Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1895 — Page 2

democratic Press. DECATUH, 12S'O. Democratic Press Co.. - Publisher* CIRCLING THE GLOBE. CONCISE HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS’ DOINGS. Intelligence by Electric Wire from Every Quarter of the Civilized World, Embracing Foreign Affairs and Home Happenings of an Important Nature. A Business Block Destroyed. Fire broke out in the large St. Charles Hotel building, at Osgood, Ind., and before a general alarm could l>e sounded the entire structure, a three-story frame of large dimensions, was ablaze. Fanned by a brisk breeze, the fire got entirely beyond control, spreading to S. M. Smith's drugstore, and the entire block went up in flames. Besides the hotel ami fixture sand smith’s entire drug stock, R. A. Creigmite’s law library, C. McMullen's barber fixtures and household goods, Ebel’s meat shop and household goods were entirely consumed. The loss is estimated at 130,000. Aug. Hartman owned the two brick business houses, insured, and J. M. McCoyowned the hotel building, also insured. The loss on building alone will reach $lO,040. Although daring work wasdone.no lives were lost. The Crop Prospects. Ohio—Rather dry with frosts but no serious damage reported. Wheat and rye seeding, cloverseed threshing, potato digging, and corn and tobacco cutting nearing completion,with some corn husked. Rain is badly needed in western portion. Buckwheat cutting has begun in northern and middle portion. Indiana—Cool fair wea’her and few frosts, with rain one day in northern portion. A large corn crop is safe and most in shock. Tobacco secured in fine condition. Michigan—A good week for fall farming. Com about all cut and husking and potato digging general. Plowing and seeding progressing finely. Fail sown rye and wheat in fine condition. A Female Aeronaut Crushed to Death. An accident occurred at Monrovia, Cal., which resulted in the instant death of Nellie W. Hagel, wife of F. G. Hagel, the aeronaut. The couple have been traveling throughout the State, making balloon ascensions and parachute jumps. Mrs. Hagel made an ascent, and when at the height of 1,000 feet she pulled the rope which cut the parachute loose. She shot downward about 100 feet like a flash. The air caught the parachute and it commenced to open, but suddenly it became apparent that she was falling. S' e came down like a cannon ball, she struck on her back, her head coming in contact with the ground first. Her skull was crushed. Deeeased was 33 years of age and a native of Illinois. Dastardly Work of Train Wreckers. Altoona il’a.) special: Whilea train on the Altoona, Clearfield A Northern railroad was enroute to Junita, the rear t uck on the observation car, which was the last on the train, passed from the main track at a switch. The observation car was first twisted and then thrown over violently against the hillside. Seventeen passengers were all thrown from the car and piled in a heap at the side of the railroad tracks. Mr. John Sellers, of Altoona, was the most seriously injured, being badly squeezed. Other passengers received minor injuries. The officials of the road assert that the accident was due to tamjiering with the switch by some unknown scoundrel. Arms for Cuba. Arms and ammunition for the Cuban patriots are being collected in Chicago. State Senator E. T. Noonan is authority for this statement. He says the Cubans, through their fellow countrymen and sympathizers in Chicago, have already received the promise of more than 100 Winchester rifles of 44-calibre to be delivered at any time. They are only waiting for the opportunity to ship them before they ask ’heir delivery.

