Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 12, 1893, Page 5

bt per Dress Pattem Tomorrow we will pell 82 pieces of Arme- nian serge 1n 8 yard patterns for B68¢, Lim-" it 1 pattern to a cus- tomer, FALCONER. —— ad, out and send it to your out of town friends. ALGCONER'S NMILDEDIE ™ MBEINCOE SAL K, Our great sales of January and February cleaned up'every vestige of old stock, Anticipating an early and large demand for spring and summer goods, our buyers bought heavily, too heavily in fact, for our room, especially 1n Silks, Dress Goods and Spring Wraps, The prices paid, however, were so low that we can offer an unprecedented line of bargains, and will actually sell goods tomorrow at a less price than they can be manufactured for. Mail orders filled until Wednesday. NEW SPRING Dress Goods, Our novelties in dress fabrics are attracting widespread attention. $uch a display of charming effects in dress goods hus nover beforo besn Bhown in Omaha. Many of the most boautiful things are in single pat- Qerns, aud will not be seen here again this season. Special Bargains for Monday. €0-inch wide coft rich French Serge, in all tho benutiul spring colorings, a regulur 7sc cloth, 500 on sulo Monday at. . b BC-inch handsome Surah Serge, in rich new French colorings, imported to soll at 81, will go 756 in this sala for § @0-inch all Wool Epinglines. We are showing this popular cloth in twenty-five new spring shades. Price, Monds ¢6-inch German Henrietta, in all the rich new shudos, solls everywhere at $1; our price Mon B4-inch Storm Se in navy blue, our regular 81.50 quality, on special sule at #2-inch new English Diagnal fabric, in the new hues of na don brown, tans and gray; splendid chanco, bi-inch new Surah Royale, in 15 new spring shades; for durability this cloth has noequal; con good value a* $2.50; our price Monday B0 picces all Wool Mixtures, chocks, plaid and novelty weaves, sold at 81 and 1,50, choice Monday and Tuesday, per yard ) 8 Black Goods. Every new weave, every staple make, every desirable quality in Plnuk goods, is represented {u our department, almost as quickly as it eaves the makers’ loom. A special feature of the department, and one Which we desire to make very prominent, is its extremely low prices, of which tho following are characteristic examples: AL SALE 46-inch A1l Wool Henrictta, sold at $1.00. | MONDAY 42-inch Pricstley Nun’s Veiling, sold at $ handsome $1.50 y blue, green, gol- 80c¢ sold at $1.00. . Ities, sold at Henrietta, sold at 40-inch Wool Crepons, s 17&& "Gloves On Sale Tomorrow ’ New Laces On Sale Tomorrow 'EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS IN Spring Wraps. 87.50 Empire Capes Monday only 83.75. Wo have about 25 new and handsome empire capes made of kersey cloth, in navy blue only, with Dearborn collar and 8 rows of new tinsol gimp trimming, regular value $7.50, Monday Only § 5 new Spring Jackets Monday 83,75, These jackets are made with the new Columbian sleeve, the only correct sleeve this seasun, made of all wool cheviots in tans and navy blue, regular value $6,75, Monday Only $3.75. Children’s Reefers only $1.98. Navy bluo only, all sizes, 4 to 12, at one price, o regular 82.75 reefer, Monday Only $1.98, We wish to call special attention to our line of Cravanette Gar- ments, free from rubber and odorless, tho best shower-proof garment in the world. We have it made up in the World’s Fair Traveler, a long ulster for the protection of the dress, with triple, detachable or butterfly capo. The demand for theso raln-p-oof coits has already commenced and we look forwnrd to a big trade, especially for ladies attending the World’s Fair. You cannot afford to be without one. Price for the World’s Mair Traveler, $15, $18 and $20. We are showing the very latest and correct stylos in spring gar- ments for ladies, misses and children at popular prices, Correct styles in Capes 75, 85, 8750, $10, up to $30. Correct styles in Jacl $7.50, $8,75, $10, up to $60. Correct styles in Wraps 2, $13.50, $15 and up to $40. Correct styles in Ulsters at $12, 813, $15, $18 and $20, Linen Department. We have a great many odds and ends in Bureau Scarfs that we want to clean out. If you are in need of anything in that line you ought tolay fn a supply. At 29¢ Each. All the stamped and plain Bnreau Scarfs that we have boen sell- ing at 35¢, 40c and 50¢, all at 20¢ each. At 39¢ Each. All the stamped and plain Burcau Scarfs that we have beon sell- ing at 50c, 60c and 75¢, all go at 39¢ each. At 49¢ Each. All the stamped and plain Bureau Scarfs that we have beon seli- ing at 85c, 90c and 31, all zo at 49¢ each. Theabove goods are the tinest grade of momie cloth and warranted pure linen. Wash Goods Departmnent. The latest and most distingue styles in Scotch, French and Domes- tic Ginghams. See east show window. Sateens will be much in vogue again this soason. patterns we start at Tho newest 19¢, worth 35¢ regular. The popular Brandenburg Cloth—delicate floral designs at 25¢ per yard. India silk Gnish Pongee—beautiful patterns worth 25¢, For 15¢. 36 inch Armenian Serge—in stripes, plaids and polka dots, a full dress pattern of 8 yards (only one iu a customer), worth $1.25 for 5 Laces and Embroideries. Embroideries 32¢ Another invoice of short lenghts, beautiful goods in 4% yard lengths for only 82c. Embroideries 49¢. Now goods. Just what you want, zood width and nice quality—44 yard lengths only 49c. Embroide A line of beautiful goods. Sw all go your choice 2lc yard. 21¢ yard. " ss and Nainsook wide and narrow, Laces. Never befors have laces been so popular as this season, and our stock is completo in all kinds, in different widths to match. As space will not allow us to quote prices we will give you a few of the kinds. Point de Paris Point Chevevense Fedora Palm Lace Point de Irlande Valenciennes {’oim de Gene k de Irlande Torchon P, t Applica Medici Corsets. We are now prepared to serve our patrons with the finest line of corsets over got together in our stock, it always having been our aim to get the best. Cors 2.19. As a lendor we are going to place on sale Monday our entire stock of 1. C. corsets for $2.19, regular price 33,00, Corsets 50c¢, The beautiful well made Gladys in white and colorsd, 500, Corsets 75¢. A beauty, perfect fitting, in black only, 75c. Corsets $1.00. The R. & G., the W. C. C., the H. & S. and Thompson’s Glove Fitting, in white and colored, an assortment never equaled for this price, $1.00. Corsets $1.25. The C. B. in black and white, Dr. Warner’s 444 health corset and Schilling’s model form, all ut one price, 81.25. Corsets $1.50. Royal Worcestor, a la sprite, Thompson’s Glove Fitting, all of the best make and only $1.50. These are only a few of our leaders which you will find at our com- plete corset department. [New Elnbr’didéffiié’s . New On Sale Tomorrow fiamped Linens On Sale Tomorrow On Sale Tomorrow NewDressTrimmings I New Black Goods at The Tomorrow offer black all popular $1 and $1.28 at 78c per FALCONER, we 24 pieces of goods, weaves, Cut this qualities, yard, = b 4 L Silk Bargains. Owing to the great popularity of silks this season we have bought heavily in all lines of black and colored dress and trimming silks, and are Dbetter preparel to sup- ply the needs of the ladies of Omaha and neighboring citics than ever before. Notice the extraordinary bat- gains for to-morrow: 87%c B87%c $1.00 88¢ 90c¢ 785¢C 78¢C In black Dr Silks we are showing many novolties at extremely low figures. 32-inch wide China Silk, navy grounds with cream coin spots, value $1.25, sale prico 50 piece Figured China, ail pure silk, value $1.00, sale prico 3 100 piecos of the heavy India Figured silk, in beautiful colorings and desi #1.25, salo price. .. Another fine China Silk, 24 inches wide, all silk value $1.15, sale price 25-inch wide twilled Shadow Silk for waists, real value $1,50, sals prico il Changenble Taffeta € Silk for skirting and ruflles, at 7oc, 824c, 90c, $1 and $1.25, worth 81 to $1.75. Black Taffeta Glace Silk, full rustle, at 75c, 850, $1, 31.25 and 81,50, value $! to $2. 24-inch Novelty Indias and Glaces, solid black figured effects, value 81.75, sale’ price 81,25, very low. The ever popular Peau de Solc dress silks in abundance at $1.15, 81.25, $1.35, $1.50, 81.75, $115 $1.98, $2.25. Iivery number a perfoct beauty and a bargain. Cashmere finish 1 $1.25, $1.50, $ If you are intending to purchase a silk dress, a silk skirt or waist, or trimming silk, visit this department, where you are sure to find what you want at the right price. Gros Grain Dr k av 81, , value $1.25 to 82.25, *Ri_bbons On Sale Tomorrow New Hosiery On Sale Tom VERY HOT PRIMARY FIGHT |ttt City in Briet. Mike McCann, the hackman charged with ) v, was found guilty in district court this mornin, In the case in district court wh § 1 feloniously shooting Dan Hane: Lincoln Politicians Gome to Blows in the | guilty i disteror o, Dan Hane Second Ward, Pan property, the jury ref y tinding for the plaint $600. AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM ADOPTED One of Thomas Haylen's cottages at First and J streets was destroyed by fire last night. The flames caught from'a passing ‘The house was untenanted. The annual meeting of the assess county will be held at the county clerk's oftice in the afternoon of the 21st inst., izens wus lheld at 1ng to name a non- The nominees of the State uni- dry goods merchant, assistant land commis- Mrs. Bell low raised a little rumpus by insisting that named Caroline A. Jones, but the couvention voted ©Qounellmanic Candidates Numerous in District —Importance of the Excise Commissionership — To Secure Republican Harmony, ach engine. A mass meeting of c the court house last v partisan school board ticket. are Prof. Lawrence Fossl versity, J.%, Miller, nst, Burlington. LixooLy, Neb., March 11.—[Special to Tie Ber.]—The hottest primary fight ever held in Lincoln was in progress this afternoon *Thie city presented all the appearance of e tion day, and the polls were constantly sur- rounded by excited crowds. Several per- sonal encounters oceurrad, but the only one where the police were called in to interfere | b wasat the Secoud ward, where Thomas Howard accused the Krone crowd of running in o number of colored men from other wards, and in the scrap that ensued knooked out two or three people. Howard was arrested. Tho principal J. K f the the women be recognizea and down, of “Julius Cwsar' last night. putitin his shoe. When hickoy Segtarad 1n the b1yt oot T ore tha Banay Fourth ward, where R. B. Graham, who served as mayor before Mr. Woeir's time, was secking to secure the delegation, while Alva Kennard, who wants to be city treas- urer, and to swing the delegation to suit himself, were fighting for that honor. Tn most of the wards the primaries wore conducted under the Australian ballot sy tem, and the councilmanic candidates ranged in number from one to eight in each. The supremacy for city clerk was settled in the Third ward, where J. W. Bowen and E. B. @Green were the candidates. For excise com- missioner, w hich will be almost as impor- taut this year as mayor, in view of the flasco of the present commission which has charge of the police force and at whose door the present stata of disruption in the force is aid, the First w ented W, B ser Robert Third, and tho Sixth, Daubach The republican ticket by the result of the primaries is B. Graham, mayor; J. W. Bowen, city clerk B. Stephenson, treas- | during these me tings and re urer. A movement is on foot to run a dark horso | $1£1ed by Mayor William for mayor, to be either Senator Mo . | ll the business meu in the M. Raymond. The counc i desire that the First ward, Thomas Carr Parker; Third, R. S. Young; Fourth, C. Roman; Fifth, L. P. Young; Sixth, Geor 3. Woods; Seventh, F. C. Smith. Resolved for Harmony, ticket that both parties given the mayor and clerk, crats refuse to swallow fusion candidate. Fremont, Neb., March Tue Bee of the Presbyterian chur wonderful good that had be James J tinued as before. on a popular theme, ‘The Lord Jesus Christ,’ whi our midst. I rejoice in complished, and t At the joint republican eaucus of the oppos- ing factions of the Sixth ward, held in the Coffman block Friday evening, the foliowing delegates were elected to represent the ward in the city convention: A. W. Scott, chairman; Roy L. Stewart, Y. H. Dyor, A. E. Harvey, Paul Clurk, H. C. Palmer, J 1. Stewart, W. Gi. Roberts, K. . Riser, H. S. Lippincott, D. C. Mosher, ' S Males, John A. Dempster, J. D. Baine, C. A, Wickersham, 8. J. Alexander, H. B, Sawyer, W. J. Bebout, Titus Miller, B. . Johnson, » A. Churchill, W. J. Johnson, L. P, Gould, W. 8. Swind, Frank Woods. The following resolutions were adopted by & rising vote, every man in the caucus vot- ing for the resolutions, each of the above named delegates concurring therein: Resolved, That each side select twelye dole- | the ates to the elity con tion and A, W. Scott hall bo chairmaii of the delegation. Resolver (hat the ation and thoreot shill unreservedly sup- for mayor as long as he shull @ & candidate bofore tho couvention. Resolved, That oach shall use his best of- forts, both in and out of the city convention, to | ha: tion ot L C. Pace for the plished.” cnurch, said that a railroad off him that there was less profani wero interested in the Episcopal church, said son them, but now we they came to our city.” seats, child of God. 0 do. B Lincoln. candidate for the office of councilmun recelving the highest nu. of votes at the pr duly electod by t for"the sald office of councilman for xth Ward, and that each delegate shall be at the worl ing any com- andidacy. e sued the city of Lincoln for damages uge of grade in front of his Ninth ned a verdiet 1 the sum of harloy Lane and James Lin posed the Roman army at the pr Lane had $10 in cash when he changed his American garb for that of a Roman soldier, but as there was no provision in the last named equip- ment for the carrying of hny sesterces he he finished his | ~ Re Lindsey was arrested on' suspicion, The boy proved his innocence and . was released Vigorous efforts are being m democrats and independents to agree upon a t 1 support. independents insist on running Mayor Weir again and have offered to fuse i they were but the demo- H. H. Scha- berg, ex-county commissioner, may be tho FREMONT'S REVIVAL, Business Men Testify Their Appreciation of the Beueticial Results. - —Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to Union hall last even- | ca ing to listen to the closing exercises of this *s of union gospel meetings which have been held in this city the past five weel After fow songs Rev. N. Chestnut, pastor h, spoke of the | Tur accomplished d a petition 1 and nearly ty expressing a meetings should be con- tinued; he also stated that on Sunday after- noon, March 19, the meetings would ve con- Rey. W. H. Buss said. “I am glad to speak Religion of Our his truly popular in what 1 atour business men are alive to the good the meotings have accom- Rev. H, W. Tate, pastor of the among the men now than he had ever known, that they meotings. George M. Brown, pastor of the Methodist | T “Before the Will- came I felt but slightly acquainted with all’know and love them and rejoice greatly at the large amount of ood work that has beeu accomplished since tanding on the Street of Gold", was sung after which Mr. Willson spoke to about 400 converts who occuvied the front He soid; “I will lay down a few rules be- cause you have been born again and are o 1 would advise you to abstain from things which you would not otherwise You may do a thousand good l)flnfiu and they will not be noticed by the us quickly as one evil deed; you are the only bible the world reads; try ‘to ,see how much good you can accomplish for your master; lay aside all malice, guile, whisky, tobacco, dancing and card: your eyes on the Lord as the only hypocrisy, pattern to follow. John the church where you can work and not be simply all flower.”” Among the many who have umted with the churches were doctors, lawgsers and many business men, Nebraska West Point Nows Notes. West Poixt, Neb., March 11.—[Special to Tue Bre.]—The trial of W. H. Young against the school board, which was to have come up before Justice Mervis lst Thursday, was adjourned to next Saturday. This is the third or fourth time the defendants have adjourned the case. ‘The_little 8-months-old_baby of Mr. and Mrs. George Kelhauser died Weduesday and was buried Frida; Tom Petrowsky had the misfortune to have a couple of his ribs broken Friday, being kicked by a horse, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Kloke entertained a large number of friends at their home on Lincoln street, in honor of their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Smith of Fremont. A fine time was had. Joe Feinagle and his son Johnnie left West Point for Oklahoma City Thursday, where they will make their future home. Mr. Feinagle is one of West Point's oldest settlers, having located in this county in the sixties. The Mannefeld stock in this city was sold at mortgagee's sale Thursday and brought $4,080. 1t was bid in by some foreigner. The stock has since changed hands and the parties have arranged that Mr. Mannefeld will dispose of the goods at retail. Mr. Schwern and family depart for Piercé, Neb,, next Tue: where Mr, Schwern will enter in partnership with Rev. Mr. Inhelder in the hard and agricul- tural implement business, He has made many friends while in this city. has been resumed izens meeting will be “called at the | large force: city hall next Saturday for the purpos th nominating mayor, clerk, treasurer, city en- incer police judge and one councilman for h ward and two mey of the Board of Education for school district No, 1. C. wW. FARME, of the e Bige- Mrs. Y com- vate it. sentation rye which will be ha gone and gram to Tuk B fo by the ton, Sioux The i > dirt which ton. 1,1 Nebraska's Mortgage Indebtedness, Cray Cexter, Neb,, March 11.—[Special to Tue Beg.]—The mortgage indebtedness of Clay county for the month of February is: Thirty-three farm mortgages filed, amounting 8.55; fifty-four canceled, $47,722; ten city mortgages filed, $4.940; thirteen eled, §5,504.90. Ten of the farm mort- gages fllad, amounting to §19,000, were given for part of purchase money. After an Excit ror" is CoviNaToN, K) Special to P tucky terror,” when drunk. Doath of an Eikhorn Business Man, Neb.,, March 11.—[Special to eE. ] —~Word was received here last night of the death at Los Angeles, Cal., of Mr. Henning pdhard, a well known busi- man of this city. Mr. Goodhard was iing on the coast for the benefit of his His wife and daughter were with him when the final summons came and will arrive here with the rema next week, and the ofticer standers the wagon, chief's oftice, wh Three Plonee ne. FaLLs Crty, Neb., March 11.—[Special to n.]—During the past twenty-four hours three deaths have occurred in this cf removing from life old residents of the cit The victims are: Mrs. John Bauer, mother of Fred and Isaac Beauliou, Louis Nolte, aged 60; Mrs. aged 47. Almost ovy troubled with the grip Stoele City Woman Seriously Hurt, STEELE CitY, Neb., March 1l.—[Special egram to Tue Bee.]—Mrs. J. F. Ankrum was thrown from a cart this evening by a runaway horse and seriously injured. In falling she struck the corner of a barn, She was carried home unconscious. The doctor says her collar bone is broken, but it is im- possible to tell the extent of other injuries at present. Starving Himself to Death, Nesraska Crry, Neb., March 11, Telegram Jo Tue Bre.|—Dick Vetty, who was arrested charged with embezzlement last Wednesday and jailed, has refused all food since his incarceration. Beyond coffee he has taken nothing and seems determined to starve himself to death, door, s been ac- hrist_Hershy, | Jas an¢ family in the city is 4 mild form, Baptist ) peapiisg oners. Sharp b Rev. FIGHTING Deteat C| Special position that can Vat of Boillng Slop. ahead of it Nenraska Crry, Neb., March 11.—[Speclal Telegram to Tur Bre.]—While feeding cat- ) keeping Ue at tbe distillery this morning Fred Noah fell into a vat of boiling slops. leg was parboiled in a horrible manner and aniputation may be necessary. Farrs Crry, Neb.,, March 11.—[Special to Tue Bee|—A forty-acre tract adjoining the city was sold a few aays ago for §3,100, AT WORK. Prospects of an Abundant Yield of Graln In South Dakota, YANKTON, S. D., March 1 gram to Tir Bee.]—The farmers of that por- tion of the great corn belt lying in South Dakota have begun secding and planting, actuated by the sunshine and balminess of the weather of the past thirty days. section snow hus cntirely disappeared, frost is out of the ground, an and the earth is in perfect condition for ry celving seed and insuring early sproutin, The acreage in this section will be almost | to thrice that of last year, because thousands of acres of heretofore untilled lands owned | jco by the state or held by speculators have passed into possession of men who will culti- Hundreds of new settlers are coming into the country from eastern states, and uniess | east of th destruction comes in some form wh are half matured the corn, oats, i sted ne will be abundant beyond any previous year. akota Line. rch 11.—|Special Tele- —Grading upon the Yank- Falls & Southwestern railway at this end of the line and »f wen and teams are piling up om Sioux Falls to Yank- y 1, 1803, is the dato fixed for driv- ing the golden spike in this road. - CAPTURE OF A DESPERAD), Fight “the Kentucky Ter- anded in J; March 11.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Louis Sharp, “the Ken- is in town, as more than one volice officer knows to his sorrow. Sharp is a young giant in strength and a perfect fury Officer found him on the streatraising a disturbance started to arrest him., began right there and five minutes later needéd called & squad got him aboard, but; ot until he fractured Maurer's jaw ‘with s kic s finger and kuoc te was, finally @ ho kacked Chief Goodson three times, injuring him painfully, one kick landing the officer outside his private oftice ‘The officers bound Sharp with a cord rope, wrapping it tightly about him, and got him to the Jail, where he ereated anothe and catching the chain of the handc tween his teeth wrenghed it asunder. atlast in a cell, where he raged a beast and terropized all the other pris- as been known to whip a dozen men at one time. ARTER HARD, But 1t Will Take a Strong Combination to cago's ex-) Cnreado, 11, March 11.—The fight over the mayoralty question grows hotter, and seldom if ever in the history of Chicago has there been such determined opposition against any aspirant for any office as there is now against Carter H. Harrison, who is a candidate for mayor for the tifth time, man with a personal following who support him no matter what platform he stands on, and the strength given him by being the mary nominee of the democrats has made ch a formidable antagonist that all the op- be arra will not prove any too strong for the work In the fight, party lines and forgotten and every paper in the city, with the exception of the ove owned by Mr. Harrison, is bitterly op- posed to his election, prejudices have been His right MANY BRIDGES DESTROYED ar done, the Demand. been lost. Moving Ice in the Loup Wrecks Much | At Ow: Railroad Property. has close dwellings. ONE MAN LOSES HIS LIEE AT COLUMBUS of the ele —[Special Tele- | Rall Communication with Central City Cut Off on All Sides—Ice Gorge in the Niobrura Gives Way with Disastrous Kesults. In this CENTRAL Citv, Neb., March 11.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bek.|—This city is prac- tically isolated from the world tonight owing the disaster to the Loup bridge on the Union Pacific at Columbus and the and debris in the Platte river against the Burlington bridge south of this city. Two spans of the wagon bridge immediately south and one of the bridges city over the Platte are out and scores of Hamilton county farmers blocked here indefinitely, unable to get home. The Silver Creek bridge over the Platte is gone. Corvmurs, Neb., March 11.—([Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre.]—The flood has subsided, leaving small cakes and big chunks of ice in sight. South side people walked in today over the Loup wagon bridge, hittle bridges on that side having been swept away. Two tele- graph s were laid across the gap today by means of skyrockets. The name of the man who went down with the two spans of the Union Pacific Loup bridge is Kalso A. Polander. People in the bottoms have been busy all day moving back into their homes. 1t is very fortunate that the flood did not come ter dark, as many lives would have been lost. Frexoxt, Neb., March 11.-[Special to Tur Bes.|-The ive in the Platte river gavo way this forenoon and it is reported that it vook five spans of the wagon bridge from this side of the river. The water cove bottom between here and the bridge, so i impossible to get at the structure. Elkhorn officials have been preparing for “break-up” for some time, ing_ the jco around the piers of their bridge, about six miles west of this city, sawed away and ex- plosives kept there ready for immediate us Niorara, Neb., M; Special Tele- gram to Tue By ~ » gorge in the Nio- brara viver gave way inst night and the freshet took out four spans of the large bridge across the river here. A large num- ber of bridges on the creeks have gone out and Knox county will lose about $10,000 as a result. The Missouri river is partly open here for skiffs, % The bridge across the Platte rviver just | ¥ south of town w arvied away last night by ice gorging against it. Loss about $4,000 to Dodge county. The river rose about six L, feet, flooding all the low ground and running ffs be- | gver the Union Pacific railway track, bub doing but little damage to the track. A barn’ belonging to J. Chuels burned last night, three horses and one cow being con- sumed by the fire. Loss, 81,000, CHar N 1.—[Special Tele- gram to EE. | ur forty-foot spans and seven seats off of the Platte river bridge south of this place went down this morning. This cuts off all travel between this place and Hamilton county. The damage, which was caused by moving ice, will be fully #1500 Al the spans out are on the Morri county side and it will be at least thi Ly days before repairing can be completed. spring has set in an hour. the fact, a depth of piled | all night places. are | the t Septomber lower floor Clinton rf oute of the Great long. vapidly. Maurer last night The troublo Mount Mor the worst patrol and diffoulty help river. with , almost bit off ed a third out of ken to the of this ci ago. ayor. INUNDATED CITIES, Mr. Harrison is a | Michigan Rivers Blocked with Ice Overflow Thelr Banks and Do Much Damage. Derrorr, Mich., March 11.—The warm weather of the past few days has caused the heavy masses of snow and ice in the Grand, Shiawasse, Raisin, Clinton and many other of the smaller rivers throughout the stato to move. Today iunumerable gorges have formed in these rivers and caused the water to back up, flooding the cities and towns Lying on their banks. Several bridges have per coal steam fuel than yed against him been washed away, houses, stores, mills anda other buildi known. been washed away, the Woodward factol been driven to the the ice with dynamite, in darknes force is at work blasting it out. is very high 3 Michigan canning Company's buildings are flooded and their loss will The river is about a mile wide at this point. At Lyons Early this morning fire bells were rung to alarm the residents of the town of All of the lower town is flooded to The y his office of all A mass of caused a tremendous backwater, wh sulted in much damage to the factories along below town. r over a mile wide there. higher thau it has been for many years are under wate Mount Clem is still risiu Muik, Mich., ) formed in the The water feet in twen: Main street basements are flooded, lumber and wood yards are afloat a foot of water in some dwellings, and fac- tories huve three feet of water on the main floors. The schoonc Rocmester, N. Y., March 11, of western New things look dangerous for Rochester. Genessee river, is clear for a mile above the city, but, with that exception, the tact, and unless a sudden cold spell occurs | pic the immense field of ice above the c come down soon, letting loose the gr of water h as well as several smaller v The loss 5o far is §100,000. DROVE HIM INSANE. A German nisviLLE, K m to Tue Bre.] his wife John M; , has devele Hemysteriously disappe Nobody knew where he had gone, but last night the information Mack had been captured by the ink of Manchester, a ! rborn count, resent condition was brought about by the desertion of his pretty wife whp su departed for Cincinnati Mack had been prowling about in the woods for several days, teaving hi more like a wild b friends say he is cri be tried for luna TESTING Indicatlons That It Casper, Wy0., March 11.- gram to Tag Bee. | that pulled Superintendent Ha coach out of here this morning was fired with Cas- It was a trial any other coal Wyoming and does not slack The McKeespory Asbestos company made o big strike of asbostos today in shaft at a depth of thirty fee one iuch long and is silky as cobweb, flooded and much damage exact amount of which is not As faras known no lives have LOST IN THE BOST o the new iron footbridge has | Four and a Half Millions Covers the Amoun$ of Property Destroyed. FATEFUL RECORD OF BOX FIFTY-TWO down and many families have second floors of their y ofticials are blasting Portland was left last night through the flooding ric light plant, and cellars and pidly being flooded. A similar irs exists at several other points ver. gorged above Conia and a big The water lower portion of the The ci Three Most Disastrous Blazes Ever Known in the Hub Were Reported from the Same Nu Statement of The the Losing ¥irms, March 11.—The three history of Boston—those of 1872, 1889 and 1893 —were rung in from the same box, 52. Some changes are warranted in the estimated loss and insurance sent out last night. Of the total, $4,500,000, some- thing over $1,000,000 is on the buildings and the remainder on the stock. s is covered by insurance within $400,000 of the tc el lo Only three are known this morning tohave lost their lives, but the injured number over twenty. ragments of the walls still stand and many are ready to topple over, and the adjacent st ro filled with wreckage, The ruins are too hot and the condition of the fragmentary walls too insecure to permit search for bodies. The assessed valuation of the buildings destroyed was $750,000, the more important being: Ames building, $228,600; Brown, Durrell & Co. building, owned by the Boston Real Istate trust, $225,000; Lincoln street, owned by J. S. Farlow heirs, $108,- 000; corner of Lincoln and Tufts streets, owned by J. S. Farlow, $120,000. Siren has sunk. A careful canvass of all Partriage & Co.’s — employes leads to the belief that all escaped In New York State. and that the reports of loss of life in the A good share | Ames building are unfounded. There have fork is under water and | been no additional deaths today, though two The e not expected to e quite heav; po BosToN, Mass., greatest fires in th the water is rising several feot oral foet. Merehants work emoving their goods to higher master was obliged to clear valuable mail and outtits. ice pounded over the da The ( “The Huron r of the mills along that stream ;ms is also a sufferer. The ¢ than ever before and ast side is flooded and 1 early this morning to ch 11.—-An ice gorge has and it en and a half 'our hours, and is still rising There is learned this afternoon that Harry Turner_and Lewis Buck, two youths em- by the Jaquith Rubber mnumug, are missing, and it is probable that their bodies are in the ruins. The body of Cha 00 Is in- y must 1d by the gor Morris. s is nearly submerged already, lages up the Modicrne, the travel- ian of Redpath Bros., is probably ruins. A thorough search has been in the hospitals and morgues, but no Slip sl in his desce v, a sudden burst of flames cut, cape, and that his body now Hes under the debris, ime the fire broke out Dr. Galvin ergency hospital, whose leg was in a plaster cast, was superintending the ampu- tation of a man's log. An assistant came in and told him the hospital must go, but he went on with his operation and sent the man away. Then the injured began to be brought between twenty-five and thirty wero n care of and sent to their homes, —— Assoclation, 11, O., March 11.—The ofticers of the National Health association held o meets ing here today to make arrangements for meeting of the association. After consulta- tion it was agreed to call a nationul confep- wto boards of health to be hold York City, Aprile 5. Propositions to be discussed at this conference include proper state and natio; stion to be taken to pro- tect the couutry against the approach of cholera. Pretzel Baker's Wife Deserts Her Hasband, , March 11.—[Special After being deserted by 'k, & German pretzel baker into a wild man, d about two weeks arrived tha little Tnad 1 a raving maniac two weeks ago, hair and ac Mac s He will COAL. u Be Used for Loco. motive Fuel, e nored a Newspaper Man Notre Dase, Ind., March 11,—The Univer- sity of Notre Dame, this year, bestows its tof the coal as a | Crowning honor, the LaFlare medal, on Mr, It is heavier and more solid | Patrick J. Donohoe, editor and proprietor of yet found in central | the Boston Pilot, the nestor of Catholio rualism in America. It is announced this ing that the presentation will be made by Very Rev. Vicar General Byrnes repre- senting the most reverend archbishop of Boston, and will take place on the 17Uh insty The motive its first The fiber is