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New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.
WHOLE FAMILY WIPED OUT BY ACCIDENT
IN CHICAGO.

WHOLE FAMILY WIPED OUT BY ACCIDENT
IN CHICAGO.
Chicago Feb By explosion OF Illuminating
gas in the basement of two story frame build
ing at No. $40 Twenty-second-st. this evening a
number of people, the total said to be thirteen lost
their lives, and the building blown into kind
ling wood. By s45 p. m. five bodies had been re-
covered from the ruins. They all of the
familysf Otto Trostle. proprietor of meat market
at No. $40 Twenty y-second-st, Not member of the
family escaped.
Two other explosions of gas followed so quickly
that it hard to distinguish them. First to ex-
pIode was main at Twenty ond-st. and Archer
ave Then the manhole half block south in
Archer-ave. was thrown into the air by a loud ex-
plosion. Flames leaped and roared from the hole.
The fire spread below the street and smaller man
holes blown into the air.
The flames from the first gas main shot high
into the air and reached with the aid of the wind
the Trostle butcher shop. The building was three
story frame structure. and it had been weakened
and nearly wrecked by the shock 1t is supposed
that the occupants of the building were knocked
unconscious were too panic stricken to rush
from the place. The flames caught the weather
for the tire and in instant the flames had en-
veloped the structure. With a the building
collapsed, and the occupants, with exception
were carried with il to the basement. The adjoin-
next building wrapped in flames and then an
other structure caught fire il seemed that the
whole block would be wiped out before the fire.
could bring the blaze under control. A fire
wall of brick building at Archer-ave and Twenty
second-st. held the fire in that direction however.
and the iremen managed to stop it in the other.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
THEATRE ROOM CASE IN COURT
,.--,-,S prcrxs CIVIL ACTION. ALLEGING
Ars7EsPAcE Law HAS BEEN VIOLATED

civil action for the recovery OF penaity 80. UI <'
4. -, of seven complaints was begun IN the 1enth
AsuntcsnaJ Court yesterday before JUSTICE -Ituii
-be coTnnlainant being Fire Commissioner oIuIelS'
ar-ssented by Assistant Corporation Couheel OooO''
- .ha defendant J. J. Coleman, representing
I,-ou & Weiss proprietors of the American
heatre IN F7orty-second-st There were seven COM
rlaints of violation OF Section Iez OF the SleateF
&ev,Yorls Charter and Section 1oe or the buliallg
Code on various dates from January To- out d @ le9
-. ,a5a of an alleged violation on January
On III che other complaints being dependent on lhe
decision in the one , ,.,s ,,eo-
The complaints related that on the occasions - ~
toned the side aisles OF the American Theaue "eio
obstructed by the placing Of chairs in the alsleS
,rLa evidence developed that the distractions were
caused by automatic stools which. wheh hoI o0
cupied folded up. When so folded up they pro1eeteu
into the aisle for a distance OF about -FOUR or hHe
inches and when occupied to a much larger space
The Assistant Corporation Counsel ea4iea as =. tlS S
first witness Fireman James Farley who is detaleeQ
TO the theatre ne tesSe Se aisIes and said that
when a person wished TO pass the seats "htIt CiSs
Sad re6orted violations Of the IRE ordinances 10
the mana cement, but had not spoken speeihcaIiy
lire FIrenan Edward Fitzgerald, who makes tour
Of about ten theatres each night testified mat he
had noticed the chairs for some time DE haH re-
ported It to his sqger9Ts &c said 1 fnst 1S me Gnt rs
the slightly raised platform, the other chairs
,ssts1,o6X NV and the PROSECUTION rested
In defence Alfred ]. Talley called Mr.. Coleman
who explained the nature OF the automatic seats,
and produced one Of them in court He said that
they were only & 1Sed 10 mi oTT space o IN roo some @ G t M
ordinary orchestra chair.
A copy. of the Building Code was produced and
counsel for the defence drew attention 10 Section
@ which @ PeSFdes @ h S95f side M 4Sss gsf Pc ot e
the side aises in the American Theatre varied
six inches wide He said that there were only six
teen OF the automatic seats in the whole building
ever been made TO him BY the fire detail
9 The case was adjourned 10 next Monday to permit
the filing OF briefs
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ALREADY IN
HAND FOR THE PROJECT-A BOSTON
MAN FOR HEAD WORKER.

