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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03

The color was mounting TO the. cap
tain's temples. but there was the trace
oi represscd smile at the corners of
his humorous mouth
We'll. hardly he replied. "snd GER
tainly not where that one struck. serves
en- right though. the boobies.''
Chu, II seems. had observed what
young kuan and l. in our excitement.
had failed to note-that the shell had
plugged tho staring eye. or somew where
near II. not OF the pirate junk. but OF
one Of the mandarin's leading warships.
Mauscr bullets were bad enough. but
iour-mch shells were worse. The pur-
Suing Shir,, i1eet drew back IKE a pack Of
the chase 10 herself She was now doing
better than two feet TO the junk's one,
a. ana ndGo fair TO head the fugitive before
II reached the side channel and safety
kuan tried couple OF more shots as
We closed up the distance but the al.
dacious pirates opened upon the Po Blk
the unprotected forward deck too hot
Tor hin. Gnu and | retreated behind the
shield OF the starboard Nodenfcldt
while young middle and his crew
manned the port one quickly driving
the pirates below and allowing Kuan am
other chance with his erratIc bow-chaser
once ,2 nc oNcrsh9t them. one clipped the
then With a stinging richochet bored a
diagonal hole clearly through the saucl-
~ upturned poop. bringing chorus OF
pirates
Next time little lower" laughed
Chu. and | think we have them we
were out on the bridge again. watching
the plucky efforts OF the pirates 10 stand
10 their sweeps The machine guns were
tanning. or going wrong in some way.
every few seconds. and In their quIet
intervals the pirates would como back
With their Mausers. but firing without
elaboration and rather wildly Kuan
fired again and oyershot badly
Chu laughed again. The boys not
consulting his range finders =" he
chuckled. That shot was calculated for
two miles. not 200 yards Well IL we
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03

can't hit en- With anything else Wei
try II with the Did Po Blk. Bun EN-
down, quartcrInaEter,' and he repeated
the order In Chinese.
The machine guns were hummius
again and from the lower decks some OF
the soldiers we were carrying had be
gun peppering the uniucky pirates With
their rifles: the splinters were flyinS In
showers from stem TO stern OF the grace
ful craft. tho last dare -dcyil oarsman
was driven from his sweeps and The
clean lined junk swung hclp'essiy broad
side 10 the onrush OF the Pc Blk. We had
just t,mc 10 note the man who had been
working the tiller lying where he had
figures about him, To Show that not all
Of our shots had flown wide when she
disappeared under the gunboats high
hOWE
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03
SEoSA4NLS
HE CHINESE
1LRA#S W/IH M
5oRT N0P0E/N[EXSE

wonder why that bunch stuck 10 the Junk
PROBABLY a lot Of booty too heavy 10
carry-silver, most likely. They're GER
tainly the ones we want"-and ne turned
anu ordered the man at the wheel 10
mead up after the flying junk
instantly the pilot had graspcd his arm
in alarmed protest. ",That slde no can
90 cap H., he warned. PLENTY water no
blong.. Must wait llttl boat. He can
do so fasluu"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03
Fighting Begins,

Two dun. mufflcd booms sounded from
up the rr7cr. followed by volleys OF mus
kerry firing. and then scattered shots
coming at intervals Chu's bearing
changed Instantly from disgusted dcicc-
tlon TO hopeful expectancy. He tangled
the engine room telegraph and shouted
speaking tube Immediately after 10 set
tho semaphore bnbblnc with an order to
tho other boats which were founderinc
along a quarter OF mile as,ern
i was partly wrong in my surmise,"
with smile OF satisfaction The effect OF
OF his order showing in increased snout-
ing OF smoke from tho tunnels Of his
own and pursuing boats. They're not
after 'squeczc': they're fighting. And II
tho pirates arc minded TO make stand,
there Is q chance that they may he
caught between two fires. In that case
in handy"
Tho next qugrter of an hour was an
anxious one. The old Pc Blk. with her
throbbing engines. bidding fair 10 shake
her rusty plates apart. went reelinE along
AZ a speed OF nearly fifteen knots, Tho
Wildly kicking screw was throwing ilp
almost as much mud as water but the
ollot. ridnclng sharply at the landmarks
70 porl ana starboard. gave no sign ~
sDprchension. No more cannon were
heard but the shooting stnl continued
and presently shouts and cries became
audible.
The Po Blk was A good mile in ad-
vance ~ the other gunboats when she
rounded tho last cypress crowned roint
and headed up toward the center Of in
tereSt Chu's face fen in an instant.
Too many soldiers" he muttered dis
appoin'edly The pirates arc not try
scattering; and all by land. too. No.
there goes big junk now. Straight
through that bunch Of boobies. See en-
sheer of. the towards. They're going
20 let IL awnN'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03
Before Yon Reach the Lir.l

