The Exeter Advocate, 1892-11-10, Page 2MILWAUKEE'S GREAT FIRE.
Thirteen Business Blocks Burned Down
This Morning,
THREE III1ND1ED BUILDINGS DESTROYED,
Including Whomever, Houses, iractorisa,
Etc, Besides liundreds or Cars—Oin arid
Altoona Feed the names and a Eagle
Wind Fans Wheat—Poor and Bich AUC.
Driven Frani. Their Homes—Tan Scenes
or chic:ma's Terrible Disaster Res
Enacted—Loss Estimated at Six Billion
Bothers —insurance Companies Lose
S3.000.000-daxpleston or au Oil Barrel
Starts the nire—nirensen, Belemes, But
the counagration New Under control.
M ILWAUKEE,
Wis., despatch of
this forenoon says:
At 20 minutes to 6
o'clock last night
en oil barrel ex-
ploded from some
unknown cause, in
\ the store occupied
by the Union Oil
rOompany, at No.
275 Best Water
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• ' street, and the
e":•-eassed fire that ensued
swept over thirteen blocks of business
buildings and residences, over 300 buildings
in all. The ruins in pieces are burning
fiercely, and it will be several days before
the last spark of the fire is extinguished.
When the fire broke out in the store of the
oil company, the majority of the engines of
the fire department were at work in other
parts of the city, there being at the time
no fewer than three fires burning in different
parts of the city. These fires were com-
paraeively insignificant in themselves, but
the part they played in the fiery tragedy
• which has desolated so large a portion of
the city was highly important. The engines
were delayed so long by these that it was
fully 20 minutes after the first oil barrel
had exploded that the first eogine arrived.
When the firemen first gazed upon the
store of the Union Oil Company it was a
roaring furnace of flames, through wbich in
sapid succession could be heard the noise of
the exploding oil barrels within. Long
tongues of fire were leaping across the
street and licking the fronts of the build-
ings upon the opposite side. The firemen
fought well, however'and within an hour
had crowded the fireback and thought the
day was their own. At 6.40, however, the
roar of another explosion was heard and the
fere leaped forth again and found its way
once more to the east side of East, Water
atreet, and from that time on the curtain
was fairly up for the tragedy.
Directly opposite the store of the Union
Oil Company was that of Dahmeir & Co.,
who also carried a large stock of oil and
alcohol. This was frolics for the flames and
they roared through the large four-story
building with a vigor that defied all efforts
to Meek or control them. Close behind
this store, and almost adjoining it
In the rear. stood the fivestory stmoture
occupied by Budd & Kiep, upholsterers.
'The hungry flames reached out for this
nandsoene building as they extended from
the rear of Dahmeir's, and catching first a
'huge pile of excelsior in the alley, they had
the building in their grasp and fanned as
they were by the wind from the southwest,
which was blowing at the rate of forty miles
an hour, it was but a few minutes before
the store was a mass of flames from cellar to
roof. In just flve minutes' more, Jacob
Weller's grocery store on the east side of
Bay street, directly opposite Budd &
Kieph, was in flames. It seemed as if a
mountain of fire rolled across the sky. One
instant not a building on the east side of
Broadway was in flames, and the next the
rolling waves of fire swept across the street
and descended on the building opposite.
Four thousand streams of water could not
stay such a conflagration in its march of
destruction toward the lake. The walls of
the three-story brick bundler a on Broad-
way, •f
Trust,
arid war—
in time.
'pitched
later the sides fell outward with a eras ,
i
The people who resided n that portion of
the town were of the poorer classes, There
were no fine residences there, and most of
the buildings were small one story, and
here and there two-story, frame houses.
They were meat for the flames, and the
'fire rushed toward them with a velocity
which left the occupatts time to escape
with nothing but their lives and what they
could carry upon their backs.
After the fire bad crossed Broadway
many of the people fled from their houses to
look at the beautiful sight of the rolling
mountains of flames. These same people
never went into their houses again. The
'fire was upon them before they could do it.
Along Jefferson and Jackson streets the
fire fiend flew, filling the streets from side
to side and shooting later into all eyes in
between the houses In less time than it
takes to tell it, the fire had swept down to
Buffalo street, and left nothing behind but
ashes. Nobody was given a chance to save
anything. It was amply look and run, or
stay and die.
While the fire was creating woe and
desolation north at far as Detroit street,
one block above Buffalo, it had also begun
to eat backwardssouth along East Water
street. It did this for two whole squares
and then, apparently having the background
it wanted, it reached south to the river and
then swept straight eesbward for six
equates. It only stopped when it reached
Lake Michigan and could go no farther.
