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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-11-13

there are about dozen Of the Republi-
can members who had some factional
opposition in their counties, especially
for their nominations, who do not feel
kindly towards the junior Ohio senator.
Thought This Will Settle II.
There has been SO much talk about
combines that it is certain that Repub-
icans will hold a joint caucus for the
nomination of candidate for senator,
and Senator Hanna will no doubt be
the caucus nominee. It is thought that
as the regular nominee there will be no
trouble about his election, as none Of
the Republican members would refuse
under the circumstances either to enter
the caucus or to support its nominee.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-11-13
THE DEAL ARRANGED.

Democrats Of oh % Dec de tn Throw Their
Votes to Bushnell For Senator.
COLUMBUS. o., Nov. ga local
Democratic newspaper prints an inter-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-11-13
EVERYTHING IN A GENERAL ST
PRICES THAT DEFE COMPETIT]

Tickets to and fa0ap Europe oa any
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15

of three years he owned diamond m mes in fhe
neighborhood of Kimberly, and in 1881 he
sold these mines TO company for S575,-
600. a
Soon ffter Barnato's return 10 London
it did not take long to discover that in
South Africa he had been a power. He
was the shrewdest of spectators in that
distant region. When diamond-mining
was being overdone, when mines were
multiplying and compe tition was bring
ing prices down with a run. timid men
lost heart and abandoned or cheapIy sold
thelr claims. Barney Barnato had the
foresight to acquire what the weak ones
We're glad to be rid of, and when Cecil
Rhodes appeared with his Napoleonic plan
1or amalgamating all the diamond min
ing interests of South Africa in order to
control the output and the price, it was
discovered that the industrious Barney
owned large tract of claims" in the
best part of Kimberley.
Barnato reached England on the crest
OF the South African tidal wave. He was
the hrst millionaire from that distant
realm. He owned some thirty mines
some 2500 claims" The properties in
which he was interest produced reve-
nue. OF $25, coo 600 year. They were pay
ing "a per cent interest on their capital.
They promised 10 pay something ike 40
per cent in the near future. London
passed from excitement into a fever of
greed. There was great rush to gamble
in the shares OF the Barnato companies.
Then came the inevitable reaction. In
place of the praises there were curses for
! Re 4rsn of A
ricans.
1t does not follow that because Barnato
dined at the Mansion House, and because
he sat opposite the Prime Minister at a
certain Guildhall banquet on Lord Mayor s
day, that he became parsonage of dis
tinction in soci Jy. But ne determined to
establish himself in the West End and to
construct a mansion in Park Lane. In
London Barnato seemed to enjoy life and
spent money lavishly, and he liked 10
/ spend it in a way that gave pleasure to his
family and friends.
! Twice Barnato represented < i'm berley
/ in the Cal e Legislature, but he had little
/ time to devote to politics. His mining in
! terests were constantly increasing and
/ soon necessitaied the establishment of a
! London branch. This took the form oi
! the Barnato Bank, with a capital oi
92 500 900. The shares at once COM
manded twice their par value, and its
dividends, like those paid by his mining
! corporations, nave been of almost incred-
/ ible size. Barnato married while in Africa
and had three children, two sons and q
! daughter.
/ No close estimate was ever made of Bar.
/ nato' 8 fortune Some months ago he was
! afflicted with fever, and it is barely po.-
/ sible that he committed suicide while his
| mind was tenn porarly deranged.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15