Indians Becoming Ugly. Henessy (0. T.) special: It is reported that the Aarphoe and Cheyenne Indians en their reservations west of here an becoming nrgly and are holding war danees. Report from Anadarko are to the effect that the Kiowas are uneasy and getting ready for the war path. Cattlemen j in western Oklahoma are believed to be j the cause of the trouble, as well as dissatis- I faction with the agent, who is very strict. May Fight in Mexico. It appears that the Florida Athletic Club doubts as to their ability to pull off the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight in Dallas and have secured by telegraph an option on the amphitheater and arena used for bull fighting in New Laredo, Mexico. This would seem to indicate that the fight will be pulled off there. The option is for one month, but further particulars could not ba obtained. Thia Time 'Twas Fatal. Miss Lula Shunk, aged 19, was fatally burned at Massillon. Ohio. She was engaged in filling a lamp with coal oil. Her clothing became saturated, and caught fire from a stove. Six weeks ago she fell upon a stove, badlj burning her face. She had just recovered. The Rail Turned. “Cap" Evans, aged 18 years, was hanging tobacco in a barn at Sharpsburg. Ky., when the rail on which he was standing turned with him. and he was thrown violently to the ground. He struck on his head, breaking his neck and dying at once. Wrecked Off Brazil. A dispatch from Rio de Janerio, Brazil, announces the wreck and total loss of the German mail Steamship Uruaguay. Her crew and all her passengers were rescued, but the s’, p and cargo could not be saved. Shot From Ambush. James Cornell, a well-known prospector and rancher of San Mateo, N. M., was shot from ambush and killed by one of a small band of renegade Apache Indians, who have boen prow nng about in the mountains in that vicinity. Ended His Duck Hunting. Louis Shingle of Laporte, Ind., was shooting docks on Pine Lake, and in getting out of the boat his gun was discharged and almost all the left side of his head was shot away, causing instant death.

A TERRIFIC STORM. A Gale Sweeps Over Lake Michigan Doing Much Damage. A special from Sault Ste Marie, Mich., says: The terrific northwest gale which has raged here for the past few days, continues. Reports of v. -seis ashore and stranded owing to the steady gale driving the w ater southeastward, intelligence that all kinds of wreckage is coming ashore north, are heard from various points. The captain of tin* Anchor liner Schuylkill, which arrived from liulutli, reports passing two boats ashore at Kenwana Point. He thought they were the Matoaand Masabia, two big steel steamers belonging to the Minnesota company. The Matoa and Masabia cleared from Two Harbors for Cleveland. Kenwana Point is one of the most dangerous spots on the lakes, and the boats stranded are likely to prove tot; losses, ow ing to the heavy northwest gale. At Shell Drake the barges ( arm y and Lillie May, of the Nellie Torrout tow, are ashore ami t< tai losses. Twenty boats are anchored between here and Iroquois Point, and above the encampment several large steamers are awaiting an abatement of the gale. Near Manitsique, wreckage has been coming ashore since Friday. About ten miles east were four pieces of a table and bed. and part of t... cabin from a schooner. The wood was painted white. Although nothing could be found with a name upon it, it is nowbelieved that the wreckage is from the schooner which went to pieces near St. Ignace. The large three-masted steam barge Oscar T. Flint is fast upon the bottom in the middle ot the channel at Ludington. Several tugs have been haid at work upon her but thus far all efforts to dislodge her have been furtile. IRISH INDEPENDENCE. The Irish National Alliance of the World the Title of she New Organization.

Birth was given by the Irish national ■ convention, in session at Chicago, to an organization which has for its avowed object the liberation of Ireland from England’s yoke by a policy of physical force. The ashes of the Fenian brotherhood are rekindled: the National league, with its trust in legislatures and its reliance upon parliaments and enactments is buried from sight, ar.d in its place rises the Irish Na- • tional Alliance of the World. Incident- ' ally, too. the Irish parliamentary party ’ across the Atlantic is renudiated.and henceforward will be deprived of the abundant revenues that have been contributed from this country for its maintenance. For the next two years at least, New York city will be the seat of operations of the new movement: Wm. Lyman, a wealthy i Irish-American of that city, having been selected as first president of the Alliance with authority to appoint a secretary of his own choice. The plan of operations ■ adopted provides for a central council with : authority to issue charters for State organizations. Menbership is limited to i people