Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1891 — Page 6

a ©he JJenwrcrat DECATUR, IND. N. BLACKBURN, - -■ -" Pwtffßn. EPITOME OF THE WEEK. A FARMER BURNED ALIVE AT ERIE, PA. Terrible Struggles Disclosed in * Cotßn— Earthquake lu South Carolina—The New Orleans Leree Still Caving In—Train Wrecked. « BURIED ALIVE! Terrible Struggles Disclosed In a Coflfo. ; Erie (Pa.) special: Two weeks ago farmer Geo. Heideker, of Green Tqjrnship apparently died very suddenly of what was supposed to have been heart * failure. The remains were buried four days later from St Johns Lutheran Church of this city, and temporarily Interred in a neighboring cemetery lot, pending the purchase of a lot by his family. i The transfer was made the other day, and when the remains were exhumed the casket was opened at the request of his family, and a horrible spectacle was presented. The body had turned around, lying on Its face, and it and the interior of the casket bore traces of a terrible struggle with death in its most awful shape. The distorted and blood-covered features bore evidence of the horrible agony endured. The clothing about the head and neck had been torn into shreds, as Was likewise the lining of the coffin. Bloody marks of finger nails on the face, throat and neck told of the awful dispair of the doomed man, who tore his own flesh in his terrible anguish. Several fingers had been entirely bitten off and his hands torn with the teeth until they scarcely resembled those of a human being. Uncle Sam Means Business. r The United States Government has,* through Minister Egan, formally demanded reparation trom the Government *of Chili for the attack recently made in Valparaiso upon a number of seamen of the United States cruiser Baltimore. The demand made by the United States Minister is no informal suggestion that the Government at Washington expects some kind of satisfaction for the killing and wounding of the Baltimore’s sailors. It is friendly, but the notification is given according to directions received from the State Department at Washington that the United States demandsan immediate explanation of the whole affair and reparation for the injuries inflicted. Acting upon the instructions sent him from Washington, Egan presented the Chilian junta with a detailed statement of the . results of the investigation made by Captain Schley, of the Baltimore, and Egan himself. The Levee at New Orleans Continues to Cave In. New Orleans special: The levee and wharf'at the foot of St. Philip, Du- “ mante and Ursualine streets continue to cave in, the land having already sunk from six to eighteen feet, covering five .. acres in extent. The Louisville and Nashville railroad has abandoned its depot at the foot of Canal street and ■ transferred its business to the Poncbartrain depot because of the danger that its line, as far up as the French Market, would eventually go into the river. Train Wrecked. An extra west-bound train on the Rock Island road, in charge of Conductor Burns, consisting of some twentyfive or thirty cars of freight, was wrecked about two miles east of Joliet, 111., by the trucks on a car of salt about the middle of the train breaking and letting the car down on the track. Some eight or’ten cars were ditched. Three tramps, , Mike Foley, James O’Hearn, and Lawrence Smith, who were stealing a ride in one of the wrecked cars, were seriously injured. ' Roasted Alive. Queen City (Texas) special: The negro Lee Green, who murdered the family of Farmer Lowe, was arrested and put in the jail at Lindon. Next morning a mob of 500 to 1,000 appeared, and taking him to the scene of the tragedy, made him confess his crime, then bound him to a stake, piled fagots about him and he was burned to death. Mrs. Lowe and children were buried side by side in a common grave. The other child is doing well and is out of danger. Earthquake in South Carolina. A special from Charleston, S. C., says that two sharp earthquake shocks were felt there shortly after midnight Wednesday morning. The shocks were but a few minutes apart and those who were awakened by the first shock were robbed of much sleep by shock number two. There was a boom and quick jerk, then a reverberating sound dying gradually away in the distance—this in each case. a .... .. Tried to Roast Himself. Ralph Cunningham, son of a prominent business man of Fostoria, Ohio, tried to kill himself by crawling into a red hot furnace of the spoke factory of which, his father is a part owner. The engineer pulled him out but not until the body and head bad been almost roasted. 'He Will die. Poor health was the cause. Washed Each Other’s Feet. The followers of Mrs. Woodworth, the Indiana evangelist, who recently organized the Church of God at Topeka, Kan., with 400 members, assembled recently and washed each other’s feet. One hundred and seventy-five people ' had their feet washed, and 1,750 toes were turned up for inspection. 