Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOllNIjNQ , SEPTEMBER 3 , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Wbolo Towns in Minnesota Wiped Oat
\ > y Flames ,
OVER ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE CONSUMED
Acres of Forests Ablnzo Extending Over
Entire
TERRIBLE TAL'.S OF THOSE WHO ESCAPED
Hundreds Lest While Fleeing Before the
Advancing Demon of Eeitrcotion ,
MANY TAKE REFUGE IN LAKES AND RIVERS
Trains Overtaken and Destroyed with Allen
on Board ,
RAILS WARPED BENEATH TURNING WHEELS
H Engineer Hushes Ills I'rcclom
lluriUn to u Convenient l uko anil
AH Arc Six * ml by T. UIns
to the HtiUr.
ST. PAUL , Sept. 2. Six towns wiped out
* nd more than COO dead IB the record made
by the forest fires In this state In the past
twenty-tour hours. In Hincklcy , Sandstone ,
Pokegama , Sandstone Junction , Skunk Lake
nnd Mission Creek , there are 355 known
elead. In addition , several hundred are miss
ing , while from 150 to 200 were scattered on
farms throughout the district burned over.
The destruction was complete in most ot the
towns named , but some of the forest land
escaped. The loss , however , v.lll be In the
millions , and the loss ot llfo will not be
definitely known for several days , II ever.
The relief trains brought supplies sent out
from this city , Minneapolis , Duluth and other
towns. Sufferers arc being cared for at
Pine City and other points
A special to the Pioneer Press from Pine
City , Minn. , says : Estimate ot the dead
Hincklcy , 200 ; Sandstone , lorty-sK ; Sand
stone Junction , twenty-five ; Pokegama ,
twenty-five ; Skunk Lake , twenty-nine ; mis
cellaneous , thirty ; total , 335.
The list of dead , to date Includes Iho fol
lowing :
BANDY IinNDKKSON , 30 years.
JOHN IinNUUHSON. 12 years.
- HANSON.
MARS HANSON AND VIVU HANSON
CHILDIinN.
THOMAS JONKS.
HANSON AND WIPE.
EMILY HANSON , Ifi years.
CHA11LI12 HANSON , 19 years.
CHARLES ANDERSON , 20 jears.
HANS MATTISON , 20 years ,
MHS. WILLIAM CINDER.
DHNNIS IlILUY , yard vwitcliman.
JIM IH3AN , foreman Urcnnan Lumbei
company.
JOJIN UUST. W1FU AND FOUtt CHIL-
DRHN.
JOHN ANDIMISON AND WIFE.
T\VO ANDURSON CIIILDRDN.
WILLIAM NCSHIT , sawyer.
HENRY HANSON.
T , TUIIQUON.
- LAMU AND SON.
MRS. MAHTIN'AND rotm CHILDRC >
-drowned.
MltS. 1ILANC1IAHD VND TWO CII1L
DREN.
DR. C. II. KP.LSnr of Now Brighton.
E , ULANCHAKD.
LOUIS NELSON , employe of the listen
railway. *
PHTER nODERTSON.
NELS ROHERTSON.
MAUY UOUr.RTSON.
- ROBERTSON AND CHILD. -
- HOFFMAN AND WIFE.
KMMA DOLAN ,
I1ELLK O'URIK.V ,
ANN1K WALLACE.
MRS , COSTIQLK AND TIIREU CIIIL
tiuN. :
WILLIAM PINNORn.
I PATRICK MURPHY.
ORV1LL13 COX.
THOMAS DUNN. WIPE AND FOUI
CHILDREN.
GRAPHIC STORIES OF TUB SCENE.
On the train today from there were one o
two people who came through the fires am
-who have graphic stories ot the scene. Tit
train from Duluth Teached n point a mil
nnd a halt north ot Illnckley bomo tlin
after midnight , and was forced to return t
a point five miles away on account of th
threatening flames. Halt a dozen of th
passengers , however , secured a handcar nn
rede through the flames to Illnckley , takin
the northbound train this side of there , an
returning on It to thin city ,
On their rldo on the handcar they foun
twenty-seven dead bodies along the line c
tha railroad. Seventeen were discovered t
Illnckley during the mcmlng and Ivvcntj
ono others liavo been found up to 1 o'rlocl
They say the people of Illnckley ran to th
woods when their houses caught fire , and n
the timber afterwards burned , il Is moi
than probable that a great number pcrlshci
The moat conservative estimate ol Iho Jea
it 200 , The whole country around Hlnckle
t on fire , and the lull extent of the dlsast *
cannot be > learned for a day or two.
OTHER TOWNS DESTROYED.
H 1 * feared several other towns have su
ft roil a like fate. MUlaca called lor help ye :
tcrday olUrncxm , and the relief train Iroi
8t , Clom ! was unable to get beyond Brldg <
man. Nothing further has yet been r <
celved frCM MUlaca. and how much nil
have been the suffering cannot at th t tin
bo known.
llrlilKemnn wat apparently iafo alter
liard fight. The flames , however , were vei
threatening around that town , and as It
very dry over that part ot the state ll
"wornt Is f tared
The party that came through too fir
around HInckley on the handcar suffered se
verely from burning. Their Injuries , how
ever , will not prove fatal They tell many
sad stories ot what they saw. One woman
had Dvldently tried to eavc her five children
and -was overtaken by Iho fierce flames and
Iho whole family perished close to the rail
road track. Another case was where a
mother , seeing her liouso In flamc-i , ran to
save her child , her husband following her ,
and tlio walls of the house caved In before
they could get out.
The passenger train from Dulutli , on which
these men were , Is In ashes , and the rest ol
the p-uaengers , have taken rcfugo In a marsh
near Skunk inks , where they are surrounded
by flre. The engineer was badly burned by
the flames , but stuck to his post nnd got all
ot the passengers out of the flro safely. This
engineer , James Root , Is one of the best
known and pluckiest of those In the employ
of , the St Paul & Duluth. He tried to take
his train through the fires to HInckley , but
w hen the cars caught flre from the flying em
bers ho reversed hli engine and backed at
full speed to Skunk lake , It was so dark
during tlie day yesterday that it was almost
Impossible for nny one to sco 100 feet away ,
and during the night the headlight on the
engine was useless.
