Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1894, Page 9

aa ee THE EVENING STAR, MANY BURNED ALIVE Appalling Disaster in the North- western Forests. HUNDREDS MET DEATH IN THE FLAMES Towns Wiped Out and Whole Regions Devastated. >. A RAILWAY TRAIN’S RACE “Throughout the great lumber regions of northwestern Minnes»ta and northwestern Wisconsin forest fires of unusual size are Taging furiously, and as a result the loss of life is believed to be appalling. Towns have been wiped out, extensive districts laid waste, and it is believed that the num- ber of deat&s in the whole burned district may reach 1,000. So far as is known now, the estimate of the dead is as follows: Hinckley, 200; Sand- Stone, 46; Sandstone Junction, 25; Poke- gama, ©; Skunk Lake, 2); misccllaneous, 30; total, 355. The list of dead to date includes the fol- Jowing: Sandy Henderson, ten years; John Henderson, twelve years; Thomas Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Hanson, Emily Hanson, sixteen years; Charlie Hanson, nineteen years; Charles Anderson, twenty years, bank cashier; Mrs. Mattison, twenty years; Mrs. William Ginder, Dennis Riley, yard watchman; John Best, wife and four children; John Anderson and wife, two Anderson children; William Nesbitt, Saw- T. Turgeon, — Lamb in and four children, drowned: Mrs. Blanchard and two children: Dr. C. H. Kelcey of New Brighton; James Bean, mill foreman, Brernan Lumber Com- pany: B. Blanchard, wife and two chil- dren; Louis Nelson, ‘employe Eastern rail- way; Peter Robertson, Nels Robertson, M: Robertson, Robertson, child; Hoffman and wife, Emma Dolan, Belle O'Brien and Anna Wallace. Hinekley Destroyed. The walls of the sckool house, the iron fence about the tcwn hall property, the bank vault and one absolutely uninjured outhouse is all that is left to mark the site of Hinckley, where yesterday stood a score ef store buildings and a dozen times as Many dwelling houses. The story of the catastrophe which wiped Qut the material possessions that had made Hinckley a busy, prosperous little city is a short one. The town was bullt of wood. school house, erected last year at a cost of $10, and one-half the Duluth round house were the only brick structures in the elty. By one of those peculiar freaks for Which there fs no accounting the Eastern Minnesota round house and water tank, on the southwestern edge of the town, almost in the woods, escaped the flames—a circum- Stance the more remarkable from the fact that It stood directly in the path of the flames, which seem to have jumped it as Cleanly as if playing leap-frog. All Saturday forenoon the town’s people ‘were apprehensive. The smoke, rolling up from the south, told a story unmistakably Plain to those accustomed to a wooded country. The fire kept advancing, fanned by the wind, which was blowing a gale. ‘About 11 o'clock the fire company got out their engine and laid an 1,800-foot line of hose to the southern outskirts of the town. The hose was all too short for the meas- ure of protection desired, and a telegram ‘was sent to Rush City for more. Five hun- dred feet were sent, but it never reached Hinckley. The main part of the village Mes in the north fork, made by the crossing of the Duluth and Eastern tracks, the latter to th> east and the former on the west. On the west side of the Duluth track: ‘were a few small houses belonging to the Tailway employes. The firemen’s attention was mainly directed to keeping the fire Bway from them, as the main business part of the city was built in solidly just across the track. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon the fire literally jumped into the town. Its ap- proach was not gradual. It did not eat its way along, devouring everything in its path, but came in huge leaps, as if to over- take everything fleeing before it, and then burned back at its leisure. It is described by those who witnessed its onward progress at Hinckley and elsewhere as if it were forced along by cyclones of its own generation. The intense heat would develop a veritable whirlwind of flame that actually twisted off poplar trees several inches in thickness and carrying them forward for some forty to eighty rods, there to fall as fiery brands to begin the Work of devastation anew. The fire first struck Hinckley on the east side of the Duluth track and brave fighters for the first time gave up the unequal bat- tle, and, already too late in many instances, turned their attention to thelr pensonal Safety. The Eastern Minnesota train from the south had just come in, and the people of the panic stricken city fled to it for safety. A number of box carsqvere coupled on and filled and covered with men, women and children. Some were bare-headed, some ‘were coatless, some few clutched a pitiful bundle of the more precious of their port- able possessions. Families were separated. Child oined the throng and left parents. all there was a motley crowd of about » or more people. The train pulled out just ahead of the fire and succeeded in ultimately reaching Duluth. This circumstance, while fortu- Bate in a degree that cannot be estimated, made the confusion greater, for it is not known who escaped in this way and Many people are reported dead and may be in safety. Had not this number of people, largely women and children, left the doom- ed city when they did, the loss of life would have increased in a geometrical ratio, for their presence would have added immeasur- @bly to the subsequent confusion. On a Burning Trai: About the sam hour the accommodation train on the Hinckley and St. Cloud branch lef: for the latter place, with atout twenty- five passengers. Its path lies directly across the path of the fire and their