Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 14 February 1894 — Page 1
VOL. YU-NO. 190
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Vlotims of the Blizzard in Okla« boma Number Thirty.
SETTLERS PERISH IN THE STORM.
People Fouud Frozen to Death oh the Prairies of KaniM-llflftrf Lou to ..Chicago Business Men The
Storui in the Eunt.
BROUGHT DEATH TO MANY. KANSAS Cur, Mo., Feb. 14.—Reports received here from Oklahoma and the Indian territory make It almost certain that at least thirty lives were lost during the great storm of Sunday. Many isolated homesteads -where the families were poorly prepared for the winter cannot be heard from for days and possibly weeks, and there is reason to believe that thirty will not represent the total number of the dead. In western and southwestern Kansas there was great suffering- and it is probable that more than in one sod house dead bodies will some day be found.
Froi.n on the Prairies*
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 14.—Snow commenced falling Tuesday afternoon throughout Kansas and the efforts to restore railroad communication with the western part of the state will be further impeded. Telegraphio facilities are greatly impaired aud distances to railroad points are so great in many of the western counties that it will probably be some days before the complete story of the Buffering endured by settlers can be told. Succoring parties wore formed in some of the western towns to scour the surrounding country, but little except rumors of their discoveries have so far been received.
In the northeastern part of Clark county a rescuing party eame across a wagon on the prairie with the dead body of a man named Lane in it. The horses had dropped in their tracks and were dead. Lane had been in Ashland early the previous morning after coal and food' and had succumbed on his way home. Hurrying on to Lane's farm the searchers discovered the family consisting of the wife and six children, in a deplorable condition. Two of the babies were dead and the others were all senseless with cold. In Mead, the adjoining county, the sick wife of a man named Wells, who was taking her to Mead Center for medical aid, died from exposure.
Train.'Blown from the Track. DENVER, CoL, Feb. 14. Railway traffic, which has been greatly delayed, has resumed its normal condition. Railway men report that in Kansas there are snowdrifts fifteen to twenty feet high. One Rio Grande conductor reports that his entire train was blown from the track near Palmer lake by a gale blowing 80 miles an hour. Another train was blown from the Rio Grando & Western track near Farmington, Utah, and a' number of people injured.
Frozen to Death.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 14.—A short time ago forty-nine convicts escaped from the prison stockade at Coal Creek. All had been overtaken but two Tuesday morning both of these were found in the mountains. One of them had been frozen to death in Monday night's blizzard and the other had his feet so badly frozen that amputation is necessary.
Trade Puralyzed,
CHICAGO,Feb. 14.—Chicago's bigretail stores never before experienced such a lack of customers as befell them on Monday. Many of the merchants have been in business for a quarter of a century, but they could not recall the time when their stores were so deserted. Conservative estimates of the loss- to the retail dry goods business alone, including the goods sold by the department stores, fixed it at 1350,000. The thrifty seekers after bargains, who were wont to throng the stores every Monday morning to the number of 300,000, were absent. The snow actually piled, up in front of the doorways and the shoppers were so few that there was not even a welltrodden entrance to the doors. By noon the managers of the larger stores began sending home their girls and women help.
Michigan Road. Demoralised, DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 14.—Monday's severe storm has subsided, but the streets are still blockaded. Horsecar lines arc moving slowly and irregularly with four horses to each car. The Detroit, Lansing & Northern road is still in bad shape. Two passenger trains one westbound and the other east bound—were stalled in the same snow bank between Webberville and Wllliamstown early Monday evening and were not released until afternoon. Reports from all. sections of the state show that the blizzard has spent its force, leaving traffic in a demoralized condition.
Severe In New England.
BOSTON, Feb. 14.—Boston has not seen Buch a severe storm for years. Seven inches of snow have fallen on the level. The streets are in a terrible condition. On every line the cars are blockcd, and many telephone and telegraph wires are down. Many of the schools are closed. General traffic is simply Impossible. The railroads from the south and east are terribly blocked. All business along the water-front is at a standstill. Many schooners are out and reports of them are anxiously looked for.
The observations of tho weather bureau show that the storm is severest along the coast and in southern New England. In northern Vermont only 8 inches of snow have fallen, while at Eastport, Me., only a high wind has touched. Reports are beginning to come in of the severity of the storm in other places.
Wheat Drop. Still Lower.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—There was a panic at the opening on the board of trade. A large quantity of wheat was thrown upon the market From 69} cents there was a drop to 68J£. Afterwards, on favorable news from New York aud St Louis the price reboundci to 59%, finally closing at 509tfc bid.
THE CRAWFORDSVILLE JOURNAL.
CRAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1894
LOST HER CHANCE.
Queen Lilioukalanl Not Now to Be Restored.
A
SIGNIFICANT SPEECH BY GRAY.
