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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1903. PRICE ONE CENT. DOCTORS SOUND WARNING AGAINST IMPURE WATER. Leading Physicians of Buffalo and West Seneca Say a Filtration Plant Only Will Save This City From a Terrible Epidemic of Typhoid. NEW CASES AT MOUTH OF SMOKES CREEK.

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH MUST ACT. S' ated Interested TATEMENTS the waters made themselves of Lake in yesterday Erie. Buffalo's by Dr. Typhoid Ira future P. fever water in Trevett a of malignant supply--that West form the Seneca, has inflow confirm attacked from the half worst Smokes a fears dozen Creek of families his those who who contamin- have live on the lake shore just below the mouth of the Creek, and it is a highly significant fact that all water used by these familles was taken direct from the lake.

In other words the typhold germ has found Its way into Lake Erle, a very few miles from the intake through which passes Buffalo's entire water supply. It is an appalling fact. Doctors shudder at the thought of this in mid-winter. "How terrible it will be when warm weather comes," they say, "unless radical steps are taker in the right direction." No man, perhaps, is more familiar with the sanitary conditions near the Steel Plant, than Dr. Trevett.

He alone has attended 90 cases of typhoid fever within the past few months. He is not an alarmist, but speaks out, not only in the Interests of people in his own community but for the good of Buffalo's thousands, as well. Dr. Trevett's statement should be a warning. The physicians of Buffalo take it as such.

They know. They are the men who study conditions; who look ahead for danger signals; who strike the warning note. Dr. Monroe Manges, for instance, who has had experience with the typhoid epidemic at West Seneca, said, last evening: "I have been called in consultation to West Seneca and the surrounding neighborhood upon several occasions. It was a typhoid fever case each time and the disease was virulent-unusually so: Naturally I investigated conditions in general, as much as possible and the danger that threatens Buffalo appealed to me at once.

I saw it then and I see it now. It is putting it rather too mildly to say something should be done. Something must be done! It is Imperative! In my opinion some decisive action should be taken without a moment's delay. As things are now I am firmly convinced Buffalo will have a far-reaching and disastrous-typhold. fever epidemie before spring is far' advanced.

In view of the conditions which I know exist, I say most emphatically that something should be done." The epidemic at West Seneca, so far as the doctors can determine, is neither on the increase nor on the decline. New cases are coming to light each day, but the recoveries keep the number of patients about the same. In the foreign element there is a tendency toward hiding the presence of the disease. The Board of Health of West Seneca is informed every now and then of some well developed case in which no physician has been called, despite the fact that the patient may be near to death. It is therefore impossible to get anything like an accurate estimate of the cases in the neighborhood.

A systematic effort is on foot to crush out the epidemic. It is believed on all sides that the proposed action may have a beneficial effect, but can not decisively stop the ravages of the fever. HEALTH OFFICER OF WEST SENECA URGES CLEANING UP. When' Dr. E.

H. Ballou, health officer of the town of West Seneca, made an investigation of the existing conditions about two weeks ago, he, urged prompt action upon the Board of Health. It was decided to have information slips printed stating the necessity of cleanliness and. setting forth a few advantageous rules with the request that they be followed. These slips have been ordered, but are not yet ready for distribution.

Arrangements were also made for the collection of garbage. Heretofore garbage and other refuse has been thrown promiscuously about the yards attached to most of the boarding houses. No collections were made. The frightful results. may be easily imagined.

Dr. Ballou, whose home is in the village of Gardenville, in the township of West Seneca, talked freely upon the situation last evening. Among other important things Dr. Ballou said a request would soon be forwarded to Albany that a representative of the State Board of Health be sent to look over the ground and make suggestions. It is the general opinion of physicians in Buffalo that such a step should be taken immediately.

Dr. Ballou explained clearly what he believes to be the prime cause of the epidemic. It is a lack of sewers of any description. Referring to the inevitable, as matters now stand, Dr. Ballou said: "I don't see how the contamination can fail to work down to the Buffalo intake in time.

