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MOKMKG ForN. C. : Rain, ; for Raleigh: !Rain. Temperature for j th3 pa3t 24hours: I Max. 28; Min 25.' VoL XIII RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27. 1904, No. 78 iPOST. 1 ' - - - - - - - , Two Acres Burned Over and Property Valued Between Fiveand Six Millions Destroyed All Day Battle Against Big Odds Bochester, N. Y., Feb. 26. After an all-day fight, the disastrous conflagra tion which swept Rochester's retail shopping district, causing1 a loss of be teen ?:,C0O,0CO and $6,000,000 and throwing at least three thousand peo ple out of work, has been conquered. It was the biggest fire Rochester ever Iial. Starting at 5:20 a. m., the flames r.se 1 with fury, arid within six hours the damage was done. Six of the city's handsomest and costliest commercial structures are laid in ruins. The north- 0 i?t corner of the junction of Main and St. Paul streets, extending up Main as far as the piano store of Gibbons & stone, is completely gutted; extending1 down St. Paul street to the Cox build ing: the loss is equally complete. The burned district covered not quite two acre? of ground, but it would have been difficult to have selected anywhere in the city of Rochester a, similar space where such sweeping damage could be inflicted. The loss in realty, while great, is not' much greater than the loss of per sonal property in the shape of dry roods and office fixtures. The immense department store of rSibley, Lindsay & ,'urrie, one of the largest between New V.,rk and Chicago, is practically wiped .lit of business. The stock in the big letail store, valued at $3S0,0CO and in dued for $300,000, was destroyed with 1 he exception of a small salvage of -ilks valued at $25,000. The stock in the wholesale department, valued at J1.2OO.C00, insured at $1,000,000. is a total loss, not a dollar being saved. Adjoining the store of Sibley, Lindsay & Currie was the big dry goois store of Beedle & Sherburne, carrying a stock Court mAMicei, 3 Southern Suffrage Laws Rea sonably Safe From Judi dial Interference-Rail- ' road Receivership Was a Genuine Surprise By THOMAS J. PENCE Washington, Feb. 26. Special. The fact that the supreme court of the I'nited States is the one branch of the federal government that it beyond the reach of Republican politicians and ne. ero agitators In the north has been for cibly emphasized this week, and is a subject , of general comment here. The decision of the court in the Giles case from Alabama,, in which it was at tempted to overthrow the suffrage amendments to the constitutions which disfranchised the negro, evidences the f-:ct that the court is not going to in terfere with the delicate machinery of score of states of the Union if it can h it. This is the second time the "ourt has had the question or aisiran-"hising- the negro presented to it, and 1;nh time a way has been found to ivoid jurisdiction. The printed cdpy of the court's decis .i was available to day for the first time and it was eagerly sought! by southern senators and representatives, fhere was a little disappointment oVer tbe failure of Justice Halan, who dis united, to voice his views in anopin i0n. However, southerners were great ly pleased with the opinion of the court, written by Mr. Justice Day. While it floes not meet the question squarely bat is on its merits the fact remains h'-i the court is not going to do so if it can find a way to avoid it. This fcet is clearly emphasized. In less than twp weeks another case,' iinated for-the purpose of -testing fbe suffrage laws of the south,' will be r,i?ued before the supreme court. This ls the Virginia-case, which is to be resented by John S. Wise. Eminent awyera think it will meet the fate of :he Alabama case. Everybody Talks About the Receivership The first news of the appointment; of receiver for the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad came in the Post and discussed to the exclusion of near every other subject by members lof h North Carolina colony in Washingr on. Several members of the delega lrm received telegrams bearing on the Reject. They were loath to - discuss "e Qevelopments that have created ucil a sensation over, the state. There Mstntt; of $350,000; next, was ;the store of the Rochester Dry Goods "Company, carry ing a stock of $150,000.' Every dollar of goods in these stores is a total loss and the buildings themselves are razed to .the "ground, the walls being pulled -rinuvu nxcvt.. uxu iwfc HrJ JJTi ? The actual loss in fold in the d(Jme of nw;post offlce dry goods that went up in smoke in a building suddenly collapsed this after few hours this morning was approxi- noon, carrying fifteen men into the first mately $2,000,000, with not enough floor of the bulldinff killing them all. eavage out of . the lot to make a good Scores of policemen and firemen were "fire saleJf . . - - , quickly summoned to clear away the Fortunately there were no fatalities, debris and permit the recovery of the although a number of narrow escapes bodies. are reported. Only two firemen receiv- The helpless fifteen victims' had a ed injuries, and their hurts are not se-' sheer descent of 250 feet through space, ricus. It is expected that within six The men were at work on the big scaf rconths the burned district will be" re- fold finishing up the decorations on the stored.