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The state herald., 1895-08-16
A TOWN ON FIRE.



Chicago, Aug. 1O.-Lockport. Illinois
is on fire, and aid has been sent Itoln
here. A special train with ii'e engines
left for there this afternoon.
Ar 1920 ID. m. several business blocks
and TWENTY-FIVE houses had been burned.
Thc fire started at II 80 n. m, ana ow-
ing 10 lack of water and every thing De-
Ing dry, spread rapidly. The indications
nj l2::25 were that the whole TOWN. was
doomed. A.
Workmen tarring the roof OF me
Phoenix printing office accideh'aily
started the fire In five minutes IL was
hcyond control. Joliet was called Oh
fo,. helm. but a fire there prevented any
aid being extended, and Chicago was
then called upon. r
I.ockport is situated in VIII county
Illinois, on the big drainage canal, ano
In, . population of about 2ooo' II
about i, .iriy-two miles southeast IRON
Chicago AM, five miles from joliet.
contained eight churches, newspaper
a paper mill. n large Hour mil lou
carriage shops and varlouss ny, ro ST.
prises. Since the beginning of
the canal the town-has grown
|
destruction OF the postoilice and tow
hall, including all the records.
A strong wind famed the flames 81
that the entire city seemed enveloped
The people became pnnic.strlcken an,
hurrledly began moving to the hills,
mile from the city.
Lockport has no fire department nnt
there was but one hose cart In town
The engines sent from Chicago were
given the quickest run possible oven
the Chicago & Alton road. The wire
between Chicago and Lockport, bot
telegraph and telephone wires, wen
down shortly before two o'clock, ans
there seems TO be but little doubt thai
the place Is almost, II not quite, entirely
destroyed. Officials Of the drainage
board expressed fears that there would
be little or nothing left of the town b.
the time help could arrive from othcI
cities. At last accounts the estimated
loss was $4,000
The state herald., 1895-08-16
CANADIAN TRADE.
Is G m?rttt'on VITA this Unitci State
In Torri IN Markets rointed out


Washington. Aug. 1.-THE extent Of
competition of Canada with the United
States in foreign markets Is pointed out
In u bulletin TO be issued by the secro-
tary of agriculture in a few days. The
bulletin Is the fourth of the worlds
market series In course Of publication
by the department, and embodies the re-
ports OF thirty of our cOnsnls In the do
mlnlon. 1t shows that the total exports
of Canada increased from $50, OoO,OOs III
1888 TO SllS,OOO.OOO In 1891, or ~ per
cent: the imports from S1u9,OoO,OOD To
Sl23. 100000. or IL per cent, and the
total trade was from Sl9S,O00.0O0 tc
S2il 100000, or n per cent during the
same period. The largest proportional
Increase was In lSD2. when the value OF
the total trade exceeded that OF the pre-.
ccdlng year about II per cent. During
the years 1883 to 1881. Inclusive. the
trade Of Canada with the United States
exceeded that of any other country, bur
since then the United Kingdom OF Great
Britain and Ireland has taken first rank
with the United States second.
An important fact is that large
share OF the agricultural products going
AAbih H'hl''iAs th' -
reals and -four In transit from the ups,
ed States. or s270O0.ooO OF stf
products shipped last year, So,00O,OOn
was American merchandise.
or late years increased attention bas
been given by the government of Can
ada to dairy interests, encouraging tile
dairy associations throughout the coun
try and passing strict sanitary laws re:
ulnilng the manufacture OF cheese and
butter. No authorizations can be used.
and the importation. manufacture and
sale Of olcnmargarlnc and other similar
substances is prohibited.
Though the quantity Of butter export
ed decreased from lO,Jo0,e0D pounds In
1855 10 5.5OO.OO0 In 1921. nearly iifiy
per cent, The value declined from 81
100000 10 sl.lOO.0o0. This indicates
Improvement In the quality OF butter eS
ported. The export Of cheese has IL.
creased notably. While In 1865 1t WAS
G.iil. go pounds. valued at SEQ i3. In
1894 II rose TO the large figure OF l5i,
10. $50 pounds. valued at Si5. ass. 1oi.
The statistics OF the fishing industry AMI
forest products show that the value OF
the former In 1871, was over S3o. 100000
and the latter over SSO.OOO.O0O In wool
pulp In 1894 the United States alone has
Imported from the Dominion, s369,0l0.
The state herald., 1895-08-16
COLORADO CONDENSED.

