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ATLANTA IS VISITED : BV A ?500,000 FliiE Half of Valuable City Blocl: < Is Destroyed. NORCROG3 B'JILCiNG BURN CD. Early Morning Conflagration Ercak6 Out and Though Firemen Fight Flames Kcroicaily, Much Valuable Propeity Qoes Up In Smoke. Atlanta, Doc. 9.?This mornins hortly before I o'clock a most tlcstruc tive fire occurred in the heart of the business section of the city, entailing a loss of fuliy $o00,000, more than, half of the block bounded by Marietta, llroad, reachtroo streets and the railroad tracks, being I urncd. Among the buildings burned tvas the handsome Norcross office building, valued at about $100,000; Williams' house. Snook & Austin furniture store, Guarantee clothing store and Jacobs', pharmacy. The fire started In tho basement of the Snook & Austin Furniture company's store on Peachtroe street. It was discovered by James It. Johnson, a watchman, and when he saw tho flames they had already spread to the Viaduct restaurant, which was in the same block. For hours the firemen doggedly fought the llamcs with all the bravery and persistence of heroes, but tho firo gained1 or. them. The block bounded by Marietta, reachtroo and Broad streets and the railroad tracks was almost entirely destroyed. As soon as Chief Joyncr reached the eeenc the general alarm was turned In. Every available engine and ladder was brought to the scene. i Five engines and eight ladders were soon in action, and 20 streams were poor, piaying on tne conflagration. Five minutes after the first engine arrived the fames reached the store3 of inflammable furniture in the upper part of the Snook & Austin building. They burned like tinder and In ?pito of the efforts of the firemen the roof fell in with a loud crash shortly beforo 6 o'clock. At a quarter past 5 o'clock the south wall of the Guranteo clothing store building fell with a terrible crash across the railroad track. The cry was raised that three firemen had perished in the ruins, but upon investigation this was found to be untrue. A scene of the greatest excitement was enacted at. the Williams house No. 1. when the fire was raging in that block. Firemen lushed through the houso, reclng under their weight ol hose and shouting orders and giving a general alarm. The inmates rushed from a deep r Icep into a sudden panic, poured into the streets, wild with fear. The Kimball house was next thought to 1k> in danger and Chief Joynor dispatched a dozen firemen to the roof to fight, the shower of sparks which were falling on that building in perfect torrents. The flakes of fire wore falling as large ns hen eggs and it was only with the greatest effort on the rum of the firemen that it was proven tod from igniting. The estimated actual losses caused by the fire arc as follows: The Viaduct restaurant, $2,000; the ftoik and fixtures cf Ilammnek's pharmac v. $20,000; the stock and fixtures of Jacobs' pharmacy, $45,000; the ftrck am'j fixtures of the Huh liaborciasVery, $25,000; the furyiture stock cf Snook ft Aust.'n. $ '/' >0; the stock and fixtures of the Ouararteo clothlug store, $10 ?0; the stock and fixtures of ITollis' saloon, $20,000; the f Lock and fixtures of Daniel Bros." hal> p.daahery, $5,000; plate glass windows, doors, cornices and facings of entire r uth side of Peters office building, JX.O'iO; Westview Flora^ enrtipany, $500; Hughes ft McOlclland's hahor* p- ?!ry $5,000; TTuion Pacific railroad ofihe, $200; EiEeman. ft Well, clothiers, $1,000. The loss On the buildings burned is cf.ir. n'eri as follows: The Norcross building was built at ' ' n cost of $30,000; the Williams house, with .Jacobs' three stores, $21,000; the new stores on the viaduct occupied by Mollis'* bar. Viaduct restaurant, Snook ft AuFtln, the Hub and the Guarantee clothing 6toro, $15,000. Dr. I. N. Rice Dead. for.anion, Doc. 9.?I)r. J. N. Rico, preside at of the Riverside Coal company. died at his home here today of heart trouble. Dr. Rice was a promi* r.r-r.t independent operator ami took a conspicuous part in the present arbitration proceedings. Given Death Penalty. T/cxiogton, Ky., Dec. i).?Claude O'i'rif a was given the death penalty today for tho murt'te- of A. II. Chin.11, a pioarlncnt merchant here last October. Ills accomplice. Earl Whitney, cuf.Vred a slnillnr fate Inst week. The^ I killed Chinn, while burglarizing his I tone. 8enboard Increases Wages. Savannah, Oa., r>ec. 