The Daily Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 20, 1895 Page: 3 of 4
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Pour Brave Men Leap Grimly to
Their Doom.
iTRAlK RACES WITH FOREST FIRES.
l ll«n Tree AI tit out Brings A boat
Horror--Woods In the Pmihandle of
Idaho IUhzIuk Over Vast
Areas- Heavy Ih>smcs.
I Denver, Colo., Aug. 2 '.—A special to
th* Kcwh from Spokano, Wash.. says;
SftiBsngers on the west-bound Great
Northern train had a narrow escape
from death last night. The train had
passed through a fiery furnace of burn-
ing forests foi* a distance of ten mtlea
and when It reached the Little Spokane
river, about twenty miles east of this
city, a huge tree fell across the track
from the mountain above, Just as the
train was passing. The engine struok
ilt, causing the train to stop so sudden-
|ly as to throw the passengers violent
ly from their seats. The burning tree
was dragged partially under the cars,
and for a moment the train toppled to
one side, until It almost went Into
|160 foot chasm on the other side. So
Intense was the heat from the forest
Are that the coaches blistered and al-
most took tire. The passengers for a
time were panic stricken and but for
the coolness of the train crew, they
would have rushed Into certain death.
The burning tree set fire to the mall
and baggage cars but the flames weft*
extinguished with water from the
trees. With axes the track was clear-
ed and the train succeeded In reaching
bore, badly damaged. The flres have
now reached south along the line of the
Great Northern and contlne with un
abated vigor Millions o Teet of tim-
ber have already been destroyed. In
the section where the flames are now
burning, are several small settlements,
aiul a good many settlers are scatter-
ed throughout the timber and fears
are entertained for their safety. In
the northern panhandle of Idaho,
wild and uninhabitable wilderness, the
tire Is rapidly licking ud the vast tlm
ber Never before in the history of the
northwest have the fires caused such
havoc.
W. McCreary, superintendent
bridges for the Northern Pacific, ar-
rived here tonight. He confirms the
report of the death of four men. They
were bridge carpenters and had gone
out on a long bridge to extinguish the
Are and falling to do so. they sought
to return, only to find their retreat cut
off They leaped from the bridge Into
the chasm, 136 feet below, and were
dashed to death.
of Thtlr Series of .fo'nt h
Heard at LiuUrtite.
Louisville. Ky. Aug. Long before
o'clock every one of the 3.0W chairs
In the auditorium was taken by citi-
zens who had gathered to listen to the
first of the twelve Jolpt discussions
between Wm. O. Bradley and P. W.
Hardin, Republican and Dfvooftlo
candidates for governor. The seats
were divided between the partisans of
the aspirants. On the stage 400 seats
on a raised platform were provided for
distinguished people. Thesechalrs were
occupied by men well known In state
pollt lea,many of them being candidates
on the respective tickets. When Mayor
Tyler called the assemblage to order,
standng room was at a premium.
When General Hardin came to the
stage there was a cheer but partisans
of Bradley were more demonstrative.
Mayor Tyler In a few words called
the meeting to order and Introduced
Oeneral Hardin. On the subject of fi-
nance he said he opposed the policy
of London and New York bankers
shaping the policy of the Republican
party. Before the convention the Dem-
ocrats as Individuals claimed the riffht
to express themselves and he still
claimed th^L right. The remainder of
General Hardin's speech was a review
of the state government under Dem-
ocratic rule.
It was 9:25 o'clock when Colonel Brad
ley was Introduced and his partisans
gave him an ovation. He began by
saying that he would not discuss dead
lsasues nor would he talk of the war.
He favored the gold stadard and an
International agreement. Colonel
Bradley spoke for one hour and a half
being frequently applauded. General
Hardin closed In a fifteen minute
speech.
OTHERS IIKSIDH8 MATT RANSOM.
LEAVES DEATH IN ITS WAKE.
Terrible Wind, Rain «• « Electrical Storm
Strikes Plttubnrg, P«.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 20.—Last night
atorm was the most terrific and de-
structive that has visited this city for
years. It came without warning and at
a time when the parks were filed with
people and the river with boats, crowd
ed with exeurstonlsts. As far as ii
known at this time, three lives were
l0A score of perso-ns were injured, two,
It Is thought, fatally, and property-
damaged to the extent of $100,000. The
dead are:
ARCHIBALD SCOBIE.
MILLIE LINBAUGH, cook on the
He Offers Suggestions to Silver
Democrats-
TROUBLE IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT,
Who Is Responsible for the Present State
at Adults Is not Known-Colored
Knights of I'ythl S"l>urr nt
Cue Tskes Recess.
steamer.
