"A DAY; OF LARGE FIRES
Blazes In Three Cities Burn, Nearly
$1,000,000 of Property.
SEVERAL FIREMEN INJURED
The Loss at Worcester, Mass" Was ~Bo-
tween $300,000 and $400,000—Rome,
N. Y., Also a. Heavy Sufferer—A
Big Grain Elevator Destroyed.
WORCESTER, Mass, March 6,—The new
block owned by John E. Day, extending
from 306 to 312 Main street, and the Gould-
- ing block at 300 and 302» Main street
wer burned today, the loss being estimat-
ed a between $300,000 and $400,000. The
fire, which started in the millinery store
of A. S. Lowell & Co. at about 4 a. m.,
caused , the greatest alarm, at one time
threatening to cross Main street to the Bay
State hotel and to spread to other valu-
able properties in the vicinity. The Five
Cent Savings bank building was seriously
threatened several times, but was saved by
the exertions of the firemen. ' Aid was
summoned from Boston, Springfield and
Fitchburg, but the fire was under control
before the engines from these cities ar-
rived.
The block where the fire started was a
new building, four stories in height, of
brick, and fronts on Main and Walnut
streets, joining the Worcester Five Cent
Savings bank, which stands in the angle
of the streets: A. S. Lowell’s store is on
the first floor of the Main street side and
extends back to the west end of the build-
ing. Before the first fire apparatus arrived
the flames burst out of the front at the
windows and doorways, and they shot up
the elevator shaft, making their way
through the roof. Soon afterward an ex-
plosion was heard in the drUg store of E.
D. Buffington, which was by this time
burning. The fire was rushing rapidly
north, and both the Day and Goulding
buildings were a mass of flames. At 4
o’clock the north wall of the Goulding
building fell into Sudbury street, and a
half hour later the front wall of the upper
two stories fell out into Main street With
a fearful crash.
At 5:20 the cornice and part of the wall
on the alley side of the Day building on the
Walnut street wing fell into the alley on
a crowd of firemen fighting the flames back
from the Five Cent Savings bank build-
ing. Seven firemen were injured, and five
of them were taken to the City hospital.
A Big Blaze In Rome.
ROME, N. Y., March 6.—A fire which
broke out in the rear of Bingham’s six
story brick building was not got under
control until property worth from $150,—
000 to $300,000 had been destroyed. The
building was occupied by the Bingham
Harness company and Willoughby’s car-
riage and sleigh works. Most of the stock
was consumed. The building cost $50,000.
The loss on the harness company’s stock
is $40,000; insurance, 830,000; loss on
Willoughby’s stock, $25,000; insurance,
$15,000. The Home fire department was
not able to cope with the flames, and Utica
was called upon for assistance. Paul Fin-
Ster’s harness shop, in the rear of the Bing-
ham building, caught fire and was con-
sumed. T. W. Edwards’ coalyard and
residence adjoined this building. Mr. Ed-
wards died at 7 p. in. yesterday, and his
body had to be removed from the house.
The water was low in the Mohawk river,
and no pressure could be obtained from
the waterworks, thus greatly hampering
the efforts of the firemen. Chief Briggs
then requested that an engine and hose
cart,be sent from Oneida and Syracuse.
The Burrell cheese press and supply fac-
tory, a three story brick building, was
burned next, causing a loss of $25,000
more. The. fire subsequently crossed the
canal to the north side and ignited Dyett’s
four story business block, in which was lo-
cated Randolph’s livery, Guernsey’s Tri-
Weekly Republican office, Evans 8:. Co.’s
flour and feed store, Baal) Bros.’ barber
shop and Miller’s cigar store. The fire
was checked at Randolph’s livery stable,
and the orders for assistance were counter-
manded.
a Grain Elevator In Flames.
