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THE TIME To Advertise Is When You Want More Business. FORECAST. Hain and warmer tonight; probably fair on Friday. .1 .1 58TH YEAR. I WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1850.

1 DAILY EST. BX THEO. HAKT 1882. PITTSTON, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1908. TWO CENTS A COPY.

FORTY CENTS A MONTH. 8 PAGES. THIRST FOR DRINK NEXT WEEK THE ELKS WILL OWN SCRANTON AGREE ON A BILL FIRE KILLS FOUR FRISC0GL0RY. Whole City Is Given Over to Pleasure. HOUSE OF DEATH Indiana Woman's Victims Are Increasing.

ders at the Guinness farm," he said. The exact nature of these letters was carefully guarded by Mr. Smith. Sheriff Snmtzer has started an investigation into the disappearance of Ole mis berg of lola. who came to this place in March.

1107. He was acquainted with Mrs. Guinness and in company witli her visited (lie Laportc Savings hank, where he deposited a Tenement Burned in York City Today. New CAUSED BY FIREBUGS at Child Met a Terrible Fate. Now York.

May 7. Foirr persons were killed and a score badly injured in a lire in a tenement at 101 Orchard street, early today. The fire, evidently of incendiary origin, started in the basement near an air shaft, shot to the top of thebuilding, coining out, of an iron grating: at the bottom of the fire escape, cut off niimhcr of persons. The iron ladder was so hot that several persons leu from it and were injured. One of Ihe dead, a child two and a half years old, was roasted to death on the grating at the bottom of the lire escape.

The building is five stories high, anil is a front and rear The tire started between the tvo buildings in an air shaft. Last Saturday an attempt v.es made to burn the structure, when oil soaked paper was placed in the air shaft. Kva Berg, who lived with her (laughter, Mrs. Sadie Kopelmen, entered the building late last night. She declared she smelied oil anil feared another attempt at firing the house." Two of Mrs.

Kopelmen's sons searched but could find no lire. A short time afterwards came the alarm. The fire spread rapidly up tjia air shaft and over the first floor. At the foot of the lire escape at the rear was a grating. The flames shot through the grating, and leaped from the top window, cutting off escape to the roof.

The frightened tenants climbed onto the lire escape. Those from the lower floor tried to climb up, those above tried to climb do vn. and they met in the center. Mrs. P.erg.

her daughter, Kopelmen. and the baby, HaUie, climbed to the Are escape. The heat was so intense that Mrs. Berg, carrying Hattie, lost her hold and the babe fell two stories, landing on the grating. The baby's foot caught and ma le her a prisoner, roasting the child.

"Policeman Murphy rushed to its rescue but it was dead. When ro leased Mrs. Kopelmen became hys lerical and jumped over tho. rtto'ng. She was badly injured.

Her mother, Mrs. Rorg. almost fainting, tried to eiimb to the roof. The flames suddenly cut off her escape and she was burned to death. Samuel Sachs was awakened too late to try to escape.

The body of a fourth man was found in the ruins. LOOKED FOR WORK; MET WITH DEATH Italian Killed This Afternoon at No. Colliery A Companion Was Injured but Not Seriously. Mike Stanley, a Crowntown Uftlian. who was out of a job, went to Xo.

colliery this morning with a frend ami namesake, looking for work. Stanley went in with his friend and stayed in his chamber all day. The two men were standing close together in the chamber this afternoon at 1 o'clock, preparing to leave for the day. when a large piece of rock fell from the roof. The result was that Stanley, the seeker for work, was instantly killed.

The other Stanley, The miner, was injured hut not very The body of tho dead man was taken to his boarding house in the colliery ambulance but the boarding boss refused to allow it to be brought into the house. After some delay Undertaker Ruins was sent for and he agreed to take charge of the body. It was taken to his morgue at 4 o'clock. FASHION FADS Straight from Paris come odd little coats of striped silk to be iru with cloth skirts. They are all very short, scarcely to the hips and arc Slashed away sharply at the sid' s.

