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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-05
Could Not Tip the Car.

Not the Sar.
There were few persons close to the car.
as the heat was So intense that this man
ner OF disposins Of the fire was given I'D.
Pouring water on It had no effect While
some OF the men were grouped near the
tank after O'Clock an explosion occurred
II was caused by the fire igniting the
gas that had formed from the burning oil
1t came with a flash OF fire and a deafen-
ing report Some persons who were stand
ing near were not affected by It at all. These
saw the bodies of men flying in the air and
saw others knocked TO the ground by the
conclusion as the tank went through the
air.
II had parted and gone In two directions.
There were numbers knocked down by the
force OF the air Those who We're killed
were struck by the flying end Of the tank,
which went I'm a southerly direction. 1t was
10 yards distance from the victims and
came to the ground near the shops. along
side of engine No. 81.
All of the fatalities occurred by being
struck by this part of the tank.
The Coroner's jury which was impaneled
by Coroner Keever at 10 o'clock found the
following verdict:
The death of the Aforementioned per-
sons was caused by the explosion of an oil
tank in the yards of the Ohio River Railway
Company about 80 O'Clock. July 4. 1890 Said
tank was supposed To contain refined oil
shipped from the Standard OIL Company of
this city. We further find that the safd oil
tank was set On fire by engine Of freight
train No. 80. southbound. coIiiding with
north end of said tank on the main track of
said railroad. We further find that the ac-
cicent was caused by the night yard crew
being asleep while on duty"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-05
Will. DIE,
!. the fireman.
TIN: MI RED.

WILL DIE,
JIM RUTH. the fireman.
THE INJURED.
Will. CARR. JH. thu engineer.
J. r.. DICKSON. fireman.
JOHN ri I'll. fireman.
CHARLES SMITH. fireman.
. J. e CHEtFRGN'F yard engineer.
7. J. STAFFORD night yariuaster.
JIM BAILAND. day yard conductor
+. ID. KELLY. yarI brakeman.
GEORGE HUFF fireman.
GEORGE COLEMAN. Tuundbousa foreman.
L. I. HULL. wrecking Foreman.
GEORGE BEADFOliD. fireman; hands and
face burned. but not dangerous.
About forty others. Spectators ami children.
We're slightly injured. some burned. syme hurt
b. The explosion. suu4e bruised in the panic.
p l. FLUMi.EI. Spectator. burned On face
and hands
MRS. WILL McPAHTI.AND. struck BY piece
OF ssnk.
\ RS. ANsBURv. STRUCK Nv missile: badly
Ia II.
=. II. FIELDS. ore Of the ureciing crew. left
L"Cis sAFKEED. aeea II: Iegs and neck
bun 81.
J,lsN }. JONES. son Of J. 7. Jones. arm
HN RAws.N hands burned
l.fRED MOORE. ageI Il. dangerously hurt
Sks. NELSON. badly narnej ard
s!.e uiuers. Mis- Nelson's baby was burned.
A. Z. iSENiON Err. blown about forty feet.
aliEnting ia the com felt out escaped with =
;ev burns the hands.
JACK NJ Fat;LASD arn,- burned
FftASh NJ FAkLAND. arms burned.
LEE N FAiI.AND back and legs injured
Earl. SAM Els. IL years old was blown
thirty feet and badly injured.
WILLIAM cATltEIl. hands bsi!y burned.
WEST SEMiLLE.R. back burned
JIM SHIELDS. hands burned
JIM BARRiNGEIi. Ia nds burned
GEORGE BARiINGER. arms buried.
DOC MOVERS sJ;., burned dangerously.
Many viii I've disiisurrti for life.
Parkerseurg. W. Va, July 4-The great
est calamity that this city ever witnessed
ocCurral ibis Morning NJ : "a, n.cinrLr II,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
Matrimony and Literature.

