| Show a big hotel fire in wabasha minnesota st paul july IS at wabasha glnn seven persons were burned to death in a fire that destroyed the depot hotel early today the dead MRS HOFFMAN AND YOUNG BABY ROBERT JOHNSON GERTRUDE COOK engineer REBECCA HERMAN JAMES HUNT there may be other bodies in the ruins which are being searched the fire was caused by tho explosion of a gas tank in the hotels illuminating lumina ting plant mrs hoffman was the proprietress of the hotel she and her baby and the other victims were burned to death in their rooms the alre which started in the kitchen from an overturned lamp spread so rapidly that it was impossible to save anything the guests on the second floor managed to escape with b ut slight injuries but escape from the third floor where the proprietress etress and servants slept was cut oft by the flames and friey were burned to death in their beds with the exception of hunt hunt is said to have escaped fro athe building but later returned to attempt rescue of others and lost his life in the attempt WEDDING OF STOKES young millionaire makes poor girl his wife stanford conn july 18 the wedding of miss rose pastor to john G stokes second son of anson stokes which took place at noon today in st lukes episcopal church at koroton noroton No roton was exceedingly modest in its appointments although among nor oton people it was regarded as the social event of the season the ceremony was performed by rev louis french the rector of st lukes assisted by the grooms brother rev anson phelps stokes jr of new haven secretary of yale university there were no bridesmaids mrs henry rauh of indianapolis formerly miss mayer of cleveland was the matron of honor the ushers were his brothers I 1 N phelps stokes and harold phelps stokes and his broth er in law robert hunter and john sherman hoyt the best man was kellogg audland Dud land one of the youngest of the resident workers at the university settlement in new york the brido wore a simple dress ot white de sole palms and daisies were used in the church decoration after the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at brick house the country residence of the grooms parents in koroton noroton No roton about a mile from the church nearly guests were present including members of the two families and intimate personal friends of the bride and groom it is the intention of mr and mrs stokes to go abroad for about two months upon their return they will take up their residence on the lower east side in new york they will continue the settlement work in which both have been engaged ELECTION IN NEBRASKA successor to congressman burkatt to be chosen lincoln july 38 A special election was held in the first congressional district of nebraska today to fill tho vacancy caused by the resignation of congressman E J burkett when he became united states senator tho republican candidate was E M pollard of and the democratic candidate mayor frank W brown of lincoln NO BOILER EXPLOSION port townsend wash july IS carelessness in displaying signals explains the totally erroneous report made last night from island of a fatal boiler explosion on board tha destruction island lightship no 07 the vessel dragged her anchor and when tho crew attempted to help her with tho engines both the propeller and the steering gear were found clogged and disabled with sea weed the vessel was in imminent danger of doing on the rock when the tug pioneer sent a line aboard and towed her into nah bay she 1 l clean her bottom thore before returning to her station DENTAL CONGRESS portland ore july 18 the lewis and dark dental congress has commenced a four day session with over members of profession in attendance eight western states were largely represented fifteen states in all sending delegates there are also dentists present from singapore honolulu canada new zealand and alaska the officers of the congress are dr R cox president dr arthur W chance secretary and treasurer the honorary presidents are J A hall of alabama and drs J na whitney and E S talbot of illinois the meetings of the congress are being held in the armory in the drill hall is a complete surgical display representing 75 different manufacturers of dental tools and a collection of skulls brought by dr webb of the university of southern california for the purpose of comparative anatomical study BOUNTY ON caterpillars ten cents a quart Is paid by a city LJ new york july 18 A novel scheme has been adopted by the city shade tree commission of newark N J to rid the shady places there of caterpillars cocoons and other insects ten cents a quart will be paid as a bounty on the insects b a representative of the commission permission has been given to the bug hunters to climb the trees under the commissions charge MEXICAN WAR VETERAN DEAD new york july 18 general francis E pinto who was the only surviving commissioned officer of tha first regiment new york volunteers which served with distinction in the mexican war is dead at his home in this city he was 83 years old i general pinto was with the storming party which placed tha first flag on tho walls of chapultepec |
