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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
LIVES LOST N a FURIOUS STORM.
Vessels Wrec':.s':. Wires Crippled and Roads
Blocked.

Baltimore Nd Special. The storD
from the Gil KAT started with heavy
rains III l.Cui-'::;a turned to snow and
sleet as it sven; up the coast, and de.
velopcd i'll blizzard proportions in Vir.
GINA. Maryland. Pennsylvania. Della.
ware New York and New England,
Along the cuast the wind blew hurri-
cane. and ,c.c-al vessels were wreck
cd
a dozen or more lives were lost.
Two disasters occurred off Ocracoke.
\. {. The big schooner Wesley NJ.
Oler ioundcrcd during the storm and
went 10 pieces. 1t is believed all OF her
crew oil 10 men have persisted.
The thrcc-maStcr Ida Lawrence loss
her ruddcr i'll the same vicinity. Her
crew abandoned her and were rescued
by the Creed liie-Saving crew.
The three master Virginia Rulon
sunk at Assa;caguc. Va. Her crew
were taken Of by the Assateague life
savers.
The iall oi snow in many places was
unusual Tor this carly III the winter
Trains were delayed on the railroads
and the telegraph service Tor a time
crippled
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
With The Lawmakers.

Senator Nelson introduced a Joint
resolution Tor an antitrust amendment
10 the Constitution; also an amend
ment TO the Sherman Antitrust Law.
The House OF Representatives. after
adopting resolution highly eulogiz-
ing former Speaker Reed. adjourned out
of respect to his memory.
Arthur Ferguson. secretary OF the
Philippine Commission. stated that
Judge Taft is beloved by the FilipinoS.
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes quail
fed As an associate justice of the SUI
prcmc Court of the United States
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson or
Gcrcd the slaughter ri ali animals in
New England affected 18th the foot and
mouth disease.
The House Comln;:,cc .. Tnsular
Affairs reported the o:l:irp,,r Con
stabnlary Bill pr'.'"es tina; amy OF
fccrs >hall be dctaI.d Is che! and as
siS,ant chief
In the House -. Wac!'.er argued
III favor OF the bill to proven: ,sc arm,y
and navy band from compc, ~ with
civilian bands
Richard C. Parsons. Secon secretary
oil the Embassy OF the Unit States al
Home. submitted his resignation to
President Roosevelt
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
TOMBSTONE DIES OF MS WOUND.
Actor Who Killed Kate Hassett SuccuEbs to
SeIf.lnfHcted wSGnd.

Philadelphia, Pa. (SpcciaD After
lingering Tor nearly week. Barry John
stone. the actor who last Monday night
shot himself after killing Kate Hassett
a member OF Kcith's Bijou Theatre
stock company. died at the Hahnemann
Hospital. Death resulted from pcritoni-
It's. AT tombstone bedside when he
died we're his two sisters and two broth
ers. his mother having returned to her
home in Syracuse. \. y. The actor
body was sent to Syracuse
Kate HasSett's murder and John
stones suicide were the result OF the
mans insane jealousy Miss HaSsett in
private life was the wife OF Everett Beck
with. a business man OF Chicago. Her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hassett,
reside i'll Aurora. ILL., 4 year ago she
and tombstone first met when both were
members of Nine Modjeska's theatrical
company.
This season tombstone was for a time
with Richard Aiansfeld's company
Miss HaSsctt accepted an engagement
with the Keith stock company. and this
week world have become the leading
woman.
tombstone was frequent visitor to
this city fcr week previous to the
tragedy
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
DAILY EARTHQUAKES IN UTAH..
Feared that Old Volcanoes Are Showing FRESH
Activity.