The edges of many are trimmed wuh a narrow puff piped in velvet. Long insertions of lace extending from the bust into the bottom of the gown, narrowing slightly at the are a favorite trimming on newest gowns. Applied box pleats used the same way terminate in silk tassels three inches from the floor. Dressy summer blouses all have tnc collars which lit tightly and are high under the ears. These must be very accurately and stiffly boned or Lu will lose their smartness, but when perfectly made are most attractive At a picturesque church recently, the bridesmaids' frocks wjre all of scarlet cloth, with scariet shoes and stockings, and scarlet hats triia iried with silver cockades.

NEW YORK MARKET New York Stock Markets furnished CAUSED MAN'S DEATH Refused Liquor in His Home Town, Van Ktleu Man Was Killed While Going: ElsenJicrc. (Sayre Times Record.) Jumping from a Lehign Valley freight train at Spencer, N. yesterday afternoon, in order that he might purchase a bottle of whisky that had been denied him at his home at Vanetten, Fred Hill fell, his head was struck by the journal box of a car, and death resulted. Hill was about 40 years of ag and his tendency to over indulge hi strong drink had resulted in his being "posted" at Vanetten. As a result he could not get any intoxicants at his home town.

Yesterday he drew the wages due him and went to a liouor selling olace. Drink was re fused him and then he said, "1 ii go to Spencer, where I can get i'i I want to drink." He went to the Lehigh Valley station and soon afterwards caught Lehigh Valley freight train extra No. 21S in charge of Conductor Ledwith, with Engineer din at the throttle. He rode i' om Vanetten to Spencer and there, with the train still under motion, be jumped off. tripped in the stone ballast and fell.

His head lay near thv rails and a journal box struck his head, tearing away a part of bis scalp and crushing his skull. DISASTROUS STORM SWEEPS CHICAGO Unprecedented Wind and Rain Caus ing Considerable Damage and Some Ixss of Life. Chicago, Mav 8. One death is reported as the result of terrific wind and rain storms, which swept Chicago today. Communication is cut off between the city and the life saving station at the.

mouth of the harbor, the telephone wires having been torn down. Street car traffic was also badlv crippled. Xo reports of wrecks on the lake have been received as yet. John Luces, sixty five, a'tlagman, was blown over by the wind and died before reaching the hospital. Mrs.

H. Baggs, aged 30, was blown over on the street, and removed to the hospital, where she was found to be suffering from serious injuries. OBITUARY Michael Keddington. Michael Reddington. a Civil war veteran and one of the oldest and best known residents of Market street, died this morning at 4 o'clock at his home.

63 Market street, after a brief illness. Death resulted from stomach trouble. For some months past Mr. Reddington had been employed as watchman at the Pine street crossing of the Laurel Line and he resumed his position a couple of weeks ago after having been laid up for a month. He worked last Saturday, apparently in his usual health, but was stricken ill Sunday.

For the past couple of days his decline was rapid. Mr. Reddington was 64 years old. Michael Reddington had been a res ident of Pittston stnee war times. January 10, 1865, though a young man, he enlisted in the service of the United States and was mustered into the service at Brooklyn Navy yard foi a two years' term, being placed as landsman on the receiving ship, "New Hampshire." On this vessel he sailed to Port Royal, South Carolina, where he was drafted to the dispatch boat, "Cornelia." on which he saw much active service during the seven months he was stationed on Tier.

From the "Cornelia" he was again transferred to the "New Hampshire" for a short term and he was then sent to the dis patch boat, "Gladiolius." He re mained on this vessel, until it left southern waters and went to Washington. D. where he was mustered out of the service January l.Sbi. During his cruises along the southern coast he had brief terms of land service at St. Augustine.

Ky West and Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Reddington was a member of Nugent post, G. A. until that organization was mustered out some months ago because of decimated ranks.

