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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
AN ASYLUM in ASHES.
Fire Destroys Public Institution
in London.
BUILDING IS FILLED WITH INSANE.
In Spite of Desperate Efforts to save
the Unfortunate Inmates, More
Than Fifty of Them Lose
tx Their Lives.

London, Jan. 2S.-Oyer so insane pa
tients, all women, were burned to
death by a fire at the Colney Hatch
asylum Tuesday morning.
The outbreak occurred in the Jewish
wing of the institution The flames
spread with great rapidity and before
they could be got under control five
wooden buildings, including dormi-
tories and the doctors apartments,
were Quilted.
All the, efforts of the officials were
directed to removing the insane in
mates, but the latter became wild with
excitement and so panic-stl.cken that
not only were they unable to help
themselves, but greatly impeded the
operations of those trying to save
them.
Six Hundred Inmates.
They were nearly 600 women in the
burned annex at the time the fire was
discovered, and most of them were
safely transferred to the main build
ing, which was uninjured. Some,
however, escaped and are still at large,
rendering it difficult to ascertain the
exact number of those burned to
death.
Fifty Bodies Recovered.
The work of searching the ruins
continues. The officials admit that
about SO bodies have been recovered,
but it is feared that the full extent of
the disaster is not yet known. All
the victims were lunatics. Their
charred remains presented horrify-
ing spectacle. The asylum was be-
sieged by anxious relatives and friends
of the patients, who arrived from all
quarters. Pitiable scenes were wit
messed as weeping men and women left
the premises after ascrtaining that
relatives or friends had persisted in the
flames.
Terrible Struggles of Nurses.
The nurses had terrible experience
in trying to assist the insane people
who were so panic-stricken that they
had literally to be driven to place of
safety. The inflamma BILE premises all
most Immediately became furnace
Nothing was left standing.
Victims Found In Groups.
The corrugated iron roofs Of the
dormitories and the bedsteads Of the
patients were melted by the intense
heat. Some of the lunatics were
burned in their beds and the charred
remains of others were found huddled
together in corners, while groups Of
partially consumed bodies on the site
OF the corridors showed that many
persons lost their lives and sacrificed
those of others in their frantic efforts
to force a passage through the flames
to the main building.
The latest estimate places the num-
Der OF deaths at 81. All the victims
were women
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
1--WE are gathered together tonight

1--WE are gathered together tonight
70 recall his memory, to pay our trab-
ute Of respect to the great chief and
leader who fell in the harness, who
was stricken down while his eyes
were bright with "the light that
tells of triumph tasted" We can
honor him best by the way we show
in actual deed that we have taken
to heart the lessons Of his life. We
must strive to achieve, each in the
measure that he can, something of
the qualities which made President
Mckinley q leader Of men, mighty
courage, his courtesy and dignity,
his sense of justice, his ever-present
kindness and regard for the rights
Of others. He won greatness by,
meeting and solving the issues as
they arose-not by shirking them
meeting them with wisdom, with the
exercise of the most skillful and eau
tious judgment, but with fearless res
olution when the time Of crisis came.
He met each crisis on It's own mer-
its; he never sought excuse for shirk-
ing a task in the fact that it was
different from the one he had ex-
pected to face. The long public
career, which opened when as boy
he carried the musket in the ranks
and closed when as man in the
prime of his intellectual strength he
stood among the worlds chief states
men, came to what it was because he
treated each triumph as opening the
road to fresh effort, not as an excuse
for ceasing from effort. He UNDER
took mighty tasks. Some of them he
finished completely; others we must
finish; and there remain yet others
which he did not have to face, but
which if we are worthy to be the
inheritors Of his principles we will
in our turn face with the same reso-
luton, the same sanity, the same
unfaltering belief in the greatness Of
this country, and unfaltering cham
pionship of the rights of each and all
Of our people, which marked his high
and splendid career"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
IN CONGRESS.
Another Test Vote ON statehood Bill
Results in Favor Of Sem
ator Quay.

