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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-25

accompanying map
shows the location
of those points in
the east which are
apt to figure in
the Russo-J apanese
campaign. Brief de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-25

JRING the war with
Russia the japanese
have shown a knowl-
edge of the practical
side of warfare that
has surprised the
world. Much of the
success they have
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
SOME CAROLINA NEWS.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. AT Spartan
burg yesterday the 1-year-old child Of
Henry Ballenger, colored, was burned
to death. The child was left alone in
the house. During the absence of
the parents the bed clothing caught
fire. and the child was roasted alive.
The handsome country home of Capt.
j. ]. Magness at Grassy Point, near
Gaffney, was destroyed by fire Monday
night. Only few articles of furni-
ture were saved. The less is astimat-
ed at $4,000. with $500 insurance.
Mag Williams, a colored woman was
instantly killed at Chester last night,
while attempting to cross the South
ern Railway track. by a Chester and
Lancaster train.
The 14-year-old son of Mr.. G. w.
Folk of Bamberg, was accidentally shot
and killed on Wednesday. last, while
out hunting with two youthful COM
panions. The accident occurred on the
plantat ton. of Mr.. w. M. Brabham,
a few miles from Bamberg. Young
Folk was on a visit to the two sons of
Mr.. T. ]. Crider, and they were out
hunting together. The boy Folk was
behind and playfully grabbed the coat
of his comrade. who had atarted to
run. The gun was discharged. the
contents entering the boys thigh.
The wounded bow was at once carried
to the house. but died soon after
reaching there. Realizing that he was
fatally wounded. the lad exonerated
his companions from blame.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

back with canes while the rush was
the fiercest.
The bazaar was held in a flimsy,
inflammable structure, built out of
planks and cloth. The fire came from
defective insulation of wires in the
cinematograph department, and the
flames spread with fierce speed. The
flimsy dresses of many of the ladies'
1t was in May-caught the flames, and,
as their wearers frantically rushed
around, the flames were communicated
to others. Many of the ladies who
escaped came out with little or moth
ing of their clothes left on them, so
great was the struggle inside.
One of the most interesting features
of the Paris fire was the aftermath.
The put off till tomorrow spirit shown
by those whose duty it was to deter
mine the extent of the disaster
promptly and to rescue the bodies was
equalled only by the nonchalance of
the Paris journalists, who went about
the task of getting the facts at hand
with less vigor than would have been
shown by an American country jour
nalist before the days of the telegraph
and the telephone. They slipped their
coffee and brandy and waited for 1.-The
official account" while the world out
side clamored for the details.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

30. Many of these and the unrecog-
nizable remains of "A score more were
buried at a public funeral in Green
wood Cemetery. A gale, laden with
snow and biting cold greatly hampered
the work of burial.
The two continental fires, that at the
Ring Theater and that at the Paris
Charity Bazaar, have been described as
typical of the countries where they oc-
CURED. The first was caused by the
dropping of a lamp upon the stage The
terrible loss of life at the Paris fire is
laid to the criminal lack of precaution.
The Ring Theater was burned on
Dec. 8, 1881 while a large audience was
viewing a performance of Offenbach's
comic opera, Les Contes d'Hoffman."
The explosion of the oil lamp that was
dropped on the stage spread flames to
the scenery. Thence the fire spread so
rapidly throughout the auditorium that
the members of the audience, with few
exceptions, were not able to use the
exits. Some of the horror perhaps ali
of it, might have been averted by the
lowering of an iron partition that was
intended to separate the stage from
the auditorium. but the partition was
not lowered. Three days elapsed be-
fore the extent of the disaster had been
determined.
The Paris Bazar fire of May 4. 1897,
made a black page in the history of
horrors. not so much because there
were 131 persons killed, but because
many of them were of the flower of
French families and because of the
disgraceful way in which some of the
men behaved Men Of title, according
to accounts printed everywhere, aban-
doned all idea of helping women and
even went so far as to beat women
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
NEWLANDS SPEAKS
OF DEMOCRACY in 1904

