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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
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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.
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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.
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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.