Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1886 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

One of the anarchists’ bombs was exploded in Lake Michigan, opposite Chicago. A stream of water several feet in diameter shot 103 feet into the air, and scores of fiali were killed. The train bearing General Logan, Governor Algor, and the Grand Army excursionists collided with a helping engine at Echo Canon, Utah. The helping engine then dashed backward and ran into the east-bound express, wrecking cars at both ends and demolishing the locomotives. No person, says a fireman, was injured. Governor Algor, who was riding on tho locomotivo at the time of the disaster, had a wonderful escape. Tlio hymn, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow,” was sung, and later a praiso service was held, in which all joined. Great praise is awarded Engineer Downey, who stood bravely at his post, and revonjod his engine. Miss Jane McArthur, a wealthy cattle queen of Butte, M. T., was drowned while attempting to save the life of a sister of Judge Armstrong. Miss McArthur had rescued a son and daughter of the Judge when sho was grasped by Miss Armstrong and dragged to the b attorn.

In the trial of tho Chicago anarchists on Saturday, tho 31st ult,, the prosecution read articles from the Arbcitcr-Zeilnng , the socialistic organ, and exhibited the red and black flags of the anarchists, aud there rested. The attorneys for the defense offered a motion to have Neebo discharged, which, motion was overruled. Attorney Salomon then made the opening address for the defense. There were two leading points in ids argument: 1. There cannot be accessories without a principal. Tho State must prove that somebody was a principal in committing murder before it can convict others as 2. The defendants did not throw tho bomb, therefore they are not guilty. It is estimated that the trials of the anarchist conspirators for connection with tho haymarket murders will cost Cook County and Chicago about $100,003. Julius A. Coleman, an escaped Indiana convict, formerly a leading lawyer of Evansville, Ind., has surrendered himself to the Indiana authorities. Ho was sentenced in 1881 to servo two years in prison for trying to swindle insurance companies. lie broke prison in 1882, and has since been living in Canada. It is reported from Galena, 111., that more than forty years ago Col. Edward King, ofDaytou, Ohio, took out. letters patent for an electric light in London, Eugland. Ho refused to become a British subject, aud abandoned his invention. Col. King was killed at the batt e of Chickamauga in 1803. The Knights of Labor convention held last week at Bath, Me., displayed a groat deal of good sense in the adoption of a set of resolutions free from buncombe and distinguished by reasonableness. They demand the enactment of a ten-hour law similar to those now existing in som3 States; a law compelling the weekly paymeut of wages; a law to prohibit the employment in shops and factories of children under 15 years of age, and requiring them to attend school throughout tho regular terms.