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 1.-Nearly 500
Democrats of Nebraska tonight cele-
brated the ninety-ninth anniversary of
Andrew Jacksons victory over the
British at New Orleans and incidental
ly the thirteenth annual banquet of
the Jacksonian Club of Nebraska.
The event was the best attended and
most enthusiastic of any in the history
of the club. The speakers were all
men of prominence and included SEN
ator Francis G. Newlands OF Nevada,
Congressman David DeArmond of Mis-
souri,, and Congressman Hitchcock of
Nebraska.
The occasion was of special signifi-
canoe to Nebraska Democracy because
of a reunion of the factions that have
been known formerly as gold and
silver" Democrats. The latter have
for several years been a large major
ity, but the opposition included many
prominent Democrats of the state.
Wrank L. Weaver, president of the
club, acted as POSTMASTER.
Congressman Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock
of Nebraska took for his theme, THE
Laggard Law"
Congressman David DeArmond of
Missouri addressed the assemblage on
What of Our Future?"
Senator Newlands of Nevada spoke
to the toast, Democracy in 1904"
Senator Newlands said that as
to the candidate, it was safe to
coy hot Of oil he l.
the struggles of 1896 and 1900, there
was no man who filled the popular
ideal of leadership rs did William j.
Bryan He i4"1 to-day more personal
followers, mel who believed in and
trusted him than any other man IN
the United States. Outside of Mr.. Bry-
an, it would be difficult for the De-
mocracy to select any man who was a
platform in himself. There were many
able and strong Democrats in the
North and West, but, the most prom
inent had been strongly identified upon
the one side or the other with the diff
ferences which had arisen in 1896 and
been continued in 1900 upon the money
question. In the North and West of
late the Democratic party had had no
such opportunity in the administra-
ton of state affairs as would bring
Northern or Western leader into prom
candidate must be a new and untried
man who was silent upon the great is
sues of 1896 and 1900, or else must be
identified with the bitterness of those
campaigns.
In commenting upon the is
sues, Senator Newlands stated
that the campaign of 1900 dem
onstrated that the American
people cared little regarding the ques-
ton of imperialism. The issue has
been clearly presented, and a cam
paign of surprising eloquence and Wig
or had been waged upon it. 1t was
clear that the intense commercialism
Of the past decade had blunted the
sensibilities and the conscience of the
American people; that whilst they were
willing to reassert the doctrine of the
equality of man, of the inseparability
of taxation and representation, and of
the consent of the governed as it re-
lated to themselves, they were indif
ferent as to it's application to other
peoples.
AS to the money question, Mr.. New
lands said that time had indicated
the doctrine advanced by the Demo-
cratic party in 1896 and 1900 as to the
cumulative theory of money.
The Democratic party will remain
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
GREAT THEATRE FIRES.
December the Month in which
Four Have Come.
From the New York Sun.


