referred to the strong
feeling among British owHers which
was aroused by Mr. Morgan's attitude on
the Nicaragua Canal question. which
feeling. II said, may have helped to mod
ify his views, and then continued: Mr.
Morgan noU hasa chance Of bringing the
great none. people and shipowners Of
this country and the United States to-
geJher on the question OF an international
canal
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
DOUBLE CRIME IN MILWAUKEE.
A Notary Public Kills His Wife and
Commits Suicide.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 1e.-Edward
A Moore, notary ref,lic, shot and killed
his wife and then committed suIrIde at
the home of his brother-in-IAw. John
Schup, last night. Moore vas a veteran
soldier The couple led lIsesa married two
years and had not liV~j happily together.
They had been sepafa- n fcr some time.
Moore went to his bfz-sher-in Jaws home
ostensibly 10 beg his wife - return TO
him When he got INTO the house aud she
refused to go with him. he told her he
had a present fer her and putting his
revolver 70 her Tempe. shot her. Then
he turned the weapon OF himself. 10th
were dead when those N another part Of
the house reached the room.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
THE men READY TO STRIKE
Jersey Central Railroad Employees
Awaiting the Order
The Vote Said to Be in Favor Of Go
ing Out, Unless the Company Re
eedes From Its Present Position
No Signs Of n Compromise.


No Signs Of a Compromise.
NEW YORK. April 1o.-The situa-
ton on the Central Railroad of New
Jersey. is unchanged today. with the
officers of the company remaining firm
in their stand and the employees finish
ing their voting on the question Of a
strike
Some of the high authorities among
the employees organizations have de-
.:lared that the voting so lar has been
in favor of a strike. provided the
company does not recede from its po-
sftfon. They also said that important
developments would probably follow
within the next twenty-four- hours
There is little time left, however, as
the absorption of the Central by the
Philadelphia and Reading Company
will take place on April Is. Then the
situation Will be changed and the men
viii have to present their demands to
a new company.
The main question in dispute now
seems 10 be not that Of an increase Of
wages. but the alleged refusal Of Gen
eral Manager Warren, of the Jersey
Central Company, 20 treat with the five
big chiefs of the trainmen's organiza-
lions. When the chiefs were here, they
construed Mr.. Warren's reply to Their
letters as a refusal to meet them and
said that if they had secured a confer
ence with him they could speedily set
tie all difficulties
The company takes the stand that it
has always treated its men wei and is
willing to meet them at any time.
WILKESBARRE, Pa. April 10
The men along this division Of the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey expect the
order for a strike TO come tonight, un-
less the company to-day recedes from
the position it has maintained for the
last week The poll of this division
was completed yesterday afternool and
sent to Jersey City and the count was
probably finished this morning The
men are ready for the order when it
comes.
Late last night two TailrOaders arriY-
ed here from New York and have since
been in conference with the local chiefs
They wiz not say who they are or
what they are doing here Other strang-
ers have arrived and they are endeav-
oring to discover how many men can
be obtained in this valley TO fill the
places of the men II they strike. This
is considered as evidence that the COM
pany does not intend To back down and
that strike in day or two is prob
able There are many raiIroaders here,
chiefly Brotherhood men who lost their
places during the big Lehigh Valley
strike and are now in other business,
but it is not believed they will take
the places in the event of a strike.
Those most anxfoqsly awaiting the de-
veIopments are the miners who viii be
thrown out of work II the strike comes
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
FOR a DREDGING TRUST.
Steel Combine Thought 10 he Behind
n Great Lakes Enterprise.

CHICAGO. April IA Dredging Trust
which is projected by syndicate Of East
ern capitalists. win have capital Of So
6G9. Gca. and will embrace twenty-five 10
thirty Of the largest plants on the Great
Lakes.
The consolidation is being managed by
J. a Smith. Of the Smith Dredging Com
pany. OF Cleveland, but it is clearly IN
derstood in marine circles here that he is
merely acting in the capacity Of an agent
for bigger capitalists. probably the heads
Of the new United States Steel Company
who have already secured control Of near
y all other marine interests on the Great
Lakes. Owners Of the largest plants in
Chicago have been approached, as well as
those in Milwaukee, Buffalo, Cleveland,
Duluth, Toledo, Sault Ste Marie, and 9TH
CT lake ports.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
EXPLOSION NEAR NORFOLK.
Two Wood Plant Employees Killed
in n Boiler Accident

NORFOLK. Va, April 10--The boiler of
the Builders Manufacturing Company S
wood manufacturing plant at Hunters
Vile. suburb of Norfolk, exploded at
$40 o'clock this morning. instantly killing
w S. HarrelI the fireman and a col
ored Iaborer. and probably fatally injur-
ing another negro
The boiler head rose when the eXplo-
sion occurred, and afterward sighted sev-
eral hundred yards away The cause IS
unknown. Of some fifty hands usually
employed in the mill. making door and
window frames, none had reached the mill
when the accident occurred. The building
was wrecked.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
INDIANA MINES CLOSED.
The strike Begun in the Block Coal
Fields

BRAZIL. Ind, April IO.-The strike in
the block coal fields of Indiana, is now
virtually on and all mines are closed a
prominent miner declares the situation 10
be lockout, as he says the miners
agreed TO t',cept last years scale as pro
yided for by the Columbus agreement,
and the operators refuse TO concede it
The operators. on the ether hand, con-
tend that the miners are on strike, refus-
ing 10 accept the scale that was agreed
upon in District IL a strike among the
block coal men may encourage bitumin-
Gus coal miners who have already evinc-
ed a tendency to evade certain regulations
contained in the agreement reached at
Terre Haute.
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a BIG FIRE AT RICHMOND.
The Large Department store of Ju-
Iius Meyers Sons burned.

