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* / County /; News
b, ueLOACH, Editor and Prop’r.
SENATOR WALSH
RETURNS.
DIVES A SHORT INTERVIEW ON
THE TARIFF HII.Ii.
WILL SOON START OUT ON A CAM-
I PAION TOUR.
g Letters Received Requesting
-.sence In Various Plnees.
4a.,( Chronicle Siieeial Service
Iu Patrick Walsh yesterday
p tiat? from Hoe 1:1 nidge Alum
i lieV ;,iere he lias been sojourning
| M; -Ajonrnment of Congress. Mrs.
Lj Jp y .. been summering at Ihe
! ether with her sister, Miss
tMcDonnald. aud it was there that
cut to recuperate from tbe tedious
session of Congress before returning to
Georgia to eutei the ranks of the Demo-
*"*acampaigners and to link after his
own canvass for re-election to the
.Senate.
Tbenp'' has been a very general de¬
mand for Senator Walsh’s presence from
all parts of the Slate, tlie appeal being
made both through (lie executive com¬
mittee and through personal letters sent
m him untbr direct. Walsh was met at the depot
by i number of friends on the arrival
of be Richmond and Danville train in
ihe morning. Oa.pt. Evans Moggie had
one of his finest carriages and pairs in
waiting, anil tlie Senator drove imme¬
diately home, where he spent several
hours resting from the fatigue of tlie
journey. Later in the day he was at ids
nil - iu The Chronicle building dev . a
ins attention to correspondence that .had
accumulated in anticipation of liis arri¬
val, and i’nivate Secretary Howard was
a pretty busy man for- many hours, as
tlie Senator is known to have a wonder¬
ful capacity for work.
To an Evening Herald reporter Sena¬
tor Walsh gave the ihe following farm Interview ml!:
on Hi- Kiio.i -ci ot new
"The Senator, when seen by Th *
Herald this morning, was; somewhat
jaded by bis hot and dusty journey to
this city aud was little disposed to speak
of polities, but warmed up when the
Senate bill was broached- He said that
this measure had been worse flyblown
and culminated throughout tbe country
than any bill that bad been passed by
Congress in years.
“ 'I regret exceedingly that Democrats
should decry and denounce a measure
for which the Democratic party is in
bonor-oound to ac ept the entire respon¬
sibility. This bill is at best a compro¬
mise measure, for tbe passage of which
no Democrat is called upon to apologize.
" ‘We all know tlie situation which
surrounded us in the Senate; we all
know the formidable opposition which
u iifronted this measure on the other
side of ihe chamber, and we must admit
that this bill is in a measure a eompro-
m se to the strength of the formidable
opposition arrayed against it on the
other side of the chamber, because under
tlie rules of the Senate, or rather in the
absence of a rule, it is impossible to
lining any question to a vote until the
utmost limit of debate has been exhaus¬
ted.
" ‘So, instead of Democrats, after tbe
passage of the bill, indulging in crimi¬
nation and rei-riuiinatiiou about it, we
Mould make, up out minds to assume
the full responsibility and go before the
ocuntry and say we have done the best
we could under the circumstances. 1 ilo
not consider that this is the end of this
great question. It will continue to be a
live question before the American peo-
pie until the issue of tariff reform is
finally aiiil ultimately accomplished.
"in explanation Mr. Walsh said that
while the Democrats were in a majority
in the Senate, the lack of a rule to shut
off debate enforced the acceptance of a
compromise bill, if a Senator, or party
of Senators, could not get a certain
schedule fixed to their satisfaction they
could all prepare speeches of any length
they desired and spout away for months
with no way in the world of bringing
them to a halt.
“Another feature -that retarded Demo-
i ratio progress was the fact that Sena¬
tor Hill opposed the bill on account of
the income tax and tint ..Louisiana sena-
tors were incorrigible oil account of
sugar. Therefore tbe bill as it stands is
ihe best measure that could possibly be
secured and, while not all that could be
desired, is still a vast saving to the
musses of the country. ”
TO MAKE A CANVASS.
Continuing, The Herald soys: “Mr.
Walsh has compiled and issued a pamph¬
let. eufitled ‘Tariff Statements,’ which is
a most concise and clear exposition of
Ihe entire bill, and Democrats who de¬
sire. facts would do well to secure one
from the Senator.”
