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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-23

feets Of the roof Of the building. The
f1remen crawled to the top of the lad-s
der. One man was lifted from the
top Of the ladder to the cornice of the
roof. He pulled himself up until he
succeeded In, gaining a foothold. He
then reached down and assisted others
In getting on the top of the building.
In this manner enough firemen reached
ithe roof to pull up line of hose. It
required half an hour to accomplish
this. Water was soon turned on the
fire. There is a fire escape on the
north side of the building and line of
hose was carried UP this. The escape
does not reach to the roof and 1t was
Of little use to the department.
DEPARTMENT CRITICISED.
The department was severely criti-
cised by the crowd. 1t was claimed
that it was very slow in getting to
work on the fire. While this is true it
could not have been avoided under
the circumstances. The department
has no equipment to make fight
against such fire as that of Tues
day night. The little ladders looked
like playtbings when placed at the
side of the high elevator. 1t is a won
der that line Of hose was carried to
the roof as soon as 1t was. Had II
not been for the splendid private eq-
uipment of the Cereal company the
mills would be in ruins today.
FILLED WITH GRAIN.
The elevator was filed with 10000
buchels Of grain, wheat, corn and
barley. This had been stored in antic-
ipation of the brisk fall demand for
cereals. A large per cent Of this was
destroyed by the water which was
poured into the structure.
|
MR.. ANDREWS STATEMENT.
Mr.. j. III. Andrews, general superin.
tendent of the Akron mills of the
American Cereal company, made a
statement to the Democrat Wednesday
morning He said: at was about
1890 when the watchman noticed a
puff of smoke issue from the top
of Elevator A. simultaneously with
his discovery the automatic sprinklers
sounded an alarm in the engine room.
The water pumps were started and
the elevator flooded. / can assign no
cause for the fire. The machinery was
stopped at $50 o'clock and there was
no explosion. 1t is possible that 1t
was due to spontaneous combustion.
The fire was confined to the three
story cupola on top of the elevator
proper. 1t was equipped with the ma
casnery used for elevating grain. The
elevator contained 125,O00 bushels of
wheat, rye, corn and barley.
"It is probable that large share of
this is soaked with water. can not
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-23

The immense mills of the American
Cereal company narrowly escaped de-
struction Tuesday night. At 1O:35 nre
was discovered In the grain elevator
Immediately under the roof.
An alarm was turned in and the
departments from stations 1, 2sand 4
responded. 1t was more than half an
hour after this before steamer line
was brought into use. This was not
the fault of the men employed by the
city to fight fires but the result of the
antiQuated equipment.
SOUNDED THE ALARM.
Automatic sprinklers are located
throughout the mill. These are so ar
ranged that as soon as one begins to
work a gong is sounded in the engine
room. 1t was in this manner that tho
fire was discovered. 1t was some time
before the fire could be located. At
first nothing was visible. At 10:45
a small blaze began to creep out of one
of the top windows of the lofty struc-
ture. This rapidly increased in size
until the flames were famed into rag
ing fire. All this time the people stood
and watched the futile efforts of the
firemen, who were unable to reach
the fire. At 11:12 the first steamer
hose was brought into play.
UNDER CONTROL.
At that hour 1t looked as though the
structure was doomed. The fire had
gained great headway and the flames
were leaping high in the air. For
tunately the flames were confined to
the upper portion of the structure.
The lower floors were being flooded
by streams from the company's auto
matte pumps. There was great danger
of the fire spreading to the oat eleva-
tor Immediately north of the burning
structure. A tram-way connected the
two buildings near the top. This was
quickly closed by employees of the
company who knew the mills better
than the firemen. At midnight the
fire was under control and at 2 o.
clock the fire department returned to
their respectives houses. II was for
tunate escape from the total destruc-
ton of the mills.
THRILLING FEATURES.
From spectacular STANDPOINT the
fire was one of the most thrilling ever
witnessed in this city. The fire was
10 feet above the ground In order
to bring the lines of hose within
striking distance It was necessary for
the firemen to take some desperate
RISKS. As soon as possible a ladder
was placed on the awning in front Of
the elevator. A 35-foot extension lad.
der was drawn up to this point and
placed against the side OF the struc'
ture. This did not come within three
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-23

