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She -Democrat DECATUR, XND. M. BLACKBURN, - - - rrtiLira»a. 1893 JULY. 1893 "su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa • •••• 9 1 2345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 9 9 9 9 9 ANOTHER FATALITY ON A STREET CROSSING AT CHICAGO. A Noted Theologlon Dead — A Woman Burned to Death—Explosion at Whiting, Ind. —France Will Not Interior# with Siamese Independence. I DEATH DOOMED. Terrible Accident in Chicago In Which Men Are Killed and Injured. An incoming passenger train on the Grand Trunk road ran down a crowded street car, in Chicago, killing four peo?le and inj'uring a number of others, 'he dead are: Charles Perkins, John Dillon and two unidentified women. The injured: William Buhhnaa, may die; J. C. Smith, may die: Mrs. Celia Mitchell, body bruised; Mrs. S. A. Luce, Mrs. Vanderberg, Frank Vanderburg, her 3-year-old son; Jennie Blakely. Mrs. * James Sanderson. The collison occurred at the Fortyninth Street crossing, which is a net work of tracks and is always regarded as dangerous. A long freight, going west, had just passed and the tower man. George Barnett, raised the gates. This was taken as a signal that the way was clear and Driver Statneekor started to drive across. The passenger train was rapidly coming from the west, and just as the car leached the track, struck it squarely h the center. The car was turned entirely around and hurled thirty feet. Some of the passengers managed to save themselves by jumping, but the majority were caught. Perkins and ' Dillon were frightfully mangled. Denver Banks Fall. The first bank failure in Denver since 1874 occurred the other morning,when , the People’s Savings,the Colorado Savings, and the Rocky Mountain Dime ' and Dollar Savings banks closed their ' doors. An estimate of the assets are 81,500,000, with liabilities of $1,350,000. ! The Colorado Savings Bank, of which , F. K. Atkins is President and C. O. Atkins Cashier, in their statement to • the assignee, Alfred Butters, place the open account due depositors at $435,108.54, certificates of deposit $50,699.66, ’ due other banks $3,236.54, cashiers’ checks $625. Their assets over liabilities in what is declared to be good , commercial paper, well secured, is 8730,063.72. Will Not Interfere. J Paris special: A council of minis- j ters has been held and it was resolved to disavow in the chamber any inten- > tion to interfere with Siamese inde- , pendence. At the same time they < will insist that the treaties between ! France and Siam be respected and no ’ intervention on the part of a third j power will be tolerated. In case it is ( necessary to bombard Bangkok warn- ( ine will be given fereign powers. In case Siam should decline to give com- ’ plete satisfaction the Mekong River J will be blockaded. Explosion at Whiting, Ind. By the explosion of two oil tanks at , the’Whiting, Ind., refinery the Stand- ] ard Oil Company lost 200,000 gallons of ( refined oil. The shock was imme- j diately followed by a fire which was , subdued with difficulty. The blaze , was confined to the oil tank and no ] damage was done outside the refinery, i The explosion was felt at Hammond, East Chicago, and other neighboring towns. , r Lubies Fo-nd in Idaho. Rubies have been found in the Pend Doreille country, near Newport, Idaho. . A miner named Frank Koch made the 1 discovery while working a placer 1 claim. He says: “Sometimes there : are as many as a teaspoonful to the pan and I have found some as big as a : bean.” They are scattered along Gar- < net Creek, being distributed all through a bed of gravel five feet deep. President Walsh Dead. i Rev. Father Thomas E. Walsh, for 1 the past twelve years President of Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind., died of chronic Bright’s disease. Father Walsh was 40 years of age, and was Vico President and Professor of Classics of Notre Dame for several years previous to being elevated to the Presidency of the institution. It Was a Mistake. Portland (Ind.) special: The report in the metropolitan dailies that the R. H. Horne produce company, of Union City, had failed is a mistake. There is simply a disputed account between the company and a New York firm. The firm has eight branches, one of the largest of which is located hen and has $170,000 capital.Captured an Admiral. Valparaiso, special: Admiral Wandenkolk is a prisoner and is now on his way to Rio Janerio, the Brazilian capital, under a heavy guard. He was only recently declared to be a traitor and now that he has fallen into the handg of the government ho will no doubt bo excutcd without much ceremony. A Woman Burned to Death. A gasoline stove exploded in the North Star Laundry ip East Fourth street, St. Paul, apd the burning oil was thrown over Mrs, Charles Baker, wife of the proprietor. The woman was so seriously burned that she died soon after the explosion. Broke His Jaw. Joe Minnich of Harmony. Ohio, was kicked in the face by a horse while plowing. His jaw was broken. Bishop Dweiißcr’s Successor. Cincinnati special: A dispatch receivedin this city from an authoritative source in Rome states that Bishop Rademacher, now of the diocese of Tennessee, with his episcopal residence at Nashville, will in a few days *be apS fin ted to succeed the late Bishop wenger of the diocese of Fort Wayne, Ind., who died, some time ago. The Fort Wayne diocese includes all of Northern Indiana, enumerating several large Catholic schools and universities, among others being the University of Notre Dame at South Bend. The dispatch states that Bishop Rr.demacher will enter upon his duties August 1. A'XXs j . A, i . _■>.* .A'.

