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New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
EXCISE MASS MEETING.
Congressman-eLect Bennet Erpects
Pnssage of Anti-Raines Lac Bill.

In tna Metropolitan Temple yesterday afternoon
uas held a mass meeting under the auspices Of the
lincoln Legion 10 protest against the Raines law
and advocate prohibition
rbe Rev Robert Bagnell one OF the pastors of
the Tenple presided. He introduced Congressman
oIec+ william s Bennett as the first speaker. Mr..
Bennett said in part:
r. all signs don't fail We viii get temperance
,aaIjsIation from Albany at this session. II man
go .-o1 money you sue him, but II man
prot si,e him: you have got to 20 to the Com
s5ssiCyer of Excise at Albany, and even then you
,, - he held ID until the license runs out We are
n329 Ia repcaI that law this year so that any
ettIESee,,ds1. the right given him by the state
AFT local option hard ana tnlnk We
80 going 10 get it this year. II III face o. the
ssS,ir1oy,S given by the man who handed lne
eonev last year the liquor dealers send up 10
.,, this wear representative he VIII get short
rtft before the legislative committee Common
lancx viii look that TO say nothing OF
~ laws OF self-preservatlon:
W. W. yorL civ bur for every city in the state and
.han we re going for the Raines law Inc Dill
spsinst this law is drawn; II VIII pe introduced
~isrbt and / think IT will go through
The Rev. Dr. r. : Macarthur next spoke he
said
We must not underestimate our foes We are
IL fen thousand saloons IN New 1ofk; ald
fp',,,oee thai fhey control one hundred thousaii
,.ottes Then we have 10 deal with famInany liali
TboTe Is no help efficaceus 70 u as the stto.h
helm You wanted Tammany han, ana you got II
suuerintendent Dunwoodie of the Lincoln Legion
=. yvssl,tr,gton D. c. told Of the work being done
IN Ohio in the cause Of temperance
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENTS WORK
Opportunity for Poor East Side Boys to
Learn Music.

The current issue Of Charities contains arti-
Gle in which the recently opeEed buildings OF the
Music school s ttlencnt described. The institu
ton affords thorough teaching Many pupils come
from the poorest families. There are two or three
students whose talent is said by settlement work
ers 10 be noteworthy Mention is made by CHAR
ties of the Young Mems Symphony Orchestra. In
which Alfred L. Seligman is deeply interested
About three years ago Mr.. SeugmAn the
conclusion that many young men employed in poor
East Side orcheStras could become competent
musicians. An orchestra was organized. and nov
has sixty members once year David BeIasCO
opens his theatre to IL n Sunday afternoon. aud
il is said that considerable latent talent has heen
found among the boys. a number of the members
have gone into leading professional orchestras in
New Ork, Philadelphia P.ttsburg and Washington.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
WOMAN ESCAPES FROM ASYLUM.
Her Body May Be in East River, That Skirts
Sanatorium Grounds.

Susan B Wright. patient at the River Crest Sana-
torium, at Astoria, escaped from that institution
about o'clock Saturday evening. and It is feared
she drowned in the East River which skirts
the grounds She slightly demented Up to last
night trace OF her could be obtained and she had
not reached any of her friends She had exhibited
no signs OF suicidal mania but II is thought poss-
bic she may have got into the river
She was feet inches in height and weighed
about los pounds. She had blue eyes and brown
hair. Her upper front teeth missing. and she
has a noticeable ulcer on her mouth She wore a
long gray coat and red jersey, a black skirt and
a white woollen shawl the latter apparently being
substituted for headwear.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
DIES IN P4STOR'S STUDY.
Services 4re Delayed While Body Of
j. II. Burnett Is Being RemOred.

John Fl. Burnett, sixty years old hardware
merchant. died suddenly yesterday morning from
heart trouble in the pastors study of the Second
Presbyterian Church, Remsen and Clinton SITS,
Brooklyn. Mr.. Burnett, who elder of the
church, visited. according TO custom, the study OF
the pastor the Rev. Louis Van den Burg. before
the services He was talking with the pastor and
DR.. L. d. Mason of No Ill JOralemOn-St., when
suddenly he fell the floor DR.. Mason
jumped to his side but Mr.. Burnett dead The
congregation heard of his death and the services
were delayed; The body removed to the dead
mans home No. SOC Jay-st.. Brooklyn Mr. Burnett
leaves a widow and a brother, s. o. Burnett, with
whom he associated in business
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
TRY TC STOP "MIDDIEs SMOKING.
Drastic Rules Put Into Effect at Annapolis
After Dismissal of New-Yorker.

