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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.
Panic In a Jacksonville Colored Chur
Four Fatally Injured,

Panic in a Jacksonville Colored Church.
Four Fatally Injured.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. e5.-Just
before midnight a panic occurred in
Harmony Baptist church (colored) dur
ing which n woman was killed, three
others fatally injured, and about fifty
people were seriously crushed and
bruised. The lights went out and many
jumped from the windows and were in
jured in falling and by broken glass.
The panic lasted fifteen or twenty min
utes, and when the building was lighted
up again more than a dozen people lay
bruised and bleeding on the floor.
Maggie Clark, aged 16, was dead. Med
ical aid. was summoned and the injured
had their wounds dressed. At least
three have fatal injuries. The accident
attracted nearly 1900 people to the
neighborhood, and quiet was not re-
stored till morning.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
BARELY ESCAPED.
Hard Work by Citizens Saves Finlayson
from Flames.

Hard Work by Citizens Saves F~inlayson
from Flames.
FINLAYsoN, Mimi, Sept. 24.-This
village was thrown into the widest
state of excitement Tuesday by the re-
port that a huge wind storm was driv-
ing a forest fire directly toward the
town and complete destruction was
threatened. The news had scarcely
reached the citizens before the smoke
and smell Of burning pine trees came on
the wings of the wind as the advance
guard of the mighty destroyer. Tele-
grams were at once dispatched to the
officials Of the St. Paul and Duluth road
to stop the limited train going east
at F%inlayson and hold it until the
Women and Children
of the town could be sent away. This
was done, and the train was held until
the weaker ones of all the families were
placed aboard and sent to Hinckley.
The railway officials also sent a special
freight engine and removed all their
cars which were on the side track. By
4 o'clock the flames had reached the out
skirts of the village and the male men,
bers of the families commenced the
work of saving the buildings. All night
long they battled with the fierce flames,
and, aided by the cessation of the wind,
they were finally successful. Only two
small piles Of lumber were destroyed by
the fire. The women and children have
now returned home.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02

a r ~MOaEdOUSE. SOiIOW dlQ regret
not only in this section, but throughout
the whole state. Ills name was prom
inently connected with the next govern
orship of Missouri, and he would un-
doubtedly have been called on to fill that
Office had he lived.
He Was Suffering from Sunstroke.
A few days ago Mr.. Morehouse. while
on one of his farms some twelve miles
from here, suffered a slight sunstroke.
His system was pregnated with malaria
and susceptible to fever. He was
brought home, when symptoms of ty-
phoid malaria developed, He was at
times dilerious, and while in one of these.
spells arose from his bed, placed his coat
and vest on the floor for a head rest and
inserted the penknife into his neck, tear
ing a cash four inches in length and
severing the jugular vein. The blood
had covered his body and death ensued
in a few minutes after the act. He was
attended during his dying moments only
by the neighbors and servants, the gov
ernor family being at St. Joseph, Mo-,
on a visit. Mrs. Morehouse is in Door
health and it is feared the sad news NAV
PROSTATE her beyond recovery.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
A BRUTE LYNCHED.
- b
Despite the Appeal of His Victim = Flor

Despite the Appeal of His Victim a Flor
ida Negro Swings.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 20. A
Delan special says Lee Bailey, the negro
who assaulted Mrs. Witherill Friday
night during the absence Of her husband,
has been lynched. Bailey's crime was
an unusually brutal one. He entered
Mrs. Witherill's room Friday night and
rudely beat and choked her and held the
muzzle of a pistol in her mouth while
he committed the outrage. Tho only
other person about the premises at the
time was a small child and no neighbors
were within 500 yards of the house.
Bailey, who wa employed by MI. With
GRILL, knew this and took advantage of it.
He was speedily captured and would,
have been lynched at oncs but for the
appeal of his victim who asked that the.
law be allowed to take its course. Her
wish was temporarily granted.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
MUCH PINE BURNED.
Great Damage te Standing Timber in
Northern Minnesota.

