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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
DESOLATED FARMS.
Fifty Miles of Flame in the
Grain Fields.
TERRIBLE HAVOC IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

The Bountiful Harvest Licked Up by the
Fire and the Grass All Burned Of
Twenty Townships Ravaged-Dreadful
Fate of an Eronaut-He Falls 1000
Feet and Is Mashed to Jelly-A Peril
GUS Experience at Sea-swept by an Inn
mense Wave-TwO Women Horribly
Mangled-Other Fatalities.
FAULKToN, S. D., Aug 31.-All the
northwestern part of Faulk county was
burned over Friday night by a terrible
and destructive fire, twenty miles wide,
and extending from Faulkton fifty miles
northwest. AS far as the eye can reach
the sky was lit up with burning stacks of
hay and grain. The farmers are ruined.
For space of twenty miles not foot of
grass is left for stock that escaped the
flames. The damage cannot be estimated
yet. AT Loyalton the citizens fought the
fire for eight hours. finally succeeding in
saving the town. No dwellings were
burned around that point, but large guam
titles of grain and hay were destroyed.
Rode Through Twenty Miles of Ruin.
One person reports riding twenty miles
along the edge of the burned district and
he saw many people standing around on
the prairie destitute, having lost their en-
tire possessions by fire. The loss falls
heavily, coming at the close of a bountiful
harvest-the best for several years. Large
quantities of grain have been destroyed, as
the strong wind swept the fire across even
the bare fields, aided by the tumble weeds
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prairie and fields, setting file to every
thing they touched. So far no loss of life
has been reported. That section being in
accessible by railroads, full particulars
will not be obtained for several days. No
less than twenty townships have been
desolated by this terrible flre-the worst
for years
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Queen Vic and the Worlds Fair.

LONDON, Aug. 20. The Royal Gazette
announces that Queen Victoria has issued
a commission to the president, vice pres
idents, treasurers and members of the
council of the Royal Society for the En-
couragement of Arts, Manufactures and
Commerce. The preamble rehearses the
invitation from President Harrison to
Great Britain to take part in the Chicago
exhibition, and declares that it "is our
wish that the exhibition should afford a
full and suitable representation of the in
dustry, agriculture and fine arts of Great
Britain and Ireland and our colonies and
dependencies in Europe, Asia, Africa,
America and Australia, and that our sub
jects should cooperate in the exhibition. I"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
A Big Day for Ohio mocrats.

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 30 - Something
new in the way of political meetings, and
which is expected to be one of the larg-
est things of the kind ever held in Ohio,
is now being arranged for by the Demo-
cratic state executive committee. 1t is to
be Democratic governors day, and it is
the intention to have every Democratic
governor in the United States present,
there being thirty of them in the forty
four states of the Union. Allen G.
Thurman, the Old Roman, will pre-
side The meeting will be held in this
city the latter part of September.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Bookwaiter's Farming Community.

SPRINGFIELD, o., Sept. 2.-The Hon.
John w. Bookwalter, the millionaire
manufacturer of this city, who is building
community agricultural village in Ne
braska, has arrived in this city from New
York. He says he has received hundreds
Of letters from farmers in all parts of the
country telling him he has solved the
problem of the future American farmers
life. His idea is to collect the farm resi-
dences in small communities, with the
farms lying contiguous, for the improve
ment of social life.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
1891 September. 1891
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COOKED BY STEAM.
Terrible Catastrophe on the Rail 4
Southern Indiana.

