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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
AT RAILROAD IRREGULARITIES.
Chicago Oficials Much Worried Over til

Chicago Oficials Much Worried Over the
Outlook.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-Reports from the
forest fires as they came into the
Northwestern and Wisconsin Central
railway headquarters were meager, but
showed fearful loss Of life and destruc-
ton Of property. The Northwestern
received word at 10 o'clock that a heav-
lily loaded freight train had been aban-
doned on q burning bridge, but that the
crew had escaped. The Wisconsin Cen
trail service was badly demoralized and
none of the reports received gave any
definite information regarding the loss
Of life.
The superintendent of the Ashland
division of the Northwestern wired that
the fires were s%mouldering, but would
probably die out if no wind arose. A
high wind, he said,
Would Result in Fearful Havoc.
Wisconsin Central railway officials were
unable to get satisfactory reports from
the burnt district. The train service
was demoralized and telegraph wires
were down or working badly. Agents
at various points reported heavy loss Of
life and property but were unable to
give figures or estimates. The reports
showed that the fires were smouldering
and grave fears We're expressed that
fearful damage would ensue if the re-
gion should be visited by a high wind.
The rain, the reports said, was not
heavy enough to extinguish the flames
which might break out at any time.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
GOING TO MINNEAPOLIS.

Many of the Injured to Be Removed
There.
PINE CITY, Mimi, Sept. &c. M.
Loring of Minneapolis, chairman Of the
Minneapolis committee, has ~telegraphed
for a special car over the st. Paul and
Duluth road to be used by the hospital
surgeons in charge here in conveying
nine Of the more seriously injured to a
hospital at Minneapolis. 1t will then be
more convenient for the physicians
and the patients will have better care.
Tents were delivered here by Captain
W. H. Hart, brigade quartermaster at
st. Paul, and set up as follows: Fifty
tents set at Pine City in the city park,
10 tents delivered to the local commit
tee as a reserve, 10 tents delivered at
Hinckley, 10 Of which were set up and
8 held as a surplus. and two delivered
at Mission Creek,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
THE HORROR GROWS
Death List at Hinckley and
Surrounding Towns on
the Increase.
WILL REACH FOUR HUNDRED.
Nothing Accurate Known I'm
til a Thorough Search
Is Made.

DULUTH, Sept. 5.-The number Of
dead in the great fire is more than 800.
1t is probable that the real figure is
nearer 400. Of these over 200 are at
Hinckley. Out of all this number there
r yet but 80 who can certainly be
identified.
At Pokegama the list numbers so and
at Sandstone so. Undoubtedly a large
number living on farms and in out-of-
the-way places persisted, and their bod
les will be found later.
impossible to Say How Many Are Dead.
Every hour fresh news increases the
estimates Of losses Of life. Many Of
those who have returned say it is an
utter impossibility to give any guess as
to the total number of deaths, nor will
there be any accurate statement until
parties of searchers are sent out from
the railroads at intervals Of every mile
or two and a thorough patrol of the
burned district made.
Before the fire struck the doomed set
Elements there was a mighty wind,
chimn1neys being blown down, barns
toppled over and hay stacks leveled. It
blew at the rate Of go miles an hour.
The fire,
Famed by b Fearful Gale.
went onward with the leans Of a demon
stumps, logs and buildings, thousands
Of feet from the nearest flames or
sparks burst into fire, as if the very air
were infammable gas.
In q farming district fully 300 miles
long the fire licked up all the vegetable
matter in the soil itself. and there Is
nov nothing left Of prosperous farms
but burned and broken rock covered by
q few inches Of ashes.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
RIB LAKE THREATENED.

