Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-11-16
A RumOr of the Removal of Abraham
LincOln's Remains And Its Official
And Emphatic Denial.
The Fiend of Fire Makes Its Appear
ance Again-This Time in the
Lumber Yards at Oshkosh,
And Chicago Also Sustains q Heavy
Loss in the Destruction of Build
ings and Stock.
A Band of Tramps Supposed to be
Train Robbers Cause q Panic
on q Train in Texas.

on a Train in Texas.
The Plaintiff in a Libel Suit Against
Missouri Editor Proves to bea
Defaulter.
Storms, Murders, Accidents, Etc.
LincOln's Remains Not Disturbed.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 15.-The statements
in the sensational dispatch from this city pub
lished in Chicago this morning to the effect that
the body of Abraham Lincoln had been removed
from the sarcopohagus shortly after the at
tempted desscration and has never since reposed
there, is not true. The State Register short
time ago sent an inquiry to J. G. Power, GUS
todian of the monument, asking: where are
the remains of Mr.. Lincoln deposited at present
and are they turning to stone?" Mr.. Powers
wrote a long card il reply, which was published.
giving the history of the placing Of the remains
in leaden casket, the casket in a cedar coffin,
the cofia in the sarcophagus and the sarcopha-
gus in the monument where it sremained undis-
turbed until the attempt at desecratlon of No
vember 7, 1876 when the robbers removed one
end OF the sarcophagus and drew out the wooden
and leaden cases but were scared away before
accomplishing their object, as an exam
ination of the screws showed the
hicks all filled with rust. The
caskets were then returned and the
sarcophagus sealed up, since which time the
tomb has never been disturbed. The Associated
Press representative called on Mr.. Powers this
afternoon to ask if he had any reply to make to
the dispatch referred to. He said his card pub
lished in the State Register embraced the facts
as the public was entitled to know them, and
he had but these words to say in addition: I'm
reply to the statement in the dispatch that the
flesh had fallen from the bones, no part of the
remains of Abraham Lincoln have been seen by
mortal eyes since they were soldered up in the
leaden coffin October 9, 1874. two years before
the attempt of thieves to steal the body. As
have already said, they are absolutely safe and
Just as they were placed in the coffin many years
ago."
Great Fire at Oshkosh.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 15.-An Oshkosh special to
the Evening Wisconsin says: The lumber yards
of Slanhiller, Amos & Go. and A. D. Rock are
burning and fire has broken out in the Nor.
gan block near by. The flames are beyond con-
troll and the mayor has telegraphed to Fond du
Lac for aid. A loss of sevearl hundred thous-
and dollars is anticipated as the wind blows a
gale.
OsKosH, Wis.,, Nov. l5.-The fire which for a
time threatened great destruction and caused
telegrsms tor aid to be sent to Fond du Lac,
Neenah and Milwaukee, although raging for
hours during terrific gale, was finally mas
out in the lumber yard of Stanhiller & Co. about
noon and although it worked down stream
towards other mills and factories slowly it
burned over a large territory and consumed a
large amount of lumber. It was checked at the
lowest extremity of G. w. Pratt's lumber yard,
bis mill being saved. Had it got into the lum-
ber yard and sash and door factory of Radford
Bros. just beyond, there is no telling to what
extent it might have gane. Three dwellings of
the employees were burned and about thirty
families forced to move because of their prox-
unity to the fire district. The heaviest loss is
on q. w. Pratt, whose entire yard was consumed
at loss of $4,000. Insurance $4,000. Stan
hiller & Co. lose sl0,0 ,00O fully insured. Smaller
losses are various.
Fargo Southern Manitoba Trouble.
FARGO, Nov. 15-The injunction suits Of the
Fargo Southern against the Manitoba road have
been adjourned from the 10th to the 23d, and
will be heard at Fargo in place of Grand Forks,
before Judge Hudson. Upon an order from
Judge Hudson the four prisoners arrested at
Wahpeton for interfering with the work upon
the Fargo Southern were brought before magis-
trate this afternoon, and admitted to bail in the
sum of $500 each. In order, probably, to
heap Goals of fire upon the heads of
the Manitoba officials General Manager Kindred,
of the Fargo Southern, became bondsman for
Agent St. John of the Manitoba, and Treasurer
Sweet, of the first named corporation, for the
other three. They left this evening for Wahpe-
ton but are to appear here on the 23d to stand
trial on charge of contempt of court. 1t is
then be expected in regard to the efforts of those
in the interest of the Manitoba to bribe the
officials to make false returns, and other crimes
of like nature.
A Defaulter.
RICH HILL, Mo-, Nov. 15.-The criminal libel
suit of Thomas NJ. Nichols, of New York, vs.
Thomas Irish, editor of the Mining Review, of
this city, was called in the Bates county court
today, but Nichols failed to appear. Nichols has
been manager of the Walnut Land and Coal
company. and the Fort Scott, st. Louis d Chica-
60 railway for the past five months, handling