davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01
A FIERY TORRENT
Chattanooga Visited by a Disastrous
COnfagrati0n...S26O,OOO
Damage.
Twenty Acres Swept by the Flames...
A Large Numberof Buildings
Destroyed.
Serious Accusat tiOns... rested a Green
GOOas Man. Angled For a Suit
of Clothes.

There was a terrible conhagration
at Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 20 ult.
The loss is fully a quarter of million
dollars. Insurance over S15O,OOO.
The fire commenced at 8 a. m. in
Campbell & Co. 8 furniture factory on
King street. The fire soon got beyond
control OF the fire department and
rapidly took in everything in the near
neighborhood. 1t was Z a. M. before
the flames were under control, and
the field OF destruction covered twen-
ty acres. The loss is about as fol-
lows:
Campbell & Co., furniture factory,
loss, SIS 600; insurance about $780,
600; G. G. Lilly, two.story brick, just
600; Peake's warehouse, loss, Sl5,-
600, Insurance., $4,000; the East
Tennessee, Virginia g. Georgia
Railroad company, freight lie
pot, complete loss on build
ing about $4,000; contents estiniat-
ed at $4,000. There were also
about seventy. freight cars destroy
ed, about fifty OF them being filled
with miscellaneous freight. The loss
on the destruction Of these cars will
not fall short OF $4,000, making a
total loss to the railroad company OF
about $l25,OOO. The amount of in.
surance is not known. There were
several small buildings destroyed
which may aggregate $4,000 in loss
By heroic Efforts the new Mountain
City Flouring mill, just completed at
a cost of nearly 5000, 900, was saved
The Morrison Lumber company in
CURED only small loss on account
of the destruction Of some lumber ir
the yard. A large quantity OF lumber
IN the vicinity OF the East Tennes
see, Virginia g. Georgia depot
was destroyed. The fire ragged furious.
ly for four hours. Several car loads
of combustibles were burned, among
others g. car load OF fireworks, creating
great panic In the crowd witnessing
and working about the fire. The three
fire engines OF the fire edepartmentw were
OF little use, owing to the great field
Coveieu. Wulle 1HlS IRE was raging
in it's greatest fury another broke out
on East Montgomery avenue, near the
Grandview hotel, and q two story
brick and eight frame cottages were
destroyed, involving loss OF about
$4,000; fully covered by insurance.
The fire department sent few Sec
tions OF hose to this fire and volun-
teers manned the hose lines and final
ly got the fire under control. The
property belonged to William M. Will
hottie.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01
Upset By Cow.

A section of q through stock train
OF. the Toledo, St. Louis e. Kansas
City railroad was wrecked at Green.
town, seventeen miles east OF Koko-
mo, on the Goth ult. The train
was running about fifteen miles an
hour through the town. 1t struck q
COW at the Main street crossing turn
ing the engine and tender over, wreck
ing them and eight cars. Engineer
Isaac Koonrlne and Fireman Clyde
Young jumped, the latter saving him
self with a badly sprained ankle, while
Engineer Koonrine was caught in the
wreck and crushed to pieces. Fifteen
head Of cattle were killed and score
crippled. Engineer Koonrine was a
member OF the brotherhood, home at
Delphos, Ohio, unmarried and about
35 years old.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01
A Wabash Line.

