Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 17, 1904, Image 1
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VOL. XII.
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Brave Stand Made By Russian Ships |
That Went Down
THEY GALLANTLY WENT TO DEATH I
N\ ith Bands Plnvinc and Fleets
Ch-crinj; the Uucsians I need the
linemy In Frosp.'Ct of Certain !
Death.
Nagasaki, By Cubic.?Th? reset Is ;
'.mjiris'tu' the Japanese lloot which j
ott i lied uin! destroyed the lluasian
? i, Vmiyan mil Ivorictz at Chem- '
iripo ' a the V? inst. were tho crul.-eis
Nan: wo. Ah::-!: iho. \kaalii, Sutna. ami
?ii" \ run .1. ; in did not lc a m.:n. .
Tire survivors froai tlio Varlajr and j
the Kiu-m . the Russian cruisers ihat
win sunk by t!ie Japan.* e licit at
t'hemulpo las; Tuesday, still remain on
board the British cruiser Taibot. the
li'.ii in ? rnisod Klba and tlx* French
oruisep Pascal.
The situation is becoming acute as
ihe Japanese have twice made demands
on the commanders of tin* three for- !
?*ia i \t .-cis that the Russians be sur- 1
rendered as prisoners of war. The ? aptairi
of the Talbot, being the senior
rnvnl officer, each tinui replied that lie (
was awaiting instructions from his ;
s'ov- rnnu nt. None of the Russians is
? n hoard tiio American gun-boat Yickshur?
whose contmaiuler considers that
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tiiatnl. ii> tin Russians took advantage
<>i inc ricmoney of the Japanese in
i*turning io the harbor, then taking
r< t'i".< on the foreign vessels and rel
using to surrender, whereas the Japanese
tied refrained from sinking
them in tl.< open sea as they eould 1
have done.
v magnificent episode in the battle i
was the second sortie of the two ltus- I
sian cruisers With hands playing the j
national anthem, the international j
feet loudly cheering the bravery and
gallantry of the Russians, the Varlag
ami Koreiiz faced the Japanese fleet
in wiiat was certain death. The positions
of the wreck appear to he such
that it will be easy to recover the
guns. The Russian losses were one j
officer nnd 40 men killed and 4f>4 j
wounded.
Two Killed; Seventy five Injured.
Cumberland, Md., Special.?Two persons
were killed and about 7,"? Injured,
'jr. of whom were seriously hurt, in a
trolley car accident in Frostlm rg Sun<1ay.
The car ran away, on a steep
grade and crashed into a telephone
pole. The dead are; John Gough. of
Mi Hand; J. J. Ross, of I.aeoning.
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Gorman's Challenge.
Washington. Special.?In the report
on the naval appropriation bill made
to the House by Chairman Foss, of the
naval affairs committee, the gauntlet
thrown down by Senator Gorman in
hi-5 announced policy of Internal im-i
p ov oments in place of naval construe- 1
tion. is taken up with vigor. The report
says:
"If we judge public sentiment aright
it is in favor of the continuance of
the policy of building up the navy. If j
we stopped now we would be left and ;
behind the loading countries of the
world.
"The American people are not willing
to lessen their influence on this
hemisphere, nor forsake their interests
on the other."
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FG
USSIAN FIGHT
Tokio Celebrates Victory
Toklo. By Cable.?The night celebration
far exceeded that of the clay in
noisy enthusiasm. Many impromptu
processions of thousands of men were
formed an*l para-led through the principal
streets, an:', sui . I about the
public buildings and the palace, c.trtyitigr
banners and cheering wii II. . The
Russian legation was dark and silent.
No unfriendly demonstration was
r : do there by the immense? crowd
< ejtantly passing it. but lhiron He
!; en's associate: T inly heard the
<' and noise of t!> t" ium^han* ; opl<\
Bands, drums and ':-.rm. added vniutn '
to the cheers of ?i sy populace.
!" cry reveller car: ' . a rant ni. 'lag or
tr Uisparcnoy. Tlic p. oplc have been
. -strained and e.tim for so many
i onthr? that, they mo pouring out their
long pent-up feeiin into- a wil ily enthusiastic
eelebrali u f victory. It
was Manila. I/idysmi; h r.nd Santiago
nigiics duplicated, v. 'h an Oriental
setting. _ .
