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the morning news. Fstabllshed l* so - •- - Incorporated 1888 J. H. EBTILL. President. HARRISON AT REST ~„E EX-PRESIDENT SLEEPS AT CROWN HILL. # thousands were present. • GENERAL DEMONSTRATION OP RESPECT. Tbr Chief Maglstrrte Stood by the (.rave of His Predeceeaor and Every Grade of Life Was Repre sented In the Crowd Farther Baek. lirief Service* Held at the Home, preceding Thoae at the Church. 'H,e Services Both at the Church the Grave Simple and Impres sive—Mrs. Harrison Barely Able to lontrol Her Grief—President Mc- Kinley Remained Uncovered Throughout the Ceremony. Indianapolis, March 17.—Surrounded by fully 10,000 of his fellow citizens, the re mains of Benjamin Harrison this after noon were Interred In the family lot In Crown Hill Cemetery. Close by the grave were the members of his family, Presi dent McKinley and other visitors of dls •inctioii and the more intimate friends of G<n. Harrison. Back a distance of fifty yards, behind ropes guarded zealously by and large force of police, stood with uncov ered heads the great multitude who knew him not so well as did they who stood beside the freshly upturned earth, but who honored him and admired him quite as much. It is doubtful if any public man, at least In this generation, has been borne to his last resting place among so many manifestations of respect. Of passionate srief there was little outside of the mem bers of his family, but the tribute of re spect was universal. It came from all alike, from those of his own political faith and from those who differed from him concerning what Is best for the nation’9 good: from men who have been his life long friends and from those who knew him merely by sight and to whom he had never spoken. It came from women and children, from white and black, from all conditions and kinds of people. There was no exception anywhere to the ex pression that the nation had lost one of its ablest men and the greatest man in his generation In his own state. \merlca Well Represented. By the grave stood the chief magistrate of the nation, and behind the ropes were the street Arabs of Gen. Harrison’s city; every grade of human life In America, be tween the two, was represented in the ,rowd. and among them all there was but the one feeling, that a man had died whv was honest at all times with himself and with others, and whose ability and char acter were such as the nation could ill afford to lose. The weather, like that of yesterday, wn splendid, bright sunlight, the warm breath of spring in every breeze, nnd yet In the air a touch of winter that brought the bloca to the cheek jtnd a sparkle to the eye. The services at the church and grave were simple in the extreme, all In most excellent taste, and like the proocedings yesterday, there was an utter absence of friction in everything that was done. Al, was well ordered and well performed. At the Harrison home, before the re mains were taken to the First Presbyteri an Church, where the full service was held, there were brief exercises for the members of the family and more imme diate friends of Gen. Harrison. Possibly 15" people were present. Mrs. Harrison did not appear, but remained in her room until It was time to leave for the church. Tlic Gntlierlng at the House. President McKinley, accompanied by Gov. Durbin, the members of President Harrison's cabinet and others, sat in the parlors and the halls, and a number of them sat upon the stairs while Dr. Haines read a short passage from the Scriptures and made a few remarks touching the life and character of Gen. Harrison, as did Dr. Niccol of St- Louis. After a brief prayer by Dr. Haines these services were over. The florist’s wagon • ame to the house and a number of the larger pieces were loaded into the vehicle preparatory to being taken to the church. Word was then sent to Mrs. Harrison • hat the time had come for the body to be removed to the church and she at once came down from her room into the parlor. The Honorary’ Pallbearer*. The doors were throw:', wide open and honorary pallbearers, who were Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy of New York. John 'Var.amaker of Philadelphia, William H. H Miller of Indianapolis, John W. Noble 1 f St. Louis and Charles Foster of Fos *°ria, ()., Gen. Dew Wallace of Indian apolis, Judson HarmcAi df Cincinnati and '' ilham A. Woods of Indianapolis, came slowly down the leading to the ‘irect. After them came the active pail bearers bearing the casket. They were A I-. Mason, James Whitcomb Riley, D'ans Woolen, Harry J. Milligan, Clif ford Arrlck, William C. Bobbs, Harry S. Aew, Howard Cale, John T. Griffiths, •'.e'vton B. Tarkington, Hilton U. Brown * n <l Samuel Reid. " h " e the casket was belnV placed in ■he hearse the honorary pall bearers stood t" one side with bared heads. As the '"•arse moved front the front of the house he carriages came up rapidly and the lamily and visitors entered them. Behind the casket came Mrs. Harrison uh her brother, Lieutenant Commander "rker of the navy and little Elizabeth "rrison. Then came Secretary Ttbbetl 1! 1 ’" rR ' Tlbbett, then Mr. and Mrs. Mc , Mr - and Mrs. Russell B. Harrison. O'ti the other relatives of the dead ex ""-ident. Directly after the members of " family came President McKinley and •ov. Durbin and following them the f,; 'h'ls of the family. 