Bloomington Progress, Volume 20, Number 28, Bloomington, Monroe County, 8 September 1886 — Page 1
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I alt in the Horary writing. While silence about ma-has awayr. Kntbr-oood. with my pan for a soeptsr, Flood monarch o( all I survey. The day is now peacefully sleeping. And Nature's f sir bosom tin. coach.
While Night, sable goddess, kee And sootfcea the tired eye with
My arm gently rests on the tsble, -My band rwftty pMows my brow; Anrimuslne, I calmly sit reading ThelflThave finished just now.
I wonder whose eyes will peruse it. What passions its words will arouse. And whether they'll think of the author Who lives in this humble oM house. What meant all this noisy, wild clatter That does; nvr sweet silence affright? Ah. yes ! It's my boys, the dear darlings. Who fame to Vies papa noed-nigh. With shoots ot glad glee and tend laughter, Arrayed itt tbeir snowy white gowns. They cum. little angels of gladnest, .To smooth, papa's wrinkles awl frowns.
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fXm-w fUrtr wtth Ma asnm M I
And face all so haadaonM and bright,
My neek his soft arms now entwining, Says joyfully, -Papa, good-night!" Bweet Oriel quickly comes toddling. And lovingly clasping my knee. looks up tamy faoe, sweetly lisping. -Dood night, pwitty papa, Mas nf And tenderly lifting the prattlers, I hold tbetn in fondest embrace. While each little Deggar I gladden By kissing each bright, prettrfaesv But Charley, the dm little baby, TJnable to speak bis delight. In mamsxa'a arms gleefully crowing. With eyes says Jorfc-Gooifhr And AJHe, my darling, beads o'er me, While baby she hoHa for a kiss; And l,Unaicaressihg our baby. Think a kiss on her lira not amiss. Then gayly they go, and departing, . Leave me all alone in my den; Bat I toll know thaw are with n, And lend renewed toree to my 1-eo.
Annetts was very pretty; not at all course in any way, while her conyersation indicated that she was far from nix ignorant girt. For a second time, I think, I was in lore. Once or twice I ventured to ask Annette something of her parents and of her life, but she was verv reticent and I thought I
could wait to know. One thing I thought T ram Id not wait for. and that was. Annette
herself. So when she was able to walk about the house and yard, I asked her if she would not make my home her own, as my wife. She was profuse in her thanks for my hospitality, but conld not say "Tea." The utmost I conld get from her,
was the promise of a definite answer in a day or two. The second day after that I was ont all
day on a visit to a patient at a distant farm house. When I returned I found a note lying on the desk in my office, addressed to Dr. John Kedfield myself. I opened it and read: HIt Bras Doctor: Good-bv. I have
gone for good, and have taken an unusual way of thanking yon for your kindness. I know you are curious to learn the contents of the package around my neck. I will tell yon. When I struck yonr village it con-
tainea twenty-two aoiiars. ic i uu what larger, as I have added font- hundred dollars of yours which I managed to take from yonr desk. I cannot Very well marry von, because I am married already. Do not feel hard toward me yonr money may save my husband's life, for he is at present
very sick in Mexico. "Once more, good-by, and thanks. "Annette. Vi, T i married, neither have I at
tended a circus for twenty-five years. I am shy, rather, of a woman and a circus. TWO LESSONS.
INDIANA REPUBLICANS
Proceedings of tho Indiana Republican State Convention.
Full Text of the Platform AdoptedA Strong Ticket. .
A Wgmak and i
BY w. H. XW ATKrXSOW.
"Well, nana." said Emma. "Madame
I Farina ants that I need ten yards of trim-
I mmg at four dollars a yard, lam ashamed
i to ask, out l was oougea to ao so. I "Verv well, my dear, replied the mer
I chans.-' "There is the money, but, dear me!
I forty dollars fox trimming! Women are
ettmff waras than ever!
Sol breakfast over, and Mr. Borne off fox
Twentv-nve yean aRoaoirens was not S-"" .n""
i" sm. i-, A wawmm mrH-i m imr mihhhhuu gaucuimuu
flf?! . On the way thoughts of her new dress JAjJJtS rarithrom her mind. She intended to tTtlSt wLttoX occasion which to her seemed before the oajs rt JZrZl Ten imnortant. Someone was to be
sbwwiui.aw-, she valned-sojae
bhi man ana a aeccor. om a naws w
say that I kiiew almost as much about the isarnement of circus a I Ad of pills an&mawaiptionnv- ..1 maided in a considerable village in Ohio, and for twenty years I nad visited every chcus which had come
witldnflltr miles.
ne aflmire her?
Thua absorbed, she suddenly found herself some distance beyond hor destination. Thttw was nothine for it but to walk back,
iA gig ray lay through streets filled with miserable houses. The fashionable girl
harried along until, all at once, she found
a sort or Dameaoe across ine Bireet.. xae
ton wonder Why? Well, I will tell you.
letters M. B. tacked to the end of my name rfffl a pleasing novelty, I became en-
a. a iiittinat aM iiftha wtBsOK.
JotoMd ahe was a Wtm wiid,brit8he
to me. I knew she was
'.'.Jail of animal snirits: I
- Hfclad a Wile. but. tbooeh
eWrI.lMfMitrntheleastiealous.
tt I fovedAxmettetoo w fo lmstrwat he., I ars behaved in gW,and L rjoya too, IhavW Wa of fun, .ao Was item no wmkediae-s hank of it Jiu . Bne to pass that Annette went where ". : and wh whom she pleased, with no word ' ' tinseif erenee from ne, . Ehaw that we becajM engaged tobe nmixkal, Wewwto wait two yeata, durWwtemtimel bopod tobWnpapxas. . flr'.aitiaWlateto
V ; aBnltaSrila llbme of my own.
two years new oy. javeryanaa; With me, and within three mc
AobU that time very small, "one-horse' e&obavisitett our vfilage and made a two - days'.siand. Among the pexfonneis was a .- ftasanaek ' riofe. HMIaUr handsoBM of
the Spanish gypsy t-bat tolaHy nn-
rse amaTeesaw, wssm, m
crowd of residents contemplated this scene
with evident interest, and JSmma Komi be
uns. nexfone. one of their number.
"ortv dollars Tve paid you on that
knew that she I machine, ana now you n not give me time. xTv i i i 1 1 onlv ask time. Fm an honest woman. Ill
nay you auui, w tvu uju d uu ,uc.o between us und starvation? Let ms have it. If s but $10 1 owe jou." "Yon've owed that two months," replied
the man. "Come, let so, missus. I don't
want to hurt vou. Fve sot to obey orders.
But the woman did not relinquish her
hold. Still dutehins the machine, fhe
turned' her agonized eyes upon the t
Ai thft show left town Annette and
-.M" doabtkm eonespcaded, flwugh X nefcnew-t Ttaee mona-t later, in the jyil of the ywandwafiinaweekof the teiKwveilfliteea once mmtfeapo to town. When it left, Annette . :tRTaad i'wOTddnot assfat in aWikwaautta for bringing the runaway .' T J J t 1 -lu. -miahi
Kawja- " w, , , ward, and BOW snoke.
wF?i "" """T . . T I !.. M "Will von let this
"Forty dollars she repeated, "and the
maeUna hot $50. and he's taking it. I
iwver failed until Jim broke his log, und
nw won stoppea, ana rus wago wua a. uu
I'd doctor's bill, and ail."
"Ho. that she didn't," cried a voice from
tha crowd.
And ha d better be off with his cart," eriad a man who had stalked oat of the
entry of the house near which the crowd
bad gathered, roiling up nis sieeves.
'AiOOK Here, gooa people, expiamuu uw an who held the machine. "I don't want
to do this. I obey orders, or lose my place.
She'd better go to the master, and talk to
htm not to roe. "fve 'been,'' said the woman. "He's made of stone. I told him he'd starve us. He will. Take it." And she lot go her. hold, and covered be. eyes with her hands.
But. in the- place ox tnose rougn, rea users, others, dainty and email, and well
gloved, came down upon the cover of the
Jtomo naa presseu xvr-
Tk Tniann Hermblicttn State Convcn-
lion met at Indianapolis, with a full at
tendance of delegates and an abundant
manifestation of enthusiasm. oenaior
Harrison was selected as permanent cnair-
man.