It's got to get there. It may be in the spring and it may not be until next fall, but. unless proper steps are taken on all sides I don't see how it can be avolded." ABSOLUTE LACK OF SEWERAGE. "There is an absolute lack of sewerup in West Seneca," said Dr. Ballou, age in the a district so rapidly growing continuing.

"In the big boarding houses near the steel plant, for in- stance, where as many as 200 men are living, there are sanitary accommodations only for a family of five or six. No disinfectants are used under any circumstances. The only natural outcome of such a state of affairs is that the soil absorbs all the polluting influences and they go on gradually to the only, natural drain, Smokes Creek. Of course the wells in the neighborhood are also effected. "We have ordered a general cleaning.

It is to be as thorough as we can make Since Dr. Ballou became conversant with the conditions near Smokes Creek, the West Seneca people say, he has done everything in his power to squelch the epidemic. It is considered a rather difficult proposition to. instill into the hundreds of. foreigners in the neighborhood, the fundamental ideas of cleanliness.

Could they learn them it would be difficult to apply even the simplest, so deplorable are their living quarters for the most part. NUMEROUS DEATHS REPORTED. The true state of affairs within the bounds of the Steel Plant cannot be learned. Many of the Italian laborers employed therein live in low shacks, huddled together like sheep. On either side of the shacks are an upper and a lower tier of bunks- continuous lines reaching from one end of the shambling structures to the other.

It is understood upon good authority, however, that no typhoid fever patients are allowed to remain in the shacks after the disease has shown itself. They are hurried off to one of three Buffalo hospitals and cared for at the company's expense. No one seems to know just how many Steel Plant laborers have fallen victims to the epidemic. The number is conceded to be large. Many of the men upon recovery have refused to return to work, preferring to cast their lots in other parts.

There seems to be a difference of opinion among physicians as to the severity of the disease In the present epidemic. There have been numerous deaths so the malady cannot be extremely light, Dr. Manges says all the cases he has seen were unusually severe. Dr. Allen of West Seneca was asked for hopinion yesterday afternoon but said nothing of.

the typhoid fever situation, having treated only two or three cases in the first stages. Dr. Allen said he was satisfied, however, that the sanitary conditions in the neighborhood could stand vast improvement. Dr. Ell Shriver, whose office is also in West Seneca, said he thought the disease germs from Smokes Creek must surely reach the Buffalo intake unless the conditions are remedied.

Judge Caldwell of West Seneca, who is a member of the Health Board, is inclined to belittle the epidemic. He admits, however, that the board of which he is a part, is showing great activity in its efforts to stamp out the disease. Judge Caldwell thinks one of the most effective ways will be to fill up all contaminated wells. He says that even after two or three members of a family have come down with the disease through drinking water, the others continue using the same well. "We mean to stop that," said the Judge, "for just as soon as possible we intend to All up all wells we know to be defiled." Judge Caldwell says the Health Board is making every effort to locate cases of typhoid for which no physician has been called.

"You see the people living, perhaps in the same house with a case like that would go along in total Ignorance and the probabilities are four or five others would be down with the same NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT, THE PHYSICIANS ALL SAY. Without exception the physicians of the city belleve the time has come for Buffalo to get a purer water supply. They agree that the water furnished now is poisonous. Of the many doctors whose drinking opinions water were is sought today by the NEWS, there was not one who did not agree that the problem of wholesome the most And, as to the danger that the city is running by delaying to purify its water, there is no difference of opinImportant one before the people of the city. ion either.

The only difference in the views expressed lies in the form of the expression. All which agree there is serious when over 100 cases were reported in a single day, and which resulted out the closing of the Bird Island Pier Inlet, danger of a typhoid epidemic, that the conditions for even a greater outbreak than that fell in the year 1893, are now to be found in the pollution of the water from the city of Buffalo Itself and especially from Smokes Creek, which drains the fever-scourged districts about the Steel Plant in West Seneca. One physician of repute on the East. Side declares there is an epidemic of typhoid already among his people, which. has prostrated over 50 persons in one church within the last two months.

