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The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
He Would Wait.

He was a testy old chap, and when
he found there was no steam heat in
the hotel (this happened last january
and it would cost him half dollar for
fire in his room he got into huff and
went off to bed in the cold. It was real
cold, too, and the old fellow almost
froze before he could undress, and when
he got under the cover it wasn't much
better, for there wasn't enough cover in
the house to make that room warm on
such night. About 8 o'clock in the
morning loud rap came on his door,
followed by a lot more
"What do you want?" he asked, with
his teeth chattering.
"Get up quick! There's fire in the
basementv came the alarming response.
''Go way from there and let me
alone, he shouted back.
There were several kicks on the door,
and the man in the hall yelled:
"Get up The house is afire, and
you'll be burned up
''Go way from there, tell you,
shouted the testy guest. ''I'm glad to
know there's fire somewhere in the
house, and I'm going to stay where l
am till it gets up here. I'd like to
know what this room would feel like if
it was warm"
Twenty minutes later a fireman from
ladder took the testy guest out of the
window. w.-Exchange
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plosion that would never again see so
gorgeous sight or hear such ravish-
ing noise. jumped up and down with
delight. My mother, who did not admire
firecrackers herself, sat by, happy in the
popping and the blaze for my sake.
''We waited five minutes before the
next firecracker was shot off, and then
with my own hands struck the match
and lighted the fuse of the next one,
and again was electrified with joy.
AS the five minutes interval was pre-
served until the whole 10 of my fire.
crackers had been exploded, I\had just
so minutes of unalloyed delight.
''Now, have never got over my
pleasure in irecrackers, but am salts
fed that if I had to shoot them without
lot of boys to help me ON the Fourth
of July there wouldn't be the slightest
fun in it. know that nine boys in ten
like them as we'll as do, whether they
will continue to do So after they are
grown up or not Of course prefer for
helpers boys who can't have firecrack-
ers if they have to buy them themselves.
That's why Sim Smiths boys and Tom
Dooley's and all the rest Of the crowd
down on the side street near my house
are always invited to celebrate the
Fourth with me. 1 don't allow myself
great deal Of recreation during the
year. My business is too exacting. But
get enough fun out of the firecrackers
and the boys ON the Fourth to last me
till Thanksgiving day. There is one
thing about frecrackers that is in their
favor, unless you buy the big giant and
cannon frecrackers, which I never do,
and that is that they are much less dan
gerous than guns or toy pistols, and
they make more noise and fame and
smoke for the money than any other
sort Of fireworks that know anything
about think" he added, turning to
the salesman, ''that you may make my
order an even five dozen boxes instead
of SO. propose to rather outdo myself
this year."
My friend lives on the same street
that I do, and have accepted his invi-
tation to be present with him and the
other boys this year and help burn up
his 60 boxes full of firecrackers.
L D. MARSHALL
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Loves Race As.inee Time.

