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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-09
DIED UNDER A WALL.

Three San Francisco FIremen Meet an
Untimely End During the Burning OF a
Factory.
San Francisco, June IA fire in the
southeastern part of the city at noon
Sunday cost three fremen their lives
and entailed property loss Of $lOO, 900.
Killed:
John Mahonoy, of chemical engine
No. 6.
: Frank Keller, Of hose cart No. 2.
James Hallinan, driver of truck No l.
The fire started mysteriously in the
four-story brick building owned by
Schroth & Westerfeld and leased to the
Standard Biscuit Co. Work in the fac
tory ceased for the week on Saturday
afternoon and the only occupants of
the building Sunday morning were
John Erwin, the bookkeeper, and w.
Cook, the cashier, who were at work in
the Office. Cook departed at II o'clock
and Erwin was still occupied with his
books at noon when fireman rushed
in with the information that the build
ing was ablaze in the upper stories.
Erwin had been unconscious of the fire,
which had been observed a few min
utes earlier by several passersby, who
were startled by sudden burst Of
flames IN the fourth STORY.
After the first alarm the fire chief
turned in general alarm. A stiff
breeze caused the fire to spread with
extraordinary rapidity and it was soon
apparent that the interior of the
structure would be entirely destroyed
Meanwhile floor after floor of the
cracker factory fell in, rendering the
walls unsafe. Then the east wall of
the factory toppled over and then a
sheet of flame spread over the area adj
joining. With the crash of the east
wall occurred the tragedy of the con-
fagration. A score of fremen were in
an adjoining paint shop, endeavoring
from that spot to check the spread OF
the flames. A falling timber struck
Fireman Mahoney on the leg, break
ing it. He refused to allow his COM
rades to carry him away in their arms,
insisting that he must be borne off on
shutter. All but two of the fremen
ran to procure shutter and just as
they left their injured comrade the
wall fell, burying beneath mass Of
brick and mortar Mahoney and his
faithful friends. The three bodies
were recovered.
The loss to the building is estimated
at $40, 900, with 5000 loss on the con
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-09
SHARKS EOILED.
An Indianapolis Judge Knocks out a Set
of Rapacious Attorneys.


of Rapacious Attorneys.
Indianapolis, June S.-Minus one arm
and one leg, Flora Evans sat weeping
in Judge Bakers federal court She
had been mutilated by Lake Erie g.
Western train. She recovered $1,000
damages, which had been paid into
court. Against this sum lawyers had
filed liens amounting to $4,000, with
others to hear from. NJ. S. Williamson,
Portland, Ind, lawyer claimed S.
500. The judge summoned him into
court. Williamson said that he had
bargained with John S. Willie, the girls
uncle and guardian, to divide whatever
he got. The court denounced this as
robbery.
In the midst of the courts criticism
Willie approached the bar and declared
that he had been misrepresented by
the attorney. Williamson admitted to
the court that his services were worth
only $500. The court gave him 5000,
and made the total allowance to all the
lawyers s., 900, leaving Miss Evans S.
mn
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-09
RUINED VILLAGES.

Widespread Desolation Follows q Cloud
burst In France-Hundreds OF Factories
Destroyed, Rendering Thousands of
Workmen Idle.
Paris, June S.-The latest details
from Grenoble, in the department of
Isere, show that thedesolation wrought
by the cloudburst which caused the
river Norge to overflow its banks is far
more extended than was at first sup
posed. The deluge of water caused
enormous landslides of trees and sand
from the mountains into the valley,
overwhelming houses, burying cattle
and destroying other property. In
many villages the fleeing inhabitants
left everything behind them. Almost
all the river side factories were de-
stroyed and no fewer than 500 work
shops were wrecked.
The town of Voiron presents la
mentable appearance. All the bridges
are gone and the streets are filled with
debris washed out from the factories
bales of cloth, rolls of silk and similar
manufactured products-while the
roads of the town and the district
roundabout are simply impossible and
choked with rocks and fallen trees or
quilted with great washouts. Voiron
is without gas, as the gas works was
destroyed. Many of the principal mer-
chants are ruined and thousands of
workmen are without employment and
shelter.
So sudden was the onrush of the
water that hundreds barely escaped
with their lives. In many of the cafes
and shops the occupants were up to
their shoulders in water before they
knew what had happened. 1t is re-
ported that family of six perished,
but only two bodies have been found.
About the whole valley the crops are
completely destroyed and the farms
are all more or less damaged.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-09
DecIded to combine the Tradea.

