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15c. Dress Shields for. Sc.
lac. Corset Covers for. .., Sc.
zoe. Embroidered Hdkfs, . for. 25c.
25c. Embroidered Hdkfs, . for... 15c.
zoe. Embroidered Hdkfs. 2 for... SIC.
100 Kid Gloves In shades of Grey roc
Ladies Zoe Gloves and Mits for..' lie.
Ladies 5Oc. Gloves and mitts for 35c.
Assortment of Gloves and Mitts broken.
1hc and ~ fancy Gold Belts for. d7c.
$500 Umbrellas. Heavy Union
Twill Silk and Sterling Silver
Trim ........................... sl.Ss
Mems 1925 Umbrellas, Heavy
Union Twill Silk and Sterling
Silver Trim .................... $l5s
~ MEARS & HAGEN.
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Girl Wanted.

WANTED-G1RI4 OF GOOD APPEAR
w ance. as model, not over 6 feet tall; good
bust and small waist. TO go to Wilkes Barre;
THOMAS, at Wyoming House, ssrly In day.
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Hotel Warwick,

Ocean end Of South Carolina avenue
Atlantic City, N. ]. Fine lawn and good
view Of the ocean.
4 M Daniel Coleman. Prop.
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Ask Your Dealer,

for McGarrahs Insect Powder, o5 and
10-cent boxes. Never sold in bulk.
Take no other, ~
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The New Lager.

Call for Casey & kelly's extra fine
lager beer. BE sure that you get It..
The best Is none too good. ~
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Pillsbury's Flour mis- have q capac.
ity Of 1850 barrels Cay. %
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SAWYER'.S.

Personal Inspection Is the only test
In millinery as well us other goods,
and we invite comparison.
ONLY 16c.
For White Leghorn Hats, worth G9c.
Children's Trimmed Sailors, worth 35c.
ONLY acc.
For Misses Hats, reduced from G9c.
Ladies Black Shapes, reduced from 10.
ONLY 39c.
For Misses Fancy Shapes. reduced from
$l.OO.
ONLY csc.
For Ladies' Misses and Children's
Trimmed Hats. Doubtful If dupli-
Gated elsewhere for $500
ONLY $11S.
For Trimmed Hats which compare with
$3.50 and $500 Hats in other stores.
ONLY 42c.
For Fancy Striped Persian Ribbon, re.
duced from SIC.
ONLY Sac.
For Beautiful Fancy Ribbon, reduced
from $l.W.
A. K. SAWYER, wvou,;sS 1ss Ave-.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

Cash in bank is a good thing 70 have,
but treasures laid W above is better.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
1T IS GONE FOREVER.
ONTONAGON WIPED OFF THE
EARTH BY FIRE
Glory of the Little Town Made
Famous by Matches Is No More
Eighteen Hundred People Are Home.
less, Impoverished, and
Sawdust Towns Fate.

Another sa wdust town has gone where
so many have preceded it. Ontonagon,
| Mich, the oldest settlement on Lake SUI
perior between the 500 and bayfield,, Is
DO more. and its 1850 homeless and hun
CRY inhabitants are depending for 1000
and shelter upon charity.
The story of its destruction in a few
brief hours Tuesday afternoon is pitifully
like the stories from a score Of other lum-
boring towns in the Northwest which have
been wiped from the earth in a few hours.
Smoldering forest fires had burned in the
swamp south of the Diamond Match
Company's big mills for two weeks. At
noon the wind freshened. At l the first
mill caught fire. The automatic sprink-
lcrs deluged the whole interior with water.
but the gale from the southwest drove the
flames into the lumber along the river.
where 80, ZOO feet of pine lumber WAS
stacked in piles as high as a three-story
building. Then it was a race for life. So
quickly did the lanes spread that the hre-
men were compelled to abandon their ap-
paratus and fee for their lives. Blazing
shingles and hrebrands were carried hun
dreds of feet high by the irresistible cur
rent of hot air. TO fall a quarter and half
mile farther on and fire the buildings that
they alighted upon. The people fed in all
directions. and families were divided. BY
5 o'clock the destruction of the village
was complete. and not a soul remained in
the town proper. Prior to abandoning his
post at the railway depot the operator had
sent out an appeal for aid. The relief
train managed to get within about n mile
of the doomed village. Tha train picked
up all the people found beside the track
and took them to Rockland. where they
were made as comfortable for the night
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

