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THE EVENING IMl! O'dcdi THE EVENING TIMES, 29TH YEAR, NO, 142. 14 PAGES FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 1912. 112 COLUMNS ONE CENT WEATHEK. WASHINGTON, March 1 Western' New York Fair tonight and Saturday; moderate winds mostly southerly. TFF A ,0 IsJould Settle JZawrence Strike Colonel Roosevelt and Jen.

J. flf. INCREASES mm I "5 TKrHwr. A ,1.4 i I mini) 1.1 'TLT i i y- fc ylii; Si A i From left to right they are: i This picture shows the former President and Senator Dixon as they were returning from the luncheon in which the latter agreed to become the leader of the Roosevelt forces in the fight for the nomination at the Chicago convention. LOSS WILL REACH $15,000,000 Looting and Burning by Riotous Troops in Peking.

Continues and Loss Will Prove Tre- mendous. LOSS OF LIFE AMONG -t. CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS 1 WILL ALSO BE HEAVY Lives of Foreigners Were Saved by Activity of Legation Guards Many of Rioters Have' Left for Other Places Fi res Dying Out, By Associated Press Gable. PEKING. China, March 1 (7:20 Throughout the day looting of stores 'and, residences has been going on in various parts of the city and there have "been several skirmishes between the loyaY troops and the mutineers In the outskirts.

The majority of the mutineers, however, had left the central districts before- morningr. Ten looters captured in the act of carrying off property havebeen executed on the spot by loyal soldiers, several regiments whom are patrolling the streets. -j The Incendiary fires, which, started last night have now all been extinguished or have died out The loss is estimated approximately, at J15.000.000. The number of the casualties that have occurred among the civilians and the soldiers is not known, but it Is believed-that the loss of life has been heavy. The outbreak was a most complete i surprise, 'both to the government and to the-, foreign legations, and there is some apprehension of a recrudescence of the disorders By Associated Press Cable.

LONDON, March 1. The situation in Peking this afternoon was much quieter according to the Exchange FlilE CHARGES of the famous author: Mrs. Fremont Older, wife of a San Francisco AQAIHST IHf COMMISSIONERS publisher WiUiam G. Haywood, ohff social worker. They have tie tne great textile striKe.

1 FIRE Baze In Broadway Hotel Produces DISMISSED BY MAYOR Departmental System Change So That It Now Complies With the Charter-Fuhrmann's Memorandum -Says That- Adherence to Charter Provisions Is Best Method in This Case. .1 Guests of Theatrical Hostelry 'Appear in Amazing Costumes' and Attitudes in Their Efforts to Escape Miss King's aeiegrapn aispnicntss iruui Tien-Tsin, During, the looting continued more or less actively throughout the morning hours, however." In the "course of the night's rioting one subject was wounded, but there are thus far no reports of other. cas- II OF THE WOMAN Governor Says He Does Not Believe Story of Former Valet Facts Do Not Show Violation, CARM0DY CAREFULLY EVADES ANY DIRECT STATEMENT ON CASE Attitude of Governor and Firmness in the Face of Pressure Most Notable Feature of a Notable' Case Grand Jury Still Continues Its Investigation Into the Case. By Associated Press. ALBANY, March 1.

The vital Point at Issue regarding the question of granting a pardon to Folke E. Brandt, the former valet to Mortimer Schiff of New York, is whether there was a miscarriage of justice and not what Brandt Is. or did, according to Attorney General Carmody, when asked today- for an opinion the statement issued by Governor Dix last night. "I have no criticism to make on the governor's statement," said he. "He may grant or deny an appeal for executive clemency upon any ground whatever, and his decision la not open to review.

