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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08

long unheeded religion called upon
their God
Mothers Plead for Babes.
Women seized their babes in their
arms and frantically chung to them. be-
seeching ears that were deaf TO en-
treaty to save them from the terrible
fate impending. Had the others been
so disposed they could not have given
the assistance so piteously besought.
In the last hope, born of desperation.
scores climbed to the railing and
leaped to the pit of the theater. many
feet below. Their mangled bodies
were found long afterward when the
could grope their way with lanterns
into the grewsome house of death.
The dense smoke quickly rose to the
top and added new horror to the
grastly spectacle. To a score of those
who had sought TO jump from the gal
lery the smoke was kind. for it brought
death more quickly Their bodies
were found hanging over the rail, their
faces distorted with agonies of death
Firemen Quick, but Too Late
From a dozen sources the alarm
went to fire headquarters, but before
the vanguard of engines wheeled into
the street a dense crowd had gath
cred in front of the theater The fire
men were quick to act but hundreds
of bodies were already motionless
within the walls of the playhouse.
An awe-stricken crowd stood fixedly
as those who had been nearest the
doors rushed out their eyes wild with
fear These yelled ~Firei" at the top
of their lungs. and the cry was taken
up by the crowd and carried far into
busy State street and the other ave
nues of commerce.
None realized at that minute what
had occurred Each man asked his
neighbor if there had been loss of life |
or injury. Not until the first blackened |
and limp body was borne forth in the.
arms of a policeman did the enormity I
of the disaster begin to dawn on those
in the street
Rapid Growth of Death List
In fifteen minutes nineteen dead
bodies were carried out. Then they
came so fast that all count was lost
Many of those first brought out were
still alive. Their pitiful means struck
terror to the hearts of those who wit
messed the scene.
restaurant next door was at once
thrown open for temporary use as a
FOL Ice "a.
means of service. and upon
hem the bleeding. burned, and moan
ng injured were laid. II
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08

girls forced the words from theii
threats until two of their number
swooned The audience could no lon
ger be controlled.
Measuring Words in Vain.
Eddie Foy, the principal comedian
rushed from the wings to the foot
lights, but his words of reinsurance
were in vain. Clouds of smoke poured
from the stage into the auditorium, en-
veloping the struggling mass of pan
ic-stricken men, women and children.
Behind the scenes all was confusion.
1t required but a moment to perceive
that the fire had gone too far to be
conquered by the amateur fire brig
ade formed by the stage hands.
In the dressing-rooms as high as the
sixth story were the scores of girls
of the ballet. At the first alarm the
elevator boy fed from his post and
the flames soon shot upward in the
wings and made escape by the narrow
stairways impossible.
The screams and groans of despair
from the imprisoned girls in the upper
rows of dressingrooms came to the
ears of the more fortunate below as
they rushed to the stage doors. Some
stopped for a brief moment, thinking
to give aid, but the clouds of smoke.
growing denser and denser, forced
them to flee. Their escape even then
was miraculous
Escape from Stage Easy.
Those who had been singing on the
stage escaped easily. Two of their
number who had tainted were carried
In the arms of the others, and were
revived in the alley in the rear of the
theater. In terrified and hysterical
group the girls clustered in the narrow
passage.
Some had sisters and all had friends
in the blazing building. The bitter
cold pierced them through and
through, for they were clad only in
their thin stage gowns. with necks and
arms wholly exposed. Nevertheless
they had TO be dragged from their sta
ton in the alley and into neighboring
stores.
The blackened bodies which choked |
the aisles and stairways, the lines of |
policemen and firemen carrying limp |
forms from the building. the overtaxed |
hospitals, the rows of dead and dying
in the surrounding buildings. which
were thrown open to the sufferers, tell
briefly the tale. Only a few Of the
incidents will ever be
Known.
Mass Of Struggling Humanity.
The first seconds of the rush for
lie were quiet, say those who live to
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
CITY UNDER eARRIcADE.
New Revolutionary Forces Marching
Against San Domingo.

