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Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Gas Chokes the Rescuers.
Forest Fires In sIfuuespfu.

Duluth. May 2.-Fierce fires are raging in the forests in this vicinity. X train on the Sauntry logging road of the Northern Pacific road. 12 miles from nu- luth, is imprisoned in the woods at the end of the branch. The bridges burned while the train was i'll the timber. The train was abandoned. and the crew made their way out. Five thousand tics be- longing to the Duluth, Mesaba and Northern road have been burned at Clark station. The residents of Woodland. a suburb of Duluth. were alarmed when the fire came out of the woods and caught in the old race track buildings. Families began moving their household effects. The fire department was sum- moned and checked the fire. The wind fell and the fire died down. The city is filled with smoke. and there k much ap- prehpnsion
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
eOERS NOT DISPIRITED.
Persistent Att"cks Reported bs Lorr,
 Roberts.


 London, May 2.-Iurd Roberts dis. patches telling of the recent operations around Thaha N'Chu prove that the Boers are by uu means dispirited by theil forced retirement from the southwestern part of the Free State.
 Their attacks on the British forces in the town ou Saturday and Sunday are described by the commander in chief as having been "very persistent" \ dur. ing attempt was made Sunday night to cut off British convoy which was nov. ing mp from pewetsdorp. and the Boers were nearly successful. The escort. com. posed of yeomanry and Scots guards, were fired upon us they entered some very broken ground. and only the op- perfume arrival on the scene of General Brahazon with a strong force of yeo- manry returning from Nepener extri- cated them from their perilous position. Apparently this convoy belonged to Gen eral Bundles division. which made forced march from Dewetsdorp.
 The district was thought clear of Boers the middle of last week. and this k an other sharp reminder of the eeaseless vigilance and extraordinary mobility uf the Boers.
 Some important movements of British forces are evidently in progress. Gen eral Ian Hamilton. with body of mount ed infantry and Smith-Dorrien's brigade, marched out of Thaba N'Chu on Monday in northerly direction. He found him. self opposed at Houtnek by a strong force of Boers commanded by General Botha in person.
 1t may be gathered from dispatch from The Daily Telegraph correspond ent that the Boers have abandoned. at least partially. their almost impregnahle positions on the road from Thaba N'Chu to Ladybrand and are moving away to the northeast toward Winburg.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
r.,aI accident. a, parl. Falr.

Ky an accident on Sunday at the Paris exposition nine people lost their lives and nine were severely injured. The accident was caused by the collapse of foot bridge over the Avenue dc SnfFrcn con. meeting the exposition with the Globe Celeste, which is situated outside the ex' position grounds. The bridge was made of cement and steel cables, or what iH known among French engineers ns "ci- ment arme." Only n short time before the accident NJ. Picard, being of the opin- ion that the bridge was mol sufficiently strong. forbade its use until further pre- cautions were taken to render it safer in view of the strain likely 10 be put upon it hy visitors to the Globe Celeste, Al the time of the accident there were only three workmen on the bridge, and those persons who wrrr killed or injured were passing underneath the structure to reach the river boat nt the foot Of the Avenue de Snfren. There was another accident Sunday at the exposition. A scaffoldiug collapsed in the Sale des Fetcp. where the inauguration ceremony was held. One workman was killed, and three were seri- ously injured.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
MAY DAY IN CHICAGO.
Admiral Dewey Assists In the Great
 Parade.

Parade.
 Chicago May 2.-Admiral Dewey rode through the streets of Chicago yesterday as the central figure of one of the most stately processiuns the city ever witness ed. The streets along the route were lin- ed with people. and there were cheers, handclapping and waving of flags and handkerchiefs to welcome the admiral and the hero.
 The parade was under the command of General James +. Wade, commander of the departments of the Dakotas and the lakes. His staff was made up of the officers on duty at the headquarters here, and he had as chief of staff Colonel George NJ. Moulton. until recently colo mel of the Second Illinois.
 The grand marshal was followed by a battalion of the Fifth infantry from Fort Sheridan. Then came the general staff and further escort of the First Illinois cavalry.
 The admiral's carriage followed, pre- ceded and followed hy squads of veter- ans of the navy who served in the Span ish war and fianked by men from Dew ey's fleet. Following these were naval officers and other guests in carriages. the First, Second, Seventh and Eighth regiments of Illinois national guard, two batteries of the Fifth artillery, Battery k of the Illinois militia, c. A. K. posts, Knights of Pythias and other civic bodies and battalion of the fire department.
 Admiral and Mrs. Dewey. with the other members of their party, were the guests of the officers of the Union League club at an informal buffet luncheon sery. ed at the clubhouse after the reviewing of the procession. The informality of this reception pleased the admiral great ly, and after spending a pleasant hour he was driven back to the Auditorium nnnpN
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
arneraI Nanrkrt..