as when you carried my second gun in the
battues at Mortmain. How did Australia
use you?"
Much as Australia-and England, too.
for that matter-uses them that haven't
been born with a silver spoon in their
mouths. Sir r." rejoined the fellow. with
great asperity. If l got gold. l spent
gold; and a dogs life, as a digger. I had
two as to the lie Of the gold and pros
pecting."
And here the man looked thoughtful.
and there was a dash OF vanity in his
tone.
Yes he added, after a ~pause-"yes,
the stuff's nigh everywhere, even here in
England. only you trample over it. and
are blind to it. But the days are done
now for your independent digger t'other
side Of the world. No more nuggeting:
no more cradle rocking. It's a masters
country now, not a poor mans. in Topsy-
turvy land"
And the bush:" asked the baronet,
lightly.
What do you mean by the bush:'
growled Rufus. scowling at him as fierce
~ as a tiger cat about TO spring.
Nothing. nothing: don't lose your tenn
per- r~ejoined Sir Richard. equally. And
now. Crouch, what can | DO for you? One
thing | warn you of-ready money is as
scarce with me as leaves on a birch at
Christmas. so that | can he Of little use
in that way: but"
You may spare your trouble and your
smooth words, Sir R.. said Rufus. very
gruxy. bur earnestly. Just now it is For
tame herself, though you may not think it
To look at me. that knocks at your door.
tor, Sir Richard Mortmain. Baronet. l
come here as the messenger Of golden It'd
iurS"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

York Underwriters, Phoenix of Hart.
ford, Phenix of Brooklyn. Hanover and
Hartford. each 5000; Columbia Fire
Lloyds, $500; Phoenix of London, s4.-
600.
Only two Michigan companies-the De-
troit Fire and Marine and Grand RAPIDS
were involved. Each lost $1,000.
Among the losses was the superb coin
collection of Manager Comstock of the
Diamond Match Company. This collec-
ton was valued at nearly $4,000 and was
insured for $4,000. 1t was regarded az
one Of the finest in this country.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
as the limited accommodations of the ham
let would permit.

as the limited accommodations of the ham
let would permit.
AS soon as daylight came the train
crew of the ST. Paul Railway. aided by
citizens, loaded into a box car all the
clothing and provisions that could be col
lected and set out for Ontonagon.
The work of relief was begun imme-
diately. Word was received by the rail-
way officials at Houghton that cars Of
supplies including tents and lumber for
temporary sheds were already on the way
from Marinette, Green Bay. Iron Noun
tain and places farther south.
There is little hope that the town will
ever recover from the blow. The timber
in that vicinity has been gone for years
and the Diamond Match Companycan save
thousands of dollars by building its mills
closer TO its untouched forests. The cop
per mines having been worked out or
abandoned years ago, the match com
pany's plant was the mainstay.
The village will, of course, be rebuilt,
but there is little likelihood of its being
80 large or so prosperous. 1t is well
known that many families who had ac-
cumulated wealth in former years re-
manned only because of old associations.
and now that these are removed they will
doubtless move away.
The total loss will reach 50. 800. 900, Of
which the Diamond Match Company sus-
tains 81 .OOO.OO with insurance of about
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

after as pretty a yacht race as was ever
sailed on Lake Erie. 1t was a hard race
for the Yankee yacht to lose, for she had
the race we'll won, but lost in a most un-
fortunate way. The curse was Ave
miles straight away to leeward and re-
turn and repeat. On the second turn
Capt. Barber could not make out the
the stake boat. There were three boats in
line flying the American flag and there
was nothing to indicate which of these
was the real boat. The stake boat had two
masts. Anchored below her was another
small boat with two masts and IN Ameri-
can flag flying from one of them. The
Nencedor was headed properly for the
right boat, but as she neared it her cap
tain seemed perplexed and undecided what
70 do. Finally he pulled away for the
furthermost one and rounded them all.
His error cost his boat the race, for he lost
nearly three minutes hunting for the right
boat. Had he turned the boat properly
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
MET IN
National Convention of Republican
League Clubs.