Mgr. SatolU will be present in Fort Wayne at the installation services. SAD DROWNING. Mother and Two Children Go Down to a Watery Grave. Mt. Vernon (Ind.)special: The saddest accident that eyor happened in this city was the drowning of Mrs. A. J. Alles and her two children ( Willie aged 4, and Annie, aged 6. Mill Creek runs through the center of Mt. Vernon and is a very quiet stream. Recently, however, a heavy rain fell, and as the stream is the natural outlet totho Ohio River of about ten miles of country, the usually placid creek was converted into a raging torrent. Willie Alles. Willie Boyce, and several other small boys were playing on ito banks, when in some unknown manner Alles fell into the water. His cries attracted his mother from her house near by, and with great haste she hurried to the bank, and on seeing her child struggling in the water she rushed into the creek, which was about five feet deep. Her daughter Annie, on seeing her mother go into the stream, caught hold of her dress and followed her. The strong current threw Mrs. Alles off her feet, and before assistance could be rendered all three were drowned and their bodies swept by the strong stream into the river. The Boype boy, it is thought,also fell into the stream and was drowned. His hat was found in theereek.but no trace has been discovered of him. The- news spread rapidly, and soon great crowds were on the* scene looking for the bodies. After an hour’s dredging the body of William Alles was found, but as yet none of the others have been recovered. s ’ SIX OK SEVEN KILLED And Fifteen or Twenty Were Severely In- •/> jured. Newburgh (N. J.) special: West Shore day express. No. 1 w wrecked in the West Shore yard in tHr southern part of the city. Six or seven persons were killed and fifteen or twe*nty injured. Two of the dead had each an arm torn out. The train consisted of engine No. 200, run by Shelby, engineer, baggage car, three day coaches and a Wagner car. The train was well filled with passengers. Car No. 71, in which nearly all the casualties occurred, had every seat filled. The train was a few minutes late at Cornwall and the distance from that place to the southern limit of Newburgh cqme at a very ' rapid rate. It crossed Quassic Creek, a mile south of the station, ran a few rods further, under the Pennsylvania Coal Company’s bridge, then ran into an open switch into the West Shore yard. In that yard a train was stand- : mg ready to pull out on the main track. 1 The day express engine struck the , freight engine with terrible force. ' The engineer jumped, but a little late and was slightly hurt. The fireman : also jumped and escaped injuries. The ) train crashed through the freight and . all the passenger cars were more or : less smashed. Day coach No. 71, following the sleeper, had its side torn off and the truck torn out. The scene in this car was terrible. Several per- < sons were killed outright and nearly all the rest were more or less injured, i F # IN ASHES. ] An Indiana Town Almost Destroyed by ! Fire. A destructive fire occurred at j Princeton, Ind. The Methodist and j Presbyterian churches, BaMers Hotel, Farmers’ Bank, and Mayor Zoller’s residence were entirely consumed. The Tollowing business houses were , burned: Rollin & Branham, hardware: ] Smith & Lucas, chinaware; W. D. ] Dowdy & Co., dry goods; the Light ] newspaper and printing office; V. S. , Beasley, drugs; Dimick Leamis & f Co., dry goods; Piney & Woods, drugs; j C. Brown & Co., dry goods; Ager Bros., j general store; Lowe & Skull, furniture; f Joyce & Co., livery stable; Snapp & Tichner's carriage factory. The loss is estimated at $250,000 with insurance amounting to $150,000. i But one life is reported lost at this < writing. The body of a man was found . but not recognized. Many were over- t come by the heat but no deaths re- 1 ported.* Had it not been for the Evans- i ville Fire Department the entire city i would have been destroyed. Electric < light wires are Pjl down leaving the city in total darkness. AGAINST THEIR WILL. ’ The National Commissioner* Denounce I Sunday Opening. 1 Chicago special: The National Com- ] mission, by a vote of 44 to 6, declared that the Sunday closing rule adopted ’ by the commission and directory is the 1 real rule that ought to be enforced,and that the Sunday opening rule being enforced was without the sanction of the commission. * The following resolution was adopted ■ by the vote given above, which shows 1 that the entire commission with the J exception of six are in favor of closing on the Lord's day. ' Resolved, By the World’s Columbian ' Commission, that the rule now being enforced by the World’s Columbian Exposition for the purpose of opening the gates of the exposition on the Sabbath day, is not approved or indorsed by this commission, is in violation of ' the rule jointly adopted and promul- 1 gated by said exposition