Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1893 — Page 6

©he DECATUR, IND. K. BLACKBURN, ■ • • Fmum 1893 OCTOBER. 1893 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa T“T 5 V 5 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 ® ® ® THE NEWS RECORD. SUMMARY OF A WEEK’S HAPPENINGS. The Compromlw on a Silver Hill Has Evidently Gone Glimmering — A Wealthy Canadian |l)l*njipear» In the Wilds of Michigan—Confessed a Murder—Murderer Executed. Compromise In a Comatose State. Washington special: The prevailing opinion in the Senate is that tne efforts to secure-a compromise on the Democratic side will not lie renewed, and if it is not the contest will be continued for the greater part of the present week, just as it has been going since the repeal bill was introduced. There are indications that there ■will not be many more .speeches and when these are concluded the voting must necessarily begin. The Republican Senators will make an effort to agree on a plan upon which both the repeal and silver Republicans stand, and if they succeed which hardly seems probable, will try to get Democratic assistance sufficient to put the bill through. Senator Peffer authorizes the statement that the Populists have concluded their part of the tight. It now develops that there are eight Democrats who have not signed the agreement to support the Cockrell-Gorman compromise. They are Hill, Mills. Mitchell of Wisconsin, McPherson, Vilas, Voorhees, Callery, and Irby. Street Car Accident. Seven persons were injured in a grade crossing collision between a street car and an electric motor car at Sixty-third and Halstead streets, Chicago. One victim may die. She is Belle Riley, 6,774 Sherman street, skull fractured. Others were less severely injured. They were all Chicagoans, but one. Lawrence L. Wallace, Clinton, lowa, bruised about the body; William Johnson, hip and back injured: Dinah Desley, hip and side bruised: Mrs. Horace Webb, bruised about the body: Mrs. E. La Forest, head and body "bruised; Amelia Clemens, slight bruises.

Probable Murder. Saginaw (Mich.) special: Walter F. Hymen, a scion of one of the wealthiest Canadian families, who was recently a lumber jobber at Gladwin, came to Saginaw last week. He had his camp outfit here and displayed several hundred dollars in bills. He started for the woods but nothing has been seen of him since. A telegram from Gladwin says he is not there and his brother C. S. Hymen, a member of uarliament for the county of Middlesex, Ont., has arrived here to look him up. It is thought he has been m<-do away with for the sake of his cash. An Insane Mother’s Deed. Afßipley, Ohio,a shocking discovery was made early the other morning when the door of the cottage of Mrs. A. J. Wagner was forced open by a neighbor. On the floor of the dining room were found the dead bodies of Mrs. Wagner and her two children, aged about four and six, all with their throats cut. The mother had doubtless done the deed, as she has been despondent for some time since the death of her husband, and no doubt finally became completely demented. Confessed the Murder. Washington (Ind.) special: James Stone, the man who was ordered in custoday by the grand jury, made a full confession of the brutal butch-ry of the six members of the iamily of Denson Wratten. Stone claims he did not have a hand in the killing, butthat it was done by Williams, Kays, Clark, White, and Yarbourgh. The crime was a brutal one, and he tells the •hocking details. Seven men are now held for the murder, and some of them may be lynched. .... Grand Chief Ramsey Indicted. D. G. Ramsey, grand chief of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, was indicted at Marion, lowa, by the grand jury of Linn County. He is charged with instigating the cutting and crossing of wires and otherwise obstructing the telegraph system of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad during the telegraphers' strike in September, 1892. Horses and Property Burned. A fire in Corkorup’s livery stable at Lemars, lowa, consumed forty head of horses and destroyed SIOO,WO worth qf other property. Murderer Executed. Martin Foy, Jr., murderer of Henrietta Wilson, was executed by electricity at the prison at Dannemora, N. Y. A Michigan Bank Closed. The Exchange Bank of Climax, Mich., suspended payment and posted notices that depositors would be paid

in full. Tragedy at Bear Lake, M' ih. At Bear Lake, Mich., M. H. Myers Was married the other day.. At night there’ was a noisy charivari. Myers got mad and shot Edgar Kingscott through the bowels and kidneys. Kingscott is in a precarious condition. Kingscott is a highly respected young man. His father was killed by a bull a few weeks ago. The feeling runs high against Myers, owing to the fact that he was the ringleader in a charivari himself two or three weeks ago. Slight 'Revival in BusfriPfiß* • Now York special: R, G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review says: There has been much gain In hope and a little in business. Assurances that the repeal bill will soon be passed have again been accepted by traders as a re i on for buying things speculative at higher prices, and with money abundant on call, $88,000,000 having beenreeived in this city within ten weeks, speculation in stocks and products has an unusual Stimulus,. and would have expanded •ven more but for the continued embarrassment of industries. Wheat has risen ic, helped by heavy foreign purv . chases, and in spite or better crop

