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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-24
A Lively Fire.

Sunday night there was a fire at
the mint that caused more blaze than
damage. Mr.. Ullrick the night watch
man discovered considerable smoke is
suing from the basement and made an
investigation He found that a tub con.
tanning phosphorus and the stuff was
afire He took it to the front steps
When he returned the fire had grown
SO warm that it was necessary to kick
tub ami all into the street The result
was that there was a fire It called
cut an alarm and one that Illuminated
the entire surroundings for blocks ali
cut. While it made a fire that water
had little effect and one tina. the f-e.
men do not care to monkey with yet
there was no damage dona. But for
the presence of mind of IL Ullrick
there would have been a bad time in
the old dollar factory. The inlamable
stuff is kept in tub filled with water,
but through evaporation it became ex-
posed to the air and the fire ensued.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-24
HIGH WATER.

The Truekee River Out of Its Banks.
The sudden rise of the Truckee river
has threatened the roadbed of the
Southern Pacific company at Floriston.
Last night the entire force of track
walkers, eight in number, patrolleI
the road all night The trains had
orders to run slow over the dangerous
road.
The river was flushed by the heavy
rain and at an early hour was up to
the ties on the road At this point the
track runs through a canyon and the
stream is very swift. The swollen
torrent rushes through the narrow
gap and, for many feet, threatened to
carry away the soft roadbed
Early in the evening when the water
was rising the company was greatly
alarmed over the trouble, but at II
o'clock it turned colder and the water
remained at the same depth for sew
eral hours.
In the early morning it commenced
to drop somewhat and the officials arr
in hopes that all trouble may be avoid
ed.-Journal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-24

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Best group of two, "Old Couple"
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-24
May Get a New Trial.

AS a result of an alleged violation
of jurors oath, Joseph Murphy, the
Folsom prison escape recently con-
victed at Sacramento of the murder of
Guard Cotter, may secure new trial.
1t is alleged that A. F. Raymond, a
juror, said What a damned liar"
whenever a witness would testify in
favor of the defendant, and also said
Murphy and all the other escapes
should be hanged. Murphy was one
of the convicts captured at Reno.
Steel rails are being laid at the rate
of two miles a day along the line of
the Clark railroad through Lincoln
county. .r-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-24
WAR NEWS.
Both Sides Now Claiming all Kinds
Of Victories,


Of Victories.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23.-The
past twenty-four hours has been a sto-
~ OF victories and conquests, but as
Is the case with rush war news. there
is as much contradiction as there is
reliable news in the bulletins and re-
ports received by the Associated Press
and the war correspondent.
Early yesterday there was a COM
mon rumor that the Russians had lost
$500 men in a land engagement. Later
reports denied this dispatch and ties.
titles that both forces are too far ap.
art to bring about conflict. There
is no confirmation Of the report either
by the press or war correspondents.
The latest move by the Russians is
the vast army that is being rushed to
the front. This there is no doubt of.
At the present time the Russian army
is being augmented daily by the en-
forcement of 5000 men. which will be
continued until an army of 100000
men are on the field.
1t is evident from the waiting game
being played by the Russians that when
they move it will be with an army Of
terrible force, in fact, the largest army
that that nation has ever modified.
The transportation facilities are being
crowded to their utmost in order to
rush men to the front. The game is
now assuming greater proportion than
was anticipated and the Japs are not
slow by any means. Japan will have
nearly half a million men in the field
inside Of thirty days.
The latest reliable news from the en-.
I gagement near Port Arthur is to the
effect that Japan suffered greatly in
the naval engagement. Several OF the
ships that took part were severely
damaged and it is believed that two
| were sunk in order to prevent the'r
falling into the hands of the enemy
Most of the vessels were put out OF
commission and where there can be q
dry dock found the ships are being
gone over.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-24
The Examination.

