Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 May 1891 — Page 9

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SECOND PART. ESTABLISHED 1821. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1891-TWELVE PAG ES. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.

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J iaii i Thousands of Homos in Danger by Fire. Many Lives Probably Lost in Michigan. An Area as Large as New England Burning. The Loss Is Simply Beyond Estimate. Nothing Can Now Save the Feople but Heavy Showers.

RAIN MlfinT SAVR TIIRM

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DrTRorr, Mich., Mav 12. The hopedfor security fruni the recent rain did not materialize for the Danic stricken inhabitants of the burneI distrit in this state. Some ides of the vastnesa of tho fire din trict can be gained from the fart that almost any two of tho dozen counties now filled with fire aro as largo as the whole statoof Bhode Island. The Toledo, Ann Arbor fc Northern Michigan railroad has been obliged to abandon all attempts to run cars north of the Clare county line. A freight train and crew had a narrow escape from cremation yesterday. Tho ties in many places were eo badly burned that the rails spread when tho train went over. When near More's Siding one of the cars in the center of the train was derailed and the train crew were obliged to abandon the rear part of the train after working until the cars began to smoke. Before they reached Farwell there was another derailment and all but three of s ' the train of eighteen cars were left to their fate. Three of tho trainmen were badly blistered. The wind shifted and drove tho fire to the southwest and into Newaygo, Mecosta and Oceana counties. Cook's Station and Barton, both in the lines of the lire, havo not been heard from and are supposed to be destroyed. West Troy, a few miles north of Otia, has been environed by firo since early yesterday morning and is supposed to" be in ar-hes. Beports from Cadillac, "Wexford county, state that tho inhabitants of all the villages in tho county have been out tightine rire for the past three days, and many of the smaller places have been wiped oil the face of the earth. Where Nirvania and Fremont on the Flint tt Perre Marquette road once etood there is nothing now but piles of ashes. The village of Lake has not been heard frosn since its lat appeal for help. The firo is sweeping through tho woods near lied Cloud, Newaygo county, while more than one hundred miles away, across the state, the little hamlet of Tuft' is in a srulf of f.ames. Monton, in Wexford county, above Cadillac, is cut otT from communication with the outside world. The latest news from Traverse City is to the effect that the entire population is out lighting fire. Mi lions upon millions of Joes are burning all over the center of the state. "White Ci.on, Mich., May 12. The five upper townsliit-s in the county have been a surging sea of lire ever since Sunday, .and it is believe that not a single one of the small hamlets is left. ' Fields' Station, with its four saw mills and general store, is no more, and the .'MO people who lived there Sunday are today without homo or roof to cover their heads. Otis, or Iingmaa as it in known to the postal authorities, is but a collection of smoking ruins, with the .00 people who called ihe place home standing around in despair. Park City, in Lincoln township, went out in fire and smoke yesterday morning. Nothing i3 left of the cluster of en. ad hoases that marked the place. Lilly Station is hardly worth the name of a station, as only the small hotel and smaller railroad station are left to mark the town site. Freight cars without number burned and logging trains melted away into ashes on the tracks where they stood awaiting their loads of lumber. CiiEvnoYCtAN', Mich., May 12. Forest fires are doing considerable darnug-j in the interior of the county. Much property has been destroyed," including barns, fences and standing timber. Unless raia soon comes the damage w.ll be great. The city is wrapped in a dens.? smoke, and the Mackinac strai3 are so densely overhung with smoke ns to impede the progress of all boats. On both sides of the Michigan Central tracks, from Mackin;iw City to Fredrick Station, a small town in the southern part of this (Cheboygan) county is burning fiercely and the smoke is so dense that lamps must be lighted at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The towns of Indian Paver and Hondo are much in danger and last night dozens of men, looking like so many demon?, were to be seen fighting the fiery monster. Beports from all parts of the northern half of thy lower peninsula show the fires are still raging. West St tekioh, Wis., Mav 12. Fanned by a strong wind the forest fires near this city Lave been gradually encroaching upon the suburbs. This morning the fires in the neighborhood of South Superior assumed formidable shape and there was great excitement. Tue flames reached tho great pile of wood near Saeger & Gunner's brickyard and spread rapidly in all directions. Several hundred were fightin the flames this afternoon and it was reported that the fire was under control. Fires are burning at ma:iy points along the Omaha mad. At White Birch the loss will be particularly heavy. The bridge over the American fiver on the Omaha road burned this afternoon, stopping tralfic on that line between this city and St. Paul. LrDiNGTON, Mich., May 12. Soma of the people who lived in Walkervillo before the fire struck that town arrived here yesterday in a deplorable state. They had nothing to call their own but the clothes they wore and exhausted with bard work in trying to save their village. They say it is impossible to tell how many cf the inhabitants escaped adve, but they fear that many died in the woods, where they tied for safety. The Til age had 800 inhabitants and do cne knoAs where more than half this nnmbere are at present. The loss at this point will reach $20,000. Vague rumors of a large loss of iit'e in other points come in, but verification is Impossible. This entire county will be swept unless rain comes today. Detroit, Mich., Mar 13. Clinton, Clare county, and Walkervilie, Oceana county, towns of 100 inhabitants each, are VideVi to the IM of those surrounded by ior&t Urea, la each c3e tijo destruction,

