Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 January 1893 — Page 1

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VOL. VII—NO. 107.

Beautiful Line of

Cut Glass, Art Pottery,

120 West Main Street.

And Novelties in SILVERWEAR. My line of STICK PINS and SCARF PINS are the prettiest you ever saw. CALL AND SEE THEM.

M. C. KLINE,

Jeweler and Optician,

Main Street. Opposite Court House.

v. p. -A.. Barber 3:tio-p! Weather Report.

KINDLY THANKING our friends for

their Liberal Patronage, we wish to

DEXVRR. Col., Jan. 23.—All places of amusement were closed Sunday night by order of the police board, and the proprietors and employes were arrested and placed in jail. Among the theaters raided were the Tabor grand opera house and the Wonderland. The places had been permitted to get under way and large audiences were present at all of the theaters when they were closed. The police were forced to make the arrests by Rev. H. M. Hart, dean of the Episcopal church, who has inaugurated a crusade against Sunday amusements and insists upon the enforcement of the law, which has heretofore been a dead letter. stoned the Kectory.

say that we shall try more than ever

to give you the best !of everything

that pertains to our business

MCCALIP & ARMSTRONG.

Rresti Oysters,

Cranberries, Celery, New Figs,

Fresh Cooking and Ealing Apples,

Dates, Raisins. Prunes, Apricots, Nectarines.

It Grows Furious at a Denver Minister's Activity.

HIS HOME BATTERED WITH STONES.

Deed* of Violence Follow Dean Hart'* Prominence

After the theaters were closed immense crowds gathered on the principal streets and talked the matter over, much excitement existing. Suddenly a move was made for Dean Hart's house, and in a short time about 2.000 people surrounded it, and after hooting aud cat-calling stones were thrown, smashing several windows. An arbitrary alarm was turned in and the police soon arrived on the scene and dispersed the crowd without making any arrests. Nobody was in the bombarded building at the time, the dean and his family having been removed by friends a short time before the mob arrived. The excitement Boon subsided and no further trouble is expected.

FOURTEEN STATES MISSING.

filiiotnrnl Vote# Forwarded to the Menate in Slipshod Manner.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—The certificates of all the states of the votes cast for president and vice president ought to be in the hands of the president of the senate now. As a matter of fact fourteen states have failed so far to comply with the law by sending on their electoral votes by messenger, aud many of those states which have complied with the law have done so in so slipshod a manner that if the late election had been in any way close the official ascertainment of the result under the constitution and the laws might have been made almost impossible, and the whole government might have been thrown into chaos. Many of the inesseugers purporting to bring on tha action of the states have come utterly unprovided with credentials. Kansas was one of the most conspicuous offenders. Slany of the packages brought by the messengers have had nothing on the outside to indicate their contents. Two states sent their votes to the "president of the United States" instead of to the "president of the senate," and

Idaho sent her vote to the secretary of (tate. It was a marvel of good luck that none of those packages were torn open and thus rendered invalid.

The fourteen states which have not

CASH FRY, the Grocer.

The Crawfordsvilie Transfer Line,

WAJJKUP & McK AliliAND, Proprietors.

Passengers and Baggage transferred to hotels, ck -ots or

any part of the city,

OMNIBUSES, CABS AND HACKS.

Leave orders at the stables on Market street, Telephone No. 4',

AN ANGRY MOB.

IDtheSundayCloning

Move-

merit. Wtileh Resulted In the Arrent of Theater Manager®.

CLOSED THE THBATKRS.

yet sent their electoral votes by messengers are: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

BIG BLAZE AT ST. LOUIS.

Damage Amounting to 91,500,000 by tho Destruction et Klovator C.

