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Keep Cool by ad vertising for Summei Board in the Globe Want Columns It reaches the masses. Is read by all classes. m.uiuuiiUiiiUill VOL. XVII.— PRICE TWO CENTS— { /K2Sffi } AN IMPRESSIVE MASS. The Great N. C. T. A. U. Con vention Is Opened—The Archbishop Preaches. WELCOME TO GUESTS. I. B. Edg-erton Spaaks fop the State and M. J. Cos tello for the City. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. Glowing 1 Tributes to Arch )ishop Ireland— The Arcli bishop's Response- The ?ta;ro at the Auditorium was very prettily decorated witli flags and differ ent devices and pictures of temperance nature. At the ritcut hung tlie banner ; \""V f '•■ : "\ I™ > V - 1/ Wr akc nuisHOP ii:T.r.n>-n. Of the Father Matliew society, the real fuuiuler of the Catholic temperance movement. Almost all of the delegates to the na tional convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence union, which began its ses sion ;it the Auditorium yesterday morn in^. were in their places promptly. The time for caHintr to order had been set for'J o'clock, but owing to a number of unavoidable delays it was nearer 10 when the chair-nan. lit. Key. J. B. Cot ter, of Winona, ascended the platform. After brief prayers otfered by Bishop Cotter, two additional secretaries to assist the national secretary. Rev. A. P.Doyle, of New Yoik, were elected. The two gentlemen chosen were Edwin Mulready, of Boston, and William A. Slannine, of Cleveland. Kt. Rev. Cotter then announced as a committee on credentials James Daugh erty, of Philadelphia; James Brennan, of Connecticut: W. J. Flood, of Georgia; C. J. Boland, of Scranton, Pa., and J. J. Regan, of St. Paul. J. F. McUuire. of St. Paul, was appointed sergeaut-at lims. Bishop Cotter then announced that the archbishop was to hold high mass in the cathedral at 10, and, further, that the bishop expected to meet the clergy men of the convention at his residence in the evening. In response to the in vitation to attend mass tne convention adjourned until 2o'clock, the clergymen and most of the delegates leaving for the cathedral in a body. AT THE CATHEDBAXn Selbert's orchestra was in attendance at the church and rendered tne sacred music, especially composed by Leo Bruenner, ot St. Paul, in a beautiful manner. The soloists were Misses Campbell, Daly. Smith, Keller, Butler and Mrs. J. R. King, sopranos, and Messrs. Burke and Keating, respect ively basso and tenor. John F. Gehan led the special choir of fifty voices and Jliss Collins officiated at the organ. The cathedral was full to overflowing-, many being obliged to stand up. Father Hetfron otticiated at mass. The follow ing is a brief synopsis of Archbishop Ireland's excellent sermon, directed es pecially to the National Catholic Total Abstinence union, in which movement the archbishop is an ardent believer: The archbishop first extended to the Tisitintr delegates a most cordial wel come to St. Paul. The Catholic church. he said, is judged by its members, and W ' \ **$.A<nTjJUxr. it became the duty of the church to persuade its members to become tem perate in their habits and advocates of total abstinence. The church, in order to do effectual wmk, must gain the public esteem and public love. The mind and heart of America stand for truth and goodness, and the country is resolved tv have a reiitn of temperance. If Catholics are addicted to intemper ance the church will lose much of its inflence. He referred to Delegate Satolli's ruling in not admitting saloen keeptrs to church membership, com mending the course of that eminent diyino. The 1 cfiiihrli, he said, has now taken a firm stand for the cause ol temperance, and it now remains for the lay members to do their duty. Let uh not he afraid to Speak facts. Drjiikards are not few among Catholics, as they ace not lew amoug anj class of -^** s -*\^^ r 's^<g J^ r /~' ai " people. lam not looking for the tnill eiiiuin, l>ut we can reduce the number of drinking men so that it will he the accepted saying that no drunkards are among the Catholics. Speak to the vic tim* of the drink habit. They have the principles of faith in them and only need a helping hand. "The church demands that its mem bers be temperate,"sald the archbishop. '•America has set her face against the saloon; the den of corrupt politics, and any church which will not come out for temperance is an odious excres cence of the soil. I appeal to you in the name of country, of God anil of church to lead all Catholics to be true Catholics and servants of the church. The church has other methods of work and practices of zeal, but prominent among th m all is the work ot temper ance. Have your festivities, but let not the tables bear the weight of alcoholic spirits. The greatest self-denial today is in the pledge. Be charitable, but the best charity to practice is to lead your brothers in the ranks of temper ance. If we would maintain a crusade against intemperance for half a decade, what a change we could effect. If it is not accomplished it is the fault, not ot the weak, but of the strone,\vho are •in willing to take up the work. The American saloon is the vile den of in temperance. It is laden with blasphemy and sensuality. Temptations are there created which bring men to drink. 1 make no reference to the personal char acters of saloonkeepers, but the busi ness is bad. It is theeusmy of God and the country. Let the day soon come when we shall not see the name of a Catholic above the portals of a saloon. 