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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Eight Men Added to the List.
CROWDED HOTEL A FUNERAL PYRE
Six of Its Inmates Cut on and Caught i'm
the Flaming Ruins.

the Flaming Ruins.
Gloversville, N. Y, Feb. 2.-The AL
word House, one of Gloversvilles old
land marks, as well as the largest hotel
in Fulton county, lies buried in its own
ashes. At this season the businss Is
unusually large and it is understood that
nearly every room in the building was
occupied. The fire staterd on the ground
floor and shot up through the upper
stories with lightning-like speed. the
broad stairs and Railways furnishing
great flues which carried the flames
upward. Almost Immediately after the
flames were discovered the alarm was
sounded through the house and the big
hotel was soon the scene of widest con-
fusion. There was a wild scramble on
the part of the guests to escape from
the building with their personal proper
ty, but many were forced to flee with
out saving anything.
A few of the guests made their escape
by the stairways, but the smoke soon
cut off this retreat. The next resort of
the imprisoned people was the windows.
The guests who were thus entrapped
did not long hesitate to take the risk of
jumping, though some were rescued
from their perilous positions by the
firemen. Others leaped from the win
dows, several being more or less in
jured. Findlay Morrow, a travelling
salesman for an Albany house, clad only
in shirt and trousers, jumped from a
window, landing safely in the snow.
Six persons were undoubtedly burned
to death. They are as follows: Henry
c. Day, Gloversville; e. c. Kimbali.
wife and daughter, Indianapolis; Chas.
Rupert, bell boy; and Benjamin f.
Strickland contractor and builder. Hen
ry G. Day was one of the most prom
inent business men of Gloversville.
Among the seriously injured are l.. c.
Lambert, of Chicago, broken arm and
internally hurt; William Maloney,
travelling man, residence unknown,
sprained ankle, and B. NJ. Ross, travel
ing man, Rochester, N. Y, badly
bruised.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Tuesday. Feb. 4.

British troops were caught in a gorge
by Afridis, near Shinkamar, Saturday
and suffered serious losses. Twenty
men were killed, including number of
officers.
The aerial railway over the Chilkoot
Pass, in Alaska, has been completed to
Lake Linderman.
Mrs. Julia c. r. Dorr. Of Rutland,
VT. well-known authoress, is critic
ally III at her home.
Daniel Lawrence Braine, rear admiral
Of the United States navy retired, died
at his home in Brooklyn of rheumatism.
He was SO years old.
The daughters of the late General r.
Smith. Of Sedalia, Mo-, deny the story
that they contemplate giving 100000 to
the Chicago university.
The steamer City Of Duluth, which
was wrecked last Wednesday at ST.
Joseph, Mich, is all broken up.
The wholesale and retail hardware
house of George M. Scott e. company,
Salt Lake City, Utah, has made an as
Bignment.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Saturday, Jan. 20.

Three hundred operatives in the Rosa
mond Wooden mills at Almcnte, Ont,
are on strike against proposed reduc-
tion of wages.
DR.. Jameson, the former leader of the
Transvaal raiders, has arrived in Lon
don.
The gold reserve in the United States
treasury reached $163, $4,000 the high
est point in seven years.
1t has been decided to hold the next
meeting of the National Federation of
Musical clubs at St. Louis in the spring
of 1899.
The Kurds are devastating Armenian
villages in the neighborhood of Russian
vilayets, and the Armenians are re-
taliating.
1t is stated that Hon. Tom l.. Johnson
has practically sold out his interest in
the big consolidated street railway.
The public prosecutor at Madrid de-
mands a sentence upon Lieutenant Cen
eral Weyler of two months imprison-
ment.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Still Talking.
Owosso Interested-NIrs. Fred Townsend,
OF 9I0 :. shiawassee Street, Adds
Her Testimony.

