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.A- O- XT- "W &T -k -rT lilBEAHY, IxbVabV Portland, - Oregon. . . Ore: - portta38 VOL. XLL NO. 12,568. PORTLAND, OREGON, MARCH 25, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ACA. ' .3feJf !k nTHi Vr b i- srJ llEV yffl ifjfA RM 2SIIB A. . (4 A. L A A. A r5W Pi- Xi rVJmS& M M At A A AAA A A A ,A JA JWIwM ' Wf pPI llwl YELLOWSTONE BOTTLED IN BOND. THE GREATEST AMERICAN WHISKY ROTHCHILD BROS. AGENTS THE NEWEST MOUNTS THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS BIumauer-Frank Drug Co. PartlaRd, Oregon Let Us Spray We ore Headquartors for PARIS GREEN LONDON PURPLE ARSENIC SULPHUR POTASH, Etc, Etc ha u VLl M 11JLJUJJ See the new policy contract of the Equitable Life Assurance Society before signing an application for life insurance in any other company. It trill take only a few minutes to investigate, and It may save you months or years of regret. L. Samuel, manager, 30G Oregonlan building, Portland, Or. FHIL 1IETSCHAN. Pre. SEVENTH AND WASHINGTON CUAKGE OF MANAGEMENT European Plan: .... $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day LEAD THEM ALL PORTLAND. AMERICAN PLAN THE rTSSj- "e:. " t . COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemea. The mannse ment will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod ern Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Manager. MRS. NATION ORDERED OUT Governor of Soldiers' Home Had Po lice Escort Her to Train. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 21. After an eventful day at Lieavenworth, Kan., Mrs. Nation arrived here this evening, and left immediately for St. Louis, en route for Cincinnati, where she is booked to de liver half a dozen lectures. It was be lleed she would make an attempt at "Joint" smashing at Leavenworth, but two policemen remained with her all the time she was in that city. She wanted to make a speech in the Leavenworth Opera-House, but the house was locked against her. She then attempted to speak on the public square, but the officers stopped her. Later she went to the southern part of the city and addressed an audience of 500 people on a vacant lot. She visited the National Soldiers' Home at Fort Leavenworth, and began abusing Governor Rowland for allowing a can teen to be ryn on the grounds. After listening to her a short time the Gov ernor called a Captain of Police and had her escorted oft the grounds and placed on a car for the city. Along the route from Leavenworth to Kansas City she made rear-platform speeches at every stop. Funds for TnsUccgce Institute. NEW YORK. March 24. Booker T. Washington tonight announced that as a result of the meeting held last Monday evening in this city by the Armstrong Association of the Tuskeegee Institute, 520,500 has been given or promised, Includ ing $10,000 from Mrs. C. P. Huntington, which may be used for the endowment of the institution. Towards the $25,000 for the current expenses necessary to be secured before the gift of $20,000 promised by women of Brooklyn Is available, 513.SO0 has been received. 20-26 North First Street PORTLAND, OREGON YOUR TREES. Send for Prices. WOODARD, CLARKE SCO. Wholesale Chemists, 4th and Wash. Streets W mill EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. 0. Mack & Co. 86-88 Third St, Oppcslte Cbinkr of Commerce C W. XNOWLE3. MXT. STREETS. PORTLAND, ORE001 First Coinsud CLEAR HAVANA KEY WEST CIGAR.... BIumauer&Hoch9108-110 Fourth St. SOLE DISTRIBUTERS'. ORTLAND OREGON W $3.00 PER DAY and upward. (its MITCHELL IN NEW YORK. Will Consult With Coal Companies to Avert a Strike. NEW YORK, March 24. President Mitchell, of the United Mineworkers' Union, Is in this city, with the intention of seeing J. P. Morgan and the heads of the important coal companies to consult about the situation In the coal fields for the purpose. If possible, of averting a strike. Mr. Mitchell has so far been unable to see Mr. Morgan, as the latter only ar rived from Washington late tonight Employers Given More Time. PITTSBURG, MchLThe meeting of the Monongahehtraoon Company employes today to tajMractlolTon the com pany's refusal to reinstate' several" dis charged men, voted to extend the time for the company toanswer until Wednes day. The sentiment, among the men seems to be that a strike will be declared on then should the company refuse to ac cede to their demands.