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Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. LAST EpiTION, ALL THE MARKETS.' Leads all North Carolina Af ternoon Papers in Circulation. THE B ALE IGH EVENING TIMES. RALEIGH, N. O., MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1906. VOLtnp!27. $RICE 5c. FIRE IN FAYETTE ViLLE CONSUMES 11 STORES HE SWORE TO ERROR REPORTS FIGHT WITNESS THOMAS SAYS GOVERNOR CURRY JUDGE COUNCIL'S EASTERN ROADS STRONG CHARGE TO BE MERGED Witness Said to Admit He Saw no Light in Norris House JUSTICE DEFERS DECISION TILL F Sensation Sprung; in Norris Case Whoa Affidavits Were Read Thut J. J. Thomas Voluntarily Declares He Cave False Kvklence Thomas Will Be Kxamined Again Insur ance Comniissioiier Young Heads Affidavit Thomas Made Feb. 23. Magistrate C. A. Separk had fixed 1.30 today as the 'hour when he would announce whether or not he would bind Mr. M. T. Norris over to court for house burning.. An unex pected development postponed a de cision until Friday next at 1 p. in. However, when the justice com vened his court the attorneys for Mr. Norris sprung a sensation in ilia form of affidavits that the state's wit ness, J. J. Thomas, now admitted that he had sworn falsely on the stand here last Friday. Thomas had testified that on the evening of the lire he passed the Norris place and saw a light, like a candle.light, in the kitchen of the house. Thomas now swears that he saw no' light. The affidavits are as follows: AFFIDAVIT OF MESSRS. XOltltlS. In the Justice's Court Before C. A. '.-'.,'," Separk, 'J. P. . North Carolina Wake County. State vs. M. T. Norris. Mr. M. T. and W. C. Norris, being duly sworn, Bays: . That on the 25th day of March, 1906, one J. J. Thomas, who was a witness before C. A. Separk, J. P on 23rd day pf March, 1906, for the State in the action against M. T. Norris, came to the home of M. T. Norris on North Blount street, in the city of Raleigh, about I p. m. of that day, and In conversation he made the following statement: i I want to make a statement in re gard to the fire: After I went home and went to bed I got to thinking about what I had sworn to and it worried me so much I made lip my mind to come to Raleigh and cor rect my statement. I did not acu any fire or light in the house. I was mistaken, it was the reflection of the moon on the window and he felt it his duty to come here and correct his statement; that he had done Mr. M. T. Norris an Injustice. He said that if there was anything further in the case concerning Mrs. Norris that he would liko to be summoned and go on the stand and correct his statement in which he had stated that there was a light or fire in the house. M. T. NORRIS, W. C. NORRIS. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of March, 1905. ' C. A. SEPARK, J. P. AFFIDAVIT OF MISS STKOXG. Ill Justice's Court, Ruleigh Township. Before C. A. Sepurk, J. I North Carolina Wake County. State vs. M. T. Norris. "Miss Alice Vivian Strong, being duly sworn, says: That on the 25th of March, 190G, Mr. J. J. Thomas came to the home of Mr. M. T. Norris on North Blount street, In the city of Raleigh, where she was visiting, and Mr. Thomas was talking to-Mr. W. C. Norris in the presence and hearing of Mr. M.. T. Norris, and I was in an adjoining ntioni and heard Mr. Thomas say thai he passed the Norris place on the 17th of November, 1905, and that ho had made a mistake In his state ment before C. A. Separk, J. P., when he said there was a fife or light in the house at that time: there was no fire in the house at that time; he saw no Are, the only light he saw was the reflection of the moon on the window( of the shed "room; that ho had roada a mistake and he wish ed to right it. Mr. Thdmas said ' further that he was anxious to know when the case would come up again; that Mr. M. T. Norris could summon him; that he wanted the officer to lie In time lu summoning him, that he wanted M. m,m,.,i,.P .,..rr iLiytfttitulMlBtt' Norrls" House That Was nurncd. to be here so that he could tell there was no -lire. ALICE VIVIAN STRONG. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 26th day of March, 1906. C, A. SEPARK, J. P. : Solicitor Jones replied that he un derstood thai the case was closed, and if the matter was to be re opened every time an affidavit was filed then it would go on indefinitely. So far as tno testimony of Thomas was concerned he did not grant the contention Of the defendant's coun sel that this testimony was essential for it was only one point in the mass of evidence. Tho solicitor then started to read the affidavit given by Thomas to Insurance Couimiasioner ouijg on February 23rd when coun ser objected because it was not in evidence. Mr. S. G. Ryan, for defendant, made a plea to admit, this evidence and hear the full facts. "Since the defendant put on no testi mony I doubt whether I would have a right now to summons a witness," said Magistrate- Separk. "The case was closed, after the argument, for me to reach a decision." -".'