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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08

their power 10 prevent the flames from
spreading. The iiremen had to pull their
carts and hose over stumps and through
bitches. and worked like rrojans. Finally
they succeeded in laying in two lines Of
hose from the hydrant on the corner of
Harris and Sixteenth streets. and in
short time had two good streams playing
on the fire. which was soon under control.
The fire originated ina box stove placed
IN the building for the purpose OF heating
glue. Mr.. Dillon had Just lii lire in the
stove aud started down town. When he
returned he found the building in flames
aud nothing but the prompt work of the
department saved the store and other
large buildings adjoining from being de-
stroyed.
Mr.. Dillon places his loss in the neigh
borhood of 5000; Insurance. $500, In
the following companies: Five hundred
dollars in the Nestchester Company, j.
W. Rafferty,, agent; $3.50 each in the
Springfield and New Hampshire Com
panies, Strader a Richards, agents, and
$500 in the st. Paul Insurance Company.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
A DAsTARD's CRIME
A New Mexico Ruffian's Shot May End
Decent Citizens Life

FOLSOM, n. NJ. July Wv. II. Riley. an
operator on the Denver & Fort Worth.
stepped into a saloon yesterday to trans
act businese with the proprietor. He was
covered by revolver In the hands of
Charles Ellis. Riley grabbed the man
and tried 10 prevent him from shooting.
but Ellis being the stronger Of the two.
got Riley's head under his arm. placed
the revolver to the back of the boys neck
and fired, the ball passing the jugular
vein into the left lung and near the heart.
coming out on the left side. Riley Is Il
years old, quiet, inoffensive boy. while
Ell Is is a drunken. disreputable cowboy.
and one of the toughest characters in the
country. He Is under arrest. and II the
boy dies he will probably be lvnched
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
A TOTAL LOSS
Four Thousand Dollars Worth Of Fur
niture DESTROYED BY Fire

About noon yesterday thick. black
smoke was seen rising In the eastern part
OF the city. 1t was thought It was
smoke issuing from some brush fire. when
suddenly a cry Of fire was heard, and In a
moment the streets were fairly alive with
people hurrying In the direction Of the
smoke. The iiremen Immediately manned
the ropes Of the two hose carts and hook
and ladder truck and started for the scene
OF the fire.
The fire was found TO be in a shed used
as storeroom for furniture Immediately in
the rear of +. J. Dillon & Co.'S. furniture
store on Mckenzie avenue, between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets, and by
the time the fire department arrived the
building and contents were mass Of
flames. The buildings surrounding the
FIRE were smoking from the scorchlug heat.
Men were throwing buckets Of water on
the buildings and doing everything In
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
DEATH IN THE ARCTIC
The Tidings of the Fate of Young Dris-
coll at Last Confirmed

SACRAMENTO, Gala, July 7-Yesterday
John Driscoll received letter from Capt.
Bodhsh, Of the steamer W. ID. Hume, con-
firming the news Of the death Of his son,
John Driscoll. Jr. The young man sailed
IN April for the Arctic, and at Ounalaska,
fishing expedition. The boat capsizcd and
the occupants were thromn into the
water. Several men were drowned out
right, but Drscoll and Others clung TO
the boat, and after being in the water live
hours were rescued and taken on board 9
steamer. where they died. and Driscoll
shore. Mr.. and Mrs. Driscoll have gone
to San Francisco to make arrangements
for having the body brought To Sacra-
mento for lnterment. The deceased was
10 years of age.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
VICTIMS OF THE EXPLOSION
Five of the Children Dead at Industry.
A Father Crazed with Grief

INDUSTRY. Pa, July 7-Of the seven
little victims of the powder explosion
Saturday night five have died. the last
ones being the daughter of August Smith.
Emma Smith. aged .. and Charlie Shaw.
aged g. The other victims will recover.
The father of young Wehler became
crazed with grief, and last night he tried
TO kill August Smith, the owner OF tie
building where the powder was stored.
This morning he wandered away from
home and was found near Elizabeth. Pa.
several miles from Industry. A close
watch is now being kept over him.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
TWO NEW STEAMERS
The Eastern Oregon and wasco Added
TO the List

