The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 23, 1895, Page 1

VOLUME LXXVIIL—NO. 176. LVES AND PROPERTY LOST N FLAMES, Chicago Again the Scene of \ a Most Disastrous Blaze. BRAVE FIREMEN PERISH After Rescuing Employes From Burning Buildings They Are Buried in Ruins. SOME VERY THRILLING ESCAPES Ope Panic-Stricken Girl, However, Fell From a Fourth-Story Window. CHICAGO, Ir Nov. 22.—A fire, dis- astrous to life and property, swept through the Dry Goods and Woolen Exchange this morning. Five firemen were carried through a floor and buried under tons of wreckage from the five floors above. seriously injured. window and jreceived injuries from which she died. A dozen other men, women and girls were hurt or overcome by smoke, and many were rescued from imminent death. The property loss to the building at 215- 217 Van Buren street and 276-278 Franklin street and contents is estimated at $400,000. Appended is a list. of the dead: Patrick J. O’Donnell, lieutenant of engine com- 840 Wallace street; Joseph Pren- 23 Butler street; Mar- tin Sherrick, pipeman, John Downs, vpipeman, street; Kate Landgraf, 8 2858 ‘Wallace rth Halstead street, employed in A. Stein & Co.’s garter | factory. Among the injured were: Daniel Mec- Nally, pipeman, 724 Thirty-first street, re- moved from floor wreckage to St. Luke’s Hospital ined leg and braised; Olga Keller, 515 North Ashland avenue, leg and erm in ; Harry O'Neill, 1029 Van | Buren street, arm broken and back in- jured; Nellie Turner, 209 North Center avenue, fell from fourth-story window and ously hurt; John Bruenheimer, badly injured by falling from fourth story while assisting girls to escape. All the dead and injured firemen were members of engine company No. 2. Their captain, Lewis Feine, escaped the awful plunge to death only by hanging to the sill of the window on the second floor un- til released from his perilous position by firenren. The owners of the burned building are Kuhn, Nathan & Fisher, the clothing firm, whose factory and warehouse is at Van Buren and Franklin streets, opposite the scene of the death and destruction. The following firms were burned out: D. H. Arnold & Co., linings and clothiers’ supplies; S. Rosenberg & Co., wholesale tailors’ trimmings; Stern & Beiers, whole- sale clothing; 8. Bernheimer, samples cotton goods; Louis M. Barnett, tailor; the Dime Lunch Company; J. Grafieldt, sample buttons; Abe Fink, notions and funcy goods; Tootal, Broodhurst, Lee & Co., wholesale cotton and woolen gzoods; F. G. Eichman & Co., whole- 1 Arnold Wolf, fancy s furnishing goods; . L. Lee Winbach, manufacturers’ agents; Branhall Bros. & Co., samples woolens; M. Klein, samiples clothing; Phillip Klein, matches; C. S. Mahoney & Co., samples notions; A. Stein, manufac- turer of garters; J. Rotschild & Co., whole- sale clothing; Stevens, Sanford & Hany, samples cloth; Klotz, Veith & Co., samples buttons; Fellows & Co., wholesale linen collars and cuffs; 8. D. Stryker, manufac- turers’ agent; Kalamazoo Pants and Over- all Company; A. M. Liebenstein, wholesale silk handkerchiefs; E. Flenacher, whole- sale cotton goods; Assenheim & Rich, samples clothing; Judah Bros., samples cloaks and suits; F. Butterfield & Co., samples cloths; A Robertson & Co., sam- ples woolens; Leavitt & Mitchell Bros., samples cloths; Centersville Manufactur- ing ( ny, plush cloths; 8. Einstein, Friedman, samples clothing; cimer & Co., samples; Erie ton Works, samples; S. Kahn, adver- ising novelties; D. Rosenkranz, men’s furnishings; Otheman, Dyer & SBouthwick, samples cloths; Military News Publishing Company, composing-room; National Thread Company; Hammond, Knowlton & Co., wholesale thread; H. Hellersoe Rubber Type Company ; Townsend & Son, wholesale hosiery and underwear; S. Plosinky, fur garments; M. Delee, tailor; Hinch & Ould, samples of cloths. The loss on the building is $100,000, amply covered by insurance. The aggre- gate loss of the many tenants is placed at $300,00v, the heaviest individual losers be- ing Stern & Beirs, $75,000. The fire started at 9:15 o’clock on the fourth floor of the seven-story building in the garter factory of Stein & Co., where many girls were at work. They ran screaming and half fainting from fright to the windows on the Van Buren-street side of the building. All was excitement and confusion in a moment, and the rapidly creasing crowd of spectators stood gaz- g upward at what scemed the unpending doom of scores of working girls. Engines, hosecarts and ladders came in a gallop to ue with brave firemen, who in a twinkling scrambled up the fire-escapes and put the extension ladders in position to bring the panic-stricken people to the ground. The frantic girls were determined in their half-crazed mental condition to hurl themselves to the stone flagging, but were vartly restrained by the shouts of the citi- on the street and quick work of the One small extension-ladder was up under where