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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

When the wage scale was signed in District No 19. United Mine Workers of America, the Coal Creek company re- fused to comply with the demands of the men, They refused to resume work in the Praterville and Thistle mines. and for several months the two mines were shut down.
 Efforts were made to resume work with non-union men. but those. who were in nearly every instance imported, were either induced to join the union or were chased away, presumably by union men.
 Aid of Courts Invoked.
 The aid of the courts was invosed to oust families of union miners from the houses owned by the coal company. Scores of arrests were made for trespassing on the property of the company, and ill., feeling was further engendered by ac- tfons at law.
 Recently a dozen guards in charge of Jud Reeder, who served as lieutenant of police in this city for many years, were employed to guard the mines and protect the men who had been induced to go to work Non-union men were being brought to the mines every few dsvs and Reeder and his guards wo the railroad station and meet they fell into the hands of miners.
 Large Crowd of lders
 Today the orcwd of idlers ar station was increased. Reedcr ar guards came from the mines to few non-union miners who were on the morning train. In less minutes after the train had arriv men were dead and one of the tragedies in the history Of the segions had been enacted.
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of water that the fremen were able to turn on them proving entirely intellectual to even halt the destruction.
 Here, across the street, were the ruins of John E. Hurst & Co.,, and next to 1t S. Hecht, Jr. & Sons were in flames. Adjoining was the large building owned by the William Hoch Importing company which was also destroyed.
 Drug Company in Rulns.
 Across the street. the Stanley & Brown Drug company building was quickly In ruins, while fronting on the Baltimore street side of this block were the Rox- bury Rye Distilling company, the build ing occupied by Siberman & Todds, the house of Allen~Sons & Co.,, which had hardly been completed, while next to it was the establishment of M. Moses &, Go.
 On the corner was the building occu- pied by the Messrs Sugar & Shear. and several other smaller concerns. All of these were swallowed up in the flames, and in fact the whole block was nothing but cauldron of fire
 At 1:30 o'clock Mullen's hotel, seven story structure, Liberty and Baltimore streets was in flames from garret to eel lar, and its great height and narowness, which acted sort of fue, converted the doomed building into huge and dreadful torch.
 All the guests of the hotel had been or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

dered out of the building shortly after the fire broke out in John D. Hursts place, and there was no panic or confu- sion and no one was injured. Though every bit of fire fighting apparatus in the city was called into requisition as the flames continued to spread, the firemen realized that they had a task before them which was too great for them to combat.
 Engines from Outside Cities.
 Telegrams for engines were sent to Washington and Philadelphia, and about 1 o'clock six engines arrived from Wash ington and four from Philadelphia and Joined in the battle with the flames.
 Engines from stations in Baltimore, Iioward. Anne Arundel and Hartford coun- ties. arrived as soon as possible, some of the apparatus travelling distance of thirty miles and more.
 Water plugs in every section within radius of half mile from the fire were in use, and 1t is roughly estimated that there were thirty-fve hose playing at one time upon different parts of the confiagra- ton.
 Owing to the great congestion of fire apparatus. the crowds of people and the general confusion, many engines from out of town were unable to find place where they would be of any service.
 With loud roars, wall after wall top
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

r/ NOxVILLE, Tenn, February IA bloody tragedy was enacted today \ in the little mining town of Coal Creek, Tenn, forty miles northwest of Knoxville, as the result of which four lives were snuffed out. and three persons wounded, one perhaps fatally The clash was the continuation of trouble between union and non-union labor, and the ex- citement which followed, rivalled that an explosion in the Fraterville mine on May 19, 1902.
 Three of the dead men were killed by guards employed by the Coal Creek Coal company, while the fourth victim. dep uty sheriff, was killed by guard he had gone to arrest.
 The Dead.
 Monroe Black, a miner. age 24 married, leaves widow.
 W. w. Taylor. miner, age d. leaves widow and four children.
 Jacob sharp, section hand, bystander, age s5 years, leaves wife and six chill dren.
 Deputy Sheriff Robert Harmon, killed by Cal Burton. guard at the Bryceville mine.
 The Wounded.
 A. R. Watts. merchant at Coal Creek. an innocent bystander, shot through both cheeks.
 Mote Cox, miner, shot through left arm. Jen Hoskins. engineer on the Southern railroad, slightly wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
MILITIA ORDERED TO
 PATROL THE STREETS