-.' Col. Harris and Mr. Ryan argued that ' there was certainly no evidence to bind I Mr. Norris over without Thomas' testl mony, and now that would be dissipat ed, If the court would, as it lias a right to do, admit this evidence. . At this pqint Solicitor Jones stated that Insurance Commissioner Young was a public officer and had no jdesire to take advantage' of any citizen. Therefore, if , the counsel for Mr. Nor ris were anxious for it, the state was perfectly willing to have Thomas brought back here and 'examined. At torneys for the defendant said that this was satisfactory. Then the affidavit Thomas gave Insurance 'Commissioner Young on February 23 was read and In this affidavit the witness had said that as he was passing the Norris place about 7 p. m., November 17. he saw a light and thought the house was occu pied. A subpoena was then " issued for Thomas and court adjourned at 1:50 until 1 p. m., -Friday. THOMAS' AFFIDAVIT. The affidavit Thomas 'gave Insula ivc Commissioner .1. It. Young, which was if-ad in court todu;v i us fo lows: i hathim County; Mnucurc. . J. J. Thomas. sworn. Name John J. I Thomas., live nt Haywood, near here I . knew .William Norris' p'ace burn .some lime ago,; 1 had rented It for about four (4) years, I paid him 1,000 pounds lint cntlo:i for 110 acres. 3 gave It 'u tit. him About first of No vomlKr, paying: his rent. He accepted it bai.k and .canceled the lease, I went down to. al'igh and he aske;l if Mr. Jones 'had lift and I .'told him I hut he Ind and gone to Lockvlllc that the iila:-.' was vacant. I did not know the place, wms insured. . . He seemed j satisfied. We aie on good terms. On f the day of fire I went to DukrUind on rt.ngl ;' road. o!d Jesw: NorrU placy, Tom Stevenson owns it. It is 6 miles from NorrinV place to lHikchind. I went there to buy some shingles, J rrol there in evening, had been inquir ing for shingles.- To go to Dukcland I could go by Norris'. pln.ee. I owned a tract of laud adjoining on which m js H house. ' My place this side of N'o ais place. I passed Norris' plii'e ebou'.' 7 o'clock, on the night of the fire. I :uw a little light in the house tn I passed.-' fhe light was In tin kitchen. I - could see it plain as I came a'.n-.i? the road around the garden. I sup posed Mr. Norris hid put some one in It. I did not stop. I wnv about B? yards off. Next morning I had to go to Cross RoadK. I met Buck Cro?s. He asked if I knew Norris' placa was burnt. I said surely could not be. I examined the baggy 't'ack.'l. Cross said 'Mr. Norris had been there and had a boy with him. T .cams here that evening and saw and talked with the boy. He told me about going 'tliers wi til -Mr. Norris. Ho told mo that Mr. Norris sai l lie was going there t j see nr. Jones and . lie tola mm mat Mr. Jones had moved away. He sail he would go any way. Ha went to the front door and knocked and hailed nnd then came out of porch and went g 'round the house and that when he came back. and got in ths -buggy they drove off and Mr. Norris said drlv? fust 'and he did. Mr. Norris asked me p.ftcr the fire, if I had his key. 1 said no. 1 have never told him thai I hud passed there that night. I n-vvf r told him how close I was behind him. The' house needed covering, 50 or 60 years old; nails pulled out; Windows upstairs all out; house generally in had condition: never had been painted. (Continued on Second Page.) I ,J6J h, iinijliiiH!l Puiajanes Attacked Under Flag of Truce CONSTABULARY'S LOSS Captain Jones Lost Half His Com mand in Face of Overwhelming Odds, but Gained Victory rWill Wage War "of Extermination on the Fugitives. (By the Associated Press.) Manila. March 26. Goo nor Curry, in a report to the government on the re cent engagement with Puiajanes x at Magtaon Ravs: "Had a hard fight in which Cap tain Jones .of the constabulary lost half of his command, gaining a magnificent victory in the face of .overwhelming it)d(-u The puiajancs. under a Hag of truce and while promising to surren- der, immediately opened lire, charging tho constabulary. "The leader of the Julu janes ordered his men to first wipe out the constabul ary and then to capture mysolf and the other Americans "I have requested a company of federal troops immediately, and later on, when joined by this addi tional force will prepare to wage a war of extermination against