Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1891 — Page 6

©he democrat M* BTjACKUKNj • - . PnnTT«Tnm ONLI HALF A GLANCE WILL [SHOW YOU THAT THE NEWS IS ALL HERE. Another Fatal Affray In tlie’Coke Region—x Five .Colored Children Cremated—Minister Lincoln Speaks—Eaten by Wolves. BURNED ALIVE. “ Five Colored Children Cremated In a Cabin. Marlboro 3 (Md.) special: A very exciting scene >vas presented to the Marlboro correspondent the other morning. After a drive of nine miles through the lower part of Prince George County, which is thinly settled, to the farm owned by Robert Connick, a Southern Maryland planter, near the village of Horse Head, to view the charred remains of five children of William Coale, a prominent colored citizen of Southern Prince Georges, which were burned alive while sleeping. The children—four girls and a boy—who always slept in the attic, were asleep when the fire broke out. It is thought the children built a fire in the stove owing to the coolness of the night and through carelessness left' the stove door open and the sparks therefrom ignited an old hen-nest in the chimney corner which caused the conflagration. The first persons to arrive at the fire were Messrs. T. L. Naylor and Richard Naylor, neighbors, who live about a mile from the house. When they reached the burning house, half way out of one of the burning windows was protruding the body of a boy. The flames had burned him into a crisp. In a few minutes a portion of the roof fell in and his skull fell from the window and was picked up by one of the several persons who had by this time gathered around. The bones of the body fell inside and were burned to ashes. After the fire had been extinguished, through lack of material to burn, some of those present raked among the embers and found seventeen bones in a bunch, the remains of the four -girls who always slept together. When William Coale, the father, returned from a distant relative, he was frantic with grief. He picked the boy’s skull up and kissed it, saying: “God knows bdst, but this is hard to bear.” This is the second time he has been visited by fire. PERISHED IN FRAMES. A Fire In a Tenement House Suffocates Two Persons. Fire occurred in the two-story frame building, 148 Naseau street, Rochester, t N. Y.. occupied by Mrs. Nellie Rosebloom’s confectionery store on the ground floor and by a families in the other parts of the building. Mrs. Muntzki and her son, who lived in the rear part of the upper story, were awakened by the smoko and, though nearly unconscious, succeed in reaching the street, but saved nothing but their night clothes. The other occupants were soon aroused and it was supposed that all had escaped, but after the fire had been extinguished the bodies of a man and wdinan were found in the upper story, lying/together at the door. The man was Herman Stephaski, but the name of the woman could not be ascertained, though it is supposed she was his wife. They were in the habit of drinking, may have been under the influence of liquor at the time they were suffocated. Coke Strikers Shot Down. Uniontown (Pa) special: Another collision has occurred between the coke strikers and deputies, the result being one striker dead and one seriously wounded. Superintendent Gray and pit boss Callaghan, of Leisenring No. 3, went to house No. 17 to rescue two of the menjwho had been atjvork and were being, held at that house by the strikers. They were set upon and stoned and the deputies came to their aid. One of the strikers tried to take a gun from one of the deputies, when a shot was fired by the strikers. Superintendent Gray then ordered the deputies to fire, and in the volley which followed John Mahan, a striker, fell dead,-, and another, whose name is not known, received a mortal wonnd. The strikers then scattered, and the two men who were held prisoners were rescued and taken to Leisenring. The situation is now reported quiet. Says Pool-Selling Is Not Gambling. Judge Perkins, in his charge to the grand jury of Kenton County, Ky., in the case of the Covington pool selling, said that under a recent decision of the Court of Appeals the selling of pools on races was not gambling. He also said that pool rooms were indictable for nuisance, but that a nuisance under the law must be continuous, apd ho therefore said that the arresting of pool-sellers for each pool sold was not according to law. Bankers Undeft- Arrest. Edward E. Gedney, president of the North River bank, New York, and Cashier Frank Ingersoll, were placed under arrest on a bench warrant issued by Judge Martine. They were brought before Judge Martine in general sessions, and held in 815,000 bail each. They are charged with falsifying the quarterly report of the bank made on June 14, 1890. The complaint in the case was made by the receiver of the bank, Frank Higgins. . Barnum's Elephants. During the parade of Barnum’s circus at Jersey City, a horse belonging to Albert Roner, a truckman, took fright at the elephants and ran away. Several were knocked down and two were taken to the hospital. They arc Colon Walker, aged 9 years, and Mrs. Michael Lang. Both of Walker's and Mrs. Lang’s legs were broken and they were bruised internally. They are in a critical condition. A Freight Train Ditched. A heavy freight train in the Union Pacific yards at Omaha, was ditched through the engine jumping the track. Conductor Gleason was killed, and Engineer Whitney and Fireman Hamburg severely injured. Five loaded cars and the engine were totally demolished. Eaten by Wolves. 