North Carolina Newspapers

V THE LIVE AND INTELLIGENT N iv, rtisors of Charlotte are contribut- -.;sibK more than any other class t, ;V development of the town. alHT A "On" Amr NEW CHARLOTTE ADVERTISERS are admittedly the best in the State. And Charlotte buyers are consequently the most liberal in the State. N V7 KM .lL7vJUJ . THE WEATHER: Cloudy Toni ght; Friday, Rain and Colder. VOL. XXIX CHARLOTTE, N. C THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1903. NO. 4354 IIIITAIID POPULAR PYTHIftHS PURSUE VERY Delegates From Several States Are Present Today at the Meeting of The Fifth District ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY MR. J. D. McCALL Troiiev Ride This Afternoon and ReceptionThis Evening in Rathbone Hall Will Wind Up the Meeting TV- new Pythian Castle, over the Southern Express Company's building piYtv-uud an animated scene when the gfti district meeting was called to or-,j,-.r jh:. morning by Mr. W. M. Lyles, :;;r;l't deputy grand chancellor of the lii.-'ri.t. The address of welcome was deHvnvd by Mr. J. D. McCall, of Char-lit:-:, and the response was made by H;v. Y. A. Gillon. of Concord. The roll cali of lodges was then be e:;r. and the following lodges were f..-in.i to be represented: Rathbone No. Charlotte; Statesville No. 46, ?ia!(vil!e: Concord No. 51, Concord; Gas'onia No. 53. Gastonia; Zeb Vance V . Mnoresville; Mt. Holly No. 68, Mr. H.Vilv; Matthews No. 77, Mat-th.--.vs: Charlotte No. 83. Charlotte; pir.r-ville No. 89, Pineville; Meeklen !v,:rg No. 90. Charlotte; King's Moun tain No. 94. King's Mountain; Whet rn? No. 103. Bessemer; Davidson No. :i-t. Davidson; Independence No. 105, K::nu rsville. After the roll call talks were made hv Grand Chancellor J. L. Scott. Jr., of Graham, and W. W. Willson, of Raleigh, on the condition of Pythian ism in North Carolina. ,t the conclusion of these talks Mr. William Goldsmith, Jr., of Greenville, ?. C. and Dr. G. A. Neuffer, of Abbe vide. S. C. spoke of the condition of the lodges in South Carolina. All these talks were listened to with a crat ileal of interest. " Col. Y". J. Woodward, of Wilming ton, made a splendid talk on "The En dowment Rank," after which the meet irj adjurned until 3 o'clock this af ternoon. Promptly at the hour, 3 o'clock, the meeting was again called to nrder and Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D., of Fort Mill, delivered an entertaining and instructive talk on the "Origin ar.i Prozress of the Order." This address was followed by a talk delivered by R. L. C. White ,of Nash v:li' Trnn. Thf afternoon's programme will be as follows: Social Side of Pythianism Rev. A. T. Graham. D. D.. Davidson, N. C. Report of Lodges Deputy Grand Chancellors. Exemplification of the Secret Work T. D. Meares. Wilmington. N. C. Is the District Meeting Beneficial Rev. J. C. Troy, Durham, N. C. The pvthian Press J. G. Baird, Charlotte. N. C. Discission of Pythianism Geo. W. Mcntcastle, Lexington. N. C. Adjournment Five-thirty o'clock. Trolley ride. Th" evening session will be held in the Castle Hall. An address will be made by R. L. C. White of Nashville. At this time a reception to the visiting Pythians by Rathbone Lodge will be rme of the features. The receiving party will be composed of the officers of Rathbone Lodge and their lady friends. This is to be followed by a banquet. The Knights of Pythians have ex SPEECHES Argument of Morgan Against Canal Treaty Occupies 96 Pages in the Congress ional Record Washington, March 19. The Con Cr-sir(na1 Rprnrrl this mnrnine con tains the speeches of Senator Morgan "i opposition to the fanama canai treary, and Senator Cullom favoring it, whjfh were delivered in executive ses- rri and made public by agreement of h-nate. The remarks of Senator Morgan oc ":Py Sf, pagvs. divided into seven sep- ft-at.f. speeches. The one speech by ' 'I'nim, which closed the debate on the T'aty and was thp answer to the ar- 'inv.nts made against it, fills less than f'"ir riae" There iH no intention to make public ?,n" other speeches that were delivered "or the votes taken on the amend n-rnts and the question of final ratifi cation. 1 ARE MADE PUBLIC PLEASING PROGRAM tended a special invitation to all of their lady friends, the more the better, to be present at an entertainment they are to give at their lodge in the Pied mont building. Rev. R. L. C. White, Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals, will deliver an address on Pythianism which promises to be very entertaining and instructive. The social feature will come at the close of the address when refreshments will be served and the hospitalities of the lodge dispensed. The following Pythians are register ed at the Central: T. J. Boatwright, Hamlet; Thos. D. Mears, Wilmington; J. F. Hargrave, Lexington; J. K. Hall, High