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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
ORDINANCES DIsREGARDED
What Harrison Found on Visiting
the Thenter.


Chicago, Jan. Mayor Harrison to-
day, in company with Building Com
missioner Williams and several archi-
tects, visited the IrOquois Theater and
went over it thoroughly. The failure
to comply with the ordinance require
ment that exits shall be- indicated by
printed signs, struck the Mayor, and
when he noted that heavy damask cur
tains hung before some of these doors
he inquired of Architect Marshall why
they had been placed there. Marshall
replied that it was done to improve
the appearance of the house.
1t was also noted by the Mayor that
the ordinance requirement which in
sists that galleries above the ground
floor must each have a separate stair
way leading to the street had been
disregarded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
KILLED "a TEACHERS.

Chicago, Jan. Superintendent of
Schools Cooley announced tonight
that the Iroquois Theater fire had kill
ed twentyfour teachers in the Chicago
schools and six teachers are still re-
ported missing, making a total of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
All Bells to Toll.

Chicago Jan. All the church bells
of Chicago will toll at noon tomorrow
in token of grief, while the bodies of
those who lost their lives at the theater
are receiving the last rites.
Mayor Harrison, at the instance of
several ministers. suggested that the
church bells be sounded for five min
utes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
HELD IN $1,000 BOND.
Hearing for the Theater Employees
set for To-day.


set for To-day.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-The hearing of the
employees of the Iroquois Theater and
members Of the "Bluebeard" Company,
who were arrested last night. was set
for Saturday. the charge being man
slaughter Bonds were placed at $5,-
900 in each case.
Acting for Klaw & Erlanger Benja-
min Stevens stated in court that if
permission were granted for the re-
moval of members of the company from
Chicago he would guarantee their re-
turn when wanted for the inquest.
Counsel for Klaw q Erlanger repre-
sented to the court that many of the
thea trical people were destitute and
lacking clothing. They said that these
would have to go to their homes in
New York and other cities.
The court made no comment except
to intimate that the matter was in the
hands of the coroner and the police.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
NEGROES ADOPT RESOLUTIONS.
Educators and Professional Men
Meet mt ChaftanOoga.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. Leading
negro educators and professional men
met here to-day to celebrate Emanci-
patton Day, and adopted resolutions,
which say:
1--WE urge upon parents and teachers
and all who have the training of our
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
DOwIE OFF FOR AUSTRALIA.
All Zion Was Out to Bid the ''PrOph-
ct" Farewell.

Chicago, Jan. John Alexander
Dowie, accompanied by four of the
leaders in Zion City, started on his
trip around the world to-day. Every
resident of Zion City turned out to see
Dowie off
Dowie will first go to New Orleans,
where he will remain for a week.
Then he will proceed to San Fran
cisco by the Southwestern route. He
will embark for Australia Jan. 81,
going by way of Honolulu.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
ORDERS FOR PANAMA.

Reported That the Sixteenth Regi-
ment Is to Go.
Atlanta, Jan. 1.-The Constitution
says that the Sixteenth Regiment, sta
toned at Fort Mcpherson, has received
orders to hold itself in readiness to go
to Panama and preparations to this
end are in progress The order, it is
said, was received here on Wednesday
from WASHINGTON
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Port Said, Jan. IA Russian trans
port, with 1000 troops on board
traversed the Suez canal to-day, bound
for Port Arthur.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
CHICAGO NEVER KNEW
SUCH A DAY OF MOURNING.

Continued from First Page.
er ten davs the strike will be resumed
where i. left off Strike benefits are
being paid to-day. and will be pair
just the same"
The funerals during the next two
days will tax the capacity of the livery
men ana undertakers to the utmost.
There is d demand for the services of
all and some people doubt whether
the strike will be resumed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Continued from First Page.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
THE BOYS" OF THE eos.

