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FIRE PANIC ON THE BOWERY.
Five-Story Building in New York
Practically DESTROYED.

NEW YORK November 16.-Three hum
dred men and girls, employed In several
manufacturing concerns in five-story
building on the Bowery. were thrown into a
panic by fire today, but by prompt work on
the part of firemen and volunteer rescuers
all were taken out in safety.
The building was practically destroyed,
surface cars on the Bowery and Houston
street were blocked for half an hour and
the uptown elevated trains for fifteen min
utes, at the height of the morning rush.
The fire started in the Central Knitting
Mill, on the second floor, probably from de-
fective insulation of electrical wires, and
within few minutes the flames were
sweeping up through the halls to the floors
above Nearly all the persons in the build
ing were employed in a coat factory on the
top floor, and a moment after the smoke
and flames poured up through the halls the
fire escapes on the Bowery side of the build
ing were choked by crowds of frenzied men
and women. Stairways were impossible,
and the small fire escapes were taxed far
beyond their capacity.
Before the firemen arrived the flames
were shooting out Of the front windows and
making blazing wall to cut of those
above the second floor.
The position Of the men and women on
the fire escapes was becoming more and
more desperate every moment, when long
ladders which cleared the wall OF flame be-
low were run up to the rescue. Then, under
the direction of firemen and volunteers, the
frightened oneA were brought safely to the
ground.
out of reach of the ladders were taken
across narrow areaway to an adjoining
building living chain formed by fire.
men. A few minutes later the upper part
OF the building was a sea of fire, and be-
fore the flames were subdued the building
was practically destroyed
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THE INQUIRY At HULL
Testimony in British Inves-
tigation Continued.
FISHERMEN TESTIFIED
ToDAY'S INCIDENTS IN THE AD-
MIRALTY COURT HEARING.
Witnesses Corroborated Evidence Al
ready Known-Only One Ship
fingered After Attack.
FISHERMEN TESTIFIED

HULL, England. November 16.-On the
resumption Of the board of trade inquiry
into the North sea incident today the wit
nesses merely corroborated the evidence
already known.
The mate of the trawler Oceanic TESTIFIED
that one of the big Russian vessels re-
manned behind after firing, but she did not
speak any of the trawlers, nor did she In
quire what injury had been done. After
waiting for half hour she sailed off.
Asked by DR.. Woodhouse counsel for
the Russian embassy, What We're the Rus
SLAMS firing at?' the mate of the trawler
Forth replied: AT us, 1 think
DIR. Woodhouse elected from another
witness that two Russian warships whose
searchlights were turned on the trawlers
did not fire.
Skipper Haines of the trawler Moulmein
said that at o'clock In the morning after
the attack he saw a battle ship about
three ships lengths away, just like the
Russian vessels which fired on the trawl-
ers
The boatswain of the Moulmein also saw
big ship between 4:15 and $50 the
morning of October %. She was much
bigger than a torpedo boat but he could
not say If she was battle ship.
DIR. Woodhouse cross-eXamined this wit
ness, but he stuck to his story, adding that
the vessel was not British, but was par
ticularly like the one which was firing
most upon us the night before"
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THE THOMAS AT FRISCO.
Gen. Wade and DIR. McGee Among the
Passengers.

SAN FRANCISCO. November 16-The
army transport Thomas, just arrived from
Manila had on board Maj. Gen. James F.
Wade the former military commander of
the Philippines, who lately exchanged COM
mands with Gen. Corbin. Gen. Wade will
leave in few days to take command Of the
Department of the East, over which Gen.
Corbin presided.
Another passenger on the Thomas is DR..
Anita Newcomb MCGEE. president of the
Association of Spanish-American War
Nurses. DR.. McGee offered her services to
the Japanese government, and for half
year has been caring for the sick and
wounded Japanese and Russians in the mi-
kado's hospitals and aboard the imperial
hospital ships.
The Thomas has on board 12S cabin pas
sengers and 463 troops. of whom tw,.nty-six
are general prisoners.
Gen. Wade says that the troops now in
the Philippines are merely on garrison duty
and that the military government has been
abolished. except in the Moro district, where
there is commission Of military and civil
government.
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ASSIGNED TO STATIONS.
Officers Who Will Soon Return From
the Philippines.

