Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1891 — Page 6

©he DECATUR, IND. *. BLACKBURN, ... Publisher. FLASH LIGHT PHOTOS OF THE EVENTS IN THE GREAT WORLD. A Family Perish in the Flames—A Brave Woman— K rightful Accident in a Funeral Cortege—Chili Must Come to Time. DIED IN THE FLAMES. Sad Fate of the Murphy Family in a New Fork Tenement House Fire. A fire occurred in the five-story tenement house at the corner of Hudson and Dominick streets, New York. All the occupants, except four persons, were rescued with difficulty. VVm. Murphy, his wife and two step-children, occupied the fifth floor. Mrs. Murphy climbed through the top door to the roof, her clothing being in flames. There she burned slowly to death. Her charred remains were found on the root by the firemen. Josephine Ryan, a 5-year-old child, who was Visiting the Murphy family, was burned to death in her bed. Two step-children of Murphy’s, Martin and John Tiughey, were severely burned and their recovery is doubtful. The pecuniary loss is small, Katie Dunn, aged 20, who boarded with the Murphy’s, was found in her bed asphyxiated by smoke. John Toughey died shortly after being taken to the hospital. The fire started in a woodshed in the basement and quickly ignited the gas meters, the flames rushing up the elevator shaft to the .top floor, where the Murphy family lived. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. A Terrible' Mishap in a Funeral Cortege. A series of frightful accidents occurred in a funeral procession at Altoona, lowa. The procession of forty was going to the cemetery some distance out of town. While the cortege was. winding down hill, a team in the rear frightened at a steam thres hiSg machine, and started to run. The road was narrow, and the runaway horses ran into and- upset a dozen carriages in front of them, breaking six into splinters and throwing out the oecus pants. A panic ensued as other teamran away. Men and women jumped out out of the carriages, only to be trampled on by the frantic animals. When quiet was restored it was found that Edwin Dresdell. of Altoona, was killed: Joseph Perdue, telegraph operator from Grinnell; Mrs. Joe Mason and Mr. F. S. Sayre, fatally injured: Mrs. R. C. Lane, of Newton, was so badly frightened that it is believed there is no chance for recovery. Fully twenty others were more or less injured. Must Cornu to Time. Santiago (Chili) special: The Chilian Government has so far evinced no intention of abandoning its position that it has a perfect right to arrest persons as they enter or leave the American legation, but. while strenuously insisting upon possession of this abstract right, the Government is at present making no attempt to put it in practice. The partisans of Balmaceda, who took refuge under Minister Egan's roof are still there and no arrests have been made during the past few days. In accordance with instructions received from the State Department at Washington, Minister Egan has given the junta to understand by formal and official notice, that if the Chilian authorities continue to maintain their present attitude, the friendly relations between Chili and the United States would be interrupted. Can’t Cross the Canal Logansport (Ind.) special: Circuit Judge McConnell lias rendered an opinion in the case of Shirk vs. Chicago and Indiana Natural Gas Company, , sustaining the injunction and restraining the company from crossing the Old Wabash and Erie Canal bed. The court held that, it was apparent from the evidence that the purpose of the company was to take gas to Chicago, and inasmuch as the law only allowed them to condemn lands to supply the citizens of Indiana, they should not be permitted to make thecondemnation. The gas company will appeal to the Supreme Court. A Brave Woman. A daring attempt at jail delivery was frustrated by a bravo woman with a loaded rifle at Fort Worth, Texas. Ten negroes confined in the jail made a break for liberty and overpowered the jailor. The jailor's wife grabbed a rifle and threatened to shoot the negroes if they did not return to their ceils. The negroes sullenly entered their cells gnd were locked up. A Missing Party Turns Up in Safety. Winnipeg (Man.) special: Mr. White, a correspondent of Outiiuj, who underto6k to make atrip by canod with his wifQsthrough the wilderness from Lake Superior by Rainy River to the Lake of the Woods, and who had been given up for lost, has been hoard from. They have arrived at the set dements this side of the wilderness, and .will soon arrive here. A Forger’s Fate. Edward Cantley, the Chicago forger recently arrested at Marion Ind., entered a plea of guilty and received a sentence of three years in State’s prison. Cantley held policies in eight different accident insurance companies to the amount of over $30,000, and by forged papers secured from them an income of over 8300 a week. Rev. Dr. Briggs on Tria'. The New York Presbytery met in New York City and the case of Dr. Briggs came tip. The convention adopted the committee report, and confirmed their finding against Dr. Briggs by a vote of sixty-four to sixty-two, amid stormy scenes. Accidentally Killed His B>iby. John Hostetter, a well-to-jlo farmer