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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Great Interests Destroyed.


 The wholesale dry goods, produce lum- Der. shipping, railroad and financial in- terests have been destroyed notwith- standing heroic efforts on the part of the fire department reinforced by almost numberless firemen from Washington, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Newark, N J., Harrisburg and New York city. Starting in the wholesale section the fire burned out every wholesale house of note in the city, swept on through the Baltimore and Fayette street sections, destroyed all the prominent office build ings as well as the chamber of commerce and stock exchange in the financial sec tion and then sped on through the whole sale and export trade section centering about exchange place.
 It had gutted the old and new buildings along Pratt street and on the wharves, which housed hundreds of firms doing business all over the world. It had swept | away the bridges over Jones Falls and burned into the great freight terminals of the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio on President street. Millions of feet of lumber have gone up in smoke. 1 All electrical power has been destroyed, and no street cars are running.
 Described Half Circle. 1 Roughly speaking the fire in it's course 1 described half circle on it's northern and western edges, curving from Lombard and Liberty streets to Fayette and St. Pauls streets, and then sweeping around 1 toward Market and Lombard streets. The while effect of this course of the fire was to describe an immense question mark.
 i Jacob Ilgrinfritz of the Laurie fire com pany of York, Pa, was killed this morn- ing by falling walls.
 A Narrow Escape. | Two fire companies of Wilmington, Del, while trying to extinguish the flames consuming Bolden's wharf, a wooden structure occupied by the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic railroad were cut off by the explosion of the Standard Oil company'S warehouse, at the corner of Pratt street. When the men saw their predicament they were taken off in tugs, abandoning their engine. Fifteen minutes later a change in the direction of the wind opened a passageway long enough to enable the firemen to rush in and secure their engine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Little Stream Stopped Flames.

As the day wore on the forefront of the fire neared Jones Falls, q small stream that trends north and south, and divides Baltimore from that portion of the city known as East Baltimore. This little stream was the last stands
 If the confiagration leaped it and gain ed foothold its extent could not be fore told.
 Tremendous efforts were made to block it. Dynamite was used freely. The fire apparatus was centered and all the skin of the fighters called into play to defeat the element that had eaten up millions of dollars worth of property. And hu- man skill and pluck and grit and un- faltering courage won The fire was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
FLAMES DESCRIBED
 GREAT SEMICIRCLE

Baltimore, February S.-The News Union, in it's editorial today, will say:
 Acres of buildings covering territory more than half mile in length and from three to six blocks in width were de- started yesterday morning. No one can tell today the extent of the disaster. To hazard an estimate of the total loss is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
struauIed Against Great odds.

In the early hours this morning the army of fire fighters struggled against overwhelming odds. and when dawn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
JAPAN IS DETERMINED UPON : WAR AND IS TRANSPORTING HER
 TROOPS TO KOREAN TERRITORY

(conslrued from First Pace,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Under Military Control.

checked. But behind It lay great gut
 ted waste of more than 40 acres in ex-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15

Taught the Travelling Man.

A travelling man who has a we'll
developed propensity for flirting
was treated to a surprise at the
Great Northern depot last night
and no doubt this pastime will not
be aspopular with him in future.
In one Of the waiting rooms sat q
young lady apparently travelling
alone. The knight of the grip
favored her with a few Of his
choicest smirksa and the lady was
embarrassed but he con-
his attentions until a stall
wart young man in mackinaw
turned him around with a start.
ling suddenness and informed
him that the lady was his sister
and that there was only two
things he could do to keep from.
getting as good alicking as had
ever been handed out in the
north country and one was to
to the lady and the
other to beat the stafwart woods
man to the game. The travelling
man apologized and the yeriest.
Miss Prim could not have been
visibly more embarrassed than
he was, when at the conclusion
Of the ordeal he picked up his
grips and stalked out into the
night.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
WELL ATTENDED
Formal Opening ofPublic Library
Drew Out a Good Crowd De-
spite the Weather.

