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Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. 8.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $3.70@5.OO; common to
fair $3.25@3.65; good to choice cows
500. Hogs-$4.6o@5.05. sheep-Good
to choice yearling wethers, $4.25@
4.65: good to choice lambs, $4.s5@5.35
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
NOT A SINGLE LIFE LOST
AND NOBODY BADLY HURT

Not single life has been lost and
not human being has been even
dangerously injured. The hospital
lists consist of minor burns with the
exception of Jacob Englefritz, a fire.
man from York, Pa He has a frac-
tured leg and is badly burned. It is
doubtful IL history shows catastrophe
in which 80 tremendous a money loss
was accompanied by so slight q human
sacrifice.
So far there has been no call for
aid. Proffers of assistance have come
from many quarters, from sister cities,
from corporations and from private
citizens, but Baltimore cannot now
say whether or not 1t will be needed
or accepted. That will be decided
soon.
There is talk of scarcity of food,
but at most this can be but temporary,
twenty.four hours should suhice to
bring provisions in limitless quanti-
ties. e
When the tired citizens of Baltimore
last night went to q needed rest, over
and above the realization of their per.
sonal losses was the knowledge that
their city had risen nobly in its hour
Of stress and met great catastro-
phe with coolness and precision.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Thursday, Feb. q.

House-Diplomatic bill carrying ST.
$4,000 passed. Everything but the
bill discussed during its consideration.
Mr.. Morrell (Pa.) led with an argu-
ment for some system of building up
the American merchant marine. A
Democratic political speech by Mr..
Hamlin of Missouri followed and re-
ceived a brief reply from Mr.. Fuller
Of Illinois. Mr.. Lind of Minnesota
spoke for Canadian reciprocity.
Senate-Entire session devoted to
political debate, the proposed loan of
$4,6OO,0OO to the Louisiana Purchase
exposition being the basis of discus
sion.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
State Educational Exhibit.

The committee appointed to loa
after the state educational exhibit y . |
he made at st. Louis exposition xn W.
complete it's work March 16 and snl
the display on that day. 1t is inFe
tant that all of the displays De
Fargo on or befre March Is. A sus
committee has been appointed aas
will work constantly until the dlspA
is ready.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Eiahfina for Freedom.

Arguments and testimony in tns !
plication for pardon for joseph u, ,
serving q life sentence for the %s., aor
/: of Peter Miller in Pembina ~ Il
have been completed before inc T., :.
board Of pardons. The matter -
der advisement by the board.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
p.rdon. far Two.

The state board of the pardons
granted two pardons, one to DsnS] .,)
son, q horse thief from Ward COMFY
In whose case there were extenassi|
circumstances, and one to John ~
serving q jail sentence for seilns
from q contested claim. n
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. Feb. 8.-Wheat-In store
No. hard, 9311c; No. Northern,
92c; Nc. Northern, 8911c. To arrive
NO. hard. 9371c; No. l Northern.
92c; No. 2 Northern, 8911c; No. j
macaroni, 73c; No. 2 macaroni, Tic;
May, 92c; July, 90%c; Sept, S0kc.
Flax-On track, to arrive and in store,
$1.135s; May, Sligo; July, $1.1714.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
CANNOT BE CONFIRMED.

Japanese Warships Reported of Ma
sampho, Korea.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The state de-
partment has received a cablegram
from the American legation at Seoul
to the effect that it is reported Jap
anese warships have arrived of Ma
sampho. but that telegraphic commu-
nication has been cut of and it is i'm
possible to confirm the report
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Saturday, Feb. 6.

Baron Won Horst, former Austrian
minister of defense, is dead.
Three persons were burned to
death in a fire in small dwelling
house at Montreal
Admiral Schley, who has been suf-
fering with a slight attack of grippe,
is reported better He is able to leave
his room.
All the Michigan railroads report
traffic conditions, which have been
greatly interfered with by snow for
the past few days, as much improved
Colonel w. B. Dumon, leading
lumberman of Southern Wisconsin for
a number of years and formerly a
member of Governor Upham's staff
and a prominent Elk, is dead at Ra-
cine, Wis.
The reinstatement of Edward F..
Croker as chief of the New York fire
department has been ordered by the
appellate division of the supreme
court. Mr.. Croker was removed from
office early in the Low administration.
He is nephew of Richard Croker.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Friday, Feb. s.

