The Worcester Spy, 1898-11-07

BOLD ROBBERS Capture Vermont Citizens and Rob a Safe. Riuhford, Vt., Nov. 6. - Three daring: men blew open the vault of the Kich Kichford - ford Kichford savings bank and trust company early this morning, and while they on only - ly only succeeded in securing SBOO in stamps, they escaped detection by capturing two passers-by and holding them pris prisoners - oners prisoners until they had made five cessful attempts to open the inner safe, which contained a large amount of money. The thieves were discovered by W. P. Greene, who was passing the bank building at the time, and heard a suspicious noise. Green went up to the window and peered into the bank banking - ing banking rooms, but before he realized what was going on he was seized by two of the men and dragged into the building. A gag was quickly placed in his mouth and then he was bound hand and foot to a chair, while one of the thieves stood over him with a drawn revolver. Scarcely had the work of securing Greene been completed when the thieves discovered another citizen gazing in through the window. The second man proved to be James Tay Taylor, - lor, Taylor, and with the same rapidity he was also pounced upon, gagged and bound to a chair beside Greene. The attempt on the inner safe, which had been interrupted by Greene and Tayor, was resumed, and five charges of fine gun powder were blown into the cracks of the safe and ignited, but still the steel withstood the repeated explosions. The helpless men In the chair saw every part of the proceed proceedings. - ings. proceedings. although they were powerless to interfere. It was an hour or more be before - fore before the thieves gave up thetr attempt on the stout little inner safe and were obliged to be satisfied with the contents of the weaker boxes, which contained only postage and l-evenue stamps. All three then departed noiselessly and drove out of town in a carriage, going towards the Canadian border. Greene and Taylor finally liberated themselves and gave the alarm. A po»- se was at once formed, and all day the surrounding country has been searched, but without the slightest trace of the three men. It may be possible that they succeeded in boarding the Cana Canadian - dian Canadian Pacific trairi for Montreal. The inside of the vault was badly wrecked by the explosion, and it is estimated that the damage will amount to S3OOO which is fully covered by insurance. A VICIOUS ATTACK. Havana Paper DeclarasThat United States is Governed by Rum and ignorance. Havana, via Key West, Fla.,. Nov. 5. (Delayed in. transmission). - Alfred Be Betancourt, - tancourt, Betancourt, a British subject born in Ja Jamaica, - maica, Jamaica, was assaulted on Tuesday last by a Spanish officer, who struck him on the side of the head for wearing a gold searfpin in the shape of a five fivepointed - pointed fivepointed star. The officer ordered Be Betancourt - tancourt Betancourt under arreat and sent him be before - fore before Gen. Aro'.oae. milltai -/ governor of Havana, who ordered him imprisoned. Mr. Jerome, British vice consul, on be being - ing being notified of the assault, presented himself at the captain general's palace to protest against an act of brutality, and-to demand the Instant release of Betancourt. - Gen. Blanco at first attempted to put Mr. Jerome off. Then he said it would be au extremely difficult matter to re release - lease release the prisoner, as he had imt been arrested by the order of Orden Publico, but by an army officer, and had been sent to Jail by the military governor. But Mr. .Jerome retained a firm atti attitude, - tude, attitude, Insisting that he would remain at the palace until Betancourt was re released. - leased. released. Finally his persistence was successful. After an interchange of messages between Gen. Blanco and Gen. Arolas. Mr. Jerome all the while refusing to budge from the palace, Be Betancourt - tancourt Betancourt was released at a late hour. These are the bare facts of an assault which, under other conditions, might pass with slight notice, but which Is significant, coming on the heels of a threat made by Gen. Arolas to get even with Englishmen in Havana because of a protest recently made by Mr. Mac- Lean, manager of the marine railway, owned by an English company, against the use to which the railway stations had been put by Spanish soldiers sta stationed - tioned stationed to guard them on Sundays and holidays. The conduct of the soldiers was grossly Indecent, an<J excited the indignation of everybody living in the Vicinity of the stations. When Mr. Mac Lean lodged hie complaint Gen. Arolas, who Is extremely hostile to the .English ns well as the Americans, de declared - clared declared that he would get even with the "Saxon rabble." El Diarlo de la Marina publishes a fierce editorial attack upon the United States, declaring that "the whole coun country - try country is governed by rum and Ignorance." It imputes to the American government "a breach of faith contrary to the usages of all civilized countries in send sending - ing sending war vessels to Porto Rico after the protocol was signed, and occupying the Philippines before the conference at Paris has terminated." The whole ar article - ticle article is a mass of inaccuracies and slanders, but its spirit is most seditious. On Oct. 30th 105 members of the civil guard were shipped to Spain by the steamer Ciudad de Cadiz, against their will and under armed escort. They were among those who. notwithstand notwithstanding - ing notwithstanding their protest against a non-pay non-payment - ment non-payment of arrears upon their discharge from the civil guard, were imprisoned at El Morro by Gen. Blanco. OLD EXPRESSMAN DEAD. Superintendent Babbitt of American Ex Express - press Express Co. Succumbed to Heart Failure. Bellows Falls, Vt., Nov. 7. - George H. Babbitt, general superintendent of the northern New England division of the American Express Company for 10 years past, and one of the best known officials in New England, died sudden suddenly - ly suddenly today of rheumatism of the heart, aged 70. He began life as a stage driv driver - er driver between Keene, N. H., and Bellows Falls, and when the Cheshire road was completed was the first express mes messenger - senger messenger between Keene and Boston. For 13 years he was division superintend superintendent - ent superintendent of the United States and Canada Express Company. He was u Knight Templar and 33d degree Mason. THE VULCAN ALL RIGHT. Newport News, Nov. 6. - -The re repair - pair repair ship Vulcan arrived in Hampton Roads late last night. She started from Santiago with the Maria Teresa, together, with the tugs Merritt and Leonidas. When the Marla Teresa went down she lost track of the two tugs and after a fruitless search for them, started for Hampton roads. The men on tile Vulcan were gratified to learn that the Merritt had arrived at Charleston, as they feared that she had been losL

CRISIS AT HAND. Friction in Newfoundland Threatens the Cabinet. St. Johns, X. F., Nov. 6. - There is a serious cabinet crisis in Newfoundland. Sir Herbert Murray, the governor, de demands - mands demands the resignation of Mr. Moline, minister of finance. The ostensible rea reason - son reason is that Mr. Morine is the general counsel of Mr. Reed, the railway con contractor, - tractor, contractor, b.ut the real cause is the con continued - tinued continued friction between Gov. Murray and the minister. Mr. Morine, in tendering' his resig resignation, - nation, resignation, points out that Sir AY in. White Whiteway, - way, Whiteway, a former premier, and Messrs. Emerson and Morris, members of the ; late cabinet, held a similar relation to the contractor and that Sir Herbert Murray acquiesced in the arrangement in all three cases. He reminds the governor also that he has been aware ever since April last of his (Morine's) relation to Mr. Reed, and Insists that the governor's omis omission - sion omission to interfere before, stamps his ac action - tion action now as personal and vindictive. It is feared that complications will arise, wrecking the cabinet and ser seriously - iously seriously prejudicing the negotiations re regarding - garding regarding the French shore treaty al already - ready already under way before the conference for settlement of disputes between the United States and Canada. SANTIAGO AFFAIRS. Insurgent Officers Arrested for Robbery- Various Postal Appointments Made. Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 6. - An insur insurgent - gent insurgent captain and lieutenant have been arrested at Guantanamo for "holding up" a man on the street, taking away his machete, which they afterwards sold for $2.50. They denied that they were under any obligation to pay for it, and claimed exemption from trial and imprisonment, on the ground of their rank in the Cuban army. Mr. Kemoner has been promoted to be postal agent of the military depart department - ment department of Santiago. Mr. John Gorst has been appointed postmaster of Santiago city, and Mr. Hugo Heiderman finan financial - cial financial clerk. There are now eight post offices in the department, Santiago, Daiquiri, Guanatanamo, Barracoa, San Luis, Manzanillo, Gibara and Holguin. Many people are arriving hero with letters from senators. One man is vir virtually - tually virtually appointed by Secretary Alger as collector of customs at Manzanillo. He expects about three times the salary of the Cuban now holding the position. Owing