The evening world. Newspaper, February 17, 1904, Page 1

"NEW YORK, w EDNESDAY, FE BRU ARY 17, FIREBUG PUTS MANY IN PERIL) Fills Baby Carriage with Oil- Soaked Shavings in One Tene- ment and Yanks Out Gas Jets! in Another, PINES OPED CAUGHT BY GARG MEN Russian Secret Intelligence Department Learns: that the Mikado’s General Staff Alone. "Had Sixty Employed, and Secrets of Port Arthur Had Been Revealed. |p te ot Hats tele ae ie | ments at Nos, ass and 1 Ninth avenue, jewned ‘by D. Kempner, of No. 62% |Flshth avenue, These tenements are five-story structures, and four famiilies each flor. ‘The police are now Nene hing for the incendiary. i William O'Connell, who lives In No, $61 | {was leaving flat when he 00) smoke rising from the first floor, |fore arousing the inmates of the aed he sought the This was found | to be @ burnt y carriage, which ; hid been placed on the first floor and filled with shavings and paper, over | j which Kerosene had sprinkled.) ENDANGERS LIVES OF 40 SLEEPING FAMILIES. | All Were Aroused Just in Time to Avert Calamity—Police Are bug. i The lives of forty families were im- a BOMB EXPLODED IN A: RUSSIAN CHURCH —2 KILLED, his I Services Were Being Held Invoking Success, on the Russian Arms When the Deadly Missile Was Thrown- Two More Warships Reported Injured by Japanese Shells, been Then he ve the tenants TIENTSIN, Feb. 17.—The Rus: army has made a wholesale raid ; on the Japanese residents at Harbin and other points and arrested pearly ; 4100 men who are suspected of being spies in the pay of the Mikado, It has been learned that the condition of affairs at Port Arthur up to the night of the aifack on the Russian fleet by the Japanese torpedo boats \)), AbOE aOCtER SOE ee | was communicated to the Mikado’s fleet and the Russians have been on) ne!! went arousing all within. ‘There was the grentest excitement in the! The secret intelligence department of the Russian | house aud houny of the tenants could {| Dardiy be persuaded to retura anc | sleep out the night. In No. 8% the tenants were Swakshed | hy a blast-like noise on thé first and! Gun Jets Were Torn Out. | When*he reached the fourth floor he found that the gas jets in the hail had | been torn off and that gas was pouring | tut of the pipes. ‘The same evidences the alert ever since. Army has. discovered that the Japanese general stat¥ had in the suspected districts no fewer than sixty spies. ESS second floors. *As the se did fot : — Crate one or two of the. inmater got | TWO KILLED BY BOMB “ Aud Bleriwitut wanee eae al IN a R US SIAN CHURCH. ae eee wax shouted through! BAKU, Russian Transcaucasia, Monday, Feb, 15.—During @ patriotic, riames were nog ent Fire: | Flames were shi Lures close to th ootlng from the ¢. just as the clergy had ended | | ox ie wall and the wo rk xround them lind already cau! {fire The brackets haul been broken off j2t tho Juints where they were attached tu _the “pipes. service in the Armenian Church here to-d chanting a Te Deum and praying for the success of the Russian arms, & Tt was evident ¢ bomb was thrown at the officiating priest. brackets were not stolen thale tee | AverAl striate value, for the gas Two persons were killed and several were injured One of the tenants’ suggested thie | soft soap be plugged into tne pipes t {stop the flow of Kas, “this “wus done After the excitement had been allayed the congregatii water wax poured upon the burne woodwork the gas wa’ cession td the residence of the Governor, carrying the Czar's portrait, roudwy 2 turned o1 In the basement. - presented the Gpvernor with a patriotic address and $500 for the famitiles/ants went back to thelr roomen’ || Policemen Healy and O'Shaughness: | heard of the attempted burning of the marched in pro- ne and) ing of the victims of the outrage. Fone allah two tenements some time after the fires Were put out. ‘They re | e cases and Capt. Handy it | sent detectives out | TWO [ORE WARSHIPS {thorough ingeetiga Sn ! HIT BY JAPANESE? | post ts ton Cane een om MRS, LUPO SANE HER LIFE BY PLEA * Kobe, Japan, saying that two Russian warships were torpedoed in an as- $auli upon Port: Arthur Sunday morning, fragmentary reports of! ager | Manslaughter in the First De- ca have been received trom v. $ quarters, = AN of the news concerning this assaull