afternoon. 1t was to begin promptly
at 2 o'clock, but President Oehler and
other officers and many delegates new
er went near the park until 3 o'clock,
delaying the program, much to the
discomfort and disgust Of those inter.
ested.
The majority of the delegates prac-
tically ignored Akron. They acted as
If the city was not large enough for
them. and they were afraid to become
appreciative, lest it might give the i'm
preston that they were not fastidious,
and We're capable of realizing the
warmth Of heart, and loyalty of effort
to conduce to their pleasure. They
wanted people to know that they were
used to larger cities than Akron. and
forthwith their coldness CONCEALED
their better feelings!
The local committees were led to be-
lieve that not less than 5000 delegates
would be here, and the number who
came did not reach 500. During the
largest business sessions Tuesday, the
full vote of the convention did not ex-
ceed 115.
Many of the hotels and restaurants
whose arrangements made special ar
rangements, expecting large crowds,
have suffered considerable loss. 1t is
conservatively estimated that not less
than $1,000 have been lost by local bus
mess men on account of the conven-
ton.
Akron is, as Mr.. P. F.. Werner said in
his address not equipped for holding
big conventions, by reason of it's hav-
ing no large hall, and perhaps Akron
people expected too much. Neverthe.
less, their disappointment in the ma.
tional convention of the North Ameri.
nan I, piaoorpnnd nj dc, h;ttnv
The best that this city had and its
heartiest welcome, were extended; they
were "trifes'' in the opinion f the
delegates, and Akron was a loser there.
by.
But, there is a comfort in knowing
what cultured German delegate from
Chicago said, with reference to the
convention. "rhis convention, and its
delegates as a whole, are not represen-
tative of our national organization"
But, to give man his due, it was
but proper and expected that few
final words of thanks and appreciation
from President Oehler, for the kind.
ness Akron had shown to him and his
brother officers and delegates, were
forthcoming. He was interviewed al
Hotel Buchtel Tuesday evening
"AIr. oshler, what is your impression
of Akron and the public spirit of her
citizens? Did they not do all In their
power TO make your visit peasant?'
"Oh," replied President Oehler, "Ak-
ron will do, / guess"
"Did YOU enjoy your visit here?'
"oh, don't bother me-"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-23
BAND CONCERT
Four Organizations Will Participate
Sherbondy News.
Especial Correspondcnce.)

Especial Correspondcnce.)
Sherbondy, Aug. 22-Quite a hail
storm visited us again Sunday, injur-
ing fruit, corn, etc.
Harvey Huffman removed his fam
lily to Akron last Tuesday.
Miss Ruby witner visited last week
with her aunt In Akron.
New wall paper very much improves
the interior Of our school rooms
Sherbondy road is being gravelled.
Chas. Madison drives newly
painted milk wagon.
Threshing has begun.
Mr.Frederick and son Frank will
go to Eaton, Ind, in the near future.
Mrs. Fred Caller is convalescing af-
ter a severe Illness.
A band concert and festival will he
given here Thursday night, Aug. %,
by the West Side Concert band. Three
visiting bands will discourse good
music. A bean guessing contest wrll
be in progress, the lucky guesser to
receive a fine silk handkerchief. A
prize cake-walk will also be perform
cd, winner to receive a beautiful cake.
During the evening the quilt will be
raffled.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-23
BsaCkaChe.

So many women suffer from it. II
mars alike their hours of work and
pleasure. Backache is generally
symptom Of arrangement Of the deli
cate womanly organs II is useless
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-23
Oysters

We have opened the season, they are
fine. The Edison Fish Market.
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
BoERs AS PASTRY COOKS.
housewives of the TransvRRl Arc
Fond of the Old Dntch DRiatiss
of New York.

About i2 years ago, when the first
gold rush took place to the Witwaters-
rand gold fields, the place was only
approached by road; there were no
raiA ,Ns for some years afterward.
laundering mail coaches brought the
miners from Kimberley or Natal to
Johannesburg, says the Chicago Even.
ing News.
On the road were stopping places
where the teams were changed and
the passengers refreshed. These
houses were usually Boer farms, and
the farmers made a good thing out of
dispcpsiar hospitality to wayfarers,
In the middle of long table stood
the dishes. Everyone helped himself
by digging a -pronged fork into
the Dish nearest him. There was no
tisitlrc'o,l; everything was dirty and
unaurcti2ing. But the farmers wives
are at making preserves and
tho, cularly excel in n prepare
iioo lanGarines preserved in sugar
siilu Saces of melon, pumpkin and
one are also preserved this way.
IN qst"nc or yellow peach, which
~, on yrry farm, makes q splen-
de and dries excellently. But
tir serve is made of stoned
,1 a arricots, Hattcned and
nj salt and sugar.
wives are very fond Of
Ia - dainties of New York
~ Washington Irving and
e., ris day "oily keoks," or
dora rui. iried IN fat.
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
SAYS HE MAY BEAT HIS WIFE
G@ss 60 the Higher
CouPtS