of the homes of inhabitants was accompanied by heavy loss to tho lumber firms having saw mills at tho places named. Tho loss to these firms on buildings and machinery amount to over $100,000. In addition to this, an amount not easily to to reckoned has been Inst in the destruction of the forests. At present there is little hope that the fire can soon bo stayed, and tho entire lumber district of four or five counties Is at its mercy. There has been little rain this season and the country is in tho same condition it was in when it was devastated in 1S71. Thompsonviilo is not entirely out of danger, but the citizens are back-firing around the town and doing everything possible to prevent it getting into the village. Warren's log rollway eight miles north of Paldwin, is in imminent danger should the wind shift to tho north. Today several hundred como from tho country with the same story that of losing all" buildings and their contents, and escaping with what they had on their backs. Pat night Mr. Johnson, near Branch, left his home for a short time, and on his return found his barn and outbuilding were in a short time to bo destroyed. Ho immediately set to work to fight tho fire, but was driven away by the intense heat. It is a pitiful sii:ht to" see tho condition in which women aro placed. The towns along the Frankfurt St Southeastern railway are in d inger as the tires are reported along tho entire road. Tho fires west of Manistee junction are out and no morn danger is feared in that direction. Stevens' camp, six miles west, suffered a largo loss after a hard light for three days. In some cases as.-itanco has been nsked of railway companies for fire sufferers to br-Jtranported to places whero they had friends, they not being able to save more than the clothes they wore. Tho fires in the woods this year have been fu'Iy as disastrous as those in ls71. At Beyer Station, three miles from hero, a trai t nix miles long and threo miles wido hns teea burned over, destroying everything. Four farm-houses and barns were burned. At Paris the entire town has frequently been called out to fight tho fire in order to save the town. The poor settlors hereabouts have been driven from home, saving absolutely nothing. IN NORTH fa RN WISCONSIN.

A rth of Fire From tht St. Louie Illvrr to Lnk Superior. ri-MinxA, Wis., May 12. Forest fires have broken out along the line of the Soo road between this place and Ilermansville, and are burning with a vigor that bodes no good to cedar interests unless rain descends very soon. Just across thj "Wisconsin line from the station of Menominee river on the Soo a line of fire can bo seen from the railroad which bums as far north as the eye can reach, and from the immense volume of smoke which arises it is plain to be seen that the fire runs back a long distance north from tho railroad. There has been no rain of consequence in this locality for two weeks or more, and everything is dry as tinder. Wkst Siterior, Wis., Mar 13. Fires have mowed a pathway from the St. Louis river to the south shore of lake Superior and extending over a territory from two to twenty mi es in width. The damage to property cannot be estimated at this time, but the bulk of the loss will rest in standing pine destroyed and log already rut and ready for the .i'av. At present the greatest damage is reported from along the line of the Omaha railroad, on both sides of which, and extending to lake Superior on tho north, the fire issdill raginu fiercely. Late last night a report reached the ritv that S. M. Stocking's camp near the Brule river an. I 'J,UK.0;)- feet of 1om had been burned. Mr. Stocking says that from all he can learn the damage in the timbered districts east of Superior has been very heavy. Word came today from the south shore that the firo is rapidly reaching out in the direction of several million feet of lo-s belonging to the I 'uy ton, Kimuali ardey lumber company. Over one hundred f.jnare miles of virgin lorest has boen utterly destroyed, and the head of one firm puts their less at $ 1 ,500,00 J in standing timber. IN PENNSYLVANIA. Flrea Do Inolc nlbl Iuic to Ornwln; Timber find Crops Hi XTiNr.Tov, Pa., May 12. Over 4,000 acres of valuable timber lands are aflame within a radius of seven miles of this place and in distant parts of the county tho wood land is being swept away at an alarming extent. The mountain tires are beyond all human control and can oniy bo extinguished by a rainfall. The farmers in the whole burning district havo eust allied irreparable Iohs to fencing and hundreds of acres of growing grain Lave been ruined, IiEi.LKf-o.NTE, Fa., May 12. Damage done by forest fires that have been raging throughout the county have be?n something enormous and incalrul&ble. Along tho Bul'a'.o run road, through nearly every patch of timber the fire has raged, burning miles and miles of fences, orchards, valuable standing and ut timber. Near Pine rove Mills the new bouse and barn of John Neidigh were burned, though 200 yards from the woods. P. 14. Crider's largo saw mill, logging camp, a large amount of cut timber and about a mile of tramway were burned. At Paddy's Mountain on the Allegheaies several logging camps anil all the houses, etc., of tho Benner run camping as3'eiation, were entirely d stroyed, besides large ' quantities if valuable standing and cut timbers. The fires still continue to raga with unabated fury on many places not already burned over, it being a hopeless task to fight them. The entire wild cherry crop, where it ia generally very lari:e, is also entirely destroyed. The entre loss cannot as be estimated, but counting the damage to standing timber it will run into the hundreds of thousands cf dollars. Reports from Dellefonte, Pa., state that fires have been ragini in that vicinity for four days, several lumber camps, farm houses, saw mills and an i nmense stretch of lumber have been destroyed. The damage to property is estimated at $30,000, with incalculable loss to growing timber. Fires are still raj:n along the Allcghenies. Beports from Bradford, Pa., says the woo fs are still burning 6teadily, consuming thous mds of feet of cor 1-wood and threatening isolated houses and mills. A dispatch from Warren, Pa., says the fires which have been razing in this section sinco Saturday afternoon are about out. Over one hun Ired oil rigs have been destroyed so far as known and many tanks of oil and small buildings. Wages at tho rate of $1.25 per hour were freely offered for men to fight tho fire. lie llavd Intlc&tl. Brooklyn Lif.) McCorkle "I can't understand why railroad companies make ft a point to hire densyly ignorant men for officials." McCrackte "Do they?" "Try to get the facts about a railroad accident and you'll see."

