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About The Wealth makers of the world. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1894-1896 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1894)
A.ugust 2, 1894 8 THE WEALTH MAKERS. a i;i oows. THE LOSSES AMOUNT TO HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. I PERFECT WHIRLPOOL OF FLAMES. A Great Qnaatltr af Lamber, Cm Plant, Railroad Property and Freight War Destroyed Great Eicltemea Caused by the Flames Trains Delayed Several Hoar St. raul Bends Help. MiirstArous, Minn., An;. l.Tha third disastrous fire in the history of Minneapolis broke out about 8:30 yea . terday afternoon in the lumber yards cf the Ehcrlin-Carpenter company on the bank of the MississlsDt river at the foot of Eighth avenue, north. It spread with remarkable rapidity, and before it was controlled 'destroyed property valued at nearly 500,000. Besides 20.000,000 feet of lumber, the gas manufacturing' plant of the Omaha Railroad company, the round bouse, toolhouse, saudhouse and turn tables of that road, nearly forty freight cars, some lorded with mer chandise, and the office building of the Shevlin-Carpenter company, were burned The saw mill, the planing mill, drying kilns and store house for molding and preparing wood, although in the very heart of the fire district, were saved by the efforts of the tire men, aided by a fortuitous change in - tc asrectica ex tne wins. ; ' Help was summoned from St. Paul and seven engines with full crews were sent over from that city. The insurance will be about 8350,000, The fire has caused the greatest ex citement and brought tens of thou sands of people to the scene from within a radius of a score of miles. , It was not long after the blaze was first noticed when the heat became so intense that the crowds were forced back, and it wos well they were, be cause in less than a hour two tanks containing gas used by the Omaha liallroad company In lighting its cars, under the Pintscb system, exploded with terrific force, hurling fragments of steel a long distance. One piece weighing fully 500 pounds was carried several blocks and dropped in the railroad yards. A sta tionary boiler also exploded but caused no loss of life. Employes of the railroad company, at the risk of their lives, and with hands and faces blistered by the fearful heat, rushed into the fiercest of the flames and saved ten dead locomotives and nearly 100 1 cars, many of them emerging from the sea of itarae, charred ana damaged by the maelstrom of fire through which they were brought Incoming and outgoing trains were delayed several hours, the fire being ... a short distance from the union depot. Revised figures place the loss of the tsb-vlin-Carpenter company at J310,OfK,' 7'UJmurauce 3160,000. The loss to ""cue Omaha railroad company, inelud cars, is nearly""g200,6o0, covered by blanket insurance. Losses by cars burned belonging to other companies will awell the total to upwards of 9500,000. . A WELL MARRIED WOMAN. Mrs, D. Spenoer of Indiana Ilai J ait Espoused Bar Eleventh Husband. Valparaiso, Ind., Aug. 1. A wo man who was until recently Mrs. Dr. Spencer of Bourbon has just been joined in wedlock to her eleventh husband, and, as the bride of to-day is but 44 years of age, time may possi bly record many more matrimonial alliances. Her career is believed to be one of the most remarkable on record. She was a bride when a girl of 13. Ten rears afterwards she was divorced, tihe was also separated from her see end and third husbands. The fourth was a pardoned convict from the ioliet penitentiary. Death ended this union, and the season of mourn ing was followed the choice of a fifth and sixth husbands from a legion o f suitors. She was divorced from her Seventh husband. Her eighth husband had a tragio ending, and at the age of 3d years she was married to 8. II. Brown, No. 0, with whom she lived two years. To this union the first child was born. Brown disappeared and the next al liance with Dr. Spencer was termi nated by hi sudden death. The courts of the state fail to recor a parallel with the SJ-Mra. Spencer's checkered matrimonial life. A New Kansas TeUphoaa Mae. rfiSsAl Crrr, Ma, Aug. l.Ths Missouri and Kansas Telephone com pany will begin next week the con struction of a new line direct from ' Kansas City to Ottawa, Kan. The prcsint line to Ottawa goes by Taola, a very reundabout and unsatisfactory (rout. The new line will connect