1 Solid Mass of Humanity. "ere were several thousand people o,l 'id the Harrison residence as the fu "Til procession moved atvay, hut the o ’™ *aii Insignificant to that w n *' re(l * r ound the church, where there * solid mass of humanity strtchlng ~'■*** “*ay oti every sidewalk. The tie, m ‘ tre kept entirely clear by a dr. l, ,rn * n J ot Police and company Cof tha Mr* 1 * nf,ntry ’ patrolled the •! si ' u,t ou, ride the curb and nooody 010111 • cart 0 f lo t (, # church rhu,.s* r,n,tt * and ,0 ~ ofr thc w * lk ’ Th# , w,< Packed when the funeral pro * lo n arrived. 1 "her* Escorted the President. ~J’* honorary end active pall-besrrri 1 1 * l<> * r lJ r up the north renter alele t , ’* the seats at the eld*. The t*. forming in column neer the doer, JfotKmttal) JHofnittg came in the south aisle, acting as an es cort to the President, who was accom panied by Mrs. Durbin. As thc President reached the pew set apart for him the ushers turned and faced hint. He bowed his thanks for the honor and then usher ing Mrs. Durbin into the pew. followed af ter. Gov. Durbin and Secretary Cortelyou filled up the pew. Immediately in front of thc casket and behind the pall-bearers came the Rev. M I* Haines and Rev. Samuel J. Nic-ols Of St. Louis, the latter bearing a facial re semblance to Senator Hanna, although he i is a mifeh larger man. Immediately following the casket were ; Lieutenant Commander Parker and Mrs. Harrison and other relatives of the fam ily. Distinguished Men Present. Behind the pew occupied by the Presi dent were Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, Senator Beveridge, Gov. Nash and party of Ohio, Gov. Yates and party of Illinois, Congressmen Watson, Cromer, Overstreet, Steele, Crumpaeker and many other dis tinguished men. When all had taken their Beats Mr. Haines advanced to the front of the pulpit platform and, resting his left hand upon the large chyrch Bible, opened the ser vice by saying: “I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth on Me, though he w,ere dead, yet shall he live, and he that liveth and believeth on Me shall never die.” Mr. Niccols then read from I Corin thians, xv, 35-38, inclusive, after which Mr. Haines offered prayer. After the prayer the choir rendered the hymn, “Rock of Ages.” in a beautiful and impressive manner. This was Gen. Har rison’s favorite hymn and it is said it is the only one he ever attempted to sing. Following the hymn. Dr. Niccolls read portions of Scripture from the fourteenth chapter of St. John, and the 21st chapter of Revelations, after which Dr. Haines delivered the address. Rev. Mr. Hninea* Address. In his address the minister said: “Full and fitting tributes to Gen. Har rison's public career and to his high achievements have already been paid by many of you, by you who knew him so well and for long years have been as sociated with him in high places. 1 tub is no time for repetition of the life record familiar to you all. We are all mourners here to-day. There is no gathering of strangers offering a perfunctory tribute of grief. Some of us are comparative strang ers to one another, but all of us, whether from d'stant cities and states, or from this, his own commonwealth and home city, ore friends and neighbors who hold him in deserved personal esteem and honor. The story of his life, strenuous *n its endeavor, high in its ideals, persistent in its loyalty to rectitude and to country and to God. is a rich heritage. We will not | be ashamed to open that page in our na tion’s annals where his name has a fore most place. The camps and battlefields where he exhibited the devotion of a he roic soldier of his country, the courts of law in which, by ability and industry, he won a merited competence and wide fame, and kept 0 good name; the fierce, passion swept arena of political life, where he battled unto the last, courageusly and continuously, for what he believed to be principles of constitutional government; the tremendous burdens and responsibili ties of the office of chief magistrate, where he never failed to keep principle above policy and furnish the American republic an administration nobly wise Just and clean, and in the years slnde a brpad-minded citizen, close In touch with the great problems that are most affecting the lives of men, the problems of government, of education, of charity, of religion, recollection of all he has said arid done comes to us now with peculeir impressiveness. What is brought home to the minds of us all is the number of wayß through speech and pen, and deed he touched the different grades of society in the city, in the common wealth. in the nation and in the church and always touched them to finer issues. His life was diligent and many-sided in its actlvitlfy* and never stopped growing and expanding. It has seemed to many of us that that life was never more vigorous Intellectually, perhaps wider influential ly, than It was at the very time the sum mons of God came, calling His servant to come up higher The departure of such a man from the land leaves a heavier weight of responsibility ui>on you who re main. Like all really great men, he