Tlio Oityof Jacksonville , Elorida , Suf-
fois a Great Conflagration ,
THE LOSS IS VERY MANY MILLIONS
Heart of the City Eaten Out by the Do
roaring Element Business Blocks and
Residences la Croat Numbers Are
Entirely Wiped Out.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , May 4. The
most disastrous fire in the history of
this city began yesterday shortly after
noon , in a small factory , started by a
defective wire , according to the best
belief , and burned for nearly ten
hours. In that time properly damage
estimated from 110,000,000 to ? 15,000-
000 was caused.
According to the city map 130
blocks were burned , many of them
in the heart of the business and resi
dence section , where the estimate of
liouses to the block is ten. Many of
the finest public and private build
ings were- destroyed , including hotels ,
theater , churches and residences.
The casualties cannot be accurately
estimated tonight. That there were
several seems to be well authenticated.
Among them was that of Fire Chief
Haney , who sustained a bad fall. The
mayor ordered all saloons closed and
has impressed help to clear the
wreckage. The mayor stated that he
estimated the loss at $15,000,000 and
that 10,000 to 15,000 people were home
less.
Along the entire length of Beaver
street , from Davis street to the creek
on Liberty street , all buildings have
been destroyed. This is fourteen sol
id blocks of residences. For the
same distance Ashley and Church
streets have both been completely blot
ted out. When the fire reached
Bridge street in its eastward course
it enveloped in flumes an area three
blocks wide , taking in Dtival , Monroe
and the north side of Adams street ,
burning the entire section of the city
and running fourteen blocks to the
Duvol street bridge.
How much further in that direction
the city is burned it ig impossible
to learn , tLe street being impassable ,
but it is feared that St. Luke's hospi
tal was burned and it is said that the
Presbyterian church in East Jackson
ville is ablaze. If this is correct , the
fire must have extended five blocks
further east. The firej which broke
out at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon , has
covered , as far as is definitely known ,
a distance of two and a half miles
by half a mile wide.
When the fire reached Julia street
it was a roaring conflagration and
there was no prospect of it being put
under control. The local military com
panies were called out to keep the
crowds back and the fire department
began to use dynamite to blow up
houses a block from the fire hoping
thus to prevent the fire from spread-
.ing. So fierce was the blaze , however ,
and so strong had become the wind ,
that millions of sparks and flying ,
burning shingles spread over five or
six blocks , setting the roofs of the
houses on fire in advance of the de
partment.
It is impossible at this hour to as
certain the losses , but it is estimated
by insurance agents that it will be
between $8,000,000 and § 9,000,000. Six
live are reported lost in the conflagra
tion. The mayor has called a meeting
of the city council for tomorrow to
consider ways and means of reliev
ing the cufferers.
Well Known Farmer Killed.
NEW LONDON , la. , May 4. Harry
Helphrey of Canaan township , a well
known farmer , was killed while at
work in his field by the accidental
discharge of a shotgun. He .had lean
ed his gun against a fence post and
was plowing , when , in making a turn ,
the horses knocked the gun down and
is exploded. The contents entered
Helphrey's heart , killing him instant
ly.
Typhoid at German Ports.
BERLIN , May 4. An epidemic of
typhoid fever has broken out in sev
eral forts and villages in the neigh
borhood of Metz. The Eighth Ba
varian regiment has alone last six
teen men from the disease and has 281
men sick.
Wins Holy Terror Case.
RAPID CITY , S. D. , May 4. P. B.
McCarty of this city has received
word from the supreme court at Wash
ington that he has won the Holy Ter
ror case , which gives him one-eighth
interest in the Holy Terror mine at
Keystone.
Gould Get * Arkansas Line.
MEMPHIS , Tenn. , May 4. A special
from Helena , Ark. , says : John J. Horner -
nor , president of the Arkansas Mid
land railroad , today admitted that his
road would pass under the control of
the Gould system within the next
sixty days , probably soonor. He re
turned yesterday from SL Louis ,
where the deal was practically closed.
