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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-06-04
Property Destroyed Amounts to. $4,000;
Only $4,000.

The most destructive fire in
1.-The. history y,ofs4Walhalla~occur-
red last evening. The alarm
was sounded at half past seven
O'Clock when it was discovered
y that the rear end of the store
room. of M. w. Wright was on
fire. The front door had
been closed about half an hour
and the fire had gained consid-
cradle headway in the interior
of the building before any dis
covery was made. In a few
minutes The entire building was
enyeloped in flames. The mar
ket house of NJ. TT. Bryce stood
ter feet to the'left and tho resi-
dence and sto >f II. c.. Busch
about ten feet to the right.
They caught fire Immediately
and in spite of the best efforts
of the fire department, it was
soon evident that a great con-
hagration was imminent. The
adjoarning buildings caught
in rapid succession, the
fire ragged fierccr and fcrccr
until well-nigh two blocks in
the cantre CT the business sec
ton Of Walhalla were reduced
to ashes.
The losses sustained by tho
fire are substantially as follows !:
M. w. Wright, stock of
goods, 5000; insurance, $3.50.
Household goods temporarily in
store room, $50. No insur-
ance.
The building owned by M.
III. Bryce, valued $500. No
insurance.
Hesf market of M. II. Bryce
fotlth left, house of II. G. Busch
on tie right caught about the
same time.
Bryce's loss 81 900. No in
surance.
\ Bush lost in goods $500. IN
sprance $500. Third Of goods
aavcd, but badly damaged.
Household goods 5000. One
half \saved. Loss $500. No
ii'nass'uY"nco' He also lost 200
chickens and several hogs that
werel burned,
THE fire was now spreading.
rapi@llyb ways md exotic.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-06-04
$500. No insurance.

T0UU. NO insurance.
The bank building of J. d.
Werner caught next; also the
livery stables owned by him
and occupied by w. ~. Potts
and Hollcman & Son. These
two buildings were worth
50, 900. Insurance $3.50. Mr..
Werner succeeded in saving
most of his valuable paDcrs
books and fixtures. 1t is
thought that the contents of
his large safe will be found in
good condition as soon as it can
be opened. His loss is SO 800.
Holleman & Son had a stock
Of harness, buggics, etc., worth
5000. No insurance. Part
saved.
The horses and vehicles own
ed by w. ~. Potts were rescued
from the livery stables but he
lost corn, fodder. etc., to the
amount Of 5000.
The stables on Catherine
street and cottage residence on
corner Of South Broad, were
burned. Value $500. No in
surancc.
The new ware house Of c..
W. Pitchford in rear Of tho
site Of his new brick store, also
caught. Loss 5000. No in
BY this time, about 8 o'clock
every building on this block
was. burned, except the brick
store Of G.. w. Bauknight and
the millinery store Of Mrs. e.
M. Cudworth.
When tho citizens Of Wal
halla rise this morning they
will sec this, the principal busi-
ness block, laid waste. 1t is a
sad sight for the present, but
let us hope it is only blessing
in disguise.
BY this time the Masonic
Temple, on opposite side of
Spring street, caught fire from
store house Of c. w. Pitchford
Co. The second story of this
building is owned by the Ma
sons, and occupied by them and
the Knights of Pythias. The
first floor was occupied by G.
M. Nicld, general merchandise,
post Office and drug store of d.
B. Darby. Mr.. Mold lost
goods. Value 80 900. Insur-
ancc $4,000. Part Of the goods
saved, but badly damaged.
Masons lost 81, 800. Insurance
$500. Knights of Pythias lost
$500. Insurance 5000 " 4.
All the mail matter was
taken from the post office, also
tho safe, stamps, etc, SoiUncle
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-06-04

