Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 July 1889 — Page 1

Weekly Established in 1823.

TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT

A Frightful Wreek of a Passenger Train on The C. & V, Near Mt Carmel.

MRS. PORTER, OF TERRE HAUTE, ONE OF THE INJURED.

Many Others Injured, But None Fatally—Wild Coal Cars Cause a Fatal wreck. "'t

INDTANAPOLIS, July 17.—The Journal learns from Vincennes that at 11 o'clock to day the Cairo & Vincennes northbound passenger No. 2, met with almost complete demolition, two miles south of Mount Carmel, 111., in which twelve or fifteen passengers were seriously injured. The passenger train was rushing along at a speed of about thirty-fire miles an hour, and was composed of a freight car loaded with fruit, a baggage car and two passenger coaches. The freight jumped the track and threw the remainder of the train into the ditch and down a ten foot embankment. The passengers were thrown around in every direction and a perfect pandemonium ensued. For some time it was next to impossible to do any work toward rescuing the passengers, as nearly all on thoee the train were more or less injured, or so badly frightened that they were helpless. The more seriously injured are: Conductor Charles Long, of Danville, 111., left ear cut off and head cut, seriously hurt Baggage Master Cook, bruised all over body Mrs. Porter, Terre Haute, badly bruised and injured internally Mrs. Daniels, Fairfield, 111., hip bruised and injured internally: Mrs. McMahon, Carmi, Ills., seriously injured internally son of Mrs. McMahon, cut in head Miss Liiella Cox, of Greene county, Indiana, hip dislocated and injured internally Mr. Morgan Cox, Jonesboro, Ind., body bruised W. C. Johnson, Vincennes, side and back injured.

Most of the passengers were extricated only by cutting into the coaches with axes. The locomotive did not leave the track. No blame can be attached to the railroad, as the wreck was the result of an unforseen occurrence that could not be avoided. The officials at Mount Carmel did all they could immediately on notification to relieve the sufferers, and medical aid was sent to the scence of the wreck within an hour. The property of the railroad company is generally demolished.

TWO KILLED AND MANY INJURED.

A Train Carrying Miners Home Wrecked Near Sliamokin, Penn.

SHAMOKIN, Penn., July 17.—This evening a train on the Pennsylvania road, carrying miners to their homes, was wrecked near this city. John Rousb, married, and Aaron Shipe, single, were killed, and twenty others more or less seriously injured. The passenger train was running at its regular speed, when the miners, who were standing on the rear platform of the train, saw two freight cars rushing down upon them. The cars had become detached at some colliery and were running wild down the heavy grade. The miners shouted to their companions to jump, which many of them did from the windows and platforms of the coaches, but the runaway cars overtook the train before all were out, telescoping the cars, with the above result.

QUEER THINGS THAT ARE PATENTED.

"G'liicken Hopples." "The Educational Balloon," and Many Peculiar Contrivances.

There is a claim in the patent office for a patent on the Lord's prayer, the specifications being that the repetition of the same "rapidly and in a loud voice' will cure stammering.

Among odd inventions are "chicken hopples," which walks the chicken right out of the garden when she tries to scratch, "the bee moth excluder," which automatically shuts up the bee hive when the hens go to roost "the tape-worm fish hook,"which speaks for itself "the educational balloon," a toy with the map of the world on its surface "the Bide-hill annihilators"—stilts to fit on the downhill legs of a horse when he is plowing along a side-hill and the"hen-surpriser," a device that drops the newly-laid egg through the bottom of the nest, with intent to beguile and wheedle the hen into at once laying another.

One of the latest patents is an automatic bath tub, which starts the hot and cold water at a given moment in the morning to which it has been set, maintains exactly the right temperature of it by graduating the flow of water, rings a bell when all is ready, and two minutes later suddenly drops the sleeper's pillow about afoot and turns him out.—[Louisville Courier-Journal.

ABSENT-MINDED PEOPLE.

tTalmage's Trip to Baltimore, Where He Had No Engagement.

