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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-15
FUNERAL OF MUMF0RD.
Six Thousand People Attended the
Interment.

Macon. Aug. 14.-Marching slowly to
the soft strains of sacred music from
the boys band Of the Georgia Indus
trial Home, the little fellows being
scarcely able TO play for their fast
falling tears, the funeral procession
Of Rev. W. E. Mumford wound its
way this afternoon to Riverside Gene
terry, where 5000 people saw the body
laid to rest. In the procession, which
was nearly a half mile in length, were
MaSons, Odd Fellows, knights of
Pythias, ]. C. V. A. NJ, and $50 or
phans.
The saddest scene of all was when
the body was being lowered into the
grave when there was played Nearer
My God To Thee" the sobs of the or
phans being heard above the music.
Strong, gray haired men broke down
and wept, and the vast throng seemed
10 culver with emotion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-15
FOR WARSAW.

Steamer Wilmington will leave
Thunderbolt al 10 a. m. Sunday and
Wednesday. Returning. leave Warsaw
AZ ,. m. Refreshments on board and
fish dinners al pavilion. win be open
for charter on all other days For in
formation apply steamer at Thunder
bolt. Whole tickets 35c: halves, zoe
round trip.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
STIFu|NG SMOKE IN A
CHICAGO FAMILY HOTEL
Three Persons Are Asphyxiated
and Four Severely Injured
in Other Ways.
CHAMBERMAID HEROINE

CHICAGO, Jan. 2-Three persons were
Yin a fire that destroyed the Louvre family
hotel, S611 Lake avenue. Nearly one hum
dred persons were in the hotel when the
fire broke out. Many had gone to bed. Ev-
cry one became panic-stricken and rushed
fol the street.
The Dead
PATRICK RYAN, retired merchant.
MRS. FLORENCE CHAPLIN.
BISSEL CHAPLIN, twelve years old
All had been overcome by smoke, and had
not been touched by the flames.
The Injured
NJ. NJ. BRIGHT, leg broken in falling in
darkened hallway.
WILLIAM HAYDEN, waiter hands and
face cut by glass
DIR. Won SCHILL severe injuries to
back and leg in fall on stairway
FRED HOPP. fireman. leg broken by fall
from engine.
In the upper story of the building the
smoke was thick that people had great
difficulty in finding the exits. Several per-
by three men, who raised a plank to
window. Several women and men slid
odwn the plank A boy was taken from
the building asphyxiated. He died a few
minutes after being taken into the street.
Three children of Mrs. F. o. Schaffer be-
came separated from their mother and wan
dered 'around the upper story, almost suf-
focated with smoke and unable to find their
way out. Tying a cloth about her head
Miss Mary Corbett, a chambermaid. rushed
into the burning building and found the
children. Calling for help, Miss Corbett
picked up two children and carried them to
the street. The other child was led from
the place by a man who answered Miss Cor
belts call.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
Report from Colon Cannot Be
Confirmed, Owing to Absence
of Warships.
COGHLAN NOW AT SEA
Transferred His Flag to the May
flower and Steamed Out of
Colon Yesterday.
OLYMPIA AND CASTINE
Are at Cart Investigating the Re-
port that Colombians Expelled
an Indian Chief.

COLON. Jan. 1.-There were persistent ru-
mors to-day that the Colombian gunboat
General Pinzon had been sunk by American
warships There is no confirmation of the
report at this time. The Mayfiower. to
which Admiral Coghlan transferred his flag
yesterday, steamed out of the harbor this
morning. There are now no ships of war
at Colon.
1t is not known here whether the Indian
chief Inanuquana left his territory of his
own accord or was forced to do so by the
Colombians. Much importance seems to be
attached to that point. The cruiser Olym-
pia and the gunboat Castine have not re-
turned from the direction of Carti, where
they went to investigate the situation.
A dispatch from Colon on Dec. 81 said
that a man had arrived there from Carti
and reported TO Governor Melendez that
Colombian troops had landed at Carti on
Dec. 81 and conferred with the Indian chief.
Inanuqua, who afterward was taken aboard
a vessel and, IL was thought, conveyed to
Cartagena
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
TRAIN RUNS INTO OPEN
SWITCH NEAR MELVILLE
One Passenger Is Killed and Four
teen Injured, Four Proba-
bly, Fatally.
SEVERAL WOMEN HURT

