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$6,000,000 FIREJNBANGOR Ons-Thlrd o! New Engiari Ciiy In Astiss. HEAVY W.N3 FANS FUMES. Starts in Hay Shed and Sweep Through Heart of Buiness Section. - Dynamite Used Without Avail. Three Dead, Thousands Homeless. Bangor, Me., May 1. One-third of Ttengor ia in ruins, thousands of per sons are homeless ana a property loss of $6,000,000 was sustaiued as the rult of a Ore which raged for hours lst night. Starting in a hay shed on Iwoad street, the fire swept along Inroad and Exchange streets through the heart of the city, leaving resi-rK-nces, churches, schools, business Mocks and all the public buildings, urtth the exception of the city hall, a mass of smoking ashes. Ftor many hours the firemen, assist ed by men and apparatus from other Maine cities, battled against the blaze bofore they conquered it. Dynamite ;roved of little avail. Buildings were frk'wn up, but the flames easily leaped the chasms thus made and It was nor until the wind, which had been blow ing almost a gale during the night, shifted and a light rain fell, that there any indication that the firemen would win. Cheered by the help from this unexpected quarter, the fire fighting forces were concentrated near tbe corner of Hammond and Central ftreets, nearly two miles from the KiArt of the blaze, and there the spread of the flames was checked early this morning. Three lives are known to have been lost. A fireman was In jured by a falling wall and died on the way to the hospital; an untdentifled yoing man was crushed to death when one of the churches collapsed, and an Iderly man from Brewer, who had tressed the river to watch the fire, ftlso was burled beneath falling debris. MURDER FOLLOWS ACCIDENT RAILROAD BUILDER IS DEAD George Ward, Founder of Town of Plymouth, Passes Away, Mason City, Ia , May 1 George Ward, seventy seven years old, a pio neer rallroai builder of Iowa, and founder of the town of Plymouth, died here after a week's illness, caused from an injury to his foot. He was born in Kent, England, in 1S34. and came to America In 1856. He came to Iowa in 1S61. Shortly after coming to the state he took the contract to build the grade for the Burlington railway be tween Waterloo and Cedar Rapids and later was connected with the firm of Elwell, Couch, Glass & Co. of Water loo. He later built the Chicago. Mil waukee and St. Paul line between Catmar and Mason City and the fol lowing year took the contract from the same road for its line between Mason City and Algona. Finishing this work, he was given the contract for grading the line be tween Austin and Mason City and in cidentally he laid out the town of Plymouth, la., nt one time owning the entire townsile, which he purchased from the rond. STATE BOARD TO FIX VALUES Assessment of Public Service Gorporalicns Eegins. ' PHYSICAL VALUATION LATER. Probable Western Union Telegraph Company Will Be Made Defendant in Suit for Failure to Report Its Gross Receipts. ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ELECTS l Begeman of Cedar Falls Chosen to Head Association. Cedar Rapids, Ia., May 1. The Iowa Academy of Science elected officers for the ensuing year, us follows: L Bogeman, State Teachers' college, Cedar Rapids, president; A. A. Ben nett, Ames agricultural college, first vice president; C. N Kinney, Drake university, Des M 4 j, second vice president; I-. F. Ross, Drake univer sity, Des Moines, secretary; George F. Kay, State University of Iowa, treas urer; H. S. Conrad, Iowa college, Grin nell; B. H. Bailey, Coe college, Cedar Rapids, and H. M. Kelly, Cornell col lege, Mt. Vernon, compose the execu tive committee. MOSCATINESTRIKE WILL BEENDED SOON Pearl Button Operatives Eipect to Go to Work Wednesday. Child Run Down by Brewery Wagon Driver and Father Takes Revenge. New York, May 1. Because he ran over a three-year old child on Forty eighth street, near First avenue, Will iam Knigman, a driver for the James TPverard Brewing company, was shot dead by Giuseppe Bonglgl, the father. The man snapped a revolver at the policeman who chased him after the fhooting, but the cartridges had been discharged and the hammer fell on mi empty shell. The race was sharp and short, and tbe policeman was forced to use the butt of his gun before he could make the man a prisoner. By this time the entiie neighbor hood was In an uproar and it was nec rusary to send for the police reserves. They arrivel just as Paul (the little boy) was being brought home by Dr. Botsford, who had come from Flower hospital. Mrs. Bonglgl had followed her son to the drug store, and as she ' bad refused to permit Dr. Botsford to take the lad to the hospital, he took llm home. The woman and boy were about to enter the hall when they were attracted by cries of "lynch hhn," and the woman saw an Irate rrowd surrounding her husband and Bertram. So great and threatening as the crowd that the reserves, head ed by , Captain O'Cotmur, nad difficulty in rescuing the policeman and his prisoner, whom finally they got to the station house, where half a dozen wit nesses came forward to testify that Krugman had hit the boy accidentally. After the excitement had died out, the police wero informed that the