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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
TRACK LINED WITH DEAD.

Nearly Sixty Bodies Found on the Du-
luth Right of Way Near Hinckley.
HINCKLEY, Mihn., Sept. 4-The
curious apathy which marked almost
every move here yesterday gave way
to bustlng activity this morning.
During the night shack was put up
for cookhouse. In the early morn-
ing an enclosed room was added to 1t
for the storage of commissarY supplies
The people who had remained over
night were quartered in tents which
Captain Hart, qua-termaster of the
First brigade of Minnesota National
Guard, had pitched last evening.
Volunteers were more numerous than
Yesterday and affairs assumed more
settled aspect. AT an early hour a
force of men was started out to The
cemetery to complete the work of IN
terment. There had been left above
ground last night 81 bodies in boxes,
and at daylight parties were detailed
out after those that had been located.
A fearful search was made last night
along the Duluth right of way to the
north. Yesterday parties located l.
bodies, but closer scrutiny OF the WOODS
for u considerable distance from the
track reVealeu SaVeTal QUILTS. lhSluu
ing tile entire Green family-lather
mother and four children.
over Fifty Bodies in the Right of Way
Besides the body of Otto Rowley
general freight and passenger agent Q
the Duluth & Winnipeg, taken TO hi
home last night, 10 others were pickec
up between Hinckley and Skunk lake
Two or three we're evidently passen
gers on Saturdays south-bound alter
noon limited. Most of the others wer'
settlers and the remainder were
refugees from Hinckley, who got fur
ther away from the doomed city. On'
is the body of Mrs. john Mcnamara
on whose person was found $4,000 il
checks and $500 in currency, and nea
by was the body OF boy, partially
identified as one OF her sons. Th'
Robertson family of five, found yes
Uerday, were also brought il. 4ht
about completes the number on tn
right of way To q LOint six n.les GU
aud fOots up tutal between so and GU
A scattered few we're brought in iron
the country just ACROSS the Grlhdstou
river. One man found in the grave
pit just across the river was identified
as Joyce Crowe'i, aged go.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
Minnesota. tells the following of the
rescue at Hinckley:

Minnesota, tells the following OF the
rescue at Hinckley:
'Soon after leaving Superior, at Ills
d. M, had to light the headlight,
owing 10 the dense smoke, which
turned day into night. The heat, as
we approached Hinckley, increased.
expected when we reached that point
we would get in an opening and es-
cape the smoke. My surprise was
great, therefore, when we found the
fire right upon the town. 1t took but
glance to see that the town was
doomed. The wind blew with great
velocity and the flames fairly leaped
through the air.
The people, taken by surprise, were
helpless. The coming fire seemed more
like IA stroke of lightning. Almo in
an instant the town was swept by bill
lows of flames. We could not pass
Hinckley, and there was no use to look
| for orders, for communication was cut
of. To stay and rescue as many as
we could was our duty of course, but
the great question, and upon 1t hung
the lives oil many hundreds, was how
long dare we wait. Ed Barry, who
was there with engine No. %, and w.
| ID. Campbell, conductor, were as plucky
|
mile post. We knew we were making
time, for we could return on No. 90 8
time. We hastily coupled a portion of
Cam pbell's freight train, with the en-
CINE ahead, to the rear of our train.
The people rushed towards our train
and piled into the cars. SCme were
aged and helpless, and the women and
children had TO be helped aboard. We
had to shift the position of the train
several times to prevent it catching
fire. We were all breathing fire as il
was.
Horrible Sights.
We saw many sights which woulC
have filled US with horror if seen unde
other circumstances, but there wa
horror everywhere. We saw people
fall down, overcome by heat ant
smoke. | saw mothers with babe
make the last despairing effort to sh ell
ter their helpless charges. We saw
people surrounded by fire, but there i
no use trying to describe it to you.
few of our passen gers became panic
stricken and wanted me to pull out re
gardless of others at Hinckley, but G
course none of us thought of doini
such a cowardly and selfish act. w
got about 400 people from Hinckle
aboard, maybe more. We could nc
rescue any more people, for they coul
not get to the train. A very large per
centage of those who remained pei
ished. Away we went through th
blazing woods. 1t was q race wit
/ death.
: Telegraph posts and ties were on fiji
2 ard a stream of flame pressed upon til
! train. People were packed so closel
that it was impossible to move. w
J passed several bridges that were on fir
s At Partridge we procured water for tn
9 passengers. The people at Partridg
supposed they were safe, but it appear
f that within half an hour the fiji
reached them. We drew sigh of r
e lief when we reached the limits
j. Superior and knew our precious freigl
b was safe.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
CORBETT is WILLING.
lie VIII Name No Conditions to Bother
the Sioux City Club.