of Irish birth or descent and who shall pledge themselves to aid in the liberation of Ireland by any means “consistent with the laws and usages of civilized nations.” The plan closely resembles that of the old Fenian brotherhood. THE PULSE OF TRADE. There is an Improved Demand for Money, and Cotton is Higher, but Conditions are Not so Favorable in Other Lines. Bradstreets’ reports on the business of the country says: Striking features of the week are increased demand for money East and West, the maintenance of the widespread and active demand for iron and steel, and the further upward movement of the price of raw cotton, together with advances in quotations for wheat, flour, and wool. Sudden changes in the weather affecting a wide expanse of territory- have made general trade irregular, but reports from those sections unfavorably affected are in part offset by the stimulation of demand for contain articles in other parts of the country. The improved demand for funds continues a feature of the money market at Boston, New York, Chicago. St. Louis, and at minor centers. Inquiry among bankers at cities referred to reveals a better demand from all classes of mercantile borrowers. General business in the south bat shown improvement at Memphis. Nashville, Atlanta, and Birmingham; demand for funds there is improving and all that appears needed is a freer movement of cotton. SIDE-SWIPED Was a Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Train. Grafton tW. Va.) special: Quite a serious accident occurred at Tullenton, a Baltimore and Ohio station sixteen miles east of this plaee. Passenger train No. 1, west, and the first section of No. 4, east, were to meet at this point. The station is at the east end of a big tunnel through which there is but one track. Trains are required to slow up at either end and await a signal before passing onto the single track. Train No. 1 approached the station while the first section of No. 4 was i at the platform taking on passengers. The I engineer claims to have mistook the signal, i and, without stopping his train, to use a i railroad term, “sideswiped” No. 4, over--1 turning two passenger coaches and striking the sleeping car in front. The steam cocks of the collided engine were knocked off and a number of the passengers were injured, some severely and others only slightly. SIX ARE DEAD. Another Mine Accident and Great Loss of Life. Leadville (Colo.) special: Sixty-five pounds of giant powder exploded in the Belgian mine in Adelaide park, five miles from this city. Ten miners were at work ; in the drifts at the time and it is believed that a miner carrying the powder from one ! drift to another let it fall and the explosion ' caused a cave-in, resulting in the instant death of six and the fatal injury of two more. Help was sent from the city when the report of the explosion reached here, to hasten the work of rescue of the 1 wounded and dead. The only ‘ miner who can tell how the explosion occurred was brought to the city so badly injured that he cannot talk. He is now at the hospital and will die. I The six bodies were brought to the morgue and were identified as follows: Clark McGinnis, John Hammil, James H. Gray, Ed. Kutlne, Cris Phillips, and John Baggs. To be Closed on Sunday, ' Altanta (Ga.) special: The queston of Sunday opening was settled by an overwhelming vote at a directors' meeting on the exposition grounds, held recently. There was a very full meeting of the board and Mr Caltinnis. manager of the At'anha Journal, moved that the grounds be opened and the midway closed on Sun-

days. Mr. II ■> i :, : . < x-di -ectol general, moved i : :e ■ r nls l e closed on Sundays and this C ion :-e speedily published. Cn; 11 -i J. \V. Enj.ish, chairman of the executive committee, moved as a substitute that the whole matter be laid on l.e tai.l ■ This moti M ’’.as adopted by an overwhelming vote, it is not believed that any further attempt will be made to open the exposition grounds on Sunday. Leaped for Their Lives, Fire destroyed the large frame tenement house owned by J. W. Warrener, at Gallipolis, Ohio. The flames made such rapid progress that the inmates had to jump from the windows in order to escape being burned to death. Mrs. Vergie Graham and babe, Mrs. Ida Vest and child, and George Oskey leaped from a second-story window and were seriously injured. They will all probably recover. Incendiarism was thecause. Down the Bank. A rear passenger coach of a train of five cars on the Altoona. Clearfield and Northern Railroad jumped the track when coming down the Allegheny Mountains from Wopsononoek, Pa. There were twenty passengers in the car which rolled over an ■mbankment on its side. Two men were seriously injured internally and about the head, and were taken to the hospital. Al) of the other passengers were badly bruised Frightfully Burned. Charles Barker a young man. was probably