RICHMOND, Va, April 10.-The de
partment stores of julius Meyers Sons.
the largest enterprise Of the kind in the
South. were burned here this morning.
The loss IS between $4,000 10 S3O9 600. and
is covered by insurance amounting TO
SOS. 0Qo
Four hundred girls We're employed in
the various branches Of the establishment
ana many OF them barely escaped with
their lives The firm, whici= IS one OF the
Oldest in Richmond, will rebuild and re
sumo business as soon as the insurance is
adjusted
The MeSSTs- Meyer claim that the loss
of practically all Of their spring trade Is
an immense blow TO them, as they had
laid in an enormous stock which the Eas-
ter shopping had only slightly decreased.
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LIKELY TO HOLD PATRICK.
Significant Action OF Justice Jerome
mt the Murder Hearing.

NEW YORK. April 10.-A1nong the in
teresting features today in the hearing
before before Justice Jerome of the muir
der charge against Albert T Patrick. to
which the forgery charge against Patrick.
David l. Short. an, Norris Meyers, is re-
lated were the tesjEa5rly Ct Captain Bak-
err who is the most Important witness.
next to Valet Jones. and the increase of
bail in the cases of Short and Meyers
from 5000 to Sl9,@99 apl@ce.
Captain Baker probably knows more
about the affairs q William NJ. Rice, the
aged millionaire, whoE2 Patrick is accus-
ed of killing, and the execution of an al
legged viii dated June 60 1850 which Pat
rick. Short and Meyers are accused of
forging. than any nam living, barring
Patrick and Jones' possibly His testi-
mony was vital as substantiating much of
Jones story and bringing out statements
which Patrick had made after cIr Rices
death
There was no more important bit Of
testimony given by the captain than the
statement that Patrick told him several
times that he was willing to let either the
1896 or 1890 viii be probated, and that once
Patrick refused to sign a telegram which
would put him on record as endorsing the
1860 will. which. he said. he had not seen
executed
I viii. in view @ the testimony, in
crease bail in the eases OF Short and Mey-
ers to $1,000, and make out a commitment
for Meyers said Justice Jerome
The action Of the justice was entirely
without solicitation on the part of the
district attorney. 1t was taken by every
one in court TO foreshadow the Justices
decision to hold Patrick, Short, and Mey-
ers for the grand jury, and speculation
began az once as 10 why the defence did
not waive further examination. Meyers.
who was almost overwhelmed, was rear
rested md LED back to the Tombs a dis
consulate figure Shorts condition was
not much changed by the developments,
and he took the matter Dhilosophicallv.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
TIE TEUIoNIC BEHIND TIME.
Ocean Liner Carrying J. p Morgan
Not Yet Sighted

LONDON April IA Pierpont Nor
san. who was expected TO arrive in Lon
don by this time, is still somewhcfa en-
the Atlantic
Ihe ME Star liner TeutoniC. due at
Queenstown yesterday. on which he sail
ed from New York had not yet been
sighted from Kinsa!e at 10 o'clock this
morning. IL IS supposed that the vessel
has been retarded by gales
Notwithstanding the vast interests
that hinge on the hnancier's safety and
the large passenger list, no anxiety is
felt as yet; for in the heavy weather run
ming or the Atlantic the stanchest lin
Crs afiOat are. thrown of their schedule
time sr-
The Beaver liner Lake Megantic, two
days overdue from Halifax, arrived this
morning at QUeenSJOWH with q heavy list
TO port, the result of the terrific gales she
encountered
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COLONEL BERRETs CONDITION.
No Hope OF Recovery Held Out by
His Physician

The condition If Colonel Junts & Ber-
ret who has 1een i'll fo- s"verai weeks at
his residence On I Street northwest. is so
much worse today that NJ hope OF his le-
covery is held oG- BY the attending ply
stefan Dr. " ~ JohaJ-0n-
Colonel Berret's right side is paraJyzed
and it is impossible Tor him to swallow
nourishment. lie has beer sinking steat
lily during the past week, bat his mind
remains perfectly clear.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
THANKS THE PRESIDENT.
His Address at the Logan Statue
PIeases IIIinoisans.