Injured hoy was in convulsions. Then his mother wanted an ambulance to take bun to the hospital, so that a third call was sent in and he was hurried to the hospital, where he died. WELLS FARGO COMPANY RICH Could Live on Interest on Invested Money and Pay Seven Per Cent. St. Paul, May 1. Concerning the investigation of the Wells Fargo Ex press company, Attorney General George T. Simpson Introduced evi dence to show that the company en yys an earning rapacity equal to that of any other company In the United States With a property Investment, accord ing to evidence, of not more than $3, 000,000 and assets of 133,000,000, or which (28,000,000 Is Invested in stocks and bonds, mortgages, notes, loans and deposits In banks, the company not only is paying a 10 per cent dividend, but Is rapidly accumulating a vast sur plus. While O. W. Wlllam, expert account ant for the state, was on the witness rfand, Mr. Simpson asked: "Assuming that the Wells Fargo com pany should go out of business as an express company today, withdraw all Its agents and continue to live on the money It has Invested, what per cent could It annually pay on capital Hock?" "Seven per cent," replied Hillman. Muscatine, la., May 1. According to authentic information, an agree ment was signed here between the striking pearl button operators and the factory owners. The agreement, It. Is said, was the result of negotia tions carried on by a committee of the strikers and Governor Carroll with the owners. The latter has been here tour days. When the agreement is ratified by shop meetings and a general meeting of the workers, It probably will result In the men returning to work Wed nesday morning. The terms will not be made pub'ic until after the shop meetings today. TOWNS VOTE FRANCHISES Fred Cross of MonOcello Will Erect Central Lighting plant. Montlcello, la., May 1. Fred J. Cross of this city has now been voted franchises to Install and operate elec tric lighting and power systems In the cities of Center Point, Walker, Coggon and Central City. He has en tered Into negotiations with several other towns In Linn county for install ing a system that will connect a string of towns, all to be supplied from one central plant. Mr. Cross reports that he is about to commence work demol ishing the old mill property at Central City. He will utilize this water power In the operation of his central plant. Lincoln, May 1. The state board of assessment met today to begin the work of valuing the railroad property iu Nebraska, preparatory to its assess ment. Governor Aldrlch, Land Com missioner Cowies, Auditor Barton and Secretary of State Wait compose the board, which Is now authorized to add to all physical valuation of such roads tne value of railroad franchises. The physical valuation department of the railway commission has not yet finished Its labors and in all probabit ity will not be able to submit its fig ures to the board of assessment until later. As this, however, has nothing to do with setting values on railroad franchises dealing only with the roll ing stock equipment and other tangi ble property possessed by common carriers, the board will not be retard ed In Its labors. It Is probable that the Western Union Telegraph company will be made defendant to a suit started late on by the board of assessment for fail ure to report gross receipts to local assessors or to recover 'aige penalti for the alleged violation of the reve nue law. The institution of such a suit will lie with some county attor ney whose assessor will have asked for such action. Similar proceedings were Instituted at the Instance of county assessor at the time the rail roads of the state refused to pay their taxes and the state later prosecuted them unsuccessfully through every court to the federal supreme court. Refusal to Report Receipts. The telegraph company refused to report the gross receipts on the ground that the Nebraska supreme court had held that said receipts are not taxable. Further, the officers of the company stated that their books were not kept In such a condition as to enable thrm to give the amount of gross receipts In any one county for a given period of time.' The latter statement has met with little credence Irom the members of the l.onrd of as sessment and that contention has lit tle weight In their miu U. In the first place the county designation Is not re quired by law. A report is required, however, to local assessors of receipts, which means a report by towns, a thing to which It Is asserted the com pnny pnya considerable attention, and that Its business, town by town. Is carefully preserved an-1 at all times readv '-.r use or reference by the of ficers cf th? company. Unless a suit Is started soon there may b such n piling up of penalties that the company will be sorely the loser should It still maintain Its pres ent attitude In the matter. The law provides thai the assessors may add 50 per cent to their estimate of the value of taxable property where the owner refuces to list It for taxation, and provides further for a fine of $25 per day for each day's refusal to come into the fold with the tax list. LOCAL NEWS THE FAMOUS GEORGIA PROF, ISOLDEN Kriii Saturday's Pally. Mr. John