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THE MCVRNING OREGONIAN, FBJDAY. OOTOBEK 26, 1900.
GROWTH OF THE CITIES
fcOJffB FACTS SIOWK BY TWELFTH
- CEJfSUS.
fencre&se fa Pas$ Decade Less Than la
Preceding: One Ckaacei ia
Rank.
"WASHINGTON,. Oct 25. The Census
jBureau, In a. bulletin issued today, sum
toarSzes the returns of population, of cities
bavins 25,000 Inhabitants or .more In 1D00,
the Individual census of each of these
cities Jinying' been officially announced
fiieretofore. There are 19 of these, and
the bulletin shows that the percentage
taf "increase in their population from 1890
"to 1900 -was 22.5, as against 49 5 for the
came cities in the previous decade. The
absolute increase in the population of
these cities from 1890 to 1900 was 4,839,136,
or 82,426 less than the absolute increase
ffrom 1880 to 1890, when It was 4,921,562. The
159 cities -combined have a population in
O900 of 19,694,625, against 14,855,489 in 1S90,
md 9,333,927 in 1SS0.
Of these 159 cities, divided into four
classes, 19 had 200,000 and over, 19 had
100.000 and under 200,000, 40 had 60,000 and
under 100,000, and 81 had 25,000 and under
E0,000. In 18S0 there were but 20 citSes
"Xvhlch contained more than 100,000 lnhabl
tahts, but In 1S90 this number bad in
creased to 28, and In 1900 to 38. In 1900
vthere -are 78 cities of 0,000 Inhabitants or
more, as compared with 58 in 1S90 and
85 in 1880. The combined population in
1B00 of the 19 cities of the first class is
11,795,809, as against a population in 1890
of 8,879,105, representing an increase dur
ing the 10 years of .2,916.704. or 82.8 per
eent. The same cities showed an increase
ttrom 1BS0 to IRK) of 2,567,452, or 40.6 per
teent-
The 19 cities of t&e first class com
prlse: New "York, -which, with more than
HS,000,O50 Inhabitants, properly stands by
itself; two oltles, Chicago and Philadel
phia, each of which has a. population In
excess of 1,000,000; three cities, St. Louis,
Boston and Baltimore, which have a pop
ulation of 500,000 each; five cities, Cleve
land, Buffalo, San Francisco, Cincinnati
snd Pittsburg, which have a population
'of between 300,000 and 400,000 each; and
"felght cities, New Orleans, Detroit, .MI1
jwaukee, "Washington. Newark, Jersey
jCity, loulsville and Minneapolis, which
(ttiave a population of between 200,000 and
ifiOO.OOO -each.
New Tork, under the act of consolida
tion which became effective January 1,
1898, has grown to be a city of
nearly 3,500,000 Inhabitants in 1900,
Jfis compared with a population for
what -was formerly New York City of
te. little more than 1,600,000 in 1890 and
1 substantially 1,200,000 in 18S0. The popula
jtion of the territory now comprised Trith-
in the present limits of New York was
approximately 2,500,000 in 1890 and 1,900.000
In 1880. It is the premier city of the
, country in point of population, a position
. which it has uniformly held at each" de--cennlal
census since and Including 1790.
Chicago, with practically 1,700,000 inhab
itants, and Philadelphia with not quite
11,300,000 Inhabitants, hold the second and
.third places in 1900, the same as in 1890,
although, at the census of 18S0 their posi
tions were reversed, Philadelphia then
Slaving nearly 850,000 Inhabitants as com
pared with not much more than 500,000
for Chicago.
St Louis. Boston and Baltimore, the
next largest cities, have not changed
Itheir relative rank In 1900. Cleveland j
and Buffalo have both increased mate
rially in population during the last 10
years and now take precedence over San
Francisco and Cincinnati, which In 1890
'were the seventh and eighth places in
point of population. Pittsburg also shows
e. large Increase In population since 1890
and is now the 11th largest city in the
'country, having exchanged places with
New Orleans.
