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Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15

The fire which broke out in the DON.
custer Iron foundry, West avenue and
Flushing street, Long Island City, at
10:4O o'clock on the night of the 7th
inst. is supposed to have been caused
by a spark from casting which had
been made Just before the shop closed.
1t must have smoldered for some
hours, but when it appeared it blazed
so fiercely that the whole place was
totally destroyed in a few minutes.
The firemen saw the great danger at
once and called out the whole Long Is-
land City department, but theft re was
beyond control then and soon had
tine next building, the Clark & samp-
son feed mills, mass of ruins. The
strong westerly wind jumped the
flames across to II. s. Whiting's lum.
ber yards, where the high
piles of pine boards gave
fresh zest to them. From there they
touched H. F. Burroughs & Co.'s
Wholesale lumber yards on Newtown
creek, ard then attacked the great
yards ofthe Export Lumber company,
which are owned by w. r. Grace &Co.
The Tunis-s Sims yards followed, aud
then came the yards OF E. w. McClave
& Co., and of Harrison & Mackintosh
and the Hammelle Stove works.
There were now about eight acres of
dry lumber ablaze and the flames lit
up the scene for miles around. At q
liJtle after midnight the water supply
gave out, and an engine which arrived
from Brooklyn was unable to
give it's aid. The Standard Oil
company's fire boats and tugs
OF the neighborhood did excel
lent work IN pulling the vessels
| into Newtown creek out OF reach of
danger. The bark Tenerifse was got
ten out just in the nick of time. The
engines devoted most OF their time to
playing on the sheds which ran from
the lumber district to the Long Island
railroad station, and locomotives
were put % work pulling cars out of
danger. 1t was decided at the outset
almost that it would be impossible to
stay the blaze in the lumber piles, so
the firemen did what they could for
the station and a. few small houses
which stood just beyond the yards.
Nearly 5000 people watched the fire
picture from both sides OF Newtown
creek, and the gigantic tongues of
flame, as they shot up and tinged
the masses of clouds in the heavy
sky, showed many prominent
steeples and roofs in New York and
Brooklyn. The total loss is estimate
ed at $75O.OOO. An unknown man
was drowned in Newtown creek while
looking at the fire, and Fireman Nc
Dermott was badly burned about the
head. All the lumber was thought to
be fully insured. At 2:l5 O'Clock the
fire was under control, and the Long
Island station was out of all danger.
Engi ines and freboats played upon
the ruins all the afternoon, but the fire
was virtually out. The property
owners estimate the damage at about
$525, ,OCO, as follows: Export Lum-
baoc ber company, s15o,ooo; Burroughs;
5000, 900; Macintosh, $25, 900,
Sampson, Clark & Co., $40, 900; Dom
caster, SIS, 900; Hubble, stone dealers,
5000; McClave, $4,000; Whiting,
IS, 1000. Other damage about So, 900.
The total loss is almost wholly cover
ed by insurance.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15
The Itata Incident.

'Ta-ta!" sang out the captain of the
Itata, and the United States of Amer.
lea walked home in thegloaming, MAX
ing the welkin ring with robust North
American expletives. Soon the Itata
disappeared below the horizon in the
otting, says the Minneapolis Tribune,
and the cleaning, the ofing and the
welkin giggled in concert as the North
American republic trudged homeward
through the sand. The United States
reached home too late for supper-but
not too late to engage cordially and
earnestly in a conubial quarrel, spank
the Oldest olive branch, kick the cat
and forget to wind the clock. For the
North American republic was in
state of mind. To seize foreign ves-
sci and then to be put ashore by a
boats crew of chatterlng Spaniards to
walk eight miles through waste of
sand relieved only by the keen, butnot
discriminating cactus, is enough to test
the patience OF q saint-and the United
States has not yet been enrolled on
the holy calendar in the name and
person OF one of its marshals. 1t is
recorded that the band on board the
ltata played "Annie Laurie" but that
would have been fitting capsheaf to
the stack of indlgnities heaped upon
our we'll meaning government in the
person OF it's obedient marshal.
This ior NJ <Lo
the people. have suffered by proxy.
Canadian poachers IN Alaskan seas
have been known to seize United
States marshals who had come to
seize, speed away with them and drop
them ashore miles from lunch coun.
ter, whereas etiquette demands that |
the captain OF g. vessel SO distrained |
shall point her prov to the nearest
port OF the country by whose author
lty the arrest is made and shall deliv. |
er her up to be sold at aution to the
junk dealers.
But to return to the Itata. The
state department Is not clear whether |
we ought to demand an apology from
what Is left OF the Chilian government |
or whether the residuum OF said gov.
ernment is entitled to an apology
from the United States. Was the IN
surgent ship Itata engaged IN an act
in violation OF our treaty stipulations,
or was she not? If she was we had a |
right to seize her and she should have
considered herself tied up when the
United States marshal announced his |
errand. If she was not so engaged we
have been guilty of high handed ex-
hibition of obnoxious nerve. Mean
while the Itata has not been hanging
around to let us know whether our
representative, was in the right or
wrong. We don't want to disturb the
entente cordlale nor yet are we inclin-
ed to mix up the modus vivendi, but
we are a neutral nation and we must
make show of preserving our neu-
trality. To be compelled to walk
home eight miles on a warm evening
for our pains is humiliating.
Under the circumstances the best
way out OF the difficulty would be for
the representatives of the two 'coun-
tries to get together at Washington
and swap apologies.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15
To Ayoidthe "Bauks.o