the fugitives which isthe only alternative, "The constabulary did splendidly, though their inferior tire arms, which were minus bayonets, placed them at a disadvantage. With the assistance or the federal troops we will be able to exterminate the fugitives, who are now ii. the niountainns and will destroy the crops. "The natives of Samar, with the ex ception of the Puiajanes, are in sym pathy with us, and are assisting us. "Every town is endeavoring to assist In the extermination of the fugitives. "Several prominent Filipinos were present and witnessed the treacherous action of the Puiajanes. "Judge Lobinger and all the other Americans are safe." Manila, March 26. Governor Curry is safe and well, but the particulars oi his rescue are not available at Ciis hour. General Buchanan, commanding the" department of Vlscayas, has left for Catbalagan, the capital, of the is land of Sainar, to lend the aid of the federal government to the Insuiar au thorities if desirable. Small detaoh j inent.s of federal troops are now assist ing the constabulary in the .pursuit of the fugitives Puiajanes. The Insular government has not yet requested federal aid. Major General Wood has loaned the constabulary GOO Krag-Jorgcnsen lilies to supplant the single shot Springflelds they have been using. f Washington,-. March 26. The official account of the right with the Pula janes on the Island of Samar, Philip pines, was received at the war depart ment today from Governor General Ide, as follows: "Manila, March 26. ".Secretary of War, Washington, "Saturday Morning, March 24, Governor - Curry had arranged to re ceive the surrender of the remaining Puiajanes and leaders at Magtuon, Is land of Samar. The leader and one hundred Puiajancs with fourteen guns presented themselves. Immediately be fore the surrender was to occur the Puiajanes leader signalled and all made a bolo rush Judge Lobinger and the district school inspector escaped in one direction and Curry In another, swim ming the river and escaping in the brush. Other Americans safe. . The con stabulary lost sixteen killed, wounded and missing, and some guns were lost. Thirty Puiajanes were burled. Puia janes were pursued. Curry lost 36 hours but presently found in road camp. He withdraws application for leave of ab sence and proposes to finish the pacifi cation. Reports natives in the province actively assisting- him. Each found zealous to exterminate Puiajanes. (Signed) "Ide." FIRE AT RURAL HALL; (Special to Th 2 'livening Times.) Wlnston-Salyern. N. C March 26. Rural' Hall' was visited by a $12,000 fire Sunday morning, the stores of Law rence and' Payne, TVsh St tilts Company and a vacant store building were burn, ed. LawrencD .and Payne estimate thsir loss at $3,5C0 above $3,003 insur ance, Tesh Stultz Company had $H.0CC stock Insured for '$1.0(50. The E. H Wright etftat.i will lose fl.snn above Insurance on buildings. Addresses Grand Jury on Law Enforcement THE COMMON CRIMES Denounces Sale of Patent Medicines Which Will Intoxicate Cruelty to Aiiimals Seared Commends the . Wake Commissioners Believes Pistol Curriers Were in Court Room. Judge W. B. Council of Luioir is presiding at the criminal term Of the Wake county superior court convened hero this inf illing. which The courtroom presents a fresh, and lew appearance, sufiuted with the odor, of paint. The walls are tinted with a pale tan. tbe ceiling is a shade larker and a strip, of blue, skirts be tween the- ceiling and the wail. : Th:- grand jury as drawn ii com posed, of the following: H. s. FiMiik'.'n, .'oreinan: .1. G. Chtimlilee. J. H. Rudd, r. C. Pool, 1. W. H!i:i (coined), VI. It. Haynes. H. R. ,'l liomas, R. J. Cranks, A.. L. Sears, mi-i v. AViggins, M. A. Harlsfield, J. G. Kerrell. Troy t'oo!, 1J. Ii. Sauls, li. I.. Feneil, T. A. '3aker, T. A. Sauls and C. F. Pa'.rish. ;Tl Land of the Freur In his eldhuent and patriotic charge, tvhich consumed neariv two linini, ti he grand Jury, Judge Council, gave an xplaiiation of the American republi can form of govemmei:;. "the pricel.is heritage of valiant and patriotic fore fathers." This was -tlu; land of the brave and the home. of the free," his loner told the jurors. Great and con micuous as Was the disnla;' of valour by the Japanese soldiers in the rereu var with Russia it cmilil not. so Judge Council, declared, smpass the heroic record of the American soldi 'is throughout a century and a quarter. Wake County Anarchists. Theie Is an-' element of society in Wake counay aii l elsewhere which i-: it constant war i h law and ord.r vnd would sulisiitute anarchy for Jus tice guaranteed' by the established jovcrnment. .Against these citizens ar lonesV grand jury, representing ,'th jest forces hi roeiely. must unceas ngly battle. The enforcement of law s the only remedy aid protection igainst thest vie'om and lawless men. Kii force Liquor Laws. In speaking of 1he ciirrcl whi'h lemoralize so: i My Judge Council em ihaslzed upon th.' grand juiy the duty if -ferreting'' out and prosecuting vin ators of the liw forbiilding the Sib il" liquor." -Whlsl.