Among the most notable changes In the
sank of cities which have taken place in
'1900, as compared with. 1880, may be men
tioned that of. Seattle, which has ad
vanced from the 150th to the 48th place;
tos Angeles, from the 135th to the 36th
place; Iuluth, from the 156th to the 72d
place; Kansas City. Kan., from the 153d
to the 76th place, and Portland, Or., from
the 106th, to the 42d place. Other notice
able changes In rank from 1880 to 1900
are Tacoma from 155th to 103d, and
Spokane from 157th to 105th place.
The following-named states and terri
tories In 1900 do not contain any city with
a population of 25,000 or more: Arizona,
Idaho, Indian Territory, Mississippi, Ne
vada, . New Mexico, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Vermont and "Wyoming.
Of the whole number of cities having
25,000 Inhabitants or more in 1900, 70 are
ffound in the North Atlantic division, 48
in the North Central division, IS In the
South Central division, 12 in the "West
ern division and 11 in the South Atlantic
division. Massachusetts has the largest
number of such cities, namely, 20, and is
followed by Pennsylvania, with 18, and
'New York, with 12.
The most significant growth of cities is
that for the cities in the State of Wash
ington, namely, Seattle, Spokane and
Tacoma. These three cities combined
Jiad only 4981 Inhabitants In 18S0. but
their population had increased to 9S.7C5
In 1890 and to 155.233 In 1900. the Increase
during the past decade being equivalent
to 57.1 per cent
Nebraska is the only state in which the
combined population of the cities con
talnod therein shows a decrease from
1890 to 1900.
Of the total population represented by
tne nm ernes in isw (19,OT3,625), 10,903,696,
or 51.3 per cent. Is contained In the 70
cities situated In the North Atlantic di
vision, and 6,071,861, or 30 8 per cent. In
the 48 cities situated in the North Cen
tral division, Jleaving only 3,524.068. Or 17 9
per cent, for the remaining cities sit
uated in the other three geographical
divisions. ,
unqualified success that many officers
originally opposed to the super-imposed
turrets Siave changed their -views.
The armor question is treated historic
ally In the report and only the most
.concise statement respecting the opera
tions of the year is made, unaccompanied
by any recommendation for .the future.
It is said that the armor companies de
livered during the year 4869 tons of armor,
leaving only 1437 tons in manufacture,
which will be completed within six
months. There remains to be contracted
for 36,810 tons. Experiments .have
shown that the superiority of the Krupp
armor is limited to that above five Inches
in thickness. The bureau divided the
armor to be contracted for into two
classes with, a view to reducing the cost
by allowing thinner armor to be treated
under ordinary processes.
Of the submarine boat Holland, Admiral'
O'Neil says that while the trial runs,
probably made under favorable condi
tions, have created a favorable impres
sion, it is too early as yet to say much
in regard to the practical utility for war
purposes of boats of this type. Undoubt
edly the moral effect of their known or
suspected proximity will be considerable.
ALVORD WILL NOTGO FREE
BANK TVItl OFFBtt A REWARD FOR
HIS CAPTURE.
"Warrant loaned "for His Arrest De
faulter Said to Be in New
York.
NE7W YORK, Oct 25. As an earnest
of its Intention to pj-osecute Cornelius I.
Alvord, Jr., the thieving note teller of the
First National Bank, the responsible on.
cers of that Institution will tomorrow of
fer a liberal reward for his capture. This
decision was reached this afternoon,, fol
lowing the conference between Chief of
Detectives McCluskey and the president,
cashier and counsel of the bank. The
amount of the reward has not yet been
fixed.
At -midnight a dispatch from Mount
THE LATE GEORGE BENNETT.