HE HAS COME AND GONE.

THE PRESIDENT IN INDIANAPOLIS. A GoodI Crowd OI Film Greeting-, Listen to A I'ratljr Apeli and Ooea Horn-. 8Trl Little Hitches in the l'rot mm The Day la IXtalt. President Harrison was in this city, his former home, just forty-five minutes Thursday afternoon, and a more or less successful attempt was made to afford him a reception commensurate with his position ns chief executive of tho United States. Tho fact that the reception, considered in a strictly general sense, was very nearly up to the standard of such events of consequent was duo more to the democratic organizations of tho city than to anything accomplished by the members of the president's own party in tho capital of his own state. Active preparations for the reception of the presidential party wero begun a week or so ago, but somehow thero was a laxity of popular sentiment regarding tho affair, owing probably to the very short timo the prosident was scheduled to remain in tho city. At coon yesterday a special train of six coaches left tho Union station for Montezuma to meet tho presidential train. Tho special escort selected to accompany the president back to this city was composed of Governor llovey, Mayor Sullivan, exGovernor Gray, Georjro U. Tanner, preideut of the board of trade; Col. Eli Lilly, president of the Commercial club ; Judgo William A. Woods, (Jen. Low Wallace, Senutor Joseph L. McDonald, tho liov. M. L llaine, 1). D. ; Daniel Stewart, the Hon. 11. P.. F. Pierce, the Hon. C. W. Fairbanks. Senator David Turpio and Prof. (Jeorire L. Knox. Pesido these gentlemen compo-ing tho reception committee the special train also boro to Montezuma a delegation of representative citizens numbering between 200 and 300. The organizations represented included the Hendricks. Cray, Columbia, Cleveland, Marion and Tippecanoe clubs, the state ollicers, civil rights league, tho judges of tho supremo, appellate, federal and county courts, representatives of fifty labor organizations, U. S. and city ollicers, members of the various municipal boards, county officers and county commissioners, the department commander and statf of theG. A. U., and a representative of each post in this city, ollicers of the state militia, delegates from the Commercial club and board of trade, and delegates from the loyal legion, union veterans' legion and sons of veterans. Put one or two stops w re made between this city and Montezuma and the special arrived there at 1:40 o'clock. There were prolably 2l0 men, women and children at the Montezuma station when the train reached that point, and hardly had the noise of the train died away when tho strains of the invincible braas band were heard sounding a hospitable welcome. The president's stop at Montezuma was no doubt the greatest event in the entire hi-dory of :hat village, and the stare anil stripes were displaced in abuudanco wherever a Hag could be conveni ntly put up. After the major portion of the delegation had paid a short visit to a sort of aquatic establishment between the depot and the town they returned to tho latter in time to see the presidential train's arrival at 2:.'0 o'clock, in the meantime quit a crowd had gathered including the townspeople who had locked up their places of business, and a sprinkling of country people. When the train came o n standstill and President Harrison was scon standing with uncovered head on the rear platform several lusty cheers were givn. The president, after being welcomed by cx-Congrcssman Johnson, said: MY Fr.iiiNDS V have had a long journey, ami one thut lies l.een attemletl by a great ninny pleusant iuci lent. We have hal cheers of welcome reaching from our tirbt nop at Uo. look e, Va stretching acrosi the mounts im of TeuDessce auU northern Utoria and A.nbitmn, down through Arkannu and Texas, and alonir the Paoitio ronst. Everywhere we hive had the inoM cuid al and kindly greeti:ig; but, as I croH today the burner line of luUiitii.t, and meet again these old friends, I find in your welcome a iwettness that exceed it b'l. As ho spoke the lust sentence the president broke down and it was somo litllo timo before ho was ablo to welcome the members oi the Indianapolis reception committee who rapidly boarded the train. Nothing occurred of special note during the trip from Montezuma to this city. The n embers of the reception committee all rode in the car occupied by tho president and were entertained by him and his purty. Th party included President and Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. McKee,Mr-. Dimn.ick. Postmaster General Wanaraaker, Marshal D. M. liausdel, Mr. aud Mrs. George W. Poyd, Mr. K. F. Tibbott, tho president's stenographer, Maj. Sanger of ttie regular army aud representatives of the press associations. Mr. and Mrs. Kused Harrison and Mr. Charles Saunders accompanied the party ou the trip, but left at Omaha. Put one or two stops were made, but at every town along tho route tho stars and stripes were gaily unfurled. Ly 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a largo crowd overflowed the Union station and Jackson-place, and at 4:10 o'clock when the presidential train reached the Union station there was a grand rush for the iron gates.' Ihe booming of cannon, a salute tired by Lattery - A, Light artillery, bad notified people all over the city that tho president hud arrived. A squad of police, under Capt. Quig'ey.did excellent service, however, and a wide passage way was quickly made in tho crowd through which the president and members of the party could easily pass without being jostled. Tho scene upon the arrival of the train was the same as takes place on all similar occasions. Cheers rent the air. and the mu eic of bands but added to the general din. The Columbia club formed a guard of honor for the president, and with uncovered head he walked to the beautifully decorated speaker's 6tand in Jack-son-place arm-in arm with Governor llovey. After he had reviewed from tho speaker's stand the various organizations, military and civic, the president was introduced by Governor Alvin P. Hovey in these words: LADiKa avd Gemtlem ty Benjamin Harrison, president of the United States, need no Introduction to the citizen of Iudianapoli or the people of Indiana.. His name is tn every tongue, and has been for years. Returning from bis brilliant southwestern tour, we welcome him with pride and pleasure to hi home and trust he may have a afe and pleasant trip to VYdhioirtoD. After Governor Hovey had concluded Mayor Sullivan also welcomed the president with these words: Mr. Pbesidkxt The pleasant duty basbeen ai(fneJ me of bid ling you welcome to Indian-at-ttli. Tut biah mud eux oiUzeui hart for