and said commission, and is being enforced without j ; the assent or authority of the World’s Columbian Commission. Dead Man’s Crossing. Mr. Dennis Carroll, a citizen of Xenia, Ohio, who owns a farm a few miles .north of town, in company with a colored farm-hand, Charles Gillis, attempted to cross the Springfield branch of the Little Miami Railroad, three miles north of Xenia, when they were run into by a south-lxmnd freight train. The wagon in which they were seated was torn to pieces. Gillis was thrown onto the track and ground to pieces in a horrible manner. His body was cut in two at the chest and mangled beyond recognition. Mr. Carroll was injured badly, though not fatally, about the head and back. Shot Him Deads x At Cambridge City, Ind., Mrs. Jennie Boone shot and instantly killed Mark Rears, who, either by mistake or intention, attempted to enter her house. She used a 38-calibre revolver, and the ball pierced his heart, he falling dead in his tracks. Rumors of all kinds are afloat, and the people at Cambridge City are much excited. Rears was a man of prominence, known all over the county, and Mrs. Boone is a wellknown woman. f Smothered to Death Beneath Wheat. While Eddie Cornwall and Charlie ' Cochrane, both aged 12, were playing in wheat-bins at the elevator at Bourbon, Ind., wheat was drawn from the bin, and Cornwall was sucked in and smothered .to death. Cochrane succeeded in getting hold of a beam, but Cornwall was too far from the side of the ',bin. He was about fifteen feet under, and took workmen one hour to dig him out. ___■ Pittsburgh Gets a Saerigerfest. At a meeting of the North American Samgerbund held at Cleveland, steps were taken to affect a permanent or-

ganization. A committee of twenty will be named by the President, Pau) Schneider, to formulate a constitution and by-laws for the government of the organization. It was decided to hold the next bamgorferfest at Pittsburgh. Cyclone’s Work. A cyclone struck Stillwater, Mich., and two men are dead and seven injured. The injured will recover in a few days. Immediately after the fun-nel-shaped cloud appeared it swept down upon the city covering a space fifty feet wide. The Stillwaiter brick yard buildings were demonishod. Tn the path of the storm numerous buildings were blown down or carried from their foundations. The waters of the lake were carried high into the air. The storm cloud lifted just before it struck the Wisconsin shore and disappeared. Luckey, Ohio, Burned. Toledo special: The town of Luckey, in Wood County, .Ohio, sixteen miles from this city, was visited by a destructive fire, only a blacksmith shop, two saloons, and a meat market being left stafiding. The flames first started in J the general store of Myer Brothers/ and because of insufficient water sup-® ply could not be controlled. An engine and hose cart from this city went to the scene and succeeded tn extinguishing the blaze after SIOO,OOO damage had been done. The insurance will bo about a third of that amount. A Bad Wreck. At Henryville, Ind., a special freight ran into the regular freight, causing a frightful collision. George Shirley and Brockbank? engineer and brakeman, were fatally hurt. A car load of horses from the race course at Columbus, among them Paulina, were mangled in the wreck. The attendants, Benjamin Wood and Douglas Wilks, are missing. A man named Rayburn of New Albany, in charge of another car of horses, was killed. War Declared. The London Times correspondent at Bangkok telegraphs that the Siamese Government has refused to permit two more French gunboats to enter the Meinam River, twenty miles from the mouth of which Bangkok is situated, and has threatened that if the gunboats attempt to cross the bar at the mouth of the river they will be sunk. France, the correspondent adds, has officially held that this action is practically a declaration of war. Against America. Ottawa (Ont.) special: Professor Macoun, sent by the Dominion Government to make a supplementary report on real life in the Behring Sea, has just returned from Paris, where his evidence was laid before the Court of Arbitration. Asked as to the general impression in Paris when he left, as to the decision of the tribunal, Professor Macoun said: ’’The general impression is that Great Britain will win the case. ” Knights of Pythias Hurt. A special passenger train bearing a delegation of Knights of Pythias to Vincennes, Ind., to attend a banquet ran into a caboose at the Evansville & Terre Haute yards and injured several knights, one of them fatally. The injured are: Albert James, Fort Branch, fatally hurt; Samuel Miller, Mt. Vernon; Henry Schell,’Mt. Vernon; O. M. Lyncher, Princeton; Samue) Bert. . A *IO,OOO Fire at Oaktown, Ind. Oaktown, Ind., was visited by fire, and for a time it looked as if it would be wiped off the earth. Schultz & Bond’s block, Smith’s carriage factory, Rush Bond’s