Senate-Point of order made by Mr..
Bailey (Tex.) against the st. Louis
fair appropriation of $4,600,000 was
lost by all aye and nay vote and the
amendment was agreed to. The urgent
deficiency bill was then passed.
House Agricultural appropriation
bill passed after few minor amend
mentS
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED.
Steamship Dakota Takes Initial Dir
at Groton, Conn.


Groton. Conn.,, Feb. S.-The steam
ship Dakota, built for the Great North
ern Steamship company, was success.
fully launched from the yards of the
Eastern Shipbuilding company amid a
din of salutes from whistles of vessels,
factories and locomotives and the
cheers Of fully 5000 spectators. Miss
Mary Flemington of Glendale, N. D.,
was sponsor and as the great craft be-
gan to slip away from the christening
stand she broke bottle of champagne
on the prow, saying 81 christen thee
Dakota
In the christening stand were Gov
ernor Abram Chamberlain, President
James j. Hill of the Great Northern
Steamship company, many prominent
Dakotans and members of the boards
Of trade of Minneapolis and ST. Paul,
with ladies'.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
wednesday. Feb. ..

w. I. Buchanan, United States MN
;nS % from Colon for New York.
Governor Peabody Of Colorado mas
revoked his decree OF Dec. last pro
cia;mine martial law in Teller county.
RIGHT Hon. Sir Edward Converter
praddock, former premier and leader
n the house of assembly In TASMANIA
bishop Samuel Zook Of the River e
Brethren church and in charge e,'a.aa o. It's
Western division. is dead at Abilene
kan, aged seventy years.
A private dispatch from Yokohama
announces the marriage there OF
George D. Morgan, nephew OF J. PIER
mont Morgan, to Miss Yukt Kato, q
native Of Japan.
At Chicago Tuesday Louis Witze'
saloonkeeper, was found guilty OF rob:
bing the body of woman victim OF
the Iroouois theater fire. Charles Con.
way and T. Mccarthy were convicted
Of aiding Witze.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER

Verdict in siydenbursh Trial at e..
dora, la.
Eldora, Ia, Feb. 6.-The jury in the
Blydenburgh murder case came in at
/ a. m. with a verdict of guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree and recon.
mending life imprisonment.
He is suspected of having killed
three wives.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
GENERAL BLACK SERIOUSLY Ill
Head Of Grand Army Suffering From
Partial Collapse.

Washington, Feb. 6.-General John
c. Black, chairman of the United
States civil service commission and
commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.,
is seriously ill here. He has over
taxed his strength and is suffering
with partial collapse. DIR. G. A. Har.
man Of Lancaster. o., surgeon general
Of the G. A. R., who is attending him,
says he will be compelled to cancel
his engagements for the next few
weeks.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
pemented Man Frozen.

Peter Moen, In . at Of menu! .,is III
ton, which left him In . paiarssSt
mented condition. wandered ssS ~
prairies and was frozen to des's
Bslf0ur.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
wan knovvn Character psad'

Judge" Allen, q we'll known ~, n
acter about town of Wtlliston,
victim of the recent Dlizzatu, .Scnt'
was found frozen to death sp0''
mile west Of town.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
LARGE PORTION OF BUSINESS
SECTION OF BALTIMORE LAID
BARE ev DISASTER.
CONFEDERATION RACES TWENTY
EIGHT HOURS DESPITE EF.
FORTS OF FIREMEN.
PROPERTY LOSS ESTIMATED Al
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS.

Baltimore. Feb. 9.-Baltimore is
staggering under fire loss which no
one has the temerity to put in figures.
The important commercial district is
blackened ruins, laid bare by con.
flagration which ragged without mo-
mentary check from 10:45 a. m. Sun
day until late in the afternoon Mon
day. At 3 o'clock the city officials
again breathed. It was agreed the
flames were under control. They had
ragged twenty-eight hours. in spite Of
almost superhuman efforts put forth
by the best fighting forces which more
than half dozen cities were able to
muster.
Throughout the terrible contest in
which firemen and fire waged for su-
premacy, humanity was handicapped
by gale which carried burning brands
over the heads of the workers and be-
yond the reach of the hundreds Of
streams of water poured into the rag
ing furnaces. But for the work Of
volunteers in seeking out and ex-
tinguishing these embers it is certain
the burned area would have been much
larger than it is.
About seventy-five squares, or 140
acres. are in ashes, extending from
Lexington street on the north to Pratt
street on the south, from Liberty
street on the west to Jones Falls on
the east.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. 8.-Wheat-May,
92s @92sc; July, 91%@91kc; Sept,
805sc. On track-No. 1 hard, 93Mc;
No. 1 Northern, 925sc; No. 2 North
ern, S9Mc; No. 3 Northern, S2h@
261hc.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
BRIEFS IN MERGER SUIT.