Washington, Jan. %. - Senator
Quay made an effort Tuesday to hold
the senate in continuous session to
consider the statehood bill, but failed
to hold quorum and was compelled
on that account to allow the senate
to adjourn at $50 p. m. He secured
another ballot, however, to test the,
sentiment of the senate, the vote
standing II to 20 in his favor. The
day was spent in consideration Of the
statehood bill with the exception Of
an hour devoted to speech by Sem
ator Scott wv. Va.), on the pension
laws. The feature of the statehood
bill, under special consideration
Tuesday, was the Arizona refunding
proposition. 1t was charged that the
territory has sought to repudiate
bonds held by Hon. Bird s. Coler,
late democratic candidate for govern
or of New York state.
Washington, Jan. 80. The house
devoted the day to bills reported
from the Judiciary committee, passing
about 20. Most of them were OF q
minor character, relating to the times
OF holding court, ETC., but two were
of general Importance. One was to
meet the original package decision Of
the supreme court by making intoxi-
eating liquors imported into states
subject to the jurisdiction Of such
states. The bill is designed to pre-
vent evasion under the original pack.
age decision of liquor laws in prohi.
bition states. The other bill is the
senate bill to increase the salaries Of
federal judges. It raises the salaries
of the chief justice Of the supreme
court to $4,000, the associate justices
to s12, 500, circuit judges to $1,000,
district judges to $4,000, the chief jus.
tice of the court of claims to $4,000,
associate justices to $4,000, and the
justices of the supreme court Of the
District of Columbia to $4,000. Other
bills passed create additional district
Judges in the southern district Of
New York and IN the district Of Min.
nesota, and provide an additional cir
cult judge in the Eighth judicial cir
cult court,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
Promises Cheap CabIeErams.

New York, Jan. 2e.-sig. Marconi,
In reply to query regarding the rate.
to be charged for wireless messages,
said: "You know the cable companies
started at five dollars a word, and now
they have come down to rs cents q
word. In the usual course of events
It is quite probable that we, beginning
at ten cents per word, will be able
eventually to transmit messages
across the Atlantic at q one-cent rate.n
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
For Relief of chicago Aserchants.

For Relief of Chicago Merchants.
Springfield, ILL.,. Jan. 2s. Senator
Mueller introduced bill Tuesday de-
signed to afford relief to the great
mercantile establishments of Chicago
which were assessed on the capital
stock by the state board of equaliza-
ton last year. AS the law stands, only
coal mines, manufacturers, live stock
associations and publishers are ex-
empt from the. capital stock tax, and
the board made the mercantile cor
porations pay heavily in 1902. The
Mueller bill adds this class Of cor
porations to the list Of exempted COM
panies.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
chanse Their con.tltatlon.

indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 2s.-The
United Mine Workers convention got
down to work early Tuesday morning
and it finished changing and bringing
up to date the constitution and by
laws. The changes are numerous but
only few of them are of greatimpor-
lance. The changing of the power to
vote strike from the two-thirds mem
bership Of the national executive
board to a full two-thirds membership
Of the organization was the most inn
portant change.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
Killed' Her.elf.,

! Chicago, Jan. 49,. Miss Sophia Nell
son, news agent in the station of the
Metropolitan elevated railroad at
North and Western avenues, cons
mitted suicide last evening by taking
carbolic acid. Dependency over i'll
health is supposed to have been the
cause Of her act, " :
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
he Needed Patient

Dung Physician (who has waited
Tor eight weeks in vain for case)-
Two months gone and not dollar
earned-7another week of this and we
go in the poorhonse.
Vile You must have patience, dear.
Physician-You bet your life, I
must and darn quick at that.-Com.
fort.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
Cost eI,4OO.OOO.

Paris, Jan. 2s.-The chamber OF
deputies on Tuesday voted 81 400, 900.
to defray the expenses Of the relief
work following the volcanic disaster
of May last in the island of Martinique
and passed q law pensioning the
widows and orphans Of the officials
killed at the time Of that catastrophe.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
Pure char,tv,..

u had oidea that old Graspit was
phalanthropist until ! saw him circu-
10 ting petition yesterday Tor the
purpose OF raising money to enable
poor widow to pay her rent
oh, Graspit is oil right He owns
ne house the poor widow liyea Il.
Modern Hoaistf. .sl-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
sent to PrIsou.