The Delaware Senator Says the President Will Not Further Interfere—The Hawaiian's Must Decide for
Themselves.
GRAY 8 SPEECH ON HAWAII. WASHINGTON, Feb. T4.—The Hawaiian resolution was again the subject of dission in the senate on Tuesday. Senator Gray (dem., Del.) resumed his argument in support of the president's policy and reiterated his charges that the revolutionists were dependent on the United States minister aud the United States forces for support of their movement, and that thereafter the provisional government depended absolutely upon the United States forces and the flag for protection and for the maintenance of the government they had established.
Continuing, Senator Gray said: "If the conditions at Hawaii now are such as to make that government a de facto government, which I do not think it was in the months preceding, I think the best interests of those people and of the United States will be subserved by allowing them to pursue their own policy."
Administration Plans Abandoned. The full significance of tho present Hawaiian situation came out at the close of the senator's speech, when in a colloquy with Senator Teller he admitted that as a member of the foreign relations committee he understood the efforts of the president, moral or diplomatic, to restore the queen, were at an end, and that the present minister to Hawaii had no directions to pursue further diplomatic negotiations to that end. He said: "I Ray, as an American citizen, that 1 very muoh regret tbat the president of the United States was not able to undo the outrage and make reparatlou for tho wrong whlcb was committed there on January 17, 1803. I think that tbe Rood name and fame of this country of ours was so Involved that It would have been a gratification to every patriotic citizen had tbe president been able to restore the status quo of January 10, 1893. Why he failed is well kuown now. That opportunttv is now gone and I suppose It will never return "It seems to me more than wicked and cruel that we do not declare In an emphatio manner tbat we do not propose to interfere with the government Ana if our minister in any way leads the people of that country to believe that we are still disposed to curry out the suggestions of the president to restore the status quo he ought to be withdrawn summarily. He ought to know enough of public opinion in tins country to know that the moment the preefdent submitted this question to oongrcss there was no possibility that the provisional government would be destroyed ana the queen restored to power."
THE ROANOKE IS SAFE.
Arrives at Grand Haven, Mich., After a Terrible Trip from Milwaukee. GRAND HAVEN, Mich., Feb. 14.—The steamer Roanoke arrived late Monday night after a terrible voyage from Milwaukee. When out but a short time the hurricane struck her and for twen-ty-four hours she made but litte prog ress. During two hours of that time she made less than 2 miles headway Into the teeth of the gale. As the spray dashed over her decks it froze and when the boat arrived she was covered with tons of ice. Her sides, decks, cabin and even pilot-house windows had ice coverings several inches thick. During the height of the storm it was hazardous to venture on deck, and there were several narrow escapes from being washed overboard The Roanoke was not injured.
Iron Hull Receivers Given More Time. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 14.—By order of Judge Winters the time for the Iron Hall receivers in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Missouri and Rhode Island to report to Receiver Failey here has been extended until the receiverships in those states have been adjudicated. They were ordered to report by February 21. The result of these suits will finally determine the disposition of the $400,000 Iron Hall funds now in Somerby's bank at Philadelphia
May Issue More fiotulN.
WASHINGTON, F-U 14.—It is stated at the. treasury department that another issue of bonds is contemplated in the immediate future, because the proceeds of the 150,000,000 that have just been sold will not more than cover the outstanding obligations of the government, which, in ihe form of pensions, sugar bounties, claims, interest and other current expenses, will aggregate $50,000,000 by March 1.
To Extend the Fair.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14.—The managers of the midwinter exposition will not reduce the price of admission to twenty-five cents as has been proposed. The fair will be allowed to run along until July 1 at the fifty-cent rate and then a reduction will be made to twen-ty-five cents. The fair probably will be continued until October 1. Its latter days will be taken up with special fresh fruit exhibits.
To Contest a Will.
NKW, YORK, Feb. 14.—The will of Charles Bathgate Beck, which leaves VI,000.000 to Dr. Parkhurst's Society for the Prevention of Vice, was probated Tuesday. A contest of the will has been begun by Mrs. Matilda Carter, who claims to be a ohild of tho late Alexander Bathgate, from whom Beck inherited $8,000,000.
She Wai 108 Years Old.
UIN!AXA, O., Feb. 14.—Mrs. Nancy Callahan died suddenly Tuesday morning at the age of 106 years. She was the oldest person in this county and probably in central Ohio. She was born in Ireland, but lived in Bellcfontaine and Urbana the greater portion of her life.
Fell Dead.
JOLIF.T, 111., Feb. 14.—Michael Casey, a watchman at the Jefferson street crossing of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway, fell dead at his post ef duty, heart disease being the cause.
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A FATED NUMBER.
"Thirteen" Figures Sadly in a Pennsylvania Mine Disaster.
THAT NUMBER OF LIVES ARE LOST.
