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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
AN ARMoRY BURNED
First Regiment Illinois National Guards
Suffer a Heavy Loss

First Regiment Illinois National Guards
Suffer a Heavy Loss
CHICAGO, April 25-The magnifi-
cent new armory of the First regiment
of the Illinois National Guards was
destroyed by fire early this morning.
Two men are known to have perished
in the flames. 1t is supposed that six
Others shared the same fate. Two
others were rescued with the utmost
difficulty by the firemen after they
were badly burned. The dead are
Harry johnson and Walter Williams,
colored, the janitors, who slept in the
building. The injured, electric light
linemen, will recover. The property
lost is $2OO,OOO, including Sl5O,OOO on
the building, the handsome ward
robe of the company, consisting of
arms, accOutrements, uniforms, regi-
mentals, and scenery of the TroChad-
ers Concert troupe. The fire started in
the kitchen on tine second floor and Sc
cured "a good headway before ii was
noticed. Owing to the heavy blank
walls of the building to Withstand "a
siege, it was impossible for the tiremen
to get at the flames. The uufortunates
on the inside were unable TO open the
wicket i'm the great Oaken sally port
and the people outside were unable to
batter it down, 50 they perished miser-
ably like rats in a trap. Electric light
linemen, stringing wires for the TrOch-
ader's performances, were caught in
the third story and escaped through
windows to u ledge from which they
were rescued in the nick of time by
firemen, badly burned. RumOrs that
several other linemen were in the build
ing and half dozen firemen buried
under the falling walls were not con-
firmed upon investigation.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
BARK ALASKA WENT DOWN
TO the Bottom of the Sea With 1900
Tons of Good Coal
THE CREW WERE ALL SAVED
She Left Bellingham Bay April IL and
Was Abandoned April 22-Her
Cargo Was insured

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 - The
schooner Melancthon arrived this
morning with the crew OF the ship
Alaska on board. The Alaska, Capt. j.
Brannan. left Bellingham bay April /
with cargo of coal for this port, and
early in the morning Of the 22nd inst.
two feet of water was found i'm her
hold. At 6 O'Clock the same morning
the water had increased to seven feet.
The water gaining fast with both
pumps going, and the ship becoming
unmanageable, it was decided to aban-
don her. The crew took to the boats
and at s o'clock were picked up by the
Melancthon. The Alaska was owned
by Samuel Blair, Of this city, and her
cargo was consigned to Husband d
Brooks. The loss on the vessel and
cargo is estimated at about S65,O0O.
She was uninsured.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
A MAMMOTH CALIFORNIAN
A California Tree Will Have the Place
of Honor at the Worlds Fair

A California Tree Will Have the Place
of Honor at the Worlds Fair
CHICAGO, April 25-The place of
honor in the central rotunda of the
government buildings at the Worlds
fair has been given to the Lynoia
Gigantel, or big California tree, which
represents, as no other single tree could
do, the natural resources of this coun-
try and the scope Of natural forests
long before the advent Of Columbus.
This section of the tree is named Gen
eral Noble" in honor Of late secre-
tary of the interior. The total cost Of
cutting, shipping and installing it in
the government building was SO, ,4S7.
1t took eleven cars to bring it to Chi
cago. As section of the trunk now
stands il is about thirty feet high. IL
is protected all around by light orna-
mental railing; door has been cut in
the immense trunk, and as major
part of the interior is hollow, there are
other exhibits inside which will be
lighted up with brilliant incandescent
lamps,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
TROOPS CALLED OUT
To Eject Recalcitrant Tenants in a
North Carolina Town

To Eject Recalcitrant Tenants in a
North Carolina Town
RALEIGH, n. c., April 25-The
troops arriv ed at James City on sched-
ule time last night. The First regi.
ment, with about 400 equipped men,
has arrived, with their heavy guns,
with General Cameron in command
The companies are now encamped in
the fair grounds. Governor Carr and
staff are here. Brigadier-General Cot
ton, Colonel Wood, Lieutenant Colonel
BOgart and Major Rodman are all
with their regiments. Today the
eviction Of the defiant James City ten
ants will begin in earnest. The naval
reserves, who were recently organized
here, will be placed under the orders Of
the general commanding. On the ar
rival of the train several of the leading
colored men from Goldsboro and
Kingston went over to the seat of war
and held a conference with the 1900
negroes, all of whom insist that the
ejectments shall be made by the proper
authorities.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
WATER FRONT NOTES

