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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-18
Bad sIood-NeuraIaia.

II testify in regard TO Paine's Celery
Compound, that / had bad blood and
was subject to neuralgia, was anucf
bothered, having tried various specifics
but to no purpose; thought would try
Paine's Celery Compound. used fhret
bottles and it cured me. shall recon.
mend it to all of my friends. consid-
err 1t the best medicine ever met FOL
nervous diseases. John Erpehnbach
GIG Putnam avenue, Eau Claire, Wis
"Trace every disease, blood trou-
BILE or pain to the TRUE CAUSE. :
Pain 10 only the sign or symptom.
II is idle to treat the pain itself.
The only true cure for blood inn
purity or suffering 10 the cure that
CURES THE TRUE CAUSE
Weakness Of the INNER Nerves.
Prof. Edward E. Phelps n. D..
LII. D., of the Dartmouth Uni-
versity-Famous DISCOVERIES Of
Paine's Celery Compound.
The blood and all the organs Of
che body depend on the INNER
NERVES, and Palns's Celery Com
pound gives the blood and tho
nerve system the strength 70
MAKE all the orsans work in
health and harmony.
De WELL THIS SPRING.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-18
PocAHoNTAs CONVENTION.
S Called to Meet at Pocahontas on


is SdllS0 W tWSSS os SSA''S''ss-S ~
April 6.
Special to Times hepuh"car
Pocahontas. March 1s.-The repub-
lican county central committee met
here yesterday and selected April as
the date Of the county convention to
select delegates for the judicial con-
gressiorlal and state conventions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-18
InterEcZem

Winter Eczema sometimes calico Dry Eczema, or
letter forms Of this most torurng
and aggravatng of all skin diseases AS cold weather
approaches the tickens and hardens cracks and
bees and bad and sores form and the parts
affected become intensely painful tender and swollen
The itching burning and snarting is terrific at times
is made almost desperate. and the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-18

Brown is Still Missing.
Special to Times-Reprblican.
Storm Lake, March 1S.-W. E. Brow
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-18

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protrud-
Ing Piles. Your druggist will refund
money IL PAZO OINTMENT fails to
cure you In 6 to IA days. SOC.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
IHRONG AWAITS
CHADWICK WOMAN
Entire Police Force of Cleveland
to Be Thrown Around -.
Station.
PRISONER PLEDGES
MORE SENSATIONS
Declares She Will Call Things by
Their True Names in
Statement. ..

Buffalo, Dec. 14.-The Buffalo and
Cleveland special, which is carrying
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chardwich, reached here
at 500 o'clock, more than an hour late.
The train is due in Cleveland at 11:l0,
but owing to the severe cold which pre-
vented the engine from keeping up a.
full head Of steam, time was steadily
lost in crossing New York state, and it
will reach Cleveland at least two hours
late. j. <... %.> 5.%
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 14.-In antici-
patton of the excitement certain to re-
suit from theh omecoming of Mrs. Chad
wick, United States Marshal Chandler
asked Chief of Police Jester to order
the entire police force to be at the rail-
road station on the arrival Of the
woman. It is believed that the. disor-
der will be so great that the services Of
not only the police, but Of the federal
authorities as well, will be required to
preserve order. .!-.... r..
Chief Kohler announces that he has
arranged for details Of police to sur
round the station and to escort the pris.
oner and her keepers to the federal
building, and Marshal Chandler says
that he will have his office defended by
9 strong force of deputy marshals
Otherwise, it is quite certain that the
place would be taken by storm, as the
interest already exhibited upon hearing
that Mrs. Chadwick was coming is sc
intense as to Justify extraordinary pre-
cautions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
LOSSES. AlVaD INSURANCE

