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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
200, 2O2, 2O4, FOG, EOS, 2lO, PIP East 9Th st.

CeaIg Coal! COaiI
Best grades lump 1925 and $250 All
other coal very cheap.
kansas 8 Texas Coal Co.,
A. f. HoRNER, Agent
Sixth and Kansas Ave.
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Choice lump coal $2.25 and $3.50
Other grades very cheap.
Kansas s. Texas Coal Co,
A. F. HoRNER, Agent
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So calls up the Peerless.
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9EVeEW0Fe Depts
Bottle Casters, So 90.
Syrup Pitchers, @2.25.
Pickle Casters, $20
Mugs, lined with gold, $1.25
Spoon Holders, lined with gold, $200
Cream Pitchers, $500.
Butter Dishes, $3.50.
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Granite 1rOnware Dept.
Coffee Pots SOC.
Sauce Pans zoe.
Wash Bowles Csc.
We have everything in this line.
Pudding Pans, 20c.
Large Sauce Pans, zoe.
Rice Boiler. 65c.
Drinking cups, zoe
Preserving Cups, 10c.
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WfneraI a4er.

Sixth and Kansas Ave.
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,LitIie Gem" g. EvaFybody smoksa it
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MEATS AND LARD

Dry Salt Meat, per Id. ..... O6
No. / Sugar Cured California
Hams. per III. ..........-....... O71<
No. Sugar Cured Hams, per b.. 1V75
Observation-Disclosures. 10
Smoked Side Meat, per Id. ........ O71S
Boneless Ham, per ID. .... 10
lbs White Lard ................. %
5 lb can Armour's White Label
Lard. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AS
10 Id can Armour's White Label
Lard. 90
8 ID can VOLTS Lard. %
10 can VOLTS Lard . 40
Id can Armour's Gold Band
Breakfast Bacon . %
CO We only sell the best Meats and
Lard and guarantee every Id sold
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-18

