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VOLUME Y—NO. 71 CRAWF0RDSY1LLE, INDIANA FBI DAI, JANUARY 3, 1890.

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Progress of the Influenza in America and Abroad.

DEATH OF A NOTED SPANISH TENOR.

Dr. Sliraily, of New York, discusses the Epidemic—The Disease In Washingtoll—Fimllny (0.) Physicians

Advance Prices.

SPREAD OF LA GRIPPE

MADRID, Jan. 3.—Senor Gayarro, the Spanish tenor, whose critical illness from influenza was reported, died. Wednesday, He stood In the very first rank among opera-singers on the continent.

LONDON. Jan. 3.—La grippe continues its ravages. Tho Queen of Saxony, Count Taafe, of Austria, and Primier Crispi, of Italy, are among its victims. There are twenty-four cases among' the sailors of the United States squadron of evolution at Tangier, and the St. Sulpice Seminary, the greatest school in France, is closed by the disease. Lord Salisbury is recovering.

PARIS, Jan. 3.—The mortality is still abnormally great. On Tuesday there were 389 deaths and on Wednesday 334. Thr rropening of thr schools alrrady closed is postponed and others are about to close. The deaths from influenza last week were 2,334.

VIENNA, Jan. 3.—Thr number of victims of the epidemic is decreasing, but thr disease is growing more virulent. In Prague and Dresden it is increasing.

GINFS, Jan. 3.—The Findlay physicians have advanced the price of professional calls from one dollar to $1.50 and have formed a trust to maintain prices. As the influenza is afflicting the city this action is not locked upon with favor by the people.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Ellen Carroll, 88 years old, mother of four children, flung herself from a third-story window In the flat house, 215 East Ninety-eighth street, yesterday morning while delirious from a violent attack of la grippe and met her death.

Deaths are reported from influenza at Boston, Providence, R. L, Connellsville, Pa., and Scottdale, Pa. Clinton prison, this State, has 400 cases among its inmates.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Dr. George F. Shrady, in an article upon the epidemic of influenza, says: "There is now no doubt that influenza, or what is popularly known as the grip, has be come epidemic in this city and is scattered broadcast over the country. It Is also quite evident that its general characteristics correspond with those noted In connection with the prevailing type of the malady In Russia, Germany and France, fortunately it Is of such a mild type that, save for Its invasion of large districts mid for the large number of persons attacked, it would scarcely be noticed in the category of ailments connected with the usual ones which occur during winter months associated with rapid and varied changes of temperature and humidity. "The type of the present epidemic partakes more of the febrille and nervous variety than that of the purely catarrhal. The increased temperature In the beginning of the attack, with the severe pains in the head, back and lower extremities, are the leading phenomena which are noted in the large majority of cases. Only in a comparatively few instances are the coryzal symptoms the leading features of the seizure. This latter is, perhaps, a fortunate circumstance, In view of the generallyaccepted opinion concerning the greatly--exag-gerated danger of bronchitis and pneumonia as accessary complications.' "The reports of the fatality of the disease as might have been expected, have been very much exaggerated. Particularly does this remark apply to the alarming reports of the recent death rate In Paris. In point of fact, there is no disease with such a wide prevalence which has such a comparatively low mortality. In this country, at least, there Is yet to be reported the first case of death which can be laid to a pure and simple attack of the disease. Even the serious complications are so few and scarcely to merit recognition alongside of those which are constantly occurring with the usual diseases of the season."

Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 3.— Genuine cases of influenza are becoming more numerous in Pittsburgh, and physicians are of the opinion that in a few days the disease will become epidemic. A telegram from Beavor says United States Senator Quay has been down with la grippe for three days, and Is quite ill.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 3. It is estimated that at least 6,000 people in Cincinnati are victims of the so-called la grippe. All classes of society are attacked, and several of the newspapers have nearly half their force on the sick list. The leading doctors insist that the disordor is only a form of malaria caused by the unusually warm weather. They do not expect any check of the epidemic until a cold snap.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—It may be only a cold in the head, as most of the physicians claim, but it is certainly a most distressing one, and almost every body in town has got it. And it is accompanied by symptoms that do not appear with ordinary colds—severe pains in the back and limbs, intense headaches and weakness. Nearly onethird of the clerks in the departments failed to appear Thursday, and. some of the high officials are suffering. Onethird of the police force is reported unfit for duty, and three lieutenants and the chief of the detective bureau are confined to their beds. There was never so much sufforing about the districtgovernment headquarters, and at the capitol the chief topic of discussion is la grippe.

