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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12

" Down aEntt la Ch1fleS they swept.
and the bailding. occupied BY Puttsk
Co. caught. Seeing that nothing could
save 1t, it. was decided to destroy the
building with dynamite In the hope of
preventing the fire from crossing
Charles street. The explosion was sue
cessful in accomplishing the object, and
the entire corner collapsed instantly, but
this had, apparently no effect upon the
progress Of the fire, for almost before
the sound Of the falling walls had died
away the building on the east side of
Charles street began to blaze, and 1t
was evident the blocks between Charles
and st. Paul streets were doomed. In
desperate, butzfutile, effort to prevent
the fire going further to the east build.
Ing after building was dynamited in this.
block, but 1t was all Of no avail, and the
IRE proceeded steadily onward. q .,$
Courthouse Ablase.
The Daily Record building was soon
in danes, and net many minutes later.
the nre had leaped over st.. Paul street
and lofty, massive Calvert building
began to emit. smoke and flame. The
Equitable; building, just over 9 narrow
alley, quickly followed, and these two
immense buildings gave forth glare
that lighted the city for miles around.
Soon the large building Of Hall, Head
lington & Co. on the northwest corner Of
Charles and Fayette streets was blazing
brightly. With scarcely a"pause the
fire darted across to the east side of
Charles street and began to lap up the
handsome building of the Union Trust
company, while at the same time the
large buildings to the west Of Hall, Head
lington & Co.. occupied by Wise Brothers
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TRAGEDY IN TENNESSEE.
Labor Trouble in Mining Town Rec
suits in killing Of Four AID
w0undin9 Of Three Men.

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 9. - A bloody
tragedy was enacted Sunday in the little
mining town of Coal Creek, Tenn, 40
miles northwest of Knoxville, as the
result of which four lives were snuffed
out and three persons wounded, one per-
haps fatally. The clash was the culmi-
nation of the trouble between union and
uonunion labor Three of the dead men
were killed by guards employed by tho
Coal Creek company, while the fourth
victim, a deputy sheriff, was killed BY a
guard he had gone to arrest.
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& Oppenheim, Obernderf & Co. were
aflame throughout. Down Fayette
street to the east swept the flames, and
later the new courthouse was ablaze.
Among prominent buildings destroyed
are the City hospital, Institute of Fine
Arts, Hopkins bank, Holiday Street
theater, Guardian Trust building, Gus
tom house, Western Union building,
National Exchange bank, United States
express office, Mercantile Trust build
ing, Postal Telegraph building, Equi-
table building a. stories), Union Trust
building III storie1) and the Continen-
tai Trust building (16 stories).
Roosevelt Oners Aid.
: Mayor Mclean received the follow
ing telegram from President Roosevelt:
white House, Feb. s., 1904.--Hon.
Robert McLane, Mayor Baltimore, Md.
Il share the horror Of our: people at
the appalling catastrophe which has be-
fallen Baltimore. If there is anything
the federal government can do, pray
call on me. '' ~ - 49, 5%1a Pr -
(signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
LOSS to Insurance Companies.
New York, Feb. 9.-Fire. insurance
brokers in this city estimate the mini
mum loss to insurance companies in
Baltimore fire at $50, O00, 900. Losses of
big companies are now placed at from
$500, 900 to $4,000, 900 each. .,,..,
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Death Of James b. Colgate.

Oe0th q O0meS NJ O~&B~ee'
Yonkers, N. Y, Feb. 9.-1ames Boor-
man Colgate died at his home here Sun
day after an illness of several months
Mr.. Colgate was born in New York in
1918. Mr.. Colgate was the first to or
eanize during the civil war the New
York gold exchange of which he was for
many years the president Colgate uni
yersity, at Hamilton, N. T., was enlarged
with fine buildings and literally, en-
dowed by Mr.. Colgate during the past 80
years, over 81, 000, 900 having been con-
tributed to the institution.
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Tammany's delegation to the s6efi0ss
cratic convention will go uninstructeds
Mrs. Maybrick has been located II tie
convent Of the Sisters of Epiphany y
Truro, Cornwall. NJ 81
Russians realize that II Japan gazing
control Of the sea she can starve the
inhabitants of Port Arthur ss
A new white house rule requires that
hereafter women shall not wear hata
and wraps at the evening receptions.
An effort will be made to punish men
responsible for alleged frauds in the /
United States shipbuHding company,
The United States has appointed naval
and military attaches to Russian and
Japanese forces to observe the progress
Of war. '>1- w.. ~ E
Germany expects to profit by war
whether Russia or Japan wins. She
hopes to weaken the Franco-R Russian
alliance and gain territory in China.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Lippincott (Grace Green
woody has sued Harper & Bros. for $780,
600 damages because of statements made
in a recent book by Julian Hawthorne.
The Standard OIL company controls the
worlds supply of asbestos 1t plans
huge monopoly The mineral will
be used for railway cars and tunnel
lining. ~ 5~s e 5g5a
Tony Chicko, an Italian, has been sem
fenced at Cleveland to life imprisonment
for killing Andrew Crouch, q street car
conductor, because the latter refused to
give him q transfer. ..... :.
Joseph Chamberlain is believed to be
suffering in health from the strain Of
his tariff campaign. He will take two
weeks vacation and plans to keep his
whereabouts secret.
George B. Warner was found guilty at
Louisville of the murder Of Pulaski
Leeds, superintendent of machinery for
the Louisville & Nashville railroad, and
the death penalty was voted.
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PASSES GOOD NIGHT.
Physicians In Attendance ON Senator
Hanna Report ON Condition ON
Their Patient.