4 Some laborers, while clearing the mountain roads of snow, near Silver Plume, CoL, uncovered the mutilated body of David Cook, of Boston, who was lost last fall. Wolves had attacked his body. Isaac Smith’s Case. Governor Campbell, of Ohio, has commuted the sentence of Isaac Smith to life imprisonment, which, for a time disposes of a case that has received considerable attention. Smith was first sentenced to hang August 23, 1889; the Supreme Court respited him until March 7, JB9O. Then, the court having refused to do anything for him, his case was carded to the State Board of Pardons. It fame too late for the March meeting and a respite was granted to April 25. On that date the case was not fully investigated and June 29 was settled as the day lor the excretion in order to give the

Board more time to look into the case. The Governor has granted him five respites, the first being until August 29, 1890; next, October 24; third, November 28; fourth, December 19; and the last to May 1, 1891. FOREST FIRES. New Jersey a Sea of Flames—Other Damaging; Fires. New York special: The most destructive fire of many years is raging in South Jersey. The great pine region and cranberry bogs district, bounded by Point Pleasant and Bay Head on the north, down to Egg Harbor, sixty miles south, and from the Atlantic to points from thirty tojforty miles inland, is being swept by fire. Thousands and thousands of acres of pine and cedar timber have been burned, many towns have been threatened, dozens of houses have been destroyed and fears are entertained for the safety of the people in the devastated country. So dense is the smoke that hangs over the burning forest that farmers going from town to town have to grope their way along the roads. Rain has not fallen in weeks and the inhabitants are unable to check the spread of the flames. At many places the residents have been forced to flee to the open country to save their lives, leaving their household goods behind to be burned. At one place, a sick woman covered by water soaked blankets, was carried out of her burning home in her bed. The loss will be over a million dollars and many farmers will be impoverished. Forest tires are also reported in the mountains about Reading, Pa., and in the vicinity of Newburg, N. Y. 1 Minister Blair Ordered to Washington. Chicago special: Mr. Henry W. Biair, the newly appointed Minister to China, will return to Washington, in accordance with a request from Secretary Blaine to that effect. Mr. Blair did not appear at all unpleasantly affected by the change in his plans, which was, however, something of a surprise to him. “I have no information regarding the matter beyond what is contained in Mr. Blaine’s dispatch,” he said shortly after its receipt. “I can say nothing, therefore, as to the rumor that the State Department has been notified by China that I am ‘persons non grata,’ and that in consequence lamto be sent to Japan or Persia. As I have no official knowledge of the cause of my being requested to return to Washington, I can, of course, say nothing about my future movement. Until an hour ago I was not aware that I was not to continue my journey to China. Austria and Germany. Berlin special: Bayrou Wittek, under Secretary of the Austrian Ministry of Commerce, has arrived here on a special mission from his Government. His object is the unification of the German and Austrian railway systems by the enactment of common laws and the adoption of common regulations especially as to the management of the lines, the tariffs for freight and passengers, time tables for through trains, etc. In the negotiations to be undertaken by Byron Wittek special attention will be given to the arrangement of military and strategic lines, with a view to the rapid mobilization of troops in both countries. Politicians see most important results if this negotiation is carried to a successful conclusion. It will bind Germany and Austria in a closer union, and insure the permanency and greatly increase the strength of the triple alliance. Burned to Death. New York special: Three young girls were burned to death, and two other persons were badly burned at a fire in the fireworks factory in Morrisania. Lillie Hammond, 19 years old; Mary Lynch, 17 years old; Jennie Harpley, 17 years old, were caught in a burning building, and burned to death in sight of the crowd that had assembled to watch the fire., George Kreamly, 40 years old, was badly burned about the head and body, and 2 Lottie Lorn, 14 years, was horribly burned about the body. The damage to the stock and building is 80,000. • .. A Horrible Accident. « John Mancer, brother of B. F. Mancer, the inventor of many contrivances, has been employed by the Gilbert Car Works at Troy, N. Y., for many years. Among the machinery used are several machines on which a number of knives made 700 revolutions per minute. One of these knives broke and flew with awful velocity through the air, striking Mr. Mancer in the left breast, and sinking to the depth of over six inches, completely transfixing