,_VPEORIA,Ills., March 6. —Union elevator,
N0. 2, with a capacity of 1,000,000 bushels,
the property of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy company, was burned, with
its contents of nearly 900,000 bushels of
‘ grain. The loss is estimated at close to
$350,000, but no statement of insurance
can be given. The grain was owned by
several firms in this city, T. A. Grier &
Co. being the heaviest losers.
Frisco’s Chinese Trouble.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.—-—The long
standing troubles between the Sam Yup
and See Yup societies in Chinatown is
about t0' become an international ques-
tion. Secretary of State Sherman will soon
be called upon to exercise his influence
with the Chinese governmentto secure the
release of four native sons of California,
born of Chinese parents, and at one time
registered voters, who are now imprisoned
in a Chinese dungeon.
Small Cyclone In Illinois.
‘ CAIRO, 1115., March 6.——A heavy thun—
derstorm, with rain and wind, struck this
section today. Roofs were torn off, plate
glass windows smashed, a. frame church
under construction destroyed, a house
blown down and the wreckage burned.
Eight people were injuredand one of the
inmates killed and burned in the ruins.
No other lives were lost. ’ The wind had a
velocity of 56 to 80 miles. ’
Probably Fatally Burned.
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., March 6. —George
A. Wagner, after his return home in an
intoxicated condition today, quarreled
with his wife. The latter thre a lamp at
her husband, setting his clothing on fire.
(Ilia is badly burned, and will probably
ie.
Railroad “’reck In Ohio.
CINCINNATI, March 6.—Passcnger train
No. 105, from Pittsburg to Cincinnati, was
stopped by a washout near Hill’s station.
A freight following in heavy fog ran into
and wrecked the rear sleeper. One person
was seriously hurt, ten others slightly.
Raid In Havana Suburbs.
HAVANA, March 6,—A force of_rebe1s,
under Anguren, attacked Lavibora and
Elcerro, suburbs of Havana. The raiders
looted stores, fired on the forts and then
retired in safety. This is one of the boldest
raids yet attempted by the rebels.
Wages In Rollingr Mills R duced.
Lennon, March 6.-—-The wake: pud-
dlers in nearly all the rolling mills of this
city have been reduced from $3 to $2.50
per ton. Other employees of the mills are
affected by the reduction, which is due to
the fall in the price of steel rails. _.
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l ATONGE!
That is the Way They Do Things In Nor-
walk. 0
Mr. C. A. Mullings, 35 Van Zandt
Ave., East Norwalk, says: “Both my
son and myself have been bothered
with catarrh, it troubling us verv much
alike; the head being badly stuffed up,
while the matter dropping into the
throat“ caused continual coughing. I
procured a bottle of California Catarrh
Cure at Plaisted’s drug store, in South
Norwalk, and we began using it. We
didn’t have to wait long to learn its
value, it relieved at once. My head
and throat are now much clearer than
they have been for some time. I will
gladly recommend the medicine to any-
one who is suffering with catarrh.”
California Catarrh Cure is especially
prepared for the treatment of the mu-
cous membrane. It alleys the inflam—
mation, checks the disease, and arrests
and repairs the decay of this delicate
lining. The ravages of catarrh maV be
increased by impure blood, but purify-
ing the blood will neither cure catarrh,
relieve hay fever, nor clean and purify
the nasal passages after a cold; while no
case of catnrrh,'even if the patient has
impure blood,i‘ails to yield to California
Catarrh Cure.
In the case of a cold the treatment
may lze begun as early as possible, but
should he continued til the last trace
has (filmy-neared.
in 1mm catarrh the directions on
each bottle have only to be followed
ml n cure is effected, then, with care
of each cold, one may be free from
chronic catanh forever.
Uatarrh of the stomach presupposes
nasal catarrh, and is cured in the some
wav.
In the case of hay fever, the earlier
the treatment is begun the better, but
used at any hme relief Will be obtained
and pernistence will result in a cure. *
California Catarih Cure is sold by all
dealers; 50 cents, three times as much
one donor.