Hennings of near uisil!e was shaking hands with ns rluttsmmilli friends todav. Miss Clara Hookmeyer came down from Cedar Creek on the morning train today and will visit her ninl her er Suudav. Mr. Henry .Mil of Louisville was u the city today, having arrived on No. i to look after Ihe week end business at the county seat. Mrs. Joel Messersmith of Have- loik arrived this morning to be the truest of her sister. Mrs. Wil liam MeCauley, for a short time. Messrs. H. N. Povey and George Povey, sr., were Omaha travelers on the morning train today, where they looked after business mat ters for a time. Councilman John H. Halstrom was u passenger to the metropo lis on the morning train today, where lie was called on business for a time. Our Uncle Tom Keunish went to Omaha this morning to pilot some of his IMatlsinoulh friends about Ihe interesting places in the city. Mr. ugust Poering of Omaha tif .companion by his mother, ar rived on No. i this morning to look after business mailers here for a short time. MINSTRELS COMING FOR GOVERNOR Indications That He Will Be Fac tor in Neil Campaign. EDWIN CASS STAYS IN JAIL Alleged Tax Embezzler Placer Under $35,00 Bond by Judge at Bedford. Bedford, Ia., May 1. Edwin CaHS, the alleged tax embe7zler of Taylor county captured In Durango, Colo., re cently and brought back to Bedford, has been Indicted by the Taylor coun ty grand Jury on three charges, of which embezzlement was the main one. His bonds were placed at $35, 000, which he has not been able to furnish. Judge Maxwell refused to al low the bonds to be reduced. The case will not be tried this terra. Will Send Patrol Boot. Dubuque, Ia., May 1. The United States government will send a patro boat to Dubuque for the coming Mis sissippi Power Boat association's re gatta. It Is probable that there will he more than one federal boat on the course, bb the government is Inter ested In the development of the hydro plane and probably will have experts on the ground to watch the work of this type of craft Rain and Snow In Wyoming. Oheyenne, Wyo., May 1. Rain, fol lowed by a heavy fall of wet snow that lies just where It falls, gladdened the hearts of Wyoming people for the Her in Is general over the state and nine none too soon. Anamosa Saloon Petition Fails. Anamosa. Ja., May 1. The saloon petition thus far has railed to gnln the required 80 per cent In Anamosu. The petition was first circulated be fore the municipal election, but was not filed within the thirty day period of its circulation. Commission Defers Action. The railway commission, which for tw6 days heard arguments as to the raising of sand rates between the dif ferent producing points end Omaha, South Omaha and this city decided to defer action In the matter for 120 days. The time will be given In order thst the transcript of evidence may be completed and that the (oinplalnants may file a brief. The remonstrants will le given sixty days after that time In whkh to file their brief. Wolf Bounty Warrants. The clean up of warrants Issued In conformity with the allowance of the $29,000 wolf bounty claims occurred when the last ones were made out by the state auditor's force. The total number of claims paid under the old law, which Is now extant, Is 4,474. all of "which have now been paid In full. Scalpels of those who had slain the beasts bought up hundreds of the claims, it Is said, when it became evi dent that the legislature was going to allow the outlawed claims and made considerable money on the invest ments, it Is asserted. Doctors Lose Licenses. Claims alleging that Dr. Johnson of this city and Dr. Bothrlck of Nelson had been guilty of performing crim inal operations had sufficient weight with the state board of health so that the licenses to practice medicine In this state were taken away from both of these practitioners. Four Mail Pouches Stolen. Hiawatha. Kan., May 1. The Mis souri Pacific depot here was robbed of four pouches of mall, awaiting transfer. The empty bags were found in u coal bin. Postofflce Inspectors whl reached Hiawatha have arrested seven suspects. It Is not known how much of value was obtained. Mrs. Frank Janda of Omaha ar rived today to visit her father-in-law, Thomas Janda, for the day :Jhe was accompanied bv little M is? f5lad s HoU'mnn. Mr. P. Laylon, who has been visiting friends and relatives nt Heloit, Wisconsin, and other places in that stale for three month past, arrived in I lie city last evening. Mrs. Porn Berkby of Sidney an Mrs. II. Y. Ilerkby of Percival Iowa, who have been guests of Ihe Heston fireen home for a few days, departed for their home this morning. Kditor Newlin of the Harrison Sun, and wife and daughters, who have been visiting John MeNurlin n:d family for n short lime, de parted for their home on the morning train today. They expect lo arrive in Harrison late this evening. "Miss Rachel Livingston was a passenger to Omaha via Pacific Junction this morning. A. F. Seybert, from near Cul- loni. was in the city today looking after some business matters. Mr. Charles Stoelir and two suns, of near Cedar Creek were in the city doing some shopping to-r!a. Charles C. I'armele returned home last evening from a week's business trip in Chicago, Lincoln and other points. Mr. O. (. Meisiuger of near Cedar C.