THE PIiATFOBM ADOPTED. Mr. E. W. Halford. from the committee
on resolutions, submitted the following report: ... m , . ,.
i r, a lunnnnranm ,11 lonuiiK. ill ubhwiwu
asomi,iA,r invnlro the disoasRinnate iudement
ol tho people or tno otato upon me record of the Democratic party. Acceding to power in the national government (by virUto of unpardonablo crimes against free suffrago), if baa ifairmnatrsilul itR lnCSDaCitV and 1118111-
cerity by failure to rodoom its'pledgeB made to
tno people. jTromisiHg Bimuvj--penditures, the appropriations made by the last Congress and approved by tho President were of nnparallolod extravaganeo. Its attempts to legislate on tariff and finance served only to weaken public confidonco, paralyze industry, to chock tho returning tide of commercial prosperity, and to intorfcre with regular and orderly reduction of tho public debt, which was so conspicuous a feature of Republican administration. Undor its control the Civil frvimhaabMmdecrradcdbytheappoint-
ment not only of unfit persons but of convicted criminals to posts of responsibility and
honor, it nas scandalized juswee uu u; 1,,. 41,- m-iUnAa mnminLtJwl bv tho OOStOinCO
and other departments to distribute the offices to parry workers, whilo it sought to placate the gnaring sentimont against the spoils sys4mi W1,a fafiavAl nnnnintmsnts made ill -1H-
diana are a fair sample or ira(iiHi' the cause of Civil-service reform into needloss disfavor and made its success an impossibdity under Democratic auspices. Tho attempt of
the Democratic nonse or iwpreouuuioo make o ious pension legislation by adding a ,u;il v bill to a verv nnnsion measuro (thus
declaring that pensions should not be paid out
01 tne general treasury;, ine ip "6u"tu of numerous Vetoes of meritorious pensions, and the failure of the Democratic House of VrtwuenhMffda In nvim T.wtnsiflpr tllPlll bef OfO
adjournment of Congress, reveal the continued
enmny or me iemocrauo j;tvi j w wv j soldier and Wb cause. Sinoo its advent to power, the old heresy of fif.4a onvonMonhr hu boAn rehabilitated. In
the Southern States, whore the pohUcal strength of the party resides, the country has witnessed the resurrection of treason and traitors, the flaunting of the rebel flag and the defiant expression of sentiments at war with tha rnAcritv of thn TTnion. The Use of the
United States has been lowered in honor of a man who gained unique infamy by Ins despicable course as a public enemy; tho services and memory of men held in reverence by loyal people have been attacked in Congress by those who wore formerly in arms against tho Govmnunt. neranns have been aonointed to high
office who have offensively declared the national government to be a "bloody usurpation of natural rights;" and in federal appointments preference has been given to those who vera most conspicuous in their service to the Southern Confederacy. Anxious for the full and complete harmonising
of all sections of the Union, we can out repro
bate these evidences of Hostility to we pnn nla of Out fiovarnment There can be no as
nnmmt nf mrmanent safety and security until
all nflonln nnitedlv honor the Union, and as
unitedly deplore the differences which, in past
so seriously threatened its overtnrow.
U womuded 8te aocen very son.
to pert Annate- oat of nrjmind.
a 1
keen her machine if I pay von ten
IdoBawr
"Them 6 the master s orders, miss," re-
nirfe Te I tlamk
wtr wiU, ton wve; xor,
te eivjaaaaaiawfa w
jinaaOaJaanailiii
a li'tilSvsarT'alwBl'yw ad' HxZmA lmm., Tre.w printed
nebn toward tl end aT
' von "ItaSaDeae AirioSTTE, the
TiaanDthavedeirTedme. Be
iO Annette-,'' bat, then, tbonaand
I lo one n was not xw Annene. oaa
m
Ii1,aAim-tiahw Hfc...--v. "nd I'd. bejtadtodo it,
Mlawjeara roiain.i - a ii.j ninnA
ajafjf.-- n I - xnan, mine uw wiiu gmuoiou Mumi,
of Feno tne woman wno naa wiu ner piu:uus Jlja0. jtaleBrbbeawith joy, Emma drew the sum overea t named from her purse, received in return a : - I laeeint. which she save to the poor woman,
, mtut Ta,., t anS eXDertenced for the first time the de-
Of fjaty- "The I Bght wbmh the performance of an utterly . -ALtO-, .a. 'v.waMaaaaatfmaVJBa AdVe llwaaaVai UlTBl it .
. Iforeover, when the machine had been home npvstons, Emma, who had exc banged ef words with its owner, followed her to hex miserable room, noted its poverty, heard all the bitter tale.
"But I don't mind anything now, miss.
sobbed the narrator. "Now the machine is my own, I don't mind how I work. And the only great tug is the landlordfour dollars a month for rent." "As much a month as a yard of that
would be forty years old now not a likely trmming!" thought JSmma, with a untie age for a woinaii to tiMwrbwrnlf off as a pans. bwerfaeek lider. Still, for a second or t And bafaje she turned from the door jibe two, I was in auapense. had emptied her purse, and had paid three Wat (be ooxtatn acroew &e tmrtammt is monnis rent in advance. mj&el back, fbe ringmaster cracks his "Tour husband will be well and at work Stemag.aaiifiousdiBg crack, and by that time," she said; and there were no two raSk-white steeds cantor into and regrets tor the lost fringe as she took her arcnadthe rmg. way homeward. Nay, she was not even - Then the apolow for a band starts up, stung to the soul when Madame Farine re-
and. atbe horse near the entrance to the I maaked, with a glance that said volumes.
1W gam ace uwui juui wiu gicjjnuuio dress? Certainly, since it is to your taste." The dress, however, was not unbecoming,
desnite the refurcished lace, and Emma
wore it to the party. And, somehow, Arthur Maine found himself more than ever before attracted by it, and as she drove homo that night, Emma" felt that the instinct which had said to her, "he loves," had been no
false nronher.
She bad learned two lessons in a little
while. One, that the poor might be clothed and fed from the trimmings of the rich; the other, that extravagance in dress never yet won any man's heart.
Two Conditions. Written by a humorist who feels that
he is about to be nationally recognized :
"The humorous paper is a sort of sav-
; ing clause to life. Without the humor- j
one writer uie wouitt inaeea oe a DianK. He who creates a healthful smile creates
tastarklhelto wasspeedayextingu American humor leads and the Hmo, crushed form was earned I all others. The English are stupid and
tenderly to the -dsSi!$-.wonv- wnere 1 1 tho rxeach are flat,"
Written Dy tne stuns man alter ms paper ha suspended and when he is holding an obscure position on a news
paper: The light and nighty ao-cauea Btunotonv: papers are abomination. The aoealled humorist is a bore. This talk about American humor is all a farce." Arkansaw Traveler. Jx Germany tho Jews were long considered the serfs of the Emperor. In
minted sirl taken to my boose. For. in- i Emrland they were frequently held in
sloe her drew, fastened atound her neckby eommon servitude. In France they . a silken cord. 1 found a tiny package which -.Met times banished in a body, and 7'.- -toy W wore put to death with tortures. JwianarMiiMkagew myself. So Thk first female clerk employed by - she was carried m to ray house, and j,,,, wftg Miss Jennie save days my old lwokeeper and I do- jygyg. appointed to the Treasury SwagJaWn tUSi 5rtoeBtW Spinner in 1862.
mi I had a otMmtcs) Ilaladetpbia
rstteMaedowstoseenar. AUiontni was shewottld pel oito well, sod
Ewm as late as the reign of Henry
VHX in Engand all foreign artiflews vero jhibttod feow working in the
nng once nmre, agaaoirjirtfwjgn neawary atnad girl Tushes out, and, amid a eraeknW e "whips; hurrahs'' from the cirens aaait. and a shrill ono-b!'' from herself.
lemaf a bownd to the bMk of one of the 1 wore
horses. Bat it la not Annetw at least not my Annette. This is quite a young girl; I can felt that, used as I am to fbe "make-up" of drens fairies, etc, llademoiselle goes through the hundred and", one tricks in which a circus-rider ' amialry shows off her powers. Her last triek M to bound through rnarsof fire , asade by steepmg iron rings in coal-oil or some other irasammable liquid. I suppose tha girl had done the trick a thousand times before, but this time was once too often. . . . Hex Kmsy dress eanght fire, and, missing the hnrsee, she fell heavily to tta ground haaWaMkead af bunutag sflkand gauss. Knowing that my professional serriess migbtbereoiired,! was in the ring in an
exarntoed her. Tne aixt mnathavO been a favorite, iudK-
imr from the eagerness with which men
and women CTOwded aroBBd to know how
she waswtbe wvmes inside and fee men at 1
the entranee of the so-called -aressia)
After a careful examination I had to re
port to the manager a broken arm and severe spinal injuries. K '7m altogether ohunterested pity which lirompted me to rasiet on having tlie
m
vwtm an nnrionslv
In its relations with foreign governments the Democratic administration has conspicuously failed to maintain the honor and dignity of the nation, and to protect the rights of citizens. It has disfranchised Hun
dreds of thousands of voters in the North byits failure to discharge an imperious moral obligation imposed by the constitution for the admission of Dakota into the Union, for the same reason that led it to extinguish Republican majorities in the Southern States by fraud and
violence. The last Legislature of Indiana was Demo
cratio in both branches by a majority of twothirds. It passed apportionment bills disfranchising half the voters of the State in legislative and eomrreasional elections, thua ac
complishing under the forma of law what it
has accomplished elsewhere by the tissue bal lnt and thn shot-fifin
It failed to redeem its pledges to ihelaboring
classes made In its last piatiorm, promising a
nviiiftmn in tne nours or ianor on puunc
works, the establishment of bureaus of labor uttirn thn nse of -orison labor, so as to com
pete with honest labor, the prohibition of the
NnpiOJlUDlll Ul UiUUUVU UUUH1 J WiQ VJ. and the nrnliibition of the waterine of corpor
ate stocks. AU bills which wereoven introduood to aooomplish any of these things were de-
leaxea Dy uemocnac voies.
is ration lo nass a mil do restrain uib manu
facture and ose of dynamite for the purpose of
destroying life and property.
it lauoa w amena wio tatnnttguii iw uuu ealary bill; it defeated measures introduced by Republicans to limit the excessive allowances of countv officers: it refused to cut down tho
enormous perquisites of the reporter of the Supreme Court; it refused to provide means for ascertaining and recovering from tho clerk of that court sums of money due from him and
wronglnuy withheld: n lorcea upon me otaxe,
at croat expense and without just cause, an
extra session of the General Assembly; and. al
though it appropriated four and ono-balf- millions of dollars, it crippled our educational in-
stitutions by insufficient allowances, and left unpaid just debts of the State to private citizens by refusing to pass tho specific appropriation
omit failed to provide citizens of the State with thnsnnwlv iustice suaranteed in the Constitu
tion, by defeating all measures for tho relief of
meovercrowaeaaonuiaoaoi vieuuoaotui uie Knvreme Court
It failed to obey the imperative mandate of
the Constitution to enact a l&w provuung ror the registration of voters in tho interest of free and fair elections.-' It failed to comply with the just demands of nnr colored nitizens fOreaual rhrhts. and a bill
to secure such rights, introduced by a Eepre-
sentative oi tne ncero race, was ueieaiou
flirono-b DmnooratioonrfOsirioii.' v.
