People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1895 — Page 3

SWEPT BY A FLOOD.

CLOUDBURSTS PLAY HAVOC IN THE WEST. Large Portion of the Town of Soeorro N. MSwept Away and Many Persona Drowned Wyoming Campers Caught in the Bashing Waters. Albuquerke, N. M., Aug. —A cloudburst at Socorro, a few miles south of here, Tuesday afternoon caused a flood in which at least seven persons were drownend. About 2 o’clock two clouds were seen approaching, driven by consisting currents of air, a rain cloud from the east, a storm cloud from the west. Near Snake river, about eight miles from this city, the clouds met. Soon a great river poured thrr>agh the principal street of the town. Huge bowlders, bridge timbers, logs and thousands of small stones came down with the mighty mass of waters. Nothing could resist the torrent. It swept men along with it in its mighty rush. To the great mass of debris carried down from the mountains on its crest, were added the timbers of many homes. Struggling in the mass were men, women and children in danger, not alone from the swift-rushing waters, but from the stones, timbers and pieces of furniture which were being dashed against them. The scene after the great wave had passed was one,of desolation. Portions of the city had been swept out of existence. A hasty count revealed the fact that over fifty houses had been entirely swept away, in many places nothing remaining to show that a building had ever stood there. Those which were still standing were badlydamaged, and few of them are worth repairing. After a careful examination It is known that over 200 houses are damaged to a greater or less degree by the water and the mass of debris it carried with it. Men, women and children were rushing madly to and fro searching for relatives from whom they had become separated when the flood dealt its first blow. Hundreds were missing, and it seemed that the list of dead would mount high. It has not yet become certain by any means, for many inhabitants of the town are yet missing. Nearly an enntire family, that of Joseph Durant, was swept out of existence. The bodies of six of the members have been recovered. Others are still missing’ Sweeping down the valley the flood continued to carry all before it. Five bridges were swept out on the Santa (Fe road and miles of track were undermined and destroyed. All stock in the valley is believed to have been lost. Crops have been totally destroyed. In this vicinity alone the damage to property is estimated at $1,000,000. Towns south of here are reported to be flooded and the destruction of property is said to be complete.

CAMPERS DROWNED. Wyoming Pleasure Seekers Swept Away by Floods. Casper, Wyo., Aug. I.—A cloudburst near here played havoc with the campers in the valley of Garden creek. The first thing the flood reached was the pleasure resort at the head of Garden creek. At this point all the buildings were crushed and swept away and the original site of the hotel at this point Is buried beneath debris twenty or more feet deep. From here the water followed the course of the creek and demolished everything in its path. This flood of water in its rush down the side of the mountain found many campers up and down the creek, either sleeping or just about ready to retire for the night. S. Newby and his family had retired for the night, when suddenly they were surrounded by water, and a race for life commenced. Newby says that he heard his wife scream for help. He tried to catch hold of her. but missed and in the next second was being carried on by a great rush of water. That was the last he saw of his wife and baby. Newby grabbed the limbs of a floating tree and after drifting about forty rods was thrown on a bank. The body of Mrs. Newby was found beneath a pile of debris twenty feet high. The boy has not been found. Near the Newby camp Samuel Harrison, lately of Alliance, Neb., was camping. Harrison’s two children were caught in the great flood and carried away. The bodies of the children were recovered. One of the children was a boy 12 years old, and the other a girl of 16. FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILED. Cloudburst Does Immense Damage In Colorado. Cripple Creek, Col., Aug. I.—A freight train on the Florence & Cripple Creek railroad was caught in a landslide and derailed near Adelaide Tuesday night. A succession of cloudbursts occurred at the head gs Eight-Mile creek, about twelve or fifteen miles north of Adelaide. Engineer R. M. Gove and Fireman Murice Lyos saw the water coming down the creek. Lyons managed to escape by climbing up the side of the mountain. Gove is. supposed to have been drowned. Brakeman Dolan is thought to have lost his life. f The flood was caused by a cloudburst and a wall of water twenty feet high rushed down the narrow canyon. Three lives were lost and four employes of the railroad company are missing. The dead are: MRS. CARR, aged 40. MR. TRACEY, aged 30. Cook, name unknown. The missing are: R. M. Gove, engineer, aged 35; has a wife and child at Florence. Dick Dolan, brakeman, aged 30; has a mother at Florence. Frank Caldwell, brakeman, aged 24. C. C. Hitchcock, night operator at Florence. The hotel, which was owned by Mrs. Carr and Mrs. Tracey, was completely demolished, but the waiters escaped. There were two landslides, one at Adelaide, the other at South Four-Mile. The latter landslide covered the railroad track for about 100 feet. V Colorado Is Flooded. Denver, Col., Aug. -1. —Colorado has been visited for two days with the most destructive rains and cloudbursts in the history of the state. At Boulder, forty miles north of Denver, three inches of

