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Ten pagss VOL. XIX.— TRICE TWO CENTS— |/,>*f ■-£«»» BULLETIN OF THE ST.PfIrUL GLOBE. * SATURDAY, FEH. 22. 6ATIRDAY, FEB. 22. Weather lor Today- Fair and Warmer. page: . 1. FitZNimnionN Winner In One Round. University Avenue Car Hams Burn. Donald Smiths Mission a Failure. PAGE 2. Editors Fleet Officers. .'; llattcry AJ» Celebration. " PAGE 3. Minneapolis Matters. • Council Receives Pavinj>- Bids. Bjpaniarda Driving Maceo.. ( PAGE] 4. Editorial. Popular Vote on Library Scheme. PAGE 5. PAGE 5. Corbett Challenge* FitzKinimonM. Gov. Matthews as a Candidate. PAGE a. No "Wheat ItiiiK' at Frazee City. PAGE 7. jJliKelow and McHenry Confirmed. Anti-Seal pi lift Agreement. French Cabinet Victorious. • PAGE S. Trade Shows Improvement. PAGE it. Bar Silver, 07 Jl— lc. Cash Wheat in Chicago, 02 l-4c. Stocks Show Declines. PAGE 10. Firemen's Salaries Hung- Up. Washington's Birthday Celebrations TODAY'S EVENTS. Metropolitan— Sweet Lavender, 2.30. Americans Abroad, 8.15 Grand— The White Rat, 2.30, 8.15. People's Patriotic Meet, 2.30 Cretin Hall— C. T. A. Musical, 8. Central Hall— Daughters of Erin. MOVEMEXTS OF STEAMSHIPS. ROTTERDAM, Feb. 21.— Arrived: Amster- dam, from New York. .•':■- GIBRALTAR— Arrived: Fulda, from New York for Genoa. NEW YORK— Arrived: Edam, from Rot- terdam. ■ •.*.--.■.' LONDON— Arrived: Mohawk, from New York. LIVERPOOL— Arrived: Tauric, from New " .York. .-7*7^—- *^*" And the Mexican troops, where were And the Mexican troops, where were they? _^_ It wasn't Maher's eyes, but his heart It wasn't Maher's eyes, but his heart that failed. ~*m- Peter Maher may as well go into the Peter Maher may as well go into the hands of a receiver. Well, Mr. Corbett, you can readily see Well, Mr. Corbett, you can readily see where this places you. How would it do to appoint a receiver for British South Africa? y[y Mr. Blethen finds a wide difference between aught and naught. Can a man make a ten-dollar bluff at poker with the newly discovered "X rays?" Mr. Gold Reserve has regained his old- stand in the community. He has $105, - in his Inside pocket. '. ■■»■ George Washington, the favorite- son George Washington, the favorite son of today, yesterday, tomorrow and for- ever, here's to your health. ■•-" ~~: ■■•*■ : The one thing most wanted just now The one thing most wanted just now Is the man who can bag the straw vote and keep it bagged until after the election. -^ec Nobody has given the Chicago uni- - Nobody has given the Chicago uni versity anything tot ten days. The treasurer of that institution is getting j lonesome. New York is talking of a curfew ordi- nance requiring children to be at home by 8 p. m. This will just miss Theo dore Roosevelt. ■*■*■■ : — — The expression of confidence in him by Louisiana and Mississippi suggests that William C. Whitney can wrap his boom in cotton. , ...yy* • A comet is moving toward the earth A comet Is moving toward the earth at the rate of 1,600,000 miles a day. Per- haps it was the tip of its tail that hit Johannesburg the other day. . — . — . — .^ . Somebody, is trying to, shy "cucum bers" at Debs again. He asserts that he isn't a candidate for governor of In- diana and has no taste for politics. 'y ■}:"•'[ ' — — — «*•- '- - ~!,'".yy: Ex-Consul Waller has been released f l om a French prison. . The Waller in- cident may therefore be rubbed from the slate, much to the relief of the public. ' ' " sm The corkscrew curl- has become very The corkscrew curl- has become very fashionable .with, the. New York girl. It has been fashionable with the Mas- sachusetts girl over thirty for half a century. A grieved and fatigued people are A grieved and fatigued . people are praying, that , congress and the Ken- tucky legislature will sneak away out of the hearing of everybody without un- necessary delay. V -. ■;.;,.-: ■■ , .7--' _ .♦_ — — — - - yy.r The Democratic national convention may 'develop' into a sort of bear garden: Tillman is to be there, but, thank heav- en, there are no" indications that Bryan, of Nebraska, will be in it. .'" ' ~ "**•♦" — In New York., such a blizzard is in In New York such a blizzard is in progress* that the railway companies are abandoning their trains. In St. Paul preparations are under way for the planting of the spring onion crop. ■■-,'-.. ...