Someone asked quite seriously the 9TH
er day if | thought that the announced
engagement Of Paul Leicester Ford
would interfere with the sale of his nov
els. | smiled the smile of incredulity.
You need not SMILE" said the lady.
Il know that Richard Harding Davis
marriage has greatly interfered with the
sale of his novels. His readers, who are
largely young girls, like to think of him
as an unmarried man. They find his
books more interesting when they so re-
gard him."
What about Kipling?" I gasped ''Has
his stock deprecated because of the wife
and babies?'
''Oh, no." was the reply. ''It is differ
ent with Kipling. He writes more for
men, and then his stories are not love
Stories"
If it be true that bachelor authors lose
their hold upon the reading public when
they marry, publishers will have to re-
wise their contracts and insert a matri-
mony clause: 1.-THE above agreement
holds good only for so long as the party
of the first part remains bachelor or
something of that sort. Are there not
enough obstacles to matrimony already
without this last astraw?-Jeannette J..
Glider in Harper's Bazaar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
POISON ENTIRE FAMILY.
In Attempt is Made to Kill Five
Persons Near Madison.
ARSENIC IN COFFEE.
James Bre1and. Discharged Farm
Hand, Arrested, Charged
with the Crime.

Madison, Wis. June 16.-[Special. j
son the entire family of George Bringer,
Il farmer living about seven miles east
of this city, by putting arsenic in the
coffee. The only reason it failed was
because the would-be assassin used so
much of the poison that it acted as an
emetic
James Breland, IA farmland who had
worked for Bringer, and had recently
been discharged, was arrested late yes
terday afternoon charged with the crime.
In court this morning he pleaded not
guilty, and his examination was set for
next Thursday. Bail was fixed at $4,000
The poison was placed in the coffee
pot which was used at dinner. All the
members of the Bringer family, father,
mother and five children, were working
In the tobacco field during the forenoon
Mrs. Bringer went to the house to look
after something and there, she alleges,
she found Breland, who still hung about
the place. He had the coffeepot, and
explained this by saying he could tell for
tunes with the grounds. Mrs. Bringer
left him there and returned to the field.
> AT noon the family came in to dinner
and found Breland gone. Five, all eX-
cept the two younger children, drank cof-
fee ut the meal and Immediately after
ward all five were taken violently sick
and began vomiting. This was the only
thing which saved their lives.
DR.. Crosse was summoned from Sun
Prairie and at first had little hope of saw
ing them, but his efforts proved success
full and all are now well on the way to
recovery
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
CLEMENTS CONVICTED.
x-Banker of La Crosse Puts His
Hope in the Supreme Court
of Minnesota.

Caledonia, Mimi, June 1G.--[ Special
After a dull and uninteresting trial
quite devoid of sensations of even Il mild
type. Joseph r. Clements Of La Crosse
mas been convicted of grand larceny III
the second degree, which in this particu-
lar case covers the crime of wrecking
the Fillmore County bank in Preston.
Mimi, which closed it's doors on August
Is, 1898. Clements was more particu-
larry charged with receiving money on
deposit after knowing his bank to be in
solvent and of obtaining money under
false pretenses. Clements has already
been found guilty on similar charge
and there still remain six indictments
against him. Clements received the ver-
dict with cOmposure and expressed conf
dence that the Supreme court of Mime
sofa will set him free as soon as his
case can be appealed to that court Mo
ton was made and granted that a stay
of proceedings be granted until July 10
in order to give the attorneys for the
defense opportunity to prepare their mo-
ton for Il new trial and agree upon a
bill of exceptions. Clements will in all
probability be sentenced on that date for
both cases. He has been found guilty
on two different counts for an offense
the maximum penalty for which is fif-
teen years at hard labor under the laws
of Minnesota.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
GREAT SAENGERFEST.
Many of the Musical Societies Of
the State will c. to
Green Bay.

Green Bay. Wis, June 16-I Special.
-~Milwaukee will be largely represented
at the north Wisconsin saengerfest. to
be held in Green Bay on June %, 23 and
a, If the present enthusiasm OF the Ger
m.th singers of that city over the meet
ing counts for anything SO says c..
kuestermann, the president of the saen-
gerfest association, who recently spent
several days in Milwaukee in the inter
ests of the convention. He says the Mil
Waukee people show more than usual en-
thuSlaSm over the coming big event. They
have promised to send large delegations
to Green Bay, particularly on the last
day or the SaengerfeSt.
Without doubt the greatest musical
event this year in the state will be the
Saengerfest. Over 800 singers will join
III the mass choruses and about twenty
i've to thirty different societies take part
in the concerts. An orchestra composed
of some of the best artists in the state
Will assist, as will also the celebrated So
pranO. Miss Bessie Marie Mayham of
Fond du Lac
An immense concert hall has been
erected for this festival and every prep
aration made 10 make the Saengerfest a
great success.
On Friday, June %, the singers will
arrive and a reception rendered to them
III the evening. On Saturday two grand
concerts will be given at and s D. N.
On Sunday June "a there will be pro-
cesslon to the park, where another con-
cert takes place, followed by a picnic at
which there will be singing by all Of the
societies, music by Il number of bands,
games, races. ere. In the evening the
park will be beautifully illuminated and
the air filled with music and song.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
MANITOWOC SCHOOL ROW
No Change in Controversy-Rhi
lander Teacher will Take
Charge of School.

