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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
COLUMBIA ROBBED OF RARE BOOKS.
Depredations in the Lbrary-An Arrest
Made at Night.

According 10 ]. J. Kenny. Of the Columbia Uni
versftv Library. a number Of books have been
stolen from the library in the last few weeks
some valuable old editions have been taken
Last night Mr.. Kenny thought he saw some one
r-oyvlir- around the library. He called up Police
Headquarters and Detective Hawthorne. Of the
west one-hundrC -tventyfth-st-s station. was
sent 20 the university. The two men hid themselves
IN the library with the gas turned low. and waited
,fte- a vyhfle they distinguished a creeping
around the library. as he was STOPPING behind
desk the detective stepped out and arrested him
AZ the police station he sa'd he was John Stanley.
forty-two years old. janitor. Of No 80 East ore
thtrd-st He was in the library, he de-
-,arss iookiuc for friend. a janitor. he was
locked Cd as suspicious" Nothing was found On
him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
THREE KILLED BY FIRE.
Sir Others Injured at Small Blaze in
Vest HObOkeH.

A woman and her two children were burned 20
death last night IN a fire which started In the
basement OF n tenement house at No. go Spring
St West Hoboken Another woman. her four
children and "a girl staying with her were taken
TO the hospital. two being seriously burned and
the rest having been overcome by smoke. The
loss from the fire was small.
The dead woman Mrs. Anna Burstein-
She lived on the second floor OF the tenement
house and had evidently attempted TO escape
by the back stairs which were enveloped in
flames soon after the FIRE started When the
nrernen got into the house they found her body
lying near the foot OF the back stairs. badly
burned Clasped to her breast was her two
months-old baby, Abraham He was still alive
when picked up. having heen shielded by his
mothers body. but was badly bruised from her
fall and had been nearly suffocated- The child
died in the hospital half an hour later.
few feet beyond Mrs Burstein was found
the body of her eight year-old daughter Anna
The body lay almost against the door which
led to safety and the child had evidently died
while vainly attempting to open 1t
On tn. third floor Of the house lived Mrs
Mary LIGHTER with her children. Hattie ten
wears old: Rose eight: George. six. and Walter
eight. months and Lena Hollander. eighteen:
sTTs rgcbter also seemed to lose her head and
tr,e5 to esca De through the burning back stairs
and hallway she overcame with smoke
hsfora getting near enough to the nre 10 De
$500 par daughter Hattie and Lena Hol-
tander were seriously burned before they were
rescued by the fremen- >, -
rba origin Of the fire is unknown. IL was
.-.,aS 20 the basement and rear hall and
s.a,-+vov and the flremen declare that IL the
women had not become panicstrlcKen anu na az
STAYED in their apartments, instead OF ryils -
fight their way through the hsIHeS' '"eie ~
-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
ESTIMATES NOT SO HIGH.
LOSS NAY BE $50 900 900.
Insurance To BE Paid Prom pity
Effect on Com panies.

Many Insurance men in this city yesterday were
estimating the insurance losses by the great fire
IN Baltimore at about 5000, 900. They said the
losses might run higher or lower than that figure.
hut close estimates could be maize for several
days Representative OF several large fire insurance
TO pay their losses promptly possible. and fl
seemed 20 be the belief in insurance circles that
only = small percentage OF the insured fire losses
in Baltimore would be unpaid.
Settle Baltimore losses with ali prcmptness and
cable for funds required was the message re-
oeived BY the New-York agency from the home
Office Of the Northern Assurance Company of Lon
don yesterday.
Attention Of the insurance men was directed 10
the reports which published a year ago.
showing at thar time the condition OF the com
panies in view Of the losses which It is esti-
mated some of the companies will have pay on
account Of the Baltimore fire. Well informed an
sUrsnce said that in she case OF some Of the
companies the would nearly take away the sur
plus. This did not mean that the companies would
fail. it was said. but that the companies might
have TO call the stockholders TO repair the sur
pluseS.
In part follows;
Our Judgment is that the insurance loss cannot
pOss. bay exceed Si3)Wa.oN. ana viii probably fail
conslQet nly below that sum There a-e about
bundled and twenty-five companies writing IN the
cltN, ana a loss OF from Ss5e"Vn 10 AtS"tvp ph-
ciuGing the losses OF many small companies, which
would probably range only from &0.Ws TO Sl5AvO
Will evidently involve the companies Tor very
large suns. Up this time a special representa-
Tive dispatched TO Baltimore 10 post us regarding
Jhe losses OF The various companies. has been IN
able to secure any accurate lgures. partly due 10
the fact that many Of the insurance cords are
destroyed IL is practically certain, however, that
some. al least OF the fourteen local companies
VIII be forced the wall The capital and surplus
Of these companies on January l. 1903. were as fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
"THE STATE THE UNIT.
Warner Miller Denies He Has NO
"Say" About City.