The sale included the main line from
Helna to Arkadon and the branch
from Pine City to Brinkley.
CHINA CANNOT MEET DEMANDS.
Must Hnvo Aid to 1'ay Indemnity Tone
of Walderaee'a Letter.
PEKIN , May 3. At a meeting of
the ministers yesterday the report of
the indemnity committee was read.
Regarding the resources of China the
report was very voluminous. It was
practically a repetition of Jamesson's
well known pamphlet on the subject.
Sir Rohert Hart offered suggestions
similar to those already credited to
him and cable to the Associated
Press. It Is asserted that the reve
nues from all available resources will
not allow China to pay the indemnity
unless assistance is rendered.
Th'e next meeting will be held next
Tuesday. The subject of Count von
Waldersee's letter will then be taken
up and a reply to it will be drafted.
The ministers assert that they know
what they want without being told.
They particularly object to any of the
legation guards being under any au
thority except that of the ministers
themselves.
NEBRASKA PENSION FRAUDS.
Fred Dorer Taken to Omaha for Crime
Against Veterans.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , May 3 Fred
Dorer , alias Fred Dolan , who was ar
rested here on a change of drunken
ness two weeks ago and later identi
fied as a man wanted by the govern
ment authorities for pension frauds ,
was taken to Omaha today for trial
in the federal court. Pension Com
missioner Tedrow of this city recog
nized the man as one who is alleged
to have committed pension frauds
near Beatrice , Neb. , in April , 1899.
It is claimed thoit Dorer represented
that he was a special pension exam
iner and could secure pensions and
increases in pensions for the old sol
diers in that district. Under this pretense -
tense , it is alleged , he collected a sum
of money and then left -the country.
WU THINKS CUSTOMS TOO LOW.
Saya Present Rate is Inadequate to Pro
vide for Now Loan.
WASHINGTON , May 3. It is be
lieved here that the hitch which is
said to have arisen at Pekin over the
proposition to Increase the Chinese
customs duties to meet the indemnities
demanded by the foreign powers is
caused by the uroaching by Mr. Rock-
hill of his plan for the abolition of
the likin duties as a condition for
his acquiescence in the customs in
crease. The United States govern
ment has in the past admitted a read
iness to permit the Chinese to increase
custom rates providing there was no
discrimination between the powers.
Minister Wu says that > thp present 5
per cent rate is totally inadequate to
provide a sinking fund for a new loan.
COMING HOME OF TROOPS
Many of the Tolanteer Troops to Return
Before the End of May.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 3. Ma
jor Miller , chief quartermaster at Ma
nila , has cabled the war department
an approximate schedule of the sailIng -
Ing of transports from Manila with
troops to be mustered out of service ,
as follows :
May 10 , Hancock , with the Thirty-
first ; Buford , with the Forty-first ;
Pennsylvania , with the Fortieth.
May 20 , Logan and Kilpatrick , with
the Thirty-eighth , Forty-third and
Forty-fourth ; Indiana , with the Forty-
second.
May 25 , Grant , with the Forty-
eighth and Forty-ninth ; Ohio , with
the Forty-seventh.
If there should be any surplus they
will be sent on the Thomas.
Iowa Is launched Again.
SEATTLE , Wash. , May 3. The bat
tleship" Iowa was launched today from
the Bremerton navy yard , after un
dergoing repairs and a thorough over
hauling. Less than four weeks were
required in the great undertaking , al
though six weeks , had been allowed
by the navy department. The Iowa
is now awaiting sailing orders.
Twins Barn to Death.
SIOUX CITY , la. , May 3. Jay and
Joy , the 3-year-old twin children of
Mrs. Layton Hubbard , were burned to
death in a stable at Hawarden , la.
The children were playing in the barn
and set fire to some papers. The
charred remains were found after the
barn had been destroyed.
Shot Through the Heart.
