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Evening journal., 1904-02-08
BIGGEST FIRES ON SUNDAY

All big hrcs iu the United States have
occurred On Sundays as will be seen by
ihe following table,
October s. ISI1 1sunGayl--'rhc great CHI
cage gre. Burned one and ose-half days.
over 2i2i acres; 1880 buildings destroyed
and .so lives lost Loss by fire Sia60 1000.
November o ,sendas) to u. lS72-rhc big
bostoa Ore. Burned over 50 acres and de-
stroyed as9 buildings IN tho wholesale dis
trlct. Thiriy-avc lives and SO GEO OF loss.
February Q. Sunday. lgcc-Tho Pator-
son. y. j.. IRE. Burned fos fifteen hours,
over .wcniy-GVe blocks. Loss. ts.oOoodo
February = lsuaday) iooi-The Bald-
more n.e. rs Jin itcd loss. Anywhere frsia
ls50oo0.cc0 to SEQ $50 ocQs
Former Large Fires in Baltimore
December g. issv-Nfasc1.c Temple de.
stroyoG
June 10, is9l--The concordia Opera House
burned Loss s2so,ooo
December ls. 2sg2-six larse warehouse.
and 1929 nalcs Of cotton destroyed, Los.
$4,000.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
INSURANCE COMPANIES
MAY SUCGUMB

The wholesale destruction viii have a
most disastrous effect on the insurance
companies which mold risks in Baltimore.
While the losses will be borne by a large
number 0f companies it is feared that
some of them may not Oe able 10 weather
tho disaster. The latest DISPATCHES in
dictate thal the Joss may reach the enor-
mcns figure of three hundred millions of
dollars. Il is not in the nature Of things
for the companies TO be able TO stand such
a drain on their resources.
on account of ihe great coanision and
cNe-cincnt al the present time il Is utter
ly Impossible to gather amy reliable in
formation on this subject Enough Is
known however, 10 stale that the burden
win iail heavily on several prominent in
surance companies. The brunt It is
thought. viii come heaviest on those COM
parios with headsuariers in the stricken
citv.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08


Philadelphia detectives are going
through the trains 10 see that no
crooks from Philadelphia or New York
go TO Baltimore in quest OF loot.
Still Beyond Control.
The flames are still beyond control.
With the wind blowing a gale at
o'clock this morning practically all of
wholesale district and large part OF
the retail district has been swept, max
ing about 40 blocks in all stretching
over a mile in one direction.
Telegraph and telephone eommunica-
tion with the outside world have been
destroyed. All local newspapers have
The City Hall buildings. which SEEM
ed doomed up 10 midnight. were saved
by the change Of the wind.
Flames on Water Front.
The change in the wind drove the
flames down Howard STREET to the
been consumed. They are issuing edi-
tions from the plants of the star and
Post in Washington.
The Hsrbor Burning.
Baltimore-At this hour the fire has
attacked the wharves. piers and docks
i'm the harbor. The names seem to bt
water front into the oil warehouse:
and shipping concerns. When this
section OF the city seemed doomed
countless laborers We're pressed int,
service and the work of removing az
much of the wares as possible begun
The police stopped this work Of remov
al owing TO the danger. The fire 'en
gines We're withdrawn and none tol
soon
The sparks set fire to the building
two blocks further down the waite
front and delay would have meant dis
Jewish Dis6iet Endangered.
The Jewish district which adjoinl
the warehouse district, is the only liv
ing'quarter in the city to be endangcr
ed.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
USINESS
SUSPENDED