A mining boom Is promised ut Palmer
Lake.
Cripple Creek has two hundred pro-
duclng mines.
Denver is to have a fruit show ON the
oath of September.
A gray eagle, measuring seven iees
from tip to tip was shot near houiu'i
n few days ago.
The examination of teachers for STATE
diplomas will take place at the Capi'o'
August 81, % and %.
William Il. Reinert, editor anu maiia,
ger of the Daily Mining Record uic"
in Denver of consumption on the oth'
Free concerts at the Denver City Park
prove such success that they hre
now given three times week. Inc!
attract very large crowds.
The pipe department of the BesseiHea ,
Steel Works, which have been. luie ior
some time started up Monday morning
and will run with a full force da! anu
night. A..
By the bursting of n boiler In the
European canning works at LONG,
mont the other day, five elhpio!ess
were seriously scalded and NUMBER Vi
others slightly injured
The Mining Stock Exchange OF So,o'
RADIO Springs is having boom, anu tiie
excitement is growing. In the course
Of n few days Portland stock mas uu'
yanccd from SLIP to 81 snare
The daily fruit shipments from MON,
trose are something Unprecedented any
| the fruit Is of n quality unsurpasseui;,
Settlprs nre coming In ra.,alY, tr.Snu.i
norts 1of the cow III
The state herald., 1895-08-16
WHITNEY Is INTERVIEWED.
lie IL Not n Candidate for tbs Presidency
Thinks Cleveland Is Moe Pop
ulr HIM IA.r-

New York. Aug. t2.-WlllIam c.
Whitney was interviewed at Bar Har-
Dor by the World correspondent on the
presidential question to-day. and talked
freely. He said:
"ln the selection OF the next nominee
for president, propose to take an active
part, but | am not a candidate myself
''No man has ever refused nomlna.
ton rendered by national convention"
suggested the correspondent
NO man has been nominated for pres.
idcnt against his own wish" said Mr.
Whitney.
DO You take the gossip about the
possible third term for MIR. Cleveland.
Seriously the correspondent asked.
81 know absolutely nothing OF Mr..
Clcvelnnds intentions" said Mr.. Whit
ncy. You can state very strongly my
opinion II you Ike. that In the next
twelve months. Mr.. Cleveland Will grow
In public esteem. lie L. now necessarily
the only bulwark against Republican ex.
trlvaT1ncc IN Congress, and | think he
will make record Of II. As for the
third term. ! can only say thls-if you
went among the Democrats OF the coun.
try and could ask every Democratic vof-
ar whom h. preferred for president,
wholly apart from any considerations Of
the feasibility of third term. think a
majority OF them would tell You they
preferred Mr., Cleveland to any other
man, In my judgment he is more popu-
lar to-day than ever"
AS TO the other candidaicsg"
Even before the twelve months will
develop them. The occasion brings the
man. Mr.. Cleveland was himself III,
most striking instance of that. think
the condition ~ the Democratic parry
In the whole country to-day Is remark.
ably stronger Than Il has ever been
since the war"
The state herald., 1895-08-16
TO FLOOD The DESERT.