NEW YoRR, Sept. 2.-Champlon Jim
Corbett reached town this morning.
Regarding the Sioux City Athletic
Clubs offer. he said: ~ am willing to
fight Jackson in Sioux City, and will
meet the clubs representative any day
this week Five thousand dollars sent
on from Sioux City is pretty good in
dicatIon Of the clubs solidity | shall
name no conditions which will bother
the club.b
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08

AT Assumption coal shaft seven miles
south OF Mowequa, ILL.,, in lowering the
cage the wire broke and the cage fell To ~
bottom, demolishlng everything in the wav
Twelve men at work below have not heer
taken out. As no air shaft exists thew are
in a bad position. "'e
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08

John has arrived here and reports that
fires have destroyed the lumber camps
belonging to him and to Joseph Flem-
ing. Forty laborers are missing.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
FORTY LABoRERs MISSING.

Fires Destroy Lumber Camps, and
These Men Are Unaceounted For.
BUSH CITY, Minn.r Sept. ed st.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
RACE WITH DEATH.

Engineer Best Tells of the Rescue of
People From HinckIey.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis. Sept. A.
Engineer William Best. of the original
rescuing passenger train on the Eastern
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
WORST DANGER AT BRAINERD
Fires Are Burning Near There and
Little Falls.

Little rails.
ST. PAUL, Sept. At seems the
worst danger now in Minnesota is to
the southeast of Brainerd and Little
Falls. That section is being watched
anxiously. The Northern Pacific re-
ports that along the line from Little
Falls to Cutting three small stations
have been burned. The timber
through that section is on fire and the
fire is raging furiously north of Brain
erd and Little Falls. AS the timber in
that section is much heavier than
where the fires ragged in Pine county,
railroad officials say nothing can save
the whole country but very heavy
rains.
Omaha has reports that the Wash
burn fires have been confined thus far
to the outskirts OF the city, aud only
few lumber mills and yards OH the edge
OF the town have been destroyed. A
heavy wind would quickly fan the
flames and carry them through the
country and possibly into town. Train
service on all lines between st. Paul
and Duluth has been restored except
on the Eastern Minnesota. The first
train to arrive here from Duluth left
the head of the lake Sunday evening.
Passengers reported the towns of Bar
onette, Bashaw and Comslock com
p!etely destroyed.
AT Shell Lake about IS houses were
burned. Duluth is taking care Of about
1000 refugees and sending supplies to
the front as fast as citizens can collect
them.
Fires are raging around Spencer and
the place is threatened with total de-
struction. A fierce hurricane is blow
ing.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
ono Result of tho Drouth.

OMAHA, Sept. To-day the Missouri Pa
cifc closed its telegraph stations. This is
one of the results of the drouth, as most
OF these stations have been maintained for
the benefit of grain shippers.
No Relief From the Legislature.
OMAHA, Sept 1.-The governor tonight
announced that no extra session of the
legislature to assist drouth sufferers. by
developing plan OF state irrigation, would
be called.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
DROUTHs EAST AND WEST.
Farmers in New York and Nebraska Su
fering From the Dry Season.

