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li OcbH Bulldlaf Probably Cob
Ulaci' I'alawlul Aoouet ol
Eiploilvc.
NEW VOHK. (Hi. 30. All the effort
uf lh authorities are now directed to
denning away the cVbrl of the Tar
rant ami other building wrwkw by
Hi' xrent explosion yesterday. In the
desire to And out how pinny Ixxlli-n are
Imrli'l In (h 'in anil to awrtaln the
cause of the r l"..n.
On bod m ua recovered tonight una
111 fragment of three more wire dlie-
covered. Thirty-four person are still
missing.
DETAILS OF THE DIHAHTEU.
NEW YoltK. ot. 30 All night long
krvtiul hundred laborer were at work
among t h. ruin cuu-d by the cxplo
mon In ihr Iiullitliik' occupied by Tarrant
& i "otiipiwiy. No IhhIIiH were recovered
and It la bfvi-d Ihiu none will Iw re
overed for another twelve hour at
l ii"'.
ThJt there are boil, In th rulna
til' rr can b no doubt, but It In not !.
that thr lint of (It-ad will pxcpc!
tlilrt. and aniv tliiiat' tiiarc the to
tal (l-'iol at Ix-Ikw twenty. One hundred
;md twenty-five Injurpd wraoiia were
r.'ctlv.d at thp hocpitula and of thla
nnmbrr owr a .core wprp diat-harxed
afti-r thplr wounda had Ixn-n drtum'd.
Too liat of nilnRinc waa large at Arat,
but ninny of :hof nut'inw.-d to have
bprn burned In the rulna have btt-n 10
rountpd for and a for aa known not
more than twenty-flve m-raona arp mla
ln thla mornlna. The jir"t-rty lona la
variously eailmalid at from l.&UO.OoO to
ll'.IMJ.OUO.
t'hrmlcala irobal1y enlrred Into the
orlaln of the Are. The flrat amoke that
waa een waa dene and very black.
Thla i liunifrd Into what apierl to be
a light VHior. icrvutly Incrvaaina In
iuunt',ty. Thi-n Iw iruri a acrlra of minor
rxiilona not hravy enough to dlHturn
li.T.ona in the airvet further than to
arn thrm frm too near an approach.
Suddenly an exploalon of much greater
force drove the gliMa fnnn the wtndowa
ahowcrliiR It ut.n the hrenipn and no
llct'incii anj the thouaanda of atiecta-
torn who huil gatht'ivd In the atreola.
Thla wua followed a'tnont ttninedlately
by another exploalon of far greater ln-ti-r.nlty.
that worked much dlmwter.
Then waa pirhitpa an Interval of two
minute when there came a tnird ex
ploaion that exceeded that which had
preceded and which brought the bulld
liiga on tioih abb-a of Warrvn etrel In
that block tumbling down iui though
t hi y w-re built of paateboard. All waa
Immediately In a panic for biocKs in
every direction.
Thone who were well aeoualnted in
he nelghlortiod looked upon Tarrant
A Co.'a establishment aa one of great
lunger. They had awn phemlca4a and
olla going Into the building In great
niantit a for weeka and Had Pi a
meaure been prepared for the explos
ion which occurred. Filled with fear
they did with those thousands of Idle
aiuvtatert who were running In every
tilt ect Ion to eecnpe a danger tne ex
ait nature of which they did not know.
Fire I ommliotloiier John U. Scannell
nuld ;hta morning:
I have no doubt that chemical and
olla fir In exceaa of the quantity .auc
tioned by the law were atored In the
bmldlnv. I auppoee thnt keen watch
wna kut over the otllclal movement
of Inxpectoi's and when it became known
that a v ait m Kht be made vtc Quantity
of explosive waa depleted. After the
IWMMcb r had deported the aupply waa
built up AKoln. Any one who hna aeen
the reault of the exploalon that have
oc.nitrcil her nee.l not be told that the
law h'l been violated.
i cannot tell what action will be
taken, but you may bo aure thot a
rleld Investigation will be nndi .and
full l unlHhmetu meted out to the guilty
ones If ruch a thing is iHiaaioie. Tar
rant & .'o. have not been the only
offender. Theiv are almllar concerns
thot pay little heed to the law. I have
In mind one tlnn who carries far great
er quantltlea of explosive than that
which waa stored here. We are con
stantly In fear of trouble from that
niarter. and instructions nave neon
given to take the greatest precautions
In case of a nre occurring' in tne neign
borhood of the bulldinjt occupied by the
firm to whom I refer. No, I don't care
to give the name of that Arm now. I
nholl have the matter looked after Im
mediately." Superintendent of nulldings Dooner
had 1000 men at work na soon na day
light appeared. He declared that a doi
en buildings would have to be torn
down.