at Olathe with the new all metallic line Whlok is constructed in such a way as to allow two conversations over the same wires at the same time. The Hew line will give Gardner, tUlgerton ad WelUvlUe tetaphoue connection with Kansas City, which wilt be a new thing for tbsm. The old line from 1'aoU to Ottawa will be taken up and run to Oaawatomie, another new town ta the Kaunas City circuit, t'iMrte far It latllan territory, Yamiqtv). Aug. l.The senate faated the bill yesterday introduced some time ago by Henetor Teller, pro tiding additional court facilities fur the people of the Indian Territory, There were some important arat4 meats to the original bill The bill as p.Mad, divides tha la stlan tatviiory lata a ftouthera and yrthem district, each ta be presided " erer by ft Judge, Judge htuait, the Keen! judge, U to have what is w ae the tHuthrn district. wMb la taftde p of the Choctaw and Chtok -xw nations, w ,". tha Norther. .J I .. , J k . .... ta ineua f., j inKninwtt, Oeeli sad testi., nations, la the Kortaara dUtrlol only on place is tts!ast4 fee holding eourt, sad , at hi Uaaoog ENTERPRISINQ INDIANS. The Poneaa of Oklahoma Demonstrate Thai Thar Are Good Showmen. Guthrie, Ok., .Aug. l.The Ponca Indians living on a reservation in the Cherokee strip have, during the past week, shown their ability to look out for number one and adapt themselves to the ways of civilization when it suits them so to do. For several years great crowds of white people have beta flocking to the reservation at stated times to wit ness the annual sun and festival dances of the tribe. Several weeks ago the leading members of the tribe went to Perry and contracted for a large amount of lumber with which tbey nave enclosed their dance House and festival grounds with a high board fence and are now billing all the neighboring towns inviting all the white people to come and see the dances at twenty-nve cents aneaa. They will open with ft grand sham battle lasting six hours, in which they will give realistlo exhibitions of tomahawking and scalping a victim, and finally a wooden dummy will be drasrsred off and tied to a stake and the warriors will make a prize run to stab the victim, after which a nre will be started and the regular burning at the stake shown with the braves, over 200 in number, carrying on a regular war dance about the fire. This will 'last all night and be followed all the next dav and nlsrht by the sun dance. which will also be participated in by me uioes ana jnissouris. BURKE'S GOOD THROW. Bass Ball Flayers Have a Man From 1 Drowning. Atxahtio Crrr, N. J., Aug. 1. George Davis, Amos Rusie, Eddie Burke and Charles Far re 11 of the Oiants were the heroes of this resort yesterday, having, saved John Conroy of Camden from drowning. Conroy, who had been drinking, swam far beyond the limits, and the undertow was swiftly bearing him beyond reach. Among the bathers were most of New York's team. .As it was observed that Conroy was un able to help himself, a mighty shout went up for the life Kavincr guard. A couple of the red shirted guards raced into the water parrying a life preserver, which was rapidly unwound from a reel of 500 yards of line. Eddie Burke grabbed the preserver from the hands of the guards and threw it straight as an arrow at Con roy's head. Conroy had just strength enough left to grasp it and he never let go. Davis brestcd the breakers, reached the half drowned Conroy.and, with his right arm around Conroy's waist, brought the exhausted man nearer in shore, where Burke, Rusie and Farrell assisted them to land. The throng surrounded Davis, Burke, RuSle and Farrell and hurrahed for several minutes. A CASK OF GOLD, Shipped From America and Stolen En ltoute From Havre to rarls. Paris, Aug. . The police of France are investigating what is probably one of the most remarkable robberies on recoi'd, and it is believed that the j-oKee authorities of the United States will be asked, if they have not al ready been so requested, to take a hand in the investigation. In some unaccountable manner a cask ef gold from New York, valued at 950,000, has been stolen while in transit from Havre to Paris. The Frei ch line ship, La Touraine, Cap tain Santel, left New York on July 21 for Havre, with forty casks of American gold on board, valued at (2,000,000 and consigned to various firms. She arrived here July 29. The forty casks of gold ore believed to have been safely landed at Havre, but they