Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
Earth 10 CHARGED.

Earth IL Charged.
Tho instant killing Of two large draught
horscs In Newark. n j., the other day can
only DO accounted for BY electrolysis. o..
though there we're no outward signs 70
support the theory apart from slight
shock which two men who we're near
By felt Much uneasiness has been
caused BY tho affair. for the people
who occupy tho block. which 10 IN the con-
tor OF the city. have claimed for some time
that the groand all about II 10 charged with
electricity. Tho big power. house Of the
Electric Light and Power Company il Ia
tho middle OF tho block. which 10 noted
above and below the ground with electric
light telegraph. telephone and other
wires From time 70 time persons work.
ing In factories and printing oflces id.
JOHNNIE have been thrown OF their feet By
electric roweH but from what source
has never boon asccrtsined A
driver backed his horse to ono
OF the rear doors Of hardware store on
Mechanic street TO deliver load OF sheet.
iron sewer pipsA A. soon a. the lines
wore thrown on the horses backs they b..
gan TO trcmblo and wheeled toward Mo.
chanic street, where their fore
feet struck pile Of iron pipes
Both animals dro ped dead, Mother
moving after Il struck the ground Tho
driver was thrown to the ground also
Van Houten and william Argus. assistants,
were thrown to tho ground aud felt Q 20.
we're shock. Tho mon we're sure they 70.
ceived charge OF powerful electric cur /.
rent The horses died with their eyes vide
open. Tho city engineer has examined the
locality and declares the water and gas
pipes sre full OF electricity. and that IN
damp weather tho electricity charges the
ground. Tho possibilities Of wholesale
death. no says, are torrible
Commissioner Lamorsaux's Report.
The most important recommended IN
tho annual report Of Commissioners Lam.
oreaux. Of the Land Once. relate 70 the
forest fires In Michigan. Minnesota, and
Wisconsin. and what shall 10 done with
the timber on public landa On this sub.
1ect tho report says; The timber affected
BY these fires has been left In such con.
dition that II not cut and disposed OF IN .
short time II will become worm. eaten end
worthless, thus deprivins tho land Of
. great portion OF iN value 70 the settler
seeking title ]. therefore urgently rec.
ommend that promptly ~ on the resssem.
bling OF Congress . Law bs enacted BY
which tho settlers shall DO allowed to Der.
feet their claims BY Communication thereof
" cash purchase at the legal price per
acre BY this means the right and oppor.
tunity would be given 70 cut and dispose
OF the burned timber during the carly
part OF the approaching winter and before
1t becomes worthless thereby preserving
IL from destruction and ia some do.
Rrce relieving the suffering to which
those have boon subjected by the devas.
tating confagrstionA II would seem that
the instincts OF humanity and Justice unite
to demand such legislation / would fur.
Their recommend that such other provis.
ions for the relief OF these settlers as Con.
gress may deem proper may be made. fol.
lowing the precedent set In similar case
OF fires In tho Same States by the act Of
Congress OF June 8. 1879.
Rob the Safe In = Depot.
Thursday night the depot at Fort Glib
son. l. T., was robbed by six masked men,
Members OF the Cook gang SUCCESSORS TO