It failed a honor its profession favoring
Civil-servici reform, "so that honesty and ca
pability might be made tho condition of .public employment'' It defeated a hill for this reffirm lntnodnced and unanimously supported
by Republicans. It consigned the benevolent institutions to corrupt aud partisan boards; it surrendered the management of feeble-minded
children, and the orphans of our Union soldiers to trustees and care-takorg, by whom hnv wnrn debauched, outraged, hand-cnffod.
confined in dungeons, and maltreated undor
cirennniancea of unspeakable barbarity.
It failed to investigate the acts of tho Democratic Treasurer of State, af lor it was proved nd admitted that laruo sums of money had
been lost; that he had usoj tne moneys or tne State and roceived interest thereon, in violation of tho criminal statutes; and, notwithstanding the fact that of the vouchers exposed by him to the legislative committee as part of his assets, a large portion showed the money thoy represented to nave been deposited within two days prior to their inspection, another portion appeared to havo been antedated, and part conststod of county orders lone since duo and taken in violation of law, and only 7,700 appeared in cash in tho treasury. And it de
clined to allow oven an inquiry into these evidences of presumed credit It has enormously increased the public dobt
of tho State. Its scandalous alliance with the liquor league forced it to defeat a bill to permit the errests of alcohol on tho human system to be studied by our ehildreu in tho public schools. On this record we ask the verdict of the people, and also upon the following declaration of principles: The security of government rests upon an equal, intelligent, and honest ballot, and we renew our declaration against crimes of fraud and violence, wherever practiced and under ,whatover-form, whereby the right of every man to east one vote, and have that vote counted and returned, is imperiled or abridgod. We especially protest against the fiagraii tcrlme of tho Democratic party of Indiana against free suffrage in the passage of an infamous gerrymander. Wo demand that, man for man, tho votes of members of all parties shall be givon equal force and effect Vnwulnm of labor is essential to tho content.
mont and prosperity of the people. Workingmen should be protected against theoppressions of corporate combinations and monopolies. We
are onnosed to the importation of contracted
and ul-paid labor from abroad: the unfair competition of convict labor with free labor; the competion of "assisted" emigrants and the vicious classes of Europe with American workthn nmnlnvment of vonntr children in
factories and mmes; and we recommend to the nmt fiennral Assemblv the passaee of such
laws as will guarantee to workingmen the most favorable conditions for their labor especially in the proper ventilation and safeguards for nf. anil health in minus and factories and the
nre and prompt payout owaei, Wo favor
From Fifty to Sixty Human Lives
j Uost in the Ternoie catas
trophe.
the reduction of Hie legal number of working hours whore far practicable, and the submission
of all matter of controversy oeiween eujnyjo
and employ r, under just regiuauon, w impartial arbi'ti-ation. The right of all men to associate for tho promotion of their mutual good and protection without interfering with the rights of others, cannot bo questioned. We favor the maintenance of tho prinoiple or proteotion under which tho resources, of tho State andNution havo been and aro being - wwl an,' wltAWtlw t),A W&i'RH of WOrlilllJT-
men are' from 15 to 80 per cent higher than undor tho re renuo tariff in force before the
Hopubhcan party came into power, xavooug the reduction and readjustment of tho tariff
from time to timo, as circumstances may ro-j
quire, upon cue oasis oi auoriuug k"'"?." products and results of American skill and industry. In our opinion the duties should bo reduced as Ivw as will be allowed by a wiseobHorvauce of the necessity to protect that por
tion of our i lanufacturers ana laoorers wmmn proswritviic8Kcutial to our national safety
and indoperdencc Wo, at the same time, condoum the declaration of the Democratic party of Indiana iufavorof practical free trade as a serious menace to the prosperity of the State, and tc the welfare aud advancement of
worKingmeii. Who .ij,,n, an1 hnnnarr of the Republican
party seourtd sound money to the people. Gold and itilvor tdiould bo maintained in friendly rch.tion to the coin circulation of the country, and all tho circulating medium com and paper alike should lie kept " equal and
permanent vaiue. ii Buriuuo m iv should he steadily appUed to the reduction of llm iiafinnal rlalif
Wo favor t thorough and honest enforcement
of the civil service law, and the. extension
of its principles to tuo anus uministratiori wnerovor it can bo made practicable, to tho end that the corruption t.nd flagrant abuses that exist in We manacomeut of our public institutions may be , u S it mnv Iw, liluu-a tA1
done away m aiii, uu uroj mj . from partisim control. Tim Hnmihlinan nartv carried in effect the
homestead i lolicv, under which the Western Ktates and Territories have been made populous and prosperous. We favor tho reservation
of pumic lanns lor snmii muucio . t.. sottlora, an;l aro opposod to the acquisition of largo tracts of the public domain by corporations and non-resident aliens. American lands
should bo preserved for American settlors.
Xlio wato -ing or corporaio tvoca n-.rmr.t.,A I,., law nllwav and other public
corporations should be subjected to the control
of tho people, tnrougn tne legislative w that created them, and their undue influence in legislation and in courts should be summarily prevented. We favor the creation of a
onreau or ianor anu aiauauOT, v"interests of both labor and statistics may bo protected and the welfare of the State promoted. Tho cent titutional provision that all taxation shall be equal and uniform should bo made effect ivo by such revision of the assessment and taxation laws as will remedy the injustice whereby certain localities have been made to beir more than their share of the public burdens.
1 110 strict ana impanuu euwiwutti" is the only safeguard of society; and we demand of State and local authorities the vigorous execution of legal penalties against all crim
inals. We congratulate tne poopio on ira unanimous opposition of all classes to the imnnrfcwi nrir.m nf snurchism. which is the en
emy of all social order, and an attack upon the
eatery or uie ana property, it " jcv;" foe of honorable workingmen, and is justly condemned by intelligent and patriotic labor everywhere
ljapSO OI time uoes not weaneu uwj (j'.nn" due tuo soldiers and sailors of the Union. We favor such changes in the pension laws as will m:il.- nrnnf nf enlistment conclusive evidence
of tho physical soundness of the applicant,
ti.nt trill minaii7ft n.iifiwniif.HM mu will ntiit uixi v
the methoils by which just claims can bo adjudicated in the pension office. Wo favor the granting of a pension to every honorably dis-
CHargcu scuiiei auuoauvj.-ouiittiiug uum uuavnlflflhlA liflftbilitv.
We favor tno granting or pensions hi tne survivors of tho Mexican war who are not labor
ing under political disability. The Legislature Rhnnld make a liberal appropriation for tho
erection of a soldiers' and sailors' monument
at the capital of the State. w favor the separation of the soldiers'
orphans' homo from the home for tho feeble-
unnaeu cuuarou. We renew the pledge of our devotion to the freo. nnscetarian school system, and favor
measures tendingto increase its practical value
to tho people, we are opposea to any movement however insidious, whether local or
State, wheroby a sacred fund may be diverted from its legitimate use, or the administration
Of tuo acnoois maae less inijiaruaior umciunu The amendment to tho constitution of the State providing for tho equalization of foes and salaries oucht not to remain a dead letter.
and we favor tho enactment of a just law for
the compensation of all public officials. We favor tho nondine constitutional amend
ments making the terms of countv officers
four years, and striking out tne word "wnito from Section 1, Article Vi, of tho constitution, so that colored men may become a part of the
regular militia force for the defense of the State. Tha attempted domination of the liquor
league of political parties and legislation is a menace U freo institutions which must bo met and defeated. Tho traffio in intoxicating liquors hits always been nndor legislative restraint, an 1 believing that tho evils resulting
Uierelroni SUOUIU DO riguuy rejinauwu, tavur such laas as will permit the puoplo in their
several localities to invoke sucn measures oi re Htrintion 11s thov mav deem wise, and to com-
nol the trtffic to compensate for tho burdens it
imposes on society, and relieve the burden of local taxation.
