Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 43, Number 29, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 March 1901 — Page 2

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C. DOAMBt Pablleuar. ASPKR. t INDIANA. At I'niontown. Kas.. on the Pith, M. B. Eckert, traveling salesman for Louisville (Ky.) company, wu arrested for soliciting orders for liquor. 11a ras lined $100 and aentenced to 30 days in jail. The RWarda to the vinners in th International fire brigr.dedisplay at the Paris exposition wort' issued on the 12th. They iiichj.lt- gob) medals to Chief (Jecrge C. Hale, of Kansas City. And Commissioner Besoit, of Canada. An order was sent to Uen. Chaffee, on the 15th. for the evacuation of China by American troops, leaving only a legation guard of 190 an. The troops will be removed from China the last of April. The Jamaican government has eiapowered the british ambassador at Washington to enter Into an agreement with the I'nitcd States governpent to extend for one year the time for the ratification of the reciprocity convention. The secretary of state has designated James H. Women, United Btates consul at Munich, Pavai'.a, it the delegate, on the part of the Inii ed States, to the International Art exposition to be held at Munich during the present J ear, A call was issued, on the 13th, from the headquarters of the I'nitcd Mmr Workers of America, instructing all local organizations if the order to celebrate April 1 HI the second nnnireraity of the installation of the eight hour day in mines. The Toledo (O.) bridge works, ot. the 15th, panned Into the bands of tbf American Bridge Co. The deal WW aonanmmated in New York and the price paid w is 1750,000, With the acquisition of t Iiis plant the American Bridge Co. controls M per cent, of the plants of the country. Blgnor Criapi, the celebrated Italian Statesman and former premier, during an audience of Dowager Queen afargherit, on the 15th, was attacked by a sudden illness and fell to the floor, slightly injuring1 his head, lie received immediate medical attention and was aide to return to his hotel. At the annual meeting of William Jessop A Sons, of Sheffield, on tue 12th, it was announced that the directors are about to establish works for certain branches of their business In the United Slates. This action, it Is explained, was in consequence of the combination of American ateel manufacturers. Gen. Frank C. Armstrong, of Washington, formerly assistant conunisaioner of Indian affairs and later a member of the Dswes Indian commisaion, has been appointed a special Indian inspector. His duty will be to Investigate and report on the condition of Indian! on reservations and the character of their lands. Ex-Senator Carter was at the White Bouse, on the l-'th. and discussed with Secretary Cortelyou some plana regarding the president's western trip. It is understood that th- presidential party are to visit ih- Yellowatone National par k . ami Mr. ( arter desired to make arrangement! for tue party when it passe through Montana and while In the park. Answering a telegraphic inquiry from an American company. Iff, Charlemagne Tower, the United States embassador to Kusaia. stated that agricultural machinery was not affected by the recent application of the Kuseian tariff law, which excepted such machinery from the provisions of Clause S3 of paragraph 107 and placed auch articles in a separate nlstisc It now transpires that just before Sailing for Knrope on the American liner St. Louis, Mr. irnegie, in addition to his i'oi'000 fund for pensioning disabled and superannuated memlers of his late employee, made a tender of 15,200,000 f.r the establishment of 65 branch libraries in O renter New York, the city to furnish sitei end provide for maintenance. lb v. F. P. Meyers and his wife, of England, arrived a New York, on tue 14th. on board the sssaeser .Majestic. Mr. Meyers conies here to COtad ict evangelical services. He will go to Richmond, V.. whet- he will begta bis work. He win condact eervices ia Atlanta, Cincinnati, Lousville, EH rasing ham. Indianapolis, ( hattanoogn .nfd Omaha, tailing for home on April 17. Privat adl ices re. eived in Washington, from high authorities in Havai.i, are to the effect lhat the Cuban people as a whole are manifest Inf very little interest in the proceedings of the constitutional convention, and also that it is not possible for any person nt this moment to forecast knowingly the action of the delegate! Upon the pending propositions touch tng relations with the United States. Ks-pressing his regrets at the small ef (icn. Harrison, former nrcai, ImiI I rover Cleveland said on the 13th: nes one or our countrymen should for n moment fail to realize the mtvlees which hin. Im-,, mrrr,..a in s a- . m Ihuti. l.,a... r 1. .. .1. . . . . . . . In hiirh nubile office he waa --- y patriot imj ami devotion to duty, often at the sacrifie.. of temporary popularity, and In private station ins In Unener and essmnle were niwavs In SI, .11,...,:, , - ""linn oi uvivwy ami nana eatitenshiv"