Muncie, Ind, June 7.-Three hun
dred men employed in the cutting and
flattening departments of the 80 win
dow glass factories in Indiana met here
Sunday and by unanimous vote de-
cided to amalgamate the two trades as
against blowers and gatherers of the
same trade. They claim that Presi-
dent Burns, Of the Window Glass
Workers association, is working for
the interest of the blowers and gather
ers to their detriment. The men de-
clared that If the blowers refused to
recognize them they would bounce
Burns and take charge of the associa-
tion, treasury and all.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-09
A LYNCHING IN OHIO.
Citizens of Urbana String Up a
Black Brute.

Militia After killing Two Men and Wound-
ing Half Dozen Other<, Two Fatally,
Repent of Their Action and Make
No Opposition to the Mob
Full Account OF Ter
~ rible Affair.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-09
Mysterious Tragedy.

st. Louis, June S.-As sequel to a
terrible struggle in room at sos Al
len avenue, Joseph Feiferlick will
probably die within "a hours and a
charge of murder will lie against
George, his 27-year-old brother. From
stories told by relatives of the dying
man and the imprisoned brother, it
would seem that another is responsible
for the crime. 1t is one more case into
which enters that mysterious power
termed hypnotism. One year ago
George was hypnotized at an enter
tainment. Since then he has acted
strangely and his attack upon Joseph
Is attributed to this influence.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-09
Sandow Outdone.

New Haven, Conn, June S.-Under
the supervision of DR.. j. w. Seaver,
physical director of the Yale gymna-
SUM, a public strength test was taken
ut the gymnasium yesterday to enable
Charles c. Chadwick, of the senior
class, to try to break the record held
by c. s. Venill, of the class OF 1900,
Venill having broken the inter-colle-
giate record held by Chadwick. Chad
wick made total of 2,3l6 Kilograms,
or about 4,7O3 pounds The record of
Venill was only 1876 Kilograms, or 81
sS7 pounds. Chadwick's greatest feat
was his chest lift, which was 954 kilo-
grams, or about 1000 pounds.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-12-03
Strikers Eniuined.

Boston, Nov. 30.-In the equity session
OIL the superior court yesterday Judge
Lilly granted the prayer of the plaintiff
in the case of the Magoun Leather com
Pany VS.. William McIntire ct al, for an
injunction to enjoin the defendants from
interfering with the business of the COM
pany.
The defendants were formerly en-
zRioyed by the plaintiff. They claim that
'fhey are now on strike, while the com
pany claims that it discharged the men.
Since the men severed their connection
with the company they have made their
headquarters opposite the company's
shop in Chelsea. They attempted to
prevent persons from entering the en-
Payment of the company, and also from
continuing therein.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-12-03
Taken Home With a broken Head.

New York, Nov. 29.-MichaeI Nc
Donald, 56 years old, died Sunday from
u fractured skull in the rooms of Mrs.
Regal Mcdonald, who had been drink
ing. was brought to the Regal house
Sunday morning by John Clancy and
James j. Burke. When arrested on sus-
ipicion, the men said that Mcdonald had
fallen in front of the house, but they did
not think that he had hurt himself.
They said that Mcdonald had not been
Ia any quarrel or fight during the night.
Clancy and Burke are held pending an
investigation. Mcdonald was the sec
rotary of Benevolent council of the Royal
Arcanum.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-12-03
HeIIishness of Negroes.

Little Rock, Nov. 29.-On a large cot
ton plantation in St. Francis county
EIGHT negroes went to the home of Joe
miller, a cotton picker, and, after rob-
hing him of his savings, murdered him.
Vie body was thrown in the river. Ada
Miller, the murdered mans wife, was
then outraged and the house looted.
William Williams was arrested and made
a full confession, duplicating seven oth
srs. four of whom have been jailed.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-12-03
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET

Poultry-The poultry market is easier
Tor turkeys, with fair supply cf west.
ern at; Turkeys, dry packed western 1e
QI4c; northern, 15016c; northern chick
ems, lZ@l3c; western, 9@11c: northern
fowls, lOQllc; western fowls. e01Oo.
live fowls, SQ9c; live chickens, S0gc: live
ducks Sc ~
Muttons and Lambs-Muttons and
lambs are dull and easy. VeaIs are o,Iiat,
Spring lambs, 70S1hc: Brighton and fan
cy, S@S1hc; muttons, 5a7c; yearlings. 61
&c; Brighton and fancy muttons. 7@
a12c; VeaIs' oQSc; fancy and Brighton.
S@9c.
Apples-The apple market is firm with
a fair demand at: Gravens+ ems. So 5nT
90 per barrel; pound sweets. S36S 80.
Tolman sweets 50 5003: Kings. s364
greetings, 81 5093; Baldwins, 50 5O63 %.
No. 2, 81 25Q2; mixed lots. 81 7592 so.
Hay-There is a quiet trade in hay.
Straw is quiet and millfeed firm: Good
to choice hay, s14@16; fancy, SIC 50: rive
straw S10@11; sack spring bran. s13; sack
winter. s14 50@15; middlings, S1S 5O617;
mixed feed. s14 25616
Pork-Pork and lard are in fair de-
mand. with prices steady and m
changed: Barrel pork, $12 so: fresh ribs
TIC; smoked shoulders. &c; hams, Sh6
SIC; bacon, 919c; lard, SIC; in pals. So
@6Hc.
Potatoes-Potatoes are easier. with
quotations lower at: Houlton hebrons. "a
@75c; Green mountains. 7SGSOc: white
stars and Burbanks. 70673c; Virginia
sweet, 81 50G2; Jersey double head, 81 so
MiSmnnrgement Charged.
Springfield, Mass, Dec. 1.-The Demo-
Gratis of Springfield held a ratification
meeting last night to ratify the nomina-
ton of John L. Rice for mayor. During
the evening Lawyer w. G. McKechnie
made sensational charges of mismanage-
ment in the pauper department by Agent
James Fl. Lewis Of the overseers of the
poor. AS a result an investigation will
probably be ordered. Mr.. Lewis was
charged with giving no account of GER
tain funds held in trust by him. He de.
mics the charges emphatically.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-12-03
Murder In First Degree

New YORK, Dec. 1.ACounsel finished
their pleas early, and Judge Maddox did
not deliver very lengthy charge The
case was given to the jury, and after
a short deliberation that body returned
n verdict of murder in the first degree
Notice of a motion for a new trial was
given.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-02

This wonderful cOign Of vantage Oar
win had reached by 1889 Here was the
fun outline OF his theory; here were the
ideas which afterward came TO be embaIm-
ed in familiar speech in the phrases spon-
taneous variation, ?" and the survival OF
the 6ttess, through natural selection. y
After such a discovery any ordinary man
would az once have run through the
streets Of science, SO 70 speak, screaming
Eureka Not 50 Darwin He placed
the manuscript outline Of his theory IN his
portfolio and went On gathering facts
bearing On his discovery In 1914 he made
an abstract n a manuscript book of the
mass OF facts by that time accumulated
He showed it to his friend Hooker, made
careful provision fer its publication IN the
event Of his sudden death, then stored It
away II his desk and went ahead with the
gathering Of more data
Twelve years more eIapsed-Tears dur
ing which the silent worker gathered ,
pFodigious mass OF facts, answered a mluI-
titude Of objections that arose IN his own
mind, vastly fortified his theory All this
time the teller was an invalid. never
knowing a day free from illness and dis
comfort obliged 20 husband his strength
never able 20 work mere than an hour and
half at q stretch, yet he accom- pIished
what would have been vast achieTeInents
for half 3 dozen men OF robust health
Henry Smith Williams, n D, IN Har-
peE's Magazine
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-02

er, but in the United States there are
beIImakers who can make Just as big
and Just as good bells as anybody. In fact
the largest hell On this continent was
cast only q year ago in Cincinnati, and
in Baltimore is the McShane bell foun-
dry, where bells Of great size are made
for churches all over the world
Possibly it was due TO the unique
character of the industry. hut my first
visit to q big bell foundry left lasting
and vivid impression On my mind The
exterior was prosaic enough, with its
bare brick walls and infreq1sn smoky,
diagy windows The first glimpse of
the interior was uninteresting too But
when after passing through the big
and comfortable Offices and the barren
pattern room I stepped into the great
room where the mouarchs Of sound real
" come into being realized that It
was no ordinary workshop Over IN one
corner the dina daylight was streaked
with flashes Of gorgeous color and grinay
men worked about blazing pots It
reminded me OF one OF the scenes from
Irving's Faust that one IN which
MephistopheIes takes the wicked doctor
On q little underground scouting trip.
But there was really nothing super
natural about either the pots or the men
The latter were the beIImakers and the
blazing pots were the crucibles in which
the bell metal was being prepared
There IS a certain fascination about an
iron furnace, and there IS no denying
that q stream OF molten metal has q sort
Of savage, terrifying beauty all its own,
but boiling copper has far greater
charms When a cr1cible lid was lifted,
q food Of rain bow tinted light streamed
up into the semidarkness- Orange, VIC
let, rose pink and bright green Of the
most delicate and vivid hues danced
above the bubbIing metal Il was dis
tinctIy weird and inpressively bezuti-
full
In spite Of frequent denials the popu-
lar notion still survives that more or
less silver Is used IN making bell metal
As q matter of fact copper and tin are
put into the metal pots when a bell is
10 be made. the alloy being arranged ac-
cOrding 10 the ideas Of the particular
smelling master who has charge Of the
work. -Four parts OF copper to one OF TN
Is an average ratio, and, although this
Is modified IN a hundred ways, tie pro
portions are never radically changed
SL-fs1 quantities Of silver ara, IL IS true,
sod ietimes used, but only as matter Of
sentiment when contributed by indIvId-
uals or societies interested IN the bell
The bell founders themselves never buy
any silver for such a purpose. and they
ara amazed at the dense ignorance dis
Played by people whose first question
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-02
Ths BnIs From BtlIriIle.