warehouse and C. Haughton’s warehouse with contents were consumed. Total loss about SIO,OOO, fully insured. Charles Piper and Albert Mundin were seriously burned while fighting the fire. Coffee and Rubber Trade at a Standstill. Business is practically at a standstill among the large coffee, rubber, and other houses concerned in the South American trade in New York. They are under the embargo placed over them by the Brazilian Government, who hold the key to the situation by virtue of their ownership of the telegraphic service in the country. National Bank Examination!, Controller Eckles has issued an order whereby national banks will now be examined twice a year instead of annually. He believes that twelve months between visits is entirely too long a time to elapse, and thinks that depositors and the public in general will be much, better protected under the new rule. A Cyclone Strikes Leipsic, Ohio. Lima (O.) special: A cyclone passed over Leipsic, a town north of this city. A number of dwellings were leveled. It is impossible to learn further particulars or a list of the killed or wounded. The cyclone did great damage in the country, but its main force was spent in the village. Shot Hl! Mother. Mrs. Baighle, residing near Tontogany, Ohio, went to awaken )ier son George, aged 20 years, by throwing a cup of water in his face. He arose suddenly, and seizing a shotgun, fired it at her, the shot taking effect in her arm and side. Her recovery is doubtful. THE MARKETS, iHICAGO. Cattle—Common to Prime.... 53 25 <8 5 75 Hoos —Shipping Gradesee- 300 @ 6 so SHEEP—Fair to Choice 4 00 @ 5 00 Wheat—No. 2 Spring 65 @ 66 COBN—No. 2 40 @ M Oats—No. 2 2x @ 29 . Rye—No. 2 49 (If 51 Butteb—Choice Creimery 19 @ 20 Egos—Fresh 14 & 15 Potatoes—New. per brl... a... 200 &2 75 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3 25 @ 5 oo Hogs—Choice Light 350 a? 6 25 Sheep—Common to Prime 3 oo @ 4 50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 69 6? 60 Corn—No. 2 White 40 @ 40’u Oats—No. 2 White 34 SO 34Ja ST. LOUIS. I Cattle 300 @ 600 Hogs 300 (4 6 25 Wheat-No 2 RccL 63 & 64 COBS—No. 2 87!i(S 38'j Oats—No. 2 29 & 30 Rye-No. <4 @ 46 CINCINN -TL Cattle 3 oo & s co Hogs 3 00 @6 25 Sheep 3 oo @ * oo Wheat—No. 2 Red 60 @ 60‘i Cobn—No. 2 4O>4@ 41', Oats-No. 2 Mixed 31)4® 32', Rye—No. 2 58 (9 55 DETROIT. Cattle 3 oo @ 4 75 Hogs boo <« 7 25 Sheep 3 oo @4 2’> Wheat-No. 2 Red 65)4<<« 66'4 COBn-No. 2 Yellow 39 & 40 Oais-No. 2 White.. 34 @ 35 TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 2 6514@ CC’fj Cohn—No. 2 Yellow 41)4® 42'j Oats-No. 2 White 31 @ 32 Rye../. :.. 51 @ 53 BUFFALO. Cattle—Common to Prime.... 360 @5 50 Hogs—Best Grades 400 @ 6 25 Wheat—No. 1 Hard 73 @ 74 No. 2 Red 69!4@ 70’4 MILWAUKEE. Wheat —No. 2 Soring 63)4@ 64)4 COBN-No. 3 3»!e@ 39)4 Oats—No. 2 White... 32h@ 33,‘j RYE—No. 1 50 @ .52 BABLEY—No. 2 64 @ 56 POBK-Mess 18 75 @l9 25 '( NEW YORK. Cattle 3 so @ 5 so Hogs 300 @ 6 75 Sheep 3 oo @ # So Wheat—No. 2 Red 73 & 75 COBN—No. 2.... 49 @ 50 ~Oats—Mixed Western36 @ 38 ; Bjjtteb—Creamery;. 18 @ 22 . POBK-New Mesa 19 25 @l9 »

SIGHTS IN A BIG TOWN ■ ‘T PLACES OF INTEREST TO THE OHIOAOO VISITOR. XIM MUltarr r«Mt at Fort Bhuddaa, th* Xaw Art Saatltutc and th* LU*-Savin« Station All Worthy • VlaU from th* 81*ht-Bte*r. Th* World'* Fair City. • THfiT Worlds a Fair vWtor who hat exhaurted groups of attraction* *uoh a* the park*, tho theater*, the principal buildings and the like, need not look for other point* of Interest, considered minor only as their aoope 1* confined to some particular line of art, sqienoe, or popular utility. Among such is, notably, the Art Institute of many hour*, even a whole day, may be pleasantly and profitably spent under the roof of this great institution, which, scarcely completed, ha* thrown It* doors open to all who Jdova the beautiful in it* most eloquent (storms. It has become a spot of wide favor with citizens and stranger* alike, , and its accessibility, being located on

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the lake front at the foot of Adams street, its rare architectural exterior, and its fine galleries combine to draw a throng ana gratify the senses and enlighten the intelligence. Chicago counts a greater number of resident artists than any other metropolis in the West, according to the directory of 1892, and there are in the city numbers of very fine pictures. The Art Institute is a recent acquisition to the fraternity. The structure is the only building on the lake front as far south as the park extends, and occupies the original site of the Industrial Exposition. It is massive in appearance, and divided, as to interior, so as to carry out perfection in convenience in behalf of the students and the public. The average attendance of pupils is about four hundred. Its object is to maintain a school and museum of art, and the building will be found to contain a