Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 25 August 1894 — Page 1

I

tician,

On your house and

thereby save your

property, and often

life.

lllllllliaillllllllMIMIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMjH

SPECTACLES

Are generally supposed to have been invented by Alexander de Fpina, a monK

of Florence, in Italy, about 1285, A. D.

They have proven to be one of the great­

est blessings and benefits of mankind. Get your eyes fitted by the expert op­

M. C. Kline

WKATIIBP KKPOitT— Rain, colder.

Time is Money.

Don't wait for a Shave, but go to the

Y. M. C. A. Barber Shop

Where there are six first-class operators.

"WHERE DIRT GATHERS,

WASTE

GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USB OF

MONEY SAVED!

We have succeeclcd in securing another lot of the famous Seth Thomas Clocks that you wanted but came after they were all gone.

Remember these are $9.00 and $10.00 gooJs, but you can buy them in this snnp sale for $50

C. L. ROST.

See my display in East Wing of Floral Hall at Fair Grounds.

And while houses are being destroyed by lightning and the shingles diawn from the roof by the sun it is time to get

Bryant's

Crestile Conductor

I' r-,* 1"

RULES-"

A N

$6.00.

Don't doin}\ as this

is the chance of a

lifetime.

VOL. VII-NO. 45 CRAWFOKDSVILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1894

MINERS PERISH.

Fatal Disasters in Oregon, Penn. sylvania and Colorado.

A TOTAL OF FORTY-THREE KILLED.

Thirty-Haven I.lvfw I.o«t by an KxploHlon at Franklin. Ore—Four Killed at Col., and Two at

GilUorton* Pn.

MAXV MEET DEATH,

TACOMA, Wash., Aug-. 25.—'Thirtyseven miners of mixed nationalities wens killed Friday afternoon by an explonlon in the Oregon Improvement coxnpanjf's coal mine nt Franklin, King county, 84 miles southeast of Seattle. Th« miners were trying to save the mines from destruction by fire when tlio explosion occurred. Those who rushed to the gangway when the fire was discovered escaped.

Franklin is a ooal mining town on the west slope of the Cascade mountains, and the usual heartrending scenes were enacted about the entrance of the mines when a list of the killed and missing miners was mode out. This is U10 mining district into which colored eastern miners were brought two yours ago, resulting in a running fight with the strikers and seven*! deaths. Negro and Swede miners predominate among those killed. Most of them have families.

Tho Mine Takes Fire.

At

12:45

a. m. afire was announced

ly some of the drivers on the sixth north level, and notice was given to the men inside, who were working' in different places, some in the breast about the level and others along the gangway, as soon as it was known tlierc was a fire.

Many of the men in the gangways, suspecting what was coming, rushed back to notify the miners further in that afire was burning, while others rushed out and reached the main shaft. It is certain that all the men in the breast reached the gangway in safety. In all about seventy men were at work in the sixth level north, and of that number about forty lingered at breast 02, where the fire originated, and made an attempt to put out the fire. The breast was burning fiercely, and before the miners knew tt the fire had communion ted to breasts 00 and 01 and smoke began to issue from breast 01 in that immediate vicinity. Several of those who lingered at the burning breast 02 took warning and fled, but all who remained were overcome and asphyxiated.

It is evident all the men had time to get out, for those who worked in the further breast reached the shaft in safety, while those who were nearest the shaft and consequently more removed from danger, perished. They evidently believed they were in perfect safety from the fire, but while they lingered the smoke oozed out from the outside place further south and the bodies were all found south of breast

They were all found witnin a space of 500 feet. The Kxplonloii.

Those who remained to fight the fire were, first, attracted by thin clouds of smoke issuing from the bottom of slope or level 02. Believing the Are could be extinguished without much damage or loss of life resulting from an explosion they set fearlessly to work to locate and extinguish the incipient blaze. instantly after the explosion occurred the flames burst out from the bottom of the level and advanced rapidly upon the maimed and imprisoned miners. Timbers, coal dumps and large chunks of coal were hurled in all directions by the force of the explosion.