BUFFALO. Sept. l.-Western New York is
almost literally burning up. The drouth is
without precedent, Farmers mourn the
loss of crops and fear destruction by fire
and starvation. Counties like ChautauQua
and Erie have dairy interests of great mag
nitude, and are the chief sufferers, but un-
less rain comes speedily and copiously the
loss Will be heavy.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
FIRES SET TO GIVE MEN WORK
Evidence Ihat That Was Done in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Evidence Ihat That Was Done in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
DETROIT, Sept. A dispatch from
the upper peninsula of Michigan shows
the rainfall last night effectually
stopped the forest fires and will save
millions of feet of pine, besides crops
and houses. The damage already done
however, is immense, and in many
localities the total loss can only be
avoided by the immediate cutting of
timber. There is considerable evidence
to show that many fires were set by
men who knew the scorched pine
would have to be cut at once, thus
giving them work. The fires will also
force into the market much pine THAI
was held by nOn-logging capitalists f6t
the Purpose of speculation. 1t is
thought nearly every foot of standing
pine in Ontagnon county is burned,
fully 500, 900, 600 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
Washington Stock Exchange.

Government Bonds.--u. s. A. registered, 11sy
Sis i4 s. @ DID, d. fss s bid i'a
1o9H bid. so-year fund es, gold li6's bid Water
iiaS ID. ais, REGISTERED; 2,ios, 100 6ia. 60
town Railroad COW. Is, LIST. 1873 bid lao asked.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad cow: es. I'd.
i sskss Belt RspOaa s Is bid 50
asked lexington Railroad Is, 10oH bid: Column
Sa aOad g. ,07 bid ,Ss asked e
Potomac Telephone s. Sss bid; iOss asked Sd
bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. and o,
100 bid. Washington Market Company LIST O., los
bid bid W WashnstSn Market company
bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, l04n bid
ston fSht afantry "a T. % bid
National Bank stocks.-Bank Of Washington. 300
s ,5 SO asked ssRs Of a hs s hfq9 Asked go d s
iso bid 90 asked second 49, BID BID ~ ss sss
Traders, ios bid. 10 asked. Lincoln. 81 bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies, National Safe
Deposit and Trust, 40 bid, 12s asked Washing
tSn eeur dpS nnd trust BID is7
Washington Safe Deposit. 100 asked, c.o-ro,o,rr
es aa bid Sos asked Msiropoan 70
lumbia, 81 bid, 6 asked. lexington, 30 bid, ~
asked. Georgetown and TennaHytoMn, % nskeu.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-W ashington Gas
Al bid, AS asked. Georgetown Gas, % DID, Y. ..
Electric Light, '126 bid, 127 asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemens, 80 Did, 40 asked.
ranIi,n az bid 55 asked Metropolitan, 6S bid.
Cnrcoran 81 bid. Potomac. TOY bid 20 asked:
Arlington. las bid. 100 asked. National Union Is
hid "a asked Columbia, 10 bid Riggs, 6k bid,
9ss asked Peoples. 81 bid asked. Lincoln.
1% bid, 8 asked. Commercial, AZ bid an.
raiitIe Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title, los
hid. lis asked. Columbia Title, bid. asked
District Title, 10 bid, Is asked.
Teienhone Stocks-Pennsylvsnia, IS bid Chesa-
peake and Potomac, so bid, 55 asked. American
Eraphophone, 4 bid. OF asked. Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, % bid, 40 asked. ..
hid 90 asked. Great Falls Ice, 100 bid, las asked.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 90 bid. Lin
coin Hall IS bid. 100 asked Inter-Ocean Build
ing, so asked Mergenthaler Linotype, 1877 bid,
100 asked
'Ex div.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
An Irate Parent CONNIE ded.