Annapolis Md FEB. 12.-since the dismissal Of
Nidshipman z. c. Weller of NewYork. from the
third class the Naval Academy, the old question
of smoking which caused his downfall. has been re-
xived and crusade started against this breach
OF the academy Tegula tons
: special order was read at formation to-day and
rosted on the order boards in the midShipmen's :
Quarters The order states that any further use Of
tobacco by others than members of the first class
will be met with immediate dismissal from the iDsti-
tption sine. Midshipman WelleT's dismissal from
the academy over a score OF midshipmen have been
caught i'm their offence and sent 70 the prison
shin SanfeA A second offence by these youths or
further offence 10y any who have previously been
punished for smoking will result In immediate dis
al
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
70 REvIsE ARaITRATIoN AeREEMENT.

A meeting Of the general arbitration board OF the
Building Trades Employers Association and rep
resentatives Of the unions working under the
bitration agreement will be held tomorrow TO
range for revision of the arbitration agreement
II was reported yesterday by the Housesmiths and
Bridgemen's Union that IL had signed an agreement
for a year with the Iron League by which ths
wages Of 81 30 a day would be paid
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
CLERGY INVITED TO TwINe FUNERAL

The funeral OF the Rev. Cornelius Leighton
living rector of Calvary Protestant Episcopal
Church will take place Wednesday morning a.
II O'Clock Calvary Church. in Bedford-ave..
Brooklyn. The clergy are invited attend with
vestments and white stole. also members OF ths
Masonic fraternity, Royal Arcanum and Knights OF
Honor The body may be viewed at his home. No.
SSS Bushwick-avs.. Brooklyn. tomorrow evening.
from till $50 The burial will be at Troy. y. T.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
DIES WHEN OXYGEN IS BURNED UP.
Gas Stove in Hall Bedroom Robs Air Of Life
Giving Element

Exhaustion Of the life giving oxygen in the air in
a hau bedroom by the burning of q gas stove there
is held responsible for the death Of William All-
son clerk in the postof1ce. yesterday. The clerk
rooned at No % Dougass-st.. Brooklyn. When he
went bed Saturday night he was feeling well
and seemed be in good spirits. He told friend
that he intended to keep his windows shut and keep
the gas burning all night because he had Suf
fered from cold on the previous night In the
morning ne was found dead. The gas stove
still burning at full blast and the air IN the room
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
SEAS SMASH NETWORKS BOATS.

The American Line steamship New-Tork. which
arrived last evening. had stormy passage from
Southampton Two Of her boats were stove IN and
a section of her rail forward was bent and twisted
She was DELAYED about tweuty-four hours by having
TO slow down at different times. so great was the
fury of wind and Heavy gales and htgh
seas were encountered all the way across
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
INTERsETTLEMENT DEBATES.

The debates held on February between bodies NJ
the Intersettlemeut Debating League resulted as
follows:
Gordon Union. By Gordan: Henry - Educa
tonal Alliance. won by Educatonal Aisnce' University
Won by BOYS Club; Christ Church Spring
by Christ Church: Asskog Christodora BY Christie
dora b. default
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
TRIED TO HOLD UP COLORADO SALOON.
Two Robbers Wounded After Much Shoot
ing-One Man Fatally Injured

Independence. Col. Feb. 12-Two men last night
entered the Silver Bell Saloon and attempted tn
hold up the place. Both were masked. and. ap-
preaching the bar. ordered the crowd within. num-
berng fifteen TO twenty men, hold Up their
hands At the same time the robbers commencsd
TO shoot.
Nearly all the men AT the bar drew revolveTs
and opened fire the robbers. with the result that
both we're wounded before they could get out or
the place OF those in the saloon. three
wounded-Edward Fay. fatally; Henry Drsch. shot
in the leg and groin. and Frank EdmOndtOn, very
seriously injured. The robbers escaped
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY REPORT

The anEua! report of the National Biscuit Com
pauy says tie company has paid in the year regu-
lar quarterly dividends its preferred stock at the
rate Of per cent year. as it has since its or
ganization and has also paid the regular quarterly
dividends its common stock at the rate OF per
cent year. The total number of stockholders OF
the company is 1913, OF this number 20u are
employees.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
BIG BLAZE IN MOBILE.
The Battle House Destroyed, and
the Loss 81 900 900.

