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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
RIVER OF FLAMING
OIL SWEEPS VILLAGE
Many Buildings Destroyed in
Town of Glengarden. n. j.
PEOPLE RUN FOR LIVES
TRAIN WRECK IGNITES CAR
LOADS OF PETROLEUM.
PEOPLE RUN FOR LIVES

New York, March PA river of
flaming oil swept down upon the little
village of Glengarden, n. J.. while its
inhabitants were asleep this morning
and reduced eleven buildings, stores
and residences to ashes The confa-
grafton was extraordinary in character
and in it's origin
The village is in a valley along the
line of the Jersey Central railroad. An
immense freight train was coming east
at $50 a. m. It was composed of a
string of coal cars and eighteen tank
cars. High above the village the tracks
of the railroad run along the side of
a mountain. They descend as they APP
proach the village, but even at the
station are considerably above the
main street which runs up to the depot
at steep incline.
A few miles west OF the village while
coming down the incline around the
gineer on the forward engine pulled
open the throttle of the engine and
tried to race away from the section
which was increasing its speed every
second. He managed to keep clear OF
the racing cars until he got opposite
the depot at GlenSarden5 when the sec
ond section smashed into the first.
The first section, composed of the
coal cars, was going at a high rate Of
speed and none were jolted
car. one of the oil tanks
of the runaway section, was hurled
Sidewise across the tracks and the oil
tank cars behind were piled up on top
of it in every way.
The first crash caused the oil in one
of the tanks to explode and ignite and
the terrific heat caused the other cars
to explode, one after the other.
Pours Into the Village.
The incline running from the depot
down to the main street acted as a
sluice for the burning oil, and IL poured
into the chief thorOughfare of the viii
lage, setting fire TO everything it
touched. Houses, fences. trees, shrub
berry and barns were reduced to ashes
in an incredible short time.
Villagers awakened by the explo-
Sions rushed from the oncoming flood
of blazing oil, carrying children in their
arms. Some risSed their lives to res
cue horses. cows and hogs in outbuild
ings. but other unfortunate animals
could not be reached in time and were
burned.
Within five minutes after the first
explosion the flowing river of oil had
reached the Masonic temple in the
heart of the village, and ten minutes
later that structure was enveloped in
flames.
Then building after building, all of
them frame, took fire as the oil reached
them, and within half an hour an area
of 400 feet square was a mass of flame.
From the wrecked cars. the oil also
flowed down the incline of the railroad
track, making a long line of fire that
destroyed the ties and bent and twisted
the tracks. The loss is estimated at
from $685. 900 to SIS, 600.
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TROUBLE is LOOKED FOR
IN ST. PETERSBURG TODAY.

St Petersburg. March 24.-The politi-
cal situation is so serious that Emperor
Nicholas held a meeting of the min
listers yesterday to consider the state
the council which was convened at the
TgarEkoe-Sele palace. 1t vas decided
not 20 abolish the law for drafting re-
calcitrant students into the army, but
for the present to refrain from apply
ing the law It was also resolved TO
revise the university statute.
Threatening letters have been re-
ceived by Lieutenant General Kouro-
patlSine, minister OF war. NJ. Moura-
Vieff, minister of Justice. and NJ. ST.
piagnine. minister of the interior.
Renewed demonstrations on a great
scale are expected tomorrow. 1t is re-
ported that PRINCE Niazemsky has been
iisgraced for petitionfng the car to
consider grievances of the students.
LaEOwski. the provincial official who
last Friday attempted to assassinate
Privy Councillor PobedonOstzeff, pro-
curator general OF the holy synod. is
disciple of Count Leo Tolstoi ard
has asserted that the act was one of
revenge for the communication of
TOlstOi. Some reports say that an ac-
complete named Ivanoff was arrested
with Lagowski.
According TO a special dispatch to the
ROssyis, the governor genera of KiOff
General Dragomirof. has issued a riot
order similar to that published by Gen
eral Klekgels in ST. Petersburg and de-
claring that the military will be called
out unless the ordinance is strictly
obeyed.
The day passed quietly in ST Peters
burg. Some 10000 persons prOmenaded
about noon along the Nevsky Prospekt.
particularly in front Of the Cathedral
Of our Lady of kazan The crowd
dwindled to normal proportions when
1T became appas ent that nothing would
happen. The promepaders We're for the
greater part curiosity seekers
Kapovich, the ASA sSin IF NJ Bogo ie-
poff, Russian lnt1ister bf public IN
struction, hasFbeen sentenCed to hard
labor for life He wilkhe Imprisoned in
the Chulesselbv berg fortress on an is
land in the Nevas
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FATAL GRIEF OVER
FRIENDS DOWN. ALL
Prominent Man of Niles, Mich.
Commits Suicide.
LOST IN BANK FAILURE
HAD UNBoUNDED CONFIDENCE
IN CASHIER WHO ABSCoNDED.