His statement, however, does not touch the question that Is all and that is, whether or not the legal guilt determined by legal means, whether was guilty of the crime for which he was convicted and sentenced and whether the records of -the cOurt support the conviction and whether; any Influence Whatever was used to corrupt, or brlng. about the miscarriage of justice. -1- have frequently stated that Brandt is not a figure in the case except as this case, person fies the principle Involved -It- matters not whether he was guTlty of some The question is: Was he guilty of the offense for which he was determine this question the Hurse of justice has now set In and will continue to" the nd, re-. garaiess or any. influence whatever.

Carmody as served "with" a ncite today by Deiancey Nicoll that an application- wlir 'be J'mad next Tuesday; -to -Justice Gerard, to amend the record appeal -from his decision; granting-a- wrlf of habeas corpus to Brandt, so that it shall contain the affidavits of Howard 'Gans and John Iselin, denying certain statements of Carl Fisher-Hansen. who was counsel for Brandt at the time he was sentence, rhe attorney genera said he would not oppose the appiica. Continued In 3d Column, Page PRISONER President of Paraguay Cap-tured by Revolutionaries and Forced to. Resign. By Associated Press Cable.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. March Llberato Rojas, president of the Republic of Paraguay, has been made a prisoner by the members of the revolutionary party in Asuncion and' compelled to resign his office, according to a dispatch received here from that! city today. The Paraguayan congress has accepted his resignation- and appointed Pedro pena, former Paraguayan minister to Peru, to the. office of provisional president. ROOTESTER.

March l.Ir. Charles of Bergen, was killed by a. York Central passenger train at Batavla yesterday, his body being thrown 100 feet. His horse and dog were also killed, the body of the latter dropping near that of -his master. Make the California Trip New.

'-f' Very low fares via Rock Island Lines. Mar. 1 to "Apr. Through Tourist Sleeping- Cars. Diners.

Fast trains. Three best routes. For particulars -address S- 297 Main Street. 1 DIED. BRADY In this city, February 29, 1912, Peter, beloved husband of Dorothy Brady; aged 59 years, and 5 months.

Funeral from the family residence. No. 244 Pine Street, Monday morning at o'clock, and from St. Mary's church at o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.

nz -McCORMICK In this city, February 27, 1912, Michael husband of 'Catherine McCormick, father of Margaret Mary, Nellie and Joseph McCormick. Funeral from the family residence. No. ISO Van Rensselaer Street, Saturday morninjr at o'clock, and from St. Pat- o'clclc Friends are invited to attend.

HEIGL In Lancaster, N. Febi ruary 28, 1912 Mary uelgl nee Wil-helm), beloved wife of Joseph G. Heigl, aged 60 years, mother of Mrs. W. r.

Johnson and Miss Katherine Heigl; sister, of Mrs. Jno. Prechtl and! Wilhelm of Buffalo. Funeral Saturday morning. March 2d.

at 9 o'clock from St. Mary's Church, Friends are Invited to attend. She was a member of St Ann's Sodality and Branch No. 674, L. C.B.

A. 1. LARISH In this i city, on February 28, 1912, Alexander, husband of Mary Larlsh. father of Charles. Amanios, William, Simon.

John, Earl, Ella, Isabella and Mildred Larlsh, Mrs. Ellen Keller. Mrs. Alice Berger, Mra Susan Herring, Mrs. Agnes Heinbach and Mrs.

Anna The funeral will take place from the family residence. No. 20 Hamburg Street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock and from St. Mark's Church in Elk Street at 1.10 o'clock Friends are invited to attend. 28tl.

Ot6t Funeral Flowers. Anderson, the Florist. 40 Main Street. Pr)ca exceed insly low. DIX VILL NO 1 MANY MILLS Notices of.

Five Per Cent. Ad- vance In Wages Posted in Many of Lawrence Factor ies, GREAT GATHERING BIDS FAREWELL TO STRIKERS' CHILDREN Sings and Cheers as Train Bearing Little Ones and Po- 1 lice Guard Moves Out of Station Enroute for National Capital. By United Press. LAWRENCE. March 1.