the disaster that visited the city last
night to bring certain lessons home.
Minneapolis came very near to losing
it's retail business district. One or two
favorable conditions, headed the fire
before it spread beyond the buildings
that were destroyed. Several adverse
conditions, which. should be eliminated,
according to insurance authorities, ope-
rated to. hamper the fire department. and
resulted in the ruin Of the aBoutell and
Bintliff buildings and stock. - -
The freproof and extra strong con-
struction Of the new Northwestern Ma
tiona1 bank building stopped the fire
toward the east, and, according to the
best authority in the city,, the sprink-
Ter system in the Powers building saved
the day for all that part Of the, town
Fourth and Fifth streets, and perhaps
more. Just as the Powers building ap-
peared to be about to burst into flames
from the terrific heat of the burning
building across the street, the automatic
sprinklers began to work and, with the
help Of the hos elines, the fire was
checked. But Il 1t was none too soon
Water caused practically all the damage
to the Powers stock and a good proper,
tion. of the loss on the building, but
the day was saved for Minneapolis.
insurance Analysis.
| Enumerated in concise form the ad
verse conditions were thus put by al
insurance agent who was heavily inter
ested. There were no fire shutters OF
the windows between the Peck and tn
Boutell buildings. The doors at eacl
end Of the four runways connecting thu
two buildings were only single and tn
fusible links releasing the doors did no
appear to operate quickly enough, as i
often the case. Had the buildings beel
equipped with sprinklers, such as save
the Powers building, the confagratiol
would never have existed. The fir
would have been, undoubtedly, re
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14

About 1890 pm. smoke was seen is is
suing from the rear Of the second ssp 4 floor
and an alarm was turned in. Only
such reghting apparatus as ra 1sspoaadas
and Al there was apparently no fear that
the the blaze ; would get away from control.
The smoke was thick and black, but no
be- some delay in getting the streams
started and for half an hour it appeared
that there would be nothing worse than
a smudge.
The smoke increased in volume, pour
ing out Of the rear windows and the
windows opening on the Bout tie alley
like streams Of dirty wool. The stub.
bornness Of the problem now developed
and call was sent IN for more appara,;;
tus. Before it arrived, there vas q dull Il
explosion followed by q significant puff
as an angry. tongue Of fame burst thru
the roof near the,rear Of f, the building:
the early stages Of the fire seemed to
give no promise Of q spectacular blaze,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
BUILDINGS.

The burned buildings were erected
by H. n. Thayer for the Hale Home
stead company, Of which he is treas
urer and manager. Mrs. Irene Hale,
Clifton avenue, is principal stockholder.
She has not yet decided upon rebuild
The Bouter building was put up In
1894. The second building was that
occupied Jointly, BY Boutell Brothers
pany, in 1896. The Peck building
the first to burn-was built in 1900.
G. 8. sedgwick was the architect and
Pike & Cook the contractors. The main
structure was of steel column and beam
construction: and cost $4,000, insured
ton was Of milf construction, Ave sto-
ries high and 66 by 1872 feet. It cost
$4,000 and was insured at 10000.
The Peck building was Of mill con-
struction, five stories high and so by
157 feet. It cost $4,000 and was in
sured at $4,000. =,
tell building was a. frewall pierced by
five openings and separating the Bint-
lift building was solid brick frewall.
The three buildings are practically a
total loss and the stocks are total loss.
Boutell Papers Intact.
The vault and safe Of Boutell Bros
was found late today to be uninjured
The safe cannot be opened yet, but the
contents, as well as those Of the vault
are known to be intact. This is re-
garded as great piece of good fortune
! as all the firm g contracts were in the
vault and it was feared for time thai
these and other valuable records hae
been destroyed. - -. .ys....... -.
The firm opened quarters Immediately
in the New York Life arcade. Without
stock and with no incoming freight due
with $4,000 worth Of Christmas goods
sold in ashes, the members Of the frn
with smiling faces said they were mo-
out Of business. W. D. Boutel said:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
INJURED