Mr. Reddington was employed for many years about the mines here and he was considered very proficient at his calling. For some time past he had been living in retirement, until he took the light work of watching Pine street crossing. Mr. Reddington was a member of St.

John's congregation and he was highly regarded. His survivors are his widow and three daughters, Mrs John Joyce. Bridget and Nellie Reddington, all residents of this city. DIED FROM EXPOSURE Williamsport. May 7.

The body of Patrick Moriarity, of Morris Run. who. with John Duniap. of the same place, had gone trout fishing last Friday, was found in the woods four miles from Ralston by a party of searchers. He bad evidently become lost in Friday afternoon's blizzard and died from exposure.

Duniap was found unconscious a party of fishermen from Canton, along Rock Run. at a point ten miles from where Moriarity's body vus found. He will recover. THE "AMERICAN NILE" A comparison of the flow of th" Nile and the Colorado river of the west, which has sometimes been termed the American Nile, is given in Water Supp.y Paper 211. just published by the Geological Survey.

The maximum flow of the Colorado is about 110.000 second feet; that of the Nile is about 353.000 second feet: while the minimum flow of the Colorado is about 2.500 second feet and that of the Nile about 14,500 second feet. Take the Nile the Colorado is subject to an annual rise that comes at the time when it is most needed for Irrigation, but as the stream is far below the level of most of the irrigable lands, its waters are available for use on a comparatively small area, though two pumping plants at Yuma and several others on the river above that place lift water if irrigation. EXPRESS MESSENGER KILLED ON TRAIN Denver. May 7. Express Messenger Charles H.

Wright was murdered today by train robbers, who looted his car on a Rio Grande train. The lijindits secured only $100 in money. They escaped. The body was found when the train reached Denver. Annual Reunion of the Pennsylvania Lodges to Be Held, Beginning on Tuesday.

Seranton is looking rorward to a very lively and eventful week. The annual reunion of the Elks of Penn sylvania will be held in that city be ginning next Tuesday and continuing for three days. several tnousana Klks and their friends are expected to be in attedance, and the local committee has made elaborate provision for their entertainment. The gener al programme for tne reunion is as follows: Tuesday. May 12.

Registration of visitors. Hotel Jermyn Ladies in Parlors, second floor. Men in Parlors, first floor. Open House, Elks' Rooms, 11 a. m.

11 d. m. Ladies' Reception, Elks' Parlors, 8 to li p. m. Opening ceremonies State Reunion.

Guernsey Hall, Washington avenue, 8 p. m. Band Serenade, Court House Square, 9 to 11 p. m. As clock strikes 11, lights on Square will go out, and at last stroke the band plays and public is invited to join in singing Auld Lang Syne.

Wednesday, May 13. Escort Committee to meet trains, sight trip to mines, auto rides, etc. Session State Reunion, Guernsey hall, 10 a.m. Open House, Elks Rooms, 9 a. m.

to 1 1 p. Session State Reunion, 2 p. m. Ladies' Reception, Elks' Parlors, with orchestra. 2:30 to 5:30 p.

m. Reception and Ball. Thirteenth Regiment Armory, courtesy Thirteenth Regiment, X. G. 9 p.

to la.m. Rand Seienade Court House Square, 9 to 11. Same as Tuesday. Visiting bands invited to participate. Thursday.

May 14. Escort Committee to meet trains. Open House, Elks' Rooms, 9 a. m. to 12 p.

Parade, 12 noon. Reception, visiting guests and' ladies. Elks' Parlors. 5 to 12 p. m.

PITTSTON ELKS TO MARCH IN PARADE There Will lie a Rig Turnout from Local Lodge, Headed by a liand Will Hold Open House. At its meeting last, evening Pittston lodge of Elks completed arrange ments for attending the State reunion of Elks to be held in Sci'anton next week. Pittston will be largely represented at all the features of the celebration and the lodge will participate in a. body in the parade of Thursday. The members of the lodge will meet at their club Thursday morning at and march to the Laurel Line, headed by a band.

