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AUSTIN WEEKEF STATESMAN.
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VOI XX VL
OVER A HUNDRED DEAD MOSTLY
LADIES OF SOCIETY AND
! FASHION.
1 WILD WI FOB HE HIS
The Weaker Trampled Under Foot
by the Stronger Scene of the
Calamity Waa a Charitable
Bacaar Sickening Scenes.
Paris May 4. Fire broke out at 4
o'clock this afternoon In a crowded char-
itable bazaar in the Rue Jean-Jean-Ooujon
at which the Duchess d-Uzes
and other well known patronesses were
present. Many people were burned to
death and there was a terrible panic
during which a number of persons were
injured. Thirty bodies have been re-
covered thirty-five injured people are be-
ing cared for by physicians and many
are reported missing. The building in
!HJiich the fire broke out was a tempora-
iyty structure of wood. The flames were
h ' first discovered above the stall occupied
' 1 .. . 1 . .. r i .uri -i ...
iijt me uutui'ss u uzes ana wnue tne
place was generally crowded.
The bazaar is an annual function pre-
sided over by the leaders of Parisian so
ciety. A terrible panic and crush fol
lowed the alarm of fire. There was a
wild rush for the exits and the weaker
persons were borne down and trampled
upon. The inflammable nature ' of the
building and contents caused the flumes
to spread with great rapidity and in a
very short time the bazaar was a mass
of flumes Thirty victims of the confla-
gration mostly women were afterwurds
recovered and laid out on the sidewalk
where the corpses formed a ghastly spec-
tacle. Many people however are still miss-
ing and it is feared they are buried in
the ruins.
The number of injured is greater than
at first estimated. Over 100 persons
have been conveyed to the Hotel Dieu
Palais in the Cour de la Heine.
A policeman who was on duty at the
doors of the bazaar says that from 1500
to 1800 people were in the building when
the fire broke out
A pnnic followed by a rush for the
1 pie thus preventing the escape of many
r"tilio might otherwise have been saved.
e strong trampled upon the weak the
ing Were crushed' to the floor by the
lor. Heartrending cries of fear arose
A all sides soon followed by shrieks of
agony ns the flames sweeping onward
bchinu tne crowd struggling for tne door.
The managers of the bazaar had ar-
ranged the stalls so as to represent a
street of old Paris and it was opened
yesterdny. The proceeds of the sales at
ench stall were devoted to a separate
charity it is impossible as yet to iden-
tify the victims.
At 0:30 p. m. when these dot nils are
telegraphed the bazaar is a heap of
smoking cinders and ashes. Ambulances
are conveying the recovered bodies to
the Palais de l'lndustrie. The bazaar
was 300 feet long by 180 feet wide and
constructed almost entirely of wood.
The dowager Duchess d'Uzos is one
of the most prominent women in France
and is said to have provided 4.000.000
. francs for the propagation of Boulunger-
ism. Enormous crowds of people are
gathered around the scene of the fire at
7:20 p. m. among whom are a large
number of liveried servants inquiring
for their mistresses and the indications
are that among the dead are a number
of French aristocrats although it is
hoped that the missing ones may be
found among the injured who are at ho-
tels hospitals or other places. Twenty
' corpses and a number of the most seri-
ously injured are now in the right wing
of the Palias de l'lndustrie. Admiral
'Besnnrd the minister of marine arrived
upon the scene shortly after 7 o'clock.
Further details just obtained show that
before the firemen could arrive the roof
of the bazaar crushed in burning num-
bers of those who had been unable to
make their egress from the building.
Very soon after the alarm was given
assistance was hurried to the burning
bazaar and effective help was rapidly
organized between the firemen and the
policemen.