Minneapolis night visited by and probably
most costly that has occurred in its retail
district. .=4. E@...@ H.. .@.. s...ss.a#s
literally into jaws
they held their and the futile going
every nozzle that the fire department could
Early fight Jacob Miller the salvage corps
lows ppeman Of Engine No. - paid the penalty
loyalty . .ssaI
That there was not greater loss miracles Ton om time
to time large crashing
and the ange changed
with strong
to the unfortunate body It passed
ravags did become fully apparent until
this morning daylight revealed the wrought was
yesterday of the most imposing Of business N
the city. $3.50
oute Bros biz furniture store at Fifth
is literally wiped walls nearly all down and the
aamabe portions reduced to little heap Of
white ashes the basement. -
The store and plant Of the Bint Manufacturing
Joining on quilted from bottom and part Of the
walls are down. 5j- s 80
on Fifth street. across the alley Bouen
store the building of Photographic Supply Company
cha1red ruin nothing the cacned cracked walls
At the Fifth street Mercantile the
of the tower hacked showing
the hard fight made by the fremen:
All the buildings stories height Of heavy tho not slow
burning and had nearly uniform fronts Of red pressed
brick. # 21 5tsas 4.%.ES.45i a5.9@ ~#a"a #hsa@
This briefly marks the fire. but words
adequately describe and rap with which did its
work and which thousands watched the
spectacle. 80 " -: 8 5
By some strange fatality fire found waiting for the very
materials for great took them in the order 70
calamity greatest possible the district involved
chemicals the second floor O
the Peck building found food live the furnturs
stored by Boute three floors Of the building
windows allowed the fiery blast to beat
walls windows across the narrow alley nd ne
air upper stories the store Then just at ns
crucial moment when deish dlaion of vanish fumes and
gases from baking at its height the electric wires short
circuted and became It like firing blast The fro
on every Incredible swness and
renen for their lives The very air seemed 10 ou
i while the crowd looked and shuddered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
WHY GREENE Is ANGRY
The Colonel Says Lawson Has Cost Him
S1,5OO,O0O.

p4sOOO,OOos
New Yosl Sun Special Service.
New York, Dec. 14.-A report Is
eurrent on Wall street that the real
cause Of the clash between Thomas W.
Lawson, the Boston operator, and Col
onel W. O.. Greene Of Greene Consoli-
dated Copper, was as .d follows: eron,
''Say, Greene, I want 10000 shares
of Greene Consolidated
stOan't have it," replied Colonel
HWhys'' -.
"gecause ! haven't got IT,: ~, oo ooo
"Nons,s;nse' man; must have 10000
II haven't it, replied Colonel
The telephone rang off and later it
was announced that Lawson and his as
sistants had gone into the market and
sold short 100000 shares, which forced
the market down II points, after which
Lawson bought in the shares he was
after.
startling advertisement appeared yes
terday In the newspapers in which he
threatened to call upon Lawson per-
sonaIly. But he did not go to Boston
to cali Lawson a liar, fakir and charla-
tan, as he said he would do. He was
ready and willing to go, but the officers
Of the copper company objected. Chief
man, one Of the largest individual hold
ers Of the copper company's, stock and
distinguished member Of the, STANDARD
Oil group Of capitalists who have beer
the targets Of Lawson's wrath for sly
months.
Will Fix Lawson Yet.
Greene hasn't given up his plan Of 60
ing to Boston and telling Lawson some
things, in the hope Of making hin
fight: The x-frontiersman says tha
he will attend to Lawson in good time
When asked why he had attacked Law
son, the colonel said:
He cost me million and half dol
lars in two days. What made me put tina
Lawson business in the papers was this
began to think Of the way Lawson wa
Continued on Second Page.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
THE STORY OF A FIERCE FIRE
The Blaze Was Gathered Roadway and Long Deed
Suppression.

turned back. Down every thorofare
came changing FIRE engines, hose wagons,
turrets and towers, which were hastily
disposed. The theaters belched forth
their crowds and Of q sudden every
coign Of vantage became black with
people. The biggest fight Of years
was on. I
The windows from the third floor up
began to glow red as the fire fought its
way toward the front. Serpentine lines
Of fire would appear at window, flicker
uncertainty for q moment, gain in
strength and finally the aperture. would
loko loke the eyehole Of a blast furnace
with continuous, roaring. flames. Il
was slow fire in it's early stages. but
every inch it gained in the tough hard
wood Of the furniture it held.
Poor Miller's Fatal Fall.
Meantime the lower floor Of the build
( ing showed black in contrast with the
scene of destruction above. The salv-s
ape corps had come charging down the
Cont inue1 m Third Papa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION AND
ORDINANCES -' 49, s~s

Suggested by Last Nights. Fire.
An ordinance requiring wire glass
windows on all rear and side window
openings.
New form OF fusIbIe link Gliding
door on outside wall openings. - =
Covered elevator shafts. .
Complete sprinkler system.
No runways connecting adjacent
buildings.
Where runways exist double fire.
proof doors at both ends Of the run
way, or doors on both sides OF each
wall. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14