One 1703/ to be Happy.
Is to attend to the comfort of your fam-
ily. Should any one of them catch a
slight cold or cough, call on Edward P.
Weed, Norwalk, or George C. Stillson,
South Norwalk, sole agents, and get a
trial bottle of Otto's Cure, the great Ger-
man Remedy, free. We give it away to
prove that we have a sure cure _for
coughs, colds, asthma, consumption,
and all diseases of the throat and lungs.
Large sizes 50c and 25c.
The case 'of Miss Susan A. Price
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1 against Grant L. Eades is set for trial _
l before Justice Keeler, next Monday.
K From. Sire to Sow
As a family medicine, Bacon’s Celery
King for the nerves passes from sire to
son as a legacy. If you have kidney,
liver or blood disorder get a free sample
package of this remedy. If you‘have in-
digestion, constipation, headache, rheu,
matism, this specific will cure you. Ed.
ward P. Weed, N orwalk, or George C.
Stillsou, South Norwalk, the leading
druggists, are sole agents, and are distrib-
uting samples free. La;ge packages 50c
and 25c.
Samuel Smith of Colebrook. is visit-
ing his sister Miss Amanda Smau at
her home on Franklin avenue. ‘
Glad Tidings.
The grand specific for dispepsm, liver
complaint, Rheumatism, costiveness,
general debility, etc., is Bacon’s Celery
King for the Nerves. Thisgreat herbal
ronic stimulates the digestive organs,
teguates the liver and restores the system
to vigorous health and energies. Sam-
ples free. Largepackages 50c and 25c.
Sold only by Edward P. Weed, Norwalk,
and George C. Stillson, South Norwalk.
William Nichols and Miss Marv Grupe
will be married in New Canaan next
Wednesday evening.
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.
“Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and
Neu'ralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days.
and mysterious It removes at once the
cause/and the disease immediately dis-
appears. -The F: st dose greatly benefits.
T. F. Anzac-fly, Err-Postmaster of
Promise City, Iowa; says: “I bought
4 one bottle of "Mystic Cure’ for Rheuma-
tism, and two doses of it did me more
good than any medicine I ever took.”
75 cents. Sold by E. P. \Veed, 38 Wall
street, and N. C. Baur, 55 Wall street,
Druggists, Norwalk.
Alphonzo E. Beers -.’: Danbury, it is
understood, will sun fur a divorce from
his wife who is new stopping at her
home in this city.
SAVE YOUR LIFE
By using "The New Great South Ameri-
can Kidney Cure.” This new remedy
is a great surprise on account of its ex-
ceeding promptness in rehevmg pain in
the Kidneys, Bladder and Back 1n male
or female. It relievesretention of water,
and pain in passing it almost immediate-
ly, Save yourselves by using the mar
velous cure. Its use will prevent fatal
consequences in‘ almost all cases by its
great alterative and healing powers.
Sold by E. P. WEED, Druggist, Norwalk,
Conn. ~
Twenty-six tramps were given lodg-
ings in the Smith street station house
last night.
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE
Who are injured by the use of coffee‘l
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called Grain—O, made of pure grains
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receiv’es it with
out distress, and but few can tell is
from coffee. It does notcost over % at
much. Children may drink it With
great benefit. 15 cls. per package.
Try it. Ask for GBAIN—O- -
A large tree at the corner of Belden
avenue and Franklin avenue was cut
down yesterday.
Owing to over-crowding and bad ventil-
ation, the air of the schoolroom is often close
and impure, and teachers and pupils fre-
quently suffer from lung and throat trou-
bles. To all such we would say, try Cham-
berlain’s Cough Remedy. For coughs,
colds, weak lungs and bronchial troubles, no
other remedy can compare with it. Sa '3 A.
C. Freed, Superintendent of Schools, Prairie
Depot, Ohio: “Having some knowledge of
the efficacy of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
I have no hesitation in recommending it to all
who suil'er from fioughs, lung'troublars, cic.’