— — i — '..'.*■ — ■ — : — -— Mr. Quay has written .a letter, clos- ing: "I remit my candidacy ln all good faith to the wisdom of the delegates who will . assemble . in St. Louis on June 16 next." -Thanks,'- Matthew! ; r — 7.' '*■■ ""'..' 7, 7 "■ Mr. Huntington is Vanderblltiari iri Mr. Huntington la Vanderbiltian in his ideas; 7 Before the senate committee on Pacific railways yesterday he said: "I am satisfied it ; one man thinks well of me," and that is O. P. Huntington*" 7 ■m f ' IN ONE MINUTE, THIRTYFIVE SECONDS. The Heavyweight Championship of the World Trans- The Heavyweight Championship of the World Trans ferred to Robert Fitzsimmons Almost in the Twinkling of the Eye. ONE SWIFT BLOW SETTLES NflHEfi, ||||i||ii BLOW SETTLES WHEfI The Irish Lad Has the Best of It for a Minute, and Then Fitzsimmons Lands His Famous Right Hander. THE WILL OCCURS ON MEXICAN SOIL. THE MILL OCCURS ON pXICP SOIL. Train Stops at Langtry, Texas, and the Crowd Walks Around Bluffs Over a Foot Bridge Into Coahuila. FITZ IS DECLARED WORLD'S CHfljpiOfl. FITZ IS IDECLfIfIEJD WORLD'S CIOTPION. Corbett Promptly Issues a Challenge to the Winner to Fight for $10,000 Anywhere, Even -- in Australia. ..*'-■"- •■..--"- v:\ \ --'-y'-y ■■■* : __ y ' . - - - ■ - ■ LANGTRY, -Tex., Feb. 21.— Peter Maher was knocked out by Bob Fitz simmons today in the first round, after 1- minute and 35 seconds of actual fighting. Fitzsimmons played the same old game he has so often played before, leading on his opponent until he had him where he wanted him, and then landing a lightning right-hand swing on the jaw, and it was over. It was the identical blow that knocked out ROBERT FITZSIMMONS Jim Hall in New Orleans. For the first part of the round Maher had the bet- ; ter of it. He led often and forced the fighting. In his eagerness to get at Fitzsimmons he committed a palpable foul during a clinch, and was warned by Referee Siler that its repetition would cost him the fight. Maher fought well, but he was no match for his red-headed opponent, who proved himself one of the craftiest men who ever stepped into the ring. Fitzsim mons is now, by* Corbett's action in presenting the championship to Maher, the champion of the world, and, after the fight as over, he declared through Julian his willingness to defend the championship against any and all com ers. The train arrived at 3:30, central time, and, over a rocky road winding about the precipitous cliffs along the Rio Grande, the crowd wended its way to the sandy beach of the river. For ty-two Mexicans had carried the ring material down to the river bank last night, after working hard all day on a roadway down the bluff. A narrow wooden foot bridge had been put up across the SWIFTLY FLOWING STREAM. The crowds tumbled over the stony path and waded \ ankle deep in the sand, guided by little Jimmy White, a boy who came from Toronto to be at the fight. . The battle ground was a sandy flat upon- a big bend in the- Rio Grande river on .the Mexican side, Just two miles from the village of Langtry. In the center of a canvas wall about 200 feet in diameter, the ring ', -was pitched. The board floor was covered. with canvas, over, which rosin* was sprinkled. 7At one side was the frame compartment for the - taking by : the kinetoscope of the pictures of the . fight as it proceeded.' On the opposite side of the ring were i two little tents Vf-or the principals. Fitzsimmons was the first to leave the train. There were following him Martin Julian, Jack Everhardt, William McCoy and Jack Stelzner, who were in his corner. Fitz simmons took -' the first tent when he entered the canvas enclosure. Maher took the other. ." Maher^arrived five minutes after Fitzsimmons. He was : followed from the! train by 41 crowd, as well as his seconds bearing his effects, JlOi Jtall, Buck I Connolly, Rate**; . Low- ST. PAUL, MINN.: SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1896. lie, Jack Quinn and Peter Burns. Lit- tle time was lost in getting ready. Be- fore he doffed his street garb, Fitz- simmons stepped up and took a -look at the ring. Soon after he came into the ring wrapped in. a bath robe. HE WAS APPLAUDED Iby 200 voices