NEW LONDON , la. , May 3 Harry
Helphrey , farmer , while plowing in
the field , leaned his shotgun against
the fence. In making a turn his
horses knocked down the gun and it
went off , sending the load into Hel
phrey's heart , killing him instantly.
Canada to Control Road.
OTTAWA , May 3. The scheme by
which the Manitoba government hopes
to control passenger and freight rates
within the province has been ratified
by the Dominion railway committee.
The provincial government will lease
that portion of the Northern Pacific
railroad lying within the province for
a term of 999 years. It will be im
mediately turned over to McKenzie &
Mann of Tortonto for mapagement ,
the government fixing.all freight rates.
These Are the Men Now Piguring in
Union Pacific Theories ,
BUYING IN ORDER TO CONTROL
New Yorker Thought to Cherish Three-
Road Control Scheme Clark Wants
Oatfit for New Line , acd Is Said to lie
Seeking Privileges In the East.
NEW YORK May 2. The Mail and
Express says : It was learned from offi
cial sources that William K. Vanderbilt -
bilt is a large holder of Union Pa
cific stock and that he acquired his
holding after reaching a full under
standing with E. H. Harriraan. Those
in a position to know assort that Mr.
Harriman was pfaced at the head of
the road at the instance of Mr. Vanderbilt -
derbilt , although others declare that
Mr. Harriman is the joint choice of
Messrs. W. K. Vanderbilt , George J.
Gould and Kuhn , Loeb & Co.
Mr. Harriman is a close personal
friend of Mr. Vanderbilt and was pick
ed out to manage 'the Union Pacific
because he was regarded as an able
railroad man. From sources close to
Mr. Vanderbilt , it appears that the
present management of the Union Pa
cific is not only in thorough accord
with that gentleman , but has stood
ready for a long time to make a deal
with the Chicago & Northwestern ,
which the Vanderbilts control. But
up to the present year of great deals ,
Mr. Vanderbilt , it is said , thought
it was better for the Northwestern to
have several strings to its bow rath
er than tie up exclusively with the
Union Pacific.
The Burlington deal , however ,
changed the western situation and the
aggressive policy of eMssrs. J. J. Hill
and J. P. Morgan in combining the
Burlington , Northern Pacific and Great
Northern forced the Northwestern to
prepare for future emergencies.
There are excellent reasons for the
assumption that Mr. Vanderbilt h.s
been the largest buyer of Union Pacific
on the great rise to nearly 130 either
for his own account , with a view to
increasing his interest , or on account
of Chicago & Northwestern , so that
the latter can exercise a leading influ
ence in Union Pacific.
There is good ground for believing
that George J. Gould , as president of
the Missouri Pacific and a leading di
rector in Union Pacific , has been a
heavy buyer of the latter- stock and
that by means of his large private
holdings of stock which may later
be turned over to the Missouri Pacific ,
the latter road will , jointly with tLe
Northwestern , and possibly the St.
Paul , control Union Pacific.
LOS ANGELES , Cal. , May 2. The
Evening Express this afternoon pub
lished a report that private advices
have been received here lo the effect
that John W. Gates , the steel mag
nate , is rsponsible for the recent phe
nomenal advance in Union Pacific
stock and that Gates is acting for
Senator W. A. Clark and associates ,
who are endeavoring to secure con
trol of the Union Pacific as an outlet
for the San Pedro , Los Angeles &
Salt Lake railroad.
ANNIVERSARY Of MANILA BAY.
Admiral Dewey and His Comrades In
Battle Meet ot Banquet Board.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 2. The
third anniversary of the battle of Ma
nila bay was celebrated her tonight
by a banquet at the Raleigh hotel ,
participated in by officers cf the Amer
ican fleet who took part m that con
flict These numbered about twenty-
five persons , less than one-fourth of
those who were in the battle. The
greater number of them came from
stations along the Atlantic coast , from
Portsmouth , N. H. , to Norfolk , Va.
The floral decorations were unusually
attractive , but four large American
flags , with the American eagle and
shield as a centerpiece , were the fea
tures of the decoration.