When the fire began, its backward move-
ment from the place of its origin it picked
up the store of J. P. Kissinger & Co. and
the Milwaukee Art Glass Works, both of
which it had apparently missed. The Wel.
lour block, sax stoties in height, was son
in flames with the Milwaukee Chair Com-
pany's establishment, a vacant building,
owned by the Pfister & Vogel Leather Coin -
many, and ethe wholesale grocery store of
Roundy, Peckhani & (Jo. A few minute
later the National Distilling Companede
warehouse, the Whiskey Trutt Supply of
the State at Nos. 79 to 83 Buffalo street,
suocumbed. The wind wee still carryiog
the whirlwied of seething flame on toward
Lake Michigan in a direst line with the
starting point, and Chief of Police
Jannson ordered his entire force to
the fire and they aessited in getting out the
furniture and household goods of the luek-
less families who were forced to flee fame
the path cut out by the flatness. Dozens of
frame lettildings along Milwaukee awl Jen
forrion Streets, between Detroit and Chicago,
,ais well as ore tuffelo and Chicago stmeta,
Were licked up aa if they lied been *Atheism
of peptize All these buildings Ware con.,
tramed Within half tz helm of the time when
the flambe leaped over ,Broadway,
alteddenly the wind turned around, Where
(TS* 0,
er _Aullum,
)
as it was northeast when the first alarra mug
it was pow almost due south, Putting oute
broad avenue of destruction toward the
Milwaukee river and Lake Michigan, In
its meth lay the big freight sheds end the
yards of the Chimp & Northwesteria Rail-
road, with the rounchhouse and its valuable
contents of rollieg Meek. The mit mid of
the freight mho& at the eorner of Chicago
and Jefferson streets, was the first to ignite,
and the flume soon spread all over the
yard, buiniiig freight oars and everythieg
before them. Fifteen long trains of freight
oars stood on the Northwestern tracks.
When a billow of fire leaped mimeo Van
Buren street and touched the south end of
the freight home a million dollars' werth of
railroad. property was doomed. The meth
end of the freight house was filled with oil.
Soon the smell of burning petroleum filled
the air, and a volley of explosions shook the
earth. The low book freight house stayed
the onward sweep of the flames, but only
for a moment. Through the square win-
dows the red glow oould be seen, and an
instant later a shower of burn-
ing cinders flowed away toward
the lake, covering a thousand
freight cars filled with merobandise. On
and on the terrible resistless wave was
spreading, consuming everything in its path,
over to Jackson street and to Broadway.
The fire was now following the south wind
along Broadway, down Jeffereon street and
along Milwaukee street. Along Broadway
it swept to the Weisel & Viller Manufac-
turing Company's plant at Chicago street,
and to No. 10 engine -house on Broadway.
When it reached the Weisel Ss Viller plant,
the department had prepared an attempt to
cut it off with dynamite. Three kegs were
exploded in the building, having been stored
there to await the calming of the flames, As
each went off in close succession, the ory
went up from the thousands who blocked
the streets for a radius of a mile'that the
gas works had exploded. But the plant
was almost entirely saved.
Seeing that the Are must surely reach
them, the men rapidly forced the air into
the tanks, diluting the gas so that it was
weakened beyond the point of possible
explosion. Then they let it out suffi-
ciently to sink the tanks below the level
and fled for their lives. As a result of this
good management Milwaukee will have its
usual gas supply within a day or two.
The Bethel Home, near the gas works,
caught fire soon afterward. Worth & Ham-
mers livery stable, on Broddway, contain-
ing hundreds of horses, was in the path of
the flaming cyclone. Some horses were
safely taken away, while a number were
stampeded. The Laura Cattin Kindergarten
also succumbed, despite the dynamite.
Around on Erie street the Toepfer iron
foundries and the Rideburg Vinegar Werke
were also destroyed, together with innumer-
able sznall buildings, saloons and residences.
Hansen's malt house, within a few rods of
the border of Lake Michigan, and an adjoin-
ing elevator made a brilliant display when
they caught. The elevator, after smoking
from the upper windows, suddenly burst
into flames, and from the lower windows to
the top of the high ventilating house it was
all ablaze. As a howling blast of wind
struck it the flames sweae clear anon the
street, and in an instant the malt house
proper, with its tall tower, broke out in
spots of flickering fire. The elevator was so
strongly built that it maintained its
form long after the hottest period
was passed, and from the lower floors the
burnmg grain poured into the street like
the downpour of Niagara. Then from the
windows of the large malt house and from
the eaves came jets of bright green flame
gas trom the heated malt. It was not long
before the entire building was ablaze, and
the roar was tremendous. A large venti-
lating wheel in the face of the upper story
was burning, and whirling away like a huge
Catharine -wheel. The heat was intense
within a block of the malt house. It was a
close call for the retort house of the gas
works. Only the most vigorous work of
the men with hydrant, hose and buckets of
water saved the wooden building which
adjoins the retort house.
