Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 October 1894 — Page 1

VOL. VII-NO. 87

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Eight-Story Building in New York Collapses During a Gale.

IT CRUSHES AN ADJOINING HOUSE.

Th« Slcoplnir Inmates of thfi flatter Are Hurled In the ltutns Right Are Dead, One Minting 81*tcen Are Injured.

NMV YORK, Oct, 11.—While the storm which has raffed here for twenty-four hours wns at ita height just before 4 o'clock Wednesday morning a new eight-story building at 74 Monroe street collapsed, bearing down with It the house at 72 Monroe street and the rear extension of the building on the other side, Trt. Both places were filled with sleeping tenants, who were burled under the tremendous mass of ruins. The crash of the falling walls aroused the neighbors, who, scantily clad, began the wore of rescue, which was continued well into the day by police and firemen. They mined far under the bricks and beams and mortar and from the ruins they took the dead and injured.

Eight Killed.

The dead are: X. I. Abrams. 40 years of age: Mrs. Besete Abrams. aged 47, wife of 1. Abrnras Rose Abrams, 18, daughter of 1. and Mrs. Bessie Abrams Mrs. Bertha Karones, aged 59 Abraham Karones. her son, 6 years old Solomon Karones, aged 26 Mrs. Jennie Steinman. aged 00 Meyer Steinman, aged 31 her son, Ell Abrahams, aged 7, la mlsalng.

Sixteen Injured.

The following were injured: Alex. Abrams. out and bruised about the body Louis Abrams, badly cut about the faee, scalp wounds aud bruised on body Herman Abrams, cut aud bruised about the face and body James Brady, broken arm and scalp wound May Brady, cut and bruised about the face and breast Thomas J. Brady, right leg Injured and out about body Loretta Brady, badly out about face Jacob Karones. badly bruised Michael Karones. cut and Injured internally David Karones. scalp wound and bruised Fannie Karones, bruised and out: Carl Karones, nose broken and otherwise Injured: Jaoob Karones. leg broken and hand bruised unknown woman, injured about body Timothy Doolan, right arm broken George Robenskl, soalp wound.

Struoture a Weak One.

The building which fell has been in the course of erection for the last two months. It was to have been occupied when completed as a foundry. Ever since the foundation was laid there have been complaints on every side that the structure was a weak, flimsy affair and many had expressed the belief that it would fallbeforo the roof could be put on. These were certainly not far wrong, for the roof had not been completed ten hours when the building crashed in. ll«»»rd Muffled Cries.

When tba policemen patrolling in the vicinity reached the scene of the catastrophe, called thither by the noise of the falling buildinjr, they found extending half way across the street a mass of debris. On top of it, 80 feet above the street level, two women and a man were making an effort to get to the street, while from the interior of the pile caine muffled cries for help that told of the people imprisoned beneath the mass. Calls were sent In for fire engines and ambulances.

Care of the injured.

The people as fast a6 they were reBcued were taken into the grammar school near by and attended by doctors from the hospitals. Those who were most badly injured were taken to the hospitals where they could receive moro complete treatment. The briolis and great wooden beams and stones lay in one compact muss. To add to the horror of it all, there were the constant arles of the people imprisoned beneath the mass, imploring the men to hurry and get them out. In the midst of the orles there came the voices of ohlldren at times. Once there was a weak voice raised in prayer.

Under Arrest.

Mr. Aaronowltz, who was the owner of the new building at 74 Monroe street, was arrested during the afternoon and arraigned before Justice llogan in Essex Market police court. In spite of the fact that Aaronowltz was oharged with homicide, Justioe Hogan discharged him. He, however, issued subpoenas for Aaronowitz and David Molski, the contractor who put up the building, to appear before him this afternoon and explain what their responsibility, if any, was for the disaster.

dAPS AT SHAN HAI KWAN.

Lino of Communication Hptwpon Peking and Moukden Cut. SHANGHAI, Oct. ll. Various local rumors are In circulation, the most prominent being that 40,000 Japanese troops have landed near Shan Hal Kwan, on the bouudary between the Chinese provinces of Manohurla and Chi Li, at the eastern end of the great wall which traverses China. The telegraph wires have been cut, thus hindering communication with that district.

Shan llai Kwan, where the Japanese are reported to have landed 40,000 troops, is directly on the railroad building from Tien Tsin to Moukden, and is of great strategic importance. In fact, the opinion has been expressed that if Shan Hal Kwan is captured there is nothing to prevent the Japanese from marching on Pekiug. A Japanese fleet was reported to have been sighted off Shan Hai Kwan on Septembe 28.

Charged with Murder.