KOtJTfDER OF THE TOWN OF BANDON, IN COOS COUNTY.
i
BANDON, Or., Oct. 24 George Bennett, who died at hlo home near here October 15, was
"the founder of the town of Bandon. For nearly 30 years he had lived hero and taken an
active part In the upbuilding- of not only this section, but all Southern Oregon. Deceased
was 78 years old at the time of his death. He came to Oregon In 1873, from Bandon, Coun
ty Cork. Ireland, and settled near this place. He gave his new home the same name as the
one ho had Just left Bandon, or as he delighted to write It, "Bandon by the sea."
The decrees of A. B. and B. I, were conferred on Mr. Bennett at Trinity College, Dub
lin, in the 'DOs; but, being left an estate by his fathor, vhe never actively engaged In the
practice of law. In 1869 he published a history of Bandon and a number of towns of the
West Riding of the County of Cork, Ireland, In two volumes and at the time of his death
was engaged in writing a history of Bandon of this state. His ancestors wore among the
original colonists of Bandon Brldgo, Ireland, and tho family name appears like one of the
landmarks In the land from which he emigrated. A wife and three sons survive him, two
Of whom, J. W. and G. A, are engaged In business and are well-known residents of Marsh-fleW.
Cashier Reed and others of the bank offi
cials ever saw or met Mrs. Alvord.
Mrs. Alvord became ambitious, socially
shortly after her marriage. Alvord's
business ,ambitlon changed to social am
bition. Alvord lived up to his salary the
first few years of hl3 married life. .That
he -loved his wife and was ambitious for
her .success In a social sense was shown
by the way he showered money on her.
The Evening "World says: '
"Developments this morning 'Indicate
that 'the whereabouts of Cornelius L. Al
vord are known both to his attorneys
and the ,bank officials. That no
warrant for his arrest has be&n asked
is due to the efforts of hi3 friends Ne
gotiations are now on with the .bank offi
cials in their behalf that -will lead," it is
said, to the restoration, within a few dayi
of almost half the amount stolen.. Al
vord's arrest would be an immediate bar
to restitution on his part. In1 the mean
time the man, who Is said by intimate
friends to' be in his house at Mount Ver
non, and by others to be somewhere in
the vicinity, is under close surveillance
by detectives. His escape isran impos
sibility. -
"Alvord Is said to have had an 'enor
mous sum in ready cash when 'he took
his final departure from the bank. This,
with his real estate holdings, several
blocks of securities, his wife's diamonds,'
his horses and livery and his Interest in
several New York business concerns, are
under- conlderatlon in the negptlations
between Alvord's frleifds and thtjsQ from
whom he stole. One of tho absconder's
friends asserts that Alvord"-s ' holdings,
when realized on, will make him only
HOO',000 to tho bad on the amount of his
defalcation." f "
Flsher A, Baker, counsel for 'thejDank
and one of its directors, said today that
there was no truth in a report that Al
vord had gone to. his home jast, night, or
that the bank officers knew where he .was.
Mr. Baker was asked: '
"fs It true that the bank is trying to
make an arrangement with, Alvord
through lawyer Miller for the .return of,,
much of the stolen money?" i
"We would be foolish not to recover all
we can, but would not think of compro
mlslng with a thief." ,
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but more intimate knowledge of their
'qualities will be (necessary before a cor
rect -estimate of their military value can
be made. t
One of the appendixes to Admiral
O' Nell's report Is made by Lieutenant
StraUbs, in command at the proving
grounds at Indian Head, where an explo
sion occurred last: night His remarks
on the question of stability of smoke
less ponder are timely In view of one
theory that the explosion resulted from
spontaneous combustion of such powder.
He says in his report:
"In a new explosive, the question, of
stability is one that occupies the first
place. A sample of five-Inch powder that
had been in a magazine of the Marble
head for two years was recently tested
at the proving grounds. It does not show
the least deterioration in ballistic qual
ities nor does It give any , evidence pt
having altered chemically. Another sam
ple kept In a magazine here for one year
shows equally good results."
Vernon said Alvord was in New York in
the home of an intimate friend.
