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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
PETER QUINN A HERO.
Opened Huge Door to Permit Egress
 of Actors.

VI 1AVtgADs
 Chicago. Dec. H.-One of the heroes of the fire was Peter Quinn. chief special agent of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad system, who assisted in saw ing the lives tof 100 or more of the per- formers from fate as horrible as the victims in tho theatre proper.
 wedged so tightly in Q crowd at the door of the stage entrance that they could not move. the men, women and children composing the company of performers were standing heipiessiy and with ago. nized looks on their faces. The stage door was closed.
 ''The massive stage door of the Iro- quois,'' said MT. Quinn today, Ifs like many others of it's kind. The two main swinging doors are used when scenery is taken to or from the theatre, and built in the swinging structure itself is a small trap door used by the players in leaving or entering the stage. This trap door opened inwardly.
 ''As I passed, I heard a commotiop and saw the door was slightly open and peer ing into the opening I curiously asked what was the trouble. Then for the first time I and others who had arrived out side about the same time learned that the theatre was on fire. The players. men, women and children, had rushed to this small trap door for escape, got caught in a solid mass, ana were so nrm- ly wedged together that ..iey could not move. They were banked solidly against the little door and it could not be opened. Nearly all the players were in their stage costumes and the women had not even had time to remove the paint from their faces.
 "The women screamed and begged US to rescue them, and the cries of the children could be heard above the hoarse shouts of the men. We tried to force the door open, but the crowd was banked up too tightly against 1t. "Then came a volume of smoke and far In the rear of the crowd we could see the iiIur nation of the flames. I ...--- a num- ber ct small tools in my pocket and im- media ely proceeded to remove the metal attachments which held the door in place. This was accomplished with some difi- cultY and then we managed to force the crowd back probably an inch but that was sufficient The door was then permitted to drop from It's place and one by one the imprisoned players were passed into the alley Even when the last player and stage hand had reached alley We could not realize the awfulness of what had haDpened.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01

asbestoa although the examiner pro- nounced tt of low grade.
 Got . Cheap Certain.
 They wanted cheap curtain and they got It, an incautious clerk remarked. He was instantly hushed up by one of the membeN of the company. who added that they dH not wish to discuss the matter. inasmuch as they had bid upon supplying the curtain to the theatre and their bid had been rejected for a lower one.
 Frol4 cariy- in the morning until late a. night cfowds besieged the undertaking ro6qaH end hospitals looking for the dead and lnjared.
 it btishel baskets of valuables and tyinItets of various description were gath cred bI the policemen and f1remen and turned over to the coroner. Among these were fHliy a dozen watches. and in every case flle watches had stopped at s:6o o'clock the time when the fire broke out
 Coroner Tragaer tonight conducted an informal inquiry into the cause of the fire. His first witness was William c. Sellers the fireman employed at-the the- ater, < Sellers did not know how the fire began, but said he saw 1t shortly after ik broke out. He threw extinguish- CTS on the blaze. but without effect.
 Failed to Lower Curtain.
 He tried to pull down the drop cur tain or tear loose that portion of it which was blazing. but without success. The fire then spread with such greas fapidity that he was unable to do more. Other witnesses were examined and af- eter they had been heard. Assistant States Attorney A. A. Heer. who was present said:
 Tt seems agreed that the asbestos cur- tain was dropped. but that 1t went only no within ten or fifteen feet of the stage floor. People on the stage opened the doot leading from the stEge Into the street on the west side, of the theater and this created q strong draught. The drapRht blew the curtain out toward tho audience. This held the curtain sq tiHhtl that ali estelnSiss 10 iowef f fsIr- |afs4 were fruiffsaas Aktenspta were znedo down by hand but without success. From all the information we have been able , to gather thus far. it seems to mo as though the fault In creating the draught which threw the audience into a panic by forcing the flames out over their heads. was due far more to the action of the theatrical people in opening the door at the rear of the theater than by the audience opening the doors in front. The management of the theater. believe. claims that 1t was the action of the au- dience that made the draft which was the primary cause of the disaster. may be wrong. but from the evidence now at hand. think 1t will be shown that it was the action of the stage hands or mem bers of the company instead of anything
 done by the audience in it's attempt to escape"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
SEASON ONE OF SORROW.
No Bells Nor Whistles Announce
 Coming of New Year.

