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La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06
soMt MORE LOCAL irGMs.
Trade with IL. g. Todd.

taaG VIII l. ". i Ouu.
Soda water at Fishers.
Trade at the Palace drug store.
See Dunkin for bread, cakes,
pies and cookies.
Take your prescriptions to the
La Junta Drug Company.
soft drinks OF all kinds at Fish
er's postotiice bookstore
&. 5. Thompson, undertaken and
embalmer. Phone No. 7I-5.
FoR SALE-Fresh Jersey cows.
+. +. Wsbber. Horse Creek.
All the latest summer drinks at
Fishers post Office bookstore,
You will always find a prescrip-
tion clerk at the La Junta Drug
Company.
Dr. s. ". Biliingslea; rooms IS
and 40 Simonton block; phone
Io+i black.
Mayhem House Furnishing Co. +,
undertaking. embalming. Phone,
44z black; night phone, 462 red.
K. +. S,ubbs disposed of his in
teres, in the kretchmer property,
on Colorado avenue, this week, to
Fred A. Sabin-
Misses Allie and Edna Fisher
leave today for Denver to visit
their aunt, Mrs. George Holly,
during the next two weeks.
Phone No. S5I Red, or leave
orders with distilled water wagon
for root beer, birch beer and soft
drinks of all kinIs.-J. X. Pear
: son.
Dr. William Mckennan left on
No. 10 Thursday night for Con
neaut, Ohio, TO visit his old home.
He expects to be absent about a
month.
On the second page OF this issue
will be found an advertisement
asking for bids for the construc
ton Of the new state bridge over
the Arkansas river west of town.
Sheriff Barr left Thursday morn
gjoS Buena Vista. accompanied
by Mike Holt and Fred Wilson,
who were sentenced by Judge Dix
on last Tuesday 10 the state re-
formatory fos robbing q freight car
in Rocky Fosd- Gus Hackley,
Who vas also = memb Of the
gans, aud Riehssd Hut, uho plead
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07

A pitiful scene attended the identi-
lcation Of Marjorie Edwards, IA years
old, of Clinton, Ia. Her father, ". M.
Edwards, who had been in Chicago on
a visit, identified his daughters ter
ribly burned body from q sample of the
cloth in her skirt. which he carried in
his pocket.
Search for the Dead.
Chief of Police O'Netll supervised the
work Of helping friends and relatives
recover their dead. Hundreds of per-
som with grief and anxiety written on
lheir faces, thronged about the chiefs
office, seeking information. The pres
sure grew so strong that Secretary
Markham. mounting a chair, read off
the descriptions to the multitude, who
listened with strasning ears. Ere
quently persons in the crowd recog-
nized the descriptions and started in
horror for the particular morgue named
as the words fell from the secretary's
lips.
At the morgues the inadeuuacy of
means OF inspecting the bodies was evil
dent. Only a few persons at a time
were allowed to PASS before the bodies,
and places in the line of admission were
as eagerly sought and fought for as
means Of escape We're when the theater
was burning.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07

