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New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
GALE SWEEPS ENGLAND.
Many Dead or Injmed-Wrecks
on Land and Sea.

London, Feb. 22-The Northwest of England
and the North of ireland were swept suddenly
this afternoon by wind OF hurricane force. ac-
companied by binding storms of hail. which left
death and destruction in its wake. In the Mer-
sey a schooner capsized and eight men were
drowned Several small steamers are reported
in distress off Holyhead while a number of
small craft have been driven ashore. Twelve
grandstands have been blown down. inj,ring a
number of persons who had gathered to witness
football matches
train running between Burtonpcrt and
Donegal blown off the rails by the wind
while crossing viaduet. and nearly fell into
bog beneath. The passengers were rescued un-
injured
The launch at Belfast of the new 2Joo0-ton
steamer Rotterdam for the New York service of
the HolIand-America Line had be postponed
on account of the gale
Later reports show that the damage by the
gale general throughout England The
storm of short duration. but violent un-
roofing schools and churches and uprooting
trees. Fatalities reported through the col
lapse of buildings in Manchester. Sheerness.
Wisbech and Leeds The tramway services in
Liverpool and Manchester were partially sus-
tracks The Iightship Grimsby was sunk but
the crew was rescued by trawler- \ schooner
foundered off Sheerness. and the skipper was
drowned. Many persons were injured at Bir-
mingIam
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
BUCKET BRIGADE SAVES HOSPITAL.
Doctors and Nurses Hold in Check Flames
Which Threaten Brooklyn Institution.

\ bucket brigade formed by the medical staff
and the nurses of the Norwegian Hospital at
Fourth avenue and 10th street, Brooklyn, held
in check the flames which consumed a two
story frame storehoIse in the rear of the hos
pitaI last night and almost cost the life OF one
man.
William Huott. of Bath avenue. rushed into
the burning building. thinking that there was
some one on the upper floor While he was
cropping in the smoke filed room the flames cut
off his escape. He was rescued by the fire
men who found him. burned and unconscious
near a window He was attended in the Nor
vcgian Hospital.
There was q panic among the patients in the
hospital when they heard the cries Of FIRE
and the gongs ard whistles Of the apparatus
They were quieted by the nurses after seVeraI
had tried to rush TO the street
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
FIREMEN NEAR DEATH.
THO FALL INTO POOLS.
Battalion Chief Reilly, of Brooklyn,
Almost Meets Kruger's Fate.

Two f-er,en were saved from death by their
carnrades .n much the same manner as> Chief
Kruger was killed and three others were in
1ured at fires in New York and Brooklyn yes
te-day- Leonard Smiley. fireman. attached TO
Engine Company G. overcome by the smoke
while fighting fire in the second floor of 20
10 Cortlandt street and fell face downward in
several inches OF water He was rescued by
OF his company. and DR. Bennett Of St
Gregory's Hospital. who worked for two hours
over Chief Kruger. attended him Dr. Ben
nett hurried him to the hospital and oxygen
was administered in time 10 save his life Lieu
tenant Victor Coakley and John Dolan a fire.
man, OF the same company. were overcome by
smoke while on the second floor Of the building.
and taken to the Hudson Street Hospital Tim
othy Cutter. also of Engine Company 6. was cut
hy flying glass and attended by the ambulance
surgeon
The fire started in the showroon7s of < y
Rose. where many pictures were stored. The
damage Is estimated at $4,000 Several fire.
men OF Engine Company 81 were held prisoners
on q IRE escape when tongue OF fame shot
rom 1he window beneath them, and it was sew
e-al minutes before a stream OF water could ba
raised TO the third floor. The fire started roon
after o'clock, and the Broadway cars were
Blocked for an hour and half Chief Croker
arrived when the second alarm was sent in
Battalion Chief James Reilly, of BROOKLYN.
while leading his men at a fire which DESTROYED
the building al Nos 1:sj and 1c5 Degraw street,
vas carried down with falling staircase and
both his knees were sprained. He fell into a
pool Of water in the cellar. but was rescued bv
his men and taken home
Albert Jennings. jr- OF Hook and Ladder Com
Ta1y -, was overcome by the smoke and fell
from the top Of the water tower to the street
He sustained cuts and bruises and sprained
ankle.
The fire vas in the cabinet works Of E b
Jordan and the damage is estimated at $500 =
VF Great quantities Of wood and varnish in
t1e building caused the flames to spread rapidly.
and the dense smoke drove the people from the
1eighboring tenement houses
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
TSCHAIkOTSkT FILLING.
Indications of Mental Disorder =
Efforts for Transfer.

