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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-21
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

nm AIMS IIEIAVII RICHMOND EDAILY-BYHUse
$500, 7STlFjIlTf STATION M&
EFFECTIVE U1NDAfs 81 SEPT. 18TH.
1905 a.. MA. Z. Il Express 70 al points I
600 A. M.-petersbu,s ana Norfolk q,
1910 II. M.-petersburg and N. and w. Wes&
a.00 r. Nj PETERSBURG aud Norfolk
s4:l0 pm. -Goldsboro Local. ,tssls s435
6;b5 r. M.--pelersburg local, " Z. Il Il
T;G u M-'FIorIda and West Indian Lam. f
= itedn to nll points South. = - TN!
n $50 r. NJ, -Petersburs and y ana W. w sst,i
z ii 40 n. lM.-petersburg Local. az 81
'.'s' TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. x
4:o7 a. M: 7:25 a. NJ ,s:e5 a. M NJ; sslo;1
a. M.;'sll,io 4. NJ; I 100 T, n; s;05 p. Nj
G:bo II NJ, ;'7:ss p. NJ; 1905 p. n. IA
sIsxsnpt Sunday .tSunday only. 2& !5 III
q. 81. CAMPBELI,t Div. Pass. AT.
w. j. CRAIG. Cen Pass ACT, .8
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Cotton future, opened steady and closed bare.

Cotton quiet: lnidding. 1916; gross receip t.:
s6,sls bales; sales, 100 bales; stock. ~ zs7
Toal 10. day at all eaporta-Nst receip t.
G., eW bales !; export TO Great Britain. 10, :!s
hnies. IL France IL. 4i6 bales to the continent,
3 9aS bales stock. u.s. Sinb bales. .
Consolidated at 4 all seaports,Net. recenip!tssn,
seS.sss bales: export to Great britain y. oso
IA Ies Is France $50 bales;t to the Continent
81. 200 bales II 10 Japan, $50 bales
Total since September list nj all aeaports-II
Net receipts oIai.63i bales; export 70 IAreat
Britain 77a0Ss bales $40 France, = isA3 va iss -:
Ia lie Continent 4G1.4e5 bales; to Japan y. 20
bales; 10 Mexico. 1895 bales
NEW ORLEANS. la. Oct so.r-CoTToS--.
Snot cotton was in good demand and factors
,Sers Offering freelytFnt slightly lover ia Ies;
sales 800 ia les including l,6oo to arrive ana
100 f. o. b. terms. Quotations iie lower, x,e
Futures opened steady with prizes from Typ
polnts lower. Liverpool was bette ina =, e..
iectcd but the hear side was gTehtiS stfsnE.ms
rned BY a, fairly good weather map lne !',.
Of hzzards and tornadoes that han pss sr pr rd
the bad weather t. hold prices n but Mi,he.
though pron,takng by snorIs, aT hiw
M IN tho trading becenber opened point lover
al 9.ia advanced to 9.75, sold DOWN 70 y. No. .;
and finally recovered to o6a, The market
closed nuie With net losses az n5aSa ao
Cotton f,tures steady: OctoheE:; 81 y:1ou y ~
November 9Csa965; Deeenper n III.
a IA %. APRIL .97dJ9. 80; May.lf ~ Q1U.O%
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StAbUAKD AIR LINE RAIL WAY.

TRAINS LEAVE RIcHMOND--DAILY.s 81
20 IL M,-+Sea board 4NIail-10:35 u. M.-Ssa.4
.bonr,l i.xpress-la Savannah, Jacksonville. Ate
5lanta anu Southwest. n, n . 49, 81 a
TRAINS :ARRINI; H RICHMOND DAILY.
G:3y *. N.r7Np,. 3i--fron Florida. a tlaptA
~. a:5s 81 il. M.nNa Gd-l'rom Florida. Atlahts
and tho Southwest, : ,ta
points :, 4 81 s{
- w. M. TAYLi,R g. T. Al sis
$50 East Main street. Phone 4e6
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STEAM OATS.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION co...

