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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05
DAVIS Casualties.

e. f. johnson, while at work at the
chesapeake and Ohio shops cut his head.
Five stitches We're n ecessary. NJ ss4lJy *
"a r.. =. Dooley cut his thumb. while ats
tending to his duties a the Locomotive
Works. ~ sSSs N fsEsj IA n
Y. pr. leonard made boil, men comfort
a la
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05

Were Licensed 10 Marry,
:, a. ludson rhilcsN ana Minnie ". s.,n.,
''f'as Esanled marriage Icsnn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05

q Will Visit Norfolk To- Day. 81
The Norfolw Ind Western Railway VIII
d Large party OF people from this city and
points Intervening to attend the Norfolk
State Fair. is jS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05

Approved the Pay Rolls.
The Committee on Cemeteries met last.
night and transa cted routine husi mess. III III
\ Only the pay 10 lis am bllls came " Tor
action. r. iss5i RI a. Us
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05

Mr., Thonasson Vice Consul.
Mr.. II. A. is. Brine. Eng lshgYlce consul,
las gone to New y rki 81 10 be .absen + ten
lays Mr. q T9q'aabs ssnc wll be vice
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05
Candidates Out
To Organize Club.

a meeting. called by MT D. J.. Toney.
Tor the purpose OF organizing Demo-
cratic club, Will be held tomorrow night
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
FIRE INSPECTOR SEEKING TO FIX
RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHI
cAGo CATASTROPHE.
ORIGIN OF THE BLAZE DETERMINED
LINEN CURTAIN CAME IN CON-
TACT WITH AN INTENSELY
HOT FLOOD LIGHT.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The investigation
into the Iroquois fire horror has passed
beyond the stage of cause seeking to
that of fixing responsibility for causes
This work was taken up during the
day by Fire Inspector Fulloerson who
has the assistance and cooperation OF
the chief of police and Of Coroner
Traeger, Every employe Of the the
ater, both on the stage and IN the
auditorium, are on the list summoned
for Investigation Witnesses to the
number of sixty-five will be examined.
Inspector F'ulkerson said:
II have determined that the fire
originated from the contact Of a linen
curtain with an intensely hot and in
adequately protected flood light. I
have determined that the curtain stuck
because a piece of stage mechanism
in normal operation was directly in
the path of the descent of the fire
shield. know that the fire was driven
under the suspended curtain by the
rush of cold air into the stage when
some one opened the stage door,
II have evidence that the automatic
skylights over the stage did not open
as they should have done and create
a aue through which the flames, smoke
and heated air on the burning stage
could have found a vent. 1t is ap-
parent that the exits were not ade-
quate. The next step is fixing, the re
sponsibility."
Fire Inspector Fulkerson has inti-
mated that he might take action
against Superintendent Jones, alleged
to have led "wreclling crew" of en-
ployes of the George A. Fuller Con-
struction company in the smashing of
glass and opening of ventilators onE the
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
RUsSlA'S REPLY READY
ANSWER TO THE JAPANESE NOTE
WILL BE FORWARDED IN
a DAY OR TWO.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR CONTINUE
JAPAN MOVING CAUTIOUSLY To
AVOID TAKING THE INITIAL
HOSTILE STEP.


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.
The reply will not be merely yes
or no" but Will be made up Of rea
sonable propositions. The general
basis Of this communication is already
complete, but the details are being
elaborated.
An official note announces that IN
structions have been sent to Viceroy
Alexieff as 10 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 1t 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'
edly pessimistic, blames the Chauvin'
ism of the Japanese people and press
for the present crisis.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
ROOF OF the Iroquols Ineater over tne
stage, apparently to destroy evidence
of possible criminal negligence.
Saw the ventilators Smashed.

