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List of Victims.

on the third stairway the firemen
found the bodies of three men and two
women VINO had evidently knelt together
where they died. The dead:
Guiseppi Raidazzo.
Antonio Loraa.
Salvatore TiazZa.
Santa TiaZZa.
Antonio Selarde.
The iessre Of the house told the police
today that the Black Hand society had
recently sent him letters demanding s2000.
p per cent discount off girls cloaks
and coats. See our window
CUTLER BROS. co.
Dry Goods Wholesale and Retail.
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lneendiary origin.

The police believe the fire was started
by an incendiaFy. II began in =. heap or
rubbish at the bottom of an airshaft and
spread through the interior of a grocery
store on the ground floor. \ policeman
was the first person 10 see the fire JUS
as il had begun to creep up the airshaft.
lie ran Into the building pounding on the
hah doors all the way up 10 the sixth
floor TO awaken the tenants. The fire
followed him so swiftly that when he
reached the top floor ne was obliged TO
send the tenants through the fire escapes
10 save them from suffOCItiOn. Within
few moments more on all the floors be-
low the fire escapes We're packed with
persons whom the flames had cut off
from escape by the interior stairWays.
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The Equitable Cafe.

Daniel NJ. Junk. secretary and treas
urer of the Cafe Savarin, which is To-
Gated in the Equitable Life Assurance
society's building in this city. was
called. He detailed the organization of
the corporation which started this
cafe. The capital stock is $780, 900, and
is held in the name of the Equitable
Life Assurance society, except five
qualifying shares held by directors
who are connected with the society.
The Cafe Savarin is charged a rental
of $4,000. None of the management OF
the cafe receives any compensation
from the Cafe Savarin company. All
are employees of the Equitable Life AS
surance society and are paid a salary
by the society. Witness is attached to
The cashiers department of the society.
Mr.. Junk will furnish a statement of
what profit. if any. the Equitable
makes out of the operation of the cafe.
John McGuinness,. a clerk in the
Equitable society. in charge of the pur-
chasing department. Was called. He
said that this department. which pur-
chases the stationery and attends to
the printing, expended in 1904 the sum
of $275,G00. Supplies are bought on
com DptitiVp bids
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PRAYING WHILE
IN SEA OF FLAME
Five Lives Lost in New York Tene
ment House Fire.
WILD SCRAMBLE. TO ESCAPE
BRAVE POLICEMAN WAS NEARLY
CAUGHT IN TRAP.

New York. Nov. l6-At least five per-
sons were burned to death in an Italian
tenement house fire at 22l East Seventy
third street early today. The house was
six floors high and the sleeping tenants
on the five upper floors were made p-is-
oners By the Flames with the ground
floor raging. furnace beneath them.
Three of those who lost their lives were
kneeling in prayer when the fire reached
them. Within the first hour after the fire
was controlled. the bodies of three women
and two men had been taken from tn
stairways between the second and tnird
floors
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Political Contributions.

We have had mentioned in the courts
Of your testimony the subject of contri-
buttons for political purposes, as you
have stated that you never solicited
any from an insurance company. We're
any ever made to you voluntarily"
No"
Did any ever come to you indirect
ly?"
Possibly, through the national CONF
mittee and through Senator Platt''
What relation had Senator Plat to
the matter?"
He always gathered all the funds
together ever since I have been con-
nected with Republican politics except
the last year.
The witness said he new nothing of
the efforts Of insurance companies 10
prevent inimical legislation and new
Of \. c. Fields activity in that direc-
ton only by hearsay, He did not know
Andrew Hamilton. He said no moneys
had ever been placed in his hands di-
rcetly or indirectly for political pur-
poses or otherwise 10 influence legiSla-
ton. His was not the only shipbuild-
ing suit settled. said Mr.. OdeII. The
Untermyer claim was settled and so
wer others. He felt that his claims
were just.
"Of course" said Mr.. Hughes. You
will understand the committee is not
here TO try out the merits OF the claim.
We are simply interested because def
mite threats were made that"
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Absence of Disorder.

