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The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
THE SOTTTH

THREE students of the Woodstown
Catholic college, St Mary's county, Md.
were struck dead by lightning while in
their beds at night. Several others were
injured.
On the Kanawha e. Michigan railway,
near Charleston, w. Va, passenger
train was wrecked on a burned trestle.
Fourteen persons were killed and fifty
eight injured.
GALVESTON was swept by a gale for
three. days. Waters Of the gulf were
driven inland.
FIRE broke out in w. Il. Harvey &
Co.'S lumber yard at Columbus, Ga,
and S25, 900 worth oflum Der in the yards
was destroyed The fire swept an en-
tire block and the total loss will prob
ably amount to 500, 900; insurance about
S67, 900.
VOTERS under the new constitution of
Mississippi are required to register at
least four months before election
Registration returns have been received
to make it reasonably certain that for
the first time since reconstruction a
majority of the legal voters of the state
are white.
MOSES Bros bank at Montgomery,
Ala, has suspended payment. The as
sets will amount to more than the LA
bilities.
A TORNADO wrecked the walls of the
penitentiary at Baton Rouge, La, on
the 9th. Ten convicts were killed and
a number injured. Much other damage
was done in the Louisiana capital. On
the same day tornadoes were reported
in Mississippi.
AT Blockshire, Ga, fifty mounted
men, fully armed, broke into jail, took
Robert Brown, colored, who raped Mrs
OBerry, to a spot one mile from town,
tied him to pine sapling and riddled
his body with bullets.
ROBERT FRANKOvICH, Frank Milto-
vich, Pete Straugle and j. Speech were
drowned during the gale near North
Point, Galveston, Tex. All were con-
nccted with the fish trade in Galveston
THE jefferson Lum Der Co., the Jeff
erson Wooden Mills Co., and j. II.
Bemis, individually, Of Jefferson, Tex,
have assigned. The Indebtedness of the
three concerns will aggregate over
$500, 600.
SUMMIT, Miss, was visited by two
cyclones the other day. They were
about eight miles apart Many houses
We're destroyed and number of people
injured and one child killed
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
THE EAST.

THE Priestley carpet mill at Philadel-
phia has been destroyed by fire.
SOLOMON & FRANK, Wholesale tobac-
co dealers at No. IS Maiden lane, New
York, have assigned to Louis Ii. Ras-
concr, without pre- ferences
FLINT & Co., of New York, have re-
sived cable from their Rio Janeiro
Aouse stating that cabinet has been
organized with Lucena as minister of
the treasury. He was minister of agri-
culture under the former administra-
ten.
w. X. VANDERBILT's yacht Alva res
cued the crew Of the schooner Wake,
which was discovered off Brenton rect,
! 4. 4, In a sinking condition. Shortly
after the men were taken off the
schooner disappeared.
Ex-VICE-PREsIDENT HANNIBAL HAM
LIN died at Bangor, Me-, on the night
Of the 4th
Four murderers were successfully
electrocuted at Sing Sing, N. ", on the
It'll They were Slocum and Smiler,
two wife murderers, and Jugiro, a Jap
anese, and Wood, negro, who had
killed men in quarrels.
AN unknown man lifted the cover of
sewer manhole on Third avenue, New
York, one night recently and dived in
head foremost twenty feet into the con
dnit His body was not found.
AN explosion Of gas in the great
6reenridge colliery near Mount Carmel,
Ia, set fire to the works. Great dam
age was likely to ensue.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
THE LATEST.