vociferously. Fitzsim- mons sat down in the corner nearest the steps leading to the platform. A man near him offered $100. even on him. As Maher climbed into the ring near the corner he occupied, " a voice near by offered $100 to $75 on Fitz- simmons. There were no takers. George Siler climbed upon the platform almost at the same time as Maher. With Julian and Hall he examined the five-ounce gloves. The gloves were of different makes, Fitzsimmons' being a light green and Maher's dark brown. As the seconds tied on the gloves, Siler | announced that, besides the official ref j eree, Louis Houseman, Bert Sneed, of New Orleans, would act for Fitzsim- mons and Parson Davies, of Chicago, ; would hold the watch . for Maher. ... Siler ,*. | gave notice to man that House j man would sound a whistle five sec i onds before the call of time for the rounds as a signal to get ready. "Siler," Julian said, "is the money up in cash?" Siler called for the j purse, and Tom O'Rourke handed up two certified checks. Siler tendered them to Julian, who said they would not do; that they wanted the. cash. "We gave you notice three days ago," j Fitzsimmons chimed in from his chair, : addressing himself to Siler, "that we : would not fight until the money was ', put in your hands at the ring side." J "They are all right," Tom O'Rourke , | said, from the vicinity of Maher's cor- I ] ner. "Do you think I would pack j , $10,000 in cash down here. It is the ! ■ first time I have ever been questioned. : i You people have been going around for i days cackling." -?7-;7"'r Julian wanted the cash. Siler re- iterated that the checks were certi- i , fied, and therefore all right. "OH, LET IT GO," Fitzsimmons interrupted. "We have given in to everything, and we will : give in to this." Fitzsimmons' tone was * contemptu ; ous, as he tossed his head. The utter- * : ance was applauded. Siler took the ! checks silently. The referee called the '-, ; men to the center of the ring, and i i said: "By the articles of agreement, this is to be a fair up-and-up fight. When : j there is a clinch and a call for a PETER MAHER. - ; breakaway, each of you take a step back. I don't want to be seizing you • and getting between ; you. If there Is : a knock-down, the man must be upon his feet before he can be assailed. Be : careful about : fouls. < Get ready." ■ " ■*' '•' Fitzsimmons went ; to hi*} corner and doffed the bath 7 robe. Julian and Everhardt removed Fitzsimmons' re-"1 maining raiment, -, and the Australian ' stood forth in short* thigh trunks of dark blue/ witfi a belt showing the American . colors. He had -on black ' • hose rolled down upon fee top of his - - r~~ \*■ ■ T-~" ring shoes. When ' a similar offlce had been performed 'for'Maher, he "showed up in black trunks, half-way to the knees, with a green ; belt. 7 His \ hose and shoes | were sijpilar to those "of Fitzsimmons'. The Australian through out the preliminaries had. shown the utmost confidence. */• Maher's . . . lips seemed parched, and he moistened them with his tongue, and took deep inhalations, as if his mouth and throat were dry. -77 -777 77 - hands,"" Referee Siler said. The men advanced, Fitzsimmons with the air of ■' confidence still showing: plainly; Maher- promptly and with more of a "familiar air than he had yet shown. They retired to their cor ners. In an instant the' whistle. y of warning sounded. Five seconds later the call of "time" followed.7' Up sprang Fitzsimmons, advancing, with" his little' eyes _ flashing like-balls yfit^ burnished" blue. Maher's advance K was .rapid enough . to ■ meet Fitzsimmons . at . the middle of the twenty-four-foot ring. His eyes were circled from the recent attack :of ' "alkali eye,", '.' and seemed staring like a stage make-up, without the deceptive footlight glare. The big fight for the heavy wei%rt champion ship of the world was &", last a reality. STORY OF THE FIGHT. .. First and Only Round— Fitz led with his left, . Maher backed towards; his corner. Fitz landed with his right and a clinch followed. Maher struck Fitz with his.' tight" hand while they were clinched, and Referee Siler warned him that If he- did so again' he would give the fight to ■ Fitzsimmons.