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CALLS SToEssEL 4 COWARD,
Bitter Denunciation by an Oficer of
 the sevastopol.

Victoria, B. C., Feb 19.-Aboard the steamer Tartar, which arrived to-day. were Lieutenants Below and Bondy, of - ficers of the Russian battleship Sevas-g topol, captured at the fall of Port Ar thur. They were released by the Jap- anese after given their parole. The captain of the Sevastopol and a num- Der of other prisoners recently released are expected to reach San Francisco shortly.
 Lieutenant Below characterizes Gen eral Stoessel as a coward. eThe world will know Stoessel as he IS, z said Below
 He is a coward. Stoessel was burrow- ed great deal of the time in a cave. The real heroine was Madame zoufo- 5neli, who, when her husband was killed, took command of a battery of three seleven-inch guns at , point commando ing the water supply and held them until she was also killed. The garrison was deceived by false reports of the ap- proach of Kuropatkin's army and the Baltic f1eet.''
 A number of outbreaks have been started recently by Russian prisoners at Matsuyana
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BIC FIRE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
PROPERTY VALUED AT $1,5o0,-
 900 IS DESTROYED.
Entire Wholesale District Menaeed for Four Hours-Eight Buildings, in- cluding Three Hotels, Gutted Before Fire is Brought Under Control Starts in Warehouse of Wholesale Millinery Company.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 19.-A fire, which started tonight in the ware house of Fahnley & McCrea, wholesale millinery, destroyed property valued at s1,5O0,OO0. For four hours the wholesale district, bounded by Georgia and Me- ridian streets, Jackson place and the Union depot sheds, was menaced. At 9:3O o'clock three general alarms brought into action every engine in the city and suburgs. When the fire was brought under control eight buildings, among which were three hotels, had cen completely destroyed. One fireman was hurt by falling walls. Firebrands fell in a perfect storm over the busi-, ness portion of the city and on every building were stationed companies of men equipped with fire apparatus and their united efforts succeeded in pre- venting general confiagration. In the. A. Kiefer Drug company's warerooms, WaaStS hAAeNAiy vel lClo ol 5OliS edIlu tApIO- sives were stored, and in the Delmetsch company's wholesale house where a big supply of fireworks was located, several serious explosions occurred. The west wall of the Fahnley & Me- Crea millinery house, which faces on Jackson place, across from the Union station, fell within thirty minutes after the fire started.
 One fireman sustained a broken leg and in the rush to escape from their. perilous position near the falling walls hundreds of spectators who thronged the space in front of the Union station, narrowly escaped death or serious in jury
 Within a few minutes the east wall fell across Meridian street, completely blocking traffic, but no one was injur- ed. The flames which spread across Louisiana street were communicated to the roof of the Union station train sheds and for several minutes the eff forts of the firemen were centered in that direction.
 The fire, which was one of the most spectacular in the history of the city, was under full headway before an alarm was sounded. The first intinla-' tion of a fire was received when a watchman saw the windows on the sec ond and third floors of the east front of FahnIey & McCrea's building burst open, allowing sheets of flame to es- cape. The occupants of the hotels, many of whom had not retired. escaped without injury.
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MISSING SECURITIES.
Herman $. Cheney Owner of Them
 Valued Ut s2s5,o00.

Southbridge, Mass, Feb. 1s.--The se- curities announced by a Boston law firm yesterday to have been lost by a client, are the property of Herman Stanley Cheney, a capitalist of this town. This was definitely determined today when MT. Cheney sent for rep resentatiye of the Associated Press and gave the latter statement which, he said, contained all that he wished to or would say about the matter.
 The lost paper has a face value of s2s5,0eO instead Of $25S,00o, as first an- anounced. Of these papers only $1o,oO0 worth are negotiable. Mr, Cheney says that he hopes to secure possession of the securities without legal action be- ing taken.
 He explained that no person having access to his house was under suspi- cion. &.
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SETTLEMENT PROSPECTS,
 BRIGHT TO RIREMBN
GRAND MASTER SHEA TAKES
 OPTIMISTIC VIEW