Mobile, Ala. Feb. 12-Fire broke out at 1870
p. m. tonight in the Battle House one of the
largest hotels in the South. Many OF the guests
we're compelled TO leave the hotel in their night
clothes.
The Battle House was entirely destroyed and
much of the adjoining property is burning. IT is
believed the loss will reach 81 1.O00.O0o.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
BROOKLYN ACTOR wEDs MAINE GIRL
[BY TELEGRAPH 70 THE TR1BU

[BY TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUNE.1
Bath Me, Feb Pin spite Of parental objec-
tions Miss Louise Harding Twitchel was married
last evening to Frederick Paul Bachler of Brook
lyn. an actor, whose stage name is William Hay
ward Claire Mrs Emma TwitchelI mother of tho
bride had previously declared that the marriage
should never take place, but rele1ting yesterday
morning. gave her consent.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
CAR KNOCKS ANOTHER FROM TRACK

a Lexingtou-ave. car in usth-st. last night ran
into and knocked from the track Madison-ave.
car All the windows in the latter were broken.
Several persons were injured some Of them suf-
acienttv to need the attention of Dr Bell, of No :
East 1lstI-st All declined the services Of an
ambulance surgeon.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR HOSPITALS.

Charles Lanier No SO Cedar-st., the treasurer Of
the Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association, re-
ports the following additona! contributions the
collection now in progress
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-09-14
A PECULIAR MIx.up.
Man Runs Away with Mother Of Man
Who stole His wife.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, Sept. 13.--Upon
promise that he would not prosecute
her son, who had eloped with his
wife, Mrs. Cody OF this city agreed
TO locate the runaway couple for
John Clark of Sioux City.
AS soon as Clark discovered that
his spouse had left him he learned
that she was In company with man
from this city. Arriving here, nc To-
Gated the young mans family, and
entered into the agreement with Lac
mother. During the time that the
mother was engaged in locating her
missing son, Clark became infatuated
with Mrs, Cody who Is several years
his Beneior.
Cody, the husband Of the woman,
sought out the local authorities this
afternoon and informed them that
Clark had eloped with his wife and
announced his intention Of spending
his bank account in locating them.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-09-14
CORN MAKES GOOD PROGRESS
CEREAL RAPIDLY MATURING
IN SOME SECTIONS.
Temperature Of Past Week Too Cool
and Wet for Farmwork in Ger
tain Districts.

Washington, Sept 13.--Crop condi-
tions are summarized as follows In the
weekly bulletin Of the weather bu-
reau:
In the lower Missouri, central Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys the week was
cool and wet, and farm work was more
or less interrupted in these districts,
more particularly In the western por-
tlons. The temperature conditions In
the Atlantic coast and gulf districts
and on the Pacific coast we're generally
favorable.
Notwithstanding the excessive moist
ure and cool weather over the great
er part OF the corn belt, generally corn
has made good progress toward matnr.
ity, having advanced rapidly In the
northern and western portions. Much
Of the crop is already safe, and cutting
Is general over the southern portion
OF the belt. In Iowa II is estimated
that four-ffths OF the crop will be safe
from frost by the 18th, and the remain
der by the 30th.
The harvesting Of spring wheat is
now practically finished In North Da-
kota and Minnesota. Large areas,
however, on flooded lowlands In the
last named state have been abandoned.
In North Dakota the little threshing
that has been done indicates disap-
pointing yields, considerable being
smutty. In South Dakota the yield OF
spring wheat r. good, but the quality
is variable. Threshing Is completed
In Oregon, and harvesting is progress
ing under favorable conditions In
Washington, except In the north
western counties where II has been
interrupted by showers.
In the middle Atlantic states, New
England and the Ohio valley the cut4
ting and housing Of tobacco have
progressed under favorable conditions,
this work being about half finished in
Kentucky, nearly completed in Mary
land, Virginia and Tennessee, and
completed In North Carolina.
No Improvement In the apple out
look is indicated, very poor crop
being promised in practically all OF the
important apple states.
The general outlook for potatoes
continues unpromislng, blight and de-
cay being extensively reported, ex-
cept In New England and portions OF
the Missouri valley, where the prog
poets are more favorable. In New
England a good crop is indicated. and
in Iowa the early potatoes are good.
but the late have been damaged By
blight
Flowing and seeding have made excel
lent progress throughout the central
valleys. lake region and middle Allan
tic coast districts
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-09-14
FAMOUS CRAFT
IS DESTROYED
Tocos FLAGSHIP, THE MrKAsA,
GOES DOWN.
ALMOST 600 LIVES LOST
Fortunately the Great Admiral Was
Not on Board Ill-Fated Battle.
ship-Fire Causes Maga-
zine to Explode.