In conclusion it declares that “Au-
gustans owe it not only to the man who
das always been foremost for the city’s
every interest, but to themselves and
this section’s welfare to get to work
iu earnest and by word and deed insure
SYCAMORE, IRWIN COUNTY, CiA., SEPTEMBER 14, 1894.
the fact that Georgia’s next- senator-
elect will be Jjic present junior sena¬
tor.”
Senator Walsh will soon start out on
bis campaign in (lie interests of the
Democratic party, ami Ills own canvass
for re-election to the Semite.
There is no man in the State better
equipped for teaching, true Democracy
than Senator Walsh. He used every
nuunent of his time advantageously for
the interest of ills people and the party.
He has collected a fuud-of information
that will be of inestimable value in
this campaign, anil no one knows better
the workings of the new tariff bill than
be. lu fact, he is an authority uu the
subject, and the statistics collected by
him as to its effect iu reducing the cost
of necessities and tempering the bur¬
dens of tbe people will be used all over
the United States in the fight against
Republicanism and high protection and
iu the education of the masses iu tariff
reform.
WHOLE TOWN BURNED.
It Is llelleveil to He tlie Wiii-U <>t an
Incendiary.
Dalton, Massillon, O., Sept. 10.—The town of
Ohio, eight miles from this morning city,
was fired by an inceudiary this
and forty-seven buildings, exclusive of
barns, were burned, entailing a loss of
$250,000 and rendering eleven families
destitute. Suspicion .point® to Otto Har-
tle as being the incendiary. Hartle has
served time for criminal assault commit¬
ted in Dalton. Citizens here are sure be
set fire to the town for the purpose ot
revenge as he made thx-eats of this kind
after his release. Before the fire was
started tbe fire liotee was disjointed. The
pipe tiiat carries the water from the res¬
ervoir was stopped up with a carpet and
everything else possible was done to
render the fire a success.
The fire spread rapidly and everything
burned up like dry tinder. There is not
a business house left in the town. Dal¬
ton ha® a population of 0*0 people. The
insurance will not amount to over four
per cent of the lass. Hartle has disap-
ipea red.
A VILLAGE DESTROYED.
Trumps Though! to Have I 'll ii sell
Ihe Fire.
Maeilion, O., Sept. 10.—The little vil¬
lage of Dalton, located nine miles north
of here was almost totally destroyed
originated c.... ....fhic stable' morning, ami The tirn the
in a wane
direct cause is unknown it is thought
to have been prompted by tramps taking
quarters there for the night. The en¬
tire loss ie estimated at $200,000, the
heaviest losers being tlie Royal In¬
surance Company. Tlie post office de¬
partment and its entire contents were
included in the fire. Canton, Masilon
anil Orrvilie fire departments were has¬
tily summoned and responded, but their
presence was of no avail, as sufficient
water could not be procured to do any
good. Citizens were frantic with grief
over the loss of their -business blocks
and residences, and homeless women
and children are seen on every corner
crying bitterly.
COTTON SHIPPERS ACCEDE.
They Will ArltWrnte With the Lojik-
nhoremen.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 10.—The cotton
shippers have acceded to the Mayor’s
request for a joint meeting with the
representatives of the labor unions and
tbe meeting will be held tomorrow after-
noon . It is expected it will result in a
compromise. The ship brokers are very
stiff and agreed rather reluctantly lo
meet the longshoremen in conference.
They say they have no compromise to
offer, lmt that if tlie longshoremen have
any they will consider it.
There was no further trouble today
between the union ami non-union long¬
shoremen and everything is quiet tonight.
No attempt was made to load cotton
today, as only a small amount had been
delivered at the wharves for shipment.
FIRE IN TUSKEGEE.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 10.—A spe¬
cial to The Advertiser from Tuskegee,
Ala., says: This town suffered from
the heaviest fire ever known in tlie
place Sunday night. The fire started
in the Lamar Bros., grocery store and
extended to IV. E. Peeples's dry gool
store and the Macon county bank. 'Ihe
latter building occupied only a portion
of the .building in which it is situated
the upper floors being used as offices.