Warmer and probably light
snow tonight and Thursday.
..4-.1 day, max. 10, min. 2.
Year ago, max. 5, min. 8
below.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14

Continued on Second Page.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14

"This firm will be in business some
where inside Of four months, larger IMAM
ever. We shall build and build quick.
Ours is a total loss.' -: -,
P. D. Boutell has been In. business
twenty-five years and Boutell Bros. for
twenty years. The firm left Washing
ton and Second avenues ten years ago
for the burned building.
The Boutell stock was distributed
thus: Crockery and sampleroom on the
first floor, carpets and dreparies on the
second floor, chamber suits, iron bed
steads and library furnishings on the
third floor, office and diningroom furni;
ture on the fourth, and shipping and
workroom on the fifth. The packing
room was in the half basement OF the
Peck building and other floors were
used for storage.
Peck Plans Indefinite.
The o. H. Peck company has opened
Offices at 318 New York Life building.
The company's stock is totally de-.
stroyed. Mrs. H. w. Kixmoeller, wife
of the president, said that her husband
was away and would not reach Mime,
apolis until afternoon and that until
then no plans would be made. The com,
pany occupied half the basebent and
half of the first and second floors. Pack
ing boxes and old records were stored
in the basement. On the first floor were
the Offices, retail stock and a line OF
very expensive lenses. On the second
/ floor was the card stock.
i The Powers Store Flooded.
4 The Powers Mercantile stock pre-.
sents sorry appearance as result OF
!: water damage. Water stands deep on
the floors and the counter goods are
covered with tarpaulin. Secretary
Thomas Armstrong said today that the
company was still in business and
!: would open as soon as adjustment il
made with the insurance companies
The adjusters will begin first on the
! Powers stock and building as the loss
The Powers loss is estimated al
!. about 80 Der cent Of the total insur
lance Of $3.50, 900, and the building los
s at about 20 per cent sof the total IN
! surance Of 100000.
Lessons Of the Fire.
s Business men, architects, builders an
. linsurance agents learned many lesson
}: from last night s big aire. While tn
S lBaltimore fire and the Toronto confla
s Igration threw into bold relief the ger
s eral insuficiency Of business iistric
s lconstruction In the average city, It too
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
FIERCE FIRE IN THE RETAIL DISTRICT WIPES OUT
TWO HUMAN LIVES AND NEARLY A MILLION DOLLAR
A WE=STRUCK CROWDS WATCH ~


The Fire Started IN the Peck Building and
Spread BY Short Circuifed Electric Wires
to BoufeH Bros Big Store Which Burst
Into Fierce Flames Almost " ifhouf Warm
ing---PoWers' Building Saved by Heroic
: Effort.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
THE CASUAL TIES
r'
DEAD

/ Jacob F. Miller, Fire Insurance Patrol WA
John Fellows, pipeman Engine Company No. Is.
.>z~~. INJURED #$*#l#
Fred Kerchof, substitute ppeman Engine Company No
is, burned about face and bruised
Tony Wilson, Engine Company No. 49, bruised limbs
Lieutenant P Barrett, Engine Company, No. 20 back
e injured. I .fzsSs - &C.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-01-29

that the President rsurped con.
gre-sional functions by vi1uslly
declaring war against the Unite 4
States of CoIu mbia. think. also.
that he OVERRIDE every interna-
tionai usage and all the customs
that have prevailed among civiliz-
ed people. But all that is past and
done. and | am not condoning il.
We are still further from justify
ing il. The thing is there and
must be dealt with, and the chief
difference. in my opinion, between
a fool and wise man is that IA
wise man recognizes facts when he
kicks them up i'll the road. whether
he likes them or not"
The Times Democrat does not
agree with Mr.. Williams as 10 the
action of the President in the
Panama matter. bat it has no
quarrel With him on that score.
After the canal treaty has been
ratified the Times Democrat hss
no objection 10 the Democratic
leaders making any capital that
can be made out Of the Presidents
action. Ii dissgrees. however.
with those who believe that there
is any capital TO be made in that
matter. As Mr.. Williams has cy-
pressed it in homely but striking
terms. the President kicked up "a
fact in the road and recognized it.
The Republic of Panama WAS a
fact i'm the road Of human prog
ress and civilization and the Pres
ident recognized that fact among
others The people of the country
will indorse his action whenever
the matter IL submitted 10 them
for Endorsement or rejection, and
coming generations will be amazed
that there was any opposition,
Just a. We are amozed today that
there should have been opposition,
and serious opposition, 10 the
Louisiana purchase. The Panama
fact has been kicked up in the
road. and there is an end to that
: matter. The only thing 10 be done
now is TO decide whether We shall
or shall not have an isthmia ca
! nal, aud whether some other ma.
-tion or private corporation shall
have il. That there il 10 be- Il ca
nal across the isthmus at Panama
no sane person can doubt. New
Orleans Times Democrat.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-01-29
Mr.. Williams and Panama.