Toxic, Sept. 13.--The navy depart
ment Tuesday made the announcement
that the battleship Mikasa had been
destroyed by fire and the explosion OF
her magazine, causing the loss of 500
lives, including men of other ships who
went to the rescue.
The fire started from an unknown
cause at midnight on Sunday night
September 10. Before the officers could
be rescued, the fire reached the aft
magazine which exploded, blowing o
hole liz the port side Of the vessel be-
low the water line and causing the
ship ~ sink
An investigation was Immediately
begun to determine the cause OF the
fire
Admiral Togo was not on board the
Mikasa when the disaster to the battle-
ship occurred.
Gloom In Toxic.
The disaster TO the battleship MI
kasa has cast a gloom everywhere.
The Mikasa was Togos flagship and
was endeared to the hearts OF the peo-
pie. The ship was at anchor In sasebo
harbor when the fire started at the
base Of the malnmast, at midnight It
spread with great rapidity, exploding
the after magazine an hour after the
fire had been discovered. The Mikasa
sank In shallow water and II is be-
lieyed the ship can be repaired Res.
cuing parties were sent from the vai-
Gus warshlps In the harbor. and there
was heavy casualties among them.
Various conjectures are current as to
The cause Of the fire Some attribute II
to an oyercharge OF electricity.
Was Flagship Of Navy.
The Mikasa was the flagship of the
Japanese navy, flying the flag OF Vice
Admiral Togo, the commander-jn-chief
She was present at all the principal
engagements during the war, and was
on several occasions reported seriously
damaged IN action. At the battle OF the
Sea OF Japan she led the feet into ac-
ton. and she was mentioned In con-
neetion with some Of the most stir
ring events OF this famous sea fight.
In the battle Of the Sea OF japan
the Mikasa was the heaviest loser OF
all the Japanese ships, having 63 killed
and wounded She approached near
er TO the Russians than any other bat
tleship.
The Mlkasa was also the flagship oi
Admiral Togo after the great naval
battle fought off Port Arthur on Aug
ust 10, 1904. on which occasion tho
Japanese flagship also suffered the
most, but continued In the fighting
line. On that occasion the Mikasa had
four officers and 20 men killed, six
officers and 20 men severely wounded,
and four officers and 20 men slightly
wounded.
The Mikasa was a first-class battle
ship OF 1920 tons displacement. She
was built in England and was launched
in 1902. The battleship was 400 feet
long, had speed Of over 18 knots,
and carried a crew OF 935 officers and
men. She was heavily armored, and
carried four Pinch guns, IA six-inch
guns, 20 12-pounders and a number OF
smaller rapid-fre guns. She had four
submerged torpedo tubes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-09-14
BOONE PRINTERS OUT
UNIVERSAL DEMAND FOR EIGHT
HOUR DAY REFUSED
6Y EMPLOYERS.