St Petersburg. Feb. News comes from the
Fortress Of St Peter and St Paul that Nicholas
Ischaikovsky, the representative of the Russian
reVoIutionists who was arrested and sent to the
fortress early last December, has broken down
under solitary confinement It is reported that
ne Is racked ny fever and nervous conditions
which give warning Of mental arrangement
Relatives. from whom the earlier symptoms Of
the malady were withheld, at last gained in
formation concerning Tschaikovsky's illness. and
have addressed pressing request to Premier
Stolypin soliciting special order FOR the sum-
moning of Professor Bekhtereff. an alienist at
tached TO the Military Academy Of Medicine. to
examine Tschaikoyslly and determined measures
necessary to be taken. in the hope that he will
prescribe a transfer to the regular prison hos
pital
II is known that grave apprehension is
tertained regarding the recovery of NJ. Tschai-
kovshy- Cases OF insanity are Of frequent
currence in the fortress. particularly among
those immured at an advanced age. The case
mates which range for two stories. are directly
embedded III the outer wall Of the fortress.
alongside Of which the Neya flows. The upper
story is almost at the water level; the lower
story. rarely used, is entirely under water.
Although an attempt has been made to main
tain hygienic conditions. the chambers never
theIess are damp drops Of water continually
trickling down the walls Few prisoners escape
falling victims 10 disorders of body and mind.
Scurvy is ever present. the prison al no time
being free from patients suffering from this
disease
The worst feature Of the confinement is the
silence in the casemates whose inmates are iso-
lated from one another and forbidden to converse
with the sentries and wardens The windows Of
the upper story face the Neva. but they are
structed at an angle, and only corner Of the
sky is visible. They yield glimpse of the
river or the city When the prison is crowded
the customary daily fresh air walks
duced TO ten minutes within the corridor.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
DISTRICTOUSTS T4GG4RT.
Serious Internecine Quarrel Threat
ems Fight an Contention.
TBv Teleg-apll - The T-iblIrs !

Indianapolis Feb 22-The Democratic or
gar-zatlon IN this county and Congress district
vas Vrested from National Chairman Taggart
today after 1en-dav contest. Mr.. Taggart
came here from French Lick on Monday and
issued arH appeal 70 the local Democrats. in
which he Charged that the supporters, Of Will
IAN Fosarty the opposition candidate for
county chairman. were enemies Of the party and
traitors 10 the organization. and that Fogarty
Vas simply z tool The primaries last night
resulted in many contests and many charges Of
the use Of money but to-day Fogarty was
elected over John Navin. the Taggart candidate
b majority Of seven votes
The men back OF the movement by which Tag
gart and his friends are ousted from control
have been fighting him for years. and il is their
avowed purpose 70 send two delegates from this
district 70 the Denver convention who viii op-
pose Taggart's election as national committee
man for Indiana They assert that they oppose
him both OF moral and political grounds. and
that. though many Of them are former gold
Democrats. Bryan Is in sympathy With Them,
and the Denver delegates viii be men who viii
TC-e for hirl
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
LILLEY SEES SPEAKER CANNON
10 Action Yet Taken by Rules Committee oil
Submarine Investigation Resolution.