The New York Sun says: President
O. D. Ashley, OF the Wabash, has re.
turned from England, whittier he went
to confer with the voting committe of
English bondholders and stockholders
in regard to the proposed extention
of the road from Chicago into Detroit,
or rather to a point on the Detroit
division near Laketon Junction. The
Englishmen, who own about one-half
OF the s3O,O0O,0oO OF debenture
bonds and prehaps fifth of the stock,
have most OF them bought their stock
at par. and the preferred stock is now
below 23, while the debenture bonds
are "a l-2. They paid 81 for their
bonds.
These gentlemen were averse to
further building under any circum-
stances, but Mr.. Ashley's visit has
had a good effect. He met the COM
mlttee, OF which Capt. Paby, of the
Railway Share, Trust and Agency
company; Mr.. Hesseltine, Lord Mont.
eagle and Sir Charles Tennano are
members, and he laid before them the
advantages of the new line. It was
The best thing that could happen to
the system, Mr.. Ashley said, and the
link was not really parallel to any
existing road, such as the Chicago &
Erie, whose tracts the Wabash now
uses east from Chicago. The idea
was to transfer business from one
line to another. Mr.. Ashley estlmat-
ed that within five years the new
division would be paying 5 per cent
on the debenture bonds, besides inter-
est on the preferred stock. When
he came away the English hold
ers We're much more favorable to the
plan, and ON Mr. Ashley's invitation,
they consented to appoint represen.
tatlve OF the committee to take trip
over the system and report to thefor.
eign holders. There will be a meeting
OF directors next week, at which the
matter will be discussed. Mr.. Ashley
is hopeful that the new line will be un.
der construction within a short time.
The estimated cost is less than 49,.
600, 900 and the money is within easy
reach. There is a report that the Chi
cago & Erie has something to do with
the opposition OF the Englishmen to
the new Wabash extension. The same
bondholders are largely interested In
Chicago 4 Erie securities, and II Is said
that the management OF this company
has been using It's influence with the
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01
Serious Accusations.

A bombshell exploded in the Office
of the Louisville, New Alabama & Chi
cago railway on the goth ult. 1t was
aimed at Assistant President William
L. Breyfogle. 1t was in the shape OF a
document sent to President Samuel
Thomas by Henry Crawford, late at
torney general for the road, contain
ing about ten distinct charges against
Breyfogle, declaring IN effect that he
had looted and robbed the "Monon."
The allegations are regarded as the
most serious arraignment yet made of
the late "Monon" management. Gen.
Thomas declared that the charges
must be investigated at once.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01
foreign holders to stave off what is
partly a parallel scheme.
A COmmeadable Course.

The New York Central management
has decided on civil service reform
among Its employees. An examina-
tion is soon to be held Of the men con-
nected with the operating department.
A list OF about 26O questions has
been prepared. Engineers, tiremen,
conductors and tralnmen are includ-
ed in those who will haveto stand the
examination. An average OF rs per
cent is required to retain mans
place. Most OF the questions are on
the technical running OF trains, signals
and the operation OF q trains equip
ment. The company hopes by this
course to secure an intelligent, capa-
BILE and careful lot of men, thereby in.
suring the rolling stock from accident
through carelessness or ignorance.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01
Fargo Argus Officers.

The meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Argus Printing company was held
at the companies office in Fargo on
the 9th inst, pursuant to the order
of the district court. Capt. Alexander
Griggs was unanimously chosen chair
man OF the meeting. The holders OF
the majority of the stock put forward
W. A. Stephens to act as secretary OF
the meeting, while Maj. Edwards want
ed M. R. Flint in this capacity. After
patiently hearing all the arguments
on both sides the chairman ordered a
vote taken.
Just at this juncture Mr.. Roberts,
counsel ior Maj. Edwards, introduced
the deputy sheriff, who SCI yed injunc.
ton papers on Capt. Griggs and Faux.
ner and Stephens, restraining Faulk-
ner or any OF his assigns, proxies or
assistants from voting any OF the
stock standing in Faulkner's name.
This order was issued by Judge Rose,
OF the Fifth judicial district. Faulk.
ner, upon advice of his consel, decided
to disregard the injunction and the
proceedings of the meeting were con.
tinued. A ballot having been taken
resulted in the election OF Stephens as
secretary of the meeting.
Maj. Edwards thereupon filed a. pro.
test against Faulkner voting livestock
in his (Faulkner's) name. Faulkner
then presented resolution n requiring
the president, Edwards, and the sec.
retary, Flint, to produce the stock
certificate and transfer books OF the
company at the meeting then in pro.
gress, which was duly carried. Ed
wards and Flint thereupon, as such
president and secretary, by advice OF
their counsel, refused to produce said
books.
Nominations were then made for
directors to serve until the next an.
nual election, and until their success.
sors should be elected. The ballot
resulted in the election of Capt.
Griggs, E. o. Faulkner, w. A. Steph.
ems, H. @. Plumley and M. R. Flint as
such directors. Maj. Edwards did
not attempt to vote any stock not ol
record in his name, but protested
each time against Mr.. Faulkner vot.
ing the stock standing in the name oi
the latter.
The stockholders meeting then ad.
journed and the newly elected dlrec.
tors held a meeting, and elected the
following officers: Capt. Alexander
Griggs, of Grand Forks, President
Edwin O. Faulkner, of Chicago, Vice
President, and W. A. Stephens, OF St
Paul, Secretary and Treasurer.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01
Angled For a Suit Of Clothes.

