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z.hl6i,- ataIlea-in5 the hnliaina NJ II
broadway occupied hY the Morris
European and American Express com.
pany. When the neighborhoud in
which the FIRE started is taken into
consideration it was the most spectao,
nlar daytime blaze that has occurred
for long time In that part of The city.
Thousands OF people poured from the
thiclily popnlatnd- financial
into the narrow canyon Of Broadway
and massed back for squares above
and below the blaze. The flames
spread To the adjoining building aeeu-
pied by the Adams Express company.
hut the fire was brought Under Aeentrol
shortly after O'clock nearly two
hours after 1t started. and ut that time
the loss was estimated BY All under
writer at s4Q0, 600.
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9Fg v
says nve negroes >sro nad peen atres,.
az a reaullaf slga iaGeztronlle q
Charles were taken from the
guards by a crowd of men and shot TO
death.
the nve victims were Jim Smith.
Charley Smith, Mae Baldwin, Abe
Bailey and Garrett Flood.
This makes nine negroes that hay'.
been killed witliin the past week in
theavicinity Of ST. Charles on account
of racial troubles
The trouble arose over the efforts Of
a posse to find two negro brothers
named Griffin, who had beaten some
white men.
Other negroes insulted the posse
and rev their pistols. The posse then
X shot them to death.
IT is reported that the Griffin boys
have been captured and viii probably
he lYnched. s-
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TEMPORARY TRUCE DECLARED.
Absolute Peace in Underground Work.
inqs of Butte Mines.

Butte, Mont, March 2S.-For the
first time in years there Is absolute
peace in the underground working oi
the Butte mines and by the terms Of
truce, declared temporarily between
the representatives Of the Minnie
Healy and the Boston and Montana
companies, each agrees 10 withdraw
all miners from ground in dispute un-
-ti!-ri1a 1a-nwnnrghtp- harr-beeH alb
so!utely settled by the courts or other.
wise. Neither side shall attempt to
extract ore or do work Of any kind
until that time and each agrees 70
cease all overt acts such as blasting,
smoking and the use. of water, steam,
etc. for the purpose OF holding or
gaining ground.
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kURoPAT<IN AT uKDEN.
Mobilization Of the Manchurian Arm
Comptete.

Complete.
st. Petersburg, March 2S.-The
mobilization Of the Manchurian army
is now complete. General kuropatkin
stopped at Harbin to visit the fortress
there, reaching Mukden Saturday
night.
The Russian authorities have been
privately informed that the Egyptian
government proposes to exercise sur
Veillance over ships other than war
ships passing through the Suez canal
In order to ascertain whether they
carry contraband Of war u the re,
port Is ofiicially cor irlsa = Russia will
Immediately prot ,,ils, it as a
violation of the International agree
ments covering the canal.
The statement telegraphed from
Newchwang that all the Russian state
property there willssbe confded to the
care Of M. Kreutler, the newly ap:
pointed French consular agent, is Off,
cially denied at the foreign Office,
where 1t is explained that Russia has
no interest in the appointment, which
probably was made solely with the
view to the protection Of French in
terests, in case of NeWchWang being
attacked.
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Heaviest Rain Storm in MANY
Years Prevailed Throughout
State Saturday Night.
MANY TOWNS FLOODED AS RESULT OF
RAPID RISE OF RIVER.

Cincinnati. March as.--The heaviest
rain storm In years prevailed through
ont Ohio during tho night and fooas
arc causing damage along all the
tributaries OF the Ohio river In this
state. Az Hamilton the Big Miand
rise fifteen feet In four hours rendei
Ing over 200 families homeless The
reservoir north OF Hamilton broke.
flooding paper mills and tying up rail-
road and traction lines. ,rhereeare no
trains In or out OF Hamilton and the
traction lines are very seriously
washed out.
All towns west OF Cincinnati along
the Big Miami are flooded. Tho same
Is true OF all towns east Of Cincinnati
along the Little Miami river from
7tOveland to Coney Island, While the
railways and traction lines suffered
numerous washouts. At Findlay the.
Blanchard river has hooded the city
so-that-str.et- fs====;;ssr stopped zafsa
business houses are suffering. Iha
same conditions prevail along ihe
Blanchard and the Maumee river Ali
tho creeks In Southern Ohio fn9tse=
Sudden rises during che night ard are
out of their banks
All Washington, Ind, there Was a
rainfall ol IA inches within twenty.
fou, hours ana every part OF the euun-
try along White river is Hooded.
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Kaiser Meets italian King.

