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The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
COSTLY FIRES AT DALLAS.
Flames Destroy Seventy-ave Houses
While Firemen Aid Fort Worth.

While Ftremen Ala Fort worth.
Dallas, April 3.-Dallas had three large
fires this afternoon A total OF about
seventy-five dwelling houses is estimated
to have been destroyed with most Of their
contents while part OF the city fire de-
partment was absent helping subdue the
flames in Fort Worth
The first fire started in Grand avenue.
near the fair grounds section OF the
eastern part OF tine city. Four dwellings
were burned, causing $1,000 loss. Next a
fire started In the large hospital known
as the Briggs Sanatorium, in Oak Cliff.
the westernmost suburb Of the city. The
institution was completely wiped out.
causing a loss of perhaps SSO.0 All the
inmates were rescued without serious in
jury.
A fierce wind was blowing and carried
large burning brands in every direction,
and soon flames were raging in a half
dozen or more blocks separated at con-
siderable distances.
The fires are all under control and no
further damage is expected
Whole blocks were swept clean in some
places and parts of blocks saved in others
Several hundred persons are homeless,
but are being cared for by friends and
neighbOrs-
The losses will probably reach s15O.OO0
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Chicago. April 3-Rioung. held in
check by the prompt arrival Of police re-
serves, marked the developments to-day
in two OF the half a dozen strikes whicE
began with the advent Of spring and
promise 10 spread so as 10 tie up the in
dusJries involved. Several persons were
injured
The first riot OF the day was precipi-
tated by striking white wings OF the
city street-cleaning bureau They at
tackled nonuaion successors with bricks.
stones. brooms. and clubs. One woman
was seriously injured
A mass meeting OF the Federation OF
Labor is called for tomorrow 10 act on
the strikes, which threaten 70 involve a
large number OF ChicaEo's workers The
decision OF the men to-day not TO strike
until the members Of the Merchants EN-
change have an opportunity 70 accept or
reject the ultimatum Of that union 20 the
wholesale grocers averted a general
strike IN railroad freight houses The
men insisted on going out 10 aid the strik-
ing clerks. but the officers kept them in
line The men declared they would not
resume work Monday II any more freight
was received for shipment from the eight
cen big truck firms
Situation Causes Apprehension.
The strike Of the grocers' employees does
not include more than 1.o0o men. but the
threatened waIk-out OF the freight han
dlers would throw out 5000 more and in
volve 2Soo0 teamsters affiliated with them.
The situation is grave enough 70 cause
serious apprehension in business circles.
The last teamsteTs' strike cost Chicago
millions OF dollars IN trade. besides an
actual known cash loss Of S5G000.000 For
months afterward the courts were clOgged
with cases arising out Of that strike.
The teamsters have not forgotten the
lesson entirely. but the addition Of many
new radical members makes IL difficult
for their leaders 10 hold them in check
At to-mOrrOws meeting the Lake Sea
men will submit their demands 20 the
federation for Endorsement They ask an
increase OF Z per cent. shorter hours.
and a closed shop
A gang Of seventy strikers attacked
street cleaners who took their places this
afternoon and a riOt eusued.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
WOULD ACHIEVE FAME.

Catherine Hurley Detained at sta
tion While on Way to New York
Anxious TO 90 on the stage and achieve
fame, Catherine Hurley. seventeen
year-oId girl, was hurriedly starting in
that direction last night when detained
at the Union Station by Detective Hart
The young woman recently resigned
from the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing and disappeared from her aunt's
residence. 25lS I street, yesterday at 3
o'clock. Her only baggage was an UNI
brella and a ticket to New York.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
PARACHUTE RIB KILLS BOY.
Umbrella Blown from Youths Hand
Ends COmpanIOn's Life.

New York. April S.-whne playing at
aviation with a large umbrella, taken
from an express wagon, Harry Devine,
fourteen years old. was fatally injured
in an accident that is unmatched in the
annals Of the coroner's Office.
Devine was one OF a party Of boys Of
his own age who leaped on April from
a twelve-foot fence. using the umbrella
as a parachute.
Devine was on the ground Jimmy
HalIon was on the fence, steadying him
self for s. flight when a gust of wind
tore the umbrella from his hands and
drove it upon Devine. whose mouth was
open with laughter. An exposed rib OF
the umbrella was driven into Devine's
mouth. II pierced the base OF the tongue
punctured the carotid artery, and, cours-
ing upward, entered the brain. He died
in New York Hospital early this morn
ing
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
KILLED BY OWN INVENTION.
Electrician Victim OF Current He
Used in Bath.