AURORA, 111., Jan. 3.—La grippe has struck Aurora and the whole town is snoozing. One physician has fifty cases and other doctors have all they can attend to. The ailment has not assumed a very serious phase, although a number are confined to their homes with the malady. Congressman Hopkins and Postmastor Hodder are among the victims.

Goshen, Ind., Jan. 3.—Several victims

of la grippo arc reported here. The city schools have been closed and every means taken to prevent a spread of the epidemic.

Jefferson CITY, MO., Jan. 3.—There are twenty-eight cases of influenza here. Labor Commissioner Merriweathor and Governor Francis' private secretary, M. A. Fanning, are among the victims.

Greensburg Kan., Jan. 3.—Twentythree mild cases of influenza Are report ed by the physicians here.

NOT YET OUSTED

Miners Wild Were to Have been elected from Their Homes at Punxcutawney, Pa., are favored by a Sheriff

Puxnsutawney

Pa., Jan. 3.—The

Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Company, whose employees, to the number of 1,500 men, are now on strike, were not successful in their effort to eject the minors from their houses Thursday, Sheriff Sutter, of this county, refusing to act as promptly in the matter as the company desired. Thursday was set by the company as the time for executing the writs of ejectment which have already been issued, but the sheriff has until the February term of court to make return of his writs, and he can serve them any time within the intervening period that may suit his inclinations.

Superintendent Haskell declares that he will open the mines on Monday at any cost, he says if he gives in to the miners this time the company might as well close its works, as the men would be more insolent than over and arrogate to themselves the entire control of the works. The company is at an expense of about $700 a day for maintaining its guard of 140 Pinkerton men and the officials say they will break the strike if it costs the company $1,.000,000. The Walston coke plant is the largest in the United States, comprising nearly 1,300 ovens. The attempt to put in new men next Monday will be resisted and bloodshed may result, as the Hungarians are desperate.

HE RAN THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE.

Death of Horatio Allen, Inventor of the Taper Wheel. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Horatio Allen, who took a most prominent part in the development of steam as a motive power in the early part of this century, who invented the Allen paper wheel, and who ran the first locomotive over propelled over a track in this country, died Wednesday morning at his residence near South Orange, N. J. He was 88 years old. [Mr. Allen was born in Schenectady. He graduated from Columbia College about 1880. A few years later he entered the service of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, the great engineering enterprise of the time. In January, 1828, he went to England and purchased three locomotives for that corporation. They arrived In New York In the winter of 1828-29 and the following spring were put upon the railroad, which had been laid for the experimental trip at Honesdale, Pa. The line ran from the town to a point about three miles away, terminating in the woods. Fears were expressed by the crowd that the road would either break down under the weight of the locomotive or that when the one curve was reached the locomotive would not keep the track, but Mr. Allen made his trip successfully. He had, he subsequently stated, never run a locomotive or any other engine before and never ran one since.]

A BRUTAL THIEF.

He enters the Residence of Two Aged sisters in Philadelphia and Cuts. Their Throats because They Had No Money to Give him.

Philadelphia, Jan. 3.—Sarah Kelly, aged 81 years, and Ann Kelly, aged 79 years, sisters, had their throats cut Wednesday night by some one unknown to the police. The womenn were living in a little frame dwelling. 206 Wister Street, and were awakened by an intruder after they had gone to bed. The man demanded money, which it was supposed the old women had concealed in the house. He clutched them by the throat when they declared there was no money in the house, and then slashed each of them across the throat The women were removed, later, to a hospital, and an examination of the wounds showed that both womon were dangerously hurt They will, however, with good care, recover.

HOME RULE FOR CUBA.

Agitation Provoked by the Revolution In Brazil—INdependence Wanted. MADRID. Jan. 3.—The Brazilian revolution has produced a great development of the home-rule agitation in Cuba and Port Rico, and unusual activity has resulted among the colored people in favor of the independence of Cuba. In opposition to this news, however, private information has been received in this city which shows that the idea of the sale of the island to the United States is opposed •by the great majority of the creoles who unhesitatingly say that they would separate from the mothor country only to remain independent.