- Cut Herself In a Frightful Manner. TOLEDO, O., March 24. Mrs. G. Brun schnelder, residing near the city limits, last evening with a pair of scissors, cut oft all the toes of her left foot, both ears close to the head, and about an Inch of her nose. She then cut out a portion of her right cheek. Inflicted five gashes In the left cheek, and removed every vestige of skin of her left forearm. She also lascerated the right arm In a horrible manner. Nothing was known of the affair until her husband, who was absent during the night, returned home this morning and found her in bed in a semi-conscious condition. Her recoi'ery Is doubtful. It is thought the woman was temporarily Insane on account of dom estic troubles. KILLED AT A DANCE Hood River Man Shot While Eating With Friends. JEALOUSY SUPPOSED MOTIVE Assassin Fired Through a Window and Escaped in the Darkness "-Authorities Watching & Suspect. E. Benjamin, a logger, 29 years old, who lives near Hood River, Or., was shot to death at a dance at Underwood's Landing, Skamania County, between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday morning. Benjamin and several of the dancers were seated at table and the assassin fired through a window from the outside. No trace of the murderer has been found. A man with whom Benjamin is believed to have had trouble Is suspected and the Washington au thorities are watching him. The motive Is supposed to have been jealousy, grow ing out of a love affair. Saturday evening a dance was given at the home of William Wendorf, a farmer living a mile and a half from Under wood's Landing. Among the guests wns E. Benjamin. About 1 o'clock yesterday morning, when the dance was at its height In the barn about three rods from the house, a party of the pleasure-seekers, Benjamin among them, left the hall and gathered In the dining-room of the Wendorf residence, where refreshments were being served. Seated at the table there were, besides Benjamin, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Ellis Baker, Abraham Ames, William Underwood, Miss Maggie Underwood, Mrs. Nellie Brown, William Jones, Mrs. Olsen, P. L. Burns and Miss Adie Burns. Benjamin sat near the window, and next to him was Mrs. Nellie Brown. Sud denly the members of the party were startled by a shot through the window. As they rose In alarm from tholr seats, they saw Benjamin reel and fall on his face, with his arms doubled up under him. He had been Instantly killed. The bullet entered the brain behind the left ear and passed out below the left eye. The murder of Benjamin created con sternation among the dancers. All the men in the party rushed out to seek the assassin, but no trace- of him was found. Darkness had covered his flight, and the confusion after the shot had given him time to make good his escape. Men were sent to Hood River, Or., to summon the Coroner and the Constable. As the crime had been committed outside of their juris diction they were powerless to act. The Sheriff and the Coroner at Stevenson, Wash., were hurriedly summoned. Benjamin moved to Hood River from The Dalles two years ago. He was a logger and had been working of late on a logging cpntract four miles from Un derwood's Landing. Benjamin's friends and the eye-witnesses of the murder know no motive other than possible jealousy which the assas sin might have felt because of some love affair. They say he had trouble with a man upon whom suspicion Is thus In directly cast, but against whom they have no direct evidence to warrant a specific charge. No one was seen lurking around the Wendorf place Saturday evening, and no one of the party caught a glimpse of the man outside the window before or after the shot was fired. Underwood's Landing Is directly across the Columbia from Hood River. The house where the tragedy occurred Is oc cupied by William M. Wendorf, who owns a fruit ranch. He Is a brother-in-law of Police Sergeant John T. Moore, of this city. John L. Wendorf. of the gro cery firm of Wendorf & Vaughn, 321 Third street, Is a brother. Some years ago both of the Wendorf boys had a grocery store In this city, but they sold out and started fruitgrowing at Underwood.'s Landing. John L. Wendorf subsequently returned to Portland. MAN NAMED GREEN SUSPECTED. Was Seen With n Rifle Near Under wood's. THE DALLES. Or.. March 24. The shot which killed Benjamin was fired at such close range that the room was filled with powder smoke, showing that the murderer must have placed his weapon against the window in order to take careful aim. Mrs. Brown was struck In the