gave one the impression of a reserved power tjpon which he had not drawn, and we carried the feeling that there were re serves in his nature for achievements be yond any yet realized. It may be the In finite Father has larger spheres of ser vice for him ypnder. Of the life of that realm we know little, but we are told that there His servants shall serve Him. Was American to the Core. The fiber of his patriotism was Ameri can to the core. Fitly does the flag of the nation cover his casket and adorn the walls at this service. That flag! How must it really meant to him. How tme and time again it sent the blood racing through his veins! How his very tones would grow tremulous as Its waving folds met his eyes and his voice was uplifted In support of all that It symbolized. Pa triotism is a great word here in America and is growing greater. A distinguished scholar has declared that the development of Individual manhood Is all that is vital in human history, and that Is true. Tt Is the highest product of our civilization. “He was never false to himself. Under neath his speech and actions there was the bedrock’ of moral principle. When you reached that you reached something that was immovable. I speak of it oj n manifestation of the lower and grace of the living God In whom he believed, for at the foundation cf his character was his relllgous faith, strong and clear.” Dr. Niccolls offered prayer. The ser vices were closed with a baritone solo, “Hark, Hark, My Soul.” Thence the party were driven to the cemetery where gathered around the Har rison lot In Crown Hill Cemetery, and standing in solid masses along the wind ing road which led to the place, were thousands of people. Mr*. Harrison’* Grief. Mrs. Harrison took her place at the head of the coffin, which had been borne to thc side of the grave by the pallbeareiyi. Through the heavy mourning veil which she wore there were visible marked signs of her grief. Her lips trembled contin ually and it was evident that she kept her emotion under control by a great effort. Near her on the left was the General’s son. Russell B. Harrison, with his wife and Mr. end Mrs. McKee. Col. Harrison kept his eyes fixed upon the ca*ket. never taking them away from it during the ser vices. Mrs. Russell Harrison and Mr*. McKee were composed, but now and then a little storm of emotion would shake them, and their faces would be burled In their handkerchiefs. The brothers of Un. Harrison. John SJott Harrison and Carter B. Harrison, stood close together, old men. with fares that revealed how deeply they felt their loss. Mrs. New comer and Mr. snd Mrs. B V. Morris were together at the side of the grave The other relatives stood to tht Isft and slightly below them In the eircls, which ' was formed for the service of burial. Tl# President si the Grave. President McKinley ram* to the rsv* j with Mre- Imp bln and with j _ L( - orlUriuM| 01l fjjti, Page; SAVANNAH. GA„ MONDAY. MARCH 18. 1901. LI HUNG VERY ILL CHIXESfc STATES MAX A PHYSICAL. WRECK. HIS MIND STILL BRILLIANT. SHREWD OLD TRIMMER. BIT HE IS NEEDED SOW. Fereigs Diplomats Pay Tribute to Ills Sagacity—llls Removal Now Would Seriously Interfere With the Negotiations—German* Criti cise Withdrawal of American Troop* ns a “Great Mistake”—Brit ish and Russia Still Glare at Each Other Across Railway Siding;. Pekin, March 17.—The health of Li Hung Chang is again a matter of grave con sideration to the ministers of the Powers. Mr. Rockhill, the American special com missioner, who visited Earl LI yesterday, he is a physical wreck and appar ently in a state of utter collapse, al though mentally as brilliant as ever. Mr. Rockhill would not be surprised to hear of his death at any moment. The removal of Li Hung Chang by death or any other cause at the present moment would be very unfortunate. M. Dealers, Russian minister, said to-day: “Li Hung Chang is a great diplomat, and his influence with the Chinese court is absolutely unique. No other man in China approaches him in this respect. This influence is not temporary, but it is particularly effective at Important mo ments In the history of China like thc present.” Senor de Cologan, Spanish minister, said: “The Chinese court could not appoint a plenipotentiary of the same caliber and having equal influence with the Chinese and the foreigners. Although many of the ministers of the Powers object to his political methods and regard him as es sentially a trimmer, nevertheless they re alize that he is the best possible man to represent China in the present emer gency.” Orders have been received by United States troops to depart next month, leav ing behind only 150 infantry. The German headquarters staff assert that these instructions are "a great mis take,” alleging that it is necessary to retain a large body of foreign troops in the country for at least two years. Most of the ministers, however, take a diffier <nt view of the matter, believing that the best course is to retain a few .of the, Troops of each nation and to withdraw the ret. THE ANGLO-HUMIAN DISPUTE. Both Side* Hold Their Ground. French Soldier* Very Rowdy. Tien Tsin, March 17.