Marion Register.-The world calls
the boys of the SOS odd" The men
themselves, when speaking of their
comrades, often refer to them as the
"old soldiers" But "old" is a relative
word when speaking of ones age. A
definition given by Webster says: "Of
any duration whatever; as, year old /;
seven years old. How old art thou?"
No one ever says the "old sun" or
an "old mountain" But the women
call a bonnet "old" twice year. And
SO we say to the men who wore the
blue and marched with Sherman to
the sea-" call them the boys" as you
did in the SOS. 1t is the fellow who
stayed at home who is old. There was
a place for him at the head of the col
umn' or in the ranks, and if he had
could now say with pride that he
touched elbows" with the boys" who
were not afraid ito do, to suffer OF to
die" They are old and will go to their
graves with a great duty unperformed.
Some of them ought to have died long
ago. Many, however, had a good ex-
cuse. Many would have been one of
the boys" If the could. Many tried to
go but the mastering officer stood in
their way and sent them back to their
homes. So we are not writing to cen
sure only where censure is due. We
are merely voicing the thoughts that
came to us memorial day.
In closing, as a timely word to cheer
the boys" we say, don't imagine that
you are odd. Some men are older at
rs than others are rs. If history and
tradition do not lie, there was one who
lived $50 years. We only wish that
some of the boys of whom we write
could live as long and still be boys.
They deserve more than Methuselah
did
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

ums that have been passed upon the
magnificent slstcrhood of states, that
was carved out of the Louisiana pur-
chase. Its past, its present and it's fu-
turc has been dwelt upon again and
again with eloquent effasiveness. I've
ryhody has read up on the history Of
the purchase and everybody is justly
proud of the remarkable progress that
we have made. of the transformation
that we have accomplished.
And still 1t may be in order to in
quire or to recall, to what one cause
In particular this wonderful progress
and development was due. Nature had
done much for the great valley. But
suppose 1t had remained part of the
colonial empire of Spain. Would there
be worlds fair at ST. Louis today?
and would there be a glorious empire
here today? Suppose France had beer
French have never been very success
full colonizers, and the new France
would probably have remained almost
wilderness.
All. but the Ane'o-Saxon energy and
thrift and enterprise, suggests a friend
ly critic. Well, suppose that England
had'retained the colonies and absorbet
the purchase. Canada is about as ole
as our country. it has not one-tenth o.
our population and owes its progress Ii
no small degree to the proximity of the
great republic. But for us the British
possessions in North America would
serve no other purpose than to fill g
big space on the map.
1t was the spirit Of independence
and the principles of liberty that caus.
ed us to become great and honorec
above all nations. In the principles
of the declaration and the constitution
are to be found the true causes of oul
marvellous achievements and develop.
ment 1t was the idea of liberty thai
took possession of us, that gave us
strength to work wonders, that gave
US the supreme courage and self-co
fldence that carried the soldiers O.
France in triumph over all Europe
that inspired us to attack and con.
quer the wilderness and to change Il
into the richest and fairest garden up,
on earth. 1t was the American idea
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

ed politicians that he could carry Ne
braska, Colorado or any Of the states
tnat would support him in the conven-
ton. Under ordinary conditions, Mis-
souri, might be d lost to the democracy
with gold democrat for the presiden-
tial candidate, but all questions have
been made secondary in that state
this year to the election of Joseph w.
Folk for governor, and no republican of
note is willing to hazard an opinion
that Missouri will do other than give
a rousing majority for the democratic
ticket.
There is positively nothing to be
found in existing conditions to indi-
cate that the party would suffer at the
polls. in any state in which the demo-
Gratis have a fighting chance of sue
cess. by the detection of Mr.. Bryan.
Indications are, on the other hand,
that the democratic party will take a
long step toward rehabilitating itself
In the confidence of the people when
it rids itself once and forever of the
last vestige of the blight of Organism.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
POPULARITY OF BASEBALL.

