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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

the waist and up under the arms a
far as possible of the person lowered.
1t is a simple matter to get ropes of
the required length; tie one end of a
ball of Irvine to a bed-post, then drop
the ball out of window. Keep each
rope handy. A good place is under
the head of the bed within easy reach.
Keep it always i'm the same spot, and
see that every occupant of the house,
or the floor, or the room, as the case
may be, knows where the rope is. Then
not a seconds valuable time will be
lost in bringing it into play.
by such means, if escape is cut off
from the stairways or the regular fire
escape. man may lower his entire
FAMILY to safety in a few minutes; and
If the head of the household is absent,
the mother or the eldest son, even
though he be in his lower teens, may
do the trick. But always bear in mind
the importance of first lowering some
one who will be able to release those
members of the family who, through
youth or intirmity, are unable to per-
form this service for themselves.
And again, 1 say, don't jump-never
jump. If you value your life
Also, when you waken in the night
10 md the house on fire, don't begin
TO tear about the house like a chicken
with its head cut off Most fires sweep
along the halls. By opening the bed
room doors and going into the hail.
you give the fire broad entry into
your one place of safety. Always be
sure, through the medium of inspec-
ton, that all the doors leading into
the halls are shut tight when you go
TO bed, and when you smell fire in
the house and know it is not in your
room, let the door stay shut and make
haste IN throw n he Hxrir e.
as they will open. Then you will be
assured of plenty of fresh air until
help comes or until you can escape
by rope Under ordinary circum-
stances the door will not be burned
away before you have reached safety.
and the smoke and heat that will
come through the cracks will be more
tnan counterbalanced by the oxygen
coming in abundance through the open
window.
On the other hand, if the fire is in
your room, do not neglect to shut the
door after you as you make your es-
cape into the hall. A hall is a fine
chimney; it draws splendidly. If you
leave the door open longer than it
takes for you to slide through it, you
may cut off the entire familys escape
down the stairs-a thing which would
have been easy except for your loss
of common sense when it was most
needed.
If these two rules are closely fol-
lowed, there will usually be an avenue
of escape; but If it happens that all
natural ways of escape are cut off, and
you have no rope at hand, and no time
to improvise one out of sheets, 1 still
say, emphatically, never jump. The
chances are heavily in your favor that
the hremen will get to you in plenty
of time. Any seasoned fire-fighter will
back me UP in this statement, based
on years of experience.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

put out a fairly good-sized blaze-that
is, IL 1t can be brought into play with
out loss of time.
To help out the hose, ii is a safe plan
to have buckets of water in various
easily accessible places throughout the
house, as well as the fire extingulshers
that common usuage stamp as being
good. Then the servants and the MEM
bers Of the family who are in the house
at the time. having been drilled before
hand, can do a lot toward putting out
the fire, or at leas. holding it in check
until every one has escaped and the
volunteer department or the neighbors
have arrived.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
Money Orders Sold at
Express Office, 23 Bull street.
Express Office, Union Station.

Express Office, 23 Bull street.
Express Office, Union Station.
Llvingston's Pharmacy Co., 26
Broughton street, west.
Knights Pharmacy Co., corner
Oglethorpe avenue and Drayton st.
Knights Pharmacy, Duffy and JEFF
ferson streets.
]. 7. Shuptrine, Druggist. 229 Con-
gress, west, corner Jefferson.
A. l.. Ford g. Co., Druggists, 351
West Broad.
Savannah Bank and Trust Co., Bay
and Drayton streets.
Red Cross Pharmacy, Broughton
and Habersham.
]. e. Prather, Liberty and Haber-
sham.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

out and it is necessary to go down a
rope, every one will realize that it can
be done in perfect safety, and no one
will be panic stricken at the thought.
Then, it is but a step for the mind to
grasp the fact that there is no reason
in the world why its owner cannot, IN
the fight for life, stand steadily on a
ledge till the firemen come.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
A Word to Travellers.

