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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-11-27
ST.PAULS HOLOCAUST
THOUSANDS or DOLLARS GO UP
~ SMOKE
Fearful Collision OF Express Trains
at wIIIIamspOFt, Pa, which Kills
Two BIsa-Arthur sloan, tho Mar
derer. Captured.

ST. PAUL. Nov. 1s-Sk Paul last
night suffered one OF the most dhas-
trohs fires in its history. the buildings
damaged being those Of Griggs, Coop
or & Co, Wholesale grOcers. and Far
well O'Zemun. Kirk & Co., Wholesale
hardware. The total loss is estimated
at from $500. 600 to 81 200. OOO The
losses are covered by insurance. The
building was occupied by two firms
and was q brick and stone structure
four stories in height and has = front
age on Third street OF 500 feet and on
Broadway OF 200 feet Griggs. Cooper
& Co. occupy two thirds OF the build
ing. The rapidly With which the
flames spread. the binding volumes OF
smoke which filled the streets sur
rounding. the cold weather and tho in
ability of the fretnen TO get at the fire,
rendered the work hard. In half an
hour from the time the alarm was sent
in the flames leaped through the
roof and then communicated to
the adjoining building where they
made rapid progress. The firemen
Turned their attention TO saving the
floors below and by hard work for a
time succeeded in combining most of
the damage to this floor, though the
loss in this department alone will
reach fully $500. 900. The flames
crept downward in the hardware build
ing through the elevator shaft and one
by one o her floors succumbed. The
fire in Briggs, Cooper & Co. S building
at the same time turned DOWN. ard TO
the ground floor. The fire department
fought valiantly against terrible odds.
The flames were under cont5ol at 4:30,
but were FIST consuming That remain
cd of the stock. No definite lnforma-
ton is obtainable as TO the cause OF the
fire, but it originated in the packing
room on the fourth floor OF the gro
I ceIy.
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a d T.ouIs nlaaatnr

81. LOUIS Nov 1s.-Ths most dis
astrous fire which has visited st. Louis
In May years started In the furnace
rosn Of the large dry goods house of
Penny 8 Gentlles, on the southwest
corner of Broadway and Franklin sV-
snus, about 4:So this morning. The
watchman Immediately turned In an
alarm and then = second and third
within ten minutes. The flames spread
20 rapidly that q general alarm was
given which brought out the entire de-
partment, but before the engines ar
rived Penny & Gentiles, the Some
fsldt Millinery company, the mammoth
establishment Of the Famous Shoe and
Clothing company, occupying an en-
tire block, and four-story building on
Broadway between Franklin avenue
and Morgan street were in flames, and
in two hours all the walls fell in and
nothing WAS left but ashes and twisted
iron ginders.
The fire at 10 o'clock Ind burned
itself out and two or three engines were
throwing water ON the ruins TO quench
the flames that hero and there were
famed into activity by the strong
wind. The fremen deserve great
credit for their noble work. consider
ing the intensely cold weather, which
was increased tenfold by a heavy
wind.
During this fire the handsome resi-
dence of Captain John A. Scudder, in
the aristocratic portion of the city. was
destroyed with it's costly furniture.
The loss will exceed $75, 900; fully in
sured.
The fire throws about l 800 people
out Of employment a majority of them
being in the service of the Famous"
company. one OF the largest boot and
shoe houses in the west. One life was
probably lost. Night WatchmOn JAS
per. employed by the Sonnefeld Mil
inery company, not having been seen
today. Four other men were badly
injured. The entire loss is estimated
at 81, 500, 900.
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Think Them Criminals.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ia letter
from Valparaiso. Chill. dated October
Z, received today, speaking OF the hos
tility of Americans, says the support
ers Of the new government are much
incensed at Minister Egan for the pro-
lection OF refugees, who. their organs
assert, are cruel criminals who have
committed bsrberous crimes. equal to
those of pirates, and who now use pol
itics as a screen to hide their iniqui-
ties. The correspondent says rumors
are in circulation to the effect that the
new Chilean minister to Washington
will intimate. in a friendly manner,
that the withdrawal OF MIR. Egan
would be agreeable 70 Chilli.
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Train Robbers Frustrated.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16-An attempt to
rob the Missouri. Kansas & south
bound train No. 3 Mt South Canadian,
|. T, was frustrated by the officials OF
the road last night. A telegram was
sent to Muskogee informing tie officers
that the Ddltons were seen id the vi
cinity of South Canadian hiding in the
river bottom. An extra was run in
front of the regular train and guards
placed in the postal and express cars.
1t is believed that one or two of the
gang got on the train at Muskogee aud
signalled the robbers to not attempt
the robbery as the train was guarded
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FumIGated the Trnin-

