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Associated Pres. Dlspaiohs, BY special wIrs.

Associated Press Dispatches by Special Wires.
Johnstown, Pa, March 2s.-For three
hours, Immediately after midnight, this
morning. Johnstown'e business section
WAS threatened with destruction by FIRE,
which was only gotten under control
after Il practically had burned itself out
and caused loss estimated at $4,000
and the death of one fireman, William
Campbell, who was caught under a falling
wall. Camphell's body was taken from
beneath pile OF brick and mortar by the
hremen At an early hour this morning
it was reported that G. II. Santamore, q
telegraph operator employed by the Pub
fishers Press Association, was missing
Santamore was in the Office of the Johns
town Journal, which was burned out,
and after the fire he could not be found.
Il is feared that he persisted IN the flames.
The fire broke out in the fye-story
brick building &C the corner Of Main and
Bedford streets, occupied by the Swank
Hardware Co., dealers IN paints, oils and
hardware. The flames quickly spread
through the building, and general alarm
was Immediately sent in. Every avail
able fireman and every piece OF hre-hght-
ing apparatus was soon on the scene, but,
despite the fremen's efforts, the fre was
soon beyond control. Adjoining build
ings we're soon ia flames, and consider
able apprehension was felt over q guam
tity OF powder which, il was reported,
had been stored In the Swank Building.
There was no explosion however, although
the Swank Building was guttod. The
flames swept to the three-story brick
building occupied by Fisher a Co, whole
sale liquor dealers, at the cornoF OF Main
and Clinton streets, and noxt 70 The Wild
Building, partly consumed the now FIVE
story brick building Of The Henderson
Furniture Co. and next leaped b the Gels
Building, q four-story furniture ware
house, and also the residence Of L. A.
Gels, where It practically burned itself
out. The firemen were seriously handi-
capped by inadequate equipment and
constantly bursting hose, and for a time
It was though that aid would have 70 bo
/ summoned from Altoona. This was not
necessary, however, for when the hames
had swept over the five buildings and
died down in the Gels Building tho fire.
men had the situation in hand and Il was
announced that all danger Of further
spread Of the flames was over
A partial list Of the losses, as far as 10
is possible 10 ascertain, is Approximately
as follows; Swank Hardware Co, i've
story brick and stone building, $3.50 900;
Fisher 4 Co., wholesale liquor dealers.
three-story brick and stone building,
S150O0O; Wild Building, thrce-story Office
structure, $4,000; Gels Building four
story brick structure, S30O10l A Geisi
residence, $4,000; Hendoisat mniture
Co., iivc-story brick struciuu, loss on
building $4,000, and on stock, 500, 900;
Bernard-Nees Hardware Co., in Wild
Building, $4,000; Johnstown Daily News
Publishing Co., in Wild Building, $4,000;
Dr.W. W. Grove, in Wild Building 50 000s
DR.. o. Morgan, in Wild Building, 5000.
The losses of 20 offices Of professional men
IN the Swank and Wild Buildings thus
far has been impossible TO ascertain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Associated Press Dispatch by special wiret
Dallas. Texas March IS. William T..
Walker Of Ardmore ] T., waylaid Grover
Record and Miss Myrtle Smith last night
as they were returning from a skating
rink. shot them both and next killed him
eelf. Record and Miss SIN ith will recover,
IL is believed
Both men had been going 10 sec Miss
Smith. but had been friendly IN their
rivalry. Miss Smith refused TO skate with
Walker at a roller rink.
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MAIoR JAMEs Low pEAp.

Associated Press Dispatch by special Wires
Niagara Falls, N. Y, March 2s.-Maior
James. Low, collector OF customs for the
port of Niagara Falls. was found dead
In his bathroom today.
Major Low was 20 years old He
served in the Union army and was APP
pointed postmaster at Suspension Bridge
In 1865. He was a member OF the State
Assembly and United States consul At
Clifton, Ont, and had served as collector
Of this district since 1895.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
c. f. RUDOLPH,
MARKET AND FOURTH Sta
HurpRrps or rAM1I1Es HoMELEs.
Associated Press Dispaton BY special Wire.