There they will take a special Laurel Line train to Seranton and will ha a prominent place in the line of march. Nearly every member of tho lodge will be in line. The local lodge, has issued Invitations to all visiting come to Pittston during their stay in ihe Electric City and "open house" will be held for visitors during the three days of the convention. A huge number of Pittston Elks will attend the ball of Seranton lodge to be held in the state armory next Wednesday evening. MACHINE PLANTS CONSOLIDATED Luzerne borough is soon to benefit by a recent consolidation of manufacturing plants which has taken place.

This consolidation is of the plants or the Luzerne Manufacturing Co. and of the Frantz Engine the latter of Cherryville, a town near Slating ton, Pa. A charter for the new company, which has been capitalized at $100, 000, has been obtained under the laws of New York state. It will be known as the Luzerne Foundry Machine Co. The present Luzerne Manufacturing Co.

has been established for fifteen years and was recently purchased and is now operated by J. B. Clark of Luzerne. It employs between thirty and forty men in its foundry and machine shops. The Frantz Engine located at Cherryville, now employs a force of twenty or twenty five men.

It is engaged in the manufacture of stationary engines of different capacity, for which there is a. growing market. These engines are of the gasoline type and can be operated either by gasoline, kerosene or alcohol. The new concern will be a consolidation of these two concerns. The Cherryville plant will be moved to Luzerne and the working force of the new concern to begin with will be about that of the two plants as now constituted, but it is confidently expected that before the end of the year the total working force will consist of 100 or more men, largely skilled mechanics.

MARY DERWENT One thousand copies comprised the new edition of "Mary Derwent," the historical novel of the Wyoming Val ley, recently published by Burt, of New York, at the request of the Daughters of the American Revolution. So great has been the demand for the book that this first edition is nearly exhausted. A few copies still remain at the Gazette office, at Andrews' book store and at Mrs. Fear's residence, on Linden street. However, those on hand are scarcely enough to meet the needs of subscribers, and those who placed their names on the subscription lists are likely to be disappointed unless they secure copies soon.

The limited number of copies in half calf have not yet' been received from the publisher, but they are expected soon. All of these have been engaged. Arrangements will be made this week for the printing of more books in the near future, the indications being that many more residents of the valley are desirous of securing copies. As yet the books have not been placed on sale generally in the stores. W)hen they are thus offered, it is expected that there will be a much larger sale.

HORSE THIEF GUILTY Arthur Chaffee, the young man who stole the horse from the burn of H. M. Lyons Son at Spring Hill, and fired the buildings, got his punishment yesterday, says the To wanda Review. He was convicted of larceny of the horse and the burning of the barns, and was Immediately sentenced to nine years in the Eastern penitentiary and to pay a fine of The Vreelahd Act Has Been Approved. MEASURE'S FEATURES Appointment of Commission Recommended.

Washington. May 7. The Republican caucus of the house of representatives committed itself by a vole of to lit to the principle of commercial paper as an asset fin which to issue extra circulation in time of emergency. This is in accordance with the Vreeland bill, but by a separate action the resolution was amended so as to eliminate Mr. Vree hmd's name from the measure.

By still another vote the caucus de elded to recommend the appointment of a commission to consider the currency question and report bill at tin next session of congress. Coupled with this provision was another providing for the immediate appointment of a committee of five members to draft a new bill in accordance with the action of the caucus and along the general lines of the second Vreeland bill. In accordance with this action the chair appointed as such committee Messrs. Vreeland (X. J.i.

Burton (O.I. Weeks McKitmey (Hi. I and Kuowland (Cal.l. L'ndor the terms of the resolution the committee will be expected to report a perfected bill to an adjourned conference to be held next Monday evening. Text of the Resolution.

