Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 January 1883 — Page 1

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POST MORTEM.

The Terrible Hotel Milwaukee.

WOULD TET BOBS IT.

They would avow an intention of leaving, but as time would elapse their ideas would bo erased only to re-

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Weekly bteMUud In 1M1.

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Incidents of Hairbreadth Escapee the bottom

and Thrilling Soenes,

cGriled iu this Country.

The Building Had Several Timea tbat

Been Set Afire as ProbaWy It Was This Time.

THE LATEST.

The House Set on Fire Several Timea MILWAUKEE, Jan. 11.—A force of 125

workmen were engaged all day at the ruins of the ill-fated Newhall house searching for the bodies, but none were found up to 7 o'clock this evening. The remaining walls were pulled down because they endangered the workmen, but the north wall, which is a partition wall with the adjoining building, might tumble any moment.

One of the main topics of conversation while dwelling on the dreadful holocaust, is the number of timea the Newhall house has been ignited through the instrumentality of malicions persons. A gentleman who o# cupied quarters in the house said the building had been set on fire at least four times during the past two years. Once the fire was set on a chair in the hall in contact with the elevator. On the chair had been placed oiled kindlings. The fire got a pretty good etart. The next time the Are was started in a barrel of tinder which etood in the hall on the first floor against the elevator. This time a hole was torn through the plaster in the wall, at the bottom of the elevator. The mass of inflammable stuff which was fired was only extinguished with the greatest diUculty.

Still another time fire was started near the bar-room on the first floor adjacent to the west side of the elevator Bhaft. These all had an undoubted incendiary origin. They started at night also near the elevator, ao as to preclude any idea of saving the house but each time luck held sway and the blazes were blighted with each recurring fire. The regular boardera would say somo one had a spite against the building and

the fire

cur with another attempt to burn the p]aciDg the workmen building. This time the fire fiend was

successful. The theory seems to be the incendiarism was in the badly constructed building. Only a few weeks ago afire ignited in 0. A. Hendry's room, from a bad arat*. OT»j burned considerably before being put out. This was supplemented by another fire in Hendry's quarters last week, but no special damage was done.

TIIRBE BODIHS KBMAIN

at the morgue, that of Otilie Waltersdorf, IS years, employe. She has been fully identified by a brother reaiding in this city. Also a young Irish girl supposed to be Norah Flannigaa, waiter. She was recognized by Mary Hardy of the Plankinton house, but not positively. The bndv of an elderly woman, apparently irish nationality, about 45 years of age, unidentified. She is of medium size, dark hair, •lightly tinged with gray. On the middle finger of the right hand is a flat band ring.

The formal coroncr's inquest is next week after the recovery of the bodies under the debris.

NIGnT WATCHMAN'S 9T0BY.

Wm. McKenzie, night watchman of the hotel, makes the following important statement: On the night of the fire I had made my rounds as usual, visiting the different landings, floors and baaement rooms. Nothing unusual was observed. Tho bar room was open until 2 o'clock in the morning. Geo. Schellar, the proprietor, was there about three-quarters of an hour after. I had been to the wood room about 2 o'clock, and in opening the door leading to the bar room saw that the place was still occupied. At a later hour I had to run the elevator down to the bottom landing to take up a tleman who came from the bar. Nothing like smoke was detected there. At 3:30 o'clock in the morning T. B. Elliott came on the late train. I was in the office. He asked me if the elevator was runnipg. I told him I would take him up. I did so, letting him out at the third floor. Then I went up to the. top floor, taking the railwav conductor up from tho third to that. I looked around the halla, and got into the elevator to go down.

This was a few minutes past half past three o'clock. As I got into the elevator 1 noticed a

Tery

little smoke. I immediately started down to see where it came from. By the time I reached the office floor, the smoke was so dense that I could go no further in tho elevator. Throwing open the door I rushed out and started for the stairs, shouting to the night clerk that there was afire down below and I was going to see about it. By the time I reached the bottom of the elevator shaft, tho smoke was so dense and stifling that I knew something must be done. I called to the engineer, who was in tho engine room and told him to rouse the servants. Then I started back to awaken tlio people for I knew there was no chance to stop the fire alone.

By the time I reached tho first floor above the office and had rapped at Mrs. Cramer's door the heat cracked the

glass

doors to tho elevator and in a

moment afterward THE FLAMES JUMRSD OUT, in the meantime I rushed into the bank building and aroused as many lodgers in that portion as I could. Afterwards I rendered what help I could in saving the people. I hardly know what to say about the commencement of the fire, but 1 know it caught at the bottom of the elevator and was not in the upper floors. There wat nothing anywhere atrmnd the ele-

TOWBBID FOE A HUXDRBD FBET skyward and quivered with the breeze, imminent danger of being crushed to death. Several exciting scenes occurred, but the walls were down without the slightest injury to a single soul. When the bricks fell they covered the ropes a/\ /Irtimoly on tr» T»a"'« *uT,r efforts of a hundred men with the advantage of a leverage to dislodge them and then only with great exertion.

