Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 16 February 1900 — Page 2

Republican Progress. BLOOMINGTON, IND. DENNIS B. HAUNGSt - Proprietor,

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NEWS IN BRIEF (jUSTS

8LOWN IN FROM ALL PARTS OF THE EARTH.

SWEPT BY A TORNADO

TERRIBLE WINDSTORM AT COLLINSVILLE, ILL.

An Important Becord of the Week Am Told by Ithe Telegraph Latest from Foreign Shores Crimea, Casualties. Fires, Etc.

The OutSook Is Dark. London special: The latest dispatches from the front showing the real reasons for Gen. Boiler's retirement and his intention to try again, quite destroy the comforting and ingenious theory that the movement was an elaborate feint to facilitate the main advance of Lord Roberts, a theory which obtained acceptance largely because of Mr. Balfour's misleading statement to Parliament. These seemingly useless reticences and prevarications on the part of the Government and the War Office are beginning to be criticised severely. No word has yet been issued from the War Office regarding Gen. Boiler's latest attempt, although the correspondents are allowed to telegraph with a fair amount of freedom, and thus far only a partial list of casualties has been published. Two Stills Destroyed. Deputy Collectors "W. T. Hawkins, Yates and Major Hancock made a very important raid in Adair and Green Counties, Kentucky, recently. The officers ran upon a finely equipped still near Keltner, Adair County, which they destroyed, together with $1,600 gallons of beer, beer tubs, building, etc. Near Frye, Green County, the officers came upon a still belonging to Ed Loogin, the noted moonshiner, which they destroyed, together with the house, 1,500 gallons of beer and 60 gallons of ainglings. Loogin secreted himself near the still, firing several times at the officers. They returned the fire and Loogin. repeated. No one was injured.

Steals a Tray of Diamonds. A tray containing diamonds to the value of $5,000 was stolen from the jewelry store of Rodgers & Krull, 811 Fourth avenue, Louisville, Ky. Two men entered the ftore and one of them asked to be shown some collar buttons. Mr. Rodgers was alone at the time. The man made the purchase and left. The other man had meantime disappeared. An hour later the tray of diamonds, mostly set in rings, WaS miSSTi rr

Armored Train Repulsed. A dispatch fron the Head Laager, LadyI smith, says: An armored train made a sortie from Chieveley toward Colenso, and landed 2,000 British troops on the right of the Boer position. The Boers immediately crossed the river and made an attaok with rifles and artillery, forcing the withdrawal of both the train and the troops to Chieveley. - Fatal Joke. George Enter, an old soldier who had gin poured on his clothing in a saloon at Lancaster, Ohio, and then ignited while drunk, died recently in great agony, after several days of intense suffering. Frank Cullen and Harvey Geil were arrested charged with the crime, and will have their trial soon before Mayor Cunningham. Mr. Bryan Suffers. William J. Bryan arrived in Washington and left immediately for Austin, Texas. The strain incident to the numerous speeches whien he has delivered since he came east has told heavily on Mr. Bryan, and his throat is in a bad condition. He will take a long rest in Texas bef ore he returns to his home in Nebraska.

A Negro Hanged. James K. Brown, colored, was hanged in the Hudson County Jail at Jersey City, N. J., for the murder of Policeman Charles. Gebhardt in Hoboken.. The police say that Brown was a professional burglar. He killed Gebhardt when the latter tried to arrest him on suspicion in July, 1898. Gold Medal for Dewey. The Union League Club of Brooklyn, N. Y., presented to Admiral Dewey a gold medal, commemorative of his great achievement in Manila Bay. The presentation was preceded by a reception and dinner, one of the largest functions ever fender taken by the club. Local Postage Stamps. The postal authorities have decided to issue stamps with a separate and distinct mark for each of the larger offices of the country. These postage stamps will be localized, each community having its own kind. b Conductor Was Killed. Samuel Senn, a Pennsylvania Railroad conductor of Alliance, Ohio, was killed at East Palestine in a collison of freight trains. Abrakeman named Whitehouse was also fatally injured. Miners Are Killed. A cage containing several miners fell in the Western Rock Salt Mine, near Lions, Kan., and it is believed that all were kHIed.

