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The Portland daily press., 1896-07-06

that ward all night celebrating; and
many of them were around in the morn
ing when the fire began. 1t is thought
that one of these boys tucked fire
cracker into little hole in the window
sash, and that thesfre from this ignited
the fireworks for the latter were soon
in "A lively state of explosion. Fortunate
ly the Deering Center hose house is right
at hand, and wster was gotten on in
time to oonfne the fire to the fireworks
The Woodfords hose carriage and hook
and ladder cart responded but were not
needed. The stock of goods was insured
for about $3.50 in Mr.. e. G. O'Brien's
agency of the German American, and
also for n larger5sum in one of Anderson
& Adams companies 1t is not thought
that the damage will be over $50.
An Inopportune Blaze Fortunately Elk
tinguished.
About $50 p. M, while the big fire
was in progress at Delano's mill and
after the second alarm had called the en-
tire departments to the scene, fire broke
ous AL UA0 Alopl6 nt6n VI NOOOo1 buAiNt-
ings in the rear Of No. Al Free street,
which is occupied by the meat and pro-
vision store Of M. W. Best. One Of the
buildings is used as a stable by Mr..
| Best. 1t is owned by Fred N. Dow. Mr..
Best luckily had occasion to go into the
stables, and saw small fire which had
taken In the straw on the manure pile
behind the stable, and thence had ignit-
ed the shingles. Quite lively blaze was
in progress. Mr.. Best decided that the
fire should be put out without draw
ing the engines from the other fire, and
calling Nh. W. A. Bachelor. they be-
gan carrying brine and pickle to throw
onto the blaze. Several women also saw tn
flames and came with pals Of wa ter. Be-
tween them allthe fire was put out without
ringing in an alarm. 1t is thought that
fire cracker may have caused the flame.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-06
A GREAT BLAZE
MARKED The Fourth Of July in
Portland.
4ELANO'S MILL THOROUGHLY
CLEANED OUT.

FSur Firemen Hurt-Narrow Escape of
Doten's Mill-WaIter Corey g. Co.'s
Cabinet Factory Destroyed-A Stub
born Fire to Conquer-Encidents of the
Fire-Loss $4,000, Insurance $4,000
1t was just twenty minutes Of one
o'clock Saturday afternoon when an
alarm of fire was rung in from box 412
for the most terrific fire Portland has
seen for some years. The building at
484 and 4sS Fore street, near the corner of
Cross. occupied by the Delano. Planning
Mill company and the Walter Corey CON
pany's furniture factory, was entirely
Quilted and the large wings of the build
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trolman Heating picked her up and she
was soon able to be taken to her home
in South Portland. Her name was not
learned.
Engine No. 7, the fire boat, did splen-
did work. She sent two big streams into
the burning building that told weightily
in the extingushment Of the flames.
The Belknap Motor company building
is owned by the Brown estate. The
Planning Mills company owned their
building but it was located on land be.
longing to the Richardson Wharf COM
pany.
This ia the third time the Delano mill
has been burned, the second fire having
been about six years ago.
Saturday evening John E. Warren was
quite comfortable at the Maine General
hospital. He had severe scalp wound
and some pain in the chest. But his
condition did not seem to be regarded as
dangerous.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice to Contractors.