Terrible Catastrophe on the Rail in
Southern Indiana.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. IA wreck
occurred on the Cannelton branch of the
Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis rail.
way about II o'clock yesterday morning,
in which four lives were lost, thirteen
were badly hurt, and eighteen slightly in
jured. The fange of one of the forward
trucks of the engine broke while the train
was running at the rate of about thirty
miles an hour. The train at the time
was on a trestle, two miles from Troy,
Ind. The engine passed over the trestle
and plunged down the embankment. The
train was mixed one, the passenger
coach being next to the engine. The
coach followed the engine into the ditch,
and rolled over on top of it. 1t was &C.
cupied by about thirty people.
Cooked to Death by Steam.
The steam pipes gave way and the
scalding steam entered the coach. Many
of the passengers were women and chill
dren. Their screams were appalling. AS
soon as those who were slightly injured
extricated themselves, they began the
work of rescue. All were gotten out but
none escaped injury. Many were so badly
burned that their flesh was cooked in
places until it came off. Barbara Mel
meyer, Is years, daughter of a wealthy
farmer of Perry county, was taken out
dead, having been terribly scalded. Mrs.
Canaugh, of Troy, was horribly burned
and will die.
Two Little Victims Dea d.
Her little 10-year-old son was taken
from the wrecked coach and died before
reaching home. Emma Schue, 10 years,
died after being taken out, from her ter
rible burns. Jacob App, engineer, and his
fireman, John Tolle, went down with the
wreck. Both are salded, but not fatally.
Conductor James Gordon is dangerously
hurt, having number of ribs broken. The
scene of the wreck is isolated and the in
formation is meagre. Only one telegraph
wire reaches it. A physician at the wreck
said that the death list would probably
reach ten or twelve
Roll of the Worst Injured.
The most severely injured are: Katie
Kelshoe, Sidney Hess, Henry Bodine,
Michael Elberthorne, William Newman.
Mrs William Chase and child, Maggie
Hudson, Maurice Durbin, and G. f. Bolt.
The wounded are all at Tell City, and are
receiving careful attention.
LATER. - Following are additional
names of the injured: Two children,
names unknown. will die; j. A. LOAF,
Monmouth, ILL.,, injured about head and
arms; Mike Ebhard, treasurer Perry
county, cut on head; w. Kerr, Arkansas,
badly burned and cut about head.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Others Dangerously Hurt.
FRlGHTFUL BALLOON ACCIDENT.
The Eronaut Lets Go and Falls 1000
Feet, Head Downward.

Feet, Head Downward.
DETROIT, Aug. 3l.-The balloon ascen-
ton at the Exposition grounds Saturday
afternoon ended in a frightful tragedy.
George Hogan, the Ann Arbor @ronaut,
made the ascension, performing the while
on the trapeze When LOCO feet from the
earth he lost his grip on the trapeze bar.
The crowd did not seem to comprehend
the accident until the doomed man had al
most reached the ground. The body shot
through the air with frightful velocity,
head downward.
Every Bone i'm His Body Broken.
Hogan struck the earth on River street,
coming in contact with the sidewalk. So
great was the impact that the two-inch
planks were broken and splintered. Blood
spurted 100 feet from the corpse. Not n
bone in the body escaped breakage and
the head was mashed beyond recognition.
He leaves a widow and one child The
victim of the tragedy was a brother of
Hogan who made an ascension in Camp
BELLS air-ship in New York some years
ago and never returned.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
EXIT BALMACEDA.
Triumph of the Congressional
Party in Chill.
TIE "DIOTATOR's' ARMY DEFEATED

And the Insurgents in Possession of VAL
paraiso-A Bloody Battle Fought Close
to the City That Seems To BE Decis-
ive-Oficial kilograms That Indicate
That Some Chiiians Are Expert Liars
Great Rejoicing at the Insurgent
Headquarters at Washington-Egan's
Doom Sealed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29-The Gillian
Congressional ENJOYS in Washington re-
ceived the following cablegram late yes
day afternoon:
LIMA, Aug. 2S.-To PEDRO MoNTT: The
triumph complete. Valparaiso surren-
dered. [Signedl VIAL"
Something That Is Reliable.
Acting Secretary Wharton, of the state
department, received the following cable
gram last night from United States Con-
sui McCreary at Valparaiso:
"VALPARAIso, Aug 2S.-Battle fought
near city this morning Government
forces badly beaten. Heavy loss both
sides. City surrendered to opposition,
but in hands of admirals of American,
German, French and English fleets for
good order. No communication with San
tiago. Opposition forces now entering
the city"
Oficial from the Insurgents.
The following cablegram was received
by the Congressional ENJOYS here last
night:
'IQUIoUE, Aug. 29.-MoNTT, Washing
ton: Balmaceda defeated for the second
time today. After the victory the Con-
gressional forces remained outside of the
city. Valparaiso was delivered up to the
German admiral, who, on his side, imme-
diately delivered it to the orders of the
Congressional government. Commune
cate this to the government Of the United
States.
[Signed.l ERRAzURIz."
Lazcano Has No News.
Senior Lazcano, the CHILEAN minister,
said last evening that he had received no
news from Chill other than the dispatch
from the minister of foreign affairs given
to the press Thursday. He was shown
the dispatch received by the Congressional
ENJOYS in Washington yesterday announc-
Ing a victory for the Congressional party,
but said he knew nothing concerning its
truth. When he was told of the contents
of Mr.. McCreary's dispatch, he sent back
word that he had nothing to say.
Settles tho Matter Beyond Doubt.
The official news of the insurgent VIC
tory in Chilli, cabled to the state depart
ment by the United States consul at Val
paraiso, settles beyond doubt the conflict
ing reports of the past few days concern
ing the condition of affairs at the seat of
war. The receipt of dispatches from Val
paraiso telling of victory for the Balma-
cedsts is explained by state and navy de-
partment officials as resulting from Bal
maceda's control of the cable line from
that city.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
SEVEN HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
Two Women Fatally and All the Others

