Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1894, Page 2

2% and were be- , and it is ow! to his exertions more than saything aise “tit eaverst lives were A Solid Mass of Flames. By the time the engines were on the spot the building was one seething cauldron of fire, and the flames rose in a solid fifty or sixty feet above the roof of the doomed building. The various floors were filled with more or less inflammable ma= terial, as would naturally be the case in a Dusiness house of this sort, and from base- ment to roof the fire was burning so that those who reached the scene only a very few minutes after the alarm was turned in gould not have told in what part of the building the fire originated. ‘The first floor was used for offices and dis- Bumber of people were employed picking nd assorting hair, cotton,wool and feathers Used in mattresses and furniture. The floor above was utilized for general tore rooms, and here a_ considerable The Falling Wall. amount of property, some of which belonged to other people, was stored, in the way of . Mattresses and things of that sort which were to be cleaned or repaired. The two upper floors were used in the manufac- ture of folding beds, cots and other kinds of furniture. It would be hard to find a build- ing stored with better material for a fire to feed upon. From every window flamcs and smoke were belching forth, and the heat was so in- tense that for awhile there was no need for the police to establish fire lines, as it was almost impossible to get close to the build- ing. ‘Two Men Disappear. Just before the east wall of the Stumph ‘uilding fell Thomas Heany, the stonecut- ter, and Engineer Martin of No. 6 Com- pany, saw two men appear at the front door of Hall and Cammack’s furniture store. They closed the door and disap- peared and only a few seconds later the heavy wall fell and covered the building. If the men had not gone out the back way they were surely killed and there was no way to rescue them. The fact that they had been seen there was soon known through the crowd and many a prayer went up for them. But later it was stated that all the employes had escaped from the building and it is certain that these two men went out the back way. The First Engine on the Ground. No. 6 was the first engine on the ground, and it arrived before it had sufficient steam to throw the stream to the necessary height. All the time the fire was rushing upward through the ficors. It had three ways of ascent. One was by the stairway on the east side, one by the elevator shaft at the northeast corner of the building. The third route was directly through the floors. The fire ate upward at an unusually rapid pace becatse the structure was but a mine of inflammabie material. Stacks of feathe-s were stowed away on the first floor and the heat from the floor above soon ignited these. This sent forth blinding masses of smoke that hid the entire building, and through the dark ervelope pillars of tlame leaped up and out far across Massachusetts avenue and K street. The stream of No. 6 was playing limpidly as yet, and the entire interior of the build. ing, from the ground floor to the roof, fi in all, was a seething furna Every floor and every inch of every floor was on fire. Rumors were being shouted back and forth by the spectators that men and w9- men were still in the burning building. Four Men in Peril. A lusty cry went up from the hundreds of people assembled on the K street side of the factory as the figures of two men were caught sight of through the smoke and flame. A third man was clamboring along the cornice at the fourth story, and holding on to the projecting bricks with his fingers. By the peculiar construction of the factory he reached the third story and to the roof of the one-story hlack- smith shop on the northeast corner. He was picked up and iinmediately re- movel to the Emergency Hospital. Several men had broken into the furni- ture store, No. 624 K street, and were pass- ing a mattress up to four men on the roof of the smituy. These men were Officer Brown of No. 2, Arthur Brakhagen, Edwin Burke and a colored man, whose name could not be ascertained. These men held the mattress at the corners, and waist high. The man on the roof to jump first Was a heavy-set fellow, id he shot down- ward feet foremost, and struck the heavy hair mattress and cut completely through it, hgtiing the roof of the smithy with con- siderable force. Sttll the rescuers hell on. The second man was lighter, and, as a column of smoke separated the victim and rescuer: the former missed bis strike the buffet squarely. He struck one of the men who held the bed on the leg and injured him severely. ‘Two or Three Bodies in the Building. At 2 o'clock Chief Parris said that the fire was completely under control, ard that it had been feported to him that the bodies of two or three persons were in the building. He said th it would take a long time to get them out. The Falling of the Walls. Se rapidly did the building burn that with- in less than twelve minutes of the time the alarm was turned in almost the entire west wall fell outward with a terrible crash. ‘It was a snificent spectacle, but it came near costing the lives of a number of fire- men who were standing on