Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1895 — Page 6

Democratic Press. DECATUR, IND. Democratic Pre** Vo., - Publisher*. CIRCLING THE GLOBE. CONCISE HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS’ DOINGS. intelligence by Electric Wire from Ewery Quarter of the Civilized World. Embracing Foreign Affairs and Home Happenings of an Important Nature. Spain’* Soldiers in Cuba. Havana special: The streets of Havana and the fields and mountains of Cuba are filled with soldiers and revolutionists. The excitement all over the island is more intense t han at since the revolution i>ts tired the first shot on the 21st of February. This is because the insurgent forces are growing almost as rapidly as the reinforcements of loyal troops, anil they are coming in on every maritime vessel sailing in this direction from Spain. Nearly one-third of all the soldiers imported from Spain have l<een sick and many of them have died. They are unacclimated aud as food is scarce, they have eaten greedily of green fruits. It is reported here that a company of regulars deserted the army and joined the insurgents near Fuerte Principe. A Van-Handle Accident. The first section of No. S 3, westbound freight train, on the Pan-Handle, in making a stop to take siding for the eastbound limited, about one mile east of Newcomerstown. Ohio, was wrecked by the train breaking in two and running together, wrecking three ears. Four young men of res|>ectable parents, of Booth. Ohio, named Wilson Berkshire. .John Wilson, Oscar Hursey and William Mercer, were stealing a ride to Newcomerstown. Berkshire had lioth legs cut off below the knees. There are little hopes of his recovery. Wilson was cut about the face and injured internally. He may recover. Mercer’s right arm was broken in two places. Hursey was slightly injured in the night shoulder. Traffic was blocked for three and a half hours. ConfMMM The Deed. Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, who killed her twiiehildren at the Park Hotel. Columbus. Ohio, was examined by Comer Herbst, in inquest. She was perfectly calm and showed no signs of insanity, relating the story of her domestic troubles, the disregard of her husband for her and the children, her conclusion to end her misery, and theirs, by murder ami suicide, and how she carried the plan into effect. It was only when the bloody razor, found in the room in the hotel, was shown to her that she broke down. After weeping several minutes, she said: -Yes. that is the razor with which 1 cut Harry's throat.” Japan's DemandSt. Petersburg special: A telegram received here from a Chinese source says that the bud weather, the sickness among the Japanese troops and the overflow of the rivers had rendered a continuance of the war extremely difficult. It is added that this produced a favorable effect upon the peace negotiations, But the hopes of a speedy conclusion of peace are weakened by the Japanese demand for the cession of a protion of Manchuria, a war indemnity of 700.000,yen and pending the full pay - ment of this indemnity that Pekin be occupied by the Japanese troops. Shot and Cremated. Mr. Jay Kehries of Goshen. Iml., aged 28, went to Michigan recently and attempted a reconciliation with bis wife, who had left him some time ago. He was unsuccessful and returned home much broken in spirit. The other night a pistol shot was beard in the direction of his home but no attention was paid to it. and not until next morning was the body found. His clothing iiad caught fire from the pistol shot and in burning horribly charred hi- body. The fire was then communicat d to the fence, which was burning when the body was found. Marder at the rolls. In an election riot at St. Louis, Frank Thorne was shot twice and killed by Frank Day. The murderer was arrested and taken to police headquarters. Tiiorne was employed as a watcher at tin-polls to guard against illegal voting, and was shot while in the discharge ot his duty. One of the bullets entered his left breast and another entered his heart. A mob pursued the murderer, and m the chase over twenty Shots were fired.

