Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 August 1885 — Page 1

Wjeckly Established in 1823.

THREE SKELETONS.

"Find" at the Gravel Near Collett Park Yestetday.

some

Pit

The Bones of a Man, Woman and Girl Dog Up From Rnde Grave?.

The Sknll of the Man Has a Hole in it—The Theories in the Case.

OUT OF THEIR GRAVES.

A Ghastly Discovery of Three Human Skeletons at Conover's Gravel Pit— Evidence of Cruel and Bloody Murder

What Can It Mean, Yesterday afternoon as the foreman at Conover's gravel pit, north of town, was engaged in loosening the earth from the top of a shelving bank, which overshad' owed a portion of the pit, a large mass of eod and subsoil became detached, and rolled away into the pit. The astonishment of the man may be more easily imagined than ez/ffssed when his eyes rested upon the yellow and moulding bones of a human foot partially protruding from the outer surface of the soil, about two feet below the upper edgf of the bank. The bones were intact and were apparently well articulated. As carefully aa possible an excavation was commenced from the upper surface, covering about two yards square, and when the earth had been removed to the depth of two feet, a skeleton of a large, full-grown man was discovered. Very slowly was the earth loosened from about the bones, until finally the position in which the body had originally been placed in the grave was made plain to observation. The head had evidently been bent forward and the neck twisted until the chin rested upon the breast. The lipper portion of the body had rested flat on the back, while the right leg was drawn over and twisted under the left leg. The left knee had evidently been elevated, ar.d on the right side of the sku'l, a little above where the ear had been, was to be seen a hole, the inner edges of which Were marked with jagged

Eidcous

oints. Tbe entire appearance of the thing and the shallowness of the grave indicated beyond a doubt that the body, when buried, had been thrust into a hastily prepared hole, that was^ much too Lai row and short to contain the corpse. At the first attempt to raije the skeleton from the ground, it quickly fell, rattling to the ground in pieces. Scarcelv had the excitement attending the discovery of the skeleton quieted down, when the turning of two or three more shovels full of earth brought to light another and still a third skeleton. These proved to be frames of females. One was that of a mature woman, the other a child of not less than ten or more .than fourteen years of age, this being determined from the size of and natural marks upon the skull. The largest of these two skeletons, by its position, indicated that the body had been thrown into its grave, so to speak, in a mere heap. I he legs were twisted and distorted, the left one being for its entire length literally upside down. The spinal column was broken and the right l.ip and shoulders had been pressed, one toward the other.

The skeleton of the child was impertect and crumbled, numerous bones having rotted away. A large piece of the skull had disappeared and but little was tobe fount! of either. The ghastly remains were carefully gathered in separate piles and to-day, under direction of the coroner, will be separately buried.^

What the true significance of this startling discovery.may be, can never be determined. That the three were once father, mother and daughter is more than probable. That they were foully murdered is reasonable to believe from a consideration of the facts, first, that no part of the land thereabout has ever been known tobe used as a burial place secondly, that they were not smallpox patients from the

pest

house, because the

record shows that only twelve persons dying from smallpox have been mte.red and these were placed in the cemetery, thirdly, that the particular point where these skeletons were

found

that

is sep-

aiated by rough and hilly ground and

from

an impassable swamp

every point where human habitations rested, and finally, for the reason that the grave was both shallow and so contracted in size that even the skeleton the child was distorted and drawn out ol shape in being pressed into it. A reporter, conversation with an old man who had lived near the scene of the mysterious "fnd" for nearly fifty years said he could ,t remember any family who had ever lived in

vicinity, consisting of lather,

mother and daughter or of any three persons of the sizes indicated by the gigantic skeleton of the man and the extremely short statue of both the female skeletons. He insisted that no grave yard, public or private, within his memory been near what is now the Con6ver gr«vel pit. It was suggested that the horrible remains were those of a famiiymurdered by

had

located

gaiift of soldiers, who, dun lays of the war, were wont to

Dy some giuiK the early days of the war, were wo encamp on the old fair

encamp on the old fair ground, the site of

ground,

the site

which is a short distance north of the gravel pit. This is not a probable or sensible explanation. But it is quite likely that if these 'grinning and ghastly and terrible" skulls could open their ilesliless and mouldy Ja*8 converse, thev would tell a fearful gtorv, perhaps, of a peacefu family" surprised in the quiet ol

evening

by the hideous, painted savsges,

struck down in cold blood, and tneir bodies left at their own hearthstone, alter ward to be hurriedly buried by some white friend, to prevent the horrible mutilation. The history of the early set tiers of this

section—much

thesfe bodies under ground, been diametrically opposite to its chemical nature, even preservation of these: keletons. standing these skeletons were discovered at a depth of but comparatively a lew inches below the surface, when the bodies were buried they may have been placed deep down, in the earth. In the Jf9"™ that have intervened, by the action of the elements the surface soil could have been gradually worn away until even the spade pi the laborer, yesterday, would not have been necessary to bring to light these repulsive evidences of murder committed in by-gone tlaies. The theory that the three unfortunate persons whose bones, £austed with yellow mould, and found at the gravel pit yesterday, were massacred fcyjadians, is reasonable, and must stand jldfO a more plausible one is advanced.

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POLITICAL.