has come from Japanese gree, with Penalty Twenty Years, Accepted After Jury sources. It is said that a general engagement had been planned and that a squadron of baitle-ships, with more than a score of torpedo-boats and tor- Had Debated Four Hours. to make a last Pp vat destroyers \ mbled in the Sea of Japan on Saturday to steain to Port Arthur in a body. Gut a greae storm blow up during the night and the vessels became separated, Uuaware gf the fact that he had lost the rest of the fleet Com- mander ‘'shikawa, of the destroyer Asargiri, is said to have approached the entrance to Port Arthur harbor alone and torpedoed a guard vessel. The reports say that he retired safely from the fire opened by the forts Mrs, Delia Lupo was saved from all danger of death in the electric chair for killing her husband late to-day, and while the jury was still deliberating on [hee case. Her counsel, (onunled on Second Page.) Charles EB. Le Barbier, [enter a plea of ‘guilty of manslaughter in the first degree. The jury had been with no signs of ever out four hours, coming to an FALLS 300 fT Runs Away on Down Grade, \: ; Goes Over Embankment and Engineer Is Killed but Fire- |» man Escapes. SAL NOT ON Mayor McClellan Says, that Play- house Must Remain Ciosed Until Certain Recommended] Changes Have Been Made. igrement, and after n very ‘orler ¢ syltauion between Jusiive Kennefick Assistant-District Attorney Bly the lat d his willingness to avcept v jury wos recalled and discharged t d for ‘sente mansta sie iwenty whieh would be ehor commutation for good behavior and a half years liter the frst degr prisonment. by about twelv If Bydnoy Rosenfeld attempts to open| LAEDMONT, W. Va, Feb. 17.—A ithe trial that the Bijou Theatre n&e Saturday night | #elwht train of eighteen loaded cars anion, that no with “Much Ado About Nothing,” y he has advertised he Will, will Interfere. on @ seventeen-mile grade UBC West of this to-day, going over the embank- ie but his wife was present and they as the police ‘The defense tried to show that Lupe place, j Killed himself and that he had long ‘Ai the time thie Mayor closed six then- | Ment, talling!a feet, abused his wife. The landlady, how: tres in this city for falling to comply | Fireman Francis 2. Kagan was killeg, |e". tested that Mya, Cups had wnld to her after. th tragedy, “something hanvened, betw awith the regulations preseribed by the ant his body bemg burted under wreckage. | Fire, Health and Butlding *Depart-| Porter Kenny, engineer, sustained a! hax pasted away. ments, there was no attraction playing| broken leg., He escaped death with | at the Bijou, therefore no orders wore |cther members of the train crew by {pid wrangled four hours | gent about st to the management. At the same Ume it appears {t was among the theatres in which certain Jumping. ‘the train 1s @ mass of tangled debris and the track much torn, crime by a plea of guilty to tainty, and Justice Kennetick believed he wk saving the evnense to the counts of a second triat of the case, Now in Search of the Fire- ‘ ¢ ca Ps 2 ° a i cs é OPT ELRIETY MACHINE TORE’ QUTSIDERS AND FAVORITES — ~—OFF HER SCALP Eighteen - vee 0d -Old Charlotte}. Williston Injured in. a: Horrify- “ing Way at the International] | Shots, While the Other Three Went, to Well-Backed Favorites—-Hands|' Across Disqualified for Fouling. Handkerchief Co.’s Factory. Charlotte Williston, elghteen years old, of No. 722 East One Hundred and ‘Thirty-fifth street, is in a ward at) Lin coln Hospital with ber scalp torn com- pletely from her head, leaving but at fringe of hair at the alder and in the back. Jt is due to the young wanan's herve that she was not killed. As It Is, she is sald to be disfigured for life, iss WWilltaton was employed with 400 other young women in the four-story building occupled as a handkerchief factory by the International Manufac- tiring Company at One ‘Thirty-sewenth street and Willow averue. She oper- ated one of the machines that extend- ed in long rows from one end to the other of a room on the top floor, Power for the machines i supplied by shafts that extend the length of the room, ‘As the young woman prepared for work to-day she attempted to arrange her hair. When she released it pre- paratory to tying It in a knot, ft fell in & great