Naples. Italy, March 2s,-=kmg Vic.
tor Emmanuel, accompanied by For
eien Minister Titonni, arrived here ut
noon and shortly afterwards boarded
the German imperial yacht llohen2ols
!ern After hmchlng With Emperor
William the King Went OH board the
Italian hagship Stella, where he was
rejoined by the emperor. With whom
de inspected the italian fleet.
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SAYS DECISION WAS UNJUST.
Young corbett Declares He .Whipp-d
His Opponent.

San Francisco, March 2S.-The r.
suit of the Corbett-Britt fight, in which
Britt was given the decision at the
end of the twentieth round, was a bit.
ter disappointment TO Corbett. who re,
garded the, decision as unjust. When
Corbett reached his dressingroom after
the fight he burstinto tears. Com
menting on the decision he said
"I am a stranger IN this city and
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LAO RIVER MANAGEABLE.
Russians Issue Orders Regulating
Shipping at Newchwana.

SH1FFtffy az ENeSVIIS ENeSVII'vve''S'
Newchwang, March 2S.-The Lao
river became nayigable Friday and
shipping agents have received no,
tees Of the departure Of vessels from
ports along the entire coast OF China
for NeWchWang.
The Russian military authorities
have issued an order regulating ship
ping at this port. The order pro-
zyides that all-incoming vessels must
anchor five and one-half miles below
the fort and can proceed into the har,
bor only between the hours Of 6 a. n
and p. M. after undergoing an ex
animation of papers and cargo.
The merchants here are protesting
against the order in the hope that
ships will be permitted to anehof
within two males Of tho foreign settle
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Detroit Policeman Killed,

Detroit. March Is, Patrolman Clar.
ence r. Cummings Of the Chene street
station was shot and killed by Joseph
Urbanowicz at the latter's home, tir.
oanowcz. who had been drinking
.Arned his wife out of the house ana
the officer was shot in an attempt to
arrest him
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LEADERS OPPOSE STRIKE.
Would Accept Proposition of Iowa
Operators.

Des Moines, March 2S.--Pfominent
Iowa miners, discussing the ultimatuin
delivered by the operators that unless
the wage scale in certain districts is
arbitrated general shutdown will
follow, are disposed to accept the prop
osition and will urge this course at the
Joint conference. Others, less con-
servative, are inclined to permit the
operators to close down, notwithstand
ing $4,000 men will be thrown out Of
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RusstA,s AIMS ANNOUNCED.
War Will Assure Her Predominant Pa
e;%;oo no-$ha Oacific

ST. Petersburg, March 2s.-The text
of the emperor's message to Viceroy
Alexieff, notifying him Of the appoint
ment of General Kuropatkin to the
command, of the Russian troops in the
Far East and of Vice Admiral Makaroff
to command the feet at Port Arthur,
not only clearly defines the latter,s po-
sition but specifically announces Rus
sia's aims. The message follows:
THE Importance Of the impending
struggle, which is intended to finally
assure the predominant position OF
Rnssio IN tho shore nf the Pacific
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= brennan. wno was sentenced to
year ~ the house of correction on
charge Of fraudulent election methods.
has been granted 4 new trial 4by the
zappellate court. Similarezaction was
taken In the case OF Charles E. Nc.
Carle. but the court confirmed the de-
cision In the case of Herbert Kent
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Rescuers Lose Their Lives.