The Eastern Oregon, a new steamer be-
longing to the Oregon Improvement COM
pany made her first trip to fairhaVen
last evening. The Eastern Oregon Is one
of the handsumest and most cOmmOdluS
steamers on the sound, Of about the same
dimensions and style as the City Of King
ston and is a twin-screw propeller. She
will make a round trip daily, except sat
nrday. between Seattle and Bellingham
bay, arriving at Fairhaven at 4p. m. and
leaving at ;.
The Wasco also made its initial trip
Yesterday. and will continue 10 make a
daylight run between here and Seattle
daily. arriving here Monday. Wednesday
and Friday and leaving Tuesday, Thurs
day aud Saturday.
The addition OF these two palatial
steamers to our fleet Of passenger boats
will somewhat relieve the pressure Ol
traffic that has taxed their capacity. and
illustrates the growing importance OF the
Focal City.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
Caused by An Open Switch

mail train collided with light engine
and freight cars yesterday at Lucin. near
the Utah and Nevada line. The collision
was caused by the fireman Of the light
engine leaving the switch open after the
train had backed in. The passenger
train was running thirty-hve miles an
hour. The fireman Of the light engine.
Red Sheehy, had an arm broken and a
severe scalp wound. Mr.. Evans and wife.
Of Detroit, Miss Nina Lane and Mr.
johnson. of Los Angeles. and Mr.. Sears.
Of San Francisco, were bruised in the
head. but none seriously. Two drum
mers. named London and Levy, also re-
ceiyed slight bruises.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
THE SEAL FISHERIES
The Alaska Commercial Company OBJ
tains Valuable Rights in
Russian Waters.

SAN FRANCISCO, July s-The Alaska
Commercial Company, which till recently
had the exclusive right to capture seals
In the American waters of the Behrlng
sea, has now secured control from the
Russian government, granting them the
exclusive right to capture seals on the ST.
berian coast, The number of seals to be
taken is limited. but is not known. 1t is
believed to be very large.
The steamer Karluk, owned by the
company recently sailed for Petroffsky TO
capture seals there. The competition of
the Alaska Commercial company will be
very severe. by the North American
Commercial company. which was recently
awarded the United States sealing rights
in the EChg'ug sea, and IL is believed that
the elfcct vii be to greatly reduce the
price of :.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08

| All cltllenS OF school district No. 4
should remember the mass meeting to be
held tomorrow evening at o'clock at
Wardners Office.
TRADING and street Improvement work
has commenced in good earnest. and by
the time the winter sets In many miles OF
streets will have been graded. planked
and improved
Fishing is splendid in the bay Several
fishing parties went ont Sunday and re-
port having good sport Mr.. Fred Ander-
son and DIR. Brown never fail to bring
home good string of fish.
Heating glue was the origin of Seattle's
| big tre and was the cause of the first dis
astrous fire in Fairhaven. II the water
had been shut of above Fourteenth street
the loss would have been very large.
The big railroad cut at Bellingham was
completed last night and Contractor Katz
Is correspondingly happy. All that Is
necessary now is TO level Ii of and prepare
1t for receiving the ties and tracks.
gentleman by the name of Montgom-
cry. just returned from the Cascades.
brings additional news Of recent discoy-
cries in that great mining region. A rep
resentative Of the HERALD endeavorcd TO
see him. but was unable TO find him.
The train TO Sedro yesterday morning
wa GRO VIII passengers: In fact. IL
locke HHrrl Aas an excursion or
| pief we're crowded on top
of the everywhere that
they could rio any degree OF safety.
Ihe STATE o. @shlhgton experienced
considerable diihcnlty IN landing yester.
daN morning, owing 70 the number OF
steamers tled up 10 the wharf; A large
humDer OF passengers arrived: The cargo
consisted OF TWO carloads OF cattle and
eleven tons of freight.
The steamers IsahaIla and Ionisa of
PORT Townsand came In ves,erday morn. ".
inc after n raft ~ logs Mr. uadIo.l,
owner Of tho Ioujse came IN 70 maLa ar
rangements for banling his iags o,,ar ,ha
talrhaven southern and towing them
IRON mere 10 his mills at Port Townsend.
Several real estate dealors from so,th.
ern California arrived I'm tbe citv iris
mnrnlng and are mal.ing \ ,hnrongS snrs
yev of the sitnation viii a view ~ mat-
IND lnvestments Tbov ara aII oantlam,a,
~ intellIgonco ana ,yaIl nos,ad a., ,h..
valne Of real estate
The wharf Is one OF the liveliest places
in the city. All manner and kinds of
steamers are continually arriving and de-
parting. Last evening there were six
boats tied to the wharf and one. the
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
THE STRIKING moULDERs
All Have Returned to Work and Every
thing Is Quiet