Manitowoc, Wis, June 16.-[Special.
Present indications are that there will
be no change in the North Side High
school controversy, regarding the request
ed resignation of Prof. III. J. Evans and
the management of Prof F. S. Hyer of
Rhinelander, Wis. The matter is still a
topic of general conversation among the
people of the whole city. The school
board has received letter from Prof.
Il. s. Hyer of Rhinelander, Wis, the
principal who has been appointed to the
vacant position, stating that he had read
accounts in the papers of the controversy
here and asking to be fully advised as to
the situation. He further stated that
he was sorry that any misunderstanding
had arisen between the board
and the patrons of the school,
as he had already disposed of
his home in Rhinelander, with view of
moving to Manitowoc. 1t was the inten-
ton OF Prof. Hyer to be in Manitowoc
this week, to visit the school and become
acquainted with the people and the work
of the school, but ON account of the diff
Guilty here he has been advised by the To-
cal board to postpone his visit until
more Opportune time. The committee ap-
pointed at the Indignation meeting the
other evening and consisting of Charles
u. Smalley, e. G. Nash, e. l.. Kelley,
Mrs. j. S. Anderson and Mrs. e. NJ.
Platt, have sent communication to
Prof. Hyer explaining the situation here
in full, and asking him to reconsider the
proposition made to the school board. The
committee has not yet received reply.
Notwithstanding the fact that the COM
mittee sent this letter to Prof. Hyer I'M
beknOwn to the school board, the board
consented to meet the committee last
night and discussed the matter at length.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
FOUND AT LAST.
The Axe with Which Charles L. was
Beheaded.

The Axe with Which Charles /. was
Beheaded.
The vexed question, so much in evil
dence in the papers recently, where is
the present location Of the axe with which
King Charles | was beheaded?, has f.
nally been answered The lannon's relic
now reposes in the Museo Borbonico. at
Naples, Italy. One who has rumma~ed
much among the archives of the BRITISH
museum furnishes these particulars re-
garding it: The eXecutiOner of Charles
(Giles Dekker) survived the monarch
thirty-siX years, dying in 1856. His claim
to the axe, which he appears to have re-
garded as his perquisite, was, after con-
siderable discussion, granted by Parlia-
ment, and it remained his until his death.
He always refused to make an exhibition
of the instrument, but his son, however,
devoid of such scruples, placed it OH show
ut his tavern in Lambeth, and this COM
ing to the new Kings ears, a raid was
made, the axe was cOnfscated and James
Ii. became its custodian. When com
PEELED to fly from the kingdom in 1858
he took it with him to France, and at ST.
German it remained until his death. in
17O1. Louis XIV. became its next pos
SCISSOR. and later on the Regent Duke of
Orleans, who parted with it for econ
sideration' to Ferdinand, King of
Naples. Treasured by that family for
upward of sixty years, it was finally de-
posted in the Naples museum
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
SHORTAGE OF WATER.
Paper and Pulp Mills Along the
Fox River Are Forced
to Close.

Kaukauna, Wis. June 16.-[ Special. ]
The millmen at the paper mills in Kau-
kauna and at the Combined Locks and
Kimberly, also Little Chute pulp mill,
are just now experiencing the lowest wa
ter n Fox river they nave ever known.
In this city at the Union Bag & Paper
company, all of the pulp grinding ma
chimes are down. At the Thilmany mills
the same, and in addition two of the
four paper machines. The Outagamie
Paper company is only running two pa
per machines. the entire plant of twelve
pulp grinders being closed down. All Of
the three pulp-grlnding plants Lind
auers' two mills and the Thilmany pulp
mill on the Mead q Edwards water pow
er are without a wheel turning, which
is especially discouraging, as pulp still
remains high in price and is in good de-
mand. There is very little prospect of
much change in the condition of the
river for water power for at least four
months to come. The June freshet is
not now likely to come. A long wait I'M
til fall rains set in is the only seeming
alternative
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
LOST IN OSHKOSH.
Aged Fond du Lac Woman Smoked
a Pipe and was Very
Lonesome.