in area. The unfortunates were forced to
crouch far on the outer edge until the
boais srrived.
At 1870 o'clock the ierry-boat John G.
Carlisle arrived from the island with 200
emigrants and all the sick patients from
the hospital there. As the boat got to the
pier a crowd made a rush for her. The
police charged on the great crowd and
fought their way to the boat, the officers
of the boat standing on the upper deck
screaming, We've got smallpox patients
aboard Go back go back!"
The crowd retreated preci pitately. The
Carlises patients were accompanied by
all the nurses employed on the island and
by Mrs White wife of the resident ply
sician. She said that when she boarded
the boat she had not heard of any one
being injured, and thought all the emf
grants got out of the buildings safely.
One of the officers of the boat said the
fire originated in one of the lowers of the
main building. At the time IT started all
the emigrants were asleep. The watch
men sounded the alarms before they did
anything toward fighting tie fire, and in
that way it x ot such a great headway that
by the time they could turn their atten-
shackle buildings utterly beyond control
The fire wes first seen in the northwest
corner of the building, which is the de-
tentio n building, by Captain w. J. Burke,
who is in charge of the night watch.
Burke said all the rooms in the building
are connected by an electric alarm, and
that as quickly as possible he rushed to
the main office and rang the alarm in all
the rooms.
This alarm. he said, summoned the
eleven men and two women under him.
/ There were at the time 40 migrants in
the main building. By the time these
people got out the whole building from
tower to tower and side to side, was a
mass of swirling flames, whit b shot hun
dreds of feet in the air. Within few
minutes after the fire started the misera BILE
water supply on the island was almost
completely Gu: offiy bthe bursting of pipes
which run along inside The main build
ing, so that when the first detachment of
police arrived it was impossible to secure
stream of water with enough force to
have anv effect.
Just directly north of the main build
ing stood the hospital in which were
ffty-seven patients. The admirable dis
cipline of the nurses and medical staff
showed itself and the fifty-seven patients
were quickly wheeled or helped out of the
building. One woman who was nursing a
child suddenly remembered she had lie
her baby behind. She beat the air with
her hands and then tried to rush back
into the flames. She was held back by
three attendants. Presently the nurse
came around with the baby in her arms.
Every official a reporter saw on the
island said positively that no lives had
been lost. All the emigants were brought
to the barge office tor the night. Com
missioner Senner said he would person-
ally furnish place for all sick emigrants,
and the city hospitals would not be asked
to take them.
DIR. Senner says the buildings burned
cost the Government $7S0.000. He does
not know what accom- mmo modations can be
arranged for the receiving of emigrants
until they are rebuilt
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
CAREER OF BARNATO.
From Very Humble Start He
Became a King in Diamond
Mining.

There are many conflicting versions of
the early life Of Barney Barnato, the mod
ern Monte Crsto, whose great wealth
caused him 10 be styled the "Kaffir
King" upon his return to London about
five years ago. His name at once became
known in all the money markets of the
world, and many fantastic stories were
circulated concerning him. Some de-
scribed him as an il iterate and unscrupu-
lous adventurer, and others rs an agree
able, gentlemauly person, whose enor-
nous wealth was exceeded by has good
qualities. On one thing only al persons
agreed: Barney Barna 10 had an extraordi-
Larry capacity for making money.
No two accounts of Barnato's origin
agreed. In London it is commonly be-
lieved that ne was the son of poor He
Brew schoolmaster in the East End; thai
his real name was Isaacs; that he was once
a cab-driver and after peddIer Of second
hand clothing; that he was subsequently
q billiard marker, and that two years after
the discovery of diamonds III South Africa
he emigrated to the Trausvaal with his
brother, who had been jug Ter in cheap
circuses. This was in 1872, if Whltechapel
chronology does not err. The two young
lSaaCS DaQ exhausted tnelr Capltal IN pas
sage money, but they made 500 on the
trip to Africa by entertaining their ship
mates and passing around the hat. Ar
rived in the new country Barney and his
brother struck out for the diamond fields
where they be2an a new life and took a
new name-Barnato.
Very different, however, is the story
that appeared some two years ago in a
London financial journal. 1t was init
mated that Barney had paid Handsomely
for the "write-up." Here is the story:
Barney !. Barnato was born in London on
July >, 1852. He is The third son OF Isaac
Issacs BernRto Of Devonsh hire terrace. Hyde
Park, and on his mothers side is connected
with the late Sir George Jessel who was well
known as lawyer, Judge and Master Of
Rolls Mr.. Bal ma passed his boyhoo n
London and was educated ct private scholastic
establishments by private tutors. At an early
age he entered the commercial word, but he
threw off the harness OF humdrum du.
ties to search fresh fields and pas
lures new in South Africa. In 1873,
on his twenty-frst birthday. he sailed
from London on the ship Auglian. His first
African ventures were successful; at The end
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15

