Eau Claire Leader (Newspaper) - August 27, 1896, Eau Claire, Wisconsin WIS 1896 PAGES 64 DOZ MENS rts Drawers Suitable for Fall and Winter For merly sold for and each Will be sold today at co 202204 North Bars ow Street EVERYBODY IS ASKING QUESTIONS New Store To be Eau Claires Bargain Center HERE ARE ANSWERS TO A FEW OF THESE QUESTIONS What will they do Sell Dry Goods at the lowest possible price Conduct business on modern popular liberal princi ples Where will they be South East corner of Kelsey and South River Streets 83 feet frontage on Kelsey street and 105 feet on South River street When will they open Before very long Due announcement of the exact date will be given in the daily papers Something extraordinary Watch for it What will they display An entire new and complete stock of Fall Dress Goods Silks novelties etc A Belief of the London Globe LONDON Aug re ferring to the political campaign in the United States the opinion that the avoidance of by Major McKmley and W J Brvan may be accepted as a sign that the Mon advocated by Messrs Cleveland and Olney no longer dazzles American minds An Accident at Utica UTICA N T Bryans eventful day ended with an ao which narrowly missed being h disaster Onehalf of the platform from which he was addressing a crowa fell to the ground and although the presidential candidate escaped injury several persons were badly bruised Nominate ST CLOUD Minn Aug Sixth district Populist congressional convention met here at 2 oclock and unanimously nominated C A Towne The says that the only issue is the money question bnt it endorses the fit Louis platform and nominees Only Fifteen Houses in the 111 3 Fated Michigan City Left Standing State Will Send Tents Would Be Great Suffering in Case of Storm Of the Two Thousand Inhabitant i Hundred in Absolute Want The Business House Established by A T Stewart Probably Closed Forever Immediate Cause of the Failure Attributed to the Monetary Stringency Though the House Has Been in Financial Some Time MILWAUKEE Aug communication has not yet been estab with and details of the fire which wiped that village out of existence are still lacking Advices rej by railroad official from stations j within a few miles of are to the effect that only 15 houses are left standing but that no lives were lost Fifteen thousand people are homeless at Rockland and other places iu the vicinity of Ontonagon to which the fled Relief are already under way The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul rail road had a car loaded with provisions by morning and succeeded in running it over the warped rails to within a quarter of a mile of Ontonagon These provisions will suffice to feed the people for a day but they are without shelter and would be in a pitiful plight in case of a storm Other cars of provisions are on their way from Marinette Green Bay and Milwaukee The State of Michigan a quantity of mil tents for the people LOSS OF MILLIONS Property Destroyed at Ontonagon Will Amount to Nearly MILWAUKEE Aug special to The Wisconsin from Houghton Mich particulars uf fire NEW YORK Aug dry good firm of Hilton Hughes Co once A T have made an assignment to G M Wright Among the banks in Wall street the failure of Hilton Hughes Co is re as due to a gradual decline in business The firms credit for the lat five years has been badly impaired and it is understood that very little if any of the firms single name paper is out The firm has been taking stock for several weeks past and recently understood to have received about which has been used in reduc ing the liabilities of the firm It is re ported that Siegel Cooper Co will take over the stock of Hilton Hughes The following statement was pre pared by Assignee George M Wright Parties in interest became satisfied that the business was not making a profit It was therefore determined to close it It pt first supposed that this could be done by an ordinary closing out sale without any gen eral assignment With this end in view Judge Hil Highest of all in Leavening U Report PURE AN EXPECTED CRISIS Ontonagon The fire originated in a swamp just south of the Diamond Match mills A gale the flames before it and the planing mill box factory and immense dry kilns of the match company soon a mass of ashes The flames then descended on the business and residence quarter of the city and finally lodged in iU A 65000000 feet of sawed lumber on with equal justice to all cred ton within the last month advanced to the firm to pay on account of merchandise claims He has during the last few years advanced very large sums He would have willing to advance enough to pay all the unse cured claims but in the present strin gency it is more than inconvenient to raise that amount at once though the gum is not large less than difficulties every merchant and striker knows As claims were pressing there to be no other way to close the A P A Board of Aldermen and the Bonn of Public Safety ST Louis Aug A special to the Globe Democrat from Louisville Ky says The expected crisis of the A P A board of aldermen and Republican mayor against the Democratic board of public safety which controls the police lire charitable and penal institutions camo shortly inr At T hour the city hall was surrounded fryt thousands of A P A sympathizers The impeachment trial came to a sud den end by the removal of the board and the appointment of successors j New chiefs of police and fire depart ment were recommended and orders j were given for applicants for a new j police force to assemble at the city hall at 0 oclock to take control Nine oclock as at found the old board of safety at its office with the old chief of police and the city hall patrolled by several hundred police men Troulle was feared every minute but the night passed without it Trouble lie en Brewing Some The trouble has been brewing for sev eral days Mayor Todd has been try