If any negotiations have been going on
looking to the restitution of part of the
$700,000 stolen by the note teller of the
First National Bank, they were broken
off abruptly today. United States Com
missioner Shields Issued a warrant for
Atyprd's arrest late -in the afternoon.
Captain McCluskey, of the detective bu
reau, was authorized to place the de
faulter under arrest, and the services of
the Plnkerton detective agency, which
had been engaged to keep Alvord under
surveillance, were dispensed with. The
affidavit on which the warrant was is
sued was made by Fisher A. Baker, one
of the directors of the bank, and its chief
counsel, and the charge was embezzlement.
CHECK FORGERS..
Operating: as Agrents of Republican
Campaign Committee., .i
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. Operating under
the cloak of agents of the Republican
Campaign Committee, rogues, have suc
ceeded' in obtaining probably $100,000 on
forged checks In this city and through
the state. Their method of operation Is
shown In the case of H. M. Cook, who
Is under arrest on" the charge of passing
bogus checks bearing the natae of M. L.
Muhleman, treasurer of the Republican
National Campaign Committee.
Cook, It Is alleged, induced W. J.'Wright
to deposit checks purporting' to repre
sent 51100 to his account In the Mount
Morris Bank. These all bore Mr. Muhle
man's name. Cook explained that they
were contributions to tho Republican
fund, and the committee not desiring to
let the amount of" the subscriptions be
generally known had arranged to cash
the checks In different banks. '
Wright gave Cook J1100 in cash, and a
few days ago the prisoner appeared again
wlth$1700 In checks. The "bank officials
beganj an investigation and found that
the checks had been forged. Other simi
lar transactions have been reported from
the Interior, which lead to the'supposltion
that, the, total receipts by the forgeries
will not fall short of 5100,000. "
Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss, of tho
National Committee, says that Cook had
no connection with that body. Mr. Bliss
said Coolo was once associated with a
subtreasury official and once had under
taken to organize a political literary bu
reau, and in that way had secured let
ters from the members of the committee.
On the strength of these letters the man
had obtained funds. The ' sum of 59000
had 'been traced to him, Mr. Bliss said.
He believes that the real sum obtained
by Cook is greater.
DANISH WEST INDIES.
The Islander Once Favored Annexation.
NEW YORK, Oct 25 Officials of the
ADMIRAL -O'NEIIS REPORT.
Summary of the Year's "Wort of the
Ordnance Bnrean.
WASHINGTON. Oct 25 -The annual
report of Admiral O'Neil contains an in
teresting summary of the Important de
velopments of the year In the matter of
naval ordnance and armor and powder.
The estimates for the next year, which
aggregate 47.457.S55, include a single Item
of 54,000.000 under the head of increase
of the Navy armor and armament. The
Admiral makes no recommendation on
the armor question. There are also items
of 5500,000 for a new magazine at Boston;
5500,000 for reserve ammunition; 5500,000
ior smoxeiess powaer ana 5323,429 for the
Washington NavyYard and proving
grounds and a new battery for the Balti
more. For reserve guns for the auxiliary
cruisers to be kept in readiness for In
stant .service, there is an Item of $250,000
The Chief of Ordnance says that such
progress, has been, made in his work that
all of the -guns will be ready for the
Mps now building when they are com
plete. An in creased supply of all kinds
of ammunition has been accumulated
and large quantities sent to the Asiatic
station. Next year will show an unusu
ally large number of finished guns turned
o?it "Promising results have been at
tained with an eight-Inch gun, in which
the" breech-plug is conical, surrounded by
a continuous screw-thread, which locks
perfectly with one pull -of a lever. This
gun has been fired six shots per minute,
an extraordinary accomplishment for a
gun of this heavy character. It is rec
ommended that the Baltimore's battery
be modernized while she Is being over
Jiauled so as to give her 12 six-inch naval
rifles, a good secondary battery.
Large quantities of excellent smoke
less powder were procured during the
year from privAte manufactories and the
iiew battleships, as well as the Atlanta,
have been supplied with It while a stock
has been accumulated for general use.
