The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-14
"PR|NCESS ALICE"
WATCHES SMOKE
Presidents Daughter Is AL.
lowed Inside the Baltimore
Fire Limits.

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 13.-Mayor
McLane voiced the prevailing senti-
ment in Baltimore today when he said:
we are going to recover from this
calamity and will emerge a greater and
better city than before. l am very
much encouraged with the spirit and
grit shown by our people in their de-
termination to go ahead and assist in
the rehabilitation of the city. I want
to see everyone lend a hand in the
movement. Wonderful progress has
been made in cleaning up our streets.
The next step will be the formulation
of plans for improvements to follow. /
realize with the average citizen that
now is our opportunity to improve the
business part Of Baltimore. The ques-
ton OF converting certain blocks into
public reservations will be considered.
What we must do now is all
work together and by this means ac-
complish results. The absence of any
material disorder during this trying
time is unprecedented. Our police and
militia have performed their duty adj
mirably."
There is some disappointment, es-
pecially among business men who have
valuable property buried under the
ruins, over the determination not to
send federal troops here to police the
fire district, but Gov. Edwin Warfield
is firm in his insistence that the SOL
diers are not needed.
Pay Day Tided Over.
Saturday, which is usually recog-
nized as pay day, brought Joy to some
thousands of Baltimore employees and
sorrow to other thousands Some firms
paid off their clerks and workmen, and
others did not. Inability to secure cash
was the reason for the failure Of most
of these firms to pay. They will do so
the early part Of next week.
Strange as it may seem, the volume
of business done in Baltimore this
week has been tremendous and proba-
bly, exceeded that of any month in it's
previous history. This refers more to
purchases than to sales, although
many firms which were burned out
never ceased taking orders and kept
their statesmen on the road selling
goods.
The principal transactions have, of
course, been in real estate and build
Ing and repairing contracts The
great amount of fitting UP and remod-
cling buildings for temporary locations
renders 1T difficult to obtain the serv-
ices of carpenters and builders
Today Building Inspector Preston
and City Engineer Fendall determined
to RAE the dangerous walls standing
in the burned district as quickly as
possible.
Miss Roosevelt Arrives.
Miss Alice Roosevelt. ACCOMPANIED
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to Baltimore late this afternoon to take
view of the ruins. Brig. Gen. Riggs
received message from the Capital
city stating that the presidents daugh-
ter was on her way here, and request
ing him to waive the rule Of not allow
ing ladies within the fire lines for her
benefit. The party arrived at the court
house at $3.50 in an open barouche, and
We're received by Gen. Riggs and staff
and Police Marshal Farnan. Gen.
Riggs informed them Of the danger of
venturing too far into the devastated
district, and said that he would allow
them to drive up Fayette street, where
q fairly good view could be obtained.
This was acceptable to the party.
At Annapolis tonight Gov. Warfield
said he would probably on Monday is
sue proclamation extending the legal
holiday in Baltimore to and including
Feb. %. The governors reasons are
set forth In resolutions adopted by the
Baltimore Clearing House association
today to the effect that the Merchants
and Manufacturers association, the
Chamber of Commerce, the Corn
and Flour Exchange, the Board of
Trade and also prominent merchants
of the city, have not yet been able to
| get possession of the contents Of their
varl+- and safes; that large number
ha- yet been unable to obtain def
! mite q ations, and that failure to ex-
tend the time for the presentation and
protest of negotiable paper beyond the
term fixed by the legislature, Feb. 16,
| might result in great hardship and un-
| necessary injury to credit.