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i ■ m ^ KJi • t I VOLUME 18, griffin, geokgia, u. s. a. Griffin ia the heat and moat promising little epy in the Sooth. Ite record for the pant t decode, its many new enterprise* in oper- ,n. building nod contemplated, prove this 0 he a butrinese statement and uot a hyper- bolleal description. . Dnring that time it ho* ballt and put into most successful operation a 1100,000 cotton r and with this year started the wheels of a second of more than twice that capital, it has put up a large iron and brass foundry, | - * fertiliser factory, an immense ice and bot- f tllng works, a sash and blind factory, a broom factory, opened up the finest granite quarry in the United States, and now has onr large oil mills "in more or less advanced •tagesof construction, with m aggregate an- thorised capital of,over ball a milliou dollars. It is putting up the finest system of electric t that eati be prowmed, and has ap- nlied for ts o charters for Street street rai railways, it : the South, the Central, has secured connec¬ tion with its important rival, the EastTen- v uessee, Virginia and Georgia. It has obtain¬ ed direct independent connection with Chat- tauooga and the West, and will break ground in a le w da ys tee a fourth read, connecting with a fourth independent system. i With its five white and four colored rfrareh- es, it has recently completed a *10,000 new Presbyterian Preshy tsnan church. church. It Ithas has increased increased its its . pop. pop. ulation by hv nearly nearlv one one fifth, fifth, tfcjhas it has attraete* attracted borders fruitgrowers from hearty every State in the Union, until it is now sur- ; rounded on nearly every side by orchards and vineyards. It has put up the largest fruit evaporators in the State. It is the home tty has tolly iu- , with a half decade f an already admirable city, with the natural advantages oi having the finest climate, summer and winter, in the world. Griffin is the county seat of Spalding coun¬ ty, situated in west Middle Georgia, with a healthy,fertile and rolling country, 1150 feet above sea level. By the cen ras of 1890, it will have at alow estimate between 6 00Q and 7,000 people, and they are all of the right sort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to welcome strangers an.d anxious to secure de- sirable settlers, who will not be any less wel- some if„they bring money to help build up the town. There is about only one thing.we need badSy just now, and that ia a big hotel. , We have several small ones, but their accom¬ modations are entirely too limited for our business, pleasure and health seeking guests. If you see anybody that wants a good loea- tfoajor a hotel in the South, just mention paper to the Empire State of Georgia. Please enclose stamps in sending for sample 1 copies, and descriptive pamphlet of Griffin.) This brief sketchis written April 12th, 1889, and will have to be changed in a few months to embrace new enterprises commenced and ’completed. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. . HENKY C. PEEPLES, ATTORNEY AT LAW HAMPTON, GEORGIA. Practices iu all the State and Federal Court*. octfidAwly 115-- -4.£f»;^r»:y:5 .5; 5 JOHN J. HUNT, ATTORNEY at law, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. Office, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. H. White's Clothing Store. mar22d&wly TH0S. R. MILLS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Will " practice 1 in the State and Federal „ Office over George A Hartnett’s novgtf JOHN D STEWART, BOBT. T. DANIEL. STEWART A DANIEL | ATTORNEYS AT LAW Over George A Hartnett’s, Griffin, Ga. Vill practice i n th e State and Federal SS julyl9dtf 0. L. PARMER, f. ATTORNEY AT LAW, WOODBURY, GEORGIA. I Pnroatpt attention given to all business! I practice in all the Court*, and where It r trastaeas calls.* KB* Collections a specialty. OTEL CURTIS GBIFFIN, GEORGIA. nder New Management i L 6. DANIEL, Rrtip’r. Fiters meet all trains. J0SEY HOUSE, Stny* Room and Kitchen, rich •pot Olid ateqle. < ne bloek located from for Lcentre^ffiU torret. Well SHELTON HOUSE, • opl»r street, 5 rooms and one land acre. 6th » Broom house aad U aores on i and branch. Also, 40 tT Hmi*s. Also, other TROOBM SIGHT Over Placing the R. X. S. Under Civil Service Rule. FROM PRESENT INDICATIONS A ROW IS PROBABLK. . , jf . j -- . ... , , , Between the Civil Service Commission and Railway Mall Service Officials - The Harrisons May Spend Part of Their Summer in the Mountains of West Vlr- ginla^-Natlonai Mews. W/.sMlNBTOH, May 7.