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FIRE IN LOS ANGELES.
Chamber Of Commerce Damaged to
Extent of 100000.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, October 9.-Fire,
which broke out mysteriously last night on
the top floor of the Chamber of Commerce
building, caused damage estimated at $780,
OOo, so per cent by water The Chamber
of Commerce building is a five-story brick
and stone structure and was erected in
1903. The three upper floors are given up
to offices, the second floor to the uses Of
the chamber. and the first is occupied by
business establishments.
The offices and composing room of the
Herald. on the ground floor were flooded
Some machinery and considerable amount
of paper in the basement were damaged,
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS,

NEW YORK, October 9.-Arrived Steam
ers Furnessia. from Glasgow; Minneapolis
from London Steamercc,ci I'll FRHMF
from London: steamer Friedrich der
Crosse, from Bremen
S1ASCONSET, October 9.-The steamer
Slavonia, from Trieste for New York. was
in communication by wireless telegraph
with the station here when 1914 miles east
of Sandy Hook hghtship at am The
Slavonia will probably reach her dock
about 8 pm.
MONTREAL, October 9-Arrived, 9Th:
Victorian and Kensington, from liverpool
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RUSSIAN AG|TATOR5
ALLOWED LICENSE
Resided in Barracks With the
Soldiers.
SEDlTION ON ALL SIDES
- ~ NJ =
Branches of the Army Which Are
Wholly Unreliable.
NAVAL MUTINIEs UNAVOIDABLE
Colonel Of the Grenadiers Has Been
Relieved Of Duty-He Will Be
Court-Martialed.

ST. PETERSBURG, October9-The COM
missions appointed by Emperor Nicholas
to Investigate the causes of the Svea-
borg and Cronstadt mutinies have found
that the blame was largely attributable to
the negligence and inefficency of the Of
fcers. 1t is considered probable that sew
eral of the latter will be tried by court
martial result of the investigation. An
idea of the lax discipline prevailing at
Sveaborg fortress may be formed from the
fact that the officers allowed the agitators
who organized the mutiny to live in the
barracks with the soldiers and distribute
revolutionary proclamations. The sedtion
which permeates the whole fortress artl-
lery, as well as the engineers and other
special branches of the service, is consid-
cred to be mainly due to the license allowed
the agitators. The military authorities con-
slider that these branches of the army are
wholly unreliable, but they think that the
cavalry and light artillery can be depended
upon, and that the revolutionary propa-
ganda has made comparatively slight prog
ress among the infantry regiments.
Naval Mutinies.
The continued naval mutnies are regard
ed by the commissions as being unavoidable
under the present conditions. Even wearers
of the st. Georges cross, which is con-
ferred, like the British Victoria cross, for
acts of extreme bravery and devotion to
duty are affected. One of these was con-
demned to death recently at st. Petersburg
for disobedence of orders and striking an
officer.
After a long investigation Col. Semanov-
ski of the Rostoff Grenadiers, which mutt
MED in December last, has been relieved of
duty and will be tried by court-martal on
the charge of laxity in maintaining dis
ciplne in the regiment
Possibility of Boycott.
HELSINGFORS, Finland October "a
test vote at the congress of constitutional
democrats, now In session here, has not yet
been taken, but the radicals claim they
have working majority, pointing out the
attitude of the speakers, of whom sixty per
cent advocated radical views. The belliger-
ents, however differ as to how far it should
be left to the party to demand the immedi-
ate financial boycott of the government.
The extremists advocate a bold appeal to
the peasantry to refuse to enter the army
during the recruiting season, which opens
this month The central committee today
was more strongly disposed to a. compro-
mise in order to avoid a disruption of the
party, but apparently it cannot hope to
retain the moderates. Sixty speakers are
yet to be heard.
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FOUR WERE KILLED.
Explosion in a Dry House Of Dupont
Mills

TAMAQUA, Pa, October 9.-Four men
were killed and one seriously injured today
by an explosion in the dry house at the
Dupont Powder Company's plant, one mile
north of this town. The dead are: Thomas
Purcell. Wilson Sassaman, Calvin Gerber
and Edward Treisbach
Lorain Dewire, a painter, who was work.
ing near the dry house, was seriously in
jured. one Of his legs being blown of
The shock Of the explosion was felt for
a radius Of ten miles.
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STORY OF SULTAN'S ILLNESS.
Reported Shot by Jealous Member Of
His Harem.