The city of San Domingo is again
barricaded. this time against the
forces of the new provisional gov
eminent founded at Azut de Compos-
tela by Beneral Pelletier. which are
marching on the capital. The finan-
cial position of the Morales govern
ment is bad The officials find 1t diff
dcult to obtain rations for the SOL
diers.
The American minister, Mr.. Powell.
who has been living in the suburbs.
has been compelled to move the lega-
ton inside the city boundaries. Pres
Ident Morales returned Tuesday night
He found 1t impossible TO land on the
northern part of the island, but bonn
barded Puerto Plata The damage
done is not known Morales is TAX
ing all possible steps to defend San
Domingo.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08

The story OF the destruction of the
Iroquois theater by fire on the after
noon Of Dec. 80, by which 600 lives
were lost is as follows:
The theater was almost in darkness
in the second act The stage was
lighted only by the soft artificial
beams from the calcium, which lent
beauty to the scene during the sing
ing of "The Pale Moonlight by the
double sextet.
A fash OF flame shot across through
the fimsy draperies, started by a
spark from the calcium. A show girl
screamed Historically. The singers
stopped short, but with presence Of
mind the director increased the vol
ume of the music.
Scores rose in their seats as the
stage manager shouted an order for
continuation of the song. 1t was
obeyed with feeble hearts. The brave
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08

tell the tale. Few if any in that throng
realized what was to come. They
thought only of themselves and their
dear ones as they pushed and strug-
gled for every inch as they advanced
toward the exits.
1t was but a moment until the stair
was leading from the balcony we're a
mass of struggling humanity, with
scores behind constantly pushing
closer and fighting to get out Those
in the van. unable TO keep their foot
ing, fell headlong. Those behind fell
over their PROSTATE forms, crushing
and suffocating them.
The scene was then a veritable bed
lam. Women and children were in the
majority in the fighting crowd. and
their shrieks of agonizing fear mingled
with the groans of the dying the pray
ers of duplication. In those dark mo-
ments poor souls who had perhaps
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case
for a Time

It's easy to understand how ordi-
nary people get fooled by coffee when
doctors themselves sometimes forget
the facts.
A physician speaks of his Own ex-
perience:
Il had used coffee for years and
really did not exactly believe it was
injuring me although had palpita-
ton of the heart every day.
FINALLY one day a severe and al
most fatal attack of heart trouble
frightened me and l gave up both
tea and coffee. using Postum instead.
and since that time l have had abso-
lutely no heart palpitation except on
one or two occasions when l tried a
small quantity of coffee which caused
severe irritation and proved to me I
must let it alone.
when we began using Postum IT
seemed weak-that was because We
did not make it according to direc-
tions-but now we put little bit OF
butter in the pot when boiling and al
low the Postum to boil full Is minutes
which gives it the proper rich favor
and the deep brown color.
II have advised great many OF
my friends and patients to leave on
coffee and drink Postum: in fact, I
daily give this advice" Name given
By Postum Co.. Battle Greek, Mich
Many thousands Of physicians use
Postum In place OF tea and coffee In
their own homes and prescribe 1t to
patients There's a reason"
A remarkable little book The Road
10 Wellville" can be found IN each
packaga
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
ON THE EVE OF WAR
JAPAN PREPARING FOR CONTEST
WITH RUSSIA.
It is Expected That Korea viii be the
Scene of the Earliest Large Oper-
atoms Between the TWO Powers.

Following Is a special from Toxic:
The situation is growing extremely
critical, and 1t is believed that the
chances for war are greater than ever
before. Peace hinges on the charac'
ter of Russia's response II the Rus
sian reply is unsatisfactory. It is al
most certain that Japan will fight i'm
mediately. II Russia desires peace her
position win be difficult TO maintain.
for the Japanese are distrustful Of her
promises.
II Russia's response is delayed for a
week, it is expected that japan will
demand an immediate answer. The
announcement that Russia is seeking
naval stations in Korea, buying stores
in America and buying coal in Japan
has increased the war spirit of tho
Japanese nation Influential papers
are urging the government TO prompt
ly dispatch a feet to guard the Korean
coast and patrol the Korean channel.
The ministers Of war and navy, their
general advisory STATS and command
ers are comforting daily.
Full plans for the campaign of the
army and navy have been prepared and
the scheme of land and water trans
portation completed. The thorough
ness of Japan's preparations is pro-
nounced superior to that Of Germany
prior to the Franco-Prussian war 1t
is anticipated that Korea will be the
scene of the earliest large operations.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
NO NEED FOR EFFUsIoN.
Witty Answer of French Project %
Revolutionaries

