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New Orleans. February s3.-Cotton fu- lures steady February, 9.Gs bid; March, "A; April 9.75@9.7l: May. 9.sOa9 S1 June 9.S4a9.s6; July, 9.S9a9 90; August. 9.5ld9.52; September, S,s2dS.si; October, s. 441S. .4G.
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The people are for Ward. The machine is for Drennen.

We have a few second- hand gas stoves to sell cheap. B'ham Ry., Light and Power Company.
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Sixth Ward.

hereby announce myself candidate for Alderman from the Sixth ward, sub~ ject to the action of the democratic urinary. JOHN c. FORNEY.
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cIearlnna and Exohann.s.

New Orleans, February 23.-Clearings, S1 939, 113; New York exchange $l per S1OO0 premium; commercial, FOG per 1000 discount.
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Hides and Wool,

Hides-Dry flint. He; dry salted. s1zc; green, 6c.
 Wool-Burry unwashed. S012c; free un- washed, 15c; tub washed, 21024c
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FOR ALDERMEN.
First Ward.

I hereby announce myself as a eandl- date for Alderman from the First ward, subject to the action of the democratic primary March 2, 1908. P F. GOSS.
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Daily Statement.

Memphs-Firm; middllng, 99sc; receipts, 3531; shipments, 45S1; sales, 17C0; stock, 6S, ,306.
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Local stapIe orocerIea.

Apples-Western evaporated. 71kGshc- Flour-Fancy patent, s4. 40; half patent. s3.S5.
 Sugar-Granulated, 5c; Y. C.. 4kc. CGffee-Green, 7lsq0lAc. Arbuckles packages. $1O.sO; Lion packages, $10.55; Cordova packages. $1OSo; rorto R!co s10 So.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, 10ssc; clear bel lies, 131sc; dry salted rib bellies. 10%c; hams, fancy, 14c; medium l3c; Cali fornia, 101ac; breakfast bacon, 14c.
 Lard-Leaf. 107sc. Compound Lard-Snow drift. SEC. Molasses Centrifugal. 15q35c; sugar. house, 4Oc; Georgia cane. 3Gc.
 Corn--Mixed. 67lkc white. 6sc.
 Meal-Bolted. $l.15; water ground. s1.1s Hay-Per ton, timothy No. l, s22.00. clo- yer mixed. s2l.OO; prairie. Sl5; Johnston grass. sl5.50
 Oats-Mixed, Soc; white 52c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. S24.00.
 Pearl Grits-92 lbs.. SIG
 Bran-Pure wheat S23 %; shorts. s24; hominy feed. $21.0c.
 Beans-Navy, s2.75 per bushel; Lima. co 6l.c per pound.
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Four Drowned in Floods.

Tallahassee, Fla, February 23.-Three white children, aged ?, and years. and negro man named Austin, were drowned in the floods south of Tallahas- see Jefferson Johnson and his wife, pa- rents of the children, were saved. The family in a wagon and in the darkness lost the road and got into deep water.
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RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts .$3, 10, o,447 .83 Overdrafs. w.. ,... 454.49 U. S. bonds and premiums 374,00o.o0 Other stocks and bondsg. 16,094.68 Bank building. :. ...... 51,ooo.0o
 CASH In vault. t.....$ 674 ,394.42 With banks. . 1,569, 107.89 With U. s.
 Treasurer .. 15,ooe.78
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Fruit and Proeuce.
FFuIt aTIu FTOEUCU. Corrected daily by P. Giacopazzi. No' 2020-2022 Morris Avenue.)