LAD LKKFER, drowne.l.
Unknown woman from Point bridge.
Those probably fatally injured are
Patrick Shea, fireman of the West Knd
Electric railway power house and John
A. Adams, conductor on Second avenue
line. At the least twenty others were
Injured more or less seriously by being
hit by flying debris.
The storm struck the city about 10
o'clock and was over In about half
hour, but in that short time death and
widespread destruction were left In Its
track. Rain came down In torrents and
was accompanied by vivid lightning
and a terrific wind. Houses were un
roofed trees uprooted and fences and
outhouses demolished. So tremendous
was the force of the tornado that the
steamers LUd Keefer, Little Bill and
Arlington were overturned and many
barges, coal boats and small crafts
were torn from their moorings and sent
adrift.
CASTLK 1IOI.MKS IS DCKMB.
Incondlnrles, It l Supposed, Kmponslble
for the Conflagration.
Chicago, Aug. 20.—H. H. Holmes'
•Castle" which Is said to have been the
scene of numerous murderF by the
owner, was discovered to be on Are at
12:30 this mernlng After an hour's
hard work the firemen succeeded In get-
ting the flames under control, but not
until the building was practically rjiln-
ed. The fire originated In a restaurant
on the first floor.
Discoveries made toaiy lead to the
belief that last night's fire in the
Holmes "Castle" was of Incendiary ori-
gin Several people living near the
burned building saw two men enter the
'•'•use shortly before the fire broke out
and leave with great haste. A search
of the place revealed half a can of gaso-
line in a secret stairway leading to the
basement. A fearch is being made for
the men.
I.1TTLK HARVEY CATCHES IT,
Hall and Wind Combine to Flaay Havoo
with Crops and Untitling!.
Newton. Kas., Aug. 2C—A destruct-
ive hail storm passed over Harvey
county this evening doing great dam-
age to crops. Sugar cane Is ruined
and fruits of all kinds, especially peach
es which are now ripening, will be a
total loss. Corn, which promised the
blseggest yield in a decade, will probab-
ly vleld only a half crop. The damage
in Newton will be heavy. Not a w n-
dow light on the north side of a bund-
ing In town was left and every sky-
light is broken. The wind blew a gale
and demolished the carriage factory,
an Ice house and numerous buildings.
The fall of rain was two Inches.
D1K8 OK HIS INJURIES
(Juration as lo the Locality af Ills Appoint-
ment A «et« Certain lodge..
Washington, Aug. 20.—The recent de
elslon of the acting attorney general,
that ex-Senator Ransom's appoint-
ment as minister to Mexico was uncon-
stitutional because he was appointed
while serving aa senator In the con-
gress which raised the salary of the
Mexican minister, has started reports
that various other officials are illegally
holding office for the same reason.
Among the cases mentioned is that of
Judge McKenna. who. serving as a
member of the Fifth-second congress,
was appointed circuit Judge of north-
ern California. But as the nine addi-
tional circuit Judges were created by
the preceding congress (although Mr.
McKenna was a member of the con-
gress) the constitutional Inhibition, It
Is held, does not apply agalnsrhlm.
AUKD JURIST DIES.
Associate Justice William Strong Pass-
ed Away.
Lake Minne waska, N. Y., Aug. 20—
Associate Justice Strong of the su-
preme court died here at 2:10 o'clock
this afternoon.
Ex-Justice Strong was brought to
Lake Mlnnewaska several weeks ago.
suffering from catarrhal affection of
long standing. His system was also
greatly weakened by a fall down a
flight of stairs at Ills home In Washing-
ton agout three months ago. Since
his arrival here Judge Strong has lain
In a semi-comatose slate from which he
rallied only at Intervals. Yesterday
he had a stroke of paralysis which af-
fected the left side. He also suffered a
recurrence of the catarrhal fever, and
again became uncounscious until death
ensued this afternoon, lie was about
87-years-old.
ARTIST GIBSON TO «EI>.
Young Man Who Crcxt.d III. "American
Olrl" to tirl One.
New York. Aug. 20—The New York
Herald says the announcement Is made
of the engagement of Miss Irene Lang-
home of Richmond, Va., to Charles
Dint (llbson, t_he New York artist. The
liate of the wedding is not fixed Both
Miss Langhorne and Mr. Gibson are at
Narragansett Pier. Miss Langhorne is
a noted southern beauty and has many
friends and admirers in Baltimore,
where she has frequently visited. She
Is a daughter of Mr. C. n. Langhorne
of Richmond, and her mother Is of the
well-known Keen family of Plttsyl
vania county, Virginia. She Is also
niece of Mrs. John H. Lewis of Lynch
burg. Va., author of th, Christmas
story, "The Confederate Doll." publish
ed in the Weekly Sun some years ago,
and which ellcted widespread eommen
datlon. Besides being a great beauty
Miss Langhorne Is possessed of decided
literary and artistic gifts. A few years
ago she led In the Patriarch's ball In
New York.