the girls were stand- A fireman mounted it, but when his feet touched the rungs of the second sec- tion either his weight or some defect in the laader caused it to slip back to its £inal position, bringing its top four or -7¢ feet below the sill of the fourth-story 1er crowded from behind or frenzied - fear, Nellie Turner, Kittie Landgraf jod Harry O'Neill made a wild attempt to Wer themselves so that they could touch the top rung of the ladder. In doing this Four | of the men are dead, but the fifth was not | One girl fell from a | 33 Lowe auenue; | | the foolhardy ones slipped and fell head- long to the pavement. | Captain Hermanson tried to grasp the | dress of Kittie Landgraf as her body flew past him, but he failed, and sh.e struck the, sidewalk with a sickening sound in sight of the thousands. A few seconds elapsed and the same spot where Miss Landgraf’s body had struck was covered with the un- conscious form of Nellie Turner, who had taken the terrible plunge in the effort to | save herself. She was saved from death, however, by being momentarily held by | three firemen in her descent, thus breaking | the force of her fall. The other girls, who | had more presence of mind, succeeded in | reaching the ladder by dropping from the window. \ The flames had now taken possession of | the four upper stories of the building, and | at a window stood Olga Keller and Harry | O’Neill, hemmed in by flames and smoke. | The frightened girl stood on the narrow window ledge holding to the sash. She | was almost suffocated by smoke and had braced herself as if to make the leap of a forlorn hope. “Don’t jump, climb down to me,” | shouted Captain Hermanson from his perch on the upper part of the ladder, but the girl, frantic from terror, did not hear his voice. She was seen to drop and for- tunately her body came withir. reaching distance of the captain. He seized one of her ankles as the body turned in the air, and the heroic act almost threw him from the swaying ladder. Before he was forced to loosen his hold or be carried down him- self two firemen below him seized the girl ana carried her down the ladder amid the plaudits of thousands, who were watching every move in the tragic scene. | O'Neill, who was still at the window and | engaged in the brave task of helping all | the imprisoned girls to escape, was the last | one to be rescued. When he tried to crawl | from the window to the ladder he slipped | and fell, but his fall was broken by the graspin: hands of firemen on the ladder and he fell into a net which had just been | placed in position. A broken arm and leg | constituted his injuries. The janitor of the building thinks the | fire was incendiary and accused a man named Duel, while other occupants of the building say the fire originated in a little { Toom on the third floor used in the making of paper-mache forms. Noarrest has been made in connection with the fire. Shortly after 1 o’clock came the second tragedy of the fire. The flames had been practically extinguished and the firemen of Engine 2 were ordered to the fourth tloor in the rear to putout any incipient | blaze that might be found, much of the contents in that part of the building being | only water-soaked. Notoneof the veteran | firemen imagined there was any danger from falling tlioors. The men had taken | their hose from the fourth to the second floor, and fire being found Captain Fiene went to the window on the north and was in the act of shouting to Peter Hart, the driver of the company, to shut off the | water when the fatal crash came. From the top floor came like an ava- lanche tons of timber, fire-proof tiling, merchandise, safes, radiators, fixtures from the different offices and a mass of other stuff on the heads and on all sides of the firemen. An immense hole was made in the rear end of the second floor from the roof down, great masses of debris hanging on the edges of the opening. A cry of horror arose from civilians and firemen mingled with the artillerylike roar of the collapse. Captain Fiene clung for dear life to the window-sill until rescued, and then bravely joined the small band of rescuers whom Chief Swenie sent to the debris. Oniy one faint voice was heard, that of Fireman MecNally. All the others had probably been killed instantly. After half an hour’s work the men who were in dan- ger every minute of more flooring falling upon them extricated McNally, and the others being given up for dead streams of water were poured on the ruins from all parts on account of fireagain breaking out and to save the bodies from being burned. All the dead firemen were married and leave large families. The work of recov- ery continues. Early this evening the firemen dug from beneath a pile of charred timbers the body of Lieutenant O'Donnell of Engine Com- pany L It was horrbly mutilated with the exception of the face which wuas recog- nizable. Bones had been broken by the falling