NEWS JX BRIEF. Oompiled from Yahoo Source. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. By the explosion of s boM.-r in flu Doremus laundry, 438 West Madison atreei, Chicago, on the Uth, eight persons were instantly killed. 4- were injured and several are missing. A quarrel between the police and tiremen as to whose duty it was to dig the rictiSM from tue ruins caused an uhiupt suspension of the search. Lord Psancefote, the Itritish sinbeseadot at Washington, has been ap.uutcd a member of the privy council. A serious cave-in ot the Spencr mine workings oci-urred at Duninorc, l':t., on the Uth, causing a surface disturbance of over seven hundred feet long sad 100 feet in widith. l'orr resiliences were so badly wrecked as to render them untenable. lien. ÜreeS A. MUtoa arrived st Rouxville, dränge Kb er colony, on the 11th. and round the place com

pletely deserted. The houses were open aid many of them contained no f urn it lire. John K. Tipton, the alleged defaulting treasurer and secretary of the international Switchmen's Union el North America, was arraigned at Huf falo, X. V.. on the 1-th. The charge was changed to that of grand larcny. first degree. Tipton pleaded not guilty, waived examination and was he'd for the grand uiry. The estate of Sir Francia Cook (the husband of Tennessee Claflin), who died in London, February 17, WSS sworn tn on the l-'th. It is valued at X 1.600,000 (ft. 100,000). The directors of ti e suspended First national bank of Nile. Mich., on the 1.1th, tiled a dee.aration again Charles A. Johnson, the missing cash ier of the bank, alleging that forgeries amount ing to ttOOQM against leading eitiens of the county had been committed by him. At Madrid, on the 1Mb, while the oAclabj engaged in collecting the oc troi w re assaulting a workman wh I had attempted to evade the tax, a large crowd gathered, angrily protesting, and the affair culminated in a r;ot. The gendarmes finally dispersed the mob. Four hundred hpii and boys had a pitched battle, on the 14th, in which 0vet a thousand .-hots were exchanged with three burglars, who were hiding in a patch of woods, three miles west of Farmington, Mich. After a desperate reaiatence the men surrendered. All three were badly wounded. tien. and former President Pcnjamin Harrison, died, on the 13th, at his home in Indianapolis, lud. In epite of the warninsr bulletins of his physicians, people erallv. the country over, had hoped that he would win in his brave battle against disease, and the final announcement of his death came as a shock. Mr. Harrison's deathbed was surrounded by relatives and friends, although neither Mrs. Mi Kit, his daughter, nor Col. Kussel! Harrison, his son. armed in time to see him alive. The French shipping companies, in view of the dockers' Strihs at Marseille, have decided to import Arab laborers to replace the native workmen. Kins bsrgeloeda of steel rails and 1,134,000 bushels of conl were hipped south from Pittsburgh, Pa., On the 1 -th. Ten million bushels of coal and 50,000 tons of raiN still awaited boats to carry them south. The British admiralty court, on the 12th, awarded the Getanen steamer Valencia (000 for her services to the Cunard liner Carinthia which, while en route from New Orleans to south Afrien, with 1,400 mules for the liritish army. was wrcrktd on the Hay tien coast last May. M. Bogollepoff, Russian minister of public Instruct Ion, w ho, w hile holding a reception, February W, was shot by Peter Ksrpovieb, formerly a st u de 1 1 nt the Fniversity of Moscow, died, on the ISth, of his wound. On the 1Mb It. Dun A Co, reported: "Failures for the Week were 209 in the United States, aginst 19o lust fear, and 33 in ('.ma. la. against U last year." Sir Fdwin Saunders, president of the Odontolotrical society, and dentist to King Edward and Qneea Alexandra, died la London on the Uth, Lieutenant-Comma ndcr William Braensrareather has been relieved from duty as captaia of the port t Manila, be having ls-en condemned bv 8 medical survey ami ordered to the Yokohama hospital. II,- is succeeded by Lieut. v. J. Bears, Answering a question in the British house of commons, on the Hth. Lord Crsnbornei under secretary for tb foisjgn office, said no steps had bei n taken by his majesty's government to revise the Ilay-Paiinocfote treaty, but the government would hi ready to consider in a friendly way any pro posala made toward thai object by the I'nitcd States. The trial of the most prominent reliel in the colony of Natal, South Africa, a man named I)e .lager, has been concluded nt Pictcrinaritzimr -. lie was sentenced to tie gears' imprisonment tad to pay a fine r,f A. ,.- ooo. De Jager was Beer eoseaaendant. George Weaver, of Canal Dover, ont of empb. , m.'iit . on lho 14th, anot is sleeping wife to death snd 1: tiled himself, leaving seven orphaned children. The hnlc was found by nsigobors in its dead mother's arms on -pred with Mood. It was rumored, on the 14th, that crisis was immini nt in the Portuguese cabinet. Li Hang ( Imiijj is reported again in good heal tn.

