Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 7 May 1890 — Page 1

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11 AD MEN PERISH.

A Horrible Disaator Occura Near Montreal.

FIRE DESTROYS A LUNATIC ASYLDM.

The Hulltllng, Situatori nt I.ongue 1*01010, Crowded Willi 1,300 Inmate, or Whom at Least Fifty HHVO

Lwst Their Lives.

MANIACS liliASTKIl ALIVE. L-.N.H I'IIIXTK, Que., May 7.-Along line of gaunt towers and blazing debris is all ono now sees of the Longue Poiuto Lunatic Asylum, located tun miles from Montreal, and wliicli, with many human beings, was yesterday consumed by llames. Nothing could excood tiie horror attending tiie calamity, considering the number of tho victims, tho terrible nature of their death and tho manner in which they met their fate. 'I here were incarcerated in Longue I'ointo I,:SOO lunatics, and not more than 1,100 are accounted for. Many escaped into the iields and woods and the dead are ashes. What tho number of dead is is purely a mutter of conjecturo and can never be ascertained, since no other record is kept than in tho asylum books, und they were destroyed. Taking into consideration the whole of the evidence from tin: firemen, half-sane inmates, the sisters in charge, bystanders and personal observation it is a conservative estimate to say tiiat fifty victims uiut their death.

Tho fact remains, however, that no such calamity has fallen upon tho province of (Quebec since the earliest times. I'.ver since Quebec was a provinco its management of these most helpless of all creatures lias been its shame. They have been farmed out to tho nunsatSloOa head per year, and the sisters' aim was to keep them as frugally as possible and with tho least possible outlay for permanent works or ropilrs. bile their most urgent bodily wants were, supplied no attempt was made at systematic medical treatment.

Ten miles below Montreal a point of land juts into the river. Here is tho village of I.ongue I'ointe, and hero was tho famous lunatic asylum. Fifteen minutes before noon tho alarm of fire was given. Tho liro originated in a cupboard and was the work of a patient. Tho building was constructed of brick and was 000 feet long, running back from the river half tho distance. Tho main building occupied tho center, and on each side extended four wings six stories in height. To tho east wore the men's wards and to the west the women's, malting sixty in all. In the roar were the engine house and laundry and storerooms, all of |which were saved. Tho lire started in the second ward on the women's side, in tho uppor story, and as ventilation was carried on by a longitudinal shaft connected with the towers, the flames soon appeared blazing up through tho roof in the center of oaeh tower.

At 11:55 a telegraphic message was received in Montreal saying that the asylum was on fire and asking assistance. One engine and two reels started on their ten-tnilo run and were quickly on the spot, but they might as well have remained at home, for in five minutes they exhausted the water supply. The only thing that could ouvo the building was the St. I.awrence river, and it was half a milo distant. Streams of water were brought to bear on tho Haines and while they lasted some good was done, but that was for a very brief time.

Meanwhile beds, furniture and utensils of every description were being showered from the windows and a stream of men poured out of the eastern wing. Not a male patient was lost. Anions' the women it was different The less hopeless cases were placed in the lower wards, and they were removed without dilliculty, but from the upper wards, where tho violent patients were secured, there came the wildest screams as they resisted the nuns, who were beseeching them to make their escape. At the windows a maniac would bo seen peering through the bars, grinning and jabbering at tho bright flamo that went up to tho sky. As tho heat became more intense she would grasp tho bars and remain there until tho flames enveloped her.

When the firemen found they were powerless to save the buiiding they turned their attention to tho inmates, and burst in the doors with axes. Insiio Chief lionoit says it was such a sight as no fireman over witnessed. In one ward he entered woro twenty-live patients, and at bis approach they huddled together like a pack of beasts, entwin ing their arms into ono mass of humanity. lie seized tho noarost, "Hut," said tho chief, "I could no more separate the crowd than I could movo tho earth." lie tuggod at the.n until tho lire darted into tholr garments and enfolded them like a shroud of llamo, and then he escaped with his life. In another ward threo liromen were nearly trapped to death. They entered a room, and the door, which had a spring look, closed behind them. As is customary, there was no handle on the inside. Tiie door resisted their axes and they rushod to tho windows, but were driven back by tho flames. The chief, suspecting their peril, sent aid to the other side and the mon were carried down on ladders.