Salt Lake City Utah (SpeciaD.-
Since November y. when al Garth.
quake shook ZIP Southern U.ah and a:
lar north as Salt Lake, there have beer
daily shocks lei, IN the extreme south.
eastern portion OF the State.
According 10 advitcs received iron
Pine Valley. :: hainlc, i'll the mountain.
OF Washington county, not day ha:
passed since that date that at least on.
earthquake shock has not been fcIt.
Serious alarm is iclt Tor The :afety o.
the place. Every chimney in the towr
has been cracked or demolished. A.
Pinto the shocks have been 20 severe
that the public school has been aban
doned for several days.
Aboit = mics south are FIVE or sin
old crater. and the contini ancc OF the
earthquake shocks has strengthen
the belief tina .hcre has been a fires.
outbreak OF volcanic actiyit: in the
mountains ri TIA; region.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
Financial.

Morgan has been absorbing s.ecl
stocks
American Snuff has gone upon 10
per cent. basis.
Hard work for Baltimore & Ohio
To keep above par.
There are above ground and unsold
$4,000 tons OF copper.
New York banks are losing about
100000 daily through Sub;reasury
transactions.
Standard Oil has raised the price oil
Pennsylvania crude 3 cents, making i;
SI.45 barrel
Great Britains wheat crop is now
reported at 56676.coo bushels against
52..,57 600 last year
The Boston & Philadelphia Steam
ship Company has declared quarterly
dividend ~ - pc: cent;
The rule i" sell Sugar when above
% and buy il back below tina; figure
mas recently worked well
Boston < Albany hands on: 4 quar-
,crly dividend 81 s. and an extra divi-
dcnd oi = cents share
ST Paul follows A;chison and Union
Pacific in reporting Tor October the
larecs; gross earnings in its history
There was an advance in net ior ST.
Paul OF 100000.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
DR.. CutIes. Conn oser. Dead.

Swampscott. Mass (SpeciaD.-Dr.
Henry S. Cutler. composer and musical
conductor. credited with introducing
vested male choirS in this country. died
here DIR. Cutler formerly was organist
and choirma>,cr oi Trinity Church. in
New York city When the Prince oil
Wales. now King Edward VII. visited
this country i'll 1860. DR. Cutler con
ccived the idea OF having vested choir
in Trinity. similar To those i'll the Eng
lish churches. because the Prince oi
Wales had decided TO attend the service
there The idea was at once taken up
in this country and became general.
DR. Cutters setting to the hymn. The
Son oi God Goes Forth to War" is
the best known OF his compositions
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
Big CHICAGO HOTEL FIRE
Fourteen Victims Perish in the Lincoln
Hotel.
THRILLING REscUES AND ESCAPES.
Thirteen Of Those Who Lost Their Lives We're
Stifled While Lying in Their Beds-One
Was Taken From The Building Before Life
Was Extinct. But Died In the Ambulance on
the Way to the Nearest Hospital

Chicago (Spccial) Fourteen men met
death by suffocation in d fire which oc-
Cured at q o'clock in the Lincoln Hotel.
TO Madison street Thirteen OF those
who lost their lives were stiilcd while
lying i'll their beds One was taken from
the building before life was extinct but,
died III the ambulance on the way to the
nearest hospital.
Coroner Tracncr. after inspecting the
building. united with Fire Chief Musham
IN declaring that the building was vcri-
table trap and never should have been
used for hotel purpose Chief MuSlam
declared that there were such vide
cracks i'll the iloor> that the smoke
poured through the building i'll clouds.
rendering escape extremely difficult for
those on the upper floors.
here was no iirc-cscapc on the front
OF the building. alihor"f ore was in
process of construction hc Scaffoding
was up. and from j, danglcd several
ropes. down which a number ri people
Sid TO the pavement. after all escape by
lIit stairway n%d been cut oft.
Death came suddenly 10 a Jew. hut
with awful SlowncsS 10 others. who were
Icnncd i'll the death trap and Sutfocatcd
or burned 10 death. Some died IL their
rooms. some riSked their lives in Jump
ing. and lost. while others were founl in
the Railways. where they had expired
with their fingers du2 into the cracks OF
the floor
All OF the bodies were recovered as
the hotel was not DESTROYED
he building was fire trap OF the
worst kind. according TO experts. There
were but two cxits-a narrow stairway
leading own the four floors OF the build
ing and an uncomplctcd fire escape i'll the
rear.
The hotel was four stories in height
and contained an unusual number OF
rooms for hotel OF its size After the
FIRE Chew Musham. OF the fire depart
ment. declared that the rooms were tho
smallest he had ever seen in ;.nv build
ing. Had there been fewer partitions. he
declared. the chances OF life for those
sleeping on the uDDcr floors of the hotel
would have been greatly increased.
+. a. Smith. -oprictor OF the hotel.
declared that there were. as nearly as he
could JUDGE without his books. about I25
people in the hotel. 1t was. in fact, filled
TO It's utmost CAPACITY. and many apDli-
cants for rooms were turned away last
night with the information that they
could not be accommodated
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
ODDS AND ENDS 0? The LATEST NEWS.