it down, but @the flames soon
drove tho men away, and it, too,
was resigned to its inevitable
fate. Value $1,000. No in
surance. s;The most of his
household furniture was re-
moved, but badly damaged.
The new store bouse of
Smith Bros. stood uext, and
Notwithstanding the constant
stream Of water kept flowing on
the Top, it soon caught. Value
$500. Insurance $500. Goods
81 900. No insurance. -. .
At this point it was resolved
to stop the fast advancing COL
umn of fire, if possible, and the
next house, a five room cottage,
owned by l.. N. Robins, was
blown up with powder and
dynamite. 1t had already
caught, however, and was
about one-third burned down
whom leyeled to the ground. A
crowd Of brave men attacked
the smouldering debris and the
greater part was promptly re-
moved. This fixed tho Eastern
limit Of the fire. Had it not
been done, in another instant
the Presbyterian parsonage, oc-
cupicd by Prof. J. M. Moss,
would have been burned; also
the residence of Judge j. W.
Holleman,~ just across Ann
street.
The only building left stand
ing on this block is the Prcsby-
terian parsonage, occupied by
Prof. j. M. Moss.
|
The charges for blowing up
the Robins house were placed by
Messrs. L. II. Rimrodt, Rich
ara %" amer and John blschoff.
This plan was adopted at tho
suggestion of Messrs. II. e.
Gol,uo,ln, o,<l ~ Wy D.,oII
0chrooer ana G' W. iratt.
1lle ihe''lDers OF the TWO llrc
companies 'he Town ana the
factory qua all III their power
10 'rreS' ''le progress or the
'i''ii'eS' Du' when '''e l're once
So' uhoer head"ay, IL was a
''ercule'''l task 10 stay lts pro-
gress.
| nclore tne hour OF eleven
CLOCK '"'hty-throc buildings
were burned ana seventeen
business houses destroyed. Ihc
'o'''l V''l''e Vi all properly oe-
SV'oyeo was T4o'ooo' "lVh~ only
T"'oo' insurance. IoCal loss
~ VIC Co"h %oz'ooo.
lherc Was only one casualty
81 i''l as N'lo"h' mayor IL. "A.
H. "'oSo'' was sVr'lck on the
'''''' '''lo shoulders by " ho"'y
'"'''rcSs C'lro"h from the sec
onu q, S!ory OF MIS- H. y. Ritter, $
o'''''i,S' ana cr''shed TO the
sro''no' nc was p'ckco up IN
''h UNCONSCIOUS co''olIlon ana
ou'rloo 10 '''e nome OF ohcrlil
w. w. MOSS TO rest over the
"'s,'V' - - i'''rc' '.l"' nc mas
H''S'.'l''o'' '.''or'l''l lhJ'r1os' ou'
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
WARFARE UPON "SHORTWETGHT'' DEALERS
SCALES WHERE PURCHASERS MAY HAVE LOADS
OF COAL WEIGHED FOR FIFTEEN
CENTS 4 Ton.

The Tribune yesterday carried an advertisement
signed by THE Coal Trade Protective Associa-
tion" which gave list Of thirty-eight scales.
seventeen on tho West Side and twcnty-one on the
East Side. which had been designa,cl by the Mayor
as weighing stations for coal and coal wagons.
under the provisions Of Chapter Ia Of the Laws
of 1891 Under this law. the advertisement con-
tinued, every purchaser Of coal IN the Borough Of
Manhattan has the legal right. on the payment Of
l. cents a ton 70 the weighma5ter. 10 send any
load Of coal so purchased to any Of the scales
named provided the scales shall not be more than
one-haIf mile from the coalyard or the place Of
delivery ana, after tho loaded vehicle IS weighed
and the coal delivered to the purchaser, the driver
must take the empty vehicle back 70 the scale to
be weighed and the weighmaster viii then send
certificate OF tho weight 10 the pulcniscF
The Office Of the association Is AT NO. - Broad
way. The officers are Grove j. Curtis, president
Thomas Stokes treasurer; Jere PAngpurn, IT.
secretary all OF whom are large retail dca4trS IN
coal IN this borough representative Of Mr..
composed wholly Of retail dealers. VINO had banded
together for warfare upon the "shortweisht deal
err Under the law referred 20, he added when
was passed In April lss7 and applied 20 cities OF
the first and second class. Mayor Strong had three
or four months ago designated the pubic coal
weighing scales Within that period a large mum
Der of Violations Of The law. through me sending
out OF shOrtweight loads OF coal, had been de-
tcctcd. and In each case a complaint against inc
attending dealer had been lodged with the Corpora
ton Attorney. The penalty In eacn Csc IS - ara
The sums so recovered are to go to the police and
1rcmen's pension funds. the Coal Trace protective
Association not deriving any direct pe-uhary bclc-
Ct from such prosecutions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
TWO SUFFOCATED IN A FIRE.