One of tho tertiary nuns, Sister Marie, lay sick in the infirmary on tho (iftli floor, and to her rescue came threo others. Thoy seized their companion and boro her in a blanket to tho staircase, but they woro met by a sheet of flame and all perished. They wero Sisters Marie, Demoriso, Gilbert and Lumlone. Nono of them was over 20 years of age, and all camo from parishes below Quebec. Threo other nuns aro also missing and aro probably dead.

Tho sisters worked with tho persistency of heroines, by turns imploring, beseeching and commanding tho patients, and finally saving a vory large number in view of tho inadequate facilities at hand. Sister Thereat, the superioress, is broken-hearted, and, being at presont in ill-health, her name may bo added to the already long list of victims. Urs. Rourque and Baralet woro carried from tho building unconscious.

Aloud explosion was followed by a crash of beams. Tho interior was giving way. Wild faces sunk from tho windows, and tho slkrtcks of maniacs wero lost in tho general uproar. Ono by ono tho walls topplod inward, and a fierce blaze burst up from tho newly-added fuel, that roso to tho dark sky and shot Its glaro over tho St. Lawrence to tho southern shore, and even tinged tho crost of Mount Royal, ten milea distant. Then it died down Into blackness and nothing hut a faw brokon towers remained.

CRAWFORDSY1LLE, INDIANA- WEDNESDAY, MAY 7. 1X60.

bounding the soothing mass of metal and debris under which aro not the bodies but tho ashes of victims.

By this titno it was 0 o'clock and growing dark and very cold. Tho spring rains had converted tho placo into a •quagmire, and only horsemen could get from" placo to place. Tho poor sisters, most of them young and delicate, stood ankle deep in mud securing and superintending tho removal of such furnituro as had boon saved.

Patients wandered about aimlessly, clad in scant garments. When released many of them leaped for joy and bounded liko deer acass the fields to tho woods, l'atients of both sexes escaped, and a new dread has come upon the inhabitants from tho presence of so many escaped lunatics. Many of the patients wero taken to tho neighboring convents of St. Isadore, St. .Joseph do Benoit. St. Laurent and Point aux Trembles. Premier Mercier has placed the Montreal exhibition buildings at the disposal of tho nuns and the buildings will be stocked with provisions.

The strangest thinj is that such an absence of iiro-flphting facilities could exist Although appliances wero thero thoy were utterly useless. The institution had excellent engines, ten good pumps and new boilers, but no connection existed between tho pumps and boilers. [The St. Juan de Dieu Asylum, commonly called the "Lnri^ue l'olnte," was founded In 1873. The Government, being desirous ot closing the St. Jean de Iberville Asylum und relictlng the Dcauport Asylum at Quebec, which was overcrowded, came to un understanding with the Sisters of Providence with the view of cs tubllshlng un asylum for Idiots und for Insane. The erection of the edillce was commenced tho following year, and on July 10, 1873, this asylum received Its llrst patients.

The asylum building consisted of a main building un.l of four other smaller buildings connected liy wings, and had a frontage ol 6.S0 feet. These cdlllces were of brick with friezes and ground floors in cut stone. The principal building wr-s six stories high and the other portions of the buildings five stories high. Tho Sisters of Provl dence spent in founding and organizing this institution *l, laa.arw, of which 1700,ooo wus spent on tho buildings. The build ing was insured by the Government for MOO, OOO In the Koyul Insurance Company. ThU sum had -been reinsured In eighteen local companies in sums varying from IS,000 tc fc.^0-0. The Sisterhood of l'rovldenco, which owned the building and under whose manage ment the institution has always been, is the largest of the many largo Canadian religious communities, although only established fifty years ago. Its founder wus Madame Gamelln, the widow of a wealthy Montreal merchant, who endowed the new sisterhood.