Portland. Ore, March 2S-John
7Ia,iy and Otis Downing were drowned
during the day while making an effort
to rescue David Knoll. an aged farmer
who had driven off the levee with his
team near the city. Knoll was res
cued later The bodies have not been
recovered.
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Russians Build Number Of Strong
FOrtreSSeS in Vicinity
of Anju.
MOBILIZATION OF MANCHURIAN ARMY
IS FINALLY EFFECTED.

ment before suDmltting to an ex-
animation by the authorities. Al
though further compromising tie
rights of neutrals, the surveillance OF
all ships passing by the Notifications
is considered by the authorities to be
q necessary military precaution.
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RUSSIAN TRAITOR SENTENCED.
Gets twenty-five Years ii Prison to,
Selling Secrets to Japan.

st. Petersburg. March 2S.-Captain
Irkorff Of the Manehurian commits
sariat service, who was arrested on the
charge Of having sold information in
connection with the quartermaster's
department to Lieutenant Colonel
Askashi, formerly military attache of
the japanese legation here, has been
tried by courtmartial and found gull
ty. He has been sentenced to twenty
five years penal servitude.
1t transpires that Captain Irkorff
had the most friendly relations with
= zM..Kurinos the former Japanese r..
lister to Russia, and with othe. icll-
bers of the Japanese legation, where
the negotiations for the sale of the in-
formation by the captain were con
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Big Miami Rises Fifteen Feet in
Four Hours. and Two Hundred
Families Are Rendered Home.
Iess..-RaiIroad and Traction
Lines Tied Up.
and south streets near the river.
HUNDREDS LEAVE THEIR HOMES.
LowIands Along the Wabash River In
npdafed

yincannes, Ind. March 2S.-T
Wabash river IL nineteen feet and ris-
ing atihe rate OF three inches an hour.
Over 200 houses are surrounded Hum
dreds Of people are coming In from
the Low lands tze wees sta We broken and
factories have closed ,lewn. White
river Is rising rapidly and Is causing
great damase The Evansville and
Terre liautc road has annulled all
trains Tho baltimore and Ohio South
western has rum no trains for twenty
hours. The Indianapolis and Vim
scennes road Is elasesl 10 traffic and the
Big Feuris rHs,Hine a few trains. The
rainfall has been over six inches IN
twenty hours,
washington. Ind, March %. White
river Is ten miles wide In places and
as rising rapidly Thousands of acres
OF farm land are under water and
mueh damage has heon done, Many
farmers have arrived here with their
families. All traffic on the Evansville
and Indianapolis road has been sus-
pended
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WISCONSIN eWlNs THE SUIT.
Circuit Court Decides insurance Case
in Favor of the State.

in Favor Of the State.
Madison, Wis, March 2s.Beforc
Judge Dinwiddie in the circuit court
Friday tire case of thp-state insurance
commissioner against the Equ4sabfe
Life Insurance society OF the United
States was decided in favor of the
state The case-i the celebrated enc
in which the state sought TO compel
the insurance companies to distribute
about s30e,Go0, goo, OF surplus funds
among policy-holders in Wisconsin.
The case will be appealed The court
held the contention that the statutes
became permissive after failure OF the
commissioner to enforce them is not
sufficient
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TORNADO SWEEPS ISLAND
MORE THAN a SCORE OF PEOPLE
KILLED AND THOUSANDS
RENDERED HOMELESS.

Port Louis, Island of Mauritius.
March 2sA tornado caused wide
spread ruin throughout this island
Marrh u ami %, doing an enormous
amount Of damage. 'Twepty.four per-
sons are known 70 be Killed and thou
sands are without food or shelter.
Crops, houses. bridges and telegraph
-iiIes were destroyed
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APPEAL FOR REFUGEES.
japanese on the island Of sakhalin In
Z777T Distress