the heart. Mr; Mancer died in less than two minutes. He was 65 years old and leaves a family. Italy’s Reply. Rome special: It is asserted that the Marchese de Rudini, after several interviews with Baron do Fava, has decided upon the terms of his answer to Mr. Blaine, which will be to this effect: Italy will not rest satisfied with the reasons given by the United States. The question is one of public rights, and public rights demand reciprocal protection for tho subjects of friendly power. The Marchese de Rudini declares that a civilized nation will fail in its duties if it does not demand indemnity for the families of the murdered Italians and the arrest of tho assassins. Incendiary Fire. Scranton, (Pa.,) special: Tho electric car stables here were set on fire by some unknown incendiary and the building was soon consumed, much valuable machinery and cars being totally destroyed. The flames communicated to St. Paul’s Church,but the building was saved after a desperate struggle. The office of the Republican then caught, and so rapid was the spread of tho flames that the printers at work had to flee from their cases. The magnificent building was soon gutted and only a part of the paper could be issued. Tho total Eloss will reach 8350,000. Well insured. "* Sells Bros. Strike a Cyclone. A storm struck Tiffin, bhio, the other day. Sells Brothers’ circus was exhibiting at the fair grounds. Tho wind blew down and destroyed all the tents, but the main performance was over. There was a panic among the few remaining, and the animals in tho menagerie were wild with terror, but none escaped. A number of persons were injured. Mrs. Pauline Hunter had her skull crushed by a falling tent pole, City Commissioner Chamberlain and Policeman Bolander were injured in tho same way, but not seriously. Dynamite Cartridge Explodes. At Martin’s Ferry, Ohio, an unknown miscreant gave three little boys, James and Milton Turney and Charles Wilson, all under nine years of age, a loaded dynamite cartridge. The boys played with the cartridge and it finally exploded. All three of the boys were blown over sixty feet and frightfully mangled. Wilson had his breast and abdomen torn open and a leg badly lacerated. He will die. One of the Turneys will lose his sight, the other is burned to a crisp on his arms and body i and cannot recover. Th® Whitely Faller®. The Whitely reaper works, at Springfield, Ohio, the largest reaper factory in existence, and the factory next in size in the world to Krupp’s gun works, in Germany, has been appraised under the direction of a receiver and will be sold in thirty days. The works with the machinery cost $1,500,000. Whitely, who built the works, had an ambition to own the largest agricultural implement

' ' — works tn the world. They are far larger than his business required and led to his failure. A Locomotive Explode*. The boiler of freight locomotive No. 5?, south bound on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, exploded with terrific force at Johnston’s Station, Ohio. Fireman John Foley was killed. Front Brakeman Woods was seriously scalded, cut and bruised, and cannot live. Engineer Jacob Eich was severely scalded on the right arm and hand, and his right leg was badly injured. The engine is one of the Brooks manufacture, and was lately purchased by the company. (Th® Spiteful Kaiarr. HRHB Berlin special: The startling statement is made that no place was reserved for Bismarck in the Moltke funeral had he come, and that the Kaiser had plainly intimated his desire that the Prince should not be present Whether this was communicated to Bismarck is not known, but by his absence he saved the high officers who had formerly been the servants at his bidding from an embarrassing situation, as any courtesy shown to Bismarck would have; been promptly resented by the Emperor. Eloper Sentenced. Wm. D. Spayde, who eloped from Niles, Mich., last winter with Mrs. J. Rose Roberts, was sentenced to one year imprisonment. Mrs. Roberts, who was also in court, was discharged. There was a scene in the court room after the trial had ended. • The husband whom the woman had deserted was present and appealed to her to return home with him and their three children. She declared that she would not do so, and after warning him never to speak to her, fainted. It was nearly an hour before she recovered. Murderers Captured In a Cave. A dispatch from Columbus, Ind., tell? of the finding in Brown County, in a sort of a cave in a secluded spot twenty miles from a railroad, three Kentucky murderers. They were William Puckett and his two sons, who, on the day of the last Presidential election, at Irvine, Estill County, Ky., murdered a neighbor, Henry Hall, and fled. They offered resistance when arrested, but were placed in jail to await a proper requisition from Kentucky. A Bridge Collapses. London special: While the Brighton express, crowded with persons on their way to business in the city, was crossing the bridge at Norwood, about seven miles soutn of London bridge, the structure collapsed and six of the rear carriages fell into the bed of the shallow stream beneath. The carriages were smashed to atoms, and very many of the passengers sustained more or less painful injuries, but not a person on board the train was killed. An American