1 All Quiet on the Reservation. Butte (Mont.) special: A courier reKrts all quiet at the Blood Indian iservation. Only one Indian was killed and one wounded in Thursday’s fight, which was caused by some ludian cattle thieves resisting arrest. Hunting a Wife for the Prince. It is reported that King Humbert of Italy will shortly visit St. Petersburg to arrange a marriage between the Prince of Naples And the Russian Grand Duchess. There Is no secret, about the difficulty of getting a wife for the'Prince among the Roman Catholic royalties of Europe. They Occur Across the Water. A passenger train derailed near Moirans, France, and ran over an embank.ment. Eight were killed and thirty seriously injured. Is the Csar Crary? Berlin special: The Paasch pamphlet, arguing that the Czar is a madman, is one of the strongest publications ever Issued from the press in Germany. The writer goes into the history of Russian rulers from the time of Ivan, the Terrible, and traces an insane taint through the Romanoff dynasty. The writer argues that the insanity of the present i Czar is directly inherited from bis grandfather, Nicholas, who was driven to madjiess and death by defeat in the Crimean war, and he prophesies a similar fate for the present Czar. The pamphlet | roused the anger of the Kaiser, it is said,- . because it reminded him closely .of the

i ll ■■■■—,_l ■gates* attacks of the French press upon himself, and he therefore caused the sale to be forbidden. ? j a A TERRIBLE MIgTAKB. Father and Bon JR ca pond to the Alarm Ball and Receive Berleoe Wound* i Aberdeen (Ohio) special: Abut 10 o’clock the other night, Marshall Barover, a prosperous and well-to-do farmer living about two miles from here, shot two of his neighbors, Eben Davis and son Frank. Marshall Harover lives with his wife and mothqr, on a fares about two miles from this place, his wife was away from home. And he, with his mother and the house girl, was alone (in the house. A few yards from the Mar-' over residence lived a tenant by the' name of Botts. About 10 o’clock Barover heard some one endeavoring to effect an entrance into the house. He called to Botts, whe came out and frightened the parties away. It was then determined to follow and capture the burglars, and, with this end in view, the servantgirl was instructed to ring the dinnerbell for neighboring help. In the meantime Harover loaded an old musket with a heavy charge of No. 6 shot After loading the gun be stepped out the door and, seeing three men approaching, fired into the group when they were not over five yards away from him. At the discharge of the gun one man fell and another staggered. Harover then discovered that he had shot two of his neighbors. '" Ebcn Davis is a near neighbor to Harover, and, hearing the ringing of the bell, aroused his two sons and started for the Harover place. Harover mistook them, in his excitement, for strangers, and being very much excited fired upoft them. The father received most of the charge, while the elder son, Frank, was but slightly wounded. The younger son escaped unhurt. The shot took effect in the left arm and side of the father, and he lies at home in a critical condition. The very sad affair is much regretted by the friends of both families. IT MAY BE WAR. ' I Secretary Tracy Will Take a Hand In the Chilian Riots If They Do Not Cease. * Washington special: Interesting international difficulties are likely to ensue as a result of the recent cowardly attack on the American men of war’s men in the streets of Valparaiso. Capt. Schley, of the United States vessel Baltimore, has cabled the Navy Department the details of the affair, from which it appears that the attack was both cowardly and uncalled for. Secretary Tracy laid, the reoort before the President and it will be considered at a cabinet meeting. The opinion is prevalent that Minister Egan will be instructed to demand immediate reparation and indemnity from the Chilian Government. The President said: “I mean to have no more of this business from any nation, and the demand upon Chili must be immediate and peremptory.” Capt. Schley informed Secretary Tracy in his report that it has become impossible for American officers to go ashore without being insulted, and that hereafter they mean to go armed, and to resent insults in the proper way. “We are losing our respect by permitting these things,” says Schley, “and the younger officers are wild with rage, and cannot be much longer restrained.” “I do not want them to be further restrained,” said Secretary Tracy to one of the commodores on duty at the head of a great supply department, “and I have told Schley so.” Therefore, any day may bring news of a serious riot between the Americans and the Chilian mob, instigated and secretly encouraged, it is believed, by persons high in authority there. ’Twasn’t Jones. Several days ago a man was found drowned in the canal at Indianapolis, and the body was identified by a granddaughter as the remains of J. E. Jones of Philadelphia. She ordered the body prepared for burial, and the coffined remains were left at the morgue to await further instructions. Next day a stranger called to see “the fellow named Jones, of Philadelphia,” who was found in the canal. After viewing the ; body he expressed his indignation “that anybody should think he looked like me,” and the explanation followed that he was the only living J. E. Jones, of Philadelphia, and that the granddaughter was terribly mistaken as to the identity of the drowned individual. The body ! still remains at the morgue unidentified and unclaimed. Banters Shoot a Man in the Wilderness and Leave