Engineer Root's Injuries arc quite serious ,
but It Is hoped ho will recover , although one
report gives no hope.
HUNDREDS OF BODIES FOUND.
The little town of Mlsconce , some little
distance north of HlncXley , Is also reported
In ashes. Special trains were sent out , both
from Duluth and St. Paul , toJay , with full
medjcal forces , pnd all that Is possible to be
done will bo done.
A private dispatch received thli evening
from the burned district states positive- ]
that 2r,0 dead bodies have already been re
covered , so Iho estimate made above may be'
considered as decidedly conservative.
The losses in the neighborhood of SI. Cloud ,
which Is on the western edge of the fires , are
estimated at $200,000 , and from that point
cast and north reirly evcrj thing Is burning.
The fires arc raging In Becker and Aitkcn
counties , where many farm houses nnd much
grain has been lost , as well as timber.
HINCKLEY IN RUINS.
Thp walls of the school house , the Iron
fence about the town hall property , the bank
vault and one absolutely uninjured outhouse
Is all that Is left to mark the site ot Illnck
ley , where yestcnlay stood a score of build
ings and a dozen times as many dwelling
houses.
The story ot the catastrophe Is a short one.
The town vvns built of wood. The school
house , erected last year at a cost of $10,000 ,
and one-halt of the Dulutb round house were
the only brick structures in the city.
By one of those peculiar freaks for which
there Is no accounting , the Eastern Minnesota
seta , round liouso nnd water tank on the
bouthwestern edge of the town , almost In
the woods , escapid the flames , a circum
stance the more remarkable from the fact
that It Blood directly In tlie path of the
flames , which stem to liave Jumped it as
cleanly as If plajing leap frog.
All yesterday evening the townspeople
were apprehensive. The flro kept advancing ,
fanned by the wind , which was blowing a
gale About 11 o'clock the flre company got
out their engine and laid an SOO-feet line of
hose to the northern outskirts of Iho town
The hose -was too short tor the measure
of protection desired and n telegram was
sent to Rush City for more , rive hundred
fett were sent , but it never reached
HInckley.
CAME LIKE A CYCLONE ,
About 3 o'clock In this afternoon the flre
literally Jumped Into the town.
It did net cat Its way along , devouring
ever ] thing In Its path , but came In huge
leaps as it to overtake everything fleeing
before It , and then burned back at its
leisure. It appeared as If It-was forced along
by cj clones of Its own generation. The- In
tense heat would develop a vciliable whirl
wind of flame that carried huge blaming fire
brands high In the air , and carrying them
forward for Irom forty to eighty rods , let
them fall and begin the work of devastation
anew ,
TIie > flre first struck HlncUey on the easl
side of the Duluth track and the brave flre
fighters for the flrst tlmo gave up the un
equal battle and , already too late in many
Instances , turned their attention to their
personal safety.
The Eastern Minnesota train from the soutr ,
had Just come In and the people of the panic
btrlcl.on city flocked to it for safety , A
number of box cars were coupled on ani !
filled and covered with men , women anil
children. Some were bareheaded , some wen
coatless , some few clutched a pitiful bundle
ot the more precious cf their portable pos
sessions. Famllllca wcro separated. In al
there was a motley ciowd of about 150 01
or more people.
The train pulled out just ahead if the fin
and succeeded In ultimately reaching Duluth
Tldb circumstance , while fortunate in t
degree that cannot be estimated , has madi
the confusion greater , for it Is not kuuwr
who escaped In this way and many peopli
are reported dead who may be In safety
Had not this , number of people , mostly wo
men and children , left the doomed city wlicr
they did , the loss of lite would have In
created In n geometrical ratio , for theli
presence would have added Immeasurably tc
the subsequent contusion.
WRECKED IN A GIGANTIC FURNACE
About tlie same-time the accommodation 01
the HInckley & St. Cloud branch left lor th
latter place , with about twenty-five passen
gcrs. Its path lay directly across the paU
ot the f.ro and the situation speedily be
came desperate. The ties were burning , th
rails were warping , and the trestles wer
ragging under the train. The smoke hai
increased so the engineer was helpless. II
could not see the train behind him. Burnlni
trees lay across the track and were belnj
tossed aside by the engine. . Suddenly th
track gave way and the train toppled ol
to one Eidc. No one was Injured and the :
pressed on to Pokegama station , a fe\
rods ahead. But a few feet In fron
ot the engine was discovered a gorg
sixty feet wide and forty feet deer ,
where the tr < stlo had been burned awa >
They succeeded In reaching the cleat
ing about the station and escaped with
few burns and bruUrs. There were burne
along the track , however , four or fflve people
The people who were left In the city wcr
in what seemed to be an almost hopeles
condition. Kgresa by the only means c
transportation that could hope to distune
the swiftly advancing flame * was out ol th
question. The men had been lighting tit
g
Are for hours and the women and clilldre
0 were In a panic-stricken condition Horse
were harnessed to buggies' and wagon :
Women and children were hurriedly
Probably 200 ot them left town on foot or In
vehicles , plunging Into the woods north
across the Grindstone river , which -skirts the
town on the north. They were literally flee
ing before the pursuing demon.
PLED TO THE SWAMP.
Over the hill that rises beyond the Grind
stone Is a swamp , and to this most ol the
people with t ams headed , but It proved no
protection , The fire gave them no oppor
tunity to go further. Some abandoned their
teams nnd ran Into the Icwer portions of
the morass , but the fire sought them out.
Not ono was left to tell the tale , nnd there ,
th.s morning , In a space Of n little more than
flvo acres , were counted over 130 corpses.