JAMES RIYER pAYNLlSE s
spEAAiGR OLD FotN S ,S &c, l,ei ieaye;
< a - N II for norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point
Newport News Girsn9.t aaa t n Af sa,ns y IA
IWanshington, baltimore and the North. state,
ooms Reserved for nishth e ba madsss.s
Freight recaivsa for aboyernaInsd places and
ali points III Eastern STsinia, eng Sag!h SasN'
lima. lin N. ist,iptu.s.!n, SeHl1 a'6I,4B
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- r n n Ricl,mond,5 Fredericks.
Us lsUl - burg = Potomac r. r..

rs - y S KS burg y Potomac r. H.
Trains Leave Richmond orthward.f
AIS a. NJ, daily. Byrd st. Through, sB
e Gas a. NJ, daily. Main st. '.rhroughs
rs a. M.,Sweek days, Elba. Ashland accom-
modntion. & 81 WI
y $40 q. A., daily. Byrd ST. Through. Local
stops. l4G
e 1906 noon. week days. Byrd st. Through.
100 r. NJ, week days. Byrd st. grederlcks.E
sos r. NJ, daily. Main st. Through. II
Gao p N. week days 1cba, Ashland ac-
$ S :o5 y. NJ /, daily, Byrd ST., Through.
a rains Arrive Rt:hmon d---Southward.5f 3
g. $40 az. NJ. week Days. Elba. Ashland ac.i
$40 -. NJ week DAYS. Byrd ST, Frcderlcks-s
burg nccommod a Ion. :55Ss6
S:ya IA M. daily BYRD st. Through
. u 80 a. NJ, week days Byrd st. Through.
92:o5 p, NJ. daily. Main ST. Through. IL 8s
100 p. M. week days. 1slba, Ashland ac-t
3S7f7:l5 P. Nj, daily. Byrd ST Through
$50 p. Nj, daily Byrd St. Through. Local
"A. 1929 RI. NJ. daily Main ST. Through
BAL EOTE-Pumun Sleeping Or Pnrlors Cars on
IA M.sweek days. and local accon,moda t!onAss
M Time o r arrivals and departures and conHcn-;
lions not guaranteed. s
w. d. DUKE O. w. RCULP. W. r. TAYLOR
Gent. Man.r., Asst. Gen Alan'r.. STraf ~ an.
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MARKET WAS
SUPPER TED.
The Reaction Was Checked by.
Measures That Were Taken
III Season.
VALUES PLAYED LITTLE PART.
Powerful Financial Interests
Seemed to Have Affairs
Well i'll Hand.
(By Associated Prcss.)

M 2 y ID
NEW YORK, Oct. 2o.--Tho reaction in
stocks went further to-day, but the mar
ket gave proof OF the wnrdship OF power
ful supporters ana the weakness was at
no time acute. Vigorous supporting
measures wcro adopted Mt tho opening
against tho early food OF pront-taking
which was brought in overnight by yes
terday's sharp break in prices The reac-s
ton was then seemingly allowed to take
2 It's course for q time, and whom the sell
ing had exhausted part OF Its force
another movement towards recovery de-
Yclopcd
News bearing on values played slittle
part in the movement. The determined
liquidation in United States Steel Stocks
had as much effect on sentiment as my Y,
thing else. rho complacency with when
the reaction was generally regarded was
due to the superstition that me grs e,
fket favored q reaction In order 10 shake
or weak followers and give opportunity
Z for themselves to secure stocks at q lower,
T re speciai I'm movements verne Of the day were
4 in the local fractions. including INTERIOR.
ough, Rapid Transit on the curb and in
the former was in connection with revived
" local traction field.
Western In the interest Of the New
Haven. which, was Off Gladly denied yester.--i
day. WINS revived to-day.
Amaignmated Copper weakened weaker !, ~ Inc
being declared. and rallied on the actual
y declaration. st. Paul and Atchison Of
iered relatively good resistance ct. to aepTes
81 show OF strength. u. ,i.. a
The curious buying OF Ontario and West
ern at the last hold the ;I urn at a.
II changes 8 In consequence are very small
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BY Thomas Branch & CO., Bankers and Brokers'

