altimore .'Has $40,000,000 DEMOCRATS TO YITtlt .V.' THE Sunday The Fire Broke Out in the Heart el the Wholesale District on Hopkins's Place. " : ' THERE VASN010SS OF LIFE The Fire Started! Shortly Before, 11 O'clock A. M., and Continued Burning For a Day.and Night 150 Barrels of Whiskey Explod ed, Throwing Burning Embers, Which Served to Spread the . Fire Loss is Heavy. BaitimorK Feb. ' most T destrnc- lire eonflagation in the history of Balti more occurred here todaj in the wholesale dryjoodi business ' district," raging prac tically unchecked during many hours, completely destroying scores of the largest business houses in the wholesale district, involving losses which cannot be estimated, as the fire was still burning fiercely when night fell. Owing to the wide exteut of the calamity it will be tomorrow before even an approximate estimate can be made, though It is certain that it: has already exceeded $23,000,000. The fire was ' still burning at nightfall, but was under No lots of life was reported at Conflagration thefr.Oppbsition tofiQanal Treaty As Diplomatic Relations Are Off- oi benain uonamonsio Decisive Action is Expected UK. hK Hill IIS MX M-A Arrange nans. V - ...... ' Lat Once. Washington (SpeclalJ. The ", Dciao- The Sub-Committee Makes Unani- cratic Senators . have virtually rershed lb HEAR AT HAND Congressman J. Ms Gidrtor HpldsHiseat In.Gbnrf THE HENDERSON BOND CASE. mous Report in Favor of His , Being Seated. - Washington, D. C; Feb. 5.- A sub committee of the House Committee on Elections No. 1, composed of -Bate and Young', Republicans, and' James, Deou ocrat, today made a unanimous ;repdft to ; the full committee; deciding -the Moody-Gudger contest; from North Carolina in favor of Gudger, the Dem ocratic sitting member. This decision is in accord with predic tions made ever since the case was argued. The contest was founded Tokio, Feb. 7.-The severance of dip lomatic relations between ; Russia and an agreement to abandon the!1 cposi-1 Japan appears to be only a step towards tion to the Panama canal treaty if cer- although when the ministers of . . . . . . i I Russia and Japan withd raw from their tain propositions are accepted y ; the quickand decisive act- Republicans. Caucus was 1 heldk irly jon is .-expected. ? When Minister of today to take final actton looking t? the Foreign Affairs- Komura on Saturday prevention of the plan. . 4 2 :y notified Baron De Rosen, the Russian : ;The Demrawintrame a resolution Minister,4 'Japan's determination to as a vCompromtsebeteeri those intro- sever diplomatic relations, he is report, duced by Senator Hanna and Bacon, ed to have declared to him that Japan The resolution will suggest, first, that Istlred of Russia's promisesmade only rraaeai. snaii oner ims governments to be broken again. Japan will publicly CJyZ7 7 T 7- good offices to Columbia and Panama definA lta wt in arranging a friendly, settlement of I Foreign Office has prepared a new the differences and second, that Presirf8fcatmfin; whih nrnhaMv ui . - i m f 1 1. Mil m i (ii nil i n i.u a r wasa r vr v iv nvrvna " - wujwu i nouncea to-ntgnu U. S. Circuit " Court Has Affirmed Q -Judge: Boyd's Judgment. ihe united States Circuit court of appeals tat Richmond : has 'affirmed Judge Boyd's judgement in the Circuit court validating the 197,000 of bonds in issue in the suit of :-the Travelers' In surance company, -of Connecticut, against the commissioners- of - Hender- spn county. This litigation is very much similar to the Wilkes bond case and in a less degree to the Stanly case, eeneral charts of fraud, few if anv of L .ru.. .1- 7 "vuuceu w'niuu wn monoay japan " i &u BiuiuauiB auiusiiinenL hi ldh mnneui. i .... .t ti . t I r. V 7 i uuuesMonaoiy.-rwm- seize uorea, ana rv claims of Colombia aralnst the Tinl- .m . ' i.