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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26

Gus, Walter Severn happened along.
Mr.. Severn lie interested in several
claims sn the hill and was passing
by the Buckhorn to another claim
to carry some tools into a tunnel
for safety. The fire was still far
away and he thought he had time
to perform his work and tken
return and assist the ladies to a
place of safety. He had scarcely
reached his destination, however,
when he was Mortified to see the
flames shooting up the mountain
like clouds driven by tornado.
He ran back to camp intending to
assist the ladies to nearby tunnel,
only to find escape by that way
cut off. Recalling that there was
a small. open space on top of the
mountain, he made for that point.
The ladies sOou became exhausted
from smoke, heat and toll, and it
seemed doubtful if they would ever
reach safety. Fire was falling
all around them and new fires were
starting up. Severn finally had to
push ahead with the child, and
leaving it in place of safety, re-
turned to assist the ladies. They
staggered on and finally succeeded
in reaching the top and lay down
on the rocks, while sheets of fame
passed over them. The heat and
smoke was almost uncomfortable
The elder Mrs. Crandall had her
face burned and it was with diff.
Guilty thas they kept their clothes
from taking fire.
In this heat and smoke they
were from 9 o'clock in the morning
until Z in the evening before they
could reach water. The following
morning they were able to reach
P lrkers, eight miles below.
The fire swept the buckhorn hill
clean. 1t DESTROYED all the build
logs, tools and supplies and $50.
600 feet of lumber. The Wagon
road is damaged 50 that it will tax,
81 900 to repair it.
the Hoosier Boy Gold MininI
Co. estimate their loss at $40 ,00O
50 Mr.. Winder, general manager o.
that company, states To the HER
AID.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
AT BUCKHORN HILL
Loss Estimated at $4,000 and a Close Gall
for Several Lives.


fierce forest fire swept through
the Buck horn mining district last
Friday, licking ur everything in
it's path and endangering several
lives.
The fire was first, discovered by
Dave Longley and Elmer Philbrick
who were on their way from the
Buckhorn to point near the foot
OF the mountain where they had
been fighting another fire. When
about four miles from the mine
they were Mortified to discover
another fire right in front
of them, burning hercely and in
the direction of the camp. Their
first thought was to save the lum-
Der yard, containing 10000 feet
of seasoned lumber. two miles be-
low camp. A fierce gale was blow
ing carrying burning emhers ahead.
he wind soon became tornado
and the fire moved up the noun.
tain in sheets of flames. 1t soon
became a race for life. Longley and
Philbrick had become separated.
The former took through the tim
Der to get out of tbs psth of tbs
fire. Fortunately he found tiny
stream of water which had cut q
narrow channel about Is inches
deep. He dropped into this anC
lpulling some green alders over hin
was thus able to save himself
Philbrick had a pony packed with
saddles and implements. Catching
hold of the pony's tail and whip
ping the animal into a run he wal
able to get out of the path of tn,
fire and reach one of the tunnels
So close was the fire upon him h.
had not time to look after the DO
ny, which is thought to have beer
caught in the cOnffagation anC
persisted.
While these events were trans
piring another race for life was be
ing made from the Buckhorn head
quarters.
There were only two women ant
an infant at the camp in the morn
ing. They were the wife ant
mother of Mr.. Crandall who wer
cooking for the company. AS tn
fire commenced getting under wa,
and was beginning to look danger
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26
North Side News

Mrs. NJ. e. PEBBLES came home
Thursday from Ra;hdrum where
she has been visiting her daus r,
Mrs. +. a. Mccall.
Miss Alice Benway, who has been
with Mrs. 5. J Signor, returned
yesterday to her home in Spokane.
Mrs. Ada Carpenter and sons
went to Spokane yesterday where
they expect to spend the winter.
Mrs. Carpenter will attend the In
stitute at Standpoint and will teach
at Naples.
Miss Mabel McNear and Miss
Mary McNear have been visiting
friends in Spokane duriag the past
week.
Mrs. G. D Shake aud children,
of Payette, Idaho, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Covert
/ last week. Mrs. Shake is sister
of Mrs. Covert.
We understand the school trus.
tees have engaged Prof. Hydorn to
teach the North Side school.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26
Should Be Sent East.

