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HIGHLAND PARK Sheridan Road laws-Letter. Same, Wash, Feb. 19.-â€"-The great Treadwall ,mlnes on Douglass island were'assalled by fire Tuesday, F‘vb. 11, and a terrible holocaust was prevented with great difficulty. The Alaska-Amer- ican compressor building was qptlrely ,destr‘oyed. , b “‘ ' 1â€" AL‘ lnnr- Pliiiadeiphia, Pa., Feb. 18.â€"â€"â€"In the 'mumcipal election here today the Re‘ pubhcan adminstration forces won practically a sweeping victory. The electors also voted on the proposition to increase the city's debt $5,000,090, which was carried by 'a' substantial Madame Sofia Lave-ma of Friedland, Russia, told the convention of the progress women were making in polit- ical matters in her Anatlve country. MANY MINEBS IN PERIL. Terrible Holocaust in Tr‘eadweu Shaft Averted With the great- ucnu v; on. For hours over 100 miners in the low- er workings were in danger. All the upper works were destroyed. and the fire spread to the hoist. and the tram-s way and shaft house were soon burning fiercely. The firemen had their hands and faces}. blistered in their efforts to control the flames. ~ Swans Barquist, on the 300400: level, __ -1 u... vuuuua Luv uuwvm Swans Barqulst, on the 300-foot level, was the first to gain knowledge of the fire above. He shouted a warning to the miners of the “(Hoot level. After some delay. on old gallery communica- tion betWeen th’e new and old workings was discovered. andfatter a hard strug- gle In the smoky, gas-laden levels, the men reached the bottom of the pit in safety,’ __A â€",_.__1 Seattle,Wash., Feb. 19.â€"A special to the Post-'Intelllgencer from ‘Ketchlklan states that. three miners perished ln a snow slide on Prince Wales island on Feb. 3. They wore Thomas McDermott, James Lodge and Chris Jensen. The men were carried 400 feet down the mountain side by an avalanche and, buried deep beneath the snow. The bodies were recovered. e w.v.,_. Mines are Saved. Meantime. with the help or additional fire apparatus from Douglass, the fire was confined to the compressor bulldlng shaft. shaft house and nearby mlll building. Thea? were destroyed when the steamer Dlrlgo lett for the South. She was not certain that all the men in the mine had escaped. but the mine om- (gals believe they did; Washington. Fvb. 1'8.â€"â€"Tonight's Hes; aion of the Woman Suffragists‘ conven- tion brought the annual meeting to a close. The principal address was de- hvered by Senator Patterson of Colo- nan, who. as a representative of the 'm.«,rhere tow sum-age, exists, “it! the young of the Women in Doro. redo had a. most salutary effect on politics there. The senator refutvd the assertion that woman suflmge tended to create family dissensions. ’ V owu- -_..---- Today a delegation repn‘senting the Woman’s Suflrage assoéiation appeared before the committees of both houses of congress in advocacy of their plea that women be allowed to exercise the right of sun‘mge. ~ majm ity. Prominqnt Artist. ' New York, Feb. 18,-~Albert Bierstadt. the artist. died tonight‘ in this. city, aged 67. He received medals from Aus- tria, France. Germany, Bavaria, Bel- gium.‘Russia' and Turkey. He was a. member of the naval‘academy of de- llgns. - - WOMEN’S WORK IN POLITICS. Colorado Senator Tells Suffrage Con- mtion It Has Good Enact in His State. Albuquerque, N. M.. Feb. 18.â€"Forme Governor L. Bradford Prince in an ope letter to Governor Otero announces that he will continue to act as regent of the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in spite of the governor's letter notifying him of his dismissal from that onice. Mr. Prince denies that the sow- ernor of a territory has the power to remove a territorial oincia'l during. his term '0! once. Republican Administration Forces Win Sweeping Victory in the Pennsylvania Metropolis. ter. ELECTION IN PHILADELPHIA. Cashier Gould ,of Belwood Bank] Ad- mits Forgery and Pleads for Clemency. David City, Non. Feb. 18.