SAN FRANCISCO. july Everything was
morning. al The non-union moulders who
went out ~ Celebrate the Fourth of July
having returned to work. At the striking
moulders' headquarters a letter was re-
ceived from Chicago stating that the
trades unions of that city had determined
TO give "A ball for the benefit of the mould
ers OF san Francisco A convention Of the
International Iron Moulders Union will
be held in Detroit Wednesday.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
5LAzING wHARvES
A Burning Barge Sets Fire to Costly
Shipping at East Tawas, Mich

EAST TAwAs, Mich, July7-At an early
hour yesterday the steam barge Sea Gull,
was discovered on fire. The cook. Mag
gle Connect, was unable to get ashore,
lines was burned of and she drifted across
the slip. settlng.fire To the steam barge Cal
Win, which, however, was saved. Further
on, the burning vessel set Emery'S dock
and mills on fire, which were destroyed.
the loss being S30OOO: also the Leck and
Stevens docks, Sibiey and Bearinger's
docks and lumber. The loss cannot be
ascertaiIed. Sixteen million feet of lum-
ber were consumed. The Sea Gull is a
total wreck.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
ALADIN's CAVE
Wonderful Discovery of Gold in Colo
radn.

DENVER, July 7-Reports from lineup,
Colorado, give an account OF the most
wonderful discovery Of gold known In the
world. The find is six miles from lineup,
ON the Cross mountains. and owned by
Mccormick and Lewis. Between two
lines there Is a ledge ten
feet in thickness with over six
feet Of quartz carving free gold. The
lowest assay from this rock Is $40 per
ton. and specimens which were put
through the usual process returned s9O,-
600 gold to the ton. Two men are now
taking out 5000 each a dav. III this
streak is only one yard In. depth and ex-
tends the full length Of claim, 800 feet,
there Is sJ63,OO Of gold in II. II IL goes
down 1000 feet IL is worth sls7. .i19.OOO, its
average value being placed at 81 900 per
ton. The excitement over the discovery
is intense, and thousands Of miners are
rushing into CAMP
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
A Madman's Terrible Deeds

DELPHI, n. v, July AT Barbourville.
Delaware county, July 4th. Adelbert
Cummings. an insane man, inflicted a
fatal wound upon Sylvanus Palmerton.
When the neighbors tried to arrest Cum
mings. he attacked them with knife.
Four times he made the crowd fee before
him. The farmers armed themselves with
shotguns. and Cummings was shot In the
legs and woundedin the head. lie con-
tinued to slash right and left. but was
finally overcome and Jailed.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
A CHASTITY MURDER
An Old Man Found with His Throat Cut
From Ear to Ear--The Crime a Mystery