The steamer Oceanic, Captain Smith,
arrived ct San Francisco April 80 from
Hong Kong and Yokohama. Among the
passengers on the steamer was Miss Ida
Th0rne. daughter of ed Thorne, editor and
proprietor Of the Yokohama Box Of Gu
rios. Miss Thorne Is engaged to be mar
ried to J. e. Dowler, agent of Arnold,
Karberg & Co. Of New York who are
among the largest silk buyers at Canton
Dowler Is an Englishman, and he came tC
San Francisco several steamers ago in ad-
vance Of his fanoee. His mother, while
being thoroughly In favor of the match, Il
superstitious in regard to marriages in
May. She exacted q promise from her son
that II he could not be married in April he
would not be married until June Miss
Thorne understood this, and it was with
great anxiety that she watched the steam.
er's run day by day. Mr.. Thorne placed
his daughter in charge of Chief Engineer
Allen Of the Oceanic, and it is to this fact
that she owes her arrival on time. For the
first four days out the steamer encounter
ed storms which delayed her, and she av.
eraged only 14O miles day. Mr.. Aliens
sympathies were easily enlisted in the
cause of beauty in distress, and he drove
the Oceanic ahead at a flying rate. The
average run was forced to $50 miles day;
then $40 and $50 miles were made, and
the last day the Oceanic steamed 365 miles,
which brought her in time for the lovers
to avoid May day wedding.-San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
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$50 young Strait was called in and
questioned, my fears that he would not
be willing rising every instant Before
the questioning was finished several
other belated would be purchasers Of
firecrackers appeared, and finally the
Strait boy made q shrewd suggestion
that showed him to have . good bust
ness head
"'Open the pack, he said, and count
me out TO- Then I'll sell the rest Of the
firecrackers at cent apiece
''Ten little rolls of concentrated Joy
for boys fell to my share. My father
paid over the 10 cents and put the fire.
crackers in his pocket with great care.
We went home together full Of delight
full anticipations for the evening, fo1
they were to be kept until nightfall,
that / might not lose single scintillat-
ing fash of brightness
my anticipations were fully met by
the blazing, popping reality. The even
ing came off moonless and dark, and
not a match was put to fuse until the
very last CLEAN of light had disappeared
from the western sky. Then my father
took the first of the firecrackers, lighted
it carefully and laid it on the big, fiat
stone that served as doorstep to ou1
house. It seemed to me when the sizz.
ing Of the fuse was followed by the ex.
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''oPEN THE PACK" SAID HE.
assistants in relays, SO that while por-
ton of them are eating or resting the
others are firing away just the same,
and as for him that is the one day in
the year on which he appears to be alb
solutely fatigue proof, and if he eats at
all on the Fourth it cannot be more
than sandwich hastily devoured now
and then
Imet ny friend the other day when
he was buying firecrackers for himself
and more pretentious fireworks for his
boys, and he told me the story Of his
first Fourth Of July. After hearing it I
have some idea of the reason for his ex-
traordinary fondness for frecrackers if
not for boys.
II liked firecrackers from the first
time ever saw them, he said my
father was a young man then, and he
had not yet succeeded in making much
money. There were only three of us
my father, my mother and myself-in
the family, and we lived in little
house on the bank of a stream that wound
between low hills and was known as
Pipe creek A mile or two away was q
hamlet consisting Of store, black
smiths shop, church, a shoemaker's s
shop and three or four houses A few
days before the first Fourth Of July,
remember, my father and mother con-
sidered the financial condition earnest
ly and agreed that although the times
were hard with them, the boy should
have firecrackers that year. They cost
25 cents a pack, and 25 cents was good
deal in that house just then, but they
thought it would be money well expend-
ed if it were used to buy firecrackers for
me.
''Now, it so happened that the impor-
tant purchase was put off until the
morning of the great day, and my IA
ther and walked down the road to the
store to exchange the quarter for the
crackers A man named John Strait
kept that store, and used to think he
must be the richest man in the world,
and the wisest and best, too, barring
my father. Straits face fell when we
made known our desire for firecrackers.
Then he looked at me, and suppose he
saw that I was greatly wrought up on
the subject
"'Well, he said, I've sold out all
my firecrackers, but have one pack
saved for my own boy. I promised him
that he should have that pack, no matter
what happened, but If he's willing
we'll divide the pack between the two
boys
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
Friday, June 80.

friday, June x0
The Yale Colum bia-Harvard fresh
man boat race was won by Yale.
Senator Roach has secured a promise
from the postof1ce department to in
crease the railway mail service between
Manitoba and North Dakota towns.
Lord Charles j. F. Russell, son of the
sixth duke Of Bedford, is dead. He
was born in 1907 and was sergeant-at-
arms to the house of commons from
1S48 to 1875.
Judge Thayer of the United States
circuit court has issued an order author
izing the receivers of the Frisco to bor-
row snm not exceeding $4O0, ,OOO at s
per cent.
The suit of the Citizens band of Pot
tawatomie Indians of Oklahoma against
the United States for $5IO,41S, alleged
to be due them under treaty gtipula-
tons, has been dismissed.
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T IS my opinion
that the true val
ne, the overpow-
ering splendor,
SO to speak, Of the
frecracker is not
usually appreci-
ated and compre-
hended. It is al
most q sealed
mystery to the
boys. It is, in
fact, known to
none but those
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
HALF RATES TO THE sEAsHORE.