Many People Injured Several Buildings Blown Down and Other Property Ruined Much Havoc in St. Louis, Especially in Burned District. A fierce storm sweeping eastward from the British Northwest burst over the little town of Collinsville, 111., Thursday and almost wiped it out of existence. The storm also did much damage in St. Louis. In Collinsville houses, barns, trees and people were caught in the tornado's fury, and the whole country in thft vicinity of the village was laid waste. Nine persons were injured, some of them fatally. Fine residences and miners' hovels yere crushed to splinters. Telegraph pole& and wires were leveled, and tangled wreckage was strewn over the earth for milea around. The cyclone struck the hamlet in the darkness just' before 3 o'clock- Miners who lived on the outskirts of she settlement first felt its wrath and wore awakened by a terrible sound and by their roofs crashing in over their he&ds. To add to the terror of the situation fire started in the debris of some of the houses and threatened for a tiro to add a holocaust to the disaster. Ehwen persons, at least, were seriously injured, two of them being blown several hundred feet. Collinsville is twelve miles from St. Louis on the Vandalia Railroad. The wind struck at a point a mile soujh of the village and demolished the coxtage of Frank Kobart. From there it rushed north, wrecked the frame houses of the miners who live en the outskirts of the village and left the occupants burned and bleeding in the debris. Three large residences which stood on a hill above the town, were reduced to splinters. The immense smokestack on the Hight Club Coal Company's building was toppled over like a teupiu, and the wajls were shattered. The Vandalia tracks for a quarter of a mile were blocked with wreckage. After the Kobart house was blown down a group of three dwellings was felled by the wind. They were occupied by John Marquette and Paul Marquette and Philip Crossan and their families. Although the small dwellings were demolished, all the occupant's escaped injury except John Marquette. His injuries from falling timbers are not severe, but he is badly burned, for debris caught fire from an overturned lamp and the flames reached him before the neighbors could rescue him. Kobart and his son and daughter lay in the ruins of their house for hours before they were rescued. Beyond the Vandalia tracks stood a

VICTORY FOR THE BOERS.

Buller's Third Advance to the Relief of Lady smith Is Checked, For the third time Gen. Buller has advanced in an attempt to relieve Ladysmith. He crossed the Tugela river and, after a three days' tight has been checked. Ho claims, however, to have concluded a strategic advance of certain value. Early Monday morning a balloon ascended at Potgieter's drift, ostentatiously within sight of the Boer position at Spion kop. Simultaneously British troops under Col. Wynne lined the river banks from Potgieter's to Swarts kop, while three batteries of field artillery advanced into the open. Following directions from the balloon, the artillery opened a heavy shrapnel fire on the enemy's position. This fire soon begau telling. The Boer guns on Spion kop replied. Then the Lancashire brigade deployed in open order, apparently intending another assault. The Boer fire grew hotter every moment. Soon it got too accurate for comfort, dropping shrap-

BULLKT-PBOOF SHIELDS.

nel among the British gunners and making the infantry seek every possible point of shefter. This unequal artillery duel kept up for a while, when word was received from Buller ordering a retreat. Little difficulty, was encountered in effecting retirement. The Boers, as on previous occasions, failed to follow up their apparent advantage. There had been no secret that this attack was merely a feint, and officers and men were equally gratified to learn that their share in the day's program had been a complete success. Meantime the real attack had been quietly pushed ahead, from a point north of Doom kop under cover of naval guns massed on Swarts kop and Doom kop. The engineers constructed a pontoon bridge directly facing the rising upland known as Krantz, kloof, on the north side of the river. Amid the general din of artillery operations on the

SALUTING THE WOUNDED.