your personal character and their great respect for your exaltsd iUtion are iharud by myself, and make this duty an exceedingly pleaiaut one. 1 but speak the sentiment o( our entire people when I bid you welcome to your home, to the city whioh has been your rrtldence for more than a quarter of a century, and to the city where we hope you will return when you sluill bfiTO laid aside the earei of itatt. We aro glad you were o kindly received wherever you went during your prent tour, and I can BMure you, sir, none more gla lly welcomed you than do your own fellow-citizen of Indiana poll. In honoring; you the people of thi country have honored our beauiilul city, w hose most distinguinhed citien you arc. Again, Mr. Preaidect, I hid you welcome to Indianapolis, and present you to thi great multitude of people, who are waiting to hear your voice. President Harrison then addressed the assemblage as follows : I do not think I cau speak much today. The train of the long journey and frequent call nirtdeon me to speak from Washington to the (iolden Gate, and from thefnr Northwest territory back to Indiaoapolis, have somewhat exhauted me, body and mind, aud htve mads my heart so open to these impression a I greet my old frluuds that I can not, 1 fear, oommaud myself. Our pathway ha bren nmrkol by the plaudit of the niultitiile; our way strewn with lluwer. We have journeyed through the orohar.M ot California Jaden with fruit; w have climbed the aumniiu of the great mountain front which rich mttal have been extracted; then we have dropped into fruitful vollevs, and our whule pathway ha been made plsd by the friendly acclaim of our American Mlow citien without regard to party. IShoat of ajq!Atift. Hut ah the aweetnei of these flower, all the beauty of these almost tropical landscapes, all the rionnss of their precious mine, sink into foricrtfutues a I receive today this wcluoms from my old friend. (There was a perc' ptibla moisture in the president' eye and hi voice almost failed hira.l My manhood ha known no other home but thi. It wn ths scene of my early itruei;les. It ha been the aoene and you the instrumi-nt and support of my early siicf- in i i ft. I CO tue to hr down before you today my ottering of thankfulnet for the friendly helnfullitiia iu boyhood and in all honor down to tlii. I left you two year no to take up the work of the most responsible i tlico in the world. I went to theae untried duties sustained by your helpful friendliness. I com alter two years to cotif.'M uuvnj error hut to sty to you that I have but one thought in my mind, to use whatever inllueiioe I have for the uoueral good of ad the people. Applntitf. My stay is to brief that 1 must dny myelf the pleasure of taki'ic nil these friends by the hand, (iod bleaa you all. 1 have not forgotten, I cinnot forget, Iudianapoli, I look lorward, if my life is spared, to ih s aa the city where I shall rest when the hard toil in done. I love its homes and rejoice iu its commercial prosperity. l'.trdon further speech and allow me to nay, God Litis you, every one, and HOod-by. Considerable applau.-o succeeded the firesident's address, and loud cries were icard for Postmater-Gcneral Wanamaker. Ho Mas introduced by the president and irade a few remarks which were applauded Secretary lluk, after several calls, also talked a few minutes. By this time the Thomas post, G. A. K., had formed on Meridian-ht. and tho Columbia club on Maryland st., and at 5:10 o'clock the presidential party and citizens entered carriages. A squad of police, under Cnpt. Dawson, hea led tho line, while immediately following was Thomas post and the governor's guards in the capacity of escort to the president, w ho rode in a carriag; with Governor Hovey. The other members of tho presidential party and tho citizens who coinpoeed the wotcoming delegation followed in carriages. The lino of march previously outlined was not followed owinir to a lack of time, and, as was said before, a number of people were disappointed at not seeing tho pre.-Ment, who left for Kichmoml over tho Pan-Handlo road at 5 ::10 o'clock. Taken altogether the reception was not a vociferous success. The enthusiasm was not phenomenal and there occurred several hitches in the program. The buildings on the principal streets of the city were protus.dy decorated, but in many cases the president's eyen did nut rest on the 6tars aud Etripcs unfurled to th breeze. The presidential tour ia remarkable in tho rapiiity with which the special tfain has been horns across the country. Sinco leaving Washington an nvera;r rate of speed of thirty-three inilei an hour has been maintained. During the twentyfour hours ending last midnight the president has deliwred speechei in thre.i state cap la's and lias ben in four diilerent states. Karly yesterday morning the train reached Hannibal, Mo. There President Harrison mado a speech to a large crowd. Several stops wern made in Mi-souri. In Illinois the principal stops inade were at Jacksonville, Spriugficid and Decatur. The longest stoj was made at Springfield, and there the president also delivered a speech. At 2:3d the presidential train reached Montezuma, whero the Indianapolis delegation was met. After leaving this city a tivo minute stop was made at Pichmond, whero a largj crowd had assembled. At midnight the train reached Columbus. Washington-, May 13. Tho president and party arrived in Washington at 5 :;X) o'clock this evening exactly on schedule time. When the tiain wis nearin? the national capital snd the journey was almost at an etui, the president summoned to the observation car every person who had accompanied him on the trip, including the ladies and all the employes of the railroad and Pullman car company and made them a short address. He said he found that he had made just 1.7.1 speeches since they left Washington on the 14th of April last, and he thought this a good occasion to make the number a round 140. He then referred to the unprecedented excellence and perfection of tho railroad service throughout the entire trip, and said that the fact that they had been ablo to travel over ten thousand miles of territory in a splendidly equipped train without an accident or mishap of any kind and without one minute's variation from the prearranged schedule must always bo regarded as a most remarkable achievement. He said that Mr. Georgo W. Poyd of the Pennsylvania road was entitled to great credit for his excellent management of tho trip, and he added that it was a superb exhibition of what training, energy and i ntelligence could do for a man. He then returned his thanks indivi lually to the conductors, the engineers and firemen, tho chief and his assistants, tho brakemen, the waiters and porters, and in fact every person who had rendered service to the party on tbe trip. The prevident gave all the employes a substantial token of bis appreciation of their attentions. The postmaster-general, the secretary of agriculture and the other gentlemen of tho party alsi . remembered the employes in the same way. Tlie arrival in Washington was unmarked by any demonstration beyond the presence at the station of a small knot of otliciala and several hundred travelers.The president's grandchildren were at the station and his first greeting was to them. The company broke up in a few minutes and the president and his family proceeded to tho whito house. The president stood tho trip better than any one else, notwithstanding the greater labor performed by him, and there is nothing whatever iu his appearance to indicate that he has been subjected to any unusual btraln.