Her Testimony.
Our representative investigated another
case, and it adds another link TO the long
chain of evidence that has set Owosso talk
ing Mrs. Fred Townsend is the lady who
speaks here. Our representative found her
at her place of residence, No. 9l9 5. Shia-
wassee Street, and she said:
"Doan's Kidney Pills have taken all the
pain out of an aching back for me. was
greatly troubled with a pain and distress
across and low down in my back. 1t was
weak and ached constantly, any exertion or
work rendering it worse. would be forced
to lie down, and then could find ease only
in one position. i had read about Doan's
Kidney Pills, and got a box at Johnson d
Henderson's drug store. They worked
exactly as / had been told they would. L
have not suffered from lame back since,
and have recently done things l could not
do before without bringing on severe trouble
can now take long walks without any bad
effect to my back. l know what to take
now if backache should return at any time.
You are welcome to use my statement in
any way you wish"
In these times when backs are lame, when
almost every other one we meet has now and
then or all the time back that aches or
pains-"a weak back" ga bad back" back
that makes their life misery to bear-and
still they go on day by day in pain and suf-
fering. Now, tits the easiest thing in the
world to give this played-out back "a blow"
that will settle it and put in its place new
one equal to any. It's just like this: Hit at
the cause; most backaches come from kidney
disorders. Reach the kidneys, start their
clogged-up fbers in operation; when this is
done you can say goodbye to backache
There are many grateful people in Owosso
who can tell you how simple trick it is.
Read the newspapers.
Doan's Kidney Pills for saleby all dealers
price so cents Mailed by Foster ilburn Co.,
Buffalo, N Y, sole agents for the US. Re-
member the name, Doans, and take no other
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Doinps Of the Iowa Legislature.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 2.-The house
has passed a bill providing that the
seven members of the state board of
health shall be selected from seven
prescribed districts instead of at large;
also a bill that girls shall be detained
In the Eldora reform school until they
are 81 instead of IS years of age. The
senate passed bill reducing from 40
600 to $4,000 population the size Of cities
which may levy taxes for city parks
and appoint park commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Family Buried Five Days.

Boise City, Idaho, Feb. 1.-Word was
received here that the mountain home
of George Ashcroft and his family was
caught by a portion of snow slide In
the Elmore mountains. The house was
set we'll back into the mountain side,
the back part of 1t being a cave. The
avalanche broke the front part OF the
house down, covering the remainder,
and the family were buried five days,
during which time they suffered in
tensely, one of the children, an infant,
diving
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Coilided i'm a Snow Storm.

Burlington, VT, Feb. 2.-The mail
train south from this city over the Rut-
land railroad was stalled yesterday
morning a short distance below Shell
bourne. Two engines loaded with men
were sent out to pull the train out. The
snow blinded the engineers and they
ran into the rear end of the stalled
train. Fred Dubuc was thrown between
the engine and tender and so badly
crushed that he died in few hours.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
TuRLEy GETS THE SENATE SEAT.

Tennessee's Deadlock Comes to AN End
with Pretty Close Vote.
Nashville. Feb. 2.-The Democratic
legislative caucus on the first ballot last
night nominated for senator Thomas b.
Turley, of Memphis, to fill out the un-
expired term of Isham G.. Harris.
Turey was appointed by Governor Tay-
ior senator after Harris death. The
result was a surprise to all the specta-
tors, for it was not expected that the
deadlock would be broken last night.
The ballot stood: Turley. 46: McMillin,
AZ: Taylor, l.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Alderman VIII Go to the Pen.

Minneapolis, Feb. 2.-Judge Elliott, of
the district court. declined to grant a
new trial to Alderman George A. Dur
nam, convicted of soliciting a bride.
Unless the supreme court overrules this
decision Durham will have to serve
term in the state penitentiary.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
GRAVES IN THE OCEAN.
Eighteen Hen Lost in Wild Storm
on the Atlantic Coast.
MANY VESSELS go DOWN IN THE SEA
While Nearly 1000 Are Partly Wrecked :
Steamer Disaster Adds Nineteen to
the Death Roll-Burning Hotel
Cremates Six Persons.

