| Show AT HOME AND ABROAD I 1 st petersburg feb 9 much im is attached to a communication published shed in the official messenger which abandons the candidature of prince george of greece for the gov of the island of crete threatens all ail concerned declines all responsibility for the consequences of aurther jur ther dragging the question and says russia will not allow any increase in the number of turkish troops in crete or be a party to any coercion of the wilkes barre Pa Feb 9 when court opened this morning for the trial of sheriff Site riff martin and his deputies judge woodward spoke to the jurors about mallvine Ma elvine letters bearing upon any point boint I 1 in the trial he said if you receive mcelve any letters with reference to the trial w whether hether anonymous or of signed amed it is y your our duty to hand them over aver to the district attorney and you must not allow them to make any impression on your mind the first witness called today was john one of the harwood strikers he said that on september fl 9 the strikers held a meeting at harwood serwood wood and they understood that if hav could get the lattimer miners to join loto them oem they would win wie the strike they decided not to carry anything the semblance of weapons and quietly and peaceably at to behave arat west hazelton he said they met the 1 e rt ff and the deputies who pushed with and hit several guns t them 13 M around of at them one on man and the witness tinted out deputy allatt tore down theau aises nag flag at lattimer the sheriff them hit two men in the front and tried to fire his revolver it rs twice and then exploded oM nned ht away there was a volley of shots awn the deputies and many of the jokers cross examination said that at west hazelton afe a sheriff ariff got hold of his coat and fahed his bis revolver in his face say aay 1 l am the sheriff of luzerne santy and d 7 YOU cannot go eo to latti I 1 did nothing I 1 was fright ened Zaneis anes ville 0 feb 9 the meeting of ahto brick manufacturers held here form a combine to 1 baxt t night to main M prices at a point which would in profit on the years business was attended Af ure amre St tended by a score of leading manu of the state instead of reach fur an agreement ent howe meeting up nato in contusion confusion over a fight between john C bolen and E N hatcher gr of this city I 1 who used chairs and it fists a to freely but were not very seriously hurt the idge fight w was as precipitated by the charee that it was useless to form a combine when zanesville manufacture emmere cutting throats another meet bir will be held some time in the fu cretoria pretoria re toria transvaal feb 9 paul kmeyer er has been reelected re elected president f of rf the south african republic denver CO colo lo 10 feb 9 judge levevre of the district cour tafter almost daily consideration of the water rates or the past three months today rendered hip bis decision fixing the rates to the charged consumers of water by the keltver union water co under the 4 provisions of its franchise the th sched ule ale fixed is in many instances an increase over that previously in force the decision being a complete victory for or the company the fixed schedule Is fis the average of the rates charged in chicago st louis and cincinnati san francisco cal feb 9 A special cablegram to the evening post frohn san lose jose de guatemala this morn t announces that president barrios jw has been assassinated but that calm now how vre prevails valls washington feb 9 senor lejo alejo arriga the guatemalan minister to the united states this afternoon received an official cablegram from the mini of foreign affairs of guatemala ani bouncing noun cing the assassination of president barrios and the succession to the presidency of vice president manuel estrada cabrera no details whatever are given Montive deo feb 9 dr farenelli Sa who discovered a serum to prevent yellow fever has left here for brazil to conduct extensive experiments in the state of san paulo and other points where yellow fever is raging now be fore leaving dr Sa in order to fully test his serum made three injections upon himself according to dr farenelli Sa the injections we were made n de to prove that applications of tb the ae se serum ir m can be made without danger la of buenos ayres in commenting upon dr Sare nellie test upon himself says that although i he has never made known the composition of the serum this act is more significant ant than any other of the declaration there have been great losses to the army of brazil because of the cholera which has appeared in many places advices advises from rio janiero states that a serious collision between students and the police of rio janiero has occurred many were injured on both sides recently discovered gold fields in brazil have not been purchased by an english syndicate kansas city mo feb 9 A special to the star from fort worth texas says at 3 this morning the largest property toss lose by fire that ever occurred here took place the eight story hurley office building the dreyfus companas comp anys mammoth dry goods house the farmers mechanics bank the general offices of the fort worth denver city railway co the worth cycle co and one or two small mer chan chandl dising sing companies being burned to the ground the firemen were