ST. Louis, Jan. 23.—About a million and a quarter bushels of wheat wenstored in elevator 0 of the Carondelet Elevator and Grain company, which was burned Sunday morning. The building and contents are 11 total loss and will sum up in round numbers $1,500,000. Of this S?500,000 in on the building and machinery and 81,000,000 the loss of wheat stored. The elevator was built in 1879, had a capacity of 2.50i).00j bushels and wus owned by the Missouri Pacific railway. It was leased to the Carondelet Klevator and Grain company, and to which the wheat, or most of it, belonged. It carried insurance on the wheat, estimated at $200,000 to

-51500,000.

The amount of

insurance ou the building is $200,000.

A College In

AI.BANY, M".. Jan. '23.—The new Northwestern college at this place, which was just, being completed, was destroyed by tire at an early hour Saturday morning. The building was not plastered, but was otherwise finished. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary, as there was no fire about the building. The loss will reach $45,000, which is only partly covered by insurance.

Mr. Ulalue I* Weaker.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 83.—That Mr. Blaine is weaker is the only knowledge his physicians gained of any change in his condition. He it apparently about the same as ho has been for several days past. He retains consciousness and does not appear to be better or worse, but the doctors have noted a slight loss of strength each day.

Thurston Gives It Up.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 23.—The Bee this morning prints a letter from John M. Thurston formally withdrawing from the Nebraska senatorial contest. Mr. Thurston states as his reason that the interests of his client, the Union Pacific Railroad company, demand his full attention, and he is therefore constrained to forego his ambition politically.

Bishop Inventor Is U»ml.

FORT WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 23.—llt-Rev. Joseph Dwenger, Catholic uisnop of Fort Wayne, died at 10:30 Sunday night, aged 50 years. Bishop Dwenger had been in delicate health for several years and his death had been looked for at any time within the last year. He was born in Auglaize county, 0., in

ISoT.

(iov. AUgeld 111.

SPRINGFIELD, 111., Jan. 23.—Private Secretary Dose says that Gov. Altgeld's condition is much worse and that the executive is not in condition to see any callers. He is not apprehensive of any danger of a relapse, but admits that the governors condition of health is not at all comforting.

A Novel Invention.

GENEVA, Jau. 23.—Casimir Livnu, a watchmaker of this city, has just completed a watch which, instead of striking' the hours and quarters, announces lh«m by speaking like the phonograph.

A BANK CLOSED.

The Oapttol National at Linooln, Nob., Falls.

THE CRASH WAS RATHER SUDDEN.

State Funds to the Amount of 9250,000 Involved, Hut It la Said the Common* wi'Hltb Iff Fully Secured from JLOM.

TOTAL WIIECIC.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 23.—The Capitol national bank of Lincoln has been closed by the national bank examiner. Deposits, 8025,000 tho state has $250,000 on deposit.

State Treasurer Bartley says that the state is secured by a bond for $700,000 approved by Gov. Crounse-, Secretary of State Allen and Attorney General Hastings. He knew nothing of the facts connected with the trouble. It was learned here that it wits nearly midnight when Examiner Griffith discovered the discrepancy in the cash box. Charles Moslier, the penitentiary contractor, is the president of the troubled bank and R. C. Outcalt is cashier.

Closed the Dank.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 23.—The startling announcement of the failure of the Capitol national bank was made shortly after 11 o'clock Sunday night and with it came the statement that the state treasurer was caught in the crash in the sum of 8250,000. The appearance of National Bank Examiner J. M. Griffith, of Waho, who came in on the evening train, was responsible for the closing of the bunk, which was announced a few hours after that official began his investigation of the books and papers of the institution. Cashier R. C. Outcalt said that the assets would protect the depositors, but there is great doubt expressed as to the correctness of this statement.

Think It Was Stoleu.

Bank Examiner Griffith demanded the books of tho bank Sunday morning. He began examining them at once and soon discovered that something was wrong. A large sum of cash was missing, and the bank officials could not account for it. All they could say was that it had been stolen, The sum is said to reach §200,000.

Had

LOUR

Been In Trouble.