,r.-obers Of the Dutchess County Society IN the
s-- ~ Nev-York gave their ninth annual dinner at
Delr,orico's last night DR.. irving townsend tll9
,-es,tent was POSTMASTER. and the speakers Wee
ex-T-rits5 States Senator Warner Miller. on Inc
Cor,.rv Boy in Politics.: DR.. Eugene norman
Porter on "A Few Things; the historian OF tne
society Theodore Henry Hiserodt on "A Blu OF
Authentic History OF Dutchess County the KEY.
Or. NJ s Taylor. on "A Sociological ProDien1 :
Tolln s Wise. on a New-Yorker by ADOPTION :
Richard Cornell Of PouChkeepsie. on EN-les frofh
Duchess" and ". Linn Bruce. on Adopted IONS
OF OLD Dutchsss" General Stewart L Woodtoro.
who was 20 speak on our Foreign Relations
was absent -,
Amorg the guests were Dr.. s. G. Cook NJ j.
Pickering. ex-Judge Juiizs ". Mayer Justice IT"aN'
Julien T Davies. jacob 5. Van Wyck. K Morgan
clcott aad W. G. Wylie.
Ex-senator Miller said:
believe IN home rule. but the state OF EeN
York is the unit and the state OF Sew. .t n has
also the body which under the cons 80 80
the Dowcr create municipalities ana lns S-4s
OF the city OF NewYork. and every 2TiVLesS Ia III
goes with that charter comes under tle 20 NJ
OF the state. So when one In the cay q $50
REGARDING the city government l repuci-lS3 s-s
statefnerr The people in the country nave a!wasI
been ready 70 give the city OF New oIk loNs =.
seif-roverurnent In its own affairs wnCneN -
shows the capacity OF properly exercising that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10

figured the company's gross losses by the Baltimore
IRE az l.o6o. with $4,000 Of reinsurance. Presi-
cent Evars Of the Continental said he would de-
clne 20 state the company's gross losses or tndi-
cate the amount OF reinsurance.
me Following the losses OF the three Brook
~ insurance companies. estimated yesterday:
Fneflx $500; Williamsburg City. sl70e-o: Mas
SAL $50 These companies have SURPRISES OF
S'sSiS5. a.26i.l37 and S259cJo respectively so Il
wlil DC seen that the payment on their risks will
not seriously affect them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
THE POPE ANXIOUS.
Orders a Gable Dispatch Sent to Car
diRaI Gibbons.
sgd 70 Ths N,w-Yo.. -. sr rrsn.h 10

Special to The New-Yo-k Tribune by French CabIeD
Copyright; 1874: BY The Tribune ASSOCIATION
Rome Feb. 9--The news from Baltimore has
greatly distressed the Pope. who anxiousy in
quired about Cardinal Gibbons. He ordered a
cable dispatch sent. asking what help can be
given from here. Many Americans now in Rome
having relatives IN Baltimore are in consterna-
ton.
In the name OF tho Italian government For
eign Minister Tittoni to-day expressed 20 the
American Embassy condolences on the Balti-
more disaster
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
SENDS TEN DETECTIVE sERGEANTs.
Detailed Them to Baltimore-Chief Farnan
Asked for Them.

In response 10 the offer made 10 the Mayor OF
Baltimore by Mayor Mcclellan. the following tele-
gr1m was received yesterday from Chief Of Police
Farnan OF Baltimore:
Flease send ten detective sergeants al once VIII
want them for several Gays.
Acting on the request. Police Commissioner Nc
Aooo ordered Inspector McClusky 90 detail tho men
sheo Tor and the following were sent TO Ealtrnore
- - nEht; Detective Sergeants Peabody Becker
LEVIN. Burke. Kane. Strip. MacMuIien. Flsv
I'aegan and kinsleI NO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
EX-SENATOR ELLswoaTH VERY ILL