Wltru BUU 4U1,„i»u

BCBNEa IN THH DBBRIB.

oSoci rowi

Talf 'nast '°3

and at half past a CIOCK space is ou

shops in the basement that bacic up to DiocKeu

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Citizens freely gave aid, and volunteers for anything were forthcoming at the slightest appeal. "A body, a body," shouted an excited workman about 8 o'clock. This thrilled the thousands present with a tremulous feeling, and a wild rush was made for the source of the cry. The Jpoliee repelled the onslaught as best as they could, but hundreds pressed by and surrounded a corps of workmen, waiting with breathless and unabated anxiety while the men carefully and tenderly removed the 6ticks, bricks and charred pieces from a cindered petticoat and the garment was finally uncovered and drawn out only to be found it encased nothing of human form, and the crowd breathed a welcome of relief. The same enciting scene oecurrod when a ladie's fine leather satchel was disinterred. It contained a wallet, but no one was allowed to touch or examine, so that to whom it belonged Is yet a matter unknown then the crowd rashed forward aa a workman delicately removed an infant's garb. It contained no remains and was placed with the other discoveries, and the three formed a little mound on a slab which was the object of thousands of glances. The pulling down of the walls was attended with great danger. In many instances buttresses had to he shoved over before the wall could be ahaken several times. In doing this the brave men

fore the whole thing was ablaze. It with debjis from the next. In this J.T.

might have caught in some of the manner the street will not be

shops in the basement that back up to blocked and all ^the pur-

the elevator, but on the poses of

The Like of Which were Never Be- dering throughout the-fcight. This is skywards, ilomei«fyJ!SwSr Sd *h° ... shown by the fact that so many were may at any moment topple ever atyl around till such a short time before the add anotuer long list of casualties to actual blaze occurred. I don't know

but there

is a very qoeer look to it. TIB INJURED. John Gilbert, the comedian, condition more favorable to-day, although consciousnesses not recovered. Among the lost is Capt. James P. Vose, of the

Paul road Dan Martelle and R. Howei

igan Sot,hern.

7HB 9AV1B.

The following persons regsstered their names at a plaee designated for the purpose:

Wm. A. Deweese, Wilmington. Geo. T. Lee, Chicago. Charles Fremel, Chicago. W. R. Busenback, Chicago. W. H. Crampton. N. A. Lovell. Miss Amelia Herbert. Miss Mattio Danlap, Madison Square company.

J. L. Kellog, Raeine. A. J. Case, New York. Orange Williams, Janesrille. Mr. Claflin, Chicago. J. L. Eoberts, Troy, N. T. Nic Moran, Beloit. S. E. Rickson, Palmyra. Wallace D. Elder. Emil Eish, N. Y. Mrs. H. B. Harshaw, Oshkosh. Edward Mead, second porter. Towards evening

PIBCESOF FLESH

were found under the servants' quarters, but in such a state that the doctors could not determine whether it is a human trank or not.

TO-HIOHT ALL IS DARK

and dreary at the scene of the holocaust. The authorities have not provided electric light, despite the popular clamor. Not a single body has been found yet. The pieces of flesh diseovea were examined again by the physicians and pronounced to be not from a human body. The chief of the flre department early in the forenoon had tho men at work with a large quantity of heavy rope and tackle pulling down the jagged walls, which, in three instances,

THIS HORRIBLE CHAPTER

in the history of the city. The work men are kept out of reach of harm provided the wall does not fall full length into the ruins about twenty feet being allowed for it to drop in before the working gang would be reached

Tfae wa]j

United States engineer corps. Five concern and the owners have been orrailroad men were killed: L. K. Smith, dered by the chief of the fire Kansas City, employed by the St. Paul department to build a scaf road Welter Scett, Mmqm, also St. «fis g^Test

jn question is a partnernship

Hough, of Peoria, 111., who had both legs broken and received other internal injuries by jumping from a fifth-

times, in aoing mis Demming. His wife's name was narrowly escaped being eaught by fall-

ing bricks. Chief Lippert looked upon Sutton.

tho brave actions ana remarked "My firemen IHOW HO DANOBR."

He refused to touch the north wall, as by rudely pulling it down he was afraid of hurting somo of his men and injuring the other building. 0. D. Nash waB told this by tho chief and he accordingly let tho contract of tearing down this wall to a mason, who will immediately erect a scaffolding on the roofs of the other buildings and proceed with the work. Henry Gner

A BIO-HBARTBD SAILOR

this forenoon rendered moat efficient service in assisting to tear down the dangerous walls. He scaled the wavering columns and fastened ropes, with eool intrepidity, which provoked volumes of praisfe. He also sang his sailor songs, thus adding unity in pulling at the tackle. Grier approached Chief Lippert, with tears in his eyes, and begged to be allowed to work. He did not want money, but he wanted to assist in some way.

THB SCBNB.