Washington. Feb. 22.-RepresentatiVe iAies. of
Connecticut. to-day saw Speaker Cannon. chair
I'm OF the Committee Rules. as 10 what action
vc-.d be taken by that committee on his resolu-
ri~~ f~- The appointment Of 4 special committee
investigate the methods employed by the Electric
Bca- Company 10 obtain the Endorsement Of the
Octopus trpe of submarine boat by the Committee
Naval Affairs is understood that the Speaker
rold NJ idlley that tho Rules Committee had not
-e- considered the resolution ~ all When Mr.
i Ie,- Jeff the Speakers room he left behind him
the impression that he would reduce 10 writing
rs request ne heard ~ the committee in sub
sanitation % his published charges that members
q cae Naval Commute were subjected 10 improper
Influences by representative Of the Electric COM
rsrs. Tho attitude ~ Individual members Of the
Rules Committee Is understood TO be that some
such s1bsrantiation must precedo favorable re
poFt the resolution
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
TESTIMONIAL TO RICHMOND BLUES.
Governors Foot Guard of Connecticut Gives
Clock-Entertains and Is Entertained.
lbs Telegraph 10 The Tribune J

Richmond. Va. Feb. 22--Twenty five members
of tIa Governors Foot Guard of Connecticut. fol-
lowing the Washington Birthday parade and ceIe
bration here to-day presented to the Richmond
iqrt Infantry Blues Battalion handsome armory
1ocL, i'm apprecia ton Of the courtesies extended
the Foot Guard during their visit TO Richmond and
rbe jamestown exposition last summer
The visitors entertained the officers Of the Blues
A. luncheon IT the jefferson Hotel this afternoon
and were themselves entertained at q dinner at
1I,,rnby-4 Hotel tonight The presentation address
Was made by Edward : Beecher. captain Of the
Foot Guards who is Hneal descendant Of Thad-
deus Beecher, one OF the original members OF the
first company Of the guards
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
MOTHER. DAUGHTER. GRANDSON DIE

Denver Feb 22-Mrs. Mary f Nixon, aged sixty
years. her dauGltc~. Mrs. J. f. Canter. aged
tlirty-tive and the twelve s'oaroid of the lat
ter were found dead in III hong to-day
Each had d sponge tied about The mouth and
nose and death evidently resulted from chloroform
or ether Mrs Canter is known to have been men
tally deranged and the police believe that she in
ciuced her mother TO commit suicide with her. or
chIorofor1ning both her son and mother, admins
tered the drug to herself The three had been
dead about a week.
Mrs Canter was the divorced wife Of G. E.
Cauter an artist.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
EEIsE. SAYS MR. SHERMAN.
Denies Charge That Submarine People
Helped Out" Republican Committee.
from The Tribune Eu-ee-

Washington. Feb. Representative Sher-
rrar. q New York. is freely expressing his opin-
ic- oz the charge that submarine boat promoters
he5 obtained favors from the government
through -ounivance with the Republican Con-
Erezs5ouaI C07aulittce. Representative Lilley. Of
Connecticut. is credited with having said that
tn submarine people helped OUT the com
--irte- II several doubtful districts in the last
Cz-n~aicu.
II III. LilIey said that he is q mendarious-I
was going 10 use very short, ugly word. Well.
anyhow. that story Is a lie. and the man who
sz-s il knows he IS lying 1 90 not believe that
I-Eller made any such statement as that He
knows II is not true. for had talk with him
saout week ago. when the matter was dis
C.yezeG
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
DELEGATES UNRESTRICTED.
7. c. Duont, State Chairman, Succeeds Ad-
LRv TsIegrapa to Tne Tribune

LBy Telegraph The TribuneI
Wilmington. Del. Feb 222-The six delegates
from Delaware to the National Republican Con-
vention were announced to-day. They are: New
castle County, Senator du Pont, Governor Lea;
Kent County. Senator Richardson. Insurance
Commissioner Marshall; Sussex County, Con-
gresham Burton and either ex-Representative
John @. Townsend, Of SelbyvilIe, Curtis E
Davis, OF Laurel
State Chairman T. Coleman du Pont, of VIII
mington will succeed Addcks as the Delaware
member Of the national committee
1t is stated authoritatively that the delegates
will not be instructed.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
TWO BULLETS ENTER MANS HEART
Case of Apparent Suicide Upsets Theory Gen
orally Held by Physicians.