With the exception of the medical depart ment, consisting of doctors, the sisters retained completo control of all the departments of the asylum, even the dispensing of necessary medicine being done by trained sisters. The total number of sisters, lay sisters, keepers and laborers connected with tho Institution was 2«.)

AHEAD OF TIME.

Hurrliimu lieu,-lies Lumar, Col., on llli I'eilestrlun Tour to the faelflo Coast. LAMAI:, Col., May 7.—J. S. llarrlmau, who is trying to walk from Wabash, Ind., to San Francisco within sixty-five days on a wager of 810,000, arrived here at 7 o'clock Monday evening. He is now 1,403 miles from the starting point and 320 miles ahead of schedule time. Sinco bis last rest at Dodge City ho has covered in a day and a half 150 miles. His average has has been seventy miles in- twenty-four hours. This is his half-way poin*, and ho is awaiting orders from'his manager, whom he left at Coolldge, Kan., to secure fresh horses. Accompanying him on horseback arc Mossrs. Drummond, 'lebhard and McDonald. Fourteen horses have already played out, being unablo to stand the strain. His routo from hero will be via Lajunta and Trinidad, llo is looking well and shows no appearanco of fatigue, although ho has losttwelve pounds in flesh since he started.

AN AID TO PROHIBITION.

A Measure to Counteract tit, KfTect ol the Iteeent Siiprome Court Decision Introduced In the Hons*.

WASHINGTON, May 7.—Representative Jloutelln (Me.) on Tuesday introduced in the House a bill intended to repair tho damage iaflicted upon tho State prohibition laws by tho recent decision of the Supreme Court in the original package case. Tho bill is in tho shape of a section which it is proposed to ndd to tho inter-State commerce act and reads as follows: "That nothing contained in this act shall bo construed to authorize tho salp or traffic in intoxicating liquors in uny State contrary to the laws thereof."

Illinois ItrpublU'nna.

CHICAGO, May 7.—The biennial convention of the Republican party of Illinois will bo held nt Springfield Juno 24. Such was tho decree of tho State Contral Committeo at its meeting hero Tuesday. The new Central Committeo will ho selected at tho State convention and a chairman elected at a mooting held probably a fortnight afterward. Tho convention will bo composed of ,928 delegates,

Sentenced to Death.

RAI.KIOH, N. C., May 7.—Avery Butler, the 14-year-old boy who shot and killod his father at Clinton, recently, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to he hanged June 10. Ho said in his testimony on his own behalf that his mother urged him to assassinato his father.

Five JluiJdlng* Iturned,

MONTICKI.LO. 111., May 7.—Tiie town of Latham, west of here, was almost destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday morning. The fire broke out in Horn's hardware store and.spread to tho adjacent buildings, destroying live in all. Tho loss is about SHI,000.

A VETERAN GONE.

Death lit IJuhuqtir, Ja., of Hoiu C. F.

Kxp?rteiic«'. DuuKi^ris. Ia., May 7. —Hon. C. F. Clarkson, father of Assistant Postmas-tcr-Ounoral Clarkson and K. Clarkson, of tho State ltfglster, dimi this morning at 12:1ft. [Mr. Clurlcson was born in Maine in 1810, removed to Indian* in 18J). unl lived thoro until 1855, when he came to Iowa, scaling in (Jrundy County, lie was vlected to the State Senate in 1«M, and has lx»»»n connected with the newspaper bu#incH* ever .since hi* J7th year. For tho last twenty yearn ho has been agricultural editor ol the State K'^i^tor.)

Aloro World** Fair Otllcwra Choften. CIIICA'JO. May 7.—At a meeting Tuesday A. F- Secberger was chosen treasurer and W. IC. Ackorinan auditor of tho world's fair directors. The standing committees were appointed and some salaries were fixed. That of the president is to bo SO,000 per year, the first vico-presldent, 812,000, the treasurer and auditor So.OOO each.

