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Due to an Accident.
CUBANS ASK FOR AID.
at Which Reciprocity Is
Advocated.

Havana, Cuba, Jan. 24.-One of the
greatest demonstrations in Havana's
commercial history was that of Thurs
day, in which all nationalities, politi-
cal parties, clubs, ETC., participated for
the twofold purpose of honoring Gov.
Gen. Wood in recognition Of his efforts
to secure reciprocity between the
United States and Cuba and urging the
necessity of the same upon congress.
1t was legal holiday by decree of the
civil governor and 5000 persons crowd
ed into the Tacon theater, where some
of Cuba's greatest statesmen reviewed
The situation on the island, declaring
Cuban independence would be failure
if the people were starved by the
United States.
A procession of thousands marched
to the palace, where a comittee pre-
scented to Gen. Wood resolutions urg-
ing immediate congressional action.
Gov. Wood proposed to cable the reso-
buttons to the president, and said the
United States had promised to the ma:
tons to establish stable government
in Cuba, which meant it should be on a
sound financial basis, without which
Il long life for the republic was i'm
possible. He urged indefatigable eff,
fort on the part of the people of Cuba
to impress upon congress the urgent
necessity of immediate relief.
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DYNAMITE ExPLoDEs.
Disaster In the Heart of New York
City-Six Persons Killed and
Great Damage Done.

New York, Jan. 2s.-Thc reserve sup
ply of high explosives stored at the
Parke avenue shaft of the Rapid Tran
sit tunnel, now in course of construc-
ton, blew up shortly after noon Mon
day. The giant blast killed six per-
sons, injured a hundred others and
seriously damaged all the property
reached by the flying debris and the
vibration of the shock. The irregular
square formed by the Murray Hill ho-
tel on the west, the Manhattan eye
and ear hospital and the Grand Unio1.
hotel on the east, and the Grand Cen
trail railroad station on the north. was
the scene of the explosion. The build
ings named sustained the greatest dam
age, but the area affected extended
for several blocks in the four direc-
tons from the center.
Following is list of the dead:
Cyrus Adams, cigar man at the Murray
Hill hotel.
James Carr. 80 years, waiter employed
at the Murray Hill hotel.
Lawrence Hine, aged 20, of Ansonia. Conn.
J. Roderick Robinson. of Nelson, B. c.,
a guest at the Murray Hill hotel
Ralph Thompson, assistant engineer
(all outside reports seem to agree as to his
death, but his body IS not reported by the
police or by the hospitals).
Thomas Tubbs, master mechanic for
Contractor Ira A. Shaler.
The cause of the explosion and the
quantity of explosives that blew up
are not definitely known. Several
causes have been advanced. One was
that fire started near the powder
room and that Master Mechanic Will
liam Tubbs lost his life in a desper-
ate attempt to quench it before it
reached the deadly fuel. Another
was that it started from a spark
produced by stray current of cleo
tricity. A third placed the blame up
on blast in the tunnel. Still anoth-
er gave gas explosion from cleo
trical contact in the trolley conduit
of the street railway subway. It
will probably take an official investi-
cation to reveal the true explanation.
The damage may exceed $1,000,000.
The first estimate on the Murray
Hill hotel placed the loss at 100000,
but later the hotel was abandoned as
unsafe. If the building is condemned
the loss on it alone will approach ST.
100000. The damage to the Grand
Union was estimated at $4,000, and
that to the Manhattan hospital at
$4,000. The loss at the Grand Cen
trail station was entirely in glass, as
was that of the 100 or more other
buildings affected by the explosion.
No estimate was made of the losses
sustained by the Rapid Transit con-
tractors.
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THE COLOMBIAN WAR.
Several engagements Arc Reported
In Which Liberal Forces
Were Successful,

New York, Jan. ss.-Gen. Modesto
Garces, special delegate in charge of
foreign affairs of the liberal party of
Colombia, said Monday that he had
received cable adyices from Curacao,
the headquarters of his party, saying
that the army under Gen. Soto met
and defeated the conservative forces,
led by Gen. Franjaver, and Jesuit
priest, Padre Espana. after bloody
engagement lasting all day, near La
Cruz, 35 miles south of Bogota. Gen.
Soto captured large quantity of arms
and ammunition and several cannon.
Among the killed was Padre Espana.
Another engagement was at Usme,
about 80 miles east of Bogota, in which
the liberals were also successful. Gen.
Garces' advices also state that another
liberal army, under Gen. Folosa, com
bined with forces from Cauca and Toll
ina, has just entered from the south
the department. of Anticquia, former
ly stronghold of the conservatives,
and captured the important city of
Saamina, and that it is now in the
possession of the liberals. The city
of Romolina, on the Magdalina river,
about 90 miles south Of Barranquilla,
has also been captured by another
branch of the liberal forces.
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IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
Gen. Viljoen, Boer Commnndnnt
Made Prisoner by British-Brisk
Fight Mt Frankfort.

