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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
NsarIsy A Million Gallons Burn
st Pennsylvania Oistillery.
LOSS FOUR MILLION DOLLARS
Barrels Filled With Liquor Burt and
the Blue Planes Shoot = Hundred
Feet Into the Air-Psssenser Trains
Fly Past the Fire Uninjured.

Connellsyille, Pa, Nov. ls.-At the A.
Overholt distillery at Broadford today,
$4,000 gallons of whisky furnished a
spectacular fire. entailing loss Of ~.
100000. The main bonded warehouse
burned TO the ground.
The smoke was first seen issuing from
the third story Of the building which
is alongside the Baltimore 4 ohio
tracks. Two employees climbed up the
fire escape and opened one Of the small
iron doors. They were caught In .
cloud of smoke which suffocated then
and they dropped unconscious on the fir
escape. They were rescued by ethel
workmen and general alarm sounded
Blue tinged flames from the burning
alcohol were soon shooting more thai
100 feet into the air. As the barrel
Of whisky burst. the blazing lqui'
splashed in all directions.
The main track Of the railroad wa
kept clear Of the debris and the pas
senger trains shot past as such a spes'
as to avoid damage from the intens
heat. 1t is supposed the fire starte'
either from spontaneous combustion o
from spark thrown by a passing 10
comotiye down one Of the shafts.
The oyerholt plant Is practically own
ed by H. C. Frick and MELONS, of Pitts
Ihnrn
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20

Glasgow, Nov. ls.-The most terrible
fire that has occurred in Great Britain
for many years, broke out here today,
in cheap lodging for men, on Watson
street and resulted in a loss ofthirty-
street and resulted in q loss Of thirty
two others.
The flames were first noticed at
O'Clock this morning, on the fourth moor
Of the building, occupied by $50 men.
An alarm was raised and the hremen
|respouasd qai-kiy, bat the flames and
smoke were then issuing from most Of
the windows on the fourth floor.
An extraordinary scene was created
|by the procession Of almost nakei men,
rushing out Of the entrance Of the
building, and against their frantic ell
forts to escape, the fremen were &c
tually fighting for admission.
Men Dropped to the Floor.
On reaching the upper floors, the ire
men found the narrow passages were
becoming congested with men who had
dropped to the floors, overcome Sy the
ismoke. The FIRE. however, was confined
lto the fourth floor and as soon as the
laremen were able TO get TO work, /"
was speedily extinguished-
The flames had been fed BY the wood
len partitions. which threw oil volumes
Iof smoke resulting in the suiiocsnon
Of the inmates, and Others had 70 d
taken to the hospital.
The dead were mostly workmen IN
the prime Of life They presented .
horrible sight.
Many were sleeping in the attic nooi
above the burning fourth floor, and
these had narrow escapes. The flames
burned through the floor and II was
impossible for the men 70 descend. Ih'
windows were securely fastened and tns
men had to break them 50 they could
! climb through to the neighboring roofs
A Fantastic Procession.
II appears to be the custom OIL i.'S .nes'
dodgers to sleep in q nude condition
and the march of the survivors 70 ta'
police station. was a fantastic one. SOM
had snatched covers from the bed an'
lothers their trousers. while many wor'
/. nothing. al
The local authorities had to De eai'e'
upon TO supply the men clothing an
warm meals. Owing to their migra'o''
habits and the absence Of permansn
. homes, many Of the dead will never D
l;dentifed. The Identification Of other
! he rendered difficult by the absence 9
. clothing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20

st. Petersburg, Monday. Nov. 20
The ofiicial Messenger this morning, In
addition 10 denying that the measures
taken by the Government in Poland was
influenced by the neighboring powers.
states that martial law In Poland VIII
be repealed as soon as tranquility Is
restored.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
REDS ARE QUIET
No Distrubanees Is Result Of Loss Of
the Strike.

