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For N. C : Fair, varm; for Raleigh: fair, warmer. Temperature for tha past 24jiours: Max, 53; Min. 21. HALEiG-H. :n. priday; January i, 1904. No. 28 Post. vvj- - - - - i - i ' ' - ' ' ' , ' f - , . . . -r Fair iroquojs. Theatre Fulf lis .All ments of a Whited Sepulchre J (I! m l S ill II I 000! k Truce of Labor Presence of EAD ARE KNOWN - I i 1 1 J rThe Task Of Idetltifica- tiOIl Slow and Hill- dered by Official Red Tape indSSCriDable dC3r" 2t-An- gUlSh Witnessed in - the. MorgUeS The MaVOr PrO- . CisilTIS Satlirddiy a DaV Of J y Mourning EXDreSSionS' Of , r, . .- Sympathy ReCeiVed From J J , : ManV SoUregS in ThiS - . u - ' ( UOUniiy anU LUIOpe Chicago, Jan. I.At I:3U thisnurninsthe record 01 tle Ir6 Qois theatre disas ter was s- identified dead 440; unidenti fied dead 34J; misi ing 2G5 injured 18Cf; grand toial 1 1245. Chicago. Dec. 31. Through the mar- e foyer of the Iroquois theater there iivo hoon i-n T-T-irl smpp t OTIOCK - -9 1 i 1 viin-. rr rk noon nearly 300 injured spectators ot e-terday's holiday matinee. Down ae wnite stairways speetmeas iccf-u- rs have borne blackened corpses and r.aimed figures, until the disaster has betome'a horror of horrors, a collossus a.onjr the world's holocausts. In a core of morgues the dead now lie In tl,:7. .nine- n. rna n rwfh PI" nat they touch. On the side walk sur- J founding: the doors the frenzied crowds Ulamored from early morn until mid- tight for admittance. The streets ev- rywhere down down were full of peo- ?:e. sorrowing, silent and appalled. Scenes -indescribable were enacted ithin the morgues and other centers o the - carnival of death. Identifica tions are progressing with cruel siow and of the 566 bodies only 200 have bzi recognized. With the machinery 'P- the coroner's office clogging the ork, pitiable delays have resulted. I fcich adds inestimable weisrht to the ' nfry of uncertainty that is driving i'rerers frantic Suggestions were aa- i)y the chief of police that the kr.n-n dead be taken 'to the Colis- ' -.-! an i there arranged so that there ' '-"ouM h3 more facility for the work of rr. :!tj0n The cproner refused. All time the few who could gain en- r.te tr the morgues were trampling :'-cr lK.riies, creeping through the :v? of the dead' in the search for their j V- V1"e oi me cniei ui ywiw auu city hall corridors adjoining there "'e packed a ' half crazed throng zrtr.z the news from the places of -in. On a chair In the middle of v - room the chief secretary read from poM-e rep0rt: the" descriptions of Now and then there was ! '- !oV . . - - l a ii man or wyireui iruaucu vith the lr-nnwloHo-o tyiXt in one of '"!t rn tt-c; rf Vi n Aon rl 5 the f a InvM nno Tn oaph nf th$ce n-eri a nermit for the inspection Ho admit a tenth of those v r. M had orders from the chief, At one ! (.w-n town nlaces a man on his Cr ' ?!n'"3 knees neered down into the 3t rrea of the dead before him. When -T1? t0 the Vrrh&i tere of a six--r-o7 boy he fainted and fell across --.e boiy. t APPALLING SCENES. Daybreak disclosed appalling scenes ra,the morsmes and near the the-ha",-". ''razed men and women all night naunte(1 the Randolph street en wCe to the Playhouse with the hope Gn-i m f clesperatin that they might irr ;VJSe for v'h-ose return others trnC n . e Was 110 hPe- At Ralstons 0fJJrJ" ln AaaiT3 street, the scenes - ansnj"sh were Indescribable. Weak- Trouble Disaster in the - ed by their ghastly all-night vigil, hundred weeping people stood I "ciuny in iront 01 tne aoor, too tired to continue their clcr for entrance. As the mcrninsr vv the crowd be :J more insist- -came greater and . ently for admittance. ' Men clutched at the sleeves of stolid policemen and begged that they might be allowed to. go in. One woman drop ped to her knees and crawled after the sergeant who had turned away to pvoid "her entreaties. Others walked i up " and down the street, Wallln"' ! and moaning in their agony. The camev unbearable, and at 7:30 o'clock the officer in charge of the detail of twenty demanded additional men. Fifteen . patrolmen were sent to him, ,anl with -their arrival the others dropped back to rest. Inside the morsrue silent men were passing among the thick rows of dead, seeking "to Identify them and to