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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
injured abOut the head. Mrs Henrietta aped

injured about the head: Mrs. Henrietta, aged
rs, received severe Commissions and one of her
arms was fractured; Patrick Hynes, fireman,
received two scalp wounds; James Lynch, dri.
yer of a'furniture wagon, leg broken; Henry
Maurer, several slight scalp injuries; James
Murray, foreman No. engine, foot crushed;
Michael Raglan, fireman, confusion of the
scalp; Charles D. Rudy, fireman, burned
bruised face, arms and body; Bernard Storp
fireman, scalp wound; Jno. Burns, hipinjured
There were several others who sustained slight
injuries, flesh wounds, bruised faces and
medical attendance.
LATER-The work of digging for the bodies
in the ruins has gone brskly forward. Fire
men who worked among the debris in the in
terror of the building said they could smell the
sickening odorS of burning human flesh. The
ruins were surrounded by thousands of people,
some merely curious, 9th RS taking sad in
terest in watching the laborers, the firemen.
Ten tenement houses, which had burned out,
are still unoccupied, and are in charge of
policemen, the occupants being obliged to
shelter themselves as best they can for the
pres Mt The lamentations of friends of the
victims, as the dead bodies were removed from
the ruins were pitiful
A bed-quilt was.thrown over the bodies and
many persons called to see if they could re-
cognize the indistinguishab.e mass. All failed
ana all statements were SIMPLY guess 5. a
leg on one of the bodies was burned to the
knees and the arms to the elbows. Other
DO les were merely mass of black cinders.
The bodies were ali those of men. When the
father of the missing boy, John McGrath,
went to the police station he tainted twice,
and wen he was able gave vent to the most
piteous means. ''Oh, sergeant" he cried,
''do tell me my poor boy, my only support. is
not dead! Oh, bring him back to me!'' The
old man was getting delrious and had to be
removed. His son persisted beyond doubt.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
4 Faithful Secretary.

Sir Henry Taylor's autobiography"
is very entertaining work, and con-
tains many good sotries of well-known
characters. He tells an amusing anec-
dote of how he once called at the foreign
office to see the present Lori Ham
mond, then the permatent under secre-
tary, of whom it used to be SAID that
he never was absent from his post.
On this location he was away, and
when the doorkeeper was questioned,
he said: Mr. Hammond has gone to
funeral and It's the only days pleasur-
ing he has had for two years" Sir
Henry thus distinguishes between the
wit of three bright spirits: while the
wit CT Rugers was the wit of satire,
and that of Sydney Smith the wit of
comedy the wit of archbishop Whateley
might be described as the wit of logic.
London Truth.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
A 500, 900 CONTEMPLATION.

The Garden City Stin Ahead on Big Fires.-
Nearly a Million Dollars WortI. of L,tn,be,
Destroyed.
In Chicago shortly after noon on the Sth 8
spark from passing locomotive engine set 8
fire in the heart of the great pine lumber dis
trict, which lies along both sides of the south
branch of the Chicago river and near the
southwestern city limits. Bordering upon this
district are wooden built portion Of the city
known as Bridgeport and the Union stock
yards, with its acres of wooden sheds end pens
filed with cattle, hogs and sheep. fierce
wind was blowing from the west and the
flames spread With great rapidity. The entire
fire department was called out and began
fighting the flames, but the twenty or thirty
streams of water which were thrown upon
them had little or no effect as far as staying
their progress was concerned. The dry pine
boards and shingles were piled to a grea,
height, only narrow lanes between being left
for wagons to pass through. The. narrow in
tiers tices between the boards furnished unusual
facilities for the progress OF the flames
while they broke the force of the streams oil
water and prevented it from penetrating the
blazing pine in the centre of the pile. The
news of the fire spread rapidly to the business
centre of the city, and created much alarm lest
the fire should assume proportions approach
ing those of the great contagration in 1871,
which came from the same direction. Great
brands were carried forward by the wind, set
ting fire to new piles, and several fire steam
ers, and the men manning them, had narrow
escapes from destruction. Starting upon the
west side of the river the flames ate up all the
lumber between Thrty-fi and Thirty eighth
streets, an area of about 400 by 1900 feet. It
set fire to canal-bOat mOOred at the dock and
it tloated across the river, which Is $50 feet
wide at this point, and set fire to lumber on
the east bank, which covered an equal area.
and this with two or three planning mills was
consumed. Brands were carried eastward and
set fire to several small frame houses Oc-
cupied bv employees in the lumber district.
The fire department, however, made stand at
this point and succeeded in preventing the
spread of the flames in the residence district.
The fight continual all the afternoon, and it
was nearly o'clock before the fire was
brought under control, having practically
burned itself out to the limits of the district
in which it began. A heavy rain during most
of the afternoon was of material assistance.
The entire area burned over is $40 by 1880
feet. The aggregate of the lumber destroyed
was "a, 900 COO feet, valued at 500 600
The individual losses and insurance are as
follows: Chicago lumber company, 70, OG0 DOC
feet of lumber, valued at S40O0OO, insurance
$500 900: BigGlow Bros. 100000 feet Of
lumber, valued at $115,0C0. insurance S125,-
600; Hastings & Co.. 5000 feet of lumber,
valued at SIS, 1000, insurance $4,000; j. w.
Hnkley, planning mill, loss $4,000, insurance
S12, 600; five cottages. aggregate loss SO, 900,
insurance about 5000.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
THE INDIANS IN HOSTILE 4RRIY.
Col. Fciter GiUes Them Battle and Thinks lie
Killed at Least Fifth.