Proposed,
San Francisco. Aug. ia local IN.
per says number Of Eastern capital.
lists nrr In this city NJ work on n scheme
10 reclaim the Colorado desert by turn.
lng the waters OF the Colorado river
over the vas, territory The company
also Inns n grant NJ 100000 ncrcs In
Mexico that II win lrrlgntc. As out.
lined the plan comprchends tho drycl.
opincnt NJ the greatest lrflgnilng sys.
TEN Ia the Western hemisphere. As nm
Indication OF the good faith Of the pru
inoicrH they nre said To have handed
the southern Pacific check for ST..
100000 In return for lis title To the nj
trrnntc sections Of land In tho Snlton
basin. The land turned over amounted
10 nbout 100000 acres. Principally
Eastern capital IL behind tho scheme
John e. Beatty II general manager Of
the company,
The Importance OF the project Hes In
the fact that the irrigation of NJ vnat n
tract Of lnnd win rcv0luiiOnizr tho
fruit Industry NJ The country. Work
VIII be begun soon II IL said aud wnic,
VIII bc running through the ircnches
before the end ~ next year The com.
pnny expects 10 have 100000 farmers
ON It's lands within n few years.
The state herald., 1895-08-16
SILVER MEN DIsGUsTED.
ADMINISTRATION IS ROASTED.
low. Democrats Express Them,eivss In
Forcibls Terms at tho Result OF Inc"
Late Convention.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. 12.-heiia-
lilo renorts from all parts Of Iowa show
tremendous disgust, amounting !"
some cases to actual revolt, among tne
free silver Democrats over the acuoh
of the state convention in rejecting the
ia TO programme. Ex-Lieutennht
Governor S. l.. Bestow OF Charie'oi''
with many other silver men, lei' inc
convention as soon rs the PLATFORM was
adopted. and did not know or MS nom,
nation for lieutenant governor uhui
on the train. When asked whether<he
would accept the place or not he s"iu
to-day: at was great surprise 70
me | am n believer in free silver NJ 10
to 1 cAr.fs., md viii not make
cnmualrn of the state on the PLATFORM
adopted. | will accept III, NOMINATION.
but will not do anything In tne cam
palgn."
In Council Bluffs open warfare has
broken ont. W. II. Ware, for the past
three terms member of the Lesisia-
turc from this county, resigned ms
place on the county committee. w. H.
Kncpper. another prominent Democrat
did the same thing.
!, /, Shea. president of the Free Sill
vcr Slate League. and candidate on
the state ticket last year, has written
an open letter accusing the federal of
flee holders of controlling the convcn-
ton, by trcachcry and coercion. Judge
W. G. James of Council Bluffs, who has
been voting the Democratic ticket for
fifty years, has made this statement,
TO which Others agree: 'lf the dcclara-
ton of the Mnrshnlltown convention Is
true, then we have been misrcprcscnt.
Ing, abusing and lying about the Rcpub-
lean party ever since 1879. Their iinan-
cial declaration Is Identical with the
| principles of the Republican party, ms
laid down in every state convention
since the crime of 1873. do not say |
will vote The Republican ticket, but on.
| ly that | will not vote with the Demo
Gratis, and rs ! am not Populist and
have no patience with their vngaricS, |
VIII do what great majority of the
Democrats around here will have to do
not vote at ALL
"Thcrr were l2j federal officers in
that state convention, and nearly all Of
them were there by proxy. They rep
resented Cleveland and his gold bugs.
aud not the Democratic party Of Iowa.
From what | know, think that more
than half OF the members OF the central
committee viii resign. and | am of the
opinion that pottawaltnmie county will
go Republican this fall by the largest
majority In recent years"
The state herald., 1895-08-16

A merchant dreamed that he used n
page to advertise his store. and In his
dream he saw stream OF buyers pass
In nj the door. They came by twos. by
tens and scores; they came ON foot and
by rail. They sent their friends to pur.
chase for them; they sent big orders by
mail They bought all he had 10 ho
stopped the nd. I'll he could stock up
once more. His rlumbcra broke and
he awokc-hln dream Of airucnec was
DER. hut the vision bright haunted him
day and night, I'll he went and adyor.
,isod, and now he's glad. for through
his ad his dream Is realized.
The state herald., 1895-08-16
BROKE Hls COLLAR BONE.
Lawson. "rh. TrruhiN ~ ,ds." Meet.
with ser M, hrr d-Ht.