prospects, corn is nothing stronger. Pork was lifted so farthat another collapse is feared by sqmo, petroleum advanced 1c and Brazil speculators are supposed to be utilizing the bombardments to increase the value of coffee. NEW TRIAL FOR PETTIT Granted by th. Supreme Court. Indianapolis special: A new trial was granted to William Pettit, who was sent to the Prison North on the charge of murder, by the Supremo Court. Warden French has been directed to give him into the custody of the Sheriff of Montgomery County. In 1880 Pettit was a prominent minister at Shannomound, Ind. On July 17 of that year his wife died, and ho was charged with having poisoned her with strychnine. The preliminary hearing was held at Lafayette, and on account of its sensational nature the notoriety of the case became widespread. The case at once entered the courts, and since that time has slowly dragged its way through these bodies. The trial in the Circuit Court, was held at Crawfordsville on a change of venue. It occupied six weeks. The State used circumstantial evidence. It was 'claimed that Pettit had lost his affection for his wife nnd IwcOmoinfatuated (with Mrs. Whitehead, a Shannemound widow, who was a woman of means ami had a large inheritance in prospect. It was charged that he neglected Mrs. Pettit, and if his relations with Mrs. Whitehead wore not criminal they were at least of a very intimate social character and such as a minister could not indulge in. It was charged that the poison was given to Mrs. Pettit in a cun of tea while she was ill. Before the poison co :ld take effect she grew better, and jit was asserted by the State that Pettit (continued to give her medicine which contained strychnine. He hastened away a short time after her death. The defense claimed that Mrs. Pettit died of a malarial poisoning. It was admitted that strychnine was used about the house for poisoning rats and that Mrs. Pettit had scattered it there jherself. The ease was brought before (the Supreme Co irt in one of the largest records that waff ever tiled there. It has proved an expensive controversy since its beginning on account of the able counsel engaged in it. The appeal to the Supreme Court, was taken as soon as Pettit had entered the ? Northern Prison. Since he began o serve h : s sentence he has been at work in one of the factories, but prison confinement did not agree with trim and he contracted hasty consumption. In'ormation received at the Governor's office stated that Pettit had only a short time to live.

COLLIDED. Two Express Trains on the Pittsburgh Road. The second section of No. 23, west bound, on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad and No. 4, east bound, had a head end collision at Monroeville, Ind., in which nearly two dozen persons were more or less injured, but none seriously, or at least fatally. The trainmen of both trains had received orders to pass at Monroeville, and No. 25 had the right of way—that is that train had the right to the main track, while No. 4 was to take the side track. No. 25 had reached Monroeville before No. 4, and was standing on the main track about sLx car lengths from tne switch, waiting for No. 4 to put in an appearance. Engineer Cowan of No. (4, as he approached Monroeville lost his bearings, the dense fog obscuring the usual landmarks. There are two street crossings a short distance west of Monreville switch and it was these he was looking for to set him right as to his exact location. He passed one, or rather he passed both of them, but thought that he had only passed one, when he was suddenly made aware of his whereabouts by seeing the switch lights flash by his caJ> window. He reversed his engine, put on the air, and succeeded in checking the speed of his train to a slight degree, but not sufficiently to prevent his engine striking the other while going at a rate of probably fifteen or twenty miles an hour. He remained at his post and suffered some severe* injuries, principally by being scalded by escaping steam. His fireman, L. C. Daily, and Brakeman F’. E. Hunt were standing in the gangway of the engine, ready to get off and throw the switch. They jumped and both were badly injured. Baggagemi.ster ‘ Stevens was injured internally by trunks falling on him. The passengers were still in their berths and about twenty were slightly injured.

A NEW YORK FIRE. Most Destructive Blaze In New Y’ork Since 1858. New York special: One of the most destructive Cresthis city has seen since the great fire of 1858 occurred Thursday evening. The firebxtended from St. Raphael’s Roman Catholic church on Fortieth street west of Tebth Avenue, to the north side of Forty-second Street. The loss will amount well up into the millions. The fire was discovered at 8:10 p. m. by a watchman employed by William -Campbell & Co., wholesale manufacturers of wall paper at Nos. 512 to 518 West Forty-second Street to 505 and 513 West Forty-first street. The fire started in the boiler house, and had gained great headway before it was discovered. It spread to the adjoining building, occupied by Nevins & Haviland, also wall paper manufacturers. on Tenth avenue and Forty-second street. Both firms were entirely burned out. Other buildings burned were No. 506 West Forty-second street, occupied by Dr. Leightons: 508 West Forty second street, occupied by J. Wheelihan: 510 West Forty-second street. St. Raphael’s Club House: 520' West Forty-second street, occupied by F. Vanbuskirk: 524 West Forty-second street, occupied by Arthur Snort, oJi West Forty-second sti’Btet, occupied by M. C. Guire, all of which were totally destroyed. The boarding-house run by Mrs. M. C. Romy, at 528 West Forty-second street, was also partially destroyed. The estimated losses are: Campbell & C0.,5500,000, although Mr. Campbell, who was on the ground, said that bis loss was not less than $2,000,000, and was covered by only .1500,000 insurance; Nevins & Haviland, $200,000; the private houses on Forty-second street, $150,000. Schastey & Sons, $250,000; Loewers’ brewery, $50,000: two tenement houses, $50,000: buildings on Tenth avenue between Fortieth and Forty-sec-ond streets, principally tenement houses and stores, $.00,000: houses, tenements, and factories on the north side of Forty-second street, on the east side of Tenth avenue and the side bf Forty-first Street, which were blistered and cracked by the heat to the extent of $50,000. 1 , i Fatal Collapse. J i The building occupied by the BTumenstiel Carriage Manufacturing Corn--1 pany of Hopkinsville, Ky , collapsed, ■ killing one man, and in all probability i fatally woundi; g two others. The • building was under) oing repairs, the > roof had been taken oil and the brick

