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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-05
GLASSiON.

Banker Sowle and Will Mcconnell Of
Bowesmont were in town last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Arthur. left last
week for an extended trip to southern
California.
The Workmen and their wives and
families had social gathering in their
hall last SATURDAY. evening and pleasant
time is reported.
On Saturday, Jan. 10Th, this commun
ity lost, by the hand Of death, one of its
most highly respected citizens, in the
personnel Patrick Quigiey, Sr. He has
been ailing for SONS years and for the
past SIX months had been steadily grow.
ing weaker heart ia lure being the i'm
meo' .ate cause Of his death. Deceased
catfie to this country In the early days,
settling with his family in Midland town
snip, where ne has resided continuously
until Els d :ath. A widow and several
ennufen survive him, to mourn the loss
u q MI a husband and father. The fun
e s y <as held Monday forenoon from the
~ :. church In st. Thomas, and the re-
!" ASns were Inferred in the Catholic Gem
leaefy at that place. Having passed the
Three score years and ten mark by
about ~ years, deceased was Content to
lay aside the cares and trials OF this
world, conscious that everything was
wen VIII. MIN for eternity. The afflicted
1a..atly have the sympathy Of the entire
eoMmuaity IN this their sad befsave.
ment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-05
TOILETTE.

JOLlEIIE.
Winnie Full of Pembina visited with
Pearl Asselstine Tuesday.
Mrs. Storms, ST., has been quite i'll
with an attack Of la grippe.
Miss Henry and Miss Mary Timmons
Of Hamilton visited Mrs ]. L. Pariseau
Tuesday.
Frank and Elsie Emerson returned
last week from visit at Rolla and Win
nipeg.
Miss Edith Wardwell of Pembina at
tended the contest and assisted with the
program.
inn Ferguson is back from Yorkton
and reports his parents prospecting and
we'll pleased with the country.
The medal contest Tuesday evening
proved very entertaining to the fair-sized
audience present. The rec,tations were
interspersed with musica numbers and
humorous drills MIR. Burns Numbers
were very we'll received The judges,
MISS Ethel Kneeshaw, Miss Irene
Aylen and Mrs. G. G. Thompson, OF
Penlbina, found it difficult to make de-
cisi IN as to whom the medal should be
awarded. The averages were very close
but Forrest Storms was awarded the sill
yer medal, with Ida Pariseau close Sc.
cOnd The other cOntevtou+c pao.l
Asselstine, Wilbur McCauley, Ray EN-
erson, and Selia Pelerine, by the mark
ings they received, showed good ability
and hard work. 1t is topped that we may
have more Of these contests and that the
winners of the silver medals may COM
i i,Ssta for gold medal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-05
Mysterious Circumstance.

One was pale and sal|ow and the othei
fresh and rosy. Whence the differencei
She who is blushing with health uses DR.
Kings New Life Pills to maintain it. By
gently arousing the lazy organs the,
compel good digestion and head off con
stipation. Try them. Only 25c at T. r.
Shaw's the druggist
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-05
A psn,arkabl. c..s.

Thos. Reed, Of Neillsvllle, Wis, says
White Wine OF Tar Syrup is the
best mediciue for the ldngs that has ever
been sold in this county. / speak from
my own experience: think it has twice
saved my life when suffering from di.
sease of the throat and lungs. 1t cured
my neighbor, Mr.. Doves, of asthma tina,
had afflicted him for years. For sale by
T. R. Shaw.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-05

Ferabina Chapter Ne Al, Order
EootOrn Star.
Meets in Masonic Hall. LIST and Bird Wednesdays
of each month. Visiting mem errs cordially in
yiteG ELF aRkTn HARVEY, w. M.
EMILY r. QUACKENB.SH,S ec'y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-05

Degree of HoAox,
Meets every Second and Fourth Wedhesdav.
MES. w. j. KNEEsHAw, MRS. M. J.SwITzER
G. OH. Recorder.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-05

brotherhood Of American Yeomen.
Meets every second snd fourth Friday Of each
month.
e. D. BOOKER. F. M: kINa,
Correspondent. Foreman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-05