Of Railroad TroubIes-A Strike Un-
 IikeIy-sIr. Shea and Subcommittee.
 to Go to New York This Morning and
 Continue Saturdays sPeace Confer
 encen-Took All Day Yesterday to
 Complete Count of Poll of Road
 Clear Statement by Company of Its
 Position.
 From facts gained last night it would appear extremely unlikely that strike will be declared by the Brother hood of Locomotive Bremen.
 The executive committee of twenty- five of the Firemen's Brotherhood held an all days session yesterday in Trades Council hall. the time being taken up. from about g clock in the morning to after 6 o'clock at night in counting the poll of the road.
 Second Grand Master Timothy Shea when asked as to the count in favor of and against a strike refused abso- lutely to make any statement, saying that it was 8 matter which would ln- der no circumstances be made public at the present time
 When MT, Shea was asked to make statement last evening he said that there was nothing to say other than that he had strong hopes that a peaoe- able settlement would be effected in the near future. On Just who grounds he founded this hope he would not say, but the general impression he gave was that the prospect of a settlement was a bright one. He was asked if the settle- ment was to be accomplished in an amicable manner and he smiled and said that the result would likely be att tained in that way but he intimated that if it were not, and again he smiled, it might happen some other way. Mir. Shea absolutely refused to say whether there would be any strike or not, but the next statement he made showed that if there was to be one it would be delayed for at least day.
 MT. Shea said that he and a sub- committee of the firemen would be to New York this morning about o'clock. It is likely. that the subcommittee will be the grievance committee which IS composed of the following: Andrew F. Kelley of New Haven, chairman; W L. Clifford of Boston, secretary; D. F. Mo- Carthy of Hartford; A w. Adams of Worcester, Mass; S. Crawshaw of Taunton, Mass: H. R. Carpenter of Providence, R. T.; M. H. Keenan, of Derby, H. L. Richardson of Norwich, and James Geraubhty of New ' York. Asked with whom the firernen's com mittee would confer in New York to- day MT Shea again became non-colr
 initial. although he stated that it would be with the same people with whom he had conferred on Saturday and that it would be continuation of that confer- ence. Where it was to be held MT. Shea also refused to state.
 At this point one of the reporters present said Well, MT. Shea, you suc- cessfully lodged the reporters in New (Csontin5led on Sixth Page.)
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THREE SLIGHT TIRES.
New Haven's Record for Yesterday
 shows Little Damage.

There were three slight fires in the city yesterday. At 6:10 a. m. a bell alarm from Box S3S summoned the fire men to fire in barn on Market street, owned by James Kennedy. The dam age was very slight.
 During the day the firemen of No. 5's house were called by still alarm to an unoccupied house at 1S2 North Front street. A fire had in some un- known manner originated in a closet. The damage consisted mainly in the scorching of the woodwork. The build- ing is owned by a man from out of town.
 At 2;5S in the afternoon Box 1T was pulled for a fire in the grocery store belonging to Max Link at 14 Coldm- bus avenue, corner of Christopher street. The fire is thought to have been caused by a gas jet. The loss will be covered by s25.
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Shipping News.

New York, Feb. 19.--Arrived: Steamer La Gascogne, from Havre for New York.
 Lizard, Feb. s--9 D. m-Passed: !: Steamer Zealand New York for Dover and Antwerp.
 Gibraltar, Feb. 1S.--Arrived: Steamer Slavonia, New York for Naples, Trieste and Plume (and proceeded.
 Malta, Feb. 19.--Arrived: Steamer Arabic, New York via Madeira, etc, for Piraeus, Constantinople, etc. ton a cruise1.
 Naples Feb 19.-Arrived: Steamer Romanic,, Alexandria for Boston via Ponta Delgada.
 Southampton, Feb 1s.--Arrived: Steamer St. Paul, New York via Ply
 Glasgow, Feb. 1s.-Sailed: Steamer Astoria, New York via Neville (and sailed from latter port 19th).
 Naples, Feb. 19.-Sailed: Steamer Cretic (froTn New York via Gibraltar
 Quneestown, Feb l9--10:fO a. m Sailed: Steamer Etruria (from Liver- pool), New York.
 Dover Feb. 19-3:10 p lri.-Saileds Steamer Pennsylvania from Hamburg)s New York via Boulogne,
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OPERATIONS AGAINST
 SIBERIAN RAILROAD
JAPANESE AND CHINESE BAN-
 DTS BLOW UP ABUTMENE.