Hurry Orders at Colon.
Colon. lly Cable.- Hurry orders were
received yesterday to embark a battalion
of marines on the Prairie. A
special train left Colon this morning
and returned at noon with the -150
marines who were ?ncamped at lias
Obispo station on the Panama railroad.
The Prairie's boats were kept busy
all day embarking the camp Pittines.
baggage, stores, etc.. and this task is
not yet finished. Major I mens v.iil
command the battalion and the Prairie
will sail under sealed orders, it has
baked out here that the marines arc
' stined for Santo Domingo. Only
al>out 100 marines now remain at Das
Obispo.
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S liKfWWHC JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
I,<?nilon, Hv Cahlo.-Tlic Daily Mail.
t!i?> Daily Telegraph and other papers
publish dispatches from Toklo, Nagasaki
and Shanghai. reporting tho do
si ruction of three Kussiafi cruisers
by mines or torpedoes 111 Tsugari
Straits. The Daily Mall, which at
lirst described the news as official,
in a telegram says the report still
lacks absolute confirmation. In the
absence of confirmation the reports
are generally discredited.
A statement that China will maintain
neutrality is published in Pekin.
It is reported from Tien Tsin that
all foreigners and civilians have boon
ordered to le:rVT? Por* Arthur. It Is
also reported that the Siberian railroad
lias been wrecked in six places,
covering a distance of seventy miles.
New Steamship Service.
n.'Stou, Special.?Announcement was
made that a new steamship service had
been inaugurated between the Mediterranean
|>ort8 and this city. The steamc
s of the new line ure all under Italian
registry. On their outward trips they
will not load here, hut will proceed to
New Orleans nnd Galveston, where they
will oad cotton, provisions nnd general
i.unehandise for Mediterranean ports.
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Judge Brewster Dead.
Dr.nbury, Conn., *'v. - ?Judge Lyman
i>enison Brewster. a jurist of national
reputation, is dead at his home
in this city Sunday. Ho was a charter
ivu ;nbrr of the American Bar Association.
From lS'.O until the beginning of
the present year he was chairman of
the committee on uniform State laws.
The uniform divorce law, which is
expected will be adopted by nearly
every State in the Union, was drafted
by Judge Brewrter. He was associated
w'th Joseph H. Choatc. now United
States ambasosdor to England, in
breaking the will of the late Samuel J.
Tilden.
?RT MILL, S. C? WEILS
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS i
! What the Nation's Lawmakers Are
Moinc l>ny By l>ay.
j
Speak-. r I :.k.-s the Bit
Speaker (\uinon F:ids> took the bit
iit his teeth anil ran completely away ,
with sanctified legislative prct-edent in i
the House. Incidentally he broke all '
previous record:-, in Use dispatch of p: ivnte
pension bills. I ndor his guidance
M.'o of i lie.so measures of relief received
the favorable consideration of the committee
of the whole in.l passage by t t
Hon. e in the short space of ir.."> mlu- 1
I ?u >. i! ty inr v . >ie or i.11s tur. .
Iiwnr, v. is eons-inn d iu com mitt i
I of tli- whole. Tin- In use pa:* ? i ti e
I bills * < ;? hie.- isn 1"-* unanimous con- ;
. at. whiCi tee Speak ;- )i m ! ;>sh? !
| ".iv. About lia!" o: tl e b \\? < tils
I p -.-I of limit r this > thus. 1
\.ithout aim o .ii a'. V.'iicu oojeetiiu;
was t- a just *ili mart* the Spc.i\e; 1
plainly -lio.v"' 5?is b . :re by dm
I jjirss tin* pro . (Unas,
j . " lie object i.ni \\ withdrawn wit a
! tie renin ill in a i .Us v. re de tired pus - |
I . tl without ev? n the formality of huv1
ii.a the elryK r?:nl their numbers. Ms.
Fiuley. of So.;tii Car tina, was the on- I
i j? i-tor. lie ma !< the .-latemcxit that lie
j did not ronsi b r this mole of procedure
j proper for a Iry.Mal1 ve body,
i "The obj a t ion is perfectly proper," >
1 replied Speaker Cannon. "This method
! ot procedure could oul\ be done by
j unaninioi! consent, and the chair line
been vcrv can ml, and it. Is quite withI
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; in thtx j.'Ciwor t?i <i'%: member to ob- j
1 jeet."
| Then, with a not <>f disappointment
i In his voice, he concluded; "Objection j
is mndi . The clerk w il report the first i
bill."