mass about and reached to her waist. One of the side combs fell to the floor under the muchine before which she was standing. Stooping down to regain the comb, Mixs Williston ventured (oo near the swiftly revolving anaft. Quick ax a flash her hair was cuught by the shaft and was wound round apd rouid, each revolution drawing her nearer the ma- chiner aming with pain and yet so cool she braced herself as best she could fo withstand the strain, Mies Willieton attracted the attention of other employ- ces and (he power wan shut off aimost Instantly. It was fave the youn woman 1 been torn complete which clung to the slatt ‘Other young screaming from, the svene. them famting at the Rights ‘or Mol, Bie Assintance, w a'that they Were oblixed to go then homes, Miss Williston, without walked washxtand binod her f lance Was summ coln Hospital Dr, Tobias avtlved with it and gave every possible reliet tothe suffer © Ri Whe de had bound hex Read Histon wal with him “down three faints Without ald and entered WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. M. Thursday for New York City and vicinity: Fair to-night; Thursday fair, with ris ing temperature, probably fol- lowed Thursday evening ‘or night by snow; brisk to fresh northwest to north winds, Jee moyntain of inj her shoulders |» or | M S| when the start ee 110°;CLOCK fe NIGHT EXTRA ‘Circulation 1 Books Open to All.’’ 1904, PRICE ONE ‘CENT. First’ Three Events | NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17.—The Mardi Gras Carnival closed last night. Many of the visifors left on the morning trains and the attendance at the race track wi ed of the “regulars’ almost excl Spring-like weather prevailed and ring going was lightning ‘Texas cattle king, Handle ranch and the dum of Cres. | Sam Lagarus. arcived from his Pi reports that Janet weno, has just fouled a tne bay by, Gold Heels. arus bought this mare from K, 9 old of “get-rich- quick”® fame. Arnold secured ‘danet from the Bair estate in California Rainland and Conkling, two mi- nent candidates for the Crescent trials this. morning FIRST RAC Seven furlongs moved fast © Betting ‘Heniiesny Mopbinw. 4 Wilion 1 Port Warden, She hud a world of speed and, after get ting away fone too Well, she Fished the front in the rug h and Opened tip ‘ound the fi to Kk nome an en inner, SECOND. RACE. Hix furlongs Starters ita, WW.” Nicol: Bh Wide, ww, Jeni John Dove i Pato t to the tront « showed plenty ve furlongs, but stopped the fal test came, Maso Of aveed for A toa walk whe he Held bunched wr in the ran home and inv th nth Lady Kev shoe Wu aa dpswikernwariaecien: a. wont easily. THIRD RAPE [ Gne mite and an eighth i hed him to th uN well Into th [long "in the Anal sixteenth. he or tow getting third mw: | FOURTH RACK COSSACKS, TRE ‘ROUGH- RIDING RUSSIANS, EN) ARE GUARDING THE RUSSIA EDD. 3O9-4-9:0-9-%9-O5-9.9H <0. WIN ANCES i NEW ORLEANS = majority of the taspayer= of the Bronx and Westchester. “In'this fight it was charged that bribes had been given members of the New hay | was dinqualified for fouling. 3 to 10) 1, Delaval a ‘MAYOR VETOES ~ WESTCHESTER. HA, FRANGHIOE :|Mr. McClellan, Alter a Sensat After a Sensational Hearing on the Ordinance Jammed Through the’ Board of Aldermen on Short Notice, An- nounces His Disapproval, Declaring It Does. Not Protect the City. [REQUIRES NO COMPENSATION FOR THE GREAT PRIVILEGES GRANTED Only Indirect Hints Were Made at the Charges of Graft During the Hearing, but James W. Osborne Made an Extraordinary Accusa- tion Against President Gottshall, of the Portchester Road. | | >| ie | Mayor McClellan late this afternoon, after a stormy public meeting Ito protest against granting a franchise to the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, vetoed the ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen | a week ago yesterday. The Mayor's veto is the climax of a bitter fight a: chester company waged by the N inst the West- ork and Port Chester Company ‘- ew York Board of Aldermen, who had persistently tables the requests of the | Port Chester compar y to act upon its application, which has been pending since May last, and who granted the franchise to the Westchester com- pany seven days after its application was made. In giving his reasons for vetoing the ordinance granting