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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-24
LIVE STOCK ARISTOCRATs
Two Loaned Iowa State College b,
Patrons in the East

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AMEs, 1OWA.-The Iowa state college has re-
gently received some additions in fine stock.
They are genuine arstocrats, His Royal High
ness and Thorn Creek Perfection. The former is
rare young Clydesdale stallion of international
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and loaned to the college, free of
charge as an indication Of their interest in the
GOOD work being done for the live stock interests
OF the country. Thorn Creek Perfection is a
beautiful Hereford calf, sired by the great SO 600
Perfection, champion over all Hereford sires of
America. - ~ =
The strange disappearance of Martin sorenson.
formerly butcher in this city, has caused
alarm He left Ames the first of last June for
Denver. He remained there but three days and
returned to Des Moines, Iowa. After stay
81 three or four days he went back to Denver
EAGLE GROVE, IowA.-John MCGEE has beer
placed under arrest charged with keeping a gam
bling house and shooting at Dick Greenwood be
cause e. ineensed by the division of the proceeds
ed a train for Fort Dodge, but was arrested there
and brought back. -
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
Battle Continues.

Mukden. Oct. 13-Special-The
battle south of this place continued
throughout Wednesday with ever in
creasing fury.
In respect of desperateness, bravery
and bloodshed. it far exceeds the bat
tie of Lao Yang. Toward evening
the japanese repeatedly assumed the
offensive. The fight continues with
undated fury and determination.
It is now the fourth day of battle.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
WHO THEY ARE.
Speakers Tonight Won't Say Any
thing for Peabody or How Near
Roosevelt Came to Being Con-
demned by B. of L. E.

The Denver News OF yesterday gives
considerable history regarding the
alleged labor leaders. Burns and
Richards. who speak in this city to-
night in the interest of the republican
party. These two men were secured
by the state campaign committee after
the national committee had searched
the country for weeks for labor leaders
who would speak in Colorado in the
interests of the republican party.
W. E. Burns was once an officer in the
old American Railway union, which
road strike in Chicago in 1894. He
was a also an officer in the old
knights of Labor. Richards has
been more or less identified with rail-
way unions for many years. but like
Burns has been professional cam
paiRner for the Republicans for years.
They are men who carry no influence
among people where they live.
Realizing that the democrats are
going to get the railroad vote the
republicans import these men in
hopeless effort to stem the great tide.
Barns and Richards opened their
campaign at Salida Tuesday night.
speaking to small crowd. One of
the conditions they exacted of their
employers before coming was that thoy
should esohew state issues and Pea
body and that they be allowed to con-
finn themselves to Roosevelt strictly.
Even though they have not been active
in labor circles for years they are not
willing to do violence to the union
mans principles in this state by ad-
vocating the reelection of Peabody.
Neither Burns or Richards will say
anything in their speeches about the
anti Roosevelt resolutions passed by
many of the national union organiza-
tions. railroads or otherwise. Nor
will they mention the fact that the
only thing that saved Roosevelt from
condemnation by the national conven-
tion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers recently held at Syracuse
N Y. was the fact that Roosevelt
was an honorary member of the organ
iZation.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
Burned by Gasoline.

San Francisco. Oct. 3-Special-
Nine children were seriously burned
by the explosion of gasoline burner
which caught fire in restaurant and
had been thrown out on the sidewalk.
Anumber of children gathered round
to watch the excitement. when it ex-
ploded scattering burning gasoline IL
every direction.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13

Last evening quite a number of
ladies interested in the success of the
democratic ticket, met at the demo-
cratic headquarters and perfected the
organization of a woman S democratic
club. The meeting was a most pleas
ant one. Refreshments were served
by Chairman Noble and Secretary Peck
of the county central committee
Another meeting of the club will be
held tomorrow. Friday. afternoon at
, 80. O'Clock at the democl attic head
quarters. All ladies are invited to
attend. The principal work of the
democratic club will be to see that all
ladies interested in the success of the
tiot ct are registered and get to the
polls.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
Oku Captured Is Guns.

Toxic. Oct. IS. 4 p. m.-Special
General Oku has captured % Rus
Russians guns, which have fallen into
the hands of the Japanese, since the
battle began.
The latest reports from the front
tell of continued Japanese successes.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
Russians Retiring.