The bark ophlr will finish loading her
cargo today.
The Cny Of Seattle had twenty tons Of
freight Yesterday.
One car of lumber was shipped from the
Cornwall mill 10 MinOt, n. D., yesterday.
Two cars Of freight for Sound points
arrived over the Canadian Pacific yes
terday.
The Minnie NJ arrived yesterday morn
Ing from the NOOksack with cargo OF
country produce.
The City Of Pnebla arrived Monday
night with seventy-five tons Of freight
for New WhatcOm and Fairhaven.
The mail steamer Evangel, on her last
trip, brought In a quantity Of apples for
the Puget Sound Commission company.
Three cars for the 500 order were being
loaded at the Bellngham Bay Improve
ment COmpany's mill yesterday. Two
cars were Of fir timber for bridges, and the
third was Of cedar for railroad culyerts
I'm Dakota.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26

Richie, of the South Seattle school, and
a carrier on the Press-Times, met with
serious accident last evening by
which he may yet lose his leg. The ac-
cident occurred about 4:30 in front of
the White House, in South Seattle,
where, with bundle of papers Oh one
arm, he attempted to step on the front
platform Of car while it was i'm mo-
ton. He missed his footing, and in
falling held on to the guard Of the car
and was dragged for some little dis
lance. One leg got underneath the car,
and the wheel passed over it between
the knee and the foot, crushing the
bones and lacerating the calf i'm mum
ber of places.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
ARRIVAL or THE L1TA
A Magnificent New Iron Ship Arrives
in Port Yesterday

A Magnificent New Iron Ship Arrives
in Port Yesterday
The ship Lita arrived from San Fran
cisco yesterday morning about II
O'Clock, in tow of the tug Mogul from
Port Townsend. The Llta is an iron
ship, built especially for the carrying
trade at Greenock and this is her first
voyage. The ship brought a cargo Of
coal from GreenOck for san Francisco
and after discharging her cargo she
took on quantity OF redwood lumber
and came to this port, partly in ballast
which is now being discharged at the
SehOme dock. Although built i'm
Scotland, the Lita is owned in Ham.
burg by A. n. A. Myer. She is of
,66S tons burden and il one of the
finest ships which has been seen i'm
this port. She will load about | $50 900
feet OF lumber at the Cornwall mill
her destination being Callao, Peru
Captain Harms is her commander the
first mate is ii. Grandt, the second
mate Julian Gahde, all of Hamburg
The Lita was las days out from
Greenock, and experienced an uneyent.
full voyage. The trip from San Fran.
cisco TO this port occupied fifteen days.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
ON THE WARPATH

zulus Create a Panic Among the Civil
lied Chicagoese
CHICAGO, April 25-Two hundred
Iulus for the Worlds fair arrived this
morning. They created sensation.
The first advices of their approach was
a call for police. A load of blue coats
were sent out to meet the train at
SiXty-iirst street, and found the train
crew besieged in the baggage car and
the Zulus in possession Of the train. 1t
seems one Of ther number lost some
thing and held the conductor response
bic. They were only pacilied after IA
long palaver, and were taken to their
destination within the grounds.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26

WAsHINGTON, ID. c., April 25-Pres-
ident Cleveland will be absent from
Washington six days in connection
with the ceremonies attending the
naval review at New York and the
opening OF the Columbian exposition at
Chicago. He leaves for New York to-
morrow afternoon, and makes the trip
to Chicago before returning TO WASH
ingt0n. He will reach Chicago Friday
noon, leave Monday noon and reach
Washington again Tuesday evening.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26