'j.?Orders havo been received hero giving the informa- i tion that the Seaboard Air Dlno Railway company will begin paying operators and agents an lneroase of from 10 to 15 per cent over their present cale of tn?ca. 4 COLDEST WEATHER OF BITTER IN NEW YORK ???. ^ i Thermometer Barges Below i Zero Point. I SUFFERING AMONG THE FOOR. One Fatality la Reported, That of John Sialtenwerf, a Blacksmith, Who W?? Found Frozen to Death on Staten Island. Now York Dee. D.?The coldest weather cf the winter thus far prevailed today. The weather bureau reported that the thermometer had fallen to S degrees above zero this morning. The first fatality reported as a result of cold weather occurred on Sfatcn Island, the body of John V. Stallenwcrf, a blacksmith, being found' in the roadway. He had been apparently frozen to death. At Pcekf.klll. Tarry town, Ossining and other towns along the Hudson riv. cr tho mercury fell nearly to the zero point. There was much suffering, especially among the poor, because of the scarcity and high price of coal. Eight Below In New York. New York, Doc. 9.?"Tho coldest night in December since 1SS4," was the statement of the weather bureau ofliclajs in this city today with reference to the temperature last night. Tho thermometer at the weather station went 1 o 8 below zero during the night, and at 8 a. m. was 6 degrees below. Reports from place? in the vicinity of Hoston indicated temperatures ranging between 20 below and 8 above during the early morning. Eelow Zero In Maine. Portland, Mo., Dee. 9.?The thermometer at sunrise today ranged from 10 to 15 below zero in the city. In 12 hours tho temperature fell about 40 degrees. At J^ewiston and Auburn the weather record was 20 degree? below zero. Most of the schools in those places were closed for lack of furl. 30 Degrees at Saratoga. Saratoga, N. Y., Dec. 9.?The mercury recorded 80 degrees below here during tho r.ight. Other towns in this section reported from 28 to 32 degrees below zero. There is a scarcity of coal in many places. Moderated In West. Chicago, Dec. 9.?The cold wave lias moderated throughout the western and central sections with an averago rise in temperature of 8 degrees. All indications nro for a continued moderation, except in the extreme northwest where another cold wave is developing. THREE-YEAR-OLD SUICIDE. Rebuked by Mother, Doy Jumped Into Tub of Scalding Water. New York, Dee. 9.?In a fit of rago because his mother rebuked him and petted his younger brother, says-a World special from Derby, Conn., little James McSheehey, 3 years old. throw himself into a tub of boiling water and was so terribly scalded that he died. The two children were playing while their mother worked in the kitchen in her home at Sloton, Conn, They quarreled and the mother placed a footbath full of scalding water she was carrying on tho floor and took the youger hoy in her arms. She wiped tho tears from his eyes while she scolded James. James, a nervous, weak child, burst into a passion of sobs. Then he threw himself, shrieking. into the boiling water. The mother dragged him out. writhing with nnir. Tho iinrior nor* of Ids body was parboiled. He died a few hours later In agony. Will Erect Costly Library. San Francisco, Dec. 0.?Mrs. Jane I^athrop Stanford has decided to erect a magnificent n?w llbraiy building at the Iceland Stanford, Jr., university. It is to bo the handsomest and most costly structure of its kind on this con. tlcnt. The planp for the building have already been ordered and within a month will be presented to Mr3. Stanford for her approval. Russia Regrets Award. New York, Dee. 9.?The St, Petersburg correspondent of the morning Post. says, a London dispatch to The Tribune, hears that Russia regrets the result of the Retiring sea award because it will serve as n sort of precedent for the settling of a similar dispute between Russia and Orent Rrita!*, wbieh is to be tried by The Hague tribunal. Authorized to Issue Certificates. Raleigh, Dee. 9.?Judge Purnell, in the federal court here, lias made an ! order authorizing that receivers bo apiiointed for the Carolina Northern railway to issue receivers' certificates for operating expenses and preserving the property. Goes Into Bankruptcy. Montgomery, Ala., Dee. 9.?Jeromo ! Vlneeltellt, one of the oldest saloon proprietors in Montgomery, has gono into bankruptcy with liahilltes ol I $8,300. Hs creditors ano principally somo JR liquor dealers. , | SOUTHERN FILES MORTGAGE* ^ | Rolling Stock of Road To Be Increased Several Millions. Itlchmon, Va., Dec. 9.?Through their local legal representative, Eppa flunton, Jr., the Southern Railway company haB filed In the city chancery for court an agrcoment mortgage $4,144,990 to Bl&ir ft Co., brokers, of Wall rtrect. New York. Tho document is to protetrt this concern for the amount named and a document, similar to the one placed on record In H\!a nltv ..-ill <11-.1 I triti uc uicu lii every ovaio through which tho road passes, tho court fees and. taxes running up Into the thousands. Fifty-four engines are to be constuucted by the Baldwin locomotive works, while 35 are to bo built by the American locomotive works. To the Georgia Car and Manufacturing company of Atlanta, the Southern Car and Foundry company of the same place; the American Car Foundry company and the Mount Vernon Car company the con-tnact for the construction of 2,560 gondola drop botton cars, with and 80,000 capacity, has been awarded. The contract for the erctlon of 500 ventllatel box cars has been 'et to the Mount Vernon Car compnnjf while to the Rogers Convertible Ballast Car company has been given the job of turning out 196 convertible ballast cars