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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
MAID on FIRE ~ HOTEL LOBBY
Ran Dow r Room Two Flights Above
Injuries May Prove Fatal.

.S HsN@fs
Nellie Kelleher. a maid at the Brunswick
Hotel. II East Twenty-seventh street. was
dressing her hair in her room on the third
floor Of the hotel at 0 o'clock last night
when her alcohol lamp exploded and dashed
burning spirits over her skirt. Her sister.
Mary, Aied to smother the blazs with her
hands and was burned painfully.
When the fire spread from Nellie Kelle-
hers skirt TO her shirt waist and then to her
hair she tore open the door, CROPPED her way
to the stairs and ran screaming down two
flights to the Office floor She landed in the
corridor connecting the Brunswick with
the Prince George on Twenty-eighth street
they are really one hotel now-her clothing
and hair all afire and the pain so great that
she collapsed.
The orchestra was playing in an alcove
Of the dining room N few OF the guests
could hear her cries. Those who did
rushed into the corridor to find, as the
night iclerk Gsaid in telling the story. "a
Hoaee Detective Stanley and the car
rage starter, McGarry. snatched a table,
cloth from the cafe and threw IL around
Miss Kelleher, but the flames burst through
IL. Meanwhile somebody carried the word
to the station house OF the trafac squad at
I East Twenty-seventh strea. Deputy
Police COMMISSIONS Bugher CHANGED TO
be there and he jumped right over to the
hotel. Lieut.. Boetler ordered wi what
men he had n got 80 excited that he left
the desk deserted and followed along him
self.
They found that hotel employees had
~smothered the fire with blankets, but the
policemen scurried around and got some
olive oil and did h they could 10 soften
Miss kelleher's plight. Most of her clothes
were burned away. Her face. arms and
tho upper part Of her body were 40 badly
burned that h was said at the New York
Hospital later that her recovery was very
doubtful.
Mary Kelleher was fxed up by the hotel
doctor and went home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
PATCHES OF
ITCHING HUM0R
When Young a Skin Disease Made
Arm a Mass Of Sores Spread
Nearly ALOver Body Parents
Tried Every Remedy They Could
Hear 0f-Cuticura Gave Him
IMMEDIATE RELIEF
AND PERMANENT CURE

when quite young ! was aHiicted
with some skin disease. IL first showed
upon nv arm, which quickly became
amass Of sores from my shoulder to my
elbow. Finally IL spread nearly I'll
over me in patches and itched and mat
urated In some parts. My parents tried
besides employing medical aid. But
to n 20 purpose until they, "a a last re-
sort, bought a box Of Cuticura Ointment
and some Cuticura Soap. In a day or
two i began to feel better, the sores
healed as quickly an they could, and after
two months there were only the scars left
TO show where they had been. Ford r..
French, Coos, III, Nov.l9 and 26, 1906"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
ANOTHER TIETSCHLER ARREST.
NiDcenzo Urgo. Friend M Castano Already
Detained. Found by the Police.

A second arrest was Tade yesterday
in the case Of eight-year-old. Kitty
Tietschlcr OF $40 Fast Thirteenth street.
who WAS found murdered on August I.
On Monday last the police arrested Vim
cenzo Castano. 10 years old, OF 3s2 East
Eleventh street. Castano used 10 live
next door To the Teitschler family, az ISL
with his friend vincenzo Urgo, IL years old.
Al the time the body Was found Castano
SAYS Urgo said To him
must got away from here. They
will suspect us.'
Castano says he declared he had nothing
to fear. but consented to move. A. the
zane time Urgo disappeared. He was
picked up yesterday morning at Thirteenth
street and Third avenue and. after being
taken to Police Headquarters, was sent
before Coroner Hamburger. The Coroner
remanded him to Headquarters TO allow
the police to examine him further.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
REUNION or ENGINEERS
who SERVED In the Army OF Potomac
ID. VI. Hulse New President.