^ Tin; first bill contained an amendt
tnent. and when the clerk announced
! that fact, the Spent.ep inquired fa< e|
Moitsly: "Does ih<* gentleman from
, Carolii i d< sire to li ,a t' . amendment
| read?"
"till, no," replied .M:*. Kinloy.
"Well." ?<?nlinur,| the Spitiker, "the I
gentleman does not kno,v what the na;
tore of the amendm i ' . Neither does
I the chair."
He then insisted on tin reading of
, the entire amendim at and. when this '
was done, his unnouncenient of the
. third reading and pns>a?e of this l?:l!
was notieealdy slow. In the meant km
C'hairn on Londcr.slager. of the pen
sion,committee, . id eral or Mr |
I'inley'.. ! :.! , m : ill. .1 ;i;< won: '
to liis seat to reaion-trate with liitn for
tlie objection. When a fresli request
1 for unanimous consent was made no
objection was off< red.
.Mr. t?i jsvonor. of Ohio, made what
In declare:!, with some heat, was his
I last of tempt t<? grt a day set for the
consideration or the bill creating 11 l
joint com mission to consider the qitest
on of chip subsidy. His request v.as
I iliat this measure I e made a special
I older for Feb. I'O. ' v ral objections
had been made and withdrawn,
Mr. il:v lw; k. o' (i 'Oriria. objected
| because Mr Rartlett. his colleague, hud
objected when the reque i was made ,
j'previously and was not in his seat at
J the time.
The Senate will voh .>11 the Panama
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(ana] treaty on some day between
' February IT. and An agreement 1
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I was reached in > -xonitive session today
j to tube action 01 Monday next to d'*- !
! 1 ide ipon 11 time for voting on ihe
j treaty, tnti it was determined thai
stfh date should >? on or before February
1!;;.
The Senate was in exceutive stasion
j tor mote than four iiours. and after j
the agreement to vote on the treaty
had been reached nearly t he entire time
was devoted to genera) discussion of \
tli encroachments of the Senate and 1
the President, on each other's prcroga- ;
live under the constitution.
Senator Teller opened the debate ou j
this subject. In 1 speech lasting more I
than two hours, and filled with incidents
where the Senate has interfered
with the President in regard to making
Federal appointim nts. he aroused a
number of the Republican leaders? to
the defense of President Roosevelt.
Some of the Keniihlb-ans nirreoM that
i thorn had been many encroachments
by the White house upon the righcs
of the Senate. The political phases <?f
flic debate were flnnl.v eliminated, with
tiie result that several administrations
were discussed and brought under the
Imn of disapproval. The Hrst was under
the Cleveland administration, in
which it was said that the President
used undue influence for the repeal of
the purchasing clause of Hie Sherman
act. J "resident Mclvinley's influence
up >n Republican members of the Sen
ate f,?- the fal.illcation of Hie |?:?:
treaty and President Root;, celt
pressure in brlrrging about the ratilh atlon
of the Cuban treaty, and also
the influence b< lias brought to bear
looking to tnr vatiflcation of the Panama
Canal treaty, were cited as instances
hi which the tieriate ha. not
b.on left tr?e to deal with those topics
according to individual judgment. The
criticism was not alone of the administration.
and several Senators. Including
Messrs. Spooner. Allison. Dubois.
C.nlllnger and Piatt, agreeing that the
Senate had often Insisted upon the ap- '
polntment r>t certain men for executive
positions again* t the wish of the
Picsldents mentioned.
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;KS1)AV, FKI>R r ARY
will keep neutral;
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Decision of Our Government On I
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Japanese-Russian \\ ar.
SiCM iiAV MAKES SUGGESTIONS'
Kscomncnd.s to the I'ow rs I hat
L!i'u:i i e Accorded the Claim of
Perfect Nen*ralit> l itis Will Aid
Japan.