1 believe we shall not succeed with the poor man until we have club rooms and coffee houses for him, for he saloon is now his club room. We must have all Catholics in office arraigned against the saloon element and its interests. Political slavery is hideous," and especially so when it brings slavery to alcohol. I beg the clergy to enlist in the grand cause, to organize for it and demand legislation against selling tv minors. Those in the saloon traffic should seek a more worthy culling. The church holds ui> a high ideal, and. whatever the Catholics may do, the church has done its duty. Will Catholics rise to this high ideal? The cause has prospered, it is now respected by the public, and 1 thank God tor it from my heart. Your union has 00.000 members, and temperance people are now numbered by the hundreds of thousands." ADDKESSUS UP WELCOME. Response* by Members of the Catholic Convention. The afternoon session of the N. C. T. A. U. of America was opened with prayer by Archbishop Ireland, the spir itual director of the organization. lion. G. B. Edgerton. assistant state attorney general, delivered an address of welcome in oehalf of the common wealth, speaking in the place of the chief magistrate, who is absent from the capitol, but by whom he was requested to speak the cordial welcome which the - I i : state vouchsafed to the delegates to the convention. Mr. Edgerton said that.as a native of Minnesota, he could with all propriety call attention to the develop ment of the state to which the delegates had come. It tiad come within the span of his life, and himself a young man, that from not a mile of railroad in the territory there had been laid more than- 0,000 miles, causing the investment of more than a billion of capital, eiving employment to many thousand laborers. From a population for the state less tnan that of ilie city of St. Paul today it has grown to exceed a million and a half of souls; so that with the increase in wealth and population, keeping pace in future years with those of the past, the delegates to this con vention might anticipate beinc called to come aggin to witness the realization of the prophecy of William H. Seward, spoken from the steps ot the capitol— that being within the center of the pop ulation of a vast country, the city of St. Paul would become the capital of ihe Unson of states. Illustrious also was the state in the names of us pioneers, statesmen, leaders and clergy, living and dead, among the latter, Windom, Swift and Sibley; among the former, Ramsey, Pillsbnry Marshall, llubbard, Merriam and others, with not the least among the illustrious sons of the North Star state, such men as Wbipple and Ireland, whose names had become household words upon two continents; names to be cherished and venerated; men who in their labors for humanity had builded better than they knew. In the course of his professional work, the speaker said, he had come to know that liquor was the cause of very much if not most crime; by it home cir cles were broken, the hope of families destroyed. The aim of the organization wasjone of noble origin. It sought to make men better citizens, to make the home more secure; to lessen the cost of government.and in this undertaking the state as one man rejoiced, as It wished it supreme success in oehalf of human ity. In the name of the state, there fore, the state of noble leaders, of splen did history, more! brilliant in its young vigor than New Englaud, the Empire state or the Old Dominion, he bade the delegates welcome to Minnesota, its hospitality, to take note of its zeal for good works, and to mark.as opportunity atforded, its development. ST. PAUL'S WELCOME. lion. M. J. Costello, In behalf of Mayor Smith, spoko St. Paul's welcome to the delegates. He said: "Owing tr> the Inability of the chief executive of the city to attend here in per'on, I have been delegated in his behalf, and, as his representative, speaking for the entire public of St. Paul, without regard to creed or civil belief, I bid you welcome to our city. "Tho occasion involves for me Ohe oi the most pleasurable experiences of my life obtained iutlie discharge of a public duty. "While men may differ as to the jus tice or expediency of the principle which underlies the total abstinence movement In certain ot its relations toward the state, there can be but little divergence of belief as to the virtue and efficacy of the example which you in your individual lives, and, in the pur suit of the cause of total abstinence, place before your fellow men. lam sure I speak the sentiments of the mayor of this city, as well as my own, 1 when 1 express the conviction that the great incentive to your being here to day, many of you at great personal in convenience and leaving behind you grave responsibilities, is the uplifting and well-being of your fellow men. lie would, indeed, be chargeable with some measure of the intolerance which it is the fashion to lay at your doors, who could not extend to you the meed of his Rood will in that great undertaking. "Lord Bacon. I believe it is, who has said that the virtue of prosperity is tem perance. Accepting the truth of the apothegm, the distinguished audience here present bears stamped upon it the virtue of its profession and its cause. And why should not prosperity be the complement and virtue of temperance? Looking back over the entire experience ot' an active lifetime, begun as a member of a Catholic Total Abstinence society, 1 can say for myself that if 1 were called upon, out of that experience, to coin words of advice to the young men or my acquaintance, within as well as without this convention, 1 should recall for them the words which Shakespeare puts on the lips of Norfolk in advising Buckingham: "Ask God for temperance; that's the appli ance only Which your disease requires." at. Paul has entitled itself to the ex pression of your good-will, which your presence testifies to. Distinctively Catholic in its inception, the city with the Apostolic name has, during the days of its growth and prosperity, been identified with