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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
WEST TAMPA IS
SWEPT BY FIRE
LOSS MORE THAN 100000.
ONE CUBAN BABY LOST ITS LIFE IN
THE FLAMES,

Panic Was Created in the Forty
Factories of the TOwn-Operatives
Fled WiIdly-Water supply Gave
Out-NO Adequate Means of Fight
ing the Fire-Tampa Department
Rendered Aid-Fiftcen business
Blocks and 200 Tenements Burned.
Tampa, Fla, April 4-As near as can
be ascertained fire which swept West
Tampa this afternoon, but which at
o'clock was practically under control.
caused loss which will exceed the
$500, 900 mark.
The only death loss so far known is
that of one Cuban baby, which was
burned in one of the cigar factories.
A panic was created in the forty
factories located in the town when the
fire began to spread. Hundreds of
men, women and children fled from
the factories, but none were killed, or
as far as known, injured.
The factories of Santa Ella & Co.;
Sam Caro- & Co., both of Chi
cago; j. NJ. Martinez and L. Sanchez.
of Tampa were the heaviest losers.
The Santa Ella Company lost sl25,000
worth of tobacco, besides a large num-
ber of fine cigars
Fifteen blocks of business houses and
nearly 200 tenements were destroyed.
West Tampa has only small water
plant, and as a consequence, the water
supply gave out. The Tampa fire de-
partment responded to the call for
help and rendered all possible assis-
tance.
Hundreds of families of cigar makers
are homeless.
Tampa, Fla, April 4, Midnight.-No
list of the losses in the West Tampa
fire can be obtained before morning.
None of the losers have made an esti-
mate of the insurance carried. A gen.
eral estimate. however, is that the in
surance will not cover more than one
third of the loss. Most of the build
ings destroyed We're owned by an in
vestment company. On these there was
no insurance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
ANTHRACITE CASE
is NOW DECIDED
COMMERCE COMMISSION WINS
IN THE SUIT AGAINST THE COAL
CARRYING RAILROADS.

Discrimination by the Railroads
Was Alleged by w. II. Hearst.
Contracts Sought and Refused, the
supreme Court Held, should Have
Been Supplied - Opinion Was
Handed Down by Justice Day.
Justice Brewer Dissented.
Washington, April 4.-The case of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
VS.. Baird, commonly known as the
Anthracite coal case, was decided
by the Supreme Court of the United
States to-day in favor of the conten-
tions of the commission, the decision
of the United States Circuit Court for
the Southern district of New York
being reversed.
This is the case instituted before the
commission by w. r. Hearst of New
York, who alleged discrimination by
the railroad companies, which reach
ed the anthracite coal mines in Penn
sylvania. During the hearing some of
the witnesses refused to produce GER
tain contracts bearing upon the BUSH
ness of the railroad companies, and
the coal mines, which action was up
held by the Circuit Court of New
York. The United States Supreme
Court held thatfstfie contracts should
have been supplied.
The opinion was thanded down by
Justice Day. After deciding the ques-
ton of jurisdictionf in favor of the
complainant, Justice Day in his de-
cision considered the coal purchase
contracts. These contracts were made
with coal companies owned principal
~ by the railroad companies and fix
ed the price of anthracite coal, ship
ments to be made as called for by
the purchasers. fs
While the contracts were produced
for inspection the witnesses refused to
In passing upon this point Justice Day
said:
Right to the Evidence.
''The railroads are all engaged in in
terstate commerce and into their af-
fairs and methods of doing business
the commission sought to and is law
fully authorized by the commerce act
to make investigation. The commits
sion has the right to know how inter-
state traffic is conducted, the relations
between the carrier and its shippers
ana the rates charged and collected
We see no reason why contracts of
this character, which have direct re-
lation to a large amount of carrying
trade, can be withheld from examina-
ton as evidence by the commission"
AS to the Temple Iron Company con-
tracts, the court said: 1T is argued
that these contracts, if given in evf-
dence, will tend to show a pooling of
freight in violation of the fifth sec
tion of the commerce act. While this
testimony may not establish such an
arrangement, it has, in our opinion, a
legitimate bearing upon the question.
There is a division of freight among
several railroads where, by agreement
or otherwise, the companies have a
common interest in the source from
rSoo+;,,,aas A., rr,f+l, raro
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
TWO bad MEN" KILLED.
Were Beating Their Mother-in-Layv
When Officers Were Called.