The 1904 issue of "Oregon, " ASH
ington, Idaho and their Resources"
by the passenger depal tment OF the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
and Southern Pacific Zines in Ore
gon), contains 8S pages and large
map of these states Every in
dustry in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho is given careful attention.
The book is handsomely illustrated
and would be a welcome visitor to-
any eastern home. BY sending the
address of some friend in the east,
With four cents to pay postage, to
A. =. Craig, general passenger agent
of the Oregon Railroad q Naviga-
ton Co., Portland, the book will be
promptly mailed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26

"A glance at the range of pat
terms and prices in \ Moores' new
fall line of mems stuff will aston
ish ysu You'll be glad you rub
bered.
The best shoe deal ever offered
is at Hol!inger's. See our special
$3.50 shoe for woman.
Bring the baby and have a
nrst class platinum photo made, at
Ladley's studio.
Moore Bros. simply won't al
low themselves to be undersold on
fancy shirts and neckw ear, work
shirts and | ants and fine clothing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
TAYLOR'S K-W|FE
Came to Canton to Claim
Residue Of Estate.

Mrs. Lillian Taylor, of Cleveland,
the divorced wife of George II. Taylor,
the murdered Canton merchant, has
put in am appearance and secured the
services of William l.. Day, and has
taken steps to secure whatever of prop
erty her ex-husband had She has a
judgment against him for $1,000 ali
mony allowed when she secured di-
vorce, which has not been satisfied, and
she also identified the center jewel In
the diamond ring in Coroner Schiltz' IS
hands as one that had formerly belong
ed to her.
William Taylor, of Pittsburg, also
stopped in the city on his way home
from Cleveland, looking after the in
terests of the Taylor heirs. After the
claims against Taylor have been satis-
fed there will be nothing left for the
creditors.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
THE SPAk|ARDS
OBJECT TO AMERICAN MA.
RlNES AT TANGlERS
THE BANDIT CHIEFTAlN
Raises Price Of His Pris.
oner'S Ransom.

Madrid, June 3.-The gathering OF
foreign warships at Tangiers has Great
ed intense excitement in Spain where
it is believed that Che threat of the
United States to land marines will je-
opardize Spanish interests.
The feeling of the great mass of the
Spanish people was reflected today in
the senate when q member requested
the premier to order Spanish warship
to Tangier to look out for the rights
of their countrymen.
The minister for foreign affairs
promised that opportune measures
would be taken to safeguard the ma
tional interests in Morocco.
RAISES THE PRICE.
Tangier, June 3.-The bandit chief
tan, RaIsuli, has advanced the price for
the release of Mr.. Perdicaris and his
nephew and now demands $4,000 in
addition to his personal appointment as
governor of his home province. He
also insists that the sultan dismiss in
disgrace and sentence to a term of
imprisonment the sheik of the Charb
district who imprisoned Raisuli some
time ago.
The sultan has this latest demand un-
der consideration and the American
consul general will take no action to-
ward dNsecuring the release of the cap
tives until the Moroccan government
decides on its plan of action.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
MILLIONAIRE
Married HIS Former
Servant.

New York, June 2.-George II. Cat.
lin, banker and millionaire, of Scran-
ton, Pa, is at the Waldorf-Astoria,
with his wife. They were married in
New York on Wednesday.
Mrs. Catlin was Miss Ellen Walsh,
whose home is in Carbondale, Pa.
Recently she mas been a servant in
the household which she will here.
after rule as mistress.
Mr. Catlin is graduate of Union
college and of the Albany Law school.
He comes of an old family in Yer.
mont, and inherited a considerable for.
tune. He practiced law in this city
for several years and then settled n
Scranton He made lucrative invest
ments in coal lands. His fortune Is
now estimated at S2,OO0,OOO to $1,000
900. He is vice president of the Third
National bank of Scranton. Lafay-
ette college conferred the Master OF
Arts degree upon him some years
ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
". R, HEARST
Strongly Endorsed in
Wyoming.