cony rose to their feet and crowded
forward TO obtain a better view of the
ire. Eddie F>oy rushed to the center of
the stage again and waved Ills arms IN
a gesture meaning for the people TO
he seated. At that instant a woman In
the rear seats screamed Fire and
the entire audience rose to it's feet. In
another instant there was a confused
roar made by a thousand persons as
they rushed madly from the impending
danger.
Panic in the Chorus.
ION the stage the chorus girls, who
had aroused my admiration because of
their exhibition Of presence of mind,
turned to flee,.but many OF them We're
overcome before they could take a step.
Several of them fell to the floor, and I
saw the actors and stage hands carry
them off the stage
Miss Elsie Gilmore was the first to
leave our box. The upholstering on
the railing was then on fire, and we
were compelled to brush fragments of
the burning curtain from our cloth
Ing in order to prevent it's catching
fire.
Then there came a great roar and a
great draft of air, and the flames shot
out over the parquette of the theater
until 1t seemed to Ile as though they
must reach the very walls of the gall
lerles. There were few men In the
galleries. but I saw several Of them
pulling and pushing women and chill
drea aside as they fought like maniacs
to reach the exits. l saw a number
OF children trampled, and none of them
arose again. In the balcony I say a
DIG, black crush of human beings, each
one apparently fighting everybody else.
The balcony was so steep that many
fell before they had reached the first
four rows Of seats. J saw the exits TO
the fire escape choke, and those in the
rear rush with all the strength they
possessed on those who We're nearest
the doorway.
Stage a Mass of Flames.
! then saw that the flames ran rapidly
through the scenery, and / jumped over
the railing Of the box to the aisle In front.
l saw that the stage was then a mass of
flames. AS | started UP the aisle a man
ran into me and knocked me down. I
grew weak on arising and sank into one
OF the orchestra chairs, and after that I
saw little. In some way I reached the
main entrance, where men were kicking
against the doors ana shattering the glass
ans panels In an attempt to afford a
larger space for the exit Of the people. l
saw many fall as they reached the doors,
where a few steps more would have car
ried them to fresh air and safety. AS /
look at it now I must have been walking
on prestrate bodies as l struggled through
the opening. All Of our party escaped in
about the same manner as l did, but AL
of them suffered SO terribly in the mat
ter of clothing that the first thing they
did was to rush to a store to buy wraps.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07
FLEET TO
TAKE KOREA PORT
Six Armored Cruisers, Accord
ing 20 Report, Will Move
From Saccho.
RUSSIA REJECTS TERMS
This Information Comes From ST. Pc
tersburg-English Foreign Office
Says II Has Small Hopes
Of Peace.

Toxic, Jan 5.--War with Russia is
regarded here as unavoidable and the
press is urging The Immediate opening
Of hostilities.
All of the banks are Withholding
funds and it is believed this is the re-
suit of official instructions.
The government has completed and
perfected arrangements for the trans
portation OF troops and supplies, and
the people calmly await Developments.
The continued dissemination of opti-
mlstlc news from Berlin causes genus
lne surprise and regret here.
Shanghai, JAM. 4.-Chinese cruisers
here are preparing for active service.
They are taking on board ammunition
and supplies. They will remain here
for orders.
Paris, an. 1.-THE Russian warships
here have been ordered to postpone
their departure.
Toxic, Jan. 5.-The report is current
that a Japanese squadron OF six arm
ored cruisers under Admiral Kamimura
is now at Saceho and will seize the port
of Masampho, Korea, Inc that its de-
parture has been fixed for January 4.
In well Informed circles it is doubted
whether Japan would seize MasamphoN
or any Korean port, except to forestallg
Russia iii the event of the latter show
ing evidences of any intention to take
such a step or in the event the negotia-
lions between the two countries finally
end in failure. Great activity prevails
in preparation for any e~ventuality.
Russia Will Reject Proposals.
ST. Petersburg, Jan. Sit appears To-
be true that Russia has decided not to-
accept Japan's precise proposals. For
eign Minister Larnsdorf and the Japan,
view to arriving at an ainlcable settle
ment, but unotficially the situation is
regarded as most serious.
London Not Vet Informed.
London, Jan. 5.--No word has yet
been received here tending to show
when the Russian reply to Japan may
be expected. Foreign Secretary Lans-t
downe has informed the Japanese Minis
lister, Baron Hayashi, tina he fears the
party in Russia ism the ascendant
and that he has faint hopes of Japan
receiving a favorable reply.
Baron Hayashi says he has received
no news of the intended dispatch Of a
Japanese squadron to Masampho,
Korea. The minister pointed out that
the dispatch Of a squadron to Masam-
pho would not necessarily be a war
like action, though 1t could scarcely
help being regarded in the line of other
precautions which Japan has openly
aiken.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07
TKEATERs In DARKNESS
Nineteen Playhouscs in Chicago Con,
demned and Closed by the
Authorities.