He more reports the visitation as unwontedly fatal. Another prominent West Side physician reports there is a the good weather deal is warmer typhoid and than that usual in the city. Several declare a typhoid epidemic is bound to come as soon as water and in the meantime nothing can be done to avert It. The only measure of relief, they say, is to get a purer until the supply, when the let the people boll the drinking water and endure the siege of the Interviewed disease that Altration day will purer the water. supply The arrives.

As to the remedy, it is the general opinion of physicians The of the purify majority demand that the city authorities establish a filtration plant at once. opinions physicians quoted are as follows! ERNEST WENDE, Former value of the lives lost and of the. ex- There is another the epidemic line. at Sloan I think there 18 pense of doctors and nurses, and they just beyond city There is Dr. Health of will see that the cost of a filtration more typhold this year on the East Side Commissioner 6 big possibility of epidemic plant will be a saving.

than ever before, and it seems more an typhold in the city right off. The water I want to add one thing. Instead of fatal. The city ought to establish a we are getting is not fit to drink. It the Mayor and Commisioner of Public filtration plant.

It will be expensive, should be boiled and people cannot real- Works being members of the Board of but It would save many lives. PhilaIse the necessity of it too soon. Health the Health Commissioner of delphia $4,000,000. is I building fear for one the at an condition expense of The present water should be a member of the Board be of affairs when the ice goes out and the It is criminal. The are poisoning the Publle amended in Works.

this The direction. charter If ought he to were, storms stir up the bottom of the lake. people. would we be getting the poor DR. JOHN B.

COAKLEY- Censor of Under the old system, water was water we are getting now? Would he the Erie County Medical Society I pumped Into a reservoir and allowed to let them pump the water from the River have read with delight the stand taken settle. Now It doesn't have even the right into the taps as they are doing by the NEWS in regard to pure water benefit of sedimentation. The water now? for the city of Buffalo. There is nothing should not be taken from where it 18 DR. WILLIAM C.

KRAUSS -The con- so vital views as pure water president for the of the people. Erie My being taken now. The intake is situated ditions here are the same as they are at own County Medical as Society and as a memin a tunnel, practically, and the water Ithaca, only worse. I satisfied myself ber of the Council years ago have alis agitated worse than it would be at long ago that the cause of the trouble ways been in line with the recommendaany other point in the lake. The only was in the Italian that camp on Six- Mile tions of the NEWS today.

We are not place to locate the intake is out in the Creek, agreed and upon I see that cause all now. authorities Filth are at only threatened with a typhoid plinker where It could be drawn into West Seneca ought to be incinerated. demic but we are suffering from one at reservoir on the Hamburg hills from A filtration plant will require a long the present. time. We are being.

polwhere It would come to the city by time to build and cost a lot of money, soned with our own drainage. The Steel gravitation, Eyen without Altration, but the city will have, to come to it. Plant at Stony Point is making the sitwater from the lake near Hamburg Every city will have to maintain a Al- uation worse. We have seen a vast inpumped Into a reservoir where It could tration plant sometime. In the mean- crease supply In within the the pollution of the water settle, and allowed to flow to the city time people must boll their drinking past few years.

With by gravity, would be 100 times typhold purer water. good typhoid. water We and should milk there to need the be no than It is now. The danger of a go best epidemic la growing every year for the DR. FRANCIS FRONCZAK- -Buffalo Reef.

source for our water, to Horseshoe reason that drainage is faster than be- need not dip into the future for an fore all the forests were cut down, and epidemic of typhold. She has one at DR. A. L. BENEDICT The situation pollution 18 greater.

The only salva- her hearth now. There have been over at West Seneca is alarming, but it is tion is fitration, and the only objection 50 cases in one Polish church at Weimar is the cost. But let them figure up the and Beers streets, with many deaths. (Continued on page 5.) MR. BURKE AFTER SALARY SHARKS.