p
SALES:
1900 Mo, akn. and Tex, pfd...
265O0 Missouri Pacific ............
-, NASH; Chat and 8. L.. ....l.
500 New York Central t.........
500 Norfolk and Western. .....
1o95oO n. W Ont. and Wcst...
100 Pacific Mail ..................
699o0 Pennsylvania II. H..........
1900 Peoples Gas tChicago) -.
500 Pressed Steel Car...........
400 Iyfessed Steel Car, pfd..n..i
3i0O Hcpublic I. and s.. conn.,.
400 Republic /. and s.. pfd....
94lW Reading, com.......... 49,.
700 Reading, 1st pfd............
800 Reading, I'd pfd.... ........5
1900 Rock Island, com...... ......
400 Rock Island, pfd. .,....."...
I 400 SolEs......,. ...S........l..
SlOas, pfd ...!r.........t
1900 s. =. and s. r.. I'd pfd. ~
400 s. J.. and Southwest. pfd..
41i00 Southern Pacific ............
1Sl0O Southern Railway, com....
900 Southern Railway, pfd.. ~.
s 200 Seaboard Afr Line, CONT.
100 Seaboard Air Lirc. pfd....
800 Tenn. Coal and FROM.
500 Texas Pacific ................
$500 Union Pacific ..s...........
1880 United States Lcathcr......
1880 United States Steel. 1890.
1850 United States Steel. pfd.
400 Va Car. Chemical, conn.,.
200 Va. Car. Chemical, pfd...
300 Wabash. com ...............S
300 Wabash. pfd........ .........
800 Ndktern Union ....5......5
400 WISCONSIN Central .........
800 Wisconsin Central. pfd....
Total sales 1.2S.5D.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

~ SEIZED uLll IN EFEl!c MA Y .sr q. 1900
TRAINS a LEAVE IaICIIAiON
y 100 a. DAILY. Local for Charlotte, Nc.
l2:so$P. M.-Daily, Limited. Buffet Pullman
to Atlanta and aHirminshau, New Orleans,
Memphis. Chattanooga ana AZ The South. a, 4
II SEQ p. M.--Ix. Sunday. Il aysyllle Local.
1900 p. M.,-Daily. Limited Pullman ready
$3.50 p. Al, for NIL the South. laSaIs IA 2%
2Ft ORIG RIVER LINE. III
The fayorlte route to Baltimore and Eastern
ponss. Leave Richmond 1870 z r.. y, Daily.
except Sunday. tS II 81 Il
4.eo p. Ai.-Except Sunday: For West Point.
connecting with steamers for Baltimore and I
Point Monday. Wednesday, and Friday call at
Yorktown and Clay Bank 4; tuesday. + Thursday
and Saturday. Almonds ana Gloucester Point
6 4:45 IA. M.--lIxcept Sunday. Local mixed for
/, "oss TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND,
& e;5S a. NJ. and G:4o i. M.--Erom all ths Y
South.P
$40 a.. M.-From Keysvllle I'll M i
Il. 0;25 "A. M.--Bultimore and West Point.
Iol5 a. Nj, $40 III. M.--From West Point.
G. w. WESTBuRY,5 D. $P. AZ; Richmond; Va
81 III IIARDVICII, w. H.#TAYLOE,S h
!. G.. Il. AcRERT. Gent aisr,' \"
e, washington. d. c, ia III .55s53
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-21

MONEY AND ExCHANGE-CLQSE
Money on. call steady3 at a 3-402 per. cent;
closing bid, S-4 per cen L; offered ut per
3 Ia per cent. !: ninety days and six
months. 31-2Ql3 81 per cent; primo rncr-
Z cant1le paper. 4 l-9g5 per cent. Sterling
exchange firm with actual business in
bankers' bills at s4s5.S5 for demand and at
Si.S3. co for sixty day bills; posted rates.
$lsISl4.S 81 1-2 and $4S6 IL |; commercial bills,
$3.50 L.. Bar. silver. IS; Mexican dollars,
~
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Other Produce Markets.