The following is the text of the resolution adopted: "Resolved. That the conference approves recognition of commercial paper through clearing house associations as a sale and logical asset for emergency currency and also approves the proposition for a currency commission; ami lie it further "Resolved. That the chair appoint committee of live lo perfect a bill, such committee to report the perfected bill to Ihe conference at an adjourned meeting to be held within five days." TOURIST FOUND DEAD Sister of Lord Roberts, or British Army, Succumbed to Exposure. on a Hawaii Trail. Honolulu.

May 7. Mrs. L. Snow Miller, a tourist in the Sandwich Islands, has been found dead on a forest trail in Hawaii. It Is said she was a sister of the wife of Lord Roberts of the British army.

She is supposed to have lost her way and died of exposure. BRENT TO SUCCEED BISHOP SATTERLEE Washington, May 1. Bishop Charles N. Brent, Episcopal bishop of the Philippines, was today elected bishop of the diocese of Washington to succeed the late Right Rev. Henry Y.

Satterlee. ETNA IN ERUPTION Rome. May 7. The peril to those remaining in the vicinity of Mount Etna during the volcano's present disturbed condition is emphatically pointed out in the report just forwarded from Messina by the scientists who began an inspection of the peak Saturday. The experts say conditions have not been so threatening in years, that a new crater opened at a height of 7.

000 feet is pouring forth enormous streams of lava and that the persls tency and increasing violence earth shocks promise a more eruption. of the violent BASKET BALL Tomorrow evening, in the state armory. Co C's basket ball team will play the Cresos, of the West Side, the first of a series of games for the championship of this city As botn teams are evenly matched these games promise to be of much interest The Cresos will be captained by Nathan Anthony. There will be dancing after the game. SMUGGLING PLAN WORKED FOR YEARS The customs officers investigation of the smuggling from steamers by means of the old mattress scheme showed that this plan had been successfully followed since 1882 and that it had taken 26 years to discover the trick.

While the smuggled merchandise taken from Haverford on thi. particular occasion was not large tlv aggregate loss to the Government amounts to thousands of dollars. In this instance the names of those implicated have been discovered both the senders and the receivers (if the goods will be prosecuted. Special Deputy Collector Lathey yesterday gave a bearing to ftobi rt Gronan. the chief steward of the Harverford, and to the two express wagon drivers, who took the mattresses from Pier 53 to a stable o.i Front street, near Washington avenue, and continued the hearing to await further disclosures.

The evidence showed that the greater of the smuggled material was destined for persons connected with a local hotel. The loces, dress pattern.1 and silk were for wedding There were also edibles and otin things in the mattress. At the hearing admissions were made implicating others, and they will have a chance to explain. No one was more surprised at the developments of the hearing than fhe. representatives of the line, who have been using all means to prevent just what has happened.

It Is estimated that $150,000 has been lost to he Government in the last live Philadelphia Record. note for to collected bv the Farmers' State bank of lola. The note was paid April and Budsherg received from the Laporte bank He has never been seen since tluit time. Messengers sent from here tc lola have elicited the fact that lit never returned to that place. It was at first thought that one of the bodies, found might be that of Rudsberg.

but a closer Inquiry dispels this theory, as the description of Rudsberg does not correspond with that of the body ol the man found. METHODISTS DOWN TO ROUTINE WORK Baltimore, Hay T. The Gen eral Conference of the Methodist church has settled down to the consideration of the great mass of business to come before it. The conference will meet daily, Sundays excepted, from 8:30 a. in.

to 12:30 p. m. The afternoons will devoted committee meetings, and the evenings are left free to the visitors for the numerous entertainments and other functions that hnve been arranged by tho local comrr it tee on hospiuility. Last evening there' was a recep'ion to the delegates at the Lyric. Addresses were made by Gov.

Crothers. Mayor Mahool and Rev. Dr. J. Si.