The bank was constructed on the ruins of the Marsh Harvester bank, which died about eight years ago. C. W. Moslier, president of the Capitol national bank, is a nephew of Marsh, The affairs of the bank have been in bad shape for some time. It passed its lust dividend and the last statement showed £32,400 charged to profit and loss. Not long ago it was compelled to turn into cash several thousand dollars of gas bonds held bv Moslier. It was then thought by local bankers who knew of the shaky con dition of affairs that Mosher could pull through with his private funds, Mt hope has proved futile. What caused wreck is not known, the other bankers

the wreck meeting of was held provide against a possiblo run on the banks to-day. A representative of the Omaha banks came down on special engine bringing offers of as sistance and the bankers feel equal to any contingency.

Sunday evening to

RUSTLERS GO FREE.

Twenty-Three Wyoming Cattlemen Acquitted on Chares of Murder.

CNEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 23.—Twenty three men who have been under arrest on charges of murder in the rustlers' war in Jackson county have been ac quitted for lack of money to carry on the prosecution. Eleveu hundred veniremen hud been brought in without securing jury. The sheriff reported that no money had been deposited for expeuses and that he could not pay them himself or secure money from others. Prosecutor Bennett, for Johnson county, thereupon offered a motion for dismissal, but the defense demanded acquittal. A jury was then sworn and the individual, collective and blocks of four cases against the men and tho Texans who forfeited their bail "were formally dismissed, leaving them absolutely free. The men were arrested for their work in killing and driving cattle thieves out of the state.

Cholera Causing Alarm.

BERLIN, Jan. 23.—The outbreak of cholera in the Nietieben asylum in Halle continues to cause great anxiety. From noon Saturday to noon Sunday seventeen new cases and nine deaths were reported to the authorities. Prof. Koch is hard at work in Halle trying to ascertain the source of the outbreak He has sent specimens of bacilli found in different patients to tho Berlin bacteriological institute for thorough examination.

Fatal Boiler Explosion.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 23. One man was instantly killed, one fatally and two seriously injured Saturday by the explosion of a boiler at a rock crusher near Leeds. Tho engineer, Frank E. Hunt, was thrown about 30 feet and instantly killed. Tim Dwyer. an employe, had his skull fractured in two places and will probably die. C. F. Miller and George Henry were also seriously injured by flying missiles.

Gas Works Kxplode.

EVASSTON, 111., Jan. 23.—The gas works of the Northwestern Gas Light company, on which tho entire city of Evanston depends for its supply, were blown up at 1 o'clock p. m. Saturday Two men were seriously injured, a financial loss of $20,000 was entailed and the city was shut off from its supply of light.

Found Dead on Ills Father's Grave.

FOHT PLAIN, la., Jan. 23.—P. H. Kelly, a bachelor 45 years of age, was found dead on the grave of his father in the eemetery here. The body was frozen still. Over 8100 was found on his person. Kelly formerly owned a drug storo in Indiana. it is believed he committed suicide.

INDIANA NEWS.

Notes of General Interest Hoosler State Readers.

Reduced to Ashes.

ALEXANDIUA, Ind., Jan. 23. —A tire late Friday night destroyed half a block of the business portion of the city. The fire was discovered in the lower story of the masonic temple, which was occupied by the post office and a grocery stpre. The sprcacTof the fire was 60 rapid that in less than two hours five business blocks were in ashes. The occupants of the building were as follows: Barber shop, post office, restaurant, Masonic temple, meat market and two groceries. The loss ou buildings and contents is placed at 925,000. This is the second disastrous tire for Alexandria in the la*t few mouths, and the business portion is thus nearly all wiped out.

Want a Clean and Healthy ILy.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 23.—The women of the city have determined to take the matter of cleanliness iuto their own hauds and Sa'urday a committee called upon the board of public works and asked for authority to make inspections of houses, yard and alleys. The committee stated that it wanted authority to enter houses aud yards for the purpose of inspection and would then report to the board places that needed attention. The board thanked its visitors for the interest they manifested and promised to give the subject favorable consideration.

