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THE MORNING NEWS. I
E * t,l ! ' , J. e< H l Presldont. te<l 1888 \ NUMBER 17.849.
TWELVE LIVES
LOST AT A FIRE
VICTIMS WERE SUFFOCATED
u THEY sought to reach the
FIRE ESCAPE.
Disaster Occurred in a Tenement
BaUdlng in Brooklyn-Dead Were
Members ot Two Italian Families.
I.aot Living Member ot Each ot
tile Families Now Lies in Hospital,
With no Chance ot Lite—Police
Get Little Information.
New York, Nov. 20.—Smothered be
fore they could reach the rear fire es
cape in a burning tenement building at
186 Troutman street in the Williams
burg district of Brooklyn, twelve per
sons met death shortly before 2 o’clock
this morning.
Two entire families, those of Ma-ri
anio Triola and Charles POlognlo, are
wiped out, the last living member of
each being now In a hospital, with no
hope of recovery. They are Charles
Polognio, 33 years old, and Tony Tri
olo. 13 yeurs old, both of whom are
terribly burned.
The burned tenement house is In the
center of a row of three-story tene
ments, extending the length of the
block, and was occupied by Italians.
The fire is supposed to have started
in the cellar of the grocery store of A.
Giambalvos on the ground floor.
All the occupants were asleep at
the time and there was considerable
delay in sending in tjie first alarm.
The Giambalvos family lived In the
rear of the store and succeeded in get
ting out of the building, 'but before
the occupants of the two other floors
were roused, their escape had been
cut off.
The tenants in nearly all the neigh
boring buildings dragged their house
hold goods out of the buildings and
with them blocked the way of the
fire apparatus.
All the bodies were found in the
rear room of the third floor, and it
was evident that all had been suffo
cated in their effort to reach the fire
escape at the back of the building.
In his intervals of consciousness,
Polognio cried for his wife and chil
dren, but the physicians fear the
knowledge of their death would kill
him and have not told him of their
fate.
In their investigation as to the ori
gin of (he fire, the police have been
unable to obtain a statement of any
kind from neighboring tenants. The
street about the burned building has
been crowded with Italians all day,
but the police report that every one
questioned regarding the persons
burned, or the occupants of the build
ing, has refused to make any answer.
It was with great difficulty that even
names of the victims could be obtain
ed.
The loss is estimated at SIO,OOO.
POPE PIUS WISHES HE
HAD HAD A BICYCLE.
Say* It Would Have Saved Him
Many Steps a- a Roy,
Rome, Nov. 20.—The Pope to-day re
ceived a committee from Lucea.
Learning that two of its members
came to Rome on bicycles, he congrat
ulated them, adding: "I forbade priests
to ride the bicycle; but were I young
again I would gladly use the bicycle,
as when I was a boy of 4 years I
walked daily twelve miles in ail kinds
of weather, sun or rain, to go to school.
If I had had a bicycle. I would have
saved time and strength.”
One of the members of the commit
too had expressed a wish to kiss hi3
mot, but the Pope said, "No, It is
GOVERNOR THOMPSON
DEAD IN NEW YORK.
Was Formerly Thief Executive ot
South < nrollniu
New York, Nov. 20.—Hugh S. Thomp
son, former Governor of South Caro
lina, died at his residence here to
night
He was born in Charleston, S. C., in
1 V | ,. in recent years he was controller
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany.
■he body of the former Governor
will be taken as soon as possible to his
former home in Columbia, 8. C.
N'o funeral services over the body
0! Mr. Thompson will be held in this
*’ ty ' The body will be taken south
iom here at 3:26 to-morrow afternoon.
li,.^. arr^ n * ernont * toT services In Co
thi . have yet b<>en made except that
IJ J '"ferment will take place on Wed
nesday afiternoon.
ITALIANS Vs A MOB
. v liwed Their Displeasure Over the
Innsbruck Adair.
Rome, Nov. 20.—Demonstrations In
Protest against the Innsbruck affair
"mtlnue to be made at various places
in Italy.
In Rome this afternoon students
ng'Hn started in the direction of the
Austrian embassy, and soon were mug
-1,1 numb rs from the crowds
„ ~, ,b ® streets. The police were Insuf
n,." 11 * }? control the demonstrators.
sh..r n J h * y 11 lr *ved at the embassy
mJ , v shouted. ’’Long live Trent,” and
j* v * Trieste,” but the troops
r "V ,MM,n out charged the
"'on and dispersed It.