worksfor boys and young is to be estab-
lished the West Side, below Twenty -third-st
and west OF Fifth-ave. The nucleus OF the fund
for this purpose which approxmates 100000. is in
hand. and William A Clark has just come from
Lincoln House, Boston. take charge OF the
project. Mr.. Clark is graduate of Harvard, of
the class OF 92, from which he went at 10
Lincoln House. that time small club for boys
In the eight years a work has been built up IN
which five hundred families interested. and
where there twelve hundred members.
BY the viii Of the late DR.. Theodore CT. White
who was a graduate of Columbia and active in the
Brotherhood OF st. Andrew, there comes to the
project a fund approximating 100000. OF this
amount a portion will be used TO purchase
a site and put up part Of the required building.
Efforts VIII be made add to the fund since some
of the money. under the will. must be laid aside to
bring in salaries and provide partial income. The
name of the settlement will be Gordon House a
General Gordon, of whom he q great adrnirer
Il was said yesterday that the Gordon House
would have no connection whatever with the
Church of the Holy Communion or with any other
church. The house will be for men for the first
few years, but IL Is expected eventually 10 broaden
its scope by securing additional endowment and TO
afford instruction TO girls and women. Efforts are
70 be made secure resident workers who will he
permanent. and instruction will cover cooking
sewing sloyd work print ting, woodwork dancing
and the whole round OF such uplift club work
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
BTDDLE BROTHERS BURIED.

Pittsburg Feb 5.-The bodies OF Edward am
John Bidde were quietly buried in a single grave
at Calvary Cemetery at s:4S o'clock this morning.
There we're not more than twenty-five persons IN
cIudng the brother Harry Biddle. that accom-
panied the bodies to the grave.
1t expected that the cemetery would bs
crowded by curious persons, and large forcs
OF police was hand to preserve order. but their
services were not needed.
A dispatch from Butler Penn, says Mrs. soEal
spent a bad night and is feverish. She took no
nourishment to-day. but while her condition is not
so favorable her recovery hopefully looked for
by her physicians 1t will be several days before
she can be removed 10 Pittsburg-
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
TO COMPLETE THE ROAD.
C L. HYDE SUCCEEDS E. C MACHEN AS
PRESIDENT BRUNSWICK AND BIRM-
INGHAM-LATTER HEADS CON
STRUCTION COMPANY.

At a meeting in this city yesterday OF the
directors Of the Brunswick and Birmingham
Railroad Company, Charles L. Hyde was elected
president. succeeding e. c. Machen. Announce
ment made that a construction company
had been formed under the laws Of New-Jersey
to finish the road This company, of which Mr..
Machen is president, is capitalized at S1,OOO.OOO.
The Brunswick and Birmingham road. con-
struction work on which has been proceeding
for several months, is to extend from Bruns-
wick Ga, to Birmingham, Ala, 315 miles. In
Guiding projected branches, the total length OF
line will be about $50 miles.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
MANY SENATOR'S TO BE THERE.
lHE OHIO SOCIETY WILL ENTERTAIN PROMINENT
GUESTS AT ITS ANNUAL DINNER.