The report of Admiral Vallon, of
the French navy, in regard to the dan
gers run by fishermen in Newfound.
land waters from the large ocean
steamships has been submitted to
parliament. In an interview upon
the subject Admiral Vallon declares
that transatlantic steamships should
be compelled to avoid passing the
banks of Newfoundland. The amiral
says that ocean steamers could easily
make detour which would only be a
matter OF about four hours extra
time to them and would avoid
any danger OF running down
the fishing boats. The French
transatlantic steamship companies,
the admiral adds, ought to show the
other companies an example In this
matter and In future make the detour
which would avoid the dangers com.
planned OF by the fishermen. The Off.
oials OF the Campagnis Generate Tran.
satlantique, the French steamship line,
when asked u they were disposed to
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15
Gladstone Frustrated,

Mr.. Gladstone is the latest of the
prominent men OF Great Britain to be
announced as on the sick list. Mr..
Glonstone went to church as usual on
the 10th inst, and seemed to besen-
joying his usual health. In the after.
noon, however, the veteran statesman
was seized with q succession of shiyer-
ing fits, Mr.. Gladstone, alarmed at the
symptoms, sent for Sir Andrew Clark,
Mr.. Gladstone's family physician.
The latter, though not pronouncing
Mr.. Gladstone's illness to be of a seri-
GUS nature, declares that Mr.. Glad
stone must not leave his room for
several days.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15
Ex.King Milan's Debt.

Ex-King Milan met with a great dis
appointment at Vienna when he pre-
sented to the bank which does bust
ness for the servian government in
that city a check for 100000 francs.
1t appears that, when Milan was king,
he contracted debts to the bank for
about 100000 francs. In honoring
the check this amount was deducted,
greatly to Milan's disgust, who claim
ed that the state ought to pay the
debt. He took 100000 under pro.
test,
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15
Recanted and Suiciled,

From ostrohog Posen comes news
OF an extraordinary affair. A man
named Kaflan changed his religion, he
having been a Lutheran, in order to
marry q Jewess with whom he had
become infatuated. The young wo.
man married him and for a time thev
lived happily. KaflAn was perpetual
ly irritated by the taunts of his form.
er co-religionists and the thought OF
his apostasy preyed on his mind. A
lew days ago he was found dead in his
house with q written recantation of
Judaism lying beside him. Hehad cut
his throat.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15