Toxic, Oct. l3-Special-It is re-
ported that the Russians are retiring
along the entire front and that the
Russian force at Penhshuhu is probab-
ly enveloped.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
Fruit Shipments.

The fruit shipped in car lots by the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers Asso-
citation. including Palisade and Cliff
ton are as follows.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
IN A DEATH
STRUGGLE
Russian and Japanese
Forces Now Locked in
One Great Struggle
for the Mastery
Every Effort Be-
ing Put Forth.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 13-Speoial-
The Russian and japanese armies rest
ing below Mukden. seem now to be
definitely locked in a death struggle
for the mastery. Field Marshal
Oyama is countering Ganreal Kuropat-
Kin's 'front.'
The situation on much larger
scale resembles that of Vafaugow
where General Steckelburg in essay
ing to turn the japanese right. had
his own right turned.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13

The first dance given by the Mesa
Dancing Club will take place tomorrow
evening at the Auditorium. The club
is one of the oldest social organiza-
tions in the city and its membership
embraces many of tine most prominent
young people of the city. The first
dance of the season promises to be q
most delightful affair.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13

Many pretty articles can be made
from a handkerchief. Go to the G.
V. Store and buy them, large line to
select from.
d. aud r. G.. special rates to st.
Louis, Chicago, Boston and other
eastern points. For fun ther informa-
tion see s. G. Iunn, City agent.
The regular meeting of the Catholic
Relief and Beneficiary association will
occur at the Elks hall Thursday night.
'All members are urged to be present.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
THE WORK
OF A FIEND
Fire Destroys Barn, Cor.
rails and Several Hun
dred Tons Of Hay on
Farm Of Commits
SiOner Dittman.---
lncendiary.

William Ditman. commissioner
from the I'd commissioner district
suffered severe loss from an incen-
diary fire on Wednesday morning at
IL 80. shortly, after the midnight
hour that caused loss to him of over
$1,000. -.5
He was awakened in his home by
the smoke penetrating to his room in
volume, coming from the burning
haystacks and he Immediately jumped
from his BED to sea several large hay
stacks burning with a fierce blaze.
The haystacks were located in their
several yards, several hundred feet
from each other.
The blaze from the burning hay
stack communicated to the stables and
corrals, the fire rendering them total
loss. A set of harness and saddle
WAS all that he rescued from the barn.
The telephone line from his home 20
Mesa being cut out by the incendiary
and also the four lines below the house
i n the canon. SO that it was impos-
slble for him to place himself in COM
munication with anyone to render
him any assistance.
Mrs. Ditman and the children
were at Mesa at picture show and
had not returned at the hour of the
fire.
The light attracted the attention of
the people who were returning home
from the show and they rushed as
fast as possible over the mile inter-
vening between the Ditman home and
Mesa. By their hard work they saw
ed the Ditmau home. which was sew
eral times threatened from the blaz-
ing sparks which were carried long
distance. 1t is not known if any
cattle or horses perished IN the fire.
Mr.. Ditman in talking to Comis-
sioner Harris placed his loss at about
$4,000. there being no insurance.
Mr.. Ditman is at loss to know
what species of enmity he could have
engendered to have anyone commit
such IA foul crime against HIM as they
have. He is not at war with his
neighbors and he knows of no one
who could have perpetrated such a
foul deed maliciously. But he is
equally as positive that the fire was
the work of an incendiary. The
many friends of Mr.. Ditman in this
city feel great regret over the occurrence
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13

Handkerohiefs-G. V. stors.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
UP TO DATE

Have The Sentinel do
your Printing and Ad-
vertising and you need
not worry. We have
THE circulation.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13

The Sentinel has it,
either in Type, Sta
tionery or Design.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
". @. W. Owns Denver.

Denver. Oct. 13-Special-Wood-
men of the World own Denver today.
The city has thrown wide its doors
ana several thousand members are cell
ebrating their autumnal jubilee.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13

Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Kester, of Pal
isade, took train in this city yester-
day for the east. They will visit rela-
tives and friends in Kansas, Nebraska
Iowa and Missouri and will spend some
time at the Worlds Fair Mr.. and
Mrs. Kester will not return home be-
fore the end of the year
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13
Santa Fe Train DeraiIed.