Mayor was assured of the support of the regular Republicans. Introduces Bill to Put Them Out of Business in Buffalo and Elsewhere. Special From the NEWS Bureau. ALBANY, Feb. Burke introduced a bill today to drive salary sharks in Buffalo and elsewhere out of business.

measure provides," said Mr. Burke, "that all persons, associations, corporations, in the business of loaning money to people working for salaries, shall file with the County Clerk of each county on or before the 15th of each month, the amount of money said person, association or corporation has thus loaned with the names of those to whom it has been loaned and the amount of interest charged thereon. "Salary shaving in Buffalo has assumed dangerous proportions. People working on meager salaries there are being openly robbed by these shylocks. This bill, I hope, will put an end to the shameful practice." MAYOR LOW'S RE-ELECTION.

Mayor Low, according to those who should know, received assurances from Chairman Dunn of the en Republican State Committee yesterday afternoon, that Republican organization in New York will join hands in any fusion movement to bring about the re-election of the Mayor. Mayor Low and Mr. Dunn had a long conference late inthe afternoon when it was said the OPPONENTS OF THE CANAL BILL WERE ABSENT, That the Improvement Can Be Made at a Cost of $82,000,000 is Again PROF. W. H.

BURR IS HIGH AUTHORITY. Declared He Believed an Appropriation of 000 Would Cover First Two Years' Expense. No one opposed the bill. GRADE CROSSINGS BILL. ALBANY, Feb.

third hearing on the Davis-Bostwick 1000-ton canal bill was given yesterday by the Committee on Canals. Prof. W. H. Burr of Columbia University, one of the engineers connected with the original State survey, corroborated the, statement of Morrison, Howell and Symons, at previous hearings to the effect that the $82,000,000 estimate is sufficient and the engineering plan therein implied suitable.

H. B. Herbert, president of the Canal Association of New York, and S. R. Coykendall of Rondout, I.

N. Stebbins, president of the Orleans County Fruit Growers' Association and of the Albion Chamber of Commerce, and W. H. Lewis, secretary of the Rome Co-operative Insurance Company, favored the bill. Others who spoke in favor of the canal plan were Gustav Schwab and W.

F. McConnell of the Board of Trade and Transportation of New York City; G. Blakesley, J. Kurtz, and George Welsh, representing the Albany Lumber Dealers; John Laughlin and G. H.

Raymond of the Merchants' Exchange of Buffalo, and G. Wilson Jones of the New York State Retail Lumber Dealers' Association. Prof. Burr declared that he believed an appropriation of $10,000,000 would be sufficient to cover the expenditures for the first two years. A member of the committee sald it was proposed to secure that amount by direct taxation, pending a constitutional amendment.

ALBANY, Feb. of 1 the absence of Attorneys William L. Marcy and Morris C. Spratt, representing Interested railroads, the hearing on Mr. Bradley's consequental damage grade crossings bill yesterday was deferred one week.

Ex-Senator Laughlin announced the bill will be amended "so that in case the city pays the total amount of damage the Act shall be without prejudice to the city's collecting from the railroads their proportionate share, in case it is finally determined that the railroads shall pay that share." HILL'S BILL PASSED. ALBANY, Feb. 25 (Special). -The Assembly yesterday passed Senator Met'8 McMahon police bill. Mr.

Patton's Tonawanda Armory claim bill, which allows contractors and others to collect through the Court of Claims amounts alleged to be due for work on the Tonawanda Armory was also passed. Dominicus Grelser and Gombert and Thompson of Tonawanda are among the claimants. Mr. Coxe's foreign corporation bill was recommitted in the Assembly. The Assembly passed Assemblyman Sheldon's bill regulating the boundaries of villages.

COMMISSIONERS INSPECTING SITES. After Listening to Owners They Resumed Tour on South Side. More site owners occupied the time of the Marine Hospital Commission this morning in explaining the advantages of their respective properties. At the clusion of the hearing Dr. Williams and Mr.

Wheaton of the Commission left the local Marine Hospital office to continue their personal observations of the sites offered. They expect to visit all the sites on the South Side before the day is over. The Illness of Dr. Eugene Wasdin of the Buffalo office has been much regretted at this time. Dr.

Wasdin WAs to have formed a part of the commission and assist in the choice of a site. It is expected that he will be able to be out before Dr. Williams and Mr. Wheaton leave Buffalo. The Weather.