*" •“Mng many forms.
ah-L if '*>ntrlhullon* to the Dante
. *"‘*n boctety, memorial* adopted
'Punicipainira and addresses to the
of *vhlch from Ns-
Piss bore t.uou slgnatunw.
Jsfabatuiab Jftflftiing ffcto£.
FIRE CAUSED LOSS OF
$700,000 AT CINCINNATI.
How the Loss of the Property Was
Divided.
Cincinnati, Nov. 20,-Fire caused a
loss to-day in the central part of the
city on the southside of Fourth
street, between Walnut and Main
streets, and also on Main near Fourth,
approximating $700,000.
It started about noon in an aban
doned building in the rear of the
Pounsford Stationery Company. There
was a strong breeze that caused the
flames to spread rapidly.
The loss on the several flve-story
buildings was $140,000. distributed as
follows: McMicken estate, $75,000;
Rudolph Wurlitzer, $40,000; Baker es
tate, $10,000; Sammet Bros., $10,000; J.
Frank Jones, $5,000.
The nine-story St. Paul building
stopped the fire westward and was
damaged SSOO. But little was saved
east of the St. Paul building to Main
street.
As the McMicken estate all went to
the University of Cincinnati, that in
stitution is a heavy loser.
The heaviest losses were on stocks
of merchandise, as follows; The Ru
dolph Wurlitzer Company, pianos and
musical instruments, $250,000; insur
ance. $220,000; the Pounsford Station
ery Company, $60,000; F. A. Schwaill
& Sons, manufacturers of glassware
aDd bottles supplies, $55,000; Queen
City Window Glass Works, $40,000;
the Loring and Andrews Company,
jewelry manufacturers, $45,000; Sam
met Bros., tailors, $7,000; Thomas
Kennedy, type machinery. $15,000; J.
M. Eilers & Cos., $15,000; F. H. Bernig
& Sons, tobacco, $15,000; Benzinger
Bros., $5,000; Black Publishing Cqm
pany, $5,000; Kineon Coal Company,
$2,000; Thompson Stationery Company,
$2,000; Beta Theta Phis, SI,OOO.
HAS OFFERED PLACE
TO SENATOR COCKRELL.
Washington, Nov. 20.—The President
has offered Senator Cockrell of Mis
souri the Isthmian Canal Commission
ership made vaAr.t by the resignation
of Col. Hecker of Michigan, and has
also told him if he feels that his health
will not permit him to take this place,
the President desires to offer him a
position on the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Cockrell Not Saying.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 20.—Speaking
with the Associated Press over the
long distance telephone from his home
at Warrensburg this evening, Senator
Francis M. Cockrell declined to say
whether or not he had been offered the
Isthmian Canal Commissionership by
President Roosevelt, or whether he
would accept such an appointment if
tendered. He would not, he said, in
any event, take any action until he
reached Washington on Nov. 28.
“I have already said all I care to at
this time upon this subject,” said Sen
ator Cockrell.
Senator Cockrell declined to say
whether or not the Isthmian Canal
Commissionership would be an agree
able appointment. Yesterday in an in
terview with the Associated Press,
Senator Cockrell said: "If tendered
any position by the President I should
treat it with the greatest consideration
and do whatever might be best in the
premises.”
STEAMSHIP ASHORE
NEAR LONG BEACH.
Five Tug* on the Scene Ready to
Poll Her Off.
New York, Nov. 20. —Capt. Van Wyck
of the Long Beach, Long Island, life
saving station, reports that the British
steamship Sicilian Prince, from Mar
seilles, Naples and Palermo for New
York, with 612 persons aboard, went
ashore at 5 o’clock this morning half a
mile west of the live saving station.
The steamer lies in an easy position.
The sea is smooth.
Five tugs are on the scene waiting
for high tide, when an attempt will be
made to mill the Sicilian Prince off.
ROOSEVELT WILL BE
AT REGIMENT’S REUNION.
He Will Attend the Gntlierlcfg (I
Rough Rider*.