4 BARTENDER AND HIS WIFE FOUND DEAD
AFTER A WEsT-sT. HOTEL BLAZE.
Leslie Stanley, a bartender. and his whe' were
both sufYocated by smoke late yesterday AFTERNOON
IN a fire at Thomas Robers's Hotel NOS '1o anu
90 West-st The fire did about $500 damage to
the property ,
4 saloon and restaurant nre on the grou"u
noor OF the hotel. The ktchep Is In the rear All"
there the fro started. Several people were III 'e
restaurant when the cook man harneu "S ,,,',
gave the alarm They got out quickly. n''o
while before tho fire occurred Stanley had calien on
Tho nroprletor Of the saloon had short tax WIN
him ana then went up 10 his ROOM where HIS WAC
Engine Company No "A was hrs on me hed SceF bard
-slnor,ge TO the alarm and the trenen hhu ny. ~
to,PIe 70 nrevent the spread Of the names 10 inc
adjoining Iumberyard. owned by a. +. ~ EN- hni
fSge,nen Eberhard. Tyler and Duane leit 'ieti M
company as soon the fire was under b t
rnade n hurried inspection or the puhdlhs ne
1o',nd stanley ana his wife both dead Staniey
was known as HAPPY STANLEY re secu ,cf, -
n,aco In the saloon twelve years ago but lelI Il
rrccently. Both he and his wife were scotch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
JOHN WANAMAKER
Formerly A. Stewart & Co. Broadway 18th 9th and 10Th S

Observation-Disclosures. who said that VIC
nn.r,tion WIS not only unnecessary. but uh"ls'
The man became worse and he was sent 10 Wv
Harlem Hospital. where he died ,,-.,,,or
Dr. O'Hanon made an autopsy, a. the or 80
OF tho Coroner. lie said that me man ~ "a
n krife had been used the patient pu' IL IL 49,.
ou@hf never - have been done In the cdsc r bsA
ci"rcd thni il appeared that the phys ~, IA
,S"uebt that the man had an aoscess anu - 80
had been looking Tor pus. lie ais so,isai in The
~ tbn man had been taken 10 the hospl'1 .,,"y ~
VIC ,a,a"c~ he would probably now he h 'is "a
Neither Or, owens nor Dr, nav " WoehTie laid
mai he Intended starting criminal an" CIV"
npainst DR. owens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
WORE BUCKET-SHOP RAIDS MADE.
,,o,-n 4rrpvs IN THE WALL STREET DIS
TRICT CLOSED UP BY CENTRAL Or rIOH
MEN AND THEIR EMPLOYEES
ARRESTED.

Cor,o,r NcCusky and twenty-five Central Onlce
detocti,es swooped down on the building at NOS
40 and 81 Newest. just before the Stock EXchai'se
closed yesterday afternoon and MADE ralos OH iou'
alleged bucket-shops securing seventeen prisoners
including a woman cashier. Tho places eh'e'eu
we're those Of Ridley Peiser & Co. OF NOS ~ ana
A Broadway: the Standard Stock Company OF NO
x Newest. the Public Stock and Grain COMPANY
of No. q Newest, and Hamilton Co, or NO 81
New-st.
Tho greatest excitement prevailed IN all the
nlaces when the detectives entered. Every room
mas filled with customers and all scattered as fast
as they could when they the police enter
Rocks and money and all the paraphernala OF INC
offices that had been lying around were piled INTO
the safes as fast as the clerks and men employed
I'm the different places could get them IN. In one
nIoce n man. who had been sitting on a window
sill jumped out without looking where ne was
going. He landed IN a yard and started for the
street The customers. however were not taken
When the detectives had got all the clerks and
EMPLOYERS that they could ind they marched them
into the street and TO tho Centre street foHco
Court followed by small crowd a..
Tho prisoners charged with violating tne
law which prohibits the recording OF pets anu
ployed as blackboard clerks, were DISCHARGED AZ
mo of hers were held I'm 100 bail for examination
to-day MAGISTRATE Flammer. however parohhB
those who were unable to furnish bonds
Detectives Rein, WadrOn and lugheS, VINO
secured the evidence against the places ralaeu
have been al work on the cases for some time
Under instructions from Captain Mc' husky tney
dealt in s. lots Of Sugar and Manhattah Stocks
limited to two points. In Ridley. Peiser * Co.'S 81
lots dealt in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
CHARGES OF BRIBERY SERIOUS.
POLICEMEN CAUGHT WITH MARKED BILLS
SAID TO HAVE BEEN CORRUPT
FOR YEARS

