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VOL. XVIII.— PRICE TWO CENTS— i on trains i
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BULLETIN OF
Ttl^ DF^liy GLOBE.
MONDAY, JULY 8.
.Weather for Today—
Shower*, Cooler.
TAGE 1.
Prosperity in the Northwest.
Girl No. a for Grover.
Pleasure Party of Six Drown.
Cyclone in Georgia.
Delujre in Southwest. -_
Chicago Storm Swept.
PAGE S.
Spiritual Growth of Man.
Rev. Conley on Church Division.
Vat riot ism in Common Life.
PAGE 3.
Memorials for Dead Firemen.
Hull Movement Unprecedented.
Press Club Onting-.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
The Hook Table. - *-**-.'
PAGE 3. j
Apostles Playing; in Luck.
Millers Slaughtered. - '-*•
Resatta Week at Henley.
PAGE «J.
ICnigrhtingr of Henry Irving;
PAGE 7.
Financial and Commercial. ,
People's Wants.
PAGE 8.
Hull Movement of Stocks.
Close at Camp Hancock*
TODAY'S EVENTS.
Metropolitan Frji Dinvolo, 8.15.
Grand *llr. Barnes of New York.
»—
Mr. Cleveland's latest is a new
woman. •
Mrs. O'Leary's cow will be dead j
longer than Mrs. O'Leary.
William J. Bryan gave his mouth
a much needed rest yesterday.
At any rate, Mr. Cleveland will
have quite a house full of girls.
— — — «s-*~
This week promises much because
there is no Fourth of July in it.
■«_•»
Minnesota wheat went up a little
yesterday even if it was Sunday.
Toledo is a town with lots of snap.
It has sent a committee to Terre
Haute to buy back its base ball
franchise.
A Chicago woman tried .to clean
her house with gasoline. Her funeral i
was one of the must largely attended
in recent years.
H. Clay Evans.of Tennessee' is an
other of those gentlemen who is
likely to make too profuse use of his
labial apparatus.
sail
One shudders when he thinks that
among the presidential possibilities
are Don Cameron, Henry M. Teller
and Richard P. Bland.
■jsjs-
The Ohio gas wells are spouting
away at a great rate again. This
item has no reference to MeKinley,
Foraker or Sherman.
Sl_fc
In order to be sure not to step
on younger Buckeye toes, John Sher
man definitely announces that he is
not a candidate for president.
The merriest music heard in this
section for many years will be made
by the reaper this week in Southern
Minnesota and South Dakota.
«***•»
Even if he cannot be England's
premier. Lord Rosebery has no rea
son to complain of his luck. It is
said he is to marry one of the Prince
of Wales' daughters.
Alonzo Huntley has walked from
Council Bluffs, 10., to Morley, Mich.
If Alonzo hadn't had too many
wheels in his head he would have
had at least one under him.
-is.
St. Paul does not mean to be dis
courteous to the grand old Demo
cratic municipality of Terre Haute,
but the Saintly City base ball team
is doing what it is hired to do—play
ing ba11..,
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James J. Corbetfs tonsils got so
large that they interfered with his
eating. Imagine what would occur
if a pugilist's tonsils increased in
size to such an extent that he
couldn't talk.
The name of the new private sec
retary to Queen Victoria is Sir Arthur
Bigge. In spite of his name he will
give out as little information as did
Dan Lament when he was Cleve
land's private secretary.
iQi .
Newspaper correspondents are
busily pointing out coincidences in
the careers of James A. Garfield and
. James R. Garfield, his son. Almost
the only real coincidence is in the
itching which each had for office.
The father generally got what he
went after, and the son has so far
failed to get anything.
— -in
ARKANSAS TWISTER.
Does Serious Damage— Flood of
Rain Follows.
PINE BLUFF, Ark., July 7.-A ter
rific cyclone swept over this city and
adjacent territory north at 11 o'clock
tonight, all wires north and south are
down, and news of the damage, which
must have been considerable, cannot
be ascertained at this late hour. Small
buildings and numerous parts of houses
in this city were hurled away for great
distances, but thus far no loss of life
or other casualties have taken place
as far as can be learned. This was the
Strongest storm that ever occurred in
this section, It abated somewhat after
fifteen minutes and was followed by a
large rain flocd. An immense cloud
preceded the cyclone and made the
heavens appear as if on fire.
"-*****s»
Damage in Kansas.
PEABODY, Kan'., July 7.— terrible
storm of rain and wind visited this
town and vicinity today. Much dam
age to barns, windmills and crops by
the wind is reported. The Doyal river
rose about eight feet in three hours
ana many bridges are in danger of
being washed out, *
OUR FARMERS' GREAT HIT.