It has long been a tradition of the British army to salute the first of the dead and wounded carried from the field of battle. A scene witnessed on the Modder river is here depicted. Illustrated London News.

group of large frame houses, occupied by the Lawrence, Odderhole and Fix families. The storm leveled them. '.Mr. Odderhole and Mr. Lawrence received serious injuries, and members of the Fix family were wounded. Harry Fix and his sister, Sophie, were aslep in the same room on the second floor. The house seemed to separate, and brother and sister were let down with their beds to the ground floor. There they were found upon their couches, which haii not been broken by the fall, Harry not injured in the least, but Sophie was crushed under a falling timber. In St. Louis the storm waa felt in great fury. The wind blew at a velocity of sixty miles an hour. The barometer fell to the lowest point ever reached in that city. A hard thunderstorm accompanied the wind, adding terror to the scene. One woman was killed and several persons were hurt. Scores of buildings were unroofed, and great damage to property was occasioned. The greatest damage was to property in the burned district, between Franklin avenue, Morgan street, Third and Sixth streets. Here $20,000 worth of property was destroyed. At 827 North Third street the four-story building occupied by the George Benton Commission Company and the Sage & Richmond Commission Company, and filled with produce, was blown down. It was next door to one of the buildings destroyed in Sunday's fire, and its walls had been weakened. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS END. Banks Notified in Regard to InternalRevenue Receipts. Washington advices received in New York Friday stated that the banks that were recently created additional depositories for Government money had been notified to turn internal revenue receipts into the subtreasuries in their territory. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Vanderlip authorized the statement that the deposits of internal revenue receipts in the additional depositories will now cease.

left the engineers completely escaped the enemy's notice. Then the word was given for the infantry to advance at lively gait, and men in khaki swarmed from every quarter in the direction of the pontoon bridge, crossing without attracting the Boer fire, which was still busily engaged with Wynn's brigade on the left. Vaal Krantz, which is the summit of Krantz kloof, was quickly stormed by the British infantry, supported by seven batteries of artillery. With a wild rush the men scampered up the hill, bayonets fixed, every nerve braced for the expected rifle fire, which the Boers have hitherto reserved till well within short range. The Durham light infantry assailed the lower ridges, while Hildyard's brigade made for the loftier heights. Every attack was a complete success. The Boers mistaking the feint for the real attack were caught napping for the first time in this campaign. Gen. Buller cables: "Our further advance is at the moment prevented, as the Boers enfilade us from their positions on Spion kop and Doorm kloof. Our casualties, although estimated at 250, are trifling, considering the great importance of the movement just concluded."

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WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Eighth Army division will be kept in England for emergencies. In a letter, Sir Alfred Milner describes the Transvaal as "a huge arsenal." Complaint is made that many of the rifles of British troops are defective. It has been decided to keep the Channel Squadron in home waters for a time. According to advices received in Berlin, the Cape Dutch are joining the Boers. President Kruger has given a significant warning that if the Boers are forced to starve, the Britishers will share the

I same fate.