DeMporrtte Attempt, at Rescue. .Several of those caught were not instantly killed and a desperate attempt was at once made by their comrades to rescue them from the llames. The entire mining community of Franklin aided to flood slope 02, in which the bodies of the miners lay. When the bodies of the (loud miners were readied many were found to be in line, as if simultaneously overcome by stifling smoke. Some had been smothered and were not cut or even bruised. All were dead before assistance reached them.

I'IIIIIICM Death for Most.

.Several men were badly bruised and one colored man was taken out with a broken neck, their wounds indicating that they had thrown themselves against post and timbers of the gangway in a wild and desperate endeavor to escape. But the majority of tbo bodies bear no marks at all, not even a scratch, and their features were In quiet repose, indicating that their death had been a speedy and painless one.

Taking Out the Bodies.

When the superintendent found it necessary to call for volunteers to go into the mine there was great excitement. The flrHt man to volunteer was (ieorge Smalley, a negro, who, with two others, was lowered down the 1,100-foot slope to the sixtti level. There he met men from the sixth level south, who were doing all the3' could to rescue men from the north end of the level. Other rescuers went down from tiie surface and Smalley, C. C. Todd, John Adams and John Morgan found tlio body of the first man in the gangway about 1,000 feet in from the slope. The body proved to be that of John Q. Anderson and was pulled to the top of the slope. The arrival of Anderson's body on the surface was the first intimation to the men, women and children there that anyone had met death. Consequently when the body was carried away there was a wild scramble to discover its identity. When it was found the rescuers were besieged with questions from mothers, fathers and children concerning loved ones who were imprisoned. But their questions wore only answered by an ominous shake of tl^e head.

Lying in the Mud.

M. D. Story, one of the rescuers who wont in from the surface, upon reaching the sixth level north ran along the

THE CRAWEORDSYILLE JOURNAL.

gangway. At 1,000 feet in ho found the first body, and the rest of the minors were found scattered along in a row. In one place eight men were lying together and in another one man wns found under a mule, five mules in all being dead. Story says that the men were all lying in the middle of the gangway with their faces in the mud as if they had tried to bury their heads completely and thus escape the deadly and obnoxious ooal smoke.

All the DodtH Recover**!.

At 8 o'olook the last of tho thirtyseven bodies was reoovered and then the people began to quiet down. Many of them were completely prostrated with their violent grief and devoted their time to methodically caring for the dead. The origin of the fire in breast 02 is supposed to be due to rpou-! taneous Combustion oaused by refuse amd screening in the bottom of the breast slacking and aatohing flre.

Dta*«t«r In 1'ennaylvanla.

ASHLASD, Pa., Aug. 9FL.—Two men wore killed and eleven injured by an explosion of gas in tho Gllberton oollicry near this place Friday afternoon, Those dead are William Birmingham and Frank McCorniiok. The explosion, which occurred shortly aftor noon, was primarily oaused by a fall of coal, whioh became dislodged by tho mining operations. This released an Immense volume of gas and at the same time forced it along the gangways to a distance of more than 1,000 yards, stifling and choking the miners as It swept along. Finally it reached a gang of miners who were working with naked lamps, and instantly Ignited. An explosion, whioh shook the earth and was heard by the people in their homes above, followed. Flames and smoke burst from the mouth of tho pit, and inside and out there were scenes of frantic terror. Rescuing parties were organized and the mon were brought to the surface as rapidly as possible.

Hliaft Rope llurnt'd.

DKNVEK, Col., Aug. 25.—A dispatoh from Creedo, Col., says that the shaft-' house and machines at the Amethyst mine were burned. The wire rope burned, letting the cage fall to the bottom of the shaft and killing four men. Water is flooding the mine.

CARNAGE IN COREA.

.lapmienn Land 6,000 Mon. Are Attacked and 1,300 Holdlers Are Killed.

