The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-14
STILL RAGING.


Michigan, wisconsin and Minnesota suffer
Greatly from Forest Fires-Farmers and
VILLAGERS Fighting to save Their Homes
st. Louis, Nina, Wiped Out OF Exist
ence.
IsHPEMINe, Mich, May 0.-Forest
6res are burning at scores of points in
the upper peninsula and heavy damage
! is reported. At Nestoria the fires are
reported under control At Champion
serious damage is reported. The fires
are now near Ishpeming, but this city
is in no danger The fires along the
| line of the Northwestern railway arc
| doing heavy damage. many cedar posts,
ties and telegraph poles being con.
sumed. Nothing but drenching rain
will prevent the rapid spread of tho
| flames.
EAST TAwAs, Mich, May All day
this place has been cnveloped in smoke
| and it is impossible to see but a short
distance. Several farm dwellings are
reported as having burned. The loss Of
pine logs on skids will be large. The
| wind has been blowing hard from the
south all day. Among other places
burned is the Sand Lake house, miles
from here. and well known to lumber
men. Considerable pine is burning.
The swamps are dry.
| CADILLAC. Mich, May 9.-Forest fires
are prevailing in every direction and
Cadillac is cnve.oped in smoke. Few
buildings have been burned SO far as
known here. but considerable damage
has been done to tract OF pine
owned by d. A. Blodgett. At Henri
eta men have been fighting fire to save
the village. Gaston's mill caught
twice at Canfeld's rollway on Pine
river. Fifty unoccupied buildings have
been burned, and some farm buildings
in that vicinity were also destroyed.
GRAvESHURsT, Ont, May 9.-There
arc fierce fires raging on both sides of
the town. Every effort is being made to
check their progress. The lumber yard
at Taskers switch, containing 1000, 900
feet of lumber and eight loaded cars, is
burning.
IN WISCONSIN.
| ASHLAND, Wis, May 9.-Forest fires
are raging with terrible fierceness all
through northern Wisconsin and Michi-
gan. Railroad beds are being damaged
to great extent and frequently pas
senger trains must pass through per-
feet cavern of flames to make any
progress. Many towns about here have
been threatened with destruction and
the whole population brought out 10
make a desperate fight for their homes.
All ore traffic on the Wisconsin Gem
trail road over its branch into the iron
orc regions of the Gogebic range
has been stopped. One of the
largest bridges along the line was
burned Friday afternoon. Settlers
in the woods are flocking to
the nearest villages and cities
for protection. their homes in the for
ests having been consumed by the
flames The scene at night in every
direction is appalling The smoke
from the fire has caused considerable
difficulty at Ashland. The hot, smoky
atmosphere makes it almost impossible
at times to see IS feet ahead. No re-
ports of loss of life have been made as
yet. The woods along the Omaha road
are a mass of flames. The Northwest
ern road lost several hundred cords OF
wood here and the Ashland Iron s.
Steel Company lost 50, 900 cords at High
Bridge.
WAsHBUEN. Wis, May o. Seven
thousand cedar paving blocks and 1000
posts at Ashland junction were de-
stroyed by fire. The forests are all on
fire here. George Robinson and wife.
living at Wyman Crossing, were burned
ont of everything and barely escaped
with their lives.
WAUsAr, Wis, May o. The dry
weather in the pinery has been prolifi.
of forest fires. In every direction
can be seen vast clouds of smoke. and
unless rain is had very soon much dam
age will ensuc from these fires.
| IN MINNESOTA.
DULUTH, Mimi, May 9-Forest fires
have been raging in the vicinity of Du-
luth for several days and the city has
been enveloped in smoke. News has
reached here from the suburban town
sites of St Louis and New Duluth that
the latter sustained a good deal of dam
age and the former was completely
destroyed by the fire. 1t is sup
posed that the fire originated south
west of st. Louis and was swept north.
ward by a stiff breeze. 1t is also re.
ported that man named McManus,
driving a yoke of oxen, was caught by
the fire and burned to death, together
with his team. The fire crossed the
st. Louis river near Fond du Lac, bu,
New Duluth was saved from destruc-
tion by n hard fight.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 9.-Reports
from dozen Minnesota and Wisconsin
points indicate that forest fires are
burning over very wide area. and a
tremendous wind has fannned the
flames into fury. A telegram
from Hinckley says that thou
sands of feet of pine are being destroyed
in Pine county. In Carlton county the
timber has been on fire all day, and the
smoke from it has been almost sitting
it. is feared some lives were lost among
settlers in the woods, though no definite
reports have been received. The for
ests are also on fire along the Missis
sippi in Itasca county.
Over the border in Wisconsin citizen.
have been fighting fire for hours, ane
SO far have kept the fiend out of tht
villages. The forests are all in flames
for miles along the Omaha line and ir
several places along the Wisconsin
Central. Northwestern Minnesota re
ports state that heavy rain is falling
at Crookston, Warren and Hallocls
and the storm will probably move east
ward and cxtinguish the flames.
ACCEPTS BLAlNE'S PROPOSAL
Lord Salisbury willing to Arrange for
| Closed seal Season.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The answer o
Lord Salisbury to Secretary Blaine's
proposal for closed season in Behr
ing sea has been received The re
ply intimates a willingness to ac
cept the proposal for closed season
but suggests certain conditions whicl
our government is not yet willing t.
accept What these conditions are will
be made known at the first meeting O
the cabinet after the presidents return
While they may be regarded rs embar
RAISING they probably will not stand il
| the Wav of a final apreempnt