Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 15, 1898, Page 3

<n g ET NRE eee Nee a a em Ree gre nM TT TTT RARE NNR MANY PEOPLE ARE MISSING FEARFUL CONSEQUENCE OF THE WISCONSIN FOREST FIRE. a as @ ‘The Property Loss May Amount to Anywhere Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000—Party of Loggers Have a Thrilling Experience — They Raced for a Lake Which Part of the Party Suceeeded in Making, but It Is Feared That the Remain- der Have Perished — Cumberland Again Threatened—Many People Seek Refuge in Wells. Milwaukee, Oct. 4.—The pecuniary damage wronght by the forest fires in the northwest part of the state cannot be estimated at present. It may amount to anywhere between $1,000,- will elapse before the extent of the ruin of the fiery element will be known. A gneral rain’ throughout the state last 000) and 5,000. Many days night will undoubtedly put an end to the devastation which has continued with unceasing fury for the past three d ties appear to have suffered the great- est destruction. Over 100 people are reported missing in the vicinity of Rice Lake; sixty families are homeless near Cumberland; seventy-five at Tur- tle Lake and many farmers have lost all their property and had a narrow escape themselves. It is also believed that many persons were burned to death in their efforts at fighting the- flames and who were unable to escape when their efforts failed. A most thrilling experience was that of a party of loggers in charge of Au- gust Mason of Chippewa Falls. The logging crew were returning from the camps at Cedar lake. They had a race for their lives, having a handicap over the flames of eight miles, with but one mile to cover to reach a place of ety. The race was most exciting four of the crew. The party ran in two sections, making for a lake with all their might, mounted on horses. With the heat and smoke almost un- bearable the first section of the log- er nd their steeds barely reached goal in time, dashing into the lake where they remained until the flames passed over them. The four-men who were in the rear are missing and are ved to have perished. Many per- s sought refuge in wells. MANY PEOPLE DESTITUTE. AML eir Property Destroyed by the Forest Fires. Cumberland, Wis., Oct. 4.—News of another death from forest fires comes from the town of Clinton in this county. A boy was found dead on the bank of Yellow river with his feet in the water. His feet were badly burned and the appearance indicated that he had sought the river for safety. Gen. Madison. Boardman and party from ppresenting the state relief ved here yesterda and, taking a census of the fire dis- drove to Rice Lake. They have enty-three destitute families 1 the town of Turtle Lake, fifty-two in the town of Cumberland, forty families in the towns of Stan- ford and Rice Lake, and thirty fami- lies in the-towns of Clinton and Bar- ron; also nineteen families in the city of Cumberland, all of which need mediate assistance. They have a unged for the distribution of relief. danger is now nearly past, though s still unsafe to travel through some fire districts in the vicinity of Cumberland. The property loss in this county will aggregate $400,000, besides the farm buildings and crop: DEMONSTRATION, PREYFU: Results in an Unroar and Many Are Arrested. 3.—The holding of the demonstration organized by Pressence, one of the leaders in the itation for yesterday afternoon, was prevented by the closing of the Salle Fi M. Pressence and _ his s tried to force an entrance and an uproar resulted. The police then intervened and arrested M. Pressence, M. Vaughan, editor of the Avrore, and Deputy Morey, amid shouts and nter shouts of “Viva revision,” Yarmee,” “Viva Zola” and “a Jesuits,” and the crowd was dispersed. ‘The persons taken into custody were subsequently released. Latest French Duel. Paris, Oct. 4.—A duel between M. Charles Ernest Paulmier and M. Tu- rot, of La Lanterne, was fought this morning, rapiers being the weapons. Turet was thrice wounded in the thigh - and side and M. Paulmier was slightly wounded -on the lip. Mme. Paulmier on Sept. 23 went to the offices of the Lanterne and twice shot M. Olivier, the secretary of the editor, because, she asserted, the paper had grossly slandered herself and her husband in serting that their household con- sted of three persons, the third be- ing a former mistress of M. Paulmier,; ‘The latter subsequently challenged M.’ ‘Turot, who was the writer of the ar- ticle referred to. The charges made were indignantly denied by both hus- ont and wife. Praise for Minnesotans, Washingtart Oct.4.