Here and there where the density was not so pronounced the smoke would issue from the small fissures curling up through the air in graceful turns and proving the assertions that a heated furnace raged below like a miniature world. There a mound covered with a glassy facing of ice and at another place a broken pile of broken bricks. Her# stood the vault, here the elevator, here the interior yard, and one posted could locate vividly all of the details of the house. The jutting and jagged timbers and iron beam a were hard to remove. Once inside the walla the work pTOyrewad

_, _-n nntil snfficient cuest, his cries were pitiful in the ex- pared to face danger in its mosthorri-

n«rrvinj?them

Elliott™ rJwooTd h«ve Mtad" iSd heavFogtbemoi. to th7si#ew«lk: Anttsdel, stood on the streetTilert Ukewtae,Md all stories .bout them It I. propoL) to wort l»ck, etoriog was scarcely time to do anything be- out one section then refilling horror.

the top. It is thought best to trace it for some reason or other

of the Wisconsin Central, and Geo. C. and the work of demolition will be Smith, local agent, Lake Shore 4 Mich- commerced immediately. In the

southwest corner of the basement a ship load of coal had been stored and this is still burning and sending forth a volume of smoke that interferes somewhat with the workmen on the windwrrd side.

The more people think about the CONDITION OF THE HOUSE as regards fire the more indignant they become. There was not one brick partition wall in the building nothing but wood, which burned like shavings. The owners of the building knew that it was unsafe and they are severely criticised. Mr. Rose, secretary of the local board of underwriters, made an examination of the building about "two weeks ago. He considered the building was very unsafe, and he is an authority. He examined the. house to see what riska should be taken on it. Afire was very apt to catch in the laundry. Mr. Antisdel regarded this as the most dangerous part of the house. In the kitchen the walls of the chimneys were cracked. The cook said they had set afire a few days before, but he succeeded in putting it out.

INCIDENTS.

Bo of the Hairbreadth EieapiiThrllling Storiei of Danger. MILWAUKBB, Jan. 11.—Judson J.

P-e-o-r-i-a, w-i-f-e, b-a-b-y!"

One of the saddest facts in connection with this awful catastrophe is the fate of Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert is connected with the Minnie Palmer company, playing the part of the gamblerjin "My Sweetheart," while understudying to fill the role of Tony, to take Graham's place. Monday, in Chicago, just before leaving for Milwaukee, Mr. Gilbert married a young lady to whom he was devotedly attached, and who reciprocated the love bestowed upon her. Wednesday morning tho fair young wife lay in the morgue dead, and at the Plankinton house writhing in agony, lay the husband, but* a step from death's door. It is now thought possible that he can be saved. Last night the happy young couple, in company with others, sat in Manager Marsh's office at the Grand Opera house after the play until midnight, talking about the European trip they were to take in May with the company, and of the happiness before them. The horrible change of the few hours it seems impossible to realize. Mrs. Gilbert's mother arrived on the first train from Chicago. The "My Sweetheart" company immediately announced that their advertised performances would be abandoned. The eompany is doing all possible for Gil bert, but no hope is felt that he can be real name was

saved. John Gilbert'

Sutton

CAPT. BRIGQS

Capt. C. W. Briggs, of Grand Rapida, an attorney for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, had a narrow es cape. He was on the second floor, but in consequence of the_ hotel being so crowded, was not given his usual room. He was awakened by the breaking of glass, and had_ only time to catch up a portion of his clothes and get into the hall. The smoke was blinding and he was bewildered, so much so that he had no idea what direction to take to reach the stairway. Making a rush he ran against the railing, and in attempting to get up, fell down stairs, bruising one of his arms and legs. This fall down stairs saved his life. He lost most of his clothing and his valise.

DBSPEBATB FIGHT FOB LIFE. One man, by letting himself down at arms' length from a fifth story window, put his feet through the windows below, and reached the fourth floor in safety. The operation was repeated until the third floor was reached, each

Eeinggained

oint in his perilous descent greeted with encouraging cheers from the bystanders. As he was putting his feet through the top of the second story window his hands slippled from the sill above, and with a wild shriek of despair he fell backwards, turning over several times and striking the pavement on his head was mangled beyond recognition.

THB PROPRIETOR A RAVING MANIAC. John F. Antesdel, tho principal proprietor, has become insane over the terrible affair. He ran up and down Michigan street moaning, and crying, "Oh, oh, oh, my God, who set that fire!" Over his head was a black cloth. He held his hands heavenward, as if invoking divine aid. When he •ane the aaaqgled hoiy of one

THE TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS.

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1883.

is obtained to throw treme, and all efforts to soothe him We form, with always the hope for a

failed. His son and partner, James Providential escape. The general did

RITCHIlt

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ened

.11. 1 i.i._ .1 4-Ua UaUI rva«4. fliAVA hA ACfVHTlT) bottomt ?oor of aLiety°£?lS^^ thenlound that th^hotel was on fire. Public Opinion. that

jured. She was moaning and wailing, crying most piteously for some one to carry her away. The whole party, in an almost nude condition, was conveyed to the Plainkinton,where they re ceived every possible attention. Mr. Ritchie lost almost all of his clothing. He left on the 11 o'clock train for his home.