SHANGHAI,

Aug. 20.—A letter from

Chemulpo, Corea, received at Cheo-Foo reports that nineteen Japanese warships and thirteen transports arrived In the Tatung river on the 18th Inst. They landed 0,000 men, who, proceeding island, were attaoked by 1,000 Chinese cavalay, who succeeded in dividing the Japanese force into two parts. The Chinese artillery,located on an eminence, poured a heavy flre into the ranks of the Japanese, making great havoc. The Japanese were compolled to retreat to the sea shore, where the guns of the fleet prevented further pursuit by the Chinese. The Japanese loss is reported to have been over 1,300 men. Tien-Tsin reports say that a telegram has been received from PingYang stating that the Chinese troops at Chung-Ho were reinforced by 10,000 men from August 18 to August 20, swelling the army there to 84,000 mon. A council of war was held on the 20th and it was decided to attack the Japanese on about the22d. The Japuuese are holding a pass 8 mTtes southward from Chung-llo. It is reported that they are reembarking their honvy baggage lu Tatung bay. Chinese cavalry are scouring the country and havecapand beheaded 100 stragglers.

BASEBALL.

AY timers of Professional Games In Varloul Cities. National league games on Friday resulted as follows: At Washington —Chicago, 10 Washington, 5. At Boston (two games)—Cleveland, 10 Boston, 8 Boston, 14 Cleveland, 4. At Baltimore—Baltimore. 5 St. Louis, 2. At Philadelphia—Philadelphia, 14 Pittsburgh, 7. At New York—New York, 20 Louisville, 4. At Brooklyn —Brooklyn, 15 Cincinnati. 9.

Western league: At lirand Rapids— Oraud Rapids, 14 Indianapolis, 1. At Detroit IJctroit, 0 Toledo, 3. At Kansas City—Kansas City, 15 Sioux City, 0.

Western association: At Peoria Peoria, 12: Rock Island, 3. At St. Joseph- St. Joseph, 8 Lincoln, 5. At Omaha—Omaha, ID Des Moines, 4.

FATAL EXPLOSION.

Boiler lu an Indiana .Sawmill I.clh O Two Men Killed.

LAFAYKTTE,

Ind.. Aug. 25. The

boiler in P. E. Kramer's sawmill and wagon material shop at Frankfort exploded Friday morning, instantly killing John Vermilion, engineer, and William Jackson, laborer, injuring several others and completely wrecking the mill, also a cooper shop about 300 feet away, into which a section of the boiler weighing 200 pounds was blown, over the tops of other buildings. On its fall through tho roof it injured a workingman named Barto. The explosion shivered glass and shook houses all over town. The same mill was destroyed by a still more fatal explosion about three years years ago. Loss, 810,000 insurance, 81,500.

Deer Destroying Crops.

RUTLAND, Vt., Aug. 25.—Deer are destroying crops on the farms near this city. Farmer (Jeorge II. Woodward, of Shrewsbury, 0 miles distant, has complained to the game league that they have devoured his vegetables and demands payment for the same. lie says they devour his crops during the night and have to be driven off every morning.

California Democrats.

SAN FKANCIBCO, Aug. 25.—The democratic state convention held here Friday Congressman James H. Budd, of Stockton, was nominated for governor.

Earthquake In Sicily.

PAI.EKMO, Aug. 26.—A fresh earthquake shock was experienced Thursday at Santa Catarina. People fled in terror to the fields.

WILL SOON GO HOME.

Both BranoheB of Congress Decide to Adjourn.

TITDAY NKXT NAMED AS THE DAY.

The Somitoi-s auri IlcjircHf-utut IV,-N Art Now Only Waiting for Ilw TurllT Hill to ltecom« fi Ltttv—l*r«sldunt Null Nlmn.

THE DAY 18 8H.T.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—A joint resolution has been adopted by the house providing for final adjournment on Tuesday, August 28, at 2 p. m. Tho resolution was sent forthwith to the senate and that body adopted In promptly.