—There is no change in the situation developed by the Anglo- Russian railway dispute here. The Rus sian and British forces are still repre sented by small detachments, with offi cers, encamped on opposite sides of the railway skiing. The utmost friendliness is exhibited toward each other by the op posing parties, but as a measure of pre caution the guards have been reduced to twenty-seven on each side in order to pre , vent any possible collision pending the ne gotiations. A Russian general ar rived from Pekin last evening. Owing to the persistent rowdyism of French soldiers in the British concee sion, the British authorities have been reluctantly compelled to forbid the French to enter the concession unless on duty. Maj. Hocker, of the British force, was as .-aulted this afternoon in the French con cession. The Russians continue to purchase land in their new concession. A German reconnoltering party returned to Tien Tsin to-day with thirty captured robbers. Count von Waldersee is expected to ar rive here from Kaio Chou on Tuesday. BEGINNING TO TALK RASH. Admiral Alrxtefl Charged With the Trouble at Tien Tsin. London, March 18.—The Tien Tsin cor respondent of the Standard says: “The railway dispute here Is another of the attempts of the Russian admiral. Alex leff, to create trouble, and unless he is re moved, there will be constant friction, which will eventually lead to hostilities. He loses no opportunity to thwart the English." Commenting editorially upon its Tyen Tsin advices, the Standard reminds Rus sia that "the British fleet is as potent as ever and Japan Is burning to second the efforts of any one ready to oppose the an nexation of Manchuria.” The other morning papers recognize the gravity of the situation at Tien Tsin and counsel the government to be firm, but they express themselves less aggressively. England'* Weakness Known. “A grievous blow has been Inflicted upon our reputation in the Far East,” says the Daily Mall. "Our weaknesses !nd unpreparedness for war are well known to our enemies and there is rea son to expect further surprises in the dip lomatic line. Before, however, we can put our foot down, the empire must be placed in fighting order.” There is no fear of Lord Salisbury go ing to war with Russia for a good or a bad cause, says the Daily News. "Russia Is a fit object for graceful concessions, and not a small republic to be bullied and provoked.” HAS THROWN tirK THE M AUK, Hr. Morrison Denounce* Riisvln'* New Attitude. London. March I*.—Dr Morrison, wir ing to the Time* from Pekin, soys: "Russia, by her refusal to support the Power* In their demands for the punish ment of guilty official*, has Anally thrown off tho m"k. A plea for leniency I* hardly aerlous coming from a Power whose troop* last summer were guilty of reprisals upon the Chine## warealy l**s ferocious than the act* of the Boxers' themselves. , „ . "Kuaaia's action I* only explicable a* the fulfilment of a private compact with U Hung Chong to throw the concert ovar tsoard in return for conreealcns securing h*r separate |nt#r#eta." In the course of a tat*# telegram, Dr Morrison say*: l "Coins** ottciala aay tbajf have bean In- formed from St. Petersburg that Russia abandons her claim to exclusive rights in Mongolia and Turkestan and consents to modify the stringency of her control of the civil administration of Manchuria, agreeing that the convention shall bo published as soon as It is signed in St. Petersburg a fortnight hence. "This is the first check inflicted upon Russian, diplomacy in China since Lord Salisbury was cajoled into the withdrawal of the British troops from Port Arthur In 1838, and it cannot fail profoundly to modify the situation by convincing the Chinese that there still exist international combinations capable of maintaining the equilibrium of the Far East.” BUSINESS CRISIS IN JAPAN. Industrial Development Overdone and Capital Lurking; With W’hleh to Carry on Kn!er- Prlaea. Yokohama, Feb. 16, via San Francisco, March 17.—The business depression con tinue*. and prediction* are freely made of a general crash among Japanese firms and industrial enterpriees. There does not exist here, however, tha general financial condition which leads to panics, business being conducted almost exclusively on a cash basis, while the credit system is almost unknown. The difficulty lie* in the absolute lack of capita: wherewith to carry on the great scheme of industrial development initi ated after the Chlna-Japanese war. It is beginning to be realized that Japan should have used in this direction the Chinese indemnity instead of expending It for in creased armament. A curious par adox exists. Owing to its habits of economy Japan is relatively one of the richest nations, but now it is in the depths of poverty, with its efforts at industry brought almost to a complete standstill. The remarkable stadlness of foreign stocks in the treaty ports, in spite of the genral depression, is very notice able. Dividends of from 8 to 12 per cent, keep steadily up to the mark while Jap anese investments enterprises divide still larger profits. The Chinese situation is always and very naturally the theme of Interesting comment. It is noticeable that the native papers are thoroughly in accord with the American policy. Japanese Cabinet’* Tronble*. Yokohama, March 17.