In st. Petersburg yesterday passed
with complete order. Patrols were Wis
ible in all the industrial quarters and
Cossacks We're trotting uD and down
the Nevsky prospect among the swiftly
dashing carriages and sleighs, but the
wOrkmen. in obedience to the order of
the strike committee, kept generally
indoors and did not attempt demon
strations, so that there was no occa-
sion to a resort to force to avert trOu-
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Called God as His Witness.

There is no truth in that statement,
so help me God"
When his settlement was under dis
cussiOn MIR. Hyde said to him that the
Equitable Life had always made po-
litical contributions. Mr. Hyde did not.
however give particulars Here Mr..
Odell was asked TO tell precisely the
facts about the Introduction Of the Am
bier bill. He replied:
Why, / had prepared the introduc-
| ton Of that bill and brought the whole
shipbuilding case before Mr.. Jerome,
the district attorney Of New York. and
stated that he had better look into it
and see whether there was anything
connected with or anything in connec-
tion with the syndicate which had not
been Investigated by his office. He had
the case for some time and he said TO
me after several weeks that he had
gone into it very carefully and had
come TO the conclusion that there We're
no grounds for criminal prosecution. In
the meantime such concerns as the fire
company and the Whiting Paper COM
pany and American Bicycle trust and
some fourteen or fifteen others had been
mentioned as having been either pro-
Jected by Alexander & Green and pre-
sumably with the approval and support
of the Mercantile Trust company, all
of which had been failures and it was
suggested that something ought TO be
done to stop il and in talking over the
matter In conference with people who
came in it was decided that some leg
islation, some remedial legislation could
be formulated and would prevent the
unloading upon the public of these Sc
curitles among others those which
lave mentioned
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Papers Were Antaeonistic.

In the meantime the PAPERS had
taken entirely different and antagonis-
tie views of the matter, whether they
had been inspired or not I do not know.
but there was more or less talk about
II being move to get even with some
body; and then when Senator Amber
came in to see me and talked with
me about it. | said TO him that under
the circumstances he better let the
whole thing drop
Mr.. Untermyer asked permission to
cross-eXamine MI. Odell, but was re-
fused.
Justice Erastus r. Ransome, counsel
for George II. Squire. was next called
He said Mr.. Squire is d very sick man.
He presented a statement relative to
the transactions in lawyers title in
surance stock and the George II. Squire
trustee account. Former President
James w Alexander of the Equitable
Life Assurance society asked Squire
TO have that account carried under
that title, said Judge Ransome. Mr..
Squire never knew its purpose.
Oepew Made His Talk.
Senator C,hauncey NJ. Depew was
then called. The senator said he had
been a director of the Equitable since
1877, and was member Of the execu-
tive committee. He never heard of the
various trustee accounts until this in
Vestigatiou. He knew of the campaign
contributions only i'm a general way.
He did not know the amount contrib
uted TO the national campaign of 1904.
He hoped both state and national leg
islatures would pass laws prohibiting
these contributions. lie thought the
contributions were made i'm the inter-
ests Of the assured at the time. but he
thought the publicity given 10 the
matter in this Investigation has
changed the minds Of almost every
body.
Senator DeDew said he was first
asked 10 go into a syndicate by George
II. Squire. He detailed the various
syndicates he had been in during years
past and said these had netted him the
sum OF sI.219. In these syndicates he
had S2C0000 tied up most of the time.
and 500 coo is still tied up. As TO his
retention as counsel by the EQuitable
society. Senator DepeW sa ID his state
ment TO Superintendent Hendricks coy
cred the field. that he made an extend
ed statement Of his associations with
Henry B. Hyde and said he continued
as counsel for the society after the
death of Mr.. HYDE because it was one
of Mr. Hyde's dying injunctions 10 his
son. Senator Depews salary as com-
sci was $4,000 a year from 1855 until
last spring.
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Mr. Hyde il was impossible because Of
his age and lack OF experience in public
affairs. Mr.. Hyde came to him again
and Senator Depew subsequently,
brought the matter TO the attention OF
the president, who looked up Mr.. Hyde
and found ii impossible 10 appoint him.
Senator DepeW said he had always
favored the deferred dividend system of
insurance. and had seen nothing vet TO
shake his faith in il. He was a firm
believer in life insurance, but thought
it would be n the interest Of public
policy TO limit the amount of risk. He
favored Investigations at stated periods
on the ground that many suits brought
for an accounting would be obviated.
John Gilchrist. in charge of the Sc
cUrity department of the Equitable
Life. followed Senator Depew
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"Window Dressing