The city hospital, corner of Calvert and Pleasant streets, is removing to other hos ritals as rapidly as possible the twenty four patients in that institution. Seven teen injured were brought to this hospi- tal most of them firemen. They were suffering from burns. scalds and lace-a- tions Nearly every physician in the city Is in the fire district. So far as known at this hour no one has been killed.
 Detachments of the fourth and fifth reg iments have been called out and are pa trolling the streets in the vicinity of the fire guarding property and keeping or der.
 Fortunately thus far the confagration has not cached the residence portion of the city, but fires are breaking out in East Baltimore, and the indications are that the residence streets will be invaded.
 The indications are that not a single morning newspaper will be able 10 get cut an iss ue tomorrow morning, with the possible exception of the Sun. which has an auxiliary plant. There are five morn ing papers here, three English and two German The Baltimore and Ohio rail- road office building has been destroyed. and so has the Maryland Institute of Art building.
 At HAS o'clock the temporary custom house adjoining the postoffice. caught fire One hundred and fifty policemen from Philadelphia arrived here to assist the Baltimore police and military.
 Fire Broke Out Before Noon.
 The fire broke out shortly before il o'clock this morning in the wholesale dry goods store of John E. Hurst & Co.,, on Hopkins Place in the heart of the business district, with series of loud explosions. which were heard in remote parts of the city. and spread with fearful rapidity
 Dozen Warehouses Burning FIerceIy.
 In half hour there were a dozen big warehouses in the wholesale dry goods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
FINANcIERs scURRRY TO GET vALuAeLEs.

and notions district burning fiercely. The
 entire city fire department was called out
 but was utterly powerless to check the
 spread of the flames. which were aided by high winds, and by noon there were say.
 age fires in at least thirty big warehouses
 and the confiagration was steadily eating | its way into successive blocks east north,
 west and south.
 | Building after building were a prey | to the flames, and apparently there was
 no check to the onward sweep of de-
 struction.
 On Baltimore street. the block east to
 Hanover. and after that the block on tho
 south side of Charles street, broke out into flames, the Consolidated Gas com
 pany's building and Oehms' Acme hall
 burning fiercely.
 Meanwhile. there were stores north of Baltimore street being similarly con- sumed- Mullins hotel caught and other
 buildings near It. West of Liberty street, on the south side of Baltimore, the block
 was doomed, and the big Baltimore Bar gain House also caught Down in Hop kins Place. where the connagration start ed. Hurst's building and other wholesale
 houses on both sides Of the street crum-
 bled and fell.
 Spectacle Was Appalling.
 The big dry goods house of Daniel Mill Ter & Sons and R. M. Sutton & Co were soon aflame and along German street east
 and west from the Hurst building, there were dozen buildings burning and scores more threatened. The spectacle of ruin and destruction from any point in tLo <l,fr palling.
 Mass & Kemper's big wholesale store on Baltimore street quickly succumbed to the flames and the walls fell with a crash that was heard for squares. The Hurst building was utterly destroyed. not even wall ten feet high being left standing. and was apparently the center of the cauldron from whence the flames radiated over the doomed neighborhood. On Hopkins place the Hopkins Savings bank and the National Exchange bank were gutted by flames, the few streams
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 All kind of wires had to be cut to clear the way for the fire fighters. The block bounded by German, Liberty, Sharp and Baltimore streets were early found to be doomed, and the fremen turned their at tention to saving the buildings on Balti- more street east of Sharp
 The fire was beyond their control and the flames ran from ane building to an- other in spite of the fact that the fire men had done their best to check the pro- gross of the flames by soaking the struc- lures with water
 Red hot cinders ignited the roof of Front street theatre and for time 1t looked as though that structure would be burned down. The building Is at least a half mile from the main confiagratlon and the fact that the roof caught from falling cinders, shows what distance the fiery rain Is falling. The blaze was ex- tinguished by the firemen. assisted by cit izens.
 For a time considerable alarm was felt at the city hospital when the rain of cin- ders was at it's fiercest. The Sisteis of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

All of Newspaper Offices Are Burned Out and Not Morning Paper Will Be Issued in Stricken City Today Flames Eat Their Way Up Both Sides of Baltimore Street Like an nsa liable Monster Bent on Complete Destruction Buildings Are Blown Down With Dynamite in Hope of Checking Progress of Fire, But All To No Avail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

rrMoRE Februay 7rbe fire which broke ot at o'clock this the wholesale dry goods house or John D unresaned fury continuously ever but steadily eating it's mng way eaardly on Baltimore street. after having destroyed wholesale district around Place all the buildings both sides of Baltimore street from Howard o Holiday street from Charles and Baltimore to Charles from Charles Holiday, n modern and substan ta buildings in Baltimore involving JOSS which cannot now be estma SooOOoo s4ooooo when darkness the fire department although aided by engines Washington utterly powerless make eff fecve resistance the consuming element though for hours 400 streams of water thrown into the flames CANNOT STAND THE TERRIFIC HEAT. terrific the the fire started and dense
 
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two empires on Japan"
JAPANESE MOVE IS
 A STEP TOWARDS WAR.