Pueblo. Oct. 13-Special-Santa
Fe passenger train number coming
from the east was derailed about a
mile eas. of Pueblo this morning and
Engineer Fenton and passener named
Danforth were slightly injured.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13

pretty Peggy the remarkable
New York dramatic success in which
Jane Corcoran. support ed by Andrew
Robson and large metropolitan COM
pany will be seen at the Park opera
house Wednesday, October 18th,
promises to be one of the most not
able attractions of the season. And
the unusually great demand for seats
betokens that theatre Roers are fully
aware of it's merits. Frances Aymar
Mathews, the author of Pretty
Peggy was. prior to its first produc-
tion at the Herald Square Theatre
in New York. known to the public
only as a writer of stories and novels.
The marked favor with which the
piece was received by the critics,
coupled with the run of five months
at the Herald Square have placed
Miss Mathews in an enviable place
among Americas recognized play
wrights.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
DEAD BODIES HAULED AWAY
y, IN DRAYS LIKE C0RDW0oD

Although all the patrol wagons and
every ambulance owned by the city
was pressed into service they were
utterly inadequate to carry away the
dead and in a short time there was a
line OF corpses fifty feet long piled two
and three high on the sidewalk in
front of the theater. It was found
necessary in order to convey the bod
les rapidly to the morgue and to the
various undertaking establishments to
impress trucks into service and in
these, upon costly blankets furnished
by the dry goods stores in the vicin-
ity, and covered with the same mate
rial, the dead were hauled away prac-
tically like so much cordwood. ~ i.
Chicago. Jan 4-.Mayor Harrison
has ordered the closing of every the
alter in Chicas.o without exception I'M
til it hiss. been definitely ascertained
that they are not violating any city
ardinanc This is, supplementary to
the mayors previous order which
closed nineteen theaters, about half
the total number Of :playhouses in the
city. s s..
81 Chicago, u an. - " arrants charging
Harry u. Powers II, Will j. Davis,
#owne.s ard ma gers ct the Iroquois
theAt ter Bull ding Commits sioner
with mans laughter have
|sheen ssl.ed q i 81 Underwood on
i. & 3. Hull whose
|snsfa end three hii,dren were killed
IN the Iroqppis theateE ilEel,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
PROCEEDING CAUTIOUSLY.
Japan Would Avoid Initiation of War
With Russia.

Japan Would Avoid Initiation Of War
With Russia.
Toxic, Jan. 5.-War preparations
continue, but the government seems
determined to avoid the initiation of
any conflict and for this purpose the
note sent the powers was intended to
show that the responsibility rested
upon Russia should the negotiations
now proceeding fail.
The government is proceeding very
cautiously and unless Russia gives
undue @provocation it is possible that
peace may continue for some time.
The preparations made by the govern
ment are, however, sufficient to con-
vince the populace of a determine
ton upon it's part to fight if necessary.
The popular clamor has somewhat
subsidized, although many support the
proposition to seize and declare a pro.
tectorate over Korea.
It is safe to anticipate that the gov
eminent will continue negotiations un-
til peaceful settlement is hopeless.
In the meantime it will watch the acts
Of Russia in Korea.
There is much irritation at the pres.
ent course of Russia in Seoul and Pc
king. i.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
IN FAVOR OF GENERAL WOOD.
Military Affairs Committee Submits
Its Report.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Fora
ker, member of the committee on
military affairs. in executive session
Monday submitted a brief report in
favor of Brigadier General Wood s
confirmation to be major general, and
eight of the eleven members Of the
committee have concurred in this re.
port. The committee met Monday for
the purpose of voting on the matter of
recommending or disappearing con
frmation. Senators Hawley, Proctor,
Foraker, Quarles, Warren and AL.
ger, Republicans. and Cockrell and
Pettus, Democrats, voted for a favor.
able report, while Senators Scott, Re.
publican, and Blackburn, Democrat,
voted against confirmation.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
REPI 30 LEA on
sRusslA,s AN NER TO JAPANESE
NOTE WILL be FORWARDED
Il N a DAY OR TWO.