There- were many families of five. , six nnd
seven , and there they lay , the men generally
a little In advance , the mother surrounded by
her little- ones , cut oft by the most horrible
ol deaths ,
Nearly all the bcdles were nude , the flre
having burned every vestige cf their cloth
ing nnd blackened and charred many ot the
corpses beyond recognition , and where whole
families were wiped out , ns they were , and
some of the bodies completed Incinerated ,
Identification Is absolutely out of the ques
tion. Those who fled to the north on foot
Mlowcd the Duluth track , and so rapid was
the progress ot the tlamea that many of
them were actually burned as they fled ,
falling on the right ot way , and for a dis
tance ot three miles or more nearly thirty
bod.es wcro recovered. Some of the fore
most of Iho escaping citizens met the Du
luth train coming in from the north. It was
duo at HInckley at1.05. . Engineer Jim
Root was at the throttle. Ho stopped the
train and took on board about 125 of the
refugees.
SAVED BY A PLUCKY MAN.
By this time the woods were blazing on
each side o'f the track , and an Root reversed
his engine nnd started Ijsck the ca.s scorched
and crackled In the lient. Ho.t ran the train
back about three miles to Skunk lake and the
people escaped frsm the burning cars to the
water and no lives wera lost.
The people who remained In HInckley
fared the best of all. The Eastern Minnesota
tracks mark the eastern edge of the city
proper. Just bejond the road was a tract
ct land probably embracing at least ten
acres The whole area had been ex
cavated to a depth of thirty or forty feet ,
and In Its center was a stagnant pool of
rain water three feet deep. To It fl d 100
citizens , who were willing to trust to its
friendly depths. There they remained four
hours , while the sm ke and flames rolled
over their heads They dashed water over
each other nnd covered their heads with wet
cloths to prevent suffocation and all were
saved ,
Others ot the citizens Bought refuge In
Grindstone river under the abutments of the
two railway bridges and at the fet bridge.
The- exact number cannot be known. 'That
many escaped and some were drowned is
known Mrs. Martin Martinson and her four
Ittlo babies were taken , drowned , from the
watsr this morning.
In the meantime HInckley was burning
with the utmost conceivable rapidity and In
a few hours ncthlng was left but blackened
ruins The total loss to the city will exceed
$1,000,000 , with a comparatively light in
surance.
The situation at Sandstone Is even more
appalling than at Hincklcy , except In point
of numbers. Of the 200 residents , one-
fourth arc dead
DESCRIPTION OF AN EYE WITNESS.
Otto Staffcrfeldt of Sandstone , talking of
the disaster , said that last night about G:30
llarnes neared the town and the people pre
pared to leave The wind blew lllte a hurri
cane , and tt the people were getting ready
to leave the fire closed in on three sidea.
Not a single person saved a tiling except his
clothes. About ICO went to the river and
fifty or sixty were burned , to death. At 1
o'clock this morning he saw over forty-seven
bodies , charred nnd burned , Ijing on every
side. The people are destitute of everything
In addition to forty-seven bodies at Saml-
stone , there ore twenty at Kettle River
junction. All the settlers In the vicinity arc
probably burned to death. There are about
eleven homeless families still at Mission
Creek , but they have provisions for about
twenty-four hours ,
lirook Park , two miles west of HInckley , is
burned and there are about o people there ,
many ot whom arc In need of Immediate
relief.
From the stories of passengers on the lim
ited train which was burned near Illnckley ,
the erjtlre crew deserve to be placed on the
roll of honor for personal heroism. Engineer
James Root of White Rear heads the list.
Ho was badly burned and almost blinded
and fell from his seat unconscious imme
diately an getting through tlie fires. When
about two miles north of Hincklcy , Root
flrst discovered the fires which had been
raging on both sides of the track were
racing htm for his life and the lives ot Ms
passengers Cinders were flying In every
direction nnd the smoke was so dense it
was well nigh Impossible to sec beyond the
cab windows , oven with the aid of the pow
erful headlight. At flrst he thought to out
run the flames , which were coming after nnd
bearing down upon him at a sixty-mile gait ,
SURROUNDED WITH FLAMES.
When about a mile and a halt from
HInckley he discovered the fire was too fasl
and overtook the train and overleaped it , sc
It was literally surrounded with flames. The
air was stifling and the clothes of both en
gineer and fireman caught flre. Fltemnr
McUowan leaped into the water tank , am !
'then seizing- bucket dashed the watci
several times over the burning engineer
Root steadily kept at his post , althougl :
scarcely able to sit upright.
In the meantime tlie passengers could see
nothing , but heard the rearing ot the oncom
ing tornado of flre , and eoon the glare outside
was too much for the reason of a number ol
them. The rear cars caught fire and as tin
flames overtook them the passengers rushet
headlong into the forward cars. The shriek :
of the women and children as well as tin
shouts of the terrified men Increased with th <
terrible noises aroused by the uproar of tin
flames on every hand.
Several of the male passenger * , too terri
fied for self control , leaped headlong thr ugt
broken windows and were swallowed up Ir
the flames outside. Olbers , seeing this ac
tlon , quickly followed , and altogether In thi
next ten minutes a dozen men leaped ti
death In the flames In a like manner. Tin
women , whose terror had been pitiful a fev
moments before , now came heroically to thi
help of the trainmen In endeavoring to sotin
the frightened children ,
SAVED HV A RELIEF TRAIN.
Engineer Root saw there vvaa no outU
apparently for his train ahead and conclude !
to turr back through the distance alread ;
burned over ratliT than enc unter poaslbl :
greater perils before them. He bacl ed at i
fmt spetd to Skunk lake , Rv miles fron
Illnckley. The passengers dosertc.l tlie trail
there and took r fuge In a twamp , wlier
they spent the night This morning a relle
train from the north was brought througl
HInckley and en to this city. Tlie re.ll-
train carlrcd a supply of handcars , which wur
upcd In picking up the bodies of the dead
along the track.
Engineer Root lies fit his homo at White
Bear , too badly injured to be Interviewed.
He was badly cut by broken glass , but his
w.rst Injuries were from Inhaling the hot
air and smoke.
WHEN THE DANGER WAS PASSED.