Washington, Nov. 20.—President
Roosevelt, according to his present in
tentions, will visit Fort Worth, Tex.,
in the spring on the occasion of the
reunion of the First Volunteer Cavalry
(Rough Riders). He has given his as
surance that unless something unfore
seen happens, he will make the trip.
With the posslblle exception of an
address to his comrades, it is stated
that the President will make no
speeches, either going or returning.
JUDGE PARKER*TAKES”
EXPENSIVE ROOMS.
He Will Live In Style nt the Hotel
Netherlands.
New York. Nov. 20.—Former Judge
Alton B. Parker, recently candidate
for President on the Democratic ticket
and Mrs. Parker will spend the win
ter in New York city at the Hotel
Netherlands. He has engaged the
suite formerly occupied by the late
Marcus Duly. The apartments front
on Fifth avenue and are considered to
be the most expensive in the hotel.
Judge and Mrs. Parker will arrive
in New York, Nov. 28.
PIERSOL WAS KILLED
ON RAILWAY TRACK.
Parkersburg. W. Va„ Nov. 20.—8,
P. Plersol, member of the Populist
Executlvs Committee, who had been
his party's candidate for Governor, was
killed by a Baltimore and Ohio en
gine to-ilay, white walking toward Par
kersburg from his horns In the loun
ify. 1
SPOKE OF DUTY
OF THE CITIZENS
PRESIDENT WAS HEARD
AT A CATHOLIC CELEBRATION IN
WASHINGTON.
Occasion Was the llOth Anniversary
of St. Patrick's Church and the
Dedication of Carroll Hall.
Knights of Coluiubns n Guard or
Honor—Cardinal Gibbons Also
Mnde an Address—President Was
Liberally Applnnded.
Washington. Nov. 20. President
Roosevelt made an address to-day at
the 110th anniversary celebration at St.
Patrick's church and the dedication of
Carroll Hall, the new Parochial build
ing and parish school. The Rev. Dr. D.
J. Stafford, rector of St. Patrick's,
acted as master of ceremonies.
Cardinal Gibbons, several archbish
ops and other dignitaries of the Cath
olic church attended the exercises, the
former making an address immediate
ly preceding that of the President. H.
B. F. McFarland, president of the
Board of Commissioners of the District
of Columbia, was the concluding
speaker.
The addresses were made from a bal
cony on the second floor of the rectory,
and the audience gathered in crowds
in the streets.
The Knights of Columbus formed a
guard of honor for the President, but a
squad of police was necessary to open
the crowded streets. Cheer after cheer
went up as the President and his es
cort appeared. He was met at his car
riage by Father Stafford, and as he
passed into the rectory a children's
choir of 200 voices, stationed in front
of the church, sang hymns.
President ou the “Square Deal.”
Dr. Stafford introduced President
Roosevelt as “the man of even-handed
justice; the President of the ‘square
deal.’ ” President Roosevelt thanked
the rector and joined in the laugh
which preceded prolonged cheering.
Then he spoke, in part, as follows;
“It Is a great pleasure to me to be
present with you to-day to assist at
the dedication of the school, hall and
rectory of this parish. I am glad, in
deed, to have 'been introduced, Cardi
nal Gibbons, by you, the spiritual rep
resentative in a peculiar sense of that
Bishop Carroll, who played so illustri
ous a part in the affairs of the church
and whose kinsfolk played as illustri
ous a part in the affairs of the nation
at the dawning of this government.
"In greeting all of you, I wish to
say that I am especially glad to see
the children present. (Cheers and ap
plause.) You know, I believe in chil
dren. I want to see enough of them
and of the right kind. (Applause.)
The Individual Home.
"I wish to-day, in the very brief re
marks that I have to make, to dwell
upon this thought, that while in this
country we need wise laws honestly
and fearlessly executed, and while we
cannot afford to tolerate anything but
the highest standard in the public
service of the government, yet that
in the last analysis the future of the
country must depend upon the quality
of the individual home, of the indi
vidual man or woman in that home,
and that very largely depends upon
the way in which the average boy or
girl is brought up. (Cheers and ap
plause). Therefore, a peculiar respon
sibility rests upon those whose life
work it is to see to the spiritual wel
fare of our people and upon those
who make it their life work to try to
train the citizens of the future so
that they shall be worthy of that fu
ture.