Admiral O'Neil praises the double tur-
a jrfc HTStom, Which he says is such an
Administration, says a Washington spe
cial to the Herald, decline to discuss the
reported dissatisfaction among Inhabit
ants of the Danish West Indies over the
proposed sale of the islands to the United
States, taking the ground that no offi
cial Information has been received on the
subject
It is understood, .jjpugh. that tne is
land press reflects lne" true sentiments of
the people of the Islands Secretary Sew
ard's treaty, negotiated during Johnson's
Administration, asked for an expression of
opinion by the inhabitants, and they vot
ed by an overwhelming majority In favor
of transfer to the United States. The
treaty was pigeonholed by Senator Sum
ner, and the Senate never had an op
portunity to act upon it The people of
the island felt that a slight had been put
upon them and the evident result has
been a change of sentiment
Negotiations with the Danish Govern
ment are likely to be carried on actively
the coming Winter, and possibly a treaty
for the annexation of the Islands will be
submitted to the Senate. The Govern
ment, however. Is not disposed to pay
57,000,000, the price asked by Denmark.
Duty on French. Liquors. .
WASHINGTON, Oct 25. Assistant Sec
retary Spalding has instructed the Col
lector of Customs at New York to liqui
date all entries of cordials, liquors, etc..
Imported from France as not falling with
in the scope of the reciprocity agree
ment with that country. This order.
which reopens the question of rates under
the agreement was decided upon for the
reason 'that under similar reciprocal
agreements with Portugal, Germany and
Italy, the department has held that such
agreements embrace only such, brandies
and other spirits as are mentioned in par
agraphs 289 and 292 of the Dingley tariff
act which do not, It is contended, Include
liquors. A few months ago the United
States Court for the Southern District of
New York, decided that cordials are
known in France as liquors, and should
be admitted at the new treaty rates. The
effect of this new order will be to bring
the matter before the courts.
Admission of Chinese "Women.
WASHINGTON, Oct 25. The Secretary
of -the Treasury, acting on the decision
of the Solicitor of the Treasury, has held
that the wife of a Chinese native-born
citizen of the United States Is entitled -to
admission Into the United States, regard
less of tho provisions of section, 1SS4, Re
vised Statutes. Such right -to land does
not depend on the status of-her husband
as a -merchant even if It Is held that the
exclusion laws apply to a Chines mer
chant who Is native born, but rather on
her higher right hot to be separated from
her husband who Is legally entitled to live
In the country of his birth.
AliVORD'S ESCAPE.
Tvro Mount Vernon Men Snw Him
Drive Through the City Last Night.
NEW YORK, Oct 26. The World this
(Friday) morning Bays:
"Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr., who Is said
to have stolen 5700,000 from the First Na
tional Bank, was driven through Mount
Vernon last night at 6:30 o'clock, accord
ing to two residents of that city who
know Mr. Alvord well. Alvord, It Is said,
was in a two-horse coupe rockaway and
was accompanied by three men, besides
the driver. The vehicle was not one from
Alvord's stable, though It did not have
the appearance of being a livery stable
carriage. The men who say they saw
Alvord are confident that they could not
be mistaken. Both are reputable men
and have known Alvord for years.
'.'Patrick J. Ring, owner of the People's
Opera-House, in Mount Vernon, renortod
vlast evening about 8 o'clock to Police
commissioner John Dewltt that he had
seen Alvord in a carriage driving along
First street in a southerly direction.
Commissioner Dewltt went to police head
quarters to report what Ring had said
to Chief Foley. The latter was out of
town, having come to this city early In
tne arternoon relative to the Alvord mat
ter. Aother man who is also positive that
he saw Alvord In a carriage is Fred
Weber."
The Paterson Murder.