$35, 900 in cash now on hand, and by
the time the board has selected it's
treasurer there will be SIS, ,OOOto $685..
600 more.
In regard to the organization of the
board, Colonel Cooper one OF the orig
inal appointees, declining to qualify,
Hon. All. Tufthagen, ofNelson coun.
ty, was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Cashier s. s. Lyon, OF the First Ma
tional Bank, is the present treasurer
and will be until the expiration of the
fiscal year, JUNE 80, when, it is claim
ed, Mr.. Lewis, of the Red River Bank
will be elected.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15

tinction between the Pacific ocean on
the one hand and the Sea of Okhotsk,
the Sea of Kamschatka and the lev
sea on the other; and 80 long as Rus.
sia drew that distinction, it must ap.
ply to, and must absolutely decide, all
the contentious between the two coun.
tries as far as the waters of the Behr-
ing sea are concerned. To discuss
this point further would, in the opin
OF the president, contribute nothing
of value to the general contention.
In the opinion of the president, Lord
Salisbury is wholly and strangely in
error in making che following state.
ment:
"Nor do they (the advisers of the
president) rely, as a Jurisdiction for
the seizure Of British ships in the open
sea. upon the contention that the in.
terests of the seal fisheries gave to the
United States Government any right
for that purpose, which, according to
international law, it would not other
wise possess"
The governments OF the United States
has steadily held Just the reverse OF
the position which Lord Salisbury has
imputed to it. 1t holds that the own.
ership of the islands upon which the
seals breed, that the habit OF the seals
in regularly resorting thither aud rear.
ing their young thereon, that their 20
ing out from the island in search of
food and regular returning thereto,
and all the facts and Incidents oftheir
relation to the island give to the Unit.
ed States
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15
PROPERTY INTEREST THEREIN:

that this property interest was claim
ed and exercised by Russia during the
whole period OF it's sovereignty, over
the land and waters OF Alaska; that
England recognized this property in
terest so far as recognition Is implied
by abstaining from all interference
with it during the whole period of Rus.
sia's owership of Alaska, and during
the first 10 years of sovereignty OF
the United States. 1t is yet to be de.
termined whether the lawless intrusion
OF Canadian vessels in 1885 and sub.
seqnent years has changed the law and
equity OF the case heretofore prevail
ing.
l have the honor to be, with the
highest consideration, sir, your most
obedient servant.
JAMES g. BLAINE.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15

adopt Admiral Vallons' suggestion,
replied that they did not intend to al
ter their route as collisions between
steamships and fishing boats on the
banks were extremely rare.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-15
THE HISTORICAL POINT

is the one at issue. The explanatory
note from Russia, fled in the state
department Of this country, especial.
ly referred to In Mr.. John Quincy
Adams diary and quoted In my note
Of Dec. II, 1890, plainly draws q dis.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-31
NEWS AND NOTES.

Moonstones actually figure among dress
trimmings.
Saturn's ring has disappeared for the first
time in fifteen years.
1t takes a million pounds of ink every
year to print Uncle Sans paper money and
revenue stamps.
Smoke is finding its champions in Eng
land, Notwithstanding the efforts made to
prevent its diffusion in the atmosphere. It
is claimed that the carbon in the smoke is
apowerful deodorizer and, as such, is a
blessing rather than a nuisance.
The remains of about hundred elephants
have been found at Mont-Dall, in Brittany,
where they are gathered on q surface Of
about 1900 square meters. All the bones
are broden, and it is thought that the ami
mails must have been eaten by prehistoric
men.
The astronomer royal for Scotland states
that when the moon is half full its bril-
,iancyis not nearly one-half as great as
when it is quite full He attributes the
brightness of the full moon to the bright
streaks which are then seen over the lunar
surface, starting from the craters He
supposes these to be convex or concave, and
brilliantly illuminated when the sun shines
full upon them.
1t was the dream of a topper that brought
about the discovery of the shot-tower pro-
cess of making shot. Before then sheets of
lead were rolled thin, punched out into little
cubes, and these in turn were rolled in a
barrel until they became spheroidal. The
dreaner's name was Watts, and after
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-31
THE ALLIANCE TAKES A STEP.