and four distributing cars. ACTINOLITE A FAILURE. Apparatus Not Successful In Treatment of Cancer, Etc. New York, Dec. 9.?Tho actinolitc, an apparatus for the treatment of cancer, tuberculosis and similar diseases by means of powerfully concentrated flolet rays, which was Installed in one of the apartments of Flower hospit ai last may, docs not give encouraging results according to Dr. Forbes. The actinolit? apparatus resembles a powerful searchlight in appearance, and is used) to produce a light which it was hoped would possess all the curative properties of the X-rays without their objectionable features. Put while it does not, the X-rays do, burn the cuticle and cause loss of hair from the face and scalp; it appears also to lack tliolr power of combating the germs or parasites which are supposed to be tho cause of cancer and tuberculosis. Dr. Forbes said that although tho actlnolito had been somewhat beneficial In a few cases of skin tuberculosis It had proved totally ineffective against cancer and he gave it as his opinion that it was practically a failure. He said that the hospital had returned to tho use of the X-rays In the treatment of practically all such diseases. TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION. Second National Convention Meets In Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 9.?Nearly 800 delegates to tho second national convention. o! the Interstate Independent Telephone association assembled this morning at the Auditorium for the forrr> fi 1 rv'vonlnnr /vf f-V* '' ** -? ' ...?i vtf<n?uQ ui wq uiicv uoys session which will'conclude with a banquet on Thursday evening. Over 3,000 independent telephone ex. changes of nine central states are represented and a total investment of capital amounting to $18,000,000. The first business session began at 2 p. m? the early part of tho day being devoted to a i>ecei*tlon in the parlors of the hotel an 1 to preliminary work of the convention. The ir.terstate's association was organized in a preliminary form in January of this year, ar.d held its first, convention in April. It represents all independent telephone associations in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and' Kentucky. An elaborate collection of telephone appai rtus and elrrtviral devices Is on exhibition in the hotel. Lodger3 Almost Suffocated. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 9.?By the ignition of a i>ackage of sulphur in a men's lodging houso hero early today the occupants of the place narrowly escaped death from suiToeation. The fume3 of the burning stuff filled the house, overcoming many of the lodgers. The police managed to grope their way through the smoke and open the windows, aftefn which the unconscious men were carried into the open air, where all survived.. The fire started in the office. Hodges Makes Appointment Macon, ua., Deo. 9.?Hon, Robert ' Hodges, who will go upon the city ! court bench January 1 next, has Issued his initial paper. It comes In the shape of an appointment. For n 1 long time Mr. Robert Smith has been clerk to the city court, his present term expiring in August, 1903. Ills appointment to succeed himself has been signed' by Colonel Hodges and Mn. Smith's friends are now congratulating him. Mr. Smith has made an efficient officer. Lost Life to Save Pet Dog. New York, Dec. 9.?While trying to save th-o life of hen dog, Mrs. Margaret Rolsh was instantly killed by the Chicago exprese on the Erie railroad at the River street crossing, PatI erson, N. J. The jtog had run ahead and was standing on the track. Mrs. llola/h ran forward, and, adzing tho dog by the collan, tried to pull It off the track. Tho locomotive struck both her and the dog, kLUing them ln' *tonUj> ! | All the National! Bank Circulation in the United States could not purchase the assets of The U..i. 1 T !f_ T mutual insurance company of New York. Total circulation of all National Hanks in the United State*, September 30, ry>t $323,900,000 Assets of The Murttal Life Ins. Co. of New York, art larger than those of any other company in existence. $352,800,000 Since organization this Company has paid policyholders over $569>i59>000 0 which is more than any other company in the World has disburscJ. Write 10-day for " Where shall I Insure? " ^ The Mutual Life Insurance j Company of New York Richa?D A. MoCur?V, President. F, II. Hyatt, MnnttRcr, Columbia, S. C. ? Humes &Lips omb, Agents. Union, ^.C. ^ ZOLA'S EARLY TRIALS. ( Times When the Mnddlntr Aotho* ? Wats 1'lnuKctI la Misery, k Yonng Zola had kicked hie heels for \ several years In ministerial anterooms, but all to 110 effect. Gambetta, to pro- , vent Zola perishing of want, gave him { the subprefecture of Castle Sarrasln. But for want of money he had to stop on the way, and for so long a time that M. de Freyclnet slipped into, the l>i;i/iUi;i ourmg xne pcrioa cienit with In "La Debacle" was In the south of France. IIow he then lived I cannot Imagine. After thin.es settled down In I'aris in 1871 he had fallen Into the blackest misery, and