Leading Democrats Disgusted Over tbe Situation In Ohio. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 26. the Ohio democrats who are in Washington aa government officials and in other capacities truly reflect the democratic sentiment of that state, then the party is not at all hopeful of the result of the coming election. Some of the Ohio dem ocrate here, men of promise, do not hesi tate to admit that their party is in a poor condition for a big political battle. Colonel Martin, who has been active in Ohio politics for years, and who is one of -the best informed' men of the democratic party as to the state of affairs^ in that party, is not very hopeful of electing the state ticket. Though he has been a resident of Washington for a long time, he has regularly attended all the conventions of the party in Ohio, and has always gone home to vote and work at the polls. He said to day: "Hoadly's renomination was not compliment to him, nor was it intended as such. His administration has not been popular, even with his own party. The last legislature was a disgrace to the party and to the state. votes were bought and sold, and its acts of omission and commission shamed the people. Now, nobody else wanted to take the field and the task of defending Hoadly's administration and the legislature which served with it. The party concluded to let Mr, Hoadly defend his own administration. It was deemed right and proper that he should do so. Hence, he was renominated, practically without opposition. I have heard good democrats of years stand ing say they intend to vote the prohibition ticket. Why, they say they propose to teach the Germans a lesson. Last year the Germans, who had found the democracy their best friends, and who had voted with the party on state issues for their own'benefit, deserted us. There are democrats who would be glad to elect the prohibition ticket as a means of retaliation upon the Germans. I believe our folks will pay more attention to the legislative fight than to the state ticket. I expect to see' the state ticket sacrificed wherever votes for democratic candidates for the legislature can be gained thereby. If we can get the legislature, Thurman will be sent to the senate unanimously, and then we will have a leader in that body who can aid the democratic administration. But I can tell you this much, it is idle at present to speculate upon the outcome in Ohio —nobody can tell what the prohibition vote will be. It is well understood among the democrats that this is Sherman's fight, and they know that means plenty of money for the republicans. I expect to to see both parties concentrate efforts upon the legislature and make the state ticket a secondary consideration."

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MT. GILEAD, O., August 26.—The opening speech of the Ohio campaign, on the part of the republican party, was made here this afternoon by Senator John Sherman, befoie a large open-air audience.

Senator Shermanleviewed the career of the republican party and declared^ that the democrats now coneeJed the wisdom and success of all the prominent republican measures and the merits of great leaders of the republican party. He said it might be unkind, but it was natural to recall that these same men within thirty years had termed the republican party "a black abolition party," Lincoln an "ape," Grant a "butcher," and the union soldiers "Lincoln's hirelings." The senator declared that by the defection of a comparatively few men in three republican states some of the men who conspired to overthrow the government, waged war against it, and were the cause of the loss of a half million lives, have been placed in the very seats of the power they abandoned with scorn and defiance. The speaker said he saw the union flag floating at half mast for Jacob Thompson, who was regarded as a defaulter and traitor. "This strange turn of events," said the -senator, "has but one example in history, and that was restoring of Charles II. after a brilliant, but short protectorate of Cromwell, and like that restoration, is a reproach to the civilization of the age." The appointes of the new administration have examined the books and vaults, and found every dollar of public money on hand or accounted for. He declared that even this defection among republicans "would have been ineffective but for the solid south, held together in political fellowship by crimes, •violence and fraud, which if continued will as surely renew the strifes of the civil war as that the sun rolls around its course." The speaker declared^ that the negro of the south is openly denied of his political rjahts, and it was done as boldly as any highway robbery. He discussed the question at great length, and then turned to the advocacy of protection, as opposed to free trade. He condemned the course of President Cleveland in pardoning Lieutenant Mullen, Biemjer of the Cincinnati police force, sentenced to One year for arresting and jailing negro voters in Cincinnati at the recent national election. He defended John Roach against the action of Secretary Whitney rnd declared that under the rule laid down in the case of Roach none but a fool or a madman would take a contract of the government to construct a ship or anything else. He declared that even the ordinary collection of revenue is obstructed by the demagoguism which preceded the last election.

Illicit distilleries abounded in the south in the belief tliat democratic rule maant free whisky. While he believed^ President Cleveland meant to enforce the civil service law, removals were made daily for purely partisan purposes, mainly by the postmaster general at the rate 200 a day. He closed by a few words in regard to the temperance issue in Ohio, and said he believed the temperance question should not enter the pole of party poli tics. He believed a wise system of tax irfws and of laws restraining the traffic was the proi» se to pursue.

The

Peuii.-j

of it, was as­

sociated with the pioneers who struck their axes into the trees that once grew over the area within which were discovered, yesterday, the three skeletons. Even though the chemical character of the soil now is such as to destroy, by decompositian, the bones of the human frame, when bodies were first placed jt may nave

to the

Notwith-

ivanla Delegates.

HAEKISBURG, Pa., August 26.—The democratic state convention was called to order this morning at 10:30 o'cleck, the Opera house being' packed and over four hundred delegates being present. R. H. Allen, of Lycoming, was elected tempo rarv chairman by acclamation. On taking the chair he spoke of his party being in possession of the national administration, and said that they had a perfect right to present to the public utterances of importance. He eulogized President Cleveland, and said that the people were now having a higher, better and purer administration than has been known for many years. Referring to the new constitution, he said one of the great questions was the regulation of the laws governing great corporations. It was the duty to keep them withiu the bounds of the constitution. He charged the republicans with allowing the law to remain a dead letter, when they had opportunity to enforce them. Governor

Pattison was highly complimented for his movements on the South Pennsylvania railroad, and

the

speaker requested that

the governor be fully indorsed and sustained in his course. The various com mittee were then appointed, after which the convention took a recess until alternocu.

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THE TERRE

PLUCKY PARNELL

He Fashes on the Purpose to Procare Independence for Ireland.