Now a word to travellers, which we
all are at some time. When you enter
a hotel or a strange house never lay
your head on the pillow until you have
ascertained by diligent investigation
how you will escape II a fire breaks
out in the night. / always do this as
religiously as / see to IL that the hall
doors in my house are closed at night.
Locate the fire escapes, the elevators,
and the stairways, and be sure to walk
down the stairway. so that you will
know where they lead and can act ac-
cordingly, IL you are called upon to do
so. The loss of life that usually at
tends hotel fire would be greatly re-
duced II the guests observed these
simple rules of precautions. It Is the
guest who is ignorant of the means of
escape and who rushes frantically UP
and down the halls, that is later taken
out from the rUing a corpse.
II Your Clothing Catches Fire.
A final word to those who ask,
What should do IL my clothing
catches fire?"
Here, again, as In dealing with fire
under any circumstances. keep your
wits about you. Don't 60 running
from room to room or out OF DOORS
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

This, then is the first lesson to learn
in fire fighting, and it should be so
thorOughiy instilled beforehand that
when the moment comes to put it into
practice the shortest possible time will
be consumed in doing so. There is no
better way to KEEP this all-important
lesson fresh in mind than once a week
to ask Sc family at the dinner table
to tell you again just how an alarm is
turned in. If there are guests in the
house, takeM.he opportunity that the
dinner hou@Z-ords to tell them where
your box .~Scated. It is information
that they may thank you for later.
Right here, before proceeding fur
ther, let me impress upon all as hard
as l can this point-never fail to turn
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

can do nothing else, they can, at least,
be sent to turn in an alarm. 1t would
be no loss of time for an employer to
show his servants where the box is.
and explain fully the method of OPP
Grating it. His trouble may pay him
a hundred-fold when he is in sore need
of assistance
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
Fighting Fire in the summer Cot
taEe,

Another thing. which applies more
particularly to houses outside a city
where there is only a volunteer fire
department, or none at all, as may be
the case where your summer cottage is
located. See to it before you go 10
bed that your garden hose, which
should be long enough to reach well
around the house, or to be carried into
it up to the second and third floors, is
attached to the water main and all
ready for instant use. A garden hose
can throw a stream of water chat will
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

in an alarm, no matter how small the
blaze. Seemingly insignificant puffs of
smoke have developed into holocausts
more than once. Don't think you are
showing cool head by ignoring the
existence of a fire department. main
tanned with your money, and electing
to be your own fire fighter Your sup
posed GOODNESS is foolhardiness. Send
In an alarm. If you yourself are busy
tearing down the flaming curtain, or
throwing a bucket of water on the
burning rubbish pile. send some one
else to turn in an alarm. You owe this
precautionary stop to yourself, your
family and your neighbors, even if you
think ii reasonably certain that you
can cope with the blaze. Send in an
alarm. Bring the firemen to your side
to give you aid if needed. That is what
they are paid for. That is what you
and your fellow citizens are taxed for.
Don't be afraid of hurting the fire
mems feelings because you give them a
run for nothing. If you are, the roof of
your house, falling in. may hurt them
seriously, physically, within the half
hour.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
Till the Firemen Come.

In discussing what to do till the
firemen come, first let me remind you
that while it may seem hours before
the engines reach your street, in re-
atty, in the average case, it will be
but a few minutes. Remember, too,
that it takes time for a fire to spread
and endanger you at every point
generally much longer time than it
takes for the fremen to come to your
succor. Therefore. don't be rash.
Don't act like horse, frenzied by
fire, trying to plunge into it to it's
own destruction. Apply your COM
mon sense to the situation. You do
so in a business emergency; do so
when your life is threatened.
Never jump out of a window, and
restrain any one who is trying the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

l know of have come out of seethng
furnaces alive, not because they were
more lucky than their fellows, but
simply because they kept cool, and
became cooler as the danger grew.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
RATES ARE as FOLLOWS.
SHIP YOUR GOODS
az THE
SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

which operates on 10000 miles of frst-clase
routes, with connections with other COM
panies, to all points accessible by express
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
Escape by Rope.

Each rope should be long enough to
reach from it's particular floor to the
ground, with enough to spare to make
a fastening around a bed-post or some
other solid object, and for tying around
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
We give below 8 Reasons VIII

Liquor Dealers, Saloons, Grocer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
OFFICIALS AT WAR.
DEs MONIES POLICE JUDGE
SCORES CHIEF OF
POLICE.