Buffalo. Feb. "a dispatch TO The Courier
from Lockport says that ex-senator Ellsworth is
very tII A consultation Of doctors was held this
afternoon II IS said they came to the CONCLUSION
,hst he had a fighting chance. The patient sits
propped up with pillows. II beins impossible for
him TO rest while lying down. A close friend of
the Senator admitted that he was in critical con-
5itfon Last night the rheumatism with which
he IS suffering got dangerously near the heart and
he was in a preca-ious cO7ditioa for some hours.
He resting more comfortable TINS evening, OIL
he Is by no means OUT OF danger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10

The estimates given were made In all eases after
seducttaz TIE reinsuranoe but most of the COM
panies would give the figures for the gross
losses or tell what companies their risks had been
,,-tlv -etns1ired IN II seemed TO be believed among
Insurance -aen that some % the reirsu-ins com
ranIes would have 10 foot heavy losses. but the
managers Of such companies said as rule. that
~, could rot ten FOR several days what their
losses would be. The manager OF thc Munich said
ne did tttnk the company would have TO pay
. IIbridSe Q. snow OF the Home, said be bad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
Figures Of January /. lso:

a comparatively slight lo-s would wipe out the
entire capital ana surplus OF OF these com
panies and some compa Tstiyey snail companies Of
other States writing there. and considerable sur
plus line business has been written by unlicensed
companies most Of which are very small. We
know Of a number Of risks destroyed which were
almost wholly insured in this class OF companies,
many Of which Will UNIQUE stionably fail. Inc
greater part 81 The fire loss however. will fall upon
companies which could pay millions without falling
that the unfortunate business men whose prop
erty has been destroyed will probably collect tho
greater part OF the Insurance due them. Already
some Of the companies have announced that losses
viii he paid IN cash and without the usual dis
count.
Following are estimates OF the net losses OF the
insurance COMPANIES which carried risks in Baltl-
panies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
a SALE OF lNNess cANvases

open at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. No sS
Fifth-ave. tomorrow night The sale win close
Saturday. The pictures are now on exhibition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10

This is an Opportunity Of UnequsIet
importance.
because at the close OF the PRESENT SALE
there viii be no more Illnesses within reach
Of purchase. and because the CANyASES NOW
OFFERED WERE so INTIMATELY IDENTI-
FLED with the MASTERS MOST BRILLI.Nr
passes that he bequeathed them in pers nal
legacy to his wife. never to De removed n I'm
her home until her death.
Sale at Public Auction in these Galleries,
on the evenings of Tomorrow (IHURS-
DAY.. FRIDAY and SATURDAY. a.
- O'clock.
William Clausen. manager for the Executors
James p. Silo, Auctionesr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
OLD eoARO REELECTED.

A. the annual meeting CT the stockholders OF tne
Ola Dominion Steamship Company yesterday 'H'
old board o. directors was reelected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
DON'T GO TO WAR

xrt a ,our neiShbor about every little au>ssoo
Tn, Tribune Almanac-t VII put you seasAsNt '
rxcrz question Price. eJc.s CLOTH SOC.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
CURES COLDS IN SOUTH AFRICA

LAXATIVE BRONO oUININE To get the genuine
sail the full - cents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10


MUCH THAT CHIEF LEFT UNTOLD.
Such was Chief Howe's narrative From II
he omitted many things which other witnesses
supplied. lie didn't tell. for instance. how he
literally seized tug. and running II up between
the piers made of il q serviceable 1rebOat by
attaching hose to the beats pumps and keep
ing them going at full speed He didn't tell
how all Monday night he tramped through the
burned and burning district. lodging falling
walls and live wires. when every other captain
was off duty He didn't even say that on Mon
day night his ren were the only ones at work.
with the exception OF a volunteer company from
Atlantic City.
He didn't tell that the manager OF the Trans
portation Company said that IL the New-York
men had been there earlier the Union Dock.
with two trainIoads Of valuable freight would
have been saved He didn't even tell how the
Baltimore people cheered like mad when the
flowers and-more Observation-Disclosures OF cigars
TO the dreneu- Chief Howe is young. and
used to the frank congratulations OF a thankful
crowd
What he wouldn't tell. however. others did
TIE New-YOTk engines were three times as
powerful those OF the Baltimore Department,
they said. The New-YoTk men went there with
perfect company discipline and vast experience.
They held the fire where any other body would
have been defeated They had the apparatus
and the method to apply it TO best effect.
Possibly the happiest men in the lot were OF
Engine %. That detachment comes back one
anger than when IL went II now has mascot
When they were loading the apparatus az Balti-
more. a dog-just a plain dog, yellow dog. in
sact-showed most unmistaka bic interest in the
proc eeCfngs- He was on the cars, under the
engines. and everywhere he could get In the
way. "a mascot" said every man. He was.
and didn't intend not TO be. He LETT Baltimore
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-23