debris and the fire had completed the work of destruction, the flesh being badly burned. Three bodies remain imbedded in the ruins and firemen are hard at work trying torecover them. While the search is some- what impeded by darkness the men will not stop at their gruesome task until the remains of their comrades have been re- covered. At 10:45 o’clock the body of John Down, a pipeman, was recovered and given toa son, who was in waiting. The corpse was in a comparatively good condition. It had been in sight of the workmen for over two hours, but it took a long time to get at it. At 11 o’clock another body was sighted. It lay face down, covered by an immense beam, and the arms could be seen from either side. Several hours will be required to reach it. SQUANDERED THE BANK'S FUNDS. Worse Than This, President Breene Received a Deposit Arter He Knew He Was Insolvent. LEADVILLE, Coro., Nov. 22.—Peter W. Breene, president of the defunct Leadville Savings and Deposit Bank, was brought back from Denver this morning by Sheriff Leslie. His arrest there last night was kept quiet for fear that a mob of angry depositors might cause trouble. Of this there need be no fear, for the public will await the result of a legal process. The pecific charge upon which he is to be zried i5 that of receiving $450, deposited by Mary A. Cunningham the eyening before the bank closed, when Breene knew his bank was insolvent. It has been devel- oped that Breene has recklessly used the funds of the bank for private mining in- vestments that have failed to yield a profit. Given a long time they may realize enough to pay the obligations of the bank. —e Report a Negro Lynching. WARRENTON, Ga., Nov. 22.—People coming in from Gibson, Glasscock County, to-day report the lynching of a negro named Balam Hancock last night for an attempted assault on Miss Dessie Shelton, a white girl, 17 years old. RUEUS W. FECKHAM. TWO MEN MUCH DISCUSSED AT PRESENT. JOEN [From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.] G. CARLISLE. IN DANGER OF THE KURDS it Would Appear That No For- eigners Are Safe From the Raiders. PROTECTION NOW DEMANDED. Proof That Massacres at Erzeroum Were Begun and Ended by Turkish Soldiers. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEY, Nov. 22.— In consequence of the danger to forein- ers at Marash, Hon. A. W. Terrell, the American Minister, and the Hon. M. H. Herbert, the British Charge d’Affaires, have demanded of the Porte that it protect the Americans, Englishmen and other foreigners there. The general command- ing at Marash continues his negotiations looking to the surrender of the Armenians who recently captured some of the fortifica- tions at Zeitoun. The Sultan has appointed Menduh Pasha, Minister of the Interior, Rechid Bey and Nefi Effendi a special committee of supervision to record aaily and nightly the results of the measures to restore prder in Anatolia. ; The victims at Aintab number 200. The Porte denies that the Arabs of the Yemen | district in Arabia, headed by the Imaum of Sena, are in revolt, and that the Turkish forces are invested in the town of Sena, as was reported a few days ago. LONDON,; Ex6., Nov. 22.—The Daily News reports that Lord Salisbury has urged the Sultan to promise protection to the revolting Armenians at Zeitoun if they will surrender. Unless terms are made they are certain to be ruthlessly mas- sacred. The correspondent of the United Press in Constantinople telegraphs under the date of November 21 that telegraphic ad- vices from Marash represent the foreigners there as being in great danger from attack by the Kurdish raiders. A letter received in Constantinople from Erzeroum, under the date of November 5, supplies abundant proof that the massacres there were begun and ended by Turkish soldiers acting under orders, rather than by the populace, who followed the lead of the soldiers throughout. The soldiersand their civilian allies plundered 1000 dwell- ings and 2000 shops, and killed 1000 men, women and children. The Government, the letter says, is now | endeavoring to restore to the people such | of their property as may be available, as well as to distribute some bread among the starving inhabitants, doubtless under instructions from Constantinople. A telegram received in Constantinople | yesterday says that bands of marauding | Circassiuns are plundcring the villages of | Mississ and Piaz, near the city of Adan, in | Asia Minor, and also says that outbreaks have occurred in two villages near Angora. The correspondent adds that it is re- ported in Constantinople that ten Albanian guards were executed in the Yildez palace Wednesday evening. The Government <2 Menof Wors - 27 Claks Gunbnats, ! ‘& Steam | dunckes x Pontoas, Pto. -Porlq-Bay-Harbos Cayo = /s Tm 5 . .. SKETCH OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA AND THE SYSIEM OF BLCCKADE PROPOSED g Z has officially issued a threat to severely punish any persons found guilty of mark- ing houses occupied by Armenians in Constantinople. REFLECTED ON A JUDGE. 