Senator 1dason Of Illinois called at the
White House this morning and thanked
the President. in the name of the people
of Chicago, for his splendid eulogy Of a
son of Illinois at The unwilling of the Lo-
gan statue yesterday
Mr.. Mason characterized the address as
one Of the best he had ever heard, and
said that his State was thankful for it
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
ANOTHER RULE ADOPTED.
The Treaty Claims Conn mission il
Session This Morning.

The Treaty I Ei8fHfS l EEt --2AAh1OH Ia
Session This Morning.
The third meeting of the Spanish Treaty
Claims Commission was held TINS morn
ing in the rooms of Judge Maury, I5a5
Pennsylvania Avenue. All of the Com
rnissioners were present as were Assist
ant Attorney General Fuller, and MI
Spear, clerk Of the Commission.
The formulation of rules To govern the
reception and consideration OF claims was
again under consideration. The meeting
vas held in executive session, and after
ne adjournment of the Commission it
was announced that the following add
,ionaI rule. governing the p-escltatIgr OF
claims. had been adopted
Rule No. , The claimant must Ms.
two copies of the petition, which. amer
COMPARISON. viii be- certified IS c0rr,-ct. bv
the clerk of the Commission. One COPY
will be returned 70 the claimant and the
other copy VIII he Al once transmitted by
the clerk 20 the Attorney General b.
leaving the same at the Department OF
Justice and this transmission SHAH con-
stitute service of the petition upon the At
torney General under Section 10
All papers flied with the Commission
must be in the English language or ac-
cempanied by TRANSACTIONS which in due
time must be verified by an interpreter
of the Commission.
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SHIP ABANDONED AT SEA.
A Lloyd Liner PASSES "A Deserted Nor.
yyegian Vessel

NEW YORK. April 10.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer HohenZollern, which
arrived this noon from Naples and Gibral-
tar, reports that on April Z, in latitude
1927, longitude 50$4. she passed the
Norwe gian ship Parthena from Mobile for
Liverpool waterIogged and apparently
only recently abandoned. The vessel was
floating high out OF water with rigging
and sf3aFs apparently all right
Her topsails Were set and the signal
letters N. Y" meaning ship in sink
ing condition. were hanging on the stern
The ship Parthena. Captain Gronne-
berg. sailed from Mobile for Liverpool
March (. timber laden.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
A MUNICIPALITY FOR DAWSON
Colonel Rechenbach Consuits Sew
ernI Of the Canadian Ministers.

OTTAWA. Ont. April I0--Col- Charles
Reehenbach President Of the Anglo
American Commercial Company, Of ba"-
son Cltr, has arrived here De has IN
tervicwed some Of the ministers regard
ing the establishment Of municipality
and the replies he received were most en-
coura ginS.
He states that the administration Of
affairs in Dawson City is most satisfac-
tory and the Government is deserving Of
an uossibIe creCit in meeting the general
wishes of the people. The colonel says
the KIoadike has scarcely been scratch
cd vet. There are pay streaks on the
creeks and hillsides that have not yet
been touched.
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THE Kissing GOLD BARS.
London Agents Doubt That They
Ever Placed Aboard Ship.

LONDON, april 19.-KeIer and Wells,
the agents of the North German Steam
ship Company, confirm the report Of the
robbery Of three gold bars. generally sup
posted 10 have been taken from the strong
room of the liner Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse.
They decline, however, 10 accept the
estimate OF the loss made by the police.
s5o.0oo; i. fact, they doubt if the missing
bars were ever placed aboard the ship.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
FLAMES IN AN ASYLUM.
Nearly One Thousand Patients
Transferred without Accident

INDIANAPOLIS, April 1O--The Central
Insane Hospital was damaged by fire
early this morning, but by the heroic eff
forts of attendants the inmates were all
rescued.
The fire started in the violent ward of
the women's department There were $50
patients in this building but they were
transferred 10 other departments without
any confusion. The loss is $3GJ0.
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ARMY FRAUDS IN MANILA.
No Official Advices Concerning Trials
of These Implicated.

II was stated at the War Department
today that no officials advices had been
received regarding the trials Of persons
in Manila who are said 70 be implicated
in the alleged frauds in the Commissary
Department OF tbs army in the Philip
pines From other sources, however. I he
officials have learned that the trials Will
begin al an early date and that the in
yestieations may lead to the exposure of
g much more serious state Of affairs than
was at first reported. y full report on the
matter Is expected soon
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PROSPECT OF a CONFERENCE.
Chiefs Arthur and MorrisSey May
Be Invited to New York

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April LIT is be
lieved here that p. NJ. arthur Chief OF
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Ell gineers.
and P H Morrissey, Chief of the Brother
hood of Trainmen, viii be invited TO New
York again for a conference with General
Manager Warren, of The Central Rail
road of New Jersey. Both officials are
apprehensive of a strike
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
LoUBET WARMLY RECEIVED.
French President Visits the Russian
Elect ut NfIIefranche

NICE, April 1O--President Loubet visit
ed the Russian feet az Fillefranehe today
and was received with great enthusiasm.
He conferred the decoration Of grand Of
dcer of the Legion of Honor upon Admiral
Bi-ileff, the Russian commander