â€"Amos Gould, former cashier of the Platt Val- ley State bank. at Bellwoo'd. pleaded guilty to the forgery of 11 notes rang~ tug in amount from $150 to $1,400. He threw himself upon the mercy of the court. saying that if ~released he and his friends would soon make up the de- falcations. In the course. of his re- marks, he admitted the forgery 0! $60,- 000 In notes, ‘ w ...-, v- .-, . . The Citizens’ party swept Pittsburg. The Democrats carried Reading; Scran- ton and Harrisburg. and the Repub- llama won in Wilgsbarre and Lancas- VWSeriu-nre'will be pronounced tomo- now. ENTERS A PLEA 0F GUILTY. SHERIDAN ROAD Pubuahm‘; co. Miners Parish in Snowslide. Clings to the Oflice. est Dlfiiculty. ILLINOIS M. low-3n)" establish an , lat tathers nmong'the ~ Protestant Episcopal : test proposition of some of that body. The Bug- o! the mom o‘ gestion em: fig} as from the mldd‘lo West. The idea or t adecates qt the scheme is to havg 'x - r ’1 re 0! small parishes en'- gagel in lo _ other business which woukl- sum u f them permanently. re- gardless of inability of the Wilh to '. or '0! the plan is the ‘ R. Birnach of Pittsburg, Rev Con: . 111., formt‘x, Lof Hommnnd, N. J. He sayfi‘ i " . 6 pl. xv‘tion'ot this country re- }spects us Fumver We are known. In Tmost pla‘ ( ‘- are are still unknown or iwhat is (i , mi'stakenlyknown as a. ‘cranky s «3-0pm. Matters have been made mu .fi-rse in the case ohsmali parishes tenaciously stick to their ori of calling their fprea_c_h- Suggestion; 'r mauuhmant at run 1 that: In the Epil- § , pal Fold. . Maw-om $53 FOR THE cuuncn.‘ V The or: REV. Con"; 11]., form'r 33381 T Phllade " May Pow 2. announci: J. Turnoén was 9. ch; glneer, 21; went to { do imporv At the tim has to rot. Feb. 18.-â€"The Journal of )morrow will any thatrat { the fire insurance com- “zesday afternoon a resoluâ€" uted providing for unid- es throughout the United 1: of the Rocky mountains. - ‘wptlon of New York City 1 edlate vicinity. - ‘~ eed that rates shall be ad-_ . lr cent on mercantile stocks gs except such as occupied above grade floor and on 3 “Rs and other special haz- aVe not been rated under 1 ,‘approved schedules within Paris. ' republic ‘ and M. 3 Senator I of the col duel this n insulting 1 Two shots: result. v is quoted by the Tribune I never heard or the com‘ guy ang,,_ not hang“ ”you Oil. era has i on 9n the subject." i éto me." said Edward Mori a“ ison~Morrls company. “I goubt thé 1E1" henticity of the report." Michael; ; ,“sdahy also denied having any infog khan on the pnbject. _N‘ew ‘ Commeg a meeti‘ names 9 tion wm vance 11 States 1 with tin and its Chicggu houses h and as : beef in ‘ cut. more receiving getting ' dressed} mg all v has not over the to the Cl Co . sat on Big Company. Chlcag 3‘ b. 18.â€"â€"'I‘be reported tor- mation 900,000,000 corporation to build a' . 1118 to handle meat mod- nets an 1, roducts ls, not seriously consider ’f ‘ local packers The men back 0: tn ., )mpany. it Is said are not known in. ‘1 cage, and the stock yards men hero; 1: represented as at a loss to 11111111119ij why a corporations 0! f1 0115 should be formed in Result 0: NOTED Colonel Green 1e. Ind.. Feb. 18.â€"The RP' Coné' ssional Nomination. publicans‘ , this, Firth; congresaipnal district t y renominated' Congress- man E. 8% Ildgy over Jane: 8. Bar- ens. CHICAG T0 RM Fire Valiai > ilding§. also on all manu- “ ks and other special haz- aVe not been rated under E ,gapproved schedules within ”T953 SCOUT DEAD. :1 ie noted Boer scouL He a billing and mechanical en- }:d large'intereete in South f 0. Knight of the Chicago ' L8 his only associate in the ff blowing up the railway gé 1nd the Boers when the 4‘ red Bloemfontein. {I‘his U ritieh over two months, «ii iBoers a chance to reform 1; '1d plane. Colonel Turner l g of the most darlnxraide 1? ad was severely injured ttle of Colenao.