—Gen. MacArthur, in his official report of the battle of Manila, takes occasion to commend in strong terms the gallantry of Colonels Overshine and Reeve, Capt. S. Saw- telle, Captains Bjornstad and Seehach and Lieutenants Marsh, Kernan and Whitworth, ‘The Czar Will Attend. St. Petersburg, Oct. 4—The ezar has left by the Crimean route for Copen- hagen to attend the funeral of the queen of Denmark. ik, Chippewa and Barron coun- d resuited in the probable loss of LOSS OF LIFE IS FEARED. Crelone Syweens the Georgia and South Carolina Coasts. Savaprah, Ga., Oct. 4.—For eighteen West Tndian_ cyclone. During that time the wind blew steadily from fifiy to seventy miles an hour. While raped with comparatively little damage, the loss of property among the sea islands of the Georgia South Carolina coasts is believed to be very heavy. For miles in every di- rection around Savannah the lowlands jong the rivers are submerged. Only one fatality has so far been reported— the drowning of a negro while at- tempting to reach the mainland from a small island near Thunderbolt—but h y loss of life is feared on the Carolina sea _lisands, where ch fearful loss of life occurred dur- ing the great tidal storm of 1895. The conditions now are similar to those during that storm. Owing to the sub- merged country and the isolation of the islands, no news can be had from them until the waters subside. For eight miles north of Savannah the Entire Country Is a Lake, with only the hillocks visible. At noon the water was eight feet above ihe highest tide. Driven on shore by the northeast storm, it filled up on the island: swept over the banks and carrying away the remnant of the rice crop that was left by the Au- gust storm and had not been gathered, and wiping out entire crops. The loss to vegetable growers alone will be $50,000 to $75,000. Of the entire rice crop along the Savannah river, valued 250,000, all but about 15 per cent was lost in this and the preceding storm. The damage to shipping is con- siderable. The wharves at the quar- antine station at the entrance to the river here were partially carried away. Four vessels which were at anchor at the station were torn from their moorings and_ driven into the marshes. How badly these vessels are damaged is unknown. THE MARKETS. - Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Oct. 4.—Wheat—Quota- tions given are for new wheat; old wheat of corresponding grade com- mands a premium. No. 1 Northern, 62463 No. 2 Northern, 60@61c. Ccrn—No. 3 yellow, 380@31c; No. 8, 291-2@30c. Oats — No. white, 23 1-4@23 1-2c; No. 3, 22 1-2@ Bar- ley and Rye—Sample barle I@36e. No. 2 rye, 44 1-2@45c; No. 3 rye, 43 Ge. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 4.—Wheat — No. 1 hard, 661-2c; No. 1 Northern, 63c; No. 2 Northern, 60; No. 3 spring, 541-2c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 66 1-2c; No. 1 Northern, 63c; September, No. 1 hard, G7c; No. Northern, 68 1-2c; Oc- tober, No. 1 hard, 65c; No. 1 Northern, 62 3-4c; December, No. 1 hard, 61 1-2¢; No. 1 Northern, 601-2c; May, No. 1 hard, Gtc; No. 1 Northern, 63. Oats— 28 1-2@233-4. Rye—To arrive, 451-2. Barley—29@40c. Mitneapolis, Oct. tember opened at 61c; highest, 61¢; lowest, 591-2e; closed at 591-2; De- cember opened at 593-8e; highest, 593-4ce; lowest, 591-Sc; closed at 59 1-4c; May opened at 611-Sc; high- est, 611-2c; lowest, 61e;_ closed at 4.—Wheat—Sep- 611-Sc; on track, No. 1 hard, 63 1-4¢; No. 1 Northern, 62 1-4c; No. 2 North- ern, 59 1-4¢c. 4.—Whea oe No. 3 red, 638@ 2 hard, 68G63 1-2c; No. 3 hard, 62@638c; No. 1 Northern spri 3; No. 2 Northern spring, 62 spring, 61@64c. Corn—No. 2, Yo. 3 corn, 28 7-8@ 2, 21 -2@21 3-4e; No. 3, 211-4 @21 1-2c. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 4.—Flour is steady. Wheat 1@8c lower; No. 1 n, 651-2c; No, 2 Northern, Rye lowe 1, 46 1-2¢. Barley firm; No. 2, 43@44 1-2c; sample, 43 3-4@44c. Oats lower at 2314@ 24 1-2c. Chicago, Oct. 4. — Hogs — Light, $3.55@3.90; mixed, 3. ; heavy, rough, $3.45@3.55. Cattle $4.10@5.80; cows and heif- 5; Texas steers, $3.20@3.90; Westerns, $3.65@4.60; ° stockers and feeders, $3.20@4.60. Sheep—Natives, $2.9044.60; muttons, $4.45; lambs, $3. St. Paul, Oct. ). Cattle—Cows, 5 75; stockers, $: $1.75@3.20; oxen, $3; bulls, City, Iowa, Oct. 4. $3.50@3.70.—Cattle—Cows, fers, $3. yearlings, $3.60; calves, $3.90@ Killed Her Children and Herself. Morrice, Mich., Oct. 4.