Schooner Fired Upon® The schooner Fred E. Louder (American), from Talitai, Chili, forty-six days out, has arrived at San Francisco. Her captain reports that the Louder entered Talitai harbor one evening in February. While entering she was fired on by a Chilian battery. Several shots were fired at her, none of which took effect. The vessel was mistaken for one of tho insurgents’ gunboats. Crushed Under the Wheels. Recently an unknown man was killed by a Lake Shore train near Parker Station, Ind. J. H. Kierstead, detective for the road, investigated the matter and learned that the man’s name was ;Henry Schultz, a printer, whose home was in Cincinnati. Schultz and another printer were stealing a passage from Chicago to Fort Wayne, and the former fell under the wheels and was crushed to death. Miss Garrett’s Munificent Gift. Miss Mary E. Garrett has offered to the trustees of the Johns Hopkins University SIOO,OOO to be added to the Women’s Fund for the Medical School O of the University, dependent upon the Trustees having in hand by February, 1892, the remainder of the sum necessary to complete the endowment of $500,000, namely, $219,000. The generous offer has been accepted. Changed Places. While Officer George McClusky, of Hill County, Tex., was taking C. C. Lewis, a horse-thief, to Hillsboro on horseback, the latter struck the Sheriff in the face with his fist, knocking him off his horse. He then severely beat the officer and handcuffed him to a fence, and, mounting his horse, rode away. Big Four Accident. A collision, resulting in wrecking two locomotives, a mail car and slightly injuring an engineer and Thomas Landes, mail clerk, of Scottsburg. Ind., occurred at the union station Indianapolis. The cause was the mysterious breaking away of Big Four engine Na 270 from the yards, two miles away. Forest Fires. Forest fires are now raging along the Lehigh Mountain between Lehigh Gap and Bowman’s Station, Pa. They are being fought by a force of men sent there by the Lehigh County authorities. Opera House Collapses. The opera House at Troy, Ala., fell in while a party of young people were rehearsing an amateur performance. About ten persons were buried in the ruins. Alger for the Cabinet. Grand Cemmandcr Veasey, of the G. A. R., says he thinks Secretary Pictor will succeed Senator Edmunds and that General Algej - will go into the cabinet. THE MARKET! CHICAGO. Cattle—Commoa to Prime.... $3.25 @ 6.50 Hooe—Shipping Grades 3.00 & 5.00 Sheep 3.50 @6.25 Wheat—No. 2 Red Lo6)4@ 1.07)4 Corn—No. 2...C9 @ .70 Oats—No, 2 .51%& .52)4 Rye—No. 282 @ .83 Butter—( hole* < reamery2o @ ,24 Cheese- Full Cream, Holel2 @ .13 Eaos—Freeh.13 @ .14 Potatoes—Western, per bu 1.05 & 1.15 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3.50 @ 6.00 Hogs—Choice Light 3.Q0 @5.25 Sheep—Common to Prime 3.00 @ 5.25 Wheat—No. 2 lied 1.09 @l.ll Cohn—No. 1 White...... 73 @ .74 Oats—Na 2 White.s7 @ .53 BT. LOUIS. Cattle. 4.00 @ 5.75 Hoes 4.00 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red LO7 @ LO7)A Cohn—No. 2 65)4@ .66)6 Oats—No. 2. .52 @ .53 Barley—lowa7s @ .80 CINCINNATI. Cattle. 3.00 @ 5.75 Hoes 3.00 & 5.25 Sheep... 4.00 @5.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red Ll3)4@ 1.14)4 Corn— No. 2..74 @ .75 Oats—No. 2 Mixed........ .55 @ .58 DETROIT. Cattle 3.00 @ 5.00 Hogs 3.00 @ 5.00 Shewp 3.00 @ 5.50 Wheat-No. 2 Red 1.16 @ 147 Corn -No. 2 Ye110w.... .73 @ .74 Oatst-No. 2 White'6o @ .60)4 z TOIdiDO. Wheat 1.12 @1.12)4 Cohn—Cash......;■5..... i. .68 @ .70 Oats—No. 1 White .54 @ .56 Clover Seed . 4JO @4.20 EAST LIBERTY. Cattle—Common to Prime..... 4.00 @6.25 Hoes—Light 3.25 @ 5.50 Sheep—Medium 4.00 @ 5.50 Lambs. 3.00 @ 4.50 MILWAUKEE. 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THE PRESIDENT’S TOUR. A CRUISE ABOUT SAN FRANCISO bay. H-» Is Accompanied on th® Trip by Great i Numbers of Gayly Decorated Craft—Th® I Palatial Hom® on Wheels in Which th® President and His Guest* Ar® Traveling. The morning of President Harrison’s marine excursion from San Francisco opened with a fog enveloping the shores : of the bay, but as the forenoon wore on the fog lifted and left the harbor sparkling in sunlight Notwithstanding the announcement that the Invitations to accompany the President were limited to five hundred in number, the committee havings charge of the excursion were besieged with applications from fully 5,000 persons who, being unable to secure coveted billets, crowded the steamers Ukiau and Garden City and numerous smaller craft which dotted the bay, so that at the hour of the President’s embarkation over 10,000 persons had left the shore to accompany him on the trip. At 10:30 o’clock the Pueblo steamed out into the bay from Broadway wharf and was soon followed by the warship Charleston, the Government steamers Rush and Marono carrying the Federal officials, and the revenue cutters Rush and Corwin with the Custom House officials As the Pueblo passed these vessels, jvhich had formed a line about 300 yards apart, a salute was fired, and the band, which had been stationed on the Pueblo, played a patriotic air. After the Government vessels had swung into the line other steamers and craft conveying unofficial excursionists made haste to follow, and, with the white sails of the yachts skimming the

on the Platform of the “vacvna."