“The rules of good citizenship are
tolerably simple. The trouble is not
in finding them out; the trouble is in
living up to them after they have been
found out. We know fairly well what
qualities they are which In their sum
make up the type of character we like
to see in man or wife, son or daugh
ter; but I am afraid we do not al
ways see them as well developed as
we would like to. I wish to see in
the average American citizen the de
velopment of the two sets of qualities
which we can thoroughly indicate as
sweetness and strength—the qualities
on the one hand which make the man
able to hold his own, and those which,
on the other hand, make him Jealous
for the rights of others Just as much
as for his own rights.
Not the Sort He'd Care Aboot.
“You probably know that I do not
care very much for the coward or the
moral weakling. I wish to see in the
man manliness, in the woman woman
liness. I wish to see courage, perse
verance, the willingness to face work,
to face, you men, if it is necessary,
danger, the determination not to shrink
back when temporarily beaten In life,
as each one will be now and then,
but to come up and wrest triumph
from defeat. I want to see you men
strong men and brave men. and. in
addition. I wish to see each man of
you feel that to his strength and cour
age are joined the quullties of tender
ness toward those he loves, who are
dependent upon him. and of right deal
ing with all his neighbors.
"Finally, I want to congratulate all
of us here on certain successes that
we have achieved In the century and
a quarter that has gone by of our
American life,.. We have difficulties
enough, and we are a long ways short
of perfection. I do not see any imme
diate danger of our growing too good;
there is ample room for effort yet left.
But we have achieved certain results,
we have succeeded In measurably re
alizing certain Ideals. We have grown
to accept It as an axiomatic truth of
our American life that the man Is to
be treated on his worth as r man,
without regard to the accidents of his
position (applause); that this Is not a
government designed to favor the rich
man as such, or the poor man as such,
but that it is designed to favor every
man, rich or poor. If he Is a decent
man who acts fairly by his fellows.
(Cheer* and applause.)
Broad anti I.literal Charily.
"We have grown to realise that part
of th foundations upon which our
liberty restr Is the right of each man
to worship his Creator according to
the dictates of hi* conscience, and the
duty of each insn to respect his fs|.
low who so worships Him. (Cheers
and applause.) And. oh, my country
men, one of the best auguries for the
Continued on Fifth Fag*
SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1904.
WILL BE EXCHANGED
AT RUSSIAN CAPITAL
Effort to Fix the Rlante for
North best Affair.
St. Petersburg. Nov. 21. 4 a. m.—Rat
ifications of the Anglo-Russtan Dogger
Bank convention will be exchanged
here between Foreign Minister Latns
dorff and Ambassador Hardlngc.
The principal modification of the
British text of the convention as fin
ally accepted by both powers will con
sist in clearly imposing upon the com
mission the task of locating the blame,
irrespective of persons or nationality.
Both the American and the French
governments have been informally ap
prised that they are expected to select
members of the commission, and when
the formal Joint invitations are issued
they will bo expected promptly to an
nounce the selection. In order to ob
viate delay Emperor Francis Joseph
has been selected to name the fifth
member of the commission in case the
four should be unable to agree.
An officer of the transport Kamchat
ka was detached at Dakar and will
proceed to Paris as a fifth Russian wit
ness.
Much interest is displayed here in
the report that a British warship fired
on the Carron line steamer Grange off
the coast of Scotland, as showing that
mistakes at sea are not confined to the
Russian navy.
RUSSIAN FEINTS ARE
REPULSED BY JAPANESE.
"Toklo, Nov. 20, 1 p. m.—lncreasing
activity along the Shak’he river seems
to indicate the imminence of another
great battle.
The Russian feints, evidently in
tended to draw a Japanese attack, are
uniformly repulsed.
Army headquarters yesterday receiv
ed the following report from Marshal
Oyama, dated, Nov. 18:
“At dawn to-day a detachment of
the enemy made an attack near Hsing
lungtun. They were repulsed by us.
“Since this morning the enemy in
the vicinity of Shakhe have indirectly
bombarded our positions with mortars
and field pieces. They have effected
no damage.
‘‘A body of the enemy’s Infantry
were discovered 'at Hsamia and Hsla
oyantzu. We shelled them and they
fled in confusion to a neighboring vil
lage.
“The enemy have burnt Huangtlos
hetzu and villages to the southeast on
the right bank of the river Hun.”