Him to Die, West Superior (Wis.) special: A most unfortunate accident happened a half mile distant from Dedham. While Adam i Miller and J. L. Showers were hunting -in the above vicinity, the former observed , a movement in the underbrush and thinki | ing it was a deer directed a shot. One i I cry of pain followed the shot, but it was ■ the cry of a human being. Too frightened to investigate, Miller and his companion fled to the station where they i knew a train was soon due for Superior. This they took and upon arrival proceeded at once to police headquarters where Miller requested Jailor Kenfield to lock him up. This the jailor refused 1 to do as there was no charge preferred. In the evening a dispatch was received ;* stating that the man who had been shot near Dedham was dead. His name was D. Sitlz. Gross Irregularities. Three ex-city officials of Denver, Col., realize that the way of the alleged trans--1 gressor is hard. The grand jury has brought in three bills of o indictment against ex-City Treasurer William Bliss, ex-Deputy "Treasurer James Hadley, and Deputy Auditor George R. Raymond, ' Charging them with embezzlement, mal1 feasance in office and forgery. The accused were arrested and lodged in jail where there will remain until the amount of bondxequired is fixed by the court. These indictments are the result of the 1 work of the investigating committee, 1 which reported some time ago, that it 1 had discovered gross irregularities in the 1 books of the City Treasurer and Auditor. The alleged amount said to have been stolen is $45,000. ' Fourteen Drowned. * Paris special: At Brest the long boat i belonging to the French training ship “Australitz” and manned by twelve boys and two quartermasters of that i vessel, was capsized when in a danger- ' ous spot at the entrance of the harbor. It was blowing half a gale at the time, and although every possible effort was made to rescue the crew of the tong boat, ' all was to no avail. The crew must ' have sank almost immediately for not one of the men has since been seen or heard from. Broke Jail. Four prisoners escaped from the jail at Paulding, Ohio, by sawing off three sets 1 of bars in the window. One of the prisoners, Dr. Goodwin, was in for bigamy, 1 I another for biting off the ear of a man in 1 I a fight, and two for burglary. “ Sheriff -; Saylor has gone In pursuit, and hopes to i i recapture them. They were evidently assisted by outsiders. There were seven > other prisoners in the jail, who might * i have escaped had they so desired. i * Fired Upon by Indians. * Ottawa (Onte) special: The Mounted > Police “Department is advised that Conr stables Alexander and Ryan, while pa- •, troling near Fojrt McLeod, Northwest • '*..«• '' - J- ■ '.•‘.J. fc.'/ ' ...v.

""" l """ "" iir 111 I ' Territory, on the IDtja fast, were fired upon by a party of Blood Indians. . The police returned the fire and one Indian received a fatal wound. Constable Alexander received a slight wound. The superintendent of Mounted Police •is heading an investigation. ' Frightful CoUllsloa. A special from Lake City, lowa, says: A terrible collision occurred between two heavy freight trains on the branch of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Both trains were fearfully wrecked. M. R. Hayden and George Stein, both brakemen, living at Lake City, were instantly tilled. Engineers Collins and McAllister were fatally injured, and other trainmen considerably hurt. The accident occurred on a curve, neither engineer seeing the other train in time to avoid the disaster. Turning the Scales. ( Columbia (La.) special: John Rush, a young white man, was lynched thejothcr night so - the murder ofHargar Sterling, an old colored woman. The murder was a very brutal one and entirely unprovoked. {The case excited a groat deal of indignation and a mob of masked men took Rush from the jail and hanged him from the limb of a tree in the jail yard. , Mrs. Thurman’s Funeral. » The funeral of Mrs. Allen G. Thurman took place from the Thurman residence, Columbus, Ohio, the interment being made in Green Lawn Cemetery there. The funeral was private, only about twenty persons outside the immediate family being present by invitation. Four nephews of Mrs. Thurman, according to her request, acted as pallbearers. Wan Loon la Undoubtedly the Columbus Grove Robber. Detectives from Ottawa,Putnam County, Ohip, visited Westerville, near Columbus, and at the home of Van Loon found the identical re vol ven it is said, , which was sold to the Coulumbus Grove bank robber and with which he is said to >have done his bloody work. They have no doubt but that Van Loon is the guilty man. An Interesting Question. London special: It is said that leading Tory lawyers have been engaged to ascertain whether there is any precedent for the admission of an ex-convict, who has been in penal servitude, to Parliament. There is no doubt that a strong Tory protest will be offered against permitting Davitt to take his seat His election is already assured. A Groat Orator Gone. Indianapolis special: Judge B. K. Higginbotham, one of the most eloquent orators that over took the stump m this city, went to the Keely Institute for.the bi-chloride of gold treatment at Plainfield and died after two days’ treatment. He stumped