the roof of the second building and who had an almost miraculous escape, for the wall just missed u The adjoining two-story building was occupied as a factory for the Woodruff file roller and the walls from the burning buildins carried this down as though it had been made of cardboard. There was abso- ly nothing left of this nor of the ad- joining building. At 12:15 o'clock the east wall fell out in same w: Next to the Stumph tory was the marble and granite yard of George L. Benner, with a small build- » and workshop. In the 3K the biack- smith s . wiped out of exist walls, waich fell to buile The stone t wall of the Hom as cleared out thorough wreck it ran no:th about ali that was left in nty minutes after 12, and when foreed out the cracked x + was nothing n hour. lings Wrecked. either totally de- and one of the have to be torn aveaue six bulld- stroyed or damaged. These were of the Woodruff File tumph building, 1, Hall setts the sheds aildir gs extend, J. W. Offenstein’s horseshoe- nd the headquarters of 3 Horse and Cattle Food aim and did not | Holder | | structure than Company's building were damage was done by the failing of the walls of the Stumph building. The owners of the places were at a loss to tell the amount of damage or insurance, as most of their papers had been caught in the wrecked buildings and some of them were probably destroyed. Good Work of the Firemen. The entire fire department was at the scene and worked like d2mcns, although they realized that no efforts of theirs could possibly stay the progress of the flames. Chief Parris was on hand a few minutes after the fire broke cut, and took com- mand of the department from the start. Fire Marshal Drew and Assistant Chiefs Lowe and Belt also did goed service. Major Moore, sunerintendent of police, and Capt. Austin, with a rumber of lieat2nanis, were on hand with a large force of officers, who had pleaty of work to do in keeping back the tremendous crowds that filled all the streets. For some time :raffic on the 7th street cable line was interrupted by the lines ot hose which crossed the street, but soun they had the bridges in position, and after that the curs went under without in- terruption. Damage Estimated at $150,000. Assistant Building Inspector King told a Star reporter that the damage to the build- ings, he thought, would amount to about $150,000, and probably more. One of the members of the firm of Stumph & Bro. told a Star reporter that he could not estimate the amount of loss to the stock, although he thought it would amount to more than $30,000, and he thought the in- surance covered something less than ha!f the damage. Only about two weeks ago he increased his insurance $3,000 on account of the addition to the stock on hand. Nothing definite could be learned con- cerning the insurance on the Woodruff building and stock, although it was stated that the insurance would not cover more than half the loss. ‘The falling of the west wall of the Wood- ruff building knocked in the rear end ef the old frame structure occupied by Lowenthal as a furniture store, damaging the building and stock to the extent of several hundred dollars. When the east wall of the Stumph building gave way the bricks and timbers covered Benner’s marble yard, flattened Hall & Cammack's furniture house and injured the dispensary building. Fortunately there were no patients in the dispensary at the time, and this was proba- bly because of the fact that there has been no emergency work done there as yet. On the K Street Side. On the K street side only a few horse- shoes were left to mark the spot where Offenstein’s employes had been shoeing herses only a short time before, and on the next lot not a single oyster shell was left uncovered. A two-story brick building east of the cyster depet and in rear of the dispensary was badly damaged. This building belonged to the dispensary property, and the upper floor was occupied as the meeting place of some mission organization, while the lower floor was occupied by the Horse and’ Cattle Food Company. While <he building was al- most completely wrecked a large part of the stock was urinjured. This company had no insurance on its stock. The Four Injured The four men who jumped from the burring butlding were immediately taken to the Emergency Hospital, two tn the po- lice ambulance and ‘we in a patrol wagon. Upon examination it was learned that A. J. Haske was the most seriously hurt of the quartet. He is a young white man twenty years of age, and resides at 2119 F street northwest. His right leg has suffered a compound fracture just above the ankle and his left foot is also badly hurt, but is thought not to be broken. ‘fhe bones were protruding through the flesh of Haske’s right leg. He was put under the influence of chloroform and removed to the operating reom, where Dr. Kerr, assisted by the house staff, made a further examination to determine whether or not amputation would be necessary. The conclusion reached was that there is g chonee to save the limb, and it was sot in the most reful manner sith a Haske put to bed. ig =; The othe> men taken to the Emergency Hospital were Harry Bacon of 430 New Yerk averte, James E. Vaughn, whose ad- dress could not be tearned, and Arthur C. Bevans, who