Aitnougn tne ninrm was sent out witn
m reasonable nromntness. the whole wooden
structure was blitzing before the firemen
imld approach the bazaar the roof and
linost the whole building collapsing
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falling upon the unfortunate people
rnany of whom are supposed to have pre-
viously succumbed to the stifling smoke.
in spite or tne ettorts of the dromon
Some time elansed hefnrp the ehnrrpd
bodies could be pulled from the smoking
and burning mass of debris covering the
spot which but a short time before had
been the scene of so much gaiety. The
preipci n. juepine was one ot tne nrst
otficiaSs to reach the scene and he di-
rected the operations for the recovery of
the bodies and distributed the injured
around among the various houses of the
vicinity. In the meanwhile- the pumps
played on the burning ruins. As the
work progressed and the inquiries be-
came more numerous and pressing it
was seen that the death rate would be
much higher than at first estimated. The
police othcials this evening say they be-
lieve it to be certain that the number of
deaths will exceed 100 recalling the
awrui nre at tne upera Uomique.
Among the injured are the Duchess de
la Torre the Princess Kotchenbuy. the
Viscomtesse d'Avenel and Mesdames
Moreau Dux Browit Maleziux Egeno
Challemet Kecamier and St. Didier.
The missing who are supposed to be
dead include Gen. Meunier the
Marchioness de Uallifot the Duchess
d'Alencon. the Countess de Mun St.
Pierier the Marchioness de Flores the
Viscountess Hunol Holstein Baroness
Mackan. wife of the leader of the royal-
ists in the chamber of deputies. mid
Mine. Morlane Lamon her son and four
daughters. Ono hundred corpses have
been laid out in the Pulaise de l'lndus
trie. it is believed that another hundred
are beneath the ruins.
The building was erected in the Aim
siest mnnner the nudity of the scaffold-
ing inside being concealed by tapestry
Hangings or tne most lnnumniable mate-
rial. Moreover there was onlv nnn pvil-
The bazaar was in full swing when sud-
denly about 4 o'clock the cry of fire
rose in the quarter where the kinetoma-
graph was being exhibited. One of the
survivors tells his experience:
"The nlaee was orammpil full nf nan
pie and the heat was stifling. .My
iriuuuH nnu j. aetermmeu to leave but
somehow we could not mnl e lnnnh lipml-
way through the throng. lugged a lit-
iiu ueiium ii h i wns oirercu a nosegav
by one of the stall holders when of ii
sudden the shout of fire was raised and
instantly all was commotion.
"We tried to keen coof lint tho rush
from behind forced us forward nnd we
were separated. When I tried to work
my way back I was enrripd off mv twt
nnd carried buckwnrds and forward in
tne swaying. 1 lost my hat then my
eont was torn off and then my waistcoat.
All this hnnneued in a few seconds.
"Immediately the full exteut of the
calamity dawned upon us nil. The
flames spread with startling rapiditv
through the whole building which roared
like a furnace but the uproar of the con-
flagration could not drown the groans and
cries of the agonized crowd.
"Gradually I found myself pushed back
against the wall of the building nnd
finally succeeded in scrambling through
an opening made by some of those who
were near me. Two seconds Inter I
would have been a victim for hardlv had
I struggled through the holp bpfn'ro I
heard a dreadful crash as the blazing
roor ien in.
"I can Hot describe the struggle for life
which ensued. No words can depict the
horror of the scene. It seemed as I
look back upon it like a hideous night-
mare.
"The whole thing was over in twelve
minutes ana nothing remained but the
charred and blackened ruins of the
bazaar."
The dead were piled In heaps and
near the exit the charred remains were
five feet deep. In some cases only the
trunks remained with no vestige of
clothing.
The firemen arrived at C o'clock and a
company of infantry followed to clear the
ruins and search for corpses. The news
spread like wild fire. All the cabinet
ministeis now in Paris Immediately went
to the scene. Hundreds of equipages
streamed along the Champs d'Elysee. the
occupants all anxious and with tear-
stained faces inquiring for their rela-
tives. There were many heart-rending scenes
of grief and despair? One lady rushed
about frantically calling her daughter by
name. Some one told her the girl was
safe whereupon she jumped danced
screamed then rushed to the coachman to
tell him to drive her home and fell in a
dead swoon. Another lady went in-
sane. A third imagined in her frenzy
that she recognized her daughter's dress
and hysterically called upon her husband
to tell the police to prevent the child from
going to the bazaar.
