Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 12 September 1891 — Page 1
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A Collision Batween Steamers Off the Greek Coast.
An Italian Vessel Sunk—Forty Passengers. Her Captain and Eight of Her Crew Drowned.
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ATHENS, Sept. 12.—A collision lias taken pinee oil' Cape Colon mi, the most southern point of Attica, between an Italian steamship, the Tnormina, of the Italian Messageries Company, anil a Greek steamship, the Tliessalia. The Taormina sank soon after the accident, drowning her captain, seven of her crew ami forty of her cabin passengers. The second ollieer of the Taormina and a number of passengers who were standing- on the bridge at the time the collision occurred were waved by the boats of the Thessalia.
TWO SUICIDES AT NIAGARA.
A Mun »n! WoniHii Eml Their Uvea by Going Over the Cataract. NIAGARA FALLS, X. Y.. Sept. 12.— At about 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon a man jumped over the American falls from Luna island. About three hours later a woman endeil her life by jumping into the river from I'rospoct point and oeing carried over the American fulls. Nothing- is known about the identity of either of them. The man was seen to tloat down the river by three men who stood on Luna island. They called to him and he replied: "I am going over the falls." As near as they could jndg-' he was about 35 years old and had a sandy mustache. Many people saw the woman's act, for it was at an hour when the park was crowded. She stepped upon 'lie stonewall about 20 feet back from the brink, climbed over the new iron railing and jumped into the river. Among those who saw her was II. T. lleim, of Philadelphia, who jumped into the water from the point and grabbed her. They were not dozen feet distant from the edge of the falls. She struck at him fiercely and fought him off and was then swept over the precipice. Mr. Ileim regained the shore with difficulty. She was about 25 years old and dressed in mourning.
ITS NINETEENTH YEAR.
Tlic Intcr-Sttt'e Industrial Kxhlliitluu to Open at rliiciiKit September 10.
CHICAGO. Sept. I-.'.—The nineteenth annual exhibition of the Interstate Industrial exposition will open September 10, anil close October 24. The great building lias been completely and fully decorated, and all available space allotted to intending exhibitors, for what promises to be the most complete and magnificent exhibition in its long history. The Cook County Agricultural and Horticultural society, with a prize list running into the thousands of dollars, have undertaken a lloral display thut has never been .equaled in this country. In the building will be also exhibited an extra reproduction in miniature of the buildings and grounds of the World's Columbian exposition, with magnificent electric effects covering as it does a space of 5,000 square feet, it is one of the wonders of modern mechanical art, and will be worth a journey to see. The Lincoli? Log Cabin association will also be exhibitors. All railroads transport passengers at excursion rates.
Americana Hutl'er In Clilnn.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.—Tlic department of state has received a telegram from the minister at l'ekin reporting that a riot has occurred at lehang, on the Yang Tse liiang river, in the province of IIoo
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ment of American missionaries there had been destroyed. No further particulars are given. The gravity of the situation in China increases daily, and the navy department is lending its aid to protect A merican interests in answer to the representations of the department of state. The Charleston is now on its way to China from San Francisco, and the Petrel, in the neighborhood of New York, is under orders to proceed to the same destination to strengthen Admiral llelknap's fleet but they can hardly reach their destinations inside of two months.
Crushed llcncuth Ton* ol Ore. I'liiLAUKi.i'iiiA, Sept 12.—A special to the Ledger from Lebanon says: The Cornwall ore banks were the scene of a terrible accident Thursday. A car. loaded with about three tons of ore,
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trestle over a ravine, when the supports gave way, and it crashed down on ii number of men who were at work below. Henry Smith was instantly killed, an Italian was fatally injured and William Shiver had two ribs broken and his skull crushed. Several others made narrow escapes.
Currency lo Move Western Crops. NEW YORK, Sept 12.—The officials nt the sub-treasury are busy sending currency to the west and south for the purpose" of moving the crops, demands being made by county banks on their correspondent bankers in this city, who deposit half gold for the amount transmitted. It is reported that early next week there will be deposited in the sub-treasury on behalf of the recipients SI,500,000 in gold, which is expected to arrive by the. ocean steamships Saturday night or Sunday from Europe.