* • After a break away, Peter landed: hie left on Fitz's neck. Close in-fighting followed 7 and Maher suc ceeded in landing his * left.- on Fitz's 7 lip, drawing blood.. Fitz landed^, with left and right. A clinch .followed. ; Maher feinted and Fitzsimmons led with his figfet, but fell short. A mlx-un followed - ln - which j Maher landed both right and left on either side of Fitz's head. Maher • led with his .left and another clinch followed. Fitz - seme-d- a bit bothered' and broke ground on Maher's leads. Maher followed him and led with hit's. left, when Fitz side-stepped, and, swinging his right, landed full on the point of •- Miller's chin. Maher measured his length on-' the floor, his head striking the canvas- with great force. He vainly attempted to- arise, .but could not do more than raise his hand. "The seconds called on him to get up, but he, failed to respond and sank back to the canvas. Maher vainly tried to arise. The fatal tenth i second was counted. Maher - was declare^ out, and Fitz s'mmons announced the victor after one min ute and thirty-five seconds of' rather . lively fighting. y :■' y \\\ .;•-' FITZSIMMONS SMILED. - FITZSIMMONS SMILED. * As Maher fell to the floor Fitzsim mons stepped back, "his, eyes sparkling and a smile, playing around his mouth. He gazed upon his fallen foe for about three seconds and then walked over to his corner and < sat down. Julian, Mc- Coy and Everhard't- crowded around him, urging him to get 'up and fight. "Look out for - him, Fitz," yelled Ju lian, "look out for him." |» -; "Stand up, for heaven's sake," plead ed Everhardt, "he may come at you." "Get away from- me;? get away from me, 1 .. tell • you," snarled - Fitzsimmons. "It's all over; he's out," and by the time he had finished speaking, Maker's championship was . a thing, of the past. "There, didn't I tell you he was out," remarked Fitzsimmons, in a . peevish tone, -as he turned to pull his bath robe around him to keep c out of the cold, -? drizzling rain that 7 was -: falling! He sat for . a few. minutes in his corner looking across ; at Maher and then, jumping * briskly to his feet, he walked rapidly across 7 the- ring* and " offered his gloved hand : t9*7, Maiher. Peter reached for it, but Fitesimmons drew it back with a laugh, Julian to untie the strings at wrists, he walked back to Maa**r an* offered 'his bare hand with the ritaiark, "Well, Pe ter I" Maher reabhe^ for the extended hand and shook ithe&tily "without rls ■--•-.■-■-• '•*■■•_■' " ; ' Continue.4 <m Fifth, Pa*ei , Continued, pn Fifth Fn*ge, ■— :- ■•*.*■■ - -;. •■-.." -i-^y IIISSIOII 1 failure -SIR . DONALD .SMITH'S- .MANITOBA VISIT RESULTED IN NO COM- PROMISE ON THE SCHOOL QUESTION, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A MORE '"- HOPEFUL FEELING AMONG CONSERVATIVES. ! GREENWAY'S CHANGE OF FRONT. i «. Indication-* That He Will Revive Indications That He .Will Revive the 'Agitation Against the, Cana- . ' dian Pacific Railway. — y,n j Special to the Globe. WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 21.— Sir Don i aid Smith left for the East today on ; the Great Northern express, going via '. St. Paul. The courteous knight was ! very reticent in speaking "of bis mis- sion here, but it is learned from prov ; incial government sources.that no com : promise of the school question was , effected. In local Conservative circles ! there seems a more hopeful feeling, j since Sir Donald's "visit, and one of the ; party managers said today that as a , result of his efforts the party would i be. solidly united when the* elections : come on, as they seldom have been !on similar occasions in the past. It I is also learned incidentally that the harmony heretofore existing between the provincial government and the Canadian Pacific railroad authorities ! has ceased. Evidences o£ this are | found in frequent references by Green i way in the legislature and public gath erings to exorbitant freight rates I charged by the company; also in the | proposal of the government to bonus ian independent railway to Dauphin ] country,; and 'expressed a readiness to 1 aid a competing line to Duluth.