The force of the explosion ha Im
paired many building In the vicinity."
he sold. "I cannot think of letting; men
work In them while there la a possi
bility that thfy may come down. I
believe the building alonic the aouth
side of Chambers street, from Green
wich to Washington streets, and on
..REMOVAL. SALE..
For the next sixty days our entire
stock of furniture and carpets will
be closed out at less than cost. Gall
early and avoid the rush.
CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON
Waahlnjctoii street from Chambers to
Warren aireel. have been made unfit
for occupancy. Forty building were
damaged by the explcxlon. i place the
property loss at $2,000,000,
Ir. Feoney, thief Inspector f the
health department, was at the .-ene of
the explimlon today.
"This havoc was wver wrought by
benzine or naphlha," he auld. "1 -llev
It waa nitroglycerine, H I u-d
very largely nowadays by physician
a a heart stimulant, and Tarrant &
Co., aa wholesale druggist, would have
had to supply It. If Tarrant It Com
pany had 'i't pound of nitroglycerine
In their place It would have blown a
building; like theirs Into fragment."
(Jporge K. Murray, Inspector of com
bustibles, guve out the following state
ment; "It I my opinion that the explosion
waa duo to chcmlcuf action which look
place during the compounding; of drug.
Just what the exact cause waa we can
not tell until we can fret the formula
used In compounding, and can gt the
employes on the witness stand before
the Are marshal. The company had a
lrmlt to atore collodion, ether and
phosphorous In small quantities, a bar
lei of alcohol, two gullon of benzine,
one carboy of sulphurttle acid, and
one carboy of nitric at:ld. If all thcae
should blow up together I do not think
It would make such a terrlAc explosion.
I am of the opinion that the explosion
' due to chemical change."
President Thoma F. Mkyn, of Tar
rant Ik Co said today:
"In our own lock we had no ether,
or at most not more than a few pound.
We hud no benzine and no collodion.
When we needed any of thtie article
to fill order we bought them from
d.-aler. We had very little alcohol in
stock, notwithstanding the fact that we
use a considerable quantity In making;
perf uno. We had absolutely no nitro
glycerine and no gunpowder.
"All our employe but two have been
accounted for. We Employed twenty
nvn and llfieen women. William Moore-
hou. a shipping clerk, and a boy who
was employid on an upper Moor, are
mlshing."
The damage to the Mnth-avenue ele
vated road li largely superficial, and
can be nadlly repaired. All but Ave
of the Injured who were taken to the
.ludaon-atreet house of relief were dis
charged thla morning, and those who
remained were reported out of danger.
The acven Injured at Governor hospi
tal are still there, but are out of dan
ger.
PORTO MCANS NOT VOTERS.
Justice Friedman Bay Annexation Did
Not Muke Them CItlxena.
NFW YORK. Oct. M.-The applica
tion of Frank Juarbe. a Porto Rlcan.
for a peremptory writ of mandamus di
recting the board of registry to regis
ter him as a voter, on the ground that
he became an American cltlien by vli-
tue of the cession -of Porto lUco by
Spain to the t'nlt-d Statea. ha been
denied by Justice Friedman, in tne su
orem" court.
Justice Friedman in hi decision say
that the treaties taking over the isl
and of Porto Rico did not make the
InhabitunU of the territory cltliena of
the I nlted State but. on the contrary.
lett the determination of their civil
rUhta and their political statu to the
future action of congress, which ho
not yet acted.
SWORE TO A LIE.
Leading Witness Against Caleb Powers
Swears He Committed
Perjury.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Oct. 30. The
Louisville Evening Post today prints
an a'lldavlt of Finley Anderson, the
telegraph operator upon whose testi
mony Caleb Powers waa convicted of
complicity In the murder of Governor
Goebel. In which Anderson swears his
story told on the stand at Georgetown
was perjured.