New York with Roscoe Conkling for Garfield in 1880. , Opposing Education, Martinsville (Ind.) special: Morgan County's district school houses are suffering from incendiary fires at the hand of some scoundrels opposing the progress of education. Two school houses in one township were burned a week ago and one at Eminence was fired the other night. The latter was saved, however. A Child Perishes In the Flames. A special from Silver Creek, Col., says: A house belonging to a miner near this place, named Lohn LaPlant, who is employed in the Two Sisters’ mine, was burned to the ground while LaPlant and his wife were away, and their little 3-year-old child perished in the flames. Off for Chill. The steel cruiser Boston has sailed to reinforce the United States squadron in Chilian waters. The Boston is expected to reach Valparaiso in about two months, and carries stores for a year’s cruise and ammunition for the Baltimore and SanFrancisco. Diphtheria. A special dispatch from Paulding, Ohio, states that fifty cases of diphtheria have compelled the suspension of the public schools, and caused many people to remove from the town until the scourge is over. Store Burglarized. J. M. Kerr & Ca’s wholesale hardware store at Gallipolis, Ohio, was burglarized and between S4OO and SSOO worth of merchandise taken, consisting of guns, revolvers, cutlery, cartridges and other articles. A Hoosier School House Burned. The public school building at Owensville, Ind., burned. Loss, $12,000, partly insured. By the coolness of the teachers, 300 pupils were rescued in safety. Cause, a defective flue. An Explorer Dead. Dispatches received at London, an nounce the death at Matabelland, from exhaustion, of Dr. Boyle Glanville, the leader of the British South African expedition. Will Never Leave Rome. Regarding the rumored exile of the pope from Rome Archbishop Ireland says that in his candid opinion the Pope would never leave Rome. Big Hotel Burned. The Minnetta hotel, at Hot Springs, S. D., burned, loss $75,000. THE MARKETS, CHICAGO. 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A SERIOUS SITUATION. INDEMNITY AND AN APOLOGY DEMANDED. Twill Ba a Chilly Day for Chili It Unde Sana Undertakes to Trounoe Her—Naval Ofltoers Say That the Situation la Beally a Serious One. Sharp Talk to Chill. Further persistent inquiry of the officers of the government in regard to the Valparaiso incident shows eonday sively that the administration does not regard it as a simple street row for which the Chilian government can not be held accountable, but as an insult to the honor and flag of the United States, calling for the most vigorous diplomatie treatoMnt Thewfficial report of the occurrence, made by Capt Schley, of the Baltimore. after a careful investigation of all the surrounding circumstances, shows clearly not only that the assault upon the American sailors was cowardly and unprovoked, but that It was inspired purely by hatred for the uniform they wore and the country it represented; or, in other words, that it was not an attack on them as individuals, but as representatives of the United States The report also indicates that the local police, instead of protecting the Americans from the violence of the mob, in several instances assisted In the onslaught , This, the report says, Is demonstrated by the fact that several of the sailors were wounded by bayonets such as are usually carried by the Chilian police. The outrage is not regarded by Presicent Harrison as the work of an unruly mob. The wounds on the dead men were made by bayonets, and therefore the so dlers and police of Chili were the butchers. Moreover, the unanimity of the attack shows that it was premeditated. The assaulted men were riding peacefully In a street car, when suddenly they were knocked down, dragged from the car, shot and stabbed. Then, not daring to face the Ameri :ans. even though the latter were unarmed, the savages shot and bayonetted. them in the back. There is but one ves-el In Chili now, the Baltimore, but the San Francisco is at Callao, only four days off, and unless an immediate answer of a favorable kind is made by the Chilian Government to the demands of President Harrison she will be ordered to sail at once for Valparaiso. The Yorktown is now on her way there and fihe 1-os ton will sail at once from New York for the scene of the trouble. It is stated at the Navy Department that there is a decided difference between this case and that of the Mafia tragedy at New Orleans The Italians who were killed there were residents of this country or intended to become so, and the United States the arrest of the leaders who participated in the affray, and an investigation was made of the affair, but in the case,of the American sailors who were killed and assaulted no action whatever has been taken, as far as can be ascertained, by the Chilian authorities toward investih gating the riot caused by the Chilian sailors, and as the attack was upon American sailors it is eonsiderea a direct insult to the Amei icqn flp,g. The action of the Chilian Government in the present difficulty with the United States was similar to the position of Paraguay in 1857, when that country was brought to terms by the vigorous action of President Buchanan. The Government of Paraguay