Associated Press Dispalon by special Wire.
Waterloo, Ia, March 2s.-Ihe water
in the Cedar River rose over II feet last
night and broke the levee aad flooded the
business district of Waterloo early today.
Hundreds of families we're rendered home
less. Rock Island trains were washed
out for half a mile and all railroads are
tied up.
Cedar Falls reports a similar disaster,
and 200 families there were rendered
homeless. Bridges and dams also were
wiped out
AT z O'Clock this morning the water
came to a standstill, and danger for tho
present is believed 10 be over.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS.

Associated press Dispatch by Special Wires
Budapest, Hungary, March 2S.-lt Is
understood that, as a result Of yesterday s
conferences at Vienna between Emperor
Francis Joseph and the Hungarian cabinet
ministers, IL was decided TO postpone the
elections for a few months, when the
government hopes to be able to obtain
an efiectiNe majority.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
GOV. pArT1soN IMPROVING.

Associated Pres nisraten ov speciai wires
Columbus, O., March 2s.-Gov. Pat
tison passed a comfortable night and Is
feeling much better today
Denial is made Of the report that the
governor will be taken 10 his home, at
Milford. this week if he continues to Inn
prove. but he may be taken next week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
TWO MEN suFrooATED.

Associated Press Disrateh BY speoial Wires
Scranton, Pa, March 2S.-While hght-
ing fire in the culm dump Of the Dodga
colhery, George Barney and George lsoce
were overcome by sulphur fumes and
suffocsted
Their bodies were found today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
AGED WOMAN LOSES HER LIFE IN
AN EFFORT TO SAVE HER MONEY

New York, March 2S.--Mrs. Emeline
Riren. an aged and feeble woman, who
conducted a little millinery store in Jersey
City. lost her life today in an effort TO save
her money when the store caught fire.
A fireman, who entered the blazing
store. found the liieless body Of Mrs.
Rigen lying on the counter, with one hand
ira the cash drawer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
Situations srnntth

CTENOGRAPHER AND TyPFwpTTTp mn
sres position experienced. Reasonable
,y1e@i.9 ~ ~ piaple Address l. @
hvery Evening ONCE
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3rpirssiDuaL
8nSiurss Opportunities.

ElEE OPENING FOR eHoE AND HARNESS
iepairer, separate or combined. Apply
"aflS-lh BOX IS, Landenburgi Pa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
Property Valued at Eight Hundred
Thousand Dollars Was De-
StTOyed Early This Morning.
SIX BUILDINGS WERE BURNED
One Fireman Was Killed by a
Failing Wall and a Tele-
graph Operator Is
Missing.
FIRE BROKE OUT At MIDNIGHT
And the Flames Ragged For
Three Hours.

The Firemen Were Handicapped BY In
adequate Equipment and BurstinE Hose,
aud for = Time It was Thought Aid
Would Rave 10 be Sent FROM Altoona.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28

See sepenh Pogs for suoR Ads. rcessVsd
TOO laie % CLASSIFY.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
E.IIara {. nauIs.
THE MORE YOU KNOW

Of the excoilenciea OF DAVIS WATCHES. the
iurer you are That they arc the test watches
America produces
We have iarse assortment and inyiieyour In
srccuon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
Coat.
gfrsOnal.

ii HAVE $4,000 10 LOAN IN SMALL
amounts from $1,000 up on household goods.
strictly private. Address r o. Box 2ii. mnr9imi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Bucber glass gliding cie shipley''
umbrellas repaired at Az shiplsy strssL' =
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wEArHER FoREoAsr.

Associated Press Dlspatch oY special Wires
Washington March 2s.--Weathos fore
cast for Delaware
Partly cloudy tonight and tomrrrowi
fresh north to northeast wind
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28
Public Sales.
PUBLIC SALE.

