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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06

from 81. Paul Pioneer Press.
Cumberland. Wis. Special. Sept. 90
A hurricane OF fire swept through Bar
ron county yesterday. For the past
week fires have been burning to the
south and west of Cumberland and the
village OF Almena, and yesterday after
noon about 1 o'clock a violent wind set
in from the southwest >. C smouldering
fires were famed into raging flames
bearing directly on Cumberland and in
an hour the city was completely STROUD
ed in smoke. Large burning cinders
we're driven over the city from the south
ard gave timely warning 10 the inhab-
itants.
Everybody was called out TO make :.
fight against the oncoming flames. In
the gale the whole :imbered section 10
the south and west was a mass OF flames.
The gale increased 10 a hurricane; the
smoke became denser and by O'Clock
IL was impossible TO sec across the street
in any part OF the city. Burning emeeTs
we're falling like rain and igniting the
marshes and dry trees in close vicinity
to the town. Every one realized tn"
nature OF the coming fight. the houses
were vacated ana tie families gathered
around them ready Ia cXtinSuish the
falling cindcrs. With the roar OF the
Coming flames In their ears and the
smoke making the day darker and dark
er. 1t is no wonder that n panic seized
the women and children. They rushed
about wrlnging their hands. running into
one another.
Utterly BcwiIdcred.
At $50 IL looked as though the whole
city would be wiped out. The panic
stricken. with but few exceptions. bad
given up all idea or saving ;heir homes.
Al the depot. the railroad Officials, had
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06
MAP SHOWING THE WISCONSIN FOREST FIRE TERRITORY

barns. saloons and other buildings de-
st-oyed will foot up 10 $4,000.
Following Is list Of the losers:
Beaver Dam Lumber company. sawmili.
shingle mill. plarinS mill. barns. dry
sheds. boat. s.snns. logging slcds. camp
outfits. six horses and about 7.OOSOo
feet OF lumber.
Mrs. William Roberts. livery barn and
ice house.
Chris Lucr. salctn.
Adam Becker. store building
Mrs. J. J"hngon. boarding house.
John Hegs, residence.
~. s. Johnson, residence.
Col. NJ. Boydcn, residence
Al Root, residence.
Matt Huscr. residence.
John Borman, residence.
And StruH, residence.
ole Olson, residence.
Charles OldtE. residence.
j. i. johnson. residence.
John Higley. residence,
Peter Paulso,i. residence.
Mrs. Ahlgi IN, residence.
:. II. Waterman, r s,dcncc
q. G.. LoraaS. residence.
j.. g. Eagness, residence.
John Clsary, residence.
Albert ShG :. residence.
Adam Recker residence.
sherman Baxter. residence.
From the farming section southeast of
the city comes the report that forty-five
farmers were rendered homeless by yes
tordays fire. losing everything they pos
sessed and many OF them narrowly escap-
ing with their lives. John Mays, Anton
Erickson. Adolph Miller. Charles and Ed
ward Moen. Anton Erickson and VIII
Broeffle are among the losers.
More Farm Property burned.
Late reports from country districts tell
or great danar. to farm property. IL
creasing the aggregate loss to S22S 900
80 least. Aimena. village eight miles
south Of here, was about one-half de-
stroyed. including the depot, and about
thirty families In the vicinity were rem
dered homeless. The insurance on .hc
lumber and plant OF the Beaver Dan
Lumber company OF this city was car
ried about evenly by the Aetna. Hartford.
German American. Liverpool London 4
Gl,be. Pennsylvania Insurance Company
Of North America Fire association. 81.
Paul Fire and Marine. Queens Traders.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06
AROUND BARRON.
Loss in the City slight hut Great In
the Neig hbOr hood.

FT'm =. I'aWI PiOreer Press
Barron. Wis, Special, Sept. 30.-Terriblc
forest fires ragged in this region yesterday
afternoon. by the desperate work of
hundreds OF men this city was saved
from destruction. Everything was dry
as finder. and the wind blew a gale The
loss In the city Is only three small barns
Within n few miles fifteen families lost
their homes and everything. Five miles
from here man saved himself wife and
three children by taking them TO the
bottom of a forty-foot well. Several
horses and cattle were burned to death.
Tho fire ran with terrible rapidity. at
times faster than horse. Thirty-seven
hundred cords OF wood were burned at
two stations within six miles west of
here. To-day has been quiet. but pro.
tective work has been continued here.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06

