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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
COMES AT NIGHT
Tornado in Alabama Carries DEATH
and Destruction.
THIRTY.sEyEN FATALITIES REPORTER
One Hundred Others are Injured Forest
Is Moved Down-Articles Scattered
Over a Distance of Ten Miles.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Jan. pa disas-
trous tornado swept over Moundville.
Ala, a town of 800 inhabitants, is
miles south of Tuscaloosa, early today,
and as result 81 persons were killed,
and more than 100 injured. Every
business house, with the exception of Z
small store, was completely destroyed.
The tornado struck the city from the
southwest, and moved path a quarter
of a mile wide through the town.
Surgeons were rushed to Moundvills
from Greensboro and Tuscaloosa, and
all possible was done to alleviate the
sufferings of the injured. By the force
of the storm persons were blown hum
dreds of feet from their beds in the
blackness of the night. Through ter
ror, father, mother and three chill
dren fled from their home TO seek ref
uge, and in their excitement left s.
year-old boy in bed. Today he was
pulled from beneath some timber, and
thus far it is impossible to find any
other member of the family.
Bedding, carpets and wearing APP
parel are scattered over a distance Of
ten miles through what was forest,
but which is now as clear as if cut by
the woodlands ak.
Freight cars were torn to splinters,
the trucks from them being hurled
hundreds of feet from the track. The
depot, the hotel, warehouses, gins, so
homes, seven storehouses, together with
their stocks, were completely des-
troyed. Where they stood it is impos-
sible to find even the pillars upon
which these structures rested.
Bales of cotton which were stored in
warehouses we're torn to atoms, tho
fragments of lint lodging in trees, max
ing it appear as though that section
had been visited by a snow storm.
Heavy iron safes. the doors of which in
some instances were torn from their
hinges, were carried away by the force
of the wind.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
HEROES AT FIRE.
Elevator Men In Chicago Skyscraper
Stick TO their Posts.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Fire in the 20
story Masonic temple caused panic
among the 1000 occupants OF the build
ing, and damaged the stock and fixtures
of tenants to the extent OF 500, 900.
All occupants of the building escaped
without serious injury through the
bravery of the elevator men, who re-
manned at their posts operating their
cars while dense clouds OF smoke filled
the building.
The fire broke out in the suite OF FIVE
rooms on the fifth floor occupied by
Robert Friedlander & Co., manufacture
ers of X-ray apparatus. A lighted
match, carelessly thrown by an en-
ploye into a pile of excelsior in the
packing room is believed TO have start
ed the FIRE. There was large number
of X-ray vacuum tubes stored in the
company's rooms, and these exploded
the moment the heat reached them.
The thousands of occupants of the
building, with the memory of the Iro.
qGois theater holocaust, which &C.
Cured but one-haf block away, fresh
in their minds, were alarmed wher
clouds of smoke filed every floor and
rushed to the elevators. Many womeT
tainted il. the scramble to get into the
elevators, but none was seriously in
jured. The large building was emptieC
within half an hour after the fire wal
discovered. Hundreds of men anC
women CROPPED their way through tn,
smoke and came down the stairs.
That the damage to property and in
dividuals was not greater was probabl!
due largely to the efficiency of the fir
drill OF the employees. When the grea
fire bell at the top of the rotund'
sounded the alarm Of fire, Ieveryf JAM
tor, engineer and fireman in the build
ing responded and long before the FIR
department had reached the scene tn
temple fire brigade had attached hos
to the stand pipes which extend from
the basement TO the roof of the struc
ture and eight streams Of water wer
turned upon the conflagration by tn
volunteer firemen. The fire depart
ment used but little OF its hose, tn
buildings equipment being calle'
into use.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 73c; blue
stem, 7sc; valley, 7s@s0c.
Barley-Feed. $40 per ton; brewing,
$4,000 so; rolled, $21.
Flour-Valley, $3.75@3.S5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, 49, 9O@4.10;
clears, $3.55@3.75; hard wheat pat.
ents, 1920 a 4.50; graham, 1875;
whole wheat, 81; rye -four, $4,000
AIS.
Oats-No. l white, s1-0716@1.1Ot
gray, $l.05@1. OF per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $18@lS. so per ton
middlings, $28; shorts, $40. 5O@2O,
chop, SIS; linseed, dairy food $40.
Hay-Timothy, s16@l7 per ton
clover, Sl2@l3; grain, $12@l3; cheat,
s12@13.
Vegetables-Turnips, 65c per sack
carrots. 75c; beets, zoe; parsnips, 85C
Gal; cabbage, 1890; red cabbage
l1sc; parsley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes.
sl.50@2 per crate; cauliflower, 75c@
81 per dozen; celery, 60c per dozen
pumpkins, 1c per pound.
Potatoes-Fancy, 70@75c per sack
common, 100000; sweets, 21zc il
sacks; 215c Grated.
Onions = Yellow Danvers, $1.1O@
1.25 per sack.
Honey-s3@3.50 per case.
Fruits-Apples, fancy Baldwins and
spitzenbergs, s1.50 per box; cooking
75c@sl pears. sl@l 30; grapes, s1.5o
Butter-Extra creamery, 321Sc pei
pound; fancy creamery, soc; choice
creamery, 25@27 nc dairy, 20@221kc
store, 12@14c.
Cheese - Full cream, twins, lac
Young America, 15c.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 11@12e
per pound springs, small, l3@14c
hens, 11@121ac; turkeys, live, l7@
lsc; dressed zoe; ducks, $500 pei
dozen; geese, live, Sc per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 27@28c.
Hops-Choice, 26@27c per bound
prime, Csc; medium, 24c.
Wool = Valley, l7@18c; Eastern
Oregon, 12@l5c; mohair, 32@35c.
Beei-Dressed, 6@7Lc per pound.
Muttcn-Dressed, 6@71zc; lambs
ne.
Veal-Dresscd, 7@9c.
! Pork-Dressed, 5H@61zc.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
HURRY UP EXHIBITS.
Plea Sent Forth by Managers of ST
Louis Exposition

