Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1892 — CRASH ON THE WABASH. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CRASH ON THE WABASH.

FOG AND A GREEN ENCINEER THE CAUSE. ■ 7 ! -'l ft ' >S Oklahoma Aspires to the Dignity of State-hood-An Actress Killed by Her Frippery—Gruesome Relic of the Wild and Woolly West. Senate and House. Both houses reassembled on the Rtb. In the Senate the attendance was full. The usual mass of petitions was presented. Including several in favor of a $5,000,4)00 loan to the World’s Fair on condition that the fair be closed Sundays. Mr. Washburn’s joint resolution, to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to employ any United States vessel best suited to transport supplios to Russia at a cost not exceeding SIOO,OOO, was passed. President Harrison also laid a message before the Senate, touching upon the Russian famine. Mr. Vest’s resolution, looking toward tho abrogation by Great Britain o( the regulation requiring slaughter at tho port of entry of American cattle was passed. President Harrison sent to the Senate the names of the new Interstate Commerce Commissioners', as follows: James W. McDill. of lowa, vice Thomas M. Cooley, resigned; William M. Lindsey, of Kentucky, vice W. L. Bragg, deceased; William R Morrison, of Illinois, In the House the attendance was large, and Mr. McMlUin was chosen Speaker pro tern. The balance of the session was occupied by the introduction of bills.

SIX MEN KILLED. fatal Collision on the Wabash at Aladdin —Cars Burned Up. An awful collision occurred on the Wabash Road at Aladdin, 111. Six men were killed outright, two probably fatally injured, and many others badly hurt. The trains were the oast and west bound can-non-ball trains. The oast bound train had the right of way, and was waiting at Aladdin for the other, No. 41. to take the siding. Tbe night was foggy, and Engineer Bushart ■was not very well acquainted with the run, and failed to got to the switch where - he should have stopped, but went rushing by into the statiou at a high rate of speed. He was unable to see anything ahead of him—at least this was the supposition. The engines came together with a terrific crash, and in an instant all was confusion, and to add to the horror of the scene both trains took fire, consuming the baggage and smoking ear and one chair car. The rest were detached and saved. The body of Bushart was found pinned to the ground under his engine and his fireman was fatally injured. Charles Wilson, the engineer cf tho east-bcuud train was engulphed in the wreck and his body has not been found. His fireman was dreadfully used up, but may survive. Four Italian emigrants on No. 41 were killed and cremated and several more wounded.

STATEHOOD FOR OKLAHO3IA. TUe Territory Has a Greater Population than South Dakota. An effort will probably be made durlnjr the preseat session of Congress to admit the Territory of Oklahoma to Statehood. An official of the Government, who recently made an inspection of prison facilities there, conies back to Washington with an enthusiastic account of tho rapid growth _and advancement of .Oklahoma. He says many of the people who were formerly re-' garded as outlaws have reformed, and aro now Industriously at work, helping to build np the Territory. He says that the saloons are closed Sundays, and other evidences of growing civilization aro noted. population of Oklahoma, he says. Is now larger than that of South Dakota and two or three other States recently admitted. * MART BIRD'S AWFUL FATE. The Toung Actress Burned by an Accident and Died. Mias Mary Bird, an actress playing ut the Grand Opera, In Cincinnati, was so terribly burned that she died. She was hoarding at Hexter’g Hotel and was about to retire for the night when her . clothing caught fire by the explosion of a bottle of face lotion which she held in her hand. The frightened girl ran screaming downBtalra. There was no one astir in the hotel, bat her cries brought a number of persons to her assistance, who extinguished the flames and summoned medical assistance. Her face, neck and arms were frightfully blistered and after lingering for some time in awful agony she died. HAT BE THE RESULT OF A DUEL. Skeletons, of Human Beings Found with Knives and Revolvers Beside Them. John Sputbwlck. of Buffalo, O. T., reports the finding of two skeletons of human beings on the prairie south of the city •bout ten miles. He Is under tho impression that the hones are those of two men who killed each other, as 'they were lying "pear together and on the ground were two rusty knives and two revolvers. It is supposed that the men were killed two or three years ago, as all trace of clothing '.vasgono. There were two pairs of spurs and a largo bnckle like that used on a leather belt. The men probably met and fought together to the death, their horses wandering off and being taken by some ranchmen. EIGHT LIVES LOST. Terrible Accident to a Sleighing Party on a Dutch Canal. While a merry party in a large double eleigh were driving over the frozen surface of the canal on the Dutch frontier, the ice euddenly gave way. Everybody jumped out of the sleigh, but its weight and the struggles of the horses broke the ice in every direction and only three of the party escaped. Lawlessness in Kansas. A desperate plot to take the life of Judge Theodosius Botkin near Arkalou, Kas., was If foiled. Three officers were, however, shot down by an ambushed gang which was lying in wait to kill the Judge while his boner was on his way to court. This is the outgrowth of the famous feud between Judge Botkin and Sam Wood, who was shot by James Brennan June 23. E) Murder in Michigan. At Marquette, Mich., John Gleason, paymaster of the Cleveland and Iron Cliffs Mining Company, was shot by some assassin * unknown. The office was robbed of about in money. Mr. Gleason’s gold watch and chain were taken from his body and •Mack diamonds” or “carbons” used for : diamond drills to the value of about *2,000 were stolen from the vault. Btrack by a Train. * At 8t Louis, Mrs. Belle Hutchinson, a Widow fifty years of age, was struck and Instantly killed by a suburban train. Made His Own Coffin. Tbomas P. Brady was buried in a coffin mad* by himself ten years ago at Easton, h.' Just before he died lie said lie wanted to be buried In a coffin that he had made, which would be found in his stable. The boards of which it is made have evidently '• been used for other purposes. The coffin had no handles and no screws for the lid. County Clerk's Office Robbed. The vault of the County Clerk's office at Arcadia. Fla, was blown open by a burThe combination was shattered w ith dynamite and about 1600 stolen. It is not known yot If any records were taken or in-