A Portion of the Gaylord Colliery at Plymouth, Pa., Caves In, and a Force of Miners Are Hurled
Que Escapes*
CRUSHED BY FAJULIXQ ROCK. WILKESBAHRE, Pa., Feb. 14.—The mining town of Plymouth is in mourning over a terrible accident that occurred in the Gaylord colliery Tuesday morning. Thirteen men, all citizensof that town, lost their lives while in the discharge of their duties. Their names are:
The Vlotims.
Thomas Ptcton, Thomas Jones, Kichard Davis, John Morris, James Kingdom, Thomas Merrlman, Thomas Cole, Joseph Olds, Daniel I Morgan, John Hammer, Peter S. Mclaughlin, Michael Walsh, Thomas Jeyshon.
All the victims, with the exception of two, leave families. One of these lost his wife a month ago, and four little children survive them. Consequently the disaster throws eleven widows and thirty-six children on the world's charity.
The Fatal Mine.
The Gaylord mine is owned by Daniel Edwards, one of the wealthiest operators in the anthracite region. It is operated by the Kingston Coal company, of which Mr. Edwards is the president. The best coal in the mine was taken out years ago. Then it was abandoned because it could not be operated with profit.
About three weeks ago the company decided to resume operations, and a number of expert miners were sent into the mine to make an examination. They found matters in bad shape. The last man at work in the colliery had "robbed" the pillars supporting the roof until they were very thin. A great many falls had taken place, the passages were blocked by debris and the air current was poor. Mining experts gave it as their opinion, however, that the mine could be put in good condition again with a small outlay. The company decided to go on with the work at once. Monday morning a large number of expert miners carrying safety lamps entered the mine and began the work of clearing up the old gangways and propping the roof. They had not been at work long until a "squeeze" compelled the men to retrace their steps.
Rxplored the flhaft.
Foreman Plcton with twelve selected miners volunteered to go down the shaft and see what could be done. The descent was made at 10 o'clock Monday night. Picton's object was to get as near as possible to where the "squeeze" was the greatest in order to stay its progress by beaming the roof with heavy timbers. in eases of this kind the men get as near as possible to the cave-in, and, by the insertion of cogs and propR, endeavor to Weak off the mass of rock over head to a certain point, thus relieving the pressure on other portions of the mine.
No One Lfirt to Tell tho Story. It seems that in this instance the efforts of l'icton and his men did not prove a success, us the cave extended far beyond the danger limit .and a much greater distance than where the men expected to be safe if they retreated at tbe first indication of the heavy fall. This is shown by the vast area of the cave-in. No one is loft to tell the story. The supposition is that the men were busily at work timbering when the roof came tumbling down upon their heads, crushing them out of semblance to humanity and putting a wall of debris between them and the mouth of the shaft 400 feet in thickness.
Keseaers Flee for Their I.Ives. At first there was some hope that if the men could be reached in a reasonable time they could be saved. This was a false hope, however. The rescuing party had been in the mine only a short time when they were obliged to retreat on ac
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count of further caving. A second rescuing part3' under Superintendent James \V. Davis went down the shaft Tuesday afternoon, but soon came back thoroughly disheartened, and at 3 o'clock all hope of rescuing the men alive was given up. The news of abandoned hope soon spread, and the wives and children of the men in the mine who had assembled at the mouth of the shaft were disconsolate.
This disaster is the worst that has occurred in the anthracite region since 1885, when twenty-two men perished by a cave-in in mine No. of the Susquehanna Coal company at Nanticoke. Their bodies were never recovered and a monument marks the spot where the men met their death. Superintendent Edwards said Tuesday that he would take care of the women and children whose husbands and fathers lost their lives in the calamity. Tho mine, it is now believed, is a total wreck.
HELD UP THE MAIL COACH.
Masked Men at HrlreviDe. Mo., Necure a l.arjre Amount of Money. PIERCE CITY, Mo., Feb. 14.—Two masked men held up and robbed the mail stage Tuesday morning at Briceville, 4Jtf miles south of this place. They covered the driver,Sam Allen, with two Winchesters and ordered him to turn over the mail bags and a large sum of money which he was bringing from Rocky Comfort to deposit in a bank for the merchants at that place. They made Allen take out his knife and cut the straps. They secured two valuable registered mail packages.
Death of Edward Irvine DarlingMOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., Feb. 1*.—F-d-ward Irving Darling, of New York, author, musical composer and critic, died here Tuesday. Mr. Darling was 81 years of age, and the son of Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, of Washington, founder of the Daughters of the Revolution. The remains will be cremated at Detroit and interred at Washington,
GREAT HERD OF ELK.