Died in Agony. Madeline Huff, aged 5 years, a beautiful child, died of eatarhal pneumonia at Palmyra, N. J. At the inquest the father of the chi id said he was a Christian Scientist and did not belive in doctors. He had several of his associates call on and bold services over the poor child, whose sufferings were agonizing. The Coi»>ner held the father and mother for Court on the charge of cruelty and neglect. Huff is a wealthy paper dealer. Trampled to Death. In a runaway accident near South Bend, Ind., two children of James Hicks were trampled to death. Hleks and his wife were thrown from the wagon, both sustaining serious injuries, the exact nature of which it is impossible to learn at this late hour. The horses took fright at a passing train and were soon beyond the driver's control. Hicks made every attempt to save his children. Chicago Election. The entire Republican ticket with the exception of a few isolated aidermen. was elect* 4 at. Chicago, George B. Swift’s plurality for Mayor will reach 40,000, The city voted by a majority estimated at 45,000 to place itself under the operations of the civil service law. which w ill apply to every department of the city government. Asphyxiated. Thomas Latham aud family of Lima. Ohio, were asphyxiated by hard coal gas. Four of the children cannot recover. Old Soldiers to Meet. The twenty-first annual national soldiers’ reunion will be held at Caldwell, 0., June 14 ami 15. This is the reunion of the same old soldiers with whom Sherman, Howard, Kilpatrick, Garfield and Hayes used to affiliate once a year. Killed Hi. Wife anil Himself. His mind upset by continued unsuccessful financial ventures, Henry Thorne, owner of a stock farm near Fort Recovery, ■Ohio, shot and killed hisl wife and then | hanged himself in his barni

loss sgoo.ooo. One Hun.lrsil F.mlllr* Kemlrrsd Hom.leM Fire broke out in the blacksmith shop occupies! by John Masters in the old building owned by K. J. Mickler, on Charlotte street, two doors north of Bunting's furniture establishment, st Augustine. Fla., and before it was contioiled destroyed a large amount of property. Forty-six residences and stores and many other buildings were destroyed, rendering in the space of four hours about one hundred families homeless, and leaving many boarders to seek shelter elsewhere, many of them with only the clothing which I they had on. The losses will aggregate $200,000. A. | N. Stew art was overcome by smoke w hile | moving furniture; Adam sanks. Lawyer McWilliams and S. W. Chiekelow were all slightly injured. All the palmetto trees along the seawall, from the fort to Lana, were destroyed, as i were the heaps of household effects placed there for safety. Col. Edmund Bainbridge, commanding the United States troops, ordered Lieut. Obem and the fire brigade to render assistance. and followed this order by i>ersonally bringing all the troop* to the scene 1 w ith hose, ladders, and fire buckets. The ■ soldiers worked manfully to extinguish the ! fire and save property. Many families are camping on the fort L green with what of their effects they saved. } Several families also occupy the old slave! market. There is perfect order. The guests i of laith the Magnolia. Florida House and I Lorillard villa packed their.effects ready ! to leave, but ths danger was averted. These hotels were at one time threatened. AN ARMISTICE Is Declared Between China and Japan. Washington special: The news that an unconditional armistice had been declared by the Emperor ot Japan was confirmed at the Japanese legation, where it was stated that a cablegram to this effect had l>een received from the home government. China made the offerof an armistice and the peace plenipotentiary of Japan was empowered by the Etnperior to accept it w ithout condition. This was done in view of the “unexjiected event" that happened, viz: the attempted assassination of Li Hung Chang. “The armistice,” Minister Kurino of the Japanese legation said, “will be effective until peace negotiations are concluded. After the meetingof the peace ambassadors had been decided on, China requested a I declaration of armistice, but this request 1. • not liven acted upon favorably- by Japan. His government." Minister Kurino said, “had not been inclined to stop w arlike operations except on certain conditions. These conditions are not known but it is suggested that probably the occupation of