Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 10, 1901, Page 2

The Berald--Review, By E. C. KILEY, GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA, A French conscript has just been excused from three years’ service be- cause of ugliness. It was held that his appearance would make his comrades laugh and thus interfere with discip- line. Young lawyers have a fine fleld open to them in Texas. There are forty tounties in that state which have to week legal advice outside their limits, ts they have not a single attorney of their own. The vestry of Christ Church in Phil- adelphia, replying to the many sug- gestions for memorial tablets at the grave of Benjamin Franklin, says: “It may not be generally known that the grave of Franklin, though simple, is what he himself, in his will, dictated it to be. The church has for past years maintained a policy of keeping the historic spot as it is.” Bozeman, and, in fact, the whole of Gallatin county, Montana, is afflicted with a scourge of dandelions. They are to be seen in every garden and in aearly every field in the county. In the summer the little globes of fluffy totton-like substance, containing the seeds of the dandelion, float through the air and alight in every nook and 2orner. No matter how poor the soil ‘he dandelion flourishes. According to a paragraph which has been going the rounds of the French newspapers, M. Waldeck-Rousseau— the French premier—has all his dogs vaccinated to prevent them from hay- ing distemper, and has never lost one from that disease. Jenner, who intro- duced vaccination, proposed that all the dogs in England should be treated in this manner, but was laughed at for suggesting it. Some curious botanical experiments made at a zoological laboratory at Naples are reported by Hans Winkler. A flowerless aquatic plant, that grows normally with its roots in the sand and leaves in water was inverted, speci- mens being placed with the leaves buried in the sand and the roots float- ing in the water in strong light. roots changed to stems and leaves, and the buried parts becoming roots. Within two years the Cherokee, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks and seminoles will cease to exist as an In- dian people governed by tribal laws, and their territory will be broken up and allotments of land made to them as citizens of the United States. They have been known as the Five Civilized Tribes, but the government has decid- ed that they have failed to live up to their name according to the American requirements of law and order for the Indian Territory. Swiss military papers speak in high | terms of the new revolver which has been adopted for the mounted troops of the Swiss army, and which is the in- vention of two Berlin engineers. The recoil on firing brings a fresh cart-| ridge from the magazine into the bar- rel. The pistol weighs one pound, thirteen ounces, and its center of gravity lies immediately over the hand of the firer. The magazine carries eight cartridges, and practiced shots can fire forty-eight rounds in from twenty- eight to thirty seconds. The calibre of the weapon is 0.32 in., and its range is given at 2,000 yards. Young King Alphonso of Spain. when he attended his first bull fight at Madrid in full state, was received with unbounded enthusiasm. Unlike his Austrian mother, whose aversion to this form of sport is notorious, he eppea| fallow the Corrida witb life cast Be nterest and satisfaction, : thereby showing himself a true Span- jard, and as possessed of ~what is known as “sangre torera,” that is tc say, “bull fighting blood.” At the close of the performance, which was particularly sanguinary, eight bulls having been killed, and twenty horses ripped up, the young king presented handsome gifts to the leading toreros, Mazzantini, Bombitta and Fuentes. One of the great packing houses of Chicago has prohibited profanity upon its premises. the order was in itself excellent, name- ly, to protect employes against abuse by swearing foremen or overseers; but it cannot fail also to exercise a good influence over all those who work for the company, especially the younger men. In commenting on the order the Chicago Post truthfully says: “It is one of the better signs of the times that in these days the men at the head of affairs are presumed to be, if not Christians, at any rate gentlemen. They find ways enough of making their wishes intelligible and effective without resort to bluster or swagger or the indecencies of blasphemy.” Mr. McAdie of the Weather Bureat has been studying the formation of fogs in the vicinity of the bay of Sar Francisco, which is famous for its earth-hugging clouds. He