Great Damage to Standing Timber in
Northern Minnesota"
DULUTH, Sept. 24.-For two days the
atmosphere here has been dense with
smoke and burned leaves have been fall
ing, while the sky has at times been so
colored and the sun so obscured that the
government fog whistle at the harbor
mouth has been forced to blow to guide
in vessels.
All along the line of the St. Paul and
Duluth road fires are raging, and incom-
ing passengers say great damage has
been done. At Barnum, Mahtowa,
Sturgeon Lake and Kettle River
fires are doing damage to
whatever of value there is in standing
timber near the railway. On the line of
the Eastern Minnesota north of Hinck-
ley, considerable valuable lumber has
been ruined and the fires are still raging.
On the Northern Pacific east, towards
Ashland, fires are doing immense dam
age to settlers and crops, besides wiping
out vast quantities of standing pine.
Near Iron River. thirty miles east of
this city, where there are many settlers,
they are losing valuable property and
are working hard to save their homes.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
MADE A DISCOVERY,

A Minnesota Man Claims to Have Found
the Lost Art of Hardening Copper.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. 26.-Peter johnson, a
resident of Dassel, Mimi, claims he has
discovered the long lost secret of hard
ening copper. The art was we'll known
to the prehistoric races, but although
many attempts have been made to dis
cover the process all have been noted by
their failures. Mr.. johnson has made
his secret known to Nils Nilsson. a
machinist, and they propose to erect a
factory in this city for the manufacture
Of many articles that are now made of
steel. It is claimed by the inventor that
by his process he can make copper as
hard as the finest tempered steel, and
that it will be more durable and much
cheaper. About 1000 men will be en-
ployed in the new industry.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
WRECKED A WAREHOUSE.

Terrible Explosion of Carbonic Acid al a
Detroit Wharf
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 26.-Aboutn noon
"a terrific explosion shook the earth at
the foot of Griswold street, where the
Star line dock is located. The explosion
was caused by leaving ten drums filed
with carbonic acid in an exposed posi-
ton on the wharf, awaiting shipment by
steamer to Toledo. The whole southern
wall of the warehouse was wrecked,
about 5000 pounds of tobacco in bales
torn to ribbons, the tin sheathing of the
warehouse ripped off and scattered in
jail directions, and all the windows in the
heighborhood shattered. Charles w.
McCorkle, who was standing about
twenty feet from the drums at the time
of the explosion, received a serious frac-
ture of the skull, which may prove fatal.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
Case OF NATURAL EXPLOITATION.
A Tennessee Woman whose Bones Eject
Themselves from Her Body.

A Tennessee Woman Whose Bones Eject
Themselves from Her Body.
BRISTOL, Tenn, Sept. 2S.-Dr. B. f.
Bell, of Patriotsville, Tenn, read before
the East Tennessee Medical society a.
paper on a wonderful case of exfoliation,
or the election of bones from the human
body. The victim of the peculiar dis
ease is a lady named Sarah Heas, II
years of age, residing in Caney Branch.
About twenty-one years ago the doctor
was first called to his patient and since
that time he has given her ailment close
attention. During all these years more
than six hundred bones have been ex-
PEELED from different parts of Miss Heas'
body. This ~exfoliation, Doctor Bell
said, has taken place without pain and
inflammation and after the election
Of bones sores would quickly heal.
The disease first began in the index
finger of her left hand. Every bone in
that hand disappeared and new ones
took their places. The doctor said the
process worked so rapidly that he had
sat near the patient many times and
watched the bones as they came out
without any assistance except that Of
nature itself. Some Of them were six
inches in length and one inch in diane
ter, while others were smaller. They
were of every conceivable shape. When
the doctor presented them to the frater-
nifty for examination 1t appeared to be
the contents of an unearthed coffin.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
JUMPED THE TRACK,

Jan Open Switch Wrecks a Baltim ore and
, Ohio Train-Several Injured.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 28.-The Bissel
accommodation train on tho Baltimore
and Ohio road ran into a half open
switch near Linden station, two miles
from this city, at 9:45 p. M, jumping
the track and the engine and bagg gage
car going over the embankment. The
fireman, Frank Mailer, jumped and was
fatally injured. Engineer Tom Burton
was badly scalded and several passen-
gers badly shaken up. The fast Balti-
more express passed over the switch
safely just ten minutes before the &C.
commodation, and it is believed the
switch was opened by parties with ma
licious intent.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
THE MORMON PROBLEM.