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all kidney. bladder and urinsrv
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stores
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03
Shots Go Amiiss.

a hit the hrst shot. did you? Why don't
you yell?"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03
Surprise Planned.

The fleet" composed ~ tho river
gunboa's 20 Blk Loon Shan and Pin
Yup. got under weigh from it's anchor
age of the Admiralty building. Canton
ir the mid-afterncon. For several hours
VIC dropped down stream with tho tide.
and then left the main river and began
threading through winding side channels
and delta canals
About dark the Po Blk. which wss
large enough for sea-going gunboat.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03
Yale-Tr raiined
Chinese Captain
Displays
Brilliant Genius
IN Fight
Old Cannon
Sinks Fleeing
Junk as 1t l.
About to
Escape--How
Bandits Prosper
IN OOnnlVance
With.
Mandarins.
By Hec or McRse

TT DNGKONC;. sept. Plenty Of at
IL tention has been paid Of late 10
the prevalence OF smuggling
Il Il along the China coast especially
IN opium. but the activity of
Chinese pirates has not had it's due
ruh'lcitv. Yet these bandits OF the cast
ern waterways are the most entcrprIsinE
and sklllful of thcir tribe In all the world
and they Nil flourish til thoroughly
awakened China completes the modern
navy she has just begun.
Since the breakup OF the big pirate
rarg on the Portuguese island ~ Colo
wan last summer depredatIons by out
avs OF this class have been more COM
mon about the Canton and West river
dtltss than al any time in tho last
decade. IN fact, piracy is so we'll cstsb-
iished In this part % the Chinese lit
toral that II might almost be classed as
an institution. and Il is a matter OF com =
mon knowledge that many Of the lower
msnderins derive the best part Of their
Incomes as result OF inactivity in
dealing with these offenders.
II is beyond doubt that there is GER
tain amount OF connivance in the prac-
tioe. reaching 10 the highest officials in
hwangtung. end II is only IN the most
flssrant cases OF piracy and Kidnapping
as when n launch or steamer under
foreign flag is attacked. or q member n
prominent family carried off and held
for ransom-that any really seriously in
tended move is made against the au-
dacious outlaws. Such a move was made
recently and through tho kindness OF my
good friend. Captain Chu. who COM
mandsd the punitive ro,illa," I was
permitted 90 be a party TO IT,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03

the three boats were racing up river at
their top speeds. Evidently something
had happened to upset the plans.
Have they got wind OF us?'' I asked
Gnu when ! found him leaning on the
bridge rail and staring ahead in annoyed
|perplcXity.
No he answered impatiently. but
they might lust as well have. Did YOU
hear that confounded horn? There IL
goes again, Well. as nearly as I can
figure out the admiral has failed 10
send word 10 the Taotai 'of this district
that nc was dispatChing tho ctnhoats.
and that mbccilo is making one Of his
usual dummy attacks on his own ac-
count. Alter his 'snueeze' as usual
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
BANKER DEAD AT DESK,
SHOT; $1,000 MISSING.