of the upper walls had been plied on the floor of the second story. The weight of them caused the collapse. Joan Warner, a brick layer from Nashville, Tenn., was instantly killed. Charles Davis, a bricklayer from Clarksville. Tenn., hud both legs broken and sustained internal injuries from which ho will die. An unknown man was also fatally hurt. Several other workmen sustained injuries more or less serious. He Did Well. New York special: Wm. Freudenthal, an insurance agent, was held in $15,000 bail in the Yorkville Police Court on a charge of larceny to the amount of $87,000 made by Albert and Kato Wagner. Mr. and Mrs. Wagner are very wealthy, and sailed for Europe on May 7, leaving their property in charge of Freudenthal. They gave him a power of attorney, and on coming back on October 1, found that ho had gold two of their houses for $87,000, and had taken mortgages on this property, sold them, speculated in stocks and lost nearly all the money. Frightful Expolaion. An explosion of gas occurred in the dye works of C. L. Trotter at Spokane, Wash., setting tiro to the building and adjoining book-store. There were a number of people in the Ixxik-store and the fire spread so rapidly that Mrs. William Bean was caught in the building and burned to death in full view of the crowd on the street. Four others were injured and it is feared somo lives were lost in the dye works, but the explosion wrecked the building so it is impossible to determine until the del risis cleared. The property loss is about SIO,OOO. Talks of a Crime. Wooster (Ohio special: A man having papers and letters in his pockets showing him to be George W, Mann of 1246 Girard avenue, Philadelphia, was found along the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago tracks at Millbrook coal chute, in an unconscious condition, terribly cut and bruised, and Iris left eye lying on his cheek. He was unable to teil how he was injured. In hq delirium he talks about some crime, and it is believed that he is a fugitive from justice. •

Affairs Unchanged at Rio. The London Exchange Telegraph Company says that it is informed that affairs at Rio de Janeiro are unchanged, ‘and that the stories circulated regarding much destruction of property and considerable loss of life at Rio are without foundation of fact. Both sides, the Exchange Telegraph Company adds, are awaiting the result of the coming elections and will not push matters to any extent until the voice of the people has been heard. Coal Mines to Resume. Brazil (Ind.) special: Weaver, Getz & Co., one of the largest coal producing firms in Indiana, which failed last May, will resume business at once. The assignee has turned the business back with the firm, all attachments having been satisfied. They will immediately open both the Louis ana Churchill mines at Center Point, employing 600 men. k Burned by Natural Gas. The house of J. H. Bailey in North Marion, Ind., was the scene of a natural gas explosion. A stove had been taken irom the house and the gas pipe plugged. The gas forced the stopper out, causing the explosion. Mrs. Bailey and one of her children were so badly burned that there is but little hopes of their recovery. Killed Her Father. William Greenwood, a resident o! Brooksburg, Ind., returned from a hunting excursion and set his gun down, when the daughter picked it up, and, in handling the lock, accidentally discharged the gun. The contents struck the father, tearing off his head, causing instant death. Invalid Lady Cremated. Mrs. Miller, a helpless invalid, was ’cremated in her house at Kemp, Ohio, The other members of the family had gone to Lima, leaving her alone, and when they returned the house was in ruins and the old lady burned to an unrecognizable Ft. Worth's Big Failure. At Ft. Worth, Texas, Stratton & White, electrical and general imple ment dealers, filed a deed of trust for >400,(M0. with but 450,000 preferred. This is the largest failure Ft. Worth has ever had. , c Toy Dealers Attached. B. Feigubaumafc Co., wholesale toy merchants of San Francisco, have been attached. The claims against them aggregate $140,000. Smallpox in New York. Twenty five cases of smallpox in New York city were reported to 1 the sanitary authorities during last week. A Serious Wreck. A serious wreck is reported on tho Illinois Central near Kankakee, 11l Several were killed and injured.