JAPS TO RE PROTECTED.
Inhabitants of Sumner. Wash.. Will Not
Be Allowed to Disturb Them.
TACOMA. Oct. 30. Deputy Sheriff
Davis went to Sumner this morning
to see that the Jap laborers who were
sacking potatoes are protected.
The antl-Asiatlc sentiment at Sum
ner took a Bomowhat violent shape a
few nights ago. and a delegation of
cltlxens visited the Japanese and drove
them away.
FRANCIS ALICE WRECKED.
Seattle Schooner Went Ashore on Si
berian Coast
SEATTLE, Oct. 30. The steamship
Ohio brouKht news of the wreck of
the seho'jner Francis Alice, owned In
t!ils city, on the Siberian coast.
The schooner was 130 tons reclster.
and carried a crew of seven, all of
whom wore saved. The vessel was
blown ashore during a fierce gale.
YERKES HAS RESIGNED.
Republican Candidate for Kentucky's
Governorship Gives Up Another
Position.
WASHINGTON, Oct 30. John W.
Yerkes. collector of Internal revenue
for the eighth district of Kentucky,
has resigned.
Yerkes la the Republican candidate
for governor of Kentucky.
REFORMERS MAY
DESTROY CANTON
Fear That the French are Plan
ning to Seize It.
ATTEMPT TO KILL GOVERNOR
lalcraitltiilColumi It Dtvulallsj Coaolrv
i !:: Marck Froa Pas Tli Fi
Cklu Olfcn latfcmslty
t SZM.OOO.OM.
HONG KONG. Oct W.-A serlou ex
plosion occurred at Canton Sunday
morning. Four houses near the govern
or's yamun were destroyed and many
persona were killed. It I rumored that
the scene of the explosion was the re-'-jrmcrs'
arsenal, which wa full of
powder and gun cotton, and that the ob
ject was to destroy the yamun.
Ii is rumored that the French are pre
oarlng to send a thousand troops from
.Saigon. This report, together with the
presence of numerous French warships.
baa aroused suspicions among the Chi
nese regarding the French design.
The reformer threaten that If the
French attempt to seize Canton the
Cantonese will lay their city In rulna
Report from Canton say that the ex
plosion that occurred there 'Sunday
morning, destroying four houses near
the governor's yamun. Is likely to prove
serious tc '.be reformer. The officials,
according to the advices, are convinced
that the destruction of the yamun and :
the murder of the officials was contem
plated.
The house In which the explosion oc-
curr"t was unoccupied but was visited
occasionally and packages were taken
there.
It Is probable that evidence will be
manufactured against the sympathisers
with the reform movement.
It ha been ascertained that six per
sons were killed and two wounded.
ALLIES BURNING VILLAGES.
PARIS. Oct. 30.-The Havas Agency
has received the following from Ptkin:
The foreign envoys have held further
meetings and the French note has been
accepted In principle as the basis of dis
cussion. "LI Hung Chang has Informed the le
gations of the poisoning of Yu Haien.
"The Austrian minister has arrived.
"A company of French troop sent for
a day's march west of Pekin, to rid a
aisirici tnai waa reporiea 10 De inicstea
k u... Lui .,. k.i.
one prisoner and captured a mltrall- 3neral Heywood Fubmlts the follow
eulie lng account of the taking of a consider-
"The International column now re- I "e amount of bullion In the seige of
turning from Pao Ting Fu is burning ; Pekln:
the villages en route. The armed pop- ! , " a communication dated July IS.
ulation Is being punished and all arms m- S0'? Mewde lf78 10 '1
im: w hich has been going cn In Tien
ALLIES LEAVE PAO TING FU.
LONDON. Oct. 30. Lord George Ham
ilton, secretorv of state for India, has
received the following dispatch, dated
October 22. nt Pao Tin Fu. from Sir
Alfrcu 'Jaselee:
'I have appointed an International
commission to Inquire into the murder
of the missionaries and railway officials
with a view of Axing the responsibility."
In u dispatch dated Pao Ting Fu, Oct
ober 24, General Gaselee says that In
pursuance of Instructions from Field
.Marshal Count Von Waldersee the
RrltlBh troops will return to Pekln and
Tien Txin. reaching their destination
about November 6.