PsHabina Ledge 11o, A.. Q. y. w
Meets every hrtt ard third Tuesday Of the
Month,
QEo. P.riHioN. r. A. HART
Recorder. n. W.
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P.na1o.a@ oA.aE, a277.. NJ W. a.
Meet every Second and Fourth Monday. vi
sitting neighbors cordially invited.
". e. CoATs, F. n. KING,
Clerk. v. y.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20

more. important work, that Of rescuing
the imprisoned victims: >. - -
, Cries and groans, coming from various
parts Of the ruins, guided the fremen in
their search thru the darkness, and soon
several. injured persons had been re-,
burning, Mrs. w. J.. :Crocker, Miss Han
nah Croker, Master Willie Croker,
Mrs. Evelyn Williams and her 4-months.
old babe, Mrs. May Richie, Miss Maude
Davis, and Miss Lottie Kruger were all
taken from the Belmont hotel, adjoin-
ing, which has also been, damaged. On
the second floor of the Croker hotel in
Room No. 1, was Mrs. Carrie Boyce and
she was quickly taken from the ruins.
Crocker Is Rescued.
Beneath pile of debris near the
middle Of the ruins, the fremen heard
the calls Of w. J.. Croker, proprietor
Of the hotel, as he shouted Justify for
help. For nearly, two hours they worked
strenuously in their efforts to reach him
and finally he was rescued just as he
was on the point eof collapse. They
|.hurriedly carried him to 428 Second av.
istered and he soon recovered from the
effects of his experience. The knowl-
edge that his family was safe helped
i him regain his equilibrium.
DR.. G. II. Norred, who. made. an ex-
4 animation Of Mr.. .Crocker's injuries at
the Swedish hospital, found no bones
were broken, altho the man was serious.
.Ily5 bruised. AS the result of exposure
/ he is threatened with pneumonia and is
delirious.
i While several men were at work dig
sping Croker out Of the ruins Others
were rescuing Mrs. Jennie Murray. who
was found in the northeast corner oil
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20

Does the loss on the Russell building
and contents fall on the fire insurance
companies where policies were carried7
If not, to whom shall the owners of
the, building and other damaged prop
erty look for reimbursement
To whom shall the injured victims and
relatives of the dead look for relief9 :
Will the additional loss on Peck
building wall partially damaged by
previous fire, fall on the fire insurance
companies2 49,.
These are some Of the pertinent ques-
tions that arise in consequence Of the
fall of the Peck wall this morning.
Much Of the property injured was pro-
tected by fire insurance. Will the in
terested insurance companies have to
pay for damage to property other than
that sustained from actual contact Of
the fire which started in the ruins from
overturned stoves and lighted gas jets
The best insurance authorities today
held unoffcially that the loss to the
Russell building and contents was not
properly fire loss.
In the case of the Peck building, had
its wall fallen the day following the
fire, doubtless the insurance companies
holding policies on that building would
have been bound to reduce the amount
Of salvage on the wall by the amount
of the additional damage. Nowsit lies
with the companies themselves. If
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20

''But even if the wall had been dan
gerous it would not have been possible
to have taken it down. The work on
the Bintliff walls has shown how long
it takes to erect scaffolding to the
height of five or six stories. .-
Builders Back Houghton.
Builders and architects seen today de-
clare that no blame can attach to the
building Inspector. Said Harry w.
Jones, architect, this morning.:
IT inspected the walls of the Peck
building yesterday, incidentally to some
proposed building operations in that
vicinity, and in my Judgment the wall
which fell, should under normal condi-
tions have been safe. / could see no
flaw or crack, nor any tendency to lean
inward or outward. Mr.. Houghton was
justified in doing as he did, and on this
question there is no difference of opin-
ION among any of the builders and
architects with whom I have talked, and
I.haye seen number this morning.
2UMoreover, I will say further in Mr..
Houghton IS behalf, that he is regarded
by the men in the building lines as a
cautious and efficient official.
p. E. Leighton of the firm of HI. N.
Leighton & Co., said that while he had
not made any careful examination of
the walls, he had looked at them with
the particular purpose of noting III
there wasiahy variation from the per,
pendicular He had noticed nothing of
the kind and was inclined to sustain the
building inspector.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20
WHO IS TO BLAME
FOR NEW DISASTER
Popular Clamor Against Building
Inspector Who Declared
the Wall Safe. q - r..
HOUGHTON SAYS HE HAD
THE ADVICE OF EXPERTS
contractors Who Viewed Wall
with Him Say Judgment
Seemed Justified.