Center of Population.
WASHNGTON , May 2. The cnsus
bureau issued a bulletin announcing
that the center of population of the
United State , excluding Ala'ska ' and re
cent territorial accessions , on June last
was six miles southeast of Columbus ,
Bartholomew county , in southern In
diana.
German's Surprising Action.
HONG KONG , May 2. It is reported
that the Germans have selected a con
cession at Canton , that the prelimi
naries have been arranged and that
possession will be taken soon.
"Warr.mt for Thousands.
SOUTH M'ALESTER , I. T. , May 2.
A warrant containing 3,000 names
was issued by United States Judge
John R. Thomas , in the northern dis
trict , and given to Marshal Bennett
for service. The complaint was male
by Hon. Tarns Bixby , acting chair
man of the Dawes commissions , and is
against the Creek fullbloods who re
fuse to be enrolled. The commission
has tried for several weeks to get the
Creek Indians to enroll to no avail ,
avail.
Beet Beer.
Manufacture of beer from beet roots
is being advocated in England. The
beet abounds in sugar juice , but it Is
.stated that the cost of separating it
from the gums , acids and salts is some
what expensive and would result in a
higher price being charged for the
beer.
-Willing to Compromise.
The following letter , written by a
woman in Kansas , has been received
by the Philadelphia police department :
"Chief Police , will you see the woman
whose name is in the inclosod adver
tisement , Iwill settle with her for
$500. She has a medicine which she
says will Remove hair from the face , i
sent her one Collar and got a bottle
of the medicinevand it burnt my face
and now i have pt a heavy beard the
doctor say i will have whiskers now
all my life , if she will give you § 500
i will take it and say nothing against
the woman. "
'
The Ally's "Dream. "
Mrs. Langtry's English house In
Chelsea is described as "a dream of
beauty. " The flooring of the drawing
room has been taken up and replaced
by white marble , and everything Is
done on the same splendid scale. The
furniture and decorations are said to
have cost more than § 10,000.
Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH , the only 16 oz. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
teed or money refunded.
A joke about the Schuylkill water
cannot be made very clear.
§ 148 will buy new Upright piano on
easy payments. Write for catalogues.
Schmoller & Mueller , 1313 Farnam
street , Omaha.
After effect the kind word that
makes'a dog's tail wag.
Hall's Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price , 75c.
Most appropriate name for a dent
ist Phil Pullman.
A dyspeptic is never on good terms with him
self. Something is always wrong. Get it right
by chewing Beemac's Pepsin Gum.
There's no egg so large that it can
not be beaten.
I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ngo. Mrs. THOS. BOBBINS ,
Maple Street , Norwich , N. Y. , Feb. 17,1000.
Some men seem to be fired by geni
us and some seem to have been fired
by the girl's pa.
Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH , the only 16 oz. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
teed or money refunded.
No man can stand on top "because
he is put there.
Hamlin's Blood and Liver Pills cure
constipation and all the ills due to it ;
25c at your druggists.
The "bad boy" often makes the best
man.
Garfield Tea is the most used , the
best liked , and is the original herb
tea for the cure of constipation and
sick headache. It strengthens the di
gestive organs.
Opals have never been so fashion
able as this season.
Do _ Tour Feet Ache and Burn ?
Shake into your shoes , Allen's Foot-
Ease , a povrder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns , Bunions , Swollen , Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores , 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted , LeRoy , N.Y.
Old Maids' Home.
Sweden and Norway both boast sev
eral homes for unmarried women. One
of these was endowed more than 200
years ago by a man who left the bulk
of his fortune to his spinster descend
ants. The home is managed by salar
ied trustees , and the unmarried wo
men who can prove kinship to the
founder is entitled to a home there.
The Only Woman Admiral.
The queen of Greece is the only wo
man admiral in the world. She was so
appointed by the late Emperor Alex
ander III. of Russia , because of her
love for the sea , instead of being given
a regiment , according to custom.
PERIODS OF PAiN.