The Minnesota Agriculturist Now in a Po=
sition to Laugh and Wax Into a
State of Obesity
CROP PROSPECTS OF THE BRIGHTEST
Greatest Demand for Years for Lands for
Farm Purposes and at Prices That
Are Daily Rising.
MERCHANTS ARE VERY HOPEFUL.
Those in the Country Towns Of the State
Expect an Immense Trade in
the Fall.
The farmer sits among his bees
and cows and contentedly smiles on
the rest of the world. He looks out
upon his grain fields and makes
mental calculations as to the great
wealth he will stow away in his
inside pocket after the fall sales.
The farmer beams; the soil which
he tills booms.
A few days ago the Globe asked
its correspondents all over the state
to make careful inquiry of registers
of deeds at the county seats and of
land buyers everywhere as to the
demand for farm lands, the notable
sales recently made and the prices
at which made, taking particular
note of whether land was selling at a
higher or a lower price per acre than
two or three years ago. The an
swers are most gratifying, showing
that there is a large demand for land
for agricultural purposes, and that
prices are moving steadily upward.
In the northern part of the state,
where there is still much new land,
the sales of the season have been
enormous, and the purchase price
the largest for many years. The
farmers everywhere take a very
hopeful view of the situation. The
following excerpts are made at ran
dom from the reports of corre
spondents:
"Aitkin county is experiencing the
greatest influx of settlers ever known
in her history."
"The demand for Pine county lands
for agricultural purposes has in
creased in the last year beyond prece
dent."
"The outlook for good times was
never, in the history of Otter Tail
county, so encouraging as it is at the
present time."
"Real estate is on the boom in Olm
sted county."
"There is a greater demand for real
estate in Mille Lacs county than for
the past five years."
And so the story goes on all the
way down the line of counties. The
prospect is a glowing one.
The merchant, too, is happy over
the outlook, as he knows that when
the farmer prospers the country mer
chant also prospers. Dealers in mer
chandise are laying in stocks for
the largest trade in their history,
and there is nothing to indicate that
they will be disappointed. Detailed
reports from reliable correspondents
of the Globe are given below:
AITKIN.
Xevr Settlers Pouring in -in. Great
• X umbers.
Special to the Globe.
AITKIN, July 7.— Aitkin county is
experiencing the greatest influx of set
tlers ever known in her history this
■summer. Register of Deeds Larson re
ports the transfers of farming lands
as 75 per cent greater this year than
at any time since the county was or
ganized. The prices of farm lands
range from $2 to $10 per acre, the aver
age being from $2 to $4. Most sales are
in tracts ranging from 40 to 100 acres,
the largest recent sale being one of
200 acres made by Hodgden & McDon
ald, the price being $8 per acre, the
land being five miles from Aitkin.
Much of the land is heavily timbered
with a valuable hard wood, for which
two mills in- Aitkin furnish . a ready
market. There are splendid opportu
nities here for a starch factory and
another hard wood manufactory, and a
fortune in store for men who seize
time by the forelock in - the matter.
Our merchants report * business as
vastly better, than last year and stead
ily, improving.' Each c new settler
brings some money into the county,
and so many are coming that the
money put into circulation is very
large in the aggregate, and gives local
trade a decided impetus. -Aitkin coun
ty is rapidly changing from a logging
to a farming, country, and the change
is decidedly foe the better. * ;
. \ ANOKA. ••-.: *•; • •'"" .
A Good Many Tracts Cut Up' Into
Small Farms. - - -
Special to the Globe, *"■ ■ .
ANOKA, Minn."," July 7.— Our register
of deeds says that their is an increased
activity in the real estate business in
this county, the transfers being al
most exclusively farm lands. No big
deals have been made, but many of
the larger tracts have been cut up and
sold to small farmers. The '"prices
range from $10 to $50 = per acre. Our
merchants report" business as good
•as in previous years' at this season',
but expect a big increase : this fall
over former years. Crops' are looking
very well and everyone is ""confident
that good times are^re turning.
ST. PAUL, MINN.: MONDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1895.
I BECKER.
'. Both the Farmer and theMerchunt
Are Happy.
, Special to the Globe.
| DETROIT, Minn., July 7. — Recent
' rains and fine growing weather have
i put the crops ahead of their usual
1 growth at this time of year. Farming
i lands and other real estate are in
j better demand this year than for the
, past two years, with prices ranging
! from $3 to $15 per acre, and. although
no large transfers of land have been
; made recently the outlook for trans-"
> fers of farming land, and a large
i number of settlers moving into this
t vicinity in the near future is gocd.
. Merchants report business good and
. on the increase. With prospects of
I good crops, fair price for grain, and
a large attendance at the summer as
sembly and fine summer resort we
; have here there is no doubt but that
■ the summer of 1895 will be a profitable
' and busy one, at least in this city. .
BEXTOX.
Everybody Highly Elated Over
the Prospect.