Policemen Lilly and Henderson, OF tho Boiler IN
spcction Squad. OF Police Headquarters, who were
arrested Thursday a complaint charging
them with agreeing to accept a bride of So from
Frederick Won Seinberg applicant for an en-
gineers certificate were arraigned before MagiS-
trate Flammcr in the Centre Street Police Court
yesterday morning. Through their counsel LOUIS
J. Grant they pleaded not guilty and asked Tor
an adjournment OF the hearing. They were held
for examination next Saturday under N,vO ball
each.
The for the prosecution IS that the two
policemen tried TO force Won S;elnberg to pay 81
before they would issue an engineers license to
him. He reported this to Deputy Chief Cortright
and Inspector John II. Grant. and they gave him
marked bills 10 hand to the two policemen. The
Deputy Chief and Inspector hid themselves behind
a and saw the money paid. Then Deputy
Chief Cortrght ordered Lilly 20 come to his Office.
Lilly showed the Deputy chief the money and de-
clared that Won Steinberg tried 10 brbe him, and
that he took the money az evidence In complaint
OF bribery which he intended to make. Lily was
arrested in spite Of this statement, and imme-
diately Henderson vas taken into custody. Both
men were suspended from duty yesterday by Chief
McCuliagh
In court Abraham Levy. who appeared for tho
Engineers' Association. said that Won Steinberg
attempt TO brbe the defendants was planned IN tne
Association LILY and Henderson,, he SAID nad
Dennon tsIk regarding the means necessary to
scc"ra a certificate a plot had been laid TO trap
them The men have been detailed as examiners
since 1892 , ,ro,5or
complaint was made against LILY ana He en- bo
en1plov Of a condensed milk company. re SaId ne
had Information that fireman named knlSn.
~ a certain sum Of money 10 the two examiners;
Tnsnoctor Brooks Investigated the complaint ana
laid the facts before Police Commissioner Grant.
who decided that there not sufficient evidence
To place the men on trial IT,
Charges will be preferred against Lily ana He'-
dorsOn before the Police Board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
PRESSURE AND PRICE.

News dispatches from the natural gas regions
OF Indiana report the pressure at the wells to
have fallen off about half in the past two
years Meanwhile the price to consumers has
lust been increased "A per cent. How much
better of are the users OF gas for fuel In New
York City. The pressure Is constant, and the
price being regulated by law, is steadily railing
gas should be 80 remarkably on the increase
Artificial gas taken from n main in a city street
has all the advantages Of natural gas taken
from a hole in the ground And there Is not the
slightest danger that the gas in the city Will
stop flowing or that the price viii suddenly be
nut up the conSumer-AdV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
TO DEATH FROM WASHINGTON BRIDGE.

An unknown man fell Jumped from the south
parapet of the Washington Bridge into the Har-
lem River Yesterday afternoon. He died from the
injuries lie received within n few hours after tho
accident Two men who saw the stranger fa!l
from where they stood on the railroad tracks be
low Thought he diveG rom tho bridge. They
ou,.,,fv ,nmn4d into a row boat which they man
aged TO ret into mds;ream with some IMPROVED
oars made from boards torn from a fence. The
injured man was seen apparently strufginS IN the
river Az he disappeared FOR The cond time ono
os 1he men in the boat jumped into the water and
s,.,,nn,irg % tho SPOT whore the stranger had
oon, down rrasped him when ne came 10 tho sur
fac. again ana succeeded d swimming with MN
:. tbr bnaf The man uucOI~ iIus and id
,nt recover his senses again. IN, police We're UNI
nbi. TO learn who no Was. 10 f. believed The
straneerss head struck something IA Tho river
he mad A severe wound over tho right eye. tic
was Doorly dressed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
LITIGATION ABOUT COPPER MINES.
LARGE MONTANA COMPANIES INVOLVED IN a
DISPUTE OVER THE SALE or TWO
PROpERT1ES

The neht between the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company tho Boston and Montana Company ana
the Montana orc Purchasing Company was re-
newcd yesterday before Justice DAILY, In the Su-
prcmc Court. when Lewisohn Brothers applied lot
an Injunction to restrain the Anaconda copper
Mining Company. the Central Trust Company
James b. Haggin and the directors OF the Ana
conda company from selling the Sullivan and snow
bird copper mines. at Butte. Mont. 10 + Augustus
Heinze and the Montana ore Purchasing Company
The Anaconda and the Boston and Montana COM
panes are said to be OF the richest copper
mines IN the country. and represent at the present
market price OF both companies stocks over $1,000
cDD Of capital The mines OF these companies over
lap one another and they arc increasingly in liti-
CATION. There are at present thirty lawsuits
awaiting trial in the State OF Montana between
Heiuze and the Boston and Montana Company.
This particular suit concerns mines which arc
not in themselves valuable, but which needed
by the Montana ore Purchasing Company to obtain
convenient access TO their property. Mr. Hageln,
the president OF the Anaconda company. accepted
an offer OF $4,000 from NJ. HcinZe for the Snow
bird and Sullivan mines. Before the sale rati
fled 10y the stockholders. LeWlsOhn Brothers. who
ten thousand shares Of the Anaconda stock.
offered $4,000 for the two mines. The defendants
contend that they are bound 10 complete the sale,
while the plaintiffs mold that their rights stock
holders must be protected
Justice DAILY reserved his decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
PREPARING FOR THE YUKON BUSINESS.
STEAMERS AND BARGEs BUIIDING-THp Gov
ERNMENT RELIEF EXPEDITION