KITE FLYER IS TAKEN UP.
t'romlnenl Mlasouclan Catches a Fatal Fall
In St. Lonll.
fit. Louis, Aug 20.—Alex C. Sher-
wood. member of the state Democratic
executive committee from the Thir-
teenth district, died early this morning
from an accident that occurred at the
Jockev club house at the fair grounds
last night. He fell over a low railing
on the club house steps to thirty feet
below, fracturing his left arm In two
places and breaking his shoulder In ad-
dition to sustaining Internal injuries.
lost as Many as Fifty,
Havana, Aug. 20-A severe engage-
_.nl u is reported in official circles,
has been fought at Arillao. In the de-
partment of Santa Clara. The Insur-
surgenttf are Raid to have lost fifty and
on the government ilde elfht wert
killed or wounded.
<just of Wind Struck the Kite anil fulled
lllm Skyward.
Winona, Minn., Aug. 20—Charles M
Barber, a yuong man of this place, Is
the hero of an adventure which came
near resulting In his death. He was res-
cued by a boatman and Is now none the
worse for his aerial trip.
It has cured him of kite flying, which
has become one of the recognized sports
of the place, and has demonstrated that
a big kite resembles to a certain extent
a dynamite factory or a loaded gun In
point of danger.
Barber yesterday finishes making
gigantic kite eight feet In hight, and
this afternoon was flying It on the river
bank. There was a high wind, and af-
ter the kite had gotten well up Into the
air it became unmanageable.
In order to handle it better, Barber
tied the string, brown wrapping twine,
around his body. Just as he did so a
gust of wind In the upper region
caught the kite, and it gave a tug
which lifted Barber from his feet and
pulled him Into the air.
Higher and higher he went, and In
less time than It takes to tell It, was
over the river about 200 feet in the air,
the kite then being almost over him.
Barber's weight was now too much for
the kite to sustain, the gust of wind
having passed over, and the young man
began to drop slowly to the river, which
at this point is nearly a mile wide.
He struck the water with a splash,
but was kept up by the kite until a
boatman could rescue him.
The kite flying craze is on in full
force here, and on a windy day it is
no uncommon thing to see hundreds of
them in the air ftt the same time.
BASEBALL OAME8.
National L«a«ue.
At Chicago—Plttuburirh. 5: Chicago. 2.
At Washington—Baltimore,12; Washington,!.
At Brooklyn—New York. 8; Brooklyn, 4
fcecond game—Bronklyn, 10; New York. I.
At Cleveland—Cleveland, ft; Cincinnati, 2.
At St. Louis-St Louis. 8: LouUvllle, 5.
At Philadelphia —Philadelphia, 9; Bos-
ion, 7.
Washington, Aug. 20Ex-Senator
Butler of South Carolina called today
on Senators Jones and Harris, mem-
bers of the xecutlve committee appoint-
ed by the recent Democratic silver con-
ference, and suggested the following
propositions to be advocated by the
•liver Democrats I
First. Repeal the tax on State bank
Circulation.
Second. Admit silver to coinage at
an equality with gold at the ratio of
16 to 1.
Third. Retire all greenbacks and
coin certificates.
Fourth. Require national banks to
surrender their charter and permit
them to take out state charters under
national supervision.
Fifth. Stop the Issuance of long time
bonds by the government. The reve-
nues should be enough to support the
government. But If It Is necessary to
issue bonds they should be of small
denomination in order that our own
people can invest their savings In them.
WAR DEPARTMENT TROUBLE.
The war department is In almost
dally receipt of complaints from the
disbursing officers in the various river
and harbor districts concerning the de-
lay In forwarding money from the
treasury department In response to
their requisitions. Theae complaints
represent that in many Bases contract-
ors and laborers are clamorous for
money which In some cases has been
due for three or four months.
The war department officials are re-
luctant to discuss the question but
admit that complaints are made and
that instead of being confined to any
one or two districts they are quite gen-
eral. There has been especial criticism
from the Detroit and St. Louis dis-
tricts in each of which the government
Is In arrears to the extent of about
$150,000.