situ- giton speedily became desperate. The ties ere burning, the rails were warming and the trestles wer. sagging under the train. The smoke had increased so that the en- Bineer was helpless. He could not see the train behind him. Burning trees lay on the track and were tossed aside by the engine. Suddenly the track gave way and the train toppled off on one side. No one was injured and they pressed on to Poko- gama statior, a few rods ahead. But a few feet in front of the engine was dis- covered a gorge sixty feet wide and forty feet deep, where the trestle had been burn- ed away. They succeeded in reaching the clearing about the station and escaped with & few burns and bruises. There were burn- ed along the track, however, four or fiye ple, including Dr. Kelcy of New Brigh- on, who had come up to look after his brother. In a Hopeless Condition. The people who were left in the clty were in what seemed to be an almost hopeless condition. Egress by the only means of transportation that could hope to distance the swiftly-advancing flames was out of estion. » men had been fighting fire for hours nd the women and children were in a pan- ic-stricken condition. Many of them were of the more ignorant population, for a very large percentage of the people who got out t Northern railroad were of the more intelligent class. Horses were harnessed to buggies and Wagons. Women and children were hur- fledly loaded. In some cases attempts were to carry off some household goods, t instances the people had no ught but for their lives. ”) of them left town on foot €r in vehicles, plunsing into the woods to She north across the Grindstone river, Which skirts the town on the north. They Were literally fleeing betore the pursuing demon of fire. Over the hill that rises he- Wind the Grindstone is a camp, and to this ost of the people with teams headed, but {t proved no protection. The fire gave them ®o opportunity to go further. Some abandoned their teams and ran ito the lower portions of the morass, but the fire sought them out. Not one was left tell the tale, and there this morning in space of little more than four or five eres were counted over 130 corpses. There were many families of five, six and seven, and there they lay, the men gen- wally a Uttle im advance, the mother sur- rounded by her little on cut off by the most horrible of deaths. Nearly all bodies were nude, the fire having burned every vestige of their clothing and blackened and charred many of the corpses beyond recognition, and where whole familles were wipe] out as they were and some of the bodies completely incinerated, identification is absolutely out of the question. Those who fled to the north on foot fol- lowed the Duluth track and so rapid was the progress of the flames that many of them were actually burned as they fled, falling on the right of way for a distance of three miles or more. Nearly thirty bod- ies were recovered along here. Some of the foremost escaping citizens met the Duluth train coming in from the north. It was due at Hinckley at 4:50. En- gineer Jim Root was at the throttle. He stopped the train and took on board about 125 refugees, who crowded into the train, completely filling it. By this time the woods were blazing on each side of the track and as Root reversed bis throttle and started back the cars screeched and crackled in the heat. Boot ran the train back about three miles to Skunk Lake, and the people escaped from the burning cars to the water and no lives were lost, either of passengers or refugees. The people who remained in Hinckley fared the best of all. The Eastern Min- nesota tracks marked the eastern edge of the eity proper. Just beyond the road laid a tract of land, probably embracing at least ten acres. It was purchased for a gravel pit to furnish material for the fill-up ap- Proach to the company’s bridge across the Grindstone and at other points on its line. To the fact that it has been used for this purpose, almost to its exhaustion, about 100 Hinckleyites owe their lives. The whole area indicated has been excavated to a depth in the center of thirty or forty feet. There was a stagnant pool of rainwater in the center, three feet in {ts greatest depth. The pit was wide and deep and to it fled those citizens who were willing to trust to its friendly depths. There were possibly a hundred of them and in addition to the human beings a number of domestic animals. Refuge in the Pit. It was really the safest place about. Three or four hundred trunks were rolled down the sloping bank, passing the fire unscathed. The people went in there as the eastern train pulled out a few minutes af- ter 4 o’clock and there they remained until after 8, while the smoke and flames from the burning city rolled over their heads. They dashed water over each other and covered their heads with wet cloths to pre- vent suffocation. One unknown man suc- cumed to the smoke or to the terrible strain and fell into the water and was. drowned. So fer as known this was the only tragedy near the pit. Other citizens sought refuge in Grindstone river under the abutments of the two railroad bridges and the foot- bridge. The exact number cannot be known, as they were scattered along a considerable distance. That many escaped and some were drowned {is well known. Mrs. Mar- tin Martinson and her four little children were taken drowned from the water this morning. In the meantime Hinckley was burning with frightful rapidity, and within a few hours nothing was left but blackened ruins. The loss will certainly exceed a million dollars, with little insurance. Fifty Dead at Sandstone. The situation at Sandstone is even more appalling than that at Hinckley, except in point