Taku might have be >n one, Japan w ishing something as a guarantee of the w illingness and the earnestness of the Chinese for an amicable settlement of the war. China evidently could not arrive at a conclusion to agree to the stipulation demanded by Japan, and the attempt on the life of the Chinese i>eace ambassador solved the problem for the lime being, and hostilities will lie suspended. There will lie no withdrawal of Japanese troops from Chinese territory however.” FIVE KILLED. fearful Boiler Explosion at Woburn. Mass. < >ne of the boilers in tiie Conn tannery in Woburn. Mass., exploded with terrific force, killing five men and injuring five others. When the smoke and iliAi cleared away a scene of wreck and ruin was revealed, Men hurried from all parts of the town and the work of removing those buried under the ruins was commenced immediately. The piteous cries of the injured pinned under the debris urged the ' rescuers on to rapid work and in a short time the bodies of four men had been removed and five of the injured had been ■ taken out. It was then found that one of I the two boilers had been blown to pieces, completely wrecking the boiler house and demolishing -evejal sheds near by. Tile head of the boiler fell 30(1 yards from the tannery and the boiler tubes were scattered in every direction. The falling chimney and smokestack I nrincipally wrecked the tannery building itself, and the structure w ill have to be rebuilt. The fire department was called out promptly and the work of removing the wreckage and taking out the dead and injured was carried on under the direction of the fire chief. The tannery is a three story brick building and is fully insured. The boilers, w hich are 150 horse power were Inspected only a few days ago and declared to be all right. It is believed that the explosion was caused by the exhaustion of water in the boiler. CHINESE SJIIGIH.AKS. Land the Celestials by Means ot Forged Cert Hiea tea. H. L. Foss, clerk on the Oceanic steamship dock: Janie.* Sullivan, ex-deputy county clerk Max Katzaur, of Oregon: F. D. Ciprice, well known smuggler, and L. Greenwald, of the Emerald smuggling ring, have been arrested in San Francisco, for conspiracy in attempting to land Chinese in the United States by means of forged certificates. The gang were eaught redhanded, a number of forged certificates being found upon them. The officials state that this is the biggest gang of counterfeiters in California since the BoydCiprice gang. When discovered the men made a des]>erate resistance, but were eventually secured. The counterfeiters were i-unght in a room which had been a rendezvous, and in w hich man of their operations todk place. The officers had to break in the door, and when they secured admission they found one man tearing up docn-ients, while another w as throwing a package out of the window where they were caught by a detective. Photographs for the certificates were also seized, as were seals, rubber stamps, and other paraphernalia used in the counterfeiting. All the inembers of the gang were placed in the county jail. Terrible Street Car Accident. A trolley car at Jeansville. Pa., ran away and dashed down the mountain, instantly killing three passengers, fatally injuring two more, while others were badly hurt. The motorman lost control of his car, and the passengers who w ere killed and injured had leaped to save their lives. Motorman Albert Seitz was in charge. There were nearly a score of passengers in the car. It had not gone far when the passengers noticed that they were whizzed along at fearful speed. In a moment ail seemed to realize that they were aboard a runaway car. Moterman Seitz had lost control of it, and away it dashed down the mountain. Then somebody rushed for the rear di>or. Instantly every other passenger followed. There w ere skrieks and cries, and the fatal crash then came. The Iron Chancellor. Ihe jieople of Germany are indulging in a grand celebration in honor of the birthday anniversary of Bismarck, the father of