Fears Elk pressed for the Safety of a Wis
consin Town..
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. 5.-It is
feared the little town of Rib Lake in
Taylor county, population $40, will be
destroyed during the night, although
an engine and crew from Chippewa
Falls have been sent to fight the flames.
The Rib Lake Lumber company, with
mills and an immense tannery, is To-
Gated at that point. The danger to
CABOT is thought to be over, also to
Cartwright and Rice Lake. At Long
Lake a summer resort cottage of the
late General Ginty was destroyed and
several other cottages threatened. AT
least seven railroad bridges on the
north division Of the Omaha, between
Chippewa Falls and Superior, have
hean DESTROYED
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
FIJI I'D A DEMURRER.
Defendants in the Injunction Cases
Growing Out Of the Late
Strike
ASK FAVORABLE NJ
And That the Bill Be Dismissed Be-
cause Of It's Insuficiency.
Other Grounds.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.-The A. r.. o.,
Eugene V. Debs and others. defendants
in the injunction cases growing out of
the late strike, by their counsel have
fled a demurrer to the bill of complaint
introduced by the government. In their
demurrer the defendants ask for judg-
ment, and that the bill be dismissed be-
cause Of it's insuficiency. The defend
ants demur on the following grounds,
among others:
That the court has no jurisdiction Of
the subject.
That the complainant has not the legal
capacity to bring this action.
That no act of congress authorizes
any action by the United States against
persons with whom it has no contractual
relations in that regard, to enjoin the
obstruction or retarding Of the United
States mail, and the United States has
nc power or authority so to proceed.
That no act of congress authorizes an
action or proceedidg in equity by the
United States against those not COM
mon carriers, to enjoin the hindrance,
interference with, or destruction Of
trode or commerce among the several
states and the United States has no
power Or authority SO to proceed.
That the court has no power to en-
join any ofense against the penal laws
Of the United States.
That any act Of congress p%urporting
to give a court of equity power to en-.
join any offense against the penal laws
of the United States is in conflict with
the fifth and sixth amendments to the
constitution of the United States.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
NELSON'S PROCLAMATION.
Minnesota's Chief Executive Issues . Call
Eaa.-.IA...-.-M .-- EoH A IA -.a.N -.-.--.

Minnesota's Chief Executive Issues . Call
for Aid.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 3.-Governor Nelson
has arrived in the city from Alexandria,
where he had gone Saturday to be with
his family over Sunday, and at once is
sued the following relief proclamation
concerning the great calamity at Hinck-
ley and other Minnesota localities:
70 the People of Minnesota:
Information of an official character
has reached me that the villages of
Hinckley, Sandstone, Mission Creek
and the neighboring towns and farms
have been destroyed by forest fires; that
hundreds of lives have been sacrificed,
and suffering and restitution are on
every hand; that the survivors of this
terrible devastation are in immediate
need Of food, clothing, shelter and
everything that makes existence pos
sible.
This appalling disaster appeals to
every heart Of generous impulses and
the case is one that demands the i'm
mediate and liberal assistance Of all
good citizens of this state.
Now, therefore, I, Knute Nelson,
governor of the state Of Minnesota, in
view of this awful calamity which has
befallen our people, and by virtue Of
the authority in me vested, do hereby
appeal to all liberal and public spirited
citizens, to all municipalities and to all
religious and benevolent institutions Of
this state, to take immediate action
towards securing contributions for the
relief of the prevailing distress.
I hereby appoint the following state
commission authorized to receive con-
tributions Of money and supplies, and
to expend and disburse the same: G.. A.
Pillsbury Of Minneapolis, Kenneth H.
Clark of St. Paul, Charles H. Graves OF
! Duluth, Matthew c. Norton of Winona,
Hastings H. Hart of St. Paul.
KNUTE NELSON.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
TRAFFIC
Burned Bridges Being Rebuilt and Train
Service Restored.

&tUr06U oT1uEeS D01nX' REBUILT anu Train
Service Restored.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 5.-Train service on
all lines between st. Paul and Duluth
has been restored except on the Eastern
Minnesota, and the restoration Of the
traffic on that line is only a matter of a
day Of. SO.
AZ some points transfers are made
across burnt bridges, but the bridges will
be rebuilt BY another day at the latest.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were
very busy days for all the roads. Bridge
crews were working all along the lines
in the burnt district and trackmen were
replacing the warped rails with new
steel.
The first train to arrive here from Du-
luth was No. So on the Omaha, which
nleft the head Of the lake Sunday even
ing. The passengersreported the towns
Of Baronette. Granite, Bashaw and
Comstock completely destroyed.
At5Shen Lake about IS houses, had
been burned.
Duluth is taking car Of about 1,OOD
refugees and sending supplies to the
front as fast as the citizens can collect
them. s%
The Omaha roads nov importation,
except that part Of the line between
Mason and Ashland.
One bridge vas burned at Benoit and
two north Of Ashland. 3
ALI ST. Paul and Duluth trains are
now running on schedule time.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
OIL Wells burning.

RUSSELL Cry; Pa, Sept. - Word
was received here at 1880 +. m. to the
effect that the forest fires have reached
the Watson farm in Forest county, and
several oil wells are now burning. The
loss will be heavy as there are q large
number Of wells on this farm, and it is
feared the fire will spread3t to adjoining
oil property. There no indications
of rain, and should the wind rise it
wouldssw the entire field.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE.