Tokio, February 1-The severance Of diplomatic relations between Russia and Japan appears to be only step towards war, although when the ministers of Rus sia and Japan withdraw from their re- spectve posts quick and decisive ac- ton is expected.
 When Minister of Foreign Affairs Ko- mura on Saturday notified Baron De- Rosen, the Russian minister. of Japan's determination to sever diplomatic relations he is reported to have declared to him that Japan Is tired of Russia's deaysl eyaslons and insincerity. and has decided to take independent action for the cont servation of Japan's oriental interests
 During the final negotiations, Japans repeated requests for an ans yer were treated in a most unsatisfactory manner. Japan waited until convinced that 1t was useless to wait longer. and has now ended the discussion.
 The indications are that there will be no formal declaration of war Japan will pub licly define it's position and purposes, and the foreign office has prepared a new statement which will probably be an- nounced tonight.
 On Monday Japan will unquestionably seize Korea, and although Russia has pre- yiously intimated that 1t would not inter- fere in view of that country's present attitude. developments are eagerly awaited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
THE WEATHER.

Washington. February 1.-The fol- lowing Is the weather forecast for Alabama: Fair, much colder Mon day. Tuesday fair; fresh north winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
LIKE A BOLT
 FROM A CLEAR SKY.

St. Petersburg, February 7-Athough the fear was general here yesterday that the presentation of the Russian note to Japan might be followed by an act on the part of the Japanese government which would plunge the countries into war, the startling action of Japan in sev- erng diplomatic relations with Russia before the actual delivery of the Russian note, came like bolt from a clear sky.
 It was believed that the receipt of the note might have unmasked an ultima tum. but that Japan should sever dipo- matc relations, a step little short of a declaration of war. was almost like 8 blow In the face under the present cir cumstances, and 1t Is resented here &C., cordingly.
 The authorities believe this action places Japan distinctly in the wrong before the world, and moreover. after such piece of impudence," as it Is denominated heres makes easy an appeal to the patriotism of the Russian people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
MAY DRAW SWORD
 AT ANY MOMENT.

The news at any moment that Japan had drawn the sword and that the first clash had occurred would not be surpris- ing. The events leading to Japan's ab- rupt action have marched with great rap- idity.
 The Russian note was already in the hands of Baron DeRosen, Russian min ister at Tokio. for delivery to Baron Ko- mur. the Japanese foreign minister, when at o'clock yesterday afternoon, MT. Kurino, the Japanese minister here. pre- sented himself at the foreign office and informed M. Lamsdorn that his govern ment in view of the delays In connection with the Russian answer. and the futil- ity hitherto of the negotiations consid- cred 1t useless to continue diplomatic re- lations and would take such steps as 1t deemed proper for the protection of Ja- pans interests. In obedience to instruc- tions, therefore. he asked for his pass ports.
 RUSSIANS REGRET
 JAPAN's TASTY ACTION. Exactly what else passed at this inter-
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
HEART OF BAL LTINd0RE A MASS OF RUINS
 WITH A PROBABLE LOSS OF $5OOOO,O0O

Starting Center Great Financial District Flames Imposing Still Raging Combined of Washington Philadelphia
 Checking the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
COVERS THREE SQUARE MILES.

hey soar hourn of all
  three
  the city No ewllven
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
JAPAN IS EXPECTED TO DRAW
 THE SWORD AT ANY MOMENT I
JAPAN'S NAVAL FIGHTING
 STRENGTH IS NOW SUPERIOR.

  is inch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

GELDERS says women can vote.
 no North Twentieth Street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
All Wires Had to be Cut.

pied into the street and hremen ran their lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
Russian Minister With His En- tire Staff Has Been Ordered
 to Leave Tok
RUSSIA'S LONG DELAY
 CAUS J JAPAN'S ACTION
Minister kurino Will Leave St. Peters burg at Once-Rlgid Censor ship Is Now Observed Over
 Movements of Vessels.

St. Petersburg, February 7.-Count Lamsdorff, the Russian foreign minis. ter, has officially informed Russian representatives abroad that Japan has decided to break off negotiations with Russia and to withdraw its minister. and the whole Japanese staff from St. Petersburg.
 The Russian foreign minister there upon ordered Russian Minister Baron DeRosen and hls staff to leave Tokio. Tn notifying Russia's representatives abroad of JaDan's latest action, Count Lamsdorff says m concluding his tele- gram:
 "Such attitude on the part of Toklo government, which has not even await ed the arrival of the answer of the im- peral government, which was sent off during the last few days, throws the whole responsibility for the csneS qencee which arise from a ruptafe diplomatic negotiations between ths two empires on Japan"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
RUSSIANS REGRET
 JAPAN's TASTY ACTION.