Wushin.-t: i>. S;> '1- "To Knsslu I
nr; 1 .):?! 1:1 the Win uti.it mi govi runu ni
pu:: ust , 11?<* quiety n' 1 i ill it in histilili
s within ; s: ui 1 nil in". a as pus.
.i h and of import nr the iuu rality !
.'f.i adir.inistrnt; ti entity of China,)
t ..it c .ina ma;. !> i from di nrb- i
.tii at. foreign ittn ? th ti ::i '
l.I'M- ne '
This ill" \. ; ' Pre..-: is e rial d \
;:. t:iv < . I: i tan e of the note i
ml in: i (i liy sje . May on I". it. In ,
o ti. .-it. i: , .'.iiii Vohio gov- j
< linn nis. (In !*? :, in a n i to (ier:n
Miy. tin it llritniti and Wreiu . . M-. .
)t: invite:! 'lie a- powers acurreutly ;
td address Itui-sia and Japan wish the !
sane suggestion, nud on Kel:. ! I this
invitation was extended to n tly. A ;
i ri:t-i I uir.rwy, tie W 'inlands. I n ni.i"!
\, Spain and Itolgium.
tie many was tin* tirst to respond
wiih a prompt acrepinnee o' tiie in- j
vitatlon and the promise that she lni- j
m dintelv would address the two;
roinliatrntP.
tin-it I'.ritain was h? ar.l from next;,
r.\nies.siiig adherence to the principle
laid down in th" note, hut withholding
formal a> rcpt mice pending an answer
to an imiuiry whether t!ie "administra
tivo entity" of China involved Man- i
eliaria. Japan was heard from quirk- 1
ly with the nnswi'r tint, sin- wonld art (
readily on the suggestions of the I nited
State: if a similar promise eould lie j
limine ; troiu Up.- sin. Italy. Hungary,
an t the Netherlands expressed sympathy
with tin idea ami promised an answer
after consult: ion. with other !
pow ers. There Is rea ;on to believe '
that Spain am": I'.elgiirn will also a? oej'.t
tii.it iu\ilution. Hussia thus far
i oi ,,,.i ,t... .r
| l-'imice h on. ot hesitation. Tills is the
f'iratinTi tonight.* Meantime it is
1 .11 mi'.I that is addressing thi
I c< eihatiints with a ii'iir in substance
: it" sauki ns that of Socratuvy Hay.
i{ n iing tin sotitude of tin at lirit.Jn
! It 1 :t I iau of l :;i ' t til the ofli ia'is
lien1 thai. a the principle is on.- for '
which the It it ml; hn\e stood in the
pa ! ho stalwart 1>. i; .should hold up
.'a ana! acceptance of lite invitation tin. j
.! it an; hunted fort her details Oti 1
l lie hlvin sL authority it ran he slated
*h:i: liiere a.re no details to tli" note. [
: would he manif stly impossible {
; . hope for concurrent action 1?\ so i
i-iany p > m r? upon an> h. t tin- n\e. '
t.era! line That tin- otluials of t tie
"A" iiivsit:ri voveilinn lit could have;
liad :.i iriud tin* neutrality of Man-;
ehnria is deelared on the faca of ii to he j
uhsu d. Manchuria i. reeop.ni7.ed by
t'al: government with Korea to he the
natural in ntre of the war. and for
that reason, primarily. tlie suggestion
v as inr l? thai hostilities lie rt streded.
Washington, Special. -ITcsident
Woo eveit Thursdaj' Issued a proclamation
declaring the neutrality < t this i
t o'ernment In tin- itusso inpanere
vrar. The document. after getting i
fort It the existence of a state of war !
and that tin* laws of the United State:
without interfering: v. ftli tic free ex- j
tu-MSsion of opinion r.mi s\ nipathy, or i
w;u? uk- op n nianui:v ' nr. <>: oJ
arms or iimniiions of war. noverthe
less Imposes upon all persons who j
may In within their territory etui Juri
i>uictii>n the duty of an impartial neti
'.rality during the exisfi nee of the eontost,
proclaims tin- provisions of tin
United States' neutralif\ law. which
law forbid -, the accept on?-e of a com ;
mission to serve either belligerent. or 1
enlisting or hiring ;>r retaining nnotli- '
? i person in llio service of either; til
ting out and iirmiiig, or cum mission iner
vessols of war. increasing Ihe
force or armament of any vessel of
either of tin* belligerents arriving in
t'nited Status ports, and setting on
foot any military expedition against j
either belligerent.