rain fell in four hours, damaging crops to an inestimable extent. Irrigating ditches and flumes have been damaged along their entire length. At Catskill in New Mexico, the Red river went on a rampage, bridges were washed out and several families in the town had to flee for their lives. From a score of other points in the mountain come reports of heavy rains and cloudbursts. Travel on all the mountain roads is interfered with, and it will be weeks before the damage to some of them is repaired. Western Rivers Rising. Wichita, Kan., Aug. I.—The Arkansas river is higher and reports of damages continue to come In, swelling the aggregate losses, which it is impossible at this time to approximately estimate. The Missouri Pacific railway has men at work trying to stop the river's encroachments on the western appproaches of its bridges.

FLY FROM INDIANS.

Settler* Parking Their Good* and Seeking Places of Safety. Pocatello, Idaho, Aug. I.—There seems to be some foundation for a revival of the Indian scare in Star Valley. The 900 Indians who are near Cariboo are all painted and appear to be on the warpath. All settlers in Star Valley have fled to the upper part of the valley and are fortifying themselves at Afton, Wyo., which is quite a town. This leaves all property at the mercy of the redskins. Mr. White of Salt Lake reports all the people of Gray’s Lake and Star Valley leaving their homes and coming to Soda Springs as hurriedly as possible in wagons and on horses. The excitement was caused by two messengers coming to the Upper Star Valley yesterday and reporting 900 Indians camped near Cariboo. Mr. White says these messengers report fifty families killed by Indians in Jackson’s Hole, but he could not learn when they left there. As soon as the news was received the people all picked up and left. Star Valley and Cariboo are forty miles from Soda Springs, but Cariboo is thirty miles west of Star Valley. It seems to be the impression these Indians are coming away from the United States troops and have begun looting and murdering on their road.

MARYLAND DEMOCRATS.

State Ticket Named at the Baltimore Convention. Baltimore, Md., Aug. I.—The ticket was named by the democratic state convention which met here yesterday. The gathering was called to order a little after noon by Senator Talbot, who predicted a big democratic success this year. The committee on resolutions after an hour’s deliberation returned with a unanimous report. The resolutions approved the democratic platform of 1892, and of the able and patriotic administration of President Cleveland. They declared against free silver and approved the Wilson tariff bill, which was characterized as the best the country has known for thirty-five years. The administration of Governor Brown was highly complimented. Following is the ticket: For governor, John E. Hurst: for comptroller, Marion DeKalb Smith; for attorney-general, Charles S. Crothers.

Not Allowed to Talk.

Philadelphia. Pa.. Auj£*l.— Holmes has not admitted anything and every Interview that has been printed as coming from him is false. He has not said that Pietzel committed suicide; he has said nothing whatever concerning the Pietzel children; he has not admitted that Chappel articulated skeletons for him and he has not expressed any dismay at the arrest of Quinlan. Holmes is perfectly willing to talk; will answer, any questions the visitor likes to put to him concerning his castle, but the authorities won’t let anyone talk with him. No newspapers are allowed to reach him until all reference to his case has been cut from them, and he is not aware of the evidence unearthed in Chicago. Experienced criminal lawyers say there is no good case against him.

Taylor Trial Nearly Ended.