ing to oust the board of safety but the aldermen who confirm the appoint ments demanded A P As Todd consented to the appointment of a ma of A P As and impeachment was begun The defense has begun its side and the board of safety secured an injunction from Judge Toney When a sheriffs deputy sought to serve the writs the doors were locked A state of siege was begun during which time the aldermen made three removals Mavor Tndd a ITALY AND BRAZIL There May Be Foundation for of Friction WASHINGTON Aug political conflicts in San between the Italians and the Brazilians as a result of which there are that the Italian legation to Brazil will be withdrawn may have hud some con it in believed here with claims which the I rattan docks The destruction of the village j was complete barely a dozen houses in j the suburbs remaining standing Thf The of tht so sud den that barely one in twenty succeeded saving any of their effects The heat from the burning mills and lumber was j go intense that the people to seek shelter under trees and driftwood along the lake shore Many to Bockland 15 miles away There are about 1800 men women and children without food or shelter Many are insufficiently clothed and they suffered severely daring the night The Diamond Match company lost two fine saw mills a daily capacity of 450000 feet and other mills and buildings worth in all nearly and lumber worth nearly Insurance to the extent of was carried with the agency of Menominee and Douglass Van Orden agencies at The loss on the balance of the village will foot up about with insurance The fire is still burning in the lumber piles and it is impossible tc the ruins Houghton and Hancock are provisions and clothing Money is needed badly A special to The Wisconsin from Green Bay Wist gays a car load of provisions clothing and tents has Leon sent to Ontonagon Superintendent Mintum has sent a request to all North ern cities asking aid The road will transport everything quickly and with out LET A TRAIT CAR LOOSE LANDED One of the Most Formidable of the Man Cuban Filibustering Expedition PHILADELPHIA Aug to two cablegrams received in this city the steamer which sailed from this port for Cuba on landed one of the most formidable filibustering ex yet shipped to Cuba and then landed at Port Antonio Jamaica The first news of the arrival of the was a cablegram received from Porr Antonio ty Captain John D Hart an nouncing the arrival of the steamer at that port and alc thf bursting of three boiler a cipher dispatch was received y tiie ader of the Cuban junta in thM he Lan rada had hei or the scat here r Cula in Santa Clara province alsc that the the had larneo wth tlt cargo The cargo of filibustering craft consisted cf pounds cf dynamite in sticks I gens 4 cannon and t a of tion and nearly Boys Responsible for a Serious Accident at New London NEW LONDON Conn Aug While Sunday school excursionists from this city were landing at Gales ferry a heavy tram car was let loose down an incline by a party of boys The heavy car dashed into the excursionists One woman was killed several persons wen seriously injured a dozen or more were thrown violently into the water A panic resulted in which others were in jured BY A SMALL MARGIN Canada Wins the Second Race From thb TOLEDO O Aug secon 1 race between the yacht Canada airi was very exciting the Car ada winning by only 26 seconds on time allowance There was a good breeze and a large crowd of spectators Wind at Gann Valley GANN VALLEY S D Aug wind storm swept over this destroying a large number of buildings and tearing down grain and hay stacks Henry house waa blown down and Mrs Klindt and chil dren who were in the house at the time were quite and preserve the property from but by a general without preferences For Good All Mr Mauley M the manager of the concern who pave statement to the press stated that L was his opinion that the great Broad way dry house had closed its doors for good and all He would ncf confirm the statement that the stock had been sold tc a bip Sixth house The immediate cause of the assign ment said Mr Gillam can be at to the stringency in the money market Another cause of course is the general depressions in all lines ot business It is a fact that a man with in United States bonds can not borrow more than a couple of hun dred thousand dollars on his securities The difficulty in securing loans on a stock of dry goods will therefore be Mr Gillam added that he believed that the assets would undoubtedly ex ceed the liabilities The difficulty was to realize upon them quickly For more than 50 year the firm last known ae Hilton Co has been one of the largest in trade It wap created by A T Stewart and at his death passed to hi widow When she died Henry G Hilton became owner cf the property After various partnerships between Mr Hilton and his sons E J Denning and John M Hughes the firm wap re formed with Albert Hilton Hiltons son HF partner Some rime ago Mr Hughes retired and since then Albert Hilton has carried on the business as Hilton Hughes Co Supposed to Have Had a Row CHICAGO Aug Germaine of La Crosse Wis was found on the 9 p m with his face od almost to a jelly and his clothing soaked with blood After being taken to the Armory station he became delir and could hardly be controlled II is said that his injuries were received in a row with a bartender He was latei removed to the county hospital Further Demoralized CHICAGO Aug tion in freight rates in the West is growing worse The Southwestern Traffic association has authorized a low rate on cattle from Texas points tc Kansas City St arid Chicago The authority for this rate is granted because of the squabble nmo time atro of the roads running through Indian Territory over the cattle traffic number of recommendations which were confirmed The aldermen then adjourned and writs of con tempt were served upon Mayor Todd and the 