James Comfy, a tramp, took afancy
to suit of clothes exhibited on a
dummy in front of Frank kGoldblooms 8
clothing store, and securing rope
took up position on the roof OF the
store, fitted moose in the rope and
by skillful angling caught the dummy
below and pulled it to the roof where
he traded clothes with it. An officer
who was watching Comfy, arrested
him after long chase, in which he
fred shots at the fugitive. 81 might
have hit him." said the officer, "but
did not want to shoot Goldbloom's e
clothes.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01
Wisconsin Midland Officers,

The board OF directors OF the Wis
consln Midland Railroad company
have elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent, A. Galloway, Fond du Lac; vice
president, Col. N. Boardman; chair
man OF directors and secretary, ID. c.
Lamb; treasurer, A. G. Knapp; execu-
tive committee, d. G. Lamb, N. Board
man, @. B. Bartlett.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01

Adjutant General Bentley, of Bis.
marck has been installed as depart
mont commander of.the g. A. R.
B. f. Anderson, a Fargo gentleman
i'll the employ of the Walter A. Woods
machinery company, sustained the
fracture OF a leg a few days ago.
r. G. Knowlton section foreman Of
the Northern Pacific at Gilby. acci.
dentally shot his 10 year old sister a
few days ago, making frightful
wound In the abdomen. Recovery is
doubtful.
The elevator Mt jamestown on the
25th inst, payed 06 cents for wheat.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29

LAYING the pipe was accepted at the fol-
lowing rates: 81 cents per foot fer 8
inch, cents for inch and cents for
inch. All bids for hauling pipe were
rejected as being too high, and the sec
retary was instructed to let the contract.
Work will begin on the excavation i'm
mediately.
c. L. Phillips thinks he has the boss
runaway horse. Last night while Mr..
Phillips attended lodge he:tied his horse,
which was hitched to a cart, in the usual
place back of the store. The accidental
falling of some boxes in front of him
frightened him so that he pulled back
and broke the rope that tied him, then
backing out of his narrow enclosure he
made strait shoot for home. Mr..
Phillips getting there some time after
found that the horse had done his best
to get into the barn but could not be-
cause of the cart. Then he had left and
gone over rocks and boulders few
blocks distant, where some neighbor had
tied him, by one of the lines, to fence
post and where Mr.. Phillips eventually
found him, whinneying to be taken in
out of the cold. Not scratch was on
the cart nor thing wrong with the out
fit, except that the whip which was not
well set in its socket, had fallen out and
was lost.
1t is well known that the band boys
lost in the great fire, not only their uni
forms and stock of music, but they lost
also,- we believe, every musical instru-
ment they had except three pieces. In
view of these facts as well as in consid-
Grafton of the pride that the city had in
the band, it has been determined to give
ball, sometime next month, for its
benefit. Col. Sinnott has generously
offered his dining room for the occasion
free of charge, and the Bettingen string
band as generously offered its services
free while E. Jacobsen & Co. will con-
tribute the use of piano, the CHRONICLE
will furnish the tickets, others not heard
from, will act with like generosity AID
every citizens will buy a ticket, which
will be placed at dollar each, so that
the whole amount received from the sale
of the tickes may go to the purchase of a
new set of intruments. Fellow citizens,
let us help the band on its feet again.
The boys deserve it, and a dollar from
each of US will never be missed.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
oHnoN1oLE SHORT STOPS.