Washington, Feb. Sat the Airing
ton hotel Monday morning it was re-
ported that Senator Hanna had passed
a comfortable night. The doctors held
consultation at II o'clock, when the
following bulletin was issued:
Mr.. Hanna's temperature is little
higher, 1O3; pulse, "a, regular; respira-
ton, "a. A little irritability Of stom-
ach; mind quite clear. General eondi-
ton good.
:(Signed) "DR. RlxEf, ,
"DR. OSLER.
'DR. CARTER
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E.tfre Block Burned.

Houston, Tex, Feb. "a fire early
Monday morning destroyed an entire
block Of buildings, including the Cen
trail fire station, two livery stables, two
business houses and half a dozen resi-
dences. A number of horses were
burned to death, as were the other
contents of the two stables and most OF
the apparatus Of the fire station.
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sian ships have been captured by the
Japanese The correspondent of the
press finds no official confirmation of the
statement.
The Russian embassy, in statement
given to the National Zeintung, says war
probably cannot be avoided and that me-
diation by other powers is wholly cut Of
the question.
- Japanese Cut Cables.
Paris, Feb. 9.-The French foreign Of
flee was. advised Monday afternoon that
the Japanese have cut the cable connect
ing Japan and Corea. The object of this
action is believed to be to prevent news
of the operations of the Japanese reach
ing the Russians, which was possible
no matter how closely censored the dis
patches sent might be- Following the
breaking of of relations between Rus
STA and Japan, the cutting. of;the cable is
regarded here as significant Of the pur-
pose Of the Japanese to begin hostilities.
It is learned that among the troops
sent by Russia to the vicinity of the Yalu
river are 5000 Cossacks, whose prov
ince it is to destroy the communication
of any Japanese army landing along the
coast or trying to strike the Port Arthur
railroad. The military experts consider
this good tactical move, for the rea-
son that the Japanese have only small
cavalry force, insufficient to cope with
that Of the Russians.
zJapanese Ships on for Corea.
:. Washington, Feb, 9.-The state de-
partment has received q cablegram
from the American legation at seoul
to the effect that it is reported jap
anese warships have arrived OH
Masampho, but that telegraphic COM
munications has been cut of and it is
impossible to confirm the report.
All Relations Broken on
st. Petersburg, Feb Sit is officially
announced that Count Lamsdorh, the
Russian foreign minister, has informed
Russian representatives abroad that
J1pan has decided TO break all nego-
tiations with Russia and TO withdraw
her minister and the entire legation
fromsSt. Petersburg, and that upon the
receipt of note to this effect from the
japanese minister Russia had ordered
her minister, Baron de Rosen, and the
legation staff to leave Toxic.
: At an important council held at the
palace Monday, under the presidency
of the car, it was decided to telegraph
to viceroy Alexief to scrupulously
avoid any step which might provoke
hostilities.
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.we1l-Knovvn Capitalize Dead

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. s.Henry W.
oliver, the well-known capitalist, steel
master and politician Of this city, died
at his home ut two o'clock Monday
morning after two months illness
from complication Of diseases, the
principal one of which affected the kid
neys. He was GA years old. -
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TO Dine with 4A.nba.sa dor.

1 Berlin. Feb. emperor William
has sent word to Ambassador. Tower
that he will dine with him on Thurs
day evening. The emperor dined with
the Ambassador at Kiel, but this is
the first time the emperor ever took
dinner at United States embassy or
legation, and indicates the especial
cordial relations existing between the
emperor and Mr.. Tower.
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Insurgents still Active.

