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turned their attention to providing
shelter and food for the 200 or more
families rendered homeless by the dcvas
tation.
Relief Meetings Held.
It was the general opinion that relief
would have to be provided on a large
scale for the destitute, and meetings were
called and held on short notice in three
of the churches. The largest of these
meetings was held in st. Paul's Church
The Rev. David s. Hamilton presided and
at the meeting committee was appointed
10 raise money for the aid of the home
less.
During The meeting the propc ition
came from the city officials who had
also been considering the problem, to al
low all who needed shelter TO stay at the
armory Of the Third Battalion.
The offer was accepted and the shelter
placed in the hands Of the Ladies' Society
Some Of the money was raised at the
meeting TO defray the expenses, and the
members started out with subscription
lists to procure still more funds.
Little Was Needed.
As the afternoon wore on, however, it
became apparent that very little would
have to be done for the buraed-out fam
lilies No one had applied at the church
that had been kept warm up to O'Clock
in the evening. so the sign was removed.
1t became apparent long before the fire
was gotten under control that the police
force was insufficient to guard property.
although there was no disorder and the
police performed their duty in an eX-
emplary manner
Sheriff John Sturr. after o conference
with MAYOR John Hinchcliffe. decided that
more police were necessary. so he SWore
in twenty-five citizens as deputies ana
sent OFT a call for the constables oil the
county TO report at Paterson. They soon
arrived and went out on patrol with the
citizens who had been appointed.
Troops Called Out.
The mayor had considered the Ivisa-
biIIty Of calling upon Governor Murphy
to order out several companies of State
militia to further aid in the policing OF
the city. but some one forestalled him by
teIephoning to the Governor. telling the
state of affairs
The Governor ordered out Companies
c. |. ard NJ. of the Third Battalion OF
Paterson. and Company \, from Passaic
All of the companies called out are part
of the First Regiment. and its colonel.
Edward y Campbell. went in command of
them.
Orders were also issued calling out one
battalion from Newark, but as the Gov
ernor was soon advised thai the forces
from Paterson and Passaic could handle
the situation he revoked the order.
Colonel Campbell was ordered by the
rovernor IN taAe all necessary steps to
protect liTes AM property
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LEGAL NOTICES.
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLL MRIA uMI DINO 4 PRORAIE CnI-RT.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. HOLDING A PROBATE COURT.
No. 4I57. Administration.
This is TO give notice that the subscriber of
the District of Columbia, has obtained from the
Probate Court OF the District OF Columbia let
ters Of administration i. b. n, on the estate of
william W. Beknap, late OF the District of
Columbia, deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased hereby warned TO exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally au-
thentclted, to the subscribed on or before the
9TH day of February, A. ID. 1853: otherwise they
may by law be excluded from all benefit of said
estate.
Given under my hand. this 7th day oi Feb
ruary, 1902. AMANDA T. BELKNAP.
1921 st.
Attest: LOUIS 4. DENT,
Register OF Wills ior the District of Columbia
Clerk OF the Probate Court.
SAMUEL MADDOX. Attorney. feIOI774
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DIED.