Tho party of freedom to all, irrespective oi the accidents of birth or condition tho Republican party welcomes every advance of the people to a higher standard of political rinhia Thn nfincflfiil revolution in Great
Britain, whereby Ireland is sure to receivo the benefits of home rule, after centuries of op-
CITY IN RUINS.
The G-feater Fart of Charleston
Destroyed by an Earthquake.
EeH than a Third or the Kcsitences Fit for Huinuu Habitation.
Fnbiio Buildings and Dwellings Laid in Shapeless Heaps Loss, $10,000,000.
..r-.-lble earthquake shock at Charleston, 8. C, ou the evening of Tuesday, the 31st ult., was follo-ired at brief intervals by several others of less tores. The first shock came from the southeast and struck the city at 9 : 65 p. m., Tuesday. During the twenty-four hours following, there were ten distinct shocks, but they were only tbo subsiding ot the earth-waves. The disaster was wrought by the first. Its force may be inferred from the fact that the whole aroa of country between the Atlantio coast and tho Milsissippi Hirer, as far to tho north as Milwaukee, felt its power to a greater or lesser degree. Charleston, however, was the special victim of this elemental destruction. The city is substantially in ruins. Two-thirds of its bousos are uninhabitable. What stores are left are closed, as their owners dare not go to them. Churches and other public buildings are in ruins, liaitroads and telegraph lines are torn up and destroyed. Between fifty and sixty liveB aro believed to havo been lost, end manv ueoilo were maimed bv f alline build-
in cb and bv jumping from tho windows of
houses. Fires broke out and added to the horrors of the scene. The loss of property is rmiohlv estimated at 810.000.003. Two-thirds of
the houses of tho doomed city are rendered un
inhabitable, Demg wrecsea ettner toiany or partially. The approach of the quake, says a Charleston dispatch, was heralded by the usual rumbling sound, resembling distant thunder.
Tueu, as it uraauauy approacneu, tue euivu quivered and heaved, and in a few seconds it had passed, the sound dying out in the distance. The city Is a complete wreck. St. Michael's Church and St. Philip's t hurch, two of the most historic churches is tho city, are In ruins, as also the Hibernian Hall, the police
itations. and many mer puoiio ouuuiugs. Tl roe or four fires started in as monv sections
with the Orst shock of the earthquake, and the city was soon illumined with flame, thus lead-
mg ail U ueuuve wuub was ii-ii, u? tmv oaiuiqualio would bo devoured by fire. Hardly a house in the city eicaped injury, and many are so shaken and cracked that a blow would bring them to the eround. Tho
snook was severe at suminervuie ana juoiuw Flensant and on Sullivan's Island, but no loss of lite la reported Fissures In the earth are noticed from which a fine sand, apparently from a great depth, exudes. A sulphurous smell is very noticeable. The city is wrapped in gloom and business Is entirely suspended. People generally remain
in cue streets, in tents ana nnaor iiunnwneu shelters, and will camp out to-nigbt, fearing an
other shock.
Not even during General Quincy A wiinore s bombardment of the city has there ever been snch a denlorable state of affairs hero. Tho
city la literally in ruins, and tho people aro Irvinem mum souarcs and nuhlic narks.
There i s a great rush to the railroad depots to get away, but owing to the earthquakes no
trains nave Doen ante to oe mepuwucu uwm vuu citw
It is impossible to depict the ruin and desolation that prevails here. Not a single plc of business in the city is open save a drnji-storo,
wmcn is misy preparing preecnpisuna tvr wu wmmdod- rt in imnoasible also to nivo anv cor
rect! estimate of tie killed and wounded, as bodies are constantly being disinterred from the
debris oi tbo wrocaca nouses. 51 any of the dead are lying unburiod, those
netnc or tno voorer classes coiweu liwuiiiw.
who await burial bv tho county. Tb:To are not
a half dozen tents in the oity, and th6 women ami children aro experiencing great privations in consequence. Bummerville, twenty-two miles from Charleston, was nearly destroyed by the earthquake. Manv persons were killed and hundreds rendered homeless. The whole business portion ol the town was badly wrecked.
A NIGHT OF TERROll.
Grnpbic Inscription of the Awful Scenes
That Occurred lit Charleston. (From the Charleston News and Courier. Neceasarilv tha descrintlon that can be given
of the disaster which has befallen our city con
sists in the narration ot tne experiences anu ouservationa of individuals, and, the subject being the same and the experiences of all being nearly idike, tho story told by one careful observer may well stand for a hundred .pthors, wita slight variations. Probably tho best idea that can be had of the character of
the disturbance, tnereiore, may oo uuutmuu from a narration of the events and Bcones of We-lneiiday night as they were presented to a single person. While engaged in his usual duties in the second-story room of the News and Courier office at the timo of the first shock tho writer's attention was vaguely attracted by a scund which seemed to come f t- -i the offtco beltiw, and which was supposed for a moment to lie caused by the rapid rolling of a heavy body, as an iron Bate or a heavily laden truck, ovoi' the floor. Accompanying the sound there
was a percopuDie tremor ut we uuuuuig, not more markod, howovor, than would be caused by the passage of a street car or a dray along tho street, i'or perhaps two or three seconds the occurrence excited no surprise or comment. Then, by i wif t
degrees, tne souna aeepeneu w vvtmuu , tuu tremor became more decided j tha ear caught the rattle of window-sashes , gas-fixtures, and
conflagration which had broken out just beyond the square Immediately after tho first shock, and hud now wholly enveloped several build- j iiigs in il unes. til three other quarters of tbo town, at the same time, simitar largo fires were observed under full headway, and tho awful significance of the earthquake may be most fully appreciated, porlmps, w hen it is said that, with these tremomhms fir. s blazing up all at once around them and threatening thnir property with total destruction, the people whom you met on the Btroots or saw gathered together in groups In tho opeu places evidently did not give thf-m a thought. No one watched the ruddy flames or the pillars of cloud rising high into the still night air. Each was too intent ou listening witn strained senses for the dreailed recurrence of that horrible growl or proan of tho nowor under the seas and under the
land to five a thought to the new terror, though it had threatened his own homo an i many homes in tho dttomed city. The crowds poured iu from every direction to tin square just described, as
tuouim it nau uwen mac-t-a a coftrincu oircie, and life depeuded on passiDg within its grassy bounds, btroot-c'irs, carriages, and other vehicles wore ranged in lines op the streets surrounding the square, while the horses ttood as though dnlfitug the grotmil iu anxious inquiry. The colored people everywhere were loud and iucrei sing in their declamations of alarm, in the singing of hymns, aud in fervent appeals for Cod's mercy, in which appeals, God knows, manv a tiroud heart who heard
them arising in tho nit, and iu tho hour
ot His wondrous uiigut. tic vnuy sua uumoiy and sincerely joined. Danger briugs all of us
to the level of tho lowliest There were no
distinctions of place or powor, pride or casts, in the aisemblogea that were gathered together in Charleston on Tuesday night. It was a curi
ous spectat Id to look back upon. It is a good one to remember for white and black alike. There were iustaucos of unselfish devotion, of kind and loving regard between master and servant mistroa.-) und maid, in the presence of a common ill and ot threatened ruin that showed.
as nothing else could Bhow, how strong is the tic that binds our white people and our black people together; and this lesson of the dread visitor
w o mav hone. too. will never be forgotten. Ar
rivine at his homo, the writer found the same
scenes of distraction aud wreck which marked nearly every home in the city. AU the houses
in the t eighborhood had suffered seriously, and streats, yards, and gardens were filled with the fallen chimneys and fragments of walls, while the walb that were left standing were rent asunder in many cases from top to bottom, and were badly shattered in every instance. Women and children, roused from sleep or Interr oted in their oveninc pursuits by the
sound of the ruin being effected above and around them, rushed out into the streets and
buddlod together awaiting the end, whatever it
mignt tw. invalids wore urougnt out on mutreseos and deposited on the roadway. No thought was given to tho treasures left behind
in tno enort to save tne peculiar treasure oi uie itself, suddenly bocoine so precious in the eyes
of sll, the invalid woman und the robust
man alike. Until Ions ufter midnight tne
streets were filled with fugitives in search
or tneir nomcs. inrougn tne long noun
that followed few were tho eyes, evon of child
hood, that were closed in sleen. Charleston was
iuu oi -.nose wno watcueu tor tne morning, ana never, iu anv city, in anv land, did the first erar
shades that mar s the approach of dawn appear so beautiful and so welcome to eyes as they ap-
jiearai to tne thousands oi people wno naiieu them this mornim' from the midst of the count
less wrecked homes in our thrice-scourged but
till patient, still brave, still hopeful, still Beau
tiful city oy tne aoa.
AT OTHER POINTS.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Lightning Strikes a Powder and
Dynamite Maga-lne Near Cliicago.