80 a Nebraska Politician Appeals From the Wrath Aroused. LINCOLN, NEsr., Nov. 22.—The Ne- braska Supreme Court has been appealed to to come to the rescue of another unfor- tunate who has aroused judicial wrath. Yesterday at Beatrice, W. C. Lehane, a leading lawyer and chairman of the Re- publican judicial committee,was sentenced by District Judge Bush to ten days' im- prisonment in the county jail and to pay a fine of $100. Bush was a Populist and Lehane, during the campaign, issued a circular reflecting on the judge’s integrity. Members of the bar pleaded for a suspen- sion of sentence, which was granted, and the case was docketed in the Supreme Court to be heard next week. WARNED BY WHITE'S MEN Anonymous Letters Received by “The Call's” Correspondent at Ukiah. Threatening Gems of Literature Headed by the Proverbial Skull and Crossbones. UKIAH, CAL., Nov. 25 — Tn connection with the numerous anonymous letters sent to THE CALL from Round 'Valley, 1t can be stated that Tue CALL correspondent has not been free irom that annoyance. Nu- merous tnreatening letters have been received, but acting upon the belief that the writer of an anonymous letter i8a coward, they were destroyed. The last one received by THE CALL'S correspondent was as follows: ROUND VALLEY—Mr. (giving name). We learn that you are writing pieces for THE CALL and about Round Valley and claim that George White hires men to kill people and run off stock. We warn you to quit writing or we will see that you dow. George White is a better man than people which talks about him. If you don’t let up we will make you wish you had remember this warning. People that write in papers aught to find out from us first what is true. ITam your frend, butcannot save you if you ever come up here. YOUR FREND. P. 8.—You must steer clear of certain Round Valley people when they come to Ukiah. The top of the letter was adorned with a rudely drawn skull and crossbones. The | date was apparently October 22, but it was so badly blurred as to be unintelligible, ‘Word has reached here by private letter that a number of copies of T Carn which were sent to Round Valley for dis- tribution were, to use the words of the letter, ‘‘distributed where they did the most good to White.” The assistant Postmaster at Round Valley is J. H. Rohrbough, the father of John 8. Rohrbough. Under Sheriff Philo Handy left for Round Valley yesterday morning to ar- rest George E. White, the cattle king, and bis nephew, John 8. Rohrbough. They will arrive here on Sunday, and will be taken to San Francisco at once to serve time for contempt of court there. FIERCE FIGHTING IN CUBA, Spaniards Making a Great Effort to Test the Strength of Insurgents. BADLY BEATEN BY A STRATEGY. Campos’ Troops Followed Retreating Patriots and Were Slaughtered From Ambush. BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 22.—A special to a morning paper from Santiago de Cuba dated the 18th inst. states that the war is taking on a very active phase in the vicinity of that city. The fighting is incessant, and the Spaniards are evidently making a last great effort to test the strength of the insurgents in that region. No re-enforcements have been sent to strengthen the garrison for the loss of those drafted to join General Campos’ main division in the vicinity of Santa Clara, which gives further substantiation of the rumor that the evacuation of the city and the whole eastern part of the |’ island is shortly contemplated. A large number of the .stores have been removed and sent to Havana. Another dispatch says that a big battle wae fought on the 1ith-inet. onthe road between Tunas and Gaiaman, she regulars outnumbering the insurgents two to one, havinga force of nearly .2000 men and s beavy field battery. . The insurgents had entrenched . themselves in a position be- hind a small stream, with mountains and a deep ravine in. front. At the advice of General Maceo, who commanded the in- surgents, flight was feigned. The Spanish cavalry and a large part of the infantry started in‘ pursuit, but while: passing through the ravine, unsuspicious of dan- ger, they were overwhelmed by the Cubans in ambush from the mountains above. General Maceo with a large force made a detour,and coming upin the Spanish rear, added to the slaughter and also succeed- ing in capturing the battery. The regulars succeeded in retreating under cover of the night after losing nearlv 500 of their men. The insurgent loss was very light. CADIZ, Seaiy, Nov. 22.—Thirty thou- sand troops under Generals Pando and Maxim have begun to go aboard the ves- sels that will convey them to Cuba. There is no abatement in the popular enthu- siasm. MADRID, Sparv, Nov. 22.