Additional Documents Cover Transfer
Of Case.
Washington, Feb 9.-In accord with
the requirements Of the supreme court
of the United States, additional briefs
were filed Monday in the merger case
of the state of Minnesota against the
Northern Securities company. The
briefs cover only the point of removal
Of the case from the state to the fed
unal courts.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Chicago Union stock Yards.

Chicago. Feb. 8.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $4.90@5.75; poor to me.
dium, $4.2504.80; stockers and feed
ers. $2.2504.15; cows, $1.50@4.25;
heifers, $2.00@4.50; calves, 5000
.7.25 Hogs1dixed and butchers, 1886
G5.10; good to choice heavy, $500
5.25; rough heavy, $4.S5@5.O5; light,
$4.5O@5.00. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers. ie4.0004.50; Western sheep,
43.75@5.25; native lambs, $4.O0@5S5;
Western. $5.25@6.10.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
SUCCEEDS M'coMAs.

lsadore Rayner Elected Senator From
Maryland.
Annapolis, Md, Feb. SIN the
Maryland legislature during the day
Isadore Rayner Of Baltimore, who was
nominated by the Democratic caucus,
received the unanimous vote of the
Democratic majority and was elected
United States senator to succeed Louis
b. NeComas.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Fridav, Feb. S.

Young Corbett has signed articles
to meet Dave Sullivan at San Fran
cisco the end of this month.
Andrew Royal. the first mayor of
Pueblo, Colo, and a leading Demo-
crat of Colorado. is dead, aged sew
enty years.
Three thousand teachers in the Chi
cago public schools have been given
an increase of $50 year by the board
of education.
Captain Charles c. Cornwall. COM
mander until recently of the United
States cruiser Chicago, is dead at his
home at Scarsdale, N. Y.
The Northwestern and Rock Island
railways have decided to meet the
passenger rates recently announced
by the 500 line from st. Paul and
Minneapolis to Eastern seaboard
points.
William D. Bishop. Sr.. vice presi,
dent of the board of directors of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad and for many years promi-
nently identified with the manage
ment of the road, is dead.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Thursday, Feb. q.

Engineer Wing and his fireman were
killed and several other persons IN
iured in a wreck at York. Ala.
Miss Rose McHugh, aged los. IS
dead at New London, Wis. She was
horn in Ireland, and lived in three
centuries.
Traffic has been opened on the new
American railrad to Oroya and Corro'
pasco, says a New York Herald dis
patch from Lima, Peru.
Seventy students have been arrest
ed at st. Petersburg charged with
starting secret revolutionary society
called the Northern Union.
The Journal de ST. Petersburg says
the ministry of commerce denies the
foreign report to the effect that the
government intends to prohibit the
expectation of Russian grain.
George H. Campbell, assistant gen
eral superintendent of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad company at Balti-
more, has been appointed general su-
perintendent, with Offices at New
York. to succeed General Randolph.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Monday, Feb. 8.

Fremont, o., is experiencing the sec.
ond worst food within a month.
James Boorman Colgate died at his
home in Yonkers, N. Y, Sunday after
an illness of several months.
Robert Ellen, who had an interna-
tional reputation as a stone and wood
carver, is dead in Yonkers, N. Y, from
heart failure.
Edward Butler, the St. Louis mill
ionaire, tried on a charge of bribing
members of the st. Louis house of
delegates was found not guilty by the
jury.
The cruiser Minneapolis has sailed
from Guantanamo for San Domingo
City where Admiral Wise will make a
personal investigation into affairs
there.
Former Chief of Police Joseph Kip.
ley OF Chicago is dead. He had been
suffering from stomach trouble. A few
days ago he underwent an operation
to which he was too feeble to rally.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Tuesday, Feb, 9.