Point; R. A. Brown, Concord; T. A. Lyon, Greensboro; A. Cannon, Asheville; G. A. Neupper, Asheville; F. H. Tuxbury, Washington; C. S. Watson, Greensboro; R. E. Simpson, Asheville; D. W. Newell, Asheville; C. P. Hammond, Abbeville. The following Pythians are at the Buford: J. L. Scott, Jr., Graham; H. W. Scott, Graham; Geo. H. Royster, Greensboro; F. J. Boyett, Albemarle; H. T. Fulton, J. F. White, L. A. Bikle, W. R. Wilkins, Gastonia; J. C. Troy, Durham; W. A. Gillon, James Young, H. L. Parks, J. F. Hurley, Concord; C. R. Booker, Salisbury; J. A. Ken nedy and S. A. Robinson, Gastonia; A. Currie, J. Lee Sloan. Jr., and R. H. Lafferty, Davidson; Geo. W. Mont castle, Lexington. Famous Bloodhound Dead. Suffolk, Va., March 19. Hurricane Branch had word today that his blood hound Tiger, which was being treated by a veterinary surgeon in Richmond, is dead. The hide will be mounted. Tiger, perhaps, was the most noted bloodhound in the country. He had been engaged in many criminal cases in three States. One of Tiger's most remarkable achievements was at Eliz abeth City, N. C the following of Miss Ella Cropsey's trail to the river 40 hours after she was dead. FLAMES ENVELOP STATE T Twenty-One Buildings Were Consumed By Hungry Fire Before it Was Finally Conquered Pepperell, Mass., March 19. Fire broke out at one o'clock this morning" in the Lewiston Shoe Factory and de stroyed the entire plant and a number of smaller buildings. Although little wind was blowing when the fire started, a strong draft was created by the fire itself which carried the flames quickly from one building to another. At 3.30 the fire was under control. The loss is estimated at three hundred thousand dollars. In all 21 buildings, including the shoe factory and several other places, devoted to business and a number of dwelling houses were destroyed. TO HIS PEOPLE. The King Of Saxony Thanks Them For Loyalty and Sympathy. Dresden. Saxony. March 19. The King of Saxony has written an open letter to his people thanking them for the proof of their sympathy with him in the "recent sad misfortune" which had befallen himself and his family. The King expresses the hope that the "perturbation and excitement which seized on a large section of the popu lation in consequence of the distressing events of last winter will now give place to quiet, and the old feeling of confidence. In conclusion he begs the people not to believe those who aver that "behind all the miserable business lies a tissue of falsehood and decep tion, but to believe the word of your King: that this infinitely painful affair arose solely from the ungovernable passion of a woman who had long be fore secretly fallen." $70,000 DAMAGES TO WIDOW. New York Supreme Court Awards that To Tunnel Victim's Family. New York, March 19. A verdict for $70 000 d images against the New York Central Railroad was awarded today in the Supreme Court, White Plains, m ihP rasp of Ernest F. Walton, of New Rochelle, who was a victim of the Park avenue tunnel accident. ThP artion was brought by the ex editors of the Walton estate, who sued frsr- 9.n fiftf) damaees. Mr. Walton was the Stock Exchange member of the stockbroking hrm ot n rv.nr.Pt &. Doremus. ot 6V tsroao. otroct Ho was 31 vears old. He is said to have earned about $26,000 a year. utD ,naf in the Stock Exchange was sold after his death for $75,000. He left a widow and two children. earth Tremors la Montana. vroionn Mnnt.. March 19. Violent earth tremors were again experienced at 8:12 o'clock last night, xno actua damage resulted. STATE BANKERS HERE. Executive Committee Meet to Arrange Program For Meeting at Wrightsville. The executive committee of the State Bankers' Association met at the Southern Manufacturers' Club yester day for the purpose of agreeing upon a program for the meetings of the con vention of State bankers at Wrights ville Beach, near Wilmington, June 24th and 25th. The program will not be made public for the present, but it is said that it will be a most import ant one. The first meeting convened at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon and lasted until 5; the second at 9 and lasted un til 11 at night. During the afternoon Mr. C. N. Evans, cashier of the Mer chants and Farmers National Bank and secretary and treasurer of the As sociation, showed the members of the committee over the city and otherwise entertained them. The following named men who con stitute the committee were present: Mr. George W. Montcastle, president of the Association, and president of the Bank of Lexington; Mr. James P. Sawyer, president of the Battery Park Bank, at Asheville; Mr. W. L. Parsons, cashier of the Bank of Pee Dee, at Rockingham; Col. John F. Bruton, president of the First National Bank, of Wilson; Mr. Lee H. Battle, cashier of the City National Bank, of Greens boro; Mr. Andrew Morehead, cashier of the Atlantic National Bank, of Wil mington; Mr. Herbert W. Jackson, as sistant cashier of the Commercial and