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FHE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 5 , 1894. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DEATH LIST GROWS
Turthor Investigation Tends to Incicaso tbo
Estimalo of lira Vfotim ? .
SYSTEMATIC SFARCH BEING CONDUCTED
"Work of Burjing tha Dnd and Gating for
the Living Progresses.
WET DEATH IN THE MILL POND
Of TliOBJ Who Sought Safety There Nona
ATJ Left to Tell the Ta1o ,
H\NY SURV.VOHS SEEKING NEW HOMES
Jluvo Lout All Th-y ro p cil nuct Vnifcr
to Start Ufa Ancnr Away from tlio
Bccno uf tlio I'earful tuliinty
UblcU Has O\crtiilin Them ,
ST. PAUL , Sept 4. ( Pioneer Pi ess Special
from Pine City. ) There have been butted at
Hlnckley and vicinity , 225 ; at Sandstone , 07 ;
at I'okegama , 25 , at Miller , 12 ; estimate ot
dead not found , 50 ; total , 379.
The HlncKloy horror Is dawning In Us
awful magnitude. There are now lylns In
the desolate cemetery , , under a shallow cover
ing of sand , or In rude , rough boxes , which
take tha places of caskets , 21G bodies. P. J.
Weber ot Pine City , who has had entire
charge of the Interment , has had hln work
well In hand and has kept most accurate
nccounts of tha bodies. These figures are
Ms , and Include those burled by their frleiids ,
Tour trenches In all ha > e been opened , sep
arated Jjy about four feet. Commencing on
the south , In trench No. 1 are forty -dve un
boxed corpses' ; In trench No. 2 nre Ue'ity
Ijoxcs , many containing from two to five
bodies. In the third are twenty-seven
boxes like the others. The fourth trench
Is not yet In use , but there nre piled up
nineteen boxes , - Ahlchl lbe \ \ put in tomor
row morning.
The foreman of the Duluth construction
train reported to Coroner Cowln this nfter-
iioon that on the hill at the north end of the
bridge- across the Grindstone \\ero nine
bodies , so completely Incinerated thai their
sex could not bo distinguished. A few rods
west of where the Duluth depot stood was
found the- body of a woman. To this must
bo added the few bodies shipped , the two
burled by Jim Hunt's jmrty of cruisers , fem
Interred by another explorer , making the
total of about 225 accounted for In Illnckley
and vicinity.
Amazing estimates are being made , but
there Is no foundation for them. There were
undoubtedly settlers and men In the lumber
camps who have not yet been diEcovered.
A search for them will be prosecuted with
vigor ant ! they will be burled where they
Ho There Is an unknown number of dead In
the mill pond It Is as yet unappropriated.
The bank was covered with sawdust and
edgings , and not far away was the Drennan.
mill and lumber yard. A number of persons
were seen to so to the pond. No one came
out alive , a.nd so hot is the flro still burn
ing there It may be a day or two before
thls pool of death can be examined.
At Pokegama the dead have nearly all
been accounted for , and will not run over
twenty-Hie. At Miller were burled twelve ;
nt Sandstone , sixty-seven. These figures ,
with an estimate of those not yet found ,
bringthe. total up to 379. The latter esti
mate may bo too low , but It Is a matter of
absolute conjecture , and It ts here that the
widely different totals are round. Some think
nt least 200 settlers In camps are yet to be
found. _
IN TUI ; violins.
Bjitcu.stla > > riiriJi Through tlio UomU foi
Other KoilluK.
PINE CITY , Minn , Sept. 4. The curious
apathy vhlLu ImJ marked every rno\o ai
Hlnckley yesterday gave way to bustlini
activity this morning. During the night !
shack was put up for a cook hoiisp. n
the early morning an enclosed romnvai
added to It for the storage of the on-.mls
fcjry supplies. The people who 'lad re
lualnecl over night were quartered In thi
tents which Captain Hart , < iuartermastcr o
the Tlrst bilgatlo of the .Minnesota Nailona
guards , had pitched last evening.
Volunteers were more numerous today thji
jesilerdaj- , and affairs assumed a more set
tied aspect liarly trains brought men wh' '
caino to work and did not abandon them
selves to the gr.itincalion of a morbid curios
My , as did to many who were brought ui
jmlerday. which vuta perhaps , not unnatural
but under the circumstances entirely Inex
cusable. At un early hour a force of mci
was started out to the cemetery to complet
"IJie work ot Interment. There had bee :
left above the ground last night fltty-aevc
bodies In boxes , and at daylight parties vter
detailed to go out alter others that had bee
located. A careful seatch was 't ado la <
night ulong the Duluth right of way to th
north. Ytsterday'8 p.irty had located tvvelv
bodies , but a closer scrutiny ot the wood
for a considerable distance back from th
track rcve-alcd several others , Including th
entire Green family ot father , mother on
four children , Ilesldes the. body of Ott
How ley , general freight and passenger agei :
of the Duluth & Winnipeg , taken to h !
homo last evening , nineteen others \vcr
picked up between Hlnckley and Skun
lake. Two or three were evldsn 'y pai
neuters on Saturday's southbound afUrnoo
limited. Most of the balance wera settler
uml the remainder were refuge's froi
Illnckley wio got further awiy f'om tli
doomed city. One Is the bt ly of M s. Joh
JlcKaiuara , on whose person was found > 3,0 (
In checks and $500 In currency , anil near t
nils the body of a boy , partially Identified i
one ot her sons. The Robertson family i
live , found yesterday , were also brought li
Israel Shrlmi > skl , the young Chicago Uwy <
Mho was reported as among the lost i
Illnckley , U safe. Ho lost his \ullse , bi
got out safely , and I * now at Hudson. WIs.
Tills about completes the number on tt
right ol way to a print about si * inlh
out. and foots up a total of between fill
and shty. A scattered few were brougl
In from ( ho country Just across the Grlni
utoiie river. One man was found in the o
gravel pit Just across the river iml vvi
Idt'iitltteil as John Crowcll , ageil CO.
SYSTEMATIC SKAHCH FOR DEAD.
A searching party of five experienced tin
tier cruUeri und seven assistants w
started out today along the government roi
to the caat. A similar party ot evente <
\\a sent up the Eastern Minnesota rullro ;
toward Sandstone. These parties wlllbrli
I * , no bodies , II nay are found. Tiiejr t
equipped with the necessary tools and will
bury the bodies where they find them. These
parties will be cent Into a tract ot countrv
from which no reports have been received ,
and the possible lesult of their labors can
only be conjectured , During the day other
parties were started In other directions ,
but no definite reports will be received for
many hours.
