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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11
CENTRAL BLOCK LOSSES.
Those who Suffered and Those Who
Escaped Injury or Damage.

Following is a list Of the Office rent
ing people In the Central block. Those
who lost everything are
Mrs. Mcconnell. apartment suite.
J. T.. Darmer. attorney.
John A. Hunt. mining.
j. c. Stewart, mining.
a. &. sadler, real estate.
n. 5. Riyes, mining.
Ed. Nissen. civil engineer
Il. NJ. LeProhon ciyil engineer.
s. y. Armstrong attorney.
r. c. Crawford. printer
L. w. Critchlow. studio.
Robert Gorllnski, surveyor.
w. l.. Goodsell mining
j. W. Skinner, real estate.
y. Heymanson. mortgages and loans.
T.. A. Kessler
John X. Riley. apartments.
Theo. Botkin. attorney.
]. A. Van Pelt, mining.
Or. Davidson
Louis Jeffs. apartments.
PARTIAL LOSSES.
salt Lake Hardware company.
Joint Ticket Agency. Western Pas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11
uses ESTIMATED AT $4,000
sgrss May Increase or Decrease d Little But Not Very
r. nn1nos Are Pretty Well Insured Occupants Lose
Fvvtng With Little lnsurdnce-PaPers Destroyed,

apparatus from all three stations were
put into commission The water pres
sure at the time registered % pounds
and since that Tine Il has varied 10
1876 but the watermains on Second
South from East Temple to West Tenn
pie were not large enough TO supply the
demand for water. On East Temple
street there is Il l2-inch Waterman. on
the north side of Second South the
main IS a G-inch affair and the one on
the south side Ia only eight inches. It
IS not difficult TO imagine what the
liremen had TO contend with when the
fact Is taken into consideration that
one line Of hose is capable Of sucking
the main dry
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11
BANK OF COMMERCE.
Continued Business at Walker Bros
Bank Today-Ioss Not Heavy.

The Bank OK Commerce opened FOR
business at the usual hour this morn
ing, by which time placards wet from
the printer, proclaimed that business
would be temporarily carried on IN
Walker Bros bank on the corner OF
Second South and East Temple street.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11

Cashier Wilson, when seen. was busliy
engaged IN opening the morning mad
IN Mr. Walkers private office H.
cad with a smile:
We are only suffering a temporary
inconvenience. Our loss is possibly $40
O00, with Insurance 90 $500 in the
Ocrman-Amerlcan This means that
or furniture has an been destroyed
rs well as considerable mail and cor-
rcspondence All books and valuable
papers were IN the strong room. while
tho money and collateral are IN the
SAFE which Il within the vault ! dC
not think for moment that these ore
injured IN the slightest
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11

h TIL ,t,nb Thsoton Into Bunekot Waste m
|g"'D .D ~Sanday Entrance Probably Caused fue'

,,, fire will probably never be known to an absolute
be s'sG the ns s "ns o o Sne Do
that nav es have been advanced during the day rang
knows " 10 the most nonsenseal ideas conceivable But
from theory that appears plausible and is supported by
has been on ts II Is this. There men going In and out
ty strong ,bo d r walker building late into the night
The UO France at the near the elevator as wen as the
used w % known as short cut or Sunday Sesame This
elevator that lea from n o% n to 1 %b eP i ss2e
The TOOL IA mt commonly engine room waste the
PIE man who went out of the saloon about midnight care
e | t5 match the elevator SHAFT and that 1t came IN
s se with the result that fire was started In short
tact WIN wy - along an Underground coal chute into
r m' e which orked its way into the upper stories
tas ~ m such fearful rapdity and with such dire conse
ne& NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11
HARD FIRE TO FIGHT.
one Of the Worst With, which De-
partmert Has Had To- Deal