—Mrs. 8. L. Williams poisoned two of her children and cut her own throat. A neighbor found the woman’s two-year-old boy on the floor erying and her six months’ baby dying. Mrs. Williams declared she had given them both something, and that the children wouid soon be in heaven, and she herself in hell. The neighbor went for help, and when she returned Mrs. Williams was in the cel- lar and had cut her own throat. The jugular vein was not severed and her life may be saved. The baby died; the older child’s condition is precarious. The woman has lately been carried away by religious enthusiasm. Killed His Wife. Indianapolis, Oct. 4.—Robert Tash, a desperate character, went to 342 First street, where his wife was stopping, and, calling her into the hallway, shot her, the woman dying instantly. Tash then fired a bullet into his own brain. He died at once. The tragedy was the culmination of many quarrels. Threshing Outfit Burned. Watertown, S. D., Oct. 4—The wind has been blowing a gale from the south all day. A prairie fire is raging south of here and considerable dam- age to hay and grain in stacks is re- ported. The threshing machine outfit of Baxter Bros. has been destroyed, Germans in Battle. London, Oct. 4.—A special from Cape Town says the German troops have indecisively engaged the rebels at Azoea. Eleven soldiers were killed. Zcirfercements have been asked for. annah has been in the grasp of Bright’s disease, resulting in poison- VICTIMS! FROM MINNESOTA. One Death and More Cases of Sick- ness at Manil: Manila, Oct. 4.—No change has been made in the situation here by Aguin- aldo’s Malolos demonstration, All parties are still awaiting the result of the Paris conference to determine the future of the islands. Even if a dele- gation from the dictator does wait upon Gen. Otis and offer him the pro- tectorate over the new “republic,” it is not likely the veteran commander will commit himself. Aguinaldo has been forced into action by botheads desir- ous of securing from the Americans some indication of the policy of the United States. The dictator president does not occupy a very firm seat, and unless some definite reasons for his actions can be shown soon he realizes \that his own life will be endangered. The Americans are settling down for a ‘long occupation of the city of Manila, Several wives of officers arrived on the ‘Arizona. Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers— Herman Helms, 8. Hanft, William Marlenson, Michael Shaughnessy, Jonathan Boothy, ill with typhoid fever; C. Luhman, Albert Carlstrom and Ernest Everett, ill with dysen- tery. PERU BEARS NO ILL WILL, Resigned to the Consequences of the Arbitration. Lima, Peru, via Galveston, Oct. 4.— El Tempore (a semi-official daily news- paper) publishes a long article regara- ing the claim of E. D. McCord, an American mining engineer, who was imprisoned by the Peruvian govern- ment during the last revolution, for $50,000. The article says: “Surprise is expressed here at the article appear- ing in the American newspapers re- specting the present relations of.the United States and Peru and the lat- ter’s intentions. Peru simply protests before the world against the want of consideration and justice with which she has been treated. She bears no ill will, has no hostile intentions and is resigned to the consequence of the arbitration.” CHINESE OUTRAGES. It Is Grimly Said That England Will Call Attention to Them. London, Oct. 4.—The British foreign office received a dispatch from her majesty’s minister at Peking, saying that Mr. Mortimer, a member of the British legation, on returning home yesterday with a lady was insulted and attacked by a mob, which stoned him and covered him with mud. Later in the day some American mis- sionaries were similarly attacked, as was the Chinese secretary of the United States legation. The latter's ribs were broken. Sir Claude M. Mac- donald, the British minister at Peking, reports that there is a dangerous feel- ing abroad. Steps have been taken to call the attention of the Chinese gov- ernment to these outrages. FIRES IN COLORADO. Gradually Working Their Way to Cripple Creek. Denver, Col., Oct. 4.—A special to the News from Colorado’ Springs says that great clouds of smoke have hung over the mountains south of Pike’s Peak and fierce flames have been seen to shoot up frequently. It is reported that immense forest fires are raging on the range and they are gradually working their way to Cripple Creek. It is believed that the heat from these fires caused the high winds here dur- ing yesterday’s fire, which formed such a strong opposing force against the efforts of those who were fighting the flames. EMPEROR TORTURED. Frightiul Fate of the Late Ruler of the Chinese. London, Oct. 4.