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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
DRIVEN FROM HOME BY FIRE
Flames Raging in the Forests Of the North
west,
Miners Forced to Leave Their Cabins
and Fly for Their Lives-A Whole
Town Wiped Out.

SEATTLE. Wash, August 19-Settlers
along Lake Samis report that there is an
unbroken line of forest fires from Belfas,
to the lake. destroying large as well as
small timbers. and rendering the atmos-
phere almost suffocating. All game is be-
ing driven from the hills to the lakes and
water courses. Settlers last week met two
cougars near their homes, and as they
were unarmed, had to give them the
read. There Is much alarm throughout the
community.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, August ia Times Her
aid special from Spokane, Wash, says:
Forest fires continue to spread with fear
full rapidity throughout Stevens county. in
this state. Kotenf and Shoshone counties.
Idaho. and in the mining districts across
the line In British Columbia
For two days Rossland, d. c., the boom
Ing Trail creek mining town, has been
threatened on all sides by fires. Every
able-bodied citizen in the town and for
miles surrounding has been fighting day
and night to save their property from de-
struction. Not only are the fires destroying
grand forests of timber, but have wiped out
the cabin homes and supplies of many a
miner. and in numerous Instances have
they had to fee for their lives. Tales told
by the fugitives of their narrow escapes
are thrilling in the extreme.
Three Forks, a small mining town in Slo-
can county, was burned out completely.
ard the inhabitants narrowly escaped. The
families are coming into Kaslo and SLOGAN
fcotsore and destitute. Many hundreds OF
prospectors are out in the burning districts,
and fears are entertained that many will
never be heard of again.
In the Occur d'Alene country the fires
continue with undated fury. Miners and
prospectors are deserving their cabin homes
i'll the path of the flames, and are seeking
refuge in places of safety.
Nothing has been heard from the village
of SaItes, which was reported threatened
with destruction. 1t is isolated from con-
nection by wire, and days may elapse be-
fore definite news can be had from there.
This season has been dry one. and IN a
measure accounts for the terrible havoc
now being done by the flames.
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THE PETITION FOR GILL
It Was Received at the War Department
This Morning.
1t VIII Be Sent to Secretary Lamont
and by Him to the Prcsidcnt-What
Army Omcers Say.

The petition of the citizens Of this city
for executive clemency in the case of Pri-
vate Gill, sentenced to four years impris-
onment for assaulting Lieut.. Birkhimer of
the third artillery, will undoubtedly be
submitted to the President much more ex-
peditiously than such petitions usually are.
Acting Secretary Doe received the petition
this morning. To a Star reporter who
asked him what he would do about It he
said he intended to forward it to Secretary
Lamont at once for his personal attention
There has been SO much public interest dis
played in this case that he thought Sec
rotary Lamont might prefer to take per-
soral cogniZance of it.
Secretary Lamont is spending his yaca-
ton with his family at Sorrento Me-, and
Is considering only the more important
questions requiring the action of the War
Department. The Gill case has assumed
sucn Importance that it may now properly
De considered as within this category.
A Report to De Called For.
The reference Of the petition to secre-
tary Lamont will also serve the purpose Of
bringing it more promptly to the personal
attention of the President. 1t is expected
that the judge advocate general of the
army will be called on for report on the
case for the Presidents benefit within a
short time
The records of the proceedings of the
court-martial which tried Private Gill is
now in the office Of the Judge advocate
general for review. 1t makes a bulky docu-
ment and includes a stenographic report of
the testimony and proceedings in detail, to-
gether with the sentence of the court and
Maj. Gen. Miles Endorsed approval Of it.
Opinion of Army Officers.
1t may be stated as a general PROPOSE
ton that army officers do not regard this
as good case for clemency. for the gen.
eral reason that Gill practically confessed
his guilt after an Intellectual attempt to
prove an alibi.
One officer said Lieut.. Birkimer's unpopu-
larity had no bearing on this case because
Gill had no personal grievance against him
and said on the witness stand that he was
so drunk that he had no recollec ton of the
assault. This feature is mentioned as show
ing that the attack was not premeditated
and was not due to the soldiers personal
dislike Of Lieut.. Birkimer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
Baltimore Markefx