Secy. L. NJ Earl Of the department
was called from his home at Z.20 this
morning aud Immediately came down 90
the department TO assist in giving die
reCtions. As soon as ihe sraNiiy OF the
situation was known the waterworks
department was notified and The water
was turned from the East Temple
street mains TO those on Second South.
"since $3.50 this morning 1000 extra
feet OF hose have been sent down, said
Mr. Earl In addition 10 that, 25 sacks
OF coal have been sent down 20 the
steamers. The steamers have used up
nearly sik tons of coal already. The
only kick We have coming Is the water
system. We had an The available water
turned into those mains. but think OF
lighting such a FIRE from o e-inch main"
Since daylight the wagons have been
going back aud Ufrth carrying hose and
other equipment while such men as
could be spared for "a moment seized
the opportunity 10 dash 20 headquarters
CONTINUED on page twc)
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4 ,,o was visited by a fire early
&srnIrs which win be known as
4 n, lissest N Us history AS
the Atlas block a modern m
H. structure on Second South
! M 10 the S. S walker estate Is
Il Of blackened ard smoulderins
H. which thousands Of citizens
6osel with regret today 1t was
4 At $4,000 The loss Is total
H. no rt Of It BEING saved
H. was carried 20 the amount Of
4 csntral block on the west occu-
i The Salt Lake Hardware cont
n far as the Grs. hcor and base
Ear Concerned, was damaged
It is owned by the j. r.
4 estate and NJ. II, Walker The
\ ala today that the building was
i al 100000 and that there was
b. upon Il to the amount of $780,
sThis block Is SO badly Quilted that
Y Be condemned. The hardware
~ are lhe greatest losers They
stsi the value Of their stock at
\ ana said that as far as they
kbe 70 figure out now that their
/ gould reach quite 100000. The
Nj tenants on the door above was
w considerable while those Of
Eas block Is beyond accurate call
n at lhig time
be- fre wall between the D, f,
II block and the Atlas saved the
\ from destruction, although II
h considerably and had one Of
erowest escapes a building ever
! ibis city. II Is only a state
y! fact that the fire department
Ber1id work and for once its
rlll hive 10 De silonced. Every
Pom chief TO engine tender aid
Ey TO the last ounce OF energy
p could command. and did 1t in
ply too. They fought through
'ng hours Of the night and have
n up all Day, and with ample
Pressure The city's supply be-
|llered at the corner Of East Tenn.
Second South streets. During
~ morning hours the blaze was
'lnlcaled 70 Walker Brothers
building bat the loss was con-
\ some scorched wood work.
4 estimated the total losses OF
poe llfe viii reach about three
~ OF q million dOllars
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11

Manager Pakhus Pacific Underwriters, tax
with News representative this morning people OF
sai Lake might well congratulate themselves escape
an extensive conogaon For said he II the fire had started u
the basement would have the
H. Walker building East Temple
f" all that section Moreover IN the the fire originating
ia the basement very good
spread also the and mgulhd the entire Bu
he conditions favorable o confined fire. began evidently
Che fourth and worried way through below
and then worked It's The block through
the roof from the Atlas block may by
eect insulation by caecEoss throwing matches lighted
cigarettes into litter other nnammabe material The
fires chat have occurred SAT- Lake what calico
lucky fires In that the conditions favorable connng
the property day may
In the good fortune and hen
There flakes fire through
down them burned
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11
Chatse Of hcendiariSm Being Officially
Investigated; Big Sensation is Promised

Despite the frequent apparently
that there possibility Of the question OF ncendasm associated
with the high authority
been reported proper authorities and being thoroughly Investigated
officially positively
big sensation promised result of The turn Of affairs
follow
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11

in during the last few days.
Bank of Commerce.
McGurrin & Co, investments.
Stringer & Co., real estate.
Peters Barber shop.
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., whole
sale dry goods.
Sheets q Raleigh Detective
Agency.
Ferris Insurance Office.
Amy & Williams, brokers.
William Mckay. lawyer,
Bradley & Chisholm lawyers.
Chapman & Trip, dentists.
w. b. Andrew, broker.
T, Egan, broker.
DR.. Stewart.
DR.. Humelbaugh.
Dr. Dart.
Architect Dart.
Snyder & Westervelt, lawyers.
Bradstreets Commercial Agency.
a. 7. Kerr broker.
South Swansea Mining Company.
Judge A. Howat. lawyer.
Pioneer Nursery.
w. r. Hutchinson, lawyer.
Sowles q Goodhue, nursery.
NJ, Shaughnessy. mining.
J r. Bowdle, lawyer
Davis County Nursery.
+. j. Wilkinson, Credit Mems
Association.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11
senger assOciat ton.
Williamson a Taylor.
THESE WERE SAVED.