J'lre at Mitchell

MITCHELL, Ind., Jan. 23.—One of the principal business blocks of Mitchell was nearly destroyed by Are Saturday morning. The flames were soon beyond control in Dr. Burton's building, where the fire started, but were kept confined to this and adjoining buildings. Dr. Burton's loss is $4,000 on the store and $3,000 on goods insurance. 152,000. The Mitchell Commercial company's loss was 810,000 W. R. Griffith, photographer, entire loss. $4,000 Jud «e W. H. Ed wards, $100 Bank of Mitchell, E500.

Two Firms Attslgn.

RBNSBRI.AER, Ind., Jan. 23. E. Stitler, one of the leading merchants of Remington, county, made an assignment The liabilities and about $3,000. Saturday

Tivo Killed, Three Injured.

NAPANEE, Ind., Jan. 23.—The boiler of the waterworks plant blew up Saturday afternoon, killing Cornelius French and William Parker and woundng Electrician Johnson and Isaac and Jonas Whistler. The boiler also operated the electric light plant and had just been repaired. It was being tested when the accident happened.

Goldsmith Acquitted.

SIIELHY viLl.E, Ind., Jan. 23.—The jury in the Lambert N. Goldsmith murder case returned a verdict of acquittal at 10:30 Saturday night. A scene among friends and relatives followed. The defense submitted the case in the afternoon without argument.

nothcr Death from the Krie Wreck.

I'Ellu, Ind., Jan. 23.—Henry Griffin, engineer of the ill-fated Erie train wrecked in this city Friday died Saturday morning at the Wabash hospital. This makes the second death. The others injured are doing nicely »nd will probabl recover.

Unlocked His Cell Door.

WINAMAC, Ind., Jan. 23 Charles Williams, under sentence to the penitentiary for cutting with intent to kill, manufactured a false key to the jail door, which he opened, then locked, putting the key into his pocket, and walked out of jail.

Warning to Hired Girls.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 23. —A hired girl employed by Abo Strause while cleaning windows Saturday in the second story overbalanced herself and fell a distance of 15 feet Her neck was broken. Her parents live in Tell City.

Nearly Suffocated.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 23.—The family of Henry O'Neal, consisting of husband, wife and a daughter, was found in their home in this city Saturday almost suffocated by natural gas. The daughter may die.

A Strange Il«ea«e.

the victims are swelled while indoors,

DAILY JOURNAL.

3SHBBBBSE3E

fo*

-James general in this Friday,

assets are Leopold &

Mossier, also general merchants at Remington, made an assignment, with assets of $12,000 aud liabilities of 815.i)00. This leaves but one general store in the town, which contains 1,000 people.

Lumbermen** Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 23.—The Indiana lumbermen's annual convention Saturday elected these officers: H. T. Bennett, president W. B. Kramer, vice president W. L. Golding, J. M. Kirby, E. P. Denuiug and II. C. Martin, directors. A resolution backed by the Anderson dealers was passed binding the members of the association not to cut prices when customers were obtained in outside territory, and as far as possible maintain the interest of the trust.

Visited the Indiana Prison North.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Jan. 23.—The committee from the senate of the state legislature visited the penitentiary and made the regular investigation of the affairs of that institution. They found the financial affairs in a very satisfactory condition. The committee reported that the chapel and dining hall were entirely too small and will recommend that an appropriation for these ira provements be made.

0RAWFORDSVILLE,INDIANA, MONDAY JANUARY 23.1893. PRICE 2 CENTS

IN FLAMING OIL/

Death Oomes in Awful Shape Many at Alton Junction, Til.

BIG FOUR TRAINS IN COLLISION.

Tank Car* Explode, Drenching ITvutander* In lllsizing Oil—Sixteen Person*

Dead—Maio* Oth«r« Sort. outly Httrned.

TERIilUl.E

DISASTKH.

ALTON, 111,, Jan. 23.—As a result of a terrible accident at AlUn Junction Saturday sixteen dead bodies are lying in the temporary morgue in this city, fourteen people are so badly iujured that they are expected to die within a few hours and thirty-one others are dangerously hurt.