How Three Women Found Relief.
While no woman is entirely free from periodical suffering' , it does not seera
to have been the lan of nature that woman should suffer so severely.
E. Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound is the most thorough female regulator
later known to medical science. It relieves the condition -which produces so
much discomfort and robs menstruation of its terrors.
The three letters here published should encourage every woman who suffers :
Aug. 6 , 1898.
" DEAR MRS. PINKHAM : I have
suffered since the age of sixteen with
painful menstruation. I have been
treated for months , and was told that
the womb had fallen a little. The
doctor says that is now in place-again ,
but I still have the same pain. Please
tell me what to do. " MRS. EMMA.
KUEHX , 112 Trautman St. , Brooklyn ,
E. D. , N.Y.
Jan. 19 , 1899.
"DEAB MRS. PIKKKAM : After re
ceiving your reply to my letter of
Aug1. 6 I followed your kind advice ,
and am glad to tell you that I have
been cured of the severe pain at time
of menstruation through the use of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. I have taken six bottles of
it , felt better after the first bottle ,
and after awhile had no more pain
or womb trouble.
" I had doctored from the age of six
teen to twenty-six , and had lost all
hope , but your medicine has made
me well.
"I would like to have you use my
testimonial , so that others may see ,
and be inspired with hope , and take
your medicine. " MRS. EMMA KUEHI , ,
112 Trautman St. , BrooklynE. D.N.Y.
Feb. 20 , 1900.
"I saw your medicine so highly
recommended I thought 1 would write
to you for advice.
" My menstruation occurs every two
'weeks , lasts a week , and is painful. I
have been troubled in this way for
some time. I suffer from sick head
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tite poor , sick at
stomach every
morning , everything -
thing I eat hurts
me , am very -weak ,
thin , ' and sallow.
"lhave tried a
doctor , but he did
not seem to do me
any good. " Miss
MAGGIE POT.LARD ,
' 319 So. 4th St. ,
Richmond , Va.
April 23 , 1900. '
"Since receiving your answer to
my letter I have been taking your
Vegetable Compound , and it has done
me more good than any medicine I
have ever taken. My menses are all
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and I feel so much stronger. I shall
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MAGGIE POLLAED , 319 So. 4th St. ,
Richmond , Va.
" I was troubled with female weak-
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painful menstrua-
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corrhoea. The
doctor's medicine V-
did me no good.
I have taken one
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thanks to your
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are gone. I ad vise
all women suffering1 as I have to use
your Vegetable Compound. " EMMA.
J. PBIBBLE , Indianola , 111.
If there is anything about your case about which you would like special
advice , write freely to Mrs. Pinkham. No man will see your letter. She can.
surely help you , for no person in America has such a wide experience in treat
ing1 female ills as she has had. She has helped hundreds of thousands of
women back to health. Her address is Lynn , Mass. , and her advice is free.
You are very foolish if you do not accept her kind invitation.
BE WARD. Wp have deposited with the National City Bank of Lynn , 85000.
which -will bo paid to any person who can find that the above testimonial letters
are not genuine , or were published before obtaining the writer's special
per-
fefcsion. 1.YDIA E. PLN&LAM MEDICINE CO ?
A mock trial the mimic's first ap
pearance.
Are Ton. Using : Allen's Foot Ease ?
It is the only cure for Swollen ,
Smarting , Burning , Sweating Feet ,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's
Foot-Ease , a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores , 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad
dress. Allen S. Olmsted. LeRoy. N. Y.
It is the raised stick that makes
the dog obey.
That which is false can never be
scientific.
Eve wasn't the first literary woman ,
but she was the author of original
sin.
Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH , the only 16 oz. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
teed or money refunded.
A bad man with good manners often ,
outdoes a good man with , bad man
ners.
Some men rise because of their grav
ity and some men sink because of
their levity.
This is the Smallest
Made also
in four
larger sizes. li your dealer
Sold does not hive
evervwHere. them write to '
the nearest
agency of
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