Across the way from Budd & Kieps' was
the store of Roundy, Peckham & Co. It
caught fire before the firemen were able to
prevent it. Next to Rouudy, Peckham &
Co's., on Buffalo street, was a store belong-
ing to the Pfister estate and occupied by If.
Sheftals & Co.'and west of this was the
warehouse of the National Distilling Co.
All three caught fire almost simultaneously,
and the alcohol stored in the National Due
o's. warehouse caused the dr sr rue.
almost the entire block 0,, East
treet, south of Buffalo street. The
acohol ran over into the basement
he large block occupied by Leidee-
tora setting it all on fire. This building
was four stories high. It looked solid and
indestructible. The flames gradually
worked their way up. After a while they
came leaping out of the roof. Then the
corner walls fell. They tottered for a while,
as if trying to balance themselves ; then
they bent over and down, covering the
whole street from corner to corner with
splintered stone and brick. Fortunately
the firemen withdrew in time and no one
was hurt.
From the Lieclerstorf building, the fire
spread to the buildings south of it. Inbusob
Bros., the Mann Brewing Company and
Delorme & Quentine's Soap Fisotory caught
fire, one after another. There was a large
vacant lot at the corner ofBuffalo street and
Broadway, north of the fire engine house,
but that did not save it. South of the
engine house, covering almost the entire
south half of the block, was Reicleburg &
Bodden's Vinegar Factory, cooperage shops
and warehouses. The plant could safely be
valued at $500,000. From this factory the
flames leaped across Milwaukee street to
the Hansen Bros'. malt elevator. The
abandoned Johnston Bros.' store on Broad-
way caught fire directly from the Budd &
Kiep building. The Milwauit ea Chair Com-
pany's works came next. Behind it the
furniture factory of Seamans Bros. came
down and from this point on the flames had
full sway.
All they encountered on their way
toward the lake were wooden dwellings,
frame warehouses, freight cars and coaches.
For a long time it was believed Ferneks'
store could be saved. The fire department
fairly deluged the building with Water.
Streams were poured in from every direct -
tion, but all in vain. The devouring flames
reared madly, and once having gained a
foothold in the building, it was a matter of
hardly an hour before it was reduced to
ashes. But with the Feneeke building the
backbone of the fire was broken, and the
lone wall standing grimly at East Water
and Erie Amen; marks the point where the
flame rt were stayed.
Following is an estimate of the losses,
the insorance is mid to be about half the
amount : Kiep's fun -Attire establishment,
$300,000 ;3. Patton & Co., elle and taints,
5250,000; J, P, 'Mese:Igen ligeore, $75,-
000 : Milwaukee Mirror Cu, $50,000 • s • 13 T
•
Riclereclorf, tobacco, $50,000 ; Itoundy,
Peckham & Co., grocers, $300,000 ; H.
Sheftells & Go,, grocere, 5200,000; 3.
Welleur & Cm, grocers, $200,000; Milwau-
kee Choir Co., $250,000 ; H. Reideburg &
Co., vinegar work, $200,000 ; Hansen
Maithig Co., $600,000 • Milwaukee Gas
Works, $500,000 • Johnston Cracker
Werke (oldis $50,00b ; lUniou Oil Co., 0,-
000 s thicken & Co., wines, 50,0O0;$
National Distilling Coo 550,000; E. H. M.
Detthin & Co., drugs, ,$150,000 ; Weissel &
Viller, machinery, $100,000 ; .Toepfer &
Sou, machinery, 540,C00; Bayley & Sons,
inischinery, $50,000; Inbuech Bros., grocers,
5250.000; Vernek & Bro., confe nione•s,
575,000; Dolomite & Quentiee, soaps, $35,.
000; Milwaukee Rag Co,, 550,000; A. J
Hilbert & Cm, flavoring extracts, $40,000;
North Western freight house, car aud
contents, 550,000; Milwaukee, Lake Shore
& Western freight house, 550,000; Molars -
den hotel, 550,000; Pfeugot & Co., confec-
tionery, $25,000; Sauer & Co,, glove
manufacturers, 510,000; fifty email busi-
ness places, 550,000; five hundred dwels
ling houses, cottages and barns, $500,000.
Total, $5,825,000.
Several insurance men state that, the
ineuranoe companies will suffer a loss of at
'mist three million dollars by the fire.
2.40 a.m.—The fire al now under control.
It is known that five lime were lost and
many people were serionsly injured. The
dead are :
Henry Peaclenbroch and Charles Stehle
firemen unknown woman 60 years old ;
Mrs. Kalisbin, died from effects of shook ;
unknown man, head smashed by falling
walls.
A BETRAYED GIRL MOOTS,
A.nd Wounds tier Lover 'Who Subsequently
Marries Iler.