CAUGHT A BAD MAN. The Leader Qf the Gang Guilty of Recent Daring Robberies Caught. After weeks of hard labor spent in following up slender clues the Pinkertons, In conjunction with Chief, Harrigan, of St. Louis, and the police force in that city, have run to earth and captured the leader Df the gang which. It Is claimed, is responsible for the robberies on the Chicago, Milwaukee and SL P4V4 Hallway, near Western Union Junction on Nov. 12, and of the Adams Express messenger oh the ’Frisco Hoad at Glendale, near St. Louis, on the night of Nov. 30. His name Is Albert D. Sly and he was arrested by Robert D. Pinkerton at Los Angeles, Cal., with a large amount of the stolen money in his possession. The watch he had taken from the Adams Express messenger wa6 in his pocket. In addition to these two daring crimes, Sly Is supectei of being tho leader of tho gang that robbed the street-car barns at Omaha, Neb., In October, the Metropolitan street-car barns In Kansas City in the same month, and the Pacific Express Company on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, near Omaha, Nov. 4. All these robberies were committed under similar circumstances, and Jn each instance dynamite was used. FLOWER IS NOW GOVERNOR. New York’s New Executive Inaugurated In the of a Dig Crowd. At Albany, N. V., Roswell P. Slower assumed the function of Chief Executive, long wielded by David B.’Hlll. The streets

of Albany were alive with residents and out-of-town sightseers. The Inaugural ceremonies wero held in the Assembly chamber, which was gorgeously decorated with American flags, bunting and potted ..plants. Mr. Flower and bis honorary escort rode in open

Roswell p; TLower. barouches, Mayor Manning riding with Gov. Flower. The military display, in accordance with Mr. Flower's wish, was simple. The party proceeded to the Assembly chamber, where It was enthusiastically received. The assemblage was called to order by Mayor Manning, Bishop Doano following with prayer. At the conclusion of the latter Gov, Hill, in a brief speech, in which any reference to political questions was carefully avoided, transferred the duties of his office to Mr. Flower. Mr. Flower responded in a brief address.

BROKE THE MONOTONY. Triple Elopement from Lebanon, Ky.—A Fourth Couple Caught. A triplo elopement has taken place at Lebanon, Ky. Robert Piper, of Gravel Switch* and Miss Bcttie Bottons, of North Fork, Boyla County; I. J. Powell, of Boyle County, and Miss Emma Piper, of Gravel Switch; and Logan Whitlock and Miss Mary Bello Coulter, of Casey County, went to Jeffersonville, whero they were married. The young people aro well known in society and aro highly respected, and seem to have run away simply to broak the monotony of home weddings. Another couple made an effort to accompany tho trio, but the young lady was caught and locked up by her parents.