Among the losers were the Tuskegee
News. The loss was quite heavy; no
figuies
WITNESS KILLED.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 10.—A spe¬
cial to The Advertiser from Opelika,
Ala., says: Matthew Whaley, a profes¬
sional witness against illicit, distillers,
wtis shot and killed near Wedowe, Ran¬
dolph county Friday night. A party
went to. his house and tried to get him
to come out. On bis refusal a number
of shots were fired into the building,
and finally it was set on fire. One of
| tin* parfy saw Whaley go through a
window and fired at him, the bail tak¬
ing effect in the brain.
TEXAS TOWN BURNED.
Houston, Sept. 10.—A report comes
from Oakview. the county seat of Live
Oak county, that half of the town has
been wiped out by fire. Among Weimar's the
buildings burned were E.
store, Guilford’s saloon, a drug store
ami several other stores. No further
particulars yet.
Stewart in a damage suit and .Tones in
the Populist party. Poor Nevada!
Tii Union, Strength amt Prosperity Abound. M
10 MEET HINES
IN JOIN! DEBATE.
atkinson vtii.i. hi-: bui vi. to the
OCCASION.
ATLANTA AND WEST P(»NT
STOCK HOLDERS TO MEET.
Protests Against President Pliiai-
y.y’w Retirement PoaaDiIe.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 10.—(Special.)-
Chairman Olay and the State executive
committee have determined. 10 challenge
Judge Hines to a joiut debate with Mr.
Atkinson.
The matter lias been settled, and a
committee will be appointed to convey
the challenge aud to arrange the time
and place of meeting, with other de¬
tails of the debate also.
Mr. Atkinson is now in South Geor¬
gia. He left the question of joint de¬
bate with the committee entirely. To¬
day Chairman Clay announced the de¬
termination to issue the challenge. Mr.
Atkinson will have no difficulty in run¬
ning the Populist leader from the field,
| and iu demolishing his chimerical prin¬
ciples if he accepts the challenge.
The annual meeting of the stock¬
holders of the Atlanta and West Point
Railroad, which will be held here to¬
morrow will tie an interesting and im¬
portant event in railroad circles. A
special train will be run over the iroad
to bring the stockholders in. It is prac¬
tically an accomplished conclusion that
President Phinizy and General Mana¬
ger Tyler will be retired to make p’ace
for Air. Smith, who was recently
chosen to fill the consolidated posilii.'ii of
President aud general manager of the
Western Railway, of Alabama. The
Western and Atlantic and West Point
are virtually one and the same in man¬
agement, the former controlling the lat
ter, and the change mentioned iif the
program mapped out by Receiver Comer
of tile Central, who controls the situa¬
tion by reason of the Central’s holdings
in the Western.
There have been rumors of opposi¬
tion to Receiver Comer’s plans, includ¬
ing talk of appealing to the courts lo
preveut him from exercising I'd* control of
- i iC- Wfcuern unu est >t, rC,
.. ■
this account the meeting tomorrow will
be attended with especial interests.
FOREST FIRES RAGING.
Saxton Is In Dfliiger ot I in int-il i:i f i-
DeHtruction.
Ashland, Wis., Sept. 10.—Strong
winds have fanned the fires in this
vicinity and they are burning fiercely
iu nearly every direction. They crossed
what is known as the Cemetery road
south of Ashland today, and the Ash¬
land Driving Park Association with its
building® are located two miles out
from Ashland are iu danger of burn¬
ing. The fires are quite close to Mount
Hope cemetery and also the Catholic
cemetery-, with the strong wind con¬
stantly bringing it nearer. Washburn
has been enveloped in cloud# of smoke
all day. The following dispatch was
received from Saxton tonight: ‘‘Forest
fires are raging about here; water is
being hauled by running teams. Citizen®
are moving out of their homes with all
possible speed. If the wind continues
for a few hours the town is lost.”
Saxton is on the Northwestern road;
it was threatened only last week and
it was supposed that the timber about
there was sufficiently bun"! iff to
prevent further damage.
THE COUNT’S FUNERAL.
Royalty anil NoMllty Will Iw in
Attendance.