London, Jan. 27.-A report sent by
Lord Kitchener in johannesburg tells
of the important capture of Gen. Il.
Viljoen in the neighborhood of Lyden-
burg, Transvaal Colony, as well as the
captures of small parties of Beers
elsewhere.
The capture of Niljoen, who was
Gen. Botha's most able lieutenant
and who has given the British a deal
of trouble, has created lively salts
faction in London.
Pretoria, Jan. 2s.-Co!. Wilson cap
tured 90 Beers near Frankfort, in Or
ange River Colony, last Saturday. He
was preparing at dawn the next day to
move away with his captlves when a
superior force of Beers made desper-
ate effort to recapture the prisoners.
A hot fight ensued, in which all but
three of the prisoners escaped and in
which few men were killed or wound
ed on both sides.
Pretoria, Jan. 2s.-Gen. Bruce Ham
ilton, by a clever night march, sur
prised a laager between Ermelo and
Bethel, in the Transyaal Colony, and
charged the Beers, who fled in all di-
rections and We're pursued many
miles. AS result of this expedition
50 Beers and a quantity of stores
were captured. The casualties were
small
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TENEMENT BURNS.
Fire I'm boston Which Caused a Loss
of Ten Livcs-Severnl Hurt
by Jumping.

Boston, Jan. 29.-Ten bodies were
taken out of tenement at the corner
of Hanover and Clark streets, where
fire broke out It one o'clock this morn
ing. The building is three stories, of
brick, with a laundry on the ground
floor, the upper parts of the building
being occupied by a number of families.
The fire had been smoldering for some
time before it was discovered, and
when the tiremen arrived number of
men and women We're hanging from
windows and shouting for help. Some
jumped before the firemen could reach
them, and were injured. Several bodies
We're found IN the beds, where the VIC
tins had been srtfocated by the smoke
as they slept. OF the injured six are
seriously hurt, three of these fatally.
The victims Of the fire are Italians.
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TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Severe IIardships in the
Philippines.