—A special dispatch from Shanghai s: the announcement of the emperor's death is confirmed. The reports as to the means employed in his taking off differ. One story has it that he died by poison, and another that death was caused by strangula- tion, while a third states he was sub- jected to frightful torture, a red hot iron being thrust through his bowels, Another Trans-Pacific Line. Vancouver, B. C., Oct. 4.—The Cana- dian Pacific Steamship company will establish another trans-Pacific line al- most immediately. The steamers Ttartan anc Athenian, of over five thousand tons each, will be} run between Vancouver vostok, the terminus of the trns Siberian railway line. The Athenian will sail first, loading here with lum- ber and rails for the Siberian line, and then proceed to Seattle and Portland, where grain will probably be placed aboard for the famine-stricken Rus- sians. and Vladi- Camps in Cuba, Washington, Oct. 4.—The war de- partment has decided to send boards of officers to Cuba to investigate and report upon the location for camps for the army of occupation in that island. Each board will consist of a quarter- master, a commissary and a surgeon. Havana, Cienfuegos, Matanzas and Mariel will be visited. There will be five posts established, including Man- zanillo, and six, counting Santiago. Caroline Miskel-Hoyt Dead. New York, Oct. 4.—Caroline Miskel- Hoyt, wife of Charles Hoyt, the play- wright, died at her home in this city ing and convulsions. Mrs. Hoyt had been ill for but two or three days and her condition showed a marked change for the worse this morning. She be- came unconscious and died within an hour. Her husband, her mother and sister were with her when she died. Gen, Shafter Much Better. Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, Oct. 4. —Gen. Shafter is so much improved that he hopes to depart from the camp to-day to assume command of the de- partment of the East, with headquar- ters at Governor’s Island. Brig. Gen. Pierson will probably take command. Death of the Widow Carnot. Paris, Oct. 4—Mme. Carnot, widow of President Carnot, who was assas- sinated by an Italian anarchist at Ly- ons on June 24, 1894, died Friday at the Chateau de Presle. MINNESOTA ITEMS The state fair associat‘on bas a bal- ance of more than $11,000. A: shuke-up is expected among the St. Panl mail carriers. Minnesota butter again wins the prize at the Omaha exposition. A Minneapolis man died of yellow fever recently at Havana. ‘Two children were buried to death near Fairfax. Fire in the Wallblom Furniture Co.’s store at St. Paul did $10,000 damages. Officers of the Fifteenth regiment decided against establishing a canteen. The state agricultural school has the largest registration in its history. A movement has been commenced for the enlargement of the barracks at ¥ort Snelling. pointed to make further plans. The association will work in conjunction with the other associations in tie state. James Cameron, charged with the murder of Andrew Pearson near Ker- rick, is the next case on the 2ecket at Pipe City. Henry Luehrs, Sr. ,a wealthy farmer, was killed at Glencoe by being thrown under a loud of wood as a result of the front stakes breaking. Pelican Rapids is now’ connected with the outside world by telephone, connection being made via Fergus Falls. The 215th anniversary of the landing of the first German cclony in America was celebrated at New Ulm recently. Mayor Kiefer of St. Paul was the orator of the occasion. The hardware store of William Har- rison of Barnesville was burglarized, Razors, kniyes and other articles to the amount of $200 were taken. There is no clue. Tom O’Connor, fireman of the Torrey building at Duluth, was arrested for robbing L. A. Cross of $30. The rob- bery took place in a saloon on Gar- field avenue. George Reinbola and John Monson of Red Wing, who went to Alaska last January, returned recently without even seeing any of the yellow metal. "They were in the Copper river district. Two hundred citizens met at the court house at Red Wing to make ar- rangements for sending a Christmas box to the Thirteenth regiment at Ma- nila. J. T. Chinnock acted as chair- A committee of ten will be ap- Frank Kobair, aged twent ven, committed suicide at Sleepy Eye by shooting his head off with a shotgua, Deceased was in a despondent mood. He leaves a wife and one child one year old. Timber wolves are quite numerous at Green Valley, a settlement a few miles southwest of Park Rapids. They have killed some stock, and a night or two ago they chased a woman by the name of Wilis, following her to her door, The residence, barn,household goods, farm machinery, grain