1J aldermen The mayor then recommended Robert Cunningham and George Frantz both A P Ars for chief of police and fire department They were not appointed however and the new board of the old chief of police to clear the city hall and rhe office of the board of safety of police and the old members This he refused to do declining ro recognize the new board It is believed that Judge Toney will probably commit Mayor Todd and the to jail for con tempt of court SAID KHALID IN has for damages on it subjects during the late civil war in that country There were a large number of these claims and an arrange ment was arrived at by which it thought they would bo A protocol was signed containing a providing that claims concerning which the two governments could not reach an amicable settlement should be re ferred to the president of tho United States for arbitration President Cleve land has already given his consent ta act as arbitrator Very recently ths protocol was submitted to the Brazilian congress for its ratification but body refused to agree to it and it may be that the Italian government has taken umbrage at this action close on the political conflicts and withdraw its legation NEW TRIAL DENIED The Steenerson AVUT Now Go to Supreme ST PAUL which is one of the most famous that has up in the district court of judicial district was be fore Judge Willis on a motion new trial which was denied The warehouse first came before the railroad commission Steenerson represents the Northwestern Grain Growers association contended that the Great Northern and railroads charged rates on grain merits It is a test house commission sustained the rail roads and the case was appealed fee in hia warehouse road commission came Tuesday before Judge Willis on a too tion for a new trial Moses E appeared for the plaintiff and M Grover for the railroads The for the plaintiff announced his tion of appealing the matter to the British Marines at Are ZANZIBAR Aug Tho night passed quietly Said Khalid is still in possession of tho palace square the guns of which aro trained on tho Bnt ish warships Philomel Thrush and Sparrow which have landed pallors to J protect the British consulate whre ali the Indies are lodged The warships are moored opposite the palace square and their commanders are awaiting or ders from the British government As already cabled Khalid took possession of the palace upon the announce ment of of Sultan Hamed din Bin Said and proclaimed him self sultan He has barricaded himself in the palace with 700 armed Askaris following the example of his father who took thr same steps but was over awed by British force which estab the lute sultan instead The British first claw fit George 12 guns flagship of the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa statim with Rear Admiral Harry W Rawson board has arrived here and landed additional men to protect wnd maintain order MINNESOTA POPULISTS Und State Convention Will Fill Vacancies MINNEAPOLIS Populist state convention met at 10 a m and was called to order by Thomas chairman of the state committee State Senator was chosen temporary man and after the naming of commits tees the convention took a recess The convention will it is unanimously endorse John Lind for governor and the balance of the named by the Democrats and will complete the ticket by selecting candi dates for lieutenant governor and at torney general Major 1 W Bowlor of Bird Island ie prominently tor the first place and Arnold of Duluth will get the oilier without rpj it ion A hot fight is ex ovi i the of prudential electors r out the uncompleted Democratic BLACK FOR GOVERNOR York Name the Killed O T Aug States Marshal Heck dep are en route to this city from 40 miles east with the body of Doolin the noted outlaw They killed him in a battle near Clayton county Monday ANSWER NOT SATISFACTORY Reply of Turkey to Not the Situation j CONSTANTINOPLE Aug States minister Mr Alexander W Terrell has notified the Turkish government that the latters answer to the demands of the United States for j indemnity a result of the burning of the American missions at and j Marasch is not satisfactory SARATOGA K Y Aug 26 The Republican prate convention nominated Congressman Black of Trey for governor after four ballots A T Woodruff of Brooklyn wa for lieutenant governor and Isaac OL Vann of Syracuse for associate judge of the court of appeals NO CONTRIBUTIONS GRAND ARMY Western Having Some ment Over Made CHICAGO Aug Western roads are falling out over the Grand Army to St Paul It was ex that the ratu of one cent per mile which was the encamp ment was sufficiently low to prevent any rate cutting but the people who held that opinion are being badly fooled There is not much cutting of the fate proper but many of are carrying department end their staffs for nothing and issuing free transportation in other eases Civil Service Com m Ion Warning to WASHINGTON Aug civil service commission has issued an order to f edera office holders warning all em ployes against seeking or making con for campaign purposes The order is sweeping in ite character and affects all branches of the government service of the law will prosecuted Kegalar Annual XENIA O dry at the Miami Powder works five north of Xenia blew up shaking the country for miles around and killing Frank Rich powder boss and Figgins engineer of the works Sev eral thousand pounds of powder ex He intended to return to New York on Saturday be large Death of Leopold Here LONDON Aug aeThe death and loss to the wilt Leopold Herz of New York the father of Dr Cornelius Herz of Panama canal fame occurred at Bournemouth where Mr Hertz was visiting his Kn His death waa the result of an operation Gold Standard WACO Tex Aug hun dred delegates are in attendance the sound money convention hem personnel of the crowd includes the most prominent Children Cnr for Children Carter