Wrought up by the dreadful loss Of
life and .infamed by the succession OF
calamities, each one more awful than
the last, the people are clamoring to
know who is responsible.
fixed determination, and the Building
Inspector is the official generally de-
noupced.,
The feeling against this official is
so strong that a well-known citizen
this afternoon consulted with the coun-
ty, attorney with view OF beginning
Others demand his suspension by the
mayor, the city council, or any other
superior with adequate authority.
On the other hand, Mr.. Houghton,
the building inspector, stoutly main
tains that he has done all that pru-
dence could suggest, and in this poo-
sition he is sustained by all the archi-
today. Mayor Haynes declares fatty
that he will not interfere, as he is
satisfied that Mr.. Houghton is doing
and has done all that could be reason
ably expected.
Mayor Haynes summoned Mr.. Hough.
ton before him this noon and the two
had brief conference concerning the
situation. E. Fl. Moulton of the Farm
ers and Mechanics Savings bank, in
the rear Of the Peck building, had
urged Mr.. Haynes to start the .execu:
tive machinery in motion and secure
the strengthening or raising OF the high
rear wall of the Peck building. Mr..
Houghton, replied that men were al
ready at work, stretching guy ropes IN
wall until the staging could be raised
so that the work Of taking down the
building could be done. p.
pri,lr Wall TJncartain
"Why can't the wall be pulled
down9' asked the mayor.
how 0e0G BRICK wal wall . viii fail,', replied
MIR, Houghton. 'hWesmight undertake
: to pull the wall inward from the top
and It might bulge outward further
down and crush the rear end OF the
bank building. Located as the build
ings are, there is nothing to do except
to siren CITIZEN them as much as, possible
until scaffolding has been raised and
the men can begin to take the wall
down from the top
Mayor Haynes expressed himself as
satisfied with the plans, but urged Mr..
Houghton to push the work as fast as
possible. 81 '''..'~,r 80
"When I heard the wind last night, -
he said to the mayor, g my first thought
was for the walls. I feared that some
thing would happen, but not where it
did was mostly alarmed about the
Bintliff wall and feared that it would
topple over and catch, a street car.
II dressed myself and hurried down
town, reaching the car starter $ office
about / O'Clock. After instructing him
not to send any more cars along First
avenue s, I went up to take another
look at the ruins. I had only come a
short distance up First avenue when I
heard the awful crash. At that time
the wind was blowing terrifcally, and
while the record shows only forty miles
An hour, theweather observer tells me
that the gust may have reached sixty
miles an hour. -
Building Inspectors Statement.
Speaking +. of the catastrophe this
morning, Building Inspector James G.
HoughtOn said:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20

The wall that fell was, to all APP
pearances, the strongest and safest
of those remaining from the big
fire, and only gale or a hurricane
could. have taken it down. The
wind must have been hurricane
last night.
The wall which fell last night
had been carefully Inspected, not
only by myself and assistants, but
by several builders and engineers,
who pronounced it the safest of
all--much safer than the rear wall
of the Peck building, and which,
tho plainly out of plumb, is still
standing. It was perfectly straight
and there was not crack in it.
moreover, it was farthest away
from the center of the fire and less
| likely to have been affected by
| heat.
E. E. Leighton of the well-known
| building firm Of H. N. Leighton &
| Co.; w. G. Pike of Pike & Cook;
| George w. oSublette, former city
| engineer; Professor w. R. Hoag Of
! the university, and Others equally
competent had examined the wall
/ and pronounced it safe. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20

The Journal is delivered into
more Minneapolis homes than
any other paper. That is why
1t gives the best results to !
advertisers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20

49, Shortly after noon today, Mrs. Jen-
ME Murray, whose Gfeless body was
supposed to lie beneath hundreds Of tons,
of brick and mortar in the basement
of the ruined building, appeared on the
scene an interested spectator of the
work Of the firemen, who were str1lg-
Cling to recover the bodies Of the victims.
Friends recognized her and to them she
explained that she had stayed with
friends last night. Her absence evil
IDENTIFY saved her life, for her room was
in the direct path Of the avalanche Of
brick from the falling walls.
Friends of William Braa, the con-
tractor, are inclined to believe that he
was not in the building when the
has been found since then. His room
was not directly in the path of the
avalanche and the bed was not dis
turbed. Firemen say that the bed was
not slept in last night, and it is thought
that if Braa was in the building when
it was wrecked, he was in another room
than his own. !.
It was wild scene that presented it.
self to the fremen when they arrived
Men and women were running about in
the streets, shouting ana crying; g
crowd was quickly gathering, and amid
all the tumult the flames, which had
started from stoves and lamps, began tc
thrust threatening tongues up thru the
debris. It was no time to parley, and
in few moments the fire department
had several streams Of water playing or
the wreckage.
The work Of fighting the flames was
soon over, for the large quantities OF
brick and mortar that had fallen thru
| the building made the flames burn slow
T ". . Soon the fire was extinguished AMI
the flremen devoted their attention to /
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20