IHEl OHIO SOCIETY WILL ENTERTAIN PROMINENT
GUESTS AT ITS ANNUAL DINNER
The Ohio Society of this city is TO hold its six
teenth annual dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in
honor of "Ohio in the Senate OF the United States
on March l. The Attorney General of the United
States representing the administration, and some
nine or ten Senators born in citizens at time
Of Ohio are expected TO be present. The Senators
include Senators Foraker and Hanna. OF Ohio; Al
lison of Iowa; Fairbanks and Bever1dge. Of In
diana; Elkns and Scott, Of West Virginia; Jones
and Stewart OF Nevada and Spooner. Of Wiscon-
sin. Solicitor General Richards and Assistant At
torney General Beck Governors, Nash of Ohio and
Odell of New-York and Mayor Low have also ac-
cepted invitations to be present
Attorney General Knox is expected TO respond to
the toast of The President" Senator Foraker 10
Ohio Senator Hanna to Labor and Capital"
Senator Allison 10 "Ohio in the Senate of the
United States" Senator Fairbanks to "Ohio's Rec
ORD In the Civil War" Senator Beverdge to Our
outlying Possessions" Senator Spooner to Just
over the Line, Assistant Attorney General Beck
10 The United States,' Governor OdeIl 10 'iT'he
state OF New-York," Mayor Low to The CITY of
10 Sister Societies. - i' '--e--''
President Cassatt. behalf OF the Pennsylvania
hailroso mas rendered transportation TO the party
Ano PRESIDENT Hoyt and General Burnett chair
man or the dinner, 10 go over In Mr. Hovf's
private car 10 receive the party escort them -
New,fork and return to Washington. William s
HAWK a member OF the society has rendered the
hospitality or his hotel, the Manhattan to the
party during It's stay in the cits->
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
A NAIL CATCHES A BURGLAR.
HE HANGS HEAD DOWNWARD WHILE POLICEMEN
ARE LOOKING FOR HIM.

HE HANGS HEAD DOWNWARD WHILE POLICEMEN
ARE LOOKING FOR HIM.
woman Of courage and a burglar hanging head
downward from a nail which caught in his clothes
were incidents connected with the capture of some
clothing store thieves early yesterday.
As Mamie Smith, of No. 40 Bayard-st. was en-
tering her home, she two men in the doorway
putting clothes into bag. She noticed that the
window Of Joseph Klatzkow's tailor shop was
broken.
What you guys doing there?" asked Mamie
IN dulcet tones.
What the - is that to you? Get out of here!"
came the equally polite reply.
Mamie raised her voice. and policemen heard. AS
they came they raped their night sticks giving the
signal to others The thieves dropped their bun
dies and ran. One got out of sight and the other
disappeared in tenement house doorway. The
policemen hunted for him, and had about given up,
when one of them, on looking into an areaway in
the rear Of the house, the thief hanging head
downward against some boards, like a string Of
onions in an italian domicie. Magistrate Cornell
heG him for trial charge of burglary.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
H0GG-SWATNE OIL HOLDINGS SOLD.

Beaumont Tex, Feb. 5.-The papers have been
placed file here in which the Hogg-Swayne syn
dicate transfers to English company yet to bs
formed seven and One-eighth acres of land in ths
proved oil field for consideration OF El5OO0o in
cash and 100000 in stock Of the proposed com
pany the capital stock of which Is be 800 0a
1t is stipulated in the deed that the company Is to
be organized in Great Britain.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
TO FIGHT FOR INDIAN WAREHOUSE.

The Merchants Association has received infor-
nation that efforts being made In Washington
which, If successful, will probably result in abol-
ishing the Indian Warehouse in this city and re-
ducng the department here to merely a branch
office. The association has at taken steps TO
fight for the retention of the Indian Warehouse
here, and hopes to te able TO reopen the whole
question or, rather remodel the present system OF
bidding for Indian supplies In This city bids are
opened for clothing school supplies, certain lines
of groceries and some other minor articles.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
AGED BROKER DROPS DEAD.
HE FALLS FROM BENCH AT THIRD AVE.
ELEVATED STATION