Partly cloudy weather tonight and Thursday, moderate temperature, minmum about 24 degrees tonight and reaching a maximum of 34 degrees Thursday afternoon, brisk and probably high southwest winds Thursday. Shipping In common cars when well lined safe for next three days. TRAIN KILLED OLD MAN WHILE MONGREL DOGS PREVENTED HIS RESCUE! MUST ACQUIRE LANDS NEEDED TO STRAIGHTEN CREEKS Corporation Counsel Feld- man Says Contracts Cannot Be Let at Once. DISAGREES WITH A. J.

ELIAS. Time Required to Acquire Title Will Delay Beginning of Work Until Fall. A. J. Ellas, president of the Buffalo River Improvement Association, the organization which has been the head and front of the plan to widen and straighten the river, was asked this morning whether the contracts for the excavating and dredging, could be fore the city had acquired title to the land which is necessary to be taken.

"Yes, the contracts can a be let," said Mr. Elias, "for this has been done in other cases. In fact it has been the usual practice in this city. Assessor Mock pointed out to me instances in which streets had been built and sewers laid before the proceedings acquirement of land had finBeehe ished." "Can the also go ahead with the work before the land has been acelty, quired?" was asked. "Yes," said Mr.

Ellas. When Mr. Elias' statement was repeated to Corporation Counsel Feldman, that official observed: of lumber but he is a mighty poor "Mr. Elias may be an excellent Judge yer. I do not claim the merit of the discovery in law, that you can't enter man's property and dig it up before you own it.

"Further, it is my Judgment that it would not be legal even to award the contracts until the right to do the has been obtained. It would at least be an unwise move and I shall advise against It." "How much time will required to obtain the fee of the lands?" he- was asked. "That of course is speculative," replied Mr. Fledmen. "In this case many Individual a are concerned and sect considerable time will be pro required.

But if there are no more delays the work of acquiring land ought to be finished before fall." Mr. Ellas was asked what he thought of the report of the Assessors that all of the lands in the City of Buffalo would be benefited by the improvement and would be assessed for it. "While. it was not such a report as I favored it is better than no report at all," replied Mr. Ellas, and it simply gives the Assessors more latitude in spreading the assessment than they would have had if they had confined the territory to a smaller district.

This report them of from the placing assessors the will bulk not of prevent on the property most benefited." The Corporation Counsel was asked whether there was any appeal from decision of the Assessors placing the cost on the whole city. "The Common Council may approve or disapprove of the recommendation of the said Mr. Feldman. "If the Common Council disapproves then the report must go back to the Assessors and they must prescribe a new district to be assessed." ONE DEATH AND MORE NEW CASES, State Health Commissioner Investigating Typhoid at Ithaca. (By Associated Press.) ITHACA, Feb.

Daniel Lewis, State Commissioner of Health, arrived here yesterday to investigate the typhoid situation. He spent the day conferring with the city and university authorities and at night addressed a mass-meeting of citizens. One death was recorded yesterday and several new cases, among them two Cornell students, G. B. Lull of Delhi, N.

and Clyde A. B. Leavitt of Bellaire, Mich. However, a score or more students returned to the university. This is the first indication that the tide of exodus of students is turning.

ANOTHER STUDENT DEAD. MIDDLETON, Conn, Feb. 25. -Louis Hubbard, a student at Cornell University, died today from typhoid fever at his home here. He was the son of a wealthy farmer.

Hubbard left Cornell two weeks ago on account of the epidemic and became Ill shortly after his arrival here. EVENTS AND MEETINGS. Star, "Mrs. Jack-2 and 8 P. M.

Teck, Robert B. Mantell in "Monbars' 2.15 and 8:15 P. M. Lyceum, "Spotless Town' P. M.

Academy, "A Montana Outlaw' 8:15 P. M. Shea's, Robert Hilllard and vaudeville 2:30 and 8:30 P. M. Lafayette, Fred Irwin's Big and 8:15 P.

M. City Hall, meeting of P. M. Library Building, reception to Melvil Dewey-8 to 0 P. M.

land, from Antwerp. STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS. NEW YORK. Feb. 25.