] gs iz e s out xs as result
Weakened BY the which only negrated
terrifying morning
The hotel adjoining
ssnge girasr nd
fire % T ing 9s mnG ag 1n ag v 1aS SsSs@
the sounds GUS O. Smith, who has lived At the place
policeman
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from o @ ha xn aa aa as 9R R sa on the long fall
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hey
. 3 s. @ es t1 sss Is
snd
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mig a % saa III s n |
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aimed andH
IT'S death in Canterbury
n physical pain. 81
work O. ) 4 @z !. 81
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uncovered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20

they feel generously disposed, the ad-
justers may request the companies to
stand the difference. r :t.| -. =
r. To whom, then, shall the other losers
look? One property representative
said. this morning that he would hold
both the city and the Hale Homestead
company to accountable Hale Home
stead company because it's wall did the
damage, and the city because the condi-
ton Of the wall had been under the
supervision Of the building inspection
department since the Tuesday night
fire, and there had been plenty of time
to protect adjacent property. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20
WHO SHALL PAY
THE MONEY LOSS?
The Disaster Involves Some Fine
Points in the Insurance
=. Law.
Property Loss Will Be Low-Lia-
bility for Other Damages
Heavy.
ESTIMATED PROPERTY LOSSES

s+e so, S ,n,d'a HusSea estate, tnree'
tai, $4,000. ~.
Croker hotel, furnishings, nearly
total, $500.
Lowman G. Dyresrov, tailor stock
and equipment, total, $500.
w. F. Trufant, tea stock and equip
ment, total, $1,000.
Minneapolis Transfer g. Storage
company, office furniture, total, $3.50.
II B. w. Baker, wall paper, partial
damage to stock In basement, un-
known. 3 !. f--
Hale Homestead company, part Of
south wall, Peck building, unknown.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20

Speaking - of the catastrophe this
morning, Building Inspector James G.
Houghton said:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20
HURT AT THE FIRE /.
KILLED IN THE CRASH

A pathetic case is that Of William
Zimmerman, who occupied room No. 10,
on the third floor of the building. On
the night the Peck building burned,
Zimmerman thought the hotel was
doomed, and he started to run down the
stairs. In some way he slipped. fell and
broke two ribs. A physician was called
and he has since been confined to his
bed He was there when the crash came
last night and now lies buried beneath
the, ruins.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20
FIFTY=lNHE GALE
TOPPL ES TONS or
BRICK IN NIGHTI

Towering Wall of the Burned Peck Build
ing Crashes Down Thru Croker Room.
ing=House Where Helpless Sleepers Are
Caught in Death=DeaLing Wreckage--
! Fire Adds It's Terrors to Those of Dark
ness-==EnHre Inferior Carried Down by.
Huge Mass==-Hero Hren1en Quickly on
the Scene III e."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20
DEATH OF MILWAUKEE, OFFICIAL.

Milwaukee, Dec. 2O.--Edw. M.
Sehuengel, city clerk, aged AZ, died sud
denly today of Bright s disease and
heart trouble
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-20
THE CASUALTY LIST
THE KNOWN DEAD


JOSEPH
HANS ANDERSON
-. DEAD OR MISSING 'E
JAMES HAMILTON employed Ronner's livery %s
WILLIAM IILLYBLADE, employed Daniels lnseed
ENGAGERNION, ~
WILLIAM BRAA contractor. .E*3E## %#a
-. r.. .s.s THE INJURED -
body Bruised Second
W. CROKER suffering expu 1923 Sec
: = &
MRS MAGGIE lie bruised;
: : ~ j - .
& +. :,
MRS ANNA bruised Second
s.. =
.. ESCAPED 1t77HOUT !: INJURY $500
$.S25I
8. 5.%= E&*~s.
BABY
-.+'@"- : rs
MISS KRUGER ! t. --=-z
:
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BODIES RECOVERED.