Boone, Iowa, Sept. 13.--At a meet
ing of the employers last night, the
demand Of the local printers union
for an eight hour day, as ordered by
the international Typographical un.
ion, was refused. A strike will like
ly result and about twenty men will
be involved, The nine hour day has
been the rule In Boone, both In the
newspaper Offices and the Job plants.
The pay Of printers, including limo.
type operators, has varied considera.
bly,, the maximum being from $14 TO
SIG per week. The demand for an
eight hour day is for all classes Of
printers, and for the pay that has
governed in the past. The employ.
Ing printers have refused TO sign the
agreement on the ground that their
scale of prices would not justify
them in doing 80. They will make
an effort to bring In non.unlon work
ers.
Freight Handlers Controversy.
Chicago, Sept. 13.--Demands Of the
members Of the freight handlers un.
ion Of Chicago for an increase Of 10
per cent in wages or an arbitration
of their demand, and demand for a
conference were refused today. Bo,-
sides are calm, however, and 1t is
belieyed an adjustment may be reacn.
ed without a strike.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-09-14
MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
Serious Charges Are Preferred
Against Eli Pierson.

Charging that he attempted to mur.
der the complaining witness with a
rock which was flung with murder.
Gus intention, John Rennie has caused
the arrest OF Ell Peirson, Of White
Oak township, and the case will be
heard before Justice Bacon Friday.
Peirson and Rennie are nelghbors
and the trouble between them Is an
old grudge, which seems to have de-
yeloped into a sort Of fued. 1t Is not
the frat trouble between the men.
Peirson originally shot dog be-
longing TO his neighbor, who believed
in a paraphrase Of the old proverb,
like this: Shoot my dog, shoot me.
Immediately thereafter trouble broke
out and has continued for some years.
At one time Peirson was forced TO
gerve a, jail sentence because OF a
former scrap with RennIe.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-09-14
KOMURA is VERY ILL
JAPANESE ENVOY is SUFFERING
IN FIRST Stages or
TYPHOID FEVER.
scrlpps.McRae Telegram.

Scripps.McRae Telegram
New York, Sept. 13.--Baron Ko.
mura, the Japanese envoy, Is Ill at
the Waldorf Astoria. Or. Francis
Delaneld was called from his vaca.
tlon in Virginia TO attend Komura.
and says the patient Is in the first
stages Of typhoid fever. !,
Komura Is Of slight and frail phys
ique and the rayages OF fever are
feared. His return to Japan Is nee.
essarily postponed a majority OF
his suite Will return .,as announced.
Until Dela6eld saw the patient the
baron insisted on going home. DR..
Flint and two nurses mad been en-.
gagged and private car was being
arranged TO cross the continent.
Delaneld vetoed the arrangements at
once and refused TO allow the patient
TO leave his apartments The baron,
who Is grieved over tne reports OF
rloting and the feeling against him In
Japan, will fail an easy victim to the
disease. II Is known here that he
only arranged the peace terms at the
direct command Of the mikado.
Rlotine at Yokohama
Toxic. Sept. i3.--Anti-peace demon.
strations continue In some provinces.
Last night troops were called TO re.
store order at Yokohama, where the
populace attacked the police.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-09-14
CRAZY ON COAL QUESTION
CRANK TRIES TO SEE PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT.
Wanted Him TO Appoint Commission
TO Regulate che Output Of
. Coal Supply.

Oyster Bay, N. ", Sept. 13.--Isaad
Schamus, a Russian Jew, 20 years old,
was arrested here late Tuesday after
noon, and after an examination before
a justice of the peace, was sent TO Nine
ola, l.. L., TO be examined as to his SAN
ity. The arrest was made by secret
service agent, one OF the personal
guards Of President Roosevelt. scha-
mus, who resides in New York city, ar
rived here at 1920 .. m. from New
York, and soon afterward had an inter-
view with Mr. Barnes, assistant sec
retary 10 the president He desired TO
see the president and talk with him
abput the price OF coal. He said he was
the general coal agent OF Greater New
York. There was imminent danger in
his opinion OF general strike among
the miners In the anthracite coal region
Of Pennsylvania, and the strike, he was
assured, would result In great hard
ships for the people Of the country. He
wanted ten minutes with the president
TO tell him 10 appoint commission OF
three men >Hho should regulate the out
put OF the coal supply, 80 as 10 provide
the poor with fuel at reasonable prices,
sven in the event OF a strike. Secretary
Barnes recognized at once that Schamus
was the man who recently had written
one letter and sent two kilograms to the
president on the subject OF the price OF
coal, and he Informed him that It would
not be possible TO arrange an interview
for him at the moment. LAter>In the
afternoon the secret service agent
found Schamus In his rooms at a hotel
and placed him under arrest