The war department officials say the
responsibility for this state of affairs
is not theirs. It has been the prac-
tice heretofore for the engineer officers
in charge of the river and harbor work
in the various districts to send in their
requisitions at or about the beginning
of each month for the money supposed
to be necessary to meet the expenses
of the month. The chief engineer for-
wards them promptly giving full cre-
dence to the times of estimates of sub-
ordinate officers in the fleld but the
treasury department, It is said, now
shows a disposition to withhold settle-
ment longer than was formerly the
case. War department officials com-
plain that this has had the effect of
keeping the government in arrears to
employes, of causing criticism of their
department and of hardship to pv*sons
dependent u.non this work. In the case
of the work In the Detroit district, for
instance, it is represented that General
George Poe in charge of the work there,
was compelled to send two telegrams
urging attention to his requisitions be-
fore he could get the money upon them.
Rumor placed the amount of requisi-
tions withheld at from $5,000,000 to $6,-
000,000. but the chief of the warrant
division of the treasury, when seen,
said this report was an exaggeration
and that his books show only a little
over $60,000 in requisitions standing un-
paid.
The requisitions for river and harbor
work come from the war department
and when indorsed as immediately nec-
essary are, according to Mr. Lennan,
forthwith paid over to the engineer in
charge. It was the custom, is was ex-
plained. at the treasury department
under the administration of Secretary
Foster, to issue warrants for requisi-
tions of officers In charge of river and
harbor work on their receipts, but
under Secretary Foster's direction
change was ordered, by which the
amounts standing to the credit of dis-
bursing officers were reduced from over
$40,000.0(H) to $20,000,000. This change
was the result of an investigation
which showed that requisitions were
often made by disbursing officers for
large sums when their balances were
large and there was. it Is stated, ab-
solutely no Immediate use for the
money which they called. The result
of the change in methods, treasury of-
ficials say. has been to keep in the
available balances of treasury many
mllllnos which under the former sys-
tem. would have been tied up as credit
balances to the accounts of the dis-
bursing officers.
The books of the warrant division
show at present that payment on ac-
count of river and harbor work are
unusually heavy. Over $1,100,000 was
paid to disbursing officers last month,
and over $2,600,000 for the nineteen days
for the present month, or at the rate
of $30,000,000 a year. The appropria-
tions for the fiscal year ending July
1. 1895. were $20,043,000 and for the pres-
| ent year ending July 1, 1895, they ag-
j gregated $11,452,000.
COLORED KNK.1ITN ill PI T H I AS.
Strict and Kffectual cimff* > and Fire Who-
ever la Cm light I'm' -ng H«tw-
Chicago, Aug. 20—A*.other report has
reached here concerning the proposed
agreement of the Trunk Lino presi-
dents. It is to the efTect that the rate
making and rate maintaining powers
•of the roads are to be placed in the
hands of a board of governors consist-
ing of nine persons. This board Is to
have absolute power to examine books,
(Vouchers and accounts of any road In
the association suspected of rate cut-
ting. If the suspicion ahouN be sup
ported by the records, the officials re^
sponsible for the cutting, be they high
or low, are to be instantly discharged.
There are sixteen roads In the asso-
ciation so that the provision has been
made foa a representation of a major-
ity of them on the governing board.
The pooling * as been abandoned until
it can be carried out legally and until
& pooling agreement can be enforced
In the courts. The Idea of Joint agen«
cles has also been abandoned and
%ach road Is to be allowed to work a?
hard as It pleases for the business and
take all it can get, as long as It does
not cut rates. It Is believed that the
strict enforcement o fthe provision call
lng for the discharge of officials who
cut rates, will be effective in maintain-
ing tariff rates.
It was reported today on what ap-
peared to be excellent authority, that
negotiations are now pending for the
consolidation of the Pullman and Wag-
ner sleeping car companies. The over*
tures for the consolidation are said to
have been from the Wagner company.
George H. Pullman denies that there
was anything In the story as far as he
knew, but by some railroad men the
denial is regarded as a diplomatic one.
they claiming that neither party to the
alleged consolidation will admit it un-
til it has been carried through.
The Union Pacific having agreed to
arrangements made by the western
roads for harvest excursions, they wlH
be run on the plan previously announc*
«d. The rate will be one fare going,
with a certificate attached to the re-
turn ticket entitling the purchaser to
a return ticket on the payment of $..
The going dates will be August 29,
September 10, and 24. and the return-
ing dates will be September 13, 20 and 11
and October 4 and 15.
Bxplosion of a Steam Boiler Scat-
ters Ruin.
flRE RAGES AMONG THE DEBRIS.
Jaine* Murphy l* lt uted Before the
Firemen's Byes—Are Twenty Ftoe
MIkkIiir and head—So llope
of Kent ulng any Alive.
1M mm is Pottawatomie touty.