General Uaselee states that he ex
pects to reach Pekln himself Octob?r 31.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE.
LONDON. Oct. 30. -It Is reported
here." say the St. Petersburg corre
apo.ident of the Daily Express, "that
Emperor Nlchola's will propose another
conference with a view of settling the
Chinese qucstlcn."
INDEMNITY OFFERED.
LONDON. Oct. 30. "The Chinese
plenipotentiaries opened negotiations,"
says the Shanghai correspondent of the
Dally Express, "by proposing that China
should pay an indemnity of 40.000,000
sterling In sixty Installments, agreeing
that the Likln and the customs service
should be under foreign control until
the obligation should be discharged.-
"They alto agreed that Prince Tuan
should be imprisoned for life, that Tien
Tsln should be treated as an Interna
tional district and that other places
should be opened to foreign trade.
"China undertakes to abstain from
purchasing war material abroad. In or
uer to raise the Indemnity she proposes
to double Import duties."
FLIGHT OF THE EMPRESS.
PEKIN. Oct. 28. Prince Su. who ac
companied the Chinese court in the
flight to Tal Yuen Fu and afterwards
returned here disheartened by the an
archy existing among those composing
the immediate advisers to the throne,
gives an interesting account of his Jour
ney. "On the Arst day," says Prince Su,
"the court traveled in carts twenty
miles north, escorted by 3000 soldiers
who pillaged, murdered and committed
other outrages along the entire route.
The Alght was continued, at the rate of
twenty miles a day, to Hsuan Hua Fu
In the most panic-stricken manner. So
little authority was exerted that the boI
rtlers even stole the meals prepared for
the emperor and empress dowager. The
execution of several for murder and pil
lage eventually brought them under
control.
"The court remained three days at
Hsuan Hua Fu, some advisors coui sel
ling a further stay. They, however,
were overruled, owing to the fear of
foreign pursuit, and the (light was re
sumed to Tal Yuen Fu. with 1500 addi
tional troops under General Tung Fu
Slang, who added to the discord.
"The empress dowager iid little else
but to weep and upbraid her advisers.
The emperor reviled everybody. The
Journey occupied 26 days.
"On arriving at Tal Yuen Fu. great
difficulty waa experienced in forming
any semblance of government. Many
edicts were ignored and affairs reached
a state of absolute chaos. The emperor
would have preferred to trust himself
to the allies, but he waa compelled to
Join In the flight."
Prince Hu does not believe that the
court I going to Warn Fu. ila thlnka
the plan la to return Dy a cirruitou
route through Houthern Khan ril awl
Northern Honan.
A meeting of the diplomatist was
h.M i hi ini,rnlnr ffn consider the form
of the negotiation for a ettlement of
the China dlllicultie. The declaim ar
rived at I kept necret In order to pre
vent any Inrormaiion reacnins; me .ni
nette. EXECUTIONS DEMANDED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. The report
ed decision of the minister at Pekln to
add two more Chinese leaders to those
who ah.ill oe executed. Prince XI and
Yang Nle, appear to be the Arst In
dication that th minister themselves
do not accept a sufficient tho edict of
the Chlne emperor that ne win pun
Uh the Individual aa they were ap.
dflcally named by China as among
those to be punished.
Prlnca Yl la one of the Arst princes
of China. In the edict of 8eptemb?r
23 V. was ordered that he be stripped of
hi. rank end oftlce. Yanir Me Is presl
dent of the board of censor and In thla
btne edict he waa handed over to the
clan court, which was ordered to con
suit and decide upon a severe penalty.
REPORT FROM CHAFFEE.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. General
Chaffee has reported to the war depart
rr.ent the following deaths, under date
of Taku. Oct. 27:
At Tien Tsln camp, Oct. 3 Rasmus
Rohnson. battery O, Third artillery,
cause unknown.
At Pel Ling. Oct. 23 James A. Frlel.
late nrivate of Company r. Mntn in
fantry, gunshot wound In the abdomen.
LIST OF MASSACRED.
WASHINGTON. Oct. SO. At the re
quest of relative and friends of the
missionaries murdered at Pao Ting Fu,
China, the war department aaked Gen
eral 'haffee for a di-iinite statement as
o who were killed and who escaped.