New York, May l. FLouR-stAte and western slow. but stead. ily held. Minnesota patents. sa7oa1pas winter straightA. st4saA.b0s winter extras. Sz.Aoss.shs winter patents. sJTa&a.w. wHEAT-Steady, but very quiet this morn ing helped by prospects of big decrease In worlds stock. May. Ts is-iaa1s 3-toc.s July. s3 a.i6as3 f.lec.
 RYE-Dulli state, b7e.. c. 1. f., New foFk. rArlots: No. western. tna4o.. f. . h.. afoAt. CORS-tnactivc, but steady with wheat May. sut4c.. July. &6 b-iaat0tpe.
 oATs@Quiet. but steady track, white. stAts. eslsa34c.; track. white. western. sslsaslc. PoRK-steadyi mess, siaseAis.s0 family. sit5OaiA
 LARD-EaHy; prime western steam. T.soc. BuTTER-Firm; state dairy, lbaise.. state creamery, i6asoc.
 CHEESE-wcak fancy. large. white. ltAeg fancy. small, white. iotsa1oA4c.
 EGGS-Ftrm; state and PennAYlvania. at mark, Isltal5,sc., storage. western. at mark. Iaa4Al3l4c.
 sUGAR-Raw firm. fair refining. is.iec. centrifugal aJ test. s-i6ca refined hrms crushed. h.b5c.; powdered. h2bc. TURpENTINE-Quie at 50l&ahio. MoLASSEs@F Firm! New Orleans. A.sssc. RfCE-steady. domestic. tlsaes<c. Japan. sARiSsc.
 TALLow-stcadyi city, ssa5sae., country, blAAbaso.
 HAl-stcadyi shipping, sss7sel good ts choice Alnp0A-
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Disaster at Ottawa.

The city of Ottawa was rayaged on Thursday by fire, which started in Hun. one nf the suburbs. As yet no accurate figures can be given of the losses. but an estimate places them at St5,uuu.Onp The lumber interests have suffered to the extent of half that amount, Hull has been practically wiped out The Gil. mour sawmill the Eddy sulphite mill and the Roman Catholic cathedral stone edihce, are tho only large buildings left standing, while threesquarters of the residences are n mass of smulderinE ruins. Hull has been fire swept twice before In the past 2O years The nrca burned in Ottawa extends two and n half miles from north tu south in the western part of the city, with an average width Of half a mile, A careful estimate places the number of buildings of all kinds destroyed in Ottawa and Hull ut 2.4n0. The town of HintonhurT suffered the most severely of the western suburbs. Seven persons, i've men and two women. perished ln the flames, and a number of children are reported mlsai~x.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
\ MeaHNiIIe Myrtery.

Meadyille. Pa. May 2.-The body of a woman was found on Tuesday morning in dry goods box at Cambridge Springs. On the night of April 24 man drove up in Il wagon. saying he had a heavy box for a person in Burlington. Vt. As no money was deposited to guarantee freight charges, the railroad agent wrote tu the consignee asking if the charges would he paid. No reply was received. 1t was de cided to open the box. In it was found | nus.@ l"dy folded together and packed in sawtusr. It was that of dark complex toned woman aha' 42 years old. There were no marks of violence. the surgeons s examination showing that she died of nnermNnin
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Forest Fires In Pennsylvania.

Bloomsburg, Pa, May 2.-The forest fires in Columbia county are gaining headway upon the fire fighters, and many hundreds of acres of timber are already burned over. Notwithstanding the ef- forts of d hundred employees of the Pennsylvania railroad who are fighting the fiery element near Mainyille very little headway has been made. In the viz cinity of Missly Crossroads. this county, very little timber remains. and it was only with the greatest difficulty that the fight CTS succeeded in keeping the fire from Il number of dwelling houses. The flames on the Knob mountain in the vicinity of Orangeyille are also spreading. and the farmers are unable to cope with them. Brush on the Line and Broad mountains south of Shamokin caught fire Monday night, and over 50 miles Of valuable tim Der was destroyed.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
EIoridn EdIfnr Shnf.