Six
Persons Fatally Mangled Burned, and Others fieriously Injured.
and
fSmilntat Amimn ihi
w9 : r 1 V fjj a Monroe toitetv 'i&lM
at 11 a V V - - ksa.-a..- - - W-.BlL'plHrB:t Wr
I. iTli i.iTiif ,ilBiili iWi
Ttin, li mm OUT, $L56 fir
wis and tbo fompr's 3tfav rt :-&V!i2, ia nton.il nf molt aama tiimoft ite MSb ?: -
littering bouse ana furniture. T cavqfUJi
hurlnd lmnnath tha rtliBS and SO
seiious injuries on bead and ttm.-V-Jom-'ji , eonple and their ildeaaanjBtfi . 's i In a straight easterly dlrett ttoa cottage lives' Peter Ham, m MnWJJ'S
gairoener. jje was nrnnH a wwwww fiymm. m ),
in, when the explosion aoatieratt, gnaw, w
splinters ol which imoatiaetisnmavams t
maa a (aoe, wnne some or tus saw rH'VSfH;
tnu root, looMnea xnnn a ny-ww v
Hun. He was taaen to tne t xmutj.
JDKTira TEABNSy Justice Tearney s capacious
six hundred feet southwest of the aaens-tha; VKT'
I DXpiUHUU, AH U UUU,KBWV ,
inii the whole uppei awry wao .iejn -w; w. floor below. Tha rear Wall was ir;;owy
entirely. There were about etg persons
r-:. D--t-. I the nouse at tno tune, wo ot tneiBW i The Explosion Produces a Panic I ,rry Aiiot themoscapeiasif-bysa
Thrn.iorhAiit th Futant vf A. Uttle girioi Jua ice tbkbT
S III wvsaVi -iw vaMrw ws s s -aro
the City.
Glass Broken by the Shock Six Miles
from the Scene or Disaster.
ligntscratcneamHwiaoa. wviz'sisj: Terence O'iVmnell's boose, aM Jr ..mIi Mt rjf tha PaaJHifr - laaimalln
wieckod by flyinf rooks, tw Imbs -iof tso K inmates were hurt, ...Jik 1 JL-
Hiss Kennedy, 18 years oi: see, reenrtsB wnsr,-'i her parents on Johnson etaeet,V oureJ,a-aM mile distent from the soane tlrdlaataT, r wits seriously out about tfea.faMjianqslsx&g
2, i. -u - u i , mmim hi I fiialH ma haa, . Wvd
""i. ".i -ws.raSBTSES..'" f-rtTea""
a little ooy or Mr. uaaoen. resiornsw nrr--lli TSi eighth street and Fearoon,vpeJv;-v v ' ,(fv
d J t t.
A-'
peeaks or thb Bi:r&dsioi
The freaks of the eanloalo;;, ftiTOsiiailMUl F-bFM at they were unexpl.onableJoto'Ela'lieSsa-! was torn to piece aha setTOrWJwfeit oul5tiiji3
lOt feet away the house Tuamey bad one side eleartd
i ...... b.; An fi -ii
ritnannii erasn, l inougn carpenters naa wurew at, iikvpo, -ueTit :he prayer which A horse in Justice Tearney's harn,s71ttth wajv f 7
loll to the ground I Wick or tne House, was torn iaWMw.ja).
f.Ci
From the Chicago Daily News.
As James Suhnotock was beatinc bis wav 1
thronah the rain ou Archer road Sunday m ru-
v. . . ..... . ... .. r i
mg a iigntnmg noit mot out oi tne mace norm-
em say, naving seemingly selected mm tor tne target of its wrath, Tne blinding sensation
was instantly louoweu oy a i and before be could breathe 1
rose insensialv to his Una he ; .l , . IM.kln,
mile away, ho tall slock careened to tho floor, as though it had been: efogttggigKm '
and smasniKi into !ragments,ainong tne aenris l mm. ooto vearae w jiiigut iih .wy tmm r from thn nhitlvaa. l'ta haltsred hands markad I receive a scratch: ' . ; " . "aaSS'-JlS. 1 niw.
the time, .l:20. Two hundred yards west ot John Jung, a HbilamUir, lived" rtas a Uttto p ijlf, where Duhnstock lay a community of one-story-end-attio cottage: fprtW'H aTffit, houses was in ruins of splinters and irm Tourney's, on th-3 95r- 6130 of JJ, flames, entombing dead and dying, while ten road. He was sitting new.- awttdUieUBg:. jiy
glass windows were strewn over the sidewalks eineh and a whole pane tglltitj4r.-'gi.
in pulveriz.id pieces. Mystified men, women, into his foot. Mis wife, wasipagaaaa sni i. l.j,
oiiaatiaK nf a mlMHfa SflaarlU SI II I IlllHTSall WBakWaMaW KO " C
Hsw. " wo"" .7?. .' -ivJl''J ifT ll -
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Consternation I'raduced by the Upheaval
Throughout the Country.
At Augusta, Go., tbo earthquake shocks ware quite severe, ami produced great alarm. The p astoring on many bouses was broken, people rushed into the 6tieets. women fainted and men were completelv unnerved. Most of the citizens passed tho night in the open air. Shocks were tdit all over Georui-t. but no serious damage was
caused. Throughout North Carolina the shocks wero iuite severe. At AshevlUe they produeed tho utmost consternation. The disturbance was aceoniponiod by a rumbling sound resembling distant thunder, buildings quaked, walls vibrat.1,1 anil tArmr.nfcHnknn men. women, and chil
dren in nUdit clothes rushed from houses into the open air. The earth sb,.ok and bells tolled in their towers, while tho people, in consternatior , prayed, fainted or stood dazed by the niarming phenomena. Tho negroes began a relfgiotii meeting in one ol the chinches, which was kept up all night. At Charlotte, Waynesville cud WeavervilJo, H. C soveral houses were wrecked and a number of chimtmvfi t,.nnlfti over At Columbia. 8.
C no less tbdn sLrteon distinct shocks
were rem. -rail nrst anoca was leartiu. u
houses were shaken as though made of paste
board, it seemea as it overytning must toppte.
Tbo rumbling in the oarth was loua ana Horrifying in tho extreme. Clooks stopped, bells were runs, and damage done to some buildings, prlncipallv by tomding chimnoys. Two rooms in tho 6ovemor'8 mansion were wrecked. Them wero numbers of cases of nervous pros
tration, and doctors wero in demand to compose tho frightened people. A large political meeting was being hold hi the Court House, but st adjourned in a panic. The walls of the Court House were croeked, and one partition badly so. The colored people assembled in the streets, praying.
At Mtirpnyaooro, m.. tuu auuua uuim.
severe. Brick walls shook, glassware cunaea.
and hanging lamps were sent swinging iiks
nression. has our sympathy, and should com- ..,. 1nrM nheta. The mon in tho office, with
mand every proper and legitimate assistance. perbaps a simultaneous flash of recollection of
Hon. Benjamin Harrison, United States Senator for Indiana, has worthily won a front
rank among tho trusted and honorable states
men or me nation, ami u muaoi uiuu
ana aevonon to uie luguost puuuc iniaicoi, hn bronchi credit nnou the State and country.
His oouriie iu the Senate of tho tinted States meets with our warmest approval and we commend him to tho esteem and confidence of all thejpeop'e. Tho Bepnblican Bopresentntives 111 tho Lower House of Congress also deserve the thanks of tho Republicans of the State for their faithful and honorable service.
In con mon with the nation we deeply mourn the death of Ulysses S. Grantj whoso deeds in war and peaeo secured for him tho grateful admiration of his country, and tho honor of the word. Wo favor an appropriation by Congrose of such an amount as may lie necessary to erect in the citv of Washington amounmmit hflilttine ihb militarv achievements and
civiovirluesofone who shod imperiaahblo lus
tre upon tho Amoi'tcan name ana onaracter.
the disturbance of the Vriday before, glanced hurriedly at each other, and sprang to their
leet, With StartlCU queaMUUB am iuiaig. Wbut is that? Earthquake? And then all was bewilderment and confusion. Then the long w,ii .laananAd and BTiread into an awful roar
that seemed to-pervade at once the troubled
earth and tno suit atr auovo ium iwuiuhi. The tremor was now a rude, rapid quiver that agitt.ted the whole building as though it wore boiii;; shaken by the hand of an immeasurable powt t. with intent to tear Its joints asunder and scatter its stones and bricks abroad There was nn inmtiuinn In tho vibration of the mighty
subterranean engine. From tho first to the last it was a continuous jar, only adding force to every jiiomont. and as it approached and eaohod the climax of its manifestation, it seemed for a few -terrible seconds that no work of human
hands could possibly survive me auuoxa. im floors wero heaving under foot, the surrounding walls and partitions visibly swayed to fm tim nrash of fftllma masses of
atone and brlok. and mortar was heard overhead, and without the terrible roar filled the ears. It is not given to many men to , i- ... I. .n n th. ili.nt.mvAr and vet live:
uoupicawim our Kroat i-uu iaiu aim iwuiu i but it ts little to say tnat mo group oi nanus
Indiana'! moat illustrious citizens, Hon. Schuy- I described will carry with them the recollection
and children ran hitiher and thither, wondering if this was a new Pompeii without a Vesuvius, and wildly soceulating on the causes and re-
suits ox tne eartniuaKu snoca mat naa swept along the lake shore. Ntit until two hours later was it learned that the dynamite magazine of Iiafiin & Hand had lieen exploded, causing great havoc and desolation. The destructive forces of 1,810 jounda of dynamite and 3,000 pounds of Hack powder were discharged by the
electric Ius-j. Houses, trees, and fences went
down before the mighty blast like grass before
tne scythe, ana pnapis lor mites arouna wen stricken insensible with wounds or speechless
trom terror. The aeaa ana injurea are :
Dead Ccrrio Eai-nsworth, 14 years old. Fatally laiurcd John Kama, 31 tears old
farmer, of Aubum litaticn. John Gush 40 yean
old ; driver for the XiOfUn fc Rand Powder Com
pany, sirn John u ugl, Ji years 01a ; wire ot tne former. Mrs. Elba. Dovlne. 83 years old: wid
ow. Piter Ham. Sal years old, gardener; has
wife and ono child . Jasnes Shannon, IS years old ; parents reside on Joseph street and rear-
son avenue Serlouslv Hurt Two Kelly brothers. 14 and 16
years old respectively; parents residing on Western avenue, near Thlrtv-aixth street.