On account of the Annual Meeting
of the National Eductional Associa-
ton, which will be held at Asbury, n.
j., July 10th to 18th, the Northwest
ern Line will, on July 9TH and 9Th,
sell excursion tickets at practically
one fare for the round trip, thus offer
ing an exceptionally favorable oppor-
tunity to teachers and the public in
general for visit to one OF the most
delightful resorts on the Atlantic
coast. For tickets aud detailed in
formation apply to agents Chicago &
Northwestern R'y. 43-4t
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
BUT We WOULD
CAUTION YOU NOT TO
MISS READING IT.
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF REDEMPTION FROM TAX SALE,
UNDER PROVISIONS OF cHAl

PROVISIONS GENERAL
= June
Amt O.
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
LESS THAN HALF RATES TO COL.
0QAn0

On June 23d and 24th the North
western Line will sell excursion tick
cts to Denver, Pueblo and Colorado
Springs and return at less than one
fare for the round trip; good for re-
turn passage until July 9th, inclusive.
For tickets and full information, apply
to agents Chicago & Northwestern
R'y. 43-2t
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
Having associated myself with
j. q. ADAMS & Co.
.Gp Commission
Merchants.

At Minneapolis, solicit consignments of
Grain. Liberal advances given and prompt
salesguaranteed.
j. H, RIHELDAFFER.
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tuesday, June 26.

Au0SOoys June 10
The first Northern Pacific through
passenger train since June arrived at
Tacoma Tuesday.
At the Maine Democratic state con-
vention Charles F. johnson of Water
Vile was nominated for governor.
Hon. John Egan, ex-speaker of the
New Jersey assembly, is dead after .
long illness. Mr.. Exan was 81 years Of
age.
Striking cokers, with the aid of
dynamite, made an attempt to destroy
the Possum Run railroad bridge, on the
outskirts of New Haven, Pa.
Governor Greenhalge of Massachu-
setts has vetoed the bill to allow the
American Bell Telephone company to
increase its capital stock to $50, ,OOO, 600.
About $1,000 Scotch miners have
struck against the proposed reduction
in their wages. The strike has also
thrown 20, 600 steel workers out of en-
ployment.
Jose Rodriguez. ex-president of Costa
Rlca, and his family, arrived at New
York by the steamer Athos, from Port
Limon. They will make tour of the
United States and Canada.
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
Thursday, June 28.

Thursday, June 28.
The funeral OF Archbishop Tache
took place at Winnipeg Wednesday.
A severe rain and wind storm swept
over Eastern Tennessee Friday night.
The house of commons has refused to
reduce the beer tax from & to 3 pence.
The decrease in May earnings on the
Pennsylvania lines, East and West,
reaches $1,700, 900. The statement
shows loss of $l.0OO,OO0 on Eastern
lines and 500, 100 on Western.
The liquidators of the Panama Canal
company have signed an agreement
with the new company in which the
latter is said to have capital of 60. .
O0O, ,00O francs with which to complete
the canal.
A dispatch from Lima, Peru, says
that the Peruvian government has or
dered a general arrest of the supporters
Of the revolution. It is added that
Great Britain has officially recognized
President Justitiano Bourgona's gov.
eminent,
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05

youngsters who can only partially sat-
isfy their desire for the swapping red
and yellow paper cylinders, and men
who were once such boys and have not
forgotten the days when they were
young.
know several such boys who under
stand the subject perfectly, but Of all
my grownup acquaintance there is but
one man who has ever shown thorough
knowledge thereof. This man is past
middle age now. He owns mills and
railroads and landed estates He is, in
fact, rich enough to buy shiploads of
firecrackers if he should so desire. His
standing in business and society is of
the best, and for 81 weeks Of every year
his face wears an expression of such
gravity that you would never suspect
him of being frivolous enough to own to
weakness for firecrackers. I am not
sure that it is proper to use the word
weakness in referring to his fondness
for the Chinese noise and smoke max
ers. Certainly his passion for them
while it lasts is as strong as any other
Of his visible characteristics. It begins
to manifest itself about week before
Uncle Sans birthday, increases with
every "a hours till the dawning of the
glorious Fourth and then dissipates it.
self in fusillade of crackers lasting all
day and half the night, at the end of
which my friend is tired, sleepy, grimy
and almost invariably with little holes
burned in his clothes where stray sparks
have found lodgment. But he does not
mind his WEAKNESS, his blackened ap-
pearance or the holes in his clothes. He
is always in a satisfied, not to say &C.
static, state Of mind when at last he
gets to bed on the night Of the glorious
Fourth.
According to the neighbors, the worst
of the business is that there is absolute
ly no stopping in the noise even at meal
times from shortly after daylight till
10 or II o'clock at night.
Even boys get hungry and tired, but
when my friend is celebrating the
Fourth of July he arranges his juvenile
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
Wednesday. June 27.

