The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
TWIN CONGREGATIONS.
The State ArmOry at Columbus. Ohio,
Burned 10 the Ground.
Rifles. Uniforms and Ammunition To-
tally Destroyed.
Pet Poultry and Stock Consumed in
The Flames.
Lowell's Fire Department Quarters
and Armory Burned.
A Scattering Made by Exploding
Cartridges and Bulk Powder.

morning. Inc nTe caught from Uo-
fective hue and soon consumed the
building. The drapery and evergreenS
went like flash to the floor, every
thing going up like an explosion. The
force OF men about the aTmOry endeav-
ored to get the valuables and live stock
out, but were unable TO do anything of
consequence. The building was total
ly enveloped in less than ten minutes
There were one Thousand rounds of
ammunition in The building. The cart
ridges exploded, the bullets flying in all
directions. Pete Ball, colored, was
struck ON the head with bullet, but
was not seriously burt. Three hun
dred stands of rifles and the uniforms
of all the men of the regiment were
destroyed.
OTHER LOSSES.
General AXline estimates the loss to
the state at over $4,000. Other local
organizations and drill corps had their
uniforms in the building and lost the
same. The Ohio poultry, pigeon, ken
nell and pet stock association opened
their second annual exhibition at the
armory Tuesday. There were displays
from nearly every state west of the
Mississippi. The value of the exhibits
is estimated at over $4,000. All the
poultry and pigeon stock and nearly all
the dogs were consumed. The famous
Gordon setter, Royal Duke, owned by
Walter Hammett of Philadelphia, val
ued at $40. 900, broke his chain and got
out, badly singed. The only dogs saved
were the champion English setter, Paul
Gladstone of Pittsburg, value SIC, 900,
and two Irish settlers and a pointer
belonging to residents of Columbus
which had been taken home last night.
Among the dogs burned were Patti M,
prize pointer bitch of CleYeland,
which has taken prizes at all KENNEL
shows and valued at 81 900. In all,
over three hundred dogs of different
breeds were lost, composing the finest
display ever made in Ohio.
Sir Charles, said to be the finest
specimen of the st. Bernard in Amer
lea, owned by IL. l.. Goodman of Chi
cago, valued at 81 800, and the whole
of the Alta KENNEL of Toledo, Ohio.
composed of st. Demands, were all
and eight hundred entries at
poultrie, carrier pigeons, ETC., for many
states all burned. The catalogues and
records of the prize winners were
burned, which makes detailed infor-
nation difficult to secure. The owners
of many of the dogs are not here
and those having them in charge
are greatly confused over their loss
and can give no information about in
surance. The building carried 81 500
in the Knox the Mutual. The stock
show would have closed tonight and
was pronounced such success that
arrangements had already been made
for an exhibition next year.
SENATOR INGALLS, HOME BURNED.
ATCHIsoN, kas., Jan. 12.-The ele- |
CANT residence of Senator Ingalls, on
Tenth and Third street with all its |
contents, library and all, was entirely |
destroyed by fire at O'Clock this morn |
ing. The loss cannot fall short of $12,- |
600, on which there is a partial insur- |
ance. The cause of the fire is unknown, |
although it is supposed to have origin |
ated in pile of shavings left by car
penters who were at work in the Duild- |
ing yesterday. The senator and his |
entire family are absent IN Washington |
and the house was in charge of a |
colored man.
LATER ACCOUNT.
ATCHIsoN, Jan. 12.-AbGut Z O'Clock
this morning the residence of Senator
Ingalls,, corner of South Third and s. |
street, was totally destroyed by fire.
The entire contents, including the
senator's library, were burned. The
loss is estimated at $25 900, upon which
there Is an insurance of So, 900. The
house was unoccupied, except by a
German gardener, who had been left in
charge of the property, the senator and
family being absent in WASH
ington. The cause of the
fire is unknown. Various theories are
advanced, one is that burglars had en-
tered the house in search of sllVerware,
which it was supposed it contained,
and failing to find 1t fired the premises
out of revenge; another is that the car
penterS who We're at work on the house
yesterday had in some way left COM
bustible material lying around. The
damage to the trees about the house
and the beautiful lawn is heavy.
the trees and Shrubbery being
destroyed by The flames. The laundry
and stable adjoining the house on the
south were wed.
DIsTRUST OF BANK STATEMENTS.
New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Herald
this morning prints the following:
"Stock exchange operators have been
in the habit of swearing by the weekly
bank statements. Indeed. on Satur-
day the stock market is sometimes en-
tlrely influenced by the supposed favor
able or unfavorable nature of this re-
port. The disclosure of the Fourth
National irregularities was a rude
shock To the street, and at once raised
the questions: Can the hank statement
ever be- depended on to tell the truth?
If one bank can systematically
monkey with the figures and misstate
its condition, don other banks do the
samep 1T is one of the severest
shocks we have had in years" said
veteran Wall street man. THE bank
statement has always been looked up
on every week as gospel, and now we
find that it is not the gospel, but an
apocryphal book. There is no doubt
whatever that Mr.. Baldwin is by no
means the only bank president who
has misrepresented the condition of
his bank"
A HOT TIME AT LOWELL,
LOWELL, Mass, Jan. 1.-TWO
large four story brick houses were
totally destroyed by fire this morning.
The buildings were owned by the city
and occupied by the fire department
and by companies &. and G. Sixth
regiment as an armory. In the build
ing were 10000 rounds of cartridges.
which kept up constant fusilOde,
and several kegs of gunpowder. which
exploded with such force as to be heard
all over the city. Both buildings were
completely Quilted. The fire alarm
telegraph system was rendered useless
and every electric light in the CITY was
extinguiShed. The buildings owned
by the city were valued at $50. 600.
An adjoining building with its con-
tents will be total loss. 1t was occu-
pied by grain and hay dealers, sos, 900
will cover the total loss.
NOT SERIOUS.
HUTCHINSON, kas., Jan. l2.-The
News yesterday sent special reporter
to Wichita to make a careful investiga-
ton of the smallpox scare. He reports
eight cases in all to date. two of which
got well and another died The re-
naming tive are at the pest house. and
are getting well. The matter has been
greatly exaggerated. and all kinds of
startling stories have been sent abroad.
There is nothing in the situation to
warrant the least alarm.
GIVEN UP FOR LOST.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Jan. l2.-The
schooner VIM. Parsons. which sailed
for Georges banks Nov. %, with
twelve men, and the schooner Peter
s. Smith which sailed Nov. Is with q
crew OF twelve, have been given uu
for lost. 1t is supposed they were
wrecked In a heavy gale that swep;