Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1892 — Page 6

®he democrat DECATUR, mb. M, BLACKBURN. . ■ ■ rum-imra. FAST EXPRESS DITCHED TWO PASSENGERS KILLED AND FORTY INJURED. Fire In ■> Mlno- Drarily Bxploilon— Forolen Voltri-Xew Sllvar Coin In Demand—A Dynamiter'* Demand*. A BROKEN KAiy Hurli n Fait Train Into a Ditch. A special from Crawfordsville, Ind., says: The fast passongor tram between . Louisville and Chicago on tho Motion routo, consisting of a mall car, an express car, throe coaches and a chair car, was wrecked two mllos north of hero at Nicholson's crossing. The train was rounding a sharp curve when the outer rail broke and precipits tod the cars down an embankment twenty feet deep. Tho stove In the first coach was overturned and the car was soon destroyed, but the passengers escaped. The next coach was torn to pieces. It was lilted with people, notone of whom escaped injury. Tho parlor yar topplod,..over on top of the coaches. Two persons wero killed outright Madam Ivan Rokey, danseuso cf the Cincinnati Burlesque Company, and Ben Hamburg, drummer for Liebmann & Schloss, Cincinnati. Forty were injured, some of whom will die. That no others wero killed outright seems marvelous, as the wreck was most complete. A largo force of men was engaged in putting up ico a short distance from where the wreck occurred, and they rendered good assistance in putting out the Arcs and saving life. C. N. Cheek, of Greencastle, had a leg pulled off and was pinned beneath a pair of trucks and it seemed, despite the efforts ol the rescuers, that they could not roscuo him before the tire, which was fast approaching, reached him. He never lost his nerve, though suffering intensely and ordered the Relief Corps to cut both his legs off, if that was the only way they could release him. A block was finally procured from the engine and the unfortunate man was released just in the nick of time. He was removed fco the city, but cannot survive. In its leap the ladies’ coach encountered a stump which penetrated the side of the car, and possibly caused the death of Madame Van Rokey, and of Ben Hamburg, the Cincinnati drummer. The woman was found by the side of the ■> stump, her head crushed out of all semblance to humanity. Ben Hamburg was . found lying on the stump, inaugled almost beyond recognition. The scene of the wreck is less than one mile from the place of the terrible freight collison of a month ago. A #IOO,OOO Fire. Fire broke out in the McClellan Opera House at Georgetown, Col., and the entire building was soou in flames. The Opera House is a frame affair and burned rapidly. The flames soon spread to Mrs. Johnson’s millinery store which was totally destroyed and from there to the Hotel DeParis which was also burned to the ground. Several other frame buildings on Sixth avenue and Cass street were destroyed. The complete loss will §|/ amount to over SIOO,OOO. The fire was started by Mr. McClellan who was thawout. fpcaan water pipes. j Fire la a-Mine. Wilkesbarre (Pa), special: Work at the Hartford mine has been shut down because of the fear for the safety of the miners, it having been discovered by a mine boss that a section of the mine in the lower lift, where twenty-four men were killed two years ago, is a mass of fire for a distance of a hundred feet. The fire is in a section which has not been worked since the accident referred to above. An attempt will be made to quench the fire through the old shaft where the bodies of the dead men were brought out. All the Jodies Kccovered, McAllister (I. T.) special: The complete lisrt of those killed in the Krebs disaster contains sixty-five names. Scores of families are left wholly destitute with no one upon whom to depend for support Physicians and nurses are taxed to their utmost in the care of the injured The mining company officials claim to have accounted for every man employed in the shaft at the time of the explosion and say there certainly are no more victims beneath the ground^ Foreign Voters. The joint resolutiton providing for an amendment to tho Constitution which prohibits all persons of foreign birth, not citizens of the United States, from voting for any office, either State or National, will be vigorously pressed by Senator Chandler, its projector. The purpose of the amendment Is to take the authority to issue naturalization papers out of the hands of the Stato courts and place it under the immediate control of the Federal Government. Now Silver Coin in Demand. The demand for the new silver coin Is so great that orders have been sent to the Philadelphia mint to put all the available r force to work. Director Loech says if the coin can be made more than $1,000,000 of it will be placed in circulation this month. It is the intention to supply all national bank depositories with the new coin as fast as he can secure it from the mint A Dynamiter’s Demands. Henry Irving, of No. 499 West Twen-ty-fifth street. New York, has served notice on Brewer Flanagan, of Flanagan, Nay & Co., of No. 268 Tenth avenue, that If $10,000,00(1,1? not forthcoming he will be blown sky-high witli dynamite. Mr. Irving is under arrest and is undoubtedly insane. Madden Death of a Judge. Judge Charles M. Hughes, one of the most distinguished lawyers of Northwestern Ohio, died suddenly at his home In Lima. 11c had just finished dinner when he dropped dead with heart disr, • ease. , Deadly KxloHion. , The boiler in a pork packing factory at Bridgeport, Pa,, exploded, and three peoplo are reported killed and several . others injured. « (Secretary Rlutno IIL Washington special: Great excitement was caused in tho Department of State by a report that Secret! —j Blaine had i\ ' been takes suddenly ill while at work in his office. The report proved to be true, but every precaution was taken to pre- ; ' vent the fact from becoming public. Surgeon General Browne, of the navy, whose office is in the same building, ; was summoned and was promptly In attendance. Another physician •from War Department was also at lolntEfforts, Mr. Blaine was made to feel comparatively comfortable. The ( nature of his Illness is not known at I 81Mv,:..,.

