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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-12

devise a more just, equitable and perma-
nent system of taxation. He then argued
that there should be a reformation of the
tariff and an abolition of the custom
duties, which have created trusts and
monopolies. He also insisted that this
government should collect more revenue
from capital, incomes and profits, rather
than from the consummation and the
business and occupation of the people
that taxes should be levied upon what
a man has and not upon what he needs
Mr.. Swanson stated that the minority
would move to recommit the bill with
instructions to provide for reduction Of
at least $40 600 600
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-12
KNOX AND DEWET
WAR OFFICE REFUSES TO CON-
FIRM RUEqoRS OF BATTLE.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Evening Stand
ard says the battle between Gen Knox
and Gen. Dewet continues and that the
forces changed ground incessantIy. Lack
of definite information on the subject
is said to be due to the absence of tele-
graphic communication with the scene OF
action. While the war Office is most re-
ticent on the subject there are indica-
tions that the officials have received
news suggesting considerable British
success against Dewet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-12
DENIAL BY HARRISON.
SAYS CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF HAS
NOT RESIGNED.

NOT RESIGNED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Tribune says:
THE resignation of Joseph Ripley as su-
perintendent Of police of the city of Chi
cago, is in the hands of Mayor Harrison
1t was written and given to the mayor
just before chief started on his South
ern trip. The resignation has not been
acted on yet, and action probably will
not be taken for sine little time
Mayor Harrison this morning gave out
an emphatic denial of the report that
the resignation of Chief Of Police Ripley
is in his hands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-12
CHICAGo,s BIC DITcH

The merits Of the project for connect
ing the Mississippi river and the great
lakes by way of the Chicago sanitary
canal was considered at a special meet
ing Of the river and harbor committee
held in the private lobby of the house
Of representatives tonight. The main
purpose of the meeting was to hear
from number of Chicago and Illinois
gentlemen, members of the illinois Val
ley association, who have been identified
with the sanitary canal project including
Lyman E. Cooley, the eminent engineer;
Col Iscaa Taylor, of Peoria; Frank Win
ter, of the board Of trustees Of the sani-
tary canal, and. Henry Mayo, of Otta-
wa, III. The Merchants exchange, of
st. Louis. Mo-, was represented by H.
r. Whittmore
Senator Cullom and Senator Mason, of
Illinois, and the entire Illinois delegation
in the house of representatives were
also present, and the. senators and some
of the members made addresses after
the technical branches of the subject
Chairman Burton announced that the
committee would reach a decision within
a few days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-12
Booz CoMMIrrEE

The speaker appointed the following
members to constitute the special com
mittee to investigate the alleged hazing
of Cadet Booz. at West Point, in pursu-
ance of the resolution adopted earlier in
the session: Messrs. Marsh QllD. Chair.
man; Wagner Pa); Smith Qo), briggs
On. Y.). and Clayton IN. VI
At 3:05 p. M, the house adjourned.
1t is the understanding of the house
leaders that the holiday recess of com
gress will begin on Friday, Dee. H, and
the session will be resumed on Thursday.
Jan. 8. If this is agreeable to senators
the recess will be arranged on such linn
its.
Messrs. Laverne w. Nypes and Charles
Truax, of the National Business league.
of Chicago, and Mr.. Butler, of New york
addressed the house committee on for
eign affairs today in favor of a reorgan-
fzation Of the consular service on busi-
ness lines.
Representative Alarich, of Alabama
was heard on his bill to establish a diplo-
matte and consular@school at Washing
ton, similar to the military school at
West Point and the naval school at An
napelis, and set forth the merits of the
plan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-12
BOBS OFF FOR LONDON
KITCHENER NOW COMMANDS IN
SOUTH AFRICA.

CAPE TOWN, Dec.e n.-Field Marshal
Lord Roberts, with his wife and daugn-
ters, sailed for England on the Canada
Lady Roberts and her daughters were
brought to Cape Town by special train.
Great crowds cheered the departing
steamer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-12

as the school has done so much to raise
the standards of agriculture in Minnesota,
and is in high favor with the farming eIe-
ment- 1t is proposed in this building to
provide accommodations for the rapidly
Increasing needs of the Institution, af-
fording opportunity for enlarged work in
number of divisions now cramped for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-12