residing near Lexington, Va., accidentally killed his 2-year-old baby. The child was asleep on the floor, Covered with its fathers overcoat. The father, who had been lying on a bed near by, arose, and in doing so stumbled and fell upon the infant, his knees striking it in the abdomen, killing it instantly. Austria nt the World's Fair. The Austrian Imperial Government asks the Reichsrath for 180.000 florins for the Chicago World’s Fair. A Plain of Death. Ellendale (N. D.) special: N. L. Shortman, who has just arrived there from Fort Yates, 'on the Missouri River, brings the news of an immense prairie fire west of Missouri. He says that, a scope of country 300 miles long and 200 miles wide has been burned over, destroying farm-houses, stock-ranches, many herds of horses and cattle, and numerous quantities of hay. The fire is said to have been started by a bonepicker, who found his calling unrenumerative owing to the heavy growth of grass this season. Seeing wbat an awful calamity ha had been the author of, he fled at once, realizing how little bls life ( , ■'■ '• ■ ' • ’

would be worth if captured by the enraged ranchmen. The whole region is described as a plain of death and desolation. Many persons are believed to have perished in the flames. IT’S TOO TBVK. One Sailor Lives to Tell the Story ot the Loss of the Schooner Frank Fere. The report that the schooner Frank Pere haa foundered off White Fish Point has been verified.- A sail boat has arrived from the Persian Islands, bearing Charles Larabee., a sailor, the only survivor, and the bodies of Capt James A. Markee, of Bay city, Mich., first mate, name unknown, three sailors, Bob, Jack and Charlie, their sur names being unknown, and the cook, Mary Ann McKay, of West Bay City, Mich. Sailor Larabee’s story is as folows: We left Sault Ste Marie on Sunday morning bound for Marquette, loaded with coal. During a terrific northwest gale Monday -a heavy sea struck the Pere and stove her side in. The Captain called all hands to the yawl and we were not five minutes away from the schooner when she went down. The sea tossed us about in the yawl from 9 o’clock Monday morning until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. When we were about forty rods off the Persian Islands, a heavy wave struck the yawl and she capsized. The fight for life among us was terrible. One sailor caught me by the neck and I was forced'tehit him to free myself. I finally reachecFthe islands nearly dead, where I remained two day* l with '.nly the dead bodies /of my shipmates for company, and .-nothing to eat. 1 was finally rescued-oy Simon Johnson and his fishing crew, who accidentally carae to the island, otherwise I would have starved to death. The fishing rrew picked up the bodies one by one &long the beach.” Charles Larabee, th* rescued sailor lives in Buffalo, N. Y. The schooner Frank Pere, 498 tons, net tonnage, was a three-master and owned by Pierson, of Cleveland, classed A ? and valued at $12.000. ' AUSTRIA EXCITED. A Great Sensation Is Caused in the 'up* posed Attempt to Kill Francis Joseph. Vienna special: Emperor Francis Joseph has arrived in safety at Reichenberg, near and with his advent the news of an attempt on the life ot the imperial traveler spread all over Austria. The general opinion is the startling news circulating is either untrue or else exaggerated to a considerable extent, but it has caused a great sensation in spite of the doubts thrown upon the statement. The story in brief is about as follows: During the night, it appears, an attempt was made with a dynamite bomb to blow up the railroad bridge at Rosenthal, a suburb of Reichenburg. This outrage is said to have occurred shortly before the Emperor’s train was to pass over the bridge. Some railroad watchmen, it is said, saw the men as they were on the point of attaching the bomb to the bridge and bv appearing upon the scene frustrated their design. The railroad officials who have circulatechthe alarming story have not as yet explained whether the men supposed to have becflTengagcd in this outrage intended to destroy the Rosenthal bridge as the Ejnperors train was approaching it or whether it was the alleged assassin’s desire to wait until the Emperor’s train was upon the bridge. The general feeling is one of indignation against those engaged in the conspiracy and the Emporer's loyal subjects are unanimous in expressing the hope that the bomb exploders may be caught and severely punished even if their act was only some kind of a “political demonstration.” The police are actively engaged in following up clues already obtained and further revelations and possible arrests are expected at any moment, VICTIMS OF FIRE DAMP. Fourteen Coal Miners Buried Beneath Tons of Debris. A special from Mahoney City, Pa., dated the '6th inst., says: Fourteen miners were entombed in the Richardson Colliery this afternoon by an explosion of fire-damp. The men had finished their day’s labor and were about to quit the gangway and bo hoisted to the surface when in some unaccountable manner an explosion occurred with fatal results. The news spread like wildfire, and a large and excited crowd flocked to the mine, but were unable