Dubuque Times.-A report of base
ball game at New York last Saturday
places the attendance at $4,000. The
game has been played professionally
in this country for over thirty-fiye
years and today its popularity is great.
er than ever before. 1t Is possible
that there has been some improves
ment in professional skill and in the
rules, but the chief explanation Is pop
ular confidence that every game Is
real contest. A baseball game cannot
be manipulated like horse race. A
pitcher desiring to throw" game
would have to take catcher and man
ager at least into his confidence. Even
with this arrangement made no de-
livery of the goods" could be guaran-
teed in the presence of grand stand
full Of critics who know when the
pitcher is doing his best. The game
is full of action and in a struggle boz
tween well matched teams every point
is contested because the game Ii
never out until it is played out" and
any point may prove to be the turning
point in the game. Therefore day in
and day out it meets the popular de-
mand for excitement better than any
other form of outdoor amus cent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
MoDERNIzED JAPAN AND RUSSIA

New York Press.-There is much
comparison these days of the civiliza-
ton of Japan and Russia. With both
nations the taking on of modern So
called European civilization is recent
act as we reckon the history of ma
lions. With neither nation is the civ
ilization they now profess the product
of evolution. With both it is foreign
garment assumed at the command of
a ruler; and though Peter the Great
ordered his people to put OH civilization
a century before Mutsuhito ordered
the Japanese, yet the difference in time
is more than counterbalanced by the
difference in manner in which the en-
Derors were obeyed.
Peters subjects made of the import
ed civilization an outer garment be-
meath which they continued to wear
the rags of their Asiatic barbarisnl.
while the subjects of mutsuhito have
honestly. striYen- to. adopt it as their
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
SUCCESSIVE OPPORTUNITIES.


4 Cedar Rapids experimentation
terse deliverances on the Importance
Of an opportunity, which have come
down to us from poets and sages may
after ALL give wrong impression.
The prevailing idea in them all, is
that there comes a time in every life,
when the opportunity for that particu-
lar individual knocks at his door, and
If unheeded turns away forever.
But there are instances, and many
of them, when the opportunity is rec
ognized on appearance, and the will
is present to grasp that opportunity,
but the means whereby it can be
grasped. are not at hand. 1t becomes
case of a will without way.
The larger truth is that there are
successive opportunities; things that
appear small in themselves, but which
must be grasped In turn, in order that
the larger opportunities Of the future
may be taken advantage Of.
During the past week in this town
supreme opportunity knocked at the
doors Of several young men in sue
cession 1t was an opportunity for en-
trance upon life work that holds out
the hope of distinguished preferment,
and great patriotic service. There
was no lack Of willingness on the part
of these several young men to seize
upon this opportunity and take adj
vantage of it. But majority of them
doubted their ability to handle it.
Why? 1t was a matter that required
somewhat severe educational test,
and yet one that might easily have
been met. had every opportunity for
mental training been taken advantage
Of in proper fashion. Those seeming
ly small opportunities that were re-
garded at the time they presented
themselves, with more or less indiffer-
ence, were all important opportunities,
after all. Failure to realize their i'm
portance resulted in inability to seize
upon this larger, more far reaching
chance to fill a great place in the
worlds activity.
One moment, one circumstance in
the life of an Individual may be rela-
lively more supreme than all other mo-
ments or all other circumstances. But
the fact is that there Is in each and
all principle in human life that ought
never to be lost sight of. Life is made
up of a succession Of opportunities,
and each one ought to be taken adj
vantage Of to the uttermost as it pre-
sents itself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
TO PoPuLARIzE RIVER TRAVEL