 Attempts on Line Believed at Harbin
 to he a Cover for Movements of Large
 Bodies of Chinese Bandits Across
 Mongolia-Field Marshal 0yama Re-
 ports That KuropatIxin is Continuing
 Defensive Works in All Directions.
 Harbin, Feb. 1s.A party of Japanese and Chinese bandits destroyed the abutment of the railway near Yaomyn, one hundred miles distant from here, early this morning, but the damage was all repaired in few hours. Frontier guards heard an explosion at $40 and found that charge of guncotton had been exploded against the abutment. Two telegraph poles were also destroy ed. An unexploded charge of guncotton was found four hundred feet from the place where the explosion occurred. Traffic on the railway was resumed at o'clock this morning.
 These attempts on the railway are be- lieved to have been made to cover movements of large bodies of Chinese bandits across Mongolia.
 A service was held in the cathedral here to-day in memory of Grand Duke Sergius. Military. civil and railway of dcials were present.
 Tokio, Feb. 19.-Field Marshal Oyama reports that the Russians are continu- ing their defensive works in all direc- tions. They continued to shell portions Of the Japanese line on Friday. On the same day they essayed a small infantry attack, but were repulsed.
 Headquarters of the Russian Army, Huan Mountain, Feb. 19.-All is quiet at the front The second and third army corps in front of the first army of Japanese made an unimportant dem- onstration February 16, advancing on the villages of Stosintun, Koutiatszo, Vatishan and Saehetun, but retired aft CT two hours.
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dispatched to all the universities, but if the assassin is actually a workman and not a student the police may find themselves utterly at sea.
 Grand Duke Sergius' coachman. who was thought to be dying at the time of the affair, is still alive and better. but is not yet out of danger. -.
 The city presented the aspect of deep gloom to-day. There was no music in the restaurants and there were no per- fornlanees at the theaters. The iInper- ial manifesto yoicing the grief of the emperor is posted at street corners throughout the city, and the crime still forms the only topic of discussion.
 Many mourning wreaths from royal personages and prominent officials have have arrived and been placed in the monastetry around the coffin. #
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SET HIS CLOTHES ON FIRE
Outrage on Workman After His Hands
 Had Been Tied.

New York, Feb. 1a-His hands tied and his clothing saturated with kero- sene and then set on fire, was the treatment accorded Max Spitz. car cleaner, by fellow workmen in the Mor- risiana yards of the New York Central railroad, according to statement made by Spitz to the police tonight. spitz said that the outrage was perpetrated in the roundhouse last Thursday and that on escaping from his tormentors he ran away with his clothing iablaze and rolled in the snow until the flames were extinguished. An examination by surgeon showed that he had been terribly burned about the face, hands, and body. Henry Reisenheiser, a watehman in the round house, was ar rested on the complaint of Spitz, but denied any knowledge of the assault.
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CITY 0FTRAGEDY QUIET.
Thin Layer of Snow Covers Blood stains of Grand Duke sersius.

Moscow, Feb 19.-A thin layer of snow to-day has dinnmed the blood- stains in the senate square. The win dows in the palace of justice have been reglazed and other hasty efforts have been made to obliterate traces of Fri days tragedy Evidence, however, is being found in most unexpected places. Soldiers this afternoon discovered many pieees of the carriage in which Grand Duke Sergius was riding when he met his death, and fragments of flesh were found on top of the twelve foot parapet of the arsenal, among the Napoleonic guns. a.g5 5z %
 Until the funeral, which has been fixed for Thursday, February 23, the re- mains of Grand Duke Sergius will rest in the ancient dining room of the Chau- doff monastery, to which throughout fhe day the people of Moscow have been admitted to pay their last respects in parties of one hundred. This precau- tion was taken because it was thought necessary to avoid the possibility of 5n60lOIlSIIdtlOllS. uG DUuy Ol l1lG STduu duke, dressed in the uniform of the Fifth (Kieff) Grenadiers of which he was the honorary colonel, rests in an oaken coffin. Only the breast of the uniform, upon which is an ikon of the Saviour and the orders of the grand duke, is visible. The Bible beside the head of the coffin bears the orthodox cross in silver and the imperial eagles.
 The assassin remains consistently si- lent. His identity has not yet been es- tablished, and although the police have been Investigating diligently they have been unable to gather up the threads of the plot, or find any clues to possible accomplices. The assassin's papers and clothes offer no means of identification and his pass evidently was formed and appears never to have been vised. Photographs have been taken, to be
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Drowned While Coasting.