to gain any information as to the cause or who the victims were. The men were all imprisoned, and not until the rescuing party had worked for several hours were they enabled to reach the miners, who were cut off from -the world by the running of a pillar which brought with it hundreds of tons ot top rock. Eight of the victims were finally reached, two of whom had been buried under the debris, and life was extinct, while six. others were badly burned by the explosion. There are still six men who are being searched for now, but it is not believed that they will be reached alive. Conflicting and exaggerated rumors are afloat. It was at first stated that thirty-seven men had been killed, but this was soon exploded by the officials of the company, who posted bulletins that there are but six men now in the mines, and it is doubtful if they can be rescued alive. The colliery is only a few miles from here, but excitement runs so high that the officials are all hard at work and refuse to give any detaifs. ROBBED THE CAR. A Bold Robber, Single Handed, Forces an Entrance Into an Express Car and Walks Off With the Cash. Rochester (N. Y.) special: A train robbery, with nearly all the thrilling features that accompany such events in the Wild West, took place on a Central Hudson Railroad train between Albany and Little Falls. It happened about 1 o’clock -'in the morning on train No. 31, a solid American Express train of six cars, which left New York at 8:30 o’clock Friday night, bound for Chicago. At the hour named B. A. Moore, or Buffalo, a trusted messenger of the express company, who had been in its employ fifteen years, suddenly realized the fact that a stranger stood over him with two revolvers pointed at his head, and demanded the surrender of his revolver and the key of the safe. The robber’s only words to Mbore were, “It's money I’m after, you d—; we’re coming into Utica.” Moore was taken wholly by surprise, and, as the robber had taken his revolver, had to give up the key of the safe. The robber then opened the safe, took ont all the money it contained and jumped off the train, having first given a signal to the engineer to slow down. When he was ready to jump he gave another signal for the train to go ahead, and then jumped and started in a northerly direction. The robbed was masked and the messenger was unable to give any accurate description of him. Tried to Drown Her. William Wyncoop went rowing with bis sweetheart, Maggie Carroll, at Bridgeport, Conn. Some flippant remark of the young lady aroused his jealousy, and so infuriated him that he threw the girl into the water. In doing so he was pitched out of the boat himself. A savage fight between the couple followed in the water, Wyncoop trying to push Miss Carroll under. Just as he was about succeeding a yacht, which had been attracted by the girls cries,

swooped down upon the struggling pair and pulled them both Into their boat. The lady immediately lapsed into unconsciousness and she was conveyed to the hospital. Her condition is critical. Wyncoop is in jail. Chinese Contrabands. Grand Forks (N. D.) special: Tapers found on three Chinamen arrested here by W. S. Day, of the Treasury 'Department, prove they were smuggled from the Dominion. They left Winnipeg the other night, making the entire * journey by cart Papers ot permission to leave were found secreted in their clothing. Detective Day has been in this vicinity since last July and charges Lee Kee, a laundryman here, with being extensively engaged in the contraband business. As he expected another load of Celestials to leave Winnipeg soon every Chinaman in town was arrested to prevent possible communication. No Law in Colorado to Punish Arson. Denver special: A curious state of affairs has come to light here. Wm. Hickey, Mrs. Lockhart, Robert P. Lonergan and a man named Polk were arrested, charged with arson, the affidavits alleging that they set fire to the house of Mrs. Lockhart for the purpose of procuring the insurance. Preparations were made for the prosecution, when an astounding discovery was made. This was that the laws of Colorado did not provide a penalty for the burning down of one’s own house or the procuring of it to be done. The parties will be held over until it is seen if there is not some way around the omission. Farmers Fight to the Death. William Houser and Spencer Cameron two farmers living near Kenton, Ohio, engaged In a quarrel at tne farm of the latter over some trifling matter, when Cameron went into the house and secured his shotgun, came out and shot Houser in the breast. Cameron then closed in on Houser and beat him over the head, knocked him down, jumped on him, and was hammering him, when Houser’s son ran to his assistance and crushed Cameron's skull with the butt end of the gun. Cameron’s son then ran out to avenge his father’s murder, but assistance interfered. Houser is in a critical condition and cannot live. Terrific Explosion. Six boxes of giant powder exploded In the hoisting house of the Ground Squirrel mine, near Butte, Mont. About fifty houses were more or less injured. Though many were more or less hurt, no lives have been lost as far as learned. Mrs. Anna Politich