Farmers' Bank of Raleigh, and Mr. C. N. Evans, secretary and treasurer of the Association. Dinner was served at the Club at 7 in the evening and besides the com mittee the following were present as guests: Capt. A. G. Brenizer, cashier of the Commercial National Bank; Mr. John F. Orr. teller at the First Nation al Bank; Mr. W. H. Twitty, cashier Charlotte National Bank; Mr. W. C. Wilkinson, assistant cashier of the Merchants' and Farmers' National Bank, and Mr. Word H. Wood, treas urer of the Southern States Trust Company. Many matters relating to the Asso ciation and to State banking were dis cussed. The convention will go to Wrightsville by invitation of the Wil mington Chamber of Commerce. A large, pleasant and successful meeting is expected. MIDSHIPMEN EXAMINATIONS. New Rules Governing Admissions To The Naval Academy. Annapolis, Md., March 19. Copies of the new regulations governing the ex aminations of candidates for admission to the Naval Academy as midshipmen have been received by .Superintendent Brownson from the Navy Department, and in them are to be noted many marked changes from the old manner of holding examinations. The semi- an nual examinations, formerly held in May and September, have been done away with, and henceforth none will be held later than June 30. According to the new order the ex aminations this year will be held as follows: A general examination on the third Tuesday in April, under the su pervision of the Civil Service Commis sion, at various designated places throughout the country. A second ex amination at Washington only ,on the second Tuesday in May, under the su pervision of the Civil Service Commis sion. A third examination on the third Tuesday in June at Annapolis only, under the supervision of the Superin tendent of the Naval Academy. Those successful in their mental examina tions given under the supervision of the Civil Service Commission will be instructed to come to Annapolis for their special examination. The regulations further provide that after January 1, 1904, the minimum age limit for admission to the acad emy will be 16 years, instead of 15, as it is at present. The maximum limit of 20 years remains unchanged. Venezuela's First Payment. Caracas, March 19. The Venezuelan Government today paid to the1 German Minister the first installment, amount ing to about $70,000, of the $340,000 pledged to Germany in satisfaction of that country's claims. GUARDING REPORT WITH GREAT CARE Extraordinary Precautions to Prevent Any Inkling of the Commission's Report From Leaking Out Washington, March 19. Extraordi nary precautions are being taken to prevent the premature public action of the verdict of the Anthracite Coal Commission. All the members and the paid employees of the commission are pledged to secrecy in the matter and there's little chance of the findings be coming known before the date set for the promulgation, next Saturday. The recommendations of the com mission comprise about fifteen hun dred words and they are accompanied by a voluminous review of the testi mony, said to contain about 35,000 words. The members of the commission ab solutely refuse to discuss the various forecasts of their findings printed this morning, further than to say that they are the result of pure guess-work. (VON BUELQW STILL OFFERING EXCUSES Germany's Antics Around Venezuela Recently Did Not Spring From Land-Grabbing Aspirations PARCELS POST SYSTEM MAY BE INAUGURATED The Post Predicts Things- King's Health Not Good Pope is Better -Shamrock's Mast Stepped Berlin, March 19. In the Reichstag today, Chancellor Von Buelow reiterat ed the declaration that the action of the German government against Vene zuela was not caused by a desire to add additional territorial power or glory but was a necessity in the settlement of claims against the republic. The difficulty was increased, he said, by the un worthiness of the debtor and the New York Herald, which printed nonsensi cal reports regarding the action of the government, attributing to it the in tention to annex Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. That such culminations were not believed, he declared, was shown by the loyalty of the cabinets of both London and Washington. Parcels Post System. London, March 19. Answering a question in the House of Commons to day Postmaster General J. Austin Chamberlain said owing to the inabili ty to secure an arrangement with the United States for forwarding the par eels post last year the government ar ranged with the express company for forwarding the parcels. Since that time the postmaster general added, the United States has expressed a desire to open the negotiations. Past Predicts Things. Liverpool, March 19. The Post, commenting on the cabinet situation, suggests that Premier Balfour accept a peerage, with the foreign secretary ship, vacating the premiership in fav or