the empire. The iron chancellor has attained his eightieth year. Fetes are to be continued throughout several days. The rugged old w arrior seems to eniov the distinguished honors paid to him. as well he may. He was certainly the moving spirit in the events which made Germany a powerful nation, and is entitled to the gratitude of his jieople. Yillairc Almost Destroyed. Homellsville iN. Y. special: Nearly the entire village of Canaseraga was wiped out by tire. It started near the Cottage hotel, and under a brisk breeze spread rapidly to neighboring buildings. The entire population was called out to fight the flames, but they were uncontrollable. Word was sent to this city at 1:45 a. m..and at 3:30 a special train with two companies and an engine was dispatched. The entire business portion of the village is in ruins. No loss of life is reported, but there were a numlier injured. Half the population ia homeless, and thirty houses are in ruins The loss is about SIOO,OUO. A Battle Expected. Havana special: The Government lias received official advices to the effect that the rebel chief. General Antonio Maceo, has left Costa Kica on a Ward Line steamship. Tliese advices indicate that he has not yet landed anywhere in Cuba. Troops are being mobilized ami different divisions are being dispatched through the East. It is expected that an advance w ill be made upon the rebels without any delays. News of battle may tie expected to follow soon. Eventually, according to the plan of the authorities. :!2.0h) Spanish troops will lie sent against the rebels. Chicago Inter Ocean. It is announced that Janies s. Clarkson of Des Moines. lowa. ex-Cbairman of the Republican National Committee, is soon to take Control of the 1 Chicago Inter Ocean. The present publisher of the paper. Win. Penn Nixon, when seen, refused to confirm or deny the report. A gentleman who is in position to know says that the deal has been closed: that the purchase price approximates JWOO.OOO, and that Mr. Clarkson w ill make the paper the Middle States organ of the silver wing of the Republican party. Lottery Sharks Barrett. Postmaster Carlisle of St. Louis, has received orders from the pvstotfiee department to not deliver litters to the St. Louis Mutual Bond Company, the Guarantee Investment Company, and the lutual Benefit Society. Those letters will lie stamped "fraudulent,” and returned to the w riters. The charge against them is that they are engaged in conducting a lottery or similar venture, for the distribution of money through the mails by lot or chance. Rudder of Ihr Cliirora. A dispatch from Whiting. Ind., says that the rudder of the ill-fated steamer Chicora was found on the lieach one mile east of i that place. The finding of wreckage strew n along the beach at jmints between Whiting and St. Joseph substantiate the report that the steamer was seen off St. Joseph the fatat night, and also materially disturbs all theories regarding its location during its last struggles. How Often, oh How Often: A seven-year-old son of David Adams, living three miles from Rome, Ohio, was accidentally shot by an elder brother while the latter was exaining an old revolver which was supposed to be unloaded. The ball, which w as of a 32-caliber, entered the the abdomen, and the attending physicians have been unable to locate it. The boy is in a critical condition, and his recovery is extremely doubtful. Civil Service Spreads. The Civil Service Commission ha* decided that the employes in the Census Office are within the classified service. The question was a disputed one for some time, but the commission holds that, as the census exists no longer as a bureau but merely as a division of the Interior Department. the-90 clerks now engaged on the force are entiiled to the benefits of the civil service law. A Residence Burned. Fhe lion. T. W. Palmer’s fine residence on Wots 1 ward avenue. Detroit, caught fire from a bad chimnej and the south wing was destroyed. The house contained much valuable curios and bric-a-brac gathered from ail parts of the world by Mr. Palmer, and works of art. Much of that .stored in this part of the residence was saved, and the loss is only SIO,OOO. One Killed, One Saved. Robert McGee, a miner employed in Harper's mine, near Zanesville, Ohio, was instantly kille<l by a fall of slate from the roof of the mine. He was working witn a man named Church, who stepped back to fill a lamp as the slate fell and escaped. Peace in Peru. Advices received at Buenos Ayres from Lima are to the effect that peace has been restored in Peru. THE MARKETS. Chicago (’attic. <*qmmon tn prime, $3.75 to $6.75: hogs, shipping grades, $3 to $5.25: sheep, fair to choice. $2.50 to $5; v heat. No. 2 red, 54c to 55c: corn. No. 2. 45c to 46c: oats. No. 2. 