- r t. ..... . .. contestant asked that the vote of 'whnlft .. J . . . ... """"K" nas previously ,inu- which were proven, but on which the counties be thrown out. The case was of particular interest, also In that Jt wa9 carried on after J. M. Moody, 1 the contestee, died. "-"The election was close, Gudger receiving 12,700 yo'teV to 12, 617 for Moody. h " After Mr. Moody's death the contest was carried on by two Ashevi lie lawyers, Thoma9 Settle'and V. S. Lusk, in the hope that, theseat -might;, be ; declared vacant. N Then they would have had a chance to eject a membeiof the party, tited States lor her loss in Panama will be made. . eon-thls as a new election ould hve hacl to be more alarming thanose at his be Jen sPke tonlghtbyiDvU Boyd in the Circuit court that the ' ttot adournln for thounertl 10 out" n- I tauon or tne Kentucky legislature to a I paintms were entitled to recover. The I "S5""1 wewuo irauua auegwj uj aam in called. trol. hoar. BROKE OUT ON HOPKINS' PLA.CEL The fire broke out shortly before ll o'clock this morning In the wholesale . dry goods store of Joml T,-Hunt & .Co., ' on Hopkins' place, in the heart of the busi ness district, with a series of loud explos ions, which were beard in remote parts of of the city, and spread with rearful rapid ltv. . In half n hour there were dozpn big warehouses In the wholesale dry goods and notions district' burning fierrelv Th entire fire department was called out, but was utterly powerless to check the speed of the flames, which were aided by the high winds, and by noon there were sav age fires in at lease 30 big warehouses, and the conflagration was steadily eating its way into successive blocks, east, north, west and south. On Baltimore street, the blocks between Liberty and ;Sharp' streets was soon ablaze, then came the next block east to Hanover and after that the block on the south side toJCharles streetbroke out into flames, the Consolidated Gas Compauy's building and Oehsa's Acme Hall .burning fiercely. i ' . i ":: lleanwhile there were stores north of Baltimore street being similarly consumed. HuHiii's Hotel caught and other buildings near it caught. West of Liberty street, on the south side of Baltimore street" the block was doomed, . and the big t bargain house fdsdicadght." .-Down, in Hopkins tlacervrhere the conflagration started. Hnrat's buildine and other wholesale houses on both sides of the street" crumbled and fell. ' y. '. , " - f".', The big dry goods house of Daniel Mil ler & Sons and K. M. Sutton & vo. were soon aflame, and along German street east and west,', from the Hurst building- there were a dozen buildings burning. ll&ss & Kimper's big .-wholesale store on Baltimore street quickly succumbed to the flames. Cm Hopkins place tue up- change Bank were gutted by the flames, AerossThe street wore the ruins of John E Horsi & Co., and next to it Hecht, Jr. & Sons were In flames. ; . s- .. n Brewer arrived today and a consul ta- crowd Ithat filled the : Capital theatre, case was nrst neard in Charlotte in MR. QDDQER OX THE RESULT.' ; tlon with Surireon Gnfirl RItav nA .hiu tu June. LWZ. - It was taken? by writ On , - - . . - - - I . r J I n Mire ; wau j it vi v uutuwt Itnajr. uutu I : nm . . i SDeakln? of his victorw Mr. Gudsrer Dr. McGruder took plaoe uZ,K; LZvt::--? . r t 9 r m 1 . said: . ..-..-. ter reviewing the uersonnel of the elee- 'AtU . consultation no new feature 1 nonor 01 "I1111 ..y9oeLDJo:iau Armlstead tion committee No. 1 In 'mV" onlnion vras found in Mr." Hanna'a condition-1 of the house. Bryan; and several mem-1 rioe ana Juage this committee is composed of fair He Is suffering from a recurrent, at hers of the ieglslature made eulogist v welI pi.barlotte, were councel r for Committee, not- -dissentingTTolce, ' but minded men, able lawyears who judl-l tack of grip, with an unusual amount of I cially , determined ; cases referred to pnysicai depression. - There are no them." When asked as to the ques tion of abatement, Mr. Gudger1 said he believed that the-committee would be oiviaea upon ixnarTiuesTlofirut that the contest was argued and determined on its merits, and he had no special 5EII HAIIIIA'S' CniTIOil mato laat it r wouia not interfere, in 1 view of that country's present attitude, developments are eagerly waited. '.. IJR. BRYAH III 'IE1IT0CKY Is Not Considered of a H i AHHrncQoe IArffn rLri I D tne important suit' of the W, L. uangerous mature- LeffislatureOn Gnhfil . Sil r .