MAGAZINE EXPLODED
BY JAPANESE SHELL
Tokio, Nov. 20. 6p. m.—A dispatch
from the army besieging Port Arthur,
dated Nov. 19, says:
“During the bombardment this aft
ternoon a shell frorq a Japanese naval
gun exploded a Russian magazine
near the arsenal.
“Our operations against all forts
are proceeding as prearranged from
Manchurian headauarters.
“At noon to-day we shelled the Rus
sian infantry engaged in entrenching
east of Reiuehiangtun and also infan
try in the rear of the villages, causing
them to flee in confusion.
“In other directions there Is no
change of note.”
JAPANESE DO^NOf”
DIVULGE THEIR PLANS.
Che Foo, Nov. 21. 11 a. m.—The gen
eral attack on Port Arthur was re
sumed, Nov. 18, or Nov. 19, according
to the report of persons arriving here
to-day from Dalny.
They say that the Japanese are so
secretive that it is difficult in Dalny
to learn the true facts. Even the
officers detailed to work at the base
do not know what their comrades at
the front are doing.
Nov. 16, a peculiarly heavy explosion
shook every ship lying at Dalny. The
explosion was ascribed to tfie blow
ing up of land mines or a magazine,
SHOWED EFFICIENCY
OF RUSSIAN WORKS.
Mukden. Nov. 20.—The Japanese at
tack on Poutiloff hill has demonstrated
the efficacy of the Russian defensive
works. Two battalions engaged in the
attack occupied the first line of the
Russian trenches, but at the second
line were caught in pits and entangle
ments and exposed to a galling fire. A
Kussjan bayonet attack completed their
demora liza t ion.
There are many rumors of Japanese
activity on both flanks, but there Is
nothing tending to show that a general
engagement Is more Imminent than
heretofore.
RASTOROPNY WAS
BUT ONE OF THREE.
London, Nov. 21.—A dispatch from
Shanghai states that the steamer
Lienshlng, from Che Foo, reports that
three other Russian torpedo boat de
stroyers left Port Arthur with the de
stroyer Rastoropny. The Japanese
stopped two of them and the fate of
the third is unknown.
Occupied Conntersrsrp.
Toklo, Nov. 20, Noon.—lt Is reported
that the Japanese, after successfully
mining, occupied n counterscarp on
Sungshu mountain last Friday.
Was no Fighting.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 20. —Gen. Kuro
patkin telegraphs that there was no
lighting the night of Nov. 18-19. ,
HUNGARIAN PISIER
PELTED BY SNOWBALLS.
Hostile Demonstration Was Hoppert
li> the Police.
Buda Pest, Hungary, Nov. 20.—As
Premier Tisza was leaving s meeting
of his political supporter* to-day, he
encountered a hostile demonstration.
He was greeted aith shouts ot "Re
sign!” and tu pelted with snowball*.
The police dispersed the crow and by a
discharge of blank cartridges.
Forty arrests were tiial*.
CIRCUS MONEY
SmMISSING
THIEVES’ WORK WELL DONE.
NO TRACE OF THE STOLEN *30,000
DISCOVERED.
No Dovelopincnts Have Occurred at
Tnrhoro, Where the Forcpnugli-
Sells People amt the Civil Au
thorities Are Completely limned.
Train Reported to Have Arrived
AVitlt Money to I‘ay Off the Em
ployes of the Cirrus.
Tarboro, N. C., Nov. 20.—There are
no further developments regarding the
theft of $30,000 in cash from the ticket
wagon of the Forep.iugh-Sells circus
early Saturday morning.
A special train to carry fhe employes
of the show to Richmond arrived here
about 4 o’clock this afternoon, and
It Is said that it brought money with
which to pay off the attaches of the
show. Full settlement with the em
ployes is expected to be made to-night.
Three trains carrying the circus to
winter quarters at Columbus, 0., will
leave about 1 o’clock in the morning
and about the same time a special
passenger train will take the employes
to Richmond.
The man and woman arrested last
night in connection with the robbery
have been released from custody. Their
effects were searched, but no trace
of the missing $30,000 was found.
The circus people have practically
taken the case out of the hands of
the Tarboro police and are depending
upon their own resources to handle the
matter.
defalcatToiTcase
COMES UP AT MACON.
.1. R. Lane amt E. It. Henderson Are
Under Charges.