Cheyenne, Wyo., June 2.-The Dem.
ocratic state convention was held here
this afternoon. The candidacy of W.
R. Hearst for the presidential nomina.
tion was endorsed in the strongest
terms possible, and the delegation
was instructed to vote for Hearst just
so long as there is a chance of his
getting the nomination. The follow
ing were elected delegates to the ma.
tional convention.
George T. Beck, Cody; d. N. Stick.
ney Laramie; G. w. Gresem, Buffa.
10; j. d. Rogers, Gillette; Colin Hun.
ter, Cheyenne; j. U. Allard, Evanston
Alternates-W d. Pickett, Il. W.
Madison, j. F. Loup, Park Chays, j.
M. Thomas, A. T. Holmes.
The resolutions endorsed the nation.
al platform, condemned the trusts
condemned the Republican admins.
tration for its failure to enforce the
antitrust laws, and the Republican
congress was condemned for its fail,
ure to pass the so-called shoddy bill
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
WORST FLOOD
IN THE HISTORY OF SOUTH
ERN KANSAS Is
HOMES ARE ABANDONED
And Railway Traffic is
Practically Stopped.

Topeka, Kan, June Am area of
country nearly 100 miles square in
the southern part of the state is ex-
periencing the worst flood in its his
tory. Mile after mile of bottom lands
are submerged; hundreds of families
have been obliged to abandon their
homes and the railroads are practical
ly out of business for the time being
The rain began falling shortly after
noon today and in many places the
deluge was so great that streets were
soon rivers, navigable only with
boats. At Emporia three inches of
water fell in as many hours. Base
ments were flooded and Main street
became miniature lake. The Offices
of the Emporia Gazette were submerg-
ed to a depth of several feet and the
publication of today's paper abandon
ed.
At Florence the water is on a level
with the floor Of box cars in the depot
yards and the telegraph Office has
been abandoned Between Newton
and Wichita the railroad tracks are
covered with water from one to three
feet for a distance of several miles.
At Wichita the storm was excep-
tionally severe. Lightning struck a
large feed barn at the Union stock
yards, setting it on fire. The barn,
together with some Office buildings
and several acres of yards were de-
stroyed causing a loss of probably
$4,000 Many of the yards were
filled with cattle but most of them
were turned loose before the flames
reached them.
At Chanute the oil fields have suf
fered heavily. Nearly every levee in
the district is ous and many derricka
and oil storage tanks have been car
ried away.
Half dozen passenger traIns
which left Kansas City during today
are tied up at various points between
Topeka and Newton and not a train
Is moving tonight on the Santa Fe
while the other roads which traverse
the flooded district are in nearly as
bad shape Telegraph and telephone
wires are down generally.
oryin Olson, a farmer living near
Junction City was struck by lightning
and instantly killed.
AT lola the storm was the severest
OF the season. Streets are flooded
and the baseball grounds which are a
mile from the river are four feet I'm.
der water II is still raining through
the flooded distinct with no signs Of
abatement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
SHOT TO KILL,
And Deserving Soldier
Fell Dead.

Columbus, o., June 2.-John W.
Manning, prisoner awaiting trial at
the United States barracks here on a
charge of desertion and fraudulent en-
iistment, tried to make his escape this
afternoon and was shot dead by Private
Speck of Company E, Third Infantry,
who was on duty as sentry.
Before making the dash for liberty
Manning asked Speck il he would shoot
over his head if he attempted to es-
cape. "No. I'll shoot to kill" replied
the sentry. Manning thought he was
joking and when he started to run,
Speck fired and the prisoner fell with
a bullet through his head Manning
enlisted first in Kansas and tnen at
Johnstown, Pa. He gave his name as
TIA Tehone street, Colorado Springs,
Col
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
CANTON.AKR0N
RAILWAY co. WANTS MAS.
SlLLON ENJOINED
STREET ASSESSMENTS
Claimed to Have Been
Illegally Made.