resides with his brother-in- law, Harry Jordan, in Anacostia. Vaughn and Bacon suftered injuries in the back, ribs and thighs, while Bevans was injured on the right side and left wrist. It is not thought that their injuries will prove fatal. Arthur Bevans’ Story. Arthur C. Bevans was suffering excru- ciating pains, but told a clear and graphic story of what he remembered of the fire to a Star reporter. “I was on the fifth floor, with James Vaughn, at the time we learned that the preggers was on fire,” he said. “We were the only ones on that floor, and were get- ting ready to go to dinner whens Cage began to fill with smoke. We thought at the time that it was dust from the carpet cleaning machine, but I Icoked out the window, and realized the situation imme- diately. I shouted to Vaughn that the building was on fire, and we made a rush for the stairs. The fourth floor, however, was a mass of flame, and again I shouted to Vaughn, this time to follow me back and try to reach the roof. We could not find the trap door, however, and I heard shouts from the outside to come to the windows. I went to a side window, but the smoke was 80, dense that I could not see the ground. “By this time I had lost all trace of Vaughn. I leaned from the window as long 2s I could remain and then hung from the window sill. At that moment I heard my brother-In-law, Harry Jordan, shout from below for me to hold. on. I retained my hold until my fingers began to burn and then transferred my right hand to the cor- aice. Again I heard the cry from below to hold on and, almost stifled, I replied that it was no use, my strength was going fast. For a tew minutes mre I hung these by one hand and then dropped. “Down I fell through space. I held my breath and remember turning several som- ersaults in the air. Just before reaching the ground I brushed against a telephone wire and then struck the groun, landing on my side. Oh, how hard I fell. The spot wrecked. This | where I struck was a portion of a black- smith shop. Some cne picked me up and that's ali I knew till I found myself here.” Bevans stated that he could have been informed of the danger before the fire reached the fourth floor. He is engaged to be married and it was most pathetic when he spoke to the reporter of his flancee and his present deplorable plight. Unable to Account for Every One. No one who was in the building when the fire broke out was able to say whether every one escaped, and there were several employes who were not accounted for up to a late hour this afternoon. ‘They may possibly, however, have escaped and hurried at once to their homes. There were a number of excited women and chil- aren in the crowd seeking information of friends or relatives in the building, but it is thought that no further casualty’ will be reported. Notwithstanding the danger from the falling walls, there were no serious ac- cidents among the firemen, although one was struck by a falling brick and badly cut about the head. A Store on 7th Street Ignited. Shortly after the fire started a spark ig- nited the awning fn front cf the store of Hugo Worch & Co., dealers in music and pianos, at 924 7th street. Considerable ex- citement ensued in the large crowd and among the occupants of the neighboring buildings. A fireman dashed through the mass of people assembled and informed Chief Parris of the side issue. The latter sent the chemical engine to the 7th street conflagration. The blaze was extinguished without difficulty, and th damage that resulted was the of the awning. A portion of the woodwork ove the large show windows was slightly scorc One Body Taken Ont. At 3:15 the charred body of one man was taken from the ruins of the fire, but his name could not be learned. The remains were taken to the morgue for identification. How the Fire Sturted. Of the many theories advanced as to the origin of the fire the most plausible one is that it started from a spark generated in the picker, a machine for tearing the ma- terial used in stuffing mattresses. It is sonably certain that the flames started in the south front of the second story, and this is where the picker was located. No fire a in any other part of the in the furnace rooms in the first story of the north front. It was there also that the engines and boilers used in the supply of power to the machin- ery scattg@ged throughout the several floors were stationed. Th one most generally ‘The Ruined Building. ago, and the business was run by two brothers, Claude N. and Edward B. umpb. They did a very large business, and had only recently increased their force of workmen to get ready for the fall trade. About twenty-five pepe were employed in the building, but the demoralization was 80 complete that it was a difficult matter to make even an approximate Ist. This after- noon one of the Stumph brothers said that he thought the building was insured for about $15,000. He was unable to estimate what their loss would be, but it is probable that the entire loss from the fire and from the ruin caused by the falling walls will not fall short of $100,000, and may go considera- bly above that figure. By 1 o'clock the fire was under control, by reason of the fact that there was noth- ing left to burn and all chance of its spreading was