Waterbury, Feb. 19.-While sliding down a short incline near the Nauga- tuck river this afternoon, Willie Man. ley, aged nine, stepson of William Walheim, of 1S Denny street, lost con trol of his sled and was hurled into the stream and drowned. His only companion, Ray Clark, fled in terror without giving an alarm, or the lit- tie fellow might have been rescued by any one of several people who were in the neighborhood at the time.
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For Washington Memorial.

At the evening services at St. Pauls church yesterday, which was attend ed by the Patriotic Order, Sons of Am erica, a special offering was made ap- propriate to the service, which was an observance of the birthday of George Washington. The offering was taken as a contribution towards the fund which is being raised ill the Episcopal church es of the United States under the lead ersrip of the rector of the church at Morristown, Penn. for the erection of a memorial chapel to George Washing ton at Valley Forge.
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Con preration busted by Fire.

Oxford, Mass, Feb. 1s.-Fire that started from the furnace was diseoy- cred in the Congregational church dur. ing the forenoon service. The congre- gation got out without disturbance, then moved as much of the Furniture out as possible. The church was dam aged about $S,0OO, insured for $15,00O.
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Violating Linmnr LAW.

Robert J. Smith of 121 Water street corner of Warren, was arrested yester day morning by the police of the Grand avenue precinct for violation of the Sunday liquor law. The police believe that he was selling beer in his home ir connection with one Frank Murphy who conducts a saloon on the corner Murphy appeared at the station short ly after the arrest had been made, and furnished bonds for Smiths release Bonds were fixed at $200. t.
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ORANGE SUICIDE.
Hans kundersen, Dane, Once Foiled,
 Takes Paris Green. E.

Hans Kundsen, a Dane. living on the hill in Orange on the road between Milford and Derby, committed suicide Saturday by taking Paris green. About four weeks ago Kundsen attempted to take his life by hanging but was dis covered and his attempt was foiled. He was a householder and is said to have been well to do. He had been suffering from melancholia for few months past and his act is attributed by Med- ical Examiner Barnett to this cause. He leaves a wife and five children.
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Schooner waltham Pulled Of.

New London, Conn, Feb. 1S. - The three masted schooner Waltham, Cap- tain Barter, Brunswick, Ga, for Noank, which ran ashore off the western end of Fishers Island yesterday was pull ed off to-day and lowed to this city. Although the exact damage is not known it is believed to be light.
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Quiet in santo Domingo.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-A cablegram received at the navy department to- day from Rear Admiral Sigsbee, com the Caribbean squadron, with at Monte Cristi, reports that everything is quiet in San Domin- go. Affairs, there, he adds, are pro-3 gressing in a satisfactory manner.
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FOUND MURDERED IN CABIN
TRAGEDY ON THE JOY LINE
 STEAMER LARCHMoNT.
Body of John A. Hart, Marine En- gineer, Employed Last Summer by H. H. Rogers, the Standard oil sIagnate, Discovered After Vessel Reaches Providence from New York-yery Little Light on Affair.