Niles, Mich, March CIV. J. Gilbert,
former mayor of this town, reputed to
be wealthy. and one of the best known
and most respected residents of Bar
rien county, was found dead today in
a store house in the rear of his resi-
dence. where he had ended his life with
a bullet Grief over the misfortune Of
a bosom friend is believed to have
caused the suside.
Warm personal relations existed be-
tween Mr.. Gilbert and Charles a. John
son, cas- her Of the First National bank
who fed a few hours before the fail
ure of that institution, and who was
brought back under arrest from Ohio
a few days ago, charged with wrecking
the bank.
Mr.. Gilbert was Johnson's legal adj
wiser and trusted him unreseFVedly.
The two were much together and their
regard for each other was a matter
OF common knowledge among their as
sociates. They were engaged in many
enterprises together, and, both, for
nearly thirty Years, had taken a lead
ing part. commercially and personally,
IN the development of the town.
How far Mr.. Gilbert's affairs were
Affected by JOhnso.Fs operations and
the collapse Of the First National bank.
onlya full investigation of that insti-
tution's condition can disclose Mr.
Gilbert. aside from his own possessions
held many estates in trust. acted as
guardian in several instances. and
acted as loan agent for considera bic
eastern capital. He did much business
through Johnson's bank, and it is
thought was a large loser through the
failure.
Mr.. Gilbert has been missing since
Friday morning, when. after breakfast.
he started toward town. The books
were found in perfect order in his law
Office, but unfinished business and the
unlocked safe showed that he had been
there Friday morning.
Friday evening the Republican eri-
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to buy oxen from the emigrants. who
We're generally glad to sell when they
got here, sent the animals out to a
ranch in Nevada, slaughtered them
when they We're sufficiently fattened
and sold the meat in the mining camps
I used to double my money. But nv
wife wanted to go back TO Chicago. so
we returned. 1 still like this part of
the country, however. and have been
interested in returning. 1 arr as con-
fdent as ever that it VIII have a great
future"
Christoph Hotz also became rem
iniscent.
our firm sold the RIormons the
wagons with which they crossed the
plains he said. and for years after
ward Brigham Young was one of our
best customers. We sold him the
wagons he used in his contract to
build a part of the Union Pacific rail
road. Consequently, / have ALWAYS
country Our entire trip has been a
delight. We have seen many new
sights and learned many new things
The west has great possibilities and
the possibilities of this state are among
the greatest"
Judge William Worthington and Ed
win g. Goshorn of Cincinnati found an
old friend in Proprietor Gus Holmes
of the KnutsfOrd.
I'VE knew him when he was in the
wholesale millinery business. in Gin
cinnati," said Judge Worthington.
HE came out west for his health. and
we did not know where he was until
we ran upon him here at the Knuts-
ford We are glad to see how he is
prospecting
The west is a great country he
continued. "snd our trip has been
thoroughly enjoyable throughout.
IF / was fifteen or twenty years
younger" said Mr.. Goshorns I might
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
PLANS MADE TO
KILL THE CAR
Police Unearth Plot Formed
by Students.
ACTS OF BRUTALITY
ENRAGE THE PEOPLE
COssacks Sweep Down on Work
men and Butcher Hundreds.

london, March 25.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following. dated March
"A. from its st. Petersburg correspon-
dent:
yesterday Sunday 500 wOrSmen
from the ObuchOwer National works
paraded on the Noski Prospekt. On
the way thither they demolished the
state brandy booths. Eight hundred
Cossacks with drawn swords, met the
workmen and sanguinary encounter
ensued. The number of killed ana
wouRded is kept secret
THE police have discovered plot
against the life Of the car. It appears
that a group of students drew lots and
that the fatal choice fell 10 the son of
a famous general The boy told his
father an0 the latter told the car, inn
Ploring him to leave St. Petersburg.
The Daily Express correspond ent at
ST. Petersburg. says; In the last en-
counter at Narva Gate, 100 wOrkmen
are reported to have been killed or
wounded by the COssacks."
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Eel From Third Story.