PATBRSON, N. J., Oct 25 -Sculthorpe,
the man who drove the cab In. which Jen
nie Bosschleter, the young silk mill em
ploye, died last Thursday night said to
day that a woman whose name He does
not know was In the saloon at .the time
the girl's drink wa3 drugged. This wom
an, he says, helped Kerr, McAHster,
Campbell and Death to put the girl into
the cab, and stood by until the vehicle
started away. The police are searching
for this woman and also for the drug
clerk who sold chloral to McAU3ter. He
has disappeared, but it Is thought he has
not left Paterson. Scuthorpe say3 he be
lieves the unknown woman was a Btran
ger in Paterson.
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the recognized creators of fashion in New York and abroad
are exhibited here in colossal and comprehensive assortments.
The garments we show are made by those known as
leaders in the tailor craft of this country, and whose produc
tions have attained the highest points of perfection.
While our stock is of an exceptionally high-class charac
ter, it is not necessarily of a high price.
We show good, well-made, all-wool suits at $10.00; suits
that we can tack our guarantee to with the same good faith
that we do in the higher prices.
An extra heavy weight and an extra good value in Men's
Blue Serge Suits, both single and double-breasted styles, at
$12:00. These are hand-finished garments and guaranteed
color fast.
5 Oxford, Stone Gray and Combridge Vicuna and Cassimere suits, swell specimens of
H tailoring, at-$15.00; every seam stayed, every detail of construction perfect.
H One great section of our floor is piled high with Men's Fall Suits of distinct character.
S Fancy Scotch Over Plaids, Tan Shades, Brown Mixtures, and the new greenish-tints. Gar-
Ej ments cut from both foreign and domestic fabrics, garments that show the top notch of
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Investigation In Progress.
Professor White's Murderer.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 25. Henry Iv
ory, colored, charged with complicity In
the brutal murder of Professor Ray Wil
son White, the law instructor of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has been, con
victed of murder In tho first degree.
Professor White was murdered with a
railroad coupling-pin and robbed on the
street on Saturday night, May 18. Ivory,
Amos Stirling and Charles Perry, all
colored, were arrested. Ivory and Perry
made confessions, accusing Stirling of
having committed the murder. They ad
mitted having shared In the property stol
en from Professor White's possession.
Stirling and Perry are yet to be tried.
Another Embezrler.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25. C. D. Snapp, confi
dential agent for Caldwell & Smith, cot
ton brokers, of Memphis, Tenn., was ar
rested here today, charged with embez
zlement of $32,000.
AliVORD'S SOCIAX, AMBITION.
That and His Extravagance Caused
His Downfall.
NEW TORK, Oct 25. In apartments
that cost ?20 a month, on the third floor
of a flat .house- In Harlem, live the father
and mother of the wife of Cornelius L.
Alvord, the defaulting bank teller. Thev
are Mr. and Mrs Charles Benedict Tho
Benedicts are simple folk, and poor.
They make no pretenses and live with
in the salary paid the old husband as
bookkeeper In a butchering establish
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Benedict have seen little
of their only daughter In the last sev
eral years. She seldom came to see them,
so It Is asserted. In fact, the neighbors
and friends of old Mr. and Mrs. Benedict
thought them childless. They attributed
the devotion they 'showered on each other
to the fact that they had no children.
'It was IS years ago that Alvord mar
ried Jennie Benedlot, the handsome
blonde" girl of 23, living with her father
and mother In East One Hundred and
Twelfth street Benedict thought Alvord
a steady, hard-working fellow. His
daughter, according to his way of think
ing, made an excellent match. No one
ever said that Alvord was dissipated then.
He was not known to have a single bad
habit. His sole ambition was centered In
his business. That he cared nothing for
society was shown by his marrying a
poor girl who was a stranger to even the
social set in which he, the bank clerk,
was recognized.
' Alvord's social ambition and hjs love of
extravagance Is believed to have taken
root when he gave a reception to his
brldo in a flat In which they lived shortly
aner nis marriage, au tne omcers ot lost his life in doing so. , He, alwavs
tne oanK were invited to this recentlon. served m. fnitVifnii . t & .. w
iTbia,,lt'l said, waa the only-tlm, that I torest in him." , '
Woman's Home Missions.
