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VOLUME 83. NO. 130. MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, TEN CENTS A WEEK. MANY BODIES IN THE RUINS Ertenl of Windsor Hotel Death Roll Wiil Not be Known for Some Days.

FIRE'S ORIGIN MYSTERY Manager Lelaml, Who Lost Four Member wf His Family, Cannot Account for It. Jewels Valued at Half a Million are Missing Kooins Were Looted During the Blaze Several Arrests on Suspicion. Many Thrilling liescucs and Escapes. Heroes Developed by the Holocaust. New York, March 111.

Hope grows rlimmer as the list of the missing Windsor Hotel guests shows no appreciable decrease. Abundant time has elapsed for those who escaped to report to their relatives. It seems improbable that many more of those unaccounted for are alive. Steven bodies were recovered today, and there are 26 of those yet unaccounted for who liHVe been given up as lost. searching; for dead.

One Thousand Men at Work On the minis inac lover Many bodies and 1 housands of Dollars in Valuables New York, March lit. The first doty (hat confronted the authorities yesterday morning was the search for the dead among the ruins of the hotel. No one knew how many charred bodies there might be there, and scores of stricken friends and relatives Were urging that the work begin at once. Commissioner Brady has general charge of the work of searching for bodies. As soon as he could Friday morning he put 100 men at work under Dennis Sweeney of the Emergency liureau of the Building Department.

As the ruins cooled more men were put on, and by night he had a force of 3,10. Yesterday he employed a'l the men who offered themselves up to 1,000. He thinks he can be reasonably ertain within five days what the i'Uins contain. DEMOLISHING THE CHIMNEYS. Great care had to be taken in hand ling the workmen to prevent them be ing hurt.

When the first gang started in there were several tall chimneys still towering above the rest of the ruin. Parts of the interior walls clung to them and threatened to fall at any moment. Their height was such that had they toppled outward they would have wished the workmen, who formed a cordon on the Forty sixth street, Fifth avenue and Forty seventh street sides turning over the debris in the middle of the streets. Hence it became necessary to dynamite the chimneys. The only discovery made yesterday was that of a valise belonging to Benjamin V.

Jones of England, who was stopping at the hotel. A workman picked it up on the Forty sixth street side and turned it over to Commissioner Brady. He found that it contained a series of codicils of the will of Mr. Jones, It was drawn by William L. Snyder, an attorney in Temple Court, and was dated May 17, ISM.

It disposed of property to the amount of $260,000. Mr. Jones was not in the hotel at the time of the fire. The valise is supposed to have been in his room and to have falllon into the street with the walls. It was sent by Commissioner Brady to the Police Department property clerk.

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THIEVES Owing to the large amount of jewelry and other valuables in the hotel at the time of the fire Commissioner Brady has taken measures to prevent thefts by workmen. One man sudden ly quit work yesterday afternoon without, apparent reason and he was suspected of having found something of value. He was escorted to the East Fifty first street police station and searched, but nothing was found on i mm. jiereatter all Hie workmen will be searched when they stop work. For this purpose a little wodden ollice has been built in front of the hotel's main entrance, and every man will ba obliged to pass through it and submit to a search before leaving.

Chief of Police Devery is co operating witn Commissioner Brady with a view to preventing looting. He visited Uie scene of the fire and gave orders to Inspector Brooks, who was in command of the police, to admit no person within the lire lines who did not have a badge. The general public was kept north of Forty eighth street and south of Forty fifth street. Forty sixth and Forty seventh streets were closed at Madison avenue on the east and on the west about 1.10 feet from Fifth avenue. Persons living within those lines could get to their houses by stating where they lived, policemen always es corting them to their doors to see that i this subterfuge was not resorted to just to get near the ruins.

Almost every imaginable excuse was tried, for the pressure of the curious to get close was very great. THE FIP.E'S ORIGIN. There as almost universal comment yesterday on the marvelous rapidity with which the hotel was wrapped in llano s. So fast was the fire's pace that it gave rise to the belief on the part of some that there were two fires burn ing at tin' same time, one on the parlor i floor and one on the top floor. No one seems to know delinitely where the fire started unless the statement of i John Foy, a waiter, be accepted as true.

He says that he saw it start on the Hour above the office the parlor floor at the end of the hall on the Forty sixth street side. He says he yelled "Fire!" and ran downstairs, out the Fifth avenue door, and across the northwest corner of Forty seventh street. He says he could not have been more than three minutes, and yet when he reached the corner he saw flames coming from the roof on the Forty seventh street side. This seems incredible. Miss Helen Gould's chef says that he saw smoke around the flagstaff fifteen minutes before the general alarm was given and so reported to the hotel office.

Warren Leland, the hotel's proprietor, says that he went upstairs and found the whole parlor floor ablaze, and yet on this very floor there was a dancing school in progress, the members of which knew nothing of the fire until men and women began jumping from the uper tories. This dancing school was under the direction of Mrs. Dora Gray Duncan, her daughter, Miss Issadore Duncan, and her stepdaughter. Miss Elizabeth Byron. On Friday afternoon they had a class of thirty children, boys and girls, between the ages of 5 and 7.

