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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
A Buffers Fight to Protect His
Employers Property.
WAS HIMSELF BADLY INJURED
Was Guarding Him, and Strug-
gle Followed.

San Francisco, Feb. 16.-Frank ].
Miller. a butler in the employ of j. l..
Franklin. this morning shot and killed
John Anderson. a burglar. and vas
himself shot through the neck and ds&-
gerously wounded. When the police ar
rived on the scene they found Miller ly-
ing unconscious on the floor. with the
dead robber lying across his feet.
Miller has been unconscious all day.
but revived for a few minutes and said
that about o'clock this morning he got
up and went out for the morning paper.
In the kitchen he was met by three men,
who pointed pistols at his head and
forced him to surrender. Two of the
men went upstairs to rob the house.
leaving Miller guarded by the third rob-
Der. After the two men had been gone
a little while, Miller saw a chance and
grabbed for the robbers pistol The
burglar jumped back and commeT ced
firing, while Miller endeavored to get
out his own pistol. 1t caught in his
clothing, however, and fell to the floor
Miller stopped and grabbed it and fred.
The two men then grappled and fell to-
gether.
At this point Miller again became I'M
conscious and nothing more could be
learned from him.
Four shots had been fired at close
range from each of the pistols, but only
two took effect, one passing through
the brain of the robber and the other
through Miller's neck. The two bur
glars who went upstairs fled when the
shooting began. The dead thief was
identified by the police as John Ander-
son, a sailor, with a criminal record.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22

an Italian peddler named Frank Rossi
pinioned by the legs under a heavy
beam. Three policemen started to as
sist him and, with a fireman, worked
for three-quarters of an hour. They
had Just about gotten him loose when,
with a roar. the great south walls came
crashing down, and the Mortified spec
tators saw the brave little group buried
from view. When the smoke and dust
cleared there was a rush of willing
workers, and in little while the men
were taken out. All were injured and
had to be removed to the hospital. The
Italian will probably die. but the police
men, while badly hurt, will recover.
Superintendent Willard of the police
force says he saw number of girls at
the windows who never came out, but
fell back into the flames.
One fireman who was working from
the rear saw three girls with their arms
wound tightly about each other turn in
their frenzy and jump back into the
flames.
The total loss by the fire is from $780,
900 to $500, 900, with about 100000 insur-
ance. The firemen worked tonight with
the thermometer below zero and suf-
fered very much.
Two corOners were summoned and a
jury was impaneled to care for the dead
The following is the list of unfortu-
mates obtainable up to IL o'clock The
dead are:
Mrs. Margaret Carroll.
Mrs. Foley
Mrs. Robert Kane.
The injured are: Miss Day, badly
hurt; Annette Harrington, badly
burned; Lillian Oathout, burned; Ma
ME Rourke, burned; Lille Kreiger,
badly bruised; James Quinn. crushed
under wall, will die; Mrs. Johnston,
badly burned. will die; Frank Rossi,
bruised; Policeman Burke, bruised by
falling walls; Policeman Watson,
bruised by falling wall; Fireman Nc
CURE, bruised by falling wall; Lottie
Hull, severely Bruised Nellie Hull, had
ly bruised
The missing and probably dead are:
Mamie Banks.
Kate O'Connor.
Miss O'Neill.
Miss Heberscher.
The superintendent of police said at
| midnight: 1.-THE returns from the var
ious precincts show that there were al
least Is persons missing with the five
already known to be missing, that will
make 20 lost in the ruins"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
MINISTER'S TO TRY REV. c. o. BROWN
Relations With Miss Overmau VIII BE
Aired in Open Meeting.

San Francisco, Feb. 1S.-The trial of
Rev c. o. Brown Of the First Congre-
gational church, as the result of charg-
es made against him by Mrs. Davidson,
an alleged blackmailer, commenced to-
day. The council is composed of min
listers and laymen from San Francisco
and nearby cities. Rev. DR.. Mclean
was elected moderator and the investi-
cation began. DR.. Brown was present
and took an active part in the discus
sion. He objected to any investigation
except as to his relations with Miss
Overman and Mrs. Stockton, and long
discussion ensued as to how far the
council could go into inquiry as to
Browns ministerial standing. The ses-
sions of the council will be open and
a large crowd was in attendance.
1t was finally decided by the council
that Browns standing as minister as
well as to charges of immortality, should
be Investigated. The council then adj
journed until evening.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
AVENUES OF ESCAPE WE'RE PLENTY
Victims OF the Troy Fire Could Have
Been Saved by Cool Head.