One Hundred and Fifty Million Feet of
Lumbe Destroyed.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 5.-The
South Shore road got its Saturday night
train through from Duluth during the
morning, IA hours late. Trains are go
ing around by Ashland and Saxony on
account Of the burned t~restles at Bibon
and Marengo. Reports from all towns
along the South Shore to the Wisconsin
state line say that they are all safe,
though there are literally hundreds Of
fires in the vast belt Of timber.
The dense pail Of smoke which has
overhung the city for two days mas
largely disappeared before a brisk south
Wind. There have been no great calam-
tiles in the region, but scores, if not
hundreds, Of homesteaders have lost all
they possessed, and the
Damage to Timber Has Been Enormous.
Competent and conservative men esti-
mate the standing pine over which the
fire has u at not less than $50, 900
feet. Of this about two-thirds be-
longed to the Diamond Match company
and about one-sixth to the Nestor es-
tate. This timber is not all destroyed,
but the rest will have to be cut this year
to save it from worms. This fact has
already operated to raise wages Of ex-
%perienced loggers about one.fourth, and
will make this 8 q very active one
in the woods.
Advices just received from Nestoria
report heavy rains there and westward.
This will materially check the forest
fires and in general put the whole dis
trict out Of DANCER.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
NORTH DAKOTA STATE NEWS.
.lNcENDlARlEs AT WAsHBuRN.
They Add to the Terror of the S~ituatio,

They Add to the Terror of the Situation
There.
ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. 5.-The smoke
and dirt begrimed settlers of the forest
have been struggling into Ashland all
the forenoon with tales of losses Of
homes and everything on their farms.
They are taken into the homes Of the
people here and everything possible is
done for their comfort and relief.
To add to the excitement at Wash
burn incendiaries got out and COM
menced starting fires in different por-
tions Of the city. Five have been ar
rested, three Of them caught in the
act. When first arrested, rumors of
lynching were prevalent. Large num-
bers Of deputies were sworn in and
placed on guard in different parts Of the
city, with instructions to guard the
docks in particular.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
Still q MYsterY.

SEDAN, Kan, Sept. 5.-The sixfmen
who two weeks ago were arrested,
charged with completely in the famous
murder in 1890 of John S. Frazer, a
heavy stock dealer, have been set at
liberty. Their arrests caused a sensa-
ton at the time, as the men were all
prominent citizens Of this and sur
rounding counties. This murder case
has received the attention Of state Off
Gals Of Minnesota, Montana and other.
Western states.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
GREAT DAMAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Forest Fires Raging at Different Points In
the State. ~

n state.
BRADFORD, Pa, Sept. forest fires
are raging all along the line of the Buff
falo, Rochester and Pittsburg railroad.
Reports from all points o. the narrow
gauge roads state that the woods are on
fire for miles, and the damage will be
heavy unless rain should fall. The
woods along the pike to Corydon are
on fire for miles, and all the property in
the vicinity Of the west branch is
threatened. Should the fire spread to
the oil fields. serious consequences
would result. The woods along the
Bradford, Bordel and Kinzuer railroad
between here and Smithport are re-
ported on fire, and valuable property is
in danger Of being destroyed.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
waterspout in Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, 0. T., Sept. ga water
spout, coming up suddenly, swelled
Skeleton creek out of it's banks, flood
ing the surrounding country for quite a
distance. y
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
TraaN#EG
EXCITEMENT is OVER.
Positive Facts About the Living
and Dead Are Beginning to
Appear.
Distribution VERY GREAT.
The Calamity in Some Phases Sur
passes the Horror Of the
Johnstown Flood.
Distribution VERY GREAT.