Boston, March 24.-Mr. Edward w.
Hooper, former treasurer of Harvard
college. and a lawyer in this city. fell
from the third story Of his residence
in Beacon street shortly after midnight
and received serious, though it is be-
lieved not fatal, injuries. Mr.. Hooper
has been confined to his room for ten
days through illness brought on by
overwork and he has been in charge of
a trained nurse. The accident to-
night occurred while the latter was
temporarily absent from the room and
no one was in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
WANTS SHASTA ROUTE.
Northern Pacific Figuring on Part of
Southern Pacific.

Minneapolis, Mimi. March PA
special to the Times from Tacoma,
Wash, says: 1t is currently reported
here and is generally believed in rail-
road circles. that the Northern Pacific
is negotiating for the purchase of the
Southern Pacific from Portland to San
Francisco. Tt is said that the purchase
of that portion of the line within the
state of Oregon is assured.
1t is known that a representative Of
the Northern Pacific has been over the
entire line within a few days on a tour
of inspection and much depends upon
the report he viii make to the board of
directors. Negotiations have been
hanging fire for more than a year and
the matter has been kept very quiet.
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CUTS OFF HER TOES.
EARS AND NOSE

Toledo, O., March 24.ZMrs. G.
Brunschneider. residing near the
city limits. last evening, with a
pair of scissors, cut off all the
toes OF her left foot, both her
ears close to the head, and about
an inch of her nose. She then
cut out a portion of her right
cheek, inficting five gashes in
the left cheek and lacerated the
right arm in a horrible manner.
Nothing was known of the at
fair until her husband. who was
absent during the night, returned
home this morning and found
her in bed in a Semi-consciOus
condition. 1t is thought the Wom-
an was temporarily insane on
account of domestic troubles.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
KILLED AT A DANCE.
Mysterious Murder of Logger in
Washington State.

Portland, Ore, March PAT Under
woods landing in Sl1amania county,
Wash, early this morning F. Benjamin,
a logger, living at Hood River, Ore,
just across the river, was shot and in
stantly killed by an unknown man.
BENJAMIN was attending dance at the
farm of William Wendorf and was sit
ting in front of a window with a num-
Der of others.
the party was all startled by a shot
which came through the wind w and all
started to rush from the room. Ben
jamin fell to the floor and died almost
instantly. the shot having penetrated
his brain 1t is said that Benjamin
had trouble with d man over a young
woman, but so far no evidence has
been secured to connect him with the
murder A posse is out looking for
the murderer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
MORE FILIPINO INSURGENTS
SURRENDER TO AMERICANS

Manila, March 24--In the province
of Gavite four insurgent officers and
fifty-three men, with fifty-six rifles
have sure ndered to Lieutenant Colonel
Frank d. Baldwin of the Fourth Unit
ed States cavalry. and one insurgent
officer and twelve men, with sixteen
rifles, to Colonel Walter Schuyler of
the Forty sixth volunteer infantry
The attendance ct the service of the
Evangelical church in Manila is not
diminishing. Professionalism is spread
ing rapidly IN the province of Pam
panga.
The municipal code provides that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
BOY KILLS ANOTHER
WITH HIS FISTS

Louisville, KY. March 2A-Eddie
Hoffman, small boy, was arrested to-
night on the charge of numbering an
other boy named Charles Callahan by
beating him with his fists.
Hoffman says Callahan made some
remarks about Hoffman's sister when
she passed a crowd in which the boys
were and II just thUmped him. The
incident occurred at o'clock and Cal
lahan died at 1890 tonight at a hos
initial
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those in rebellion after April / shall
be ineligible hencefcrth to vote or hold
office.
Upon the request of General Trias,
who is winding up the remnants of in
surrection, the Philippine commission
has extended the date to May /.
The Philippine commission has sailed
from Iloilo for Jolo to make a three
days visit and to endeavor to come
to an amicable understanding with the
sultan regarding various measures.
There viii be no legislation. According
to treaty the sultan's government con-
trolls the Sulu group.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
COUNT Won WRLDERSEE TO SETTLE
The BRITISH-R RUSSIAN TROUBLE