26 miles east knd 6 miles south of
Oklahoma City, 10 miles from Shaw-
Dee. 100 acres of bottom land, 50
acres in corn. 2 acres in cotton, extra
good crops ;2 good log houses com-
bined, each 14x16, log barn 14x21;
log stable 14x38; a smoke house, a
good well of tine water, 26 acres of
hog tight pasture, 40 acres of cattle
pasture, All land fcnced, three to
seven wires, 3 acres bearing orchard,
apple, peach and cherry; 4 acre in
grapes and blackberries; 30 acrcs
post oak timbor, good quality. All
Denvc. Aug. 20—The Oumry hotel,
1725 to 17S3 Lawrence street, \va
wrecked by a terrible explosion short-
ly afiei mldnignt this morning and It la | crops go with the land except 15
estimated (hat from twenty lo forty acre8 of the corn. Claim and im
llv. 3 have been lost, 'i lie cause of th« ,)rovemoiltg good as represented,
rasltr is believed to have been an H*" , .... B r
plosion of the boilers. The entlr. | Inquire at this office.
rear portion of tho hotel Is an lnde- «_ur>« i.i.
scrlble mass of brick and scattered J nerlH 8 nan.
beams and twisted Irons. Notice ts hereby given, that by virtue of au
After the expllslon the vicinity of the execution Issued by the clerk of tho district
building was loaded with minute atoms court of the third Judicial dlstrlctofOklaho-
of powdered brick and mortar, making I ma territory,within and tor Oklahoma county,
the wo;k or rescue very difficult as the | in an action wherein Win. Murphy is plaintiff
firemen were suffering. The latter
•worked heroically to rescue the vic-
tims of the catastrophe, under a mass
of ruins, fully twenty feet high, whose
moans and cries for help could be heard
for blocks, adding to the tearfulness of
the calamity. Fire I roKe out In tho
ruins and the i scuers had t leave
their posts to siito themselves and the
horror of the nfTilr la almost indescrlb
able as the flames fp.e id In all direc-
tions and finished Ih- work which the
explosion hrd begur.
Heart rending shrieks rose from
every portion of the great mass of
and Wm. K. Evans, defendant, 1 will at
2 o'clock p. m. on the39th duy of August.
1). ir«r>, at the east door of the court
house In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma county.
Oklahoma territory offer for sale at public
auction t'e following described real estate,
to-wlt;
Lot number three (3),In the southwest M ofsee.
three (3), town eleven (11), range three (3) west,
commencing at the northwest corner of
(he sw1, of sec. three (3), town 11. range
3 west, thence south on section line live
hundred and thirty-seven (KIT) feet, thence
east to the center of the channel of the
North Fork, Canadian river, thence down
tho middle of the channel of said river to a
wreckage. Several cf the Injured had point due east of the place of beginning,
been taken out before the flames start- thence west to place of beginning, contain-
ed the work of destruction and at 6 lng 4.01 acres.
o'clock this morning eight of the guests the soutliwost (Xiofseo. three®, town eleven
and servants had been accounted for, (III. range three (3) west, commencing 'i*Oi
many of them very seriously Injured. footsouth of the northwest corner (at a cer-
RESCUED BY FIREMEN I tain elm treo) of tho southwest X of sec.
Among the dead are Peter Oumry, three (8). town eleven «.<••
proprktor, and R. O. Grenler. clerk. | west, thence south on seetl'on 1 In.>JoU
MUST BE WITHIN KAUNINUS.
Statement Aiming; to how ItequlremenU
of Northern Fertile UeurgMtilBetlon.
Chicago, Aug. 20.—The Tribune will
say tomorrow: During the past few
weeks there has been a great deal said
in the newspapers in regard to the
Northern Pacific railroad and the rival
plans for Its reorganization.
While it Is of great public Interest
that such an Immense property should
be lifted from bankruptcy and placcd
on a solvent basis, it Is very evident
that any organization, to be success-
ful, must be made on the plan of plac-
ing the fixed charges of annual interest
within the limit the company can earn,
over and above operating expenses,
taxes, etc.
The Northern Pacific system con-
sists of about 4.600 miles of railway
of which about 3,500 miles are owned
by the company and covered by its
mrtgages and about 1.100 mile are leas-
The leased lines are covered by
mortgages which have been guaran-
teed by the Northern Pacific company.
During the fiscal year ending June 30,
1894, the net income wis 769,751. The
annual charges were $4,262,780. The
luUers sum must be provided for ahead
of any interest, on the second, third
and consolidated mortgage bonds. Tha
difference between these two sums,
$493,028. show the loss Incurred by the
receiver after paying the Interest on
first mortgage and other preferred
claims.
The receivers debentures, now
amounting to aboet $11,000,000. are a
first lien, at least ahead of the mort-
gages In default.