The preliminary examination of the
candidates for Annapolis which was
held in this city, resulted in Trenmor
Coffin, first; VIM. Giandoni, of Virginia
City, second; and B. c. Mcbride, of
Elko, third.
Trenmor Cofi's average was one Of
the highest of any applicant that has
ever applied for the position and
speaks very highly for the young man.
and also for the Carson High School
as both his competitors were High
School graduates, one being q member
of the Sophomore class Of the State
University while he is yet q member
Of the High School here.
The entrance examination will be
held in Reno in April and If he passes
that examination he will be PERMITTED
to enter Annapolis The young man
was the recipient Of many deserved
congratulations yesterday.
MAJOR aunaker spent yesterday in
this city.
Miss Annie Martin has returned to
this city.
Colonel Maxon was among the visi.
tors Of yesterday.
Attorney James Torreyson has re-
turned from a visit to the sea coast.
Senator Prudential came in on yes
terday's passenger. He is on his way 10
Lincoln county.
The Carson river is bank full ana
all the meadow lands along it's route
are under water, but no damage il an.
ticipated.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-24
The Funeral.

The funeral of the late John Beirs-
back, took place from Kitzmeyer's un-
dertaking parlors Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Rev. B. J. Darneille conduct
ed the services and the Episcopal
choir rendered sweet music. The fol-
lowing were the pail bearers, J. Gels,
]. Chairman, VIM. Kinney, Pat Nc.
Carthy, F. J. Steinmetz, J. Robinson.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-24
Now Sole Owner.

Robert L. Douglass last week pur.
chased the onehalf interest held by
his brother, Will, in the Douglass
ranch PROPERTY in this county and will
make Churchill his future home The
ranch comprises 1000 acres of land
and $500 head Of stock-Report.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-24

The Independent notes a strike of
high grade copper ore at Bullion, Elko
county.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
JAPs PENETRATE MANcHuRIA.

Rev. w. H. Gillespie, missionary, has
arrived at New Chwang from the in.
terlor and other missionaries are fol.
lowing. He states the Japanese hav >
landed on Manchurian soil at Possiet
Bay, south of Vladivostock, and ad.
vanced to Hunchun. The Russian
garrison has fed.
The Japanese are marching on Kirln,
from which the women and civilians
are leaving IN panic
Native reports IN Ylnkow say the
Japanese have landed at Posslet Bay
and subsequently undertaken opers-
tions against Hun Chun, and toward
Kiren, have received qualified confirm.
alton from English missionary refu.
gees who have arrived at New Chwang.
The above dispatch seems to be the
most significant yet received from tho
seat of war. Posslet bay. where the
Japanese are reported to have ma lie
a successful landing, is less than 100
miles south Of Vladivostock, one OF the
termini of the Trans. Siberian railway.
This movement OF the japanese en-
dangers not only Vladivostock, but
Hardin and Mukden.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
BELIEVE JAPs SUCCEEDED,

Naval experts In London are OF the
opinion that the Japanese feet has
succeeded In bottling the Russian
squadron In Port Arthur and that the
latter's effectiveness as a fighting ma
chine is gone,
The experts base their opinion on
the fact that the stone.laden barges
sent in by the Japanese were sunk BY
the Russian fire at or near the mouth
Of the harbor and must prove an IN
surmountable obstruction to the egreS'
of such ships as make up The Port Ar
thur squadron.
II the Japanese have really succeed
ed In their design OF blocking the har'
Dor entrance, the fall OF PORT Arthur
must follow before a great while.
In all quarters there is extravagan'
praise Of the manner in which the
japanese carried out their plan.
Tho British foreign oiTice has re-
ceived an Official dispatch saying that
not one Of the Japanese torpedo boats
was Injured in the attack on PoH
Arthur on Wednesday, February "a.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
JOY IN ST. PETERSBURG.

A st Petersburg cablegram says:
Beyond the bare announcement from
Major General Plug, the chief Of stan
OF Viceroy Alexieff, nothing is known
in regard to the renewal OF the attack
on Port Arthur by the Japanese feet.
The report Of Major General Plug is
as follows:
The enemy again attacked Port
Arthur from to a. m. and was re
pulsed. Details follow"
This indefinite bulletin was the &C.
casion OF wild scenes OF Joy in st. Pc
tershurg. The people cheered as il
the entire japanese feet had been
sunk. The fact that the japanese have
renewed the attack is also interpreted
In st. Petersburg to mean that they
are determined to bottle up or destroy
the Russian feet at Port Arthur In or
der to give themselves freedom for
land maneuvers to shut of or invest
the city, or as a feint to cover move.
ment elsewhere.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
Report Was Sent Out that
Four Japnese Warships
and Two Torpedo
Boats Were Sent
to Bottom.