Inspector Fulkerson looked at the
.ventilators on the theater roof and
subpoenaed half dozen persons in
the Real Estate Board building, an
adjoining structure, who assert that
they saw the ventilators smashed and
opened after the fire. The Fuller Con.
struction company were the builders
of the Iroquois theater.
Not satisfied by previous inspection
the coroner's jury during the day
made second tour of the Iroquois the.
ater. The jury spent three hours in
the building. Contrary to announce
ment the jury did not take experts
with them, the members evidently pre-
ferring to make their own investiga-
ton without advice from outsiders.
The jury spent half an hour on the
stage sitting the debris piled on the
charred floor, bNt no trace was found
of the alleged asbestos curtain or the
wire cables with which it is said to be
hung. A search was made for the
proscenium border lights, which it is
said made it impossible to lower the
asbestos curtain. but neither could
they be found After exploring every
poI vi llIC-@-DQ
basement, the entire Investigating
party went to the roof of the theater,
where a careful examination of the
skylight, flues and ventilating ap.
paratus was made. The glass in the
skylight was found to be broken and
all the fiues and pipes were open.
Coroner Traeger has received infor-
nation that more than half of the
stage hands were in a saloon near the
stage door drinking beer when the
fire was discovered. 1t has been
learned that the smaller stage door
opened in and not out, as the city or
dinance requires, and that it was torn
from its hinges when the stampede of
chorus girls occurred.
All Of the stage hands and members
of the "Bluebeard" company were ad.
mitted TO bail during the day Their
hearing was continued until Jan. IL.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
Blizzard Prevails Today in New York,
Pennsylvania and Along the New
England Coast.
STORM MOST SEVERE IN MANY YEARS.
Shipping in New York HarbOr Shrouded
With Sleet and Ice and Many
Steamships In Danger.

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 8 'l'l1e
Northwest today basks IN the
sunshine Of a perfect winter 5
day. but the tpfpgraplric advices
from the east are to the effect
that one of the most severe snow
storms, driven before piercing
wind and augmented by below
zero temperature, is prevalent IN
New York, Pennsylvania and all
the New England states.
The storm is particularly
severe from the Maine to the
Jersey coast Ocean going steam
ers are Iriving At the Habor
Lights, New York, shrouded III
snow and ice and report the most
severe weather IN years. a
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05

tents or a one-ounce vial or carpouc
acid during The evening and died un-
der peculiarly tragic circumstances.
He had been called to attend a pa
tient several miles south of this place
and started for home about s o'clock.
The weather was bitterly cold and
he opened his case and, mistaking the
bottle, swallowed the poison. He i'm
mediately took what little antidote he
had with him and called to his driver
to make all possible speed to town.
When they We're within mile of
his home Dr. Dolan, crazed with pain,
jumped out Of the carriage, The
driver was unable to hold him and he
died in few minutes.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
Furnished $4,000 Cash Bail.

New York, Jan. 5--John A. Benson,
who was arrested several days ago by
United States secret service officers
charged with defraudlng the govern
ment out of thousands OF acres Of
land, has been released in the United
States circuit court upon furnishing
$4,000 cash bail
Senator Dietrich. Placed on Trial In
the Federal Court.
Omaha. Jan. 5-The trial of United
States Senator Charles II. Dietrich.
charged with conspiracy to violate the
law by an alleged agreement with
Postmaster Jacob Fisher of Hastings
whereby the latter presented sum OF
money for his appointment. began dur
ing the day in the federal court, with
Judges Vandeventer and Munger pre-
siding The courtroom was crowded
to its capacity and within the rail
were seated half q hundred lawyers,
many of them prominent in the prac-
tice Uf Nebraska and adjoining states.
Senator Dietrich, h-his counsel,
General John c. Gown of Omaha and
]. r. Batty of Hastings, sat at a table
opposite District Attorney Summers
and his assistant, John r. Rush. I'm
mediately court was called there be
gan legal battle over the sufficiency
of the Indictment and the charges
made therein.
The first matter brought to the at
tention OF the court was demurrer
filed late Saturday night In which
counsel for the senator attacks the
sufficiency OF the indictment charging
conspiracy with Postmaster Fisher to
violate section 1881 Of the Revised
Statutes. The demurrer alleges the in
sufficiency OF the law in the indict-
ment, a misjoinder and merging Of
the conspiracy count with the orig
inal charge.
This is the first technicality to be
taken advantage of by the defense and
General Gown, in addition to demur-
ring to the conspiracy Indictment, an.
nounced the wish Of Senator Dietrich
to go to trial on the Indictment charg-
ing direct violation of the law.
Judge Fandeventer sustained the de-
murrer Of Senator Dietrich's counsel.
In sustaining the demurrer the court
stated there was misjoinder, mas
much as the two separate and distinct
charges could not be made in the in
dictment, the statute providing that
but one charge can be made in sin,
gle indictment.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
MAY FORCE JAPAN TO ACT.
Movements of Russian Naval Division
Closely Watched.