office; SOmberg's general store, Mrs
Prewett's bakery, Francis saloon, the
Pioneer lodging-house. Joseph Sherrer' 5
shoestore, Blakeley's barber-shop, two
meatshops and three saloons. Nothing is
left of the ntire business portion of the
town. The losses aggregate $125 900; in
surance of about fourth.
The stricken town is still in fearf III
state of Confusion. Telegraph and tele-
phone lines were burned out and all COM
munication cut off from the outside world
until late this evening. Manager Title
of the Auburn telephone was early on the
scene and his wires will be working before
morning.
Hundreds of people from the surround
ing towns of Greenwood, Coloma, Taylor
mine, Pilot Hill, Garden Valley, Placer
vile and Auburn have focked to the place
and are rendering all assistance pos
slble. 1t is indeed welcome, for late
message states that there may be more
deaths before morning. The disaster re-
sulting from the explosion is even more
terrible than that Of the fiie.
The origin of the fire is still mystery.
Georgetown is place of about 800 people
located in the E Dorado foothills, and
only few miles distant from the historic
town of Coloma and the famous spot
where James Marshall washed out the
first nugget of gold in 1848 Although
iruit growing and agriculture have taken
the lead for sometime past the industry of
mining in that section has revived won
deriully in the last year. The inhabi-
tants are happy and cOntented people,
most OF them still clinging to that old 40
custom of always leaving the latch-string
outside the door. The many who have
enjoyed their hospitality can doubly SYM
pathIze with them in their aff1iction.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
JUMPED FROM AN OCEAN
STEAMER.
Was Returning to His Home
in England After Visit
to South Africa.
REMARKABLE CAREER OF THE
MULTI-MILLIONAIRE.
From Humble Origin Barney Isaacs
Became One of the Richest
Men in the World.

LONDON, Eng, June IA dispatch
to the Central News from Funchal, the
capital of Madeira, saws that Barney Bar
nato, the well-known South African multi
millionaire, while returning to England
from South Africa, committed suicide by
jumping overheard from the steamer on
which he was travelling. His body was
recovered.
Later reports state that the vessel upon
which Barnato was travelling was the
British steamship Scot, from Capetown,
June ,, for Southampton.
NEW YORK, n. Y, June 1.-THE news
of Barnato's suicide was received by cable
to-day by Miss Alice Holbrook, who is
living at the Hotel Vendome in this city.
She is sister-in-law of Barnato and the
news was oabIed by her sister, Mrs. Bar.
naro, who is in London.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
NEW SUITS TO Be FILED.
Ksntucky Officials IN No Mood to Be
Trh7ed With BY fhe Southern
Pee fc

FRANKFORT, KY. June 14-Attor.
ney General Taylor went before the State
Board of Assessment and Valuation to-
day and asked that the board fix tax on
the Southern Pacific Railroad for the
years 1S93-97 inclusive, in order that he
might bring suit under the new revenue
law for the accrued taxes, which the road
has failed to pay. After a lengthy confer
ence Auditor Stone promised that he
would have the assessment forthcoming
in a very short time. General Taylor will
therefore bring suit for the amount. The
road has shown no disposition TO conform
to the law, ard the suit now pending for
$139, ,000 for penalties Tor failure to report
will be supplemented by suit of double
these figures against the big corporation.
1t is said the State administration Will
lead the fight for the repeal of the charter
of the road before the next Legislature.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
CROWDED WITH VISITORS.
London Streets Are Already ASSUMING
Holiday Aspsct, Beng ThT0nged
Kith S gbis ers.

LONDON, ENG, June 14-The influx of
visitors 10 attend the jubilee ws-
able for the first time to-day. The streets,
especially those through which the royal
procession will pass, were thronged all ay
and until late at night with crowds OF
sightseers. The supply of omnibuses and
ca bs was inadequate to the demand.
Otic al preparations are still incom-
plete. 1t is growing apparent that the
great feature OF the celebrations Will be
the public and official honors to colonial
visitors. The welcome extended them in
all quarters is enthusiastic. The press
and Government are giving every encou1-
agement TO make the jub lee a great
demonstration of the inaugural of a new
imperial policy of the closer union of the
colonies and the mother country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
EMIGRANTS RESCUED BY
TUGBOATS.
Thrilling Experience of Many
Persons Just Landed in
the Country.
SMALLPOX PATIENTS TAKEN
FROM The HOSPITAL.
Exciting Scenes During the De-
structIon of Government Prop
erty Valued at N early a Million.