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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

TO demur to the information which has
! been filed against them.
Judge, Lewis yesterday granted Grace
A Scott a divorce from Fred e. Scott
on the ground OF desertion. The couple
were married April ?, 1880. at Brainerd.
Mimi, and the husband deserted april
IS, 1902.
Judge Morse yesterday granted The
resa M. Wilkinson SIS alponth allmOny
from Robert NJ Wilkinson. The hus-
band Isl also obliged to pay $50 attorney
fees. Some time ago Wilkinson said
that his wife had left him and was
keeping company with another man,
and on these grounds secured a di-
vorce. The wife later had the decree
set aside.
Ambrose Hahn has commenced pro-
eeedings against Perry Kalbaugh. pro-
prietor of the Red Stone company. In
behalf OF several men who worked III
the company's quarry iii Summit coun-
ty. and who alleged they never re-
ceived their pay. The claims. which
amounted to 1856. they assigned to
Hahn
Martin Logan. a bellboy at the Ken
yon, fled suit against II. s. Huston of
Chicago yesterday for IS, 600 for alleged
defamation OF character. Logan COM
plains that he was accused by Huston
Of stealing Mrs. Illusions watch while
the couple were guests at the hotel
Subsequently, the watch was found TO
have been left in the room. The bell
boy claims the alleged defamation is
worth S. 000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
IN THE COURTS.

Henry Brain has commenced suit
against G. o. BOHnerud and p II. Ian
nan fOr judgment amounting TO SS6.I3
with interest from Aug % and $25 at
torney fees. The complaint alleges that
Bonnerud last July contracted with
Lannan TO remodel the latter's house.
Contractor Bonnerud then hired Brain
TO do the plastering, the bin of which
amounted to S64432 OF this 1926 was
paid in cash and 1878 IN cement. Brain
sues for the balance.
Frank Edgfnton was given six
months in the county Jail by Judge
Lewis yesterday for stealing twenty
five chickens from John Williams
chicken coop at HI Third street
Thanksgiving eve. His companion, J.
D. Sparks. is confined in the county Jail
awaiting trial.
Walter +. Burrell and Edmund Bur-
rell, the brothers charged with robbing
John Kirk, a grocerynan of $46, were
arraigned before Judge Lewis yesteT-
day-and, waving time. pleaded not
guilty. They said they were unable to
employ an attorney, SO the court en-
gagged $. +. Armstrong to defend them.
They were given permission 10 with
draw their plea il their lawyer desires
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

i've receiving wounds. has led TO \
= a number of sanguinary conflicts y
between Bulgarian and Greek y
bands, eliminating Thursday last y
= in a stubborn battle lasting FIVE y
= hours A Greek band of twenty y
y eight and a body Of Bulgarians y
y met near the village of Sakarine- y
= vo, and the Greeks lost twenty =
= four men killed. Many assassina- y
y tfons of Bulgarians by Aibanians y
= have been reported in the Uskub 4
= district. The local authorities y
y have taken no action, as usual, in =
= the matter. y
%%4%
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Secretary Taft Confcrs Vita House
Leaders.

Washington, Dec 17.-Secretary Taft
today had a long talk at the war
department with Chairman Payne OF
the house committee on ways and
means. ana Representative Dalzell, the
next ranking member of that commit
tee, relative 10 tariff legislation for the
Philippines upon which subject the
secretary OF war made recommended
tons to congress in his annual report
To the president. Colonel Edwards,
chief of the bureau of iDSular affairs,
also was present. Senator Spooner,
who called 10 see the secretary upon
other matters. was present for while
during the discussion. II was stated
tuat the discussion was informal, and
that no conclusions were reached. The
proposed revision of the Philippine
tariff. which has been published In the
United States, was under consideTa-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
THREE BIRTHS TO A DEATH.
Thirty Are Born During Week and
Eleven Die.

The weekly report Of the board Of
health shows a total Of thirty births
OF which fourteen were males and six
teen females The death record for the
same>period numbered eleven. of which
I'VE We're males and six females.
During the week there were ten cases
OF smallpox, one case of diphtheria.
twelve cases of typhoid fever and three
cases of scarlet fever. one case Of pneu-
monia and one case of tuberculosis.
The last case Of smallpox, reported
yesterday, was that of ]. w. Wright of
335 Third street, who had not been vac
CinatPd
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
AWARDS APPROVED.

Washington, Dec, 17.-Secretary Nor
ton today approved the recommends
ton of the naval board on construction
for the award Of the contract for the
construction Of the armored cruisers
Montana and North Carolina to the
Newport News Shipping company at
its bid of $2,575,0OO for each vessel, and
the contract for the construction of the
battleship New Hampshire to the New