Arrived: Kroon- Strange and Tragic Death of William Dye of Angola, Who Fled Raving From His Son. HAD TO KILL DOGS TO RECOVER THE BODY. GENERAL ADVANCE OF PRICES IN STOCKS." Exceptions Were Among the Gould Properties and Metropolitan and Pennsylvania. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. generally advanced a sharp fraction at the opening.

The exceptions were amongst the Gould stocks and Metropolitan Street Railway and Pennsylvania, St. Louis San Francisco, after opening up reacted a point and there was a reactionary tendency elsewhere after the opening. There were heavy dealings in Amelgamated Copper and the Pacifies. Anaconda rose 2 points in sympathy with Amalgamated. The stock market opened irregular.

Amalgamated Copper, Anaconda, Atchison, do. Baltimore Ohio, 98; Brooklyn Transit, Canadian Pacific, Erle, Missouri Pacific, 113; New York Central, 148; Ontario Western, Pennsylvania, Reading, Rock Island, Sugar, St. Paul, Southern Southern Railway, Texas Pacific, Union Pacific, United States Steel, do. Wabash, do. 55; St.

Louis San Francisco, 88. ELECTION AT PENN YAN. PENN YAN, N. Feb. elections in the several towns of Yates County were held yesterday.

There was a large vote, especially in the town of Milo, which includes the most of the village of Penn Yan. Four towns voted on the excise question and most of them voted for no license. Last evening indications were that the Republicans had carried everything. THE OIL MARKET. OIL CITY, Feb.

011 opened at $1.50. DIED. WILKESON-In this city, Feb. 24, 1903, Matilda wife of Samuel H. Wilkeson, aged 53 years.

The funeral will take place from the family residence, 771 Front avenue, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. Burial at the convenlence of the family. SPELDER-Feb. 23, W.

H. Spelder, husband of Mrs. D. J. Spelder, and father of Mrs.

William Minto and Henry J. Spelder, residence, aged 61 years. Funeral from family Wagner street, Doyle, N. Friday afternoon at 1:30 and from St. Paul's Cathedral at 2:30.

Deceased was a member of Adytum Chapter, No. '235, R. A. M. Burial by Erie Lodge, 161, F.

A. M. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. 25t26 OLIEF-In this city, Feb. 25, 1903, Louisa, mother of A.

H. Olief, aged 75 years. Funeral from residence of 430 Connecticut street, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Friends are invited. Burial at convenience of the family.

25t26 BRADY-In this city, Feb, 23, 1903, entered into rest, Phillip Brady, beloved husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Brady, and father of Mrs. Michael Dunn and Mrs. Thomas J. Doohan.

The funeral will take place from the family residence, 126 Carroll street, Thursday morning at' 8:30 o'clock, and from St. Joseph's Cathedral at 9 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. LA TOUR-In this city, Feb. 24, 1903, Philip, beloved husband of Fannie La Tour and father of Philip William N.

and Louise K. and Mrs. Samuel Locke, Mrs. C. G.

Du Bois and Mrs. William F. Kasting, aged 55 years and 10 months. Deceased was a member of Chapin Post, No. 2, G.

A. Exempt Firemen and Vesta Lodge, No. 137, A. O. U.

W. Funeral from the family residence, corner Genesee and East Parade avenue, Saturday at 9:15 A. and from St. Peter's French Church, corner Main and Best streets, at 10 A. M.

Friends and acquaintances invited. 25t27 GNANN-In this city, Feb. 24, 1903, Rosina, beloved wife of Mathias Gnann, and mother of George and Philip Gnann, Mrs. John G. Bilz and Mrs.

Henry F. King, aged 73 years and 6 months. The funeral will take place from the family residence. 228 North Division street. Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

Friends are Invited to attend. Burial at convenlence of the family. Flowers gratefully declined. 25t26 ZOELLER-In this city, Feb, 24. 1903.

Edward son of the late Phillip and Eva Zoeller, brother of George, Phillip, Minnie, Mary, Margaret and Rosa Zoeller, aged 20 years, 3 months and 9 days. Funeral will take place from the residence of his uncle, George Windisch, 1044 Michigan street. Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Friends invited to attend. MATCHETT-In New York, on 23d William Matchett, brother of John and James Matchett.