your cause through one of its most distinguished citizens, the lit. Rev. Archbishop. "Let me ask then, speaking for its chief magistrate, that the welcome of St. Paul be regarded as proceeding from the hearts of all of the people, rather than from the lips of any one of its citizens. RESPONSES. Vice President A. W. Lozue, of Pennsylvania, in behalf of the union, spoke briefly in response to the ad dress of welcome. Thanks, he said, were due for the earnest manner in which the delegates had been welcomed, lie could truly say that this visit to St. Paul had been a bright spot in the thoughts of the C. T. A. delegates since the meeting a year ago. Their coining to the brieht,-vigorous state would im part a new charm to the contest for Catholic sobriety. Evidently they had come to a hallowed spot, a haven among friends from which they could rally for the cause, emulating Minnesota's peerless example for total abstinence. The development of the state, its railroads, its cities, its cul tured society and devout churches, bade every man to take good heart for the success of the cause, determined that in their separate homes they would strive for as much success as had been gained by Minnesota and the grand old city of St. Paul. The kind words spoken fall upon our ears as inspiration to renew and continue the fight under the white banner of the Catholic Total Abstinence union, to carry its work and blessing into the state, the home, the church. This day, among these people, lifts up the emblem and the banner, of our union. XT. REV. D. J.FLYSN, of Wilmington, Del., said he expe rienced great pleasure in being asked to respond to the royal welcome from the state and civil authorities. "One felt in arriving here as if coining to his home. Sustained in his best element by a kind and sympathetic people, and when going away would go with fresh courage to pursue tne work to which we are pledged. Coming to the state of Archbishop Ireland we are the more nerved to carry on the fitiht: are made more brave for the great principle of total abstinence. Outside the ranks of our Union wno know in their hearts the evil, wlio have not the courage shown in this state and city, where we rind nothing but benediction and encourage ment which make us proud of our cause and principles, determined to right on until we die, clinging to the banner of total abstinence." PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. Bishop Cotter Delivers a Strong ,1 abstinence." PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. hop Cotter Delivers a Strong Effort to the Convention. Bishop Cotter, president of the Na tional C. T. A. union, presented the convention his annual address, as fol lows : Brethren In the holy cause of total abstinence, we have profoundest rea sons for congratulation that in assem bling in this the capital city of the North Star state, we have gathered to commemorate not only one, but twenty four years of labor; years of glorious litanies, every invocation of which is bedewed with tears of gladness and thanksgiving from the eyes of men, women and children who have been saved out of the dread bondage of in temperance and pauperism, every in vocation of which contaius v note of victory, telling of triumphs over a foe whose sway meant unutterable misery for time and eternity. We have reason to glory in that we commemorate our triumphs in the met ropolitan city of our beloved chieftain— in the home of the living leader of the total abstainers of this Archbishop Ireland. Father Matthew, Cardinal Manning, Archbishop Ireland! What names so potent to thrill the hearts of men; so capable of reviving the spirit of hero ism; so sure in their sounding to awaken the slumbering divinity in man. and move it to its reclamation and redemp tion! Father Matthew, apostle and prophet of the new era, thy memory grows with the years in beauty and power for good in the hearts of men, and paints thee on the canvass of all good men's admiration and love, a hero of herous amongst the great children of men. Cardinal Manning, thy work for Eng in. Uardinal Manning, thy work for Eng land and the world is, we trust, noble theme for angelic song. Archbishop Ireland, twenty-five years of knightly service in the holy cause of temperance, the history of which compels the rever ential admiration of every soldier, vet eran though ho be. of total abstinence, merit crowning. We hail you our chief The comradeship of a quarter of a cen tury's service on the hardest-fought moral battlefields of our common coun try, assures us that the great qualities which mark you a born leader of men grow under the assaults of enemies.aad with years. We, therefore, anticipate for you greater victories in the battle yet to be waged, for home, for country, and for God; victories that shall a3SUre us and millions moio of tlie human family, a kingdom that shall be one with the '4tin«doin" of the Father, for which we daily pray. May your Continue*! on Eighth i»ajje. FAINT PAUL MINN.. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1894. MINUS THE MILLION. — Agricultural Appropriation . Bill Without the Russian Thistle Amendment. RIVERS AND HARBORS. Conferees Reach an Agree ment Which Will Be Pre sented Tomorrow. CHANDLER WAKES UP. Wants Senate to Investigate A Canadian Trust— Con- ■- • tested Election Cases. Washington, Aug. 1. — The main question before the senate today was the sundry civil bill, which was dis cussed at odd moments throughout the day with the result that a great many important amendments were adopted. Final action on the bill was not reached, however, owing to the large number of amendments proposed. . A number of bills were passed, among them being a house bill extending the time for payment of purchases of land of the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska. Among the petitions presented was one from Morrison L. Swift, of Boston, who re cently made himself notorious by tils anarchistic actions and words on the steps of the Boston court house, calling on congress to resign, presented by Mr. Lodge, in this connection Mr. Hoar (Rep., Mass.) took occasion to state that he had received a similar petition, but in view of the fact that his colleague had presented one, he should withhold his. '• .