Las VEGAS, n. NJ, July IA murder
was committed here saturday night. j..
n, Studman. an inofTensive old man, a
tailor. who had been working In different
shops in this city for the past seven years.
was the victim. His body was found a
mile west Of town in the afternoon, IL
having evidently been dragged there after
he was killed. His throat was cut from
ear 10 ear. The scalp was torn of and
the face skinned, evidently TO prevent
He had nothing on but
pair OF drawers. Nothing Is known at
this time as to the cause that led TO the
killing or who the murderer Is.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08

him, Seattle, Portland and Spokane Falls.
The league constitution provides that the
umpire can be released on the request of a
majority of the clubs in the league.
McCue's work was unsatisfactory and
the Tacoma club was on the point of
making kick, but it was not necessary.
Secretary MaXiield, on the other hand,
thought McCue's umpiring was all right.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08

-Four Pleasure Seekers Killed in a
Railroad Accident

commander of the uniformed rank of the
knights OF Pythlas, received dispatch
from Manteno. Illinois. announcing that
four knights were killed on an Illinois
Central special train, containing sixty
prominent Illinois knights. Among the
wounded is Chancellor Ward. who will be
unable tn attend the encampment in con-
sequence. The knights of Pythias of the
United States are gathering here and the
streets are alive with uniformed men
Every train seems to swell the weltering
mass. Thr weather is intensely hot. The
Pythlan knights arrayed in sombre black
buckled tight with accoutrements, pre-
sent picture of discomfort.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
A Destructive Fire

last night destroyed wooden building,
the praperty Of !. N. Patterson, The
building contained two saloons and a res
taurant. The origin of the fire Is un-
known. The losses are: In. Patterson.
1000: Wood & Keen. s5.ODO; johnson &
MossberQer. 500: X, +. Lewis, 800,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
A Family Poisoned bv Canned Meat.

DENVER. Colo. July "A family of four.
consisting Of Mr.. Witherell. wife and two
children, were poisoned last night eating
picked tongue A physician worked over
the four all night, and discovered strong
indications of arsenic poisoning. There
ore hopes Of the recovery of all except
Witherell, who Is very low.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
Doyle, the Embezzler, Fighting to Defeat
the Ends of Justice

NEwBuRGH. n. v. July 7-Detective
Joe Day of Portland, Oregon. is hay Hg
hard time with Doyle. the abscondlug
contractor. An error was made In filling
out the requisition papers and the matter
has been taken before the supreme court
Doyle Is well supplied with money which
he fraudulcntly obtained. and is making
"A strong fight
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
Train pitohed Near walia waila.

WALIA WAr.rA. July 7-The train to
Spokane was dltched seven miles north OF
here early this morning, caused by brok-
en- rail- The track was torn up one hun
dred yards and the train delayed for sew
eral hours
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08

MONEY TALKS

SAN FlAyoIsco, July For Oregon
and Washington: Fair weather. except
local rains In Washington.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08

TACOMA, July 7-Secretary Maxield. OF
the Pacific northwest base ball league.
released umpire James McCue this morn
ing. Three clubs complained against
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08

The Northern Pacific furnishes this in
formation: Some people were injured on
train No. /, none fatally, most Of them
slightly. Col. Thompson, of the Purdy
party, and also lady Of that party, were
severely shaken up, The porter Of the
car was seriously injured. Purdy is sec
retary and treasurer Of the Rock Island
road. His special ear was attached TO the
train which was blown from the track.
LATER--THE DEAD AND INJURED.
MINNEAPoEs. July THE Western
Union has just got into Moorhead. across
the river from Fargo. The signal obser-
yer there telegraphed to Washington that
seven lives were lost in the cyclone and
thirteen injured.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
A Chance for the whatcom Hose Team
to Put Up

The Whatcom Bulletin of last evening
contains an article in reference to the fire.
mems contests held in that city on the
Fourth. Among other misstatements. IL
says that "Whatcom was willing to give
them (the Falrhavenites) the advantage Of
their four imported men.
The statement is absolutely without
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
CYCLONES DEADLY WORK
Several Towns in Dakota Wis.,
tied With an Old Time
Blizzard
Fargo, Capital of North Dakota,
Supposed to be a Com
plete Wreck.
Seven Persons Killed and Thir-
teen Iniured--Immense
Damage Done.

