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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
A LIBERAL VICTORY NEAR
B4LFOUR CABINET WEAK.
Dissolution of Parliament Within
Sir Weeks Predicted.

London. Feb. 26.-The Associated Press is in
a position 10 state that there will be a dsso-
luton of Parliament within six weeks. and II.
as It Is expected the Liberals are returned to
power. King Edward Will summon Lord Spencer
Q.beraI leader in the House of Lords) to form
a Cabinet.
His majesty and all prominent politicians are
fully aware OF the situation created by the ir-
remediabIe cleavage in the Unionist ranks by
fiscal and by other differences. and they are all
preparing for a speedy fall OF the government
and a cc asequent general election.
The tgovernmcnrs maiorities have been
iwindling gradually ever since the beginning OF
the present session Of Parliament. majority
OF 81 out OF a nominal 100 was all the govern
ment could muster after debate Of one week
on such an important plank Of its policy as the
fiscal question. similar small majority saved
the government from defeat on the army ques-
ton. while last night II could show only a beg
carly majority Of fourteen against an opposi-
ton amendment reducing the important supple
mentary navy vote
Last nights narrow escape was not very I'm
portant, because 81 was in the nature of a
snatch" vote. but several such incidents make
the governments position untenable. Such large
numbers ot the governments usual supporters
have decided not to stand for reelection that
,bo,- ore indifferent as 10 when the dissolution
occurs and I'm spite Of all the efforts Of the
u,bIns II has been found impossible to secure
their regular attendance
On tbe other hand the opposition factions
have been gradually healing their differences.
and their constant attacks upon the govern
n,ent have shown rapidly increasing strength.
Tho decision Of the government against the
Irtsb University bill completed the alienation
Of the Nationalists. and John Redmond's follow
ers decided at a meeting yesterday to vote with
tra liberals to turn out the government at the
first opportunity.
The resignation Of the Duke OF Devonshire
az Lord President of the Council proved shat
.erinp blow to the already weakened Balfour
Cabinet. and his subsequent reputation Of
s,,ervtbine I'm the nature OF n departure from
cros+ r7ritain's free trade policy assisted mate
rally in bringing together the various factions
onnosed 10 the present administration. and In
5ec,d,ne the Free Food Liberal Unionists TO
abstain from at least active support OF the
ministers
Those who are best informed on political mat
ters Including even many persons In close 'ouch
,,tb rozsph Chamberlain. anticipate that the
,herals will not only win easily at the forth
corning general election but estimate that their
majority may be as high as loo.
an interesting letter the Parliamentary situa-
ton by The Trbune's London correspondent see the
paEe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
THE WORST FIRE IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY.