They were in parlor i 40, which was one flight up and at the Forty seventh street end of the building. Almost all the children were attended by maids. A little after 3 o'clock Mrs. Duncan went to the window to raise the shade. As she did so the body of a man flashed past the window.

The horrified woman turned, too frightened to speak. She did not know then that the hotel was i fire. She merely thought that a terrible accident bail hapened. FORTY" IN DANGER. Just then one of the maids, who had left moment before, expecting to re i i 1 i I I i i 1 IWft for her charge after the lesson Was over, came back into the room.

She did not scream, but went straight to Mrs. Duncan and whispered to her that the hotel was on fire. There wtts no panic, but Immediately the women grot the little girls thc lr cloaks and the little boys their coats and began ranging the children in line Then ciinie the smell of smoke a'n'd the children began to cry. liut they were kept well in hand. They were told to clasp hands and to hold tight for the love or all their dolls and tops.

Thert the dancing teachers and the maids started the lino of little ones down the smoky hall. they got them to the street ih safety. The strange part of this incident is that persons should have been jumping from the upper stories before those on the parlor floor, where the fire is alleged to have started, knew there was anything wrong. Notwithstanding this, there is no evidence to show that the fire started in any other place than where Foy says It did. It is consider ed likely It took him longer to get through the crowded streets to where he believed the fire box was then he really thought and that the Are shot up the elevator shaft to the roof before spreading far on the parlor floor.

JEWELTiY OF THE DEAD. The coroner's office is now the custodian of the jewelry that was taken from the dead bodies which were removed to the East Fifty first street police station after the fire. It was sent there yesterday from the station house. It consists of eight or ten rings and several brooches, valued at about $2,000. Several of the rings the most valuable ones were taken from the lingers of Miss Amelia Paddock, Mrs.

Mary Kirk Haskin, the daughter of Mrs. Nancy Ann Kirk, who was killed by jumping from the second floor NnnrM vtoi thnt cho hni a very large amount of jewelry in the fire. Mrs. Haskin Is the daughter of the late J. S.

Kirk, a wealthy soap manufacturer of Chicago. F. S. Flower, nephew of ex Governor Hofwell P. Flower, also lost valuable jewelry.

His valet tried to save a drawer containing $1,500 worth, together with a $1,500 rug, but was obliged to leave them on a window sill in the back yard. The back wall fell in, but was not subjected to great heat, so it is thought that even the rug can be saved. There is not much debris covering the place where Mr. Flower's valuables are. In fact, they are supposed to be so close to the surface that a policeman was stationed in the old bathhouse overlooking the yard in which they lie to see that no one made a search for them.

BODY SENT TO CHICAGO. The body of Mrs. Kirk was taken from Bellevue hospital yesterday and sent to Chicago. Mrs. Kirk's daughter, Mrs.

Haskin, and her daughter, Miss Leslie Haskin, accompanied the body. Mrs. Haskin went to Bellevue on Fri day night and was so prostrated by her mother's death that she was un able to leave. Superintendent Rich ard provided her with a room. Mrs.

Haskin told Mr. Richard yesterday morning that she and her mother had lost more than $100,000 in jewelry and clothing in the fire. The bodies of Mrs. Warren F. Le land and of Miss Leland were sent to Chicago.

Two trunks were found on the side walk about ten feet north of the For ty sixth street wall last evening. One was a little charred, but was locked and unbroken. It bore no marks to show who the owner was, and the po lice did not open it. The other was in a bad condition. It had burst open and was partly burned.

It was can vas covered and bound with leather, It contained a quantity of women's I underwear, a number of table covers, a piece of pink silk with polka dots, and a box of white kid gloves. There was a book, about eight by ten inches in size. On the, back was stamped a gold cross and crown and on the front was the name in gold letters, "ilc Kinley." It was an address by the Rev. Dr. Mullen.

It is believed that the trunk was the property of a servant in the employ of Abner McKinley. The trunk is at the East Fifty first street police station. MIRACULOUS RESCUES. Work Done by the Firemen and Others While the Building Was Blazing. New York, March 19.

The work of rescue by firemen and policemen at the Windsor Hotel fire horror surpass e(i the marvelous, and to the thou sands packed in the streets, who gazed in the scenes far above them, it seemed as if some of the rescues were being accomplished only through the direct interposition of Providence in the shape of miracles. Firemen whose faces were so flame scorched and smoke begrimed that their best friends would not have recognized them after close inspection, literally swarmed over the building, clinging witht arms and legs to cornices that quivered with the awful force of fire behind them, standing where footholds seemed impossible, working their way from sill to sill, until they had reached the very core of danger. It was no exaggeration, the exclamation of a grizzled old battalion fire chief, who, as he watched his men i swing a woman free of the flames bursting from a sixth story window said: "They seem to tread on air. Yet the brave men of two depart ments did not absorb all the praise. Work as they might, there were enough human beings in imminent danger of death to give any brave man a chance to win spurs.

And there was a goodly number of these. Patrons of the hotel ho had enough and more to do in saving themselves stopped in their flight to relieve distress. Men risked their lives to lead others to safety from the court yards. At a time when every second increased his peril, already dire, a man who had made his way to the fourth story window, and had just grasped the hook of an extension ladder, which was be ing swung toward him, out of the smoke was seen to step aside on the sill and wait until a woman, who in her ecstacy of fright was incapable of helping herself, could be lowered. In the majesty of the calamity such scenes, and there were many of them, made only a passing impression on the throng.