—The Japanese House of Peers ha* passed the taxation bills of the government, but the hostility felt toward the Ito cabinet shows no abatement. RUSSIA. Rioting of Student* Causes State ot Siege to Be Proclaimed 111 Three title*. St. Petersburg, March 17.—1n conse quence of the rlotgus disturbances fol lowing the demonstrations promoted oy university students the government fias proclaimed a state of siege at Odessa, Kleff and Kharkoff. It is reliably report ed here that a student died at Kharkolf from injuries sustained In the disorders of March 4 In that city. Eight hundred students of the univer sity of St. Petersburg, virtually all re maining here, met last Friday, and re solved not to attend further lectures. The police subsequently arrested sixteen. Four hundred students of the technolo gical school entered the court yard of the institution to hold a meeting and the po lice inscribed all their namee. The mining academy is already entirely closed. It is reported that Count Tolstoi, who ever since his excommunication has been loudly cheered wherever he has made his appearance, is taking an active part in thc disturbances at Moscow, where the sit uation is complicated by a strike of the operatives of several large factories. PORTUGAL Tn TURMOIL A Move on Foot lo Drive Out lie Jesuits and tn Eatnhllsh n Na tional Chnreh. Madrid, March 17.—Advices received here to-day from Lisbon, dealing with the anti-Jeault demonstrations in the Portuguese capital and in other parts of the country, say; “The Jesuits here urged a very wealthy young lady named Braga to leave her heme and persuaded her to take the veil. Much excitement has been caused by a revelation of the facts of the case. “King Charles consented to receive a delegation from Oporto, strongly urging the suppression of religious congregations in Portugal and presenting a manifesto In favor of the establishment of a na tional church under papal authority, out with Portuguese priests. “The Lisbon police have seized a mani festo in favor of the Jesuits and protest ing against the demonstrations against them as ‘persecution.’ The radical pap r, conitnue to publ sh violent anti-Jesuit ar ticles, accusing the government of delib erately omitting to enforce the laws.” PRESIDENTS MAY SHAKE. If They fan Decide Which Should Come Acros* Firm!. City of Mexico, March 17.—The Mexican ccnsul at El Paso, Tex., Mr. Mallen, has returned from a three days stay at Cuer navaca. where he had on Interview with President Diaz. He say* the President Is In excellent health. There continues to be much talk here about President Diaz going to El Paso to meet President Mc- Kinley when the latter shall make hi* trip to the Pacific coast, but there seems to be some doubt as to which government should take the initiative. Each President has a high regard for the other and a meeting between them would be the first event of the kind. CABINET CRISIS AT SEOUL. Caused by Plot to Murder Lndlea of Imperial Household . Yokohama. March 17—The cabinet crisis at Seoul, capital of Korea, which arose out of the arrest of the acting minister of finance on charge* of having plotted to murder a number of the ladles of the Imperial houaeho.d. continue*. SECRET OF Oi l* SUCCESS. “Tariff and Great Alertness,” Hays London Dally Mall. London. March U ~Th# Dally Mall which make* a bid for tariff protection declare* editorial.y this morning that ”th# real eaugea of America’s wonderful com mercial aueccee may be summed up In the words, ’tariff and treat alarm®#*.' " 2 SLEEPERS BURNED PLANT SYSTEM PASSENGERS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE. LOST CLOTHING AND MONEY. TWO PULLMANS REDLCED TO TWISTED IRON. Passengers Gotten Out So Hurriedly That They Left Clothing and Per sonal Efforts Hell Ind Estimated nt *IO.OOO to *ls,ooo—Some Had to Remain Wrapped in Ulnnkets l n til . Jaekaonville Was Reached, W here They Were Supplied by the Plant System People—The l.osa on t urs Estimated ut *OO,OOO. Palatka, Fla., March 17.—Two Pullman sleeping cars, Tabita and Elmer, of train No. 32 of the Plant System, Tampa to Jacksonville, were completely destroyed at an early hour this morning at Buffalo Bluff, seven miles from this city. All that remains of them Is a mass of twisted iron, the wheels and trucks. The sleepers were filled with tourists and all wet# asleep at the time of the fire. So quickly did the flames spread that there was prac tically no time for saving clothes or valu ables. Train No. 32, first section, left at 9 o'clok Saturday night, and was due to arrive In acksonville at 7:30 o'clock this morning. Owing to there being a heavy train, it was divided and sent out In two sections. When nearing Buffalo Bluff the two ears were discovered to be burning. At the time of the discovery of the flames they had gained such a headway that it was impossible to extinguish them, and the train was run to Buffalo Bluff, where the burning cars were shoved into a sid ing and a flagmen sent back to flag the second section. The passengers In the burning cars were hurried Into the other slepers and made as comfortable as possible, mere were sev enteen passengers tn. the two sleepers, several of them being ladles. In thc hur ry of awakening and being placed in other cars sevral of this number lost their clothing