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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
ARE LOCATING THE BLAME
Fire Inspector Seeking to Fix the Respon=
sibility for the Terrible Disaster at
Chicago.

ton without ADVICE from outsiders.
The jury spent halfNan hour on the
stage sitting the debris piled on the
charred floor, but no trace was found
Of the alleged asbestos curtain or the
wire cables with which it is said to be
hung. A search was made for the
proscenium border lights, which 1t is
said made it impossible to lower the
asbestos curtain. but neither could
they be found. After exploring every
part Of the building, including the
basement, the entire investigating
party went to the roof Of the theater,
where careful examination of the
skylight, flues and ventilating sap
paratus was made. The glass in the
skylight was found to be broken and
all the fiues and pipes were open.
Coroner Traeger has received infor-
nation that more than half Of the
stage hands were in a saloon near the
stage door drinking beer when the
fire was discovered. It has been
learned that the smaller stage door
opened in and not out, as the city or
dinance requires. and that it was torn
from its hinges when the stampede Of
chorus girls occurred. 3a.1 i
All Of the stage hands and members
of the "Bluebeard" company were adj
mitted to bail during the day. Their
hearing was continued until Jan. IL.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

. Fire in the business portion of Over
brook, Kan, destroyed five stores.
Former President Burt of the Union
Pacific denies the report that friction
with E. H. Hartman caused him to
resign. .e
At secret session of the Peruvian
congress the treaty of arbitration for
a settlement of the boundary dispute
between Peru and Bolivia was ap-
proved. I Szo.a.
General Guillaume Lebrun, father
Of the Venezuelan navy" and leading
Caracas manufacturer and bridge
builder, Is dead in New York city from
pneumonia. The body will be taken
to Caracas. 55-N
General Ricarte. the recently re.
turned exile from Guam, now in hid.
ing from the authorities in Manila,
has written a letter outlining a new
revolution. The matter is not con.
sidered seriously by the government
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05

st. Petersburg, Jan. 5.-The Assc'
ciated Press has the authority of the
foreign office for the statement that
the Russian reply will be t. Transmitted
to japan in day or two. =
The reply will not be merely Eyes
or mo-" but will be made upsof rea-
sonable propositions. The general
basis of this communicationtis already
complete, but the details are being
elaborated.
An official note announces that in
structions have been sent to Vlceroy
Alexieff as to the reply to be given TO
the last Japanese note. s<s
According to the Novoe Vremya the
Russian government is trying to avoid
war because it is peacefully disposed
and the Japanese government is do
ing the same because it does not de
sire bankruptcy and the British and
French are doing everything possible
to maintain peace. ~
Nevertheless" the Novoe Vremya
continues, war approaches nearer and
nearer"
The Novoe Vremya, which is decld-
eddy pessimistic, blames the Chauvin'
ism of the Japanese people and press
for the present crisis.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
PROCEEDING CAUTIOUSLY.
Japan Would Avoid Initiation Of War
With Russia.


Toxic, Jan. 5.-War preparations
continue, but the government seems
determined to avoid the initiation OF
any conflict and for this purpose the
note sent the powers was intended to
show that the responsibility rested
upon Russia should the negotiations
now proceeding fail.
The government is proceeding very
cautiously and unless Russia gives
undue provocation it is possible that
peace may continue for some time.
The preparations made by the govern
ment are, however, sufficient to con-
vince the populace of a determina-
ton upon it's part to fight If necessary
The popular clamor has somewhat
subsidized, although many support the
proposition to seize and declare pro-
tectorate over Korea.
1T is safe to anticipate that the gov
.>rnment will continue negotiations un-
III a peaceful settlement is hopeless.
In the meantime it will watch the acts
of Russia in Korea
There is much irritation at the pres
ent course of Russia in Seoul and Pc.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05

great many stockmen seern to feel that
as long as there is none Of the iii ;ease
in their immediate locality that it
matters little to them what is done,
but they will find that If quarantine
is placed on the country every stock
man, regardless of condition and num-
bers Of cattle owned, will suffer GER
tain amount Of Inconvenience and
financial loss. j. sziE% i.&'A i
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
pOintmeEtS:

pointmeEts:
County Physician, DR.. F. R. smyth.
Supt. Board of Health, c. E. Cham
berlain.
Vice President Board of Health, e.
S. Beardsley.
The compensation of the county
physician was fixed at $3.50, the
physician to furnish medicines. The
Tribune and the Palladium were desig-
mated as the official papers of the
county. Provision was also made for
clerk hire in the Office of the auditor
and register of deeds. The board
made an examination Of the several
county Offices.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
snanner al Quarantine.