Paris, Jan. 5-The movements Of
the Russian naval division at Bizerta,
Tunis, are being closely followed by
the diplomatic representatives OF the
powers interested in the Japanese
Russian situation. One of the leading
diplomatists said the departure OF the
division for China might prove deci-
sive in inducing Japan to take speedy
action" and compared Japan's posi-
tion with that OF the Transvaal on the
eve of the outbreak Of the South Afri-
can war when the dispatch Of large
British reinforcements induced Presi-
dent Kruger to open hostilities.
1t Is pointed out that If this addi.
tional division succeeds In passing
Suex Russia's naval strength in Chi
nese waters will thereafter exceed
Japan's, their present strength being
about equal
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05

number Of fishing smacks off the
Jersey coast have been driven to
sea and anxiety for their welfare
rs fesrred. ffiArtCgruptl wires arc
down all ever the east and mes
7sages for all points IN New Eng
land are being accepted subject
to delay. Street car traffic in
Pittsburg and Philadelphia was
tied ulo at midnight last night.
The most intense cold attends
the storm and IN the lilrgel' cities
Will be responsible for i very
great deal Of suffering Traffic
on all the railroads is seriously
interrupted and snow plows are
clearing the trunk lines fsa the
first time in Years
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
ACADEMY BURNS DOWN.
Property Loss Of Two Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.

Louisville, Jan. 5.-St. GATHERINGS
academy, Catholic institution for
girls located near Springfield, KY, has
been burned to the ground. There
were no fatalities. The loss is about
$2O0,000. The fire was discovered by
a scholar, and one of the sisters ran
a mile in her bare feet and clad only
in a nightdress to give the alarm at
st. Rose. a boys school. Between
seventy-fve and 100 girls were in the
school when the fire broke out. So
rapid was the progress of the flames
that the pupils barely escaped with
their lives and, clad only in their night
robes, made their way over the icy
and snow covered fields to the acad-
emy at st. Rose, where they were
sheltered.
All of the buildings connected with
the institution were q - royed.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
DEATH DUE TO FRIGHT.
School Teacher Who Witnessed
uuois Theater Horror.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-Solely from wit
Messing the horror in the Iroquois the
ater Miss Rita Wild, twenty-five
years old. teacher at the Felsenthal
public school, is dead. The report of
her death brought the total number
of corpses to $50.
Miss Wild was burned slightly in
the fire. She made her. wav nnassist-
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
Fire Causes Loss of a Quarter Of
Million Dollars.

Des Moines, Jan. 5-Fire caused by
an electric wire in the northwest attic
of the capitol building did over a
quarter of million dollars damage
and caused the indefinite postpone
ment of the Twenty ninth general as
sembly.
Eleven fire companies sought in vain
to prevent a spread of the flames, but
owing to the altitude the pressure was
insufficient and the firemen had to
abandon the upper floor
The ceiling Of the house of repre-
sentatives fell in and the flames
spread to the senate chamber. The
capitol was erected twenty years ago
at cost of nearly $3,000,000.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
Volunteer Cruiser In Service.

Moscow, Jan, 5.rhe Russian vol
unteer feet cruiser Saratoff has been
ordered to Scbastopol to receive her
armament and thence proceed with all
haste to Port Arthur. The Russian
auxiliary cruiser Orel has been or
dered to remain at Odessa until she
receives her armament
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
RIoorous Secrecy Maintained.