to pressure of public business, (Jen. Leonard Wood, governor of the department, has postponed his trip to Guanatanamo for a day or two, but he will probably leave before the middle of the week. SUGGEST PRECAUTION, Non-Partisan Letter Sent President Re Regarding - garding Regarding Civil Service Appointments. Chicago, Nov. 6. - T-'ie executive com committee - mittee committee of the Citizens' Association, an organization irrespective of party, has addressed a letter to President Mc- Kinley in reference to the rumored change in the rules governing civil service appointments, by which a large number of offices will be thrown open to the partakers of political and departmental favor. The committee says: "In view of the expansion of our national territory now in progresss and the largely increased force of civil servants necessitated thereby, it ap appears - pears appears to u» that a careful, guarded ap application - plication application of the duties governing the appointment to office will more than ever before be needed to secure the best equtpped men for the service of the nation and for the protection of the appointing power itself against the importunities of pertinacious unquali unqualified - fied unqualified applicants for positions under the government." ELECTION WEATHER. Rain Indicated for the New England States Tomorrow. Washington, Nov. 6. - The following special forecast covering election day weather east of the Rocky mountains has been issued by the chief of the weather bureau: \ Rain is Indicated for the middle At Atlantic - lantic Atlantic and New England states and the upper Ohio valley and the eastern lake region. In the states of the middle and upper Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys and Western lake region, rain Monday night in southern and rain or snow In northern parts of the districts named, will be followed Tuesday by clearing, colder weather. Fair weather is indicated for Tuesday for ail dis districts - tricts districts west of the Mississippi and the southern states. | (Signed) Willis B. Moore, Chief of the Weather Bureau. COMPLIMENT DESERVED. Though Gen. Henry Believes First Ken Kentucky - tucky Kentucky Should Go North At Once. Ponce, Porto Rico, Nov. 6. - A large and representative body of Porto Ri Ricans - cans Ricans have drawn up a petltioh ad addressed - dressed addressed to President McKinley, ask asking - ing asking the government to retain in Porto Rico Col. John B. Castleman and the First Kentucky volunteers. Gen. Henry has cabled to Washington that the compliment is thoroughly deserved, but that the regiment ought to go north. It is understood orders to leave us soon as the Fifth regular cavalry arrives, have been received. GIVEN THE LIE. Federation of Labor Declares Demo Democratic - cratic Democratic Circular to Be a Misrepresen Misrepresentation. - tation. Misrepresentation. Hartford. Conn., Nov. 6. - Eli Brunell of this city, president of the Conneett Conneettcut_ - cut_ Conneettcut_ branch of the American Federa Federation - tion Federation of Labor, publishes a card here tonight declaring that a circular re recently - cently recently sent out by the managers of the democratic party and headed "The la labor - bor labor vote endorses the democratic party,''' is a of assumption" and a "gross misrepresentation." He says the Federation of Labor is non-parti non-partisan. - san. non-partisan. and that its recent Inquiries to candidates were not intended to serve the interests of either party. PRINCE GEORGE PROPOSED. Constantinople. Nov. 6. - M. Zinovieff, the Russian ambassador to Turkey! has formally proposed the appointment of Prince George of Greece as commis commissioner - sioner commissioner general of the European powers In Crete. -

SENATORS. Changes That Are Possible. COMING ELECTION Means Much in Choice of State Legislatures. Washington, Nov. 6. - The control of the United States senate will be deter determined - mined determined very largely by the result of the elections next Tuesday, when 23 states elect legislatures which will in turn se select - lect select senators. The present party strength in the senate is as follows: Kejjublicans, 43; democrats, 34; popu populists. - lists. populists. 6; silver republicans, 6. This gives a majority to one party, find it has proved a fruitful source of doubt in legislation influenced by party lines. The terms of thirty of the pres present - ent present senators are about to expire, and in most of these cases the legislatures chosen next Tuesday will elect suc successors. - cessors. successors. In several cases, however, legislatures already have been chosen and senators elected, viz.: Aldrich, of Khode Island; Daniel, of Virginia; Mc- Comas, to succeed Gorman in Mary Maryland; - land; Maryland; Hanna, of Ohio; Money, of Mis Mississippi; - sissippi; Mississippi; Proctor, of Vermont, and the legislature of Maine, which has been elected, but has not yet chosen a sen senator. - ator. senator. In Oregon also Simon has been elected to fill a vacancy. These changes already made give a net gain of two in the republican vote: McComas of Mary Maryland - land Maryland and Simon of Oregon. The remaining 23 senators are yet to !)