29c to 30c; rye. No. 2. 55c to 56c; butter, choice creamery, 20c to 20U»c; eggs, flesh, 1U 2 <- to 12Vy.’; jxdatoes. car lota, per bushel. 75c to Ssc. Indianapolis Cattle. shipping; $3 to Si-25; hogs, choice light. $3 to $5; sheep, common to prime. $2 to $4.75: wheat. No. 2 red, 54c to 55c; corn. No. 1 white. 45c to 46c; oats. No. 2 white. 33c to 34c. St. Louis—Cattle. $3 to $6.50: hog*. $4 to $5; wheat. No. 2 red. 54c to 55c. corn. No. 2. 42c to 43c; oats. No. 2. 30c to 31c; rye. No. 2. 57c to 58c. Cincinnati—Cattle. $3.30 to $6.25; hogs. $3 to $5.25; sheep. $2.50 to $4.75: wheat, Xu. 2. 59c to 60c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 48c to 49c; oats. No. 2 mixed, to rye. No. 2. .59c to 61c. Detroit Cattle. $2.50 to $6.25; hogs. $4 to $5; sheep. $2 to $4.75; wheat. No. 1 white. 58c to 59c; corn. No. 2 yellow. 48c to 49c; oats. No. 2 white. 32c to Toledo—Wheat. No. 2 red. 57c to 58c: corn. No. 2 yellow, 45c to 46c: oats. No. 2 white, 33c to rye. No. 2. 52c to 54c. Buffalo—Cattle. $2.50 to $6.50; hogs, $3 to $5.25; sheep. $3 to $5.50; wheat. No. 2 red, 60c to 60%c; corn. No. 2 yellow. 49c to 50c; oats. No. 2 white. 35c to 36c. Milwaukee—Wheat. No. 2 spring. 56c to 57c; com. No. 3. 46c to 46%c; oats. No. 2 white. 32c to 33c: barley. No. 2. 52c to 54c; rye. No. 1.5.5 cto 57c; pork, mess. sl2 to $12.50. New York—Cattle. $3 to $6.75; hozs. $4 to $5.50; sheep, $3 to $5.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 62c to 63c; corn. No. 2. 56c t< 57c; oats, whit? Western. 37c to 41c; butter. creamery. 14c to 22c; eggs, Western. 12%c to

HONOR TO BISMARCK. COMPATRIOTS CELEBRATE HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY. Devotion to the Iron Chancellor Shown by Enthusiastic Citizens of the Fatherland — Friedrichsruhe Besieged with Crowds Anxious to Do Homuge. All Germany in Gala Drews. The founder us the German t ; ' e. Prince Bismarck, was 80 years old Nb day. and never was birthday celebrated more royally. All Germany participr.:« ». and Friederiehsruhe advices say m uiy thousands came in person from all p -.s-s of the empire to offer their congrat motions to the veteran statesman. Not since the battle of Sedan has a:.xthing occurred that has been so inspiring for the cause us German unity as the ?elebration of Prince Bismarck’s birthlay. Germans all over the civilized world joined in doing honor to the gr. yinired ex-chancellor. Telegrams and Inters poured in upon the «»!<! man from the ‘our quarters t>f the globe. It is said that 1.006 parcels and 200.000 letters and post cards arrived for him. to say nothing of multitudinous telegrams. These honors are paid to a man the like of whom are few in history, and ou the occasion of an vent in his life such as is vouchsafed to wr PRINCE BISMARCK. but few mortals. The man who rounded out his eightieth year Monday has earned his honors as the creator of united Germany. Fr<uu 1836 almost continuously until his disagreement with the young emperor in IS9O, Bismarck was in the public service of his country. He it was who contended with iron will for the unification of the German States while that idea was as yet but a dream in a fewlarge minds like his. He it was who in 1862, on entering ui»on the office of miniver. forced upon an unwilling constituency the project of military reform and the expulsion of Austria, which was achieved at Sadowa. He it was who drew up the constitution for the new German Federation, and he, too. was the one to cement that federation into perpetuity by inciting the war with France. According to the dispatches, the weather on the morning of the celebration was glorious. By S o’clock five trains, each bringing about I.imhi persons, hail arrived from Hamburg. In addition numbers of people flocked in by the various roads from the surrounding country. The railroad.station was hung with garlands, flags and Chinese lanterns. The dispatch of congratulation which King Oscar of Sweden and Norway* sent to Prince Bismarck alludetl to the latter as the creator of German unity. Emperor Francis telegraphed congratulations to the prince. Thousands Gather in the Meadows. The general public was not admitted to the castle gardens where the reception was held, but thousands of persons gathered in the meadows on the other side of the stream overlooking the gardens. At 12:30 p. m. the band of the Fourth regiment of foot guards took a position in the garden