The Aberdeen Pippins went over to
Centralia Sunday to show the boys in
that neck of the woods how the national
pane should be played. But after ar
irving in Centralia it was found that
Farmer Brown had left his rabbits foot
at home under his pillow where he had
placed it for safe keeping the night be-
fore. 1t was Impossible for the boys to
win with this handicap starelng them in
the face, and it was with faint hearts
and many misgvings that they entered
the contest. Hanson was on the slab
for Aberdeen and the Centralia sluggers
took to his curves like duck to water.
"Ike" Harmon did the twirling for Gen.
tralia and it was caution the way the
Aberdeen hari hitters Strengthened out
his twisters. 1t was an interesting game
even if it was marred by numerous
errors on the part Of both teams. Just
before going to press, we received
wireless dispatch from Centralia stating
that the scorer had finally got the score
added up and it stood IA to IL in favor
of Centralia, with the hits and errors
about evenly divided.
OLYMPIA WINS AT HoQU1AM.
Quite bunch Of Aberdeen base ball
enthusiasts went over to Hoquiam Sun.
day to witness the game between that
city and Olympia. 1t was a great game
from the bleacher's point of view and
one that kept them on the anxious seat
until the last man was out in the ninth.
The feature OF the game was the errors
made by both teams-Hoquiam having
8 to their credit and Olympia the same
number. Olympia has some fast felders
and will give any OF the teams race for
their money. The P. G.'s, as usual, are
sore over their defeat and say they
will protest the game on the grounds
that the umpire gave them the worst of
it in calling Baker out for cutting first
base on home run drive over the left
field fence. Following is the score by
innings:
Hoquiam 2 90 10 0 O-6 10 8
Olympia 90 3 0 OO1 p So
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-23

Send the semi-weekly Herald to
your friends in the east. A twice-a.
week typograph of Aberdeen and sur.
roundings.
The Order OF Pendo gave a pleasant
social Saturday evening to which large
crowd attended. Mrs. E. Sven carried
off the cake in the bean contest.
Among the passengers who went on
the excursion TO Westport yesterday,
was the great grandson of Captain Gray
on the mothers side; the first mariner
that brought ship into Grays Harbor.
The young man was quite interested in
the surroundings and expects to spend
several days looking up the points bear
ing on the history of Captain Gray.
Yesterday the iron rods that acted as
hangers, for the rear end of battery of
two boilers in the Aberdeen Lumber and
Single company's mill, broke allowing
the boilers to drop to the brickwork.
The repairs will be completed today,
and the mill will run as usual tomorrow.
There was no steam in the boilers go no
special damage was done.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-23
ABERDEEN LOSES
IN A SlUGGING MATCH AT CEN.
TRALlA SUNDAY.

The Centralia Boys We're the Hardest fiitters.
But, Had No Cinch on the Game Until the
Last Man Was Out-OIympia Wins From
Hoquiam in Close Contest,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-23
More Base Ball Teams.

The Midgets, F. G. Becker, president
and the Vests. Edward West, president
are the latest on the base ball diamond.
Both teams are composed of boys unde
IA years of age and are good players. I,
the pame at the Athletic Park Saturday
the Midgets won by score of 10 to
Following is the line up:
Becker's - Brown, catcher; Eaton
pitcher; Burrows, first base; Parr
second base; Hart, third base; Living
stone, shortstop; Shipman, left field
Holpa. center field; w. McGillcuddy
right field.
West's-Eckler catcher West, pitcher
ID. McGillicuddy, first base; White
second base; Mcdonnell, third base
Evcrson, shortstop; Runquist, left field
McDermoth, center field; Remmelmeye
and Reddinger, right field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-24