-ey Is universally re Varded as an eil. Here there is a ilspensary anil- if Hint method meet -he approval ef. the public lu-rj'liis ionor said that he had nothing to say .'.bout il. mi matter what were Ids lersonal views.'' Ho admonished a Strict comiiliaiii e Willi the; law oi tile Subject, "n Ibis subj 'Ct J:;dg.! C-'in-il told the grand jury of th" great VII of so-called patent medicines containing-, a, large amount of alcohol and said that the stats .chemist could give the grand jury a list of these meli ines, tho sale of which was as'mueh a iolation of law us Hie sale of 'corn 'hiskcy would b". The judge n:c:i ioned among.-oil cr things Pc-un i. vhh'h seemed to lie a low gratle of "hiskey aciording to the chemist, DeWitl's hitlers was another. 'I.hcu vines and ciders uro also prahib'ti d. o he staled. Thf rule to go by ir, laid Judge Couii'.-ll. if it will proriuc:i intoxication when drunk it is a viola Ion of law unless tlie ' -sa'tsr has a ieensi;. Th.' judge made an eloquent ilea lo save the boys, to protect them 'roin the demon of strong drink. Pistols in I he Court, in denouncing the carrying of con cealed weapons Judge Council aston ished his audience by. declaring that If ivery person in thu courtroom should ic foicfbly disarmed a remarkable and vondeiful priu'-mil would be displayed. "Perhatis.'.vou think I am slandering I'ouv citizenship." said Judge. Council, ' well to every man present who has 'ot on his pei son :v pistol, a ra;i r or 'cnucksi I apoligize -to th? oihers t do ot."- The judge in-nmised that If the jury would .('onyict people of carrying x pistol h would promise to Increase he school fund or the road fores. Cruelty to Animals. ' (in the. subject nf slander of Inno ent women .llidge Cbuncil was tqu-jf y is cinplnilii' and severe. Another subject- mentioned was dls urbing religious worship. A man may ive and -die an infldtl if he so desires "iut he has no right to stand in the way -of the devotion! of others. An pld. worn out i sore back horse xnd mule, who cannot sp?ak for hlm elf. deserves not oijly the sympathy nf all good people unf the protection if the strong arm of the law against t drunken. eru:l dri er. Judge Council In i oncludlng highly -ommended the comrilssfoncrs for the 'mprovements made Ih tho court hcure here. He hopad that! the work would "is continued and nfw furniture put 'n, no one could criticize 'the comnils doiiers for such wiait expenditures. Norfolk and Southern and Virginia-Carolina Coast CAPITAL $50,000,000 Total Truckage of (1(10 Miles and Lumber Merger of 18 Miles With Output of 150,000,000 Feet Annu ally trading Complete for Line Mackey's Ferry Columbia Line. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, ya., March 20. The en lire properties of the Norfolk & Southern Railroad, running from Norfolk through Eastern North Carolina, and the Virginia-Carolina Coast Railroad, which re cent ly began the construction of a new railway line out from Norfolk to Beaufort, N. C, and their lumber interests are to be merged, with authorized capital al $123,000, 00(1 in bonds and $25,000,000 in stock. The railroad merger will give a total trackage of (too miles, and the lumber merger will make a total of IX mills, with an out put of 150,000,-, 000 feet annually. There will be (100,000 acres of timber land owned in fee and a timber stitmpage ot four billion feet. The railroad merger --means the taking over of the Suffolk & Carolina running between Suffolk, Va., Eliza beth City, N. C, and Edenton, X. C, the Pamlico, Oriental and Western, running from New Bern to Bayboro, N. C.,; all of the Norfolk & Southern Branch lines between Norfolk &' Edenton, together with its Pamlico : division through Mackey's Ferry to Belhaven and thence on to Plymouth! and Washington, and the leases of the Atlantic & North Carolina rail-' road ; running between Beaufort,: Morehead City and Goldsboro, N. C j Grading is now complete for a new 1 line to Columbia, N. C., and surveys I are complete between Bayboro and Oriental. The road will be extended nit to New Bern, opening up vast, timber lands through Duplin county, N. -C. '..'.