BUTTE, Jan. 1.-THE fire bell never
rings in Butte now without awakening IN
the thought of every resident of this city
a feeling of mingled dread and sorr W.
I, carries with its solemn tone a chill to
every ear and instantly, before the minds
eye, flashes the awful picture of Tuesday
nights horror. When tire fire bell startled
the city in the early hours of this morning
a sob was in every throat as, instinctlvely,
every one thought of the gallant men who
responded to their last call. OF the brave
fellows who, full of life and
activity. jumped to the call OF
box -, Tuesday night, only one
responded this morning 20 the call from
box 20. All but two are dead, and one OF
the two survivors is disabled. Fer the
first time in years the wild notes of the
fire bell failed TO awaken the firemen who
were sleeping this time in the under
takers shops, or in the warehouse ruins,
instead of at the fire station. For the
first time in years, Chief Cameron missed
fire. The last time the fire bell rang, it
sounded the death knell of tho gallant
boys, and of the faithfuls horses who had
been no less true to their duty.
Butte's fire department is in critical
condition, but good men have been Sc
lected 10 take the places of the dead fire.
men, and everything possible will be done
to fight the fires successfully while the
apparatus at hand is so crippled. Another
hose reel, which had been stored away
for years, is now being used, and this
afternoon recled up the hose which has
been at the scene of the fire since Tues.
day night. The hanging harness is
ruined and will have to be replaced as
soon as possible. The new horses will, of
course, need a long course of training be-
| fore they will jump from their stalls to the
fire wagons as rapidly as the old horses
did. Only one of the four horses at the
| fire escaped alive. This one is badly
SCARED and burned, but may pull through
| alive.
The people must expect, under these
| circumstances, that responses TO fires will
be less prompt for a while than they for
merly were. 1t will only be for few
months. The old hook and ladder truck,
badly as it is shattered, can, ii is believed,
| be repaired. The hose cart is in worse
shape, but may be repaired, although that
is doubtful.
The fire in the early hours of this morn
| ing was at &. w. Connick's grocery, and
was thought to be of incendiary origin.
| The fire was confined to the storage eel
| lar.
Another fire this afternoon was at Mrs.
| Hale's boarding house, corner of Gold and
| Montana streets. 1t was caused by de-
| fective fluc. The total loss is about 81, Goo
one-half to Mrs Hale's furniture and the
other half to William Johnson, who owns
the building. \ gallant fight was made and
the fro extinguished with this damage.
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mood when seen by a STANDARD reporter,
and quite willing TO talk. HIS story of
the awful affair is as follows:
when we reached the fire some one in
tho crowd remarked that there might be
powder in the warehouse. but this report
was quickly denied and the boys went TO
work all unconscious of the awful fate
that was in store for them. | remained
on the hook and ladder truck, which was
standing close to where 1t was found, and
held the horses while Fifcr and Norling
took one of the ladders and went 10 work
on the building.
when tho explosion occurred Ffer
and Norling were on the front of the
building tearing off the sheet iron
covering and Jack Sloan was trying
to break open a door with an axe. sam
Ash, Ed Sloan and Dave Moses we're on
the pipe and close up to the building. My
bro ..er Tom was standing between the
truck and the building. \ moment be-
fore Chief Cameron had started around
the building to look il over as was his Gus
tom, and he must have been between the
two warehouses, just about where what is
supposed to be his body was found. Tho
eXploso threw mo into the air and the
truck landed on top of me. l struggled to
my feet as quickly as possible and saw
my brother lying partly under Badly"
one of the fire horses, but / was too weak
to go to his assistance.
Il called Tor assistance and a moment
later two strangers came along and /
asked them TO help me get away. They
looked at me and said they did not know
me and walked toward the fire. | then
started TO crawl away as bcsi | could. \
moment later the second explosion came
and saw tho men vino had refused to
help mo blown INTO the air. was knocked
down and rolled over several tunes. Alter
that asked l. or 10 men to help me but
they were oil strangers and | was COM
PEELED to wait until Elgar Dayton finally
came along and helped me to the Garri-
son house. All OF the firemen were killed
by the first explosion and the people who
went in to help Them were killed by the
second"
Mr.. Burns was conscious all tho time
and he remembers everything in conuec-
tion with the terribly fatal affair very dis
tinctly.
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powder could have exercised its power on
account of being frozen. To persons
familiar with mining operations II is well
known that frozen powder will frequently
not explode unless II is closely packed in
tight hole. in which event its force is as
great as that of dry powder. When a
frozen stick of powder is ignited it is more
liable, il is said, to sizzle away than to eX-
plode.
BUTTE WOULD HAVE BEEN WIPED oUr.
There can be no doubt that had the eX-
plosion occurred in the summer when tho
powder was dry most of Butte would have
been demolished, and the consequent loss
of life would have been something that is
horrifying simply to contemplate.
After tho explosion on Tuesday night
giant powder was scattered all over the
surrounding territory and sticks of il was
seen and picked up by numbers. \ great
deal of 1t has reached the hands of the
proper officers and will be used d in evil
dence at the coroner's inquest, and tho
search for it is still going on.
PICKED UP POWDER ~ SACKS.
At an early hour yesterday morning
several prospectors went over the ground
with sacks and secured enough powder to
last them for long time. some OF these
gentlemen are known, and they will be
called upon to testify before the coroner's
jury. 1t is probable that by the time the
inquest is commenced moro powder,
which had not exploded, will be in the
coroner's hands than is admitted to have
been in the warehouses on Tuesday night
by their owners.
1t is also claimed on excellent authority
that none of the powder magazines are
outside of the limit required by law and
this matter will be looked into by the Jury.
1t seems to he the general opinion, how
ever, that the location of the magazines
makes little difference SO long as they
are not TO be used for the purposes for
which they are intended under the law.
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THE NEW coRoNER's JURY.
Six Representative Men Will Conduc,
tho Inauest

Six Representative Men VIII Conduct
the Inquest.
o. p. Blaine, II. ii. Cu!lom, w. W.
Adams, ii. ). Tuttle, w. II. Gshrman and
j. L. Kelly, met at the city hall at ? o'clock
this afternoon in response to subpoeuas
issued by Coroner Richards and County
Attorney Wines, and were at once sworn
in as a jury to investigate Tuesday nights
disaster. Summonses were also issued
for {. :. Smith and 81 Marks but as they
did not respond, the other six gentlemen
named were sworn in, as none of them
had any objections TO serving.
After viewing the body of Fireman
George Flfer, on whom the inquest will be
held, although it will include ali of those
killed in theexplosion, the jury adjourned
to meet at 10 o'clock Monday morning
when the inquest will DO held.
The inquest will, very likely, be held at
the council chamber, which will accom-
modate the large crowd of interested
spectators that is sure to attend. The
county attorney notified the jurors that
they must be prepared TO devote all of the
time necessary to n full investigation of
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assistance from the outside would be ua-
necessary as the citizens would be able TO
take care of rs injured. Thanks were
vo,eI Mr.. Ming of Helena for las prolTsr
OF Mius's opera house free an! 10
Ricketts, TroIbad9urs for their benefit
performance.
= dispatch from Helena to-a.sht'statcs
that the benefit performance was ban
ue- nisnt NJ the onerl house, and large
SUM has b,sl rrl.'r-l
Al this solicitors have 40. yel turned IN
their reports 70 Lua committee, aud con-
sequeutly a full .a- gl tne subscriptions
cannot bo given. 4 description Of 81, ,ulo
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AS TO THE POWDER ON HAND.
Testimony of a Man VINO Worked in the
Kenyon Warehouse.