ment, lear and confusion caused by The
calamity at Hinckley have almost dis
appeared and positive facts about the
living and dead begin to appear.
There were 1000 people in Hinckley;
400 survivors have been brought to Pine
City, $50 taken to Duluth and Superior,
and $50 are dead.
The railroad companies brought out
most of the survivors.
At Sandstone $50 people are entirely
destitute.
At Brook Park, seven miles east Of
Hinckley, there are 1876 people in need.
Of immediate help.
People have been freely provided
WITHHOLD, but the destitution is SC
great that provisions, clothing and
building material must be given in large
quantities for some time to come.
People Lost Reason and stampeded.
Rev. P. Knudson, the Presbyterian
minister at Hinckley, was n of the
fortunate people who sought the gravel.
pit at Hinckley. He said that over 200
of those who were burned would have.
been rescued had they needed advice
and kept away from the river.
s.The fact is" he said, .they lost
their rea SON and stampeded like a lot Of
frightened cattle, headlong to destruc-
ton. Some tried to escape by teams,
and they were found dead in a heap
afterwards"
The track Of the fire cyclone is about
six miles VIDE and extends from Mis-.
sion Creek to Hinckley and beyond.
Many Of the dead are now under
ground, buried in the dreary cemetery
a mile away, but at n time there were
over 80 bodies in the heap, some Of
them in the most shocking condition.
The situation all along the line has
never had but one equal, and that was
the Johnstown flood, which, however,
lacked the extent and some of the
phases of horror. Families are not
only homeless, but the land is in no
condition to be utilized, the season is so
far advanced. The little stores of every
kind, together with clothing and the
bare necessities, have been swept away
by the devouring element.
Never was devastation more perfect;
never wa a"a = more golden oppor.
IN 10 tn 8 lav Of that brotherly
al s ter dine IS, which is the
truest expression of Christianity
Hospitals at Pine City.
. The skating rink has been set aside
fo.ih, hospital use Of those who were
burned slightly, while Pythian hall has
been devoted to the use Of those who
are in the worst shape.
Allthese unfortunates are being ten.
4derly cared fer to the best of the ability
of those in attendance, but the number
is small and the demands are great. II
is not expected that deaths will ensue,
although there are two or three extreme
cases. The main trouble is with the
eyes, which, in almost every case, were
seriously damaged by smoke and heat
The latest investigation at Sandstone
Junction brought the list Of dead up t.
go, and 81 missing.
THE list Of dead at all points is in.
creasing.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
NEWS
IOWA STATE NEWS.

West Union has a saloon.
Bancroft has voted in favor of water
works.
Cyrus G. Lane, ex-mayor of Des
Moines, is dead.
The creamery at Stratford burned on
Wednesday night.
Joseph Mukel was killed in a runa-
away at Strawberry Point.
Postmaster Barman of Dumont is
charged with embezzling $1,000.
A farm of 100 acres situated near
Grinnell sold last week for $1O,8O0, an
average of 800 per acre.
Judge A. Fl. Stutsman of Burlington
was nominated by reclamation by First
judicial district Republicans.
Byron Harris, son Of a Dubuque
laborer, has fallen heir to $15, 900 by the
death Of an uncle in Troy, N. Y.
The present term of the district court
at Cherokee has the largest docket in
the history Of the county-197 cases.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE NEWS.
Harvest hands are scarce around
Jamestown.
Sixteen hundred cars of stock will be
shipped from Dickinson this season.
A farm in Grand Forks county yielded
5,075 bushels of wheat from. 200 acres.
At the Barnes county fair the bushel
of best wheat will take a premium of
$50.
Citizens Of Valley City gave Mr.. Sad
$50 for rescuing two ladies from drown.
ing.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-07
CHARGED WITH DOUBLE MURDER.
A DEBORAH Qa.) Butcher Lodged Behind
the Bars.

A DEBORAH Qa.) Butcher Lodged Behind
the Bars.
DEBORAH, Ia, Sept. 5.-John Cater
was lodged in Jail here strongly sus-
pected Of the double murder Of his
wife, Mary Cater, and George Wemett
at Burrak, a village IL miles north Of
DEBORAH. The body of Mrs. Cater was
found Sunday in the barn under a pile
of hay, her throat cut in two places.
When the coroner arrived he was in
formed that he was also wanted at the
sohoolhonse some distance away where
a man had been found dead with a bull
let hole back Of one of his ears and a
revolver lying on his body. The man
was George G. Wemett, who had been
until recently employed in Caters
butcher shop. Cater claims to think
that Wemett killed his wife and then
suicided.
TWENTY-THREE DEAD OR MISSING.
Loss of Life at Pokegama Station Not Ac-
c~urately known.
MORA, Mimi, Sept. 3.-Pokegama
Station, a new town IN the st. Cloud
and Hinckley branch of the Great
Northern was totally destroyed. Twenty
three persons are dead or missing and a
large number injured. The flames
burned 3OO,O 0 feet Of lumber, saw mill,
hotel, stores, postofice, schoolhouse and
sectionhouse. Twenty-Five families in
the immediate vicinity are homeless.
Six thousand tons Of hay, 20 head of
horses and 80 head Of cattle are gone.
The total loss Of property is estimated
at $50, 900; no insurance.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-05-07
HouslIs. Afternoon OF.