Manila, Jan. 2o.-The condition of
Capt. David d. Porter's marines, who
took part in the expedition into the
interior of Samar, is much worse than
previously described. They suffered
fearful hardships and were without
food for several days. The natives
who accompanied the marines claimed
they We're unable to distinguish the
edible roots, which the marines did
not believe. The anger of the ma
rines against the natives is intense.
None of the latter returned with the
marines. The marines suffered SC
acutely from starvation that they
ate, raw, the flesh of two dogs. When
Capt. Porter and the first three of
his men staggered into camp, they
We're delirious, and difficulty was ex-
perienced in ascertaining the where
abouts of their companions. Will
liams, of the First infantry, headed
the relief expedition in the face of
torrential rainstorm which flooded
the rivers. He succeeded in reaching
the remaining ten men, who would
otherwise have certainly persisted. He
found them all delirious. Two of the
men were discovered in the branches
of trees. barking like dogs. Some of
the marines are so i'll that they are
not likely to recover. Gen. Chaffee
has endeavored to obtain full details
of the trip of the marines, but Capt.
Porter is not yet able to lucidly ex-
plain matters.
1.-THE expedition into the interior of Sa-
mar, led by Capt. David d. Porter, of the
marine corps, numbered So men. 1t had
been absent two weeks. The marines had
been provided with ratlons for only five
days. On January 81 Capt. Porter and 20
members of his party reached the coast
of the island of Samar. The other ten
men We're missing and little hope of their
safety was entertained
Manila, Jan. 29.-The criticism of
the senate minority report on the
Philippine tariff bill has been general,
both in public and private here,
though many people admit the state
ments made in the report are correct.
Gen. Wheaton's vigorous criticisms
referred entirely to Prof. Schurman's
speech at Boston, though he holds
the professor in high personal es-
teen. The statement that person
who made such remarks here as those
credited to the professor during his
| Boston speech would be sent to Jail,
referred merely to the recent sedi-
ton law.
| Washington, Jan. 29.-The war de-
| partment is not disposed to take any
action respecting Gen. Wheaton's ut
terances which were quoted in the
senate Monday. This is because the
officials, after studying the Manila dis
patch, in which Gen. Wheaton was
quoted are satisfied that the debate in
the senate proceeded upon an entire
1nisapprehension of what Gen. Whea-
ton was reported to have said. 1t is
found that Gen. Wheaton did not criti-
else the United States senate or its
committees, and it is thought at the
department that the misrepresentation
on that score arose from a general
statement in the dispatch atributing
such criticisms to other persons than
Gen. Wheaton.
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A DEADLY CROSSING.
Train Strikes Carriage Near
Hammond, Ind. ;.
Three Members of n Funeral Party
Are Killed, and Equal Number
Hurt-One Victim Had just
Buried Her Child.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-While returning
home from the Polish Catholic Gene
terry, near Hammond, Ind, where an
hour before she had buried her only
child, a baby boy, Mrs. Martha Rolell,
a beautiful young Polish mother, was
instantly killed by fast mail train
on the Michigan Centralrailroad Tues
day al one o'clock. Two men who were
riding in the same carriage were IA
tally crushed. One died on the way to
ST. Margaret's hospital in Hammond,
the other in the hospital an hour after
the accident. A third man riding in
the carriage sustained injuries that
probably will result in death. The
undertaken and an assistant, who were
sitting on the drivers seat, saved their
lives by jumping. The latter suffered
internal injuries, but they are not seri-
Gus.
Two carriages of the funeral party
had passed over the two tracks. Short
y after the engineer had whistled at
the target, some 200 feet from the
crossing, he saw the Inflated carriage
emerge from behind number of cars
that INSTRUCTED the view on the side
whence the vehicle came. The air
brake was applied so strongly and
quickly that the air rod broke and pas
sengers were tossed from their seats
by the sudden Stacking of the speed.
The carriage was struck squarely in
the center and was carried along the
track a distance of $50 feet. In the
meantime the three men had been
thrown out of the vehicle, but the
woman was borne along with it and
was dug out of the wreck, dead.
The statement of the engineer that
hesounded the usual danger signal and
did what he could to avert the accident
by stopping the train was corrobo-
rated by Martha Ferenc, daughter of a
farmer whose home is nearby. Pave
lik, the driver of the carriage, said the
horses became frightened at sudden
escape Of steam from freight engine
nearby, and that he could not control
them. He said he shouted to the oc-
cupants to jump from the vehicle, but
the warning came too late.
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NOT YET FREE.
Another disappointing Delay I'm the
Release of Miss Stone and
Companion.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The state de-
partment Tuesday received dispatch
from the United States representa-
tives in Turkey regarding the case of
Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American mis-
sionary held by brigands, and her COM
panion, Nine. Tsilka. It's contents
were Disappointing, the captives not
having been released, as was hoped
would be the case from the manner in
which the negotiations looking to that
end had been progressing lately. Off
Gals are averse to discussing the case
freely. but it is understood the hesita-
ton of the brigands in bringing the
matter to a prompt conclusion is due
to their distrust of the attitude as
sumed by the Turkish authorities. The
ransom money demanded has not yet
been paid. The state department will
continue to exert every effort to Sc
cure the release of the women, but
immediate prospects are less reassur-
ing.
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Hartman restides.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-Before the in
terstate commerce commission Sat-
urday Z. II. Hartman, of New York,
the main witness of the day, made
many statements that amazed the
members of the body by which he
was being examined. One of his main
points was that consolidation of the
great railroads of the country would
be the best thing that could possibly
happen, so far as the general public
and the shippers are concerned. Such
thing, he said, would result in do
ing away with all freight rate dis
elimination. Competition by rail-
roads, he added, reduced rates only
for short time.
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Fixes the Blame.