San Francisco. Jan. N-six large barges and
three river steamers for service on the Yukon
and its tributaries building the shipyards OF
T. =. II. Whiteaw & Sons. The boats are for tho
Alaska Exploration Company. in which the Roth
schilds are largely interested and will cost moro
than quarter OF million dollars. The boats
will be taken apart and shipped to UnalaslSa where
they will be set up and towed 10 tho mouth OF
the Yukon. The pieces Of tho nine boats will be
slowed in the hold Of the American ship Sintran
which will be towed to Dutch Harbor by the tug
miles. and the feat OF the Fearless II SUCCESS
fully accomplished, will break the Pacific Coast
long -dstance towing record by almost thou
sand miles
James Jackson has arrived from Boston with
number of carrier pigeons, whose homing instincts
he hopes TO utilize in the work of establishing regu-
lar communication between Dawson and ST
Michaels next winter He intends taking his birds
TO St Michaels possible and will eS-
tablish stations convenient intervals from there
10 Dawson.
Seattle. Wash. Jan. 1.-THE report Of Major
Rucker who was sent 70 Dyea recently for the pur-
pose OF recommending the ground preparatory to
starting the Government relief expedition, and 10
interview persons coming from Dawson the need
OF relief has been received here and forwarded 10
Brigader- General Merriam at Vancouver Barracks.
While the exact tenor tho report is not known,
II is stated that IT Encourages any unnecessary
pendture OF energy and money IN carrying out the
proposed expedition.
Vancouver Barracks Wash. Jan A-The report
that an advance party OF the Government relief
expedition was 10 stsft for skaguay tonight on
the steamer Elder from Portland. Is unfounded
The entire party. according to President Adams
will sail on the steamer Oregon OH January 90
Portland. Ore, Jan. 1.-THE Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company has cold the tugboat Wal
Ioewa TO c. H. Pennington and others. who will
use her IN towing between Puget Sound and Alaska
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
THE POSTAL REFLECTIONS.
ALL THE CITY WILL SUFFER TO A'CERTAIN
EXTENT.

Postmaster Van Colt referring to the rnucuoh OF
the force OF letercarriers In this city ordered ny
the Post mast err General owing TO the iaiIure or
Congress to make sufficient appropriations told Il
Tribune reporter yesterday that the men TO ne
discharged who will number about sixty-hve. VIII
not lose their places until February l. AS 10 the
effect the reduction will have on the delivery ser
vice Of the city, Mr.. Van Colt said that it had
not yet been decided just how the service would
be curtailcd He pointed out, however. that IL
would be manifesty unfair TO make one part OF tho
city suffer while another was left with the same
service as before especially as 1t was Impossible
to divide the city into residential ana business
districts. =. o.. tall,
The whole city, added Mr.. Van Colt vii
probably have suffer slight extent from the
reduction. am very sorry for II, not onIy pc
cause OF the Inconvenience IL VIII cause, but De
cause il Is bad policy to rcduc" IN" service III
any way The better the service the more the
malls are used. a. has been abundantIy proven
by the good results which have attended the I'M
movements introduced IN the past. . 49,
When asked whether the introduction, OF tnc
pneumatic-tube system would not result IN nsnt-
ening the labors of the carriers the fo.t'i,stIi.
replied that II would not II would nave tpe r,s"i
of making much quicker deliveries possiDie pul IL
sufficient letter-carriers were not available the pL
matte tube any other system became ie99 w.. ~
VI Van Colt is making every enGrt 10 SNOW tnc
authorities at Washington the bad results Oh tho
reduction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
INCENDIARISM CHARGED IN A SUIT.

An application wss made 10 Justice DAILY. IN the
Supreme Court, by counsel COR TIE Liverpool Lon
don and Globe Insurance Company yesterday 10
amend It's defence IN action brought b. Louis
Berg an assignee Of David Golds;ein. 20 recover Q
policy OF & 2DO upon properly situated al No Cl
Nlnth-ave. The place was destroyed by fire In
August 1891. The company asserted that the proof
claims were fraudulent but IT now. in addition.
charges Go.dstcln with having set FIRE 30 the place
"a order 10 recover the Insurance. This contention
is substaniated by aft davit attestcd by M0rri-
SchocnhOlZ the hrobus, who IL serving forty
eight years sentence "a Sing Sing and on whose
testimony Isaac fucker sent 10 the same IN
s.itution for thirty year. Justice Daily allowed
ITO cefence 10 amend us case.