of numbers. Of the 200 people in the town one-fourth are dead. Otto Stafferfeldt reached Pine Ridge from that place last night. He says the people were just preparing to leave, when the fire closed in on three sides, and not a single berson saved a thing except his clothes. About 150 went to the river, and fifty or sixty were burned to death. At 4 o'clock yesterday morning he saw over forty bodies, charred and burned, lying on the ground. Mr. Gilroy, conductor of the Eastern Minne- sota road, says all bridges have been burn- ed. One gentleman found forty-seven bodies at Sandstone, lying uncovered in the sun. The people are destitute of everything. In addition to forty-seven bodies at Sandstone there wer twenty at Kettle River junction. Frem the stories of passengers on the limited train which burned near Hinckley the entire train crew deserve to be placed on the roll of honor for personal heroism. Engineer James Root of White Boar heads the list, and will have a thrilling story to tell if he recovers from his injuries. He was badly burned and almost blinded, and fell from his seat unconscious immediately on _getting through the fires. Fireman John McGowan was a good com- panion for him in the cab, and the other members of the crew—Conductor Jerry Sul- livan, Brakeman Monahan, Baggageman Geo. Morris and Porter Balir—were fit as- sociates for the hero, who led them into what was literally a flery furnace. A Race for Their Lives. When about two miles north of Hinckley Engineer Root first discovered that the fires, which had been raging on both sides of the track, were racing him for his life and the lives of his passengers. Cinders were flying tn every direction, and the smoke was so dense it was well-nigh im- possible to see beyond the cab window, even with the aid of the powerful headlight. At first he thought to outrun the flames, which were coming after and bearing down upon him at a sixty-mile gait. When about a mile and a half from Hinckley he dis- covered that the fire was too fast for him, having overtaken the train and overleapt it, so that the train was literally surround- ed with flames. The air was stifling, and the clothes of both engineer and fireman caught fire. McGowan leaped into the water tank, extinguished the fire in his own clothes, and then, seizing a bucket, dashed the water several times over the burning engineer. Root steadily kept at his post, although searcely able to sit upright. In the mean- time, the passengers knew nothing, but heard the roaring of the oncoming tornado of fire, and soon the glare cutside was too much for the reason of a number of them. The rear car caught fire, and as the flames overtook it and the passengers rushed head- long into the forward car Conductor Sul- livan, with his plucky associates, walked up and down the alsle, doing thelr best to soothe the frightened passengers. Leaped Into the Flames. The shrieks of the women and children, as well as the terrified shouts of the men, in- creased the terrible feelings aroused by the uproar of the flames on every hand. The windows broke from the heat, and several of the men passengers, too terrified for fur- ther self-control,’ with a terrible cry leap- ed headlong through one of the open win- dows and were swallowed up in the flames outside. Others seeing this action quickly followed, and altogether in the next ten minutes a dozen ren leaped to death in the flames in a like manner. The women, whose terror had been pitiful a few minutes before,-now came heroically to the help of the trainmen in endeavoring to soothe the frightened children, a number of whom were on the train. Backed Through the Flames. Engineer Rogt saw that there was no out- let apparently for his train ahead and con- cluded to turn back through the district al- ready burned over, tather than encounter possibly greater perils before them. He backed at a fast speed to Skunk Lake, a Iit- tle settlement five miles north of Hinckley, and the passengers deserted the burning train at that place, seeking refuge in a swamp, where they spent the night. Yesterday morning a relief train from the north brought them through Hinckley and on to St. Paul, The relief train carried a supply of hand cars, which were used in picking up the bodies of the dead along the track. One hundred bodies were picked up and brought into Hinckley before the relief train came on to St. Paul with the injured passengers and trainmen. Engineer Root Hes at his home at White Bear, too badly injured to be interviewed. His physician, however, gave the following as the story told by Root to him: “We could have run through Hinckley without trouble, but as we approached the village there were a great many people along the track who had crossed the river to get away from the fire. I stopped the train and took on as many as could board. By this time the flames were nearly upon and I started back up the track at full speed. The tire came at a terrific rate, leap- ing along on both sides of the track and rapidly gaining upon us until we were run- ning in a sea of flames. I ran back about ix miles till I came to a swamp, where I stopped and the passengers scrambled out and buried themselves in the mud and wa- ter. The cars were all thoroughly ablaze by this time, and it was but a short time be- fore they were all in ruins, even the tender of the engine being consumed.” Engineer Root was badly cut by broken glass, but his worst injuries were from in- haling the hot air and smoke. ‘The physt- clans hope that his internal injuries may not prove fatal. The party that came through the fires around Hinckley in the hand car suffered severely from burns. Their injuries, how- ever, will not prove fatal. They