the city that anywhere from eighty
to ninety nremen have met death.
Wild Stories Afloat.
It is almost impossible for the news
paper men 20 run down these rumors.
No Street Car Traffic.
An the street car lines have suspend
ed traffic. The city han is one OF the
most seriously damaged buildings. It's
interior has been completely destroyed
There is a hope. however, that the
municipal records which were kept in
IRE proof vaults. may be found intact
The Morsue Burned.
The morgue and central police sta
tion have 10th been reduced 10 a heap
OF debris.
The blackcned remains OF a fireman
were found in the gutted Equitable
Building this morning. where he had
rushed in i'm an effort 70 get a line Of
hose to the roof.
An army OF freihen. Alnost utterly
exhausted. are stin working valiantiy
TO conquer the flames.
Loss s250.ooo,0oo.
A conscrya ative estimate places the
loss now at $3.50, ,o00 900. 40 estimate
AS to the insurance can be ascertaine5
at present. The entire insurance fac
ulty Is. at sea. seemingly dazed By the
lappaling proportions Of the FIRE
Fifty Thousand Out Of Employment.
10000 persons are thrown out of en-
aloyment. This is the estimate made
his morning by Colonel J. Frank sup
lee. perhaps one Of the most compet-
Il authorities on the factory subject
Baltimore
There are 250 policemen here from
philadelphia. 100 having arrived this
morning. Every hour brings in new
Ire companies.
Sisters Serve Coffee.
The sisters % Mercy are serving hot
coffee and sandwiches 10 this militia
4 and the frener.
Eyn
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
FIRE IN BAL LTIM0RE
CONTINUES TO RACE
AID SENT FROM
WILMINGTON

At s45 this morning the Friendship
and Fame Fire Companies. each car
rying about 45 men. 80 police officers
under Chief Black. Captains Evans and
Kane left for Baltimore. The Friend
ship Company was in charge of Joseph
H.. Smith. They carried 1000 feet OF
hose. The Fame Company was under
Jacob Kopp and took 400 feet OF hose.
The special train was in charge OF
Conductor Carol and Engineer Brock
er. composed of fiat ears. a day coach
and a caboose.
Ten companies from New York PASS
ed through this city over the b. & o.
about $50 o'clock. 4 special train
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
Former Large Fires in Bsltimore.
REPORT RELIANCE BLEW UP
'Rumor Could Not be Verified and is
Thought to be Wrong.

There was a runor or the street this az
.ernoon 10 the effect that nc Reliance fire
engine O. this city. one 81 h, nparaiuses
sent from ;his CRY 10 Ba.'ir had b'owr
up. Tho rcmor could ;.o ied end
Re was rroNabis star,ed n iaci ,hsi
several Of The local compared. ua on, oo-
casion got in . tishS place along he
wAerves and had 10 be rescued by tug
boats.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
WiIminotonilns- suffer Loss,

A number OF Wlimingtonisns have suf-
fered loss by the fire IN Baltimore.
Thomas r. Bayard and his sister, Mrs
William s. Hilles were hnnclally in-
tercstod IN The building on tine corner Of
Baltimore and Calvert strects, where the
Pennsylvania railroad ticket office was
situated
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
Pnblishers. Press speciaI.

Baltimore Feb. S.--Thousands OF spec
tators watched the fire throughout the
night. Every street corner near the
limits Of the approach fixed by the
police was crowded with onlookcrs.
packed IN so densely that passage to
and from was dimcult
Evening journal., 1904-02-08

bearing Jersey City fircmen also passed
here shortly after 10 o'clock. The ON
GERS who accompanied the iiremou
were those who were ON night duty
last night and every one who could be
spared from the city wns sent. AT the
station at The foot Of Market street a
big crowd assembled to see the fire.
men depart
AS many OF the companies members
AS could get away went with them
The quota was made up from member,
OF other companies. The firemen coulo
not an be accommodated in the coacl
and many rode down on the Nat cars.
Continued on Fifth PagcJ
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
Many CO To Fire.

Among the Wilmingionians who went %
Baltimore this morning were Jamcs =.
Winchester Frederick Mccall. Harry
Brown. Hugh Garland, John + Malloy
and Arthur l.. Chambers.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
LOCAL COMPANIES ESCAPE

STAN Correspondent Evening Journal.
Baltimore. Feb. S.--Among the out
of-t0wn fire departments which re-
sponded 20 the call for help We're two
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
Filter Installed.