GEALED proposals for constructing about
y 1900 feet of the North Side Intercepting
Sewer will be received at the Office of the Com
missioner of Public Works, City Hail. until
Wednesday the 18th day of July 1896 at IL
O'Clock M, when they will be publicly opened
and read. The successful bidder wiz be re-
quired to give a bond in a sum and with
suretes satisfactory to the Commissioner of
Public Works to ensure the proper fulfilment
of the conditions of the contract Each bid
check in the sum of one thousand dollars. pay
able to the order of the City Treasurer. Blanks
on Which proposals must be made, plans, speci-
tanned at the office of said Commissioner, who
reserves the right to rejecS any or all bids
should he deem it for the interest OF the city
so to do. Bids should be marked Proposal
for SeWer' and addressed to
GEO, N. FERNALD,
je30dtd Commissioner of Public Works
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ing in the rear extern ding for some dis
tanoe back from the street were also al
most entirely destroyed. The extensive
factory and lum Der yards of S. II. and
A. r. Doten adjoining the Delano prop
erty ON the southwest side escaped de-
struction by the excellent work of Chief
Engineer Eldridge aud the fire depart
done to Doten's lumber shed and some
OF their lumber destroyed. The costly
plant of the Belknap Motor company ad-
joining the Delano Planning MIL oompa-
ny's property on the northeast, escaped
destruction by thick brick wall and ar
easterly wind which carried the flames
away from the building.
A conservative, estiIE ate places the los'
from this fire ut about $25, 900, divided as
follows: Delano Planning Mill company
loss on building, stock and machinery,
S1e, 200, insured for $40, 900; Walter Corey
Company, loss on machinery and stock
81, 500, insured for 81. 500. The loss on the
lumber belonging to the firm of S. Fl.
and A. 4. Doten which was destroyed
aud the lumber shed which was damaged
and the slight damage sustained by The
Belknap Motor company will figure III
to about 81, 400, which is nearly if not en-
tirely, covered by insurance.
Several Gremen were badly hurt anG
many more had narrow escapes from Sc
rious injuries If not death. Those wht
were injured were: Lieutenant John E
Warren of Engine Company 4, badly Gu
about the head and otherwise injured
Pipe1nan George Cady of Engine Com
pany 5, log broken; Pipeman Thomas
Foster of Engine Company 5, painfully
injured; Pipeman George O. Wiggin o
Engine Company 8, overcome by smok'
twice but not severely injured.
the cause of the fire Ia, as is usual
with nearly all fires, shrouded in mys
terry. Various theories as to its origin
have been advanced, however.
Up to H. 40 O'Clock Saturday Afternoon
the glorious Fourth was very quiet day
in Portland. The small boy found littl
excitement on the streets, excepting tn
occasional explosion Of giant fire cracS
er or the fixing and swapping of fir
works of all kinds and descriptions. Tw,
alarms of fire had given the fire depart
ment a little exercise in the forenoon an,
the Sire cranks something to talk about
But this was all mp to few minute
after twelve o'clock. Portland was en-
veloped IN thick sand dreary.fog and it
citizens sat down to dinner with an al
most Sabbath stiffness dampeniIg the al
dor of their patriotism. The Fourth Q
July without celebration is not muc
of a day and Portland was finding it ex
treniely dull.
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THE STORY OF THE FIRE.

How the Battle With the Flames Was
Fought and Won.
At 70. 40 O'Clock the excitement came
with rush. Clangl Clangl Clang
rang out the fire alarm from box 412 at
the corner of Onion and Fore streets, fol
lowed seven minutes later by another
alarm from box Ala.
The cause Of these alarms was the dis
covery of smoke issuing from the base
ment window of the building occupied
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Narrow Escape at Deering Centre.

Deering Center had narrow escape
from serious fire early Saturday morn
ing. Mr.. f. H. Freese, who keeps a
general store there, had a large assort-
ment of fireworks in his front window.
There were roman candles, rockets, SER
pents pin wheels, fire crackers and all
the other devices for celebrating. The
Young Americans were out in force in
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The First Meet at Riverside.

Bethel, July 4.-There was small
crowd at the first meet at Riverside
park. The three-minute class, purse,
$50, went to Nellie BLY,. by AIbrino, best
time, @ 81 IA. The. 2. 35 class, purse 500
went TIC Belle Wilkes by Eleotus in three
straight heats. Robenia was second;
best time 80 ID. The 2.2SEolass, purse
500 was taken by Hetor Boone iii a six
heat race Stamen Patron, second best
4ime, @ 80 IA.
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Woodstock, Vt, July 4.-One of the
most frightful accidents in the history
of this state occurred at Bridgewater
Corner at 10 O'Clock this morning, two
men being killed and IA injured by the
burstingSof cannon with which crowd
of men were celebrating independence
day. The dead are:
Charles Bedor,
VIM. Cowdrey.
The injured are:
Bert Woodman. IA years, leg broken.
Charles Hadley, ankle broken.
Carroll Southgate, IA years, bad flesh
| wound in the leg and badly burned.
Robert Thompson, IA years, leg brok-
en-, face badly burned.
Burt Hubbard, face burned, flesh
| wound in the leg.
| Charles Sprague, flesh wound in thigh.
| Geo. Lombard, wound in abdomen.
Harold Perkins. face badly burned.
| Wesley Barrows.
William Rice,
| Julian Robinson,
Will and Eddie Smith, boys from 10
| to 10 years old, also received slight inju-
ries.
Hadley had two giant crackers in his
pocket which exploded when he fell,
I
burning his flesh and clothes. Young
Southgate started for home with his
broken limb and burning clothes, but
fell after running hundred yards. r he
cannon, an old piece of shafting boxed
and bored out, weighed about 60 pounds,
had become heated by repeated discharg-
es and the last charge of earth and
cobbls stones was being damned in with q
steel rod when 1t exploded, hurting every
one within 90 fleet in every direction.
Bedor was sitting OH pail contain
| ing several pounds of powder and hold.
ing the tamping rod. His legs were
nearly severed from his body and he
lived but few moments.
Cowdey was blown some distance
away, his body and limbs being bad
ly gashed and burned. He lived about
two hours after.
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A CAN NON BURST.