| THERE have been fresh revolutionary
disturbances in several parts of the
Argentine republic. The government
is taking vigorous measures to quelI
the threatened revolt in the provinces
of Entire Rios, Cordovas and Catamaca.
Mrs REBECCA RAYMoND's deaf and
dumb son Arnold was on bridge al
Olncy, Ill, when passenger train on
the Ohio & Mississippi railroad ap-
pearcd. His mother, seeing the train,
attempted to save him, but both were
run over and killed.
TIE superintendent of immigration
of New York reports that AS, AGA immi-
grants arrived at that port during the
past fiscal year as compared with $685.
92l during the previous fiscal year OF
last years arrivals 74,5S2 came from
Germany, 70,176 from Italy, 35, 424 from
Ireland, 81, 504 from Russia, and the
others from other countries in Europe
and Asia.
TIE bond of $1,000 given by Marsh,
the fugitive Philadelphia banker, has
been declared forfeited.
DIS. AUSTIN FLINT, A. c. Brown and
Robert Mosely as commissioners with
sheriff's jury at New York held an
inquest into the mental condition of
Herbert Victor Newcomb, the Wall
street bear, and adjudged him insane.
THE Society of Christian Endeavor
met in convention at Minneapolis,
MINI, on the 9th. Over Is, 900 were in
attendance.
JUDGE BLoDGETT, of Chicago, has de-
cided against Phoebe Couzins in her
contest with the worlds fair manage
ment
THE Russian consul-general in New
York declares that many Russian Jews
who have come to this country recently
are seeking means to return, alleging
that they have not been well treated.
DURING the session of the lower house
OF the Austrian reichsrath man COM
mitted suicide with a revolver at the
entrance of the strangers gallery. He
was identified as a hunter. He had
gone to the reichsrath to demand Justice
in an imaginary lawsuit with the
RothschildS
MAJ. JOHN w. RYERsoN, a prominent
resident of Slmcoe, Ont, and Abel
Bunker, commercial traveller of To
ronto. who had gone to Long Point for
fishing, have been drowned.
THE house of s. p. Anderson, Swede
living near Clifton. La, was struck by
lightning, killing his wife and three
daughters, all that were in the house
Anderson was close to the house when
the bolt struck, but the flames were 50
rapid, being fed By the explosion OF
five gallon can Of oil. that none but the
wife could be taken from the house.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
GENERAL.

KAISER WILLIAM met with a remark
able welcome on his arrival in England
He expressed much qualification at his
reception.
The Russian government has con.
sented to take part in the worlds fai1
at Chicago. Baron Streuve will pre-.
side over the exhibit
The Fourth, in political point OF
view, was comparatively quiet. The
day, nearly everywhere, was passed in
social enjoyment
The steamers Kinloch and Dunholme
were in collision in the British channel.
The Dunholme was sunk. Seven men
were thought to have been lost.
QUEEN NIcToRIA's granddaughter,
Princess Victoria Louise of Schleswip-
Holstein, was married on the 9th to
Prince Aribet, of Germany. The we'd
ding was attended by Emperor William
in addition to the queen and other royal
persons
SEVERAL fights occurred in Carlow
between Parnellites and anti Parnell-
ties. Sticks and stones were freely
used and several persons were injured.
A PLEBISCITE taken in Switzerland
fayors new law introducing the ultra
democratic principle Of popular initia-
tive in legislation The law empowers
a body of $4,000 citizens to submit the
text of bills to the chambers and to
compel the chambers to discuss such
bills
The British war ship Cordelia, Capt.
Harry Il. Greenfield, reports at Sydney,
n. 8 WI, that while practicing with one
Of the Cordelia's six inch breech-loading
guns the gun exploded, killing Lieut..
William B. Hillyer, Lieut. Gordon and
four seamen and injuring four midship-
men and ten seamen.
The steamer Danube has returned to
Victoria, B O., with is, 600 sealskins
gathered from the Victoria tieet which
are In Behring sea. She reports that
all the vessels will continue sealing de-
spite the order in council.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
THE WEST.

The Centenary M. Il. church and four
handsome residences, San Francisco,
have been destroyed by fire. Loss
500, 900.
The Park theatcr, St Paul, MINI,
has been destroyed by fire.
The Gillian vessel Itata has been
safely brought back to San Diego, Cal
THERE were two fatal balloon ascen-
sions in Ohio on the 4th. At New Lis
bon Aeronaut Charles j. Jones was
Killed and at Elvia Mile. Zoetta Bent
ley met her death. Both were from
Cleveland.
ABOUT twenty persons were killed
and as many injured by the rear-end
collision near Ravenna, O. Most Of the
victims were glassworkers from Find
lay.
Two Of James Curran's children died
at Birch Coolie, MINI, and another is
unexpected to live. They ate some
poaonous roots which they found on
theprairie.
HE chiefs of the Minnesota Chippe-
Ma Indians are in private council at
hhlte Earth preparing letter setting
lorth their grievances They claim
mat they We're swindled out Of /, 600, 600
acres of land in the Leaf river country.
Six hundred coal miners about Peoria,
ILL.,, have struck. The companies are
well stocked and will stand out for
months if need be.
COMMISSIONERS DARBY has returned to
Grand Forks, N. d., from the grasshop-
PEI district, which he states is increas-
ING In area The hoppers are begin
Ing 70 hatch on the low lying lands
1Aaare coming out rapidly.
10 Nherokee claim of title to the
ZIP has been denied by Judge Seay at
Alngfsher, Ok.
HE source Of the lake forming at
Sa,son, Ariz-, has been found to be the
Colorado river.
RESIDENT BERNHEIMER, of the st.
LOuls Merchants exchange, believes in
starting early after the next democratic
@.onal convention, and has issued
ar letter to the presidents Of the
cantlle club, Cotton exchange and
positlon, asking them to appoint com
istees to take into consideration the
nopriety Of pushing st. Louis claims
~ that preference.
.HREE hundred men employed at the
slaringhaus rolling mill on Destrehan
sea st Louis, walked out on a
~aaAe and the works are now idle in
sequence. The men want Mr..
rlpghaus to agree to new sched-
w q prices, which he refuses to do.
]. lILLIAM NAGLE, a lawyer, was shot
y Braynard, one OF the opposing
~ = property suit il Judge Toll
court ri Red Bud, Cal, and died
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
A Defeat For ParneII.