The Blue Canyon Coal company re-
ceived, yesterday morning, dispatch
from the Merchants Exchange, San
Francisco, announcing the total loss of
the Alaska, which cleared from New
Whatcom two weeks ago with cargo
OF 1900 tons Of coal. No particulars
were received further than the crew
had been saved. The cargo was fully
insured, The company wired for full
particulars but had not received any
last night.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
Successful From the Start

f. NJ. Day, editor and publisher Of
Washington Resources, a new maga-
zine published at Fairhaven and New
Whatcom, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Day will get out the second edi-
ton OF his magazine some time be-
tween the lst and 18th Of May. Mr..
Day Is a newspaper man Of considera-
BILE experience and ability, and his first
issue Is a credit 10 the city where II IL
published d.-Snohomish Tribune.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
Death OF a Walla Wallan

WALLA WALLA, April pa tele-
gram from Stevens Point, Wis, states
that William Kirkman, of Walla
Walla, died suddenly on the train.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26

ABERDEEN, Miss, April 2j-On the
farm Of r. Heana near here, a colored
tenant named Edwards and his wife
left their three young children in the
house alone and went to work. Dur
ing their absence the house caught fire
and burned. The children were ere
mated
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
Z on-oreat Flower SALE OF

We start at once to reduce our stock,
as our conservatory is over crowded
with plants. This sale Will last only
until the 5th day Of May. A rare op-
portunity for those wishing early
spring plants. Conservatory, corner Of
Seventeenth and Wilson, Fairhaven.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
Strikers Returning TO Work

OMAHA, April 2j-All the striking
Union Pacific iron workers returned
TO work this morning. 1t is said the
terms Of agreement will not be made
public before tomorrow.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
Odd Fellows, Take Notice.

All Odd Fellows are cordially invited
TO meet at Odd Fellows hall, Fairhaven,
at 1870 2. m. on Wednesday, the 26th,
to go TO New Whatcom 10 assist i'm the
celebration of the Odd Fellows anni-
versary. BY order Of committee.
G.. l.. ERWIN.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26

Fashionable dressmaking on Eigh-
teenth street, between Mill and Knox.
Address +. .. Box 2S5, tairhayen.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
STREET CAR ACCIDENT
kewsboy Falls Under a Car, Receiving
Serious Injuries

SEATTLE, April 25-Albert Tennant,
the 17-year-old stepson of Professor
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
ABOUT TWO CITIES

Allen C. Mason, the well l-known capt.
taliSt Of Tacoma, and the owner of the
Mason block in this city, was I'm town
The outlook here, =" said Mr.. Mason, and
although the Mason block is not bringing
In heavy rents just nov ! am satisfied
that 10 will be worth 81 900 or 81, 200 per
month To- me before long. NOu can say
that am not II bit discouraged and am
willing Ia take "A good Investment here at
any time"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26

A beautiful organ Is TO be given
away. For particulars call at the Pa
clfic Shoe Store, 1895 Holly street, New
Whstcom. O.. A. Watson, proprietor
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26

Yesterday about noon frog who had
by some means dropped into "A sewer man
hole at the corner OF Larrabee avenue and
Twelfth street sat up a dolefuI lamenta-
tiOn. lie was in earnest, too. and he kept
up his tale of woe for some time. until at
last tired by his efforts his voice became
silent, but last night he was piping lay Ia
cheerful unison with his batrachian COM
patriots out IN the world
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26

DENNETT HOSE COMPANY No. I-keg.
ID ular meeting every FIRST and third
Wednesday in the month.
@. W. Mckenzie, Captain.
Henry Schloss. secretary.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26
SOCIETIES
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
A Resort For Young Men

O.U. W. meets every Friday evening
n In the Masonic hall. All members In
good standing are cordially invited.
WIN HANNA Rec. +. j. BARLOW, NJ. w
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-26