"ednesday, June 27.
The Democrats of the Sixth Mime.
sofa district will hold their convention
at St. Cloud, Sept. IL.
AT Mines two men were arrested for
shouting vive la anarchie, and praising
Santos murderous deed.
Robert II. Hill has been appointed
acting auditor of the Lake Shore road
to succeed the late c. L. Leland.
A young man arrested at St. Cloud
for vagrancy proved to be deserter
from Fort Buford named Carl Benson.
On Tuesday the Denver mint received
gold bullion to the value of $126, 900,
the highest sum ever reached in a single
day.
At Kirksville, No., the Populist con-
gressional convention of the First dis
trict nominated John NJ. London of
Macon, as candidate for congress-.
Sumner Stimson, a wel-to-do farme,
of Pleasant Hill, near Winona, Mimi,
attempted to commit suicide by hang
ing, but was discovered ~ his 1O-year-
OLD daughter in time to save his life.
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THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
WHEN FlRECRAckERS WERE A LUX.
uRY AND COST A CENT EACH.

How Bunch Was Divided 1t the Country
store-The Man Who still Keeps Up the
Old Time Celebration Of the Fourth From
EARLY Morn Until Night.
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05

The third national irrigation congress
has been called by the national execu-
tive committee to meet in Denver for
the seven days beginning Sept. 3.
At Denver j. c. Ellsworth, assignee
of the Chamberlain Investment COM
pany, sold the assets of the company.
the face value of which was g, 500, 900,
at auction for SIC, 100.
Judge Lacombe of New York has ap-
pointed Albert A. Latoux temporary
receiver for the Harney Peak Tin Min
ing. Milling and Manufacturing COM
pany of South Dakota.
DR.. Albert B. Ledoux, q metsllurgist
and mining expert of New York, has
been appointed receiver for the Harney
Peak Tin Mining company of South
Dakota. Juoge Lacombe made the ap-
pointment on application of the English
stockholders who alleged fraud in man.
agement of the company.
The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-05
Monday, July 2.

Since Carnot's death all members of
the royal family of England are pro-
tected by detectives.
It is officially announced that Sir
Charles Russell has been appointed to
succe d Lord Coleridge.
The great Tower bridge at London
WAS formally opened Saturday ~ the
Prince of Wales, in the name Of the
queen.
! Six cases of q disease describe as
cholerine have been reported at Liege.
One death from the disease has oc-
Cured
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-01
J4PAN's LOCIL TROUBLES.
A vigorous Foreign Policy Necessary TO
Conciliafe the People.

An interesting explanation OF the pres
ent attitude Of Japan towards China was
furnished by a dlplomatist at Washington
OF much experience in Asiatic affairs.
He first pointed out the fact that inter-
nal conditions In Japan are ana nave
been for some time very much disturbed.
There has been great friction between
the AIkadO and his cabinet on the one
side and the Parliament and people on
the other This steadily increased until
the Parliament actually passed resolu-
ton requesting the MikadO 10 remove
his cabinet and replace II by other men
more nearly In accord with thelr IDEAS,
which are distinctly reacuonTy ana
marked by resentment Of the presence oI
foreigners In Japan and the extension OF
modern civillzing systems.
The EmperOr's answer came QUICK anu
sharp In a decree prOrOguing the Paillh-
ment This added 10 the popular feeling
of dissatis faction, and the Government
became alarmed The date OF election
Of the new Parliament began 10 draw
near. and some heroic measure was Ne
cessary TO prevent an overwhelming dt-
feat. the result of which might be- 10 turn
Japan backward IN the march toward
civilization. and. perhaps, 10 overthrow
the Emperor himself
The japanese relations with kore@
growing our Of the obstacles 20 trade
with that country. with its Limitation
tpon the fisheries and upon the number
OF ports open 10 Japanese trade were IN
q very unsatisfactory state, ana THIS,
with The state Of domestic Affairs, led
the Japanese Government 10 adopt
verv vigorous foreign policy IN which II
is quite sure OF popular support.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-01
CLAIMED 10 BE From HERE.
Two Men Arrested in Prince william
Charged with tho Theft of o Team.