Victims OF the Troy Fire Could Have
Been Saved by 81 Cool Head.
Troy, n. y, Feb. 1S.-Several fire en-
gnes are still pouring water upon the
ruins of the burned building. If any
victims are in the ruins it will be i'm
possible to reach the bodies for hours,
perhaps days. No additional names of
missing people have been reported Ac-
cording to Deputy State Factory In
spector Devine the avenues of escape
from the building We're plenty. The
fifth floor where the flames broke out,
is divided by partition in two parts
with a door in the center, known as
fire door, to be opened only in such
emergency. The south part, wnere the
fire started, was occupied by Stettheim-
er q Co. and the north part by Van
zant Jacobs & Co. From one of these
two departments there was a stairway
leading directly to the street. If the
door in the partition separating the de-
partments had been opened, then the
employees of Stettheimer & Co. could
have escaped through the department
Of Vanzant & Jacobs and down the
north stairs. None of the employees of
Vanzant, Jacobs & Co. were injured, as
far as learned. The presumption is
that the strong door between the de-
partments was never opened.
The insurance men estimate the loss
of the Burnett building at $4,000, two
thirds covered by insurance. On the
Mccarthy building the damage viii
not exceed $4,000 Following is list OF
the dead: Mrs. Catharine Kane. Mrs
Margaret Carroll Mrs. John Doyle. The
injured, in addition to those names pre-
viously given are: Mrs. Lena Jarvis
arms burned; Miss Mamie Redden, head
burned; George Nixon, head and hand:
burned. Missing: Mrs. Martin, Miss
Mile Brad. The others mentioned al
missing last night are safe. 1t is no
believed there are bodies in the ruins.
What seems almost a miracle in con
nection with the disastrous confiagra
ton last night is the fact made evi
dent tonight that the loss of life is n
greater than was accurately detaile
last night.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
HENDERSON is IN THE RACE NOW
Candidate for the Republican Nominal
ton for President.


Washington, Feb. 1.-THE candidacy
of ex-senator Charles f. Henderson of
Nebraska for the republican presiden-
tial nomination was announced today at
the capitol by several Of his friends.
General Henderson, this evening in
conversation, said:
For months past I have received let
ters from all sections of the country
urging me to enter the lists as a candi-
date. These letters came from COM
rades in the war of the rebellion, from
associates in public life, and in addition
1 have received many personal requests
from fellow citizens in Nebraska. Be
fore leaving home for Washington the
urgency was of such emphatic charac-
ter that 1 decided to make no further
opposition and to remain passive. 1
can now simply say that, under this
urgency and the kindly encouragement
that has followed it, 1 can do nothing
but stand and wait"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
A BANK RoesED IN DAYLIGHT
Masked Men GOT Away with Money In
San Francisco.


San Francisco, Feb. 1S.-The boldest
and nerviest robbery known here for
some time occurred today when three
masked men entered the Market Street
bank, held up the cashier and book
keeper at the points of pistols, shut
them in a big vault, raked all the coin
in sight into a sack and then vanished
without leaving a trace behind The
Market Street bank is a small concern
recently opened in d spacious building
on Market street right in the business
section of the city Cashier Hopkins
and Bookkeeper Hayshorst were the
only ones in the bank at GAS this morn
ing when three masked men entered.
Pointing their pistols at the heads Of
the bank employees, the robbers ordered
them to throw up their hands. Hays
horst obeyed. but Hopkins endeavored
to get pistol from the drawer. A shot
from one of the robbers stopped him
and he threw up his hands. The bullet
did not hit the cashier, but the shot
was fired at such close range that his
face was burned by the powder.
The robbers then went behind the
counter and hustled their prisoners into
the vault. They shut but could not
lock the uOOri anu lHeu Idheu III lhr
coin from the money trays into the
sack. Then they left the building. No
one saw them go in CT out of the bank.
and although an officer arrived in less
than a minute after the robbery had
been committed, not a trace of the
thieves could be found. The bank peo-
pie will not say how much money was
taken, but the amount does not ex-
coed $500. Policeman Dover who was
the first officer to arrive, made an in
vestigation of the premises and heard
the statements Of the bank officials.
He expresses doubt that any robbery
was committed.
The bank officials stated tonight that
the robbers had gotten $4,000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
DOWN A FlFTY-FooT EMsANKMENT
Engine and Three Coaches Derailed on a
Vermont Railroad.