The proclamation further declares
the use of United Slates waters to
prepare for hostile operations a. viola- j
tion of tieut.rality; that after Feb. K> j
there Khali b a lapse only of 21 hours I
between tin* arrival and departure of
warships of the tw ? belligerents from
T'nited Slates port: , and ihat no warfdiips
shall n main la any part over 21
hours, except for neeossary repair.
Such ships shall not be permitted
to take in any supplies exi opt provisions
ami so nitieh eoal as may be sufficient
to t erry the vessel to the m ar
est home port.
The proclamation further declares
the principles an to the rights of :ieu
trills at sea contained in the treaty bo.
tw?en the I*nit? <! States and Russia
of 1 SI>4 as permanent and immutable.
o e fa!lr\ii'u
"That free shins make free goods- thnt
in to say that the effects of goods
belonging to n objects of citizens of a
, po vor or state at war aro fr?>? from
rapture and run fiscal ion \vh? n found
on hoard of neutral vesrcU>, with the
exception of articles of contraband of
war; that tin- properly of neutrals on
board an enemy's vlmicI is not subject
to confiscation, unions the same he
| contraband of war."
The proclamation declares that no
J perbon within the Tinted Statcj shall
! take part In the war. arid warns ail
clti/ens "that while the free and full
expressions of sympathies. In public
and private, is pot restricted by the
laws of tho United States military
forces In aid of either belHgereiU. cannot
lawfully be organized within their
jurisdiction; and that while all persons
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may la. fully aid ".without ro'-trictfon.
by r? i:snii of tho^ aforesai 1 state of
war. manufacture *i.nd sell w;?l:iu tlm
I'nito , Stat uwi*s, amunitinns of
war anil i titer articles ordinarilv I
ki.nwn a.' raban.l of war.' ; - t tl:c> '
?armor i jtrr; .such articles upon the j
high seas for Uio uae or service oi j
either belligerent. Nor can th> y Iran
port Kolillt rs or officers of cither. 01 !
attempt to break ativ blockade which :
may bo lawfully established and men i
tained during the war, nWiotit Incur I
r>n:' the risk of hostile capture, ai i >
the penalties d nounccd by the law of !
nation In that behalf."
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Steamer Ashore
Ni w York. S; i lal. Marine advh-.-s .
received here :? no that the ship lb n '
D. ltyde. bound f.i vt N w York to I'..:!
tlmore. wtltli >> !. ashore near Data,
ne, ; life-sat tt " V:u, haviie.
gone ashore d trim: a furious Rale
Thi rev.' of 1'. i in lit-.* t!ii> c,i
Wife, vi . t? k< n off . fol> t >day. ,\i 1
t!t i- 's ti i in itinip'd to ra.no. at
(i-it:p;r- will 1 tin !" t;i save the skip,
which lh - ia a fairly -r\ nod position.
President H?'i i vi M niarrl u'o : (
i i in I mil. . i St. tioorgw'PU
ia.vi r : "ir " ail ? ;t &VV ft urists
from tlii' I Mil 1 St I. have flocked i
to ki'c it that for ? on . enlonce* sake
it In s boon bin .I b> itself in an acl
os. ii lo aloovo of tli" old < hurch
buililin;-. l'i' bilont Itoosovelt s mar
tin no to Miss t'arow took placo so
lonp apo seventeen yonrs upo, to bo
on a i t tinit few persons toniorabor
that tbo American president v.as mar- |
rloii in :i t'oreipn land, lie Is. !t is
said, tin- only Vmorioiin President
whoso wedding was not celebrated i
under tbo Stan mid Stripes
fllird rcr Cnp.tired.
KnnxtHie. Tonn. Rppri.il.?John
White, tb- i\-ion.i t who shot and
hilled Po.iceman .lohn I'-itii and John
Sharp, a railrond swit iimaii in the i
theatre at Miildlo.dioi i, Kv.. last Rat- |
tirdav while a minsire! petforuiancts
was lieinp yivrn before a erowd"il
house, was arrested a: Minp.i Hollow, j
four utiles from the rone of the rim '
\fter dark he was taken to Middles-1
i .Mi a.id placed lti jail, heavily guarded.