ST.. PAUL, July IA report is current
here that Fargo, Noath Dakota. was COM
ptetely swept away by cyclone this
morning. II the report istrue there must
have been "a great loss of life All the in
dicatlons confirm the report.
TRAIN BLOWN FROM THE TRACK.
A railroad man who arrived from that
vicinity this morning says that a terrific
wind storm prevailed and several trains
were blown from the tracks. All the
wires to Fargo are down and the Western
Union offices report that two miles OF
poles between Fargo and here are blown
DOWN. West of Fargo, even worse con-
ditions exist. miles and miles Of wires and
! oles being down.
THE FIRST INDICATIONS.
The last reports received by the sig
nal service from Fargo were at : o'clock
Sunday evening, and they showed "a low
barometer, temperature so degrees above,
and wind with velocity of six miles an
hour. with conditions good for storm.
SOME GLOOMY REPORTS
Advices received at the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul offices here, are to
the effect that the town is wiped out.
Several people are killed and number
injured. Northern Pacific train was
blown from the track.
CHAPTER OF DISASTERS
General passenger agent Fee, OF the
Northern Pacific railway, has received
the following telegram from jamestown.
N. D.: At about two o'clock a. m. a severe
storm struck Dakota. Division train
No. was blown the track. At
was blown off; the depot at Mapleton
was demolished the elevator at
Dalrymple was struck by lightning and
burned; cars were blown of the track at
Buttsville, and twill take six hours to
make the track passable there. The main
line is clear aside from this. Mr.. Fee said
that II any one on the train had been
killed or injured it would have been men
toned.
SEVEN CHILDREN KILLED INSTANTLY
One report received says: "Seven chill
dren were killed by being caught under a
roof. Nearly all the rumors Of heavy loss
Of life are based on the fact that nothing
is heard from Fargo and Morehead since
pltlock this morning, and the further
iacl mat there was undoubtedly storm
which blew down wires in every direc-
tion."
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08

foundation. as there Is not a member Of
thefolgkayen hose team who isnot resi-
dent of Fairhaven. II Is unnecessary to
loOk elsewhere for a team with which to
outrun The mossbacks of Whatcom.
Chief Wflmot still has his $500 ready for
any Whatfomite To cover. The Fair
haven hose team will run according to the
rules Of the Volunteer Firemens' Associ-
a ION and 81 other.
Nj. iNI = still has his challenge open
to Jun 4 ,,member Of the Whatcom team
any dIettn,c from one TO fifty miles for
any r11tU1 BILE amount.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08

Fidelity Accident, Plate Glass, Boiler
The Fidelity and Casualty Co., OF New York
Assets, St,i27 100
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-08
THE FIRST INDICATIONS.

The last reports received by the sig
nal service from Fargo were at : o'clock
Sunday evening, and they showed low
barometer, temperature so degrees above,
and wind with velocity Of six miles an
hour. with conditions good for storm.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-02-15
The Tools He Needed.

"Whv don't you work. said charitable
lady the other day to tramp, before'Wnom
she had placed nicely cooked meal.
II would" replied the vagrant, II nae
the tools.D
'What sort of tools do you wants" asked
the hostess.
"a knife and fork. New York Ledger.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-02-15
an Inkkr0 fzInrr.

Ardent Swain-S5-, adore yo1r daughter.
Parent nacetso,is, yec see-n)--Ah, yes. a
door. Apropos OF door. le: me see ven get
Through that ona-EuIsrra
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-02-15
RSSMilz6
Daily eagle
HIS NAME IS JOHN.

A little Immigrant arrived last night
From some strange shore.
We never saw so small a mite
Come west before.
The lingo is SO very queer
That he doth speak
You'd swear without q doubt or fear
That it was Greek.
We wonder how he iourneyed here
But cannot tel,
From some white cloud that doated near
Nayhap he fell
Texas Sftings
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-02-15

When Baby Was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she Was 4 Child she cried for Castoriz,
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them CestoriS