Witty Answer of French Project 20
Revolutionaries.
During the reign OF Emperor Ma
poleon III ne and the empress visited
Normandy and had arranged to spend
q couple of days at Evreux. NJ. jan
vier de Ia Monte, who was the pre-
feet, learned that the revolutionaries
intended to hiss the sovereigns as
they passed, and so he summoned the
leaders of the movement and told
them that he knew of their plot. IF
you carry out your plan" said he to
them. you will get six months In
prison; if you do not, your friends
will accuse you of cowardice and trea-
SON. As way out Of the difficulty
propose TO lock you up at once until
the emperor has gone" The conspir-
ators accepted the terms offered them
After the emperor and empress had
gone the project went in person to re-
lease his prisoners, who had had such
pleasant time that they greeted him
with cries of Long live the prefect,"
10 which NJ. Janvier de la Monte, who
was a man of wit, replied: MY
friends, do not oyerdo it."
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
School on Wheels
Domingo

The Southern Pacific company has
fitted up a car with all the modern
improvements used in the handling
and operating of rolling stock. and
viii send it out on the divisions for
the purpose OF giving instruction to
its employees in the newest methods
OF railroading 1t is the plan Of the
company to have the car travel over
the entire Pacific system. stopping at
terminal points where men can be In
structed in such work as It deemed
necessary to make them moro pro-
fcient
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
HOLIDAY MATINEE TURNED In FEW
MINUTES TO FEARFUL TRAGEDY
PERSONS DIE in FIRE IN CHICAGO THEATER
in and
Awful Police in
rk--Bo Foun n

Within block are dozen great
buildings occupied almost exclusively
oy doctors, and in a remarkably short
time great host of physicians came
to give voluntary service to those in
distress. They saved the lives of
scores OF women and children. fren-
zied with pain. who would have died
in the street or under the kindly shell
ter OF the neighboring buildings.
Rush from Orchestra Seats.
The great majority of those who
occupied orchestra seats had escaped
with their lives, though scores were
badly hurt in the rush. Some were
knocked down, and, with broken limbs,
were unable to rise. They had been
left to die With number of women
who tainted from fright With these
bodies were found the corpses of those
who had leaped from the balcony and
gallery.
In the exits of the balcony and gal
leries the greatest loss of life oc-
Cured When the fremen went to re-
move the bodies they found 100 or
more piled in indescribable mass in
each place. The clothes were torn
completely away from some of the
bodies. Here and there a jeweled hand
protruded from the pile All the faces
were distorted with the death agonies.
Moan from Heap of Dead.
From beneath this mangled mass OF
humanity there suddenly came the
moan of woman. II was a cry of
anguish, not OF pain. The cry, faint
though IL was. pierced to the very
soul. sounding above the yells of the
fremen, the means of agony from
within the smoke-illed auditorium.
and the shrieks of grief maddened
fathers and mothers, sisters and broth
ers in the street without
Trembling hands plunged their way
into the tangle of human forms. and
with mighty effort pulled to the sur
face the woman-could such a thing
be human being?-from whose lips
had come the cry. The blackened lips
parted. and a fremaF bent over her
TO catch the words
Mother Love is Uppermost.
My child, my poor little boyl /
Where is he? Oh, do bring him to
me-"
There in that awful hour, her body
bruised beyond recognition in the mad
fight for life that followed the first
fash of flame across the stage-there
was mother love uppermost Again
the trembling lips parted.
rs he safe? Tell me he is safe and
can die"
He is safe. the fireman muttered,
and all knew his reply was best.
She died, and her body was lifted
with those of the hundred
others in that one spot.
The calamity was so overwhelming
hat the firemen and the policemen
who were the first to reach the upper
part of the house could not realize its
extent. They began by
iragging body or two from the terri
lie piles at the head of the stairways.
IS if they did not know the piles were
made of human bodies.
Gradually the full significance of the
catastrophe dawned upon them All
he lights of the theater had been ex-
inguished. The lanterns of the fire.
nen cast only dim glow over the G
lies of dead. From the bodies arose :
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08