DUBLIN, July 9.-The election yester-
day at Carlow for a successor in parlia-
suited in a crushing defeat for the Par.
nellite candidate. This district Parneu
admitted was his stronghold, and II de-
feated he had nothing to fall back
upon. The result was: Hammond,
McCarthyite, 3, T55; Kettle, Parnellite,
l, $50; majority against Kettle, 2, 216.
Carlow is the smallest county in Ire
land 1t contains a population of 45,-
900 and an electorate of 1000. Andrew
Kettle. the Parnellite candidate, is a
farmer of Dublin county, who had al
ready been twice defeated at the polls
Mr.. Hammond is popular merchant at
Car1axv
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

The Robert and Minnie schooner
noeied for violating neutrality laws in
connection with the Itata, has been dis
charged by Judge Ross at Los Angeles.
Cal. Officials of the government were
considerably surprised at the decision.
0URING the height Of storm at Chi
cage the captive balloon at the worlds
lair grounds, recently imported from
Paris, was struck by lightning and de-
stroyed The French aeronauts, God
oard and Pants, were both severely in
1ured.
HE Iowa miners union has decided
to hold out for the eight hour day.
Only part of the old strikers are now
out.
IT. Rev. JOSEPH DwENGER, bishop
Of the Fort Wayne diocese of the Cath
olic church, is very low and has been
given up by the attending physicians.
MRS HIsLoP, wife Of the station agent
at Fond du Lac, Mimi, was drowned
while trying to save her baby from
drowning. She put the child on the
bank Of the river, but fell back herself
exhausted and was carried away and
drowned.
The northwestern saengerfest opened
at Milwaukee with over 1000 people
present
Two freight trains on the Cleveland,
Canton a. Southern railroad collided
near Newburg, O., and mum Der of cars
were smashed into kindling wood Five
men We're badly hurt, two of them
probably fatally.
The building occupied by Burkhardt
q Co., fur dealers, Cincinnati, and adj
joining premises were destroyed by
fire on the night Of the 8th The loss
was put at 81, 100000
JUDGE PLoWMAN, at Deadwood, S. D.,
has declared the state prohibition law
unconstitutional An appeal will be
taken.
The general executive board of the
Knights of Labor has decided upon To-
ledo, O., as the place for the next ses-
sion Of the general assembly. The
time is Tuesday, November 10.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
summary Of the Daily News,
WASHINGTON NOTES.


Tur var department has received full
confirmation of the report that the
threatened outbreak of Moqui Indians
4 Arizona has been averted and the
leaders arrested.
ATELEGRAM has been received by Sur
reon. General Wyman from the United
States quarantine station at Chandelier
island, off the coast of Mississippi, an
nouncing the death there on the night
If June 20 Of Assistant Surgeon ].
f,roesvelt Of yellow fever.
THE statement that Hon. Ell. II. Smith
! special bank examiner, had gone to
Ias Vegas, N. M, to take charge of the
FIRST National, was totally unfounded.
THE secretary Of the interior has APP
pointed as trustees for town site entries
GLANDS in Oklahoma John Foster, w.
& Robertson and A. G. Smell, all Of
Guthrie, to be known as board No 8.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY NETTLFTON
has appointed Taylor Faunce and Law
renee E. Brown, Of Philadelphia, special
agents Of the treasury department to
investigate the cases of the keystone
and Spring Garden national banks Of
Philadelphia
SENIOR ROMERO, the minister from
Mexico, denies that Mexico is ripe for
d revolt against the present govern
ment
LIEUT.. GODFREY MCDONALD, Of the
Sixth cavalry has been ordered to pro
coed at once to Fort Bennett, S. d.,
and organize military company Of
Sioux Indians. Most of the redskins
we're hostiles in the Indian war last
winter and their leader is the willy
Chief Hump.
GUATEMALA is reported to be prepar-
ing to arrange for reciprocity treaties
with both the United States and
Mexico.
SECRETARY FOSTER has authorized the
acceptance of the offer of the Itata to
pay $500 fine for the violation of the
navigation laws. This does not affect
the charges Of kidnapping an officer and
violation Of the neutrality laws.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