Billows Falls, VT, Feb ia broken
rail on the Rutland division of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad, about two miles
north Of Ludlow, this morning, derailed
the engine and three coaches were
thrown down a 5O-foot embankment.
About a dozen persons were injured,
four of them seriously. namely, 7. j.
Barber, Rutland, hurt internally, prob
ably fatally; d. B. Sexton, Rutland,
conductor; E. o. Bauer, Rutland, ex-
press messenger; George f. Fletcher,
Rutland, mail agent No passengers
were badly hurt.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
FANNY DAVENPORT WAS ON BOARD
Wreck of a Passenger Train on Road
in the South.

Louisville, Feb. 17.-Inquiry at the
general managers office regarding the
wreck of the New Orleans passenger
train, on the Louisville & Nashville, at
Montgomery, Ala, last night, on which
were Fanny Davenport and her COM
pany, ELECTS the following:
At 7:45 last night train No. 8 ran over
a cow eight miles north of the Alabama
river bridge. Frank Everett, the color
ed fireman, was badly injured. The en-
CINE rolled down the bank. Three bag
gage cars, containing the Davenport
baggage, were derailed. No passengers
were injured.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
FOR THE INCREASE OF THE NAVY
House Committee ,onsidering a Bill Tor
Battleships and Torpedo Boats.

Battleships and Torpedo Boats.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-A considerable
increase in the number of battleships
for the navy is likely if the views pre-
vail of the subcommittee of the house
naval affairs committee having in
charge the preparation Of the naval
appropriation bill. The subcommittee
was in session several hours today and
the discussion disclosed a majority IN
favor Of making provision for at least
four and probably six line of battle
ships The torpedo boats to be author
lied will depend largely on the number
of battleships recommended. Should
only four battleships be provided for
some of the members think 20 torpedo
boats should be allowed. Secretary
Herbert recommended provision for
the enlistment of 1000 additional men
for the navy, and favorable action was
taken by the subcommittee regarding
it. The sum of $25O,00 will be appro-
priated toward the construction of guns
for vessels under subvention by the
government, such as the City of Paris
and the City of New York, and which
may be called on for naval purposes in
! case of necessity.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
TO SEND PICTURES BY TELEGRAPH
Edison's Next Experiment May Have
Wonderful Effect on PHOTOGRAPHY.

EQlSOns Next experiment May nave "a
Wonderful Effect on Photography.
Orange, N. j., Feb. 12.-Edison con-
tinued his experiments with Roentgen
rays today and tonight, and although
many of his experiments were unsuc-
cessful he is as enthusiastic as ever
and declares he will try photographing
a brain as soon as he secures rays
strong enough to suit his purpose. The
most important discovery he made to-
day was that the flickering noticeable
in the fiuorescent tubes is controlled by
the vacuum in the glass bulbs and not
by the force fluctuation of the electric
current, as has been supposed.
A number of experiments were made
in heating the Photographic plates,
with a view TO making them more SEN
sitive. They were unsuccessful and 1T
was also found that the penetrability
of the X rays is not affected by any Of
the primary colors. Edison proposes to
try if the rays can be sent over a tele-
phone wire, placing the diaphragm of
one receiver in front of tube and a re-
ceiver at the other end of the wire in
an adjoining room in front of a sensi-
tized plate. If the experiment is sue
cessful the Wizard says the possibilities
of the application of the rays will be
immense and may include a practical
| device for sending pictures by teie-
graph.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
MISS BARTON HAS BEGUN HER WORK
Is at Constantinople Distributing Relief
10 ArmeniauS.