Official announcement that the American Woolen Company has rnfrf Ik Per cent increase in all of their 33 "Lis was made by strike Leader Haywood at the strike meeting here today. i meeting of the strike committee recessed untij 1 o'clock this afternoon when it was announced the committee would consider the increase posted at the American Wooi-en Company's mllli. Th notices were posted in all the mills of the company shortly before noon. -A copy of the notice follows: in all mills of this company a new schedule of wages wilt be put into effect March 4. 1912, involving increases- In the, rates now paid by the hour and the piece.

i "The wages will be readjusted according to classes and occupations, but in every case the increase will amount to at least-five per cent." Notices of van advance in wages March 4th were posted in all of the cotton mills of the Pacific Corporation this afternoon. The Pacific mills in Lawrence employ more than 5.000 operatives ana. wiyi the Dover. N. H.

plant constitute one of the largest cotton concerns in the The amount of the advance was not given. No Action 'Taken. definite action was taken befgre noon by the strikers on tbeoffers of th Arlington and American Woolen Cq's mills, granting the operatives '(5 per cent increase and 6ft hours pay for 54 hours' work. Many argued for holding out for the original demand of 15 per cent straight increase for: all workers. abolishment of the premium scheme and double pay for overtime.

On tone point all who attended the meeting were agreed. That was" that the strike should contiue until Joseph Ettor and. Aliu. turo Giovannitti are liberated on bail while they are awaiting a hearing by the "grand jury on charges -of accessories to" the murder of Anna Lopiz- zo, who was killed' during a clash be tween the strikers and police on Mont day, January Hebrew and Italian delegates stood together in declaring the origin al demands would have to be met be fore they would return to worki Strike leaders are sanguine that some understanding between all classes and nationalities of workers, and the mill owners will be Teached. In time for the operative to be back at their looms and spindles by? I i The Uswoco mills, employing 300 operatives was the second to the lead of the Arlington In Offering 5 per cent increases and 56 hours pay for 54 hours' work.

By united Press Cable. 1 LAWRENCE. March With the same who a week ago forcibly prevented their leaving town assisting them, 15 children of the strikers were: carefully placed on- the 7:11 train for Washington, via Boston today at -the North tion. It was an impressive sight as Police Sergt. Michael Minohan.

who had led the police charge on the women and children last Saturday, lined his three roundsmen in front of the. ticket window and with no sign of wagon spoke, night-stick or blackjack, and not the slightest dis play or iorce, Deggea ponteiy oi tne crowd of 300 to please give way there and let 'the ladies get. their tickets. i- A crowd of 300 began to gather by :80. vBjr 7 o'clock the waiting-room was filled to suffocation." Shortly be-r fore the train pulled In, Sergt.

Mln-j ohan and one reinforced the two who had been on duty since 8 o'clock. A few minutes latertbree militia officers, minus side arms, under command of Lieut. judge advocate of the soldiery hee, came in to help the As the train arrived, the crowd slowly pushed to platform, carrying the policemen with it. To the "come now, ladies "and gentlemen, please clear the way" of Sergt. Minohan, an aisle "between the crowd was good-naturedly formed and to the singing of the "Marsellaise" and the first "cheers the strikers have been permitted, to.

give in five weeks without danger of police interference, the little ones marched to the train and off. 2 May Settle Strike Qnentton. By United Press. LAWRENCE, March li Whether the textile strike Is to be set- tied on the basis proposed by the officials of the Arlington mills, a flat advance in wages of five per cent, to all employes getting less than a weelj; and the restoration of the old scale to all others wag expected to be settled today. The strike committee, made upvof representatives -of eveity nationality employed in the mills, met In France-Belgium Hall to consider the offer which is admittedly a big concession from the employers.

i Should the strikers go back: to work in the Arlington mills all other plants here will meet that concern's offer. It was announced today that as a result of worry ever the situation, William Wood, president of the American Woolen Mills Company, is ill at his home near Boston. His malady is eaid to be a nervous breakdown. iPremier Drives Members of His Cabinet to Draft Bill to Rush Through Parliament. HOPE OF ENGLAND LIES IN EARLY SETTLEMENT OF TREMENDOUS STRIKE Steamship Lines Are Hampered by Lack of Government Fuel Already, Orders All Leaves of Absence Canceled in Army I Will Operate Mines If Necessary Men Are Prepared, By United Press Ca Ma.