Mr.. Giichrist said that. in order 10
reduce the Equitable Life Assurance
soeiety's cash on hand at the end OF the
year. he had caused loans to be made
to Kuhn. Loeb & Co., at the end of
every year except three since 1891. In
1899, 1900 and 1901 the loans were of
$5,000,00e. Ia 1904. $40, $50 600 was loaned
in the name of clerks of Kuhn. Loeb *
Co. but checks were drawn to the Or
der of that firm. The Equitable society
held the certificate of the loan, but re-
ceived no collateral and il was under
stood that no interest was to be paid
on the loans.
On Jan. 4. 1905. the certificate for the
loan made a short time before was sur
rendered TO the bank, and the check
for the sum of the loan was returned
10 the Equitable society. The envel-
Opes were returned TO Kuhn. Loeb &
Co.. and there was no further docu-
mentary evidence of the transaction.
Loans made 10 Kuhn, Loeb & Co, Dec.
81. 1903, amounting TO $9,000,000 were
made in the same way. These were all
reported TO the state superintendent of
insurance for his report. as outstanding
collateral loans H. Il. Winthrop. finan
cial manager of the Equitable, was
called and said he instructed Mr. Gill
christ TO make these loans at the in
stance of Mr.. Jordan. 1t was Mr. Jor-
dams discretion what amount of cash
balance would be carried in proportion
to the conpany's assets.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
LIVELY INTEREST IN JUNIORS.

The boys and girls in Iowa are GER
tainly wide awake, Judging from the
interest they have already manifested
In the junior page. Each mail brings
ina large number of letters addressed
to the Editor of the Junior Depart
ment And such dear little letters as
they are-so full Of pretty thoughts
af Id so much encouragement. With
81 N boys and girls as these to help
,1Ls, how can the Junior page keep from
ssbeing a grand success.
But we want the Junior family to
grow larger and larger every day until
,s&t includes every bright boy and girl
sssn the state. If you have written one
-letter, sit right down and write an
other. If you have not written yet,
don't put it off another day.
What shall write about you ask?
Dear me, that is the easiest of all !.
Don't think you have to send us any
article out of the encyclopedia. No,
indeed, We want simple, every day
compositions. Tell us about your
family OF pets, your playhouse, your
camping expeditions, or little trips
you have taken. Use your own words
and write only upon subjects with
when you are familiar.
All we ask is that you use one side
of the paper only and that your writ
ing is neat and legible. Address your
envelopes to the Editor of the Ottum-
wa Courier Jr., Ottumwa. Iowa.
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from Colorado Springs. His family ex-
pect to remain until about septenbsr
l. Mr.. Whited and family visited sew
eral points In Colorado.
10. Hob: on left this morning for
Salem, where he. exr ects to attend q
.cunion.
John A. Canning. CT Mason City
Neb, Is visiting ut the parental Ed A.
Canning home this week.
Ed ]. Ramsay left last night for
Lincoln. Seb.. his e'nughter, Mrs. Jen-
ME Taylor being quite sick.
sTrs. William Porter received word
that ner biNtherii> law. John Wilson
tforrnw, NJ. T., Of T:cnesta, Pa, died
Aug. 5. He was 60 YEARS of age al
tie time Of his death.
Mrs Give Hammond and baby left
Yesterday morning for Grinnell, where
snt expects TO visit at the home Of her
brother, Sharles Shockiey.
Earl Duffy, of I.ocjin an, was In towr
on business Seste' cay.
l. Raymond Worth, eon of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. G.. Worth. who was very sicA
was taken to Cedar Rapids Wednesday
night to the hospital. Mrs. Worth and
D.. Jackson accompanied him to the
hospital.
J. q. Mccormick and wife have re-
| turned from their bridal tour through
Colorado.
Mrs. A. E. childs returned from Chi.
cago Thursday where she and Mr..
Childs have been for the past few
days. Mr.. childs is expected home Ii
| a few days.
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A JOKE.