Dickinson Press: Unless the state
authorities take prompt action to pre-
Vent the spread % scab among cattle,
secretary Wilson of the interior de-
partment VIII be comp lled to place
the county vest 81 the river. Il not
ths entire state. under quarantine.
disease already prevails to i
u Hsucl extsnt than people zen.
Serall know ansi \ whatever Is done
sshonld be done a 4 manner acceptas
|e 81 the .oyernnent. tfcr otherwise
IS ill havs ~ done cver aEain. a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05

Chicago, Jan. 5.--The Investigation
into the yIroquois fire horror has passed
beyond the stage of cause seeking ito
that Of fixing responsibility for causes.
IN This work was taken up during the
day BY. Fire Inspector Fulkerson, who
has the assistance and cooperation of
the chief of police and Of Coroner
Traeger. Every employee Of the the
ater both on the stage and In the
auditorium, are on the list summoned
for investigation. Witnesses to the
number Of sixty-ive will be examined.
Inspector Fulkerson said: .a-s..>
IT have determined that the fire
originated from the contact of a linen
curtain with an intensely hot and in
adequately protected flood light.
have determined that the curtain stuck
because piece of stage mechanism
In normal operation was directly in
the path of the descent Of the fire
shield. know that the fire was driven
under the suspended curtain by the
rush of cold air into the stage when
some one opened the stage door.
I have evidence that the automatic
skylights over the stage did not open
rs they should have done and create
q flue through which the flames, smoke
and heated air on the burning stage
could have found vent. 1t is ap-
parent that the exits were not ade-
QNate. The next step is fixing the re-
sponsibility. p ,$@ j. - y.& "A
Fire Inspector Fulkerson has init.
mated that he might take action
against Superintendent Jones, alleged
to have led a ..wrecking crew" Of en-
ployes of the George "A. Fuller Con-
struction company in the smashing of
glass and opening of ventilators on the
roof of the Iroquois theater over the
stage. apparently to destroy evidence
OF possible criminal negligence.
5 Saw the ventilators Smashed.
Inspector Fulkerson looked at the
ventilators on the theater roof and
subpoenaed half dozen persons In
the Real Estate Board building, an
adjoining structure, who assert that
they saw the ventilators smashed and
opened after the fire. The Fuller Con-
struction company were the builders
of the Iroquois theater. ..,+}.,. i,,,.~
Not satisfied by previous inspection
the coroner's jury during the day
made second tour of the Iroquois the
alter. The jury spent three hours in
the building. Contrary to announce
5ment the jury did not take experts
with them. the members evidently pre-
ferring to make their own investiga-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
CAUSED BY BROKEN RAIL.
Cars Derailed and Two Persons Killed
ard Many Injured.

81 baltimore. Jan. 5.-A broken rail
caused The derailment Of three cars of
an eastbound passenger train on the
Western MARYLAND railway, causing
the death Of two persons and the
serious injury of a number OF 9TH
err passengers and trainmen, the num-
Der OF injured being placed at thirty.
The ladies' coach, which was the last
OF the train, rolled over and over down
the mountain side, a distance of eighty,
feet, and landed bottom upward.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
DEATH DUE TO FRIGHT.
School Teacher Who Witnessed ire
Z. quols Theater Horror.