shows thai “the remarkable topography of this re- “gion makes of it a natural laboratory in.which daily experiments in the cloudy condensation of water vapor are conducted. The peculiar juxtaposi- tion of ocean, bay, mountain, foot-hil and level valley, and the prevailing westerly air-current with increased velocity through the Golden Gate, are main causes of the phanomenel fogs. The | |. Kirby, proprietor of the Park ho- The primary purpose of | Washington Notes, Gov. Gen. Wood shows that Cuba's affairs are in an excellent condition. Secretary Long has issued an order for the Schley court of inquiry to con- vene Sept 12. Gen. Miles has made a formal recom- mendation that a light battery be lo- cated at Fort Snelling. The report that Ambassador Choate | was acting as an intermediary between the Britons and the Boers proves un- true. The postoffice department plans to give special money-order blanks free to firms in the habit of patronizing that branch of the service. Col. Dunwoody, acting chief signal officer, has ordered Lieut. Mitchell and twenty men to go to Fort Egbert, Alaska, for duty on the military tele- graph line. Capt. C. A. Flagler has reported to the chief of engineers that he has com- pleted the work of removing the wreck |of the Cristobal Colon from the en- ‘ trance of San Juan harbor, Porto Rico, where she was sunk by the Spaniards. Casualties. A bride of a day died while dancing | |at her own wedding festivities. Fire in the rear of the Booneville (Mo.) steam Jaundry destroyed $80,000 ; worth of property. Three men were drowned by the | sinking of the whaleback barge Saga- | {more in collision with the Northern ; Queen. | "he British bark Lizzie Bell, Capt. Whelan, bound for New Castie, N. 8. W., was wrecked at Cape Gwent, N- Z., and ty.elve of her crew are missing. | | Fire acstroyed twenty-nine houses and one convent at La Prairie, Quebec. The mcst important structur: burned was the Convent of the Cor gregztion of Notre Dame. The loss was about $100,- G0C. At Nashua, N. H., the cooperage | plant of Proctor Bros., and the stave- drying shel of the White Mountain Freezer company and seven tenement houses were burned, causing a loss of $200,000. The cooperage plant of the Proctor Brothers and the stave drying shed of the White Mountain Freezer company and seven tenement houses burned at Nashua, N. H., causing a loss estima- ted at $200,000. The St. Francis mill, owned by the | Canada Paper company ,and its con- tents, valued at $250,000, at Windsor Mills, Que., were totally destroyed by fire. The burning of the mills throws about 125 men out of employment. Henry L. L’Hommediu, son of Supt. L’Hommediu of the Michigan Central, was instently killed at Ann Arbor, by an express train on the Michigan Cen- tral, while he was assisting Railroad Engineer Adams in surveying in the | railroad yi rds. Criminal. Mr. and Mrs. Burr Ferguson of New York, were relieved of $3,000 worth of jewels at the Antlers at Colorado Springs. The room was entered and their trunks ransacked. Mrs. Corinne Shepardson of Chicago | alleges that two fashionably dressed women, who, she thinks were acting for a mysterious stranger, tried to kidnap her fourteen-year-old daughter last evening. R. L. Taliafero and wife of Carroll county, Mississippi, were found dead in bed with their heads split open. The murder was committed by negroes out of revenge for the recent lynching of a colored man who attempted to poison the family. ; F. M. Smallwood of Indianapolis, a clerk in the railway mail service, has been arrested, charged with taking money from the mails. He admitted his guilt. Inspector Fletcher alleges that Smallwood has been stealing let- ters for three years. | tel, Dodge City, an., shot and killed his wife and then shot himself, both dying instantly. The wife was shot in the forehead, Kirby in the throat. The cause assigned is a dispute over prop- erty. Kirby was forty and his wife thirty-six years old. In a row at Forest City Park, Cleve- land, Ohio, Otto B. Seefried, manager of the park, it is claimed, shot into the crowd that was raising a disturbance, and injured Thomas Murtaugh, prob- ably fatally, a bullet passing through his abdomen. Eiward Yarnham was shot {n the knee, but is not seriously in- jured. At Gleason, Ariz, Jack Koen, who belongs to a prominent Boston family, was shot and instantly killed by Cony stable Mart Moore. The shooting oc- curred during the excitement incident to the attempted escape of a prisoner whom Moore had in custody. Koen was accused of aiding the prisoner, who made a break for liberty. Foreign. German newspapers again take occa- sion to vent their spite on the United