and personal effects. Blankets were loaned to these who were ho un fortunate as .to lose their clothing and they remained wrapped in these until Jacksonville was reached. The news of the burning of the cars had been telegraphed to Jacksonville and when the tram reached the terminal sta tion there. Just a few minutes later, Di vision Passenger Agent F. M. Jolty, Traveling Passenger Agent A. M. Lu cas. Jr., Trainmaster Bevel of the Plant System, and Superintendent Hutchinson of the Pullman company were on hand and immediately provided for the wants of the passengers. One man lost- hts trousers and several of them were minus their coats. The la dles lost the greater part of their wear ing apparel. The railr ad officials had their measures taken for clothing, dresses, shoes, etc., and they were supplied wlt.iln a half-hour of the time of tne arrival of the train In Jacksonville. The passen gers were then sent to hotels and mad* perfectly comfortable. Tickets were sup plied them to rep.ace those burned, and by the afternoon those who desired to proceed further were on the way to their destination. At 11 o'clock this morning a special train was sent lo the burning cars. Train master Bevel, Attorney J. E. Hartridge, Supt. Hutchinson’ and Passenger Agent Lucas, together with several of the pas sengers. returned to Buffalo Bluff un i made an effort to recover what money and Jewelry was lost, but In this Ihey were unsuccessful, as the cars had burn ed to the trucks and were still hot an I smoking. The loss hi money and Jewelry Is sill to be. according to the statements of the passengers, between *IO,OOO and *ls 000. The total loss Is estimated at *60.000. MET A SHOCKING^DEATH. Woman Falls In Epileptic Fit and I* Killed by Her Pet Fat Terrier. New York, March 17.—Mrs. Carrie Co bus, living on West Eighteenth street, met death In a shocking manner to-night, being killed by her dog. Mrs. Cobur, her husband, her son and her mother lived together. Mrs. Cobur was 38 years old subject to epileptic fits. Her constant companion was a fox terrier of unusual Intelligence. Mrs. Elizabeth Broadhead, Mrs. Cobur’s mother, says her daughter went out Into the kitchen about 7 o'clock A few moments later Mrs. Broadherul heard the dog barking excitedly. ‘The mother ran out and found her daughter lying on the floor. She knew It was an epileptic attack, and dashing a pitcher of water Inlo her daughter'sf ace, she ran Into the hall and screamed for help. Philip Rockefeller, living near by, heard her and ran to her assistance. They went Into the room where Mrß. Cobur lay nnd there saw a horrifying spectacle. The pet terrior. seeing Its mistress In agony, appears to have gone mad. He flew at the prostrate woman as she writhed on the floor snd repealedly attacked her, burying its teeth in her throat and severing the jugular ve-ln. When Rockefeller tried to tear the maddened brute away It clung to the dying woman with terrible tenacity. He finally got the animal loose. It then attacked the mother and the man but they beat it off. A physician was summoned, but Mrs. Cobur had bled to death. The dog disap peared in the streets. SIX BURNED TO DEATH. Oil Stove's Deadly Work in <• tine bee Town. Buffalo. N. Y., March 17.—A apeclal to the Express from Campbelltown, N. B„ says: Six persons were burned to death last right at Little t'ascapada Quebec, as th" result of the explosion of a coal 01l stove in the house ot John Oauthrlr of Gau thier & Arsenau, merchant*. Gauthelr’s wife, who was sick In bed and live children were the victim*. Nine New Case* of Pinnae. Cape Town. Mereh 17.—Nine new casta of bubonic plague have been officially re ported In Cape Town during tha last for ty-right hout* 81* of the*# are colored person* and three European, Husain Threaten* Neprleal*. Nt. Peteraburg, March 17—The official organ of the Russian ministry of finance to-day threaten* that Huml* will make ■trlot reprisal* In can* of any raising of >. autus by Germany on HuMan yrutuota REPUBLICS TO CONFER. Conference to Ho Hold In City of Moxloo tn October, IrunaltiK Mnoh Interest. Washington, March 17— Responses have | now been received from practically all of the South and Central American re publics accepting the invitation to par ticipate in the conference of American re publics which Is to be held in the city to Mexico next October. Thc preliminary •vork of the Congress lias been directed from Washington. Several of tho repub lics already either have chosen their del egates or have names under considera tion. The Guatemalan minister In Wash ington will represent his government. It is understood that the Brazilian del egates have been chosen, and that the names of those who will represent Chill are selected, conditional upon the extent of participation which Chill will have in the Congress. The personnel of the dele gates from the United States Is beginning to attract attention, ond in South Amer ican circles there is an earnest desire that at least one of the delegates from this country shall sustain some official relation to the state department. In thu former Congress neld In Washington. Mr Blaine was a conspicuous figure, nnd the Southern republics are desirous that there lie like prominence at the coming Con