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If' " ? 'Vl.W? j BIQ BOttDWG BLOWN TC
fflfW&$$Mi P,ECES WHILE FILLED
iWlPV WITH PE0PLE-
rm&M IJSfw probably two hundred killed.
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NTO
NEW YORK THE SCENE OF THE LATEST
APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE.
A Puff of Smoke, a Boar, and the Walls
of a Building in Park Place Crash
Into the Street, Carrying Untold
Numbers Down to Death.
Have you Tried it ?
IE1 NOT,
Try It Mow !
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him one dollar, tell him vou
want a bottle of ... .
DDIPIIV AOU
Ol IIIUIVLI I.OII
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The Best Medicine known
for the CURE of
All Diseases of the Liver,
All Diseases of the Stomach,
All Diseases of the Kidneys,
All Diseases of the Bowels.
PURIFIES THE BLOOD,
CLEANSES THE SYSTEM,
(.stores Perfect Health.
100.00
FOR AN INCUR ABLE CASS,
llcnlng 1'ili'M known ly xuotKiuro
liktt pcrHpirutlou, cmiHe liucm-e
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Blind, Bleeding, or Protruding PilLS
Vllil.I) AT ONCK TO
DR. BO-SAN-KOS PILE REMEDY
which ncis directly on imrtHiill.'ci
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un lonectaa permanent cur. .rn' .
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"l 'v'if, sJKl ClfBiiKi nad hiuatilic. the hair
IT? K.-.l V. - fifX rliHili 0 luMirinnt emwlh.
m Hatr to ito Youllil'ul Color.'
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WAS ONE OF THE BOYS
Nftnhood mtorad. PMrtrntiiritFfl. Itinv
If ound a MrUiB Rrirnr.. 1 will Kindly netul
th. rMipe (Healed) rHF.E to .ny mffprrr.
ltinarftliftule mad UntiiiK euri. Aililrt,
UUiS. E. gUS, Uol 9I, Uanliall, Bleu
OKi; tF the kemakkable ciiarac
TEES OF TEE FEONTIER.
ice of the Peace He Sentences
e-Thief to Se Hanged Always
Ready for a Fight or
a Frolic
i The Stiitesninii.
Vntonio, Aug. L'O. Judffo Roy
i'Lanptry has liewi arrostcd for
ing Iroui Mexico. He had his
Del Rio, and was released on
oud. Tie is alleged to have
incerned in runningr horses
Mexico into the United
Ho is one of ih
. olehrated characters of the
i and has held an official posi
r nany years ast. He has been
; led to enforce liis rulhifrs with
looter. Any man who brought
i his court and was iMitp
1 ittho result was always en
I tlio satisfaction of a fren
i. Tho combats invaria
t 'ik place outside of
! '. ;rs, tho judjre lnaintainiiiir
uld not afford to interrupt
toss of the state for his own
Once when lustieo of the
Viniraroon nrfninel, of
Jio.tar C j mtv he sentenced
doath l,:.-;..ii; f,D- horse,
fitcMlins ti'id iiv rr, tii-vd would!
have t'wiiu; i.t th; th- intervw-.ti , ,
i oiHuer !.-o.t Sua Antonio,
in now nearly (JO .-..nd lias ainusi
siaeraOiO weumi. ilia honest v has
Always been ir?Rroud as nninipeaeii
ablo. lla Ptotitly protests hk iuno
ence of tr a uhu.fes.
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Xkw Yokk, Aug. 122. A most dis
astrous and terrible accident occurred
this afternoon at 12:30 o'clock in Park
Place, between Greenwich street and
College Place At that time the
street was filled with hurrying- peoplo
and heavily ladened wagons and
trucks. At first a small, white, vapor
ish cloud burst from the ground floor
of Nos. 70, 72 and 74 Park Place, then
was heard a dull, deep, sullen roar as
if some monster was trying to broak
his bonds. Tho roar was followed by
an eruption, and a mass of brick,
stone and timber was hurled
thirty feet heavenward. Tho cries
of terror of men and the almost human
screams of tho horses was only a small
accompaniment of tho terrific scone
which instantly followed. Not more
than a second could possibly have
elapsed beforo tho front walls of Nos.