THE GAZETTE publishes to-day the
official call for the meeting of Alliance
representatives at Corsicana for the
purpose of taking definite action in the
reorganization of that order in Texas.
The call is signed by more than a hun
dred officials and members of the Ali
ance, representing all parts of the
state, 1t will be noticed that most of
the names of the men who signed the
famous Austin manifesto and of those
who attended the July convention in
Fort Worth are not signed to this call.
The omission of these names does not
Indicate that the signers of the mani
festo and the participants in the Fort
Worth convention are not in active
sympathy with this movement. The
charge having been made that these
men were politicians, they have gener-
ally been left out of the list of the
prime movers in this affair, to set aside
even the shadow of suspicion that
there is any political plot behind it.
The declared purpose of the meeting is
ito reclaim the order from the secret
political organizations which have
prostituted and disgraced it." and to
restore it to its original principles. 1t
is further promised that ''this meeting
will strictly obey the Declaration of
Intentions of the order and the pur-
poses for which it was founded. There
shall be no religious, political or parti-
san test-no political demands made.
nor will it favor or oppose the princi
pies of any social, religious or political
party"
The reorganized Farmers Alliance
should be great power for the good
of the farmers of Texas, and of the ma
tion as well, for the new movement will
spread to other states. Learning from
the misfortunes that have virtually
wrecked the original Farmers ALI
ance, they will be able to avoid the
dangers of dabbling in politics, and
make of the new organization purely
social beneficial organization for pro-
noting the welfare of the agricultural
communities. There is plenty of work
of this kind to be done, and if the Cor
sicana meeting shall be governed by
the wisdom of experience it will start
movement that will go on to Won
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-31
ABOUT SOME PEOPLE.

Sampson Mccain, an Irishman, breaks
silver dollars between his fingers, and
chains capable of sustaining 6OO0 pounds.
Eugene Sandow, German, only weighs
202 pounds, but is credited with having put
up q three hundred and twelve pound dumb
bell with one hand.
John C. Floods palace on Mob Hill, San
Francisco, erected at cost of s., SOC, 600,
stands emrty and silent. Only an old gar
dener inhabits the mansion. The public is
never admitted to see the furniture and
paintings.
Paris was recently astounded by the feats
of Apollon, twenty -five-year-old French
man, who weighs $50 pounds, and who can
lift three horses, hold 100 pounds out at
arms length and play catch with l60-
pound weigh.
EX-Mayor Campbell of Youngstown,
Ohio, though blind since he was five years
old, became musician enough to teach the
study of it, studied law, and graduated from
the Harvard law school, and successfully
edited paper in Ohio for eight years.
1t may not be generally known, says Har
per'S Bazaar, that Mrs. Amelia E. Barr'S
first essay in authorship was made after the
death, at Galveston in 1866, of her husband
and three sons. They were all swept off by
y
porting her three daughters that Mrs. Barr
began to write
The Duchess of Marlborough has intro
duced, among other improvements at Blen-
helm, an American elevator. Her town res
idence in London is also supplied with une,
the car of which is beautiful structure
decorated in white and gold. The duchess
operates it herself. Lady Ashburton has
also an American elevator in her London
house which she runs herself.
On the civil pension list of Great Britain
may be found: "Heirs and descendants of
William Penn, e4000 per annum." This
pension was granted in George Ill IS time
''in consideration of his meritorious serv-
ices, and of the losses which his family
sustained in consequence of the American
war; a Col. Stewart is the heir and de-
scendant who now draws the pension.
Irving Montgomery, an American, breaks
strong chains and straps with his hands
and by chest expansion with remarkable
ease, His exhibition partner, Cyciops, is a
giant who thinks nothing of running about
with three big men and a 150-pound dumb
bell, or of breaking a heavy iron ring by
the contraction of his biceps.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-31

II THE Fort Worth GAZETTE is onto the
recent operations of the Videttes in Texas
will it please open up and tell what there is
in it, An anxious public thinks there is
something on, but don't know exactly what
it is Tel us what you know about that
',same old seven and siX."-IBonham Fa-
vorite.
The Videttes being an oath-bound Sc
cret organization, with grips, pass
words and a secret cipher, and The
GAZETTE not being a member of the
order, il is not ''onto" them so as to tell
what is going on. All that we can say
is that meeting of the leaders of this
order was held in Fort Worth last
week, and that the participants in the
meeting (which was called by the Sc
cret cipher codel were the leaders of
the sub-treasury Alliance, and these
are the men who headed the clark
lantern" movement in this county three
years ago. THE GAZETTE published
full expose of the Videttes at that time,
which broke the backbone of dark-lan-
ternism in this county. THE GAZETTE
does not know, but it is safe enough
guess, that the meeting of the Videttes
lasi week was en- effort to revive that
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-31
DUN'S REPORT.
Greater Improvement of Trade
at the West.
DECIDEDLY BETTER SOUTH.
Seasonabie Goods In Strong Demand.
Money Markets Generally Well Supplied.
Collections Improving Almost Ev-
erywhere Business Failures.