scene, the pageant, from a marine point of view, had never been excelled on the Bay of San Francisco. During the whole time that the Pueblo was steaming down the bay the President stood on the bridge with a pair of marine glasses,through which he scanned the various objects of interest which were pointed out to him. He was constantly surrounded by a group of army and navy officers, and apparently found great enjoyment in tho trip. He responded to the salutes of different vessels he passed by removing his hat and bowing. About 2 o’clock the Pu’eblo headed for the Union Iron Works. The vessels which had been lying in the stream waiting for her got under way and followed in her wake, making a marine procession several miles in length. * At the Union Iron Works the Pueblo was received with the blowing of whistles at the factory and on ali, steam vessels lying there The cruiser Charleston, which had followed tho President s steamer all day, anchored a short distance from tho Pueblo. The President was taken off in a tug and paid an official visit to the Charleston, being received with a rational salute when he boarded the vessel and also when be took his departure. By this time the bay for a mile in every direction from the Union Iron Works was studded with vessels of every description, upon the decks of whlcfc there were fully 20,000 people, who had come there to witness the launching of the armored coast defense vessel Monterey. In addition to those on vessels there were probably forty thousand people who witnessed the launching from the shore. Every housetop and street and every hillside overlooking the iron works yard as well ,as the yard itself was literally covered with people. Never was there such interest taken or such enthusiasm displayed at any similar eVent in this part of the country. On the shore and on the bay fhero was a perfect sea of flags and bunting, and for some time before the launching occurred there was a continuous screeching of steam whistles, to which was added the music of a score of bands on excursion steamers. A small platform had been built around tho bow of the vessel, and on this were the Presidential party and other distinguished guests, and also a band from the navy yard. At 4:30 Mrs. Harrison pressed an electric button, which sent the vessel down the ways. The navy yard band played a national air as she glided into the water, and immediately there burst forth the greatest noise from steam whistles, to which was added the thundering sound of the Charleston s guns as she fired a national salute; cheer after cheer also arose from shore and from the vessels. The launch was entirely successful. The President and party then returned to the Palace Hotel. When the Presidential party arrived at San Jose a national salute was fired and a large crowd gathered at the station cheered lustily. The visitors were escorted to the Hotel Vendome, where an address of welcome was made by Mayor Rucker, and responded to by the President as follows: ■ ? Mr. Mayor and fellow-citizens, lam again surprised by this large outpouring,of my friends, and by the res)»ectful Interest which they evince. I can not find words to express the delight which 1 have felt, and which those who journey with me have felt, as we have observed the beauty, and more than all the comfort and prosperity which characterize the great State of California. I am glad to observe here as I have elsewhere that my old comrades of the great war for the Union have turned out to witness afresh by this demonstration their love for the flag and their veneration for American institutions. My comrades, I’greet you every one affectionately. I doubt not that every loyal State has representatives here of that great army that subdued the rebellion and brought home the flag in triumph. I hope that you have found in this flowery and prosperous land, in the happy homes which you have built up here, in the wives and children that grade your firesides,' sweet contrast to those times of peril and hardship which you experienced in the army, and I trust above all that under these genial and kindly influences you still maintain that devotion to our institutions, and are teaching it to the children that will take your places. We often speak of children following in the footsteps of their fathers. Nearly a year ago at the great review of the Grand Army of the Republic at Boston, after those thousands of veterans, stricken with years and labor, had passed along, a great army nearly as large came on with the swinging step that characterized you when you carried the flag from your home to the field. They were sons of veterans, literally marching In their fathers’ step*, and so I love to think in the hands of this generation that la coming on to take our places our Umtltu-