The following dispatch waa received
from General Chaffee In reply:
Taku. Oct 28.
"Hutcheson. at Pao Ting Fu, reports
American murdered there namely. Mr.
( Pitklns, Mr. and Mrs. Simcox and three
ni oireri' I i. lavior. duns jiorreu.
Miss Gould. Dr. and Mr. Hodge and)
one lady whose name is yet unknown.
Reports ten Americans at Ching Ting
Fu, eight adults and two children. Five
English. Ave French safe, protected by
local mandarin, returned. Situation
quiet"
SEIZURE OF BULLION.
WASHINGTON, Oct SO. The report
of Brigadier-General Heywood, com
manding the United States marine
corpa, has been made public by the
navy department. Its most Interesting
features are those covering the opera
tion! of the United States marines In
Chira. Including the heroic defence of
the legations at Pekln, and the march of
the marines on Tien Tsln, which have
i"" ' ,, ,: . . : ,
i been fully described heretofore,
J Tsin. He stated that the treasury had
been ransacked but that all the vaults
were not looted and Major Waller with
a force Is searching for the treasure.
The treasure, which consisted prlnci
I Pally ;f silver bullion fused w ith brick
i mortar and other debris, was recovered
j from the ruins of the salt tcmmlsston-
! er's yamun, which had been looted and
;irr.ed before the rrjarincs arrived on
tte spot. r
A board consisting of Major Waller
and Assistant Paymaster Richards,
Captain M. J. Shaw ar.d C. H. C. Hol
ler (an American agent In the Tien Tsin
ofl:c? of J. P. Morgan & Company, of
New York) was authorlxed to appraise
the value of the bullion. The bullion
was counted by tb board, which esti
mated the value at $376,300 United
States currency. It had been the In
tention to deposit the treasure for safe
keeping with the Hong Kong and
Shanghai bank, but the vaults of this
bank would not accomodate it and it
was therefore removed to the premises
of this bank under the supervision of
the officers of the First regiment of ma
rines and placed jnder guard there."
General Heywood says that the bul
lion was exchanged for three New York
drifts which have been forwarded by
i'avmiiFter uryan of the navy to the
secretary of the navy
The balance of the report deals with
the work of the corps during the past
year and wi'h the condition of Its posts
In various parts of the country and in
foreign stations.
CLEVELAND NAILS A LIE.
Interview Published In the Philadelphia
Times Was Without Foundation.
PRINCETON. N. J., Oct. 30. Ex
.president Cleveland, being shown a
publication In the Philadelphia Tlm?i
of today purporting to be an Inter
view, said
"The whole thing from beginning to
end Is an absolute lie. without the least
foundation or shadow of truth. I never
have uttered a word to a human being
that affords the least pretext for such
ar mendacious statement. I have al
ready telegraphed the Philadelphia
Times to tnis enect. '
Utterances ascribed to ex-President
Cleveland In the publication referred to
embodied the expression that there
would be a landslide for Bryan the
morning arter election.
PAY WAGON HELD UP.
Paymaster Killed but Plucky Negro
Driver Killed Three Robbers and
Other Was Jailed. .
MOUNT PLEASANT. Penn.. Oct. 30.
Four Hungarians held up the South
west Connellsvllle Coke Company's pay
wagon aoout a mite rrom here this af
ternoon In which was a safe containing
$3000 for Alvlnto workmen.
Wm. Hisler, the paymaster, and Bur
gess, the colored driver, were both
armed. The Huns were In ambush and
opened Are, killing the paymaster. The
driver returned the Are.
Harry Burgess, the driver', la also
wounded. Two of the Hungarians are
dead, a third fatally wounded and the
fourth is in Jail.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK,
lead, unchanged.
Oct. 30.-Sllver, 64;
CROWDS LISTEN
TO ROOSEVELT
He Tells Them Contest Is Against
Forces of Disorder.
THREE CANDIDATES MEET
Prohibition, Dcnocrttlc tai RookvcII Train
AO la Elmln Ycstcrtfay-Dltoriier
ol Prcvloai Nljht Absorbetf
Atteatloi.