While the panic was at its height, it was a noticeable fact that the women were In every case given the first chance. The degree of distress seemed to count for little. Modesty was a distinguishing feature of the rescuers when asked for some account, of their work. Firemen and policemen alike considered It in the line of duty. Many of them made light of their deeds.

Stories of survivors today all dwelt on the suddenness of the calamity and its paralyzing effects. Few had time to save anything that was not on their persons when the alarm was given. J. La Motto Morgan, of Birmingham, Alabama, barely escaped with his life, but lost all his belongings. Mr.

Morgan had an appointment to meet some friends in the hotel, but as they were late in arriving he went out on a third floor balcony to witness the parade. It was there that he heard the cry and started for his room on the fifth floor. As he reached the top of the stairs a swirling pyramid of flame shot up the elevator shaft. An excited woman came running along the hall and Morgan grabbed her to lead her to safety, but before they had fairly started they were enveloped in dense smoke through which they groped their way, feeling at every step that suffcation was only a matter of minutes. Some firemen ran against them and piloted them to the street.

The woman collapsed when half way down and one of the firemen (Continued on Fourth Page.) MISSION TO REBELS FAILS. UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT OFBftlTlSH OFFICER TO MAKE PEASE; False Stories of Cruelty Have Fostered Hatred Among the Insurgents and They Will Surrender llntil Aguinaldo is Consulted. lloilo, Island of Panay, March 12, via Manila, Philippine Islands, March 19. The situation here is practically unchanged, despite the plucky but abortive attempt of a British officer to effect a Compromise. Yesterday Lieutenant Commander CoWper, Of the British gunboat Plover, accompanied by an English resident and Maimundd Melliza, former President Of the Fili pino Congress for Panay, crossed the lines unofficially and attempted to advise the natives to abandon their op position to the Americans, their intention to do so having been previously communicated to General Miller, who granted them the facilities.

Senor Melliza is a leading merchant, having large interests in Hollo and the Bur rounding country. When a collision with the Americans seemed inevitable Senor Melliza resigned the Presidency, which is now held by Victorino Mapa. The party went by way of Molo to the town of Mandurriao, where they dismounted, and, under a flag of truce, walked two miles to the first insurgent trenches. There they were met by sixteen of the leading political and military insurgents, but not by Pablo Ar reta, the principal Visayan general; by President Mapa or by Diogno, the Ta galo general, who acts as adviser and as Aguinaldo's representative. THE CONFERENCE.

The conference was held in a house and lasted for considerable time, those attending speaking in Spanish. Lieutenant Commander Cowper was much impressed by the youthfulness and smartness of the leaders. He counselled an agreement with the Americans, who, he said, had no intention to rule in the spirit old Spain did, but to improve the country for the benefit of the people. The natives reiterated their charges that the Americans were guilty of acting in bad faith; that their acts were not in accordance with fair words. They assured Lieutenant Commander Cowper they were not fighting from choice were desirous of renewing their business and peaceful pursuits, but determined to make no compromise without consulting Aguinaldo.

They will stand or fall with the Island of Luzon. They treated Lieutenant Commander Cowper and his companions courteously. When asked by him, as a dernier res sort, what suggestion they had to make toward a solution they assured him frankly they were willing to negotiate for a basis of peace through one of the great Powers, preferably Great Britain. Lieutenant Commander Cowper reported the result of the conference to General Miller. Despite this failure, the kind treatment by Americans under General Miller's express orders is having an excellent effect on the lower classes of the natives whose daily occupations are conducted in the fields close to the American lines.

The natives come and go, bringing produce, and the only precaution taken is a search to prevent the introduction of weapons. Owing to the daily increase in the number of laborers in the city, it is hoped that business will soon resume its former scale. The volume of trade is now only one eighth its usual limit. WHAT PREVENTS PEACE. It is evident that the military and Tagal element is preventing a collapse of the hostile movement.

They are circulating absurd stories of Filipino successes in the vicinity of Manila and the capture of numerous American prisoners. Yesterday I drove through Molo and over a mile outside the lines with Major Cheetham, of the Tennessee regiment. We found natives extremely friendly and peaceful and busy with their marketing. Wre visited Cornelio Mellizo, an old native planter, the father of Kaimundo. He spoke hopefully of a speed settlement and regretted the hostilities.

Since February 11 the Molo end of the line has been quiet. At the Jaro end there have been a few shots, but no casualties, the insurgents never approaching our position in large numbers. The British gunboat Pigmy left Cebu on Marchl and visited Tacloban, in the Island of Leyte; Barugo, Calbayon, Catbalogan and La Granga, in Samar, and Gubat and Legaspi, in Luzon, inquiring as to the safety of British subjects. So far as the officials learned, the lives and property of the British are safe, but the Filipino leaders ad mitted the difficulty of controlling men who do not belong to the districts visited and who evidently are holding together with a prospect of loot, the majority being soldiers from the city of Manila, whom the local people are supporting half heartedly. Commander Greene found a strong hostile feeling toward Americans among these imported bravos.