Eben S. Blydenburgh has been sen.
fenced to life imprisonment for the
murder of his third wife at Eldora. la,
William Bramall Powell, an author
and pioneer in advancing the modern
system Of public school education. is
dead at his home in Mount Vernon.
N. Y. -''
Fire destroyed the wholesale deuart-
ment of the Minnesota Harness com
pany at Winona, Minn., one Of the
principal industries Of the city. Loss.
$4,000. ''
The comptroller of the currency has
been advised of the closing Of the
Citizens National bank of McGruder.
Tex: Its assets and liabilities ara
$134. 4.603. -
At Chicago George Gardner Of
Lowell. Mass. Monday night fought
Fred Cooley and Jim Driscoll, both Of
Chicago, and gained the decision over
them both. S'''
william Carter West, a resident Of
st. Pau! for more than thirty years. ia
dead. He was cashier for the west
faDlishing company, in which his two
sons, H. D. and ]. B. West. are part
owners.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Feb. S.-wheat - May,
94c: July, S45zc; Sept, 80@8O1Ac.
C0rn-Feb.. 49c; May, 52Nc; July,
6ONc; Sept, 501sc. Oats - May,
41Hc; July. 37Hc; Sept, 331sc. Pork
May, 313.671s; July, $13.77h. Flax
Cash. Northwestern, $1.16k; South.
western, 31.10: May, $1.14: Feb, $l.1O.
Butter-Creameries. 15@24c: dairies.
1335@20c. Eggs-27029c. Poultry
Turkeys. 13c: chickens. 113tc: springs,
110i1ahe.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-11
APPEALS TO ROOSEVELT.

Austrian Peace Society Asks Him to
intervene.
Vienna, Feb. 9.-The Austrian
peace sQ9Hkihss sent a cablegram to
Pre5idg6t owhevelt requesting him to
fnterysn1sy ~ Russia-Japanese con.
-1lict M a =. 6rovtsions Of the inter.
natia fpn tribunal at The
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-28
GAS
WILL MUSIC
Be SERVED
Unique Scheme De-
ViSed by an Un-
known Inventor.
Customers Can Get Ragtime
or Classic Airs by Turn
ing a Key.
Tuneful Melody Will Be Carried tt
Residences OF Offices Through
Underground Pipes.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 27.-Music
out of pipe to be turned on or off like
gas is the plan of a company which
has asked for a concession from the
Lewis and Clark Exposition. The COM
pany is represented by F. o. Abbott,
Seattle attorney, who is now in Balti-
more, Nd, but who promises on his
return to incorporate a company for
$4,000 and exploit the invention. The
concession at the exposition is to ad-
vertise the scheme. Abbott's PROPOSE
ton is now being seriously considered
by President Good, who is very favor
ably impressed.
According to the story told the expo
sition officials by Abbott, the inventor,
whose identity remains unknown, plans
to place an orchestra in a central sta
tion. Tubes fitted with the inventors
secret apparatus will run from this sta
tion TO the offices, stores or residences
of the customers. The programme will
be carried out daily. A customer notes
that at a certain time his favorite
piece of music will be played. He turns
key and burst of music from brass,
reed and stringed instruments fills the
room. The subscriber gets the music
he wants, sweeter and more natural in
sound than when produced by phono-
graph
1t is believed that the music may, by
this means, be served to customers as
far distant from the central station
as are the customers of a central
steam heating plant, which supplies an
entire city by underground pipes.
The details of this invention are, of
course, closely guarded by Abbott He
is willing to put up a heavy bond to
carry out his part of the contract.
should the concession be granted. The
phonograph plays no part in the inven-
tion for the music is heard first hand
by the customer. Nor will it be nee
essary to stand as close to the music
tube as TO a phonograph, for the gas
pipe symphony may be heard for a con-
siderable distance.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-28
COLLIDES WITH
TUG And SINKS
Steamship Mainlander Hits
Smaller Craft in Fog and
Goes to Bottom of Ocean

SEATTLE, Oct. 27.-The steamer
Mainlander of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company's feet lies at the bot
tom of Puget Sound, off West Point
lighthouse, four miles north of Seattle,
having been sunk about 6 o'clock this
evening in a collision with the power
full tug Sea Lion. No lives were lost,
despite the fact that the Mainlander
had sixteen passengers and a crew of
thirty. While the Mainlander went
down with everything aboard save the
people, the tug was but little injured
and her crew escaped without injury
But for the Sea Lions having stood
by, everybody aboard the Mainlander
doubtless would have perished. With
in twenty minutes from the time the
vessels came together the Mainlander
went to the bottom.
At the time of the collision the Main
lander was returning from Bellingham.
The Sea Lion was towing the British
ship Celtic Monarch up the sound. A
dense fog enveloped the sound. Neither
master could see ships length ahead
OF his vessel. Captain Ellsmore says
he had come TO a dead standstill at
the time of the collision, and in fact
was slowly backing. Both he and Cap
tain Mauter kept blowing their fog
horns and though the weather was
thick each heard the other plainly.
After knocking a hole in the port
side of the Mainalnder the Sea Lion
went alongside the Mainlander, which
was rapidly sinking, and took off her
passengers, crew and baggage She
then took her tow to Ballard, returned
and attempted to tow the Mainlander
ashore. but without success.
The Mainlander was valued at $780,
COO and was heavily insured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-28
VATICAN EAGER TO JOIN
IN PEACE CONFERENCE