•■..■■ ■■•• •":-•:-■■- -■ . £ The demand of these worthy gentle men, he said sarcastically, seemed to be, made without an understanding of the requirements of the constitution. ; :| ! ■ "house 'bills passed. ../ The following- additional house bills; were then passed: Extending the time. : for -'constructing bridges across the lliawasse, the Tennessee aud Clinch rivers in Tennessee and granting an increase of pension to Mrs. Susie Con way. Consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill : was resume.!, and many important amendments were adopted. Mr. Quay (Rep.;" Pa.) secured the adoption of an amendment appro* pruning £175.000 for the purpose of; additional land In Philadelphia, to give' better facilities for the movement of mail waeorisat the postotiice. ■- ■ -« : <, Mr. Chandler (Rep.. N. H.) offered aa amendment providing that the decision '■ of the commissioner of immigration in ' regard to admission of aliens should be final, and also the commissioners of immigration at the several ports should be appointed by the president, "by aod with the advice and consent of the sen ate," and that they should hold their (appointed by the president, "by and th the advice and consent of the sen :," and that they should hold their ices tor four years, The amendment was adopted. An amendment was adopted at the instance of Mr. Allen (Pop., Neb.) ap propriating ?IG.OOO for the resurvey of Grant and Hooker counties, Nebraska; also an amendment appropriating $3,000 ror the purchase of a portrait of Mrs. Dolly Madison, the work of E. F. An drews, to be hung in the executive mansion. .Jj; Consideration of the bill was inter rupted to allow Mr. Berry (Dem., Ark. to present a conference report on the house bill requring railroad companies operating lines in territories over rights of way granted by the governmentjo locate depots, etc., at certain seats to :ate depots, etc., at certain seats Jo ted by the interior department. Mr. Berry announced that, after, a long conference, the conferees had been unable to agree, and moved that the senate recede from its amendments. The provision applies to the Rock Island railroad in Oklahoma, the towns of Round Pond and South Enid having a special grievance against it. Mr. Blackburn (Dem., Ky.) opposed the motion because he said it would be unjust to require the Rock Island road to expend §30,000 in the erection of de pots at these towns when they already had stations located at older towns within two and a half or three miles. The discussion of the conference re port was resumed, aud Mr. Teller >rt was then resumed, and Mr. Teller (Rep., Col.) favored the motion of Mr. Berry to recede from the senate amend ment. lie would like, he said, to take the railroad company by the throat and teach it that the senate of the United States was not to be trifled with. Mr. Harris (Dem., Term.) spoke in the same strain, and said the company ought to be compelled to give those towns passenger and freight facilities. The motion was also supported by Mr. Palmer. Mr. was not to be trifled with. in. op- Mr. Harris (Dem., Term.) spoke in the me strain, and said the company ijjht to be compelled to give those wns passenger aud freight facilities. The motion was also supported by Mr. Mr. Platt (Rep,, Conn.) spoke in op position to the motion, for lie contended that there were no county seats at those towns, and therefore it would be unjust to compel the railroads to stop their trains there. A lively discussion followed, in which Mr. Platt, Mr. Teller and Mr. Berry took part as to the lawless acts which had been perpetrated. Mr. Berry stated that the people had been law-abiding until the railroad continually violated the law. The vote was then taken on Mr. Berry's motion, and it was agreed to— 24 to 20. At the request of Mr. Harris (Dem., Term.) the house bill to exempt the articles of foreign exhibitors at the in terstate fair at Tacoma, Wash., from tariff duties was passed. Consideration of the SUNDRY CIVIL BILL $r then resumed, and Mr. Procto? SUNDRY CIVIL BILL jr then resumed, and Mr. Procto' (Rep.. Vt.) offered an amendment call ing on the secretary of war and the at torney general for information as to the possibility of acquiring the right to the water power of the Great Falls of the Potomac for increasing the water sup ply of the city of Washington and gen erating electrioity for lighting (be streets. "■"./: ■■-■;', ; !.. r ?* Jj C Mi 1 . Chandler offered an amendment to that proposed by Mr. Proctor, direct- Ing the secretary of war to negotiate with the Great Falls Manufacturing company and the owners of land on both sides of the falls for the acquire- merit of full rights to the water power. Both amendments were agreed to. On motion of Mr. Power (Hep.. Mont.) an amendment was incorporated in the bill appropriating $300,000 for the con struction of Fort Harrison, Aiont. The .committee amendment, striking out the .paragraph authorizing the secretary of war to designate a Confederate veteran ; of the battle of Chattanooga or Chick ! amagua to assist in preparing the his torical tablets to be erected on those battlefields, was rescinded. An amend ment was adopted authorizing the sec retary of war to employ a represent ative of the army of Northern Vir ginia (Confederate) who fought at Get tysburg to assist in preparing