Mrroratlon Day In Iowa. :i

DES MOINKS la.. May 7.—Oovornor Uoiso Issued his proclamation Tuesdaj appointing May 80 as a holiday, and urging citizens to join in decorating soldiers graves.

ChildrtnCry for. Pitcher's Ctstorli]

HE IS FOR PEACE.

Emperor William's Address in Opening the Reichstag.

FDLL OF CONCILIATORY TERMS.

He DiscuHtioa the l.abor Problem, and Announces Many Meaftures for Re* form—Favorable Heceptton of the Speed),

OKIIMANV'S KUt.KIt TALKS. BF.HLIN, May 7.—Tho now Iteicnstag opened yesterday. Tho members assembled in tho white salon of tho Alta palace, whe.-o the Kmperor, surrounded by tho Princes of tho empire, read tho speech from tho throne opening tho session.

The Emperor began by declaring his efforts would always bo to maintain peace, lie said: "1 um able to express my conviction that my endeavors to strengthen the confidence felt by foreign governments liavo been well received und of good effect, and that my policy In thli respect has been successful with my exalted allies. I recogulzo tho duty of protecting peace and cultivating alliances ooncluded for purposes of defense. Friendly relations exist with all power,. Any displacement of balquco of power would endanger tho equilibrium which forms, the essential condltton of peace."

The speech refers to tho legislation prohibiting labor in factories and workshops on Sundays and public holidays the employment of children of tendor years tho working of women at night, and other provisions for tho protection of the undefended and overworked portion of tho human family.

He counts above all upon tho further completion of legislation for the protection of the working-men. Tho strlko movement of last year, he said, suggested the examination of tho question whether the laws and existing organization of tho State adequately took account of tho justifiable and realizable wishes of tho working classes.

Tho Federal Government isconvinced that tho proposals mado in the last Roichstag might in their essential points become law and carry protection without detriment to other Interests. A bill embodying these points will be laid before tho Reichstag. A bill will also bo presented organizing an industrial court of arbitration, to which appeal may bo mado by employers and employed for tho settlement of disputes between them. Tho Kmperor continued: "I most gratetully acknowledge the favorable reception given my suggestion by the States concerned for the holding of a conference which should give an expression to common views upon this most Important field of work. The oulture of our time does not doubt that the principles laid down will continue to form seed from which with God's help will spring happiness to tho working-men. This must be Its blessed fruit—the establishment of concord In the relations between the people."

While tho Kmperor was delivering his address ho was surrounded by the Prussian Princes and l'rinoo Ruprecht and Duke Maximilian Emanuel, of Bavaria. The Empress and Princesses occupied seats in the imperial gallery. Whon tho court entered the whito hall of the Legislative Palace Field Marshal General Count von Moltko led tho cheers for tho imperial family. Chancellor von Caprivl handod the speech to tho Kmperor and his Majosty road it in clear tones. Tho reading was frequently int^rrupn^i by cheers. After tho delivery of tho speech Chancellor von Caprivi declared tiie Reichstag open. The diplomatic gallery was crowded.

The Tagb'.att. the Iiiiersen Courier and tho Vossisch" Keitim-* «poak of tho Emperor's address in hieh terms of praiso, and say it will b. received with satisfaction everywhere.

THE NATIONAL CAME

Score, Made by the Ilase-Ilal^ Club, In Tuesday's Contest. Players' League games on Tuesday resulted as follows: At Chicago—Chicago, 14 Pittsburgh, 0. All other gamos were prevented by rain.

Only ono National Loaguo game was played on Tuesday, rain interfering with tho contests. At Chicago the Chicago team dofoated the Cincinnati club by a score of 0 to 5.

Western League: At Des Moines— Milwaukee, 0 Des Moines, 5. At Minneapolis—Minneapolis, 5 St Paul, 1.