London, Sept. 10—Altendajni-e of
members of the nobility of France at
tlie funeral of the Count of Paris on
Wednesday promises lo be very large,
lu addition to tlie present of the ele¬
ment, every royal family iu Europe
will be represented, aud it is safe to
predict that the occasion will draw to¬
gether a large following of distinguished
persons than England or France lias
witnessed iu very many years. Tlie
body of the dead count will lie placed
iu its coffin tonight. The casket is of
plain elm, lined with lead and covered
with black velvet and bears a silver
plate upon which is inscribed a fleur de
lie aud the arms of tbe bouse of
Orleans.
CASES DISMISSED.
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 10.—Fifteen
Great Northern strikers, who have been
under Federal indictment for obstructing
the mails since tlie American Railway
Union strike last April, were dismissed
in Judge Nelson’s court today. The trial
of George Carruthers was in progress
when the point was made that I lie indict¬
ments did not allege sufficient evidence
as to what particular way the mails had
been obstructed. The judge took the
ease from the jury and conspiracy dismissed the
defendants. The cases
against the strikers were continued.
TREASURER A DEFAULTER.
Liitile Rock, Ark., Sept. 10.—Thomas
T. Smith, county treasurer of Columbia
county, has been indicted by tbe grand
jury charged with being a defalter In'
the’amount of $3,000, Smith is a very
popular Democrat in South Arkansas,
and has filled the position of treasurer
of Columbia county for the past six
years. -
GOVERNMENT
CROP REPORT.
A DECIDED DECLINE I N THE COT-
•*o> condition
THE AN (.It V(iE IN GEORGIA l'OU
All.(SI IS SI I’EK CENT.
Entirely Too .Much Ruin mill Heat
Is Heporteil.
Washington, D. C.. Sept. 10.—The
September report of the statistician of
the Department of Agriculture makes
cotton shows a decline of 5.9 points
from August condition, which was 91.8
against 80.9 for this month. The con¬
dition of the plant in the month of
June was 88.8, rising to 89.6 in July
and to 91.8 iast month as stated. The
August condition for the year 1893
was 80.4 September conditions for the
same year was 73.4, a falling off of
7 points. The September condition for
this year is 12.5 points higher than
that of 1893. The State averages are;
Virginia, 100; North Carolina. 88; South
Carolina, 80; Georgia, 84; Florida. 82;
Alabama, 86; Mississippi, 85; Louisiana
91; Texas, 84; Arkansas, 89, Tennes¬
see 84: Missouri, 93. The principal
causes of the decided de.cline in condi-
tion since the last report was the ex¬
cessive rainfall throughout tbe larger
part of the cotton belt, producing too
great a growth of weed and cheeking
the development of fruit, also causing
shedding, rotting and rust, The gen-
era', teior of th- report is “ oo much
rain and heat, eausing too great growth
of weed and too little of fruit.”
The report shows a decline in the
condition of corn to 63.4 from 69.1 in
the month of August and 95 in the month
of July. This is a decline of 5.1 points
from the August and 31.6 from the .Tilly
condition. The change is marked in
nearly all of tbe great corn States. The
condition is 75 in Kentucky, 79 in Ohio,
55 in Michigan. 80 in Indiana. 78 in Il¬
linois. 51 in Wisconsin, 60 in Minnesota.
40 in Iowa. 70 in Missouri, 45 in Kan-
®as. 15 in Nebraska, and! 16 in South
Dakota. TTi most of the Southern States
the condition has risen and a good crop
is certain. iinfavorableness
iI'ii addition tu the the
fes. the low condition of
viz: wTuuwmir Indiana, WisJ^,»
Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska and South
Dakota in response to a special 40,873,- inquiry
show that out of an aggregate of
984 acres planted in those States there
have been cut up for fodder or abandon¬
ed 15,500 000 acres or 38 per cent., which
is a little over 20 per cent, of the en¬
tire area planted in the country. The
percentage of cut up or abandoned by
states reporting is as follows: Indiana,
00; Illinois. 10: Wisconsin. 21: Iowa.
35: Missouria, 10; Kansas, 53; Nebraska,
81: South Dakota, 81.
The condition of wheat, considering
both winter and spring varieties, when
harvested was 83.7 against 74.0 last
year, and 85.3 in 1892.