The Canton--Akron railway com
pany, which the city of Massillon has
been trying to bring to terms on 6
good many points, has turned the ag
gressor and has brought suits
against the city and demands that the
court grant an injunction restraining
the officials of Massillon from pro
ceeding to collect street paving as
sessments to the amount of over $40,
900.
The petition was filed by Attorneys
Welty and Albaugh yesterday. The
document sets forth the fact that the
council of Massillon passed an ordi
nance providing for the improvement
of South Erie street by paving, etc
and assessed the cost of paving that
portion of the street between the rails
upon the street car company. The
city elected to do the work through
contractor and collect the proper
tionate cost from the company. The
ordinance specified that the paving
was to be done with brick, upon a
gravel foundation and that the bricks
should be set with cement.
Instead of complying with the re,
quirements of the ordinance, the city
allowed the contractors to use wooden
strips along the inside of the. street
car rail, rendering the paving worth.
less between the rails, causing the
same to raise above the level of the
tracks and compelling the company to
remove it so that the cars can run.
In spite of this fact the city audi
tor has proceeded to assess the cost
of this paving upon the company and
is proceeding to have it collected.
The amount placed against the COM
pany is $1O,24S.G3, which is payable
in five annual installments.
The petition AYERS that the change
from brick to the wooden strips was
illegal and invalidates the entire pro.
ceeding so far as liability of the COM
pany is concerned, and asks that the
city be enjoined from collecting for
said Improvement and that the injunc-
tion be made perpetual upon the final
hearing of the case. A temporary
injunction was asked for, but has not
yet been allowed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
FACT|ONAL FIGHT
Transferred to National
Committee.

Milwaukee Wis, J1ne 2.-The fac
tional strife in the Republican party
of Wisconsin has been transferred to
the national committee, both sides hav-
ing filed briefs with Secretary Dover at
Chicago. The Stalwart faction which
bolted the convention at Madison, and
elected a delegation at large composed
of Senators Spooner and Quarles, Con-
gresham Babcock and Emil Baensch,
bases its claim for recognition on the
statement that the state central COM
mittee was not empowered to act finally
on a committee on credentials The
LaFollette faction whose delegates at
large are Governor LaFollette. Isaac
Stephenson, w. ID. Connor and j. II.
Stout, assert that the committee has
so acted without opposition since 1888
and further claim that the action of
the committee, which included members
of the opposition was unanimous and
was endorsed by the convention on
temporary organization.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
THE GREAT FIGHT AT kim CHAU.
Described by an Eye Witness TO the London Times
Correspondent Japanese Moved Down Like
Grass -UnexampIed Bravery.

Wei-Hai-Wei, June 3.-(London
Times. IL have just returned from an
extended trip on board the steamer
Haimun to Kin Chau bay where I was
able to CLEAN many additional facts rel
ative to the recent engagement near
that place. / was fortunate enough to
secure an eyewitness who saw the en-
tir battle and he cleared up a number
of doubtful points regarding the move
ments preliminary to the ordering of
the general assault.
At midday of May 26 the Kin Chau
peninsula presented scene of unpre-
dented activity and military spec
tacle seldom equalled with 10000 Jap
anese troops massed behind the west
ern spur of Mount Sampson and under
such small cover as was afforded by
the Suclriatun twin peaks. The Jap
anese forces were actually within
1000 yards of the Russian works and
there was so little room to deploy on
the isthmus that entire battalions of
japanese troops had to stand waiting
waist deep in the sea until enough of
their comrades had fallen before Rus
sian bullets to secure for them a foot
hold on land.
The waiting time was most trying,
the shells from the Russian, batteries
massed upon the heights above plough
ing into the serried ranks of the Jap
anese and there was little cessation un-
til the japanese batteries were
brought into action from Chill Cwang
and the Cauchian flats while the guns
of the fleet kept the line of the Rus
sian works fringed with bursting pro-
jectiles which eventually saved the
main body Of the Japanese infantry.
1t was midday when the Russian fire
from the peaks of Mauchiaying village
seemed to slacken and almost imme-
diately afterward two Japanese batter
les made their appearance between the
Suchiatun range. They were to make
o desperate effort to carry the nearest
Russian works In the open, absolute
ly without cover they poured an accur-
ate fire into the Russian position and a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
SUICIDE
Of Prominent Packing
House Manager.