The English Press Becomes Excited at Hte Speech Disclosing His Plans.

Mormons Mobbpd in London—The Dispute Over the Caroline Islands.

PARNELL'S PLANS.

Solidifying the Nationalists—The Irish Leader's Speech of Congratulation Arouses the English Press, Who Cry

Out for His Defeat. DUBLIN, Aug. 26.—Addressinga public meeting Mr. Parnell said the triumph of the Irish cause was assured, whether the whigs or the tories win in the 'elections. The tories would give as good a scheme of self-government as the whigs. "There is something solemn and dazzling in the thought that we belong to a generation about to witness the end of a struggle lasting seven hundred years, opposed by such tremendous obstacles and odds. Only the Irish can defeat themselves. The English parliament can not defeat us. We have met and beaten the worst that England can do."

LOUDON, August 26. —Mr. Parnell's Dublin speech of yesterday has thoroughly aroused the conservative press of Eng4and. The Times says that no prudent politician can underrate the importance of the action taken by the Irish nationalists at their conference in Dublin, yesterday. "Mr. Parnell's programme," continues the Times, "may, hpwever, meet with a fate similar to that which befell O'Connell's, at a time when Irishmen were as confident as they are. Mr. Parnell demands the repeal of the union. So the Irish question is no longer a question of loyal self-government. This might bp acceded to by England, which will neyer listen to a plan for the separation of Ireland."

The Standard says: "Mr. Parnell has declared war. It will be a shame and a disaster if English statesmen of both parties fail to bame him. We do not pretend to ignore the danger to which the imperial unity is exposed. Mr. Parnell now holds a strong hand. The late liberal majority in parliament could afford to ignore him, but it will be different in a parliament evenly balanced between the two parties. Mr. Parnell has, however, rivals by the score. He knows very well how precarious his tenure of authority is. If both the whigs and tories make it clear from the outside that Mr. Parnell's demand for home rule will be met with a firm opposition, his influence frill be doomed.

The NeVs takes advantage of the excitement over Mr. Parnell's bold declaration for Irish independence, "to exhibit the advantage which a large liberal majority would be to the country. The liberals, argues the News, are more likely to oppose the Parnellite demands than the conservatiees.

DUBLIN, August 26.—The lord mayor of Dublin will give a banquet at the Mansion house next Tuesday to Mr. Parnell and his Irish colleagues in the house of commons.

MORMONS MOBBED.

An Axciting Scene in London Streets. LONDON, August 26.—For some time past several Mormon missionaries have been laboring with great energy in the East End of London, and have succeeded in making many converts and proselytes in spite of persistent and brutal opposition. Recently there have been reports that these missionaries had been systematically kidnaping handsome young women and shipping them to Utah, to be sealed" to rich ana lecherous Mormons. Airsorts of stories have been told about the harems kept by the jrealthy Mormons, and the indignities inflicted upon the girls who were entrapped into becoming their wives or concubines. These reports have greatly exasperated the East Enders, and _ast night an infuriated mob invaded and took possession of the hall in which the missionaries were speaking. The invaders stormed the' platform, smashed most of the furniture in the hall, and made a total wreck of everything on the platform. The seven elders, who had been conducting the serviced, fled for their lives.. The rioters chased them through the streets, pelting them with filth and with every sort of missile that could be picked up. Several of the elders were captured and were terribly abused by the mob. Their clothing was torn to shreds, and they were beaten until they were unconscious and. almost lifeless. The rioters,. evidently believing them dead, fled, and left the Mormons lying naked and bleeding on the paveii ent, where they were afterwards found by the police...

THE CAROLINE ISLANDS.

Agitation Caused by Germany's Assumption of Authority Over the Group. LONDON, August 26.—The Paris cor respondent of the Daily News says: "The Spanish General Salamanco returns to the German government the decoration of the Prussian Red Eagle. It is hoped this will shame Alphonso into resigning the colonelcy of German Uhlans. The chief towns of Arrogan boycott German beer." The Standard's Berlin correspondent says that if the Caroline dispute be referred to arbitration, Queen Victoria, not Kinfe Humbert, will decide the question.

The German government declines to either propose or accept arbitration of the differences between it and the government of Spain concerning the Caroline Island affair.

The rumor that Queen Victoria will arbitrate the Carolines dispute between Spain and Germany, is not believed here, as England joined with Germany in the note of opposition to Spain's claims.

BERLIN, August 26.—The Cologne Gagette publishes an amicable article on the Carolines trouble and says it hopes the difficulty will be soon removed, and that mutual good will will strengthen the old friendship between Germany and Spain.

MADRID, August 26.—Count DeBeno' mar, Spanish embassador to Berlin telegraphs to-day that Germany states: that she declared a protectorate over the Caroline Islands, believing they were unoccupied, and that bef6re doing so she informed Spain that Germany war willing to discuss the question of posses sion with Spain, or, if necessary, to submit to arbitration.

The October Elections in France. LONDON, August 26.—The October elections in France, which are to choose new chamber of deputies, promise to be very close, but the prospects of the republicans seem now to be brighter Jjian those of tbe combination forming the opposition In regard to ope exciting question

result.

it is now safe to forecast the

It

The Turin Relic Thief.

LONDON, August 26.—-'The Times, returning to the subject of the great robbery "of ryal relics at Turin, says: "Strict inquiries have led the police to conclude that the robbery was committed by persons living in the palace, and that- the broken window, the impression of footsteps, the blood stains across the gardens and the things scattered along the route were nothing but blinds. Certain •irregularities on the part of the custodian of the armory during the day preceding the night of the robbery, such as his havin closed the armory at an unusual hour am then* having mislaid the key, have roused such strong suspicion that he has been arrested."