Ifow It Occurred.

Alton Junction, or Wann, is located 2 miles east of this city, aud is a transfer station for the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis aud Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads. The latter road joins the Big Four at this point, running iuto St. Louis over the same track. The fast through train known as the southwestern limited was coming out from St. Louis at 9 o'olook, thirteen minutes late, and making up lost time at 47 mile an hour speed, when it ran into an open switch and uollided with a long freight train consisting mostly of loaded Union Tank line cars. Engineer Webb Iioss, of Mattoon, saw. the danger too late, but he threw on the air brakes and staid with his engine, being buried in the wreck and burned to a crisp.

The Kulns Ablaze.

The shock of the collision was such as to split two loaded tanks wide open and the oil immediately caught fire, flames shooting 50 feet into the

the air. car the

The locomotive and baggage were totally wrecked, but remainder of the passenger train was removed beyond the reach of the flames. Hearing of the wreck, hundreds of people from this city and vicinity were attracted by curiosity to the scene. And then occurred one of the most awful disasters on record.

Scattered Death Broadcast.

A few minutes past 12 o'clock there was a light explosion of one tank which scattered the debris on all sides, setting tire to the stock yards iuclosures. This one blow-up caused the impression that the danger from explosions was past, and the. throng of bystanders rushed in to save the stock yards from destruction.

A minute later there was a deafening report that shook the earth for half a minute and spread a sheet, of seething, burning oil in all directions. For those within the circle of a hundred yards there was no escape. Some of them were struck dead by pieces of flying iron and scores of them were knocked flat ou the ground. Their clothing caught fire from the spreading flames and wa-s burned from their bodies. Those who could rise did so and ran hither and thither making frantic appeals for help. Some of the sufferers ran to the nearest water aud plunged in. Others ran through the fields, and a few of the in are missing yet.

Kveri" One Was I'anlc StrlcUe-.i.

An utter panic followed for a time after the explosion, and those who were not seriously or fatally injured could do nothing to help the less unfortunate. When they finally recovered their senses they set about with a will to relieve the sufferings of the men whose flesh was cooking on their bones. Two barrels of linseed oil were taken from a grocery store and applied to the wounds by several physicians who were summonad to the scone. Every house in the little village was turned iuto a temporary hospital and every doctor in Alton and its vicinity was summoned. As soon as possible a train was made np and twenty of the sufferers were brought here to St. Joseph's hospital.

Sixteen Are Dead.

Of the following list of dead all but the first six and Utt, Miller and Mont/, died of their injuries after being removed to the hospital. The dead bodies of the last-named were found near the scene of the wreck Sunday morning. The deaths were

follows:

Webb Ross. Mattoon, III.: Hiram Cornelius. Iowa: Kdward Miller, Alton Junction: two unidentified men William SbaitueU, Upper Alton. 111. Henry Penning, Wann, 111. Willie M'Carty, Alton John Locke, Alton F.dward Mauhin. Alton Daniel llarers. Alton Junction: William Mantz, Fosterburg, 111.: Charles Utt, Alton: W. H. Miller, Alton: Charles Parris, Alton: John Wilkinson, Alton.

Fourteen Others Will Die.

Of the injured the hospital physician said that fourteen cannot recover. They are:

Otto Hagwan, Alton John Fred. Alton: Joseph Herman. .Alton Henry Pilgrim, Alton John Luttrell, /titan: William li. Richardson. Alton David Richardson. Alton A.T Fra?«r, St. Louis Frank Barth, Branford, Can. Frank Scullin, Alton John lJurke, Alton: William Miller, Alton Junction Murray, Upper Mton Rotoff: Upper Alton.

Many Injured.

Probably forty others received severe injuries but will likely recover, All the dead were burned to death by flaming oil. Of the fatally injured all are more or less seriously burned about the limbs and body. All are also injured internally from inhaling tho burning flames, which scorched and parched their throats to such an extent that their escape from instant death is almost miraculous. The other injured suffer from burns on various parts of the head, limbs and body.