National Utah Committee Finds That
Pelygamy Is Gradually Dying Out.
CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-Ex-United States
Senator Alvin Saunders, of Nebraska,
who is in this city attending the annual
meeting of the national Utah commit
tee, says: The report Of tho committee
will be of particular interest to those
who have studied the Mormon problem.
The members of the committee have
just returned from a two months inves-
tigation in Utah, and we find that
polygamy is gradually dying out in the
territory. The Mormons are beginning
to recognize that instead Of waging war
with the Gentiles of Utah alone they
have $4,000, 900 people in the United
States averse to their customs"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
BOUGHT A BRIDGE,

The Milwaukee Gets the Pontoon Across
the Mississippi at Prairie du CHEN.
MADISON, Wis, Sept. 26.-The Mil
waukee has purchased the Lawler pon-
toon bridge across the Mississippi river
at Prairie du Chen and will run all
through traffic we the Prairie du Chen
division instead of by way of La Crosse,
as at present. The company is to enlarge
its yards in Madison and make Madison
the principal station on the through line
instead of Portage. It is claimed that
there are fewer grades on that division
than on the other, and that heavy freight
can be hauled this way easier than on
the La Crosse division. 1t is stated that
this move will increase the number of
trains on the Prairie du Chen division
to ninety a day.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
KILLED IN A COLLISION.
Six Fatalities Result from q Pennsylvania
Wreck.

Six Fatalities Result from q Pennsylvania
Wreck.
PrrTsBURe, Pa, Sept. 25.-By a real
end collision near McKims station on
the Pittsburgh and Western railway at
9 o'clock a. m. five men were killed out
right and eight seriously injured, one Of
whom died en- route to the hospital.
Aboat 6 o'clock the work train started
from North Sewickley to go to McKims
to do grading. About twenty-five
laborers, Fins and Italians were on
board. An unusually dense fog
obscured all Wow Of the tracks. Regu-
ular No. SO, Engineer Willars, following
the work train ran into the
rear of it with terrible force.
The work train was swept from
the track and the laborers and
brakemen were crushed in the wreck.
John Houghton, engineer Of the work
train is among the dead. The laborers
killed were Joe Hibenish, Mat Gertish,
John Wenner, John Ossick, John Burke
and John Solroy. Twelve Hungarian
workmen whotwere injured il the col
8lision we're brought 10 this city med
affA4 n
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
SURROUNDED BY FLAMES.

Two Wisconsin Towns in Danger of De-
struction-Fatalities Reported.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 25.-The forest
fires completely surround the towns of
Pittsville and Dexterville, Wood county,
Wis, and the entire population is out
fighting the flames. The gravest fears
are felt for both places. The SOO-acre
cranberry marsh of Samuel Hiles, near
Dexterville, is entirely burned. Loss,
$4,000. Dispatches to The Sentinel
from Hartley report that rains have
quoted tho fire in that region. Near
Weyauwaga, Waupaca county, two men
are reported to have been burned to
death
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
Property to the Extent of $780,
600 Destroyed by Fire at
Minneapolis.
A Dozen or More Firemen Badly
Injured, Several Perhaps
Fatally.
Five Men Lose Their Lives Fighting
Forest Fires Near Pine City
Other Blazes,