Our Representatives has gone to make another
strike.
To see that BiIlville gets her rights IN taxes aD
the ike
To tell en- that we're movin On an forziu
right ahead.
An we'd ruther live in clover than have NOM
ments when dad
Ee'vs given him hundred biIls to spring Al
push along
20 say word for moonzhi1e stills chats
where he j STRIKE en- s-rsugl,
And since the yellow fever OEEs TO hold tEs
doctors down
Or move the eemetery just three miles nearer
town
Hes gone up to Atlanta to grind hundred
axes
To get Us hack the houses that Georgia sod
fer taxes.
To put = tax On dogs an sieh-whieE uauza's Be
forgotten-
An pass BIZ that's sure to XII starvation
rates for cotton
You bet he's get his hands fuu-ths papers pile
the shelf.
Al ven all be mighty happy Il he don's get
fall himself
Ee'u see that BiIlTille gets her rights A forges
right ahsad,
Fer we'd ruther lIFe in clover than have Ezozz-
menrs Whe1 dad
Atlanta Cozstisz1iaas
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-02

q
tone.
But It Is not so much the material as
the shape and size Of the bell which
determines its tone The Chinese make
barrel shaped bells, but beIlmakers Of
most other countries follow approx
mately the rule observed BY the German
bell founders According to this rule the
thickness OF the sound bow, where the
clapper strikes the bell. sgbich is the
thickest part, shall be taken as a unit
Then the height would be u times this,
the diameter OF the mouth 10 and the
diameter Of the top just half as much
Thus If the bell were 20 be a foot
thick, at the sound bow it. would be Il
feet IN height, Is feet across the mouth
and IL feet through the top. 4 sym
metricaI cIapper would be one-fortieth
the weight OF the whole bell
OF course these proportions are not
strictly adhered 70. for each individual
bell founder has his own idea as to how
they should be modified These ne
guards with as much secrecy as does
the designer Of = racing yacht his mod
el- Having determined upon the dimen-
sions, . full sized section is drawn On
paper, and from this half section board
mOIds are made whose edges represent
the contour CT the outer and inner sur
faces.
All big bells are cast in pits dug IN
the floor Of the foundry. In the center
Of the pit pile Of brickwOrk is built
up, space being left in this for 3 fire TO
be built Over the bricks is laid fire
clay until the inside mold, swung On a
pivot from the top, shows that 1t Just
represents the inside Of the bell This
Is the core After its surface has been
smOothed and prepared q fire Is lighted
inside the brickwork and the clay hard
ened
The cope, the other half Of the mold,
is prepared by lining a shell Of iron
sheeting with fire clay nodded so that
its inside surface corresponds to the ont
side Of the bell The cope Is next low
cred into the pit so that the space be-
tween it and the core Is Just the size Of
the bell to be cast Now the earth Is
packed tightly around the exterior Of
the cope and the pit completely filed,
an opening having been left, OF course,
through which the molten alloy can be
run
The metal for big bells is never cast
in one big furnace, but in several small
ones, and the copper and tin are melted
separately because nothing would be
left OF the latter if IL should be subjected
to the intense heat OF the copper crusi-
bIes- Soup Is the term the founders
apply TO the bell metal, and it requires
a nice Judgment to know when the soup
Is ready for the casting Little chan
neIs Of clay are laid along the floor, and
through these the golden stream finds
its way into the mold Bell casting used
to be a periIous business, as the mold
sometimes burst and scattered liquid
death far and wide. Nowadays such ac-
cidents are avoided by the use Of the
sheet iron covering over the cope, but
even with this precautiOn an explosion
Is possible
About the ringing Of big bells great
deal Of poor verse and some really beau
tiful poetry has been written, but so far
as know the oaly poet who has sung
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-02

