Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-02

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route from Milwaukee to st. Paul is developed
as follows: According to statements made by
parties directly interested. contract has been
let to F. W. Bhinelander, president of the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway
company, to build line from the present ter
minus ofthe Lake Shore s. Western Road, d
point twelve miles east ofSWausau, westward
through Wausau and thirty miles further
west through Marathon county, to a junction
with the Wisconsin Central at or near Colby.
The entire distance is fifty.four miles. To-
Charles L. Colby, president Of the Wisconsin
Central Railway company, has been awarded
the contract for building from Colby to Chip
pewa Falls. line of about equal length. con-
Meeting with branch road, twelve miles
long, from Eau Claire to Chippewa Falls.
This short section OF road meets the West
Wisconsin at Eau Claire, making straight
line to St. Paul. This combination will make
q through-freight line from st. Paul to Mil
waukee, and also to the east by way of Mani
towoe, from whence it is proposed to run
line of propellers to Ludington, connecting
with the Flint & Pere Marquette and Cana
dian Grand Trunk route.
A SLEEPING CAR ON FIRE.
The Kansas night express train was
thrown from the track two miles west Of Ber-
dan, Illinois, Dec. % Twenty five persons
were injured. most of them slightly. The
porter Of the sleeper and Col. L. P. Bond of
Auburn, Illinois, were killed. The smoking
car and the reclining car were burned. The in
jured persons were taken to Jacksonville and
placed in the hospital and are well cared for
The train consisted Of a baggage, smoking and
chair car and a sleeper, and but one passenger
coach. The sleeper was well filed, and here
it was that the injury was done. As soon al
the car ran off, the stoves upset and that end
of the car was almost instantly in blaze
The passengers many OF whom were injured,
rushed to the other end of the car to escape,
but finding the door locked, a panic seized
them and fer a few minutes the scene was q
terrible one. Finally the door was broken
down and all got out excepting Colonel
Bond who was burned with the cars
]. c McMullcn, general manager OF the Chi
cago & Alton railroad says his information
concerning the accident at Bcrdan, seventy
miles north of St. Louis, is to the effect that
the train was running about 80 miles an hour;
that after the engine and all tho cars except
the sleeper, which was the last one on the
train, had passed over safely, steel rail rem
dered brittle by the cold snapped and threw
the sleeper from the track. This ditched all
the other cars, the engine alone remaining on
the track. Tie porter, George Paine of Chi
cago, and Col. Bond of Auburn, ILL.,, We're
killed. The brakeman, sleeping car conductor
and number of passengers were Lurt, but
none seriously. Two coaches were burned and
the whole train badly wrecked. The fact that
all the cars except the last passed over safely,
goes to show that the rail was in perfect
condition and was only snapped by the CON-
bined influence OF extreme cold and severe
jarring
CARLETON COLLEGE BURNED
A fire broke out in Carleton College,
Mortified, Minn at II: so, m. Dec %, and
that wellknown and popular institution is
now heap of ruins, Total loss fifty thous-
and dollar. Insurance, seventeen thousand
| three hundred dollars. The first alarm was
given by farmer who drove by the college
into town, crying, Fire. the college is on fire"
this was followed by the ringing of the fire,
school and church bells. A team was luckily
| attached to the hook and ladder truck, and
away they rushed, When near the college
the reach broke, and the foreman, J. A. Law
| renee, was thrown to the ground with great
| Violence. The hooks and ladders were then
carried block by the firemen. Hundreds Of
citizens followed. Arriving near the college
| oense cloud OF smoke was seen issuing from
the windows Of the third story, where the fire
originated, evidently in the janitor's room, as
ne was the only man in the college, the stu
dents having left for the holidays on Friday.
! Nothing could be done to extinguish the
hames A grand piano, other furniture, and
nearly all the library and books were remoy-
ed No work could be done above the second
story A large portion of the museum and
considerable Of the valuable apparatus
from the laboratory was saved. Many costly
astronomical instruments were in the observ-
atory and escaped the fire fend. The firemen
and citizens worked bravely and did all that
! SSs~A>A w
cost thirty thousand dollars, rnd contained a
chapel, library, cabinet laboratory five reel
tatlon rooms and twenty dormitory rooms
Two hundred students were in attendance
last term, most Of whom will return. The
winter term will open as advertised, accom-
modations being secured in the city.
THE MARKETS.
The Mark Lane Erpress saws: Frost,
which, however, seems to be breaking up to-
day, (Monday) hsa neccessiated an indefinite
postponement OF the completion of wheat
sowing. Distress is increasing fin agricultur-
al districts, and cattle are suffering severely.
Threshing Is preceding steadily. Deliveries
at the principal markets are larger ard the
condition somewhat improved The provin.
cial trade, however, has been inactive owing
to the disinclnation 10 increase stocks previ-
GUS to the holidays. Nearly Ave-sixths of the
imports OF foreign wheat into London last
week were from American Atlantic ports. Sup
plies from thence are far in excess of imme.
ate requirements. Still confidence in the iu-
fuIe ID prominent feature Of the preseat
speculative state OF trade which main
tains the high price In America cannot last
long here, as prices here, which are already
sufficiently high to attract supplies from all
wheat producing countries of the world, are
not likely to withhold shipment until Ameri-
ca has succeeded in establishing a fictitious
value in European markets. Business in
Mark Lane has been small, owing to fog and
the approaching holidays. Prices were, how
ever, maintained for all articles except maize.
which is difficult to sell except at a slight
reduction. For English wheat an advance of
q shilling per quarter was occasionally OBJ
tanned at the commencement OF the weeks
trade having entered upon most interesting
phase, and this market closed firm but quiet
1t remains to be seen how far, the lead Of
| America will be followed by Europe Arriv-
! ais at ports of call have been large being
buoyant at the commencement of the week,
butwere reduced by buyers to Is Sd per quar-.
! ter, but holders were firm, aud business, con-
| scquently, for few days was at stand-stil.
At the close of the week, however, some car
goes sold at decline of only about Sd per
quarter There was moderate inquiries for
maize at 3d@6d per quarter decline. The
high prices in America still check business in
| red winters and springs for forwa I'd shipment
but there has been some request for Ghirka
wheat at Is Sd to Is per quarter advance.
Sales of English wheat last week. al. 767 QUAR-