The city Steam Laundry has installed a
p 900 pound Robinson German proof filter.
The laundry viii use nothing bur filtered
water in washing the clothes hereafter.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
SENATOR HANNA WEAKER
Has Restless Night and Cleveland Ply
sician Sent For.

washington. reb. S,-Whie no lNiileun
has sc. been issued nV Senator Hanna's
physicians. Il IS said ihis morning that
tic patient passed q rather rcsaess night
and in SOME respects was worse though
his condition at O'Clock was not such as
10 give cause for great alarm
lie is growing steadily weaker and the
doctors are anxious.
Dr. Rixey. surscon-Goncrai Of the Navy,
who Is In charge Of the case. ard Or. Os-
icr Of baltimore has decided send Tor
Or Edward Perkins Garter. or Cleveland,
Senator Hanna HmHy pl.-Dian ihcro.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
If You Moo smoke ! Pihe.

We sell good r. and r. &c plug.
"Nettio Twist" Big ID cut plug, l6
o. Tin Pail s5c. 1000 matches &C..
Durstein's. 5 Z. I'd ST.. north side City
Market. - adv.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08

courses. ana it has manual training
schools for both white and colored stu
dents having been one of the first cities
OF the United States to enter upon this
field Of education.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08

Jageies-Smith and Jones arc not as
friendly as they used to be- are they?
! Waegles-No: Smith has gone into
the life insurance business.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
York Eirsman Killer. .

Iacob Ilginfritz. OF the Laurel Fire
n:pany. OF Yosk. Pa. is the man Who
8 killed.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
RUSSIANS MOVE
TOWARD KOREA
Detachment Of Cavalry
Leaves Mukden for Con
centration on Yalu
FLEET OFF WEI-HAI.WEI

Petersburg. Feb. S.-An advance
detachment OF Russian cavalry IS leav-
ing Mukd2n for Korea.
ing the departure of the cavalry adds
Russia love ~ peace has been ex-
hausted by Japan's demands. Troops.
therefore have been concentrated az
the Yau River Crhis Is Russia's first
line Of defence.)
The Russian troops are in the best
OF Spirits. The Japanese everywhere
are hurrying homeward."
The Mukden despatch repeats the
rumor that'a Japanese squadron is or
Wei Hai-Wei on The north coast OF the
shan Turg peninsula. with the object
OF intercepting the Russian ships come
Ing from Europe.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08

Ii YOU sci champagne YOU are a wine
merchant. but If you deal Ia whiskcs
you arc just plain ordinary rum-sel-
Ter.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08

London. Feb S.-The opinion Is gem
eral that within space that can be
measured by hours-probably not more
than 1O0-Japan and Russia viii be
al each others throats in a war which
may finally involve half dozen other
powers. The breaking or OF negotia-
tions between the Czar's government
and the Mikado's and the statement
that Japan is moving forward troops
ITO seize Korea practically settle the
situation. & is thought
But while AN the world sees nothing
but war ahead the representatives Of
the two nations at ioggerheads are de-
claring that hostilities may yet be
averted.
Japan says. as result Of the
rupture OF diplomatic relations. Japan
neither seeks nor expects an inmedi-
ate outbreak OF hostillties. She trusts
the Chino American treaty VIII MAIN
ltain the onen-door and the status quo
lin Manchuria and she has prepared
herself to watch the attitude Of Russia
lin northern Kotea. She viii not. how
ever. land troops in Korea without a
distinct violation Of the Korean FROM
tier. in which event she is prepared 10
act promptly.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
Vaults Exposed to View.