OHIOAGO, Oct. 23. The Worean's Home
Missionary Society concludfcp'ts annual
meeting last night The nexx convention
will be held In New York City. The fol
lowing appropriations and pledges were
made:
Washington Training School. Washing
ton, D. C, appropriated, $62,403; pledged,
$S00. Marcy Home Chicago, appropriat
ed, $3310: pledged, $SSS. Watts De Peys
ter Homo, Tivoll. N. T.,' appropriated
$3650; pledged, $US0. Mother Jewet's Home,
York, Neb., appropriated, $10,016; pledged,
$1440. Sidney Hospital, Washington, ap
propriated, $13,16fi; pledged, $50 Stick
ney Home, Lynden, Wash., appropriated,
$1880; pledged, $700. Jesse Lee Memorial
Home, Unalaska, Alaska, appropriated,
$44C0; pledged, $2350. Hawaii, appropriat
ed, $2500: pledged, $2S0. Immigration work,
appropriated, $6069.
Drank, Carbolic Acid.
NEW YORK. Oct 25. Mrs. Mabel Han.
son, 23 years of age, who lived with her
mother and two elder sisters, on the top
floor of a handsome apartment-houe on
West Sixty-first street, died at her home
today from the effects of a dose of car
bolic acid. The fainlly is not communi
cative as to tho matter, and claims that
it is certain that Mrs. Hanson took the
acid by mistake. It is known, however,
that sher purchased 10 cents worth of car
bolic acid In a drug store leas than half
an hour before her death. The woman's
husband, Charles Hanson, is in San Fran
cisco, where, It Is said, he Is In the fur
business. Mrs. Hanson has been visiting
here for about three months.
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Hobson and Sampson.
BOSTON, Oct 25 Rear-Admiral Samp
son said regarding Lieutenant' Hobson's
speech, In which ho praised the braverj
and skill of Admiral Sampson,, and said
he -was dying of a broken heart":
"When Hobson was -here he asked me If
ho might say something to the people of
his section about me. I said he might. I
knew he would ndt- say anything im
proper. Hobson is a fine follow, -who
performed his duty well, and who nearly
WASHINGTON, Oct 25. Admiral
O'Neil, chief of the Ordnance Depart
ment, received a telephonic message this
morning from the proving ground at In
dian Head that about 10 o'clock last
night a fire and several explosions oc
curred in one of the filling-houses and
magazines. The cause of the explosion Is
unknown at present but an investigation
Is in progress. No other damage was
done and no one was injured.
This massage was received from Lieu
tenant Fulllnwdder, who Is second in
command at Indian Head. At the time
he sent it Lieutenant Strauss, command
ant at the proving ground, was on his
way to Washington on the dispatch-boat
Santa Barbara, to make his report on
the occurrence directly to headQuarters
here. As soon as it became known offi
cially that no one had been Injured,
great relief was expressed.
The building where the first explosion
occurred Is technically known as "cart
ridges," being a place where the brass
'shells which are used in the small-caliber
rapid-fire guns are filled with powder. I
It Is distant about half a mile from the '
wharf where the boats land, and from .
the point where the armor-plate test oc
curs. Within 100 feet on one side and '
about SCO feet on the other are two other
buildings, one designated on the official
map "magazine" and tho other marked
"dark." These buildings are used for
powder storage, and it is not yet posi
tively known whether they have all been
destroyed or not If they have, the loss
as far as buildings are concerned Is
slight. They were constructed lightly,
with a view to avoiding confinement of
the powder contents in case of fire. ,
Within the three buildings were stored '
about 15 tons of brown powder and 10
tons of smokeless powder. The latter, '
when not closely confined under pressure,
is not explosive, but creates a vast flame,
and Admiral O'Neil sajs It was the fire
blazing from the smokeless powder which
gave rise to the belief that a great acci
dent had occurred. Near the powder
houses stand the residences of half a
dozen employes at the proving grounds
and their, families. That no one was in
jured is accounted for by the prudence
which located the magazines in ravines,
affording the protection of encompassing
hills in the vicinity. The big powder
factory, representing a large expenditure
of Government money, was never in dan
ger from the fire and explosion. It Is be
tween two and three miles distant In a
straight line from the scene of the disas
ter, with hills ljlng between.