- As Greenway has, four years lease of pow er he feels independent for the time being, and if the Canadian Pacific railroad takes a hand in the coming federal elections, as it did five years ago, there Is likely to be a revival of the agitation against railway rob- bery such as brought Greenway into power eight years ago. This, of course, would be bad for the country, and worse for the Canadian Pacific rail- road, but it, would be a popular cam- paign cry for the next provisional gen . eral election, when the school ques tion will be a dead issue. That's what Greenway is figuring on. 7,77777 BUSINESS MEN'S UNION. New Organization Formed hy Wah.-, peton Merchants. .Special to the Globe. WAHPETON, N. D., Feb. 21— an adjourned meeting of the business men of this city : last evening a permanent organization was perfected under the old charter of the Wahpeton board of trade, which will hereafter exist as the Business Men's union. M. T. Stephens, vice president of the old organization, will act as president of the new body until the regular election. J. P. Reed- er was elected i treasurer, ; and J. W. Woocyiull ,' secretary. Four members of i the : board, lof directors 7 were * also chosen. The new board of trade starts out with fifty members, comprising all the representative business men of the . oity, and will meet regularly every Wednesday. - .;."• ..- . yyy<y Rice County Y. M. C. A. Special to the Globe. .---' - FARIBAULT, Minn.. Feb, 21.— The fourth annual convention of the Rice County Y. M. Q. A. met . in * this . city * last evening. . This morning Rev. F. M. Rule .was chosen tern- PRICE TWO CENTS— < "4551 NO. 53. porary chairman, and the following officers were elected : President, M. N. Tripp, of Pralrieville; .vice president, Dan Grant, of Faribault; secretaries, A. A. Richardson, of Dunbar, and John Berg, of Faribault. Rob- crt ' Weidenrall. -of •' Chicago, one of the In- ternational committee., gave two very Inter- esting addresses," and William Francis, of Minneapolis, state secretary, conducted two Bible hours. ?.. !i"._ -.7*l . Wlnonn'N Criminal Record. WINONA, Feb. County Attorney And- erson's annual report shows twenty-five pros | ecutions In the district court during 1895. j These resulted in fourteen ' convictions, four i acquittals and two dismissals, with five cases : still pending. In the municipal "and justice court ' there . were 295 , prosecutions, resulting ln 284 convictions, 8 acquittals and 3 dis- . missals. The number of persons -sent to the : penitentiary .was, two. Intoxication was the | offense alleged in. most of the cases. The costs taxed were $912.50. the fines assessed $1,925.91. The amount collected was $2,121.40. Masonic Aid Officers. ~~YANKTONrs7 D., Feb. 21.— The Masonic Aid association, in which nearly ever*/' Mason iri the • Northwest is Interested, elected of- ficers today, . the following being chosen: President, L. B. "French, of Yankton; vice president, D. H. Wheeler, Omaha; secretary, G. F. Stevenson. ..Yankton; treasurer, W. 11. McVay. The directors are: J. F. Thompson, Fargo; D. B. Slaughter, Fullerton. Neb.; ■ H. A. Burke, Duluth; F. E. Watklns, Hawarden, Io. ; H. J. Rice, Huron; G. A. Johnston, Mitchell; W. D. Wright. Denver; F. J. War i rick and H. B. Wynn, Yankton. McKinley Demonstration. ■ Special to the Globe. ! CROOKSTON, Minn.. : Feb." 21. — Arrange , ments have been made by the McKinley club for a grand demonstration on March 11 in Crookston. A convention will be held during the afternoon of all clubs In the i northern part of the state favoring McKin- ley, at which speeches will be made by prom : inent Republicans in the Red river valley. Duluth'* New Official. DULUTH, Minn.. Feb. 21.— Mayor-elect Truelson announces that he will appoint Dep : uty Sheriff Iwan Hanson chief of police, and j Joseph M. Ryan, \ detective. Hanson Is p. j relative of Truelson. Dan Morgan, ex-chief, : will probably be captain, and Capt. Sam : Thompson will probably bo reduced to. lieu ] tenant and put in charge at West Duluth. i£y Marsltfield Road Officers. MARSHFIELD, Wis.. Feb. 21.— a direc- tors' meeting of the Marshfleld & Southeast road, held here last night, the following of i ficers were elected: W. A. Scott, Chicago, I president and treasurer; T. B. Scott, St. ; Paul, vice president; H. C. Ross, Chicago, i secretary; A. A. Hopkins, general manager; [P. M. Halloran, general passenger and freight agent. Preston City Blaze. . STILLWATER, Minn., Feb. 21.