unable to get the fire under control before 9 this morning the total loss is estimated at over the hurley building was the largest in the city and was owned by wm butler trustee of the simpson heirs of boston it ia i impossible at this time to ascertain the exact amount of insurance but it la known that it will fall far short of the loss over twenty tenants in the hurley building lost everything flying embers fell ten blocks away street car lines are paralyzed wires cut and no cars are running it is the worst calamity that ever befell the city pittsburg pa feb 10 the loss of life and destruction of property by the fire at thirteenth and pike streets last night was the greatest in the history of pittsburg at least fifteen people were killed over a score injured and property valued at one and a half million dollars was destroyed it was just last evening when smoke was seen issuing from the fourth floor of the union storage com banys building on pike street near thirteenth the building was six stories in height and occupied almost the entire block between twelfth and thirteenth streets and pike street and mulberry alley the first floor of the front was occupied as offices of the unton union storage company and the chautauqua lake lee ice company the see second floor front contained the stables of the chautauqua company and in t the twelfth street end they had their ice making plant which occupied the first three floors this was filled with valuable ice making machinery and other property of the chautauqua company the balance of the building was occupied by the storage company immediately upon the discovery of the fire an alarm was sent in and responded to promptly but owing to the construction of the building it was practically impossible to fight the fire from without while the volume of smoke inside insi dethe the building made it impossible to fight it from within the only three openings in thoi fire fife walls dividing the building were closed by heavy iron doors and these were locked for three hours the firemen fire rhen worked scarcely knowing what they were doing the iron shutters were impregnable to their attacks the smoke that found its way out of the building filled mulberry alley and pike street stifling the firemen and rendering them practically sightless it would clear tor for a moment or two and they would again endeavor to make some headway but to no avail finally at 11 the flames burst out through the roof and shot upward a hundred feet in the air and making that part of the city as light as day this was the first note of alarm that started the flight of residents from their homes on pike thirteenth suit and twelfth streets women and children started forth bare footed and d in their night clothes followed by their husbands bearing what little they could carry in their arms of their household effects the police pol ce were watchful and the crowds were kept back by fire linen line and the fearful heat of the flames suddenly above the roar of the flames and the puffing of the fire engines were everywhere came the most powerful noise of the first explosion the din of falling walls foretold destruction and death in thunderous tones those within the fire lines were seen to fall fah in all directions those outside the lines were not without the reach of danger the great puff of air created by the explosion seemed to make everything sway away and shake those not noi knocked down by the reactionary waves wave of air as the falling walls created a vacuum that seemed to draw I 1 in everything tt was on the mulberry alloy alley stale side where the least danger was anticipated the greatest volume of smoke and preliminary outbursts of 0 flames having come out of the pike str beet side but the force of the explosion was aie there 9 most severe and there the greatest number of fatalities took place I 1 friling falling walls crushed in th the e resi rear of buil building din having froats on pennsylvania avenue the side of kebede ler building on pike fike street was crushed i in and entry made for the flames at 1 the thirteenth street end of the waw waft house the most terrible effect of the explosion was manifest explosion followed explosion for I 1 about half an hour between 12 and V 1 after each report like the shot of a cannon the fire are burst through the wall in all directions burned out au t walls came toppling down and firemen policemen and spectators were rendered almost powerless to act but eight bodies have been recovered four persons are missing and the bremen have a number ot of others still un der the ruins ruing 1 vancouver B C feb 10 advice from the orient report an assault by japanese artisans on mr sands bands secretary of the united states legation at seoul the attack was provoked and the police did not interfere mi mn sands however held one of his ats ansai assailants sai lants and compelled the police to ais rest him afterward complaint wa lodged by the united states consul and the japanese authorities have ato 04 buob iad booja have been engaged in the affair hull eng feb 11 the passenger steamer marbella bound from here tor for hamburg was sunk by collision with the bow of 0 the british warship galatea in hull roads last le evening all the passengers and the crew were saved the galatea was run aground near the entrance