..a j s-4H-a | Providence, Feb. 19.-John A. Hart, an engineer employed last summer on II. H. Rogers power boat, the Vixen, was murdered on the Joy line steamer Larehmont while passenger from New York to this city last night. H. H. Rogers is the Standard Oil magnate.
 The murder was not discovered until this afternoon, when, after all the other passengers had left the steamer, the stewards in making their rounds, found
 Hart's stateroom still occupied and the door locked The door was forced and the body was found in the upper berth with a bullet wound in the neck under the left cheek bone.
 A blanket had been thrown over the
 head. The body was clothed in under. garments, but the outside clothing of the man was missing from the room. , No weapon was found in the stateroon, while watch and chain, a ring and a
 considerable sum of money which the dead man was known to have possessed had been taken.
 The matter was reported to the police
 here and Medical Examiner Jay Per-
 kins later held an autopsy, finding that the man was murdered and the motive probably robbery He said the wound could not have been self-infiicted, He believed that death had been instanta- neouse,
 The police believe that the murderer escaped immediately upon the landing of the boat here at noon, and had good start before the body was dis
 covered. They are trying tonight to locate man who is said to have act
 ed strangely on the boat, and to have attracted the attention of several of the crew by his nervous behavior and
 his repeated inquiries as to whether the
 boat would reach this city in time for | him to catch the 12:07 train for Boston. Hart was twenty-five years of age, and the son of Lorin F. Hart, of this city, and was on his way to visit his father He was a native of this state,
 and had worked in various places in i this city. Since last November he had been employed as fireman on the
 Pratt Astral Oil company's tug, No. [ He communicated with his father here
 regularly and made frequent trips to
 this city. So far as known he was not
 acquainted with any of his fellow,
 passengers No disturbance was hear
 on board the boat during the night and
 nothing out of the ordinary attracted ] the attention of the crew.
 New York, Feb 19.-The New York
 police were asked tonight by telephone
 by the police of Providence to investi- gate the movements of Hart while in I this city,
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S3OO,OOO Fire in Denver.

Denver, Feb. 19.-The Symnes block, Ia three- story structure occupied by stores and offices, was destroyed by fire to-day, entailing a loss estimated at $300,0O0 The heaviest losers are the Great Leader department store $125,OO and Symnes estate, owning the build- ing, $100000.
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rroment Waterbury German Dead.

Waterbury, Feb 19.--Augustus EbeI, aged forty-seven years, prominent in German societies and despondent be- cause out of work for several weeks, committed suicide at about 1O:30 o'clock tonight by taking two ounces of earbolic acid. Ebel went to a small out building near his home, 1OS Charles street, drank the liquid, and had dragged himself nearly to the house when he had collapsed. His moans attracted attention to his condi- tion and he was taken inside but. ex, pired before medical aid arrived.
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Message of CondoIence from Roosevelt

St. Petersburg, Feb. 20--2:05 a. m.-- Emperor Nicholas has received, through Ambassador Mccormick, a message of coincidence from President Roosevelt which contains a strong expression of the abhorrence with which both the American government and the people view the crime perpetrated at Moscow on Friday.
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Aged Lutheran Minister Dead.

Springfield, O., Feb. 19.--The Rev. Christian Lepley, aged ninety-three, one of the oldest Lutheran ministers in the country, died here tonight. He, was a graduate Of one of the first classes of the Gettysburg theological seminary. Y ,...-> +'*
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To Close Works for Two Weeks,

St. Petersburg, Feb. 19-The man agers of the Franco Russian dock yard, the Nevsky thread works, the Russo- American Rubber company, and other establishments have decided ito close their works for two months owing to the attitude of the strikers.
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Denied by Mrs. stanford's Friends.

San Francisco, Feb. 19.-The story in circulation to the effect that an attempt was recently made to poison Mrs. Jane L. Stanford at her home in this city is characterized by Mrs. Stanford's friends as sensational and without foundation.
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,Japs Seize British Shin,

Tokio, Feb. 20-10:40 a. m.--The navy department announces the seizure of the British steamer Sylvania, bound for Vladivostok with Cardiff coal. The place where the seizure was made is not stated.
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WILL NOT BE BR0KEM OFF.
False Report Regarding Engagement of
 German Crown Prince.

i
 Berlin, Feb. 19.-A story published in the United States to the effect that it was reported here that in consequence of differences between Crown Prince Frederick William and his ffancee, the Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg- schWerin, their engagement would be broken off is discredited here in we'll informed circles.
 The crown prince and the duchess have been visiting Florence recently. but Saturday the duchess went to Cannes on account of the illness of her mother, Archduchess Anastasia.
 Frederick William did not accom- pany her on the journey because he thought it would be injudicious for him to visit France.
 The crown prince and his suite arriv- ed here this evening.
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New Deacon Elected.

At a meeting of the congregation held after the morning service in Gen. ter church yesterday MT. Levi T. Snow of 136 sherman avenue, a well known manufacturer, was elected a deacon of the church.
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New Atlantic Cable.

New York, Feb. 19.-Another Atlantic cable is to be laid by the Commercial Cable company, and the matter has been advanced so far that bids for the cable and it's playing have already been received. The line may be in operation during the summer.