The body of Francis J. Betantourte a Cuban.
twenty-five years old, who lived at No .T04 West
18th street was found last night in a vacant
10 near the corner of BronxdaIe Road and
White Plains avenue. The man had been dead
about two hours. Nearby was a revolver, two
Of the chambers of which were empty.
Coroner Schwannecke found that two bullets
had repetrated the heart, unusual fact, as it
hos baen considered improbable that a man
,.ouId shoot himself twice in the heart There
mas no evidence of foul play, and the police say
they believe the man killed himself
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
ST. PAUL BANKS REOPEN.

81 Paul! Feb. 22-The State Bank of St Paul.
which closed itss doors January IS. will resume
business on Monday The old officers will remain
in charge.
The Citizens Savings Bank. which has also been
closed during the negotiations for the reOpening
OF the Bank. although its solvency has never
been questioned. will resume Monday. Z
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
NEW BEDFORD REVIvINo WHALING

nv TaIeeraph . Thc Tribune
<auy Fsadford Mass. Feb. 22.-This city will have
large fleet out search of sperm whales in the
coming season. Already many whalers being
o,-erbauled and fitted out for cruises TO various
rarts of the Atlantic whaling grounds. The
scarcity of sperm oil has raised the price point
whore bic profits are avera ge catch.
one of the whalers fitting out here. the brig Sulli
van of Norwich. Conn, viii cruise in the South
Atlantic as far the coast of Africa. Others TO
sail will be the Cameo the Ellen Swift the W. A.
Grozier the Wandercr, the Daisy and the Hogden.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
TEN FIREMEN SAVE A WAX DOLL.

BY Telegraph to The Tribune
pt,tsblIrg Feb. 22.-Ten firemen risked their
,s...s Il, = burning house for almost half hour
,tf. morning hunting fer q baby. When they finally
sound the baby its melted OFF for il was
v-sx dol The hous- occupied by J. ii.
SIT and wife. who with their baby. had a mar
,,,,,. a.csne When Mrs. Scott reached the street
Ella. was separated from the child and insisted that
II was still in the house.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
WOMEN LAUNCHED WITH SHIP.
With Some Male Onlookers They Were
Ducked in the icy Waters of Lake Erie.

Iorain. Ohio. Feb. 22.-Thlrty women and several
men we're thrown into the water and
being drowned at the local shipyard to-day. They
were watching the launching Of big steel treghtar
from a platform at the stern OF the boat When
the lstear1er slid into the water the washed
the platform loose and threw the onlookers the
deep water Of the slip
Ms Blanche Thomas hit the head by a
plauk and seriously injured and Henry Wyer
badly hurt. The others rescued with difficulty.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
MORSE GAVE DAUGHTER s10OO,OOO7
Cir, Ignorant of Fathers Troubles. Living
Quietly IN Maine.
lBv Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Batn No Fab 2--Charies n. NOISES daughter
Anna eleven years old. IS staying with her aunt
Miss gernie r Morse ~ tie old homestead in
Washington street. away from all ber father :
troubles All knowledge OF what has befaIlen her
Father is kept from her snS she sees little OF
hlrl though she VISITS him III New York from
Unle lo t.me.
Er More deemed II better to have her gro" up
81 small topg.l than III the metropolis Her father
is Understood settled 81 ooeceo her some time
apo
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
SUFFERING FROM ECZEMA.

New York Feb. 22-It is announced that poslam
the NV skin remedy which cures the worst cases
Of eczema is now sale In New York and Brook
i,.u a. ifesernan's RkeT's and other leading drug
stores in the special nfty-cent size. well the
large s. jar. In eczema cases pnslam stops the
itrfIrg Immediately and chronic CA in two
veeke Samples may be had by writing 10 the
Emergensy Laboratories. g. West 25th ST. New
York City.-Adst.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
ALBANY MAN SUICIDE IN LOUISIANA.