Chicago. Dec 31.-For the first time since Chicago has possessed bells to peal,
 whistles to shriek and horns to blow, the
 old year was allowed to silently take it's
 place in history and the new year per-
 mitted to come with no evidence of joy
 at its birth.
 In an oficial proclamation issued this
 afternoon by Mayor Carter H. Harrison,
 he made the suggestion that the usual new years eve celebration be for this time omitted The idea found a ready response in the hearts of the people.
 The appalling disaster of yesterday at the Iroquois theatre has cast Chicago into deepest gloom, and for the time at least seems to have chilled and deadened
 ali the ordinary ambitions of life. Busi-
 ness today was performed with the sole view to actual necessity and even that
 much was carried out in a perfunctory | manner.
 l Ordinarily on New Years eve the l streets of the city are filled with merry makers, but tonight the only throngs to | be found were those around the morgues: | ordinarily, numbers of fashionable
 restaurants in the heart of the city are filled with light hearted jewellers. To- | night these places were comparatively
 deserted and some of them closed entirely. Usually among these gay people are
 found many members of theatrical pro-
 fession. Tonight not a single one of | them was in evidence.
 Stricken to the Heart. 1 For the second time in her life. the city of Chicago has been stricl1ne to the heart. | Not only have many of her sons and daughters met death in a variety of hor-
 rfble and torturing forms, but the blow has fallen almost as heavily upon the strangers within her gates. There is hardly a village or town within a radius of 100 miles whose people are not directly or indirectly interested in the piles of
 dead, or in the injured which fill the hos
 pitals.
 The list of dead continues. as it was given last night, in the neighborhood of | 56O It is generally accepted at this time | that the most accurate estimate is J64. l This number will be increased somewhat, as there are people in the hospitals who cannot survive. It si believed however.
 that the total number of dead will not in any event exceed 575. Including the l missing 1t is estimated that the total 1 number of casualties is at the present l time approximately 1000 There are among the missing the names of many who are at their homes and of some who were not at the theatre at all. When the names of the dead who are still to
 be identified have been subtracted from | the list of the missing. it Is probable that
 the extent of the catastrophe will be fully ! revealed.
 There was animated discussion today among firemen, employees of the theatres and architects as to the cause of the fire. | Accounts differ today as widely as they varied last night.
 | Actors and Audience at Odds. The actors are practically a unie tn declaring that the fire started with an explosion and in this they are natly con
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
Funeral of Zanardelli.

Rome. Dec Si.-The funeral of former ,remier Zanardelli at Brescia yesterday yss one of the most imposing ceremonies var held in Italy. Over 5000 persons oIIowed the remains to the cemetery. All lSa shops were closed. and everywhere ti'ere was evidences of national mourn n~ The Count of Turin represented
 sins Victor Emmanuel who sent mag
 ,,aasrt wreath. signor Gioletti. the Pre- Aa,Sr. Admiral Mirabell, the Minister of
 levine and other high dignitaries, cook
 art in inc procession, followed by troops.
 so rendered military honors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
T. c. s4oPs BURNED.
Fire at Nashville Entails a Loss of
 AA2n 00O

Nashville. Tenn. Dec. 3I.-The Tennessee ACentraI shops in Aouth Nashville burned to- Anight, entaiiing au estimated loss of S32o.- $o0O The boiler stops. blaming mill. black smith shops round house, machine shops, store
 room and office wers almost entirely consumed
 and four locomotives. one combination and four box cars were destroyed. The loss in roll ,rk stock is estimated at S7o.ooo. fully i'm 3 .Ired It is said that there was an insurance Il T hut saS 900 on the plant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
cerman ofncisI view.