Germany placed upon the Anglo-Ger-
man agreement did not concern Japan,
as the government of the mikado, in
advance of the agreement, accepted
the plan and unmistakable significance
of it's terms.
1T does not concern Japan" ex-
claimed the minister, IF another pow
er interprets the. agreement according
TO a strange code OF its own
Tien Tsin March 24=The Rev. Mr.
StOnehOuse of the London Missionary
society has been murdered by brigands
fourteen miles east of Tien Tsin
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
Loss OF CATTLE FEARED.
Snow Ten Inches Deep on Mountains
of Colorado.

snow len 1ncneS Oeep on MOunJt111S
of Colorado.
Denver, Colo, March PA storm has
prevailed ali over the state of Colorado
today, in some places reaching the pro-
portions Of a blizzard. Snow has fallen
to depth of from three to ten inches.
The storm still continues with severity
on the mountains, blocking railroads
and traffic generally.
Already cattlemen have suffered loss,
and fears are entertained that the loss
viii be greatly increased before the
storm is ended. All trains from the
east are delayed by the storm in Kan
sas. Regular trains on the Colorado
Southern between here and Leadville
have been abandoned, as the cuts are
filed with snow.
On the western slope the fall of snoW
has been heaviest. In some places it is
ten inches on the level, and much
deeper on the mountains. Reports come
from Lamar, Colo, that the storm is
driving the cattle along with it, and
undoubtedly they viii die from ex-
posture. Reports from the vicinity of
Casper, Wyo., show similar wea ther
conditions there
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
KRUGER TO COME
TO UNITED STATES

London. March 25.-The Geneva cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says it
is rumored there that Mr.. Kruger. if
his health permits. will visit the United
States next month.
Cape Town, March 24-Severe fight
ing occurred Friday, March % be-
tween the British and Beers at Hart
beestefontein, east of Kloksdorp.
TranSVaaI
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Took His Own Life.

Berlin, March PA dispatch to the
LokaI Anzeiger from Stuttgart an
nounceS that Baron Schott of Scotch
stein, the Wurtemburg premier whose
sudden withdrawal from the cabinet.
owing to his being implicated in a pend
ing trial. created a sensation, has com
United suicide in Ulm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
STORM IN NEBRASKA
Railroads Blocked With Snow and
Traffic Interrupted

Lincoln. Neb., March 25.-Reports
from Alliance and Ogallala early this
CMonday) morning indicate that the
Union Pacific and Burlington main
lines are blocked with snow. Three
passenger trains are held at Ogallala
and drifts west of there have not been
raised after hard work with snow
Dlows. The Burlington main line to
the northwest is tied up west and east
Of Alliance and all trains are held.
The storm in Nebraska is the worst
in years and will cause great damage
to stock. Snow is reported from four
to twelve inches deep with a strong
wind blowing. Eastern Nebraska Is
drenched with rain. Reports from
Longpipe, Neb., show that the ElkhOrn
road is blocked and all trains are tied
m
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
RAN AWAY WITH CHILD.
Merchant of Lucedale, Miss, Would
Marry Little Girl.

Mobile Ala, March 24-W II. Stew
ems, aged 80, a merchant of Lucedale,
Miss, is being searched for by the au-
thorities Stevens is charged with hav-
ing kidnapped the 13-year-old daughter
of B. NJ. Stearns of Lucedale. 1t is
charged that Stevens boarded with the
family and on Wednesday took the
girl to Mobile. With them was J. A
Freeman. who has been arrested on
the charge of assisting in the affair.
Freeman says Stevens and the girl
intended getting married, but up to
Saturday night the ceremony had not
been performed so far as is known
here.
The local officers went to the place
where Stevens and the girl had been
stopping, but they had Left The ia
Their of the girl and a number of
friends are assisting in the search for
her and Stevens.
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JOHNSON Diselaims Regponsibility.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March "a
When informed of the suicide. of ex-
Mayor Gilbert of Niles. Johnson said
he had known him for many years
I'VE were good friends it is true said
he. but it cannot be said he was one
of my nearest ana best friends. can
not see how my troubles should have
had anything to do with his act Of
suicide. He was patron of the bank
but his balance on deposit at the time
Of the failure did not exceed 500,
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maries of the Second ward were to
have been held in Mr.. Gilbert's office,
but he failed to put in an appearance.
His only daughter, Julia, was of the
opinion that he had gone out of town.
Today search by his friends disclosed
the suicide.
Mr. Gilbert served as justice of the
supreme court, commissioner of the city
school board, alderman and mayor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
LARGE shipment Of cold