large and carefully selected collection of casts, sculpture, pictures, drawings, marbles and a library of works on fine art. There is abundant material for study, good models and life-like objects in profusion, and a practical idea of the details of art in conception and execution may be gleaned from a stroll through the imI*TBANC» TO TH* ART JKSTITVT*. — ——————— ——- mense building, devoted to arts dear to the public heart. A pleasant visit begun at the Institute may be prolonged by a brief ride to the Vincennes Gallery of Fine Arts, a handsome structure nearer the World's Fair. This institution is open at all times to visitors, without admission fee, and contains a large number of noted paintings and other works of art. The main gallery is claimed to be the finest west of New York. In a similar field, in away, to both these institutions, is the Chicago Historical Society, temporarily occupying quarters at the corner of Dearborn avenue and Ontario street, precedent to the completion of Its new magnificent home. Any person Interested in local, State and national history may here observe relics connected with many notable events and persons of the past. The original collection of the society, including over 100,000 books, newspaper and manuscripts, was destroyed m the great fire of 1871, the original draft of the Lincoln emancipation proclamation being also lost, but the institution has partially recovered, and a vast aggregation of historic value is now on free exhibition, the paintings and Indian relics being particularly

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Jan, and worthy of close and extended study. Fort Sheridan. A most Interesting point in the vicinity of Chicago is the new military port at Fort Sheridan, recently adopted and improved by the Government. To those who have only read of these homes of our regular soldiery, and are curious to see how they Hye, and to those as well, who have visited other similar posts, Fort Sheridan will appeal strongly, forln beauty of situation, of grounds, and of buildings it has no equal in the United States, no superior in the world. The extent and splendor of this post are augmented by the natural plcturesquenesa of the high bluffs lining the lake,

which rise from the pebbly beach anl break into ravine* and gorge* spanned by rustic bridge*, Tho site wa* chosen because of the delightful and healthful location, and just past the grounds run* the celebrated Sheridan road, the great boulevard whloh. with it* connecting highways, is th* large** and broadest in the world, and which, when completed, will be eighteen mile* in length, and dotted with palatial mansion* and radiant garden*. For* Sheridan is located within lei* than an hour'* ride from Chicago, on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. It contain* many building*, many soldier* and a large landed area. It i* veil worth tho time devoted to inspect' tho quarters and paraphernalia of the camp, tho evolution* of tho soldiers being particularly interesting. The structure* of the post aro masslvoand of permanent stability. The barracks and water tower building i* 1,006 feet in length, the armory mess nail 176 feet. There are five fine edifices, resembling private residence*, and Used as quarter* for tho field officers, captains, lieutenant*, nonoommisßloned officers, and administration building. The cavalry drill hall and stable* are. together, over 600 feet in length, and the chapel, guard-house, and pumping station, which 1* to have

an imposing tower in connection, are models of architectural beauty and utility. The Life-Saving Station. The sight-seer on the way to Fort Sheridan or return may score a point in the way of pleasure and instruction by stopping off the train at Evanston, a suburb some ten miles north of Chicago. The model village of the section, Evanston is of itself worth being seen, with its palatial houses and magnificent university buildings, but it is also notable as being one of the principal life-saving stations along Lake Michigan. Those who wish to inspect the workings of the service nearer at home; however, may do sb at the pier just beyond the Randolph street viaduct, where a similar life-saving crew is stationed. These men are a drilled, sturdy set of fellows, whose mission is fraught with peril and heroism, and the appearance of their home and environment is suggestive of many a famous nautical episode in history. The station includes buildings with a tower, from which with his fieldglass the lookout constantly scans the surface of the lake for any craft in distress. The finest lifeboats and every accessory are readj at hand —the rockets, the life-lines, baskets, beacons and the like, and, in the fiercest of stortis, the crew sally forth to aid and rescue distressed mariners afloat. A visit to this station of the service involves only a brief walk, taking in a