Two We're Killed and Many Were Badly
Hurt-The Sad Ending of Fourth of
July Celebration.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-06

from one pile Of tinder-like lumber to
piles of shavings and tie infammable
floors above, drowned the painting,
pounding and whee zing engin es on the
streets about and the hoarse cries and
shrieks OF the firemenFstruggling through
the almost impenetrable cloud of smoke
Scores of brave men beat their way
head down, towards the doomed building,
planting ladders against It's front wall
and climbing upwards with long lines
Of twisting, struggling hose to the win
dows of the upper stories. Crash Crash |
Crashl go in the window frames and
out pours the BLACKLIST of black smoke,
driving the firemen half way down The
ladders, apparently sweeping all before
back the crowds upon the sidewalks.
"Look out for the Dotens' MILL" cries
some from the street.
Assistant Engineers Payne and Hatch,
who were looking after things on the
Fore street sidesof the building took q
look at the Dotens' mill. "Come here
with couple Of streams. quick" they
yelled, for the roof one Of the sheds of
the Dotens' mill was already on fire in a
dozen places and the lumber yard be-
tween the Dotens' mill and the burning
building was also blazing at several
points. The fremen of Engine rs COM
pany were quick to respond and soon the
blazing roof and lumber were deluged.
"Get down into the yard with those
streams,'' was the order. 1t was drop
of several feet from the sidewalk and all
was as black as night but "hotter than
Hades'' in the lumber yard as one of the
| firemen expressed it. But there was no
hesitation on the part of the men, al
| though 1t seemed almost sure suffocation
| to descend into the black ness of the pit.
Rip, rip, off came the pickets of the
fence and soon the two streams were
! playing into the buildings from the side
and remained there the rest of the after
noon doing good execution. Occasion
ally some poor fellow would begin togasp
and leave his post for a minute to get a
few breaths Of such pure air rs tho street
afforded, only to return to his duty again
eyes smarting and infiamed and tongue
almost hanging out of his mouth swollen
| by the heat and smoke.
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MOODY, Druggist,
WOODFORDS.
ap17dtf
R. A. .P. r. d:

The annual meeting of the Relief As,
saciatiOn of the Portland Fire Depart
ment will be held at the Chief Engin-
eer's office, Wednesday, July s, 1886
at 7.3O p. IN. Per Order
c. E. JORDAN, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-06
NOTES.

During the fire a. young woman in
trying to cross line of hose, stumbled
and fell and was knocked senseless. Pa
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
Henry JoblinSki and Two Chill
dren Murdered at South
Branch, MINI.
One Other Child Seriously
Wounded, and May Not
Recover.
The Murderer Then Closes the
Bloody Affair by Killing
Himself.