KENTUCKY'S GREAT DAY.

KINGMAN WINS THE DERBY EASILY. There Was No Other Horse In It from the Start Forty Thousand I'enple Fra Dt The Time Vary Slow Other Sportlaa Lvent of the Day. LousviLLF, Ky.t May 13. Although the derby proved lame, flat and uninteresting, tho regular spring meeting of the IxHiisville jockey club was most auspiciou.slv' inaugurated at Churchill Downs today. Karly in tho morning low, black clouds gave promise of rain. The wind blew in frightful gusts and made tho streets of the city disagreeable. It turned cooler towards noon, tho clouds wero driven away, tho sun shone out brightly, but tho dust and tho wind remained. Tho seventeenth Kentucky derby, the firteevcre race for western three-year-olds, was to be run in the afternoon and derby day in Louisville and Kentucky means what all holidays put together and rolled into one might do in other places. Tho city was overrun with strangers attracted hero by the democratic state convention that assembled at noon and adjourned in honor of the occasion. Attracted by the races people followed the horses from Nashville and Lexington, and the whole statu emptied in Louisville, where the coming equino champions wero to meet in a heartbreaking test of stamina and speed on the turf. Scotch-Irishmen irom all over tho United States were hero to attend their convention, and of course they helped swell the crowd. Advance delegation! of Klks, a day in advance of their national meeting, were here and thero were thousands of strangers from southern Indiana, north and Centrsl Tennessee, West Virginia and Ohio, who came in just to see the derby. Vehicles of every kind were in demand and as early as 12 o'clock the 0"pha t drives and boulevards leading to the Ions wero lined with coaches, carriages, buggies, traps, pony carts, express wagons, omuibusses and vehicles of all kind, and tho tide of polestrians and street car passenger was pouring into the course. '1 he field inside tho track railings was full and people of every class and occupation stood for hours thero in lhj hot aim and the blowing dust, maintaining uncomfortable positions for the sport that was to come. Uy '2 o'clock them were 23.009 people in the field and every prominence without the incloauro was black with pen pit. The grand stands, enlarged since last yarandthe newly terraced lawns wero jammed. On tap of the stands, so great was the crowd perched there, that apprehensions wero felt that there would bo a cohapse and a great accident. L'noiwh people paid admission to swell the attendant to 40,000, and among them was ttie largest number of ladies ever in the lady's stands, club house and lawns. The belting stand was occupied by fifty book-makers and they had a great deul more than they could attend to. It was here that the jam was great and it was a serious undertaking to attempt to work one's way from one book-maker's stand to his neighbors. Petting was of the liveliest kind and the bookmakers made a money haul. Of course the derby was the great attract on and the public took what luck puc them in the preliminary races with the greatest good humor. It had bexm announced that the starters in the derby would be Hart Wallace, Vallerin, Georgetown, Kingman, P.algowau and l.astin, Larabie's pair High Tariff and Poet Scout. Tho Hon. Itdi Owens of Georgetown, owner of Georgetown, concluded his colt wns not fit and reiused to subject him to the trying ordeal and be was announced ai a non-starter. This whs a disiippointmeiit to the public who expected to see a colt that wassuch a good one lat v-'nr be right up in the hunt. The Scoi.j. brother aluo decided not to try any experiments with Vulleria whom they wanted to save, find bookmakers drew a blue lino across his name. Eastin let High Tariir, thobe.tof his pair, remain in, and these with Kinsman and Hart Wallace mado the field. Kingman's great races at Lexington entitled him to lirst call in the betting, and it was a liberal bookmaker that laid odds oi S20J to So00 on his winning. Halgowan was second choice nt 5 to J, with 8 and 10 to 1 obtainable against Hart Wallace and High Tarili". The place odds against Palgowan were 2 b 5 vn. Some bookmakers laid 8 to 5 against the field, and those who thought history would repeat itself and that tho odds on favorite would again bo defeated, laid against Kinzman in this fashion. Tho trumpeter's "boots and saddle" at 4 o'clock cleared the betting stands, and then thero was a stampede for advantageous positions or any point where even any kind of a view of the course could bo obtained. Everything was expectancy and excitement, and hetokenext great interest in what was to come. The course was cleared of teams aud scrapers, and from the west gato a clean-limbed, strongly-muscled, trim, but large-boned colt gracefully cantered down tho track. As he drew "nearer his gleaming, gioesy flanks, hia , clean limbs, his movements, his sinews and bis every motion promised strength and speed, Under the wine, yellow and blue of Mr. Kinsea .S. Stonfc's Jacobin stable appeared Kinsman, king of equines, bestrode by Isaac Murphy, the colored Archer, and recognition of horso and rider was followed by cheers that the surrounding knobs and hills-tops took up and echoed back again. Gracefully removing his cap. Murphy swept by, and the black and whito star of tho Balgowan's stables, Balgowan, next attracted attention. The colt was ridden by the black Overton, and if a conqueror "was to be found for Kingman, P.aigowan was his natue. Kiley on Hart Wallace, an i Williams on High Tariff, cantered past tho crowdeJ stands and to the half mile pole where Starter James B. Ferguson awaited them. Panged up they were given tho flag at the first attempt. "They're oiT!" from thousands of throats came next. The seventeenth derby was making, and thra neer was such crowding and jamming for first view of the racers. Slowly the pace was 6Ct. with High Tariff making the running, Balgowan at the saddle girths, and Kingman and Hart Wallace well up. The pace was slow and at that half the positions wero unchanged all alonir the way from the wire. They passed tho stand in the same order, but on the back stretch Hart Wallace and High Taritf joined strides, with Balgowan at his same old place. Tho gap opened up to two lengths, but a motion of Murphy's arms let slip a little more head room that Kingman had been fighting for, and thi' gap was closed slowly. T!" The paco Quickened as the mile was fin