and hay of An- drew Youngbauer, of Royalton, was burned with total loss and no insur- ance: Loss estimated at $1,500. The supposed origin is sparks from a chim- ney setting fire to a straw stack. Pady Lenihan, awaiting trial for as- sault upon Conductor Gilboy on the Eastern Minnesota railway, made his escape from the Pine City jail by knocking over the deputy who had him in charge. The deputy scon succeeded in rearresting him., The Glenmont Lumber company is moving its mill from Glenmont to Red Lake, where the company has a con- tract to saw 125,000 feet of lumber for the Scanlon-Gipson company of Minneapolis. It will take several years to fill the contract. It leaked out at New Ulm that charges have been preferred against Dr. Caine .regimental surgeon of the Twelfth. Chaplain Clemens prefers the charge and alleges that Caine called him a liar and hypocrite. ‘Phe case is almost sure to be taken up be- fore the regiment is mustered out. The Northern Pacific passenger train ran over and killed Fred McCollum at Royalton. McCollum was drunk, and it is believed was asleep on the track. His body was terribly mangled and was strewn along a quarter of a mile of the track. He was forty-five years of age and single. Anton Boehm, a farmer of Mower county, was brought to Dodge Center with ene arm crushed so badly it was amputated just below the elbow. He was crossing the railroad trick at Sutton and was struck by the engine. One of hi shorses was killed and the other badly hurt. It is learned that President J. J. Hill, while at Duluth recently, said that the Eastern Mivunesota railway would erect a brick freight depot on its prop- erty on West Michigan street, and would also build several large ware- houses to be occupied by wholesale houses would go in there as a result of the Fosston branch opening. J. P. Gronberg, who lives between Rush Point and Danewood, met with a fatal accident recently, A neighbor had been hunting, and on his return stopped at Gronberg’s house. He left his gun on the porch while he went in- side. Gronberg .seeing the gun, took hold of the barrel and pulled it toward him, when the gun was discharged, earrying away the whole of his face. The depot at Fosston was braken into and robbed recently. The robbc™®®1- doubtedly were uot exnerts. as thcy did not use very good judgment, having upset a desk in trying to crawl in through one of the windows. They se- cured $6 in cash, a gold watch and chain and numerous time checks. to- gether with all the blank money orders in the office. Two new cases of diphtheria devel- oped at Morris during last week. so the parents have become alarmed and have begun to keep their children out of school. Dr. H. L. Hulburd, chatr- man of the board of health, has now ordered the schools and Sunday schools closed, and all entertairments to be declared postponed indefinitely. None of the cases thus far have been malig- nant, and all the patients are doing very well. It is hoped that the town will escape a scourge of the dread dis- ease. Every Action’ \ And every thought requires an expendi-*_ ture of vitality which must be restored by means of the blood flowing to the brain’ and other organs. This blood must be pure, rich and nourishing. It is made so by Hood’s Sarsaparilla which is thus the great strength-giving medicine, the cure tor weak nerves, scrofula, catarrh, and all diseases caused by poor, impure blood. ; . Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is America’s Greatest Medicine. $1; six for $5. Hood’s Pilis cure indigestion. 25 eents. ORDER IN SANTIAGO | Will Be Preserved by 2 Mounted Police Force. Santiago, Cuba, Oct. 1. — Arrange- ments haye been completed for the fermation of a force of Cuban mounted police for the province of Sa:viago. It consists of a commandant, with the rank of major; three captains, six lieutenants, ten sergeants and 240-en- listed men. The rates of pay for the enlisted men are the same as in the United States army, while the officers get two-thirds. Gen. Castillo has charge of the preliminaries of the ap- pointments. He must select capable men, who have only served in the Cuban army, and the officers must have held similar or higher rank in the Cuban army. This police force will have a large territory to cover, and it is expected that as soon as the Cuban troops disband the lawless ele- ment will break loose and will have to be kept in check. Even at present quantities of cattle are stolen, and complaints are frequent to both Gen. Wood and Gen. Castillo, and they are determined to put an end to this state of affairs. The Cubans are beginning to under- stand that the sudden change they wanted after the surrender would have caused disorder and confusion, while now every day a number of Cu- bans are appointed to positions of power and emolument. Bound ‘to Grumble. Mrs. Watts—‘At least you will have to admit that the lecture had the merit of brevity.” Watts—“Yes, but it was short at the wrong end. Why didn’t he begin an hour sooner?’