to alexandria dock at this place shortly after high water this morning the marbella was a steel screw steamer she registered tons the galatea had a displacement of tons san francisco feb 11 A special from san jose de guatemala of february 10 says civil strife and bloodshed have followed the killing of barrios before the body of the late ruler had found sepulture the factions were flying each t the others throats and as a result veneral st beneral marroquin ln the chief supporter qt of prospero morales one of the aspirants to the presidency is dead and als Is forces are seeking safety in flight i it was waa last night that gen marro I 1 euln attempted to seize the reins of government ent in behalf of morales he faiad an attack in force on the palace barracks the assault was vigorously resisted and in the fighting gen mar in and five others were killed seeing that their efforts would not prove grove successful the attacking forces of 2000 men headed by gen majera ra and col cal arrevalo Arr evaJo fled fr from om the e city ty today gen toledo teledo who io has been appointed I 1 anted minister of war by manuel IS Strada cabrera the president pro tempore of the republic started the ar til leFry in pursuit of the fleeing revolutionists the populace and d soldiers are now that gen mendizabal Mendl zabal be proclaimed president the situation Is becoming more complicated cited and the crisis to is acute washington feb 11 the guatemalan minister senor liazo lazo arraga ariaga has haa received no information of the fe rei ported uprising following the assassin attan of president barrios his last advises advices giving only the fact of bar death liew new york feb 12 rEn ensign sign jos C breckenridge executive officer of the torpedo boat gushing cushing was washed oyer overboard board and drowned during a amy passage from key west to savana havana says the havana cor correspondent n of the herald the cushing arrived last night with the body and signalled signal led the maine for to medical assists assist ance all efforts to resuscitate ensign breckenridge were futile the body twill be ao sent nt by the gushing cushing to key west wast tomorrow ithe gushing cushing left key west friday morning with stores for the maine she tolt ched heavily in a earful fearful sea she ofa we I 1 engines at I 1 in sight of the 4 e lei past coast of cuba immediately after ward ensign breckenridge who was waft stationed forward was carried off his fee by a heavy sea he clutched the 1 life 61 alafi as he be was swept aft the line parted however and ensign breckenridge went overboard seamen begmen everett and coppage started to go to the rescue in the life boat aut ut it WAS swamped in lowering and ahe non men were wem thrown into the water Brecken ridges strength was lot batting fatting 0 ling as lie he was encumbered with oilskin konsmo boots the cushing was running X through the sea deluged from artal stem atom As breckenridge was binder the cook daniel atkins 6 d to the rescue b ing finally obeyed her helm W ft swung around and maneuvered near oar the men inen in the water atkins imbt and everett were rescued by linen and breckenridge was waa ta taken on board in the same manner atkins fastening thib the ur une to him quick l ald aid was to save the ensigns life and the gushing cushing headed tor for havana with her throttles open I 1 j on arrival in havana the maines surgeon was ashore A message was sent to consul general lee who sent dr burgess burgess said it wab doubtful if medical aid if available could have saved the ensign gleaver commander of the gushing cushing is ill heart broken father is inspector general of the army in washington the chief officer of the customs has hab asked the general government if he has the right to collect customs duties on the provisions brought by the gushing cushing to the maine oakland gal cal feb 12 by an opera I 1 I 1 tion performed by dr R T stratton at the east bay sanitarium oakland it i has been demonstrated that a portion i of the superior longitudinal sinus the main channel whose function it is to carry away the blood circulating through the brain can be removed without causing death among surgeons the belief has prevailed that a laceration odthe sinus is usually fatal the patient a woman was suffering from a tumor which was pressing directly on the nerve centers it was discovered di that the growth had attached itself to the longitudinal sinus and andI could only be removed by cutting away a portion of that organ after the patient had been placed under the influence of anesthetics two incisions were made in the skull about an inch and a half apart and to the i right of the sinus these were tre pined and about six square inches of the skull was cut away exposing the tumor on either side of the numerous tum tur erous nerous howth clamps were placed closing the blood channels and between the clamps the surgeon used the knife cutting away the tumor channel and a portion of the membrane which separates the two hemispheres of the brain this completed dom a plaster dressing was applied and the patient with the steel clamps 1 still in position was transferred from the operating room to a private ward the operation was performed on february 2nd and and three days ago the clamps were removed and an aluminum plate inserted |