The funeral services were held at
$3.50 p. m. The funeral was one of the
largest and most impressive ever held
in this state. At the time of the fun
eral and passage of the funeral cortege
all business houses were closed.
At two o'clock special train arrived
in the city from Portland and Augusta,
which brought among others, Gov.
Burleigh, members of the executive
council, members of the Loyal Legion,
and President Libby, of the state
senate. Senator Frye and many
other distinguished citizens arrived on
the regular trains The Unitarian
church was filled almost to overflow
ing. The services, which were con-
Quoted by Rev. S. c. Beach, pastor of
the church, were brief but impressive.
The pail bearers were: Hon. s. +.
Humphrey, A. c. Boutelle, Senator
Hale, Philo A. Strickland, L ]. Morse
and W. 5. bennett.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
The Ttnnia RaI.ed.

GIBRALTAR, July 9.-The Anchor line
steamer Utopia which was sunk on the
night of March II last by running upon
the spur of the British ironclad Ansonia,
as a result of which accident nearly coo
Italian emigants lost their lives. was
raised by means Of cofferdams
on a superstructures Of timber built
from the ships sides to the surface and
forming an immense tank This tank
was lined with canvass and was so feet
in length Six perverted eenfrif ri
pumps exhausted &c water In tEre tanIx.
which, with &c vessel ascendinR En6fzzA
% i. wns dragged onto shore a. was
eTeutuaily rfsted g 80 beech.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
A CINCINNATI BLAZE.
A Great Fur House Destroyed Together
With Other Business Properfy-Loss 20"
timated at 81, 10000 tss t---

A Great Fur House Destroyed Together
With Other Business Property-Loss Es-
timated at S1,5O0,OOo. 4f t.z
CINCINNATI, July ca little after 10
O'Clock last night came an alarm OF IRE
calling relay of engines to the great
building occupied by A. =. Burkhardt
& Co., manufacturers of and wholesale
and retail dealers in furs and fur goods
Fire had started in the lower. OF the
two cellars and soon grew so great that
the entire department was called out
At II o'clock the building was FUR
mace of white flame. The streets were
full of spectators. The store room OF
this building has been pronounced By
travelled citizens and visitors the finest
in America 4s
At twenty minutes past - o'clock the
east wall of the Hooper building rocked
and tottered and then fell onto the roof
of the Pape Manufacturing Co.'S build
ing next east of 1t with roar
and crash, followed by crash after
crash and filling the air with binding
dust, making darkness where moment
before was brilliant illumination
The Pape Manufacturing Co. s build.
ing was three story brick. 1t was an
extensive picture framing establish.
ment one of the oldest and most exten'
sive in the city, and carried large
stock of pictures, paintings, engravings
and holdings. The front three-quar'
tiers of the building, where the most
valuable goods are kept was completely
ruined mass of debris crushed into
the cellar and the outer walls thrown
into the street The loss can hardly be
less than 500, 900, while the loss to the
building is possibly $4,000, as it was
very old.
The building was the property Of
William A. Hooper, banker and fnan-
cier, and was 100 feet wide on Fourth
street and extended back $50 feet to an
alley. It's Fourth street front was sew.
en- stories high and its height on the
alley was eight and half stories. 1t
also extended two stories deep under
the ground. 1t was nearly new and
cost 5000, 900 to put up, while Burkhardt
added 100000 in interior adornment
within the last two years
Burkhardt said that he could only
give rough estimate of the value OF
the stock in the building and that was
to the best of his belief between $780,
600 and 500, 900. ...e
The east frontage on Fourth. street Of
the Hooper building was occupied by
Henry Geiershofer & Co., dealers in
clothing and manufacturers They ee-
timated their stock at over $500, 600.
Probably S125, 900 worth of this is un-
der tarpaulin on the north side Of
Fourth, near Race street, thanks to the
energy of the salvage company, the
fire having started in Burkhardts es-
tablishment at the corner, which
gave time to save. some of the goods
The rest went with the great Good.
man building. Geiershofer's loss
will not be less than $3.50, 600 and they
have that amount of insurance that
their loss will be fully covered The
loss of the building will not be less
than $3.50, 900, and If Mr.. Burkhardt's
estimate of his stock is correct, the loss
by this fire will reach 81, 500, 900.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