—The biggest task ever undertaken by the civil service oomniis-' siou was assumed when it took charge of the 5,000 employee of the railway mail service. There is tienfakas ■«», SaSi. spili^ : • >1 ssi 1119 ^ liw u.pin -sii ii , i signs point to a row between the so-called civil service commission, which at present consist* of one mugwump member, and tile railway mail service officials. Where the Trouble Comes In. Under the rules when a call is made for a postal clerk'three name* will be submitted for each man wanted, ahd from these ap-' pototees will be selected. Here comes iu the difficulty, as the officials have been un¬ able to devise a scheme whereby men can be selected who live adjacent to the railroad lines on which they are to lie employed, as lt is very necessary they should do. Under the rules tha railway mail superin¬ tendent only designates in his call for clerks the states to which they are to be charged. Whether they pro wanted for railroad lines in the north, east, west or south part of the state, the civil service commission is notsup- posed “sssjfi to be informed, “ and in fact declines to n , IpoSei own a home in St. Louis. A Suggestion. It has been suggested that the railway mail officials be given authority to look over the list of eligibles and select men who live adjacent to the railway lines for which the men are to be appuuted. This the civil service commission will uot agree to for fear the enforcement might be used iu tbe inter¬ est of qjen eadorssd by the politicians. The commission at the same time expresses it* inability or disinclination to study up the a, cation of railway lines and mail routes in order to select men who live near to them. The only alternative, therefore, is for a gen¬ eral order to be issued compelling ail postal clerks to reside on the line of the railroad on which they are to be employed. H. The postofflea officials think such an order is the only solution of the problem. They do not expect to get a first-class set of clerks through the tortuous workings of the civil service examination aad e selection, and for thfft * u___ ... ah aE May.: The Supreme Court. Washington, May 7.—Soon after the ad¬ journment next Monday of the supreme court for the summer vacation, Chief Justice Fuller will go to Charleston for a while, and then to Chicago, and it is probable that he will remain ia that city the greater portion .of the summer. The chief justice speaks en¬ couragingly of tlie progress of business be¬ fore the supreme court. The term about to close he says, will show that a little has been gained since it began. Gases that in the ordinary course of supreme court proceedure would have required three years to be reached, have been settled iu two years and eight months. the chief Tbs business before the court justice thinks could intermediate be expedited by appellate the es- sti’.biisiiment of an or court as proposed soma years ago by Sena¬ tor Davis’ bill. ‘•This plan,’’ Chief Justice Fuller says, “wa.t tried in Illinois, and aoout two years ago the supreme court of that state was en¬ abled to catch tip with business that had ac- cumu’.aU‘don the docket. While it might not have such luck in t in sn weaaa court of the United States, or make such testifying benefited pro¬ gress. Hull the roue.: v wot,' i be by such an to.e-m • t -i.e ;•>::* , an 1 I sin¬ cerely hojte congress w iii authorize its estab¬ lishment.” Mri Unll' >' l.’nvs a Residence. Chief Justice Fuller ha* purchased the residence of Ju 1 •- vsy.r*. which, taken to¬ gether. hoiw; told ;r.. i i s i», is one of the finest residences its tiio tty. He will move into his new home o.*riy t x tha fall. For Coui.nl f:ei,«*r*T.at Parts. Baltuiokx. M>y V.