Clair Neal, of Raltimore. to which responses were made by several of the bishops. Just before adiournment. on motion of Rev. Dr.

Frank M. Bristol, of Washington, the following teleg am was directed to be sent to Speaker Cannon, of the Xational House of Representatives, against the re establishment of the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Xational Soldiers' Home: "The Methodist General Confoi ence, representing 3,000.000 members, urges continued exclusion of intoxicating liquors from the branches of the Xational Soldiers' Home." 15 YEAR SENTENCE FOR A MURDERER Salvatori Biondl. a Bradford county Italian, was sentenced in the Bradford court yesterday by Judge Fanning to undergo imprisonment in the eastern penitentiary fur 1.5 years, he having pleaded guilty to the charge of murder in the second degree. liiondi Hhot and instantly killer! his cousin, Luigi Biondi on the night of April S. The men had a quarrel over a frying pan in their living quarters at LaQuin and it was the contention of the commonwealth that Salvatori shot his cousin cold blood.

I The district attorney thought vatori should be convicted of murder in the first degree, but he realized that many of his witnesses, Italians, left the country soon after the murder and are now in Italy. This fact made him willing to accept a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree, and then Salvatori was hanied before the court and acknowledged his guilt. PEQUOT HOUSE WAS BURNED Xew London, May 7. The Pequot House, for seventy five years a famous summer hotel, patronized by people fashion, was destroyed fire today. The hotel was unoccupied.

It was a five story frame structure. The hotel was owned by Senator Brandage and was managed by V. H. Hager. STRANGER DEAD John Soltan; aged G5 years, died in the Wilkesharre City Hospital night.

He and his brother, uali'es of Germany, had acquired a competence by farming in California, and recently decided to return to Germany. While on a Lehigh Vailey train bound for Xew York, John was taken ill. He was taken from tho. train at Wilkesharre and removed to the hospital, where be died. Hi.i brother remained with him to the end and will now proceed to Germany.

NOBLE PAINTING MERELY A FAKE Down in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, where the original troublemaker of the Western Hen. phere, Cipriano Castro, is once more sticking out his tongue at us, there hangs a beautiful and noble painting which is worth some little attentioM for the Mnht it sheds on Vcnef.ui character. It is in the federal council chamber of the national executive mansion, which is a large adobe building on the Plaza Bolivar. painted a bright yellow. The picture is a gous oil painting which purports to portray the signing of the Venezuela.ii Declaration of Independence on Julv S.

1811. It was executed in Paris in 1SS3 by an artist who was handsomely paid from the public treasury. The figures of the signers are c.f heroic size and majestic mien. The fiery youth Yanez is shown in the act of putting his name to the famous document, with Miranda close by bis side. Miranda stands at least six feet tall, and looks the General all the way from his military boots ii to his bristling white hair and red fc.

It gives one a jolt to read that Miranda was, in fact, "a little, Pa'd headed. orange faced. insignifiear looking bantam of a man, far below the medium height." The other signers sit or stand about in well chosen attitudes, all wearing knee breeches, powdered wigs and the rest of the European court regi lia. They are solemn and pensive, aw becomes the gravity of their porten tons, death defying deed, and it is the worst jolt of all to learn that this beautiful and nobie scene is entirely a work of the imagination and cheerful fake. There never was anv such signing of the Venezuelan Di laration of Independence.

It i.y passed about from hand to hand, was signed surreptiously and was promptly lost a few months later, never to be found again. Xew York Evening Sun, MORE BODIES FOUND Doubt as to Whether Woman Perished. I.aporte, May 7 Four more bodies were found on the farm of P.clle Guinness, near here, and it is believed still others will lie uncovered. Nine bodies have been unearthed, and there is now a suspicion Mrs. Guinness may rot have died in the tire which destroyed the farmhouse on April Doubt exists over the headless body of a woman found in the ruins, and it is thought Guinness may have had a body brought here from Chicago atid after firing the house made her own escape.