The reported conditions from torrespon-
dents for the spring wheat -r. rowins
States are a® follows: Ohio. 102: Mich¬
igan, 103; Illinois, 101: Wisconsin, 92;
Minnesota., 84: Iowa. 92: Missouri, 01;
Kansas. 58; Nebraska. 40; South Da¬
kota, 32: North Dakota, 74; California,
.88; Oregon, 88; AVashington, 67: in the
East. New York. 86, Pennsylvania, 91:
Maryland, 98. Virginia reports 78. Ten¬
nessee. 78. West Virginia 93, Kentucky
92. Texas 92. In the principal wheat
States there has been considerable im¬
provement in condition since the July re¬
port. In parts of the wheat region the
crop is fully up to expectation and in
other parts the yield has exceeded antic¬
ipation. Tlie average condition of oats
is reported at 77.8 against 76.5 August
1st. 77.7, on July 1st and 87 .Tuue 1st.
The returns from rye show an average
condition of 86.9 against 82 a year ago.
The condition of barley has risen nearly
two points during the month, the Sep¬
tember average standing at 71.5 against
68.9 in August. There is a decrease in
the September condition of buckwheat
of 12 1-2 points from that of August,
the general acreage being 69.2 against
77.5 last year. The area under clover
seed is reported at 71.9 of that for 1893.
Tlie eondilion is given at 09.2, which is
much below the average, thus indicating
a very short crop. The general average
conaitioiii of rice 18 89.4. The condition
of potatoes is 02.4. a decline of condition twelve
points since la.«t month. The
of tobacco is 74.5 against 75.9 last
month.
STARRED TO THE HEART.
A Young: White Man Killed Uy a
liegro at Wallinllu, S. C.
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 10.—A special
from Wail),-tlla, S. C., to the News and
Courier says: Wade Heaton a young
white man, was stabbed to the heart and
killed by Frank Parks, a young negro
man last night near Salem Baptist
church, sixteen miles from fliis place, in
Oconee county. There was an old grudge
between them, and Heaton raised a row
with Parks at the church and then fol¬
lowed him a considerable distance on the
road home, kicking am] cuffing him
about. Finally Parks turned and
plunged ills knife into Heaton's breast,
cutting the (bird, fourth and fifth ribs
and entering the heart. Heaton died in¬
stantly. Parks was arrested today by
Slier iff Douliit and a posse and lodged in
jail. On Saturday night 11 o’clock,
at
near Westminster, Bill White, colored,
was waylaid and shot by some persons
supposed to be Andy Lester and Bill
Roach, two negro men who have been cm
bad terms with him for some time. Forty
shots were put in his back, and It ie
thought he will die. :
Frank Threft cut John and Tea Quar-
les in a drunken row Sunday morning
on Whetstone creek, in Oconee. It is
leared that there is no chance for John
to recover.
$1.00 a Year In Advance.
TIIK DARLINGTON riot
DlRcnNied In tlie tutted State*
Court.
Baltimore, Sept. TO.—The Smith Car¬
olina dispensary riot of last March was
discussed in the United States Circuit
Court today before Judge (biff. The
matter came up in the form of an in¬
junction suit to prevent Governor Till-
ma u or a uy State officer under him,
from taking possession of any arms and
accoutrements of the Washington Liglu
Infantry Company, of Charleston, S. C.
It will be recalled that when Governor
Tillman's dispensary constables passed
the Hue of offence drawn by the citi¬
zens of Darlington and other towns they
wei.‘ attacked, a number were killed and
the rest put to bight. The Governor
then ordered several companies of mili¬
tary to proceed to the scene of the up¬
rising and restore order and guberna¬
torial authority. Among the companies
ordered out was the Washington Light
Infantry. Its members flatly refused to
take up arms against fdllow-eitizens
who, they said, had simply resented the
insulting offieiousness of dispensary offi¬
cers. Governor Tillman was highly In¬
censed and ordered the company to sur¬
render -its arms. This order was also
disobeyed, and an appeal to the courts
was made.
The Charleston company is represented
by Theo S. Barker and G. 1*. K.
liiyau. Attorney General Tillman. Btieluilain The law¬ ap¬
peared for Governor
yers ful- the company claim that arms
v i re secured by tbe company by special
act of Congress and held in undisputed
possession for sixteen years; that the
arms were issued for no other purpose
than the use of the company; that there
fore the seizure of them by the Governor
would be illegal, as it would be a diver¬
sion of the arms to a purpose not au¬
thorized by tbe act of Congress under
which they were issued. Attorney Gen¬
eral Buchanan said on behalf of the
State; "We believe that the Governor
has the right to discipline the militia ol
the State whenever he feels like it. ami
that the United States has no right to
interfere. We are not trying to deprive
this company of its arms for all time,
but are doing it simply to teach them
a lesson. Even if we did want to dis¬
band the company and take its arms
away from it, What right has the United
States to say that we shall not? if i
did we would soon have a nice state of
affairs. There would he a Slate militia
and .one belonging to the Government.