with n Ser M, hrc d-Ht.
Chicago. Aug. lO.-Inicnsc interest
wns manifested nj the National Circuit
bicycle races to-day particularly when
John Lawson, known Ms "rhe Terrible
Svclr." was pushed away from the
tnrc IN mn attempt TO break the Amrrl.
eat, hour record " iwoniy,slx miles
i,lND yards, made hy =. i, Titus last
year, The tandem teams employed In
the pace making were: l,nnbrldsp and
Lund, wHgc and l'lbrlchi. Hau and
Bowler, l,ainbridgc ana Lund took
him the first mile In 2.i5. which was
over six seconds faster than Titus nra,
mile Two miles were covered In i..lD,
~ against an by titus.
AZ the third mile. however. Lawson
had weakened aud his time was I:ii
- against $3.50 80 by Titus. AZ four
miles he was still iwrniy.unr seconds
outside the record, Al Ave miles he had
lost thiriy.lyc seconds aud NJ six miles
he WAS nifty seconds slow. II was owl.
dent that Lawson WINS either ubpunnl
10 the task imposed or else was Of the
typ of sinycrs who 10 their best riding
N the Inter half oi The effort
A;icr passing the eighteenth mile, nt
which point h. wns about four minu,ca
bihlnd the record. Lawson fell aud
abandoned the effort II was found that
b. had broken hll collar bone.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

p,nt Ia sunnosed to be the only frostless
h.,t In the United States lies between tne
e eity OF Los Angeles and the Pacific ocean.
It trayerses the foothills of the Gan nn W
snd 100 feet In breadth 1t ID perhaps t Ir
niles The waters Of the Pacific are o r'T sSn
from 1t, and the proximity Of the ocean .b Ma
r. Srosts During the Winter season this trSst
prodSces tomatoes peas, beans and S SMr.
tender vegetables, and here the ieI noh, to
cold. Tropical trees may also be cu ,,t MI
with success and in eonneeti.9n VIII, nnr tn ~
fact 1t is interesting to know f th acoaped BY
I nns i Anaeies for park purposes. and II "
only question Of time when the , ely WI.
have the unique distinction lon , ~ States
the only to trG snS only the midway region Of
Tho Cshuenga range Is free from .eS staaal liz
lower part OF the valley being occas'ona''
visited.
The state herald., 1895-08-16
JUDGE rHAroHgR's DEATH.
Al Tminrnt citissn 1t Kansas ras...
Away.

Al im'nrnt titisan ~ Kansas Passes
Away.
Lawrence. Kan. Aug. ll.-Judec So
lon q. Thatcher. state senator from this
county. nnH one n the best known men
IN the state, died At five o'clock this
morning from Brlght's disease.
Scion q. Thatcher was born nj IIOr.
ncllsyllle, New York. August II. 1880
and graduated from Alfred academy.
Union college. aud the Albany law
school lie was a delegate to the Hrs,
state convention In New York for the
organization u the Republican party.
Aftcr the Fremont campaign he re-.
moved 10 Kansas. locating NJ Lawrence
lie has bcca Judge of tho district court,
nnd several times n member NJ the Leg.
stature In July, 1881. he was nppoln,.
ed by President Arthur as one Of three
commissioners to the countries OF Ccn.
trail and South America TO negotiate
treaties anl perform other diplomatic
work, The first preacher Of the Old
South church ~ Boston was Rev. Thos.
Thatcher the American ancestor Of the
Thatcher family. The funeral WIN b.
Wednesday afternoon M four o'clock.
The state herald., 1895-08-16
EXPORTING GOLD.
Nearly $4,000, 900 Drawn from tho rros-