present, but It is said to be due altogether to temporary stomachic derango- ’ me.nt The Secretary was removed to his homo In a carriage. ROTTEN AUTHORITIES Compel Edward W. Campb.ll to Swear Away tile Ell. of Sidney Roll. Chicago special: Edward XV. Oampboll, who was tho principal witness against Sidnoy Bell, who was convicted In San Francisco last summer of the 1 murder of Sam Jacobson, a somowhat noted “man about town,” and sentenced to death, has made a full confession, which was communicated exclusively to 1 the United Press, to the effect that 1 ho was forced to testify falsely by the police authorities and that the real murderer was one Henry Swartz, whom he said oscaped from the house a moment after the shot was fired. The confession, which covers nearly twenty pages of typewritten manuscript, goes into fulldo- | tails of the alleged conspiracy against Bell and saysthatanother witness named , Schmidt, who was under indictment for , burglary and committed suicide shortly after testiylng against Bell, did so bej cause the police had failed to release . him as the agreed price for his capture. , According to Campbell's statement, , Jacobson was shot This was the opinion I largely entertained in San Francisco at , the time of the tragedy. Bell is a native i of Columbus, Ohio, and served sevoral years in the United States Navy, being , discharged with a high record. The Ksnui County Seat War, Arkalon (Kas.) special: It has been agreed by both factions of the Seward County war that the trial of the prisoners under arrest shall take plac«: at Liberal before Justice of the Peace Gibsoil. The troops will accompany the prisoners. , For some reason Acting Sheriff Larabee has ceased all efforts to capture any more of the men for whom ho has warrants. He will give no explanation of his course even to tho commander of the troops. He has an engagement to meet Judge Botkin, when he will probably take his instructions from him. Adjutant General Roberts has reached the conclusion that the only way by which the trouble can be settled is to have the entire judicial district placed under marshal law. Ho is convinced that Judge Botkin will be murdered immediately after the troops are withdrawn unless this is done. The women are in a state of terror and are importuning their nusbands to leave the country. t Double Traced j. Charles S. Quackenbush, a wealthy resident of Albany, N. Y., shot his wife in the head and then killed himself. He had attempted to kill his wife several times, and about a month ago was only restrained from carrying out his purpose by a policeman. Three weeks ago he tried to shoot her again. He returned from Montreal, Canada, and went to the house where his wife was Hying. He went to the kitchen from the hail and saw his wife, Annie, in the next room preparing their three little girls, ranging from two to five years, for bed. Some hot words were exchanged and Quackenbush pulled a revolver from his pocket and shot his wife in the back of the head near the ear. She had turned to run from him. He then went into the kitchen and shot twice more at her. Ma-tflen placed the revolver at the roof of his mouth and fired, the bullet going through his brain and lodging sn the ceiling. One of the Mansfield Robbers Caught. A cigarmaker, giving the name of C. C. Seyles, was arrested at Port Huron, Mich., charged with complicity in a robbery committed at Mansfield, Ohio, on December 18. Three men broke into the residence of Phoebe Wise, a maiden lady of that city and held lighted tapers to her feet, burning them terribly, until she was forced to tell them where her money was Concealed. They secured $350 in money and a gold watch, rings and other jewelry. Two of the robbers were promptly arrested and the officers traced Seyles, whose right name is Henry Zrogel. from Mansfield to Port Huron. He says he Vill waive extradition formalities and accompany the officer to Ohio. Flth Lynchnd. News comes from Womack Hill, Ala., the scene of the recent Sims outrages and hanging, taat while Neal Sims, the brother of Bob, two other men and Laura and Beatrice Sims, the two daughters' of Bob Sims, were ou their way from Womack Hill, going in the direction of Leak, Miss., the rendezvous of the rest of the gang, they were met by a posse searching for Neal Sims, who is wanted for murder. It is said that Neal resisted arrest and was hanged, also that the rest of the party attempted’to interfere in Neal’s behalf and were strung up to an oak tree along the roadside, the women being among the number lynched. Great excitement is said to prevail. A Fatal Front End Collision. A’light engine going north on the New York, Ontario and Western railroad had a front end collision with a freight engine on train No. 68 coming from the opposite direction, a quarter of a mile north of Smyrna, N. Y., and the result was a complete \yrecking of both engines, and the killing'of both engineers and one fireman. Fred Y T oung, of Utica, was the unfortunate engineer on the freight engine. Engineer Sheehan, of Norwich, was running the light engine. His fireman, who was killed; was Adelbert Cady, of Norwich. The fireman on the freight engine escaped with slight injuries, Catholic Congress. At a meiting of the sub-committee appointed by the Baltimore