Harold and Willie wanted to play a
joke, but they didn't know what to do.
They thought and though long tim
and finally Willie said:
Let us tie cord across the walk
so when Bill Peterson comes along he
will stumble over 1t and get mad. 1t
will be lots of fun
Eyes, that will be lots of fun. Bill
is such cross fellow any way" said
Harold.
The two boys could hardly wait till
dark, for like all small boys they en-.
joyed to play jokes on other people.
Bill Peterson was young man per.
haps twenty years old. He was a
young medical student and always
deep in his studies. g
The boys had known him for lone
time. When he had been high
school boy he had often played with
them, helped them fly their kites, and
showed them how to use their cam
eras. But since he, entered the medi
cal college he was very different. He
always spoke pleasantly to the boys
but he seldom stopped to talk to them
"A cord will not be strong enough
said Harold. "Let us get wire. Tha,
will trip him sure"
They hunted for some in the base
ment until they found what they were
looking for and then they went outside
and waited for the twilight to give way
to night.
They knew the time that Bill would
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have gained circulation is one to the
effect that Mrs. Harris is an expert
shot with revolver. This she abso-
lutely denies. 1t is also said that the
couple had been quarreling for several
days regarding case brought against
them in the district court. 1t is said
that Mr. Harris was well liked and
had no enemies in the vicinity so far
as known.
Secured Lewis Property.
On July Is a petition was filed in
the district court in which Daniel
Lewis and wife were the plaintiffs and
in which they alleged that they had
had lost the farm on which they lived.
property in Oskaloosa and bank ac-
count of nearly $4,000 through the mis-
representations Of Mrs. Harris. It Is
alleged that few years ago Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis, both over IS years of age,
ordered some medicine of a travelling
agent and signed note for SIS. Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis came from England
and are unacquainted with the laws
of this country. Mr. Lewis worked in
the coal mines for nearly fifty years.
but quit on account of his age and
since has been living on the little farm
near Kirkville and about mile from
the Lewis home. Mrs. Lewis said last
evening that they had known Mr. and
Mrs. Harris for number of years,
having first known them in Hiteman.
She said that Mrs. Harris told them
that they would lose all their property
unless they gave her authority to
care for it. Mrs. Lewis says they
signed certain papers but that a few
months ago they needed some money
and when they asked for it they were
refused. They engaged Attorney Sen
eca Cornell and it was found that the
papers were warranty deeds to the
property and that the money had been
taken from the bank Mrs. Lewis said
that when she was sick she could not
engage the services of physician be-
cause she had no money.
Case Was Settled.
The case was settled few days Ia
ter. Mrs. Harris, it is said, made the
proposition to deed the property back
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis if they would
sign a contract to leave her the prop
erty when they died and such con-
tract was drawn by Attorney Cornell
and the property was decided back to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Harris
also turned over nearly all of the
$1,S25 which had been in the bank.
Mrs. Lewis had said that it was sole
ly through the Misrepresentation of
Mrs. Harris that they lost their prop
erty for the time and that Mr. Harris
was not to blame William A. Myers
Of Kirkville was appointed trustee for
Mr. and Mrs Lewis.
Said He Would Leave Home.
"The Wednesday before he died."
said Mrs. Lewis. Mr. Harris came
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pass. He never failed to come along