Two Women Fatally and All the Others
Severely.
VANDALIA, Ills, Sept 2.-While Fred
Linke, a farmer, was returning from a
drive in a wagon with his wife, two
daughters, two sons and an elderly neigh
Dor woman yesterday, the horses ran
away, throwing the occupants out. The
elder Linke had his shoulder-blade
broken, one son was thrown on a paling,
which penetrated his neck, the other son
had his shoulder dislocated, while the two
daughters sustained broken arm and
leg, respectively. Mrs. Linke and the
other lady were both injured internally
and will die.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
First Glass Factory in operat,on.

WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 2-The Chris
tiana Glass company lighted their fur
naces yesterday and claim to be the first
window glass factory in the United States
to go into operation after the summer
shutdown. The men have been granted
an per cent. increase of wages.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Took Five Men to Arrest Him

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Seps. 2.-Michael
Stevens, % years old, made murderous
assault on his father near this city Mon
day night. Yesterday morning Deputy
Sheriff Struthers and his assistant went
to arrest him. He fought like demon,
and three more officers were summoned.
For some time he held the five men at bay,
but finally surrendered Every officer
bears the marks of Stevens assault.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
AWFUL DEATH OF TWO WOMEN.

One Decapitated and the Other Literally
Cut to Pieces.
CREsToN, H., Aug. 81 "A fearful acci.
dent occurred in the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy yards Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. l. /. Langdale, of Creston, and Mrs.
Lizzie Ludwick, widow, of Freeport,
Ills, attempted to cross the track as an
engine was backing down, and were run
over. Mrs. Ludwick's head was severed
from her body and Mrs. Langdale was
literally cut to pieces.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Will Not shut Off Extensions.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Secretary Fos-
ter says that the privilege of continuing
AZ per cent bonds at 2 per cent. under
the terms of the circular of July last
will not be confined to bonds presented on
or before Sept. 2, the date on which the
~ per cent. interest will cease, but will
be extended to bonds presented subse
quent to that date for period OF time not
yet fixed.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Was the Death of Four Men.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. SIC. c. Bride
well, aged q, engineer of train No. 1888;
George Huston, aged 3s, engineer of train
No. 2t6; Harry NJ. johnson, aged 30, fire.
man; Abram Noble. aged %, fireman, were
killed by the wreck of two freight train
colliding on the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco railway near Brush creek. Two
other where injured.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Fatal collision at Detro,t.

DETROIT, Sept 2.-The steam barges
Morley and jerks collided yesterday, and
three persons were drowned, the jerks
sinking. The dead are: Mrs. Peter Elk
bert, wife of the captain of the jerks; AL
bert Jacob, of Port Clinton, o, who was
the second engineer, and "Jim," the fire.
man, who shipped at Port Huron Mich.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
IN A STATE OF CONNECTION.