An Associated Press dispatch from
Paris says: Additional details OF the
Japanese attempt to close the entrance
of the harbor OF Port Arthur have been
received from most authoritative quar-
tiers.
These say the Japanese sent i've
or six old transport hulks, conveyed
by torpedo boats, to Port Arthur, with
the evident purpose Of sinking the
hulks at the entrance to the narbor.
The battleship Retvlzan discovered
their approach, and her fire on them
was strongly seconded by that OF the
shore batteries north Of Port Arthur.
The report adds that two Japanese
ships were wrecked and lie in Tiger
bay; that along the shore another Jap
ai;ese ship was burned, and a fourth
lies wrecked on the shore outside IL
ger bay.
II Is now known that these wrecks
are not warshlps, but hulks, designed
TO be sunk at the entrance OF the har'
Dor The wrecks are said to be all
a considerable distance from the har-
Dor entrance, which remains open.
This report gives no Information
concerning the Japanese feet which
is said to have supported operations
against Port Arthur.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
FIFTEEN GO 10 DEATH.
Huge scaffOld In Big Chicago Building
Falls and Workmen are Hurled
TO Instant Doom.

A scaffold in the dome Of the inn
mense new postofice building at Chi.
cago collapsed Friday afternoon carry
ing fifteen men to the first floor OF the
building killing them all. The fifteen
helpless victims made a sheer descent
Of $50 feet through space.
The men were at work on the scat
fold finishing up the decorations on the
interior Of tho dome. There is a space
beneath extending to the hrst floor and
1t was down this hole through all the
floors that tons OF splintered wood fol.
lowed the men in their terrible de-
scent and literally buried them. No
cries or means OF pain were heard.
Walter Anderson, who was on tho
floor with the scaffolding, had a hair
breadth escape. HSsaid:
Il was helping little with the
work, when heard sound like tear
ing or rending OF wood. The thought
struck me Tnat ':s:Se scaffold would col
lapse and jumped from the platform
to window on the side of the dome.
had scarcely done so, when the thing
collapsed and carried all OF the men
onto the first floor. It was sickenlng
to realize what little chance the men
had for their lives"
The platform was constructed large
ly Of two by four timbers, in some
places nailed together lengthwise and
were constructed under charge Of Len.
nox.Haldeman Company, sub.contract
ors for the John Pierce company, who
have charge of the interior decora'
lions.
About 100 plasterers and laborers
were at work in and about the dome
when the accident occurred. The scat
folding which fell was one OF the larg'
est OF its kind ever constructed in
Chicago, and Is said to have contained
100000 square feet Of lumber.
James Smith, a foreman in charge
of a plasterlng gang In the dome, aud
Edgar Smith, in charge of an iron
workers gang, were working beneath
the main platform on a similar struct-
ure. They were warned by the crack
ing OF Ine timber as 1t gave way and
were able to escape by climbing onto
windows.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
MILLIONS ARE IN ASHES.
Disastrous contagratIon Visits Roeh
ester, N. ", EntaiIlng FrightfuI
Loss In Business Section.