Indianapolis, April 3.-Conrad Sparks, an
electrician, was killed in bath tub last
night by a device which he had con-
structed for taking electric baths
Sparks device consisted Of a cigar box
inside Of which was a small battery, and
on the lid he arranged a switch by which
the battery was regulated. By attaching
it to the electric light socket in the bath
room and extending wires through the
battery into the water an electrical bath
could be had.
1t is thought a passing street car caused
a heavy voltage.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
CAPT. FRANK EVANS TO WE'D.
Retired Marine Corps OFFICER TO
Marry New York Woman.

marry NNH AoEA W hoHaahs
New York. April S-Mrs. William
Blocker Seaman. OF this city. announces
the engagement Of her niece Miss esther
Townsend. 10 Capt - .ank E. Ev rs. OF
Washington. a retired officer Of the
United States Marine Corps.
Miss Townsend Is a daughter OF the
late Franklin Townsend. OF Philadelphia;
Capt Evans is son Of the late Dr.
Frederick Evans. formerly or New York.
Philadelphia, and Franklin. Pa. and a
member Of the class Of IS OF Princeton
University. He is secretary 70 Frank O.
Briggs. United States Senator from New
Jersey. and is a member Of the Prince
ton Club, OF New York. and OF the
Metropolitan and Chevy Chase clubs. OF
Washington
The wedding viii take place in the fan
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
Five Persons Dead and 1000
Are Homeless.
RUIN DUE TO A CIGARETTE
Soldiers Guard Burned District and
Arrest DOOterS.
HELP SENT BY OTHER CITIES

Famed by Heavy Wind, Fire, Which
Started in Chicken Coop, Sweeps
Over Business and Residence Dis
trictS, Destroying Railroad Yards,
800 Residences, Churches, and
Many Business Blocks-Firemen
Forced to Flee Before Rapid Ad-
vance of Flames, Abandon Hose,
Which Is DestrOyed-Wires Cut
and Communication with Outside
World All but Severed.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
SHOOTS WOMAN, KILLS HIMSELF
Victim of HaEerstOwn, Md, Man
Probably Fatally Wounded.

Hagerstown, Nd, April Edward F.
Linder. ffty-seven years old. shot and
probably fatally wounded Mrs. jennie
Munson here to-day and then committed
suicide
Mrs Munson vas boarding with VIII
liam Linder and his w Mr.. Linder, ST.
called al his sons house to-day and
quarreled violently with Mrs. Munson.
cause OF the quarrel is not known.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
VAST FORTUNE MYTHICAL.
Estate Of Reputed MuIti-miIIiOnaire
Worth S21O,OOO.

Ipswich. Mass. April Sit was learned
here to-day that John Burnham Brown,
reputed a multi-millionaire, who died
az his home here October Il, 1905. was not
the possessor OF millions OF dollars. and
that after the payment Of some $4,000 in
private bequests. the Industrial school
which he wished 10 found here viii have
a fund not exceeding S15o.ooo
The testator for many years was prom
inent as a stock and real estate operator
in Chicago. and was rated as a multi
millionaire
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Fort Worth, April 3-A So
$4,000 FIRE, which started this aft
ernoon and swept the residence
and business districts Of this city,
was finally gotten under. control at
II o'clock, after burning an area of
seventy blocks.
Five persons are known TO be
dead, and one is missing.
1t is estimated that 1000 persons
are homeless tonight.
Following are the losses by the
FIRE:
Texas and Pacific Railway Com
pany's roundhouse, shops, twenty
engines, 80 cars; SI,5OO,OOO.
Broadway Baptist Church, $6o,-
900.
Broadway Presbyterian Church,
$4,000.
Fully 900 residences, 100000
Small business buildings. stores,
household furniture, &c, 100000
Cigarette Caused COnnngration.
1t is reported that a cigarette,
dropped by some boys in a chicken
coop, was responsible for the big
gest fire that any city of Texas has
ever had.
The Dallas, Weatherford, and
Waco fire departments were called
on to help. =
Part of the finest residence sec
ton Of the city is in ashes; 500 fam
lilies are homeless.
Two companies Of State militia
are guarding the burned section to-
night, to stop looting, which was
begun early in the evening.
Several arrests have been made
The whole sky is lighted up al
midnight by the glowing embers oi
hundreds of tons of coal in storage
by the railroad, and which is stead
lily burning.
Caring for the Homeless.
Churches are being thrown oper
tonight that the fire sufferers may
not be forced to sleep in the open
Many persons are housed in St
Mary's Catholic Church, which i,
as yet not completed.
& The railroad reservation, within
half an hour after the fire started
was the camping ground of hun.
dreds Of families, driven from their
homes.
All electricians Of the city were
early ordered to the South Side
to cut the wires. This step was
considered necessary to prevent ac-
cidents, as falling roofs and pole:
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
FORT WORTH THRIVING CITY.