 Corrected daily by P. Giacopazzi. Nos.
 2020-2O22 Morris Avenue.) Poultry-Best flyers, 35c; Alabama, 300 35c; broilers, 40450c; hens, 350040c; Pekin ducks, 4O145c; puddle ducks, 3O@35c. Butter-Best Elg1n. 25c. Mississippi. best grade, 1S@20c; Mississippi. second grade, 121h@15c; good country. 15a25c; cooking, 12l4c; renovated. 26c. Eggs-Fresh, 15@16c.
 Game-Rabbits, $l25Q1.50 per dozen; squirrels. S125Q1.5O per dozen; quail. s20O per dozen.
 Oranges-Florida, per box, S3Gl325; Cal fornia. $2 5OQ30O.
 Limes-Per l00 S1 .00.
 Lemons-360-siz per box. $2.75q3. Peanuts-Fancy, per pound, 5Q51ac. Brazil Nuts-Per pound, l21sc. oecans-Per pound. 10c. Almonds--Pef pound, 1Sc. English Walnuts-Per pound, 13c. Grapes-Malaga. neavy weights. per keg S6 DO; light weights. per keg. $5. %. Cocoanuts-Fresh. per 100 g .50Q2. .76- Celery-Per bunch. sOc.
 Cranberries-Per box. s 0c. Bananas = Per bunch. culls, 5Oa75c; straiehts. S1 .25Qlt. .50
 Apples-Fancy King. per barrel A.o0; Ben Davis. fancy. s3.00: Ban Davis choice. s2.25@2 50; Baldwins ss.0Oa3.25. Dried Apples-California evaporared, Sc; sun. dried. Gc.
 Irish Potatoes-Per bushel. 75MsOc. Sweet Fotatoes-Per bushel, 706Scc abbage-Northern. soc; Mobile green, s1.35 per crate.
 Onions Per pound. Pc. Turnips-Rutabegas per pound, 1G1Ac. Peas-Black-eyed. per bushel. s2.25. Lima Beans-Per pound. SAC. Navy Beans-Per bushel s26O@2,75. Raisns-Per box. s1.7O. Garlic-Per pound. i0c. 5CIive OIl-Per gallon. s2.o0Q2.25. paghetti-Impor.ed. per box. g GO; io- nestle $1.25.
 Macaroni = Imported. per pound, 7hc; domestic, 61kc.
 Consarra-Per dozen. 75c. Roman Cheese-Per pound BOG
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For elear complexion bright, spark ling eye and vigorous digestion, take Prickly Ash Bitters. II puts the system in perfect order.
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5A Local Stocks and Bonds. Corrected Daily by Caldwell & Ward, Bankers. 2Ol5 First Avenue. Tele- phone 75S (See Card)
 Bid Asked Ala. State bonds. class A .104 Io7
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SIrmInohaTn GItY Bonds. Birmingham city bonds can pc bought on about a per cent basis.
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$2,25s,5 .os


 w. p. c. j.. N. WOODWARD J.. H. w. w. A. R DREcToRs-T T. Himsn M Tu tIer Moore D. Nsber Rob- ert Jemison Erskne F. A Walker w. S. Brown, w. H. Hass Walker N w. p. Harding,
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Condensed Report to Comptroller The FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Birmingham, Ala
 February 6fh 1903.
LIABILITIES.

Capital stock. .... ........$ 3oo,oo0.oo Surplus and profits. ....... BAG, o,6e2.73 Reserved for taxes. ...... 95400 Circulation. ... .... ..... 3oo,ooo.o0
 DEPOSITS Individual ... $4, ,143, ,541.79 Bank.... ... 676, 6,320.5T United States. 50,000.00
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|. A N.-North.