Cabinet ministers ambassadors noble-
men nnd members of the high social and
finnncinl circles were side by side with
the lowliest and the poorest anxiously in
quiring for their missing relatives.
About thirty were saved by I'ere Am-
broise and Pere Baillai. who helped them
over the wall with a ladder to the print-
ing room of the newspaper La Croix.
The staff of the Hotel du Taliiis lent
valuable assistance and saved InO per-
sons through n barred window overlook-
ing the bazaar where while the hotel
employes were carrying away the bar
they saw three persons burned to death.
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Policemen their hands covered with
gloves have been deputized by the pre-
fect of police to pick out the portions of
remains and to wrap them in cloth to be
transferred in ambulances to the Palais
du l'lndustrles.
The remains preseut a horrible spec-
tacle of limbs burned and twisted. On
all sides can be seen stretchers piled with
mutilated corpus skulls split open and
brains exuding. Just behind a heap of
corpses lies alone the body of a woman.
The face in downward the head burned
the bruin exposed and from the empty
socket of the right eye the brains are
slowly oozing. The arms and legs are
burned off. A little further off is the
body of another woman nude the en-
trails protruding and the head missing.
It is indeed a ghastly sight.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has had an interview with Miss
Elise Bushbick of Philadelphia who
with the Misses Hawthorne and Drerer
was one of the few who escaped al-
though not unscathed. Miss Bushbick
said:
"I was n saleswoman at booth 15 close
to the place where the fire originated I
arrived at ten minutes past 4 o'clock and
went to my booth where four nuus pre-
sided. In the booth were three blind
girls working one reading the blind
alphabet another writing nnd the third
making brushes. ' The lady presiding
over that section of the bazaar told me
I need not hurry but it would be all right
if I came a little later. I started to look
around and stopped at a lottery wheel
where I won a bunch of asparagus. Just
then happening to turn around I saw
and called my friend's attention to a
flickering in the comer of the wall about
fifteen yards away. Hardly had I done
so when a gentleman behind me cried:
'Feu mesdames sortes!' (Fire ladies;
hasten out!) and pushed me towards the
door rather roughly fortunately for me.
"As this was my second experience
under such circumstances I advised my
two friends to raise their skirts in the
front so they would not stumble over
them.
"We were just then stepping on the
first of throe steps leading out of the
building. Turning my hend to look
back I saw the whole place in flames.
I caught a gliinpsejof an old lady emerg-
ing from an adjacent door and saw her
stumble on her skirts. The next instant
quite twenty itersous piled on top of her.
I crossed the street and turned nround to
face the fire but already the heat was so
intense that it scorched me and I was
obliged to raise my hands to protect my
face. When the roof fell in with a
terriflic crash not more than five min-
utes at the most had elapsed from the
first alarm. Such was the intensity of
the hoat that 1 saw a fireman's jacket
ignited and several of the horses were
badly singed. Out of the pile of persons
who fell near the door none were saved;
all being burned almost in a moment. Of
the nuns at my booth two were saved and
one of the blind girls. The burned visi-
tors were for the most part ladies gor-
geously dressed."
The Duchess d'Alencon sister of the
Austrian empress is among the injured.
The whole of highest society of Paris is
in a horrible pell-mell a prey to the deep
despair husbands calling for wives and
fathers seeking and calling for daughters.
One young woman; wearing on her
breast the badge of stall attendant was
seen rushing about in her petticont her
dress having been torn off to be thrown
over a lady who was in flames. Her
one object was to find her parents and
tell of her safety. Words can not de-
scribe of the scene at the Palais de l'ln-
dustrie where the bodies are exiwsed ou
the side next the Avenue Bantou in the
portion of the building now in course of
demolitiou. Here in a large room rude-
ly covered the bodies as they arrive
from the ambulance are being placed in'
three long rows. Here is exemplified
death by fire with all its horrors bodies
completely nude limbs twisting in the
writhing of agony some merely skele-
tons or grinning skulls blackened with
smoke. A large force of public officials
is engaged in regulating the admission of
friends at the entrance. Ouly small
groups are admitted at a time and the
visitors are supplied with candles to
assist them in their search. It is a
strange scene as they go groping about
amid human debris and turning over
shapeless and unrecognizable masses of
flesh.