The open session of the senate lasted only four minutes. There was no question raised as to the presence of a quorum. On motion of Senator Harris tho senate prooeeded to the consideration of executive business After remaining In executive session about an hour tho senate adjourned until Monday.

Catching:* Kxpects a Message. WARHI.NOTON, Aug. 25.—President Cleveland's purpose on the tariff bill was the main roason for the resolution passed In tho house for final adjournment at 2 o'clock next Tuesday. Representative Catchings, of the eommittoo on rules, called on tho president, and ou reaching the eapitol conferred with Speaker Crisp as to adjournment. The resolution was thereupon framed and introduced with the authority of the rules committee. It Is understood that Mr. Catchings outlined this plan to the president and It met with his approval. Mr. Cutehings would say little as to his talk with the president. Ile regarded it as settled, however, that the bill would become a law noxt Monday midnight without the president's signature. Mr. Catchings also inclined to the belief that tin- president would send a message to congress upon the subject. It is said that while a message on a measure not signed or vetoed would be unusual it would be entirely regular. If any positive action on tho president's part had been contemplated soon tho house managers would not have bound themselves to postpone adjournment until Tuesday next.

Anarchist mil (iocs Orer.

In the house Mr. Terry called up the Hill bill for the exclusion and deportation of alien anarchists, with a request for -its present consideration. An amendment was proposed to meet the objections of Mr. Warner and others, which deiincd the term anarchist, as used in the bill, as follows: "The word utureliisl as IINKI! in lliis ait shall be construed to mean one who advocates (he destruction ly violence either of all governments or of the Riivcrnment of the United States."

Mr. English objected, and the bill went over again without action. Last Appropriation HU1 signed.

ABIN.NOTON, Aug. 2."i. The president has signed the general deficiency appropriation bill, the last of the appropriation bills of the session.

FAIR BATH ERSDROW NED.

Three Young l.adirs I.OHO Their Lives lu a Louisiana SI rettm. NKW OHI.KA.NS. Aug. 25.—Threeyoung society women of the state capital were drowned in Amite river, 14 miles from Baton Rouge. Wednesday afternoon. A fishing party had gone to one of the summer camps on the Amite Wednesday, including the family of Judge Alvan E. Head. Late in the afternoon Miss Read and Miss Belle Chambers, of Baton Rouge, and Miss Eleonore Garland, of Minden. sought au isolated spot and went battling. The swiftcurrent bore the young women beyond their depths and before their cries brought assistance they were carried into the channel and drowned.

MET AN AWFUL FATE.

rianliiK-MIII Hand Mangled Almost Beyond .Semblance to Humanity. HAGKKHTOW.N, Md.. Aug. 25.—In Emmert Bros.' planing mill a bell slipped a pulley and George W. Breeder climbed up to put it in its place. Tho belt caught his arm and he was drawn up between the revolving pulleys. It was some minutes before the machinery could be stopped, and Breeder's body was mangled almost beyond semblance to human form. lie was 31 years of age ar 'married.

-V Mot. Missing. Pim.ATHCI.i'HIA, A..g. 25. William T. Bekling, a clerk at the Hotel Metio. pole recently discharged for theft. Is now believed to be SO,000 short in his accounts. The hotel proprietor did not discover the peculation until after Holding had been dismissed. Tho police are searching for the accused, who Is said to be in Chicago. Besides appropriating money from the hotel, Belding is largely indebted to Philadelphia merchants and others.

Button Factory Closed.

ALI.KNTOWN, i'o.. Aug. 28.—Thursday tho City button works shut down for an indefinite period, paid all Its employes and dismissed them. The works will be kept closed until the fashion for wearing fancy buttons is inaugurated again. Proprietor Licbman said: "Buttons have not been worn to any extent by women during the last year, and the outlook is so poor for next year that It does not pay us to keep open our works." Tho works gave 200 persons employment.