In all there are fifteen deaths which may be traced to Mrs. Guinness. The bodies of two men. one girl and Iwo small children were found lirst. Two of the bodies found later were those ol a man and a woman, and two were so terribly dismembered and hacked as to make it difficult to determine the sex.

This fact will not be known until" the autopsy. It is believed Mrs. Guinness tired the house and that if she did not deliberately wait for deutii in the flames that she was responsible for the death of 1 ho woman whose body may have been carried to the house to be taken for her own. In the flames the three small children of the woman were burned almost to cinders. This gives thirteen, and in addition the two husbands of the woman met sudden death.

The first, Max Soreuscn, dropped dead, supposedly from heart dis ease. lis relatives alleged that he had been poisoned, but an order to exhume file body was not carried out. Her Husband's Fate. Joseph Guinness, the second husband, died from injuries on the head His wile said a meat grinder had fallen on him from a shelf, and Ihe explanation was accepled by the authorities. Search will be made in the ruins ol the house, as it is believed bodies were buried in the basement.

An examination of the nine bodies shows that nil tho murders were wrought with a short, heavy spike and that all the blows which killed the nine persons were delivered from behind. Several small holes were found in the back of each skull. The seventh body was terribly mangled, and a coroner's physician said it appeared the murderer had hacked if iu insatiable fury with an ux. The legs, arms and head were severed, and almost every bone was broken in several places. Parts of the body were hacked it way and the skull was crushed shapeless.

The body was driven into the soft earth, as if by pounding, and the physician said the sex could be determined only at I lie autopsy. The victim died, it was said, about a yeai ago. Bodies Mangled and Battered. Continued digging brought tip two other bodies, one of them also mangled and battered so that there was doubt about Hie sex, 1 lie other, the body of a woman about tweiily tive vears old. Both bodies were dismem bered, like all the others, and the pieces were dropped into a hole six feet deep.

All four bodies were within a space eight feet square, and the nine bodies have been taken from a small corner of the yard. The entire yard will be dug over, and there are several low mounds, which seem to cover bodies. Thf sheriff has twelve men employed on the work. The belief is gainiug acceptance thai the farm was a "clearing house" foi Chicago murderers, although there is uo doubt that men and women iosl their lives in Hie Guinness house. Nine trunks were delivered at the house from Chicago within eighteen mouths Two of the nine mutilated bodies were identified with reasonable certainty.

Antone Olson of Chicago viewed the body supposed to be that of Jennie Olson, sixteen years old. foster daughter of Mrs. Guinness, and pronounced it to be that of his daughter. A sister of the girl, Mrs. Leo Olandor of Chicago, continued the father's identification.

Identifies Corpse as Brother. Ask K. Helgelein. whose inquiries regarding his missing brother. Andrew, led to (lie lirst discoveries on the death haunted farm, became sure that the largest and best preserved of the corpses is that of his brother.

Against this identification, however, is the result of Ihe autopsy performed on this body by Dr. .1. II. He found conditions which, to his mind, proved that the man perished long after Andrew Helgelein disappeared last January. Dr.

Meyer said that the corpse showed evidences of having been in the ground jess than two weeks. Ask Helgelein, however, refused to be convinced by these lindings, and his certainty led the coroner to accept his identification for the present. Roy Lamphere, who is held on a charge of first degree murder as a result of the fife that destroyed the Guinness home and caused the deaths of Mrs. Guinness and her three children, gave no new evidence despite repented questioning. Ralph W.

Smith, prosecuting attorney, asserted that a confession is not necessary, so far ns Lamphere is concerned. "We have evidence ill (he shape of letters connect in tr I MUiphere with alleged uiur HONORS FOR FLEET Admiral Evans Unable Join in Fetes. to San Francisco. May 7. Throngh tho towering rocky portals of the Golden Gate into lie harbor of the new San Francisco, risen from the ruins of two years ago, the Atlantic battleship fleet steamed in review of a multitude uu It was the same imposing pageant of immaculate white ships that sailed from Hampton Roads nearly live months ago in the wake of the president's flag, but with the splendid accomplishments of a record breaking cruise of more than UMK) miles and three weeks of wonderful target work behind it.