Constantinople, Feb. 1S.-Miss Clara
Barton, president Of the American Red
Cross society, has arrived here and is
organizing a system for distribution of
relief to suffering Armenians.
1t has been arranged that Rev. Geo.
p. Knapp, the American missionary of
Bitlis, accompanied by his family, is
to come to this city to be examined by
United States Minister Terrell regard
ing the charge Of sedition brought
against him by the authorities.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
JUGGLING WITH sue-rREAsURY GOLD
Bullion Brokers Withdraw II and sell II
TO Bond BUYERS.

New York, Feb. 17.-Bullion brokers
have withdrawn 81, $40 900 from the sub
treasury today. An additional $1,000
600 in government bonds arrived here
today. OF the deposits of gold at the
sub-treasury for government loan about
$3.50 900 is in the form of gold certifl-
Gates, thus making it available to get
gold held as security for certificates.
Bullion brokers report good volume
Of gold at a premium of Il per cent for
buying, Y for selling. There is quite
a lot doing in legal tenders at Il pre-
MUM.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
AMELE RVEs-cHANLER is MARRIED
Has a Russian prince for Her Second
Husband.

Charlottesville, Va, Feb. 1S.-Amelie
Rives Chanler and Prince Pierre Trou-
betzkoy, a Russian nobleman, were
married this afternoon at Castle Hill,
the home of Colonel Alfred Rives, the
father of the authoress. Paul L. Men
eel. D. D., Of Richmond, a Lutheran
clergyman, performed the ceremony.
The couple will live in London.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
BANK PRESIDENT OLIVER INDICTED
United States Grand Jury at Tacoma
Returned Fourteen Counts.

Tacoma Wash, Feb. 17.-President
Oliver of the defunct Commercial Ma
tional bank has been indicted by the
United States grand jury on IA counts
for transferring $4,000 deposited by H.
Cottnus of Cincinnati to his own ac-
count and using it for land speculation.
Cashier w. G. Peters has been named
as an accessory.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
Oceanic Is in low.

New York, Feb. 15.-The White Star
steamer Germanic, which arrived to-
day, reported that February Is, in lat
itude ALA, longitude 61.24. she was in
company with the British steamer
Calico, bound from Hull for Boston,
having in tow the steamer Oceanic with
her shaft broken.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
JEWELERS. STOCK FOUND IN THE PIT
I. /. Sharrick. Tacoma Man, Had His
Property Blu ried.

Property Buried
Tacoma, Feb. 1S.-Beneath some char
coal pits in the woods five miles south
east of the city a deputy sheriff this
afternoon found 10 sacks of gold and sill
verware and jewelry. The value is es-
timated at $4,000. The stock belonged
to l. I. Sharrick. a jeweler who sud-
IDENTIFY disappeared January &c. His
stock vanished with him. Why he
should have hidden his stock does not
yet appear, for an investigation indi-
Gates that the bills against him amount
to only $1,000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND VICTIMS
That Many Armenians Known TO Have
been Massacred.

London, Feb. 17.-Another blue book
of Armenia was published today dis
patches covering the period between
September 3, 1898, and February IL,
1896 1t contains table prepared by
the committee of delegates from the
embassies of the six powers, showing
the total number of persons massacred,
concerning whose fate accurate infor-
nation has been obtained is $4,000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
BLACKBURN LEADS IN THE BALLOT
Had Fifty Four Votes on the Last Tally
at Frankfort.

Frankfort, KY. Feb. 15.-The Esd bal
lot for United States senator today re-
suited: Hunter SO, Blackburn 81, Car
Isle 3, Holt 3. McCreary 1. Cochran l.
Bate 1.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
n,eckbaIled Andrew carnegie,

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb 1s.-The Cleveland
chamber of commerce tonight black
hailed the name of Andrew Carnegie,
which had been proposed for honorary
membership.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22

The jobbing trade is fair for the season
at Sioux Falls.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
JACKSON AND wALLlNi IN COURT
Murderers OF Pearl Bryan Taken in
Ahead Of the Mob