Cremates Six Persons.
Gloucester. Mass. Jan. 2.-The storm
at Gloucester was one of the worst in
many years and the damage which lies
In it's wake will foot up about 100000.
About 1000 fishing and other vessels
were wholly or partly wrecked. A
dozen of these vessels were wholly
wrecked. Eighteen lives are said to have
been lost, and there may be twelve more
which have gone down on missing YES
sells. There was no railroad connection
with Boston or outside towns until 6
o'clock last night. The car shed Of the
street railway company was blown
down and damaged to the extent of
$4,000.
Death Claims Nineteen Here.
Plymouth, Eng, Feb. 1.-The steamer
Channel Queen ran on the rocks off
Guernsey island yesterday. Her engines
were reversed when the rocks were
seen. but 1t was then too late. The first
boatload of survivors reached land and
sought help of the fishermen, who made
gallant rescues, although the heavy sea
prevented their boat from approaching
the wreck. The survivors had to be
dragged by ropes through the sea to
the rescuing boats. The captain was the
last to leave the wreck. The latest re-
port is that nineteen were drowned,
the chief engineer, three stokers and
fifteen passengers, including fourteen
onion sellers who were drowned in their
cabins when the sea swamped the YES
sci. The rescued passengers lost every
thing, even their clothing.
Eight Men Added to the List.
Boston, Feb. "A three-masted
schooner, believed to be the Charles S.
Briggs, of Bath, Me-, laden with coal,
was wrecked off Little Nahant Monday
night. 1t is believed there were eight
men on board and all are thought to
have been drowned. The vessel is
total wreck.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Blizzard Raging I'm the East.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-Reports from New
York and all the New England states
are to the effect that a blizzard is rag
ing there, with the usual co, comitants
so well-known in the west of railway
paralysis, trouble with telegraph and
telephone wires and other discomforts.
The temperature is below zero and
much suffering caused by the storm.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
National Firemens Association.

Chicago. Jan. 29.-The meeting Of the
National Firemen's association was
concluded yesterday with the election
of the following officers: President, r
A. Wood, c dar Rapids. Ia; secretary,
Il. w. Barkman. Decatur. Ills. One vice
president was chosen from each state
represented.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Acting Governor of New Jersey.

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 2. = Foster M.
Voorhees,, president OF the senate, was
yesterday morning sworn in as acting
governor of New Jersey, to succeed
John w Griggs, who resigned to be-
Nome attorney general of the United
Yates
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
FAILED TO MAKE A CONNECTION.
Hackme Examined by the Ohio Bribery
Inv stigators at Columbus.

Columbus, o., Feb. 1.-TWO hackmen
were examined by the senate committee
investigating the alleged bribery charges
last evening. The purpose of the testi-
mony was to attempt to show that II.
III. Boyce, who is alleged to have at
tempted to bride Representative Otis,
came to Columbus on the afternoon Of
Jan. 10, Inauguration day, and met
Major RathDone, one of Senator Han
mas lieutenants. The testimony failed
utterly of it's purpose. The hackmen
told about having driven two men
around the city, but could not describe
either of them; nor did they hear any
conversation that would give any clue
to the identity of the two men.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Detroit Grain.

Detroit, Feb. l.
Wheat-Cash white, Csc; cash red.
CSC; July. S5%c bid. Corn-Cash 28%c.
Oats-White 26hc Rye. ACC.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
7HE|NFLUENCE

of the Mother shapes the course
of unborn generati o n s-goes
sounding through all the
ages and enters the confines of
Eternity. With what care, there
fore, should the Expectant Moth
err be guarded, and how great the
effort be to ward off danger and
make her life joyous and happy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
st. Louis Grain
st. Lou

Wheat-Higer; No. 2 red cash ele-
vator, CSC; track, 97@9Shc; February,
CSC asked; May, CSC bid; July, S2Ac.
Corn-Easy: No. 2 cash, zee; February,
&c., May, 2Gasc; July, 279sc asked Oats
-Firmer; No. 2 cash. 24c; track, 24@
241Ac; February, 24c; May, 249sc; July,
22%c bid; No. 2 white, 251R@26c. Rye
A7Ihp
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Milwaukee, Grain.

milwaukee,, FtD. L,
Wheat-Stronger; No. 1 northern, 96c;
No. spring, 90@92c; May, 95c. Rye
Higher; No. 1, 4S04Shc. Barley
Steady; No. 2, 401Rc; sample, 30@3Sc.
Inuis Grain
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS GIVEN IN
CONDENSED FORM.
News Items Caught from the Wire and
Given In Brief Paragraphs for the Bcne-
fit of the Bus, Readers-Crimes, Casual
ties and Other Matters.
Til ursday, Jan. FL.