- chosen. Those who are about to retire are: Alien, populist, of Nebras Nebraska: - ka: Nebraska: Bate, democrat, of Tennessee; Bur Burrows, - rows, Burrows, republican, of Michigan; Can Cannon, - non, Cannon, silver republican, Utah: Clark, republican, Wyoming: Cockrell, demo democrat, - crat, democrat, Missouri: Davis, republican, of Minnesota; Faulkner, democrat, of West Virginia; Gray, democrat, of Del Delaware; - aware; Delaware; Hawley, republican, of Connec Connecticut; - ticut; Connecticut; Lodge, republican, of Massachu Massachusetts; - setts; Massachusetts; Mantle, silver republican, of Montana, Mills, democrat, of Texas; Mitchell, democrat, of Wisconsin; Mur Murphy. - phy. Murphy. democrat, of New York; Pasco, democrat, of Florida; Quay, republic,an, Pennsylvania: Roche, democrat, North Dakota; Smith, democrat, New Jersey; Stewart, silver republican, Nevada; Turpie, democrat, Indiana: White,dem White,democrat, - ocrat, White,democrat, California, and Wilson, repub republican, - lican, republican, Washington. In several of these cases the election of the present incumbents is expected, but in a quite large number of them much doubt exists. The republican managers are placing reliance on the fact that they need only a few votes to assure them a clear majority, while the democrats, populists and silver repub republicans - licans republicans would have to carry most all of the doubtful legislatures in order to prevent a republican majority. The states considered most in doubt are West Virginia. New York, Penn Pennsylvania. - sylvania. Pennsylvania. North Dakota, New Jersey, Indiana, California. Washington and Nebraska. conflicting claims being made in each state. Among senate of officials - ficials officials the opinion prevails that the anomalous conditions now prevailing of a senate without a majority will end with ihe coming election, and that the legislatures then chosen will give as assurance - surance assurance of majority rule in the upper branch of congress after March 4 next. CALCULATING RESULTS. Three Congressional Districts Doubtful and Interesting Contests On. Boston, Nov. 6. - The congressional Campaign in this state, which has prac practically - tically practically closed, finds three of the usually republican districts somewhat in doubt. These are the fifth, seventh and tenth, while, owing to split in the\party, the usually overwhelmingly democratic ninth district, now represented by Hon. John Fitzgerald, is also uncertain. In the fifth district Senator Joseph J. Flynn of Lawrence has been making a vigorous fight for Congressman Knox's seat., and it is generally conceded that the contest will be close. In the seventh district Mayor W. L. Ramsdell of Lynn has waged an ag aggressive - gressive aggressive campaign, and the indications are that If Senator Ernest W. Roberts, the republican candidate is successful, it will be by a. majority considerably smaller than that given to Congress Congressman - man Congressman Barrett In the same district two years ago. In the ninth district the independent democratic candidacy of Senator James A. Galliyan and the war record of former State Representative Franz Hugo Krebs will make considerable difference in Congressman Fitzgerald's usually safe plurality. In the tenth district, the contest be between - tween between Samuel J. Barrows, the present republican incumbent, and Henry F. Naphen, the democratic candidate, promises to be close, and both parties are confident of success. The republicans concede that the vote for Bruce for governor will ex exceed - ceed exceed 100,000, although the democrats claim 150,000. Last year Gov. Wolcott's vote was 165,075, and the combined votes of Williams, democratic, and Everett, national democrat, was 93,031. HER USUAL SPEECH. Empress Dowager Says Pretty Things to the Japanese Minister. Tekin, Nov. 6. - M. Yano Fumio. the Japanese minister to China, had an audience with the empress dowager end the emperor today for the purpose of announcing the decoration conferred upon them by the mikado. The em empress - press empress dowager was seated one step above the emperor. She made the usual complimentary speech, after which the emperor read a speech couched in similar terms. His majesty seemed in good health. Yesterday the foreign envoys decided to make a strong demand upon the government for the removal of Gen. Kang-Su's troops outside the province of Pechtli before Nov. 15. Unless this demand is granted, they threaten themselves to assume the protection of the railway communication between Pekin and the roast. Hau-Chin. formerly Chinese ambassador to Russia and Germany, has been appointed a member of the tsung-li-yamer