- The granite building, which is interior of the dome. There is a space as nearly fire proof as can be made by beneath extending to the first floor, modern builders, stands looming up and It was down this hole through all high in the air, its walls uninjured, its the floors that tons of splintered wood floors safe and its roof intact. The fire completely gutted the inside of the building, but leaving practically un harmed the granite and brick in the walls and the" steel and iron that bound them together There is nothing left of any other buildings. They have been razed to the ground with the ex ception of a few walls not thought dangerous enough to warrant removal. All front walls are down, so that traffic on one side of Main and St. Paul streets can be resumed tomorrow morning and street car traffic opened. Fire lines were maintained all day and all .night from Water street to Clinton avenue, almost stopping busi ness for an entire day in the busiest section af the city. Two banks, the Merchants and the Alliance, were with in the fire lines, as well as the Hotel Eggleston. s For the first time in many years Rochester called for outside aid in hand ling a fire. Two companies from Buf falo and two from Syracuse came to Rochester's aid. Secretary D. P. Carry, of the Roch ester Dry Goods Company, in whose store the fire began, attributes the ori gin of it to defective electric wiring. "1 think the fire was caused by the elec tric wires," he said, "as it started around the centre of elevator. "Wires connect with these in the next build ing and probably caused the explosion there." ' ;' ;- ' y Party. Politics are strong advocates of the proposi tion to lease the road among members of the delegation, while others are as strongly opposed to such a program. One stockholder said today that he was for anything that - would yield a dividend on his investment. Naturally many questions were asked pertaining to Captain K. S. Finch, the complain ant, and speculation was freely In dulged in as to whether or not he is identified with either of the big rail way systems of the south. . In railroad circles here no information was obtain able with . reference to Captain Finch, but one member of the delegation re called that he once represented the Seaboard Air Line in the state, having been located at Charlotte among other places. It was recalled . also that he was prominent as a bidder for the pur chase of state lands. Conviction of the Grafters The conviction of Machen, the Groffs my and navy headquarters during" the ron, consisting of sixteen warships, ap and Lorenz, in Judge Pritchard's court war. Over thirty big transports are proached Port Arthur from the Dalny tonight gave Washington a genuine that the alleged post office grafters would be acquitted or that a hung jury would result. There was much bet ting on the result and odds favored a hung jury. "While t)tiis is true, the ma- jority of the people apparently believ ed them guilty; On eyery side there is praise for Judge Pritchard, who wras absolutely impartial.r The" Times con tained his picture this evening, declar ing that his conduct in the trial of the case 'gave equal satisfaction to both the government and the defense." Dentists Elect a Tar Heel President Dr. Charles L. Alexander of Char- Iotte was elected president of the Southern Branch of the National Den tal Association, which ended its sixth annual convention this afternoon. The election of the distinsuighed Tar Hee! dentist to the presidency of the asso- elation, :wmcn was oy unanimous vote, was highly gratifying to large dele- j gation from the state. North Carolina captured several r of the . responsible ! Vosi tions. The election resulted as follows "" ' s . . President. Dr. Charles, LV Alexander of Charlotte. N. C, .to succeed Dr. Port Artnur, was received at tne lega- nave been examined. They were load George SVannof Gadsden, Ala,; first tion here tonight. . " ' .-ed with coal and kerosene. An electric vice president. Dr. . W. G.: Mason of Tampa, Fla.; second vice president, Dr. L. P. Dotterer of Charleston,. S. C.; third vice president, Dr..N, ,N. Vann of Attala, Ala,; .corresponding secre-" tarv. Dr. J. A. Gorman or -Asneviiie, N. C recording, .secretary, Dr. J. Crosland of - Montgomery, . Ala. : treas- urer B. D. Brabson of Knoxville, Tenm Dr. A. R. Melendy of ; Knox vi lie, Tenn., was chosen to succeed himself as a'member of "the "executive 'commit- tee, and Dr. Holly Smlth of Baltimore ' (Continued on page 2.) J SCAFFOLD WITH FIFTEEN MEN Sheer Descent of 250 Feet from the Domt foj '' the Chicago Post Office--J11 Killed rVio. Trv. Cf M a surrounding the men fell with a crash. The men were buried, and after the sound of the fall died away no cries, or moans of pain were heard. Timekeeper Walter Anderson, who ussian and Japanese Reports of Recent Opera tions at Port Arthur Differ Wl d e IyNoth ing