Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-04

| Dakota equals that of Yesterday In this
county the losses are much less than in
counties west. A half dozen houses are
| burned and many settlers lost their barns,
sto"k. and large quantities of hay and
grain. The wind blew from fifty to sixty
| miles an hour, and sent the burning embers
over the plowed ground and fire. breaks,
whlch were several rods wide setting fire
10 everything in their course. The fire
came up so rapidly that the settlers had
| only ume to save themselves, leaving their
property to the mercy of the flames
In Sully and Hughes counties 500, 600
worth OF property has been DESTROYED. and
near Hlghmore Miss Sweeny was burned to
death, and near st. Lawrence Mr.. Babcock
perished in the flames.
MILLER (Dak.), April 3d.-Prairie fires
last night destroyed about forty houses,
many barns and a large number of horses
and cattle, and left about forty families
destitute. In the southern part of this
county terrible gale of wind added to the
terrors OF the situation. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
JACKSON (Minn.), April 3d.-The prairie
fires prove more general than at first be-
lieved. Additional losses are reported from
all directions and messengers bring news
of stubborn fights to save endangered prop
erty. The fires were raging in every direc-
ton and each seemed to pursue distinct
course of its own.
fire which would have swept this vii
lage from the face of the earth has been
| traced to its origin. The search eliminated
this afternoon in the arrest of James Har-
wick. When arraigned he pleaded guilty,
and was sentenced TO pay $25 and costs, or
in default thereof to serve sixty DAYS in
jail. Much dissatisfaction was expressed
about this sentence. Public opinion is
that justice has been too highly tempered
with mercy.
BLUNT (Da.), April 3d-The whole coun-
try around Blunt is being devasted by
prairie fires. Several buildings in the
suburbs have been burned, but the city as
yet is safe.
]. J. Richardson lost 500 sheep, cattle
and hogs. Many farmers are homeless.
SCOTLAND Dak.), April 3d-Another
dreadful prairie fire swept over the country
south OF Scotland yesterday, and its path is
marked by the .smoldering embers of
| many homes. A high wind prevailed
The grass is dry as tinder. The terrific |
force of the fire is beyond description
Besides the isolated farm houses, barns and
contents reported, the town of Olivet, the
county seat of Hutchinson county, was
more than half destroyed.
ABERDEEN (Dak.), April 3d.-Leola, the
county seat of Mcpherson county, thirty
five miles northwest of Aberdeen, was de-
stroyed by prairie fire during Yesterdays
whiIlwind. Sixty dwellings: and business
houses were burned, entailing a loss of
S15O,OOO. The only buildings remaining
are the Courthouse, two stores and six
dwellings. G. ". Old and Thomas Ward
ell were terribly burned, and couriers from
the demolished village say they cannot live
until morning.
Leola is an interior town with no rail
r.a1A ts1 l.
cannot be obtained. Persons who drove
across the country to Westport, the nearest
railroad station, say the surrounding coun-
try is nearly devastated. Hundreds of |
farm-houses are in ashes, and the carcasses
of burned animals are lying all along the
road.
Panic in Cemetery.
NEW BRUNSWICK IN. J.), April 3d-A |
highly sensational scene occurred at thel
Catholic Cemetery during the burial of the
body of Mrs. Kate CARR. Undertaken De- |
hart's hearse had drawn up in front of the |
gate and the body was being carried along
the path to the tomb when a bull tore
down the road with lowered head. On the
muddy road through the cemetery gate
galloped the beast. The mourners scattered.
| rushing to the cover of gravestones and
elevated vaults, over which the bull easily
bounded. CONSERVATION seized those in
the funeral procession as the animal dashed
through the crowd of mourners near the
grave and on over the grave and bolted for
the carriage of the undertaken TIE horses
anticipated the attack and sprang down the
road on a gallop. By lhis time large
crowd had collected and an expert lassoer
secured the animal.
Bismarck Getting Anxious.
New YORK, April Sd = The Worlds
uto oh - |
absolute accuracy of the following: The
German Minister to-day received tele-
gram in cipher from Prince Bismarck, in
structing him to cable at the earliest mo-
ment the names of the vessels ordered by
| the Secretary of the Treasury to proceedro
Samoa to take the place of those wrecked,
also the number of men and officers car
ried by each ship, their tonnage and horse
power, whether the vessels are equipped |
with torpedoes, or whether the sending of |
these reintorcements to Samoa will weaken
the American navy in any other part of the
world to any considerable extent The
Minister was also instructed to find out |
and report to the German Government
without loss of time the condition of the
new American vessels in process of con-
struction.
Fiendish Attempt to Wreck q Train.
MANSFIELD (O.), April 3d.-A fiendish
attempt was made to wreck the Pennsyl-
vania limited vestibule passenger train
near Canton about midnight Pieces of
iron were tightly wedged into the switch
near Littletown. The east-bound passenger
train passed safely over the obstruction, but
the unusual jolting caused the train men to
be alarmed, and they reported the matter to
| the operator. He investigated the cause
and stopped the Limited before it reached
the switch. The irons had been placed in
I hos 1fol, IL, H. - j. 1
| to derail the west-bound train, while allow
ing the east-bound to pass over with only a
little jarring. The switch is only sixty feet
from the bridge, and the momentum would
have thrown the whole train into the creek
and the consequences would have been ter
rible.
An Earthquake In Hayti.
New YORK, April 3d.-The steamer
George w. Clyde which arrived to-day
from Cape Haytian, reports she left the
United States steamer Galena in port
March 29th
The United States steamer Ossipee sailed
on March 18th from Cape Haytian for Con-
aves and st. Marc, and was expected to re-
turn about April 10Th. All was well on
the men-of-war.
Purser Scholiz of the steamer Elcallao,
which arrived to-day from Port de Paix,
Hayti, reports about 10:45 A. NJ, March
in the town and adjacent country, which
lasted several seconds. At the time the
steamer left no news had been received of
any loss of life or damage to property.
A New Jersey Cyclone.
BRIDeToN (N.J.), April 3d-A cyclone
struck this city this evening. doing con-
siderable damage. & new house Just fin
ished at Riverside was leveed to the
ground. The roof of the East Lake Wooden
Mills was blown off, and the packing. house
at Fairton was completely destroyed. Sew
eral large wind-milIs on farms in the
vicinity were blown down. Meagre reports
from Long Beach, on Morris rivel, state
that considerable damage was done to the
oyster boats lying in the harbor, that Chin
Deys aDd fences were blown down, and con-
siderable other damage done.
Mysteriousiy Disappeared.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 3d-James Batty,
the Travelling Auditor and Car Accountant
OF the st. Paul and Duluth road, living in