Fred n. Oliver, one OF the state road
commissioners, leaves for his home In
Stevens county this morning. His inter-
views with County Commissioners Gil
lette and Mcdaniel were entirely salts
factory. Stevens and OkanOgan counties
will make their appropriations for the
Ruby Creek trail, which be says will be
Of vast benefit 10 those counties, giving
them a short and direct route to the sea-
board Mr.. Oliver thinks that the appro-
priatlons should be made at once and no
time lost In building the trail. The min
Ing Interests OF sSteyens and Okanogan
developed. and railroad from BellinR-
ham bay TO these rich districts Ia
a near probability. The advantages ac-
cruing TO Whatcom county and those east
of The mOnntains are readily Apparent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-08

eral, whose gruff manner had entirely
passed away, and who after briefly ex.
planning the necessity of vigilance Of
fered him the courtesies of headquar.
ters, with the stipulation that he was
to take no views without permission
nor to leave the lines. So he was bot.
tied up with Buffers army. The young
man endeavored to express his thanks
in appropriate terms, and added that
his first request would be to take the
general himself. Gen. Buffers dislike
to having his picture taken was well
known, and was not without reason,
but to Smiths surprise he granted the
request. The original is in the posses.
sion of an official of the passenger de-
partment of the Michigan Central rail-
road in this city Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-08
sure Rlddanco for Rats.

The best way to get rid of rats and
mice is not to poison them, but to make
them thoroughly tired of the locality
and so induce them to leave. They are
generally too smart to eat poison, even
when it is prepared for their benefit in
the most seductive fashion, but they
are notso particular about tarter emetic
When little of this is mixed with any
favorite food they will eat as greedily
rs though the physic were not there,
but in two or three hours there will be
the most discouraged lot of rats about
the place that any ybody ever saw. The
tartar will not kill them; it only makes
them deadly sick. Sometimes they will
crawl out and walk about like a sea-
sick man, SO ill that they do not seem
to care what becomes of them. But it
disgusts them with the whole vicinity.
and as soon as they are able to travel
they march off and you see them no
more.-St.. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-08
LENIENI DISCIPLINE.
Light Punishments for Breaches of Army
Rules. .''


"Skullsing and mis- behavior in action
were treated severely by all worthy
commanding officers" says Capt. C. A.
Stevens, historian of his company,
but disobedience of orders of an un-
important or trivial nature, where the
comfort of the soldier was concerned,
was sometimes treated leniently."
Two instances are cited. On one of
the long marches where rations were
scarce, n man in Company A stole a
chicken, Notwithstanding the general
orders against foraging. Not knowing
when he would have a chance to cook
it, he put it alive in his haversack
The chicken peeped loudly, and as
the soldier was near the head of the
regiment Col Berdan could not well
pretend that he did not hear it. The
soldier was put in the guard house,
and at court-martial the next day the
colonel asked why he was under arrest
For stealing chicken" replied the
soldier.
Are you sure?" asked the colonel.
Yes" responded the man, meelsly.
keep him under guard at the rear
of the regiment" ordered the colonel.
day or so later the soldier was
again questioned and gave the same
answer.
For the third time he was questioned
and becoming more outspoken because
of his long humiliation, he changed his
answer.
For not having cut the chickens
head off," he said.
go to your company" said the
colonel No more chickens were car.
ried alive in haversaclSs.
On another occasion, when the regi
ment camped for the night, there was
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-08
HE TOOK suTLER's PICTURE.
The General Was GrufY and Surly, But He
Granted the Photographers Request.

The General Was Grun and Surly, But He
Granted the Photographers Request.
Gen. benjamin f. Butler was in de-
cidedly bad humor when he sat in his
tent at Deep Bottom on the James,
some three miles above Bermuda Hun
dred, in the middle of May, 1864. His
scheme for the capture of Richmond
had miscarried, and Beauregard had
reinforced Petersburg so that it also
was ont of his grasp, Grant was
wrestling with Lee in the wilderness
and had called upon Butler for reinforce
ments, line of confederate intrench-
ments as strong as his own fronted
him across the bend in the James to
the AppomattoX, and, in short, Butler
was 'bottled up at Bermuda Hun
dred.'
1t is no wonder therefore that when
young photographer named Smith, in
the employ of Barnard, appeared in his
camp he found Gen. Butler in the
pleasant humor of Gagged grizzly. He
presented himself at headquarters and
presented his credentials. The general
put him through catechism that made
him t~emble for his life, especially as
he recollected that he had some photo
graphs of the union lines taken with
out permission. The gruff hero of New
Orleans wore short stubby beard, as
he had not shaved since he left Fort
Monroe, and when he cast his glitter
ing eye upon the trembling civilian the
latter wished he was safe back in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-08

