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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

The good old steamer W. W. Corcoran has
made its last rum 1t was burned to the water 8
edge this morning at an early hour and now
lies out on the banks Of the flats opposite her
wharf a total wreck.
The fire was probably one Of the worst that
has ever taken place on the river front of Wash
ington, and the loss of property would undoubt-
edly have been enormous had it not been for
the prompt action Of the captain Of one of the
river tugs. As the matter stands, the loss may
be expressed in the sum of about S45, 900 and
one human life.
Robert Grantley, a colored boy about fifteen
years old, who worked on the Corcoran as
boot black and general errand boy, was drowned
by jumping from the burning steamer as she
swung out into the river. His body was re-
covered at about 10 o'clock and removed TO his
home, 444 street northwest
l. YESTERDAYS BIG WORK.
Yesterday was one Of the largest occasions of
the season for the Mt Vernon and Marshall
Hall Steamboat Company, there beinga tourna-
ment at the Hall that was attended by thou
sands of people. Both steamers were in SER
vice and worked until late at night. The
Corcoran made three round trips, and reached
her wharf on the last one at about twenty min
utes OF two this morning She carried load
OF perhaps $50 passengers, and as soon as all
were on the boat was made snug for the night
| and seven men made their beds on board of her.
They were Capt. Bell, the captain Of the steamer;
3. ]. Stuart, the first officer; William johnson
and John Dorsey, colored, deck hands, William
johnson, colored, fireman; Robert Grantley,
| coiored, bootblack. and q nephew Of Capt.
Bells, young man who had been down the
river and who bunked on the boat for the
night because the cars had stopped running.
1t was perhaps quarter past two when Mr..
Stuart turned in, having seen to all the prepar-
ations for the night, the piling up Of chairs
and the banking Of the fires. The steamer
probably never was tied to the wharf at the end
OF any Of her very numerous trips in a better
condition. The engineer, Mr.. Cole, man who
enjoyed the utmost confidence Of his employers
had personally attended to the fires, and had
gone home, not far from the wharf
THE FIRST SMELL OF sMoKE.
1t was about o'clock when Mr. Stuart awoke
in natural way withou. any suspicion Of fire
being on the boat. He walked about little
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APhiladelphia OfficiaI 60 Go.

New YoRK, Sept S.-A Philadelphia special
says: 1t was admitted in Official circles today
that George Roney has outliyed his usefulness
as director Of public safety, end that Mayor
Stuart has decided upon his removal The
mayor took no official action in the matter be-
yond giving out for publication the correspond
ence in his possession relating TO the charges
Of irregularities against Director Roney while
superintendent of the aims house. and he had
no comment on the subject TO make public st
that time, but it Was pretty definitely under
stood that Mr.. Roney's removal would be de-
ferred for the briefsst possible period.
Mayor Stuart left the city in the afternoon, to
return on Friday, when he is expected 70 tsks
this inevitable action.
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A Large Part of the Oregon Town
Now in Ashes.
EUROPEAN MILITARY MANEUVERS.
Remains of a Race of Giants
Unearthed in Illinois.
MR.. OATES WILL NOT RESIGN.
THE FIRE AT THE DALLEs.
A Big Part OF the Oregon Town Now In
Ruins.

A Big Part OF the Oregon Town Now in
Ruins.
The DALLEs, ORE, Sept S.-As q result OF
yesterdays fire from Main street west the town
is in ruins. The large brick buildings Of Nogt
Coon, the opera house and Third Regiment
Armory, belonging to the same parties, were
entirely consumed. These buildings were
erected a year ago at & cost of 200 600. The
burned district comprises the best portion OF
the town and covers about seventeen blocks.
A change in the direction of the wind is all that
saved the business portion of the town from
being completely wiped out About n year ago
the question of a water supply which would
put tire plug at every corner was agitated.
but at the city election defeated. The
utter helplessness of one fire engine in the con-
Migration was clearly demonstrated. FIRE
engine from Portland arrived here at pm,
when the fire under control. The heaviest
losers are as follows: Vogt q Coon, opera house
block and armory, S235, 900: Nicholson Co.,
brick building and ware house. stationery and
jewelry. $50, 0C0; III. h. Wingate q Co, general
merchandise store, $4,000; E. p. Fitzgerald,
store and residence $4,000. Total loss, S420, :,
900; insurance, not known.
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As SHE Is.