As soon as President Faure heard of
the disaster he sent most searching in-
quiries for full particulars to the nrofWt
of police.
Midnight Owing to the difficultv of
continuing the search for the purpose of
mciiiiucuiiou ny tne ngnt or torches nnd
candles the Palais de l'lndustrie has
been surrounded by the police who are
watching the bodies. The wounded nre
now known to number at least 780.' Mme.
Flores of the Spanish consul expired at
the hospital where therp are spvornl
others of the injured. M. Faure has vis
ited the hospital and 1'alnis de l'lndus-
trie to pay his respects to the dead.
It was reported that Mile. Lucille
Faure who left the Elisse to iro to tlw.
bazaar had perished. M. Hanotaux
drove up in great haste to Inquire con-
cerning her and was immediately follow-
ed by Mme. Faure pule with terror nnd
encitement who was reassured by learn-
ing that her daughter was not dead
having been delayed on the way. Many
Americans English and other foreigners
were among the stall holders but it is
impossible ns yet to ascertain the minion
of all the victims.
A Railroad Surprise.
Dallas. Tp. Mn d (Si
following circular was sent out today:
'nllll Tor foir A TSr.st.il.... v
11: Mr. E. P. Turner is this day ap-
pointed general . passenger and ticket
agent of the Texas and Pacific Railway
with headquarters at Dullas vice Mr.
Gaston Meslier resigned.
"U S. THORXE
"Third Vice President and General
-Manager."
Tlip n nnnnnmmnnt nnma na a Ar-mr.!...
....... ... ........ .... . .......juT-ii;
snrnrisp tn thp rrininintutv ntwl tn Aft
Turner himself.
Son of Hermann.
. . " ' . . 7TI-IUI.
The session of the Sons of Hermann of
Texas today was strictly routine. After
the hnsiriPMH nf thn rlnv win ounttAaA
the delegates and visitors were given a
cur nue auoui me ciiy ana entertained
with nn nvstpr ronst. Thn plpptlnn nf
officers occurs tomorrow.
Mayer-Adler Cane Dismissed.
San Antonio. Tex.. May 4. fSneeiul.l
The cases before United States Commis
sioner C. h. Bates against Max B. Maver
and Monroe Adler assigned liquor
dealers for alleged illegal use of the
United (states mnils were dismissed this
morning the United States district at
torney declining to nrosecute Hip map.
before the commissioner as the rases j
are being investigated by the federal
grand jury
TIIRUSDAY
I SENATE'S TARIFF Bill
SENATOR ALDRICH PRESENTED
THE MODIFIED DIXGLEY BILL
TO THE HOUSE.
IDE ran WE IEFI Oil
The Bill la to Go Into Effect July 1
Instead of May I Some of the
' Change From the Text
of the House Bill.
Washington May 4. Senator Aldrich
presented the tariff bill to the senate to-
day and 'gave notice that it would be
called up ou Saturday the 8th inst.
The time for the bill to take effect is
July 1 1807 instead of May 1 as was
provided in the house and the words in
the first paragraph "or withdrawn from
consumption' nre stricken out.
The lumber schedule is chunged by
lidding after; the word "lumber" the
words "hewn sides or stum red and
round timber" nud the duty fixed at the
rate of 1 cent per cubic foot ns in the
house bill. The rate of $2 per thousand
on all sawed boards etc. is retained
but when planed on one side the addi-
tional rate is'tnnde 35 cents instead of 50
cents per 1000 feet board measure; when
planed tongued and grooved the addi-
tional rate is made 70 cents per 1000
teet board measure Instead of $1.00:
if planed on two sides and tongued nud
grooved $1.05 per 1000 feet instead of
$i.no.
The house proviso for additional duty
of 25 per cent ad valorem upon lumber
imported from any foreign country which
imposes nn export duty is changed so as
to add the amount of export duty instead
of any fixed sum.