Mount Holly, N. j., Jan. 2s.--Otto
Keller was on Tuesday sentenced to
ten years, Imprisonment for his par-
ticipation In the murder and robbery
of Washington Hunter, an aged farmer
at Riverside, N. j., two yearsago. The
sentence dates February /, 1901.
Keller was arrested in New York and
confessed the crime. He implicated
John Young and Charles Brown and
at the trial of the men he testified
against them. Young and Brown
were subsequently hanged.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
May Pass su6rare Blu.

Topeka. Kan, Jan. 2s.-The woman
suffrage supporters have been assured
by leading members Of the legislature
that bill granting the privilege of the
ballot would be passed at this session.
The bill has been favorably reported
in both houses, and Gov. Bailey has ex-
pressed his intention Of signing It
when 1t finally passes. Republicans
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
LYNCH NOT TO HANG.
sentence OF Irishman, Convicted Of
High Treason, COMMITTED to
Life imprisonment.

London, Jan. 2s.The sentence OF
death passed upon Col. Arthur Lynch,
who was found guilty Of high treason
on Friday last, has been committed
to penal servitude for life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
Ministers Against snnoot.

San Francisco, Jan. rs. The min
listers of the Christian churches here
at meeting Tuesday, passed resolu-
tions protesting against the accept
ance OF Reed Smoot, Mormon apostle,
as United States senator from Utah. i
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
An Embarrassment Of Gifts.

Pekin, Jan. 2s.-The members of the
foreign legations are again embar-
raised by lavish gifts from the dowager
empress Of game, plants, trinkets, on
the occasion of the Chinese New Year.
Similar presents were sent to the Legal
tons Of the last note of the powers to
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
Get Coal Convention Meets.

Washington, Jan. 2s-The get
Coal" convention, called at recent
meeting in Detroit, assembled here
Tuesday. A little less than two score
delegates from number Of large cit
les were present, and the keynote OF
the addresses was criticism Of federal
officials for not enforcing the anti
trust laws against those responsible
for the coal shortage.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
Quite Conventional.

Mother-lf 4 were a girl again j
wouldn't marry the best man living. 3:
Daughter don't intend to marry
the best man, alive or dead; I'm going
to marry the bridegroom. Cornell
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
says Election Il Leral.

Denver, Col, Jan. rs. Attorney
General Miller has given an opinion
that the election Of Henry M. Teller
as United States senator is legal, and
Gov. Peabody will sign the certificate
OF his election: as soon as 1t reaches
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
"A SHARP CALLING DOWN.
Chairnan Gray severely Critieisea
the Lack OF Knowledge Of
= witness.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2S.-The, g. b.
Marble company continued the pres
entation of its case before the anth-
racite coal strike commission Tuesday.
The first witness was P. Edward Ross,
. public accountant who said he has
examined the accounts of the Markle
company during the last ten years.
He was called to show the average
earnings of the company's employees.
He testified that the average net earn
ings Of 800 contract miners who had
worked from 10 to 11N months was
1854 year. There were 20 men, he
said, who had earned an average of
$1,52s. 1t is rule of the company
that all labor must be reported to the
Office in order that the laborer's wages
might be deducted from the contract
miners account.
Counsel for the company asked the
witness to explain the case of Mrs.
Michael Burns, who had testified be-
fore the commission that she was un-
able for nearly ten years to secure
remuneration for her own and her
sons service because of her husbands
Indebtedness to the company at the
time of his death. The witness be-
came confused and was unable to an
swer Chairman Gray's question as to
whether the boy or his mother had
received any cash during the period
mentioned by them. Chairman Gray
displayed considerable impatience and
said:
''Of all things in the world get a pro-
fessional accountant who can't see
anything unless it's in column Of
figures. Let us get at the facts that
underlie the bookkeeper's statement.
Do you know that the boy or his moth
er received any money from the COM
pany during the time in question:"
II don't know" said the witness.
Addressing the company's counsel,
Chairman Gray said:
''This man don't know anything
about this case"
II think that is hardly fair" re-
sponded the counsel.
II don't usually resort to strong
expressions of opinion without rea-
son." returned the chairman. "This
man knows only what his figures
show"
At the afternoon session there oc-
Cured spirited interchange between
Attorney Mccarthy, for the miners,
and Willard Young, who had acted as a
special coal and iron policeman during
the recent strike. Mr.. Young insisted
that reign of terror existed in the
Lehigh regions, but under cross-ex-
animation several times contradicted
himself, regarding the nature of the
disturbances which he said had oc-
CURED. He charged the lawyer with
having himself almost precipitated a
riot, but later admitted that the only
information he had on the subject was
the hearsay. Contrary to Mr.Young's
testimony was that of Ariot Plat, who
said a reign of terror did not exist, but
declined to commit himself as to the
adyisability of ordering out the troops
It is probable that the independent
Operators will; have concluded thei,
cases by to-day. The Reading com
pany will follow and will occupy the
attention fthe commission during the
remainder of the week
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
TO Bay Historic Farm.