Truth Publishing company
Happy Hour Dental Parlors.
l.. h. Brown. dentist
Waterman Bros. brokers.
May Day Mining and Milling com
pany.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11
ALARM TURNED IN.

a'us From Three stations
promptly Put to Use.
a'm was turned In to depart
n'aaquarlers at exactly 2:25 this
aud Immediately the entire
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11

Haywood, Robinson &c Craig,
brokers and agents.
Phoenix Life Insurance Com
pany.
Il. b. Cameron Pacific Accident
Insurance Company.
Judge Laney, lawyer.
Maj Edmund Wilkes, invest
ments,
II. IL. Voss. janitor.
strickland & Spaulding, mining
engineers.
II. w. Hartley, collections.
d. $. Truman, lawyer.
McGurrin q McGurrin, lawyers.
Dr. T. b. Beatty.
Or. Whitney.
Dr. Philo Jones.
Dr. j. c. e.. King.
Or. Ira Lyons.
Il. W. Tatiock, lawyer.
Dr. H. $. Scott.
Pacific Express Company.
Nye q Largent. lawyers.
f. j. Gustin, lawyer
John Mahan, real estate.
Collier & Olmstead. mining en-
gineers.
oglesby & Knight, mining en-
glneers.
George Hirsohvogel, hardware
agent.
f. II. Hyde, commercial agent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11
ATLAS BLOCK PEOPLE
WHO WERE BURNED OUT.

following list Of the tenants of the furnished
today the head structure
comprises names exception moved
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11

Howthe Progress OF the Flames Were
Cut on in That Direction.

But for the prompt action OF Charles
King and the nlghtwatehman OF the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11

GALL UP $50 whenNEou want the News
ad. man to call onNou and help you
make your advertising moro effective.
He can do II.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11

Salt Lake Hardware company.
Joint Ticket Agency. Western Pas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
Gen. LEE
N.0y'P: PL|U.|SS'E.D. /
Has No Idea Where That Two
Hundred Thousand Is
Coming From.
IT'S il ABSOLUTELY I e NECESSARY T: c F
The General Admits It Must be
Raised to Save the Charter Of y
Janas town Exposition.
T'ssABsOLUTELY NECESSARY

| .s al . u
General F'tzhugh Lee Is now prominent
In tho public eye. Every one Is curious
to know what he. as president OF the
Jamestown Exposition Company, Will do
to raise that $o0o0o0 In The next ten days.
81 The railroads cutt the Exposition Com
pany to the quick when they agreed to
subscribe to only, 100000 \ Of stock. In
stead of8three} times that sum-. /, as they
We're expected to !, do, ,,& General Leo has
been forced 1 to drop ..all business ron ac-
count Of. the death Of his brother, and has
but recently returned to the city.
The General was seen last night and
asked what would be done. Ho was
frank, as usual. Ills reply was: II don't
know,'' Then he added: you know the
railroads did not take the amount Of
stock We expected they would, and l
have been forced to lay aside all busl-
ness"
us It absolutely necessary for the re-
manning 100000 to be raised by January
t1st?" was asked as5l4
1T certainly is.' was the reply. ''or we
will forfeit the cha arter."
The General seemed to realize that
100000 Is a pretty big sum to raise In
ten days from n field that has already
been pretty we'll canvassed. -
But General Lee Is Il resourceful man,
and he Isn't going to gvc up that char
ter without a struggle. tk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
CUT HOLE in ICE
TO.DROWN HIMSELF
Sad and Remarkable Suicide Of
Prominent Young II
Man.
7(spec,al to The Tlmes.Dlspatch.)

Especial to The Times.Dispatch.)
cHRIsTIANsBU VA. Dec, 3e1 Ono
OF the saddest affairs ever known In
this county took place near Elliston yes.
terday, when Mr., Lewis Eskridge,
young man twenty-five years OF Age.
committed suicide by drowning hiTself
in Roanoke River, after cutting hole
in the Ice for the purpose IIe had been
In poor health for some time, which Is
the only reason that can be assigned for
the rash act He was the third son Of
Mr., A, r. Eskrldge one Of the most
prominent citizens of the county, His
Oldest brother, Mr.. a. T, Eskrdge, Jr,
graduated at the University OF YlrglniA
law school last June, and Is now q prar-
tlclng attorney ut Pulaski City. His.
grandfather, Colonel Henry A. Edmond,.
son, represented THIS district In CONGRESS
before the war, and was one Of the ablest
and most distinguished lawyers In the
Slata at that time
M The deceased was a nephew OF Judge
Henry p, Blair, OF Salem, Tho funeral
viii be held at the residences OF his
stricken parents tomorrow afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
LIQUIDATION in
COTTON MARKET
Close Steady Net IS to rs Points
Lower, With Sales Estimated
at I 100000 Bales.
(By Associated press.)