-.-2,,";. "T"tt V ' rf" - I, AViaawwig, AVXiaae, agtlU3U VUO XIVUU llaU I UU9arUU UU9Cly cuuuuucu uuuog1 ww muraer He Dwells. ciasconia mius ot uastonia, involving mdny in the matter, even while' Mr. Moody favor of the bondholders. - Capt. Price considers the judgment of . the Circuit court of appeals Daii virtually; final, since the United States Supreme -court would refuse an application for a writ certiorari unless it was r willing to re verse its decision in the Wilkes case'. There are' three years' interest due on the bonds, making the' whole amount involved about $115,000. --wr Capt. Price was aWo Informed jtK tel egram that the Circuit court of appeals, The Favoraliie Result ofvCcitnt Hauturally Pleases lh& Ccn-: II. ' vCaralina 'Pejegation Felicitates Him Upon His . Suc cess A Renomination Is Pre dieted Says 'Our Washington v Correspondent. - ;fr . -V -j fashingfoni ; Pebi 8. (Special) Con gressman Qudger is receiving warm con- gratulatlons froth all sources oa the report of the subcommittee in the Moody-dudger contest case. This report endsone of the - most unique cohtests -in : thd history of ihe American congressThe Contestant,' the lamented Major James If, 'Moody having died while taking evidence in the ease and the Hon. Thw. Settle and ; Col VirgU a Typhoid : Fever. Washington, Feb. 4. Senator H an na's condition is now believed, to be Frankfort, mOF AAA T m son. I hm I inn intproer. fn- - (hivu vs m Kf., , Feb. 3.-r-Wllliam hfl a tu iAr,a n t,.a lay dead in his home it Waynesyille,: " N. FRED L. MERRITT. side are prepared to announce.. Richmond and. argued: in November, 1902, .and reargued at the last.lerm of the court in November-. 1903." r Capt. the conduct of the election throughout the district.' - Hundreds 'of witnesses were ' ex amined and the whole record ' in - the ' case was printed and referred to Committee on Elections No. 1, where the case, was argued and decided on its merits and from all the r?!ses ?n OTi?iiWC and Murray Smitn, of Vits- burg, Miss., represented r the ;Wl . L. Wells company. Citizen. read.. Religious services at the grave were conducted by Dr.- Arnold. I iz 1 '' v'i alarming 'symptoms and no reason to believe - that recovery will not take rv f o a In o MAaaAnol e - " '". - ivavv i :: . --f.i. J !irimniinAiTn 1 nnm i rrrr . is a ltttls stronoer. l''"'.. HtnutKbUN o'f AoriKAW I o wasnington, n.D. o.- ine iouowmg i aim sum buab iuuujju kwiw ucicnwu c bulletin t regarding Senator Hanna's was the best loved citizen lh public life. Mr.. Bryan was warmly received. .Be fore he spoke, the lights were turned i for an Instant and as they returned a interest in the report on'the abatement condition was issued after Dr. Rlxey's except on the precedent to be estab- call to-night: . " ished, j ? . r - I "Senator Hanna. has rested fairly Mr. Gudger expressed his : gratlfica- weu since mornlngr Temperature 102 tion, that the contest,; which had so j ''pulse 92ll "" ' , grcauy narapereu uimji-ouiu juou u ,u wfti ted that the Senator had finally settled, thereby Enabling ; him L;..ff 'd 1 Dai to-dav. had taken one to devote his entire time and, thought - tlBA nilnCflR mora mx, an(i Beamed to the service of- his constituents. "J little atr0nirep aQ tvDhoid Greek character in Quo Vadls, who after! ants, for this office am at present deeply interested in the 1 faveiv - la life of crime, repented and saldrl county. H. S.Ande all important question 01 "good