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New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
ANOTHER BIG FIRE LOSS
GREAT SHOPS IN SPRINGFIELD, OHIO,
BURNED-DAMAGE ABOUT $5OOOOO

Springfield, Ohio Feb. 10.-The largest fire In
the history of Springfield broke out in the Cham
pion Chemical plant of the Easiest shops to-
day. An hour and a half later twelve manu-
featuring plants were in total ruin. The latest
estimated loss is $4,000 The fire was started
by the explosion OF chemicals in the
Champion Chemical plant, in the southwest cor
ner of the shops. A strong westerly wind was
blowing and, with amazing rapidity, the fire ate
it's way along the buildings, which were all
under one roof. The buildings extended 800 feet
along East-st. and 1,200 feet along the railroad
The fire companies were greatly handicapped
by the light pressure of water. Every building
was destroyed. Ten fremen were caught in the
office of the Kren-French Piano Company and
to escape they had to jump from window.
A company of the National Guard is now on
duty TO keep away the crowds and marauders.
Four freight cars of the Detroit and Southern
Railway totally destroyed and many others
ruined. Among the heaviest losers are the
owen Machine Tool Company. Champion Chemi-
cal Company Springfield Foundry Company,
Progress Stove and Furnace Company, Indian
apollo Frog and Switch Company, Miller Gas
Engine Company, Green Manufacturing Com
pany and Krel French Piano Company.
The Whitley shops were built in 1SS2 by Will
lam Whitley for the manufacture of harvesting
machinery, at a cost of $10O,OO0, and at that
time the shops the largest under one roof
in the Uorld, and they had only one rival in
later years, the Krupp Gun Works in Germany.
The equipment Of the shops cost about S2,
100000. but after the failure of Whitley,
few years later, the shops were lett idle for
nearly ten years, when they We're sold at a re
ceiver's sale, ani Senator Fairbanks and several
other capitalists bought them for 100000.
In the last few years. through the efforts of
the Board of Trade and the Commercial Club,
fifteen industries were placed in the old shops.
and the machinery material and unfinished
product of the concerns are total loss. The
insurance Is approximately S3OO.OOO
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
DEATH IN CHICAGO THEATRE FIRE.
BODY OF BOY FOUND IN RUINS-INCEN-
DIARIES STARTED BLAZE.

to-day practically ruined the Orpheon Theatre was
of incendiary origin further strengthened to-
day. Firemen exploring the basement discovered
two gas Jets the tips OF which had been removed
spouting flames three feet high. The flames were
thirty feet apart, and had eaten into a wooden
beam. Assistant Fire Marshal Campon said to-
day that when the Fire Department was called last
night flames discovered IN three different
parts of the building time.
At noon hremen in clearing away the debris
the third floor came upon the headless body OF
a boy. The head had been burned Off. and the
body horribly sCorched. The boy is supposed TO
nave been a street waif who had been sleeping on
the top floor Of the building. Homeless boys often
slept there.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
FOR POPULAR CHOICE OF SENATORS.

RESOLUTION OFFERED ASKING CONGRESS TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION NOW BEFORE IT.
Albany. Feb. 1o.-In the Assembly tonight As
semblyman Palmer. leader of the minority. offered
a concurrent resolution making petition TO Con-
gress for the adoption of the resolution now pend
ing in the House Of Repres antatves providing for
the election OF United States Senators by direct
vote OF the people.
Speaking OF the resolution Mr.. Palmer said that
a criticism In leading newspaper upon the sub
ject of offering this resolution prompted him 10
say that his resolution did rot ask for a consttu
tional convention but petition from a body
of people for the adoption OF the resolution al
present before Congress.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
PENNILEsS MAN GETS FORTUNE.
HE WAS ALMOST DEPoRTED AS A PAUPER-
BROTHER DIES AND LEAVES HIM $4,000