Alexander Blachstein. seventy-two years old a
German broker in foreign exchanges, with an office
at No Cedar-st. expired suddenly yesterday on
the Fifty station of the Thrd-ave branch
of the elevated road. His body was taken to the
East Fifty-frst-st station.
He sitting bench on the downtown side
of the station at $40 a. Frank Cahill. a track
walker noticed the cane which he was carrying
suddenly fall from his hand, and then saw the man
fail to the platform. An ambulance was sent for
and DIR. Post, of the Presbyterian Hospital pro
nounced the old man dead. card which showed
that the dead had been assessed for 500 900
realty was in one of his pockets. Carl Solomon
identified the body that of Mr.. BlachStein and
said he would communicate with relatives of the
dead who live in Boston.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
WHAT CLEARING HOUSE ORDER MEANS

Officials Of the Clearing House Association say
that misapprehension exists regarding the
order issued on Tuesday. The warning to mem
bers OF the association. they declare is directed
not much against the evasion OF check coec-
tons as II is 10 protect the rights of non-member
banks which institutions pay $500 To a membership
bank for the privilege OF clearing through the
citation.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
WANTS LICENSES REFUSED.

Mayor Pagan of Jersey City has written the
Excise Board advising it to refuse licenses to all
saloonkeepers who have secluded rooms connected
with the barrooms, whose patrons known to
be immoral. He says that by licensing this
class of salconkeepers the breeding of vice and
crime will be quickly and effectively checked
than possibly be done by the police and courts
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
4 DINNER FOR SENATOR DRYDEN

A dinner for Senator Dryden will be given soon
by citizens OF New ark. irrespective Of politics
Among those interested are ex-senator Jamez
Smith, jr.. Frederick Frelinghuysen Eugene Van
derpool j. Herbert Ballantine. Justice J. Franklin
Fort Oscar Keen and George r. Gray. The din
ner will probably be at the Waldorf
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
THINKS DEFICIENCY WILL BE s,s,ooo
FOR PREVENTING LOSS IN rrssv,
CITY WATER DEPARTMENT.

George T. Bouton. who recently resigned a. an
pervisor of the Water Department OF Jersey c,.v
has submitted TO the Street and Water Board 80
which he is clerk, detailed report shovin~ .s
condition of the Water Department The dehci.ncv
May L next. he estimates viii be S5s5,T4s A. n.
suggests the funding Of the floating debt. an t,- :
crease in water rates. a saving In water consur,n
ton and an annual appropriation by the Board a.
Finance to recompsrse the Water Departuen+ g.
the large amount OF water used in public buidfrrs
and charitable institutions that ray no taxes ana
also reduction in the Dayrolls OF the department
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
PLUCK OF AN Ex-ROUGH RIDER.
CRIPPLED. HE DRAGGED HIMSELF FOR
FIVE HOURS THROUGH COLD AND SNOW.

Danbury, Conn. Feb 5.-Thomas MaIoney. a
farmer twenty-five years old. thrown from
his wagon near Brewsters, y. Y. last night. and
sustained a severe injury to his spine. Unable To
walk after he recovered consciousness. Maloney
crawled and a half miles the railroad sta
tou Mill Place. lie five hours the way.
The thermometer zero, and his hands and
feet were frozen. Maoney was one OF Roosevelts
rough riders in the Spansh-American War.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06

PLAINTIFF SAYS He BOUGHT PERUVIAN MINES
FOR THE WELL KNOWN HORsEMAN

FOR THE WELD KNOWN HORSEMAN
An action was begun in the United States Cir
cult Court yesterday v herein James B. Haggin
the well known horseman, is sued by Althole y
Reader, who seeks to recover $252,9so which he
claims rs commission.
According 10 the petition. on March I9 1901. Mr.
Reader was authorized by Mr., Haggin to act as his
broker in the purchase of copper and silver mines
in the Cerro de Pasco district Peru, and that in
accordance with agreement between them he
Mr.. Reader. to receive 10 per cent of the pur-
chase price of the mines purchased AS a result
of the agreement. Mr. Reader states that he
brought TO Mr.. Haggin's attention 35s mines in
the district specified. and that Mr.. Haggn pur-
chased them for s. 529 SO He asks that he receive
Judgment for S., $50. Mr.. Haggin's clerks said
that they knew nothing about the case further
than that Mr.. Haggin purchased large number
of mines in Peru recently.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
PATRICK TRIAL AGAIN POSTPONED.
JUROR STILL TOO ILL TO SIT EXPECTS TO BE OUT
TODAY