roads,.!' he Raid, "and . will earnestlv urce a propositioa lor an appropriatioo b, the Dn MR 1 n .S RRLLR H l.lXhi nnanimously, the sub-committee, one dem ocrat and two republicans, report in favor of Mr. .Qudger. '; . . cratrc sparry oTlhetrTcfitlndicates - the party and demonstrates that the people's wiil. still t prevails and , that-wholesale,, unwarranted, flagrant and unproveu charg- Asheville . Citizen, Discusses lea argued by partisans cannot' and do not Republican Congressional:- thwart the wishes of the people; ' probablhtles";' V " f Congressman Gudgr, by -hU quiet, ear- - i-7"' - nest and successful efforts to! sustain him- ' And now-Hon.yHGj: wart, of .Hen? gulf dto vindicate his Dartv from tmiust tue.Mo ,"-7", v r flereonvilleT is being presented as a can- accusation and criticism has won the per- Watterson, the IiOuisville editor, to the for Congress. national government to aid in building public highways, the nation's greatest need.'' ; T. J. P. ' j - -' I bifficuit to Define! This is a poetic attempt to define that stage of intoxication whena per son may be said to be drunk: Not drunk is he who on the floor : Can rise again and then drink more; But drunk is he who on it lies, ? (!an neither drink nor can he rise. . Another definition of drunkenness was once given in court: : "I won't say he was drunk, your Worship, ' but he was sitting on the floor waiting' to catch meeting and that he did hear a number the bed the next time it ran round of persons say. tne republicans were tne him." Ex. - people, Republican Chairman is Endorsed - By the Faithful at Greensboro , Rooseyelt Endorsed. ' . . . Chairman T. S. Rollins and Internal Revenue Collector H. - S. Hafklns re lanJmB,.!ruWul.uuur gome time to Grover Cleveland, saying boro, where they attended the meeting 1 MciMinlej indictment' of Cleveland in of the republican 'state execitlve com which he said Cleveland made ' money mittee. Mr. Harkins doesn't talk poll- e aawer. Vi uiu, , I correctly drawn, - He said he did not want a reorgani- This'makes three aspir ilisPire mon; the republican memoers and loaay ne u- - one oi un ucbi. known new men in the House.. . r""" Pace, clerk of the superior court, and of his district for a second term U con- . Judge Ewart- VAlt three live: in Hen- cedby every onehefer Member, who RrritoGoebel. Mr. Br van said dersonviUe. ' Ashevilie has but two for wathinghis work doselwy his murder was encompassed by corpora J this riomi nation Thoioias Settle and ate influences that had determined he should never . be Governor. He said the man who wrote Goebel he should never be Governor is alive now andr his nrme is mentioned now in .connection with the' chairmanship of the Demo cratic national committee He devoted tics for publication, and said naught that a mad: who ; successzully defends a contest and wins before a majority repub- Prot J. J. Britt, so that Hendersonvllle committee and - at the same . time is i' doing well. J ust how either of the looks' closely' after the requests d in- three canwin: with the other lnthe terests of the people of his district .ought field Is not known. and doubtless wiU be accorded a second Just what inspires such a redundancy term. - " ' J- ;- ' ; of candidates for e llepubUcaryiom- Mr. Gudger is now for the first Ume nation is not- clear. It is supposable aoce hte election free from contests and that'thev all thinkthatthe RepubUcans-. ia a position to give aU his time to the in- wilirwin an this ;;disiric.Jpui iner is ,T hardly; ground for a cohfidentTbeliet on at work on the proposiUon of National aid the subject. Certainly t6 a disinterest- to road building and takes the strong and a hcomf ihuPA nn snrfuce indi- nnansweraDie position was ue taxes pwu - - - UU ImJmiUum AlfltM ; artfMiM tint and harbors and The Washington clerks are still S did not Wthe pa-rtto Uke the thU dtet thntr. , em J,' HttWy cha.ee 0aniOR.ntOth8.hands. of. the JfrRi SSSAiS. U, t m mnnev rower. "Commercialism in 00 u-1 a-J: rr , . 