‘ Later he ' 53d to recruit in health, and t H work for the Boer cause. ‘ his death he was prepar- to South Africa. '1 § r rvice in South Africa, {(15 J Turner, Who Did es in London. i L i 1 18.-M. Gavalgnac, mum] he former war minister, ult. form ly secretary of met. the t ' er president ll of ministers. fought a 111113 In consequence of an , ter written by .u. Renault. 3: ywhere, the further the mount of this evll ,the 4‘ ll places usually rep- fht floating class of clergy- gilways looking tor‘some- and who are so helpless ‘j‘gn dealing wlth their tel- vy can inspire no respect Eere exchanged without any 25 pércent. Instead of ; 10 cents. the packers are i o 7 cents for the best The market man is reap- ;‘- net“. for the retail price . reduced; The .trduble is guns 0! “$70 now arms in- 0 beef market. ‘% INSURANCE RATES. ides Decide to-Make Ad- ,in Territory East I: the Rockies. 3311 1. to Sharply Reduce '1; of Boat in Big ' f Cjty. T’ACKERS AT‘ WAR. , Pa” Feb. 18.400110 day received a. cablegram e death at the Charm; ondon. of Colonel‘FI-ancls ». 18.-â€"-The big packing stock yards are at war. ult the price of dressed Inlacog_market has been THE NEWS BONDENSED. ‘ent. A dlapctch from Rome says thst at a meeting of representatives of the Italian lodges of Fm Masons It wu decided that mum Free Masonry should ceue to be a secret society. \ on judichry. bu favorably report- ed the bill for the protection of the president of the United Staten. the vice president. and others. It: provi~ alone have been published. IL New York Wednesday It was re- ported In financial circles flat the presidency at the United' States Trust oomphfly 0! that city bud been altered to Lynn: J. Que. former secret"! of the treasury, nnd tint. he would accept. It 15 reported In Victoria. Mom. that Miguel Gonulea ha unused :1) transfer I lnrge tract 0! on lnnds be low Vlctorlt to the Southern editor- at: on company for $1,250,000. It is an! that the contnct has been drawn up (1 All that Is necessary to the act- ual transfer is the deed. Mrs. Catherine Eetell of Term Knute, lnd.. committed mlcide be- cause of deepondency growlng out of her failure to manage a smnll tum since the death of her hubnnd two years ago. She left {our children md wrote n note to her mother asking her to take the children. The two house of the laminar. In joint session at Trenton. N. 1., have elected Frank O. Briggs state treasurer. A solid silver statuette of Rear Ad- miral Séhley, .1: Inches high. has been received by [Mar Raynor. at Bum- more. counsel for the admin]. Mr. Ray- nor bu no ides who sent him the statu- Mrs. Loni-q Vennalu, aged 25, and her 2-year-old child yerc found dead in bed in their home at Philadelphia. Tues- day. built: been uphyxiated by H-’ lumingiing jg. Twp other children Miss Octavia Wheaten. daughter or MaJor General Wheaten. Nth-ed, was married at Washington, D. C.. to Fred- erick H. Morley of Colorado Springs. 1 St. John's church, Rev. Dr. Mucky Smith omcistlng. Owing to a recon: death in the groom's funny. only rela- tive! and a few close friends were prev General naming! d tho 2‘ Day- Taken from tho Uh- condohud to Suitâ€"0! I” All Who Wish to no. u ‘Bcen Going On in m Countries. ' I.” 3 ette. muted. Tho Baldwin locomotive works in Philadelphia closed the most successful year in its history in the number of engines turned out and in the value of the product, The output for the years 1901 was 1.375 locomotives. rep nt- ing a money value of about 817, .000, of which number 174 were exported to