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Chicago, Jan. AT midnight only
tWenty-one unidentified dead remained
III the several morgues. The total nurn-
Der of bodies that have been accounted
for is $50, OF these SCI have been iden-
titled.
: Chicago. Jan. 2.-Mayor Carter Har.
rison took steps to provide as far as
possible against a repetition of
Wednesdays horror at the Iroquois
theater. AS a result of an investiga-
Jtion made at his orders and lasting but
IA few hours, nineteen theaters and mu-
.seums were ordered closed. Some OF
them are among the leading and most
popular play houses of the city. The
action of the mayor was based on one
single violation Of the ordinances,
(which are intended to protect the pa
irons of theaters from just such an
occurrence as that which cost so many
lives on Wednesday. This was tina
every n of these places had omitted
ito supply an asbestos curtain. The
~theaters ordered closed are: Howard's,
Sam Il. Jacks, Marlowe, New Ameri-
can, Olympic, Academy of Music, Al
hambra, Avenue, Rijou, Chicago opera
house, Columbus Stock. T~hirty-first
street, Criterion, Fiegenbaum's, Mill
waukee venue Garrick and Click
mans. In addition to these, the Lon
don Globe museum and the Clark street
ousaum ware also con,nanad 10 ciosa
+,air ,5nors to'e
q The Chicaeo oners house and +be
olyn,p bic theater are vaudeville houses Of
49, i;ahast -. "a 80 ~
much business in point of numbers as any
of the theaters in the city at single per-
formances. They give, however, a NATL
nee every day in the week and it is sell
dom that seats can he obtained at any
performance MT the time of opening IN
addition to this they have been accns-
toned to selling a large number OF tick
cts for standing room. and as !, general
thing more people are within these nlaces
of amusement at an ayerag e performance
than can be found at sny other playhouse
III the city.
The Garrick tbeater which was ordered
closed is a small PLAYHOUSE on the north
west side of the city. and should not be
c%onfounded with the larger theater of the
same name situated on Rando]p street.
one block west Of the Irouuois.
The inspection ordered by the mayor
was carried out by Building Commits
sioner Williams and Chief of Police
O'Neill. The scope Of the investigation
included no other feature than asbestos
curtains. The mayor instructed Com
missioner Williams to report to him
promptly at the conclusion of his inves-
tigatloi, declaring that it was his inten-
ton that no theater should be allowed to
open its doors In Chicago hereafter un-
less 1t was provided with an asbestos
curtain Of standard quality that would
work at all times and under. all condi-
tons.
1t may not be possible, said Mayor
HARRISON. ito prevent loss of life when
audiences rush for the doorways. but
have determined to see that every nre-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07
GH0UL.S ROBBED DEAD.
One Thief Took Pearls From the Neck
of a Dead Woman, Claiming
& CLes3 hYaS Lie yM;ra %4&Egq

Chicago. Jan. 4.-Ghouls, pickpocket,
and thieves, attracted from every slum in
Chicago by the tidings Of the holocaust,
swarmed down upon the temporary
morgies before all Of the bodies had been
removed and began robhing the dead.
In the intense excitement of the first
few hours following the outbreak Of the
fire 1t was impossible for the police to
ever feeb!y protect the hundreds of dead
bodies that lay iii piles and rows in res
t~aurapts, in & in business blocks
In the streets even, for eighteen bodies lay
for nearly an hour upon the curling OPP
Eosite the theater, awaiting transit to q
riorgue.
From the p~urlieus of Chicago came the
horde of thieves and pickpockets in the
guise of frantic mourners searching for
their loved ones.
FfieT crushed through the doorways Of
the temporary nlorgues by the hundred,
and they carried off rings, watches.
purses ard jewelry despite the utmost eff
forts of the police.
When this feature of the horror mani
tested itself a call was sent out for all the
police reserves in the city and from sub
urban police stations plain clothes men
and uniformed officers poured into Ran
dolpn street about 6 o'clock.
The detectives on guard at the tempo
fary morgues had not time to arrest the
ghouis. 1T would have been impossible to
take them through the mass of humanity
that jariraed the streets, and the ABB
sa1ce of the officers would have made
Sliifigs easy sailing for other thieves. In
iii3fss therefore, the robbers when
ietected We're elttpbed or booted out OF
the s13orgaes.
sifsea man was caught taking a valuable
string gaf pearls from the neck Of a dead
sRfatsaass IN Thoin pson's S, who be had de-S
esss;sssa 70 be his Wiffc e. Others were caught
With watches and diamond rings.
lis11y %axs Ihe bodies bore jeweIry. as the
sHolssen had dressed III their best clothing
arid sloaIisd their rings. ana pins for the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07
CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
Bursting Of a Calcium Light App4
ratus, Says the Management OF