FUTURE FOR CANADA. Labouchere Advocates Annexation to the Unltod States. A sensational article, supposed to be from the pen of Labouchere, appears In London Truth. It discusses tho future of Canada and advocates annexation to tho United States. It is the manifest destiny of the dominion, it says, to either become anew United States or else to become a portion of the great republic, its near neighbor. Tbe article adds: “The change Is inevitable and the sooner it occurs the better. The emancipation of tho dominion and Its absorption by the United States would be a !,>enc9t tq the Canadians, as well as to Great Britain.” UNDER A FALLING WALL. Two Lovers Lose Their Lives Under a Mass of Brick and Mortar. At South Bond, Ind., Edward Spotm and Miss Sieg were engaged to be married. Miss Sleg went to tho gate to meet her betrothed. Back of them was an eight-inch brick wall, twenty-two feet high and standing on ground owned by the Blrdsell Manufacturing Company. A strong wind was blowing and the great mass of brick and mortar fell without warning, burying them under it. Miss Seig was killed instantly. Spolin's head was crushed and a number of bones broken, but he lived a short time after being removed from tho debris.

PAY WANTED FOR PRAYING. Ohio Proachers Direct to Gratuitous Blessings for the State Legislature. In the meeting of the Pastors’ Union at Columbus, Ohio, was developed a feeling on the part of the preachers of claiming pay for praying at the opening of the sessions of the Legislature. Neither branch of the latter has over elected a chaplain or paid for such services. Rev. W. C. Halllday was appointed to look after this work, but he declined with very sharp remarks upon tho policy of tho Legislature of getting Its praying done for nothing. Finally the work was assigned to another, with no doflnite action taken by the union on free prayers In the General Assembly. DEADLY COAL OIL STOVE. Three Persons Burned to Death and a Fourth Ftttully Hurt at Sanford, Cal. Elmer S. Hoilord, of Chester. N. H.; F. B. Tucker, of Sacramento; and E. W. Foster, of Sanford, were burned to death in their boarding house at Sanford, Cal. T. C. Hammond, a printer, was fatally hurt by jumping from the second-story window and died later. Six others, whose names aro unknown, wore fatally burned. The fire was started by thO explosion of n coal oil stove lb the boarding house. Tho Methodist Church and several adjoining dwellings were also destroyed. ST. LOUIS PRIESTS WANT TO VOTE. They Demand tho Right to Elect Their Ecclesiastical Superior. The continued illness of Archbishop Kendrick, at St. Louis, is creating much uneasiness among tho clergy and laity of his diocese. The anxiety is doablod by the fact that he still persists in his refusal to consider the appointment of a coadjutor. The priests have taken the matter up and will, it is said, attempt to enforce a decree of the last council at Baltimore ptving the Irremovable priests tho right to vote for the election of a bishop or coadjutor.

TWO MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS. Terrible Explosion of Dynamite at a Wauwatosa. Wls., Stone Quarry. Four boxes of dynamite bombs, used in blasting, exploded at Schoonermaker’s stone quarry, in Wauwatosa, Wis., blowing Albert Butlitz and William Walker to atoms and scattering their remains over the country for several miles. John Ralalsky waj fatally injured. The two men killed were in the act of loading the blasting pump when the explosion occurred. Tire concussion demolished hundreds of windows at Wauwatosa and a number in Milwaukee.

A WOMAN’S BKAVE DEFEN SE. Battling ior Her Little Girl and Herself Slip Drives Out an Interloper. Mrs. Susan Covert, a widow, lives in a humble house in rather an isolated spot near Tarentuiu, Pa. The other night, about nine o'clock. Jack Fleming knocked at her door and asked for a drink of water. This wa* cheerfully given him. He then forced himself Into the room. Hi* evil intentions were first directed toward Mrs. Covert's T-jrear-oW daughter,, but the man was