CROZIER- suddenly. on Sunday. February o
1902, at li2s Street northwest, SUSAN +.
CROZlER. widow OF Robert Crozier and mother
OF General Crozier, Chief OF Ordnance, L. ). \.
lnterment at Leayenworth, Kan. ml0-2
NEALI-On Saturday evening" February s. 1902.
at g:30 o'clock at the home OF her son, 3li7 L
Street northwest MRS. MARY Z. NEAI.Y, aged
70 years. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at l:S0
mI0-2
SULLIVAN Suddenly. on February S. 1892.
DANIEL SULLIVAN. beloved husband of VI. l..
sullivan (nee ShepharGD.
Funeral from his late residence. Gil G Street
southeast, Tuesday. February IL. at 4. m. (;
thence to It. Peters Church. where requiem mass
will be held for the rePose of his soul at 9.9G a.
IN. Friends and relatives respectfully invited
20 attend. mo-
PoST-Suddenly: at 1915 p. m, on February
., 1902, at his late residence. 1881 Ninth Street
northwest, WILLIAM +. POST.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. MI
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The Philippine tariff bill is still the
unfinished business of the senate. and
the discussion OF the entire Philippine
situation. more or less apropos of the
bill will have the right of way in that
body during the coming week.
There is as yet no Indication shat the
Democrats are firing of making speeches
on the subject. The examination of MIR.
Taft. Civil Governor Of the archipelago,
continues in the Philippine Committee,
and it furnishes daily new material for
discussion in the Senate itself.
Census bureau Bill.
As has been the case during the past
week the Senate will not allow this
measure to prevent the discussion of other
important bills The House bill making
the Census Bureau a permanent institu
tion will be reported to the Senate today
by the Committee on the Census, and it
will probably be passed by that body dur
ing the coming week. The committee, at
its meeting on Saturday, agreed to push
the measure as rapidly as possible.
1t is understood that while there is
some opposition to the bill in both
houses, and especially 20 the section
which puts the bureau under the pro-
lection of the civil service, it will not be
carried far enough to jeopardize its
passage. 1t is a frank statement of
fact that the clause which extends the
protection of the civil service rules to
the employees now in the bureau, from
the date of the passage of the act. will
be lever TO secure It's early adoption.
There is strong pressure on both Sem
ators and Representatives from people
now in the bureau that they may be kept
in their places. The bill has been
amended somewhat by the Senate Com
mittee and it will have to go back to
the House.
The Senate will probably consider the
Danish Islands treaty at its next execu-
tive session. which may be today. SEN
ator Cullom believes that the treaty Will
be ratified without snuch opposition.
The refusal of Admiral Walker to an
swer questions put to him by Senator
Morgan in the hearing of the Senate
Committee on interoceanic Canals on
Saturday may be followed by a demand
from the Senate itself. which Admiral
Walker mist obey OF make himself liable
10 arrest and imprisonment.
The Senate or the House has the rover
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granted an annual pension of 5000 and
the franking privilege.
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant. the widow Of
President Grant, isnnosrreceiying a pen
sion OF 5000 year, and is accorded the
frauiing privilege
tne woman who was accorded the
greatest liberaiity at the hands of Con-
gtess because of the fact that her hus-
band was President OF the United States
was I-ucretia X. Garfield, the widow Of
President Garfield. Congress voted her
the full annual salary Of the President
but from this amount of $4,000 was de-
Quoted the amount of money previously
Paid to her husband as salary. As he
was President for about six months. she
received as a sratuity about $25,G00. She
was also granted a pension of $1,000 a
year and the frankins privilege.
To Vice President Wilson'S Estate
The executor of the estate of Vice Pres
idcht Henry Wilson was allowed so .232
to be held and applied as if part of his
estate. given and bequaathed by his will
The last action TO be taken by Con-
sress toward making an allowance to the
widow of a President or Vice President
was in the case of Mrs. Eliza C. Hen
bricks, the widow Of Vice President
Thomas 4. Herdricks who was voted the
sum Of $3.50, Being the salary, mileage,
and stationery for one year for the Vice
President
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boz threw open his house ard invited US
in. where We were given such clothing as
he had and then put to bed
The building was completely gutted,
only the walls being LETT standing. The
houses which were afteGward transformed
into hotel were originally private resi-
delces. Mr. J. ". Gillian, the proprietor,
is in Denver. and the hotel was in charge
Of Mr.. John Lally. the clerk. The loss
Will not exceed $50 600; partially insured.
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RAILROAD PIER WIPED OUT.
Jersey city Blaze Destroys Over
10000 Rnrrcis of Flour.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Fier G, of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. which
was located In the gap nearly opposite
the plant Of the American Sugar Rein
ing Company. in Jersey City, was destroy
ed by iire today. with its contents, $4,000
barrels of -four.
Several lighters and barges lying near
the pier were more or less damaged be-
fore they were pulled out Of danger. and
the steam canal boat Dale. which was
moved TO the bulkhead, caught fire and
sank
The loss aggregated $229.O
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
At BROOKLYN FIRE
Nine Persons Injured by Fall
ing Wall and Tower.
Trolley Feed Wires Torn From Poles
and Hundreds Panic-Stricl<en-
Property Lo.s 100000.