Dickinson Hail. 4. Princeton L. liver
>ity. Caught fire and was sa:cd Nv =
bucket brigade
The prices OF California nuts have been
advanced
Jacob Ansbach = H. cman. employed
Ill the Hazle.0n rc.iCn, cStifi d before
the strike commisSioi tina; on every
other Sunday he was required n wo-k
y. HusSle. i Catholic priest. told the
commission that the conditions among
the miners in that region were deplor
able.
Zero weather prevails in Northern
Kansas. Rain and snow icll in the
South The Red river, IN louisiana.
is rising. and nnribcr Of families on
the bottomlands have been forced to
leave their homes.
Grand Master Mo-risScy. nf the
brotherhood OF Railway Trainmcn. is
sued statemcr. that there is a move
,"cni atoo; Tor the led ration OF rail
way labor organization. with 4 view 81
making combined demand Tor higher
wages.
The gale blew down wall in Allen
town. Pa, and two men received fatal
injuries.
lie rebel Indian leader. Victorian Lo-
reno. i'll Colombia. who i; held rcspon-
siblc for many crimes. iias been fo~ccd
- give un his arms and is now pris-
Oncr.
Emperor William has appeared in the
role NJ : handnas,er. having led the band
II the CuiraS,icr Regiment in = PROBES
siouai s,ylc
Severe cold prevails throughout the
British Islands and in El-orc Gales
anil heavy seas interfere VIII! The char
rel tr,fliy.
The French Chamber 81 Deputies ad-
o"'cd the new sugar law.
The price of bread was increased ono
cont = inaf liz ondnn
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
SlLvELA THE NEW PREMIER.
Conservative Cabinet Succeeds the Liberals
in Spain.

Madrid (By Cab!c).-A new Cab;ne:
was formed and sworn in. The Minis
tiers. with their portfolios. are as iol-
lows
Prcmier-Senor Silvela.
Minister OF Foreign Affairs-Senor
Abarzuza.
Justice-Senor Dato.
Finarcc-Scnor Nillaverdc
lntcrior-Scnor Maura.
War-Gcneral LinareS
Marinc-Senor Sanchez Toca
InStruction-Scnor Allcnde Salazar
Public Works-Mlarquis Nadillo.
Senior Silvela thus forms Conserv-
ativc Cabinet to succeed the Sagasta
Liberal Ministry. which resigned on
Wednesday, The CortcS will be dis
solved. King Alfonso having consented
To issue decree to that effect before
Christmas.
Don Francisco SiIvcla is veteran
Spanish statesman.-Crcc before
March 5. ISSo-hc succeeded SagaSta
as Premier In turn he was succeo dcd
by General Azcarraga. but or October
-. 1000. lie again took the re;ns as head
OF tho Cabinet Alter second brici
tenure Sagasta was called to the base
OF power which he has just laid down
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
Creator OF Reed Rules.