A Rome cable says : A sensational trial
has just been concluded in a highly romantic
manner at Callanizetta, Sioily. Signorina
Rosalie Cordova, a plea° of Senora Cordova
and of the late Cabinet Minister of the
same name, was tried on the charge
of attempting to murder her lover,
Domenico Rattotee who had betrayed
her under promise of marriage, and had
then deserted ben Made desperate by her
position, Rosalie lay in wait for her recreant
lover, and as he emerged from a theatre she
fired, seriously wounding him in the chest.
Domenico recovered, and was forced to be a
witness against the woman whom he had
wronged and driven to crime. His love for
Rosalie seemed to have returned, and he
was a very reluctant witness. He de.
dared that he did not believe she had
intended to kill or even injure him. Upon
being further questioned heibroke down and
protested that he oould not testify against
the prisoner because he still loved her, and
that she was justified in what she had done.
The scene was an affecting one. The court
and audience were moved to tears. The
jury brought in a verdict of acquittal with-
out leaving their seats and amid cheers the
re -united couple left the court -room band in
band, seeking a priest to join them in
wedlock.
TWO HANGING BODIES.
An Investigation of a Supposed Double
Suicide Reveals a Great Cdme.
A 13erlinamble says: A girl of about 17
and a youth of about 19 years were found
hanging to a tree in the park wood near
Dessau. It was at first supposed that they
had both committed suicide, but the police
have on further examination come to the
conclusion that it is a case of double mur-
der. The theory is that the couple were
strolling in the wood when they were at-
tacked and robbed, and the girl outraged.
The youth, it is supposed, perished in en-
deavoring to defend his companion. His
skull was crushed as if by a blow with a
club. The murderers then, according to the
theory, hanged the bodies in order to create
OM impression of suioide, and thus avert or
delay an investigation, which would result
in the pursuit of the guilty parties.
.11DIRO'S SECCESSOR.
-- •
Ris Name is Jung Pasha and lie is the Boss
Beast of Leaden.
Poor Jumbo, whose departure from the
Zoological Gardens for America, where he
met so untimely a death, and was at one
time a question of absorbing interest, has a
worthy successor. Jung Pasha, the ele-
phant brought over by the Prince of Wales,
was at one time quite a dwarf compared
with the departed favorite. He has grown
and grown, however, until at the present
moment he measures only 3 inches in height
less than Jumbo, an inappreciable differ-
ence.
Every day the majestic beast, may be
seen in the Regent Park Gardens, walking
with stately tread round the grounds, carry-
ing a complement on his back of little
boys and girls and grown-up people. —Lone
don Daily News.
The North Sea Baltic Canal.
During the approaching auturon and
winter several large undertakings in con-
nection with the above canal will be com-
menced at the Kiel Firth. They will com-
prise the building of two harbors, an inner
and an outer. Three Kiel contractors have
taken over the matter for 1,000,000 marks
(somo). The inner harbor will be sur-
rounded by a wall of granite and concrete,
295 metres long, Which has to be completed
on July 1st, 1893. The outer harbor has to
be ready by August 1st, 1893. The pier
will, in this instance, have a length of 280
metres, and its height is to be la metre
above ordinary water level. The course of
the old Elb Canal will, to some extent, be
used for the outer harbor. A long pier for
steamers is to proceed from the outer har-
bor. The earth from the excavations will,
to a considerable extent, be used for the
making of a. hill, on which will be built a,
lighthouse, capable of showing at a great
distance the entrance to the North Sea
Baltic Canal. —Engineering.
RiiPLY postal cards are now on sale in the
United States. The card is three and, one-
half inches in width by five and one-half
inches in length. The description of the
card sent out in the order of the Postmaster -
General is as follows :
Message Dart.—In the upper right-hand
corncr is a denominational stamp and a por-
trait of General Grant; in citizen's dress. The
Portrait is inclosed in an oval frame with fine
lines around the inner edge. There aro two
five -pointed stars in the circle, being on either
side of the frame, which bears the words,
Message Card," and below the words "One
Cent "in white, slightly shaded capitals. TO
the left of the stamp, in prominent hlack
lottera in straight; lines, are the words, "Postal
Card With Paid Reply," and below, in shaded,
prcminent letters, are the words, "United
States of Anr•rica," and underneath this, in
very small, single -line capitals. This Side for
Address Only. In the lower lefteband corner
of the card is this direction, Detach Annexed
Card for Answer." Around the whole card is
an ornate border, with heavy corner pieces.
The reply card is printed in the same
style as the message card, but around the
frame inclaeing Gen. Grant's likeness are
the words Reply Card " and below "One
Cent." The message card is printed on the
transveree side ot the reply card, and across
the middle section the card is perforated so
as to be molly separted. The cod of the
card ie two °elites
Some English newspaper Women who
wanted te find out whether the people who
sing in the London streets make a good
living or tot put on a disguise, and, taking
a guitar, went out to try it for therm:same.