NEW YORK, Feb 9.-The fire in Brook
lyn last night at Chamberlain Street,
Carleton and Flushing Avenues, at which
a number Of persons were injured, includ-
ing Deputy Chief Patrick Nevins. of the
Brooklyn Fire Department, was not got
under control until nearly o'clock this
morning. aud it burned for some hours
after that.
In all nine persons were hurt. That
more were not injured when the front
wall and tower OF Shadbolts factory fell
wrecking engine 1l0 and tearing away
forty feet of the navy yard wall. seemed
miraculous.
Trolley Wires Down.
The heavy trolley feed wires were torn
from the poles and hurled into the crowd,
knocking many persons down.
A panic followed. fire horses started and
for few minutes it looked as If hundreds
would be injured If not killed. The
police estimated tho total loss at sS9o,00t.
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Two CHILDREN DIE
IN MORNING FIRE
Rushed Back Into Room
With Rescue at Hand.
Were n. Play in Nursery When
Blaze Was DiscoNered-Fonnd
SuiTocsfed in Red.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Wlth two police
men, a neghDOr, governess. and later
the firemen making every effort to get
past fire on the top floor OF Dr. Robert
Berlinger's house at 131 East Seventy
fourth Street this morning. the Doctors
two youngest children Jennie and Elsie,
eight and six years old. lay in the bed in
the nursery hugging their dolls and try
ing to escape the smoke by hiding under
the cOverlet
When the firemen did get in after put
ting out the blaze and letting the smoke
clear away, the children were dead.
Family ut breakfast.
Dr.. and Mrs Berlinger have three other
children. The other members OF their
household are the butler. Herman Koch
Ter, and the governess. Johanna Lippman.
The house Is a three-story and base
ment structure. Dr.. and Mrs. Berlinger
and two of the children were eating
breakfast when the fire started. about .
o'clock The governess was down in the
kitchen getting breakfast ready for Elsie,
Jennie, and their eleven year-old sister
Matte, VINO udu III Tue HAli atI y
Elsie and Jennie were p!G-ins in their
bed.
Upstairs, the butler, eye = The door
of the storeroom, which lack OF
the nursery was met - ~ smoke
and flame. He rushed ;, yell
ing and remained thcr, serlinger,
distracted by the though; .l children
in peril and alone. ran iuto the street
and stood there, waving his arms and
shCatIng.
Chii,.ren Rushed Back.
Meanwhile Hattie dragged her smaller
sisters to the door. she tried to get them
to go down with her, but they saw the
flames reaching out Of the storeroom half
way 10 the stair railing, and ran back
with their dolls. They pulled the cover
let over their h, ads anrd stayed there
crying.
DR.. Post, of the Presbyterian Hospital:
Dr.. Maxwell Vidayer, and DR.. Berlinger
himself worked over the two little ones
after the fremen found them
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
ELECTRIC SCHEHBS
GROW EACH DAY
New Merger Fails to Mention
Brady'S Idea.
bIANY RUM0RS OF COMBINATIONS
Formation of One Vast Electric
Light and Power Company He
1icvcd to He Mt Hand - Trolley
From New York to niagara.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The output OF
runor5 relative to the so-called merger
OF the great street railway interests of
the United States or sections thereof has
failed thus far to include in the general
story any mention of a proposition that
was seriously considered not many years
ago by that very shrewd manipulator of
street railway and gas companies.
Anthony y. Brady.
1t will be remembered that few years
ago Mr.. Brady. with Mr.. Whitney, the
late Governor Flower. and others. or
gsnized what was called the New York
Electric Light. Heat. and Power Company.
with a capital Of something like $50 0OGO,-
0O0
Electric and GuS Power.
The properties which this company ac-
CURED put it in control of practically all
The electric and gas power for heating and
lighting from the Battery to Yonkers. ex-
cept that controlled by the Consolidated
Gas Company.
Before the company began to do bust
ness on the scale en- which it's organizers
had planned, It's properties and franchises
were bought by the Consolidation Gas
Company. and Messrs. Whitney and Brady
were elected directors of that company.
Mr.. Flower was then the big man in
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit and he was
largely interested in electric roads up the
State After the formation of the big
light. heat. and power company. Mr..
Brady. so IL was said at the time, went
to Governor Flower with a proposition
TO unite all the electric roaL; along the
Hudson and through the central and
western part Of the State under one COM
pany the new electric light, heat, and
power company, with the idea of paral-
leliag the New York Central Railroad and
the Erie Canal from New York to Buffalo.
Plans All Vanished.
Ex-Governor Flower died, and the
scheme and all the ambitious details pro-
posed by Mr.. Brady were not carried out.
The plan was never abandoned. and within
the past three years some important
movements in electrical railroading have
been made in New York State.
Deals jnder Cover
On the surface there is no connection
between the various rumcred moves in
the extension and connection of the cleo
trio roads of the State. Only the local
trolley magnates have appeared in the I
deals thus far, and all the transactions
have been conducted as quietly as pos
sible
By and by. however, there will be a !
touching of elbows over an extended area /
and when this comes to pass the little |
fellows Will run up against the big ones. |
and some fine morning the people of the /
State may wake up to find that they can
ride a either freight or passenger rates /
from the Battery to Niagara Falls over /
the electric roads of one controlling com
pany.
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Chil,.ren Rushed Back.
Demand Sugnr DuiX.