of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain Continuing, the Post says: "Stranger things may happen during the Easter recess and it's almost the only alter native to dissolution. A wealthy cab inet clings to the emoluments of their offices." King's Health Bad. Liverpool, March 19. The Post to day says: "King Edward's health is not by any means as good as desired. The court officials are commenting on the worn and tired look which is con tinually on his majesty's face." Pope Better Today. Rome, March 19. The Pope is rath er better this morning, though his weakness continues. He insists, how ever, on resuming his audiences, say ing: "I am so accustomed to a certain kind of life that I cannot change and will die in harness." Shamrock's Most Stepped. Greenock, March 19. The mast of Shamrock III. was stepped and put in place this afternoon in James Watts dock. Lipton watched the operations Thieves Rob a Church. Vienna, March 19. Thieves broke into St. Stephen's cathedral here last night and stole $4,000 worth of trinkets from the high altar. There is no trace of the thieves or the plunder. PRINCE'S "BEAUTY" TO WED. Kaiser's Brother Vowed Miss Dolan Most Beautiful Girl He Saw. Milwaukee, March 18. The engage ment of Miss Genevieve Dolan, the young woman whom Prince Henry pronounced the most beautiful girl he saw during his trip to America, was announced today. Her fiance is An thony Romadka, the youngest son of the late Anthony Romadka, a trunk manufacturer. Miss Dolan received more than 6.000 requests for her photograph within a month after the Prince's com pliment. Mill Operatives May Strike. Lowell, March 19. Representatives of the Lowell Textile Council and the Lowell cotton mills went into confer ence this morning and broke up at 12:15 with no decision reached as to a raise of wages. Failure of the parties to agree on any compromise of the de mand for ten per cent, increase un doubtedly means that the operatives in the cotton mills will be called out on strike. Market Is Featureless. New York, March 19. Although nrices. nnened hieher the bulls com plained that the early market did not satisfactorily affect the bullish news at hand. Apart from scattered cover ings and little support from the bull operators there was no feature to the tradine whatsoever. After call the market held steady with only slight cnanges. ANOTHER CANDIDATE TALKED OF Capt. Watts and Ex-Sheriff Smith Spok'en of For Mayor. There is some talk today of another ichmond entering the race for Mayor. A prominent local politician in R formed The News man this afternoon that efforts were being made to induce Capt. Harrison Watts to make the race. Capt. Watts' name has been men tioned before in connection with the office but every time Capt. Watts has been spoken to he has declined, saying that he did not care to enter the race. Again today the name of Ex-Sheriff T. Smith was mentioned. Mr. Smith informed a News man several days ago that he would not, under any circum stances, make the race for Mayor; that ne was in the enjoyment of perfect peace in private life and he did not care to disturb this sweet repose. Sheriff Smith has manv friends in Charlotte and should he enter the race, : might cause a shifting of the posi on of some well know local politi cian. But, there is no doubt that Sheriff Smith means what he says and that no amount of persuasion could induce him to enter a three cornered race for Mayor. Many of the friends of Capt. Har rison Watts are just as well satisfied that he will not allow his name to be used. He is a popular citizen and his friends would rally to his support. CAN STAND 500,000 VOLTS? Prof. Bailey Said To Have Robbed Electricity Of Its Danger. New York, March 19. A special dis patch to the Evening Telegram from Ann Arbor, Mich., says: "Prof. Benja min F. Bailey, in a demonstration be fore his class, let a half-million volt alternating current of electricity pass through his body. The current which kills at Sing Sing Prison is 1,500 volts. Professor Bailey has robbed electricity of its deadly effects by creating a cur rent which alternates at the rate of 435,000 times a second. "His startling experiments were per formed with a current from the labor atory generators of about 133,000 al ternations a second. This current was run through two "step-up" generators, which increased the rate of alterna tion. "Two students were called from the class to the front of the room. An or dinary electric light, suspended on a two-foot length of wire bare of insula tion, was handed to them. Each grasp ed an end of the naked wire in his bare hand, and the pair stood swinging the light between them like a boy and a girl holding a pail. "Their other hands were connected with the 500,000 volt current. Profess or Bailey turned the current en and the swinging electric lamp suddenly glowed, then lighted the darkened room. "Professor Bailey himself took hold of the bare wires, Avhich were purpose ly separated so that no current could possibly pass except through his body. If one of the "step-up" transformers had failed to work at that moment he would have grasped his own death warrant. The spectators held their breaths, but both transpormers were working. Calmly Professor Bailey de scribed his sensations. " 'There is no sensation except a slight feeling of warmth in my wrists, due probably to the fact that the great amount of bone at that point crowds the current some, as it rushes through the flesh,' he said. 