Fire at Indianapolis. The C., H. & D. freight depot located at Indianapolis was destroyed by fire. Loss heavy. THE MARKETS. CHICAGO. CATTLE—Common to Prime.... $3 50 @ 6 78 Hogs—Shipping Gredes UK) 0 8 '<s Sheep—Fair to Choice 226 & 4 00 Wheat—No. 2 Spring 63 @ 6* COBK-No. 2 38 ft 39 Oats—No. 2 28 @ 3u Rye—No. 2’.....■ 42 @ 43 BurrEK—Choice Creamery'.... 28)4@ 29% Eggs—Fresh 2< @ 21 Potatoes—Per hu tt & cs INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3 00 @5 00 Hogs—Choice Light 4 00 @ 6 78 Sheep—Common to Prime 300 @3 25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 60 @ 81 Cobs-No. 2 White 4OWO 41)6 Oats-No. 2 White 31 (9 31)6 ST. LOUIS. Cattle... 300 @ sdo Hogs 6 oo @ 6 50 Wheat—No. 2 Red....«.. 68)6@ 59)6 COBS—No. 2.... 36 @ 37 OATS—No. 2. 20)6@ 27M Babley—lowa . 60 @ 60 CINCINNATI. Cattle 8 oo & 4 78 Hogs 3 oo @ 6 76 Sheep « 2 00 & 3 76 Whea.— No. 2 Red 63 @ 6316 Cobh—No. 2 42 @ 44 Oats—No. 2 Mixed 29)4@ Bye-No. 2. so @ 52 DETROIT. CATTH 8 00 @ 4 78 Hogs . .. sOO @6 76 Sheep 300 0 8 50 Wheat—Nd; 2 Red 63 @ 64 Cobs—No. 2 Yelh w 42 @ 43 Oats—No. 2 White 81 @ 82 TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 2 Red 62 & 63 Coss—No. 2 Yellow 39 @ 40 Oats-No. 2 White 29)6@ 305$ Bye—No. 2 46 & 48 BUFFALO. Wheat-No. 1 Hard,. 67 @ 68 COBS—No. 2 42 @ 43 Oath-No. 2 White....’. 38 @ 36 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring 61 @ 61M COBS-No. 3?. 38 @ 39 Oat—No. 2 White 28>4@ 2»H KIE-No.l 46 @ 48 BaBIiEY-No. 2 50 @ 58 Pobk—New Mohs 16 00 @l6 28 NEW YOBK. Cattle aOO @6 26 Hogs a 78 <9 7 60 Sheep. 3 js @4 00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 68 & 6» Cobs-No. 2 47 @ 48 Oath—Mixed Western 34 @ 86 Hut EB—Creamery 24 @ 28 Pobi-Extra Mess 19 00 @2IOO

WEBE BURNED ALIVE. HORRIFYING WRECK ON THE GRAND TRUNK. t’aaaenger Train* Going at Full Speed Collide—Can Take Fire and Are Reduced to A.he.-Mauy Bodie* Burned Beyond Recognition. An Knglnocr'a Blunder. A railroad wreck more terrible in Its results than any other of the many horrors which have boon recorded since the heavy World’s Fair passenger traffic began occurred on the Grand Trunk: Road at Nichols, Mich., about one mile east of Battle Creek, at 4 o'clock Friday morning. Two passenger trains collided, several coaches were demolished and shortly after caught fire, roasting twenty-, ix imprisoned passengers until the remains wore unrecognizable, while over thirty others are injured, two of whom may die. The trains which collided wore a Raymond and Whitcomb special, being run as the first section of No. 6, known as the Atlantic express, and No. 9, tho Pacific express. Tho Grand Trunk yards Ho between Battle Creek and Nichols, which is one mile east of Battle Creek, and the train x ct*ew on the out-going train, No. 9, had an order to meet tho Raymond special on tho double track at Nichols. The wreck was due to tho disregarding of this order. Beyond Nichols the yardtracks verge into a single track and N 0.9, instead of side-tracking, ran right out onto tho single track. The trains struck each other within a quarter of a mile from Nichols. Both were going at high speed and were well loaded with sleeping passengers. The engines were badly smashed and the baggage-car on the Raymond train was wrecked, but none of the passengers on tho train were hurt. The outgoing train fared worse, and the whole force of the collision seemed to come on the day coaches of this train. These coaches, all filled with World’s Fair excursionists, were

BURNING OF THE TELESCOPED CARS

crushed like egg-shells. To add to the horror, the wrecked cars immediately caught fire, and, with their mangled occupants, were burned to ashes. The scene of the wreck immediately after the collision was most appalling. The groans of the injured and dying rent the cold morning air, through which a drizzling rain fell, and dense darkness prevailed. The frantic cries of those who escaped were almost as terrible to hear as the groans of the suffering. Where the wreck occurred the country is only thinly populated by farmers, ana those who were around hastened to the spot and did whatever they could to assist in recovering the dead and wounded from the burning mass of wreckage and to alleviate the suffering of the injured. As soon as the news reached Battle Creek the fire department and a corps of surgeons was dispatched to Nichols, where they did heroic service. When they arrived there this is what they saw: The two front cars were telescoped and lay in big, shattered pieces within the length of one car. The other two had jammed tightly together. Men and women were crawling out through broken windows. Some of them were breaking away the glass with their bare hands, while other frantic men and wi men behind them were fighting to get nast them and crawl out. Women were screaming and men were shouting. Somo who had leaped through the windows lay helpless on the ground, while others were falling on them. Men with bloody hands and faces and women with torn dresses i houted tho names of missing friends. These are the old incidents of a rail;way horror.