shoulder by a portion of the bullet, which split In the flight, receiving a slight wound. The authorities suspect a man named Green, who has been employed about the settlement for some months, and who was known to bear Benjamin ill will. Benja min was employed by Nicholal & Cam eron as the foreman of their logging camp on the White Salmon, where Green was an employe until his jealousy of Benja min caused him to leave the camp, after a violent outbreak of temper. It is said that Green had become insanely Jealous of a woman in that neighborhood to whom he imagined Benjamin had paid some at tention. Once he became so frenzied that he threatened Benjamin with a shotgun, swearing he would kill him if he remained in the vicinity. To these threats Ben jamin at first paid little attention. He finally concluded that Green was danger ous, and swore out a warrant for his ar rest on a charge of threatening to kill. This warrant was never served, as Green suddenly disappeared from the camp. Nothing was heard of him until yester day, when he was seen by several "persons near White Salmon, carrying a rifle. Search for him has been going on today, with no result. Benjamin left a wife. He was a mem ber of the Odd Fellows and Workmen orders. IN OPERATION TODAY. Combine Which Will Control Manu facture of Tin Cans. NEW YORK, March 21. The Journal of Commerce tomorrow will say: The new can consolidation will go into practical operation today, the work of taking over and paying for the constitu ent properties having been completed Sat urday. The various plants will from now on be operated for the American Can Com pany. Pending the transfer of the prop erties, quotations on cans were with drawn. It Is now intimated that the new price list will show a substantial advance. It is also reported that the American Tlnplate Company Is about to make ad vances In tlnplate prices. As already stated it Is probable that Edwin Norton will be president of the company, and that W. H. and J. H. Moore will be mem bers of the board of directors. It Is fur ther said that the American Tlnplate Company will have representatives on the new board. An Interesting feature of the consolidation, It Is understood, Is that all the vendors have signed an agreement not to engage In the manufacture of tin within 1500 miles of Chicago within a period of 15 years. It is known that sub scribers to the underwriting syndicate, so-called, received 100 shares each of pre ferred and common stock for every 510. 000 cash paid In. The "vendors were asked to name their respective prices on a cash basis. The latter were offered the choice of receiving cash or preferred stock to an equal amount of the cash price, with a bonus of common stock to the same amount. It is understood that 75 per cent or more of the vendors took stock. Judg ing from the manner In which the Amer ican Tlnplate Company, and In fact the new Industrials generally have been financed, there Is reason to assume that the organizers of the new company will receive a large amount of stock as a commission for their services. The total cost of all the properties Is known only to a few Insiders. It Is understood that the tin consolidation will control practical ly the entire can Industry of the United States, so far as manufacturing for the open market Is concerned. r . CHARGED WITH KIDNAPING Merchant Disappears With 13-Year-Old irl. MOBILE, Ala., March 24. W. H. Stev ens, aged 55, a merchant of Lucedate, Miss., Is being searched for by the au thorities. Stevens is charged with hav ing kidnaped the 13-year-old daughter of B. M. Stearns, of Lucedate. It Is charged that Stevens boarded wlh the family and on Wednesday took the girl to Mobile. With them was J. A. Freeman, who has been arrested on the charge of assisting In the affair. Freeman says Stevens and the. girl intended getting married, but up to Saturday night the ceremony had not been performed so far as Is known here. The local officers went to the place where Stevens and the girl had been stopping, but they had left. The father of the girl and a number of friends are as sisting In the search for her and Stevens. Threatened by Kidnapers. NASHATLLE, Tenn., March 24. "Kid napers and Dynamiters" Is the signature to a letter received by Joseph Schneider of this city on Friday. The letter In formed Mr. Schnerder that unless he placed $300 at a certain spot In Cumber land Park by Saturday, afternoon, one of his children would bn kidnaped