As night cUsed In tire people began to
come out from their hiding places and made
their v\ay o\cr tlie hot embers of their
burned city. They were absolutely dazed by
the catastrophe , and the night was spent In
endeavoring to find relatives. The flre lud
spent Its force , but the air was filled with
smoke , through which gleamed the dull
blaze of smouldering flre in the more sub
stantial stocks ot gods , Two huge heaps
cf coal , which marked the location ot the
Duluth coal sheds , were blazing , and by the
fitful light they wandered about , picking cut
the places where but six hours before their
happy homes had stood ,
The fact that so many had escaped by
train added to the anxiety ot those whose
friends and relatives were not to be found ,
while It furnished ct the same tlmo a basis
for hcpo that they were In safety. When
the morning broke a lew energetic spirits
began t l organize the work of the recovery
of the bodies. J. W. Sargent , a passenger
conductor of lha Duluth road , organized a
volunteer crew , who manned two handcars ,
whose capacity was increased by the use cf
planks They went up the Duluth track to
the north and picked up thirty-one bodies
be wecn the river and Skunk Lake. The
bdles were wrapped up In blankets , and
such cloth as could be obtained and laid
out by the side of the track where the depot
had stood. Citizens volunteered and har
nessed up the available vehicles saved In
the gravel pit , and went out to the swamp
across the Grindstone. They brought In
eighty-six bodies , -which- were carried out
to the dcbclate burying ground a mile cast
sf town. There -was neither time nor op
portunity to observe the aacred formalities
usually surrounding dryith. The excitement
of the occasion , the horrible experience
through which the living had passed , nnd
the moro horrible form in which death bad
conio to the lost , ind temporarily blunted
the finer sensibilities , and the dead were
heaped high on tlio wagons and la d In piles
at the cemetery among the smoking embers
and stumps that snmundod God's acre.
Coroner Cowfn directed the digging of two
hugo pits. 24x12 feet , in wjilch the Interment
will be made tomorrow. ,
IDENTIFICATION ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
One of the saddest features of the calamity
Is the Impossibility of iduitlflcatlon In such
a largo proportion of tlio cases. The ninety-
six bodies brought into this point were ex
amined by many of the surviving residents
of HInckley , and but four could be Identified
Charles Anderson , Ax'i Hanson , Dennis
Rlley and 3Irs. Glnder. The remainder will
liavp to be burled together In the Indeflnite-
less o't the , arrangementsland It seemed Im
possible to do otherwise under the circum
stances , due regard was rvbtipatd to a proper
separate preservation pf 'articles found on
the bodies , and the last chance of identifica
tion was lost.
These , who brought Jn the BodiesJlfSnY.tuq ,
swftmp reported there wcro at least thirty-
five other bodies out Xhero'whlch cannot bs
brought in until morning. Out on the 'gov
ernment road tq the cast was found tlio
Best family of six persons , father , mother
and four children. Best was a prosperous
farmer living Just out of town. , Here also
were recovered the bodies of the three un
fortunate creatures who lived at the Stock
ade.
Near Skunk lake were"found the bodies of
a family consisting of father , mother' and
seven children. Of another family in which
there were five children , only the father es
caped. There was a settlement of ab ut
thirty people near this lake and but two
are known to be alive ,
Marvelous escapes are numerous. Twelve-
jear-old Chris Anderson , after Ills father ,
mother and slskr had been suffocated In the
swamp , himself fell into a ditch nnd was too
exhausted to move. He lay there until this
morning , when he was able to make his way
to the town. Many such remarkable escapes
are recorded.
This afternoon the wcrk train from St.
Paul reached Hincklcywith an undertaker
and thirty-two caskets. By evening the
thlrty-ons corpse's that lay beside the track
had been wrapped up , laid away In the cas
kets and returned to Pine City. No attempt
was made to bury the dead at the cemetery.
Governor Nelson , Mayor Smith of St. Paul
and Mayor Eustls of Minneapolis have all
issued proclamations calling on the people
for help. Anything In the line of provisions ,
clothing or money willbeery acceptable.
All the churches In the city and relief
societies have been throwing open their
doors tor contributions and several responses
have been lecclved.
: SOKNIiS.
Refugee * from tlio Adllctcil DUtrlcts 1'oui
tug Into riim City.
PINE CITY , Minn. . Sept. 2. Pine City
has turned the skating'rlnk and court house ,
ns well as many private houses , into hos
pitals , where fifty sufferers are receiving
mcdtcnl attention and careful nursing.
Whichever way the eye turns heartrending
scenes are witnessed , The hospitals and
streets are thronged with people seeking
their missing loved ones. As soon as each
train comes in from * the north ther ? Is a
frenzied rush ot luqul cre. Few families are
complete and the torture of anxiety and
(
despair Is driving some Pf9plo out of their
senses. J '
A man going Insane , 'a patient groaning
Ufa away , a heap of pliujers representing
a human form these are a few of the Inci
dents ot the great forgitfire of ISDt.
No trains arc runrjlnjj west of HInckley
and It Is Impossible to < get accurate Information
mation , Carleton , lulljjdge. Shell Lake
'
and other towns In'ihofnorth are reported
burned. West of Pine C.IIJ a fearful fire U
blazing and sweeping , cyeo'thlng before II ,
In the afternoon thW flra a at least twelve
miles square , but/as the wind has gone
down considerably ) It Ja hqjiod its course will
be checked. There are fire * north ot Snake
river alto in a'hcavy. ira er section , vvhliti
is sparsely eettled ,
As lor loss of property , It is Impossible tc
make oven an approximation. The clean-oul
has been so complete tjiat many people have
no ambition to rebuild and will scatter to al
parts ot the country ,
NOTRS Otv THE CALAMITY.
In the- woods north ot town was found t
team ot gray lior&es , harneised to the re
mains , of a burned wagon , Under the wager
were the bodies pf a vyoraan and three dill
clren. hut Iho horses weru not harmed It
the least and we-e brought back Into tov.ii
The boJy ol Jim Bean , the Brcnnan J.umbei
company foreman , wan found In the swum )
under a wagon. The wagon bad struct i
etunip and the team Ijitd broken away. Then
were only a few fragments of Dean'B bed :
unturned , but lie. was IJer.tliliJ by come ke <
( Continued pn Second Page. )
COULD BOT BROOK CRITICISM
Membejs of the Greek Army Demolish the
Office of an Unfriendly Newspaper.