had, upon frivolous and even insulting pretexts, refused to ratify the treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation concluded with it March 4, 1853, as amended by the United States Senate. It had seized and appropriated the property of American citizens residing in Paraguay, in a violent and arbitrary manner, and finally on Feb. 1, 1855, by order of President Lopez, it 'had fired upon the United States ship Water Witch, under Commander Thomas J. Page, of the navy, and killed the sailor at the helm, while the vessel was peacefully employed in surveying the Parana River, to ascertain its fitness for steam navigation. The honor as well as the interests of this country demanded satisfaction. The President brought the subject to the notice of Congress in his first annual message, Dec. 8, 1857. In this he Informed Congress that he would. make a demand for redress on the Government of Paraguay in a firm but conciliatory manner, but at the same time observed that “this will the more probably be granted if the Executive shall have authority to use other means in the event of refusal. This is accordingly recommended. ” Congress responded favorably to this recommendation. On the 2d of June, 1858, Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing the President “to adopt such measures and use such force as, in his judgment, may be necessary and advisable in the event of a refusal of just satisfaction by the Government of Paraguay in connection with the attack on the United States steamer Water Witch, and with other matters referred to in tha annual message.” Congress also made an appropriation to defray the expenses of a commissioner to Paraguay, should he deem it proper to appoint one, “for the adjustment of difficulties” with that republic. Paraguay is situated far in the interior of South America, and its cap! al, the city of Asuncion, on the left bank of the River Paraguay, is more than a thousand miles from the mouth of the La Plate. Protected by his remote and secluded position, President Lopez but little apprehended that a navy from a far dista it country could ascend the La Plate, the Parana and the Paraguay and reach the capital. This was doubtless the reason why he had ventured to place us at defiance. -Under these circumstances President Buchanan deem d it advisable to send w th Jam s B. Bowling, our Commissioner to 1 aragnay, a naval force sufficient to exact justice should negotiation fail. This consisted of nineteen armed vessels, great and small, carrying 200 guns and 2,500 sailors and marines, all under the command of Commodore Shubrick. Soon after the arrival of the expedition at Montevideo, Commissioner Bowling and Commodore Shubrick proceeded to ascend the rivers to Asuncion in the steamer Fulton, accompanied by the Water Witch. Meanwhile the remaining vessels rendezvoused in the Parana, near Rosario, a position from which they could act promptly in case of need. The commissioner arrived at Asuncion on Jan. 25, 1859, and left it Feb. 1A Within this brief period be had ably and successfully accomplished all 'the objects of his mission. In addition to ample apologies, he obtained from President Lopez the payment of SIO,OOO for the family of Seaman Chaney, who had been killed in the attack upon the Water Witch, and also concluded satisfactory treaties of indemnity and of navigation and commerce with the Paraguayan government. Odda and Knda. The Kaiser, it is ipid, has more than 100 pairs of white trousers. For a man to be efficient, like a cable car, he Mustn’t lose the grip. A Milwaukee couple recently cel»' brated their sixtieth anniversary. A one-leooed bicyclist in London re* ’ cently rodp 100 miles in less than nine hoars. ; , f ‘

ANOTHERFATALWRECK OMAHA AND DENVER EXPRESS IN THE DITCH. Banning at the Rato of Fifty MUea For Hour, the Wonder la that Moro Were Not KUled-LUt of the Vlottma. Crashed Into a Siding. A frightful accident occurred on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy main line two miles from Monmouth, 111., when the Omaha and Denver fast express crashed into an open switch, instantly killing four persons and seriously injuring a score or more of othera The following are the killed: George Courtney, foreman of engineers. A. A. Emery, engineer. Mrs. George Allen, of Lamoni, lowa. T. A Johnson, of Avon. 11l The following persons were seriously injured: W. P. Anderson, engine fireman, of Galesburg, Ill.; scalded and bruised. John Burner, aged 49, Forreston, 111., married: lost left arm. T. J. Kirby, 34 years of age, unmarried, stock dealer, of Lenox, Iowa: left arm off. 8. W. Cooper, aged 86, Corning, Iowa; scalp wound and hand injured. Louis Wigers, of Oakland, Neb,, aged 57; bruised on left side. Agnes Miller, aged 20, Brookfield, Ohio; cut over left eye. The following persons were slightly Injured: James Miller. Brookfield, Ohio, aged 471 right arm slightly bruised. Catherine Miller, Brook field: arm bruised. Mrs. Catherine Cbrus, aged 60, Murray, Ibwa; left eye and face slightly bruised. E. 8. McDonald, aged 42, South Milford, Ind.; clavicle fractured. Elizabeth J. McDonald, his mother, aged 74; injury to left shoulder. E. Rowe, Shenandoah, lowa, aged 50; hand cut and leg hurt Forest Rowe, his son, aged 19; head slightly hurt Jeremiah Canty, Glenlyon, Pa.; shoulder and head slightly cut Nate Peters. 