Fort Worth. Tex, April A dis
patch to the Record from Athens, Tex.
says Jim Herring and Walter Herring,
two "bad men," sons of B. H. Herring.
who committed suicide in the Athens
Jail in 1897, by cutting his throat with
a razor, have been killed while resist
ing arrest by the city marshal at this
place.
The Herings, who married sisters,
were beating their mother-in-l and
the neighbors called on the officers for
assistance.
In the fight seventeen shots were
fired, and the marshal was rendered
unconscious by a fist blow and two
deputies were slightly wounded.
Walter Herring was instantly killed,
and Jim Herring died in few hours
from his wounds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
STORE AT ST. AUGUSTINE
WAS GUTTED BY FIRE.
Several Fire Fighters Were Pros
trated by Smoke,

trated by smoke,
st. Augustine, Fla, April Al. w.
Estes Surprise" store, the largest dry
goods and furnishing establishment in
the city, was gutted by fire this morn
ing.
The fire started about 10 o'clock and
was not under control until noon,
though it was confined to the building
in which it broke out. Owing to the
great quantity of smoke the fire fight
ers inside called for frequent relays.
Several were prostrated, and in few
cases services of physicians were need
ed. but no lives were lost.
Above the store were a number of
rooms occupied by dodgers.
The insurance on the building and
stock was about $4,000 and this will
probably cover the loss on them. In
addition to this amount, however, the
dodgers above lost their effects.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
MACK & CO. SUSPEND.
New York Firm n Creditor of ID. j.
SuIIy a. Co.

SuIIy ~ Co.
New York, April 4.-The brokerage
firm of w. B. Mack G. Co. has sus-
pended. The firm traded in cotton and
had Stock Exchange membership 1t
had a mercantile rating of from $685.
600 to 5000 900.
The failure of Mack & Co. was an-
nounced on both the Stock and Cotton
exchanges. The firm was formed in
May, 1901, and was composed of Will
lard B. Mack, Thomas S. Smith and
Edward S. Long.
The failure was not regarded as very
important and it was reported that
the firm probably will be able to re-
sumo business.
1t it understood that Mack & Co.
were creditors of d. j. Sully e. Co. to
the extent Of $4,000 to $4,000.
Mack & Co. made an assignment to
Philip ]. Britt.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
KILLED IN A QUARREL
ABOUT A YOUNG LADY.

Roanoke, Va, April A special to
the Times from Martinsville, Va,
saws:
A young white man named Franklin
was shot and killed by man nam
ed Taylor on Sunday at Bassett, Hen
ry county. The men quarreled about
a young lady and in the difficulty Tay-
lor drew revolver. and shot his
rival through the heart. Taylor de-
fed arrest and made his escape.
Franklins home was at High Point,
N. c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
THE INDICTMENTS STAND
AGAINST M'BEE AND FINCH.
Court Refused the Motion of the
Defense TO Quash Them.

Court Refused the Motion of the
Defense to Quash Them.
Raleigh, N. c., April 4.-Judge
George H. Brown to-day refused the
motion of the defense to quash the bill
of indictment of V. E. McBee and X
S. Finch of New York, charged with
conspiracy in the appointment of a
receiver for the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad. He allows the mo-
ton for a bill of particulars. and
makes no mention of the motion that
the court has no Jurisdiction, ana that
the Federal Court is the tribunal in
which to try the case.
Finch and McBee are under $4,000
bond each. and the case will be tried
at the next term of court.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

London, April 5.-The Times corre-
spondent at Che Foo, cabling under
date of April 4, says there was another
bombardment of Port Arthur April g.,
but that there are no authentic de-
tails of the engagement available.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

e Bristol, Va, April 4.-The Reynolds
Tobacco Company Of this place. one
of the oldest independent companies
in the South, has been bought by the
in all probability be consolidated with
the Durham, N. c., branch. The
price paid is not given out. Ben L.
Dulaney of Washington owned the
controlling interest.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
JAPS ENTERED WIJU.