tabulate descrip- "ns, f those "pon Z h?e--bldieS nitioned could not begin to handle the entlfylng. mark could be found. lcrowds and extra details were hurried At the other morgues conditions .were tQ d o. 0n a lesser "y1- The crods bea:faInSt scale the. same fearful siege was in l"e guaius. .uuucuus .iuu were puched . back again, dazed and desperate. Many of those who watch- wer nu.he(l back aeain. dazed and ed,the sufferers, declared that of ten the ; thieves reaped a harvest. They suc tolice were unne.cessr Uy harsh and ceeded in passing the fire lines by unfeeling in their treatment v of the , shamming grief and telling the police people. : --w . . j they wished to search for bodies of rel- ' In the "second' gallery seen by the ' atives. Inside the- theatre " the: floors light of a fireman's lantern, two rigid were strewn with, purses, watches" "id figures sat erect in the east side of the Pieces of jewelry which the people front row. The horror look was on either had lost or thrown away in the. their faces. But they had not moved. : scramble for their lives The The manT arm was stretched In front " ehols? Plundered the purses and stuff of the woman, as if he had prevented ed their pockets with the jewels . They her from rising and joining in the rush for the door. Charred opera WPrP in her burned 'hands. These were the Iast bodies to be taken it. ii I Ai bJic liUULA V. I At the top of the marble staircases the police searched among the frag ments left in the struggle for articles to assist in the identification of the l icf? cnn-orl T-n-vrHrcs at thf mnreniPS; A . . i .chnd,8 toy watch, the crystal still un broken, was picked up and a French heel from a woman's boot. A glove was found with the fingers torn out. . . . ?vrim Th r phnnnollPrS WFY" fine's. 1 .11 T " Tr" ; ' - T V tin V 71 Police Inspector Campbell of the north division rouna S1x wtcnes ..ea the top of the staircase. The hands of all of them pointed to ten minutes be- fore -four o'clock.. A DESOLATE RUIN Interior oftb Theatre a Naked Skele ton of Form rJTla -n fl ence Chicago, Dec, 31. The formerly magnificent playhouse-upon its com- pletion considered one or tne nnesi in America is today , a desolate ruin. No sign of the terrible holocaust shows on the outside. : Even the awning leading from the curb to the door, placed in position before yesterday's matinee to protect arrivals from the falling snow, was stjn standing this morning,' but the interior is a naked skelton of former magnificence. -. By order of Coronsr Traeger the charhel house was piacea unaer a ngni police guard this morning. No person could enter without a written order from Chief of Poplice O'Neill, who was notified that he would be held re?pon- sible for keeping the theatre building j .In the exact condition in which it was ! v.-. cwupn nf the flames. Thirty - th Iiatroiineii v.cn: 5iauu"i--4 ." front of the building and twenty men guarded the rear. Within were thirty more officers, the whole 'interior, includ ing the stairways and fire bitten bal conies, being jealously guarded. An additional detail of policemen, went through the burned buildingr from top to bottom. There were rears tnat in tue . c . ment, beneath the ten feet, of muddy water would be found victims. Big fire engines, -that iefores had deluged theiplace, were today being utilized to draw forth dozens of streams of thick, murky water from the basement. A half dozen firemen made a thorough i. e Vi'k i!j c;pmnnt for bodies. None however, was found. - iNont-, "c,lv Thousands of the curious tried vain- iv tn reacn tne st true ui nit; inc. i"f pyolKweve, on either sld or tne streenear oy i they had been permitted to stop the onlookers "would naye seen nothing; outi ea the Re quire of the ordinary, for theyexterior of the building was the saraesas before the lire. The giant stone bad ofx an Iro quois Indian over the rand entrance, fitting symbol of the s-cruelty of the deserted structure, stbo-? forth from the front unstained by smvke or water, . A WHITED SEPUiCHRE. . Though cerene withc&t the interior of the ftieatre marked j it as a t rue whited sepulchre. Lpqi the marble , ... , , . ox:... -77" were the mess and ccihfusion of the ETim march of the bearers of the dead. Amon the thousands It bits of