No session of the Senate was held on Saturday. The House passed the Indian appropriation bill. It was slightly amended in unimportant particulars. An attempt to revive the policy of making contracts with religious schools for the education of Indian children, which has been gradually abandoned by the governmen during the last five years, failed on the ruling of the chair that the amendment offered was out of order. The latter part of the session was devoted to eulogies upon the life and public services of the late Representative Ermentrout of Pennsylvania. In the Senate on Monday Mr. Foraker, chairman of the committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, reported a bill providing a form of government for Porto Rico. Senator Caffery in a discussion of the Philippine question broke new ground in developing his position as an anti-expansionist. In response to a question as to what in the present circumstances he would do with the Filipinos, he said: "Turn them loose as soon as we can get rid of them. That would be better' for them and infinitely better for us." Mr. Oaffery's argument was mainly a discussion of the constitutional questions. He maintained that the constitution extends absolutely over the Filipinos, and that they were entitled to all the rights and privileges of citizens of the United States guaranteed by the constitution. The House refused by a vote of (JG to 87 to pass a bill looking to the appointment of an expert commission to examine into the questions of the pollution of the water supply of cities. The Chicago members considered that it was aimed especially at the Chicago drainage canal. Speeches were made by two Democratic members of the foreign affairs committee, Mr. Dinsmore of Arkansas and Champ Clark of Missouri, opposing the retention of the Philippines. Mr, Sibley of Pennsylvania, who was elected as a Democrat, but who made a speech the previous week defending expansion, was goaded into the announcement that the Democrats could consider his seat constructively on the Republican side. On Tuesday the Senate received from Mr. Aldrich amendment to pending finan-. cial. bill providing that its passage shall not stand in the way of united action for international bimetallism at any future time. Also an amendment from Mr. Jones of Arkansas providing for an emergency treasury note fund of $50,000,000, which may be issued to any citizen at 10 per cent, discount in exchange for United States bonds. Heard Senator Caffery in opposition to retention of the Philippines and Senator Butler in opposition to North Carolina's suffrage amendment. Adopted conference report on the urgent deficiency bill. The House adopted the conference report on the urgency deficiency bill and resumed debate on diplomatic and consular bill, Messrs. Gibson of Tennessee, Morris of Minnesota and William Alden Smith of Michigan speaking for expansion, and Williams of Mississippi, Neville of Nebraska and Cockran of Missouri against it, while H. C. Smith of Michigan championed the cause of the Boers. Mr. Williams held that the absorption of the Philippines by the United States would be ruinous to the American producers of cotton, rice, tobacco, hemp and sugar. The feature of Wednesday in the Senate was a tilt between Messrs. Depew and Pettigrew over a letter from President Schurman of the Philippine commission, read by the New Yorker, flatly denying a statement made by the South Dakota Senator during debate some time ago that he (Schurman) "had tried to bribe the insurgents and failed." Senators Bate, Turner and Allen spoke against the financial bill and Mr. Vest offered an amendment providing that the Secretary of the Treasury shall have prepared $200,000,000 of treasury notes, to be known as "bond treasury notes," which shall be full legal tender for all debts and which shall be loaned by the Secretary of the Treasury to anybody who may deposit United States bonds for them, the note to bear the same interest as the bonds deposited. The House passed diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, carrying $3,743,908, substantially as it came from committee. Indulged in desultory discussion of Philippine question and war in South Africa, principal feature being speech by Mr. Shafroth in favor of mediation in South Africa under provisions of The Hague treaty. The Senate spent Thursday in discussion of the financial bill. Mr. Allen concluded his speech, charging the Republican party with breaking faith with the people on bimetallism and systematically discrediting the work of the international bimetallic commission. Mr. Cockrell made a technical analysis of the House and Senate measures. He charged that the Senate substitute contained the initial movement toward the perpetuation of the national debt. In the House only minor business was transacted. The ways and means committee bill establishing tariff rates upon goods from Porto Rico into the United States and vice versa was reported and Chairman Payne gave notice that the bill would be called up the next Thursday, As no Senator was prepared to proceed with a discussion of the finance measure the Senate transacted only rou tine business on Friday and adjourned early to enable members to attend the bstquies of Gen. Lawtou. A bill was passed to erect a public building at Dead wood, S. I)., to cost $200,000. After ft brief session at which no business waa transacted a recess was taken in tljie House until 8 p. m. The night sessyfcn was devoted to private pension bills. .