On the recommendation of Brig Gen.
Mackenzie, chief of engineers, the follow
ing named young officers of the engineer
department, who have been stationed in the
Philippines since their recent graduation
from the Military Academy. and who will
arrive in San Francisco In few days, have
been assigned to stations in this country
as follows:
First Lieuts. Charles T. Leeds, Harold C.
Fiske. Ulysses s. Grant, third, and Ferdi-
nand Williams. to this city for duty with
the I'd Battalion of Engineers at Washing
ton barracks; First Lieut.. Douglas Mac
Arthur, to take station at San Francisco
under the immediate orders of Lieut. Col
Thomas Fl. Handbury, and First Lieuts
Max c. Tyler, Julian l.. Schley William H
Rose. and Second Lieuts. Richard c. Moore
and Lewis M. Adams, to Fort Leavenworth
Kan, for duty with the 1st Battalion of
Engineers.
Lieut.. Grant Is a grandson of Gen U. s.
Grant.
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Personal Mention.

Prof G. r. Glenn president of the North
Georgia Agricultural College and formerly
state school commissioner of Georgia, is In
the city and will be the guest of Mr.. Will
lam A. White on Mintwood place north
west. After brief stay, he will go to New
York on business in connection with the
Peabody fund.
Mr.. B. H. Warner of this city, member
of the Ohio Valley Improvement Associa-
ton. left yesterday afternoon for Hunting
ton. w. Va, to attend a meeting of the
association named He will return Saturday.
Rev. DR.. Benjamin S. Haywood, who has
recently been appointed superintendent of
Porto Rican missions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. is visiting in Washing
ton. DIR. Haywood is accompanied by Mrs.
Haywood and Miss Mabel Haywood, and
Miss Helen Porter He and his family pro-
pose to sail from New York for San Juan
next Saturday. Prior to his appointment as
superintendent of missions in the islands he
was pastor of Methodist church in River
side. Cal
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New York Horse Show.

NEW YORK, November 16.-Beautiful
weather today brought another large crowd
to Madison Square Garden, where the an
nual horse show is in progress. Jumpers
and four-in- hands driven by ladies were
the center of attraction during the fore
noon.
In the first event, while H. L. Herbert's $
gray gelding, Ladies' Man, was taking the
barrier, both horse and rider had a remark
ably marrow escape from serious injury.
The horse had taken the jump with appar-
ent ease, but when directly over the bar
rier he seemed to lose his confidence, and
fell on top of the obseructon.
By superb horsemanship the rider re-
tanned his seat and saved both himself and
the horse from a serious fall.
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FAIRBANKS AT THE FAIR.
He and Speaker Cannon Attend
Liberty Bell Exercises.

ST LOUIS November '18-Special fare
well exercises in honor Of the Liberty bell
which for several months had been on ex-
hibiton in the Pennsylvania building at the
worlds fair, We're held today, at the con-
clusion of which the hon3red relic was
started on its trip back to Philadelphia. An
immense throng Of worlIaxfatr sightseers
attended the exercises, crof fding the space
around the bell in the rotunda of the Penn
sylvania building.
On the terraces and steps Of the other
state buildings, thousands of others as
sembled to see the departure of the bell
Mayor John Weaver of Philadelphia,
Mayor Wells of st. Louis, President Fran
els of the exposition, Chairman Henry Clay
of the special Liberty bell committee from
Philadelphia, Vice President-elect Fair
banks and Jos. G. Cannon, Speaker of the
National House of Representatives, made
addresses. In the course of his remarks
which were cheered to the echo, Mr.. Fair
banks said:
you may take this bell back to Phila-
delphia, but 1t is at home wherever the
stars and stripes fly"
Zone million men would gladly shoulder
muskets and go to the field of battle to
preserve it to posterlty. How 1 wish ouI
forefathers could be here to gaze on this
majestic spectacle, the like of which
have never witnessed anywhere. The pres
ent exposition is a great undertaking. and
its success has been the wonderment Of the
world
Il would feel neglectful Of my duty If
failed to say a few words about this great
emblem of freedom. May we all leave
here with the highest respect for American
citizenship and with the firm resolve, re-
gardless of politics, to preserve the senti-
ments which the bell has voiced"
Speaker Cannon said among other things
The bell stands for free men and women
as the cross does for Christianity"
At the conclusion of the addresses the
band played the Star Spangled Banner
and Dixie" and the bell was removed
from the building to heavy truck. AS
this was being done the assemblage stood
in silence with barred heads
A battalion of the Philippine constabu-
larry. headed by their band, escorted the
bell to the west end of the palace of trans
portation, where the precious relic was
placed board a special car for trans
portation to Philadelphia. Forty council
men of Philadelphia accompanied the bell
on it's journey home. Twenty stops en-
route to Philadelphia will be made to ena-
BILE school children an opportunity to see
the bell.
Special exercises were field in the Igorrote
village in honor of Vice President-elect
Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon, when a
visit was paid to the philippine reserva-
ton.
With this Senator Fairbanks sightseeing
ended, and he took train for the city
leaving Union station about noon over the
Vandalia for Indianapolis.
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FRENCH CABINET THREATENED.
Gen. Andres Resignation Likely to
Affect Others.