], London, Jan. 5.A dispatch to Reu-
ters Telegram company from Toxic
says there is increasing evidence
there Of the imminence of some inn
portant development but that the
most rigorous secrecy Is maintained
In all official circles
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
Many NONRESIDENT Victims.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The number of
Iroquois fire victims who lived in
places elsewhere than this city is re-
markable. The health department has
issued burial permits to the number Of
233 for the bodies of persons who
lived outside of Chicago.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
RUSSIA IS coNclLIAToRY.
Japanese Minister Has Cordial Con
ference at st. Petersburu,

st. Petersburg. Jan. 5.-The Japan
ese minister here, NJ Kurino, has au-
tborized the Associated Press to say
that he had cordial conference with
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff and that
he is convinced by the latter's sincere
-. ---.....sa .lat tha pussia n
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05

ed from the fifth row in the dress cir
cle She went to her home in Calu-
met avenue and was attended BY the
family physician, who said she would
recoyer-that her injuries physically
were trifiing., Instead of recovering
she has died of fright. Physicians
who attended her say that the things
she saw in the burning theater killed
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
Chicago Man Then Inflicts Morta
Wound Upon Himself.
Brother Of chauncey Depew Dead.

Detroit, Jan. 5.-Lawrence Depew,
brother of United States Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew Of New York, and
one of the most prominent citizens OF
Detroit, fell dead at his home here.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
THREE BOYS FROZEN TO DEATH.
Became Lost During Binding Snow
Storm

Bad Axe, Mich, Jan. 5.-Three boys
about ten years Of age, two named
Loudenbery and the third named
butcher, were frozen to death on the
bay of Bayport during the recent ter.
rifle storm.
The boys were fishermen's sons and
had gone out to their parents fishing
shanty on the ice and had become lost
in the binding snow.
Chicago Man Then Inflicts Mortal
Wound Upon Himself.
Chicago, Jan. 5.-Angry because he
had been reprimanded by his sister.
in-law and ordered from her home
John Pollak, a Bohemian, shot the wo
man twice, killing her instantly. After
committing the murder Pollak shot
himself through the mouth. He died
in few minutes.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
EXPLOSION WRECKS HOTEL.
Thirty People More or Less Seriously
Injured.

Woodbridge, N. j., Jan. 5.-An ex-
plosion wrecked the hotel and hall of
Joseph Galaida and more or less Sc
riously injured thirty persons at
Keasbey, four miles from here, While
the st. Johns Benevolent society was
celebrating its anniversary by dance.
There were about 500 persons in the
hall and one of the two exits was
closed by the wreckage The people
became panic stricken and fought TO
get out many being trampled and Sc
riously injured.
1t is believed that some one with a
grievance against Galaida or the so
ciety used dynamite The walls OF the
building were blown apart and il may
collapse at any time.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
CAUSED BY BROKEN RAIL.
Cars DeraiIed and Two Persons Killed
and Many Injured.

Baltimore. Jan. -5.-A broken rail
caused the derailment Of three cars of
an eastbound passenger train on the
Western Maryland railway, causing
the death of two persons and the
serious injury of a number of 9th
er passengers and trainmen, the num-
Der of injured being placed at thirty.
The ladies' coach, which was the last
of the train, rolled over and over down
the mountain side. distance of eighty
feet, and landed bottom upward.
ACADEMY BURNS DOWN.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
FIVE DEATHS FROM EXPOSURE
Severe Cold Weather Prevailing in
Boston,

Boston, Jan. 5.-The worst storm of
the year has been raging throughout
Maine and the northern states Of New
England The thermometers reached
35 degrees below zero and over a foot
of snow fell. Railroads in Maine are
completely tied up.
Bodies are being washed ashore
along the coast and it is feared that
many schooners have been dashed to
pieces. Siasconsett harbor is frozen
over for the first time in generation.
Five deaths from exposure have al
ready been reported in Boston.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
DEAD.
Distinguished Civil War Veteran Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. General James
Longstreet. soldier, statesman and
diplomat, and the last lieutenant gen
eral Of the Confederate army with the
exception OF General Gordon, is dead
at Gainesville, Ga, from acute pneu-
monia He had been sick two days.
General Longstreet had been suf-
ferer- from cancer Of one eye, but his
general health had been good until
two days before his death. when he
was seized with pneumonia.
He was eighty-four years old. A
widow, two sons and daughter sur
vive. Burial will be In Gainesville,
where General Loggstreet had lived
since the Civil war.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
RUFUS BLANCHARD DEAD.
Had an International Reputation as a
Maker of Maps.