States. M. Santon-Dumont astounds with an exhibition of his control over his air ship. New customs duties in China will benefit the flour business of the United States. Japan fears the result of Russian aggression and diplomacy in the Far East. 3 Great Britain lays plans to checkmate Russia’s schemes to sectre possession of India. The Italian navy derartment claims to have the best submarine vessel in the world. Germany's new tariff law may ‘seri- ously affect trade with the United States. ‘The pope 1s likely to appoint ‘two new cardinals in the United States, one to be Archbishop Ireland. Emperor Wiliam has ordered that all @f the German soldiers who were in Pekin during the siege are to be pro- moted to the rank of non-commissioned ettcers, ple Talked Abont. Julius Robert Bosse, former Prussian minister of ecclesiastical affairs, in- struction and medical affairs, is dead. A telegram from Prescott, Ariz., an~ nounces the death of Harry C, Mason, formerly speaker of the Ohio house of representatives and a well known at- torney of Cleveland. Rev. Adam Miller, called “the father of German Methodism in America,” and said to he the oldest Methodist minister in the United States, died at his home in Chicago, aged ninety-one, ‘The resignation of Charles F. Hern- ley of Newcastle as chairman of the Indiana Republican state committee has been accepted and James P. Good- rich of Rochester was elected to the place. Henry L. Wilson, the United States minister at Chile, will be tendered an elaborate banquet by Chilean friends in Santiago, Chile, to mark their ap- preciation of his friendly sentiments for Chile. Dr. W. C. Gray, for twenty-five years editor of the Interior, the organ of the Presbyterian church, has disposed of his interest in the paper and resigned. The paper has been incorporated with @ capital of $50,000. Capt. Lyman C. Aldrich, a distin- guished Confederate soldier, member of the executive board of control, endow- ment rank, Knights of Pythias, and & prominent Mason, died at Natchez, Miss., of paralysis. George H. Yenowine, one of the best known newspaper men in the West, died suddenly in Milwaukee. He was one of the founders of the Milwaukee Press club. Mr. Yenowine was forty- six years old, and is survived by a wid- ow and son. Judge John L. T.-Sneed died at Mem- phis, Tenn., aged eighty-two. He was an officer in the Mexican war, brigadier general in the provisional army of Tennessee after the secesrion of the state, and after the war served on the Tennessee supreme bench. Frank Irvine of Lincoln, Neb., has been appointed to the chair of practice and procedure in Cornell, to take the place of H. S. Redfield, who resigned to take a similar position in Columbia university. Mr. Irvine is a Cornell graduate of the class of 1880. James C. Henry, the oldest inmate of the Iowa Soldiers’ home and a member of the Independent Brady Guards of Detroit, in the Canadian Rebellion of 1838, is dead, aged ninety-three. He was admitted to the home under a spe- cial act, on account of bravery dis- played in the service. General Drought has so diminished the supply of potatoes in Cincinnati that it has been possible to corner the market. The production af the mines of the Cripple Creek Mining district during July was $2,312,500, an increase of $500,- 000 over the June production. The Youngstown (Ohio) plant of the tin can trust will be removed to Cleve~ land, where it will be operated in con- nection with the plant at Cleveland. The steamer Islander, at Victoria, from Skagway, had passengers wha came from Dawson in less than six days, breaking past records. She had on board $70,000 in gold. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch revives the story that negotiations for the con- solidation of the leading photographic dry plate factories of the United States and Europe, with a capital of $30,000,000, are pending. General Secretary White, of the Gar- ment Workers of America, announces that the strike of his fellow craftsmen is practically ended, except in the cases of several firms against whom the gar- ment werkers have grievances. James F. Grinstead, who was nom- inated for mayor of Louisville, Ky., in the Republican primary, July 16, an- nounces that he will not accept the nomination because of dissatisfaction over the way the primary was con- ducted. ‘ More than half the horses in Chicago are said to be afflicted with grip. Ani- mals in the stables of both rich and poor have a high fever and violent fits of coughing. The epidemic started in New York and attacked Chicago two weeks ago- i Beginning Oct. 1, women will have as good a right to enter the freshman class of Rush Medical