1.L . . - ;t. ituu. .4. the neatest publican with the people of any one in xarmer anu -f le. ?!f?tlS' L dlstrict and the soreness over the the greatest need of the this is by far the most s important leg- money power, commerciausm in pou Mr. Rollins looked pleased and na- tiCe he'declared wasw turally so. There was a full attendance I menace to the country." He said he . . . ,. . ' ' 1. . :...U " : 1 llCCkl Vi JX wuw . awww a w.v... vi , .. .... . . . . . ' . . m a iermeuii , oyer ine ruie com? - r.na diRintritid dti. n Kt was stUl fresh in mind wnen tne eiec- " . . .- T WW 11 K3 K mS Oil W&AO S M .- T W W P-W - w - I - - t' ne was ae- oa the t the district and the soreness over incidents of the Democratic convention BOMB OF THE BUILDINGS BURNED Anjoog the buildings consumed are the that works only a little. ' follbwlngf "-'t --;'r '7"-' ' ;. ' na. ri TXfAffif. . A 1 itoxDury nye wwuuing pj atMi Manufacturers' -Association; Hopkins len Ht Bonsainersj ougax pnear, om- lBgB, Bank. the building occupied, by ing; t.Steln A:umbrella .manufactur- Tnornt6n , Ro2er8 & Ca; prmter8. Carr; ct when) n.11 i.htk vntpir were pel ling them to work, seven hours. zens there to aid in the deliberations. OQe auctioned off brought $50. He said) tion occurred in 1901. Y ft UttViUilBY OVCUr-UlCipiTr Jilllpl IU MUUUWU vu uuw vuo wiuiumvwv I me 0101101 UUBSWUU W5vUU UIVJ. O jucau 1 " w 4 -, - . , . , animously endowed president x uoose- n0w than it was in 1896, 1 and discussed i.""? r : . 1 . k . I. . I . . . . . . - 1 .. . I mAMf tntiroxri t.hn RonuhliCAnafiince that islatlori "for the people -of- Western North Carolina that has been 'before the v National Congress in many years.' f ''' '- ' : era; II. Friedman & Sone;.Crocklu & Cc. drv cood: Sch wart Tov Company; Mullio's Owens & Hcineman, and Blake's saloon; Baltimore News. Company;' the-Cushing velt These facts were grat he said are beingfostered-undernhe ,1"" m -t '!.? , republican policy. He also scored Pres- ie .watu oiu ana say au J At , Hlai Home In ient Rooseyeit'. npoltcy .towaM Cuba :r-r-- ,y. Wh(l0 Under th Influence and on the Panama question. . . A -k k ..1. iLl If I uotei; Burgunoer urowers; cioimug; maas Companr book sellers; J. S.. MacDonald & & Kfrnper, manufacturers of confecUpnersr jeweIer8: tbe jQbodyear :Rubber;Couv. tools L.wOxwry A Co.,, dry, goodj wjjtes BerwancerlCo clothing v - - : ' v" The Alphabet of Success; Xixcuange; d. oxeuourger iuwucr, ury UK. Welch1 Brothers ComDanv. iewelers: gooos; a. oauuer, ,ciuu..K u uWu8 the Consolidated Gas ComDanv; Oehms & Co., clothiers; C. J. Delaney & Co., Huy- esUbllshment; A. 0. Meyer &t Ca, ; drug- gists;' Carrolton Chemical Company; Williams T. ; Dixon & Bro. . wholesale paper; Burger & Co., wholesale clothing; Blanke's saloon; Thomas Burne & Co.. Uq-; uors: James Gary & "Sons. "cotton, mills, office; Chas Burger Co., wholesale cloth ing: American Cigar Companyj Cook San- dorson, local agent of Cluet, Peabody& Co.; John Hnrst & Co., dry goods- Hancel Miller & Sons, dry goods; Stanley & Brown Drug Company; Hutton & Co., dry goods: Diggs, Curran &,Co., boots ler's Confectionery; "Willing j Knabe Piano Company; Samuel I Hunt s - Sonsy, leather goods; the James "R: 'Amrger ; Company, jewelers; the Debrau Hat Company; Krauz Smith Piano Company; Pf W- McAllister & Co., opticians; Bryant Sc. Stratton, busi ness college; R. Loitz & Co , pianos; Imwold & Co. , furniture; Gfanger & : Co., tobacconists; Ambach Brothers, - clothing manufacturers,- Conrad Zeul's Sons, trunk manufacturers; the building occupied - by Silberman & Todes. dry: iroods: Thalmier chairman. In addition to this the committee un animously passed a resolution' endors ing Mr, Rollins for re-election as cHair man of the state committee and pledg ing themselves to supporthim. ; ' - This action was heard ; here . as a surmise. It was . thouirht .that there .. . :. I t' it.. rr "t 1 manship after the state convention - was ti Attend carefully to details., held on May 18th and it was supposed fB prompt in all things. that there would be. opposition, to rum in the present committee. : But the committee not only endorsed ;hlm as an organization but pledged themselves as individuals to support him. As many of the presents committee will be mem bers of tbe new , committee this action seems to insure Mr. Rollin's re-election as chairman.