Koss Was Boiled" to Death.

Webb Rsss, the brave engineer who lost his life, leaves a widow and six children at Mattoon. The lireman

SKM.KKSVII.I.K, Ind Jan. 23.—An epidemic. called by the victims "pinkeye," is prevalent here. The eyes of ilmipe(j the cab in time to save him-

IhIA Ir»rlftftrc ....

fteif.~from

but become all right on going out in train also saw the passenger the open air. engine in time to escape from the caKtiled by

an Ktactric Car.

TBRRK HAUTK. Ind.. Jan. 23. -Walter »ss body when found was pinned in Gilmore. aged 7, tried to pass in front between the boiler and tender and covof an electric car Saturday that was ered with oil frotn the burning tank, moving rapidly. He was run over and He was literally boiled to death. fearfully mangled, dying a few hours Who Wan to iiiainc? later. No attempt has yet been made to 6at

the crash. The crew of the

boose which was driven to splinters.

Highest of all in Leavening Power.- Latest U. S. Gov't Report

the hlaine for the wreck The iwfinorV inquest will bo held to-lay. The Southwestern limited, which crashed into the freight, wan running out of St. Louis about thirteen minutes behiud time. To make this up she was going a I speed of neariy 50 miles an hour. The passengers were fearfully johed when the collision came but none of them were seriously hurt. 'J he force of the collision split two oil barrels wide open und the oil immediately caught tire. An eve witness says that the flames shut fully r»0 feet into the air. The passenger engine, the freight caboose and several of the cars were completely (testroved. The passenger cars, however, were beyond the reach of the flames, and were not injured except by the wrecking they received in the collision. No accurate estimate of the financial loss can now be given, but it will .doubtless greatly exceed $100,000.

Scenes iu the Hospital.

ABSOLUTELY PURE

The scenes in the wards ut. JSt. Joseph's hospital occupied by the jured were eve.n more heartrending thau Saturday. living on cots, wrapped and swathed in cotton and bandages until they almost lost semblancc to human beings, and surrounded by weeping relatives and sorrowin Iriends, the injured people formed a picture that brought tears to the eyes of even Ihc physicians, ac customed as they are to such sights. The moanings of the patients were piteous. Kvery few moments some tortured victim, writhing iu agony, would half rise from his couch, then fall back sulVering more iulen.se pain than before. Seeming to know by intui tion when the physician was near them they would beg piteously to be relieved of their pain. "Doctor, tor God's sake, kill me and put me out of my misery!" said ouo. "Oh! for even an instant's relief from this misery!' said another.

Perhaps the most pitiful sight of all was that of 13-year-old Willie McCarty Sitting by his bedside, trying in vain by gentle words and soothing caresses, while her voice trembled with the grief which was breaking her heart, was his mother. The boy's flesh was cooked from head to foot. His eyes wet burned out, the skin had peeled off his face and head, taking with it large portions of the flesh. The only response the anxious mother received to her iu quiry as to how he felt was:

4,Oh,

head! Doctor, why can't I die?'" Some of the patients lay perfect!, quiet, not a sigh or a moan escapin their lips

,kPoor

fellows,'' said th

attendant physician, "they are past moaning now and will soon he beyond all earthly suffering

Bodies Horribly Iturncrl.

It was not until a visit was made to the morgue back of the hospital that the horrible reality of the accident be came apparent. Here awaiting the tin dertaker were the bodies of five of those who died during the night. The bandages had bee removed from the bodies and th fearful ravages of the burning oil wet plainly apparent. Scarcely one of th five could be recognized by relatives. The oil wherever it had touched the skin had burned deep into the flesh, Nvhile such portions of the cuticle as escaped entire destruction were blistered and in many places blackened by the intense heat. The lips were terribly swollen and discolored and the eyes of all were burned out. Kverv vestige of hair was burned off face aud head and in many places the skulls and

cheek bones were exposed. Wives and mothers, sisters and daughters, on being shown the bodies of the beloved dead, shrank back in horror and could scarcely be convinced that, the distorted features l*»fore them were all that re mained of those so dear to them whose taking away meant in some inRtances the loss of their sole support and reliance.