CHICAGO, Nov. Ion informatiop
from the Michigan board of health the
local authorities this evening stopped
the Grand Trunk passenger train AZ
Blue Island junction, fumigated ali the
cars. baggage, etc., and vaccinated The
passengers. Six cases OF smallpox has
been discovered among a car load az
emigrants at Port Huron. and While
the patients were promptly returnea
TO Canada, IL was thought best q -
eli necessary precsuttoEs here.
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Unru1r Indian Soldiers.

PREsCorr. Ariz., Nov. 18.-There
has been a serious time here the past
few days, owing TO the fact that the
troop of Apache soldiers have been
able TO obtain since pay day. all the
liquor they wanted. For the past two
nights fights have been numerous and
at one time serious trouble was apPre-
hended, as the Indians broke Tor their
arms and ammunition and were with
difficulty prevented from obtaining
them. Seven of the Apaches are in
the guard house and rs many more OF
them and several white people are in
the hospital. The order transferring
this company TO another station the
latter part of this month gives much
satisfaction to the citizens.
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And Rained.

CRoToN LANDING, n. Y, Nov. IS
Several mem employed by the fire.
works manufacturing concern arrived
here this morning for the purpose OF
making rain. They brought Wit them
sn outfit of explosives which were TO
be fired IN the clouds. The first was
with 200 pounds OF explosive. Imme-
diately entering the clouds, there was
great raft, and q perfect shower Of
water began falling, such an outpour-
ing - weuld ali every stream 20 ever
aSEing Withia . faV hsarA
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Rnldwin,n NIurdrrer Cancht.

BLAIR, Neb., Nov .19.-Sheriff Har-
rinan quietly slipped away from Blair
Friday evening and came home this
morning at 9:35 with Arthur Sloan,
the Fontanelle murderer. He found
him husking corn for farmer named
Bnlen, three miles west of Slater, Ia. ,
in Boone county. Hartman, with a
deputy from Des Moines, went direct
to the farm and secreted themselves in
the farmers house After Sloan did
his chores he came in to wash and eat
supper. and the officers colIAred him
before he had time TO resist. A re-
ward of 800 was offered for his ar
rest. n
The revolver that he did the shoot
ing with was found in the barn and
brought back to the prisoner. Sloan
admits doing the shooting. but says he
wRs mad and did not know that he had
killed anyone. as he had not heard.
He says he did the shooting in felf-de-
feu.e. Sloan said he staid within q
hall mile OF the house at Fontanelle all
the day that the shooting occurred and
the next day staid near Fremont.
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FIorence,s End Be Near.

PHILADELPHIAI Pa, Nov. I9.-At
noon w. j. Florence's physicians had
q consultation, at the conclusion OF
which it was stated that the patient
was In an extremely critical condition.
The physicians have but small hopes OF
his recovery now and every prepara-
tion has been made for the end. The
great actor was stricken with pnuemo
mia last week as the result of a severe
cold. which was not given proper at
teRtion. Police Inspector Conlon OF
New York. his brother. and Commodore
Tooker, his br0ther-in-law. are at the
bedside of the prnstrate man.
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A Bloodthirstr Class

MADRID, Nov. 14.-Anarchists e
this city met last night and had a g.
quet and made speeches in memoirs
the Chicago anarchists. The same -
gramme was followed at Barcelons
Cadiz, and other important cities q
the peninsula. On Sunday last Tiers
were violent demonstrations of an A.
archistic character in various places In
Spain. and in Cadlz attempts were
made to destroy public buildings with
dynamite. Several persons accuss.5 Of
taking part in the outrage were A..
rested and imprisoned
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Death From Exposure.