NEW YORK, March 2T.--When busi-
ness opened at the private bank of Ju-
lius Debrocszy today the first GUS
tom was annoyed that she could get no
answer to her questions from the
banker. who sat leaning over table
seemingly buried in thought. He had
good reason for his silence. In his alb
domen was a bullet wound from which
he died shortly afterward without re-
covering consciousness. Investigation
showed $1,000 missing from his safe.
The police are undecided whether the
case is one of murder or suicide. In
the table drawer was found loaded
revolver with one chamber discharged,
but 1t did not seem probable that the
banker could have taken the revolver
from the drawer. shot himself and then
replaced it. Stephen Borczelly, his
clerk, who entered the bank few min
utes after the body was found, was led
to police headquarters for close ques-
tioning. and later to the coroner's Of
fice. No arrests were made
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
c. 0. P. SENATORS
ASK INSURGENTS
FOR ELIGIBLE LIST
Decide to Issue Final PrOnnncia=
ment0 to End Albany
Deadlock.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 27-Over-
lures to the insurgents who have been
voting against william F. Sheehan, the
Democratic caucus candidate for
United States senator since the dead
lock began in January, were given form
today at a conference of Republican
senators.
Senator Bracket, who presided, ex-
planned that the purpose of the confer
ence was to ascertain the true position
of the insurgents. 1t was finally agreed
that a pronunciamento should be is
sued calling upon them to submit the
names of candidates for senator upon
whom they would be willing to concen-
trate their support.
The senators who attended the con-
ference agreed without dissent that II
such a list should include a broad
minded man whom they thought
worthy of representing New York in
the Senate, the fact of his being a
Democrat would not interfere with
their supporting him. On the other
hand, if the insurgents declined to sub
nit such list they say it will put
them on record as being mere mischief
makers and that the need of having a
full representation in the United States
Senate may bring about overtures with
the regular Democrats.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
HIGH STREET SURVIVOR
RECALLS FIRE HORROR
Miss Anna Diehm Who Escaped High Street Holocaust Tells
How New York Factory Panic Must Have Appeared as Girls
Rushed BlindIy About Seeking to Escape Flames.

found some of the doors locked 1t is
awful, and l cannot even bear to talk
of it,
Miss Diehm escaped by way of the
rear fire-escape from the High street
building, being one of the last to leave
the building. Her sister Sophia leaped
from the fourth floor. but escaped with
a broken ankle. Katherine Diehm was
one of the Inflated victims, she dying
in the City Hospital few hours after
she had sustained internal injuries by
leaping to the sidewalk from fourth
floor window on the High street side
of the building.
. Miss Anna Diehm was asked if in the
Wolf factory the rows Of sewing ma
chimes were placed SO close together
that the backs of the operators chairs
touched.
mo, that is not so,' was the reply.
There was plenty of aislezroom in
our factory.
But" volunteered Miss ,Diehm, 81
have often heard that in New York
factories. where every inch of space is
valuable, there is often no aisles at all
and that the girls chairs have to be
showed under the tables before they
can get OUT
This condition is alleged by New
York authorities to have existed in the
Triangle Waist Company factory.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
RI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fl
HUMANITY'S APPEAL

Wilson and the Members of the legislature
shocked by the fghtfu fire
High in this city
life appalling The of frghtful
will be lasting
emphasize nadequacy
the law
spur the terrible calamity officials displayed dill
authorities threatened lawmakers promised
life held higher
Legislature begins twelfth mpotent
today.
usheed the gloom and sadness the hasty
flee in New York city Saturday.
How much evidence required
which necessity keeps arduous labor should
uthessy should compelled
should fair chance their
health their lives?
You largely in the task Of exploiting fancif
reforms Is time heed the needs of the hour
Do something. Do humanitys Do
until stupidity indifference sacrifices
Pass law forthwith that will of the
shocking lessons
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

Miss Anna Diehm, of 130 Norfolk
street, who with her two sisters, sophia
and Katherine, were trapped on the
fourth floor of the High street building
at the time of the fire horror of No
vember 26 last, this morning described
with vividness her conception Of the
scene on the eighth and ninth floors of
the Asch building, in New York, where
more than 14O people met their death on
Saturday.
"I could not bring myself yesterday
to read much of the accounts of the
New York fire where those poor girls
lost their lives. I looked at the pic
lures and l read little bit. but did
not need to do either to see in my
minds eye what took place there after
my experience at the Wolf factory last
November.
"I can just see those poor girls run
ming around trying to get away from
the smoke and flames, and when driven
desperate how they commenced to
jump.
"Of course, 1 cannot speak of the
conditions in the New York factory.
but l have been told that they much
resembled those of the factory here.
Girls Went Crazy.
'If that is true the girls just went
crazy when they got all tangled up in
the narrow fire-escape and when they
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
SUBSTITUTE RECEIVER
APPOINTED FOR WATER co.
E. M. Carroll Supplants II. HUB
bard in Hudson Co. Concern.
Especial to the Newark STAR ]