in the Way of War jffews Can Be Stated London, Feb. 27. It is impossible as yet to determine who is telling the truth, the Russians or Japanese, in re gard to the attempt to seal up the en trance to the harbor at Port Arthur. It is pointed out that even if the three Russian cruisers were able to retreat into the harbor, as general Pflung states in his dispatch, thus absolutely proving that the harbor is' not sealed up, nevertneiess it is quite possiDie ior it to be blocked against the passage of battleships. But pending the receipt of more reliable details, speculation is of little use. In reference to the state ment that the hulks the Japanese used were loaded with coal and kerosene it is. absurd to suppose that the Japanese made the Russians a gift of four car goes of coal. Other versions of the character, of the cargoes say they were stone. The most important news, if if is re liable, is that a large fleet of trans ports is off Port Arthur, preparing to disembark an army to besiege that place. Unofficial telegrams from ; St. Petersburg indicate that such a devel opment is fully expected there. Bennett Burleigh, a correspondent of the Telegraph, has gone from Japan to Shanghai, apparently to avoid the Japanese censorship. He cables thence that a large number of transports have returned to Nagasaki, where they are busily embarking more troops for the vicinity of Dalny. Over forty trans- ports have sailed since February 10. A still larger embarkation is proceeding from Ujina, near Hirashima. ; The la t- ter place, and not Kioto, will be the ar- -uw at Ujina, which is the principal KJlllJf 11 V C lllUlltll3 k3 UppilCO ai A- .VX Al OIUU, TLOXWAUy JUU J CW4 UilU A.'VWVl.Af . w thur. The Russians say they mean to and also against the land forces. The 'department has ; undertaken an inves defend Port Arthur, and to fall back bombardment lasted half anjiour. At tigation of the reports that Command with the rest of their troops from Dal- its conclusion the cruisers retired into er Marshall, of the gunboat Vlcksburg, ny to the Yalu River and, if pressed, the harbor. The enemy then bombard- violated neutrality In declining to join upon Harbin. : . ed one of the land batteries for some with the commanders of other foreign Of the reported Japanese .landing at minutes. They then retreated, remain- -warships in a protest against the de Possiet Bay there is no confirmation, Ing out of the range of the Russian claration of Admiral Uriu that if the but the rumor recurs. Some skepticism guns. Meanwhile four Japanese cruls- j Russian ships Variag and Korietz did is e'xpressed over the report, partly be- ers separated from the main squadron snot come out of Chemulpo harbor, tne cause there is a large Russian ' garrl- and went into Golubinaja bay, where Japanese squadron w ould attack them son there. There is an unconfirmed re- they opened a heavy fire upon one of inside, and that Commander Marshall port that a Japanese squadron is block- the Russian torpedo boats standing in .was guilty of inhuman conduct In not ading Vladivostok, and still another re- that tv, T?nssfnr. smiaflrnn'thpro Tins ae-nln nut to sea. Its destination! unknown. BLOCKING WAS INEFFECTUAL utest Version of the Attempt to Hobsonlze rf Arthur fpom j s v .- . . Washington, Feb. 26. The following telegram from the Japanese admiralty at Tokio, descriptive of the second and third attacks by the Japanese fleet on iokio, J?eo. i. vice Aomirai Jvami- mura reports on xne tcn or eoruary as follows: . ; , S " 'According to the report from the torpedo flotilla which 'was sent for the purpose ui it-,v.-tnus ujb . t-iew x steamers sent to block up -the harbor at Port Arthur, the Hokoku Mani; on the left side of the entrance of the harbor near the lighthouse, and the Bu shin Maru outside the entrance, were sunk by explosion. The Tinhln Maru and the Buyo Maru and the jJinsen Maru were sunk out : on,- the was on the second floor of the scaffold, had a hairbreadth escape. He said: "I was helping a little with the work when I heard a, sound like the tearing or rending of wood. The thought struck me that the scaffold would col lapse, and I jumped from the platform to a window on the side of the dome. I had scarcely jumped from the wooden scaffold When the long platform sud denly collapsed and carried all of. the ( men into the first floor. . It was sicken ing to realize what little chance the men had for their lives." . The platform was constructed large ly of two by four timbers, In soma places nailed together -lengthwise. The platforms .were constructed under the charge of the Lennox Haldeman Com- pany, sub-contractor tor tne .Jonn Pierce Company, who have charge of the interior decorations. Positivplyi: coast of Lao-Te-Shan. AH the crews of the steamers were picked up safely. Our destroyers and torpedo flotilla are all unharmed. On the night of the 24 our destroyers asrain went on a scout- ing, cruise near Port Arthur. Dalny and Pigeon bay. At the dawn of the 25th our main ' squadron approached Port Arthur and -bombarded the enemy's. eri-of-war and, forts from a distance fleeing into the harbor. Thus