Passengers Roasted to Death. i Then smoke began to curl up from the mass of wreckage where the two rars were telescoped. Within five jninutes the smoke was followed by ’leaping flames. Men who stood there kind watched the wreck burn say that they heard shrieks and cries coming from the interior of the oven. It would be pleasanter to think that the ’twenty-five lay senseless or perhaps dead and did not suffer the torture of suffocation and slow burning. One at least died a horrible death in full view of 100 helpless men. She was a woman who had crawled half-way out of the '.window. Her dress was torn from her shoulders and her hair had fallen jibout her face. She was a handsome f/oman, not more than 30 years old. JVhen the rescuers first saw her ■ hey climbed up and tried to draw flier through the window. They found that a heavy timber lay across her. ’“Hurry up; please hurry up," she said, as the fear crossed her mind that perhaps she was possibly in danger of burning. A minute later, while strong men were straining to extricate her, this possibility became a probability and the flames crept rapidly toward the imprisoned woman. “You shan’t burn we 11 get you out,” cried the men, heroically, as they wrestled frantically with the splintered timbers. There was a lull of speebh for five minutes. The rescuers had become giants in strength and madmen in desperation, and they struggled wildly with the tangled wood and iron. The woman was silent, and gazed imploringly and inquiringly into the faces of the firemen. “My God! Oh, my God!” suddenly burst from the lips of one of the heroio workers, and in that despairing heart-cry the helpless woman read her death warrant. She gave an agonized wail, and then her woman’s weakness gave way to her martyr’s strength. “I can die. Oh, yes, I can die, if I must,” she said sodthingly to the strong men who were weeping in their impotent strength. Again they struggled breathlessly to the rescue, but the flames were encircling the party and claimed the victim the crash had spared. “I am a Christian," she said resignedly and moment later her voice was raised in prayer. She gave her name, Mrs. Charles Van Dusen, of Sprout Brook, N. Y. The flames now completely encircled her, the firemen were driven away, the praying lips were stilled, and the soul of Mrs. Van Dusen had passed beyond the fnrv of the elements of the earth. *

An hour later the husband for whom •he had left a loving message joined her in the woild to come. Taken to the Morgue In Baaketa. Not until the firemen had quenched the flames was tho full extent of tho disaster realized, and tho heartrending spectacle then presented caused strong men to weep. Twenty-five horrible and shapeloss chunks—no other word will express It—of human fie h, burned to a crisp, were made visible, and these-all that remained of the victims of one of tho most sickening railroad accidents of recent years—woio gathered up in baskets, in bags, and in one case, a pail, and cairied tenderly to the morgue in Battle Creek. The accident occurred because the engineer of No. 6, going east, dis beyed orders by not stopping at Nichols to let — WHERE THS WRECK OCCUBRED, the other train pass, and both Engineer Wooley and Conductor Scott were arrested. The passengers killed were all on the east-bound train, and, as far as known, the victims were all Eastern people. Twenly of the killed could not be identified. Tho names of those identified are as follows: Mrs. C. Van Dusen, Sprdutbrook, N. Y.; burned. Mrs. F. R. McKenzie. Middletown, Conn.; burned to a crisp. C. 0. Van Dusen, Sproutbrook, N. Y.; died In the hospital. W. W. Henry. Woonsocket, R. I.; burned to a crisp. J. W. Beardsley, Watkins, N. Y.: burned and mangled. - T. A. McGarvey, Hamilton, Ont.: burned and mangled. Mrs. Albert Bradley, Toronto, Ont.; burned and mangled.