Charles Eichinbremer, whose daughter
is employed In a store where she has to
remain until late at night at this season,
went to the store last evening to see his
daughter home, but enc Of the clerks in
the store, said to be a married man, start
ed home with her, and the father followed
along in the direction Of home The couple
stopped at Whites saloon, so the father
says and then he. insisted on seeing the
daughter home. Immediately there was a
fight on the sidewalk, and Lieut.. Kelly
happened to come along.
Eichinbremer had the other man down,
and he was arrested. Lieut.. Kelly, OF
course. knew nothing of the circumstances
of the cese, and so he arrested the man
who was getting the better of the fight.
Judge Kimball heard the case this morn
ing and commended the father for his &C.
ton. The charge of disorderly conduct
against him was dismissed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
Amerfca md Russfa.

At the meeting of the National Geo.
graphic Society last evening, in the hall Of
the National Rifles armory, a large au-
dence listened to an able and scholarly
paper by eX-Secretary John w. HDster, on
the subject of the changes which have
been made on the map of Asia by the ad-
vances of England, France and Germany.
Mr.. Foster has but recently returned
from trip around the world, and was,
therefore, well fitted to speak on this sub
ject He paid considerable attention to the
part which Constantinople has played and
is liAely to play in international politics as
the bone Of contention between Russia and
England.
While referring to this topic, Mr.. Foster
expressed the opinion that the hostility
felt In France for the English is even
greater today than is the feeling against
Germany. He spoke at some length of The
methods by which England had put India
under complete subsection, and also de-
scribed how the northern and western part
of Asia has been taken in by Russia.
Concluding his ialk, he expressed himself
as of the opinion that the day would come
when there would be only two great pow
crs on the globe-the United States and
Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
Death of Henry Beard.

Mr.. Henry Beard Of 1905 N street north
west died yesterday morning, as a result
of heart disease from which he had been
suffering for about eighteen months. He
was seventy-three years Of age. Mr.. Beard
was born September 10. 1921, at Somerset
Perry county, Ohio. He graduated from
college, and later studied law, practicing
In GAINESVILLE, Ohio, where he also was
editor of several newspapers. He came to
Washington in 1863. and was a clerk in
the Indian office, under Commissioner
Manypeny. Later he was principal clerk
in charge Of appeals in land cases and con-
tinued in Office during the terms Of Secre-
taries Thompson, Smith and Usher. In
1868 Mr.. Beard entered upon the practice
of law, paying special attention to land
cases before the Interior Department and
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
He was the principal attorney here Of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company and the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company in all
matters pertaining to their land grants.
Because Of Ill health, the deceased re-
tired from practice over year ago. He
was a prominent Baptist, having served
as trustee and deacon in the Calvary Bap-
fist Church, as trustee Of Columbian Uni
versity, and as treasurer of the Columbia
Association Of Baptist Churches. He leaves
a widow and Ave children. Funeral SER
vices will be held Monday afternoon at
o'clock In the Calvary Baptist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
Revolving Case.

Julius d. Rhodes, former pension attor-
ney, and his wife appeared in Judge Mil
ler's court this morning and complained
against their children, julius and, Nellie,
charging them with living together
Charges and counter charges were made on
the stand and Judge Miller said it was
the most revolving testimony he had ever
heard. There was almost an unrestricted
Use of epithets and the father made a
rush at his son to assault him, but was
prevented. Then he threatened to whip
him If he ever again spoke to him on the
street.
A number of letters were offered in evil
dence.
1t was stated on the stand that the son
had stabbed his father fourteen times
while in this city, and had sent five bullets
in him at Haverhill, Mass. Concerning
the shooting the son said that his father
shot himself He was assaulting Mrs.
Rhodes, he said, when he 0he SOM point
ed the pistol toward the father.
The defendants denied the charge against
them.
Judge Miller held them for the grand
jury and committed them in default of
$500 security.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22

Nearly Two Millions Secured to I'M
DrOve the system of the Company.