London April t.-s:s1 p. ma dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Company
from Shanghai says:
Japanese scout entered wiju, Ko-
rea' at II o'clock this morning. The
russians apparently retreated beyond
the Yalu river"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
THE CHIEF OF POLICE
PREVENTED THE FIGHT.

st. Louis, April 4.-The chief Of po-
lice issued orders to-day preventing
the fight scheduled for tonight be-
tween Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia
and Jack Sullivan. 1t was announced
that the bout would take place on
rnril Ia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
Griggs calls a. Meeting.

Washington, April 4.-Chairman
Griggs of the Democratic Congressional
Committee has ordered a meeting of
the committee for Thursday night for
the discussion of plans for the coming
campaign. Mr.. Griggs will resign the
craftsmanship, which will likely go TO
Representative Cowherd of Missouri.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
cnmpbeII Shot HimseIf.

Charlotte, N. c., April 4.-News
reached here to-day that Charles F.
Campbell, who killed silver Creek"
Sam Pearson at Morganton, N. c.,
and who escaped from jail at New
ton while supposed to be ILL., yester-
day committed suicide at Mountain
City, Tenn, by shooting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
Accidentally killed.

Bremen, Ca, April 4--Harvey Cor
don, a son of d. E. Gordon of this
place, yesterday shot and killed his
cousin, Shell Tate. Gordon was spend
ing the day at his fathers home and
the shooting occurred while he was
examining a pistol. 1t was accidental.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
ANOTHER ATTACK
UPON PORT ARTHUR
IT WAS MADE ON APRIL 3.
REPORT OF THE BOMBARDNIENT
is FROM CHE Foo.

No Authentic Details of the Engage
ment Were Obtainable at Che
FOO-It Remains to BE Seen
whether Subsequent Reports Will
Bear out the Story That an At
tack Was Made on the Day
no Report of 1t.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
FIRE AT BLUE RIDGE.
Blaze Caused Destruction of vaIu-
able Property.

Blue Ridge, Ga, April 4.-Fire here
yesterday destroyed valuable property
belonging to the following parties; L.
G. Edwards & Co, $4,000, insurance,
1000; store house of ]. H. Witzell, oc-
cupied by l.. G. Edwards & Co., $1,000.
no insurance: store house Of H. II.
Holt and stock of goods $4,000, insur-
ance, $500.
The dwelling of DIR. G. e. L. Falls
and the Baptist church caught fire.
but heroic work saved them from the
flames with small damage.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
MOTHER AND CHILDREN
BURIED BENEATH CARS.

Terrible Accident Occurred when
Trains COl1fded.
Carrollton, Ca, April 4.-The through
freight on the Southern Rainway rdn
into the caboose of a local freight
standing at Temple, this county, this
afternoon, burying three passengers,
Mrs. Fred Hill, wife of the night agent
at Villa Rica, and her two children
under the three cars of coal.
The mother and one child are dead
and the other child cannot survive.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
PEACH CROP UNlNJURED
BY COLD WEATHER.

Atlanta, Ga, April 4.-Specials from
different portions of Georgia where the
peach is an important crop. state the
present cold snap has in no way in
jured the fruit.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05

Charlotte, N. c., April Awake
Forest won the debate with Furman
here tonight. The question was, RE
solved, that the expansion policy of
the United States government is for
the best interests of the people,"
Wake Forest had the affirmative.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
tried TO Hang Himself.

Rome, Ca, April 4.-Rube Wrinkle
attempted to commit suicide in his cell
in the county Jail this morning by
hanging himself with bed clothes.
Wrinkle is an insane patient, awaiting
trial before the Ordinary
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
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LOVETT AGAIN PRESIDENT.
AnDuaI Meeting of the Houston and
Texas Central.

ItNUs NtHIFHIs
Houston, Tex, April AT the an
nual meeting of the directors of the
Houston and Texas Central Railroad
to-day the following officers were
elected
President, r. S. Lovett, of New
York; vice president, Thornwell Fay,
of Houston; secretary and treasurer,
w. S. Field.
The reelection of r. S. Lovett, who
is the general counsel for the Harri-
man lines, is taken to indicate that the
Rock Island deal for acquiring the
Central is off, and that the road is
still Hartman property.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
INSTRUCTIONS 10 DELEGATES.
How Arkansas Counties stand for
the Nomination.