LONDON, March 1. The Imminence of a complete; tie-up of. the nation's industries was impressed upon the" public tjoday when practically all of the large factories served notice on their men that they might be forced to close down at any time because of a shortage of rfuel, resulting from the coal strike. Severs! of the biggest railroads in the United Kingdom expected to be forced to suspend. This will bring the total of idle men to the enormous total; of" S.0p,000.j Starvation JFacea England.

On II sides It was admitted that Unless i the governments. ias able to fore a iettlement Mithln two' weeks, the supply of the. country- would be exhausted and terrible suffering mur result. :1 Continued In 6th Column, Page TO DEC TO PRACTICE Case Against Christian Science Healer Rushed Resumed -To Be Through for an Ap- Bv United Press." NEW YORK, March 1. When 'the trial of Willi Vernon Oole.

the Chris tian Scientist accused of the State MedicaJ Law was resumed today, Samuel his attorney, was joined by Former Judge Henry T. Esterbrook ahd Clifford D. Smith, first reader of the mother church of Boston, who wlli be prominent In the defense. 'V, Prominent members of the church from Boston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, San JYaneiseo and Los Angeles 'were also present and It was explained some of them at least would -be called as witnesses for the defense should it be deemed necessary to get the church doctrines into the record which will eventually be passed on by the Supreme Court of the TJ. 8.

Assistant' District Attorney Nct, in charge of the prosecution, opened, for the'people. i He first denied that the prosecution was Instigated by the County Medical Society and then said: "The time has come when It must be decided Christian Science healers are jwithin their rights in practicing healing for pay. Tf they are not, then they want to know it so they may apply to the Legislature for relief legislation." 1 The factsj are admitted by the defense and the trial will be rushed so It can be danced to the higher courts: The defense expects the verdict of the Jury wll be adverse to r. Cole which will make the appeal eahy. If he wins-some! nther method will be resorted to ofjearying the case up ae it is not expected the district attorney would consent to appealing it If Cole Is acq.uitted.j- NEW YORK.TRAVELING MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF IN BOSTON TAXICAB By United Press.

March. 1 Despondency on account of business worries, according to the Frederick E- Sands, New York, traveling man, to shoot himself through the I head riding in a taxicab with bis brother in Chinatdwn early today. Elijah Sands, a brother of the dal man, was taken to headquarters with William Harrington and David A half hour's by the police convinced tae Torit jaaa 1 HAS OF RIGHT Mrs. Charles Edward Russell, wife labor deader, and Mrs. Frances been trying to find a way to set- Realistic Show EMERSON HEADS PEACE FESTIVAL I Organization of the joint committee- to have Charge '6f the Hundred Year Peace celebration was perfected at meeting.

the eJce May or Fu-hrmanh today. George D. "Emerson was elected chairman, and hft authorized to appoint a committee of five- to confer with the general officers of the Interstate Board of Perry's! 'Victory; Centennial Commission on the time at which the local celebration should be held He was also authorized to appoint a committee ajn4 another committee of nine to act with 50 citizens, the Mayor to be to have charge of the reception an; dentertainment' of guests during the: local, celebration, The 'tentative plan of the celebration for cities along the Great Lakes Is to raise the flag ship "Niagara" sunk in the harbor at Erle, rebuild her along her original-lines and exhibit her at the various cities. The general celebration begn at Put-In-Bay on- July 4th, 1913, and last until October 5th. 4 1 Those in attendance at today's meeting were Henry W.