Many untrue reports are circulated among the ignorant people of the alleged cruelty of Americans. Stories formerly told against Spaniards of looting and ravishing are being repeated against the Americans. At Calbayou, in Samar, an American named R. E. Scott, employed by the Warner Barnes company, a British firm, is held under parole.

Commander Greene, accompanied by James MacLeod, of Warner's, saw General Luk ban at Catbalogan and told him he would be held responsible for any harm to Mr. Scott. After assurances of good will, Mr. Scott was returned to Calbayou. From Guitti an American in British employ was brought here.

Wherever she touches the Pigmy experienced a friendly feeling toward the British, but it was necessary to warn people that damage to British interests would bring condign punishment. SUPPLY OF THE NATIVES SHORT. The food supply of native soldiers is limited. When the true state of affairs in Cebu, Negros and Zamboaga, where the cruiser Boston has gone to take possession, is learned, it must effect the American position beneficially, as the Visayans nowhere are desirous of fighting. A British subject named Bernard Cogan was taken prisoner in Cebu and removed to Leyte.

The Plover has gone to secure his release. I have been informed that Aguinaldo during his stay in Hong Kong had an interview with Prince Henry of Prussia. The native troops are dissatisfied, owing to the non payment of their wages, and frequently disobey their officers. THRASHING THE REBELS. Manila, March 19.

Gen. Wheaton's men smashed the rebels for 11 miles today, clearing the entire country about Pasig. The Filipino loss is at least 200. Gen. Otis has destroyed property worth half a million, captured 400 tons of coal.

We hold Leguna da Bay. Improvised gunboats sweep the lake, destroying villages and driving out the rebels. THE WEATHER. Washington, D. March 19, 9 P.

M. Forecast for Monday for Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair weather and slightly lower temperature will prevail, with fresh to light northwesterly winds, and on Tuesday probably fair, with rising temperature, THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD between The Two There May be A BONDOF bNiTY; Christianity Consists of knowledge of Duty and the Cheerful Willingness to Do It Interesting Sermon Delivered by ltev. Dr. Kogers. In the Church of Our Father, last evening, Rev.

Dr. Rogers preached a sermon on "Can a Man be a Christian and Still Appreciate the World?" The reverend gentleman said that marly people had not familiarized themselves with the word "Christian" and therefore did not fully understand the deep' and earnest solemnity of it. At the same time there may be a bond of unity between the member of a church and his relation to the world by which "ho law, either spiritual or secular, will be violated. He cited the case of the Puritans and said that, while they were extremists, their lives and characters had been the corner stone of our nation's stability. They were rugged, stern, sturdy and stubborn, yet their method of living was more devout and earnest than the tendency of this the end of the 19th century.

As the great beam iB to the ship so was the Puritan's place in American history. He said that many things, in themselves innocent, could be made harmful. Recreation was necessary, but when that recreation was carried on recklessly and to excess, then the evil of it began. There is no specific law governing the lives of all the people of the world, but every man is to a greater or lesser extent responsible for his life and actions. Christianity does not consist of chanting and muttering prayers, but of the knowledge of duty to God and the cheerful willingness to do that duly as it appears to demand.

Here in America everything goes in extremes and we are reaching the extreme of frivolity and laxity. As the Puritans observed the Sabbath rigorously, the people of this so called 19th century to a great extent look upon it as a holiday and not a holy day. Ten years ago a wave of immoral literature swept across this country, and for a while things looked critical. But the calm better judgment of the American people prevailed and its duration was short lived. The people demand all that is good and pure and beautiful, and as it is with books so in other lines of recreation.

There are good plays as well, and if the managers could only encourage their patrons so as to make them appreciate the beautiful and the good in the drama, within a short time the standard of morality would be raised. You can no more make the vices and evils pure by showing the result of such evils than you can purify foul water by filtering it through deposits as foul as itself. Impure water is made pure by being brought into contact with pure materials, and the evil and vicious lives of some people can best be purged and made better and happier by giving them as models pure lives and pure thoughts, pure recreation and purity in whatever shape or form it may be found. When a Christian sincerely doubts as to whether something is wrong he should at once stop and consider. If the idea is still strong enough to raise a doubt then you should take the benefit of the doubt and not satisfy your appetite or craving.

It is not always the recreation itself which is harmful or which makes it worldly, but the conditions under which such recreation may present itself. Let us hope that the dawn of the new century may see the waging of a strong campaign against sin and the beginning of that crusade which has as its object "the world for Christ." REED ANWONLEYTO MEET SPEAKER MAY BE RECONCILED TO THE ADMINISTRATION. The President, the Man from Maine and Senator llanna to Have a Conference in Georgia Today Considerable Speculation. Thomasville, March 19. For the first time since the President's visit Thomasville was rife with political gossip today.