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with terrible pain
IN my back I did
not know what il
was TO enjoy a
nights res [. and
arose in the morn
ing feeling tired and
unrefreshed. Ny
suffering sometimes
was simply indie
scribable. When /
finished the first box
of Deans Kidney
Pills / felt like a
different woman /
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08

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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
CHICAGO moURNs ITS DEAD.
Usual New Years Celebration Was
Omitted for the First Time.

For the first time since Chicago has
possessed bells to peal. whistles to
shrek and horns to blow. the old
year was allowed silently to take its
place in history and the new year
permitted to come with no evidence
Of joy at its birth. All Chicago
mourned for the 500 persons who died
in fire, panic and suffocation at the
Iroquois theatre In an official proc
lamation issued Thursday afternoon.
Mayor Carter Harrison suggested that
the usual New Years eve celebra-
ton be omitted.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
IncomprehensIhIe.

An eccentric minister in Virginia
was noted for quaint sayings. He was
the owner of fine yoke of oxen, and.
losing one Of them-a loss he could
I'll afford-was well nigh inconsolable
His good wife. endeavoring to comfort
him, quoted: The Lord giveth, and
the Lord taketh away" Yes. Eliza
beth. know; but I can't see what
the Lord wanted with an odd steer
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
SEVEN ARE ARRESTED.
Stage Hands of iroquois Theatre
Charged With Manslaughter.

Seven employees Of the Iroquois
theatre were arrested in Chicago
Thursday night on orders issued by
Chief of Police O'Neil. The charge
against them is that of being acces-
sorry to manslaughter- They will be
held pending the verdict of the coro-
Der's jury. The employees are: Will
liam Carleton, stage manager; I'd
ward Cummings. stage carpenter;
Frank ]. Jandrew. R. NJ. Cummings.
E. Engle. Thomas Mcqueen and S. ].
Mazoni. The last five are stage hands
and scene Shutters.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
Entrance to lroquois Thester.

small curls of steam The firemen had
drenched the piles before they knew
they were made up of human corpees.
Through the tiers Of dead and dying
in the building all about men and
women searched with frenzied faces.
Now and again searcher would find
one for whom he looked One could
but turn the face from such scenes.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-08
COMPLETELY RESTORED.

Mrs. P. Brunei, wife Of P. BrunzeI.
stock dealer. residence Bill Grand
ave, Everett, Wash, says: For If
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
WILL DISCUSS
STRIKE SITUATION
Hosting Engineers to Consider
Action Taken by Operators
and Mine Workers.

Coal-hoisting engineers of Southern and
Central Illinois win meet at Briester's
Park, neal Belleville. this afternoon to
consider the action taken by the operators
and United Mine Workers officials at
Springfield. Friday. in which they declared
the strike settled
Tho engineers In Belleville say that 1t
is not likely that this action will be con-
CURED In at the meeting as they believe
that It is impossible for the miners to
furnish q sufficient number of coal-hoist-
ing engineers to do the work in the State.
A prominent coal-hoisting engineer
stated last evening that there were less
thar 500 registered coal-hoisting engineers
among the miners. and that of these 100
were unable to hoist coal properly. They
assert that more than 800 engineers are
needed to operate the mines that at
the last meeting Of the engineers that
vacancies for seventy-five coal-hoisting
engineers were reported.
The engineers who will a a leading
part in the meeting to-day are from Belle
Vile. Mount Olive. Stanton. Collinsvile,
Ed~wardsviIle. Troy, Marissa and points on
the Illinois Central Railroad
Board Of supervisors Meet.
Claims were allowed and minor busi-
ness was transacted at the meeting Of the
ST. Clair County Board of Supervisors
yesterday. The report of County Auditor
Rhein showed that from April. 1855. to
october. 1899. there were outstanding
county orders to the value of $3.50. which
q not been called for. He asked that
these orders be Cancelled. This was done.
At the present time he said that s24A.1i
,rcrfh NJ county orders remain unpaid-
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-17
BERLIN now "WATERLOO.'
BILLINGS.