Carrollton, Mo., Aug. I.—Arguments in the Taylor murder trial began this morning, the evidence being concluded yesterday afternoon. After the court had closed. Bill Taylor, in an interview with a reporter, said: “This whole thing is the result of an awful conspiracy against me —the charges of arson, forgery,.cattle stealing and all. I have been hounded and driven by my enemies, but I have as many, perhaps more, friends as enemies, and I will fight this to a finish. I am innocent, and I will never be convicted.”

The Alabama Race War.

Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 1. —The sheriff's posse returned from Brookside, the scene of Tuesday night’s face riot, yesterday, bringing with them ten negro rioters who had been arrested, two having been rescued from the enraged white miners after ropes had been placed about their necks preparatory to hanging them. One woman is among the rioters. Half a dozen women took part in the riot. All is quiet now.

Dissatisfied with Miners.

Ishpeming, Mich., Aug. I.—The business men of Ishpeming and Negaunee express disapproval of the strikers’ actions with reference to their rejection of the companies' proposition to call at the mines Monday morning. They tfilk of holdir.g a meeting for the purpose of taking steps to try and induce the men to wait on the mine officials to ascertain what concessions the companies are willing to offer.

Small Strike at Minonk. Ill.

Minonk. 111., Aug. I.—The miners of the Chicago and Minonk Coal and Tile Works company struck because there was a deduction from their wages of 50 cents and $1 for the doctoring of married men and their families and single men, respectively. The men will go to work again, as tt.e company will not insist on collection.

Won on a Foul.

Boston, Mass., Aug. I.—George Dixon, the champion featherweight pugilist of the world, last night won on a foul in the fourth round, in a contest with Tommy Connelly, ex-amateur featherweight champion pugilist of the world.

THE PEOPLE'S PILOT, RENSSELAER. IND., THURSDAY. AUG 1. 1395

SPAIN HUMILIATED.

PAYMENT OF MORA CLAIM OPPOSED. The United State* Declared to Have Shown an Unfriendly Disposition by Taking Advantage of Cuban Insurrection. Madrid, Aug. 1. —Republican and carlist senators and deputies have addressed a protest to the government agaihst the payment of the Mora claim without the sanction of the cortes. The protest declares that the government's precipitancy in settling the claim of the United States is unconstitutional and humiliating to Spain and that the conduct of the United States in taking advantage of the Cuban insurrection to press the claim is an exhibition of an unfriendly disposition. The government has decided to pay the Mora claim in three installments. It is the intention afterward to induce the United States to recognize Spanish claims for damages to property in Florida of citizens of the country which were incurred during the civil war in America.

TO RESORT TO ARMS.

Irish Movement for the Advocacy of Revolutionary Measure* to Be Organised. New York, Aug. 1. —The new Irish movement, the object of which is to form an open organization opposed to all parliamentary attempts to redress Ireland's grievances and advocating revolutionary measures, is about to take definite shape. A convention of delegates from Irish organizations in the United States and Canada will be held within a few weeks, when a program for the working of the new movement will be formulated. A committee is now in session considering a time and place for the convention. In a few days the decision will be made public. Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia are the cities most favored and the probability is that in one of these cities the meeting will take place.

SMALL FIGHT IN CUBA.

Spanish Troops Put a Body of Insurgents to Rout. Havana, Aug. 1. —While Lieutenant Peralta with a detachment of twenty cavalry was making a reconnoisance of an insurgent camp near the village of Solapa, he was fired upon by the vanguard of the insurgent forces under the command of Colonel Zayas, 300 strong. The entire insurgent command immediately attacked Lieutenant Peralta's company. Major Zubia, in command of a body of 200 soldiers heard the firing and went to the relief of Lieutenant Peralta. He engaged Colonel Zayas, and after a nard fight dispersed the insurgents, who fled in the direction of Agabama. The insurgents left three dead on the field, and in their flight threw away many rifles and machetes. The loss of the Spaniards was only two wounded.

DUESTROW ON TRIAL.