are also said to have been placed, complete, on board the train running between Havre and this city. But when the precious casks wero counted upon arrival here there were only thirty-nine of them; one cask, containing $50,000 in American gold, had by some moans disappeared. THE ROYALISTS CONFIDENT. They Think They Will Ba Sneeeufnl la Having tha Queen Restored. riTTBBUBO, Pa., Aug. l.The Ha waiian royalist commission, com posed of the Hon. John A. Cummings, Samuel Parker and Judge Welder man, ex-cabinet o Ulcers of the royal ist administration, passed through Pittsburg to-day on their way to Washington in the interest of ex- Queen Liluokalanl. Judge Welderman was the only member of the party up when the train arrived. In an interview he Bald: "We want to bring about an adjustment of aT&lraat the Hawaiian Islands. Queen Llliuokalanl abdicated under protest is waiting for her an- ....... IV'. .... X . tu..l.. ington to receive it from President Cleveland. On July 4th the govern ment adopted a constitution and pro claimed a republic. They wanted to send the queen away, as she does not represent the present govern ment. We are anxious to have the queen restored and believe ws will be successful In our miss on." raeksrs tie I a Cat la Wages, Cbicaoo Aug. l.The wages of the men employed In the haw department of Armour's packing ,House, were re timed fifteen cents per day to-day. They asked for a return to the old wages, whli'h was refused, and they were told that they might strike if they wanted ta It Is not believed that they will do so, A number of strikers formerly em ployed in the service of the Chicago A lirend Trunk railroad applied for work to day, which the oltloiais of the road refused to give them, A telleased Hlllwa tlMilee r . iUu.as, Tssaa, Aug. 1. Two large brick buildings on K) alt set, oe upled by the Walls l arge tUpres even pa uy and U Crddt?k large Sroeery fcous. eollapaed at llJo to ay. A number of people are burled ta the rntoa Due wan has besa take oat dead. The are, department Is at Work la the rulaa, Ta lay the teres Staoe. CiRTtuas, Mo., Aug. .-Th r sr stone of Jasper county's aewlioo,. 000 eoart house, new being reete4 la this elty, will be laid with appropri ate eeremoalrs Tuesday, Aug t lu liT. Conducted by J Y.M. 6wlgart. Correspon dence solicited. Fire, eyclone or hall. . In another column will be found a s km pie of the way old time companies are doing their adjusting. While mu t ila so far as I know have the name of a 'just log promptly, and paying the full amount of damage done up to the amount insured. But for monumental gall it remains for The Home of New Yrk to "take the cske " I was shown a letter from H. H. Wa'.ker, secretary wdstern department, Chicago, III., to fie secretary of the mutual company in tils state In which be threatens to en- j iln the mutual company from aocept lngpollcles of theHome for cancellation, aad further adds,that they (The Home) will bold the Mutual accountable for whatever damage the Home may sus U'n on account of the course pursued by the aald mutuals, and again be says that the He me has compiled with all the laws of our state and secured the right to pursue their business peace ably. Well, what next? If an agent of any of our mutual companies talks to man who is Insured and that man says that he is already insured In a stock company and asks how much be could get back from the company according to law if be should send his policy In for cancellation, does any reader think that any court would say that the agent should not tell the amount of unearned premium, and it he did, that he should be fined for contempt of court? The history of 1894 right here in the United States willshowyou decisions even more rank and the threat of the Home may be carried 'out, and probably will be. In these columns we wact to keep all who are interested ia mutual insurance posted on just uch work. If any one can .give us any pointers on their methods of doing bust nCMS in any other than in a regu nr way report It once to us, but we want noth ing but facts that can be substantiated. Will you lend us a helping 'h'aud? Report of Lancastf It County Farmers' Mutual InsuranceCompany, insurance took effect Decfith, 1891. Amount of insurance At that time 1105,000. Amountof insurance Jan. 1st, 1894, C283,- 000. Amount of insurance July 1st, $.337,000. Number of agents at work, ivne. Amount of damage paid since organization $123. One assessment