tell many sad stories of what they saw. One woman had evidently tried to save her five children and was overtaken by the flery flames and the whole family perished close to the rail- road track. Another case was where a mother, seeing her house in flames, ran in to save her child. Her husband aiso fol- lowed her and the walls of the house caved in before they could get out. Special trains were sent out both from Duluth and St. Paul yesterday, with full medicine stock and a staff of physicians. Range of the Flames. The losses in the neighborhood of St. Cloud, which is on the western edge of the fires, are estimated at $200,000, and from that point east and north nearly everything is burned. The fires are raging in Becker and Aitken counties, where many farm houses and grain have been lost as well as the timber. The fires are widespread and the smoke is very dense. At Duluth and West Superior the smoke is so dense that people find work difficult, while the heat is scarcely endur- able. Railroad men report inability to see as far as a hundred feet and business ts at asi stil. The fires are very severe about Mission creek, a short distance this side of Duluth. A dispatch from South Range, Wis., asking for help of West Superior, stated that the town wes threatened and a like report comes from Wrenshall, Minn. Along the Great Northern the damage is enormous. A special train carrying fire fighters was sent out of St. Cloud yesterday in response to a call for help from Milaca, but failed to reach it. At Foley, eighteen miles from St. Cloud, the fires were met, the timber in that vicinity burning furious- ly. All the country to the south and east of Bridgeman station was on fire and a high wind swept the fire before it, tall pines crashing down in the burning under- brush as the flames ate into them. The people are pantc-stricken and fear destruc- tion. The deaf and dumb child of Mr. Ellt- son, of Bridgeman, was burned to death by wandering into the fire. August Jackson was surrounded by fires on the Bloomburg farm and almost burned to death. Kennett MelLain, a farmer near Bridgeman, lost all his possessions. North of Pine City the fires are sweeping everything before them. Settlers have taken refuge Ir the marshes and the heat and smoke {s suffocating. The St. Paul & Du- luth north-bound limited is laid up there waiting to get through to Duluth. Several crews are at work repairing burnt culverts to get trains through. There is no danger in Pine City at present, and relief crews heve been sent cut from there to aid dis- tressed settlers. St. Paul Responds to Appeals. St. Paul was quick to respond to the needs of the stricken people. In an incredible skort space of time $4,000 worth of provis- ions and supplies were raised. Beginning at noon, one bakery firm alone turned out 2,307 loaves. The supplies were speedily hauled to the depot to be carried out in special trains to stricken people. Gen. Wesley Merritt, in command of the department of Dakota, U. 8S. A., issued or- ders for heepital supplies, tents, ete., for the ure of the survivors. The special relief train left St. Paul at 3:30 in charge of D. H. Moon and Jule H. Perwell, prominent merchants. The roads leading through the burned dis- trict—the St. Paul & Duluth, the Omaha and the Eastern Railway of Minnesota—did not attempt to send out their regular trains last night. One Omaha conductor stated near Barnottee he saw twenty-five humon bodies, victiins of the fire. It was also re- ported at Omaha headquarters that seventy houses at Shell Lake, Wis., had been swept away by the flames. The people of Rush City and Pine City have also responded nobly to the call for relief. The citizens of the latter place have Utilized the school hous», court house, churches and private residences for the pur- pose of giving food and shelter. The relief that is needed is clothing and food, also money to rebulld, as the people have abso- lutely nothing left. A Drammer’s Story. ©. H. Clinger of Des Motnes, a traveling man of Hartford, Conn., was a passenger en the burned train. When the train was about a mile from Hinckley coming to- ward St. Paul,” he said, “it was stopped by about 150 people from Hinckley, who had congregated on the track and warned the trainmen of the fire. “We had known that there was fire some- where around, because about 2 o'clock it became so dark that the lamps in the car had to be lighted. But this was the first we knew that we were heading right into it. The people were taken on board and the train was starting back as fast as the engine could drive it; but it was not five minutes before a gust of hot air struck the train and shattered every window in it. “The cars were soon cn fire, and every ong on board resigned himseif to his fate. ‘We used what water was in the tanks, and just as we were nearly all overcome the train stopped at a swamp, about six miles from Hinckley. We rushed into the filthy water. The men pulled their coats over their heads, and the women and children ccvered their heads with wearing apparel and took positions in front of the men, who kept pouring water over them constantly with their hats. “In this way we had to He in that filthy water, everybody buried in the mud, and our heads just above the surface from 4:15 until about 11 o'clock. But we were thank- ful for even that. All around us in the woods we could hear the cries and groans of the poor unfortunates who had no pos- sible means of escape. After it became cool enough we got out and huddled together, putting our backs against each other to keep warm, until a rescuing party arrived with hand cars about 4 o'clock Sunday morning. Two parties came to our assist- ance, one from this