PARIS. October "a dispatch to the
Petit Parisien from Constantinople declares
that the real secret of the recent illness of
the Sultan of Turkey was that he was shot
in the abdomen by Kurdish woman who
was jealous of his last favorite in the
harem, beautiful Circassian girl
According to the story the bullet was ex-
tracted by German physician, the sultan
going under the operation without taking
chloroform and displaying great nerve.
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INTERCOLLEGIATE GOLF.
Four Colleges Represented in Fourth
Annual Contest.

WEST NEWTON, Mass, October 9-Four
colleges were represented in the fourth an
nual championship tournament of the New
England Intercollegiate Golf Association
which opened on the links of the Woodland
Golf Club here today. The colleges which
have sent teams include Williams, which
holds both the team and individual cham
pionship; Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology and Amherst 1t is ex-
pected that Bowdoin and Brown will be
represented for the individual champion
ship which will be held later in the week
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NEARLY ALL DISARMED
SANTIAGO TROOPS HAVE LAID
DOWN THEIR ARMS.

HAVANA, October 9.-The o-sarma ment
commissioners in Santiago report that all
the insurgents in that province have been
disbanded with the exception Of one band
which is in an inaccessible region near
Bayamo. Gov Taft has ordered the
cruiser De3 Moines to embark the COM
missioners at Santiago City and to land
them at Manzanillo, whence they will be
able to reach the insurgents camp.
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TRANSPORTS CREW STRIKES
Desertion of Men From the Steamer
Schley

The quartermaster general today received
a dispatch from Maj. T. II. Slavens at New
port News announcing that when Company
i of the Signal Corps was being loaded on
the steamer Schley the crew of the vessel
struck and deserted.
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Troops Sail for Havana.

The quartermaster general today re-
ceved dispatch from Port Tampa, saying
that the steamer Andes carrying the 14th
Battery and one pack train sailed from
Tampa this morning for Havana.
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First Race at Belmont Park.

BELMONT PARK October 9-First race,
selling, mile, three-year-olds and upward
Samuel II. Harris. to and to !. drst;
John Lyle. to /. place. second; Chimney
Sweep, third. Time, 1.S0 20.
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The Cabinet Meeting.

Three members Of the cabinet remained
today with the President from II O'Clock
In the morning until 2 o'clock in the after
noon. They were Secretaries Root and
Bonaparte and Attorney General Moody.
The other members Of the cabinet quickly
concluded their work and departed from
the White House. AS the three men mem
toned are the legal lights Of the adminis-
tration, Secretary Taft being another, It Is
believed that the long conference related to
some OF the legal problems about to be un-
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Autobiography

there were no persons from whom parted with
greater regret than Dr. and Mrs. Smith He
possessed excellent racing stable, and had
been successful upon the turf. Having on the
place at that time two fine colts, he named them
Lavinia and Minnie. They both won several i'm
portant races afterward. DR.. Smith, becoming a
happy father shortly after arrival the new baby
was named Minnie Lavnia, and | stood godmother
at its christening
While we in Melbourne a complimentary
benefit was arranged by the leading citizens for Rob-
ert Heller the celebrated prestidigtator to take
place at the Theater ROYAL the largest theater in
Australia (since destroyed by fire. and he applied
to us as old friends to appear the occasion The
performance to consist of an exhibition by Mr.
Heller, concert, and our entertainment. One hour
before the performance the theater was filled and
there was mass OF people the street, unable to
gain adm1ttance. The same scene was enacted at
the Polytechnic, where we were to give regular
performance the first part of the evening and the
overflow from both places filled all the other places
of amusement. When appeared there was
shout of welcome the like of which we had seldom
heard. The men cheered, and the women waved
their handkerchiefs. There were over three thou
sand five hundred persons within the walls They
hlled the orchestra sat upon the stage hung upon
the proscenium columns, climbed from the galleries.
and sat upon the figures supporting the front of the
private boxes. 1t was indeed most fattering re-
cept1on
There being at that time few railways in Aus
tral1a, and they running only short distance from
Melbourne, Mr.. Blocker engaged two coaches and
eight horses with which to traverse the country
We visited over twenty towns before reaching Bal
larat, where we intended to stop. Ballarat was the
center OF the great Australian gold excitement and
its teeming population drawn from all parts of
the world.
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Fun at an Orphan Asylum