splendid view of the lake and harbor. Strangers preferring to see the one at Evanston may go thither by boat for a small fee, the trip consuming a few ’ hours, and enabling a view of the fine residence frontage on the lake shore drive, the crib, the water-works and Lincoln Park. ONE QF DEPEW’S SPEECHES. It Wa* Composed Amid th* Rash and Boar of Broadway. The death of Rev. Thomas Edward Vermllye, who for fifty years was Chaplain of the St. Nicholas Society, recalls i an incident in which a well-known Brooklyn man and Chauncey M. Di pen figured. Dr. Vermllye had for manj years spoken to the toast “Holland” al the annual dinner of the organization named. Some eleven years ago, on the morning of the day set for tho banquet, he was taken ill, and notified the dinnei committee that he woull be unable tc make his wonted oration. At 4 o’clock on the same day Depew entered the office of John A. Nichols, of New York; wearing a worried expression and a per-spiration-bedewed forehead. “Nichols," he said, “I’m in a fix, and want you to help me out. The.-e St Nicholas people have just wired mo that In the absence of Dr. Vermllye they look to me to respond to’Holland.’ I don’t know the first thing about the subject, and it's 4 o'clock." “Well?" said Mr. Nichols. “Now," went on Depew, “just you take me by the arm and walk me up Broadway to Twenty-third street. Don’t talk to me, and don't expect me to task to you. Just steer me clear of people, , mind I don’t get run over at the crossings, and go slow. That’s all I want you to do.” Mr. Nichols d'd as requested, and the

pair did not exchange a word until Twenty-third street was reached at 6:15 p.m. ’ “Thankee," said Depew, as he parted ; with his friend; "I guess I’m all.right. At 7:30 p. m. the first thing that the , eye of Mr. Nichols met as he sat down i at the dinner-table was the bland, un- . ruffled, smoothly shaven face of Depew. . The speech that he made later is yet o . delightful tradition in the annals of the i St Nicholas Society. It was chock full , of wit, fact, figures and sentiment Nobody but Mr. Nichols dreamed that it had been conceived, shaped, and born i arnKf the riot and roar of Broadway. i FOR extensive ventilation engineers , prefer exhausting to blowing fans.

OLD SOL’S WARM RAYS —i—.— THEY FALLON PEOPLE IN VARI* OUS LOCALITIES. lllgli Temperature Caunea Great Dlaromt fort In Chleago and at the Fair—Electrical Storm* and Cyclone* Reported—Cropr Are Greatly Damaged. Scorching Weather. HURBDAY morning Old . fl A Sol got up and mado immediate preparations ‘ • U to cook the earth and all those who could not afford to wear seersucker coats and straw hats. He had played a hot game the previous day, but he didn’t like the appearance of the silvery column in the thermometer. It was not enough to suit his taste, and he set out Thursday to pour such sweltering rays downward that poor humanity gasped and fainted from the effects of the heat. In Chicago tho mercury climbed to 92 degrees up in the Auditorium tower, but that was the coolest spot in the city. Down on the streets the thermometer showed 97 degrees in. the shade, and no one dared to calculate what the heat was where there was no shade. The sun beat down upon the shining pavements.and radiated heat from the hot stones. Plate glass windows and white walls reflected the glare uporPthe heads of the hurrying crowds. Men with cork helmets and men with high hats suffered alike, and the sfmmer girl with mulle sleeves complained as much as the apple woman with a heavy shawl. There was a breeze. It was sandladen and hot. At every street corner the wind swept the dirt from the pavements and hurled it into the eyes of wayfarers, begriming moist faces and blinding the vision of sight-seers. Strangers in the city suffered the most. Men stopped in the middle of the street to clean the grit out of their eyes, regardless of cable trains and noonday traffic. Street etiquette was forgotten. Stylish men were seen coatless, hatless and breathless. Several people dropped exhausted by the Intense heat, ana the patrol and ambulance wagons were in frequent demand. Popular report made it the hottest day in six years, though the statistics were against that idea. The sun went down, but the heat remained, and not until near midnight did relief come. A severe thunderstorm then reduced the temperature several degrees. During the day visitors to Jackson Park carried parasols and palmleaf fans. They needed them, too, for the thermometer touched the highest point yet reached in World’s Fair weather. Five cases of prostration from heat were treated at the emergency hospital. ' Hot Everywhere. From telegraphic reports the extremely warm weather seems to be pretty general throughout the country. Severe electrical storms are reported in many places. At Kalamazoo lightning struck in ten places, including the First Presbyterian Church. Wheat, which