The California state supreme court, on the ltlh, grunted a uew trial to Mrs. Cordelia Hot kin, who was conv ict cd of the murder of Mra. J. P. Punning, in the summer of IS9H, Slid sentenced to life imprisonment. A French torpedo boat which had been sent to meet an incoming transport, the l.erhin, at Prist, sprang S leak, on the 14th. und suddenly began to till, sinking in few minutes. The crew narrowly escaped in the boats. ( blna has strenuously objected to the limitations f the Manchurian convent ion respecting the importation of arms, thu reorganization of tin, army and the aeaetioaJ control by Itussm over Chinese officials. The San Juan de Porto Rican city council has decided to disband he municipal police and ask tiov. Allen to assign the insulir police to city duty. Tie governor will piobably comply with the request. The will of former Secretary of Stale Wm. Kvarts was filed for pro

bate in New York on the 14th. All of the estate is left to the family. LATE NEWS ITEMS. With King- Edward's special permission a deputation of the Kovul Munster fusiliers, including tien. Laurie and Col. Johnston, visited the mausoleum at Progmore, on the 17th, and laid a beautiful Celtic cross of shamrocks and lilies upon the tomb of tjueen Victoria in memory of St. Patrick and of Queen i toria's comma ad a year ago to the Irish soldiers to wear shamrock. Fire in Pittsburgh, Pa., on the 17th, destroyed the fell factory of the Hiram . French Co., in which it origi as ted; the main building of the exposition, two extensive lanaber yards and three small dwellings. One fireman was killed iuid three badly injured by a live wire coining in contact with tin nozzle of the hose. The property loss is estimated ut 1230,000; well insured. There is much talk in Mexico about President Diaz going to Fl Paso. Tex., in order to meet President McKinley when the latter makes his trip to the Pacific coast, but there seems to be some doubt as to which government should take the initiative. Bach president ha.s a high regard for the other, and a meeting between them would be the first event of the kind. All that was mortal of Benjamin Harrison, ( hristian, soldier and statesman, former president of the I'nited States, was laid to rest in Crown Hill cemetery, near Indianapolis, Ind., on , the 17th. The obse.piies were attended , by President McKinley, Qov, Durbin of Indiana, the members of Mr. Harrison's cabinet and fully fifteen thousand of his fellow citizen. The prohibitionists of Deiner, Cid., have nominated a ticket composed en- ! tirely of women for the city offices to be filled at the election on April U next. Their candidate for niavor is Mrs. A. A. Haw ley, president of the . St.ite Yoni n's Christian Tempera nee union. Rev. Elijah Kellogg, author and preacher, whose fame rested on his Ix.oks for boys and his composition "Spartacus to the Oladiators." which nearly every school boy has learned a Some tune, died in Harp-well, Me., on the 17th. in ins eighty-eighth year, Harvard and Vale, American, have challenged Oxford and am bridge, English, for a regulär sei of track fames, to be held in New York during the early part of next July. M rsnJ Da Boulede ha telgrxpbed n friend In Paris thai lite nccoads of M Andre I riff et told ais own seconds th. ' If. Buffet had reeclvedi In view ot his ( hristian prim ip' to nilow M De Uoulede to tin- in the proposed duel without his ( V (lullet) returning the fire, it woui i therefore, have I I Ii FO WRIT ice on the part of M. Ibmlede t insist upon earri ing on the dnei. In accordance With President McKinley' leeent order tb.it the li--;is-ui er of Cuba should be i citicn of that Istsad, Oca, V !. on the Isth, cabled to tl e w ir department thai he had appointed Charles Kotos 4M treasurer of ('II;:. BSSeel n Y Itoot t -jii-firUMil I he appointment A colon of ion negroes left Knos vi'!. T, i. Ii., on the Isth. for Haw ni, andcT a three-year 'ontrael to the liswn'iaa Commercial and Itagnr Co ' The parly was raised S. d. Maples, ' an intelligent negro, w '.n go5i with the colonists, many of whom ooiupr.se v. hole families. The (has,, Bobeaoa, Vetehcntaj American Linen, and Met.ieoniet eot ton i ill's at Fall L'ver, Mass . ipetat lag ". i.i.iii, Rplsdles, were atopped, on the l"tU, in purannct! of an agree menl t curtail pmdu!tioi. Many other mills uit expected t., dot dwa iborUy. J H 11. I "rake, a bachelor farmer, was found e. .id in his house nnli-H north of Kose Hill la . on (he isiit. With live I .1 Hots in his .,u Hia. e vas Wealth and was RriOWU to n ive ' cash ShOttl the piece. He had Ih'cii dem! three days or Mors whm finrnd. The fir t carlo.-ul of exhihitl from not hi rn Csllfornl i for t:ie Pan- inerican rxpviaittoa at Buffalo, n. . left Los Angeles, on the isth. The oaf laelexleil a lypieal si '.-ei; tn ofCnHfor ilia protloeta. Another im- w.is to fob laW 111 I few da V s. The United State aaaeemj ouit, Oti the Idth, restored t . i ,c docket for re-argumenl the ease of tne Carnegie ht i Co, v . the i Bhthrlt H"u Co, Fh ease involves the patent peO'JCai oi st, , i making and was argued in Jahna; . o l t ,. ; thev-prcideni ( levels ad fent hia s!xtv-fourh birthda r u I km home in Prisjcetaw, . ln with Mrs, Cleveland ami their cbildrea, lie sa w5l-ilw '' "" ' -Nl "J wwgratti' lator tclcgruuis were received.

NEWS FROM INDIANA.

Lotest Ravjnlngs Withlo th Bardors of Our Own Stats, OsslSvS Woman IteaS. Richmond, bat, March it, Mrs. Mar. Pluck, of CMatOB county, whins Sftlict ion w ith a complicated at Hick ot Addisons disease, known as ossification, has attracted the wide attention of medical men and scientists for If months, is dead. The progress ,.f the disease continued up to the time of her death rme bscaass perfect I j help less, the lesh hardening until her whole bodv was a rigid n stone, and took on a marble like appearance. city Pbshss Mtaainor, Alexandria, tod,, March 15. The friendl Of the tat Prank I!. Morris, citv treasurer at the time of his death in January, were disagreeably surprised by a report of a shortage in the treasurer's otticc. Joseph Shoemaker, of Anderson, was employed by the council to examine the books. Mid be has reported a deficit of nearly $.noO. but has not attempted so far as known to ti the res sibility for the shortage. c I. nine law. Indianapolis. Ind.. March l.V The Leymaa game bill is i law, the gov rrnor having signed it. The feature which permitted hunters to poach on the preserves of Chicago clubs was stricken out. Hunters from outside of the state must pay an annual fee of WS and must carry their licenses. No quail is allowed to be sold in the state and not more