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2o.-After the
pleasures and festivities of Wednesday
a scene of a far different character has
been witnessed in Minneapolis. A de-
structive and sensational fire, accom-
panied by a serious and possibly fatal
accident, occurred in the afternoon.
Property to the amount of from 1926, 900
to $3.50, 900 was destroyed and a dozen or
more fremen were injured, some proba-
bly, fatally. About 2:l5 o'clock flames
were discovered in the third story of the
six-story brick warehouse at Ninth ave-
nue. and Third street, on the east
side of the Milwaukee railway
tracks, where the latter cross at
the junction of these thoroughfares.
The flames quickly communicated
to the Minneapolis Wildwood company
and several dwellings, and as the wind
grew stronger and the fire gained more
Roadway all around, it looked
As If a General Disaster
was to be realized. It was then that
aid was telegraphed for from St. Paul.
just about an hour after the fire broke
out, the most thrilling scene ever wit
messed in Minneapolis, not excepting the
terrible Tribune fire of nearly two years
ago, was witnessed by acrowd of thou
sands of excited spectators. The main
and higher part of the grain elevator
was burning furiously, as it was famed
by stiff breezes. The iremen, some
twenty-five OF thirty, were fighting the
flames from the roof of the elevator an
nex-a wooden addition on the Yves side
of the elevator proper. Suddenly there
broke forth from the windowsin the side
and end of the annex terrible volumes
of black, binding smoke. The men
then appreciated their danger, but not
to the full extent, for beneath them was
a great furnace of fire. This broke
through a moment later, when the men
were almost enveloped in smoke. AS
these terrific flames burst forth from
the end and side the men made
A Wild Rush for Their Lives.
A dozen or more made for one ladder,
and in their excitement and the pres
ence of so very perilous a condition. they
went to the ground below, some thirty
feet. Some Of the cooler heads hurried
down the ladder, some others appeared
to leap from the roof, others were hurled
off the roof by men who came rushing
wildly from behind, perhaps half blinded
with smoke. The most seriously injured
were Assistant Chief Canterbury and
William Mitchell, with chances against
their recovery. Many of the others
were severely burned and bruised and
several were internally injured. 1t was
s o'clock before the fire was under con-
troll, having burned Elevator G, Moore
Bros machine shop, Luce's feed store
and several dwellings, causing a total
loss of about $3.50, 900.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
SHOT ON THE STREET.
A Young Man Killed by a Promiuen

A Young Man Killed by a Prominent
Railway Official at Montgomery, Ala.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 2S.-James
Cunningham was shot and instantly
killed on the street here by Bradford
Durham. Rumors as to the cause of
the killing are conflicting. but are
thought to refer to Dunham's domestic
affairs. Cunningham is a young man
20 years of age and prominent in society.
circles. Durham was one of the most
prominent railroad officials in the coun-
try, having filled the Office of general
manager of the Louisville and Nashville
for ten years and subsequently superin.s
tendent of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
WERE STEALING RIDES,

Three Boys Crushed by Lumber ON .
Fort Wayne and Chicago Train.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Three boys, rang
ing in age from II to Is years, were
killed at the stock yards while stealing
a ride on a P%ittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago train. They boarded a car
loaded with lumber at Valparaiso, Ind,
and while it was being switched the
lumber slid upon them where they were
concealed between the two piles and
crushed them to death. One of the boys
was known as Georgero, and the other
two were Peter Foster and Ernest Gar
los. No n has yet appeared to claim
the bodies.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
TRAIN WRECkERS FOILEp.

An Attempt Made to Kill Milwaukee,
Railroad Officials at Elk Point, s. j.
ELK POINT, S. D., Sept. ga daring
attempt to wreck a train bearing highof-
fcials of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul road has just come to light, having
been kept secret in order that the perpre-
tators might be caught. Iron, obstrucs
tions were placed on the track, but the
section foreman passed over the track q
few minutes before the train and SO dis
covered the iendish attempt. If it had
not been discovered the train would
have been dashed into the Sioux river.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
TO N CALIFORNIA,

Harrison Said to Have Picked Out .
Coast Man for a Cabinet Office.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Post says
President Harrison has practically de-
cided to give California d place in his
cabinet. The gentleman to whom the
honor will probably be given. is Mr.. M.
M. Estee of San Francisco. Mr.. Estee
was the chairman of the Chicago con-
vention which nominated General Har-
rison for the presidency. He was subse-
~quently one Of the delegates on the part
of the United States at the Pan-Ameri-
can congress. He is a lawyer of prom
inence, and in some respects the fore
most Republican on the Pacific coast.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
SUPERIORITY OF WOMEN.

Rusk Says They Make Better Meat In
speotors Than Men.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Secretary
Rusk, who is establishing meat inspec-
ton stations at South Omaha, Kansas
City, Milwaukee, Boston, Chicago and
other cities, says that it has been found
by experts that women are. better
adapted to the preparatory work of meat
inspection than men. At Chicadb sixteen
men and the same number Of women
were tried at this work, and the result
was largely in favor of the latter. The
work is such that women can perform,
being light and clean, and requiring
care, skill and dizziness, qualities which
women show in abundance,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
FIGHT WITH TRAMPS.