Baltimore app9irs to be plralyzed be-
. bath thc blow dealt by the IRE. The
easrrer vaults Of twelve banks are cN-
sed 10 the view Of an spectators. a de-
s eminent Of regulars from Fort McHenry
I siards the United States sub-Treasury
f 'acre Si5oOoooo In gold and silver is stored.
shcials tried TO remove This money, but
G time locks forbade so there was noth-
Is left to do but cail iu soldiers as a
bard.
Evening journal., 1904-02-08

one man is known to nave been
Killed. There are many Wild rumors in
this connection. l. is. reported all ove1
Evening journal., 1904-02-08

Eauimorc Is well.knoOn as am. eauca-
;ional centre II is'the <eat oNJohns Hop
slns University. noted Tor It's graduate
Evening journal., 1904-02-08
Justice Led Fire Fighters.

|Jlstce Harlan, of the Tinted States
|iprcme Court lead the employees OF the
o0rt House n the light 10 save the struc-
IRE. At this hour the fire Is sweeping
Ions the harbor, where % or 100 vessels
|ere carried out into .he middle of the
|ream.
The Washington times., 1904-12-03
BACHELORS WILL
GIVE DANCES

The Bachelors german. which has
been organized for the season OF 1906.
Will give its first cotillon in the ball
room Of the New Willard Wednesday
January II. and TWO Other balls on
Wednesdays. February I and -
The newly elected president 10 sue
ceed the late Jesse Brown Is Major
Charles l. McCawley, L. $. ~ g. with
the other officers ana members or the
committee. which has been reduced from
eight to six, are +. Lee Phillips Capt
J. 9. Gilmore. jr., T.. 5. A.: Reginald
ItuidekcPer, John Van Ness Philip. ana
George Howard
The three balls given ann rally by this
time-honOred company OF Eaf!unt hosts
are the mOst popular dances Of each
season. rejecting as they do happy
blending OF official and resident society,
yet retaining all the eclat of "a private
ball. The active membership OF the
german Is limited 10 wcll-knOWn Wash
h. eton hosts. and the invitation list out
side the immediate family Of each mem
Der is limited 10 700 names. which must
Invariably be PASSED upon by the com
m-ttec.
The Washington times., 1904-12-03
Not Strictly Militaru.

Suggestion has been made that the
inaugural parade be purely military.
The idea viii re Objectionable 10
a majority Of the people, because
this is not a warlike nation. and a
triumph at the polls is not in anv
sense a martial victory.
That the army and navy should be
largely represented is a matter Of
course. The President is commander
in-ehief of both Of them, and their
tribute 10 the occasion is fitting
Moreover the marching Of trained and
uniformed bodies of men is an i'm
pressive spectacle. To visitors from
a distance it is an unaccustomed
show, and they would be sorry 10
miss il.
The civil arm of the Government
Is entitled to large representation.
II should be large enough to prevent
the inaugural from being regarded
only as military pageant. The
President is a citizen. and his notable
services have been in civil life His
ereditable career as a soldier was
brief and incidental. Congress. the
Cabinet and the several departments
OF which the members are the heads
as we'll as the judiciary. belong Ia
the inaugural function as truly as dC
the army and navy. Added TO these
are representatives Of different States
and organizations, that could not be-
eliminated without the commission OF
improperly and the giving Of of.
Tense.
II is not desirable that foreign peo-
pies get the notion that this is a mill
tary government The babbling of a
lot Of maleontents has given rise to
some such idea. and it has been ac-
cepted abroad. To show the fallacy
OF IL, rather than lend il seeming
justification. would be prudent and
seemly.
The Washington times., 1904-12-03
QUIETLY MARRIED
IN BRIDES HOME
Miss Mabel SWingIe Wife
OF Dr. Street.
RECEPTION AFTER CEREMONY
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcguire Issue Invitations
for the Wedding Of Their
Daughter.

Miss Mabel Henderson swingle and
Dr. ID. Baen Street. jr.. Of Jersey CITY.
y. j., were married Wednesday even
ing at the residence of the brides faith
az, Robert ID. Swingle.
The Rev Joseph Dawson. OF the Mount
Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church.
ofiiciated
me ceremony took place in the pres
ence OF the immediate families and a
Few intimate friends. The bride was
attended by her sister. Miss Mary Dun
can SWinSle, and C. G. Mack acted as
peSt man. The house was Beautifully
ana artlstically decorated with paluns.
Terms, Violets. and chrysanthemums
me wedding was followed bv a re-
ceptlon 10 several hundred friends.
Among the OuJ-Of-tOWn guests were
me Misses Julia and Mary Lucas. OF
ChaflestoWn, W Va. Miss Florence Ell
mer, Mrs. Harry Rasen. and Mrs Harry
Hhlliips, Of BaltiIa4e. Md RAYMOND
henderson, Of Hancock. Nd: Miss Mary
bradley Of kensingtOn. Md. and Deltus
N. Edwards, of New York DIT. and
y. j.
The Washington times., 1904-12-03
What 1t Means to Conduct Wagner.