1028 Heklln avenue, Chicago; shoulder slightly bruised. Oscar Zimmerman, aged 36, Monmouth, Ill.; hand cut by glass. L. S. Bricher, aged 25, High Creek, Iowa; scalp wound. Mrs. A. C. Swope, aged 44, Harrisburg, Pa.: slight leg bruise. A. C. Swope, uged 47, Harrisburg, Pa.; sightly bruised. George Allen, Lamoni, Iowa; slight bruise. E. D. Evans, Genesee, Wis.; right shoulder injured. James Farrell, New London, Iowa; slight cut in head. James Scarborough, aged 45, Monmouth; slight cut P. E. Nelson, Anacortes, Wash.; head badly cut The wonder is that a hundred lives ' were not lost, for the train of ten cars was heavily loaded and the destruction of the roaches, with the exception of ■ two sleepers, Is complete. No. 5, the ill-fated train, was made up 1 of two sleepers, three chair cars, one smoker, one baggage car, one express and two mail cars. Many of the passen- j gers were Chicagoans, but, strange to I say, not one seriously injured Is from j tnat city. The traip had been running at a high rate of speed when, without a moment’s warning, it was hurled off the rails and into the empty freight cars standing on the side track. All the cars except two I sleeepers were overturned and com-' pletely ruined. Those passengers who were .not injured were scared out of their senses. Women screamed and fainted, and the cries from among the debris were frightful. Shortly after the accident Superln -1 tendent Wilson and Superintendent Rice with a force of assistants arrived and began caring for the hurt. All those who were able to be moved were taken . by Mr. Wilson to Burlington, where he will have them csired for. The company states that the canse of < the accident was the malicious displacement of the switch leading to the pottery works. Certain it is the open switch caused the disaster. Nobody knows how it was opened. Superintendent Wilson says seven trains passed over ■ the line . since the switch was 1 used. Yet after the crash one of the train officia s ran to that switch and found it partly thrown, vnth the lock gone and the pin out. The Superintendent says the switch could not have been partly turned and a train pass over i it without being derailed. He declares' that to be an impossibility.and states that the switch was turned between the time the seventh train passed the switch and the hour when the express was due. He believes that some malicious scoundrel ■ purnosely turned the switch. George Courtney, the traveling engi- 1 neer, was one of the oldest employes of the road. He boarded the engine and took a seat by the engineer to see how th s locomottVe, which was a brand-new one, was working. His first work for the road was done lons before the war, and probably no man on the division was more popular among the men or honored with more confidence by the company. There were some remarkable escapes. I Oscar Zimmerman was pitched through the window of the smoking car and was unhurt. A terrible s one and loss of life was prevented by the prompt action of Baggageman John Dore, of Chicago who extinguished the flames that* caught in the car immediately after the crash. One of the saddest casualties occurred in the first chair car. George Allen, his wife, and baby were sitting in the front i of the car when the wr- ck occurred. ! Mrs. Allen w&; thrown against the win- j dow and killed. The child was hurl d across the car; but escaped injury. Mr. Allen was a so unhurt, but heartbroken by the death of his wife. When the train left the main track and started on the siding Engineer Emery reverse I his engine and stuck to his post, but 4he engine left the track after running a few feet on the siding, and all o" the seven bars, with the exception of the rear one, a Pullman sleeper, went into the d tch. Engineer Emery, Trave ing Entrhieer Courtney and Fireman Peter Anderson went down with the engine. The two engineers were killed instantly and t ie fireman is probably fatally injured. Those in the smoking car escaped with their Mves. Standing on the steps of the next cap were two students of Heddlng College, Frank L. Johnson, of Avon, and W. R. Harding, of Abingdon. Thev jumped, and Johnson was kiPed by a blow on the head from a flying timber. Few on the train escaped without being cut by broken glass or badly bruised by being thrown against seats when the shock came. As the train was running behind time when it reached Galesburg, Conductor Hughes laughingly blamed the engineer. “AU right; hold on to yeur hats this tPve,” replied Emery, as he pulled the throttle and started on the ride to his death. At the time the train ran onto the open switch it running at tne rate of fifty miles an hourAs far as the matter has thus far been investigated It looks as ts the wrecking of the train was the result of a well-laid plan. TKe target light had been extinguished, and everything tends to show that the wreck was prearranged, The road’s offi< ials are looking for the person or persons who turned the switch. Foreign Note*. The Alps stand in six different states. Half of the surface of Russia is forest clad. One-tenth of the world is still unexplored. . The Suez Canal took thirteen years to ' build it 'Peppkb cost £ls an ounce in Henry »VlL’s reign.