IA NEW YORK, Oct. D.-F1lOEI,--alarkct firm
and higher with n slow business. Minnesota
patents. p. 1895 60; winter patents 81. 6e1tS00
Rye Flour-FHrIn. Buckwheat Flour-Quet.
Cornmeal-Bareiy steady. I:ye---sSSon.!nal.l Bar
{ley--IT1rn. r ss&
SWheat--Spot Irregular No. Q red. s1.a1,s.
Options opened steady and early In the session
displayed co1$idarabln 1r1nnes.s.i Later thci
finally trih. steadier on covering. left of IA
Me-, net lower. May closed at SILK Decem-
Der. S1.l8 1-1sc. 5ssftE5
corn-spol easy; No. 2. 57;.c Option market
the west. closing isaNe.. net lower. May
closed at 5lsc.: December; 5sisc. oats-srot
easy; mixed. 3+43Sc.5 Options 1,ogilnal.
81 Realistically. Cut Meats-Steady. Lard.
Il s.i9 nominal. Pork9aues.5 TsiloWspuii;
STurpentine-Quiet5 at 54a issl.c. 81, \,
z 81 lotree-Spot Rio, steady; No. invoice, SIC. !:
mild. quiet, The market for coffee futures
vance of s. points The local market closed
steady at an advance OF 10ffl5 points. Sales.
SIS, 500 bags. Sugar-Raw. quiet: refining. BY g;
refined, unsettled. Rice Steady. Nolasscs-
Quiet. KS e.. 55 FIJI {{{ij
Butter-steady and unchanged. C1leese-Qulct
and unchanged. Eges-Firm and unchang ed.
and western. sis7aLN; Jersey sweets SIS a
1.75. Peanuts-Ehsy;; fancy hnndpIcked. so
Ike: olherst5i domestics. 3G6A G. Cabba ges--
Steady; perF barrel, Soa7ac. Cotton-By steam
10 Liverpool. 15c. 55sss5, Il 5s5ls Il b.
q CHICAGO. ILL. Oct. 90. Increased primary
receipts and lower prices for cash wheat
caused a decline In speculative wheat prices
here to-day. At tho close tho December de-
LIVERY vas down WI vs. May OF OF Is corn n
Visions arc unchanged to Be- higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Northern Pacific
Norfolk and Western con- 4s.............. 100H
Oregon Short Line 4s and Partic........ os5.
Pennsylvania conv. siss..................... 1balt
Heading General .....,.......i........ 1Olia
st. Louis and Iron Mountain con. ss.... 1lS
st. Louis aud San Francisco fg. As. 80. s6E
st. Louis Southwestern lists. s9as
Seaboard Air Limo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Southern Pacific a. 94h
Southern Railway 1lS9t
Texas and Pacific lists ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 122 b
Toledo, st. L. and Western 4s............. 500.
Union Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 150h
Union Pacific conv. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1895
II. s. Steel I'd s7,4
Wabash lists .....4........ 1l9 4
Wabash Deb. Bs............... Ct s.
Wheeling and Lake Erie Observation-Disclosures. 90ss
Wisconsin Centra: IS ................ sex
Colorado Fuel conv bs..........,........... S1ss
NJ and o. Collateral Trust 4s............ rs h
Central of Georgia "a Inc .:......,......... 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-21

Ontario and Western advanced %on the re-:
}nort mat tho road would be taken over BY
ily believed that such bargain would
Include tho mlnoriys stockholder. 81
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

Chicago and Eorthwsstern con. IS. 1asA 4
lineage, - 4 and Pacific 4s.............. TG7S
Shlcago. r. ]. and Pacific co 5s..........5 SsA /
e., e, c. and st. Louis gen. 4s............i 109
Chicago Terminal. Observation-Disclosures. 79,s
Consolidated Tobacco ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 16Is 4
Colorado and Southern ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S6is3
I1enrcr and RIO Grnndo 1914
Erie prior lien Is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100
Erie General IS ss.t
For. Worth and Denver City 1sts........ 1lois
HOOKING alley "A n
Louisville and Nash. Unified 4s........... 1918 l
Manhattan consol gold Observation-Disclosures. los ii
Mexican Central A.. "A
Mexican Central LIST Inc...... ........... 2la
MINI. and ST. Louis 4s..................... 9ih
Mis.eur ksnsss ana Tssa. e
National n. n: OF 3fexcon con, A.. 10 I
New York Central gen. s,ss........ \. 1Oota
New Jersey4 Central gen. 6s............... 1914
Northern Pacific 10iS
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y A an example OF tho breadth OF the mar
5ket and its capacity for taking stocks. some
$1,000 shares Of Reading Were sold BY various
been behind the buying Of "A. H. Coombs re-
Gently All this stock was disposed ut
downward fluctuatlon Of 3-S per cent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-21

