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THIS is NOT 50 BAD
CONTROLLER ECIxELs MAKES "a
STATEMENT. y
OF 1O5 National Banks Closed Since
Jan. /, but 81 Have Gone Into the
Hands of Recciyers-No Failures
b in Minnesota. az$.S 55

Washington, Special. July Coon
troller of the Currency Eckels gave. out
the following to-day regarding bank fail
eifHemxiibt,- ybgkqj yhfwgyp cmfwshr
ures since the beginning Of the year:
Recent dispatches having appeared
in the newspapers that since. Jan. ! 1898,
two hundred national banks have failed,
the following statement has been pre-
pared that the public may be properly
informed: Instead Of 200 having closed
their doors. but 1O5 have gone info the
hands of the controller of the currency.
Fourteen of this number have already
resumed business under favorable condi-
lions and possessed of the confidence Of
the communities where located and dur
ing the ensuing week it is expected that
several others will have complied with the
requirements of the controller and re-.
open, while prior to Sept. an equal num-
Der will resume Out of the total OF l''o
closed, but thirty seven have gone INTO
the hands of the receivers, the balance
having either reopened or are stlll IN
the hands of examiners with strong pros
poets Of reopening. Five of the 100 banks
ire capitalized in the amount of Sl.OOO,-
! 600 each, one at $60O.OOO, six at $780,
J.! COO, thirty-seven at $4,000 and the re-
| manning uC P.CO,VNV, PlOO,OOO dAus
but more than $4,000. The greater
number, however, are for 100000 to
! $15O,OOO. IT,. l..
| He also furnished a schedule Of failures
by states and the number of national
banks yet in operation in each state.
Against the los suspensions there are
| 1875 now in oueration. There have been
no failures in Minnesota and nineteen
| o+hor stotos and tarritorieS while in Min
nesota there are II banks now in opera
raon. In other Northwestern states the
schedule shows as follows: North Da-
kota, in operation, 40; suspended, 2; Mon
tara, in operation, 81: suspended, g.
Iowa, in operation, 1GS; suspended, 2
Nebraska. in operation, 1872; suspenden,
5. He says that a majority of those
recently failed are absolutely solvent ant
only closed through the unwarranted lacl
of confidence in them causing disastrous
! runs, . a..-
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FORREST FIRES

Egg Harbr City, n. j., July 29.-The
largest forest fire which has ever swept
over South Jersey is now carrying de-
structicn through the cranberry boys and
fans below here. An immense amount
of valuable property has been burned.
The cranberry boys of John w. Harris,
along Wading river, We're destroyed, and
1900 acres of cranberry vines were
uined. Adjoining Harris bogs We're the
smaller ones of Augustus Voss and james
Snow. These We're also burned. It. is
reported that the villages of Washington
and Martha's Furnace have been totally
destroyed.
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IMP AT,En

Chicago, July 81. - One person was
killed and three others seriously injured
in an accident on the Harrison street
bridge AS the car struck the east end
of the bridge the heavy pointed hard
wood turning lever fell from it's fasten-
ings and, swinging around, passed
through several empty seats in the car,
finally reaching Miss Nellie Riordan, who
occupied seat in the middle of the car,
struck her in the groin and impaled her.
The others injured were Maggie Casey,
seriously; Annie Dexter and Mrs Mag
gle Ashcroft.
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TRAGEDY ON As FARM
TWO CHILDREN ARE BURNED
TO DEATH.
BURNED
The Home of Farmer DESTROYED
by Fire nnl Two of His Children
Lose Their Liyes-The Father and
Mother Badly Injured.