E. J. Magoon, Providence, R. I.; burned and mangled. VAN ALEN IS CONFIRMED. Senate Endorsee Hie Nomination ae Minister to Italy. Washington special: Mr. Van Alen will be United States Minister to Italy. The Senate in executive session confirmed the nomination by a vote of 39 to 22. The fight against him was very bitter, but was unsuccessful. The charges were that ho was not a representative American citizen, being a resident of London a greater part of the time, and that he bought the office by a $50,000 donation to the Cleveland campaign fund. EIGHT HURT~AT KANKAKEE. Serious Accident to an Illinois Centra) Limited Train. The New Orleans limited over the Illinois Central Road, with every coach full of World's Fair passengers, was wrecked by colliding with a coal train three miles fouth of Kankakee, 111. Eight persons were seriously injured, ana many more suffered from bruises that did net require the attention of a surgeon. It was a miracle that nobody was killed. Note, of Current Event.. Small-pox has appeared at Marion, Ind. J. Waldo will become vice presidenl of the Missouri Pacific road. S. P. Kinkley, a traveling salesmar of Chicago, was found d,ead in his roon at St. Louis. James D. Burns, a Chicago burglar was sentenced for seven years iron Grand Rapids, Mich Twenty-seven empty freight can were demolish.ed by a wreck on th< lowa Central near Searsboro. The name of the German Epworth League was changed at the St. Louii convention to Jungerbund. Revenue officers have discovered an opium factory and a largo quantity of crude opium at Oakdale, Cal. Proceedings will be instituted ii Missouri to annul the charter of th< Guarantee Investment Company. Ex-Senator Fair, of California, has disinherited his son, whose reported arrest proves to have been false. The gold reserve has fallen to $82,966,083, while the apparent balance of available currency is $21,392,582. The First National Bank of Ouray, Col., which suspended about two months ago, has resumed business. Mrs. Robejit P. Ritter gave her husband a horsewhipping in the streets of Hempstead, L. I. The trouble grew out of a quarrel over a laprobe. They are well connected. The cruiser Columbia made a successful unofficial trial trip. It maintained a speed of 21. 5 knots per hour, a half knot in excess of the Government’s requirements. Col. James L. McGee, a wealthy citizen of Jefferson County, Ark., was shot to death by Dr. Scott, anoverseer on one of Col. McGee’s plantations. A lawsuit caused bad blood. Settlers from the Cherokee strip are crowding into the towns hungry, cold, and penniless. Every day brings news of death from want and exposure. The outlook for the winter is terrible. The United States Express Company has declared a semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent., payable Nov. 15. The previous announcement that the company had declared a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent, was erroneous. The remains of James Miller and Richard Barnett, two of the three Kansas City (Kan.) colored boys who were killed in a wreck on the Rock Island Railway at Paxico, Kan., were found in the dissecting room of a Topeka medical college. Mrs. H. O. Houston, Pina Bluff, Ark., was awakened at an early hour in the morning by the noise attendant on a fire opposite her residence, the reflection of which appeared in her room. She became so frightened that she was stricken with apoplevy and died.

NEWS OF OUR STATE A WEEK AMONG THE HUSTLINC HOOSIERS. What Our Neighbors Ara Doing-Matterg of General and Local Intereat—and Death* — Accidents and Crimea— Pointer* About Our Own People. Indiana Incident*. Columbus’ diphtheria epidemic has abated. CORYDON is infested with a desperate Incendiary. Frank McCarthy was seriously injured by a natural gas explosion near Rushville. The Model Flint Glass Works will remove from Findlay, Ohio, to Albany, Delaware County. IT is roportad that tho Elwood tinplate soon double its capacity, which is now 3,000 boxes each week. John J. Jones and son. Clyde, used a lamp to find, a natural gas leak at Anderson, and were blown fifty feet. Will recover. The I’ostoffice Department has notified the postmaster at Laporte that the town name will be spelled with a small “p” hereafter. A. L., N. A. & C freight train was wrecked near Whitesville, and thirteen cars demolished, half a mile of track torn up and the road blocked over twelve hours. A FREIGHT train on the Monon ran into aC. & E. freight on tho crossing near Wilders, completely" demolishing both engines. One of the engineers was s< riously injured. - John Willie and Jack Eberly attempted to drill out a powder cartridge that had failed to explode in a coal mine near I’etersburg. Willie will die and there isn’t much hope for Eberly. While Robinsons’ circus was in Knightstown last week Robinson admitted free about 500 of the children of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home to the afternoon performance and treated them to lemonade. William Hammans was killed by a freight train at Martinsville on the Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad. Ho seems to have lain down on the track. His head was cut from his body and lay outside the rails, while his body was dreadfully mutilated. The Staunton train robbers aro on trial at Brazil. Ed Moore, who confessed, said that Noah King told him that if he ever opened his mouth about the matter that he would kill him. Joseph Silvers is also iinpliacted. William Kase, one of the five alleged murderers of the Wratten family near Washington, now in the Jeffersonville Prison for safe keeping, has begun habeas cor; us prodeedings in the Clark County Court. He is trying to prove an alibi. W. H. Smith, who resides near Atlanta, four miles south of Tipton, while passing along the public highway, just at the south edge of the city, was shot by some unknown person, the ball striking his body about one inch below the heart. The physicians in charge of the case probed for the ball, but could not locate it. He will probar bly recover. MRS. Greek, aged 82 years, residing twelve miles east of Wabash, was probably fatally injured by a vicious ram. A number of sheep belonging to a neighbor escaped from the pasture, and in trying to drive them out of her own place the ram turned upon Mrs. Greek, knocked her down, and broke an arm and a leg, and hurt her internally. She cannot survive. „ The 6-year-old somof Henry Miller, owner of a tile mill five miles north of Wabash, met with a fatal accident. While plaving around the shafting in his father's mill he accidentally fell upon the belt, and was carried down between tMe' wheel and the belt. His head was crushed. So great was tho resistance offered by the skull of the unfortunate lad that it stopped the machinery. Wheii the body was removed scarcely any of tho head was left upon it. •• i i

One of the bo’dest robberies ever committed in Northern Indiana was perpetrated near ■ South Bend. In- a little old house nine miles northest of the city resided alone Mrs. Jane McMichael, a widow, and the wealthiest woman in St. Joseph County. She kept a portion of her wealth in the house. The other night, while she was dozing in a chair, the door was burst open and three men, with faces partly covered by handkerchiefs, bolted in. The woman ran from one room to another, but she was finally caught and bound and made to tell where her money was hidden. The robbers got $l2O. Believing she had more, they threatened to burn her alive if she did not give it up. She told them it was all she had, and they finally left, leaving her tied until friends arrived and released her, half dead with fright. Patents have been issued to Indiana inventors as follows: James R. Allgire, Indianapolis, assignor to F. H. MeKinnie, Pittsburgh, machine for cutting and printing veneer-package blanks; Alfred J. Chausse, assignor of one-half to J. L. Tillman, Monroeville, steam-engine governor; John M. Fender, assignor to the Columbia Drill Company, Liberty, beading machine for sheet metal: Frank E. Herdman. Indianapolis, elevator; William H. Holloway, Brazil, cloth-measuring machine; Frank J. Horstman, assignor of one-half toW. D. Wilmout.h, J. A. Wilhelm, and C. H. Wheatcroft, New Harmony, cuff fastener; Milton H. Jackson, Kokomo, flying top; John L. Kock, Lawrenceburg, harness saddle; Charles B. Macy, Noblesville, paper Blitter; Godfried Schumacher, Batesville, vehicle; William C. Smith, Goshen, bicycle. A passenger train ran into a freight near Wabash on the Big Four road. Both engines were demolished. William Barry of Goshen, and Woodford Davidson of Indianapolis, were painfully injured. Hon. A. C. Capron, Judge of Fulton Circuit Court, has rendered a decision to the effect that all paid-up stock issued by building and loan associations In Indiana, as well aqjnstallment stock, fe exempt from taxation under section 89 of the acts of 1891. This decision is adverse to the opinion of the Attorney General and the findina - of the State Board of Tax Commissioners. While Mrs. John Scott, an elderly lady residing at Parker, was in a carpet store at Farmland, a heavy roll of oilcloth fell from a shelf . and seriously Inlured her. Her thigh bone was broken. George Stitch of Cicero, aged about fifty-four, while engaged indolng some carpenter work in the Castor building in Noblesville, fell from a high stepladder, striking on his head, crushing the back part of his skull, which, after several hours, resulted in death. It is supposed, from some heart affection, he became dizzy and lost his • balance. He was a member of the G. A. R. and I. O. O. F. He leaves a wife and three children.