or his house blown up with dynamite. No harm has yet come to the Schneider home, although the demands were not complied with. The police are at -work on the case. Kidnapers Demand $700. MILWAUKEE, March 24. The police department reports tonignt that J. M. Morgan, a prominent real estate man of this state, recently received a letter from some one, threatening to kidnap one of his children unless he handed over $700. The letter contained a reference to two mines in which Mr. Morgan Is Interested. Mr. Morgan turned the letter over to the po lice. i THE DEATH ROLL. Lorln Blodgittan, Statistician. PHILADELPHIA. March 24. Lorln Blodglttan, eminent statistician, and one of the foremost authority on the higher economies, died in this cTly today, aged 78 years. He was a graduate of the Geneva, now Hobart College. In 1S61 he was an assistant In the Smithsonian In stitution at Washington. His works on atmospheric physics were among the first published In this country. In 1S63 he took charge ofthe financial and statisti cal division of the Treasury Department, and later became general appraiser of customs in this city. Subsequently he was made chief of the customs division of the treasury. Frank B. Wright, Publisher. CINCINNATI. March 24. Frank B. Wright, publisher of Chic, and connected with Cincinnati papers for 20 years, died suddenly today, aged 42 years. His wife died of pneumonia at 8 o'clock this morn ing. He had been worried about her while afflicted with pneumonia himself, and died In a few hours after his wife expired. One of Organizers of Foresters. CHICAGO, March 24. William Dormln, one of the organizers in 1SS3 of the Cath olic Order of Foresters, died here tonight Mr. Dormin was superintendent of the mailing department of the Chicago Rec ord and Dally News. Judge Joseph M. Bartholomew. BISMARCK, N. D., March 24.Judgo Joseph M. Bartholomew, for 10 years Jus tice of the Supreme Court of this state, dropped dead today. Mrs. Narclssa South Fltzpntrlck. FRANKFORT. Ky., March 24. Mrs. Narclssa South Fitzpatrlck, wife of ex Congressman Fltzpatrlck, died here to day of pneumonia. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Domestic. New Jersey village was destroyed by burning oil. as result of the wreck of a coal and oil train. Page 1. New York Republicans decide there will be no police legislation a triumph for Governor Odell over Senator Piatt. Page 2. Mrs. Nation was escorted from grounds of Kansas Soldiers' Home to train by police. Page 1. Philippines. Insurgents will be given 30 days' extension of time to take advantage of the law regu lating voting and office-holding. Page 1. It Is generally conceded that the Piatt amend ment will be approved. Page 1. Foreign. Gravity of the Russian student troubles im pelled the Czar to call a special" meeting of the Ministers. Page 1. Recalcitrant students are not to be drafted Into the army for a time. Page 1. Students plot to take the life of Czar. Page 1. Russia agrees wHh Great Britain to let Von "Waldersee arbitrate the Tien Tsln dispute. Page 1. Corea removes British Collector of Customs, which causes a protest. Page 2. Pacific Const. Governor Rogers vetoes "Washington bill for county Instead of state uniformity of text books. Page 3. Two Dayton. Wash., girls are charged with an attempt to burn the public schoolhouse. Page 3. In spite of adverse legal opinion, ex-Fish Com missioner Reed, of Oregon, will continue to perform duties of office. Page 3. Portland and Vicinity. E. Benjamin, a Hood River logger, murdered at Underwood's Landing, Wash. Page 1. Alaska salmon canners petition Treasury De partment to abrogate regulation for com pulsory propagation. Page 8. North Beach resorts expect a boom this year. Page 10. O, R. & N. Co. to bulla system of cold-storage fruit warehouses In Inland Empire. Page 10. National Chairman Stewart, of the Prohibition party, coming to Oregon to stimulate or ganization. Page 10. Rev. W. R, Lord preaches on the gambling situation In Portland. Page 8. Funeral of H. M. Clinton. Page 10. Probability of Intercollegiate shell races at Portland in the Summer. Page 5. SITUATION SERIOUS Ministers Consider Russian Student Troubles CZAR CALLED THE MEETING Law Drafting Recalcitrants Into the Army Will Not Be Enforced Renewed Demonstrations Expected Today ST. PETERSBURG, March 24. The po litical situation is so serious that Em peror Nicholas held a meeting- of the Ministers to consider the state of public PRnwiRiTinMi.cnr matihmai nwAiRMAM. 