ties and Other Matters.
Thursday, Jan. 27.
Mrs. Mary shillito widow of the late
John Shillito. founder OF the great mer-
camille house In Cincinnati that bears
his name, died after long illness from
infirmities of old age.
A national conference of Prohibition
lists began a session yesterday at the
Grand hotel, Cincinnati, with an at
tendance of about 200.
President Dole, of Hawaii, arrived in
Washington yesterday. He was duly
escorted to quarters at the Arlington,
where later President Mckinley called
upon him.
Overcome by the fear that a strange
man would attempt to burn him, Hans
Fossum. a Norwegian farm hand, at.
tempted suicide at Chicago by inhaling
gas.
Captain William II. Summer, of Bos-
ton. who has retired from active work,
though in excellent health, was a sea-
faring man for sixty-one years contin-
uously.
Near Fish Springs, Utah, a sheep
herder has found vein of ore which
assays 1,400 ounces of silver and 3S per
cent lead. with traces of both copper
and gold.
Friday, Jan. rs.
j. H. Ingram, of New York. and
Thomas Wilson, Of London, are in Chi
cago with the purpose of establishing q
dog exchange at Dawson City.
The temperature at Pocatello, Ida,
was minus 10 and at Bancroft minus "a
yesterday.
The Spanish government will ask the
next cortes to vote 100000 for
strengthening its navy.
During the course Of the next twelv e
months the British government may
take steps to establish a gold standard
for India
Half a million pools of naphtha
were burned and several persons lost
their lives during a conflagration at
Baku, Russia.
According to the official report there
have been S34 deaths from the plague
during the past week at Bombay.
An assay of ore from a Gillespie
county, Tex, mine gave $15,15O gold to
the ton.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Chicago Live Stock.

feD. !.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
10000; quality not so good-poorer; left
over. about 1900; market moderately
active, opening weak and later declin-
ing SC; sales ranged at $330@3.S0 for
pigs, $3.65@3.S7h for light, $365@3.70 for
rough packing, $3.70@392h for mixed,
and $S.75@3.95 for heavy packing and
shipping lots. Cattle-Estimated re-
ceipts for the day. 1000; quality fair;
market rather active on local and ship
ping account; feeling steady; prices UNI
changed; quotations ranged at $1,000
$50 for choice to extra steers, $4,000
400 god to choice do, A.20@4.65 fair to
good, $3.S5@425 common to medium do,
$3.75M420 butchers steers, $3.30@3.S5
stockers, $3.S0@440 feeders, $2.25@3.90
feeders, $2.25@3.90 cows, $2.60Q4.50 heif-
ers, $2.40@425 bulls. oxen and stays,
$3.40@4.40 Texas steers, and $3.50@7.00
veal calves. Sheep and Lambs-Esti-
mated receipts for the day, II 1000. quo
tations ranged at $3.50@4.50 westerns,
$3.5O@4.60 natives, and $4.00@5.7O lambs.
nLaa
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, Feb. l.
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Wheat-May,
opened 961sc, closed 95kc; July, opened
and closed S5hc; September, opened
76Ac, closed 771ac. Corn-May, opened
2SNc, closed 2S%cc; uJly, opened and
closed 29Tc. Oats-May. opened 23Bc,
closed 24c; July, opened 225sc, closed
22%c. Pork-May, opened $3.50, closed
$9.771k; July, opened $3.50, closed nomi-
nal. Lard-May, opened $4.S2h, closed
$4.77h; July, opened $4.92h, closed
$4.S7h.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery,
1870 per n; extra dairy, lie; fresh
packing stock. lie. Eggs-Fresh stock,
l51kc per doz. Dressed Poultry-Turkeys,
9@12c per ID; chickens, 6h@71sc; ducks,
60D7hc. PotatoeS-Common to choice.
50m60c per blu. Sweet Potatoes-Illi-
nois, $200@2.75 per Dbl.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-15
FACTS ABOUT MILK.