Council to make preliminary preperations for the International Catholic Congress, to be held in Chicago, in|4B93, it was decided to issue a call for the Congress to meet on Monday, September 5, 1893, and hold daily sessions until Friday, September 9; also it was decided to make an effort to secure the attendance of the Pope and to have the Congress opened by him. It is expected there will be 5,000 delegates ureseut, including the most eminent Catholic churchmen of the world. The public sessions will be held in the Auditorium. Nine Cities VS ant the Democratic Convention. William Dixon, the member of the National Democratic Committee who has been given charge for the arrangements of tho meeting of the committee in Washington on the 21st, says that nine cites have formally decided to compete for the honor of entertaining the Democratic Convention. The cities are Milwaukee, Kansas City, Indianapolis, St Paul, Detroit, New York, Buffalo, Sah Francisco, and Cincinnati. Although the National Committee will .be located at the Arlington, the visiting delegates will ' probably he divided among the other hotels. * . . _ _ _ - - - -— -'s*9 1 war on Sunday Papers. ‘W"i The Law and Order Society of Pittsburgh,. Pa., has at last begun its long promised campaign, against the Sunday newspapers. DetiieHves have been at work for the past four Sundays gathering testimony, and thirty-five informations have been made against dealers In Sunday, newspapers, it is not known whether the society intends to proceed i against proprietors, editors, reporters, printers and others employed on Sunda papers. Action will be brought under ‘ & . I ’ iif 1/ i ii r ~i~ ;

,- [the old blue law of 1704 and its amendi- ments. The fine In each case can not o exceed $25. Mud Elephant on th. Rampage. At Wallace & Co.*s winter quarters, near Peru, Ind.. Diamond, the marar moth olepliant, broke his chains In a fit of fury and boforo ho could bo subdued he killed tho elephant dog, Mack, and s the olepliant horse, Davy. Both of 1 thoso animals had been with him for the u past five years. Tho building was badly t wrecked. It was only by tho free uso of j iron spoars and clubs that tho other t elephants were saved, and tho wild anii mal rechained. The horse was carried t on his tusks for ton minutes, and the 3 scene, with roar and cries combined was . Indescribable. ' To Connect Lake Erin and tho Ohio. L Representative Gillespie wants tho i Socoretarv of War to cause a survey to be made for a ship canal connecting tho l waters of Lake Erie and tho Ohio River I from a point near Conneaut harbor to a , point near Pittsburgh. A bill Introduced . by him appropriates SIO,OOO for tho examination and tho survey, and the Sec- , retary ol War is directed to report whether such a canal Is feasible, and to give an estimate as to the possible cost. 1 Cheating Cualo Sam. ' Jackson Brewery. San Francisco, was I seized by Internal Revenue Collector , Quinn for brewing 21,000 barrels-of beer more than the internal revenue books show. Tho tax ou a barrol of beer containing about thirty gallons is sl, so the brewery has defrauded the Government | of $21,000. The Government will net 1 only got $21,000, but a confiscation of the brewery plant will follow. This is esti- ' mated to be worth $500,000. An Editor Rilled. Arnold Albrecht, city editor of the Toledo German Express, mot his death recently. He boarded an electric car and as it was crowded ho remained on the platform outside. As tho car rounded a curve Albrecht lost his balance and fell to tho ground, striking on his head in such a manner as to break his neck. He was an old and well-known resident of Toledo and leaves a family. Charged with a Heinous Offense. At New Lisbon, Ohio, Charles a well-known young farmer was committed to jail upon the charge of assault with intent to rape two little girls. May and Minnie Mercer, aged 11 and 13 years) whom he followed into a farm building and threatened with a loaded gun. Their screams brought assistance and they were rescued. Sugar Bounty. The Elm Hall sugar plantation, owned by Lebn Goodchaux, in Assumption Parish, La., has closed its season after turning, out 4,260,000 pounds of sugar, on which Mr. Goodchaux will receive from tbe United States Government as bounty $85,000. Mr. Goodchaux’s total bounty will reach a quarter of a million of dollars. Aline for Many Thousands. Samuel F. Ferguson, a prominent rail; road contractor of Shoals, Ind., will file suits against the Ohio and Mississippi railroad for $50,000 and $20,000, claiming that his wife, who was in a delicate condition, was so badly cared for by the company’s employes that blindness and permanent disability followed. Relinqaigiiad His Pension. A letter has been received by Secretary Noble from a man at Boston in which he incloses his pension certificate and says’ he voluntarily relinquishes his pension, as he does not wish further assistance from the Government It is an unusual occurrence and such people are few and far between. Counterfeiters Caught. Captain Porter, of the Secret Service, United States Marshal Hitchcock and three officers, made a decent upon a counterfeiter’s den at 169 West Jefferson street, Chicago, and captured three men and a complete counterfeiting outfit for manufacturing