The state agricultural school has for
years felt the need of a central building.
The matter, however, has not been re-
ferred to by the board of regents in its
budget, it being the plan to bring tie
matter before the legislature in sep
arate bill The regents feel sanguine of
legislative Endorsement by the legislators.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
GLEANINGS OF STATE.
News Of General Interest to People of
Wisconsin.
Telegraphic News of Happenings of the
Past Few Days in the Great State
of WISCONSIN.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 26.-Victor Berg
er, the Milwaukee Socialist leader, APP
peared before Attorney General Hicks
yesterday in regard to the placing of
the Socialist-Democratic nominations
on the official ballot. The Socialist
Democrats did not cast enough votes
in the state at the last election to en-
title them to a place on the ballot
under party heading, but their candi-
dates were filed as individual nominal
tions and put on the official ballot as
such.
Berger's request was that the county
clerk be instructed to place the county
nominees of his party under individual
nominations so that all might be in
one column. and on the advice of the
attorney general State Printing Clerk
Meggett telephoned Clerk Hare. in
structing him to do so. One column
OF individual nominations is given en-
tirely To the Socialist Democrats. and
Berger wanted the attorney general to
say that one cross ut the top of this
column would be Il vote for the entire
ticket. but Hicks told him that the law
requires a cross for each individual
nominee voted for.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

puny II, Thirty third infantry, and
sixty men of troop L, Third cavalry,
attacked 400 insurgents east Of Mar
vican, Ilicos province, Luzon. The enc
my was posted in Il strong position
and was composed of 4G0 ritiemen and
1000 bolomen. The fight was hot. but
Notwithstanding the bravery of our
troops they had to retire, which they
did in good order.
They lost in killed five men. as fol-
lows: First Lieutenant George l..
Fehiger. Charles \. Lindenberg, and
William +. Wilson. company III, Thir-
ty-third infantry; Andrew 7. johnson,
farrier: Guy +. McClintock, troop l.,
Third regiment United States cavalry.
Besides these. nine We're wounded,
most Of them slightly. and four are
missing. The enemy lost or modest
estimate $50. The enemy captured a
civilian teamster and an assistant sur
geon, but released them both.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
SCENE OF GREATEST coNrUsIoN.
People in the Ruildings Had Ten Minutes
to Save Their Lives

Half m hour after the explosion The
streets for blocks around the fire were
crowded with fire apparatus with a
score Of ambulances, while hundreds
of police were being rushed from an
tire lower precincts Of the CITY q form
lines. From the burning districts 4
column Of smoke was rising high il the
air, mingled with flames that could
not be controlled by hundreds Of
streams thrown upon them. Tie sec
oud explosion carried destruction in
every direction. That il die not cause
u wholesale loss of life WAS DUO 10 the
fact that almost ten minute warning
81 aGer the first cIy III uie-a eiy
tha- was real warning o. Ts0, .e wAe
knew the character Of tLe chem. ais IL
the burning building and fully FIVE
minutes occurred between tie first and
minor explosion. which warmed every
one within hearing, and the se'@ud one.
Tie big explosion completely carried
away the elevated stat!6s oppoS T. ana
the mass Of masonry that fell with il
L.uI thgoEsh The EcG;.Ig r,-S G-t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
SEVEN PERSONS LOSE THEIR LIVES
Wreck on the Northern Pncifc in Mon
tana-score of People Injured.

ST. Paul, oct. 30.-A Helena. Mont,
special to The Dispatch. says: North
ern Pacific train No. 1. east-buund,
was partly wrecked at De Hart, Mont,
eight miles from Big Timber. ut 1l:I1
Sunday night by the breaking Of ii
switch rod, Seven passengers were
killed and several injured.
The dead are: w. G. Reifcnrath. Of
Helena: Dr Lester Pcndlcton, Of Mount
Hope Wis; Ed. Eastman, Of Raymond,
:. -: Dr G. G. Harthorn. Of Liyings-
ton. Mont; Miss NJ. 5. Tracy, of Bozn-
man. Mont; two unknown women The
injured Walter Nelson. of Dickinson,
y D.. left and right sides bruised;
Miss Lucy Carpenter. head side anl
arm bruised; Mrs. Jacob Hugh, Of
Marietta. Mich, left foot ana side
bruised; Maria Tracy. Of B1zrman.
Mont. wrist and arm bruised; VI. J.
Sweeney. Of Butte. Mont. slight injury
10 right arm; Ericl Peutllcton. brother
OF Lester P"udieton, slight; I'd. Gray.
travelling freight agent of the Omaha
railway. foot bruised; NJ. y. Dcidrick.
engineer. slight injury in the hand;
George Hubbard, sheriff of yellow
stone county, left arm ana leg broken;
4 dozen others were less seriously in
jured.
Tie train was going forty-fye miles
an hour n tie time Of the accident.
The first three cars were dcrailcd ana
thrown On their side ana the casualties
were al among the passengers in The
day coach the remainder Of the train
not leaving the track. \ special train
Sas sent from Livingston as soon rs
news IF The wreck was received.
Il Is thought tlat when thu. debrls
If tie wreck Is cleared away other vic
tins y u he found. as TWO or three pas
Seu2Irs arc feisS.ng.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