and child are seriously injured by flying debris,the mother perhaps fatally. Mike Adams, who was walking thirty yards away, was knocked insensible with concussion of the brain. A miner at the bottom of the shaft of the Ground Squirrel was, struck and fatally injured by the fall of a bucket. The concussion was felt over a mile from the scene of the explosion. Preparing for the G. A. R. Encampment. Washington special: The Eexecutive Committee, whicli has taken charge of the preparations of arrangements for tho National Encampment of the G. A. R. in this city next year. met and perfected its organization by electing John Joy Edson, Chairman, and Mr. Harrison Dingman, Permanent Chairman. The committee pledges itself that every promise made at Detroit will be carried out and that there will be no extortion in prices. It will also secure quarters for posts desiring them. All communications should be addressed to the Permanent Secretary. Storms and War. The steamer Monowaii has arrived at San Francisco from Australia and Samoa with advices that the island Tannas ha,s been visited by a hurricane and devastated bv a civil war. Fighting is going on and two villages have been wiped out of existence. In the midst of the fighting there came a hurricane. The German ship. “J. W. Gildemernsten,” was wrecked in Dianirua Bay. The cutter “Hilda,” was driven ashore and a canoe, containing nineteen natives, lost. Who:esale Lynching. It is learned that Sheriff Derrick, of Marianna, Ark., left Cat Island the other night, having in charge nine of the thirteen cotton picker rioters, who killed Inspector Miller in Arkansas last weekThe sheriff was on his way to Marianna, where he was going to put his prisoners in jail, but the party was overtaken by armed horsemen who took the prisoners after a sharp struggle and hanged the entire party. The Chicago Base Ball Club. A dispatch from Chicago says: The Chicago base ball club is thoroughly disorganized and quarrels and bickerings are continually cropping out. Anscn has made himself so unpopular with his men I that six of them will not play with him next season.but propose so jump the club just as soon as their contracts expire. The’men are Pfeffer, Burns, Gumbert, Ryan, Wihnot and Kittridge. Jail Delivery at St. Louis. Ten notorious criminals walked out of the St. Lous jail) The delivery, it is believed, was engineered by John Shea, who was awaiting trial for the murder of Police Officer Doran in 1881.. One or more of the jail guards are suspected of having been bribed and a searching investigation will bo instituted to ascertain if any of the guards were instrumental in the delivery. THE MARKETS. CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to Prime.... $3,50 @6.50 Hoos—Shipping Grades 4.00 @ 5.50 Sheep—Fair to Choice 8.00 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. 2 lied 91 @ .95 Cobn—No. 251 @ .52 Oats—No. 2 26%@ .27% Bye—No. 282 @ .83 Butteb—Choice Creamery 24 @ .25 Cheese—Full Cream, Hatso9%® .10 Eggs—Fresh 18%@ .19% Potatoes—New, per bu 32 @ .88 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle— Shipping 3.50 @ 5.75 Boos—Choice Light 3.50 @ 5.25 Sheep—Common to Primo 8.50 (<4 4.00 Wheat—No. 2 ited..94 @ .96 Cohn—No. 1 Whites 4 @ .55 OaisNo. 2 Wh1th....30 & .31 ST. LOUIS. Cattle 3.50 @ 5.50 Hogs.. 3.50 @ 5.00 Whect—No. 2 Red .93 @ .94 Corn—No. 2 51 & .52. Oats—No. 2 27 %@ .28% Rye—No. 279 @ .81 CINCINNATI. Cattle 3.50 @ 5.25 Hogs 4.00 @ 5.25 Hheep 8.00 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red9s @ .97 Corn—No. 255 @ .57 Oats-No. 2 Mixedßl%@ .32% DETROIT. Cattle. 3.00 @ 5.25 H 005..; 3xo @ 4.75 Sheep B.OC @ 4.50 Wheat-No. 2 Red.9B @ .98% Corn—No. 2 Yellows 3 @ .54 Oats-No. 2 White3l @ .32 TOLEDO. Wheat—New 96 @ .98 Cobn-No. 2 Yellow .52 @ .53 Oats-No. 2 White 29 @ .81 Ryeß4 @ .85 BUFFALO. • Beet Cattle 5.00 @ 7.C0 Live Hogs 4.25 @ 5.50 Wheat—No. 1 Hard 1.01 @ 1.02 Cobn—No. 2 a 55 @ .57 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring9o & .92 CiBN—No. 8 .... .60 & .52 Oats—No. 2 White2B @ ~BG Rye—No. 182 @ .84 Barley—No. 2 60 @ .61 PvRK-Mess...; 12.25 @12,75 NEW YORK. Cattle 8.50 0 5.75 Hoos 4.00 @ 6.00 Sheep 8.50 0 3.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 1.02 0 1.04 Corn—No. 2 *. .00 0 .61 Oats—Mixed Westernßo «s .84 Butter—Creamery .16 0 25 RorK— New Mess.. 12.00 @12.60

“LE BRAY’’’ EST MORT! BOULANGER PUTS A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN. With Boots and Orders On—Theatric*] Ending of the Great Impostor’s LifeStory of His Successes and His Disgraceful Ending. The End of His Tether. The “brav’ General,” Georges Ernest Jean Marie (Boulanger, ex-Minlster of War of France, shot himself through the head at Bru-seis while standing by the grave of Mme. Bonnemain, the woman who had been known as his mistress since the stirring days of 1888. He fell forward on the grave, and was found by an attendant, who rushed instantly to the spot, quite dead. The ball had been fired into the suicide's left ear, and the revolver was still clinched in his right hand. Mme. Bonnemain was the mistress of the house in the Rue de Berri, Paris, whither Boulanger resorted so frequently when he was at the top of his power. Though the place was constantly watched by spies it was from this house that Boulanger lied to England and with him went Mma Bonnemain. She was his constant companion in Loudon, in Brussels and in Jersey, following his broken fortunes with the same fatuous devotion which she paid to him in the days of his apparent prosperity. Her fortune of 1,5U0,000 francs was freely his Mme. Bonnemain died July 17 last of consumption, and since then Boulanger has been in a state of unbroken melancholy He frequently visited her grave, over which he caused to be erected an elaborate tomb. On the morning ol