ished. Kintrrnan's stride was as regular and his head was in the air, although Murphy had been graduaby improving his position. Pounding the lat turn before straightening out, Kingman's head was down, but he seemed not anxious to cut the pace at a livelier speed. He had the others beat at any time and the oniy ono that mado a show againt him was go wan. A furlong from th post Kingman was on even trin with Jhdgowan, tho rest bea'en back. The strntrgle was brief. Another kink of Murphy's lines went out, the whip descended and tho colt's response was a burst of speed that shook the hard whipped and hard riddeu Palgowan off and sent him a winner of tho Kentucky derby of 1S'I by an open length. Palgowan was second, a length from High Tariir, Hart Wallace a length in tho rear. Nobody expected fasvtime for there was nothing to make Kingman run, and with a track heavy w ith dust thero was no disappointment when Capt. Hdly Williamson hung out from the stand the nguu's 2 :":'. Tin distance was tho regular derby route, ono and one-half miles, and each catried 122 pound. Spokane's time with Proctor Knott in the S8!ldorby was 2:.'I4'. There was but little enthntiiaKUi, for the others semod out-classed by Kingman. The pecuniary value of this year's derby is about JI.Tik". First race, six furlongs, selling weight for agi Starters: Pemini, 100 (Parkerson), l f to 1 ; Too Sweet, 102(Pennvl to 1 ; Blue Maid. 104 (Punn), 7 to l;Bob L., 103 (Gooda e), 5 to 1 ; Jubilee, 107 (Fn oman). 4 to 1 ; Kvell, 1C0 (McDonald), 7 to 5; Bon Air, W) (Thorpe; oO to 1 ; l erro, . (Stewart) 30 to 1 ; Sunlight, 100 (Britton , 4tol; Profligate 111 (Bover). 30 to 1. When they cieare l the dust entering the stretch nil were bunched, but Too Sweet came through and won by a length, untouched by whip or spur. Jubilee camo f.tt in tho" last furlong- and bent lJbL. the same distance for the plncc. Time, 1 :16. Second race; club rmrpe, S'jOO; three-year-old maidens; allowed five pounds; weights for ago; one mile. Starters: Georgo Wheeler, 10S (Steep"), - to 1; Marion C, 121 (liunn), 6 to 1 ; Paincr, 100 (Penny), 6 to 1; I. kerson. Jik (Finnegalj, 8tol; Milt Young, 100 (tioodale), Ktoi; sir Abner, 110 (Thorpe), 3 to 2; Mahelle, 101 (Britton), 3 to 1. Not much trouble was experienced in sending away and they were necks apart for the first half. Straightening out in the stretch Milt Young took command and won ns ho pleased by a length from Mabelle, a head before Sir Abner. Time, i :44. Third race, purse $10:), for two-year-old maidens, live furlongs. Starters: Belief, 1 10, (Cones) 5 to 1 ; Unadilla, 110, (McDonald; o to 0; Umatilla, lit), (Benny) 8tol; Grand Ma, 110, (Britton) 3 to 1 ; Mary Anna, 10- fKevs) 1 to l;Ceverton, 10S, (Boyer) to l;John Berkley, 10. (Finnegan) 6 to 1 ; Cherry Bounce, (Thorp; 5 to 1. The dust obscured everything until entering the Etretch when Overton and John Perkier jumped to the lead and had a desperate battle to the wire. They ran heads together for the laf-t furlong and neither could win. It was called a dead heat, Umadilla beinz a length away, l'urso divided. Time 1.04. FiftU raw. se'ling allowances; for three-yenr-ohu and upwards $500 added bv Frnnk Fehr; three-fourth mile heats. Starters: Duke of Highland. 