The work at the cemetery today was In
charge of P O. Weber , one of the most
energetic of the many efllrlent workers Pine
City tins furnished , and work proceeded
rapidly. U met with one peculiarly Bad In
terruption. Yesterday Lee Webster , the
maier of Hlnckley , thought he recognized
his wile In the ho-rd ! heap of dead. During
his temporary absence the body he hoped to
claim for a more formal and sacred burial
was thrown Into the- pit and covered up
When he learned of It today he wns half
crazed with grief , and upon his Inelstancc a
portion of n trench Mas opened where some
men remembered to have placed the body ,
and he descended Into It to try again to Had
his loved one. Either the body he sought
was not the one uncovered , or the handling
It had received hod destroyed tlio scanty
marks of Identification , and Webster was
farced to admit that the shapeless corpse
was probably not that ot his wife , and the
loose sand was again thrown Into the pit.
There Is tv prospect now thai the number
f dead which have been found In lllnck-
ey , and what have hitherto been conserva-
Ively estimated at 200 , will pass that nnm-
ier. It Is probable the mtiub.r will pass
225 and may reach 250. There Is one pol.it
vhero an Indefinite number may be round
West ofvthe. Uuluth bridge across the Grind
stone nnd nt northwest edge of the to\vn
was the mill pond , a body of considerable
depth and probably 400 feet wide On thf >
lank nearest the town stood the plant of
: he Brennan Lumber company and Its yard
.vlth about half a nllllon feet of sawed lum-
] er. A considerable number ot poisons
were seen making their way to the water
of the pond down the nllejs between the
illes of burning lumber. There Is absolutely
10 basis for an accurate- approximation of
low many there were.
NONE CAMn OUT ALIVK.
One thing1 Is certain , no one who \\tnt
: nto It came back to clvean account nt him
self or his companions To the Intense heat
of the burntpR lumber and the suffocating
volumeof cmoke which It alone furnished
wcs added that which went up from the
sawdust and edgings , through which the
flrp ran to tl.e very water's edge. The
water was deep , nnd those who were there
probably chose death by drowning- sufCoca-
llon or burning. The pond Is yet unap-
? roarhable. The sawdust bank Is still full
of lire and as treacherous as quicksand.
The smoke Is so dense that even a sight of
the pond cannot be had from a point near
the place where the bodies are supposed to
be , and It may be some da > s before an at
tempt at the recovery of the bodies can bo
made.
Prom Brook Park , as the station on the
eastern end of Pokcgama lake Is recently
known , and the mills southeast of Hlnckley
come reports that the fatality there was
moro than had been supposed. J. D Markham -
ham of Hush City , who owned the town site ,
knows that there were 111 settlers nt or
near that point. Yesterday's reports placed
the number of dead at twenty-eight. Today
rumor lias increased it to between fifty and
sixty. Mr. Markhain , Judge Nethaway and
a small party made their way In there last
night en a hand car from Hlnckley with
a tent and a supply of provisions , and from
them no direct report has > et b ° en received.
Parties will go. out from Pine City across
the country to Brook Park by team to old In
the work at that point. At Pine City every
branch of the Iccil relief has moved along
smoothly. There Is an abundance of pro
visions and shelter.
Governor Nelson , with representatives of
the relief committee at St. Paul and Duluth ,
arrived during the day and will assist In the
work of aid. Probably 400 people who had
no real property Interests In Illnckley and
whoso personal property haa been destroyed
are anxious to leave the state. It Is simply
a question of beginning life over , they say ,
nnd they prefer to do U elsewhere ( tun at
the point associated with such terrible mem
ories. Aid for them Is being solicited by a
committee appointed for the purpose Many
of the refugees have already left There Is ,
however , still on Immense amount of labor
in caring for those who remain The needs
are great , but the relict work is In the hands
of efficient men and will be well carried out.
The hero of the burning of Pokegama set
tlement Is John Unman He got over thirty
of the villagers Into n shallow water pool
below the log dam. The latter caught fire
and blazed fiercely In their faces On one
side was tha railroad trestle and on tha other
a pile ot moro than 100 cords of hardwood ,
Mr. llraman and other men kept the women
and children In the shallow pool dashing
water over them and saved their lives. Bra-
man lost Ma son , who Insisted on attempt
ing to save his horses.
Twenty-one bodies have been Identified
here.
here.WHAT
WHAT SURVIVORS WENT THROUGH.
Every person that one meets on the streets
of Pine City today gives visible evidence In
bloodshot c > es and burned noses and cheeks of
their conflict with the fire. Pew men who
are numbered among the refugees are suffi
ciently clad , and many ate without cover
ing for their heads. Many of them sat out
side ot the eating house last evening com
paring notes with each other's misfortunes
until called away to occupy the cots In tents
In the park , There are fitly tents , and each
boused lour or five people last night.
The local relief comniltteo haa got to
gether and selected a finance committee.
Kred A. Hedge , auditor of Pine county , was
made treasurer. A particularly strenuous
effort has been made to Identify a number
of corpses of men who were known to carry
llfo Insurance , Some of the missing men
vvoro known to carry considerable , and when
ono was Identified a number of acquaint
ances were called upon to assure themselves
of his Identity so the possibility of a con
il test In the payment of the Insurance might
be avoided.
GHOULS ROU THE DCAD.
There Is a strong suspicion that among
these who have been In Illnckley , ostensi
bly for relief purposes , 'there have been a
lawless few who have played the part of
ghouls and vandals. Many of the bodies
had muiey and valuables on them , and In
several cases they were robbed. A detail I
ot twenty regular army troops from Fort
duelling , under command ot Captain Hale
and L'eutenant Mr Coy , accompanied by an
army surgeon , has arrived from St. Paul.
Tha local physicians were nearly exhausted I
with their long service , and the army sur
geon rendered valuable assistance. There
are about 400 refugees In P ne City , and a :
many morn are expected from the numbei
of those wh3 escaped from Hlnckley to tlit
north. There are about ten patients al I
the Improvised hospital In the old ekatln ;
rink and possibly as many more scattered
about the town. The worst of the Injurei
are being taken to Minneapolis. The wine
has changed to the north and It U blowlnj
almost a. gtle. The temperature has taller
15 to 20 degrees , winch will material ! )
lessen the difficulty cf handling the dead
Mr. Albright , the bookkeeper of the Bren
nan Lumber company , sat with Becretarj
Hart while the registry ot those ncedlni
relief progressed , and rendered valuable as
slstanco In Identlfjlng those applying foi
relief.
JOHN PATRICK'S AWFUL STORY.