about bellmaking Is, How much silver
do you put Ins'' have reason 90 know
this because that was the gist Of my
first Query-
Should silver be ussd IN any large
quantity pr0poreIonately TO the other
metals 1t would not 'sEeeten the tone, -
according 20 the tradition, bit would
injure It. Lead Is sometimes used IN
small quantities 70 soften the tone and
silver might answer ss q substitute IN
this casa, bat IL would not do nearly 50
well as Ehe baser zesaL Zinc. which Is
sometimes added 70 the copper and tin.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-02
wlNTER IN THE KLoNpIkE.
The GentIeman Prem the Gold DiggfnEs
Tells About the Weather.

The GentIeman From the Gold DISgings
Tells About the Weather.
he had lust resdrned from the top of
the Chukat pass and was apparently glad
Of It
How was the weather when you 1sfsgs'
inquired q friend '-Cold5''
Yes, but not 50 bad As Il VIII be along
in January after the mosquitoes get out q
the air and let the wind have 8 chance
Then It gets good and cold A man told
me who had Wiutered up there seven years
that III was SO cold IN January that they
froze the flames OF their candles and sold
them for Strawberries He said they kept
their fires overnight by putting them cut
in the air and letting them freezs and then
thaWing them out in the morning. He said
he had seen four men die Of coIiC from
eating whisky that was frozen SO hard it
wouldn't thsw inside OF them He said
the cows all gave ice cream TIL they frOza
70 death He said he knew q clerk IN
hotel On the Yukon that got rich sel1lTte
the diamonds he wore. said diamonds be
ing nothing on earth but ice crystals that
didn { thssT til after the clerk had got ont
Of the country He said he had seen man
fall of the roof Of barn and freeze SC
stiff before he lit that he broke IN tive
when he hit the ground He said he had
seen smoke freeze IN a chimney riIl ths
fire wouIdn { draw. and he knew Of one
case where the smoke trOze after II got
hundred feet up and fell back on the
house, knocking q hole IN the roof big
enough 20 drive yoke Of steers through
He said ths reason the nights were SO long
IN that country was that the DARK got frozen
so hard the daylight couldn't thaw iEs
way through IN less than six months. he
said
Excuse me- interrupted the friend,
did this party have athdavits with thass
statementsf''
He said he had. but guess he must
have frozen to death hunting for them. be
cause he never came back when I asked
aim TO 20 after them for me And The
returned Chiikater smiled a smile that was
chIdIike and bland Washington star
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-02


the song Of the bell founder was Schiller.
Every German schoolboy is supposed to
be able to repeat the whole of die
Gloeke- It is rather long poem IN
which he goes into the details OF the
work
Whether or not they all really do
learn Is I don't know. If they do, they
should be q nation Of beIlmakers, for
nothing seems TO be omitted Schiller
evidently recognized the danger Of the
critical point IN the operation, for he
writes:
Let the casting be bezunI
Traced already IS the breach
YET before we let Is
heaven : protecting aid beseech-
Let EEe plug now Eyl
Nay Gods help be night
In the mold all smoking rush.
Fire blown pillows with fierce gush-
Bells Of large size must be left to cool
for several days IN the mold, the larger
the bell, the longer the time But at
last the earth Is shoveIed out Of the
pit, the iron shell Of the cope removed
and the clay skin Of the mold broken
By means OF a ponderOus crane the great
bell Is lifted ont OF the Dit. II Is then
smOothed and polished and hung IN the
tuning room Il Il is part of chime,
It's tone must not only be pure, but OF
such pitch As to harmonic with the
rest. 50 accurately do bell founders
know lust " hat dimensions viii produce
a certain tone that sometimes a set Of a
dozen bells come from the molds each
with the exact tone needed These are
called maiden chimes and are oonsid-
cred Of much mere value than those
whose tone must be altered by chipping
and planning.
As 60 the technical terms used in de-
scribing the various parts Of a bell. the
sharp edge Of the open mouth Is known
as the rim: the spreading part above.
where the clapper strikes. the sound
bow" the narr0west part. still higher
up- the waist the sudden bend at
the TOP. the shoulder. - and the han
dies. the ''can0Hs.
About the various ways Of ringing
bells. about change ringing and the
playing Of bob majors and triple
bob Gators and the like, there Is much
that Is interesting; but. as Kipling says.
that another story
SKWELL FORD.