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ehs r,ouse.
Cheago, Dec. A.-Wh.le the policemen
ana 1arenien We're carrying OUT the aeai
ana injured, ,Siii j Davis, one OF ttae pro
pflelofs OF the ihe4tef, lent las eforts
20 aileViate sunerlns ana 70 assist TO
care Tor the dead. He said:
"ihere was no need. 50 far as I know,
OF d single NE belns lost. There We're
more tiian forty exits to the ]taeater.
me pnildins IS fre proof, and II some
Dooy haa not cried tire think that all.
a. IA as nose SHEA IN the pane were
concerned, would have reached the street
in safety. and Of those who were suffo-
saeeo by the gas nearly all would have
c,Irrsd = ~ ~ cue silne me EXPLOSION &C.
i've nut otuei . peei pfeSeFVea IN go
sAs T.- .. r.,
an the arst nv isarneu ever pooy
althourb seva1a' e~eepe 1hrea escaped,
rnfnor n - ,,rsss +, sustalnea bruises ana
in he nrst ana 49, - $50. loss OF me was
combined viii So see : oa q these
sale ~ W. sea- ABOUT sou persons, The
IN to the capsaitp oeea soou' out vas not
esrro, "a h sapaeieS, anu as tar as can
no and sao ~ paiconues ned between
whern ths ,eas me Top balcony,
was tbs slieapes seats are situated,
that The srnn,d oomueu' ana II was mere
strugsIinp n ~ aou ~ nnost oliheuity IN
r. aa. 20 ,he Kits.
az tba ae4laieu py the management
ea,saS - ,teass tnat the 1lre was not
a as ~ tne Of an electric
of ~ = any usiect IN the equipment
hy ~. 1870, sa II started, they assert,
~ , : ~ .ne ou1seihs or a calcium light APP
tbat'it lHe was SO great
liz HCuI. the EERVilphf nyyar fhn
nea5t aha auditorium This state
iient OF n theater management is
pnelaoicted by many who We're in the
ttiea.sr, ana whe declare that before
sne eNplosloh occurred they saw flames
- nalroW streak creeping along the
,,rt.i i,sai tne upper part OF the drop
CURTAIN.
statement of the Coroner.
Coroner Traeger examined the thea-
ter after the disaster and said.
If the asbestos curtain had hean in
working order l believe that the FIRE
linslt nave been prevented from
into he audience chamber
An IRON railing which separated each
r rU@ - seats from the adjoining tier
ING places of safety. This circum-
s.ahce' combined with the steep in
cine, made 1t difficult for SO large
an audience to escape without great
delay, and this is a modern. freproof
eat furnished with all the appli-
ances and equipment hat are supposed
70 prevent Just such a catastrophe as
occurred. The plush on the seats
or the first balcony was charred, but
s - W1,ibl This does not look to me
U OF the theater alive If there had
been no panic, when you take into &C.
count the speed with which the fames
spread. My inspection showed that tho
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07
RUSSIA SURE TO WIN.
Military Authority at St. Petersburg
Expresses This Opinion.