silver dimes, quarters and half dollars. The capture was a very clever one. Wants a Lieutenant General. ' Senator Butler has introduced a bill in Congress to revive the grade of lieutenant general of the army. It provides that a lieutenaut general shall be appointed by the President from those officers of the grade of major general most distinguished for courage, skill and ability. The New Coins. Five thousand dollafs in silver coin of the new’ design have been forwarded from the Philadelphia mint to the Treasurer at Washington and to the sub-Treasurers at New York and Cbicago. _____ Firemen Fall. By the breaking of a ladder at a fire at Omaha, Fife Chief Galligan and Pipemen Noonan a Carter fell a distance of thirty feet, all receiving painful injuries. The Chief’s left leg was broken. Censured By the Pope. The Matin asserts that the Pope has written to the Archbishop of Paris censuriue the French bishops for their attitude toward the Government. A Beggar’s Fortune. Christian Beyeriein, an East St. Louis baker, is ou his way to New York to claim a SIOO,OOO fortune lqft him by Jim Everett, a professional beggar. TBE MAKKETS. CHICAGO. C*ttle—Common to. Prime.-.... $3.50 @ G.OO Hoes—Shipping tirades 3.50 @ 4.25 Sheet—Fair to Choice... 3.00 0 5.75 Wheat—No. 2 lied 80 0 .01 Coen—No. 2 38 0 .40 Cats—No. 2 29 0 .30 »/ IliE—No. 2 88 <9 .88 Bctteb— i holes Creamery 27 0 .29 Cheese—Fail Cream, flats 12 0 .13 Boos—Fresh 22540 .2314 Potatoes—Car-1- ads, per bu L 0 @ .40 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3.25 0 5.25 /C Hoos—Choice Light 3.50 0 4.25 Sheep—Common to Prime 3.00 0 4.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red..... 91 0 .92 Corn - No. 1 White .41 @ .42 Oats—No. 2 White 34 0 .35 ST. LOUIS. Cattle 3.50 @ 4.75 Hoos 3.50 0 4.25 Wheat—No. 2 lied 90 @ 92 Cobn—No. 2 37 0 .88 Oats—No. 2 .31 0 .32 Bye—No, 2 81 & .83 CINCINNATI. CATTLE i 1 3.50 @ 5.00 Hogs 3. W 0 4.25 SHEEP 9.00 0 600 Wheat—No. 2 Ked . .95540 .965$ COBH—No. 2... ,3 41 0 .43 OATS—N 0. 2 Mixed .33540 .3454 DETROIT. Catjxe ; 3.00 @ 4.75 Hogs 3.00 0 4.00 SHt ep. 3.00 0 6.00 Wheat—No. 2 Ked 93 0 .94 Corn—No 2 Yellow .41 0 .42 Oats-No. 2 White 13 0 .34 ■7 * TOLEDO. Wheat—New 95 0 .98 Corn-No. 2 Yellow 41 0 .42 Oats—No. 2 White 33 0 .34 Kye„ 87 0 .89 BUFFALO. Beep Cattle... 4.00 0 6,75 Live Boos 3.75 0 4.75 Wheat— No I. Hard.... .VkT.Tr.T' 1.02 0 1.03 CORN—No. 2.. 55 0 .57 MILWAUKEE. * HEAT— No 2 Spring. 36 0 .98 Corn—No;-3....... . .37 0 .38 Oats-No, 2 White 32 0 .33 Rye-No. 1. 86 0 .88 Barley—No. 2 .57 @ .59 Poim-Mess 11,25 @11.75 NEW YOKK. Cattle 3.50 0 5.50 Hoos 3.00 @4.50 5heep......:.............. MO @6.25 Wheat—No. 2 1ied...., 1.06 @I.OB Corn-N0.2 .52 @ .63 Oats—Mixed Western .37 «s .30 Bcrrw—Creamery „...» .20 0 .31 Pork -New Mere 0.00 @IO,OO : ii • *4 A: -f l j ■£ 5- && Vik '-A ;

S SHEKMAN WON EASILY. OHIO’S SENATORIAL CONTEST , IS FINISHED. i- —— — * Ex-Gowomor l oraker Gets Only Thlrtyeight Vote* In Caucus—lt Was Done on 1 Open Ballot-End ol a Long Mid SouieI what Bitter Fight. e —*— y Sherman His Own Snoccssor. f .Tohn Sherman ~.53 r J. U. Forakkh. 38 Charles Foster. 1 * William Morinlby 1 1 Th« Republicans of Ohio have spoken n and John Sherman la to bo the next S jgY United States Senator from tho Buckeye State. J. B. Forakor Is de- , a seated. W YfiT Tho Joint caucus oon--1 ’ r vened at Bp.m. in the r ,mll of the Houso of ItsPYesentativos, and by i f acclamation Speaker 1 Laylin, of tho House, LrJ y was selected Chairman. * 1 ' ' /He made a speech 1 JOHN SHERMAN, abounding In complt- * ments to both of the Senatorial eaadl- ’ dates, and the call of tho roll showed every Republican Assemblyman present except Representative Jackson. Quite an interesting conflict took place over the question of admitting tho publio, but a motion was finally adopted directing the Sergeant>-at-arms to clear " the galleries. The vast audience of . spectators hissed this action round- . ly and it was only after a great ‘ deal of trouble that the Sergeant-at-arms performed his onerous task. In an eloquent speech Senator Nichols, of Belmont, presented ‘the name ol John Sherman. “Tried , and proved by the tests j Tm , of time,” said he, / . “weighed and found not , wanting by the balances Ax fjgt [of subsequent events, wK. ry I yielding to no promised [ popular theories which are doomed to an eral existence, tempored by no visionary / _J> whims for mere temporary rolief, capitulating Jl foraker. i not with demagogues and surrendering ■ not to dishonesty, true to friend and fair ’ to foe, just to tli* weak as well as to,t.he ) strong, he asks only for right and submits not to wrong; loyal to the protec- > tion of the rights of labor, without un- , justly disturbing the rights of property, . mutually interdependent; believing that when the muscle of toil or the hand of patriotism *to our country in her trying ordeal for perpetual existence has ren- [ dered a dollars’ worth of services that i hand should receive, as compensation * therefor, a dollar w'lth a hundrod cents’ worth of purchasing power. Vote for i him; for in that sublime act you honor i yourselves, better your constituents, and serve your country. ” Representative Griffin, of Lucas, nominated Joseph B.,Foraker, and hisspeech was frequently interrupted with enthusiastic applause. ‘‘ln the summer of : 1862,” said he, “when the life of this na--1 tion was trembling in the balance and when the hearts of strong men wavered in view of the rapidly accumulating misfortunes which were overtaking the armies of the nation, a lad of 16, bom and bred upon a farm, willingly and gladly, full of life and hope and patriotism, offered his lile, if need be, his best service upon the altar of his country. He enlisted as a private soldier. He Went to the front with others, and when a redoubt or a battery was to be stonhed, with youthful vigor and impetuosity, he was the foremost. During the' entire war until it ended he served as a private 1 soldier.’’’ * After reviewing ex-Gov. Foraker’s official record the speaker concluded: “The man whom I name is one of those gallant men who never deserted a friend or turned his back upon the enemy. He never sought a quarrel and he never ran from one. Always true to high principles, always true to the Republican party, there never has been a campaign in the State when he was not in Hie foremost of the battle, leading as best he might on to victory. He has always been true to the principles of the Republican party btecause he is a Republican on principle. I take pleasure in presenting the name of Joseph B. Forster of Ohio." Representative Welsh, who has for weeks insisted that he would vote for no one but William McKinley, placed the Governor-elect In nomination for Senator in a Bplcy speech, and urged him “as tho man of the occasion and the one who, if elected, would best subserve the interests of the State of Ohio and the nation.” Representative Dicks, of Hamilton, in his turn nominated Secretary of the Treasury Charles Foster, but there was a slight disposition to jeer the gentleman and he was brief in his speech. The nominations of Sherman and Foraker were seconded by several gentlemen upon each side and it was 10 o’clock before a ballot was reached. Just before the ballot a telegram from Governor-elect McKinley was read, saying: “I have been advis&d that my name may be presented. Promptly withdraw it.” Upon this authority!the Chairman withdrow Mr. McKinley’s name, but this action did not prevent Mr. Welsh from subsequently voting for his candidate. There was intense excitement during the roll-call and as doubtful Inen recorded themselves they were warmly applauded by the fatftion with which they voted. Tho result was: John Sherman, 53; J. B. Foraker, 38; Charles Foster, 1, and William McKinley, 1, and amid tremendous applause Sherman/ was declared the nominee. On motion of a Foraker man Senator Sherman’s nomination was made unanimous, and a committee was appointed to wait upon both Sherman and Forakor and invite them to appear before the o caucus. Loud cheers greeted the appearance of tho two distinguished Ohioans as they entered the hall and were escorted to tho speakers’ stand. With the expiration of the Senatorial term to which John Sherman Is to be elected he will have completed fortyfour years of continuous public service, but six years short of a half century. It will be a record without parallel in the history of American - statesmanship, for apery year of this long public service, i will have been spent at Washington and , in the service of the Federal Government. Bom in 1823, John Sherman is 69 years old. As a young'lawyer he was elected to Congress In 1854, at. the time of the Kansas-Nebraska troubles,, and as a member of the Congressional Committee on tho question of extension of slavery In 1854 he wroth the famous anti-slayery report which thrilled-the nation and. made him one of the prominent leaders of the day. About .Hen* The Czar plays billiards Tub secret of suci oss Is constancy to purpose. The lazy man alms at nothing and generally hits ft. A hftton on your shirt Is worth two down the back of your neck. _ . , It was once believed that hares changod their sex every year. The man who lovos his neighbor as himself never ke'.ps a bull dog • i Miifiiiiii ■HH

THE POSITIVE TROTH t - THAT ALL THE HOOSIER NEWS IS HERE. What Our Nalghbora Ar« Doing—Matter* 1 or General and Lecml Intel e«t—Accident., crime*. Mulolde, Eto. Minor State Item*. 1 » Kkntland has a now bank, which will [ be known as the Bank of Kentland. i The bituminous coal miners In tbe b Linton district are having more trouble r with the operators. Zkno Grkknk, a ploueor farmer of Ilondrlcks County, died of grip. Ho lived on laud which was entered by bis • parents. : A large, powerfully built man was ’ killed at a bridge in SholbyVlllo by a Big Four train. His name and address ’ are unknown. At Sponeor, King Townsend was fined SIOO and sentenced to fourteen years In 1 the Penitentiary for assault with lnteut to kill his wife. \ Mattie Burnham has been arrested at Winona, Minn., for alleged complicity in the Johnson murder near Waterman, , Ind., a few months ago. Joseph Clouchek, of Michigan City, was loading a shell for a shot gun in a ■ grocery, when a spark from his pipe 1 made It explode, hurting him badly. The tramp swindler is at work again ; among the farmers of Southern Indiana. He works all sorts of schemes to get money and succeeds, too, blamohlm. George Dawkins and William Stow--1 art, farmers near Lafayette, met on the public highway and had a duel