tlons are safe, and that the honor and glory of the flag will be maintained. We may quietly go to our rest when God shall call us In the full assurance that His favoring providence will follow us, and that in your children valor and sacrifice for the flag will always manifest themselves. Monarchs have traversed land and sea and history has recorded the magnificence of many a royal equ page, but no empferor ever had opportunity to enjoy such luxurious traveling accommodations as have been conferred by ingenious and comfort-seeking man upon the President of the greatest republic the nations of the earth ever beheld. There have been many fine specimens of the car-builders’ art previous to the creation of this “Presidential special,” but it is questionable whether there is in railroad annals a more elaborately complete vehicular aggregation than they one which was prepared for the journey of the chief executive and his guests. The great pan-American excursion train was regarded as be.ng the acme of perfection, but that made its pilgrimage a year and a half ago, and there have been many important improvements since that came to a close. First in the string of five cars is the combination; baggage, smoking, and library-ear, Aztlan, upon the forward panels of which is inscribed in large gilt letters: “The Presidential Special. ” In one of the corners nearest the engine is a perfect incandescent electric light .plant, with a noisy little dynamo in frequent operation. In the same compartment the baggage and a reserve stock of supplies is stored away, al! in the most admirable order and 7 looking as litt’e like the ordinary everyday baggage car as could be easily imagined. A narrow doorway, generally occupied by a swinging door, separates the I aggage section from the smoking-room and library. The upholstery is of olive plush, and the furniture is of a character that cannot fail to contribute to the comfort of those mortals who are privileged to use it Two bookcases, one on each side of the car, contain a couple of hundred standard works, and beneath each of the cases is a desk and a supply of writing material. Between the cases and alongside of the clock is an electric screw-fan which faces a twin contrivance at the opposite end of the apartment; these, when in operation, will keep the atmosphere fairly clear and reasonably cool. “Colorado” is the name of the diningcar, and a more nearly perfect creation in the shape bfsa restaurant on wheels could not easily be found The furnishings of z tho dining-car proper are supremely aesthetic. Cleanly waiters, clad In spotless white raiment, are not least among the attractions. The kitchen lacks nothing, and is presided over by one of the most experienced Afro-Ameri-can chefs. Next the commissary headquarters is the President's car, the “New Zealand.” So far as the upholstery of the main interior is concerned, this is probably the least attractive subdivision of the train. The plush is a dull variety of blue, and the curtains are seal brown. Here and there newspaper representatives are quartered. But beyond the somberly comfortableappearing draperies is a traveling paradise—the drawing rooms occupied by the President and Mrs. Harrison. The apartments, which are en suite, are models of artistic taste. All the woodwork is enameled in white and decorated with the choicest floral patterns in gilt moldings, while the seats and sofas are covered with a rich shade of terra-cotta plush. A more pleasing effect would hardly be possible. The “Ideal,” which is the car following immediately after the Presidential vehicle, differs materially from the other cars. Its interior is divided into six drawing-rooms, and each of these subdivisions possesses coloring and design distinctively its own. More interesting than any other portion of the train to the millions of men, women and children who will strive to see the President and Mrs. Harrison during the next few days will be the “Vacuna”—the last ear in the train. From its rear end the President will deliver

TA PRIVATE APARTMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT ANI MRS. HARRISON.

more than a few speeches, and, leaning over the brass-topped bronze feat e. must of necessity shake many a horny hand, to say nothing of the hands that are not even moderately hard. When the train was inspected by Mrs. Harrison, shortly before the hour of departure, she expressed a decided preference for the Vacuna as a day-car, and her judgment was applauded by the ladies of party. The . foward end of the Vacuna contains six sleeping sections, upholstered in blue and metal fitted in brask In the rear oi these and separated from ■them only by the buffet is the observation coinpartment, with plush-cushioned willow chairs enough to accommodate sixteen people, provided no one chair is burdened by more than one individual. The windows are large and arc made of the finest plate glass. Human ingenuity may be able to make railway travel less irksome and more comfortable than it is now, but ingenuity must strain itself considerably if it succeeds in turning out anything more elaborate and complete than tho “Presidential special.” The British warship Thunderer has received four specimens of a gun, from which great things are expected. The original armament of the Thunderer consisted of two 38-ton and two 35-ton muzzle-loading guns, and one of these burst in the course of practice, inside the turret, with fatal results. It waa believed that the gun had been twice loaded before firing. The new guns, two of which are mounted on each turret, are of 10-inoh caliber and 20 tone in weight. The total length is 26 feet 10 inches, the projectile weighs 500 pounds, and the full charge of powder is, as is now usual, just half that weight. At a range of 1,000 yards it is calculated to pierce twenty-one inches of wrought-iron plate. In Sussex; England, a necklace of beads, made from peony root, was placed on the child's neck to assist the operation of teething and one of amber beads was also thought powerful 1