opposite the palace and played the •'Hallelujah Chorus” from the “Messiah’’ and other popular airs. Boon the strains of “Die Wacht am Rhein” were heard in the distance, announcing the approach of the students’ procession. The terrace was then occupied by Prince Bismarck, his family and their numerous guests. As the students were marshaled m front of the terrace and on the rising ground to the left the band played “Heil Die Siegeskranz." Prince Bismarck appeared on the ter race. The crowds about the castle had by that time been swelled to quite 12.000 persons. At the moment the prince’s stately form was recognized by the students and the public there arose a mighty cheer, which echoed far aud w$ . and the students clashed their swords to gether in the air. Prince Bismarck wore a cuirassier uniform and was without a cloak. He raised his helmet and stood bowing until the cheers had subsided. The spokesman of the students’ deputation, Bruch, a theological student of the University of Bonn, then ascended the tribune and conveyed to Prince Bismarck THE BISMARCK COAT OE ARMS. the congratulations of his fellow students, representing thirty universities. He concluded by presenting to the prince an address and requesting him to accept as a birthday present a handsome shaft of marble, iron, silver and gold, with symbolical figures and surmounted with the German eagle. Prince Bismarck having inspected and admired the monument, which occupied a prominent place in the corner of the terrace, advanced to the balustrade and amid renewed cheers and < lashing of swords, replied to the address of the students. The ex-chancellor spoke for about twenty minutes, clearly and distinctly. Richard Vaux, who died in Philadelphia a few days ago. is the only American who ever danced with Queen Victoria

DEMAND FOR HORSE-MEAT. Western Breeders May Find a Mar* ket in Germany. In view of the closing of (Jerman mar k< is to American cattle there is another direction towards which American packers might well turn their attention, and that is the pn*paration and sale of horse meat. The above is the suggestion made by L’nited States Consul E. W. Tingle, at Brunswick. Germany, in a report ta the State Department. He says that in large German cities the consumption of horse meat is almost as great ns that of beef aud uiuttvn and it is growing in the smaller towns. Os course the customers are exclusively of the poorer classes, but they comi»se nine-tenths of the consumers us the country and the meat is sold fur 7 cents a i»ound as against beef at from 15 to 25 cents. The consul sets out reasons to prove that horse meat is quite as good as beef. He says the demand has increased so rapidly in Germany that it is difficult to meet it. and whereas butchers formerly paid from $5 to $lO for a wornov.t horse for slaughter, they now pay $45 and SSO, and prices are rising. The consul sees here a great opportunity for American lockers. He says the horse supply in Ameri< a is practically inexhaustible; they can be raised in the West cheaper than cattle aud are more easily sb:p;M*d. The . eat cannot be canned, but it can be furnished salted or smoked as well as fresh, just a& it is used in Germany. Tire reiMirt touch * up<»n the astonishingly rapid disuse of horses in America consequent upon the introduction of the trolley car. which has made horse raising in the West unprofitable, and urges that the ranchmen may find relief by raising horses for food; the prejudice against the iih-at in Auiere a In-tUg ii«» gOud reason why he should not profit by the different state of things in another country. TO SETTLE WESTERN LANDS. Organized Campaign to Relieve Overcrowded Eastern Cities. Chairman William E. Smythe of the National Irrigation Comuiittve. repres. nting the irrigation congress of twenty Western States, inaugurated an Eastern campaign for his <<iuse in Wells Memorial Hall. Boston, the other night. Edward Everett Hale presided and made a vigorous S hin favor of an orem .