The entire house provision relating to
reciprocity has bt'en stricken out and
the toliowing section substituted:
That whenever any country depend
ence or colony shall pay or bestow.
directly or indirectly any iMiunty or grant
u Kin the exportation of any article or
merchandise from such country. u
pendency or colony nnd such article of
merchandise Is dutiable under the pro
visions of this act. then imou the imiKiitu
tiou of such article or merchandise into
the United Slates whether the same
shall lie imported directly from the couii
try of production or otherwise nnd
whether such article of merchuudise is
imported in the same condition ns when
exported from the country of production
or has been changed iu condition by
manufacturer or otherwise there shall be
levied and paid in all such cases in ad-
dition to the duties otherwise imposed by
this act an additional duty equal to the
net amount of such bounty or grunt how
ever the name In? paid or bestowed. The
net amount of all such bounties or
grants shall be from time to time ascer-
tained determined and declared by the
secretary of the treasury who shall
make all needful regulations for the
identification of such articles and mer-
chandise nnd for the assessment and col-
lection of such additional duties.
The house provision in the tariff bill
keeping in force the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty is stricken out the effect being
indirectly to abrogate the treaty and im
pose the same duty on Hawaiian sugar
as on sugars imported from other ' couu
tries.
The provision in the house bill on dis-
tilled wines is stricken out and the fol
lowing substituted:
Distilled wines including ginger wine
or ginger cordial and vermouth iu casks
or packages other than bottles or jugs
if containing 14 per cent or less of ab-
solute alcohol 30 cents per gallon; if
containing more than 14 per cent of
absolute alcohol ou cents per gallon in
bottles or juts ner cuse of one dozen
bottles or jugs containing each not more
than one quart anil more than one pint
or twenty-four bottles or jugs containing
each not more than one pint $1 per case
and any excess beyond these quantities
found in such bottles or jugs shall be sub-
ject to a duty or 5 cents per pint or frac-
tional part thereof but no separate or
additional duty shall be assessed on the
bottles or jugs. The percentage of al-
cohol in wines nnd fruit juices shall he
determined in such mnnner ns the sec-
retary of the treasury shall by regulation
prescribe.
Ioad ore is increased from 1 cent
which is the house provision' to 1 1-2
cents per pound. .
' Many and important changes were made
by the senate tariff substitute commit-
tee in the wool and woolen schedules as
passed by the house. First-class wools
were reduced from 11 cents ier pound
as provided in the house bill to 8 cents
per pound and second-class wools from
12 to 0 cents whereas the duties on
wools of the third class were raised. The
dividing line in the latter class was placed
at 10 cents yuliu;. wools under that value
being made dutiable at the rate of 4
cents per pound instead of 32 per cent
ad valorem as in the house bill. Wools
valued at more than 10 cents ler pound
were placed at 7 cents per pound instead
of 50 per cent ad valorem. The wool
growers failed to secure all the changes
which they desired in classification but it
is understood that the rates fixed on
the wools themselves are satisfactory to
the house.
Skirted wools of the first class as im-
ported in 1800 and prior to that date
were required to pay 1 cent per pound in
addition to the rates imposed by this act
on unwashed wools of the first class.
An importance change was made in to-
bacco taxes under the internal laws. Sec-
tion 3308 relating to internal revenue
taxes on tobacco was changed (Revised
Statutes) to read as follows:
"On tobacco and snuff manufactured
and sold or removed for consumption or
use there shall be levied and collected
the following taxes: On snff manufac-
tured of tobacco or any substitute for
tobacco ground dry damp pickled
scented or otherwise of all descriptions
when prepared for use a tax of 8 cents
per pound. And snuff flour when sold
or removed for use or consumption shall
be taxed as snuff and shall be put up in
packages and stumped in the same man-
ner as snuff.