The CongressionaIist Headquarters Re-
ceiving Congratulations.
In the headquarters of the CHILEAN Con-
gressional ENJOYS there was a state of COM
motion last night over the news of the
victory of the Congressional forces at Val
paraiso. Dom Pedro Montt, the chief
representative. is in Montreal, and Senior
Varas is in San Francisco. but Mr.. Julio
Foster, the remaining envoy, was besieged
with callers to offer congratulations, end
he was in a state of delighted excitement.
Numerous kilograms of congratulation
were received during the evening from
prominent people in Chill who are in
sympathy with the Congressional forces.
Egan Must Come Home.
When asked last night what the status
of United States Minister Egan would be
if the congressional party took control of
the government, Mr.. Foster said: ale can
not remain as the United States minister.
We would request the United States gov
eminent to recall him. We could not put
up with man who has been partial to
Balmaceda and an enemy to the Congress
sionalists, and one who has always per-
sisted that Balmaceda would not be de-
feated." Mr.. Foster said Minister Egan
has a son who holds office indirectly under
Balmaceda. "The son is about 10 years of
age" said Mr.. Foster, "and is employed on
a government railroad in the capacity of
clerk, and is paid for his services by con-
tractor who is employed by the Balmaceda
government, and 1 understand this son
has other employment under Balmaceda
also
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Dragged Into the Machinery.

CANTON, Kan Aug. 3l.-The breaking
of shaft in large wheat elevator Satur-
day morning caused a belt to drag Joseph
File into the machinery. He was alone in
the building and was fatally manged be-
fore being found.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Went Over the Falls I'm m Roat

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Aug. 31.-Satur-
day night James Greenwich, of Chippewa,
Canada, went over the falls in his sail
boat while trying TO cross from Navy ISL
and to his home
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
DECKS SWEPT BY A WAVE.
The Awful Experience of the Etruria-
One Man Killed.

Inc AWFUL experience OF the Etruria-
One Man Killed.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-Captain Hams,
of the steamship Etruria, reports meeting
with an extraordinary wave off the south
ern banks. At $3.50 o'clock on Tuesday
morning dense fog came up, and the en-
gineer was signalled to slow up. Soon
after entering the edge Of the fog there
came terrible thud of huge wave, strik-
ing the vessel on the forward part. Fortu-
nately all the passengers were asleep in
their berths, and panic was thus averted.
The force of the waves dashed boatswain
violently against the cathead and crushed
his skull, causing his death soon after
wards.
Others Dangerously Hurt.
Three Others of the crew were danger
ously hurt, their names being James Muir
ply, fractured thigh and right leg broken;
Joseph Harris, hip bone broken, spine
wrenched and wrists dislocated; Duncan
Mcbride, left ankle and thigh broken.
Several other members of the crew were
seriously, but, it is thought, not danger
ously injured. When the wave struck the
vessel the sea was comparatively calm and
the temperature mild. Captain Hams
says that in all his experience, extending
over a period of forty years, he never be-
fore encountered anything like it.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
The MannIicher Rifles mt Work.
Death of a Friend OF Gen. sherma a,

LAKE GEORGE, N. Y, Aug. 31.-F. G.
Tucker, the well-known proprietor of the
Lake House and friend of General Sher-
man, was found dead in bed yesterday
morning. Neuralgia of the heart was the
cause of death. Mr.. Tucker was IS years
old.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04

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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
THE FINAL BATTLE FOUGHT.
Desperate Charges by the Government
Forces BloOdiIy Repulsed.

Forces BloOdiIy Repulsed.
VALPARAISO, Aug. 30. The army of
Balmaceda was crushed yesterday after
five hours of battle, and General Alzerreca,
general Of the army, killed in the fight
Balmaceda has neither men nor money,
and is a refugee on board German war
ship, while the whole population of the
country is fiocking to the standard Of the
Congressionalists. The future of Chill Is
settled
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific Ry.,

The Direct Route to and from Chicago Joliet, Ottawa,
Peoria, La Sale, Moline, Rock Island in ILLINOIS;
Davenport, Muscatine, Ottumwa, Oska!oosa, Des
Moines, Winterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council
Bluffs, in IOWA Minneapolis and st. Paul. in MIN
EES0rA; Watertown and Sioux Falls, In DAKOTA;
Cameron, st. Joseph and Kansas City, In MISSOURI;
Omaha, Lincoln, Fairbury and Nelson, in NEBRASKA;
Atchison, Leavenworth, Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson,
Wichita, Bellevle, saina, Dodge City, Caldwell, in
KANSAS; Kingfsher El Reno and Minco, in INDIAN
TERRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
in COLORADO. Traverses of rich farming
and grazing lands arding the best facilities of inter-
communication to all towns and cities east and west
northwest and southwest OF Chicago and to Pacific aud
transoceanc seaports.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Balm aceda Advances.