is being harvested in Michigan, was laid low in many fields by hail and cornfields riddled, and fruit is also badly damaged. Cyclones visited Waterloo, lowa, Elmwood, Neb., and other points, ana great destruction 'to crops is the result. The mercury at Milwaukee reached 95 in the shade. Three cases of sunstroke are reported there, one of which was fatal. The thermometer registered 94 degrees at Des Moines, 98 at Indianapolis, and 102 at Knoxville, Tenn. CONDITION OF CROPS. Reports on Spring Wheat, Corn, Oats, Potatoes and Pastures. In its crop report this week the Farmer’s Review says that very little spring wheat is being raised in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. The few counties where it is raised in the above States give a very indifferent report. Os these Nebraska sends in the greater number of reports. There the greater number report the condition as poor. In torn* localities the crop was seen to be doing *0 badly that it was plowed up and the ground planted to corn. Some counties report a complete failure. In lowa spring wheat is doing well, two-thirds of the correspondents reporting good, and the rest fair. In Wisconsin the crop averages about fair, which means less than a full crop. It is making rapid growth and in some counties is ready to head out Dry weather is tho cause of the low average. In Minnesota the condition is poor on account of drohth. In Dakota half report condition bad; the rest of the reports are equally divided between fair and good. Cobh.—Com is generally good in all the States covered by the report. In some places the crop-is estimated at W) or 90 per oent. of average, while In other cdnntles the yield is expected to belabove a full average. In Kansas and Nebraska rain is needed. Oats.—Oats are in condition about the same as corn in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, lowa, and Wisconsin. In Kansas most of the oats have been cut. In about half the counties the yield la Kod. In the rest the yield is poor, the crop ving been ent short by rust in the milk stage of the oats. In Nebraska the condition is generally poor, and some Helds have been plowed np. Potatoes.—Potatoes are promising wel' in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, lowa, Wisconsin and Dakota. In Kansas mo t of the reports are favorable, but i ome give fair and po r. In Nebraska toe reports are about evenly divided between good, fair, poor. Rain is needed for the development of the ciop. Potato bugs are doing some damage. , t , PAhtubiis —Pastures are good in most of the States. In Nebraska they only average fair on account of drouth. In Minnesota the grass is so dry in many townships that the farmers are fearfnUof e tractive fires being acoidentairy started. In neatly *ll of the States a few counties report pastures dried np. The general condition is, howev.r, good., Overflow)^) News. A. L. Jones & CprTgrocers at Syracuse, N. Y., have failed fob SBO,OOO. The Swiss Government has suspended the coinage of i, 1, and 2 franc silver pieces. There have been 704 deaths from cholera in the south part of France since May. The death sentence of Wm. Hartley, of Shelby County, Tenn., who was convicted of murder, has been commuted to life imprisonment. In response to the demands of England the Sultan of Turkey has ordered the liberation of aU, the persons convicted at Apgora of Sedition. AN iffch of rain fell in an hour at Aberdeen, S. D.. and the storrn covered a wide extent of territory. The rainmakers get credit for the rain |

AROUND A BIG STATE. •. u BRIEF COMPILATION OF INDI- * ANA NEWS. - What Our Neighbor* Arc Dolng-Mstters of Gencr»l and Local Interest—Marrlag** and Deaths—Accidents and Crime*—Personal Pointers About Indlanlans. Not Exactly Enoch Arden. 4b Twenty years ago Aaron Stelnbaon was a prominent farmer near Plymouth, iMaiuhall County, this State. He owned a farm of fifty acres and had considerable cash deposited in tho county-seat bank. About that time ho decided to leave tjie farm and abandon his wife and two baby boys, but before he did that he deeded the farm to hi*f wife and gave her 8500 in cash. Ho was not heard from until the other day, when he appeared at the door* of the Home for Feeble-minded Youth in Fort Wayne. He stated that after he left Marshall County he went to Kansas and purchased a farm and there married a second wife. Year* rolled on and the - deserted Mrs. Steinbach married again. Her second husband wa3 not thrifty, and squandered the farm, and she died a broken-hearted woman. The twin boys were sent to the Soldiers’ Home at Knightstown, and afterwards transferred to the Feeble-minded Home. The boys always thought that both their parent* were dead. The gray-haired man at the Feeble-minded Institute said that ho was Aaron Steinbach, and the father of the 20-vcar-old twins, and he wanted to take them back to Kans**. The officers of