ST. JAMES, Mimi, Dec 23.-John
Cable, farm hand employed by Henry
Joblinski, near South Branch, in the
southern part Of this county, engaged
in a carnival of crime, and, as a re-
suit of it. Joblinski and two of his chill
dren are dead, and Cable finished his
work by adding his own name to the
list of victims. One other child, boy
and the oldest of the family, was seri.
ously wounded, and it is doubtful if he
will recover
The dead are Henry Joblinski,
aged 45; Charles Joblinski, aged 20:
Annie Joblinski, aged 13, and John
Cable, the murderer, aged 25 The
tragedy occurred at the home of Job.
hnski, the report reaching this city
about O'Clock a. IN. Sheriff Forsythe,
his deputies, the coroner and number
of citizens Immediately went to the
scene and found Henry Joblinski, his
daughter Annie and Gable, the MUIR
derer, all lying dead in pool of blood
inside of the house, and Charles, the
son of Henry Joblinski, was found
dead in the yard about 100 feet from
the house.
The story of the cause of the terrible
deed is reported as follows: About two
years ago Gable entered the employ OF
Joblinski and has remained in his
service up to the time of the tragedy.
Gable, living with the family, became
attached to Annie, whose father began
to think they were too intimate and
threatened to beat her. Gable began to
abuse the father, which resulted in hot
language. Gable then drew revolver
and began firing, instantly killing the
father. He then turned and shot and
seriously wounded one of the boys who
jumped through window and made
his escape. He then shot the other boy
who ran about 100 feet and fell dead.
Gable then ordered the old lady out.
The murderer turned and shot Annie
through the head, killing her, and to
close the affair shot and killed himself.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
Underestimated Timber.

CRooKSToN, Dec. 24.-It has devel-
oped during the recent examination of
the Red Lake pine estimators that
many valuable 40-acre tracts of pine
have been greatly underestimated by
the regular force and have been sold as
containing 100000 feet, when they
actually had standing pine to the
amount of 6O0,0 feet in some cases.
This was learned through special ex.
aminers which the department sent up,
and who have been working ON the
quiet during the past month.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
SETTLERS WITH GUNS.
They Don't Want to Lose Both Homes
and improvements.

They Don't Want to Lose Both Homes
and improvements.
ASHLAND, Wis, Dec. 24.-The set.
tiers on the Wisconsin Central land in.
demnity have declared war on loggers
who have started to log on the lands.
Ed Mercier, who has charge of Steve
Smiths camps. was notified that 30
settlers would drive him and his men
away at the point of Winchesters if
they would not go peaceably. The
settlers lost their lands through the de.
cision of the United States supreme
court, but have not yet been evicted.
They claim that the company should
pay for the improvements they have
made during the past five years. Seri-
ocs trouble is feared as the settlers are
determined that the pine on their lands
Shall not be cut until they have been
legally evicted and their i'm provements
paid for.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
ARE FOR RECIPROCITY.
Republican Ways and Means Members
All in Favor of 1t.

All In FarOr Of IL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The atten-
tion of Chairman Dingley of the ways
and means committee having been
called to dispatch from Washington
stating that the Eastern members of
that committee, led by Chairman
Dingley, are not disposed to look with
favor upon reciprocity in framing a
new tariff, he said:
"There is not the slightest founda.
tion for this statement so far as l
know and believe. While the matter
has been only slightly discussed, yet
have not observed any material differ
ence of opinion. On the contrary all
the Republican members of the COM
mittee are in favor Of going as far as
the Mckinley tariff did on that SUBJ
ject, and further if practicable.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
Signed by the President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The presi-
dent has signed the pension appropria-
ton bill and the urgent deficiency bill.
The latter carries mainly naval appro-
priations and the chiefs of the bureaus
of construction and steam engineering
have been notified that they may con-
tinue the work of repairing the ships,
which threatened to be interrupted by
lack of funds.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
Spain Pre- pairing for War.

LONDON, Dec. "a. "A Daily News
dispatch from Rome says: "All here
seems to prove that Spain is preparing
for the event of warlike complications
with the United States. The hurried
manufacture of a large quantity of
cartridges has been ordered and cruis-
ers have been ordered from the An.
saladO yards in Genoa"
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26

State of Minnesota Buys Bloodhounds.
CROWN POINT, Ind, Dec. 24.-Sheriff
Ben Hayes has sold Buck" and
"Jim," his two manhunting blood.
hounds, to the state of Minnesota for a
handsome price. That state will use
the dogs to watch the state prison and
track criminals who escape. A great
many have recently succeeded in get
ting away and the state will now adopt
this method in catching them. Buck"
and "Jim" received their training on a
Texas criminal farm.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
AWAIT HIS SIGNATURE.
Governor CIough VIII Fix the Date OF
Execution of Three Men.