WE remained there for three weeks visiting the
w various charitable institutions. We were much
gratlhed in witnessing the pleasure evinced by the
inmates, when they us, of whom they had heard
Even the smallest urchn in the orphan asvlums of
that distant land knew the name of General Tom
our relationship and movements On one occasion,
when the children assembled before us, Mr.
Becker, to test their. knowledge, asked them
whether the little people they looked upon were
replied almost in voice, It's Tom Thumb and
his wife, Commodore Mutt and little Minnie War
rem One urchin about five years old, to give
shouted, General Tom Thumb got married to
Lavinia Warren by Barnum. That's Tom Thumb"
pointing at the General, and he's man. cause
he's got wh1skers; and that's his wife, pointing
at me, = and she's woman cause she wears big
echig,non That boy, concluded, had good
head.
From Bal1arat we returned to Melbourne and
sailed for Launceston, Tasmania arriving there
May &c. The census, just taken, showed the popu-
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ldIlOH Oh the ent1re country as
nlnety-nine thousand. The cir
cumstance of the island being
situated at the southern end of
the globe reverses the seasons in
relation to ours. June, July, and
August are the winter months,
and December, January, and
February the summer months.
1t took me some little time to
get used to this topsyturvy con-
dition of the almanac, but some
how it seemed to be in harmony
with the queer things and ways
of the whole country. The
mountains, which mostly bear
Scotch and English names, are
one thousand to forty-ive hum
dred feet high.
We traversed the island in our
coaches, stopping at all towns
within reach, without regard to
population or position, for We
found ourselves objects of much
attention and interest every
where, and money came in plen-
tifully. At Oatlands Git seemed
an appropriate name) we had
to clear out a stable to give our
performance. The stable be-
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~ de Gale was then used as the calling
station for steamers between Suez, India,
China and Australia. We gave three entertainments
in the Military Barracks. On the seventeenth we
left Gale for Colombo the capital of Ceyon,
seventy-two miles distant chartering two mail
horses every six miles, they driven at
full run between stations Our coach was driven
by native, accompanied by single guard with
brass horn 1t the guards duty to clear the
road of native bullock and buffalo teams to
afford uninterrupted way
At Colombo we found fine hotel kept by an
Englishman. The rooms were all that could be
desired in appointments. Our surprise at finding
a sheet spread on the dining table equaled only
when found the table cloth doing duty as sheet
on the bed. Things seemed to have evened up.
When we interviewed the landlady in relation to
exchanging the pillow case, which found beside
inability to make these people" have any idea of
the proper use of things. One of them having spilled
gravy the floor and being hidden to wipe it up she
said she found him calmly wiping it up with table
napkin which he then wrung into the teapot.
A Visit in Colombo
A MOTHER of the Cingalese towns we visited was
Handy, miserable place surrounded by mud
wall Its location however, is pleasant and healthy,
and doubtless that explains the fact that during
the hot weather the Governor and suite leave
Colombo and come here thus giving it the distinction
of being practically the capital for part of the
year. 1t has been much improved since the railway
We were invited to KEMP" and accepted, to
find it what at home is called a rattle The
object ratified, or should | say 'ke-nipped,'
watch, which Minnie
Leaving Ceylon, we set out on what destined
to be the most adventurous, and in many ways the
most interesting part of tour the visit to Aus
tralasia.
We reached Melbourne on February 16 1870,
and received warm welcome from the Australians.
Melbourne might be called the Chicago of the Orient.
Founded IN 1887, in seventeen years its population
was one hundred thousand. When we were there
it had reached hundred and seventy thousand
including its suburbs, Colngwood, Richmond
Kew, etc. We opened at Polytechnic Hall on the
twenty first to a full house. and for month the
hall was packed day and evening with enthusiastic
audiences. The streets were thronged daily to see
ride to and from the hail.
The Polytechnic fine and convenient hall,
and its proprietor, DR.. L. L. Smith, NJ P was a
most courteous, genial companion and warm
hearted friend. His excellent wife deserved the
highest encomums When leaving the Colonies,
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longed to the inn, where we stayed We used the
grain room as dressing room, brushing the grain
back to make space, and as we moved about
fringe of wheat and oats chung to our skirts and
bedecked trains
. During Our coach trip through this almost I'M
known country we had many odd experiences. One
L remember particularly, source of merrment
to the whole party for many days. We had Travelled
all day. and about five o'clock arrived at small
station where were to spend the night. The
proprietor greeted cheerily, and comforted us
greatly by the announcement that he would give
us an American supper" We in just the
condition to appreciate this and exchanged con-
gratuatory ,glances. Supper served, and we
were invited to regale ourselves boiled punkin
and boiled salt pork. Half starved and tired as
were, the situation was irresstibly funny and for
years after an alluson to American supper
would be greeted with peas of laughter
AS the station" contained only three rooms and
bed, the question of disposng of our party for
the night became serious problem Mr.. and Mrs.
Blocker were given the bed. The General and
myself occupied the sofa, length, should say
the lack OF it, enabling to stretch comfortably
feet to feet. Minnie was bestowed in the cradle,
from which she persistently sung Rock me to
sleep mother" until assured by my husband that
he'd rock her to sleep if he could find rock big
enough. The pianist and the Commodore secured
the dining table, and the arranged themselves
as comfortably they might, tired enough to rest
almost anywhere
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Kangaroo Steak for Supper