the institution will release the boys as soon as they are assured of the identity of the old man. Brief, State Items. Jackson County’s melon crop is good. The new town of Ingalls has annexed 240 acres. i Gas City and Jonesboro are- now called the “twin cities.” There are fifty-three Inmates in Franklin’s Orphan s Home. A valuable mineral spring has been discovered near Charleston. > Tippecanoe County wheat is said to bo almost 20 per cent, short. The Second National Bank of Vincennes has commenced business. ‘ Toll roads in Wayne County have been abolished by a popular vote. Pike County Commissioners have ordered the building of a new jail. Five houses and several barns at Goshen were destroyed by lightning. Old settlers of Knox County have a grand reunion at Vincennes, August 3. Washington Brunemer, a farmer near Franklin, was killed by lightning. Sharpers are working northern counties by selling bogus territorial privileges for a windmill. Vide Thornburg, a wealthy farmer, aged 90, near Farmland? was seriously injured in a runaway accident. Houleham & Stump’s hardware and carriage house, Crawfordsville, was destroyed by an incendiary fire. Loss, 825,000. . Earl Shirley, a popular young man of Elkhart, was drowned while bathing in the river. The body was recovered. The wooden bridge across White River, at Martinsville, destroyed in March by a cyclone, has been replaced by a 14,000-dollar iron structure. AT Knightstown, Ira Martin, a lad of 12 years, died a painful death caused by eating green gooseberries. It is supposed that poison used on the berry bushes was the cause. s An attempt was made to wreck a passengfer train on the T. H. & L. road near Rockville, by placing ties on the track. The obstruction was noticed in time to flag the train. ? Logansport citizens are roaring, mad over the proposed plan of the natural gas companies to put meters in the consumers’ houses and charge so much per thousand feet. Wheeler brothers were threshing wheat near Martinsville when sparks from the engine set fire to ana destroyed tho thresher, stacker, and other machinery. Loss, $1,000; no insurance. Mrs. Helen O’Bannon, one of the principal witnesses in the famous Reynolds will case, is now an inmate of the Logansport hospital. Her mind became unbalanced by tho excitement of tho trial. • Thousands of dead fish have accu-H mulated in tho Mississ’newa River,■ between Marton and Gas City and thoß stench is terrible. Thought that thej refuse from the new paper mill at Ga*H City has poisoned them. ■ Mrs. Catherine Reynolds andH daughter Nellie, who live five milesH east of Vernon, were driving to townH the other morning. The horse becameH frightened, ran away, throwing the oc-fl cupants out and badly injuring Mr*M Reynolds about the head. The daugh-M ter is so badly injured internally thalß her life is despaired. ■ A Lafayette gas syndicate leased 1,000 acres four miles north oM Elwood, and will sink wells to suppljM that city with gas from the MadisoiO County fields. It is understood that per acre was paid for the lease. action of local parties leasing gas landM to foreign syndicates is meeting witkM great disapproval and tho farmers areM being “roasted” for so doing. fl The engine of a Big Four passengeiß train, while passing Emanuel Grossfl nickle’s wheat field, near North Chester, set fire to the wheat burned over ten acres of grain. wheat had been harvested and shockedfl and was remarkably heavy, but th<H stubble was so dry that tho entire fioltfl was on fire, and all that was savedfl about two acres, was done by plowing! a few furrows across one end, stopped the spread of the flames. . 'fl Edward Elkins, a baker, fell fronfl the third-floor window at No. 418Thir<fl| street, Logansport, and was killedfl He was in the habit of sitting in thjfl window when he could not sleep on lUfl count of the heat, and itissupnosed JTfl went asleep and fell out. fl While the fire that laid Princeto ■ to the ground i»a great blow to th fl people, they do-not seem to be diflfl couraged in the least. Tents are bofl ing pitched in all parts of the city, anfl business is going right along. Thfl Western Union telegraph office ia cated in a livery stable, and Dr. Gifl more is pulling teeth under a tent, fli In White River, just south of Colunjfl bus, Josiah Wentworth, aged 14, wafl drowned while in bathing. A numbefli of companions were with him, butthqfl were so excited that they failed render him any assistance. . The Adjutant Ge nt-al has made ajfl rangements with Henry ' raser, geifl oral agent of the Big Four, to catrfl| the Indiana militia and their baggftgfl and accoutrements to Markeis, known as Forest Park, on the occasi<fl| of the State Encampment. There wiflg lie eight carloads of freight. Forelflg Park has been fitted up at an exuenifl| of nearly $50,000 by citizens of Terjfli Haute, who wanted that city to havefls , parknear by < ■