School Teacher Who Witnessed Iro-
/. quols Theater Horror.
. Chicago, Jan. 5.-Solely from wit.
Messing the horror in the Iroquois the
alter Miss Rita Wild, twenty-five
years old, a teacher at the Felsenthal
public school, ia; dead. The report OF
her death brought the total number
Of corpses to $50. # s@& "
Miss Wild was burned slightly in
the fire. She made her way unassist-
ed from the fifth row in the dress cir
Gle. She went to her home in Calu-
met avenue and was attended by the
family physician, who said she would
recover---that her injuries physically
were triding. Instead OF recovering
she has died Of fright. Physicians
who attended her say that the things
she saw in the burning theater killed
her r. TIL &c. ~ =.2e5i E@&.$ Ji.,. =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
ARMENlANs IN REVOLT.
Conditions in the Caucasus Said to b,
10. ,,s Intolerable. r. ~.

r.. a. Zs3.. Intolerable. r
y Berlin, Jan. :5,-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger
says that conditions in the Caucasus
are intolerable, owing to the Armenian
revolutionary movement and the ex-
cesses Of the brigands. &t .
The correspondent adds that the
Grand Duke Nicholas has arrived at
st. Petersburg for the purpose of ex-
planning to the car that Prince Calf
yin, the governor of the Caucasus, is
unequal to the situation. l~.G ~
The trouble in the Caucasus is the
result of an imperial decree confiscat-
ing the entire property Of the ancient
Armenian church in Russia Large
quantities of arms and ammunition
have been smuggled into the Arme-
MAN districts in Southern Russia and
all is now in readiness for general
Instruction in the Caucasus in the
spring. - &
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
AcAC ENVY BURNS DOWN..
Property Loss Of Two Hundred Thou.
Ns sand Dollars. s.

sand Dollars. =.
Louisville, Jan. 5.--St. GATHERINGS
academy, a Catholic institution for
girls located near Springfield, KY, has
been burned to the ground. There
were no fatalities. The loss is about
100000. The fire was discovered by
a scholar, and one of the sisters ran
a mile in her bare feet and clad only
in nightdress to give the alarm at
st. Rose, boys school. Between
seventy-five and 100 girls were in the
school when the fire broke out. So
rapid was the progress of the flames
that the pupils barely escaped with
their lives and, clad only in their night
robes, made their way over the icy
and snow covered fields to the acad-
envy at st. Rose, where they were
sheltered. 49,,
All of the buildings connected with
the institution were destroyed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
REV. WRAY HAS GRIT.

{ + q
crawis Quarter Of a Mile with
Broken Leg for Assistance. ~, ,5t>5
~ Emmons County Republican: While
rounding up his cattle on the prairie
more than q mile from his home
Wednesday afternoon OF last week,
Rev: John Wray had, an experience
that would doubtless have meant his
death had It not been for the splendid
nerve the man possesses. He was
near the Conner ranch when in some
manner his horse fell and the riders
left leg caught the animals weight,
breaking the large bone Of that men,
ber about midway between the knee
and ankle. i8 " i .51. s5Gz
1ss MI. Wray chung to his reins, there
by saving his family much 81 Ii the
anxiety and worry they would have
suffered had the horse gone home
riderless. IS 4 /. s5s 3s$ss5i 5s
fter attempting to rise, and finding
II impossible. Mr.. Wray tested his
nerve by crawling, In great gain,
! through the snow to the Conner ranch
more than a quarter Of mile dis
I TAM, where II. a.. Reamann and family
reside. Mr.. b was away and 1t was
/ now too dark for Mrs. Reamann Or
one 81 the small children to attempt
70 SO to 4 neighbor for assistance.
The injured man was taken into the
house and made as comfortable al
possible while awaiting the return 81
M. Reamann, who did not reach home
until quite late.
y was midnight by the time Nj.
Wray reached BIS home. ana near
morning before Dr. Snyder could get
thero "a hit the fractured limb.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
PHYSICIAN DIES ON ROAD.
Drinks Poison by Mistake While Re-
III turning From Visit to Patient.