Dueling Arnoag Russian Students* LONDON, August 26.—The practice of dueling among Bussian students has lately increased to an alarming extent, and the governifltent has concluded to adopt sterner measures of repression Hitherto the punishment for dueling has been only a small fine or a few days imprisonment, and the students have willingly suffered these mild penalties rather than forego their personal quarrels and the chance to win the coveted scars which tell of dueling scratches. The czar has now issued an imperial ukase absolutely forbidding dueling, and fixing the uniform penalty of exile to Siberia for any Violation of the law.

Germany Hauls Down Her Flag. PARIS, August 26.—The German flag, which ^was recently hoisted on French Island, off the Victorian coast, in the South Pacific, has been removed by the order of Prince Bismarck, at the request of France.

A GIGANTIC SCHEME.

Counterfeiting Brazilian Bonds—The Counterfeiter Arrested at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 26.—It has just transpired that a man named Lucien White was arrested here a week ago last Monday, charged with being concerned in a gigantic scheme to counterfeit Brazilian bank notes. White was arrested at the Hotel Mosher, where he had been stopping some time, and the detectives engaged in ferreting out the case have discovered partly-finished notes amounting in the aggregate to $32C,000. The captured currency is chiefly in notes of the denomination of 200 milries, but they consist only of the fronts of the notes and are not signed. The backs, however, have been discovered in New Orleans, and thus the scheme has been foiled. Other arrests are expected to be made both here and in New Orleans where the names of the Brazilian members of the gang will be secured. None of the details of the case can be obtained, but Detective Tyrrell, who is working the matter up, says it is the largest case that he has ever been engaged in. It is said that one or more of the gang are now on their way to Brazil, that the authorities of that country have been cabled to that effect and the men will be arrested on their arrival. The printing of the fronts of the notes was done here by the August Gustand company, who were told that they were intended for sugar box labels but the suspicions of the Gustand company being aroused while the work was in progress, they informed the United States authorities here and detectives were immediately set to work on the case. Julien White, the man arrested here, says his former home was in Whitney, Texas, but that he lived in Brazil anumber of years that heTeturned to Texas six months ago and shortly afterwards was approached by a man named Lane, who jroached the scheme to him under the guise of sugar labels, and he went into it. He then went to New York to have the printing done but failing in this he went to Chicago, where he again failed. He then came here, with the above result. He is an intelligent, well educated and the detective think Lane a myth and that White is the chief mover in the scheme.

LOCKIE'S BAD WORK.

Six Persons Killed Outright- An Awful Record of Crime in Texas. AUSTIN, Te*,, August 26.—The details of a terrible series of murders committed at Joensoa City, Blanco county, an interior town, on Monday, are furnished by citizen of that place just arrived here. It appears that the daughter of Al Lockie, an old resident, was recently discovered to be in a delicate condition, and it is alleged that Lopkie's relatives attribute to him the crime of seducing her. The matter preyed upon his mind, and on Monday afternoon he left home intending, as he avowed, to go to John Green's glace to borrow a sum of money. Green and family were away. He entered the house and took Green's Winchester rifle and returned to the residence of his brother,.Berry Lockie. He then shot, and killed Berry aDd his (Berry's) wife.

THE EXPRESS, TERRE HAUTE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1885.

is almost certain that a major­

ity of the chamber will favor the expulsion from France of all members of former reigning families, as every departmental caucus throughout France has declared in favor of that measure.

A neighbor named John Nicholson rode by iust then. He forced Nicholson to go with him to Mr. Stokes. He then shot and killed Mr. Stokes. Then Nicholson was lost sight of. His horse was tied there when found, and it is supposed he was also killed. From there Lockie went to his own house and shot and cut the throat of Mrs. Henry Lockie, of Llano county, wife of his stepson, who was on a visit to him. He also shot and killed there Mrs. Stokes, wife of the Stokes he had killed just previous to the killing of Mrs. Henry Lockie. He then killed his daughter. He then attempted to kill his wife, but his cartridges being exhausted, he could not fire another shot, and so she escape. Having failed to catch and Kill his wife, he cut his own throat, mounted his horse and started in the direction of Johnson city. After riding a few yards he met Thomas Brunswick, whom he attacked, and into whom he plunged a knife, inflicting a fatal wound. The murderer then rode toward Johnson city, but was arrested within two miles of it. He was still alive at last accounts. "With the exoeption, perhaps, of the murder and cremation of the Lynch family, near

Hempstead, some yelrs ago, this is the most horrible set„ of circumstances ever committed in this state. By it about twenty children are left orphans.

Governor Palmer for Austria. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 26.—An Illinois gentleman Jiere says that the president has about decided to appoint ex-Governor John M. Palmer, of Illinois, to the Austrian mission.' According to this gentleman, President Cleveland has no intention of lettfflfe' the office remain vacant as an expression of dissatisfaction The president is represented as feelinj that the two parties are so evenly balanced in Illinois that judicious appointments may tip the balance. Governor Palmer broke away from the republicans^ in the Greeley movement.

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LABOR AND TRADE.

The Situation at the Nail Works Hot Materially Changed.

Jay Gonld in Consultation With th« Knights of Labor Committee.

The 'Whisky Market Excited Over the Break in the Pool—The Iron and Steel Market,

THE NAIL WORKS.