Al ter tinging and playing for an hour and
a half they had collected 7s 40. And they
were only amateure at that, and with no
previous experience in pleming the people.
—Yew York Tribune.
Young Jaycox—Travel improves one ere
Miss Flyup. Mine Flyup—Indeed ! Wh
don't you travel, Mn Jaycox
DEATH AND TAXATION,
Tomocniens Massacred by the Troops
of President Diaz,
BUT AT A FEARFUL SACRIFICE,
The Villagers Take Refuge in a Church and
Fight Seiko Denth—liundreds of -Soldiers
Slain in the Struggle.
Annihilation of the Tornomiens, a people
who inhabit the village of Tomcsonie, and
who are nearly pure Aztecs, was received
here last night. Tomoonie is situated on
the direct road to Guererro, and Jesus
Maria, in the mountains of South Western
Chihuahua, 'Mexico, and bas been in open
rebellion against the State and Federal
Governments for more than a year on
account of excessive taxation, extor-
tion by Government officials and Gov-
ernment interference in their religious
belief.
Two months ago the Government sent
the Eleventh Battalion, in command of
G811. Renjel, to make the people pay the
tax required of them and accept Govern-
ment officials appointed to take charge, or
to kill every one of them. This alternative
was openly boasted of by officers he
Chihuahua beforethe troops skirted for this
town, and when the Tomooniens heard of it
they decided to fight it out, as they knew
that even should they receive the soldiers
peaceably they would be shot on the slight-
est provocation.
When the soldiers made their deecent on
the village they were met and driven off
with twenty-two officers and fourteen men
killed, and two officers and forty-five men
taken prisoners.
The prisoners were confined on the top of
the Adobe Church. Gen. Ranjel was the
only officer who escaped.
When the news of this affair reached the
ears of President Diaz, he decided to anni-
hilate the village, and when the people
were notified they answered: "God is
with us awl we will not be taken."
Soldiers left Chihuahua two weeks ago
and formed a junction with others from
Pines Altos and Gnerrorro, to the number
of 1,200, and last Monday the attisok was
made on all aides. The Tomooniens, who
only numbered 38, with their families took
refuge in the church and awaited the at-
tack, which took plaoe at about 1 o'clock.
The attack was made on all sides, and the
slaughter was terrible. At dusk the soldiers
gained an entrance to the church, and a
terrible hand-to-hand fight took place, and
the soldiers completed the massacre, with
368 of their nuraber killed and many
wounded.
The village the next day prompted a ter-
rible aspect. The etreets of the little vil-
lage leading to the church were filled with
the bodies of the soldiers and blood seemed
to have flowed in torrents. Not a man of
the Tomooniens was left, except those who
happened to be out in the mountains, out
the Government has paid dearly for its
victory.
The Tomocniens were some time ago a
very wealthy people in cattle and farms,
but the lack of rain and failure of their
crops had brought them to poverty and
they were unable to exist under the extor-
tion of the Government and ita petty
officials, and were nearly brought to starva-
tion.
A IDIABOTICAle CRIME.
A Man Insures Ids Mtstrese 'Ale and then
Suffocates Mer.
A Brussels cable says: A sensational trial
began in this city, and is likely to last for
several days. A Frenchman named Schmidt
ie accused of murder under peculiar circum-
stances. Schmidt, according to the evi-
dence for the prosecution peid devoted
attention to a Belgian, ghl named Lucie
Sossum, wholived in this city. Heaucceeded
in winning the girl's affections, and they
lived together on terms of the closest int.
macy. While they were thus living to-
gether Schmidt devised a plan both to get
rid of the girl, of whom he had grown tired`,
and to obtain a fortune of 40,0001. Under
some pretext he induced Lucie, who appears
to have had entire confidence in him, to
allow him to insure her life for 40,0001., he
being the beneficiary named in the policies.
The next development in the case was the
finding of the girl dead in a room, where
she had been suffocated by charcoal fumes
from the stove. The circumstances of her
death were evidently intended on the part
of Schmidt to convey the inipression, not, of
suicide, but of aceident. Hem represented
the case, and hastened to apply for the in-
surance money. Suspicion was, however,
aroused by the fact of Schmidt, being the
beneficiary, whereas it was evident that he
bad nothing to lose by the death of the girl.
The authorities made an investigation, and
came to the conclusion that Schmidt had
himself deliberately plotted to rnurder
Lucie, and had lead his plans with fiendish
cunning, but not with ssufficient cunning to
prevent the plot from being unravelled by
the police. He bad induced the unsuspect-
ing girl to retire and then deliberately
started the fatal flames, closing the apart
ineut so as to make sure of the deadly effect.