NEW YORK, n. Y, June 15.-A fire
started in the biggest of the Government
| buildings at Ellis Island at 1890 O'Clock
this (Tuesday) morning, and, spreading
with frigbtfui rapidity, was at 1 O'CLOCK
sweeping over the whole island, and il
seemed almost certain that every building
would be destroyed.
Telegraphic and telephonic communica-
ton was cut off. but the fire had lit the
whole bay and every tug with fire ap-
paratus on board started for the island.
By the time the police had started great
crowd had gathered at Battery Park. The
flames were then shooting a hundred feet
IN the air, and by their light hundreds OF
people could be seen on the island rush
ing hither and thither.
There are usually more than 1000 per-
sons most of them emigrants, VINO sleep
on the island. The customs officials
thought the number there when the
fire broke out less than 1000, most of
whom arr we'd on three ships yesterday.
The officials thought the boats and men
sent to the island were enough to handle
the immigrants who escaped from the
burning buildings, no matter how scared
they might be.
AT lis o'clock great crash was heard,
and a moment later there was another
tremendous shower of sparks flying into
the air. When it mad cleared a little it
was seen that two walls of the main
building had fallen in.
For two minutes after this crash the
crowds that had been seen on the island
rushing around were lost sight OF, but
when the smoke cleared away it could be
seen that hundred or more tugs had
reached the island and were taking the
people aboard. at this time every build
ing and every shed seemed TO be burning &,
and there was absolutely no shelter for
the people anywhere. The heat was in
| tense. The whole island isionly six acres
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
MJRRCYIA FLAME-SWEPT.
Portion of the Business Center of the
Village Cleared BY FIamss of
LS 1ujLd,10S

POMONA, CAL, June IA good part
OF the business center of the pretty little
village of Monrovia, in this locality, was
destroyed by fire at about ? o'clock this
morning. A breeze was blowing from the
west, and, there being very poor means
for fighting the fire in Monrovia, it seemed
al one time that the whole of the business
district would be burned.
A 1:3O o'clock pedestrians of the street
found fire burning in the rear of DR..
William Stewards store on Lemon ave-
nue.. 1t had gained such headway that
nothing could be done 10 check it when
crowd of excited citizens came running 10
the scene. Then the ire spread to the
Postoffice building, and before much of
the furnishings and mail matter could be
saved from it that also was in flames.
BY this time several hundred men had
arrived, and all worked like Troians to
check the spreading flames hy tearing
d own buildings in close proximity. Not
withstanding their efforts the fire spread
to Hollands merchandise store. to Charles
E. Bells market, to B. 4. Crews drug
store and to l. G. Newlin's notions store.
AT last by a change in the wind the
flames were whirled squarelv against the
buildings owned by DR.. NJ. z. Adams, D..
E. Ford and George Cook. An alley runs
there and the citizens had prepared to
cneck the conflagration at that point.
They were successful.
All of the buildings heretofore named
were CO mpletely destroyed, and but little
of the stocks of goods was saved from any
of them. Three families were asleep in
the second story of these buildings while
the fire was progressing. The escape of
James Baines' family was sensational
They fled from the burning structure with
out time to don their outer clothing.
The total loss is $47,0 900 and the insur-
ance SOP 0On
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
EXPLOSION ADDS TO THE
DISASTER
William D. Newell Loses His
Life and Others Are Fa-
tally Injured.
LITTLE RESCUED FROM THr
FLAMES.
Homeless Families Spend the
Night In Tents and ImprO-
Vised Shelters.

AUBURN, CAL, June 14.-Georgetown,
a mining town twenty-five miles above
uburn, and the second in i'm portance in
Ell Dorado County, was totally destroyed
by fire this morning. OF the prosperous
place scarcely a vestige remains. To-
night the people are camping in tents and
hastily improvised places of shelter, many
having saved from the flames but little
more than the clothing on their backs.
During the progress Of the fire giant
powder exploded in Jacob Som berger's
store, causing frightful disaster. William
D. Newell was killed instantly, and Mrs.
Nancy McLain, aged rs years, was fatally
injured. Clinton Hubert, the 1S-year-old
son of Editor Hubert of the Gazette, suf.
fered fractures of a leg in four places, and
the limb was so badly lacerated that il
will have to be amputated. Several Others
were quite seriously injured by flying
missiles.
The explosion must have been terrific,
for all the windows in the residence por-
ton of the town were broken, and those
portions of buildings which had not teen
wholly destroyed by the flames were
razed by the explosion. The large iron
doors on the California Wafer Company s
building, 800 feet away, were torn from
their hinges and twisted nearly double.
The fire broke out in 3. T. Shepherd S
drugstore at about 9:35 o'clock. a high
wind was blowing and the flames spread
both ways, totally destroying buildings
with frontage OF 400 feet in a couple OF
hours. The entire business portion of the
town was consumed, the line of fire ex-
tending from the American Hotel on one
side 10 the California Water and Mining
Com pany on the other.
The buildings burned include B. F.
Shepherd drugstore, d. Jarreti's general
merchandise store, Mrs. l. P. Jackson:
grocery, o. Orellis' undertaking parlors
the rostoftiee and Wells, Fargo & CO...
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
Hhe.tm.em Beaten in the Var.