the tab lets for the Gettysburg battlefield. Mr. Cameron (Hen.. Pa.) secured the adoption of an amendment appropriat ing £20,000 for completing the postoftiee and custom house at Chester, Pa., with stone instead 01 brick. An appropriation of §4,000 to protect the salmon fisheries of Alaska was added to the bill at the instance of Mr. Teller. AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSED. : Mr. Dubois (Rep., Idaho) offered an 'amendment increasing the appropria tion for surveying public lands from ¥275.000 to $400,000, and to this Mr. Al len (Pop., Neb.) sought to add a provi sion for the irrigation and survey of arid and semi-arid lands, and appropri ating 6100,000 for th« purpose. The former amendment was agreed to and the latter was left pending an adjourn ment. The report or the conference committee on the agricultural bill, in which the conferees agreed to recede from the amendment appropriating $1,000,000 for the extermination ot the .Russian thistle, was agreed to. - At 5:45 p.m. the senate adjourned, leaving the sundry civic bill still pend ■ng. public d;;bt is less, Though the Monthly Statement a hows Increase of $1,553,004. ■'. Washington. Aug. The regular monthly statement of the public debt Issued today by the treasury department shows that the aggregate of the public debts on July 31, 1894, was 81.033,800.240, as against 81,032,258,630 on June 30, IS'J4. This apparent increase of $1,552,604 in the public d^bt is owing to the increase in the issue of certificates and treasury notes, which, however, are offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury. Aside from this item, the statement shows a net decrease in the public debt 0!5G3,0j5. On July 31, 1594. the interest-bearing debt amounted to $035,042,590. an in crease tor the mouth of $700. The debt on which interest has ceased sinew ma turity amounted to #1,840.850, a decrease of $10,390. The debt bearing no inter est was $379,950,470, a decrease of $54, --215. a ; The increase in certificates and treas ury notes offset by an equal amount of jcash in the treasury was increased from £615.355,820 on June SO, IS.J4, to $010, --i)72.3!)7 on July 31, 1894; ; The cash iv the treasury is classified as follows:. ■"'■"* : Gold coin and bars, 5120, 922.830: silver, {913,880,623; paper, 1131,932,091; bonds, etc., £17,4ti(),150, making an aggregate of £774,201.700, against' which there are de mand liabilities amounting to 1655, --130,414, leaving a cash balance of Sll'J, --065,352, of ; which $54,975,607 was gold reserve. The increase in the cash bal ance during the month was $1,480,915. : NOT AFTER A THRONE. \'\ ■.-' '■■): '■ .-- -• • . LIL'S AGENTS DENY RECENT curhent Hi.ntms. Keticent as to the Objects of Their •■' Visit— Gresbam Will Re ceive Them. ■] Washington, Aug. 1. — The Ila waiian royalist commissioners who reached the city last night kept to their rooms at the Arlington most of the day arranging for their plan of work while here. When an Associated Press re : porter asked Mr. Wideniau the purpose of their visit to Washington, he re plied: "I cannot tell you at this tithe. We have agreed not to divulge the nature of our mission until we see Secretary Gresham and also possibly the president. We expect to see Sec retary Gresham tomorrow, and shall go direct to the state depart ment and not seek the assistance of any intermediary, just the same as you would do had you any business there. The president has received the plea for the restoration of the queen, and why should we, who represent her, not have the privilege of calling ou the secre tary? Mr. Wldeman said further that the commission had not come to Washing ton to ask for the restoration "of the queen, nor for the purpose of asking compensation for her because of hei dethronement. In fact he (Wideman) had not heard of this report until he reached Washington. Mr. Wideman was somewhat chary In discussing the statement that has been printed to the effect that the commission would re quest the United States to adopt a pol icy of non-interference in Hawaiian matters pending further developments. It was ■ evident, however, that he felt deeply on the subject, for he promptly replied in answer to a question regarding it that the resolution of the United States senate certainly meant non-interference, and later he made a remark to the effect that the present government was that ol Mr. Stevens, formerly the American minister. ; Secretary Gresham will see the Hawaiian; as individuals, but it h un likely that anything definite will come of their visit. ijjrt • - '■» ' 1 CHOLERA. THUUIBIiE. One Gallcian City Nearly Depopu lated by the Scourge. ; London, Aug. 2.— A dispatch to the Daily News from Vienna says: A doc tor of the Galiclan town of Zaleszozky describes the suddenness of the deaths from cholera at that place as ter rible. He says that people whe have been attending funeral; tire attacked with pains on their way homo and ho down and die in a few hours. The town is isolated. There is no traffic, commerce or indus try. All the shops and factories are closed. The rich people have fled, while the working people promenade the streets in a starving condition, take the disease and die on the spot where they are attacked. i Bite* for the Mint. i Washington,. Aug. 1. — Secretarj 'Carlisle has accepted the Sixteenth am Spring Garden sf roots site as the loca tion for the new Philadelphia mini -building. ' The consideration agreed •i|po*n for the new Philadelphia mini building. The consideration agreec upon is ?305,0'00, which is a compro~mls< $etwocn the/offer of the owners of th< site, and the offer of the seerotury. MANY SQUARES BURN. Most Disastrous Fire in the History of Chicago's Lumber District. A LOSS OF $1,500,000, With the Flames Still in Progress, but Practically Under Control. FIREMEN HEMMED IN Have a Narrow Escape From Death— Several Are Se riously Injured. Chicago, Aug. I.