Kenyon W arehouse.
In regard TO the amount of powder
stored in the warehouses, W. 5. Menden-
hall. a former employe of the Kenyon
Connell company, at the warehouse, gives
some pertinent information. The fact
that Mr.. Mendenhall had been employed
at the warehouse was discovered by a re-
porter accidentally, and Mr.. Mendenhall
was hunted up. tie was reluctant TO
make any statement for publication, but
at length consented TO do so. Mr.. Men
denhall said this evening:
II was in the employ of the Kenyon
Connell Commercial company for about
three and a half years as clerk and as
warehouseman. While | was. employed
at the store | acted as shipping clerk and
had charge of the delivery of goods. Ny
duties AT the warehouse necessitated a
certain familiarity with the warehouse.
and with Itss interior arrangements.
know where the different classes of goods
ecre kept and had occasion, during the
,ine / was thers. TO become familiar with
the manner in which powder was
handled.
when . shipment Of the explosive ar
rived II was n once unloaIed and hauled
10 the magazine b. Mr.. McQIeeacy.
.raez, shipments we're always in car load
lots. The magazine is about three miles
from south Butte, near tie slaughter
house A powder was required for our
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GREAT NoRruERS SIDING
A Rabblc Heads.
Stove


of
and a
deck loft for supplies From the
double stood Directly
in
by
OF a
made themn
powder usually
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SEARCHING THE RUINS.

\ Careful search la. Failed to Reveal
Any More CHASTITY Romans
\ force of men under the direction o.
Superintendent o. Streets Macarthur was
put TO work to-day 10 overhaul every inch
of the ruins. Most of the ruins were
thoroughly examined IN the course of the
day. All but the east end of the Kenyon
Couueil warehouse was thoroughly exam
ined, but no remains were found except 4
piece of bone. which looked as though it
might have come from leg.
The Schltz brewery ruins were over
hauled. as the trunk supposed 10 be all
that is left OF either Chief Cameron or El
Sloan, was found near there. Nothing
was found in these ruins.
The ruins OF the Butte Hardware com-
pauy's warehouse arc still to be examined.
The dead bodies OF the horses have been
hauled away AMI buried.
PHOTOGRAPHS FOUND.
Anon: the relics found near the scene
Of the wreck we're a number Of photo
graphs. Oae Of these was badly battered.
was Jhs picture Of a young lady and tho
Photograph had been made AZ the Elite
gallery m TINS cIty. At the Lite it was
stated that il was not known whose the
ric.Grs Was. Another picture vas OF .
maa and woman, apparently man and
W.lc, which bad ascl taken 49, Lyons, \.
y. Aua.lcg p .ct-ve IS o.. a yogI.. lady ana
was taken az DassclG's iu this --ty. M-.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-18
THE WORK or RELIEF.

All Day the Committee Worked In
Behalf OF the Afflicted.
The relief committee was i'm session all
this afternoon and the total amount OF
subscriptions is now between $4,000 and
Sll,O00. Tho committee relieved a num-
ber of pressing wants, purchasing cloth
ing, etc. \ number of houses in tho
vicinity of the explosion will have to be
repaired but the committee will only re-
pair the houses of the needy, and the
landlords will have 10 do their own re-
pairing.
GENEROUS OFFERS OF AID.
Inc committee accepted with thanks
the Sl,50l contributed by the citizens of
Anaconda but declined with thanks the
proiTers of assistance from Helena, ST.
Paul and Spokane, and kilograms we're
sent 10 these cIties to tho effect that
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500 lbs.
25Go