Arrive Depart sNo. 1. Fast Mall. N. O.. 9:o4 pm s:is pm No. 8. Decatur Accom-. ....".. BIS pm No. To- Mcntg'm ac'm. 855 pm. I.........
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

Journal occupied the whole build
ing and did some honest boasting
about a double-cylinder Hoe press that
had been ordered. At the head Of the
editorial page appeared the names OF
George K. Shaw, editor, and G. A.
Nimocks, business manager. On Jan.
l. 1888, the price of Til j gu rna
was reduced to- cents, and on Feb. g.,
of the same year another move was
made, this time to 255 First avenue S.
Had to Import Pennies )
To Make Change
An interesting fact in connection
with this price reduction, which was
considered very radical by the scent
rivals of T h our II al, is that the
greatest difficulty was experienced by
the newsboys in making change. Min
fneapolis, like other new western towns.
hadn't had time to stop to count pens
MES. Its smallest coin was a nickel.
and very few cent-pieces were in
circulation. The Journal manages
ment believed, however, that the mos
ment had arrived for a reduction in
price and that its street sales would
be greatly augmented if the price
could be put nearer the cost of produc-
ton. To overcome the lack of pen-
mics, a. large quantity of the handy
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ments-for, Enthusiastically, it has
made mistakes OF greater OF less i'm
portance-it has never failed to re-
tain what it so early Won, the con-
tidence of the public. 1t has not been
AFRAID to say the right word at &
critical moment, even tho it nig ht thus
give offense to some Of it's friends It
has led the way in reform movements,
when they needed a leader or a chan
mel of expression. AS a guardian of
public morals, it has sought clean1i-
ness first for itself. In politics, while
standing in the main for the policies
Of the republican party, it has never
hesitated to criticise fearlessly and
even oppose with yigor men or meas
ures who had no other claim to sup
port than the stamp Of party APP
prevail.
Another thing that has contributed
to build up the character of T h e
j urnal has been the esprit du
corps Of it's business and editorial staff.
This admirable spirit Of cordial co.
operation and pride in the work is.
of course, manifest to the reader only
in its results. It has sprung from
the broad minded attitude of the man
agement toward it's employees and from
the loyalty with which the latter have
responded to this stimulus. Many of
The Journ a ] men have been with
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

will be won by the newspaper that
shows answering devotion to accuracy
in the relating of facts.
It is worthy of note i'll reviewing
the history of The Minneapolis Journal
upon this, the silver anniversary of
its birthday that accuracy has ever
been its shibboleth and that even in
these latter days when false and
ephemeral success has been won by
that degenerate section of the press so
aptly termed yellow, it has set it's
face strongly against the sacrifice of
Truth on the heatlenish altar of Sem
sation.
News is an extremely perishable
commodity. 1t will not keep. 1t must
be served while it is fresh and fra
grant. Then only will it's aroma
tickle the nostrils and it's flavor satisfy
the palate Of the public. What every
one knows has no value. But great
circulation awaits the newspaper that
can purvey what everyone wants to
know. A quarter century ago the great
newspapers were the morning dailies
To-day the evening newspapers are
leading the van. The. reason for this
is not far to seek. 1t is because the
evening daily prints the news when i
Is news the morning daily prints il
when it has become history. The mar
palous advances that have been made
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une; F. E. Curtis, who was. employed
in the postoffice, and J. II. Rowell,
who had gained experience on the Mir
ror. Mr.. Rowell soon dropped out OF
the firm, however, and G. A. French
succeeded to his interest. The journal
istic adventures had very little cap
ital, save their courage and their ac-
quaintance in the, little city. But,
worse than that, they had no news
franchise which would assure them a
constant supply of news by .tele-
graph from the outside world. They
had, instead, an arrangement with a
correspondent In Chicago who was to
put a neager digest of the news on
the wire daily.
The first issue did motif the truth
must be told--give much promise OF OF
what was to come. The first page Is
reproduce below. on this page. It
was a six-column folio, the two OUT
side pages of which were the only
ones upon which news was permitted
to intrude. The inner pages We're filled
with the ready-made stories, poetry
anecdote and material of the kind
known to the craft as "plate matter
Evidently, however, the plate matter
was nakeshift, for 1t soon dlsap-
peared entirely from the makeup.
The maiden issue. carried five col:
umns Of display advertising and about
a column of paid reading notices. By
the end Of it's first year the young pa
per had won a substantial increase ir
advertising patronage. In August
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T h j r II a l, and there were fire.
quent changes in it's style and make
up and in the location of the office of
publication. These changes came about
thru the necessity continually pressing
upon the publishers of making the pa
per keep pace in appearance and in
domicile with the rapid advancement
of the city. The Shaw-Nimocks man
|agement was In control OF T h j u r
n a during the five important years
from 1880 to 1885,. These were the
boom years, when growth was as
rapid as that of the growing boy to
whom every day seems to bring per-
ceptible inches of stature. In that half
decade the population Of Minneapolis
increased from $4,000 to 129, 200--a
marvel scarcely paralleled in urban
history. 1t was, Of course, important
that the newspaper, representing in a
peculiar way the energies and enter
prise of the new city, should make
rapid advances in style and character,
and T he journal did not disap-
point such expectations.
The paper in its makeup was mod
| e1ed after the huge folio of the Albany
Evening Journal, as being the most
convenient for an afternoon paper.
But even these four large pages did
| not always prove sufficient for the
lpress OF news and advertising matter,
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CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