70, 72 and 74 fell, crushing into tho
street. To those who saw tho sight it
was horribly attractive 'The great
walls slowly rolled and swolled out
with an undulating motion until,
slowly at first, but then more rapidly.
THEY OAVK WAV,
and ill a moment there was not a stick
or stone standing above tho first floor
between the dividing walls. A mass
f brick, stone and timber fell upon
tho sidewalk and filled half the width
of the street. Tho attention of those
who were gathered from all quarters
was attracted by thesound of escaping
steam, which was spouting forth from
the pipe which, had been broken by
the falling walls. The crowds
which had gathered made the streets
almost impassable. In the meantime
fire had broken out and was licking
the lower part of No. (Hi. At least fifty
men had climbed upon a pilo of the
ruins, hoping to rescue some
of tho unfortiuiate peoplo who wore
Known to (to uuriod in the ruins.
They were driven from their posts by
too lire, which was spreading rapid
ly. It had burst out on the other
side of the ruins, and ran rapidly up
the elevator shaft at the main en
trance to the block of buildings, of
which Nos. 70, 72 and 74 were part.
For a timo the hissing steam fought
the lire, but as that died out the ele
ment, made more headway. If the
fire department could have been on
t he scene at tho time of tho explosion,
THE TEKUIIiLE KFFECT
of tho lire would have been prevent
ed in largo part. As it was tiie first
contingent did not appear until five
minutes alter the explosion.
1 he delay was duo to the
blocked condition of Murphy street,
rarii riaeo and church street
A lino of hose was had ami one feeble
little stream from a hydrant was
played on tho lire which was breaking
out on the side next to No. (!rt. Soon
alterwards other engines arrived, but
ine enorts oi ino department were all
directed to one portion of tho fire. To
thoso who wero watching the slowly
creeping llames the delay was a terri
ble strain. Suddenly tho lire burst
out in darkly colored flames from the
third, fourth anil fifth stories of
that part of the building on Park
Place next to (ireenwich street. This
part of the building was occupied by
Lindsay's type foundry. Tho lloo'r
and other parts of the place wero sat
urated with oil or other infianimable
matter, which fed the flames gener
ously. A murmur ran through the
throng that tho building was lost, ami
the multitude shuddered at thinking
of the fate of tho occupants of the
ruined ami burning part of tho huild-
ng. hen tho full force of the fire
men did at last get to work tho head
way of (lie tiro was soon checked by
their skilled endeavors. As interest
in the explosion and falling walls in a
measure subsided
IIOimillLE CON.TKCTITRES WERE t'llt-
Cl'LATED
as to how inanv were injured in the
ruins. Tho workinir noonle as well ai-
those engaged in offices and ware
houses generally got their luncheon
it noon. 1 hero was a cheap restau
rant on tho ground floor of No. 74 in
which it was thought there were
ihout twenty-live people when the ac-
uient happened, in the upper por
tion of the building there was a large
number of working people employed
by a firm of lithographers and other
trades. It is not known how
many peoplo were employed in
tho phteo but as Saturday is
recognized as a half holiday, beginning
t 1 p. m. it is presumed Mint most, nf
them who were not out were irottinir
something to eat in the bnildin.'. A
deep feelinir of horror spread Mirotiyh
tho throng as estimates of tho number
i vi, .;..!!) was passed tn.fi ;iti'ih t
m iutii. Ir over twr hour-iMs w is i
almost the on! v Kt: liitM-t' ti 'r.iii:ir, If
Hva.'i ! was on the lij-Moi everv one. ' I
t roii-j Durinsrthi' v.-l,.il. flfthnw. I.i;if 1 nvi I
hours the fhe rigne 1 supreme. It i
could not be su'lici-ntly suhducd to'
number of dead was variously esti
mated at from 20 to 200.
Policeman hack said that he hauled
three men out of tho kitchen in th
hasmeui under the Hudson restau
rant. He entered the basement
through the plumbing shop. Hack
said thai k ; iv.
AX he'.V- i vr .'K
partly burned in the basement. Some
of them were alive and calling loudly
for help but most of them were evi
dently dead.