JAMEL MAXWELL

arrived at the hotel last night at midnight from Chicago. He remarked to the clerk that "as that was an unlucky corner, Friend's Brothers having burned out across the street lately, he had better not send him up too high." "I was given a room on the court," said Maxwell, "and was soon fast asleep. When I awoke, my room was full of smoke, and I could hear the cracking of the flames in the hallway. I put my key in the door, and at the first turn it broke of short. I was so weak and nearly suffocated with the smoke that I could not break down the door, so 1 made my way to the window, broke it and jumped, regardless of consequences. I struck on a building in a court a few feet below. I could not see any way of escape, and as I could hear the people snoring in their rooms within my reach I began breaking in windows and giving them the alarm, and then entered one of the rooms, passed through it and into the hall, but

THE SMOKE WAS SO DENSE

that I had to crawl along with my face close to the floor. I went up a

story window into the canvas held by the firemen, died at the Central police flight of stairs and down again, when station. Mr. Hough was visiting the I met a man and asked him to show family of Allen Johnson. He was a special agent of the Northwestern National Fire Insurance company of this city, and leaves a wife and four children. He was about 40 years of age. There was a touching scene when he tried to tell the bystanders where he lived. He spelled out the words

me the way out. He replied,_ 'Follow me,' and was soon out of sight. I crawled about until I struck a current of air, which I followed and finally gained one of the parlors on the office floor. There were a number of persons lying around and standing about in the room, apparently dazed. A man then came to the door and shouted, 'You want to get out of here as quick as God will near by and started out. had noth-, ing but my shirt on."

Mr. Bleeker

says that when he discovered there was afire in the house it was the work of a few moments to improvise a rope out of the sheets and bed clothing, and with this he attempted to lower his wife to a balcony two floors below. Either through fright or because she was not strong enough to hold it, the rope slipped through her hands, and, to her husband's horror, she fell heavily upon the balcony. He signaled the firemen to rescue her, but got no response. Just then a man covered over with a blanket came rushing into the room, and the spoke which came in after him made it impossible for either of them to remain there any longer. So they hastily tied the sheeting around the lounge and lowered themselves to the balcony. The rope gave way as Mr. Bleeker was descending, and he fell a portion of the distance, hurting himself only slightly. He carried his wife into the room off the balcony, and there met

GEN. TOM THUMB

and wife and Major Newell, who had escaped hence from one of the upper rooms. They were joined by a policeman, Officer O'Brien, whose bravery deserves special mention. The party forced their way through doors until they reached the dining room, and thence reached a point where the smoke was less dense, and where Major Newell was able to engage the attention of the firemen. "Tom Thumb is on that window-sill, save him!" he cried, and forthwith a ladder was run up to them. The policeman carried Mrs. Warren down the ladder in his arms. The remainder of the party got out safely. The little general came very near losing his life, however, by an accident. The policeman attempted to lower him by means of a sheet rope, but he had not calculated that Tom was so heavy, and the cable would have parted had he not seized him and drawn him back to the window-sill. Mrs. Bleeker was found to have been very serionsly injured. Her right leg sustained a compound fracture, her arm was broken, her head and entire body badly bruised, and slightly cut. She was resting as comfortably as could be expected last evening, but it is quite impossible to say how she will come out.

Louisville, Ky., said he was awak^r 7 The party were taken to

about 4 o'clock by the great noise

tiiatcoold have been smoul- wall, which rears its wierd proportions He was on the floor over the office,and The Wisconsin says, editorially

tfae Amerjc

on opening his door found the corrido^ "Hr.d there been a rigid enforcement full of smoke. He worked his way td of listing laws relative to safe builda corner room and got into it. He ing:- and adequate fire protection, the found a man there partially dressed, New hall house had probably not t_2_ -i ki burned. Notoriously, the structure tearing his sheets and blankets into shreds and twisting them into a rope.

fire-trap.

The man had tied one end to a chair. Ritchie pulled up the bed to the win-* used as a hotel, and sheltered hundow and attached the hastily improv-i dreds

ised rope to it. Then the two descend- jjnew that it was a fire-trap, and knew ed to the balcony, Rafter screaming life which existed to the firemen, a ladder was placea ,, .. against the balcony, and they finally night and day and all the time. The reached the ground. The Tom Thumb people who now as one man mourn party and a large number above the biers of the dead victims of people were on the Dalconv, and will owe it to themselves and to their Mr. Ritchie says the scene was the city to demand where has been most appalling he ever saw,the flames the dereliction in duty to render such fast closing in on them, and they were, a holocaust possible. An official and a so frightened it was impossible to tell very prompt investigation to discover which way to escape. An old woman, where lies the responsibility for this lying on the balcony, who traveled, appalling affliction which Milwaukee with Mrs. Tom Thumb, had both legs has suffered ought to be and must be broken, and was otherwise badly in- insisted upon by the popular voice.

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liKewise, ana ail stories aDouc uiem escaping in only their night-clothing, and Airs. Stratton's heroic fortitude in tending the wounded and dying with pf her ankles incased in ice are without foundation. The party were the American Express office.