ROCHESTER. N. Y.. Oct. 30.-When
the Roosevelt train arrived here tonight
ne party found groat crowds at the
illation and hotel and a splendid greet
ing was accorded to :he vtce-preslden-tlal
candidate.
There was an Immense variety of
clubs and business nen's asnociatlon
and both auditorium where Governor
RTos-ivelt spoke were Ailed. Itesldia
the enthusiastic gathering at Corning,
the home of the club that was as
saulted at Elmlra last night, the only
Incident of the day occurred at Geneva,
where there wa an attempt made to
prevent the governor from peaklng.
HAS GOOD STUFF IN HIM.
BATH. N. Y.. Oct. M.-The Arst top
of the day of th Roosevelt train waa
made at Corning, the home of the club
which was assaulted last night during
Uie parade in Elmlra. Here the gover
nor said:
"It Is perfectly evident that Corning
has not been daunted by Its reception
in Elmlra last night. It Indicates that
you have good stuff in you here."
"So have you." shouted one of his
hearers.
"And I think." continued the gover
nor, "that ooner or later our oppo
nents w ill grow to understand that mob
violence is not the way to keep a Re
publican back. You may have noticed
In this morning's paper tshat another
mob broke up Senator Depew's meeting
at Cobleskill. Mr. Bryan spoke there
in the morning and was listened to with
due respect and then, when Senator De
pew came there later in the day. they
broke up hi meeting by violence anJ
refused to listen to him.
"Now. fundamentally, this contest la
a contest against Just that type of
things.
POLICE DEMOCRATIC.
ELMIRA. N. Y.. Oct. 30. The Roose
velt party made an early start west
ward today. The general conversation
of the party was of the riotous times
of last night
The city administration here is re
publican.'' Senator Fassett said this
morning, "but the police force Is Demo
cratic."
"The trains of Candidates vvoolley.
Roosevelt and Bryan were all here this
morning.
i ir '
BRYAN IN NEW YORK.
Thinks He Has More Than an Even
Chance of Carrying the State.
DUNKIRK. N. Y.. Oct 30.-William
J. Bryan concluded the Anal day of his
last New York campaign tour in this
city tonight.
All these towns where he spoke today
are In the southwestern part of tha
stite and all have been strongly Repub
lican. The meetings of the day were gener
ally well attended and some of them
quite enthusiastic.
Bryan left tonight on the Lake Shore
rad for Ohio, expecting to begin a
one-day tour of that state tomorrow.
All told he made 110 speeches In this
state.
Before leaving here tonight Bryan
made a brief statement giving his Im
pressions of the situation In New York:
''If reports which come from the var
ious counties where polls have been
made can be taken as representing tha
general sentiment throughout the state,
we have more than an even chance of
carrying the state."
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE.
Young Man Who Killed Express Mes
senger Will Be Electrocuted.
MARYSVILLE, O., Oct. 30. The Jury
at midnight returned a verdict of mur
der in the Arst degree, without recom
mendation, against Rowsslyn Ferrell
for the murder, on the night of Au
gust 10 last, of Charles Lane, an ex
press messenger on the Panhandle road.
The murder was committed for tho
purpose of robbery. Ferrell secured
$1000 In money from the safe of the
Adams Express Company.
The verdict carries with It the death
penalty, which is electrocution.
ARMY STATISTICS.
Adjutant-General Ccrbln Makes
Annual Report to the Secre
tary of War.
H,s
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. The annual
report of Adjutant-General Corbin to
he secretary of war shows that the reg
ular army consists of 2035 officers and
60.&6I enlisted men. and the volunteer
army consists of 1548 officer and 31.039
enlisted men, a grand total of 08,790 not
Including the hospital corps.
The regular and volunteer army at
present is distributed as follows
United States, 998 officers and 18.RUS
enlisted men; Alaska. 41 officers, 1083
enlisted men; Porto Rico, 98 officer,
2406 enlisted men; Cuba. 260 officer',
54G8 enlisted men; Philippine Islands,
2367 officers. 65,lfil enlisted men; Hawa
iian Islands. 6 officers, 219 enlisted men;
China. 80 officers, 2060 enlisted men.
CABLE COMPLLTKD.
SEATTLE Oct. 30. The Alaska Com
mercial Company ha completed the
cable between Cape Nome and St.
Michael.