Macon, Nov. 20.—The Macon and
Birmingham Railroad's defalcation
case, involving an alleged steal of $42,-
000 and which created a general sen
sation, will be tried in Bibb Superior
Court to-morrow.
Julian R. Lane was general man
ager of the road at Macon, with E.
R. Henderson as auditor and cash
ier.
An investigation showed a misap
propriation of $42,000. The books had
been falsified and Henderson was ar
rested, he at once swearing out an ac
cusation against Lane charging him
with the responsibility and saying that
he had acted under Lane's orders.
Both are prominent citizens and pub
lic opinion in the case is divided.
REQUEST FOR V MATCH
CAUSED A KILLING.
One Man Said No Gentleman Would
Ask a Negro for a Match.
Huntington, W. Va„ Nov. 20.—An
thony Martin was stabbed to death
on the street here to-day by Burnie
Coon, son of Councilman John Coon.
Martin and Samuel Rlttonhouse.
while walking along the street, stop
ped a colored man and asked him for
a match.- Coon was passing in the
opposite direction and he made the re
mark that no gentleman would ask a
negro for a match. The men came
to blows and Coon stabbed Martin to
death. Coon also plunged his knife In
to Rlttenhouse, making an ugly wound
in the back, but he will recover.
Coon walked up the street with the
bloody knife in his hand and surrend
ered to the police,
CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY
OF QUEEN DOWAGER.
It Afforded (l|i|i<iriunitlca for Anti-
Austrian Demonstrations.
Rome, Nov. 20.—The Queen Dowager
Margharieta's fifty-third birthday an
niversary was celebrated to-day
throughout Italy by a display of flags
and bunting and in various other
ways. The ships in Italian harbors,
including the United States cruiser
Cleveland at Genoa, hoisted their
pennants in honor of the occasion and
bands played national airs.
The celebration afforded opportuni
ties for fresh anti-Austrian demon
strations, but the crowds were easily
dispersed by soldiers.
At Bologna, the Socialists, who are
opposed to agitation against a foreign
power, attacked a mob that was burn
ing an Austrian flag and rescued the
flag. A light ensued, which was
stopped by the police.
COUNTY TREASURER
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
Ills Story of Hohhery anil Being
Round In Vault Questioned.
Prescott, Arlz., Nov. 20.—James P.
Storm, former county treasurer of
Yavapai county, who was found bound
and gagged in the vault of his office
Nov. 9 and who reported that he had
been robbed of $)5,000 by two men and
placed in the vault, where he claims
he remained for fourteen hours, was
arrested to-day and charged with em
bezzlement.
IBIS WAS*DISABLED.
A steamer list of Fernaadlua Was
klgkfted.
London, Nov. 20. —The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Brandenburg from
Baltimore for Bremen, which passed
Lizard Head to-day signalled that she
hftd spoken In longitude 14 west
(about 260 miles southwest of Queens
town), the Belgian steamer Iris, Capt,
Hyfor from Fentandlnn for Antwerp,
with her machinery disabled.
REST OF THE MEMORIAL
ADOPTED BY ZEMSTVO.
Action uf the Body Wilt Form an
Klioeh in Itusslan History.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 20. —The Zemst
vo representatives’ meeting to-day
adopted the remainder of rhe memorial
almost literally as cabled to the As
sociated £ress yesterday, and besides
considered several supplementary ar
ticles providing for practical co-oper
ation of the Zemstvo in the Bed Cross
work and for extension of school fa
cilities. The vote on the question of
the adoption of the motion stood 88
to 10.
The meeting probably will be con
tinued several days. The memorial
will be sent to Prince Svlatopolk-MlH
aky for transmission to the Bmperor.
What the result will be is a matter of
speculation; but tihe men who have
participated in this meeting are In
most cases the most influential and
able men in their respective provinces,
and are resolved to press the move
ment everywhere with the greatest
vigor.
Zemstvo banquet will be arranged
for Dec. 4. the fortieth anniversary of
the emancipation proclamation issued
by Alexander 11, and on this occasion
speeches along the line of the memo
rial will be made.