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his death the General went as usual to the grave, accompanied at a respectful distance by one of tho attendants still attached to his person. Tho attendant from his retreat heard the General giving way as usual to lamentations, but suddenly those were interrupted by the report of a revolver, and when ho rushed forward ho discovered his mas tor’s body bathed in blood Tho suicide was evidently premeditated upon a tru y theatrical scale The dead man was in full military dress, and on his heart wore pinned all the medals ho had received from France for bravery in tho field. There was a letter also, but this was seized by the authorities, who declared it was of too serious political import to be made public except with the permission of the French Republic. Brussels is in a state of excitement, and dispatches received from that city indicate that the save feeling prevails in Paris as well. In the absence of any interference (which is most unlikely), Boulanger will be burled whore he fell—by the side of the woman who devoted her life and her fortunes to him. Since the third Napoleon took possession of Paris upon that December night in 1851 no such attempt has been made, even in tho South American republics, to estab’.l h the rule of the adventurer as that which was put forth by Hou langer in 1888. Ills etlorts to overthrow the French republic by means of a coalition ot the Orieanist pretenders and tho army seemed at one time upon tho very threshold of sut cess By marvelous intrigues with all parties except tho representatives of Napoleon he managed to obtain money and influence enough to establish himself not only with the l aris rabble but with tho clericals and peasants throughout the provinces At the elections of 1 ho seemed to be fully justified in issuing the famous manifesto in which he declared that France could now “congratulate herse.f upon having reached the hour of her deliverance." And indeed there were hosts of intelligent people throughout the world who had come to believe that parliamentary government was impossible for France. Boulanger was born at Rennes in 1837. His descent on tho maternal side is Welsh, in 1855 he entered the military college of St. Cyr and was' made sub-lieutenant tn 1857. Reserved under Marshal Ranolon in tho Kabyle campaign. lie also tooK part in the FrancoItalian war, and was wounded at the battle of Turbigo. In 1860 he obtained his full ’’outenancy and two years later was promoted to a captaincy, havlnar in the interim seen service in Cochin China Just before the war of 1870 he became major. Ho was with Bazaine at Metz, but by some means escai ed tho fate of Marshal Buzaine's army, and made his way back to Paris. He was then promoted to a lieutenant colonelcy by the government of national defense and fought at Champigny (Nov. 30 to Dec 2), After the suppression of the commune Boulanger’s newly attained promotion was quashed by the grade revision committee, but was restored to him in 1874. In 1889 he beca.mo brigadier general. Being appointed to the command of the army of occupation of Tunis, Gen. Boulanger had a disagreement with M. Camleon, the resident genera’, and was recalled. He then held the War Office appointment of director of the Infantry division and became Minister of War in 1886. When M. de Freycfnet resigned and was succeeded by M. Goblet (December, 1886,) Boulanger retained his portfolio; but on the fail of M. Goblet his name did not appear in the cabinet of M. Bouvier. Scon after this the General was dispatched to Clerinont-Ferrend to take command of an army corps, receiving a great ovation at Paris on his departure. When the Limousin scandal broke upon Paris like a thunder clap General Boulanger commented very freely upon tho war minister’s conduct, and was immediately ordered under close arrest for thirty days at his own headquarters. The goverment having decided ih March. 1883, to cashier the General by placing him on the retired list, be Inaugurated a vigorous campaign against the ministry. Vacancies shortly after occurred in the representation of Boulogne and the Nord. Here he was returned by 59,500 votes to 35,750 polled by the Opportunist candidate. In the Nord his triumph was still more remarkable, the number of votes polled for him being 172,538, against 75,901 for M. Foucart and 9,647 for M. Moreau. This was on the- 15th of April, 1888, which, in a manifesto he issued to the electors, he declared would be marked In the annals of the country as a date of true deliverance. Bubseouently his popularity waned.