Inter-Stato League: At Torre Haute— Burlington, 8 Torre Haute, 1. At Quincy the Peoria club did not arrive on tho ground until ton minutes after tho timo for ualling play. Quincy refused to go on with tho game, and the umpire gave it to Peoria by a scoro of 0 to 0.

Illinois-lowa League: At Juliet— Joliet, 14 Monmouth, 1. At OttawaOttawa, 12 Cedar Rapids, 0. At Sterling—iottumwa, 13 Sterling, 0.

American Association: At Syracuse— Syracuse, 3 Rochost-er, 2. At Columbus —St. Louis, 7 Columbus, 0.

Indiana State Loaguo: At Fort Wayne —Fort Wayne, 13 Kokomo, 7. At BlufTton—Bluftton. 8 Elkhart, 0. At Anderson—Anderson, 8 Marlon, 8.

A S3,OOO,OOO LOSS.

The Singer Factory at Klliabeth, N. J., In Flame*—A TerrHIc Fire. ELIZAIIETH, N. J., May 7.—Tho Singer sowing machine factory caught fire at 11 o'clock last night. Tho flames were first seen on tho third floor, having broken out In tho main office. Tho entire flro department responded to the alarm, but the water from the engines had but littlo effect. At midnight tho flames were burning fiercely, and ft was thought that the main building, which covors acres of ground, would bo destroyed. Tho concern supported 8,:!00 employes, tho weekly pay-roll being 645,000.

At a lata hour tho main building burned down and tho flro spread rapidly. Tho walls fell and there have boen many narrow escapes from death. Much of tho stock, books and records of tho company wero saved, but it is probable that the entire factory will be destroyed. Tho loss Is estimated at 83,000,000, covered by Insurance.

To Blrct Senator Ileek'ii Siicccsnor. LOUIKVILLK, Ky., May 7.—Govornof Buckner has sent a formal notlco of Senator Beck's death to tho Legislature, and tho election of a successor will consequently tako place May 13.

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JOURNAL

THE BECK OBSEQUIES.

Impressive Ceremonies in the Sonate Chamber Over the Ilemalns of the Dead Statesman.

WASHINGTON, May 7.—Under a dripping sky tho mortal remains of James Burnie Beck, late United States Senator from Kentucky, woro borne at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning from tho residence of Representative Breckinridge, of Kentucky, to the Capitol. The casket was covered with black cloth and boro a silver plate with tho words:

JAMES III'RNIK 11KCK.

On the casket lay a bunch of roses from Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Breckinridge, and tho glass through which tho faco and bust of the deceased wero visible was wreathed with lilies of the valloy.

At 12::i0 President Pro Tom. Ingalls called tho Senate to order. The members of the House of Representatives woro announced and took seats at the right and left of tho chambor in tho rear of tho Senators, who stood to receive them. Speaker Reed was escorted to a placo at tho right of President Pro Tom. Ingalls. Tho room bers of the House of Representatives wero followed by the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of tho Supreme Court, preceded by Marshal Wright and Clerk Mel-" -tiny, who wero seatod at the right In ont of tho Representatives.

The Diplomatic corps was represented by Sir Julian Pauncofoto, tho British Minister, and members of tho Chinese, Japanese and British legations.

Five minuto lator President Harrison and tho members of his Cabinet woro received, the assemblage rising. Secretary Noble, who is not in the city, and Attorney Miller, who Is ill, wero the absontoes.

After all had boen soated, tho clergy having taken their places at the dork's dosk, ex-Chipluin Bullock road the nlnotleth Psalm. Ho thon offorei prayer. After reading from the fifteontb chapter of the First Eplstlo to the Corinthians, "Now is Christ risen frqm tho dead," Rev. Dr. Butler olTor«!d prayer. This closed tho ceromonios, which lasted loss than fifteen minutes.

Tho body was then borne out of the Senate chamber, and a procession was formed which proceeded to tho Baltimore fc Potomac station, wliero a special train was In waiting. The train started on its journey westward at 3 p. m., and is scheduled to reach Lexington this morning at 9 o'clock whero tho funeral will tako placo Thursday.