On all chewing and smoking tobacco
fine cut cavendish plug or twist of
every description on tobacco twisted by
hand or reduced into a condition to be
consumed or in any manner other than
the ordinary mode of drvine and curing.
prepared for sale or consumption even if
prepared without the use of any machine
lid
or sweetened and on all fine cut Lofts
and refuse scraps clippings cuttings
and sweepings of tobacco a tax of 8
cents per pound. '
Section i304 of of the Revised Stat-
ut?Tls ame'lPl to read as follows:
Upon cigars which shall be manufac-
tured or sold or removed for consumption
?r e'JhehtL1 be assessed anj tol-
lected the following taxes to be paid
b? .e manufacturer thereof on cigars
of all descriptions made of tobacco or
any substitute therefor $3 per 1000: on
cigarettes weighing not more than three
pounds per 1000 $1 per 1000; on cigar-
'Me"S'Jigl!.i.ng more than tee pounds
per 1000 $3 per 1000."
The cutlery paragraph is entirely
stricken out and a substitute added as
follows:
Pen knives clasp knives pruning
knives erasers manicure knives valued
at not more than 40 cents ier dozen 40
per cent ad valorem; valued at more
than 40 cents per dozen 1 cent per piece
and 40 per cent ad valorem; valued at
more than 50 cents 5 cents each and 40
per cent ad valorem; valued at more than
ifl.oO per dozen 10 cents per piece uud
40 per cent ad valorem; valued at more
than $3 per dozen 20 cents per piece nnd
40 per cent nd valorem. Razor blades
and razors valued at not more than S1.50
per dozen 50 ceuts per dozen nnd 15 per
cent nd vn irom vnln.wl t
i rr. V l mure man
fi.io per dozen 2. ceuts wr dozen and
-u i per cent nd vulorem. The clussifica-
" "Kru io nies rasps etc. is
somewhat i-hnnm.il .....i !...'.. .:! 1
when two nnd a hnlf inches iu length
...u ...mil are mu dutiable at 30 cents
Per dozen if pvii.i.i;.. .I.- i .
. . 1 .- uver lour incucs Ki
cents: nvnr inmi i....i.. .
instead of W ceuts' as" in tie
Hie house duty of 8 cents per square
yard nnd 30 per cent on cloth of cotton or
other vi-iri-lni.il ii. . "
u!ii ""."r u immixture
aL"n "J?! .n..llore "Pnc Par-
comnospd nf ... .i.
ci ... . -m- wi uuitT veireiaiue
fibre silk whether known as silk striped
.nri'j1:
.7. i Vi ml uo Hu" c"'n shall
pay less than 50 per cent ad vulorem.
Lotion C nth. hlli-il nr d..t.l In ......i..
cents per square yard nnd 20 per cent
the duties on plushes velvets velvet-
een cordurnvs. tn n.. ii.....i...i .i .
el etc. nre changed from 10 cents and
i"1 " io ii cents and 2. per cent
per square yard; bleached dyed etc.
from 14 cents mwl 911 (Wit inttr i 1 1
----- " H ill in .1-1
cents and 2.i per cent. It is provided by
...v cviuiu- urn nun none ot me tabrics of
the plush and corduroy class' shall nny a
less rate than 47 1.9. Iii-i Hunt nil .......
u i. . " 1" "'-I mi 1 tlllHt-Ill
pennte rates for stockings hose and
half hose range from 50 cents to $2 per
dozen and m-r ...i-f .i ....
----- - v..t i.u Mliuivill HU-
coriling to value.
j lie rates on underwear Including that
knit liv Im nil finiuliwl i-K i
considerably higher than those provided
by the house bill.
The house rutes on marble or onyx
wliif-h nrp TiO i-nntu m- i.i-iin i.. .1...
V 'I'l I" viiim; iuui 111 Lilt;
rough and $1.10 on the snwed or dress-
A.I ..Mn ....... ..I!-L.l- I
vn mi- rrj- niiKUliy L'llllllgcd.
rreesione granite sandstone lime-
stone nnd ntlll-r lillililino- i.i. -.. ....... 1
stone except mnrble or onyx uninnuu-
muiiiri-ii uuu undressed is raised from
10 tn 14 f-finiH imi -nhi- trt . . 1. .......
dressed or polished from 40 to' 50 per
cent ud valorem.