TO what extent, and for what of.
feness OF omission and commission,
may q man beat his wife? This is a
question that the higher courts of
Missouri must pass upon, Edward
Spenser, prominent farmer near
Trenton, Mo-, has just been convicted
of whipping his wife, although he
quoted Scripture in the courtroom to
justify his actions.
Mrs Spenser admitted the right OF
her lord and master 10 cestigate her,
but mildly protested that he had ex-
cseded the limit For instance, he had
once wallopeu her soundly because
she could not see q squirrel he was
trying to point out in tree. Upon
another occasion she was smartly
thrash d because she would not wash
buggy that they might drive to
church, where Spenser was TO sing In
the choir,
The neighbors made the complaint
that led to the trial, insisting that
unless the law repressed Spenser they
would, and broadly hinted that they
would use very efFectual measures.
Spenser pleaded his own case, but was
sentenced to pay fine and to repose
several weeks in jail, He will appeal
the case.
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
LEAVES DAUGHTER A FORTUNE
vain Mother, Dying, becomes Recon.
siled to Her Child, of whom
She was Ashamed.

By the death in San Francisco Of Mrs.
Almira s. Townsend, her daughter,
Mrs. Ella F. Murray, OF Boston, inheTita
fortune estimated to be worth over
half million dollars.
Mrs. Murray had been estrangedI
from her mother from childhood, tho
cause being she extreme vanity and
frivolity of the mother, who would
not acknowledge that she was the
mother Of child, but often referred to
her as her sister.
When very young Ella vas placed in
a convent and educated Upon leaving
that place she went to live with fam
lily named Murray, at Savin Hill. Bosr
ton, ard subsequently married the son.
Thomas +. Murray. Mr. Murray died
about year and half ago. 4 letter
and telegram have been received
from Mrs. Murray saying that her
mother had become reconciled. before
death, and that she had successfully
proved her claim TO the estate and had
been appointed Administrative.
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
RIVAL TO VANDERBILT.
Autsmebtlist Returna 90 Unitsd States
vita Machines with which he
IL AAxioua to Race,

Among the first passengers to land
from the White Star liner Teutonic,
which reached Its pier few min
utea after five o'clock in the after
noon, was Albert c. Bostwick, an su-
tomobilist, well known in New York
and Paris. Mr. Bostwick was report
ed to have brought with him ma
chine with which he intended to chal-
lenge William X. Vanderbilt, Jr., the
owner of the swiftest automobile in
America.
Mr.. Bostwick brought back with
him no less than five autos. One of
them is a Winton machine, which he
recently took abroad with him to
test against the best products Of
French designers. 1t fulfilled all his
expectations. He also brought back
three Voiturettes of different designs.
The machine, however, with which he
hopes to break all American records,
IL racing wonder which he pur-
chased from the Chevalier de Kuyff
company for $4,000.
at is not true" said Mr.. Bostwick,
that have sent challenge to Mr..
Vanderbilt or that / have determined
to do so. l will say, however, that
II Mr.. Vanderbilt or any other anna
teur desires to try speed conclusions
with me shall be glad to accommo-
date him"
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
CLASS OF NAUGHTY-NAUGHT.
The Esd of the Century Glass in
SeAool and College Has su-
perlOr Advantages.

The class Of 1900, in school and col
lege, in ;iought will salute it's prede-
essors near and remote, on the COM
ing graduation day. AS an end-of-the-
cgraty class, says Youths Compan~
ion, its IN crest may go out sympathet-
ica,ly to {! graduates of 1860.
1t may congratulate itself on its su.
pcr!or advantages and surroundings.
the picture, for example, OF New
York man on his way to the commence
m,nt exercises century ago would
suggest certain changes and develop
nonts, lie saw no telegraph, telephone
nor trolley wires; no electric light
posts. no street car, no bicycle, no su-
iomohi,e. no steam fire engine, no gas
fix urc in n window, with baseball glove
aud catcher's mask suspended thereon;
no one OF many conVeniences and sb-
s9iutely necessary contrivances MS we
now estimate them.
Nrverih ihcless. it would be mistake
&c infer that the material side of the
Environment was fair indication OF
the mental equipment and possibilities
OF that day. A diploma is commits
Sion to do something in and for the
world, and it must be owned that tho
class of 1900 and other classes of that
general period set an example of per.
formance that our candidates for Ger.
tificates and degrees may well initiate.
1t is the use, and not merely the nums
Der, of advantages that is decisive.
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
SEA HORSES BORN IN A Jar.
Captive Creature st Atlantic City. N.
j., Gives Birth 20 Its Yenas
During the Night.