with knives ovor the latter’s wife. Both wore badly hurt. The books of the Michlgarf’City prison show net earnings to the amount of sl7,* 319 for tho year 1891. The warden claims this is more than any other prison in tho country can show. Sister Rosalie, at St Francis’, at Terre Haute, was at work in the laundry when her hand was caught in the ironing machine and badly cryshed. Amputation was uecessary. Greexsbuhg is trying to rid herself of hoodlums for the town’s full of ’em. They’stand on street corners and Openly insult ladies. Ton have been arrested and jailed but there arelots left Four women of North Grove inarched Into Jacob Barnhardt’s saloon, and marking four names on the wall, they charged him not to sell liquor to the men because tuoy were habitual drunkards. John N. Allen committed suicide at Frankfort. He had been in ili-health for seme time, and told his wife that ho had taken arsenic because he was no longer ablo to work for her and the children. Steward John S. Montgomery and Guard John Gailbrath of the Prison South, engaged in a wrestling match and in the scuffle Gailbrath encircled Montgomery’s waist with such force that one of the latter’s rilip snapped. Miss Mary Long of Fort Wayne, was to marry Win, Rehorst, hut tiie groom didn’t show up. The other day she received a letter from him at Los Angeles, Cal., inclosing money for her fare and asking her to come at once and marry him. She went As a Vandalia switch engine was pulling a train of loaded coal cars from No 9 mine, near Asherville, seven ol the cars left the track and wore badly wrecked. A large number of miners were on tho wrecked cars, but jurnpeu and escaped with only slight injuries. The 6-months-old son of E. Crane of Crawfordsville became choked on a piece of ham, which was given it by one of the younger children. A doctor was summoned, and though efforts were made to dislodge the meat they were unavailing, ar.d the child slowly choked to death. A meeting of the millers of Franklin, Edinburg, Seymour and Columbus was held recently, at which it was agreed to send to tho famine-stricken district of Russih two car-loads of flour. Tho other night the flour was shipped by the Pennsylvania line, free of freight, to Philadelphia, from where it will be sent free in a United States steamer to St. Petersburg. A man about sixty years of age was walking through the Big Four iron Blue River at Shelbyville, when a passsnger train from the west struck him, hurling his body Into the river, from which It was taken, dead. The. Coroner held’an inquest, but could not identify the man. He had letters on his person addressed to J. J. Stevenson, Muncie, and Mrs. Cline, Connersville. Howard Ervin of Scott County, is a young married man and this prevented his enlistment in the Regular Army, although he was anxious to become a soldier. At last he concluded to file his application and claim that he did not possess a wife. Ho was accepted and ho quietly left homo without explaining what he had done. Mrs. Ervin became anxious regarding his whereabouts and inquiry at length revealod his location. The matter was reported to Sheriff Rice of Scott County,and steps have been taken with a view of securing Ervin’s release from the army ranks. At Crawfordsville, the other night, Clarence Lindamood and his wife had a disagreement, and she gathered up a pillow and two quilts, and declared that she would sleep in the barn all iilght. He thought at first that she was only joking, but she wqnt out and made her bed on the stable floor. After waiting In vain for her return, be proceeded to reeonnoiter, and found her shivering with the cold on the floor, hut determined tp remain during the night. He got down on his knees and begged her to return to the house, but she was obstinate still. He then aroused the neighbors, but Mrs. Lindamood said she would sleep there in spite of all entreaties, even though the thermometer registered 10 degrees above zero, accordingly they went home and left her to herself. This shows what a stubborn woman will do. TniKVES drove two line steers from the farm of Edward Cutslnger, five miles south of Franklin, a few days ago. Next night three more disappeared. Mr. Cutsinger offers $125 reward for return of the steers and apprehension of the thieves. Elnoba contain* 400 people, and an active discussion Is In progress as to the propriety of incorporating their town. Prominent men are employed to speak In favor of and against the incorporation. It was thought the discussion could be settled by subjecting the question to a popular vote which, unfortunately, resulted in a tie. The directors of the Delaware County Agricultural Society met at Muncie. ’ The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, W. H. Wood; Vice President, David CamptosH; Treasurer, Benjamin C. Bowman; Secretary, M. 8. Clay pool; General Superintendent, Frank Claypool. The Board of Directors was also reorganized, t.be following new members being elected! Thomas Wilson, David Campbell, W. H. Wood, Joseph Hinton, Thompson Sharp, John G. Bowers, a A. Anthony, H. M. Wibans. Don. Hunter was made superintendent of tho race-track. It was Jedcided to hold the fair during the third week In August, and to make It a alxI days’ mooting. , « v ; r v ‘ • i, -v. Viw,.

FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE. I OVER ONE HUNDRED bEAD IN THE KREBS MINE. • , DlKlnulix Hoono* Attending the Recovery ol the Charred and Blnekened Bodies t—Miner* Working Fiercely to lUnch -Their Entombed Comrade*. Wild Work ol the Bleat. Additional partloulars of the terrible mine disaster near MeAloster, I. T., t only too fully confirm the first reports sent out. A careful estimate by Assistant Manager Krebs places the dead at 130 and tho Injured at 200. Os these 1 at least 100 will die, as they are burned so that tho flesh Is dropping from their bones. At 5 o’clock in the afternoon there wore, ae near as can be learned, about 400 men In tho mine, says the latest report. They were tho day shift and were Just preparing to aso< nd when the explosion took plaoe. Six men who had ulroudy been hoisted in the oage had Just stepped on the platform at the side of the shaft. The cage was blown through the roof of the tower and fifty feet Into the air. Flamos shot up the shaft and above tho ground fully 100 font, Which were followed by a terrific report which was heard for miles around and shook all tho neighboring country so violently that people In the surrounding mining towns four and live miles distant thought an earthquake was shaking the ground. Tho iueu already above ground were prostrated by the force of the explosion, but did not receive serious injuries. The scenes about the mouth of the shaft immediately following were fearful in the extreme. Weeping women flocked tc the scene from tho village at the sound of the explosion, many of them hysterical to tho point of Insanity. I’he airshaft, the only way of escape for tho entombed miners, was the point where’ the relatives of the miners congregated. Many of the miners were able to make their way out of the tomb, and they were welcomed at the surface by their waiting frionds. The injured wero quickly taken to places of shelter and wore tenderly eared for. One man with a broken leg climbed all the distance of 400 feet through the air-shaft and fell unconscious as he reached the surface. Others who were terribly burned labored painfully up the ladder, strips of flesh falling from thoir hands and arms as they grasped the ladder’s rounds. The news of the disaster spread quickly through the villages surrounding .Krebs. Every physician at once volunteered his services and hastened to Krebs ready to do his duty of mercy. Hundreds of miners from the Braidwood and McAlcster fields hurried to the scene to do what they could in assisting in the rescue of the entombed men and tho recovery of the dead. The work of rescue, which was begun at once, was hazardous, but the hope that some of the unfortunate men might be rescued alive spurred the rescuers on to many deeds of bravery and possibly self-sacrifice. The explosion had entirely changed tho topography of the mine. Many tunnels were closed entirely, and big loose bowlders were balanced perilously on shelves of rock adjoining the air-shaft and tho main shaft, which a breath would almost hurl down upon the rescuers. Notwithstanding these dangers, the rescuers kept bravely on at their work. The rescuers worked at both the air and the main shafts, and bodies wero rescued by both routes. The mines have long been regarded as dangerous, as there are few escapes and the ground Is very gassy. The exact cause of the fearful catastrophe is not known as yet, but it is believed by those who escaped to have been caused by a premature explosion, which took plac6 before the usual safety precautions could be taken. When the shock occurred many of the men were on their way to the outlet to go homo. Those who were in the neighborhood of tho main shaft were hurled heavenward through the opening, going sixty feet above the surface of the earth, Eyo witnesses to the external appearance of the explosion describe it as one of the most frightful ex-* hibitions imaginable. It was nearly dark, suddenly there was a puff of smoke through ■ the tower; there then came a roar and the superstructure all gave away and after It came the belching flam s blackened in spots wRh human bodies. Then fire spouted for an hour then died away, leaving the iron windlass and steel hoisting apparatus intact. In half an hour the cage was lowered, and at one of the levels a young man got on, nearer dead than alive. He tried to bring his father with him, but the sire pushed his son on the platform with the little strength that he had left, and a6 the iron car shot upward the old man fell back and expired. During the night the cage was run to the lower levels, but no attempt could then be made to explore the mine. At every landing dead and dying are taken out. Many bodies are so burned that they are not recognizable by any one. The search by the rescuing party still continues. There is one disheartening fact connected with the search up to the present time, and that is that not one live miner has been found. AU the bodies so far recovered have been found to be burned; charred, and maimed ,in almost every case beyond recognition. In fully half the casos identification has been possible only from either the clothes or the contents of the pockots. In some cases limbs had been severed from the bodies by the force of the explosion, and in others the bodies had been burned to a crisp and charred almost beyond resemblance to human form. There are two encouraging facta which urge the rescuers on to the work. No fire followed‘the explosion, at least there have been no signs of any, and there are known to be live men entombed in the tunnel behind fallen bowlders. The rescuers can hear faint knockings and far-off shoutings. They are digging in the direction whence the sounds come and hope yet to rescue some of the men alive. One "hundred of the wounded are being eared for in the improvised hospital in the blacksmith shop. Special trains from Kansas and Texas have brought large bodies of nurses and surgeons seht here by order of tho General Manager of the mines, Maj. R. M. McDowell, of St. Louis, who Is now on his way here. Nearly all of the woundod will die. The Osage Mining Company was organized in 1868 by Congressman R. L. Stephens of New York, who built the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Col. Stephens’ agents, while canvassing the prospects of the proposed road through the Indian Territory, saw the possibilities of the coal-producing region, and when the road was put into operation immense shipments were at once made from McAloster and 300 or 400 men were employed in the .various ■ mines. ... - ApHoritm*. Gjsnerosity 18 thaflowor of Justice. — Hawthorne. ‘ Fat sorrow Is better than lean sorrow. ’—English Proverb. A constant frlond Is a thing rare and hard to find —Plutarch. Alt. things are artificial, for nature Is the art of God—Sir T. Browne. Everything, good in a man thrives' best whon properly recognized.—J. G. I Holland.