Washington, Jan. %. Senator Pen.
rose introduced bill authorizing the
purchase OF the farm at Appomattox,
on which the surrender Of Gen. Lee
took place.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
Football Under, . Cloud.

Some discussion has been heard.
among public men of the proposition
which seems to meet with large favor
An Wisconsin for the prohibition Of
the E9ms Of 4optbRll By the lextsla.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30

Judge ]. F. Oliver, OF onawa, i,
judge in the Fourth district in this
state, is the only occupant Of seat
on the bench in Iowa who refuses to
perform the marriage ceremony. App
piled to last week by q couple, OF
which the man was 65 and the woman
"a, he declined TO perform the service.
Afterward he said: .sWhile 1 have
the authority in law to perform the
marriage ceremony. / always have de-
clined to do it. The refusal in this
case was not exceptional. / have per-.
formed the ceremony, but it was only
when the couple could get no one
else at the time. / think the mar
rage ceremony is o very solemn
thing, and in my opinion it ought to
be performed by minister Of tn.
gospel instead Of by the judge OF
court" As the judge finished his
dissertation on the subject snd-
faced woman presented papers to him
relative to divorce suit which she
was prose cutting, and with o sigh the
judge turned to the consideration Of
her case. 81 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
IN ELOQUENT TERMS.
President Roosevelt Pays Tribute
to Memory Of Mckinley.
SPEAKS AT A BANQUET IN CANTON.
Occasion Yves Celebration Of Anni-
vsrsary Of the Birth Of the Late
Presidcnt-Extracts from His
j Eloquent Address.

4 Canton, O., Jan. as. President
Roosevelt ON Tuesday night particle
pated in . notable tribute to the mem
DRY Of the late President Mckinley.
He WAS the principal orator at ban
quet given under the auspices of the
Canton Republican league in COM
memoration Of the birthday of McKin-
ley. Surrounded by friends, neighbors
and business and political associates
Of the dead president, he pronounced
brilliant and eloquent eulogy upon
the life and works of AfcKinley-a eu-
logy by many regarded as the most
beautiful and heartfelt tribute ever
paid to the memory of the distin-
guished dead. The banquet was held
In the Grand opera mouse, the seats
being removed in the pit and the
house entirely refoored for the occa-
sion. The interior of the building was
beautifully decorated with flags and
flowers, the floral decorations being
particularly elaborate.
The occasion was the most brilliant
Of tho kind ever witnessed in Canton,
and few banquets held in Ohio have
equalled It in beauty, claborateness
and interest. Among the 457 assem-
bled tabont the boa ryls we're some of
The most distinguished men in the
civil public and political life of the
country. Judge William +. Day act
cd as POSTMASTER.
Following is synopsis Of Presi-
dent Rooseyelt's address at the ban
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-02
DRUG GO.
FORT STREET 4
TOPICS IN BRIEF.