Sec + R Acres Tax I
a 1se 60 100 o @
s 10 % 10 q 50
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-17
DELINQUENT
TAXSALE
1908 TAX.

In compliance with the provisions OF
Chapter 1s of the political Code, en-
titled Revenue and Taxation, Of the
revised Codes of 1899, North Dakota,
and amendments thereto, and by direc-
ton Of the board of county commits
sioners.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing described real estate in Cavalier
coun ty, North Dakota, on which the
taxes of 1908 are unpaid will be sold by
public auction. at the Office of the
county auditor, in the City of Langdon,
on Tuesday, the 9th day of December,
A. D. 1904. beginning at the hour of 10
o'clock a. u.
NoTE-The following signs. abbrev-
iatlons and letters used in this list are
intended to be interpreted as follows,
viz. The letters 5, u. W and e as south.
north, wes, and east respectively: ne.
or, or ne14. as northeast quarter: Sc. Or.
swl4. as southwest quarter: NV. or. or
nw4, as northwest quarter: Sec, as
section: T., as township: R.. as range:
PIT, as part: Bal, as balance: It,. as lot:
it,. as feet: St. as street. and hf.. as
half. The word ..of Is to be under
stood where two or more of the above
characters are printed together. The
amount of tax is printed in dollars and
cents.
Dated at Langdon. North Dakota
this l4th day of November, a. d. 1904
ROBERT WORK.
(sEAL County Auditor.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-17

W ] Mooney sA nwA
snd lots 3 and 4 ,.---.
Donovan and Price s1s
nvA and lots . and =
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-15
"sWEET KITTY BELLAIRs."

David BeIascO and Miss Crossman
 shut Out of Trenton Thenter.
 TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 15.-David Belasco, the playwright, and Henrietta Crossman and her company went to Trenton with the purpose of present. ing Sweet Kitty Bellairs" at the State Street theater. They were refused ad- mission to the house, and as result suit will be brought against l.. c. Mish- Ter, manager of the house, for violation of contract. The contract was can celled few days ago by Mishler, but Belasco and Miss Crossman, ignoring this, came to Trenton with their com pany and went through the formali- ties of presenting themselves at the theater only to be refused admission.
 Belasco said that the cancelling of the contract by Mishler was the result of the State Street theater ceasing to be an independent house. He charges that the theater is now under the di- rection of Klaw & Erlanger, the head of the theatrical syndicate, and that Mishler was simply carrying out the directions of the syndicate
 MT. Belasco stated that suit for dam ages would be instituted at once in the United States courts
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-15
POLICE COURT DOINCS
He Wandered Over From Bethlehem and Lost Him elf

Charles Chadwick of Bethlehem was paid off Wednesday, and yesterday he came to town to buy things for his wife and five children. Of course he saw the finest of the fine on parade. and the sight went to his head and al- most toppled him over. To steady him. self he visited a saloon and when Off, cer Halpin saw him in the evening he appeared to have been in every place" in town. A crowd of bowling boys was following his team in which he was lolling asleep his horse taking it's own time, unmindful of the crowd. This was on West Main street. Chad wick resented the officers efforts to wake him up and whipped both the horse and the officer and abused the latter as well. The officer did not mind the whip, but did the names. They hurt more than the whip, and when he undertook to arrest Chadwick the latter whipped up the horse and got away.
 But half an hour later the officer had his innings. He took a trolley ride, and seeing Chadwick's horse outside q saloon, in he went, and finding Chad wick there, took him into custody. And what happened your parcels P asked Judge Burpee.
 T don't know,'' said Chadwick. 'sThis is the second time I have ever been arrested
 He was fined ST and costs for bre h of the peace, and sentence was slls- pended on the charge of intoxication.