A Michigan Man Seriously Wounds Three
and Is Shot in the Arm in Return.
OWosso, Mich, Sept. 24.-During the
evening five tramps called at the house
OF Engineer Finch and insisted that Mrs.
Finch should buy a ring. At her call
for help her husband came but was
obliged to retreat before a tramp's re-
volver. Retiring to his room he recured
a revolver and from a window opened
fire on the tramps. They returned the
fire, wounding Finch in the arm. Finch
fired live shots. Two trarnps are Sc
riously and a third severely wounded.
All five are in Jail.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
THE TOWN IN DANGER,
Five Men Fighting a Terrific
Fire Near Pin City, MINI.

Five Hundred Men Fighting a Terrific
Fire Near Pine City, MINI.
PINE CITY, Mimi, Sept. 24.-Terrifc
fires are now raging in Northwestern
Minnesota, over $3.50, 900 worth of tim
Der land having been destroyed. The
loss to farmers will be high. Several
homes and farm buildings have been
burned and the owners obliged to leave
the devastated district. Two school
houses have been destroyed, the pupils
barely escaping with their lives. The
teachers bravely led their little bands to
places of safety. The loss will amount
to $500 an hour at the rate the flames
are now raging, and it is useless to at
tempt to %extinguish them. The fire is
approaching Pine City, and 500 men are
fighting it.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
By RAIN,

The Forest Fires in Northern Wisconsin,
Have Been Checked.
ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. 26.-Specials re-
ceived by The Daily Press from ten diff
ferent towns in Northern Wisconsin.
state that rain during the night checked.
the flames. Drummond had a close
shave. Hundreds of men were fighting
the fire at n time during the night,
but the weather turned off cool and.
clear, and for the first time in a week it
is possible to see across the bay. Tho
damage will not be as heavy as at first
reported, as most Of the fires were CON.
fined to districts burned over last spring.
West of Hayward there were several.
heavy losses. -.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
KILLED THE MAYOR.

A South Carolina Town Excited Over the
Shooting of It's Presiding Officer. :
COLUMBUS, S. c., Sept. 28.-A special
to The State from Spartanburg, S. c.,
says: J.. A. Henneman, mayor of this
city, attempted to stop a disturbance be-
tween John Williams, a negro, and .
colored woman. at the latter's house.
Williams pushed the mayor out of the
door, and as he was falling shot him in
the back, killing him almost instantly.
The murderer is in Jail and there are
strong threats Of lynching him.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
Want Five Acres of space.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-England and Ger
many have each applied for about five
acres of space in the worlds fair build
ings for their exhibits. The requests
made by the foreign commissioners
staggered the worlds fair officials.
They expected that England and Ger
many would be largely represented at
the fair, but the thought never occurred
to them that these two powers would
ask for ten acres of space.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
REV. Or. BURcHARD DEAD.

He Received Much Notoriety in tho Pres
idential Campaign of 1884.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 26.-Rev. DR..
Burchard, who has been very ill for sew
eral days, died at 4. p. m. It had been
apparent from early morning that his
death was only a question of hours.
Peritonitis was the cause. DR.. Burch-
ards remarkable utterance in October,
1884, when, as the spokesman of the
clergymen, who were calling on James
G. Blaine, he characterized the Maine
statesman as the Republican leader in
the campaign against Rum, Romanism
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
Garcia Narrowly Escaped Lynchine.

LAREDO, Tex, Sept. 28.-Late in the
night Garcia, the revolutionist, by d.
narrow chance, escaped lynching Just
across the border. From information;
at hand it is known that Garcia had in
some way separated himself from his
followers. The Mexicans ran across
and captured him and were making
preparations to lynch him when his men
came upon the scene and rescued him.
Garcia and men crossed to Texas during
the night and are now being pursued by.
United States troops.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02

and Rebellion" will long be remem-
bered as one of the most unique episodes
in American history. DIR. Burchard
was born in Steuben, Sept. 6, 1912. He
graduated from Center college and then
studied theology at Danville, KY, and
began to preach in 1888. He became
pastor of a church in New York where
he remained for forty years. In 1880 he
became president of Rutgers Female
COLLEGE.