GUATEMALANS REVOLT. THE PQPULACE SEEK BARILLAS* BLOOD. Soldiers Defled on the National Holiday and Many Shot Down—Artillery Used to Suppress the Rioters—The Opening of an Oklahoma Town Site — Wild Bush fiir Lots. Five Hundred Killed. Reports have been received of a revolution in Guatemala in which 500 lives have been sacrificed. It appears that the people wore celebrating thf) anniversary of their national holiday, and President Barillas had personally appointed the orators of the day. To this the masses took exception. When the orators took the rostrum it was a signal for a storm of stones, which set them to flight, they being chased across the big plaza by a howling mob An exciting scene follow, d. and every Barillas partisan was driven from the plaza The news of the riot spread rapidly, and soon Barillas threw a battalion of Infantry into the large square for the purpose of dispersing the mob. They, with fixed bayonets. attempted to carry the plaza by assault. They were met with a shower of stones and by a fusillade from revolvers, and fled, leaving many dead and wounded behind. Members of the mob shouted: “Let's storm the national palace, kill Barillas and restore a republican form of government ” “Plundering the national treasury must cease. ” Barillas then ordered artillery into the plaza and infantry and two cannon to guard his residence. When the guns were turned on the mob the rioters fled, keeping up a desultory fire on the soldiers. They left the plaza, but fought in the side streets; in fact they practically during the night held full control of the city. It is thought this will cause a general revolt throughout the entire Republic of Guatemala, and engender war in all of the other Central American States. A strict censorship is maintained over all press dispatches, and the malls are also trifled with to prevent any information becoming known. A 'special from Newton, on the line between Guatemala and Mexico, brings the information that Barillas Is master of the situation, having put down the revolt in the city of Guatemala a ter three days of hard fighting. The revoltrwas precipitated by Montuiar, a son of one of the candidates for the. Presidency, who is a strong partisan of Barillas, in attempting to make a political speech on Independence Day. A mob threw him and h!s friends from the {jlatform In the main plaza, j citing them’ with s ones until they found shelter in a neighboring house. The arrival of troops from adjoining districts eventually restored Parillas to power, and the whole city is now tilled with soldiersand martial law has been declared. A private dispatch says that fully 500 lives wore sacrificed in the three days’ fighting, and that President Barillas is still shooting down the participants in the revolt as if they were animals. The dispatch a:so conveys the information that Baril as has declared himself dictator. A reign ol’ terror prevails, the Inhabitants being afraid to leave their houses. MAGIC CITY OF A DAY. Five Thousand People Now Located on the Chandler Town Site. Another great Oklahoma rush is over and another city is born. Where at noon on the day ot opening not a sign of human habitation existed, there is now a city of 5,090 people. Hundreds of whit© tents gleam among the trees, the sounds of the saw and hammer are iieard, and people are buying and selling. At an early hour In the morning Governor Steele exhibited a p at of the town site of. Chandler, and announced that the survey was completed, and at 11:58 the bugle would give warning, and at 12 m ar volley from the soldiers’ muskets in the center of tho public square would ba the signal to “go.” The 5,000 people who had been waiting a week to get in on the town site were gleeful. By 10 o’clock horsemen and footmen stood three and five deep at all available points of the east and west borders of the town, site. Few people had noticed that the sky was overcast with black clouds, and all were surprised when, with a crash of thunder, rain began to fall. For two hours it poured a perfect deluge and the water ran in streams Every one was drenched, yet not a person moved from the line. Men in broadcloth, women in silk, cowboys, gamblers, preachers, boomers, all stood and took the rain. All wore too eager for a homb or a fortune to be moved by a mere drenching. Tho plot showed that Manual avenue, fronting on the public square and running a irile through the town and all on the smooth backbone of tho town site, would bo tho main business street. For it everybody was headed. Tho thick woods did not hinder the horsemen, who, a* tno signal was given, dashed at breakneck speed for the best lot they eou d got. Jumping from their horses they would jam a stake into tho ground and yell, “This Is my lot,” while horses ran oose pell mell everywhere. Tho footmen, however, In many instances got the best lots, as the horses could not be stopped under fifty feet. Many men wore knocked from their horses by tree limbs, while many horses and men fell flat in the xush, yet there was but one serious accident. Miss Nannetto Daisy Eu and, of Sueve berg, was on a fast - horse a,nd ascending a rocky cliff, the horse fell and throw her asralnst a bowlder. Her forehead got an awl’ul blow ai d her left log was fractured. She was .unconscious for three hours. Immediately upon regaining consciousness she declared: “The lot where I fell is all mine.” Selling fast, at once the scramble began. Many lots had from two to three claimants, each contending that he was there first. One contestant would buyout another, while those who “got left" at once wanted to buy. lot sold for S6OO and a good many wont at fiom 825 to $409. By 3 o’clock touts were up everywhere, and tho “business houses," which had been down on the school section, planted on the town site as rapidiy as possible. By supper time the city of tents was in good order and the foundation laid for a splendid town. Missing Links. It Is not consldoi od an offense for a switchman to flag at his w. rk. Pkof. Roehbig, of Pa’o Alto University, speaks thirty languages. The words in common use by tho ordinary Individual are estimated at from 1,090 to 3,000. The leader of the Farmers’ Alliance, Col. Polk, is only 35 years of age, but he has gray ha r and a white board. Brown University has decided to admit women to its classes on the sa.uc conditions as men. • The smallest tree that grows In Great Britain may be seen on the very top of Ben Lomond. It is the dwarf willow, which, at maturity, reaches a height of only two inches. President Harrison and Secretary Noble were not only fast fr ends and ■choolmates when young, but they were rival* for the hand of the same girl. Carrie Scott somehow or other preferred Mr. Harrison. a ~ .