For sale by E. .r‘. “Weed, Draggisi.
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Its action Upon the System is remarkabie .
ASLOWIMPHOVEMENT.
No Real Check Reported In the Bet-
terment of Business.
MONEY MARKETS ARE EASY.
Wheat Goes Up a Little. While Cotton
Declines—Manufacturing Industries.
Conservatism In Trading—Fail-
ures of the \Veek.
NEW YORK, March 6.—R. G. Dun &
Co. ’s weekly review of trade says:
The slow and gradual improvement ob-
served for some time has continued during
the past week and without material check.
Some cloakmakcrs here and the ore han~
dlers at one yard in Cleveland have struck,
and the lake iron mines are quite gener-
r ally reducing wages, no agreement for the
coming year as to prices of ore having
been reached, but the aggregate force em-
ployed in all industries has still some-
what increased. There is a better demand
for most products on the whole, with con-
tinuance of speculative buying in some,
notably in wool, because of expected du-
ties. Meanwhile money markets continue
as easy and undisturbed as if there had
never been anxiety abdut the gold reserve,
and fairly large sales of stocks on London
account during the week, possibly because
of international anxieties, have made no
perceptible difference in American mar-
kets. An extended review of building in
New York for seven years discloses strong
reasons for confidence in the‘ real estate
market. The report'of failures for Febru-
ary by branches of business shows a slight-
ly larger average of liabilities in manu-
facturing branches than in previous years,
but there is abundant evidence of the pre-
vailing caution in purchases in the fact
. that failures of traders show decreased lia-
bilities.
No immediate activity in speculation
on account of change at Washington has
had any reasonable excuse. The average
for railway stocks has declined a little
with realizing, after having advanced over
$1.15 per share, and the average of trust
stocks after an advance of $1.12 per share.
The reports of earnings are not very favor-
able, and nevertheless show for four weeks
of February an increase compared with
last year of 1. 4‘ per cent, and a decrease of
only 10.6 per cent from 1892. On some of
the granger roads quite unfavorable re-
turns have been made, but the general vol-
ume of traffic has been large, and the Chi-
cago east bound shipments larger than in
any weekfor February. The west bound
traffic is light, but improving. Payments
through clearing houses for the first few
days of March show a decrease of 4.8 per
cent compared with last year.
\Vlieat and Cotton.
Reports of probable needs abroad have
helped speculation in wheat somewhat, but
it has risen about 2 cents, though the
price is still lower than two wceeks ago.
than two weeks ago. Western receipts of
wheat are still small, 1,559,821 bushels
against 2,301,633 last year, and the Atlan-
tic exports, flour, included, were for the
week 1,232,412 bushels against 1,541,135
last year, but the corn exports continue so
heavy as to compensate largely if not
wholly for any decrease in wheat, amount-
ing for the Week to 2,779,974 bushels, gulf
ports not included, against 1,014,: 0 last
year. Reckoning half a bushel mm for
one bushel wheat, the grain supply of oth-
er countrics continues much larger than a
year ago. Cotton has declined a sixteenth,
and with good reason, for, although re-
ceipts from plantations fall off, the de-
crease is not greater than the decrease in
. consumption, owing to Stoppage of mills.
As there is comparatively little cotton
available in the country, the market is a
very convenient one for speculators to
manipulate.
While many of the mills have stopped
production of cotton goods for a time, the
general outlook is, on the whole, un-
changed, and the demand for goods does
not improve, while print cloths area shade
lower. The mills accumulated stocks far
in excess of the actual demand during
months of dullness, and their enforced re-
striction at this time is merely paying a
debt. The demand for wool has diminish-
ed, though only a little, and sales are” quite
a third more than the full consumption of
all mills, if all were at work', but the
speculative buying continues, and, at the
three chief markets in five weeks has cov-
ered 46,216,700 pounds against 28,677,400
in the some weeks of 1892. . Western hold-
ers are too stiff for eastern purchasers, and
the buying of domestic wool has slackened.