The convention Of the National League
of Republican Clubs met in Exposition
Hall, Milwaukee. The attendance OF DEL
egates at the opening session was not SO
large as expected, but more came in dur
ing the day and evening. There was also
a slight feeling of disappointment at the
absence Of certain speakers of nationa'
reputation, whom the National Comm't'et
had declined to send, on the ground tha'
they were needed elsewhere. Ex-senator
Ingalls, of Kansas was asked to delNei
an address, but could not attend, nor was
Senator Allison able to be present. Inc
big hall in the Exposition Building "as
handsomely decorated with the nationa'
colors. The background was yenoN'
while peering out from among the nass
were large designs of twenty-dollar so'u
pieces. There were only a few specia.ois
in the galleries. The delegates were $40"
in arriving, and it was an hour after u
appointed time when they began 10 taA'
their seats. Ao
Gen. F. A. McAlpin. president OF the
National League. called the convent"
10 order, and Rev. w. A. Huntsoergei -
voked the divine blessing pom the :"
semblage. President McAlpin presen'Vrf
Mayor Ran~scheuberger, who, in oeha an.
of the city, welcomed the visiting - +
gates. Mayor Ra~nscheuberger saiu
was with pleasure that. as chief exeGuuw
of the city, he extended a cordial weie9 9nm
10 Milwaukee. He extended the lreu.,b
of the city, and said that he had theIaa,
key with him. He paid a high compi aid
to the large delegations present. anu .bs,e
that the organization showed thar
was great activity all along the me. Ned
When he finished the delegates chee ,;tv
him and gave a rousing cheer for ths .on.
Of Milwaukee. S. A. Harper, of Maa r.ots
Wis, president of the Wisconsin ohalf
League. welcomed the delegates on n.
of the Wisconsin Republicans. lrVIns
Bean. chairman of the Milwaukee NE Of
ton Committee, responded on pen'"
the citizens committee. from
The Secretary read dispatches re-
Mckinley, Hobart. Depew and othei CON
| GREETING their inability 10 attend l."
veptiou.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
CUAPTER VI.

"Golden tidings. Mr.. Crouch" said Sir
Richard. mildly. would Of themselves in
sure "A welcome anywhere. Well. Rufus,
lei me hear your good news. In what
Australian gold mine. now languishing
for lack of capital. ought | 70 take shares,
with the certainty Of three hundred per
cent annual profits: or what buried treas
IRE. in some stony gully beneath the con-
stellation ~ the southern Cross. can be
had for the expenditure of a few cool
hundreds:"
Il didn't come here 10 -e made game
u. nor yet Knocked. | know your banter
Ing way Of old. Ne: I'm no tout for a
joint stock concern in a bad way. nor am
| one OF the drivelers who maunder about
horse loads If the yellow dust and flakes.
slowed away in far-off places Of the bush.
- some do. To my thinking. the old
country is the richest. | never saw a
rush or Il placer 10 equal some Of the snug.
qu;e, ways If money making of which
there az" - many in England"
He scented 70 pause for breath. and Sir
Richard Mandy remarked: Il quite
agree with yra. Crpuch. The home mar
kct is perhaps the safest. You learned 4
good deal. | am sure. while YOU occupiel
the honorable. if humble. position Of CON
tidential clerk to the late Mr.. Bowman
Lawyer Bowman, a. We generally called
him in Somer>etshire-beforc your wor-
thy employer had the sad loss IF memory
and physical strength which succeeded 10
the paralytic stroke. and before vou-'
Cut away with his cash box" inter
jected Rufus. -laring at his entertainer.
that's about what your civil chat comes
70. Sir Il. Mortmain. Raronet. Yes. |
bo.ted. And not only did | carry with
NE the ready coin and notes-little
enough. | promise you. and which melted
ike snow in the >un-that the miserly
old hunks kept by him. bur every y3luahlr
paper that his big safe contained some Of
them dating from before the time thar
first was indenturol 20 him as his arricled
clerk. | made a c,ean sweep. Settle
mentS. wills. mortgage ,leel>-a!l were
f>h that came To my net iusr l.fore nv
start for Topsy-turyy land. landed in
Australia with previous little money. bu,
with a heavy heap of parchmeuts. | can
tel YOU. Sir r."
Il am 1t n loss 70 conjecture in wha,
manner their contents could possibly af.
feet ne. Ola Mr.. Bowman had ceased 70
be my fathers country solicitor fill TWO
years before yonr hastv journey Ia n,
antipode>. ANA am pretty sur. trar III,
Mortmoju decd boxes had been transfer
red 10 lurking places in another Office"
Nov. Sir r." said the ex-gold digger
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