4- OLIVER Wr. STEWART, OF ILLINOIS. Oliver W. Stewart, National Chairman of the Prohibition party, will visit Port land this week. Tomorrow evening he will deliver an address In A. O. U. W. Hall. Mr. Stewart Is spoken of very highly, both as an orator, and as a man of worth and energy. Rev. J. F. Ghormley, of this city, says of him: "I take this opportunity In saying to the people of this city, whether they agree with Mr. Stewart In his methods of surpassing the liquor traffic of not. if they fail to hear him they will miss a rare opportunity of hearing one of the most brilliant orators on the American platform, and one who stands in ths very vanguard of the party which he represents. Having known Mr. Stewart for many years, I know whereof I apeak." Mr. Stewart was born In Illinois, in 1807. During his college life at Eu reka, he was very active In prohibition work, attending the Illinois state con vention in 1SSS and 1S00, and winning the National prohibition oratorical con test at Decatur, in 1SS0. He was the Prohibition candidate for Congress in thu Ninth Illinois district in 1S00. Then for five years he gave his time to religious work, at Mackinaw, 111. For two years he was secretary of the Christian En deavor Union of the state, was elected Its president In 1803, and re-elected in 1800. During his presidency he addressed nearly every district and county con vention in the state. He was the founder of the Illinois News, and is said to have attended every party convention held In his state since 18S8. He was elected a member of the Illinois rtato committee in 1804. chairman of the state executive committee In 1806 and of the state central committee In 1S0S. He was permanent chairman of his own state convention la 1S06, and also of the National convention at Pittsburg the same year. affairs. The Czar presided at the council which was convened at the Tsarskoe-Sele Palace. It was decided not to abolish the law for drafting recalcitrant students into the army, but for the present to refrain from applying the law. It was also re solved to revise the university statute. Threatening letters have been received by Lieu tenant-General Kouropatkine, Minister of War; M. Mouravieff, Minister of Justice, and M. Slplagnlne, Minister of the Interior. Renewed demonstrations on a great scale are expected tomorrow. It Is re ported that Prince Vlazsmsky has been disgraced for petitioning the Czar to con sider grievances of the students. Lagow skl, the provincial official who last Fri day attempted to assassinate Privy Coun cillor Pobnedonostzeff, Procurator-General of the Holy Synod. Is a discipline of Count Leo Tolstoi, and has asserted that the act was one of revenge for the excommunica tion of Tolstoi. According to a special dispatch to the Rossvla, the Governor-General of Kleff. General Dragamorloff, has Issued a riot order similar to that published by Gen eral Klelkgels In St. Petersburg and de claring that the military will be called out unless the ordinance Is strictly obeyed. The day passed quietly In St. Peters burg. Some 40,000 persons promenaded about noon along the Nevsky Prospekt, particularly In front of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan. The crowd dwindled to normal proportions when It became ap parent that nothing would happen. The promenaders were for the greater part curiosity seekers. PLOT AGAINST LIFE OF CZAR. Student Who Drew Fntnl Lot Gave Out Information. LONDON. March 23. The Daily Mail publishes the following dated March 24, from its St. Petersburg correspondent: "Yesterday (Sunday) 500 workmen from the Obuchower National Works paraded on the NoskI Prospekt. On their way thither they demolished the state brandy booths. Eight hundred Cossacks with drawn swords met the workmen and a sanguinary encounter ensued. The num ber of killed and wounded Is kept secret, "The police have discovered a plot against the life of the Czar. It appears that a group of students drew lots and that the fatal choice fell -to the son of a famous General. The boy told his fath er and the latter told the Czar. Imploring ViJin ' lniivA St. Pptorshurc--" The Dally Express correspondent at Stjjj Petersburg says: , "In the last encounter at Narva Gate, I 100 workmen are reported to have been killed or wounded by the Cossacks." Ministers' Course Is "Wise. ST. PETERSBURG, March 23. The de cision of the Council of Ministers la re garded a3 a step In the right direction, because