CARLISLE, Pa, Jan. IA passenger
train on the Cumberland Valley Railroad to-
night ran into an open switch near Newville.
left the rails. tearing up the track for 400
feet. killed Emily Fuller, of Shippensburg,
and injured fourteen other passengers. four
probably fatally.
The Injured
MISS ROSE MIDDLETON. blind girl, of
Phoenix City, Ala, will probably die.
HARRY FAHNESTOCK, Of Chambers
burg, leg broken and hurt about head; will
probably die.
MR.. MYER, of Tyrone; will probably die
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN; will probably
die.
EDWARD BURNS, travelling passenger
agent, leg broken.
H. c. SILVER, of Chambersburg.
NJ c. KENNELLY, vice president of the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, hurt about
head.
AN ASSYRIAN WOMAN, OF Shippens-
burg severely hurt.
Three women and three men suffered
lesser injuries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
SERVANT GIRL FE[[S BOLD
BURGLAR WITH A JARDIN|ER
Negro Thief Knocked Unconscious
by Well-Directed Blow-Es-
capes Without Plumber.
HOUSE IS RANSACKED

After calmly ransacking the house piling
his plunder consisting of silverware and
jewelry valued al at least 500. into large
box, negro burglar who entered the house
of Hervey Btaes at 1877 North Delaware
street, yesterday morning was badly beat
en- in struggle with Margaret Gibbons,
a domestic. A heavy jardinere thrown by
the brave young woman, struck the in
truder on the head and the black fell to
the floor unconscious. The screams OF the
girl seemed to revive him and in a moment
he was on his feet and unmindful Of the
booty, ran out Of the house and disap-
peared in an alley.
The police were called at once and secured
a good description of the burglar from .diss
Gibbons. who appeared perfectly calm No
in the house at the time the bur
glar entered. Entrance was effected
through side window
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
CHICAGO THEATIERS
CLOSED BY MA YOR
Nineteen Play Houses, IncludIng T50o Museums,
Ordered to Suspend Business Because They Haze
No Asbestos Curtains, as Lac Directs
Many Funerals Of HOqnOis 7heater VIcfms Were
Held Unde,7akvy and LiUe,ymen OOer-
0helmed--Rnins VLnted BY the Mayor

CHICAGO, Jan. mayor Carter Harri-
son to-day took steps to provide as far as
possible against a repetition Of Wednes-
days horror at the Iroquos Theater. As
a result of an investigation, made at his
orders, and lasting only a few hours. nine
teen theaters and museums were ordered
closed, some of them being among the lead
ing and most popular playhouses in Chi
cago.
The action OF the mayor was based on
one single violation of the ordinances which
are intended to protect the patrons of the
theaters from just such an occurrence as
that which cost so many lives on Wednes-
day. This was that every one of these
places had failed to supply an asbestos
curtain.
The theaters ordered closed are: How
ards, Sam T. Jacks. the Marlowe. the
New American, the Olympic, the Academy
of Music, the Alhambra the Avenue, the
Bijou, the Chicago Opera House. the Co
lumbus. the Thirty -first-street. the Criter-
ion, Fiegenbaum's. the Miiwaukee-avenue,
the Garrick Qn Milwaukee avenue) and
Glickmans. In addition to these the Lon
don Globe Museum and the Clark-street
Museum were compelled to close their
doors.
The Chicago Opera House and the Olym-
pic Theater are high-class vaudeville
houses, and probably do as much business
in point of numbers as any of the theaters
in Chicago at single performances. They
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
PALMER UNIVERSITY WILL
NOT Be ABANDONED
At the Last Minute the Endow-
ment Requirements of the Mum
Gle School Are Met.
PALMER'S GIFT is SAFE
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. lit was announced
tonight by j. +. Burnett, secretary of the
board Of trustees of Palmer University,
that the board failed to raise the 800. 900
necessary to secure the endowment of $780,
600 left the university by the late Francis
Asbury Palmer. of New York. The board
fell short of the required amount just sl2.-
50O
At IL o'clock tonight, soon after the
formal announcement of the failure, Sec
retary Burnett was informed that the re-
naming $l2,5O0 necessary to secure the
100000 endowment of Palmer University
was in the Delaware County National
Bank. The name of the donor is unknown.
1t was decided by the board some time
ago that the school should be abandoned if
the required fund to secure the endowment
was not raised. This decision was con-
f1rmed by the board. but the later develop
ments of the night make a reconsideration
OF to-night's action necessary. This will be
done tomorrow and the school will reopen
on Monday
The largest subscriptions made the fund
were: DR.. 7. NJ McWhinney, president of
the university, So 600: Frank McWhinney
Greenville. o.. $4,000; George f. McCulloch,
$l2,500; Ball Bros $4,000. The institution
occupies the building erected for the Indiana
Normal University
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
TIERS MUSTBE CHANGED
TO GUARD LIVES OF PA IRONS
Building Inspector Stanley Examines Indianapolis Play House
and in Report Orders Many Improvements