Schmidt was arrested. His crime was com-
mitted in December last, and the authorities
have spared no effort meantime to strengthen
the case against him, which has aroused in-
tense interest.
liEMORSIEFIlL MURDERERS.
A POKER PLAYER'S SUICIDE.
George Roberts' Life Ruined by a
Friendly Game of Cards.
Be Could Not Withstand the Allurements
of Poker and last AU—Despondent and
rowdiest, lie Swallows Several Ounces
of laudanum and Dies lit Agony at
Orlilla—A rathetic Letter—Me was a
Commercial Traveller and Belonged to
Woodburn.
An Orillia despatch says : George Roberto,
a commercial traveller, outwitted euicide
here on Friday night. The etory of his
death is more than ordinarily pathetic, and
shows to what lengths the fasoinations of
gambling will leada man. For years
Reheats travelled all through Ontario for
Millburn & Co., and no harder working or
more popular man was on the road. He
was only 28 years of age, fine looking and
of splendid physique, standing over six
feet high and weighing 220 pounds.
rite was doing well with Millbusn & Co.,
but a fascination for poker playing
ruined him. He tried time and again to
quit the game, only to find himself once
more drawn to the table, till finally he had
to give up his position, owing the firm, it
is mid, several hundred dollars. This was
several months ago, and be foreswore poker
playing for all time, but when in London a
month ago he once more became its slave,
and lost $50 at one sitting. He was jobbing
itt cigars for Brener Bros., London, and
came here on Friday, Oct. 21st. He had
$100 in his pocket, and had no difficulty in
getting into a little game of draw. It
started in the afternoon, and wore along
with varying successes till tea time, and it
finally narrowed down till three others and
deceased were the only players left. A few
hours' play and Roberts arose from the table
a ruined man. .
He was around on Sunday and Monday,
but afterwards kept to his room a good deal,
and yesterday was not seen at all. About
7.30 James Young, one of his associates,
went up to his room, tapped on the door
and entered. He lit a =Mob and the sight
which met his gaze was a ghastly one.
Stretched on the bed svith hie head to the
foot was Roberts, covered only with a light
guernsey. One foot was on the floor, bis
eyes were only partially closed, and his
wide open mouth was covered with froth.
On the dresser were a number of medicine
bottler, and the chamber by the bedside
gave evidence that deceased had been
vomiting. Young at once gave the alarm
and Dr. Ardaghwassummoned. He examined
the body and said that death had °cleaned'
about two hours previous. As three of the
bottles on the dresser were labelled laud-
anum he locked the room and notified Dr.
Beatton, coroner, of the circumstances in
connection with deceased's death. This
morning an inquest was held at the Orillia
house. After the jury had been sworn in
and had viewed the body the coroner in-
formed them that deceased had left a letter
to the proprietor of the hotel, whioh he
thought would probably aid them in arriv-
ing at a decision, and accordingly the seal
was broken. The letter was addressed to
James Haw, and was dated Oetober 27th,
two days previous to his death. It read:
DEAR S/R,—I am sorry to cause you any
trouble on•account of my actions. The facts
are I have been a confirmed gambler for years,
to my ruin,and I have completed my destruc-
tion this trip. I started on the lowest rung of
the ladder, and few young men stood the
chance for success that I did, but the friendly
game of poker ruined me at last. I see no
way out of my difficulties, and if I did I know
well that the fascination would lead me on
again. Kindlypostlettersfor me at once. The one
to my brother may reach him in due time, but I
have not been in communication with him for
six months. Do not waste time and money in
looking up my relatioes, as I have done
nothing for them and they are ill able to bear
'expenses on my account. You know the par-
ties with whom I associated here, and as they
have won one way and another,about $100 from
me, probably they will be generous enough to
bear the expense of providing for a corner six
by two somewhere in the town. I do not mean
any sarcasm at heart; they are a good lot of
fellows. Let my action have as 'Mil notoriety
as possible it it rests with you. Again asking
your forgiveness for my trouble to you, I re-
main, yours truly. (Signed) Gno. ROBERTS.
When the letter was read a murmur of
surpriee and sympathy vvent through the
room. Further evidence was taken showing
that on Wednesday deceased had purchased
two ounces of laudanum at one drug store.
It is probable he took it that night, as the
letter to Mr. Haw bore that date, and the
dose was not sufficient to cause death. On
Thursday he purchased at another drug
store four ounces, which he must have
taken some time Friday morning. In all he
must have taken at least six ounces, while
a fatal dose in ordinary cases is less than
one ounce. He had left six letters alto.
gether to be posted, one addressed to his
brother in Montreal, the others probably
relating to business. The jury simply re-
turned a 'verdict that deceased came to his
death from the effects of poison administered
by his own hand.