JUST TEN MINUTES WITH THE NEWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. Henry Keller Bulolcled at .Fort WayneHenry Albright Killed by Vandalia XJmltad Express at Beolsrllle—lndiana Patents—State Board of Health to Enforce the Law—Deaths, Accidents, Etc, Reduced Ballroad Fare. Members and candidates are notified, that through tho courtesy of the Central Traffic Association, excursion fareshave been granted from all points in Indiana to those attending the Scottish Rite and Shrine Convocations, at Fort Wayne,lnd., May 13 and 14, 1891. When buying tickets, ask for a certificate, which when endorsed by Charles B. Fitch, will entitle the holder to one-third fare, returning. Patriarchs Militant Meeting. At a meeting of tho Patriarchs Militant in the Statoat Warsaw, called and presided over by Charles W. Gruesbeck, assistant Adjutant-General of the Department, the following elections were made: First Regiment—Colonel, F. H. Foster, Pierceton; Lieutenant-Colonel, G. rW. Dowsweli, F' t Wayne; Major Second Battalion, Freman Crosby, Valparaiso. Second Regiment—Tolonel, J. E. Beiline, Indianapolis; LieutenantColonel, George P. Graft. Knightstown; Major First Battalion, M. H. Chappel, Knightstown. Third Regiment — Colonel, W. W. Canader, Winchester; Major Third Battalion, Daniel Meyers, Columbia City; Major Second Battalion, J. G. Stober, Wabash. 6 Fourth Regiment—Major Second Battalion, W. IL Northept, New Albany. Minor State Items. T -SrTho Salvation Army Corps has advanced on Seymour. —Terry Owens, of Westport, was killed by a fall from a wagon. - —Alfred Farrington, jr., of Jerome, drank concentrated lye and died. —A paper has been established at Bainbridge byJMorrison & Scott. —The delinquent taxes of Montgomery Cbunty amount to nearly $20,000. —The residence of William Bales, near Martinsville, was destroyed by fire. —New men have taken the places of the striking DePauw glass-workers. —The Jeffersonville town council has adopted standard time for that city. —Mrs. Sally Matsen aged 93 years, died of physical exhaustion at A%o. —The Seymour Street-car Company will employ steam as a motor power. —H. S. Winters, of Terre Haute, was drowned while fishing near Martinsville, 111. —The new breeders’ association at Greencastle, will build a mile track at once. - . } —Kokomo is to have a distillery with a capacity of 3,000 barrels of whisky daily. —Jerry M. Floyd has driven the Paoli stage 122,520 miles in the past fourteen years. —The city High-school of Crawfordsville will hold field-day exercises on May 21. —James Parker, at Tipton, has disappeared, leaving a simple “good-bye” note to his wife. —lsaac Kunerine, engineer, was killed in a wreck on the Cloverleaf Railroad at Kokomo. —Harry King, of Carmel, got a verdict for $1 damages against the editor of the Westfield A’cios. —Asher Cullom, living near Mooresville, was fatally injured by a falling apple-tree limb. —John Schmidt, of LaPorte, was killed by his horse taking fright at a runaway team and falling on him. —A six-ton roll has been cast at a New Albany foundry for the Premier steol-works, Indianapolis. —Putnam County has been losing school-houses by Are at the rate of oneeach month since January. —L. S. Lafferty, the C„ W. & M. brakeman, who was struck by abridge at will recover. —CEKrles D. Tillo, of Fort Wayne, has been appointed a member of Gov. Hovey’s staff with the rank of Major. —John Johnson, of Peru, got a year in the Penitentiary for stealing a bushel of potatoes, for which he received 95 cents. —Mrs. Margaret Tilford, of New Albany, compromised her SIO,OOO damage suit against the L., N. A. & C. Railroad for $4,500. —John Edwards, a boarding-house-keeper, at Crawfordsville, lays claim to $1,000,000 of the Edwardss2oo,ooo,oooestate tn New York. —Joseph Combs broke jail at Brownstown, fled, fell through a trestle, sustained severe injuries, returned to give himself up to the Brownstown authorities, was tried at once and acquitted. —John O’Donnell, a miner, was found dead in shaft No. 8, belonging to the Brazil Blockcoal Company. It is supposed he was caught between a bank car, loaded with coal, and the roof. Hist neck was found to have been broken. The deceased was unmarried and lived at Perth. —The cheese and butter factory at Wilkinson is now receiving 3,000 pounds ; of milk per day. Thus far the company I has not been able to keep up with tho orders*from various places for their giltedged butter and fine cheese. —The Jay County Agricultural Society has let the contract for building an art hall on the [fair grounds. The officers are determined that the annual fair shall continue to be the best county fair in the State if anything they can do will assist it. —A red-oak log at a saw-mill near Edinburg was split and found to contain 127 blacksnakes hidden in the hollow. —Circulars are being sent from tho office of the State Board of Health to leading physicians in the various counties of the State, calling attention to the recent law enacted for the purpose of faciliating the work of gathering complete statistics in this line. The circular contains a copy of that law, and the purpose is to convey to the physicians of Indiana the idea that the penalty for failure to report births, deaths, and other such statistics will be