college, Chicago, as men. This innovation has been brought about by the recent action of the trustees and faculty of the college, which decided to admit women for the first two years’ work. Miss Katherine D. Elwas, niece of the governor of Bermuda, has written let- ters, now in possession of Robert B. Roosevelt of New York, showing the needs and conditions of the Boer pris- oners. Mr. Roosevelt suggests that it might be desirable to appoint a com~ mittee to investigate this matter. Work on the naval branch of the Young Men’s Christian association, be- ing erected in New York city by Miss Helen Gould, at a cost of $425,000, as a memorial of her parents, has been de~ layed by a fight between the Amalga~ mated Societies of Plumbers and Gas Fitters of New York and the Plumbers union of Brooklyn. United States Senator Clark of Mon- tana is in San Francisco, in connection with the construction of the Salt Lake, San Pedro & Los Angeles railway, which, he says, will be completed as rapidly as possible. He ‘confirtned ‘the truth of a recent statement that he is negotiating for a rich ‘copper-mining concession in Siberia. ‘The steamship comraries which do business between New York and Porto Rico have so many applications for freight space that they will be unable to supply the demand without charter- ing extra vessels. The rush is due to the fact that much merchandise has been held back for the resident's proc- lamation of free trade with Porto Rico, It is said this merchandise aggregates $6,000,000 in value. | Directors of the American Malting company are charged with having un- lawfully used over $1,000,000 for the TO STAND OR FALL FATE OF UNIONISM TO BE DE- CIDED BY THE GREAT BATTLE NOW ON. IT WILL BE A FIGHT TO A FINISH All Union Men in the Emplo yof the United States Steel Corporation Will Be Asked to Join the Strike Every Penceable Means Will Be Employed to Win a Victory—No More Conferences. Pittsburg, Aug. -6.—‘“Within a week every union man and every union man at heart in the employ of the United States Steel corporation will be asked to join in the strike now being wage@ by the Amalgamated association. We must settle whether unionism is to stand or fall. There will be no more conferences with the United Steel cor- poration unless the meeting is asked for by the officials of that corporation. The Amalgamated association will not request a peace meeting.” This and several other significant statements were made last night by President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin- workers, upon his return from the fruitless conference with J. Pierpont Morgan and others in New York. It is now a fight to a finish between the great billion-dollar steel trust and organized labor. Mr. Shaffer says that he is ready to employ every peaceable means within the power of man to win a victory. No quarter is to be given and none will be requested. The entire management of the battle has been placed in the hands of President Shaff- er. He has absolute power to call out every man who is connected with the organization and he intends to do it. He is satisfied with the progress of the fight to date. He finds that none of his battle lines have been broken. Prom- ise is made by Mr. Shaffer that the trust will find the Amalgamated asso- ciation is strong in many of its mills. Mr. Shaffer, Secretary Williams, B. I. Davis, M. F. Tighe and John Chap- pelle of Wellsville, came from New York last evening. The president and advisers did not appear to be the least cast down. ITALY ACTS UGLY. Chines Uneasy Regarding Move- ments of Italian Warships. Shanghai, Aug. 6—The movements of the Italian warships in’ San Mun bay, Province of Chekiang, continue to af- ford grounds for speculation regarding their intentions. The provincial Chi- nese authorities have made extensive preparations to oppose any aggressive move by Italy, and they have raised 800,000 taels for this purpose. If Italy presses her claim to the ex- tent of a hostile demonstration the consequences would be disastrous to the general peace, and would give rise to another movement like that of the boxers, Peace is especially important at the present time, when the Province of Chekiang is suffering from floods such as have not occurred in a hun- dred years. It is contended here that & small country like Italy should not be allowed by her selfish action to en- danger all foreign interests. Watebing the French. ‘Hongkong, Aug. 5.