The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-19

against Emperor William.
tThe Catholic bishop Of Belfast has pro-
hibited Catholic parades during the re-
mainder Of the year.
FOREST FIRES IN WISCONSIN.
Forest fires In Wisconsin are doing i'm
mense damage. Milwaukee telegram of
the 9th says: For an almost uninterrupted
distance OF nearly one hundred miles north
of Stevens Point, along the Wisconsin Cen
trail, forest fires are raging, and hundreds
Of men are fighting the flames, seeking to
save the towns and villages hemmed in by
them. Telek raphic communication Is great
y interferred with and details are ,neager:
Spencer is fully confirmed and the loss
is now placed at 500, 600. Several hun
dred people are destitute and home
less. At Colby, q few miles distant,
fire is raging on two sides. A dispatch
from there tonight says that it required
ton 70 save the village. A gale was bow
ing all day, and several times the fires
reached to within thirty feet of the build
ings, and were kept in check. Tonight the
wind quoted down, but thu people are
tired out, and If the gale resumes the vii
lage is doomed. Tonight the village Of
Prentice, in Marathon county, is surround
ed by flames, and it is feared that it will
be swept out of existence unless the wind
dies down. Near Chippewa Falls the fires
are confined to the Prairies. and no build
ings we're destroyed. In the Menomonee
river region eopious rains have quenched
the fires that have ragged there. Estimates
of the pine burned in this region place the
amount at upwards of 1OO,OOO,OOO feet.
Along tho valley division of the Chicago,
Milwaukee Il st. Paul are located the most
extensive cranberry marshes in the West.
There has been no rain for weeks. and
end to end il fire is once com
municated to them. Along the Milwau-
kee & Northern forest fires are raging be-
tween Coleman aud Stiles. This territory
was burned over once before, ind the pres
ent contlagration is confined to the under
brush. The most serious fires, however,
counties. Adyices received at the Wiscon-
sin Central offices here are thet millions of
feet of standing pine are burned, thousands
OF cords OF wood piled adjacent to the rail-
way track, many hundreds of dollars
worth of ties, deserted lumber camps, iso-
lated dwelling and much other property is
burned; telegraph poles are burned off,
munication between Milwaukee and points
along the Northern division OF the WiscOn-
sin Central road is cut of except by the
railroad company's private wires, which
are operated by means of ground connec-
tions. 1t is feared that other villages be-
side Spencer, that are in the way Of the
flames, may be swept away, unless heavy
rains fall at once and extinguish the fires.
On the 10th the reports from the Wiscon-
sin fires were 10 more favorable. Rain
had fallen in several places but seemed to
have only temporarily checked the flames.
nd I, !, ~
rain. Brillion and Rantoul, in Calumet
county. are surrounded, and f.rmers are
flockipg into the villages for safety. Acres
Of grain have been devastated. a dozen
buildings have been destroyed at Pen
saukee aud Howard. Around Suamico
the village and found railroad com.
munication cut off. A woman left her
babe in her house and it was burned to
death. Hundreds OF people are homeless
in the stricken district. Coleman, Abrams
and New Denmark are in danger. Rain
bushels of cranberries and millions ct feet
OF standing timber in the vicinity had been
consumed: At Sturgeon Bay the smoke
obscured the sun to-day, and vessels along
the coast blew whistles continuously, the
same as in the heaviest fogs. 1t is almost
Reports from the Eau Claire pineries east
of Augusta and Fairchild say that much
valuable standing pine was destroyed
beyond recovery, and for its utilization it
must be cut without de'ay. This will
cause the cutting of tracts of valuable
timber in that direction that the owners
calculated to hold in reserve for seasons
II. Waterbury of Augusta. whose logging
CANES and outfits, one hundred cords of
wood, and two hundred thousand feet of
logs were destroyed.
Reports from the Wisconsin fires on the
18th show tina: they are subsidipg in many
NORTHW ESTEEsE NEWS.
The elevator &C Eggleston, eight miles
from Red Wing, Minn., burned about
2 a. M, on the Stb, taking fire from
lightning. The burning elevator fell upon
the r. Il. track and freight train, unable
to check speed was thrown from the track
and seventeen cars loaded with merchan-
disc, machinery and ties were burned.
The engine and two cars were thrown
IRON the track and badly smashed. Nine
tramps were in car of ties, and before
assistance could be rendered four of them
were burned, three were seriously injured,
but taken out and two escaped uninjured.
At Winona, MINI, the Prohibitionists
opened their campaign Monday evening
with an address by W. H. Kaufman of
Iowa. After the address Prohibition
club was organized and officers elected as
follows: President, A. NJ. Fitch; vice pre-
sideat, A. B. Quinby; secretary, A. r..
Bowkes: treasurer, L. 0. Stevens. The
club will meet weekly. Col. Bierce, nonli-
nee for secretary of state, is the head of
the movement. They propose to make a
spirited campaign.
Rev. Geo. c. Haddock, pastor of the
Methodist church at Sioux City, Iowa was
shot and killed by some unknown assassin
on the evening of the End. He was walk
ing on the street and the assassin came up
behind him in the darkness and killed him.
mr.. Haddock was prohibitionist and
engaged in warm controversy on that
subject and his murder is supposed to
grow cut Of that.
San Francisco Call: The Minnesota G..
A. r. delegation, about two hundred
strong, including fifty ladies, arrived at
7:4O yesterday morning in Charge of De-
partment Commander W lillian II. Thomas.
Judge Kea, past senior vice commander of
the national department, is with the party
Mrs. Mary Starkweather, president of the
Minnesota w. r. G., is also with tho party
Tho remains of the murdered Rev.
George Z. Haddock arrived in Racine at
4:4O Saturday afternoon, and were met at
tho depot by largo number of friends
aud members of tho NJ E. church. Thew
went Immediately to the cemetery, where
the services were held. Bishop Fallows
VI Chicago preached an eloquent sermon.
The Prohibitionists have issued a call for
a convention to be held at Bird Island,
MIMI, Aug. 20, to elect delegates to the
third district Prohibition convention. and
to place in nomination a senator and repre-
sentative for the Forty seventh district,
and full set of county officers.
From the Assinniboine country, Mont.
come reports of an impoverishing drouth
and to some extent prairie fires, Ground
the Belt mountains, St. Peters Mission,
&c. Greeks and Springs from the noun.
tains have gone dry aud majority of the
stock has been driven to the Missouri bot
toms.
The total receipts for tho month of July
at the custom house at st. Vincent, Mimi,