Defense to Prove That the Prisoner Was Drunk at the Time of the Murder. Union City, Mo., Aug. 1.—A jury having been obtained to try for the second time Millionaire Arthur Duestrow of St. Louis for killing his wife and child, and the opening addresses having been delivered, the taking of testimony is now in progress. A number of witnesses for the prosecution have been examined, but thus far the state has been unable to show premeditation, which the circuit attorney had announced he would bring out in the testimony. The defense is confining itself to prove that the prisoner was drunk at the time of the murder.

OUTRAGE AT NEBRASKA CITY.

Salvation Army People Drenched by the Fire Department. Nebraska City, Neb., Aug. I.—The Salvation army in this city is in trouble. Members were arrested Saturday night and subsequently released because no charge could be brought against them. Being unable to suppress them by process of law, the city last night endeavored to drown their ardor. When the army appeared on the street the fire department came up, attached a hose to the hydrant, and thoroughly drenched the Salvationists, All fairpiinded citizens denounce the performance, and an action at law would result in heavy damages against the city.

Liabilities Only $9,000.

Pittsburg, Aug. I.—The Hamilton Savings Fund and Loan Association, with a capital stock of $30,009,000, has been closed by the state bank examiners, and the Union Trust Company, of this city, placed in charge as temporary receivers. The liabilities, according to the officers of the association, are but $9,000 and the assets SII,OOO. The association is a national concern, but the depositors are believed to be all local people, mostly workingmen. The books show about one thousand shareholders.

Negro May Be Lynched.

Oklahoma, Ok., Aug. 1. —Monday night Mrs. S. J. Smithell, aged 42 years, wife of a farmer living sixteen miles west of this city, was assaulted and murdered during the absence of her husband. Her body was found in a pasture near the house and bruises showed that she made a desperate fight for her life and honor. A negro named Watkins has been arrested on suspicion. The evidence is against him and it is thought he will be lynched.

Fatal Gas Explosion in Ohio.

Martin's Ferry, 0., Aug. 1. —An accumulation of gas caused an explosion in the cupola of the top mill blast furnace and pieces of iron, coke, and cinders were blown 200 feet in the a ip. Samuel Cashnich, a filler, was fa*.*ly burned and James Carman was b;.V-’ injured by flying missiles.

Liabilities $50,000. Assets $10.000.

Blair, Neb., Aug. I.—The hardware store of J. H. Stewart has been closed by the Blair State bank, with possession under a bill of sale dated July 6. Stewart’s liabilities are about $50,000. with assets not #var $lO 000.

BEARS STILL ON TOP

'WHEAT AT CHICAGO CLOSES l 1-2 CENTS LOWER. ' Absolutely No Export Trade ReportedGood Crop Prospects Cause Weakness in Corn—Closing Prices for WaL Street Stocks. Chicago. July 31. —The weather map and the dispatches from all quarters this morning indicated clear and bettet harvest weather. The export clearances were very light as usual. New York cleared no w-heat, all ports only 61,000 bushels and a little flo.ur. The bulls had the receipts of only 5 cars contract wheat at Chicago w-here receipts were 690 cars, and contract wheat 586 cars a year ago. Winter wheat movement 314,000 bu at all big markets, last year 1,070,000 bu same points. .Toledo had 128,000 bu last year 321,000. Detroit had but 11,000, against 70,000 a yeai ago. Bradstreet at 12 o’clock gave bullish figures on world's wheat stocks. American stocks were reduced 1.129,000 bu. wheat in Europe and afloat reduced 1,296,000. World’s stocks decreased 2,425,000 bu compared with an increase of over 3,000,000 bu same week last year. Minneapolis authorities put themselves on record for 150,000,000 bu crop in the three big states. September wheat sold 70%c to 7014 c at opening, dropped to S9%e an hour later, got rally 1 to 70c, dropped to 69%c, l%c break from yesterday, rallied to 70%c, then sold back to J9%c and became extremely dull at l%c ander last night. __ During the last half hour wheat had another weak spell and the September price touched 69%@69%c, nearly 2c under last night, closing 69%c, just under puts. Local sales cash wheat reported at 80,000 bu, 35,000 to Ohio millers, balance in small lots to millers and for shipment. With cash corn in demand at %c over September price, it does not look encouraging for short sellers for that month. This may have been the cause of some stubbornness In the corn market early when wheat broke nearly 2c. September corn sold 43c to 42-%c to 43c to 42%e on the heavier estimated receipts, then held firm at 42%c bid. May corn held mostly at 35%c after gelling sparingly at 35%e. The local receipts were over the estimate at 271 cars. Estimated for to-morrow quite heavy at 385 cars. But shipments were liberal at 236,000 bu and withdrawals over 200,000 bu. Export clearances were 55,000 bu. Bradstreet’s gave available stocks at a decrease of 927,000 bu. There was some raiding early, but the support, as on previous days, became very pronounced at any drop under 43c for September. Corn closed 42%@42%c September, 35%@35%c May. Sales of cash corn reported at 150,000 bu. New York reported 300,000 bu corn sold for export. Provisions broke badly again today. September pork broke 40c to $lO and January pork, 25c to $10.31, closing $10.35. Lard closed 10c off at $6.17% and $6.20 bid same months. Ribs dropped to $5.87% September to $5.45 January. Quotations were:

Articles— High. Low. Close. Wheat—No. 2. July3l.July3o. July $ .60 $ .68% $ .68% 6 .71% Sept 70% .69% .69% .70 Dec • .72% .71% .71% .73% Corn— July 42% .43% Sept 43 .42% .42% .43 Dec 35 .34% .35 .35% May 35% .35% .35% .35% Oats — July 23 .22% .22% .23% Sept 22% .22% .22% .22% May 25% .25% .25% .26 Pork — July 10.30 Sept 10.45 10.00 10.00 10.40 Jan 10.50 10.30 10.35 10.55 Lard — July 6.17% Sept 6.27% 6.15 6.17% 6.27% Jan 6.25 6.20 6.22% 6.30 Short ribs— July 5.95 Sept 6.05 5.87% 5.87% 6.07% ‘ rn- r, of, r, ((■>'/, fi 05

Wall Street. New York, July 31.—The stock market opened moderately active and generally lower. Sugar sold freely and receded 1% per cent. The other shares traded in made further slight recessions. Shortly after 11 o’clock the reactionary movement was generally checked, but few stocks made further slight recessions. Chicago Gas on good buying rose 1% and Sugar % per cent, but the greater part of the market was held steady. At 12 o'clock speculation was quiet. Money on call easy at 1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3@4 per cent. Sterling exchange strong, %d higher, with actual business in bankers’ bills at 490%@490% for demand and at 489% @489% for sixty days; posted rates, 489% @490 and 490%@491. Commercial bills, 488%. Silver certificates, 66%@66%; no sales. Bar silver, 66%. Mexican dollars, 53%. Government bonds firm. Closing quotations were: Atchisou 15% Manhattan ....114 Ain. Cotton Oil. 27 Missouri Pac... 37% Amer. T0bac....112 Michigan Cent. 100% Baltimore & O Northern Pac.. 5% Can. Pacific North Pac pfd.. 19 C. B & Q 91% N. Y. Central.. 102% C.,C.,C. & Kt. L.. 48% Northwestern. .102 Cordage 1% IN. Y. &N. E... 50% Chicago Gas .... 57%1N. American... 6% Cbesap'k & 0.... 22 Omaha 41% Del. & Hudson iOmaha pfd D L & W Ont. & Western 17% I)ist Catl Fd C\. 20%;Pacific Mail.... 29% Den & It G pfd 'Pullman 176% Erie ...Heading 17% Kast’n Illinois.. 54 Rock Island.. . 79% East Tenuessee Richmond Ter. Illinois Central Silver Oer Jersey Central..ln2% Sugar Refinery. 116% Kan & Tex pfd.. 3i% St. Paul 72% Lead 35% St. Paul pfd. .. 127 L., N A. &C.... 9 Texas & Pa’dlic 12% L. & N 62% Union Pacific.. 14% Linseed Oil 9 Western Union. 92% Lake Erie & w 7% Wabash 9% L. E. & W. pfd. Wabash pfd.... 21% Lake Shore ....149 : , Wiscou’u Cent.. 6% Government bonds stand ut the following bid prices: Registered 25.... 96% Currency6s, '97.163 Register* d 45.. ..112 ; Currency 6s, ’98.106 Coupon 4s 112%(Currency 6s, ’99.109 Currency 6s. '95.100 !Coupon 5s Currency 65.’96 101 . Registered 55...115%