ROME, Oct. 27.-The Vatican is
sounding different powers on the sub
ject of the admission of its srepre-
sentative at the proposed second
as the suggested admission of the
South American republics. which were
not represented at the first conference.
The Vatican emphasized the fact that
it was excluded from the first CONFER
ence chiefly because of the opposition
of the Italian Government. supported
by Great Britain. which asked in ex-
change Italy's support for the exclu-
sion of representatives of the Boer re-
1ublics.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-28
HOW THE POWERS STAND.

ROME. Oct. 27.-Although no request
has been received by the Italian Gov
ernment regarding the removing Of in
ternational restrictions for the passage
Of the Dardanelles by ships of war. the
question has been more or less dis
cussed between the powers since last
January, when Great Britain addressed
a protest TO Turkey against the passage
Of the straits by Russian torpedo-boats
While no conclusion was reached, the
attitude of the different powers appears
10 be as follows.
Great Britain is decidedly opposed.
Germany considers herself an uncon-
cerned spectator, whose interests in the
disputed matter would be neither fur
thered nor prejudiced by whatever So
luton might be reached.
Austria always upheld the principle
that the Dardanelles should be open to
al or none
France, because of her present alli-
ance with Russia, views the question in
a different light from that in which she
regarded il at the time of the Crimean
War. when allied with England in the
treaty OF 1856, which was confirmed by
the treaty Of Berlin, she favored the
prohibition Of warships passing the
straits.
Notwithstanding the intimate rela-
fiOns between the houses OF Savoy and
Romanoff, the Italian Government has
no reason 10 change from the attitude
assumed in the Crimean War, in which
Piedmont participated as the ally of
England.
The Italian Anglophile feeling is
voiced tonight by the Tribuna, a lead
ing Government paper, which calls Ad-
rlfraI Rojestvensky a lunatic, adding
that IL complete and prompt satisfac-
tfon is not given war will be inevitable
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-28
DEMOCRAT
PLAYS JOKE
ON WOMEN
Mrs. Roosevelt's S
Donation Is Voted
to Mrs. Parker.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Among the
features of the harvest home festival
held by members of the Reformed
Church in Flushing on Wednesday
was voting contest to decide who was
the most popular woman. The prize to
be awarded was a framed photograph
of the White House in Washington.
This had been donated to the festival
by the wife of the President and bore
an autograph signature of Mrs. Roose-
velt. The leading candidate in the
voting was Mrs. Swain, wife of the
pastor of the church. There was a gen
eral understanding that the competi-
ton was to be limited to the women of
the congregation. The ballots, of
course, were for sale.
Attending the festival was William
J. Rasquin Jr., Judge of the New
town municipal court, a member of
the church and an ardent Democrat.
When asked by pretty girl to vote
in the competition the Judge smilingly
replied:
s'I'll take all you have"
He then placed the tickets, seventy
in number, in the ballot box, after
writing ON each the name of Mrs.
Alton b. Parker. 1t happened that
Judge Rasquin was called upon to an
nounce the result of the contest. Then
the statement that Mrs. Parker had
received a majority of the votes and
therefore was declared to be the most
popular woman set the audience gasp
ing with surprise.
"Outragei' was heard all over the
vestry Indignant members catechised
the Judge unpleasantly and it was the
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-28
RIOTS OCCUR IN TWO
DISTRICTS OF RUSSIA
Head of st. Petersburg Police Depart
ment Hastens TO Province
of Wilma
T PETER SRIrRC

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 27.-Se-
rious riots are reported to have oc-
CURED in the province of Wilma. Cen
eral Ridzevsky, the new head of the
police department, has hurriedly pro-
ceeded thither.
MOHILEFF con the Dneiper), Rus
sia, Oct. 27.-There have been no anti
Jewish riots here, strictly speaking as
reported In some quarters, but consid-
cradle disorders with army reserve
men have occurred in connection with
the mobilization. Drunken peasants
in the streets attacked houses and
shops, and most of the local traders
being Jews they suffered, but the
houses of the local officials were also
attacked. The desertion of Jewish re-
serve men, who are fleeing abroad
helped to incite the populace against
them. as Christians had to take their
places.