Grindstone lake , ten miles north ot Hlnck
ley. has been the camping ground for several
oral summer parties from Hlncklry. Th !
year a larger number of people were campei
there than usual , and consequently when ;
flro wan > e n to be encroaching en Near
place , abviit a mile from one of the camps
several of the men aUrtfd lor the scene
John Patrick and Messrs , Ellsworth am
Collins b.Mng among the number. Pou
other men were fighting tie fire , and i
was supposed II ey could control It. Th
party had hardly reached the spot , liowevet
when they disc verecl flames shooting eve
the tops of timber back ol their own came
Patrick started back along the shore vvhll
the other * got into a small skiff and pad
died faster than they ever paddled before
ad hoping to reach the camp before It was ovrr
en whelmed. While they were some d gtanc
ad away th y b.iw thei women rushing Into th
UK lake and the camp outfit going skyward I
name and smoke. Patrick hardly compre !
h ended these things , however , ts he had not
gene far before a ball of flro darted across
the lake ( over a mile wide where ho stood )
ami knocked him down ns tt sped onward In
Its work ot destruction through the forest.
His clothes were Ignited , and lor a time lie
was completely dared. AVhen ho bad re
covered his senses the fire was all about him
and only a very narrow pathway through the
water at the edge of the lake , the bank
shelved oft very steep all along and offered
a meager avenue cf escape. As he was
working through the water a stray dog fell
In behind him and marched along In his
company. The two had an encounter a
little later with a big black bear thai barred
their prssage and would , under ordinary
circumstances have annihilated both mm and
cur. Brulri , who was squatted In the water ,
did not even deign to not ce them , but
simply moved aside about nix Inches no they
pould pass , and Patrick dcubts If the dog
realized that the bear was there.
They finally reached a spacs where the
road opened out from the lake and here
met twenty-one people , homesteaders and
their families , who had been fleeing through
the blinding smoke ahead ol the flames.
All the members of the party threw them
selves Into the lake and remained there until
the fire had passed over. None were seri
ously injured , but all were so exhausted as
to preclude the possibility cf going- farther
that night. They laid on the banks of
the lake until morning and then started back
over the road they had come In the direction
of Sandstone Junction. Patrick has not
seen cr heard of them since
ELEVEN WERE DROWNED.
Eleven of the settlers , one a woman with
a baby 5 weeks old , got Into an old canoe
and psddled out into the lake , only to bo
destroyed by water after escaping from the
flames. The waves nearly filled the boat
several times , and the baby was mnlly held
aloft to keep It from drowning. The frail
craft drilled ashore In the early morning
over a mile from tha camp. Patrick , after
passing an awful night , lull of anxious fore
bodings , was .able to reach his family ,
overjojed at finding them unharmed
Just Instdo the doorway of the hospital
last evening wit a tearful and woe-begono
woman , whileat her side , With a bandage
around his forehead , st od a bewhlskcred
man. to vvhnm the woman was listening
with rapt attention. The man was M. A.
Greenfield and the woman Mrs. Thomas
Henderson The tale ho told was the sad
dest she had ever heard Those who stood
by groaned In bjmpathy with her , for she
was hearing the sad fate of her boys , 14
and 18 years of age. who had perished In the
flames nt Greenfield's farm , five miles from
Illnckley The boys , with their father , were
cutting a road through from the Duluth
railroad toward Greenfield's when the lire
forced them oflt. They reached his place
.and with his family tcok rtfuge In the cel
lar. Ono of them , when the flames en
veloped the house , never got out , and the
other perished In a culvert , where ho had
taken shelter. Mr. Greenfield's five chil
dren found a fiery grave In the cellar , and
his wife , although still alive , Is In the hos
pital so badly burned as to be beyond hope.
Mlsa Hammond of Hlnckley , who occupies a
bed near her. Is In a similar condition.
Ono peculiar Incident In connection with
the Identification of the bodies was the case
of a Mr. Schlcsslngcr , whose wife , when
last eeen , was leaving her home at Hlnck
ley , and started for th ? river Mr. Schless-
Ingcr had given up home , and began a
search for her body. Yesterday he thought
he found the blackened and charred remains
ot lila wife In the horrlbU pile at the ceme
tery. He took the Duluth train for Pine
City , and on the train met his vvllo alive.
She was one of the fortunate few who got
on board the Duluth train at West Superior ,
and as soon as the road was reopened she
started to Join her husband.
SUFFERERS WELL CARED FOR.
So thoroughly have all the arrangements
b en made for the relief ol the buffcrers
mound Hlnckley that everything moves
along without any hitch , and the day here
Is comparatively quiet , although all are busy
and the wants ol everyone have been well
cared tor. The people of this little village
have responded nobly to the. cry for help
that came from their suffering neighbors ,
and all that could be done has been done for
their relief. Medical supplies , provisions ,
clothing , bedding , and other supplies were
poured In from all parts of the state , and
sent from hero to tha place where most
njeded. The regulars from Fort Snelllng
proved a great help , as their tents at Hlnck
ley were greatly needed , besides which the
policing that they can do is of advantage.
The crowds of curious people are going over
the grouad , looking for relics of the horrible
disaster , and the systematic search parties
are looking for more bodies In the woods.
General Bunker represents the governor In
the relief measures , and H. H. Hart of the
State Board of Charities , has been on hand
with his counsel and help , which has been
Invaluable. All the Injured have been
brought to the hospital , and medical supplies
were turned over to the medical men In
charge , so there was no delay In caring for
the Injured. Every hall and public building
of any sort was ussd as a hospital , and the
people joined In nursing , seeming to know
no such thing as weariness In their eager
desire to relieve the suffering1 and surviving.
EVERY SURVIVOR BLINDED.
One of the greatest troubles has been with
the eyes , the smoke having almost blinded
many of the people , and burns were much
less frequently met with. The heat was so
Intense that the ejcballs nearly shriveled
and nearly every person that passed through
the fire Is wearing smoked glasses , or else
unable to see at all. The relief train came
up on the Duluth road from St. Paul. At
frequent intervals , and at every station , the
people were ready with supplies for the vic
tims of the fire , , which were at once loaded
In thf cars and brought to this city for dis
tribution. The appointment ot a state com
missioner by the governor to look after the
general relief measures has met with general
commendation , and the character of the men
gives assurance that there will be the most
thorough care for the Injured and generous
provisions for the hungry and shivering sur
vivors of this great disaster.
Word from White Bear that the hero of the
rescue train , James Root , is getting along
well , and will recover from his terrible In
juries , causes general rejoicing.
Thomas Dunn and a faintly of three others
wre burled today. Thomas Dunn was 26
years old. Ho was the heroic telegraph operator -
ator who lost his life because he remained
at his post until the station was on flre. It
was his order far the train to return and
take aboard those who wanted to escape the
flames. He attempted to carry the order
through. The train returned and carried
away over 300 pcop'e from the flre ot hell
Ho then jumpd from a window and started
for the gravel pit , where so many had saved
their lives Dunn was within five rods ol
3r the gravel pit when ho fell , and was unable
to get further. His dead body was found al
most on th ! edge of the safe pit. He was
well thought of by the railroad men , and had
a largo circle of acquaintances In Hlnckley
1 and other places.