Chicago Produce Market. The following quotations are for large lots only; small quantities are usually sold at advanced prices; Vegetables—Asparagus, home-grown, 50c per doz; beets, 65@75c per bu; cauliflower, $1 tier crate of 1 doz; cucumbers, 15@200 per crate; green onions, Wit 2s.- per case; green peas, 65c per

bu sack: onions, 75@90e ;:er 1%-bu sack: radishes, per bu: siring beans, green, 50@60c per bu boxf wax. 50@60e; turnips. 25c per bu: tomatoes, 25@ 30c per case of ■» baskets Apples, sl@ 1.7' per brl. Butter—Creameries, extra, II e per lb; first, 16@17c; second, 13ffT 15c; third, 10@llc: dairies, extra, 15c; first, 12%@13c; second. 10c; imitation creameries, extra, 14c; ladles, first, 10®llc; second, B@9c; packing stock, fresh. B@9c; grease, 3@sc. Live Poultry—Turkeys, choice. 9c per lb; fair to good, 7%@Bc; chickens, hens, B%c; ducks, fair to choice. 8e; geese, s3@4 per doz. Beans—Peas end navy beans, hand-picked. [email protected] per bu; good, clean-, [email protected]; Lima beans, California, $4.87%@5 per 100 lbs. Cheese — Young Americas, choice, 7@7%e; twins, 7@7%c; Cheddars, 6%#7e; brick. B@B%c; Limburger, B%@9c; Swiss. 12%@13c. Veal—Fancy calves, 7%c per lb; fair to good do, 6©7c: small, thin, 4%<flsc; coarse, heavy carcasses, 4c. Eggs— Salable at 11%@11%c per doz when cases are returned; 12c cases included. New Potatoes—Barrels; [email protected]; bulk stock. 30@40e.

IJve Stork. Chicago, July 31.—Cattle—Receipts, 10,000; calves, 1,000. Common to choice native steers were In active demand by dressed-beef firms and eastern shippers at [email protected], with transactions largely at [email protected], and extra beeves would have sold at $5.90 or $6. Stockers and feeders were in active demand at the advanced prices, witn sales largely at $2.50(g>3.75, the good pasturage tending to stimulate buying. Cows and bulls shared in the improvement, and sales were brisk at [email protected] for poor to choice, with a few extra lots at higher prices. Veal calves were in fair supply and in good demand at [email protected] for good to prime ones. Hogs—Receipts, 14,000. The hulk of today’s sales were at [email protected], and the best heavy sold at $4.95, sales being made from that price all the way down to $4.40 for common droves. Mixed and butchers’ hogs sold at [email protected], and lights found purchasers at [email protected] for ordinary to prime selected.. Sheep—Receipts, 12,000. Common to choice native sheep sold at [email protected]; westerns at [email protected] and spring lambs at $2.75@3 for culls up to [email protected] for good to choice flocks. Wheat mill Corn. Closing prices of wheat and corn at the following-named cities were: Wheat—New York—August, 73%0; September. 75%c; December, 75%e. St. Louis—July, 68%e; September, 69%c. Duluth—July, 69%c; September, 6774 c. Minneapolis—Cash, 68%e; September, 65%c. Baltimore—July. 70c: September, 71%0. Toledo—Cash, 75%c; September, 73%c. Milwaukee—Cash, 69c; September. 70c. Detroit—Cash, 73%c; September, 73%c. Corn—New York—August, 48%c; September, 48%c. St. Louis—July, 38%o; September, 40%c. Baltimore—July, 49%c; September, 47%c. Liverpool. Liverpool, July 31.—Wheat—Spot, N ». 2 red winter, 5s 5%d; No. 2 red spring, 5s 9d; No. 1 hard Manitoba. 5s lOd; No! 1 California, 5s 5%d. Futures, August, 5s 5%d; September. 5s 6d; October, 5s B%d; November, 5s 7d; December, 5s 7%d. Corn—Spot, American mixed, new, 4s 3%d. Futures, August, 4s %d; September, 4s %d; October, 4s %d; November, 4s Id; December, 45,. Flour— St. Louts fancy winter, 7s Od.