BROTHER DIES AND LEAVES HIM $50 600.
Thomas Mulhern. of County Dublin, ireland, who
over here in the steerage OF the Etruria last
December and was held ut Ellis Island, in immi-
nent danger of being deported because he had no
money, will return to his native land next month,
carrying with him fortune.
Last fall Thomas, who is sixty-hve years old.
ceived letter from old acquaintance advising
him TO come to this country at If he
wished to see his only brother Patrick Mulhern
before he died The writer also limited that Patrick
was well TO do and would probably reward Thomas
for taking the long journey.
Patrick got enough money to to this coun-
try. went to Maine and eventually became rich
from land trades. Peter GrOden, former immigrant
detective and now representing the Irish Immigrant
Society at Ellis Island, took interest In the
penniless old man when he arrived the EtrLria
and by dint Of much correspondence found the
brother in Sullivan, Me. Patrick money TO pay
his brothers fare 20 Maine
Yesterday GrOden received letter from q
nephew OF Thomas saying that the older brother
had died and left Thomas $4,000 and that the olu
man was determined to 90 back to Ireland with his
fortune.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
FORD FRANCHISE TAX Up.

EX-SENATOR FORD TO APPEAR AND URGE IT'S
REVIVAL
Albany. Feb. 10 (speciaD D.-Ex-s Senator John Ford
arrived here from New-York tonight and said he
would appear before the Senate Committee on
Taxation and Retrenchment tomorrow morning
In support OF Senator Donnely's bill reviving the
original Ford Franchise Tax act
The amendment made to my after II had
once passed the legislature" said Mr.. Ford by
which State board of appraisement of franchise
values Was substituted for local boards of ap-
pFa,sefs, was think. most unfortunate one.
yet paid their franchise tax ~
In the interior Of the State however as Mr. Eor5
may pe aware, the corporations have paid their
t'eliss ,SAes and there appears TO be thought
oy ths legislature therefore OF amending the Fran
1hlss 1s Tax act In the way desired by Ex-senator
Ford and by Senator DonneIly
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
TRANSIT BILLS MOVE Up

Albany Feb. 10 (SpeciaD.-Senator StranahaD
said tonight that the bill permitting Mr.. Nc
Donald, the contractor for the construction OF the
underground rapid transit road. to assign his in
terest IN the operation of the road had been put in
a shape satisfactory TO the city authorities ana b
thought II would be favorably reported bv tba
Senate Committee on Cities on Wednesday : $40
Another bill which the city authorities also haya
IN shape Is that authorizing the Pennsylvania RaiI
road to build an underground railroad on Manu-
tan Island to connect with it's proposed tunnel h.
meath @ the Hudson River and the East River Sens-
tor Stranahan said he thought the Senate Commit
tee on Cities would report favorabIy the Pennsvi
Vania Railroad bill on Wednesday. 7'4-
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
BILL FOR THREE PLATOON PLAN.
SENATOR SULLIVAN WILL INTRODUCE TT
TO-DAY-HIs REASON.

Albany Feb. 10 (SpeciaD.-Senator Timothy D.
Sullivan Of New York will Introduce tomorrow A
bill for a three platoon police system IN the city
Of New-York The Senator has been asked to intro
duce the measure, he says, by many policemen
who are dissatisfied with the action Of Commits
sioner Partridge in abolishng the three platoon and
re-estabishing the two platoon system to-day
Senator Sullivan did not attempt to answer the
arguments Of Commissioned Partridge by which
he defended the abolition Of the system put into
force by his predecessor, Michael c. Murphy, fur
ther than to say that many policemen would be
overworked. Senator Sullivan denied the existence
OF a so-called corruption fund which, IL is said is
the bill. -
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
BILL TO ALLOW BoY00TrJNc,

Albany, Feb 10 (SpeciaD-A bill which IL is sus
pected might open the door boycotting was
introduced by Senator sullivan tonight 1t amends
the law Of conspiracy by providing that Il shall M.
be a conspiracy TO aid person in securing an ad-
vance OF wages or In peacefully aiding other per-
sons to obtain redress of any grievance against e
ployes. eii'-
It also says; 1T shall not be unlawful for anyper-
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11

sons employed in any calling for the purpose OF
such cooperation to associate and obligate them
selves for the purpose of persuading by peaceful
means any persons to enter into any agreement for
against leaving entering into the employment
of any person, firm corporation
Nothing in this CODE 1T also says, shall be so
construed as TO prevent any person from demanding
from employers an increase of wages, or to induce
any person, firm corporation to withhold his or
it's custom, patronage, employment labor from
any person, firm corporation
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
PALTRY BILL COSTS $500.
GAS COMPANY TRIES TO COLLECT 81 G.
AND PAYS HEAVY DAMAGES.