— The lumber dis trict of Chicago was tonight visited by ones of the most disastrous fires in its history, and the loss will probably foot up between $1,200,000 and 81,500,000, al though ii will be twenty-four imurs be fore the damage can be estimated with accuracy. The following concerns were entirely cleaned out by the flames, and everything contained in their yards has been utterly destroyed: S. K. Martin Lumber comgany.Brown & Richards Lumber company, Wells & French company, car builders; Perley, Lowe & Co.. lumber; Shoemaker & Higbee, lumber; John Spry Lumber company, Edward. Mines Lumber com pany, Con way & Co., cedar posts: W.C. B. Palmer, cedar posts; Whiieomb Cedar Post conipany,Liemens& Halske, manufacturers or dynamos. EIGHTEEN SQUARES BURNED. The burned district is about six squares from east to west and about three from north to south. The greatest portion of . the district bounded by Bine island avenue, Lin coln street, the river and Ashland ave nue was burned over, and forty acres of lumber yards are this morning uothiug but smoking embers. The tire was discovered by a watch man. He saw a blaze on the outside of the fence on the east side of Lincoln street near a shingle shed belonging to S. K. Martin & Co. He turned In an alarm, but before the first engines ar rived the shingle shed was a mass (;t flames which had communicated to the surrounding lumber piles. The Martin yards are 2,500 feet long by 300 wide and the flames originated in exactly the right spot for the strong northwest wind which was blowing at the time to carry them through the en tire length and breadth of the yards. The wiud drove the flames so fiercely that the . first engines which arrived were utterly helpless and call after call tor additional help was made until over fifty engines and three fire boats were at work on the fire. It is not likely that even they would have counted for much had not the wind died away after I the fire had been burning an hour. The course of the flames was southeast and east for the the first forty-five minutes and they LITERALLY LICKED UP EVERYTHING in their path. Piles of lumber, laths, shingles and cedar posts were swal lowed up with an appalling rapidity, and for a time it seemed as though the entire lumber district of the city, which stretches a miie to the south and as far to the east of the burning yards, must be consumed. The wind, how ever, suddenly changed at 9*30 o'clock and began to blow from the south and with much less violence .than before. The flames started rapidly north again, and burned back to a line level with their starting point. The sudden change I for a time it seemed as though the re lumber district of the city, eh stretches a miie to the south ana ir to the east of the burning yards, tbe consumed. The wind, how \ suddenly changed at 9*30 o'clock began to blow from the south and i much less violence .than before, flames started rapidly north again, burned back to a line level with r starting point. The sudden change In the direction of the flames caught sev eral engine companies unprepared, and the men were compelled to RUN FOB TIIEIK LIVES, No engines were abandoned, but three of them had close calls, horses and men narrowly escaping death. The fire boat finite was at work in one of the slips when the direction of the fire changed, and the long tongues of flame which shot over her made it necessary that she be removed at once. When an effort was made to start her up it was found that her steam was so low that lhe boat could not be moved with any rapidity, and the flames were swooping down upon her at a fearful rate. The men frantically pushed her off with poles and boards, and she finally crawled out of the slip with no more damage than a severe scorching in sev eral places. The fire boat Geyser had also a close call, but ran through the flames, which leaped out over the slip, and escaped , unharmed. Two of her men, John Mc- Cairn and Thomas Freeding, . were badly burned while fighting the lire. A large hose which they were holding got away from them, ana knocked both men over the side of the boat upon a pile of burning cedar posts a few feet away. Their injuries are not fatal. In addition to the firemen injured, the following casualties occurred: Otto Rafter fell off lumber pile; back broken, and will die. "Unknown Man— Struck on the head by a flying cap from a fire engine, knockiug him into the river, and I drowned. Peter Phelau, pipeman, inhaled ho air and badly burned. Unknown boy, pushed into river by crowd and drowned. At 11 o'clock the fire was still burning fiercely, with the probability of blazing for twelve hours more. It is extremely difficult to obtain an estimate of the losses, but the following are believed to be about correct: S. K. Martin company, $500,000; Per ley Lowe & Co., $145,000; Wells French company, $500,000; Siemens & Halske, $300,000; Shoemakei & Iligbee, $125,000; John Spry Lumber company, $25,000; I total, $1,595,000. Con way & Co.. $0,000; Edward nines Lumber company, $1,500; Farnutn Foundry company, 82,800 [Note— llines not entirely burned as reported]; Chi cago Stove works, $150,000; Harbour Asphalt company, $00,000: Columbia Elevator, $1,500; Santa Fe elevator $3,000; total. $213,500; previously re j ported. $1,059,000; grand total, $1,373. --100. True & True, sash, doors and | blinds, $30,000( Sondheimer & Co., luui- PRICE TWO CENTS— { £§Is£g& }---XO. 214. ber, £40,000; Wakefield Rattan company, $10,000; Keystoue Lumber company, i^O.UOO. LAST DAY OF INSURANCE. Tho lobs of C. K. Martin & Co., is es timated by Mr. Martin to be §850,000. lie said at midnight: "1 had in my yards 35.000,000 feet of lumber, easily worth fSOO.OOO. A pe culiar phase of the thine is that at mid night tonight all my insurance amount ing to over ?000,000 would have lapsed. 