A T another place, after journey of over thirty
miles, we found ourselves the guests of old
Scotchwoman, who nearly distracted by SO large
a party descending upon her. With native hosp-
tally, however, she gave welcome and soon
set before us a fine supper of scenes and kangaroo
steak. This last had piquant flavor from the fact
that had that day seen a giant fellow, which,
clearing ten or fifteen feet at bound, had passed
very near us, without deigning to give glance.
Our sleeping accommodations here were worse
than those we had experienced before; but were
young, tired, and good natured and our hostess
kind beyond expression, took the soft side of
stools table, and chairs, and slept the sleep of youth
and fatigue
On June Fl sailed again for Melbourne, and
during the voyage experienced a gale which for
severity had never been equaled in that quarter of
the globe. We were joyfully received ar
rival, as many had given up the vessel for lost.
There is sandy desert intervening between the
settlements in the western part of Victoria and
those the line in South Australia. AS it
would cause much delay in going several hundred
miles to the coast and then having to wait for
passing steamer, Mr.. Blocker determined to cross
the desert with our coaches 1t was perilous
dertaEng, but had confidence in manager
and felt no fear. The mail carried across once
week in light vehicle There two lakes on
the route, Alexandria and Victoria, which were
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Another Chapter From My
By MRS. GENERAL TOM THUMB

ONTINUING our tour of the world, we left
Singapore for Point de Gale Ceylon,
. where arrived January II, 1870. Point
~ de Gale then used as the calling
Evening journal., 1906-10-13
Euchre and Dinner

Miss Blanche Evyline Reese gave a
euchre and dinner last evening at her
home. No 1913 Madison street. in honor
of DR.. and Mrs. E. B. Hancker. OF
Santa Barbara. California. The decora-
lions were IN pink, roses predomnating.
Among the guests We're. DR.. and Mrs.
II. .. Hanker and DR., l. X Wright Of
California; George A. Rundquist. Of
Salt Lake City; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Hindle. of Manchester, England; Mil
ton Truax. Charles smeltzer. james J.
Brady. William c. Skely, John j. Nc
Croary. Francis j. McI,ear William
Casey. Daniel Thornton James J. lliN-
.kel, Louisa Rotthouse, Hilda Preston,
Florence Preston, the Misses KINNEY i,
Palmer Morgan. Jones' Doilard. Fire
ater and Lilikel. The FIRST prize was
.a beautiful reproduction Of Mulier's
famous painting. Last Victims OF the
Reign OF Terror. and was won by Miss
Hindle. The BOBBY prize was a hand
some French doll, and was carried
home by John j.. McCroary. After the
awarding Of prizes the following menu
was served;
Oysters on Half Shell Crackers
|, ITorserad dish Lemon
Clear Soup Bread Sticks
Olives Radishes
Timball Of salmon Cream Sauce
Potato Balls Parsley Sauce
Mushroom Patties
Roasted Lamb Mint Sauce
Rice New Peas
Reed Bird Lettuce Salad
I Strawberry Parfait Little Cakes
Toasted Crackers Coffee Camembert
Evening journal., 1906-10-13
MiddIetown