fatally burned at Delphos, Ohio. Upon meeting a lady friend he hastily dropped his pipe into bis pocket. The tire ignited his coat, and a strong wind which was blowuing soon fanned it into a blaze. In h-s excitement he ran screaming down the street, and before assistance could be rendered his clothes were almost burned off. His condition is critical. Burned to Death. At Ottawa, Ohio, Mrs. Fogle of Kalida, was sitting in front of a stove, holding a sick baby. She fell asleep, and awakened to find her night dress afire. She screamed, and when her husband reached her, her scant clothing was afire from head to foot. She lived only a short time. The baby is also seriously injured. Cyclone in Ohio. A cyclone swept through Crown City, Ohio, completely destroying the barn ot D. J. Jenkins. A number of tobacco men and carpenters were in the barn when i< fell w ith a crash. The injured a-e: John Nance, severe scalp wound; D. Park, shoulder bruised; William Goothby, internal injuries. Won’t Poison Any One Else.’ Martin Adams of Cincinnati, who caused the death of John Ohnier by putting strychnine into a pail of beer, was hanged in the penitentiary annex at Columbus. Ohio. His neek was not broken, and he died of strangulation in eleven and onehalf seconds. Smyrna Wiped Out. A special from Cadiz,Ohio,says: Word has been received here that the entire business portion of Smyrna has been consumed by fire, some twenty buildings being burned. As there are no railroad or telegraph connections the particular's canno* be learned. Stung to Death. Judge William May, of Floyd County, Kentucky, died from bee stings. He was hiving a swarm of bees when they covered his head, stinging him in a thousand places. His head and face were so swollen that blood poisoning set in, killing him. Peppermint Marshes Afire. Incendiaries set fire to the large peppermint marshes east of Niles, Mich., and the flames have destroyed fences, haystacks, and outbuildings. The loss will amount to thousands of dollars, as many tons of peppermint were destroyed. His Kidney Broken. Frank Doudna. a prominent Shawnee, Ohio, business man. who fell from a porch the other night, died in the hospital at Zanesville, and an examination revealed that one of»his kidneys had been broken squarely in two. Tried to Kill Marquis Ito. Yokohama special: An attempt was made on the life of Marquis Ito. Prime Minister and President of the Council of Japan. The would-be assassin, who is a member of the anti-foreign league, was arrested. Roby Overruled. The Indiana Supreme Court overruled the petition for a rehearing in the Roby race track ease. The court adheres to the original decision by Justice Howard that racing as carried on at Roby is unlawful. Base Ball, The Baltimore base ball club won the National .League penant, lieating the Clevelands only a few points. THE MARKETS. Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.75 to $6.00: Logs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.75: sheep, fair to choice. $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 59c to 60c; corn, No. 2,33 cto 34c; oats. No. 2. 19c to 20c; rye. No. 2,3 Sc to 89c; butter, choice creamery, 20c to 21c; eggs, fresh, 13c to 15c; potatoes per bushel. 25c to 35c: broom corn, common growth to fine brush! 2' 2 c to 4c per pound. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping. $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.75; sheep, common to prime. $2.00 to $3.50; wheat. No. 2,60 cto 61c; corn. No. 1 white. 31c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white. 22c to 24c.

St. Louis—Cattle, $3.00 to $6.00; hogs, $3.50 to $4.75; wheat. No. 2 red. 59c to 61c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2 white, 18c to 20c; rve. No. 2,38 c to 39c. Cincinnati—Cattl”. $3.50 to $6.00: hogs, $3.00 to $4.75: sheep. $2.50 to $4.00; wheat. No. 2. 65c to 66c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 32c to 34c* oats. No. 2 mixed, 22c to 24c: rye. No. 2,41 cto 43c. Detroit—Cattle. $2.50 to $6.00; hogs. $3.00 to $4.75; sheep. $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red. Ole to 62c; com. No. 2 yellow, 35c to 36c; oats. No. 2 white, 24c to 25c: rye '2c to 44c. Toledo—lV heat, No. 2 red, 63c to 64e; com. No. 2 yellow, 34c to 35c; oats. No. 2 white. 20c to 21c; rye. No. 2. 42c to 44c. Buffalo—Cattle, $2.50 to $6.25: hogs. S3.IX) to $5.00; sheep. $2.50 to $4.00; wheat. No. 2 red, 63c to 65c; corn. No. 2 yellow. 38c to 40c; oats. No. 2 white, 25c to 26c. Milwaukee—ll heat. No. 2 spring. 57c to 58c: corn. No. 3. 31c to 32c: oats. No. 2 white, 22c to 23<: barley. No. 2. 41c to 43c; rye. No. 1,40 cto 42e; pork, mess, $8.75 to $9.25. New York Cattle. $3.00 to $6.00: hogs, $3.00 to $5.50; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red. 62c to 63c; com. No. 2, 38<' to 39c: oats. No. 2 white. 24c to 25c: butter, creamery, 15c to 22c; eggs, Western, 16c to 17c.