Davenport Times.-Many parties of
excnrsionists to ST. Louis are coming
by water, says the lobe-Democrat of
that city. Over seven hundred arriv-
ed in that way in single day this
week For the time, at least, more
business at st. Louis is being done
by the rivers in the way of trans
porting passengers than has been done
previously since the sos of the recent
century. Visitors are coming by the
way of the upper Mississippi, the low
er Mississippi, the Missouri, the Ohio,
the Cumberland, the Tennessee, and
other streams which empty into the
big river or into any of it's large tri-
butaries. They are coming from all
points of the compass. Some are COM
ing from the Atlantic coast by way
of the lakes and others by way Of the
Gulf of Mexico.
A fine lesson in illustration of the
advantage of an intelligent and thor
ough system of river Improvement in
the west is furnished by the boats
which are being tied up at the levee
of ST. Louis these days. The idea that
the waterways have outlived their
usefulness is erroneous. More traffic
goes sby way of the great lakes and by
the 500 canal now than ever before If
an adequate system Of river improve
ment We're adopted, there would be a
great increase in the industry and the
commerce of the west. AS regulators
of railway rates the rivers have use
full function. The building of the
Panama canal will incite river i'm
provement in the Mississippi valley
which will tell effectively in the de-
veiopment of this region in the com
ing quarter of century. The arrival
Of boats in st. Louis these days from
all directions, show the possibilities
for water communication through out
the big valley if an intelligently devils
ed scheme of river Improvement were
adopted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
entire justice. He is the man whom
sixth district republicans want for

entire Justice He is the man whom
sixth district republicans want for
president.
No less definite is the position taken
by the republicans of the sixth district
in regard to the policy of American
protection. They believe that America
Is for Americans and they favor the
continuance of the policy of protection
as the best means for giving to the
citizens of the United States prosperi-
ty and for extending and Strengthening
our commercial interests both at
home and abroad.
Especial pleasure was felt by the
delegates when the resolution touching
the work Of Congressman John F.
Lacey was read and it was with un-
usual enthusiasm that this section OF
the resolutions was adopted. No word
needs be spoken regarding the work
OF Major Lacey in the interest. of the
people of his district, it is evidenced
by practical results and by the general
demand throughout the district that
he should this year be reelected as a
member of the lower house of the
national congress.
The instrumentality of clean, honest
and business like management of state
affairs in bringing the state of Iowa
to the proud position she now holds
in the sisterhood of states, was given
prominent recognition by the delegates
and the republican officials who at the
present and in the past have filled
these positions, are given hearty com.
mendation for their faithful adherence
to these principles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

Rivers flow on to the sea regardless
of everything. Many farmers who own
land along their courses live to regret
it, because some of these eccentric
streams yearly erode large quantities
OF land. In this respect the Missouri
river is most notorious. A recent dis
patch from Sioux City records how
that old river has just swallowed up 40C
acres of land worth SIS per acre dur
ing the past decade. The government
has done good service in riprapping
to a large extent with stone and will
low mats. The great difficulty is thai
the river is never stationary and has
new course nearly every year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
According to the government rem

According to the government report
the area of spring wheat sown this
year is per cent short of what it was
year ago. This means a decrease of
10000 acres. This same report
gives the average condition on June 1,
as 99.4 which is little below the ten
year average. For the past six months
the price of wheat has been relatively
high, and the farmers who had some
of last years crop until the war news
in the east caused boom in the mar.
ket were well pleased with results. The
average condition of winter wheat at
TIT was not as good as last year and
2 points below the ten year average.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
UNCLE SANS CIRCULATION,

Between 1896 and 1908 Uncle Sam
increased the money in circulation in
his family from $1,5O6, 100000 to ST..
100000 an increase of 1851 100000
In other words there is today over $40
more money for each person in the
United States than there was eight
years ago. This result has been &C.
'complished for the simple reason that
Uncle Sam has transacted his bust.
ness along sound lines and has in ev,
cry possible way protected and con.
served his own interests. The wisdom
of this course is apparent and will be
held to by the American people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

Secretary Wilson is on trip through
the northwest inspecting the crop con
ditions for the year. He does not be
lieve in taking things second hand. He
will see for himself how each state
looks and no other man is better able
to judge from appearances than Sec.
rotary Wilson. What he will have to
offer in his official report may be
counted on to mean to the farmers
just what he says it will Abba
Union.
Secretary Wilson has made the ag
ricultural department of the govern
ment of practical benefit to the farm
ers for which he has their sincere
gratitude.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