sury ut thu clos, Of Hn,in-ss Monday.
Washington. Aug. 1.-THE treasury
today lost sl,55O,OO0 In gold for export
TO Europe, leaving the reserve only about
S3OO.OOo above the hundred million
point. The telegram which announced
the withdrawal reached the department
Just rs II was closing at four o'clock. AMI
gave no Information rs To the name of
the exporter or the exact destination OF
the shipment. Mr. Curtis, the acting
secretary, said he had nothing TO say
In regard 10 the matter. lie had no spc-
ellie information. and could not say
whether the syndicate would allow tho
Sl0oooo.Op0 10 b. encrolched upon or
not. None Of the other officials woull
talk In the absence OF Secretary car
Isle. This heavy withdrawal has given
rise to q report that another bond issue
i impending. but there X now no one In
Washington who can speak authorita-
lively on the subject, or who has infor-
nation not shared 10y the public. The
best public opinion Is that the syndicate
win NOT allow the reserve To bc On.
croached upon until after October !,
when. rs generally understood. their oh
legation ceases. But even In the event
of still further Withdrawals, It X be-
llcved that both Mr.. Cleveland and Nj.
Carlisle would see the Reserve reach a
point below that II has yet touched be-
fore they would take any steps to re-.
coup II 10y another sale OF bonds or pur-
chase Of gold. II Is argued that The
meeting Of Congress IL now only four.
teen weeks on. and that without any
reasonable doubt the treasury, with nm
available cash balance OF nearly Slsi..
10000 and the revenues slightly In
rrcaslns, can meet It's obligation AMI
nave n comfortable balance remaining
u the close Of the calendar year. The
best Judgment obtalnable here Is thar
there viii he no bond issue or extra scs.
don of Congress, except In the even, OF
continued heavy Withdrawals, which arc
Aot looked for.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

1t 10 said that in one OF the eastern
States the young lady members OF a
bicycle club became so disguised with
the condition Of a public road that they
devoted week to working it, at the
end OF which time the road presented
n creditable surface. In the meantime
the men folks continued to discuss the
good roads matter 1t is true. however.
that even n small girl can MI up moro
mud holes with a spade than a United
States senator can do with logic.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

John W. Foster says that when II
Hung Chang was shot at shimonosekl
he did not mind the pain and danger OF
tho wound half no much as hc did the
disgrace Of having received n bodily In
jury at the hands OF common man. lie
felt that this stain upon his person
could never be wiped out. and that he
would never again be able TO hold his
head high among his peers. Perhaps
II the japanese had cnnoblod the young
mailman before they hanged him. old
IL would have felt better.
The state herald., 1895-08-16
HAIL IN NEBRASKA
A Number of Coonti., swept by mn .l.o.
tric,i Storm.

Duncan. Ncb.. Aug i2.-Thls entire
country was swept by severe c!rc.
trlcil storm last night aud to-day W,d
much damage wns done. The high
wind was accompanied by hail nul
rain, The storm was especially severe
IN colfnx mud Platte counties, while
njjncent counties suffered severely.
The most disastrous results followed IN
the vicinity Of Schuyler. All the glass
IN the sides Of the buildings exposed 10
the storm were broken, The wires for
n distance of lifiy miles In NIL directions
were torn down mud Information ~.
cured here was brought III by train.
while the torrents " rain helped tho
crops IN some sections. many fields
were wholly destroyed by the onor.
NOUS fall of hail. Streams In nll dlrcc.
tons wcrc ovcrilowcd In n few houri.
carrying destruction into the valleys.
Railroad property was much damaged,
traffic being much lnierfcrcd with.
WaHhouiH are numerous for "A distance
~ nifty miles.
The state herald., 1895-08-16
Uait.d stat = Contractors to Bniid japan.
SO watship..

San Francisco. Aug. 12.-irving VI
Scoti. president Of tho Union lruf
Works. which turned out the Olympic
nnd several other crack American rrlila
crs, viii soon 80 Ia Japan 10 bid on IN,
contracts for building nen.0f.wnr fn
HE japanese navy Tho recent achieve
mcnl of American warships Is said to
have impressed the jnpnhcHp strongly
md now that these firms ARE able 10 I'm
derbld American companies only ten pc
cent. Instead OF NIFTY per cent ns former
~. Mr.. Scott believes, he will be abb
10 secure O number OF contracts.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

Wichita Kan. Aug. IA wind
aiOrm Of great force struck The city "
nlnht and completely destroyed The rrs.
"fvDr tower Of Tie water works. con.
inliing 10000 gallons Of water. which
rn ispd such n roaring noise that the
people He'd IN terror through the streets.
thinking n cyclone was upon them. scy.
eial were injured. but nobody killed.
Tie force Of the water carried the foun'
Il. ton rocks n distance OF 1870 feet aui
swept everything ID It's path. digging up
The state herald., 1895-08-16