Seventy-five members Of the old Fifteenth
and Fiftieth Engineer Brigades Of the Army
Of the Potomac. who gathered at their
thlrty-seventh reunion at the Everett
House ON Wednesday. completed the formal
business Of the reunion yesterday and
spent most Of the day in having a good
time.
Comrade Daniel NJ. HuIse OF Canaan
daigua, n. T.. was elected president for the
ensuing year and his home town was Sc
lected as the place Of meeting next August.
With this business formality finished the
comrades sat down To a dinner at I o'clock
and spent the rest of the afternoon seeing
the city. They all went to Corey Island
last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
PHILADELPBTA,S OFFICIAL AXE
Falls Upon 100 street Cleaning Necks
Only Srrubw oman Escapes.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 29.-One Of the big
gest head looping feats ever performed at
the City Hall occurred to-day. when William
n. Benson, acting for Director Of Public
Works George II. Stearns. demanded the
resignation OF every man in the Bureau
Of Highways and Bureau Of Street Cleaning.
or a total Of 100 employees. Not a man
escaped the stroke of the axe, and Director
Benson a y that each mar In now on pro-
baton, and that the way has peer opened
for a wedding out OF undesirables."
The only employee whose resignation
was not asked For was the serubwoman
employed in the Bureau of Street Cleaning.
The salaries OF the men whose resigna-
tions were demanded to-day total $4,000
monthly in the Bureau of Highways, the
aggregate for the Bureau OF Street Clean
ing being %, 200 monthly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
RUSHING COAL TO PtCTFTC.
4 start Made In shipping s7s. 900 Tons FOR
the Wandering Fleet.

New York coal operators who nave been
sccptical about the sincerity OF the Govern
u,ent's announced plan for a junket Of
pretty we'll convinced that The feet in really
going. Orders for coal. amounting IN all u,
1875. 900 tons, to he delivered mt South Ameri .
can and Pacific ports. have been coming
in from the Navy Department for the last
few weeks. The shipments wanted are
much bigger than usual.
The only consignment that il known
10 have actually started for the Pacific
is three shiploads that left Norfolk. Va.
coal sold TO Uncle Sam by Cashier. Curran
4 Bullitt. whose main office In at I Broadway.
Its destination IL one VI the Western ports
OF the United States.
The Sterling Coal Company is preparing
to stow 5000 tons aboard the British tramp
kilkerran. which will sail next week for
the Philippines. The Sterling
1900 tons Of Government fuel. Secretary
Powell wouldn't say yesterday whether
this was true or not.
The concern that is spoken of ON lower
Broadway as having. with Cashier. Curran
4 Bullitt, secured the bulk Of the feet con-
tracts is the Berwind- White Coal Mining
Company. These two companies control
most of the Virginia and West Virginia
fields where h fine grade Of soft coal comes
from that the battleships like to use.
Government golfers will carry all they
can Of the i25. 900 tons. and American yes
sells will be used for short distance hauls
to South American ports. But most OF the
work will have 20 be lone by foreign ships.
At the prevailing rates the Government
will have to pay something like $3.50 a ton
for it's fuel, which means an expenditure
OF $t37 500 for the Pacific trip.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
CRACkSNEN Ar 4 POST OFFICE.
Blow Q safe and Rob TIL nj BeIIpert. l.. 4.
Set 81 a In stamps AMI Cash.

BErLPoRT. l.. l.. Aug. 20 Burglars got
into the post Office here early to-day. blew
open the safe n stole about $500 worth Of
stamps and about 500 in cash. They DISC
took about 500 from the cash drawer of
Postmaster II. r.. Corwin. whose general
store sdjoins the post Office.
The robbers forced the window of the
store and after entering the building broke
pen a door that connects thet two buildings
The safe was blown open with nitrogly-
cerine, il is thought.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
Movements az Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2a.-The cruiser Gin
cinnati has arrived at Honolulu, the gunboat
Scorpion at Boston. the collier Caesar ut
Philadelphia, the despatch boat Dolphin
at Newport and the yacht Mayfower at
Whitestope,
The battleship Alabama has sailed from
Newport for Hampton Roads, the collier
the training ship Adams from Tandjong-
prick. Dutch Fast Indies, for Nahe, Sey-
chelles, and the transport Prairie from
Portland for Newport.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
Miss BuIis Appointed Immigration I'm
spector Ut Enis island.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Miss Helen NJ
Bulls Of New York city has been appointed
an immigrant inspector ut Ellis Island.
She will pay part ocular attention to the
women immigrants. with a view TO pre-
venting the importation of young women
into this country for immoral purposes.
The appointment OF Miss Bulls is largely
an experiment. She will serve at Ellis
Island for O period OF three months, and
may receive q permanent appointment IL
the plan promises results.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
SNcnty-sourth Regiment spends a hay In
Washington.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2g.-five hundred
members OF the Seventy-fourth Infantry.
New York National Guard. spent to-day
sightseeing in Washington and left tonight
for Buffalo. where they will arrive to-rnor-
row morning. They arrived in this city
early this morning from Norfolk. where
they had spent several days at the James
town exposition.
Col. George Fox, the commanding officer
OF the regiment. said the soldiers had had
a good time at the exposition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30