Drinks Poison by Mistake While Re.
IL turning From Visit to Patient.
Worthington, Mimi, JAM 5.-Dr. E:
]. Do1an accidentally drank the con-
tents of a one-ounce vial of carbolic
acid during the evening and died I'M
der peculiarly tragic circumstances.
He had been called to attend a pa
tient several miles south of this place
and started for home about o'clock.
" The weather was bitterly cold and
he opened his case and, .mistaking the
bottle, swallowed the poison. He i'm
mediately took what little antidote he
had with him and called to his driver
to make all possible speed to town.
When they were within a mile of
his home DR.. Dolan, crazed with pain,
jumped out of the carriage. The
driver was unable to hold him and he
died in few minutes.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
RUFUS BLANCHARD DEAD.
Had an international Reputation as q
Maker of Maps.

Had an International Reputation as o
Maker Of Maps.
Chicago, Jan. 5.-Rufus Blanchard,
photographer and historian and for
many years one of the most widely
known citizens of Chicago, is dead at
his home in Wheaton, Ill.
Mr.. Blanchard, who was eighty-two
years old, had an International repu-
tation as maker of maps. He was
known to have been the Oldest map
maker in the United States and en-.
joyed the distinction of being the first
photographer to use and perfect the
photographic process of map printing
on metal plates, which reyolutionized
the business. Of map making.
Mr.. Blanchard was an extensive
writer on historical subjects.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
IoWA's CAPITOL DAMAGED.
Fire Causes Loss of a Quarter Of a
Million Dollars.

Fire Causes Loss OF Quarter OF a
Million Dollars.
Des Moines, Jan. 5.-Fire caused by
an electric wire in the northwest attic
of the capitol building did over a
quarter OF a million dollars damage
and caused the indefinite postpone
ment of the Twenty ninth general as
sembly.
Eleven fire companies sought in vain
to prevent spread of the flames, but
owing to the altitude the pressure was
insufficient and the firemen had to
abandon the upper floor.
The ceiling of the house of repre-
sentatives fell in and the flames
spread to the senate chamber The
capitol was erected twenty years ago
at q cost of nearly 100000.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
EXPLOSION WRECKS HOTEL.
Thirty People More or Less Seriously
. Injured.

Thirty People More or Less Seriously
= Injured.
Woodbridge, N. J., Jan. 5.-An ex-
plosion wrecked the hotel and hall Of
Joseph Galaida and more or less Sc
riously injured thirty persons at
Keasbey, four miles from here, while
the st. Johns Benevolent society was
celebrating it's anniversary hy dance.
There were about 500 persons in the
hall and one of the two exits was
closed by the wreckage. The people
became panic stricken and fought to
get out, many being trampled and Sc
riously injured.
1t is believed that some one with a
grievance against Galaida or the so
ciety used dynamite. The walls of the
building were blown apart and it may
collapse at any time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
GraveIIe Given Ten Years.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 5.--Isaac Ora,
velle, convicted Of sending threaten
ing letters to the Northern Pacific
Railway company has been sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary and
to pay a fine Of $5,O00 This is the
maximum penalty for the crime.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
MAY / FORCE JAPAN TO ACT.
Movements Of Russian Naval Division
= Closely Watched. "a

movements OF nussidn %NaNdi OIStSioH
i: Closely Watched. ia A
) Paris, Jan. 5.-The movements of
the Russian naval division at Bizerta,
Tunis, are being closely followed by
the diplomatic representatives of the.
powers interested in the Japanese
Russian situation. One of the leading
diplomatists said the departure of the
division for China might prove deci-
sive in inducing Japan to take speedy
action" and compared Japan's posi-
ton with that Of the Transvaal on the
eve of the outbreak of the South Afri-
can war when the dispatch of large
British reinforcements induced Presi-
dent Kruger to open hostilities "
1t is pointed out that if this addi-
tional division succeeds in passing
Suez Russia's naval strength in Chi
nese waters will thereafter exceed
Japan's, their present strength being
about equal L> +, -",.- n
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
THE MAR kt1S

Opening, Range and Close Of Grain
Prices at Minneapolis, Chicago and
Duluth.
Furnished by Coe Commission Co.,
First National Bank building, who
have direct wires to Minneapolis, Du-
luth and Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
Furnished $4,000 Cash Bail.

New York, Jan. s. John A. Benson,
who was arrested several days ago by
United States secret service officers
charged with defrauding the govern
;ment out OF thousands OF acres of
land, has been released In the United
States circuit court upon furnishing
100000 cash bail
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05

Distinguished Civil War Veteran Sue.
eumhs to Pneumonia.