The worst confagratlon in the his
tory Of Rochester, N. Y, broke out
shortly before o'clock Friday morn.
ing In the basement of the Rochester
Dry Goods Companys store In Main
street, east.
The fire, according to the night
Waterman in the store, was discovered
soon after 1t started, but It spread with
such rapldlty that by The time the
alarm was turned In the enure depart.
ment store was in flames.
The fire department responded
promptly but within an hour after be.
Ing discovered the fire had spread to
the big Granite building occupied by
Slbley Lindsay & Curr, and by hun.
dreds OF business and professional
men.
The flames also spread to the build.
ings in the rear OF the Granite block.
The extreme cold made fire fighting
dIfiicult and hazardous as the ladders
WNiO Ooob0u WIN iCts
The fire Is reported to have started
in the basement Of the Rochester Dry
Goods Company. A fuse connected
with the electrical motor that runs the
elevator blew out and the next mo-
ment the flames were rushing up the
elevator waif, Tn a few moments
thereafter the building was wrapped In
flames.
The fire started 80 early in the morn.
ing thai very few people were on the
street. but by 6 o'clock there were
large crowds around the blazing build
ing.
Dynamite was used to check the
spread OF the flames and was followed
by the thunderous falling of walls.
This plan was soon abandoned.
The building occupied by the Roeh.
ester Dry Goods Company, just east OF
the Granite building, was totally de-
stroyed and the walls fell.
The FIRE spread to the rear OF the
Granite building on Division street.
The Cox building. which fronts st.
Paul street, on the corner OF Division
street, was soon doomed.
Insurance men estimate the loss at
from 100000 to 100000.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
GRAFTERS DOOMED
Verdict Rendered In Famous
Postal Fraud Cases.
DEFENDANTS ASTOUNDED
Maehen, Lorenz and the Two oroffs
Hear Their Conviction Sounded
In Washington Court.
Motion for Appeal.

A Washington dispatch says: Gull
ty as indicted" was the verdict an.
nounoed by the foreman OF the jury In
the now famous postofice conspiracy
trial shortly after o'clock Friday
night. stating at the same time that
this was the verdict as to all four de.
tendants--August w. Maehen, late
general superintendent Of the rural
tree delivery division; George Il. Lo-
REM, OF Toledo, Ohio, and samuel A.
and DllIer b. Groir, OF Washington
city,
The jury had been out nine hours,
although the verdict was reached in
eight hours and twenty-five minutes.
With impressive dignity, the jury
as one man arose, and as the words
guilty as indicted" fell from the fore
mans lips, TIE defendants and their
counsel seemed appalled,. They had
given expression to the belief that each
hour the jury spent in discussing the
case brought them nearer to an &C.
quittal. There was very general as
constituent that the jury had included
In 1ae conviction Samuel A. Grotf, the
Washington policeman and inventor OF
sa5 Croft fastener, as to whom
holmes Conrad, special counsel for the
government had previously informed
the jury he did not expect a conviction,
and that he personally did not believe
in his guilt.
Five ballots in all were taken. On
the first ballot the vote stood z to s
for conviction, on the second to 4,
on the third to 3, on the fourth 10
to and on the fifth the vote was unan.
imous.
Immediately after the verdict was
rendered. Attorney Douglass, in behalf
Of all four defendants, filed motions for
new trial, or an arrest OF judgment
ind also for an appeal for the purpose
OF having the defendants admitted 10
bail. Bail was then fixed at $4,000
each the bond Of Lorenz and the two
Grofis being increased from $4,000
to that sum. Bonds were furnished
and the defendants released from Gus.
tody.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
RUSSIAN EolroR PUZZLED.

The Associated Press Representative
at st. Petersburg cables Inc following:
The Novoe Vremya publishes long
leading article regarding the relations
existing between the United States
and Russia.
In considering the unfrlendly mani
festatlons against the latter In the
United States the Novoe Vfemya ar.
CUES distinction must be made between
the people and the government, and IL
attributes the agitation In the press to
campaign engineered by the Jews,
who, 1t has been said, even talk OF
building a battleship for the mlkado.
The paper insists, however, that the
traditional friendship for Russia occu-
pies a Arm position in the American
mind and heart and that the people
cannot really prefer the Japanese to the
Russians, who never have harmed
them. The Novoe Vremya, on the
other hand, contends that without rea.
son the Washington government has
been unfriendly and compares the most
brilliant feat Of the state department,
the telegraphic ratification. of the Chi.
nese-open port treaty--to the tele.
graphic marriages which, II says, some:
times are practlced in America.
"But II Is idle" the article goes on,
ito talk now OF sending United con.
suls to Manchuria, dissatisfied with
his success, Secretary Hay undertook
to secure the naturalization, the invlo.
liability OF the administration and the
entity OF China. Diplomatlsts, lsxi.
cographers and publicists being in
doubt as to what all this meant, Sec.
rotary Hay kindly announced that he
did not care to have his proposal de.
fined In detail" The article con.
cludes:
"The American government has talk.
en- position which III accords with
the former good relations with Russia,
and we are convinced that the conduct
Of the United states government ship
vioksburg in refusing to protect and
receive drowning Russians will not
meet with wide sympathy In America.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
Soldiers of Hermit Kingdom Ordered to
Join the Japanese in the Field.
"BOTTLING" PROGRAM FAILED
Japs Did Not Succeed in
Closing Entrance to Har-
bor.-Russlan Newspa-
per Bitterly Scores
United States.