Hill, G. Barrett Rich, Michael Nellany, Leslie J. Bennett and Charles R. Wilson-, named by the Mayor as Civilian mem-'bers of the Joint committee. Aldermen Sullivan, Humphrey, E.

Stengel, Haffa and Vosseller of. the lower house. Councilman Coppihs, of the upper house, and O. H. P.

Champlln and M. Emmett Tabcgr, of the Chamber of Commerce, FORFEITED i s. Detective Foster Failed to Ap- pear1 and His" Bonds Are GivenTJp. I Bv United Press. i INDIANAPOLIS.

March 1. Bonds amounting to "$1,200 were forfeited here today in casea pending against Robert J. detective for, the National Erectors Association, who is accused of drawing a revolver with. Intent to kill Frank M. Ryan, union iron workers and chief of the labor leaders" indicted by the Federal government the alleged dynamiting i Foster is An LosAngeles and failed to appear for a hearing before Justice Kelly.

WILL BPILD UP RANKS OF UNION THROUGHOUT ANTHRACITE REGION Ht Assnriaifjl Prte March, 'l. Re turning; from the conference held with the operators in New York, members, of the district executive board of the United States Mine Workers announced that active stcjs would be taken at once to build up the ranks of the' union throughout the anthracite region. It is stated that 15 national organizers have been withdrawn from other fields and ordered into Pennsylvania, while the JO members of the three -district boards have been instructed also to take the field in an effort to round up an get into the union every man of the 160,000 now employed in and around the mines of the hard coal noids. I It is said that at present only about lone-third the employes are mem-'fcrs ol the United iline Workers. COMMITTEE FOR Rare, By United Press.

NEW YORK, March 1. The beat show ever staged on Broadway is the way firemen and policemen 'referred to events that followed the discovery of a fire at the bottom one of the 'elevator shafts in the Hotel Albany early today. Incidentally all doubt of the latest styles and colors In "night dresses, combinations and pajamas was removed from the minds of these same officials. The Albany is at Broadv ay and Forty-first i Street and houses 250 permanent guests, most of whom are members of ther'theatrical professional When -the- fire broke out it put the electric light plant- out of commission, and real panic followed among the guests who had gone" to bed and those who were about to do so. Men and burdened with furs, wraps, intimate articles of wearing apparel, draped over the arms instead of where usually worn, carried dogs, parrots, canaries, cats, in everything, that musical' comedy chorus queen or star could be expected to rushed screaming through the halls? down the stairs and took refuge In the big parlors on the ground floor.

Some got to the door, tut go back In a hurry when the cold wind struck them. Miss May King, well known on the Broadway stage, while acting as her own rescuer, gave a rare display. First she opened her window 'on the sixth floor and threw out everything but her sharp, heel of one of her slippers cut a gash 'in a policeman's face, but he just kept on looking. Finally Miss King her pajamas were of an alice blue' hue-got on the, window sill to jump after her things. Then the firemen got busy and hauled her: back into the room.

Many other guests threw thelf personal belongings into the street and the police were busy for half an hour recovering them. The fire was finally extinguished with i a loss of $1,500. Then all of the guests went; to bed and the firemen reluctantly returned to their quarters. 's I BILL PASSED 1 Horton -increasing That Tuberculosis Hos-4 pita! Other-Local Bills, (From THE TISrES Albany Bnrcan.) ALBANY, March I. The Horton bill Increasing from to the bond Issue for the tubercuio-sis hospital passed Assembly today.

'The bills providing for the new court the creation of the Niagara frontier-sewerage district and" the improvement of Black', Ransom and Gott creeks in Amherst and Clarence were advanced to final; reading, as was the bill creating a water borne commerce commission in the Senate. Assemblyman Rozan introduced a bill giving the Common Council the right to grant to the owners of property on' the north side of Sienkiewicz Place the ue of a strip of the street not exceeding six feet in width. ITALIAN ARRESTED. AS O0NAT0, DISCHAGED; LATER REARRESTED By Associated NEW YORK. March 1.