GALVESTON, Tex, July Ain the
great storm of Sunday night the fishing
schooner Daniea struck On = reef ~
Smiths Point, on the northern shore Of
Galveston bay. The heavy SEA soon
swept the entire crew. sir IN number,
overboard Bat one man, Vincent Sage
vich, reached the beach alive. The
other i've men-Cspt Robert Franc
witch, Frank Miltovich, Peter Strengel,
John Speech and man whose las
naEze i nnxn0wn-were drowned Sag-
Oxisis made h. wmT - tbs ctr and 4
uaKaN . senseh fnx GO boGaIen wns soon
oxnnnixed. nki aaparted Co. 60 acene d
60 elsaster u - al1op Mastio
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

PARIS, July a-Dr. Lannalongue's
method of treating Tuberculosis Is 70
inject a solution of chloride of zinc into
the affected tissue The solution hard
ems the tubercle tissue, producing .
condition unfavorahle to the existence
of the tubcrcle bacillL The process Of
treatment is tedious. but IL Is remark
able scientific application Of the Pastenr
and Koch methods The doctor hin-
self admits that he proceeds according
70 the Pasteur method aud operates Or
the Koch bacillus
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

generally displayed
festoons of Grape,
flags and draped
portraits of the dead
e x-vice president,
Hannibal Hamlin.
The remains were
placed in a casket
at 0 o'clock. At
1920 they were es-
corted by a guard of
honor composed of
G. A. r. men to the
Unitarian church,
where they were
viewed by a con-
slant stream of peo-
pie passing through
the church.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

Los AxsELKs, Cal. July A--Jndge
Ross yesterday dismissed the libel On
the schooner Robert and Minnie. seized
in connection with the Ttnta spiaodA
The schooner loaded at San Franchise
with arms and munitions for chAiian II
surgenta. which were transferred 10 Saa
Clemente 70 The steamer Itata ard were
taken 70 Iquiqne. Judge Ross IN rs
decision says that while tie fact e.
legged may be good reason for conAscas-
Ing Tbs Itata. there IA nothing 70 show
thnk the schooner fitted oat for pnr-
poses 81 war, md henea 10 Libel = d.
missed
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
HAMLlN'S FUNERAL.

Services Held in the Unitarian Church,
Bangor, Me.
BANGOR, Me-, July 9.-The city was
in mourning yesterday. Business places
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-21
Dangers OF Chewing Gum.

The fine distinctions required by legal def
nitions freouently threaten confusion, even
when the facts appear 10 be perfectly cIear'
There is no room for doubling the lncohEe-
nience and danger which may arse from tne
accumulation OF mass Of paraiiin wax IN the
intestines and yet when any legal interier-
ence with the sale of chewing gum contain
inc 10 per cent. OF this substance is
attempted the charming uncertainties
and bubbles which arise are more
amusing than edfying. In recent prosecu-
ton az the Hanley Borough Police Court 1t
was first contended that the fourteenth sec
ton Of the Food and Drugs act, which relates
10 the division Of the substance III the pres,
ence Of the seller at the time of purchase had
not been complied with. Then 1t was sub
mi,ted that the article was not one OF food,
SINCE it was sold simply for chewing. Then
il was suggested that. rs sweets are so
utterly indefinite in their composition. II was
impossible to deal with them as ordinary arti-
cles Of food. And the climax was reached IN
the contention that IL was not sold to the preJu-
dice of the purchaser as the complainant said
he did not intend TO eat it. This was extreme
" ingenious but the purchaser happened TO be
the Inspector Of huisances, who was merely
collecting evidence. The case ended for the
present with the imposition of fine ON the
ground that the substance was sold TO the
prejudice of tho purchaser, inasmuch as II was
not in the nature of tho substance and quality
of the article demanded by the purcnasef,Nno
asked for gum and got parafin, wax II
the case Is ever taken to a higher court,
it is quite possible that it may be argued
that the complainant did not ask for gum.
but for chewing gum" that he did not
get "parafin wax" but only 30 per cent.
of ''parailin wax" and the remaining
80 per cent Of unknown ingredients, which
sufficiently bring the substance within the
legal meaning Of chewing gum" But what
is chewing gum" The following definition
might be suggested: "A substance of a worry
variable composition, ignorantly employed by
children. which, when containing paraflin
wax, may lead to very grave dangers, and the
sale Of which should be prohibited.-London
lancet