Grand Forks, n D., July 31.-Par-
ticulars just received of the burning OF
the house of J. H. Langevin, farmer
living near Olga, q few days ago, show
1T to have been a tie, rible tragedy. MI.
Langeyin arose in the morning ana
started the kitchen fire with kerosene,
after which he hung the can on nail
in the wall just behind end over the
stove. He then went to the well for a
pail of water. While drawing the water
he was startled by a noise st the house,
and looking around saw that the kitchen
was full of smoke. Hurryins back he
found that the oil can had fallen on the
stove and broken. The oil ran over the
stove and room and instantly the room
was mass of flames. Mrs. Langevin
and the children were sleeping up stairs.
The Mortified father rushed up through
the flames and awoke them. He told his
wife to drop the children from the win
dow and he would catch them first and
then herself, as it was not safe for them
to come down the stairway. Going to
the window outside he found one OF the
children which the frantic mother had
already dropped to the ground, but no
signs of the others. Mr.. Langevin man
aged in some way to reach the window
from the outside when he found his wife
had tainted with another of the children
in her arms. He dropped both from the
window and then turned to find the two
other children, but they were not up
stairs, and had evidently gone down the
stairway into the burning kitchen. Tie
faced the flames down stairs until lie
was forced to retreat, and jumped from
&C. the upper window. AS the heat of the
fire died away willing hands began the
work of rescuing the bodies of the fatet
q. ones. When the task was accomplished
the bodies were found to be so badly
burned as not to be recognized.' Mr.. an'
Mrs. Langevin are lying at the point O.
death, but there is thought to be pos
sibility of their recovery.
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BOYS OF THE OLD SIXTH.

St. Paul, July 31.-The date of the
reunion of the Sixth Minnesota infantry
veterans for the purpose Of forming a
permanent veterans organization has
been changed from Sept. to Sept. 2, SO
that it will not interfere with the C. A.
r. national encampment to be held at
indianapolis on Sept. 5, 6 and I. A let
ter to Capt. Charles J. Stees from O. II.
Shepley, secretary of the veteran asso-
citation of Company D, Sixth Minnesota
Infantry volunteers, makes the announce
ment of change IN date. <s IT.
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STAN GIVES IN

Bangkok, July 31.-A cabinet council
was held at which it was decided to
grant all demands of Frances ultimatum.
The king presided. His two brothers
and all the ministers were present. At
ter sitting several hours the council ap-
proved the views of the peace party.
Instructions were then telegraphed to
Prince Vadnana, Siamese minister in
Paris, that the government accepted the
ultimatum regardless of all reservations
previously formulated. Capt. Jones,
British minister in Bangkok. was noti-
fed Immediately Of the councils decision.
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COLLISION.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 31.-An engine
on the Delano division of the Lehigh
Valley railroad ran into passenger No.
ii near Mahoney City. Neil Gallagher,
baggagemaster, and W. J. Hattrick, con-
ductor of the passenger, both of Mauch
Chunk, were quite badly injured about
the body. The passengers, of whom there
were many, were shaken up, but none
were hurt as far as could be learned.
Engineer Miner of White Haven, of
the passenger train, was also injured on
the head.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-03
EXPRESS WAGON ROBBED.

Wichita, Kan, July 31.-A Pacific
express wagon was held up on the streets
here and robbed Of $500. On a tele-
phone call a wagon went to the Wichita
creamery to collect goods. When the
wagon arrived at the creamery two ne
groes jumped in and told the driver to
drive to the rear, and while in the alley
a third negro appeared. Covered by.
three revolvers the messenger was COM
PEELED to open the safe. After emptyinS
it's contents into bag the negroes drove
Off
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WANT AN ACCOUNTING.

Chicago, July 29.-The United Order Of
American Brick and Stone Masons have
appealed to the courts to compel the
treasurer of the order, William Ray, to
make an accounting. The order numbers
1000 members, and claims to have ac-
CURED real estate valued at $7O,O 900. Ray
was made treasurer about one year ago,
and, it is claimed, in his official capacity
has collected funds to the amount of
$5O,OOO The bill filed in the superior
court charges Ray with receiving large
sums of money for which he has failed to
account. -. g.;
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SLEPT THREE MONTHS.

Whitney, Neb., July 29-Louis Irig died
to-day after sleep lasting three months.
After being exposed in an April snow
storm 1rig went to bed and has slept
continuously since with bit two intervals
Of consciousness. The first lasted one
hour and the second but ten minutes.
Doctors have been here from distance,
attracted by the peculiar features of the
case, but their skill was useless. All
kinds of treatments were tried without
avail. and the patient died to-day from
strangulation.
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SMITH WINS.