‘d effort t< divert surplus population to surplus lands and develop industries and social institutions that would prove a strong attraction to the masses. He thought this movement one of the most inqiortant undertaken in many years. Mr. Smythe declared (hat ’’the cause of the West is the cause of the nation,” arguing that there is a direct relation between the surplus lands in the n»»w States of the far West and the pressure of economic conditions in th»* East. He believes it is necessary to provide an outlet not only for the unemployed, but as a means of bettering the conditions of the middle classes. He claimed that a larger percentage of tenants is found in the United States than in any other civilized country except Great Britain. INCREASE IN WHEAT STOCKS. Nearly 35,000,000 Biishels in Store in the Northwest. The Minneapolis Market Record reports 6.162.000 bushels of wheat in large country elevators in the Northwest against 5,457,000 bushels last year in the same elevators; in Minneapolis private houses. 704,(MK) bushels, an increase ol 36.000 bushels, against 1.151.000 last yeai in the same houses. The total stocks oi wheat in the Northwest, including Minneapolis public ami private stocks. Duluth stocks and country elevator stocks, is 34.932.<831 bushels, against a little more than 30,000,000 bushels on April 1 last year. The total receipts at Minneapolis. Duluth and Superior for the last week were 1,096.110 bushels, against 905.000 bushels the same week lust year, with shipments amounting to 121,000 bushels. With receipts of 7oO,i»00 bushels the past week in Minneapolis, there was an increase in public and private houses of 54,bushels, showing a milling consumption qf approximately 100.000 bushels daily. The consumption (his week is expected to be abqut the same. Women ngistere.l at Cleveland and gave their ages without protest. Sara M oi Tai, a Chinaman, is a candi date for Mayor of Ijexington. Neb. Supreme „f Michigan has <ie'■iileii that the Shaw aiitifusiun mt 1, legal, -Meat packers of Chicago anil Kansas City are endeavoring to kill a bill in Minnewt a. Minnesota is considering a bill which, if adopted, will prevent nnn« q.;..public schools. At a meeting in New York representatives of six parties gave reasons for their political faith. Arizona Legislature udjouraed in a fight, the general appropriation bill failing of passage. Over 1(10 men prominent in the reform movement in St. Louis were appointed judges of election. The Humphrey racing bill, the measure supported by the gamblers, passed the Illinois Senate. Friends of Senator Davis, of Mmne--.’ta nre urging him as a Republican candidate for President. The Delaware House defeated the bill permitting the City of Newcastle to adopt the single tax system. p mre t iS .°>, rS ° f in St. Louis completed their work by eliminating 11 ><s names from the poll books. Both Houses of the Nebraska Le-is-ature passe.! the bill providing that a Imunty shall b»- paid on sugar. The Utah Constitutional convention laal ”U the table the section referring to the taxation of church property. .J"?™ Passed a bill calculated to abolish truck stores in connection with coal mines iu the State.

WIPED OUT BY FIRES. FLAMES CAUSE OVER $1,000,000 DAMAGE. Milwaukee*;* West Hide Business Di H trict Scourged Half a Dozen Mercantile' Firms and the Plankinton Estate Losers Loaa in Chicago. The Cream City Ablaze. Grand avenue, the heart nf west side, of Milwaukee, was the s< ««ne early Wednesday morning of one of the most serious conflagrations in the history 3f the city. The fire is the most disastrous sin<*e the Thy*d Ward conflagration of Oct. 28. 1892, am! the [iccuniary loss will exceed $1.U00,000. It furnished a magnificent spectacle for the thousands that filled the avenue and watched it from surrounding buildings. There were, however, luckily, no fatalities. Losa to the Plankinton Estate. The buildings owned by the Plankinton estate were the large brick structure covering half a block, occupied by Landanr & Co., wholesale dry goods dealers, und the Tanner Company, furniture, adjoining Landaur & Co. to the east, the buildin*; in the rear of Landaur & Co., occupied by the Reliance Storage Company, and the library building at the northwest <rner of 4th street and Grand avenue. The estate will suffer a loss of about $250,000 on the buildings occupied by Landaur Co., Tanner & Co., and the Reliance S rage Co., which were practically new. They were totally destroyed. The insurance on them is estimated at SO per < ent., which would make the loss the insurance Tompxnies are to bear approximately $200,000 on that structure alone Max Landaur, of Landaur & Co., said the stock carried at present by his firm was valued at s4ooJ*m>, and he usually carried about 80 per cent, insurance, which would make the actual