New York, Jan. 25.-The verdict of
the coroner's jury at the inquest into
the deaths of the II victims of the
New York Central tunnel disaster re-
turned late Friday was that the
danger signal at Fifty-ninth street
was properly set; that Engineer
Wisker could not see the signal on
account of the smoke and steam, and
that the officials of the road were re-
sponsible, because for ten years past
engineers have complained of the ex
listing conditions in the tunnel and
the officials have done nothing TO
remedy them.
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TO BE HEARD ON ITS MERITS.
Decision of Michigan Supreme Court
Is Against Supreme Hive,
Ladies of Macabces.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. eo.-In an opin-
ion Tuesday tho supreme court atfirms
the judgment of the Washtenaw cir
cult court, overriding the objections
of the supreme hive, Ladies of the
Maccabees, to the bill Of the great hive
of that order, asking for an injunction
restraining the supreme hive from in
terfering with the plan of the great
hive to go into other states than Mich
igan and that the r.tualistic and cere-
monial work be decreed to be the prop
erty of the great hive. The court says
the bill is sufficient in law. The SUI
preme hive must now answer and meet
the questions of fact raised, ON their
merits.
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Eenr Corn Famine

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 29-The recent
cold weather and the scarcity of corn
has ,occasioned some alarm among
stockmen as to the possibility of a
corn famine. Already feeders are com
planning that they are unable to secure
sufficient for immediate purposes.
Hay is also difficult to obtain even at
prevailing market prices. In south.
ern Iowa the corn supply is very short
and stockmen are preparing to ship
their stock abroad for feeding pur-
poses, while much stock has been mar.
keted before it was fattened.
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The Hamilton clubs distinguished
guest was kept very busy with the
somewhat elaborate programme of en-
tertainment arranged for him. Recep-
tons, breakfasts, luncheons and din
ners were reeled off in rapid fashion,
and he was being toasted and compile
mented every minute of the time he
spent with his hosts. But no amount Of
oratory and adulation of that kind can
give him the satisfaction that he must
have felt at the magnificent gree ting
given him by the people along the
streets. 1t is unequaled in the history
of the city.
The leading feature in the evening
was the banquet of the Hamilton
club. A number of toasts were re-
sponded to. Admiral Schley took oc-
casion to express his appreciation of
his reception in Chicago, and to de-
clare that he had no aspirations to
civil office
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Bad Fire in st. Louis.

st. Louis, Jan. 29.-Five hundred
persons, many in scant attire, fled
from q fire in the Lindell hotel Tues
day night, with the thermometer
down to zero. All escaped unhurt
and the hotel proper was saved by
heavy fire walls. The adjoining build
ing was destroyed, with loss OF over
100000, as follows: Building, $780,
600; Bauman & HASA, 100000; Nor
ris A. Helm, $4,000; Lindell hotel,
$4,000. The losses sustained by the
guests cannot be estimated, but they
will amount well up into the thou
sands
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NAVAL OFFICER DEAD.
Rear Admiral Kimberly Passes Away
ut West Newton, Mass, After Long
Distinguished Service,

Washington, Jan. 20. = Secretary
Long lis received telegram an
nouncing that Rear Admiral Lewis A.
Kimberley, United States navy, re-
tired, died at West Newton, Mass,
Tuesday morning. Admiral Kimber-
ley was selected for service on the
Schley court of inquiry, but was COM
PEELED to decline on account of ILL
health.
Admiral Kimberley had long and
distinguished service in the United
States navy. He was born in New
York and appointed from Illinois, en-
tering the naval service in 1876.
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NINE DUST EXPLODEs
Awful Loss of Life as a Result in
an Iowa Colliery.
eTwcnty-onc Miners Are Killed and
Eight Seriously Injurcd-Titi-
full Scenes at Mouth of
the Mine.