For coughs and colds use 2379.
1873 is the cough syrup for children.
Get me cigar from that fine case at
Snipes & Kinersley's.
4. Fresh oysters in every style at the
Columbia candy factory. 1S-tf
Farley & Frank have lot of second
hand tents of all sizes for sale cheap. If
Charles Stubling has opened up his
saloon in the building next door west of
the Germania saloon. if
j. III. Larsen will buy all scrap iron
of all kinds and pay the highest market
price. See him at the East End.
9-97tf.
F. Dehm is again on deck. He saved
his stock and tools and has opened bust
ness at the cigar factory on First street.
9-9-1m
Maier & Benton are prepared to do all
kinds of plumbing, tin-roofing, and tin
work. See them at the old Bettingen
stand. IT,
A. A. Brown has re-opened at 100 Un-
ion street, north end of the first building
north of Court house yard, where he
will be pleased TO see his old customers.
d-w-9-S-tf.
Max Blank wishes to inform the peo-
pie of The Dalles that he has not
raised on brick, and is selling them for
the same price as before. And will try
and supply all demands with the best oi
improved machine made brick, as soon
rs time will allow.
loft. MAX BLANK.
/ Contracting parties and parties in
| tending TO build will be interested to
know that William Butler & Co. will in
| a few days have complete stock oi
rough and ready lumber, lath shingles
] ETC., at their yard on the corner oi
| Front and Madison streets. Call and
see Mr.. Butler at the Umatilla house fol
prices, etc. 8-29-2t.
! Long Ward offers for sale one of the
best farms of its size in Sherman county
4 1t consists OF 240 acres of decided land al
Erslinville. There is a never-failine
spring of living water capable OF water
ing five hundred head of stock daily
The house, which is large store build
ing with ten rooms attached alone cost
SLIGO. A blacksmith shop and other
buildings and the whole surrounded by 8
good wire fence. VIII be sold cheap anc
on easy terms. Apply by letter or other
wise to the editor of the CHRONICLE or tc
the owner, w. L. Ward, Boyd, Wasce
county, Oregon.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
LOCAL BnEv1rIEs.

Colonel Fulton OF Sherman county is
in town today. "a
Goldendale is putting on airs. 1t has
got Womah's Equal sufferage Club.
A good boy of from fourteen to sixteen
years can find employment at this
office.
w. S. Graham went down to Portland
yesterday and is expected to return to-
night.
Two loads of wool were received at the
Wasco warehouse, this morning for the
Mitchell country.
Mrs. E. Wingate has temporarily
moved into the Moody warehouse, OPP
posite Brooks & Beers store in the East
End.
The world renowned violinist is COM
ing to The Dalles. Herr Aamold comes
with fattering notices from all over the
world
Geo. w. Smith, shipped 20 tons of
Klickitat wheat by the Regulator this
morning. He has now about 900 sacks
at the Rockland Shute. He bought 500
bushels this morning at n cents.
We most earnestly desire to extend
our greatest appreciation to the relief
committee and to our many friends who
have SO kindly aided us in our time of
need. Yours in Remembrance,
Mr.. AND Mrs. S. /. YOUNG.
The assessment roll of Grant county
for 1891 shows decrease of $1O9, ,730 as
compared with that of $780, The net
value of all taxable property is 81, 1,199,-
$40 which is nearly offset by "money,
notes and accounts amounting to $404,-
$50.
A Masonic lodge will be organized in
Wasco tonight and the following Masons
from this city went up to Wasco today
to attend the ceremony: r. F. Gibbons,
acting D. G. M, w. E. Garretson, d. L.
Gates, Geo. Blakeley, Geo. A. Liebe, H.
Horn, /. /. Burget, o. D. Doane and
Thomas Olesen.
2 Saturday last while III. Simons of
Eight Mile was coming into town with a
load of hay, at the forks of the Benson
and Thompson roads his wagon capsized.
Fortunately no damage was done beyond
the Inconvenience and loss of time. The
rut which caused the accident is said to
be two feet deep and hard to avoid.
The road out that way will be in sweet
state, in another month, if something is
not done to improve it.
The CHRONICLE received the following
special communication from Biggs sta
ton this morning: William Mercer oi
Wasco got his left leg badly injured late
last night while lifting a rack on q
wagon, which may result in it's ampu-
tation. DIR. Rinehart of The Dalles was
telegraphed for and we presume it wat
to attend to Mr.. Mercer. Mr.. Mercer j:
well known in this section and his many
friends viii be sorry to hear of his mis-
fortune.
At the meeting of the Water Commits
sioners held Yesterday afternoon the bic
of Thurston & Nowack was accepted fol
excavating the trenches for the new
mains on Union street and the bluff, al
the following rates Earth, 80 cents
loose rock, 40 cents; solid rock, $1.4S 8
yard The bid of Manfin & Browne fol
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
TIME TABLES.
Local Advertisin
Railroads,

No. 2, Arrives IL 40 "A. M. Departs II 70 A. M.
8, - 12:05 P. NJ. II; ~ r M.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
The New Portage Road.