BALTIMORE, August 19.-Fiour dnll--western su-
s.s5asI0; winter wheat patent, 3.75a3. so; spring
Do, s5a4; TO-; spring, wheat straight, 3Goa3. 10
receipts 3,9oI barrels; shipments. $3.50 barrels;
month 6s,sa6s4; September 69a69ls; December,
-: :sa12h steamer No 2 red 6Sa65A-receipts, "a.
.s33 bushels; sales 1872, 600 bushels; southern
wheat by sample. G9a70h; do. on grade, 66Isa69lla
Corn, cash firm. future easy-spot, 45%n46; month";
45ha45H: September, 45a45Rt; year, IS asked;
January, 37 askedreoelpts. e. SGT bushels; stock,
7S,623 bushels; sales, II 900 bushels; southern
white corn, 44a45; do. yellow, AZ. Oats steady
No white western, 2Ia27h; No. mixed. 25a2,11a
Rye easier-No. 2, 4Sa4s-receipts, 2,4s4 bushels;
stock, =. ssS bushels. Hay frm- choice Timothy,
$1i.ooa$lo.0O. Grain freights quiet, rates easy
steam to Liverpool per bushel, 2a24d August; Cork
for orders per quarter, Is 6d.a2s.7d. August SUI
gar irm-granulated, AS per 100 pounds Butter
ladle, 13a14; good ladle, 12a13; store packed, Il
Eggs quiet-fresh. 12al2h. Cheese frm-fancy New
York, co pounds, 81; do. IS pounds, o; do. %
pounds, 9A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
At ST. ASApn's TRACK.
Attendance Good and Horses Event!
MRtchc1.

Attendance Good and Horses Evenly
Matched.
While the card presented by the Vir-
gfnia Jockey Club at st. Asaph's was a
light one in the way of entries. it contained
enough evenly matched horses to insure a
good days sport. The track was in excel
lent shape, weather clear and warm, at
tendance very good. six books were on.
TCmurrosv's Alexander Island Entries.
First race, six and one-haf furlongs,
sellng-Duke of Fief, 1O7: Come Home, 1O7;
Bolivar. 107; Ronald 107; Peralto. 1O7;
Clara Bealle, 1o7; Andrew D., 1O7; Wind
gate. 95.
Second race. half mile. two-year-oid
maidens-Ratt Goundy, los; Crescent, los;
Dory Stubs, los; Tyro, 1OS; Affinity, los;
Baguet, 10S; Ida May, 1O5; Off Hand, los;
Murray, 1885, Rapids, 100: Wat 1O5.
Third race. Seven-eighths of mile SELL
ing-Avon. 10i; by Jove, 10i; Red Star,
1O4; Billy Boy, 10i; Dart, 1O4; Brooklyn,
101; Jack Dennison, 1O1; Foxglove SS:
Lotion. 9S; Detroit, 95; Charlie b. 95
Fourth race, one and one sixteenth miles
Ataman. liz; Longshanks. 10; Odd Socks,
1l0: Ponce de Leon, 101; Bronston, 96.
Fifth race. four and a half furlongs, sell
ing-Craftsman, 1G4; Criterion, 1O4; Nc
Keever, 10; McMichael, 1OI; Ike s., 1O4;
Jim Mclaughlin, 104; Pathway, 1O4; Nobby
100 Miss Modred. 81.
Sixth race. four and a half furlongs, SELL
ing-Eclpse. jr., 116; Woodchopper, 49,
Jersey, 116; Padre 10; Finnwater, 1903:
Arda, 81; Joyseuse. OF.
Sixth off; fifth divided: split forming sixth
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ALMOST A RIOT.
Trouble Between a White Man and
C0lered LabOrers ON Ninth Street.

Trouble Between n White Man and
C0lered Laborers ON Ninth Street.
There was a short but unusually exciting
fight at the corner of 9th and F streets
northwest at o'clock this afternoon,
which. for moment. threatened to de-
,elop into a riot. A white man in a bug
gy drove into a gang of colored 1aborers
who are repairing the concrete pavement
fronting the Washington Loan and Trust
Company Building on 9th street. One of
the laborers hurled piece of concrete
at the intruder and dared him to return.
The man refined up his horse, and, whip
in hand, jumped from the buggy. He
rushed into the gang of laborers and struck
enc of them several times with the whip.
The workmen did not take kindly to such
reatment, but jumped in and severely
chastised the assaiiant of their fellow
workman. The white man managed to es-
cape, and reaching his buggy drove rapidly
off before his name could be learned.
A large crowd gathered and the affair
created considerable excitement. The first
precinct patrol wagon was summoned, but
the trouble was at an end when it arrived
on the scene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
Fire I'm Holmes, CASTLE