Peoria. Peoria, 111., July 31.—Corn—No. 2, 42%c; No. 3, 42%c. Oats—No. 2 white, 25%c; No. 3 white, 25@25%c. RyeDull, nominal. Whisky—Finished goods on basis of $1.22 for hlghwines. Receipts—Wheat, 3,600 bu; corn, 29,260 bu; oats, 32,500 bu; rye and barley, none. Shipments—Wheat. 3,600 bu; corn, 8.250 bu; oats, 35,000 bu; rye and barley, none. Toledo. Toledo, 0., July 31.—Wheat—Cash. 75y 2 c; August and September, 73%c; December, 74%c bid; No. 3 soft, 69c. Corn—Cash. 45c; No. 3 yellow, 45c; No. 3,44 c. Oats—September, 23%c. New York. New York, July 31.—Butter—Receipts, 7,244 pkgs; western dairy, 10@13c; western creamery, 12@18c; Elglns, 18c. Eggs—Receipts, 5,777 pkgs; western, 12 @l3%c. Coffee—Quiet.

HURST GETS THE PLUM.

Baltimore Millionaire Nominated for Governor. Baltimore, Md., July 31.—The Democratic state convention which assembled at noon to-day proceeded to ballot for the nominee for Governor. The result of the first ballot was: Hurst, 86; Fisher, 31, giving the nomination to John E. Hurst. Jones received four votes, which were changed for Hurst when it was seen that Hurst would be the nominee. F. E. Gorrell of Hartford county moved that Hurst's nomination lie made unanimous, which was seconded and carried.

Indian Scare Fast Dying Out.

Diggs, Idaho, by Courier to Market Lake, July 31.—The nearer one gets to Jackson’s Hole the less fear of redskins is shown. This town—a postoffice and store only—is filled with people trading and there is no apprehension of Indians. There are still a few idle rumors, but no trouble is expected. The writer is two miles ahead of the troops.

Young Girl Assaulted.

Lawrence, Kan.. July ,si.—Ella Sullivan, the 18-year-old daughter of Steve Sullivan of Baldwin, was found unconscious in a field near the house last night. Her clothing was torn and there were other evidences of a struggle. The physicians first thought she had been drugged, but she complained of a pain in her head arid it is thought she had been hit.

Fatal Blast Furnace Explosion.

Martin’s Ferry, Ohio, July 31.-—An accumulation of gas caused an explosion in the cupola of the top mill blast furnace this morning, and pieces of iron, coke and cinders were blown two hundred feet in the air. Samuel Cashnich, a filler, was fatally burned, and James Carman was badl r injured by flying missiles.

FIRE AT MENOMINT

MUCH LUMBER BURNED IN MICHIGAN. One Million Dollars Will No More Than Cover the Loss —Three Lumber Yard* and a Match Factory Consumed — Other Fires of Yesterday. Menominee. Mich., Aug., I.—The most destructive fire this town has ever known commenced at 3:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. It started in a pile of lath in the yard of A. Spies. As the bunches of lath burned their twine binders broke, and the bunches spreading open caused an intense heat. Two men employed In the yards, whose names could not be learned, were overcome by the flames and smoke and suffocated before they could be rescued. The fire department was promptly on the ground, but the lumber contiguous to the burning lath had caught tire, and although many streams of water were playing on the piles the flames made rapid progress, and in something less than an hour the extensive lumber district occupied by the mills of A. Spies, the Girardt Lumber Company and the Bay Shore Lumber Company was all a sheet of flame. A brisk notherly wind fanned the flames, and at one time it looked as if the whole length of Main street would be swept. Besides the excellent home department, prompt assistance came from Marinette, and relief was asked from Green Bay and Oshkosh. The mills of the companies named were saved, which is almost In the nature of a miracle, considering the huge piles of flaming lumber by which they were surrounded. Conservative estimates place the amount of lumber burned at 30,000,000 feet, valued at SIOO,OOO. Barns, offices, and other buildings and property destroyed will easily swell the total loss to $1,000,000. Each one of the companies will lose about 10,000,000 feet of lumber. A. Spies has no insurance, but the Bay Shore and Girard companies are Insured up to four-fifths of actual value.