provided two special freight trains. and
at o'clock. Wien fires were iGniting
residence after residence. the women.
children and old men with a common i'm
pulse groped their way To- the station
and boarded the cars. Many of their
homes had already been doomed. and
these people sat mute. with nothing to
inspire them but sclt-prcservation. Others
would board the train. get of again, and
selrt back. l0athe TO 30 before learning
That their homes were safer.
ut $50 tho hurricane of flame burst
upon the city. No fire protection in the
way of engines. pressure or hose could
nave made ito results any different
fhc train pulled out with its sorrow
i1i passengers and carried them 10 Shell
Lake. Those left behind now realized
mat all hope of escape by train was
shus OFF. and the panic became intensified
some took few valuables from their
homes and sought tho lake shore west %
tAe city. Here IL was that those remain
ihs saw safety. Oae after another gave
up The idea OK saving anything and joined
'hc rush to the lake.
About J:3V o'clock thee lumber yards
Oh tho Beaver Dam Lumber company
caught and In less time than II takes TO
write 1t fifty acres OF lumber piles. to-
sethor with sawmill. shingls mill and
planning mill were all nblaze. The piles
were situated but few hundred yards
from the city and the flames. seen through
uhe dim-colorcd atmosphere, afforded one
OF the
Crnndcst OF Sights.
MOST OF the people were now on the lake
sheso waiting for the cd. On the east
side OF the city. cast OF the railroad track,
dwelling after dwelling was being ign!led.
Few desperate residence owEtrs re-
NAMED at their posts and fought unsIl
enc intense heat drove them back. All
nope was given up The whole city was
apparently doomed
never before was a shower % rain
,h're providcntial The Are rad seemingly
oeen following by an electric cloudburst.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Case Of Long STANDING.

Mrs. Fillanthrop-'lf you are a suf-
fcrcr from nervous rrOstratiOn, as You
say you are. why don't You do some
thing for itT'
Tuh'old Knutt--.I do, ma'am. I'm u
takin' wOt they call the rest cure. -
Chicago Tribune.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06

Narrower. Phoenix and Underwriters or
Phi adcl phia. The I-cs are smoldering
In surrounding country and Il high
wina may lin thrcateI. the remaining
property Messages of sympathy have
been received from mayors OF other cities
and some contributions have already
been received,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06
PATENTS.
List Of Patents Issued Last Week TO
Northwestern inventors.
eek 10

Wilhelm Aab, New Ulm, Mimi.
clOther wringer; julius ID. Brainerd.
81. Paul, Mimi, currycomb; Horace >.
Breeder, Minneapolis, Mimi, duplex
pen; Torger II. Hetland, minneapolis.
Mimi, machine for composing printed
matter: Caroline Louis. Pine City,
Mimi. wash boiler: Benjamin L.
Strange. Corvallis, Mont, stock yanf
gate; Minneapolis Plow Works, Min
neapolis, Mimi, plow.
Merwin. Jotbrop 4 johnson. Patent Atto!-
nCys, 90 Pioneer Press Building. st. Paul
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06
ALL DANGER PAST.
Rain Checks the Fires In the vic!s-
fly of Fiheld.

From 81. Paul Pioneer Press
Fifeld. Wis. Sept. 30.-Forest fires have
been raging in the vicinity OF this place,
sweeping everything in their way, for
the past few days. The road from Pike
Lake resort to Fifeld is impossible on
account Of fallen timber and the guests
are obliged to remain there until the road
is cleared away. which will probably be
Tomorrow. Rain last night checked the
fires SO there Is no danger now
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06
End Of the Century Infants.

Julia aged ninet-l see that VIII
lam no longer plays with You. You
must take care not I'D jilt too manS
lovers.
Helen aged eightl-DO not worry.
my dear. Long ago decided never 10
marry. Judy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06
NILES OF MAD FLAME.
DETAILS OF cUMBERLANDs PARTIAL DE-
STRUCTION AND OTHER FOREST FIRES.

How the Forest Fires Encroached Upon and Finally
Attacked the City, Destroying Property Valued
at Two Hundred Thousand Dollars-L,ist of
the LoSses-ProgresS of the Fires at Other
Ponts-Timely Downfall OF Rain Extinguishes
the Omnous Fames-More Loss of Human
Le-Total Damage Estimated at a Million and
Half
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06
How to lrevent Hog Choicra.