prove the system Of the Company.
President Phillips of the Metropolitan
Railroad Company of this District placed
on record this morning in the recorder of
deeds office, a mortgage on all it's property
for 81, S5O,OOO to secure the Baltimore
Trust and Guarantee Company Of Balti-
mere, Md, that amount.
The document. comprising thrty-eight
typewriter pages recites that at a meet
ing of the stockholders of the company on
the 9th of last September 1t was resolved
that in order to carry out the provisions
of the act of Congress of August 2, 1894,
authorizing, empowering and requiring the
company to equip and operate Its lines
with an underground electric system for
the propulsion Of it's cars, and authorizing
and empowering the company to issue it's
bonds to pay the cost of such work. the
directors of the company should be au-
thortzed. and empowered to issue such
bonds, secured by mortgage on the COM
pany's property to secure the payment of
and the interest on the bonds so issued
The instrument then recites that at a
meeting of the directors, held on the I'D
of last month, it was resolved that the
bonds of the company should be issued to
the amount of $1,S50,0OO; the bonds being
Of the denomination of $1,000 each, payable
in gold thirty years after date, interest at
per cent per annUm, payable semi-an-
nually.
The mortgage then recites the form Of
the bonds, and the fact that at a meeting
of the directors held on the 10Th instant
the sale of the bonds to the Baltimore
Trust and Guarantee Company was ap-
proved, and the making Of the mortgage
filed today authorized. The property mort
gagged is set out at length, and the recital
is made that the. Baltimore Trust and
Guarantee Company Is made the trustee
of the railroad company for all the usual
purposes in such similar transactions.
said TODAY that the imnrOva-
ments contemplated on the lines of the
company were'vall completed. so far as
plans and the awarding of contracts were
concerned, and that the actual work would
be commenced as soon as spring opened,
and pushed to completion in the shortest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
CANADA'S DEAD PREMIER,
The Remains Taken Aboard the BIen-
helm at Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, Eng, December 22-Af-
ter night of pitiless rain, the weather
cleared shortly before o'clock this
morning, and under bright sky the
BODY of the late Sir John Thompson,
premier of Canada, left London for
Portsmouth amid the profound silence
of large crowd of people. who stood bare
headed in and about the Victoria railroad
station until the train was out of sight.
Shortly after the funeral train with the
remains had left, Father Longinotti COM
menced a private funeral service, which
lasted while the train travelled a long way
on its journey to this port.
So soon as the funeral train was signaled
outside of Portsmouth, at III 20 am, all the
ships in the harbor half-masted their en-
signs, and the first of the twentyminute
guns doomed salute across the waters.
AT this sound all the flags ashore were
dipped.
Shortly after the arrival of the funeral
pour of rain. But 1t was only shower
and soon passed off, although 1t detained
the procession for several minutes.
Then the officers of FL. NJ. s. Blenheim
gave several sharp orders, and eight blue
Jackets removed the coffin from the train
and a procession was formed, headed by
this bishop of Portsmouth, in full purple
robes.
railroad station to the South Jetty dock
yard, where the Blenheim was moored
passing the royal yacht Alberta on. it's
way.
As the procession moved. the general
silence was broken by the discharge of
guns from Nelson's ship, the Victory, and
all the other ships in and about the harbor
dipped their ensigns, while the Blenhetm
half-masted the Canadian ensign at the
mizzen, and aft half-masted the Union Jack.
The massed bands ashore played march,
and the marines and sailors reversed their
arms.
Tba nrocasaion halted on the main deck
and the coffin was lowered by the blue
Jackets into the captains cabin, which had
been set apart as a mortuary chamber, as
already cabled. Black ropes were used by
the sailors in lowering the casket into It's
resting place.
A solemn service followed In the mortu-
airy chapel, but only few of those present
were able to attend, as the space at their
disposal was very limited.
Unhappily, during the funeral ceremonies
the wind had increased in force until a
heavy gale was blowing, and 1t was de-
cided that the Blenheim would not weigh
anchor until tomorrow night.