gress. Among those informally mentioned are Assistant Secretary of Slate Hill, Direc tor Rockhill of thc Bureau of American Republics and John Bassett M<>ore, for merly assistant secretary of state. Mr. Moore’s name ho* come up In connection with the researches he has mode on the subject of arbitration, which promises to bo one of the most interesting themes be fore the congress, the South American republics have shown a strong Inclination towards arbitration in the settlement of their frequent boundary difficulties. Some of those interested in the congress have hoped to see it bring results similar to The Hague conference, with a permanent court of arbitration for the western re publics like that at The Hague for inter national conflicts In which the countries of Europe and the United State-, njlght be involved. None of the southern repub lics was represented al The Hague con ference. The sentiment for arbitration was strong in the last South American Con gress. and In the recent congress at Madrid It again tqok form. At the same time It has been understood that Chill might not desire to participate If the sub ject wns to be discussed in such form as to Involve the pending controversy be tween Chill, Peru and Bolivia. In signi fying her purpose to accept, the Chilian authorities said )n substance that if would be conditional upon the discussion of no topics which would Involve trending questions In which that country was con cerned. Peru, however. looks forward quite confidently to this congress as a means of presenting her view of this long pending conflict. But tn any event It Is not expected that a subject of the magni tude of arbitration can be entirely elimi nated from a congress of this character. Besides this topic. It Is expected that the congress will deal with commercial affair* of inlerest to this country and the other republics, developing means for thorough co-operation and mutual ex pansion of trade. I A VENEZUELAN OUTRAGE. ' I nlteri gtntesConsuliir Agent Tbrovrn In Prison for the Second Time in Fl* >1 on Hi n. Port of Spain, Trinidad, March IT, via Huytian Cable.—News has reached here that the United States consular agent at Barfelona, Venezuela, Mr. Ignacio H. Balz, has been arrested by the Venezue lan officials and intfTtsuncd wit limit adr qliate cause. ThiH Is the second time he haH been treated In this fashion within the last five months, and he will resign unless protected by the Washington gov ernment. It appears that several sums of money have been forced from him by the Venezuelan officials under threat of Im prisonment. The protests of Mr. Balz to Washing ton seem to have met with no response so far. Three months ago Mr. I/oomls, the. United States minister at Caracas, made a demand ujion the Venezuelan govern ment for an (fpology for the first out rage, hut his communication was quite ignored. VIENNA BANKER ARRESTED. Murdered Aged Client nnd Cremated llod>—find Been n Swell Sport on This Side. London, March 18.—The Vienna corre spondent of the Dally Express says: "A prominent bapker of Vienna, Albert Vogl. was arrested Saturday at the office of the Gale Manufacturing Company, American machine makers, whose repre sentative he was, on charge of murder ing by poison an aged client, named Tau bln, whose body he had cremated after Inducing him to make a wilt whereby Vogl obtained 812.000.” Other dispatches from Vienna say that Vogl was formerly connected with a New York newspaper and once raced with a liner across the Atlantic In a yacht with the proprietor of the paper In Question. Taubln, It appears, was u Russian Jew, a miser and a drunkard, and died In Vi enna last April. LYNCHED IN*TENNESSEE. Jury Could Not Agree and Hob Took Negro From Court House aud Hanged Him. Nashville, Tenn.. March 17.—At Tlpton vllle, In laike county, last night, a m b hanged Ike Fitzgerald to a tree near the Court House. The negro was charged with assault on a white girl. Miss Mina Daven port, 19 years old. and u trial Jury had Just reported that they could not agree, and had been discharged. A different ver dict had been expected, and a mob seized the prisoner before the sheriff could hurry him from the court room, aud hanged him to the first tree. The crime for which Fitzgerald suffered was committed sev eral weeks ago on the banks of Reelsfoot lukc. near Tlptonvllle. Miss Davenport, ! while passing a lonely spot, was assau'ted by a negro, who was mending fishing nets I and the pursuing posse arrested Fltzgor* 1 aid us the guilty person. HOICK MIMICS VERY HEAVY. Prospects of Peace Only ••Hopeful,” However. Pretoria. March IT.—The proepecte of peace are ettli considered hopeful. The • Burr loeeee ieet month were ltd killed, : tub wounded and 1.000 captured end tujr renderrd. owing to tnr heavy ralne Gen. Trench's I nan spun didUulUee arc atlU enormoua. DAILY. *8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.*I A YEAR KILLED BY LIVE WIRE PITTS HI RG FIREMAN’S SUDDEN DEATH. THREE OTHERS BADLY HURT. EXPOSITION BUILDING DAMAGED *IOO,OOO. lire Started in Felt Factory nnd Burned Fiercely—Falling Wire* Struck Trolley Wire nnd Dropped AcroMß lira** Nonale Held by Mlilrr nnd Snyder—Rntli Dropped and Two Other* Coming to Their He*, one Were Hndly Hurt. Pittsburg, Pa.. March 17.