Des Moines, March II, - Police
Judge Silvara yesterday afternoon
capped the climax of his long contin-
ued attacks upon the official conduct
of Chief of Police Bracket in one of
the most severe arrangements police
officer has ever been subjected to.
At the conclusion Of his trial of the
chief of police for ejecting Hull men
from the city hall precinct during the
counting of the vote in the recent re-
publican primaries, Judge Silyara de-
clared that in the two years admin
stration of Fred Brackett as chief of
police, wide open gambling has been
carried on in Des Moines without even
the pretense of concealment from the
police department; that prostitution
had been smiled at, and lawlessness
has reigned supreme; that the head of
the police has not been man who has
given his energies for the protection
of the better class of society; that he
has been a man who is not as ia
miliar with the law and the method of
is operation as are his subordinates.
A Peculiar Case.
The circumstances under which this
invectiye was delivered were extraor-
dinary. Chief Bracket was on trial
before Judge Silvara for an alleged Of
fense committed in part against him
self and on an information in which
the judge was largely interested as a
prosecutor. The efforts of the chief Of
police to get a hearing before some dis
interested judge were unavailing and
he refused to submit any evidence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
MARK DUNN
IS HANGED
MISSOURI MURDERER PAYS FOR
HIS CRIME WITH HIS
LIFE.
KILLED A RICH FARMER
Escaped From St. Joseph Jail on Tues
day After overpowerins Guard But
Was Caught After An Exciting
Chase.

St. Joseph, Mo-, March 11.-Mark
Dunn, the. murderer, was hanged at
10:40 O'Clock this morning.
His Victim A Rich Farmer.
The murder for which Dunn was
hanged was that Of Alfred Fenton, a
wealthy farmer at Rushville, in this
county, in July, 1902.
Escapes From Custody.
On Tuesday morning, March z, Dunn
escaped from the Jail here by over
poWering the guard and threatening to
kill him with two revolvers that had
been smuggled into his cell in coal
oil can, unless the jailer turned him
out.
Captured and Again Escapes.
Once at liberty, he kept to the woods
for two days and night and finally
went to the home of his brother-in-law
where he was captured. He again es-
capped and was recaptured on Wednes.
day night at Guilford, Mo.
Nearly Cheated GaIIows.
He was nearly dead from pneumonia
and for a while it was thought he
would not live until the hour set for
his execution.
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WOMEN TO
THE FRONT.
REPRESENTATIVES OF CLUBS
GATHER lin WASHINGTON
FOR. sMooT HEARING,

Washington, March 11.-Many wom-
en- representing organizations which
are interested in the contest against
Senator Smoot arrived in Washington
today for the purpose of perfecting
their plans and to wage more effect
i've contest. They attended the ses-
sions of the committee OF investigation
and before and after the hearings they
met in the committee rooms and dis
cussed the progress being made.
Tells of Conditions.
q. B. Cridebow, formerly assistant
United States attorney in Utah, was
the first witness today. He resumed
his statement in regard to the condi-
tions in Utah and the prosecution OF
polygamists.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
E X t R A !!
PITTsRuRe in DANGER.
Water supply Cut Off From Residence
District.

Pittsburg, Pa, March II. - The en-
tire east section of the city is suffer
ing from water famine caused by
sand and gravel washed down by the
frequent floods of the past few weeks.
Hundreds of families are unable to
prepare meals today and restaurants
and hotels are without water for cook
ing and washing purposes. Many
school were closed down during the
morning. Should fire break out a large
residential district would be at the
mercy of the flames.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
HURRYlNC
ALL RECORDS BEING BROKEN
BY SENATE AND
HOUSE.