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house agents in their ornate catalogues
love to style them-which have the ao-
vantage of overlooking Hyde Park. that
OF Sir Richard Mortmain was by no
means the least splendid or spacious.
Sir Richard was alone. A handsome
man enough. SO far as form and features
went. with no reference 10 expression,
tall, slender and Of goodly presence. de
was neither old nor young-thirty-three.
perhaps-with q pale. resolute face, that
was almost waxen in its pallor, hair as
black as the ravens wing. very dark
eyes. and very white teeth. But perhaps
the most prominent feature, If ii may be
So called, of the baronet's face. was the
LONG black mustache. carefully trimmed
and trained. the arrangement Of which
often caused the lord Of Mortmain 70 be
mistaken hy strangers for a foreigner.
His was. indeed. Il countenance rather
Italian than English. eminently aristo-
cratic wilhai. but ono that would well
ve suited with the character and the
deeds of some subtle contemporary Of
Borgia and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of those
white-handeI patricians who plotted and
lied and stabbed and poisoned smilingly.
Sir Richard Mortmain could not afford
10 live ut Mortmain Park. the majestic
Old manor at which Queen BesS herself
had in her rin3c been a guest. But he had
q huniinr hn& hard hv Market Harbor-
oupb. and \ TINY villa near Newmarket.
oni ken; IN the london mansion pretty
well WAGES may have been in arrear
som.iiu,ns. and bill, unpaid. but there
w.r. }ivrrind .rrvitors and carriages, and
horses and bachelor dinner parties. for all
-Hs -, 1900, -i-,.. &c. IL
g.. In 4 hat.,an ncriad. a ,or, ii imam
cj,I flood ride. when ready money would
alound.
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l >hohii NOT nave thoH-"' .. such d
1hlfs. 81 hl'hard. ne >a!i' iI'ldlE' ON!
vii knouuI,.na of rroY,h n'aase Sir
Ti.h,rJ oro"
II a. ~.,,.ub.r snch g, n,u,o show
him in said 1.rouof win , fro,yn.
Tbo vis.,, Y,, rr,mn1lv inlnc.ad into
the room. \ broad. short man. roughly
dressed. in sni;o Of the heat of the wcath-
or. in a coarse pea.oat. ,ach as North Sea
pilots wear. and with heavy boots be-
smnored hy wh,r vos certainly uor The
mud Of London strccr,-a man with a
sb.,,, rad i,.,r; ti,,, ron r,,n bis hraa..
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half. Besides the Diamond Match Com
pany other large losers are:
Sargent. Jennings x Gilkey. of
Oconto. lumber ........ .... 100000
Louis Reidinger, of Marquette,
lumber ~ dock ............ $4,000
James y N. of Ewing. lumber
on dock ......... ........ 10000
D. j. Norton. of Ewing, lumber
on dock ........ ...... ..... 10000
William McFarlan. of Bruce's
Crossing. lumber on dock ..... 10000
Lowe House. four-story hotel 80. 10000
Centennial Hotel ...... ....... 5000
Paul House .. ...... 5000
John Hawley's big store. total
loss ........ 10000
Bank of O%ntonagon ..... 1000
Postofice. court house, Jail and
school house 10000
James MERGERS large warehouse.
dock and coal sheds ........ $4,000
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul depot.
Government breakwater and water
works.
Five hundred residences.
The county buildings. business blocks.
merchandise stocks and dwellings were
fairly covered by insurance. The heaviest
loser among insurance companies is the
Milwaukee Mechanics. which held about
$4,000 worth ot risks on village property
and lumber.
Other heavy underwriters were: Lon
don and Livelpoo! and Globe. $4,000:
Hartford. G9.e..'i N~o..Lc.2. ST.oQ0i New
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
CANADA WINS BY A FlUKE.

Mistake of Captain Barber Costs the
Vencedor the Race.
The Canadian yacht the Canada defeat
ed the challenger the Vencedor and won
the international race. The defender won
by twepty-six seconds. time allowance.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

the Nencedor would have won the race oy
about one and a half minutes instead OF
losing it by a little less than half a mln'
ute.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-24
COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
EVIDENTLY THE WORK OF A
COUPLE OF NEGROES.
Rope Placed Around the Neck of
the Victim and the Slack Taken
Up By the Murderers Until Death
Followed.

