Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 23, 1904, Page 4

TORNADO OF FIRE AT DULUTH) FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL- LARS’ WORTH OF PROPERTY DESTROYED. FIRE CAUSES DEATH OF ONE MAN OROWNED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE FROM CRAFT AS FLAMES SWEPT IT. WORST FIRE IN DULUTH IN YEARS WAREHOUSE AND CONTENTS LICKED UP BY THE CYCLONE OF FLAMES. Duluth, July 16—Four hundred thou- sand dollars’ worth of property was destroyed yesterday afternoon at the Omaha docks and warehouse, and one man, a cook named George Smith, on the tug Abbott, was drowned in an attempt to make his escape from the craft as the flames swept over it with <yclonic rapidity from the docks. The fire started in the northeast corner of the building and swept through the long sheds like a tornado, taking everything that stood in its path. In three minutes after the flames were discovered almost the en- tire shed was a fiery furnace, belch- ing forth volumes of dense, black smoke that rolled away over the city, crumbling the freight cars that stood beside it like tinder. It was the most disastrous fire witnessed in Duluth in years, and the Most Spectacular. Thousands of people lined the docks, the viaducts, the tops of box ears and the sides of the hill to wit- mess the fiery monster devouring thou- sands and thousands of dollars’ worth of property. The dock on which the shed stood will probably have to be entirely re- built. The entire Omaha shed with all of its contents, the dock and near- iy a seore of lodded freight cars are a complete loss in addition to two ot the tugs of the Great Lakes Towing company, which were burned to the water’s edge, and another that is bad- fy damaged. The great freight shed, 1,300 feet fong and 80, feet wide, was filled with merchandise of all kinds. Sugar, coffee, fiour, canned goods and almost every conceivable kind of general merchandise made up the contents. There were over 100 car loads of sugar alone contained in the building. DUMONT IS DISGUSTED. Aeronaut Says He Will Not Return to the United States This Fall. New York, July 16.—According to @ World dispatch from London Santos- Dumont, the aeronaut, upon landing after his return from America, said to the Havre correspondent of the Daily Express: “T have no intention of returning to the United States to compete in the world’s fair aerial flight. I never felt so angry and disappointed in my life as when the bag of my airship was found ruined at St. Louis. It would have taken at least two months to re- pair the damage, which means a loss fin money of $8,000. I am of the opinion that it was wrecked by a rank and not by one of my rivals.” WRECK MUST REMAIN. Congress Alone Can Authorize Re- moval of Battleship Maine. Washington, July 16.—The navy de- partment yesterday decided that it has no authority to permit the rais- ing of the hulk of the battleship Maine. The decision was written by Judge Advocate General Diehl. It -was in accordance with letters writ- ten by Judge Darling, acting secretary of the navy, in answer to inquiries from wreckers who ‘thought that per- haps they could make a profitable speculation by floating the wreck and exhibiting it. The judge advocate gen- eral holds that congress is the only ‘body that can dispose of the wreck. SERVANT BURNED TO DEATH. Widow of Late W. B. Fasig Narrowly Escapes Same Fate. Brewster, N. Y., July 16—The man- sion of Mrs. William B. Fasig, widow of ‘the well known horseman, was ‘urned to the ground yesterday. The servant girl, Annie O'Brien, was urned to death, and Mrs. Fasig nay- rcowly escaped a similar fate. The house and contents were destroyed, the loss being estimated at $35,000. The mansion was on what is known as the Benny Cliff farm, once belong: ing to the late Daniel Drew. ——_—— Four Persons Drowned. Pittsburg, Kan., July 16.—Four per- sons, all of this city, were drowned Yast night in Spring river, eighteen miles east of here. They were rowing and approached too near a mill dam, «hich upset the boat. WARTIME ROMANCE. icer Will Wed Missour! Girl ao ck Him From Capture. Des Moines, Iowa, July 19.