demolished the structure just below
the building. Immense masses Of ma
sonry, pieces of cornice. great beams.
window castings, and an indescrihable
mass of wreckage of very description
tumhled suddenly into the street in
front of the building all at once. The
force of the explosion below had
thrown the tiremen back across the
street. so that they were not caught,
bur their escape from the rain of debris
across the street was almost miracu-
lous. There We're all sorts of miracu.
lous escapes and also ludricous Incl.
dents.
Down in Mecklem Bros offices in
the basement opposite the collapsed
building there were II. II. Mecklem
and his brother William, with Frank
Heckenberry, boy; Thomas Hackett
clerk, another man named Bruce,
and some girls, among them Ellen Van
Deem and May Dunklemann. When
the fire broke out 100000 in money lay
upon the counter. Heckenherry was
stationed at the door while this was
gathered together for putting in the
vault. The first explosion filed the
place with sulphurous smoke that near
~ siHIilif AitNSNt ttN bt'lN III StNOilN
explosion blew in the windows and cut
the tow MecklemS seriously Tie boy
Heckenberry found the two girls lying
nj a heap. tainted away. He carried
them ont to place of safety. The 9th
erS, when they came to their senses,
gathered the money from the floor. put
it in cigar boxes and carried it to Wad-
dell & Cos.
In addition to the great number Of
injured who We're taken from the ruins
at the scene of the disaster or from
the immediate vicinity and carried in
ambulauces to the various hospitals,
great number Of eases. some Of them
said to he more than triilling. We're at
tended to 1T neighhoring drug stores.
The list of injured 1T this writing num-
bers over 100. of whom one will die,
one may die. half n dozen are seriously
hurt and score severely so. The re-
mainder have cuts. bruises. burns and
decorations of every conceivable va
riety
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

Chicago. Oct. 29-Dela Salter. L.
years old. 225 Mozart street, is mourn
ing the loss of Il long braid of brown
hair. 10 which was attached a pink
ribbon. The Warren avenue police
are looking for man described hy
Della rs tall. slender and the possesor
of II dark muStache. The little girl
encountered the man In Calforia ave
nue. near Lake street about $50
o'clock ut night He slipped up be-
hind her and shipped off the braid
before she knew what had happened.
He then darted into an alley and dis
appeared
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
Serious Railway Collision.

Appleton, Wis, Oct. 29.-Sxteen
members of Isham's king Erastus"
company, a cOlored organization. We're
injured here Saturday night in a rail
way collision. The list of the more Sc
riously injured is as follows: Dora
Beard. injured about the head; Alice
Clark. injured about the head: +. r..
Harris. leg broken: Ernest Mason.
back injured; Miss I. Mcintosh. in
iured internally: J. L. Peters. spine
injured: Annie Ross, skull fractured;
Walter Smart. head badly bruised
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
Two Men Severely Hurt.

Port Washington, Wis. Oct 30.-A
collision occurred here yesterday morn
ing on the Northwestern road, just
south of the Port Washington station.
4 nOrth-bound freight was standing on
the main track when a second freight.
hauled by two engines, crashed into
the rear end. completely destroying the
caboose. both engines and severa!
grain cars. Two men were hurt. En-
gineer Maxwell and Fireman Buchler,
both on the head engine. and both
from Milwaukee. Their injuries were
severe, but not fatal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
whole Family Arrested for Murder.