BURLINGTON. N. j., Aug. pa
cold-blooded murder was committed
here last night, when John T. Henke
was strangled to death. Alfred Hunter
and Thomas Cromwell, two tough
colored men, are suspected of the
crime
The two men were seen lettering
around the store last night, and later
were seen TO go in a side door. This
morning Henke, falling to make his
appearance, neighbors broke into the
room and found the old man lying on
the foor covered with blood A piece
of rope had been wrapped around his
neck, and then with a short stick the
slack had been taken up until his eyes
had left their sockets and blood ran
from his nose. The body had turned
black down to the hips
Henke came here from Newcastle,
Delaware, some four years ago, con-
Quoted a general store, and was sup
posed to carry good deal of money
on his person, and as his pocket book
is missing it is supposed that the Oh
man was first strangled and then
robbed. The two suspected men were
seen here on the street at an early
hour this morning and later were OBJ
served going toward Bordentown on
the railroad track. Officers are scour-
ing the country for them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-24
FORTY INJURED.
RUNAWAY TROLLEY CAR AT FRED
ERICK, MARYLAND.
Over One Hundred Passengers Were
on it at the Time, Although it
Had Accommodations For Sixty
Only.

NEW YORK, Aug. ga special to the
Herald from Frederick. Nd. says: A run
away trolley car. carrying more than one
hundred passengers, dashed down the
Catoctin mountains this evening, and in
rounding curve, upset and was smashed
into kindling wood Although going at the
rate of sixty miles an hour. at the time
of the accident, no one was killed out
right, but forty were injured, some of
them seriously.
The line had just been started and ex-
tended from Frederick City to Catoctin
Heights, distance of five miles. 1t was
soon after dark this evening when car
NO. 1Ol started down the mountain for
home. 1t accommodated only sixty pas
sengers, but the crowd fought to get on
in spite of the conductors protests
After travelling at a high rate of speed
for about mile Motorman Mutz tried
TO stop, but found that while the brake
worked on the front wheels, he could not
control those in the rear. The passengers
became panic-stricken, and the car Shot
on until about two and one-half miles
down the mountain, when it Jumped a
curve. Thomas Anderson, a native of
Frederick, was injured internally and will
die. Miss Annie Buckles, aged forty
years. is badly bruised and suffering with
the shock. Others had arms and legs
broken. Relief was sent from Frederick.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-24
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Prospects For One of the Greatest
Strikes Ever Known.

Prospects For One of the Greatest
Strikes Ever Known.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-It is reported
here that preparations are being made
for 'longshoreman's and seaman
strike all over the world.
Andrew Furuseth, of San Francisco,
secretary of the Pacific coast seamen's
union; E. T. Elderl1in, secretary of the
National Seamens union, and H. E.
Barter, secretary of the International
'Longshoremen' union, have been cor
responding with seamen of the differ
ent countries about arranging for a
general strike. They believe that a
strike of sealnen and longshorenen, to
be successful, should be universal. The
leaders here have been corresponding
with seamen's unions in England,
France, Australia, Germany, Italy and
Portugal.
One of the leaders of the Atlantic
Coast Seamen's union said yesterday
that the big dock strikes in England
were only a prelude to bigger strikes
and the time was nearly ripe for a
strike Of seamen and 'longshoremen
everywhere. Conferences were being
held in Great Britain and other ship
ping centers and there was a. general
feeling that a great struggle was near.
Demands are for better wages and con-
ditions are for guarantees that sailors
will be protected against tyranny of I'M
just captains and shipping masters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-24
ONE DAYS RECORD.

Two Bicyclists Killed and Five Sc
riousIy Injured in Chicago
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-Two fatalities
and five serious casualties were added
today to the long list of accidents that
have befallen bicyclists in crowded
streets. In the many cases in which
injuries were sustained, the trolley car
had its full quota of victims.
A wheelman who risked his life by
venturing to ride between railway
tracks was ground to pieces by the en-
CINE of a freight train.
One young woman, a visitor in this
city, lies with broken limbs in a hos
pital.
Another. in a collision with a vehicle
in a park, is nursing injuries from a
hard fail on the driveway.
The dead:
Abraham Smith, fatally injured by a
Garfield avenue car.
Unidentified man, killed by a train
near Elmhurst.
The injured:
Albert Glassman, injured in a COLI
sion in Garfield Park race track.
Jessie Mckay, struck and seriously
injured by an Evanston trolley car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Mitchell, tan
dem riders. colided with a surrey in
Lincoln park.
Unidentified rider, injured in a COLI
sion with Albert GlaSSman.