it seemed that the blocking operation had not much effect. Our squadron then fired into the harbor and considerable flame and smoke was seen rising inside the harbor. We withdrew . after fifteen minutes' shelling, and while our crew was engagedV in firing we saw one of the enemy's destroyers destroyed. Our squadron received no damage. Ad miral Togo is still on the scene. Further particulars follow.' " It was explained at the legation .that Vice Admiral Kamimura is in command of the cruiser squadron and . torpedo boat destroyer flotilla now off Port Arthur. He is second in command to Admiral Togo. A Russian Report of the Bombardment St. : Petersburg, Feb. 26. The details Qf the fighting at Port Arthur yester- day morning which were promised by General Pflung, Admiral Alexieff's chief of staff, have,-it is understood, been received at the ministry of war, but have not been published. It Is learned, however, that General Pflung says in effect that the enemy's squad- side shortly after midnight February mav tne Day, ana aiso upon rne coast Dai- terles. Consequently the commander Of the forts sent troops to this point, but no landing took place. The bom - bardment at this place lasted twenty- two minutes. At the expiration of that time the Japanese retreated. The Rus- i sians lost one land batteries. man, wounded in the Ships Described as Infernal Machines St. Petersburg, Feb. 26. An official dispatch from Port Arthur says that the Japanese steamers that were gtranaed at, the entrance of the harbor Dettery on each steamer, placed in a gcompanlon way w-as connected with wires in the holds, where apparently in-': fernal machines were placed.. One steamer that was on fire grounded near tpe; cruiser tteivizan. me nre ,VBS The fire j Sf .- l ! . i i " i quer.ched by the energetic efforts, of then neutral,-Corean port. In accord the captain. Several Japanese torpedo 'ance with the consistent poUcy of this boats were sighted. One was seen this government, Commander Marshall had morning under sail, which had been ibeen Instructed not to join with officers hoisted . with the : obvious purpose of disguising herself. The- Retvlzan op ened on them and continued firing un- Continued on page slx.j Partisan -Fi m the . The Bill Passed Without Di vision After All Dtmo- ' cratic Amendments -Had Been Reject ed by a Par- ty Vote Washington, Feb. 26. After six hours hard partisan fighting the House today j passed the. naval appropriation bill amended in only three important parts. One of these was agreed to by th com mittee of the whole several days ago to increase the appropriation for the Charleston yard by j $556,C00, and two were agreed to today: one, offered by . Mr. Hill of Connecticut, to authorize the secretary of the navy to purchase submarine boats within his discretion after competition and limiting the amount to $850,000 for such craft, and the other, offered by Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, directing the secretary of the navy to purchase armor plate at a price within- his judgment "just and reasonable." The Democrats fought every inch of the bill to Increase. the number of sub marines, to limit the cost of armor plate to $398 a ton, or, as an alterna tive if it could not be bought for that price, to spend $4,000,000 for a govern ment factory; to provide that none of the money expended for armor plate shall be paid to concerns In 'a trust; and finally, to limit a day's work on government contracts, heretofore au thorized and authorized In the. bill, to eight hours a day. All of these propo sitions were defeated except the quali fied amendment to increase the amount for submarine boats. A motion to re commit Ihe bill to the naval commit tee with instructions to report a bill embodying these .amendments was 1 Anally submitted and defeated by a " Party, vote. The measure was - then Passed without division. During the i da there were Prolonged and heated j discussions especially over the cost of " 111 -nu me eirans io umu me nours or laoor. After, the previous question had been ; ZaLT J k, the committee on naval affairs with In- structions to report a bill providing for a coaling station instead of a naval! station at Olangapo, P. I.; eliminating the provision for two armored cruisers; placing a limit of $398 a ton on the cost of armor plate, or as an alternative, di recting the. secretary to erect a govern ment factory; providing that all the An American Navaj Officer Taken to Task Commander Marshall Ac cused of Breach of Neu trality in Refusing to Pro test Against Japan ese Threats Was -Acting Under Orders :of Secretary of State Hay, tho navy aixempiims- tu ouvw " """X of the two ships namea. Stat depart ment officials decline to furnish any 'information in regard to tne dssis ror 'their request to the navy department, j but It is believed that complaint was lodged informally ny euner me nussian ambassador in Washington with Secre tary Hay or the minister of foreign af fairs at St." Petersburg with Mr. Mc Cormick, the American ambassador there. Z l ' ' While the officials of both the state and the navy departments are without