- -1 nee st.~lThe Post tifs mornins ,,rscfs II lengthy leading editcriM o1 .ss .,1 nk.,-so. fapanese aituation in the Tar -. -. ;rrs ~1Iforial. which bears evident Mal - - ce t,,2nfration by the Government. sas sb.f7 {ns situation is still such that s ane shopk of . peacesbie solution oi rsa rns as,. cnlftes need not be aoanooneo. ,s.s fdfinf ridicules the asseruon 2. . Trsnch press that Germany uIsns rnaeia to a policy of aggreasion m osoeI S. nave a free hand for Fan-9erm Anie oia1ls in Central Europe ana asains' France. ' The article emphasizes Germany.s aoso- Into neutrality, corresponding fully Witn the statemsnts of Count vop Bueiow, LAe irnuerial Chancellor, during recent de' hates in the Heichstag.
 fSermany's mediation, the artacie says kax not been asked by either party 70 t15e eontroversy, and Germany never or {ared nor never will offer 10 mediate pe- tween cer an foreign eflenaiess
 trserrnany would be only too pleased u p,,sh her offer of mediation but for the helief that she would be left fin the iurch at, the decisive moment Neither Russia nor aanan. says Tnt IFp6t z<ee<a the mediation of other pow. M. zi.d f{ ssft alone tiiey< ssiif arrive sfl
 peaceabie agreement. The leading atnfes1nen of Tokio apparently have al ftaliv realized that in war with Rus Eia. Japan must be isolated and that nc dependence can be placed upon sympa' fhetic articles in the newspapers of West ern Europe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
War Risks Advanced.

Moscow, Dec. N.-The Imposition Of war risks today by the insurance con- panies on ships hence to the Far East was the first local intimation that Rus a0-Japanese hostilities were considered within the bounds of possibility. There is no war talk, however, nor excitement. The news which is Altering in is pub iished without comment. The Manchuridn 6orrespondent of the Moscow Gazette says the Chinese plan. in the light of a campaign, is to contain 50.0o0 picked troops along the line of the Sinmintum branch of the Manchurian railroad ard cut the communications. thus isolating new Chwang and Port Arthur. He adds that the reoccupation of. Mukden by the Russians was effected chiefly for the pur- pose of checking this move.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
o,..-a.a With c.anterfsitine,

~o-',,,ie Tenn. Dec. a!r-John Carlow and Ans.r,,s An'Ss have been arrested by a United .nn 'SsIH Senu,y marshal at Ia Toilette. Tenn. :ates ueS aba-re of countefeiting. They were ,nsS, sGS tot to this city and committed to jail by ,Ssr NS%m1sSi are professionals ana have made big
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-01
"JAMMINo0 oF oURTAIN.
Theatre Employees Say 1t Caused the
 Catastrophe.

Chicago. Dec. sl.-Employes of the Iro- quois theatre place the terrible loss of life to the 'jamming' of the asbestos cur tain Had 1t worked properly they say. the fire would have been confined to the stage alone.
 erformance of the show the
 tRs been raised and iow-
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-19
oLNEY MEN.
Seem to Be Tn Control in Massachu-
 setts.

Seem to Be Tn Control in Massachu-
 setts.
 Boston Special to Washington Post.
 The forces back of the candidacy 3f Richard Olney won a victory at today s tee, if a vote on the question of the basis of representation to the State Convention Is to be taken as a test Johr. OGara of Spencer, an out-and-out Hearst man, mov- ed that there be one delegates at large for each city, town, and ward, and one 1903 and fraction thereof. The committed threshed the matter out and defeated O'Gara's motion by a vote of 37 to 14. Josipah Quincey says this was not a test vote; Hon. John P. Feeney of Woburn, a supporter of Hearst, says 1t was. A. Boston to be the place. There will be LOIS delegates, instead of HOO. as pro- vided for by the OGara motion. The State Convention will choose four dele- gates at large. as heretofore, and each of the fourteen Congressional districts will send two. Precaution was taken against any snap conventions by giving to Chair man Flaherty of the Executive Commit tee. power to call the district conven- tions.
 The Olney men in the committee fought the Hearst men at every point during the session. The latter were in constant com- muncation with their leader, George Fred boys in service Williarl's cause was openly advocated when the committee be- gan to talk about delegates at large. but the majority slate is made up of William A. Gaston, Patrick A. Collins, William L. Douglass and James B. Carroll. The matter of the unit rule was discussed at length and was finally left for the Stats Convention
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-19
EXTRAORDINARY
 MISBEHAvIoH.
The President Angry With Associate
 Justice Holmes.