From the New York Sun.
In the great Chicago fire of October,
1871, only 200 lives were lost. Among
theater fires only the Ring Theater
disaster in Vienna in December, 1881.
ranks with this one.
To the minds of New Workers the
Chicago disaster will at once recall the
burning of the Brooklyn Theater in
December, 1876. The number of dead
there was about 300. The fire at the
Paris Charity Bazaar, or the Glande
Bazaar de Charlie. in May, 1897. one
of the most horrible of fires in recent
years, swept away 131 lives. At the
Ring Theater fire at Vienna 500 lives
We're lost
Another American theater fire which
was of Importance in its day was that
which destroyed theater at Rich
mond, Va, in 1911. The Governor of
Virginia and seventy other people,
many Of whom were prominent socially
and politically, lost their lives
Curiously enough, this Richmond fire,
the Ring Theater fire and the Brook
lyn fire all occurred in December, like
the Iroquois Theater fire.
The Brooklyn theater fire was on the
evening of Dec. 5, 1876. The theater
was in Washington street, near john
son. The fire began in the borders,
which caught from the borderlights.
The flames ran like a flash to the TOP
OF the stage and then to the theater
ceiling Smoke choked most of those
who persisted.
The play was 1.-The Two ORPHANS. -
in which the principal was Kate Clax-
ton, who is still on the stage. She and
the rest of the company held their
places as long as they could and then,
when disaster was imminent. she and
j. B. Studley, one of the company
used all their efforts to avoid a panic
IN the audience. About all the people
IN the orchestra got out and most OF
those killed had been in the gallery.
Although the roof fell in before mid
night only one of the local newspap ers,
handicapped as they We're by old-time
lack of convenience for gathering
news, gave an idea Of the extent OF
the disaster next morning. None OF
the actors was killed.
The number Of identified dead was
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Artarito, Joe, 325 Bay street, east.
Brodmann, j. D., 709 West Broad
street.
Brodman, o. D., corner Randolph and
Oglethorpe avenue.
Brodman, H., corner Jones and Hab-
ersham streets.
Brodman, George, corner East Broad
and Taylor streets.
Badenhoop. j. H., 523 West Broad
street
Bouhan, William, trustee, southwest
corner East Broad and Huntingdon
streets.
BIenges, Fred, 1119 West Broad street.
Bunger. H. H, 1915 Ogeechee road.
Bullock, George E., 401 East Broad
street.
Britt, W. j., 229 East Broad street,
corner McDonough street.
Berman, M. D., 334 Whitaker street.
Captain, G. p, No. 4 Farm street.
Carr, John, 401 Bay street, east.
Canady, A. P, 627 Sims street.
Carlson, Alex, Gwinnett and Haber-
sham streets.
Daily, j. A, Farm and Mill streets.
Ducatt, Isabella, Bay and West
Elsinger, E., northwest corner
Broughton and Drayton streets.
Eichholz. Selig, Gwinnett and West
Broad streets.
Ehrlicher. M. B.. West Broad and Lib
eAlf SlLGGlS.
Eskedor, W. H., Wayne and West
Broad streets.
Egan, ]. j., 20 Whitaker streets.
Frost, Bert B., Ill Congress street,
west.
Frelong, F., 80 Randolph street.
Finken & Pacetti, corner Congress
and Barnard streets.
Grice & Stephens, Sims and Prender-
CAST streets.
Green and Johnson, West Broad and
Margaret streets.
Grimm, A., 1929 Ogeechee road.
Carney, NJ, 1913 Bryan street, west.
Gerken, Henry, agent, 715 Wheaton
street.
Griner. ]. F., Randolph and Liberty
streets.
Gefken, r., waldburg and Burroughs
streets.
Gartelman. w. H., southwest corner
West Broad and Thirty second streets.
Geffken, H. H., northwest corner
Broughton and Price streets.
Horrigan, estate Mary, northwest
corner Bryan and Houston streets.
Hart Francis, % Jefferson street.
Harms, A. H.. 622 Bolton street.
Hoffman, c. H.. 25 East Broad street.
Hoffman, J. F. 6S4 President street,
east.
Jachens. F. H.. 5SS Pine street.
Konnemann, c. II. & Co., POI Farm
street.
Kennedy, l. p, 1s4 Bryan str,
west.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
VALD0STA NOTES.

Valdosta, Ga, Jan. 1.-Miss Gertrude
Remington, formerly of Thomasville,
but a recent graduate in osteopathy at
Franklin, KY, is in this city on a
visit to her cousin, Mrs. l.. ]. Jack
son. Miss Remington expects to leave
soon for Toxic. Japan, where she goes
as a missionary. She expects also to
practice her profession there, using it
chiefly to help lift the people to a
higher life. She will be a mission
airy of the Christian Church.
Drs. Lang. Smith and Little have
formed a copartnership here, and ex-
pect to start sanitarium in a short
while. They tried to rent a building,
but could find none vacant in the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
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PHI KAPPA sIGMAs MEET.
Grand Chapter of the Fraternity in
Session at Richmond.