Koal-Spar is a new
preparation to save coal.
Directions for use: Dis
solve the Koal-Spar in
water and sprinkle it
over the coal. Koal-Spar
acts as a flue to aid the
combination of the oxy-
gen in the air with the
coal gas in the coal; this
combination produces
what we call heat, Soft
coal, more than any
other, lacks the certain
elements which are re-
quired to make a perfect
com bustiOn. Koal-Spa7
supplies these elements.
The incomplete COM
bustion of coal causes
clinkers and cinders to
form in stoves, and also
the liberation Of coal gas
in large quantities.
The presence of coal
gas In a house not only
soils everything, but it
IS very conducive 70
colds IN the head, throat
and lung troubles. Don't
forget that euro is the
best remedy.
Koal-Spar will destroy
coal gas, smoke and
SCOT. A % cent package
/ VIII save a quarter Of a
ton OF coal. Buy il. Try
it, ana .-9ppy. =.
Send 10 2-cent stamps
and get a package by
f mail.
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Butte'S Streets Filled With the Mournful EVi-
denCeS of Her Great Grief
BRYNG THE HEROIC DEAD TODAY

Day To-Day the Funeral Bell Will Toll for the Passing OF
the Sad PoCession-HeartS Grow Sick Reading the Shock
ING Details of This Growing Calamity in Montanas His
ory-The Awful Total of the Dead Will Nearly Reach
Sixy--Fifty1hree Are Already Known to Have Pershed
The Work of Relieving the Suffering Survivors Is Being
Pushed With Great Energy and Is Meeting With Splendid
The Hearts OF Generous People Have Been Touched
BY the Horrible Disaster-Still Seeking for the Dead
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PLENTY " POWDER.
a Lot of the Dangerous stun Found at
the scene of the Disaster

n LOl oi AhN SUN ounu at
the scene of the Disaster.
A number of sticks of giant powder
we're picked up At the scene of the dis
aster yesterday and to-day. Old mining
men regard it as providentiai that the eN-
plosion occurred in winter instead Of
summer or most OF Butte would have
been demolished.
One man claims that he picked up luJ
pounds of giant powder in the vicinity Of
the fire the morning after the explosion.
Deputy Sheriff Geary picked up, to-day.
half a box Of the sticks. Walter Holden
and W. +. Cloves also picked up a mum
Der of the sticks, frozen. 4 boy carried
away TWO sucks this afternoon aud a man
three sticks.
OPINIONS or MINING l.E~.
Mining mea estimate ta4t there were ID
tons, or abou; a carload Of thc powerful!
explosive, thar caused the disaster on
Tuesday night. Further than this il is
said that not more than Oue-third Of the
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Send 10 2-cent stamps
and get a package by
mail.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-18
the matter. The selection of the jurors
gives general satisfaction.
II WAS II JRaIBLE.

story Of tho Explosion a. Told by "Chat"
Burns.
George Burns, better known as "C hat
tells one Of the best stories OF the eNplo-
sion that has been related by any OF the
eye witnesses. Nr. Burns brother, Tom,
received terrible injuries, from which he
died last night. but Chat escaped w4th
a badly burned face aaI some ugly cuts.
which. while painful. arr ug. serious. Ec
was very tuauSful 10 escape witA hls Info.
and As he has not been informed Of his
brothers death he was ia quite a cheerful
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Continued on Page Seven.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-15
a TOUCHING LETTER
or Sympathy Written by a W. L t. Messen-
ger of Louisville, Ky.

or sympathy Written by W. l. I. Messen-
ger of Louisville, Ky.
Yesterday the following letter Of
sympathy was received at the Western
Union telegraph office in this city:
To the Messengers Of Wheeling:
Kind Friends:-I saw in our evening
paper where one of our fellow messen-
gers was killed by a falling wall and
how kindly you boys treated him. l
also see where you gave him beauti-
ful design. How happy it makes me
feel TO see a thing like that in the
papers. If any other accident should
belall any Of the boys kindly inform me
and we will gladly help YOU in getting
design. It hurts me TO think how
hard a world we have to struggle with
and then getting killed I write you
these few lines TO let you know that
am i'm the deepest sympathy with you
all-and the boys bereaved parents.
Kindly show this letter to them as l
wish them to know that l am in sad
ness over the loss Of our fellow messen-
ger. Also let the other messengers see
it. Kindly write me how it happened,
as our papers have only a small sketch
of the accident. As this is all, l VIII
say goodbye, from
PHIL DEAN,
Messenger f.
Western Union Telegraph Co.,
Louisville, Ky.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-15
THE INCOME TAX.
A Rehearing Not Possible in Any
Event Before Next WintSr---JuStice
JacksOn's Health is Improving, but
He is Not Expected on the Bench
Before October.

Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE
determination of the appellants in the
income tax cases TO secure a rehearing
before a fun bench Of the United States
Supreme Court on the points on which
the Court divided. has caused a renew
al Of interest i'm the question of Justice
jackson S health and the possibility Of
his return to the bench at an early date.
Late advices from Judge Jackson's
home at Nashville state that he
CONSTANTLY IMPROVING
and that barring a very annoying
cough his physical condition is fairly
e0od. lie is also stated from the same
source that he expects to be able to re-
sumo his duties as a member OF the
Court at the beginning of the October
term. There remains only little
more than a month Of the present term,
and it is not suggested that he may re-
turn for this brief period.
In view of this fact there can be
NO POSSIBILITY
Of another argument in the case before
next fan or winter. This is equally
true if Justice Jackson should decide
to retire permanently from the bencn'
which it is understood he has no
thought of doing. In that contingency,
however. the bench could not be nlled
before the assembling of Congress.
It is quite possible that the petition
for a reheariug may
NOT BE GRANTED.
The Courts rule of procedure in such
cases is only to grant such petitions
upon the request Of member OF the
Court. who has voted in opposition TO
the wishes of the petitioner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-15
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Frank Miller and A. e. White, who
were arrested here on suspicion Of
being the Cripple Creek stage robbers,
have been turned loose, their claim Of
having lust come from Oklohoma being
verified.
A committee of leadin Cleveland Re
publicans has gone to Indianapolis to
invite eX-President Harrison to de-
liver an address in Cleveland, at the
Convention of Republican Clubs, in
June. Invitations will also be extend
ed to Governor Mckinley, Senator Al
lison. ex-Speaker Reed, Chauncey NJ.
Depew and other prominent Republi-
cans.
AT New York, yesterday, Charles
Janda. aged twenty, Bohemian tailor,
shot and instantly killed his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Camilla Janda, at her home
and then killed himself.
At Tacoma. yesterday, Maggie Gard
ner. a German servant girl was shot
and killed by Michael Pfeifle, a reject
ed lover. who then killed himself.
The Hotel Raymond, at Pasadena,
ten miles from Los Angeles. was de-
stroyed by fire at 4:S0 yesterday after
noon. Loss s500,O00; insurance $780,
600.
At Purvis, Miss, yesterday after
noon. Henry Long, a white man work
ing at c. W. Rich's sawmill, shot his
wife and his brother-in-law, Joe Whit
ington. and then blew out his own
brains.
At Baltimore, yesterday morning, a
political quarrel of long standing re-
suited in the shooting Of Charles Foss,
Edward Lawrence and William Law
renee. At the hospital William Law
renee refused TO have his wounds
dressed. assaulted DR.. BriscO, and then
escaped.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-15
FLKTNS TRAINING
With the Platt-Quay-CamerO Fac
ton of the Republican Party,
Which Aims To Dictate Policy
and Candidate in Advance Of the
Convention.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Washington, d. c., April 1.-THE
interview with Senator Elkins, tele-
graphed from California on Friday
night, in which he denies that he is
a Presidential candidate and comes
out strong for free silver, has been
much discussed here and is regarded
as very significant Indicating the fac
ton Of the Republican party with
which the Senator means to cast his
fortunes in the campaigns Of next
year. 1t is accepted as proof that Mr..
Elkins will take his place with the
Platt- -Cameron-Quay Clarkson party,
which is maneuvering to commit the
Republican party to the free coinage
of silver in advance Of the National
Convention and then nomiate either
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, or Teller of
Colorado as the head Of the ticket.
This coterie of Republican leaders be-
lieve first, last and all the time in
succeeding without any scruples as to
the means by which success is at
tanned, and being shrewd observers Of
the signs of the times, they have de-
cided that there is absolutely no hope
of success for the Republicans next
year except by a complete surrender
to the most extreme demands OF the
free silver wing of the party.
Mr.. Phil. J. Walker, of Charleston,
who will graduate from Princeton Col
lege this spring, is spending his Easter
holidays in Washington as the guest
of Iriff T Smith.