Roby, Ind, Aug 1.-Four thousand
sports saw Paddy Smith and George
Green, better known as ''Young Cor
bett." fight for the lightweight chan,-
pionship and a purse Of $3,ovu i'll the
ring of the Columbian Athletic club in
this sporting suburb of Chicago last
night, the loser being coDsolcd with $500.
Smith won in the twenty-eighth round. +
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KILLED HIS WIFE.

w. Smith, we'll known contractor. shot
his wife, killing her instantly, ana i'll
hicted two fatal wounds on himself last
evening. Jealousy was the cause. The
couple had not lived together for some
time, and recently Smith had made
many requests for her to return to his
house. She refused them, and last even
ing he went to her house with the
avOWed intention of killing her
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MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

Portland, Ind, Aug. IA very mystic
rious murder occurred near Winchester
late last night Kent Brown, colored
barber, hired rig and went out driving.
In short time the horse came back to
the stable pulling the empty buggy. A
search was made for the occupant and
he was found dead in the road some dis
lance from town. Browns head had
been crushed in with a rock and a long
knife stab penetrated his vitals. No
clue to the assassin. ...
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CORBEI'T AND NIJTCHEIJ,

Chicago, July 29--It is announced to-
day that Corbett declines to fight Mitch
ell at Robbie, Ind. Corbett leaves for
Asbury Park next week, when he will
begin training for his contest with
Mitchell, with the understanding that
the fight will be at Coney Island. He
proposes to insist on the original agree
ment and will present himself at the
arena of the Coney Island Athletic club
Dec. 6, regardless of what Mitchell may
do ar--
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MEXICAN WAY.

City of Mexico, Aug. 1.-The printing
plant of FL Democrat tnewspaper},
whose creditors ire confined in prison for
the publication Of alleged libalous ar
ticles, has been confiscated by the gov
crnment and will be sold at public auc-
ton. The opposition papers are pro-
testing vigorously against this action on
the part Of the government f.
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AGAINST THE 500.

Lansing, Mich, July 81. The United
States district court at Marquette fas
denied the injunction aske.l for by he
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault :''e4
Marie railway to restrain the Michigan
state board of health from en:,"ring
it's quarantine regulations at SAUL Ste.
Marie. There was Il nice question r
volved as ty X. r:spec-: " ri-hts Of the
federal and state agents IL tiy, promises
and the result is complete vict.ry for
the state board.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-03
CREES REFUSED CITIZENSHIP,

Great Falls, Mont, July pa large
number of renegade Cree Indians, hay
ing taken out first citizenship papers
and notice being given that the whole
tribe would follow suit the clerk of the
court called upon District Attorney Weed
of Helena for an opinion, and received
an answer advising refusal Of all declara-
tons of intentions from Crees and allow
them to bring suit. The Indians were
participants in the Riel rebellion and de-
sire to become United States citizens to
avoid punishment. 1t is feared this might
lead to International complications.
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HEIRS no MILLIONS.

Buffalo, Aug. IA family living in
this city may soon become the rosstsSors
of more than $25,OOO,O0O. They claim
to be the nearest heirs to the estate Of
Philip Reinhardt. who del inrestase in
India about fifty years ago. Jh, re-
lationship will easily be shown. rs it is
all on record in Germany, ana the family
in this city will become one Ct the
richest in the United States.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-03
TRAMPS IN GREAT NUMBERS.

TRAMPS IN GREAT NUMBERS.
Jamestown, n. D., Aug. 1.-This morn
ing tramps attempted to hold up North
ern Pacific conductor while the train of
which he was in charge was stopping at
the Jamestown & Northern crossing, but
were prevented by the head breakman.
The city is full Of tramps that come in
on every train from the west, many Of
whom are Montana, and Idaho miners
out of work ind on their way to the
wheat fields Of this state and Minnesota,
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ACQUITTED.

New Orleans, La, July 2G.-Louis o.
Desforges, who has been on trial before
Judge Moize in the criminal district court
since Monday last, charged with the
murder of Peter McGinnon. Carondolet
street, on the Dist of April last, was ac-
quilted. H.
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NO MORE DJELS.

Mexico, Aug. 1.--Gen. Pedro Rincon
Gallardo, governor of this federal dis
trict, is taking severe measures to COM
pei observance of the law prohibiting
dueling, and has issued orders to the
police to prevent every affair of honor
and turn over the intending duelists to
criminal judges. Many duels between
foreigners have been fought recently Oh
trivial grounds Newspapers applaud the
determined attitude of the new governor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-03
DDOUTH BROKEN.