An interesting scientific event oc-
Cured at Atlantic City, N. j., the other
night in a small aquarium on one Of the
exhibition piers. A fine specimen OF
the sea horse was captured in tho
pound net and put in a jar. During the
night the creature gave birth to over
1000 baby sea horses. The sea horse
brings forth its young alive, like few
other marine creatures. The young
horses ale perfect in shape and lively.
but very tiny. They are being tender
ly cared for and il is said that several
scientists are on their way to Atlantic
City to view what is claimed TO be an
event hitherto unknown in deep-sea
researches. Visitors and guests from
the hotels and cottages visited in the
pier in such numbers to view the baby
sea horses that extra policemen had to
be present to keep the crowd in line.
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
BURNS ARMIES OR wARsHIps.
Pref. TahtPOvs, q Seattle Man, Wanta
Government 90 Use Ris Idea
in ChiEa.

J. c. Sharp, . Salt Lake City busi-
nssN man, is financial hacker of an
invention which it is claimed will
burn up armies or melt warships at
nine miles by means of concentrated
heat of the suns rays. Prof. Julius
Tantrove, Of Seattle. is the inventor
of this device, which viii be offered
TO the war department for use in
China
This seems unreasonable at first"
said Mr., Sharp, 'but when you con-
slider that small hand sun glass will
concentrate enough heat to set fire
to paper or cloth the possibility of an
immense device can be more easily
realized The plan is to use not an
ordinary lens. but plate glass ar
ranged in such way that ii con-
centrates An immense number OF rays
and throws them great distance.
The method of arrangement consti-
tuteS the secret of the discovery. For
commercial use heat can be concen-
trated and stored. In experiments in
Seattle Prof. Tantrove was able with
pieces of glass ten inches square to
boil water in four minutes in tea
kettle set on a cake of ice 80 feet dis
tant. Az the same time board was
ignited almost instantly. By ihcreas-
ing the size of the plates there is no
limit TO the possibilities"
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
TRAVELS FAR TO WE'D.
a WemAA Comes from Australia to
A~ MARRIED at LynH,
Maasnehaactts.

A wedding took place at Lynn,
Moss, the other day for which the
bride Travelled 1900 miles from her
home In Australia. Miss Helen Isabel
Aytoun in the bride and Arthur 8.
Cary the bridegroom. They were
married at the home Of the young
man.
Miss Aytoun journeyed alone all the
way from Melbourne, and was met
by her future husband as she stepped
from q transatlantic liner In Boston.
Bhe left home two months ago, and
came via the Indian ocean, the Suez
Canal, the Mediterranean, England
and Scotland. In which countries she
visited the former homes of her an
cestors, who had emigrSted to Aus
tralia, and thence across the Atlantic
20 Boston.
Mr.. Cary met Miss AYtoun about
two years ago while on bicycle tour
around the world. He started from
Lynn about three years ago and
wheeled TO San Francisco. There he
secured work at his profession Of civil
engineer and craftsman, and after
a stay of several months continued
his journey. He met Miss AytouR
early upon his arrival in Melbourne,
and they fell in love at first sight.
He was taken I'll and she nursed him
back TO health, and then, when he
had 70 continue his Journey through
India and Europe, they pledged them.
selves TO meet again and be married.
Since his return Mr.. Cary and MisA
Aytoun have corresponded regularly,
and finally it was arranged that she
should make the journey here to
become his bride. She is rs years
old, while he is %. She is g beautiful
young woman of dark complexion,
and takes her long journey as q mat.
ter-of-fact affair.
why" she told the guests at the
wedding, "Mr. Cary and I love each
other. and l would travel twice that
distance II he were that far away"
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
ONE ON THE BARKREpRR.
how an InpseuniOus Patsom Get a
ssstser Lemonade for Five
Cents.