St. Louis, Jan. 27.-The louisiana
Purchase exposition company stands
ready and is waiting for the full and
general installation OF exhibits. The
point has been reached where the man
aeement of the exposition is no longer
occupied with the rapid advancement
toward completion of the buildings,
but instead, it now lays particular
stress upon the Importance OF the
speedy shipments Of exhibits, especial
lv those assembled by domestic exhibit
ors.
Officials Of the exposition make the
statement to the Associated Press that
the one thing of paramount Importance
10 insure the anticipated successful and
auspicous opening Of the fair is the i'm
mediate commencement by domestic
exhibitors to ship cars as rapidly as
can be had.
Owing to the unprecedented partici-
patton by both foreign and domestic ex-
hibitors, vast amounts Of exhibits have
been and are now in course Of arrange.
ment and collection. The time for the
opening Of the exposition is rapidly ap
preaching, but apparently the know
ledge Of the fact is not causing the
shipment Of exhibits to be rushed for
ward with the promptness and dispatch
that is absolutely necessary to secure
rapid delivery OF the cars to the faii
site, and to avoid possible congestion
in the handling Of the cars after the,
have reached st. Louis.
The fair management has devoteS
more than ordinary attention to prep
aration for the handling OF cars and thu
arrangements are now completed Ad
equate railroad facilities are ready, tn
warehouses have all been erected an'
all the buildings are in such a state o
completion that installation Of exhibit
can be commenced Immediately.
What the management now mos
ardently desires is the prompt ship
ment Of exhibits from the differen
parts Of the country to begin immedi
ately. Otherwise, if there he delay
congestion in traffic handling after s.
Louis is reached is almost an assure
condition.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
is ABLLR TO FIRHpRooF WOOD.
A Chicago Chemist Makes Use of sub
plate of Aluminium.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Joseph L. Fer
rell, of Philadelphia, threw handfulls
of excelsior on a hot gas fire in tho
rooms of the Western Society of Engi-
neers last night in demonstrating I
theory. 1t smoked, but did not blaze
Mr.. Terrell, who is chemist, had
been asked to address the engineers on
the subject of fireproofing wood and
combustible fabrics. He told them it
could be done cheaply, and then no
made the practical demonstration des-
cribed. Sulphate of aluminium is the
composition Mr.. Terrell had used to
fireproof the wood and cotton. His
plan is to saturate the material under
pressure.
From a commercial viewpoint Mr..
Terrell said there was nothing in the
way of making any theater safe from
spreading flames. While sulphate Of
amonia, which has been used, is ex-
pensive, sulphate of aluminium is
cheap, costing rs cents hundred
weight, and the expense Of using it 10
comparatively small.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
RussI, PUT OUT.
Ratification OF Chinese Treaty by Amer
lea Held Undiplomstic.