and then returned to his room, where he lay
down on sofa, and he was quite awake when,
few minutes afterward, he smelled smoke.
Rising on his elbow he looked out of the win
dow at the head OF the sofa and discerned
smoke coming from the lower windows. He
slipped his shoes on hurriedly and ran around
to the room Of the captain, across the boat.
Calling to him he managed to awake him. The
captain on hearing that the steamer was on fire
called to his mate to turn out the crew.
Mr.. Stuart then jumped down to the lower
deck and ran into the fireman, johnson, who
was coming, half suffocated, from the lower
part of the boat. The smoke was then pouring
out from the fire hole in dense volumes and in
few more seconds the flames had appeared at
the opening.
TELEPHoNED FOR A FIRE ALARM
Giving orders for the deck hands to get the
hose out ready for use, Mr.. Stuart sprang to
the wharf and entered the company's Office,
where he telephoned to the police headquar-
ters for q fire alarm. The alarm was at once
sounded from the box nearest the wharf.
Then the mate ran back and found the steamer
blazing from every point. By this time all of
the men aboard had jumped off to the wharf
but Deck Hand johnson and the boy Grantley
watchman on the ferry wharf to which the
Corcoran was tied had in the meantime cut the
line that held her to the shore and she was
drifting out into the stream. The tide was
coming In a little, and the tendency of the boat
was to drift up toward the Macallster. which
lay next. and the Leary, which lay at the Nor
folk boat wharf. just a couple Of rods away.
Beyond the Leary were the Wakefield and the
Tygert The Norfolk steamer Washington was
just about due and came in few minutes later.
A line was in some way made fast to the Cor
coran before she had drifted entirely out Of
reach, and in this way she was sent out further
into the stream before she drifted up than she
otherwise would have gone. It was thought
that the tendency of the tide might be to carry
her straight out into the river, but it was too
strong.
PERFECT SHEET OF FLAME.
At last she swung clear Of the wharf in per-
feet sheet of flame from stem to stern. Her
pilot house was blazing, and this within ten
minutes of the time of the discovery Of the
smoke.
The bow Of the boat first touched the stern
of the Manchester and Stuart and johnson ran
out to shove her of. The heat was tremendous
1t drove the people on the wharf away from the
edge and scorched the boards of the ware
houses. As soon a. the two boats touched the
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A RACE OF GIANTS.
Remains Found In Ancient Burial Mounds
in Illinois.