Thomas B. Reed was conspicuous in
the National House of Representatives
during four Congresses. in three of
which-thc Fifty-frst. the Fifty fourth
and the Fifty -ffth-he was Speaker
Nature made him conspicuous by reason
OF his ample proportions and his service
as presiding officer gave him place in
history as the creator OF the So-called
Reed rules. which even to-day guide the
deliberations of the House. and which
won for him the titles OF Gar" and
"Autocrat
He was born on October lS 1890. i'll
Portland. Me. in a Louise which yet re-
mains as one OF the show places" OF
that city. In the corner of the right
angle formed by Hancock and Middle
streets are the houses i'll which Henry
Wadsworth Longfcllow and Thomas
Bracket Reed first saw the light of day.
and i'll the same SQUARE is the site OF the
first building erected i'll Maine. the dwell
ling OF George Clcevc. the first white
settler OF Portland. and the grandfather
seven generations removed OF the late
Speaker.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
Play,Iiing Killed Child.

Columbia. 5. {. (SpcciaD.-J. P
Roachc. living ayac Woodruff tount
queer looking thing in the road near
his house year ago. He gave it tc
his little girls TO play with. They
amused themselves rolling it about ant
whiled away many an hour with til:
toy. Saturday they decided to seq
what was III it," The eldest. s years
old took it into the yard and was iol
lowed by tots OF ; and 3. She put il
on : rock and hammered it with an
other store. The piaylh;ng was rail
road torpedo Its explosion instantly
killed the eldest child ard pra5ably ia
tally manned the others.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
Bullet Narrowly Missed.

CONGRESSMAN J. NJ. Moodv represent
ing the Ninth district OF North Carolina.
had a narrow escape from being shot at
: a. III. soon after his train crossed the
Virginia border.
Some person fired at the passenger
train with .,S-caibcr revolver The
bullet crashed through the double win
dows OF the sleeping car in which Mr..
Moody was travelling. ranged upward i'll
a line less than two inches above his head
and struck the woodwork OF the opposite
berth. which happened to be empty 1t
rebounded and fell 10 the floor, where it
was found and picked up several hours
later by the porter.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
sTEA MER TORN AS uND
Eleven Lives Lost and Many Men We're Hurt
Vessel Broke In Two.

San Francisco (Spccial) While the
steamer ProgrcSo was lying at the wharf
81 the Fulton Iron Works. at Harbor
View. all explosion occurred. AS a re-
suit IL men are missing. 4 score were
more or less seriously injured. and prop
erty valued at 100000 was destroyed
The disaster occurred AT Gas clock
while 40 mechanics OF the iron works
and 20 employees OF the ship were on
board.
Below the decks the mechanics were
busy completing the work OF changing
the vessel from coal burning coal-car-
ricr to an oil-burning oil-carricr. when
suddenly one OF the oil tanks blew up.
Men were hurled against the steel wall
and sheet OF flame came sweeping into
their faces. On the upper deck men
were hurled into the air or thrown into
the water. Three sailors engaged i'll
washing paint outside the pilot house
disappeared as the cloud OF black smoke
came mp from the ship and were seen no
more.
Following the explosion the ship sag
gcd III the center. S,owino that she had
broken in two. In the office OF the iron
works. 10 feet away every window was
shattered and flying glass cut the faces
and hands OF many OF the officials and
clerks. As they rushed out into the
open. survivors who were able 10 help
themselves were leaping from the ship.
\ Great crowd OF mechanics came run
ning out OF the works As soon as the
work To- rescue men from the burning
\ - q =
from the tanks spread ont until the ship
lay on waves of fire The flames crept
under the wharf and soon the timbers
were blazing. adding to the difficulty OF
the work OF rescue
rs the ship was built OF steel the fire
was nearly NIL below deck. There were
II oil tanks containing about 400 barrels
of oil III all. ?cd. despite the efforts of
the fire department, this continued to
burn ficrccly for hours after the explos-
ion.
Several minor explosions. due 10 the
flames going from tank to tank. occurred
al short intervals, but all the injury and
loss OF lie was caused by the first one.
One peculiarly of the explosion was that
several men who were on the other side
OF the bulkhcad from where it occurred
were uninjured. while others further
away were badly hurt Several men in
the wards were injured by iiving debris.
The loss to the Fulton Company by
the wreckine OF the building and the
burning Of the wharf will exceed $4,000.
Il is estimated that the Progreso was
worth about SIz5.Coo
The explosion shook all the buildings
at Harbor View. and the shock was felt
mile awav
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
No Danger of a Moro Outbreak.