Because City Judge Bennett, OF Mount Yer
non, refused to pay gas bill of 81 60 which
he contended he had never contracted the old
Eastchester Gas Company, now a part OF the
Westchester Lighting Trust, turned off his gas
three years ago. Yesterday the Appellate DI-
vision of the Supreme Court handed down a de-
cision affirming Judgment for $4 300 in favor
of Judge Bennett for the Inconvenience he had
been put TO.
Judge Bennett said yesterday that the cor
poration had grown tired OF fighting him and
had agreed to give him check to-day For
nearly two years the gas company refused to
turn on the gas in the judges house because
he would not Fay the 81 80
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
FRANK JAMES OBJECTS TO PLAY
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE JAMES BOYs IN
MISSOURP'-INJURIOUS TO YOUTH.
He SAYS

Kansas City Feb. 1o-Frnnk James. who at one
time n member OF the famous James boys
gang. secured a temporary injunction In the Cir
cult Court here to-day restraining a theatrical
company. now playing at a local theatre from pre-
senting the play The James Boys I'm Missouri" I'm
which the members OF the James family are made
10 represent train robbers. bank looters and out
laws OF the worst character, James says his main
objection TO the play is that II glOrifes outlawry
and is injurious TO the youth OF the country.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
CHINAMEN RETURN CALLS

About fifty prominent Chinese merchants with
the Mayor of Chinatown" called yesterday at the
general offices of the Southern Pacific comnapv
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, Occidental and
Oriental Steamship Company and Toyo Kisan
halsha, No. Sis broadway, TO pay their respects
and return the calls which they received from, tba
ohicials or those companies their New Year
festivities. There were a few Chinese children IN
the delegation, and the picturesque costumes oF ha
party attracted large crowd about the corner np
Broadway and LeOnard-St 0' VI
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
ANOTHER REALTY ooRpoPArJoy

Albany, Feb. 10.-The White Hall Building Com
pany' OF New-fork City, was Incorporated TODAY
with capital of $4,000 deal in and deve,on
real estate. The directors are David n Tanp,ar
Walter II. McBrien and William r. Eilington a.
New-York City. S''''' vi
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
A NEW YELLOWSTONE GEYsER.

st. Paul. Feb. 1O.-Major John Pitcher U s A..
superintendent of the Yellowstone National Park
reports that there is exhibition of volcanic,
action IN the Porcelain Basin and thas A has been
named the Iwentieth Century Geyser lit is sit
uated iSl Ieet east of the Constant Geyser. Its
crater ls se12 inches wide and Al inches In length.
S t nus are similar TO those OF the Constant.
but are dbout SIX times greater In volume. The
length OF the eruptons varies from three 70 eleven
and three-quarters.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11

mission. board body OF which he II is the
head may, within and during the period of six
months after the passage of this act summarily at
his or it's pleasure, and without giving to him any
notice thereof or reason therefor. and without
hearing, remove therefrom any person holding or
occupying any such office. place employment
under him IL.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
FOR THE LIRR ARX

Edition de Luxe of The Tribune Almanac 4,
"a neceEsary fixture for he Ifhrury- Round In
cloth and gold -lettered. Prize 81.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
ALBANY DINNER FOR AZ

ALBANY DINNER FOR ADMTR4L SCHTEy
Albany Feb 1O.-Rear Admiral W. S. schley will
attend he annual dinner OF the Legislative Re-
pOrters' Association, which will he held In tbts
city on TUESDAY evening. February Is. - 80
New-York tribune., 1902-02-11

FOR THE LIBRARY.
Edition de Luxe of The Tribune Almanac A.
necessary hxture for the library. hound In
Sioth and gold lettered. Price. SIx-N
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27
The LIn.eed pouitice.