0'oSs1180'ostSQ O5VEV. W.T. vSICI0V 0VC'
cumbs to Pneumonia.
Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 5.-General James
Longstreet, soldier, statesman and
diplomat, and the last lieutenant gen.
eral of the Confederate army with the
exception Of General Gordon, is dead
at Gainesville, Ga, from acute pneu.
monia. He had been sick two days.
~ General Longstreet had been a suf-
ferer from cancer of one eye, but his
general health had been good until
hwo days before his death, when he
was seized with pneumonia
He was eighty-four years old. A
widow, two sons and a daughter sur.
Vive. Burial will be in Gainesville,
since the Civil war. s,5 -,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05

n PnbIicity Has It's Disadvantages.
You weather prophets make q great
many mistakes. ' "a said the man who
sneers. AZ
n Yes 4. answered the observer, and Sif
other people had all their mistakes.
published IN the day papers as M do
4 suspect that on /. record would seem
pretty good a. Vashington Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
DIXIE ARRIVES At COLON.
General Elliott Seeking Camp Site for
(. Marines.

: Colon, Jan. 5.-The United States
converted cruiser Dixie has arrived
here. E~5ft ~. ''ss e,0@z
Brigadier General Elliott of the
United States marine corps has gone
to Empire station on the Panama rail.
road and will inspect that and other
stations along the railroad line for the
purpose of selecting asuitable camp for
the marines from the Dixie. The ma
rines will be landed shortly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
APPOINTMENTS MADE.

Board Of County Commissioners Makes
Appointments Of Several OFFICERS
Il this Morning. :ss
The county commissioners met this
morning and made the following mp
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
ORDERED TO RETURN HOME.

Japanese Officers Attending German
Cavalry School.
Berlin, Jan. 5.-Several Japanese
officers who have been attending the
school at Hanover have re-
ceived cable messages fxom their gov
ernment instructing them to return to
Japan Immediately.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
LIKES NORTH DAKOTA, BEST

p. j. Lyons Likes North Dakota Better
Than the Canadian Northwest
F. ]. Lyons, who has just returned
from Canada, where he has been in
speeding land, on being asked about
Canada, made the following state
ment:1 q I. = - V s.
What do think of the northwest
territorysof Canada? Well, it is vast
prairie stretching from Winnipeg on
the east. to the Pacific Ocean on the
west, and the Hudson bay on the
north; at least 80 per cent Of it sus-
Sceptible to agriculture. There is at
least open for settlement by home
stealing 1o0, 900, 900 acres, and fully
100, 900, 900 acres more Of decided land
held by spectators and railroad cor
porations awaiting purchasers for It
at inflated prices The soil is all that
could be desired for agricultural pur-
BARBOUR JAN 5 II g NJ $ss
rainfall as our own, and much short
ser Grain that Is put IN IN time usual
" gets ripe before damaged material
5lys by frost Late sown grain occa-
sionally makes crop. The result Is
very unsatisfac Glory. The majority Of
new settlers into the territories are
foreigners, with q sprinkling of
IA I
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
Many Nonresident Victims.

Chicago, Jan. The number of
Iroquois fire victims who lived in
places elsewhere than this city is re-
markable. The health department has
issued burial permits to the number of
233 for the bodies Of persons who
lived outside Of Chicago. 5...s E
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
Volunteer Cruiser in Service.

Moscow, Jan. 5.-The Russian vol
unteer feet cruiser Saratoff has been
ordered to Sebastopol to receive her
armament and thence proceed with all
haste to Port Arthur. The Russian
auxiliary cruiser Orel has been or
dered to remain at Odessa until she
receives her armament
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-05
RUSSIA IS coNclLlAToRY.

Japanese Minister Has Cordial Con-
ference at ST. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 5.-The Japan
ese minister here, NJ. Kurino, has an
tborized the Associated Press to say
that he had a cordial conference with
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff and that
he is convinced by the latter's sincere
conciliatory attitude that the Russian
government is disposed to seek q
peaceful settlement.