'If I should keep only a loose grasp on those wires I should feel a light prickling sensation in my hands.' "There is a theory that, because of its extremely rapid alternations, the current has no time for deadly effect. No one professes to understond the phenomenon fully, however. Though the curren tis harmless, it possesses the possibility of great practical use. "In a darkened room Professor Bai ley placed the ends of the wire in com munication with two zinc plates, which were set up facing each other about three feet apart. A gray, milky looking haze was seen between the plates." Wisconsin Jurist Nearing Death. Madison, Wis., March 19. Charles V. Barden, Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, is afflicted with cancer of the stomach, which, ac cording to the physicians, must cause death in a short time. He was born in New York State and is 53 years old. SENATE VOTING ON -THE CUBAN TREAT! Amendments Were Taken Up at 3 O'clock and Final Vote Was Expected to Fol low Shortly Washington, March 19. When the Senate met this morning it agreed to a resolution authorizing the Commit tee on Territories, or a sub-committee, to sit during recess, at such places as it may desire, to consider the bills relative to the district of Alaska. At 11:07 the doors were ordered closed and consideration of the Cuban reciprocity treaty was resumed. Voting on the amendments to Cu ban treaty began at three this after noon. There are six or seven of these pending and the final vote on ratifica tion will probably be taken about 4 o'clock. LEVEES CANNOT MUCH LONGER WITHSTAND THE TERRIBLE STRAIN INTERESTING SITUATION. Cotton Market Again Disturbed By Rain Storms In South. New York, March 19. C. W. Lee & Co. say: Such weather has not been known in recent years. There is no use talking about any decline as long as this sort of thing keeps up. Here we were yesterday with a decent weather prospect and everyone began to feel better. Then in no time we have rains of two inches in sections west of the river and talk of a storm south. We give it up. If we have an other storm, May will run up to 10 cents or over again. There is no cot ton for sale under this change in weather. Who wants to short cotton when we can't have two days of good weather. It is no exaggeration to say that there have not been a stretch of four goods days in the cotton belt in over three months. No one wants to sell cotton under such conditions as these. It is now getting beyond the humorous stage. Awhile ago, and it was really laughable the way weath er helped the bulls. But now the sea son is getting very late and the land is no drier than it was a month ago. In most places it is worse. This moans more delay in planting. What are we going to do? A lot of cotton usually mmes nut. in Anenst. Now there is no prospect of this. More cotton will be needed to carry on this season's needs tnan was expected some weens ago. All this is very important. It begins to look as though there might be a scare on the part of spinners. ' If we have another storm in the South after all we have endured for months, shorts will take fright and run. We can eas ily have another flurry over 10 cents in this case. We would go slow on the short side for awhile. THIEVES BREAK STEAL Not Satisfied 'With Ransack ing Trunk Rascals Lifted it Bodily and Car ried it Off There was a bold burglary commit ted at No. 309 South Church street last night. Mr. M. H. Simmonds has the house rented and Mrs. J. H. Mason is one of the boarders. Last night, Mrs. Sim monds and Mrs. Mason were away from home and Mr. Simmonds was sit ting on the front porch. During this time, a thief entered the back of the house, by an alley-way, broke the lock of one of the back rooms and after going through several trunks that were stored in this room, he left with Mrs. Mason's trunk and valuables to the amount of $50. The theft was not known until this morning when Mrs. Mason went into the room to get some wearing apparel from her trunk. On entering the room, she found the contents of several of the trunks scat tered over the room. She looked for her trunk but it was no where to be found. A number of letters and papers that were in her trunk yesterday were found on the floor. Officers Johnston and Shields were put on the case