PUBLIC SALE.
VIII be sold at No 6l0 King street, on Friday
March 30th nt O'Clock a. m., household fur
niture, such as chamber suites, ennmcled bed
steads. snrlngs, mattresses. bedding, chairl
rockers, one ine oak extens ion table, one fold
ing bed and nice oak wardrobe and refrigerator
also carpets mating, stoves. dishes and NAM
other articles. W. A. HuklLL,
mnr21-3t Auctioneer.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

all 800, 1913. Why can't we use
this $4,000 in paying the interest
and the necessary officers and 9th
er expenses and providing suf-
ficient amount for sinking fund
to meet the principal and interest
when due and ignore that part of
the bill requiring this special lax
and thereby remedy one of the
greatest bugaboos in the whole
bill3 Now if this can not be dcne,
why notl If contrary to law, that
could be remedied at the next ses,
sion of the legislature.
Now we consider the road sub
ject the most important subject
brought before the people of this
county, and we have converts by
the hundred who only a few weeks
ago were bitterly opposing any
bond issue, special tax, or any
movement for better roads. But
to day when you see group of
men talking together nine times
in ten they are discussing the good
roads question.
This county is amply able to
have these roads, and we have
reached the age of stand still in
onr development for the want of
them. Every business is demand
ing them. The interest of every
man, woman and child is demand
ing them. Then why would any
progressive citizen deny the peo-
pie their rights.
We assert without fear of sue
cessful contradiction that each mile
of our mud slough dirt roads costs
the people of Obion County more
money than it would cost to build
and maintain the same amount of
pixies. w. p. MORRIS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

Democratic Senator's 10 their op-
position to certain measures, and
it is suggested that he is seeking
to curry favor with the White
House. A Senator should be free
to vote as he pleases, and Patter-
son may be wholly honest and en-
tirely right in his position and
views. But his action doubtless
disgusts some of those Democrats
who have from time to time be.
slobbered with praise the unreli'
able, erratic extremist and unat.
tractive Colorado Senator wh 0
never was a Democrat. Outside
of the South there is not Demo.
crat in the Senate with a decent
Democratic record. Ma S b V lille
American.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09
GOV. RoBT. TAYLOR.
He Addresses the Citizens at Cleve
land

land.
Cleveland, Tenn. February s.
Governor Robert l.. Taylor opened
his Senatorial campaign in East
Tennessee here Saturday under
the most favorable auspices. The
welcome accorded the Governor
back to his native heath was in the
nature of an ovation. Five hun
dred or more Democrats, including
some of the most influential men
of the county, met Governor Taylor
at the depot and he was greeted
with enthusiastic cheers as he
emerged from the train.
A brass band headed the pro
cession to the courthouse and
crowds of people lined the streets.
The committee distributed 600
Taylor badges during the morning
and these were worn by at least
two-thlrds of the audience.
The crowd in the city from the
country was estimated at from 500
to 1000, and the courtroom where
the speaking took place was filed.
At least two hundred men we're
unable to get within the building.
The Introductory of Governor
Taylor by Mr.. James E. Mayfeld,
one of the leading lawyers of his
section, was greeted with much ap
plause by the large audience. Mr..
Mayfeld needed no introduction
In East Tennessee, and especially
to a Bradley County audience.
Mr.. Mayteld is a son of the late
Judge 7. B. Mayfeld, a life long
friend of the Governor. Mr. May
field declared that Governor Tay
lor had come back to East Ten
nessee seeking the nomination for
United States Senator, an ambition
he long has cherished, and Mr..
Mayfeld said so far as Bradley
County was concerned he wanted
to assure the Governor that this
ambition would, on May 12, be
gratlfed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09
PUBLIC ROADS.

Editors Commercial: Is it true
that honest confession is good for
the soul? If so, we come confess
ing our ignorance of the existence
of such section of the law as you
produced. But while we were mis-
taken, we plead ignorance, and
that it was an honest mistake, and
was not made in order to deceive
any one-we simply had not
investigated. But we accomplished
the double object we had in view.
First, of having the light turned
on; and second, in reaching class
of readers and citizens who are, or
at least should be, interested in
this subject of better roads and
how to get them that could not be
reached otherwise, and we again
thank you for the assistance you
have seen fit to render through
your columns, which we believe
will prove a power for the cause,
from the fact that you have ap
preached the subject with eau
tion and frmness that we appreci-
ate and which is bound to produce
its fruit in season.
The amount of light thrown on
this subject was entirely unex-
pected and we did not intend to
invite it, but we thank you for it
and for your criticism of my weak
points, which are many. But in
your criticism you state that the
bond issue would necessitate the
Ievying of special tax sufficient
to cover the interest on the bonds,
and we admit that the bill provides
that it shall be done, specifying
for what purpose. Now the point
we are driving at is this: We have
an annual road tax of $7,511.93,
and the amount paid in by hands
who would rather pay than work
amounts to $l2, $4,000, making in
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09
GREAT sEAFARING POINT.