Jacksonville. Fla, May "A shooting occurred on the streets of this city be- tween Albert Nj. Williamson, editor of the Florida Journal. a weekly paper pub lished here. and c. W. Stansell. a city councilman. Williamson was riding along Hogan street on a bicycle, when he met Stansell. who, according to bystanders, knocked him off his wheel with his cane and fired three shots. Williamson fired twice. Williamson was struck in the femoral artery of the leg. and Stansell received ball in the back. Neither is considered fatally wounded. The trouble is said to have been caused by charges made against Stausell in the Florida ,Iournal
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03

Federal court for conspiracy to prevent negro voters from exercising their rights of suffrage at the election in Louisville last November.
 General Allan Rutherford, 0Q years old, clerk nf the Maryland court af aps peals, is dead. General Rutherford was native of New York and served with distinction in the civil war. entering the service as major of the Ninth New York regiment. He was bresetted hrigadisr general of volunteers for gallantry.
 The Philadelphia Law library received ns gift from Lord Salisbury, the Eng. fish premier. 23 unbound volumes of the report nf the English commission on the Venezuelan boundary dispute. These are. n k said. the only copies of the report sent to the United States. Accompanying the books was a note from Lord Russell.
 X gigantic electric railway scheme ls announced. n contemplates a network of lines. eenterng in Toledo on one side, Sandusky and Cleveland on the other and embracing Tfin. Fremont. Ottawa. Findlay. Port Clinton and several other Ohio points. Ii Is capitalized at S3.000.. nOn
 The monthly comparative statement of the government receipts and expenditures shows that during April the receipts ag. ereguted S45.03a. 2.lG and the cxpend. lures S40.atl3.92T. leaving a surplus Ior the month of Sl,136OO0. The receipts during the month show m increase of S3.auo.nOu as compared with April. 1899. and the expenditures decrease of x25.. nn.uon.
 Judge Zerah S. westhrook of Amstcr- dam, N. i., was found dead in the Hon. man House. New York. on sunday. He served in the Fifteenth regiment. New Jersey volunteers, in the civil war In 1873 he was elected president of Amstcr- dam village. In 1877 county judge of Montgomery county and reelected in 1SS3. In tsSS he was appointed deputy state comptroller and served until 1892.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
To Build Railroads I'm Cuba.

The Cuban company was incorporated at Trenton on last Tuesday with an au- thorized capital stock of $S,OO0,OO of which S2.J00.00u is already subscribed for. The stock is divided into shares of S50,000 each. The incorporators are w. c. Van Horne, Levi r. Morton, W. q. Whitney ana Thomas Ryan, holding eight shares each: (. G. Hanen. six shares: k. X. Hartman and James ]. Hill. four shares each: William l.. Bull, three shares, and H. l.. Terry, one share. The company Is tg operate steam and electric railways in Cuba.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Dead Soldiers From Philippines.

The remains of 2S soldiers have re- gently arrived at San Francisco on the transport Sherman from the Philippines. Five of the soldiers died on the voyage. The other 23 lost their lives in the Phil ippines either from wounds or disease. Among the latter number wa: one com missioned officer. First Lieutenant Edgar F. koehler Of the Ninth infantry. who was a native of Illinois and who entered the army as q private in November, 1891. At the request of his family his remains will be inferred in the Arlington Nation. al cemetery.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Death of Newspaper Man.

Chicago. May Frank Davidson. one of the most widely known and best liked newspaper men in the country. has died aged 56. He first gained distinction as sporting editor of the Chicago Times when that paper was conducted by Will bur r. Story. For many years Mir. Da- vidson was one of the principal editors in the New York office of the Associated Press and later served in similar ca pacity in Chicago. His death was due to gnllSfoneS
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Public Debt Statement.

Washington. May 2.-The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business April 3O. 1900, the debt. less cash in the treasury, amounted to S1 .124. .S02. .0S5. which is an increase of S12.345.T2. This increase is due to the decrease in the cash on hand made neces. sary by the heavy payments on account of the present worth of bonds now being extended at per cent interest. The cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Reserve fund in gold and bullion. S150,' O00. 900; trust funds, including gold coin. silver and United States notes. .99n,' TTg. general fund, S113 I62. .I4T.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Indians on the warpath.