The government's attitude is awaited
with breathless interest. The mere
fact that a meeting with such a pro
gramme was permitted, although offi
cial ausphea were denied it, Is unpre
cedented; but tile vigorous character
of the memorial adopted and the reso
lution to push the agitution must com
pel the government to act. A parting
of the ways is again at hand, and the
autocracy, it would seem, must once
more choose whether the people shall
be allowed a voice in the government,
for it is Inconceivable that it can al
low agitation for a convocatlve elective
body to decide whether the time has
not come, in the language of the me
morial 'for a specially elected body
to participate In legislation" without
the Intention of yielding.
Reactionaries, of course, are horri
ned at the mere suggestion of any
thing approaching a parliament or a
constitution. All their power and In
fluence are In the scale; but no mat
ter which way the balance swings the
decision is bound to mark an epoch
in Russian history.
The actual participants tn the meet
ing here are far from hopeful: but
they sincerely believe the salvation of
the country depends upon the solu
tion they have to offer, and have the
satisfaction of knowing that, as rep
resentatives of the most authoritative
provincial Institutions of the empire,
they have for once spoken out their
views and have taken measures to
have them spread before the world as
well as the government which is ad
dressed. For one result, it Is sure to
give a tremendous impetus to the lib
eral movement.
The Associated Press has heard that
recently the Emperor has spoken
much of M. Witte's famous memoran
dum, written Just before his fall, of
the advisability of yielding the people
a voice in the government. One thing
which must commend itself strongly
to the Emperor Is the fact that the
memorial represents the view of able
and moderate men who have no sym
pathy with revolution. They have tak
en particular pains to discourage the
student demonstrations which were
planned for Saturday and Sunday In
front of the Kazan Cathedral, and
none occurred.
a firelFasheville
ENTAILS HEAVY LOSS.
Tlie Daiiinge la Estimated at *73,00fl
to *IOO,OOO.
Asheville, N. C„ Nov. 20.—Fire which
broke out at 10:20 o'clock to-night has
wrought damage totaling between $75,-
000 and SIOO,OOO, and the losses may
be further swelled before the flames
are brought under complete control,
although the geographical location of
the burned buildings Is such that only
two or three others in the vicinity
could suffer.
The principal losers are; Theobold
Candy Company, building and stock
destroyed; Che Aahevllie Music Com
pany and Bender's hair dressing es
tablishment.
The Asheville Citizen, a morning
newspaper, caught fire twice, but was
savnd.
All the burned buildings are located
on Patton avenue.
The losses are partially Insured.
COAL STEAMER BURNS
TO THE WATER’S EDGE.
Crew, Many Half Naked, Had to
Take to the Hauls.
Sandusky, 0., Nov. 20.—The coal
steamer Philip Minch, light, on its
way from Falrport to Sandusky, 0.,
was burned to the water's edge about
eight miles east of Marblehead at mid
night last night.
The crew of seventeen men was
forced to abandon tho burning boat
while several miles out in the.lake and
reached gandusky in an exhausted con
dition, many of them half naked be
cause of having been aroused from
sleep.
The fire started in the stem of the
bout from a cause not determined.
Capt. B. A. Benson ordered the men
oft In a yawl boat at 2 o’clock Sunday
morning. The crew lost all they pos
sessed.
The Minch carried a tonnage of more
than 3.000.
KROONLAND REPORTED
FOUNDERED IN MID OCEAN.
London, Nov. 20.—A news agency re
port from Brussels states that rumors
are afloat at Antwerp that the Red
Star Line steamer Kroonland founder
ed In midoeean. Officials of the com
pany here deny all knowledge of the
alleged disaster and disci edit the ru
mors.
Huy It !• tlnllHou*.
New York, Iflov. 20.—Ths officials of
the Red Star line brand as malicious
the rumor of the Kroonland founder
ing. They discredit the report and de
clare that the Kroonland is not due
here until Monday night, and as ves
sels arriving report heavy weather, iM
may not got here until Tuesday,
5 CENTS A COPY.
DAILY. JS A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-mira-A-WEKK.iI A YEAR
KILLED MRS. GREEN
AND SHOT HIMSELF
DEADLY WORK OF BUTLER
WAS DONE WHILE IN A HACK AT
KENNESAW.
J. 11. Rntler, an Engineer an the
Ccntrnl Hnllway, Did the Shoot
ls(—He and Mrs. Green Wer Hid
ing t the Depot at Kennesaw to
Cntch a Train to Atlanta—Not
Known Why Butler Did the Shoot
ing.