—A dispatch to the Imparcial from Havana states that the rebel leader Roloff and 1500 of his fol- lowers have burned the town of Quinia de Miranda, near Siguanca, despite the re- sistance of a detachment of Spanish troops. The 4500 inkabitants of the town have taken refuge in the mountains. Car g GIRDLED WITH GUNS. Spain’s Proposed System of Blockade Around Cuba. That Spain is thoroughly resolved to sub- due the revolt in Cuba at any cost is clear- 1y manifested by the extensive prepara- PRICE FIVE CENTS. tions she is now making for a complete and sufficient system of blockade. - The fleet required to carry out thisar- rangement will consist of seven first-class men-of-war, thirty-one second-class gun- boats, seven steam launches and thirty- seven pontoons. These will Qe arranged in seven divisions, four on the north side and three on the south, forming a girdle of guns around the coastof the eastern part of the island from the Sagua Grande on the north side to Trinidad on the south, thus effectually shutting off all the in- surgent portion from any communication with the outside world. The first division will comprise one first- class man-of-war, which will patrol east and west from Baracoa, near the eastern end of the island; five second-class gun- boats, which will patrol the coast, closer in, between Baracoa, Mata Laco, Moa and Fanamo; five pontoons will watch on the same coast, but still nearer the shore. The second division will consist of one first-class man-of-war, four seccnd-class gunboats and six pontoons. These will patrol from Gibera to Nipo on the east and Maniti on the west. The third division will have one first- class warship, three second-class gunboats and four pontoons. These will watch T. on will have one first- class warship, three second-class gunboats, one pontoon and eight steam launches, which will watch from Sagua Grande east, to connect with the third division, and west to Matugas. On the south the first division will com- prise one battle-snip, five second-class gun- boats and four pontoons, and will cover the. coast between Point de Maysi on the east, Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Tor- quino, EI Portillo and Cape de Cruz. The second division will comprise one first-class warship, five second-class gun- boats and eight pontoons. These will patrol between Cape de Cruz, Higuero, Manzanillo, Boca Rio San Juan and Santa Maria, with headquarters at Manzanillo. The third division on the south will patrol from Trinidad east to link the chain as Point Gorda, calling at Boca Chico, Rio Zara, Point San Juan, Jagua Bay, Cochinos Bay and other points offering fakilities for blockade running. The routes followed by the men-of-war will be most distant from the coast some fifteen to twenty miles. The line of gun- boats will come next, closer in, and then the line of launches and pontoons. These lines. with the vessels continually on the move, will make itan extremely dangercus venture to attempt to get out of Cuba or into it. This information in regard to the above plan is from Spanish sources and is thor- oughly reliable. POLICE CHARGED THE STUDENTS. Great Enih’mnt in Maarid Over Marquis Cabrinana’s Charges of Municipal Corruption. MADRID, Seary, Nov. 22.—The excite- ment growing out of the charges made by the Marquis Cabrinana against certain municipal officials of using their positions for their private advantage shows no sign of abatement. The students here to-day attempted to, make a demonstration against the accused officials, but were pre- vented by the police. When ordered to disperse the students stoutly refused to do 80, and it was found impossible to drive them away until the police charged them with drawn swords. A number of stu- dents, who were charged with being the ringleaders in the movement, were ar- rested. It is feared that the trouble is not yet ended, and the authorities are of the opinion that an attack may be made on the municipal buildings. To guard against this strong aetachments of gendarmes have been stationed about the various public buildings. Sir William’s Narrow Escape. SYDNEY, N. 8. W., Nov. 22.—Informa- tion has reached here that Sir William Mc- Gregor, Administrator of British New Guina, narrowly escaped being murdered while visiting a friendly trite, owing to the treachery of the natives. No details of the attempt upon his life have been re- ceived. Lt SR Eaxports Increased. PARIS, Francg, Nov. 22.—The foreign budget announces that the exports in- creased 195,000,000 francs during the first three months of 1895, owing to the opera- tion of the Wilson tariff bill in the United States and the resumption of commercial relations witn Switzerland. BY SPAIN. - with the second division, and west as far | DEBS' TRIUMPHAL MARCH BACK TO CHICAGD, Joy of Admirers Upon the Release of the Strike Leader. ESCORTED FROM PRISON. Hundreds of Representative Union Men Carry Him High in the Air. SPEAKS IN LIBERTY'S CAUSE. Ringing Words Addressed to “Lovers of Liberty and Despisers of Despotism.” CHICAGO, Iri., Nov. 22.