bril- nntiv inrPH ir,ss sttMn the fffht arafnst the lav '" light against the flaravs, lay many scorched pieces of clothing and occa- sional fragment? of charred bodies, r 4.x. From the. upper galleries the view seemed a i reminder of a Jjumed volcano crater. ... In a saloon near the theatre was be- ing guarded a huge pile of garments and furs gathered up In the. theatre nfter the ; fire. Five bushel baskets ' were mitru wiLit ttic puuco, guo auu, handkerchiefs of the fleeing, terror- ' stricken women. Two barrels were needed to hold the overshoes and shoes found. The greatest center of excitement to day was not the theatre, but Rolston's morgue. All or xne morgues were sur rounded, but at Rolston's where more bodies of the dead were taken than to any other; the scenes of anguish were the worst. The numerous police sta- VTOSTes3 at the various other morgues. GHOULS REAP A HARVEST Immediately after the fire ghoulish " .T 5"rr: some Instances breaking off the fingers. fa WiC : r"tiin -.collision on xne JNonn Carolina PJ Wi"ie." ineCoast yesterday, and as a result both ' " i V, I I'll vi I II I I f I I I 1 H I I IHH'KriS. . I The police stopped one thief whose pockets were bulging with loot ana asked him what he had. The ghoul plied 1 that-he , taWng : somengs.n Mll 5pIinterel and the boat to place in the care of police author!-, ties," and in the excitement of the oc- .casion, when any answer ys sufficient arrests were made. When the police learned of the depredations they searched the bodies'themselves, gath- ered up the scattered valuables and i .; 4 nmvcu mem xn uaauo v. ct-- thorlties to be claimed later. Some of tne o.ooies were stripped or. cioxmng, and with J distorted limbs and mangled and charred features, were seen " in all ' their ghastliness. TRUCE OF CARRIAGE DRIVERS. Ey a vote which was without a senting voice, it was decided to estab- nsn a truce oi ten aays, rresiaeni l bert; Young of the union, following the; meeting, issued the following decree, wnicn was aisxriouxea Droaacast; j Peoria backing off, her starboard guard "Owing to the great disaster to the:TO k? kiv riomo I public, caused by the fire at the. Iro-j quois theatre, I do hereby declare a' truce in the present strike of under- takers and livery drivers for ten days, : and do further request that every man now. on strike report at once to their respective places or employment ana do everything in his power to assist his employer in caring for the wants of the public. "Wages are to have no con sideration." ( In their ; turnj the employers isstied a call' to their striking employes to re turn to work irrespective of any pre vious affiliations with any and all or- (Cortinued on page two.) JAPAN MAKING READY FOR WAR The Situation Is Described as Even Worse if Possib!e ' T j-in ?rn ?.Tan 1 Th Tnlrln rrvrrs. j,ondent of the Telegraph says that the situatiorlt if possible, has become worse, Japan hurried to completion sev- erflJ torpedo boats and has arranged to equip three of the best rnerchantmen farmed cruisers. There is a display of great activity, and vigilance in navai circies. There is considerable anxiety e r ,tvnr tho Crtrp n n Tmv will bave in the event of war. Owing to - . . . fCar that at the Corean troops, wno f are . mutinous, may plunder and f r.iv.aya iuuuiua, f ..v.. .u r , j own troops. a isavsj. uv v l graph says that the railways have been ordered . to transport e thousand j troops to that port Janui 2 en route to Corea, They have also been ordered to bring- twenty thousand tons of coal from Kusatsu to increase the great stock how at Nagasaki. A dispatch to the Daily Mall from Pekin says that " Japan is supplying field guns to, China. It adds that the imperial railway has withdrawn its rolling stock from the north,, and in theeveni of trouble will ask Great Britain to take it over its line. The southern viceroys have advised the government not to be an ally of Japan in the event of war with Russia. TREASURY SURPLUS A Decided Gain Wae Made fDuririg the Month of i December Washington, Dec. 31. Conditions In the UnUed States treasury were more favorable in December than in any other month of the present fiscal y -ear. I There was a deficit in November, for the first time in many years; but this was changed