ALI.KGAN, Mich., Oct. 11.—Mrs. Ira Burd and 0. W. Ludlow have J)een arrested on a charge of murdering Ira Kurd on September 2a. Mrs. Ilurd claimed that she shot her husband, mistaking him for a burglar, but a coroner's jury thought otherwise.

Killed His Ilrothcr by Mistake. GUTHRIE, O. T., Oct. 11. Near Chandler James Hunt got up in the night and with his gun went out to the barn to hunt ah-lcken thieves. His brother Gus got up to go out too and James, mistaking nim for a thief, shot ajud killed him.

FOREIGN MISSIONS.

Annual Convention the Commissioner! Begins at Madison, Wis. MADISON, Wis., Oct. 11.—The board of foreign missions holding its eighty-fifth annual meeting here. The treasurer made his report at the morning session. It showed that during the year the receipts from donations, legaoles, etc., amounted to 9708,182, and the expenditures amounted to (788,091, of whioh 8078,108 was expended for oost of missions. Foreign Secretary N. G. Clark, D. D.,of Boston, in his annual survey of the board's work, leports marked progress at nearly every point in the great missionary field.

The summary for 1894 shows the number of missions among unavangelized nations to be twenty stations, 100', out stations, 1,107| places for stated preaching, 1,489 average congregations, 09,LST American laborers employed, 671| native laborers, 8,870| total, 8,441 number of ohurohes, 481 church members, 40,187 added during the year, 8,085. The whole number under instruction in the educational department is 60,400 actual contributions of money amount to 989,140.

In the evening the anuual sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. T. Eaton Claps, of Manchester,

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reception In the state house followed, the governor, justices of the supreme court, Senator Vilas, ex-Senator Spooner and their wives acting as the receiving party.

FOES 7O DRINK.

Chicago Temperaooe Organisations Honor Father Matthew's Memory. CHICAGO, Oot 11.—The birthday of Father Matthew, the originator of total abstinence societies, was celebrated here bv a grand parade oompoBed of Catnolio and Protestant temperanoe organizations and Oathollo and public school children. After marohing southward on Michigan avenue to Eighteenth street the procession turned and marched northward to the Auditorium, where It was reviewed by Gov. Altgeld. Mayor Hopkins, Bishop Watterson, of Ohio, Rev. Dr. Henson and others. In the evening a large meeting was held at the Auditorium theater which was addressed by Bishop Watterson, of Ohio, and others.

In celebrating Father Matthews' birthday all denominations and the temperance element of all nationalities joined. Creed was banished In this great demonstration against the evils of intemperance Protestants themselves ohose the date, October 10, on which each year will witness the massing of temperance organizations, religious and civio societies and youth from the schools in a mighty phalanx arrayed against vice.

MORE HINOKLEY VIOTIMS.

Charred Remains at Thirteen Persons Discovered In the Woods. ST. CLOUD, Minn., Oot 11.—Frank Drew, of Crookston, returned from the Hinckley dlstrlot Wednesday morning, where, for two weeks he has been searching for the body of William Murray, his brother-in-law. Tuesday afternoon ers found a body a ring as that of bodies of two other Evans and White were found. During the searoh the unidentifiable remains of thirteen vlotims were found. It Is bettered that many additional bodies will yet be found, while not even the ashes of others who perished will be distinguishable.

the searchIdentified by Murray. The victims named

KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.

Death of Two Coal Miners at Kelthsburg, 111.* Canted by a Premature HUat KKITHBBURO, 111., Oct. 11.—A frightful explosion ocourred In Dunn's coal shaft Tuesday night, killing William Walters and Harvey H. Smith. The aouldent was caused by a premature explosion of a blast just previous to the men quitting work. Smith lived several hours.

Columbian Half-Dollars.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—The treasury officials are considering the question of exchange at par for gold the 81,700,000 In Columbian half-dollars now In the treasury or subtreasurles. These half-dollars were held by the Columbian exposition at one aollar each a'ud at the olose of the fair about 81,700,000 remained undisposed of and were redeemed by the government at their face value.

Deb* Again Indicted.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 11. Twenty-five railway men, inoludiug Eugene V. Debs, the head of the American Railway union, were Indicted by the United States grand jury, which completed its work Wednesday. The Jury was In session only three days and was unanimous In Its decision to hold Debs and his Milwaukee associates for trial at the October term of the district oourt.

Mrs. Iletta Aeqoltted.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 11.—Mrs. Zettie Betts, SO years old, daughter of the late Pete McCartney, the once famous counterfeiter, who has been on trial In the criminal court here for three days charged with having poisoned her husband, George Betts, who died at Bessemer April 0, has been aoquitted.