JekyI Island, speculation ran, was to be the scene of an important political gathering, where the future course of the Republican parly would be gone over and settled, far from the public and the press, and shielded from interruption by strict enforcement of the "no trespassing" regulations of the rich club. The sudden appearance of Speaker Reed at JekyI Island, the authoritative statement that President McKinley, Vice President Hobart and Senator Hanna would make their trip there on Monday, and the visit of Judge Day, formerly Secretary of State, to Thomasville, absolutely mere coincidence, according to the gentlemen named, who are here, revived at once recollections of the important part In national history borne of Thomasville conferences four years ago. Senator Hanna, Vice President Hobart and President McKinley himself say positively that there is no politics whatever in their present visit South, and that it is undertaken solely for rest and recuperation. As to Speaker Reed's presence at JekyI Island, both Senator Hanna and Vice President Hobart said that they did not know that the Speaker was there until they saw the papers. The latter, before the arrival of the papers, was so positive that the Speaker Was not to be at JekyI Island that when a newspaper man told him Mr.

Reed was to be there he promptly bet him a suit of clothes that Speaker Reed was not at JekyI Island, and would not be at JekyI. As regards Judge Day, he is not going to JekyI, and probably will be out of Thomasville, on the way home, by the time the President returns. There is, nevertheless, a possibility that the JekyI Island trip, though not so Intended, perhaps, by its principals, may have an important political bearing. It may prove to be the reconciliation ground of President McKinley and Speaker Reed. That their relations are strained and development of party policy in legislation hindered thereby, is a matter of common report.

Judge Moore, whose guest Speaker IJoed is, and Cornelius N. Bliss, who asked President McKinley and party to visit him, are common friends of all parties, personally and politically, and through them harmonious fellowship may again prevail between the foremost Republicans. Judge Day, who, accompanied by his wife, arrived here at 2.30 p. m. yesterday, says he is not going to JekyI Island, and would leave for the north the early part of the week.

NO QUORUM. There was no quorum present at the meeting of local Sunday school superintendents which was scheduled to take place yesterday afternoon in the chapel of the First Reformed church. The next meeting will be held at the call of the president, Lewis Crater. The object of the meeting was to arrange for the state convention of Sabbath school workers, next October. James S.

Brusstar Shirtmak ers, 709 Penn Street. Headquarters for all kinds of Shirts. CLARK MET DEATH ALOlE. THE SUMM0N8 CAME IN THE BARENESS OF THE NlGriTi When No Helping Hand Was Near He Was Stricken and Morning Found His Suspended from a Chair Others Who Have Passed Away. In a crouching position, with the right armhole of his vest caught on the support of a high backed chair, and cold in death, was found suspended the body of William H.

Clark, in the rear of his little tobacco shop, at S48Vii Fcnn street, yesterday morning. This gruesome discovery was made by John S. Fritz, the rShotographerj who, at the importunateness of two young men, broke in the glass in the front window and entered the store. With the speed of the wind the report was circulated that the man had committed suicide by strangulation, and in a short time a morbidly curious crowd gathered. That it was not suicide was plainly to be seen, as death could not have been produced by strangulation in the position that the body was found.

It was the opinion of many that Mr. Clark was attacked with heart failure or apoplexy, and in falling his vest caught on the chain ftlr. Clark conducted a tobacco store in the front part of the little building, while the rear, which was partitioned with curtains, he used for sleeping. He had been in ill health for six months or more and always had a premonition of sudden death. Up to last week he was about the place every day, when he was attacked with what appeared to be grip, and through weakness took to his bed.

On Saturday night a young man who frequented the store attended to the wants of customers, and about 10.30 o'clock, after giving Clark a glass of water, he closed the door and went home. About 9.30 o'clock yesterday morning the young man and a companion visited the store, but found the door locked. Thinking Mr. Clark too ill to respond, they went into the photograph gallery and obtained permission to go around the back way. Looking through the window, they saw Clark apparently kneeling at a chair and all their efforts to arouse him were futile.

Going outside again, they waited until Mr. Fritz came and then told him of Mr. Clark's apparent illness. He, too, went to the back window and peered i.i and tried to arouse Clark. Taking matters into his own hands, Mr.

Fritz welit nut front, broke the window and after unlatching the door went inside. Going up to the old man to remove him to his bed, he wag startled to find the body cold. Undertaker Seidel was notified and took the body to his morgue, and after dressing it removed it to the residence of a relative at 1503 Perkiomen avenue. Mr. Clark was about 60 years of age and for several years lived alone.

The coroner will hold an inquest today, MRS. SAMUEL R. SPANGLER. Mrs. Susan H.

Spangler, wife of Samuel R. Spangler, 1334 Kenney street, died at 7.50 o'clock last evening after an illness of five days with kidney trouble, aged 40 years, one month and three days. Besides her husband, the following children survive: Grace, Alice, Elsie, George, Helen, LcRoy, Lucy and an infant eight Weeks old, besides two brothers, Richard and William Kriek, and two sisters, Amanda, wife of George W. Wertz, Werners vllle, and Lydia, wife of Moses Roth ermel, Blandon. She was a member of St.

John's Reformed church. WILLIAM J. IMPINK. William J. Impink, 334 Locust street, died at 12.45 o'clock Sunday afternoon, of consumption and pneumonia, aged 28 years.

He is survived by a wife, Amelia and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Impink, this city. He was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic church apd the Holy Cross society.

OTHER DEATHS. Mantana Fenstermacher, died of gas trie catarrh at the County Home, aged 4(i years. She was born in Topton, was never married and was admitted to the institution from Reading in August, 1S90. Her mother, Mrs. Sarah Fenstermacher resides in Reading.