Interment in Buffalo. Notice of funeral hereafter. EFFINGER-Feb. 24, 1903, Maria Effinger, widow of the late Andrew Effinger, Sr. Funeral Thursday A.

M. from house, 359 Riley street, and 8 o'clock from St. Boniface Church. HERBEIN-In this city, Peter, beloved husband of Louisa Herbein (nee Fraund), and father of Florence, Edward and Violet Herbeln, aged 44 years. Funeral from family residence, 88 Livingston street, Thursday at 2:30.

Friends are Invited. Detroit papers please copy. WILKESON-In this city, on Feb. 24. 1903, Matilda Franks Wilkeson, wife of Samuel H.

Wilkeson, aged 54 years, months and 19 days. The funeral will take place from the family residence, 771 Front avenue. Notice of which will be given hereafter. SCHULTZ -In this. city, Feb.

23, 1903, Mary, 83 widow of the late Peter Schultz, aged years, 10 months and 20 days. The funeral will 1249 take Jefferson place from the family residence, street, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Friends are vited to attend. Burial at the convenience of the family. Flowers gratefully declined.

24135 GALSTER -In this city, Feb. 23, 1900, Lily daughter of Louise (nee Eckhert) and the late Louls T. Galster, and sister of Caroline A. and the late Laura F. Galster, aged 23 years.

Funeral Thursday, Feb. 26. 1903, from the house. 293 Mortimer street, at o'clock, and from St. Peter's German Evangelical Church at 2:30 o'clock.

24125 KOEHLER-At Town Line, N. Feh. 23, Margaret, wife. of George Koehler, aged 37 years. Funeral from family resIdence.

Thursday at 10 A. M. Friends and acquaintances respectfully Invited to attend. Burial at Rural Cemetery, East Lancaster. Alden and Lancaster papers please copy.

24t25 (Special Dispatch to ANGOLA, Feb. third trage- edy in this place within a month and the second within two days happened about midnight, when William Dye, an aged farmer, was killed by a Nickel Plate or Pennsylvania train. The incldents surrounding his death are peculiar. Dye lived at Pontiac, and with, his son drove to Angola yesterday to buy groceries and supplies. Soon after dusk they started for home.

The son was driving, and before the rig had got out of the village the old man jumped out and started on a run across the fields. His son's shouts to stop were disregarded. The younger man then returned to a hotel in the village and said that his rather was crazy and was wandering in the flelds. A number of citizens volunteered to hunt for him and soon started out. It was nearly midnight before he was located.

Messrs. Troel and Koepka had followed a trail up to a snow fence which protects the tracks of the Nickel Plate and Pennsylvania, on the same roadbed. On the other side of the fence was HEADQUARTERS OF THE LATE GEN. WASHINGTON Project to Purchase the Jumel Mansion Taken Up by the D. A.

R. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, the auspices of the Daughters of the can Revolution, a new impetus has been given to the project to purchase the historic Jumel Mansion on Washington Heights, once the headquarters of Gen. Washington. A committee to enlist support for the scheme has been formed, with Mrs. Samuel J.

Kramer, regent of Washington Heights chapter, at its head. It is estimated that $150,000 will buy the building. BATTALION OF 14TH IN SAN FRANCISCO, Will Sail for the Philippines on the Fitzpatrick on February 28. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. battalion of the 14th Infantry, which is to depart for the Philippines on the transport Kilpatrick, has arrived here from Buffalo.

The Kilpatrick will sail on Feb. 28 and will carry troops direct to the Island of Samar. The Logan will sail for Manila on the same day, carrying 296 men of the 13th Infantry. CHINAMAN ARRESTED. Federal Authorities Think He is Illegally In This Country.

E. C. Clark, Liquidation Clerk in the Custom House, was riding in from Lancaster on an Erie train this morning when he saw a Chinaman get aboard at Lancaster. Clark asked for his papers and upon the Chinaman's failure to produce them he was ar. rested and taken before Collector Brendel, where he was searched.

