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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07


Eifo IN . T1sAteF Causes > RoHle ela me
Injury Of scores Of People HEAVY Loss q
Property.
I PHInADEDPH1A, April ss.-The most
sensational fire ia this city for years
broke out last night on the stage Of the
Grand Central theater and, before got
ten under control, nearly a million dol
lars worth Of properly had been Do
stroyed, including the massive eight
story annex building occupied BY the
Times.
There was q panic in the theater
and nearly fifty persons, mostly occii-
pants OF the galleries, were hurt, none,
howsver, seriously.
The Central theater is located on
| Walnut street, between Eighth and
Ninth, in the most thicl1ly settled por-
ton Of the city, being surrounded by
hotels, restaurants, boarding houses,
newspaper Offices and business houses
Immediately in the rear of the theater
was the Times building, which faced on
SAMSON street The theater was usu-
ally devoted to variety performances,
but this week spectacular production,
'sThe DEVILS Auction" was on the
stage.
just before o'clock, while the stage
hands were lowering from the flies q
portion of the setting for the hrSt scene
it became entangled in the border lights
In an instant the fiimsy canvas was
mass of flames. Tongues OF IRE shot
up to the roof and blazing scenery fel
to the stage, and in a short space o
time the greater portion of the theatei
was mass of fire.
The production requires large mum
, Der of female ballet dancers. Thes
stood in the wings and along the stag
, in scanty attire, waiting for the per
formance to begin. They were throw
! into panic and rushed about, scarcel
: knowing which way to turn to avol
:, the quickly spreading flames. All were
: it is believed, gotten safely out, a
though there is a report that three ba
let girls are missing.
During the panic behind the scenes
scene of more intense excitement wa
le being enacted before the. footlight
Fortunately, the house was only pa
& tally filed. The audience had just Sc
s. Ted down in their seats, awaiting Il
IS beginning of the performance, whe
X they were startled by the flash thI
s, qlme when the scenery caught.
n The next minute bright, white fan
I'd shot through the curtain and the aud
IN ence realized that they were face to fal
N with that most awful Of situations,
us theater fire. Everybody started for Il
sh exits. The weaker ones we're borl
I'D down and crushed under foot One
ss dividual, maddened and brutalized
US excitement, drew pocket knife, a
ng with it cut his way through the mass
'e- people.
tn Half q dozen or more people we
he found at the hospital who had been '
IN, tins of his frenzy. None Of tn
10 wounds, however, were of a more tn
az painful character. This man was 9
pc of the first to reach the sidewalk
&C. Men and boys fell on the stairwi
he leading from the galleries and w
re- bruised and scratched under the he
In Of those following them. In all Fl
OF two persons were cared for at the
is pitals near the theater.
Col. A. K. Mcclure, editor Of
the Times, lost his valuable political librs
Inn which he has been collecting during
2Ci past fifty years, and which can neyel
eek replaced.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

READERS of Dickens remember well
the vigorous publication of the tender
youths confded to the guardianship of
Mr.. Squeers; the regular dose of brim-
stone and treacle served relentlessly
and without discrimination. To-day in
England, at Harrow, the boys are doc
tored en- masse, Each one is served
with two grains of qninine at morning
and night, as a safeguard against the
Influenza. The drug is administered
after prayers, and the ceremony has
thus double solemnity. AS the boys
60 out in single file they are met by the
matron, who gives each one his choice
of powder or pill. The choice is made,
the drug is swallowed and so the line is
gradually shortened,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

In Russia child 10 years of age can
not go away from home to school with
out passport. Servants and peasants
cannot go away from where they live
without a passport A gentleman re-
siding in st. Petersburg or Moscow cam
not receive the visit of a friend who re-
mains many hours without notifying
the police of his arrival, as the case
may be- The porters of all houses. are
compelled to make returns of the ar
rival and departure of strangers. And
for everyone of the above passports a
charge is made of some kind.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

CHIEF ELDREDeE, OF the Atlantic City
police, has redwood matchbox, the
bottom part of which is ornamented
with the paw of grizzly. 1t was made
by the man who killed the bear while
he lay slowly dying from injuries re-
ceived in the encounter.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07
New Jersey Republlcans.