Rh rib' Howard will take liitu to i
I'tnevlllo. Ky.. at lt?:30 p. in. Pxcitemerit
Is high at Mlridlenburo.
I.ihcl Suit tor SlOiOOO
IN usa-'ola, Pin.. Special. \ lllu 1 :
suit for was tiled in tie 1'nited
States Court hero l>y .loim II. Tluunp- j
run, administrator of tin' estate ? ; .1 en*- '
crson Davis, of Mobile, Ala., auaim-.t
the Limn do Vaporrs Sorra. a < ot pova- ,
t on known us tin- Surra l<lm; o' Steam- :
.s!iit)s of lijlhoa. Spain. Tim suit also i
named the Spanish steamer Vivian, one 1
of the vessel owned !.\ LI. linn and
which l:i now In port, and the vessel j
was taken into custody hv tin- I'nit>m! !
States n.ni lial and is held.
The suit is hrouph on account of the j
death of Jefferson Davis in Mobile l ot - I
hor several months ami, whih it is
said, lie was at work on the steamer
Alicia, also owuetl hy that <ompan> \
A Sso.ooo I:lrc i
l'rlstol. Tint.. Special Y special to
The Derai l from tint' City. Vi? sivv |
finer, Ik of the Myrth Hotel wore,
atom il from slumber at o'< loi k yes- i
terday inornln*-' hy an alarm of dre.
h" tlantcs having been discovered in |
YY. P. Dnvi !son' store T! is store
and s'ock wore destroyed, as was also'
the general merchandise store of Howl. :
In if. Head & Sloan, entailing a to'el j
loss of $~?0A1(i. pnitlally insured
Addressed Virginia Committee
Richmond. Yn . Special.- Colin MeIsaac.
commission r general of the
Levis an*! Clark centennial exposition, |
Oregon. nddressed committed of both I
houses of the Legislature In behalf of
the enterprise he represents. It Is desired
that Virginia shall tuk special
Interest in the exposition ret -rred to.
Lewis and Clarke both having been
Virginians.
Baltimore Still tallies.
Tlirie is some ilisappo ntnient, csprtelally
among: business men who have
valuable property buried under the
ruins, iivo' the determination not to
K?-nd federal tloops here to police the
fire district, but (lovernor tidwln Warflehl
is IIrni In his insistanee that One
soldiers arc not needed.
Many laborers wuc paid off Saturday
as csual. Others had to wait on
<.i-<-!umo nf fli?> .ilfYl.iMlfv -if m-ii' >?"
rush.
Japanese 5teamcr .Stink.
Ixtndon. Special Harnn Hayashi, 1
Japanese minister here, has re. aived a
dispatch from Tokio announcing that
two Japanese merchant steamers, the
N.iknoura Main nnd the Sensho Maru.
widle on their way from Sakta to Otar;i
ti n the island of liokkaido.i were
r.'iroundcj and shelled by four Russian
waiships, presumaldy t!?< V'ladiv<
rtock squadron, off the coast of
Herunshl (Okushlri).. One of the vesnols
were sunk, but tho other escaped.
CaWsnles, a Nevada town of 2,ono
inhabitants, has Just moved itself bodily
a distance of seventy mil -s so as to
remain on it railroad. Certainly a
typical ?aso of Western "/it up ana
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NO. 13.
BALTIMORE RALLIES
Desolated City Puis Up a Bold Fight
For Rebuilding
FIRMS GETTING READY TO REOPEN
TI:-j Propertj l.oss Hardly As (ircnt
As at I ir-.t KstiinalcO Outside
Assistance Appreciated Aut in No
Case Asked I or nnd Not Needed.
An iir dint th.it it.spine! the whole
community . i, tram miosis confidence
v .: : h r. nun pi .>n of business by the
1 ink:, dip. as in ne received n-nd
i s honon 11 i .o u:...al way. It
i,*!>c t!!j . I to estimate the volc
i f irar *: r in til's respect.