EDITOR OF ATHENS AKROPOUS REBUKED
Mob of Odicers mid I'rhntoi M'rcck Itli
IXutiMilunrnt Couiplotrljr ninl Attnck
llli l'rl\uio ItrnliUncc .Iniirintl-
IBIII tliut llrutiglit Its Itmraril ,
ATIinNS , Sept. 2. Much excitement has
been occasioned here by a summary act of
vengeance against n newspiper published In
this city. For some lime past the Akropolla
has been publishing n series of articles de
rogatory to the army. The articles excited
much Indignation In the army and the matter
was heatedly Ulfcu'scd. Finally , It was di-
cldcd to put a stop to further adverse
criticism on the part of tha Akropolls. Ono
hundred and thirty officers and men ot all
arms proceeded to the newspaper office yjes-
terday and wrecked the place. Nearly all
the attacking party were armed with axes ,
with which the press and type and type cabcs
were destroyed. The library was then at
tacked , the books being toin to pieces and
everything ofaluo hacked to bits. The
debris was thrown Into the street.
Inflamed with their success at the offlce. It
was proposed to attack the residence of the
editor of the paper. The proposal was Im
mediately acted upon , the soldiers marching
in a body to the objective point. Arriving
at the house , the men burst In the doors
nnd destrcycd all tha household effects.
Twenty soldiers hn\e been arrested. The
outrage is everywhere denounced.
c II-TH > OT KINDLY iucim : : < i > .
Dnniit oils ot tiluilstima unit Iturnn Twufil-
numtli CuiiKu UiifiiKiruhlo Comment.
DUBLIN , Sept 2 The Evening Herald
( r'arncllllc ) , In addition to its statements ,
commenting on the donatl ns of Mr Glad
stone and Baron Twccdmotith to the Irish
parliamentary fund , that neither Keogh nor
Saillleil sold themselves to cheaply as the
I'arnelllte-i ha've don ? , says : ' It Is the
price of treachery to Ireland , and divided
among the whig members represents tis
25 shillings purchase money f r each ot
them "
LONDON , Sept. 2. The Gladttone-Tweed-
mouth contribution of 100 each to tto Irish
parliamentary fund Is causing n sensation
in all political parties Baron Tvveedm uth ,
In forwarding his contribution from Scot
land , wrote Mr. Justin McCarthy , chairman
of the Irish parliamentary fund , saying that
he had received a note from Mr Gladstone ,
inclosing a check for 100 to bs forwarded
to the fund. The unionists are making much
of the fact that none ot the money which is
said to be pouring Into the Irish coffers Is
going to the eUcted tenants.
The Globe this afternoon , commenting upon
th'S3 contributions , says that a double effect
will bo felt from this subsidy , It will keep
the I'arncllltc" ? In good temper and the
evicted tenants will become in re oxasp rated
than ever. The Globe also bays : "If Mr.
Gladstone and Daron Tweodmouth have taken
this action without consulting the premier
or Sir William Hal court It navors ol spring
ing a mine upon hera. "
WILL I > IIOS1CCUTU THE WAU.
II * , * '
I'rcinrntlom Under liny III China for u
Mguruu * L'mnp.iljn.
.LONDON , Sept. 3. The Standard's ' corro-
spsndent In Berlin telegraphs as follows
The war party , of which Prince Tchlng Is
the head , has , I learn , got the upper hand
in China , which means that the struggle
with Japan will be prosecuted with vigor. A
large army Is now gathering near I'ck.n
Half ot the may will guard the capital , the
other halt will maicli to Corea before win
ter Owing to the fieezlng ot the gulf of
Pcchl LI the Japanese will then not de
rive S3 much benefit from their na\y as tliej
have hcrettofore , and will be doomed , more
or less , to inaction
The correspondent states that rumors of
negotiations between the United States ,
Great Ur tain , Russia and Germany for the
holding ot a conference to pa\e the way for
peace Is unfounded.
Hyclcnlo toiigrcsH C ii\cn il.
HUDAI'HST , Sept. 2. Archduke Charles
Louis , acting en behalf of Emperor rrancls
Joseph , today opened the Intel national
Hygienic congress Representatives from all
the leading countries were present. Dr
Hillings , speaking on behalf of the Amer'can '
government and the scientlflcc boards in
the United States , ta'.d the fact that the
American delegates had come s > great a
distance showed the Importance attached to
hygienic questions In America.
NIWH of Dlnutter Ciinllrinrd.
LONDON , Sept. 3. A dispatch from Paris
to the Times says that a. cable message sent
from St. Louis , Senegal , to the { lavas News
agency seems to confirm the recent dispatch
received by the Journal des Debats regard
ing the disaster to the Trench army at rim-
buctoo. The Hatas dispatch says It Is ru
mored In St. Louis that the situation In
Tlmbuctoo Is grave. A company of tlralleurs
are said to have been complcttly beaten by
the Tuaregs. _
I iihor Ttoublos In Mrily *
LONDON , Sept 2. A dispatch from Rome
says : The troubles In Sicily have again
assumed a grave aspect. Agrarian crimes
are frequent and the Ill-feeling of the
peasantry against the land owners , which
was dormant during the state of siege. Is
now found In greater proportions. The
government Is asked to tak ; strenuous meas
ures to lmno\e ) the relations between the
land owners and tenants.
Ilinprror Willl.uu ut I.uii kroii.
STOCKHOLM , Sept. 2. Emperor William
lias arrived at Lanskron In South Sweden ,
where ho will attend the great autumn
maneuvers. This is the flrst visit of royalty
to Lanskr-n since 1S15. The thoroughfares
were packed with people in g.iU costume. In
the evening there was n torchlight procession
and the emperor was serenaded by the
military bands. The maneuvers began last
Thursday ,
I'reiicU ItojiillitH Mourn.
PARIS , Sept. 2In accor/lancft with the
deslrs expressed by the duke of Orleans ,
son cf the Comte do Paris , who la said tc
be dying at Stowe house , near London , thai
prayers be said in the churches for the
restoration of his father to health , a Ion
mass was celebrated today at the church ol
the Madeline. .The services were attended
by all the notable royalists In I'arls , each ol
whin dlsplajed deep emotion ,
Xuiuoilelt.ll Dm Crtlilu .