N HOG CHOLERA is caused by indiges-
ton and can DO prevented by feeding
4 <SNN> cooked feed. We advise our read
NJ ers 10 write the EMPIRE MFG. CO..
WW&1 go Hampshire ST., Quincy. Ill.
xEN&sNs for Catalogue Of FEED COOKERS.
:l axafi These Cookers save at least one
third the feed put stockin healthy
-xS&Np condition. save your hogs and will moro
W. than pay for themselves In one week use
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06

Those who go down to the sea ne
ships should see that the ships do not
20 down with them.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06

II takes 4 wise man TO pick up 4
fool whose money he can spend.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-10-06

Expert teachers instruct at the Sioux
Falls, Is. Dak.) Business College. Cat
alogue free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
QUARTER centennial
Of the Archbishop COrrigan's
EpiScOpate Celebrated With
Great POmp.

New York, May 5.-Not since the laying
of the corner stone of st. Patrick's ca
thedral in 1869 has there been a celebra-
ton among Roman Catholics of this coun-
try equal in ceremony and magnificence
to that begun yesterday to celebrate the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the elevation
to the episcopate of the Most Rev. Michael
Augustine Corrigan. There a pom
tifcal high mass at 10 o'clock at the cathe-
dra1, the silver chimes were rung for the
notable Catholic clergymen with a guard
of honor of 800 cadets.
Every clergyman taking part in the
mass was a dignitary of the church. The
present A grand orchestra, selected
singers and enlarged chorus supplied the
music.
A certificate of cancellation for the debt
conceived and begun by the archbishop,
was handed to him, it having been raised
by popular subscription in few months.
The clergymen for the mass were chosen
epiScopate. The VeStmentS were made of
cloth of silver and embroidery of gold,
surprising in magnificence the remarkable
VeStmentS already at St. PatrickS' VeStry,
some of which cost 5000 apiece.
A grand banquet followed the pontificAl
mass, attended by 500 priests. Today there
will be a service at the cathedral by 5000
children.
The cathedral was superb1y decorated.
One of the featur attracting attention
was an electrical illumination Immediately
over the grand altar. It consisted of the
the great presto with an illuminated
mitre over it. Shields in heraldic colors
of the dioceses of Brooklyn, Newark, AL
bany, Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse
We're placed at either side of the grand
altar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
DEAR FOOD IN SPAIN.
All Glasses Suffering From the Search
tY and Rise in Prices.

Madrid. May 5.-The rise in the price
of all imports is sorely felt in the daily
life of all classes in Spain. Groceries,
fish, petroleum, and bread have risen in
value, and the price of coal has in
creased 20 pesetaS per ton. Both the
dearness and scarcity are telling Sc
verely on the manufacturing interests
kilograms from Catalonia announce
that many factories are reducing their
hours and hands. Others have decided
to cease work altogether. The effects
of the war are especially damaging on
such enterprises as mines, railroads,
gas and electric light companies.
The war with America has already
annulled the results of the recent reduc-
ton in the import duties on foreign
corn The Catalan factors drew most
of their raw cotton from the United
States.
The Bank of Spain's balance sheet
for the past week shows a fresh decline
of 40. 900 pesetas in the cash on hand,
which the public, mostly in the prov
tnces. have drawn in exchange for
notes.
The government has suspended until
further orders the departure of all mail
steamers from Havana and Porto Rico
and vice versa. The departure of
troops and hospital ships is also sus-
pended. The merchant line has stopped
running. All relief and war stores
were sent before the end of March
1t is understood that a scheme will
of the Red Cross society, with funds fur
nished by foreign philanthropists, to
run Red Cross steamers Spain and her
colonies. 1t is hoped to obtain the sane
ton of the American and Spanish gov
ernmentS to the plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
ELECTRIC WONDERLAND.
Madison Square Garden a Realism of
Fairyland.