Jacob Schlessinger, employed in
tho building on the opposite side of
Park place, said that there must have
been at least 100 peoplo in the build
ing when the explosion occurred.
Frank JJurris, of the Photograph
Ingraving company, said that he was
in the upper window just opposite tho
scene of the disaster, and that he
heard a rumbling sound. He saw a
number of people fall from the upper
windows, and lie dose-noes it as If they
had been blown from the windows.
Following them almost immediately
were the falling walls, which fell upon
and buried the people.
As soon as the flames were under
control tho work of rec6veriiig the
bodies of tho unfortunate persons who
were buried beneath the ruins was
begun. About forty manly firemen
climbed upon the great heap of bricks
that filled the street and began
SEAKCII FOll TIIE BODIES.
They worked like fiends. They
seemed to realize perfectly that on
their efforts depended the lives of
many of the poor wretches who were
buried boneatn the neaps ol brick.
One minute delay might decide the
fate of some poor follow. After
twenty minutes work the men saw the
dead body of a man down in a heap of
brick. Then every man worked for all
he was worth and pushed away the
mass in an astonishing short space of
time. At 2:20 o'clock the body of the
man was found. It was burned and
charred so that the features were not
recognizable. Chambers Street Hos
pital sent a corps of physicians and
surgeons who assisted tho firemen in
the search for the bodies. About fif
teen minutes after the first body was
taken out the firemen came across
another body of a man lying
under a piece of roofing near the side
entrance. His legs, hands and face
were badly burned. Tho firemen
wero working bravely when suddenly
they heard a low moan come from be
neath their feet. It was feeble and
sounded like that of a child. The
firemen redoubled their efforts in
clearing away the mass of bricks and
timber from the spot whence the
sound came, and afterworking heroic-
allyfor nearly twenty minutes Ed
ward 8. Mulligan, driver of Hook and
Ladder Company No. 8,
RAISED A LITTLE GIRL
in his arms. That she was alive and
conscious after being buried under a
mass of brick seven foot deep was al
most a miracle. The little girl's face
and arms were bleeding from cuts and
burns, but she was able to talk. As
soon as Mulligan raised her up she
lifted her eyes to a window on
the upper floor of the building
across the street and called in pite
ous tones "there's my mamma." The
mother, upon seeing her child, be.
came so frantic with joy that had it
not been for tho combined efforts of
four men standing near by she would
havo jumped from the window.
When the little girl was rescued the
crowd yelled and clapped their hands
in joy. It was a touching sight and
one that will not soon be forgotten by
those who Saw it. The little girl was
carefully placed in an ambulance and
taken to the Chambers street hospital.
The little tiling told the men as they
were placing her in the ambulance
that her brother and sister were both
!
A MEXICAN CLAUDE DUYAL
KE EJDS3 A DOLLY VAP.DEIf H0ESE.
AND RAISES UNSHISTED SHX0L.
w-.'irte rollectijL stopped
UTuy.
FIRST GUN"..
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Pursutd l-y S.diers Is';- Ritnr, 0'it
Company and uany Smya tim 7.i .
The Eio Grande Country in Mor
tal Dread of Him.
the
DEAD UNDER TIIE BRICKS.
It soems that she was playing in
front of the building at the time of
the explosion. It was found at the
hospital that she was badly bruised.
Another body burned fearfully was
taken from the ruins at 2:45 p. m. A
few minutes later the bodies of a boy
and girl wero found. They were the
children of Kugene b Heiighey, who
lives at No. 72 Park Place.
At 3 o'clock tho force of firemen and
police was increased and work on the
ruins progressed more rapidly. It is
now impossible to learn who wero
in the building when tho crash
came. The following is a list of per
sons so far recovered from the ruins
and-taken to Chambers Street Hospi
tal: M. F Uamet, 40 years old, of
Johnson City, Tenn., compound frac
ture of skufl; John V. Wykolf, 31
years old, of Madison street, wounded
Oil arm; William smith, Brooklyn,
chest hurt; John Sliechan, aged 20,
Fall River, lacerated head; John Sink,
foreman of engine No. 2, lacerated
hand; Morris (iottlieg. aged 27, frac
tured cervical; Louis l?ernare. 34 years
out, lacerated elbow and scalp wound;
I' rank Morrow, fractured ribs; Horn-
ard Addlebrook. aged Xi. h-idlv
wounded on the head.