A man with a rusty coat entered a
saloon on West Madison street and
called for seltzer and lemon. When the
glass was set before him he looked at
II with q red and nervous eye, saws the
Chicago Chronicle.
Kindly drop lump OF sugar in IT,"
he said to the barkeeper. This was done
and the man with the rusty coat api.
tated the mixture with spoon. Then
he drank it, tossed five-cent piece
upon the bar and left the place with n
dingy handkerchief at his lips. An
other man who stood near the oigaI
lighter and who had been an interested
spectator now spoke.
What do you charge for seltzer and
lemon?' he asked
Five cents" was the prompt reply
Of the Ia nder.
"Aud wat for a seltzer lemonade ?"
Fifteen cents"
"Wcl. said the man at the cigar light
er. 81 Gun see how you can get one for
five cents"
Then the barkeeper remembered the
lump Of sugar and beat his breast in
anger.
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
GARDENS UNDER A BRIDGE.
Located Beneath Madison AvsaaS
Structure in tho HaPlsn
River.

1t is not often that one finds garden
in the middle Of river flowing through
great city, and thronged with all man.
ner Of craft, but the Harlem river at its
busiest section contains two Of them,
says the New York Post. They are 10.
Gated beneath the Madison avenue
bridge, on each bank of the river, and
rows Of lettuce, potato stalks and to.
mato vines shut out the roar of the city.
Few cross the bridge without being at
tracted by the two green patches, and
the uniformed employees are constantly
Piled with questions by the curious.
"Oh, IL was old Patsy over there who
started the gardens" they say.
odd Patsy is a watchman, whose
duty II is to keep things clean and in
order on the bridge ~ was something
of garner, sir" he says, "in the ould
country, and had nice place iv me
own wanst, before the hard times come.
and saw them thriangles out there.
aud the clay in them, and Just thought
to meself | could rise few vegeta bles
for tn ould woman. And | set to work
here lasht year, and, what dye think,
but we had lashins iv praties and things
for the whole winther The place is
full O. rats and they do be playin' havoc
wid things. But maybe afther all IN
have a dacint crop"
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
DEvoTEs HER TINE TO POOR.
A Bankers Dau6hteP, OF New YORK;,
Helps 60 BTiEhten the Lives
Of OtAaRn.

Wealth, home comforts, and every
luxury money can acquire have NO at
traction for Miss Mae Brown, daugh.
ter of John Crosby Brown, millionaire
banker. And il is we'll for the poor of
the East side Of New York that they
have not, for had, it not been for her
a score or more OF persons would have
died from the heat during the recent
hot spell. To her q life on the East
side, in the heart of the tenement dis
trict, Is preferable to the spacious
brown mansion on East Thirty-seventh
street, for on the East side Miss Brown
can minister 70 the poor. Miss Brown
took course in nursing at the Pres
byteriap hospital SO many rich girla
take up nursing As fad and then give
ii up when the hard tasks come that it
was not thought Miss Brown would
continue long. The bankers daughter
is not of that kind. The salary she
drew at the hospital she devoted to tho
poor.
Beforegraduating Miss Brown became
interested in the nurses settlement. 265
Henry street, established by Miss Wsld
and Miss Brewster several years ago.
No sooner was Miss Brown graduated
than she took up her residence in the
settlement, and since she has made a
study OF conditions existing on tho
East side and helped 10 allay suffering.
Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
INDIANS WILL BE ENROLLED.
Lisa 90 Freedmen In tAe CAePsSsa
Nesioa 20 he Made by the
COmmi satOn,

The United States commission 70
the Five Civilized Tribes has arrived
Mt Sallisaw l. T., and will begin
making roll of freedmen citizens
OF the Cherokee nation. At Bunch,
/. T., where the commission was
at work last, the full-blood Cherokee
Indians showed disposition not to
be enrolled, and as consequence not
many names were registered at that
place from the ranks of the full.
bloods.
II has been easy to determine who
were the blood citizens and intermhr-
ried and adopted citizens, because
their names were either upon the duly
authenticated rolls of 1880 OF they had
certificates duly attested showing
their admission, but with the freed
men citiEens the matter 10 entirely diff.
ferent.
All freedmen who returned TO and
resided In the Cherokee nation within
six months after the ratification Of the
treaty Of 1866 were allowed 10 share
equally with she Cherokees in the
final distribution Of the lands and
moneys of the tribe. Several rolls OF
freedmen have been made, but mona
has been satisfactory.
The last roll, known as the Clifton
roll, contains the names Of about 1900
negroes and not more than 1000 are
entitled TO enrolment. The work of
making the freedmen roll at Sallisaw
will be watched with great interest by
the Cherokees. The burden Of proof is
on the freedman to prove that he had
returned to the Cherokee nation with
in the required time in 1896. A wit
ness 70 be competent to testify in
these cases will have TO be we'll up in
age.
This work will require the attend
ancs Of nearly all of the oldest citizens
in the nation at the various sittingS
OF the commission.