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|\ _ _ Fohs of Molten Metal Fell Upon BLAST FURNACE EXPLODES NINB MEN KILLED AND OTHERS â€" BADLY INJURED. . Pittsburg, Dec. 19.â€"By an explosion of gas in the Soho furnace of Jones & Laughlin, near Brady street, this city, at 6.20 o‘clock this morning nine men were burned to death, three injured 80 badly that they are not expected to live and two others dangerously burt. ‘The damage to the plant will amount %0 $20,000. The explosion occurred in one of the big blast furnaces. The men were at work at the top of the furnace, over 120 feet from the ground. They were employed as fillers, and were just getâ€" ting ready to quit work, being members of the night crew, when the gas which accumulated in the furnace exploded, and tons of molten metal, cinders and slag were thrown over the unfortunate men on top of the structure. When the gas let go a panic ensued on the small platform about the top. _ All the men made a rush for the e?evator, but it had gone down and there was no escape. _ To.jump meant death, and to remain on the platform was just as cerâ€" tain doom. The tons of molten metal and flames fell upon them and burned nine men to death. _ Their bodies dropped to the roof of the mill 85 feet below,every bone broken and an unrecogrizable mass of human flesh. Hurry calls were sent to the police and morgue. _ Patrols from all sections arrived before 7 o‘clock and the morgue waggon was with thein. _ The bodics of some of the dead and many of the injured were strewn about the yard beâ€" neath the furnace, some of the dead hayâ€" ing fallen from the slippery roof to the ground. _ . andâ€"fire had abated -_:l"itr'criel of the injured broke the stillness whi(b}md spread over the place when the fury of the explosion To remove the dead from the roof of the mill it was found necessory to gct hooks and ladders, and the firemen carâ€" ried the burned, charred and misshapen humanity to the morgue waggon and placed them therein. uT M 1 C o ced s Themâ€"Caught at the Top of the Furnace, 120 Feet From the Pn eneseoai When the dead were removed the inâ€" Jured were then looked after. _ In all !:rtl of the yard beneath the furnace iured men were found. They were Groundâ€"No Escape Thomas Jones and Arthur managers of the plant, out the statement that nin were killed and five injured. T that ordinarily only three men 1 top of the furnace, but this : about 6.15 o‘clock one of the hea waggons used in taking up the the top of the furnace got stuck top of the structure and the thi sent for assistance. .A few m« up, but they could not move t fon and more went up, until t ber reached fourteen. It was wh were trying to get the waggon that the fatal explosion took p taken to ih;Me;cy and other hospitals Thomas Jones and Arthur \cung, managers of the plant, gave All the men at work on t furnace were Slays and Poles them were killed outright, a taken to Mercy Hospital are s jured that it is feared they Failare of London, Dec. 20.â€"The failure was anâ€" nouneed on the Metal Exchange toâ€"day of William Sargeant, head of one of the oldest and best firms in the metal marâ€" ket. Mr. Sargeant, who was Chairman of the committee of the Exchange, was b“ 2,000 toms of copper. He was also said to be on the wrong side of the in market. His liabilities are variously es timated at from £30,000 to £60,000 Zhu-mm was demoralized on account r. Sargeant‘s failure. Copper drop g‘ll, and tin dropped £r to £98 partiaily recovered, but little busiâ€" mess was done. Refused to Pay a Fine for Breaking Into Ship‘s Stores. Perth, West Australia, Dcc. 20.