over. About this time start- ling rumors spread to the effect that two or more men had been unable to escape from the building and that their bodies were buried in the ruins. As soon as the debris was sufficiently cooled down the work of clearing it out began, in order to find out if there was any foundation or not for these rumors. Notes. The crowd on Massachusetts avenue was so great that every available space was oc- cupied. Just opposite the burning building the iron fence inclosing the opening to the basement of Victor Adler's clothing store gave way and several persons were dropped several feet to the cellar. Several men and bovs who fell escaped uninjured, but Mrs. Edith Lippard of 131 F street northwest was painfully hurt. Pickpockets appeared at the fire soon after the general alarm was sourtded, and several persons attracted there by the blaze oe went home without their pocket Emmet Stewart, a small colored boy, re- siding at 303 10th street southeast, while looking at the Stumph fire from an advan- tageous position on a fence near by, fell off ard broke his leg. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital. A reasonably complete list of the people employed in the factory at the time of the fire is as follows: Harry Jordan, Frank Ash, T. Mullin, Joe Smith, Leonard Smith, Robert Jordan, Samuel Forrest, Henry Fowler, Harry Bacon, Tennyson, Robert Reitzell, William Ashe, Haske, John Houchings, Arthur Bevans, Kate Gingell, Mary Read, Miss Prosperi, Mrs. Hammen and Vaughn. Two Ger- mans, one named Philip, were also em- ployed there. ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION. Reception of the Sovereign Grand Lodge on Lookout Mountain. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., September 17.— The first business of the seventleth annual session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, L 0. O. F., was transacted this morning. Re- ception ceremonies were held in Conven- tion Hall, on Lookout Mountain, beginning £t 9 o'clock. The large hall was crowded with distinguished Odd Fellows, grand representatives and citizens. HenrySchwartz of Chattanooga acted as master of ceremo- nies, and the opening prayer was offered by Grand Chaplain J. W. Venable of Hop- Kinsville, Ky. Gov. Turney, on behalf of the state of Tennessee, made an address of welcome, which was enthusiastically re- ceived Geo. W. Ochs, mayor of Chattanooga, welcomed the visitors on behalf of the city. eg Colin T. mpbell, Grand Sire. W. A. Barry of Nashville welcomed the grand representatives on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee. Still another address of welcome was de- livered by Chas. F. Landis, grand patriarch of the Grand Encampment of Tennessee. T. C. Campbell of London, Ontario, grand sire of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, re- sporded to the addresses of welcome on be- half of the Grand Lodge. Music was a feature of the occasion. The hall was tastily decorated with evergreens, flags, bunting and streamers arranged in emblematic designs. After the close of the reception cere- monies the delegates of the Sovereign Grand Lodge went into business session to hear reports of standing committees and to name other committees. This afternoon a majority of the visitors and delegates present, who number some- thing over 1,000, are enjoying a drive to the battlefields of the Chickamaugua Na- tional Park. Tomorrow the grand parade occurs at 2 in the afternoon, and a reunion of past grand sires will follow in the even- ing. Likely to Meet Here. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., September 17.— The chances are that the next meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellows will be held in Washington. The matter is be- ing discussed, and it is generally conceded that Washington will be the lucky city. — reports were made by grand officers to- y SOLDIERS’ HOME FIRE. Onc of the Inmates Arrested, Charged With the Crime. James Ryan, thirty-one years.old, a sol- dier in the United States army for eight years, who was wounded during a raid on the “Oklahom. Bos.ncrs" four years ago, is under arrest 01 a charge of incendiarism. He is an inmate of the Soldiers’ Home, and it is charged that he is responsible for the fires there last Thursday night. Policeman Matthews made the arrest Saturday and relies mainly upon the statement of a col- ored girl named Sarah Smith to make out a case against the prisoner, who denies the charge. Ryan was absent from the hospital the night of the fire, and he says he was in a place known as “Biddle’s,’’ and that he re- rained there all night. The officials at the home are inclined to the belief that the soldier under arrest will be able te prove an alibi. A warrant was sworn out against him to- day, and the case went over in order to af- ferd the officers and the Soldiers’ Home of- ficials time to further investigate the af- fair. Ryan had been under arrest at the hcme several hours before the police went there and got him, and should a case be made out against him, there may be an in- teresting dispute as to the payment of the $000 reward. ———~—_—. HARRISON IN THE CAMPAIGN. GEN. He Will Speak on Pol Indiana 0: Chairman Tanner of the republican state committee of Iilinois wrote