St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-14
A Prominent Citizen Of Duluth Goes
Cunning for Himself at 0neota With
Eminent Success.
Fire Does Damage to Property at Cedar
Rapids, sheboygan. Wadena
and Anoka.
The NJ ontana Improvement Company
Shuts Down Its Mills at Helena
and Else where.
Mysterious Death at Sioux CITY,
Eau Claire Has Great Revival
of Religion.
RIeW His BraimS Out.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTu. Dee 13.-About 1 o'clock this
afternoon H. ". Coppernall of the firm OF
Coppernall q Heimbach, prominent lumber
merchants of this city, committed suicide
DIV shooting himself in the head. For some
time Mr.. COppenall has been sick. ana mas
shown signs of mental arrangement. ABOUT
l o'clock this morning he went 10 Oneota'
small place about three miles from mere.
looking after some lumber interests he hau
there. and while there he became ueSpond-
ent and tried to borrow gun from some OF
the families there, but was unable 10 do so
for some time, they fearing that
he was going TO shoot himself,
but finally he went 10 house where there
were ONLY woman and her daughter and.
giving them some excuse, succeeded in get
ting A gun. When the men came home
they Immediately started to look for him,
and soon found his body, he having evil
IDENTIFY laid down and, putting the muzzle
OF the gun Just above his ear fired and blew
the top of his head off, scattering his brains
in every direction. Mr.. Coppernall came
here from Muskegon, Mich, about year
ago and went into partnership with W. r.
Heimbach OF this city. He leaves wife
and one daughter. He was undoubtedly
laboring under fit of temporary insanity.
Heavy Fire at Cedar Rapids.
Special to the Globe.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dec. 12.-The Ely
block, corner Second avenue and Third
street, was damaged $4,000 by fire this
afternoon, covered as follows:
Commercial Union. 900
Lancashire --'-..-----..- -'OUu
London, Livepool and Globe. ........... $500
Hire Fund. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
The fire started on the third boor occu-
pied by the wholesale millinery establish
Inent Of F. ". Howell Il Co., whose stock
was damaged SIS, coo, covered by S21, 500
insurance. rs follows:
PENNSYLVANIA Fire. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Commercial Union 2,UO0
North American Observation-Disclosures 2,5OU
Citq of London 1910
Lion Of England. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Scottish Union. Observation-Disclosures. LOCO
Northern OF LOndon. ...-.............. I,5OO
National of Hartford. 1,750
Franklin of Pennsylvania. ............. l 800
Niagara. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900
Franklin $50
Queen. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l.500
Connecticut. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l,UOO
The first and second floors were occupied
by Deyendorf IL Many, with stock OF dry
goods OF about $50, 001. Loss estimated at
SO, 600. Insurance:
North British. 50, 600
Norwich Union. 5000
london and Provileuce.. .. 1850
New York Alliance. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Merchants. 5000
Furniture and fixtures:
Northwestern. 50. 800
Norwich Union. $3.50
Mercantile Fire and Marine ........ 5000
Fire Association. 1000
1900
Mechanics. $500
Farmers. 1900
The fire originated by the igniting Of a
.Ot of ostrich plumes, which were being
Tried about a stove