London. Jan. 2i.-The Port Arthur
correspondent Of the Daily Mail cables
that he has had an interview with Adj
miral Alexieff, the Russian viceroy in
the Far East, who spoke hopefully Of
arranging modus vivendi with Japan.
The yiceroy then referred the CORE
spondent to his diplomatic agent, NJ.
Plancon, who emphasized the impossi-
bility of Russia's evacuation of Man
churia, and said;
"Orders were given six months ago
to evacuate Niu Chwang and Man
churia, provided the Chinese would
agree to simple terms, but owing to
the intrigues Of the Japanese minister
With the Wal WI Pu (Chinese foreign
board) these orders were counter
nanded."
M. Plancon declared that the action
of the United States, in making a COM
mercial treaty with China, without
Russia's consent, under existing cir
cumstances, was unfriendly and undip-
lomatic. Russia, he said, would not
open OF allow consuls at Mukden and
An Tung under the present regime.
If Japan wanted Corea, Russia, M
Plancon said, would not interfere, pro
vided other powers allowed it, and he
added: Russia did not ask Japan's
consent to occupy Manchuria; neither
was it necessary for Japan to seek Rus
sia's permission to establish protec'
torate in Corea."
NJ. Plancon concluded by saying thai
the United States and other nations
were more interested in the situation
than was Russia.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Asiatics are Wanted.

johannesburg, Jan. PA monster
petition signed by As, 100 white male
adults in the Transvaal, requesting the
passage Of a law providing for the i'm
portation OF Asiatic labor into the col
ony, will be presented to the Legislative
council by Sir George Farrar, chairman
of the East Rand Proprietary group Of
mines. It is claimed that as the total
white male population Of the Trans
yaal is so 900, and as $4,000 govern
ment employees did not sign the pc
tition, it represents the views Of 20 per
cent Of the white residents.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Fire Drives Families Out.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-The plant of tho
Pittsburg plate glass company, 442- 464
Wabash avenue, was destroyed by fro
tonight and from this building The
flames were communicated to the seven
story factory and apartment building Of
the Bucklen medical company, just east
OF the building Of the glass company
A number of families who lived in the
Bucklen building were compelled to
make hasty exits, but all escaped un-
harmed. The Bucklen building Wa
badly burned on the west end, but not
destroyed. Loss, 100000.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
At Point of the Bavoset.

Manila, Jan. 25.-Manager Jours, Of
the Hong Kong & Shanghai bank, dur
ing the public discussion now going on,
declared that prior to the passage Of
the supplemental currency act the bank
had letter from General Merritt, ul,on
the strength of which the importation
Of Mexican dollars was resumed after
20 years prohibition. That the i'm.
portation of this coin was not volun-
tary, he said, upon the part Of tho
banks, bat was forced upon them BY
the military authorities practically at
the point Of the bayonet.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Colorado Epidemic Serious.

Denver, Jan. 23.-Claude f. Cooper,
secretary Of the state board of health,
has returned from Leadville, where be
has been investigating the typhoid stu
alton there. He said the situation was
serious, not only because Of the rapid
spread of the disease in Leadyille but
from the fact that there is danger Of
The Arkansas river becoming contami-
mated, which would jeopardizs the
health OF the towns along the borders.
Secretary Cooper said there were 500
cases of typhoid in Leadyille. New
cases continue to be reported.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Tried to Emulate Bandits.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Three young men
who are alleged to have planned tc
emulate the examples of the car barn
bandits, have been captured here after
struggle somewhat reminiscent OF the
work Of the car barn robbers. The
men arrested are Frank Ray, Frank
Czepk and Joseph Dolinsky, all Of
whom lived at the Aberdeen hotel.
Among ohter crimes the trio is alleged
to Yave been concerned in the shooting
of Matthew Daniels and Otto Loser a
week ago, when Daniels saloon was
robbed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30

Berlin, Jan. 27.-As the German
government understands the present
situation, the feeling is such at Toxic
that Japan will declare war unless
Russia answers her demands favorably.
Russia recognizes this, and accordingly
intends to accept enough of Japan's
points to make the Toxic cabinet feel
that sufficient cause for war no longer
exists, and while the forthcoming note
will not satisfy Japan, it will prevent the
possibility OF q declaration OK war.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Dealing Heavily in Oil Business.