I sultAtion with the agents OF the many insur
ance companies that are interested IN the IRE;
Granite Building value. 100000: loss at pres.
ent. $4,000: insurance. $4,000.
Buell. Building. next east OF Granite Building
occupied by the sibley. Lindsay & curr Com
pany. value OF building $4,000: insurance. $780,
600. Total loss
Building owned by Ellwanager & Barry
known as the Marble Building estate next to
the Buell. Building. occupied by the Beadle &
sherbuTne Company. value OF building. $4,000;
insurance $4,000 Total logs.
Cornwall Building. next eest Of the EIlwsnser
Barry Building. and occupied by the Beadle
& sherburns Company. value $4,000: insur-
ance. 100000. Total loss.
Kirley Building. next east Of the Cornwall
Building and occupied by the Rochester Dry
goods Company: value. $4,000: insurance.
$4,000. Total loss.
Building occupied by waIkover Shoe Com
pany. next east OF the Kirley Building. value.
$1,000: insurance. $1,000
sibley. Lindsay & Curr Company wholesale
on St. Paul-st: insurance $4,000. Total loss.
The losses 10 stock and insurance are thus
summarized by Mr.. johnson:
sihley. Lindsay curr Company-Retaa
stock, value SiJ0.Oo0: insurance, $500 coo: total
loss Wholesale stock. value 81 200 600; insur-
ance Si.Ooo.OO0: total loss
Loss 10 tenants ia the Granite Building $500
10: Insurance. SlbR.tsl.
Loss to tenants IN the Buell. Building. s25 1000;
Loss to tenants in the Kiriey Building. $4,000;
insurance, $4,000
Loss to walkover Shoe Company. $4,000: in
Gibbons Stone Company. insurance $4,000:
partial loss
Loss in stock TO Beadle & Shelburne Com
pany. Si50oO0 insurance. S2JOe0O
loss IN stock Of Rochester Drygoods Com
pany, $4,000; insurance. $4,000
BUILDINGS CRUSHED BY WALLS.
Tho loss 70 buildings in the rear OF the Main
ST structures. crushed by falling walls. IS esti-
mated at 5000 The buildings consist Of five
houses in Mortimer-st. the Wright livery stable.
the sibley barn in Division-st and William B.
Barloer's warehouse.
The Granite Building is the largest and most
important one IN the burned area. Its base
nent and ground floor and portions OF the sec
ond. third and fourth floors are occupied by
the drygoods firm Of Sibley. Lindsay e. Curr:
the remaining stories arc given over 20 bust
ness and professional mon. The contents Of
this building have been entirely destroyed.
Among the tenants OF the Granite Building
were the Vacuum OIL Company. q branch Of the
Standard OF Company. and the Bradstreet Mer-
camille Agency. It is estimated that $500 per-
sons are affected directly by the fire. The sib-
lev. Lindsay & Curr Company employed 1OoJ
Continued nth page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
COLD ULSTER co. PUMPKIN BLOWS UP.
Explosion Skaters Stove and Partially
Wrecks a House.
fpr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Feb. ga most un-
usual incident occurred at Gardiner, Ulster
County, yesterday. when a stove was blown to
fragments in the home of Mrs. ]. r. Gallimore
and the house partially wrecked by the ex-
plosion Of a large pumpkin. 1t happened that
the ordinary protection from frost provided for
the pumpkin pile not proof against the
severe cold OF the winter. Mrs Baltimore placed
the pumpkin in the oven 10 thaw out, starting
a roaring fire. AS she stepped into an adjoin-
ing room she heard the roar OF the explosion.
Hurrying back. she found the room covered
with scraps Of iron and pumpkin seeds and pulp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
r- rrrsoNGyx 70 TEE -HBUSzi

p0,hsster FEB. 26-rhis city was Wis
,s.o to-day with the most costly oonnagra-
,,oB IN its history. There have been fires in
...,,b more buildings were destroyed and more
1--we, lost. but never IRE when the property
-. vas so heavy. This is estimated at between
100000 and S5.coOOoo.
-,sre broke out q few minutes before 8 e. m
A. N, basement OF the Rochester Dry Goods
r.nnanv's store, at 10. 15e 20 166 Mains~-
r.,. which IS almost In the heart OF the business
80. - Rochester. The FIRE started Il Is said
,-on defective electric wires near the elevator
49, The flames spread with amazing rapidity.
,,shv the time an alarm was sent IN the entire
r-O,. ~ The building was mass OF flames The
Pr. Department responded promptly. and As
s,stsnt Chief Jaynes realizing that the FIRE was
a dangerous one, Immediately turned IN gen
sral alarm. All the available apparatus IN the
ritv was soon at the fire and every hydrant ia
the neighborhood was IN use. ninety streams OF
water being played on the building. But despite
the Efforts OF tie fremen the flames crept rap
tslv bevond their control, and when Chief Little
arrived he saw a big coahagration was In
evitable.
APPEALS TO SYRACUSE AND BUFFALO.
He Immediately telegraphed appeals TO syra-
ruse ana Buffalo for assistance, and replies were
promptly received from the chiefs CT the de-
-,-t,ents n those two cities that engines and
hose companies were on their way 20 Roches-
ter. There was great deal OF difficulty in their
arriving here however. as the extreme cold
Initiated against the trains running on sohed-
us time. -Four Syracuse companies arrived here
arst st els O'Clock. Within five minutes after
they arrived the companies were hurTying 70
fhe FIRE The rspidity OF the syracusans' answer
snd their eagerness 10 jump into the thick OF the
fight won the applause OF the Rochester lremen
and the crowds They were cheered vigorously
and calamity when they offered to station them
selves IN TIE most dangerous spot. The Buffalo
arenen were stalled west Of the city. and did
not arrive here until ii O'Clock. They made up
Cor lost time. however. when they went into
scsion
For seven hours the FIRE "a yed and the flames
were beyond the control Of the local depart
snent The only thing that saved the entire
business section of the city wos the fact that
little wind was Moving Ply O'Clock the flames
had spread 70 six larze business buildings. The
large Granite Building. twelve stories high. was
soon IN hornes. Several explosions interfereo
with The work Of the freme1.
TIE BUILDINGS AND THEIR LOSSES.
Insurance men estimate tie loss at S4,00Oepo
Ex-ControIor James johnson, the most expert
Insurance man in the city. gives the following
summaries OF losses and Insurance, after con
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
ANOTHER SHORT ACTION.
Torpedo Boats and Squadron Again
FaI To Do Damage.