Washington, D. c., March 11.-Con-
gress is rushing ahead with giant
strides toward adjournment. The rou-
tine Of business is being cleaned up
with speed that has already broken
all records. The great supply bills
are being reported and passed with a
degree of expedition that warrants the
belief that the last of them will have
passed by March 25.
of the thirteen annual appropriation
bills the passage of which is necessary
for the running of the governmental
machinery for the coming fiscal year,
ten have been agreed to in committees
and reported to the house, and the
tenth is now being considered. The
three bills that remain to be reported
are the military academy bill, the sun
dry civil bill, and the general deficien-
cy bill.
Senate Acts Quickly.
The senate is howing disposition
to act quickly with the supply bills,
and to cooperate with the House in
getting away from Washington at an
early date. One of the annual appro-
priation measures has already become
law, the urgent deficiency bill Four
others have passed the senate and are
in conference. They are liable to be
reported any day.
Session Began Early.
No doubt much of the progress that
has been made is due to the fact that
congress was in session month earl
ier than usual, the committees taking
advantage of the extra session to work
on their supply bills. But everybody
at the capitol seems actuated by a de-
sire to get through with business as
quickly as possible and get back home
The deliberative senators are, as a
rule, avoiding subjects that promise to
plunge them into long drawn out dis
cussions, and are sticking pretty close
to the calendar.
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EX T R A !!
FATAL FIRE ON LAKE.
One Man Killed and Another Injured
And Steamer Lost.

Conneaut. Ohio, March II. - The
large car ferry steamer Shenago No.
/, owned by the Pere Marquette rail
road and the Bessemer Dock & Navi-
cation Co.. was entirely destroyed by
fire off this port today, resulting in
the death of Fireman Charles McCar-
ter of sheboygan, Mich and the prob
able fatal injury of Engineer John
Morrell. The boat was valued at $780,
900.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
RIOT AT TRIAL.
Men and Women Fight to See Car
Barn Bandits.

Chicago, March 11-There was a
riot in the corridor of the fifth floor
of the criminal court building yester-
day afternoon when more than 300 peo-
pie attempted to force their way into
Judge Kersten's court room, where the
car barn bandits are on trial, past a
strong force of policemen, deputy sher-
ifs and bailiffs. Two policemen were
injured in fighting back the crowd, a
young man who led the rush was club
bed and pushed down the stairs, one
woman tainted, and furs, handkerchief,
purses and gloves were lost by persons
who Were caught in the crush and We're
unable to get out
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
TO MOVE OFFICES.
Iowa Telephone Co. Will Establish
atiealquarters at Des Moines.

Vt -
Des' Moines, March 1l.--The general
offices of the Iowa Telephone company
will be moved from Davenport to- Des
Moines within two weeks. The re-
moval was definitely decided upon at
meeting in Davenport yesterday after
noon, as has been forecasted for some
months. Fully one hundred and fifty
employees of the company will move to
Des Moines to work in the general
offices, which will occupy the second
and third floors of the handsome new
building at Seventh and Pleasant
streets.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
QUESTIONING SHERMAN DYE.

Husband of Accused Woman Knows,
Boone, March 1.-THE police are di-
recting their efforts of learning what
Sherman Dye knows of the fatal pois-
oning of Miss Rena Nelson, of which
crime Mrs. Dye is accused. Mr.. Dive
has lost his position with the North
western road and expects to move to
another town.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
CONSIDER WOOD CASE,

Senate Decides Against Discussing the
Wooley Matter in Open Session.
Washington. D. c., March III. - Aft
er the senate went into executive ses-
sion today the discussion of the pro-
priety Of considering in open session
the Carmack resolution calling for the
papers in the Wooley case was contin-
ued. Ultimately vote was reached
and 1t resulted against taking the mat
ter up in open senate.
The nomination of General Wood
was then taken up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
DOMESTIC AWARDED DAMAGES.
Jury Gives Her Verdict in Suit Against
Her Former Mistress.

Oskaloosa. March 1.-THE jury yes
terday awarded Mrs. Bertha Gabriel
$2,S00 damages against Mrs. Eta Duff
fin McMullin. Mrs. Gabriel, a servant
arrested by Mrs. McMullin, charged
with theft, was released after trial in
Justice court. A counter suit for $10,-
900 damages closed today after ten
days trial. Mrs. McMullin formerly
Of Grinnell recently married Maj. Nc
mullin, wealthy retired citizen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
SENATE.
BILL CREATING INSURANCE DE.
PARTMENT MEETS LITTLE
OPPOSITION.
\ (BY LEON BROwN.)
Des Moines Bureau Of Courier.