Lacrosse, Wis, Oct 3O.-The mys-
terry surrounding the strange disap-
pearance of Peter Sac Mary, Grip
pie, aged %. living with his parents on
farm near Caledonia, Mimi, has
finally been solved. The body of the
young man was found Sunday in
badly decomposed condition about n
mile from the Sac Mary farm. Across
the remains lay two saplings, showing
that the man did not meet death by
his own hands. Immediately on the
discovery of the body the parents and
three sons were arrested, charged with
murder
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
WILL SUE TOWN AND CITY.
Farmers Whose Lands Have Been Flooded
by Levee Break.

Portage. Wis, Oct. 2G.-It is the in
tention of number of farmers who
sustained loss by reason of the break
in the city levee near this city to bring
suits for damage against the town of
Caledonia and the city of Portage
Notice of injury was served on both
the town and city authorities, d. III.
Grady and c. c. Wayland have been
retained as attorneys for the claimants.
1t is intended TO make a test case
against the town of Caledonia and if
successful in this a number of other
suits will be instituted against both
the town and the city. No suits have
yet been begun. The notices of injury
are mere legal formalities to be com
piled with in order that suits may be
filed later on if 1t is so desiredJ City
Attorney Fowler states that the city
can in no way be held responsible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
FARMERS GROW WEALTHY.
Gain Over billion Dollars In Crops
and Live stock in the
Last Year. e

Washington Oct. PA statement
of the value of nine of the principal
crops of the United States for 1900
has just been made by the depart
ment of agriculture.
The crops included in the state
ment are corn. cotton, wheat, oats,
potatoes. barley, rye, hay and buck
wheat, and their aggregate value is
So, 707 ,057, 500 The same crops last
year were worth 50 ,06O, 023,17l, so that
ers received total of $647,O34,329
more than in 1S99-and that was adj
mittedly one of the most prosperous
years ever known by the producers of
the United States.
The live stock statement is equally
gratifying. Swine are not included
in the tota.s, as the information is
not available, but the total value of
the horses, mules. cows and other
cattle and sheep this year amounts
TO S2.212, 156.51S. while the same an
imals on the farm last year were
worth $l.s26 .9G0 .6G4.
This is an increase of $3.50. S55.914.
Adding this to the gain in crop val
ues, and the farmers are over bill
lion dollars better off than they were
year ago. the exact figures being
81 ,032, $50, 243.
This gain in one year would be
sufficient to pay the entire interest
paying debt of the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
OUR POPULATION.
Census bureau Announces 1t + 1G.295.-
.Z0-Th. In.r rns..

Washington. oct. @o-Thc official
announcement of The total population
Of the United States for 1900 is 80.
2a5.22o. of which 7I.G27.9n7 are con
tanned in the forty-lve states, repre-
seDting approximately the population
10 he used for apportion,nenciurpnSes.
There s, a total Of l3f. is Indians not
taxed. The total population in 1870.
with which the aggregate population
Of the present census should be com
pared. was C}.0Gg. 15G. Taking the
$50 population aS a bass there has
beesl A gain in population of l3.225. 4'jS
durin1 Tie p1>t ten Years. representing
an increase Of leeriS 90 ger Genb
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
DEAD MAY NUMBER OVER THIRTY
Loss of Property Is 81 .5OO.OOO-A Dozen
Building Blown Down.

As the result of the small fire and
the successive explosions of chemicals
Il dozen buildings were blown down
and a score of others badly damaged
The loss of life is not known, but from
all sources of information it is gath
cred that there are perhaps the bodies
of thirty persons in the ruins. though
because of the hot debris and the
slOwneSS of the moving of It, no body
had been removed up TO this writing
The disaster was ono of the most ter
rible that has ever occurred in this
city and rivals the Windsor hotel fire
in its appalling results, though in loss
of property it will he worse. Chief
Croker, of the fire department. said
last night that the loss is fully 81, 500,-
600.
The action of the tremendous cataS-
trophe was more vivid and awful than
the city has seen for n long time.
Buildings fell in on themselves or top
pied over on others; iron girderS were
thrown yards away. smashing through
great walls; whole structures fell into
the streets in piles so that the line Of
could not be marked out;
huge spl!ntcrs Of iron, steel and wood
were fuugs into the streets and into
the buildings. clean through the walls.
where they buried women aud men:
people walking through the streets
were knocked down ana dangerously
injured by timberS glass ana steel;
horses were thrown down: wagons.
windows, store fronts and all sorts Of
property for blocks in every direction
were wrecked and damaged.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
ser,ices After a Burial.