The Evansivlle Strike Still On* EVANSVILLE, Ind.. Jan. 3.—The conductors and switchmen's strike on the Evansvllle •& Terre Haute and Evansville & Indianapolis roads of the Mackey system still continues. No conference has been hold between President Mackey and the strikers, the former claiming that no grievances been presented to him. The yards prosent the same deserted appearance that they have for the last four days. The side-tracks are filled with cars of freight which the company is unable to remove.

TheMildWinter Causes a Failure. ATCHISON, Kan., Jan. 3.—E. J. August, dealer in boots and shoes, has made an assignment. The assets are placed at 820,000 liabilities the same. The cause of the failure was the very warm winter, which caused other dealers to force the sales of boots and shoes. It is thought that August will resume business after matters are adjusted.

THE WOOL TARIFF.

(testimony Taken by the Ways and Means Committee.

MANY SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED.

Petitions to be presented to Congress— Why the .Manufacturers Oppose the Present Duty on Raw

Material.

SOME STATISTICS.

WASHINGTON, .Ian. 3. Thursday's session of thE ways and means committee was devoted to the wool-growers. George II. Wallace, of Missouri, rend a prepared paper abounding with statistics to demonstrate the necessity for maintaining the duties on imported wool and the imperfections of the present classification, lie suggests an adjustable tarriff, which would diminish when wool was scarce and high in price and increase when it was plentiful and low. He claimed that the actual cost of producing wool in Missouri was twenty cents a pound, and that there was no profit in the business.

F. R. Barnett, of Boston. editor of the American Wool Reporter. said that two petitions would be presented to Congress, one signed by 530 persons in favor of free wool, and the other signed by 206 persons in favor of an ad Valorem duty in place of the present specific duty. No efffort has been made to ascertain the politics of the signers, but among the names attached to this advalorem petition were those of the largest merchants and manufacturers in the country. They favored compound duties on manufactures of wool because of the difficulty of determining their value, but the same objection could not be made to an advalorem duty on raw wool, as the prices were known all over the world and undervaluation could not be practiced. Personally, Mr. Bennett said, he did not think the tariff on wool increased the price realized by the wool-growers.

J. F. Gibbs, of Greeley, Col., presented statistics snowing the cost of growing and marketing wool in the West Taking the accounts of a Colorado farmer, he showed that 13,000 pounds of raw wool cost the grower about twenty-five cents a pound at the seaboard it cost thirty cents, and, after scouring, pretty nearly ninety cents.

LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 3.—Petitions signed by 500 hemp producers, workingmen and business men have been sent from here to Chairman McKinley, of the ways and means committee, asking that the present tariff on hemp be maintained and that all foreign fibers be kept off the free list. It is estimated that the hemp industries furnish employment to 12,000 people in Central Kentucky during the winter and to a smaller number the entire year.

MASSACRE OF NIHILISTS. Thirty of them Killed and Wounded In Siberia.

VIENNA, Jan. 3.—Details are at hand of the massacre of exiles in Siberia. It appears that shortly after their arrival at their destination in Siberia the exiles, who are Nihilists, attempted to print and ciculate seditious literature. The authorities learned of this and sent troops to destroy the printing presses. The exiles resisted and the troops fired upon them, killing and wounding thirty in the fight. A detachment of cossack guards, comprising a portion of the garrison, interposed in behalf of the Nihilists and forcibly compelled the attacking troops to desist from further slaughter.

Powderly still a free man SCKANTON. Pa., Jan. 3.—Thursday a constable in this city received by mail a warrant for the arrest of Master Workman Powderly, sworn out by Hon. Edward Callaglian, of Scottdale. The warrant was presented to Alderman Donahoe for his indorsement, but after a careful examination the alderman refused to indorse it Mr. Powderly leaves to-day on a lecturing tour of eight weeks.

Damage by the Lacken Fire BRUSSELS, Jan. 3.—The damage caused by the fire at Lacken is estimated at $1,200,000. Some priceless statues have been destroyed, and the table upon which Napoleon signed the declaration of war against Russia was shattered. Their majesties intend to reside in the portion of the palace which has been preserved. Only the contents of the palace were insured, and these for $550,000.