San Domingo, Feb 9.-The pcowi-
sional government has issued decree
declaring the ports of Santa Barbara
de SANTANA, Sanchez and Puerto Plata
to be open to shipping. San Pedro de
Macoris Is declared closed. The situa-
ton about this city remains J, uA-
changed. Insurgent shells are causing
damage to buildings and resulting in
some fatalities. - e. :: ~: =.
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Burned at the Stake.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. "a special to
the Commercial-Appeal from Dodds-
vile, Miss, says: Luther Holbert and
his wife, negroes; were burned at the
stake here Sunday by mob of over 200
persons, for the killing of James East
land, a prominent white planter, and
John Carr, a negro, On Wednesday at
the Eastland plantation two miles from
this city. - - y = &. f.. ..$.. $50
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Reyea Reported R1ected.

Washington, Feb. 9.-A private de-
patch received here :frGm Buena Ven.
rura,, announces that Gen. Reyes was
elected president of Colombia On Feb
ruary 9. Gonzales, Valencia, was
elected vice president.
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wealthy Raepicker- Dead.

Boston, Feb. with deposits in
local banks estimated at $4,000 Mel
son Parton, q ragpicker, has been
burned to death in Lyon. His body was
found lying in q heap Of rags that he
had collected and which had served as
his bed for manv wears. ~
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Fleet on Way to Chemulpo Is Said
to Have Captured Several 2
Trading Steamers.
DISPATCH fRon seoul REPORTS l.
hIkADo's SHIPS OFF AAsAnPHo
OOclal Announcement Made That
Diplomatic Relations Have Been
Countries Are Recalled-An Hope
sFfss* u PeSte Abandoned.

London, Feb: s.-A special dispatch
from Berlin says that a strong fleet
Of japanese warships, reported to be
on Its way to Chemulpo. Corea, has
seized several Russian trading steam
ieFs.
Baron Hayashi, the, Japanese min
lister, said that military steps contem-
plated by Japan for the preservation
of its interests in the far east already
have commenced.
Ahlrms News of Capture.
Berlin, Feb. ~9.-The conservative
Deutsche Tage Zeitung aflrms upon
diplomatic authority that three Rus
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NeWYerk. Feb. s.

NeW-HoCk, FeD. d.
FlOuR-About steady and unchanged.
BUCKWHEAT FLDUR-Ds1 $2Oo@2. 15.s
wHEAT-Excited and lower May. 95A
@96c; July, sSN@s0Ac; September, S2dS2xc.
RYE-Firm. State and Jersey. 60GS4c:
No Z western, 1,zc nominal 4 .. b. afioat,:
CoRN-Easy. May, 5sA@5sxc. =
OArANomfnal. May. 5HGsec.
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Early Adjournment Predicted.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Predictions OF
an early adjournment Of congress are
numerous. May l or May Is are tAe
fayorite dates. Six appropriation oils
have already passed the house.
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THE MARKETS.
GrwFn. Pr0vfsiOns, Etc.

Chicago, Feb. 8.
FTOUR-Moderate demand and steady.
Spring patents, special brands s5.O0@5l 10:
Hard patents, A.4NQ4se; straights, $4,000
400; winter patents. @.Co@4-10; straights,
$aD@aSO: clears. $300@3.30. =
WHEAT - Unsettled. May, 93A@95c;
July, S31A@ s5Ac.
CORN-Lower May, 53@54Ae; July. 5OM
d52kc; September, 5a95hc.
OATSLower. May, 41k@44&c; July. s7h
G39kc. =
RYE-More active and lower. No. ]
in store. 61kcS samples, &c; May delivery
&c. M
BARLEY-Steady to- q shade higher.
Screenings, 3O@42c: feed barley. Ss@4sc; low
grade mailing, 43@44e: fair. 4S@51c; good
to choice, 52G5sc; fancy, 6o@s1c..
BUTTER-Marfet ruled firm. Cream
cries. per lb.. A@74cs dairies. 1sh@20c.
EGG%Feeling steady. Fresh eggs, at
mark new: cases returned, z6@8c Per dozen:
prime 6nsta, 3Re. 90, ..T
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Tur-
keys, per h., 12c. sprfng chickens nG11tc;
ducks, 12Ql2kc. ,.
!, POTATOES-Market active s1d firmers
M1rhanlka. good to choice. per hn-. S6@S7c:
Rurals, good to- choice, S7G8sc. I'D
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Omaha. Neb.. Feb, |