The War Department, has received
the following cablcgram from General
Davis. commanding the Department OF
the Philippines. dated Manila:
Capt. John ]. Pershing h;> crossed
lake with boats borrowed ire the Mo-
ros. visited lligan. returning by the
same route Met with friendly rcccp-
ton everywhere. Present passive pol
icy oi armed strength executed by wise
commanders should make further fight
ing unnecessary.
No danger OF Moro war Reports
as to their strength greatly overstated
Captain Pershing located Spanish gun
boats; will investigate raising"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
Foreign.

Countess Boni de Castcllane will sail
for New York December II. but the
Count will remain i'll France to conduct
the campaign Tor his reelection.
\ new German political organization
has been started. To be known as the
Kaiser party. the efforts OF which will be
directed against socialism.
The seconds OF Deputy Syveton and
Nj. Vale. the French minister OF Justice.
favor arhitrating the differences instead
of resorting To duel.
The seventeen anniversary OF the birth
81 Biornstjerne Bjornson. the Norweg
ian poet and novelist. was celebrated
throughout, Norway.
Ii is reported that the prctcndcr to the
throne OF Morocco has assumed >over-
cign rights and taken possession OF the
treasury.
Prince Oscar. the fifth son OF Emperor
William. fractured his collar bone by
falling from horizontal bar.
The King OF Portugal concluded his
three week visit To England and started
for home
Harry McCalmon,. the sportsman and
member al Parliament. dropped dead i'll
London.
The strike crisis 4; Marseillcs is ended
and many sailors have returned To work.
Emperor William. in an address to a
delegation OF workingmen at BrcSlau.
Prussia. declared it was a lie that work
men had to RELY upon the socialist party
for 4 bettcrmcnt OF their position.
The British Board OF Agriculture will
remove the embargo on cattle from New
England ports soon rs the American De
Tartmcnt OF Agriculture considers that
the outbreak is suppressed.
The British ship Leicester Castle ar
rived at Queenstown from San Fran
cisco. Her captain reported that three
American scamcn had mutinied and shot
the second officer dead
Premier Combs announced L the
French Cabinet that he had suspended
the salaries OF the Archbishop OF Be>an-
con and of the Bishops of Orleans and
SccZ
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
THOMAS B. REED DEAD
Ex-Speaker OF House Expires al Airing
ton Hotel. Washington.
WAS ILL LESS THAN FIVE DAYS.
Author Oi The Rules Which Bear His Name
And Which Give Autocratic Power To The
Speaker-From Farmers Son To A
Mighty Power in Shaping Of Our LeSis.
la;iOn.