An inspection of Indianapolis theaters
Stanley and Fire Chief Coots, to determine
what. if any, improvements are necessary
to make them as fireproof as such buildings
can be made, and to also determine what
precautions are taken to render possible
speedy exit from them in came of fire dur
ing a performance. The recent Iroquois
theater fire horror, in the city of Chicago,
has aroused public sentiment to such a
point on these questions that the two city
officials most directly concerned with the
control of the construction of public build
ings deemed the present an opportune time
to make a thorough inspection of them.
The result of this inspection will be given
in a report that will be made TO Mayor
Holtzman by Mayor Stanley this morning.
The report, dated Jan. /, 1904, follows in
full:
ITO the Hon. John w. Hoffman, Mayor
of Indianapolis:
Public sentiment having been aroused to
a high state of sympathy and horror over
the sad and unprecedented catastrophe that
recently struck Chicago, and. knowing
that your high position as mayor of this
city makes it your duty to employ all the
means within your power TO safeguard the
public against the loss of precious human
life under such calamities, we felt it in
cumbent on us TO make an immediate ex-
animation of the local theaters and report
to you at the earliest possible moment.
Accordingly Mr.. Coots as chief of the
fire department, and myself. as the inspec-
tor of buildings, feeling the responsibility
resting upon officers of the law, and
knowing your anxiety as to their condition,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
FREDERICK PABST DEAD
HEAD OF GREAT BREWERY
Had Been in Failing Health for
Years, and Recently Gave
$4,000 Fee to a Doctor.
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR SON

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. Capt. Fred
erick Pabst, sixty-seven years old. president
of the Pabst Brewing Company, died at his
home to-day. Captain Pabst realized that
the end had come. and talked with his
family about his affairs until ten minutes
before his death. when he became uncon-
scious and passed quietly away. AT the
bedside were Mrs. Pabst, Frederick Pabst,
jr., Mrs. w. o. Goodrich, of Milwaukee.
and Mrs. f. Schoenlein. of Weisbaden. Ger
many, daughters. Col. G. G.. Pabst was in
St. Louis. He chartered a special train.
and. with his wife, arrived in Milwaukee
tonight.
Captain Pabst had been in failing health
for the last four five years. but his
condition was not considered serious until
recently. Mr.. Pabst went about his busi-
ness until ten days ago. when inclement
weather detained him at home. 1t is re-
ported that two weeks ago the family paid
$4,000 for twenty minutes eXamina ton OF
Captain Pabst by Baltimore doctor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02