It was a fire-trap

people. The city authorities

The Journal says: "Making due allowance for the excited state of mind in which the community now is, the fact still remains that there seems to have been criminal carelessness and neglect, and nothing short of the most searching investigation will be satisfactory. The Newhall house was a fire-trap. This is notorious. Local insurance companies refused to take any risks on the building. They knew it was not safe. They kngw, as does every newspaper man in the city, that the old shell has been fired time and again, and that interested parties have sought to conceal the facts. Nothing rash should be done but the responsibility must be fixed, and the guilty parties, whoever they may be, must be held to strict account. Bury the dead, relieve the suffering as far as possible, and then let stern justice be done."

Investigating Chicago Hotels. CHICAGO, Jan. 11.—A critical examination of the Chicago hotels, induced by yesterday's fire, shows that most excellent provisions have generally been made and are enforced to prevent the spread of fire, and that from the manner of their construction and the thorough precautions adopted, the better class of them are, as nearly, as possible, fire proof. It is believed that no such disaster as that of yesterday in Milwaukee, could occur if the present restrictions are observed. Insurance agents report that risks on Chicago hotel property are exceedingly low.

Opinion Abroad.

LONDON, Jan. 11.—The Daily News, commenting on the burning of the Newhall house, says: "It is probably another illustration of the indifference which familiarity with danger creates. It is difficult to imagine how people could consent to sleep night after night in a place known to be dangerjOJis." .. uriUfiiSLAI JKJUS.

The Great Contest for the Illinois Senatorship.

The Canons in Indiannpolis en the Submission ({nastlon.

LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS.

Meeting of Democrats on the Submission Question. Indianapolis Journal.

The house Democrats had a regular monkey and parrot ^time at their caucus last night. It was called for the purpose of considering the constitutional amendments, and early in the meeting the somewhrt unexpected development was made that there were present at least twenty pronounced submissionists. A few of these favored submission at a special election, but a majority wanted it at a general election. The Marion county delegation showed a determination to defeat the prohibition amendment at any stage of the proceedings, and at the first opportunity, but when this was broached in the caucus, such vehement opposition was developed that the project was abandoned. A resolution was offered that nothing be done by the house until the senate has acted, but this also was defeated after a spirited discussion. It was then decided to present resolution in the house this morning

a resolution mine nouse mm mumiu

Tom Thumb was about the hotel last evening, chatting and smoking, but his wife and her niece were too badly shocked to be abont, although they gave audience to all their friends. The niece, a tall, gaunt young lady, had quite a miraculous escape on her own account.

TOM LOST HIS BODY SERVANT, a young eolcrred half-breed from Detroit, named Charles Kelly. He was in a room on one of tho upper floors, and, as he has not been seen since, he undoubtedly perished. The party lost pretty much all their wardrobe, but it is not true, as currently reported that they lost all their jewelry. Your reporter saw them all last evening and conversed with their. Mrs. Stratton showed her jewel-case," which contained almo.-t the only cabinet photos in existence of her father, mother and deceased sister, Minnie. The plucky little woman, never for a moment lost her head, but clothed herself warmly, fastened her jewel•ase about her" with a strap, and pre-

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The Mexican Treaty—British lambia Asks for HelpNational Notes,

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A BIT OF HISTORY.

Senator Cameron Tells the Sen-

vw a.' ate a Story.

It Contains Information Regard ing General Thomas Never Told Before.

The Fitf John Porter Bill Pastes The Senate —How Senators Yoted.

Co.

FITZ JOHN PORTER.

Tile Bill Passes the Senate—Senator Cameron's Remarkable Speech. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Senator Lo

gan stated again in the senate, briefly, his views of the Fitz John Porter case. The law under which Porter was condemned made disobedience of a lawful order of the superior officer to be punished by death or by whatever less punishment the court martial might order. The orders of General Pope, commanding general, were lawful orders, and they were disobeyed, and Porter was regularly tried and condemned for his disobedience. Therefore, whoever voted to set aside the judgment would vote in disregard of law and the facts. He knew that since this bill was last before the senate gentlemen had come from distant cities to talk to senators in favor of its passage but on the other hand he had received resolutions from soldiers of many states, among them the states whose senators were supporting this bill,protesting against the wrong which its passage would inflict upon the country. There was, he knew, a kind of sentiment prevailing just now which made men willing to ignore the law and facts, and even stamp upon the graves of the good dead in order to restore criminals to high places, for this man was a criminal convicted and condemned as such twenty years ago.

Senator Lapham said he could not think of voting for a man whose disloyalty to his commander was set forth as a fact by a board of officers friendly to him.