4AS \ AV0ANSAAb @&A5AJ W4SA xA06OS4AIC IC
 Justice Holmes.
 Washington Special to New York World.
 The President Is angry at Justice Holmes of the Supreme Court for having joined with Chief Justice Fuller and Jus tices White and PeclNlam in the dissent ing opinion in the Northern Securities case, and MT. Roosevelt Is not going to any great trouble to conceal his displeas- ure. The trouble with Justice Holmes Is that he reached his conclusion from his own interpretation of the law, instead of deciding the question as Mir. Roosevelt wanted him to and expected him to.
 Justice Holmes Is to pay for his inde- pendence of thought by being practically ostracised from the White House. where he was installed in high favor when he first came to Washington after his ap. polntment last fall. The Presidents an- ger has carried him so far that he would remove Mir. Holmes If he could. but os that Is impossible. he will show his re- sentiment by shutting the White House door in Mir. Holiness face. which Is the only way to show his resentment that IS open to the President.
 The President believed the only dIs. senters to the merger decision would be the three Democratic members, Chief Jus. tice Fuller and Associate Justices White and Peckham. There was no one the President was more certain would sJstain the Governments contention than Jus tice Holmes, whom Mir Roosevelt ap- pointed. To say nothing of law the Pres, iment was sltisfied Mir. Holmes would support him in a case Ithat meant much to the President politically. MT. Holmes astound"d the President when he was at the WhitS House. a week ago, by an intl nation tSdr he did not agree with Attor- ney-General Knox's Interpretation of Ire law The argument that followed this suggestion was heated. and Mir Holmes has not been at the White House since then. Before that he called two or three times a week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-19
BRYAN SEES HEARST.
Long Conference Between the Two in
 Chicago.

Chicago.
 Chicago Special to Washington Post.
 No incident of this campaign has cre- ated more of a stir among the Democrats than tine unexpected appearance today o' William Jennings Bryan. Whether he of meeting William Randolph Hearst could not be learned. but 1t is known that soon after his arrival at the Sherman House Mr. Bryan joined the candidate for President. and they were together a long time. The news that Bryan and Hearst were having a conference quickly spread to all the Democratic centers and caused clans.
 Ali sorts of stories were current at the headQuarters of the Democratic State Committee and the Chicago Democrats fla the Sherman House and through the city hall as to the objects of che conference. request of MT. Hearst to talk over the situation. and also to discuss the ques- tion of his taking an active part in the general management of Hearsts cam paign. Neither of them would divulge the subject of their conversation: nor would they admit that there had been any kind of a conference.
 One of the stories afioat was that Mr. Hearst has asked the Nebraska leader td become his mouthpiece at St. Louis and present hls name to the National Conven- tion. Another was that they are trying to form a combination that will enable them to control the nomination, as well as the convention.
 Under the two-thirds rule, they may find 1t impossible to dictate the naming of a standard bearer even though a ma jority of the delegates stand with them on organization, adoption of platform, and all other matters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-19
THE CONCEPT oF HIM.

The Indianapolis Sentinel has allowed itself to become more or less tangled over the Miles candidacy. It win be remem- bered that the Iowa Democrats recently got up a somewhat feeble boom for Miles as the proper man for the party to noni- nate at St. Louis. Evidently he doesn't consider it very serious. for he is reported as saying recently that he would like no better close for his public career than to become the candidate of the Prohibit tionists for the Presidency. This is where The Sentinel gets mixed. "If General Miles is q Prohibitionist he Is not 6 Democrat our contemporary reasons, "and if he is a Democrat he is certainly not Prohibitionist."
 Certainly not. but is The Sentinel sure that he is very much of either? When the talk first started of nominating Gen. eral Taylor there was considerable doubt about his politics. Having passed prac- tically the whole of his life in the army he really had no very decided political opinions and when asked about it his reply was: "I am a whig. but not an ultra whig."
 We suspect that General Miles could hardly give even as satisfactory reply as that. He may be a Democrat with Prohibition trimmings, or just the re- verse. and he may not be much of either. Whatever may be his political leanings. his chances for the Presidency are about as remote as anything political we'll could be. The Republicans do not want him. the Democrats wouldn't have him, and, as the candidate of the Pro- hibitionists he would not carry a State. His vote in the South would be about as scattering as Crumpacker's would. The truth is that Miles has long been noted for his vanity, and this is another evil dence of it. He certainly has sense enough to know that he couldn't be elected President, but is so vain that he thinks even a candidacy for that ofice would be an honor to be proud of. He'd better retire to his porcelain bath-tub and soak some of the conceit out of him.
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