THE PENSION BILLb

The Senate Committee Unanimously up* posed to tho Measure ratified by tho House.

WASIU.NOTON, May 7.- -A meeting of the Senate committee on pensions was hold Tuesday at which the Morrill disability apd service pension bill combined, substituted by tho Ilouso for tho Senate dependent pension bill, was under consideration, Formal action was postponed until tho next meeting of the committee. It is understood, howover, that opposition to tho House measure was practically unanimous and that the committeo will recommend tho Scnato to non-concur in tho action of the Hottso. ,v

Illinois A. O. U. \V.

QDINCY, 111., May 7.—The fifteenth annual meeting of tho Illinois Grand Lodge Ancient Order United Workmen convened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in tho opera houso in this city, and will continue in session for three days. Tho reports of tho Grand Mastei showed tho number of lodgos in the Stato to bo 323, with a total membership of 20,900.

Killed In a How.

TUSCOLA, 111., May 7.—James Rogers was killed in a row Monday night by two drunken companions, Alfred Campbell and George King. Campbell was arrested, but King has fled the country.

MORE ELECTIONS.

St. Paul Democrat, tiut the Ileat ol a Htruggle at the Poll,—Official, Cbo.eu In Varlou, Indiana Town,.

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 7.—Tho city election was held on Tuesday.' Tho vote cast reached 25,000, and llobe'rt A. Smith (Dom.), Is ro-elocted jnayor by a majority approximating 2,'i00. John W. Rocho (Dom.) is chosen comptroller by 2,400, and George Reis (Dom.), treasurer by 2,200. Tho first division of the spoils occurs on tho ticket for municipal judgos, on which Ilenry W. Cory (Dem.) and Walter T. Burr (Rep.) aro elected, the former by 1,000 and tho latter by 400i Tho now council stands thirteon Democrats and four Republicans. In tho old vuncll thore wero nine Republicans and eight Democrats.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. May 7.—Corpora tion elections wero held throughout In dlana on Tuesday. Republicans eloctod most of their tlokots in tho following places: Richmond, Madisoriville,- Valparaiso, Greencastle, Columbus, Torro Haute, Mitchell, Winchester, FowJ^r, Rockville, Frankfort, Marion, Wabash, Oinncrsvillo and Ooshon. In tho Third ward at La Porte tho Republican -cted as alderman: Bolor B. Banks'^uolr orcd). He is tho first nogro over olected to office in Northern Indiana.

Democratic victories aro roported. in the following towns: .Hartford City, Knox, Greenwood, Montpellor, Edinburgh Boonovillo, Scottsburg, Madison, Lafayette, Lebanon, Michigan City, Delphi, Sholbyville, Rockport, Plymouth, Muncio, Huntington, Fort Wayne, Jellersonvillo, Now Albany and Logansport.

AT LITTLE ROCK.

The Author of Monday', Disturbance lu the Claytoti-llrecklnrldge Investigation Apologltos to the Cammlttee—Oliver T.

Bentley*, Evidence. LITTLK ROCK, Ark., May 7.—Shortly after tho Clayton-Breckinridge investigating com oi it tee assembled on Tuesday Hon. Carroll Armstrong aroso and' mado an apology for the strong language used on the evonlng before. Ills apology was made to the committee.

Tke most Important witness called was Oliver T. Iiontloy, tho man whom Clayton suspects of having killed his brothor. Bentley Is the depnty sheriff of Conway County, and claims to have been in Morriltonon the night that Clay ,'on was killed at Plummervillo. John Hinkle appeared before the committee and corroborated the testimony glvon on this point by Bentley. Witness was prepared to prove that after he left lllnkle he went to suppor, and from there attended a dance..

Horrible Crime of Father* Foxuonouou, Mass., May 7.—A man named Comack shot and killed hiB 15-year-old daughter Tuesday and then committed Buiclde. Despair over his failure to rid himself of the habits of drinking and eating morphine is supposed to be the cause of the crime.