CHICAGO, August 19.-H. H. Holmes
castle at sd and Wallace streets, which is
said to have been the scene of numerous
murders by the owner. was discovered to
be on fire at 1890 o'clock this morning.
After an hour of hard work the fremen
succeeded in getting the flames under con-
troll. but not until after they had left the
building in condition to become more of q
curiosity than it was while being searched
by the police for evidence of crime. The
fire had it's origin in the restaurant occu-
pied by J. H. Barton, and was caused by
the explosion of a lamp.
Discoveries made by the police today lead
to the belief that last nights fire in the
castle" of H. II. Holmes was of incen-
diary origin. Several people living near
the burned building saw two men enter
the house shortly before the fire broke out
and leave with great haste A search of
the place revealed half can of gasoline
in the secret stairway leading to the base
ment, and search is being made for the
men who are supposed to have started the
blaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
WAKEFIELD is WRATHY
The Garbage Contractor Uloseted With the
District Commissioners.
He StrenuOuxly Objects to Being Fined
for Failing to Meet the SpeciGca-
lions and Requirements.

There is sadness in the heart of the gar
bage contractor, and he has bad case of
that tired feeling which good judges say
was supernduced by the action of the Com
missioners in imposing fines for not living
up to the terms of his contract and ne
glecting to collect the garbage of the city.
Today, shortly before noon, Contractor
Wariieid, with his lieutenant Manager
Bayly, appeared before the Commissioner
1t was to be an important hearing The
guards Were called and picket line es-
tahiished, with big, broad dead line
stretching all about the board room. The
doors were licked the windows closed and
the hearing conducted in whispers In
truth, it was garbage hearing, and the
willy reporters, who, forsooth, have a
hankerng after 1he facts, Were barred out
No one save the Commissioners and the
garbage men were to know what happened.
Once only did the secretary venture into
the sacred precincts, but he returned al
prescribe for the reporters, or diagnose the
case that was under consultation by the
triuu1virate. ~
It leaked out. however that the con-
tractor was rNadl He had had his feelings
hurt and didn't want to play in the back
yards of the citizens any more. The heavy
fines inflicted by the Commissioners during
the past week had wrought up the con-
tractor considerably. and his object in APP
pearing before 1.-THE board was to talk
finance. .lc5 .-s
Fines at the r9!te Of over $500 per week
were NOT co!.ducjye, to good health and
sound sleeps. These fines must be re-
United. So the hoard met and the garbage
contractor braeed himself for an argument
that meant collars and cents to him. He
pointed out. it is understood, the injustice
that the Commissioners had done him
by imposing the fires, which in a majority
of cases were eXorbitant ard should
never have been. imposed. The Commits
sioEers reminded the contractor of the
terms of the contract. Then the latter
replied that the Commissioners had fined
him before they had compelled the house
holders to comply with the law. 1t was
! impossible, he argued, to expect him to in
augurate daily garbage service in a day
and get perfect results. He was doing his
utmost to perfect the system and in time
it would be done, but il WAS wrong to en-
barrass him By imposing heavy fines Ex-
anlples were cited by the contractor show
ing how fines were imposed, and he under
took to explain many Of them.
The hearing lasted over an hour, and
when the Commissioners emerged from
the board room they had nothing to say
about the hearing, and the contractor was
equally close-nouthed. 1t is understood,
in connection with the scheme of disposing
of garbage, that the contractor will send
cut a well-qualified man to examine all
the plants in use and receive a report
upon which to invite bids.
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Exhibit Organized by District Col
cred People.
IT REPRESENTS The RACE
CreditabIe Work in Various In
dustries.
NOW SEEN H E r E

For several weeks an earnest and en-
ergetic body of men and women have
been laboring in this city against great
odds to have the colored people of The Dis
trict creditably represented at the Atlanta
exposition. In the first place the EXPOSE
tion company offered them the bare space
in the building and told them they must
raise the funds necessary to bear the ex-
pense of their exhibit. At the outset they
met great opposition to the project on the
part of some very influential colored men,
and strong indifference on the part Of the
mass Of the colored people.
A series of entertainments to raise funds
were projected, but rain with unvarying
regularity came at the time set for the
entertainment. The Commissioners and
the WomaE's Auxiliary, however, kept
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19