—The British war- ship Glory, which sailed hence a few days ago for Amoy, has returned. She reports that everything is quiet at Amoy. One of her officers stated in an interview that the presence of the French flagship at Amoy and the fact that the French cable lands there in- duced the British admiral to order three vessels to proceed to that port. As the cruiser Eclipse, one of the three, neared Amoy, she passed the French vessel leaving. The Eclipse,to- gether with the cruiser Daphne, is still at Amoy, FALL IN BATTLE. Desperate Encounter Between Ven- esuelans arfl Revolutionists. Caracas, Venez., Aug. 6. — The Ven- ezuelan government announces that a force of invaders under Gen. Rangel Garbiras, including twenty-five bat- talions of the Colombian army, was re- pulsed by the government troops and compelled to fall back across the fron- tier after twenty-eight hours’ fighting July 28 and 29. It is officially asserted that the invaders Icst 900 men, the government troops losing 300. The gov- ernment has sent reinforcements to the frontier. Confirmed From Curacoa. London, Aug. 6.—The Reuter Tele- gram company has received the follow- ing dispatch, dated Aug. 4, from Cura- coa: “A dispatch from Caracas says that 6,000 revolutionists were defeated, after thirty hours’ fighting, July 29 and July 30, with a loss of 800 men, the gov- ernment loss being 300.” HER MAIDEN VOYAGE. The Celtic, the Largest Ship in the World, Arrives in New York. New York, Aug. 6.—The biggest ship {n the world, the Celtic, of the White Star line, reached her dock here yester~ day on her maiden voyage. Her time from Liverpool was eight days and forty-six minutes. As she is berthed her steerage deck fs higher than the ertrance to the pier. After she was woerred In the iron doors aft the cabins had to be opened to land the passen- gers. The sun deck towers above the roof of the pier. ‘Three hundred and forty-five. cabin and 268 steerage pas- ‘sengers came over ‘on the Celtic. It was not intended that the big liner ‘should make any marvelous time on ‘this trip Her average speed was 14.95 ‘knots, although she is able to log 161-3 ‘knots an hour. a MURDERED AND ROBBED. Young Man Given Knockout Drop» in a Questionable House. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 6.—Last Friday afternoon Newton Lanier was found lying by the roadside two miles from here in an unconscious: condition. He was brought to the city hospital whe: he died an hour later. The coroner's inquest has developed a case of murder ‘and robbery. Lanier was given knock- out drops at a questionable house here and was afterward sandi and robbed of his watch and $80 in cash. Latest Quotations From Grain ana Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Aug. 6. — Wheat — No, 1 Northern, 67 3-8 @ 68; No. 2 Northern, 66 1-8@66 2-4c. Corn—No, 3 yellow, 56@ 561-2c; No. 3, 551-2@56c. Oats—No. 5 white, 37 1-2@38c; "No. 3, 36 1-2@37 1-4c. Minneapolis, Aug. 6. — Wheat — No. 1 hard, 69c: No. 1 Northern, tic; No. 2 Northern, 653-4c. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 531-2@54c; No. 3, 521-2c. Oats —No. 3 white, 37c; No. 3, 36@361-2c. Barley—Feed grades, 59@42c,; malting grades, 40@46c. Rye — No. 2, 541-2c, new, 49c. Duluth, Aug. 6—Wheat—Cach, No. hard, 703-4c; No. 1 Northern, 68 1-4c; No, 2 Northern, 63 3-4c; No. 3 spring, 59 3-4c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 711-8c, No. 1 Northern, 68 3-8c; September, No. 1 Northern, 681-2c; December, No. 1 Northern, 69 3-8c; oats, 35¢; rye, 511-2c; flax, cash, $1.75; September, $1.62; Oc- tober, $1.55; corn, 55 1-2c. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 6. — Flour 1s steady. Wheat steady; No. 1 North- ern, 701-2c; No, 2 Northern, 681-2@ 69c; September, 681-2c. Rye higher; No. 1, 561-2c. Barley firm; No. 2, 62@ 63c; sample, 45@62c. Oats higher; No. 2 white, 381-2@39c, Corn—September, 57 1-2c. Chicago, Aug. 6.—Cash Wheat — No. 2 red, 69@69 1-2c; No. 3 red, 68 1-2@69c; No. 2 hard winter, 69@691-2c; No. 8 hard winter, 68@69c; No. 1 Northern spring, 70@71c; No. 2 Northern spring, 69@71c; No. 3 spring, 66@69c. _Corn— No. 2, 57@571-2c; No. 3, 56 1-4@56 3-4c. Oats--No. 2, 35@351-4c; No. 3, 343-4@ 85e. - A Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 6. — Cattle — Beeves, $4 @ 4.60; cows, bulls and mixed, $2 @ 4; stockers and feeders, $2.40@3.60; calves and yearlings, $2.55@ 3.25. Hogs, $5.45@5.65; bulk of sales, $5.55@5.57 1-2. Chicago, Aug. 6. — Cattle — Good to | prime steers, $5.50@6.10; poor to medi- um, $4.40 @ 5.40; stockers and feeders, $2.40@4.45; cows, $2-65@4.75; canners, $2 @2.25; bulls, $2.25@4.50; calves, $2.50 @ 4.75; Texas-fed steers, $3@4.50. Hogs— Mixed and butchers, $5.60@6.12 1-2; good to chaice heavy, $5.95 @ 6.15; rough heavy, $5.45@5.85; light, $5.60@5.90; bulk of sales, $5-70 @ 6. Sheep, $3.25°@ 4.75; lambs, $2.25@5.15. South St. Paul, Aug. 6. — Cattle — Prime butcher steers, $5@5.40; good