with a beautiful ( young wife. ller. mother was no longer able to share her domicile and board, such as they were, with them. Zola sometimes had to take the wool out of the mattress of his bed and sell ! it. lie escaped from death by famine 1 owing to a letter of introduction from a doctor who ntteuded his mother to Ilncliette, the great publisher. The ( latter employed him at a salary of 00 frnucs a month to tie up books in parcels and address them. Hut he rather liked Zola and, divining ln him (Irst rate stuff, engaged him to write for the papers those puffs known as reclames I for books tho firm had brought out. | Noticing his piinctuality and his reserve with other young men, Hachette promoted Zola still higher by making him his private secretary. Ho was ' then an uncouth, shy, 111 dressed, man- j nerless, squat little fellow, but he evi- j dently had a tidy wife, who paid great attention to the furbishing xup of his clothes and to his shirts. ? London , Truth. * 1 i Ilnln In Crowned Leg*. "Uncross your legs," said a doctor. "Oh, no!" said his son. "What's tho ? use of being so polite all the time?" "My boy," the father nnswered, "it is not on account of a mere rule of etiquette that I tell you to unrt*osa your legs, but it Is because leg crossing is an injurious Tiling, a tiling as oaierui to tlie health as kissing or as microbes. "When yon cross your legs, you fit the knee cap of the upper lluib Into the cavity under the knee of the lower one. In the cavity that you thus compress 1 there are the two Important exterior and Interior popliteal nerves and a number of glands and blood vessels. Compression docs not act well on these organs. It benumbs them and weakens and emaciates them. You feel tho Injury In a numbness of the whole leg. The leg goes to sleep. "Keep on with the habit, and your legs weaken. They become tliln; they lose their shapeliness. It Is only such men and women and children as never 1 cross their legs who have strong and supple and beautiful limbs."?Philadelphia Record. I1I? Portrnlt, , One of the members of a certain suburban photographic society recently delivered a lecture, Ulustruted by lantern views. Another member, thinking to have a Joke nt the expense of tho lecturer, slipped In among the slides a lantern portrait of himself. The Joke would come in, of course, by tho portrait appearing on the screen Immediately after tho lecturer had announced the nppenring of something nnHn /I { ffnvnnf Fate and chance wore unluckily against the humorist, for when his portrait was presented the lecturer, without knowing what was on the screen, gravely read from his list: "The next slide, Indies and gentlemen, is the picture of a refractory don' key!" MliinesOtn'* Nickname*. Minnesota has been designated as the "North Star State," of which expression two or three explanations have ^ been given?one on account of Its geographical position, another that the north star appears in its coat of arms. It has also been called the^'T.ake State," from the number of small lakes within, its limits, and the "(Jopher . State." because the early settlers j found these animals in such abundance t that they proved a serious nuisance, t Even a careful rider passing over a I plain where gophers abounded was In J danger of being thrown by his horse : accidentally stepping Into a gopher hole. I I I The lllwltrr Allegt.-mce to Ilrmrn, A St. Louis man disregarded a sum- J mons to serve on u Jury because his ^ marriage to a St. Jsuits woman had j been set for the same hour. He , thought hi- knew which court order to obey.?Richmond Times. i 1 "II ! As we write it rains, as it i ;row, as your grass and pea vi VIcCORMICK MOW Try a mower and rake mi md if it is not satisfactory brinj in til you are satisfied. Reiner 3ormick. Big lot Rock Ilill Buggies < Jmoothest best buggy on the uragon until you have seen our GREEN < VEHICLE AND LIVE ^ DR. I. M PEN"! 3rown and Bridge Work a Specialty. 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Then you string the pieces together, and, naturally, they read funny. "Now, suppose 1 reported the Bible that way! A man asks me what the Bible tells him to do. I rend in ono place, 'And Judas went out nnd hanged himself.' I turn over nnd read, *Go thou and do likewise.' And In another place I find, 'And do It quickly.' "Now, you see, boys, that sort of thing won't do. It ain't fair." The Only Exception. "She's unusually conscientious, you Bay?" "Yes, indeed; even In the smallest details of life." "Able to resist any sort of a temptation ?" "Unquestionably." "lias she ever been to Europe?" The champion of woman looked starMfwl "Oil, well." ho wild, "of course, If she bad a chance to smuggle n few gowns Into the country, why?why?that's a different matter."?Chicago Tost A Weak Stomach Indigestion Is often caused by oversating. An ominent authority says he harm done thus exceeds that from he excessive use of alcohol. Eat all -he good food you want but don't overload the stomach. 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