PARIS, November 16.-The stability of the
entire cabinet is considered to be seriously
threatened by the resigna ton yesterday of
the war minister General Andre. Reports
circulate that Marine Minister Pelletan,
Foreign Minister Delcasse and other min
listers are about to resign, but those who
are close to these ministers say the reports
are unfounded. However, it is conceded
that the cabinet as whole is not likely to
survive long.
The private view of some of the best-in-
formed persons within ministerial circles is
that new cabinet will be formed in the
course of the next three weeks 1t Is con-
sidered certain that Foreign Minister Del
casse will remain in the reorganiZed cab
met.
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er in a few days. The Olympia and the
rest Of the squadron will come north in a
few weeks for the winter maneuvers in
the Caribbean sea.
Admiral Chadwick has been in command
of the South Atlantic squadron since last
April. 1t was while he was on his way
to join his station that he was stopped at
the Canary Islands by a cable message
from the Navy Department and ordered to
Tangier in connection with the Perdicaris
incident. 1t is announced at the Navy De-
partment that no one will be appointed to
succeed Admiral Chadwick yet, it being
desired to keep the appointment that
Admiral Chadwick may again assume COM
Hawley, commanding the cruiser Brook
lyn, will have temporary command of the
squadron, he being the senior officer on the
station.
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boat destroyer was deliberately sacrlnceo
in order to get the communlcato1s in IIoii
the beleauguered garrison. Inc only "oio
which has reached the admiralty Is tele-
gram from the captain of the Rastoropny
announcing his arrival with onclai
dispatches. An attempt OF the japanese 10
repeat the Ryeshitelni incident In Chlnese
waters is confirmed. The captain reportS
that the Rastoropny will be disarmed and
hauled out on the shore to prevent the
possibility OF the Japanese entering the mar
Dor and forcibly towing her out
Second Division of Squadron Sailed.
LIBAU, Russia, November 16.-The second
division of the Russian second facilc
squadron sailed today. 1t consists OF the
cruisers Oleg and Izumrud, the auxiliary
cruisers Kuban, Terek and Orel; the cruls-
ers Rion and Dnieper formeriy the ot.
Petersburg and Smolensk), and the TORPEDO
boat destroyers Liany, Rezity. Gromkl'
Grozny and Prozorlivy. The division is ex-
pected to overtake Rear Admiral Voelker-
SANS division by way of the Suez canal.
Wounding Of Stoessel Confirmed.
LONDON November 16-According to a
dispatch received here from Chefoo by
news agency Commander Plen or the Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer Rastoropny'
which reached that port this morning from
Port Arthur, confirmed the reports that
LIE H.. II.
Cen Fock is quite well. The commander
added that there were sufficient supplies OF
food. ammunition and coal at Port Arthur
to last year.
Character of Dispatches Unknown.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 16.-No
definite knowledge is obtainable up to half
past this afternoon regarding the char
acter of General Stoessel's report to the
emperor. but the fact that it was consid-
cred advisable to sacrifice the torpedo de-
stroyer Rastoropny In order to communl-
cate 1t indicates urgency, which naturally
has aroused all sorts of alarmist rumors.
One Is that the Port Arthur squadron IS
about to make another effort TO escape.
But the prevailing report is that General
Stoessel has asked for instructions whether
to surrender the condition of the garrison
being represented as desperate. In mill
tary circles. however, the firm belief Is ex-
pressed that General Stoessel will not
yield.
DISPATCHES from the Russian consul at
Chefoo and from the agent OF the nnance
ministry reporting the arrival of the de-
stroyer at Chefoo, although they throw III
tie light on the situation at Port Arthur do
not Indicate a crisis. The latter dispatch Is
brief simply saying that the Rastoropny re-
ports all well at Port Arthur.
A report published abroad that General
Kuropatkin will succeed to the vceroyalty
of the far east is not credited In conServa-
tive circles here. Admiral Alexief will go
shortly to Yalta, in the Crimea, for rest.
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RUSSIAN RESENTMENT
FEELING AT ST. PETERSBURG is
FURTHER INFLUENCED.
Newspapers Resent British Speeches
Assuming Punishment Of Cars
Officers Before Court Findings.