Despite the binding snow
storm prevalent last evening
there was good attendance at
the formal opening of the public
library held at the court house
last night under the auspices Of
the Ladies' Library Association
and the meeting and reception at
the library rooms which followed
was a thoroughly enthusiastic
and enjoyable event.
Mrs. McCuaig, vice president
of the association introduced
Miss Clara Baldwin, of the state
library commission to the meet
fng in the court room and Miss
Baldwin responded with a very
interesting address on public u
braries and their objects and
results. She complimented the
ladies very highly for their com
mendable interest in the matter
and her address was very we'll
received.
Judge Stanton Of Cass Lake,
E. 3. McDonald, H Ct Hays and
Rev. Broomfeld responded to re
quests for remarks and made
timely talks on the library.
The reception at the library
rooms followed. Light refresh
ments were served, the books
and the home Of the library were
inspected.
The library will be open tomor.
row afternoon from 2 until 8
O'Clock for the first time and
books may be obtained upon pre-
sentation Of the properly en-
dorsed application.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
Warrant for Perrault.

Mrs. Nellie Stahnke, Of Farley
today swore out warrant for
the arrest of NJ. Perrault, on a
charge of house breaking and
disorderly conduct. Perrault's
wife was stopping at the Stahnke
house when he is said tohave=
brokeninto it to get her out. He
will have a hearing in this city
tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Per
rault is quite i'll as the result Of
Wednesday nights affair and as
soon as she is able will swear out
a warrant for the arrest of her
husband on a charge Of assault.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
FUN WITH DUMMY
Practical Joker at keIliher Does
a Bogus Dead Man Stunt
Successfully.

A practical joker at Kelliher
had surfeit Of delight with a
bogus dead man last Tuesday
night and took in practically the
entire town. A dummy was fixed
up and laid across the railroad
track and the incoming train
backed over it. The engineer
was startled picked up the
mangled mass and it was taken
to the depot. Later the hoax
was discovered and the engineer
was not pleased to say the least.
BY this time a crowd had gather
ed and the corpse was picked
up and solemly carried into a,
saloon, covered with blanket.
"a hush fell over the crowd and
at the proper time the proprietor
was made to set up the drinks.
This was worked on almost every
place in town, but the real sensa-
ton came when the remains were
taken to Peter Ducett 5 place and
leaned against the back door.
Mrs. Ducett was badly fright
ened and called to her husband
who came down and took five
shots at the lifeless intruder.
Latershe was SO deeply chagrined
that he cremated the corpse. It
was a big night at Kelliher and
everybody who didn't have any
thing else to do was in with the
play
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
BOUND OVER
F. j. Artz Held to Grand Jury For
Murder Of Peter Weilander.
at Battle.

f. j. Artz, the Battle home
steader, accused u the murder
of Peter Weiland er-. as bound
over to the grand jury Of the
September term of court by
Judge Reynolds yesterday after
noon.
At the conclusion Of the state s
evidence Attorney Henry Funk
ley who represented Artz made
a stronge plea for his release but
the court held the evidence suf.
fceint-to warrant his being bound
over and he was remanded to the
county Jail.
Artz had expected to be=re.
leased but expressed no disap-
pointment at the out come. He
is confident Of his ultmite acquit-
tai and says that when his case
comes up for trail next Septem-
Der he will be discharged.
Attorney Funnley said he did
expect his clients release at the
preliminary examination. He
says he has a strong case and
that the trial will establish con
clusiYely that Weilander and his
friends had attempted to intimi
date Artz into giving up poses
sion of his homestead and that
the shooting was done in self de
ence.
The state also claims a stronger
case than was developed at the
preliminary examination yester-.
day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
To Move Logs.

The N. & l. are preparing to
construct a spur to the lake at
Northome and a car dynamite
and other material to begin the
work of building has arrived. The
contract has been awarded to j.
III. Carly and the work will be
commenced soon. The spur will.
be built down to the lake and a
hoist put in so that the logs now
in the lake can be moved. Two
seasons cuts have been landed in
the lake. by Backus & Brooks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
HUNTERS LUCK
Claim Owner On the South Cor.
norant River Gets a Bunch
Of Bear.