--Citizen. ! ' -- New i York. arms against r.. uie ; jemuuraw. vuo I would think to hear this talk that dis tillers who were put out of buine8S by the Wat.tji? hill 'were as numerous as , VW WW WWF" . . of Ether.; ".f ' .NewYorki (SpwWni' Cpillni Whitney, former secretary, of the.nayy, died a f e w minutes f terf iour o'clock, country store keepers -As a matter ox fact not over four in all this district Tuesday afternoon February 2, in his were aoonsnea. wj"wulfv'tu home, Jll.!fi?xtaTenaeieai9a wue. - to Ashevilie and the other was about aqZ the influence of ether adminis- , i Consider well, then decide positively. the size of a dog kennel. 7 I trftd oreoaratorv to a second operation aud t shoes; ; Nolan's restaurant; C. Y. Da- nrotnera drvffoods. and ihe", Florence W vldsoni gas-fitting establishment; Schleuns McCarthy Company; Fussellbaugh Blake & Co., clothing tdealers; Oppenheimer, 1 Company wallpaper; Kaschgan- & earner, irKi.n ji 'm 'rhnUani lewelers- W window snaaes; it. janoon ts vx., ooois Koshland A .. wholesale Jewelersv. and8hoe James Robertson Manufactur- C. Katzem & Co. , clothing; Cv. J. Stewart tJg company; metals;. PeterRose & Sons, & Bona, hardware; O'Conuell & Bannon, harsess and saddlery: JcCohen,,, notions; restaurant; building occupied by the Nat- N. Pretzf elder, boot and fc'aoes;John ional Exchange Bank and the Merchants Murphy Company, publishers. The German Directot:of Colo nies tells. the", truth inadvertently in saying "The j cause? )f the up rising in" southwest v Africa is the inability of the natives to forget their former didn't3 he call them Apaches and be done with it? . Dare to do right, fear to do wrong, . : Endure trials patiently. ' . ' Fight life's battles bravely. - Go not Into the society, of the, vicious. ' -.-Hold Integrity sacred. ' A Injure not another's reputation, -jf- l l Join hands only with the virtuous. Keep . your , minds thoughts, j- . - Lie not for any consideration. . Make f e w special acquaintances. -f. -l Never try to; appeariiwhat "-you' are not. . " ' ; .. ' 5 Observe good manners.- " I- Pay your debts promptly. There is revival of the. talk that um- - .nnendicitis..i Bv his bedside; was gressman Gudger is b have opposition Harry : Payne Whitney, and for the Demodratlc nomination. Ex- aUghter,r J)oroUiy mtoey, as well Congressman W. T. Crawfprd was here nv Wm. BulU the, ehief surgeon tion. An opponent of Mr.; Gudger re- his 6ixtj-fouiyearX(Q mfirMi t.hat;the Wavnesville man had ?Mr. and Mrs. Payne Whitney were In free from evil not. refused the nomination, however. mwtm.Bfii n . when Mr.JWhitnev'ii Vluzen: - - condition became critical, but.tbey;Iert ; k V ' t " : for4New YorktoniedUtel on tTecial The President's lyirtuous rob- train. A cablegim was sent stur- bery of 'Colombia is still under daytoMrs.Aime nc J . . - Gwrt ney's daughter In ;Londotf, ana ft Is be discussion in Congress. Senator w ... hflP hrjmB. . Spooner .has wisely with held from The board Pf. governors ;of jhe:deno-. ; ana 0 I . TiiODflnn not t.ho vprdMt.T nf n fripnn. I i i' onamnno and fln.1 ' . .1.1. L..V If. nrtittnA. w . f rAPflnm ? '..Whvl r ' 7 pUDllCli ju iuo DwV 4 : cmic Ciuu ui wiuuu uuu- RrnifirA mnnftv fftthftrl than nnnp.l- I r - - Mit.i,.u..i.i.ti. fn.nl crht. an argument. - - - 'Sacrifice money rather '.than princl- clple. - . - .. - '...-'"