Special to the Globe.
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn.. July 7.—
, Business in real estate is picking up
I wonderfully this spring. Although no
I large tract has been sold in a single
j transfer, there "is an increase in the
! sale within the last month over any
I previous month for the past two
j years, and prospects point to a decided
i improvement in that line this summer.
I There is a large amount of wild land
j a few miles out from town which is
i being taken up very fast by intending
! settlers'. The average price paid is
! $10 per acre. Improved land finds a
{ ready sale at from $15 to $35 per acre,
according to location and improve-
I ment. There are also many transfers
I in this land. Merchants report a de
j cided increase in their business over
. last year and say that business is
i picking up every day. Prospects are
j very bright, and they expect to realize
j handsomely this summer. Dealers in
| farm implements are doing a big busi
j ness, as everything points to one of the
I heaviest crops that has been raised in
; this locality for years and farmers are
I preparing themselves for the harvests,
j Take it all around,- and we find that
there is a big increase in every branch
! of business and a general feeling of
1 satisfaction. fa
BLUE EARTH.
j Farmers Anxious to Hang Onto
i Their Realty.
i Spec la ■ to the Globe.
I MANKATO, July 6—After careful
research among the county officials
I and real estate men of this county
: your correspondent finds there Is no
j greater demand now for land par-
I ticularly farm lands, than in the past
I year or two. Not many transfers of
i farm lands are being recorded, as the
indication of a beautiful harvest is
; giving farm owners renewed vigor
' an ,*? are anxious to retain their lands'
: Village property, however, is chang
• .I hands considerable, and the prices
; therefor are constantly increasing,
■ Thirty-five dollars per acre is the
. average price being paid for farm
; lands in this county, none being sold
| at less than $20, and some command
i ing $,0, $60, and when near the larger
| villages, as high as $100 per acre. No
I recent cases of large transfers are re
j corded with the register of deeds.
; The business men and merchants of
! the county report a good business at
I Present, and all are.a unit in the be
! lief that with the fine prospects of an
I abundant harvest that the remainder
, of the year will far exceed in the line
, of business any previous seasons
j Mankato is having a, building boom
; there being $100,000 worth of new
! buildings now in course of erection
i Laboring men are all having employ!
j ment. --/-j r
I FILLMORE.
! - ■
The Demand for Farm Lands I.
Very Large.
! Special to the Globe. ,
PRESTON, Minn., July 7.-Real es
! tate, especially farming lands, is in
; greater demand than at any time during
I the last three years, at prices differ-
I ing widely in different localities,
I though $50 per acre is very near the
average. An eighty without buildings
, in Jordan township sold last week for
$1,000. In Fountain a short time ago
one quarter section sold for " $7,600, -
while another farm comprising 320
acres with substantial . buildings
brought but little over $8,000. None of
these were forced "sales, however, nor
| are forced sales of frequent, occur
rence. Very few farms are offered for
sale, and bids must be very • high to
tempt owners of average land to part
with their holdings.
j In general, merchants are doing a
better business than at any time sine-,
the fall of *92, and anticipate a very
perceptible Increase in the near future.
The greatest increase is noticed in
building materials and the smallest in
machinery. Farmers in this region are
generallY -*_ji supplied with -harvest-:,
ing machinery, and not much is being *
purchased this season, except such as
is necessary to take care of the in
creased acreage and promised extraor
dinary yield. ■■' ..:
All crops are out of the way of
"i drouth and bugs, and barring storms
\ %nd sun burn, the yield will be the ;
j largest in a quarter of a century. ' '
Merchants anticipate , with the com
ing harvest a return of even better
business than before the present hard"
times.
FREEBORN. I
Land Sells High Twenty Miles Out
of Albert Lea. .
Special to the Globe.
ALBERT LEA, Minn., : July The !
crops in Freeborn county are looking.
fine.only corn being a little backward.
It has been quite lively in the register!
of deeds' office, and farm lands have .
been mostly transferred. The inquiry
is good, and the price is constantly in
creasing. One sale of several hundred
acres has just been made in Newry
township, fully twenty miles from the
city, the price paid being $45 per acre."
Messrs. Greene & Kellar, who own and
control thousands of acres in the ccou- t
ty, say the price is upward and is
bound to go higher, but that there are
few who own the land upon' which they
reside who desire to sell. Since dairy
ing has been introduced into the coun
ty, the price of farm lands has nearly,
doubled. Fine farm houses and barns*
are being built, and a much better
grade of stock is being kept.
The merchants in this city, or most
of them, report business for April, May
and June as better than the same
months last year, and the prospect is
good for still better trade this fall. " .'
GRAXT.
Price* Are Expected to Advance;
in a Short Time.