Sir John Astley Dead*.

LONDON, Oct., 11.—Sir John Astley, the well-known sportsman, is dead. He will be remembered In the United States as the giver of the famous Astley cup, which was so much coveted during the craze for long-distance pedestrian contests.

Stevenson on the Stump. rJ LINCOLN, 111., Oot 11.—Viae President Stevenson addressed an immense crowd here Wednesday. His speech was a vigorous one in defense of democratic doctrine. He urged the reelection of Congressman Springer.

Pattl to Tackle Wagner.

LONDON, Oct. 11.—Mmo. Pattl iptends to give a series of oonoerts tu Germauy, singing ohleflv seleoiloni from Wagner's works, which she has hitherto avoided.

CRUELLY SLAIN.

Horrible Discovery Made by a Farmer at Liberty.

HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER MURDERED.

He ReturnH from a Hunt to Find Them llvaten to D«*af h, Supposedly by Rnr-f?)ar*--litoolhouidft on the

Dantards* Truck.

QBIKCY. 111., 0?t. U.—Mrs. J. C. L. Miller and her 10-year-old daughter, wife and daughter of a wealthy farmer living 80 miles east of Qulnoy and 8 miles from the village of Liberty, were brutally murdered Tuesday night. There is no clew to the perpetrators, but the bloody work is supposed to have been done by burglars.

J. L. Miller is almost blind, but notwithstanding that he Is fond of hunting, aDd Tuesday night he went out with a party of fox hunters, leaving his wife aud daughter at home. He returned home about midnight with a friend, but repeated knocking brought no response, and, supposing that his wife and daughter had gone to a neighbor's to spend the night, he went to the home of a neighbor named Robert Clark and remained the rest of the night. Early in the morning he returned home, but still the house was locked, and with the help of a man named Thompson he forced an entrance. As soon as they entered the house evidences of a tragedy were visible and going to the bedroom on the ground floor they found the bodies of Mrs. Miller and the girl.

Brains Thrown Agalust the WaU. Their heads had been crushed In with some blunt instrument and Mrs. Miller's brains had been dug out altogether and thrown against the wall. The body of Mrs. Miller was lying on the floor beside the bed with the arirl's body lying partly across it. The bedolothes and mattresses hnJ been pulled off the bed and thrown over the two bodies. The room showed evidences of a fearful struggle. The walls and celling were spattered with blood and a portlou of Mrs, Miller's brains had been dashed against the ceiling. The furnltnre was broken and kicked around and the room was generally a gory wreck. A trail of blood led from the room and down the hall, and following It they discovered that a door seldom used by the family was open. Through this the murderer or murderers had evidently gained acoess to the house and then made their escape after finishing their work.

Supposed to Be the Work of Burglars. The bodies had been dead several hours when found and the murder was evidently committed some time before midnight The crime is supposed to have been done by burglars, as a pocketbook which had contained money was found empty on the floor. Mr. Miller had 83,000 in the house a few days ago and it is supposed the burglars knew of this and were after It

To He Traced by Bloodhounds. Sheriff Vanoll, of this county, upon learning of the crime sent half a dozen deputies to the soene of the murder and telegraphed Gov. Altgeld, asking him to offer the usual reward. He also telegraphed to Sheriff Jones, of Lewis county, Mo., the owner of a pack of bloodhounds, and Wednesday night Sheriff Jones and three ferocious hounds arrived in Quincy aud left immediately for Liberty. There is no railroad telegraph or telephone there, and all the news Is brought in by courier. Mrs. Miller was 85 years old and a beautiful woman.

AMERICAN CORN.

Report as to Its Growing Popularity In Germany. WASHINGTON, Oot 11. The agricultural department has reoelved from Joseph Mattes, Jr., one of its representatives in Europe, a letter showing a satisfactory increase in the use of American corn in Germany. The correspondent Bays the prejudices formerly existing against maize as fodder for horses and cattle is daily growing less, and, while there has been no progress made to Induce the Germans to eat maize bread, the work to induce feeders to utilize It in plaoe of other fodder substitutes has been more successful.

Ex-Gov. Curtln Laid to Rest. BELI.EFONTE, Pa., Oct. 11.—Ex-Gov. Curtln has been laid to rest Many persons distinguished In official life were present At 10 o'olock the citizens held a funeral mass meeting tu the courthouse and G^n. Beaver read euloglums and .others made addressed. The body was taken to the courthouse where it lay In state, thousands viewing it, among them 1,000 school children. The funeral services were simple. Rev. Dr. Robinson, of Allegheny, preached the dlscour g.

Failure In Chteaffo.

CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—Mason & Co., dealers in playing cards and manufacturers of club-room furniture, have been declared Insolvent by Judge Horton' and Harry D. Irwin appointed receiver. The Watson & Karsch Manufacturing company, of New Jersey, filed the bill of complaint. Liabilities and assets unknown.

Big Fonndry Burned.

CLEVELAND, O., Oot 11.—Th$ big establishment of the Cleveland Foundry company burned Wednesday night, entailing a loss of 8100,000. The works of the Favorite Desk and Seating company adjoining were also destroyed loss. 815,000.

Will Not Oppose Japan.

BKRI.IN, Oct. 11.—The semi-official Cologne Gazette says the powers have agreed not to oppose a Japanese advance on Peking. China ha» asked German} to use its good offices to call off the Japanese.

Not Forbidden by Grover.

WASHINGTON*, Oct. 11. President Cleveland has not forbidden his appointecs to take the stump, lie has but expressed himself go the bubject

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—-Latest U. 5. Gov't Report.

SEAMEN PERISH.

Fatal Gales Reported Off the Newfoundland Ooast.

THIRTY SAILORS LOSE THEIR LIVES.

They Jump Orerboard, Hut Are Drowned Ere the Shore Could De Reached Damage the Storm .V Elsewhere.

ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Oot. 11.—A northeast gale of exceptional force swept over this island Wednesday night. The storm was very severe at St. Pierre, Miquelon, where thirty lives were lost and great damage was done. A very heavy sea was running in the harbor. All the vessels at anchor there put out extra anchors and took other measures to outride the gale, but notwithstanding this the maritime casualties were many. No less than fifty vessels dragged their anchors or parted their cables and were thrown upon the shore. Every effort made to olaw off shore was fruitless, the gale blowing with such tremendous fury that even storm canvaa could not be set. Some of the vessels were thrown ashore In very exposed places, and the great seas breaking over them soon pounded them to pieces. No assistance could be rendered the shipwrecked men from the shore. A number of them who jumped overboard and attempted to reach the shore by swimming were drowned, while others were bwept into the sea by the waves coming over thc.'r vessels and were not seen again until their bodies were oast upon the beach. The wrecked vessels were part of the fishing fleet that had put. into St. Pierre from the banks to repair damages sustained during the heavy storm of September 80. Although there were nearly 800 vessels ot the port, not a single one escaped without sustaining some damage. Several of the fleet are missing and grave fears are entertained that they foundered during the night.

Gale Brings Ruin.

NEW YOHK, Oot. 11.—The tropical hurricane that smarted in the gulf regions and has been whirling northward for the last few days struck this city and its environs early in the morning. Its force was first felt along the coast and immediately after swept with full vigor up the bay and along the river fronts. The storm on Staten Island exceeded anything that has occurred In years and for the time it lasted was the wildest ever seen by the oldest Inhabitant. It was particularly, disastrous along the water front Everything anchored near the shore was torn from Its moorings and thrown upon the beach. Small boats were smashed as If they were built of cardboard, and the shore was llued with debris. Two large schooners were unable to stand the Btraln at their anchors and were thrown against the trestle of the Statin Island Rapid Transit railroad, where they quickly pounded to pieces.

Numerous electrio wires were torn down in the gale. A team of horses was going to the boat at St. George when the animals came in contact with a "live" wire. Both were instantly killed. The driver on the wagon received a light shock, but was otherwise uninjured.

Havoc In Central Park.

Near Central Park the storm was felt in all ita fury. The most serious da age was done to the trees and ahrubs there. All suffered In some degree. The big trees which have -iofled many a storm in years gone by lost branohes, and the smaller ones were uprooted In large numbers. In a few oases some of the larger trees were snapped off close to the ground like plpestems. The wind's force just about finished the leaves In the park and stripped bare many a tree. It also played fast and loose with the greenhouse glass and gave plenty of work for the glaziers.

A Voung Girl Killed.

When the gale was at ita height the wind struck a chimney on the roof of a house in Hudson street, Jersey City. Crashing through the roof it fell across the body of the sleeping daughter of the house, breaking several of her ribs and causing Injuries which resulted in her death two hours later. Many houses were wrecked at New Rochelle.

The telegraph companies are heavy sufferers from the big blow, although the Postal company is work'ng to all points. In New York city 8 inches of rain fell. At Long Island City the big iron tank belonging to the East River Gaa company was blown down to within feet of Its foundation. The tank was 200 feet high and 188 feet wide.

In Brooklyn.

In Brooklyn considerable damage was done to buildings, and for a considerable time the street railway traffic was suspended on account of the prostration of electrio wires. All the publio sohools were dismissed for the day. The velocity of the wind here has reached 44 miles an hour. At Block island It rushes along at 78 miles an hour.