A LATE FROST.

[t Causes Much Damage in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa.

FRUIT AND CROPS BADLY INJURED.

Farmers and Fruit Growers Worried Over the Prospect—Trees In Full Illoom Suffer Severely—Growing Crops

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Niri'KI) HY A .MAY KKEKZE. TUSCOLA, 111., May 7.—A damaging frost visited this section Monday night and ice was formed. Fruit mon say that all kinds of (ruit and vegetables aro greatly damaged and some fields of growing corn have lieen nipped.

MOUNT CAKIIOLL, 111., May 7.—A hoavy frost here Monday night entirely destroyed tho fruit prospects. Ice froze on standing water and tho earth was also crusted. Grapes, strawberries, cherries, apples and plants of all descriptions wero killed.

SIIELHYVILLK, 111., May 7.—A hard frost Monday night greatly Injured fruit and vegetables and much of the latter will have to bo replanted.

Ivr.iTiisnuito, 111., May 7.—Frost he»o Monday night destroyed a largo amount of fruit. Ico was one-fourth of an inch thick. Untold daraago was done to fi it

BKI.LEVII.I.E, 111., May 7.—A white frost was visiblo all ovor tho earth In this locality Tuosday morning. The flowers, garden products and fruit wero considerably damaged, but tho wheat was not hurt

CAIITIIAOE, 111., May 7.—A storm of #lnd, hail and sleet passed ovor Hancock County Tuesday •adding damage to that done the crops and fruit Monday night by heavy frost Seeding is badly delayed.

BUKI.INOTO.V, la.. May 7.—A hoavy snow-storm prevailed here Tuesday morning, with tho thermometer registering 88 degrees. This is tho first snow-storm on record for this neighbor hood with the season so far advanced. Farmers and gardeners report damage to strawberry plants by Monday night's frost

DAVKNPOUT, la.. May 7.—A heavy frost covered the ground Tuesday morning and ico formed about tho streets whero water fell Monday. Strawberries have boen badly blightofl and gonoral damage done to the fruit and vegetable crops.

ANAMOSA, la., May 7.—Monday night hoavy frosts prevailed in this section and water was- frozon nearly a quarter of an inch. Tuesday morning for several hours bllndinj snow-storm provailed. It is beared that all fruit will bo ruined.

St Louis, May 7.—Heavy frosts are reported from various sections of this State, and it is feared that tho wheat crop has been irreparably injured. In many places small fruits were destroyed, whilo in others trees in bloom suITored considerably. The frost was particularly heavy In Pike and Andrlan counties,, in both places ice forming and the ground boing frozen to a considerable depth. Reports from Southern Illinois are equally discouraging. At fidwardsviAo a heavy whfte frost covored tho ground, while at Anna fruits and vegetables were injured.

THE STRIKES.

That »t the Carpenter,, at Chicago etfcrail Off—A Cessation of Work lii 1111noti Coal A&liiee -Tlireateued.

CUICAOO, May 7.—The carpenters strike was declared oft yesterday and hundreds of men are.returnihg to work. It is thought that by Saturday 4,000 men will have boen given employment. The union will continue the fight against tho old Master Carpenters' As soclation. Union men will not bo al lowed to work for tho in. The mon who got work will bo assessed to pay those who remain idle, and it is thought that thereby, and with tho assistance of other unions, the "old bosses" can bo prevented from getting enough men to do their work.

Extraordinary interest attached to tho strike, as it was looked upon as tho most. .important struggle that had agitated the- industrial worW to years. The carpenters, especially those* of Chicago, were selected by the American Federation .of Labor to lead in the fight for the'eight-hour day. Labor people say that,upon the decision in tho Chicago carpentors',strike depended the succoas of the. eight-hour* movement The men olaim the. outcome as a victory, although they did not carry overy point

MAY OLLDEB OUT TIIE COI.LIF.KS. ST. LOUIS, May 7.—It is rumored that the next move of the Federation of Labor is to order out tho coal-miners all over the country on the 18th or 15th of May.