—Jacob Rosehbourger’s planlng-saflk at Mars hall was burned. Loss, $2,000. —Two industrious peddlers have Igea selling pounded charcoal, done up in little bags, to La Porte housewives, with the explanation that no lamp containing one such sack would ever need refilling. —Grant Phinney, while fishing near ~ Muncie, had his hand and arm shattered and maimed by an explosion of nitw glycerine which he was handling in a bottle. —A Jonesboro dyspeptic had his wife® and roost ofj his relatives arrested tm® warrants for attempting to poison bfmjß and then admitted that he had mitted perjury in so doing. > —The government depot, Jeffersonville prison, school board and shipyards have all refused to conform to the Jeffersonville Council order adopting central standard time. The difference is about thirty minutes. —lt is said tint Gen. Lew Wallace’s patent-appljed-for, double-jointed, aluminium fish-pole contains divisions designed for carrying lunch and buttermilk, as well as matches to light a pipe, and a copy of the latest novel. ’ —Mrs. Meredith, the esteemed wife of the minister of the Friends’ Church, of Mooresville, fell into the fire while suffering from an epileptic fit. None of the family was near enough to rescue, her, and she received burns from which, it is thought she cannot recover. —Three miles from Muncie resides a farmer, Marion Wilson, with his family. Their 11-year-old daughter had her infant sister in her arms, when accidentally dropped the baby to ’the floor. Its skull was fractured, and the child has since died of its injuries. —Recently one of the small bonee tn the leg of Andrew T. Conner, of New Albany, snapped as he was walking along the street, and before that reunited another one was broken. Mr. Conner then discovered that he w?s afflicted with chalky deterioration of the bones. —Sohn cSchnelrer, a young man 22 years old, attempted to board a freight train on the Wabash railroad near Delphi, and missed his hold. lie was thrown under the train and so badly injured that both legs have been amputated. There is little hope of his recovery. He was a miller, living two miles east of the city. —Henry Albright, a farmer near Reelsville, was killed by the Vandalia east-bound limited express. He was walking on the track with a basket of eggs, on his way to market, and did not seem to hear the usual danger signals, sounded repeatedly. When picked up his faithful dog was standing guard over his mangled and almost unrecognizable remains. —While engaged in plowing new ground, about four miles north of Danville, Jason Thompson and Natba* Thompson unearthed eighty-one stone implements, relies of a race long shice extinct. Some twenty feet away they plowed up what had evidently been an Indian’s fire-place. The farm has leng been noted for the number of arrow heads found on It. but this is the largest single discovery made. 0 —Patents have been granted Hoosier inventors as follows: Hiram Brooking, assignor of one-half to J. Ulery, North Manchester, spark arrester; Charles E. Darrow, Kokomo, nut for axle spindles; Franklin Fulkerson, Russiaville, fence; John Jones, Elkhart, railway crossing (reissue); Samuel McDonald, Dunkirk, holdback for vehicles; Seymour Rouse, Indianapolis, pump cylinder; Nathaniel G. Stader, Columbus, molding flask. —Near Roachdale, Dick Adams, a former saloon-keeper, was fired upon by would-be assassins while In bed, and probably fatally injured. Four shots were fired through the window at him, one taking effect in his left breast, perforating the lung. has long been regarded as a desperate character, bnt the causes* of the midnight assault is a matter of conjecture only. Great excitement prevails in the neighborhood. No arrests have been made, but suspicion rests on certain known enemies of Adams. —‘Frank Lake, a well-known fanner residing in Tippecanoe County since ths days when boats came up the Wabash, was killed by lightning during the storm recently. He had been to Stockwell, and was returning home with his team, when they were driven by the violence of the thunderstorm to seek shelter beneath a broad oak that stood by the road. The tree was split from tho top to the earth, part of tho trunk being smashed to splinters. After the storm bad passed over, both Mr. Lake and his team were found dead. —Mitchell has a youthful band of White Caps, whose members seem to be doing their work thoroughly. John Grubb, a lad about 12 years old, who is the son of a hard-working widow, has been in the habit of loafing about) the streets all day and until late at night. He continually disobeyed his mother, who needed his help. One night recently, while returning at the usual hour, he was met at a dark corner by several masked boys laying in wait. They seized him, and, taking him off the street, administered a severe whipping and admonished bim to mend his ways. He has profited by the discipline, and is not seen on the streets after dark. —Mrs. Anna Borkeuheim, of New Albany, ageu 83 years, is dead. She had resided in that city for more than a half century and was greatly respected. —At the examination of applicants so? a teacher’s license, at Crawfordsville, eight young ladies were detected secreting books from which to get the answers The superintendent at once marked thgir papers “not passed,” and did not even examine them. At the previous examination forty-four person failed to pass out of seventy applicants. - —Enumeration of school-children in Montgomery Cdunty shows a large increase in all townships excepting Wayne. —Mrs. Thomas Longley, an old re«S dent of St. Joseph County, was accidently killed. She and her husband were driving to church, having to pass through South Bend on the way. Crossing the street car track tfce king bolt broke, letting down the buggy and throwing the occupants out Mrs. Longley’s neck was broken and she died in a, few minutes. Mr. Longley, however, received only a few from which he will recover.