The addition of hides to the dutiable
Hut nillHll Illll-IIOIIIIKV ) .lllllfl ..k . l
-.... j iiuiuua iiiuuk iu
the bill concerning leather and articles
immu iiK-reiroin me tin 1 ics ranging irom
iu io a per cent an valorem.
Thn fiito. i.n ...!.. J... .t !
.Mit -Jll vuiuc lillAfimiluUB U!
changed so as to provide for a duty of $4
iivi til-nil uii i-niut? 11111 vaiueu hi more
than $10 and $6 per head where the
value is greater. The house bill made
a uniform rate of $11.
Kates on rye were generally reduced.
1 -ot 11 trw.u at.A iiiww nnm OK IWl
uiuw. a ' . II l II V - 11 11111 1(1 lf
cents per bushel; fluxseed or linseed from
l A -1 . 1 1 1 I .
01 iu j icii io per oiiHiii'i ana scea or
I I.I...I-. x ;cii f .
mi minis iini specincany proviuea ior
from 40 to 25 per cent nd valorem.
Plifira la a Blili.no ri irxn ri tn mutaiul 4rt
playing cards imposing a duty of 20
cents per pack and 20 per cent ad valo-
rem. The house rate was 10 ceuts per
I- 1 e .
pucK aim 01 iter cent.
There are numerous cbnnges nn the
inuvimuuB 111 it'gmu iu nuns unu limn.
Apples peaches and other edible fruit
when dried are reduced from 2 to 1 cent
per bushel and berries nre stricken from
the dutiable list.
Jellies are made duitable nt 35 per cent
ad valorem and pineapples preserved in
their juice at 2.j per cent nd valorem.
The duty on figs plums raisins prunes
and other dried grapes is reduced is re-
duced from 2 1-2 cents per pound to 2
cents nnd olives in bottles or jars from
25 cents to 20 cents per gallon. Orni-s
nre made duitable at 20 cents per hun-
1 maiI nr..! .! tt-ut.tn.l rtt 1 nanl ruin nt-.l
iirunriKi -inmiu w . a i-i wunia.
Oranges lemons and other citrous fruits
..I 1 - - 1 a 1 . r A .
urt; iiiiri'u hi i itiii iiiniciiu in ot I't'iu
as provided in the house bill.
T-.--.l-- ll 1 1
uuiii's ou uuis are geueruuy reuuceti.
The Free Lint.
The following additions are made to
the house free list:
Beznic carbolic oxnlic salicylic val
erianic acids; all fast black coal tar dyes
argots or crude tartars and lees crys-
tals crude bauxite manillu twine meas-
uring 000 feet to the pound bolting
cloths composed of silk imported ex-
pressly for milling purposes; books maps
music engravings photographs etchings
and charts printed more than twenty
yenrs before the date of importation; all
hydrographic charts and scientific books
devoted to original scientific and literary
associations or publications of individuals
for gratuitous private circulation and
public documents issued by foreign gov-
ernments books printed exclusively in
foreign languages or for the blind books
maps etc. especially imported not more
than two copies in one invoice for the
use of any society or institution estab-
lished for religious philosophical educa-
tional scientific or literary purposes or
for the encouragement of the fine arts
or for the use of any college school or
lubiic library and not for sale; brass or
Jutch metal bromine crude liauld ctfNr
phor nnground chicory root copper n-
manufactured and not especially pre.
viaea ior: ieerina tasnion mates nsn. ex- '
cept salmon caught in the great lakes ;
or otner iresn waters by our citizens;
fruit in brine tropical fruit plants for
propagation white glass enamel for
watch dials bones and keystones lemon
lime and orange juices loadstones orange
and lemon neels not nreserved. naintines.
original drawings and sketches engrav
ings ana statuary not otherwise provided
for paraffine philosophical and scientific
apparatus for schools libraries and soci
eties professional books implements and
instruments and tools of trade or occu-
pation in the actual possession at the
time of persons arriving in the United
State regalia and gems statues casts
of marble bronze alabaster where
specially imported in good faith for the
nse of- any society school -or iibrarr:
salop sauer kraut beet canary cauli-
or instrument A Withtilt Itnfn. M.. W
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Does It Pay
To buy of us and pay the cash? If you
have bought anything of us in the lust
month
No Further Argument
Is Necessary.