Little Rock, Ark. April 4.-As the
result of the Democratic county con-
vention in Arkansas Saturday for the
election of delegates to the state con-
veption at Hot Springs on June IA next,
forty delegates are instructed for Will
liam K. Hearst, nine for A. b. Par
kcr and nine for ID. B. Francis. Three
and eighty-four delegates are
not instructed
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-19
GRASS RANGE NoTEs

J.. Charters is IN town again lol
a short time.
l.. L. Place returned from Lewis
town Monday.
William Howe is in town again az
ter a short absence.
DIR. l.. ~. Stoll returned from Lew.
istown last Saturday evening.
Miss Ruth Sultzer is in Lewislowu
This week attending institute.
X. W. McMahan. of Edgewatcr
spent Thursday at Grass Range.
IA. p. Imislund is now rapidly rc
cciying Height for winter trade.
Mr.. Draper and Mr.. Atchison spent
Sunday evening at Grass Range.
Mr.. Mill, of Moore, spent Satur
day and Sunday AT Grass Range.
Mr.. John Rowley, Of Flatwillow, was
at Grass Range Thursday evening.
Ole G. Vinger left Monday for Bill
ings. He expects To be gone a month
"Tommie' Graham returned tc
Grass Range Saturday from Lewis
town.
Miss Mary Hiatt returned to Grass
Range Friday. after a weeks visit IN
the bad lands.
MIR. Spitz and Mr.. Deskins, from
Musselshcll. were visitors at Gras,
Range Saturday.
Politics are getting warm hcIc
Every body come and here the speak
crs Friday, October 2lst.
A number OF Grass Range residents
took diner last Sunday with Mr.. an,
Mrs. Tom Shaw. Everyone had ,
very pleasant time.
Quite a large party drove from
Grass Range to attend the dance anr
rally at Forest Grove. A very pleas
ant time was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Frank Millsap and Miss Alic,
Carpenter, of Flatwillow, accompanied
by Miss Clara Fisher, OF Lombard
passed through Grass Range Monday
on their way TO Lewistown.
As the dance on the goth was sutl
a decided success. another campaign
dance and rally will be held at Grass
Range Friday. Oct. Il. An even NOR,
pleasant time is anticipated at this
n
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-19

There is more catarrh in this sec.
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be in
durable. For a great many years doc
tors pronounced it a local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven catarh to be a constitu.
tional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., is the only
constitutional cure on the market. II
is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a t~easpoonful. II acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case 1t fails
to cure. Send for circulars and tes'
timonials. Address
F. J.. CHENEY & Gu, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for con
stipation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-19
Rules Of Debate.

The committees appointed by each
parry 10 draw up plans for the Joint
meeting nj Grass Range Friday even
ing, mel Tuesday afternoon and
made the following rules. which are
To govern m" debate:
There shall be- three speakers To
each side, the opening speakers to be
allowed % minutes each. tn second
speakers 90 minutes and the third 10
minutes each.
The speakers ON each side are TO
be local men.
The Republicans are 10 open the do.
Il I and The Democrats are to close
n.
There shall he no interruptions.
Many from lcwiStOWu ar" planning
Ia attend The meeting and a biz time
Is looked for. All III speakers are
lull of arguments and The speeches
Will De well worth listening Ia.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-19