LISBON , Sept. 2. The mln'stsrlol crisis ha ;
ben passed by a remodeling of the cabinet
Scnor Riberro , the prime mlnUtcr. will re
tain the finance portfolio , abandoning tin
position of foreign minister , which will b <
taken by Scnor d' A villa , the former mlnUtei
of public works , Industry and c mmerce
Scnor Henrlques will succeed Senor d
Avllla , _
] Iuniiielrd MrJcilin I'cnclorV I'urlv ,
ATHENS , Sept. 2. The British mlnlstei
today gave a lunch In honor of M. Tricoupli
prime minister ot Greece , and the in ember :
of Sir John Pendcr'n party , who are maklni
3 Mediterranean trip In the latttr'i ' yacht
Among the guesti was Hon. Thomas F
Uayord , the American ambassador to Grea
Britain , vvlu U of the ) achtlnc par > y.
N hllltt l'n l > l
ST. PETERSBURG , Sept. 2. The police o
Kalnoga , capital of the government of lha
name , ninety-five miles i utliweat of Moscow
have dltcovered a preis tbat was being us <
by the Nihilists for the | iubllc tl-n of lltera.
tnrp for dissemination throughout the empire.
Many persons have been arrested on the
charge ot biliig Interested in the press.
( H rnuiii lleMN tif Sitiuoii ,
LONDON. Sept. 2 A special dispatch to
the Times from Ucrlin says that the German
press , In commenting on HIP Samo.ui affair ,
emphatically demands that an end be put to
the Intolerable situation there. The German
papers declare that the tripartite agreement
of the government : ) of the Islands Is the root
of the evil and should bo repealed.
rnttilKlli'ln Ultl NittltP4.
LONDON , Sept. 2. A Cape Town dispatch
to the Times bays that business Is at a stand
still In Lorenzo Martinez , on the north side
of Delegoa ba ) , owing to the revolt of the
natives. A I'o-tUBUcso launch , fired on by
the unlives , returned the lire , killing n num
ber of the natives None of the Portuguese
were hurt.
_
Itii'vlin Sqimdriiu Kmoutn to Cnrru
ST P15TKKSIJUHO. Sept. 2. The Russian
squadron destined lor Corea Is under orders
to proceed with the utmost expedition It Is
officially stated the dltpatcli of the lUct docs
not Imply Hnstlati military Intcrvcnli n In
the Chlnese-Japaiioso dispute , but Is merely
Intended to protect Ilu ulan trade.
1 omul iu > IJtifciDw 'lini Strung
LONDON. Sept. 2. A special dispatch to
the Times from Shanghai states that the
Chinese report that on Thursday last the
Japanese troops made a rcconnole-'ancc In
force on fort Arthur. They found the land
ward defenses too strong and retired without
an attack. _
l'tinrrlrnn Uoimut ilttciiintR Snlrlilo.
HOMI3. Sept. 2 Eugene fCozzl. formerly
American consul here , made an attempt to
kill himself today in HID hall of the I'lnclo ,
a fashionable evening resort , but was pre
vented by the pol'cc. ' It Is believed the at
tempt was prompted by ( limnclnl difficulties.
llnl tl > < ! Honor of Kln-lni ; tlin I'opu'H Top.
HOME , Sept. 2. Sixty Canadian pilgrims
attended mass this morning In the lull of the
consistory. The pope acted as coiebrnut.
After the service , his holiness permitted
the pilgrims to kiss his too and spoke a
few words. _
I'm flu ! ; "Money from IVIuu Unifiers.
LONDON , Sept. 2. A dispatch from
Shanghai sn > s an Imcprlal decree has been
issued p.t I'ckln ordering a forced loan It
calls upon four native banks to loan the
government , if possible , 10,000 tacls.
Ctintic4 ( ut lliu , Iiiptna < o I.rgiitlnn.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 2. TsuneeJIro
MyaoKa , the secretary of tbo Japanese lega
tion , has received notice of his transfer tea
a similar office at Vienna. He will be suc-
cseded by Mr Ainnno
i/'liolrrit In VVudt t'himtoiH
BRUSSELS. Sept. 2. A case of cholera
was reported today at Newport , West Plun
ders Th ro was als one case at Spjk-nlsse.
Ona death trtim the disease occurred at
B ksmcer. _
C'oiiilo tin I'lirln XiurliiR tlin Hud.
LONDON , Sept. 2. Reports from Stowe
house tonight state that the ccmte do Paris
Is growing weaker. It Is believed that the
end Is near.
TO rvxibit
Mempltl * tluilcn ] nlnc HcnoliViirru tits
for MID aiurdorors of NIC Nitgrueii. *
MEMPHIS , Sept. 2. Criminal Court Judge
Cooper is determined to punish tlin mob
who lynched six alleged negro Incendiaries
near Mllllngton Friday night. Four mOro
men were arrested on bench warrants today
charging them with complicity In the lynch
ing. From facts brought out today. It ap
pears Detective Richardson knew an attempt
would be made to lynch' the prisoners and
deliberately led them Into the hands of the
mob.
C'lnilrmiiii or Xiitloniil Iloinocratla Commlt-
tie Known N'nllilnt ; iif Colnrnln I'm tlonx.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept 2-rhilrm.in W.
V Ilnrrlty of the democratic national com
mittee returned to Maine , where he has
been upending the past week , and Imme
diately left to join Ills family at Mount
Piocco , Piu When showed the dispatch
from Colorado vvhli.li said he had under
taken to decide some of the disputes of tlie
democrats of Colorado , lie slid. "I liu\e
not attempted to settle an > disputes tliat
may exist among the demociats ot Colorado
rado Some time ago , In answer to an in-
auliy upon tlie subject , I "tate-d that Hon
lP. . Arlmckle uao rtcognUcd in the cam-
palgn oC 1S92 OH the rhnlrman of the ilemo-
cr.itlc Rtatc ce-nLial coinmlttco of Coloniilo
That was nil tlieip was ot It. i am not
advised as to what the pu-sunt status of
affairs In Color.ulu Is. There may be n ina-
teilal difTou-nce bPtvvcen the political con
ditions of ISM and those ot WJ2. It was as
to the bltuatlon In W2 that 1 wrote. "
DKNVEH. Sept. 2 Tlie democrats of
Colorado will hold two conventions In tills
city tomorrow. Two years ago thp leaders
of the jurty ppllt up on the < | UP8tlon effusion
fusion with the iiopullsts , and two brunches
of the pai ty were formed , one hectloti fus
ing with the populists .nut the otlu-r putting
up a straight ticket. Iloth bratichps hnvu
for. Home time been tllrtlng with on < - an
other and a coalition may be effected. A
program h s been arranged w hereby It IB
thought thp factions can be reunited It Is
proposed that each convention effpc't tem
poral y organization and then appoint a
conference commlttpe , neither convention to
do anything furtlie : until the result of the
conference uliall be annoimcid.