recently to ex-President Harrison asking him to make one or more campaign speeches in Illinois this fall. Saturday he received the follow- ing reply: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 13, 1804. John R. Tanner. My Dear Sir: I have not been able sooner to acknowledge your letter of August 22. I only got home yesterday. I have made up my mind not to go out of this state to enter into the campaign this fall. I do not think it would be right for me to go into general campaign work. I have promised our own people to make a couple of short speeches in this state, and if I go beyond this and visit Ilineis or Iowa, as I have been invited to do, or any other state, I could not put any limit on the demands which would be made upon me. I am sorry to disappoint you, for you have all shown me a great deal of kindness in the past. BENJAMIN HARRISON. oo Gen. Miles’ Tra CHICAGO, September 1 nitely announced today that Gen. Miles will be transferred to Governors Island upon the retirement of Gen. Howard November 8 «This Fal er theory Is the SCHOOL IS, ®alN TODAYINEW ARMY. POLIC —ware Pupils Resume Thétr'Stndies After the we "28 Superintendent Powe}l Expected That There Will Be 4£000 Seholars in the Vanioug Schools. The public schools,of;she District of Co- lumbia ere open for ¢he;transaction of bus- iness. The doors of,all,dhe buildings were thrown open promptly,,at 9 o'clock this morning, and the sqhool year of 1894-05 is fairly under way. Pedestrians in all portions of the city were treated to a sight unusual of late. As early as 8:30 the young folks began moving schoolward in all directions and from all directions in groups and pairs and individually. As a rule, they were all well dressed, and particularly so the High School young ladies. It would be hard to find a more dazzling / Traketécred. gathering of typical summer girls than was to be seen in the study halls of the various high school buildings. They Had Been There Before. ‘The pupils who repcrted for duty this morning were old stagers. They wended their way to the rooms which they occu- pied last year, and at the proper time form- ed line and marcke@ to the next higher grade. There the rolls were called, a few other routine duties performed and all were mi Free Books. dismissel with the imjunetion to show up bright and early tomorrow morning, when work in earnest will begin. The new pupils report at that time also, and then the free text books will be distributed. Superintendent Powell stated to a Star reporter that he is of the opin- fon that 42,000 pupils will be enrolled in Waiting to Be Seated. the schools of the District before the close of the present month. Things are flourishing at the various high ‘schools, At the Central School seventy-two pupils make up the fourth- year class, when only fifty-six were ex- pected. Both the third and second-year classes are also large in number, and a rough estimate made by a Star reporter showed about 401 in the first-year class. At the Eastern and Western schools the entries were eqvally as premising in num- bers. High The attendarce cf the Business Didnd Pass. School was quite largesfor the first day, showing a normal increase over preceding years. ‘The numbey aptered in the first year course is 200, egually divided between boys and girls, aritff tht number entered in the second year gourge is 150, giving a total of 440. te tad Sa ALL ON BOARD Lost. Sinking of a Steanier on Its Way to Singapore. SAN FRANCISCO, September 17.—One of the most peculiar stories of the loss of a vessel that has been received in this city for many months is brought in advices via the steamer Oceanic, from Singapore via Hong Kong. The Namyong, a ton steamer, is said to have gone down, with all hands on board, in the Carimata straits, while on a passage from Soura Baya to Singapore. The steamer Ingraham saw the Namyong shoot distress rockets. When she came to the spot ro sign of her was visible. Capt. Walter Nichol commanded the Namyong, assisted by Chief Mate A. J. Sellers, Mate T. E. Hoftt, Chief Engineer R. Naismith, and Third ‘Engineer J. W. Payne. There were eight white men and fifty Malays before the mast and employed on the ship, in addition to the officers. —____. The Biggest Movement of Troops Since the Late War. CONCENTRATION ABOUT LARGE CITIES The Order Issued From the War Department Today. FORT MYER CHANGES Gen. Schofield, with the approval of the Secretary of War, has arranged for the biggest movement of troops that has oc- curred since the war. It is in accordance with the new policy of concentrating troops as near the large cities as possible. The order is as follow: The Cavalry. I—First regiment._Troop A, from Fort Myer, Va., department of the east, to the department of the Colorado. The movement to commence upon the arriva! of the in- coming garrison for Fort Myer. Second regiment.—The junior major and three troops (to be designated by the de- partmental commander) from the depart- ment of the Colorado, to Fort Riley, Kan., department of the Missouri, and troop F from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to Fort Riley. The movements to take place with- eut unnecessary delay. The lieutenant col- onel and troops B and I from Fort Bowie, Ariz. to Fort Logan, Col., the latter to move upon the abandonment of Fort Bowie. Third regiment.