It Is always difficult to fix the respon
sibility In such cases. The Admiral
thonirht flint snrriA worUmnn r thn vicin
ity yesterday may have been careless and '
left a burning cigarette or match, which I
started a fire that smoldered until night
fall, when It came In contact with the I
powder. On the other hand, there Is al- ,
ways a possibility, which naval officers '
do not like to recognize, of gome chem
ical change having taken place in the
powder, which resulted In spontaneous
combustion.
As soon as the explosion became known
there was a rush of reporters and others
toward the proving grounds. This is a
point very difficult of access, being about
30 miles down the river from Washington
and off the line of direct communication.
Newsgatherers were excluded from the
proving grounds proper by the rigid rule
of the Navy Department. Admiral O'Neil
refused to suspend the rule In this In
stance on the grounds that the safety of
the visitors as well as the Government
property and the Interest of the Gov
ernment work required their exclusion
from the grounds. He volunteere. how
eve, to ascertain all the facts, in paoa
Aathey; CQiQdlaaof Interest to .tatL1
public, and freely to give them out,
which promised he redeemed.
The last accident of the kind at Indian
Head occurred about six months ago,
wihen Lieutenant Strauss, the command
ant, was injured. Fire was discovered
In the shellhouse and the officer ven
tured into the shellhouse and endeavorea
to prevent an explosion. Some of tho
shells, however, exploded, and he was
slightlxhurt. The loss on that occasion
was trifling.
The loss from last night's explosion Is
estimated by Admiral O'Neil at between
$10,000 and $15,000 on the powder and am
munition. The loss to the buildings is
considered trifling.
oared shell race, to take placo within t'J
year.
Structural Ironworkers' Wages.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct 25. The Na
tional Association of Bridge and Structu
ral Ironworkers, In session here today,
adopted a universal wage scale, fixing the
rate at 50 cents an hour, with eight
hours as a day's work. The scale will
go Into effect next May. It was also de
cided to send an organizer to South Af
rica and Egypt to organize structural
ironworkers In those countries.
Robledo Praises Filipinos.
SStiW IORK. Oct. 2 At a. hi-n-
given by the Filipinos here to Ttr.m,41jj
Hobledo, the Spanish ex-Mlnlster of Jl
nee. says a Paris dispatch to the Tlr
the latter made a warm speech encouil
lng the Filipinos. He said that they ll
me sympatny or Spain, and called
united fatates a "robber nation.' Sen
rwoieoo saw neip would come to ttj
Filipinos If they kept up the struggle.
' - m i i i M
Will Renonncc' Ills Rljrhis.
BERLIN. Oct 25. The Berliner To
blatt publishes a special disnatch fr-
Budapest which says that the Austri
heir-apparent. Archduke Francis FertiJ
nand. will shortly renounce the succJ
slon to the throne In favor of his broth?'
utto, ana the latter's son, ArchduVi
Charles.
Berkeley Challenges Washington.
BERKELEY, Cat, Oct. 25. The oars
men of the University of California have
decided to place Intercollegiate boat rac
ing in the list of sports followed nt Berke
ley, and with that end in view the boat
ing association has issued a challenge to
the University of Washington for a four-
Dnilj'TrenHnry Statement.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Today's stati
ment or tho Treasury balances In IN
general fund occlusive of the $150,000.':
gold reserve In the division of redemptl.
shows:
Available cash balance $133.048 0"!
Gold 8S.064.C.
Registration of voters at Hailey is ovu
400. More women will vote than twe
years ago.
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