Distress.
st. Petersburg, March 2S.-The Jap.
anese government, through the United
States embassy. has requested Russia
to permit the Japanese consul and CON
sular staff at Turbussi, Island OF SAX
hahn. with GOO refugees, to return to
Japan. Many of the latter are repre-
sented TO be suffering from lack Of
food. Russia has been asked to notify
the Japanese authorities. through
Richard L Greener, the United States
commercial agent at Yladivostok,
when ship can be sent to take the
Japanese off
At the request of Japan Ambassa-
dor Mccormick will facilitate the jour
ney Of forty-cight refugees now at
.Chita, Siberia, to Berlin, in case they
desire to 60 there. The expense Of
their transportation will be bofne by
Japan.
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Car Not Going to the Front.
st. Petersburg, March 2S.-The re-
port printed abroad that the emperor
is going to the front in the summer
receives absolutely no credence nsthoz
highest official circles.
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Four Miners Lose Their Lives.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. March 2s. -Four
men lost their lives by the falling Of a
cage in the shaft of the Dorranee col
liery... The bodies have been recog.
=ered=fren= the debris nj the bottom OF
the shaft.
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MANY BUILDINGS UHRO0FED
STORM At LOUISVILLE INJURIES
EIGHT PERSONS AND CAUSES
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.

Louisville, March 28-Eight persons
were injured and extensive damage
was done. to city and suburban prop
erty by a storm which swept over
louisville. The wind attained yeloc
ity of sixty miles and the rain fell in
torrents. The entire city was for a.
time flooded, Third avenue, near the
Confederate monument, being three
feet deep in water. Street car-seryice
was suspended for several hours and
on one OF two lines it remains at
standstill.
The roof of the main building at the
Industrial School Of Reform was blown
completely off, falling clear Of the
building on the ground and a panic
ensued among the 100 boys sleeping
in that section of the school, rbut-for.
tunateIy no one was injured.
Two hundred and forty-fiye inmates
of the Masonic Widows and Orphans
home were marched into the center OF
the building after the storm had torn
away part of the roof II was feared
the building would collapse.
Ten Houses Unroofed.
| In an area OF dozen squares, OF
which Preston street and the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad crossing
| is the central point, ten houses were
| unreofed and several persons were.
| hurt.
The residence of Henry Dubourg,
on the Eighteenth street road, was
| blown away and his family Of eight
Ehad a remarkable escape from death.
Near the Dubourg home Alexander
Lawson was caught under the debris
of his wrecked home and -seEeFeis--i1
| jured.
Reports from various parts OF the
| CITY indicate that about $50 houses
/ were more or less damaged A part
of the distiIlery of Bernhelm Bros.
was unroofed and the wires Of bot.
telegraph companies from Louisville
| to the South were laiti-lo#s.
/ Destruction or paralysis OF telegraph
/ facilities by the storm was so wide
spread and unparalleled that not &
! wire was working south through RiGn-
/ mond, Nashville, Memphis or any OF
the great centers Of electrical control
on either side of the AlIeghenies from
| the Atlantic westward far beyond the
Mississippi
I FIVE NEGROES LYNcHED.
Taken From Jail by Mob and Shot to
Death.
4 A
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KANSAS SENATOR Is GUILTY
From Rialto.
Senator Burton Convicted Of Taking Money
Company For Influence Wit
Postal Department.

the againtS 9
for Dusin2M
rilw asmadeand dsenen has
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LOSS PLACED AT 100000.

Thousands Of New Workers View Spec.
tacular Fire.
New York, March 2s-All Wall
street and the down town seetion=of
New York We're thrown into unusual
excitement anring tho dav by fire
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Taken From Jail by Mob and Shot to
Death.
Little Rock, Ark, March 2s.-A spe.
ciai from Dewitt Arkansas countS.
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New Trials Granted.
Chicago, March 2ss-Aiderman John
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Reports from various parts of the
CITY indicate that about 80 houses
were more or less damaged A part
of the distiIlery of Bernheim Bros.
was unroofed and the wires Of both
telegram companies from Louisville
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

that its income IS large that the directors long ago
ceased trying spend it all the institution proper
and have since been reinvcsting II. They have re-
moved all of their holdings from the city register
Office, have refused to issue maps reports of any
kind, and have entered upon policy of silence which
from time TO time creates period of comment. How
ever they have made some expensive additions to the
home and have increased the salaries of all the officers
as well as of the employees and consequently there
is little to complain of in outward appearances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