made a tour of the theaters to-day, and beg
leave to submit TO your Honor this state
ment OF the result of our inspection, with
such suggestions as we deem necessary:
CONDITION AT EMPIRE.
1--WE first visited the Empire Theater.
where we were met by Manager thinner
man, who seemed disposed to do anything
we might suggest to improve the condition
of the building and better the appliances of
safety. We consider the exits of this house
amply sufficient to afford hasty retiremen.
from the building. Mr.. Zimmerman stated
that he could disperse the crowd easily in
three minutes. The seating capacity is 800.
The management allows no chairs in aisles
and permits no standing in passageways
He said that me mare instructed, in the
event of fire, to throw the doors open in
stantly. He has four standpipes and fifty
feet Of 124-inch hose to each pipe. There are
thirteen fire extingushers easily accessible.
He also keeps several barrels of water. with
buckets close at hand. He stated that he
would have in place to-day over every door
of egress the word Exit in eight-ihch pure
white letters on jet background. The house
has direct line to fire headquarters.
I'VE were next conducted through the
several departments of the English Opera
House by Manager Miller We were not
long in making up our minds that the house
is thoroughly equipped with all the needful
devices and implements of safety There are
nineteen exits, six feet wide, through which
the house can be emptied. The house has
seating capacity of 1,600. No chairs are al
lowed In aisles, and no standing is allowed
in the paSsa geways, except i'm rare cases
at the rear wall of the auditorium There
are six stand pipes with stationary nozzles.
which turn in any direction, with six fire
extinguishers and sixteen buckets always
ready for use. besides four long fire hooks
and a number of axes. There are large
pipes In the fly loft. with thermostatic appli-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8. COL So
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
ALL QUIET ON PANAMA
SIDE OF THE ISTHMUS

PANAMA, Jan. 1.-The situation on this
side Of the isthmus is quiet and satisfactory
to the naval officers. Reports from Darien
up to last night do not give any evidence
of Colombian activity or the presence of
Colombians in Panamaian territory. Darien
miners. who came fortnight ago. have
gone back to resume work.
The thirty American miners and blue
jackets who remain at Yaviza are patroH-
ing the rivers in two armed launches. Pan
amaian soldiers continue scouting from
Yaviza through the Darien region The
United States cruiser Boston is in San
Miguel bay supporting the Yaviza outpost.
The Wyoming Is indulging in target prac-
tice and the Concord and the Marblehead
are both at Panama. The YaViza Real
Santa Maria outposts have been materially
reduced. as they are simply observation
outposts. which thirty men can look out
for.
Persons best informed concerning the mil
itary situation along the Darien frontier do
not expect any Colombian aggression for
the present They are of the opinion that
the situation Is likely 10 remain as il is
at present until the canal treaty is ap-
proved by the Congress OF the United
States or until General Reyes returns from
Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
Monon Fined I'm Many Cases.
.cial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind, Jan. Mayor
Shrader to-day fined the Monon Railway
Company 50 and costs in each of forty-two
cases filed by City Attorney Hester charging
the company with violating the provisions
of an ordinance requiring the company to
place and maintain arc lights at seven of
its street crossings. The company, through
its attorney, NJ L. Stannard, gave notice
of an appeal to the Circuit Court TO test the
legality of the ordinance. Fifty more cases
being prepared by City Attorney Hester.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
CLAIM FOR $1,000
Presented to Big Four Railroad by
Purdue Wreck Victim.
pecial TO the Indianapols Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. Harry
Adams. one Of the Purdue football squad
who was injured IN the wreck Of the Pur-
due special, has sent in his claim TO the
management of the Big Four Railway ask
ing s.. 900 TO reimburse him for injuries re-
ceived Adams was in the first car and
a portion of one foot was cut off. making
him a cripple He was In the hospital three
weeks and refused 10 settle with the Big
Four claim agent until he knew for a GER
tainty how serious his injuries would turn
out
pending and In the event of the company
refusing To settle at the amount named
will bring damage suits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
SUICIDE OF AN ARTIST
STRANG[ED IN JAIL CELL
Tried to Sever Arteries with Key
and then Plugged His Nos
trils and Throat.
SHOUTS MADE IN VAIN

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 1T.
Russell Griffith. a portrait artist. commit
ted suicide to-day in a cell in the county
Jail. He first tried to sever the arteries
in his wrists and throat with key. Fail
ing in this he picked a quantity of wool
from his blanket and plugged up his nos
tris and stuffed a ham ..erchief down his
throat and slowly strangled. The other
prisoners heard him choking and tried TO
attract the attention OF officers by pound
ing and shouting, but the police, thinking
IL was part OF the New Years demonstra-
ton, paid no attention TO it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
BODY OF FARGO SQUIERS.
1t VIII Be Placed on a Steamer To
Day and Sent to New York.