Special to the Globe. . V.""^' :
ELBOW LAKE, Minn., July The'
marked tendency for better times, the
magnificent outlook for a bounteous
crop, with prospects of good prices for
farm produce have instilled confidence
in the farmers, who were desperately
discouraged. The soil of Grant county
is capable of producing immense crops,
but during the last three years we have
been unfortunate, and have not been
favored with even an average crop.
As a consequence, the present favor
| able outlook has stimulated trade, and
| merchants report business increasing.
I The demand for farm land is also im
proving. Ed Jorgenson has sold his"
farm of half a section, exclusive of
growing crop, stock and machinery, to
Knud O. Wold, of Nehus, Houston
county, for a. spot cash consideration
of $3,500. The farm is three miles from
! this village, on the shore of Elbow
j lake. The price of farm lands now
j ranges from $8 to $12 an acre, but with
the resumption of business and return
of good times prices will advance.
! ~H£y 'HUBBARD.
Farm Lands Going Well at Ex
cellent Prices.
Special to the Globe. \~?' r i~
PARK RAPIDS, Minn., July Ev
erything goes to show that times
are improving in this section. There
Is a much larger demand for farm'
lands nt a** than for several years past."
All the vacant land in the northern
i part of the county is rapidly being set
| tled on, and with the .present outlook
j for crops the merchants all feel confi-
I dent of a much larger trade this fall
than for several years, for the reason
that the farmers have been getting
I along with as little as possible, and if
: nothing happens, Hubbard county will
have the largest crop of 'all small grain.
I Including wheat, oats, rye and flax, that
: she ever raised. The grain stands as
I thick as it well could, has a good color
and is just about to head, and there is
now moisture enough in the ground to
I matured, even if we should not have
j another drop of rain. The Northern
Pacific Railway company has consid-
I erable land in this county which it has
put on the market at from $1.25 to $4
and $5. per acre. Farm lands on the,
I prairies here are selling with all in
provements at from $5 to $15 per acre.
v : LYON.
A County Which Is Beginning to
-
Try Diversified Farming,
Special to; the Globe.
MARSHALL, Minn., July 6.— There is
no question here about the improve
ment*, of business and increased . de
mand for farm lands. Our register of
deeds says that his business shows
a greater demand for real estate, espe
cially farm lands, than has existed here
before for- three years. A good many
1 changes in ownership of property are
taking place here this spring. Prices
range from about $15 per acre for.
unimproved to $30 or $40 for improved
farm lands within ten miles of Mar
shall. - The transfers are not gen
erally large, the farms being mostly
purchased for actual settlement. This
section of the state was not seriously
Injured last year by the prevailing
drouth, and crops this year are ex
! cellent. There is as little discontent
among our farmers at the present
I time as we ever saw here. Nearly,
; all confidently look for good times af
ter the coming crop, and are planning
future improvements.^-.^';, r /v: - -
The low prices for the past year
or two for farm products made busi-
I ness in town rather dull as elsewhere,
but our merchants are as well off as
those of any other section and -are'
! generally on a solid footing. I have
I interviewed them and they say that
j the prospects ahead are very prom
! ising, with the big crop now in sight.
| A slight improvement has shown re
.cently, but. there is not much money
here to get until the coming harvest:
supplies it. All seem to be contented,
and hopeful, however, and there is
none of the discouraging features of
business that the past year showed
everywhere, i Marshall and Lyon coun
ty are all right if present promises are'
realized, kA ' change yin agricultural
methods from all wheat to mixed farm
ing and stock has been one fruit of
the low prices, in the past, and the"
county is bettered thereby. *riv '*"•-;
MEEKER.
Creameries Causing a Demand for
Good Farms. '" t
LITCHFIELD, Minn., July 7.— Real
estate transactions have picked f up
very encouragingly in Meeker county j
within the past three or four month©, j
While wo cannot say there is a "rush" ]
for farm lands, still there is a marked
increase in such transfers over any
time within the past two years." There
are ; ten; creameries in the county 3 run
on the co-operative plan, and the effect
of their work ha:, been to draw, atten
tion to lands in their immediate vi
cinity and naturally 'a great } deal ~ofl
attention is given to increasing and. im
proving j the cattle. The "enviable posi
tion which the Meeker county butter
occupies in the Eastern markets in
sures * top prices and thus stimulates
the production; for this reaconf farms
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MM CAPSIZED.
PLEASURE PARTY CAUGHT IN
? THE STORM ON LAKE
;.};.. GENEVA,
ALA. SIX WERE DROWNED.
WIND AND RAIN SWEEP FURI
OUSLY OVER THE WINDY
CITY,
CAUSING GREAT DESTRUCTION.
Rumor*- of Heavy Loss of Life on
the Lake. Happily Not Veri
fied.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis., July 7.— A
heavy storm passed over here this
afternoon about 4:30, which unroofed
buildings and demoralized shade
trees. The hail broke a large amount
of glass and ruined corn, oats and
what little fruit there was.