Blackduck Times: Oliver.
Rustad, who lives on his claim on
the South Cormorant river north
Of here, Friday last had an ex-
perience heidi not bargain for.
He was out hunting rabbits
about fifteen rods from his house
when he came to the roots of a
large spruce tree that had blown
over. and sticking out of the cav
ity.the- head of "a big bear which
came at him with herr mouth open.
He only had Y gauge shot gun
with No. 5 shot, but he blazed
away, taking her in the forehead
killing her at the tirstshot. In the
den there were two two-year.old
cubs and one one year old cub,
which he had drove out in order
to kill the old one. The skin of
the mother bear measured over
six feet long.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
Smoked for the Herald.

A timber cruiser lit pipe for
the benefit Of the Duluth Herald
yesterday and a column story
tells how the Bemidji band plans
to attend the exposition at ST.
Louis. The trip is to be made
by boat from this city and the
band is to take Chief Bemidj j
with it to exhibit along the route
and pick up the necessary change
to defray the expense of the
trip. Bemidji has no band at
the present time, and all this will
be news in this city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
AWh0le-family.

Rev. L. A. Dunlop, OF Mount Verv
snon,-Mo.,@ says: My children were
afflicted with cough resulting from
measles, my wife with cough that
had prevented her sleeping more or
less for FIVE years, and your White
Wine of Tar Syrup has cured them
all.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
. :
Administrators Appointed.

Erick M. GLAND was yesterday
appointed administrator Of the
estate Of Peter w. Weilander,
who was shot at Battle town last
week. GLAND is a cousin of We'll
ander's. The estate consists of
town lots at the village Of Kelli-
her, about $3.50 in cash and prop
ertyi n-the old country -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
WILL RESIGN
Register Jones Of Cass Lake
Land Office to Quit
Soon.

4 VIII 4 4 "
Washington, April 14.-lt was
learned Monday at the general
land office that while no charges
had been preferred against J. D.
Jones, register Of the Cass Lake
land office, it was only a matter
of a short time before he was to
relinquish his Office.
Mr.. Jones is now on sick leave,
recently granted him by the land
Office here.
Representative Buchanan has
selected successor to Mr.. Jones
who will be appointed Immediately
upon the latter's retirement.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
FEAR FOUL PLAY
Strange Disappearance of Woods.
man Named Whalen Still
Unaccounted For.

Il "a =
Despite the most careful
search by the entire police force
there is Still no clue to the pres
ent whereabouts of the woods
man named Whalen, who left a
team of horses at Bagley's livery.
stable the first of last week and
has not since been seen. Whalen
was intoxicated when last seen
in this city and may have taken
the train to some of the neighbor-
ing towns to continue his spree.
He had a large sum of money,
his earnings in the woods, on his
person, and he may have met
with foul play. HeWas but little
known in Bemidji and this fact
makes the task Of the police de.
partment in locating him partic-
ularly hard.
Mother Seeks Her Daughter.
The police department. has re-
ceived aletter fromaladya at Louis
vile, Kentucky, asking for in
formation concerning her daugh.
ter, Anna Jones, who was last
heard from Bemidji and whose
address was box 527. The
mother states that she is in desti-
tute circumstances and needs
her daughters aid. She has
been unable to hear from her for
six months and is greatly Wor.
ried. The police have been un-
able to locate Miss Jones.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
First Class Restaurant.

John Armstrong, Of Black duck
and A. D. Underwood, Of Solway,
yesterday rented the French
building on Beltrami avenue and
will open up a first class restaur-
ant in a few days. Both gentle
men are we'll known in Bemidj il.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-15
Fortune Awaits Him.

Chief Of Police Bailey has re-
ceived a letter from Mrs. Louise
Schroeder, Of Des Moines, Iowa,
asking for information concern
ing her brother, Fred Wheeler,
who was last heard from in Be-
midi several months ago. By
the death of a relative Wheeler is
the heir to large sum Of money.
He has been working in the
woods near Bemidji, but has not
yet been located.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
CONNERSV|LLE MAN SAYS
THAT HE WAS SANDBAGGEO
Tells Police that Robber at the
Union Station Secured $500
in Cash.
HAD BOTTLE OF WHISKY