â€"Capt g;:â€"«n- of ~the â€" Nowh â€"German pd steamer Neckar, who â€"was t‘med I£25 for breaking the seals of the ship‘s h-fltnmtiol of the tntrnhn f was b’rbone‘. ving â€"re d to pay the fine,has furnished bonds released.. THE CAPTAIN RELEASED wWAS LONG 0 Lost While Haonting. itertown, N.Y., Dee, 20.â€"All hopt the body of Waldo Hart of who was lost in the Adirom ies m nig rian, ard «ight k':-, . ¢ -â€"1; nS for Th pa weeks, have given up the { an Oldâ€"oxtablished Engâ€" lish Metal House. injured. They say three men work on but this morning ie of the heavy iron :ing up the ore to 1 the thre â€"few mer move the c until the CoOPPE vhile they 1 released place . _ Nine o d thre badly in will die n the the the th SIGNOR MARCONT‘s SPFEGH CEAPNXESS AND USEFULNESS OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. NEWFOUNDLAND‘S Coâ€"OPERATIO® ACKNOWLEDGED. St. John‘s, NAd., Dec. 20.â€"At the luncheon yesterday given in his honot by Sir Cavendish Boyle, Sig. Marconi, in reply to the toast of his health,thank ed Sir Cavendish for the many kindâ€" nesses shown to him (Marconi) and for his flattering remarks. . After re ferring to the important factor in the progress of civilization which lies in facility of communication between difâ€" ferent countries, Signor Marconi said:â€" "If my system of wireless tolegraphy han he eninmercially â€" established | beâ€" "If my system o can be commercia tween different |i gard to the possib state I have not it would bring abou ening in the meth« at present existing marine cobles of t mands of communi tent. But the gr: themselves and _: expenses cause th be beyond the re: the people inhabit tries of the world. method be anplicd VALUABLE SERVICE To BRITISE EMPIRE. word. 1 do not with the wireless & not be reduced t« less Observing that by birth, Signor "With regard to T1 wnity and a commo terest of civilization rire has during the a last two or three 3 splendid example t« colony of Newfound which a message wa irom‘ across the ‘mn say it has equally 1 cezvfa me:;ge mer without a cable. It which a message was reccived by cable from across the ocean, and I am glad to :ivv“ has equally been the first to reâ€" e#a message ncross this same ocean without a cable. It is my sincere wish that if there is anything useful in my method this country should not be the last nor the least in participating in its benefits. ;t is â€" muz sincere wish that Governor the members of his Government may, in the future, always have cause to ‘ol hack with satisfacâ€" tion on the great aswistance and encourâ€" agement theyhave afforded me in the carrying out pf my work." Admiral BDewey‘s Report in the Schley Care Making Trowble, wHO COMMAXDED AT SANTIAGO t W.shington, Dec. 20. â€"Th communication 10 t the groit cost o s and iueir hem cause the existing vIEW OF VICTORIA PARK, BERLIN bility . the ut an the anxio ee years le to the ment M the earth, in reâ€" of which I may slightest doubt, enormous cheapâ€" [ communication c system of subâ€" â€" fullils the â€" de: n to a great exâ€" st of the cables heavy working sting method to : half a Britisher mi continued :â€" itish Empire, the avite special imâ€" cent .A w which the en such & rid. â€" This It ther b should 1 the still is of + * / !r emâ€" f the Admiral W. T. Sampson to that portion of Admiral Dewey‘s report of the Schley Court of Inquiry in which he says Ad miral Schley was in command at the batâ€" tle off Santiago, and cntitled to tlfe credit for the victory, was filed with Secretary Long tcolay. _ _ ‘The objections st«le that the ques tion of the commard was not before the court, and that on the court s0 declaring during the inquiry _ Admiral Eampson‘s counsel had rctired. _ Furâ€" ther, the veil of oijection points out that the Secretary of the Navy and the President had | already dedXed that Sampson was in command. . The Seeâ€" retary of the Navy reported to the Senâ€" ate February 6th, 1899, that the Spanâ€" ish squadron was destroyed "by our fleet under his (Sampson‘s) command," and "the advancement of Commodore Schley was proposed in recognition of his services as next in rank at the vieâ€" tory of Santiago." he ‘ But notice!lâ€"that for rickets, L'.': scrofula, â€" tubercular disease, 2 | whooping cough, St. Vitus‘s o. | dance, coughs and coldsâ€" "* | Scott‘s Emwision has a direct * | in the same dose. | | A Collector Sandbagzed and Robbed â€"Presentation to Mr. Tees, Winnipeg, Dec. 20. â€"Mr. J. E. Ewing, one of the McCormick harvester collectâ€" ors, on returning to McGregor station last night was sandbagged and relieved of $280 of the company‘s money besides about $20 of his own and a gold watch and chain. He was approached from beâ€" hind and struck on the head with some heavy weapon, â€" stunned and robbed. There is no clue. Mr. James Tees, Winnipeg‘s veteran choir leader, received a magnificent testiâ€" monial from friends toâ€"day, who preâ€" sented him with an address and an elaborate inahogany cabinet of sterling silverware â€" If interested in children you are interested in Scott‘s Emulâ€" sion. As a remedy for conâ€" sumption and other forms of lung and throat diseases Scott‘s Emulsion has won such fame that its value as a children‘s medicine is sometimes forgotâ€" ten. It is worth remembering There is nothing like Scott‘s Emulsion for bringing strength and health to drooping chilâ€" dren. It alwayshas this general action. Wea‘ll sghd you a livile is ty }pen The, IF INTERESTED WINNIPEG vVIEW OF VICTORIA PARK, BERLIN crossing 01 strect wes morning | 0 others are juries, . ‘I to a fire foundry, a ; got across HAMILTON FREMAN KE THE HOSE REEL AND A TROLLEY CAR COLLIDE. STARRINGTON TOWNSHIP FARMER FROZEN TO DEATH. FELL OFF A Hamilton, Dec. 19.â€"As a result of a eollision between the Bay street hoseâ€" reel and a street car at the Bay street crossing of the railway track on King street west shortly. after 6 o‘clock this morning one fireman is dead and two others are in a serious con:lition from inâ€" juries, ‘The firemen were on their way to a fire at Messrs. Kerr & Coombes‘ foundry, and the team of horses had just got across the streetâ€"car track on King street whon an eastbound car s{ruck the waggon. Both waggon and street car must have been going very fast, for the force of the collision sent the hose wagâ€" gon and horscs against a telegraph pole at the corner of the street, with such force as to break the pole off a few inches above the ground, and send the car across the rcad, up on the sidewalk and into a shed used by Mr. C. Linfoot, the liveryman, as a shelter for vehicles, The car {ravilied nearly fifty yards aiter it left the track, and it crashcd into the shed with considerable force. Fireman Theodore Smith was standing on the back steps of the waggon when the colâ€" lision ceeurred, and was hurled fifty Against Uhe c.15.0 las erushcd, and he dicd i Foreman K. Milson N the accident happ ned Aitchison and (harl s thrown a consid rabl foreman, althouch he into the cffice of Dr. the secne, was injured â€" first thought, and he from concitssion of th injured oycr tho lift e escaped with a slight and Mr. Harper was I Fireman R. Camoron waggon when the col and he was tossed in tance, and received a ® besides an injury to fearcd at first that | prove fatal, but heé w er. Motorman W. E. at the motor of the c amash, fortunately es cept a shaking up. | markable, as the fror badly smashcd. A Lordon Solie! ‘ Landon. Dee. 10.