—As the culmination of a wartime romance Lieut. H. R. Merrill of Geneva has gone to Charleston, Mo., to marry Mrs. R. A. Campbell. During the fall of 1862 Lieut. Merrill was stationed at Charleston. A young girl came from her father’s farm and warned the sprightly officer that Gen. Morgan was sending a superior force to effect his capture. He escaped an hour ahead of his enemies. From that time to this the two have never seen each other. It was a few weeks ago that he loca- ted her and a correspondence sprung up which has the -wedding~as its cli- max. REDS AT DANCE FIGHT. Little Bear Is Charged With Terribly Wounding John Lewis. River Falls, Wis., July 19. — The Winnebago Indians are treating vis- itors from other reservations to @ several days’ dance. During the dance two braves got into an altercation, and, it is alleged, John Lewis was ter- ribly, perhaps fatally, wounded by Little Bear, who is being held pend- ing the outcome of Lewis’ condition. Little Bear’s son was so incensed at his father’s arrest that he attempted to stab, it is charged, another Indian who, he thought, was as much to blame as his father for the disturb- ance. TIES COW’S TAIL TO HIS LEG. Is Annoyed and Drags and Kicks Her Milker. Madison, Wis., July 19.—John Miller prevent a cow switching her tail in his face while he was milking, Charles R. Gaither, a farmer near Center, tied the caudal appendage to ‘his leg, and to make a‘good knot put a little muk on it. When bossy found she could not use her tail she began kicking. She knocked the farmer off his stool and then began to run, dragging him about the corral until he was unconscious. Before assistance came he sustained three broken ribs and other injuries. Bossy SHEEP RAISING IS TRIUMPH. Industry in Northern Wisconsin Is Highly Profitable. Ashland, Wis., July 19. — The first consignment of 10,000 pounds of Ash- land wool was shipped to Eastern markets Saturday from the New Cat- aline sheep farm west of Ashland. A thousand sheep were placed on the farm this spring and the experiment of raising sheep in Northern Wiscon- sin is a great success. The wool is first grade and brings the highest price. A tee DEATH IS MYSTERIOUS. Body of Lester Sanders Found In a Water Hole. Sturgis, S/ D., July 19.—It is report- ed that Lester Sanders of Grindstone on Friday met death under very pe- culiar circumstances, the truth of which will probably never be known. He was found dead in a water hole. The body was clothed in working clothes when found. There were no marks of violence upon him, no signs of a struggle and the water was not deep. GRAFTS TIMOTHY ON WHEAT. Straw About Five Feet Long Perfect Except One Foot Top. Sioux Falls, 8. D., July 19.—Ole Lar- son, a Lincoln county farmer, has a curiosity in the form of a grafted timothy head on a wheat straw. The stalk is about five feet long and is a perfect wheat straw until within about a foot of the top where the timothy straw sets in. As a result the wheat stalk has a fine timothy head about six inches long. DROWNS IN THE ST. CROIX. Albert Berg of Osceola Loses His Life While Bathing. Osceola, Wis., July 19.—Albert Berg, a clerk, was drowned in the St. Croix river here. He was bathing with four other young men and ventured out too far. He was not a good swimmer. He never rose after going down the first time in about fourteen feet of water. The body was recovered by Harry Taylor. Berg was about eighteen years of age. Brewers Grant More Pay. Winona, Minn., July 19. — Serious trouble along ‘the strike line was prob- ably averted here by the action of the three Winona brewing companies granting to their men ail the latter asked in an ultimatum sent in the oth- er day. The men demanded an in- crease of from 20 to 25 per cent in their salaries. CRAM SE SESE SAY Homesteaders Suffer Fire Loss. Bayfield, Wis. July 17. —- Many homesteaders are suffering great losses from forest fires raging be- tween this city and Port Wing. An immense amount of timber land will be laid waste unless a heavy oe comes soon, ee Woman Drowned. Iron Mountain, Mich., July 17—Mary Jacobson, aged twenty-six years, was drowned while bathing at Watersmeet yesterday. She was prominent in so _cial cireles here. MANY RAILWAY MEN INJURED. Report of Accidents to Employes Dur- ing 1902 and 1903. A considerable increase in the num- ber of accidents to railway employes in Minnesota is shown by a report of railway accidents for the years of 1902 and 1903 issued by Labor Com-! missioner John O’Donnell. The re- port gives the number killed and in- jured and the manner in which the accident occurred, The report is based on reports of the railroads to the state railroad and warehouse commission, and is as follows: Accidents to railroad employes in the state for the year ending. June 30, 1902: aoe In; ried ‘Trainmen .. Switch, flag Station men. Shopmen ... Trackmen ... Other employes Fs SORA IM es pie otis wats ont win For the year ending June 30, 1903: Killed. Injured, ++ 46 475 Trainmen .... Switch, flag ai Stationmen Shopmen Trackmen . Other employes... Reports of Accidents. ‘The manner in which the accidents oc- ton, 96; J. W. Koespell, Lewiston, 96; G. W: Byers, Vermillion, 96; L. J. Levenick, Green Isle, 95.50; George H. Wentworth, Owatonna, 95.50; Lauritz Larsen, Darwin, 95.50; H. J. Credicott, Easton, 95.50. There were 104 tubs of butter en- | tered and, of these, all but one had a mark of 90 per cent or more. IMMENSE IRON ORE SHIPMENTS. ! Over Thirteen Million Tons From Three Railways. An astonishing amount of ore is go- ing forwahd now. Railway managers state that they will move from the Du- luth & Iron Range road about 4,500,- 000 tons, from the Duluth, Missabe & Northern about 4,800,000 tons and from. the Great Northern about 4,000,- 000 tons. This is near the total of last year. The roads running to Mar- quette, Ashland and Hscanaba, all old ranges, are making a better record than was looked for three months ago. Stock piles at the mines of all ranges are diminishing very fast, and the en- tire shipment will soon be from the daily hoist of all mines. Shenango mine, which has been three years under development, is last nearly ready to become a shipper, and is expected to mine 75,000 tons this year. On section 30, Vermillion range, 27, 1902, to three years’ imprisonment for abduction, was pardoned. He is now out on parole and is working at the Gotzian shoe factory, and has been offered a better position with the same firm in Wisconsin, but under the conditions of the parole he was unable to leave the state. As his term would sae in August, the pardon was sae so as to enable him to accept the offer of the position in Wisconsin. A pardon was granted George J. Schneider, serving a ninety-day sen- tence in the Blue Earth county jail for | beating his wife. Schneider is a brakeman, thirty-one years old, and was arrested for beating his wife while intoxicated. His wife and sev- en-year-old daughter reside in Man- kato, and are in destitute circum- stances. His term will expire July 23, but he claimed that it was necessary for him to be pardoned to save his wife and child from want. The par- don was granted. BEST BERRIES ARE GOPHER’S. Minnesota Small Fruits Take Prize at Fair. In comptetition with the finest strawberries raised in a score or more of leading fruit-producing states, Min- nesota has carried off honors, exhib- iting berries far superior to any pro- duced by other states. Out of a pos- sible hundred points, forty-eight plats Reproduced from the August Century by Courtesy of The Century Co. THE AUGUSTA NATURAL BRIDGE IN UTAH, COMPARED WITH THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON AND There exist to-day in San Juan coun- ty, Utah, three wonderful natural bridges. The largest of these bridges spans a canon three hundred and thir- ty-five feet and seven inches from wall to wall, and is a splendid arch of solid sandstone, sixty feet thick in the cen- tral part and forty feet wide. Under- neath it there is a clear opening three THE GREAT PYRAMID. hundred and fifty-seven feet in per- pendicular height. The accompanying cut, reproduced from the August Cen- tury, shows the dimensions of this bridge as compared with the capitol at Washington and the Great Pyramid. The other two bridges, while of pro- portions somewhat less massive, are marvels of wonder and beauty. They have been seen, probably, by fewer than a dozen white men. The August Century contains W. W. Dyar’s ac- count of a visit made to these natural wonders in 1903 by Horace J. Long and a cattleman named Scorup, with pictures of the colossal bridges in one color, from drawings made by Harry Fenn from photographs by Mr. Long. ~“————————nrrre eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrae Sor ipo, follows. For the year ending June | they have been fishing 1,000 feet un- Killed. Injured Coupling and uncoupling... 2 Collisions li Derailmen: trains .. Locomotive or cars” break~ ing down ..... Falling from train: motives or cars.... Jumping on or off locomotives or cars Struck by trains, 1 tives or cars..... Overhead obstructions Handling traffic .. Handling tools and “machin- ery, Handling supplies, Getting on or off car: locomotives at rest. All other causes...... my eS HO CRm = a For the year ending June 30, 19 6 ‘ fa es Killed. ‘oupling and uncoupling... 6 Collisions ......+.-.-+-+--+ 18 Derailment trains ... aaa oe ne down . Fall ling from trains, loco- motives or cars.......... Jumping on or off cain locomotives or cars. Stmick by train: tives or cars Injures, 70 z or’ parting of 2 5 gr Ses Overhead obstr 1 f Handling traffic. 0 oc aree tools and poachins ee y Se teebereeseeeeees 2 134 Handling supplies, etc. 1 Su Getting on and off locomo- tives or cars at rest ° All other cquses... 0 Totals 1,085 All roads in the state, with the excep- tion of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, reported the number of trainmen in their employ. a total of 6,625, including engineers, firemen, conductors and other trainmen. SCORES ARE CREDITABLE. Only One Sample of Butter Is Below Ninety. The judges in the state’s July scor- ing contest have just completed their work. The highest score was 98 per cent and the lowest was 89.50 per cent. Those having a score of more than 95 per cent were: Alfred Schroeder, Lafayette, 98; Lauritz Ol- sen, Bird Island, 97.50; A. G. Schan- del, Elmore, 97; Alfred Anderson, Litchfield, 96.50; James Rasmussen, Lerdal, 96.50; O. Westvig, Manannah, 96.25; James T. Pomeroy, Lake Ben- | siderable | derground for the past six weeks to get hold of a diamond bit, containing the setting of stones with which the bit was set. Exploration in the Jordan mine, near Hibbing, has increased the size of the deposit of ore there so that it is now sure that a considerable ton- age will be taken from ‘the mine in coming years. Development is being pushed very rapidly at the Leonard mine, which is owned by employes of the Great! Northern road. This mine is expected to make an average annual product of about 500,000 tons, and the lease runs for fifteen years. Operations are commencing near Palmer, Marquette range, where noth- ing has been under way for a long time. Several mines there will be shippers this year. Volunteer mine has reopened and 200 men have been set at work underground, with a con- surface force. A steam shovel is working in the stockpile that has been on the ground for two years, and most of it will be cleared away this summer. It amounts to 200,000 tons. ‘ CLEMENCY IN THREE CASES. ‘Pardon Board Turns Down Petitions of Others. The quarterly session of the state pardon board was concluded recently at St. Paul, the board having granted relief in three of the cases heard. Samuel Melvitz of Duluth, who had paid a fine of $250 and was under sen- tence of sixteen months’ imprison- ment for receiving stolen property, had his sentence commuted to eight months. He claimed that he did not knaw that the goods bought were stolen, and that his business will be ruined if he is not released to take charge of it. He has a sister and father dependent upon him for sup- port. His term will expire in Sep- tempber. Arthur L. Young, who was sen- tenced from Ramsey county on April sent to the world’s fair by A. McCom- ber of Duluth scored 98 points. This scoring is declared by judges to be the highest given so far this season and will doubtless hold the record, as each day’s shipment of berries is light- er. The berries were of two varieties, Crescents and Seedlings, and were judged on size, color and flavor. The forty-eight plates show wonderful uniformity of size, varying little, and some of the largest were six and a quarter inches in circumference. Be- sides the delicious flavor and size, the berries are perfect as to contour. Con- sidering the long time in transporta- tion, the condition of the berries was splendid and they have shown sur- prising keeping qualities. The summing up of points, and awarding of medals will not take place until the close of the fair, but that Minnesota will carry off the strawberry record is almost a fore- gone conclusion. Minnesota bears the distinction also of. making the finest, largest and most complete display of small fruits in the horticultural pal- ace, and in gaining this qualification exhibits over 200 plates of currants, raspberries, cherries, strawberries and gooseberries, the latter being the largest ever grown. Even Missouri does not make an equal display in any variety. Minnesota is practically the only state giving extensive attention to small fruits, the others being dis- couraged by the fact that they are not able to keep them in good condition. STATE LOSES SOME LAND. State Auditor Looks Into Some Home- stead Claims. The state auditor has returned from a trip to the north shore of Lake Su- perior. where be went with C. W. Somerby, assistant attorney general, and F. W. Walker, one of his cruisers, to look at a state land section that has been contested by homesteaders. He says the section filed on by the home- steaders cannot possibly support them, and that it contains some five or six million feet of good pine. Rann ee eaeaeeeesees@@@OD@DODOD®_—oO™>§ ] D_§Or OW O_O ™“_—_™mmL ™ &_w@wy @m@<mmnmnrnrereres $100 FOR AN EGG. Of an East Indian Game Fowl Brought to England. Not often does the price of a single egg climb to $100, but this is what was offered for each of the eggs of a certain Indian game hen which was brought to England some time ago. For years the Indian or Azeel fowls, have been the very apex of the game breed, for the pureness of blood and pedigree have been most carefully preserved for so long that the date of “4 the origin of the race has been lost in the past. It is hardly possible to procure spe- cimens of the purest blood, for they are treasured by the Indian sports- men at. the highest value, and the best fowls are not allowed to go out of their native country. As game fowl they are great fight- ers. Those who have geen them in India—for the finest birds never reach our colder climates—tell of their prowess and ungovernable tenacity in battle. With them it is always vic- tory or death. In America, however, fowls are seldom raised for fighting purposes, but for show and as pets and hobbies of poultry fanciers.— Country Life in America. Willie Picked Up His G. Willie Peebles—The horse was go- a walt Teacher—Don’t forget your g, Wil- lie. Willie Peebles—Gee, the horse was goin’—.—Puck. the game| dowa- a Democrats Meet Sic Name 2 ‘ . State Ticket. Towa City, Iowa, July 20.—Harmony was the keynote of the lowa Deme- eratic state convention here yester- day. The prospective bitter fight to @ finish between the anti-Hearst and Hearst Democrats did not develop and the two factions vied with each othes in nominating and seconding the nom- ination of candidates of opposite po- litical affiliations. The following ticket was named and is cleverly: made up of men of all shades of party belief: f Electors-at-Large—W. O. Schmidt of Davenport, J. B. Romans of Denison. Secretary of State — Charles A. Dickson, Sioux City. Auditor — Edgar F. Medary, Wau- kon, , Treasurer—Henry Riegelman, Des Moines. Attorney General — Maurice O’Con- nor, Fort Dodge. Railway Commissioner—J. P. Mona- trey, Fairfield. Supreme Judge — J. W. Sullivan, Kossuth county. MISSOURI DEMOCRATS. First Day’s Session Ends in a Wild Demonstration. Jefferson City, Mo., July 20. — The first day’s session of the state Demo- cratic convention closed last night amid a wild demonstration after the temporary organization had been completed with the selection of Con- gressman W. D. Vandiver as tem- porary chairman and J. P. Nolan of La Grange as temporary secretary. The entire night session was occu- pied by the delegates in creating as much nolse and confusion as possible. The delay in the report of the com- mittee on credentials, without which the convention could not proceed, was responsible for the confusion. PAPER STRIKE !S FAILURE. Non-Union Men Take Jobs and Out put Increases Rapidly. Appleton, Wis., July 20. — Every paper mill in the city except the Telulah plant is now running, though the strikers still hold out. The Riv- erside Fiber and Paper company, one of the largest mills in the city, started up yesterdey, and though the manu- facturers say they are running full forces, it is said that the help is in- competent and that the machines are not all working. The Telulah mill will start up next week. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, July 20. — Wheat — No.1 Northern, $1.001-2@1.003-4; No. 2 Northern, 96 1-2@97 1-2c; No. 3, 93@ 95c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 54c. Oats —No. 3 white, 39@39 1-2c. Minneapolis, July 20. — Wheat—No. 1 hard, 9938-4c; No. 1 Northern, 991-2c; No. 2 Northern, 943-4 @ 95 3-4c. Oats—No. 3 white, 39 3-4c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 53 1-2c. Duluth, July 20. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.001-2; No. 2 Northern, 96 1-2c; flax, $1.211-2; oats, 35c; rye, 65c. Milwaukee, July 20. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.00 1-2@1.011-2; No. 2 Northern, 97@99 1-2c. Rye—No. 1, 7c. Barley — No. 2, 62c. Oats — Standard, 43@431-2c. Corn—No. 3, 50@51 1-2c. Chicago, July 20. — Wheat — No. 2 red, $1.02; No. 3 red, $1; No. 2 hard, 95@98c; No. 3 hard, 90@95c; No. 1 Northern, $1; No. 2 Northern, 98c. Corn—No. 2, 491-2@50c. Oats—No. 2, 36 1-2@37c. Sioux City, Iowa, July 20. — Cattle —Beeves, $4.50@5.75; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.20@4; stockers and feed- ers, $3@4; calves and yearlings, $2.75 @3.75. Hogs—Bulk, $5.10@5.30. + Chicago, July 20.—Cattle—Good to prime steers, $5.60@6.30; stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.50; cows, $1.50@4.60; heifers, $2@5.50; calves, $2.50@5.75. Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $5.25 @ 5.90; good to choice heavy, $5.60 @ 5.85. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, $4@4.50; Western, $2.50@4.15; West- ern lambs, $4@6.75. South St. Paul, July 20. — Cattle — Good to choice steers, $5.40 @ 5.90; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50 @ 4.50; butcher bulls, $2.65 @ 3.50; veals, $2.50@4; good to choice stock steers, $3 @ 4.10; steer calves, $2 @ 2.75; good to choice stock cows and heifers, $2@2.25; heifer calves, $1.50 @1.75; good to choice milch cows, $30 @37.50. Hogs—Range price, $5.05 @ 5.80; bulk, $5.15@5.20. Sheep—Good to choice lambs, $3.50 @ 6; fair to good, $4.25 @ 4.50; good to choice yearling wethers, $4.50@5.50; heavy, $4@4.35; good to choice ewes, me- dium weight, $3.50@3.75. Injured in Powder Explosion. Bridgeport, Ohio, July 20. — Five men were injured, one fatally, in a powder explosion at Barton, four miles west of here. Postoffice Robbed. Alberta, July 20. — The postoffice safe was blown open with a large charge of dynamite and the contents stolen. No clue. Fell Dead on Depot Platform. Webster City, Iowa, July 20.—David E. Nelson of Stratford fell dead on the depot platform at that place last evening. He was well known in this vicinity. He leaves a wife and three children. Two Burned in Hotel Fire. Reno, Nev., July 20.—The Humph- rey Hotel at Susanville, Lazen county,’ Cal., caught fire yesterday and entirely destroyed. Two children burned to death... 3 fea | ;