1

Thrown from Ills Train.

MADISON, Wis., Aug. 25.—Richard Goggin, a freight conductor on the Northwestern, was killed Thursday night. He was thrown from his train In a fight with tramps near Jefferson Junction. His home was near Union Center.^

Received a High Honor.

TOPKKA, Ivan., Aug. —(leorpe L. MeOihan, of Baltimore, Md.. has been elected general grand high priest of the Roynl Arch masons. Other officers were uliso ehobeu.

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

FORMED FOR WAR,

General Managers Organized to Crush tho Strike.

JOHN M. EGAS GIVES TESTIMONY.

Jio Admit* That llo Wan t'nitut horlz«*l wml Madfi No KfTort to Retire ail Amlcahlo Settlement of the Trouble.

KQAK'S VIKWfl RntMlTTK.n.

ABSOLUTELY PURE

CHICAGO, Aug. Tho (ienoral Manager*' QRKOtflQtlon, represented by Genornl Manager John M. Egan, Bubmittod its views of tho fitnko to tho, ltibor commission nt Friday's Huston. Mr. Erqii was lutorrotfjiU'U ruthrr Irtmrply by Commissioners WorihingLou uml Xernun an3 tho situation was quite Interesting at times.

Mr. JSgan said, lu reply to CommUsioner Wright, thju tit's duties wt*ro to rerolvo reports of tho oondltlon of things on tho dlfteront linos and tho nature and amount of vloloneo committed to hire uow men take chartro of the new men from the east and to a»Bign them to duty nud to report to tho authorltios points where proteetlou was noedod. Kaoh eompanv hud a man to fielcut men to be sworn in as deputy marshals. The namoB were sent to him (Kuan) and ho tsent ihein to Marshall Arnold, who Bwore them In. IIo understood that tho railroadH wore to pay the wages of the deputy marshals of this class employed on their respective roads.

Whon the mayor presented tho document signed by Messrs. Dobs. Howard aud Iteliher Mr. Kgan said to him that ho "thought tho mayor should not act an a messenger boy for such parties." He (Egan) had advised ull Individual strikers oomlng to him to go back to work. lie had had no negotiations with tho strike leaders, lie had authority to mako all arrangements to fight the striko, but did not consider he had any authority to confer with the mayor or others regarding an amicable fceitlement, therefore ho doollnud to do so.

Mad* No KfTort at POMOO.

"Did you make any effort whatever to effect an amicable settlement of the strike*" "X did not." "Did you, during tho whole time of this 6trlke, make any effort to settle the trouble by any means except force?" "I did not." "Was It the policy of the railroads to crush tho strike?'' "I think it was tho policy to crush the striko." "You refused to receive communications from the American Railway union or to treat with it In any wuyf" "I believe so/' "It was the policy of the companies to crush the Amerloan Railway union?" "1 don't know that."

Mr. Egan finally admitted that the railroad companies would have nothing to do with tho American Railway union people.

Told of tho Conference.

The witness told the story of the proposed eonfercnoe to be held by tho mayor, representatives of the American Railway union and of the manugers' association. Ho said ho hud no authority to take part in such a conference. He had returned the document left at his office by the mayor bcoause the managers' association had directed him to return it. He would not state whether tho document In question was offenslvo and insulting to the assoclatidn. Witness said thut at that time '.he strike had not been settlod so far as the American Railway union was concerned. It was "settled" on the pari of the railroads because they had employed other men in place of those who went out. The General Managers' association had rofused to recognize the Ainerlcun Railway union.

Ilow Ho Would rrev«nt, Rtrlkei. Mr. Kgan read a scheme of his own to prevent strikes. He would bavo the United States government license railway employes, uniform them and examine them mentally and physically. Past records should be taken into consideration. All employes should be citizens of the United States. The roads should be put under penalty for employing unlicensed men. The witness thought this hcheino would not be ol liny more political Import than the licensing 41 marine engineers and pilots. For settlement of rules, salaries, etc., the oOlclals of tho companies should meet with tho men and talk the thing over together and settle it between themselves. He would also havo the railroad companies maintain Insurance companies for their men.

