St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-08
SILAOuETTES
Exaggerated Reports Of Damage Done to
saltwater Lumber Interests.
LOSSES ON SNAKE RIVER.
Yesterdays Wind Forces Lake Graft
to Seek Shelter in a Great
Hurry. asys.zssa.zs

yesterday VI UdiuOSC uOuO w DULL W0uCA
numbering interests by the fires on the
tributaries of the upper st. Croix. Nc
Dermott, on Groundhouse, was said to
have lost SIS, 900 by the burning of his
camps, and million feet of logs, and
Dennis Boyle's loss Oh driving supplies,
at McDermott's camp, was placed at
$1,000. During the day letter was re-
ceived by Jacob Bean, who is one of
McDermOtt's partners in the latter's
logging operations, in which Mr.. Nc
Dermott stated that all the camps and
1000 feet of logs were burned, and that
none of the kit was saved, except 100
blankets and all the logging sleds. The
logs were probably worth $40 per thouS-
and. Boyle could not have use for any
where near $1,000 worth of driving sup
plies. That sum would be enough to
equip pretty much all the lOggerS on
these waters. Mr.. McDermott also
stated that the flames in that immediate
vicinity had been put out by the most
desperate efforts of his men. but that
the whole country was on fire. Ground
house is in the Snake river country, land
lumberman yesterday estimated that
at least 6, OOO. 900 feet Of logs would be
destroyed if the fire made sweep of
that stream. However, there are
few logs on the sideways in
the woods, but along Snake river many
of the landings have not been cleared
on account OF the low water. COWan Il
Co. are not far above McDermott's, but
Capt. Cowan says he thinks they are all
right. James Mulvey, of Mulvey &
Carmichael, says: 1--WE are about forty
miles north, but like most all the others
have men there to watch out for just
Bsuch dangers and to take methods for
saverting loss by the fires" This firm
! has not many logs on skids, good part
of them being safe in the flOwage of the
dam on Hay creek. On Pokegema last
Saturday the fire ragged furiously and the
crew of Nelson u Johnson worked like
beavers, and successfully, all day in
fighting the advance of the flames. On
, the following day 200, 900 feet belonging
to the ST. Croix Lumber company, on
yellow river, were burned. The entire
Snake river country is now almost like
powder magazine in respect to its in
lflammability. The entire country is
strewn with pine tops and the accumu--
lated debris Of twenty-five years of
logging. and while everything IS so ex-
4ceedingly dry, the danger is considera-
ebie. s. 1a., .s-.--.
The raft of the Isaac Staples, which
was damaged in Lake PepiD by Sun
day nights storm, is repaired with
slight loss. David Bronson, who went
home yesterday. He says that the boat,
with her raft, lay between the break
water aud Lake City point when the
wind became the most threatening, and
made for the shelter on the north side
of the point, but in attempting to round
the point the wind and waves took her
raft and broke off a corner. All the
logs were recovered, and the reported
sinking of the boat is wholly without
foundation, as she was merely shaken
up rather vigorously and not damaged
in the least. Mr.. Bronson says that
when he left Lake City in the after
noon the lake was dashed by regular
gale, and five boats, with Saltwater
bound there. unable to move without
certainty that the RATS would be
dashed to pieces and the boats sunk.
q Mr.. Stinson, Democratic candidate
for school director in the Third ward,
thinks he may have good grounds for a
contest. He would have had a majority
in the ward if ballots nothaving cross
opposite the name of the candidate had
not been thrown out. Fourteen such
were thrown out in the first precinct,
and in the entire ward Sargent
is given Is majority. Stlnson's
name was printed on the
ticket nominated by the Union conven-
ton, and as no name appeared on the
ticket in opposition. number Of voters
thought it unnecessary to put the cross
opposite the name of the candidate.
Sargent was written in the blank space
by boiling voters. Republican action in
the Third ward will lead the Democrats
hereafter to avoid such combination.
Stinson believes he can prove the in
tent of more than fourteen voters
whose ballots were thus thrown out.
1t was decided at the opening session
of the district court yesterday that the
petit Jury should not be summoned
until May 20, and that the first two
days, Monday and Tuesday, should be
devoted to the criminal business, OF
which there is comparatively. little.
Next week will be given up to the con-
sideration of cases triable by struck
juries, Of which there are three. Yes,
terday the grand jury organized, call
of the calendar was had and cases were
set for trial. There are about thirty
civil cases for trial by jury.
A scheme was discovered late yester-
day to defeat John j. StinSOn. the
nominee of the united Democratic
and Republican conventions for school
director from the Third ward, the
kickers endeavoring to surreptitiously
elect L. Sargent. Mr.. StinSOn is a
Democrat, man of good education and
a former school teacher.
The annual report of the Saltwater
Building association shows the total
amount divided at profits to be S7,2l1.39.
~ Of
the assets of each series of stock for the
last six months. The average premium
paid the last six months was Is cents a
Share.
The high wind that Swallowed the city
in dust all day yesterday broke the
lines of the dismantled steamer Knapp,
and she was blown up the lake and col
lided with the pontoon bridge. The
smart conclusion shook up Mr.. Crowley,
the toll taker, and still further wrecked
the boat.
A post norton examination of the
stranger found Sunday at Oak Park
showed that death was caused by fibrOus
calcareous degeneration of the kidney
and congestion of the lungs, with hem
orrhages. The body was burr ed yester-
day in the potter's field.
Will Prescott, of this city, last season
with the Charlottesville, Ind, base ball
nine, has engaged with the Dayton, o..
club, having at last accounts played
there in two games, catching in the first
and right fielding in the second.
W. j. Shortall, of the letter carrier
force, writes that he will spend week
more of his vacation in WinOna.
Mrs. Frank Gleason has gone for a
weeks visit with friends at Mime
ap0lis.
Mrs. Eller McKeller and son are visit
ing friends in Minneapolis.
]. M. Bull returned yesterday from
Wisconsin.