Charles Garris, claiming to be a farmer
living six miles south of Connersville, Ind,
was arrested early this morning by Patrol
man Shafer and taken to police station,
charged with drunkenness. At police station
Garris said that he had been sandbagged
and robbed of $500. He declares that he is on
his way to Danville. ILL.,, for his health and
while stopping over here he made the ac-
quaintance of stranger at Union Station.
The two ate together in Union Depot res
taurant and later Garris fell the victim of
the stranger. When searched at police sta
ton Garris had ST. a razor and a flask of
whisky.
Garris was suffering from slight scratch
on the forehead
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
VISITS LOVERS GRAVE
AND LATER KILLS HERSELF
New York Girl Grieves for Dead
Fiance and Shoots Herself
in a Berlin Home.
BULLET PIERCES HEART

BERLIN, April 19.-Miss Edith Bricont.
of New York. committed suicide with re-
volver tonight
According TO the Lokal Anzeiger, Miss
Bricont became engaged to German en-
gineer. who went to New York for the
purpose of studying engineering conditions
i'm tho United States. The engineer, whose
name is not given. returned to Berlin re-
Gently and was taken sick. The young
woman who came here with her parents,
arrived after the engineers death and the
day after the burial the parents went TO
Wiesbaden. She remained in the house Of
her fiance's brother. promising to meet her
parents in Hamburg. Tonight. however.
before the time set for her departure. she
visited the grave of her dead lover. She
returned home overcome with grief and
ended her life. The bullet pierced her
heart. \
Miss Bricont was twenty-three years old.
Her father is described as manufacturer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
NEWSPAPER ARTIST is
HEIR TO BIG FORTUNE
John Simcoe, a Native of New Al
bany, Seeks Proof Concerning
His Parentage.
NOW LIVES IN BOSTON
- .bo 1nd,araro,,s Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY, April 19.-John Simcoe,
newspaper artist, of Boston, is in this city
in search of proof of his birth and parent
age, which will entitle him to an estate
valued at nearly s1O0O,OOO. which he says is
held by trust company in Boston.
His story is romantic. He was born in
this city in 1864, his father being Oscar
Simcoe, now an inmate of the Soldiers
Home at Marion, and his mother was Mary
Frederick, daughter of John Frederick, an
old shoemaker of this city. When a boy
he was taken by his grandmother, Mrs
Frederick. to Indianapolis, and after a
short residence there they went TO Boston,
where Simcoe has since lived. The estate
claimed by Simcoe is the accumulation of
royalties on a patent used in manufactur-
ing shoes, invented by his grandfath ther,
John Frederick
Soon after his birth Simcoe's mother Sc
cured divorce from her husband and mar
ried George Goodall, of this city. Simcoe
did not learn his rightful name until a few
years ago, when his mother. on her death
bed, told him the facts concerning his
birth. He was accompanied 10 this city
by an attorney and has found the records
of the marriage of his parents his birth
and his mothers divorce and remarriage
and he expects to have no trouble in es-
tablishing his right TO the fortune held in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
WOMAN'S QUICK ACTION
SAVED A FREIGHT TRAIN
She Awoke and Saw a Burning
Trestle, and Ran Out in Her
Night Dress to Give a Signal.
STOPPED JUST IN TIME

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG. Ind. April 19.-Clad only
in her night clothes. Mrs. Anna Hyland,
wife of Southern Indiana Railway engi-
neer. living at Westport. saved fast Big
Four freight train from going through a
burning trestle early this morning.
Mrs. Hyland. who lives near long tres
tie on the Big Four, was awakened by her
baby, anu, looking out. saw the trestle
ablaze. At the same moment she heard
the rumble of the approaching freight
train. Hastily lighting a lantern, and not
waiting TO don any clothing. she hastened
up the track and signaled the engineer to
stop. The trestle is at the foot of heavy
grade. and the long freight was brought to
a stop only a few feet from the bridge
But for Mrs. Hyland's prompt action, the
entire train and its crew would have gone
through the bridge, as over fifty feet of
the structure had been burned away. The
Westport fire department was called out
and fought the flames for an hour before
they were extinguished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20