Washington. ID. C. (Spccia0 .-EN-
sentaiivcs Thomas Bracket Reed, OF
Maine. died AT 1910 o'clock Sunday
morning al the Arlington Hotel. where
lie was stricken suddenly on Tuesday
night with wlla; was believed 10 be acute
gastriiis
Mr.. Reeds condition became worse
Saturday morning.. when signs OF blood
poisoning reappcarcd. On Friday night
he was attacked with nausea, which was
taken as = ptom that Bright disease
had developed. and all OF Saturday he
was i'll condition which his physicians
knew meant an early dissolution At
times Mr.. Rcct. Spok n d seemed to be
III cheerful frame oi mind but il was
easily seen that dcaim was approaching.
Nj midnight consultation was held.
participated i'll by DrS Gardner. Me
Donald. Bishop and Goodiow. the latter
being called as an expert consultant from
Philadelphia.
NJ the conclusion OF the consultation
IA. pdI uIltI announced that q complete
condition OF ur;emia was found to exist
and that Bright's disease had developed
as the latest complication. Ii was then
decided that the case was hopeless and
that death was matter OF minutes only.
Mr.. Reed reached Washington Novcm-
Der 80. having come To attend to some
matters III the United States Supre ne
Court. He was al the Capitol Monday
visiting with friends and former asso-
ciates i'll Congress and witnessed the con
vening OF the second session of the Fifty
seventh Congress. Apparently he was
enjoying good health. but later i'll the
day he called OF Dr. F. A. Gardner and
complained OF gastric distress.
The following day his physician COM
PEELED him 10 remain in bed while dag
noSis was made OF his condition Mr..
Reed was strongly averSe To staying i'll
bed. but rise i'll temperature made il
imperative that he remain quiet, Symp-
toms OF appendicitis appeared, though
his condition was not considered as
alarming A trained nurse remained with
him throughout Tuesday night and the
patient showed signs OF Improvement
Mrs. Reed and daughter. Miss kittie.
arrived Wednesday and remained with
MIR. Reed at the Arlington Hotel since.
On Thursday the physicians announced
that the appendical symptoms were abat
ing. but that kidney trouble had de-
velopcd. giving more serious aspect to
the case. DIR. Goodnow was summoned
from Philadelphia for consultation
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
Opening Of 81. Louis Fair.

Former Senators Thomas II. Car
ter. oi Montana. and John NJ. Thurs
ton. OF Nebraska. oil the Government,
Commission to the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. discussed with the Presi-
dent preliminary arrangements Tor the
opening OF the Exposition April 90
next.
The President desires TO so arrange
his plans To enable him to attend these
ceremonies. He expects. about that
time. 10 make an extensive tour oi the
West and Northwest. and it is his pres
ent purpose TO time that trip So that
he may be in St Louis when the EN-
position is opened formally.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
Have o Fingers ana 9 Toes.

Chicago (S?cciaD.-Marion Julia ana
Myrtle MIRA Har,ncy.' thu six-hngcred
and six-tocd twins OF Mr.. and Mrs. D.
W. Hartncy. S5.s West Harrison street.
were baptized At st Patrick's Church.
Adams and DeSplai,:cS streets. The
babies we're jus; two months old and are
IN splendid health. The twin have been
the objcc; OF mich curiosity. hund eds
OF visitors calling weekly TO see them.
The medical fraternity is particularly in
tercsled in the children. ana t..> parents
are being urged TO hive them put on ex-
hibition at some of local colleges.
All offers have heen rejected
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
More Annapolis Middies.

The House Committee on Naval Nj
fairs has taken up the question oi an in
crease in the number oi midsiipmcn at
the Naval Acadcmy
There seems TO be general sentiment
among members OF the committee that
there should be such an increase. and ii
is probable that the naval bill to be re-
ported will So provide. although the cN-
act augmentation 10 be made is not vet
decided on The committee at meeting
instructed the subcommittee on rank. pay
and organization to report on the qucS-
ton. One proposition suggested. and
which seemingly meets with approval,
provides for an increase Of 100 per cent
in the present number OF midshipmcn. 1t
Is not certain. however, that this will he
adopted.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
All the Dead We're Insured.

ST. Louis. Mo. (SpeciaD Deputy
Coroner Boogfer. in an official statement
made. declared that the result of the in
quest held over the body OF Mrs. Kate
Smith. whose death was the sixth oc-
curin" during the last II months OF per-
sons nearly related revealed the fact that
all OF the dead. except baby. had been
insured Nearly all OF the six persons
died suddenly. The TACT that they were
insured and that they all exhibited SINH
lar symptoms caused the inquest to be
l,.iJ