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WUItU ALL ItlUIATIIINr I'lUK.
Knflncrr of n Trnln W lie Iloila Thrauch
Dentil anil Mivril Hundred * .
WEST SUPERIOR , WIs. , Sept. 4. Engl
ncer William Beat of the original resculnj
passenger train on the Eastern Mlnnesott
says he felt In as serious a frame ot mine
last Saturday afternoon as It would be possl
ble under any circumstances.
"Wo were brought face to face vvlth death , '
ho said , "and that Is all there was of It. I
& man could keep his head under the trylni
circumstances of that dreadful holocaust In
need not fear for his self-control or courage
Soon after leaving Superior at 1 15 p , m.
had to light the headlight , owing tu Ihe densi
smoke , which turned day Into night. I ex
peeled that when we reached that point w
would get In the opening and escape th
smoke. My surprise was great , therefore
when we. found the fire right upon the town
It took but a gland ) to fee that the towi
was doomed The wind blew with urea
1. velocity and the flames fairly leaped througl
the air. The people were taken by turpri ?
ami were helpless The coming flre swinei
moro like a stroke ot lightning. Almost li
an Instant the town was swept by billows c
flames We could not pass Hlnckley an
- [ there wa no uie to look Icr orders , for com
munlcaUon was cut Off It was one of those-
cases where men have to mike up their minds
In an Instant what Is to be ] done and ta do It
without hesitation. Here were hundreds of
panic-stricken people whd ; were doomed If
they were not Instantly reaolitd. On the other
hand the safety of the train and Its passen
gers lay In quick retreat. To stay and rescue
as many as we couldHvas our duty , of course.
Hut the great question' , , nmf.upon It hung the
lives ol many hundreds , wis , How long dare
wo wait ? " " '
Ed Barry was there with train No. 23 and
ho and W. D. Campbell , the conductor , were
as plucky nnd bravo fellows as ever passed
a mile post. We knew we were safe In mak
ing time , for wo could return on No. 23's
time and as this train hatl the right of way
we knew that no other train would dare to
stay on the main line without orders , If mov
ing south. We hastily coupled a portion of
Campbell's freight train with engine ahead
onto the rear ot our train. The flame-
spurred people lashed .toward our train and
piled Into the cars Sohie bt them were aged
and then lliero werejvvomen and children
who had to be helped aboard. We had to
change the position ot the train several times
to prevent It from catching flre. We were
nil breathing flre as It was. We saw many
sights that would have ! filled us with horror
It seen under other circumstances , but there
was horror everywhere. We saw people fall
down overcome by thh heat and smoke. I
saw mothers with their babes make a last
despairing effort to shelter their helpless
charges , It was a sight to make men weep ,
let alone angels Wo Saw people surrounded
by flre. ;
"But thcro is no use1 In my trying to de
scribe It to you. An eye-witness knows what
he saw , but tt Is positively Indescribable. It
Victor Hugo could hayo seen that seething
hell ol flames he might be able to describe
It , but It would require a clfted tongue to
tell It. A few of ouf passengers became
panlcstrlcken and wanted me to pull out
regardless of sufferers jat Hlnckley , but of
course none of us thought of doing such a
cowardly nnd selllsh nct. , Wo got about 400
people from Hlnckley dboard , maybe more ,
and slipped away to take away olhers who
had run np Ihe track. At last we realized
that the critical moment had arrived We
could not rescue any moro of the people' , for
they could not get to the train As many
as came to us were taken tip A very large
percentage of those Who remained perished.
Away -ne went through the burning woods ,
and ma > be we did not go. It was a race
with death. Theie was death behind , and
BO far ns we knew , maybe ahead of us , too.
The telegraph posts and the lies were on flre
and a sticam ot flames passed under the
train The people were packed BO closely In
the train that It was Impossible to move
Wo pasted several bridges that were on flre ,
the flre having already reached them. At
Partridge we stopped and procured water for
the passengers The people at Partridge
supposed they were safe. But It appears that
within half an hour Hie' flre had reached
them , thus giving an Idea of how fast the
flames traveled.
"At Hlnckley and all along the line the
wind blew a tempest. Wo all drew a Blgh
of relief when we reached the limits of Su
perior and knew that our precious freight
was sale. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _
i Avr.i > IN Aunvvrii. . , .
TcrrlMo Ilulf-IIour's Experience Described
by 11 Mn tilio vVVnt Through II.
DULUTH. Sept. 4. Oliver Dubols , a
French-Canadian farmer , living on 'the out
skirts cf the lltlle village of Sandstone ,
was iiwisnc the 2GO _ refugees from that
stricken spot He saved -Ills life by jumpIng -
Ing in the bottom ot a dry well , and was
ono of tKe ? very few who look such a
refuge and did not flnd H a grave njreatly
dug His experience similar li ) , many
ways to that ot scores i and.- hundreds of
othcr.s , but It shows the fearful speed of the
flame's. Mr. Dubsls was a llttl ? distance
from his home and his family happened to
bo absent. He heard 'In the south a mighty
roaring and thought a cyclone was coining.
The blackness of the sky added to this be
lief , and ho ran still further trom the buildIng -
Ing to escape any sticks that might come
from the bouse. Ho thevv himself down
at the root of a stump , bis head under u
rest Scarcely was he on the ground be
fore HID awful heat and flre showed that ho
contended not with a cyclone , but with
flame Theie. was a well a few feet away
Into which he clambered. It was twelve
feet deep and was 'dry. Above him he
could see the rolling cloud of flame high In
the air and then down closeto the ground.
His pcBltlon grew stifling and the air seemed
to be so exhausted that ho could only breathe
by clawing a hole In the damp earth and
pressing his face to the side. As soon as
ono place got too stifling ho would make
another llttla fresh spot. . The well filled
with smoke and gas , but alter a time that
seemed hours , but was probably about thirty
minutes , he managed to clamber out.
"I was so weak I could , hardly walk , "
said he , "and for a few minutes I was dazed.