The Machines Still Running—Mo Further Withdrawal of Operatives—The Feeders' Union.

The Nail works, with twelve machines in the hands of feeders, were in steady operation yesterday. Thirteen kegs of nails—of first-class quality—were the product of the day's labor, and it is expected that this showing will be largely increased to-day. The feeders now at work, it is said, have announced their intention to "stay in," and the nailers and feeders outside have for the time being relaxed all efforts to effect an abandonment of the machines. The feeders and nailers were remarkably quiet yesterday and rather disinclined to converse.on the subject of the situation. The feeders have effected a complete organi zation of their union and are gaining some accessions.

The following is a roster of officers and members of the new union of Independent Nail Feeders of Terre Haute:

President, Thos.' Bowlman vice-presi-dent, Scott Shoaf financial secretary, Robert Siir.le treasurer, John Shaffer marshal, Edward Boughter inside guard, Albert Brentlinger trustees, David Getty, William Dinkle and Hugh McBride. Wm. Connelly, John Myers, A.'Gardner, Wm, Apman, Wm. Sidert, Chas. Miller, J. Jackson, Henry Seidel, J. Deidrich, Henry Kantz, Wm. Hanson, L. Augistine, Chas. Grover, Timothy O'Connell, Walter Finney, Louis Vanderhoof, John Connelly, John Johnson, A. Caldwell, Dan'l O'Connell, Chas. Gering, M. Rice, Henry Douglass, Joseph Riley, John Q. Adams, Geo. Davenport, Wm. Pugh, Chas. Stewart, Louis Robar, Lawrence Connelly, John F. Kelly, Martin Peiffer, S. Pierce, C. Nolan, P. Dinges, Cornelius Lahey, Jacob Reader, D. W. Kirkwood, J. Pierce, John Ryan, Charles Lutz, Wm. Stinson, Wm. Fisher, Wm. Healy, Patrick Lahey, Jacob Kolsem, Geo. Dftikle, John Fisher, Owen Monahan, Benjamin Davis, Howard Harbold, James Montz, Patrick Carroll, Cyrus Stevenson, Louis Locknrd, Wm. Green, Chtis. Hamilton, Addison Shule, Henry Melcher, Samuel Hill, Frank Kizer. Wm. Whipple, John Wolf, Harry Skein, Will Penell, Patrick Connelly, Will Phiney, Wm. Whitmore and William Garvey.

PITTSBURG, August 26 —An adjourned meeting of the Western Nail association is in progress here to-day, with a full representation of the mills west of the AUeghanies. The members refuse to give any information until after the close of the meeting. The trade reported is to be looking up, and the manufacturers anticipate an early resumption. A conference of the striking nailers and their employers will be held this afternoon. At Shoenberger's mill, one of the strikers returned to work this morning, but was afterwards induced to suspend work again by the other strikers. The break was the first in this district, and created considerable excitement.

The association decided that there was nothing in the condition of the nail trade or general business outlook to warrant a change in the present card rate. It was also decided to continue to resist the demand of the nailers. The manufacturers say the outlook is encouraging for an early resumption of the mflli terms.

of the mills at their

The Wabash Strike.

26.—The railroad

ST. LOUIS, MO., August Wabash committee of the strikers have finished' their labors here and will leave for home to-night. It is intimated that an order is expected from the executive committee of the Knights of Labor which may extend the strike to all points west of New York. The committee here, before it adjourned, addressed a severe letter to Mayor Kochfitzky, state labor commissioner, charging him with truckling to the railroads in the present strike. All is quiet here at the shops, and nothing new has developed in this direction since yesterday.

ST. LOUIS, MO., August 26.—The Knights of Labor in the employ of the Texas &St. Louis railroad in Tyler, Tex., struck to-day at 1 o'clock.' They issued a circular asking all employes of the road to aid them in their effort by refusing to work until the payment of all wages due tiiem. The non-payment of several months' wages is the cause of the strike.

NEW YORK, N. Y., August 26.—Jay Gould, and A. A. Talmadge, geHeral manager of the Wabash railroad General Manager Hoxie, of the Southwestern system, and Captain Hayes, first vice president of the Missouri Pacific railroad, this afternoon received a delegation from the executive board of the Knights of Labor, which is here to effect a settlement of the difficulties between the Wabash and the Knights of the Labor. Mr. Gould informed the committee that the officials the Wabash railroad were not opposed to the Knights of Labor as an organization. They rather approved it. The company had never offered such a proposition to the men, as had been stated, in effect that they must break frem the Knights as a condition of employment. The officials, Mr.

Talmadge

speaking for them, explained that when the new management began under the receiver, many changes were necessitated. Leased lines were got rid of and expenses curtailed. The committee suggested as a means of settlement ol the difficulty, that all men employed since June 16 in place of union men be let go and the old hands be reinstated—those who had refused to be cut from the K. of L. as a condition of being taken back on June 18th when the shops were reopened. The shops mentioned were those at Fort Wayne, Ind., Decatur auid Springfield, 111., Moberly, St. Louis and Sedalia, Mo. The executive board of the K. of L. to day urged that the shops were closed June 16, opened two days later and then when the old hands applied for work they were refused, unless they signed an agreement to quit the Knignts. Sixteen hundred men refused, and were locked out, others replacing them. The confer

•eplacing hinged hi—

ence to-day hinged here. If the officials disc

would agree to discharge those who took the places of those locked out, all would be well. The committee demanded an answer within fifteen minutes, but the railway officials declined such rapidity of decision, and said that consideration would be given the matter and an answer furnished later on. Tlie committee K. of L. then left

Ex-Mayor T. N. Powderly, of Scranton, Pa., general master workman of the K. of L., said ^to-night that Mr. Talmadge assured the committee that he had not

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caused the discharge of employes becanse they refused to sever their connection with the K. of L., and that he did not give orders to his associates to dis charge die men who refused to sign £he agreement of June 18th. Mr. Powderly added: "If necessary we can present proofs that such orders came from headquarters." The gentleman continued that "Mr. Talmadge had asked for time in which to consider the question, and said that he would not feel justified while the war was in its present condition without consulting the officers to answer why the man were discharged "We will hold another conference," said Mr. Powderly, "when a reply is expected from the Wabash officials to our demand to reinstate the the 1,600 men were discharged."