—Tac Sun’s Washing¬ ton eomaponde tes says; flan, Adam EL King, of B:»i imora, foria.wly naval officer at that port, lias, it is said, been decided upon at the state d rwnmaat few consul general at Paris. Tin appointment political fa at¬ tributed to the c ose isrsonal and friendship existing between Gou. King and Secretary Blaine. lUm. King’s name was mentioned early for e iliestor of the port of Baltimcre, and tbe iulluence of Mr. Blaine would perhaps have s cored tho appoint¬ ment, but, for the decision of the cabinet offi¬ cers at their first meeting not to interfere with matters in other department* tim their own., Geu. King, it is stated, has bad the Paris appointment under consideration for some time, hesitating to go abroad on account of business interests requiring his presence in Baltimore. It is Upderstood in Washington, however, that be will conclude to accept the consul generalship, which ia both an honorable and profitable position. Where the Harrisons WUi Summer, Washington, May 7. — President am* Mrs. Harrison may possibly spend a portion of tiie summer in the mountains of West Virginia, on tbe new West Virginia Centra} railway, in whit* Secretary Blaine and oth?r prominent men are interested, at a pluvo called Davis, fifty miles south of Pied¬ mont, in the mountains. The altitude is said to be higher than that of Dssr Part, Vd . where arrangements to pas the early portion of summer have been completed by the president, who wished to hare hit famUy near effimgh to Washington to hi* offi¬ gundav in their midst, returning to Mr. & cial duties the following Monday. B. Elkins, .of New York, who ia tatereeted in the naw road to Davis, proposes building himself a Bummer cottage at that point, be *nd Wa has invited Mr. Harrison’, family to guests for a white. _ Relics of Fast Age*. Findlay. O., May 7.-In excav ating ffravd ou a f&rtn near Vmo BoteOf lNi hr ■ r i-o-l. together with ft jftr un sra- pum shell*, Tbe skeleton was te a g ood sta r\ -neverrstion. The >r ear h w ires, very thin «ad dark. I t was ii*. I.r< k t*.u .in getting ft warn it pom out ■ brit Ybs^^lno* had ftu mWI * ‘'' ..... ..... .....;---------- ------- = GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. THU A NEW WRINKLE Either Administration. stows, O., May 7.—Tha chuuge in administration has caused a curious state affairs at {forth Jackson, this county. tha former Republican administra¬ tion George W, Shaffer waa for many year* postmaster, running tbe offles in con¬ with his store. Whan Mr. Cleve¬ took charge of government affairs Mr. Shaffer waa retired, and Edward Foulk, a Democrat, waa appointed as his successor, and Still botes the appointment. Mr. Foulk promptly removed tha office to hia store, la which his brothel-, George Foulk, is a part¬ ner. The latter is an ardent Republican, and has made application for the postmas- terehip, to succeed his brother, and, If suo- cessful, will allow the office to remain where itia. ■- Another of the Same Sort. Lapobte, Lid., May 7.—At Stillwell, tide county, two brothers are in partnership in carrying on a country store. One of them is a Democrat while the other ft a Republi¬ can. The brother who i* « Democrat has had charge of the postofflea until recently, when tiie Republican brother was appointed postmaster. Thus they hold tbe postofiloe just the same. This ia a new wrinkle in the postoffleeUne, and works under either nd- mlnlstratio n. _____ GOT LEFT IN THE RUSH. Baffled Boomers Destitute end Anxious to (Set Back Home — False Charges Against Deputy Marshals. Arkansas Crrr, Kan., May 7.—Tbe suf¬ fering of the boomers finds most prominent evidence along this northern border. Sun¬ day 1,M» wagons on tiie man* down and 800 wagons on the way back were counted. The groves in the Arkansas and Wabmt river valleys, that afforded camps for the boomers before tha daacent, are filling again with the returning unfortunates. There are hundreds of families among them who have arid everything to make the trip and now have nothing left The tight of men, women and children who are thus unpio- vided for and desolate, with tiie mart frames of horses surviving to drag them along, is pitiful Guthrie Still Booming. Guthrie still holds the majority of popula¬ tion and UJ not yet symmetrically formed. Oklahoma City is the most promising town site. Capt Crouch, the old successor to Boomer Payne, was Saturday elected mayor, defeating a preacher whose platform was against gambling and whisky. As long as tint latter is excluded, as it is now, serious trouble cannot occur in Oklahoma. The Marshals Did Tlietr Duty. Springfield, III., May 7.