Mr.. w. l.. White, Union City
Tenn. Dear Sir and Bro: Have
just received your kind invitation
to be present at a social meeting
of Lodge 294, |. 0. O. f. Posta
was forwarded to me by my son
in-law, w. &. Mitchell. 1t would
have afforded me great pleasure tc
have been present at said meeting
for | do certainly enjoy the socia
feature of Odd Fellowship. Please
extend my kindest regards to the
members of 294 and also to our
Masonic brothers with the compll-
ments of the season.
Mr.. w. Askins and myself are
here together and we think we are
improving. My cough is not as
bad as it was before | left home.
We are having real nice weather.
Thermometer is As above to. day
very pleasant without an overcoat.
l saw rose bushes out in yards
without any protection in full
bloom-roses as thick on it as they
are up there in the month of May.
We have gardens with lettuce as
large as saucers, radishes, in fact
all kinds of garden truck.
We go out on the wharf every
day. There are vessels here from
every nation and the largest made
unloading, loading all the time.
There was five mast English YES
sci here this week loading cotton.
They took twenty five thousand
bales of cotton aboard and were not
done loading then. The wharf is
about four miles long and it is full
the whole length most of the time.
There were As oyster schooners in
here all loaded with oysters yes
terday. So you see we have plen
ty of oysters and fish. There are
more fish brought here in one day
than | ever saw-mostly Red Snap.
per. They unload them at the
fish dock with pitchforks, same as
we handle hay, and then they cut
their heads off and gut and pack
in barrels with ice and ship over
the country. | saw one fish that
weighed 275 pounds. They called
it a jew fish.
We were out on the sea wall on
The coast. The wall is four miles
ong, II feet high and 80 feet wide,
md is said to be as strong as the
Rock of Gibraltar. The wharf
ind railroad tracks have been
'aised about seven feet higher
'ince the flood Of four years ago.
some very costly buildings and
iplendid custom house are here.
We walk Ave or six miles every
lay taking in the "sights."
Yours in f. L. T.,
j. w. CRAwLEY.
Galveston. Tex, Jan. 2S, 1906.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09
NEW FIELD GUNS.

Ool' AAdl wy AlcAduuoI HAS IuSl
returned from Washington City,
where he attended the annual meet
ing of the Interstate National
Guards Association. There were
representatives present from all
but four or five States in the
Union. The meeting was one of
pleasure, and, it is believed, will
result in much good to the Nation
al Guard.
The National Guard Association
is now pushing bill that has been
introduced in Congress to double
the government appropriation for
the militia of the United States,
and the indications are said to be
favorable to the passage of the
measure. The main trouble that
confronts the champions of the
bill is to get it on the calendar.
If this can be done the bill will, it
is thought, be passed.
The members of the association
were given reception by Presi-
dent Roosevelt while in the Capt.
tol City and were cordially re-
ceived by him. They found him
very friendly to the State Guard,
and he expressed special interest
in the matter of target practice.
He said it was far more impor-
tant for the soldiery to know how
to shoot well than how to keep a
good line and drill.
Col. Alexander called on the
Chief of Ordinance of the United
States Army about securing four
new three. inch field pieces, with
their equipment, for the use of the
Tennessee National Guard. He
was assured that if the State can
support an artillery organization
and secure good armory in which
to keep the field pieces, arrange
ments could probably be made
whereby Tennessee could secure
this desired equipment without
any cost to the State. The outfit |
desired costs about $4,000 and
would be a great addition to the
strength and efficiency of the
State Guard,
Another matter of interest and
Importance came up during Col.
Alexander's visit to Washington
City. He saw Maj. Gen. Aims
worth, Military Secretary, who is
now devoting much time and at
tention to securing the Confeder
ate records of all the Southern
States. Gen. Ainsworth stated
that Tennessee has no Confederate
records on file in Washington. He
expressed the opinion that many
of these records are in existence,
but he has so far been unable to
locate them, and is very anxious
for the military authorities of the I
State to locate them. 1t is said I
that o@ly original records are de- {
sired, anoAthat complete set of /
these was in existence at one time, .
but have been lost sight of in some .
way. Adjt. Gen. Hannah has on /
previous occasions issued q call :
for such records, but has been un.
successful so far in securing any !
favorable replies to such requests. /
The plan has been formed to or
ganize during the recent Washing
ton meeting of the National Guard
Association, Southern Associa. s
tion of Adiutants General, such a Z
plan having been suggested by
Gen. Hannah and having met with
much favor throughout the South. S
Gen. Hannah was unable to attend b
the Washington meeting, howev- S
er, so it was decided, since he had !
started the movement, to postpone
action until some future date, when
d call will be issued for "a meeting II
to organize. Nashville Banner. n
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09
Jackson Whig.