Col. Fciter Giues Them Battle and Thinks He
Killed at Least Fifty.
A courier from Saskatchewan Landing via
Swift Current arrived from Batteford with
the following dispatch. dated May B: "a fly
ing column of 800 men from Battleford had an
engagement with Poundmaker's forces of GOO
Indians at his reserve, lasting from a. m
until noon. The troops lost eight killed and
twelve wounded. The Indian loss is estima-
ted at fifty. Colonel Felter covered seventy
miles, fought the battle and returned inside
OF thlrty-four hours. The men behaved mag
nihcently. The list of killed is: Corporate
Laurie and Slight and Bupler Burke. of the
northwest pol ce; Privates Osgood ana Rog-
ers, of the guards, and Dobbs, of company G.,
and b gler Faulk-rs. of company c.
The wounded are sergeant Ward, of the pO-
lice; Lieutenant Pettier, Sergeant Gaffney.
Corporal Morton and Gunner Re, mold, of b
battery; Seru eant-Major Jackson, of COM
Quilken, of the guards; Ser cant Cooper and
Privates Gary and W. it's, of the Queens Own,
and Private Gilbert, of Battleford
A Winnipeg special says: communication
with points north OF Humboldt i Still inter-
ruptt d. Dispatches from Middleton have to
be brought by carrier to HUMBOLDT. There is
nothing rev for several day. Late dispatch
es from this source state the steamer North
cote has been eXtricated and has reached
that Middleton now having plenty Of ammu-
made at once. 1t is expected the rcbels will
offer battle at Batouche. MIDI ernn has two
Calling guns, with which he expects to do
some deadly work.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
Cost of College Athletics.