HAVANA, Jan. 1.-The body of Fargo
Squiers, son Of United States Minister
Squers, who was accidentally killed by
Castor Michaud while shooting al target.
was brought to Havana to-day from
Marianne. and taken TO the Church ST.
Angelo. The funeral will be held tO-mor-
row, and after the services the body will
be taken aboard the steamer MORO Castle
10 be conveyed to New York Capt. Hanna,
military attache 10 the United States le-
mains. but no order having been received
by him from the War Department il Is
probable that G.. l.. Lorillard, second sec
retary of the legation, will have charge of
them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
Discredited at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Assistant Secre-
tary Darling. of the Navy Department, said
tonight that he had received no news what
ever with reference TO the rumOred sinking
OF a Colombian vessel by an American war
ship and that he believed the rumor was
without foundation in fact.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
WEYLER TO EXPLAIN.
VIII Tell Why He Did Not Invade
the United States.

LONDON. Jan. 1.-General Weyler will
shortly publish book entitled MY Mili-
tary and Political Campaign in Cuba" ac-
cording to a special dispatch from Madrid.
Two interesting chapters will be headed:
My Project for Landing in United States
Territory" and Reasons Why l Was
OBLIGED TO Abandon the Project"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
No Strike OF Brewers.

PITTSBURG, Jan. IA brewery work.
ers' strike, which had been ordered for to-
morrow was settled to-day by a compro-
mise. The men demanded a straight adj
vance of two cents an hour, but accepted
a graded scale which gives them an ad-
vance of 10 per cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
Separate Stairways Not
Provided for Each Caller

Il
It was also noted by the mayor that the
ordinance requirement, which insists that
where there are two or more galleries above
the ground floor each must have a separate
stairway leading 10 the street had been
disregarded. This circumstance excited the
indignation OF Alderman Mayer who said:
This theater should never have been al
lowed TO open because the ordinance on
gallery stairways has received no atten-
tion and has been disobeyed The occu-
pants OF the second gallery were compelled
10 use the same exits as those OF the first
balcony. The exits should have been sep
arate. and If they had been so think more
people would have escaped"
Explaining the lack OF a separate stair
way for the second balcony. Architect Mar
shall said: There was more total space
for the people TO get out OF the gallery than
II separate stairs had been provided. The
law requires eight inches Of stair and door
space for each 100 persons. and We had
nearly three feet of space for each 100 per-
sOns."
To this Mayor Harrison said nothing. but
commented again on the fact that damask
curtains had covered the doors and that
there were no signs indicating the exits.
The signs were making" said Mr.. Mar
shall. but temporary signs were not used
because it was not desired 10 mar the
beauty Of the interior with them"
To this Alderman Mavor rejoined: This
theater was opened on Nov. % II has
been running fully five weeks. In heavens
name how long does IL take 10 make few
signs?" To this Marshall offered no reply.
Returning to his Office. the mayor said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
Russia Purchasing Hay.

CARSON, New, Jan. IA large amount
of hay is being purchased in Nevada for
Immediate shipment to San Francisco. 1t
is said that the hay is purchased for the
Russian government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02
CONSTABLE WOUNDED.
Polish Lawyer Who Shot Him
Killed by Officers Companion.

HAMILTON. o.. Jan. 1-Constable VIII
liam II. Morton was to-day fatally shot
by Buezinski. a Polish lawyer. Buezinski
was afterward shot and killed by George
Sullivan.
Morton went to Bueznski's home to arrest
him, and when he entered the door the lat
ter shot him through the lungs. Morton
handed his gun TO George Sullivan. who
pursued Buezinsk and overtaking him, shot
him dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02

give. however. a matinee every day IN the
week. and it is seldom that seats can be OBJ
tained for any performance at the time OF
opening. In addition 10 this they have been
accustomed to selling a large number OF
tickets for standing-room. and as a gen.
eral thing more people are within these
places of amusement at an average per-
formance than can be found at any other
playhouse in Chicago.
The Garrick Theater, which was ordered
closed, is a small playhouse in Milwaukee
avenue and should not be confounded with
the larger theater of the same name situ-
ated in Randolph. one block west OF the
Iroquols
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02

made tour of the theaters to-day, and beg
leave to submit to your Honor this state
ment of the result of our inspection, with
such suggestions as we deem necessary: