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m (Mppie corami eyemto new Calumet, Houghton County. Michigan, Wednesday, January 27. 1897. No 66. nr Clearing Sale Continues Until Feb. 1. RAVAGED BY FlilS. Costly Conflagration in the City of Philadelphia. LOSS, TWO AM) A HALF 3I1LLI0X. )vereoats and Suits. 25 Per Cent Off . . j. a. 1 - . . . O..IJ. ....mi hr to VOUr interest to uuy your oun now at this great saving. - 1 Suits in all style of Goods at 25 per cent off. Too should not miss mis uppurmu.ijV. t . 1U met abo v; children's suits and overcoats at rice. V Shoes lllock Hounded by Thirteenth, Juniper, Market and Filbert Street Goes Up In Smoke Tower on Waimuiaker's Dig Huildlug Catches l ire and Collapses Ilunlue. Portion of a Nebraaka Town Licked Up by Flame Other Uluzes. Philadelphia, Jan. 27. The most dis astrous conflagration that has visited this city In recent years broke out shortly before 7 o'clock Tuesday morn ing In the rear of the basement of the big grocery store of llanscom Bros., 1317 Market street, and before the flames were gotten under control, property Imountlng In value to $2,500,000 or more had been destroyed. The flames were first discovered by John Wagner, a re serve policeman who was passing the big building at 6:30 o'clock, lie Im mediately turned in an alarm. Before the engines reached the scene the entire rear portion of the llanscom & Den nett's big restaurant was ablaze. A second ularm was then sent In, and a few moments later a general alarm was sounded, immediately aujoining llanscom Bros, on the west, was the five story building occupied by Blum Bros., manufacturers of ladles' cloaks, The flames spread with almost light ning rapidity and Bltim Bros.' building was soon a mass of flames. The water seemed almost ft freeze-''before it touched the buildings, so bitter cold wa the weather. Other Uulldltigs Catch Fire. The next building on the west to be eaten up by the raging fire was that occupied by George Marshall as a res- ..i..u..nmniota!nUnwiinil licht shoen. narrow, medium and wide last. Look at prices and buy now. Fine patent leather ehocs. formerly f 5.00, now ?3 "5 FineKanearoo " 5.00, now a 75 ..4 r A 3 50 t meuoiaivan Finelloreehide " 4.00, now 3 00 Fine Calf " 3.00, now 2 25 Fine Calf " 2.50, now 2 00 Fine Calf " 2 00, now 1 50 A Good Line of Heavy Caps At 25 Cents Each, Mittens, Gloves, Underwear, Flannel Shirts, Sweaters, Leather and Lamb Lined coats at J off. We still have a few Russian Vests which we will sell at the same discount. ED. HAAS & CO., (Saiujaiet. - - IMiolrLgaxL. taurant: then came the manufactory of George B. Wells at 1323, and the rear of the wholesale grocery of Showell & frvpr nt 1325 Market street. While the flames were sweeping west on Market street, the umbrella manufactory of Hlrsch Bros., the largest In the world, which adjoined Dennett's restaurant, caught fire. The inflammable nature of the Immense stock of light silks added fuel to the seething flames, and in half an hour the beautiful eight story building extending from 1309 to ms Market street. as a mass of flames. On the east of the Hlrsch build ing, between 130'J and 1301 Market street, were the following tenants: The Mlzpah restaurant. 1307; Sterner & Ball, wholesale and retail cigar fac tory, 1305; wholesale and retail con fectionery of A. Nlckolacky. 1303, and the big drug store of II. Illllman at 1301, the upper story of which was oc cupied by Potter Bros, as a photograph gallery. lllg Printing Hou.e Gutted. On the north side of Hlrsch Bros.' immpdiatelv across Silver levator of the W. if. PtircfclT "Malting ompany, at One Hundred and Twenty- third street and the Belt Line tracks, was destroyed by Are early Tuesday I morning. Loss, $200,000. Iowa Town Fire Swept. Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 27. A telephone message from Plattsmouth, Neb., says that the whole of the business portion of Paclflo Junction, la., has been de stroyed by Are. The blaze started In grocery store and altogether about twenty-two or twenty-three buildings were destroyed, including the Pacific hotel and the Odds Fellows' building. At 2:15 word was received that It was too late for help to be of any avail. Fire at New York. New York, Jan. 27. Fire, which started in the six-story building at 29 Pearl street Tuesday, brought the whole fire-fighting force In the lower section of the city to the scene. The basement was occupied by Waldon & Co., whole sale liquor dealers. The floors above and the adjoining building, 27, are oc cupied by Percy Kent, dealer In cottons, packing and baling. The loss to the latter Is $40,000, covered by insurance Waldon & Co.'s loss is said to be about $30,000, partially covered by insurance. Fire at Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Jan. 27. Fire, which swept away a cluster of small buildings on the corner of West Water and Wells streets, involved the ruin of the Kueln stlerhelm, a quaint Bohemian resort of considerable celebrity, the Interior walls of which were decorated with odd and fantastic mural paintings. The place was built and furnished In the style of an old German public house. The los3 oa wall paintings Is $10,000. Fatal Fire at Plattsmouth, Neb. Plattsmouth. Neb.. Jan. 27. Fire started In the Burlington and Missouri coach shops at 7:45 Monday night. The coach shops and paint shops were ae stroyed, and much damage was done to other buildings. Several coaches were burned. The loss Is placed at $150,000, George Sletchner, an employe of the shops, fell from the roof of the building, breaking his neck. GOSSIP SET AT REST. Senator Sherman Denies Some Recent Rumors. WILL BE IX M'KIXLEY'S CABINET. Fire at Duluth. Duluth. Jan. 27. A fire which started about 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in the building occupied by Jacob Steublor as a Baloon, almost totally destroyed that building and also the St. James hotel adjoining. The furniture of the hotel was partly saved, but the building is badly damaged. Losses on both build ings about $15,000, almost entirely cov ered by insurance. CommlMion lloue llurned Out. Chester. Pa.. Jan. 27. The commis sion of house of J. D. Walton & Co., at Second and Edgemont avenue, was partially destroyed by fire Tuesday. The origin of the fire is not known, me buildlne was occupied by J. D. Walton & Co., Harry Bloom, and William Gra- hnm. Their Joint losses amount to about $20,000; partially covered by insurance. Flame at Syracuse, N. Y. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 27. Fire Mon- Who Wears Pants ! 77 Forty-five lengths, many Imported, that we make rijrht here to your order. Give vnniinD.in 1 ! ....nh.VAhpm in the evening. Usual prices p.. ...ur, ,u uw uiuruiun, auu juu tnu uoi "-v.- --- - a.iita n reacted and from L50 to $ 8.50. Will give you your choice tor 3.75. Suits Preyed an a and cleaned at S1.50. Alsorailroad orocean tickets to any part of the world., -ffiai OATES, The Tailor. street, stood the new seven-story build- ' day nignt destroyed the Dlllaye block lng of Dunlap Bros., the oniy pnnwus firm in the state with a capacity for printing the big blanket Australian bal lots This building extended from 1308 to 1310 Filbert street, and was 100 feet deep. The first floors were occupied by the Collins Carriage company. The ,v,or,t throueh this big structure ) and gutted it completely. The small buildings on Silver street, n.i west from Thirteenth to Juniper, were -li omttPd. The shop of Contractor Lewis Havens caught fire from the rear of Blum Bros., and three firemen were caught by a falling wall. Frank Piper of engine company 30 was me omy seriously Injured. At :i "- - .MVprM In the tower of John bl dry goods store. A stream of water from one oi me w towers was run up to me uulu.6 hut the supply of water was either too small or the apparatus de fective, as the stream would not reach. The tower contained a handsome clock and chimes. rollanne of the Tower, a o rtv.inrk the entire tower collapsed, the clock falling through to the first iin of hose were then got ten on top of the gigantic structure and flame which had threatened to destroy Philadelphia's most famous store was soon unaer comrui. had been confined entirely to Ui A few pattern hats, suitings and ladies' long coats at yonr own price. MRS. RILLSTON. For New Years. and nnrt of the Butler block. The fol lowing stores were burnea out: w. w. Kimball company, pianos ana organs, New York Cloak house, Palmer's mil linery stores. The total loss Is about $100,000, mostly insured. New York Village Destroyed. TItica. N. Y.. Jan. 26. The village of Poland. Herkimer county, was nearly destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. At 2 a. m. the flames were uncontrouea, and the villagers had no means of fight ing them. Assistance was summonea from Herkimer. The loss was estimated at $50,000 at that time. Jollet In Darkness. Joliet. Ills.. Jan. 27. Tne economy Light and Power companys p"n burned Monday, causing a loss of $150,- 000. The city was In darknes3 Mon day night. Minor Biases. A laree residence belonging to Leo Johrson near Assumption, Ills., was de stroyed by fire. But little furniture was saved. Loss $3,000; partly insured. Block Bros.' clothing store at Man- son, la., was burned. The estimatea loss Is $10,000, with an insurance of $2. 000. E. A. Richards owned the build ing, and it was insured for $3.ooo. one of the larg- The Veteran Ohio Statesman Says He Will Not Withdraw His Acceptauce of the Stale Fortlollo Kspects Governor lluah nell Will Appoint Hanna to the Senate Groavenor Has Little to Kay on the Ohio feenatorshlp Capital City Notes. Washington, Jan. 27. Senator Sher man has once for all set at rest the gossip predicted on his alleged inten tion of withdrawing his acceptance of the portfolio of secretary o! state. In an Interview drawn out by the whole sale publication of baseless sensational reports from all parts of Ohio repre senting that state to be riven with fac tional Republican quarrels, the senator ises this language, which would seem to leave no point unsettled: My acceptance of the portfolio ot secretary of state was without any res ervations or conditions. Governor Bush nell has about six weeks yet before It will be necessary to appoint my sue cessor in the senate. There seems to be a general desire that Mr. Hanna should be selected for the seat, and, while i have no assurance on that point, I be lleve that Governor Bushnell will ap point him." JIanua for the Senate. Senator Sherman's belief that Mr. Hanna will come to the senate as his successor is shared by nearly all the Republican leaders in Washington who are familiar with politics in the uuck eye state. The frequent reports which emanate from Cleveland that Senator Elect Foraker is on the war path and is determined to prevent the selection of Mr. Hanna for the senate are pro nounced by them to be utterly ground less and to have been set afloat largely through the agency of a leading Dem ocratlc aspirant for senatorial honors who has adopted that course in the hope of getting up a row in the Repub- I lican caitiD where none now exists ex cept in the imagination of the men who are engaged In the organized dissemi nation of maliciously Inspired roorbacks. LEAVENWORTH KOL1MEUS' HOME. Colonel Smith Appears Before the Con gressional Investigating Committee. Washington, Jan. 27. Colonel A. J. Smith, the governor of the Leaven worth soldiers' home, against whom charges of mismanagement were brought by Representative Blue L Kjn sas, was the chief witness before the congressional committee Investigating the matter. He entered a general ue nlal of the accusations made against him and asked for a further hearing. He said Meirs Powell's testimony in support of his affidavit filed with the committee at the last seesion could not be answered by him (Smith) now. Col onel Smith represented to the commit tee that with the large membership of the home it was absolutely necessary to hold over them the fear of dishonorable discharged In order that discipline might be enforced. The majority of the inmates of the intitutlons were sober, reputable men. He declared that there had been a con spiracy, which culminated about the time of the congressional investigation last summer, and the witness asserted it was for that reason there were many more cases of dishonorable discharges than usual at that time. Colonel Smith also ascribed the increase In arrests to the enlarged membership. In many In stances the more money a pensioner re ceived the more liquor he drank. He offered to show the papers accounting for every cent involved in the adminis tration of the Keely fund, but the com mittee decided that that phase of the case should have been disposed of at Leavenworth, although the colonel was permitted to make a defense of the Keely cure. During the hearing Repre sentative Blue emphatically declared he would not consent to let the Investi gation extend beyond this session of congress. Representative Warner will proceed to Leavenworth to take further testimony desired by the committee. SIIEKMAN'3 SUCCESSOR. of the treasury has received a telegram from Ambrose Lyman, Internal revenue collector for the district or Montana, enderlnsr his resignation. The depart ment knows no reason for Mr. Lyman's action. Wisconsin Wants Some Land. Washington, Jan. 27. The commis sioner of the general land office gave a hearing on the application of the state of Wisconsin to have several thousand acres of land in Wisconsin heretofore certified to the Sturgeon nay tanai company transferred to the state, ine state claims the lands are swamp land? and should pass to It under the act or. 1850. The Hatch building. et commercial structures in Columbus, k.t street front and the loss sustained MiStt burned, together with us con Ev Mr Wanamaker was principally Jn tentSf including Mayo & Weaver sdrui the destruction of his clock and chime, and the breaking or an me irKe glass windows on Marnei sirec. t the building was ablaze at one it Beamed as though the entire llino . ... structure was doomed, oui . operated by the employes of the big vent the fire wlth.n Mi&D niuiiciik " - - bounds. .7 Afternoon Tea Sets. Boys' and Girls' Skates. i ck el Copper Chafing Dishes. Very Appropriate Gifts. W6haTealsoia,treJlTedaTerTflnellneo! Flat Bottom Nickel Hated Copper Saace Taos, Wash Boiler and wasn uas.ue. FRANK B. LYON, rug - - - - . in AAA store. Loss SaO.OOU, insurance tu.vw, vire destroyed the postofflce, the building occupied by the Necedah Re publican Printing company, a noiei owned by Mrs. Mary Bentley and the rfweinnir of Postmaster Joseph Stowas- er At Necedah. Wis. Total loss edoui $6,000: Insurance $2,000. The larce tannery of the fc.ik lan ninir rnmnanv of Ridgway, Pa., located In Curwensvllle. caught nre, ana the muln bulldlnes. Including an lm mense stock of leather and undressed hMe. were destroyed. The loss Is be tween $125,000 and $150,000. The amount of Insurance is not known Seeley and Others Indicted. New York. Jan. 27. The grand Jury v,Q indicted Herbert Barnum Beeley, lim,. h. Phipps, and Theodore Rich in connection with the recent dinner i,v Mr Sep lev at Sherry's. The them with consplr i ur.m succeeded in getting to . the indecent exposure of the sidewalk wun me iu - tw0 certaln dancing women, me mc clothing left in tne rwi. vin ue required to pieaa to me muici was owned by Frame a - ,n the court of general session., Lansing. The DUiium W OTHER COSTL.Y BLAZES. Several Narrow Escapes at a Fire at Lin coln, Pieo. t,,i Neb. Jan. 27. The Hall t anuinff block. 13S6 O street, was totaN i .troved by fire at an early hour ..i-v morning. The block was given A. Uvuwrf ... tm up to roomers, and as tne iegis.iu.c r ' , wa9 oulte full. Several had Jit KOWV"! . I , ,, rmw escapes, une umywv . . a nanrr Tebault. was car- Zt ' v the firemen. John Oorin riru vm "J . . , . 1 In and L. Bruno, legislative e...Kj B . .Lit.. i.iit.I Thd cause of the fire was a lamp explosion. Fires at Chicago. vi Ten. 27. A new record has v""fw .hen- in the fire department headquarters at the city hall. Covering twenty-four hours there were nearly M tfarma. Fire started in the carp.n. ter shop owned by L. Furst in th basement of 244 Randolph street short i before o'clock Tuesday morning, LVfSwi -P""n to tho adjolntaif KudS? destroyed about $55,000 worth ot Propertr and stock. The large cln Cuban Resolutions Adopted. Albany. N. Y., Jan. 27.-In the senate Tuesday there was a long debate over the Cuban resolutions passed by the assembly last week. After being amended so as to call for recognition of the belligerent rights of the insur gents, the resolutions were aaoptca. Chicago Polltlelau Dead. r.hirn. Jan. 27. Charles Kern, ox .wirr. ex-county treasurer, politician, and club man, died Monday afternoon at his home, 4030 Grand boulevard. Mr. Kern's illness began a year m. General Grosvenor Will Not Say Much on the Subject. Washington, Jan. 27. General Gros- venor of Ohio declined Tuesday to dis cuss the rumors from Ohio as to the probability that Governor uusiineu will appoint Lieutenant governor Asa Jones to the vacancy in the senate upon the retirement of Senator bnerman. ex r,t to sav that the sentiment in unio. as expressed in the newspapers, seemed to him overwhelmingly In favor oi air. Hanna. With regard to the rumor that Senator Sherman reconslderea nis hc ceptance of the state portfolio in case Mr. Hanna was not appoinieu iu ut;- ceed him. he expressed himself most emphatically: "Mr. Sherman,' saia ne. "was tendered the premiersnip uy u McKlnlev on his own merits. He ac- nti and he would have no right now . . . to repudiate his acceptance uevauw vi dissatisfaction with matters growing out of his retirement from the senate and moreover. I can say most positive ly that he has no intention of reconsid ering his action: National Itoard of Trade. ttru.hlneton. Jan. 27. The natlotal Board of Trade at its first session Tues day re-elected as president the venera ki Frederick Fraley of Philadelphia, who was absent from the meeting by N..nn r,f the Illness of his wife. Mr. Fraley is 93 years of age and has been president of the boara continuously since its organization. Ex-Governor E. O. Stanard of St. Louis was elected tem porary chairman. After a number of routine matters had been disposed of resolutions commending the Anglo American arbitration treaty were unan imously adopted m Resignation Tendered. Washington, Jan. 27. The secretary Desirable l'ot to Fill. Washlneton. Jan. 27. General Will iam Urice Craighlll. chief of englnners, after a most brilliant military and sci entific record, will be retired next Mon day on his own application, under