The remains were removed to the residence of her brother in law, 518 South Eighteenth street by Funeral Director Hunter Hcnninger. Sarah, widow of William Yerger, died of paralysis at the home of her son in law, Samuel P. Deininger, 1104 Chestnut street, Saturday, aged 77 years. Deceased was born in Berks and resided in Reading the greater part of her life. She was a life long member of Zion's V.

B. church and is survived by these children: Mary, wife of Samuel 1'. Deininger; Mrs. Louisa Aulenbach, Henry and George, all of Reading, together with two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Gilbert and Mrs.

Elizabeth Schultz. Her husband preceded her in death about two years. Catharine, wife of Jacob Schnable (nee Fritz) died of Bright's disease and enlargement of the heart, Saturday, at her residence in Shillington, aged 65 years, 9 months and 26 days. Deceas ed was a member of Yocom's church. Besides her husband, she leaves the following children: John, Jacob, Franklin, Henry, Ellsworth, Cumru Mrs.

Howard Marks, Grill; Mrs. Wellington Bitting, Shillington; Mrs. William K. Withers, Reading, and Mary, residing at home. She leaves a sister, Mrs.

John Fox, of Cumru. Mrs. I.avina Clark, who died of dropsy at the home of her son, Samuel Beidler, at Oakbrook, on Saturday, is survived by these children; Samuel Beidler, Oakbrook, and Edward Clark, a stepson, Reading; Mrs. John Slegel, this city: Mrs. Wm.

Hartranft, Chester county; Mrs. Solomon Scholl, Lancaster county, and Mrs. Joseph Halting, Naperville, 111. She wns a member of the Lutheran church at Muddy Creek, Lancaster county. John son of Charles A.

and Anna D. Henry, 509 South Tenth street, died of catarrhal pneumonia, aged 10 months. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John Filer, Eighteenth and Cotton streets, died Sunday of congestion of the bowels.

DEWEYHAS THE OREGON. The Magnificent Battleship Arrives In Manila Bay and the Admiral is Ready to Fight to a Finish. Manila, March 19. Amid the cheering of the sailors afloat and soldiers ashore, the fine large battleship Oregon entered Manila Bay at sunset yesterday and Joined Admiral Dewey's ileet. The troops on shore were at parade and the warships were dropping their colors when the monster battleship entered the harbor.

She steamed in the bay at full speed, and when abreast of the Olympia, saluted Admiral Dewey and dropped anchor. Admiral Dewey expressed much satisfaction over the arrival of General Lawton. He said he favored an aggressive movement, but would not attempt to take more Philippine ports until the army is In a position to hold them. His plans would be to have the tleet cruise around the islands and cut off the insurgents. The admiral has instructed his captains a('t upon their own judgment when necessity arises.

They are required to keep, their vessels on the move, pick up all information possible, act as a means of communication between the islands and prevent the landing of arms for the insurgents. No trouble is expected in occupying the southern archipelago. It Is the admiral's opinion that most of the trouble on the islands Is created by the Tagalus. CHRISTIANITY AND POLITICS. tnl yne way in which the two Can mix Honest intelligence' and Lota Must Sweep Away the spoils SystemTwo Notable Appeals in the St.

Barnabas Episcopal Church. Herbert Welsh, the well known Philadelphia reformer, president of the Civil Service Reform association, and the Indian Rights association, gave a spirited address in St. Barnabas church last evening on "The Christian's Duty in Politics," With deep earnestness and fervid eloquence he showed how the true conception of that democracy, which forms the basal Idea of our government and which we inherited from our English forefathers, rest upon Christian faith and reaches its highest expression in the life of Jesus Christ. Honesty, intelligence and love in all man's dealings with his fellow men were what alone could make possible a government of the people, for the people and by the people. There were signs of a growing antagonism to this principle in certain quarters, a tendency to government by the bosses, This struck at the root of the Christian idea of government.

He told of some of the evils resulting from applying the "spoils" principle to public work, and gave general illustrations from governmental treatment of the Indians, and from the municipal history of Philadelphia, notably the present typhoid fever epidemic which he held to be chargeable to the corrupt aims of several city council members. Mr. Welsh's address was a splendid appeal for Christian citizenship. He is a member of the Episcopal church, and is known as an active and devoted member. WIPING OUT THE DEBT.

Speaking of the $1,000 gift toward the St. Barnabas parish debt, Rev. John F. Nichols said yesterday that God would think no less of the offering merely because it came anonymously. Not letting your right hand know what your left hand gives is a Christian principle and the man or Woman, who possesses the splendid nerve to subscribe a thousand dollars on condition that the donor's name be withheld, shows a desire to stand well with God rather than win man's approbation.

But the congregation must remember that not a penny of this donation will be available Unless the balance of the debt is all raised or pledged by Easter. Another thousand could be raised if everybody made It a personal matter. Every little helps, To be sure the parishioners were nearly all wage earners but in the past they had exhibited a singularly unanimous spirit of self denial and zeal in building and equipping their church and he felt they were determined to do their whole duty in this emergency. For it was an emergency, the time being so short barely two weeks before Easter. Fortunately his church had friends outside of its own communion, as was evidenced by six contributions, small but unsolicited, which came to him during the week, from a Hebrew, an Unitarian, a Baptist, a Lutheran, a Know Nothing, a Roman Catholic and a Presbyterian.