— A serious STILLWATER, Minn., Feb. 21— A serious conflagration occurred early this morning,flre ! gutting the Disch block, on South Main street, owned by C. Hennlngsen, and occu- pied by Hugh McNeven, sample room, and Charles Heitman, bakery. Their loss will amount to about $3,000, covered by Insurance. The building was damaged about $2,000; in- sured. Winona Plant to Be Sold. "WINONA, Minn., Feb. 21. — The electric" lighting and -street railway plants of the Winona General Electric company will be sold on April 13 to satisfy claims of bond- holders. : * Seward B. Livermore, appointed master 'in ; chancery by Judge Nelson, , has issued an order to that effect. ' * Appeal for Mrs. Williams. Special to the Globe. ' ~ •' ST. CLOUD, Minn., Feb. 21.— The defense in the case of Mrs. Sarah A. Williams, now serving a year's sentence in the penitentiary for arson, will appeal from the decision of the district court denying the motion for a new trial. Prominent Redwood Man Dien. Special to the Globe. '-."".' — "--~< REDWOOD FALLS, Minn., Feb. : 21.— sad news announcing the death of Archibald Stewart at Ireton, 10., has Just reached this city. Mr. Stewart was one of Redwood coun ty's most prominent farmers. He leaves an estate valued at $60,000. '.... Sold Liquor to a Minor. Special to .the. Globe. Special to the Globe. ALBERT LEA, Minn., Feb. Another saloonkeeper has «■ been arrested here, this time Amos Jensen, charged with selling liquor to a minor. He was arrested today and his hearing Bet for March 2. Yankton's New Brldffo* YANKTON, 8. D., Feb. Work upon the railroad bridge across tho Missouri river here was commenced today, when the . engi neer began locating the piers. -.When located, work upon the structure will be pushed 1 ahead rapidly, - y^^^^tS^S&SaSXMfSß Ten LRNDjWARK IS GONE KEXT STREET BARN DESTROYED KENT STREET BARN DESTROYED BY A FIERCE FIRE LAST EVENING. MASCOT HAD A NIGHT OFF. MR. LOWRY WON HIS $100,000 DAMAGE SIIT ONLY' TO LOSE * 75.000 BY FLAMES. SCORES OF CARS, WERE BURNED. I They Were In the Old Shell fo» Storage, and Could Not Be * Gotten Out. *•■> The Twin City Rapid Transit com- panv sustained a serious loss last evening, when the large barns on Uni versity avenue, near Kent street, were entirely destroyed by. fire. The build- ing was 'ah old landmark, "having been erected: in 1881, but has, for the la,st four years, been occupied^ only as a ■ store *.; house for disabled or unused rolling- stock/ When first erected it marked the limit of the street car busi- ness in that direction. v ' - Shortly before 9 o'clock last even- ing Officer Stolz noticed smoke, pour- ing trom the windows and doors of the old barn and sent in an alarm from the box at University and Western aye- nues. By the time the -officer * had traversed the intervening block the entire building was In flames. The cause of the fire is not definitely known, though it is supposed to have been of an incendiary nature. An offi cial of the railway company last even- ing estimated the loss on the building and contents at from $50,000 to $75,000. Five thousand dollars will probably cover the loss on the building, while the remainder is on.the cars and equip- ments stored in the barn. There were about 100 cars in the building, nearly half of which number were in good condition, but were not In use on ac- count of not being provided with yes- tibules. The gentleman furnishing the above estimate stated the whole loss to be fully covered' by insurance, though he had no knowledge of where It waa placed. *.- ' * -;\ - the department arrived on 'the ' scone the dangerous nature of the fire j was at once.realized.and a second alarm I was turned' in. calling several more en- gines, whose presence was considered , necessary for the protection of adjoin- ing property. The fire originated in the rear of the car barn, and fanned by a , southwest wind, in a short time had \ traversed the entire length of the struc | ture. Being of frame structure, old and ', dry, the barn furnished material for.