MuTQGTGTS OF GGdlA III
Ahead of the Mob.
Cincinnati, Feb. 1S.-The third APP
pearance of Jackson and Walling in the
police court today drew to the court
room a jostling, curious crowd. The
prisoners were required to remain not
more than half a minute, for counsel
had agreed to continue the hearing I'M
til February p. The prisoners were
safely returned to the jail, the wagon
being followed at run by few over
curious boys.
A DISAPPOINTED MOB.
Owing TO the incendiary advertise
ment calling for 1000 men at Court and
Sycamore streets at $3.50 this morning,
ready for work." there was apprehen-
sion that a mob was to be gathered TO
lynch the prisoners Jackson and Wall
ing on their way from the Jail to the
police court. The crowd did assemble,
but squad Of police was on hand and
no concentration was permitted. The
prisoners had been quietly removed to
the city hall two hours before the time
when it was supposed they would leave
the jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
LEH|GH VALLEY RAlLR0 ID.

Stations feot Of Cortiandt aad De.brosses sta.
100 4. u. daily. except sunday. for MAUCH CHUNK
AZ s,iS An u. daily Tor GENEVA. ROCHESTER, BUF:
rSiO NiAGARI FALLS. SUSPENSION BRIDGE and
Inc West aud principal local points, dningcar 10 sls-
psr,ion Fridge pullman vsstibuls sleeper 10 Chicago
10 A, NJ daily deayes II 10 80 A. NJ. sunday TOT
MATCH CHUNK and intermediate points Connections
100 r. VI. daily. except sunday for ET.MIRA ard all
stations for Po,svle and Read
ing. chair-car 70 Wikesbarre
a;3O T. VI. ,Sunia's only for Wlkesbarre. l. &
Junction and all intermediate stations ,,,c
4,IO y. N. daily. except sunday for L. & r. JUNG.
TON principal n,ermcdae stations; Pullman eune'
paror-car to Wiikesbar-e: connecting for Pot'syi!e
1i2O r. NJ. daily. except sunday for Bound Brook anS
n.in r W. daily for EAsToN and intermediate sta
500 r. VI. daily for BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS.
AMI all polnts West Pullman Sleeper sestbue train
Zsx York 10 Chicago Sleeper TO Buffalo and Torono.
connections for Reading and Harrisburg
,3O r. ". daily except Sunday for tason ard inter
D.oo p. VI. dairy: for ITHACA. GENEVA. RocHEs-
rI-R RI,rFAIO. NIAGARA FALLS and all points West
pullman sieepers to Chicago ari Buffalo. Charcar 70
Wilkcsbarre. - 49,.
and 3o3 Broadway. 81 Fast 4ths. iss East I25th S.
New York. SEQ Fulton ST. Court ST.. 9S Broadway. and
p-ooLiyn Annex BROOKLYN ". Y
The Nrw-York Transfer Co. Will can for and bag
r,r. from hotel residence through to destination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
THE BrILDING NAY BE HOSPITAL

CORPORATION Counsel Burr sent to Building Com
missioner Bush yesterday his opinion on the Ques-
zion as to whether the building at Nos. s52 and Si
ST, Mark's-ave. can legally be used as hospital.
These buildings were secured year ago by the
directors OF the Home for Epilepucs' Iney were
two semi-detached three-story frame buildings and
when the directors Of the hospital secured them
they we're slightly altered The principal changes
made in them were the opening Of doorways' which
were cut through the party wall for the purpose Oh
making a single building. These changes were maze
without the consent OF the Building Department
and Commissioner Bush found that the building
laws would not permit the use OF the structure Ior
hospital purposes in their altered form. The bulio-
fnrs were not freproof, all buildings over thirty
6ve feet In height used as hospitals or asy!un,s
should be- The directors. In order to bring their
buildings within the requirements Of the law re-
moved the third story. which reduced the height 70
thirty-three feet. Commissioner Bush was sun
doubtful whether the building should be used ior
hospital purposes and he presented the puzznng
question in the case to the Corporation Counsel IN
order to secure a legal opinion. Mr.. Burr. In MS
report. says tina; he believes the law has been com.
piled with and that the Home for Epileptics may
Be legally housed In the rented buildings.