New Orleans. Feb c2.-On the body OF
found dead fifteen miles north of here to-day
the following note.
To the party that finds remains Kindly
notify my wife that l dead.
ABRAM II. MONTFfEY.
No ls6 Broad street. Albany, n !.
The body was found railroad track and
showed evidences of carboIic acid poisoning Pa
pers indicated the had worked for water
works company at Southampton, y Y
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
4 M1SS4CRE OF FRENCH ?
UuIdi Hafg Reports a Rirer OUer-
fOzcing 7cith IufdeL Blood.

Fez Feb 16-A letter has reached here from
Mulai Haf1g. the Sultan of the South. announc-
ing a massacre of the infdeIs.' Its reading was
saluted with the firing of two hundred guns
Mulai Hafg says. among other things. that the
stream where his men are encamped is over
flowing with the blood OF the French
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
rer Ts,earapb TO The Tribune }

Albanv Feb. 22-Abram II Monthey. who com
r,ittad suicide New Orleans is believed 10 have
lived with his wife in Beaver street here until
few months ago tie an engineer and went to
TN. South Ills wife 1t is said. went TO Homer.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
URUGUAY LINES TIED UP.
Em pEOyes of ill the RdiI7cays Go
on Strike.

MontevideO. Feb 22-The employees of all the
railways in Uruguay have gone strike. There
are about twelve hundred miles of railway in
Uruguay, which are controlled by British CAPT
taliSts.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
POLAND WATER.

Ieads all in Reputation Purity and Medicinal
prnDerties Hiram Kicker Sons. PrOpretors
Nee York Depot and once 1ls0 Broadway B. s
FobinSon Mana ser.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
aIt6ItsTA AIKEN. eSHEVtLLE, FLORIDA AND
RESORTS SOUTH.

Southern Rv Popular Route Drawing and state
Room Sleeping Cars Dining car service. ~ i
once lZo0 Bwa..-AdFt
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23

QUICKEST FLORIDA ROUTE 6Y HOURS.
Atlantic Coast Line r R. ~ & Fla Special
.:lO + NJ Once. B'vay. cor. S0th St-Advt
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23

Eeltc n Florida Limited. daily Pullman tram 10
s-s,feti-,e Fr@htfst and Columbia snort
est F.oTida Route. Offioe 49, Bway-Ad'f
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23

Biloxi, Miss, Feb, CIV. T Smith and J, W.
Harper, charged with embezzling S32. 600 from
the First National Bank OF Hattiesburg. were
sentenced to serve six years ~n the federal
prison Atlanta in the United States Court
here to-day Both men were employed in the
Hattiesburg bank up to year ago. After the
money had been taken they made their way to
Vancouver 2. &. where they We're recently ar
rested. \ plea OF guilty entered.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
Continued on third page.

DEWEY'S SAUTERNE OR MOSELLE.
Serve cold with Oysters and Fish
II 7. Dewey Sons Co, les Fulton ST., New York
-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
JAIL FOR TWO PITTsBURG BROKERS.
Charged with mbezzlement-Former EN-
ployes of Mississippi Bank Sentenced.

Pittsburg. Feb. 22-Convicted Of embezzng
four hundred shares of the capital stock of the
American Sewer Pipe Company. valued at
$1,000. tntrusted to their care by r. NJ Fran
cey Z. D. Gartner and \. J. Harnack. two we'll
known brokers' were each sentenced to-day TO
pay a fine of $3.50. one-half the costs of ores
ecuticn and TO serve one year and three months
in the Western penitentfary The severity Of
the sentence caused a gasp Of surprise from
the spectators, and the prisoners were dunn
fOundad.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23