1 had made arrangements to have it renewed tomorrow, but between midnight tonight and noon tomorrow 1 would have had no insurance. The fire caught me just live hours before my in surance was out. and inside ot an hour all 1 had was gone." Mr. Martin declared that before the fire his lumber yard was the largest in the world, "but it don't matter," he continued, "I'll have another just as large within a short time." The loss of Srmens & Ilalske was estimated by one of the foremen to be $800,000; but this is generally be lieved to be a great exaggeration. The principal loss was on machinery, as the building of the concern was not worth much. The loss of the Chicago Stove works is chiefly in patterns, all of which were matte of white metal and very val uable. Their plant proper was not ex tensively damaged. Late in the night, when Fire Marshal Sweeny began to take an accouui of stock, he found that Be was short sev eral thousand feet of piping and two fire engines, which the firemen were forced to abandon to the flames. Both of them were partly rescued, but the heat was so great and the rush of the firu so swift that it was necessary to abandon them. When it seemed that the flames would even cross Paulina street and reach the West side water works on Ashland avenue, the currents of air shifted and turned the fire back upon itself. This gave the tire department the opportunity it needed, and the flames were practically checked at Paulina street. The fire broke .above this street near the river and destroyed the miil of the Con way com pany, but found poor food in the blocks and cedar posts piled up over acres of ground north of the mill. At midnight it seemed likely that th« tire would get no further east, aud at 1 o'clock it was slowly decreasing, but it will not be burned out before tomorrow night. J. 13. McAdams Cedar Post company 300 feet of dockage on the river near Robey street. Loss on cedar and hem lock posts, $15,000. early ail of the concerns are heavily insured. Her First and Last Ascent. Anderson, md., Aug. I.— ln making her first balloon ascension in this city this evening Tillie Sabern, of Rich mond, fell from the parachute, which did not work properly, and was dashed to death on the river bauK. Miss Sa bern's brother had made three ascen sions of late, aud it was his feats that the unfortunate girl admired and tr ed to imitate. He brother had pleaded with her not to do it. Death in a Hath. Chicago, Aug. I.— J. L. Trumbull, | for twenty years superintendent of the i Central division of .the American '• Ex press company, dropped dead of heart disease while taking a bath at his home last night. ■■".'". I LEMONS AND THE LAW. Till: EXTRACT USED AS A BEV ERAGE. People of Eldora, lowa, Get Into a Legal Snarl — Judge Weaver Untangles It. Eldora, 10., Aver. I.— Eldora enjoys the distinction of being the first town in the country where lemon extract has been extensively used as a beverage. When prohibition went into effect a number of old bums had trouble to ob tain their poison. Finally it was dis covered that lemon extract, such as is sold by grocers for flavoring purposes, contained 90 per cent of alcohol and 10 per cent of oil of lemon, and that by re ducing it with cider, pop or water, it afforded means for intoxication, and for injuring the lining of the stomach. But little attention was paid to the sale of lemon extract for some time. Some aggravated cases of extract intoxica tion occurring last spring inaugurated | a crusade upon nil the grocers in El dora, and they were driven out of the business, but are still allowed to sell other flavoring extracts which contain alcohol. I The Winchester pharmacy, however, continued to sell extract, claiming the right under their pharmacy permit. An injunction restraining the drug store from selling was asked, and the case came up before Judge Weaver yester- I day. The testimony of several physi cians was taken tending to show that lemon extract is recognized as a medi cine or remedy in certain cases, but is not often used for such purposes by the profession. Upon this showing the judge refused to grant an injunction, giving as his reasons for such holding that it being admitted that the sales were made upou requests in the form prescribed by law, and for alleged medical purposes, it cannot be assumed in tho absence of other evidence that the defendant did not act in good faith, and within the authority of his permit. The judge also explained that this ruling is not to be construed as holding tnat the sale of lemon extract can be lawfully made in any manner except as an intoxicating liquor, as it was held that the article is composed largely of alcohol, and is capable of being used, and is used, as a beverage. It was his opinion the sale comes within the pro hibition of the statutes which outlaws all Intoxicating liquors. The legislature doubtless did not think its mandate was quite so sweeping or far-reaching as this construction carries it, yet there seems to be no way carries it, it. It is worthy be no way to avoid it. It is worthy of notice in this connection that the prohibitory law as it now stands has dropped tho word "culinary" from the list of 1 iwful purposes for which a per mit holder may sell intoxicating liquors. Formerly the law provided for the law ful sale of liquors for medical, culinary, mechanical and sacramental purposes, but the words culinary and mechanica have been eliminated by late amend ments. If this ruling Is sustained it will have the effect of prohibiting the sale by grocers aud others, except registered pharmacists.for"3Cicntilic and medicinal purposes," ot all flavoring extracts; also the sale of many of the essences and perfumes. R fumes. Slayer Wants Pardon. Ford's Slayer Wants Pardon. Denver, Col., Aug. 1. — Edward O'Kelly, who la serving a life sentence for the murder of Bob Ford, slayer of Jesse James, at Croud, has applied for a pardon. If you don't see what you want, ask z for it through Globe Want Columns Z and you will get it. ~ iiiiiii}>iiiil I I I ) I I i I i •:.