DOINGS OF CONGRESS. I MEASURES CONSIDERED AND ACTED UPON. ' A« th* Nation's C»pltal-Wh*t U Doing 1 Don# by tlia Sonnto and Hou*o—Ol# 1 Matter* DDponod Or and Mow Onos Con•lUorod. ■ The Senate and Bouao. ' Both house* reasnomblod on tbe sth. In tho Bonato the attendance was full. Tho unuhl muss of petitions wns proionted, 1 Including several in favor of a $5,000,- . 000 loan to the World’* Fair , on condition that the fair he closed 1 Kunduya Mr. Washburn’* joint roaolutlon. > to authorize tho Secretary of the Nivjr to I employ any United State* vos»ol best suited , to transport supplie* to Ruasln at a coat not exceeding $106,000, was passod. Prealdent Harrison also, iaki a me»«:ig* before i the Senate, touching upon the Russian famine. Mr. Vest’s resolution, looking toward the abrogation by Great Britain of tho regulation requiring slaughter at the port of entry of Amorlcan cattle was pn*s*d. President Hnrrlsonsen* to tho Senate the names of tho now Interstate Commorcn Commissioners, ns follows: James W. McDlll, of lowa, vice Thomas M. Cooley, resigned; William M. Lindsey, of Kentucky, vice W. L. Bragg, de- ! ceased; William R. Morrison, of Illinois. In the Bousu the attendance was large, and Mr. McMUlin was chosen Speaker pro tem. The balance of the session was occupied by the introduction of bllla On the Bth, the time of the Senate was largely taken up in oontlrmlng the vhrlous appointments sont in by President Harrison. Among papor* Introduced was a bill granting pensions to the soldiers of the Seminole and: other Indlua wars. The attendance in the Houso was smaller than the day before. Discussion was lively over tbe Senate's Russian relief resolution. Many favored the measure, all applnqdcd tho sentiment, but many also questt nod tbe legality of the proposed action. Tbe opinion of these latter was clearly expressed by Mr. Bryan of Nebraska, lie hoped that the appropriation of $160,007 would be stricken from the resolution. If Congress was not empowered to aid the citizens of Its own country fn Nebraska during a drought, h>w was It empowered to carry corn raised this year In Nebraska to people of anothor country? Mr. Holman moved to strike out the appropriation clauso, which was agreed t 0—166 to 70. Consideration of tho resolution was then postponed indefinitely. On the 7tli, every State except Nevada was represented by its two Senators when the upper house convened. Senator David B. Hill was sworn In. The introduction of petitions, bills, and resolutions occupied tbe whole time. One bill, introduced by Mr. Peffer of Kansas, provided for tbe lonn of money to Indiana farmers. Comparatively few members listened to the opening prayer in the Bouse. After the approval of the Journal and the approrrlato reference of various Executive communications, a largo number of bills was Introduced; whon tho House adjourned, as did the Senate, to the lltb. Subject* of Thought. Tbe greatest prayer is paticnoe. Time is always too short to people who improve it. Rumor can wreck a bank as well as a reputation. All tho world’s a stage, and it’s full of bad actors. Yon cannot toll how much .a lion weighs by his roar. Meddlesome peoplo never have medals struck in their honor. ‘ Dead m n tell no tales, but their biographers weave romances. Honesty Is the best policy, byt the policy men don’t think so. Some charming ladies never grow old•er in years, only In looks. A non-union band—the wedding ring worn by a divorced woman. Can there he any real happinesa where selfishness reigns supreme ? You can t rake people over the coals without burning your fingers. IlAliiTS are formed, not a.t one stroke, but gradually and insensibly. - The devil would never leave home he had to travel in his bare feet Most of us have things we want covered up—covered up forever, too. The fellow who is always In deep water is usually shallow himself. Govern you thoughts when plone, and your tongue when in company. Nothing is more simple than greatness; Indeed, to be simple is to be great. I wish I could keep from saying anything bad about any one; Lord help me. The only man who has a good faith Is the one who knows he has a great God. Remember that impertinence is not wit any more than Insolence is .brilliancy. Liberality consists less In giving much than in giving at the riglit moment Concealed griefs are the mest; consuming, as secret maladies are the ;most fatal. The soul has no pillow on whiclLto re pose so soft and sweet as a g«ecr, con science. Can one who neglects small opnortunlties expect to gain by groat opportunities? Fortunes are made by taking; opportunities; character is made bysmaking them. To be agreeable in society it is necessary not tb see and not to renfcsnber many things. Men are the builders of their own destiny, and more especially of the destiny of their children. Ouu grand business is not toAee what lies dimly at <a distance, but what lies clearly at hand. The man prone to suspect evil Is mostly looking in his neighbors for what he sees in himself. The two powers which, in my opinion, constitute a wiso man, are those of JSearing and forbearing. A rich man despises those who flatter him too much, and hatos those who do not flatter him at all. Do not wait for extraordinary opportunities for good actions, but make use of common situations. Method is like packing things In a box: a good packer will get in half as much again as a bad ono. There are people who lie with the lip for anything, and yet they live a lie every day In tho week. The flower of love may live tltfongh many Injuries, but it cannot survive In an atmosphere of perpetual frost. Texas Rifting* Chaff. A PBOHisiNp young man—one wjio 1$ engaged to half a dbzen girls. All men are not homeless, but gome ; men are home less than others. * If tho good die young, how do you account for bald-headed editors? Generally, Nature hangs out a sign of slmpllcltv In the face of AtaJL .., . .4 Nothing so vividly reminds us of the brevity of life dB a thirty-day note. Cebtain acts can be rendered legal, but can neVer be. made legitimate Cold natures have only reeol!eetfons| - teqder natures have remembrances. It is an easy thing to boa philosopher, but It Is hard to raakejt pay. Habd workers are usually honest Industry lifts them abovo temptation. . - - The best tiine to pass .mutilated silver coin Is to pass It when It is offered to yoa . ■ V ■ ’•; - •- ' flitpj