The young Italian arrested here last night on suspicion that he might be Di Donate, the man charged with killing "our members of the Morner family in Troy last December, was arraigned today in police court at Long Island City, discharged because he could not be identified as Di Donato and later re-arrested. -on a bench warrant issued by Supreme Justice Howard Dt Rensselaer county. BOND nam said city. I did this as a result of a cursory-preliminary investigation held by me shortly preceding the niing of me onarges. means of tne.

preliminary investigation I deemed that sufficient had been brought to light to warrant the filing of formal, charges. So that, under the provisions of the charter and particularly under Section 49 thereof, the acts of commissioners could be thoroughly investigated, and further tso that the commissioners' might put in any defenses which they deemed proper. "The hearitig was held June S. 1911, anifroro rthen- on much testimony -was taken relating to the acta the- flomm is i rs and their methods of transacting business. (Contiued In 7th Column, Page 4.) INJURED Fourteen Persons; Hurt' When New York Trolley Cars Crash.

By- United Press. NEW. YORK, March 1. Fourteen -persons wye-injured, two of them so seriously that they had to be removed to a hospital when two trolley cars smashed into each other on Webster Avenue at 202d Street this afternoon. Both cars were southbound and one came to a complete stop.

The mo-torman of the other eould not stop his car with the hand brake In time to prevent "the collision and the standing car was badly smashed. ART COMMISSION FOR STATE PROVIDED IN BILL INTRODUCED TODAY By Associated Press ALBANY. March 1. A bill for the creation of a State art. commission to have supervision of all "works of art acquired by the Slate including the designs and location of public buildings and other structures, was Introduced by Senator Saxet and Assemblyman Bropks.

The commission Is to be composed of the Governor, State architect and nine representatives from various public art institutions throughout' the State. Amendments to the ooncealed weapon law permitting th4 keeping of firearms in a household are embodied, inn a bill introduced by Assemblyman Murray, y. 1 The blil creating a commission to examine the conditions of- water-borne commerce on the Great Lakes, the and "State water courses Was reported from the Senate Judiciary Committee and advanced final i MISS ISABELLA GOODWIN PROMOTED FOR WORK IN LANDING BANDITS By United Press. NEW. TORK.

Marchl Because of her good work in landing the taxicab bandits, who stole $25,000 from the bank messengers. Police Commissioner Waldo' today- promoted Mrs. Isabella Goodwin rom police matron at $1,000 a. year to a detective of the first grade at 12,250 a Mrs. Goodwin is the widow of a' policeman.

'By Associated. Press. NEW YORK, March 1. Eugene Spaline, one of the prisoners arrested In Tennessee In the $25,000 taxicab robbery here, has made a complete confession and In addition to-telling of his part in the holdup confessed to three other holdups in the GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER. aCc per case of glass stoppered bottles.

Mayor Fuhrmann this morning dismissed the charges against the Fire Commissioners on. the ground that the system found in 'the department bad no been permanently changed so as to -comply with, the charter requirements. -His decision in full follows: f. Tke peclalon. "Oh May 1.

as Mayor-oi tne city nt -nesrlect of dutv aRainST Can Machemer, Simon Seibert and William Person, as Fire Commissioners of the -city of Buffalo and as memoen or the Board Qf Fire, Commissioners of -u-uru-ijuyijxju-ii-irwriri "i STRAW VOTE RESULTS PHIt.ADEI.PHIA, March 1. In the "straw being conducted by-Thomas L. Hicks by means of 54.000 postal cards, distributed proportionately throughout the, 4 wards of; the city, in an effort to ascertain presidential sentiment, the result up to .4:80. o'clock yesterday afternoon, was as follows: REPUBLICAN -Roosevelt 5,738 Taft 2,067 Hughes 17 La Follette 1T5 Cummins 23 WILLIAM D. H0WELLS YOUNG AT SEVENTY-FIVE ANDlOVES TO WORK 1 Bv United NEW YORK, March 1.