The Whisky Market,

CINCINNATI, August 26.—On 'change to-day the whisky men were all excited. George E. Duckworth has papers calling for a meeting to form anew whisky pool and he was soliciting signers. Very few cared about affixing their signature to the paper, and Maddux, Hobart & Co., who had a similar call, are not even passing it around. In fact, it is the gen erallv received opinion that as the pool is "busted" beyond redemption that it is best for each dealer to go it alone for a time. "I think that the 'every man for Himself jolicy will last about two months," said Hr. Edward Stevens, "and then they!ll grow so sick of it that they will cry for a pool again. No, there is no hope for another pool on September 1—not the least hope in the world. Highwines today are to be had from $1.03 to $1.06. To tell the truth, the purchaser can buy for just about what he is billing to pay. Spirits can be bought from $1.08 to $1.14. Many of the older and more conservative whisky men would like to see the pool re-established, but the younger fellows want to go it alone and see how it works. For a long time these latter have chafed under the restrictions of the pool, and they rejoice over its dissolution.

Iron and Steel.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 26.—The past week's contracts for steel rails foot up 40,000 tons standard and light sections, for delivery mostly at western points, during the next ninety days. The weekly production is 15,000 capacity, 25,000 per week.. Inquiries are recorded for 60,000 tons in large lots. Quotations on small lots have been advanced to $20, with fair orders for early delivery. Buyers do not believe the attempted advance can be maintained, in view of the excessive productive capacity. The mileage this year is one-thira less than last. A very large amount of mileage is projected, and doubtless when construction on a considerable portion of it is determined upon prices will advance. Structural iron and plate are in fair demand, and prices firmer for thirty-days deliveries. The Pennsylvania Tube company has orders for ",000 tons for one pipe-line. All mills well supplied with pipe orders and with orders for bridge work. The barmills lag behind sheet iron and tank iron are more active. Crude iron is very dull, except in certain makes of Alabama and Virginia irons, which are once more crowing in at $14 and $15.

The Sheet Role Scale.

PITTSBURG, August 26.—The conference committee of the' sheet iron manu-. facturers and the amalgamated association, appointed to settle the rollers' scale question, met here to-day and adjourned to-night without arriving at an agreement. The sheet rollers' scale is the only one remaining unsigned, and the amalgated association at the conference to-day notified the manufacturers that unless it was signed by the 29th inst. a strike would .be ordered.

VICE IN LONDON.

The Pall Mall Gazette's Disclosures Shown to be a Fake. LONDON, August 26.—The Pall Mall Gazette is not having things its own way in its exposures of London's immorality. A number of journalists connected with the other papers recently started a secret inquiry into the sources and truth of the Gazette's charges. They now claim to have amass of evidence, proving that some of the Gazette's spiciest revelations were concocted from old police court records, so that the crimes described as now rampant and unchecked were really exposed and published months and years dgo. Some of the implicatsd persons whose identity has been sufficiently indicated to make them known to their neighbors and acquaintances will probably bring proceedings for libel against the

Pall Mall Gazette. The assistant judge at the Middlesex Sessions, in the course of his address to the grand jury, took occasion to express the strongest disapprobation at the issue the Pall Mall Gazgtte of the flood of jscene literature, "whose corrupting influence must be felt in every court and lane and alley in the metropolis."

American Scientists.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., August 26.—The thirty-fourth annual meeting of the American association for the advancement of science began to-day. Beginning on Thursday, and continuing morning and evening ior nearly a week, the nine different sections of the association will meet to consider the subjects of their departments These sections are for tbe study of mathemafgfc and astronomy, chemistry, mechanical science and engineering, geology and geography, biology, histology and microscopy, anthropology and economic science and statis tics, and are alphabetically arranged in tbe order above given. The entomolt gical society elected .Professor Linter, of Albany, N. Y., as president.

Vice-president Edward Orton, of Columbus, O., delivered an address on "Unfinished Problems," relating to the geology and chemistry of coal. Coal i« of vegetable structure and was formed where it grew on the low lands near the sea. This much is known. After considering Ohio coal fields he asks, where the lowest coal seams formed over their entire area have we a right to expect their presence within the central portions of the basin if wo descent deep enough.

The Current..

CHICAGO, 111., August 26.—The follow ing telegram was received at the office of the "Current" this mornine:

Louisrnx*, Ky., August 26.—Jamee C. Nesbit: I expect to be in Chicago Son day, Bejoiced there was no collapse. Tell Thad. and his brother to follow instructions. Get there as Boon as possible.

EXPRESS.

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E. L. WAKZXAK.