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 1.-The drouth
which has prevailed in Southwestern
Texas during the past two months was
partially broken t." day by a heavy gen
eral rain. 1t extended east to Houston,
west seventy miles. north ninety miles
and south into Mexico. The rain will
be Of great benefit to grass and cotton.
The precipitation here was .S5 of an
inch. r'.,.- - - -4.. So .-z-. .s- h 800
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RESULT OF A RUN.

Ashland, Wis, Aug. 1.-The First Ma
tional Bank of Ashland suspended this
morning. There has been a steady run
on the bank during the last month.
The resources, according to its last re-
port aggregate $49G,43S. Runs are in
progress on the other banks Of the city.
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FRIuT CIu..E,]IIRE.

Washington, Aug. .-The department
Of state has been officially advised that
the Society of Fruit Culture of Russia
will hold an international exhibition and
congress Of fruit culture at st. Peters
burg in the fall Of 1894, and that the
Russian government Il will favor the
amplest display Of foreign exhibits.
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SAIOEELESS POWDER.

Washington, July 31.-The army Of
ficers are about to test the Frankfort
arsenal samples of smokeless powder
made by the California Powder company.
Some preliminary test of small guam
ty of this powder have warranted fur
Their trials.
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OFFICERS RAY

Brazil, Ind, July 29.-Charles Copp.
rider, son of Rev A. Coppridcr, late
Wednesday night at Middleburg shot and
instantly killed Thomas Eress, young
farmer. He then rushed to his home,
ear by. secured a shotgun and defied
the officers to arrest him. He in the
meantime retreated to swamp, where
he is now surrounded by posse of Off
GERS. He has abundant ammunition with
him and is holding the officers 1T bay.
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FAVOR JUDGE RENNETT,

Clark, S. D., Aug. lat the Repub
lican county convention Saturday Judge
Bennett was given the privilege of nam
ing fourteen delegates favorable to him
self for denomination, for supreme judge,
and the convention passed strong RESP
lutions favoring him. The delegation to
the circuit convention is divided equally
between Judge Andrews and c. X. Sew
ard of WATERFOWL
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CHOLERA IN SPAIN.

Madrid, July 20.-The condition of af-
fairs in Ell Pindo district, in the Province
of Corunna, where a number of cases Of
suspicious sickness were reported yester-
day, is serious. 1t has transpired that
forty persons have been attacked with
d ,choleraic disease within the past few
days. OF the persons attacked twelve
have died 1t is believed that the dis
ease is Asiatic cholera. although there is
10 official notification to that effect.
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TOOK AN OVERDOSE

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug 1.-The friends
Of John G. c. Schlegel Of Baltic desire it
stated that his recent near approach to
death was not the result Of an attempt
at suicide, but that Schlegel, who had
had headache for two days, took anti
pyrine, and that it was from an overdose
of this that he came so near dying.
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THE THIEF NOT YET FOUND.

= THE THIEF NOT YET FOUND.
Centerville, S. D., Aug. DIR. Lin
dahl of this place, who had al valuable
horse stolen from Cotticltl's livery barn
s. few nights ago. has not succeeded in
capturing the thief The fellow entered
the barn about midnight, harnessed the
horse and hitched him to snlky, all
belonging to the doctor, valued at $o0O,
and started west. H.. $685.
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SERIOUSLY I'LL.

Little Rock, Ark, July 29-Gov. Fish
back, who has been confined to his room
at Fort Smith for two weeks past, is re-
ported to be in critical condition. His
physicians held a consultation yesterday
morning and say that he is very sick
man. He is suffering from Brights
disease.
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GOING TO TURKEY

New York, July 31.-The United States
gunboat Bennington will sail tomorrow
for the Mediterranean. Her mission
abroad is to enable her commander to
investigate the charges in relation to
the prosecuting of American missionaries
in Asia Minor.
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EXPLORERS DISAGREE.

Philadelphia, Aug. IA special dis
patch dated ST.. Johns, N. r., says:
Information has been received from
Labrador of serious trouble in lieut..
Peary's expedition. It is said it is SC
great that the trip is likely to prove q
failure"
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. WORK RESUMED.