Madden, a small boy, whose parents reside on Thirty-eighth street, near Pearson avenue. Philip Bowler, cabinet-maker, 7-23 South Union street ; arm crushed by flying stone, and amputated. John I.orddn, Jr., 17 years old. Of 163
Canalport avenue ; leg badly crushed. Lesser Casualties John Jung, 34 years old.
gardener; retiues iiouui ot Arcucr roaa. sin. Jung. 46 years old ; wife of the former. Miss
Kennedy, 18 years old ; parents reside on John--m. . a .n.rf., nf ,1 mil. fntm fjt,A UMM
At Brighton Pari: Archer avenue takes the character of the regulation country road, toler
ably well graded, ont maaay m ramy weatner, and nroviaed with deep ditches on either side.
The road cuts throtjih a portion of the Town of
T.ake. and In the triangular niece ot the town
which adjoins the Town ot Cicero stands, or
rather stood, jtistioj t earney s reaiaence, once a handsome frame structure. To either side of the road, within soveral hundred yards of tha
Tearney homestead, extends level prarie
for miles. A few small market gardeners til little natches of cultivated soil: other
wise tho country around wears a rather desolate aspect. Besides too few human habitations scattered on the prairie, nine queer-looking structures attracted the eye of the passer-by.
They do so in a ijreater degree now, because with the exception of one they are wrecks. Built solidly of brick, about 50 by 30 feet in dimensions, and of two-storied height, they would look like eo many small jails were it not for the fact that there ar no windows to admit light, A huge and massivt iron door is the only means
of egress and ingress. Tboy all have a sort of
Htmacflr anuearanas: one idu uioaea urn w
server look twice as he poises by and wonder
what they contain.
What there is stand or oiastms nowaer. avn-
amite, nitro-glycerine. and other" terrible explosives tor the Chicago trade is in these houses.
Une of tne nine neumgra to uie aauid nana
f owder company.
STRUCK ST TBS I.IUllTNl.-VU.
Manv nassars.bv. cerhans. have time and
ojrnir. imaained tfm havoc that mast follow
unnuid one of thesa maffasines of destruction
belch forth Its consmtn, it nappsnea yestenwy. A thunderstorm hud been racing at intervals
hoard a terrible crash o ver t
ail bv another arlll louder, which I
ctitoige from top to biim. ' JriaiaB family threw thcmse.ves to the floor aad
tliemselves up for lost, Asho mon tbMka
tne grown-up on arose ana neipea n-
a enur i ii, m Bimwoi anaaaaa
to the attic and found two hda in tb roaf
enough to let a matirs May uirougxfc : w ere also two immense atoBSS mtha attis. had haen a part of tha fo-inllstanri ot the-;ii
niagarine five ndnates beSK,'. and had beafx allot out of the big cla.- mortal with.' awoh ftssa:.
tliaitneycas mnnisniw iniaiaa ineaii mm m , .j ciirmon-ball could have dene, ...... .".- kifJ;-
XaKT amsaCOXOCS atSCATXel. Z There were many mimenloas eseajMt ana "
imuog inctoenwt. aucm mjmwmj witnw. i. a mark or scratch the worne for bis adventure, is sore he traveled fifty leet .through the atr. Be waa walking down Arober JMad about a quarter of a mile tKn the afitn-Bnd magazine when tw heaid a teriible roai. . The sidewalk raised up with hhxi, and then
lie lelt nmweiT aauina wironsnans atr. Stones and racks whistled uv lmxil asd the next
tiling he knew was half an bom attar when he
came so ms oenaes m s-n ox oar. tie naa
been blown Into a haystack folly 100. feet from where he stood. HA crawiiid out, and-not indiugany bones broken, although he iNil -a httia a tiff and sore, went over to tha hols when tb riagaxine had atood. TfTiimhsthw.eJbetS of she exploit ten be was lost 'Womanttoeida Be jabera, it's a wondet,,! wntor oSK
toe moon, neejacuiateo. -:. ;js5.J-
IXW! OCT OF AIT KBQDl VmmV Uin.,.w a AiMn.m Mt
('.rand Trunk Baiboad, was ,te. thi cosine 300 Tarda awaviwl eti that
i.tantly the blue name st mad over too amtji
tr.
veriag, ai am the
and a taoaoeat
from the cab across an aoimolrur ralV-.oi'
road track. Tha crash 'Of thm tjtiMatcKI
swelled into a deep-tooild, , doll report, , ro . (rround vibrated as. riiW:vfaAhMM.-' and the concussion from tlw -stef deafeBe htm.-, -
When- he had gathen hhj saSjiinsaaif?j und looked toward the powder' hones .Tw saw-.' 1 atones, timbers, and 11 yin; Inlisllsi .sallO atr,,. . and the earth thrown twffiaetoad i! iss.
The crash of glass antadn pair shops near by foUoweathal
i an;l ro-
ftjjep-jrt. A MSr??Chthe
tone weighing i5? jouiMlsnnaaJ
IWI W MPP WUIWaWHaa Ia;3 ho nor. and Into the -agaalMl
n arty a large was horVl 'CdAsSrVstii)' repair hop half a mile away. . . ; ; OaXAOBB AT a IttoZaHOat . The shock was vsry swmiasMpridalreIIt and a :oic among the nlsMsn ;wf jcarrowly averted. Tho window Wl ,aoatalde.ot tha building were badly demta'inft!ls and pieces of the sashes wra liarled flftsea or twenty feet into the roots iand broken on tho
It subsided
an hour later!
thn elements brokii loose with renewed fury.
The rain fell in tin-rents, and vivid flashes of
lightning cleft the iiaru sales, jouowea oy roar nf thnndr
About that time .Tohii Kann, a young farmer from Auburn Station, stopped at IfcLarney Brothers' grocery and saloon to avoid the dronhcing rain. He had two stout horses attached to his heavy farm wagon and was bound for
home. When tne ueaviesv gust nBxam, annminclv anbsiditia into a regulation alt-day
drizzle, the farmer wrapped himself up in a
horse blanket and -started ms team on on a jog down the road. Ho had to keep a sharp yd on his bays, because the lightning came la flashes which succeeded each othor rapidly, as if aM Uie electriotty of tho sultry and oppressive
atmosphere naa seen bwiwuhmw ayvn uua amf wham the immenss stores of exnlottives
attered aloiur the road near by.
In the short inteivais oesween wut nguwuis the lurid sky overhung everything with almost absolute darkness. Suddenly one of the electric flashes was followed by a terrifio crash, as if the earth hod been cleft asunder by some unknown gigantic force. It was the death knell of the lone traveler on Aroherroad, Bocks were hurled throuRh the air, tree rent to the roots, fences blown down for miles, houses unroofed and reduced to splinters, and torrents of mod iimoANKi h run ml for hundreds of vards. The
terrifio force of the explosion made the thunder
of heaven appear lnsiKmncan. puwuey
macasino of Latin Hana naa
w fVilfi i His death is sincerely lamented,
and hie memory should bo appropriately hnnorpd.
The Convention then proceeded to the nomination of officers, which, resulted in
the choice of the following ticket:
Iiientennnt Governor, E. 6. Robertson,
of Allen Countv.
Secrotory of State, diaries F. Griffin, of
Lake.
Auditor of State. Bruce Carr, of Orange.
Trea iurer of State, James A. Lemcke, of
Evansville.
Judge of tne Supremo Court, Byron K,
jsuiott.
Attomev General. Lewis 1. Michoner.
Clerk of tho Snpiome Court, William. I,
Noble.
SuTMirintendent of Pnblio lnstrucuon,
Eclwarl LaFollette.
The Convention then adjourned amid
nmch enthusiasm.
(Ihoosin Between Two Evils.
"MtivinKiwtain, oh? What's the matter
with your boarding place this time?"
"Well, vou know X told you about
the torture I endured m the lass
nlaee?"
"Xe-s. a launiy wun wm uoy-uaoies,
both teetlnuK."
Well, just got sottled in a now
parlor, when the landlady moseyed in a errand piano, backed it right up
acainst my wall, und gave all the
boarders uie privilege oi using . "Where ore you going now?"