TRENTON, N. J., April 2s.-The Re
publican state convention met and
John A. Blair, of Hudson, wat
elected temporary chairman. The
platform agreed upon Endorsed ''the
wise and patriotic conduct Of national
affairs" of President Harrison, praises
the foreign policy and reciprocity, de,
clares abiding faith in the protective
system and uncompromisingly opposes
any and all attempts to debase thu
national currency and free silver coin
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

NICARAGUA has 49, 800 squar9 miles
and s5D,0OO people. The resources are
great, especially in fine bard woods,
dye woods, rubber and othes plants.
Sugar, coffee and indigo are largely
cultivated. Maize and potatoes grow
abundantly in the highlands. Mic
aragua is especially well adapted for
live stock, and on the eastern shore of
her great lake thousands of cattle are
raised. Gold has been discovered re-
Gently. The trade of Nicaragua with
the United States exceeds that of any
other country Coffee, crude rubber,
bananas, hides and skins are sent
to the United States, and machinery,
iron, steel, wheat, flour, provisions and
manufactured goods are sent back.
Last year Nicaragua's exports to the
United States were S1,s2S,5s3, and her
imports from the United States were
81, 7SO, All.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07
sEcRET ORGANIZATIONS.
Letter From Archbishop Katzer to tn
BDrfaaka of His Diocese.

A Letter From Archbishop KatKer to the
Priests of His Diocese.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April S0.-In let
ter to the priests Of his diocese relative
to the position to be taken by them
with regard to membership in secret
organizations, Archbishop Katzer de-
clares that Masons and Carbonari
are communicated and that "the
Odd Fellows and Sons OF Tenn
perance are at least by
name expressly forbidden" He also
says that anarchists, communists, social
lists and turner's who are allied to tho
society known under the general title
of ''Turnerbund'' come under the class
which the Catholic church excornmuni.
Gates. Moreover, all societies which
claim for themselves "a priest or chap
lain, or worship on their own authority
with their own special ritual and cere
monies, are implicitly accommodated
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

TWENTY-FIVE cents was paid for a
horse at sale in Bucks county, Pa,
the other day and the aBctioneer threw
in halter to make a respectable bar
gain. The horse dropped dead before
the purchaser got him home.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

A WOMAN in Georgia, it is related in a
southern exchange, quenehed longing
for eggs and buttermi1k by eating at
one meal two dozen hard boiled eggs
and gallon of buttermilk. "She died
in great agony three 1aYs later"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

INDIA furnishes market for large
numbers OF white diamonds, as well as
Tor yellow or colored diamonds, or
stones with flaws or speclzs in them.
The natives invest their savings ia
then and other precious gems, as va do
q stociss and shares
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

Mrs. STANLEY says no more African
jungles will be indulged in by Henry
NJ. She wishes him to write a story Of
his life and enter the house of com
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

1,HE newly elected queen of the laun.
dresses in Paris is only sixteen years
old
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

A Moscow chemist has discovered that
the white poplar tree is a natural light.
ming rod.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07
The Grant Monument Fund.

New YoRK, April 8O.-The officers OF
the Grant Monument association were
congratulated yesterday upon the excel
lent showing already made in the work
of obtaining subscriptions as announced
by Gen. Horace Porter at Wednesday, s
ceremonies. The reports from the com
nittees showed that s202, 500 had been
subscribed. There is less than $3.50, 600
required to bring the subscription up to
$3.50, 900, the amount which Mr.. Porter
has determined to raise. It is conf.
dently expected that the full amount
will be subscribed by Decoration day,
when another great demonstration VIII
81 plganed
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
Hermitage on Zumbro.