COLUMBUS, Miss. Aug. 70 Mrs. Edward
Windham, aged "a years, Of Pickens-
vile, was attacked by 9 negro carly
yesterday in her home. The negro, a
stranger. was later caught by a mob and
was promptly lynched, after he had been
identified by Mrs. Windhsm.
He was strung up to a tree and his body
was literally shot TO pieces.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
TIE Proposed voyage to the Pacific.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-Acting Secretary
Of the Navy Newberry said to-day that
under direction of the President he had
prepared q formal written memorandum,
which had been sent to the various bureaus
Of the Navy Depart mcnt, announcing the
proposed voyage 81 the Atlantic feet to
the Pacific. The bureaus. az well az the
commander-in-ch thief Of the ~eet, Rear. Adj
mirsl Evans. have Instructions TO make.
preparations accordingly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
Two Blocks I'm Rome Destroyed by Fire

ROME. N. ", Aug. 29.-Early this morn
ing the Virgins and Pritchsrd blocks OF
West Dominick street Sere destroyed by fire
Both were Of brick three and four stories A..
respectively. The Hammann and Frank
burned buildings. were DAMAGED. The
loss will aggregate about SIS, 900. with In.
surance Of less than half that amount.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
Frisco Roads Ra~s Train wrecked.

OKLAHOMA City. Okla. Aug. 2a.-The
fast Frisco train known as the Meteor.
which left st. Louis at 2:S0 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, ran into an open switch
near Tulsa, I. T.. early this morning and
was wrecked. One mail clerk and two
passengers were severely injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
RAILROAD
Bulletin.
WITHIN THE GATES OF YELLOWSTONE PARK

WITHIN THE GATES OF YELLOWSTONE PARK
The hotels in Yellowstone Park close their doors on Septem-
Der 18th, and the regular season ends. Ii is a positive loss 10 any
American TO miss this interesting and instructive trip, especially at
this the most delightful seakn Of the year. The tour Of the Park
combines q revelation Of nature with all the elements Of q perfect
outing .,
The Pennsylvania Railroad tour OF sEPTE MBER 3 reaches.
the Park on September 9Th and leaves it in the evening Of
the llth.
Prompt application is necessary TO- ensure participation in
the trip. as the membership Of the party is rapidly filling
Excursion tickets will be sold for this tour, including all
necessary expenses Of transportation and sustenance, at S233OO
from New York. s2oI!O0 from Philadelphia, and proporrionae
rates from other cities. '.
For particular information address Geo. W. Boyd. General
Passenger Agent. Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. or apply 90
lEket Agents Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Stereopticon Lecture,

In the Baptist church last Friday
night, Rev. Mr.. Eadie, of the PresbY-
terian church of Johnson, Wash.
gave an illustrated lecture on "Pil-
grims Progress" and "The Story of
the Bottle. " The first was the story
of Bunyan's Christian and his strug-
giles. The second needs no explana-
tion. The pictures were copies of
Cruikshank' $ famous paintings.
At the close of the lecture Miss
Myrtle Ricketts, sang in very credit
able manner the song "Where is My
Wandering Boy Tonight, " while illus
trations were being thrown on the
screen. The lecture lasted an hour and
a half and a fair sized audience at
tended.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
INITIATIVE and
REFERENDUM
Petition Circulates Asking for
Amendment to Constitution
Allowing Direct Vote.