-et k was in the city to day doinj' the week-end trading and visit mg with his friends. Mr. John Tigner and Mr. John Chapman of near Murray were in the city today transacting busi ness at the county treasurer's ollice. Mr. W. fi. Meisiuger, wife and "on, drove in from the farm this morning ami attended to the week-end traded and visitei v'llh 'liends for a lime. Mr. William Kehne of near Mauley drove to Ihe counly seat t!iis morning. Mr. Kehne says a line rain fell iu his neighborhooi last night and that vegetation looks line this morning. Mrs. James Smith of I'merson fowa, who has been visiting her son, Mr. Marion Smith, for a few days, departed for her lioine last evening. G. (iauer of Cedar Creek arrived on No. 4 this morning and looked after business matters in the county seat for a few hours today Mr. J. H. Ilurton of Murray came to town this morning and boarded the early train for Oina ha, where he looked atfer busi ncss matters for a lime. Will Be at the Parmele Theater on Saturday Night, May 6. Saturday night, Mav . will bat laughing night at the Parmele I theater, for on that dale those toily funny fellows comprising l i,. i. .. o f. i- Minstrels, will cut things loose. , UUfcMJN INIMtlS I tit LAW 1 iie big opening number. "The Palace of Revelry," will be a revelation. This beautiful pro duction is a masterpiece of tho scene painters' art, and has been months in construction. The costumes and settings comprise several thousand yards of silk, sal in and velvet. Twenty of the best singers ever carried by a minstrel organization and twelve of the funniest comedians will hold high revelry for an hour. This will be followed by another hour and a half of the brightest and snappiest of olios, compris ing two big spectacular southern numbers, introducing songs and dunces of the soul bland as only the negro can execute them. Seven other big vaudeville acls and a one-act, musical comedy that is ue long scream of laughter. The company will arrive in their own special cars early on the above date and give a big tree f-t: t parade at noon. Another concert will he given by the band iii front of Ihe theater at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. he was taken there on March 27. She is now able to walk a little by lerself and her general system shows marked improvement. The treatment. .is still being given her at Hie hospital and Prs. Walker and (leyerman see her daily. While she was quite anxious to eturn home, the doctors would not consent to her doing so at the present time, but set May 5 as the date when she could come, provid- d she continued to improve as she bad been for Ihe past week or en days, ami it was their opinion that there was every prospect that she would be convalescent from lv.w on. Doane College Gets Gift. Crete, Neb., May 1. Doane college made announcement that the $75,000 necessary to Insure the college a $2", 0(j0 gift from Dr. D. K. Pearson, the noted 'philanthropist, had been raised, making a total endowment of $100,000 for the school. ' E. 8. Eg Pastes Away. Omaha, May 1. Robert S. Ege, as sistant auditor of the Union Pacific Railroad company, died at his resi dence here of heart disease. Miss Hazel Tuey, who has bet Attorney General Holds That Com. merce Counsel Shall Act Only let Rate Matters Brought Before the State Railroad Commission. Des Moines, May 1. The suggestion, which came out lost week that la some way in the political contest of next year Professor P. G. Holden of the state college be pitted against Reprebentatlve K. W. Moore of Cedar Rapids is taking a somewhat serious turn. It is known that Moore has tieeu selected by a number to be their candidate for governor, largely be cause he changed front on tho sena torial matter at the critical time and is given credit for settling the mat ter. Unless something extraordinary happens he will run for governor or lieutenant governor, In which case. Professor Holden will also run for the office. Professor Holden has been the, head and mainstay of the agricultural extension movement In Iowa and in every county of the state he Is knowu for his wonderful real for the good farming Idea. Hut he has offended the president of tho state board of education, because he was persistent In demanding of the legislature larger appropriations for his department, and actually has been getting the money despite tho fight of the president. II was because of this that Represonta tlve Moore made a bitter attack upon Holden In tho legislature and de nounced the department of which he. Is the head. Now others are taking it up and one of the leading critics of the extension, work is quoted as declaring that Hol den has been doing more harm to. Iowa than the honest farmers can re pair in years. But officials of farmer organizations are becoming Interested! Mrs. Rush Fellows Convalescing. The many friemls of Mrs. Fel lows will be pleased to learn that she is improving, ns the follow ing from the ltelle Fourche (S. P.) Northwest Post would in dicate: "The wi lier . left Hot Springs al 7 o'clock Sunday morning, where he had been with Mrs. Fellows and daughter since Ihe previous Friday evening, ar riving