Omaha, Neb,, June 2.-After pack.
ing his trunk to go to sanitarium
in Ohio, G. l.. Saylor, manager of the
Armour Packing company in South
Omaha, went this afternoon to park
in Hanscom and committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head.
He had been i'll for year with ner-
vous troubles, due to overwork
The body was found by the de-
ceased sson, who was walking
through the park when he came upon
his fathers body lying In the path.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07

half hour later the order for a charge
upon Mauchiaying was given to the
waiting infantry massed upon the 18TH
mus.
Like hounds released from the leash
the little brown men started across the
intervening space while the guns Of the
Russians poured down hundreds of ex-
plosive shells on the enemy below bur,
without in any way checking the on
slaught. Reaching the first line Of
hills which afforded slight cover, the
Japanese infantry was hurled back
shattered and defeated. Bullets from
the Russian infantry in the trenches
and from the machine guns at the top
of the slope moved down the japanese
like grass. A few who seemed to bear
charmed lives managed to stagger half
way up the hill to what seemed to be
depression that would afford cover
But 1t was a vain hope as 1t was here
that the Russians had strung their
barbed wire obstruction which 1t was
impossible to pass.
The Japanese column melted away
like solder before a plumbers blow
pipe and within fifteen minutes the en-
tire body of men engaged in the charge
had cased to exist except as a trail
of mutilated bodies at the foot of the
Russian entrenchments. Seeing the
failure of this movement, the Japan
ese gunboats and supporting artillery
concentrated their whole fire on this
one point where General Oku had de-
termined to drive home the wedge
with which he expected to open the
entire structure Of the defence.
The fire was so deadly that by eve
ming the works were practicable for
general who had such troops as tho
Japanese and who was willing to take
the responsibility Of such fearful losses
as must necessarily follow.
The second charge was successful as
the Japanese were able to get within
bayonet length of the enemy and the
latter fed, leaving their cannon to the
foe.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
SUBMARINES
Sent by Russia to the.far
East.

st. Petersburg, June 3.-Uondon
Times.) Two submarines will be
started for the far east today. two 9TH
crs tomorrow; an additional two within
n fortnight, and two more within a
month. Their destination is Vladi-
yostok where it is hoped they can be
used against the Japanese feet which
is lowering off that port
The naval contractors who are re-
fitting the Baltic fleet have been warn
ed that all work on the vessels com
posing 1t 1ast be completed by the
first week in August. This means that
this fleet, If 1t does actually go to the
far east, cannot reach there before
December.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-07
MOHONK
Conference on Interna-
tional Arbitration.

Mohonk Lake, N. Y, June 2.-The
session this evening of the second day
of the tenth annual Mohonk Lake con-
ference on international arbitration
was devoted to the interests of business
men and institutions to the subject.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff of Philadel-
phia, read paper embodying the re-
port of a special committee appointed
to bring the question of international
arbitration before the business or
eanizations of the country. He stated
that the business men and the business
bodies of this country have endorsed
the great principles of settling interna-
tional disputes through international
arbitration.
Thirty-seyen business organizations
in little over one year have un-
qualifiedly placed themselves on record
in favor of the principle and at least
four; The Boston Chamber of Com
merce; the Philadelphia Trades
eaeue: the Little Rock board of
trade and the Business Mems AS
sociation of Springfield, ILL.,, have ap-
polnted permanent dnu active .Co.Anli.-
tees ON international arbitration. A
number of bodies, from the cities of
New York, Philadelphia. Boston. Bal
timore, New Orleans, Milwaukee.
Providence, Columbun O., Scranton,
Pa, Albany apd Wilmington are rep
resented at this conference.