The white anchored and four starred bine flag of the secretary of the navy fluttered from the mainmast of the gunboat Yorktown. while Governor Gillette of California, flit mayor of San Francisco and the people of a hundred towns and cities voiced the greetings of the enthusiastic west. City Turned Inside Out. Men and women and children all took a vigorous part in the greatest, welcome ever extended to warships entering the harbor of the Golden Gate. Girls were dressed in their best, and young men escorted theiit.

as on a special holiday occasion, down to the side of the sea. The coming of the ships had turned the city almost inside out. Strangers in the city and there were thousands joined in the welcome, and the railroad added to the great throng by granting special rates to those wishing to A isit the city and see the ships. It is the wonder of the town and the visitors alike how San Francisco, but two years in the rebuilding, is going to care for everybody. The town is not yet equipped as it used to be.

With all her marvelous progress there is a far way to go before San Francisco has her house in order. But she is doing her bravest, and if any one sleeps in the open it will be because he chooses to do so or because the hist room iu hotel or house has been taken. Chiuatowti is a blaze of oriental and occidental glory. There ate American and Chinese ensigns in the streets, over the. streets on the walls and tops of the houses and shops.

Lanterns which came from Can tot yhang in long strands like big beads. Japanese Join In Rejoicing. The Japanese have entered into the spirit of the week. They will try tc show the American sailor that they like him. They are printing in their local papers long accounts of what the fleet had done and what it plans to do.

Nearly of the amount raised iu San Francisco to entertain Ihe fleet was contributed by Japanese merchants and officials. After they had dumped a liberal sum into the laps ot the official committee they came a second time and gave more. San Francisco. Oakland and othet cities near by all took a holiday to witness the coming of I lie licet. There Was a complete cessation of business, and the streets in the downtown section were absolutely deserted.

More people came into the cily than left it during the terror and homeless days following the fire. A few remaining scars of a city shaken and burned appeared rose tinted in the joy of the general celebration. A sign spelling "Welcome" iu letters fifty feet high topped Jhe heights of Telegraph hill. The sun broke through the clouds jusi as the ships were passing through the Golden Gate and shone brilliantly on the pageantry of fighting craft. Entertainment For Sailort.

The city is gar with men and the long programme of entertainments planned iu honor of the licet Is tinder way. Official dinners, bam! concerts and a reception and ball iu the Fairtnount hotel, with invited guests, were features of the iirst evening of tile Heel's stay. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, in command of the assembled ships, stood on the after bridge of Ihe Connecticut as she led the way through the hare ov gate. His active naval career to close on Sunday.

Roth because ol' iilness ant! and the death of a favorite grandchild Admiral Evans will be unable to participate in any of the eniertaiii nients planned in honor of the ollicers, Dg G. O. P. Jollification. Boston.

May 7. President Itoosevelt has tentatively promised to he a guest at a barbecue to be held at Point of Pines. Revere, on Hi under the auspices of the Essex. Middlesex, Norfolk ami Plymouth clubs, all Republican organizations. It is proposed to make the occasion a ratification, of the Chicago convention, and it is plauned to have the nominee of the convention for president present.

Among fhe other guests will be Senator Dolliver of Iowa and the I'nited States senators and governors of all the New England states. Our Crisis Over, Says Morgan. Paris, May 7. I. Pierpout Morgan arrived here from Italy.

He was interviewed by a representative of a local news agency and said the acute stage of the American hnaucial crisis had passed, that lie situation evidently had ameliorated and that It was now only a question of time. Mr. Morgan declared his own health to be excellent. by M. S.

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