tne forty years' service law. ine retire ment will leave to the president the fllllnsr of a most desirable post. It is not yet known upon whom the choice will fall, but the general opinion seems to be that it will be between col onel John M. Wilson, now division en gineer of the northeast and superinten dent of public buildings ana grounas in Washington and Colonel H. M. Rob ert, division engineer at New York. Senate Takes Up Silver. Washington, Jan. 27. The senate Tuesday took up the bill for an interna tional monetary conference. White spoke in derision of Wolcotfs trip to Europe. He read an extract from Chan dler's paper which referred to Sherman as the great leader who would solve Ihe problem of bimetallism. White said the effort to secure bimetallism in this way would prove futile, but It might patlsfy its promoters with the idea that they were keeping their promises. Tassed Over the Veto, Washington, Jan. 27. The bill to pen sion Jonathan Scott of the Fifth Iowa cavalry, now living at Oswego, Kan., was passed over the president's veto by the house Tuesday. escaped in a blizzard. Adventures In North Dakota of an Express Embezzler. Chicago, Jan. 26. Julius Sorensen, who embezzled $600 of Northern Pacific express funds while agent at Grand Harbor, Ramsey county, N. D., has been arrested and part of the money recovered. He confessed to the crime and agreed to return, without requisi tion papers. His adventures in escap ing from the snow-bound town were perilous. He left Grand Harbor in the dead of night, and made his way for several days in a blizzard with the tempeiature below zero, following the railroad tracks. One night he was wounded by ravenous wolves, from which he took refuge for a night on the roof of a low cabin. He at last secured a train for St. Paul, coming thence to Chicago, where he gave hlm- Belf up. POISON ON THE APPLES. Three Children Are Dead and Another Is , Very 111. .TefTersonvllle. Ind.. Jan. 27. A terri ble tragedy took place at the home of Georee Madison, near this city, Mon day. Mrs. Madison had been out work ing, Madison being sick. nen sne re turned she brought apples for the chil dren. The family ate supper, the chil dren eating the fruit with the peeling on, while the parents peeled those they ate. Immediately alter Artie, iv mumu old; James, 4 years old; Lulu, 8 years old. and a boy of 5, were taken severe ly ill with signs of strychnine poisoning. Before a physician arrivea me nrsi two named children were dead. Lulu died during the night and the boy is very ill. Mrs. Madison is also ill. Illinois Legislature In Sesnlon. Springfield, Ills., Jan. 27. There was large attendance in both houses of the legislature Tuesday. The members were thoroughly rested from the ardu ous labors attendant upon the election of a United States senator, at least they said they were, and were quite anxious to get to work. Nearly every memper brought back a bill with him, and some brought back as many as three or four. Representative Revell of Chicago in troduced a bill in the house to repeal the newspaper libel law which was passed two years ago. Minneapolis Doodle Scandal. Minneapolis. Jan. 27. There were de velopments in the municipal boodling scandal Tuesday, when uuuaing in spector John R. Glllman was arrested under a grand Jury indictment. His ar raignment was delayed by the failure of his attorney to arrive, but it is sup posed that the charge Is Doodling in connection with the letting of contracts by the state soldiers' home board, or which Glllman is a member. Indict ments have also been returned for two more aldermen and their arrest is mo mentarily expected. Manufacturers in Convention. Philadelphia, Jan. 27. The secon 1 an nual convention of the National Asso ciation of Manufacturers opened Tues day in Horticultural hall. There were 300 delegates present. President Snatch announced the annual committees of tin convention after which he deliv ered his annual address. Secretary Wilson then read a number of com munications extending the courtesies of various clubs and of the telegraph and telephone companies to the delegates. The convention then took a recess. Noted German Editor Dead. Milwaukee, Jan. 27. George Koeppen. editor-in-chief of The Germanla and president of the Deutscher club, died Monday night shortly before 10 o'clock at the club house of heart disease. Mr. Koerpen had Just presided over a meet ing of the club, and was about to call to order a meeting of the board of di rectors, when he became very faint. He was removed to the ladles' parlor and placed in an easy chair, and died a half hour later, while Dra. Jacob Lange and A. Bernard were attending him.