[ fiercely opposed by the frightened mother. I There Whs no help at hand. The. fellow his efforts toward Mrs. Covert. Her cabin bears evidenco of the terrible struggle which ensued. The most of her clothing was torn from her, but she succeeded finally in driving Fleming from the-house. .She took her little girl in her arms and ran to a distant neighbor's and gave the alarm. A posse soon gathered and searched the neighborhood and hills all night. The man was finally found hiding In a coal shaft. DYNAMITE AT ST. *LOUIS. Miller’s Bakery Demolished—Trades Union Men Suspected. A report like the roar of artillery shook the business portion of St. Louis the other morning. Sashes rattled in windows, panes of glass crashed as if there was an earthquake, and citizens were routed out of their morning nap. The noise came from tho rear of 301 South Fourth street, where tho bakery of H. J. Miller was located. Tho rear end of that structure wns knocked to pieces by the explosion,of what was supposed to beadynamite bombthrown against tbe wall. Frank Bach, an omploye, had just opened up and was making preparations for his day’s work when tiuj explosion occurred, throwing him violently to the floor in the midst of flying bricks, mortar, wood and glass. Ho lay there insensible and bleeding from numerous cuts. About three years ago a strike was organized among the bakers of St, Louis. All tho workmen employed in Miller's are said to be non-union men. The police think there may be some connection between thise facts and the explosion tin! are working on the dynamite-union theory.

ITALY ASKS FOR A RESPITE. Claim that Murderers Trez/.a and Cotta Are Citizens oi That Country. Governor FI iw er of New York received a telegram from Secretary of State Blaine asking for a respite in the cases of Nicoil Trezza and Cotta, two Italian murderers, who he understood were to be executed at Sing Sing. The message stated that the Italian Government had Interfered on behalf of the men, who are still citizens of Italy and had made peremptory demand for a hearing In their case. Private Secretary Williams answered the Secretary that tho men were not to be executed this week and that there would be plenty of time for the Italian Government to bo heard.

CHILI WILL APOLOGIZE. Montt Instructed to Express Regret for the Baltimore Outrage. News comes from Valparaiso on good authority that the Chilian government lias cabled orders to Minister Pedro Montt at Washington to make sincere apology to tho United States for the unfortunate and deplorable attack upon tbe Baltimore's sailors. The apology, it Is said, is unqualified in its character. It is no secret there that many of those who cherish Ideas of war between the United States and Chill are friends of Balmacoda. JOHN 11. CARSON DEAD. The Well-Known Railroad Man Expires at the Metropole. John B. Carson, ex-President of the Chicago and Western Indiana Belt line and ex-Prosidcnt of the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway, died at Chicago, after an illuess which drove him from his business two years ago. Mr. Carson had been confined to his rooms for nearly six weeks and sank gradually down to death. , Hotel Sacked by a Mob. A mob attacked the Hotel Cutter, at the mouth of tho Black Iliver, Webster County, Virginia, wrecked the furniture, and totally destroyed the building. B. S. McCount, the lessee, suffers heavy loss. There seems to be no clew to tho Identity of the mob or their motive.

Boycott a Theater, At the meeting of the Central Labor Union in Sjt. Louis, it was decided to issue 5,0u0 boycott posters warning peoplo to keep away from the Olympic Theater, because the manager had refused to sign the scale-of the St. Louis Theatrical Brotherhood. I i Search lor a Crooked Bookkeeper. A wurrunt lias been issued for tho urrest of Charles B. Marsh, bookkeeper at the State Almshouse at Tewksbury, Muss., for the ombezzloment of SSOO from the pay of the officers of the Institution. Marsh and Ills wife aro believed to bo in Chicago. Withdraws from the United States. The City of London Fire Insurance Company has, it is reported, decided to withdraw entirely from business In the United States. This is due to the fact that during the last five years business has been bad, and there bus probably been a loss. Seeks Her Husband's Official Shoes. A ] ostofflee contest is now on in Kennot Square, Pa. John C. Walton, the present incumbent, is a Democrat, and his Republican wife Is seeking to dethrone him aud be appointed In his plnco.

Steamer Burned. The steamer Eastern Oregon was burned in the dry dock at Olympia. AVash. The loss ia about SIBO,OOO. The tiro was caused by burning grease iu the galley. The steamer is a total loss. Miss Fuller Seriously 111. At Washington, D. C., Chief Justice Fuller received a cablegram from his wife stating that their daughter, who has been sick for some time, was hourly growing weaker. Murdered Within Sight of Home. A\ T . I’. Bulley, a prominent merchant of River Junction, Fla., was murdered within 100 yards of his home No clue.