loss of the firm $320,000. The Tanner Company’s loss was said to be about SIOO,OOO, though no member of the company could be found to give any accurate estimate. It was thought the furniture stock was insured for about 75 per cent, of the value. Big Clothiers Burned Ont. The Davidson estate was the owner of the building at 313 and 315 Grand are nue, located between part of the Plankinton building that was occupied by the Tanner Company and the Mathews building. in which the retail house of Morgan A* Co. is located. The only occupants of the store-rooms in this building were Barfing A Wambold, retail clothier*, but there were a few offices in the upper part of the two stories. The structure was one M frame. ith a veneer of brick, so the fire underwriters say, and was worth $20,mm) at the outside. The insurance was said to foot up to about $15,000. Burling & XVambold had just received i large consignment of spring goods, and the entire stock as well as the building was lost. With the new goods the stock was worth $90,000 or more, so one connected with the firm in a responsible capacity said. The insurance was about $70,000. Roebel & Reinhart, art goods and picture frames, were partially burned nut and the stock wholly ruined by heat and water; insurance, $60,(400. Young Men’s Christian Association Building on >th street was burned; loss. $75.000. There are many minor losses, including small stores and flats. THE BELL IN FLAMES. Big Clothing House in Chicago Suffers Its Second Fire. Fire which imperiled many lives and caused a loss of $176,000 broke uut in the basement of the Bell clothing store. State and Quincy streets, Chicago, at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. The Bell building’s contents were nearly all destroyed. Total insurance is $106,000. The fire started near the furna<*e and shot up the rear stairways with great rapidity, spreading to each of the five floors. A panic ensued among the employes. Many on the upper floors rushed to the windows and screamed for help. Charles 11. Smith, a salesman ou the second floor climbed out of a window on the State street side, and in trying to catch hold of a projection tn support himseif lost his balance and fell to the sidewalk, badly crushing both feet. Richard Burns, a 17-year-uld elevator boy, displayed great presence of mind. When.the alarm was given he ran his eleratcr to the fourth floor and led Miss Martell, one of the bookkeepers, to the cur and brought her safely to the ground, where she fainted. Miss Jennie Levy. :he cashier uu the first floor, bad het desk on a sort of platform from which a stair led to the second floor. She ran up the stair and through Manager Curtin’s office, crying “The store is on fire.” and reached the elevator in time to catch it on its last trip down. Then the *raps in the shaft, operated by electricity, fell, and the elevator could be run no longer. A confidential employe of the Bell Clothing Company said the value of the stock in the building was $200,000, and from what he could learn the damage was in the neighborhood of $150,000. He could give no accurate figures concerning insurance, hut said be thought the concern carried $75,00(4 to $90,(4(40. lhe shoe stock, he said, w*as not more than half covered. Jacob H. Cohn, the head of the firm, left for New York Monday afternoon to finish buying the spring stock. He was informed by teegraph of the fire and returned to Chicago at once. A serious fire occurred in the same building Aug. 28 last. The loss on the stock at that fire was $93,000. The loss on the building was $5,000. Told in a Few Lines. The Commercial Bank of Moscow, with liabilities of $127,000 and assets of $67,000. XX hat the Indiana Legislature needs is an athletic instructor rather than an enrolling and engrossing clerk. Gov. Stone, of Missouri, has appealed to the people of the State for aid for the poor of Kansas and Nebraska. Steel-workers at the Carnegie plant, Homestead, have reorganized and begun to talk of higher wages or a strike. Application for a change of receivers of the Oregon Short Line and the Utah Northern Railroad was denied in Portland. A temporary injunction restrains the principal of the public schools at Waverly Pa., from using the Bible in school ej ercises. North Dakota's Supreme Court has vrdereil a new trial in the case of Wife •lurderer Pancost, and the belief is he Il escape punishment.