The State supports its militia and it lias
the right to do with it as it pleases.”
THE ARMY MANOEUVRES.
They Were Magnificently
a««l Warmly Drained.
Berlin, Sept. 9.—The Seventeenth
Army Corps manoeuvered near Scblobit-
ten yesterday. The western division
made an advance. The commander of
the eastern division sent forward cav¬
alry to attack the enemy’s right wing.
Two hussar regiment® led the charge,
which was executed magnificently,
despit tihe unevenness of the ground.
They broke through the line of skir
mishers, but upon meeting the compact
bodies of troops behind were forced to
retreat hastily with heavy losses. Two
other cavalry brigades were suet out by
the eastern:! rmy, out they did no bet¬
ter. Meantime the artillery of the west¬
ern division had silenced the eastern
army’s guns, thus deciding the battle.
The eastern commander found his posi¬
tion untenable, and fell bat-K on Pomeli-
renllorff, suffering from the heavy ar¬
tillery fire during the retreat..
The experts praised most h.ighly the
handling of the artillery, especially Hie
ability wr h which the western division
guns we e brought up unobserved by
the enemy to a position behind the ion-
hills north of Pittelhof. Emperor
William delivered his criticism to the
generals on the sandy plain of Gruenau,
and then rode away with his suite to
:he Eibinge.
A SHOOTING MATCH.
Seagirt, N. J., Sept. 10.—Arrange¬
ments have been made under which
rifle teams representing the States of
New Jersey and Geoigia will shoot a
match at Savannah on Feb. 22 ne.t.
The team will consist of six picked rifle-
iueu from each State. The makeup of
tlie Georgia team has not vet been an-
The Ne , v Jersey J te;lul wlU
. Cycn. „ Girard W. ol ohenner, Col. , A. t K.
Tv user, Maj. D. A. Curry, Privates
Jon 1 ICuser and Theodore ib<]< of
Company A. mounted troop of Newark,
and Private AVm. Hayes, of Co. D„
second regiment.
TERM TWO TEARS.
Albany, Sept. 10.—The constitutional
convention in committee of the whole,
loday adopted a resolution changing tbe
term of Governor and Lieutenant Gov¬
ernor from three years as at present to
two years, and providing that in all
.cases the State Engineer shall be a
practical civil engineer.
FATAL EXPULSION.
AVilkesbarre, Pa.. Sept. 10.—A terrific
explosion of gas occurred in No. 4
slope of the Pennsylvania Coni Company
at Pittston about noon today. There
were a hundred men at work in the
colliery, but they all managed to escape
to the surface with the exception of
Superintendent Andrew Brandon, who
was in the mine on a tour of inspection.
Ibis body was found at 4 o’clock. It
was badly burned.
THE CRUISER RALEIGH.
Fort Monroe, Va., Sept. 10.—The cruis-
,, r Raleigh sailed at 0 o’clock this morn-
j ng for a cruise In Chesapeake bay and
where she will adjust her compasses
t,,p( 1 )er gnus and will then go to York-
town for target practice.
VOL. V. NO. 18.
FOREST FIRES
AGAIN RAGING.
WIRES DEMORALIZED AND TRAINS
,H I'M. |)P.
THE WIND BLOWING A GALE- AND
TROUBLE REARED
All the CliurclieM Knlae Fund* (or
Relief.
St. Paul. Minn., Sept 9—Alarming ru¬
mors have been coming in here since 6
ocloek to the effect that forest fires are
tonight sweeping several counties of
Northeastern Minnesota The wires are
already in a state of demorliearion and
southbound trains due early in the even
ing were hung up somewhere between
Hinckley and Duluth for three hours.