elevation of the race. That instead of being a potential agent in the redemption of a people, it has wrought them injury and threatens their ruin A few have gone so far as to declare that education has increased immortality and crime. Now all this I have publicly and emphatically challenged, and I call upon you young people of this institution, by the purity of your living, and the fidelity of your service, to make good that challenge. Demonstrate the fact that the agency which has been all-powerful in the his- tory of every other people shall not meet it's defeat at your hands. Answer those oritcisms-many of them perfectly hon. est and sincere-not by harsh and defiant speech, but by the overwhelming argn- ment of unassailable character and un- questioned integrity, and unchallenged achievement
 Let me counsel you to cultivate the spirit of patience and christian charity. Re strong enough to abide the Vindica- ton of right living through all the test ing years, and be christian enough to meet complaint without malice or revenge. Above all things, whatever the provoca- ton, emulate the Man of Gallllee and never harbor hate in your hearts.
 And remember that your characters are your own priceless possessions which can never be taken away"
 special party from Montgomery was composed of the following: Judge w. H. Thomas, John J. Flowers, Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Baldwin, G. W. Craik, brooks Flow CTS, E. P Flow CTS, w. H. Ragland, Joel Barnett, Capt. c. H. Scott, Judge J. M. Carmichael.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-24
New K. of p. Journal.

Grand Keeper of Records and Seal G. c. Miles of the Grand Lodge of Alabama, Knights of Pythias has let the contract to the Brown Printing company of this city for the journal of the grand lodge proceedings recently held in Birmingham. It is expected to be out and ready to distribute in thirty days.
 The journal will be much earlier this year than last because all of the grand lodge deputies were chosen at the time of the meeting of the grand lodge or shortly after, thus eliminating this cause of delay.
 The journal this year will contain pic- lures of the grand lodge officers and su- preme officers credited to the state. It is to be in every way a credit to this grand order in the state.
 The grand keeper of records and seal has had framed and hung in his office in the Moses building pictures of the late Grand Keeper of Records and Seal John H. Donahoo, and Hon. Tennant Lomax, supreme representative at the time of his death. Both of these patriotic knights did valaint service for the order and died with the love and affection of every man who ever wore the F. c. B. pin.
 MT. Miles and Grand Master of Ex- chequer Danneley of Troy will institute a lodge of the order at Ramer June 2. with a good sized membership. MT. Miles will be at Marion Thursday to attend a meeting of the board of trustees of the Judson Female Institute, of which he Is a member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-24
GARDEN CITY HAS
 BIG $16,OOO FIRE
ENTIRE BLOCK OF BUILDINGS IS DESTROYED, WHICH IS ALMOST A DEATH BLOW TO THE TOWN. NO INSURANCE.

Hanceville, May 2S.-(Special )-Garden City, a small town of 25O inhabitants, fourteen miles south of Cullman on the Louisville and Nashville railroad was visited by $16,000 fire today at 950 o'clock this morning. The fire was dis covered in wood shop at the rear of T. W. Cooks residence. There was prac- tically no water supply and the fire soon spread over an entire block destroying two stores, two hotel buildings and the Louisville and Nashville railroad depot The losses were as follows:
 T. W. Cook, residence, store, hotel building and stock of goods about 5000, no insurance; J. H. Shaver saloon build ing and stock of goods, $6000, no insur- ance Robert Sandlin, hotelkeeper, fur nture S150 no insurance; Hans Carson. old hotel building, $500. no insurancei c. A. Griffith, lumber, s10.
 Mr. Grffths store and residence was burned down on the night of May B. loss $1600 insurance $1100 The Louisville and Nashville depot burned today was valued at $10o0 no insurance. This is all most a death blow to the town. J. H. Shaver will rebuild but the others will not as their loss were almost clean totals. The depot will likely be rebuilt at once
 -eeth Brothers general store was saved by heroic work of the citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-24
MOTHER OF HAMMER
 GOES ON THE STAND
Testifies That the Older Man First Struck Young One With
 the Chair.

Tuscaloosa, May 23.-(special)-The pre- liminary hearing of Jim Hammer, charged with the murder of M. D. Hammer. his cousin, on the Eddns plantation. fourteen miles from this city on May It, was held at the courthouse Saturday. The mother of the defendant who was the only eye witness to the killing was placed on the stand.
 Her testimony was that her son. Jim Hammer and M. D. Hammer had quar- reled, the latter starting the disturbance and finally striking and knocking the former down with chair which he tJim Hamner) took from him and knocked the older man down. M. b. Hammer fell to the floor, but afterwards recovered suf- hciently to talk and asked to see Jim Hammer.
 A negro woman who was placed on the stand testified that she heard the quar- reling in Hammers room, afterwards d silence, the sound of a blow and then a fall. She stated that the deceased after wards came to her room and gave diree- tions for the day, then went back to his room and died at noon. The defend- ant was bound over without bail.