Remains Found I'm Ancient Burial Mounds
in Illinois.
CHICAGO, Sept. "A special from Carthage,
H., says: The Sweeny burial mounds on the
farm of Cyrus Felt, northeast Of Carthage, have
been visited by hundred of people. Several
representatives of Carthage College yesterday
opened one of the mounds. At first covering
Of stone was encountered. all of the red lime
stone variety. Most Of these stones on being
removed crumbled away into sand. Under
them were found an immense quantity OF bones,
many skulls and several pieces of flint Some
pieces of pottery so badly decayed and broken
as to be unacceptable were found also
Measurements were taken OF several
skulls. One measured seven and three
fourths inches across the parietal bone,
another six. Three femur bones were
found measuring nine inches in length,
some that measured 171S inches in length and
others measuring from twelve to fourteen
inches. One measured three inches across the
lower end of the femur bone DIR. Neatch says
the bones indicate that the men must have been
from six to seven feet tall at least. One jaw
bone was secured that contained perfect row
Of teeth, which evidently belonged to middle
aged person. Upon digging a few feet further
down another layer Of rocks was discovered,
and upon removing these several skeletons.
perfect in form, lay all huddled together as
they had fallen in battle. Some of the skele-
tons were preserved almost entire, although
most Of the bones would crumble away
upon being exposed to the air. II is
believed that fully 500 corpses were buried
here, as basketfuI after basketful Of bones were
taken out, while the mound is literally full Of
them. The skulls were all filed with a
peculiarly soft and very black loan, different
from any of the surrounding earth.
There are several mounds in the vicinity that
have not yet been opened. but they give evi-
dence of containing as many skeletons ss the
first one. 1t is evident that these skeletons are
those of unusually large men. 1t is intended
to prosecute the search in the hope Of dis
covering pottery or implements Of warfare.
Some Of the skulls were perforated with jagged
holes, whether the work of decay or from a
battle Ak is a matter Of conjecture.
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out line Of hose in q remarkably short time, and
soon had the flames under control. The boat
is badly burned about the upper works, the
wood being charred in places to q depth of
fully an inch, but S500 will cover the entire
damage.
The steamer was about to make her regular
trip to Colonial Beach, but this had to be
abandoned, of course, and the steamboat in
spectors were sent for at once. They came and
made thorough investigation of the steamer,
giving permission for her to make her regular
trip on Saturday. She will make her last trip
next Monday, after which she will be taken to
Baltimore, according to . program that has
been settled upon for some time. for general
repairs. The wood that was burned was to
have been removed anyway and thus the DAM
age Is but nominal. The steamer will be en-
tirely remodeled and brought back here next
spring. Monday was to have been her last
trip. She will be fitted with some temporary
guards to keep people away from the burned
portions and viii be able to run without
trouble.
YKAR Yol TIE WHOLE SHIPPING.
A. soon - the Corcoran had touched the
Leary there was cry that the whole shipping
on the upper river would 60. At this moment
the tug d. n. Key, commanded by Capt Tay-
lor, reached the burning boah and at the ex-
pense Of some severe burns that plucky man
made fast small line to the Corooran and
towed her slowly out into midstream. It was .
hard pull, and the progress made was very lit
IcOasi.ssd 0. 1IiTa Ragsl
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PERsoNAL--J. B. Wells Of Texas, W. h.
Hatch Of Missouri, T. J. Buchanan of Ohio, E.
J. Hahn Of st. Louis, Jno. McCaffrey of Pitts
burg and S. A. Watson of Philadelphia are at
Willards.-R. n. Evans of Ca image, Mo-,
]. Gaylor of Brooklyn d. F. Brooks and O. W.
Lehorn Of New York are at the Randall-W.
hsan of Louisville, Rev. j. II. Dowie of Aus
t:alia, W. ]. Lawrence of kalamazoo, W. S.
Lewis OF Toronto and j. L. Houston Of Hart
ford are at the Ariington.--J. W. Rife, ]. H.
Shelby, j. JolIey and L. E. Atkinson of Penn
syivania, W. H. Williams OF Ohio, T. A. E.
WOedOck of Missouri S. ID. Bourgeois of Paris,
j. Clarke of Chicago, Chas. 8. King
Of Oklahoma, j. W.. Barker of Nash
vile and Rev. J. J. Monaghan Of
South Carolina are at the Ebbitt.-
]. s. Hammond of Portsmouth, A. P. Connolly
ginia are at the National.-D. J. Flanagan Of
Philadelphia, r. L. Jones of Albany, Ga, War
rem Moore Of Richmond and C. Macy of Staten
Island are at tine Metropolitau.--T. Evans O;
Utica. N. Y. P. b. Miller Of Camden, J. A.
Mareness of Sawville, N. Y, and George s.
Heptonstan of Providence are at the Fredonia.
Otto Mueller of New York city, George II.
Moore OF Philadelphia, Pa, and Charles James
Of Boston, Mass, are at the johnson
II. w. Fuller OF Cincinnati and Chas. n. Hem
inway OF Philadelphia are at the Arno-
Q. A. Hubbard OF Omaha, ]. W. Butrick Of New
Haven, ]. W. Moore Of Cincinnati, h. E. Lewis
Of Boston, W. Wright Of Chicago, A. Biers OF
New York are at the ST. James.-Mr. Paul
Schultze returned to the city last evening, hay-
ing spent q month in Europe. G. Maurice
Smith has returned after his summer vacation,
spent in the valley Of Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

er JoHxs. n. r., Sept She brieantins
Lizzie Horton Of Charlottetown. p. z I, vas
struck BY . hurricane August 9, driven o.
Gullinars shoals and totally wrecked 1hs
compass or clothing. They sighted three hshr
ing vessels that day and one ON Monday, bu1
were unable 10 attract their attention Altar
rowing for forty hours they we're picked mp BY
the schooner George Foose aud brought into
ported 70 have been lost IN the same gale.
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THE BooTBLAcK DROWNED.