states that the British delegates to the
Brussels sugar conference have demanded
for the future a five franc sugar duty for
Austria Hungary and Germany
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

A GENERAL MEETING OF the stockholdcrs Of
the Columbia Pulverizing Company will lie held
at the Office OF the Company, l25 South Royal
ST.. Alexandria. Va, AT 1870 A. NJ. ON WE'D
NESDAY, MARCH 5. 1892. By order of the
Board OF Directors, constituting a majority Of
the stockholders. K. q. DONALDSON
LOUIS bEYER. JR.. President.
Secretary. jl23-30t
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Legal Delay since 1888.

LONDON, Feb. 9.-As an illustration of
the laws delay the case is cited of
judgment given yesterday in the Chan
cery Division of the High Court of Jus
tice in a case in which the property Of
a testator who died in 1888 was concerned.
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ELEVEN MEET DEATH
In ST. LOUIS BLAZE
Empire Hotel Wiped Out in
Early Morning.
Inmates of Frame Structure Rushed
Ont Clad Only in Their Night
CIothcs-Many Frostbitten.

ST LOUIS, Feb. 9.-Fire in the Empire
Hotel, Beaumont and Olive Streets, at an
early hour this morning caused the loss OF
eleven lives and the more or less serious
injury Of half a dozen other guests. The
dead are:
ToBE DAVIS.
G. Z. CONTENT.
JOHN C. LUDERS.
LIZZIE HARRIS.
VANCE MAR1IE.
GEORGE ". THOMPSON.
ROBERT WOODLEY.
]. 4. McMULIIN.
s p. CORA.
NJ :. VAIL.
Unidentified n-aa.
Frame Structure.
The hotel was a bachelors rooming
house. three-story structure OF two
houses thrown into one.
The fire started in the basement from
the<flrnace and as the buildings were old
the woodwors was as dry as tinder. The
flames ,sere~ first discovered eating their
way out of the roof and spread unnoticed
from the basement to the roof
All the guests in the hotel, some thirty
in number, were sleeping soundly, and
the porter who was supposed to be on
watch. was doing in chair.
a dense smoke filled the house. and
many of the dead were found to have been
suffocated in bed, their bodies afterward
being charred and burned by the fire.
CInd in Night Clothes.
When aroused the inmates rushed down
the only flight of stairs clad in their
night clothes. The weather was very cold,
registering zero and before those who
escaped could find place of refuge many
were badly frost-bitten Mr.. John c. Lu-
ders jumped from a second story window
and his skull was crushed and neck
broken. He was the father OF Deputy
Marshal Luders.
Mr.. John Lally, the night clerk. was
asleep on the first floor. He was aroused
by the cry of fre. and. grabbing his
clothing. started downstairs. giving the
alarm as he fed.
Scenic Artist Frozen.
Mr.. F. NJ. X Kniesley. a scenic artist
from Chicago. escaped from the flames
only to be badly frozen in the street be-
fore he could secure any clothing other
than the paiamas which he wore at the
time he fed from the hotel. His story
follows:
Il was sitting when awoke and found
the room filled with smoke. Jumping out
of bed, a burst of flames swept into the
4 ON. Thr6>>;h this l battled for the
stairway My pajamas were scOrched and
shriveled before reached the street.
Barefoot and shivering, | stood in the
snow while men were jumping from the
second and third story windows One man
who ran downstairs after ] did was a
living torch. his hair blazing up behind
him as he darted into the street.
Il stood there In tho cold until neigh
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King Edward to Hold Reception.

LONDON. Feb. 9.-The King will hold
a levee at st. James Palace on February
II. Ambassador Choate will present Mr..
Woodward, his private secretary; Mr. AL
Iison Armour. of Chicago, and Mr.. Charles
Gibson, of Boston.
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Senate viii Consider
Other Measures.
PERMANENT CENSUS BUREAU BILL
To Be Reported Today From
Committee.
DANISH ISLANDS TREATY

VIII Probably Re Considered nt the
Next Executive session, and BE
Ratified without onposition-id-
mirnI Walker May Ec brought t"
TuSL-
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Three Beers Killed.