He suposed this was because in his church they tried to cultivate Christian charity toward all other religious organizations. Now was the time for all his hearers to rally to the rescue of the church from debt. It was the opportunity of a lifetime. It would be indeed a pity if this thousand dollar offer was not availed of by the parish just because a few members failed to lend a hand. A friend had subscribed one hundred on condition that two others subscribe the same sum.

Mr. Nichols said he felt positive that God would put it into the hearts of two others to comply. He said he deprecated applying to the well to do members of Christ church. They were doubtless well disposed but they had troubles of their own. At least it is better to first exhaust our own resources before beginning to beg.

Unsolicited aid is doubly welcome. This is a case where he gives twice who gives quickly. THE LATE MR. KEIM. Among the many charming tributes to the memory of the late Henry M.

Keim, which have appeared since the decease of that estimable character, one of the most graceful is that which was contributed to last week's issue of The Churchman by Rev. William P. Orrick, D. rector of Christ Cathedral, who, after somewhat extended reference to the birth and social standing of Mr. Keim, sketched the life of the deceased, as he knew him, In these touching words: Mr.

Keim was a man of strong religious convictions, a sincere believer and deeply attached to the church of which he was a member. He was more than usually well informed in regard to the history and the doctrines of the church; he appreciated the dignity and beauty of her liturgy and loved to take part in the worship of the sanctuary, especially on occasions of the celebrating of "the memorial which Christ hath commanded us to make." He was a reverent and devout worshipper and a careful and appreciative hearer of the Word preached. He was especially helpful in his intercourse with his pastor, as his kindness and tact led him always to seek occasion of encouragement and approval rather than of discouragement and fault finding. He was for many years a vestryman of Christ church, Reading, being the fifth of his immediate family who had borne that ofliee. He was during most of that time clerk of the vestry, and brought to the discharge of his duties the same thorough knowledge, accuracy and promptness which marked his business methods In other lines.

He for many years represented the parish in the diocesan convention of Central Pennsylvania, was a member of that body at the primary convention at which the diocese was organized and Its first bishop elected. He also served the diocese for some years as a member of the standing committee. His service to the church was always a labor of love to him, and Its duties were performed with promptness and good judgment, while his unfailing courtesy made him a welcome helper to his fellow members. Mr. Keim was of a type of character of which the specimens are all too few a man of integrity, of high toned honor, of unfailing courtesy to all, even in the smallest matters; to his more intimate circle a man of strong affection and a most faithful friend.

The loss of such a man to his city, to his friends and to his church cannot be set down in words. Many years of life seemed to be before him, for he was, until disease laid its hand upon him, in the fulness of his powers. But the Supreme Dispenser of events to man has seen fit to call him away when his day was but little past its noon. His work on earth is done, and he "now rests from his labors." THE MT. PENN SEASON.

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REY. MR. MYERS' SERMON. THOSE WHO PRACTICE DECEIT NEVER FIND A GOOD REWARD. Jacob is a Type of the Many Counterfeit of Life The Tell Tales of Deception.

Sincerity is Strong in Consistency and Has a Good Keward, Rev. William H. MyefS announced confirmation to take place next Sunday morning. This year the Easter customs will be changed the large communion on Good Friday night, the second communion Easter morning. No communion Easter evening, but the Sunday school festival of Easter instead; The catechumens will alBo commune Easter morning.

The text of last night was Gen. xxvii, 22, 23: "And Jacob went near unto Isaac, his father; and he felt him and said, 'The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as hiS brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him." Whenever I would know what deceit is, and how it fares, I turn to the life of Jacob. You know the story, how his mother clothed him with the coat of Esau, put on his hands the thin skin of the Angora goat, to resemble the hairiness of his brother: gave him a dish of venison to carry to his blind father, and so duped him into bestowing the blessing of the first born upon him. Jacob was a deceiver. There is much counterfeiting going on in the world.

Like Jacob, people put on other appearances, to Imitate some excellency, or to gain something they have not earned. It is a compliment people pay to decency, truth and noble qualities generally, when, possessing them not, they pretend to others they have them. It, however, is a hard task to pretend to be good and noble it is much easier to be so really. And if the appearance of being good is worth something, surely a sincere reality is worth thousands more. HOW ANIMALS BEGUILE.

Even animals have something of this trait of deception. They assume the shape, hue and habits of stronger creatures to make believe they are those dangerous ones, and so have the benefit of their help and food. The cuckoo lays an egg that resembles the eggs of a bird in whose nest It places It to be hatched, and so deceives it into a foster parent. Such deceptions are found among bees that impose on others' hives by false appearances; and so a blind beetle steals into the nests of ants by feigning to be one of them, and dines at their table. These creatures put on thetr deceitful appearances because it is their nature, and they have no moral sense, but man practices these deceptions as a moral agent, and is responsible to God.

There is nothing we despise so much in others and in ourselves, if sensible, as deceit. DECEIT HAS AN INWARD HARM. You censure Jacob for his false practice on his blind father but this sin of deceit we find today. What else is hypocrisy! It is Jacob putting on the form of religion to deceive God and his fellowman. We may go through a false performance of devotion, just like Jacob, to get a blessing.