-d ! very hot fire, and for a, time it looked I as though "several buildings across the j street must surely burn. Streams of i water were constantly played upon the ! endangered structures, however, and no ' serious damage was done to the adja | cent property. The house at No. 530 i University avenue, immediately beside ■ the old barns, was slightly damaged, while a barn on the rear of the same i lot was about totally/destroyed.. The ! fee-use is occupied by Frank Mogler.and ; owned by Herman Gall, who estimates ' • his loss at about $300. A two-story ! frame dwelling next to the barn on Au rora avenue, occupied by H. F. Mcln- I tire, was damaged to the extent of •about $150, while the frame fee,] store of ■H. Bielenberg, west of the burning building, on Kent street, suffered, some damage, though its contents were early removed to a place of safety. In throwing water upon one of the buildings across from the barn on Uni versity avenue, several windows were broken in front of T. L. F. Addler'g book store, and the stock slightly dam- aged by water. Aside from the dam- age directly due to the flames, a mesh of telephone wires were torn down, se riously affecting communications with Minneapolis and the suburbs. A num ber of wires belonging to the police tel- egraph system were also displaced. The total loss in this connection will, upon the statement of Supt. Carey, of the Fire Alarm telegraph system, prob- ably not exceed $100. Men were busy until an early hour this morning re- pairing the damage to the wires, so that several communications have al- ready been re-established. One large feed wire was cut down, but as a sim- ilar means of supplying the necessary current runs on both sides of the street, traffic was in no way impeded from this cause, though lines of hose across the tracks blocked the interur- ban cars for several hours at both ends of the line. ''.' v The residents in the neighborhood breathed much easier as the flames of the burningsheds gradually died out, for it is certain that series. of disastrous conflagrations were only averted by the well directed efforts of the fire depart- ment. After the danger had passed sev eral residents in the vicinity were heard to remark, that it was a good thing the barns were gone, as they had been an eyesore for many years. The fire was free from accidents, with one exception. Albert Fetsch, a nephew of Adam Fetsch, the cigar dealer, sus tained a severe sprained ankle by fall ing upon the icy sidewalk. Dr. Nippert attended the young man, who, after the Injured ankle had been bandaged, was taken to his home, at Como and Park avenues, by the Rondo street patrol wagon. _ ■^ Coal Is Dear Enough. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.— president of one of the larger anthracite coal companies estimates the market requirements for March at not exceeding 3,000,000 tons. It Is im- probable that the sales agents, at their meet- ing on Thursday of next week, will recom- mend an advance In coal prices for March. The cold weather has not decrease*! the stocks of the mining and carrying companies to any great extent, but has largely depleted the stocks in the hands .of • dealers. Very little business has ■ as yet been done at the circular prices established at the last meet- ing of the sales agents, but after March 1 full figures will be received on all coal mined. Statistics on anthracite productions, which have not been published since July, lb'."s, will be given out monthly hereafter. ■ • -^ Capt. Healy'M Trial Concluded. Capt. Healy's Trial Concluded. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 21.— The trial of Capt. Healy, late of the revenue cuttef Bear, has. been completed as far . as the tak ing of testimony is concerned. The last wit- nesses were' examined today and their testi mony 'was strongly In favor of Capt. Healy. Next Monday the. court will hear . arguments on the evidence, and then the entire matter will be referred to Washington for final action. . , . -^- * — — * William P. Eddy Dead. CHICAGO, Feb. William P. Eddy, known .as "Horse" Eddy, . one of Chicago's most prominent citizen?, died last night at Mercy hospital, *V He died 'almost directly after winning his locally - celebrated legal fight with Henry H. Gage, In which the jury found that Eddy was the owner of property; worth $250,000. Death ; resulted from a shock arising from a fall Mr. Eddy received at hit home about four weeks ago.