Money was found in each of his shoes. The Chinaman also had a ticket to Chicago. The Federal authorities think the man is Illegally in this country. BRIEF NEWS BY WIRE AND CABLE. NEW YORK.

Feb. Capt. Fraser of the wrecked steamer Madiana has arrived here. NEW YORK, Feb. -Mr.

Chamberlain will leave Cape Town for England today, according to the Tribune's London correspondent. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Capt. Francis A.

Cook, who commanded the Brooklyn in the war with Spain and who now la senfor captain in the navy, has been granted 8 six months' leave which he will employ in an effort to regain his health. NEW YORK, Feb. ofAcials report Tuesday as having been one of the busiest days. Ellis Island has known. owing to the holldays.

Altogether 3787 steerage passengers were landed. BERKLEY, Feb. 25. The D. O.

Mills astronomical expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, after two years of preparatory work, will: sall from San Francisco for Chile next Saturday. HONOLULU, Feb. The Island of Tutulla and the Samoan group generally were. visited by a hurricane? on Feb. 12.

The fury of the wind on land and sea was terrido. Much damage was done. Sweet Peas and Princess of Wales Violeta Pat Palmer's, 306 street branch, 622 Main atreet. the Evening News.) Dye, wild-eyed and apparently incapable of knowing what he was doing. Circling about his feet were two great ugly mongrel dogs, and there was littie to distinguish their bark from the ravings of the old man.

The rescuers were unable to touch the sufferer because of the dogs The men were unarmed and after trying in vain to drive away the brutes with clubs returned to the village for reinforcements. When a larger party returned to the spot only a few minutes later they found the body of Mr. Dye in the ditch where it had been tossed by a passing train. It was necessary to kill the dogs before the body could be approached. It was then picked up and carried to undertaking.

roome-in-the village. -It was mangled very little, a crushed skull being the only outward evidence of what had happened. The boot worn on the right foot had been cut off as with a knife and not even a scratch was found on the foot. Medical Examiner Danser was notifled and arrived here this morning to make an investigation. KARL EVANS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Accidentally Shot in the Back While Hunting on the River. While duck shooting at Fort Erle shortly before 10 o'clock this morning, Karl K. Evans of 501. Delaware avenue, was shot in the back by the accidental discharge of a gun. Accompanied by William Bryant and another man who lives at Fort Erle, he started out for a hunt and while he was taking some decoys out of the boat, was shot.

The full discharge was lodged in the lower part of the back on the right aide. Evans was carried to the ferry and taken across the river. In the meantime a hurry call had been sent for the General Hospital ambulance and he was taken to the hospital. He was immediately placed under the care of Drs. Park and Parmenter and they say their patient is in a serious condition.

SUPT. EMERSON WAS HONORED. Elected President Department of Superintendents of National Educational Associations. (By Associated Press.) CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 25.

-Henry P. Emerson of Buffalo was today elected president of the Department of Superintendents of the National Edu1 Association. FISHER GANG CONVICTED. Simon Heillman, a member of the Fisher gang, pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree before Judge Emery In the County Court today. All members of the gang, six in number, now stand convicted of assault in the third degree.

Sentences will be imposed Friday. DEATH ROLL. NEW YORK, Feb. Mrs. Eva Lortllard Kip, daughter of the late Peter Lorillard, and the sister of the late Pierre Lorillard, is dead at her home in thie city.

YONKERS. Feb. 25. Col. W.

T. Heermance died here today. He was born In Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York In 1837, and served through the Civil Ware HOOSICK FALLS, N. Feb. 25.

-Joseph Dolan is dead here, after a protract. ed lilness. He was a member of the brick manufacturing firm of Dolan Bros. and has been well known in business ciroles for 30 years. WASHINGTON, Feb.

Gen. Davis commanding the Division of the Phillp pines, today reported that Capt. Franklin M. Kemp of the medical department dead from heart disease at Neuva ceres. He was a native of New York And entered the army in 1896.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIST. social st Plymoun Parlors on Friday evening. Peb. auction sale will be held and no money 1 required to bid: come and enjoy the 24 dances: orchestra. $50 piano, WANTED wants steady employ near Allen.