GAINESVILLE. Wis. Oct. 30.-Funeral
services We're held Sunday for the late
Claude Ogborn. who was burned sev-
eral days ago. Rev. Mary Klmball Of
ffciatel ard the services were held as
if the body was present. Floral ofief.
inss We're brought 10 the church. o.
born died recently. Il was The wish
that Rev Mary Kimblll should con-
duet the service 1T his death. Res.
kimball NJ the time was in Fond du
Lac nursing a sick relative who was
near deaths door with typhoid fever.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
BRAVE FIGHT AGAINST ODDS.
ono Irndred of Our Boys Attack 100 o
the Fisiptnu Forces.

Washington. Oc-- IA reverse 20
orr troops Is reported from Masila, but
suc1 r reverse as would anlihiiate the
Filipino erUy If there were many II
tL.iA 90 ele2. SO r.; .--l of cCl4-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
root Eau kits a Cow.

GAINESVILLE. Wis. oct %1-There lave
been many fatalities in III" annals If
foot bali. hut i /, very seldom that rs
a result of the game a cow should be
tho victim. \ number Of high school
students We're practicing near lie
home Of Mrs Rosa Orr Her cow was
Staked out in the lot. and il Is claimed
that rhe ball struck il on the forehead.
Tia frightened animal ran for some
distance. and then fell breaking is
neck. being brought IN 4 sudden stop
by the rope i was tied with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
I,ank keppen or.r.."u.

Barab9o. Wis., Oct. 29.-The Prairie
du Sac bank was robbed Friday night
the loss beiIg 81 800 in gold and 500
10 othc.. money. Entrance WiS from
the rear. and dynamite was used 10
blow opel tse safe. There j. ns clue
TO tie robbers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
Made a Wreck of the building.

The second explosion occurred about
five minutes after the first. From the
accounts of witnesses the building
seems to have leaped into the air, and
in moment masses of brick wall. tim
hers and stone were falling into the
street. The force of the explosion tore
away the walls Of the big commission
store houses fronting on Washington
street. ard caused them TO collapse,
falling all N once In a mass Of timhers.
boxes and barrels. from which the
flames which hurst out from the Tar
rant building like the helci..ng Of 4
cannon. ri once broke forth Across
Warren street TO the opposite buildings
the flames leaped. setting them I'll afire
at once. the force Of the explosion de-
mol>hin@ windows and all wooden
structures about the houses. In mo-
ment Warren street was chokcd mp
with = mass of debris and the whole
place WIS afamc The great oXpl, ion
WINS followed by half n dozen more
scarcely loss intense. and by count
less number Of smaller ones
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

No Sectional Lines.

Sectional lines no longer mar the
map Of the United States. Sectional
feeling no longer holds back the love
we bear each other. Fraternity is the
national anthem, sung by chorus of
As states and our territories at home
and beyond the seas. The union is once
more the common altar of our love and
loyalty, our devotion and sacrifice. The
old flag again waves over us in peace,
with new glories which your sons and
ours have this year added TO its sacred
folds What cause we have for re-
ioicing, saddened only by the fact that
so many OF our brave men fell on the
field or sickened and died from hard
ship aud exposure. and others return
ing bring wounds and disease from
which they viii long suffer. The mem
DRY OF the dead viii be precious leg
acy. and the disabled will be the ma
tons care. President McKinley's
speech before the Legislature in Joint
Assem- bly, at the state Capitol, Atlanta.
Ga, December II, 1898.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
-eyere I.lectrIcnI storm.

New Richmond. Wis, oct. 29.-The
most disastrous storm Of the Year
swept over this section early Saturday
and lasted several hours, during which
time an immense amount of rain fell
There was no wind. the only damage
done was by lightning In lumber
stacks South of town a number Of
telc 8lone poles were apl,t clear to the
groand
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
Second Explosion Is stII Worse.

Captain Devanney. OF the company,
ordered his crew back into the build
ing again. They were dragging the
line TO the doorway for the second
time when another explosion. more ter
rife than the first came. and the whole
crew was hurled across Greenwich
street. Devanney being so badly in
iured that he was sent to a hospital.
III the meantime the other engines
that had responded TO the alarm had
collected and the firemen were busy
reScuing people from surrounding
buildings. Firemen had already taken
many girls down the fire escape upon
the building. and more persons had
been carried down the escapes Of the
Home Made restaurant next door and
the buildings adjoining upon Warren
sfrNnt