q Omaha, Neb., Feb. ~
CATTLE-Market steady to stronger
Native steers, A35@5.00: cows and heffers.
81. E@aSo; Gamers, $1.5062.50; stockel# and,
feedafs $2.5o@a:s5; calves. $S.ooaS. Sas pullls,,
stays, etc, &2.25G3.So. .!s@ <ts.
HOGS-Market SC higher. Hes 5000
500: mixed, ASoG4.s5; light. s. 70g4. Ss;I
pigs, s3.50Gi6O; bulk of sales, 4AScQ4 49,.
,SHEEP-Market active, steady. Wests.
ern yearlinss, A.s0Q470: wethess, SQ;
i.25: ewes. ss756S7 IS: comnaen and st9ekeTk
s2I0Ie,To; lambs. $45e@Afs.
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Live Stock.

Chicago. Feb. j. 4
H0Gs-Gqod to choice heavy shipping.
S, 1s@5H3k: fair to heavy packing, 4.s04
Sis; rough to common heavy mixed, $4.aQ
choice butcher weights, k6@6.25; fair to-
choice tight mixed, H.so6s1a; poor to choice.
$Af6Aek .y3,4$$ $4s N
= CATrLE-Choice to fancy beeves. $500
k1S: good tdsthoice heavy steers, A.9oG5.S5 :
nedtanRsbeef steers, &4.1e@4:40; good to
fancy cows and he4Gsrs. $&S5@7 70: good to
ehoisk feeders. $a40@4.2s: poor to fair stock
ers and feeders, g. aaoa IS: fair to good cows
and heifers, s. S5p&so: good cutting and
fair beef cows. $S4e61so; calves. good to
fancy, @s0o@7.0e; calves, common to fair.
Sa0o@575; corn-tsd iwSetern steers, N00
10; Texas butts and thin steers, $21s@3.7o;
fed Texas steers. fair to, choice, s. Soq4ls2
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HAAAA~sH~s~S
sale produce and grain dealers, were In
flames. Shortly before midnight the
Carrollton hotel was burned, and the
fire was sweeping toward Calvert street
with irresistible fury The firemen
working on the south side had succeeded
in checking the flames at Lombard
street, and as the wind was blowing
from the northwest there was no danger
Of 1t spreading farther in that direction:
The western limit had also been reached
at Howard street, and the danger was
now to the east and north. 49,.
The progress Of the flames toward the
north had in the meantime been sorapid
IS to be simply appalling. From struc-
ture to structure they few, licking up
the massive, buildings as IL they were
composed Of paper. In the block be-
tween German and Baltimore streets
they few along, and almost before 1t
could be; realized the buildings along
Baltimore street were blazing from roof
to basement. For time It was hoped
the hre could be kept from cxossing the
I north side OF Baltimore street, and the
firemeu made q desperate effort to pre-
vent, it. The effort was useless, how
ever, and soon the tall, narrow buildings
Of Mullins hotel began to dart out
tongues OF flame, and the remainder OF
the buildings between Sharp and Lib
erty. streets were ablaze, and the fire
began its march to the north. The
flames darted rapidly from place to
place, and soon the entire south side OF
Fayette street was In the grasp of the
fames. .,s-ssa5 s. f. .r4.s f..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-06
LOVERS COULD NOT GET
MARRIED, WERE ARRESTED

Maud Ryan and Roy Hoyt of Mis-
soula, Mont, were arrested last night
for unlawful cohabitation. Judge
Hinkle this morning had the girl
brought into his private chambers for
the purpose of talking to her. She
has brother-in-law in the city who
is connected with the street car COM
pany, to whom officer Mcdonald took
the girl to remain until she was CIV
en- further orders. 1t is very likely
she will be taken home to Missoula.
An endeavor is being made to separate
the couple. Judge Hinkle denied the
girl the privilege of seeing her lover
this morning, but that she might
meet him this afternoon in the pres
ence of her brother-inlaw. In the
meantime the boy II is thought will
either be transferred to the county
Jail or sent back to Montana.
The poor girl was picture of
sadness today. The excitement at
tendant upon her arrest and her
night in Jail told plainly that she has
suffered for her sin of the past few
weeks. AS she was about to leave
the courtroom, she broke down and
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HORRIBLE DEATH
0EAL|TTLEB BABY