—During the progress of a fire to-day at the corner of Duquesno Way and Fort street one man lost his life and three others were badly hurt. The property loss will be fully 1250.- 000, well Insured. The dead: William Miller, driver No. 3 hose com pany. Injured: George J. Snyder, hoseman; same com pany. Harry Griffith, ladder man, tru:k C. H. E. Si’hecklcr, hose man. company 30. All Of the Injured men are In thc hos pital in rnther bad shape, but will re cover. Tile tire broke out in the boiler room of the Hiram W. French Company's hair felt factory. Just opposite the exposition miiin oullding. Through some confusion no alarm was turned in for some time, and It was fully twenty minutes after the fire was discovered before the engines reached the scene. From the felt' factory the flame* Jumped across the street and in a very short time the exposition build ing was burning fiercely. All the rtremen could do was to prevent the flames from spreading. After hard work this was ac complished. and the machinery hall, with Its valuable contents was saved. The main building was a complete wreck. Two lumber yards adjoining the felt factory soon succumbed. Gallagher & Banker lost 1,100,000 feet of lumber, and Henry Henk 350,000 feet of valuable hardwood. Three small dwellings near t thc lumber yards k-ere destroyed, but as far us known all the inmates escaped. Victims of n Live W ire. Rilllam Miller and his fellow firemen were victims ofya live wire. The Intense heat melted the'network of wires running In every direction and one of them, In falling, struck a trolley wire, the other md crossing the brass nozzle of the bos held by Miller and Snvder. Both men fell as though they had been shot. Sehe k’er and Gr filth, in going to the rescue, also were caught and both badly burned When the proatrate men were reached Miller was dead and two of the others unconscious. The Ices rn the exposition building will reach *IOO 000, fully insured. THE NEW YORK GAMBLERS. MrCnllngli Getting in Ilia Work on the “itnre Thing” People—ln strument* Seized All Crooked. New York. March 17.—Justice Jerome, before whom the men arrested In the gnmbling houses are taken when captured by agrnta of the committee of fifteen, was busy for several hours to-day holding court for the purpose of disposing of the ease* of men arrested after midnight last night In various raids. The Justice h%ld court at three of the police stations dur ing the day, Mnd committed for examina tion to-morrow morning In all twelve men accused of being Interested In the running of gambling houses up town. The pris oners were held in bonds ranging from *I.OOO to *1,500 each, with the exception of Phillips, alias Col. Potter, whose bond was fixed at *3,000. Methods employed by Superintendent of Election McCultagh, who Is managing the gambling raids for the committee of fif teen, were brought to light in the ease of Phillip*, and it is said evidence I* being gulred by Mr. McCullagh In a sim ilar manner against several elegantly lurnlshed up-town gambling resorts which are ssld to be frequented by thc wealthy class of cltlxens who indulge In the sport. lr. the case just mentioned one of Mc- Cullagh'* agents answered an advertise ment which told of how money could easily be made In a "legitimate financial business.” The agent met Phillips at an up-town hotel ar.d soon found that the enterprise was to Invest In a "sure thing" gambling game. He Invested *165 of the committee of fifteen’s motley which he lost, and when urged by the gamblers to get *EtS) more he promised to do so. Instead he brought <other agents of tho committee and warrants last night, and arrested Phillips and his associate*. The gambling outfit used was captured. The agent* of the committee of fifteen aay that all th* .gambling Implements thus far seized have been of the crooked pat tern. ROOF IN. Mr. and Mrs. Evans Narrowly Escape Heath nt Columbin—Valuable Diamonds Lost. Columbia, S. C.. March 17.—Mr. and Mrs. W. Boyd Evans, living in the northern suburbs, had a narrow escape at 4 o'clock this morning. They awoke to find the roof of their handsome home about to fall In on them, and barely escaped with their white domestic through a window. The house was burned to the foundations. Mrs. Evans had not time to rescue t\,er Jewelry case with several thousand dol lars worth of diamonds; nor did Mr. Ev ans gel his clothing, containing a wallet with *3OO. Handsome old silver and house hold effects were destroyed. Mrs. Evans was Miss Heyward of Charleston. She is quite prostrated from the shock. BI LLETS DID NOT STOP HIM. John T. khayne Marries Divorced Wife of Hurry Hammond. Chicago, March 17.—Announcement Is made here of the marriage of John T. Htiayne, the wealthy Chicago merchant, and Mr* Martha K. Hammond, former wife of Harry H. Hammond, on Thurs day last in Pittsburg. Pa. Tire wedding recall* th* aenaatlonal shooting of Shayne by Hammond nearly two year* ago In the cafe of the Audi torium Annex In tht* city, where Shayne wa* dining with Mrs. Hammond, who wan then pa rated from her hu*band. Bhayna though supposed to be faulty wounded. Pretty recovertd. Hammond, who is merchant tailor, wa* aubsdquantly tried on tha charge of atu-mrted murder and acquitted.