A LESSON To the Illegal Voters. SIXTY-EIGHT MEN Arrested By Platoons of Police At Bellevue. New York, Nov. 6. - Acting upon war warrants - rants warrants issued to Superintendent McCul McCullagh - lagh McCullagh of the state bureau of elections, last Saturday, Police Captain Hassla Hasslaeher, - eher, Hasslaeher, with several platoons today, ar arrested - rested arrested 68 employees of Bellevue hospi hospital, - tal, hospital, who were charged in the warrants with illegal registration. The warrants were served shortly before midnight on Saturday, but at the request of Super Superintendent - intendent Superintendent O'Rourke of the hospital, were not executed until this morning shortly before 9 o'clock, when Capt. Hasslacher and his men, numbering some sixty odd, appeared at the hos hospital. - pital. hospital. They were all in civilian dress. The men for whom the warrants had been issued were assembled in the reception room, where Superintendent O'Rourke informed them of the nature of the charges. The superintendent also told the men that they had nothing to fear and that their interests would be looked after at court. The sixtv-eight men left the hospital escorted by the policemen. All the men arrested registered in the fourth election district of the 22d as assembly - sembly assembly district, in which Commissioner of Highways Keating is the Tammany leader. Some of them are said to have lived in that election district for more than a decade. All the prisonets were arraigned in Yorkville police court. They were held in ?500 bail each to await the action of the grand jury. Bonds were furnished for all, and the men were allowed to depart. PASTOR INSANE. A Congregation Waits in Vain for New Minister. Saco, Me., Nov.'6. - While temporarily insane, Rev. George E. Nichols of New Haven, Conn., who recently accepted a call {o the pastorate of the Saco Bap Baptist - tist Baptist Church, and was to have begun his duties today, left the horrib of Charles E. Tuxbury, where he was stopping early this morning, and up to a late hour tonight he had not been found. A large congregation gathered at the Baptist church this morning to listen to his initial sermon, but, after waiting for the service to begin, they were told that the pastor had mysteriously dis disappeared - appeared disappeared and could not be located. He left the residence of Dea, Tux Tuxbury, - bury, Tuxbury, on Main street, shortly after 7 a. m., and when he did not come to breakfast the family became alarmed. The police were then notified and, ac accompanied - companied accompanied by a large number of the church members, a search was insti instituted. - tuted. instituted. The woods and unoccupied buildings In the vicinity were searched, without avail. Late this afternoon the following message was received by B. H. Winslow from Mr. Nichols, which was dated at Portland: "Am better; going home." After leaving the Western Union office in Portland, where the telegram was filed at 2.27 p. in., no trace of the pastor could be obtained. It is thought that insanity was brought on by over overwork, - work, overwork, as Mr. Nichols recently grad graduated - uated graduated from a theological school and has been working early and late set settling - tling settling up his affairs in New Haven to come here. He is about 42 years old and has a wife and two sons. His dis disappearance - appearance disappearance caused a great sensation in this city and has been the all-absorb all-absorbing - ing all-absorbing topic of conversation today. At all the city churches tonight prayers were offered for the safe return of Mr. Nichols. TROOPS ARE MOVING. Some Regiments Mustering Out, While Others Prepare for Porto Rico. Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa., Nov. The Third battalion of the First Delaware regiment started this after afternoon - noon afternoon for Wilmington, Del., to be mus mustered - tered mustered out at the expiration of a 30 days' furlough. The First and Second bat battalions - talions battalions were sent away from here a month ago and the Third retained to fill the state's quota in the volunteer service. The general movement of the Second Corps will begin Wednesday, with a shipment to Atlanta, Ga., of the Thirty- Fifth Michigan. The Two Hundred and First New York will leave Friday for Spartansburg, S. C., and the Third Connecticut on Thursday for Summer Summerville, - ville, Summerville, N. C. The four Pennsylvania regiments will hardly get away before the latter part of the month. One of them will probably be retained here to guard the government property. Gen. Young is opposed to shipping the Second corps south and from there to Cuba. He went to Washington this afternoon to ask Secretary Alger to re retain - tain retain his command until he is ready for them In the West Indies. A hospital train in charge of officers of the National Relief Association took to Philadelphia this evening 70 sick sol soldiers. - diers. soldiers. Col. Charles R. Greenleaf, assistant surgeon general of the army, madn a tour of inspection today of the sani sanitary - tary sanitary arrangements of the company. He was much pleased with what he saw and congratulated Chief Surgeon Goddard on the splendid health of the command. A recruiting office will be opened In Harrisburg to recruit the re reserve - serve reserve ambulance corps up to 500 before the movement to Cuba begins. TERMINATED FATALLY. Providence, R. 1.. Nov. 6. - Lotta Lip Lippltt, - pltt, Lippltt, the white woman who was shot by her negro lover. Sam Lindsay, Sat Saturday - urday Saturday night, died this morning at the Rhode Island hospital. An autopsy showed that three bullets Look effect out of the five shots fired, two entering the abdomen and one the thigh. Lind Lindsay - say Lindsay expresses nothing hut satisfaction over the fatal result of his act.

SWIFTS OUT (Pioneer Envel Envelope - ope Envelope Men ARE NOT IN TRUST They Desired Their Com Company - pany Company to Run Independently The envelope trust, better known as the United States Envelope Company, retires from business two of the oldest and most esteemed envelope manufac manufacturers - turers manufacturers of the city, and thereby hangs a tale. D. Wheeler Swift, formerly president of the Logan, Swift & Brigham Enve Envelope - lope Envelope Company, and Henry D. Swift, vice president of the same concern, be before - fore before it was merged into the Envelope company, are no longer identified with the envelope interests of the city. The United States Envelope Company has stepped in, and these two envelope makers, who have grown gray in en envelope - velope envelope manufacture, step out. The members of the trust say that these two gentlemen simply retired from business: that they had accumu accumulated - lated accumulated sufficient wealth to support the idea of retirement, and that they had gone out of the business in conse consequence. - quence. consequence. But, as Rudyard Kipling would say, there is another story, as the two former members of the firm of Logan, Swift & Brigham decline to give their reasons. The people of this city will learn with great regret that the Swifts, who have done much to build up the envelope Industry of this city, should be obliged to yield to the big combination and retire with as much grace as possible. Last evening, former Vice President Henry D. Swift was seen at his pleas pleasant - ant pleasant home on Channing street, and talked briefly of the break between the trust and the envelope company with which he was connected. In response to the question as to the time when the difference originated, Mr. Swift said that the trouble arose far back of Au August - gust August 18th, when the United States En Envelope - velope Envelope Company was formally organ organized, - ized, organized, and the local companies iMtssed into the control of the trust. In further discussion of the matter, he said that he had good reasons for not saying anything on the subject, and with this pregnant and significant remark, was disclosed the secret of the situation, why the trust exists today, and the Swifts are not of it. When the plan of the formation of the great envelope combination of the country was first evolved, the scheme did not meet with the expected sup support - port support and approval given it by Mr. Jas. Logan, general manager of the firm, who is now resident manager for the Worcester representative factories com combined. - bined. combined. The Swifts had reason to be believe - lieve believe at the time that the company as an independent conbern could make even more of a success than If It were merged into a trust, and for this rea reason - son reason the trust promoters met with some considerable obstacle. The feeling was then, as It has re remained - mained remained since, that the company of Logan, Swift & Brigham with its pres prestige - tige prestige in the market, could hold its own against the trust, and that by staying out, its business would increase at a larger ratio than if it went into the trust body and soul with the other Worcester companies. And again, the trust promoters depended upon the firm