"Back to the babies. " Chicago News.
mnvomoiifrto thoir dviug day
Jtone expectcu to escainj. j suutim nwu " ' aititnitiiiiAnnfiiir mode in endeavor to attain tho
open air and flee to a place of safety ; but before the door was reached all reeled together to the
tottering wall and stopped, ioeimg ui uoinj was vain. That it was on'y a Question of death within the building or without, to be buried by the sinking roof or crushed by the topplltig walls Aa we dashed down the stairway and out into the street, already on every side arose tho shrieks, tho cries of pain aud fear, tho mayors and waitings of terrified women and ehildreu, comix inglod with the hoarse shouts of cxeitod men. Out in the streets the air was filled to thebaiebtof tho houses with a whitish aloud of dry, stifling dust from tho lime, mortar, and shattered masonry, whiob, tailing upon the pavement and stone roadway, had been reduced to powder. Through this cloud, dense as
fog, the goaiigius uwacrcu uumjr, huuuuuib t'uv little l ight, so that you stumble at every step over tl-.o piles of brick or bcoome ontangled iu cm iittna nf tniffmt.uh. wires that depended iu
every direction from their broken supports. On .. -. 1 . 1. .. .-...-! ., f.nn. nf Its rattaa.lajl
men and women, partially dressed, some almost nude, aud many of whom were crazed -with fear or excitement. The first shook occurred at 9 :53, aa was indicated by tho public clooks. The second shock, which was but a faint and crisp echo of the first, was felt eight minutes later. As it paused awav the writer started homeward, to find the scenes enacted on Broad street around the ,Vtw.i and Cottrier offloo repeated at every step of the way. Ht. Michael's steeple towered high and white above tho gloom, scemiugly uninjured. The Btatlou-bouso, a ma-tqiva brick building across the street, had apparently lost its roof, which had
jttiten .aroanci it. a iisti. ianiH-i uu t w
i. a iiniiitaonio
crashed t I he
"Yt.a.
place in a nice room rightnexttotherthopoi-tioooftheHiboriiianHaii.lv 1 .i it i-..,il.i.. , 1 c I hiiliair.c In the (iroclauctvle. hod era
TtfiT-tt i r iviitiii i,u lauuiuuv uiuoaTmi iu i . -
ground, earrymg down part oi me nin.mvo granite pillars with It. All the way m Meotin-i street, which, in respect of its gcneraftlu-cctiou and importance may be called 'the Broadway of
Charleston, the roadway was pnett with tienns
from tho toys of tho walls. In passing tho
Clinneiiton rioiei, wmcn, to carry out m com.
swinging like I .tH,it, tba eoriv mtinilnir hours.
pendulums. Doors vibrated as it shaken by I somewhat toward 8 o'clock, but i
unseen hands. xt?e nre oeu on me court nuaae kept up a rapid fire alarm for more than a minute. At Decatur, III., the shook was felt quite umiaihlv It rattled and shook articles in
dwellings and swayed business buildings slight
ly nertn and soutn. uccupauts oi rooms ran out Into tho street No dainaae. but some fright.
At Greenvi.le, 111 , there were lively shocks, at intervals of about half a minute, and buildings were rocked under their action, but no
damage was done. At Jacksonville, HI., lmilAinffa vibrated from east to west.
tables and other articles tipped, and people wero greatly frightened. At
Viokaburg, Miss., the Oity Council was iu sesf it. TT .., tmtl l...tU4n
sion, una tno uav nuu, a Yfr.y iuai triuiuutjt, constructed on high brick pillars, under which
is the city market, was mado to rock so that the
board adjourned suaaoniy ana unceremoniously. Tho shook was also felt In other places tltroimhtjiit the aitv. At Hannibal. Mo., the
walls of the brick buildings trembled, and in
some cases swayed. One or two meetings adjourned hastitv, and the printers m tho Journal office dropped their sticks
and nrenaied to run. but the stock
was over before they cot started. Three
distinct shocks wero felt at Cairo, HL, In t.liiff about tan nectinds. Pcoolo ran from
thoir houses in afrlght. Clooks throughout the city stopped or were disarranged. Everything peudent swung to and fro, while the vibrations of buildings were frightful. The shook waa generally felt throughout Hiohmond, Va., and the excitement wua intense. At Pittsburgh the hotel guests rushed Into the streets paniestrkken. At Media, Pa,, dishes wore thrown from shelres, clocks stopped, and occupants of the houses rushed out. scroaming with terror. At Louisville, Kv., the shook was qui o severe, aud last.;d half il minute. At Detroit, Mich., the
shock was so great as to frighten tho ocoupants of buildings, who st.unpedcd for tho street. At Cincinnati, printers iu the Sun office thought tho building was falling, and abandoned their coses. There wes a panic in the .UepiMUxm ofilco, at St. tonis, tho printers rushing pell-mell from the building. The shock rosombled the motion of a series of water waves. The guests occupying the upjkt floors of the Southern and I.inuVH Hotels vuxi:(d dm-i!-ataira Imdlv frightened, fearing
that sumo catastrophe waa about to occur. At Memphis, Tenn., tho shock was severe, and the
motion was nortu to ihuuu, lasting iuuy wu seconds. It had a rapid oscillating movement.
Hroat eousteruation win felt At Washington,
1). C, two shocks occurred, the second of louger duration and more severe than the first, and a fuw seconds latter. It was felt in all ports of the city, creating considerable consternation. At Indianapolis, Ind., tho shook sat of a tremulous, quivering character. Many guests of tho Deniaon Houso rushed from their rooms in alarm, aud simitar scenes wero wit
nessed in a number of other buildings. At
Cleveland. Ohio, the ahook caused grat con
sternation, and almost a panic occurred in two theaters. At lerre Haute, Ind., two diatinct
shocks were felt. Windows were rattled
and iu several cases pltistrring was dislodged from ooiliugs. A len-o audience was prosent at the Opera llouso attending a in instrel show. Tho building shook until people became panic-stricken, being under the Impression that the structure was about to fall. Thoae iu the galleri.-a felt the fhook mot severely, and thoy roao aud made a ru -U for the exits. Tho crowds in other parts o( the houso followed, women ui-roauio.l, an I there was struggling aud rushing for the doors. Almost the entiro audienoe fought Its way to the st eet. At New York tho shock was plainly foit. In the upper ttorios of tin. tail Western Vnion build nH the waves were
plainly discernible, and porsoua walking about experienced the sensation a- ct falling. At Colimitms, Ohio, the aliock w as quite severe. At tho Central Asvluin (or the Insano, the largest buildlnj! for insane in the world, furniture was turned around, und the patients became so altvnno'l that the attendants had trouble in getting them to return to their wards. At the Institute for the Wind tho HhocU wua an atront; that ro.-kill- -chairs ou tho floor were made to"i--t-irt in motion, and the
chaiidollers were -waved to and fro. Tho teach-
cru ut tho lllind Instltuta refused to return to theii rooms a!tor running to the main amlionoovnoir. I, clow Atthia imiut it was accompanied
by a low, lieaw, rumbling sound. At Colum
bia, H. C, thcro wore tan d(etinut shocks.
otraosite walls. Tne doot
tory were apltotered inno
the locks broken. TD
celling of the main-8 ed, and a large Cek end of the hall to the
200 feet. An ttoa door tat'h
ed sn popnat, was oros hurled halt way acroee fonr Inchaa thick wasbro
In the laimdryandkJttilt e dnaa. The aarnenter ahoi ai
houses were badly shake,- up"
the hooding and grounds are la Cot. Fetton was lying oa ths i
window when the aoocKC
I en ha lower
WOOO UN
a -
tonssi.
-vaa brotonbv trie cooens aoiiara jngav; ia"aTktao?rnTwor bfSSS-OSf ut was badly stormed b-: the shosk. , Hn Armour, themateti wavainallmaA.3H r.l
f tit a time was considered in a i
tne revivea laterin oe aar.
considered out or danger, ; Tha nrlannen wai OT'khare-MeaaaaMatt
l.monutt amona- them Imto-ined taaUbai
. i. mjm 1 a 1 2 -- ' -
in. w u, n, nai cobh. nuita aiaa
ones thought they wars about
tytaa earanqaaa. Aney ifSTo the execution ot a few of the n
at who will nrobaMv ernttinnSB
to come. iS.
BI JnrfcTAXEODS SHOCKS I! The southwest norttta
hivve received the brunt f Amam ta TWmaraad aa flic
llie yonoows on cos ww raHSSOil
rotpev laawary wan) ani mm wmimn mh ilfcaa aa-sM is true of those on the ssaah Bit W.Btotaf Wlnhall'a naaaaa faalatv iaM'wafc eaWafcliniiaBia yBal
jritu oy aa UMHaattHwn
nf arnfnai .ana iiiieniaii i w ' aoaaaaaaaamaaat-u
u3
K.-ai.'1VifilniB
rOHKTOl.ll.
A New-Yorker lroplisld mi Karthquako.
(New Vork telegram.