The steam launch Dispatch was
chartered just before the storm' by
a party consisting of Father Hogan
and : Miss Hogan, of Harvard, 111.,
and a man thought to be Dr. Franz,
assistant superintendent of the El
gin, 111., insane asylum, wife and
child. The boat was in charge of
John Preston, a reliable young man.
They were caught by the storm, the
boat was swamped and all on board
were drowned. The body of Miss
Hogan was found floating near
Kayes park this evening.
This trip was the boat's last be
fore the evening train to the city,
and this fact led the excursionists to
risk the waves. The wind had al
ready stirred up a heavy sea. The
boat had not gone half a mile when
the hurricane bore down upon the
lake. The air in an instant was
filled with leaves and broken limbs
from the trees, and the white caps
were lashed into small ocean bil
lows. The hail and rain which fol
lowed the first" gust was the most
furious ever seen here. . -. vT^
l It was possible to see the little
boat from both landings, and the
boatmen watched the battle. The
storm was directly behind it. The
first plunge into the trench drove
the nose far into the waves, and ii
was feared the Dispatch had died
at the first onslaught. It came up,
however, with the next crest, but
the glass showed one passenger was
missing. This was probably Miss
Hogan, as the searcher found her
body a mile from the wreck, with
a life preserver fixed in her hand. .-- ■';•;
- This plunging and rolling was con
tinued for more than an hour, when it
was seen that the launch's steam had
given out. Its screeching whistle"
'constantly and vainly crying for help,
was silenced. The excursionists were
huddleci in agroup in the center of the
boat. z~i~--'". : --^-----?"--i-. '•".'■' -J- '?-'•- -
One wave followed another, beating
upon the helpless thing with increas
ing fury. It finally rolled over to the .
side, turned the bottom up and sank.
The men on shore took the bearings,
telephoned to the hotels for help, and,
the moment the storm permitted start
ed to search for the bodies.
Miss Hogan's body was found at
Kayes park about sundown. . A most
! vigorous search by a hundred men has
j failed to get a trace of the others, and
I it is feared they are all with the hull,
! held by the engine and machinery
against the bottom of the lake,-
NEARLY A CYCLONE.
.MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 7.— Wires'
are down in nearly every direction out
of Milwaukee, but from meager re
ports it seems that a severe storm ap
proaching a cyclone has passed over
the southwestern part of the state,
probably doing serious damage. Pas
sengers arriving on a late train from
the south on the Chicago & North
western railroad report that the storm
washed out. a bridge near Waukegan,
and that the train was obliged to take
the Harvard branch to Kenosha.
North of Waukegan, in Wisconsin, tel
egraph poles and trees were leveled
along the line and there were signs of
a devastating . storm. It is reported
that four men who were out on a boat
near Waukegan --were drowned.
DELUGE OF RAIN.
DELAVAN, Wis., July The most
destructive rain and wind storm that
ever visited this locality came this
afternoon. The wind blew down houses
and barns, uprooted trees and plowed
up cornfields. On the . south shore of
Delavan lake the devastation was
greatest. A portion of the roof of the
Mettowe? hotel was blown off and great
j trees were broken like pipe stems. The
j wind was accompanied by a deluge of
I rain and great hail stones that broke
windows and leveled the fields of grain.
The road and fields the strewn with
debris of trees, fences and buildings.
j WASHBURN, Wis., • July 7.— The
heavy rains of the last two days have
caused great damage in this section.
The fish hatchery way at Ashland
"junction . is almost destroyed.
j OSHKOSH, Wis., July The most
severe hail storm in years occurred this
.evening. Skylights were broken and
much damage must have been done to
; crops. The thermometer dropped 25
degrees in ten minutes.
i WINDY CITY SWEPT.
Great Destruction, But No Loss of
Life.
■I CHICAGO, July 7.— One of the most
furious wind and rain storms known
in this vicinity for years passed over
the city about 6 o'clock this evening,
j coming from the northwest. The day
I had been intensely hot, and there were
; many people out on the lake, in sail
| boats, and, as the . storm came very ;
! suddenly, it Was ■ feared that several
I lives were lost." The different life-sav
ing, crews were busy all evening trac
'■ ing rumors of capsized boats; -people
I clinging to planks, etc.*. and up to 10 p.
***■>.. have brought in the occupan/s of
, three capsized boats, all in a very ex- j
hausted condition. ". No . trace ! of % any
[ : others has been found up to this hour,
i and it. is hoped that ho. more are out.
The police at the Cottage Grove " aye- "
"hue station on ; the . South side : claim .
that they distinctly saw a sail: 'boat
with three occupants disappear during
the height of the gale, and that no th- |
.' ing was j seen of : it again - during day
light: The . life-savers ' from - the ' South
side cruised - about that I locality for
some timer but found no evidence of a
wreck. It is probable ' that more miss
ing will Ibe ; reported from ' the various
suburbs at a later hour. ■""...