Colon, March 24-Two hundred bars
of gold. an unprecedented shipment
are on the way north from the interior
terday for Europe on the Royal Steam
Packet cOmpanys Para, Captain.
Stranger. Colon. Tor SouthamptoT
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Give company More Time.

Pittsburg. March 24-The meeting Of
the Monongahela Traction company
employees today TO take action OF. the
company's refusal 70 reinstate several
discharged men, voted to extend the
time for the company 10 answer untn
Wednesday next. The sentiment among
the men seems % be that a strike wiii
be declared on Wednesday should the
cetnpaIy refuse to aceede to their de-
r1asads-
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WoIcott Denies IT

New York. March 25.-The Tribune
says ex-senator Il. o. Wolcott Of Colo
RADIO has written letter TO friend in
Washington, denying the story that he
was to enter President AIcKinley's cab
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London, March 25.-According to the
st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Times, wiring Saturday, Count Lams-
dorff, the Russian minister of foreign
affairs. has agreed with Great Britain
to submit the Tien Tsin siding dispute
to arbitration Of Count Won Walder-
see.
Yokohama, March 25.-The japanese
minister of foreign. affairs. Kato Ia
kaaki, replying TO an Interpolation in
the house of representatives said that
Count Won tSuelOw's declaration in the
reichstag concerning the construction
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25
The MINING INDUSTRY

- one OF Utah'S greatest resources,
The Herald publishes more min
ing news than any other Utah
newspaper.
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.ive About the 60.

William Worthington and Isaac w
Morton of St Louis, H n. Davis and
DR.. L. c. Dudley OF Chicago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-25

T OrecaSt for Salt Lake Today is
Cloudy and warmer
The Irish standard., 1901-01-26
Aaron Burr's Trial For Tssassn,

mo court in this country had ever
presented more impressive spectacle
than on the day when the third vice
president of the United States was ar
raigned as a traitor" writes William
Perrine in the February Ladies' Home
Journal. "On the bench sat the most
renowned of all the long list Of jurists
Of the supreme court, John Marshall,
and the streets about the famous CAPT
tol (Richmondl, which still exists
among the most venerated Of the his
toric buildings Of Virginia, were
crowded with witnesses, lawyers and
public men from MI parts Of the coun-
try. Burr was not proved to be guilty
under the indictment and the evidence
submitted. His beautiful, brilliant
daughter, Theodosia, radiant with joy,
appeared in the streets Of the town
for long walk with her father, amid
the admiration of his partisans. She
had won the hearts Of even his enemies
with her beauty and still more with
her filial devotion. The further pro-
ceedings which had been meditated by
the federal government were dropped,
for Burr's most uncharitable foes must
have been satisfied with the new out
bursts Of popular feeling which his ac-
quittal raised against him. He could
not appear in public without taking the
risk of personal insult Or Of being
mObbed"
The Irish standard., 1901-01-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

THE war in South Africa" AYERS
our valued friend. the Irish Standard,
lis costing the British taxpayer 500
100000 Il month"; What about the
Irish taXpayer-who is not British?
Won't he, as usual have to shoulder
more than his share of the burden of
this accurst war?-Buffalo Union and
Times. OF course, he will. Before the
war he was paying more than his
share to the imperial cXcheQucr, and
since the war he has been taxed again
for the subjugation of the Beers. No
lens volens. the Irish taxpayer must
pay, pay, pay to extend British civili-
cation" with fire and sword and Maxim
and dumdums in every part of the
world where the bloody flag of Eng
land floats.