The following letter from Bro,
Martin was received some time since
and we have been unable to find
room for it until now.
NEAR MANNEssA, May Z, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Can't you give it to Gem? l have
no partiality for the refinement oil
your diction but in emergencies tbs
very nobby and "pinted' literature
For example.
"Now, Phelps, Hodgson, Hall, ct
al: Take some advice: Git! And
when you "git," stay there. Die
perish; vamOse; succumb; absquatu.
late; peg out. The alliance will hold
Hompe's grave open until you jump
in"
Please reprint this over my sig
nature. It illustrates a summary
method of disposition OF the corrupt
I have known Ignatius Donnelly
for more than generation lastpa
1 have him in my heart, found him
a second ben Bolt," for all that il
true to the veal of bis fellowman.-
God speed your toll, Doctor.
PERRY D. MARTIN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

ABSOLUTELY PURE

Minneapolis
thing like $4,000 bushels further relates that test the
shortage be loaded with wheat the
public elevators in Minneapolis be shipped of the and
public city Minneapolis
ested the loss oasoned
report testimony
The distance from duluth 40 miles less than
While St. Cloud to 20 miles less the rate
per s @ g Of oxe 5 d1 On
the milling combine of Minneapolis
psn 5 s,s a The pa The
psSss
mitee the shipments
by the to- Of the regard the
M = but which the
Wheat
ing depressed
Board OF Trade chicago disposed with
Mr. spH &a M 5s before ore
market is due largely to the combine which in my
the than the reflected influence either the Chicago
Mr. Pury full proof Of the fgpess his opinion
sns
% sr @ s 1T % 9Deso action
complete Chicago
&c to v s9 a its
as
Duluth elevators which will control the market Minnesota
the Northwest against Chicago market whose terrible influence
Mr. Psbury admits snow business and inter
What the erection elevators
Duluth simply the erection elevators the carried such
that individual Minnesota
Northwest shall individual
g s ts n os1 be thereby
that the shall and maintain elevators at the
generally that shall elevators
providing such and main
charged with the intervention Of sinking fund to the
interested the and marketing grain evident to
and be admitted by the that been
brought before the committee that something be done
agency adequate producer
and Northwest from the influence OF this
bne the be, Very respectfully, q. j. MOORE,
Member of the Joint Investigating Committee.
Dated Paul, April II, 1892
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

and Iowa. North South Dakota peoples and Ne
baska and by from 10 10000 maoes! Is Illinois,
Indiana Michigan Oho Ohio republican the whole
the protection pute that stated democratic before
Not these states be carried for HARRISON with Blaine
avagy by assan it
Ask the 100000 Yok?No would
ges with boycott against Reid aborng
the
Connecticut? New Already democratic Is it
Mane Why Maine lately elected genbak will be
pies party now Vermont New Hampshirea bare hope,
As for the SOUTH peoples party The
latter will North Carolina South Carolina Florida Tnnes
see, Kentucky Texas, and perhaps Arkansas.
prophecy that Harrison Reid will single
in the Union!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
War in the Camp.

There trouble deep wpu republican democratic
Hills sulks nothing another cond
ton following the Minneapolis
Robert Shng with ST. Paul Sunday and
that the Cincinnati Blaine bearing
Cleveland badges
Cveandhow short the transfer
charge
Meantime discover
body
Carkson National Republican Committee roasts
the the
all around the waist of the corpulent G.. O. P.
politician Carkson
And SO the on! Let
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
Even the New York Sun

the democratic Congress for
for the annual putry the River and Harbo Bill fol-
lows
house at all
har5or bill voted product coundresm and
idiocy
republican had voted the and har
Dor BILL the bill would nevertheless have passed the than
o-thirds majority
the odum therefore, be shifted to the shoulders Of the
the republican nheritors Of
billion traditions The democracy must sagger until
folly sell
shn fastened it's back
To this republican organ adds
authority of the Sun that the
paons will $475 With such
that
already giving presidential contest before has been fairly
entered
principle which the democracy
steny the silver have SHE'D
of Cleveland
BILL
called, which became a law
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
The Funeral of Pres. Polk.

following of the funeral Of the dead president
the alliance from the daily papers:
bearing the body President
o'clock this the
and
escorted the First Baptist church. which Mr. Polk
O.
1000 Gov Holland all the Off
officers the state farmers alliance
lodge Odd Fellows
Drs j. W T. Skinner and
the after the choir had
Abide With Me- the entire audience passed filed the casket and
the
pabarers Washington and who with the ladies who
seats front At the conclusion OF the services the
left that city Pabear
charge the remains which taken
assembage the
y address Rev. Dr. Carter Rev Dr. Hall Of
Dr. Skinner the bendon There
service at the Remarkabyew alliance men present
Editor
Progressive
marked
paid to his memory
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