—Referring to tbe charges of land-grabbing in Oklahoma by deputy United States marshals, Maj. Bluford Wilson, who baa just returned from that territory, says the marshals are in no “It tenot true,” said he, “that Marshals Needles and Jones, or their deputies, have seized upon and occupied the best tends. There have been no frauds committed by deputy marshals. They not only respected the law themselves, tot they forced others to respect them. “In spite of tbe diligence and of tbe sol¬ diers and the deputies, the country was full of skulkers, many of whom sought to enter upon and occupy tends long prior to high noon of April 22, and wherever this was ob¬ served the sneaks were summarily ejected, and it is largely from this class that the cries of fraud against tiie deputise have ema¬ nated. they have filled the ears of the col¬ umns of the press and the department of officials at Washington with their outcries. These skulkers have combined, and are making common cause with others who lost in tbe great game of grab which ensued after 12 o'clock of Aprils Ho Attempt to Settle the Outlet, Washington, May 7.— The war depart¬ ment has received. the following dispatch, dated Sunday, from Gen. Crook at Chicago; “Gen. Meritt telegraphs that Col Wade reports all quiet in Oklahoma territory, and that scouts discovered no attempt to settle In Cherokee outlet” THE SIOUX’8 L AND8. White Men Appropriating Part of the Reservation In Northern Nebraska, i Yankton, Dak., May 7 .— Between the Niobrara river and the Missouri, and be¬ tween the Niobrara river and the Keys Paha river ia a point of the tend embraced within the great Sioux reservation. The progressive white man has fastened his covetous eyes upon tltis patch of grounds. Bottlers are assembling at Niobrara and are quietly tipping across the Niobrara river and occupying claim* upon the tract above described. They are occupying it se individuals and colonies, but as they increase in number they will doubtless organise for mutual pro¬ tection and defense. Under the several acta of recognition by tbe government this is Sioux territory. It does act becomes part of the state of Nebraska until the Indian title is extinguished. The Indian's title can only be extinguished by treaty agreements. A Newspaper at Auction. Washikotor, May 7.—Col T. G. Morrow, proprietor of the Sunday Gazette, of this city, announced iu hi* paper r —— yesterday that he would sell his newspaper public estab¬ film, tion next Thursday. The Gazette was lished in 1865 by Col Tom Florence, an ex- member of congress from Pennsylvania Col Morrow bat owned and had control of the tne paper paper during c tiie past eight Republican years, con- ducting it it as an independent Journal. He H proposes now to retire from journalism aqd < angagq in other business. Another Smart Boy Uraoeher. Atlanta, Ga, May 7.-Jim McCook, the boy preacher of Carroll oognty, addressed a crowded bourn »* Newman, da, Sgnday night. He is IS years old, weigh* about fifty pounds, and is not over three and a half feet high. Be was born in Coweta county, of humble parentage, ia vary illiterate, Yet his sermon waa i The Petrel ia gatfttbetaiy. Baltinore, May T.-Tbe United gunboat Petrel bos bad her dock trial at tbe Colombian iron works, and her engines and machinery work admirably. No data * been set for the official trial tri] dp, but it he soon. __ pea hie HstiW of Card*. Lranrs, Pa., May 7,—A* Engl is hm a n named Ward shot and killed two parson bore last night during a quarrel over a Johns game of cards. Tha victims ware named and MiBer. Tbe murderer was a rrastod- En. Lee Is BIi.,1 He Longer. Richmond, Va., May 7.—The op performed two weeks ego upon the _ — ■Skai l v, It Is Formally by the President of DjHiblic, THE GIUSATK8* THE WORLD HJ Contribut ions from all Countries—-A Brief Description of tiie Ground* and Itutld- tnge—A French Craak Fire* a Blank Cartridge at President Coreot-Varton* Other Foreign News. . Paris, May 7.~At 9 oldook Sunday after¬ noon, M. Carnot, presides* of the Republic, a number ]oi ..eminent atatea- proceeded to jthe ally declared the a world. There Was much The city is profusely , _ adorned with flags and banner*! after dark gas lights,'electricity and firework* blend in splendors never before equalled; and for months to come Paris will be the Mecca of the sightseers of the world. MACHINERY HALL. Hitherto, in 1867 and 1878, she has had world's fairs, which wars at those times the greatest yet held. The third, which was opened Sunday, far exceeds them in magni¬ tude, importance and splendor as human achievements of the present surpass In 1878 thosqpf there even the proximate past were displayed inventions that in 1867 would have been esteemed chimerical; this year, in turn, sees