the franchise Mayor MoClellan says that it is against the interests of the public, in that s Taken by ong the franchise was granted without compensation to the city amd that no obligation was imposed upon the grantee to bear any part of the expenses, which it seems reasonable to assume will he-iucurred by the deveolpment of the road | Mayor McClean! says that he is greatly in fayor of extending the transit | powers of the city, but that he cannot approve the franchise granted by the Aldermen to the Westchester read. Some of his reasons follow: ‘The grapt involves the building of bridges, which otherwise the clty would not have to construct or maintain, and {t does not appear that the railroad company is to assume any part of this\expense, SECOND RACE—Lady Ray (5 to 1t imposes no obligation on the application in regard td the cost | 1) 1, Sparrow Cop (8'to 1) 2 Shal-| oi11, strncture in the opening of new atreets or the widening of éx- 1a: isting streets, which will come inevitably with the increase of popu-, lation. ‘There is no restraint upon the company as to the use of such motive power within the city limits as to prevent the nuisances of noise and. smoke. | ‘Te hearing which preceded the vetoing of the ordinance was fnll of | sensations, ‘There were large delegations on hand to protest against the FOURTH RACE—Arch Oldham (11] ordnance and speeches were made against it. ‘lw charge was made that (15 to 1) 2, Dixie) ihe Westchester Company's charter invalid, but only indire hints tad 3: | were made at the charges of gra!t y In answer to these charges James W. Osborne. FIFTH RACE—Mauser (2 to 1) 1,/a large number of landholders in Westchester County, THE WINNERS. | FIRST RACE—New Mown Hay (7 | to 1) 1, Lelia (8 to 5) 2, Maritana 3. | THIRD RACE-Huzzah (3 to 1) 1, | Bon Mat (7 to 1) 2, The Messenger 3./ "Hands Across finished second, but} was who said he represented declared that W. C. Mressachs. 2, Lan ion 3.|Gottshall had secured information under questionable circumstances from 3 Breet Ries! won eneiiy Cee e ee eee ae ree ase eon ee oe eee ehulE. vhavoriglaator’ of/then Westchester‘ Conipaiy/ and’ \carnterte 3 Mee E RHA iheconeniig evenc | dent untin his death in 18% Bie haa's warldcar ppaed er ‘r | SIXTH RACE—Julia M. (6 to 5) 1, ur benefactor of the infor “You robbed the widow and on dren of y< this company. ts cf the ‘declared Osporne. “You man of whom you were for- |mation wiich enabled vou to fo Claremont (6 to 1) 2, Gus Heidorn, 3. | stole the blue prints and other 5 os merly private secretary. You are adi a stockholder i nthe company,’ 0 | Se 2 Ob LS “He paid for it.’ cried a man who was a friend of cttshall’s. time—0.48 Don't tie, ¢ answered Osho I will show papers and Oldham to receipts on you 4 the et the nearlne t on. an! Mayor McClellan ve his decisic Delaval saved ground at |B lo the home streten, made fort at the kened in th "BEST ANNOUNCES PLAN TO END BRIDGE CRUSH | Tier going & quarter FIFTH RACE One mile and 4 racter t mpletion pulling. They so MR sand put and will facilitles yowny MDT neOring Cie home stretch. wie nd passed hin wit No uwfic will be pee all the real > olty mi by Centee won Che and Duane quisition uf er such ren: elongtus present station imber of pla wear 8 with additional airwaye Additions a the troll ‘ n thelr capacity m The new terminal station both i completed in less than elght iment Diaphanous nthe sixth, but ag COMME annot en mantis, when the i ¥ SoS soray At Ninga: M. the pe land it Is therefore proposed to inake Shigges. nave nek been maser te ie eee 5 . verk ‘Genial ana west ana’ Wes "share The Camival Htakes” Fone fyrionks { under h turn; |the changes in the present station: flat ported, Ais fant, they are thee Maxor SNORT SERED WANTS Fisnee gonn's eae a yc “ Rtarters whie.. Jorks. At, With tir P\j won tidden ‘ouL Uy ahead from clare. | forms and extend the awitching tracks | {yy eri tony the theatre wif not be al- i eC erapre ce tng saake Bt 1a Bet wen r , . fowed to open, WORK: MONDAY: WONDERS. to! aM ibs Engmabers «Fob erste nies re saree AV a rad panel 03.9. Hennessy, & {5 “§imont. The ‘atter was'an easy second. [across Park Row over the site of the a i A am ae a i ps a li BA Op tN NS piety te a ADE Jondebititidibalt ia oN iD St 2 Dad SEES eS EOE REEEE Ward