CUBA'S CRY IS HEARD CITIZENS OF CHICAGO PROTEST AGAINST TYRANNY. Cause of the Oppressed People TV armly Championed — Speeches Made and Resolutions Adopted in Keeping with Declaration of Independence. Pleas for Self-Government. The first protest of free-born Americans against Spanish tyranny in < üba was heard in Chicago Monday night. It was as fervid, as resolute and as defiant as if it had been voiced by men and women who had suffered personally the wrongs that have kept Cuba in a state of ferment for a century. There was no sign of prearrangement in the speeches. They differed widely as to the proper z v vlv N MAYOR SWIFT. course of this government. But whether the sjx aker dwelt upon the necessity of conforming to international law, as Mr. Bryan did, or whether, like Mr. Hynes and Mr. Mason, he spoke out squarely for Cuban independence, the undertone was the same. The meetings cried for freedom, says a correspondent, and it was noticeable that no sentiment was received with greater applause than Governor Altgeld’s blunt declaration in a telegram to the chairman that Cuba should be annexed to the United States. The Central Music Hall meeting was the larger of the two. The other, in the

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hall of the Young Men's Christian Association in LaSalle street, was an overflow, but enough people attended it to comfortably fill all the seats. As for the State street meeting, it was one of the most remarkable demonstrations ever seen in this city. In the first place—and that is the most important point—it was American to the core. There are not many Cubans in Chicago. Probably all the exiles of the suffering islands who have found their way to the cigar shops of the town would not fill the parquet circle of Central Music Hall. Most of them were there, leaning forward in their seats to take in every glowing sentence and cheering wildly the red-hot denunciations of their old masters that poured from the stage. Quesada, the secretary of the revolutionary party, was on the floor, and so was Zayas, the propagandist of the cause, who is here trying to secure contributions of arms, ammunition and medicine for the insurgents. The big cheer of the evening went up for aa excited Cuban who arose in the gallery while Mr. Hynes was speaking and yelled: “I go over and lick Spain myself alone.” Chicano’s Official Stamp. The other big feature of the meeting was that it was presided over by the Mayor of Chicago, and that the' City Council gave it official recognition by attending in a body. If this had happened over in Europe it might have been casus belli. What brought to Central Music Hall this tremendous crowd that filled the auditorium from the back of the platform to the eyries of the topmost gallery? In the crowd there were not fifty men who had ever been within gunshot of Havana. There were not twenty to whom it makes a dollar’s difference whether Cuba bursts her shackles or goes on toiling, footsore under her burdens. There was neither politics nor business in it. Their motive must have been as pure as that which impelled the men who made New England ring against human slavery. It was a great demonstration. From the moment that the gavel of the chairman struck order it was a long roll of applause, shouted applause emphasized with roars that would lend grace to the greatest political meeting. It brought Cuba and the trials and struggles of the Cubans 1.000 miles nearer to Chicago. It lent a new meaning to the familiar lines of the declaration of independence which were in the mouth of every speaker. Liberty and patriotism rang with a different sound to the ears that nad only heard them ftuur the taOuth*

of politicians who sought to use them for stones to office. | “ Every mention of the cruelty of the Spaniards was greeted with groans, everr mention of the Monroe doctrine and the flntv of the government to entorn n K‘here bilittof admitting Cuba to statehood had fain with the meeting and some one had nut the question another star would hare k-en added to the flag. At the mere suggestion of Cuba’s possible statehood the meeting went into the wildest applause. To the committee that bad in charge Hie drafting of the resolutions the demands on the behalf of the struggling Cubans had at first seemed too strong, too pronounced; but in the light of the enthusiasm which prerailed when they were read they seemed weak and ineffectual. But they were adopted with a rear. Mayor Swift was chosen chairman of the meeting, and addresses were given hr the following gentlemen: Rev. Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus. Thomas B. Bryan. William J. Hynes. William E. Mason, the Rev J H. Barrows. Bishop Fallows, the Rev. Dr. I’. s. Henson, John Mayo Palmer and E. B. Sherman. NO OPEN SUNDAY AT ATLANTA. Resolution to That Effect Tabled.lt Is Thought Permanently, The preachers of Atlanta are still fighting the exposition on the question of sale of liquor on the grounds. A meeting of the Methodist Ministers' Association was held, and at that meeting the special committee appointed a week ago reported that it had secured legal advice on the question, and that the lawyers were unanimous in their opinion that the right to sell liquor did not belong to the exposition people or to their concessioners legally. A long discussion as to what the ministers should do in view of their report followed. Some of them were in favor of enjoining the exposition directors from allowing liquor to lie sold on the grounds, while others favored bringing the matter to the attention of the grand jury. The matter finally took that course. A resolution was adopted thanking the exposition directors for keeping the grounds closed on Sunday and expressing ihe hope that they will continue to keep them closed. At the meeting of the board of exposition directors action was taken which apparently kills for all time the project to open the exposition on Sundays. A resolution providing for Sunday opening was introduced by Director Cabauiss, but after some lively discussion was tabled.