ST. PETERSBURG, November 16.-The
resentment produced by the speeches Of the
British ministers on the North sea incident,
especially, the assumption that Russia has
agreed to punish the officers Of the Russian
squadron in advance of any findings of the
commission, has been further inf1amed by
the speech of Lord Selborne, first lord of
the admiralty, November IA, at Bristol on
the danger of a Russian invasion Of India.
The Novoe Vremya, while philosophically
disposed to hold the British jingoes respon-
sible for this constant provocative attitude.
calling attention particularly to V1ceroy
Curzon's and Lord Kitchener's deputations
to Persia and Afghanistan, and disclalm-
ing any desire on the part of Russia to en-
gage in fight, says that nevertheless RUSSIA
always has chance of evening up BRUSH
superiority at sea by a move in the direc-
ton of India, and therefore naturally 1t Is
a great comfort to Russia that she mas
direct rail communication with Tashkend.
The Noyosti, on the contrary, makes light
of the ghost Of a Russian invasion OF india
which British statesmen are constantly
trotting out for the beneht OF the BRUSH
public and suggests that 1t would be better
for Great Britain to make sincere Overtures
to Russia regarding the Indian border in
stead of taking refuge behind Afghanistan
A New Peace Conference.
An official note issued mere toudy coii'io-
verts the analogy drawn in the proposal
for the new peace conference between the
present situation and the situation at the
time Of The Hague conference. 1t points
out that France had transmitted to WASH
ington Spain's desire for peace before
suggestion of the conference was formulat-
ed and that the Russian circular convok1ng
the conference was issued only after the
conclusion of peace.
May Name Member of Commission.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 16.-The
King of Portugal, 1t is believed here, will
be selected to name the fifth member of
the international commission which IS to
inquire into the North sea incident in the
event that the four admirals fail to agree
on the selection Of the fifth member.
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SUBMARINE DEFENSE PROJECTS.
Special Army Board Will Report Rec
ommendations

Special boards Of army officers with NAL
Arthur Murray, Artillery Corps. president
of The torpedo board. as president of each
have been detailed to convene at each ar
tillery post now supplied or to be supplied
with submarine-mine equipment for the
purpose of collecting data for the sub
marine-defense projects and of reporting
upon existing mine buildings and other
tions for necessary new buildings observ-
Ing stations, ETC., for completing the mine
plants at such posts. The list of artillery
districts affected by this order includes the
districts of the Potomac and the Chesa-
peake.
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Navy Department Changes.

Changes in the Navy Department are an
nounced as follows:
Appointments-A. A. Dampier, messen-
ger boy at s4OO per annum, bureau of con-
struction and repair; B. Springsted, copyist
at $500 per annum. bureau of supplies and
accounts; E. c. Howell, piece work COM
puter, naval observatory.
Promotions-P. H. Pollard, from special
laborer messenger boy) at s1.04 per diem
to special laborer messenger boy) at 81 90
per diem, Office Of naval examining board !;
w. K. Henderson, messenger boy at $400
per annum, bureau of construction and re-
pair, to messenger boy at 5000 per annum,
bureau Of ordnance.
Resignation-P. o. Wright, jr., second
class architectural craftsman, s472 per
diem, bureau Of yards and docks.
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AUSTRIA WILLING.
Would Participate in the Proposed
Peace Conference

United States Ambassador Storer has
cabled the State Department from Vienna
that the AustroHungarian government is
willing to participate in the second Hague
peace conference called by President Roose-
velt This is believed to be the first official
acceptance Of the invitation, although it is
known that most of the European powers
are willing to attend the conference 1t Is
realized that it would be difficult to agree
In advance upon a program for the con-
ference, but with the conditional accep-
tances of the Presidents invitation which
are expected within the present month, ne
gotiations will begin at once to perfect the
program.
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PRISONER CREATES SENSATION.
Shoots at Wife and Child in Court,
Then Kills himself.