Although some more mills have gone into
operation, the course of the market has not
favored great activity.
Other Industries.
The boot and shoe industry can reckon
a good many more shops at work, and
shipments have been as large for the past
four weeks as in any previous year, 385,-
571 cases against 316,993 last year and
386,305 in the some weeks of 1895, but the
preponderance of cheap women’s goods
must reduce the value of products market—
ed to a considerable extent. The market
for materials has not changed to any im-
portant extent. While the demand for
bessemer pig has sustained the recent ad-
vance to $10.75 per ton at Pittsburg and
gray forge is still quoted at $9.40 there,
and there is also less cutting of prices to
get more business in finished products,
the general range of prices still continues
very low. Wire nails have been advanced
by very heavy buying to $1. 40 per keg.
without change in cut nails, which are‘
dull, and there is less evidence of eastern
mills selling rails below $20, except for ex-
port, some sales of that character having
been made at 3 18. Western makers are
said to be firm at $21 per ton. But the
demands of most important railways haVe
been supplied for the present, the consum-
ers of billets are not in the market just
now, and with somewhat larger produc-
tion of pig iron, it may be doubted wheth-
er outside of rails the demand for finished
products equals the capacity of works.
Failures elsewhere compared by branches
'of business show but slight increase over
those of 1896 or 1895, and but little de-
crease compared with 1894. There is rath-
er more increase in iron and machinery
failures than ' in other branches. The fea-
ture of specialiinterest is the conservatism
in trading, indicated by the decrease in
liabilities of trading failures in nearly
every branch of business, contrasted with
the slight increase in liabilities of manu-
facturing failures. Failures for the week
have been 246 in the United States against
285 last year and 59 in Canada against 6
last year. '
New York's Arbitration Board.
ALBANY, March 6.-——The state board, of
mediation and arbitration will meet next
week, the day to be named later. Com-
chairman.
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Corn is also a shade stronger, but lower-
missioner Johnson Will then be elected’
Steering clear of ‘
, the shoals of ill.
health and the rocks
of disease is easy
enough if only the
digestion be ke t 111
good order.. It isnit
often any one is
_ sick unless they
have indigestion.
The commonestway
in which indi es-
tion shows itsel is
in constipation.
Nine people in ten
are troubled more
or less in this way.
Nine-tenths of all the world’s sickness is
caused by this one trouble. Sleepless-
ness, pimples, blotches, headaches, sour
stomach, dizziness, “heart—bum,” palpi-
tation, biliousness, distress after eating—-
all these are merely symptoms of consti-
pation. Why do people suffer With them
when the cure is so Simple and so easily .
obtained? Years a 0, Dr. Pierce’s Pleas-
ant Pellets Were p seed on the market.
Since then, there has been no excuse for
anybody to Suffer from constipation, and
its attendant ills. The “ Pellets” cure
every case infallibly and permanently.
They are very small, easy to take, gentle
and quick in action. They are not at all
violent; they do not disturb the system.
The cure you so you stay. cured. Thou—
san s of women will find if they take the
“ Pleasant Pellets” that _the1r 1115 Will
vanish with the constipation.
The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
gives more plain useful information about the
x human-body and all the ailments
to which it is subject than any
other single book in the English
language. It is really a medical
encyclopedia in one volume, a
large heavy book of {008 pages,
, with over 300 illustrations. The
; outlay of mone , time and effort
in reducing this great book was
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' edition of 680,000 co ms at $.50
' each; and the to t has been
used in publishing the present
a-million copies to be sent_abso-
lutely without rice to all who Will remit the
small charge of) 2x cents in one-cent stampsto
pay the cost of mailing only, _ Address, with
stamps, World's Dispensary Medical Assocmtlon,
No. 663 Main Street. Buffalo, N. Y. '
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