an array that scarcely the wildest enthusiast had dreamed of eleven years ago. The actual physical extent of the present ex¬ hibition correspondingly goes beyond that of its predecessors. The exposition covers 192 ares. The gardens' of the Hotel das Invalides French contain tha exhibitions of the colonies, of the several ministers and of social economy. At the Qua! d’Orsay are the halls of agriculture, viticulture, fisheries and general food products. The Troeadero gardens are given up to fruits and flowers in the open air and iu glasshouses. The ijBDJnps Q0 Ja&rs, whotb b c ‘, u i on KfflW the of tbe great opening scenes of the revolution were enacted. At the entrance, spanning the gateway with the vast archways of it* base, rises tiie gigantic Eiffel tower, 808 metres high. Pass¬ ing underneath it the Central gardeu is reached. This has a monumental fountain BASE OF EIFFEL TOWER, in the middle, and is surrounded by build¬ ings containing exhibitions of fine arta, belles lettres, the liberal arts, and various department* of industry. These buildings stand on parallel lines and are crossed iu their axis by a high gallery surmounted by a dome which lead* to the hall of machinery. The cost of the build¬ ings in the Champs de Mars, exclusive of the Eiffel tower, has been about *4,000,000, and itia intended that they shall remain aa per¬ manent structure*. exposition Tho total outlay author¬ ized for the entire is *8,600,000, of which *600,000 is held as a reserve fund. The earthworks required a removal of 7,500,000 oubio feet, The drains and water- pipes of the Camps de Mars were lengthened by about two miles, and more than 40,000 tons of iron aiid steel were used by tbe builders. The toll of machinery is 1,899 feet long and 159 feet high, covered with a roof of iron, wood and glass, having a span of 360 feet in the clear, the greatest ever at¬ tempted. A gallery extends around the in¬ terior for the display of the lighter classes of machinery and from end to end run four un¬ broken lines of shafting The ton ia distributing derived from the motive power, power a group of steam engine* of placed h» one of the twits, tto boilers which transform into steam forty tons of water per hour. Tlte total energy is about *00 home power. The chief architectural feature of the ex¬ position is, of oourse, the tower, w «re the Crystal Palaee at 1 i in 1851, the iron lighthouse at Paris in I i, the great 4^ THE EIFFEL TOWER FROM . rotunda at Vienna in 1878, and the Trecadert palace at Paris in 1878. This is tto loftiest 984 structure feet high, ever raised fto Was by mmmrn Tto first sod was turned in excavation toy .it* foundation work on January 28,1887, and tto whole was completed on March Si, 1889. ! tho every l charming flourished, i S3 More tho wort of .. _ the director of public works, on tho ground a m trees. Shrubs seeds laid, and now expanse looks like a well-kept perk of Iany years standing. Indeed, tha i of ‘ vegetation H on the streets aad squares ia one of of tha the most it* I striking eherao- twkUot of all Far In. , During the held progress of the exposition there will to at Pari* numerous tutor- national congresses. Many of them will be held In tbe Troeadero palace, or la other of the exposition. Betides minor there wilt to sixty-nine inter - work in . .totSpfthgL organized charity ...... ....., and education. Other international congresses wfil be of bakers, of pigeon—fanciers of talk,—tore students, medical and of pysehotogist, qimstions eleven relating and ten to sanitary *Tw dealing with economire. first of all will to tho peace congress, on June 1. Freni* exhibitors occupy, iff course, the bulk of the spare The United States has some 100,000 square feet. Of the entire 86,- 000 exhibitors 1,400 come from America. Mexicoand tbe Central and South American republic*, Hnyti, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, Greece, Monaoe, Servia, Morocco, Zealand Persia, Siam, Victoria, New and the South African republic participate officially. Tbe only European countries holding them¬ selves entirely aloof are Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Turkey and Montenegro. Several of the private committees of countries not officially represented have reoeived liberal subsidies from their government*. A Blank Cartridge. A man who gives the name of Perrin, and who says he is a marine storekeeper, fired a blank cartridge at