Mr. lCgun did not tbfnk that there Is any antagonism between railway companies and the men. There was no trouble, in Mr. Egan's opinion, where tho employes and the employers could come together and talk matters over without the intervention ol third parties. The "chief oause of strikes was the infiucnoe of loaders of labor organizations. who uero paid a salary by the unions and whose Jobs und pay defended ou what they could do for the men. Sometimes strikes accomplished some good lor tho men and ininuny cases the results were disastrous. lenl»d the Car Hurtling- Story. "It has been stated in testimony given here," said Mr. Kernan. "that you furnished money to be puid to men for overturning and burning uurs. und for doing overt acts, in order thai prejudice against the strikers might be created."

Mr. Egan swung back' in his chair and deliberated awhile before making his answer, Then in evident anger he replied: "My attention was first attracted to statement! by what I read In the newspapersConsidering tho source from which It came think all I need say is that it is tho veriest rot It Is on a parity with numerous other state* menu of Deba, Howard and other leaders ol tho Amerloan Railway union to intluenco the men they had duped."

Mr. Egan denlod the authenticity of an interview in whioh, after tho strike, he wai quoted as saying that the general manager! had whipped Debs, and that they were reidj to meet bargent, Arthur, Wilkinson, and the others-

Dualap Tontines.

General Superintendent Dunlap, of the Rock Island road, was the first witness In the after* nOon. He told of the difficulties at Hlue Island and the mobs which prevented the companj from moving trains. Among those uslug violence were several ex-employe* of the road Referring to the list of discharged men kepi by Ray. the assistant yardm&Nter at Rocli Island, Mr. Kernan asked whether it was customary to keep such a list. Mr. Dunlap said the only record kept was In the division superintendent's office, whero the clearance cards wore issuod to discharged men. He had had 8 talk with Ray after he was discharged he bad told him be could not go baok, because hli work was not satisfactory.

Work of the Pollco.

Superintendent of Police Urennan was the next witness. He was asked to tell how the disorder growing out of the strike was handled He said "As soon as the strike was declared 1 culleti in the police and kept them subject to call for aid from the railroad companies. Their business was to protect property, disperse mobs aud prevent violence. My personal knowledge is derived principally from reports. On June 26 th« mayor directed me to use the entire force to t?rot*nt •property and prevent Yloleuoe.. Until

PRICE 2 CENTS

Baking Powder

the arrival of troops on July a the force had handled It without any great violence and practically no destruction of property. When the troops arrived the police. 3.031 of the.n, had been in constant servioe for nine days. The calls of railroad companies had grown so nu-v merous as to absorb the whole force. 'On July the mayor, the corporation counsel and myself took a trip along the Rock Island railroad. The tracks were clear until we reached Thirty-ninth street. There we found a crowd of men and women, an overturned car aud some mon clearing it away: The police force was ample at that point and they were reinforced by a company of troopy I speak of this because it was the only time 1 left headquarters to go out on the track. 1 want to say here that at no time were the police sent out unable to clear away any mob thoy met." "Complaints wore made that policemen did not do their full duty in repressing lawless* nrss. How about that?" A. "The mayor directed me to discharge Immediately any poll emau who was found lukewarm or ineilldent. Indeed, we did suspend several officers on complaints. but when we came to Investigate wn could find no responsible author. In one case we did find an oftlcor had been overzealous in compelling railroad companies to keep tracks clear.

Hoodlums Were tli« Rioters. "So far as I have been able to learn, the. railroad men had very little to do with tho dls---turbances and destruction of property. The rioters were hoodlums, mixed In with crowds of women and children. It was the opportunity of the 'tough' elomeui, aud they took advantage of It. 1 do not think the average daily arrests during the strike was any larger than the regular average. The police were massed along tracks or held In reserve at stations, mid so did not pay as much attention to the criminal classes of the city as usual."