of Logan, Swift & Brigham to bring the other Worcester companies into line. The Swift faction of the firm was op opposed - posed opposed to the combination, and even more so when the action of the com company - pany company in a large measure dictated the attitude which the other envelope manufacturers of this city were to pur pursue - sue pursue in regard to entering the combine or staying out. The firm of Logan, Swif* & Brigham went, and the entire envelope industry of the city followed it into the trust. Without the presence of the Worcester concerns the trust would have been weak, and would have presented but a poor defence to the strength of the Worcester concerns if they were run running - ning running independently. The backbone of the trust is in Wor Worcester, - cester, Worcester, as is shown by the fact that the president, Charles H. Hutchins, and the general manager, James Logan, are both residents of this city. Hence is seen the essentiality to the trust pro promoters - moters promoters of having the big firms in Wor Worcester - cester Worcester enter the movement. From the conception of the idea in the early spring months of the present year up to the time the trust was consum consummated, - mated, consummated, the Swifts were opposed to the scheme and the plan by which it was to be executed. When the United States Envelope Company came into being the Swifts accordingly were on the outside, and have since been retired. James Logan of the United States Envelope Company said yesterday that the Swifts had the privilege of going into the offices of the company here as they pleased, and the wish was ex expressed - pressed expressed that they continue as long as they see fit. However, the Swifts themselves do not feel the same in re regard - gard regard to the matter, but as they are not actively identified with the trust, and their Interest is only in the stock of the trust, which they received in re return - turn return for their stock in the independent company, they do not wish to revive >Uie old. trouble.

ough investigation of the damage. The supreme court room was damaged prin principally - cipally principally by water and smoke, the fire not reaching that point. Adjoining- the court room, however, both the mar-shad's office and the sen senate - ate senate barber shop furnished food for the flames. White many theories are of offered - fered offered as to the cause of the explosion, it seems beyond doubt to have been due to escaping gas. At 4.53 o'clock Lieut. Nelson of the capitol police detected au odor of gas in the corridors adjoining the supreme court room. Not being able to locate it, he proceeded to the statuary hall of the house of representatives, thinking the gas might be escaping from a I burner in that vicinity. While he was ndeavoring to locate the difficulty, the explosion occurred. Only a few persons, principally offi officer* - cer* officer* of the capitol poHoe, were in the building at the time, but several of them had narrow escapes. Before the fire department, which responded to an , alarm sent in by a policeman three squares from the capitol had arrived, C. P. CHiem, electrician at the capitol, and H. W. Taylor, chief engineer of the house side, had a stream playing in into - to into the supreme court record room, which by that time was a roaring fur furnace. - nace. furnace. Within a few minutes after the arrival of tire department, the flame* were under control, although as a pre precautionary - cautionary precautionary measure, streams were paused into the marshal's office, the li libraur - braur libraur and the subterranean basement for two hours. The firemen ware unable, however, for & considerable time to extinguish the flatne of gas which shot out of the four fourinch - inch fourinch main in the metre room. From this main the tiro sr-v-opt through an qr qrifiee - ifiee qrifiee in the basement floor caused by the explosion, and attacked, th* con consultation - sultation consultation room of the supreme court justices on the main floor. Some dam damage - age damage was done to the faumkure and fit fittings - tings fittings of this room, but it was inconsid inconsiderable - erable inconsiderable as compared with that dons elsewhere. Tire robing room of the Justfc-ofi prao praoticaily - ticaily praoticaily was not damaged. It was evi evident - dent evident that the fire could not be extin extinguished - guished extinguished until the gas from the main was cut off. That thds might be accom accomplished - plished accomplished the firemen turned two streams upon the main, choking the flow of gas and «t the same time cooling the pipe. Electrician Gliem braving the intense heat, entered the meter room and cut off the gas at the floor valve of the main.