A full line of paints, oils, and val.
nishes at the Judith Hardware. Call
and get a color card.
Marshal John Bebb has been hav-
ing his share of trouble for a week
or two. Near the mill on Main street
a cross street called High street, leads
off to the west. and Joseph Pratt and
a few others put a fence across this
road, claiming that the city did not
own il. The marshal removed the
fence. Mr.. Pratt put 1t up again and
again, and the marshal removed 1t.
This was done a number of times,
and finally the city obtained an in
junction against Mr.. Pratt. The time
for the hearing of this injunction has
not yet been set.
Professor Hamilton, the clairvoy-
ant and fortune teller, made a rapid
and inglorious exit Monday morning.
He came here last week and opened
up for business in the rooming house
kept by Mrs. Suprenant. He seemed
to be doing well but suddenly made
up his mind to leave. 1t seems that
he was not Hamilton at all but merely
some one who had taken his name.
A travelling man who saw him Satur-
day said: why that fellow shaved
Inc in Helena two weeks ago" How
ever this may be, IL is In all probabil.
ity a fact that people who would take
their troubles to a mind reader would
as soon have the opinion of a barber
n, a..ana aIpa aud uyntt1A hnFiun inQf
as much good from the information.
A new business deal which will be
of interest to Lewistown people Is that
of the consolidation of the McKech-
ME and l.. C. Wilson Drug companies.
The arrangements are not entirely
completed as yet, but II Is practically
an assured fact. The new firm will
occupy the store room now used BY
l.. c. Wilson and will carry on a gen.
eral drug business. Just when the
change will be made cannot be pub
lished yet. The firm of Wagner &
Suffer, which has occupied part CT
the McKechnie store, will nov on
me list of November into the north
side of the new Wright building next
to the new Bank OF Fergus County
Fred Peterson Will tahv part of this
store and put in a line of musical in
struments.
II. p. Imislund, of Grass Range, an,
nounces that he will give a big dance
at his hotel in Grass Range on the
evening of October 2lst. The Republic
can rally will be held there the same
evening.
Judge Z. X. Cheadle returned last
Thursday evening from Helena, where
he spent the last two weeks. After
the state fair the Judge was invited
by Justice Brantly TO SIT in the su
preme court on the election contest
case from Butte. This was a man
damus case in which one Riley was
the relator. The case took three DAYS
but the decision came very quickly
being settled in about five minutes af
Ter retiring from the court room. The
honor of writing the opinion of the
court was given 10 Judge Cheadle anc
he will prepare this in Lewistown and
forward II to Helena in a few DAYS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-19
UTICA NOTES.

John Campbell, of Wolf creek, spent
sunday night in Utica.
The postoffice at Philbrook has been
discontinued. Mail addressed to that
place m 10 the Utica Office.
Thos. White. Utica's barber, was out
OF town the latter part Of last week
and the fore part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Jackson, Sr.,
attended synod in Lewistown the lat.
ter part Of last week.
School closed Monday evening for
this week TO allow the teachers To at
tend institute.
Mrs. Wm. Polly and family are
spending the week with Mr.. Polly ut
the mines.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Young came in
from Utica Tuesday evening and are
visiting at the home OF the Rev. Hen.
ny Quickenden.
Miss Kate Doolittle. our efficient ana
popular primary teacher. went to Lew.
istown Monday night to visit with rel.
atiyes and attend institute.
Prof. +. r. Young has accepted the
pTincipalship Of the graded schools at
~Engleyille. Colo. He leaves for that
place this week. Mrs. Young and
daughter accompany him.
p. ". Korell sold about 1850 head
of sheep to JOS. Sims at 81 per head.
The sheep are TO be delivered at La.
VIVA and were started for that place
Sunday morning.
Rev. and Mrs. r. VI. Adams have in.
yited the children OF Utica and yicin.
ity to meet at the parsonage on Fri.
day OF this week from 2 to ) p. m. for
a good social time.
The following are the new officers
Of the Utica NJ. L. Sunday school:
Mrs. p. NJ. Adams. superintendent.
Mrs. C. C. David, assistant superin-
tendent; Edward Bowe. secretary;
Carlotta Perrine, treasurer; Willie
Barnes, librarian.
Peter Matson, who lived two miles
south of town. died at IL o'clock last
Saturday night. About a year ago
Mr.. Matson had a stroke of paralysis
from which he never fully recovered.
He had been confined 10 the house for
the past month or Two. Burial services
were conducted at his home by Rev.
=. VI. Adams at 3 o'clock Monday az.
ternoon and the remains inferred in
the Utica cemetery. The Knights OF
Pythias. of which order Mr.. Matson
was a member, had charge of the
funeral arrangements. The deceased
leaves a wife and two children.