The advocates of Sunday opening hare not lost hope, but it is pretty safe to say the chances of that resolution remaining tabled are excellent. HAZING IN A MISSOURI COLLEGE Student Tucker Terribly Maltreated Upon Initiation to the Sigma Nu. J. Turner Tucker, a new-comer at the State University at Columbia. Mo wanted to join the Sigma Nu fraternity, and was initiated the ,uher night. It was a plain case of hazing. First he was bound hand and foot and blindfolded and gagged. Then he was beaten with stuffed clubs for a while and was next put into a coffin for burial. The coffin was carried out and put in a spring wagon, and away the funeral train marched. I- inally the athletic grounds were reached, and he was buried. Then he was taken out and stripped and thrown mto a mud hole and then rolled in sand. Then tie was kicked and mduced by the plausible story of the leader to sing and dance. The hour was dose to midnight and he sang "Won’t You Be My Sweet' heart?” and kept step a8 well as be could Then he was hung up by the arms for a while, and was next taken to a havstaek and given several rapid slides. Then he was branded with lighted cigarettes, ordered to dress, and about 2 a. m. was taken home An investigation has been ordered by the f,. ulty, and it will go hard ith the guilty ones. TIMBER RUINED BY CYCLONE Millions of Feet Blown Pown W mil tn the Northern District. . A Marinette. Wis.. dispatch savs that reports are coming in from the pine dis- ; tracts of terrible results from the late . cyclone which swept through the timbered terrible forest fires that have r,Jj f h [ kined’.°and r? men "were' obhgttMoflX P" increased disaster As this tir V. ”? h • ' will be largely'inwaUd? Wi “ ter

HEAVY FROSTS. Many Portion* of the Country Vi*. ited-But Little Damage Done. Dispatches received by the Associated Press indicate that heavy frosts fell Sunday night throughout the greater portion of the country. Little damage was done. Warsaw. Ill.—The first frost of the sea. son fell, killing ail tender vegetation. No damage to coni. Centralia, 111.—A light frost, with n 0 damage. Elkhorn, Wis.—A heavy frost fell. An crops are beyond injury. Plainfield. Wis.—A very heavy f r „ rt fell, killing all garden stuff. East Tawas. Mich.—A sixteenth inch .f ice was formed. A heavy frost fell with great damage to nil kinds of vines. Indianapolis, Ind.—A killing frost fell in many Indiana counties. Louisville, Ky.—There l was a killing frost which did great damage to tobacco and other vegetation in various portions of the State. Topeka. Kan.—A heavy frost throughout the State. Broom corn seriously damaged. . , St. Louis, Mo.—Light frost over the State, with little damage. Memphis, Tenn.—Frost was found in low-lying localities at various points iq West Tennessee, north Mississippi, and Eastern Arkansas. Tender vegetati >n was bitten, but no serious damage was done to the Irish potato erop, and cotton was not injured to any considerable extent on the uplands. Dunean. Miss.—A heavy frost in that part of the delta which may cut the cotton crop short by causing immature bolls to open, Ottumwa. lowa—The frost the other morning was the heaviest of the season and all vegetation was badly damaged. Ice formed in all pnrte i the county. Altoona, la-The first snowstorm of the season fell, accompanied by a cold wave. NINE DIE IN A GALE. Loss of Lives and Much Property by the Recent Lake Storm. Reports of damage and loss of life caused by the storm of Saturday and Sunday are coming to band. The gale seems to have been most destructive on Lake Superior. Only one Chicago fatality resulted, < toner Johnson of the schooner John Raber losing his life while trying to secure a tug to rescue his waterlogged vessel off Dune Dark, Ind. It is thought eight lives were lost by the foundering of the schooner Elma in Lake Superior. Many other lives may have been sacrificed, but there is still a lack of definite information. The stem r Birkhead left Baraga Saturday with C. B. Jones and Elma, lumber ladi n. They were caught in the great gale Saturday night and the Elma broke its t.