—The senior major, and troops C, E, F and G, now temporarily at Fort Sheridan, Il., from the department of the Missouri to Fort Ethan Alien, Vt, department of the east. The movement to take place October 1. Headquarters and two troops—one of them troop )—from Oklahoma territory, by Oc- tober 1, and the junior major, when re- Leved in Texas, to Jefferson barracks, Mo. ‘The remaining troops will move to that post so soon as accommodations thereat are in readiness. “Sixth regiment.—From the department of the Platte to the department of the Mis- souri and east; headquarters, junior ma- jor, and troops A, E, G and H, now tem- porarily at Hort Sheridan, Ill, to Fort Myer, Va.; the Heutenant colonel, from Jetterson barracks, and three remaining troops to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.—the movements to commence October 1. In- ¢ian troop L will remain at Fort Niobrara. The senior and second majors will, until further orders, continue on duty in the de- partment of the Platte. Seventh regiment.—Second major and troop F, from sort, Myer, Va., department of the east, to Fort Stanton, N. M., depart- ment of the Colorado. The Neutenant colo- nel to Fort Riley, Kan. Eighth regiment.—Troop H, from Fort Myer, department of the east, and troop D from Fort Leavenworth, department of the Missouri, to the department of Dakota. Ninth 'regiment.—Troop K, from Fort Myer, department cf the east, to the depart- ment of the Platte. Tenth regiment.—Troop I, from Fort Leavenworth, department of the Missouri, to the department of Dakota; to move with- out unnecessary delay. The troops of the seventh, eighth and ninth regiments, as in the foregoing, will move upon the arrival of the incoming gar- rison for Fort Myer. The Artillery. First regiment._The second major and batteries B, H and M, from Fort Columbus, N. Y., to Davids Island, N. Y. The move- ments of the major and two batteries to take place October 1. Third regiment._From Fort McPherson, Gi headquarters, lieutenant colonel and two batteries to St. Francis Barracks, Fla.; the junior major and two batteries to Jack- son Barracks, La. The movements to take place under future orders through the adju- tant general's office. The Infantry. First regiment.—One company from San Francisco harbor, Cal., to San Diego bar- racks, Cal, to relieve company C, tenth infantry, without unnecessary delay. Fifth regiment.—To be concentrated at Fort McPherson, Ga. The companies (A) at Forts Leavenworth, Kan, and (F) Sam Houston, Tex., to move without unneces- sary delay; headquarters and remaining -<ompanies to move under future orders through the adjutant general's office. Sixth regiment.—Companies (A) from Fort Wood, N. Y., and (E) from Newport bar- racks, Ky., to Fort Thomas, Ky.; to move with the least practicable delay. Seventh regiment.—The companies (H) now at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and (G) at Camp Pilot Butte, Wyo., to Fort Logan, Col.; to move without unnecessary delay. Eighth regiment.—Headquarters and three companies from Fort McKinney, Wyo., to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.; the movement to take place without unnecessary delay. Ninth regiment.—Company G from Fort Ontario, N. Y., to Madison barracks, N. Y.; to move at a date to be fixed by the depart- ment commander. Tenth regiment—From the departments of the Colorado and California to the de- partment of the Missouri: Headquarters and four companies to Fort Reno; four compsnies to Fort Sill—the distribution to irciude the two companies now at Fort Leavenworth. The lieutenant colonel and major will be assigned to posts by the commanding general department of the Missouri. The movements to take place without unnecessary delay. Twelfth regiment—Headquarters and com- panies E and H from Fort Leavenworth, department of the Missouri, and com- panies B, C and D, from Fort Sully, de- partment of Dakota, to Fort Niobrara, de- partment of the Platte. The movements— from Fort Leavenworth to take place upon the arrival of the incoming twentieth regi- ment; from Fort Sully upon the abandon- ment of that post. Twelfth regiment—Colonel E. F. Town- servd will be relieved from the command of the infantry and cavalry school and of the post of Fort Leavenworth by Colonel H. S. Hawkins of the incoming regiment. Thirteenth regiment.—From the Depart- ment of the Missouri to the Department of the Kast: headquarters and three companies to Fort Niagara, N. Y.; major and two com- panies to Fort Porter, N. Y.; Meutenant colonel and three companies to Fort Colum- bus, New York harbor. The movements to take place without unnec?ssa-y -lelay, the command for Fort Columbus to reach there by October 3. Fourteenth regiment.—Company H from Fort Leavenworth, Department of the Mis- sourl, to Vancouver barracks, Department of the Columbia. Seventeenth regiment.—From Fort D. A. Russell, Department of che Platte, to the Department of the East: headquarters and companies A, C, D, E and G by October 1, to Columbus burracks, Ohio; the lieutenant eclonel, major and remaining three com- panies to the same station as soon as ac- commodations thereat are in readiness. Nineteenth regiment.