I was shoeless , and I knew where the shoes
lay a llttlo way off. I could not see the
ground at my feet for the smoke , but I
groped my way to those shoes. Using my
way once and feeling fop every step. I
found them at last , and they are the only
thing I own in the world. Then I started
Into town. It began to "grow lighter so I
could see the street. I stobd in the center
ot Sandstone and called. Not a sound
came In answer. I called again and again ,
but the place I had been In only two hours
before was as still ns th ( > graye. I walked
toward the river , shivering with fear and
dread. On the way I counted ( bodies ,
bodies , more than fllty of them. I climbed
down the river bank , and Ihere , crouched
In the water , I found the people. During
the passage ol flre women held tholr scresm-
Ing children In the water and had stood
mouth ilecn In It themselves. "
Several , It la reported , have been found In
wells In the neighborhood of Standalone
dead. As was the case at the Peshtlgo
forest fire In Michigan twenty-two years
ago , the wells were suffccatlng spots and
vvera n dlsin ? ! refuge.
VVOItIC OK UM-1K F.
> orlliern Toivim Competing with One An
other In Tlielr KrrorW of llumnnlty.
ST. PAUL , Sept I. The most complete
relief arrangements are being carried out by
the people of this city and every town and
city in the northwest. The relief train that
left hers yesterday Tifid a pick-up car , In
which to store such tu'rrplles as might be
ready at the various stations' along the road
and the car was filled long before Pine City
was reached ,
MILWAUKEE , WIs.Sept. . 4. Governor
Pec' * has Instructed CoUml W. J. Boyle to
purchase food and clothlns , for fire sufferers
In Barren county. The Cpmbcrland oinclals
made an appeal to the governor , stating that
over fllty families were sleeping out of doors.
Michigan Town * Now fcttfr.
MARQUETTE. Mich. , Sept. 4. All towns
along the South Shore road to the Wisconsin
Bta B line { .re now s'aft , though there are
literally hundreds of flres ImHlio vast belt ol
timber. Conservative men estimate the
standing pine over whlcli the lire has run
at not less than 150,000.060 feet.
I xtlngul bal by Ituln.
DAY CITY , Mich. , Sept , 4. There was a
heavy rain this morning : . tha first In nearly
twci months. It effectually dissolved ( he
cloud of imoko which covered the cltj ( M
twdwicks , and haa b cn of Incstlmiblt
l-noeftt In the way ot stopping forest fire * .
: C < Jintp < to i ri .VeiUrr.
IONDON , S pl. 4 , Bulletins received
from Stowo house say the Comte de Parli
Is growing weaker. Prince Waldemar o |
Denmark , Princess Marie ot Orleans , daugh.
ter of the due da Chartres and the prince
de Jclnvllle , second son 61 the Comte d'Ku ,
one of the grands na of King Louis Ph llppe
have srr veil at Stowe h.use. Their arrival
males the aisemblage at Stowe house UK
largest fathtrliitJ if tdp Orleans fa in II )
since the doth of King Louis Philippe
Telegrams are arriving at Stowe house froir
alt parts ot th ; v.orld , ' and occaslonilly i
carriage with the royal livtnei , blue wit !
Bllvir fleurs de I , a emerge * frm the gmmdi
and drives to the etjtlou n order to brln ;
t the hocse or convey away from it so.ni
person of distinction. Tha comte U full )
icooicloui | and U patiently awaiting the end i
WAITE WILL PROBABLY WIN
Opposition to His Nomination Lacks a Hec-
ognizid Head.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY CONTEST UNDECIDED
Committee oil Crcilmtlnlfl Ask * Until Ttiilny
Almost n Hint Ciiumil liy tlio TourIng -
Ing Up i > l Onn of VVultc'n
rUtiirm.
PUEBLO , Colo. , Sept. 4. Tlio hour for the
meeting of the populist state convention was
changed from 12 o'clock until 2 o'clock by
rdcr ot Dr. Coleman , chairman ct tl.e Bta to
icntral committee. This act.on vvus taken
n the Interest of the antl-Wallo farces ,
hlch arc being marsialcd | by Thomas M.
'allerson. ' The governor's rooms , like the
'attorson ' headquarters , are constantly
hronged with delegates. The antl-Waltes
ack a. candidate for governor. Congress-
nan Pence and Judge lialley cf Canon City
re most prominently mentioned , but neither
s Inclined to make a contest against Watte ,
hould the governor not be nominated on
ho first ballot he will not be nominated at
ill , as many delegates who jre pledged to
lilm admit he cannot bo elected. A prcpa-
Itlon has been made to Walto to accspt the
endorsement of the convention as the popu-
Ist candidate for United States senator In
eu of a renrmlnatlon. The governor haslet
lot yet replied to this suggestion There-
s likely to be a prolonged contest ever the
irganlzatlon of the convention
Nothing will be done by llie people's ' party
itate convent'on until tomorrow on account
it the delay In the prepiration rf the report
if the comtnlHeo on credent In U Tha Ar-
ipahoe county contest has not yd been
'cached ' , and the report will not be ready be-
'ore ' morning , when a big flght Is cxptcted
between the Wai teg and antl-Waltes The
air Is still full of rumors ot a bolt by the
-tills , wllh vvbom Late Pence Is c-quclllng.
A free fight was narrowly averted this
fternoon when a lithograph picture of Wulte
.vus torn up by a Dsnver man. I'lsts were
used and ono man drew a big knife , bul
quiet was finally reslored , and Samuel Nlch-
l&on of Leadvllle , lemporary chairman , is
mining Ihlngs with an Iron hand.
The convention reassembled at 7:25 : this
venlng. and theconunltto on credentials
ent word that they would not report till
morning The convention Immediately ad-
'ourned to 9 a. m
Addresses will be made by Phoebe Cousins
and Late Pence. The Walto slate will prob-
bly go through and the convention ad-
ourn tomorrow.
T O FACTIONS HOT TOOI/mr.K.
Democrats of CoUinictii Unlto on n full
Mute 'ticket.
DENVER , Sept. 4. The two factions of
he democratic party , both holding state con
ventions here , appointed conference commlt-
ecs. These committees drew up a platform
and nominated a full state ticket which sat
isfied both factions. The parly now stands
united for the following ticket Justice supreme
premo court , Vincent DC Markham , Arapahoe
county ; governor , C. S. Thomas , Arapahoe ;
Icutenunt governor , P. J. Weston. Pueblo ;
secretary ot state , Dr. J. Ernest Meyer , Lake ;
auditor , J. S. Swan , Garfleld ; treasurer , C ,
Barela , Las Anlinas ; attorfteygencnil , J. M.
Brunson , El Paso ; superintendent public In
struction , Mary C. C. Bradford , Arapahoe ,
regents of the state university , F E. Wceh-
ler , Mineral ; Mary B Ma con , Arapahoe.
Tha platform and ticket were presented
to the two factions In joint session and
adopted , after which the double convention
adjourned. Democrats arc jubilant now that
the hatchet Is burled and an active campaign
will be made. The platform Is out and out
for silver , but has nothing to say about
President Cleveland or his administration.