NEW YORK. December 2l.--There was
heavy LIQUIDATION at the opening Of the
cotton market to-day, While the bulls
bought aggressivey. particularly the new
ier positions, the market. responding to
overnight selling orders. on the rumors
of impending trouble In tho Far East
broke sharply. The opening was steady,
but Irregular, with first prices four points
lower to Ave points higher Gables were
rather below expectations, but Southen
news was Of a bulish average, lmmedi-
ately following the call the market showed
some frmness. Later. however, It broke
sharply, the active months showing losses
OF 1921 points inside OF the first forty
FIVE minutes.
Throughout the day prices We're rallied
several points as u result Of bull support
and bulllshness concerning the attitude
OF holders, then they wera allowed to sas
off as liquidation became moro active,
Generally speaking, the tone was steady
to Arm until well along In the afternoon,
but was easier In the late trading. and
the market closed steady, net ~ to 2a
points lower. The sales We're estimated
s. 200 pQo bales.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
BEYOND ALL, |.
'']IOL.,E||:'R;'.ATI0N /: /
Chicago Chief Of Police .Will5Not
85: Allow Funerals to&be
Molested.
PER PEI e. REMpToRY / Dry ! ORDERS RI GIVEN
Law Or q, No 8 Law, Labor. Troubles
Shall Not be- Carried to the
Houses Of the Dead. b
PEREMPToRY ORDERS GIVEN
i..-'ss;i': I. ~. -. js4,.
.(By Associated Press. )

IS. (f3yI IASSOclateQ FreS6. Hse 4. 2 l,l95,
CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. 21.-Picketing Of
houses. from which funerals are to start,
whether peaceful or violent, BY union
livery drivers, who went on strike four
days ago. is to be prevented by the po-
lice under direct orders Issued tonight
by Chief OF Police o'Neil. u. s4
J.sB. Wudsworth,2 secretary, and Charles
Stevens, business agent Of the Livery
mems UH.on were summoned before Chief
O'Neill tonight and told in plain Ian
guage that any differences the union
might have would have to be settled
away from houses Of mourning.
This plcketing ofthe homes from
which funerals are holding, Is beyond the
liberation of civilized community" said
Chief o'Neill. Your zeal has carried you
beyond the pale Of endurance, and such
unheard OF performances as the carrying
ot labor troubles to the houses OF the
dead. will not be allowed by the police.
Law or no law, plcketing of every kind
around these houses will have to stop.
Shall take my chances with the courts
on the question. If any conduct Is ques-
toned In any court
Chief O'Neill then issued a general or
der tC all Inspectors. OIL IbipUllCc OH tlo
line OF his conversation with the two
union officers. He instructed command
Ing officers to accompany funerals in
carriages II circumstances seemed to re-
quiro It, and to see that the last rites
OF tho dead be In no way lnterfered with.
Peace Plans.
On top of Chief O'Neill's order came
tho announcement tonight that peace
plans. looking tora settlement Of the
strike, had been launched Through the
efforts OF the Chicago Board Of Arbtra-
ton committee was appointed at q
r,eeting OF the ltyerymen and the I'm
dGrtukers' Association to meet with q
ccnmittee from the Drivers Union to
cndeavor to bring about an amicable ad-
justment of the trouble.
A funeral party OF over dozen people
from. the Northwest arrived In Chicago
to-day, and. after the body Of the de-
cedsnt had been taken from the union
depot In ''dead" wagon, pickets stop
red bus. In which the mourners we're
i,eng transferred to the Dearborn Sta
tlon, 1t was explained TO the pickets
tia. the body was being taken south
and that train connections had to be
made, but they refused to allow the
bus to proceed until union bus agent
arrived He heard the details and then
declared that the mourners should pro-
ceed In tlsl bus without interference.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
.HEREAF TER
He Will, BUY
Owner Of Goal Mines Finds to
Burn His Own Costs Too
Much Money.
DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION
Corporation Commission Will. be
Asked to Seek Cause Of
81 High Rate.