Senator Mahone said he would vote against the motion to postpone indefinitely, because he thought General Porter ought to have a fair trial, but he would ask to be excused from vot

determine the legality of the pend- by him to the late Gen. Hurlbut in rn nrnViiViit.ion. and

ing amendment on prohibition, and bare it referred to the proper commit

tee, and reported-back as a special

order for next Thursday. The feeling for submission developed in the caucus was a great surprise to many of the Democrats present, who expected to be tble to crush out the amendment early in the session. It was also intimated that there was no doubt that enough Democrats in the senate worid favor submission to carry the measure, so there is little doubt that the people of the state will have an opportunity to vote on the amendmerts, but probably not before the November election, 1884.

The Republican members of the senste and house held a caucus last night and nominated Mrs. Winsor for state librarian A. C. Beeson, Winchesier W. T. Horine, Lake county Leopold Levi, Huntington, directors of tie Northern prison Morris McDomld, Floyd county, and Wm. G. Young, of Sullivan, directors of the Sou:hern prison.

Wisconsin Legislature. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 11.—The message deliverecf by the governor to the legislature in Madison, at noon, contains no moments of particular interest. It dwells upon the excellent condition of the finances, and shows that the balanceof the war debt due the United States is only $50,000.

Disappointed in Iiove. ER:E, Pa., Jan. 11.—Reed Moore, a young man living near Waterford, this county, entered a store in that village this norning, bought a revolver and stepping on the sidewalk shot himself through the body. The ball just grazed the heart and produced a fatal wourd. Causa, disappointment in lev*..

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§rought

ne wouiu »bk IU ue tjiuueeu iruiu vm- The bill passed authorizes the presiing on the main question, which he re- -dent to nominate, and with the advice .J «... mm! a a j*i*\ Ar ^l\ fl r"\ A A O VI and consent of the senate, to appoint in the late Fitz John Porter, late major general in the United States volunteers, and brevet general nnd colonel of the army to the position of colonel in thp army of as lost—ayes, zs nays, 01. uie posiwuu 01 uuiuuei uy: aiuij ui

garded as a question entirely between officers on the Union side

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war. The motion to postpone indefinitely was lost—ayes, 24 nays, 31.

Senator Johnston, of Virginia, was the United States, of the same grade intif tn vntp WSIIKP he did not, rfi- and rank lield bv him at the time of and. rank held by him at the time of his dismissal, and in his discretion to place hsm on the retired list of that grade, the retired list being thereby ell, witn wnom senator jonnston was graae, me reureu list uemg pairedjiiad told him (Logan) he did increased in number to that extent^ regard the question as a political one. 'compensaHoil or' alSenator Johnson thereforo WltH^ffl" FtSwance whatsoever prior to

about to vote, because he did not regard the question as a political one, but Senator Logan said Senator Mitchell, with whom Senator Johnston was

'The question being on the passage of the bill, Senator Hoar spoke briefly in explanation of the vote he intended to give. He said the duty of coming

^e western campaigns, directand

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Dmmit- jng him to make a certain march

through to Corinth. Hurlbut re-

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plied by telegraph he thought he understood the order, but wished to be certain, and that if he did understand it, it involved the loss of his whole command to which Grant replied: "I am glad you comprehend my order so accurately." [Laughter,]

Senator Logan spoke again, briefly, of some of the facts in the Porter case. He denounced Porter's action as infamous in the extreme, and denied that many new facts had come to light to justify gentlemen in changing their minds. These charges had not been produced by facts or law, but by cerother influences.

During the debate Senator Cameron said he, (Porter) never seemed to eat or to sleep, but was eternally on the alert, cheering men by his zeal and his confidence, aiding the authorities by advice and instructing them how to bring order out of chaos. It became my duty to take charge of the railroad from Harrisburg to Baltimore and while so engaged, an incident occurred in my office which impressed me greatly at the time and which it has always seemed to me should atone to a great extent for any errors Gen. Porter may have committed, if any, at a later period of the war, It was to a great extent through him, in

judgment, that the services of

Gen. George H. Thomas were secured to the side of the Union. Gen. Thomas, then, Major Thomas, was stationed at Carlisle barracks. There were at the time two other majors of the army stationed at the same place, (I have forgotten their names), when the order was received from the war department by a messenger who came across the country directing Major Porter to send the troops then at Carlisle to Washington with directions to have them cut their way through. It is the

pointment under this act.

to give, ne saiu me AMY UI UUMMG WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Grant and to a conclusion upon this subject was Romero

one of the most painful ever imposed

on him. He did not agree with senators who held that the relief Grant asked in this case was to insult the memory of President Lincoln or the members of the court martial. Was it •ever before heard that the executive, in issuing a pardon, especially when it was issued on newly-discovered evidence, insulted a jury and the court who found a verdict and passed the sentence originally? If General Porter was condemned wrongfully, then for twenty years he had rested under a burden worse than .torture, worse than death, and that terrible burden ought not to rest longer upon him unless upon reexamination of the facts, which it would be the duty of the president and the senate to make hereafter it should be determined, he ought not be restored. The name of President Lincoln had been invoked to prevent this act of justice, but he believed if President Lincoln could be called upon to vote upon the case as now presented his vote would be castas he (Hoar) intended to east his own. He did not know what predjudices or what honest love of country he might offend by that vote. He did know he would rather incur almost anything else than the disapprobation of some men who would be grieved by his action upon this bill, but he had done his best to discover his duty and he thanked God for giving him grace to perform it.