New York, May 5-Madison Square
Garden is now a veritable fairyland.
This time last week the big arena look
ed like a newly ploughed field. Tonight
it will be a glittering spectacle of all the
wonders of electricity, a huge play
ground of the end of the century Alad-
dins.
All the latest appliances with which
in war as we'll as in peace-electricity
is banishing the cruder apparatus of the
other half of the century, will be there
in spectacular array. At this electrical
exhibition it seems likely that, in spite
of the fact that so many of its depart
mentS have become humdrum and pros
sale, electricity will do much to charm
and amuse the multitude; for not
year goes by that does not see some
new electrical phenomenon detected and
some new art developed. At this juno
ture, when the X-ray has lost good
deal of its charm, MarcOnis wireless
telegraphy comes to the front, and will
be illustrated at the garden in many
startling ways.
1t will blow up miniature ships on a
tiny sea and discharge dynamite guns,
the subtle vibrations travelling outward
through the hundreds of feet of space.
But while the spectacular will of neces-
sity cut a wide swath at the garden, the
four main engineering elements into
which this really great exhibition di-
vides itself are those which relate to the
generating plant, electric lighting, pow
er and traction, and the transmission
of intelligence.
The president in Washington, busy
with war cares, presses the button and
starts the apparatus; and the vice pres
ident finds time to send a brief speech
by telephone, which will also be record
ed by the photograph. These mes
sages, taken from the instrument, are
at once put into print by the linotype,
operated electrically and printed on
press actuated by electricity, and cut
up for distribution on a paper cutter,
also driven by electricity, thus constr
tuting also an interesting souvenir OF
the Oooa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
NO MOSS FOR REINDEER.
Failure of the Government Expedi-
tons to Copper River and Cooks
TO1eE

Tacoma, Wash, May 5.-The govern
ment exploring expeditions to Copper
river and Cook Inlet, Alaska, have
faied because of their dependence upon
the reindeer imported from Lapland to
transport their supplies into the inter-
ior. Two months ago the reindeer
were shipped to Pyramid Harbor, on
Lynn canal
When the KIondike relief expedition
was abandoned, it was decided to send
an exploring party to the Copper river
and Cook Inlet under Capts. Abercrom-
bic and Lem of the army. They start
ed on April z, with instructions to stop
at Pyramid Harbor and secure 100 of
the 500 reindeer left there. The steam
er Valencia, which took the expedition
north returned last night. She re-
ported that another serious hitch was
encountered. She lay at Pyramid Har-
Dor two days waiting to take the rein
deer aboard, but failed to secure any,
because the Laplanders had driven the
herd into the interior in serach of moss,
which was so scarce that the reindeer
were dying by scores. The herd was
then too far inland and too emaciated
for the Valencia to wait for them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
NEGRO MOB QUELLED.
Attempt to Break Up Show of EN-
balmed Victims of Lynch Law.

Springfield. Ohio, May 5.-Joseph Jar
rett, of New Orleans, and DR.. Jones, of
Columbus, came here exhibiting the en-
balmed bodies of two colored men
lynched some time ago in Alabama.
The exhibition excited the wrath of the
colored population of the city, and yes
teday the exhibitors signs were torn
down and trampled under foot. Last
night the demonstration was renewed,
and a mob organized to take the bodies
away from the ShOwmen. About $50
colored men surrounded the place about
10 o'clock, and soon the leaders of the
mob appeared with a wagon in which to
take the bodies away. They broke open
the doors of the museum with poles but
as cOlored men have a horror of dead
bodies none had nerve enough to carry
them to the wagon. During the mo-
mentary delay a squad of police ar
rived and drove them from the building
The entire night force of officers were
called to the place at once, and succeed
ed in preventing a recurrence of the
trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
CROKER, JR., FLUNKED.
Son of the Tammany Chieftain Not a
Success att college.

New York, May 5.-Richard Croker,
Jr., is out of Brown university at Prov
idence, R. L, for good, and he has
terminated his career at the old Bap-
fist college because of his inability to
keep up with the demands of the cur
riculum.
About ten days ago he ''funked" in
his studies, and he was notified to ap-
pear before the faculty on Friday a
week ago. He did so and was unable
to make satisfactory explanation.
The next day he came to New York for
the purpose of seeing his father off for
London.
Young Croker made an attempt to Sc
cure a position on the ball team this
year, but he also "dunked" in that, and
Patton secured the coveted goal. AS
soon as Croker was summoned before
the faculty he resigned himself to his
fate and announced to his close friends
that he was done with college life at
Brown.
When Croker first went to the uni
versity he was a promising youth and
stood well in his studies and athletics,
but he has fallen steadily behind.
Frank Croker remains at college and
on the ball team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
IN IOWA AS IN KANSAS.
'ernor and National Guards Have
a Disagreement