JIKI.E.\ . courj'.u i.v xinr YOU it.
IcllH HUT WarlthiRiiiPii VVIutt Shn Would
Dii If Shu VVrro < > oil.
NBW YOnK , Sept. -Fully 1,000 men
and women listened to an nddrc ° s by Mrs
Helen M. Goug.ir of Indiana at the audi
torium In. Prohibition purk , Staten Island ,
this afternoon. The bubject was ' The Shot
gun or Justice. Which Hlmll the Laboring-
Cl.iBsos Have In tlie Settlement of Strikes
and Battles Bctwe-en Capital arid Labor/ / "
Ileferrlnir to tliei poverty in tlie Kre-at
cities nnd thp snffe-iltiK In the great tene
ment house cllbtilctB of the cltle-s. Mm
Gougar Bald tliore v\ere tlinusniids of acres
of land in the suburbs of NPVV York held
Idle for speculative purposed , and added
"If I wrru the Almighty for only five min
utes , 1 would tnko all this property from
the land speculators and give to Ood'a
children In tlin tenement houHes of Now
York tv place upon thlx ninth and some 01
the gospel ot fresh ulr and sunshine * . "
Atnyllnui-r lle'llri ' Ilunipil ,
SOUTH .ACTON. JSIaas. , Hept. 2.--The
house of Mrfl Iren ? Tnyloi was buinid yes
tenlay with many nrtlclps of value , causing
a loss of $2 ,0 ) , upon which ( hero Is an
InRUiance of ubout JS.OOO The Ions In
rltides priceless helrlooniH and articles o
historical value vvhlth camp over In the
Majllowi-r. and which Mis. Taylor Imi
contemplated picsentlng to the Massachu
yetts Historical society. Incemllary.
lijlnir llu < ( ' "iniincril.il Cubic.
NiW YOItK , Sept. 2-The cubic stcamc
Mackny-IiennPl pu hcd up the bay clo e
to the Lonu Iclaiul nhoro todny lajlng the
Bhoro end of the Commercial cable Tlie
work of laying the- ruble was iKcompllxhci
without ihitllgbtestjiKHculty. . The Hurfae
of the bay wns without a ripple , nnd na
sailing ciuft InipedPil the laying at the
cubic or obstructed thn uteMiiei'H course.
I niml Miiinl I olliii | > il ,
AHIILAND I'.i Sept. 2. During a game
of base ball at Mnh'ny CH > ye-Hterd.iy at
ternoon tlu Mr.i'1 ' HUmd e-ullnpHed , Patrlcl
H uric a v > a fniill > burt and John MvWIg
gen end VVIIIIutn UeKgt'ti fcrlously. Hevera
were bmUvd , but not seriously.
UK Unit l > i' ! > onili < ilt.
nOCKLAND , Me Kept. -Hon. . Orrsnair
F. Jiurgo' , ex-stato senator nnd rcprestnta
live , ex-uupeilntPtident of Kihooln , und a re
tlrrtl lime manufacturer , hanged lilmacl
In his home o a rebult of protracted clc
"
MAJOR WIIA1I IS TO BE TRIED
Detail for the Court Martini Bai Been Qivod
Out at Wnthi : g'oti ,
PECIFIED CHARGES COVEi MANY YEARS
Uhlrf Allrgutlnii IK u Putin ro ti > Svttto na
Arls inn tliiilgiuciit II ,
I ! I P Ills .llltlMlft 1111 I'.tl-
trcotlo < loliig < lici.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 2 A general court
iinrtl.il 1ms been orderi-Hl at Vancouver Bar-
neksVnsti. . , for September U for trlnl ot
Tuneral offenders. Tlu < detail Is : Brigadier
General iu\ell : S Ot's , Colonel Thomna
\nilei80ii , Lieutenant Colonel Hugh A.
'hacker , rourtccntli Infantry ; Lieutenant
Colonel \Vllllam U Woivertun , deputy sur-
; con general ; Lieutenant Colonel John M ,
lacon , Tirst cavalry ; Mnjur Knink M. Cose ,
laymaster ; Major Jmties C I'ost , Corps of
Snglneors ; Major 'fully .McCroa. TUth arttl-
cry ; Major William N isli commissary ot
ubslsteucc , Mnjor James M Marshall , tuiar-
crmasterj Major JolinV. . Prench , 1'our-
ecntli Infantry ; Major George S. Wilson ,
assistant ndjiitiuit general , Major Charles A.
ilcCnulcy , Captain Cl.nrles McClure , acting
nilgo advocateU. . S. A. , judge advocate ot
he court. Ono of the principal duties or
lie court martial order tu a Minblo ! at Van
couver will lie the trial of Pu > master Wham ,
\ho lias liecn In trouble for some tlmo and
vhoso wrcer hns attracted considerable at-
cntlon In army circles.
PORTLAND. Ore , Sept. 2. Major J. W.