( Up to within "twenty minutes of the
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GROVER— I GUESS I'LL TAKE THAT SIGX DOWX.
descent of the storm upon the city the
sky had been clear and the sun shin
ing brightly. Suddenly heavy black
clouds began to gather in the north
west, and a few minutes later a terrific
gale of wind, accompanied by a perfect
flood of rain, and furious thunder and
lightning, was sweeping over the city.
Shade trees were broken off close to
the ground, awnings, signs, etc., torn
away, and much minor damage done
in the city proper. The wind moder
ated after about half an hour, but the
furious rain continued for fully two
hours, during which time the streets
were running with water. The parks '
had been crowded all day with people
seeking relief from the almost intoler
able heat, and when the storm began
there was a stampede for the various
elevated and cable lines. The surface
lines were all equipped with open cars,
the canvas curtains on which afforded
but slight protection, in view of the
furious gale, which dashed the rain in
torrents in every direction. As a: - re
sult, the occupants of every train made
a sorry looking sight before they had
traveled : a block, and .most of -them '
after getting a thorough soaking desert- I
ed the cars and sought the shelter of I
convenient stairways and stores along I
the street on which they were travel- ,
ing, and there they had to remain until
7:30 > or take the chance of another wet
ting, by once more taking the cars.
Many basements were flooded all over
the city, and, in some instances, fire
engines had to be called for to pump
out stores.
Several houses in the outlying dis
tricts of the city were struck by light
ning and seriously damaged. Two
small residences . were completely" de
stroyed, but no one injured. The pe
cuniary less in both cases was small.
At the height of the storm a signal
tower beside the Panhandle tracks at
Ada street was blown over and the
towerman, August Boedlow, sustained
fatal injuries. Several other people are
reported painfully cut and bruised by
flying debris.
The damage to telegraph and tele
phone wires northwest of the city was
very great. Every telegraph wire was
prostrated, many poles being carried
away, and it was 10 o'clock before
telegraphic communication was re
stored to Milwaukee. Even then it was
very precarious, there being but two
very shaky wires working, while the
demand for service was enormous.
Great gangs of repairers are out from
both ends of the route.
Later reports coming in through the
police and insurance patrols this even
ing show that the losses in the down
town districts alone will aggregate a
large sum. The great department
store of Rothschild & Co., , occupying
nearly three-quarters of a square and
fronting on State street, suffered most,
nearly all the plate grass windows on
the State street side being blown in
and goods in the windows and for
some distance back badly damaged by
the flood of rain. Several persons who
happened to be passing the. store at
the time received painful injuries from
bits of flying glass, pieces of flag
staffs from the roof, etc. Plate glass
windows were also blown in in several
other large down-town stores.
Up to midnight no further fatalities
had been reported, and "it is thought
now that every one who was out on the
lake has been accounted for. The re
port- of the drowning of three off Cot
tage Grove avenue is thought to be
without foundation, as a small boat
containing three men put ashore safely
near the Farragut boat house soon
after the policeman made the report
to the station. This is thought to have
been the one seen by the officer.
SEVERE IN THE STATE.
Dispatches from many points in the
central and northern portions of Illi
nois and Southern Wisconsin tell of
furious storms this afternoon and
evening, though in no place did the
damage reach so high a point as in
Chicago. The -weather all through the
state was oppressively- hot all - day,
and the storm came with remarkable
suddenness toward evening. "Along
the lake shore north of here there was.
much minor damage done, and it is"
feared that when the returns are all
in it will be found that there was much
greater loss of life than heard of to
night. \ . . '
At Savannah, 111., the storm almost
reached the proportions of a cyclone.
A number of trees and small build
ings were blown down. ;
At Peoria the mercury had stood at
96 nearly all day until 4 o'clock, when
the storm suddenly swept down upon
the city. Several buildings were un
roofed, one three-story frame block
completely destroyed and much dam
age done ;to trees, awnings and win
dows. Many boating parties, were on
the lake, but so far as known tonight
all succeeded in reaching -places of
safety. -"■■■. /--"..... ." ~, "
• Four Blocks !\nrn,
NEWTON FALLS, 0., June Fire
this morning destroyed . four business
blocks on the main street of the place.
Those burned are May Bailey, furni
ture, - stock partially- saved; ;. Henry
PRICE TWO CENTS-] F «&£ SSSt .NO. 189.
I Blanck, saloon, total loss; Gunnel &
! Boorlan, hardware, total loss; George
i Hoffman, groceries, total loss, and C.
F. Gardner, jewelry; building partly
destroyed, stock saved. The loss will
be above $20,000. Insurance not given.