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THE STATE-

An Interesting Summary of the More Important DolugS of Our Neighbors W4dlug and Death Crimes, Casualties and General Indiana New Note.

minor State Items The Council of Richmond has granted the Cambridge City Natural Gas Company a franchise to pipe gas into Richmond from the Rush County fields. Frederick Zehr of Washington, was found at his home suffering from a gunshot wound and may die. It is thought heaccidentally shot himself. Charles Smith, a son of Rev. Smithy pastor of the Methodist Church at Graysville, was taken to Brazil, charged with deserting his 19-year-old wife in Cory. Joseph Scherer, a young farmer nearJasper, who was driving home about midnight, was robbed of his team and buggy ' by two men, who drove rapidly away. At Sidney Mrs. Elmer Neal Jeft her two small children at home while she called, upon a neighbor. When she returned her 8-year-old child was fatally burned, dying in a few hours. The First Baptist Church of Laporte has publicly burned the mortgages, which have been a burden to the congregation for several years. The heavy debt was recently subscribed and paid. Frank Purceil, who killed Rufe Ross, was brought to Petersburg from Vincennes. In court he admitted killing Ross, but claimed it was accidental. He was sent to jail. The case will be venued. Sandy & MeAuley, merchant tailors of Greeneastle, were burglarized a few nights ago, and before daylight the stolen suitings, amounting to over $200, were recovered at Indianapolis. The thieves escaped. Thomas Waggoner, who was stabbed by James Abel at Washington, while they were with a crowd of young people returning from a country church, is dead. Abel ,'s ia jail, charged with murder in the first iegree. An examination of the tax duplicate of Henry County for the year of 1844 shows that there were only two men in the county who each paid $50 taxes. These men were James Woods of Knightstown and John Powell of New Castle. The Union Traction Company of Muncie, is rebuilding its street car offices and power house, destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. A number of new street cars will soon arrive and the city's thirty -minute schedule will be much improved. William Newton, aged 15, was killed at ihe Indiana paving brick works, Brazil, by being caught in a belt and wound about shaft. His head struck a large pipe at every revolution and was reduced to apulp, his brains being spattered about. Wiley Hall, one of the Indiana Uni

versity buildings containing the laboratory . i j . .! '

ana otner departments, Durnea recently. The loss is $55,000; insurance, $30,000. The fire will cripple the work at the university materially for some time to come. Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis, and Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute, havepurchased Cerebus Springs, at French Lick, on which a hotel costing $100,000 will be erected this year. President McDoelofthe Monon, is interested in the venture. The Board of Health of Terre Haute, after announcing the presence of five cases of small-pox in various parts of Terre Haute, have decided to enforce a general vaccination rule, and twenty -two physicians have begun to vaccinate all school children. The old wooden bridge on the Michigan road that for over a third of century has; Bpanned Deer Creek between Burlington and Logansport was burned recently by incendiaries. It is claimed that farmer along the road are weary of paying toll and wanted to put an end to it. William Baker, an iron worker from Pittsburgh, who was noted among the iron workers throughout the country on account of his ponderous size, was found dead in bed at New Albany recently. Heweighed 350 pounds. It is claimed that he was the largest man in the United States who worked at an iron furnace. Miss Bertha Richter. a prominent young lady, is dead at El wood. Three years agoshe was riding on a street car which was wrecked in a collision with an L., . fc W. engine, and Christopher Hinds, who was with her, was killed. Miss Richter received such a shock to her nervous system that her health began failing and ended in her death. - The public school building of Petersburg has been condemned by an expert architect. A largely -attended meeting of citizens was held to discuss the question of" erecting a new building, and it was unanimously voted as the sense of the meeting that a building to cost not less than $30,000be ereoted by the town at as early a date as is practicable. A company backed by $1,000,000 cash,, has been organized in Indianapolis to manufacture automobiles. L. S. Dow, Secretary and general manager of the Indiana Bicycle Company, has resigned to become President and general manager of the new concern, which will be the second largest in the United States. Arthur C. Newby of the great chain works, is alsointerested. Clarence Saunders, t$ie 14-year-old boy of Jefferson ville, who was attacked by rabies, the result of a dog bite last October, died recently in terrible agony. The use of Pasteur lymph failed to produce the slightest improvement and 100 grains of chloral, used hypodermically, in twentyfour hours, was ineffectual in controlling the terrible convulsions. It develops that Saunders was bitten while protecting George Page, his companion, from the attack of a stray greyhound. .