Oshkosh, Wis. June 15.-[Special. T.
Mary Dewitt, an aged woman of Fond
du Lac, who smokes tobacco, was taken
in by the police. She was found at the
Wisconsin Central depot. 1t was ut her
own request that the officers took her
in charge. Mrs. Dewitt is 20 years of
age. She told queer story to the police
A colOred man whom she had recently
met, she says, induced her to come to
Oshkosh. He promised her "a lot" of
money if she would go, she says. The
colOred man made an appointment to
meet her at the Wisconsin Central depot,
said Mrs. Dewitt, and it was while wait
ing for the colored man that she was
taken in charge by the police. Mrs. De
witt said the negro told her he wanted
her to appear as Il witness at a trial in
Oshkosh. She disclaimed any knowledge
Of the lawsuit in question, however The
best way out of the difficulty, the police
decided, was the cheapest. A ticket to
Fond du Lac was purchased and given to
Mrs. Dewitt, with instructions to her to
go back home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
Spanish Surnames.

In addition to three of four Christian
names the Spanish child bears the COM
bined family names of his father and
mother When the surnames are dou-
bled, or connected by the particle y,
meaning ''and," the first is the more i'm
portant one, and the only one that may
be taken alone, for it is the fathers
name, while the last is the name of the
mother In Spain they know no "se-
NOR and Junior" Father and son
may bear the same Christian name, but
each takes his own mothers name as a
distinction, the father being, for in
stance, Pedro Diaz CASTILLO, and the
son Pedro Diaz Blanco.-New York
Herald
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
PERSONALLY COnducted'' PUPILS.

In the kindergarten a child is taught
much through system which is used to
make him think that he is playing rather
than working, but those imaginary de-
vices take away the manliness of boy
who knows that work is work We must
not teach the boy that his teacher exists
simply for his amusement. There is
great tendency to bring up children
''along the lines of least resistance"
What we really want is men of charac
ter, not those who from childhood up
have been personally conducted" The
new education deserves all gratitude for
taking the place of wooden" teaching
and wooden learning, but l am afraid
that the question of where the new
should stop and the old begin is often lost
sight of.-Address of Dean Briggs Of
Harvard in Cambridge
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
WIRES SWEPT DOWN.
Marinette Contractor Moves a
Building Injuring Trolley Prop
erty-An Interesting Fight.

Marinette, Wis, June 15.--[Special. J.
The street car service was badly crippled
today as the electric wires on several
of the principal streets have been torn
down. George Dunvile a contractor,
is moving a building on one of the prn-
cipal thorOughfares and requested the
company to remove its wires. This the
company refused to do and the contrac-
tor last evening started to move the
building and is sweeping out the wires.
Traffic on the street railway is also
blocked. The building is to be moved
across the principal square of the city
over which there is a perfect network of
wires. The damage will probably be
very large and undoubtedly Il legal suit
will follow
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
LIVED AT LA CROSSE.
The Principals in a Sensation
and Unusual Eiopement at
Seattle, Wash.

La Crosse, Wis, June 16.--ISpe-
clal. 1.-The Seattle (Washo dispatches
have had much to say of late concerning
rather sensational and unusual elope
ment in which Sherman Enos, eldest son
of c. n. Enos, for many years prac-
ticing attorney in this city, and Miss
Frances Barlow, a society belle Of Seat
tie, who also has relatives in this city,
were the principals The young lady i'll
her fight donned male apparel
When the war with Spain broke out,
while the family was vet living in La
Crosse, young Enos ran away from home
and enlisted in a United States cavalry
regiment, though he was but II years
OF age. He was accepted on account of
his size and appearance, which was that
OF man of something over 70. He was
intercepted at Sau Francisco. The
for his country III the Philippines, but his
father would not relent and he was ac
cordlngly discharged.
About this time the Enos family moved
to Seattle Three years in the great
seaport rounded out young Enos' early
manhood. He prospered in business and
finally met and wooed and won the love
of Miss Barlow. But his suit was not
encouraged by the young lady's father,
and, because of it, there gradually wild
ened Il breach between the parent and
daughter condition which finally
terminated in the young lady leaving
hame to earn her own living.
The intimacy between young Enos and
his tancee continued uninterrupted by
her family discussions and at last the
climax was finally reached when last
Saturday the couple eloped, the girl tired
in mans clothing. They rode out OF Seat
tie on. horseback and when last seen
were reported to be on their way to the
eastern part of Washington. They have
sine been married, though tho note they
sent back to Seattle did not state the
name of the town in which the ceremony
took place
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
SELLSHYDRAULIC PLANT
Quinnesec Power Company Trans
fers Property to the Chaplin
Mining Company.