The year ending June 30, 1894, was a
bad one for railways and as the con-
dition of business Is improving the Jnisi
ness of the Northern Pacific for the
year ending June 30, 1895. should show
a large increase over the previous
year. The statements for the term dur
ing which the receivers have operated
the railway, from August 16, 1893, to
May 31, 1895, twenty-one and a half
months, show after paying Interest on
receivers certificates, first lien bonds,
collateral trust notes and certain other
bonds, there was a surplus of $297,846
The interest on receivers certificates
is constantly increasing with the
amount of additional certificates is
sued and Is much more than in the
previous year.
The earnings of the eleven months
ending May 31, 1895, were $5,311,921.
From these earnings there must first
be deducted amounts paid for rentals,
Interest on receivers certificates, first
lien bonds, collateral trust equipment
notes, etc. which aggregate $5,115,789.
To this sum must be added the earn
lngs of the leased lines which must
go to the bondholders of said lines,
which amounts to $592,698. These two
amounts aggregate $5,708,377 6f out-
lays against $5,311,921 of net income,
showing an actual loss for the eleven
months of the present year of $386,346.
GLASS wokkkhs' wage scales.
The front part of the building was oc-
cupied by guests and others, who were
rescued by the firemen, having been
taken out with ladders Up to 6 a. m.
twelve bodies had been taken from the
ruins.
At 8 a. m the engines were still pour-
ing water upon the burning ruins. Out
of forty or more people who were cer
tlnly In the hotsl when the explosion
occurred, nine were gotten out safely,
three were rescued with more or less
serious Injuries and the others unques-
tionably lay dead beneath the wreck-
age. Firemen labored at the work of
excavation, but such was the magnl
tude of their task that it must be many
hours and perhaps days, before the
uncertain horrors of that heap of de-
struction could be fully told.
Jose Manual of Cairo, Ills., was res-
cued at 2:30 o'clock, after an hour's
Tliey Hope Soon to Imve Their Tangled
Hiiflliiemi Affair* Set in Order.
Chicago. Aug. 20—The colored
Knights of Pythias are not anticipat-
ing much trouble in spite of the fact
that the affairs of their supreme lodge
have been placed in the hands o f a re-
ceiver. The eight blennal session of
the bupreme lodge opened today, the
first session being occupied by the com-
mittee on credentials in checking up the
credentials of delegates. These num
ber 162 and represent twenty-eight
states as well as the West Indies .Dele-
gates expressed themselves satisfied
that their legal troubles would be set-
tled in short order and the affairs of the
organization taken out of the courts.
Western League.
At Kansas Cltv—Kansas City 11; St. Paul. 4
At Tcrre llauto—Terre Haute. 8; Orend
fvapld . «• Seeond game -Terre Haute, 8,
(Jrand Rapid*. 3.
At Detroit—indianapolis. IB; Detroit, a.
We«tera Association.
At St. Joseph—Sk JAseph. IS; Peoria. I.
At Denver— Rockford. 17; Denver, 11
At Lincoln—Lincoln. It; Jacksonville, I.
rnHsenger lloat Run Down.
Hamburg, Aug. 20.—A boat contain-
ing twenty-five passengers was run
down and sunk today by the steamer
Soncordla, from Sttdt. Seventeen p*r-
•oos were drowMf*
K EC ESS IN DUBRANT CASE.
Meanwhile IIIn < ouncll have lllgli Hopes of
a Change of Venae.
San Francisco, Aug. Superior
Judge Murphy was too ill today to pro
ceed with the trial of Theodore Dur-
rant for the murder of Blanche Lamont
A recess was declared until Thursday
It Is said that counsel for the defense
are preparing affidavits In support of
a new motion for a change of venue on
the ground of Impracticability of get
ting an impartial Jury in San Francisco
If the motion Is granted it Is said that
they will endeavor to have Santa Rosa
selected as the scene of the trial.
FKIILST ACCUSED OF ASSAULT,
l ather linker Arrested in St. Joseph, Mo
on a Ornve Charge.
St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 20—Rev Fath
er Baker, a Catholic priest and mission
ary worker In northwest Missouri, was
arrested In this city today charged
with assault with Intent to commit
rape. The warrant on which the arrest
was made was issued In Harrison coun_
ty, Missouri, and the offense is allege"
to have been committed last Thursday,
Father Baker denies the charge,
Meeting >
southwest corner of sec. 3, town 11, range 3
west, thence east to the center of the channel
of tho North Fork Canadian river, thence
down the mlddlo of said chaunelof said river
to a point due east of the place of beginning,
thence due west to pluce of beginnlng;in Ok-
lahoma county, Oklahoma territory.