Il Not Merely Yes" &C IN g." but Il
Made Up Of Reasonable PROPOSE.
tions-Japan Continues War Prep.
arations but Is Determined to Avoid
Taking the Initial Step Beginning
eHcstilities. -: s> !.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 5.-The .Asso.
ciated Press has the authority of the
foreign Office for the statement that
the Russian reply will be transmitted
to Japan in a day or two. r .ee~4
The reply will not be merely Eyes,
or no." gbut will be made up of rea,
sonable propositions. The general
basis of this conn zaication is already
complete, but the details are being
elaborated. =
An official note announces that in.
structions have been sent to Viceroy
Alexieff as to the reply to be given to
the last Japanese note.
According to the Novoe Vremya the
Russian government is trying to avoid
war because it is peacefully disposed
and the Japanese government is do.
ing the same because it does not de-
sire bankruptcy and the British and
French are doing everything possible
to maintain peace.
Nevertheless" the Novoe Vremya
continues, "war approaches nearer and
nearer"
The Novoe Vremya, which is decid.
eddy pessimistic, blames the Chauvin.
ism of the Japanese people and press
for the present crisis.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
DEALS WITH PANAMA AFFAIRS.
President Sends a Special Message to
Congress.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The president
today sent to congress a special mes
sage on the Panama question. The
message is the word of the executive
that the government was not a party
to the revolution; that the correspond
ence between the United States and
Colombia and the state department
and our minister has been thrown
open to public perusal; that the COM
mander of the United States forces in
1sthmian waters has stated positively
that the attitude of the naval COM
mander was strictly neutral as be-
tween Colombia and Panama and, in
fact, that the administration has dis
avowed in unequivocal and most posi-
tive terms anything dishonorable on
the part of this government in con-
nection with the revolution. In con-
clusion the president urges the rati-
ftcation of the canal treaty with Pan
anna.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
FIRE ESCAPES OF BUILDING
HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED

The theater had been constructed
but short time and all its equipment
was not yet in place. This was un-
fortunately the case with fire escape
in the rear of the building. The small
iron balconies to which the iron lad
der was to be attached were put up,
but the ladder had not been con-
structed. '~~~
When the panic was at it's height a
great number of women ran for these
fire escapes only to find, as they
emerged from the doorway upon the
little iron platform, that they were
thirty to fifty feet from the ground,
fire behind and no method Of escape
in front.
Those who reached the platform first
endeavored to hold their footing and
to keep back the crowd that pressed
upon them from the rear.
The effort; was utterly useless and
in a few moments the iron lodges
were damned with crowds OF women,
who screamed, fought and tore at each
other like maniacs.
This lasted but brief interval and
the rush from the interior of the build,
ing became so violent that many of
them were crowded off and fell to the
granite paved alley below. Others
leaped from the platform, fracturing
legs and arms, and two were picked
up at this point with fractured skulls,
having been instantly killed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
OvERTAt<EN ~ DEATH WHILE d.
ATTEMPTING 70. ESCAPE

The fight for life which must have
taken place at these two points is
something that is simply beyond hui
man power to adequately describe.
Only a faint idea Of it's horror could
be derived from the aspect Of the bod.
les as they lay. *s'z~@s s@#-@: =.
Women on top of these masses of
dead had been overtaken by death as
they were crawling on their hands and
knees over the bodies of those who
had died before. I. "
Others lay with arms stretched out
In the direction toward which lay life
and safety, holding in their hands
fragments Of garments not their own.
They were evidently torn from the
clothing of others whom they had en-
deavored to pull down and trample
under foot as they fought for their
own lives.
AS the police removed layer after
layer Of dead in these doorways the
sight became too much even for the
policemen and firemen, hardened as
they are to such scenes, to endure.
The bodies were in such an mex
tricable mass and so tightly were
they damned to the sides of the door
and the wall it was impossible to lift
them one by one and carry them out.
The only possible thing to do was to
seize q limb or some other portion of
the body and pull with main strength.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
BODIES OF SOME VICTIMS
TERRIBLY MUTlLATED