NEBRASKA CITY. Nov. 18.-Thos.
Egan, aged IS, was found dead On the
floor OF his residence on Fifth street
this morning. About three weeks ago
Mr.. Egan's wife died, and since that
time he has been very Respondent, re-
fusing 10 eat, but drinking consider
able. He retired last night and evil
IDENTIFY rolled out of bed to the floor
where he was found this morning. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict OF
death from exposure and personal neg
lect Mr.. Egan was one of the oldest
settlers of the city. coming here in
1858. and " as familiar figure on the
streets.
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Cremated Alive.

PITTsBURG. Nov. IA fatal rear
end collision between two Panhandle
freight trains occurred just west Of
Burgettstown, about twelve miles. west
OF this city. Mt O'Clock this aftern Don.
Fourteen cars of perishahle freight.
with the caboose and engine or the
second train, were derailed and piled
up In a heap, the mass OF wreckage
taking fire and burning up. Brake
man Hardy of this city was caught in
the wreck and crematcd alive. Thos.
Whitesides OF Allegheny. engineer,
John McFarlan. fireman. of Cadiz. o. !,
on the second freight, received prob
ably fatal internal injuries. being res
cued from the burning debris. Tho
loss will reach 500. COO.
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Interesting Discoveries.

CuILLIcoTHE. o.. Nov. IL MFR.
Warren Morehead and Mr.. ericsson,
who have been making excavations in
the numerous mounds near this city in
the interest OF the worlds fair, have
been rewarded by finding one OF the
most interesting relics OF the unknown
mound builders yet discovered. Il was
on the Hopewell farm. seven miles
west of the city where, in q mound
about twenty-eight feet high and from
200 to 500 feet in diameter, they ex-
humed the massive skeleton OF man,
eucased in copper armor. The mouth
contained genuine pearls Of large size,
but much damaged. Around the neck
was necklace OF bears teeth. At the
side OF the armored skeleton was an
other, supposed TO be that of a woman.
Messrs. Morehead and Cresson think
they have found the king and the
queen OF the mound builders.
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The Observation-Disclosures.

WASHINGTON, Nov. I3.-The follow
ing was issued this afternoon by the
president OF the United States:
A PROCLAMATION.
1t is n very glad incident of the mar
Vellous prosperity which has orownea.
the year now drawing to closa 1hak
its helpful and reassuring touch has
been felt by all our people. IE has
been as wide as our country, and 50
special that every homo has felt it's
cnmfOrting influence. 1t is too great
to be the work of mans power. and too
particular to be the devise of his mind.
To God, beneAcent and Hll-wise, Who
makes the iabOrs of men to be fruitful.
redeems their losses by His grace, and
the measure OF whose giving Is as
much beyond the thoughts of men as
1t is beyond His deserts, the praise and
gratitude of the people of this favored
nation are justly due.
Now, therefore, /. Benjamin Harrt
son, president of the United States e
America, do hereby appoint Thursday.
the 26th day of November, to be a day
of Thanksgiving to God for tho boun-
ties OF His providence, for the peace a.
which we are permitted to enjoy them.
and for the preservation of those insti-
buttons OF civil and religious liberty
which He gave our fathers the wisdom
to devise and establish and us the
courage to preserve.
Among the appropriate observances
OF the day are rest from toll, worship
in a public congregation, the renewal
of family ties about our American fire
sides, and thoughtful helpfulne-s to
wards those who suffer lack of body OF
of spirit.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States TO be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
thirteenth day of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one, and of the in
dependence OF the United States the
one hundred and sixteenth.
SignC d. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President:
JAMES &. BLAINE, Secretary OF State.
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= TRAIN ON TRE G. ~. 3 at. ?.
HELD UP.
Dynamite Bombs Used to DemolisEss
the Express Car-The PressdentAs
Proclamation for tho Obse~xanos-
o. Thanksgiving.