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protection. Porter, with a quick perception of the gravity of the situation, and showing a thorough knowledge of the fitness of the man for the duty to be performed, selected Thomas from the three majors, and ordered him to report to him at my office in Harrisburg, that being Porter's headquarters. Thomas arrived there promptly the same evening. When informed of the duty to be performed, Thomas hesitated, and then began a conversation between the two officers which continued until morning, and made a lasting impression on my mind. Thomas argued against the war, taking the

round that the trouble had been on the country by the abolitionists of the north, and while deploring it as sincerely as any man could, the south had just cause for complaint. Porter took the

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osition that he (Thomas), as a soldier, no right to look at the cause of the trouble, but as an officer of the United States army it was his duty to defend his flag whenever it was attacked whether by foes from within or from without. Porter plead as zealously, as eloquently as I have ever heard any man plead the cause in which his whole heart was engaged, and it was this pleading which caused Thomas to arrive at a decision. I do not say Thomas refused to obey his orders, but I do say he hesitated and would much rather preferred that the duty had devolved upon another. Thomas was a Virginian and had, as had many other good and patriotic men, doubts as to the advisability of the government coercing the states back into the union, that had by their legislation formally withdrawn, but during that night he decided to remain with the union from that time forward. There was no doubt, no hesitancy, no wavering, but an earnest, hearty support to the side which had for its motto the interest of the union, and to-day his name is among the brightest, best and purest of all its military heroes. If Fitz-John Porter was to any extent instrumental in saving this great name to our list of military, I ask, should not this country be grateful to him I think it should."

The bill passed by the following vote: Ayes—Senators Barrow, Beck, Brown, Butler, Call, Camden, Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Cockerell, Coke, Davis, of West Virginia, Farley, Garland, George, Gorman, troome, Hampton, Hoar, Jackson, Jackson, Jonas, Jones, of Florida, Lamar, Maxey, Morgan, Pendleton. Pugb, Ransom, Saulsbury, Sewell, Slater, Vance, Vest, Voorhees and Walker—88.

Noes—Aldrlch, Anthony Blair. Cameron (Wis.), Chilcott, Conger, Davis fill.), Dawes,-Edmunds, Frye, Hale, Harrison, Hawley, Hill, Ingalls, Kellogg, Logan, MoDill, McMillan, Miller (Cala.), Miller Morrill, Piatt, Plumb, Rollins, Sawyer, Windom—27.

before the senate com-

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mittee on foreign relations, two hours this morning, the commercial treaty between Mexico and the United States being under consideration. Tlig terms of the treaty jvere fully discussed and explained by the commissioners from the standpoint of the reciprocal interests of both countries. Grant remained closeted with the members of the committee quite awhile after Romero had retired. The treaty already formulated relates mainly to mutual concessions in the nature of allowing importation free of duty by each country of certain stated products of the other. The formal signing of the treaty by the commissioners will probably take place in a few days.

British Columbia Asks for Help. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Capt. L. W. Stodder, commanding the revenue eutter, Oliver Wolcott, dated Vicroria, B. C., Jan. 10th, as follows: "Received a communication from the prime minister of British Columbia asking assistance at Fort Simpson, Indian trouble. No British naval vessel in these waters, and assistance is urgent."

Secretary Folger sent the answer today as follows: "Revenue steamer is permitted to be present at Fort Simpson and prevent violence, but no force is authorized unless to repel attacks imminent against the whites, and then only on written request of the British Columbia authorities."

A MUNIFICENT GIFT.

One Hundred Thousand Dollars to a Theological Seminary. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Jan. 11.—William

Bucknell, of this city, to-day handed the board of trustees of the. University of Lewisburg, Pa., Baptist Theological Seminary, a check for $100,000, including his own subscription of $50,000, made on the condition that $50,000 more be secured.

CHRONICLES OF CRIME.

Matthews Will Hang To-day. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.—Governor Cul-

lom will not interfere in the case of Phillip Matthews, who murdered Annie Geyer, his sweetheart, at Belleville, Ills., last May. He, therefore, will be hanged to-morrow.

Murdered His Brother-in-law. ST. LOUIS, Jan.

11.—Jacob Budd went

to the house of Henry Dudley, his brother-in-law, in Centralia, 111., yesterday afternoon, and after a short conversation, drew his revolver and fired three shots at him, one of which passed directly through the body, killing him almost instantly, no cause for the act is given.

Killed Without Warning. CENTRALIA, 111., Jan. 11. Jacob

Budd, a young man of Central City, yesterday went to the house of his brother-in-law, Henry Durley, and without warning, fired three shots, killing him instantly. Budd escaped. A family trouble caused the act.

Robbed.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Jan. 11.—Dr. M. Ballard, a prominent politician

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and land owner, was robbed of $2,700 in cash at his isolated farm in Audobon county, last Tuesdey.