â€" London, Dee. 10.â€"Arthur Stoptord Francis, a solicitor, who until reeently had a number.of wealthy and aristocratâ€" ie clients, was arrested this morning on a warrant charging him with misapproâ€" tion of £5,000 of trust funds be to the Countess of Orkney. Just prior to his arrest Francis had appearâ€" ed is the \-m where his Tint w mase of with assots estin wt 190000 ; â€" .. aies o.‘ ... M A Lordon i BRIDGEâ€"MANY OTHER FATALITIES. itor, who until ree i wealthy and arist« ;‘m-d I:d n:;' ’v‘no';uh ‘ ima + sa 2008 of trust fund Countess of Orkney. rest Francis had aj Solleitor Arrested 10.â€"Arthur â€" Stop ~lt i was at uffering He was LEADERS ASKED TOâ€"CONTINUE THE waARr. Suggestion Said to be Made by & Eoropean Powerâ€"To Keep Brit= ain Engagedâ€"For Europe‘s Bene~ London, l!ic. 20.â€"The Vienna cortes pordent of The Standard says that he has reaison to bclieve that the Boer leaders i2 Holland and Belgium received a hint recently from a source from which they little expected it to the effect that it would not be unwelcome to one OF other of the European powers to see the war in South Africa protracted, in order that England m'\?ht. be kept occuâ€" pied as long as possible. At this intiâ€" mation, which was so very different from the European intervention which _ the Boer leaders had hoped for the last two years, they were simply dumbfounded. Moreover, if my informant represents the case correctly, says the correspondâ€" ent, it opened the eyes of more than : one of the Boer representatives to the folly of looking on while their race is being exterminated, merely that one or other of the powers might have an opâ€" portunity of pushing its own policy, which England is not in a mood to opâ€" pose while the war lasts. 8C the War IABR®. 000000000000 $UNLIGHT SOAP % It‘s a :;u. m-hy':’:y w: ‘g.'-, ww‘ doing so :r;uily of coal used on washing 1y can be SUNLIGHT SOAP save its cost in the cost of tmulou- used, not to mention the longer life of the asticles washed. A tablet of Sunlight Soap &nw;pw-‘== spending a 3 cent tram fare to ?mrdl: «. 1o cent article for By using _ The practical effect of such an eB lightenment will not be visible, perhaps, for some time, but it will largely conâ€" tribute to making the Boers more disâ€" posed (o sceek for an cscape from the vresent deplorable si~ation. will do more work %E and do it infinitely better, two tablets of common, cheap soap will do with coals The majority of the public soos find out the lines ofime ccfl. That‘s why SUNLIGHT SO. is asked for by three people to one asking for any other soup in the world. Reduced 50 per cent. £it Mr. Cccil Ithodes is reported to have been sunstruck, Sir â€" Wil‘rid Laurir las received a eablegram stating that Lo:d Stratheoma js vory much bitier. ed away 1 and was fr inated Mr the Legisl eof ated port Th Mast Wells Drilled Wind Mills Supplied All kinds of repairing done at reasonable prices Charles 1 oal Bills 1‘ Sor rth â€"W thow Mr. J for the TELEGRAPH BREVITIES Church 1 serious r. L. J. Broithan islative Assembly C. H. Bront, D.D., boaps Ta h bitier. yon, aged 80 years, wanderâ€" om his home near Sunbury zen to death. lames A. NRoss of Wellandâ€" e Legislative Assembly. chapcl and library of Meâ€" niversity, _ Toronto, *which ), was dodicated yesterday. ite HAWKESVILLE Bront, 1).1)., was consecratâ€" as first Hishop of the Kpi#â€" in the Philippincs. vatives of Monek nominâ€" mes A. Ross of Wellandâ€" to be Made by a jard y es liberals have nomâ€" ithaupt, MP.P, for In order to save our subscribers the trouble of mak ate remittances we have madeé