Governor CIough VIII Fix the Date of
Execution of Three Men.
ST. PAUL, Dec 23-There are now
three men awaiting the death penalty
in the state whose cases are before the
governor for the naming of the date OF
the execution. Soular and Verrell, who
killed man in St. Louis county, have
been in Jail at Duluth several months
since their conviction, but as yet the
governor has failed to act i'll the prem.
ises. Kelly, recently convicted in Chs.
ago county, is also awaiting the same
stroke of the pen, although he was con.
victed much more recently.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
10, Pettigrew Leads an
Assault on the Pacific
| Railroad System.
passes the Legislative
|.,,onriation Bill. Break
/ ing a Record.
\. Houses Adjourn Until
Ian s for the Holiday
Recess.

,u,veroS, Dec. 20. The senate
Unexpectedly diverted from CUBA
~ Pacific railroads. An unusually
y crowd was in the galleries antlcl.
s0a that Mr.. Vest would continue
fus spsecb begun the day before on the
tpde Of Mr.. Olney toward the Cam.
resolution. This interest was
rn by the presence in the dlplo-
n gallery of First Assistant secre-
| If State Rockhill, who is next IN
4 to MIR. Olney in state affairs and
has had special charge OF the re-
4 coming from consuls in Cuba;
| foreign delegation was also well
[eseuted. Soon after the session
he'd Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota
n up his resolution relative to the
\ note of the Pacific railroad. The
btor made a savage onslaught on the
jdc railroad system in general,
rging that a
Combjns ion Of Private Interests
seeking to absorb the roads and
out the government. This opened
entire one Iion and Mr.. Morgan of
hama followed with a bitter arraign-
ID OF the Pac. fc roads charging them
h fraud and crime on a gigantic
E. The speech lasted until shortly
bre 2 o'clock, when the morning
expired, thus sending over the
Jan question until after the
days.
b. Call secured the adoption of a
button asking the secretary of state
Information relative to the killing
Charles Gavin, an American citizen,
be Spanish forces III Cuba. Fur
than this the session was unevent-
Ind the senate adjourned for the
day recess, lasting until Jan. 8.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
Pettirrew win Not Interfere.

WASHINGTON, Dec 23.-"l will take
no part in the election of senator by
the legislature of my state" said Sena-
tor Pettigrew of South Dakota. 81
have done nothing in the matter, and
shall express no preference among the
candidates. That is the business of
the legislature"
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
Green Goods Man Sentenced.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-George Apo,
the noted Chinese American criminal
and green goods steerer, has been sem
fenced to the Matteawan asylum for
the criminal insane. His father is
serving a life sentence in the same in
stitution for wife murder.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
A Fifth VIII Surely Die.

ST. JAMES, Mimi, Dec. 24.-The body
of John Gable, the murderer of the
Joblinski family, was brought to this
city and is awaiting word from his
parents, who, it is learned, live in En-
terprise township, Jackson county.
The last report from August Joblinski,
the boy wounded, is that he cannot
live
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
POWERS WILL ACT.
Sultan Must Put Promised Reforms in
Force or Coercion Will BE Used.

Force or Coercion Will BE Used.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 24.-All the
ambassadors have now received in
structions to submit proposals with the
view of improving the situation in the
Ottoman empire. The proposals before
being submitted to the sultan would be
referred to their respective govern
ments.
All the powers, including Russia, as
repeatedly announced during the past
few months, have agreed in principla
to the expediency of employing coer-
cion should the sultan be recalcitrant.
But the form of coercion to be employed
will not be determined upon until an
emergency arises.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
The Three Friends Landed.

KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 24-Passen-
gers from Cuba report that the Three
Friends expedition has landed at
Guanabacoa. They also say that the
insurgents have bu ned a monastery
near MORO castle on Havana bay
within range OF the guns with the
castle.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-12-26
St. Paul Bank Suspends.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 23-The Bank of
Minnesota, recognized as one of the
soundest institutions of the kind in the
West, has suspended. Bad collections
crippled the bank and made the step
necessary. All depositors will be paid
in full and the bank may resume soon.