It will no doubt be good news to
our friends to learn that we have
just perfected arrangements by
which we are enabled to furnish the
Echo on trial, 10 weeks for 1Oc, or
to our regular subscribers as follows:
Single subscription one year 75c.
Clubs of three, Csc. Clubs OF seven,
SOC.
Address all orders Alliance Echo
Kansas City, Mo.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

SPRING GROVE, Mimi, May 80, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Enclosed please find express order
for $500 for the Lecture Fund from
Spring Grove alliance No. 56S. At a
regular meeting of the Spring Grove
alliance, held March 10Th, the St.
Louis platform was adopted. The
prospect for the peoples party here
is good. A. O. BERGH,
Sec'v
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
PINE HILL, Wis, June 5, '92
EDITOR GREAT WEST:

EDIIO h UhEAI w EST.
Please find enclosed-for copies
of "Greased Lightning" l am very
much pleased with the style OF the
GREAT WEST, your knack Of hewing
to the line is just the thing to wake
the people up to a sense of duty. Go
right on. Load your biggest guns
to the muzzle! Give the plutes parti-
cular-sheol. Your reward is sure;
the consciousness of having done
ones duty is better pay than any
pecuniary consideration. | am with
you in this reform battle to the end.
JAMES PERRY.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
Observation-Disclosures Speaker,

We wish good Norwegian speaker
during the campaign. Address the
GREAT WEST Office. Have some friend
send us reference, ETC., stating gen
eral abilities. One speaking English
and Scandinavian preferred.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
PRINCETON, Mimi, June 4, 1892
EDITOR GREAT WEST:

IRlNCETON, Mlnn., June 4, 1897.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
At a recent meeting of the Green
bush farmers alliance No. 1853, it
was unanimously resolved to endorse
the platform of the United Indus
trialists OF America as adopted at St.
Louis, Feb. Oath, 1892.
Resolved, That we hereby direct
that the money five dollars) hereto
fore sent by this alliance for the
prosecution Fund" be withdrawn
from the same and added to the
Campaign Lecture Fund.
Resolved that the above be for
warded by the secretary to the
GREAT WEST for publication.
THOs. P. KERR, Sec'y.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

filling either LOT Peop
Minnea or o employees
AN
Bohn Manufacturing
OF the
member OF
the association for only and that when learned the aims
This 1885,
the association made the honorary
honorary member oid not cos anyne e
nv continued suchu until January, 1897
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

The peoples party in all parts of
the state seem to favor the candi-
dacy OF Hon. Ignatius Donnelly for
governor. Many conventions and
Alliance meetings have declared in
his favor. This is but a just recogni-
ton OF his service in behalf of the
people for q quarter of a century,
Mcintosh News.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
More of Reid.

The MarbeCues Union will officially fight Reid
his magnificent mansion he imported
neither read speak language and
work The attention Of the immigration commission
violation of the and refuse to interfere.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
Where is It?

Where Reid carry? We
ask earnestly and honestly. sWhee is the state?"
it Minnesota? Why school houses stand out against
possibility Wisconsin
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
Energy Always Wins.

ATLANTA, ILL, March 6, '92
Queen City Silver and Nickel Plating
TO-, East st. Louis, III.
GENTS: The Queen Platter beats
anything I ever saw to make money.
When received it, 1 put in a brass
ring to test it, and to nv surprise
it was nicely silver plated in five
minutes. l made $29.4O the first
week, and $47.S5 the second week.
plating jewelry and tableware. At
the end of the first month | had
$197.45 clear profit. | now get all
the knives, forks, spoons and iewelrv
one person can plate, without going
from home. | will let my son use
the Platter l now have at home, and
| am going out to sell PIaters.
sold three to-day, at $1,000 each.
and did some plating besides. I
sent $1,000 to-day for four more
Platers. / believe any enterprlsing
person can make a grand success Of
this business.
Very respectfully,
Ii you want to make more clear
money than you ever made in your
life, send for circulars and price Of
the Queen Platter; for gold, silver.
nickel, copper and brass plating: can
be used by any one. Plates beauti-
fnl, and equal to the finest new work
Every class Of goods or Metals.
Twenty dollars a day can easily be
made. Address, QUEEN CITY SILVER
AND NICKEL PLATING Co., 13 N. Main
St., East St. Louis, Ill.
(MentiOn this naner
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
Very respectfully,
The Stars and Str;res