AS one by one the bodies were
dragged out the spectacle became
more and more heartrending. There
were women whose clothing was torn
completely from their bodies above the
waist, whose bosoms had been tram
pied into pulp and whose faces were
marred beyond all power of identifica-
ton. Bodies lay in the first and Sec
ond balconies in great numbers.
In some places they were piled up in
the aisles three and four deep, where
one had fallen and others had tripped
over the PROSTATE forms, and all had
died where they lay, evidently suffo-
Gated by the gas.
In the aisles nearest to the doors
the scenes we're narrowing in the ex-
IRENE. Bodies lay in every conceiv-
able attitude half naked, the look on
their faces revealing the portion of
the agony which must have preceded
their death.
There, were scores and scores Of
people whose entire faces had been
trampled completely off by the heels
Of those who rushed over them and in
one aisle the body of man was found
with not 'vestige Of clothing, flesh
or bone remaining above the waist
line. The entire upper portion Of his
body had been cut into mince meat
and carried away by the feet of those
who trampled him. A search was
carefully, made with hope of finding
his head:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
ORDERED TO RETURN HOME.

e Japanese Officers Attending German
q Cavalry School.
- Berlin, Jan. 5.-Several Japanese
officers who have been attending the
cavalry school at Hanover have re.
ceived cable messages from their gov
eminent instructing them to return to
Japan Immediately.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
ASBESTOS FIRE CURTAIN
REFUSES TO DESCEND

AS soon as the fire was discovered
Eddie Foy, the chief comedian of the
company, shouted to lower the curtain
and this was Immediately done. It
descended about half way and stuck
The fire thus was given practically a
flue through which strong draft was
setting, aided by the doors which had
been thrown open in front of the the.
alter.
With roar and bound the flames
shot through the opening over the
heads Of the people on the first floor
and, reaching clear up to those in the
first balcony, caught them and burned
them to death where they sat.
Immediately following this rush of
flames there came an explosion which
lifted the entire roof of the theater
from it's walls, shattering the great
skylight into fragments.
It is believed that the explosion was
caused by the flames coming in con-
tact with the gas reservoirs for the
theater, causing them to burst.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08

III it'd by gas 1t was rs the6e NO
door on the f1rst and. second bal
scoales that the greatest loss of HE
occurred. - Ss,s
a hen the firemen entered the build
Ing hl. he dead were found stretched ii
e. pile reaching from the head Of the
1 stairW.a at least eight feet from the
door back to a point about five feet III
the rear OF the door ~ This mass Of
dead bodies in the center of the door,
way reached to within two feet Of the
top Of the passageway. . 81. s5.
All OF the corpses at this point were
women and children, B: 8=: s:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
SENT TO THE SENATE.
Nomination Of William H. Taft as Sec.
retarv Of War. ~

z~@ rotary Of War. =.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The president
has sent to the senate the nomination
of William H. Taft OF Ohio to be: sec
Rotary Of war. IL
i. The president also nominated Luke
E.. Wright Of Tennessee to be civil
governor Of the Philippine islands and
Henry G. .Ide of Vermont to be vice
civil governor Of the Philippine ISL
ands. Other important appointments
sent to the senate were:
b. Civil Service Commiss John
G. Black of Illinois. I.
Consul Genera Henry r. Saylor,
Pennsylvania, at Coburg, Germany.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-01-08
AUDIENCE BUSHES FOR DOORS
ON HEARING CRY OF "FlRE.'

As soon as the flames first appeared
beyond the curtain man in the rear
of the hall shouted Fire, fret" and
the entire audience rose as one person
and made for the doors.
Will J. Davis. manager of the the
alter, said after the catastrophe that if
the people had remained in their seats
and had not been excited by the cry
of fire not single life would have
been lost.
This is, however, contradicted by
the statements of the fremen, who
found numbers of people sitting in
their seats, their faces directed to-
ward the stage as If the performance
was still going on.
It was the opinion of the firemen
that these people had been suffocated
at once by the flow of gas which came
from behind the asbestos curtain.
As near as can be estimated at the
present time about 1900 people were
in the theater. Three hundred of
these were on the first floor the re-
mainder being in the two upper bal
comics and in the Railways back OF
them,