—Company C from Fort Mackinac to Fort Brady, Mich. ‘The movements to take place upon the abandon- ment of the former post. Twent®th_ regiment—From the depart- ment of Dakota, to Fort Leavenworth, de- partment of the Missouri; the movement to ndian company I inniboine, Mont. onty-tirst regiment—From Fe aga- d Porter, N. Y., to Plattsburgh Bar- N. Y.; the movements to take place upon the arrival of the incoming regiment. Posts Abolished. IV. In connection with the foregoing, the following posts will be abandoned under usval orders, to be promulgated hereafter: Fort Mare: M.; Fort Bowie, Ariz. Fort McKinney, Wyo.; Fort Supply, O. T. Fort Mackinac, Mich.; Fort Ontario, N. Newport Barracks, Ken.; Mount Vernon Barracks, Ala. V. The sollowing posts wilf hereafter be subposts: San Carlos, Ariz., to Fort Grant; Fort Columbus; Camp Pilot Butte, to Fort Douglas. ee — FOURTEEN MEN ENTOMBED. Report of a Disaster in Honeybrook Colliery Near Hazleton. HAZLETON, Pa., September 17.—A report just reached -here that fourteen men he have been entombed in Honeybrook colliery. NEW YORK REPUBLICANS. Morton Mem Claim a Certainty, but Fassett Men Hopeful. SARATOGA, September 17.—A night's rest and the vivifying influence of the bands that arrived with the various delegations to the republican state convention seemed to put heart into the many small candi- dates this mornirg, and every one of the announced men, who seemed to feel that all hope had left them, and were on the point of withdrawal yesterday, and in some cases had announced his candidacy as closed last night, held a very good chance this morn- ing to succeed. The result is cnat where last night there were but two candiates for governor and four for lieutenant governor, there were this morning five candidates for governor, thirteen for Meutenant governor and four for judge of the court of The latest announcements in the race for Meutenant governor this morning were ex- Senator Francis Hendricks of Syracuse and Hamilton Fish of Putnam. For governor the candidates are Morton, Fassett, Wood- ford, Butterfield and Russell. The Morton adherents still claim their candidate will be nominated on the first ballot; but the bitter fight for the lieuten- ant governorship, it is thought by many, may result in a free-for-all fight for gov- ernor, and the Fassett people are accord- ingly claiming that the contest will greatly ald them. The principal occupation of the delegates seems to be chasing up the Erie county delegation to. get. their declaration. in favor of some candidate, Up to noon the Erie delegates had several meetings, but had not succeeded in combining upon any one candidate. No definite estimate of the actual strength of any of the gubernatorial candidates can be made as yet, because less than a third of the delegates are yet present. The candidates for lieutenant gover- nor—13 in number—are as follows: Kesser, Wadsworth, Saxton, Aldridge, Green of Binghamton, Brundage of Chemung, Hendri of Syracuse, Vedder of Cattaraugus, Fish of Putnam, Shaw of Watertown, Baker of Washington, Col. McAlpin of West Chester, Odell of Newburgh and Wade of Chautauqua. The friends of each of one of these can- didates said this morning that their mep were ingthe race to stay until the finish, and the contest promises to be one of the warm- est ever seen at a state convention. ‘The sixth annual convention of the Young Men’s League of Republican Clubs of the state of New York met at noon today in Convention Hall. The usual committees were appointed and the convention took a recess until 3:30 p.m. ———s NORTH ENID IN RUINS. Disastrous Incendiary Fire in the Oklahoma Town. NORTH ENID, O. T., September 17.— Fiends destroyed last night almost all that has been accomplished in this town in the past yeer and today where was the most substantial part of North Enid is a black, charred mass of ruins, and several busi- ness men without a dollar in the world. At 2 o'clock the Columbia drug store and Kirk & Co.’s big wholesale and retail grain establishisent were found ablaze. paratus, buckets being scarce and searcer, the frantic people could but look at the devouring flames in helpless horror. The flames were fought inch by inch with buckets till the flesh of the firefighters was blistered in the work. The sudden shifting of the wind to the northwest saved the city from entire destruction. ‘There was practically no insurance. F. 8. Kirk was taken out of his building uncon- scious, and C. N. Whittaker, editor of the Daily Tribune, fell exhausted almost in the flames, but was rescued, and escaped with slight burns. That the origin of the fire was incendiary there is no doubt. Rev. Pritchett, living in the southern part of the city, rushed to his door when the first alarm was so: and he saw horsemen riding rapidly southward along an unused street, but before he could get down they were out of view. The fire is a terrible blow to the town, and unless the railroad does something to en- courage the people, it will be impossible to keep them here. — 2 ‘Two Petitions for Divorce, Louisa Coleman today filed a petition for divorce from Charles Coleman. She states they were married here Novomber 14, 1889, and lived together about six months, when the defendant willfully deserted and aban- doned her. She also