■■■■' ' ■■■■-— ■ ITIS RIGHT IN LINE, IS THIS COLUMN OF FRESH INDIANA NEWS. A Large Number er Accident*—A Few gu|. cldee and Deaths— And Other Important Newa. —The shortage of Auditor Lavelle, Washington, is said to be $15,000. —The American Wheel Works at Fort Wayne will resume work shortly. —On account of diphtheria the Noblesville schools have been closed. —J. M. Julian’s general store, at Brooklyn, Morgan County, was burglarized of SIOO worth of goods. —Said that rabbits this year are covered with a double thickness of fur. Indicates a cold, hard winter. —Thieves stole clothing, valued at $l5O, from E. Schopback’s merchant tailoring establishment, in Lebanon. —A band of village robbers plundered the store of W. C. Morgan at Tipton, carrying off S2OO worth of goods. —The public schools at Noblesville have been closed two weeks on account of an epidemic of diphtheria there. —Ernest Whitehouse was reported killed in Missouri two years ago. He now turns up at Terre Haute as lively as anybody. —A car load of cotton on an eastbound freight train at Crawfordsville took fire from a spark from the engine and was burned. —John Taylor’s 2-vear-old daughter was so badly burned in the conflagration that destroyed his house, near Columbus, that sffe died. —The Howard County grand jury has indicted the secretary of the Kokomo Driving Park for allowing gambling on the grounds. —Buildldgs for a large carriage factory, of Kraus, Scott & Co., have been erected at Milton. The works will start with seventy-five men. * —Joseph Brown, a colored citizen of Elwood, while intoxicated laid his head on the track at Muncie, but was saved from committing suicide by a passer-by. —Martin Miller, a farmer, 50 years old, living near Rushville, fell from his hay-mow and was impaled on the tooth of .a hay-rake. He lingered a i few days when he died. I —Vincent Bohall, Franklin, was going up a stairway, carrying a sack of corn. He fell and a file which he i had in his pocket penetrated his lung, i Recovery not looked for. —James Bennett fell into an 1 empty fermenting tub at the Terre Haute distillery, a distance of thirty feet, receiving injuries which resulted in his death several hours later. j Alexandria young lady who ' had her rib broken by her lover hugging her is getting along nicely. The doctor thinks she will be ready in a few days to have another rib broken. —While Frank Craig, of Darling- ' ton, was assisting in cutting down a tree, he was struck by the limbs of the falling tree, and his head badly I fractured. He is yet alive, but canj not recover. ! —Frederick Bart, 9 years old, while attempting to board a moving freight train at Noblesville, lost his hold and fell under the wheels. He had both legs crushed off near the knee, and • cannot recover. i —William Donelson, a thrifty farmer, living near Orleans, was kicked in the face by a vicious horse and had his jaw broken and all his back teeth knocked out. His chances for recovery are not the best. I —Mrs. Lee Rowe, of Muncie, used a butcher knife on her husband during a quarrel over the division of household, goods, prior to a separa- 1 tion, and she was arrested for stab- , bing with intent to kill. j —The wife of Edward P. Fields, of Goshen, eloped with another married man, taking with her her two children. This winds up a queer line of happenings in the same family. The wife of Field’s father eloped in the same way, and the wife of his eldest son did likewise, her husband drowning himself because of grief over her i departure. | —Little May Cheney, of Hobart, aged only 5 years, has just secured for an infirm father a liberal pension. The child wrote a letter to President Harrison, asking, in her childish simplicity, that her father’s service to his country be rewarded. The President referred the matter to the Pension Bureau, and recently a letter j conveyed the joyful intelligence of ■ her success. This is beleived to be the first case on record where the efforts of a child so young have been rewarded. —The disputed location of the line between the States of Indiana and Ohio is assuming shape for definite settlement. A corps of surveyors,' under the direction of Mr. P. H. St. Clair, of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, having fixed the meridian of the monument marking the starting point of the line at the Ohio River, is at Union City for purpose of making a second observation. Masons are at work on a foundation for their appliances, and the observations will be taken as soon as fair weather will permit. —William Steward was found guilty of manslaughter for killing Orrill Selig in a row at a dance in Madison last winter and sentenced to the Penitentiary for four years. Ths residence of John Taylor, who resides in the eastern part of Bartholomew County, was discovered on fire. All efforts to save the building failed and it was with great danger to the life of a laborer that a small child was saved. The flesh on the little one was badly burned before it was rescued. —A bent axle caused a wreck on the Big Four at Danville. No one hurt, but several freight cars were smashed. —Gov. Hovey has pardoned Joseph Whittaker, convicted in the Warrick Circuit Court in 1889 of manslaughter, and sent to the penitentiary for five years. Whittaker kept a saloon that was patronized by a man by the name of Garrison, who came to his place one day intoxicated and was refused a drink by Whittaker. Garrison struck Whittaker with A rook and knocked him down, and Whittaker got up and shot Garrison.