The chief said many of the complaints made against the police were inad«- deputy marshals. who wero more in the way than of service. To show the character of some these meu the chief offered to introduce the records of three deputy marshals who had been arrested for highway robbery, Ti.o commission. excluded the records as irrelevant.

Other Witnesses.

Johu T. Norton, a locomotive engineer rosldlug In South Chicago and formerly employed by tho Illinois Central railroad', gave his experience with the "blacklist." Aftor tho strike he secured a position with the Calumet & Blue Island road, which was to run over the Rock Island tracks part of tho way in get out of South Chicago. He made ono trip and on his return was informed that th« Rock Island officials had barted him from theii tracks, and he was therefore discharged. He, with a witness, called on Superintendent Dunlap. of the Rock Island system, ami was told that he could not run ou their tracks because ho belonged to the A. R. U.. ami for no othei reasoti. He continued: "1 only speak of this now because Mr. St, John testified the Rock Island had no black* list, 1 was a member of the American Railway union and presidont of a local union, but there was uo charge against mo of committing violence. Hn! the Rock island threw me out of a position with another company using some of its t.acks after 1 had passed Its examination for competency and had a letter ol recommendation from its assistant general superintendent."

After several other witnesses had been heard ou matters of minor Importance the commission adjourned for the day.

CltMlririiMi Wright's PHAH.

During the day Chairman Wright, of the commission. was asked a number of times as totim truth of tho statement that he carried an annual pass from Mr. Pulluian and used It frequently. The chairman said he did have such a pass, and it was given htm by Mr. Pullman several years ago when the labor commission was studying the system in vogue in tho model town. Mr. Pullman had been his friend, and he had accepted tho pass as a matter of course. Since thj government paid his traveling expenses anyway, he did not seo that it made much difference whether ho used the pass or not. As It happened, he had not used it ou the trip of investlgatlon.

CURRENT EVENTS.

Chewipuuki: & Ohio's animal report shows a surplus of SM,ODD, in K|iU of fctrilu'S.

Tyier lowi-roil two bicycle roeonls :it Springfield, Mass., g-oiiiy a ll.yliitf- hull In :50 4-5 and a quarter in :2I1 :I-5.

Louis 0. Dlsforgos, a New Orlonns councilman, has been indicted fm soliciting1 a bribe from a railroad coiupany.

Capt. II. C). Kin#, a mechaicul engineer of Memphis, was killed by Alex Carr, an employe to whom he was indebted.

Canadian liberals, through theii leader, Sir Wilfred Laurier, have declared for free raw materials and a revenue tariff.

William I.'ay, former champion crosscountry runner of the country, hanged himself because he had been accused of embezzlement. ?.i5

Christopher F. Frazer, of Torontoi's? until recently commissioner of public works in the Toronto cabinet, was found dead In bed.

Tho gunboat Muehias will be intrusted with tho return of the Columbian relics loaned by the Vatican and the duke of Voragua.

Illley Walker and Richard Jordan two negroes convicted of murder, wero taken from a train at Mitchell's Station, Ala., and lynched.

Lord linton won tlfc free-for-all trot at Lansing, Mich., lowering his record to 2:1)8%. Albatross paced half-mile to saddlo in

A plot to assassinate President llippolyte, of lluyti, was exposed by tlm sweetheart of one of the conspirators, most of whom were captured.

The law office of Charles A. Barnes at .Jacksonville, ill., was entered, tho safe opened by means of tho combination, and silverwaro valued at S-IOO taken.

At Ashland, Wis., an entire biock ol buildings valued at 875,000 was destroyed, the stock exchange and Scott Furniture company being the heaviest losefB.

Miss Madgo IIowo, of Springfield, 111., was elected president of tho Ladies' Aid sooiety, auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans, at the national encamp, merit at Davenport.

Foit sale bills seo TUK JOUHNAL CO., PKINTKRa