Grand Chapter of the Fraternity I'm
Session at Richmond.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 1.-The grand
chapter of the Phi Kappa Sigma fra
ternity met here to-day with an at
tendance representing all sections of
the country. A banquet was held this
evening, at which Evan R. Chester
man of Richmond presided, and adj
dresses were made by Congressman
Swanson, Rev. DR.. Robert Strange of
this city and others.
Tonight the chapter elected officers
as follows: Grand Alpha, ]. Hartley
Herrick, Philadelphia; Grand Beta,
John B. Baer, Baltimore; Grand Iota,
T. B. McAdams, Richmond; Grand
Thetas, Alfred Tennyson Levina.
Nashville, Tenn; Gould Anthony, Uni
versity of Maine; Grand Sigma, BOYD
Lee Sparks, Philadelphia; Grand Up-
silon, H. Charles Griffenbach, Pitts
burg; Grand Tau, James Starr, Phila-
delphia.
The chapter is expected to adjourn
tomorrow night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
FIRE IN JAIL
STARTED BY PRISONERS.
Desperate Attempt ut Jail Delivery
i'm SwninsbOrO.

Desperate Attempt Mt Jail Delivery
i'm SwninsbOrO.
Swainsboro, Ga, Jan. Fire was
discovered in the jail last night at s
O'Clock. and the prisoners came near
suffocating before the jailer reached
the bulldog and let them out in the
air.
The fire was caused by some of the
prisoners setting an old mattress on
fire, probably thinking they would
make their escape when taken out of
the Jail.
Numerous efforts have been made to
escape by three white prisoners, and
it is known that they were the men
who started the fire. No damage was
done the Jail.
Sheriff flanders keeps a keen watch
over the three prisoners who started
the fire, as they are known to be des-
perate criminals.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

its product is made of the choicest
grain in the world. The site is pictur-
esque. 1t is envirOned by a magnificent
forest interspersed with vistas, through
which CLEAN acres of golden corn and
the best of rye in summer. or snow
capped mountains in winter. Down
through the everglade in a stream of
crystal purity flows the spring from
which the plant takes it's name and
which contributes in no small degree
to the virtues of the now celebrated Big
Spring whiskey.
The Pharmacopoeia of the United
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
Spencer Trask & Co
BANKERS
William & Pine Sts., New Yorl
Investment Securities.
Members New York Stock Exchange.
Branch Office, Albany, N. Y.

city. They are negotiating for lot
and will build at once
The Wednesday night prayer meet
ing of the Baptist Church was con-
tinued through Thursday and Friday
night of this week. preparatory to the
series of meetings which will begin
there next Sunday. The meetings VIII
continue, two or three weeks.
The County Commissioners have call
ed off the road gang, and abandoned
work on the new road. running from
the 4-mile post to Hickory Grove
Church. The road was to be seven
miles long. and four miles of it was
completed. The property owners could
not agree as to which route it should
go, and the commissioners decided to
abandon the work until they can agree.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
BIG SPRING DsLERY COON HOLLOW NELSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY

States recognizing the value of a pure
article of whiskey as a remedy, has
added it as one of the standard medi-
cines and in the dispensatory may be
found the following:
ut is preferable as a medicinal agent
to brandy"
This is especially applicable to Big
Spring whiskey, for the simple and I'M
challenged reason that it meets every
requirement of a pure article. Physi-
clans who have tried it know that they
can rely upon it, and to the epicure it
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

$780, 900 Disabling Company Absorbs the Savannah Grocery
CompanYs Liquor Interest

this section and his acquaintance ex-
tends over a great portion Of the South.
He is a man of means and abundant
business ability and any enterprise to
which he lends his influence prospers.
He is deeply interested in the distillery
company and is devoting chs whole
time and energy to advancing it. 1t
was through his efforts that the Ken
lucky and the Pennsylvania properties
were acquired as well as the liquor
branch of the Savannah Grocery Com
pany.
The secretary and treasurer of the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Gated at Coon Hollow, Nelson county,
Kentucky
Mr.. Sligo Myers is president of the dis
filling company.
The building which the company will
use will be the same now occupied by
the Savannah Grocery Company, and
most of the office force and statesmen
will be retained.
In addition to distributing from this
point its own product, it will be dis
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

tributing agents for the best known liq-
uors in the world. and will carry on a
direct importation of wines and liquors
and will do an immense business as
rectifiers. This will mean the providing
with positions large number of peo-
pie, and the material increase of the
city's annual business
The Big Spring Distillery is located in
the best grain section of Kentucky and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Distilling Company is Mr.. Edward F.
OConner, who is now vice president of
the Savannah Grocery Company. He
began with H. Myers e. Bros, seventeen
years ago as shipping and entry clerk.
He was afterward placed in charge of
the rectifying branch and also of the
wholesale liquor department, which
position he held when the business be-
came the Savannah Grocery Company.
He is an able business man and is
known throughout this part of the
country as such.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