Given under iny hand this 27th day of July,
A. 1>. me. 0. h. dkkord,
BherlfT.
By C. A. Randall, Under Sheriff. 29
Sheriff's Sale.
I Territory of Oklahoma, t g
County of Oklahoma, S
John Dolak,
I Elisabeth Wolf,
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of an
I execution to me directed and delivered, and
now In my hands, Issued out of the clerk's of-
hard work, and It w.« thS considered Act of the Third judklal
certain that no more of the victims | ritory of Oklahoma, in and for the county of
could be allv.e.
GOING OVER THE REGISTER.
A. E. Irwin, night clerk, who, with
Barkeeper William Rubbe. had a tnlr
aculous escape, went over the register
for the last few days this morning, and
deavored to call to irilnd the occu-
He says
Oklahoma, upon a Judgment rendered In said
court In favor of John Dolak and against Eli-
zabeth Wolf. 1 have levied upon tho follow-
ing described real estate of said defendant#
to-wlt:
Lots numbered nine (0), ten (10), eleven (Li/
„ . twelve (131. thirteen (13), fourteen(14) and flf-
there were 'hetwi£n"flfty 'ITnd fifty-five teen (15), in block I1 ',||)oro^ of Okla
people registered, and sixteen were oc- South Oklahoma addition to the city of Okla
cupylng back rooms where It was more I horna City,Oklahoma County, Oklahoma ler-
difTlcult to escape. How many of them I ritory, together with all the improvemente
were saved it Is Impossible to state, but I Hj0roon#
it is known that several who were in Autl th.lt I shall, on Monday, the 2d day of
ttie back portion of the building m&n&g- s t ber A ^ 1^95 ttt 2o'clock p.m. ofaald
as follows: luhoma City, In s ld county and territory.
General Charles Adams, Manitou, pr0Ceod tosolltlie rlg-ht. title and Intereatof
Colo.; A. I.. HIante, Florence, Colo.: the ^imyu named Ellisheth Wolf lu nd to the
Marlon P. Hawley, clerk. Union Pacific al)ovo described property, to satl.fy said
road; James Murphy, contractor. Den. . t , cost, amounting to$16.10, slx-
lar^'cen^a.''cUy ;V£ C?r^p£ tlTlCand Urn cents, together with al.
pl)lo; L Calkins; Mr. and Mrs. Hughs, accruing costs of sale, and Interest on the
and two others, doubtful; — Edwards, I same from the dayof iw..
Boulder; Herman Ludders; Mrs. Wolfe, |at tho rate of per cent per annum, at
and daughter; A. W. Robert and wife, pubnc aucti0n, to the highest bidder fer cash.
Colorado Springs; E. F. McCloskey, c. H. DKFdan,
Conon City; three chambermaids and | sheriff of Ok lahom county.
Ill l>e Hekl this Week to Finish
Their Settlement.
Pittsburg. Pa., Aug. 20—The final
settlement of the wage scales in the dif-
ferent lines of the glass trade that have
not not yet been adjusted are to be con-
sidered at conferences arranged for
this week in Pittsburg. Thousands of
workers will be affected by the settle-
ments If they.are mad<\ and a prospect
for a start of all factories now idle are
unusually bright and flres for the com-
ing year will likely be lighted in the
different union factories of the country
on Sept. 1.
The prescription, stopper grinding,
pressed ware, iron mould and engrav-
ing scale are to be considered In con-
ference this week. The prescr'ntion
branch, which affects over 3,000 men,
and stopper grinding for the eastern
district with a like number of men In-
terested, will come up In conference be-
tween committees of workers and man-
ufacturers at th Monongahela house
tomorrow.
The wage scales for the Green Bottle
league, composed of about 1.000 skilled
workers In the country, will be consid-
ered at a conference to be held her?
this week.
The wage committees of the window
glass manufacturers and of the platers
will confer again Friday and make an-
other effort to arrange a scale for the
next year that will affect at least 10.00C
men.
In all these three branches of th«
glass trade fully 50,000 workers will bo
Interested.
WON'T
Chinese lio
'T illl. I INVKST1UATK.
Anterl*
lent Killed tint till1
mn anil Ilritl .ti t oniiulft
Shanghai, Aur.20.—A despatch to the
Mercury from Foo Chow says It 1s re-
ported on good authority there tha
the Chinese government has refuse,
to allow the American and Itdltlsh
consuls, Mr. J. Hlxaon and Mr. T.
Mansfield, who accompanied the com-
mission appointed to Investigate the
recent massacres of missionaries and
their families at Ku Cheng, to mak«
, .my inv nation Into the clrcum-
nunc ■ of the maisaore.
one bellboy.