It Is an attempt at a partial rem edy for the grievances of the students. EXTENDED TO MAY FIRST. Law That Filipinos In Rebellion Cnnnot Vote or Hold Office. MANILA, March 24. The municipal code provides that those In rebellion after April 1 shall be Ineligible henceforth to vote or hold office. Upon the request of General Trias, who Is winding up the remnants of insurrection, the Philippine Commis sion has extended the date to May L The Philippine Commission has sailed from Ho Ho for Jolo to make a three days visit and to endeavor to come to an amicable agreement with the Sultan re garding various measures. There will be no legislation. According to treaty the Sultan's government controls the Sulu group. Approval of Plntt Amendment. HAVANA, March, 24. The action of the 00O Republican party at Santiago in indorsing the Piatt amendment, and Instructing Se nores Gomez and Ferror, of the Santiago delegation to the constitutional conven tion, to vote for the amendment, together with the letters of Generals Sangullly and the Mayor of Ctenfuegos advising ac ceptance, were incidents of the week just passed that have tended to clear up the political atmosphere until now there are few who do not expect the convention to approve the amendment. The, visit ot American Senators and Congressmen has had an excellent effect. The Radicals, however. Insist that they cannot recede from their former position without loss of dignity and they still hope that some concession, no matter how insignificant, may provide a sufficient excuse. Two Insurgent Sarrcndcrs. MANILA, March 24. In the Province of Cavlte, four Insurgent officers, and 53 men with 56 rifles, have surrenderd to Lieutenant-Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, of the Fourth United States Cavalry, and one Insurgent officer and 12 men with 1G rifles to Colonel Walter Schuyler, of the Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry. The attendance at the service of the Evangelical Church In Manila is not di minished Protostanlsm Is spreading rap Idly In the Province -of Pampanga. LEAVE IT TO VON WALDERSEE Anglo-llnsslan Dispute nt Tien Tula to Be Arbitrated. LONDON, March 23. According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times, wiring Saturday, Count Lamsdorff. the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has agreed with Great Britain to submit the Tien Tsln siding dispute to arbitration of Count von Waldersee. American Embassy Congratulate.. MEXICO CITY, March 24. The mem bers of the American Embassy staff, headed by Charge d'Affalres Benton Mc Creedy, called on President Diaz at the National Palace and congratulated him on his complete return to health. The President was In excellent spirits, and much gratified at this manifestation of good will and cordially thanked the mem bers of the embassy. Severe Fighting in Trnnsvnnl. CAPE TOWN, March 24. Severe fight ing occurred Friday. March 22. between the British and Boers at Hartbeestefon" tein, east of Kloksdcrp, Transvaal. A RIVER OF FIRE Flaming Oil Destroyed New Jersey Village. COAL AND OIL TRAIN WRECKED Crash Caused Explosion and Petro leum at Once Ignited and Went Leaping Through Streets No Lives Were Lost. . NEW YORK, March 24. A river of flaming oil swept down upon the little village of Glengarden, N. J., while its Inhabitants were asleep this morning, and reduced II buildings, stores and residences to ashes. The conflagration was extra ordinary in character, and In Its origin. The village is In a valley along the line of the New Jersey Central Railroad. An Immense freight train was coming east at 6:30 A. M. It was composed of a string of coal cars, and IS tank cars. High above the village the tracks of the rail road run along the side of a mountain. They descend as they approach the vil lage, but even at the station are consider ably above the main street, which runs up to the depot at a steep incline. A few miles west of the village, while coming down the Incline around tho moun tain, the train parted. The engineer on the forward end pulled open the throttle of the engine and tried to race away from the section, which was increasing Its speed every second. He managed to keep clear of the racing cars until he got op posite the depot at Glengarden, when the second section smashed into the first. The first section, composed of the coal cars, was going at a high rate of speed, and none of Its cars were Jolted oft the track. Tho oil