tdd arrangements 'tiqr: are enabled to offer the k llowing public with Chronicle Telegraph, for one year at spr c WM“'“""M' graph, for one year at special low 1a clubbing rates with all ot isn and American ner magazines quoted on application. Cash must ascompany : all ‘orders. Make remittance % No‘e, Registered Letter or Express Order to .b' P e P. 8. â€"The Chronicleâ€"Telegraph and nearly all weekiies will t! in the§balance of this yeur free to a‘l new yearly sub cribers â€" g THE ONTARIO MUTUAL LIFB SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL _ â€" = * +0 > $250,000.& DEPOSIT WITH DOMINION GOVT > > 117, 14041 0 All Policies Guaranteed by the LONDON & LANCASHIRE FIRE INS. CO, wah _ Assets of $16,3:6,638. ;é ACempanr â€" 6 POLICYHOLDERS 2 ‘3?-" BY POLICYHOLDERS _ _ L;;I FOR POLICYHOLDERS k ciggles AMOUNT OF NBW BUBINE®® pa d for(taken) in 1900 â€" â€" â€" $4,671,712.00, . Being the largest volume sécured is the Dominion by any Canadian “é Being % ln‘.v...t im figâ€"hh- o ty io ut ols oi i 8 mm M € oug native Life Companies is Ts Ubnyane might inil bewesiiy prve CIGAR STORE. The Mercantile Fire _ A Delightful Smeoke. Musical Instruments Of all kinds. Walking sticks and sporting geoods are among our specialties, Near the Railway Track, Wateric6 Marr & Melniyro | â€" PHOTOSâ€" THIS MONTH ONLY. Get a doren and Save‘u Doling, Amaerioan Blook, :: King 8t J. DOERSANM, Obroaicleâ€" l'w elegraph and Farmers‘ advocete Chroaicie~ Moutreal W ‘ Chronicieâ€"TchGraph a._!m}'wq Chroaicieâ€"Telegraph and Farming World...«..., .. and Weekly J:(-nn)uun.d) » Gentlemen ..... .... ricle=‘ > Dally NeWw#,..... 4« Oh sosicieâ€" raph Duily Wosld ......,. Ohrouwleâ€"Tehgraph and Toronto Daily Mail.......... Gu.fl:‘{m:‘ 'n‘.-'f"i&"‘" mmum l-’-nngw One that you‘ll appreciatecâ€"is always the result when you use our choice tobaccos. Alfred Wright, Secretary, h and Weekly Globe an.-uu;ni %hu‘fld ldl((.vnh premiume) 1 aph and 'Jy Herald and Weekly: > Bour (with SpFERHAMMDE) . , . ... .. ) ... »» > see s cne s e enee 40 THE MUTUAL LIFE HEAD OFFICE â€" â€" â€" WATERLOO, ONTARIO are giving a big reduction DOERSAM‘S DAVID BEAN, rubtisher," . _ _ Waterloo, Ont. _ . INSURANCE COMPANY Reonomical Mutoal Fir: ins 6 Nâ€"1 Assets ic t .Lnn. 1g00 £2300 OCU.0O2 An ount at Fje #15 £00 0CO @cvernment Deposit Joan PrxxgiL | â€" 0 â€" Presiaras @romex Laxe â€" â€" > â€"â€" Viceâ€"Pres, Huco Krarz â€" â€" â€" _ â€"â€" Manager W. H. Scmmars â€" â€" â€" â€" â€" Secnten. BOARD OF DIRECTORE W. H. Bowiby, Q. C t COMPANY. 4 a ‘ WEAD OFFICE, © WATERLOO, ont, WATERLOO MUTOAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | INCORPORATED_IN 186% _ Total Assets Sist December ‘8g $334.0828. f Dominion Life Assurance T Aupleaan popigen, Sevigg, m @" mXuy. progress equity areâ€" watch words. Ms D 6 We have increased W Oapital from: $257,600 to $400,000, _ oo on s sLoKORK " * aB ital from $64,000 to $100,000, _ _ _ We have plated all ourold on ut‘mefl. Reserve 8t _ We have increased our all Linbilities from €21,210 to # $410,807 to $530, 206. All forme of regular : andowment assuranceé & B»e any of our Mutual and Cash systems Geo. Randall, Kaq:, Waterico, 8. Bnyder, Eeq., Geo. Disbel, Keq., a id J. L Wideman, Keq., St. Jacobs, Allan Bowman, Keq., Preston. +# P. E. Shantz, Preston. 2\ J Thomas Gowdy, Esq., Gueiph, 6 James Livingstone, Keq., Baden, & Frank Haight, Manager. : R. T. Ort, Inapecton, 42 Messrs. Bowlby & Clement, Solicitors, Bert BUOC; "HRROUGH & OO‘%Y. We have increased our. Assete of Canada| T. H. Hall, Inspec L2 9R BOARD OF DIRECTORB W itness orF BERLIN. Organized 1871 Progress in 19080. W. H. Riddell, OFFICERS : W aterion 74 7. vI