at 10c per hundred dollars. Total cost for $1,000, nearly thirty eight months, has b3en but $2.60, including membership fees. , Nebraska Mutual Fire, Lightning and Cyclone Insurance Company. Insur ance took effect May 19th, 1892, with $150,000 Insurance. Jan. 1st 1894 we had $346,000. July 1st $520,000. Num ber of agents in the field none. Several of our members and the secretaries of local fire compsnies are authorized to write insurance but they are not in the field. We have paid $535 losses and have two more to pay to the amount of $385. One assessment of lOo per one h indred dollars so far, will probable make another assessment this fall. Total cost per $1,000 over two years, in cluding fees, 4 00. At this' rate the cost for five years Insurance wonld bv but $5.50. No insurance accepted on fire from any territory covered by a local company. We hope the secre tary of every local Mutual company in the state will make out a report of his county similar to above and forward to us with the names of his members. We will send each one the report and if any one would like to get the report of all the companies in the Btate he should at once send to us the subscription price of this paper. Almost any one who is Interested in Mutual insurance can get up a club of five.. The insurance de partment will be a permanent feature of The Wealth Makers. Chronic Nervousness Could Not Sleep, Nervous Headaches. Gentlemen: I have been taking our ltesloratlve Nrrvloq for the past hree months an4 1 cannot say enough, ia iu praise. It baa Saved Hy Life, for I had almost given up bopo of vr being well again. 1 was a chronic suffrrtr from nervousness and couid Dot sleep. 1 was also troubled with nervous headache, and bad tried doctors la tain, until 1 used your Ntftloa. Yourt truly, MR, M, WOOU, Kief w4, III, Dr. Miles' Nervine Cures. It. Mltee Mervtee le sJ4 ee a soeltl' ueraataa that tha ire buttle WlQ VeaaSki 111 eradiate saA It at U, Miles MkM fllSlAll DEPAfiTU Escape) Heat and Oala Health. At no "resort" north, east, south or west, can this be done to such advant- m rvti a a a f attuf awn tTrt Q rtr n rra C Now is the time to go, and the Elk horn Line the pioneer route the way. Low Excursion rates in effect. Apply to A. S. Fielding, city ticket agent, 117 South 10th street, or depot corner S and 8th streets, for particulars. - S. A. Mosher, General Agent WORLD'S FAIR AWARDS VI If A IIPRII A ana one Diploma lor ifeemy, Miwaartfei and ta)emeea.Over w.mju Of mm emciee nave been told direct to the Deoole. 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Meed no water hauler, no ooal, wood or straw. No steam, smoke, sparks or ashes. So pomtbilltr of flro or explosion. Needs no En ginuer or Fireman, fitarted In 6 minuk. JhmI tha thin for tne I'trm. Write for catalogue. THE VAN DUZEN OAS AND GASOLINE ENOINE CO., CINCINNATI, O. THE MINNEAPOLIS Traction Engine fit. Iteat tnglne cm wlnffU.safral U'ller, ur li'At lui t draws hravU'st loadj can't Ih Wat in any jwrtkuiar. With Viclr Hr4tr, Vclorjr 8lf-Vr4. rr, Automatic hUclir ami lUfgrr Atlarhitiicnt. n"t rouiU-t lina tf Tlirvhiuif Maohinory. Only fwntplrtf ateam owttll awarOrti ninUl ami two diknua at 4ha WrUI'a Fair, Writ tst caUUirv Tie IIpls. ThretAtaK Sa Al&e Cg . MINNEAPOLIS MINN. W. Li. PjeUHj, Mananar. Urtca, 1001 U tL UNCOLN, .NKU- 71 v AlSntt. ft - r-.5 my mi- LAND DOUGLAS Ok 4 WOOUWOOLtWOOUWOOWOOLrWOOUWOOL!;; n AisiMiMti CnD fill I iwn 5 I I I w BUSI I WVVy I Our III I II I III! "iin o o U GILDERMAN L UtVOOLnVOOLnVOOLWOOLnVOOLWOOLnVOOLK WOOL! WOOL! WOOL! TT7E are revolntlonlzlne the wool trade by y y ever shipped wool East you know that out a ioi oi wool, w e can celved. Sacks furnished w e can make you full account sales within ten days after your wool Is re uioucu vu iiiuwuuii, uiuerai auvaucea maae wnen aesirea. PELTS! PELTS! PELTS! SAVE a middleman's profits by shipping us your pelts. We are not dealers, but hare a large tannery and tan our pelts. Does It not stand to reason that an exclusive wool commission house can do better for you than a geaeral commission house who sell hay, grain, etc f Cer tainly it does, We give our full time and attention to wool. fSTla wilting to us mention this paper. References, any bank in the United States, also Wealth Makers Pub. Co. The Great Northern Wool and Pur Ca, 104 and 106 Michigan St.. . - - - - CHICAGO. ILL. 4 0 fl fTpS WOOL GROWING PAY? $ AZ HI Tuat dePen(l8 upon how you sell your Wool, if yot " nA LeW hr it direct to market and to the right bouse, ' It does Pay." BEFERENCE8: Metropolitan National Bank, Chicago, and this Paper. THE srsim isi wiwrj mm9 m int mtm rf utnf mu wmgom, H wish jom or jour urn tor ur writ, to tub rdcrtla HirhlMrlooai. Apply for Mi&nry, nn4 w will ahw 0H kow m mmkt muutj avad moi iatrrfere with jour titrm wvrlu wnte to the Farmer's 1402 MASONIC TEMPLE, CHICAGO, ,,crv v price sao. n m a J it-zi mmiir- r da kill. SMS yesr kMm ea a f X:. x4'iiS!'ii'r,. . 