Before the flames could be subdued the priceless documents in the record room had been almost totally destroyed and serious damage had been done In the marshal's room and some minor rooms in the immediate vicinity. The library of the supreme court, lo located - cated located immediately beneath the supreme court room, was badly damaged by fire, smoke and water. Water prac practically - tically practically destroyed the great collection of law reference books. The library con contains - tains contains about 30,000 volumes and was used not only by the justiees of the supreme court, but by members of congress and lawyers practicing before the supreme court. Mr. Justice Harlan said tonight that the library was vary valuable. Many of works it contained would, he thought, be difficult to replace. Librarian Clarke, after a cursory examination, neces necessarily - sarily necessarily made by the light of lanterns, expressed the opinion that many of the books could be saved, although they had been drenched by water from the streams poured into the library for two hours or more after the explosion oc occurred. - curred. occurred. The most serious damage in the opin opinion - ion opinion of the Justices of the supreme court, is of the records stored In the sub-basement. These include all of the records of the supreme court from 1792 to 1832. The room contains records of cases and opinions rendered by the fathers of the judiciary of the govern government. - ment. government. Apparently the documents in this room are either totally destroyed or so badly damaged by fire and water as to be useless. Justice Harlan said that while the loss of the records was Irreparable, it was fortunate that the late records of the court, which were kept !n the office of tile olerk, on the main floor, were not damaged. As documents for ref reference - erence reference at this time and later, Justice Harlan thought these were of fay greater value than the records de destroyed. - stroyed. destroyed. Fortunately the clerk's office was not in the least damaged by fire, and the explosion did no damage In it ex except - cept except to blow out one window. Mr. McEnery, clerk of court, ex expressed - pressed expressed the hope, after making an ex examination - amination examination of the old record room, that some at least of the documents can be saved. Tonight, however, owing to the inad inadequate - equate inadequate lighting facilities in that por portion - tion portion of the building where the' explosion and fire occurred, it was impossible for him to make an intelligent or thor-

Washington, Nov. 6. - An explosion and fire at 5.13 this afternoon wrecked the supreme court room and the rooms immediately adjoining it on the main floor of the capitol. The damage is enormous. The entire central eastern part of the great marble pile from the main floor to the subterranean basement practi practically - cally practically is a mass of ruins. The force of the explosion was so heavy that the coping stones on the outer walls just east of the point where the explosion occurred, were bulged out nearly two inches; windows in all that part of the building were blown out; and locked doors were forced from their hinges quite a hundred feet away from the scene. Fire followed the explosion so quick quickly - ly quickly as to seem practically simultaneous with it. The explosion shook the im immense - mense immense structure to its foundations, and was heard several squares from the capitol. It occurred in a small room tightly enclosed by heavy stone walls in the subterranean basement immedi immediately - ately immediately below the main entrance to the old capitol building. In this room was a five-hundred light gas meter, which was fed by a four-inch main. Very little gas is used in that part of the building, but at the time of the explosion the gas had not been turned off at the metre. The metre itself was wrecked and the gas pouring from the main, caught fire. The flames originating from the ex explosion - plosion explosion darted up the shaft of the ele elevator, - vator, elevator, which had been completely de destroyed - stroyed destroyed by the force of the explosion, and communicated with the record room of the supreme court, the office of the v marshal of the court and the supreme court library.