—Eugene V. Debs for five minutes this afternoon was literally “in the hands of his friends.” It was just after the arrival of the trainload of enthusiastic admirers of the great strike leader at ‘the little town of Woodstock, where he again breathed the air of free- dom for the first time in half a year. They had marched from t'ie railroad depot to the jail, and Debs stood on the steps await- ing them. There was a preliminary thunder of hurrahs and then the storm of admiration broke and there was a scene which has bardly ever been duplicated in the annals of labor affairs. Without giving him a chance to speak the crowd rusbed upon their hero, dragged him from the steps arid in a few moments had him high in the air. Those who had the good fortune to reach him first were not long allowed the privi- lege of holding him and he was passed from hand to hand while all the others struggled to get near him. A casual spec- tator might have taken the whose scene for one of the mighty battles between rival football teams and have imagined that Debs had the ball. Meanwhile the crowd kept up a con- stant yelling and the band played on, selecting as their theme ‘“See, the Con- quering Hero Comes.” Debs took it all in the good-natured spirit in which it was meant, and when he was put down began a hand-shaking soiree that lasted until the train was nearly ready to start. A lunch- eon had been provided for his friends by him, but everybody was'so busy with con- gratulations that few had a chance to taste the sandwiches which constituted the menu. ~ The train arrived at Woodstock at 5 o’clock and was filled with labor delegates and personal friends of Mr. Debs—about 500 of them ‘in all. . They occupied six cars. The Building Trades Association, the Trades and Labor Assembly and other local * associations ‘ were represented, though there were many of these associ- ations who failed tolend their counten- ance to the demonstration. The only one of the other eight directors of the Ameri- can Railway Union who was present was William Burns of Chicago. Among those who went to Woodstock was ex-Governor Waite of Colorado. He came all the way from Denver to be pres- ent. There was a notable scene when he and Debs' met. Debs threw his arms around the aged executive’s neck and said in a tremulous voice, “God bless you, my boy.” The Governor seemed equally overcome. He made some commonplace remark about being glad to see him again and then the two men fell to chatting of the subjects nearest the hearts of both. The march to the train was like the tri- umphal entry of a ruler, fortunate in war, rather than the welcome to a man found guilty in the eyes of the law. The musie was the Marseillaise and the streets were black and white with hundreds of citizens of McHenry County, standing ankle deep in the snow to catch a glimpse of the cen- tral figure of the day. Fully balf of the spectators were women and one or two of these brought flowers and threw them at the cause of all the excitement. Coming back to Chicago on the train, Debs was obliged to walk twice through all the cars and shake hands with every occupant. Debs talked freely of his plans for the future, which are, however, as yet only in embryo. He intends to start a weekly industrial® journal, of which he will be editor-in-chief, and reiterates the state- ment that he will never again accept money from a labor organization for per- sonally conducting anotuer strike. An extensive lecture tour around the country is contemplated, and it is probable that before this is finished uothing else wilt be begun. He also avers that he will have nothing whatever to do with politics in the future. Toward the United States courts he says he now feels no bitterness. “Itis the fault of the system rather than of ‘the individual courts,” said he to-day in an interview. “Our laws will have to be changed before our courts can render every man the justice that is due to him.” Hundreds of telegrams of congratulation were received from labor organizations all over the country to-day. Five thousand veople were present at Battery D when the procession escorting Debs on bis return from Woodstock reached the hall, and the meeting was soon called to order. Orrin E. Woodbury was chairman. He introduced Henry G. Lloyd of Chicago, who in the course of his remarks said that Mr. Debs was to-day the most popular man in the United States by the real people, because he was a repudiator of the Government by an injunction. Mr. Lloyd was followed by ex-Governor ‘Waite, who made a characteristic speech. Among other things the Governor said the decision of the courts in the Debs case reduced the American people to slavery. The Supreme Court was composed of toois of corporations. “For the last twenty years,” continued ————————————————— Engraving—if we knew how to make it better, we’d do it. The rest are trying to see how cheap they can make it. B ot e H S CrocxEr Co