MANASSAS, VA, July I.-Special.-
Yesterday about II O'clock two strangers,
with a very nice horse and buggy, drove
into town. Shortly after their arrival
they offered TO sell the horse, buggy and
harness for forty dollars The price ask
Cd was considered inadequate, and the
parties were suspected Of having stolen
the property They claimed 10 be from
Richmond, but Mr.. c. l.. Hynson noticed
a card In the buggy bearing the name
of a Baltimore iiyeryman, and at once
telegraphed to the chief of the Balti-
more police. informing him Of the men
being here, and that they were suspected
OF having stolen property. Some time af-
terwards an answer to the telegram was
received. requesting that the parties be
arrested.
In the meantime they had left, going
In the direction of Gainesville, which
IS twelve miles distant. and Deputy Sher-
tf Rosabaugh started In pursuit. and
during the night succeeded In locating
the parties by discovering the buggy In
Mr.. James Patties' stable yard at Gaines
vile, by the light Of a match Mr.. Rosa
baugh waited until day and then went
10 Mr.. Pattie's hotel and arrested the
two men.
They at first protested their innocence
and pretended not 10 know that there
was such a city a. baltimore They.
however, subsequently admitted that they
had hired the outfit from a Baltimore
livery stable on Monday. and that II they
could have sold it they would have skip
ped on the train
Police Detective T. Barranger arrived
here on the $3.50 train this morning. I'm
company with Peter Revllis. from Balt-
more, and Identified one OF the prisoners.
Schmitt to whom Mr.. Revillls had hired
the horse and buggy.
The prisoners, after the arrival of the
officer from Baltimore. gave their names
as Schmitt and Bredah and expressed a
willingness to return 10 Baltimore without
q renustiOn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-01
ANOIHBR DEADLOCK.
The Senate and House Fail TO Agree on the
River and Hnrbor Bill.

WASHINGTON, July Sl.-The tariff bill
is not the only measure over which there
is a deadlock between the two houses Of
Congress. The river and harbor bill.
which is now in conference. is not only
deadlocked but II was intimated this
morning that il may either fail altogether
or it's further consideration be postponed
until next winter The cOnferees on the
part OF both houses are, AZ usual reticent
about what occurs In the committeeman,
but the fact has leaked out that the
House conferees have taken deter
mined stand and fatty informed their
senatorial associates that they will not
consent 10 the increase made In the bill
by the upper house.
The bill as passed the House carried an
appropriation Of $g.50OOOD in addition 10
the $4,000 provided for in the sundry
civil bin 10 continue work under contract.
This made the total river and harbOr APP
piOpriations for the next two years SIS
10000 In round numbers. The Senate in
creased the appropriation $4,000.
The bill has now been in conference for
some days, and thus far the Senate con-
terees have yielded only $655,O00 This
Will not satisfy the House
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-01
ADEIDLY RXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Two Others Slightly
WOuDded.

CHICAGO, July 31.-One man was killed,
two fatally and several others seriously
injured by an explosion Of dynamite at
the quarries Of Doles & Shepard. in Haw-
thOrne lust before noon to-day. a crowd
Of workmen were gathered at one side Of
the quarry. where experiments were be-
ing made in crushing stone with dynamite.
The dynamite in some way was dis
charged blowing up the boilers i'm the
engine-hOuse. Two of the men died on
the way to the hospital
The dead are: Frank Corbin. thirty-thrce
years: Scott Clark, forty eight years
Richard Clark. twenty-year-old son of
Scott Clark. killed instantly.
Iniured II. II. Rudd scalp wound and
bruised-wil recover; William Kern
slightly injured.
All of the dead and wounded were en-
ploved bv the Western Electric Company.
iThev had been blasting rock in the DOles
* Shepard Quarries for nearly TWO
months This morning Rudd, VINO was I'D
charge of the men, brought new inNen-
tion FOR blasting purposes 10 the yards
and announced that he would make an eN-
periment at noon. His men were stand
ing about him when charge or giant
nowder was placed in a hole which had
been drilled into the rock. In some man
ner unknown the powder became ignited
and a terrific explosion followed.
The explosion was heard for nearly two
miles around, and in very short time
hundreds OF people crowded mo lhe
ouarries Frank Corbin. one of the dead
men. was terribly manRled A portion 4
his left leg was torn from the body ana
was found nearly a hundred feet from
where his body lay. Scott Clark and his
son Richard were found lying nearly to-
gether. The elder Clark suffered Intense
agony before death. Richard Clark was
killed instantly. \ large gash ON his
forehead was the only wound found. II
appears that he was struck by flying
piece Of stone. The explosive was an In
VcntiOn of Mr. Rudd.