The Big Spring Distilling Company,
the largest enterprise of the kind south
of the Mason and Dixon line, owning
distilleries and distillery interests in
Kentucky. Pennsylvania and Georgia,
has acquired the liquor business of the
Savannah Grocery Company.
This company was organized under
the laws of the state of Georgia with
a paid up capital of S3OOO 900. It's princi-
pal disuuery, by the same name. is To-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

is a long established thing of beauty
and joy forever.
Mr. sligo Myers, who is the head of
the Big Spring Distilling Company,
reeds no Introduction to the people of
this part of the world. He has been
identified with many successful enter
prises here and in Florida for more
than a quarter of century. He is
thoroughly familiar with the trade of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
OFFICERS OF S. A. ELS
Those Chosen at the Meeting of Ep-
siIon Province.

Those Chosen at the Meeting of Ep-
siIon Province.
Columbus. Ga, Jan. THE first cor
vention of the Epsilon Province of the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity end
ed tonight with a brilliant banquet.
The next convention will be held in
Atlanta, two years hence. and Gramma
and Iota provinces, embracing several
Southern States, will be invited to meet
with the province on that occasion.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, j. Clay Murphy,
Macon; vice president, ] D. Chappelle,
Greensboro, Ala. secretary and treas
urer, Guy Garrard, Columbus, Honor
airy vice presidents, j. L. Wray, H. r.
Goetchins, Columbus; w. w. Brandon,
Tuscaloosa, Ala. p. A. Stovall, Savan-
nah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Mr.. Myers said that his company is
not only handling its own product, but
is also distributing agents for such we'll
known brands as Wilson, Lewis sc,
Commonwealth, Cascade, Old Nick Will
liam Corn, Columbia Rye, Georgia Club
Rye, Huntsville Pure Rye.
Mr.. Myers said that his company
might operate a distillery in Savannah
later.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
l CURE CHRONIC DISEASES PERMANENTIY

so severe but what there is a certainty Of ts he
! ing t cured when subjected to Wonderful
treatment as only accept durable cases and gauran-
zee my work II you are suffering with RIEIMA-
ism Cl0ERS. PILES. F1SrULA ECZEMA, PM
= 80 ID POISON, LOST VITALITY, GENERAL,
NSTGhnOIS DEBILITY or ANY OTHER CHRONIC
scenuhc methods of cure before placing yourself UNI
uer any otner specialists treatment daily dem
onstraung these superior methods of among the
very best people In this city and surrounding country
-all on me and will take pleasure in showing and
demonstrating these facts to you. REMEMBER
THIS; l am personally in charge Of my office; have
no branch offices and no substitutes furnish med-
cines without extra charges II you can't call write
DR.. ]. T. GAULT,
'ARD OF TRADE BUILDING. SAVANNAH GA.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR

Leaves east side Of City Market for Thunder.
bolt, Cattle Park, Sandfy. Isle of Hope and all
intermediate points-9:I5 a. M, lis p. m, 81 IL
p. m.
Leaves Isle Of Hope for Sanddy, Cattle Park
Thunderbolt and all intermediate points-6:0O
a. M, 100 a. m. 800 .. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 a. H..
and 2:35 p. M, connecting at Sandfiy with reg
ular parcel car for city.
Parcel car from the city carries freight to
Montgomery on each trip
Regular parcel car carries trailer on each
trip for accommodation Of passengers.
Any further information regarding passen-
ger schedule or freight service can be had by
applying TO G. B. KIDDER, Manager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
OFFICIAL.
LIQUOR LICENSES.

City of Savannah, Office Clerk of
Council, Savannah, Ca, Dec. 26, 1903
The following applications to retail
liquor during year 1904 were read at
meeting of Council Dec. %, 1903, and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole. c. V. HERNANDEZ,
Acting Clerk of Council.