New York, Oct. 30.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S.
weekly review of trade says: The improve
ment in trade is greater than before at the
West, considerable at the South and is
clearly perceived over the East. Yet dis
enlargement in some branches of industry
is not less, but more apparent than before,
evidently because calculations have been
made on a more rapid and greater
increase in business than has been
realized. Premature expansion in some
forms of production and of trade has in
vited the usual corrective, and disposition
exists which is so general that 1t might
easily be misinterpreted. The iron industry
shows most change. The extreme anxiety
to sell pig-iron and the financial weakness
in unexpected quarters, produce the present
depression which is in curious contrast
with the Astounding confidence which pre-
walls in regard to the future Bar mills
find lack of large orders, plate mills have
furnished material at low prices and Struct-
ural iron is irregular and verv low.
Wool is somewhat easier. The dress
goods market is active and works well en-
ployed, though, at narrow margins of
profit Cotton mills have increasing bust
ness in fancIes, but trade in staples is fall
ing off and buyers urge that lower prices
are justified by the decline in raw cotton.
Yet Southern demand is better and trade
on the whole is fairly good. Re-
ports form OIner cues are ueclueuly
more encouraging than usual, though
at the East improvement is not rapid. AT
st. Louis seasonable goods are in strong
demand and distribution is greater than
year ago. At Kansas City a steady and
healthful activity is noted, and
trade is encouraging at Louisville,
fairly good at Memphis and Nashville.
with cotton receipts very heavy at Calves
ton, New Orleans, Charleston and Sayan-
nah. At most Southern points general
trade improves, but at Charleston money is
still tight. Speculation in breadstuffs has
advanced prices this week, partly on account
of reported prohibition of wheat exports
from Russia Receipts at the West have been
5,S44, 900 bushels in four days against eX-
ports of 1,305, 900 bushels, and yet prices
rose 2 cents. Without any excuse specula-
tive manipulation has hoiSted corn cents,
but pork products are shade lower and
cotton declines Lie with continuing heavy
receipts. Oil has fallen g, but
coffee is 4 shade stronger and sugar
unchanged. No fears are entertained of
monetary pressure. Throughout the East
and West and almost all Southern points
the money market is well supplied for le-
Ultimate business and rates tend lower,
while collections improve to some extent
almost everywhere. but especially at prin-
cipal Western points.
Business failures occurring throughout
the country during the past seven days
number 255 as compared with a total of 2i9
last week and for the corresponding week
of last year the figures we're 2lS.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-31
Weather Bulletin.
Special to the Gazette.

GALVESTON, TEX, Oct 30-The area of
high pressure over the northeastern portion
OF the United States is moving slowly to
the southeast, and the highest pressure re-
ported tonight is from the south
Atlantic states. The storm area
over North Dakota last night is moving
eastward and is over the upper lakes with
its center apparently to the north of Duluth
tonight and neck of comparatively low
pressure extends southwesterly to Ell Paso
with secondary storm center over
Oklahoma Territory. The area of high
pressure moving in over the central and
northern portions of the Rocky mountain
plateau extended eastward over the central
and northern Rocky mountain slope. Clear
weather prevails Throughout the county ex-
cept that it is cloudy al Cairo and snow
ing at Bismarck. The movement of the
cyclonic area eastward to the lakes has
been accompanied by slight rise in tenn
perature over the eastern portions of the
country, and the movement of the area of
high pressure from the Rocky Mountain
plateau eastward has been accompanied By
a decided fall in temperature over the
central and northern portions of the
Rocky Mountain slope, the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys. Over Da-
kOta and Eastern Montana the fall has eX-
ceeded 90 deg. Over the slope and in Texas,
the changes in temperature have been slight.
The temperature tonight is over the normal
for this season of the year over the
lake region, throughout the Central valley
aud over Texas and Oklahoma Territory, is
slightly deficient along the Middle and
South Atlantic coast and the eastern and
central portions of the Gulf coast.
FORECAST, MIDNIGHT.
Local forecast for Texas east of the Tooth
meridian for twenty-four hours ending mid
night October 81: Fair weather, stationary
mperature, variable winds.