102, (Penny), 5 to 2; Mary II., 16:1, (McDonald), 15 to 1; Governess, 104, (Stephen), 4 to 1; YA Hopper, 104, (Britton), 5 to 1; Bob Forsvthe, 105. (Freeman), 5 to 1; Turk, 8t, (Judfon), 10 to 1; bull Boss, iS, (Perkinson), 4 tol; Laura Agnes, 100, (Keyes), (i to 1 ; J. T., 102, (Fox l, 6 to 1 ; Bedsign, 1C0, (Thorpe), 0 to 1 ; Iioyal Garter, 100, ( G. Goda'e). 5 to 1. The delav at the post was tedious as trany breakaways occurred. When they finally got away ther was hut little advantage. The Duko of Highlands showed in front at tho linst quarter but straightened out for the finislu Sull Boss and Boyal (iarter mado a whipping finish both" beating the Duke out. bull I'oss won the heat by a neck from Boval Garter, half a length before Duko of Highlands, third. Time, 1:14. Second heat Kd Hopper took command at the first quarter and held it until

entering the stretch. Half a furlong from the wire .Sail Bess and Boyal Garter were whipping hard and wero heads togethor I and they finished together the second heat rcultin"g in a dead heat; Kd Hopper third, l:Pd. Bun otr Sull Roes won as hs pleased anil finished two lengths before Boyal Garter. Time, 1:16. LorisviLLE, May 15. Good sport and a large attendance "marked the third day's racing of the Louisvillo jockey club. The favorites got tho worst of it, but as all the winners wero well backed the money was not all won by tho books. The feature of the day was the running of Proctor Knott, whoeeemedas gooda horso patched up as he was lefore Sam Bryant sold his interest in him. First race, one mile Boyal Garter 1, Governor Wheeler 2, Odrey 3; time 1 :4J. Second race, five furlongs Bracelet 1, Buck Hound 2, Strathmaid, 3 ; time 1 :04. Third race, one mile Proctor Knott 1, Protection 2, Marion C 3 ; time 1 :42 j. Fourth race, one and one-sixteenth miies-Bob LI, Xina Archer 2, J. T. 3; time 1 :54. Fifth race, one and one-nixteenth miles Brandolette, 1 ; Kudolph, 2; Dollikins, 3; time, 1 :52L INDIANA TROTTING CIRCUIT. The Season Opens nt Erilnburg- and Close at Kokomo. Kokomo, May 13. Special. The first meeting of the Indiana trotting and pacing circuit will be held in four weeks. The season opens at Edinburg J une I) and closes in Kokomo July 17. The dates for each meeting are: Edinburg, June 0, 10. 11, 12; Columbus, June 1H, 17,18,19; Kushville, Juno 23, 24, 25, 26; Cambridge City, June 30, July J, 2, 3, 4; Peru, July 7, 8, 9, 10; Kokomo, July 14, 15, 16, 17. The purses are: Edinburg, $3,450; Columbus, $4, C00; Roshville, $3,000; Cambridge City, $4,800; Peru. S 1,400; Kokomo, 4,400. At tho Kokomo meeting the classes and purses will be as follows: TTESDAT. in trottinar $500 240 pftoipy WEDNESDAY. 3:00 trotting.............. 2:17 nacimr - ..... 4u0 400 03 303 500 500 400 COO 400 3-year-old trotting.... THURSDAY. 2:25 pacing. - 2:i0 troiti 20 pacing...-. FRIDAY. 2:22 trotting 2:37 pacing - All races in harness aro to be mile heats, best three in five,, and will be conducted under the rules and regulations of the American trotting association. All trotting and pacing purses are to be divided as follows: 50,25,15 and 10 per cent. Five entries are required to fill and three to Btart. Paces called at 2 o'clock. Entries for the Kokomo meeting cIobo June 22 at 11 p. in.