HERE’S ALL THE NEWS TO BB FOUND IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. Giving a DataUad Account of the Numerou» Crimea, Casualties, Fires. Suicides. Deaths, Etc.. Etc. —The Consumers’ gas line pipes were blown up with dynamite at Lapel. —Marlon Gilman, Paoli, has been declared insane. He has a mania for murder. | —G. W. Rennehe’s barn, near Shoals, was struck by lightning ahd destroyed. —A new Southern M. E. Church to cost $6,000 is in process of erection in Jeffersonville. —Cornelius Skinner, a wealthy Lafayette bachelor, was found drowned in the Wabash. .—George Bamford, a miner, was struck by the cars near Knightstown and cannot recover. —Gen. Lew Wallace, Crawfordsville, has been granted patents on a , Ashing rod rail coupler. —The street railway system of New Albany will be operated by electric motors within six months. —Harry Gardler, the 10-year-old son of R. K. Gardler, of Worthington, fell from a tree and was killed. —Since May 1 $52,000 worth of real estate mortgates have been paid off by Morgan County farmers. —Harrison Hogan, of Jeffersonville, got a judgment of S3OO against his wife for household goods that she sold. —A new bank has been opened at Wingate, Montgomery County, to be known as the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank. ; —Pearl Locus, a 14-year-old colored girl at Kokomo, is in jail on charge of stealing sll4 from butcher Bailey, of Burlington. —John Swisher, an old resident of Yorktown, Delaware County, fell out of a haymow, receiving injuries from which he may die. —Gov. Hovey and his staff, together with several invited guests, will make a tour of Mexico, starting from Indianapolis Nov. 1. —James Reese, a 16-year-old boy of Charleston, has disappeared from his home, and his mother is not expected to survive the shock. —Mrs. Newton Smith, wife of a Shelby County farmer, attempted suicide by taking strychnine. —Adam Hess, of Harrison County, fell against a saw and had both legs cut off. Ho bled to death before assistance could be obtained. —November 24 and 25 the Montgomery County Farmers’ Institute and the State Institute will hold a union session at Crawfordsville. —William Mills, a ditch contractor at Farmland, was dragged a quarter of a mile in a runaway. He still lives, although dangerously injured. —There is much excitement In Daviess County over the attemptejl assault of Miss Carrie A. Whittinger, a noted Southern Indiana evangelist. —Thomas Cory, of Colfax, was seriously hurt by being struck by the east-bound Big Four train. His wagon was demolished and the horses crippled. —A man who obtained his breakfast free grat is from Mrs. Nicholas Powers, of Brasil, walked off with SIOO worth of her Jewelry and siverware. —The large frame barn, with contents, valued at $2,000, owned by Mr. Splenn, was destroyed by Are near Milton, two miles south The insurance policy had just expired. —Dr. Lora Henry and- wife left Greensburg as missionaries to Egypt. Dr. Henry was born and reared In Decatur County, near Spring Hill, and has already spent some time as a missionary. —ln the Columbus Circuit Court Joshua Rhodes begun suit against the P., C., C. & St. L. R. R. Company for SIO,OOO for personal injuries received ‘i two years ago while In the employ of the company. —Tramps entered tho house of William Dale, near Crawfordsville, while the family was away, and cooked dinner. They pillaged the house and then went to bed. When the family returned in the evening the tramps would not admit them, and they were obliged to go to a neighbor’s to sleep. —Harry Lathrop, of Jeffersonville, was attacked by a muskraVas he was going along East Chestnut street. The pugnacious little animal made a . bold stand, and contested the ground until killed by a blow with a cane. The rat bit viciously, and would spring at Lathrop with savage fury whenever he would attempt to pass it or make a motion to strike. —Thomas Stephenson, for twelve years one of the most prominent passenger engineers on the Lake Shore &' Michigan Southern Railway, shot himself accidentally at Elkhart with a target riAe. The bullet pierced his heart. He was crawling through a fence in his own yard, when the weapon was discharged. He leaves a wife and six children. He was a Knight Templar; Insured for $5,000. —Michael Sullivan, aged 70, an Irishman, was killed by the Vandalia express train at Greencastle. He was intoxicated, and was on his way to the County Asylum, where he has made his home for the past few years. —Thomas Efferson, a lineman employed by the Postal Telegraph Company, fell from a telegraph pole, seven miles east of Indianapolis, sustaining serious and possibly fatal injuries. Both of his arms were broken, one eye was gouged out and his back and hips were badly bruised. —The peach season has closed, with shipments from Madison by railroad of 162 car-loads, averaging 530 bushels to the car, besides immense shipments by river. —Gov. Hovey commuted the sentence of Charles B. Harden,convicted by the Marion County Circuit Court of larceny, and sentenced to the State prison for two years, to commitment in the Reform School. Harden is 18 years~of age, so that if he serves out the requirements of the law he will harve a year longer than he would have had had he gone to the peniten* tini'y.