ST. Petersburg Feb. pa dispatch received
here from Port Arthur. dated February 26. says:
AT O'Clock this morning several Japanese
torpedo boats were sighted from here with their
sails set for the purpose Of Disgusting their
character. The battIeship Retvizan and the
shore batteries opened fire on them and con-
t,uued firing until daybreak without any visible
result
After daybreak Japanese squadron. arrar-
entity conveying transports. was sighted Az
Ills this squadron came nearer. and en-
gaSement which lasted forty minutes snsued-
There was no damage. Few shells fs1 In
Port Arthur.
TT is expected here that the Japanese VIII at
tempt landing soon
into this harbor on February "A shows that
they were loaded with coal ard kerosene. and
that electrical Internal machines had been placed
in the midst Of this cargo"
A Russian correspondent Of The Associated
Press telegraphs from Port Arthur under dats
of February 26 as follows:
Last night at about 10 o'clock japanese tor
pedo boats again unsuccessfuIly attempted 20
approach Port Arthur Firing was heard at
sea after midnight and II is presumed that
Russian torpedo boats OF torpedo boat Destroy
era had attacked the japanese. No details OF
the result are at hand"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
TO DESTROY VLADlV0ST0K
British Experts, Ho1CeUer, Doubt
Landing at PosSiet Bay.
Cspsciai TO The New-Tor< Tribune ey French csele)
Copyright: 1904: By The Tribune Association)


Copyright: 1904: BIZ The Tribune Assocation)
London, Feb 26-Ths military writer's are
sorely perplexed by the range and contradictory
nature of the war rumOrs. The fifth attack Of
Admiral Togo upon Port Arthur is described in
the Russian dispatches fresh japanese re-
pulse after a three hours engagement. but the
details are lacking. and the reports must be ac-
cepted with caution
The reports Of the appearance OF another
strong Japanese fleet of vladivostok ht in with
the new version Of the Japanese land campaign.
but will be discussed with reserve and suspicion
by the military writer's In the morning papers.
The account OF the landing Of large Japanese
force at PossIet Bay without opposition excites
incredulity. since there were two Russian gar
risons within ten miles. and 5000 troops were
supposed to be available at the outbreak Of the
war for the defence Of the Vladivostok district
The theory that army corps IS marching
across the country toward Kirin Is rejected by
the majority OF the critics. and the opinion pre-
walls that viadvostok itself Is the object OF at
tack IL operations have been undertaken IN that
quarter.
The selectIop of Possiet Bay as a base helps to
explain many unintelligibs reports about
breaks in the railway between Hardin and
vladivistok. the withdrawal Of the government
officials inland and the mysterious manpuvres
of the Russian cruiser fleet. II also renders in
teIIigibie the persistent efforts OF Admiral Togo
20 shut UP the entrance to Port Arthur. While
the critics accept the confirmation OF the Posset
Bay rnmors with extreme caution. they admit
that the japanese cannot do better than to In
vest vladivostok before besiesing Port Arthur.
since il Is a more vulnerable naval ststicr. Ths
first object Of the japanese. they contend. must
be the destruction Of the Russian naval power
In the Pacific and this cannot be accomplished
until the two strongholds besieged and
captured. After communications with Harbin
have been cut the army corps in Corea. accord
ing to this view. will be stationed there TO hold
the capital and TO keep the Russians the
Yalu on the defensive
There is little trustworthy news from Northern
Corea or any other quarter. the Japanese plans
being carried out with great secrecy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
COREA TO JOIN IN VAR
Troops Viii Be Ordered to did
.JapaneSe in the Field.