It was midnight when the united demo
cratic conventions finished their work and
adjourned. Harmony now prevails In the
party. P P Arbuckle , who had been chair
man of the sliver democratic committee , was
made chairman of the new state central
committee , and A. B. McKlnIe > , who was
the leader of Ihe whitenings , chairman of
the executive committee. The platform de
mands "tho Immediate restoration of the
laws of January 18 , 1837 , providing for Ihe
free and unlimited coinage of gold and sllvor
at the ratio ol 16 to 1 , without waiting for
or Inviting the co-operation of any other
nation or nations , " nnd denounces as "cow
ardly , unpatriotic , fanatical and dangerous
to Ihe peace of Ihls country the American
Protective association , which seeks to pro
scribe and outlaw citizens because ol na
tivity and religious belief. "
FRUPAItlNQ roil THU CAWAltiX.
I'ojmllst KxfccntUo Committee Meets at
Lincoln mill helrcti IlmiKiinirJers.
LINCOLN , Sept. 4. { Special to The Bee. )
The executive committee ol.the populist
party was In session at the Windsor
hotel yesterday afternoon , last evening until
a late hour and part of today. The ac
counts of the old committee were gone over
and It was discovered that after paying all
Its old bills Incurred in the last state cam
paign the committee has about $400 with
which lo begin the new. J , V. Wolfe of this
city was elected treasurer to take care ol It
The chief question of Interest related to
the establishment of headquarters. Omaha
was after tt and had made a liberal offer
to secure It , but upon a vote taken late last
evening , _ It was decided to establish head
quarters 'at the Lincoln hotel In this city.
There will probably bo a branch established
In Omaha. A plan of campaign was mapped
out and It was decided that the campaign
will be partially opened on the 10th or llth
lust. , when Judge Holcomb will speak In
Omaha. Cyclone Davis of Texas vas also
secured for three weeks of campaign work
In this state , and it vas decided that he
shall speak again at the pcstoltlco In this
city tonight. Tomorrow ho will be at Ne
braska City and will Ihen go to Omaha for
the rest of the week. Next week ho will
gs out along the Union Paelflc.
1IIIVAX SHUT OUT IN < 1A(1U.
Antl-Sllvor Democrat" r ku rii.irgo uf tlio
Convention ami Itin Tlilnva.
BEATRICE , Sept. 4. ( Special Telegram to
The Bee. ) The democrats held their county
convention today The Bryan faction dli
not have even a respectable minority am
consequent/ ! got no recognition The
twenty delegates named fcr the stale conven
tion are all administration anti-silver demo
crats , and the platform denounces fus on li
the fellow Ing language :
Believing1 In the eternal principle of de
mocraey , we denounce fusion In all Its forms
as inimical to our orrunlzatlon and to the
end lhat our party may bu preservec
we Instrict our delegation to the state
convention to use nil honorable means to
secure the nomination of a straight demo
cratlo ticket , upon a platfotm of tariff re
form and Bound money , and we repent the
attempt of sorehead republicans and half
baked populists to lead us into a fusion con
ventlon ax an unvvaminted assumption.
U Is well understood thai the friends o
Mr. Huslctt In trder to cccure the jiomlna
tlon for III in for county altorney sacrifice !
Ir > an'a Interests and popul Bta threaten to
knife Haelett at the polls. There IB c.n
tlderable bitterness manifested and the re
publican ] feel that the day's work has been
of great benefit to their ticket.
'Iuhlan Hi iirirnit * Unllcil
TOBIAS , Neb , Sept. 4 ( Special Tclegran
to Tu ! Bee ) - Both democratic caucuses her
ton.g'ii v.a e harmonious. The fact ! ns
i | united mid delegates were choten alternate ) ;
a from each faction.
g j rropaniil IliiiiililUan 1C illy.
kPENDEH , Neb. , Sept -I-Special ( to Th
, I Bee. ) Prom present Indications the reoubll
can rally at this place Thursday will be one
ot the largest political gatherings ever held
In this section ol the state , Over ( COO haa
already been subscribed to defray the ex
penses , and liberal contributions arc being
dally added to the. subscription.
I'lirUI.IST TICKKT.
Ornrral Wrmpr Tulitu Orrinlou In Occupy
.Much ( if the Cnnvriitlnii'n Tluir.
DES MONIES , Sept. 4. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) The populists ot Iowa held
their state convention today. It was at
tended by about 300 delegates. W. II. Hobb
of Crcston was chairman and made extended
remarks. Committees were appointed and
General Weaver was called out and spoke
briefly and the convention adjourned till
the afternoon. On reassembling General
Weaver was granted permission to rtad a
telegram nnonunclng the withdrawn ! of
Langc nnd the lalter's announcement 'of his
support of J. C Hiker for congrc'ssiinn In
the Tenth district Baker was tu the room
and made n speech. In which he predicted
Dolllver's defeat In November. M. L. Wheat
addressed the convention It was an
nounced that < 31 65 bad been raised for the
Pullman strikers.
The following new state csntr.il committee
was announced by dlstilcts In numerical
rder George W Davis , L-iiisa ; A. Wrlcker ,
ohnson , R. A Pelst , H.ir.lm , Aaron tl-own ,
"ayctto ; L. W. Wood Linn : S. W. Brunt ,
feokuk ; A. W. C. Weeks , Madison , \V H.
lobb , Union ; T. vV. lurj , iM'lls ; J. C. An-
erson , Wlnncbago , and A. J. Westfali ,
Vooflbury
The following ticket was placed In the
eld Secretary of state , S. II. Crane , Div-
nport , auditor. J. Ballangec , Dta Molnt-s ,
reasurcr , Aaron Brown , Kayettc ; attorney
eneral , A. W. C Weeks , Wintcrset , Juilgo
f the supreme cuo-l , long term , C C Cole ,
) es Molnes , short term , J. . K Anderson , I'or-
st City ; clerk of the supreme cout. Charles
3 Barb ° r. Davenport ; reporter of the su-
remo court , J J. Sh"a , Council Bluffs.
The platform endorses the Omhuha plat-
orm , free nnd unlimited coinage cf silver
mmcdlately , 2-ccnt a m le passenger fare on
allwajs , universal .and Infrclnng able ra < lay l-
, ay tickets. Initiative and referendum , op-
> oscs Increase of freight tales In Iowa and
gainst Issue of any more bonds by the na-
lonal govern incut.
LOOKS I.IKI : i us i ON.