Government officials estimate that
the cotton boil weevil destroyed last
year $15,0O0,0O0 worth of that product.
The potato beetle cuts off S1O,000,000
of the potato crop each year. 1t is
said that the cotton pest has caused a
loss Of $30,000,O00 in one year and
some years the Rocky mountain pest
has eaten up crops to the amount of
$155.O00000. This is total of $780,
100000 loss. This is an immense loss
taken together, but so great is the val
ue Of the total product that when dis
tributed among the various products
it is scarcely appreciated. 1t is proof
Of the sound basis of the wealth and
prosperity of the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
If BRYAN SHOULD BOLT.

Washington Post.-The Nebraska
leader has persistently refused to in
dictate his course of action In case he
is defeated in the convention. 1t would
seem that he would be inviting certain
is no way Of predicting his action by
any rule of logic. The only question
for the majority to consider is what
effect Bryan's bolt would have upon
the candidate elected at st. Louis.
Even with platform to his own lik-
ing, it is not contended bEwell inform
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
LAFE's LATEST.

Parkersburg Eclipse. - Lafayette
Young, of the Des Moines Capital, has
discovered that Gov. Cumnins has a
congressional bee in his bonnet. How
this astounding discovery was made is
not stated, but the Capital positively
states that the governor will go after
Hull's scalp two years hence, but
Young says he won't get it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

The annual losses by fire in the Unit
ed States, which have averaged as
high as $1O0,00O,00O year at certain
periods, were attributed during a
single year to the following causes, the
number of fires from each cause being
given: Incendiarism, 1927; defective
flues, 1909; sparks (not from locomo-
tives) ZIG; matches 636; explosions
(of lamps, etc.), 430; stoves, 429; light
ming 369; spontaneous combustion,
1926; prairie and forest fires, ESQ; clamp
and lantern accidents (other than ex-
plosions). 23S; locomotive sparks, 21l;
cigar stubs and pipes, 20S; friction, 179;
gas jets, 176; engines and boilers $50;
furnaces, 1856; and from fire crackers
los.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

"The possession of foreign markets
is OF little comfort when the Ameri-
can workingman is out of job" de-
clared Major Lacey. This sentiment
was enthusiastically approved by the
delegates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
THIS COUNTRY OF OURS.

Burlington Hawk-Eye. - Endless
columns have been written of late
about this wonderful empire, whose
birth is being SO appropriately and
beautifully celebrated at st. Louis.
Nothing can be added to the encon.-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18
DAVID 3. HILLS Boo .El
.EAD.

Memphis Commercial AppeaI.--Sow
and then somebody gets up and talks
impressively about David Eill'g pres!-
dental boom, but there 10 no use. The
Hill boon, was like the little deg who
lived in the Clover, and when no died
he died ali over.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

national dress. The attitudes Of ia
pan and Russia toward the modern
world are in sharp contrast. The one
is striving to adapt herself to civiliza-
ton; the other to adapt civilization to
herself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

1t would seem to be about time for
the s25.O00,OO0 estate said to have
been left by the late Levi 2. Letter to
begin to shrink.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

If he goes to the senate at all, Uncle
Joe Cannon wants to enter at the front
door. He objects to taking the vice
presidential route.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

President Francis will have sufficient
experience to write book entitled
Sensations Experienced While Hav.
ing NV Picture Taken.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-18

The Burlington Gazette, dem, be-
lieves the political boss is an essential
to party success. There must be boss,
or leader, it asserts, in every ward, ev-
cry city. every county, every state.
His orders must be obeyed," continues
the Gazette, land there must be no
faltering in the loyalty and allegiance
of his following. And this boss must
be loyal in turn to his followers. **
He is necessary and essential and the
sooner a party, a city or community
recognizes the right one the sooner
will the benefits of his master mind
accrue to them"