During the past week there has
been circulated about Pullman a petit
tion to the Legislature to enact bill
introduced by Senator George. f.
Coterell for submission to popular vote
in 1903 of constitutional amendment
establishing in our state the
system of Direct Legislation by the
Initiative and Referendum. We favor
its adoption and wish to urge that
the petition receive the entire support
of every voter in Pullman. Over 100
voters had signed it by noon today,
Saturday.
The Initiative is the proposal of
law by the people
The Referendum is the submission
of a law to the people at the polls for
approval or rejection.
By these means the people can start
or stop legislation at will. BY in
iative petition they can bring a mesure
forward for discussion and decision,
can repeal an old law or amend it, and
progress is no longer barred by the in
terest or inertia of the legislator
or councilman nor by the weight and
wealth of corporate monopoly. More
over the people can prevent bad legis-
lation as we'll as secure good legisla-
tion. If the legislature passes law
which the people do not like they can
call for referendum and veto the
measure at the polls before it goes into
effect. At present the law goes
whether the people like it or not and
they have to wait until they can elect
a legislator to repeal the obnoxious
act, but the act may have done large
damage before repeal is possible
under the present system.
Legislative bribery derives its power
from the concentration of temptation
rest .tirsa from the power of a few
Legislators TO take the final action in
making the laws.
The referendum will take away this
temptation by removing the power of
final action. Reason, the drift of
public sentiment, and the success of
the initiative and referendum in the
many places where it has been adopted
all combine to argue in favor
of its adoption in this state. Even
the despotic Napoleon acknowledged
that: Free nations have never al
lowed the direct exercise of their SOW
ereign power to be taken from them. -
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Library Voting Contest.

A novel voting conest has been
started in this city. The merchants
listed in a large ad. on page 6 have
put up a valuable library of 100
volumes. The bu iness men advertised
in this connection give a blank ballot
for every ten cents spent at their
stores. The customer writes the name
of the organization to whom he
wishes the library to go on the ballot
and deposits it in the ballot box in
Clark's drug store. Mr.. Ira Clark
has consented to take charge of the
ballot box and count the votes once
a week, and the results will be re-
ported weekly to the Herald.
The contest commences Monday.
Feb. II, and closes July II. The first
count will be made on the 22nd of
February and will be reported in the
Herald on the 23rd. This contest is
at present running at Occur d'Alene
and is exciting great interest here.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Chinook Brings Spring Weather.

The warm chinook which has been
blowing of late has turned the
coldest winter we have had for some
years into spring. As a result of the
change, the snow which covered the
hills has been melting rapidly, caus-
ing the streams and water courses to
flood their banks. Numerous slides
have occurred along the railroads and
for some time trains to Walla Walla
Portland and Seattle have been block
ed. However in Pullman but little
damage has been done. A couple of
the high tension electric light
poles were washed out, causing the
Pullman Flour Mill to close down for
a short time. On Friday morning an
ice jam occurred at one of the city
bri idges and the water banked up and
for a time some adjoining buildings
were in danger of being flooded. Sew
eral men were secured by the city and
o. r. & N. to break the jam but pike
poles were found inefficient and fin
ally dynamite was resorted to. After
several blasts the jam gave way and
the danger of flooding the city or
sweeping away of the bridge was
averted. In trying to assist in open
ing the blocked stream a business
man broke through and was nearly
submerged under the ice foe. He
succeeded in saving himself and es-
capped with nothing more serious than
a thorough wetting.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Pullman Pioneer Dies in FL
wood, Nebraska.

Last Sunday word was received by
telegram of the death of F. M. Bus
by, well known citizen of Pullman.
The cause of the death is not known
as yet. Mr.. Busby had left Pullman
some two weeks ago with his family
to visit his brother in Nebraska. The
news of his death comes as a surprise
to all. The body was shipped Wednes-
day and is expected today or tomor-
row. The funeral will take place
under the auspices of the W. 0. W..
lodge, of which he was a member.
The deceased was insured for over So, =
900, of which $4,000 was carried in
the W. 0. w. and 81, 900 in the Cir
Gle. A large family is left behind to
mourn his loss.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Lecture on Good Roa ds.