Berlin, Jan. 27.-The Hamburg pc
troleum company has increased its cap
ital from $4,000 to $4,000, 900 and
has purchased all the Roumanian pc
troleum interests Of the Deutsche bank
This company is allied with the She'll
transport and trading company, and
these transactions, following as they do
the formation Of the new German pc
1oleum company OF Berlin with a cap
itai of S., 900, 900 indicates greater in
terest on the part Of German capitalists
in the oil business than it has seen for
years past.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
FOR GREAT CREAMERY.
Building Secured In Portland for Largest
Plant In the West.

Plant In the west.
Portland, Jan. 21.-One of the larg-
est and most completely equipped
creameries in the world is to be estab-
lished in Portland. 1t is to have ca
pacity of 20, 900 pounds of butter day,
and special efforts are to be made to
develop the dairy industry of Oregon.
1t will be 20 times as large as any now
in Portland, much larger than any in
Oregon and, in fact, the largest west OF
Lincoln, Neb. Cream will be shipped
into the city from a radius of 500 miles
until the dairying industry has been
sufficiently developed to supply the de-
mand from this state. Every product
of the creamery will be supplied from
this plant. 1t is to be established by
the Hazelwood creamery company
which now has plants operating in Spo
kane, Lincoln, Topeka and Sioux City
The plant in Sioux City is the larges
in the world
The Haywood building, on Fourth
and Oak streets, has been leased by the
company and will be fitted for the loca
plant. The lease was closed yesterday
and the work Of fitting the building fol
the reception of the machinery viii
commence at once. 1t is expected tina
the plant will be ready for operation b,
March L. 1t will have capacity o
20, 900 pounds of butter day at first
but the machinery will be so installe'
that it may be increased to 10000
pounds at any time that the deman,
warrants.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Noted Ship TO Be Preserve 1.

Washington, Jan. 23-Secretary
Moody has directed that the historic
ship Constitution shall be retained at
the navy yard at Boston, and from time
to time repaired so that she may be
preserved indefinitely. The Constitu-
ton will be made into a naval museum,
the nucleus of which is now at the Bos-
ton yard. The secretary has also de-
cided to name the next battlesbip Con-
stitution, in order that the name may
be preserved in thu navy.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Much Wealth In Debris.

Chicago, Jan. 21.-The municipal
placer mine in the debris removed from
the Iroquois theater, is panning out
better than at first expected. Up to
the present, an average Of over 800 a
day has been extracted from the refuse.
AS far as possible, all articles found
are returned to the owners, but all
loose money, which it is impossible to
identify, will be applied to the police
pension fund. Eight more churches
and number Of halls were closed to-
day for violation OF the city ordi-
nances.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Recognized by America.

santo Domingo, Jan. 25.-United
States Minister Powell today recognise
the provisional government Of Genernl
Morales as the de facto government a.
Santo Domingo and be has informed
the members of the diplomatic and con-
sular corps to this end. The officers *
the United States cruiser Columh5e
paid an official visit to the provisional
president today and were received with
military honors.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
River and HarbOr Investigations.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The house
committee on rivers and harbors today
appointed three subcommittee to in
vestigate and report at the present ses-
sion on the following matters: First
As To the sufiiciency Of the present law
to punish the unlawful depositing Of
material in navigable channels. Sec
ond-To investigate the rights of the
government in bridging navigable
streams. Third-To define the rights
Of private owners, whose lands have
been affected by river and harbor
work.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
destruction o. the cotton-Bon weevIl.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The secretary
Of agriculture has approved the plans for
the cotton boil weevil investigation in
the Southwest, for which an appropri-
alton of $3.50, 900 has been available.
Secretary Wilson believes that the best
methods for meeting the ravages caused
by the boil weevil will be put into
actual practice the facts which have
been accumulated by the department
during the past two years in the matter
OF improving culture conditions, the
planting OF early maturing varieties Of
cotton, substitution Of other crops, etc.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
pussIau 1roops Hxpect War.