-* WAR IS DECLARED. Japanese Formally Notify thj Powers of Hostilities in the Orient. CLOSE TREATY PORTS, China Threatens to Do So-* Japan Offers Apologies to England. THE RUSSIAN BEAB Vigilantly Guarding Hi* Rights in the East— Spain Is Uneasy. Washington; Aug. I.— A brief cable gram announcing the arrival of the Unit ed States steamship Monoeacy at Nagas aki, Japan .received by Secretary Herbert today, is the only official news from the seat of war that has come to the govern ment here from its representatives in China and Japan, and the surmise that official dispatches are being obstructed purposely now amounts to conviction. The Monocacy was at Chezuluo with the Baltimore, and it is supposed that she ran over to Nagasaki for coal and supplies. It is thought here trial thd action of Japan in officially notifying the British government of the existence of a state of war between Japan and China w is precipitated by the Kow Slums acci dent. Ilad such a notice preceded the sinking of the ship, Japan would nut have incurred liability to Great Britain an I been obliged to aDologize. In ef fect, that notice is equivalent, to a. dec laration of war, or at least it imposes the same obligation on neutral nations.' Tiie United States, for instance, can sell to either China or Japan arms or munitions of war and supplies, but they must be delivered at the risk of t tie pur chaser, and any vessel carrying them is liable to seizure. So by this stroke Japan has seriously embarrassed China iv her efforts to supply herself with warlike equipments in other countries. The conditions are very similar to those of the Tonquiri campaign in iSSI» 5. when, in the name of "reprisals . actual war was waged on China by France. Although there was no formal declaration of war when France decreed rce to be contraband, the United States and all other nations acquiesced, and the only protest from the British minister to China, who was reprimand ed for It by. his own government. Just what the effect will be on the Chinese treaty ports cannot be foretold now. Japru has taken the ground that they are practically foreign set tlements, and therefore has disclaimed any intention to interfere with i them, regarding them as outside the scene of hostile operations. China, how. ever, has persistently claimed the righl under the treaties opening the ports to close them in time of war. The treaties themselves prssent points of variance, and the whole matter, though very im portant to commercial interests, is shrouded in doubt. There are no prec edents quite fitting the present case, and it will probabl.f call for the making of some international law on the subject unless the war ends speedily. It is be lieved here that China will now proceed immediately to close the more important treaty ports, beginning with Shanghai perhaps by obstructing the entrance. DIPLOMATS WITHDRAWN. Japan Brutality Commented on by London Papers. London. Aug. — The Times in an editorial says that if the Che Poo ac count of the sinking of the Kow Shun; is correct, Japan's reparation must be ample indeed. The Standard's correspondent at Che Foo sends a similar account to that o the Times correspondent and says: The facts may be implicitly acci-pted as the truth. The Japanese made the most strenuous attempt to destroy all the survivors who were witness to their action. A dispatch to the Standard from Tien-Tsin says that the Japanese min ister at Pekin has given notice of hi| immediate departure fiom China. JAPAN* DKCLAKES WAR. Powers Notified That Hostilities Kxlst. Tokio. Aug. The Japanese gov ernment has informed the representa tives of the foreign powers here that a state of war exists between Japan am China. This is regarded as equiv alenl to a declaration of war. The Japanese government sent a note to the foreign representatives here forty-eight hours before war was de clared to the effect that it was still dis- Itoto to foreign representatives here rty-eiglit hours before war was de fired to the effect that it was stili dis ised to consider any peace proposals which might be made that were com patible with the actual situation ami with Japan's dignity. Arms for Chinese. New Haven, Conn., Aug. — It is reported here that the Winchester Re peating Arms company has shipped several carloads of gnus and ammunition for the Chinese government. The ship ment was sent by rail to Vancouver, 1?. C. The officials of the Chinese govern ment are reticent iv regard to their business here. Recalled All Consuls. Maxchestek, Auc. I.— Private ad vices received nere today from Shanghai say that Japan has ordered the Japanese legation at Pekin to be closed and h;»a recalled all" tho Japanese consuls throughout China. I Communication Kestored. Slanciif.stkk. Aug. I.— Private ad :es received nere today from Shangha f that Japan has ordered the Japanese ration at Pekin to bo closed and has jailed all tho Japauese consuls :oughout China. Communication Restored. New YORK, Aug. I.— The Anglo-! American Telegraph company an nounces this morning that the lines to Cho Foo, Tien Tsin and the North of China have been restored. Throe Were Drowned. Little Rock, Ark., Aug. I.— A fish ing party, composed of young people from Warren, Ark., were fishing mi Saline river yesterday when one of t lie boats was capsized and John H. Brad ley and Misses Helen Ritchie and Fan-' joii» Iv.on.niu were dxowued.