If Editor Bryan is going to Mexico
to study the silver problem, he had
better hurry up, or there won't be any
of it left.-The Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
President Nord has taken possession
of the Haitian palace and moved his
belongings. They are now ready for
the next reVoluuOn.-The Washington
Post.
If Venezuela would put tax on the
title Of general, some Roadway might
be made in the revenue problem con-
fronting that Countrywide Baltimore
Herald.
If the Standard Oil Company permits
the price of oil to go much higher, it
will be in danger of being classified as
one of the wicked trusts.-The Wash
ington Star.
Probably Mascagni thinks his illus
trious countryman, Christopher Column
bus, was in mighty small business
when he discovered America.-The
Chicago Tribune.
There was a time when European ma
tons didn't consider it necessary 20
come in lunches when they had a
crow to pick with an American coun-
try.-The Kansas City Journal.
The government at Washington is
taking a very calm view of the Vene-
that the magazine editors are likely to
turn themselves loose on it almost any
time.-The Denver Republican.
1t is claimed that the bill providing
for department of commerce will save
the government some money by COM
bining the statistical work. The SEN
ate probably didn't know this, or it
wouldn't have got through so. easily
The Atlanta Journal.
1t is one of the most striking proofs
of the immensely of the territory and
the national interests of our country
that the bill now pending in the senate
for the admission of three new states
arOuses only the most perfunctOry in
terest in the public generally.-New
York Times.
A military expedition to collect a debt
and to extend trade is about the most
wasteful and fruitless eXpedient known
to man. One shell may undo the work
of fifty commercial travelers.-New
York Evening Post.
New York women want street cars
from which men shall be excluded. We
should like to see a woman who would
care to ride in one of those cars.-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
England and Germany should know
better than to put their money on the
Latin races with any expectation of
getting it back.-Anaconda Standard.
Up to date the powers that are de-
handing instant settlement of just
debts at the hands of Castro's misgov-
eminent are England, Germany Italy,
Spain and Belgium-Russia Turkey,
Sweden and Norway, Monte Carlo and
DahOmey being yet to hear from.-Min-
neapols Times.
Speaking of the possibility of a tenn
porary occupation of Venezuela, it may
be interesting to recall that Russia is
still temporarily occupying Manchuria,
and that England has been temporarily
occupying Egypt for nearly twenty
years.-Chicago News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-02
Man'S Success.

The doctrine of perfection-that is,
that perfection can be attained-had as
many adherents as opponents a few
years ago. That man should be able
through his diligence and perseverance,
to attain that degree of absolute salts
faction which preclaims him to be on
the top rung of Lies ladder of trials,
seemed impossible, beyond the fondest
hopes. To aim for the high ideal, to
strive for the best, to win fame by the
application of the noblest motives, has
ever been deemed a mans duty and
though, through seas of troubles, disap-
pointments and seeming failures man
struggles on success must inevitably
come to him who applies his best to
life.
This perfection-succe been at
tanned! and has a witness i'm the
DOUGLAS PATENT CLOSET, qua
ranteed against leakage and the an
noyance of running water. BATH the
plumber, at 1866 King stree viii show
proofs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-02
Furnished Rooms To Let

Two new 2-story Cottages, situated
on Kukui Lane, containing eight rooms
each. Modern conveniences. Rent $31
per month. Apply to Landlord" P.
o. Box 697, Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-02

will submit these to the Secretary of
the Interior for his approval, will get
the opinion of the Attorney General for
the department on them, and will con-
clude the whole business and get the
money out here within a very short
time and with it all will have the
thanks and good will of the Interior
Department for having done the work
and gotten a matter off its hands.
There is a steamer leaving for the
coast tomorrow. Let Secretary Carter
representing the governor as well as
himself take that steamer and go to
Washington Allowing for time for
travel and time in Washington for the
necessary work, it is highly probable
that in two weeks from today we can
know just how soon the money may be
expected here. That one fact will
wonderfully brighten the financial sit
uation. Debtors Will know when they
can pay debts for which this will pro-
vide the means. Bankers will have a
guide in extending credit in many cases
A definite time when, will be fixed, for
which thousands of obligations that
now act as a drag on the community
can be settled Let the governor be up
and doing.' Now is the time to act. The
public does not ask haste, but action.
By promptitude Governor Dole can do
more for the financial betterment of
this territory in this one matter than
in all other matters he could do in
year.