Troy. N. Y, July 29.-Notices have
been posted Of a general resumption OF
work on Monday next at the Burden
iron works and the Clinton foundry.
This is much sooner than expected.
Several thousand persons will be bene-
fitted.
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CUT TO PIECES.

+ Scranton, Pa, July %. John Ed
munds, employed at the Carbondale
Traction company's plant at MaYfeld,
in attempting to junp upon a moving
car at Jer1nyn this morning, was thrown
under Tho wheels md cut to pieces.
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VICTIMS OF THE HAIL STORM. Il

WI I1NO Ut II1E T1AIL oIOhN.
Winnipeg, Aug. 1.-During the hail
storm that fell in Northwestern Manito-.
ba few days ago several people were
knocked insensible by large chunks Of
jagged ice that fell. One man had his
head so badly cut that thirteen stitches
were required to sew up the wounds
The hailstones were driven through the
clapboard siding of houses.
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ARREST ED A SECOND TINE.

Plankinton, S. D., Aug. LATTER con-
siderable trouble Hart and Hutton, cash
Ter and president of the insolyent Farm
ers and Mechanics bank, obtained bonds
men on their first arrest, but were, to-
gether with Assistant Cashier G. D.
Young. again arrested on a warrant
sworn out by County Treasurer East
man. Public sentiment is very strong
aoninSt them
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YOUNG JOHNSON DIES

Moorhead, Mimi, July 29.-A little boy
named Johnson, son Of Dairyman john.
son of Fargo, who started to run to the
fire Tuesday evening and got into Ross
barbed wire fence, where he was cut
above the knees and in the abdomen,
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PERKINS SUCCESSOR.

Washington, July 31.-Robert H. Bar
clay, chief clerk Of the railway mail
service, Helena, Mont, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of superintendent
of the Tenth division, railway mail
service, with headquarters at st. Paul.
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SANDBAGGED AND ROBBED.

Eau Claire, Wis, July :1.--An elderly
man named Knouf was assaulted and
robbed of $135. lie drew the money
from the Commercial bank. He was
set upon by two men, seized around the
neck and struck with sand bag and
his coat pocket containing the money
cut open with knife.
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SIXTY DAYS, NOTICE,

Davenport, Iowa, Aug LIN to-mor-
rows paper the savings banks of Dayen-
port, Rock Island and Moline will give
notice that thereafter they will demand
the sixty days notice before paying out
funds as provided by law.
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. CHOLERA AT SMYRNA.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Consul William
e. Emmett at Smyrna cables the state
department that cholera exists in that
port. The outbreak of the disease in
this important center Of Mediterranean
trade is regarded as Of much significance.
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FELL DOWN AZ SHAFT i,

Ishpeming, Mich, Aug. Thomas
Hines, single and twenty-five years Sid,
fell scyenty-fye feet down shaft at
the Salisbury mine, breaking his neck.
1 "A cororer's jury is investigating the af-
fair. II III 81 Il IS !,
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CONFESSED ON THE GALLONS.

Bestrop, Tex, July 9.-Alex Brown
was hanged here to-day for wife murder.
He made a full confession on the gal
lows. Last night he cut his throat, sew
ering the wind pipe, which prolonged mis-
life after the drop, air getting into the
lungs III
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KILLED EACH OTHER

Louisville, Ky, July 81. = Town.
Marshal A. J. Bunk and Edmund Ora
ham, tough, shot and killed each other
on Twenty-eighth street and Falkland,
an Incorporated suburb of Louisville.
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Suicide BY HANGING.

Schultz, sixty-fve years of age, suicided
this morning by hanging. Mental trouble
was the cause. He was. the father Of
e. Schultz of this city. ..
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CLOSED DOWN FOR REPAIRS.
Fulda, MINI, July 29.-Ihe electric
light plant is shut down for repairs. It
was put in and started in March; and the
foundations settled so the contractors
have to do the work over again before
they can get their pay.
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DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Chicago, July 81. The building Occur
pied by the Chicago Oil Refining compa-
ny. a large lumber she'd and four dwell
ing houses were destroyed by fire last
evening. Loss, $4,000; insurance about
the same.