Those who havo lived in countrioa anbjoct to
earthquakes htttte that the atmospheric condl-
pariaon above indicated, occupies the position of 1 tious hero bate been such that in thosocoun- etiraue't noneatn tu suowt Steworli's up-town etoro in New Vork, the third tries the inhabitants would havo known that an I and brlos as I imugn it n shook was folt about ten minutes after the : enrthquako was impending. Mr. Thomas IV. 1 toppled OTer."'.Dn-
THE Del Rio (Texas) Dot is edited by shook was folt ubont ten minutes after tlio : enrthquako nM larlv. She remarks: "Man second, and. of course, caused the .greatest 1 Tuttavall. of
alonn III t.hut rtainliliAPhnnil ma manu-MAViX n r.
proposes, imv 11 huiuuuiuois iuu.tio ivjtcul i jaarion Btjimre a great crowa bad ooueotwi. as iuu tuo lost low oayu .1 I A .nAiiarMMnanf srs traf liSm ir I aivnil til. OllijAB Of thfl wliit-i flllfLAOii OtllbiHUOCl 111 ' llll(.rk(l lu VO'ir COrri'H
ueat w w-.evu. w B Jt -o -n-x Ve r h :,LV neiest biUldlug. , imaka was coming." nt an." I i .v... ....... A .i.ni. i.-M. i,iu nwtul i A.i.i.i. fl,nti tl,n tui
The worth of c Biatc ;n the long run
is tlio woyth of lh,e indi-i'liials compou-
Uiglt.
compbeed of men, women, and oblldren of both races, arose inceesant calls and cries and lamentations : while over the motley, hall-
rHywranaWa shed fh (lurid light of the
V i
t
tbo Associate.! Press, has spent a
number of yours in i-pam ana rortusai. uur.
i no uns ireciuentiv re.
noiulcnt that "an cuvth-
He gave as his reaoou for niiHiLi- ani,a.yancA ,lf tha
! ut'u fitt.1 IVm 1nntr.nnttiiiintl tlrautflit Ho stated
that In Miaiu these dry spells and misty.
lemlon mornings always iireoeded oarth d
niroauws.
iiv. liohtnins and 1.500 nonnds of dynamite
H,UUU pOUUOB Ol iuwimii .mil "V' oi havoc as it old Vulcan had split the earth from within bis subterranean abode. The ground seemed to rock nnd sway under the terrifio forco of the concussion, and tne country for blocks around was wrapped in clouds of stifling smoke. Mr. Kami waa hurled through the air for a distance ol over a hundred feet, his mangled body being found balf an hour later. The base of the unfortunate man's ikoll was blown off, and the brains were oostug out
upon the muac.y neia. irtecea oi woou .. ...i iMn ,,! nnnntr&ted his llaek and Caliasd
horrible gashes all over his body, from which
VllO blOOd Was UOWing, gMlwnag IU lanua. in f i ha ciiothns of the man. eieont those
covering the lower extremities, were as it out off from hU back, only a few shreds hanging
loosely arounn tne lacera-va tonu, . w Butlerinc untold aiionies at the County HospitfU
last night His death is almost .a certainty, ot
tne wagon, out v a ww auMwivu owitness that the vchtole had been painted a bright nut. Both horsea were stripped of the harness, not a vestige of leather remaining ou them Tho one ru tho side of the exploded magazine was kill id instantly, thi carcass being hurlod into t lie ditch on the south side of the road ; the othor horse escaped unharmed.
scampered on law tne neia, ana waa laiw vu eaught und stabled.
mm iim.i, anu tt iriv aumauii, ,i,'v.,",...
ihniitt.-n hundred feat west of where a big
hole marked tho spot of tho exploded mog alius stood a small ons-story frame cottage. Here
lived John tiugi. uae onver ot j. reiiii liin mnai wife, and Carrie
VOU11E girl Ot n ye ars, anu a u tho Ougls, was staying with
,,, ji ol.. ;i,wii nnr. nr ina rant ut
lnw.nl tnn bam when the crash came. Show-
ors of itone and debris eame down upon her
and crushed out tne young nre. tne
twin a mauiiled almost beyond recoi-
nition. Gugl and his wife were in the only room which the oottage eontained besides tho kitchen. Heavy stones from the foundation of the destroyed maga
zine came crashing tnrougn un air anu ming'ed with the debris of the cottage, which had boon completely leveled to the ground. Undor the piles of wood, pieces of furniture, and shreds of bodiling lay the prostrate forms of Gugl and his wife. Both were unconscious when found, and never rallied sufficiently to tell the tale of their Sore distress The man's face and bands were one mass of bleeding and quivering float-, and a heavy beam held him pinned to the ground. Mrs. Gngl hod apparently not been complete ly dressed. She had three or four deep gashes In the breast and several fractures of the skull. Both were taken to the house of Gugl's parents, 1:15 Cornelia street, near Ashland avenue, and ut a lata hour last night they wero reported dving. A horse stabled In the barn in the rear ol Gugl's cottage was instantly killed. sins. DltONB S MISPOBTUNS, flight across th' road and a few feet to the west of the exploded magazine stood a little frame shanty occupied by Mrs. Eliza Deviue, an aged IrlBh widow. She waa alone in the place, aave for tho company of a dog, several :.i,ini,.,i,. and n kitten The little nut suc
cumbed bonoath the shower of crashing stone
naa ooen a nam aww
The old lady waa
f;,,l mnncled und torn underneath a nils ot
boards and household goods. Sha was taken to the Comity Hospital, and there she lay last night, dying. Do ;h her arms were broken, one of her lower limbs was fractured, and the body was one mass ot contusions and bruises. AS iiI.B COUPLE JtrUlED IS TBB HOWS. A linn n thousand fast nan th west of the scene
of the explosion two Danish families live in a
mail oprtagu. itisy ars xoim uua bum avt :..w
The powder I Tbi water In the riverael h.nn oovnAV I . ' i-J
mamite and lashed over the banksr f a- raaoj fcei oa MaSV-rtsv,
Mmmasmrnan or.--atau';
Wa.tlMiaaa - f J"L
sidt s. A water pipe I
leat-ie iron worxa ai If na,M twi ftwiMlaaA .
Utvny buUings in the VlclBlty of tha '
street poimpiweei w. "w the J asutt Charch. at, the cJcnor ot nun MnA VmHSi, atrialal a loan
carrel. Over two thouratad MSftsTs womtn, were crowds iir:aha1iMaanSk
time, come one yen ore a,isj
the explosion, and .inttaiitlv
ror tte itoor, xn nat w aadnthlessty taamnSsd 4p
the stionser ones iumpe fctiMmure. ca .wSaflawa. tfWkl'j
are oei.itai.oi, raajw V S I
was ami u-wjs SiilJJSS; JB4- tj-S!ttel.---
ei-plb soABKDOiT op nsia ri--x , rt
i i ii-
wMH saisiYAt.
A'ttocWfdWi,.
Tha business potrtioaiOf.
nana TAaawnialUMII
rocino duik, mam bwwii m-wj m
tue guests, aur oi wb wh minna shoos aad sroekinBa.)WO
in scant raimanty hwi4'mi(b 1
rldors. ho at'Wiw mbxwis building. Tvw wm!rwTlrVha
the Hoard cl Trade wcrs.1 windows on lihe north "at td a
nrnniaut hnildins were idab brilswn.
plate-glass hi SpIeimPaJtoltwa f
or otasa "" s"
Oa toe wens aioet noaa done to dwmllbul faOBM
Aaniana ayvram mmm ipiiiapiai,
Ms
I nliandellers went measea wpwat aw naiuasu'iMit at
or of the cottage Aragraanalng mWmj'-&mj8-i
. i untoo owawit s-t;4-s ,
- .
aped. tthvMam um Moa smasni.Taa
street ,voa i.wj """?mi,ifjarwv
went mm etvtNn aws m ma v-.-HXa.'Vii reoiver. ,
nn thn Ttlun falava avfrnnw iraai.wmavi -Mk-i
a-T it f
aninvlnir-a ci, me of billia
had succeed 9d in physlM .,,,1 w In ar Tiff 'tsmMt lie I
atwmS -when hhe lftof.tlalmaS
hurled from the table, laassl
the player,sn the mjm A htJUt. ntklnnA,af A1
flfty pounds went ; g; Grand Trunlt Koundhc
and another di
Ingmtheoaiiof an
rATAXi op
A negro woman II'
ana mumer.
that she nected to
A AmSt-Mm
standing in 'he front doir ot.tba ear
Whente onto the
waa Riitf o
a1 hatter last, nicht
Jnoanh Vatterot It
the exnl-jelot occurred, ,'N tafles to'tto
west of where he stood, : B
ered a. pane il Jrtato.?. in.
seoonaa cat a gal united b wonder 1
-The shook was. Oariola at tha Ootintf. H
dowsonbott sWeaof the
broken. Tmiwnow ii from cellar ii eBjawS lt s
dishes on tho taWtj xt-m iMMuf Wall
street, between Balsi4;af Ave mttm fiomthaiis fjf
tnrown vwietuy Thn saloon at Fm
Thirtv-thlrd tMStilk
was blown :intp.fhs iajnry.
tha shuck eame lie was thrown ba kvasss -' . t floor aud stoniisC Whw hatmans .Bj6fft: ifforlul from fJon'twSkiif iff Wa sayss.
d story mi&mt&j:.m
agasaover m tm: t . KHaswa, swiaiawa-nuii tod bis sevswd wmH mJmt&iim ulerlwwathawhi:. " . nie shoes wSstts- asW.'irMatsm'. sjfeelp
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