Des Moines, Ia, May 5.-Gov. Shaw
has decided that the I. N. G. shall go in
to the service of the United States I'M
der command of the present officers,
and that where vacancies in the num-
Der of officers occur, they shall be filed
by election by the companies.
1t was originally intended that the
officers should be passed upon by an
examining board consisting of Col J.
Rush Lincoln, Gen. John R. Prime
and Capt. J. A. OlmStead and that the
report of this committee should govern
in the appointment of officers by the
governor.
There was a demand, however, from
the men that their present officers be
retained, and today Gov. Shaw issued
the following official notification to Col
Lincoln, Gen. Prime and Captain Ohm
stead, notifying them that the examin-
kng board is dissolved:
"A modification of the order received
from the war department at Washing
ton, whereby the state of Iowa is now
permitted to furnish four regiments,
aggregating 4S companies, instead of
three regiments, aggregating SO compa-
mics, relieves the necessity of consolida-
ton and allows the transfer of the I.
United States as now organized.
THE occasion for your committee
having been thus removed you are here
by notified that you are relieved from
the duties imposed by your appoint
ment,and your committee is hereby dis
charged
The issuance of this notice caused
considerable stir among the regular
army men, who expected the appoint
ment of officers would be governed sole
~ by the inquiry into their fitness. 1t
was declared that the politicians were
having their innings, but the members
of the guard will be we'll satisfied when
the action taken by the governor is
learned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
APPLY THE TORCH
SPANS Discontinued Citizens
Burn and Pillage.
Capture Town and Shoot the
Mayor.
TROOPS FIRE ON MOB
But the RiOting Does Not
Cease.
Many Women Participate in the
Disturbances.
TROOPS FIRE ON MOB
RiOting
Cease.
But the
5.-Valencia is in a state

Madrid. May 5.-valencia is in a state
of siege.
At Catelin the rioters captured the
mayor and the town councillors and de-
manded a ransom. On the mayor pro-
testing, he was shot through the leg,
after which the gendarmes dispersed
the mob.
At Talavera the rioters were most de-
termined, taking many bakeries and
setting fire to many government build
ings.
In the town Of Aguilas, in the province
Of Murcia, a mob, mostly composed of
women, burned the storehouses and Of
fees
The fisher women who broke out
against the OctrOi DuS at Gijon, receiv-
ed the most determined assistance from
the tobacco girls. Together they sack
ed several bakeries and burned all the
Octroi offices with all the papers be-
longing to the foreign ships loading in
the harbor. The civic guard was holly
stoned at the prison and the mob
marched off with the iron bars of the
Jail.
When the troops appeared they were
stoned, replying with fire and wounding
many. The mob then attacked the gov
eminent buildings and smashed the
windows. The troops again fired, this
time from the balconies, and wounded
many, but the women kept on throwing
stones.
The Jesuit house at Talavera was at
tackled because it was supposed that
grain was stored there. The troubles
are expected to increase.
London May 5.-The Vienna cores
pondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
1.-The idea of the resignation of the re-
gency by Queen Maria Christina is be-
ing seriously considered by the mem
bers of the imperial family of Austria,
with view of averting an anti-dynas-
tic movement and saving the throne.
An exchange of ideas on the subject is
going on between the queen regent and
her Austrian family, but its most inf1u-
entail members are decidedly oppos-
cd -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
IRnriaS
SNAKE EGGS IN STOMACH.
Young Co1ored Man of Carondelet
Curiously Afflicted.

st. Louis, May 5.-Laboring under the
delusion that his stomach is incubator
for snake eggs, Lucius Porter, young ne
gro, is at the city hospital, hoping to be
relieved of his spring Matching.
Porter shovels cinderS for a Carondelet
crockery factory and near by is a spring
of cool water that bubbles from under the
high mounds overlooking the river.
Porter told DR.. Kearney a the city dis
pensary that he was certain, in drinking
from the spring, he had swallowed snake
eggs, for time and again he had chased
the long, black snakes from the spring
when he wanted to get a drink.
During the past few days he has felt
that a great revolution was going on in
his intestines and concluded that the snake
eggs have Matched out a number of hair
like reptiles that are impatient to see the
light and enjoy the sunshine of these May
days.
Porter is robust, and aside from his de-
fusion about being snake incubator, APP
pears to be a bright fellow. He says at
times he is almost thrown into spasms by
the gyra tons of the infantile reptiles in
his stomach.