Entire Eighth District and All
State Candidates to Attend the
Convention To-Day.
NO CONTEST FOR OFFICES
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, April 1s.-Muncie began to
fill up with Republicans this afternoon and
the city will overflow tomorrow with the
hosts that will be here to participate in and
witness the Eighth district convention. The
main interest of the convention will be in
the fight to be made by the contesting del
egations from Madison county for seats in
the convention.
The slate for the convention apparently
is already made up and there will be little to
the convention but speechmaking after the
Madison county fight is settled s. T..
Clarke. of Elwood, and Maj. L. c. Daven-
port. of Bluffton, probably will have no op-
position national delegates. A L. John
son, a banker of this city. will be the only
ole presented for presidential elector
All the candidates for the Republican n
gubernatorial nomination have sent word
that they will attend the convention Dis
trict Chairman George Lilly and w w
Huffman. of Anderson, custodian of the
Statehouse, were among the early arrivals
tonight. A large delegation from Elwood
accompanied s. E. Clarke TO work for his
election as national delegate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
APRIL BLIZZARD IN
THE BENIGHTED EAST

NEW YORK, April 19.-In many parts
of New York State. Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts there has been a heavy fall of
snow tonight In central New York the
storm reached the proportions of a bliz-
zard, the wind blowing a gale and the
snow drifting badly. AT Winsted, Conn.
the snow followed thunderstorm and
several inches fell
In Boston snow began falling at p. M.
and in two hours an inch covered the
ground Up to sunset the temperature there
the highest of the season, but during
the next three hours there was a fall of
nearly so degrees.
A blizzard that would be regarded as Sc
we're in January prevailed i'm the Adiron-
dack region tonight. All trains have been
greatly delayed by the storm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED
AND TWO SCORE INJURED
All but Two Pullmans of a Fast
Mexican Central Train
Wrecked.
| TWO AMERICANS DEAD

MEXICO CITY, April 19.-The north
bound fast passenger train No. / on the
Mexican Central. which left this city last
night, jumped the track about four kilo-
meters north of Zacatecas to-day, resulting
in the death of eight persons and the in
jury of thirty-five or forty others.
The train was running at high rate of
speed when defective rail preciptated the
locomotive. the express and baggage cars
and the first, second and third-class
coaches down an embankment. demolish-
ing them. The two Pullmans were the only
cars which did not leave the track, and
those occupying them received no injuries
beyond severe shaking up.
1t is impossible to secure list of those
who lost their lives in the wreck, but it is
understood that among the dead the
Mexican fireman and the express messenger
and the engineer. both Americans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20

THIRD ATTEMPT no
ROB Il KOKOMO YOUTH
Leslie Springer Again Beats Off a
Footpad, After Being
Struck Down.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, April ia third un-
successful hold-up was attempted tonight
on Leslie Springer. the e1ghteen-year-old
boy whom footpad tried to rob two
weeks ago. and who knocked the man down
with a club. About IL o'clock tonight,
Springer was going nome a man jumped
from behind a hedge AT an alley mouth,
and struck the boy on the head with a
billy" Young Springer caught hold of
the man, who Immediately whistled for
help, and two more footpads came run
ming up. Springer threw the footpad to
the ground and ran into the house. The
robbers fled and have not yet been caught.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20

CLEVELAND, April 19.-The sum of s19.-
l5S in cash was to-day turned over to the
Guardian Trust Company as assignee for
the Federal Trust Company by representa-
tives of George +. Clewell. former cashier
of the latter bank. who was a few days ago
arrested In st. Joseph. Mo-, on the charge
of embezzling the banks funds.
The amount. named has been raised by
Clewells friends. and, II Is said made good
the latter's shortage. 1t is believed the
case against him VIII now be dropped.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
ACTRESS TESTIFIES /.
AGAINST STEPFATHER
SAYS She Often Heard Him
Threaten to Kill Her
Mother.

DIES MONIES. Ia, April 1e-The state
closed its case to-day in the trial of c. w.
Graves, charged with the murder of his
wife.
afternoon was the testimony of Mrs. Win
nifred Haibach. a New York actress the
daughter OF Mrs. Ora yes. wh.m Graves is
accused of numbering. She told how her
stepfathsr once had her mother by the
throat and had thrown her TO the floor he
cause her mother had tapped on paper
she had often heard ner stepfather threaten
to Kill his wife.