u"Hser "nen the steamer had drltted too FAR
for him to jump.
THE BooTBLAcK DROWNED.
When attention was first directed to him the
boat was about fifteen feet away from the
wharf. He was running around the rail calling
for help. Some on shore shouted for him to
Jump. He called back that he could not swim.
OF the flames telling him to hold on that a
boat would be put off for him. The fire was
raging behind him and was rapidly driving
him into the bow, which was already smoking
He turned one look back, saw the fierce furnace
drawing closer and then, with another little
shout that was choked by desperate fear, he
rose to the rail and went overheard. dropping
into the water in bundle. He still struggled
and called for help, but he soon sank for the
first time.
Stuart was on the wharf when this happened
he seemed to be eyerywhere-andh he saw a boat
drawn up on the dock empty. Telling some
men standing near to shove it of, he made
ready to go off to save the youngster but the
colored fellows in their crazy excitement
showed 1t clear Of the dock, and it went drift
ing out unnamed and useless.
The boy was still alive and on top for the last
time when the boat went out. groan went
fortn from those on the wharf when they saw
how foolish waste Of means there had been;
and one man. an unknown hero tore of his
coat and sprang into the water. He swan out
with few vigorous strokes and was almost
within reach Of the bov whom he vent dow
for good and all was over. Then the man
swan back and wentaway. No one knows his
A"'A'e'
THE BODY RECOVERED.
AS soon as possible boat was put out by the
police boat Blackburn, manned by Officer
Considine and Mr.. Stuart and for a connie of
hon.. ,h. h,,,o,, -,
+, ,ras fou,S "o,,n .; u.aeseu LOT lhe oody
80 woe .EunS s souc .l.e ailer ~ CLOCK WITHIN
S. eu VI 'ne mnaII ~ "nere tne nttie iel0w
the wbar, in ,Se noa,,t;r' nd nau arrived a.
uas san. co. '- IT. hls,. @ a..u pa'Ioi wagon
o'cIoct 20 a.. hnU,s oo! "aS S removed al 4, ~
nI.h.' W 'ne ". none' Ane coroner VIII
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Mr.. OATES WILL NOT REsvox


CHICAGO. Sept s.-"The alliance men os Ais-
bama have been calling upon me 70 resisu my
seat. but they might just ss well be silent fos
all the good Il will do" said Congressman W.
c. Oates Of Alsbsma here yesterday. The si.
lance organizations in two counties In my dis
trict-Bullock and Russell-pRssed resolutiors
asking me 10 resign my seat IN the House, and
in Barbour, Henry and Lee. three other coun-
ties OF the same district. similar resolutions
we're introduced. but voted Gown. In Russell
and Bullock counties there ere l2.Oo0 voters
aud 5000 of that number are negroes. As only
one-third or less of the whites are alliance men
the resolutions do not represent the feeling Of
the people. and all that Mr.. kolb and his al
lance following are trying 20 do b. injure me
will not have any effect kolb wants 90 be
governor OF Alabama and that is tie secret Of
the movement against me"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

WEST POINT CADETS APPoINTED.-The follow
ing named persons have been appointed cadets
at West Point: H. P. Jordan (alternate) Beau
mont, Tex; X. F. Mcmillan, New York; G. ".
Moses. Eremtown, Ohio, and E. A. Feazel,
Lodi, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

in the fate Of her predecessor; but prompt
action saved her.
Stuart called for help and soon had a line of
buckets working and had controlled the fire,
which covered few square yards at the stern,
doing no damage other than slight scorching
to the paint. The side rail was also broken
when the bow of the Corcoran touched.
1t was at about this time that the boy was
drowned, though the accounts of the accident
vary as to details He had not been able to get
OF when the boat was still at the wharf, and it
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WorIds's Fair Oficiai. Nominated.

CHICAGO, Sept Especial committees Of the
worlds fair directory have approved the
director generals nominations of L. W. Robin
son for chief Of the department Of machinery,
J. N. Samuels of the departmento of horticulture
and II. s. Peabody Of the department of liberal
arts. The action Of the committee on agricul-
ture in indorsing Mr.. Samuels was Q general
surprise. 1t had been given out unofhcially
that Mr.. Samuels would never receive fsvors-
BILE consideration. At q special meeting Of the
board Of directors today these nominations
deemed certain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

PAYMENT TO Enthusiastically Noble has
directed the payment to the Sisseton and
Wahpeton Indians of South Dakota Of S376.57S,
less 10 per cent, involved in the Sandborn at
torney claim under treaty confirmed by the
act of March 3, 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER has re-
ceived from the director of posts in Austria a
large photograph of the emperor with his
autograph attached, which was presented to
the director by the emperor ON the former at
tanning his sixtieth birthday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