inc dItihos
ST. Petersburg, Monday, Nov. Co.
Approximations that the defeat Of the
Reds in council Saturday night, might
inspire them 10 take violent measures
yesterday, against the troops and mer.
chants who refused TO close their places
OF business on Saturday, when ordered
10 do so by their leaders, proved happi'
", without foundation, though rumers
OF collisions between the workmen and
the troops in vasiliostrov, and In Putt
LOFT districts are In circulation.
At police, headquarters, however, 1t
was said that there had been no dis
orders, and at strike headquarter. the
Associated Press had been Informed thai
there has been no colliaion. though per
haps q few shots might have been fir
ed IN the air by over.exhuberant de
nnonstrators. @3 f0
The sounding proclamation viii
which the council of the workmen an
nonnced the end Of the strike. dselar
ing "the demonstration had served III
purpose by saving the lives Of the mutt
neers at cronstadt.p while, Of course
principally blind to cover their do
feat, as the trials Of the mutineers ar
stllI in progress, is at the same time
shewd tactics for use In the propa
panda which the council Is actively
pushing among the army and navy,
Such a claim. however, cannot dis
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20

r,ise the fact that the strike was In
augurated 70 compel the Government
not only to pardon. unconditionally, the
mutineers, but 10 abolish martial Law
IN Poland, and TO compel The calling Of
the Constituent Assembly. none Of
which objects II achieved.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20

Copenhagen, Nov. la.-The delegation
appointed by the Norwegian stcrthing
to communicate 70 Prince Charles, the
formal announcement Of his election as
King Of Norway, arrived this after
noon and we're received by P&mier
ristenson, president Of the lower
louse of the Riksdsg and Norwegian
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
ALL BUT SIX LOST
Los. Of the Hia. Was InsonssivaSly

Loss Of the Hilda Was Inconeeivably
Swift.
St. Malos, France, Nov. le.-The ex'
act number OF lives lost on the Hilda
Is unknown here. $50
II Is understood there were about
twenty first class passengers, includ.
ing several English people. Among the
latter were. Hon. Mrs. Butler, sister.in-
law Of Lord LanesborOugh, anl Col. Eli
let.
Though it Il not certain that these
were actually on board, they were ex'
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PRISONERS ON TWO RUSSIAN
SHIPS MuTINEER

, Toxic, Nov. le.-A telegram
, from Nagasah says that 500
B Russian prisoners Of war bound
. for vladivostOk, on board the
D vessels vladimig and Boronei,
D have shown signs Of mutiny. The
. officers OF the vessels have APP
. pealed to Japanese authorities to
> dispatch troops and police Oiii-
. GERS, TO their assistance. One
. hundred constabulary boarded
. the BOroneii and four Japanese
. torpedo boats surrounded the
. the two Russian ships. Admiral
. Roiestvensky il On board the
. Boroneji
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. NO REPLY TO DEMANDS OF =
. THE POWERS .

, cosstantinople, Nov. l9.--Tbe
porte has not yet replied to the
uItimatun Of the powers, regard.
Ing the Macedonian reforms and
the embassies here are sending
their Dragoman TO Piraeus, In
preparation Of eyentualities OF
a naval demonstration. II h re-
garded here a. significant that
the Russian Black Sea squadron
/. reported TO have left sebasto.
pol, for, II II said, an unknown
destination.
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|, RUSSIA AND TURKEY ARE =
) ON BA DTERMs Z

; London. Nov, lo.-The Sofia
; correspondent Of the Times says
; that Turkeys disregard Of Rus
> sian protests against strength
. esing Of the fortiaeations in the
. Bo.phorus and Black Sea has
. resulted in demand by Russia
. for the immediate payment Of
. the arrears on the Russo-Turk.
. ish war indemnity, threatening
. in the event of non-payment,
. tho occupation Of point on the
. Turkish coast.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
b 80 Q A%~@ 4H~e~S
! RANK BREAKER ESCAPES 4
} FROM JAIL.

: Marysyille. Nov. is.-Wm. II.
. Sprout, waiting trial for blow
. ing up the Yuba City bank, ten
. days ago, broke jail today and
= has not yet been captured.
= sprout. who was the only prs
. oner in the jail. climbed on Top
= Of the steel cage and pried the
. bricks loose, so as TO remove .
. bar from the skylight. He then
= climbed 10 ths roof and Sid
. down the drain pipes to the
: ground. sproat has served hve
terms in various penitentisries.
; The sheriff i on HE track with
= a posse.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
NORWEGIAN DELEGATES
BREAK NEWS TO CHARLES

minister. The delegates headed BY
President Berner Of the Sscrthing were
enthusiastically eheered BY the great
crowd. Prince Charles Is the recipient
Of thousands Of kilograms from naval
and military officers and all public bod
les throughout Norway, and from Tor
eign countries.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20