Sometimes the foreman gave me
an afternoon off on Saturdays, and
though the days were long the work
was not always constant and was
never very severe, " writes William
Dean Howells in MY Literary Pas
sions" in the Ladies' Home Journal.
Il suspect now the Office was not so
prosperous as might have been
wished. l was shifted from place to
place in it, and there was plenty OF
time for my day dreams over the dis
tribution of my case. / was very
,1und of my work, though, and proud
of my swiftness and skill in it.
!. '.Once when the perplexed foreman
oou1d not think of any task to set me
he offered me holiday, but / would
not take it, so / fancy that at this
time l was not more interested in my
art of poetry than in my trade OF
nrintiug. What went on in the office
interested me as much as the quar-
rels of the Augustan age OF English
letters. and / made much more record
of il in the crude and shapeless diary
which kept, partly in verse and
partly in prose, but always of a dis
tnctly lower literary kind than thai
Twas trying otherwise to write"
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-05-07

Adam Bede. BY George Eliot.
Esop's Fables.
Allen Quartermain. By II. Rider Hag-
gard.
All Sorts and Conditions Of Men. by
Walter Besant and james Rice.
Andeson's Fairy Tales.
Anna Karcnine. By Court Lyof Tostoi
April's Lady. BY "TheDuchess.
Arabian Nights Entertainment.
Armorel Of Lyonesse. BY Walter Besant.
At the Worlds Mercy. BY Florence
Warden.
Averil. BY Rosa Nouchette Carey.
Babylon. BY Grant Allen.
Balzac's Shorter Stories. BY Honore
de Balzac.
Basil: or. the Crossed Path. BY Wilkie
Collins.
Beppo the Conscript. By I. Adolphus
Trollope.
Blind Fate. BY Mrs. Alexander.
Born Coquette. \. BY The Duchess.
Camille. BY Alexander Dumas.
Cast Up by the sea. BY Sir Samuel w
Baker.
Child's History of England. \, BY
Charles Dickens.
Christie Johnstone. BY Charles Reade
! Clyffards Of Clyffe. The. BY james
Payn.
, Confessions Of an English Opium Eater
! By Thomas DE Quincy.
Conscript. The. BY Alexander Dumas
Consuelo. by George Sand,
/ Countess If Rudolstadt, The. By Geo
/ Sand.
/ Count Of Monte Cristo. The. BY AK
/ ander Dumas.
/ Cousin Harry. BY Mrs. Grey.
/ Crooked Path. \. BY Mrs. Alexander
/ Crown of Shame, \. by Florence Mar
/ ryat.
Daughter Of Heth. \. BY William
! Alack.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-05-07
What Gold Cannot Buy. BY Mrs. Alex

What Gold Cannot Buy. BY Mrs. Alex
ander.
When Mans Single. BY j. Nj. Barrier.
White Company, The. BY \. Conan
Doyle.
Wife in Name Only. BY Charlotte NJ.
Braeme.
Willy Reilly. by William Carleton.
Witch's Head. The. by ii. Rider Hag
gard.
Woman in White, The by Wilkie Col.
Inns.
Woman's Face. 4. by Florence Warde1.
Woman's Heart, A. by Mrs. Alexander.
Womans Thoughts About women, A.
BY Miss Mulock.
Woman's War. A. by Charlotte NJ
Braeme.
Won by Waiting. by Edna Lyall.
Wooed and Married. by Rosa Nouch-
cite Carey.
Wooing OFT, The. by Mrs. Alexander.
Yellow Mask. The. BY Wilkie Collins.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-05-07
A Royal Compliment.

Mgr. de Nosmund, archbishop OF
Toulouse, when preaching one day in
the private chapel of Louis XIV lost
the thread of his discourse, so that
he had to remain silent for some
time. The king came to his lord
ships relief with this graceful re-
mark:
Il am very glad, my lord, that you
are giving me little time to digest
all the good things contained in the
former part of your sermon. v
Erusta
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-05-07
Not Often.

Mrs. Gaswell (reading a newspa
per)-A farmer at Goshen, \. Y,
has trained two monkeys TO pick
fruit satisfactorily.
Mr. Gaswell That's very odd. 1t
is seldom that monkey work is salts
factory. - Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele-
graph
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-05-07
An Insinuation.

Two persons are quarreling. "LocE
here" said one of them, brandishing
his cane, you don't seem to be aware
that l belong to the Society For the
Protection of Animals
Excuse me. as protector or as
one of the protectedf--Mondo Umor.
istico.