than 1 quail can be killed In one day by one hunter. Cannon Secured. frawfordsville, Ind., March IS, Word has been received from ( onmssman Landia that he has necnred the consent of the war department to give to this city four cannon cap- j tared during the Spanish-American rar. These trophies of victory arc. to be placed in the public square of the city. t'aed l nantlte. Richmond. Ind.. March IS. F.arly in the morning five robbers blew 'he safe of the Farmers' Imnk at N'. vv Msdiaon, enst of here. but were esred away betöre they aecurcd any money, escaping on a hand.ar. The explosion damaged the safe that it could not be opened and the officials sent here to borrow money. nra OfcllStSnn Selenee. t.i: ....:- l,l t.,r, l, I', l If the iniii.in. ,("...-. , bills acted on just before the ( lose of the legislature is Senator Wood's medi. al bill, which makes it unlawful for Christian Scientists and Dowieltea tO I engage in healing r treating pnttcatS without examination by the state medical board. The bill WiH become a law without the governor's signature. Osasttpos, Indianapolis. Ind.. March IS, The täte board of health has reports of 101 cases of smallpox in Lawrence county, south of Bedford. The b- esse is among quarrymen, and while mild in form, it has presd with great rapidity. The board als, received reports of 40 cases of smallpox ia Rochester, W Minted bf Whltcenp. Terre Haute. Ind.. March IS. Jefferson Tennis, n resident of Alum Cave, was served a whitccap BOticC to go to Work and cease his sloth- j fnl hsbita. The notice did not have the desired effect, and the BCXt .... II I 1 -. M tiilJIlt lie wns eaiieu inn ami ii.'",. Blnce then he has not been seen. Uaie Oeeeseee. Paoli. Ind.. Vsreh IS, Fx Sheriff Lindtey Jones has beCB appointed by ;..v. Hurbin to serve as overseer and manager of the paroled convict .f the JetTet-sonv ille refonoatorv and to superintend the transfer of pris. .tiers from the Jefferson ilM reformatory to the Michigan City prison. pie or Bnttte. Danville, lmi., Ifarch IS -Charlto IlollingSWorth, arrested in lndianaoiis for horse stealing, pleaded prullty in the Hendricks circuit court, and has been committed under the indeterminate sentence act . PwMtsti w Ms)S)d. Kvanavtlle, Ind.. March l.V Horace Boyd, tried In police court for break r.ir Into the Grand opera house to tee the performance, was given a public whipping in the corridors of the lockup. Vm Hit n I. Lebanon. Ind.. Msrch IS, The Farmers' state bank ha-, opened its doors. The . apilal Stock is f o.ooo. which vvill be increased. .1. bf, Martin id president. Issone, Rising Sun. Ind., Msrch IS, -Conrad 'smith. f7 yeaM Old, and a prominent citizen of this county, is insane, the result of an acute attack of the grippe. New PSWt nmee Indianapolis, Ind.. Mann II A I I office has been establish,,! at Illach Hawk. Vigo county, with Be orgs C Smith as postmaster. Kilted hp the Core, fhurood. Ind.. March f.V Frank Poena. Who had COBSe here from Chicago, was killed by a train mar North Vernon. Ilurnetl I, 11,-nth Waahlngton, Ind., March IS Mrs. IsrenCC Wood, of Righ Hanks, was burned to death, her dress catching from n grate. I'onitit Tlenrt. Dresser, Tmi.. Itsreh t".. Mra, Flora hfeDonal, wife of a weli-knowa farmer, vvts found dead at her home near here

RUSSIA'S TROUBLES AT HOME.