in the. month which clos - ar "t rrl a tr tn o cn mill o rtf mnfa t'nin ton - - mimons of dollars. Tms surplus ap - Uea- to the month 0f December alone. The GXCess of receiDts over exnendi- i uires fthe whole first half of he fis- tures ior me wnoie nrsi nan 01 tne ns- cal vear waa js.433.677. the deficit at . s . ' ' ' - - -a C8S.136. Secretary Shaw will make no state- : ment regarding the probable size ot ; the fiscal year surplus, but he is highly nleased with the outlook. A month asro . - .nos-.ou-uie YVilJr aiuua5 uiciu- bers of the administration lest the rev - enues of the government would not be large enough between now and next summer to meet current expenses. This, tt was realized, would not look j appointment and he said that he de well on the eve of a presidential cam- j Bired to have the matter settled finally paign and would be sure, to be used to today. "Rest assured. Mr.- Rollins. I some, advantage by Democratic "cam-, win stand) by you in all matters m PaI orators In 1904. Mr. Shaw hasJ!North Carolina," was the president's Liie comioriaDie ieeung nowever, mat reply, and he then took the recomrnen. the temporary uneasiness about the dation of the state chairman, writing treasury receipts and expenditures had 'on the back of it a note to the post the effect of silencing all talk of tariff master general with the request that revision, for . revision, In his opinion,- the nomination be sent .to the Senate wouldhave meant reduction, and this ; Monday. Afterward Mr. Rollins took wotild'have seriously affected the gross the document, which the president Income of the government. signed with his initials, "T. R.," to the The cash balance in the treasury in- postmaster; general, creased greatly In December, standing! The most Interesting feature of Mr. at the end of the month at $227,251,313, as against $219,630,830 at the end of No vember. ' . - TUfiS PLAY SMASH Government Boats Collide in Heavy Sea at Currituck Norfolk, Va., Dec. 31. The United States tugs Peoria and Hercules were TTrtrtn -v I c nrvik I I Hn n W rrri- A vraacia nc v uaiuagcu. luc Hercules, in charge of Lieutenant Bog- las, has returned to the Norfolk nr.vy re-lvard with her nort iruard rail forward otherwise injured. The collision be- tween the two vessels occurred ln a ' heavy sea and was entirely unavoid - The Peoria arrived at Currituck from this navy yard to relieve the Hercu-' which has been standing by the j stranded submarine boat Moccasin ! .. v. o T Binje it went asnure weccrauer o. in manoeuvering . about the Hercules f or' ! the purpose of shifting the 800 fathoms of hawser attached to the stranded submarine on the beach, and the Her- cules nearly a mile distant, the Peoria j was swept broadside with terrific I dis-U,... ept np f vAr Tw .S e gpHntered condition of the Her- cules' guard rail,, which will require ti t renair Both vessels sta?r- jg - p. und er the force of, the blow the jter the Peoria went safely along-.-' side the Hercules and the hawsers at- o-hed to the submarine on the beach w?re snifted to the Peoria, which will await a favorable wind and tide before nttemotinsr to haul the submarine from her bed m the sand. . S FOR ROOSEVELT The Emperor -of Abyssinia " J Sends a Gift to the President : c ta- 91 LION JiDUtix, irencxi comaiuaru, jc. a. - .. . , The. United States expedition to Abyss- j the subjects of patronage an d poh i. inia, under Consul General Skinner of' " was learned today that Wxlmlng Marseilles, which arrived at Adis ton Is the only rst-class post- ofilce Abeba December 21, has successfully in the country that has a. lady post carried out tho principal feature of master. Now this will be the rase for the mission. A treaty between the , four more years. Mrs. Russell s term United States and the empire of .Ethip-J will probably begin next week, though pia opening for the first.time friendly this will depend entirely upon the date relations, " has been negotiated and of her confirmation. No authoritative I-ned. Emperor Menelik has also statement vas made today as to the ?!ven his formal acceptance of the in- selection of an assistant postmaster, vention to participate in the St. Louis but it is learned upon the hlgheft au- position.