College athletics cost more than is
generally supposed. Harvard and
Yale have the heaviest boating ex-
penses, Columbia coming next. The
paper shells in which the races are
rowed cost from 800 to 5000. Train
ers and coaches" must be hired and
eatlng-tables provided at which the
diet of the crews may be closely
| watched. The crews eat at training ia
bleS from Easter up to the race in
June, at Il cost of about 500 per man.
After they have been coached and
trained for three months they are
sent to New London, Conn, where
the races are rowed on the Thames,
Here they are kept ut the respective
boat houses under the strictest train
ing. They are coached daily from
the Steamlaunches which accompany
them. Yale owns steam launch,
and the cost is reduced to S12 daily
for coal and service. The other col
leges hire launches, and the cost is
increased. Ali the crews are uniform
ed ut cost of Sl5 to $50 per man.
Yale presents its crew with white tlan-
mel suits besides the regular uniform
at an expense of $500. Harvard's ex-
penses IN this line is larger. The total
cost of the New London race for Har-
ward, Yale. or Columbia is about ST.
900. The Hazard freshmen pay 81, 800
yearly for the luxury of defeating the
Columbia freshmen. A class regatta
at Harvard or Yale costs about $3.50
for each crew, not counting cost of
shell. Glass shells cost $500, oars S75.
Each class uses two shells in its course.
Bar9es for practice ami rough rowing
cost $500.
Baseball costs less than rowing, and
can count somewhat on gate receipts
Williams and Amherst viii pay 81, 200
each for their respective mines this
year; Harvard, Yale, and Princeton
from 81, 800 to 81, 800. Yale EMPLOYS
Jones, formerly of the Athletics, to
coach its nine; Princeton and Brown
also have professional coaches In
track athletics the principal cost is for
trainers and grounds. All the col
leges which compete in the iEtercolle-
giate games ut Mott Haven employ
professional athletes as trainers. These
men are paid from 800 to 800 fOr
the season. In the larger colleges
athletic grounds are provided by gifts
of the alumni, as in the case of
Holmes field, at Harvard. and Yale's
new park, which, with its track and
grand-stand, cost about $4,000.
Football has lately become self
supporting at most of the larger col
legcs. Tennis at Harvard this year
will cost $4,000, at Yale $1,000. Rent
ing courts and keeping them in order
is what makes the expense. A fresh
man class at Harvard pays $1,000 for
its crew of eleven, nine, lacrosse team
and tug-of-war; at Yale and Columbia
the corresponding expense is some
what less. Travelling expenses, hotel
bills (only the best hotels), trophies
for the Victors,. etc, make further
demand on the students pocket-book.
All these expenses are betrayed by
voluntary subscriptions of students
and alumni. Cincinnati Times Star.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
RPDOrts ReGnrdinU CrODs.

The May report of the department Of agri-
culture relates to the progress of spring
blowing and of cotton planting, and to the
condition of winter grain, meadows and pas
lures. 1t also renorts the prevailing wages of
farm labor. Spring blowing is everywhere
ate. Last year at this date it was estimated
to be two-thirds done; this year it is scarcely
six-renths completed. The injury to the win
Ter wheat crop is greater than appearances
indicated on the list of April. The roots we're
killed in The central belt worse than at first
supposed.
wheat growing states is as follows: New
York %, Michigan 100, Ohio 50, Kentucky IS,
Indiana 10. Illinois H. Missouri 60, Kansas 62
general average Is. instead of II in April, a
reduction of 8 per cent, reducing the indcat-
ed production of winter wheat to about 24O,
0N,D60.
The condition of rye is also lower than re-
ported IN April. yet much better than wheat,
the average being &c.
The average condition of winter barley is
81
Moving lands promise nearly the average
crop of hay, the average condition being 81.
The pastures look nearly as well, condition 80.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
The BulIy Lager Beer.

At Washington, Iowa, J. Fl. Mclaughlin.
justice of the peace. held, in the case of the
seizure of 800 kegs of beer at Jugenhelmers
brewery, that the beer was made, used and
sold contrary to W. and condemned it, and
instructed the sheriff to destroy it and the
vessels in which it was stored He and six as
socintes began the work at o'clock at night,
and by midnight had empt ed fully 500 kegs
and sma he'd the kegs, pc les, uerces, va e,
tic, valued at $500. The beer was worth as
much morr. The brewer made no resistance.
Some of the spectators dipped up the spilled
beer in RATS and drank it, and the officers had
hard work to prevent neral ca ousal A
good deal of whisky has also been gobbled up
at the same town and consigned to the hun.
cry and thirsty crowd.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
Il CALM BEFORE THE STORM.
The Anglo Russian Situation One Of U,acer
tainfs,-An abnormal Condition of Afairs