However, the land
which Mr.. Randall
bought was a beau
tiful tract, and it
IS said that he much
enjoyed its possess
ion.
When he was in
life and health he
used to sit upon the
piazza of his house
shaded by a luxuri-
ant growth of WV
and clematis. and
with his dog by his
side ponder over his
comfort and good
fortune When he
was a little older.
or in $50 being
i'll and feeble, but
of " sound mind and
m { m Ory," ne de
cided 70 make his
will, and calling in
Alexander Hamilton
and ID Daniel d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

to be seen, hale,
grizzled old men,
walking the paths,
lounging about the
piers, idling under
the trees, or work.
ing at some self
imposed task in the
work-rooms, where
they have set up a
shipshape kit and
where most usually
they may be found.
In fair we a t h er,
however, the sum
light and fresh salt
winds of the bay
call them forth, and
they are pleasantly
enSconced on he
long benches about
the lawn, or sitting
side by side smoking
and chatting under
the trees. SLOUGH
hats an d loos Sc
fitting blue suits
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

which futter lightly in the breeze characterize them
all while a certain unCh ngeable ilor swing shows
that they have walked the deck of rolling ship in
their time and that they have quite recovered
their land legs
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-09-17
Valuable Truck Farms For Sale.

No. l contains 100 acres, AT
cleared land, balance in wood
land from which but little
woods mould has been taken;
lease of a pine thicket goes with
the farm; seven acres of red
clover for harvest next year;
land is we'll adapted to trucks
of all kinds; has upon it all or
chard of 100 trees. Upon the
premises are a 10 room 2 story
dwelling practically new, sufh-
Gent outbuilding and new ten
ant house. 1t is IL miles of K.
R. station, church and public
school.
If not sold before will rent to
right kind of tenant for 1905
after September Goth, 1904
Terms easy.
No. Q contains so acres, one
half cleared land, balance in
pine thicket and woods land!
from which the woods mould
has never been taken, situated
one mile from r. r. station
Baptist Church, store, canning
factory and saw mill.
Terms very easy to right man
JOS. s. BUNTING,
Bloomtown, Va:
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Election tuesday, Nov. 8, 1904

The letter of acceptance of Presi-
dent Roosevelt has been given to the
public and though it contains IO'ooo
words means, briefly summed up
that he intends to administer the al
fsirs of the Government, II he Is re
elected, in the future as he has in the
past, with the same disregard OF con-
stitutiopal limitations on his power
and with the same contempt for the
nroprieties in everything in his per-
sonal or off ,ial relations 10 conflict
with his views 10 a word, he, IN MS
opinion, has done no wrong IN the
rast and can do none in the future
experience having taught him no les
sons which gives any hope OF reform
through him. He stands by every
thing he has ever done and islands
for" everything he has ever sa'd' anC
four more years of the Same way
NAV be expected, if he is re elected
He has DO apologies to make for any
errors which he has made. til
points with pride" to every act OF III
administration and declares that 1t Il
perfect. He is entirely satisfied viii
the record he has made for hlmsel
and his party, but in the languag'
of the Times Dispatch: Are TN
people satisfied? Are the people vii
ling to let Republican tariff, Repuo
Ii,an extravaganza, and Republical
imperialism go on forever? Are tn
leople willing to commit the affair
of this nation for another term to thi
boastful pbsrisee who can find n
fault WI atsoever with himself, andwh
says that it would be stupid in tn
voters and an act OF madness and
public disaster for them to turn hlr
cut and put Judge Parker in"
The people will say on election da
and we have an abiding faith tina
when they have spoken that this dc
fiapt dictator will have received tn
rebuke which he 80 justly deserves.