Lincoln, Neb., May "A Journal spe. cial from Niobrara says that during a row at dance near the Ponca Indian agency Peter Birdhead. an Indian. was shot and killed by a half breed named Laurier. The murderer gave himself up. The relatives of the murdered man held a consultation and decided to kill Lau- rter. The report as it reaches here Is that his body was horribly mutilated with an AK. Birdhead's relatives have fled.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Suicide In Trenton.

Trenton, May 2.-Margaret Monroe. domestic, until recently employed by Al exander Chisholm, committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. The woman became Respondent because Chisholm, who was out of work. had broken up housekeeping to save expense and she was without place. The woman made d previous at. tempt on her life about two months ago but was prevented by Chisholm from car. rying out her purpose.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
ONE TRIAL 

IT EFT us set you right if
 t our heading is mis-
 leading-This is not - patent medicine ad- vertisement. It is shoe ad- vertlsement, but 1t is not all about our shoes. No. Some of 1t Is about the other fellows
 A good many of the shoes you buy are not quite up to snuff. They don't wear as good as they look. Some people buy such shoes over and over again. One trial ought to convince them that the shoes are not worth the money they pay for them, but 1t doesn't.
 Different with our shoes. One trial convinces. One trial proves them to be the best shoes money ever bought. One trial makes permanent customer for us.
 Have you tried our shoes?
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
.s,ndicntc" NIiIIcr scntenccd.

William r. Miller. the a20 per cent man of Franklin syndicate fame. has been sentenced by Judge Hurd in the county couIt of Brooklyn to ten years in Sing Sing. The sentence was prunounc- ed on but one of the 20 indictments for grand larceny which were returned against Miller. the one in which he is charged with stealing S1.o00 from Mrs. Catharine Mocser one of his depositors.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Two hundred Boxers" were Killed in a conflict with Chinese troops last month.
 Lajarita. Mexico, n town of 1 900 in. habitants, has been completely wiped out by n cyclone.
 The British house of commons reassem. hled. Novelist James NJ. Barrie will con. test n vacancy.
 The Panama Canal company's conees- sion has been extended six years by the Colombian government.
 NJ. Dupuy de Lone. former Spanish minister at Washington. has been ap. pointed emhassador to Italy.
 Michael Munkacsy. the eminent artist, the painter of Christ Before pilate" and other great works, has died at Bonn. Germany.
 General yon Steuben Of Berlin, who visited the United States at the time of the Yorktown centennial celebrations. when he represented the Steuhen family. Is dead.
 N serious fising among the Yonnics In the Ronictta district of Sierra Leone Is reported. and n detachment nf the West African regiment has been sent 10 Roto. funk tn auell it
 Great damage has been caused by a violent cyclone in the province of Hnelva. Spain. Twelve houses have fallen, and 60 others threaten 10 fall. The railway line k destroyed.
 General Rius Rivera has resigned the post of secretary of agriculture. industry and commerce In Governor General Woods cabinet. He has also announced to the citizens of Havana that he is a candidate for the mayoralty.
 Yokohama advices say n British force and 2O0 Byhamas. in reprisal for an at. tack on British commissioners. burned and destroyed the Chinese fortress at Fe Tso and pa Nik, on the Burma kannAu frontier, killing eight Chinese soldiers. The ynmen was terrified and promised redress. A British-Chinesc punitive cx. petition burned the group of Was sIl- lages implicated in the outruTes, destroy inc 2Ou0 houses and killing 0u Was.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
PennsyIyania Town wiped Out

Laurel Forge, Cumberland county. Pa. was almost wiped out Friday night hy fire. Fourteen dwellings, two barns and two large ieehouseS, the latter owned by the Lowe Ice company. were destroyed Forest fires in the vicinity caused the con fiagration. The loss is estimated at SJo.- 0nJ. partial insurance
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Nineteen Americans Killed.