Slat of Nlrff I'rurlaliurtl ni l.lMa, Ulrfl ud KliarknS bjr Kraana f Hluta. Pt. Petersburg h. Marsh is in conequenoa ot the riotous diaturhancei follow ing the demouatratlona romoied by aaivsrsity students, the government has proclaimed a state ( siege at Odessa, K it IV. and Klu ikotT It is reliably reported here that student died at Kharkoff from in juries sustained in the disorders ol tan r, -i la t hat city. Fight hundred students of the I'ni reraity of St. ivti rsburg, virtually ni, remaining here, met last Friday and resolved not to attend further lectures. The police subsequently ar rested S, l our hundred students of the Tech aological school cnti red the courtyard of th' institution to hold a meet ing, und the police inscribed ull thcil names. The mining academy is already entirely closed, It is reported thai Count Tolstoi who ever since his excommunication, has been loudly cheered wherever h has made his appear.ii.ee. is taking an active part in the disturbances a) Moscow where the situation is complicated by a strike i ( the operative! Of several large factories. DEFEATS ITS OWN PURPOSE. The (irrroiin Meat Inspection Las WorUInu a Hardship al Horns, Washington, Starch iv The der man in. it inspection law absolutely prohibiting the importation of Amor lean corned ln-ef. sausages, etc., which went into effect some time ago, hat made no friends, according to a report read at the state department froir United states Conaul Diedrich, at Ben Un, The law has been the object ol very severe criticism in Germany, according to the consul, and one of t lie most pointed arguments against it bai Wen that it defeats the avowed purpose of promoting public health because the resultant high prices 01 meat lessen its consumption, while tin health of the Geraaan nation dsmandi an increase. The fact that the meat insK'ction law has put the prices up is a Well-established fact, according tc Consul Diedrich, and especially amonf the laboring classes ia the loss al Vmerican corned beef at a low ligurt most strongly felt. VAUNTING VENEZUELA. ( onllnnri to t.ive I n use for Tronbll it ln be Hard for hSSff tn Meet. Port of Spain, Trinidad. March !. News luis reached here that the I'nited States consular agent at Parcelona. Venezuela, Mr. Ignaclo H. Paiz, has been arrest -d by Venssuelsa db vials and imprisoned v. ithout adeipi.il cause. This is the second time he ha been treated la tins fashion within the last live months, and he will re iga unless pro tee tod by the Wash ington government. It appears that several sums ol money have been forced from him by VtnCCUeisn Officials, under threat ol imprisonment. The protest of Mr. Bala to Washington seem to have been met with no response thus far. Three months ago Mr. I.oornis, the I'nitcd States minister at Caracas, made demand upon the Venezuelan government for SB apology for the first outrage, but bis Communication was ,uitc ignored. JAPANESE PAUPER LABOR. Flrnt Step Toward MSSSSetag th Tide of an I ndralrahle laa of Immliiral Inn. Seattle, Wash. March 1. Fnited States Immigration Inspector I.avin arrested It .Japanese who came from Victoria, H. ('., by steamer and lodged them in jail. The men wer-' healthy and had the funds required by the statute, but were taken be f Off a board of impiiry on the ground that they were liable to become paupers. The board upheld this view and the Japans sewiii be at once rc-ehlpped fot british Columbia, The inspector says that this is the first step toward temming the recent strong tide of Japanese pauper labor. M'KINLEY AND DIAZ. Am Intimation that The Wa Meet During; the 1'iirmrr'i Western Trip. Mexico ( ity. March 1. The Mexi can consul nt Fl Paso. Tex., Mr. Mallen, has returned from a three-days' stay nt Cuernsvsca, where he had aa interview with President Diaz. He Bay the president is in excellent health. There continues tohemuch talk here about P resident Diaz goinif to F.I Paso in order to meet President McKinley when tin- latter makea his trip to the Pacific coast, but tin-re seems to be oms doubt iis to which government should take the initiative PEACE PROSPECTS HOPEFUL. Oner l.naaea fnr Last Month Very teeven Ban, ie wcn t leensssav da II ro Uen 1 p. Pretoria, March IS, The prospects Of peace are still hopeful. The Poer losses Isst BlOUlh were IfiO kilhst, tod wounded and 1,008 captured snd mnrreadered, Owing to the heavy rains, lien. French's transport difficulties are atill enormous. Cape Town, March 1. OOS, Df Wet's couimundo has been broken up

FIVE ACRES IN FLAMES.