—Indianapolis Journal. The Work Will Continue. The divisions of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad west of the Ohio river are to receive the same sort of im- provements that have been made on the lines east of the Ohio. Not only are the grades to be reduced wherever it is practicable, but very much heav- ier motive power is to be introduced. In order to carry the additional weight the bridges on all the divisions are be- ing replaced with heavier structures and the track relaid with heavier steel rail. It has been demonstrated by act- ual experiment that these changes will result in an increase in train loading in some places of more than 50 per cent, the average being about 42 per cent. It is the hope of the receivers that within the next two years the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad will be an eight- een-foot grade road from Chicago to Baltimre, with the exception of that portion of it which passes over the mountains, where helping engines will have to be used. A great many of the estimates for the different portions of the work have been made, and those who have seen the plans state that the work can be done at a surprisingly low cost, con- sidering the return. It is understood that the policy of re- habilitation adopted by the receivers two years ago, will be continued by the new company after the reorganiza- tion. COL. HAY ARRIVES. Justice Harlan Will Administer the Oath at the Cabinet Meeting. Washington, Oct. 1—Acting Secre- tary Adee called upon Secretary of State Hay at his residence to-day to ascertain his wishes in regard to the thne when he should assume charge of the department of state. Mr. Hay said he would take the oath to-day. Col. Hay expressed much satisfaction at getting home after his extended ab- sence abroad. On pending public ques- tions Col. Hay asked to be excused from talking. Col. Hay looks the the picture of vigorous good health after his sea trip and New England outing. During the morning he paid his respects to the president and re- mained in conference with him for an hour.’ When Mr. Hay left it was an- nounced that he would take the oath of office at the executive mansion just before the cabinet meeting to-day, the oath to be administered by Justice Harlan, of the United States supreme court. Col. Hay will assume control of his duties os secretary of state on Saturday. The Usual Progress. Wheeler—I wonder wha has become of Walker? I haven’t seen him for a week. Ryder—I saw his wife yesterday. She said he was learning to ride a wheel. Wheeler—How’s he getting along? Ryder—On crutches, I believe.—Chi- cago News. PROMOTION FOR HAWKINS. Appointed Brigadier General in the Regular Army. Washington, Oct. 1.—Maj. Gen. Hamilton 8S. Hawkins, U. S. V., who commanded the division that captured San Juan hill in the second day’s fight at Santiago, has been appointed a brigadier general in the regular army, to fill the vacancy caused by the re- tirement of Gen. William Graham. After receiving his command he will be placed on the retired list on his own application under the thirty-years’ service clause, and this will enable the president to similarly advance Maj. Gen. J. F. Kent, U. S. V. (colonel of the Twenty-fourth infantry), to the grade of brigadier general in the regu- lar army. Gen. Kent commanded the wing of Gen. Shafter’s army at Caney, for which service he was promoted to his present rank of major general of volunteers. PATENT: List of Paients Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors. Wilhelm <Aab, New Ulm, Minn., clother wringer; Julius D. Brainerd, St. Paul, Minn., currycomb; Horace 8. Breeden, Minneapolis, Minn., duplex pen; Torger R. Hetland, Minneapolis, Minn., machine for composing printed matter; Caroline Louis, Pine City, Minn., wash boiler; Benjamin F. Strange, Corvalis, Mont., stock yard gate; Minneapolis Plow Works, Min- neapolis, Minn., plow. Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson, Patent Attor- neys, 910 Pio: Press Building, St. Paul. The Cheerful Idiot. “The minister and the policeman,” said the young and cynical boarder, “are inseparable adjuncts of civiliza- tion.” : “They are very much alike,” said the Cheeful Idiot. “One is a pairer and the other is a peeler.’