WILL

BREAK THE MONOPOLY.

Karl.v

Patents

Inspiration of Teiephoue Will Hcnefit the l*nll|p.

WASHINGTON. Jan. -Among attorueys and men in congress who have for years followed the subject through the courts and tho patent oflice much is being said about tho anticipated breaking of the telephone monopoly by the •arly expiration of the principal patents under which it is now operated. The. patents on the transmitter and receiver, and also that upon the general idea of transmitting sound by electricity, will expire within twelve months, when, it is stated, the telephone iield will be free to a half-dozen or more patents, and it is expected that tolls will rapidly decline in every "state.

Miners on a strike.

CE.VTHAI, CITY, Ky., Jan. 23. -Following the lead of the miners at MrIIenry, Taylor, Williams and Echols mines, Kentucky miners at Big Central City mines struck Friday morning. The strike extends throughout the entire Kentucky coal field. Not a single mine in Grayson, Muhlenberg and Ohio counties is running. Operators of mines will concedc an advance of Is,'4 cents a ton to the miners.

An Appeal From .Mrlaickl*.

BOSTON, Jan. 28.—John McLuckie, of Homestead, has sent a letter to the laboring men of this city asking for financial aid in his light against the Carnegie officials, who, he says, will do all in their power to convict him of murder, riot, conspiracy and treason. He says he is out of work, out of money and has a family to support, and will b* crushed unless given assist-

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WARMINOTON. .I m. In he sctmto house substitute eon«*«»'-nin^ testimony under the intei'si.nte commerce a* non-concurred in. a coufernce asked, and Senators Wilson, a.) Teller, (Uol.t and Pugh {Ala.) er« appointed conferees.

Among petitions ou Sunday opening the world's fair was otic signed by rohbishop KenrieU and Vicar Uencral Hrady of the Catholic chur. Bishop TutUe of the Kpiscopai church, and other citizens of St. Louis Mo., favorng its opening after 1 '2 o'clock on Sunays amffrom ministers of the Methodist Episcopal church (south of St. ouis against Sunday opening.

Senator Woleott. (Col.) called up his joint resolution directing the discontinuance of the sale of the Columbian postage stamps. Vie was at a loss to understand, he said, why those stamps had ever been manufactured. lie noticed that the postmaster general suggested in his annual report that he expected to receive $.,500,000 extra profits out ot their sale to stamp collectors. That was a trick that might suit some of the little Central American states when they were a few thousand dollars "shy:" but tho

United Stales was too big a country to unload a cruel and unusual stamp upon stamp collectors. Railroad clerks complained that the one cent Columbian stamp was so like the registration stamp that constant mistakes were being made

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them.

He asked unanimous consent that the. joint resolution be read a third time and passed, but objection was made and the resolution referred.

SQUATTERS SHOT DOWN.

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Conflict Between Gendarmes Sicilian Peasant*.

ROME, Jan. 23.—A serious conflict, has occurred ot Termini, Sicily, between gendarmes and peasants. About tiou peasants, men aud women, proceeded deliberately to seize and squat upon lands belongingto the commune, claiming the soil as their own. The gendarmes were called upon to eject the squatters. The peasants resisted nnd a fierce struggle ensued. The gendarmes iired upon the peasants, killing eight of them and wounding twenty, (i number of the peasants were taken prisoners aud the others fled to the interior, swearing vengean-'e upon the gendarmes and the authorities.

(irrat Ice J''ie1«l in I.hku Crlc.