Des Moines, March II.
The senate passed bill creating an
insurance department and providing
for the examination of insurance COM
panies by the state this morning with
out any material opposition.
Road Law Taken Up.
~ The house substituted the report of
the committee recommending the pas
sage of the Chassell bill to repeal the
present road law by vote of "A to Al.
Adjournment was taken before the bill
was voted on. The prospects are that
the friends of the repeal cannot get the
requisite 81 votes to repeal the present
law.
Bulk Sale Bill.
Courtwright's bulk sale bill was
made a special order for next Tuesday.
1t compels retailers to give creditors
five days notice when negotiating a
sale Of stocks in bulk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
THE WEATHER

Iowa-Partly cloudy tonight and Sat.
urday. Warmer Saturday and in west
portion tonight.
Illinois-Partly cloudy and probably
threatening tonight. Saturday rising
temperature,
South Dakota-Threatening tonight
and Saturday Possibly rain or snow
in the east portion Saturday. Warm
er tonight.
Local Weather.
Nine o'clock last night ........... 81
Seven o'clock this morning $500. 80
Two O'Clock this afternoon ...... 80
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
PACIFIC COAST STORM.
Worst Wind and Rain Storm in Six.
teen Years,

teen Years.
San Francisco, March 1.-THE worst
rain and wind storm in sixteen years
swept over this city and along the Pa
cific coast from San Diego to Vancou-
Yer island, doing much damage. 1t is
feared that many marine disasters
have occurred along the coast. In this
city this morning the barometer reach
ed 1923, the lowest record, wind veloc-
ity 4S miles an hour, while at Sacra-
mento gale of AZ miles was recorded.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
prostrated in every direction and for
several hours this city was entirely cut
off from the outside world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
RUSSIANS ATTACK JAPS
OFF PORT ARTHUR TODAY
TO REBUILD BALTIMORE.
Governor Warfleld Signs Bill Removing
Last Obstacle to Work.

Q 9 So s* y = y xs ~ . = Z
= Baltimore, March 11.-Governor
y Warfield today signed the burned =
= district commission bill and there =
will now be no obstacle in the way =
= of the speedy rebuilding of the
Y eighty blocks that were destroyed :
y in the recent confIagration in this
. city.
IS #*sx* = *&* **** ***
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EXPECT VICTORY.
Burlington Republicans Nominate al
Strong City Ticket.

Strong City Ticket.
Burlington, March 11.--At the repub-
lican primaries in this city last evening
strong candidates were nomineted for
aldermen. Victory is confidently ex-
pected. The nominees are: First
ward T. B. Swygard; Second ward,
Chas. A. Schlichter; Third ward. Geo.
A. Turner; Fourth ward, George W..
Bird; Fifth ward, M. w. Hays; Sixth
ward, Samuel Il. Heubner; Seventh
ward. Philip G. Naumann.i -,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
PASSING OF NEGRO RoUsTABouT
They viii Not be in Demand BY the
Mississippi River Packets.

st. Louis, Mo-, March IL. = A strike
of negro roustabouts to enforce their
demands to increase wages from $45
a month to s55 few minutes before
the scheduled time for the departure
of the steamer Gray Eagle yesterday
resulted in the hiring of forty Austri-
ans through an employment agency.
Rivermen declare this move marks
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
MISSISSIPPI PEoNAeE.
Negro Held in servitude for Months is
Rescued.

Rescued.
Jaskson, Mich, March 11.-Shep Grif-
fin, a negro, is in jail at Meridian, hav-
ing been taken into custody as a wit
ness against certain persons in Kem-
per county. who, it is charged, held him
in forced servitude. This is the first
substantial charge of peonage brought
to the attention of the United States
officials in Mississippi, and the neigh
borhood where the arrest was made is
in a ferment of excitement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12

the beginning of the passing of the ne
gro roustabouts. Other packet lines
say they will follow the lead of the
Eagle Packet company and hire white
crews.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12
Bulk Sale Bill.
NAME A rRAvEsTY.

Bank Of Coin Runs Short of Money and
Assigns.
Clarinda March 1.-THE Bank of
Coin, a private banking institution at
Coin, Page county, of which Luther
Van Arsdel was the sole owner, has
made an assignment for the benefit Of
creditors. The schedule of deposits
showed nearly 100000 assets. including
real estate in different states.