there at 8:30 over the Nur- lington. He left the patient more ike herself than at any lime since jnnn- the prospect Is that an effort wilt Little Qlrl Better. The liltel daughter of Mr. lies- ton fireen, who has been suffering from an attack of measles, is re ported better today. The second little daughter has a peculiar case of the same disease. Al though on the point of breaking out with the rash for the past three days, and has much fever, still the rash does not appear. It is a very peculiar case. Burglars at Union. Thieves entered the nfllce of the I'liion Ledger at Union Wed nesday night, gaining entrance through a window, ond ransack ing the office. A show case con taining jewelry belonging to J. P. Mikkelson of Nebraska City, was broken into ami several articles taken. There is no clue to tho guilly parties. S. L. Furlong In Town. Mr. fi. L. Furlong, tho weather reporter of Rock lilufTs, was In the city today and staled that there was a nice rain fell at his place last night. This was Just what Mr. Furlong wished for, as he had just sowed some alfalfa that would now come right up. be made to remove Holden from the college and to cut out the seed corn, and other specials. The sequel to this will be that the matter will go Into the state political campaign next year. Cotton Interprets the Law. The new law as to the commerce counsel was the subject of an official opinion by Attorney General Cos son. Doubt had arisen as to whether or not the commerce counsel was to act for the railroad commission In all cases or was limited to a few. The attorney general finds that the law provides that tho commerce counsel shall act only In mrtters affecting rate cases brought before the railroad commis sion Itself, though there would be neither Impropriety nor Illegality in the commission designating him to act for that body in Interstate cases before tho Interstate commerce com mission or In cases in federal or state courts. Rut the office of the attorney general, which Is provided for In the constitution, has authority over cases In the courts and If the commerce counsel or anyone cIhc Is designated to aid In such cases it must be to work Jointly with the attorney general. Under this ruling It will be possible for the railroad commission to make much larger use of the commerce, counsel than had been supposed possi ble under a narrow Interpetatlon of the law. WILL INSPECT IOWA STREAMS State Commission Named to Aid Gov. ernment In Tracing Pollution. pes Moines, May 1. 1 he Btate board of health announced that Dr. Q. 11. Sumner, secretary of the board,. Sanitary Knglneer HlRgins and State Chemist Kinney will cooperate with a committee named by the government to Inspect Iowa streams reported con taminated by sewage. Drouth Broken. The Burlington station this morning reported last night's rainfall at .46 of an inch. The n rain came so genlly that every bit teaching near Cullom during the of it soaked into the ground and past winter, completed her term of school Thursday and returned to this city. Miss Hazel Povey, Miss Carrie Adams and Miss Clee Applegate worn Omaha visitors this morn ing, where they spent the day wilh friends. Mr. 11. W. Hauglunan drove in from the farm this morning, ac companied by his little daughter, and departed for Hastings, Iowa, where Mrs. llaughman went a week ago on account of the death of their little grandson. Mrs. llaughman will return with her husband the first of the week, while the little girl will remain at Hastings with her sister for a time. eastern Nebraska farmers are re joicing this morning at the drouth being broken. Wheat sowed late was needing the moisture badly. Card of Thanks. We desire lo express our thanks to neighbors and friends for their kindly assistance during the illness and death of Mr. Her ring. Mrs. Herring and Children. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McKinney. Money to Loan. $2,000 of sinking funds of the City of Platlsmoulh for term of years at low rate of interest on farm lands. Executive Committee. Cleveland Not Candidate. Harlan. Ia., May 1. Ex Senator W. P. Cleveland of this city announced that he will not bo a candidate before the Democratic convention to be held In Council Rluffs, May 16, when the nomination for congress, to fill the va cancy caused by the resignation of Judge Walter I. Smith, will be made. End of Romance Begun In Greece. Davenport, Ia., May 1. With the marriage of William Teroa, a wealthy Greek merchant of Davenport, and Miss Ewtihla Slckopoulou of Kerone, Greece, here there ended a romance begun In Greece twenty years ago. They worked together In the fields ia Greece as little children. Scratched by Thorn; Dies. Marshalltown, Ia., May 1. The slight scratch of a roso thorn, received ten days ago, caused the deuth of Mrs. W. H. C. Woodward, wife or a prom inent farmer living at Marietta. Rlood poisoning developed within a few hours after (he accident. Elopes With Little Girl. . Puton, Ia.. May 1 Officers are non closely trailing Alvln Fletcher, the young farm hnnd who cloptod with the thirteen j ear old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Honry I .owe. Added to thin charge Is also that of selling moit gaged property.