charges that he ccmmitted adultery. A petition for divorce was also filed today by Lillie M. G. Groves against John W. Groves. The papers in the case were with- held. from publication. ———>—— ‘The Detweller Family Injured. ‘Wm. 8. Detweiler, wife and five children were injured yesterday afternoon near Ben- ning by the running away of their horse.Mrs. Detweiler sustained a dislocation of the hip; Eddie Detweiler, age five years, suffer- ed a fracture of the collar bone; Mr. Det- weller was badly bruised, and Benjamin, aged nine years; Hattie, aged three years, and Martha, aged two months, were ali considerably shaken up. The dayton in which they were riding was shattered. Directly after the accident Officer Gardner of No. 5 sent out a call for the wagon of No. 9 and in this and a private carriage which happened to be passing the victims of the mishap were conveyed to their home, N 21 U street northwest. Dr. Middleton of No. 12) 9th street rendered medical aid. —_— Broom Corn Goes Up. CHICAGO, IIL, September 17.—As a re- sult of the drouth there has been a sensa- tional advance in the price of broom corn. It is stated today that prices are 100 per cent above last year’s figures. Brooms cost certs a dozen more than formerly. a eVirginia Militia Coming. The Harrisonburg (Va.) Guards, who will participate in the drill contest at the fair of the Grange of North Virginie, now in progress on Alexander Island, will arrive here on Wednesday afternoon 2 0% and will be met ‘at the depot by the ptr Cadets, who will escort thi fair ene em to the ——__— Brotherhood of Carpenters, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., September 17.— The eighth general convention of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America began its session in this oda: in the state capitol. a 4 —_ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Sept. 1.70a1.W; dow 2.50a2. do. 3.0083.75; spring wheat stra 3.15a3.50— receipts, 16,006 "barrels: shipments, 178. tare: sales, 125 Lurrets. Wieat dull—spot, 54yase%e; September, 54ya5i%%; Octob x 4 85,000 bu: Gorn dail recelp sales, 3.000 b corn, 60; southern ow No. 2 white western, Xo. 2 mined western, per 100 Ibs. imitation, Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the | thermometer at 8 am. p.m., 80; maximum, 83; mini- mum, 63. weatner bureau today: | bid. Y|LATE NEWS BY WIRE|FINANCE AND TRADE Industrials Again ‘the Feature in eedeiuit > ADVICES BEARISH ON CHICAGO. GAS What Good Judges Predict Re- GENERAL MARKET REPORTS — + Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 17.—Professional selling in both departments resulted in es- tablishing a lower level of values for a majority of the active stocks in today’s market. Opening prices were generally steady at Saturday's closing bids, but lnck- ed the support necessary to counteract the pronounced reactionary sentiment of the room. London opened lower, but rallied slightly in advance of our market on later trading. Foreign houses had no important orders for execution on this side. The short interest has assumed such large proportions that a covering movement is likely In the near future, but until the speculative hori- zon is eatcnded so as to include other th: the purely professional element prices can- not reasonably be expected to rule much above the present level. The industrials were again the features of the day's business, but Iest in value what they gained in prominence. Chicago Gas opened strong end sold up 1 per cent on good buying, but renewed selling at the advance soon restored initial figures. Western advices are uniformly bearish on the property, but the low-priced stock recently marketed is said to have gone into strong hands. The dividend for the current quarter will probably be removed from the list of doubtful events on or be- fore Thursday of this week. Considerable activity is promised prior to the official an- nouncement of the company’s intention in this particular. cent on a fair volume of business. In regular list Reading s the features. Tae former sold down on from Philadeirhia, growing out the suit to be entered by the Lehigh Valley for the recovery of back rentals. trading a loss of 11-2 per cent w: steady. The market a ie trast exchange opened at close of last week. of a break in resulting ey drawings inst cotton its and the pid... New Jersey Central, New York Central N.Y. and New ‘Ont. and Western Pacitic Mail. Phila. and Reading Pullman P. Car Co. Richmond 7 Phila. Tra Texas P: ‘ Tenn. Coal and Iron. Union Paciti Wabash i” 7 vabash, pid. uy 18% oy 5 Western Union Ta.) 1” 9 ge GB Wisconsin Central. Siiver... *rxdiv.& tEx-div. 3 Washington Stock Exchange. Sal} 12 0° suminee, Seat call—12 o'clock w.—Riges Wire Aa- u U. 8. 48, recistered U.S. 4s, coupon, 115 bid. a amd nnicut Bonds. miia Bonds. 20-year fund Ss, 108 r fund Ge, gold, 113 bid. W Tig “iid. “Water stock Se, ine « 114% asked. Lig bie. ‘trond i ailroad cour. Ge Washington and George 130 bid, sked. Me: Bee ro age Metropolitan 90 asked. Ky 7 ington Railroad Gx, 100 jnzton Gas Company Os, series A 114 on Po Awertean 109 bid. Ame ta let Ga, 10 101 bid. ik Metropol: ed « fa, 13 bid, 150 asked. — Bb 2 Lana :~ Washington Machtin (A) Lineoin Hell, 85 bid, 100 asked, Inte: Ocean Building, 190 esiva '