—Indianapo- lis Journal. NEWS FROM SANTIAGO. American Officers Say the Cubans Are Getting Along Well. Washington, Oct. 1.—Semi-official letters have been received from Gen- erals Lawton and Wood at the war department, giving some account of existing conditions and what these of- cers are doing. They say they are get- ‘ting along as well as could be ex- pected. The Cubans are being treated well, and those who are willing to work are given employment, tlie more intelligent being selected for positions in the government service which they are fitted to occupy. The letters en- courage the officials of the department to believe that the problem of govern- ment of the Cubans will work itself out with care and patience on the part of the American people. $100 Reward, $100. ‘The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu- tional disease, requires a constitutional treat- ment, Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting direotly upon the blood and mucous sur- faces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, andgiving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The pro- prietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case ane it fails tocure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists 75c. Hall’ Family Pills are the best. Oppressed . Beneyolent Party (cheerfully.)—I see Mr. Edison expects to cure blind- ness by electricity. Blind Man (gloomily.)—Yes, these in- ventions are always driving some poor man out of business. DEMOCRATS OF TEW YORK «+ Meet in Convention and Name a Ticket. Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 1. — The Democratic state convention nomi- nated the following ticket: For goy- ernor, Augustus Van Wyck of Kings county (brother of Mayor Van Wyck); for lieutenant governor, Elliott Dan- forth of Chenango; for secretary of state, George W. Battin of Niagara; for controller, Edwin 8S. Atwater of Duchess; for state treasurer, E. B. Norris of Wayne; for state engineer and surveyor, Martin Schenck of Reenselaer; for attorney’ general, ‘fromas IF’. Conway of Clinton. How to Prevent Hog Cholera. HOG CHOLERA is caused by indiges- ation and can be prevented by feeding m, cooked feed. We advise our read- PS crs to write the EMPIRE MFG. CO., 620 Hampshire St., Quincy, IIL, for Catalogue of FEED COOKERS. |These Cookers save at least one- third the feed,put stockin healthy condition, save your hogs and will more ‘than pay for themselves in one week's us® A Will Consider It. Washington, Oct. 1—President Mc- Kinley received a large delegation of Philadelphia citizens, accompanied by members of congress, who invited him to attend the peace jubilee on Oct. 26. The president did not accept and would go no further than to say he would give the matter consideration. Supplies From Home. “Dear Julia,” wrote the man in camp: “Your photographs are sweet; But send me some tobacco—please— And something good to eat.” —Detroit Free Press. Gross earnings of the Chicago Great Western Railway for third week of September show an increase of $28,- 088.76 over corresponding week in Sep- tember, 1897. Political Prisoners Released. Havana, Oct. 1.—The Oficial Ga- zette publishes a decree signed by Capt. Gen. Blanco and bearing date of Sept. 27, granting pardon to and or- dering the release of all political pris- oners now undergoing confinement in tue island. It is said that men who never drink, smoke or stay out late at night live to aripe old age. Perhaps that’s the pun- ishment.—Chicago News. Don’t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Lite Away. — ‘To quit tobacco easily and forever, be netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take Strong.” Aljdruggists, abso 81, Gu x ts, or re teed. Booklet and Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York Before marriage a man promises to his wife nothing; after marriage, that is about what the poor woman gets. Whenever some husbands and wives agree it is to the effect that they made a serious mistake in marrying. ‘When a man is brainless there’s alx ‘ways room at the top. Crown Prince Seriously Ill. London, Oct. 1.—A telegram from Seoul, capital of Corea, reports that the crown prince is seriously ill with dysentery. The report of the arrival of the Chinese refugee Kung Yuwei, who recently escaped from Peking, ap- pears to be unfounded. Grain Burned. Slayton, Minn,, Oct. 1.—A thresh- ing outfit and quite a large quantity of grain was burned by sparks from an’ engine’on the farm of W. J. eames | All covered by insurance, cad i"