Srrluua nd UMlructlva l smSUSUmStaa Hwaapa ihr Klvar Vrnnt ot Mouth St. biuli. Si. Louis, March 19. Shortly beforf one o'clock yesterday afternoon, Irs was discovered in the big Aahsttser Müsch ioehouss at the foot of i hero kec street. Spreading rapidly, the names soon rommunhvstsd to the repair plant of the Aniericiin I ar anil Foundry Co; from whence, "ainii headway i": wpitS of the bcS cffurtl ui 'he lire ,1, a I 1 liicnt.il a I id, , hi lui n a nd eit he- dstl ro ed Of SSiousll dam aged the shops ,,i th,- Standard Parroll ( o., st mi t ,v Co. Pickle fsetory, Ihres two si, , ry brick dwellings, fic scattered huildinirs, W, J. lavmp brewing Co. icehouse, I nitcd States OUgk Heering depot for l--airs of hair -etc. the old Arsenal ami the clubhouse of the South Side Hunting und Fishing club. It three o'clock an area of fly ,,,1, ha I been swept by the flames ..ml 0 fire was still spreading. A general alarm drew all of th, available tire companies to the scene and even then additional oatU were sent out for more apparatus. A strong southesst wind fanned ihe dames until they were beyond control, ami the tircint n could onh at nil I le to beep the Ire a ithin the limb stated. Mont of the buildings were low rtrueturos, eovsring great deal of grouad, and the icehouses, rsi Utllv hurned lihe tinder, Ambulances wen summoned from the South side dispensarj and patrol wsgons from the Wyoming Street polios station t. be ns.-d in ase of emergency. The city pa per in estimating tin losses by the tire, vary greatly, on. placing the amount Ui 1100,000; an other at 1000,000, while a third names 11,000,000 as the least amount. tainni itKiTiVr rii i-. I lie Tonn of Hlnniarck. Mn.. ItflSSM W loci tut of Ktlatener. P.ismarck, Mo., March 1!" Bil march, u little -ii of l.oon inhab itants. was almost destroyed bv lire yesterday, a strong wind w.e bios Ing from the south ..imost amounting to a gale that drove the flames forward irresistibly . and carried into tinair large flaming pieces ot cinders, that, falling on the roofs, started neu tires, jumping streets and blocks. I here were no means of fighting Hre, anil the inhabitants were helpless to stay the tin in e., which swept on until forced to stop by lack of material. The Iron Mountain lailroad divide the town, and the west side escaped. A BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY. It Wat t loarlv follow,! by mn lni(iuflrnl attempt lo BSSaSI Itlaekmall. Kansas ( ity. Mo.. March 19. A theft of :i.i'ou worth of diamonds from Ed wrsrdi a Bkssn, wholesale jewelerstsnd a thront tO kidnap the yoUUg son 0 Oeorge H. Kdwards unless SI. ua paid immedisteljr for the return ol the L'eins. is a -lory with which tht local detectives arc wrestling. The buy is being guarded closely. The theft, according to statements nisde public yesterday by detectives. oeSUrred lata Monday afternoon, the llth. The gems disappeared mysi ously from the firm's storeroom in the Reith V Perry ttice building in Iii downtown district, and all effort I t. trace them prove UllSVillng. On tllC following- morning Mr. Edwards n cetved a letter containing a proposition t return the diamonds upon Ibe payment of l,uon. The letter stipulated that the money, in ISO bills, be v rapped in a package ; nd left at m d night Weines, lav at urtieth and Ma-g-e streets, in the southern part at the city. The letter (S press I) staled that the paehage should be sent mil by William DVsrtluff, one of the Arm' clerks, ami closed by threatening to kidnap Mr. Fdw.u.ls' son if the monej was not forthcoming, Mr. Edwards immediately had bis son taken out of school, und he lias Since been guarded at the Fdwanihoree, Wednesday night, PcardutT, with a pocksgc "f waste .a per, went alone tO the corner designated. In his story to the detectives DeardufT said he H met by two men, one of whom demanded the package ami then com ma mied : "Now. you turn .'in k. and don't lookback .mil don't s.iy a word for lit hours.M The next day Dearduff reported that he bad found the missing (TOy in tin bssetnenl of tb Keith ,v IVrr building. Later he reported that while working In the basement someone stabbed him in h" lack. The w.oinl was trilling. He could not give a l scriptum of his -iss.nl int. Murdered for Ilia Mimii'I. OahaloOSS, la.. March 11. H. B. Drake, (I bachelor farmer, was esterday found dead in his house the miles north Of Pose Hill. la., with five bullets in his body. Drake was wealthy and was known to have cash sbOSl tlx- place. He had been dead tiliett da y s or more. MILITARY MATTERS. Experiments in the requisitioning of food, fodder, etc.. for troops as in war times are to be made this year In Trance. The tube of a Pbinch gun him -n special groovcM, CSUSlng its projectile to revolve T." tunes per second as it leaves the mUSSkt, Qreece will copy the Swiss army System, Instead of three years' oonecutlve service, recruits will drill ito dayi in the first year and M dajs every year thereafter for 12 veers.