'r < llinln.iry i > f llio Pi-morr.itlo StiitoCoii-
v ntlon of ' until DnUohu
SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) . , Sept. 4. ( Spccai
'elegram to The Bee ) Two hundred dele-
; ales have already arrivedto atlend the
cmocratic convention. A strong effort will
> o made to adopt a resolution advising all
lemccrats to support Ihe populist slate and
ongrcsslonal ticket , and this will be btip-
lorted by a large proportion of delegates ,
'he party managers , however , are strenuously
ppoted to II and will probably defeat It
Thcro are three candldilcs for governor ,
tamsey of Woonsocket , Bojd of Huron and
) chscneiter of Huron.
Iho convention meets tomorrow evening ,
All < lr < MT A < lilie > H4t-s Ills > i'linm 1'rlcniln.
NELSON , Neb , Sept. 1. ( Special to The
lee ) Hon. W. E Andrews spake hero
Saturday night under the auspices ot the
lepubllcan club to a crowded house
He made an- able address , amcng other
hlngs showing that in the last two years
hero has been a saving ot about $9G,000 to
he state ot Nebraska , on a per capita basis ,
n the expense of keeping the Inmates
of nlno of the state instltullttis as compared
vlth Iho per capita expense of running the
same Institutions In 1892 , He also handled
ho pchslon , labor , cutrency end tariff ques-
lens In an able manner , and entirely Ignored
he fact that Hon. W. A. McKeighan is alb5
a candidate for congress.
Mr Andrews lias a host ot personal
'rlcnds and admirers in this part of the
district , and ho will poll a much larger vcle
ban ho did two years ago.
Hon. W P. Buck of Superior and John
I Music , candidates respectively for county
attorney and representative , were also pr sent -
ent and addressed the meeting , and gained
nerlted applause ,
Those best Informed claim there Is no qucs-
lon that the republicans will carry Nuckolls
county this fall , notwithstanding the nt-
: empled fusion of Ihe democrats and popu-
IstH on the county ticket.
Content Itotncen l' | n unit Denm.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Sept. 4. The state
election held In this state progressed very
quietly , no excitement of any kind being
seen. The campaign has been ono of the
nest hotly contested In the history of Ar-
< ansas. The populists and democrats have
'ull stale tickets , bul the republicans pul
'orlh only a gubernatorial candidate In some
'ew counties the republicans and populists
'used , but in Pulaskl county the republicans
generally voted with the democrats.
The democratic state ticket , headed by
fJon. James P. Clark , has been elected by
from 1,500 to 2.000 majority ,
linn .No ITxc ( or the Nninlniitliin ,
SACRAMENTO , Cal , Sept. 4. Congress
man A Camlnetll , who was reccnlly renoml-
nated by the democrats of this district , has
notified the chairman of the district conven
tion that under no circumstances will ho ac
cept the. nomination. A second convention
will be called.
Ttonilnntril IllmM-lf fur Cnngrcus.
COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. , Sept. J.-
Giles Oils Pearce , a metallurgist , has an
nounced himself an independent populist can
didate for co'igrcss against John C. lljll. In
the Second district.
( onurrthiimn l ! ll Itrnomlniiteil ,
PUEBLO. Sept. 4. The populists ot tht
Second congressional district have renoml-
nated C ngressman John C. Bell.
ll.\- < ! Ot'KHOH
'IhousandH Testify Tliftlr 1'ntecm fur tin
Dcp irlril 1'iitilotiit I OH n City
IOWA CITY , la , Sept. 4.-r-Speclal ( Tele'
gram to TheBee. . ) Prom the historical res' '
Idenco In the Eoutheaslern part of the cltj
and winding around through the city to th <
cemetery Is a distance of nearly tlirei
miles , and yet vvhen the head of the corteg <
reached beautiful Oakland the e > nd was ye
starting. Thousands of people gathered t <
do homage to the departed war governor
Siinnul J , Klrkvvood. Prom abroad wen
many distinguished men."Along the routi
and all over the city residences and otlie
buildings were covered vvilh bunting , ant
stores , schools and public olflccs were closed
Among the distinguished visitors wen
United States bcnatois Allison and 0ar
Judge George S. Wright. ex-Governor Lar
rabo * . Judges Robinson and Seevcrb ot tin
siireme court , Governor JnckKon , General Ei
Wright , Colonel Robert Plnkllnp , Congress
man Cousins and many others. The clgh
active pall bearers w < ro chosen from th
local Grand Army , and were Thomas II
Allln , Charles Ilubner. M Carroll , Ira J
Alder , Amos Cherry , E , Ballard , frank No
vak , John E. Jayno.
The honorary pall bearers were Governo
Jackson , ex-Governor Larrabec , Hon. n. N
Richardson , Senator-elect Clear , General K
Wright , Captain Mlle P. Smith , Colonc
Henry Egbert and Hon. Robert S. Plnkllm
The religious services were conducted b
R v. Dr. Barrett ol tlio Presbyterian churc
arid Rev. Dr Brush ot the Methodist churcl
Dr. J. C. Shrader officiated as presldln
o Ulcer , and to on audience of several than
sand on the spacious lawn ho Introduced Hi
speakers of the day , JuJgi Wright , Gov
ernor Jackson and Senator Allison , wh
spoke most feelingly ot the life and cliarac
tor of the great war governor ,
No organlzaton ol the G , A II. or Dthu
societies took pjrt in the procession an vuc )
ostentatlousTliero was no firing of cannon c )
other oslenlatlous display It wus the dc ;
blre of the- family lhat the last rites should b
conducted In accordance with the slmpllclt
In which the wad governor lived , The mayc
requested that all busnlness be closed , an
the request was strictly compiled with.
COURT HAS JURISDICTION
Judge Morrow Decides Ho Uns Authority to
Try the Ezota Oase. -
CANNOT QUESTION NAVAL OFFICERS' ' ACTS
Itulo * of i : ldrnro of Atiu < rlrnii Court * Will
Ho A ] > | < ltnl to tlio Content * of Drpo-
Ulons lulu u In Sun hitl-
> .ul or.
SAN PRANCISCO , Sept. 4. General An-
tonlo Ezetn ami Ills four follow refugees
from San Salvador wore brought Into the
United States district court this. m ruing for
examination on extradition. Judge Deatty
sat with JudgeMorrow. . The court
roam was crowded with Spanish-Americans.