Alfred Hertz, who viii again conduct
the Wagner operas at the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York this sea
son, is one OF the most earnest and ac-
tive OF musicians An amusing incident
is related of him by Lawrence Gilman.
whose Phases on Modern Music" the
Harpers are just publishing
MIR. Gilman had written in Harper 8
Weekly" an enthusiaStic criticism OF MIR.
Hertz's conducting Of 'Lohengrin" at
the Metropolitan Opera Housewife
which Mr.. Hertz made his New York
debut several years agO-and was anX-
ious TO meet The new director. A IA
vOrahle opportunity came not long af-
terward
In the course OF a notable performance
OF Wagner's Tristan and Isolde" con-
Quoted by Mr. Hertz, MIR. Gilman OBJ
tanned permission 10 go behind tht
scenes after the second act. and APP
preached the eminent Wagneriau's room
with enthusiasm. and IN the usual ex-
allied mood induced by the poetry OF
Tristan" Upon entering he was
astounded 10 find Mr.. Hertz. somewhat
blown engaged in the act Of changing
his shirt Mr. Hertz explained thai
he was obliged TO repeat this process
after each act OF the opera, so strenu-
Gus was the work Of conducting
The Washington times., 1904-12-03
STUDENTS NOT CULpABLE.

To the Editor 81 The Times.
Today'a edition of The Times contained
an editorial which from the fact that a
wagon load Of whisky bottles were co..
lected beneath the grandstands after the
recent HaTyaFd-Taie football game de-
duced The conclusion that the student
body of inc two universities concerned
contained "a large element OF druulgards
and roWdies. Your reasoning might APP
pear conclusive 20 anyone not ucuuaiut-
eel with the facts OF the case but la
reality % ls quite fallaClOus. You over
loon the fact that Of the $1,000 spectators
Of the game only a small fraction were
students. The total enrolment of HaT-
ward is about 4.y1U. ana that OF Yale be-
tween 2GOJ and 1900. DWias 10 the cX-
pensc of the trip 90 may be safely stated
that the number of Harvard men who
attend a game iu New Haven never eX-
mate of the number of Yale men among
the spectators Roughly speaking there
Tore the students constitute only 10 per
cent OI the audience or 90 EuFNdrd-Y ale
game. . hr remaining - per cent con-
tdius "a sufficient proportion ni uFdes1v-
able characters 90 account Tor any mum
Der Of whisky bottles
There Is less drinking among c-Ritge
. boys than among other young men OF
the same Nse- { am not acquainted with
conditions at Yale. but ! know from
OF harvard men ere .e@tutate.s. a0d al
lAu'r "no age NOT, only gn insignificant
clement is addicted 90 drinking Whisky
from the bottle IN public places
Join r. BAXTER (HdryaTd 90.
Nov. 80 1874
The Washington times., 1904-12-03
Captain Oysters Election.