Fort Worth - the county seat
of Tarrant County. Tex. and II
located ON the Trinity River,
thirty miles west Of Dallas. Its
population In 1900 wns 26,6sS.
IL has the largest stock yards
south OF 81. Louis and il the
scat of n polytechnic college and
the Fort Worth Medical College.
Fort Worth ~ ore OF the
greatest manufacturing towns in
Texas, having large fOundries,
tunnerics, brcWertca, machine
shops, and wOOlen and cotton
goods nisIIs. IL Is 'sISO n rail-
road center.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
ADMIRAL CERVER
YIELDS To DEA !.
Loser of Battle of Santiago
Expires at Cadiz.
ONCE TAKEN PRISONER
Commanded the Spanish Fleet
Destroyed Off Cuba.
ONCE TAKEN PRISONER

His Protest. He Took His
ships 40 Certain Defeat at Hands
of American Vessels which Had
Held Him Bottied Up in Santiago
Hnrbor-Given Cold Reception at
HOme-Later Accorded High Honor.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
MEXICAN GENERAL MUST DIE.
HIS Estate Ordered To support Chill
dren of Man He slew.

Mexico City, April S.-Gen. Gustsye A.
Mas, Of the Mexican army, has been
senteneed TO death for killing former
Lieut.. David Olivares, with whose sister.
FeHcidad OIlvares. the general had been
intimate.
The verdict orders Mas to pay $50 a
month TO each OF the two children Of
the man he killed for the next twenty
years, and he must also pay the funeral
expenses OF his victim These sums will
come out OF the generals estate. il he
is shot according 20 sentence.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
TOWNS BATTLE; MANY SHOT.

People of Two Mexican MunicipaIi-
ties Fight Over Boundary.
Mexico City. April 3.-Advices from
Talixtac. state Of Oaxaca, give an ae-
count of battle which was fought be-
tween the people of that place an4 the
town OF Ixtepeji over the question Of
boundary OF the lands belonging to the
respective municipalities
Several hundred persons engaged in
the conflict. Many shots were fred on
both sides and a number OF persons were
gounded.
a force Of rurals has gone to the site.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
TEA AND COFFEE
PUT ON FREE LIST
Aspect OF Tariff Bill Changed
by Important Amendments.
Is SET BACK
Foreign Patent Clause Stricken
from Measure.

Chairman Payne and RepubIlcan
Members Of Ways and Means Com
mittee Control Situation Philip
pine Rice Products VIII Not Be
Admitted Free-Champ Clark and
His Cohorts Baked in Movement.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
HER HAT SPEARS MAYOR.
Eye of indianapolis Executive
Pierced by Feather Point.

Pierced by Feather Point.
indianapolis, April g. - An up-to-the
minute hat worn by a weIl-dressed woman
almost cost Mayor Bookwalter an eye
this morning The mayors right eye IS
injured seriously and probably will require
the aid Of a specialist for some time.
The mayor was a passenger on a car on
his way to his Office As he stepped from
the car the woman turned her head and
the steel point of feather in the head
gear entered the corner OF the mayors
right eye. Almost blinded snd suffering
intense pain, the mayor sought a special
fsf
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
ITALY SWEPT BY GALES.
Many Wrecks Reported Along the
shores OF the Adriatic.