IS(F'rom Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D.. c., Dec. 2l.-A gen
tleman from Southwest Virginia. who has
coma to Washington with his family to
spend the winter. has about reached the
conclusion that. being the oWnerso sew,
era fine coal mines is an expensive,
luxury.-that is. If he burns his own coal
In his house here. II
Last week he had a carload of coal
shipped from his mines In Southwest Vlr-'
gina to this city The coal came over
the main line Of the Norfolk and West
ern to Roanoke, thence over the Shenan-
doah Valley division of that road to Shen-.
andoah Junction, and thence over the
Baltimore and Ohio to this city.
The cost Of transporting that carload
OF coal to Washington was 500 In ad-
dition to this, there was a charge of
eighty cents ton on the coal by the
man who hauled 1t from the railway
depot to the coal cellar. The car con-
ton cost about $500 ton. by the car
lead. Ja1s
WILL INVESTIGATE,
The Virginia Corporation Commission is
going to be asked to Investigate this
charge. If It is unable to afford any
relief the matter will t,s taken to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The gentleman who hal the coal brought
hero said to-day that he had made in
quiries of dealers and had learned that
coal from the anthratice fields OF Penn
sylvania can be brought here consfd-
erab!y cheaper than can the coal from
the Virginia fields. He Is going to make
a fight to have tl',s rates reduced. not
for the purpose Of securing. relief in his
own particular case cited. but with a
View to removing an embargo which is
laid on Virginia coal. It Is readily seen.
that It Is Impossible to get the coal&fron1
the nj mes of Southwest Virginia into this
market II such enormous transporta-
tion rates are to be charged.
The gentleman referred to thinks the
heavy charge was made on the Baltimore
and Ohio. and not on the Norfolk and
Western. n
Mr.. William a, Glasgow. OF Roanoke,
who wo 8. for many years the counsel Of
the Norfolk and Western, but who Is now
counsel for Castner Curran & Bullitt.
who are the forwarding agents for the
coal mined In the Pocahontas and Flat
Ton fields, has been engaged to conduct
several cases for the; Interstate Com
mcrce Commission against the Norfolk
and Western. and probably other roads,
In which the charge Is made that unfair.
rates have been charged. Mr.. Glasgow
was here. for n day or two last week and
argued several cases before the COM
mission.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
CHARGES AGAINST
BENITO fLEGARDO
(Bx Assoc.I. ,eu Press.

WASHINGTON Dec. e1.-cha rges hay.
Ing been filed with the President affecting
the moral character OF Benito Legardo
the Secretary OF War to-day transmitted
by mall to the civil Governor of the + hill.
ipplAe Islands a copy OF them for |, y in
formation. These charges were contained
In a cablegram to the President from Fei ;
sons In Manila. IN commenting upon tne
case to-day, Secretary Root expressed
the bel eff that the cablegram was sent
In order that It might be given to ne
press and thereby work lrreparable III.
jury to the commissioner, lie said it
was revolving to him that mon s repu,a-
tions should thus publicly be nssalled
before they had a chance to speak,
Legardo Is one Of the most prominent
men In the Philippines. He is one OF thres
natives appointed by Governor Taft on
the Philippine Commission. He Is said to
be u man Of great Influence among his
people. E .&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
MAJOR MCCLELLAN
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS
(By Associated Press.)s

48i (By Associated Press.)s K .i
1 NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-Mayor- Elect
Geo. B.. Mcclellan tonight announced as
Ills choice for four OF T. the offices under
,hls administration, the names OF Patrick
keenan,. as city! chamberlain Francis j..
I.entry. commissioner Of correction; Nlch-
oias j. Hayes fire com missioner. and T..
c. T. 4 Grain. tenement house commission
crs No announcement In regard to the
police commissionership was made. s.
j John D. Delaney 1t has already been
announced will be corporal tion counsel
under the new administration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
.FIRECRACKERS
AND TOY PISTOLS
Order Issued BY Chief Of Police
Concerning the Use
OF Them.

Major Howard has Informed HIS men to
prohibit the shooting Of fire crackers by
any one before noon Of Christmas Eve.
From that time until the morning OF the
day after Christmas fireworks, may be
used at pleasure, except that no fire
cracker larger than No! may he used
at any time.
Any one caught using fire crackers be-
fore noon of Thursday will be arrested
and carried before Justice Crutchheld In
the Police Court and fined.
There Is also an ordinance prohibiting
the sale or flrlng OF toy pistols and air
guns, upon the penalty Of q fine. This
ordnance VIII be strictly enforced by the
police.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
BRILLIANT RECEPTION
TO THE AMERICANS
fBv Assoclaled Press.)

ADDS ABEBA, ABYssINlA. Friday,
D,,cember lS-(By Courier to Jibutil,
French somal'land December 2l.)-Es-
ccrted by several thousand Ethiopian SOL
diers, the American mission to Emperor
4Menellk. Eoaded by Consul-General Skin
ner, entered the Abyssnlan capital to-
day.
The reception of the Americans was
most brilliant and picturesque. Emperor
Menelk personally received Mr., Skinner.
The Emperor surrounded by the pr!nci-
pal functonaries Of the capital, delivered
cordial discourse of welcome, to which
Mr.. Skinner responded presenting an IN
v'totion 10 the Emneror to visit the OK
position at st. Louis, The Emperor
granted Mr., Skinner private aud'enc
and accepted the latters Invitation 10
send m Abyssinlan exhibit to st. Louis.