foreign countries. At the annual convention- of the Michigan League of Republican clubs Wednesday resolutions were adopted commending the state and national ad- ministrations; ' favoring the present duty on ra'w sugar; urgently requesting the senators and representatives from Michigan to use their best endeavors to maintain the duty. a ‘ Property catering a total area of are blocks in’ St. Louis was translerred to George J. Gould. president of the His- souri Paciiic and iron Mountain rail- ways. The consideration was $825,000. It is rumored that Mr. Gould hss made the purchase for the purpose of build- in: an immense freight den“ and to extend freight yard milities. _ sylvester L. Savignsc and diaries Myers were arrested at St. Louis Wed- nesday, charged with havinl robbfl! the National Stock Yards bank on Jan. 0 last. The robbery unguiottlsbol’d; Sate blower: forced the mm of the Lemon Baking company at Ackwonh. Gm. securing $5,000 In gold. n $6,000 Georgia. mu bond and l. large mount of stock certificates. lumhntlng Two other chum-en m‘tqupd- ' .- dad, but were re- The Muedonlnns at Son: utilized the mum of the when! of M‘ Kant- chefl, the minim of ’publlc instruction, who m mandated last Thursday. by making a political demonttntlon. They gathered in confldernbl'e timber: and fired 'volleys from revolvers In all d!- rectionn. ' > A cubic manage récelved nt London from the Transvaal chamber of mines at Johnnnouburx. announces that the output for the month of January VIM 76,740 ounces of fine gold, as compared with 53,897 ounces in December last. Subscribers to thenew Get-men and Pruseiun loam, on which the ilret in- stallments of 5_0 percent were peyable Feb. 8, availed themselves IO lugely of the option of paying in mu that the syndicate underwriting the inne- have been relieved [tom ell further respon- sibility. ‘ The directors of the Ten; I: Pacific Railway compeny have declared 5 per- cent on the eecond income mortgage band: out of the earnings of the year 1901. This in ul Increase of 1 percent ovqr the payment make n year no. Baird eonpmiee entering at Chi- cago are decided that every employe shall be vaccinated before Hominy unâ€" der penalty of discharge. All passen- ger cut are to be subjected to fumi- gation (or six hours before passengers are allowed tn enter them. The steaming) Hinnoapoiin, which has unveil at New York (ram London. brought 3! race horses owned by Ed Corrigan. All the horses are in good condition. It is waned at. El Peso, Tex..‘that in- formation has been received that Prel- ident Din of Mexico intend. to Mire within six months, and that Genet“ Reyes will succeed him. §éxntor Hour, from the_ pommlttge on pies-d a: the any. I ma- c: that cum meg)! But Juinto harbor and sink- lnx In 15 feet ‘0! Wltm‘, bu bun we- oeufully ralgod._ _ ‘ . ,A__ â€"__.-‘A‘ .0 Hermn Ridder. who in in ohnrge of the arrangement: for the dinner to be given to the American press in honor of Prince Henry of Pruuin at the Waldorf- Anorin in New York. on the evening of Feb. 26. out that both Archbishop Con-Inn end Bishop Potter ha! been invited_-t_o “moment! pm while no to ___- W .v p m been received twin Bishop Pot. . It. ya enacted he would b9 pr: B 0.3}:- 33. com has been and“ i Bellwooa, Net, cursed m can I f 0 23 In oonnectlon- with the failure 0! Plate lecy but at Bellwood. He the third of the Gould brothers to placed under arrest. ‘ 1 8’: A mahoguny pimo stands In Rear Ad- min! Schley'n gnu-uncut: ln Washingâ€" ton. and the rear admiral and In. Bchley ure wondering where it cum from. In the rear admin-11's deck I: s recanted mu 0! 81,000 for the Instru- ment. ' Non Fuller's murders ll um at large, and It Is believed thousands of miles from Sun chueo, but the wholmbpollce tome In still tollowlng every clue to the whereabouts of the mysterious John Bennett. 