Special lo Tho Statesman.
San Antonio, Tex., Aug.22. Some
years ago in the lower Rio Grande
country Rejino Ramon was known as,
the most desperate man, accomplished
bandit and thorough scoundrel in
the two republics. He had lost his
right arm but used a pistol with re
markable dexterity. After commit
ting a thousand crime and a hundred
murders he died pe:$ceabiy, attended
by a wife, who had been his devoted
companion through forty years of war
against law. He left a son named
Kustorijo. This man is now 23 y6ars
old and possesses all the qualities of
his father. Intensified by a better
education and larger brain, he has
become the terror of the frontier states
of Mexico. The officials of every vil
lage are arrayed against him. He
conies and goes with the celerity of
lightning; is here one day and there
tomorrow and is hoard of almost sim
ultaneously at places a hundred miles
apart. He is surrounded by a band of
cuc-turoats as desperate as him
self. They are fifty in number
and regard smuggling as a very tame
occupation, to be resorted . to only
when there is no more exciting matter
afoot. Their incursions into Texas
are very frequent. They have had
three affrays with officers on this side
of the Rio Grande. Some of them
have been killed and others wounded.
News has been received at Rio
Grande City that the hand which
makes its home camp in the moun
tains of Tamaulipas is intending an
other fray. Kustorijo, on these raids,
rides a paint horse of remarkable
size and swiftness. The animal is
bay, gray, black, cream, sorrel, blue
and white in spots. The ignorant
peasant ry have semi-deified the rider,
and speak of him as "Kl Caballero I)e
Cava iio I)e Siertes Colores," or the
cavalier with tho horse of soven
colors
On Thursday night Kustorijo went
to a fandango at Camargo, became in
volved in his usual affrays and escaped
with his customary luck. He danced
a while, became angered at a man,
felled him with a six-shooter, shot at
him whilo he lay on the floor, missed
and fled. He was followed by the
soldiers of the Mexican army and po
liceman of Camargo. He heard their
pursuing steps and secreted
himself in tho chaperal. When
they came up he opened
fire. One soldier was instantly killed,
another was shot twice through the
bowels and the policeman was struck
through the groin. Both of those will
die. The remaining soldier grappled
with the bandit and endeavored to
stab him with a bayonet. Kustorijo
urew a oowie, staDDed his adversary
across the stomach and continued his
flight, leaving his four opponents ly
ing in ine middle oi tne sandy road
Ho has gone to camp in the Mexican
mountains and the Texas side of the
Rio Grande is preparing for his next
raid.
I Th Political F:;;fct Opens in 0har,vitf Oreat
' rf.ironadf)s.
iNii-KS, O., Aug. --T'.e-TknMi-can
state camming u openeitb.oi'ft toda
with great demonstrations over 30 -000
strangers being in town. Ex
President Hayes arrived this morn
mg and Col. A.K. Colder, came in
from Akron, at the head of a strong
delegation. T. R. Mor&vn brought a
delegation of 500 frorrw Alliance, an
other special train, loaded to, tho plat
forms, cam in from Poinesville and a
cavalry company, fifty strong, from
feharpesville, Pa. Tl city is hand
somely deeorated. THore was a great
parade and industrial display this
afternooD, closing with an elaborate
aoaross ay Major MoKinlcy, his first
Dijccun iua me campaign.
SOCIABILITY AN3) JACK BABBITS.
& owner strikes Midland One rr-a-
,Q
for the County Treasury.
Special to The Statesman.
Midland, Tex., Aug. 22. Yester
day a party went out jack rabbit net
ting and succeeded in catching about
500 in the wir& net. Tonisrht a. nor.
manent jack rabbit club will be-rgan-ized
upon a social basis to provM fall
sport for the populace.
A severe norther reached Mulla,vid
at about 2 a.m. The whole dav has
been dreary and cold with tfonsidera
ble dampness.