31 pmUl nri. ui w. will Ball tou tm !1 'fff! ' : 1 1 J Moms FNPst's A- HULBERT, 9 to e,.V 1 JVTK -L S nl. WEBER GASOLINE ENGINES The best because the most simple. few minutes' attention s day will keep It running. Most economical; guaranteed cost of running is one cent per hone power per hour. Address, No. 404 Southwest Boulevard Weill Gas t Baalim Engim Co.. Kansaa FOR SALE I mmu-,W!3V ( J L. BANKS v Perclierofl; EsilisH rr MT korsas woa more honors thaa aar importer's ta Aasarioa at tha teUawtag fatoai law). atateFalr, Dee Uoinas; Nebraska Stave Fair. 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' 28 YEARS w h3V Bucce,,u"' o o L NE8S and) have maintained confidence and euccessfu relations wool growers and the trade. reliability is vouched for by Citi W1 banks and mercantile house. Establiahed 1866. o o BROS. ln?ca2io4,!t!iSoi5fB,tr-t onr nromnt sale and nnipir ntnm it mn have it takes them from six to twelve months to close It is no experiment. Our shippers testify to It unanimously. We will not only obtain tbe highest market price for your Wool, if youghipus.bntwewlll send you quick returns. We are revolutionizing the Wool trade by our Prompt Sales and Quick Returns, we have done what the Wool trade said was impossible. Instead of taking six to twelve months to make returns for Wool, as most houses do. wemake returns in that many days, and our shippers back ua up In this statement. Write for Prices on Wool and see the testimonials of our shippers. We are not an exclusive Wool bouse, but handle Hay, Grain and Produce of all kinds. SUMMERS, MORRISON & CO.,. Commission Merchants, 174 So. Water Street, Chicago. FARMER'S HANDY WAGON. PRICE $30. Width of Tire, 8 In. Height of Bolster,, 30 In. jroar juu Handy Wagon Co. ILLINOIS, OR FLORENCE, ALABAMA. JVJrr ntiotoie ccuftc uiu man asta unm LAND. OWNERS 2K2!S aaaSHsaasaaasaasasaseseesjasMsaBSHSaaBHSB wvviH smtiyar VSSfj WWW tEentnSS,z Cash Tbe best local and traveling agents wanted every, whore. Write at once for rtroulnr. and choice ter ritory; address A. O. Hulbert, Patentee, care of &S&2&Mmt tou.S.TWi Factory Catalogue with 200 enKraved designs and prices, sent free to any who want fancy Iron and wire work or city, cemetery sod farm fences, eto. City, Missouri aom v ' mi tex f '! f WW BEAUTIFUL iilli'i,! BOOK FREE. I hare a lot af oxoallsnt good pnra brea (reaordeti) mniaaa saM ssares, both Psrcheroos and EniUsh Sblre. Also liaaertea aa4 AraerloSa brad tbetland Ponies, Tbls stok is of our owa imaosa tlens and rslsing, olean, healthy and all right. We will sail oaa sal tual ar all, as tha soars stock must be disposed of. for a Has aae? aeeoripilon address, A. . HUULIVaN, Tn Lsiportlnf Draft Hons Ooapaiy, LINCOLN, NK. WILSON, Crestoo, Iowa. -IMPOKTIB OI Sllre, Belgiai ul Coicl Ism. uity s arm, urasvoa, urwa. mapsMses as i PPf t ft) a hut Riouitta m .ovmrr run OO UAYS UNLY. FREE EXAMINATION. 1U) of flgarw and Watch for glt.R0. 100,000 TIITIMONIAII IIOIIVID. CIT Till III and send It la us with your name and address, (do ttiuney required In adraoce) and we will send you by einrees. same day as we receive your order, una bus ar mmr eala arale aa 4'laare, and In Ibe same package a genuine Bella Nlehal Flatasl Waiea,sim wlndor and tntlet, ensniel dial, oil temiMred, unbreakable mainspring, Bnaly SiiUheil train jeweled balanre, dutl proof, Rnely uolitlied rase) a siilenilni ilm.kMp.r and fully warranted for Be years, a guarantee with every aswh. We will sum send In same package a beautiful Veld Plated I'hala aad hare U gu Un lii watcu fun eisuilnelhe goods el the eiurees omreaud. If salltfwlury pay the eipresaagrnt Sim and eiprees rbarges, and the bt of Cigars, and watch, rhaia and rharm aia yours. As thu og r la suaoe eomiy w inirmiuce uur lamous iu cigar, aiul to protect eurselves against d.alers tnd speeuljlors unlerlng In large quantities, we will aell eaava thaa three aaaee aa4 thraa waSehea lu any on. JiM.n V rile to-day. AtMtMe. J-