A llofiton Tnper Doalor Falls. IU8T«»N\ Sept. l!i.—\V. Dame, dealer in paper. etc.. has failed. His liiibil* Jties uro placed at £75,OiH assets, $45»' 00U.
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1118 CAREER ON T1IK STAOK. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12.—M. 1!. Curtis, the well-known actor, was lodged in jail here Thursday night charged with murder. The crime is most sensational and is enshrouded in some mystery. The victim was i'olice Officer Grant, of the Southern l'aeifie station. At a late hour the officers in reserve at the station were sitting about the squad-ronm chatting quietly among themselves, when the report of a revolver was heard 011 thestreet near by. All had been so quiet without that the shot rang ont with awful distinctness on the still night air. The idle policemen were active in a moment. A dozen of them jumped up, dashed through the swinging doors and ran in the direction from which the sound of the report had come.
About half a block from the station Officer Grant was found lying dead upon the pavement, weltering in his own gore, with a gaping bullet wound in his head, from which the life blood gushed in torrents, staining his uniform and forming a pool at his side. As the officers from the -station dashed up they saw a man running away in the darkness. Four fleet-footed bluecoats immediately gave chase, while the others tenderly bore the remains of their dead comrade to the station, where medical aid was hastily summoned. It was ascertained, however, thut death had been instantaneous. The brave officer had fallen in his tracks ere the echo of the fatal shot had died away.
In a few moments the quartette of officers who had started in pursuit of the flying figure returned with the fleeing stranger. Upon his wrists were Officer Grant's handcuffs. He was out of breath, his npparel was in great disorder and he was evidently under the influence of liquor. He was ashort, stockily built man with a dark mustache, bright eyes and a decidedly Hebraic cast of countenance. He gave the name of Maurice Curtis when taken before the di-.sk sergeant and denied having shot the officer. Another officer entered at this moment carrying a revolver with one chamber recently discharged, which he had just picked up near where Officer Grant fell.
Curtis was soon identified as M. B. Curtis, the well-known actor and delineator of Hebrew dialect comedy. He has a sumptuous home at the suburb of Berkeley, near here, and it wnt learned that he had come to the city from that place and had been drinking and carousing around all day 11 ml evening with a party of roystering friends. Why I10 was arrested is not known, but it is supposed that he and his associates had been creating a disturbance and that Ollieer Grant had taken him in, handcuffing him when he showed a disposition to resist arrest. In some manner, it Is believed, he managed to reach his gun. and, crazed with liquor, shot his captor down.
Two men who were passing along the street claim that they saw the actor and the ollieer having a struggle near the police station and then saw the flash and heard the report which startled the officers in the squad-room.
Whon Curtis was taken to jail he appeared to be under the influence of liquor and incoherently told of his doings during the night, protesting that he had 110 weapon and that he was innocent of the murder. The strongest point against him is the fact that when he was caught bv the officers after the shooting, the nippers which the murdered policeman had twisted 011 his refractory prisoners wrist were still there to evidence lno fact t' at he was
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llnger, and he was born In IJelroit, Mich,, about forty years ago. After leaving school be worked In Hurinn unit Co.'s tobacco store three or four years as shipping clerk. Ho went to Chicago afterward and work'd In Iho Brlggs house a your us ft bellboy. Then ho Uok 10 tbe stage. At tlrsl he wuf cmployod In the stock company at MeVluker's theator. Subsequently be spent a seuson In Toronto and anotbt* In Co* lumbus, U!i!o. at the same work. Then be graduated from the stock companies, and played three sensons with Maggie Mitchell and three with Lawrnneo IJarrctl, always in eomedy roles. With thin ojperionce and the peculiarly funny p'.ay, "Samuel of Posen," which ad boun constructed by blmself and George H. Jessup. he felt Justified In embarking upon tbe stage ou his own account. When It was produoed the comedy soored a phenomenal success and for soveral seasons mad# more money than any other attraction on the road. Last season "Samuel of Posen" wa« shelved lor a new piece oalled "the Sebat*
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