The same amount Of nutrition Is con-
talned In a quart OF milk. three-Quar-
tiers OF a pound OF TAT beef or ave
ounces OF wheat -four. MIX d a per-
feet type Of food, but only for the
young Il falls to furnish the neces-
sary amount Of heat and force for
adults.
There O. 81 per cent Of water and ~
per cent Of solids IN milk. The sugar
In the solids is In greater proportion
than Ia any other solid, The reason
cream rises morn quickly from Jersey
and Guernsey milk Is that the TAT glo-
bules In the milk are larger and can
rise TO the top more readily.
The United states is the leading dali
~ country OF the world. There are
about 100000 cows scattered over
our dairy farms. and quite a ,lmo ago
the value Of our dairy products was es-
tlmatod TO be over $500 900 600. and the
value of the COWS nearly as much, Al
though this Is the leading dairy coun-
try % does not lead In the per capita
consumption OF dairy products aud
much OF them are exported.
The reason that milk sours so readily
In summer time Is because Il cools very
slowly and does not become cooler
than the air. The bacteria which have
got into the milk will multiply YER,
fast and cause the milk 10 sour rapid
~. II milk Is cooled TO a low tempera.
ture a. soon as drawn. bacterial growth
VIII be checked az once and vii
not begin with much rapldlty until ths
milk has become warm once more. rs
some Il Is thought that thunder add
milk In sourlng. bat electricity ltseu
d not capable OF sourlns milk. Il 4
the warm. sultry condition Of the at
mosphere preceding the thunderstorm
which favors bacterial growth ans
haalens The lourlng Of milk.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-15
HAwAIIAM sHARKs AMp EELs.
Sharks rhat runiah rssiurss- aad Rel.
That Attack Fishernon.

sharhs rhst Puniah rsFiuFss. asd Esis
That Attack Fisherpon.
Last spring l sent you a shark story
about noOsing the tails Of sharks while
asleep on the bottom. That fact was
FULLY certified TO- do not feel so sure
about another story told by resident
OF laysan Island. a thousand miles
northwest OF us. who tells about
sharks there crowdlng TO sleep In
holes In the reef. sometimes as many
as forty plling In on toe Of each other.
This week, however. had shark
story connected with the universal be-
lief OF the natives that violation OF q
vow insurea 10 them injury or death
from a shark the next time they enter
the sea. This story had from a lead
Ing official who has long been init
mate With the natlyeB. lie was told
Il some years ago by the wife OF
prominent native pastor whom ! used
TO know well. a man Of high character
ana ability. but not wholly free from
the old supersililons. His wife went
into the rca with a party fishing with
a net ia a cove AZ Waialua. They had
moe" % agreed not to eat any Ash
lnsa ~ were all landed and divided.
In n Hrsf,nt OF inadycrtence. howey.
or. 'A'1 lady BIZ into q luscious little
squirming mullet Instantly her lex
was seized by a shark She verified
the story by pulling mp her skirt and
exhibiting 10 my friend scar some
four inches long where the lancot-llke
teeth had lacorated her calf. The
mill of the shafk-god grinds swiftly.
There IL a savage species Of eel or
publ. which frequently bitsI the FISH.
erman often lacoratlng the wrist fear
fully when seized IN the net hy the
neck ! have an old friend who has
a deep red blrlhmark covering his
wrist Shortly before bis birth his
mother assisted her husband. n mis-
slonary, 10 dress such n wound on
a hshormans wrist have myself
seen a ragged wound Of that sort. a.
a rule. the natives have very little fear
OF sharks and viii boldly dive and
attack them with knives from below.
There h. however occasionally met
large species Of shark. known a.
Niuhl which bears a formidable rep
uiation. Tho hunting Of this shark
was almost a royal prcrogatve. and
Victories over this tiger Of the seas
by great chiefs are c0mmomoratod In
the old poeilcal legends. In the Blsh.
op museum b. a peculiar wooden
tray which used 90 be- fIlod with hu-
man nesh by a famous king Of West
Hawaii 200 years ago o. bait for m,
Niuhi Honolulu Correspondence IN
Washington Star
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-15

quel to The Prisoner Of Zenda" The
former play will be presented early
this season by 4. n So,hern.
Il do not wish 10 appear In anything
but a modest light" writes Charles
w. Hoyt but Il seems 10 ne that the
man who starts out to be a writer OF
farce comedy has a much more dlihcul,
task on hand than has the author Of
a serious dramatic output. ! will tell
you why. The thealergoer that at
tends a performance OF a legitimate
drama expects 20 End a structure 10
the piece. and gets Il. and when he
goes 10 see a farclal comedy he does
not expect anything OF the kind. yet
Il must be given him or he will be dis.
satisfied. In writing a piece like a
Stranger In New York for instance.
must, rs 70 were. suhmerFc the dram
attic action without drowning Il. These
IN the audience exrcct specialtles and
advertisements, but are not supposed
TO b. sitting out a variety perform.
ance, Therefore. I mus, bo a damat.