THE PRESIDENT FEELS WEIL,
And the Awful Strain on the Public Mind
Slacks Up a Nctch.
Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 22. The
president rose early this morning
looking much refreshed. At 10:30
accompanied by Postmaster Ritchie
and his secretary he left tho (hand
Union hotel for a drive to Woodluwn.
It is probable that some social event
will take place on Monday in his
honor, though plans have not yet been
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lorwaiueu.
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Vat jjoidea oil fcuja ai sv,.
And simple auet of Beef-doth eo
To make up Golden COTTOLENS
Of cooking art the royal queen.
is the new cooking material for ail
kinds of frying and shortening, to
take the place of lard.
Testimonials from
CATHARINE OWEN,
MARION HARLAND,
EMMA P. EWINQ,
ELIZA R. PARKER,
CHRISTINE TERHUNB
HERR1CK,
AMY BARNES,
Mrs. F. A. BENSON,
Mrs. S. T. RORER,
MARGARET W1STER,
and all the prominent teach
ers of cooking in this country .
Order it from your grocer.
Manufactured only by
N. K.FAI RB AN K & CO
St. Louis, Mo.
A BIG BLAZE AT DALLAS.
A LARGE THREE-STORY BULLDi: ,
ELM STREET DESTROYED.
ON
GEORGETOWN GLIMPSES.
Vote on the
Cotton.
-The
A WATERY GRAVE.
Three Boys Drowned in Galveston Bay hy
the Capsizing of a Eoat.
Galveston, Tex., Aug. 22. A boat
containing Joseph Webber, white,
fhe 14-vear-old son of Robert Wnh-
ber, ami George and Henry -Lee, ne
groes, aged respectfully 1!) and "1
years, were capsized by a squall off
Mallory wharf about 0 o'clock this
evening and all the parties drowned.
The boat was just coming in from
Shoal Point, the summer resilience of
Mr. Webber, and had run into the slip
avoid the.
!"d out
f, a iniar-
r
pormit firemen to make any effort to
west of Mallorv's wharf to
iiiall. This over, they
again to go to Kuhn's whi
ter of a mile -ast, where Mr. WYbbi
is engaged m business.
Just as they got opposite tlio Mal
lory wharf they were struck by an
oi her squall. The mast patted. 'cap
sizing the boat instantly. The negroes
were expert swimmers, but ih nothing
was seen or heard of them after the
bol t net:! ovri i'. i.J Mipiioir-d they be
eiMiii eiitaii;., led in rho ringing ;md
v-re if al l,, pi release themselves. At
the ! iiii.' of the iici-ident it was blow
ing bard from tho north aud rain fall
ing in torrents. DlTorts to succor ihntii
were l.ia le, but proved unsuccessful.
Amendments New
Gossip.
Special to Tlio Statesman.
Georgetown, Tex., Aug. 22,
omciai count ot tne late election re
turns shows that the suffrage amend
ment carried in this county by 551
votes, amendment relating to school
funds by 131 votes, tlie interest amend
ment by 477 votes, local control by 119
votes and the judicial amendment re
ceived a majority of 150 votes
Mr. Gray has sold to Prof. C. C.
Cody his one-half interest in the Jer
sey dairy, near Georgetown.
Miss 1 abbie Rishop, who is saitl to
possess musical talent toa marked de-
ree, has returned from St. Louis
where she has been studying for
greater proficiency in tlio art divine.
several ot Georgetown's attorneys
are in Austin making arrangements
to appeal some cases decided by the
recent term of the district court.
Several bales of new cotton and
many of last year's crop are to be seen
upon the streets today.
Parties of Georgetown people go out
every evening aim anend tne camp
meeting, about six nines irom town.
ABBOTT, ALIAS ALMY,
Identified as an Escaped Convict Who Was
Doing Time for Burglary.
Hanover, N. 11., Aug. 22. It has
been established beyond a doubt that
"Frank C. Almy" is none other than
(ieorge II. A bbott, who escaped from
the Windsor, Vt., state prison about
six years ago. Warden Oakes and
two superintendents from Windsor
this morning positively identified
him. Abbott is known as an expert
burglar and desperate criminal. His
age today would be just about that of
Almy. At the time of his escape he
was serving out a sentence of fifteen
years, having been convicted on pine
different indictments for breaking
ami entering, to which lie pleaded
guilty in January, lssi. When Ab
bott was arrested he was the ring
leader of a gang of burglars who
operated in towns up and down Con
necticut river.