any information whatever In regard to the attitutde maintained by Command er Marshall with reference to the hos tile action at Chemulpo, they are of the opinion that he was not guilty of :any infraction of international law or law of rneturality for failing to Join jwith the i other naval commanders at jehemulpb against the Japanese admir- al s threat w attacs nis enemy m mai, of foreign navies in any demand or re quest or to do anything that would savor of collective action, but in all cases to act Individually, thus adher- mi N&v&l lill ships authorized by the bill except those building, shall be constructed in government yards; providing that no part of the money paid for armor plate shall be paid to a concern In a trust, and limiting to eight hours a day's work on all -government contracts au thorized. Mr. Payne shut off further debate on motions to recommit with Instructions by moving to recommit with no instruc tions. Mr. Williams of Mississippi de manded the ayes and noes and the Re publicans then voted solidly against Mr. Payne's motion, which was lost ayes 99, noes 138. a strict party vote. The bill was then passed without di vision. Then at 6:15 the House ad journed until tomorrow. A Little Subsidy Bill In the Senate "WashingtonFeb. 26. In the Senate today Mr. Fairbanks made an effort to get up the bill authorizing the con struction of a building to be used by the department of state, the depart ment of justice and the department of commerce, but Mr. Cockrell objected on account of the absence-of Mr. Gor man, who, he said, is greatly inter ested In the measure and desired to be heard on It.' A general exchange of' views followed, with the result that the Senate agreed to make the bill the or der of business for next Monday. There was considerable discussion of the bill requiring the emplovment of American vessels for the sh'pment of government stores. Mr. Berry said that in effect the bill grants a subsidy to vessels owned in the United States. He quoted a letter from the secretary of war, expressing the opinion that the enactment of the bill r would result In a three-fold increase of the freight " rates. Mr. Hale defended the measure against the charge that' it Is In effect a subsidy. He said that every effort should be made to protect our dwind ling commerce on the sea. - He contend ed that the bill only puts in practice the system of other countries. Mr. Perkins of California remarked that he and his colleague had received; telegrams from the San Francisco Shipowners' Association,, stating that there were 100,000 tons of shipping lying Idle at San Francisco. Mr. Daniel of Virginia opposed tho bill as being a subsidy to a small lot of shipowners. An amendment, offered . by Mr. Mc Qumber, ofNorth 'Dakota.." providing that the charges to - the. government, should not be made higher than those to private parties, was agreed to. A motion was made by Mr. Carmack of Tennessee to recommit the bill. K roll call disclosed the lack of a quorum, and at 4:20 the Senate adjourned until tomorrow. ing to the traditional practice of the United States to avoid foreign alli ances, actual or suggestive. Should Commander Marshall give as his rea son for not protesting against Admiral Uriu's threat, that he found himself unable on account of his instructions to be a party to collective action di rected against the commander of the Japanese squadron, It appears certain that he will be exonerated by his gov ernment of any wrong doing. At the state department the view ls held that common humanity would have required Commander Marshall to pick up drowning men even If their vessel had declined to surrender, and Should It be shown that Commander Marshall failed to perform his duty In this respect the state department will urge the navy department to take prop er action against him. Marshall Sent Medical Aid and Boats Washington, Feb. 26.At the Instance of Secretary Hay a telegram was sent by Secretary Moody to Commandei Marshall, asking him if the charge was true that he had declined to saw drowning Russians. Commander Mar shall's response was received yester day in cipher, but had become so badly garbled in transmission that only part of it ' could be translated, That part was made public today In this form; "A dispatch from Commander Mar shall, commanding the U. S. 8. ViOks burg, states that he sent medical aid as well as boats to the assistance of the Variag." , Objected to Jurisdiction Wilson. N. C, Feb. 26. Special. This afternoon f when the case of Richard and Samuel Stanclll, for the murder of W. T. Harrison, was taken up for preliminary trial, the defendants ex cepted to the Jurisdiction of the magis trate upon the ground that the offense was committed In Greene county. It was decided to hear the evidence to morrow. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 2.--John Armistead, president of the Mercantile Savings Bank of this city, Jled . today of pneumonia and heart trouble. He was 67 years old and had been IdentP fled with the banking business of Mem phis .for yeara -; S:':-.
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