The national standard in it's pre-
sent form was adopted on June IA
l777, or about year after the col,
ONES Q started to give England her
nrst lesson in national decencv.
From that day until now the Stars
and Stripes have floated we'll and
broadly to the breeze, despite the
revolution, the War of 1912. the
civil struggle, the Gillian incident
and a few other things. 1t waves
over one of the grandest countries
on the face Of the globe, but nowhere
is it more beloved, more fuIlv 70.
spected, than in Minnesota and the
Northwest. This is fitting, as the
Northwest is the best part of the
country and is traversed by the
SAINT Paul & Duluth Railroad
The Duluth Short Line, (which ia
the best route to take when travel
ing between the Twin Cities and Du-
!uth and West Superior, as il has
last and finely equipped trains and
makes close connections Inform nv
ton furnished by Geo. w. Bull. Gen
e era Passenger Agent, or Geo. C. Gil
nilan, Asst, q. P. A., st. Paul, MINI.
Ihere is more Catarrh in this Sec
tion OF the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
lncurable. For great many wears
doctors pronounced it a local dis
ease, and prescribed local remedies
ana by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it.
lncurable. Science has proven ca.
tarrh to be a constitutional disclose
and therefore requires CONSTITUTIONAL
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cnre
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.
Toledo, Ohio, is the only costitution,
al cure on the market. It is taken
Internally in doses from 10 drops to
a teasspoon-full. It acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. They offer one hundred
collars for any case it fails to cure
Send Tor circulars and testimonials
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O
! Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-16
NOTICE or SPECIAL ELECTION.

h. Goodrich and Leroy KarBe, clerks Of said cleo
ton
Provided. however. that the appointment made
in aud by said ordinance No. 1913 OF the clerks OF
election heFeinAhove specified Is and shall be sub
iect TO he controlled by the appointment OF the
saTse or other clerks for said several precincts
respectively by the inspectors and judges Of eiec
ton herein appointed for each such precinct
they may determine and sppoln, before the time
of opening the polls at said election, provided
by law GEORGE W. HALL,
Mayor of the City of seattle.
II. w MILLER, City Clerk.
Date OF FIRST publication February 5, 1892.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-15
Baseball.
T WASHINGTON.

Abbey's first game was effective; Gel
zein was also strong.
Washington, u; St Louis, Z. Batteries
Abbey, Milligan; Gelzein, Buckley.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
The Phillies won almost as they pleased.
Philadelphia, 10; Pittsburg, 4. Batteries
-Woodcock, Baldwin; Mack, Miller.
AT NEW YORK.
The Giants won a well played game by
superior batting.
New York, s; Cleveland. G. Batteries
Crane, Boyle. Retger, thinner.
AT BROOKLYN.
The Colts received a second and thick
coat Of whitewash.
Brooklyn, 10; Chicago, 0. Batteries
Steen, Daley; Gumbert, Schriever.
AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore made seven in the fifth and
five in the ninth.
Baltimore IS; Louisville, g. Batteries
Buffinton, Robinson; Wan, Jones, Dowse.
AT BOSTON.
The Cincinnatis wilted after the fourth
and grew careless.
Boston, II; Cincinnati, g. Batteries
Stivetts, Kelly, Chamberlain, Dwyer
Vaughn, Murphy, Richard.
AT OMAHA.
Omaha, 3; Indianapolis, 2.
AT MILWAUKEE.
Milwaukee 6; Columbus, g.
AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, 81; Fort Wayne, 1.
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Minneapolis, O.; Toledo, 8.