highly polished and inlaid, and Is COM
bination work basket, desk and table, with
drawers and places to store away ink and
writing materials. Its construction evil
dences ingenuity and high order of me
chanical Skill.
Many Of the churches, benevolent and
philanthropic 6rganiza tons will have en-
bleUlatic exhibits at Atlanta. Among the
more prominent is the exhibit OF the y Dung
Mems Catholic Union, illustrating the work
Of Catholics kmShg the colored people.
This is in charge of Mr. Chas. 81. Butler.
Another ATTRACTIVE exhibit of this nature
will be made by, the Union League, of which
Mr.. Andrew F. IHilyer is president. 1t Will
aim to show at glance by statistics the
moral. material and intellectual status OF
the colored people of the District of Co
lumbia. rs
Miss Coleman isaehairman of the commit
tee having the exhibit in charge. She is an
great interest in the exhibit. 1--WE have
not made any attempt at display here,
said Miss Coleman today, nor is 1t pos
sible to show here anything like the exhibit
not attempted to show mechanical genius;
indeed, this room, built entirely by the
labor of colored mechanics. is a good ex-
,hibit of itself. 1t is 4Gxt5, thirty feet high,
exhibits. designs. statuary. .emblems and
The like could not be put up here and then
transported to Atlanta"
stntunry Exhibit.
A contract has been made with Mr.. w.
c. Hill, the colored sculptor, to. execute a
colossal statue of a colored man, repre-
scented as having broken his chains. but
who Is not yet free from them. This is to
be the striking feature of the District
exhibit. The money for this is being raised
by popular subscription.
The exhibit will be open to public in
spection during all the week, including Sat
urday night. In addition to the regular
exhibit the committee will provide special
attractions for each evening, and a small
fee of ten cents will be charged for admis-
sion, to swell the expense fund.
Those intending to make exhibits are re-
quested to send them to the colored Y. NJ.
c. A. building, 1900 18th street northwest.
as soon as possible, as everything will pe
packed and forwarded from there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
want North Capitol Street Paved.

A delegation Of citizens, consisting Of
Messrs. w F. Reamer, Earnest DAZZLE, Lau-
renee Stelcle and DIR. j. D. Bradfield, rep
resenting the North Capitol Street Citizens
Association, had a hearing before the Com
missioHers this morning i'll the interest Of
paving North Capitol street between o and
Florida avenue. petition was presented
urging this Improvement and calling atten-
ton to the character of the houses along
that street which demanded the improve
ment. 1t was developed that the improve
ment of the street was first provided for
on the schedule of street improvements ten
years ago. Two years afterward the street
was improved as far as K. Later 1t went to
NJ and then the Improvement was ex-
tended to New York avenue. The residents
then thought surely the paving would be
extended to Florida avenue, but ii got as
far as o street and then 1t stopped The
Commissioners promised to carefully con-
slider the matter when the new schedule
was made out.
Pleased With the City.
lIr B. II. Colby, sewer commissioner Of
st. Louis and member of the board of pub
lie works of that city, is in Washington on
tour of investigation. He is an old per-
sonal friend of Maj. Powell, and visited
| him Saturday. He expressed himself as
highly pleased with the city and the
scheme of improvements Among other
| things, he spoke of the tenders on the
street ears, and SAID they were the pest ne
| had yet seen. The fender question was a
| serious one in st. Louis, he said, and the
| city was much exercised ever the matter.
Building Permits.
Building permits issued today were as
| follows: James NJ. Green, to erect one
| two-story private brick stable, rear Of
| 13O7-Go-11 L street, to cost $1,000: Major
| Holmes, to erect one two-story frame
| dwelling on lot u, section 6, Sherman ave-
nue., Hillsdale, to cost $500: H. H. john
son. to erect one three-story brick dwell
| ing 2o35 H street northwest, to cost
! Sc. 800; Charles Baum, to alter and repair
show windows at 4l6 18th street northwest,
| to cost $1,000.
To Succeed Conboy.
Robert Emmett Thompson has been ap-
pointed messenger in the office of the chief
| of police, vice Conboy, dismissed; Caleb
| Rice vino was appointed to the place Fri
day, not having appeared to accept the ap-
pointment.
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Mr.. Dunn Asked to Exn,nin.

The weather bureau today sent the fol-
lowing card to the Associated Press:
Numerous reports are being published
through the country that Local Forecast
Official Dunn Of New York city, after q
consultation with me, has made a forecast
that two months of hot and dry weather
may be expected.
No such consultation has been held, and
neither Mr.. Dunn nor any other official of
this bureau is authorized in the present
state of meteorological science, to make any
such prediction.
Mr. Dunn has today been called on for
an explanation.
WILLIS L. MOORE,
Chief of Bureau"
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TO SUCCEED JUDGE HOFFMAN.
williams of Cumberland
Selected.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE, Nd, August 19-Gov
Brown today appointed Mr.. Ferdinand
Williams of Cumberland as associate judge
of the fourth judicial circuit to succeed
the late Judge Henry w. Hoffman. The
appointment was first given to Mr.. Robert
H. Gordon, who declined the honor. 1t IS
said that Mr.. Williams will accept, and
that he will be nominated by the democrats
for the full term of fifteen years, although
the chances for his election are slight, as
the circuit. composed OF Allesany, Washing
ton and Garrett counties, is overwheim-
ingly republican.
The appointment of Mr.. Williams holds
good only until the state election in No
Vember.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
Arrested for Fighting.