Atlanta, Nov. 20.—News was receiv
ed in this city to-nlglvt of a doubte
'tragedy at Kennesaw, twenty-eight
miles from Atlanta, on the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, in which J. H.
Butler of Augusta, an engineer on the
Central of Georgia Railway, had shot
and killed Mrs. Lola Green of Atlanta
and mortally wounded himself with the
same pistol.
The tragedy occurred in a hack in
which the couple were riding to the
depot to catch the train to Atlanta.
The exwcit nature of the trouble which
led up to the killing and suicide is
unknown.
Mrs. Green came to Atlanta from
Greenville, S. C.
In Butler’s pocket, was a memoran
dum book in which was written, "I
am J. R. Butler of Augusta, where I
have a wife and two children.”
Butler and Mrs. Green were arrest
ed and fined for living together in
Atlanta last September.
WHITES AND NEGROES
ON HOSTILE TERMS.
0 f —w—i—•—
Trouble Because White Man Was
Shot liy a Negro,
Des Moines, la., Nov. 20.—Trouble is
regarded as imminent at Fraser, la.,
where Thomas Albright, a white miner,
was last night shot and mortally
wounded by James Price, a negro. Tho
white miners held a meeting this after
noon and voted to refuse to work
longer with the negroes. They accuse
the negroes of having aided Price to
make his escape, and the feeling is
intense. There are from thirty-live to
fifty negroes in the mining camp and
about 1.2U0 whites. Both sides are
heavily armed.
A negro thought to be Price was
seen near Ogden, seven or eight miles
from Fraser, this evening. He an
swered the description of the man
wanted, and on seeing that he was dis
covered concealed himself In a corn
field. A posse from Ogden is searching
for him, and another body of miners
from Ogden is working down the river
in that direction, while still another
body Is making a thorough search of
all of the negro huts in Fraser.
If Price Is cuught it ts believed that
the miners in their present frame of
mind will do him violence.
Albright is still alive, but the doctors
say he cannot survive.
LOSS ATwOfILD’SFAIR
WAS NOT SO GREAT.
Building Could Not Have Been Sold
for Over *3,000.
St. Louis, Mo.. Nov. 20.—The loss
from the fire in the Missouri building
at the World's Fair last evening was
not so great as at first supposed. A
great deal of the furniture was saved,
together with most of the paintings
and practically all the books.
According to President M. T. Davis
of the Missouri Commission, the loee
sustained by the state will only amount
to $20,000. This is explained by the
statement of Mr. Davis that after the
World's Fair is over the building,
which was the finest state structure
on the grounds, would not bring more
than $5,000.
”1 am happy to nay that insurance
inspection ha* proven that but ten
paintings of Missouri's former gov
ernors and Supreme Court Justices are
so badiv burned that they cannot be
replaced," said Mr. Davis.
The loss was mostly caused by the
destruction of furniture.
IN HONOR OF “BRECKINRIDGE
Many Evidence* of Mourning Are
Shown at Lexington.
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 20.—A1l the im
mediate kin, save his brother, MaJ.
Gen. Joseph C. Breckinridge, and his
son. Robert, who are abroad, have ar
rived for the funeral of Col. W. C. P.
Breckinridge to-morrow afternoon from
the First Presbyterian Church.
Telegrams from all parts of tfhe
country to-day have brought expres
sions of sympathy to the family of the
de:td statesman. Local papers are
crowded with tributes from friends,
war comrades and colleagues tn public
life.
The Mayor has Issued a proclamation
convening the General Council in spe
cial session to adopt resolutions and
calling upon business houses to close
their doors during the funeral hour.
The Chamber of Commerce and Lex
ington bar will also hold special meet
ings to take action on his death.
CHRISTIAN OUT AGAIN.
It la Said He Will Not He Prose
cuted for Kllllns Thorpe.
Macon, Nov. 20. —Frank Christian,
who killed Fred Tharp# In a fierce
knifa duel In a saloon a fsw days ago,
has been released from the hospital
and was on the street* to-day. It Is
said the nroaerutton In the case will
be dropped.
During Christian's confinement In the
hospitsl a mob of hhi victim's irtenua
endeavored to gain access to hla bed
side and ware driven off by a revolver
In the hands of Ur. Bluer, tho resident
surgeon.