to choice, $4.50@4.90; fair to good, $3.75@ 4.25; common to fair, $3.25@3.60; prime butcher cows and heifers, $3.80@4.25; good to choice butcher cows and heif- ers, $3.35@3.75; fair to good, $2-75@3.25; canners and cutters, $1.50@2.60; good to choice butcher bulls, $3@3.75; bologna bulls, $2@2.75; god to choice veals, $50 5.75; good to choice feeders, $3.15@3.40; fair to good, $2.90@3.10; common, $2@ 2.75; steer calves, $3@3.40; good to choice heifers, $2.50@2.75; fair to good, $2.25@2.40; common, $1.75@2.15; heifer calves, $2.25@2.75; good to choice milch cows, $35@40; fair to good, $30@35; com- mon, $25@30. Hogs — Light, $5.65 @ 5.80; mixed and butchers, $5.60@5.80; heavy, $5.60@5.80; rough packers, $5.25@5.50; boars, $3@ 3.50; stags, $4.50@5.25; pigs, $4@5. Sheep—Good to choice spring lambs, $4@4.75; fair to good, $3.50@4; fat wethers, $3-40@3.60; fat ewes, $3.25@3.50; good to choice stock and feeding lambs, $3@3.25; fair to good, $2.75@3; feeding wethers, $3@3,.25; stock and feeding ewes, $2.50@3; thin sheep, $2.25@2.75; killing bucks, $2@2.25. ‘Westerns: Wethers, $3.50@3.75; ewes, $3.25@3.50. IT COST HIM HIS LIFE. Two Men Try to Reach the Surface by Unusual Means. Scranton, Pa, Aug. 6. — Men were lowering steam pipes into the Oxford mine of the Lackawanna company by means of the air shaft. At the bottom was a force of men to care for the pipes. These included James McLaughlin and Anthony McNulty. At noon, instead of going out by means of the cage at the main shaft, McLaughlin and McNulty proceeded to execute a deed of daring by ascending by means of the chain by which | the steam pipes were lowered. They at- tached a plank to the chain and astride of it began their ascent, unheeding the warnings of their companions, The brother of McLaughlin and a com-~ panion remained at the bottom, positive that one or both of the reckless fellows would be killed. In a few minutes a body came crashing down the shaft and dropped almost at their feet. Bending over, McLaughlin looked into the face of his brother. The man was already dead. Half way up the air shaft McLaughlin’s head struck a platform and he fell. Mc- Nulty saved himself by holding on to the chain. When he reached the top he was so dazed and terrified that it was fifteen minutes before he could be induced to release his grip on the chain. TIGHTENS HER GRIP. Russia Freezing Onto All She Gets in China. London, Aug. 6.—The Times publishes the following dispatch from Pekin, dated Aug. 2: “The draft of the protocol proposes that the new tariff shall come into operation j Oct. 1. “Russia is displaying renewed activity in Manchuria and is strengthening her ‘grip on Niu-chwang. It is expected that Li Chen Fong, son of Li Hung Chang, will be appointed Chinese minister to Russia to continue the baneful policy in- augurated by Li Hung Chang. “It is reported that the French intend to build a railway from Paoting-fu to> Tien-tsin direct, with or without Chinese consent.” —— “Paramount” Blount Seriously Ml. Macon, Ga., Aug. 6—News has been received in this city that ex-Congress- man James H. Blount, who was sent to Hawall by President Cleveland as com- missioner paramount at the time of the revolution in the islands, has suffered ‘a stroke of paralysis and is in a critical condition at his country home near here. 5 —$—$—$_—— A $60,000 Blaze. Dallas, Tex., Aug. 6. — The plant of ‘the Max Hahn Packing company was ‘purned last night. The loss, $60,000, was total. Nolan Brothers, wholesale butchers, had the use of one of the cooling rooms, which was full of meat- Insane Man Rens Amuck. Moscow, Idaho., Aug. 6—-Dr. W. W. Watkins was shot and instantly killed while riding in his buggy in the street, and two others were shot and badly wounded by William Steffen, who is believed to be insane. He was killed. ROYALTY MOURNS © DOWAGER EMPRESS OF GERMANY PASSES AWAY AT CRON- BURG. THE END WAS SOMEWHAT SUDDEN: Emperor William, the Empress and’ Crown Prince Present—Funeral Arrangements Will Not Be Made Until the Arrival of King Edward —Long a Sufferer From Internal Cancer—Hated by Bismarck. Cronberg, Aug. 7.—Dowager empresS Frederick, eldest child of Queen Vic+ toria of Great Britain and mother of Emperor William of Germany, died last evening of internal cancer, from which she had long been a sufferer. The death of the dowager empress was somewhat sudden, although the end was.known to be near. Emperor William and her majesty’s other chil- dren were around the bedside when the\dowager empress passed away. Last evening Emperor William con- ducted the members of the dowager empress’ household into the death chamber, and led them, one by one, past the bedside, to take a last farewell of their mistress. The funeral arrange- ments will not be completed until the arrival of King Edward. Daughter of Victoria. Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, the princess royal of England, Frederick, ex-empress of Germany and dowager empress, was born Nov. 21, 1840, and was married to the late Emperor Fred- ‘erick III. of Germany Jan. 25, 1858, and had seven children, the oldest of whom is the present emperor of Germany. During the life of her husband she was one of the most striking characters of the Berlin court. Her marriage was a love match and continued as happily as in the honeymoon. For several years | past, owing to the growing infirmities, ' the dowager empress had not been seen much at public functions. | It is said of the Cowager empress that she was the one person in the world whom the late Bismarck feared, and that his intense hatred for her amounted almost to a passion. The papers assert that the dowager empress long ago adopted her hus- band’s motto: “Learn to suffer without complaining.” She recently ordered that the public should be excluded from the grounds of Friedrichshof, saying: “The world shall not learn that Iam suffering. I will not be pitied in my misfortune.” King Edward Notified. Cowes, Aug. 7. — King Edward re- ceived the official news of the death of Dowager Empress Frederick on board the royal yacht almost simultaneously : with the receipt of the news in London, The yacht’s flag was immediately half- masted. King Edward and Queen Al- exandra will leave here for Marlbor- ough house to-day. It is not likely they will start for Berlin until Wednesday. MET AWFUL DEATH. Yerrifie Explosion Wrecks a Block of Five Buildings. Philadelphia, Aug. 7.—A terrific ex- plosion in a block of six buildings on Locust street, above Tenth, last night completely wrecked five of the struc- tures and caused the death of from ten to twenty or more persons. . Some of those taken to the hospital will die. Over two-score were more or less seri- ously injured. It is estimated that at least thirty-five persons were in the five buildings when the explosion oc- curred, and the exact number of dead will probably not be known for twenty- four hours. The explosion occurred about 9:30 o'clock. What exploded and how it happened is not known at this time, but it is believed to have been a barrel of gasoline in one of the three grocery stores. With the explosion the front walls of the buildings were blown up- ward and fell straight to the ground. Almost every building in a radius of two blocks about the scene of the ex- plosion had window panes shattered and were otherwise damaged. Every building on the opposite side of Locust street was more or less wrecked but none of them fell. Fire Adds to the Horror. A terrible cry went up from the ruins the moment the explosion occurred. Women, children and men, occupants of the wrecked houses, could be seen crawling from the debris, while the ag- onizing cries of others were heard in the wreckage. From all the surround- Ing buildings the injured people came running and fell into the street uncon- scious. To add to the horror, fire broke out in the debris the moment it settled to the ground, and in less than five minutes the great pile was burning fiercely from end to end. A general alarm was turned in for fire apparatus and ambulances, and in the meantime the work of rescue was voluntarily be- gun by those in the neighborhood who were not injured. Here and there a person was dragged from the ruins before the fire could reach the victim, several lives being saved by this prompt work. When the ‘firemen reached the scene the flames had reached great headway and were igniting the buildingse across the street. The fire, however, was soon un- der control, and with the exception of ‘ small blaze here and there it was extinguished in a few moments. Another Carnegie Donation. Montreal, Aug. 7.—Andrew Carnegie has offered Montreal $150,000 for a li-- brary provided the city will contrib- a site and spend $135,000 yearly im maintenance. The mayor will bring: the matter before the council. ENGULFED BY ORE. ~ \ Two Miners Have Their Lives: Crushed Out. Negaunee, Mich, Aug. 7.—Erick John- son and John Perucheti, miners at the Prince of Wales mine of the Regent group here, were Buried under thousands of tons of ore yesterday afternoon at & o'clock. Two partners of the unfortunate_ men were injured, but made their escape, The body of Johnson was recovered seven hours after the accident, but Perucheti’s body was not taken out until 4:30 this afternocn, They were old residents of Neguance and ave survived. by families, | ' ———~ | |