The Beers lost three killed, twenty five
horses, and a considerable number of
cattle. On the night OF February many
attempts were made to break through the
line at various places throughout the
night. AS far as can be ascertained the
Boer casualties in these operations were
2S3 killed, wounded. and prisoners.
Seven hundred of their tired horses and
a large number of cattle were captured.
The British casualties were only ten.
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KITCHENER AGAIN
REPORTS VICTORY
General De Wet Said to Have
Had Narrow Escape.
Three Beers Killed Along With n
Number of Horses md Cattle
British Casualties Only Ten.

LONDON. Feb. General Kitchener
in a despatch dated Wolvehoek, February
.. $50 a. m, describes successful opera
tiOns by the British in the northeastern
part of the Orange River Colony.
a general advance was made on Febru-
ary and s, reducing General De Wet to
great difficulties. On February General
De Wet. realizing his position. ordered his
men that night to disperse and seek safe
ty. He, with some men and herd of
cattle, made for the Kroonstad- -Lindley
blockhousc line, and at ! a. m, when it
was very dark, by rushing the cattle at
the fence, he broke his way through,
mixed np with the cattle.
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
The Washington times., 1902-02-10
Plans All Vanished.

Ex-Governor Flower died, and the
scheme and all the ambitious details pro-
posed by Mr.. Brady were not carried out.
The plan was never abandoned, and within
the past three years some important
movements in electrical railroading have
been made in New York State.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-11-01
To the Credit of Mr.. Page


It is urged against Mr.. VIM Tyler Page, the
Republican candidate for Congress, by some
Democrats, that he is not an extensive tax
payer, and until recently did not pay taxes in
the Second Congressional district. The logical
deduction from this sort of reasoning is that
only men of wealth should be elected to Con-
gress and that money should be preferred to
ability. 1t does not discredit Mr.. Page in any
respect that he has not accumulated fortune
as an officer of the House of Representatives.
The necessities of his fathers family imposed
the obligation of selfsupport upon him at a
very early age and he began work in print
ing Office when but nine years old. He was
employed in that and other occupations until
he was fourteen. He was then appointed a
page in the House of Representatives and from
that he advanced to positions of responsibility
as an officer of that body. For much of the
time the support of his aged parents devolved
upon him and his salary was largely devoted
to that object. He has been faithful son as
we'll as faithful officer and deserves the re-
spect and commentator of men of all parties
for his manly and upright life. He has strug-
ged manfully against odds, acquiring practi-
cal education at the same time, and fitted him
self for the honorable station for which he has
been nominated by his party and to which he
should be elected by the people.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-11-01
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
MR.. DUNCAN'S MEASUREMENTS.

MessrS Editors Mr.. Frank I. Duncan pub
lished an article in his paper the Towson Demo
c7dt, stating that made speech at White Hall,
at Republican meeting, to an audience of two
white men and seven negroes. Now the facts
are that it was not Republican meeting, but an
anti-TalbOtt Democratic meeting. held on the
premises of a Democrat. The address made
was to about thirty white men and no colored
men, and the beer spoken of was furnished by
Democrats.
/ believe the reason Mr.. Duncan published the
article was that, after addressing the meeting,
went to his (the regular Democratic) meeting to
hear what they had to say, and after the speak
ing was over | was talking with some of the
Democrats, when Mr.. Duncan came up and
tapped me on the shoulder and asked me what
thought of it. / began to make fun of some of
their alleged arguments. In his speech, when
he looked around and saw several men who
make business of fattening beeves, and think
ing to tickle them he said he knew they got
little more for their beef now than they former
ly did. but it did not half compensate them for
the advance in the price of other necessary COM
modities, and was telling him that the cost to
a farmer in his living was the amount of labor
that it took to produce it. If a man had dozen
eggs during Cleveland's administration he got
cents per dozen for them. Now he could eat
dozen and sell the other dozen for as much as he
sold the dozen then. If he had 800 pounds of
would have got cents per pound for it; now he
can get Q cents per pound, so that if he had 300
pounds he could eat 200 pounds and sell the other
100 pounds for as much as his 300 pounds would
have brought him before.
| could go on and answer all their arguments
the same way, but do not want to take too much
space in your paper. P. +. WILHELM.