The Anglo Russian Situation One of U1,ceT-
tainfy-An abnormal Condition of 4fairs.
London dispatch says: At this writing the
There is absolutely no war news, no peace
news and no news of truce. No one-that is,
no one outside of the ministry circles-is war
ranted in DRAWING any conclusion from this
abnormal condition of affairs. 1t should be
borne in mind that up to this moment Russia
news. Russia has acted, has advanced. has
waged battle. has taken territory, but has said
nothing. England has done all tn, ia king
has made all the explanations. Hence the
car has had no retractiOns to make, but Mr..
Giaostune's necessity for making excuses has
been so supreme that in his efforts to talk
against the blows last Monday he succeeded
vii bout saying ANYTHING, in making the
greatest speech of his life, and for making it
GOT completely silenced opposition, unlim-
tied credit, and S5U000,000 cash For forty
eight hours after the pr M minis er's mar
veous Grafton every jirgo in EnglanI was a
Gladstone man, and every quaker prayed tor
him as man of peace. The war patty we're
sure he meant 10 wipe Russia "ut OF AHA
The peace folks said: There is a statesman
who realizes the vaue of human fe." AT err
FIVE days it is found that the prem er's adj
DIRE is still an o acle. If it is to be peace
speech he urged every honorab e effort q Sc
cure an honor able peace " it is to he a war
speech he dwelt upon the 7ecessi y of main
tnining the Briti-h honor So It happens at
this time that here, {. very center of the old
certsinty be aid than that the ,ngl -Russi n
sit alton fs uncerta n. 1t Is probable the sit
uation will remain as Il IS un.u after the sec
ond council at Gatschina.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
= Dakota Town,

"We've got a beautiful town." said
a Dakota man at the Palmer house
Eighteen months ago it was bare
prairie. Now we have 1000 popula
ton, forty stores, seventeen saloons
elegant, some of them-an opera
house, four variety shows, eight beer
gardens, thirteen hotels, two hrewe-
ries and a stock for another one all
sold, dime museum. three gambling
houses, Il distillery, paid police force,
and two steam fir, engines"
"How many churches and schoolsP'
"Oh, yes; and they're talking about
building a church and a school. -Ch.-
cdgo Herald.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14

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charged at l cent each. The rate
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icals was cents for each four ounces
or fraction thereof. In 1868 the law
was so amended as TO allow weekly
newspapers to be sent free to regular
subscribers living in the country.
In 1872 the postage on newspapers
and periodicals not exceeding 4 ounces,
sent to regular subscribers, was fixed
at the following quarterly rates: On
those issued less frequently than once
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which went into force Jan. /, 1875,
The rate of postage on mail matter of
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MADE: The weight of all single-rate
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i'll newspaper or other publication
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sure its Immediate delivery by special
messenger at anytime between a.
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IRJ
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14
Fire Giants, Skeletons U,,earthea.

One of the most important discoveries Of
the many made in the prolific field of Indian
mounds near Homer, Ohio. was made near
there few days ago. Beneath small
mound and five feet below the normal sur
face five gigantic skeletons, with their feet to
the east, were found in grave with stone
floor. Remnants of burned bones and wood
charc oal are plentiful, together with numer-
GUS stone vessels and weapons. The skele-
tons are of enormous size. the head of one be-
ing the size of wooden bucket. The most
striking articles besides the skeletons were a
finely-tinished stone pipe, the bowl being
large and polished and engraved with consid-
cradle care in simple way-the figures are
reversed and having wooden handle held by
leather thongs and a kettle holding perhaps
six quarts. Those who know say this find is
one of the Oldest in America and perhaps the
most valuable.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14


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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-14

"Arizona now exports taunin," says an ex-
change. The schoolmaster is not abroad after
all, as was reported.-St. FGui Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-10
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BEADS TO The FRONT.
They VIII P1ay an Important Part i'm Fall
and Winter Dress.

They VIII PIny an Important Part i'm Fall
and Winter Dress.
Beads seem likely to occupy more
important place than ever in the dress
of the future. Front breadths and
panels are exhibited beaded upon dark
satin and plush, in exquisite designs of
leaves shaded in natural colors. or in
rectangular patterns for the sides of
dresses, matching the straight cuffs and
collars still worn high against the
throat. Scale patterns, overlapping
like fish scales, are in high vogue; but
the ugly round. detached apple, melon
and cone designs are nowhere to be
seen; a fortunate circumstance, for
they were most unbecoming, and the
despair of dressmakers. Beaded bod
ices, like scale armor are fitted like
JERSEYS to the figure, but must be hand
wrought, and SO are very expensive.
They are considered a great desider-
alum, and will doubtless appear in
colors during the coming winter sea-
son, though now they are confined to
white and black. Jerseys are exhibited
by an Antwerp house which show de-
cfded novelty. They are made in the
finest stockinette in lovely dark shades
Of wood brown, smoke, Wine-coior and
black. The shape perfectly outlines
the waist and springs smoothly and
with no. abrupt termination over the
hips. The front crosses to the left and
the fastening is executed with small
oval buttons, made for the purpose and
formed of real stones set in gold, cats
eve, onyx, cornelian and others. -Je1s-
M June, IN albany Argats.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-10
Health of Coal-Miners.