direction and the other from the direction of Duluth, No less than twenty-eight dead bodies were picked up right along the track between where we were and the Hinckley bridge. The Lord only knows how many more perished in the woods. “I imagine that not less than 500 persons must have lost their lives. When we took on board the people who had stopped the train near Hinckley we heard a lot more out in the woods, but could not wait for them. Two Chinese, who got under the seats on one of the cars, were burned to death. Great credit is also due to Engineer Root for the manner in which he stuck to his engine after the fire struck the train, ‘Three times he was overcome by the heat and dropped off his seat, but he scrambled to his post and stuck to it until he reacned the swamp. As he rolled out of the cab he fainted and had to be carried into the Water by the passengers whose lives he had saved.” Fires in Michigan. Forest fires are raging throughout Tus- culuca county, Michigan. At Guagetown peopi2 have ploughed around buildings to keep them from burning. Unless rain is sent soon nothing but a miracle can save the town. Michigan Central engineers who have been running on the Mackinaw division of the road for years say that the present forest fires are the worst the people of that part of the state have ever seen. Miles of swamp in the vicinity of Pinconning have been on fire for days, and the marsh has been burned deep down. z At Gladwyn a crew is kept busy fighting fire that threatens to destroy the Michigan Central roundhouse and other buildings. Sleischer’s camp, two miles out from Glad- wyn, cn the railroad track, has been burned. The fire was so hot that every light of glass tn the passenger coach of the evening train, which was passing, were cracked. Around Bay county the flames seem to be dying out. The air became free from smoke for the first time in two weeks. The Fires in Wisco: Terrible forest fires are raging in the vicinity of Rice Lake, Wis., and the town of Bashaw, fifteen miles north of there, is entirely wiped out. Bridges are partially burned, and telegraphic connections are entirely cut out from the north. The noon passerger train leaving Rice Lake at 1:30 Saturday reached as far as Bashaw, but had to return, picking up what people they could find; some of them were nearly overcome with heat and smoke and would have perished had it not been for the timely rescue. A party was sent out by special train, but only succeeded in finding one man, whom they discovered half crazed, wander- ing around in search of his family, they having been separated while escaping the flames. ‘ire started by children playing with matches In a barn destroyed twenty dwell- ings, the town hall and Methodist Church at Mucoda, Wis. Loss, $50,000, Marengo, in Ashland county, Wis., has been destroyed by fire, and 2U0 families ren- dered homeless. Arrested Charged With Murder. Albert Stout, freight agent of the Chas. Warner Company, at Wilmington, Del., has been arrested on a warrant charging him with the murder of Kate Dugan in that city, nearly two years ago. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1894—TEN PAGES. MARKSMEN AT~ SEA GiRT oO The Rifle Contests Begin at the Ranges To- day. * eis The Most Interesting’ Series of Com- petition: Ten Yearq. Expected. Know® During the Past Correspondence of the Evening Star. CAMP WERTS, SEA GIRT, N.J., September 2, 1594. At 8 o'clock tomorrow morning the fourtia annual meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle Association will commence. It will probably be the most interesting series of competitions that has been known on any American rifle range during the past ten years. Teams from New Jersey, Maine, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Con- necticut and the District of Columbia will be on the grounds throughout the week, and there will, in addition to the mem- bers of those teams, be a great congrega- tion of “individual” shots from all parts of the country. How large the attendance will be cannot now be reasonably guessed at, but it is certain that the well-defined promises made by responsible persons indi- cate the coming of such a crowd as the promoters of the first New Jersey meeting never even hoped to see here. There was a time when Creedmoor was the Mecca of American riflemen, but that day has gone, and now the magic name is Sea Girt. In 1891 the only non-Jersey teams at Sea Girt were from the District of Columbia—the brigade team and the teams of the first’and second regiments and the engineer corps. In 1892 the same teams, with one from the sixth battalion, were here again to meet Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Last year the District had its five teams, as usual, but there were no competitors, save from this most hospitable of states, on whose territory so many marksmen’ are now camped, waiting for Trumpeter Sergt. Milburn to blow “Commence firing” out of the mechanism of his battered but cherish- ed instrument. Since the close of the 1503 meeting many strong inducements have been set forth to tempt the rifle sharps,and that many have been tempted is evidenced by the city of tents erected since yesterday afternoon. Owe Much to the District. “We owe much of our success to the District of Columbia National Guard,” said Gen. Bird W. Spencer, when conversing as to the expansion of Sea Girt. “When we had but few friends in the old rifle-shoot- ing states the boys from Washington stood by us most persistently and affectionately. They have come here year after year, and by the encouragement their presence gave us and the good things they sald of us they «lid more than we can ever thank them for.” ‘That, of course, is