Monday night, Feb. IL, Samuel C.
Lancaster, who is consulting engineer
in the Office of Public Roads in the
Dept. of Agriculture, Washington. D.
c., will lecture in l. O. O. F. hall.
The subject of the lecture will be
" Good Roads" and will be graphical
ly illustrated with stereopticon slides.
This address is a scientific one and the
result of scholarly investigation and
citizens of this community can not
afford to fail to attend. The lecture
is free, the expense Of Mr.. Lancast-
er's lecture being betrayed by the
Good Roads Association of Washingt-
on, of which Mr.. Samuel Hill is pres
ident. The address will begin at 80
p. m. sharp.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09

ties as they were grown side by side
for comparison, hence were mixed.
The Station desiring to encourage
corn growing in the Palouse shall be
pleased to distribute all the seed
corn that can be spared in quantities
not to exceed one half bushel of ears
to persons desiring the same. Pro-
vided that such person shall pay
transportation charges on same and
shall give the corn a thorough trial
and give a comprehensive report of
results to the Station. In order to
test the range Of adaptibility of these
varieties it is desirable to distribute
the seed as widely as possible over the
probable corn growing belt, hence
the Station reserves the right to Sc
lect applicants to whom corn shall be
sent provided there are more ap-
plicants than can be supplied or too
many from one locality.
Parties desiring seed would also do
we'll to write one or more of the above
named persons from whom the Station
secured seed. In general the nearer
home you can secure seed the better.
The standard varieties can usually
be secured of the various seed com
panies.
The Station should be pleased to re-
ceive samples of seed from growers
who have been successful and believe
that they have superior corn. Re-
ports of experience in corn growing
should also be thankfully received.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Brown-Mage

The elimination of very romatic
courtship was reached when A. c.
Brown and Miss Edith Magee were
married at the Methodist parsonage in
Co!fax last Saturday. These young
people have for some time past been
the leading actors in loves drama at
the w. S. c. where both were stu
dents and have been devoted lovers for
several years. Mr.. Browns home is
IN Sprague, Wash. where he expects
to locate as a veterinary surgeon after
his graduation in 1908. Mrs. Brown,
formerly Miss Magee, comes from near
Oakesdale, where her father has large
farming interests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown will soon be in a position to
give out statements to inquiring stu
dents as to whether it is a matter of
financial as well as domestic economy
for two students to become one. The
Herald joins the many friends of the
young couple in wishing them happy
and prosperous married life. Who's
next.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Art Club Goes Sleighing.

Last Thursday a number of the
ladies of the Pullman Art Club met
at the home of Mrs. Palmerton and
drove out to the home of Mrs. Irwin.
about three miles out in the country.
They arrived about ten a. m. and un-
til five in the evening had a very
pleasant day. The sleigh ride out
was splendid but on the return trip
snow was not plentiful enough to
make smooth riding. The club now
has a good idea what the country looks
like under winters ermine garb.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
CITY COUNCIL
PASSES ORDINANCE
Makes Needed Provision for Keep
ing Pullman's Sidewalks Clean.
Other Business Transacted.

AT meeting of the city council last
Thursday night the general routine
OF business was carried on and in ad-
dltlon a new ordinance was passed un-
animously. 1t provides for the clean
ing of sidewalks in certain main
streets of Pullman, requiring that the
said walks be cleared of snow not
later than twelve hours after the snow
has ceased falling. PROVISION is
made for persons who refuse or neg
lect to comply with this ordinance
that the city may have the said
walks cleaned and the additional
charge added to the tax rate of such
citizens.
This ordinance will be printed next
week and will go into effect five davs
later. Bids on the city printing for
the next year will be ordered soon.
A report by Architect Swain on
couple of brick buildings in Pullman
was received. He reported the build
ings unsafe and motion was made
to inform the owners that said build
lngs should be repaired and rendered
safe for public use. A motion was
made and carried to allow the salaries
of the city officers and that warrants
be issued on the proper funds in paw
ment thereof.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Reception at Stevens Hall.

Last night the annual Y. w. C. A.
reception between semesters occurred
in Stevens hall. The play room was
tastily decorated with many college
banners of every shade and hue, the
color making the room bright and
cheerful. About two hundred guests
listened to the following program:
Piano solo, Mariel Fulmer.
Vocal solo, Mr.. Klein.
Violin solo, Miss Seabury.
Recitation, Alice Aiken.
Solo, Mrs. Strong.
After this delightful program the
Y. W. C. A. girls served light re-
freshments in the dining hall