To the aspiring young editors! who writes because 'he loves "to William Dean Howells says: "Stick to it; you will TTo Kim who writes not because he loves It, but because of the money there is in thewrlting game he says: "Get Into something else; you will make more money." Today Dean; Howells is 75 years old. He was at his desk early and worked -all morning is his custom working day of the year. "It may seem strange it does to me that I feel more like working today at 75, than I did at he said to a United Press reporter. 'But if I didn't write, I don't, know-. what would do: i I love my work more than ever, did' and that's why.

I keep It up." FIE WHICH THREATENED ENTIRE PLANT CONFINED TO SINGLE WAREHOUSE By United press. March 1. Fire believed to have started from an' electric spark -generated "the brass faucet a benzine can, for several hours today, threatened the entire plant of the. Standard Company and endangered wide area of the residence district of the University of Minnesota. Warned by the police, residents of the houses for several blocks surrounding the fire i zone left heir homes and fled to the streets, earr ing the explosion of great gasoline tanks.

The loss was estimated at 150,000, all confined to one: warehouse of the Standard Oil Company. PERSONAL MENTI0NI James B. -Wall, appointed to' succeed Police Commissioner Zeller, assumed office today. Earl A. Backet the lawyer, has moved his law office to Xo.

218 Mutual Life Building. Mr. E. O. Neal, vice-president of the Buffalo Wholesale Hardware Company, will deliver a lecture before the sales-Advertising School of the young Men's Christian Association Kv-pninw tnstltute.

at 8 o'clock this evening. Mr. Neal's subject will be "Salesmanship from the jr va t. erty of people of all nationalities, outside the legation Quarter, suffered "heavy damage. By Associated Press TIEN-TSIN, March 1.

The Chinese troops at Feng-Tai, a village 22 miles out from Peking, on the Pek ing Tien Tsin Railroad, mutinied shortly after midnight this morning. There much heavy firing in the native quarter. The foreign community, composed entirely of railway employes and their families, retired to the British military-post nearby, where, soldiers of the Somerset Infantry are stationed to guard the railway line. 'i By United Press Cable. PEKIN.

March 1. With a dozen great fires still raging in the northern section of thcity dynamite was used today in an to check the progress of the flames, but with little success. At a late hour it was feared the entire northern section of the city would destroyed. No effort had been made to estimate the but it was expected to amount to several millions. That there had been no loss of life among the foreigners was due to the "activity of the legation guards, whd rushed into the native section and rescued the whites.

American and German soldiers were still in possession late today of the Chienmen and Hatamen pagodas which overlook the legations, and it, was believed that they would be able to pVevent an attack upon the diplomats. COURT COMMITS SHOOTING ITALIAN TO INSANE ASYLUM Casper Mortorano, indicted for assault, first for shooting Robert S. Dennis at the Exchange Street station on January 25th, was ordered sent to the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane by Justice Emery in -Criminal Term of Supreme Court this Examination showed that the fellow labored under the delusion that he was pursued by the Black Hand and he shot Dennis thinking he was pursuing him. FUNNY! UP-TO-DATE! SATIRICAL! IF George AoVs great 1912 Fables in Slang, fl You can read them in The Sunday TIMES and in no other Buffalo paper. 100 LATE TO CLASSIFY.

Ol o-' MAHOGANY UPRIGHT LJKB tlwO hew; $350 style. 489 Washington St. atl Si A CASH MA HOG ANT UPRIGHT. -L" $165; worth double. Player tlano bargain; terms like rent 489 Washington St.

Z8tl VOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE TOUR bicycle re-nickeled or-re-enameled and avoid the spring rush 1 lowest in the city. Poppenberg's 674 nd 6T6 Main Street. nv30tf rs WILL. STORE AND INSURE ree of charge during the winter Ncycles to be overhauled or re-'- poppenberg Bicycle House. 674 Slain Street.

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