Dispatches from Halifax state that
the city is splendidly decorated 10
honor Of the Lornes, and about TWEEN
ty triumphal arches have been erect.
ed. The day opened fine with awest
wind. At IL o'clock, the Sarmatian
weighed anchor and steamed slowly
up the harbor. amid the thunderous
salutes of the forts mud batteries
;.loug the shore, the cheers n the
sailors, and the inspiring strains Of
Englaud's national air,y"God Save the
Queen" The dock yard was hand
somely decorated, and at the head Of
the landing WAS an arch Of ever
green's overhung with fugs. A float
ing raft richly carpeted, and moored
IL short distance from the main land.
ing, afforded passage for the royal
purity to the wharf. After the admin
istrution of the oath Of allegiance the
address Of welcome was presented by
the mayor and the corporation Of
Halifax; to which the Marquis Of
Lorne replied in u cougratulatory
address thanking the mayor tor his
kind reception, declaring his endur-
ing sulicitude for the interests aud
well.being of the provinces. After
these ceremonies, the band again
gave "God Save the Queen" AMI Il
band Of Highlanders piped forth the
| merry notes OF "The Campbells are
| Coming" At six o'clock the crowds
l,had dispersed and the city was quiet.
| Adviccs from Washington, yestcr-
| day mention the recent arrival OF
Congressman Small Of South Caro-
lima, who gives an account OF the
| curious democratic method OF coun-
ting votes in that state. III rome own
in his county, S22 votes, according 10
the poll lists, We're cast. But when
I the box WAS opened it contained in
| addition to the 1872 ordinary ballots
I,000tissue paper or kiss ballots
of the state, which provides that wher
tile ballots thrown are in excess o
the names GU the poll list, i, sui1irien
i number of votes to make the two
correspond, shah be thrown out by ,
/ blinufulded person, Il democratic
II Judge was blindfoldei md pulled on
all the i;lfge ballots a,,,i l75 Of: thu
kiss ballots, leaving 822 OF the lat
ter in tile box which were all demo
cratic, Consequently Small received
no votes, and his democratic ap
I ponent was declared elected, some
whatto the Amusement OF .he G >ret
J, :De who had voted + u
not deem j.
san fhi,.i.'
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Hoqs K}jInq a Juguar.