CURRENT COMMENT.. Dr. Briggs* Case. There Is every prospect of a very ta-, foresting and edifying time at tne trial. —Brooklyn Times. It is apparent a large number of clergymen stand about where the accused does. —New York Herald. The sentiment of thia' age does not favor the persecution of any one for his honest opinions—Lafayette Journal. So Dr. Briggs is to be tried for heresy after all. The old spirit of the inquisition has not wholly died out yet.—Benton Record. The worst thing that the judges have found against DE Briggs seems to be that he dared to speak his mind freely. —Boston News. . • The Briggs case is up again and we shall soon know whether the eminent professor is bigger than the creed of his church. —Minneapolis TribuHo. Prominent Presbyterian ministers assert that the action now taken will cause* a strife in the denomination which will ~ imperii its very existence.—Albany Times. The point of chief interest in the caseis that not only Dr Brigg, but the doctrines of the confession of faith are likely to be on trial.—Minneapolis Tribune. v Taking it altogether the present crisis is the most serious one Presbyterianism in America has had to face for more than half a century, or since the division of 1837.—Philadelphia "lelegraph. The New York Presbyterians are trying Ur. Briggs for heresy because his views do not coincide with theirs. A little more Christian charity and a little’ less prating about oi thodoxy would improve a great many people —Memphis Avalanche. The majority of the clergymen in the New York Presbytery thought it would be better to let Prof. Brigss and his opinions take their course than to force to trial a case which cannot fail to reresult In heart-burnings and in loss to Presbyterianism. —Pittsburg ChronicleTelegraph. Trials for “heresy” are in most cases of doubtful wisdom. Whatever of added guarantee the church “standards” re- ' celve in the result of such trials scarcely weighs against the popular sympathy for the “heretic” usually excited and manipulations of the secular press which almost invariably favor the accused party.—Chicago Standard. Aggressive Russia. Russia will hesitate to strike where an English army is going to defend. — Rochester Herald. Another printing press has been seized at Kieff, Th ■ printing press is an infernal machine in the eyes of tyrants the world over.—St. Paul Pioneer Press. The Chinese are commanding Russia to keep off “the roof of the world," otherwise an altitudinous tract known as Pameer in Central Asia.—Grand Rapids Telegram-Herald. The Russian Foreign Minister is in Italy on a , mission to promote peace. Famine’s grip on the bear's vitals must be strong when it thus forgets its Instincts. —Montreal Gazette. The chief objection neighboring nations have to letting Russia get up on “the roof of the world” is that they can’t tell on which side she proposes to slide down.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Russia now wants to take Pameer, “the roof of the world.” Now let the modern despotism walk around and try to take the United states of America, roof of nineteenth century liberty.— Baltimore Herald. In 1876 Russia d;dared war against Turkey b cause the Turks were persecuting and massacring their Christian subjects. If any nation were looking for a good excuse to make war on Russia the present persecution of the Jews might furnish It.—Buffalo Express. Another conspiracy against the life of the Czar has been discovered in Russia. Such announcements always suggest the query whether it is nally a new conspiracy or*a fresh development of the one whieff is supposed to b' simmering in Russia all the time.—Philadelphia « Bulletin. China seems to be between the devil and the deep sea. She is looking to Russia for an ally to save her cities from bombardment by Great Britain and depending upon Great Britain for an ally to defend her territory from invasion and seizure by Russia. —Birmingham Republican. The Chilian Row. If it is found that the United States sailors were attacked wantonly and without provocation our Government should insist upon ample reparation for the affront from the juntn —New York Presa We should demand redress for any outrage upon our seamen, but wo should discipline our naval officers if during the Chilian war they took any other than a strictly neutral position.—Milwaukee Wisconsin. It is of importance that Chili ana the United States tome to an amicable and honest understanding. Whatever cause of irritation Chili may have that is not in itself frivolous or unreasonable should be removed.—Washington Post The Chilians should have some of the conceit taken out of them. It would not be a bad idea to put their army on board some of the American vessels, bring it u p here, and let it see what kind of a country this • is.—Louisville Courier- ' Journal, On the whole it may be well to reserve judgment until the details are fully ascertained. The complications between n the United States and Chili are already grave enough without jumping to the conclusion that a fatal row between a lot oP marines on one side and the Chilian mob on the other necessitates > further international quarrel—Pittsburg Dispatch. . It cannot be supposed for a moment that the Chilian authorities will refuse to make prompt reparation for their outrage upon Americans, but nothing but the fullest reparation and apologies can be accepted, and if they are not accordc© promptly it will behobve this Government to act with firmness.— New Orleans Picayune. 4 , Sam Small. Sam Small, professional revivalist, is nnder arrest for obtaining money under false pretenses in a real estate deal. But for his pretense of preaching the gospel he draws wages unquestioned.— New York World. If Rev. Sam Small is a perfectly honest man, he is continually in hard look. There was a misunderstanding as to his use of certain funds connected with the university at Ogden, which caused his retirement therefrom, and now he is 1 accused of obtaining SI,OOO under false pretenses. It looks very much as if Mr. Small had mistaken his vocation.—Now Haven Register. “Rev." Sam Small’s real-estate transactions are likely to dim the brUUaacy of his fame as a gospel headlight A man who has brains enough to clear SSOO on M. 1 .’ 000 deal ought to have untold posswllittes before him, but Small made a fatel mistake tn neglecting to cover upcejtaln peculiarities of the deal far whictfhe is now under arrest—St Paul Dispatch. , . J