Almost daily evidence IL forth
coming that the Democratic mi
nority Of the House made no mis-
take when they selected Hon. John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi a.
their leader. la several instances
ne has shown his ability 10 prop
rrly handle difficult questions. and
To avoid what for the moment may
have seemed favorable opportunI-
ties for attack. As "a consequence
liz has sclltied the Democratic mi
nority i'm the House and converted
that minority into-a virIle mass,
dangerous even 10 the great ma
jOrity. which il II confronting.
When the Panama situation came
up Mr.. Williams looked into the
conditions cautiously and refus; Il
10 be led astray by the leader ot
The Senate Without in any way
indOrsing the course of the Pre>i-
dent IN the matter of recognizing
the Independence OF Panama and
preventing the recOnpuest OF the
i-thmu> 10y the discredited gov
eminent OF Columbia. he refused
to be led into the insane movement
10 defeat the ratification Of the a.
nal Treaty. He saw clearly that
the people of the country would
demand tire building of the canal,
and he also saw that il would have
10 be buitt across Panama or not
AZ all.
For his wisdom Ire has been
sharply criticized by certain paper
in the Ea-t. which are fighting
Panama in the hope of defeating
or AT least of delaying any canal
legislation whatever. In Response
10 these attacks Mr. Williams has
written letter To- friend in New
York. in which he.says:
1T IL difficult for me to under
stand how any human being can
fail To understand the difference
between recognizing an accom-
piiShed fact. when YOU kick il up
in the road. and the Endorsement
Of that which led up To its accomp.
lishment. Ithiuk could treat
kindly foundling child left lying
in a basket on the street without
indorsing the principle Of child
JtSertiou. and | think j can recog-
nize the fact that the mushroom
republic of Panama IL in existence
without indorsing the facts which
led up TO It's bringing forth Of an
entity. II il the only information
ally recognized sovereignty that
can deal suthoriatively with the
narrow strip of country that We
need TO build the transisthmian
canal | 10 not like the way il
which il was recognized | think
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-01-29
Monument TO the Bulls.

-fa.cial 20 NV VrIFan- IIIue@-!Jcmacrai.
Huntsville. Ala. Jan 22 Gen.
Samuel IL. Moore and number
of other gentlemen who have prof
tied 10y the operations of the bulls
in the New Orleans cotton market
are raising a popular subscription
for the purpose of establishing a
fountain in the county court
square as a testimonial Of Messrs.
Brown, Haynes and Majors of New
Orleans. About three hundred
dollars has already been subscrib-
ed.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-01-29


Mr.. Bryan lays down his ulti-
mhtum. The party must first re
erect the platforms of 1856 and
1900. Then it must select a nom
inec Of Mr.. Bryan's approving, il
not of his choosing. Mr. BRYAN
having blacklisted each and every
Democrat who has shown any vi
iaiity. or carried any election the
last four or five years. Finally,
the party must accept no money
for its campaign expenses from
the common enemy" the com
mon enemy being each and every
one who has any money to spare.
This is the Faith Cure pure and
simple The Republicans. one and
all. are delighted. What are the
Democrats going to do about it,
The time has come when they
should put on their thinking caps.
considering whether they have or
have not had enough of the Faith
Cure. Meanwhile. now as ever
III public life and private life
God helps those who help them
selves. Courier Journal
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