Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-13
the bridge over Charters creek. near oanons

ersOn, laden with Ice from the kennebec river
for this port. At lO:l5 the schooner sighted
the steamer and kept on her course under q
leading breeze and steering point west of north
just before they met the course of the steamer
was changed and she ran across the course of
the schOOder, when q collision occurred at 1880.
The bow of the schooner struck the hull of the
steamer ON line of the mizzen mast, crashing
through and destroying the upper works. As
soon a. they could be loosened from each other
Capt. Kirby steered for shoal water, the coils
sion having occurred in water of twelve
fathoms, but before he proceeded half q mile
the steamer went down. All the boats
of the Falcon were stove, though her
lifeboat was made available, and the women
and children were first put into it, and then
the mate and passengers, and sent to the
schooner. Before the boat returned the Falcon
had gone down, and her officers and crew,
twenty five in number, climbed into the rig
ging, where they were rescued. The schooner
lay by till daylight, when she continued on her
course, and arrived here at five this afternoon.
The passengers lost all their clothing except
what they had on. The schooner was damaged
$500. The Falcon was about 600 tons Lurthen,
belonged to the Charleston Steamship Il Bail
road Company, and was worth $25, 600 or
$4,000. Her cargo YVES valued at about
$50, QUO, but much of that may be recovered.
She sank in seven fathoms Of water, and her
mastheads and topmasts are visible.
LAND sw1NDLE.
DENVER, Col, Nov. S.-Sidney A. Grant, late
of Cincinnati. and A. r. Aulson were arrested to-
day for conducting q fraudulent scheme through
the mails under the name of the Denver Land
company, Taken before the q. 8. commits
| sioner they waived examination and were com.
mitted, bonds not being given, and probably
| will go to Jail. The scheme was planned IN
| Cincinnati. Stereotype plates were prepared
| and have already been inserted in over S0(
! first class newspapers and periodicals in the
! Mort them, Eastern and Middle States. Grant
! came to Denver to secure land for the purpose
| and bought nearly thousand acres in the sand
| hills, 40 miles north of Denver in another coun
ty, which was llatted and recorded as North
Denver. Although known here only s days, 9
| perfect avalanche of mail coming for b. A.
| Grant and the Denver land company, the FRAUD
was denounced by local newspap and bitter.
~ condemned by citizens. The postmaster
reported to the department, and last night re-
ceived orders to deliver no registered letters
and pay no money orders to Grant. The ar
rest was made by Special Agent Il. Hall.
| ABsooNDED.
CHICAGO, Nov S.-Mason @. Hatch, &
| young msn, who has been well anc
favorably known in business circles here, anc
who is treasurer of the Northwestern Travelling
| Mems Association, and one of the editors Of
the Northeastern Traveller, is missing under
circumstances that make it probable that b
has absconded with 81, 600 of the association
money, and forged receipts for the payment O
moneys. kilograms from Troy, New York
state that he has been in that city in a condi
tion bordering ON insanity, but cannot now b.
found. Hatch had some money left him LY hi
father recently, and it is not believed the as
ISOLATION will lose anything.
1NCENDIARY ARRESTED.
WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. Con Friday even
irg last Thomas Cheek was arrested at hi
hon in Jacktown. Pa. for setting FIRE I,
Bethany college, in Brooke county. this State
| some weeks ego, which caused the partial de
struction of that edifce. The arrest was mad
by Deputy Sheriff Curtis, and the prisoner Wa
brought to Bethany Saturday morning. TIL
| people turned out in great numbers. and weI
in such a state Of mind it was feared that iii
people would take the law into their own hand
and summariIy end Cheek's fate by lynchlng
The sheriff accordingly removed Cheek TO thi
city, lodging him in the county Jail last even
ing to await his preliminary hearing.
A frame cottage and brick dwelling al joinin;
Oh Main street were totally destroyed by FIR
at o'clock this morning. The fire originated
in bake oven in the rear of the cottage, occu
pied by q man named Bowers Loss 81, 500
on which there is an insurance of 5000.
! A DESPERATE KILLED.
RAwLINs, Wyoming, Nov. 9.-This sfternO m
| ",
intoxicated, shot and fatally wounded Charle
Capman, of Los Angeles, Gal. Murray then
reloaded his carbine and revolver. with the in
tent of clearing out the neig Dor hood of tht
government wagon corral. he had ired severa
shots at citizens aud soldiers when Sheriff j
G.. Rankin came ON the scene, who, seeing j
impossible to captu Murray without gIea
danger to himself and others, fired on blu
with double-barrelled shotgun, killing hin
instantly. The cOrOnels jury exOnerRted TIL
sheriff.
| DROWNED.
LOWELL, Mass, Nov. 9-Three persons wer
drowned in the Merrimac river, this afternoon
near Lawrence Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lit
tie and two children and Mr.. and Mrs. jaime
Brown were rowing from the Centerville shor
to Little Canada, when the heaving OF the boa
frightened them, and in the confusion the.
overturned it. Mr. Brown swan ashore; Mrs
Little aud one child chung to the boat and wer
rescued; Mr.. Little and Mrs. Brown, his sister
and boy. aged two, son of Little, wer
drowned. Bodies all recovered.
THE STARCH DUST EXPLOSION.
KANSAS CRY. Mo-, Nov. 9.-Owing to heav.
rains little progress was made in excavating tn,
ruins of the candy factory disaster. No Othe
bodies recovered. At the roll call of enploye
this morning all were accounted for except six
Three have been taken out aud three are still
in the debris. At the coroner's inquest to-da,
|
feet that the accident was caused by the explo
sion of starch dust.
i RESCUED.
New YORK, Nov. 9.-The bark Petit Zodiac
which arrived here to-day from Gloucester vi
the Delaware breakwater, has on board four o
the passengers and two of the crew of tn
steamship Champion, which sank near the en-
trance of Delaware bay Friday morning. TIL
names of those rescued are Joseph Mitchell
l nvA soNn,
Foster, the latter eolored.
OHIO TuIz.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. "a Delaware specia
to the State yourna. to-day says fire broke GU
his morning in the stable OF W. White, stu
ated near several other buildings, to which tn
names quickly communicated. and destroy e,
two stores and five barns. Loss estimated a
$1,000. The FIRE is supposed to have been tn
work of an incendiary.
NINETEEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
TOLEDO, o., Nov. "a special from Ma
poleon, Ohio. states disastrous fire broke on
in that place at $50 A. M, consuming nineteel
buildings, among which were Ludermsn'
block, Meyerhoff's grocery, Larned's iewelr
store, Wards meat market, Blackman's build
ing and grocery. Shorer's saddler
! store. Reeser building and mea
market, Reeser's residence, q. E. Carey's real
dence, J. ID. Humphreys drug store. Scribner'
, agricultural works. The court house and couu
ty Offices were entirely destroyed and the tow
hall badly damaged. A steamer was sent fr0r
tho neighboring town of Defiance, reuderiu
great aid. The loss will reach 800, 0G0, abou
one-half of which is covered By insurance.
FIRE.
PnTsBSRaH, Nov. S.-A fire broke ont a
McKeesport, early this morning, by which tn
Hington House, a large grist mill, and othe
buildings were totally destroyed, entailing los
ses estimated Mt ESQ 600. The ERE originate,
in griat mill by the heating of the journals.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, Nov. "a large FIRE q