Had an International Reputation as a
Maker Of Maps.
Chicago, jan 5-Rufus Blanchard,
photographer and historian and for
many years one Of the most widely
known citizens Of Chicago, is dead at
his home in Wheaton, Ill.
Mr.. Blanchard, who was eighty-two
years old, had an international repu-
tation as a maker Of maps. He was
known to have been the Oldest map
maker in the United States and en-
joyed the distinction of being the first
photographer to use and perfect the
photographic process of map printing
p1metal plates, which revolutionized
the business of map making
Mr.. Blanchard was an extensive
writer on historical subjects.
rcNEpAi snhIHcrpEEr MEAN
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05
ORDERED TO RETURN HOME.
Japanese officers Attending German
Cavalry School.

Berlin Jan 81 Several Japanese
officers who have been attending the
cavalry school at Hanover have re-
ceved cabMi messages from their gov
ernment instructing them to return to
japan immediately
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-05

Is dlsposeu TO seek a
peaceful settlement
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lowA,s CAPITOL DAMAeEp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
VIRGINIA FARMERS COME OUT,
Democratic Majority in the State May
Be $4,000.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK. Va, November s.-weather
In Virginia today Is ideal for The election.
This is bringing out all farmers, and the
result may beta democratic emajority in
Virginia of over $1,000. ,eFnea prohibition
vote will bly, he larger tifan the popu-
listic vote in the! state. Slemp. republican,
is making big fight in the ninth district.
but all Indications now are that Virginia
will elect solid democratic delegation to
Congress. Maynard I democrat will In this
district have a majority of 10000 over
Hughes. republican.
Special Dispatch to The Evening STAR
RICHMOND, NaS November s-The
election is proceeding quietly in this city
and the state SO far as heard from. At
one precinct in Henrico county the ballot
box could not be found and a, cracker box
was substituted. In this city before noon
90 per cent of the, vote bad been cast, with
the negroes taking little. or no interest.
The voters who four years ago either
kept away from the polls or voted for Nc
Kinley are coming up strong and are vot-
ing the straight democratic ticket
Up to o'clock no reports Of the election
had been received by the newspapers or
by the state chairman of the conduct of
the election in the ninth district The
weather is bright and cool -..,-.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
SUFFOLK, Va, November. S.-Today's
vote throughout Nansemond and nearby
counties is extremely light. The failure of
large numbers of persons to pay their poll
taxes in time shares the responsibility with
the abridged negro electorate for causing
the small vote. At o'clock only 1853 per-
sons had voted in Suffolk. twelve of these
being negroes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
BIG VOTE BEING CAST
RAPID BALLoTING INDICATES
LITTLE SCRATCHING.
Remarkable FAeaAtions Against IL
legal votine 300 Deputies for
Duty Around the Polls.

Special From stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK. November Sit is a giori-
Gus day here. and a smashing big vote is
being cast. IT. estimated that one-sixth
of the total ba&2pt Sofsthe city was cast in
the first half hour, In one district where
the registered vote is $500 the vote cast at
1890 was $500 sfs-ss,s
This is construed to mean that there is
not much scratching or splitting of ticket.
The election is very turbulent and fights
and wholesale arrests for fraudulent voting
are the order of the day.
A big surprise was sprung by State SUI
perintendent Of Elections Morgan at the
opening Of the polls. Instead of having on
duty nearly the 800 deputies whom he is au-
thorized by law to appoint. he. Is repre-
scented by nearly 5000 men. at the polling
places in Greater New York.
The magistrates opened court at Z O'Clock
to try the election cases expected to be
brought before them.
This Is legal holiday in New York, and
the streets are thronged with gay crowds,
the glorious weather and the life and hustle
of the streets making a charming picture.
The town is getting ready to turn loose
tonight The hotels are filled with visitors,
who have apparently come over to see the
big town enjoy itself on election night.
At republican state committee headQuar-
tiers reports from upstate tell of a heavy
vote and very rapid voting. which indicates
little splitting. N. o. M.