Whum. pa > master U. S. A , who U to bo
rled by a military court at Vancouver Bar-
ratlvs September 11 , said today In refer-
cnce to Ills , trial : "I have much to Jell tha
court oC nlllcl.il persecution , commencing Im
mediately after I did exceedingly well , ' an
expressed by the secretary of war , in dcfensu
of my treasure bo > t against tlio assaults ot
at least tvvlco the number of my escort , until
every soldier but ono who remained with mo
\ns woundul , and my ohl comrades of Gen
eral GninfH old icglnicnl hail the temerity
and audacity to state mj record us made la
hlrleon battles and nearly live > cara scrvlco
luring the rebellion , and to ask my appolnt-
nent us pa > master general. A soldier with
n fighting record Is made to feel very lone
some in the pay department , which Is com-
loscd , partlcularlj near the head of the list , ot
nen who. In the language of my old com
rades , and I am ready to ussert , 'did their
lighting In snfo and comCortuble olllccs , far
removed from the sound of battle. '
' Of course , I feel deeply humiliated by
this Injustice , but I ooulil not help It any
nore linn I could help the order of my
T at on filse charges s-on after the robbery
n Arizona and of which I was acquitted
without the Introduction of a particle ot to1-
llniony In my defense.
"In my judgment , the result of the forth
coming trial will be exactly slm lar. The
second sick leave of absence ever obtained
by ins In a period of nearly thirty years'
service was revoked after being Granted by
a board of olllcers convened to dotcnnlno
whether It should bo granted or not , and I
was ordered back to my station , there to
be held tor thrco months , subject to a BC-
crot espionage to determine my sanity. But
Dr. Byrne , the medical director , having , I
presume , grown thatnugliljr Indignant at the
liumllhting duty thus unlawfully Imposed
on him , tri > > d' to terminate the unlawful ,
cruel and unjust action of Assistant Gecro-
tary ofVar Grant , by at once reporting , -on
my return to my station , Unit there was
nothing whatever the matter , As to the
charge that I am In debt , 1 will say yes , and
] urn Just as much responsible for It as I
would be fcr the accidental killing of my
mother. 11 hav ng occurred thr ugh the un
precedented ArU-na floods In 1SUI , "
Major Wham was appointed paymaster by
President Grant , In whoso regiment ha
served The charges against Major Wham
are nnny , and co\er a long series ot years.
It is understood that the principal charge
against him Is the failure to meet a legal
Judgment against him for several thousand
d liars , growing out of a scheme for the
Irrigation of Ar zcim lands many years ago.
sov.it : I , .TAIIS.
homo OIHtITS ( lUcn Xtiw Alignments iind
Soniu ( ilii'ii l.rutcH.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. ( Special Tele
gram to The IJec ) The following changes
In stations and duties of officers of tha
medical department arc crderid : Major W.
II. Gardner , surgeon , will bo relieved as at
tending Burgeon and examiner or recruits
headquarters , Department if Dakota and will
report to commanding olllcer , Port Custcr ,
Mont. ; Mnjur Henry MclSlderry , surgeon ,
will be relieved as attending surgeon and
examiner of recruits headimartcrs Department -
ment of the I'iatte , and will report to com
manding ofllcT , Tort Robinson , Neb. , to re
lieve Major George W. Adalr , surgeon. Major
Adalr , < vn being relieved by Major McEl-
dcrry , will report to commanding officer ,
Washington barracks , District of Columbia , ,
to relieve Major Joseph 1C. Coraon , surgeon.
Major Cordon , on being , relieved by Major
Adalr , will report to commanding officer.
Tort D. A. Russell , Wyo.
First Lieutenant James T. Anderson ,
Twenty-fifth Infantry , Is granted leave ot
absence until further orders on account ot
dlsab'llty ' , to date from expiration of ex
tension of ordlniry leave granted him.
Second Lieutenant J , W. Darker , Ninth
Infantry , Is transfeirtd to the Third infantry ,
company K.
Leave of absence for six months It granted.
Second Lieutenant Daniel W. Kctchanu
Second artillery.
Leave of absence Is granted for snen days ,
to Captain Charles G. Ayrcs , Tenth cavalry ,
recruiting officer.
The leave of absence' granted iCaptaln
Gtoigo I * . b'crl\en , signal corps , U S. A , ,
Is extended ono month.
Captain William W. Gibson , ordnance de
partment , will make not exceeding three
visits from Watcrtowri arsenal , Massachu
setts to the works of the Builders Iron
foundry , I'rovidcncc , H. ] . . on ofllrlal busi
ness pertaining to th ? Inspection of mortar
carriage" .
The following transfers In Seventeenth infantry -
fantry are ordered Second Lieutenant Wil
liam R Dashlell , company n to company Ct
Second Lieutenant Fr d B. Wild , company K
to company II ; Second Lieutenant Don P.
Ilnrrtway company II to company K ; Second
end Lieutenant Verllng K. Hart , company
I to company It ; Second Lieutenant Henry
A. 1'lpes of Sevrnth Infantry will proc'cd
to his home.
So much of special ordcni at directs Captain -
tain Thomas M. Woodruff , Fifth Infantry , to
proceed to Tampa , Fla , , and attend encamp
ment of rifth battalion , Florida state troops.
Is revoked.
I'lrtt Lieutenant Hunter Liggett , adjutant.
Fifth Infantry , will proceed to Tampa , Fla. .
and attend the encampment of the Fifth
battalion , I'lorlda etnto troops , at that place ,
commencing September G , 1SM ! ,
Captain Thomas H , Harry , First Infantry.
U detailed to reprc ent the War department ,
as member of the boird of managers of thn
exhibit by the Kuternmcnti to be made at
the Cotton States and Internationa ] exposi
tion , to be held at Atlanta , Ga . In 1S05.
First Lieutenant Fr.dcrlck T. Van Llew ,
Second Infantry , will proceed to Montlcvllo ,
la. , for duty us assistant , at encampment ot
Pint regiment , Iowa National Guards , from
Septernbr 1 to 8 , 1S9I
Leave of absence for one month , with ,
permission to leave limits ot the United
States , li granted First Lieutenant Lansing ;
11. Ueach , corps of engineers.
Leave of absence for one month and fifteen ,
days Is granted Captain Charles II. Owing. ,
aenlttant EUreeon ,
Lcaye of absence granted Flrit Lieutenant
D J. Ilubough , Third artIIlory , Is extended
one month.
Tlrst Lieutenant James M. Kennedy , auds *
taut Burgeon , will be relieved at Fort CiuUr ,