Rome. April S.-Terrifc gales are sweep
ing all Italian shores. and the damage
viii be enormous Telegraphic communi-
cations are cut.
Reports from the shores Of the Adriatic
are to the effect that many wrecks have
occurred all along the coast. and 1t Is
feared that the loss OF life VIII be very
heavy.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

created great danger Of live wires
being crossed with the ordinary
telephone and telegraph wires.
Telephone service Crippled.
This action resulted in the COM
plete crippling of the telephone
service. and only a few telegraph
wires to the outside world are
working.
Three Of the dead who were employed
by an electric concern were electrocuted.
One man. a cripple and the inmate OF
sanatorium. was burned TO death. Her
bert Stacey died as a result OF burns. A
fireman fell from a building and was
killed
A telephone conversation with Fort
Worth late tonight develops that the fire
did not destroy the union depot, though
It was badly damaged.
A stiff wind added to the fury of the
flames. causing the area Of burning build
ings TO grow larger every minute. AS the
Ere advanced the heat has become so IN
tense that the firemen were forced TO re
treat. Thousands Of feet of hose lines
we're burned before the fremen were able
to remove them from the path Of the
DANES.
An area Of twenty blocks in the resi-
dence district was devastated and along
Main street seven blocks swept by the
flames. To the eastward GlenwoOd. d
suburb containing many beautiful homes,
lost heavily.
Appeals Sent for Help.
When the Fort Worth fire department
saw that It would be unable 10 cope with
the flames. call for aid was sent 10
Dallas. Within twenty minutes after the
call was received Fire Chief Magee. Of
the Dallas department. had an engine
company. consisting of a fire engine and
a hose wagon with 1900 feet Of extra hose
and a company OF twelve men on board a
special train on the Texas and Pacific
Railroad, and it was speeding toward
the burning city.
The train left Dallas at > O'Clock this
afternoon and arrived in Fort Worth
about an hour later.
Besides Dallas, appeals for help were
also sent 10 Waco and Weatherford
which responded
The giving out OF the water pressure
added a new horror to the fire. as the
firemen were forced 20 stand Idly By and
watch the flames eat their way. The
cistern had been drained so that the
engines were rendered practically power
less
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
Archbishop ireland returns.

New York, April 3.-Archblshop Ire
land. Of st. Paul. who arrived tonight
by the French liner La Lorraine from
Havre, said he had a pleasant trip. He
had been abroad four months.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
Tar Get. Auto License.

Annapolis. Nd. April 3-President Taft
and members Of his family may soon be
seen slzidding over Maryland country
roads in automobiles. licenses for the
machines having been issued from the
executive ONCE az the Statehouse to-day.
The President made application for the
licenses through Capt Archibald W
Butt. L. S. A. The licenses issued are
numbered s1J4 and SIS
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District Of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia-Fair to
day tomorrow increasing cloud
mess and warmer. with rain in az
ternoon or night; moderate
northwesterly winds, becoming
variable.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Dressed Fence Rails, I6 IT., 25c Apiece.
Frank Libbey 6: Co. 9Th ST. and II. y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Fred NiblO, Columbia Theater Tonight
Sis, Through Picturesque Italy. sc 10 Sl.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
Homereekern' ErcuruIon Fnres

HOmeEeekers' EIcurHIOn Fares
Via Southern Railway TO certain points in
Florida. Georgia, and North Carolina
April 20; unusually low rates; limit, .
days. 705 18th st. and sos F St
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
Baltimore and Return. s1.25,

Every Saturday and Sunday. All trains.
both ways, both days, except Royal Lin
tied. City Offices. 14I7 G ST. and SIG Pa. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

S1.25 to Baltimore and Return
To-day via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Dressed Fence Palinzx, &c Apiece.
Frank Libbey & Co., 6th st. and n. Y. ave
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Good Red Cedar Posts. Zee Apiece.
Frank Libbey & Co.. sth st. and n. Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Flowers and Plants for Eastertsde.
Blackistone's specimens excel. 18th & Il
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Alabama Flooring Good. &c a Foot.
Frank Libbey 3 Co.. sth 81. and n. Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Dressed Fence Boards, &c a FoOt.
Frank Liobey & Co.. 6th ST. and n. 7. ave
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04
HURT IN STRIKE RIOT
Several Persons Injured Dur
ing Labor Clash.
BUSINESS TIE-UP IS FEARED