Flight Now .Suspected

BLOOMINOTON, 111., Jan. 3.—Nothing has yet been heard from M. G. Pattorson, the Decatur contractor who disappeared at Normal December 21, leaving unfulfilled his contract to erect now buildings at Normal. It is now thought that he ran away on account of financial troubles. Suits have already been begun against him in the circuit court to recover $15,000, and more are to follow,

Funeral of Father Damen

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 3.—ThE obsequies over the late Father Damen will be hold at St. John's Church, adjoining Creighton College, at 8:30 o'clock this morning. Father Fitzgerald of the colloge will take the body to Florissant, Mo., for burial.

Locomotive and Car Building. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Reports of statis tics of locomotive building for 1889 show a slight falling off from the product of 1888.Reports from about half the car-building companies' show a de cline of 20 per cent from the product of 1883.

WHOLE NO 1285

RAILWAY TO SOUTH AMERICA.

The Project under Consideration by the International Congress Committee. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The International American conference has gone at work in earnest with the beginning of the new year and the committees are holding daily sessions, so that we shall very soon hear some important results. The committee on railroads seems especially in earnest and is endeavoring to formulate some plan for the extension of the railway system of Mexico southward through Central America and down through the great basin of the Andes to Valparaiso, Chili and Buenos Ayres, the metropolis of the Argentine Republic. The report will doubtless recommend that the governments of all the American republics unite to assist in the construction of this road, either by guaranteeing its, securities or by giving subsidies of land. At the request, of the committee Lieutenant, Zinn of the engineer corps of the army has been detailed by the Secretary of War as consulting engineer, and will prepare the technical portion of the report with reference to the topography of the country and the cost of construction. It Is not Improbable also that the committee will recommend that a survey be made at the expense of the United States Government to determine the most advantageous and economical route. Such a railroad, according to the unanimous opinion of the committee, will do more than any other possible means to promote trade and general prosperity among American nations.

A Boy Murderer to Hang.

CLEVLAND, O., Jan. 3.—Judge Solders sentenced Otto Leuth, the 17-year-old boy who was recently convicted of the murder of little Maggie Thompson, to be hanged at Columbus on April 10. Louth's mother, who was during the trial an object of popular pity, fainted on hearing the sentence of her son, and had to be carried from the court-room. ••••.•

The Merrill Murderers Plead Guilty MERRILL, Wis., Jan. 3.—George Handler. who murdered David Sarvis and wounded officer Truax and Holz, was brought back to town Thursday and taken before Justice F. E. Matthews, lie waived examination and pleaded guilty. The two wounded officers are in a fair way to recovery. Banereisen is free

JOLIET, 111., Jan. 3.—John A. Bauerolson, one of the men convicted of conspiracy to destroy Chicago, Burlington & Quincy property during the famous strike of engineers on that road has been released from the penitentiary, having been pardoned by Governor Fifer.".'

Forfeited $IOO.OOO.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3.—The English syndicate that negotiated for the purchase of twelve breweries in this vicinity and paid .$100000 on deposit failed to pay the balance, amounting to $3,300 000, which full due the last day of December, and the deposit was forfeited.

Death of a Kansas Pioneer LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Jan. 3.—Hon. Josiah Kellogg, onE of the pionEers oF the State, died at his residence on South Broadway Wednesday of Bright's disease. Mr. Keliogg's fortune amounts to $300,000. lie leaves a wife and three children.

Four KxocutloiiN Ordered.

HARRIRUURO, l'a., ,Ian. 3.—-Thomas J. Colo and Jacob S. Schoop of Philadelphia William S. Hopkins, of C'ontoi County, and John W. l?tidy, of Lancaster, havo boon ordered by Govornoi lloavor to bo hangod February 20.

Their Account* Short.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 3.—Hxpnrt Williams has notified tho board of directors ol tho Ohio liiuiding Association that tho shortago of tho lato Treasurer Poteri and Secretary Top?, is 835,000.

Boston has ordered heroic- sizo bronzo statuo of Farragut, and will pay $22,500 for ltj.

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LONDON. Jan. M.—Tho Italian steamer Persia is ashore on tho island of Corsica. She had 130 passengers on hoard. Six of them havo been rescued, but tho fato of tho others is uncertain. Boats aro attempting to reach tho vessel.

Klllori by Oa» Kxplo.lon.

rn'TsnuiKiii. l'a., Jan. 3.— By an explosion of natural gas at Economy, Pa., Georgo Kirsehbaum, aged 40 years, was almost instantly killed and John Bookor leriously injured.

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