The Business Mems Association has
manifested true enterprise in elect
ing James r. oyster as its president
For several years this body and the
Board of Trade have been less active
than The needs of the city or the OPP
portunities of the two associations
have prompted. With Captain Oyster
at the head of one of these insti-
tutions it is assured that body will
either enter upon a career Of genuine
usefulness or. if that be impossible.
cease the pretense.
The Times has much admiration for
both the Board of Trade and the Bust
ness Mems Association. 1t has, assur-
eddy. great admiration tor the men
who have given their time and in
fiuence to those two bodies. But it
submits, and it thinks the judgment
OF the city will support il. that neither
body has met the responsibilities
which attach in every city to the
representative associations of its BUSH
ness men, and that for three or four
years the labOrs of these bodies have
been revealed chiefly in the making
Of speeches.
Captain Oyster is one of Washing
tons most substantial business men.
But fortunately for the Business
Mems Association, he is much more
than substantial: energetic, cOnserv-
alive, tactful. frank, and resource
ful He announced Thursday night
a purpose 10 put the Business Mems
Association on business mems basis.
Those who know him Will await one
OF the two results already Indicated
either exactly that reorganization or
Captain Oysters retirement, together
with a clear statement why that re-
organization is impossible.
But TIE reorganization may be con-
fidently anticipated. and a responsive
awakening and increase in usefulness
may be expected to follow from the
Board of Trade. Those two bodies
may then cooperate; il is certain
they have rarely co-operated in the
past. With their help. as suggested
by Mr.. Raymond. the retiring presi-
dent OF the Business Mems Associa-
ton. the several associations of citi-
zens now pulling in opposite direc-
tons may all unite for the general
good. and the 'tndividualism" which
All OF these bodies lament may thus
be eliminated.
The election of Captain Oyster
promises much good to the District
of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1904-12-03
Stephen PhIIIips, New Play.

''fhe Sin Of David" Stephen Phillips
new poetieal drama in three acts, Is not
Biblical. but it eollows closely the action
Of its Old Testament prototype-
story of David, Bathsheba, and Uriah.
The scenes are laid IN the time OF thu
English Civil War, among the surround
ings Of "A section Of the parliamentary
army operating in the eastern part OF
the country. Colonel Mardyke. 4 stern
Old Puritan, IS married TO "A young wife,
Miriam, woman OF ardent nature 10
whom the grayness and repression ef
her home are intolera bic.
When Sir HerbertLisle. commander Of
the parliamentary forces In the fFeI5land
makes Mardyke's house his military
headquarters for a time. he and Miriam
fall IN love with each other just WHEN
their love is declared. need arises for a
commander in a desperate night attack
on the enemy. which can only result IN
the death OF the leader
After slight hesitation. Lisle, unknown
10 Miriam. sends MaTdyke 10 his DEATH
The incidents Of the third act Of the
play take place five years later
The Washington times., 1904-12-03

a great symphony. For all save
the few who devote all their talents
20 music the afternoon was an ex-
traordinary musical revelation.
A symphony orchestra is distinctly
a municipal luxury. But it is one
of the most practical Injuries. so TO
speak, a municipality can support
1t quickens the musical taste and
intensifies the musical inclinations
of the whole community. 1t performs
great works as their composers design
ed they should be performed, and SO
widens the musical horizon. But in
such concerts as this of Thursday, il
becomes a practical educative force,
which makes it in the field OF music
much what the high schools are in
the field of general education.
The attendance last Thursday was
not large. This must have been due
70 a general failure 10 appreciate the
importance of these concerts and
their value to that public which only
vaguely understands good music. The
ground covered was. fortunately, so
primary that citizens who have the
slightest intelligent interest in music
can follow the remaining lectures of
the series without embarrassment.
Those who are wise will surely not
lose so valuable and rare an oppor-
tunity.
The Washington times., 1904-12-03
trouble over Hearn,s Tast 60

A curious complication has arisen In
regard TO the circulation OF Lafcadio
Hearn's last book. Japan; an Attempt
at Interpretation" in the country where
the author spent his most productive
years.
in sending his order 10 the Macmillan
Company. an American book firm in
Tokyo writes that the volume IN It's
present cover cannot be publicly sold
IN TOKYO, because the ornament on the
cover Is an exact copy Of the Emperor's
personal crest
If you would only make these orna-
ments with fifteen or seventeen petals
there would be no objection: but six
teen makes IL an exact copy Of the inn
perlal crest We had the same trouble
with Menpes' book on Japan in color.
Were hauled up by the police. The
Yokohama dealers have no trouble be-
cause the police do not enforce the old
law on this question" SO the edition
Tor Japan has a special binding