Among those whose names were reg-
istered yesterday were; W. C. McClain,
"Mrs. McClain and child, and Henry
Sloan and Mrs. Sloan of Huron. Kan.
They were taken down by ladders, but
were more or less Injured.
The force of the explosion was so
great that for two blocks on Lawrence
street and for distance on Larimer
Street every window in business blocks
lies shattered in pieces upon the pave-
ment.
I PROPERTY LOSS.
I The total loss caused by the explo-
sion and fire Is about $75,000. The
Oumry hotel was worth about t25,000
and had $8,000 worth of furniture. It
is a total wreck, but was insured for
'"The McMann block which stands
next to the Oumry, was also heavily
damaged. It is owned by Colonel E. F.
Bishop and was built in 1890. It Is a
four-story pressed brick front and la
occupied throughout by the A. Lillll-
blade Furniture company. The whole
rear end of this building was ruined
The loss on (he building is about <26,-
000. as the building will have to be
torn down. This block is insured for
$15,000. The stock of A. Lllliblade, val-
ued at $30,000, Is only partially a loss.
RUINS READY TO FALL.
A portion of the hotel Is still standing
gaunt and sinister, constantly threat-
ening to crash down upon those delv
lng in the ruins at any moment. The
search for victims has been carried on
with the utmost energy constantly
Bince the explosion occurred, and Is be-
lng continued tonight with the aid of
twenty arc lights. Flames broke out
afresh in the wreckage tonight and the
fire engines are again pouring forth
water, still further Impeding the work
of rescue. _
LIKT REACHES TWENTY-FIVE.
The list of dead and missing now
numbers twenty-five, making the dis-
aster the worst that ever occurred In
the city. Up to 7:30 tonight only seven
■bodies had been recovered, being those
of Manager Orelner and his wife,
clasped In each other's arms; Oore
Burt, a uock Island railroad conduct-
or Mrs. George R. Wolfe and daugh-
ter; Fred Huhbold of Elizabeth, la.,
and Will Richards, the elevator boy of
the hotel.
Among the missing Is now Included
Elmer I'lerce (not I,usher) the night
engineer, ,who Is said to have re-enter-
ed the hotel Just before the explosion
occurred. It Is to this man's careless-
ness that the disaster is attributed.
The bodies of Peter Oumry and Oen-
eral Adams are still in the ruins.
Judge James Olynn, who was at first
supposed to have been In his room at
the hotel, turns out to be at Holyoke,
Colo., where he was spending Sunday
with friends. .
\ vast throng surrounds the building
on every side, pressing forward as far
as the Are ropes will allow The police
are constantly guarding against any-
one slipping through the lines on ac-
count of th, danger that the building
PH y fall-
Dated at Oklahoma this 1st day of August
1885.
Uy 0 A 1UMDAI.L, Under Sheriff.
PobUcatlOD Notice.
Territory of Okl ''Otna, I _g
Oklahoma Co-oity. I
In the District Cc urt for uuid county.
fjruir
ryiief.
Defendant, j
To the defendant In the above entitle
cause: .
You are hereby notified that you have been
sued In the aboye court by tho said plaintUf,
and that there Is now on die In tho office of
the clerk of said court tho f
tltlon of said plaintiff, N*-'
McKlnstry, ipraylng for a d'
bonds of matrimony «
and her. and that she hi at1
restored to her, and for gem
must answer said petition ju or before the
Uth day of September, 1895, or your default
will be entered, and said petition taken as
true and Judgment and decree will be ren-
dered as prayed.
Attest; w- KB1Yl
[seal ! Clerk of the District Court,
by T. A. Neal, Deputy.
Ed W. Stunk, Atty for 1'ltV. 2 w4
Notice to Tuke l)ei ogltlong.
Territory of Oklahoma, I
County of Oklahoma. (
Id the DlstrlctCourt In and for said
county. 1
Isabella Weiss, 1
Plaintiff. I
vs.
Joseph Weiss, .
defendant. J
To the defendant, Joseph Weiss, above
named:
You are hereby notilied that the
deposition of Morris White and other
witnesses, to be used as evidence od
the trial of the above entitled actioo,
Id said court, in behalf of the plain-
tiff Isabella Weiss, will be taken at
the office of Boothby & Warren, at
280 Broadway, in the Olty of New
York, State of New York, on Wednes-
day, the 28th of August, 1896, between
the iiours of eight o'clock in the fore-
noon and six o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, and that the taking of
the same will be adjourned from day
to day between the same hours, until
| said depositions are completed.
2 30t
Isabella Weiss,
Plaintiff.
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