The weight of evidence, indeed about
all the evidence in regard to the build
ing of the Cascades portage railroad, is
that the complaints about it have but
little foundation. There are always
people ready to find fault and make ac-
cusations and attacks upon the slightest
possible foundation, or one only imagi-
nary, and this seems to be the case here.
The road has not been completed and
put in operation quite as soon as it was
hoped and expected; but this is not
proof positive of negligence or incompe-
tency on the part of its builders. The
governor and state treasurer have care
fully examined the work, and express
themselves as satisfied with it, and
pleased with the service of Mr.. Farley
and his Telegram.
A bashful fellow called on his girl, and
they both sat on the sofa, at opposite
ends. After silence of considerable
duration, evidently spent by each in
hard thought, she summoned up enough
courage to ask him what he was think
ing about. He, hoping to please her, re-
piled: 81 was thinking of the same
thing as you" She, turning around,
replied, '.I'll slap you on the mouth if
Won fry If -
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
WEATHER PRoBABILITIEs.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1891

The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
STAGES,

Two locaA freights that carry passengers leave
one for the west Mt 7:45 A M, and one for the
east at A. NJ.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
FRENCH & GO.
BANKERS.

TRANSACT A GENERALBANKING BUSINESS
Letters of Credit issued available in the
Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash, and various points in Or
egon and Washington.
Collections made at all points on fav-
orable terms.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29

For best specimen OF fret saving, Ly-
man Lee 1st. For best specimen of pen
and ink drawing, same 1st. For best
specimen of business penmanship, same
1st. For best collection of pressed flow
ers, ]. r. Lee 1st. For best collection of
birds eggs, same 1st. For best speci-
men of pressed flowers, Althea Lee lst.
For best collection OF stuffed birds, Ray
Davis 1st. For largest and best display
of crayon drawing, Julia Hill 1st.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
The Northwestern Life Insurance C0
OF MILWAUKEE,, WISCONSIN
Assets over $4,000 100000
Surplus over $6,5oO,OOooo.
Prof. E. L. shuey,

Shuey
in
umen -
$4,000
r.
dceye encah
o
some %yday
men oring the eEtabeo
Company having rom
metro
truly yours
ROSS MITCH
sof alt
A. HUDSON,
Associate
| A.
Oregon
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
Children Cry for Pitchers castoria.

When Baby was sick. We gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria,
whenshehad children. she gave them castoria
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-29
The Da11es Daily Chronicle.

Entered at the Postoffice at The Dalles, Oregon,
as second class matter
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-18
A RESORT TO DYNAMITE.
A NON-UNIoN COAL MINER rs
BLASTED OUT OF BED.
Strikers Charged with Trying to Blow
Him Up-Fresh Excitement in the
Puget Sound Coal Region-The Militia
Still Doing Guard Duty.

SEATTLE. WASH, July 17.--At New
Castle this morning charge of dyna-
mite exploded in stump near the cabin
of August Sanders, miner who has re-
mained at work through the strike.
Sanders was thrown out of bed and
his cabin badly damaged. 1t is
believed that the strikers explod-
ed the dynamite, but they denG
all knowledge of the affair. A de-
tachment.of company @, which was to
leave Gilman. has been ordered totre-
main. A party OF negroes got drunk
at franklin last night and fred fifteen
revolver shots. This caused the alarm
that there was an attack by
the. strikers, and other negroes
with carbines and revolvers were
rushing to the scene, when deputies
held them back and quieted them. The
deputies there have been increased to
thirteen, and have arranged a patrol
system. Eleven men arrived there yes
terday to work, but the strikers per-
suaded them to return, using only argu-
ment and offering no violence.