SILVER PURCHAsEs.-The Treasury Depart
ment yesterday resumed the purchase of silver
The amount offered was 924, 600 ounces and the
amount purchased 679.O 900 ounces, as follows:
$1,000 ounces at So 1926; 1000 ounces at
eO.9S30; $4,000 ounces at S0.9S32; 145, 900
ounces at 50.9S33; 100000 ounces at so. 9S37;
80, 600 ounces at $0.98375; 114,00O ounces at
so. 984O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

ALL QUIET IN CHILI.-All of the information
received from Chill today at the departments was
comprised in the following cablegram, received
from Admiral Brown, dated Valparaiso Septem-
ber g. Business fully resumed. Everything
quiet. Congressional committee including two
cabinet ministers, arrived from Iquique, Chill,
yesterday and 60 to Santiago"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

the joint request Of ex-Gov. McGill, Senator C.
h. Davis and ex-Gov. Marshall the controversy
over the matter Of the post Office at St. Anthony
Park, within the corporate limits of ST. Paul,
Mimi, has been adjusted After October this
office will be a station instead of an iude-
pendent Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

BOND TRANsAcTIoNs.-The amount of ~ per
cent bonds presented at the Treasury Depart
ment for redemption today up to IL o clock Is
s955. 900, and the amount received for contin-
uance at per cent during the same period is
$500 This does not include redemptions
at New York subtreasury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

DUTIABLE ARTICLES BY MAn.-The Treasury
Department has denied an application for per-
mission to continue importing dutiable photo
graphic matter through the mails as heretofore,
on the ground that such importations are pro-
hibited by the regulations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

FoUETH-CLAss PosTMAsTERs.-The following
fourth-class postmasters have been appointed:
H. S. Pofhnberger, Lydie, Md; J. W. Yost,
Gaps Store, Va; d. R. johnson, Sayersville,
Va; H. C. Northam. Sirocco, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

BRENNAN, TEXAS, Sept s.-A cyclone passed
over Independence Tuesday night and much
damage was done to cotton, some Of the fields
being laid completely waste. The residence
and barns of Mr.. MorelAnd we're demolished
and ME-. Moreland blown twenty feet. Light
ming struck the house OF Mrs Rankin, knocking
the inmates senseless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

LuDNo1oS, MICH, Sept s.-This city is In
fever Of excitement and . prisoner In Tie
county jail, who gives his name - John Jones,
his age - thirty years, his home at Chicago, h
in great danger of being lynched. He 81
tempted . criminal assault upon the twenty
months-old child Of Nelson Gady. The father
caught the fend soon after the crime and wss
about 10 kill him, but citizens prevented IL
The little girl 10 lying in . critical conditioa.
Jones viii be tried this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

Col. WHITFIELD, the first assistant postmas-
ter general, who is quite i'll, is reported today
to be somewhat better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal rev.
enue, 1887 .667; customs, $780, 422.
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ARMY ORDERs.-The following transfers in
the sixth cavalry are ordered: First Lieut.
Thomas Cruise, from troop G to troop NJ; First
Lieut. Hugh ]. Gallagher, from troop NJ to
troopG. Capt. Will ". Daugherty, twenty
second infantry, will proceed to Springfield.
Ill., and report in person to the governor Of
Illinois for duty in connection with the Ma
ticnGl Guard Of that state. Second Lieut..
Edison A. Lewis, eighteenth infantry. isrelieved
Training School, Baltimore, Nd, and will join
his proper station. First Lieut. John S.
Parke, jr., twenty-frst infantry, is detailed for
duty as professor of military science at the
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va,
and will report in person for duty accordingly.
First Lieut.. Edgar S. Dudley, second artillery,
is detailed as acting judge advocate of the de-
partment OF Arizona, and will report in person
Tor duty accordingly to the commanding gen.
e:al OF that department, relieving First Lieut..
Hobart X. Bailey, fifth infantry who, on being
relieved, will proceed to join his company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03
A Hotel Burued.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept s.-At Erie Beach, o.
the Canadian side of the river, this morning
the Erie Beach Hotel and Joseph Ellis cottage
burned Loss, $4,000. Origin unknown
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BOONE, Iowa. Sept s.-A very sharp frost
this morning has injured vegetation In this vi
cinity.