John NJ. Bolts and John Pepper, young
men residing in the vicinity of 18th and v
streets northwest, yesterday afternoon en-
gagged in fight, Pepper claiming that
Bolts provoked the difficulty. During the
fight Pepper was painfully cut. and he was
later treated at the Emergency Hospital
Bolts surrendered himself at the eighth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
nte1national Cooperative Congress.

LONDON, August 19.-The international
cooperative congress met here today In the
hall of the Society of Arts There was
large attendance. Earl Grey. who presided,
in his speech of welcome to the delegates
alluded pleasantly to The presence of the
American representatives to the congress
The earl then introduced a question looking
to the constitution of an international alli-
ance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
Diso~tisrly House n.ined.

The house of Charles L. Barnes, colered,
at 220 street northwest, was raided Sat
urday night. large quantity of liquor
found and number of men and women
arrested. In therPolice Court today Barnes
was charged with keeping a disorderly
house and the case went over until Fri
day. At the time of the raid Cora Jones' a
twenty-year- 'colored girl, jumped from
third-story owiIdow and was badly in
jured, but had improved considerably this
afternoon -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
CARPET wEAVERS RETURN.
Coming to Terms With Employers mt
Phfl1de{phia.

PHILADELPHIA, August 1?.-The strik-
Ing ingram carpet weavers have expressed
their wiliir gness to return to work at Inc
old rate Of wages in sue. factories as Will
pay the new schedule after September 10.
Joseph Taylor & Son, proprietors OF the
Star CARPET Mills. signed the new scnea-
ule. and their eighty weavers went to
work this morning. The action of Taylor
& Son, it is believed, will break the back
bone of the strike, and other big firms are
expected to sign the new schedule.
HoyI, Harrison Kayer's upholstery
weav ers. who went on strike last Tuesday
on accoun. Of a slight reduction in wages.
returned to work today under the reduc-
ton. stem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
Motion Denied.

Judge Cole today denied the motion OF
James B. Mccafrey and Of Samuel C.
Turbutt. William H. Manogue and John T.
Arms to vacatei the proceedings in the
cause of the Washington and Great Fails
Electric Railway Company against James
B. Mccartney,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19

A wagon loaded with two tons Of iron
ran over Richard Wilson. colored man,
at the Washington and Georgetown car
stables this afternoon and crushed his foot.
He was taken to the Emergency Hospital.
where DIR. Mcdonald dressed the wound.
Nearly every bone in the foot was smashed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
sCRUTINIzING THE vALKYRIE.
The Object Of Much Interest to Yachts
men.

NEW YORK, August 19.-Valkyr:e III,
the Americas cup challenger, les at an
Choir today near Liberty Island, where she
is the object of much interest to yachts
men and people generally who, in crossing
the bay by ferry, come within view of the
British yacht.
Capt. Cranfield admitted no one to the
boats deck today. He said that he did not
know when the yacht was to be docked,
but was making ready for the work as fast
as possible. No :1rral gements have been
made to take the Valkyr.e at the Erie
basin, but it is thought she may be locked
tomorrow or Wednesday,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
An Alleged Poker Game.

The room of John Holmes. at 49, It'll
day morning and Holmes arrested on
charge of running a poker game. Gus
Hammond, William Ferry and Edward W.
Page were held as witnesses. At the re-
quest of counsel the case, when called this
morning, was continued until Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
FATAL RIOT IN CHURCH.
Attempt to Break Up the Servi
Results in Trouble.

Attempt 10 BFCHk Up the SERVICES
Results in Trouble.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, August 19-There was
riot at St. Peter and ST. Paul Catholic
Church last evening, and a result one
man was fatally injured and six others are
badly used up, the injuries of two being
serious. The fatally injured was Charles
Weirchyorek. The seriously injured We're
Tony Fordyce and Simon Wagon.
There is faction of the church opposed
to the priest, and these men attempted to
break up the services. Several arrests have
been made.