THE NATION’S SOLONS. -T ■ j | SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Oar National Law-Maker* and Wbat They Ara Doing for tho Good of th* Country— Various Measure* Proposed, piacnlMd. and Acted Upon. Doing, of Congee**. The Renato met with largo uttoiidancgp Monday morning, but tho opponent* offWpeal *o manuitod matter* that no vote could bo taken. Tho House resumed tho discussion of the Mccreary bill to amend tho Geary Chinee exclusion act The first amendment called up was that offered by Mr. Geary defining a Chinese merchant and containing tbo photographic feature. It was agreed to with practical unnniml'y,... th* vote standing 120 to 10. An amend-'F ment was agreed to providing that no Chine*e person heretofore convicted In a court of tho United States shall be permitted to register. Tho question then recurred on a lengthy subject offered by Mr. Mahon (Rep. Pa.) the purport of which Is that it snail be the duty of the master of any vessel carrying •11 Ohlnetip or other ou Immigrants to receive a statement from each passenger. Lost The question was then upon th* final passage of the bill, and on a standing vote there wore 167 In tho affirmative and 0 in the negative. Tuesday was a day of sensation In th* Senate. Senator Sherman and Senatoi Hill wore tho central figures, each speaking in the snme line, and each arraigning the Senate for Ita dilatory notion. Thefl remarks effectually awakened every member, and It Is believed some action Is now close at hand. Tho House resumed consideration of the House banking bill A substitute was offered b l ’ Mr. Cox Including director* with salaried officer* of national bai k* witbin the operation of the act. It was agreed to, T 8 to 45. The ttme ot the Senate Wednesday w»* occupied In listening to Messrs. Hill and Mills, who spoke In favor of repeal The remainder of the week In the Houm promises to be axeeedthglv dull It was decided to postpone consideration of the bankruptcy bill, and after the disposal of the regular morning business, the Ilou’e went ahead with the consideration of the printing bill During tho first morning 11 hour Mr. Wolverton from the Committee on Judiciary called up the bill to reduce and regulate the fees and work of the United States District and Circuit Courts and terms made by district attorneys, marshals, and cotnmlssMoner*. It was passed. Mr. Gearv called up the New Jersey bridge bill. DeWitt Warner, ot New York and Geary almost camo to blows In a dlspnte over an amendment to the bill, after which It was passed. The House then resumed consideration of the printing bill Thursday, the Senate talked and did nothing. In the House, a bill granting some 2,000 acres of land in Arizona to use In connection with the territorial prison at Yuma, was passed. Tbo bill requiring railroad companies which have been greeted rights of way through Territorial lands of the Unl'ed States to maintain stations at all town sites established by tho Interior Department received some attention, though not final, nnd consideration of the printing bill was then resumed, but was suspended when by a previous order the House proceeded to par Its tribute to tho memory of the late Representative Mutchler of Pennsylvania. At the conclusion nt, the memorial services the Hous’ at 11:45 p n>.. as a further mark of respect t,e thd memory of the deceased, adjourned. ’ Aside from some spasmodic and fruitless attempts to get action oA the repeal bill, the Senate Friday confirmed a Urge batch of appointments, the most notable of which was that of Van Alen for the Italian mission, by a vote of 39 to 22. The Attorney general transmitted to the House, pursuant to resolution, the information relating to the Union Pacific Railroad. He says ’*'e Government was no* made a par y to the receivership proceedings and ha<. uonotlce < f such that there Is grave doubt as to tbeir validity as far as the United Statesis concerned, nnd that In their practical operation they tend to serlouslv prejudice the Interests of the Government as protected by existing lawa The At‘orn*y General further savs that the only action ye* taken by the department has teen the employment of George Hoadley as special counsel for the United States. In the second morning hour Mr. Bynum called up • tho bill to remit 50 per cent of the duties due on exhibits at the World's Fair. An amendment was adopted extending the provisions of the act to such exhibits as ; mav be transferred to the midwinter Exposition at San Francisco. As amended the resolution was then passed. Tills does not apply 10 goods sold or contracted for for before the passage of tho resolution. Saturday the Senate talked. The House was In session only throe hours, two-thirds of the time being devoted to the further consideration of the printing bill I* reached a vote, but no quorum appearing It went over to be the unfinished business nt. the first session. A bill was parsed directing the construction of a revenue cutter for use on the New England coast:

The Frog Market. Thirty thousand frogs a week are brought into the Buffalo market. Even tho local fishermen are devoting much of their time to collecting frogs, for 100 of which they are receiving $1 at the present time. A Buffalo f'sh company is the largest buyer. It freezes the legs for quick New York consumption, and also stores large quantities for profitable sales at other seasons. The business of securing the frogs is very remunerative to the man who knows their haunts. Twelve hundred were brought into the city on a recent even- . ing bv a fisherman who takes thorn ab ng the lake shore on the Canadian side. One of them was a cow frog that weighed two and an eighth pounds anajsold for a dollar and a quarter, its legs being as large as those of a goodsized spring chicken. There are t hree methods of killing tho frogs-with a stick, by spearing, and by shooting. The best time to hunt for them is about the middle of the day, when 'hey come out of their hiding-places and seek the meadows, pastures and fields where the grain has been cut, in search of insects. Very few frogs are caught in the marshes or on the banks of the lakes, as it is only at night they gather In those localities. In winter they are either caught with a net, which is dipped under the ice, or dug out with a spade from the side of the banks, and are invariably caught in clusters, for they huddle together. Notes rom the Capital. The Treasury Department will take steps to build up tho g old reserve, which has now been invaded to the extent of $15,000,000, leaving it in rounds figures at $85,000,000. Chief Justice Fuller has denieda motion of counsel for Virginia to rib open its boundary line dispute with Tennessee, decided in the latter’s favor at the last t rm of court. j Information has reached the State Departm mt of tho dis ppearance of Dr. D. Scott Moncrieff, formerly assistant . in the Peabody Museum of American Archteology of Harvard Unlverdty. IT has been definitely decided that the new cruiser Oregon, built by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, will be launched on Not. 26. Bids were Opened at the Navy Department for the construction of three light draught gunboats of about 1,200 tons displacement, the cast of which Is limited, exclusive of arpaanent and •peed premiums, to $400,000 each. Senator Manderson, of Nebraska, Introduced a resolution fn the Senate to have the affairs of the Union Paclflq Railroad in estigated and to see what steps are necessary to protect the ini' forests and secure the indebtedness of said railway company to the United States.