ATLANTA, GA. June IA. - Colonel
Cooks order barring ous bicyclists from
Fort Mcpherson has been approved by
the War Department, as has his defense
of the sentry who bayoneted young Hop
kins. Hopkins will swear out warra n
Tor the sentry's arrest, but Colonel Cook
says neither the State or municipal
authorities have any jurisdiction over the
inmates of the fort except in case oil
murder, and that there is no way in which
the sentry can be prosecuted.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
SMOKED 4 CIGARETTE,
Mrs. Chant Tried an Experiment That
Vas Very succe4. faT


Vas Very tucces f.d.
LONDON, ENG, June IA Mrs. Ormis-
ton Chant, the well-known social reformer,
has smoked a cigarette. This momentous
fact is chronicled promin nently by the
Bri;ish press. The British public is
gravely discussing the matter for the
reason that Mrs. Chant has been the in
carnate ideal of British virtue since her
crusade against the London music halls.
She has explained that she smoked the
cigarette when detained in the Turkish
lines, whittier she went for the Red Cross
Society, in order to see if it would allay
the pangs of hunger The experiment
was q com mplete success. There were GER
tain unpleasant sensations not unusual in
such cases, but now she sympathizes with
those who have fondness for tobacco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
uURDERER BUTLER ON zRI4A.

He Is Cool, and Claims That Captain
Hitler Committed Suicide.
SYDNEY, N. S. W.. June 14-Frank
Butler, arrested on the Swanhilda Febru-
ary upon arrival at San Francisco and
charged with numbering several men in
Australia, was placed on trial to-day to
answer for the killing of Captain Weller.
The prisoner was cool and unconcerned.
The defense is that Weller committed sui
eide.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
Railroads.
BOSTON 6 MAINE RAILROAD.

ON and after Oct. 3, 1897, trains on this road
Twin leave Brattleboro for all points north al
1906 A. NJ, 2:06, $40 and 1905 p. N.
The 1906 A. NJ train is mail train for Montpelier,
st. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal and
the Passumpsic road
The 2:O6 P. NJ. train is the New York and Mon
treal day express.
The $40 p. N. train is mail train for White River
Junction and Rutland.
The 1906 p train is express for Montreal,
Sherbrook and Quebec, with sleeping cars at
tached. This train runs daily Sundays to Mon
treal only.
Going south trains arrive in Brattleboro from
Bellows Falls and points north at 5;24 A. n. might
express) 9:07 A. N. (maiD, 2:10 (maiD 4:35 p. NJ
Cdontreal and New York day express.)
At $3.50 p. NJ mixed train from Windsor
All trains make close connections with Boston
& Albany road both east and west of Spri ngfeld.
D. ]. FLANDERS, Genl Ticket Ag't.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
A New Years Gift Heralded.

The measureless popularity of Hostetter' S
Stomach Bitters has been the growth OF more
than third of a century. AS in the past, the
coming new year will be ushered in by the ap'
pearance of a fresh Almanac, clearly setting
forth the nature, uses and operation OF this med
iclne of world wide fame. 1t is well worth per,
usal. Absolute accuracy in the Astronomical
calculations and calendar, will as before, be val
uable characteristics, while the reading matter
will include statistics humor and general nforma-
tion. accompanied by admirably executed illus
trations the Almanac il issued from the pub.
fishing department of The Hostetter company al
Pittsbnrg and will be printed on their presses in
English, German, French, Welsh. Norwegian,
Swedish Holland, Bohemian and Spanish. All
druggists and country dealers furnish II without
pOst