CHICAGO,-.May 7.—The minors of tho northern' Illinois district are going on strike just aathey did last May,and there la every prospect: that the terrible scenos of .starvation and' suffering of- last summer in tho mining sections will bo re-enacted this season. Last yoar, however, most •of the miners were locked out. The present troubles arise from strikes for better wage terms. About, fifteen thousand have already struck and there is a prospect that 80,000 will go out within a few days unless the difficulties aro settled.

Tho miners in -Illinois receive very low wagos on account of the competition in this market from Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, whoro Hungarians, Poles and other nationalities have supplanted the American or English-speaking workmen. Ilenco tho presont stritoi will find 10,000 families in which thore aro at least 30,000 small children In destitution and want before a weok's idleness onsues.

A. L. Sweet, tho head of tho Coal Mine Owners' Association in tho northern district of this State, suld that there wero 12,000 men out, who demanded an increase ol 7X cents a ton. flo 'olaims that tho oporators cannot possibly grant tho demand. It will ue remembered that a year ago or less, when the last striko was settled, the miners asked an lncreaso of ton cents a ton and got two and one-half cents. The seven and one-half cents now demanded is just tho part of tho demand of last year which they wero compelled to forega

WASHINGTON. Ind., May 7.—Ono thousand coal miners employed in tho bituminous regions near this city struck Tuesday for an advance in wagos, refusing to abide by tho decision of the Toyre Haute convention, which discriminated against this markot Thero is little hopo'of reaohing settlement.

BRAZIL, Ind., May 7.—The Indiana black-coal operators, and minors have •greed on 75 cents as a yoarly scale, an ftdvanc* over lastjfoar of cents.

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The Ilerlin (Wis.) Kuultlvn Hanker Mutes a Confeftnlon, MILWAUKEE, May 7.—Roeklnss -speculation by Joseph M. Hawlty. ior member of the firm, caused the failure of the private bank of t\ R. Mather & Co. at Berlin, in this State. This is the substance of a letter received aft Berlin Tuesday from llawley, who fled just before the bank doors wero closed. The letter was written in Chicago and mailed Saturday night In it llawley completely exonerates Mr. Mather, and says that the rotten condition of tho bank was due to him alone. Hawley had appropriated tiie bank funds for his own ends, and had lost all in deals in grain on the Milwaukee and Chicago boards of trade and in bucket-shop speculations in stocks.

Capttnl INinNhment lu Xviv York. ALBANY, N. Y., May 7.—The Senato judiciary committeo Tuesday afternoon by a vote of 7 to 3 (Messrs. Robertson and Saxton) postponed indefinitely tho Curtis bill toabolish capital punishment, thus killing the bill.

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BOSTON, May 7.—The creditors of tho Douglas axe works, of East Douglas, havo been offered $50,00J to settle. This will amount to about fj per cent., and the assignees are sail to favor the proposal.

-A Curious Family HUtnry. Aii interesting bit of ]ti.m.or.v wm brought to light ill Clerk Biri'lmn. Mrs. A. M. Cook presented lite incomplete*"* naturalization papers of her flit her, desiring their completion, as she lias a claim against the United States government. and itis required by law that she take out naturalization papers, she having been lwru in England. Her father, Jasper Fletcher, took out his first papers in Cambridge, Ills., in 1861, but before taking out his second papers lie sturted overland for California, and while on the way the party wus attacked by Indians. Tiie mother wus killed, and the father, Mrs. Conk, then Mary Fletcher, a girl of 11, and her 'i yearold sister taken prisoners. Mr. Fletcher afterward esca])cd, the elder daughter's liberty wus bought, while the younger sister, if alive, is still a captive of the Indians. The father went to Salt Lake Cily, whero he died, and the second papers were never never taken out. So Mrs. Cook got. a completion of her father's papers, and this makes her a naturalized citizen of tho

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