1 a rardin t ? tin- leailii:" hankers it
raLifyingty large lit view of ex?
i t'tip < nndiliun
Tia- know'.-ile," ' in ita! Union'? terminal
: icilif u e ntai t and that the
rain hvatoi v.eie nm involved in
the lie; \ tornado also starved to prorant'
a popular ennvletion tiiat the
s.tnatioa j: not . o dark as it lias heretofore
appeared. Indeed the optimistic
fee! in it is manifestly mowing that t lie
rnl'ini iii- > ? i -
- ..... MiiMiKn inn I'dwnii; in every
il? tail, will give the city an opportunity
to re-ad.iu t itself on now anil more
modern plana and that a new city of
Imposing grandeur is to rise froui the
ruins of th.? old.
The progress whl?h has boon made
in the work of clearing the debris from
the streets in the hurtled district seems
almost magical. I'nltimore street, which
ni sunrise was a confused mass of rul>b'sh.
Is practically clean, and likewise
South street, one of the great hanking
thoroughfare. Hanover street, near
where the lire started, was made passable
for wagons, and l'ratt street, a long
i venue of trade, is clear of cneumhranees
all the way through. The city
WV ueer's department, the building in
sj ogtor and the street cleaning department,
all worked in conjunct ion. No
attempt was made to do more than to
ch ar the streets from curl) to rurh. the
debris lieing plied high on the sidewalks
and back of the building line.
VI:n.\ dangerous wolls which over
hang the streets were pulled down. The
most ambitious attempts at razing
walls wen- on Liberty and Lombard
street.-. \t each of tlnse places there
tin hooting engines with wire cables.
v. urn arc fastened to a .section of tli?
toppling walls <tni| then wound upon
> '! ttie s.?oois 1 iie Hurst building in
which th* fi-st started was pulled
uown All through 11:* liiiuncial district
preparations are being made to open
safes mil vaults. Those of the Ccrrian
Hank nr.' tiie Herman Kire Insurance
Company vera opened and the rash
and books taken out uninjured. Tli?
vault of the Marine Hank was opened
and found intact. In no instance have
the eonter tfc of any vault been seriOi!
d'- 1 u.
The ehaniler nf commerce liar, been
?\ < i-dingly ictive in sending brood
.ist to every center of trade in this
country and Kurope tlie assuratx e that
:timore is even now in coutlition to
transact 11 s i pping. grain and foreign
trade, and that all other lines of business
will he c8tored to their normal
channels ? ith r the next two or three
month.-. The oTlolnls of the i hntnber of
commerce annottned thsit plans are
already nearly uunpleted for the rehuilding
of their $ >(>< .000 structure.
Many merc.harrs nn'1 nianufaturers
wIioki pine- business were svval
loved up in the conflagration have
tinned contrail.- f >r rebuilding and
there arc on all fides tho greatest
signs of activity In this respect. All
u:o simply wa.tlug .'or the city to clear
th? streets of debris and give permission
to the owneis of the ground to
take possession. The matter of accepting
aid front other cities, has not yet
been finally decided upon, according to
Major Mci-ane. The fire did not reach
th? o4u"tnfial section of tlie city and
there is no actual destitution at this
time. The indications are that the cit?tenb
if Baltimore wf.l be ruliy aftle to
take are of all cases of want that
migni present mems* ivot i mayor
feels grateful for the many proffers of
Ri'l from the citizens of this country
and from foreign lands.
The following was received from the
Pope:
His Holiness, deeply moved by the
hews of the great calamity which has
recently visited the city of Baltimore,
desires y nir excellency to convey to
the honorable mayor and the people
of Baltimore his sincere sympathy lie
prays th ui?y can staud the severe
loss their city has suffered and that
it will cont nuo to progress (Signed *
"CARDINAL MERRY DEL VAL."
The leading savings hanks In the
city combined in a public announcement
last week that none of them have
suffered uuy loss of securities by the
tire, ami that they are in as good condition
financially as ever and that they
lot />?\on fur f.Hdlni Qa ^hhrlt ?rt*
15th."
A composite estimate of the total loss
from the flre by 25 expert representatives
<,f leading Insurance componies
outside ltaltiinore pieces the figures at
$85,000,000. Rome of them think that
the total loss will be reduced to $70.000,000,
as much salvage Is being dug
out of the ruins which was thought to
have been destroyed. The loss to the
insurance companies is estimated by
tho some experts at 75 per cent, of the
total loss.
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