Special to The Evening Journal.
MIDDLETOWN oct 1S.-The fan meet-
ing Of tho New-Century Club began on
tuesday afternoon. No business was
trensacted but pleasing musical pro-
Gram was given. All the members Of the
new beard were present and formed the
receiving committee The present board
consists of President, Mrs. John c. Sites;
FIRST vice-president Mrs. Curhbert $.
Green: second vice-president. Mrs Harris
T. Mcdowell; recording secretary, Miss
Dora Price; corresponding secretary, Miss
Martha Heaton; treasurer Miss Hester
Jones.
Some Of the guests were Mrs. Mary r..
Hall. Mrs Edward Reynolds Mrs. Rich
ard Cam, Mrs. Boyd Mccoy, Mrs. Julian
Cochran, Mrs Robert Cochran, Mrs.
George w. Lockwood. Mrs. G. L. Coch-
ran, Mrs. A. NJ Chamberlaine, Mrs. A. e.
Clay, Mrs r. r. Cochran. Mrs. George
Defrickson, Mrs. Charles Derrckson,
Mrs. c. r. Gilpin. Mrs c. ]. Freeman,
Mrs. II. NJ. Shredder. Mrs. J. y. Now
land. Mrs. c. A. Hoffecker Mrs. c. A.
Rltchie. Mrs. Edgar Clark. Mrs. a. w.
D lltllDouiutf MIS- NaAtNl Af't''tNiN A"tN
T.. c. Green. Mrs C. b. Green, Mrs. l..
T.. Mcdowell. Mrs. ]. c. Sites. Mrs II.
B. Mcdowell, the Misses Mary Hutchin,
May IIoaen. Lydia Cochran. Caddle Lum-
lin. Clara Blackiston Adele Cochran,
Dora Price. Julia Lockwood, Josephine
Cochran. Helen Brady, Elizabeth Price,
Helen Cochran, Katharine Pennington,
Ethel Brady. Grace Parvis, Agnes Coch-
ran. Maria Nowland, Bessie Anderson,
LILLE Hodge. Jodie Biggs. Hester Jones
Martha Heaton. Grace Hellwell and
Louisa Mcdowell.
Mrs. Alice Conwell is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. william r. Cochran.
Miss Elizabeth Green is entertaining
Miss Atwell Of Pittsburg, Pa
Mrs. Mary Jones is visiting hei
daughter. Mrs. z. W. Caswell, in New
York city.
Miss Sylvia L. Moore, OF Cheltenham
Pa. spent last Sunday with her parent
here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cox are spending
several days in Philadelphia.
Mrs W. r. Parker is visiting her par
onts. Mr. and Mrs Stephen Slaughter Il
Doves.
Mss Marian Cochran will spend sunda,
with her parents here.
Miss Lizzie Shepherd is spending a feV
days in Philadelphia. n4a
Miss Helen Cochran is the guest Of he
sister, Mrs. Carl Harrington, In Baitl
more, Nd.
Evening journal., 1906-10-13

FIRST RECEPTION
Over One Hundred Guests
Greeted New Assistant RCSid-
ent Worker Last Night

Last evening the winters activity OF
the Peoples settlement was begun by
a reception given by the nve oldest
clubs OF the settlement. the women's
improvement. the sangster-Jefferis, the
Success. the Fidelity. the Sunshine and
the Lincoln Industrial clubs. in honor
OF Miss Josephine G. Lawney. who has
lust arrived from Vermont, as the resi-
dent assistant TO the head settlement
worker.
Fully one hundred guests were pres
ent and an interesting and delightful
program was given. Vocal selections
were given by Miss Belle Wales, reeita-
tions by Misses Mabel Werner and
Anna Dawson, instrumental selections
by Miss Juha Baynard. and solos by
william seinel and John Donovan,
lee cream and cake concluded the
program and all enjoyed social time
The reception committee consisted Of
Miss Margaret sherman. Miss Belle
Wales, Miss Emma EcSman, Mrs Ban
neman Miss Bertha Worth, Miss Ella
Brlscoe. Homer McCracken and Et-
wood shultz.
So rapidly has the settlement work
grown that the services OF another
resident worker seemed an absolute me-
cessity. and the management is con-
graduating itself upon obtaining Miss
Lawney IN that capacity She is n
graduate OF the Northheld Institute,
and has been a student at the Univer-
sity of Colorado.