TOI.KHO, O., .Ian. —Not in the history of the present generation has Lake Erie been frozen as it is now... Special dispatches indicate that there is an unbroken field of ice from Detroit river to Put-in-Hay. Fishermen have driven 15 miles out from Monroe arid returned with the statement that the ice was solid all the way and that i1 extended as far as they could see. The entire Lake Krie archipelago is frozen up and teams are crossing the month of the Detroit river.

Itiirnnii lo Death by NUrie .\cld.

LIMA, Jan. ~H. (Jeorge Dana, employed by the Bradford (ilycerine com-/ puny, while handling a drum of nitric acid at the company's factory near Stewartsville was burned to ocalh. He was pouring the acid out when he. slipped, the liquid spilling out upon him, covering his body. 11h flesh was horribly burned and he died in awful

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THE MAltRETS.

Provisions, ICtr.

CHK.'A( O. ,J M. 21.

KI.OITK—Firm. Spring wheat patentw, HOOifc 4.10: Rye, f&25<a3.50 Winter wh'-nt pa tent a,... 'J &3.00&3.80: strniglfis, taCW Ky. 1 WRRAT—Ruled steady. Ca»h No *.\ 7?ic May, 7W379ytc.

Coax—Was quiet and linn. No. i! and No. Yellow, No. 3. 40c. and No. 3 Yellow, 40l4c February. 4®4*ic under May May. 47Vd 48*4c July." 48^

OATS—Steady. Trading fair. No. '-1 ea*h. 31**

QSlttc January. May. Wj'vft'HTeie. Samples In fair supply and steady. No 'M ®3" No, 3 White, 83®35l,jC and steady. No. 32a'ns*»4c Xo. 2 White.

RVK—NO.

2cash, 65c, ami sample lot*.

May delivery offered at BARI,F.Y—Good to choice grade* by sanipln moderate sale

4gflW)c fancy, me

dium grades slow at 4"'fC4Cu\ anil low grades iu fair demand at 80®40c. MRSN PORK—in rather good re»i«est and higher. Quotatlona ranged at 117 7.VflH for old and fib 37,/i3,lH.50 for new cash: ?1H ^•^IS.TTi for January, and fIK. 00® 19.10 for May.

LAM—Offerings fair and Inquiry moderately active. Prices ruled unsettled. Quotations ranged at H0.708iJ0.75 for cash ?I0 70v£t»i.r.r for January, and I10.70©I0.80 for May

LIVE Pori.THY—Per pound: Chjclcns. Turkeys, 10c Ducks, 10311c: Gee.sc, iM.U0aw.0C perdozen.

BUTTER-Creamery, jo: Oairy. Packing Stock, On.s—Wisconsin Prime White. Water White, 7\e Michigan Prime White. 8l,je: Water White. Oc: Indiana Prime White, B^c: Water White, Oc Headlight, 175 test, 8 ie: Gasoline. 87 deg's. 12c 74 deg's, He Naphtha, 62 deg's, flij.

LIQUORS'— Distilled spirits steady hanin of ft.3ft

PROVISIONS

the

per gal. for finished goods.

NKW YORK, fairly active,

WriBAT--No. 1 red. May, 8- 11-16c.

CORN—No.

OATS—No.

IU Y-

*ieudy:

2, firmer, quirt May, No,

2, dull, steady. May. 39?*c No. 2

White February. western, JW&iO'sc.

—ijetf quiet, tirm extra mess.

t9.00®9.50. Pork Inactive, firm new mess. 118.50^18,75 old mess, fl7.5f7j 17 75. Lurd quiet, firm steam-rendered, 111.20.

TOI.KDO, O., No 2 cash

WiiKAT-Quiet, steady ary, 73'4c May, 7£^e.

CORN—Firm.

OATS-DUII.

RTE—Firm.

,1 an. 21.: .nd .Jantt

C&Bh, 48Hc: May

Cash,

35l$c.

Cash, 00c bid.

CbOVKRSKKD—Steady. Cash and ,h»unary, W.70 bid: February, 18.75 March. HO.

Cl.EVKl.AND. O.. Jan. 21.

PKTROI.EUM -Slow. Standard white, 110