CURRENT COMMENT. Heresy. When opinions are again challenged* as they were tn Dr. Briggs* case, the fact is revealed that, scores of the leading teachers in the church have beenthinking for years in ways forbidden by the church s law, if the law be rigidly construed. It has been made plain by this controversy and by that over “revision" that a very large proportion of Presbyterians are not Presbyterians at all if their soundness be measured by the test of exact conformity to belief.— New York World. The issue is squarely joined. Tho position of the seminary is unmistakable, and It now remains to be seen what tho Presbyterians will do in the premises. They are challenged to battle, and they must fight or allow Dr. Briggs to be their leader. The controversy will ba long continued, for he will have his appeal to the synod and the general assembly, and he has back of him the richest of the Presbyterian seminarieaaud many ot the most powerful of theclergy. It seems probable that the result will be a split in the Presbyterian ranks, if it does not lead to actual and complete disintegration. — New York Sun. A minister who does not believe thedoctrines of the church with which he is connected ought not to remain in it, and he ought not to be perm.tted to do so. He is not sincere, and not being sin-j cere, he can do those he undertakes to teach no good. He is forced either to repress his convictions and teach what he does not believe, or cause trouble in the church by condemning the doctrines of church. Having solemnly assorted that he believes the doctrines of the church, he is expected to teach them, and if at any time he feels that he has made a mistake, he ought to say so frankly, and ally himself with a church in which his views are acceptable.— Savannah News. The movement in the Presbyterian Church is of vast interest to the world in general, being as it is one of the most important bodies of the Protestant communion. It is, thereiore, certa nlytobe deplored that a question primarily a matter of scho arship, of historical and cr.t'cal research, should, by the overzealous acts of individuals) assume the aspect of a bull-baiting spectacle, with Dr. Briggs as tho bull and the lower criticism advo ates —such as the New York Mail and Express and some few presbyteries—as the bandiileros,picadorsand chulos, who only irr tate the animals, while Pilncetoi Seminary and' New York Presbytery, as the rival matadors, stand ready for a conflict to the death —Pbiladeiphia Press. Providence and the Rainmakers. The rainmakers should make sure it is going to rain before entering upon their experiments —Boston Traveller “Can XVe Make It Rain?" is the title of the leading article in the North American. "Can we raise tho wind?” Is “the" question.—Loui ville Commercial. Melbourne, the rainmaker, is getting up so cloudy a reputation that, like Crockett’s coon, the rain comes down before he has time to load or point hisweapon. At any rate, as he approached Topeka to. put an end to the drought, the rain fell before he reached the station — Detroit Journal. General Dyrenforth has written an essay on rainmaking with artificial thunder, and Professor Mmon Newcomb has written another to show that you can no more make it rain by shooting ofl the surplus than you <an condense thesteam from a bakett e spout by clapping your hands over t —St. Louis Republic. Rainmaker Melbourne arrived at Goodland, Kan., in a heavy drlzUe. It was the first rain in six weeks, but fell before tho rainmaker had a chance tq display his powers Somebody murfr have been monkeying with the weather, or else Jupiter Plnvius was too previous. Rain should fall after, not before, the rainmaker’s adjuration of the heavens. —Detroit Tribune. Mr. Melbourne’s influence over the clouds is like unto that of Davy Crockett over the coons. The rain seems to say: “Don’t shoot, Mr. Melbourne: I’ll come right down ” He was Looked to produce rain at Good I and, on the arid plains of Western Kansas. Reaching the scene of operations, he was greeted by a steady downpour before he had un* packed his grip—Minneapolis Tribune. Wall Street Wo'ves. Mr. Gould recently nredicted a year of groat prosperity. His Missouri 1 aclflc stockholders are not in it.— Now York Recorder. , Every railroad property In which Jay Gould Is prominent, either as an owner or a manager, seems to be a deadweight in the stock market. As a wrecker Jay is a shining success.—Denver Republican. Poor Mr. Gould! So he has been decelved by tho wicked directory of the Union Pacific. It is a sad sight to see an Innocent and trusting man’ like Gould made the prey of designing sharpers.—Kansas City Journal. Deaeon V. S. White of New York earned his first dollar cutting cord-wood, and by patience, industry, and attention to business lived tr fail lor over a million In trying to put up the price of corn against a warm September.—St. Louis Republic. The sympathy with S. V. Wblte, who went broke cornering corn at NeW York, Is more manifest among his :olio,v-gam-blers than among Western farmers. Any device that will flnanc ally wreck all such speculators is worthy of encourage, ment.—St. Paul Pioneer s Press. It is gratifying to note that the attempt to corner corn, and thus hamper tho efforts being made tu ox tend Its use in Europe, meets with universal condemnation. “Dea on" S. V. White gets very littlo sympathy tn his failure. He deserved none.—l hlladelphia Press. It Is to be hope! that somo time In the next century people will learn that when a great capitalist combines the business of railway management and Wall street operations, the only way to beat him is to put their money Into good real estate or sound savings banks,—Pittsburg Dispatch. The Loan for the Fair, The World's Fair asks for a loan of 85,000,000 People thought the fair was to be built of wood and iron, but apparently it is to be constructed of iteaJ.— Minneapolis Times. Chicago wants Congress to appropriate 85,000,000 to help the fair along. It’s all right. We don’t object; but didn't we hear ‘something about Chicago footing the whole bill?—Brooklyn Times. The World’s Fair managers are flvur Ing on borrowing 85,000,000 from the United States Government. It is the only thing in Chicago not mortgaged, and it begins to feel It—-Louisville Commercial. Os course the Chicago World’s Fair managers are ready to ask the Government for a loan or a gift of a few millions. The citizen who did not expect this did not know Chicago. Its hogs are not all four-legged. Most likely Jhe Government will respond liberally. It it be proper for Government to pay for raising sugar, It ought to be equally proper for it to help Chicago to a big show.—Cleveland Pren