j Missour, Pacific seemed to act badly. and
WAS thought by the floor traders TO show at
last tho effect OF the steady supply OF stock
from the Gould brokers since the price crossed
mar a The western crowd were about the most
active bulls, and have so far found no one
IN sell stock to after advancing the price.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-21

Il United States Stee! Issues sold OF early
iThere seems to TO a rather extended bull ac-
count in that stock, and for this reason traders
arc bearish, although they admit that some OF
tho recent buying looked good.
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4 stock. continued to rally practically unto
+the close with the covering OF professional
shorts the feature. Ontario and Western de-
ycloped into the star performer but the
whole list was showing n better trond Arhl-
traCe houses bought stock over night expect
Ing opening strength In London
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20

about 100000 shares as bonus stock, |
Charles Sweeny 10 expected to secure
the control in the Sullivan Group
Mining company.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
British Columbia Notes.

Spokane stockholders Of the Giant
Mining company Of London, owning the
Giant mine at Rossland, B. c.. have
banded together to fight to the bitter
end the foreclosure suit brought by the
London holders of the debentures, and
are even limiting at suit against Hon.
c. H. Macintosh, ex-lieutenant COVER
nor Of Northwest territories. in Can
ada.
A succession Of slides and washouts
on the Red Mountain railway prevent
ed shipments of ore to the Northport
smelter, while washout of the trans.
fer tracks between the Red Mountain
and the Canadian Pacific lines shut of
shipments to the Boundary plants late
in the week.
st. Eugene mine at Moyie, will com
mence shipping ore May and will add
over 200 men to present working force
Ore shipments from the mines of the
Boundary district for the past week
ran over 1882 tons.
Last week the CRANKY smelter treat.
ed 9737 tons Of ore, making a total OF
1SS,607 tons for 1904.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
Prince Pu lun In Frisco.

San Francisco. April 19.-Prince Pu
Lun, the nephew Of the emperor of
China. has arrived here on the steam.
er Gaelic. The prince. who ia to rep
resent the Chinese government at the
st. Louis fair, is accompanied by a
large retinue. The prince was met at
the wharf by q large delegation Of To-
cal Chinese. who. with much Formally.
welcomed him and escorted him to his
hotel. Great preparations have been
made by the Chinese colony to enter
tain the prince during his stay in this
city, and series Of elaborate dinners
and receptions have been arranged.
The Chinese quarter of the city is gaily
decorated with yellow bunting and
Chinese and American flags, and the
princes visit is being made a holiday.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
MINES AND mining NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK..
Labor Trouble etIIi Exists Down In
Colorado-Coeur d'Alens Output 10
Greater Than Ever-e. c. Mines
eusy-Accldents and Personals.

J. T. Dingley Of Occur dAlens, Ida,
and companion were hunting in Sho-
shone county, Ida, last year. when
their dog raised bear. which ran in
to cave. Mr.. Dingley crawled into
the hole and killed the bear. Inspec-
ton Of the cave revealed that it was
over the mouth Of an old shaft. and in
the shaft was the skeleton of man,
who had evidently been killed by a
falling rock. Dingley and his partner
relocated the mine. and last week sold
it to B. H. Kingsbury Of Spokane for
$4,000. Dingley getting half of the
sum for his share. He has the dog
that chased the bear that was the
means Of his securing a stake.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20

The people of Great Britain eat
100000 tons of meat a year, against
100000 tons Of fish.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
Big Fire at indianapolis.