Gen. Spencer’s way of putting it--and the statements are not, after all, exaggerations—but his modesty makes him unjust to himself and to those who have been associated with him in managing the affairs of the New Jersey State Rifle Association. Incessantly and faithfully active, Gen. Spencer is justly en- titled to great credit for his work in con- nection with the organization that has practically succeeded the old National Rifle Association; without his vigorous support the structure would probably have collapsed long ago, but now it is strong enough to stand for almost any. length of time, pro- vided it receives a feasonable amount of attention. Arrangements are now being made to acquire tracts of land adjacent to the range, and these strips will before the kext meting have targets at their shore ends; the capacity of the range is to be nearly, if not quite, doubled. The exten- sion could be used this year, for it is now sure that there will be but one target for each team in the Hilton, interstate and otker team matches. This means that the matches will take up just about twice as much time as they have in the past. Here- tofore there has been a long rest in the middie of the day, but on Tuesday the shooting will need to be almost continuous. A Great Contest Assured. Anything like comparigon as to the mer- its of the respective teams that wiil com- pete for the Hilton and interstate trophies 1s not possible at this time, but a great contest is assured. Maine has in camp fifteen solid men, who appear to be ca- pable of big scores, and who have in the preliminary practice which was had dur- ing the past day or two given their sup- porters reason for more than a little of hope. ‘They come from the clean cities of the pine tree state and from the evergreen woods—where the air !s laden with health and filled with sweet savor. Physically fine and mentally as bright as the proverbial dollar, they are fit representatives of New England. These representatives are Brig. Gen. W. S. Choate, inspector general; Col. KE. C. Farrington, team captain; Capt. M. T. Stiles of Norway; Lieut. George A. An- thoine, Biddeford; Lieut. W. A. Paul, Lew- Lieut. A. A. Chapman, Augusta; E._A. Robertson, Hampden; Sergt. . W. Cookson, Portland; Sergt.’D. W. Lovejoy, Avgusta; Corporal W. F. Cum- mings, Biddeford; Privates E. A. Guptil, Cherryfield; E. J. Cram, Biddeford; J. A. Fairbanks, Augusta; J. G. McMurray, Lew- iston; J. H. Littlefield, Lewiston. Probably the best known of these among riflemen is Judge E. J. Cram, who has laid aside his profession of justice dispensing to look for as many times as may be nec- essary through the sights of a Springfield blunderbuss at the bull's-eyes, with which the judge's bullets are on terms of inti- macy. A strong friend to the District boys when they were almost friendless at Creedmoor, he is now an object upon whom a great deal of real affection would be poured out if affection would help his shooting or in any other way do him good. Gecrgia is well represented. Only twelve men are here, and they have not had what may fairly be termed “team practice,” be- cause they are as yet new to such shooting as will be done here this week. But they hav among them several very strong shots, and may yet puzzle one or two or all of their rivals. They suffer from the great disadvantage of lacking the support of their state government, but they are calling up the white disks’ with clever regularity. They are really good fellows—gentlemen in all that the word implies—and are popuiar throughout the camp. New Jersey's Team. New Jersey's team promises to be several points better this year than ever before; it has on it some new matertal of the best quality, and in its practice developed strength that will make the calculators guess until the heavy matches are all over. All the District men are especially hopeful that Jersey—big-hearted, open-handed Jer- sey—will win something, or, at least, make a good showing. Jersey deserves to possess the earth and the fullness thereof, Pensylvania has a strong team; fully as strong as any the keystone state has ever had, and keen for thé'struggle now on. The Pennsylvanians are fresh from their state competitions at Mt. Gretna and are in perfect condition. hey are regarded as being the most dangeroas combination on the ground, except the ‘District team, which, holding the champion: of the United States (to say nothing of the Hilton inter- national shield), is looked upon as being top of the heap. Where fe will be on Tuesday night is a great mystery, New York’s team is an unknown quantity —is compcsed, it is said, of nine members of the seventh and three members of the twenty-third—but under the captaincy of Col. Heywood C. Brouhi {who was the emi- nently successful captath of the twenty- third’s famous team) it is likely to do very creditable work, What will come from Connecticut no one in camp seems to know. It is, however, understood that a state team is to be here tomorrow morning. ‘The regimental team match is going to be a scorcher this year, It has always been warm, but this time the temperature ts going ay Up. New Jersey will be likely to have six or seven teams in, New York and Connecticut one team each, Pennsylvania three teams, Geor- gia at least one team, Maine two teams and the District four teams. A Condensed Program. A condensed program of the competitions is as follows: Members’ match—200 yards; seven shots. Prize, members’ championship gold badge. Kuser match—300 yards; seven shots. Prize, sporting rifle; second prize, 25 per cent of entrance money; third prize, 10 per cent of entrance money. All-comers’ military match—200 and 300 yards; seven shots at cach