Ten Thousand of Tbem Driven from tbe Mountains by Snow. LANDERS, Wyo., Feb. 14.—It is estimated that not less than 10,00u elk have come out from the mountains and foot-hills to the plains between Fort Washakie and the head of the Wind river to escape the deep snows. The Arapahoe and Shoshone Indians are very anxious to get a permit from the Indian agent, Capt Ray. to slaughter these animals, but so far they have been unsuccessful.
Trmnsmlsslsslppl Congress Opens. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14.—The Transmississippi congress has drawn to this city a large number of representative men from the states and territories west of the Mississippi river. It is the most important commercial gathering ever called to assemble on the Pacific coast. The object ia to discuss questions affecting tho west, such as irrigation, arid lands, silver mining laws, Pacific and Gulf coast harbors and the Nicaragua canal.
Jenkins Impeachment Resolution. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. —Tbs house judiciary committee has adopted a substitute for the Mctiann resolution looking to the impeachment of udgo Jenkins, of the Seventh judicial district, for his conduct in enjoining the employes of the Northern Pacific railroad in their recent strike. The substitute provides merely for a full Investigation of the charges as a preliminary move.
Fire Destroys a Tannery.
Oswr.ao, N. Y., Feb. 14.—A big tannery at Sandbank, this county, burned Monday night, causing a loss of V10G,000. It was owned by Lane B-os., of Boston, and employed 100 men.
Curiahy Loses a Packing Ilnuse. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 18.—The Cudahy Packing company's warehouse, offices and smokehouse were destroyed by fire Tuesday. The loss is V32.000 insurance, 120,000.
llans Von llulow Dead.
C'A IHO, Egypt, Feb. 14. —Hans von Bulow, the distinguished German pianist, is dead. Guido Hans von Bulow was very well known In the United States, where hehsd made many tour*.
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Telegraphic News rrom Various Towns In Indiana.
Drew the*X,ine at Shoveling Snow. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb. 14.—Monday the unemployed, who had been receiving food at the food market to be paid for in work, when called upon by the city, were notified that 1,000 men would be given employment Tuesday In shoveling the snow from the streets and sidewalks. Shovels were procured for that number of men, and as the unemployed have all along claimed that they wanted work and not charity, it was supposed that there would be a crush around the shovel depot this morning. Instead, however, less than 100 men appeared, and these were such as had been used to working on the streets. The other class refused to work with the shovels, and it soon developed that they were ashamed to be seen at such employment.
To Study Prison Life.
MCNCIK, Ind., Feb. 14.—Prof. William F. Gunter was sentenced Tuesday to two years in state's prison for embezzlement. As Judge Koons gave the man the customary lecturing he asked Gunter if he had anything to say. Gunter frankly thanked the judge for the consideration extended in giving him the smallest possible sentence for the crime. He will be taken to prison at Michigan City next week. Gunter says he will take the part of an evangelist upon being released and will spend all of his spare time in prison versing himself with the Bible, prison life and ways of convicts.
Wedded Infants Separate.
HUNTINGTON, Ind., Feb. 14.—"The marriage of Luther Smith, aged 17, and Nellie Slusser, aged 15, which took place a few days ago, has ended in a desertion, and ever since the marriage, whleh was opposed by the Smith family, the young couple have been having a hard time with them. Monday night the girl wife was found at a depot crying bitterly. She explained that her husband left home Monday morning and had not returned and she suspected that his folks had coaxed him to leave town, and she later learned that he had left on an earlier train. The little woman is heartbroken.
btorles Drive a Boy Insane. MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 14.—Charley Burnett, aged 14, lost his mind several weeks ago from reading cheap detective stories. He was arrested while taking the role of a detective fully disguised. He wasreleased last week, and has since been bothering the schools. Tuesday Janitor Eats, of the Jackson school, put the boy out An hour Inter the lad returned with a rifle aud tried to kill Eats, but was overpowered and arrested.
Thinks lie Ia Wanted In Kokoino. ELWOOD, Ind., Feb. 14.— Four suspicious characters were arrested here Tuesday evening, one of whom answers to the description given of the man who committed the assault al Kokoino Wednesday night. He displayed a knowledge of the matter, and the officers believe he is the person wanted. Tho Kokomo authorities have been notified, and he will be held pending their action.
Dropped Dead.
JEFFKHSONVILI.E, Ind., Feb. 14.—William II. 11. Strouse, chaplain of the Indiana prison south, dropped dead in the guard hall of that institution Tuesday night of heart disease. He was 70 years old, a government scout during tho war, and for thirty years was a steamboat mate on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He was appointed chaplain of the prison last July.
Escaped Prisoner Becaptured. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Feb.
14.—Joseph
Jones, an escaped prisoner of Rush county, was arrested here Tuesday by the town marshaL Jones and his father were in jail awaiting trial for •hooting with intent to kill Lafee Barlo at Moscow. Young Jones escaped by changing clothes with a tramp whoa* Jail sentence had expired. "•st