Indianapolis. Ind.-The Occidental
hotel. one Of the Oldest hotels in the
city. caught fire at 2 o'clock in the
morning. More than 300 guests were
in the hotel at the time. and it was
with difficulty that they were removed
to places Of safety. There were q num-
Der Of narrow escapes. The hotel is
four story structure. valued at $65. 900
and is probably q total loss.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
Sudden Deaths In Frisco.

San Francisco. April 1.-TWO men
died from gas asphyxiation Sunday.
Henry Miller and Henry Oswalder
committed suicide. P. Finnan. employ
ed at the United States commissary de-
partment, was found dying in his room
and died at the hospital. 1t is not
known whether his death was due to
or design.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
Three Killed by a Train.

Allentown. Pa. April 19.-George
Klauser, aged 40; Edith M. Metxler.
aged Is. and Stella Knaus. aged II,
were struck and instantly killed by a
Reading railway passenger train near
their home near Macungie while walk
ing home from church on the railroad
track
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
Dead In Each 9th er's Arms.

Ogden. Utah, April INT. and
Mrs. c. ]. Stone were found dead In
each others arms at their room in a
lodging house in this city tonight. 1t
is believed by the police that the wo-
man first poisoned her husband and
then herself.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
Kaiser Willing to Meet Loubet.

Emperor William is credited with
having stated that he would be ready
to meet President Loubet should the
occasion arise before the end of the
Mediterranean cruise.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
Henry Smith Passes Away.

Washington, April 1s.-Henry H.
Smith, former journal clerk of the
house of representatives and a recog
nized authority on parliamentary prac.
tice, died in Savannah, Ca, Sunday
where he had gone two weeks ago for
medical treatment.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-20

Toxic Dec. 20-The British steam
er King Arthur was captured while
attempting to leave Port Arthur yes
terday by the Japanese guard ship
AsGgiri. 1t is understood that the
King Arthur took supplies 10 Port
Arthur She had on board some Rus
sian naval officers who were attempt
ing to join the Russian second Pacific
Squadron.
The Japanese protected cruiser
Tsyshima yesterday seized the Brit
ish steamer Nigretias bound for Via
livestock off Ulsan, Corea. An exam
ination of the Nigretia's cargo show
ed that she had a large quantity of
contraband aboard. She was sent
TO Sasebo for trial before the prize
court It is reported that the Nigretia
had on board officers and men of the
Russian torpedo boat destroyers who
had escaped from detention at Shang
hai and were attempting to- regain
the Russian lines.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-20
EIGHT KILLED
nguished.-Firemen and Po-
icemen Give Their Attention to
Caring for the Wounded and Dead.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 20.-The
stone walls of the Peck building on
Fifth street south, which were left
standing after the fire last Tuesday
night toppled over in a high gale
early this morning on to the Crocker
hotel, three story structure adjoin-
ing. Tons of stone, brick and NOR
tar crashed through the building, car
rying floors and all into mas of de-
bris in the basement There was no
warning of the disaster and fourteen
persons sleeping in various apart
ments were caught in the crushed
structure. Eight of them were killed
The dead are: Hans Anderson, Jas.
Vamillion, c. NJ Kenyon, VIM. Lilly
blade, Mrs. Maggie McClaire Cook,
VIM. Emerson, VIM. Braa, Jos. Violet
Five persons were also badly hurt.
A passer by who heard the crash
promptly turned in the fire alarm and
the department arrived in time to
check the incipient blaze from the
wreck, and the firemen and police
men at once turned their attention
to rescuing those still alive and re
covering the dead.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-20
"WAs SHE TO BLAME?"
The Company Played to "a Large
House Last Night and Will
Play Auain To-niuht.


The Stuttz Theatrical Company
played last night to crowded house
in the Porter building on North Main
street. During the day the room was
improvised into a temporary opera
honse, a stage being put in the rear
of the room, and seats and benches
placed in position. Roswell is GER
tainly in dire need of an opera house.
The plot of the play is excellent anG
it is having great run in the east
ern cities this winter, but throughout
the play the company was handicapp
ed by the make shift of the stage
and the inconvenient quarters. New
ertheless the house was crowded
showing that the people would be
glad to patronize an opera house, and
the audience was generous in its ap
plause The company appear to-
night at the same place in the play,
Jacks Lost Paradise"