A dispensary doctor IN the Emerald
Isle Is expected 10 dispense many
things besides drugs. -
His life is certainly not a bed Of
roses. These people are woefuny igua.
rant. yet no freshman likes TO Confess
To want Of adequate knowledge =.
One day ! ordered a linseed poultlce
TO be put on an old mans chest. The
next morning lie WIS no better and |
was accused of ineompeteney.
Il put the plaster 10 him. your hon
or. said bis wife, though he spit an
spit like big snail but II ami done
no good, An. docihor. honey. II WIS a
big dose
Then realized Mrs. Moultan's meth
cd of pouteIng her good mans chest
She had applied The soft mass Internal
ly!
Another time compounded I've arc
orr own dispensers In the Isle Of Des
tiny box of pills for thrown klttles.'
The result of grinding these with n big
stone and wearing the powder rs a
charm MAS not satisfactory. My YER
diet as "e'rewnere certified natural
cnusesn II should have been given as
"erass lgnorance."-Good Words.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27

I should take. a small gang of prnc-
teal coffee planters from Ceylon with
good digesfionssfto bts|'fi6t afraid OF
chigoes, ticks and Berne flies, to say
nothing Of the dear little mosquito
The writer had extracted. during foul
years in Brazil no less than 200 CHG
oes from underneath every toe nail
OF both feet
or all the vile insects on earth tile
BerHe fly is the worst, She lays her
eggs inside your. flesh and matches
three very ugly insects an inch hong
with three rings of bristles round the
body and with sharp nippers They
take about six weeks TO develop I'M
der your skin, then commence. 70 turn
somersaults just when you. want. to
go TO sleep after a hard days work in
the sun.
The natives of Brazil adopt n novel
way of'extra citing the brute when full
grown. They tie on a piece of raw pork
and the Berne comes out of your skin
and takes header into the piece. of
pigskin.-Ceylon Observer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27
FUN FOR The DINNER TABLE
suegestions by which n Hostess Can

suegestians by which Hostess Car
"Mnke' Conversation.
hostess always finds that it re
guhes more act 10 Keep the ball Of
conversation rolling while her guest,
are at table tlian any other time. The
following suggestions may prove Of
value rs an ice breaker:
TO each guest give card on one sid
of Which Is a dainty pen aud inI
sketch Of some vegetable. an artistic
bunch Of celery, lettuce or fruit. On
the opposite side have the heading:
"How soNE OTHER PEOPLE Arl,"
Below have the following statements
the descriptions 10 be answered by
words ending in ate
No. never ale alone Associate.
No. never ale with. his superiors-
Subordinate.
No. 3 aie very daintily Delicate.
No. ate IN the most lusty way-In
yigorate
No. ate like somebody else-Imi
tate.
: No ate 50 that he constantly grew
worse Detefiofate.
No. tate IN high places-Elevatc.
No S ale n 4 Wy ihat compelled at
tention-f ascinate.
No. 0 ate with other representatives.
Delegate.
No. 10 etc with the politicians-Can.
didate.
No. II reyer ate today what he could
leave untl tomorrow Procrastinate.
No. T. lie so that bis food was wei
chawed- Mastoate.
No. - ate more than was necessary
Exaggcra
Ne. II vas always the last one 70 eat
What 10 Ear.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27

In the matter of diminutiye bank
notes n correspondent sends an ae
count of Il curious note which he has
in his possession. 1t is n card measur
ing . by ~ inches. on one side OF
which is twice printed the word Two
pence" while on the other the sum is
printed in words and figures round The
border. In the middle is The following
II promise TO pay the bearer. on de
mand. twopencc. by order of the Cor
poration Of The Clay of New York. Feb
20; 1890 ID Phpnix. City Treasurer.
-London Graphic
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27
Intrnstmorthr sfnn.