The treatment Of the negro by the ne pie Of
the South was condemned by Mr. DrisColl OF
New York who said the Southern members had
become so bold that they came into the national
House of Representatives with amendment
for Jim Crow" cars. He charged some of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-14
PERSONNEL OF
NEXT LEGISLATURE CT,
MANY NEW FACES WILL BE SEEN
WHEN THE TWO HOUSES AS.
sEM6LE IN JANUARY.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Nov. 10
Returns from the several counties of
the State show there will be many
new faces in the next State legislature.
Some Of the oldest members have been
replaced by new men. Unless the o..
fetal count in Nicholas county re.
verses the result. P. C. Hinkle has d..
feated Lewis Williams for member
ship in the nouse Of delegates. and
tf's gives the Republicans a major
ity of 20 on Joint ballot.
While the official canyasses have
never ben received at the office OF
the Secretary of State at this time. tho
returns from the several counties
show the Republicans have "a mem
hers of the State Senate and the Dem
Iocrats six. In the lower house the Re.
pHblic5ns have elected 60 members
and the Democrats 26.
In the house Of delegates the Demo
Gratis gained two members in Marion
county, one In Barbour two in Berke.
ley and one In Hancock. The Republi.
cans also showed their gaining procIiv.
ittcs and elected members of the house
IN Boone. Clay. Lincoln. Nicholas. Pc
rahontas and Taylor Septimus Hall
OF We'Zel county, is the only one Of
the old gueN OF Democracy returned
and IL is proba bic that he will be the
floor leader Of the minority party at
the coming session. taking the placp
Of c. NJ. Wetzel, who was defeated By
j p. Kearfott for the nomination, A.
f. Kenney is another Of the Old Demo
cratic guard left at home.
The members and addresses Of tn
next legislature, according to the IN
official returns received from the sew.
eral counties, are as follows:
state Senate.
First District Robert Hazlett
Wheeling; Henry Zilllken. wellsAurg.
Second District-J. w. Santee, Bu~.
ton: w. C. Crimes. Cameron.
Third District Thomas Gartlan.
Pnrkersburs; c. p. Craig. St. Marys.
Fourth Dtstrict-G. w. Cossin. Gar.
vRle: ]. o. Shinn, Ripley.
Fifth District--W. A. Carroll. Ham,
lin: d. B. Smith, Huntington.
sixth District-H S. White, Mate.
wan; II. D. Hatfield. WEIGH.
Seventh District-E. S. Baker Bran.
we'll; A. w. Hatmes, Lowell.
Eighth District-Adam B. Littlepage
Charleston; E. T. England, Logan.
Ninth District-AIex. Mcvey Miller,
Anderson; VS.. Johnson, Hill Top.
Tenth Dfstrlct-R, F. Kidd, Glen
Vile: Jake Fisher Sutton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-14
Entertained 3. E. Club.

The members " the B. b. Club were
ertsrtaaned1ln most delightful man.
& Iers last evening by Miss Ethel Barnes
md Nj. Harry Mccloy. The guests
we're entertained with music during
the earlypaE Of the evening and later
delicious course Of Refreshments
wac served by the host and hostess.
They were then invited to the attic
where they were ushered into a dark.
ened room and told to nunt apples
that were hidden t1ere. The first
prize m this contest was awarded to
Ralph Courtney, the second to Carl
Springer and the consolation prize was
giyen to Ella Travis. The members
of the club present We're: Fannie
Robinson, Ruth Barnes. Elda Travis,
Lucy Boggs and Pearle Jacobs, Messrs.
Carl Springer, Ralph Johns, Ralph
Courtney Herschel Barnes and Chas.
Esoggs Miss Madge Barnes was an
invited guest present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-14
"HoYt,s a Bunch Of Keys"

Safe and sane musical comedy may
with perfect impunity be assumed t.
be the underlying principles upor
which was founded Hoyts unspeaka
bic success, "a Bunch of Keys" which
has never yet failed to realize tbs
audiences tondcst desires, for soun'l
rational, spirited fun and delicious
tunefulness, and eacn succeeding sen
son brings the interests Of this cor
rect and convincing comedy pleasure
nearer and dearer to the Joys OF coun.
less numbers of theater patrons
whose appetites crave for something
laugh stimulating. This season in par
ticular, the announcements concerning