London, Nov. i9.--The Southwestern
Railways cross channel steamer, the
Hilda was wrecked this morning OIL st.
Maio. .on the north coast OF France and
Il il believed that 100 or more passengers
and the crew are drowned.
The Hilda left southampton Friday
night. Her passage was greatly delay
ed by a fog In the channel and when
nearing st. Malo she ran into severe
snow storm, apparently missed her
course and foundered ON the rocks on
the Jsrdin lighthouse. three miles from
81. Maio.
The company's steamer Ada, outward
bound from st, Malo rescued hye pas.
sengers and one officer. These are now
on their way to Southampton. There
Il an unconfirmed report that seventy
were saved.
The crew numbered twenty.six and
there were about 100 passengers, all
Frnchmen, the majority being onion
dealers from ST. Brieue and the neigh
borhood.
Missed Tide and Struck.
A telegram from st. severan, adjoin
Ing the town Of 81 Malo. gives the few
particulars yet available. The Hi'd'
was near st. Malo Saturday morning
lshe struck the rocks at Z o'clock Sun
day morning in the roadstead oil Tn
island Of Cezembre. having missed In
tide owing TO bad weather and the iog'
The majority OF the crew and pas
sengers were asleep at the time. NV
beats were lowered. one of which con
tained Ave men. and arrived at St. ses
eran. The second boat was picked u
empty at st. Cast. where lS bodies ma
washed ashore. The top Of the hilda
funnel and her mast are visible at 10y
tide. according to . telegram from .
Severan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
PRINCESS FOR SPANISH KING,

Madrid, Nov. ls.-The correspondents
assert that King Alfonso will be mar
ried to the Princess Ena Of Battenburg'
daughter Of King Edwards youngest
sister.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
STEEL THEIR COFFIN
Victims Buried With Metal that
Incinsrated Them.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES HELD

Two Catholic Priests Perform Sad Rites
over Inset Of Steel weighing Forty
Tons, which Psrmeated the Remains
Of John Ferkin and Joseph Cassda.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
EIcHTHoURMovELO
No Trouble With Socialists Is the
Result Of the Loss oi
the Strike.
pROCLAMATI0Ns ARE BLINDS

shrswd Tactics Adopted by the Labor
Leaders. for Use In Propaganda
Which IL Being Carried on Through
out the Russian Army and Navy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
80 DEAD---32 INJURED
Lodging House Burns and VIC
Tins Are Unable to Escape
fury Of Flames.
WORST FIRE FOR MANY YEARS

Fau,es Break Out In the Fourth Story
where Hundreds Are Sleeping-vie-
tins FAN Suffocatsd to the Floor,
Overcome by Heat and Smoke.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
Cross Channel Steamer HiIda Crashes on Rocks Of
French Coast and Of the Hundred Souls
Aboard Only Six Are Saved.
STRIKE, IN EARLY MORNING WITH ALL ABOARD ASLEEP

Losus Her way the Rocks Near st. Aa On
Jdn Mght-wh Broken the Ship Founder and Goes " he
BottomFt Intmaion Of the Disaster Was When ess Doay
Washed Ash-No Cause Of the Catastrophe
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20

London, Nov. is--The Bucharest eof~
respondent Of the Daily Mail reports
that saturday anti-Jewish riots Occnr-
red at Kishineff. resulting In pillage ana
arson. Many were killed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-20
N..r Hail MiIHou nark.

New York, Nov. le.--Ths total sub
.er;ptions to the Jewish relief fund arc
s4es, ,s5l, As announced today
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
INCREASING RAPIDLY
Eight Thousand Five Hundred Routes Added During Year
1904, and 29,o45 Carriers Are Now Employed
by This Division.

During the calendar year 1904 the Pest
office Department established s5e0 new
rural free delivery routes, about 40 per
cent more than established in 1903
The average length of rural free de-
livery routes Is twenty-three miles, SC
we find that during the year 1904 she
rural free delivery service added $4,000
miles to the territory covered every day
by its carriers
On January, 2, 1905. when large num-
Der of routes went into effect, there
were 29,o43 routes in actual operation.
That is to say. %, 043 carriers made trips
that day. At an average of twenty
three miles a trip. it viii be seen that
the rural free delivery carriers on that
day actually Travelled ss7,ss9 miles in
delivering their mall
If 70 more routes are established this
year the total number Of miles covered
during the calendar year 1905 would ag-
gregate 196. $3.50. or enough to reach
around the world 1915 times and suff1-
cient to reach TO the sun and back.
1t is quite likely, however. that fully
600 rural free delivery routes win be
esta biished during this year, so that on
January /, 1906, there VIII probably be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
Moore & HIPS Sales.