Jackson, Tenn, February s.
The stockholders of the jackson
Daily Wing met Saturday evening
and reorganized the company and
elected a board of directors, which
in turn elected G. <. Pegford,
president; j. w. Vanden, vice
president, and NJ. d. Anderson,
secretary and treasurer. 1t is an
nounced that the paper is now in
good financial condition, and that
the future management will be in
harmony with the highest ideals
of progressive newspaper and
Democratic principles. >. ID.
Spencer, formerly of thcSun, has
been added to the editorial staff.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

Good looks bring happiness. Friends
care more for US when we meet them
with a clean, smiling face, bright eyes
sparkling with health, which comes
by taking HOLSTERS S Rocky Mountain
Tea, 35 cents. Allen Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09
A SENATORIAL QUINTET.

There are hut five Democrats in
the Senate from the North, and
two of these are from Colorado,
the only Northern State that ha.
two Democratic Senators aud
neither of these is much of a Dem.
ocrat. Clark, of Montana; Dubois,
of Idaho; Newlands, of Nevada;
Patterson and Teller, of Colorado,
are the Northern Democratic Sena.
tors. Oregon has a Democratic
Senator by appointment, Gearin,
who was appointed by the Demo.
cratic Governor Chamberlain to
succeed Senator Mitchell, deceased,
and who will serve until March,
1907.
OF the five Northern Democratic
Senators named, Dubois was twice
elected to the House and once to
the Senate as a straight RePubli-
can, and was again elected to the
Senate in 1900 as Silver Republi
can by the votes of Democrats,
Populists and Silver Republicans.
After this election he declared
himself a Democrat. Newlands,
of Nevada, was for years ram
pant Silverite and was elected to
Congress by Silver and Democrat
ic votes. Teller, of Colorado, has
been Republican most of his
life; serving for years in the Sen
ate as a Republican, and in the
Cabinet of President Arthur as
Secretary of the Interior. He was
re elected to the Senate in 1897 as
an independent Silver Republican,
and re elected as a Democrat in
1903, but has since declared him
self Republican.
Patterson, of Colorado, is a ma
tive of Ireland, and has affiliated
with various political parties. He
was first elected to Congress as
a Democrat, but refused to sup
port Cleveland in 1892 and was
active in carrying Colorado for
Gen. Weaver, the Populist candi-
date for President. In 1896 he
was delegate to the National
Populist convention, and was
Bryan elector in that year, as he
was in 1900 after having presided
as permanent Chairman of the
National Populist convention in
1900. In 1901 he was elected to
the Senate by the joint votes of
Populists, Democrats and Silver
Republicans, afterwards announc-
ing that he would in the future
act with the Democratic party.
Thus of the five Democratic
Senator's from the North, four
have anything but straight rec
Ords rs consistent, reliable Demo
Gratis. OF the five the only one
who has always been a Democrat
IS Clarke, the Montana millionaire
md the richest man in the SeDate. ]
He was three times elected and
,nce appointed to the Senate be. t
ore he took his seat as Senator, 9
md it was freely charged that he /
bought his seat.
Senator Patterson is again Civ t
ng way to he insurrectionary ?
pirit. He is showing his old dis il
position to kick out of the traces. a
lie has become a Roosevelt Dem p
Graf" whatever that is. He pays y
this compliment: Il b
oubt whether if the Democratic le
arty had succeeded in electing t
s candidate in 1904 we would al
nd him striving as earnestly, as Il
and as fearlessly in sus fC
aiming the rights of all the people W
gaiust those who unite to oppress al
ne masses as is the present Chief al
W
Patterson refuses TO Join the al