I extricate the dead aud wounded.. The ' recovered
b-XMl draw
finis far none of the bodies have been ing v.ut money for the past sixty days
Another Bank Suspends.
MoNTOOAtEKY, Aug. 22. Chandler
I'ros., pavings b-uiUe.' . ; l vstate
and in'oir..pc(- agents, :.s-i;r ir j i, V.
T. Hatch :( jmd H.uIm;i 1 . ii!jim:
As:e's about fjii.tiOii; liabilities about
S5!),(MM. The fa lttre v:a caused by the
tact tbat depositors have
WASHINGTON WAIFS.
NO BEER FOR LO.
Washington, Aug. 22. Secretary
Noble has instructed tho commis
sioner of Indian affairs to direct
Agent Bennett of tho Union Indian
agency in Indian Territory to seize
all packages of beer that may be
shipped into tlie Indian Territory and
turn them over to the United States
marshal to be libeled as providod in
section 2140 of tho Revised Statutes
This action was taken upon informa
tion mat a carload ot beer was about
to bo shipped to McAljster, Choctaw
Nation, under a recent decision by
Judge Bryant for the Kastem district
ot lexas, that malt liquors may be
lawtuiiy introduced and sold in the
Indian country.
THE MAN WITH THE HOE.
Washington, Aug. 22. Secretary
Noble said today that he is now giv
ing attention to matters preliminary
to the opening to settlement of lauds
in Eastern Oklahoma recently ceded
to the government by the Sac and
tox, lowa and Pottawattomie In
dians, and that within a short time
tuey will be brought to the attention
of the president for action. This will
open to settlement about 800,000 acres
At the Cheyenne and Arapahoe re
servation, west of Oklahoma,, seven
alloting agents are now at work, and
it is hoped allotments will all bo made
by the coming autumn, when this re.
servation of about 3,000,000 acres will
also be opened to settlement.
San Marcos Sittings,
Special to Tho Statesman.
SAN Marcos, Aug. 22. A brisk
nortiier blew up tins morning and for
awhile the dust flew in dense clouds,
but about noon tho wind subsided,
and old sol tias it all his own way
again.
It is thought the meeting conducted
by Evangelist Robinson will close to
morrow. Ho pronounces San Marcos
a hard place "gospel hardened."
Rev. 15. Harris of tlie Methodist
church has been at TCvle f.liia nwi,
assisting Rev. J. A. Bisrtrs in a nm.
tracted meeting.
R. S. Carver, late of the v
was here yesterday. He talks of be-
mning tne publication of a daily pa
per at laylor about September 1.
l he friends of Fred C. Brown, the
accommodating proprietor of tho liv
ery stable at this place, regret to hear
of his serious illness at Boerne. and
are truly sorry that the state of his
health will necessitate his romnvnl
from this placo to Kerrville. He and
his excellent family will be sadly
missed from San Marcos social circles.
Fire and Water Cause Extensive I iTiar."
Chiefly Covered hy Insurance List
of the Victims and their Losses.
Caused by a Lamp Explosion
The First Frost.
Boone, Iowa, Aug. 22. A slight
morning west of here
and
frost fell this
and was quito sharp at Denison
Vail.
t:i:i
well ling
Co.,
Dallas, Aug. 20. A fire w i.
covered at 9 o'clock tonight,
under way in tho three-story bi,
opcupiod by tho Ardinger Ros
gents furnishing goods and clothing.
It quickly spread to adjoining prop
erty. Tlie entire three story
building, fronting seventy-five feet on
both Elm and Murphy, is a m iss of
ruins. Tho building was ownod by
Cain & Campbell, and valued at ?C0.
000, with insurance ostimatrit at,
$-10,000. Tho only othor building so
far burned wras owned by .('. A.