Victoria, B. c., Jan. 26.-Four Ital-
ians, who have been working on the
Manchurian railway, who arrived by
the Victoria from Yokohama today, re-
port the Russian soldiers all expectant
Of speedy war with Japan, have been
passing through there and large detach-
ments of artillery have been arriving.
Great camps of soldiers are being made
at many points ready for concentration
on the Yalu frontier when necessary.
Fortiicstions were being hurriedly
erected in many places in Man
churia.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
TO LET PANAMA 90 ITS WAY.
War Feeling In Colombia Is Dying Oat
Very Fast.

New York, Jan. 25.-Mail advices re-
ceived from Bogota indicate, according
to Herald dispatch from Panama,
that the war feeling in Colombia is dy-
ing out, and there is general desire to
allow Panama secession to pass with
out disastrous war.
Heretofore the newspapers of the
capital have been filled with patriotic
declarations that it would be necessary
to have a war to reclaim the lost terri
tory. Now all uge reconciliation or
anything to avoid further serious com
plications. John b. Perezzote, who
has been agitating war with the United
States by speeches and writings, is 10
ported to have been placed under Az
rest.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Cost Of Field mapeuvers.

Washington, Jan. Pa request
for an appropriation of tl,245, 1856 for
field maneuvers for 1905, ssnd of ST.
255, 466 for the same purrose for the
fiscal year Of 1906, was transmitted to
the house today from the war depart
ment. 1t is proposed, General Chaffee
says, TO hold the maneuvers in two OF
the four military divisions Of the
country each year. During the present
year they are to be held in the Atlantic
and Pacific divisions.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Great Rsdlum Discovery.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 28.-What is said
to be the richest radium bearing earth
in the world has been discovered in the
Liano gold and coal fields, lis miles
north Of this city RumorE Of the dis
coyery Of the earth bearing large per
cent Of radium in the Llano have been
persistent for some time, and today
these rumors were verified by the re-
turn Of a party Of scientists who bad
visited the mine to investigate the re-
ports.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30

Washington, Jan. 27.-The Philip
pine trade statistics Of the insular bu-
reau Of the war department show that
the imports during the eight months
ended August, 1903, aggregated s22,-
266 $50 and exports s20,s57 .313.
These figures are exclusive Of coin and
government supplies. The aggregate
Of exports and imports is an increase Of
almost 10000, 900, over four-ffths Of
which may be credited to shipments
Fl ON the archipelago.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
nestructlre rlre ID Nsu York.

New York, Jan. 27.-The buildings
at 544-54s Broadway, occupied by
Morimura Bros, japanese goods; E.
r. Donar & Co., hats, and Crawford &
Quigley, Rossenware Bros, and Finkle-
stein * Maaget, clothing, was destroyed
by fire early today. Estimated loss,
$3.50 900.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
Wants Arid Lands EecIslmed.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Hey
burn today introduced bill appropri-
ating $40 900 70 provide for an exam
nation to determine the feasibility Of
retaining the overhowed lands Of the
Kootenai river in Northern Idaho and
Montana.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30

Moscow = The Idaho experiment
station staff, under the direction Of
Professor French, has arranged for hold
ing a series of farmers institutes in
South Idaho during the next two or
three weeks. The institutes will be
conducted by Professor French of the
department of agriculture and director
of the experiment station; Professor
Henderson of the department of botany
Professor Judson of the department of
horticulture and Professor Burd, sta
ton chemist. Miss Porter, demon
strator of domestic science, will also be
present at all the institutes and deliver
a series OF lectures on cookery and do
nestle science. Following are the
places and dates Of the institutes so far
announced; Payette, January 20, 81,
%; New Plymouth, January %, %;
Parma, January %, %; Caldwell, JAN
uary 81, IS, 90; Rexburg, February /,
2; Idaho Falls, February 5; Iona, Feb
ruary 4, 5; Paris, February 8. 8;
Montpelier, February 10, IL; Noun
tain Home, February u, 10.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-30
5000. 900 Fire In Factory.

New York, Jan. 25.-Fire in the up-
per floors Of the six-story factory Of ~
E. w. Bliss company, in Plymool&
street, today did 100000 damaoe,