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BLAST OF SAXD.
El Reno, Olila., Suffers From a Se
vere Storm.
EL RENO, O. T., July After
three days of terrible heat El Reno was
visited by a terrific wind and sand
storm at 5 o'clock this evening. The
North Methodist African church, the
residences of Fred Hulz and M. W.
Wilson, and the Texas livery stables
were ; demolished and many buildings
were damaged, roofs being blown off
and windows smashed. Several people
were, painfully injured, but it is not
known that any one was killed. Dur
ing the storm sand filled the air and it
was dark as night. Forty-eight hours
preceding the storm, the thermometer
. was never- below 98, j even at midnight."
t After the blow a heavy set in.
IX FLAMIXG OIL.
j Chicago Man nnd Wife Burned to
. Death.
CHICAGO, July 7.— the explosion
of a gasoline stove today, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Gunnwald were burned to
I death and the residence burned to the
ground. Mrs. Gunnwald, without ex
tinguishing the flame, started to pour
oil into the reservoir of the stove,
when there was a terrific explosion.
She was covered with burning oil, and
in an instant every portion of her
clothes were in flames. Her agonizing
cries brougl.l her mother and husband
to the scene. The old lady was so
overcome at the sight of her daughter
in flames that she was powerless to
act. The husband, unmindful of his
own danger, tried without success to
put out the flames. He then picked
up the burning form of his wife and
carried her into the yard. By this
time his clothes were on fire and he
ran frantically around the yard cry
ing for help. Finally, by rolling on the
ground, he managed to put out the
flames. Mrs. Gunnwald was so badly
burned that recognition was impos
sible. She was dead when picked up.
Gunnwald was taken to the hospital,
but there was no hope for his recov
ery and he died in a short time after
being brought there. A police officer
rescued Mrs. Geyer, the mother of
Mrs. Gunnwald, from the burning
building. The old lady is prostrated
by the shock.
CRASH AT A CROSSIXG.
One Man Instantly Killed— Others
, ' . Fatally Injured.
NILES, 0., July 7.— An electric car
loaded with people returning from
Riverside park was struck by a freight
train on the Erie railway here this
evening and wrecked. The car was
nearly across the track when the loco
motive struck it, hurling it upon its
side. Frank Wilson, a merchant, was
killed instantly, and Mrs. G. W. Holder,
of Warren, was dangerously and per
haps fatally Injured. Several other
persons were seriously, though not
fatally, hurt, among them being Frank
Ramsey, of Warren; Samuel Graham,
the conductor of the car; Edward Ra
der. the motorman; Moody Ripple and
William Lewis, of Niles, and Miss Hat
tie Lewis, of Warren.
CYCLOXE IX GEORGIA.
At Least Ten Fatalities Are the
Result.
' EATONTON, Ga., July 7.— A terrific
cyclone swept across this and Morgan
counties about 4 o'clock this afternoon.
But meager accounts have been re
ceived. It is known, however, that two
lives were lost and a number of per
sons severely injured, several of them
fatally. The list of fatalities will hard
ly be less than ten.
Many Buildings Unroofed.
OSWEGO, . Kan., July 7.— A severe
wind' and rain storm swept over Os
wego this evening. A number of
dwellings and several outbuildings
were unroofed, Including the opera
house and three large . brick § store
buildings. In all of : these the stocks
of goods were deluged by rain and bad
ly damaged. The water works stand
pipe, built at a cost of $8,000, was
blown down. The corn and fruit crops
were badly damaged. The loss in the
town will be fully $30,000.
Girl's Fatal Carelessness.
WILKESBARRE, : Pa., July A sad
tragedy took place at Pittston this
morning. : Miss . Kate i Connell, aged
twenty-four, found : a revolver in - her.
brother's pocket. It contained . two
cartridges. • She hoist 3d the window
and began . firing at 4*ome sparrows.
One of the - bullets struck Mrs. C.
Kelley, an aged woman, who was in
the yard at the time. Death resulted
almost instantly. Miss Connell gave
herself up and was committed to jail.
It is feared that she wil lose her mind
over the* occurrence. -
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That Gives No Hint of the Slight,*
est Disappoint
ment.
BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass., July 7.
— Just before 5 o'clock tonight news
reached the village that a girl baby
had been born at Gray Gables. This
report was soon verified by Dr. Bry
ant, who announced that the happy
event occurred at 4:30 p. m., and
that both mother and little one were
doing as well as could be expected.
This is the third child to be born
in the president's family, and all of
them are girls. Ruth is four years
old and Esther two. Only a pass
ing glance could be obtained from
the president this afternoon, but
that was sufficient to note an expres
sion of satisfaction on the face of the
chief executive, although it was an
open secret that a boy would not
have been unwelcome. Mrs. Cleve
land's mother, Mrs. Perrine, is ex
pected to arrive from Buffalo this
week.