Fuc, is plenty and cheap in Japan, ana
the coal mines might furnish n return eafs"
iInite,i Suites Mr. Amemiya Keijiro says
Int he can deliver nrst.class steaming cTai
at singapore, which is about 1900 miles a Gus,
n EN-, for u Ven. or $3.50 ton. A
good coal sells for 81 in gold in San Francis.
60, there seems TO be n good opportnh,y
range 10 furnish n return cargo OF cotton or
IRON Nr. Kcijlro says he Will contraet Nv
The state herald., 1895-08-16

Emilio CASTELAR, thinks America ia
unjust to Spain, "the mother and dis.
coverer of America" Spain may be
the mother OF America, but she never
treated her child with any maternal
tenderness. She simply used her Amori-
can colonies for what she could get out
OF them, and her Influence. wherever It
has been felt on this continent. has
only served to retard progress and pre-
vent development. II is no wonder that
such a mother should not be ardently
loved.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

tho ground to depth of twenty feet.
The reservoir was steel tower, 100 Feet
high, and about twenty feet IN diameter.
and Mt the time 1t was blown over 1t
was nearly full OF water. Fortunately
1t turned in the opposite direction from
the town or it would have been very
disastrous to life and property.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

A heroic woman in Pennsylvania saw
n little girl drowning in a deserted
quarry, and in lieu OF a rope "yanked"
of her (the heroic woman's) teagown,
flung out one end of 1t to the perishlng
child. and saved her 1.-THE child from
n watery grave. OF what use would a
bloomcr woman have been in such a
case?
The state herald., 1895-08-16

Now that 1t is all over. It may not be
deemed impolite TO demonstrate, In
spirit of perfect kindlincss. against the
prayers OF our recent delightful guests.
that We all might be made better men
and women. says Boston exchange. 1t
was well meant, but 1t did not take note
of the difficulty of arriving at utter per-
lection on this mundane sphere.
That's all,
The state herald., 1895-08-16

A gentleman who declares that he is
n "cosmic theist" has tackled Rev.
John Snyder for heated discussion,
which may last all year. and yet some
st. Louisans are talking of paying rail-
road fare to Dallas, Texas, to see Cor
bett and Fitzimmons scrap.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, is APP
parently striving to win eminence as
the meanest scion OF royalty on earth.
The contract is a difficult one, but 1t
must be admitted that Ferdinand seems
TO have success within his grasp.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

Mark Twain doesn't like Cooper b..
cause he calls women females. Cooper,
II will be remembered. lived some years
ago. and 1t Is not at all unlikely tina,
the women OF his day were females.
The mannish gill hadn't been invented
then.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

A writer in Paris says with startling
frankness, 81 cannot conceive why any
one should get married; divorce over
here has made the matrimonial tie SO
lax" And VIC thought that sort OF
thing was confined to Chicago!
The state herald., 1895-08-16

A lady writer on Chicago paper
winds mp terrific screed against
boomers by saying that II they have
come to stay she wants to die. This
writer probably has the orthodox Chi
cago feet.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

Telling the bicycle women they look
hldeouu In bloomerg will not deter them
from putting on this convenient garb
They know full we'll that nothing tina,
woman can wear viii keep her from
being followed and adorod by her AFFECT
slave poor. Hilly man.
The state herald., 1895-08-16
Tobaeco's Triumph.

Every day we meet men who have apparently
lost MI interest In life, but they chew and
smoke all the time and wonder why she sun.
shine is not bright and tho sweet birds SONY
sounds discordant Tobacco takes away tho
measures OF life and leaves irritated nerve CEN
ters in return No-To Bac Is the easy way ouS
Guaranteed 10 cure and make you wei ano'
strong, by Druggists everywhere.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

The Bostonians literally welcomed
the Christian Endeavor delegates with
open arms to hospitable graves" by
throwing open the cemeteries for lunch
ing places.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

The Goulds seem determined to
crowd the Vanderbilts and Astors as
social leaders. One of the nephews of
the late lamented Jay has been sued
Tor breach of promise.
The state herald., 1895-08-16

Novels are growing shorter says
Chicago paper. Now, If they won't
shrink up longer every reader Will be
delighted.