Four Parsons Missing.

During the height of the storm the tug Belle MoWllllams, having In towseven barges loaded with coal, was oaught in a gal* while trying to make a shelter la Lloyd's harbor, Long lsl*n4 MSBA. Thj force of the

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gale broke tlio hawsers and the tug and barcos were all driven ashore. The barges had from two to five persons on each of them and they carried a full crew. Four persons who were known to be on the boat arc missing. The Bliore all along the northeast section of Long Island is •strewn with wreckage.

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he danger from the storm at sea has been intensified by a dense fog which has settled down over the middie Atlantic and Now England coast

I.eft a Horrible ConfeHinon. L?» iioiT, Mich., Oct. 11.—George Van Tajii r, of this city, suicided in jail, leavii.g a letter in which he confesses to having committed twelve murders.

CURRENT EVENTS.

Fred Mohley was killed by a runaway at Sperry, la. Mrs. T. J. Ireland, of Ringgold City, 111., died of injuries received in a runaway.

Burglars robbed the post office at West Cleveland, O., of SIOO in money and stamps.

The cotton crop in tho Columbus (.Miss.) region has been heavilj- damaged by frost.

Henry Hodge, of Khlora, la., was killed by a bucket of stone fulling on him while in a well.

John Stephens, son and daughter were fatally burned by a gasoline explosion neur Perry, O. T.

Catholic archbishops of America ara in secret session in I'hiladelphln, discussing affairs of the church.

In a railway accident near St. Anne Quebec, three men were killed and three others fatally injured.

A. Patton was killed by a Baltimore Ohio passenger train while walking across a bridge at Zanesvllle.

William Fuller, an attorney of Clinton, 111., and ex-sheriff of the county, dropped dead with heart disease.

Clarence Flnegun. aged lSyears, shot and probably fatally Injured John Nye, aged 10 years, at Loadvllle, Col.

The twenty-fifth annual convention of the North American Beekeepers' association is in session atSt. Joseph,Mo.

Levi P. Morton has written a letter formally accepting the republican nomination for governor of New York.:

Prof. AnoaerBoper, an aeronaut from Saginaw, Mich., was so badly Injured at Vancouver. 13. C., that he may not reeover.

During a riot between sophomores and freshmen of Lehigh university at Bethlehem, Pa., a house was nearly demolished.

Michael McDonough, 60 years old,% has been oonvicted of nnirdcr in the7 first degree at Kenton, 0. He killed his wife with a knife.

An assignment was made at San Franolsoo by the Phelps Manufacturing company. Iron founders and bridge and oable car builders.

An explosion in a mill at IJexter, Mo., killed three r.ieji and seriously wounded another. The killed were brothers named Johnson.

Much exoltement prevails at bun Pedro, Col., over the supposed loss by drowning of a party of four citizens, including the postmaster.

G. Dobson and Davis J. Lloyd are dead, the result of the explosion at Newcastle mine, Seattle, Wash. Two others are expected to die.

Officials of the Baltimore &. Onlo railroad have been arrested at Pittsburgh for violating tho interstate commerce act by paying rebates.

THEY DEAL IN MONEY.

Annual Session of the American Honkers' Association Begins. BALTIMORE, Md., Oot 11.—The twentieth annual session of the American Bankers' association was called to order at 10:80 a. m. hy President M. M. White, of Cincinnati. Addresses ot welcome were delivered by Mayor Latrobe, Attorney General Poe, ami Enoch Pratt, tho venerable president of the Baltimore clearing house. President White responded.

Tho anuual report of Secretary Henry W. Ford, of New York, showed that state associations, each having separate officers and management, now existed in thirty states and territories and several of the Canadian provinces. The several papers read dealt with tho practical methods oi banking rather than the broader theories of finance. Various suggestions for the regulation of the currency, however, were offered by a number of representative bankers. In accordance with a previous understanding the silver question was excluded from the discussions, it being the opinion of tho executive council that as the subject was gone over in detail at the Chicago convention last year further discussion would be a waste of time.

Wants the Farm Himself.

sDETROIT, Mich., Oct 11.—William D. Trombley begun suit against John II. Seltz to set aside the deed he gave tu the latter of his interest in the Chanvin farm. Ho alleges misrepresentation and fraud. His interest is worth H29,. 000. Seitz was to pay 860,000.

Crack Pacors to Race.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oot 1L—The Cumberland Park association has arranged a matoh raoe between Robert J., John R. Gentry, Hal Bradeo and Joe Patchen here October 19 for $4,000.

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