OCEAN TRAVEL IS SAFEST.
Only 30S Lives Lost on American
Vessels Last Year.
WASHINGTON, July 7.— The records
of the United States steamboat inspec
tion service, . which during the last
nineteen years has been under the di
rection of Gen. Dumont, as inspector
general, show that during the last
fiscal year the number of lives lost on
steam vessels was approximately 3«S.
This was an increase over the average
for the preceding eighteen years of 12S.
This great increase was caused by the
large loss of life by the foundering of
the steamship Colima recently off the
Pacific coast. This makes the average
for the last nineteen years 247. The
highest previous annual loss was ' 580
in 1874, the lowest was 133, in the year
of 1886. Notwithstanding the great in
crease in the number of vessels since
1870— 100 per cent— there have been
but 729. disasters to steam vessels, with
a loss of but 5,057 lives, the number of
passengers - carried per annum having
increased from 122,589,130 carried in 1870,
to not less than -650,000,000 carried In
1892. .The average loss of life under the
law \ of 1852 was one person to every
250,181 passengers carried, while under
the ac_ of 1871, which, greatly- improved
the efficiency of the service, there was
only one life lost in each 2,703,333 pas
sengers carried, or a reduction In the
number of lives lost of nearly 11 to 1
in proportion to the number of pas
sengers carried. The service consists
of about 175 officers and clerks, one
'supervising inspector general, ten su
pervising inspectors of districts, under
which are local inspectors, divided
amongst the various customs collection
districts of the United States.
Bad Man Trapped.
GALLIPOLIS, July 7.— Riley Watson
was trapped in a barber shop and cap
tured today. Watson is a desperate
man who killed two men in the Hat
field-McCoy feud and is now wanted
in Lincoln county, W. Va., for the mur
der of Albert McCormas. The latter
was Watson's friend, but Watson
feared him. Watson offered McCormas
a drink from hi- flask. While Mc-
Cormas was drinking Watson killed
him and escaped. The pursuit during
the past two days has been full of
thrilling episodes.
—
Goulds in Colorado.
DENVER, Col., July 7.— A special to
the Republican from Greely, Col., says:
A Missouri Pacific npecial train is here
tonight and will proceed to Denver
tomorrow. It bears a distinguished
party from the East, consisting of
Frank Jay Gould, Miss Helen M.Gould,
Col. and Mrs. Frank K. Ham, Miss
Ida J. Cfi"*to and Miss Alice Northrope,
of Tarrytown, and Will Northrope, of
Yonkers, N. Y. They left St. Louis
Friday night. They are on a pleasure
trip and will visit Denver and prob
ably go to* the Pacific coast.
Drawing Card for the Actress.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July Mrs.
Nelie B. Monroe has just succeeded
in securing a divorce from her hus
band, G. W. Monroe, of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Monroe ii** an actress and has ap
peared in several leading New York
companies, and was' at one time in
the company with Booth. Mrs. Mon
roe has told that she would soon wed
John Hagen, of St. Louis, who is the
proprietor of a .big opera house there,
and who has recently been elected
alderman after a hard fight.
Tramps the Only Victims.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 7.— An east
bound Union Pacific fruit special run
ning at passenger speed was ditched
seven miles east of Rawlins today by
a broken axle. Thirteen cars were
derailed and badly broken up. Frank
Bodie and William Hayes, of Rawlins,
who were stealing a ride, had their legs
broken. West-bound passenger trains
were delayed four hours.
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Gasoline Victims.
DENVER, Col., July 7.— Miss May
King, a chambermaid, was fatally
burned today in the Burlington block,
Twenty-second and Lawrence streets,
caused by an explosion of gasoline.
Mrs. C. E. Park, the landlady, ' and
Mrs.. Emma Brown, a colored servant,
were also badly burned, but will prob«
ably recover.
• Sunday Closing in Denver.
DENVER, Col., July 7.— the pro
vision stores in Denver were closed to
day by the police, under a city ordin
ance recently passed. The proprietors
of about' thirty, such shops which were
found open were notified to appear in
the police court tomorrow.
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. Shattered His Own Head.
CAMDEN, N. J., July 7.— Theodore
Wagonheizer, aged seventy years,, was
found dead in his house this afternoon,
near'Merchantville, with* a portion of
his head blown off. An old musket was
lying at his feet. The police authori
ties are inclined to believe the old man
was murdered.
". '^' Quarantine at Galveston.
GALVESTON, * Tex., July 7.— Tha
steamship Leona, of the -Mary line,
which arrived this morning from New .
York via Key West, was quarantined,
because the Leona took, at Key West.a. "•.'.'
passenger who left Havana, an in- *
fected port, July. The case has been
submitted to the state health: officer.