- Uhority that Thomas E. Yallace, the " -! a nersonal tribute from Emperor incumbent, I can retain the position If - -oMk to President Roosevelt Mr. --er has been charged to deliver to j president two lions and a pair of ; piiant tusks. Each membejr of the i Vnierican party has been .terkdered a! decoration, the acceptance of kvhich is' , . i a i i - ?r,o- f -v v.L neu m. auwu. -it, character of. the expedition. - . , i 'eT0't. the American escort was of 1 eacurlarly cordlaJ aixnter, ' : . 1 Minis Has. Fixed M He Gets the President's ?). K. On the Wilmington 4ost Office Contest Ha As- ( - - - - sures RoossveltTftat Tar Heels Are for Him . BY THO-TIA J. FESfcE Washington, Dec. 3L Special. The "Wilmington post office contest was L - " settled by the president of the United state aftftrnooni. and Cn Monday i morning the nomination of Mrs. D. L. Russell as postmaster at that place for a term of four years will be transmitted ' to the Senate A number of telegrams ' - l . irom miss uaroy's menas reached ; Washington today, but as for their hSLVins any effect thev were lika chaff k J t . f "5 C?a . Jf e th!fWind- Mr R,Ilins hefrd f the arrival of these telegrams before I ;wu. xivA as. suuu its lit: vv ixa usuercu iiillt liib uresmeni s nnvai( nmr-o n r voluntarily; brought up the subject. He had hardly proceeded when the presl dent interrupted to say that he would be governed bv the state chairman's .mmAnnt i i 1 . 1 cwiinuciiuauwi cliLilCi XII una XI1U an otner matters ortederal patronage ;m North Carolina. . Mr. Rollins explained, to Mr. Roose velt that an effort was being made to ha.ve a. his- fle-ht nvpr the. wiimimtAn Rollins interview at the White House related to j Mrs. Margaret B. Shipp; who is soon to Receive an appointment: 5 0f,J??KeS ? ?UCan'? T .m J V Z arrangement -the president manifested extreme pleasure. "This is exceeding ly good news," the president replied. "I am very much gratified," he con tinued, "to know that vdu have evert ed yourself in behalf of such a worthy onrt nrvhi nmmon T rr tiavdt fnr.t the braVei4 and kindness of Lieutenant shitm and I am-glad to be the means ftf rAW,rr,i;P in this w.v hi pRtimflWr :wld0w." The president made a number - - Cv,,v .ai,- tvt Tt,, ,,t -x i. i . . nToTntoK office; and in some re! spects wai more desirable. This, the Wo wiJ fio. nd ne aglln 'thanked Mr. Rollins for Uio iitici col 1JI -itr iiiauLcit The wajH having been cleared, Post- pJrn,o w?n -r-rtci postmast J at WnColnton: The presi- J . antA fn ,ft oblnr4 ml balf a dent stated to Mrs. bhlpp and hair a dozen other people that she should be the postmaster at TJncolnton, and it , IA t. , m ;was onlv sh the S?d 0fflCeS f Ch airman Rollins that the program was changed. Not the least interesting feature of ;the state chairman's conference with the president related to politics. Mr. Rollins took occasion to sny that there was -not a snanow or uouui uui i" TNorth Carolina Republicans wou'd send a solid Roosevelt '--delegation to Chicago. The cnier executive was at on re de-e-lishted and proceeded .to throw a bououet at the chairman. He remarked that North Carolina has splendid specimens of young Republi cans and that he always took a epccial interest in the Old North. State' for' this reason. He said also that he had pleasant recollections of his visit to Tar Heeldom. Throughout the interview the presi dent made it pjain that Mr. Rollins is to be his spokesman in North Carolina in the distribution of federal patron- i'w - ft Mcxeiii. secretary of the state committee, was present. Judge Pritchard accompanied the party with two of his sons, whom he Introduced to the president. They took their de- iarture before Mr. Rollins introaucea he desires. ' A special from Norfolk today stated that the Seaboard elevated Mr. Barr to the presidency in order to retain his services for the reason that the South- ern wasafter him with large offers Tho ertArtl from Xnrfoi'c further said: V , Z . "It is generally conceded that had Barr . . , -i . t, official with the Southern Railway When his contract a general manager mas His. LiMM with the Seaboard expired next year. While no official statement could be obtained 'with reference to this story, it was stated here today that the Southern Railway has never tendered Mr. Barr such a posttlon. The vacancy created