Yesterday morning Balmaceda was in
his Entertainments, while General Canto,
the insurgent leader occupied the bills
around the city-in fact the city was in
vested, and in state of siege. Matters
were In such state that Balmaceda had
to make move, and 30 he decided to at.
tack. The fight began under terrific ar
tillery fire little after daylight. Balma-
ceda's force advanced up the hills led by
Generals Barbora and Alzerreca
The MannIicher Rifles at Work.
The insurgents were armed with Mann
licher rifles, while the arms of the Bal
macedists were of less efficient character.
AS soon as they got in range deadly fire
was poured into them, laying whole ranks
low. 1t was impossible to stand it, and
in confusion the troops fell back out Of
range. A second attack met the same
fate, and ended in rout. Alzerreca fell
mortally wounded, and whole regiments
of the government troops went over to
the enemy. The defeat was absolute and
complete.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
Receipts and Expenditures.

Government receipts from all sources
during August aggregated 500, ss4, $751;
against $36,601, 449 in August, 1890 Gus
toms receipts were S15, 164, GA. against 500, =
3l5,s79 in August year ago; internal
revenue receipts were l2,501, 500, against
Sl2, 557,S5 in August, $780, and receipts
from miscellaneous sources were 81, 1O7,-
All, against Sl,O33,177 in August, 1880.
Expenditures during the two months of
the current fiscal year aggregated $50, $780,
952, against S75,25f,O09 in July and Au-
gust. $500
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04
FINANCES OF THE NATION.
A Net Reduction of the Debt of Over $5,-
5OO,OOO-Income and Outgo.

5OO.OOO-IncOme and Outgo.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The monthly
public debt statement issued from the
treasury department yesterday shows a
reduction in the debt during the past
month of Is, 5s1, S95. There was a reduc-
ton of $l,09l, 216 in the non-interest bear
ing debt, and an increase in the surplus
cash in the treasury of $4,49O,679 during
August. The aggregate of interest and
non-interest bearing debt Sept. LESS $780,
100000 gold reserve and $50, c74, 1894 net
cash balance or surplus was $s42, 9S3, 347,
and of this amount $780, $50, 400 is interest
bearing debt, made up of $685., goo, 22O 4
per cent. bonds, 81, 1858, 400 ~ per cent.
bonds, and $22,9l5, 800 per cents. contin-
ued at per cent.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04

CUBAN PARROTS

My first Importation has arrived. They are
FINE HEALTHY PARROTS end will make good
takers $500 each. Send for one at once
WILSON'S BIRD STORE, Cleveland, o.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-04

n n MnED and Tumors CURED no knife,
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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-12

riety Of players on the boards. The sec
ret of success Of popular preachers Was
the fact that they were finished actors.
The c0ioTed Episcopaiians of Cleveland
are trying to ge5 rid Of their rector, the
Rev Mr. CASTOR. just hike tile white folks.
This Is how prominent woman Of the
congregation puts il: we do not like
Mr.. CASTOR, and want him removed, and
shall agk the Bishop to remove him. We
have done well by him. In less than
three months we have paid him $S7, be-
sides what the diocese gives him, which
is SS4 month But his wud caunot be
relied upon, aud he goes about from one
lady TO another making trouble In fact,
his conduct is JUST niggerism, pure and
simple. CASTOR might do in some POI
Meuhodis' or Baptis' pulpit, but in the
chancel he is not with cent. | could do
bettah myself If was lowed to don male
attire. 1t amounts to this: If Bishop
Leonard will remove him we will 5nild
a chu'ch. but If he WON'T we will not even
go to Caston's chn'ch. He is no account.
Anybody who knows anything about the
E3iscoDalian Church would know it,
A devoted Moravian missionary named
Letzen has, with his wife, lived for thirty
years at a station in the Thibetan Noun
tains, preaching and helping the natives.
10 reach the nearest postoffice he must
ride fourteen days over the high passes and
the dangerous mountain streams of the
Himalayas. No other Europeans are to
be found in this vicinity.