For the Flood Snfferers. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.—A largely attended meeting was held this afternoon in the mayor's office, for the purpose of devising means of assisting the suffers by the floods in .Germany a&d Hungary, Mayor King presiding. A relief committee of fifteen was appointed and a subscription list opened with a contribution of $1,000 from Dr.. E. Morwetz, of the German Demokrat. Other subscriptions were read amounting to $1,000.

Earthquake at Cairo. CAIBO, 111., Jan. 11.—A very sharp and heavy earthquake was felt "hero tfris morning at 1:25, lasting about five seconds. No damaee done.

Lard Reflaery Company Assign. CINCINNATI, Jan. 11.—The Cincinnati Lard Refining Co., E. W. Blair, manager, assigned to A. A. Clarke. Assignee's bond, $40,000.

HOW IT WAS DONE.

The Capture of Tennessee's Treasurer.

He Says he Will Make Disclosures That Will Startle People in His State.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 11.—Last evening about sunset the people around the International depot were interested in a train swiftly rolling in the depot. It was the special train hired by United States Marshal Gosling to bring him in double quick time from Laredo to San Antonio. The trip was accomplished in less than six hours. On the train, besides the marshal and two deputies, were Marsh T. Polk, late state treasurer of Tennesse, and Malcom Cameron, of this city, the detective partner of Price. Both were prisoners. In brief, the history of the capture-of these two men is:

Last Sunday night Polk and his confederates—Vanlew, Polk and Cameron —boarded the sleeper for Laredo. W. C. Morrill, who is a deputy United States marshal under Marshal Gosling, spotted the crowd from certain movements of theirs and directed- his partner to keep one seat and watch them constantly. The man Price was also on the train and rode to Cotullo, where he took the return train. This man's movements excited Morrill's suspicions at the time and subsequent developments show that these suspicions were- well founded. After Price left the train to return to San A.ntonio,the remaining two had their heads together until Webb was reached, when Polk and Cameron slipped out of the train, Vanlew remaining until the train reached Laredo, when he quietly jumped to the other side of the. Rio Grande with the money bags. When Deputy Marshall Morrill saw that Polk ana Cameron had skipped he wired .1

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which Sheely did. He detailed the facts, and Sheely at once started to Webb on a dead mn. The horse gave out and he went afoot until dark, and when two or three miles on the south side of Webb station he met two men. He pulled down on them with his revolver. One of them stoutly resisted and started to

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when he felt the barrel of Seely's six shooter. It was dark and he could not see it. He succumbed and permitted the other fellow to take his pistol and hand it to Sheely. The first man was the detective and his companion was a boatman, employed to put him across the river above Laredo. When arrested, Cameron was very beligerent and made all sorts of demands on Sheely, but the officers drove him toward Webb, where Sheely expected to find Polk. During this walk Cameron changed his tactics and made the proposition to Sheely to sell out. He said they (Polk) had plenty of money that he had made this stake. To this Sheely assented, if Cameron would show him Polk. This Cameron assented to do, and led Sheely ovet to a bunch of mesquite and prickly pear. There Polk was found concealed. Sheelv at once arrested him. Cameron told Polk of hia talk with Sheely. Polk offered Sheely $8,000 to let him go, but having him safe in hand, this faithful officer answered "No, sir. I am a United States officer, faithful to my superiors and myself, and no money can buy me." He then took them to Webb station, mounted the north bound train, came to Cattlelo, changed off to the south-bound, returned to the neighborhood of Karedo and placed guard over his men. He then telegraphed Marshal Gosling, at Austin, and that gentleman went to Laredo Tuesday, arriving in Laredo Wednesday morning. Sheely had released Cameron, but Marshal Gosling immediately ordered him under arrest and haa him searched. He found on his person $2,000 in checks endorsed by Polk, for $500 checks and $110 in gold. Gosling then visited Polk and saw him. He was greatly surprised to see one whom he had known from childhood and greeting him cordially he said, "Well, this settles it. I cannot not deny it any longer," and proceeded to tell all about his defalcation, his attempted escape and how they had failed to fulfill trie contract to land him on the other side.e He expressed his willingness to return to" Tennessee and begged Mr. Gosling to take him right on in a hurry and not wait for the coming agents. He preferred to go with one he knew would treat him kindly. He then said he gave up all hopes of escape and would go along quietly, but he was loud in his denunciation of a number of officials in Tennessee and says he will make revelations when ho gets home that will startle the people of Tennessee. He says his victims will comprehend all classes from a supreme court judge down. After his arrest, Marshal Goslfng chartered an engine, and with Deputy Sheely and Morrill started for this place with his prisoners. He telegraphed to County Attorney Cook to have Price arrested, and a warrant was sworn. Arriving here, Cameron was turned over to

Sheriff McCall and placed in jail, and Marshal Gosling took Polk

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vate residence. In conversation with Joe bnee.v, Polk said he was 6hort §136,000 that a confidential clerk got away with $30,000, and that alike amount was spent in trying to capture him. an Polk is now on his way to Satillo, Mexico, where they have $300,000 invested ia mines.

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