\mong tlicm were nurj la.lles. Counsel
or the defcii o at one * raised the question
I the couifs Jurlsdlct on and urged that tha
ostltnony of ( lid olliccrs of the gunboat Hen-
nlngUn lie taken In order that It might bo
liovvn that the prisoners had been practically
ddnappod Into this eountry It was argued
hat while the prisoners had ashed and been
Milled temporary protection oti b-nrd tha
icnnlngton , they had subsequently demanded
o bo permitted to leave the gunboat at La
. .Ibcrtad and also nt Acapulco , and thesa
Icmnmls having been refused they had
been forcibly nnd unlawfully brought to
vlthln three leagues of this clt > , and1 thera
ic.d merely to make the present caw foi
'xtratlltLn. Thus. It wa claimed , tha
irlsonors were not lawfully within the Juris
diction of the court lly the llcnnlngton's
Ulcers Ilia defence hoped to prove these
acts. If necessary , the prisoners' lawyers
leclared , they could br UK up the Issue by
ulng out writs of habeas corpus nijd having
ho refugees taken bofoie niutlur court.
laving the right under that method of pro
cedure , they argued that they ought cer-
slnly to hnvo the right to the same defense
inder court proceedings.
Judge Morrow did not hesitate to pass
ipon the question of his Jurisdiction. Ho
leclared that the warrants returned by the
Jnltcd States marshal showed that the ar
rests could bo made within the jurisdiction
ef the court and that for the purpose of the
iresent proceeding the men were full within
ts Jurisdiction .
It would hardly do , ho said , for the court
o examine Into the conduct of naval omceti.
' 3ven had the defendants been wrongfully
letalncd and brought Into United States
errltory on an American inan-of-war , thut
vas a question for the government at Washington
ingtonto deal with , mid not n question be-
'oro the court However. JuJge- Morrow
stated that It might be within the authority
of the court to examine Into the conduct
of the Bennlngton's officers , and on that
point ho would reserve- his decision.
In answer to a question from the bench ,
Captain Thomas Mated that the Bcnnlngton
would remain at .Marc Island until the mld-
: llo of October.
The taklpg of testimony on behalf of the
government ot San Salvador was then or-
Jered to proceed. Tha offering of several
depositions by residents of San Salvador
resulted In many technUal objections on the
iart of the defensn nnd a series ot long
arguments by counsel.
Nearly nil the afternoon was , consumed In ,
wrangling on a deposition In which Kzeta
and Juan Clenfuegos arc- charged with Uio
murder ot Thomas Camis , a teamster whom
they encottnteicd during their flight to the
sea. Under the court's ruling 10 accept
all the depositions , but to apply the rules
of American courts to their contents , much
of the tcstlmonj was stricken out. On ? of
the counsel for HIP prosecution naively rt-
marked that should Ihls rule obtain through
out the proceedings there would bo vety
little of the documents left for his honor to
report to the secretary of state.
Ji.l.VSU > aiAI.K.IUVE ,
Will Vote for Tluir Friends llc'gnrdlcsa of
I'uriy Allllla luti
TOPEICA , Sept . A special to the Cnp-
Hol from Sallna , Krin , saja The meeting
of the Kunsas German-American league ,
held In this city today , was attended by
about 100 delegates. At 5 o'clock the meet/-
Ing1 came to order and soon after resolu
tions were offered by Di. 13 J. Lutz of
Kansas Cltv , Ivan , which were dlscussca
for several hours and finally adopted. Fol
lowing are the resolutions
Whfreas , The Indorsement ot either of tha
already nominated state tickets would not
assist the German-American league In the
accomplishment of Its object ; therefore , bo
Resolved , That the representatives of the
Oerman-Ainei loan league of Kansas. In
convention assembled , deem It Inadvisable
and Inexpedient at this time to Indorse
either of the already nominated stale tick
ets , but recommend thut the different Bub-
leagues vote for such candidates ns repre
sentatives In the legislature and other
county olllcep , regardless of political a 11111-
ntlon , who would favor the enactment of
amendments to the pieHLMit piolilbltiiry law
which would make that statute less objec
tionable.
Whereas , Through the passage of the
equal miffiage amendment our picsont de
plorable condition would be rendered worse ,
Instead of better , and as oUr mothers ,
\vlves nnd daughters do not desire tlio
privilege of voting , be It further
He-solved , That In this campaign the fore
most duty of the Oerman-Amcrlcan league
Is to employ every legal agency In Its power
to light the HUffingc amendment.
After the above resolutions were passed
the new olllcers were choBen and the meetIng -
Ing adjourned ,
Following rire the new officers : Presi
dent , C. J KlHeld , Independence ; first vice
president , Philip Mocwr. Tojieku ; second
\ke president , Oscar /eltz , Biillna ; secre
tary , Oscar lilHchciff. Topckaj Tteasurer , C.
Slater. TopeKa , organizer , Leon Von Lon-
gen , Topeka.
GArn lit VI S ( J A ItOAfiT.
.Montgomery's Slayer Iliinilleil Without
< ilovr In tlin lllvor < Mill I'rorepillii- * .
SALT LAKE. Sept. 4 ( Special Telegram
to The Uee ) John M Y.nnu and Judge C.
W. Bennett were heard lii opposition to the
motion for a new trial In Hie Irvine divorce
case today , Hane devoted bin attention
mainly to n review of tlie evidence nnd
again handled Tniuc nlthout gloves , Ills
line of urgument being In the nuture of a
repetition of the famous rpeich mude by
him upon the otlgliml henilnt , ' of the cause.
Mr Xnno was followed by Judge Itennett ,
who putsued the mime line of argument ,
as far us the evidence v\us concerned , an
that followed by tfanc.
Tomorrow John Marshall will make the
closing nii'iimont In opposition to the mo
tion und \V II Dlekson will perform n.
like ofllcc In support of It , after which the
matter will be submitted.
Orrttii Mounnhlp Overdue ,
SAN rJJANCJSCO , Sept. 4 The steamer
llelglc , which vvati scheduled to arrive from.
Asiatic ports on Saturday last , him not yet
been sighted. It IH known that she wan
under orders ta cull In at Honolulu , but It
h < believed that she eould not buvu
been delayed two days thereby. Hhe la at
least twenty-four hours overdue ,
I Ire In < lilnutotvii ,
VISALIA , Cul. , Sppt. 4 rire broUo but In
Chinatown here early this morning. Almost
un entire block of low wooden rookerlea
wt-rc destro > ed. 'Jlght'ntorca and twenty
other buildings were burned , all occupied
by Chinese The flru U < p.irtment barely
succeeded In confining the lire to the block
which was deslro > ed.
* it t lilll HH % F1.il .tjiply.
SANTA IIO3A , Oil. , Sept. i. Hop picking-
began In Sonoma county to lay , Tully S.vOfl
vvliH" luboiers have been given employment
harvesting thf crop no Chinese being cm-
iri. ployed The crop IK the best In the history
i. I of the county , and It In o. < llmatel tl-ut fully
i.r 13,000 bale * will be gathered.
I .
10 .Mou'inmtn of S-iignliiif \ KM U , h < pt. J.
10.y At Glasgow Arrived Carthaginian , from
ir Philadelphia.
id At Antwerp Arrived PlcUhuben ,
Montreal.