tanks on the runaway section were hurled sideways across the tracks, and the oil tank cars behind were piled on top of it In every way. The first crash caused the oil in one of the tanks to explode, and Ignite, and the ter rlfico heat caused the other cars to ex plode, one after the other. The incllno running from the depot down to the main street acted as a sluice for the burning oil, and it poured Into the chief thorough faro of the village, setting- fire to every thing it touched. Houses, fences, trees, shrubbery and barns were reduced to ashes In an Incredibly short time. Villagers awakened by the explosions rushed from the on-coming flood of blaz ing oil, carrying children in their arms. Some risked their lives to free horses, cows and dogs In outbuildings, but other unfortunate animals could not be reached In time, and were burned. Within five minutes after the first explosion the flowing- river of oil had reached the Musonlo Temple In the heart of the village and 10 minutes later that structure was en veloped In flames. Then building- after building, all of them frame, took Are as the oil reached them, and within half an hour an nrea of 400 feet square was a mass of flame. From the wrecked cars the oil flowed down the Incline of the railroad track, making a long line of fire that de stroyed the ties and bent and twisted the tracks. The loss is estimated at from $60,000 to $73,000. - 9100,000 Philadelphia Fire. PHILADELPHIA, March 24. The West Park ice palace, at Fifty-second and Jef ferson streets, was destroyed by fire ear ly this morning, entailing a loss of about 5100,000 on which there was an Insurance of about 575,000. The building was used as a skating rink and for the manufac ture of ice for commercial use, and was owned by the York (Pa.) Ice Manufactur ing Company. The season of Winter sports closed at the ice palace last night. STORM IN COLORADO. Cattlemen Have Already Suffered Loss Truffle In Blocked. DENVER, Colo., March 21. A storm has prevailed all over Colorado today, in soma places reaching the proportions of a bliz zard. Snow has fallen to a depth from three to 10 Inches. The storm still con tinues with severity In the mountains, blocking railroads and traffic generally. Already cattlemen have suffered loss and fears are entertained that the loss will bo greatly Increased before the storm Is ended. All trains from the East are delayed by the storm In Kansas. Regu lar trains on the Colorado & Southern between here and Leadvllle have been abandoned, as the cuts are filled with snow. On the western slope the fall of snow has been heaviest. In some places It Is 10 inches on the level and much deeper on the mountains. Reports come from Lamar, Colo., that the storm Is driving the cattle along with It and un doubtedly many will die from exposure. f Reports from the vicinity of Casper, Wyo., show similar weather conditions there. Trains Blocked in Nebraska. LINCOLN, Neb.. March 25. Reports from Alliance and Ogallala early this (Monday) morning indicate that the Union Pacific and Burlington main Hne3 are blocked with snow. Three passenger trains are held at Ogallala, and drifts west of there have not been raised after hard work with snow plows. The Bur lington main line to the northwest Is tied up west and east of Alliance, and all trains are held. The storm In Western Nebraska Is the worst in years, and will cause great damage to stock Interests. Snow is reported from four to 12 Inches deep with a strong wind blowing. East ern Nebraska is drenched with rain. Re ports from Long Pine. Neb., show that the Elkhorn road is blocked and all trains are tied up. 9 Will of the Late Henry D. Van Wyck. NORFOLK, Va.. March 24. The will of the late Henry Dubois Van Wyck, former ly ot New York, proprietor of the Acad emy of Music here, leaves sums of from 51000 to 510,000 each to friends and faith ful employes. He makes the City of Nor folk a partial residuary legatee for the purpose of extending the public library. The gift will materially aid the city In complying with the terms of Mr. Car negie's recent offer. Fnnnd Dead In Kit Room. LEXINGTON. Ky.. March 21. W. P. Evans, a rolling mill proprietor of Ver sailles, Ky., was found dead stretched on the floor of his room at the Palace Hotel today. He had broken his nose and the Coroner pronounced the injury due to a fall. Evans was aged CO, and came from Wales In 1SS5. He was weal thy, and was reputed to be connected with a titled family.