A great variety of industrial employ
ments are directly and largely produce
tive of pulmonary disease, notably
among stone-cutters, steel-grinders,
iron-miners, etc. Taking pulmonary
consumption as test disease. of the
hurtful effects of inhaling metallic
dust, there is mortality Of SO in every
100 sick needle makers, diminishing to
10 in every 100 SICK brass-Workers.
Mineral dust causes a maximum death
rate from consumption of 80 per cent.
of the total mortality among grind
stone-makers, animal dust causes 40
per cent, and dust from poisonous
metals 36 per cent. of such mortality,
respectively, in the workers exposed.
Of those exposed to vegetable dust, 60
out of every 100 deaths among the cot
ton, fax and hemp-dressers are due to
consumption, while among coal
m ners only fraction of one in the
100 deaths is due to this cause. Re-
cent Investigations show not only that
consumption is not caused by coal
mining, but that this is the healthies5
of industrial employments. Looking
TO the longevity, h1gh standard OF
health, and low death-rate of COAL
miners, and to their remarkable free
dom from pulmonary disease, there
would seem to be some special protec-
tive feature in coal-mining operations
not shared by the rest of the dusty
trades. 1t is surmised that this may
be due to the antiseptic properties of
the carbon constantly inhaled. - htcG-
90 News.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-10

"A once very popular pastry was
called Washington pc. 1t was highly
favored with cinnamon, probably for
the purpose Of Disgusting the taste of
the unknown ingredients entering into
its compost on. A large slab was sold
for three cents and immense quantities
of it were consumed BY small boys. OF
late years it has almost. entirely disap-
peared and its place in the pie econ
omy has been taken by the mealY
cheesecake. which possesses equally fill
ing qualities, and has the advantage of
being composed of known materials. =
Troy Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-10

AT recent "children's day. serv-
ice in the Methodist Church at Rexford
Flats, N. Y. lady who had no canary
bird took a parrot to hang up in the
church among the flowers and other
decorations. When a small boy with
whom the parrot was familiar began to
speak his piece" the parrot began to
mock him, and finally screeched out:
Hey, you little devil!'' This democrat
lied the congregation, and Polly was
hurried out of the church in disgrace.
-AEb0nY Arqus.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-10
10 clean Glass and silxerware.

Egg shells crushed into small bits
and shaken well in decanters three
parts filledw..th cold waterwill notonly
clean them thoroughly but make the
glass look like new. BY rubbing with
a damp flannel dipped in the best whit
ing, the brown discolorations may be
taken off cups in which cu>tards have
been baked. Again. are all of us aware
that emery powder will remove ordi-
nary sta MS from the white ivory knife
handles. or that the luster Of moroc> 0
leather is restored BY vanishing with
white of egg2 Nothing. it is. said, is
better to clean liver W tn than alcohol
and ammonia, fin shing with little
whiting on a soft cloth. When putting
away the silver tea or coffee pot which
is not.in use every DAY. lay little stick
across the top under the cover. This
will allow fresh air to get in. and pre-
vent the mustiness of the contents IA
miliar to hotel and boarding house suf-
ferers. PHILADELPHIA all.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-10
aLaugh and Grow Fat,'

is precept easily preached, bat not 50
easy to practice. II person has no appe-
tite, but distressing nausea, sick-head-
ache, dyspepsia, boils, or any other i'll re-;
impossible to get up such a laugh as will
produce aldsrmanic corpulence. In order
to laugh satisfactorily you must be well,
and to be well you must have your bowels
in good order. You can do this and laugh
heartily with DIR. Pierce's "Pleasant Purg-
alive Pellets" the little regulators of the
liver and bowels and best promoters Of
iollitY.