Moore * Hill have made the follow
ing recent sales:
For Mrs. Madge X arthur. TO H. Al
bert BuehIer, I41e T Street northwest
to Rufus B. Young. 2030 North Capitol
Street, and for Rufus 3. Young, 80 G
Street southwest; for Mrs. Lucy Voel-
ker, 1911 First Street northwest; for
BEDFORD w Walker & Son. 1921 Cincin-
natl Street, Washington Heights; for
James Strayer, TO Mare s. Johnson, 1903
r Street northwest; for George s. Rees
TO Joseph ". Northrop, lot on Lanier
Avenue, Lanier Heights; for Samuel H.
Lenoir. TO Frank NJ. Holmes, 1922 Bright
wood Avenue; for Mrs. Lizzie S. Thorn,
to John b. Jacques, II L Street north
west: for Mrs. Catharine Trainer. TO
William j. Hoffman, lot I3. square s2S;
for Thomas w Stockard, TO William NJ
Rout, 1872 Florida Avenue. and for John
q. Campbell. 3G2G North Capitol Street.
Moore * H.ll also recently sold TO Harry
Wafdman. the builder. II frontage OF AZ
feet on the south side of Kenesaw Ave
nue., between Thirteenth and Four
teenth Streets. on which he will erect
eight new houses. The entire cost will
be about $50 600
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0.06o routes in operation The end OF
this year. therefore, will see about
1.ooo,e09 miles of rural free delivery
routes
The area covered by route is about
twenty square miles. At the present
time the operations of the rural free de-
livery system cover about $751; square
miles, or about one-seventh of the en-
tire area of the United States. BY the
end of this year the area covered will
probably be about 100000 square miles.
or more than one-fourth of the area OF
the whole country
Perhaps no branch of government in
any country in the world has Increased
with such remarkable strides as the
Rural Free Delivery division of the
Postoffice Department Ten years ago
It vas mere subdivision employing d
few hundred carriers Today it employs
SO, 600 carriers and as many substitutes
At the present rate of increase. the
Postoff1ce Department viii have 10 build
an annex for this division before many
years, and the Superintendent of the
Rural Free Delivery Will be ainaest as
powerful as the Postmaster General
himself
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
WALKING THE GLOBE
ON WAGER OF $4,000
Granjean Arrives Here From Starting
Point at Los AngeIes-Must Com
plete Expedition in 1880 Days.

Louis Octave Granjean, a Frenchman.
who is making a trip around the world
on. foot. arrived in Washington yester-
day from Los Angeles, Cal. where ne
began his tour March . last He is Il
globe trotter by profession, and ex-
plains that he is making the circuit OF
the globe for wager OF $4,000
Granjean determined 20 make the
the Russian-Japanese war will be over
by the time ne reached Russian terri
tory. He made the trip from Los An
geIes TO Washington, distance esti-
mated to be $500 miles by road. in i9f
DAYS He spent three months in Gin
einnati. which is NOS included in the
calculation OF time
From Washington Granjean will walk
TO New York, and from there sail for
Europe There he viii resume his jour
ney on foot, travelling through Europe,
Asia by water to Japan. and then
across that island on foot
From Japan he viii sail for Seattle,
Wash. and from there walk back to Los
Angeles. Cal. the place from where he
started
According to the terms of the wager
Granjean has LEO days in which to
make the trip He said yesterday that
he is confident he viii succeed in his
effort TO return to his starting place on
time.
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first pastor of the church, who is stiil
living
Among those who subscribed for the
erection of the building were Franklin
Pierce. President of the United States;
Jefferson Davis. then Secretary of War
and later President of the Confederate
States; Caleb Gushing, Attorney General
of the United States: Joseph Henry sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institution,
A. r. Shepherd. governor of the District
OF Columbia; Commodore J. w Easily,
chief of the Bureau of Naval Construc-
ton and his brother. Horatio N Easily:
Richard Wallach. W. 3. Magruder. and
Matthew g. Emery. mayors of Wash
ington: w W. Corcorsn, George W.
Riggs. and William Gunton.
It's Seven Pastors.
The church has had seven pastors
The Rev. T n. Haskell. 1855 TO 1855.
The Rev.-J R. Bartlett, 1883 TO 1851
The Rev. John n. Coombs, 1852 to 1874.
The Rev. David Wills, 1876 to 1878.
The Rev Theodore s. Wynkoop, 1873
TO 1885
Tn. Rev Howard Wilbur Ennis. 1894
20 1883.
The Rev. Gerhart A. Wilson. D. D.,
1898 TO 1ee4.
Of these Dr. Haskell. Dr. Wills, MIR
Wynkoop, Dr. Ennis, and Dr. Wilson
are still living The church is at pres
emf without pastor, DR. Wilson having
resigned in September last to accept a.
cali TO the First Presbyterian Church, of
Providence. r. l.
Officers of Church.
The officers OF the church are
Elders w Spencer Armstrong.
Charles s. Smith, Lewis c. DenhaIn,
James A Workman, Harry c. kirnban-
and ". II. H Smith, clerk of session.
Deacons-H Clay Barclay, William H
Pearson. Henry p. Catteil, Howard
Clements. Edward F. Cook, and Robert
lG. Sutton
Trustees-Robert Armour. secretary;
James B. Lackey. James w Ratclitfe.
Henry l. Bfscoe. president. Edwin c.
Brandenburg. Howard Clements. Harry
lG. Kimball. treasurer; James g. Lambie,
vice president
The membership of the church num-
bers about $50. with Sunday school en-
irollment of 80. Harry G.. Ximball is the
superintendent, and w Spencer ARM
strong and Harry NJ. Martin. assistant
superintend Mrs. Saliie R. Reeves
lis head of the primary department and
Miss Emma Wilmer OF the Junior de-
partment.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Western Church was one OF the first
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
New FIRMS Business.