Mabel must say that for absolute
untrustworthiness there's nothing like
n man.
Kate = Why. what makes yen say
that?
Mabel-Well. you remember when !
rejected Mr. Bnllfinch about three
weeks ago2
Kate-Yes.
Mabel-Well, he said he should GER
talnly Pine away and die and ] should
be his mufderess. Now just met him
In the street walking with another girl,
and actually | believe the fellow has
gained twenty pounds In weight x-
change
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27

A good story Is related o. an ENGLISH
theatrical manager Who's by thrift ana
hard wefk. had nmassed n fortune
Previous 10 The prodeet!on OF one
play the stage carpenters had TO repair
trap. and the head carpenter went "a
the manager and Informed him that Il
could not lac done IN the dark
well. lad thee won't have L eas.s
answered the manager. Here, tax
this and buy n candle"
And he handed him a halfpcnny.
The carpenter pleaded that they
wanted two In order TO get sufficient
light.
Z. allow long will t job TAX thee?"
sdsked the manager
about ten inmates" was the reply.
'rhen cut / candle Ia two.' was the
answer. "fhee won't have any more
tlDngEH
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27

Whenever the signature of an Eng
lish king or queen is required In Wis
TORS book or elsewhere it Is custom
airy to provide new pen, which Is not
used by the hosts or the other guests
unless II be handed them by the royal
visitor Another point of etiquette
connected with pens and paper is that
q letter TO sovereign Is written on
thick white paper. ON one side only.
and Is placed in an envelope large
enough TO contain the letter unfolded.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27

liberated condition of the neck of the
womb can produce all of these symp-
toms, and no woman should allow
herself to reach such perfection of
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Englishtown, Nj, has been entirely
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Lydia l. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
No other medicine has such a record
for absolute cures, and no other medi-
cine is lust as good" Women who
want a cure should insist upon getting
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound when they ask for it at a store.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27

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He is an ardent friend to Peruna and
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colds, catarrh and diarrhoea. l had
always supposed these affections to be
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"As for DIR. Hartman's remedy, Pc
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not the only reliable remedy for these
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~ have come to rely upon it almost
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Isaac Brock.
Catarrh is the greatest enemy of old
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tarrh sent by The Peruna Medicine
Co. Columbus, o.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27
Faith. and Works.

!. one day last week Berkeley student
In one of Prof. L. Dupont Styles classes
came into the recltatlon-room so late
that the English teacher made mid
remonstrance at the extreme hardness
of the young man.
Professor" replied the young fel-
low In excuslng himself, my watch
was slow. shall have no faith In It
after this"
MY dear fellow" said Syle, what
you do need Is not faith, but works. =
San Francisco Wave.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27
OUT OF DEATHS JAWS
THRILLING RESCUE OF A UTICA
WOMAN
The story of tho Event as Told by Mira.
Tucker.-A Horrible Experience
with = Happy Ending.

How Mrs. Anna M. Tucker, OF 30:
Kossuth avenue, Utica, N. Y, wa
saved from horrible fate wher
death s jaws were almost closing upor
her is told in the following statement
made by her to u reporter.
1T was soon after the birth of my
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My case seemed to be a combination
of nervous and stomach troubles
had fainting spells, my food did moi
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Ny head felt very badly and at times
was delirious. lost in weight from
1870 to 9S pounds, | had no color, my
feet and hands were cold and my limbs
had a prickly sensation as though
asleep. / was not refreshed by sleeI
although | slept heavily.
II learned of DIR. Williams Pink
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27
The Peruna Almanac.

The druggists have already been sup
piled with Peruna almanacs. There is
sure to be a great demand for these
almanacs on account of the articles ON
astrology which they contain. The
subject of astrology is very attract
i've one to most people. The articles
ON astrology in the Peruna almanac
have been furnished by a very compe-
tent astrologist, and the mental char
lscteristics of each sign is given, con-
Istituting almost complete horoscope.
A list of lucky and unlucky days for
each month are given. There will be
great rush for THESE books Ask your
druggist for one early, before they are
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-02-27

~ hope said the drummer, you
were quite satisfied with my report
for the past month"
"Well' replied the head of the firm,
There was one part of II that really
exceeded our expectations
And what was 1hatg
Your expense bill. Catholic Stand
ard and Times.