Major Gilmore of the Forty-third vol unteers reports from Calbaynn. Samar. that d detachment of his battalion was besieged by insurgents at Catubig foi five days. losing 19 killed and two wound ed. Word of the position of the detach- ment finally reached Major Gilmore, whc made forced march. relieved the be- sieged force and scattered the insurgents
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03

Catastrophe Prevents Receipt Of Detailed story.
 Salt Lake City. May 2.-More than POO men were killed and more than score of others will be crippled for life as the re. suit of an explosion in tunnel No. of the Pleasant Valley coal mines at Winter Quarters. 2oo miles south of Salt Lake City.
 The little town of Schofeld, half a mile from the scene of the accident, is practi- cally a morgue. The people are paralyzed with horror. for hardly family in the village escaped without the loss of rela- tive.
 Of 2o0 men who went to work on the o'clock day shift less than 90 are known to have escaped. Ninety bodies have al- ready been taken from the debris. Two hundred collins have been ordered through local undertakers to be sent at once to the scene of the disaster. A spe- cial train bearing the seriously wounded has started from Sehofield for Salt Lake City.
 People Overcome by Disaster.
 It is impossible to get list of the dead or T connected story of the disaster at this time. so overcome are the people by
 
 able to give an intelligible story.
 The explosion. however, is believed to have been caused by gas and dust. Some member of a surveying party which was at work in the mine is supposed to have carried an open" or unguarded lamp.
 Workers on She outside at lO:l5 o'clock yesterday morning saw the entire top of the mountain over the tunnel lifted and heard loud report. Great masses of stone and tall trees were hurled hun dreds of feet in the air and fell in every direction. some of them half a mile from the mines. For many minutes debris fell, and then came complete stiffness.
 While it was known that an awful ca tastrophe had occurred. the scope of the disaster was not at first appreciated. The first report sent out was that only p men had been killed All the damage seemed to have been done in tunnel No. 4, but nasty investigation showed that No. l. which adjoins and connects with it, had also been destroyed.
 Gas Chokes the Rescuers.
 Telegrams were sent in every direction for help, and responses were prompt. Within an hour after the explosion loo men were swarming into the wreckage. and more followed. Their fight was against terrific odds, for the blast had let loose volumes of gas. which choked the rescuers and frequently compelled them to desist from their efforts. Grad ually. however. the air cleared away and the task became easier.
 Workers had taken out 13I bodies at 10 o'clock last night, and several more were within easy access. The scene of the horror is inaccessible to telegraph lines, and it is extremely difficult to get complete reports as to the extent of the disaster. and it is feared further details will only add to its horror.
 Most of the miners were Utah men with families.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
CANAAN, CONN. THURSDAY. MAY 3. 1900
IN A CROWDED STREET.

walk the city square with thee.
 The night is loud; the pavements roar. Their eddying mirth and misery Encircle thee and me. The street is full of lights and cries.
 The crowd but brings thee close to me only hear thy low replies, only see thine eyes
 Charles c. D. Roberts in Lippincott's. 3.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Issues R Proclamation.

Washington. May 2.-The president has issued proclamation extending for six months from April II the time allow ed Spanish subjects in the Philippines to designate their allegiance in accordance with the treaty of Paris.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
KILLED IN A MINE
Over Two Hundred Dead, the Result Of an Explosion.
CAUSED BY GAS AND DUST
Two Shafts of COlliery Com.
 pletely Wrecked.
BUT FEW RESCUED ALIVE.

One Hundred and Thirty-seven Bod- les Already Recovered-work of Hunting For Victims stin Going on-Consternation Caused by the Detailed story.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-16
CHARMING
CLOUDCROFT
Its Beauties And Wonders
Set Forth In a Booklet
By-J. A. Eddy
Ell PASOANS' PARADISE
An Ideal Spot For Recreation. Only
Few Hours From FL PASCAL
the Advantages OF d Town, With
None OF the DisComforts.

The Alamogordo Improvement Com
pauy has issued q charming bookle'
describ bling Cloudcroft and the cloud
climbing railway that leads to 1t
Besides being rem srkably well written
and entertaining in its description OF
the beauties and wonders OF this
enchanted region of the Sacramento
uptains, the little book gives def
mite and practical Information to all
who may hope and plan to 20 there,
to the guest who desires to run up for
q day or two, to those who propose to
summer there. to those who want to
build cottages or buy up acres of the
forest, to hunters who desire to go
camping, and to tradesmen who want
to 90 into business there. :esf "a
OF Cloudcroft the book Gays: For
many years hunters, prospectors and
occasional intrepid campers had
brought most fascinating accounts Of
NE grand and delightful Sacramento