poned yesterday, owing to the continued illness Of
juror No. O. John d. Campbell, OF No. 2l2 East
Forty -ninth-st. Recorder Con- said that he had
received word from DR.. A. NJ. Jeffres OF No. 1873
East Thirty -ninth-st, who is attending Mr.. Camp
bell. that the juror was in such condition that it
would be unwise for him to leave his home. He
thought that Mr.. Campbell would be able to attend
the trial to-day.
1t IS reported that. in view OF the sharp cross
examination to which his expert Dr. Henry b.
Looms. subjected by the defence Assistant
District Attorney Osborne has subpGnaed Health
Commissioner Lederle TO testify TO the correct
ness of the deductions drawn by DIR. LoOmis and
TO other questions that have come up in the
examination of Dr. e J. Donlon, Coroner's Physi-
clan Hamilton Williams and Dr. LOOMS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-03
SIGNIFICANT WORDS.
Paul Morton Talks Of Pennsyl.
vania-Santa Fe Merger.

The following important interview was
given out by Paul Morton. second vice
president Of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fee railway. who has just returned
from a months vacation at Nantucket:
The acquisition of the Santa Fe lines
by the Pennsylvania would be a thorough
ly logical railroad development.
81 am out of touch with the railway de-
velopments and can not say 1t is true
that the Pennsylvania people have pur-
chased a controlling interest in the Atchi-
son, nor can say that 1t is not true. As
the stock ticker shows, the Atchison is
always for sale.
1.-The uniting of these two systems Of
railroad has been talked of for long
time, even before Mr.. Gould began to
make inroads into the Pennsylvania terri
tory in the east. 1t is possible that this is
a move in retaliation. If it is true. The
Gould road in the West and Southwest
have received considerable amount OF
business from the Pennsylvania lines, and
it would not be unnatural for the Penn
sylvania to consider it timely to make
some other arrangement for business be-
yond the Mississippi. If our road is to
be acquired by any other I would not
ask for any better than the Pennsyl-
vania-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-03
IN BLAZE OF LIGHT
Fete Champetre Will Be Opened
Monday Evening.
Marshalls Band will Lead the
Initial Parade.
BIG VAUDEVILLE SHOW
1t Will Be Given Every Evening
in Open Air.
No Admission Charged at Main
Gate for Opening.
BIG VAUDEVILLE SHOW