Oskaloosa, Ia, Jan. 30 a bad mine
explosion occurred at noon Friday at
Lost Creek, ten miles southeast of Os-
kaleosa and three miles north of Ed
dyville. AS a result 81 dead are in an
improvised morgue and eight wound
ed are in temporary hospital.
The Victims.
The dead are:
Joe Gaspers, Frank Gaspers, Jim Stohal
Sylvester Creighton, Joe Berto, Andy
Pash, Frank Secress, John Martin, John
Bros. Mike Hraha, Jack Manley. Mike
Fox, Jr.; Mike Fox, Sr.; Boone Fish. Russ
Fish. A. B. Crews, Jack Elder, Dave Wal
ter, Sam Humphrey, Jim Humphrey, Alex
Gray.
The injured. most of them seriously:
Ed Secress. Ed Swanson. Jonas Mabio.
Olive Mabie. John Jerkin. William Har-
rey, George Gogo. Harry Derrock.
The Explosion.
The explosion occurred at the noon
hour and was what is known as
dust explosion. The miners had Just
fired their usual noon shots, one of
which proved to be fizzle. The burning
powder ignited the gas and the explo
sion followed. Smoke and debris were
blown out of the shaft 200 feet high.
Part OF the top works were torn away
and fans and cages We're partially
wrecked. This made the work of res
Que very slow, and it was three o'clock
before volunteer parties dared to ven
ture into the east entry, where the ex
ploSion occurred.
A Terrible Sight.
Whe n they fought their way in hor-
rib.e sight greeted them. The dead and
injured were terribly burned and mutt
lated, some of them almos beyond rec
ognition. Fire, which at first was
feared would prove destructive to the
entire mine, had broken out, and this
added terror to the spectacle. The
flames wer finally controlled, and aft
er several of the rescue party had sue
cumbed to the fumes all of the dead
were found and carried to the top of
the shaft. At the time of the explo-
sion more than 100 men were in the
mines, but al of those except in the
east entry escaped with only slight in
jury. The total property damage will
BE about $4,000. 1t was nearly six
o'clock in the evening when the last of
the dead was taken out, an..the scenes
of anguish among the families of the
men were most pitiful. Nearly all of
the men were married and leave fam
lilies in poor circumstances. The mine
is owned by the Lost Creek Fuel COM
pany, of this city. and has been in op-
Grafton about one year.
Due to an Accident.
Oskaloosa. Ia, Jan. 27.-The dead
as the result of the explosion in Lost
Creek mine now number %. Eleven
others are severely injured. The cor
oner's verdict finds no one to blame,
declaring the disaster due solely to
accident.
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,richiran PInnt De.troycd.

Bay City, Mich, Jan. 2s.-A fire in
West Bay City Monday night de-
stroyed the plant of the Crump Man
ufacturing company. The structure,
which was three stories high, with
the warehouse and lumber shed, also
100000 feet of oak lumber owned by
Capt. James Davidson, and seven cars
of logs owned by the Goldie Hoop
company, We're completely destroyed.
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scHLEY IN CHICAGO.
Famous Admiral Receives n Royal
Welcome by Thousands at
the Windy City,

Chicago, Jan. s7.-Somewhere in the
neighborhood of 10000 lusty-voiced
Chicagoans did the best they could
Saturday to show Rear Admiral Schley
what high place he holds in the hearts
of the people of the northwest. When
he got off a train in the Grand Central
station at $3.50 o'clock he found them
on all sides of him, cheering, saluting,
hat-waving and noisy, bearing flags,
resolutions and addresses of welcome.
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KIucd bv the Cnrs

Muncie, Ind, Jan. 2s.-William Nc
Clellan, aged 60, was instantly killed
by a Big Four train. The man was
collecting switch lights and walking
along the track with his cap pulled
down over his ears and did not hear
the approaching train.
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Decide on investigation.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Thc senate
committee on the Philippines Friday
decided to enter upon a thorough in
vestigation of the entire Philippine
question, and Senator Lodge, chair
man of the committee, was authorized
to present to the senate the usual res
olutions authorizing the committc to
sit and to send for persons and pa
DerS.
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In seIf-Defen.c.

Greenup, Ill.,, Jan. a9-Owen Fesler,
living ten miles northwest of this
place, was instantly killed last Men
day night by James Dow in fight
over woman. The coroner's jury ac-
quilted Dow, rendering verdict of
self-defense.
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Washington, Jan. 27--Rear Admiral
William X. Van Rcypen, chief of the
bureau of medicine and surgery, Satur-
day closed an active career in the navy
extended over period of 40 years and
including service in the war of the re-
bcllion and the Spanish war. He goes
on the retired list at his own reQues
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voIuo ~ Manufactured.

Washington, Jan. 27.-According to
statistics collected by the census
bureau, the gross value of the prod
ucts of manufacture in the United
States in 1900 was $13,003. l276S2, as
compared with $9,372, 437,2s2 in 1890,
an increase of 1878 per cent,
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Tries His balloon Again.

Monte Carlo, Jan. 29.-Santos-Du-
mont made trial ascent of his air.
ship Tuesday morning. Everything
worked smoothly. The vessel read
lily answered her helm in the light
breeze prevailing. After tour of the
harbor, Santos-Dumont steered his
craft back to her shed, amidst tie
cheers of the assembled crowds.