The wild hogs Of Soutl, America are
very savage, and when aroused know
not fear. One nighta hungry party Of
explorers, calnped III a Brazilian forest,
hear,l an npro;,r Of grunting, squeaking
and ,lackiiig of tusks. "Pigs? ex-
claimed all with ioyfulness, snow we'll
have dinner
Sn;,tcl}iny their guns, they crept cau-
tio,,sly towards tho sounds. Coming to
the e,lre of a% clearing they saw by the
moonlight a ils,,ar stumbling on an ant
Till. about IKE feet from tile ground.
Surrounding linn we're fifty or sixty wild
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1879, it was carrying d column Of bust
ness cards, two columns of display
advertising on the first page, four col
urnns Of legal advertising on the inside
pages, and some display advertising
and want" ads on the fourth page.
The news service was also increased
during this first year. There was tele-
graph matter, several columns per is
sue, sent by the special correspondent
in Chicago; market reports by wire,
chiefly wheat quotations from London,
LIVERPOOL, New York, Chicago and
Milwaukee. The circulation the first
year had increased to about 5000,
and the price OF the paper was
8 cents. After Mr.. Rowells with
drawal, the price fell to cents,
but was soon restored In later years
1t was 5 cents.
The first office OF publication was 81
Second street S. Jan. l, 1879 the Of
flee was moved to room Z, the Bracket
block, on the site Of the building now
occupied by w, S. Mott & Co, First
avenue and Second street, where a
new plant was installed.
The paper grew in popular favor
Soon it was announced that the Eve
ming Tribune, it's only rival, was tc
become a morning newspaper; but q
new evening paper, to be called the
Herald, was at once projected. The
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Il g II Q RI q {
Two Baptisms Of Fire Wiped Out Its Property
But Could Not Stay It's Progress.

effacing the, results<of the fire, and soon
T h e. Journ a resumed it's air Of
prosperity and enterprise. On May 3,
1880, it was enlarged to an eight
column folio, and the business office
was removed to the Bogardls block,
Is Second street S, near Nicollet ave-
nue.. The Tribune at this time occu-
pied a portion of the old city hall on
Bridge square, where room was made
for the editorial force and the me-
clanical department of T h e Jour
n a /.
Premonitory symptoms of the great
boom" which was to carry Mime
apolis forward on it's crest We're now
being noted with increasing frequency.
The strong hearted, iron-nerved young
leaders Of the nascent city were
prophets every one They read urban
greatness writ large in the book OF
fate, and they boldly went forward
to grasp it. There were $4,000 persons
in the then Minneapolis, and every one
of them felt sure that he lived in a
city destined to become great before
another generation had passed. This
faith in the future was reflected in the
growing Journal, not alone in it's ut
terances and it's chroniclings, but in
the swelling volume of it's business A
success from the start, it proved a
good investrn emit for the aw-Nim ocks
regime. The value of the property
was estimated now at $4,000. Of this
amount the Associated Press franchise
which was exclusive for Minneapolis
was set down for $1,000. The name
good, will. and circulation were valued
at $4,000, and other office assets al
$4,000. These figures seem liberal and
vet on such a valuation the paper
earned good return.
Growth of the Paper
In the "Boom" Period.
These were strenuous times TO
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and the size was often made eight
pages and even more. The first big
elght-page edition was issued in state
fair week, 1880, and it was the talk of
the town for days. Minneapolis was
proud Of it's Journal.
Changes in the
Name PhraseoIogy.
The name of the paper, after the
Bracket block fire, was Evening
journal" This was soon changed to
The Minneapolis Evening Journal
but in the'sprlng of 1881 the old name
was reassumed, advisedly. This was
at a time when it was thought that
city publication. Already it had a
branch office at Fourth and Jackson
streets, st. Paul, and by dropping the
word Minneapolis from its title it
hoped to estahE-', itself in the capital
city on a satisfactory basis. But this
dream came to naught, as did all
dreams of twin city cooperation in
that day. The bitter rivalry between
the two cities was about to assume it's
most acute phases. The struggle for
commercial supremacy, for population,
for prestige, was about to begin, and
lit was no time for a paper published
in one city to think of doing business
with the merchants and citizens gen.
orally of the other. The twin city
project failed, but the name Evening
Journal" was retained, only to be final
ly dropped when decade later the
present name, 1.-THE Minneapolis Jour-
nal" was adopted. Continued growth
made another move necessary, and a,
| fve-year lease was taken of the three
story brick building at 10 Washington
avenue N. recently vacated by the
Merchants National bank. r h e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
NEWSPAPER is primarily a
dealer in facts. 1t buys facts
and it sells facts. It's ennis
saries and agents ransack