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 1.-THE mid
night train from Chicago, on the NIL
wRukee & st. Paul was robbed by
masked men near West Union junction
at o'clock this morning. Masked men
with leveled guns commanded the en-
gineer and fireman 10 run the train T.
within one mile from West Union Juno
ton. Here he was commanded 10 stop.
Both men were ordered to stand down
out OF the cab. They were marched
10 the express car under guard and
then the work of blowing open the ex-
press car began. Several bombs, the
fireman thinks they were, were thrown
into the car, and tie explosions wore
terrific and must have awakened every
passenger on the train, but nobody -
peared on the scene. After glancinR
hurriedly about the car the robhsza
fastened their eyes on two iron boxes
OF the American Express company.
The robbers brought the fireman In q
little later and went through all the
boxes. They compelled the express
messenger TO hand over the keys. They
then dumped the boxes out on the
road bed. One of the robbers kept
the messenger and assistant covered
with musket all the time and the
other robber superintendent the opera
tions OF the fireman.
The train was held over half an hour,
the entire efforts Of the robbers being
conferred on the express car and not 9
passenger being molested. The fire.
man thinks there were half dozen men
guarding the coaches, however.
The most experienced detectives IA
the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukss
& St. Paul railway, assisted By the
sheriff of Racine county and q large
posse OF men. up TO a late hour tonight
were unable to track the robbers who
stole about s. .O0C from the American
express car near West Union jun ton
last night. Several clues were follow ed
up by them, none of them resulting in
anything, however. The two comb
nation safes were found intact and haA
been left behind by the robbers. Tksy
were evidently frightened away before
they had a chance to blow the cafes
open. The quantity OF ro-glycerine
. which they left behind would have sui
/ feed to open ten more safes equally as
strong. Claim Agent Barr of the ST.
Paul road, believes the robbery was
the work of Chicago crooks.
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Fen Ntnsteen Stories.

CHICAGO. Nov. l6.-James Charlie
sen broke the record today with a
frightful fall of nineteen stories. He
was terra Gotta operative and was at
work inside the roof of the new Ma
sonic temple. lie and a companion
named John Wilson erected q temper
airy scaffold and it was on THE that
Charlesen was standing. A small
piece Of timber had been placed against
the braces TO prevent them from fall
ing. Below was nothing but space,
and as the framework gave way Char
Lessen made frantic effort to save him.
self. He failed, however. and went
down with The broken timbers The
distance was covered IN about three
seconds. Every bone in his body was
crushed and his corpse presented q
fearful spectacle. Wilson was slnnd-
ing a few feet back from the shaft and
saved his life by clinging TO the side
supports of the scafTold. 1t was in
tended to hold an inquest today but a
pOstmortem was necessary, because
Wilson could not be found after the
tragedy occurred. 1t IS said that he
and Wilson qunrreled just before the
scaffOld broke.
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Enormous OnnntItea or Grain.

BURLINGTON. Ia. Nov. 19.-The
worst grain blockade ever experienced
west of the Mississippi river is in full
force here. Orders were received to-
night from Chicago TO absolutely stop
all shipments of grain to Chicago and
to refuse all offers OF grain for ship
ment to Chicago or eastern points.
This leaves over 800 cars of grain on
the Iowa side tracks OF the Burlington
system alone. and other roads are In IS
bad . FIX. Local railroad officials
claim that eastern roads are unable 10
hAAals The grain out # Chicago.
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RocIetr CirrIcs E1erctaed.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Movie. Society
circles are much excited over the an
nouncement that Miss Henrietta,
youngest daughter OF late Stephen
CroweIl. former president of the Phoe-
nix Insurance company, had married
Nick Eben, the man OF all work en-
ployed at DR.. Yates sanitarium al
Lakewood. n. j., with whom Is Is said
she became infatuated while sojourn-
ing at that place. The lady was q fsv-
Orits with her father. He left her hall
his fortune estimated AZ 90, 900. 900.
The sntsosdsas Of Bbsa cannot be
eRnaA-
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Exrress Trains Collide.

WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa. Nov. ia
terrible passenger collision occurred at
Aughensbaueh station on the Phila+
delphia & Erie railroad this afternoon.
Two men were Killed outright and ono
sustained injuries that are likely TO
prove fatal. Twelve or fifteen of the
pa ssengers were badly shaken up and
bruised. Two engines were demOl-
ished and half dozen coaches badly
damaged. Two express trains running
Mt n high rate of speed collided and
the crew OF one Of them jumped from
their engine and were hurled down an
embankment They were all badly
hurt although NOT fatally. Lum Ray,
one of the train hands and a passenger
named Harry Bard were killed out
right. The engineer was hurled into
the air and when picked up had both
of his legs broken and received other
injuries from which he cannot recover,
Tie tracks were torn up for consid-
erable distance and debris scattered in
all directions. The two pOnderOus
machines were locked together in an
iron grasp and almost totally demol-
ished The tenders were thrown
about and reversed from their re-
spective engines and either side Of the
track was strewn with pieces of ma
chinery and BROKEN cars.
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promises a ReroIutlon.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Nov. 18.-The
plate glass industry promises TO be en-
tirely revolutionized. Robert Speas,
a Minneapolis man, has just received
letters patent on an invention which,
according to the claims of the invent
or, will reduce the cost of making q
square foot OF plate glass from seventy
cents TO ten cents. To perfect his idea
has cost Mr.. Speas twenty years of
close study and fifty thousand dollars
in cold cash in making the necessary
experiments. His invention consists
in rolling the plate OF glass on a per
pendicular instead OF horizontal sur
face. 1t is rolled the exact thickness
required, instead Of having to be
ground down and polished. 1t comes
out finely polished and free from waves
or chills and surface of sOapstone
prevents its being scratched or married
while cooling. The rollers turn out
two sheets simultaneously and the pro-
duction is very rapid.
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A HERkIT'S CAVE.
cURiOUs ABODE OF An uN-
KNOWN MAN.
He IL Particularly Fond OF IAtera-
ture-ExcaystinR in Ohio Brings
Forth . Valuable Relic OF the
Mound Builders.

KEoKUK, Ia. Nov. IA short dis
lance west Of Alexander, Mo, lives 3
man between so and go years old who
has been leading the life Of q hermit
for thirty years. His home Is in q
cave under q large rock in the side Of
. steep hill. His only companions are
books. periodicals and papers. which
he keeps plentifully. His cave Is neat-
~ furnished with shelves containing
many OF the works of the most noted
authors. He refuses to divulge his
name or his past life further than to
say that his family was one of wealth
and influence in a southern state prior
to the war. and that his fnthe- served
with distinction as an Officer in the
eonfederacy. He is educated, refined,
and unusually we'll posted on current
events. He takes a great interest in
the world from which he has with
drawn. Asked why he adopted such
a life, he said it was simply matter OF
choice, not because OF failure in busi-
ness, love or ingratitude OF friends or
relatives. He receives few visitors.
but those he does receive are delight
fully entertained.
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The ACtofnN MINING.

OMAHA, Nov. I6.--Last night a
tragedy was enacted at the Salvation
Army barracks in this city. Private
Nettie Biedler shot and mortally
wounded Captain Hattie Smith and i'm
mediately suicided. 1t was just after
6 o'clock in the evening and the army S
forces had gathered at the barracks
for the purpose of making its usual pa
rade prior TO services. The presence
in Omaha OF the official heads OF the
army in France and America, La-Mare-
chale Booth Chibbovn and her brother
commissioner, BallingtOn Booth, had
gathered hither all the forces OF this
division, which includes Iowa, Mime
sofa, the DakOtas and Nebraska. For
four days the army had held daily and
nightly demonstrations, and the work
was seemingly meeting with great sue
cess. The real motive for the fearful
double crime is not so clear as it might
be, but the indications point to q
rather queer combination of jealousy
md semi-religiOus frenzy. Captain
Smith is diving.
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Itwnsn sad Home COMING.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Nov. IL Mrs.
Joseph Zachi, who came from Ger
many TO join her husband here ar
rived with two dead babies. The first
of the twins died soon after the mother
left Baltimore. The second died this
morning when the train was but 3
short distance out OF Chicago. On ar
irving at the Northwestern depot the
mother with the two little babies were
taken TO the home prepared by the
father on Third street
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Feats OF a somnambuIist.

Sioux CITY. Ia. Nov. 17.-John
Ross was found by the police early
this morning wandering In the streets
in a fit OF somnambulism. He had re-
moved the screen from a window in the
second story. climbed down n porch
and travelled nearly mile in his night
clothes over sleety walks before he was
awakened. He has performed strange
somuambulistic feats before.