Strike of 1000 GrOcezs' Employees
May Result In the Calling Out of
$1,000 Teamsters and n Repetition
of the Industrial Troubles which
Cost Chicago s5O,OOO,OOO.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

All Our Grades OF Lumbss
Are the highest Ltbbey & Co
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

SmaII's Easter Flowers
18th and 9 SITS. Washington. Waldorf
Astoria and 1153 Broadway. New York.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Georgia FIoorizE. Straight Grain, Sc
foot. L4bbey & CO. 9Th and n. Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

created great danger of live wires
being crossed with the ordinary
telephone and telegraph wires.
Telephone service Crippled.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
RAILWAY MEN GO UP A NOTCH
but Temporary, Due TO
Absence for Month of General
Superintendent Park,

W. L. Park has been called upon to do
some special work for the Hartman lines
and his absence from the Union Pacific
has made several important temporary
changes among the officers Of the oper-
ating department. 1t is announced that the
special assignment of Mr.. Park is but tenn
porary. a matter of thirty days or so, and
that consequently the promotions are also
but temporary.
Charles Ware, at present superintendent
OF the Nebraska division, is made acting
general superintendent; w. R. Cahill, as
sistant superintendent of the Nebraska d.
vision, is made acting superintendent: r.
J. Foley, superintendent of terminals at
Omaha, is made acting assistant superin-
tendent Of the Nebraska division, and j. w.
Adams is made acting superintendent of
the Omaha terminals.
While 1t is not announced specifically
just what the nature of Mr.. Parks assign
ment will be, he will report directly to
julius kruttschnitt, the director OF main
tenance and operation of all the Hartman
lines, and will assist in the working out
OF some more uniform plans of operation.
which will also include moro uniform rules
not only for the operation of trains. but
also for the guidance of the men in the
operating departments of the several roads
Of the Hartman system.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
LET HEN STAMP DATE OF LAY
Plan Suggested to Protect Consumers
Against Tainted Goods,
EGG SHOULD SHOW WHEN IT CAME
substitutes Are TOuted as Better
Than Genuine Under the Opera
ton Of the Pure Food

Substitutes are better than the genuine
since the pure food laws went into effect,
according to billboard and street car ad-
vertisements. but the storage egg propo-
sition still worries the retailers.
once more the question Of fresh eggs
is agitating Omaha. With A. c. Shallen-
berger about to become governor and a lot
of Bryan reforms about to be tried on Ne
braska, which will make 1t the political
experiment station of the country the
cry arises from consumers that storage
eggs" lime eggs" "embalmed eggs and
plain eggs must go. only those which
have a guarantee plan or a certificate OF
health behind them should be placed on the
market.
When the signs went up in street cars
declaring that butter made from sweet
suet was better than butter made from
cream, the consumer did not dodge. 1t
stands to reason that both products are
made from the fat of beef. and some say
II makes little difference whether the
butter is cut from the spinal column
region of a steer fattened on Nebraska corn
and alfalfa. or whether by a complicated
process, butter. is secured from a mich
COW fed on bran and oil meal.
But the egg question is another thing.
There are no imitation eggs and dealers
are having a hard time to secure those
which can be sold with a clear conscience
as fresh" The prosecutions of farmers in
Nebraska for selling old eggs have made
Omaha dealers believe that the date the
eggs were laid should he stamped on the
shell, and then the dealers will be will
ing to put another stamp on them indi-
eating whether they are storage" freshly
laid" recently laid" or doubtful
All kinds Of suggestions are pouring in
on the wholesale dealers. many of which
come from consumers in Omaha with hazy
notions about chicken farming. One man
hus suggested that every pen of hens be
furnished with automatic self-registering
stamps, that they might stamp the time the
eggs are laid on the shells. Another
thinks stamps which change dates auto
matically m ght be secreted in the nests
that eggs may be honestly dated.
Down at the poultry show the suggestion
was made that all Eggs should be placed
in incubators and given an opportunity
to produce life. The only other suggestion
at the show was that every egg should b.
broken when laid to ascertain whether il
was fresh or not.