distance. Thir- teen prizes, 10, 5 and 2 1-2 per cent of entrance money. The Scheutzen match—200 yards; seven shots. Sixteen prizes, 25, 10, 5 and 2 1-2 Fer cent of entrance money, First prize guaranteed to be $25. Military rifies al- lewed four points. Hayes’ medal match—500 and 600 yards; seven shots at each distance. First prize, Hayes’ sharpshooters’ medal; second prize, 10 per cent of entrance money; third prize, 5 of 2 1-2 per cent of entrance money. New Jersey National Guard team match. Regimental team match; interstate. The Columbia trophy match. The Perrine remorial match—200 and 300 yards; seven shots at each distance. Trenton cup match—50) and GW yards; ten shots at each distance. Seven prizes. Depaitment of rifle praccice match; thirty- two prizes. Revolver match—30 yards; five shots. Elgit prize: President's tnatch, for military champion- ship of United States—2u0, 3v0, 300 and v0 yards; ten prizes. Trentcn interstate fair match—200 and 300 yards; three prizes. Pool matches—Three prizes. Metches of the Nationa! Rifle Association —Wimbledon cup match, Hilton trophy match, Interstate military match. FORMER WINNERS. Those Who Have Captured the Hilton Interstate Trophies. In connection with the contests for the Hilton and interstate trophies the tables given below, showing the winner and score in each contest from the first, will be fcund of interes! Hi Trophy Match. 911 Pennsylvania 986 Michigan ... + 1,066 Division of Atlantic, U.S.A.. 1,018 Division of Atlantic, U.S.A.. 907 Massachusetts - 1,014 Massachusetts District of Colu New York... Pennsylvania District of Columbia. It will be noticed that the score of Massa- chusetts made in 1887 has never been equal- ed. The match is shot by teams of twelve men, who fire seven shots a man over the 200, ‘500 and 600 yard ranges. The highest possible score is 1,26) points. Interstate Match. Teams of twelve men, ten shots per man each at 200 and 500 yards; highest possible score, 1,200 points: Year Shot. 1875, Pennsylvania Michigan Pennsylv: Pennsylvania Massachusetts Massachusetts aissencnieests Pennsylvania District of Columbia . 1,027 The record in this match is held by Penn- sylvania, with 1,051 points. INE BRIGADE MARKSMEN. Amnouncement of the New Team of the District. A special dispatch to The Evening Star from Camp Werts, Sea Girt, N. J., Septem- ber 1, says: There was very much of rifle shooting arithmetic in the District's end of the camp last night. Every one of the com- petitors knew that yesterday's scores would solve the previously unanswered question as to who would be cn the brigade tearn of 1894. Some of the more deeply interested men had kept close watch of the practice, and were full to overflowing with figures, on which they based all manner of guesses as to the team’s probable composition. It was hoped by three or four of the anxious ones that official announcement of the re- sults would be made before taps sounded, but it was after midnight when the last place was filled and the order written. The work of selection proved to be ex- tremely difficult, so close were the gates of several of the compeiitors. It was hot the intention of the team captain to select the shooting twelve from the records made in the five days’ practice, but as it turned out the records played a consider- able part in the calculations. Merits and demerits were carefully considered, but so close was the contest between three or four of the men that the candies in the headquarters tent were burning at 1 o'clock a.m. The orders were published at as- sembly for breakfast. They are as follows: The following named officers and enlisted men are hereby an- nounced as principals on the brigade team of the District of Columbia National Guards for the current year: Corporal Morris Ap- pleby, Capt. James E. Bell, Private George E. Cook, Sergt. Clarence W. Dickey, Sec- ond Lieut. Andrew O. Hutterly, First Lieut. Charles H. Laird, Private Henry H. Leigar, Capt. William H. Moyer, Private J. M. Pol- lard, Private Samuel I. Scott, Commissary Sergt. James M. Stewart, Private Samuel B, Wetherall. The following named officers and enlisted men are hereby announced as team alter- nates: First Lieut. Glendie B. Young, Cor- poral Robert P. Carleton, Corporal John A. Kirk, Colonel Cecil Clay, Capt. W. L. Cash. —-_-_—__ INTERSTATE DEMOCRATS. A Lively Meeting Was Held and Ad- dresses Made. ‘There was a lively meeting of the Inter- state Democratic Association Saturday night, at which several spicy addresses were made. Col. C. H. Yancey of Florida acknowledged the existence of frauds in the south, and bewailed the fact that demo- crats had resorted to frauds against each other. But he thought the democratic skies were clearing, and that the prospect for success for the party two years hence is growing brighter daily. The association then proceeded to call the roll of states for the election of vice presi- dents, several members, led by Col. Clay- ton and Mr. Flynn of Indiana, objecting upon the ground that to elect vice presidents without consulting the state delegations was discourteous. It was ultimately decided that every mem- ber of the association should be invited by mail and otherwise to attend the next meet- ing, and that steps should then be taken for a more systemati+ procedure. B. H. Ford of Accomac county, Va., made a personal statement, after much difficulty. He said he was one of the discharged em- ployes of the government printing office. He had been informed by Judge Hardwick, the sergeant-at-arms, that the reason he was cismissed was that he had not gone hom: to vote at the last election, and that the sergeant-at-arms sald his information was obtained through the Interstate Association, and