by the resigna tion of S. J. Collins as general superin tendent of the eastern division of the Southern has been flled by .the ap pointment of - Mr. C. S. McMannus as general superintendent of the eastern and 'western districts of the road, with offices at Greensboro, N. C. The ap pointment will take effect tomorrow. General Manager C. .H. Ackert of the' Southern Railway today announced the appointments of Mr. J, J. Cotter as superintendent of the Birmingham di vision, Mr. F. J. Eagan as superintend ent of the Mobile division! and' Mr. M. M. Rlchey as assistant general super intendent of the western. district of the system.. - : . . T"1 KThe Southern's PaW Limited train will make its first trip January 11. leaving Washington at 6:31 p. m. and week days thereafter during the sea son. Its equipment consists of com partment, drawing room, sleeping, lib rary, observation and up to date din ing cars, and whi be operated from New York through to St. Augustine, with the exception of one drawing room and state room sleeping car, which will be operated to Aiken and Augusta. The dining cars are handsomely appointed with matchless cuisine, affording every luxury that can be had at any of the metropolitan hotels. . , The statement Is published today that Mr. Barrls salary as president and general manager of the Seaboard will be $50,000. i , EARLY RATIFICATION The President Will Urge the Senate to lake, Action on the Panama Treaty . . , Washington, Dec. SI. The president will send to Congress next Monday a special message In regard to tho Pan- flma-rnlfimh!fln Kltuntinn and Rettincr forth tiie refJSOns ln detail why the ad- ministration deems the early ratine; tion of the canal treaty a. necessity , .u. The-preSident and the state department are seriously concerned over the" situa tion. They have no doubt that the canal treaty will ultimately be ratified b the Senate, the president, having receiveo assurances mai enougn iem- cratic senators will vote for the con- vention to make the necessary two- thirds. He dreads the consequences, how ..of a i,fM(, affo,M,. r ; . . ,. . ; . . , nd tS as an ,iv; inllU tary campaign by the Colombians, the authority of the United States on the isthmus would rest on a rather slender basis. This basis is the treaty of 1846, by the terms of . which the United States are bound to maintain undis turbed traffic across the isthmus of . Panama. Circumstances might arise, however, in which it would appear that the United States, were stretching the authority of this convention to an un warranted "extent. The pending treaty with the Panama republic gives the United States authority to protect the whole isthmus from hostile Invasion and to guard the infant republic, from all enemies. It is expected that the message which' the president will send to Congress upon its reassembling next Monday will explain the situation with much frank ness, and that it will place the Issue, of early ratification of the Panama treaty squarely before the Senate. BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT A Bank Cashier Commits Sui cide to Avoid Exposure of His Staeling New York, Decl 3L Otta Ahlmann. the cashier and largest stockholder of the Bank of Staten Island, the largest financial Institution In Richmond bor ough, one of the island's most respect ed residents and a leading figure 1ft Staten Island society, blew out his brains some time Wednesday night at the Albemarle hotel. Broadway and Twenty-fourth street, where he had t.ken a room early Wednesday even ing. As soon as the news of this reached the bank this afternoon. State Exami ner Judson, who had begun the day be fore his regular examination of the bank, ordered the doors of .the Insti tution closed. It is a state bank. It was learned that a lot of the bank's securities have been found to be mlsslrig, the amount may reach ovei $200,000. That Ahlmann had taken the money no one doubts. The news of the suicide and the clos ing of the bank seemed to stun Staten Island, -not In years has anything oc curred to shock the people so much., as the large business' done by the bank was due more than anything cl. to the confidence placed ln the Intes ritg ot Mr. Ahlmanry . ' :4 I . 1 1 .
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