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Buildings Consumed.

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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-08-03
Loneliness.

What is loneliness? You may find II
anywhere, perhaps most forcefully
when you are among thousands of 9TH
er people. There may come a feeling
of being apart, of a solitary state,
while you walk about and jostle a
teeming population. You may be gen.
timely lonely among people whom you
know quite well, and 1t is not to be
supposed that this means any lack Of
feeling on the part of any one, for
there come times when the thoughts
Of one cannot place themselves in har.
mony with those of others. The low
est creature as well as the highest in
all the world may feel himself out Of
gear with others, and especially is this
true of the average, everyday sort of
people, VINO often experience sort of
aching void of companionship. 1t hap
pens just occasionally that way.
1t is only an affected person who al
ways complains that nobody under
stands" him. This man or woman may
join with the great majority in so far
that some of his actions are miscon-
strued. Who is there that has not had
that experience. with all its bitterness?
But, as a matter of fact, it is compare.
lively seldom that we are not pretty
well understood by our close associ-
ates.-Charlotte On. CO Observer
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-08-03
rhe oririnnl Lnnrunre.

According to the Bible, one language
was spoken by all races until the econ
fusion of tongues" Following Biblical
tradition this language must have been
Hebrew, assumed also to have been
the language of Adam and Eve. An
other theory had it that Hebrew, Ara
bic and Chaldee were dialects of the
original tongue. The Persians claim
that there were three primitive Ian
guages, Arabic, the tongue used by
Satan in addressing Eve; Persian, the
language spoken by Adam and Eve,
and Turkish. the speech used by the
archangel when he drove them out of
paradise. This would leave Persian as
the tongue of primitive humanity. In
olden days many ingenious attempts
were made to settle the question by
excluding children from all human in
tercourse and observing the result in
the means Of communication growing
up between them. Science has no an
swer to give.-New York Mail.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-08-03
The Cnt,r CIeanIiness.

The most fastidious mammals in
matters of the toilet are to be found
among the members of the cat family,
as all must have noticed in domestic
tabbies. The rough tongue makes an
excellent brush, while the sharp claws
are ON occasion employed by way Of
combs, all these invaluable aids to
cleanliness and smartness possessing
the further advantage of always being
at hand when required.
A healthy cat is not only clean. bat
inical, not to say vain, about her Tor
hiss personal appearance, and moral
degeneration in pussy is accompanied
by neglect of personal grooming. That
the dog is as dirty as a boy must re-
luctantly be confessed. He was the
first animal to be domesticated. and
long association with man has perhaps
had to do with his carelessness in the
matter
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-08-03

'"rhe next waltz is mine,~ ne saiu.
"But If you are tired would prefer to
sit in the conservatory"
would your glancing at him arch
ly. Il wonder IL could guess why"
'Could you guess whyl If my man
ner does not tell you why, shall per
NIT my tongue to tell? Because love
you l loved you before. Alma. but
never as l do tonight. | thought you
hated me. / thought you loved that
American"
Get me some wine, prince"
He fetched the wine himself.
"For the first time from my hand.
You never accepted anything from me
before"
"Then enjoy the honor" she answer
ed, laughing. Il may exact more be-
fore the night is over"
Anything l swear IL! Tonight you
are welcome to my life. to my honor,
to my allegiance to the car. Only love
me-"
He bent and kissed her. She drank
the wine and patted his arm.
ElhNcs yOu are a gay NdNdiiCAs OhO
could scarcely know you In St. Peters
burg, where there were so many WON
en- more beautiful than l. But here
one learns that you are a bold and
wicked man. Don't dare kiss me
again"
81 will the very next time get a
chance"
She seemed exhausted at times and
often touched her eyes with her gloyed
hand. Her eyes were at times reckless
ly gay, at others thoughtful and in
tense. These moods passed quickly. as
If by superhuman effort. When the
prince stepped away for ices. she moan
ed almost aloud:
God help me to keep it up! God
help me to succeed! 1t is the only
way"
When he returned, she greeted him
with smiles as she accepted the ices.
"The next is another waltz" she said.
Il love Waiting, and you are such
splendid partner"
THANK you. love to waltz-with
you. / love you and everything you
do"
"Wait-wait till you know me bet
ter"