The Atkinson & Ballard Company On
corporateO presents a fair record of
business for the first six months of it's
existence. Its sales comprise the fol-
lowing parcels of real estate: 500 St
ne, $500; IS 0 ST. ne. s.. 500: % o St
me-, $3.50; q o ST. ne, $3.50; 121 10th st
Sc, $500: 1871 Vernon ave, NV, 81, 900;
1926 @ ST. NV, $3.50; 61S Massachusetts
ave, me-. $500: lii Ord st. Sc, s., $50:
102S 18th ST. Sc, $3.50: 1927 r st NV,
s13, 600; 80 5th St Sc, 81, go; 4-reefn house
in Laurel, Md, SEQ; lot on Dartmouth
st. NV, $500; 10000 50. # vacant ground
at corner 18th and z SITS. Sc, $4,000;
lot at Baliston, Va, $50; $50 acres near
Richmond, Va. $500; 91S4 acres near
Four Corners, Montgomery county, sl2,-
800; " acre and Groom dwelling at Otter
bourne, Md, So, 500; 100 acres near Mar
shall Hall, 81 500; Us acres near Clifton.
Va, $500; 10 acres at District line. near
Mount Rainier, 81, 500; acre and l0-room
dwelling a. Laurel, Md, 81 500; 1917 acres
and Groom dwelling near Fairfax Court
House, $500: 1 acre and 10-room dwell
dwelling a. Langdon, D. c., SO. 500; 81
acres and 7-room dwelling at Glendale
Md, s., 506; made loans on city, suburban
property, and farms aggregating S1s3. 600:
wrote fire insurance aggregating S69, 0e0:
wrote life insurance aggregating 80 600:
wrote accident insurance aggregating
$4,000: sale Of furnished house. 1011 H
st. nv, $500; 500 acres in North Caro-
line, s12 900: $50 acres of timber in Geor-
gia, So 900
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Two Big Deals Closed.

In the week just closed the final deeds
were recorded Of two real estate trans
action the inception of which was re-
ported in these columns some time ago.
The first Of these deals was the trans
fer by the Catholic University OF the
property at the northwest corner of G
and Eighth Streets northwest to Thomas
F. Walsh. whose representative, T. A
Wfcxershan, states that his principal
will probably erect large office buiid-
Ing with "A view TO it's occupancy by
patent attorneys The other deal WAS
the sale of the abattoir plant at Ben
ming TO the Washington Cold Storage
Company for $4,000. Thomas Reane.
Nicholas Auth. and Andrew Loefflel
compose the company and viii make no
change in the operation of the abattoIr
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V. Schneider ct al. to Albert f. Esch,
lot IS. square 6s9. 500.
A Street southeast, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth Streets-Mary C..
dc Graffenried to John II. Dorsey, part
original lot {. square 1859 $40.
S04 c Street northeast-Priscilla
Thompson ct vir William p TO
Thomas A. and Mary A Cannon. part
lots !, >. g. square 912. $40.
Morris Place northeast, between Sixth
and Seventh Streets-Percy Fl. Russell
ct Tx. TO Gertrude E. Hunter, east half
lot 26S sQ5.s.le S55 $40
6o4 to SOS K Street southwest-Rosey
Duff to Floyd E. Davis, trustee, part lot
3s, square Al, 81.