President Carnot Sunday when tbe latter was leaving the Elysee pal¬ ace to attend the centenary celebration at Versailles. Perrin was promptly arrested. He was taken to a police station, whore ha made a statement concerning his act. Ha 9a “explained “explained that th be had no desire to kill the president; to merely wished to expose the fact that he (Perrin) waa the victim iff injustice. The crowd that had gathered in the neighborhood of the Elysee to witness the departure of the president became greatly excited and threatened to lynch the prisoner. The police, however, gathered in force aad drove back the indignant citizens. They Favor Republicanism. Brussels, May 7.—The sympathy Belgium of tbe workmen in the large cities Of ho* always been with Republicanism in France and elsewhere, and the article in The Inde¬ pendence Beige on the Washington o nial created a profound sensation all the country. The Clerical and Royalist press explain the progress dilation of the United States by the usual upon the extent of its territory, and while still Jioping it may continue, argue that the country would have flourished under a monarchical form of government, bs Well' re under that of a re public. . Two Many Women. Madrid, May 7.—At the last sitting of tbe Catholic congress, a crowd of ladies invaded the choral service, in which the tenor, Gtt- yarre, was to take part. So great was the crowd, that delegates to tbe congress were unable to reach their seats. The president refused to allow the service to begin, and the audience finally dispersed amid much disorder. _ Heavy Name to Carry.. Berlin, May 7, —Tho imperial party ar¬ rived at Kiel at 8:30 «, in. Sunday, to attend the christening of Prince Henry’s sou. The route from the station to the palaee was lined with guilds and various societies. The baby, which was told by the emperor during the ceremony, was christened Waliletnar Wilhelm Ludwig Frederich Victor Hein¬ rich, _ Devllsh Inhumanity. Constantinople, May 7 .—It Is reported that a Kurdish chief who recently escaped from prison gathered a number of hi* fol¬ lowers and attacked an Armenian village. The baud seized several prominent men of the village, poured over them petroleum, to which they set fire, and then watched their victims slowly burn to death. Knapp* Determined to Be Ufly. Berlin. May 7.—Dr. Samoa, Knappe, formerly German consul at Apia. denies that Maiaafa ordered bis adherents to aid in re*, outag the sailors of the Gorman men-of-wor recently wrecked at that plans. Gn the con¬ trary, to says Mataafa forbade bis followers to assist the Ger mans in any way. Miners' I!lot. Berlin, May 7.—Miners on strike at Getzenkircbui. Westphalia, engaged in a riot Suuday, aad wrecked a number of shops. Tha police dispersed them iriti* tiie drawn sword*, and “Fder was restored with assistance of a detachme nt of troops, Boulanger and Lieutenants Elected, Paris, May 7.—In the ..econd hallote for members of the St Quen municipal govern¬ ment Sunday MM- Boulanger, Laguerre, Naquet and Par oulede were elected. Foreign Notes. , The Paris Figaro states that ttoiktngs of Belgium, Saxony, Greece and Sefvla will visit tbe Paris exhibition. Director Hentsch, of the Comptoir d’Jj*- compte, was taken before q magist rate at Paris Sunday, and was admitted to ball in the sum of *300,000, Tbe British government has decided to take a division on the question of toe second readihg of the sugar bounty bill, but in yiew of widely tho uonoSuded uncertainty not as to trust to the the result, has matter as a question of confidence. The Berlin press are making merry oyqp tiie resumption by the King of Holland of his sovereign duties aad tha collapse of the Uuke iff Nassau’s regency. It is inserted that the aged monarch is hourly in danger h) of suffering a relapse, and Dake bis restoration regarded as an insult to Adolph Heqry George to* mat with marked suo- oez> In hi* lecturing tour of BcADnd. He will dose bis campaign with Mi speech at Glasgow next Thursday, aud return to don, Mr, George baa mode his greats it in- roads in the Liberal ranks, a«Hi is quite clear that the Scotch Litoral- must adopt Us theory or become hopetwdy d ivide! An Entire Family Drownrit. Wheebino, W. Va, May 7,—The settled of t## P, B. Harr, **5*°?’ liv^* to a thinly «**•. «*“• exterminated Sunday by drowning. started Hare, his wife and two children out visit s neighbor. They bad to oroai a moun¬ tain stream which wss swollen oat its banks, liarr foolishly attempts! ! , cress it tea canoe. Tto boat copsized and ail hands thrown in the stream. Mrs Harr aad one of the children HRS lathe - “ Iii the F * It ' : . ANUMBKB OF TOWNS THREAT D**TBKOT!OK. ‘ „ WITH t'l V,.*/** .www' ■* ;- .| Duluth Knvelopsd In a i Smoke front the Burn Timber-C oostderebte Damage « Railroad.-Sistoea lee Hews nil mud ft! ( .jkportuv I»<1*—Otbfif S Bt. Pa 1 towns are A specij V-”-- of smoke: hang, over tto city. Z*° - - of tbe Duluth and Iron Thompson and south beyond : junction. There are reports of da _ tinments beck of this city on < n m Tim ^rflnmn Pacific trestle nmr W brU^ Wla,on the super to ^ | Ashland, Wis., advices ..... — — 1 fires are raging in the hi forests iuk! the loss will to At Cumberland the woods in i direction are on fire, The fire* art uigjjt 0 f kjrjjj jtncl people atq jj. alarmed. Never to the history of Burnett ooun have forest fires raged as ttop did Sunday. | 1 Ice Hanses Burned. by the Washington Ice co ca>?o tLnloufttpii q j| gtono city, were destroyed by ftrai tog; also twenty Lah that were on a siding bi Tto fire originated to tbe tool quantity of explosives stored i exploded With terrific force, an fire brands were scattered over t ice houses. The company owns a steam j refused to work, and nothli was caught on top of ono houses, aud narrow iff.the fire is uuk At Wlnnlf _ Winnipeg. Man., May 7.—The | fire to tho history of this city is nos control. Tho following places w< sfcroyed; Bell Brothers’ grocery, C. A kervillo's hardware establishment; V Par men ter, stationery; G. Anderson,] siou house; R. Lyons, boots and shoe* Jewish synagogue, the Brooklyn hotel Nickel-Plate hotel and M. Ropsteip,'* au. rooms. The Methodist church and eras buildings were badly scorched, but save with small damage. BICYCLING UNDER WATER. Remarkable Feat of a Drowning Mao f- the Merrlmac River. Cincinnati, May 7.-The Timre-Star pub- Bicyclist James Wobb tos disoovertd tits utility of hi* bicycle a* a submarine rehicte of locomotion. When the steamer Cariotta sank the other day on a ledge to tto Mem- mac river Webb and several other wheel- men were ou {ho dee* of the steamer. Webb was mounted on his bicycle, doing tto “stand-still” act. His friend# all to swim ashore with no more damage than a GwroiiKh _ ........... wetttaff. Bat Bat We Webb and _ bis biuy- cle were thrown over the side of and diately sank as promptly a* did the boat Imms- ately afterwards. afterwards. Webb Webb was was quite quite at at home home In in tto water, aud when be went overboard be did not think of letting go of his machine. It was too valuable to lose, so he clung together, to the handlm as they both want down •Webb to tbe saddle sitting bolt upright. Tbe wheel must have slid between two stones, for when the machine struck tho bottom it remained upright, instinctively Webb’s feet sought sought the pedals, and putting forth his muscle to actually propelled the bicycle over tho hard sandy bottom aud up the incline of the ledge for a distance of sixty feet, A loud cheer greeted the appearance of tto submerged bicyclist, and be was warmly congratulated by his friends. There have been some people skeptical enough to doubt tho truth of this performance, b»t whan : shown through a water glass tto wheel tracks in the band, they have been promptly convinced. Webb has becOR-4 enthusiastic over submarine cycling, and says that as soon as ha can devise some way of beeping up tto supply of air, ho will try for one mile a bicycle record under water. He is prepared to receive challenges. Lady Lonsdale I* Here, New Yore, May i—Lady Lmudals, whose husband has been to the Arctic regions on an exploring expedition, arrived to New York Sunday from England on tto Umbria. She was accompanied fey two s-irrant* and at once went to tto Brevoort where til# remained quietly all day, refusing meet Lord Lonsdale, who is said to be t to Han Frenctooo. She will remain to? York three or four da ya_ Missed Hi* Train and Glad of It. S Malden, Mom., May 7.—Ira W. Hoi)- kins, of this city, wtoste coat contained personal documents whs found to tto rail- road wreck at Hamilton, Ont., is ref. it h va# He Intended tftkin n ‘ the ill fated imt n over, wmt ionwo, _ After the Bon 5Ug£!g »*s"‘ a d Y t TemL, «S leading a, a negro, r cards played .even u • FortwtowtoB 1 tw^Ufflthat 1 tgreirf At Ml* 1 _ his wife , * * ;