CHICAGO, November 18-While being
arraigned in court todavs Charles Shyck.
saloonkeeper. fired a revolver several times
at his wife and child. and then committed
suicide. The child was wounded, but not
seriously.
During the shooting Mrs. 6hyck fell un-
conscious. and was thuoxht to have been
killed. She. however, had only tainted.
When the woman revived her husband lay
dead. and the court roorn was in wild con-
fusion. The charges on riswhfch Shyck was
being tried related to family disturbance.
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SECRETARY METCALF'S RETURN.
Much Benefited by His Trip to Cali
fornia

Secretary Metcalf of the Department
OF Commerce and Labor returned to
Washington from California today, hav-
Ing been on the Pacific coast to cast
his vote at the recent election. The
Secretary is intensely pleased with
the victory of the republican party In
the national contest and said that it re-
fected the minds of the majority of the
people In their attitude on the great works
being done and contemplated by the United
States under the present administration.
The trip to his home state seems to have
been of great benefit to him as rest from
work and he comes back to his duties re-
freshed and inVfgorated.
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Lieut.. Humphrey Improving.

First Lieut.. Evan H. Humphrey, 7th Cav
airy, son of Brig. Gen. Humphrey, quarter
master general of the army, is at the gem
eral hospital, Washington barracks, and is
gradually improving. He probably will be
discharged from the hospital in week or
ten days. Lieut.. Humphrey is member of
the Fort Myer foot ball team. and had hi I
knee badly strained in a game several
weeks ago,
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WILL PRACTICE LAW ALONE.
Judge Parker Opened His Office in New
York Today.

NEW YORK, November 16.-Judge Alton
B. Parker, recent democratic candidate for
President. opened law office in the build
ing at 81 Liberty street, in this city, today.
At the same time he announced that he
had become a resident of this city, that
Mrs. Parker would join him here today and
that they would at once secure a home in
this city.
He said that ne had not entered into
partnership with any one and would prac-
tice law alone.
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DIR. DROWN DEAD.
President of Lehigh University Died at
Bethlehem, Pa.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, November 16.-Dr.
Thomas NJ Drown, president of Lehigh
University, died today at his home in this
city.
President Drown submitted to surgi-
cal operation last week, and his condi-
ton continued critical until the time of
his death.
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orientals Denied Landing at Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16.-Eleven
Japanese and six Chinese who arrived re-
Gently on the steamer Manchuria have been
denied landing by the United States i'm
migrant bureau because they were afflicted
with trachoma, contagious disease of the
eyelids. This is the largest number having
this disease that has ever arrived here by
any one vessel.
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PERMITTED TO RETURN.
Admiral Chadwick Asks to Be Relieved
From Command.

Rear Admiral French e. Chadwick. COM
manding the South Atlantic squadron, mas
asked to be relieved from command of that
squadron and granted permission to pro-
ceed to his home for family reasons"
The Navy Department has granted his re-
quest. Admiral Chadwick is now on his
flagship, the Brooklyn. at Puerto Militar
Brazil. and it is expected that he will start
for the United States in merchant steam.
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Kentucky Election Contests.

LOUISVILLE. KY. November 16.-wil-
liam Henry Jones. republican, claims he
has defeated James NJ Richardson. demo-
crat. for Congress. in the third district by
53 votes. In the ninth district James g.
Bennett maintains that the returns show
the defeat of James ~. Kehoe. although
several precincts have been thrown out.
the House.
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Secretary Morton in New York.

Secretary Morton has gone to New York
city and will not return to this city until
Saturday morning. Tonight he will attend
the annual dinner of the Publishers Asso-
citation, tomorrow night the reunion of the
International Young Mems Christian ASSo-
citation and Friday night the dinner of the
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Society.