and they are now trying to locate the guilty party. Mr. Simmonds telephoned The News this morning that other articles about the house were missing but just what he could not say. COUPLE HAVE 22 CHILDREN. The Latest Iowa Arrival Is Named Af ter Roosevelt. Des Moines, Iowa, March 19. The twenty-second child was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Woolsey at Crestori yesterday morning. The children are all living and the eldest is 26 years old. There are only two pairs of twins in the entire lot. Mr. Woolsey, acting upon the sug gestion of an attorney associated with Congressman Hepburn, has sent a let ter to President Roosevelt apprising him of the situation and that the latest arrival will be christened Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. Woolsey is 42 years old, of me dium physique and in perfect health. Passengers Had Narrow Escape. New York, March 19. Two crowded rear cars on the Brooklyn elevated railroad this morning broke away from the train proper and sliding backward down the track at a point where Adams street and Myrtle avenue emerge, caused a panic among the pas sengers. The runaway cars were halt ed by application of brakes in the nick of time to prevent a collision with an approaching train. Justice Day Improving. Washington, March 19. Justice Day is reported as improving every day now and his condition this morning was very eatisfactory. IN THINGS The Fathar of Waters This Morning Reaches Highest Point That Has Ever Been Recorded SITUATION ABOUT MEMPHIS CRITICAL IN THE EXTREME Hundreds of Home Seekers, Bound For the Great West, Are Flood-Bound and De pendant Upon Charity New York, March 19. The Missis sippi at Memphis was 39.8 feet on t'xie gauge last night the highest point ever recorded. North of Memphis, the river, how ever, is reported to be falling. The gravest fears are being express ed in the vicinity of Memphis that the levees cannot much longer withstand the terrible strain to which they are subjected. Many railroad trains have been caught by the floods in this vicinity d t sufferine is renorted amone f"a g , unf"nS is reported among iue peupie iu tue luwiauus. The worst of the flood area, however, seems to be now confined to the dis trict around Memphis and there is some hope of improvement in the situ ation. Home-seekers Are Homeless. Memphis, March 19. Hundreds of home-seekers at Union station here, who came in on a home-seeker's ex cursion, reached here only to find traffic to the West suspended indefi nitely. Some are making the best of it, having plenty of money but many have no money and are alone in a strange city with no help. The scene is pitiable as it will be days before they can be carried to their destination, and it is impossible for a majority who gathered their all to gether on leaving home, to turn back. The railroads are doing what, they can to relieve the suffering. The Cot ton Belt Line last night ran a passen ger train up the Illinois Central road to Cairo and crossed th-3 river there. Other roads have no outlet. Weather Bureau Warning. Washington. March 19. The Weath er Bureau bulletin says the stage of water this morning at Memphis is 40 feet, a rise since Wednesday morning of .4 feet. This rise is probably due to the overflow of water from the Ar kansas side, as the Mississippi has fal len above Memphis. While a further slight rise is possible, the decline may begin at any time. It is impossible to estimate the amount of water yet to come from the west side. The situation continues critical be low Memphis and forecasts previously made aro repeated as more rain is ex pected tonight and Friday. Every pre caution should be taken and prepara tions continued for the stage is in ex cess of those of 1897. Considering Trainmen's Grievances. New York, March 19. Consideration of the demands of the trainmen and conductors of the New York, New Hav en and Hartford railroad was begun by the board of director this morning; J. P. Morgan was the last direcior to ap pear. With his arrival Hhe meeting began. The report of the committee which conferred with the joint griev ance committee of the employees was presented and consideration of it im mediately begun. ESCAPEFROM TIRE Incendiary Blaze in Big New York Tenement Results in Exciting Times For The Police and Firemen New York, March 19. Three fire men were severely injured, another miraculously escaped death and a hun dred persons were thrown into a panic this morning by three alarms of fire from the five-story tenement house, 240 east One Hundred and Ninth street, the interior of which was completely destroyed. The firemen rescue' with scaling ladders fully fifty persons who were made prisoners on old-fashioned bal cony fire escapes. Those injured by a falling stairway are Firemen Crosbie, Brodie and Deane. The police declare the fire was the work of incendiary. 50 MIRACULOUSLY