Marinette, Wis, June 16.-[ Special. ]
A deed was recorded here today trans
ferring all the real and personal property
Of the Quinnesec Hydraulic Power COM
pany to the Chaplin Mining company of
Iron mountain. The consideration was
$4,000 The property consists of one
of the greatest hydraulic pressure sys-
TENS in the country. 1t is located at
Quinnesec Falls and supplies compressed
air to several mines at Iron Mountain
through high steel tubes Mark Hanna
was president He is also interested in
the Chaplin company
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
THE BOSTON STORE
GRAND AVENUE
and FOURTH ST.
Milw aukee, Wis.

This mammoth new daylight store.
containing about five acres Of floor space,
is one of the great sights OF Milwaukee,
1t is one Great Exposition of the best
products of the worlds markets. dis
played in an attractive manner. The ap-
probation shown by the public since the
opening of the new big Store on April
%, 1900, has been marvellous and goes
10 show hat the Boston Store is the
cheapest store for highest to the medium
grades of all kinds OF merchandise, ard
hey have everything the heart could
desire. These are few of the most inn
portant departments: Dry Goods, No
lions, Laces, Jewelry, Leather Goods,
Books, Drugs and Toilet Articles, Sheet
Music, Mems and Boys Hats and Caps.
Shoes, Ladies Cloaks and Suits. Mill
merry, Mems and Boys Clothing, Carpets,
Rugs, Draperies, Lace Curtains. Trunks,
beds. Crockery and Glassware, Hardware
ana Housefurnishing Goods. There is
III the store, also, Photograph Gallery,
Lunch Parlor and Soda Fountain
When in Milwaukee do not fail to see
the Big Store" Visitors are always
welcome.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
COMING TO WISCONSIN.
Famous Blind Composer and Or
ganiSt will Spend Summer at
Winnebago Park.

Fond du Lac, Wis, June 15.-[Spe-
cial. Word has been received by his
relatives in Fond du Lac from J. W..
Bischoff, the famous blind composer and
organist of Washington, D. c., that he
has made arrangements to spend vaca-
ton of two months This summer at Win
nebago park Oh the east shores of Lake
Winnebago. He will arrive July l and
will be entertained at the J. G. Thurman
cottage. He has expressed his intention
of devoting some of his time to new COM
positions The musician is a brother of
William Bischoff and Mrs. j. c. Fuhr-
man, both of this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
MAY BE THE DIVISION CITY.
Marshfie1d Interested in the North
Westerns New Line.


Marshfield Wis, June 16-The PEOPLE
of this city will watch with considerable
interest the movement which was started
this week by several of the North West
ern railway officials to construct a line
from Princeton to Marshtield It's con
struction would be OF much benefit to
Marshfeld, as the city would probably be
made the division point, and even if not,
would be on the main line between Chi
cagO, Milwaukee and st. Paul as it is
the evident intention Of the officials TO
make this Il through air line between
these cities. 1t is also almost IL certainty
that the short branch between this city
and Mcmillan will soon be transferred
from the Omaha to the North Western.
The general opinion here is that the con
struction Of this road will mean the pur-
chase Of the Marshteld < Southwestern,
forty-fve miles long, between this city
and Nekoosa, and perhaps the building Of
line up the Wisconsin river from Grand
Rapids for the extensive papermill bust
ness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-20
LEFT ALL TO OLD
FAMILY SERVANT.
viii Of West Salem Farmer Causes
Sensation--Many Expected
BequeStS.

La Crosse, Wis, June 16-[Special ]
"A sensation was created here by the fiji
ing with Judge Brindley in the county
court the will Of the late Harvey Dick
ensen. wealthy retired farmer who
died at West Salem this week He
leaves everything, even to an old pipe,
to Miss Ida Balch, who has been Il sery-
ant i'll the Dickensen family for many
years. Mr.. Dickinson is not known to
be survived by single relative except
his widow. who is in feeble health, both
mentally and physically. Several char
tiles and private individuals expected be-
quests.