TRENTON, March 27.-Judge Rel
stab in the United States Court today
made an order substituting Ephraim
M. Carroll, of New York, for Harry
Hubbard as one of the receivers for
the Hudson County Water Company II,
the suit against the company by Turner
A. Bell.
Last spring Mr.. Hubbard and William
H. Leonard, the latter of New York
were appointed receivers by Judge
Lanning in the United States Court
here and both served until February
when Mr.. Hubbard, on account of his
health. was compelled to give up busi-
ness. He resigned his receivership and
the necessity of the substitution arose
A bond of $4,000 was given by Mr.
Carroll.
A report from a special master was
presented to the court suggesting that
a nominal fee of 5000 be allowed each
of the receivers for their work UP IL
the time of Mr.. Hubbard's resignation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
SEEK BLACKJACK GANG.

The detectives under Captain Carroll
are investigating a report to the effect
that James O'Halom, of 100 Mulberry
street, was held up and blackjacked
by three men late Saturday night in
front of a saloon in Market street.
O'Halom, little the worse for the ex-
perience. reported the matter to the
captain yesterday. He says they de-
manded his money. but failed to get 1t.
He seemed uncertain as to the owner
ship or exact location of the saloon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
|Rv|NGTON YOUTH
MEETS DEATH BY
DROWNING IN TUB
Andrew H. Luckert, Fl Years
Old, Taken Suddenly III
While Taking Bath.

Andrew H. Luckert, 21 years old, was
the home of his brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. William Luckert
with whom he boarded at 4S Cummings
street, 1rvington.
He had evidently been seized with
a crs,mp or at. Ia the autopsy made
today by County Physician Mckenzie
water was found in the left lung. This
would seem to indicate drowning as
the cause. Dr. Harrison S. MARYLAND
will make a further examination to as
certain whether death was caused by
gas. The gas jet was not turned on
when the body was found.
When Mrs. Suckert and her 12-year-
old son Charles returned home about
10 o'clock they discovered the youths
body in the bathroom.
Luckert was in good spirits all day.
He told his sister-in-law that he would
take a bath during the afternoon. 1t
was evident that he had taken a bath
and let the water out of the tub before
his death.
County Physician William H. Nc
Kenzie was notified, and in company
with Joseph Ducker. detective from
the prosecutors office, viewed the body.
Although death seemed natural, the
body was taken to Holes morgue for
an autopsy.
The deceased was unmarried and was
in the employ of his brother, William
Luckert, who conducts the Opal Chem
ical Company at 12s Gotthart street
this city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
HOLDS BOY FOR SHOOTING
BOY; LECTURES PARENTS.

Charged with shooting another boy
with an air-rifie, Orville Pringle, IA
years old, of S61 Seymour avenue, wa5
today arraigned at the Fourth Pre-
cinct Police Court and paroled for the
Juvenile Court William Grogan, the
injured boy, said that Pringle had
threatened to shoot him and had
chased him into the house after he shot
him in the nose, leaving scar.
Judge Herr was very severe in his
arraignment of the parents of the boy
who had the rife. He said that within
the last year or so he had confiscated
between thirty and forty of these rifles,
which became so dangerous in the
hands of careless children, and he fur
ther stated that it was chiefly the fault
of the older people. who ought to know
better.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

The building department was called
on for a report on the burned building
and every other department that is in
any way concerned also will be re-
ouired to make detailed report.
Fire Marshal Beers began his of.
fetal investigation today. 1t is nov
definitely known that the fire started on
the eighth floor of the building near a
window at the northeast corner of the
building. The fire began under a cut
ting table in scrap heap. and ID now
thought to have been started by q
cigarette.
Crowds began TO assemble early to-
day at the morgue to view the, bodies.
f1fty-two in all At least half OF the
corpses were unrecognizable, and only
a small trinket, shred of clothing.
will help to show who the unfortunate
was. Some of these bodies probably
will never be claimed. The victims. Iiv-
ing alone In furnished rooms or little
fats, may have had no friends and few
acquaintances.
f Managers of the Triangle Waist Com
pany, which occupied the burned floors.
deny today that the iron doors leading
to the elevators and stairs were locked.
The fact that there was only one fire.
escape on the building will come in
for careful investigation to determine
what city official is to blame
Borough President McAneny today.
in reviewing the investigation made
following the recent Newark fire hor-
ror, said that the Asch building was
not included in the list of those build
ings returned as having inadequate
fire-escape facilities.
Code Is Blamed.
This might we'll be- said Mr.. Nc
Aneny, for the reason that, tech
nically, the building appears to con-
form TO the code. The natural conciu-
sion is, or ought to be, that the code
should suffer radical amendment"
Progress has been made by public
and civic organizations toward Offering
relief to those who have suffered as
result of the fire. The first contrfbu-
ton in this movement was made by
Mayor Gaynor. who headed the list
with $i00 and made an appeal to the
citizens of the city for a relief fund
Industrial organizations, theatres and
civic bodies have also set in motion
plans for supplementing the funds
Fire Chief Croker said today: Il do
palling loss of life in office buildings
and big stores is likely to come upon
New York at any moment because OF
the lack Of safeguards"
Fire Marshal Beers summoned the
proprietors OF the Triangle Waist
Company and several employees Of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
ASK POLICE TO SEARCH
FOR MISSING AGED MAN.