311-10. 8: Hawk"! F. M. Zelieu, e puient In the hospital at the neflonel mum. home It Den- vllie. ill., hu received a. letter from the American consul It Tien Tein. Chin... fitting that his deughter. Marga-ct Zel- ierl, had committed suicide there Dec. 23. end thet he held 826,000 in gold which all. hid lett for her aunt. An unueuel uee oi hypnotic powei- wee mede by Rev. W. H. Andereon. pee. tou- o! the Chg-intien church et Pine. "1., in the cue of Policemen Junee Macon of Aeeumption. who tea- a hour: bed been in e comemee condition which bellied-them ot phyeidene to erouee him. Ir. Antler-eon, upon being cellar, need hie power, end fleece im- medietely evoke. He wee quite week, but recovered rapidly. News at the new placer lindinu an the Peace river north of the Carihoo gold district in Britiah Coiumbhuia contained in a pflvate letter .trom J. H. Reed. a prapootor. Reed say- he found mum! that average- :36 per day per mm on the aurxace. ' The American delegate- remainiu at 80ml. Macedonia. after the failure ro- cenfly of negotiations for me ran-0min: of the abducted American missionary, Mia- EUea u. Stone. and her compan- Ion, lime. Tania. have again aux-ted negatlationa with the human. ty of bloodless latter! through the mo- dlum or t chemical composition called adrenalin. In oolutlon. operations any be poi-format, It in am, oh the nose. at am we without the splmnt o! o of blood. ,At present mun cost. 81.000 3 pound. By fly at experiment August Bel- mont. New York. he: ordered a etrin: of horses shipped from hie Lon: lei- nnd treining matters to Aiken. 8. C. This will permit of earlier train!" owing to milder climate. The Earning postal ministration he advised the Americnn government that poetoflicel for the receipt end die- netch ,0: registered mail- heve been enteblishéd at Khnrtoum, Fuhode and 25 other pieces in the Souden. Funk C. White. for many you! the “official banker” of New York. is dud It Whitehoule. N; J.,-trom pnnlylh. He supplied brand for the public Inad- tuuons of New York and w}! fwd II A school of low sud Jurisprudence. to Damn-launch»! «ht-aim lam-Idaho. of tho Oliver-Its oi m will be opened by the unlunlty 0a. 1. This will be the only kw school west of New York requiring u bachelor'l decree of three you: of college work for od- mlulon. Dr. Joklcl Tnkunlne. 3 Jam cldm to hue discovers}! the_pg_ulbfl!- Err-Congressmen Charles F. Boohor. lending attorney in the prosecution of the Richard-on murder one. up there will be evidence of a highly sensation- ei nemre It the triel 0! Stuart File, the busineee partner of the murdered men. when it is expected en eye wit- ness to’ the ehoounx will be produced. Mrs. Robert Johnson. I800 50 years. of Sleeth. I 01.. died suddenly a her home Wedn du of hemorrhage of the brein. hire. Johnson we: 3 singer of netionel tune and e leedihc member of the lethodilt church of flat piece. It wu at the church tint she hhd ended, having Just uni-ed te com of "Neu- er. fly God. to Thee," when she dropped deed. The Capitol company or the x. I. L. ranch. at which 'the Fave“: of Chl- ago In the princlpol owners. In: sold to the Reynoldd 14nd and Cutie com- pany 18,000 urea. to L. T. Glut mooo m. to William J. T .000 acres, tn the 11an land In can. com- pany 210,000 acres. to 'I‘. D. Wright 70,000 men and about 40,000 m In smaller mu to Mon: purchuenn At the ennui] meeting of the Auntie Yacht club resolutions were Mom electing Kaiser Williun' of Germany and hie brother, Admire! Prince Henry, of Pnusin honorary members or the club. The ectioa we: taken as e token of noprecintion for the kaiser. action in ordering an Amerian yacht end his exprulone of good will tomd the United Stem. ' a millionniié." fiéhwu widely “on for his «mum. :. mum, tho the nav aw b. ”Won ”I. line Promoter Falls. . '5‘ Salt Lake City. Utah. Feb. 11â€"mon- nel Shanghai-5391. I. mine m. bu med 3 petition in buumuncyv 31' lbâ€" bilIUel m 8167.000 And “let: “5.000- He attribute- hil allure may to it. mMon of One City fiafln‘ hat 0! Detroit. London. Feb. I‘Lâ€"The Path amia- pendent of the Chronicle beam Mb is some truth In the rumor an. fit Irish revolutloury mime hag“; started In Pun by In mah- ‘ "3 just returned from South um ht purpose of aMmpthe Boen' Ob reign of dynamite and terror. ‘ liter-{hovoâ€"M‘m In ’3‘ held Monday next (or the M (ion of the with nut]. ' 7_ iv Th gnu oonmotm 2 Watt.“ gone over in congressional Washingm. no. 17.4mm Unit- ed sum Senntor Thurston «with brash: made tn argument bdou (h senate committee on immigrant Ip- day agoinst the pmpoeed Chine-e ex- tiusion bill. He laid 010 MM“ (0 diplomatic negotintion in audit to prevent irritation which is M such as to uflec; the Chine-e loud“ in Palm! Suites. possibly the Gimme mun itself. He contendeq manna. MyWurIIOn. Pectin. UL. Feb. I'Lâ€"Jl'he who of (“1’ filled amm- u- may cut to 81.5. Both the trust and Independent houses admit that It ll the Mania; 0! I Grouch, Mu... Fob; litâ€"The of then reddent‘l no. In hll convales- come from the vacant “lack of unen- monh continues moat tum-able. war. not“ comletod, but “1‘th 3"“ reached to take it up up!!! in , after the executive scuba that it b. Wuhllw. m "fl" reached to take u up to"! ‘ n In us, ‘1....., '77,. Washington. Feb..l1:â€"The Paula unnl protocol. which . has been I: course of mutation for even! much at the buds ot Dr. alive. m minister here; Sena Hamill, Int-nae. rotary or the tendon. and F. lath. Duran. specul manner of the m ment of ham. now m eons plated in magenta! mm the pro- tocol ha: been prepu'ed In the Spanish language. and Senor Hen-an will w. derthkv the tun-Mon hm English. so it is probtblsuut It will not-he turned over to Admin! m, dair- man of the lothmlln (hilt! W slon. before next Thursday. The pro- mlwmimdmmfimfl [I quite I lengthy document. I. Iowa Bidder- Allogo Vim h ‘ the Deal for Fort luv-n- aon Intonation. Bismarck. N. 1).. Feb. 18.-Be(ore the oflkiais of the Bismarck land 0.0. N- day inquiry was but]: into tho tho Fort Stewmn reservation. tober last. to L C. Black of for 880. 000. E. E. Senor of B tre is... C. M Johnoou and lum of Richiand, 1a.. and 0010” among the hidden. but. they was hidden by Black. Ana-hello vits were filed to the elect that M was collusion to prevent their and that an agreement Vla ' whereby Socor was to have his ada- ot landain mammals..- cent advance on the purchaae a 85 i iEEi m: E “E i that Johnson and Hall um reach“ 8‘ each. The charts- are denied by M The land once oldala m and the sale wu conduct“ with om Ifl‘ tairnm. ”Secmury Lon: directed tit. fl flowers be turned over to tho m mnster's department of the any,” that the wishes of the unknown an: will be complied with. Wuhinxton. Feb. FIEâ€"m * the Navy Long today received Dy “-1 was from Chicago. I. Do: count“ 3 wmthof red WNW-at: the Valley. on wild: m m 8 cud with the lollowlu W DC? Sm- 7 _, 7 _ "Kindly (it? this to Arum M tery, and place it on the mound at {3‘ Maine dead" _ 7 > tar pretemble to am the I01"- Hon of the nroblem In that W. ill are view of the but that we in; of Chin more while we are In poem I: 0251"; E § 5% Washington, Feb. 11â€"845” 39'- eridgo. today denied the man ”It from Indianapolis that Praia: Roosm'elt weently. in the m pnesence. axed D. I. Pnrry of M- ann. how he would like to b. on M ticket with the a > V. presidenud M II a! a. 1;“. “if new ”I!” INVESTIGATING A LAND SALE. nun too: In. may“; Indianapolis story rec-rah: hi to the pmldent was Without ”I‘- don Young Roosevelt Becom‘ Supposed Irish Plan: you!" Attm