For two or three hours the inhabitants of upper Main street, near the burning locality, were In a state bordering <4n panic. All the available drays and wagons of the town were procured to save household effects from threatened destruction. At 8 o'clock the danger of a further spread of the flames was averted. The match factory also burned. It had a large stock of blocks, all of which was swept away with no Insurance. The brave firemen fought the Are till after 11 o’clock, at which time full control was obtained and the frightened Inhabitants were permitted to retire with a surety that their homes were no longer In danger. Several of the firemen were severely Injured. Chief Kxatz had his nose broken by a falling pile of lumber. Forest Fires In Michigan. Gladstone. Mich., Aug. I.—There is still much fire in this vicinity and the wind remains in the north. Maywood, a plasure resort east of the city, was swept by fire yesterday afternoon and there is a rumor that Cook's station on the “Soo” line is surrotinded by fire and there is little hope of saving the fewe buildings and about 8,000 cords of wood belonging to the Cleveland 1 Cliffs Iron company. It Is believed that the danger to this city is passed. Small Flrrs In Indiana. \ Portland, Ind., Aug. I.—Three flre»< In town and two In the country make up yesterday's record for Portland and Jay County. The town fires, with .the exception of one which swept out a lot of stables, were small, but those in the country consumed large barns andsome stock. Ip one case twenty tons of hay were burned. The Creamery Package Manufacturing company’s plant caught once, hut was extinguished. Its principal office Is in Chicago. Eos* at Well*, Minn. Wells, Minn., Aug. I.—Three business blocks and a livery stable were burned early this mornlnng. The loss is $25,000, with an insurance of SII,OOO. Fireman Hayes was seriously Injured by falling glass and twenty-six horses were burn-< ed to death.

CRISIS AT OMAHA.

Two Police Forces Are Doing Buslnemi There To-day. Omaha, Neb., Aug. I.—The situation In Omaha over the effort of the A. P. A. to get control of the police force is becoming more serious hourly. Two police forces are doing business in the city—the present force drawing authority from the present commission, and a new force under authority of a police board under alleged authority of a new law which was passed by the last legislature. A collision Is imminent. The A. P. A.’s have organized and armed a police force to do their bidding. Walt Seeley, who was sent out over the state bv the A. P. A.* combine to feel the pulse of the state militia and find out how they would act in case they were called out by the governor to suppress trouble in Omaha, returned last night. He reports that the soldiers did not give him much encouragement, as they will neither resign nor refuse to fight if ordered into the field by the executive.

Think a Strike Will Be Averted.

Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. I.—Vice-Presi-dent T. H. Chapman and Directors G. W. Schleuderberg and Alex Dempster of the coal operators’ association met the miners in a conference on the wage question yesterday. An arrangement was effected by which a strike will be averted. Vice-President Chapman said that there are many mines in the district that will pay the rate demanded temporarily. This rate is 69 cents per ton with company stores and 64 cents without them.

Getting Ready at Dallas.

Dallas, Tex., Aug. 1. —The contract for building the Corbett-Fitzsimmons amphitheater was let yesterday. Plana and specifications call for a seating capacity of 52,800. It will be a permanent structure, built by a joint stock company made up of business men of the city. The Florida Athletic club will not' erect a building, as first announced. This Is to avoid injunction proceedings.

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