There are plenty of people who covet the praise and the goods of others, and put on hairy skins of deception to steal them. Children learn the practice of deceit only too early. They learn of their parents these little hypocracies, and they can act falsehoods quite as fash. ionably as they. But it is sad to see how deceit hardens the heart.

A little practice, and soon the most holy feelings of the heart are dried up. It makes your life to be a lie and converts it into a sham. Nothing is real anymore. Besides, it sinks your own personality. By trying to be something that another is, you confess that you are an inferior one.

You don't want to be what God has made you to be. The estimate of your character is that not honesty, nor manhood, nor good feliowship is found in you. JACOB LOST BY DECEIT. Jacob had no gain in his deception. It brought alienation into his family.

If this is the most dangerous evil out in the world, what must it be when hearts at home deceive! Esau hated and wished to kill. Jacob had to flee, and never again saw his mother. Instead of being a prince at home, he became a slave abroad. He was punished in the line of his sin he cheated and he was cheated in return. He was cheated in his wages, he was cneated in his wives; and in his old age even, the deception of Esau's coat he had put on to act the lie to his father, came home to him by his son Joseph's coat, which the brothers had" dipped in the blood of animals, and lied to him that he had been killed.

Nor did he get the blessing when he practiced that lie. He got it in name, but not in reality. He first had to work for it, and he was disciplined by years of suffering to become worthy of it then only he returned from exile and possessed it. EVERY DECEIT HAS A VOICE. Every deceit practiced has its voice to give it away.

"The voic eis Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau." Something will tell that you lie. Where truth is not at the bottom, nature will peep out and betray herself one time or another. Integrity in business pays. You may misrepresent for a while, but you are the loser in the end. The social deceptions may gain you friends equally as fickle as you are, but even those who deceive like best to bow to sincerity.

Truth always is consistent with itself it never needs to be propped up; but a lie must have many crutches. No Jacob can take the place of Esau. You can get a substitute In war by paying for him; but in God's army you must be the soldier yourself. No one can do your work here; you can't pray by proxy, and the of your father or mother won't take you to heaven. Esau's coat won't give you the birthright.

Nowhere Is it honorable to get a blessing that don't belong to you. Only One may you imitate, only one robe may you put on with profit that belongs to another the robe of righteousness, which is of the Lord Jesus Christ. RIOT IN HAVANA. Fifty Injured in a Clash Between Cubans and the Police. Havana, March 19.

A serious conflict between the police and a party of Cubans, last night, resulted in much shooting and clubbing. From 30 to 50 were wounded, some seriously. Among the injured are Police Captain Kstam pes, formerly a colonel in the Cuban army. MORE EX SENATORS. Sncrnmento March 19.

The Legislature adjourned sine die at 11.45 today without electing a senator. SHERMAN IMPROVES. Washington, March 19. A cable today announced the continued Improvement in Sherman's condition. POTTSVILLE, FEB.

11, 1899. Dr. G. W. Ammons oculists and opticians, 311 Penn street.

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PRIZES FOR POOL PLAYERS. THERE WILL BE REWARDS FOR ALL WHO COMPETE. Quite Display at the Liberty Engine House The Close of the Tournament Will Occur This Week Other Sporting Events. This week the pool tournament of the Liberty Fire company commenced two months ago, will come to a close and will mark the most successful venture yet projected for the amusement of the members. From the start, there has existed much friendly rivalry between the various contestants, and considerable speculation was indulged in as to who the winners would be.

The contestants are divided into two classes and are 24 in number. The first class contains the better players of the company, many of them being able to give some of the so called pool sharks of the city an excellent race. The second class is made up of players not so deft with the cue, but still able to put up an excellent contest. Unlike other contests, where there are only a few prizes which go to the high men, there wilt be prizes for all the contestants. The high men in the respective classes will, however, have the first pick of the prizes to be awarded.

The prizes were on exhibition at the engine house yesterday and were closely inspected by the members. They are as follows: Three wood handle umbrellas, 50 "Comforfcigars DO "Sunshine" cigars, 25 "Hivea" cigars, 25 "Smoke House Leaders." 50 Antonio Hoig cigars, 50 "Pompey" cigars, 50 cigars, pair candelabra, quart of champaign, three scarfs, two collars, pair cuffs, scarf pin, pipe, two company buttons, minor, two pool cues, two hats, pair shoes and pair of trousers. These prizes were contributed by merchants of the city. In addition Madison Dengler, a member, contributed a handsome gold badge, the medallion of which bears an enameled pool table and cue, to be contested for by members of the second class. In order to become the owner of the medal the contestant must win it three consecutive times.

PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. Leah Zellers, 307 North Ninth street, was stricken with paralysis yesterday and is in a critical condition. Miss Annie E. Talbot, of Supplee, Chester county, was In the city visiting relatives.

Ellas Hoffman is visiting his son in law at Lancaster. Mrs. Howard Goodhart and daughter Katie, accompanied by Annie Maurer and Emma Fritch, will leave on an extended trip to Lancaster. Mrs. Wilson Scbmehl and Mrs.

Frank Reeser left on a month's visit to friends in Easton..