The coroner reprimanded them for not
alluding in some way to the evils of gam-
bling, which is carried on extensively here
as in other towns. Poker playing has been
carried on in Orillia for years, and it is
indulged in by men high up in the social
scale. It; is not likely the matter will rest
here, however, as the feeling against it is
strong just now.
Deceased's father is a blacksmitlaresiding
at Woodburn, near Hamilton. His brother
arrived to -night from Hamilton and will
take the body away on Monday morning.
The body of the unfortunate young man
arrived in the city by the 11 te,clock train
tbis forenoon and wee taken to Woodburn
for interment. Mr. John Roberts, the
Bribed to Crime Remorse Drives Than to father of deceased, is in the city, as is a
Take l'heir Own Lives. brother who came on from Montreal on
hearing of the shocking occurrence.
Deceased eves a young man who had
neatly friends in the county of Wentworth.
Ho was not addicted to drink. .
A Berlin cable says : Another chapter
has been added to the tragedy which began
with the murder of Herr Gertionherz, a
wealthy manufacturer of Baden, by his ser-
vant girl named Schemp and the latter's
brother, near Biligheirn. The Schemp girl
had been bribed by Frau Gersonherz to put
her master out of the way in order that the
lady might be free to marry her lover, a
bookkeeper in the manufacturerh employ.
The girl induced her brother to help her to
commit the crime. His guilt so preyed
upon Sohemp's mind that he afterwarcls
committed suicide, 'Frau Gersonherz was
also Stricken with remorse and became
insane. She has now eommitted suicide by
hanging herself in her cell at the asylum. Chappie—How did Bertie, deah bop
Her aged father, on learning of her death, happen to get intoxicated at the banquet,
became ingalle itt GUM and has been confined last night? Algie—He weally overveisted
in an Mylum, his stwength and weed the wine list right
through without stopping.
Jack—I would do anything for you, der -
ling, Jess—Would you? Jack—Indeed I
would. Jess—All right. Go and make
love to that Allbright; girl and then let me
cut her out.
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Mrs. Hithard—I am told that you were
so drunk last night von were standing on
your head. Mr. Hithard (peniteietly)—I
don't doubt it. It feels aa if half a dozet fel
lows had been !standing on it.
The Critical Girl—That young Ven Gild-
ing has no sense whetever. The Modest
Girl—Oh, he must have some, for the other
day he said I was the best looking girl he
knew.
A carriage bag is es pretty gift for car-
riage people. It is made of cloth lined and
Wadded, into Wbich the feet are slipped
and the mouth drawn up nearly to the
knota, insuting comfort on a cold day
"So Jaho ie married I bi she happy'
"1 guese so. At least elm has the lulled
confidence in her husband." How do ydu
know S." " She givese hina her letters to
mead'
She—Anal you say you would die tor me?
Mn Boreeorne—A thousand timed. She
--Wouldyou mind doing ib jusFonce—eright
away ? Yea know papa hee just been elected
coroner Med he lusere't had any practice yet.
The Princes of Wale and her daughter.,
the Dtichess of Fife are excellent anglers,
and recently landed some fine admen in
Scotland.
Dr. Parkhursb, of New York, resting
from cleaning out the Edwina le going for
the swell churchen as Rays they are
simply "religious clubs," and the eluirch is
44 dragging her anchor." The doctOr ought
to knoem hat one of the swell Churches,
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TUE CABE OE CLOW ES.
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A Few Practical Innis as to the Preserva.
tion. of Commits,
Every MEM ,I/UOWS that the proper care of
clothes makes them bat longer. The finest
suit of clothes ever made looks dingy and
old very soon if it does not receive the
proper care and attention. Clothes are no
exception to this common sense rule.
When the clothes are removed, the coat
should be slipped over a bow hanger—the
vest may be put on it first.
A coat that is worn quite steedily from
day to day ought always to be hung on the
back of a chair, the armholes being slipped
over the back posts ; the vest to be hung
firet, in like manner.
It is best to place the chair near an open
window, ars the exposure to the air will help
to soften the wrinkles.
The trousers should be well shaken, to
free them from dust, and then " pulled."
This means that they are to be folded down
where the front and beak creases are, and
then, holding them by the top band, the
foot is placed on the bottoms onthefloorand
steady, pently pressure exerted.
Lay the trousers out smoothly on th
bed—still folded on the oreases---aud fol
lengthwise at the knee line, smoothing o
all poseible wrinkles with the hand.
Put the trousers on the chair seat.
the morning the entire suit will lo
" rested," and the end will justify t
means.
Typhus feveTnypwhl:ens nEoetrr.
fatal, lasts about
three weeks. For the first week the symp-
toms are not severe, and the patient may
even keep about his work. Towards the
end of that time the characteristic rash
appears, the other symptoms are more pro-
nounced, and the patient takes to his bed.