that the further charge was made that instead of going home to the election he had remained fn Baltimore. He gave the names of some prominent citizens of Accomac who, he said, would testify to the fact that he had voted at that election, and he charac- terized the charge as emphatically false. eny special season. oe any ery; or Jou fool wear ness depres- im blood, then you snd noting lee in Lung-scrofula) in its earlier cape aelee ern y biaok alas [noel di: only guaranteed remedy. order, it i the PIERGE ~~ CURE HABITUAL CONSTIPATION RESULTS and serious evils; the Remedy inva iild’ sate, euro aud silctive apex a a mild, safe, suro we apert- ent, # family medicine, , PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. A Decrease im the Indebtedness Dur- ing the Past Month. The public debt statement for August shows a decrease in the public debt of $1,713,654, including certificates and treas- ury notes offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury. Exclusive of these certificates and treasury notes th« decrease was 391,897. On August 31, 18M, the inter- est-bearing debt was $i » an in- crease for the month of $80. The Gebt on which interest has ceased since maturity was $1,831,750, a decrease for the month of $9,100. The debt bearing no interest amounts to $379,567,503, a decrease of $82,- Siz. Certificates and treasury notes outstand- ing offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury were $315,380,57 decrease for the month of $1,621,757. ‘The several items of cash in the treasury are given as fol- lows: Goid, coin and bars, $120,585,800; ver, $51 30; paper, $130,319,260; bonds, minor colns, etc., $17,330,907, aggregating $751,703, against which there are de- mand Habilities amounting to $64,555,280, leaving a cash balance of $127,148,097, of which $55,216,900 is gold reserve. The in- crease in the cash during the month was $8,082,745. The comparative statement of the re- ceipts ani expenditures of the government shows the total , aS against $34,800,339 for the previous month. Of the receipts for August, $11,804,914 was from customs, $27,562,278 from internal revenue and $1,- 050,413 from miscellaneous sources. The expenditures aggregate $21,636,636, which leaves an unexpended balance for the month of $8,760,969. A statement by the controller of the cur- rency shows the total amount of national bank notes outstanding August 31, 1894, to have been $207,405,975, an increase since July 31, 1894, of $53,489. The amount of circulation outstanding against bonds on August 31, 15%, was $181,286,950, an in- crease for the month of $231,046. The total circulation secured by lawful money was $20,245,163, which is @ decrease for the month of $177,557. The amount of regis- tered bonds on deposit to secure circulat- ing notes was $202,276! and to secure public deposits, $14,776,000. 2 SENATOR TALBOTT CHOSEN. A SCIENTIFIC EVENT AT MASONIC TEMPLE Grand opening of THE WINDSOR COLLEGE OP PHRENOLOGY, SESSION 1894. Prof. William Windsor, LL.B. Ph.D. i ‘The world’s most eminent 0 Magatccent Serice of TLOSTRA Sc > LECTURMS and exhtbi- tons of professional skill im public examinations New Chairman of the Mary' Demo- cratic Central Committee. Col. Schley, president of the last demo- cratic state convention of Maryland, has appointed State Senator Hattersly W. Tal- ot ee bott of Mortgomery county chairman of the ea democratic state central committee, in place of Naval Officer Barnes Compton, who re- signed, at the request of President Cleve- lend. Mr. Talbott will accept the appoint- ment and take charge of the campaign, Which will begin in a few days, when the headquarters will be opened ir Baltimore. The appointment of Mr. Talbott is a vic- tery for the Gorman wing of the party, as the new chairman is an enthusiastic fol- lower of the senior Senator. Baittmore politicians and Gov. Brown wanted Col. Schley to appoint man J. F. C. Talbott, but the colonel pre- ferred to gratify Senator Gorman, who urged the appointment of the Montgomery county senator. | i, | ‘ i ; | i ile ‘let ————- eee CAUSES A SENSATIO! i be The Gindstone-Tweedmouth Contri- -. oe bation of the Irish Fund. ‘end Pros The Gladstone-Tweedmouth contribution ri eos of £100 each to the Irish parliamentary fund offices, é is causing a sensation in all political parties platiniead in England. department The unionists are making much of the PHREXOLOGT, fact that none of the money which is said a, to be pouring into the Irish coffers is going to the evicted tenants. The Evening Herala of Dublin (Par- nellite) says: “It is the price of treachery to Ireland, and divided among the whig members it represents £1 8s. 24. purchase money for each of them.” ———- +00 The Liquor Question 1 indiana. J. M. Hatfield, grand chancellor of In- diana, said to a Star reporter today: “In your Supreme Lodge notes you are in error to the law of the order in Indiana as to those engaged in the Nquor traffic. No saloon keepers or bartenders can be ad- mitted. Those engaged in the business at the time of the passage of the law were permitted to continue in it and retain their membership, but no other knight is per- mitted to follow the business in that stat ie i Fi iy tH if it fi ef H 5 5 ‘2 By on oc address. ith stamp, PROF. WILLIAM WINDSOR, LL. B., President Windsor College of sel ks » st. o.w., Washington, 1-l-i-n-e, This is the way we spell it It’s necessary to mention it, be- cause some women don’t seem to know. We find so many who say they use Pearline, and then, upon examination, find that what they are usingis only some imitation of it, See if your package is marked as above. There is only one Pearline. 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