W'arden and valued at $8000. War
den's loss on stock and build' nf is
placed at $18,000, with insi .-iti.-e
about $oo00. Ihe heavy
on stock with insurance a
follows: Ardinger & Rose Co.,
ing, stock $125,000; insurance $1
B. W. Ross & Co., wholesale cJc
stock $27,000; insurance $17,000.
Business college, loss $10,000.
Smith & Co., hoots and shoes .
$25,000; insurance $20,000. L. C
inson, telegraph college,
$1000. Masonic lodge, loss $600
F. Shook Drug (Jo., stock $
loss nearly total. Will A. Wittuns
Music Company, music, stock valuc-d
at $20,000; damaged by removal In. -i vy,
insurance $12,000. C. H. Edward,
music dealer, will lose several Ciou?
and dollars by removal; fully insued.
A large number of professional men
lost heavily in the way of libraries
and furniture. Tlie Fourth Nsu.ci'U'l
bank building was on fire s - ' ia'
times, but was saved.
1 tie fire originated in tho tele
college and is supposed to haw
caused by a lamp explosion,
firemen did good work consb'
the low water pressure A iii
gino and company is reported t
como from Fort Worth, n .
tho thirty-nine miles in thirty -
iiiiinues. .less rrarKiott, a
tuner, and Clark Burry. a hov
seriously injured by falling wal
1 1 :3ti p. m. The tire is now
control.
W. F. Shock's lobs will be on!
water but will bo very heavy.
store was thoroughly drenched.
losers
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the
Peculiar
but no deposits were bein gre'eeived, j
ro itself in many Important particulars, Bood's
Sanmpurilla Is different from aud suuerior to am
stlier medicine.
Peculiar in combination, proportion and oreo-
nation of ingredients, Hood'a Sarsaparilla po
esses me iuh curative value of the best knowi
emedles of tlie vegetable kingdom,
roculiiir in its medicinal merit. Hood's Sarsana
.ilia accomplishes cures hitherto unknown.
Peculiar in st-er.gih nnd economy Hood's Sar
iniarilla is the only medicine of which can trulj
he said, " 100 doses one dollar." Medicines In largei
nd smaller bottles riquire lureer doses, and Je
jot produce as good rosul ts as Huod's Sarsr.parilla.
rcculiur In its good name at home " tbera it
oioroof Hood's Sarsaparilla sold in Lowell wh r.
i lu'.litr b;utu
Pceii'i;,' p. nhen',r.,.nral rtvojii sa e:
ioTiw', i;. t;. r preparation ki v-r . t'.ili,-
tli'bo;.'i.a.-,,vTSlSW.i(,ll j , ct be 111
iiii to iotl,,: yn je: j.repara-.i.m. llcsu.et; j'.'
Hood's SsreapiiH-js
eVldijrIldr'V$ists. fl;6ijfoij. rrep-trsdcnlf
bj C. 1. HOOP A CO., Anothecarioa,Lowell, ;J.ti
100 Doo3 One Dollar
Retired from Business.
Chicago, Aug. 22. An evening
paper announces that N. K. Fair
banks, who has been actively engaged
in business in this city for nearly h.i.b"
a century and who is at the 'leail of
the well known N. K. Fai. banks
company, has retired from active ser
vice.
A Fall of Fifty Degrees.
Watertown. S. D.. Aiiff. a
fall of 50 degrees in the tempe atiiri
occurred last night and thefro.-i line
was touched. Corn is uninjur d. V
special from Fargo, N. I), says: ;louil,
and light winds prevented fro it las!;
night. The lowest temperature w as
30 degrees.
The Deadly Kerosene Can.
Special to The Statesman.
Van Alstynk, Tex., Aug. i
While trying to start a fire last ni
at Seven Points, Mattie Attori
aged 10, was burned to death b
of oil exploding. The house
badly damaged.
"''y,
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Dallas' Deadly Weather.
Special to The Statesman.
Dallas, Tex., Aug. 22,
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aiiei'Hiw.'p.
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l'utshr.vg Iru'dpor't
3)',e''i.'l to Tne Slat, r ji-.uh
riTT?'n;;'.ii, Ti.w.. Aug. 22.
town was inci.rportkted torl.v
majority of !iH votes. Total ,l
4.
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