The 2-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David Fiske, 7l2 Medelia
street, was found dead yesterday aft
ernoon in an outside closet, having
fallen in and smothered.
The child had not been out of the
house ten minutes when the parents
missed and went to search for her.
With cry of unspeakable anguish
she called her husband to the scene.
One little foot of the babe was all
that could be seen. She had fallen
head first and was buried alive.
Two physicians and a kind neigh
Dor worked over the child for two
hours i'm the hope to fan back the
spark of life. but in vain.
The Fiskes live alongside the o.
r. * n. railroad tracks and for this
reason a close watch is kept over
the children. The entire neighborhood
participated in the hunt, and not
until the mother, for the tenth time.
had looked into the closet, did she
think the child could have fallen in
The child had probably been dead for
an hour.
The young mothers grief cannot
be described. She has three other
little tots. the eldest years and
the youngest a babe of months.
That she has other children does not
lessen her sorrow. AS she uncovered
the still little face to show a neigh
Dor, she broke down anew, and, Sob
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wept convulsively. begging to see her
lover, Roy, before she departed from
the jail. Just let me see him for
few minutes" she said, but the
judge remained obdurate and she had
to leave without seeing him.
1t is plainly evident that the young
couple are deeply infatuated with each
other They wished to be married.
but their parents objected, and they
decided to elope. with results as
chronicled.
Miss Ryan went in the best society
at Missoula. and her people are
among the best families. That she
should have taken the downward
course cannot be accounted for. she
is refined looking girl. She has a
slender figure which was clad in q
neat costume of tam
The young lady feels the disgrace
keenly and says Ii would have been
all right IL she and Roy had been
allowed TO have gotten married. They
have been keeping company with each
other for a number of months and
were engaged to be married as soon
as he could obtain q steady position.
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.STR|k[ WILL b[( (A[U[D OFT

of the striking butchers and workmen
to be taken today will end the stock
yards struggle and that the men will
go back to work tomorrow is freely
predicted at strikers headquarters.
Meantime, the general sympathetic
strike. ordered for Wednesday morning,
is held in allegiance. 1t also applies
to the order declaring all meat unfair
after tonight. While the strikers re-
fuse to talk, it is generally accepted
that a conference between the strike
leaders and representatives of the
packers resulted in an agreement Of
the latter to take the men back at
the old terms, on condition that the
strike be called off. The general sem
timent among the striking butchers
and allied trades now favors the ac-
ceptance of the proposition and the
return to work.
More than 100 strikers had applied
for their old pieces in the yards at 0
o'clock this morning.
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bling as If her heart was broken, she
than l can bear"
The dead child is a beautiful pic
ture of health. Her cheeks are still
red from the bloom of life. and her
little hands, clasped over her breast.
She looks as if she had gone to sleep
ment. The little cold face and hands
convince one. however. that she is
now one of the angels.
The Fiske family came here about
year ago from Wallace, Idaho,
where Mr.. Fiske was employed in the
mines. He came to Spokane upon
recommendation from his physician
as a cure for rheumatism and since
coming has done very little work.
They are in very Strengthened circum-
stances. The home is meagerly fur
nished and there are few comforts or
luxuries.
The neighbors have responded
most literally to the aid of the un-
fortunate family. Flowers enough to
fill the house had been received at
an early hour this morning from
those desiring to take this means to
show their sympathy to the bcreav-
ed parents.
The funeral occurrd at 2 o'clock
this afternoon from the home, the
Rev. NJ. Steel of the Free Methodist
chruch officiating.
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$50 AND
10 DAYS

Tom Reilly was fined $50 and costs
and sentenced to ten days in jail for
assault on Jim Burrows at the Spo-
kane theater last night. Reilly
pleaded guilty of the charge, and
Prosecuting Attorney Kimball rec
commended to the court that Reilly
be sentenced to Jail, as a fine would
only come out of his brothers pock-
ct and would do no good.
The Reilly trouble came from his
jumping into the ring at the boxing
contest held at the theater last night.
and striking Burrows, who had just
succeeded in besting Reilly's brother,
In the Jaw, completely stunning him.
OF course Reilly pleaded guilty, az
Judge Hinkle was sitting right be-
hind him and saw the entire thing.
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WILL ASK FOR
FRANCHISE

1t has been definitely decided by
the Washington Water Power COM
pany to extend their Astor street
line to connect with the Lidgerwood
line. and the city council will be ask
ed at once to grant a franchise 70
the company for the extension.
The company has franchise along
some OF the streets. but will ask for
an entirely new one
The new line Will give the Lidger-
wood park people the same service
as the Pacific avenue line, every ten
minutes.