During the second week all the symptoms
.—great prostration, frequency of the palm
and mental confusion—are rapidly intensie
Red. By thebeginning of the third week
convalescence begins, and by the end of the
week the fever has terminated. '
When the disease proves fatal death
occurs, as a rule, by about the tenth day,
Relapses are rare. re person is seldom at-
tacked more than once.
Typhus is not nearly so contagious are
inane other diseases. It originates itt.
crowded conditions, and its spread is mainly ,
confined to such conditions. It is almost
unknown in the rural districts. It does not
epread from house to home. A free circu-
lation of the air arrests the infectious prin-
ciple, so that a patient can be safely isolated
in his own house.
While in typhoid fever the infection ie.
mainly in the discharge in typhus it is
mainly in the breath and the emanationa of
the skin. It is believed that clothing does
not convey the infection unless strongly
impregnated with it; hence the fever hi not
likely to be communicated by an attendant.
Decided a Bet.
To decide a bet, two young men, at Leb-
anon. Pa. put a wasp and a black hornet
under a glass tumbler to determine which
could whip the other. No sooner had the
vicious little beasts been imprisoned than
the wasp attacked the hornet. They fought
quietly, but valiantly, each usiug its stinger
to the fullest extent. In less than ten min-
utes the wasp was a corpse,and two minutes
later the hornet expired: The bodies of
both were swollen to thaee times the normal
size.
A young lady said that she hated oranges
because one had come between her and her
lover. He had called on her one evening, and
after sitting a while, had produced a couple
of bright Florida, oranges out et his pocket,
and suggested that each eat one. She now
says that she cannot drive out of her mind,
the sight of his nose, cheeks and chin drip-
ping with juice, and he has been whispering:
something horribly similar about her. Evi-
dently you cannot love a girl and a circule
aurantium at the same time. One of the
best remedies of an orange—a sort of whip-
ping the devil around a stump—is to
use a spoon. The directions advise yon
to cut the orange carefully into
halves, taking care to do so across the
grain, so that a spoon can slip in readily. A
gentleman who has lived for years in the
American countries in which the orange
grows, is waging a war against the slovenly
manner of cutting the orange up and serving
it on the table. In such a case he recom-
mends that a very sharp knife, one as keen
as a razor, be used, and the fruit cut into
slices infinitesimally thin, and built, layer
about, with pulverized sugar. Since the.
spoon has been relegated out of modern,
dinner civilization almost, a fork is used to.
eat it with. In southern Europe the
peasants always eat fruit in its natural
shape, and never think of treating Mem,
doses of sugar, salt or other mesoning.
Around Naples and in Malaga the peciplo-
bite a hole in the orange, suck but the juice
and then throw the orange away.
Plaintiff's Attorney—I've an expert who
will swear he is insane. Defendant's-At-
torney—I have an expert who will swear he
is of sound mind. Plaintiff's Attorney—
Then let's pair off en experts and save that
much money.
Spurgeon's Tabernacle in London is fit-
ted up with electric bells to ring iti all parts
of the house. Strangers are kept standing
mini five minutes before the service, when
all the bells, are rung simultaneously and a
grand rush is made for seats.
Pond lilies are all the sew °ter for hexing
come up from the filth. The mud and mire
are life to them, and through them are
transformed hit° the most exquisit lessen -
nese. So a pure, brave, hopeful heart may
gather from unwelcome and even repulsive.
surroundings, sustenance for a higher life.
So many housewives hesitate about add-
ing cabbage to the dinner menu because
they dread the strong odor which somehow
always escapes from' the kitchen and per-
meates the entire house. The following
may be a welcome auggp* Mon : Ley over
the top of the pot contaiiiing the cabbage tt
thickly -folded towel ; this absorbs the
steam from the cabbage, thus ridding the
house of all unpleasant smell.
There are many women employed in drug
stores as clerks, though the wives of some
suburban clrUggists have developed into
very competetit assistants, sap the Boston
Herald. Women, doctors have entirely
lived down the prejudice which exalted
legainet him when they first began to pow -
the, and there is no doubt that womeo dis-
pensing clerks will find no difficulty in
proving their efficiency. So air as
carelessness in putting up prescriptions
le concerned, there as no reason for
supposing that it will exist to any greater
extent in a lady than in a gentleman, and it
al to be noted that, while medical scandals
occasionally ocent, lady playeicians so far
held+ been exceptionally exempt froni them
and have made very enviable recerda The
subject of women drag clerke not a new
one, but it is becoming quite a live issue in
some of the largest °Him.
Do.ngerfield—Thirteen members of our
club sat down to dinner together, and now
we're a member short. Blenhers—One of
the, thirteen is under the daision eh n
Dringerfield—Guede again, There were feet*.
teen invited arid one didn't mane. It was
he that died.