-w line and disappeared in the darkness. The Jones also broke loose and brought up under Whitefish Point, the Birkhead fi: 1ing shelter back of Grand Island S day afternoon. The steamer went out to look for its consorts and at the firs: • f the massive cliffs forming the fam .« Pictured lb>< ks found the vvns-kag l f the Elma. The crew of the lost vi-».4 numbered seven, together with a woman and child. IN FAVOR OF A WHIPPING POST. District of Columbia Jury Desires that Offenders Be Floggcil.

The District of Columbia grand jury recommended the adoption of tie whip ping post in the national capital. It was suggested by the jury that then* is now no adequate method in the District of ( olumbia of punishing persons guilty f petty larceny and wife-beating. Judge Bradley, to whom this remarkable recommendation was made, said he believed the whipping post would do much to discourage crime in the district. He said, however, that the courts could not establish a whipping poat, reminding the jury that Congress alone had that power, and that, while he would place their recommendations on file, he would suggest that they bring the matter to the attention of Congress. Notes of Current Event*. The personal property of Minnesota is $99,553,000, as against $100,726,000 in ISM. Orian Apade, IS years old. living near Akron. Ohio, was killed by the explosion of a gun. Leading citizens of Minneapolis are to start for Boston to present a silver service to the cruiser Minneapolis. Sensational stories of a probable uprising at the Rosebud Indian reservation in Nebraska are without foundation. Two-Jim Warfield, a negro, committed suicide at Elkton. Ky., because tobacco worms destroyed hi» forty-acre crop. Therasa Maschke. aged 12 years, collided with a team while riding a bicycle at Cooperstown. N. Y., and was killed C. C. Rhodes killed himself in a fit of despondency at Denver. Col. He made a fortune as a miner and leaves Samuel York, aged 86. died at Washington, D. C. He was born in Philadelphia and was the senior member of its bar. The entire family of N. C. Rattp at Akron. Ohio, were poisoned by eating cabbage which had been sprinkled with pans green. L nitefl States Circuit Judge Gilbert at Portland. Ore., decided the “Overlap * case against the Oregon and California Railroad Company. A New Jersey clergyman asserts that it is morally wrong to kill mosquitoes. M hat would he do? Perhaps he favors chloroforming them and locking them up. € onsul Hollis in Mozambique reports to the State Department that a decree by the Portuguese Government at Lisbon has been enacted increasing the duty on liquors imported into the province f Mozambique. Agent Fisher began the distribution of government drafts to the Nez Perces Indians at Lewiston. Id. The money is part payment of the $1,500,000 for lands relinquished by the Indians to the government domain. R- S. Pilley. of Georgiana. Ala., postmaster, ex-mayor, justice of the m high school trustee and Sunday i< superintendent, wrote an improper tote to a young lady and has been ordered y a mass meeting of citizens to leave town at once. It is understood that Mgr. Satolli is giving his attention to the question raided by the petition to himself for the suppres- ?! On brewery conducted by t’-c iuuuki, ui Rvalty, Pa., a view of harmonizing the differences so as to placate the complainants and at me same tim P not deal harshly with the ecc esiastics who conduct the brewery-