-.', KILLED PRISON GUARD Desperate Negro Convict Had to be Shot Down Stabbed (ilia id to Death in Jefferson j City and Slashed Two Other Con-j victs-7-Miido Weapon of Every-' thing He-Could IjU.v His Hands on. i (By the Associated Pies?.) j .''Jefferson City, Mo., March 26. j. Today when t he convicts at the peni-! lentlary were called for breakfast, Guard J. W, Woods of Macon, Mo., j was pounced upon by a convict and j stabbed three times. Woods died in- stanHy. Other guards killed- the con- j vict. . ' :. Other guards and several- convicts 1 rushed to the escue of Woods. An derson was slashing right and lett, and injured two other convicts, one nf them, Willi: m Sheridan, sen tenced from St. houis to serve tan years for murder, being so seriously injured that he will probably die. Anderson then seized a hose and directed a stream of water on those who attempted to capture him. Drop ping the hose he threw buckets and anything he could lay his hands on and made his way into the yard. Be lieving it Impossible to capture him alive, guards finally shot ..him to death. SUNDAY FIRE IN SMITHFIELD. (Special to The livening Times.) Smithlleld, N. C. March 2fi.-,jFire broke out in lioyctt's drug store at 3 o'clock yesterday afetrnoon, and for a few minutes the main business block of the town seemed to be threatened, but the fire was put out before much dam ago was done, save to the stork of Boyett and Spiers, a drygoods merchant next door. Boyett's loss is something like $2,000. and Spiers' nearly as heavy by water. The damage to th build' ings is not creat, - The fire was caused by a hand lamp exploding near sonic turpentine. The door being blown out was the first in timation that anything was wrong. TRAIN WRECK KILLED Nil (By the Associated Press.) ,. Cheyenne, Wyo., March 26 New. has been received here tint nine men were ki ljd and twelve injured this morning in a wreck of a passenger train on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad thirty miles west of Casper, Wyo. The wreck is said to liava. be in "aused by the washing out of a newly laid roadbed, the tracks collapsing and the train being overturned. The rail road bridge at Casper has been washed out by a spring freshet it is reported, and no relief can b? sent from Casper to the scene of the wreck. Casper, Wyo., March 26. An accom modation train on the Chicago & North western Railway's branch line ran into a washout on-the praiiie twenty-six miles west of here this morning. Nine persons were killed and thirteen in jured. Most of the killed were in a caboose which was at the rear of the train. Back of the caboose was a ponderous steel water tank car. The caboose sank deep into the mud and the tank car plunged into the caboose and crushed it like an egg shell, catching the peo ple in a trail. ' At about the same time that the acci dent occurred the middle span of the big railroad bridge across the Platte river near this city went out, the result of floods .and it became Impossible to send trains to the scene. A great force of men was at once put to work on the bridge and the officials announced it would be completed before noon. Superintendent Cortillion and Drs. Gillam and Keith crossed the river by the wagon bridge, secured a hand car and started for the scene. A severe snow storm came up. and after going six miles, the handcar was blocked. The physicians then drove to the wreck. The wreck occurred on the new line, being constructed from Casper to the Shoshone reservation which is to be thrown open to settlement next August, Most of the persons killed and in jured were workmen on the way to the grading camps. A DESPERATE FIGHT I Detectives and Greeks in I Mortal Combat Two Kitcctives Stabbed, One Per Imps Fatally, and Two Greeks Shot, One Fatally Four Greeks Accosted u Woman on Chicago ' Street. . (By ths Associated Press.) ..Chicago,. March 20. Two detect ives were slabbed, one perhaps fatal ly, and the other wounded with a knife in the hand of an assailant, and two Creeks were shot, one fatal ly, in a tight between the policemen and Greeks at Halsted and Polk streets last night. The wounded: James Doyle, de tective, slabbed four times, prohablj will die; James Considine, detective, stabbed once; Joseph Katopopulos, shot in the abdomen, expected to die: Georgo Karakis, shot in the ab domen, wound severe. A third Greek is said to have been shot, bin he escaped. One of the Greeks arrested, giving his name as Gus Satomnkis, is be lieved to be the man who inflicted the wounds which may cause Doyle's death. Thomas Mctakatesi is also under arrest. According to Information obtained by the police, four -men, all Greeks, accosted a woman at. the corner of Polk and Halsted si reel's. Detectives Considino and Doyle observed the act and atlempleri to arrest the men. The light ensued. Sholier