Seoul. Feb. 2s-The Corean government has
decided to order the Corean troops to Join the
japanese in the field.
The port OF wiju was opened to foreign trade
last night. The limitations TO be placed on
trade and other Incidental matters will be
passed on later. This action makes a harbor
necessary. and Yongampho has been chosen
Paris, Feb. 26.-The French Foreign once
categoricaI1y denies the report published in a
London paper that. Corea having become the
ally OF japan under the new Japanese-Corean
treaty. France is thereby required to become
the active ally Of Russia The officials say the
situation does not warrant such conclusion
and add that the new treaty does not make the
slightest change in the position of France.
Ths Statesmsn's Year Book for 1903 gives the
following details OF the Corean Army:
Tba standing army now consists OF about 1900
mon with European methods. In 1870 II was taken
in hand by n Russian colonel, with three commits
stoaed and ten non-commisSioned officers. who re
men was formed and has been well drilled. and
neriodically a draft OF well trained men is trans
Serred from Il 10 the other regiments OF the stand
ing army A police force OF about two thousand
men has also been formed and is under the police
department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
TO PRAISE ROOSEVELT.
CONVENTION APRIL ~.
Expected fiction Of State Committee
-Talk 5Cith Governor.

The Republican state Committee. at its meet
inr ~ the Fifth Avenue Hotel this forenoon at
10 o'clock will adopt resolutions praising. the
sdrninistrat ton % President Roosevelt and de-
clarina IL 10 be the sense of the committee that
the delegates from this state to the national
convention in Chicago on June 81 should be in
structed for him.
The convention. II was fairly well settled last
night. viii be held in Carnegie Hall on April
u The Congress district conventions through
out the state for the election Of delegates to
the national convention win, as a rule. be held
before the State convention.
Governor OdeIl, after a talk last night Win
Senator Plat. lasting an hour and half. said;
There fn be no objection. 1 think TO the
holding an early State convention. and the
adoption OF n resolution commencing the ao-
lninistration Of President Roosevelt
"win anything come up tomorrow with ref
erence 10 a successor TO Colonel Dunn as chair
man Of the State Committee7" the Governor
was asked.
NO" said the Governor. THE new state
cimmIttee elects its own chairman. and the
new State Committee viii not be assembled
until the State convention"
The story was revived yesterday at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel that after the subject of the man.
agenent of the next State campaign is all
fhrashed out the Governors friends in the new
Continued fourth page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
BRYAN SPURNS HILL.
REFUSES TO MEET HIN
AebraskOn Visits the Hayor-Er-
presses More Viezcs on CieuelGnd.

IN spite OF vigorous efforts OF the pacihcators
~ ordinary harmony failed 10 hover DER the
,east az The Democratic stronghold yesterday
hrgan would not meet Hnl though they were
y -ne same house. More than that harmony
" me KIND Norman r. Mack. chief pacifcator
H'so einmisary for Chief Judge Alton D. Parker
oi'@' Is not going 20 materialize anywhere
- 'ne course of visit Charles +. Murphy.
.eaoer OF Tammany paid TO Mr.. Mack al the
sl0llfnan House. yesterday. he declared most
eiipnaucally that he was opposed 10 sending
= instructed delegation from this State 10
81 Louis
40 instructed delegation 10 Mr. Mack means
'o oeiegation for Judge Parker
- MACK had been sounding Mr. Murphy.
- On me subject in general OF an instructed
-e@tlofs then of a delegation instructed IN
se-Iular 10 vote for Judge Parker. When
- Murphy called on the State Committee man
.esiefoay, this was an cleared up thoroughly
-. - enectiVey. Mr Murphy was opposed on
a e-s- principles 10 Instructed delegation.
-ss. he was not favoring Judge Parker's
- s..-.o.ey' and 81 ne had anything to 90 with
a. e7seuon or The conduct OF its members.
1seSauon would go uninstructed.
-urpny too Is likely 70 have considerable
.o., 41h me delegates. Mr. Hin may have
sr--,fs 70 say, but according 20 a fervent
- ne there's only one leader I'm New
.a'e' ano nc hangs out I'm Fourteenth-st %
~f. Bryan would not meet Mr.. Hiu was
,,.s ,...sesanis Of setback 70 Mr. Mack. He had
80 l--1e Mr. Bryan would get together with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
BIG FIRE VISITS ROCHESTER.
BUsINESS CENTRE SUFFERS TO THE EXTENT
ABOUT s5,ooo0oo
Hdp Summoned from Syracuse and BufaIo-OUr Tro TIKI
Persons Throscn Out of Work.

Rochester visited with in
srv reaching $5oooooo
Of the business district While buildings destroyed they
the
bsufere to extent of
summoned Syracuse and Buffalo, and fnen from those cities did
wind the subduing the much than would
been twentyiou hours earlier
fatalities and injured, with the exception Of Assistant Chief
of the nozzle
In the opinion the
fire voud of already
of Some however, said they thought the
h RoheAe rwoudf fall below 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
,,N,oN,sTs GAIN A SEAT.