A special from Toxic, japan, says:
Vice Admiral Togos attempt to bottle
up the Russian fleet at Port Arthur by
sinking a feet OF stone.laden merchant
steamers In the mouth OF the harbor
evidently failed, though the venture
caused no loss OF life and the vessels
lost we're not Of great value.
Five ships were prepared by Vice
Admiral Togo for the attempted block
ade. Four are reported to have been
sunk, but the fate of the fifth Is un
known so far II is presumed that It
withdrew with the other Japanese yes
sells. The ilve vessels we're filled with
stone so as to make the obstruction
permanent and were manned by volun-
teer merchant crews. It was impossl-
BILE to select naval officers and sailors
on account OF their great rivalry to
participate In the daring venture
Accompanied by four battle ships,
nine cruisers and numerous vessels Of
the torpedo fiotiila, the s.one.laden
steamers reached Port Arthur on Wed
nesday. While the feet was engaging
the shore batteries the steamers made
dash for the mouth OF the harbor
directly under the Russian guns.
Details OF the attack have not been
received, but II Is evident that the
Russians FIRE sank the steamers be
fore they touched the points planned
for their laundering by the japanese
II Is SAID that all OF the crews OF tn,
four vessels escaped in boats.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
Thought They Had Scored Great Naval
Victory Over Japs at Port Arthur,
OLD HULNS WERE SUNK MAY INVOLVE WHOLE WORLD
Apprehension is Growing in
Diplomatic Circles that
Conflict i'm the Orient
Will Spread to 9th
er Nations.

In diplomatic circles at ST, Peter.
burg the impression prevails that tina
flames Of war raging in the Orient will
eventually spread over the world.
There is a growing belief that thers
is an understanding between Russia
and Germany relative to the deyelop.
ments OF the war, and the diplomatsts
are giving more attention to the llkell.
hood of other powers becoming in.
volved.
Frances enormous financial invest.
ments In Russian funds and enter.
prises are estimated at close to 81, OOO
100000, and It is feared that In case OF
Russian reverses which might threaten
the empire, France may be compelled
to go to the support OF her ally.
There are suspicious as to the mo-
tives Of Great Britain Of a character as
to cause complicatlns in that direction.
1t is strongly intimated that the return
OF the Russian ambassador to Great
Britain, Count Buckendorh, TO st.
Petersburg was not solely to the lat
ter's departure for the Far East, but
that 1t was also to consult with the
Russian foreign ONCE relatives to the
British expedition to Thibet.
The Russian government is angry
at the language used by Foreign Min.
lister Lansdowne as printed in the re.
cent British blue book on the subject
of ThIbet, and Ambassador Bucken.
dorm may receive instructions to reply
in kind, II exchange on the subject
continues.
The conditions in the Balkans are
also considered extremely critical and
altogether the diplomats feel that Il
the danger of general conlagratlon
is to be avoided, every energy should
be directed not only to limiting the
sphere OF operations, but toward an
attempt at mediation. They are dis
cussing the subject with great earnest
ness. It Is not believed that Russia
will be disposed, while smarting under
the humiliation of defeat, to accept In
PREVENTION; but once a decisive vic
tory is achieved, the diplomats are
inclined to believe that owing to the
cars sincere aversion to war, he will
welcome good offices.
The Novoe Vremya declares Great
Brltain's failure TO protest against
the violation OF the neutrality OF Ko'
rea, whose inviolability was guaran'
teed by the Anglo-Japanese treaty,
proves that the treaty was directed
solely against Russia.