Messages from St. Cloud and Prainerd
say that Ground House, a village of 20(1
people in Milie Las county, is in great
danger and that Barnum, Carleton eoun
ty, is surrounded by fire, which is fan¬
ned by sueh a terific wind that the safety
of the place is feared.
No IMMINENT DANGER.
Mora, Minn., Sept. 9.—Mora has been
In no imminent danger from fire. High
winds prevail and there is a very heavy
forest fire at Ground House, seven miles
east of here, but "t present no buildings
have been burned. The women and
children from Ground House are staying
in Mora tonight.
HELPING THE SUFFERERS.
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 9.—The fire
sufferers at Hinckley and Sandstone
were especially remembered in Minneap-
ol's today. In a majoiity of the churches
sermons were preached on the forest
fires In a’.l Catholic churches and many
ethers substantial collections were taken
■ip lo on towards swelling the relief
fund, ’"''a evening 5,000 people galh-
ere 1 a iosi' ion building to attend
a saeren rt and memorial ses vice,
nml about $5,000 was raised. A special
serviqe was also he'd at the Lyceum
Theatre, whert more funds were se¬
cured. At Anoka, at a public mass
meeting, $1,000 was raised.
DOOMED TO DESTRUCTION.
St. Cloud, inn.. Sept. 9.—This evening
a report was reepived at the Great North¬
ern dispatcher’s office that tbe towns of
■ Mora and Ground House, 19 miles this
side of Hinckley, were both on fire and
doomed to destruction. The operator at
Mora informed the office here that lu-
vvouid leave his poet and lock the office.
Citizens had gathered around the depot
and were prepared to flee from the threat¬
ened for danger. Many had already left
places of safety and he was getting
his family ready to go.
At about 8 o’clock this evening an¬
other dispatch staled that by the change
of the heavy winds which had been
fanning Ihe flames all day had taken
another direction and Mora might possi¬
bly escape. At Soule station a large saw
mill and lumber yards were wiped out.
Tin- people at Mora had ample warning
of the approaching fires and if the fire
did enter the town they have found
safety in Snake River.
THE PTiOT REVEALED.
Memphis. Sept. 9.—The whole plot of
the Kerrville lynching is now laid bare.
Before many hours elapee it is thought
every one who had anything to do with
the affair or the majority of them will
be liehind the liars. Bob MeCarver, son
of Sheriff MeCarver. is the one who gave
the necessary information. He was in¬
vited to participate in tbe killing by Ed.
Smith, one of the men now in jail under
indictment for murder in the first de.
gree. . It was represented to MeCarver
that his father, the sheriff, knew all
about it and that Judge Cooper, of the
criminal court, was not in the dark.
These false representations were made
by Smith for the purpose, if possible,
of mixing Sheriff MoCarver up in the
affair through his son so bis bands would
lie tied if an investigation should be in¬
stituted by the autnorities. The scheme
failed. McCarverfe examination result¬
ed in the arrest of Jailer Cox for per-
inry and the binding of MeCarver In
810,000 bonds to insure his remaining in
the city.
El RES RAGING.
Duluth. Minn.. Sept. 9.—Forest fires
ill e again raging in the vicinity of the
country devastated a week ago and there
was a general scare at half a dozen
towns on the line of the St. Paul and
Duiuth and Eastern Minnesota Roads
this afternoon. Early in the afternoon
a strong wind from the southwest
sprung miles up, reaching the velocity of 25
an hour, and the fires, which had
been smouldering in the brush, are fan¬
ned to fierceness. The north-bound St.
Paul and Duluth limited train, which
arrived here at 10:20 tonight, nearly four
hours late, was stopped at Rush" Oily
becuase of fire across the track in many
pieces woods. At Pine City there was
the same pall of smoke and red glow
of sky that told Duluth of Hinckley’s
destruction a week ago. The people "at
Pine City, in a body, fled to the river
and lake in the neighborhood and drag¬
ged whatever belongings they could to
that place of safety. The fires have not.
however, reached the town. At Ker-
wick. Barnum and Oarleton (the Iast
two places of considerable importance)
fire-fighting has been in progress all day.
and the southwest gale made the situa¬
tion exceedingly dangerous. A change
of wind to the northeast this afternoon
has probably saved the towns.
ONE DEATH FROM CHOLERA.
Amsterdam, Sept. 9.—One death
from cholera was reported from KeMlu-
berg.