Expresses This Opinion.
New York, Jan. 5.-The Herald spe-,
cial cable from ST. Petersburg says:
7 had an interview Thursday eve-
ming with a well known general hold,
ing high official position, and one Of
the very large number of military men
who do not belive in war as ar inrne-
date certainty, for reasons Which Il
had better leave unmentioned. He
said:
War is inevitable. It does not mat
ter what the papers say, we behind the
scenes know better that this war Is
very unfortunate for Russia. But APP
parently the japanese are determined
to fight u.s.
90 you anticipate colnp1ications?,s
No he answered. 1T is claimed
the japanese feet is stronger than
ours. Let us admit that, and suppose
they wipe out$our fleet; that Is noth-
ing. Do not the people remember that
In 1854 we voluntarily sank our own
vessels To protect them from the en-
envy, and continued the fight five
years? Also, our fnodern feet will not
go without leaving its mark behind.
Decisive War on Land.
'TT'he decisive war will be on land.
Suppose Yer that Japan gets our
coasts. What then? We have Yladi-
Yostock, Dalny and Port Arthur, which
are irnpregnable. Russia's reply will
be a firm, curt, correct mo- possurnus.a5
This will give us three weeks before
the break. In that time Russia must
get to the east.
.Japan's professions have created a
situation such as would have been cree
ated for England had the humans
fifty years turned round n or
dered England out OF India. Does any
one imagine that, with the best will in
the world, Russia can back outat the
summons Of Japan? Impossible.
ut is a horrible thing TO Russia, This
war, but ii is one Of those thingsNthat
must be gone through with. Tt Ynay
set us back sadly. In my opinion d,
soldier should be placed at the Head OF
affairs. A sailor cannot direct SOL
diers. Doubtless n will be appointed.
Admiral Alexieff will have his hands
eminent of the peonle. You have ,lo
comprehension ofHthe vastness@ oq ma
task; that of the Yiceroy ofS1ndia Is &
mere nothing compared 70 i, 4
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GENERAL MILES TALkS.
Mar in the East Wia tnvotge fat
Whole of Europe.
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who stopped here en- fpiIfa cant, aaIa III
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07
Unparalleled Playhouse Holo-
causr at the Iroquois
Theater.
FEW ESCAPE uNlNJuRED
Hundreds OF the Panic Stricken
Audience Died In Their
Seats.
THE MoRauEs BEslEGED
Many Can Never Be ldentified-Fire
Started at Afternoon Perform
ance and Almost instantly
she Horror Was On.
THE MoRGuE5 BEslEGED

Chicago, Jan. 1.-At 2:so o'clock his
morning 59a persons had been identi-
fed among the dead, and there We're
still fifty or %tifty-Eve bodies which had
not been recognized.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07


$50
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07

The appalling calamity IN the Iro-
quois theater has cast Chicago into the
deepest grief and gloom, and for the
time being at least seems to have
chilled and deadened all the ordinary
ambitions of life. Business yesterday
was performed With the sole View to
actual necessity, and even that much
was carried out in q perfunctory man
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-03

I1CzKL rVUvCuDSr cIcCLTUT1.
2. Any primary other than the Sep
TENDER primary shall be held two
weeks before the election for which
such primary is held.
NOTICE OF PRIMARIES. HOW
GTVEN.-Se 4. 1. At least sixty
days before the time of holding such
September primary, the secretary Of
state shall prepare and transmit to each
county, town, city and village clerk,
a notice in writing designating the
offices for which candidates are to be
nominated, at such primary.
2. Upon receipt of such notice, such
county clerk, shall, not less than ten
days thereafter, publish so much thereof
as may be applicable to his county,
once in each week for six consecutive
weeks in at least two, and not to ex-
coed four, newspapers of general cir
culation published in said county.
8. Each town, village, and city clerk
shall within ten days after the receipt
Of such notice cause notice Of such
primary to be. posted in three public
places in each precinct in his town,
city, or village: such notice shall state
the time when, and place where, the
primary will be held in each precinct
therein, together with the offices for
which candidates are to be nominated
4. In case of city elections, the city
clerk shall cause one publication Of
such notice to be given, and shall
also post such notice In three public
places in each election precinct therein,
such publication and posting to be not
more than twenty and not less than ten
days before such primary election.
B. Each county clerk shall, on the
first Tuesday Of June, 1906, and bien-
nially thereafter, transmit to the Sec
rotary Of state the name and post
| office address of each town, city and
village clerk in his county
NOMINATION PAPERS, HOW
PREPARED AND SIGNED.-Section s..
!. The name Of no candidate shall be
printed upon an official ballot used
| at any primary unless at least thirty
| days prior to such primary a nomi-
| nation paper shall have been filed in his
behalf as provided in this act in sub
stantially the following form:
| /, the undersigned, a qualified cleo
tor or (the....... precinct of the town
cI..................) or (the.. pre-
| c1nct of the. ward of the city of
............), county Of. and
state of Wisconsin, and a member
! OF the party, hereby
| nominate ..................... VINO
/ resides Cat No........ on.....
street, city of........) or Tin the town
! Of. ......), in the county off,. .....as a
candidate for the office Of Chere specify
| the off1ce) .............. to be voted for
| at the primary to be held on the first
Tuesday of September, 49,, as repre-
senting the principles Of said party,
| and | further declare that I intend to
support the candidate named herein.