If you have not a practical demonstra-
tion is best. We are selling
Two spools tinned hair wire for 5 cents;
regular price S cents each.
One coil tinned braided picture cord.
No. 0 6 cents; No. 1 9 cents; No. 2
12 cents; regular prices 10 15 and 20
cents respectively.
1 1 1:
The Cash Hardware Dealers.
Sign of the Aermotor.
flower coriander mnngelworzer radish
and spinach seeds and bulbs not edible;
skins of nil kinds raw not specifically
provided for; tapioca poplar and other
pulp woods; hendiug bolts stave bolts
and railroad ties.
Kino- Geora-e In Good Hamor.
Rome May 4. An Athens dispatch
to the II ("orrier Delia Serra of Milun
says that Ricotti Garibaldi has had a
lnllir piiflfiit--ilii- n-Uli I ' ...1...
" ...... . . ..v.; iiii iug vjr trui HU VI uu
seemed more preoccupied with his posi-
iiuu in mr vjvx m me towers man witn
the Wnr. HIh mil -putl. . It nntinnra tt-na I.
excellent humor.
Continuing the dispatch says that M.
Unlit the Oreek premier nfter suggest-
ing that Ricotti Garibaldi should enroll
Oreeks among the Itnliun volunteers
now requests him to susKnd the enroll-
ment nf Italians lending to the belief
that the secret negotiations to end the
war nre proceeding.
M. E. South BLhops.
Nashville May 4. In the bishops'
room of the Methodist publishing house
today all the bishops of the .Methodist
Kpiscopnl church South met in execu-
tive session Bishop Keener presiding.
Ouly preliminary work was done during
the morning sesslou. . At the afternoon
session the reports of the different
bishops were presented and discussed and
the needs of the various jurisdictions
considered. Tomorrow the conference
work will be apportioned among the
bishops. - ....
San Antonio Lad 7 Injured.
Chicago May 4. A ponderous rock
weighing ten tons while being swung
from a lint car crashed through the sides
of two cars on a west bound Chicago
and Alton passenger train today wreck-
ing the cars and injuring a number of
people. The injured: -
Alice' Mayes San Antonio hasd cut
and body bruised.
Mrs. O. B. Wilson Chicago nervous
prostration and fright.
Dr. O. R. Van Home Rockford III.
back seriously strained.
T. J. Murphy Chicago cut about the
bead.
Mrs. James Mills Lincoln head and
hands cut face injured.
Funeral Directors la Session
Oalveston Tex. May 4. (Special.) .
The eleventh annual convention of the
Texas Funeral Directors' association con-
vened here this morning with forty dele-
gates present. Mayor Fly delivered an
address of welcome. . A committee on
credentlnls was appointed and the trans-
action of routine business was taken up.
This afternoon Vice President Norwood
delivered a lecture on embalming with
demonstration of his subject at the medi-
cal college.
Decree In Equity
San Antonio. Tex. May 4. (Special.)
Decree in equity in the case of the Illl
nois Steel company against George Dull-
nig et al. to foreclose attachment ilea
011 property was entered iu the United
States circuit court today by Judge T. 8.
Mnxey. The decree gives judgment for
plaintiff.
. Turklnh Army Strength.
Constantinople May 4. It has been '
decided to increase the strength of the
Turkish army in the Europcau provinces
to 300000 men in order to be prepared
for all emergencies. Including the troops
in Anatolia Turkey will soon have 500-
000 troops under arms.
Four transports with Turkish troops on
hoard passed through the Dardanelles on
Monday on their way to the Aegean sea. '
Their ultimate destination is not known.
Youna- Boy Drowned.
Whitewrlght Tex. May 4. (Special.)
Johnnie Ashlock the 15-ycar-old son of
R. V. Ashlock was drowned yesterday
while playing in the Womnck pool. He
hnd swum across and half way back
when he was strangled and sank in six
feet of water only three children beinir
preseut who were too small to help him.
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