Next Monday night the Fete Cham
petre and vaudeville entertainment to
be given during the week of the Kansas
exposition will be formally opened with
blare of trumpets and a blaze of light
All the music and noise necessary to
give the midway the proper christening
will be there.
At seven o'clock Monday evening
Marshalls band will assemble at the
band rooms and parade south on Kan
sas avenue to Tenth avenue. There
street cars will be waiting to take the
band and all who may wish to go. to the
fair grounds for the ceremonies at
lending the opening of the midway. At
the fair grounds gate the band will
again take up the march to the gates of
the midway. All who wish to be in on
the "doins" may fall in behind. The old
and young may tag after the band
without fear of being ordered to keep
out of the wake of the music.
open The band will march through the
gate and parade the highways and by
of India, the German villase. the the Streets
Of Cairo the band will go to. the strains
of "A Hot Time some other national
afraid, take q peep into 'Dante's In
ferno" and spin around the Ferris wheel.
tians. Hindoos, Indians. snake eaters and
maids of the air will fall in behind the
cana ana complete ae the ebr ; n the
game too. While the grand entree is be-
ing made the electric fountain and the
Tom Thumb railroad will be started Then
everything will be in motion. The Fete
Champetre will be on, and the merry
making will not end till midnight the fol-
lowing Saturday.
From the Midway the band will march
to the grandstand, facing the home
stretch of the race track. The band will
take its place near the stage in front of
the grandstand and play, short concert,
after which the vaudeville entertainment
will commence. A large stage 40 by GO
feet has been built for the vaudeville at
fractions.
Every night commencing at o'clock
the vaudeville will be given on the stage.
The vaudeville will be free. There will
be no charge except for seats in the grand
stand At night no admission fee will be
charged at the main gate of the fair
grounds, and anyone can go to the grounds
and see the free performances without
cost. The charge for seats in the grand
stand for the vaudeville entertainments
| will be Is cents. Free exhibitions will be
given on the Midway every afternoon and
night.
There will be ten vaudeville turns on
| the big stage every night. There will be
plenty of electric lights, and the stage will
| be as wen lighted as that of an opera
Illuminated with arc lights from the main
gate to the grandstand and the Midway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-03
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

Topeka people have paid 81 to see worse
shows than that presented at the Craw-
ford last night for Is cents. Mr.. Willard
Simms proved himself a royal entertainer,
and he had a corps of pretty competent
assistants. The only objection which can
be urged is a certain risqueness.. which
Managers seem to labor under the false
impr ession that this improves a play.
"Pickings from Puck Is hodge podge
musical farce comedy. 1t is principally
about nothing. but it serves to exploit Mr..
Simms and a certain statuesQue actress
known on the programme as Catherine
Linyard, who has wardrobe of great va
there is chorus of pretty girls who are
kept busy. changing their costumes and
uo nd ao Mno nevsz an eFce,len5
his violin. There are also some tuneful
songs, and take it all in all the piece
will afford two hours of amusement to any
one who is not too dignified to smile. The
house was crowded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-03

heavily laden with camping utensils
and ammunition, started for the noun
tains of New Mexico today. where they
will spend five or six weeks in hunting
for large game. The party consists of
Bert and Will Cartilage, Charles Nudge,
Sam Freshman, Charles Guibor, Charles
Wolff and o. A. Kerns. They travel In
H. u Mudge's private car to their des-
tination, where a comfortable log house
in the mountains and a good game
country awaits them.
Topeka has several of the strongest
baseball teams in the state The To-
peka Unions and the Nine Bees have
had several hard battles on the WASH
burn field Last Friday they played a
ten-fnning game, which was won by
the Unions. Monday morning they
and O. Rucker and Hicks are the bat
terry for the Unions and Clark. Nc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-03
THAT KELLY BOND.
All the Parties Seem to Agree
About 1t.

There has been considerable discussion
over whether W. D. Greason, A. L.
Thomas and ]. B. Remington are or are
not on the bond given by T. T. Kelly as
assistant state treasurer to State Treasurer
Grimes. When the facts are sifted down
there Is no dispute between the parties
concerned. Both Greason and Thomas say
that they are on the bond given by Mr.
Kelly in 1889 to cover his first term as as
sistant state treasurer. but that they are
not on his second bond. State Treasurer
Grimes makes the same statement and
shows the signatures of all three to the
1899 bond. Mr.. Greason signed for S, Co.,
Major Remington for 5000 and Mr.
Thomas for 81, 600, each qualifying for
twice the amount.
Mr.. Grimes states further that this bond
is good for five years from the expiration
of Mr.. Ke1ly's first term for any shortage
that may be discovered to have occurred
during that term. This statement is not
disputed by Greason or Thomas, who ad-
init that they will be liable for any such
shortage and that they cannot escape from
it. They claim, however, that they are not
on Mr.. Kel1ys bond to cover his present
term. This Il all there is to the bond Ques-
ton.