CI ni Discharged From tho Bureau of Pensions, For the Embezzlement of Public Money. How a Public Office Became a Private) Snap. Appointments Bought and Sold by Wholesale. Startling Record of Criminalities l'u covered by an Invest Ijfatlou. IU'rkav or The SnxTiNrr., ) . 141S New Yohk-avk.. X. W., V Washington, D. C, May 15. ) No, Green B. Baum, jr., tho son of hlg father, is no longer connected with th pension bureau. His resignation as appointment clerk, a position his father created for him, was demanded bv Secretary Noble after an investigation by the officials of the interior department into a few of tho many of his crooked and irregular methods and practices. During tho investigation of Green B. Baum, sr., it was charged that young Baum had appointed one man a messenger in the office whose only duties were to attend to young Baum's horse, but Baum, liko a well-bred rascal, swore most positively that tho charge was false. Few believed him then ; none will now. One of tho cases was laid before Secretary Noble, and it w as upon it that that offk'al took action. The story, w hich comes from indubitable sources, is generally to tho e fleet that a South Carohnan advertied in one of the local newspapers for a government position which would pay him not less than $"0 per month, and in the same advertisement the office-seeker declared his willingness to reward the one who could work him in with the sum of $200 cash. The ad vertisemen t was replied to by a colored man w ho is employed in the treasury department, and who had been connected in a domestic capacity with the Baum family. This man informed the advertiser of his ability to secure him the coveted position. The first step was td introduce the South Carolinan to Assistant Chief Clerk Baum. That was done by the colored man, and in a ehort time the recommendation for tho southerner's appointment went through the regular channels and the appointment was made. In some way or other the commission got into the hands of a treasury employe and he met the appointee on Seventh-et. near the interior department. Ac exchange was effected, the colored man getting his $200, while the gentleman of South Carolina walked away with the precious document. The colored man testified that ho paid tho greater portion of this money to young Baum, but Mr. Baum denied this statement. Before these matters became known the case developed still further. The South Carolinan wanted a promotion. He needed a $1,200 salary and was willing to pay for it. A job was put up by which s clerk in the pension office personated Smith, for that was the South Carolinau's name, before the civil service commission. The substitute passed a good examination, and Smith's name was drawn from the elitiiblo list and Smith himself put in aa appearance. The photograph of Mr. J. L Johnson, who was the pension office clerk, not being on the papers, there was no way in which to identify Smith, so he got the appointment. The resignation of young Baum was not tendered directly to Secretarv Noble for he had gone to St. Louis. It was handed to Gen. Bussey, the assistant secretary of the interior (who has charge of pension matters), and he had not acted upon it until this afternoon. This morning there was another revelation of some interest and it was this coming to the knowledge of Assistant Secretary Chandler that closed matters up in a hurry. It seems that about three months ago the 6um of $72 was received by the pension olfico from a pensioner who claimed to have received that much more than was due him. A letter accompanied the notes and this was signed "Honesty." As was customary, the sum was placed in the safe of the assistant chief clerk for safe keeping until it could be turned into the treasury. The money is not there. When the money was called for it was not there and it remained absent some time. The chief of division, who was responsible for it, made inquiry as to its whereabouts and, as was developed in testimony given today before Secretaries Chandler and Bussey, it was found to be in the possession of Green B. Baum, jr., he having taken it and applied it to his personal uses. Yesterday several days after Iiaum'a demanded resignation had been handed bathe money was returned by Mr. Baum. There Havo been hundreds of irregular appointments for a cash consideration since Baum made his son the appointment clerk and charges have been made, but the investigation would be put into the hands of either Walter J. Brooks or another special examiner named Stober, a white washing report would be made and the charges pigeon-holed. Young Baum developed into a not sport under the tuition of Theodore Smith, who ran things in the office before he was dismissed by Secretary Noble. They have been blowing in large sums of money on poker and in pool rooms. George W. Wayson and Bradley Tanner, who swore falsely in the Baum investigation and a young fellow named Sinneweader. have been partners in the promotion scheme. They selected the customers snd secured the amounts paid. Since Baum has been in, Sinneweader has been promoted, from a $ 1,000 to an $1,800 position and his sister in the office has been promoted twice. Commissioner Baum left for Chicago today for an indefinite stay. It will be remembered that be was absent from the office and the city from tho adjournment of congress until after tha president left the city. He left before the president got here today. It is very evident he does not care to see Bnny. A Illpper Next Tear. Columbia Cltr Pot Nelse Huston expects to be somsthiii, of a ripper in the next campaign.

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