pass. He never failed to come along
at half past six
1t was late in the fall and at that
time you know it is usually quite dark
Anyway 1T was that night.
I'VE mustn't be anywhere near
when he comes said Willie because
he will suspect us and look all over fol
U.S."
Lets go up on the balcony. He will
never think of looking up there"
Accordingly the trap was set and
the boys retired to their hiding place
They had not long to wait before
some one turned the corner. In a min
ute there was a loud crash and the
sound of broken glass was heard, Their
followed several deep groans.
The boys were frightened Willie
was going to hide, but Harold was
Drawer and ran down stairs and out
of the front door,
care you hurt?" he asked, going ul
to the PROSTATE figure. What was his
horror to find his grandfather lying OF
the pavement. Harold struck match
and saw thousand pieces of broker
glass lying around him. The old mans
head, and wrist were bleeding yer.
hard.
ooh. grandpa, I'm so sorry" sale
Harold. 1--WE were playing joke OF
Bill Peterson. We didn't know you hac
gone for that pane Of glass"
whats this hear?" Harold turned
and recognized Bill.
The young man picked up the in
jured man and carried him into thu
house. He bandaged the cuts and mad
the sufferer comfortable before he left
I'm SO sorry" Harold kept repeat
ing. "You have been SO good to III
and we meant to be mean to YOU"
That's all right" said Bill good
naturally. IT guess you won't do
again"
And they never did.
Grace Sorenson.
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aforethought, shoot, kill and murder
the said James M. Harris, against the
peace of the state and contrary to the
statute in such cases made and pro-
vided."
Woman Arrested.
Constable I. M. Davis, accompanied
by John W. Gray and T. j. Miller,
drove to the Harris home and arrested
the woman, bringing her and her IA
year-old son, William Harris, to OF
tumwa Mrs. Harris was placed in
the county jail and the boy was al.
lowed to return home today after fur
nishing bond for 5000 for his appear
ance on the day of the hearing.
Lived in ottumwa.
Mr.. AMI RS. Harris lived in OF
tumwa number Of years ago. Mr.
Harris at that time being night watch
man at the Morrell packing house
Mrs. Harris is about IS years Of age
a small wonap and Of rather attrac-
tive appearance. Her husband was
al out five years her senior. Mrs. Har-
ris took her arrest very calmly and
conversed freely with the officers. After
their departure from her home she ex.
1essed her regret that she had moi
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to our house. He cried like a child
and he declared that he was going
to come and board with us, that he
would not live at home any longer
House Was Closed.
The Saturday morning that Mr.. Har-
ris was found dead there was to have
been trial at Kirkville regarding a
spring wagon, which it is said be-
longed to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis and
which was in the possession of Mr.
and Mrs. Harris. Constable Melon
ough Of Kirkville visited the Harris
home about 9 o'clock that morning
to summon the HAIRLESS to the
trial, and he says that the house was
locked up and that his loud knocks
failed to bring any response.
Mrs. Harris in her testimony before
the coroner said that when she and
her son William left the house to 60
blackberrying, Mr.. Harris said that he
was going to Kirkville and that the
house was Open She also said that
sum Of money which had belonged
| to Mr.. Harris was not in his pocket
when she found him dead. She said
that he had many enemies.
According to the reports in circula-
ton Mr.. Harris, If he committed sui
eide, took extraordinary care for the
protection of the household goods,
there being oil cloth under him to
prevent any blood from getting on the
bed, bunch of rags under his head
for the same purpose and newspapers
on the floor for the protection of the
carpet.
Says She is Innocent.
Mrs. Harris declares that she is in.
nocent and that her husband shot
himself or that if it was murder 1t
was done by one Of his enemies Re-
garding the oil cloth and rags on the
bed she said that it was her custom
when sewing to put the scraps Of oil
cloth under the pillow until needed
again.
information Filled.
| Yesterday afternoon information.
charging Mrs. Harris with the murder
of her husband was filed before JUS
tice M. L. Kirk by William A. Myers,
of Kirkville, the guardian for Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Lewis The information
in part is as follows:
"State of Iowa against Mary M. Har-
ris.
"The defendant is accused Of the
crime of murder.
For that on or about August 5, at
Columbia township, in the county of
Wapello, state of Iowa, said defendant
did unlawfully, wilfully, maliciously,
feloniously and of her deliberation,
generalization and malice aforethought
and with intent to kill and murder,
did assault with deadly weapon, be-
ing a pistol loaded with powder and
bullets, one James M. Harris and did
feloniously, maliciously and with de.
| liberation, generalization and malice
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Dear Editor:-I am a boy Of four
teen years but have never had much
schooling. l have worked ever since
was eight. worked in Chicago
packing house for two years, then I
was cash boy in a department store
for six months, then was Office boy
for two years, then sold papers for
six months and the past year have
been a clerk in grocery store. l
have no parents and must earn my
own living. study a little at nights
and have managed to- learn some. I
am trying to. save enough money to
go to business college. am not sat
isfied with being an ordinary laborer.
want to rise in the world and make
g. name for myself. Any boy that has
push can get there and I intend to
win.
Yours truly,
John G. Murphy.