Vi saries and agents ransack
"A -&A the remotest corners OF the
world for facts But 1t is
most concerned in those facts that are
nearest to it's customerS-1or TACT
that is near, no matter If 1t be trivial,
looms large; and one that Is tar away,
no matter if it involves thousands or
human lives, dwindles in the perspec-
tive.
The kind of facts that a newspaper
deals in is new facts-things that have
Just been done or that have just nap
pened The eternal truths of. science
are not for it's market, unless a new
ore has been disc overed or new ap-
plication of an old one is made. Nor
do the facts Of history lie within its
purview. unless the history has just
been made so that it's facts may be
laid piping hot before the newspapers
customers The essential qualities OF
news are thus three: It must be tact;
it must be fresh; it must by its i'm
portance and it's .propinquity vitality
touch the interest of him to whom 1t
is news.
No animal possesses a more highly
developed curiosity than man. The do
tngs of his neighbor are of the great
est possible interest to him. The news
paper is the complicated machine that
has been evolved after centuries OF
civilization to satisfy mans curiosity
in the most complete, satisfactory and
economical manner. So much a part
of our daily life has it become that
we no longer wonder at it's achieve
rnents or analyze it's methods. But
we demand from it, none the less, facts
And the most enduring success in
NEWSPAPER enterprise is and always
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sofa Printing company, composed OF
George K. Shaw, John NJ. Shaw, G. A.
Nimocks and w. A. Nimocks. The
announcement of the sale was pub
lished in the issue of April 10.
With this change of management
The journal secured the after
noon franchise of the Associated Press,
its first Introduction to a general wire
news report, and was enabled to COM
pete, on an even basis, with all rivals.
The lack of such a franchise had been
a serious drawback during the earlier
years Of the papers career.
The First Change
OF Management.
Such in brief is the story of the first
epoch in the history of The Mime
apolis Journal. After a year and five
months of struggle 1t had fairly out
grown it's swadd1ing clothes and its
feet were now fairly set in the diff
cult pathway that leads to newspaper
success. The faith in its future which
had actuated it's founders had been
justified no less by the growth of its
patronage and it's circulation than by
the rapid expansion of the young me-
tropolis which was growing up around
the Falls of st. Anthony.
The new owners lost no time in
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Herald was to have the day report OF
the Western Associated Press, and o
lively newspaper war was in prospect,
for T he j ournal had no outside
wire news, except that furnished by
its correspondent in Chicago.
How Fire Changed
The Course of Things.
In a single night fire changed all the
war plans of T h e J o,urn a and the
Herald rivals and brought about a new
order of events.
On the 9Th of April, 1880, TIL e
j o u r n al was a seven column folio.
1t carried a column OF amusement adj
vertising and business cards, two col
umns of display advertising, market
reports and a half page of telegraph
news on. the first page, and thruout
ing qualities. In all, it carried on that
day about fifteen columns of advertis-
ing, out of a total Of twenty EIGHT, a
fine showing, from the business point
of view. Apparently, it had weathered
the storm and was destined to- become
permanent and growing enterprise.
On the night of that 5th of Apri
the Journal plant was burned tc
the ground. Nothing was saved. II
was a .neaVy calamity to- the owners
but on the evening of the 6tt
| a small edition, printed in a friend
ly job office. told the tale Of the
fire, and bravely announced that the
publishers had arranged to continue
the publication Of T h e J ourr,a,l al
| heretofore.
Meanwhile, however, the men .wht
were arranging to bring out the Herald
offered to purchase T h ourn,a L!
name and good will--all that was lief
of its possessions, for $4,000. The offel
was finally accepted, and the pape
passed into the hands of the Mime