London. Feb. 2s.-The hye-eieotion TO MI the seat
4, r,a-I,s,,ent from South Birmingham. made va
can't bv the recent death OF Joseph Powell Will
Jams GIberal-UnionisD was held to-day. with the
following result:
-. ,,-,,o,,-, ................ s. 30
Ioru M5Hg.,f ~ J|ersD ................. 2223
,-,..,.. -,.,o-,,, ........................s s.O7s
Joseph Powell Williams was elected Tor south
Birmingham without opposition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
RUPTURE WITH FRANCE ?
st. Petersburg Hears Startling
RumOr of Break at Seoul.

London. Feb. IA report which erlsnates
from st. Petersburg. says the japanese Min
ister at Seoul has requested the Corean gov
ernment to hand the French Minister his pass
ports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
The statesmsn's Year Book for 1903 gives
following details Of the Corean Army:
BATTLE NEAR IN COREA
Scouts of Opposing Forces Meet
Russians Not advancing.

London. Feb. 27.-"Russian and japanese
scouts" says the Toxic correspondent OF The
Times" sighted each other on Thursday morn
ing at sukchen twenty-five miles north OF
Pfng-Yang, but did not come in contact.
The Russians are not moving southwark OF
the Tumen River, where the roads are ex-
tremely bad
The changes In the Corean Cabinet have
brought into power the partisans of the United
States and Japan.
RUSSIAN soldiers have seized the premises OF
an American mining company at Unsan. about
one hundred and fifty miles north of Ping
Yang
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27

japanese torpedo boats attempted the Russian vas
Arthur morning of February 26 but discovered and reped
Another bombardment japanese squadron reported ineffective The
torpedo
block Port Arthur by sinking
One Toxic dispatch told of the failure
while messages legations Wahon and London said the object
had been attained
government decided order the the japanese
in the field.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
THE BURNED BLOCK IN ROCHESTER,

structure sknovn
started
n
otgrghb B sAoul AT rvisca
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27

Pullman ParIor and sleeping cars: daily, via Sea
hoard Ar Line Ry. Leave New York l253 r NJ
and 1910 A. NJ Arrive Pinehurst 100 a. NJ ana
700 p III oascs us3 Broadyay.-AdvE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27


-N & Fla. Special" 2lo p. NJ. Fla. West
indian LTd as A NJ Unexcelled service via
Tenn. & Atlantic Coast Line. llsl B'way--Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27

INVESTIGATE THE RECORD
~ the famous Seaboard Florida Limited train ard
be convinced OF its superiority. Leaves R;50 r. NJ
daily. Once I1S Broadway-AdvL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
HAMMERING AT PORT ARTHUR
LITTLE DAMAGE CAUSED BY REPEATED ATTACKS
OF THE JAPANESE SQUADRON.

Corea Call Troops Se h the Mndos FoFranc and
Spain Sign Arbitration TayJapanese Warshps off Vladostok
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
n,Iry srRvTCr TO PINEHURsT

Continued on ninth page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
FAMOUS TRAINS TO FLORIDA.

Continued on fourth pnge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-27
THE VERDICT ANNOUNCED.

Guilty as indicted" was the verdict an
nounced by Carl Peterson the foreman Of the
Jury. shortly after o'clock tonight He said
at the same time that this was the verdict as to
all four defendants. August w Machen. late
general superintendent of the rural free delivery
division; George z. LorenZ, Of Toledo Ohio, and
Samuel A. and Diller b. Croft of this city. The
fury had been out nine hours although the ver-
dict was reached in eight hours and twenty-five
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-13
KEEP THE FIRES BRIGHT.

Now put yer politics aside an keel
the fires bright;
The next thing is Thanksgivin' that
we're Twin In the light.
You see that chimney bla2ln them
holly berries red?
Hear the dancin' that's a-shakin the
shingles on the shed?
Hans roun' fer Happiness!
Let the weather roll,
Who cares for storm-clouds
If the sun Is in his soul?
Amt been any changes in valley. hill,
an plain.
The same ole suns a-shinin same
whis.lin' wind an rain.
Hear them wagons rumb'in' on the
frosty road to town.
Jingle. jingle. iinglc"-an the dol
lars dancin' down.
Hans round fer Happiness.
Let the weather roll,
Who cares fer storm-clouds
When the sunshins in his soul,
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Con
stitution.