John McGovern, one of the editors of the Current, says it will not suspend publication. No property has been removed and the printers are at work for the next issue. Fired at a Lady Friend and Her Liver,

DELPHI, Ind., August 26.—Alfred Peterson, a young farmer of this county, was to-day jailed upon the serious charge of having murderously fired upon a lady friend aad a young man in her company, who Peterson looked upon as a successful rival. The couple were on the highway, and probably owe their escape to the darkness.

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THE STORY OF A STORM.

The Twenty-Four Hours' Tornado on the South Atlantic Coast.

Later Details of the Damage Done at Charleston* South Carolina.

Death Prom a Fall—The Fire 'Record—Two of K. of

P.'s

Drowned in Lake Erie.

THE GREAT STORM IN CHINA.

Ten Thousand Persona Dro'wned in the Floods—Chinese Walls Broken Through by the Water.

WASHINGTON, D. C., August 26.— Details of the destruction in Canton, China, and vicinity by the recent great rain storm there, have been received by private parties here. The flood the most serious which has visited Canton in thirty years. More than 10,000 persons lost their lives, and afar greater number are left in a starving condition. Entire villages were engulfed, and the rice and silk crops in the vicinity were almost ruined. The rain fell the latter part of June, filling and overflowing all the rivers. Many of the streets of Canton were flooded for over a week. At Sez Ni City the water broke through the city wall. It is reported that several thousand people were drowned in that place. The -embankment of the rivers, were broken in numerous places, and the waters swept across the surrounding country carrying everything before it. A foreigner who saw the scenes of the devastation, reports that one night the^ boat he occupied anchored near a bamboo grove. By morning the water had risen to the tops of the bamboos. At other points it rose as high as forty feet during the night time. The inhabitants fled from the villages and camped on the hillsides.

THE COAST TORNADO.

The storm commenced properly at southeast with frequent

war. daylight from justs. As early as 6 o'clock the roof of St.'Michael's church was stripped. At 7 a. m. the apparatus in the roof of the signal office, the flag staff and weather vacs were demolished. The last observation before the climax of destruction recorded the wind at sixtyeight miles an hour. The climax of the cyclone was at 8 o'clock. But a single shed is standing on the wharf. At 9 oxlock there was a sudden lull, but soon the gale increased and continued till 1 o'clock, when the great storm oL 1885 was over. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were expended in wharves this season, putting them in order. Boyce's wharf was wrecked and the pilot boat Schreper and a number of fishing smacks and yachts sunk. Tbe steamer Planter was stove in. The four pifers and three sheds of the Union wharf were swept away. The wharf at Castle Pinckney. was carried away. The steamer Delaware, from New York, Saturday, came in all right last night. She reports a fearful storm at tea. The damage to houses in the city cannot be estimated. The pleasure boats on Rutledge street lake were piled up on. the northern shore in a confused mass of broken hulks.

Along Ashley river there were many casualties, shipping vessels being rounded all along the river. Two sloops _iave not yet been found. The convent of the Sisters of Mercy was seriously injured and unroofed

The track of the South Carolina railroad, from the intersection of the Northeastern railroad to the South Carolina railway. The wharves floated all about, and were deposited in zigzag proportions on whatever foundations were exposed by the receding waters. At Sullivan's Island, many houses were blown down. The Casino was lifted entirely from its foundation and dashed to the ground.

Death from a Fall.

SCIPIO, Ind., August 26,—James Connell, a well-respected and prominent farmer, living one-half mile south of here, died this morning. About ten days ago, while Mr. Cornell was taking his wagon-bed off the wagon, he slipped and fell upon thc'small of his back, injuring his spine, resulting in death.

Fires.

TROY, N. Y., August 26.—Shortly after o'clock fire was discovered in the fourstory brick known as "Union" building owned by.Emma Kay, of New York, anc occupied for manufacturing purposes by number of tenants. •A second alarm was turned in, but the premises and con tents were damaged to the extent of $30,' 000.

Two K. of .'s Drowned.

CLEVELAND, O., August 26.—At the state encampment Pythias to-day", at

of the Knights of Rocky river, II. T.

Landman, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and G. H. Farnan^ of Covington, Kentucky were drowned while bathing in Lake Erie.

A Fiendish Act.

ROCKFORD, 111., August 26.—A nutnber of men were at Work on a farm south of Leaf river, near here, with a steam thrasher. Ohe of the belts which connected tbe engine to the thrasher broke, and the engineer was badly injured. He became enraged, and catching one of the mep, pushed him into the thrashing machine. The man was instantly killed: The engineer e»caped.

The Ft. Worth Bank Solrent. WASHINGTON,

D.

C^ August 26.—Mr.

Cannon, comptroller of the currency, today received a telegram from JSani Examiner Gilman, who is in charge of the City National bank of Ft. Worth, Tex., reporting that the bank is unques-tionably-solvent, and will resume, business in a few days.

Luge Shipment of WaU. PORTLAND, Ore., August 20.—A train of twenty care hearing 438,000 pounds of wool left here yesterday for Philadelphia. This is the largest rail shipment made from the Pacifio coast.

Dally Established In 1861.

TRAPPER'S ADVENTURE.

He Was Imprisoned in a Bear-Trap Thir-ty-six Honrs with Neither Food nor Water.