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachan Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inf1amed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars; free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
M Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-08

no wood for fire to boil the coffee, so
that, despite orders to the contrary,
the men were compelled TO take fence
rails. One of the men, in order to save
time, made short cut, which took him
in front of the colonel's tent.
He was at once brought to halt, and
then and there made to march in front
of the tent for half hour with the rail
across his back. The colonel then
stopped him and asked him if he knew
for what he had been punished.
"oh, yes because l did not go be-
hind your tent" was his prompt reply.
go to your company" said the
colonel. 81, y.
The solder was well laughed at by
his comrades, and the old proverb was
made clear to him that "the longest
way round is the shortest way home. /"
Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-08
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
A FATAL SHOT.
An Unexpected Addition to n Confed-
crates Rations.


An Unexpected Addition to Confod-
crates Rations.
I'm the autumn of 1862, when Lees
army was encamped around Fairfax
Station, our outside pickets were sta
toned on field less than half score
of miles from Alexandria. 1t was then
the habit for the picket lines to fire at
each other on the slightest provoca-
tion, a custom afterwards wisely
abolished, to the relief of all. But at
the period of which I write, not con-
tent with remaining at their posts at
night, the men would go beyond them
and seek shot by stealth at the
enemy, so that picket duty was not
only severe but dangerous.
"One night in September the post
taken by the writer and two others
was in an old field. The northern post
was less than half mile away. in a
long line of woods. We were given
many hints by those we relieved and
told that one of our men was killed
tie night before; that we could not be
coo careful, for his slayer had ap-
preached the post on all fours like a
hog; and, as may be supposed, we de.
termined to keep sharp lookout with
eyes and ears.
''The night was dark and wet and
we began work by stretching blanket
across a little framework and lying
face downward, with our guns ready
cooked. We lay thus till well toward
midnight, when my companions fell
asleep. / could hear their regular res
piration and determined l would not
follow their example.
Suddenly heard noise in the tall,
thick grass in front l almost stopped
breathing, so that 1 might hear the
better. Yes, l heard it again! The
thick dry grass seemed now and then
to crackle and presently l thought
heard the grunt of hog.
"My ears were open to the least
sound. There it was again, the same
low grunt, but nearer; / felt sure it
was a northern soldier, not an animal,
from whom the sound proceeded.
Should l awaken my companions, or
how must / act? They might do the
very thing the fellow wished and tell
him where to fire. This clearly would
not do.
with cold chills chasing each other
down my back, l grasped my gun, al
ready cooked, and waited Now / could
hear the northerner as he cautiously
crept through the tangled grass; then
/ heard n grunt not a dozen yards off.
Strange to say, i was not trembliug as
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-08

] had been. / looked fixcdly ahead.
thought | could count tie stems of the
long grass as they parted to the coming
feet, and there was the enemy on all
fours, right in front! Bang! went the
old musllet, and up jumped my thor
ougly awakened comrades with What
is it,? on the lips of both.
in a whisper told them all knew,
and for the rest of that night three
pairs of eyes were never closed. Not
a sound came from the front. All was
quiet as the grave. Had l killed the
northerner, and would his companions
come to see after him? These and n
thousand other questions kept me busy
till daylight, the first break of which
revealed to me dead body not a dozen
yards off.
What LUCKY escape we had had!
Bnt we must remove the victim so one
of my comrades crawled out. while we
watched his every movement with gun
at shoulder.
What's that you say, John? A
hog?" were the whispered words.
"'Yes, it is hog and no Yankeev
came back the reply. And so it was.
THAT night, when relieved, we took
the porker to camp on our shoul iers.
1t was some days before recovered
from the double scare and the jokes
and laughs of my companions, but the
addition to our supplies was most
welcome one. "-Waverly Magazine.