A general alarm has been sent out
and hospitals searched in an effort to
locate II. w. Rumble. rs years old, of
So Hawthorne avenue, who left home
yesterday afternoon to pay visit in
this city. He lives with his son, w.
Everitt Rundle. Mr.. Rumble did not
reach the place he intended to visit
and when night came and no word was
received from him his son asked the
police to institute a search.
He has white hair and a white mus
tache and wore black suit and over
coat and derby. His cravat was gray.
Mr.. Rumble carries watch charm
with III. w. r.. engraved on 1t.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
MOTHER AND HER THREE
CHILDREN DIE in FIRE.
Family of Evangelist, Visiting,
Is Wiped Out.

HARRODSBURG, KY, March Elm
the destruction of the home of j. T.
veach by flames four miles from here
early today, Mrs. ]. NJ. Bridges and her
three children burned to death. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Veach. and their
three children escaped with slight
burns.
Mrs. Bridges was the wife of an
evangelist of Bath. N. c., and was Wis
iting her parents.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
MAN IDLE A YEAR HELD
FOR BEATING WIFE AND TOTS

On the charge of brrtally beating
his wife and two small children. aged
and 2 respectively, Peter Stephanski,
of 2S Avon place, was today arraigned
at the Fourth Precinct Police Court
and held in $1,000 bail to await the
action of the grand jury.
1t is said that this man had had no
work for a year. Both children, who
were in court today, were badly
bruised and showed black eyes as a
result of his treatment. One of the
children is said to have been made
deaf and dumb from his beatings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
Ne EWARK
STILL IN
DANGER
Much Done, However,
Since High Street
Fire.
CITY NEEDS MORE
BUILDING INSPECTORS
Chief Ashley Expects Another
Blaze and Consequent Loss
of Life.
NOTHING TO PREVENT A.
SECOND FIRE HORROR In
NEWARK AT ANY TIME.

Chief Ashley, of the Newark
fire department, and Chief Cor
bett, of the police department.
declare:
There is nothing to prevent
second High street holocaust In
Newark today. 1t might come,
and we will all be powerless as
long as the laws on fire-escapes
remain as lax as they are
Building Superintendent
O'Rourke says:
"Since the High street fire
more than one hundred buildings
have been made to comply with
the law, but there are still many
dangerous. Five per cent. are
still open to the peril of the same
sort of holocaust that burned out I
l41 lives in New York, but we
are inspecting them as rapidly
as we can"
Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott said
today:
1--WE are going to sleep here
again. Chief Ashley has predicted
q repetition of the High street
horror in this city, as Chief
Croker predicted it for New York,
and it. seems certain to occur.
There is nothing 1 can do until
something happens. We are tied
by inadequate. laws. The High
street factory fire investigation
fully showed that. The present
law, both State and local. does
not cover situations that present
themselves in buildings"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
FORMER MAYOR JOHNSON'S
CONDITION is GOOD.

CLEVELAND, O., March 27.-"Mr.
Johnson's condition is good,' was the
atement issued today from the sick
room of former Mayor Tom l.. john
son, whose present illness has caused
anxiety among his friends Last night
he was reported not so well, as the re-
suit of his exertions when he sat up
for while.
restful night, however. enabled
him to regain some of his lost strength.