BOSTON, Mass., August 26.—Ira Linnell, a young man in the «mplo]jr of*&. H. White & Co., while spending his vacation in Grandville, near Rochester, Vt., last week, had an adventure which nearly resulted in his de^tb by starvation. With several others he was engaged in trapping not only for "the sport, but for the bounty which the state oti'ere for bears. A week ago last Sunday morning he went to-visit a distant bear-trap to wnich only weekly visits wete paid, and, although he did not return when expectedigio anxiety was felt by his friends, as thought he had gone with a trapping /aity further than he intended. Late Monday afternoon farmer happened to pass near the trap in question, and thought to examine it. Listening in vain for any indication of the presence of a bear, he opened the trap, and there, in a fainting condition, he found young Linnell. It appears that Linnell had gone inside of the trap—a big box affair for catching animals alive— and while arranging the bait accidentally touched the spring that closed'the door, and he found himself imprisoned. For thirty-six hours he remained in his prison with no water and but little air, and his only food was the repulsive raw meat with which the trap was batted, and which hunger finally compelled him to, eat.

Mill Nonrse's Sad Fate.

LAFATETTE, Ind., August 26.—The announcement in the papers recently of the dark tragedy at Louisville, involving the death bv drowning in the Ohio river of a beautiful young lady, has received#!^ additional interest by information that has recently come to light, making it certain that the body is that of MissJLaura Nouree, formerlya resident of this city. The father of Miss Nouree came to this city to live at the close of the war, and took a position on the Lafayette Journal, discharging the duties of tiiis station for several years with great ability. Hip daughter Laura was a girl of refined taste and was educated to a high degree in thet best schools of the day. Her many frienasjJ in this city with whom she was a greati favorite very much regret to learn of her" •t" tragic deatli.

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Further Details of the Great Storm Charleston. AUGUSTA, Ga., August 26.—Yesterday's storm in Charleston was a cyclone in the proper sense of the term. The wind was twenty-five miles an hour at 1:30 in the morning, increasing to thirty-five, forty, and fifty, which was reached at 8 in the morning, finally running up to seventvfive or eighty miles an hour. The northern edge.of the cyclone touched Charleston and completed its passage in forty minutes. The streets of Charleston was not more disolate at the end of two hours than aftel.the bombardment during the

fstWcommitted sui­

cide in the year of 1867by* of poison .while residing here.

Got Away With $13,000.

NEW YOBK, N. Y., August 26.—Mr. Arthur Nugent and his wife, who reside, in a handsome house in east Thirty-sec-ond street, obtained a servant girl from a Bowery street intelligence office^ who g4ve her name as Kitty Hughes. Kitty disappeared a few days ago, and withher a box containing $13,000 in money and valuables. The Nugents at once, informed the police and have since been vainly prosecuting an active search. They have learned that Kitty was formerly employed in a Patterson mill, and that her name is Mary A. Mines.

Speculating in Mourning Drapery. NEW YORK,. N. Y., August 26.— Speculators have been busy Bince the day: the city began its decorations in honor of General Grant buying the draperies wherever they could be had, and fiercely competing for bargains. It is estimated that on this account, more than any other, many walls were denuded prior to the expiration of the usual thirty dav6' mourning period. Those who succeeded in making purchases had the mourning goods refinisned and placed on sale at the auction houses.

One of Chicago'* Murder» CHICAGO, August 26.—Late last night the police arrested two men, named Mulkowsky and Phcrnming, for the murder of Mrs. Agnes Kledzeick, which occurred three days ago. The woman was evident* ly murdered for mpney, the tragedy occurring in the daytime while she was alone in the house. T^o crime was only discovered after the return of her husband. The two men arrested were found V, to have had in their possession jewelry taken from the person of the murde

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Paralysis Curtel by a Stroke of Lightning.' CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 26.—Ed. Bttrge a woll-known railroad -Eian, has for a number of years been suffering with a paralyzed arm, which was nothing nut flesh and bones. When the storm came on he jras out in his yard, and was about to pull up a bucket of'water when lightning struck his paralyzed arm. He attempted to move it, and, to his great delight and amazement, he discovered that the stroke of lightning had made his arm alive again.

Death of Officer Gahl*

SPRINGFIELD, 111., August 26.—Police Officer Fred Gahl, the third victim pf the tripple tragedy enacted here on last Sunday evening, which Leonard Gardner shot Officer Gahl and| Camp, and being himself killed on*^j|S!!^.1v,r Officer Camp after he had receive bullet through his heart, died this ing at 2:30 o'clock after thirty-six hours of intense suffering.

Run on a Bank.

PHILADELPHIA, August 26.—There is a run to-day on the Spring Garden bank, a state concern, but all demands are being met. The president declares the run due to malicious rumors, and that the institution is entirely solvent,. with thirty thousand surplus.

Pork Packing.

CINCINNATI, O., August 26.—The Cincinnati Price Current will say to-morrow: The total number of hogs packed in the west last week was 70,000, against 120,000 for the corresponding weA last year.

Cooked His Goose.

CHICAGO, August 26.—Charles Zeber, cook in the restauiant at .112 Fifth avenue, suicided by shooting. himself through the heart this morning. Despondency:

Don't Want the Whipping Post. CONCORD,' 1. H., August. 26.—In the house the consideration of a bill to establish the whipping post for wife-boaters was indefinitely postponed, by a vote of three to one.'

A Bad Place

for Prohibition.

NORWICH, Conn., August 26.—The borough of NorWalk, with a population of 9,000, is entirely withoi'.t water, causing the greatest inconvenicnoe and appreheasion.

The

Oldest Master ^lason.

CHICAGO, 111-, August 26.—Joseph IS. Bowen', the o'dest Master Mason in the country, having been initiated sixtyeight years ago, is dead, aged 94 years.

Cincinnati's Disgrace.

CINCINNATI, O., August 2d. The police commiasipueis, following the example of President Cleveland, reinstated Lieutenant Mullen yesterday.