Place Sold. (Siieeiai In The livening Tillies.) Salisbury, X. C. March 26. Mr. Frank L. Bobbins lias purchased the beautiful old Shober place, known the state over. This quaint ante bellum structure has been the wish of hundreds who never could buy it so long as the Shohers lived and loved it. bast year Mrs. Isaac E. Haviland (Miss Fannie Shoher) died and that caused Mr. Haviland to part with it. Mr. Robbins will modernize It and make one of the prettiest of Salisbury's residences. Loss of a Quarter of a Mil lion Dollars, With Little : Insurance J. H. HINTON WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED Knocked Through Floor of Gas and Klectric Company's Offices When Wall Crushed Rear Portion of Kui'ding Started, No One Knows How, in Thornton's Four Story Huilding Loss There Alone Is $100,000, With Only $47,000 In surance. (Special to The Kvening Times.) Kayettevillc, N. C , March 26. Fire oiiginating in Frank - Thornton's dry goods store on Hay street consumed eleven stores in the heart of the city last night and caused a loss of a quar ter of a million dollars. Twenty-one years ago a lire that burned eight stores started at the same place. At 11:40 the first alarm sounded, and almost immediately volumes of fire and rolls of smoke poured from the win dows and roof of Thornton's four-story building. Though three streams of wa ter were put to work here at once, it was plain there was no chance to save it, so the firemen directed their efforts to the adjoining buildings. There was only a narrow passageway between the side of Thornton's store, which is 125 feet long, and the rear or the stores on Market square and Green street, and the side wall scattered tire on these when it fell. This wall crushed the rear of the Pemberlon building, occupied by the Fayettevllle Gas and Electric Com pany, and its general manager, J. H. Hinton, who had just opened the safe, and taken out $55,000, was knocked through the floor into the cellar. Ho was soon rescued and carried In an am bulance to St. Luke's Hospital. His in juries are regarded as serious. Ten Streams of water were used in a suc cessful effort to save the Highsmith Hospital and stop the fire at Kennedy's itore, three doors . above Thornton's. There were exciting scenes in this hos pital, the patients being removed and the nurses packing and dropping trunks. from the windows. Dr. Marsh tendereu the use of St. Luke's Hospital to Dr. Highsmith. Many brave acts were done by tho Fayetteville Fire Company and the Chi ci.ra. the reserve company which was called in. Captain James D. McNeill's seneralship was wonderful, and his son, Chief James S., with a few men did he roic work at the Hay street end. They climbed lo the top of Kennedy's store with two lines of hose, and standing directly-over the llames and smoke from Ray's store, poured water into it and along Kennedy's wall. It was a beau tiful piece of work and was the key to the situation at this end. Wrhen the multitude of watchers saw the position gained, a mighty cheer went up. The fire was under control at 2 o'clock. A strong northwest wind was blowing all the while, and later a driz zling rain set in. It was S o'clock be fore the firemen left their posts this niuriiing. The origin of the fire is unknown. It h. a peculiar coincidence that the fire, over twenty years ago should have also started-in the same building and on Sunday night. The buildings burned were among the handsomest here, most of them being new, and the Highsmith block of four stores and iloor of offices was especially attractive. The losses as well as can now be ascertained are: D. H. Kay, groceries, loss $11,000, in surance $6,000. Warren Prior & .Sons, jewelers, loss $10,0U0, insurance $3,000.-.. '' Frank Thornton, dry goods, loss $100, 000, insurance $47,000. The Kyle building on the corner was just about to be torn down and another for the use of the national bank erected. The Pemberton building, worth $4,500, insured for $1,000. occupied by the gas aim electric company, whose loss Is $1,000. -.-'.' On I lie other corner of Market square was H. Lutlciioh's store, worth $5,000, Insurance $1,500. J. H. Anderson saved some of his $5,000 stock in this store. --.Ho' wait to have started a dry goods business next week. His insurance was $3,000, loss $1,500. Highsmith building, worth $20,000, in surance 4,000. Mrs. W. H. Bauconi, millinery, loss $2.0i ii, c-o insurance. McNeill's cafe and bakery, loss $2,500, no insurance. This was tho . property of J. D. and James B. McNeill and nothing was saved. R. M. Jackson, groceries, loss $4,000, (Continued on third page.)
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