A great many people have laughed over Dr. Talmage's absent-mindedness in going to Baltimore to deliver a lecture recently and finding that he had no engagement there at all. It is told of a prominent lawyer in Boston that he became so absorbed in a case he was preparing that he forgot to go to dinner. About four o'clock in the afternoon he said to his partner: ''Something I ate for dinner muBt have disagreed with me. I feel such a gnawing sensation at my stomach.'* In trying to think what it was reminded of the fact that he had eaten nothing. A man came across an item in a newspaper stating that a gold watch of a certain make and numbered 13,516 had been taken from a thief arrested the night before. Throwing doWn the newspaper, he exclaimed: "1 believe that's my watch that was taken from that fellow," and he took out his watch and began to examine the number on the case. It is told of a certain English bishop that he was playing backgammon with a lady. In one hand he held the dice-box, and with the other he accepted a glass of wine. He held these daintily poised in each hand while he finished1 a story he was telling his fair partner, when he astonished her by emptying the wine-glass into the backgammon board and the dice-box into Sis mouth.

SECY. RUSK'S IDEA.

He Says President Harrison Will be Renominated and He-elected.

NEW YORK, July 17.—A Washington special to the Timee gives an account of an interview with Secretary Busk. The correspondent states that the secretary ridiculed the idea that he (Rusk) would be a candidate for the presidency in 1892, and quotes him as follows: "Mr. Harrison will be the candidate, and aright popular and successful one he will be, too." "You have no doubt Mr. Harrison will be the candidate?" "None, whatever." "And that he will win?" "Of course he will. He is making a most popular president, especially with the common people." "By the common people you mean whom?" "The mass of the voters. Of course there are some politicians who think he is not making removals rapidly enough and that things generally are not running as fast as they would wish. But President Harrison is a level, clearheaded man, and knows what he is about, and will prove himself one of the best, as well as one of the most popular of presidents. But there, if I go any further you will be printing an interview with me, and don't you go and do it."

THE VIRGINIA FACTIONS.

Members or the Republican National Committee Listen to Both Sides.

WASHINGTON, July 17.—Senator Quay, First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson and Colonel W. W. Dudley, the members of the Republican national committee in this city, nave been listening all day to arguments from the warring factions in Virginia. Senator Mahone and a number of his leaders, members of the Republican state committee of Virginia, are here. They to-day drew up a call for a state convention, probably at Roanoke, the latter part of August. They visited Senator Quay and asked that the national committee endorse their call. General V. D. Grow, General Brady and Captain P. O'Conor, leader ot the anti-Mahone par# in Virginia, objected emphatically to any endorsement of the call of the Mahoneites. The control of the party machinery, they said, was in the hands of General Mahone and it was impossible to secure a fair representative of the will of the people. One object of General Mahone asking to have his call endorsed, they asserted, was to have himself and friends recognized in order that they might control the federal patronage. At 9 o'clock the Mahone men were given an audience, after which General Mahone

The Preldent's Plans.

WASHINGTON, July 17.—While the preeident has not yet definitely determined upon his plans for the summer he has in part mapped out his movements during the hot weather.^ It is probable that he will leave Washington for Deer Park on Saturday. He does not expect to return to the city for two weeks and will transact at Deer Park any business requiring his immediate attention. This visit to Deer Park, and the president's contemplated stay at Bar Harbor as the guest of Secretary Blaine, will constitute the president's vacation. There will be no cabinet meetings held there, and if any heads of departments require to bring matters to the president's attention, it oan be done over the telegraph wires, or by visit to the president. There will be no formal cabinet meeting to-morrow. Private Secretary Halford will spend a few days of each week at Deer Park.

A Census Appointment.

WASHINGTON, July 17.—Superintendent of Census Porter to-day appointed Dr. David T. Day, expert and special agent, to take charge of the subject of mines and mining for the eleventh census. Dr. Day received his degree at Johns Hopkins university in 1881, and was appointed geologist in charge of the division of mining statistics and technology in the United States geological survey. He has published several volumes of the series "Mineral Resources of the United States," and is regarded by many as one of the best statistical authorities on mines and mining in the country. The appointment of Mr. Day was recommended by many of the leading mining experts throughout the country.

Redaction of Jamaica Export Duties.

WASHINGTON, July 17.—The SECRETARY of state has b«en informed by the TJ. S. consul at Kingston, Jamaica, of th«4 reduction of export duties on sugar, rum and coffee, as follows: Sugar from $1.3T to 42 cents per hogshead rum, from 11.09 to 30 cents per puncheon coffee, from $1.46 to 8 cents per 1,120 bales.

A Call For National Bank.Reports.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17.—The comptroller of the currency has issued a call for report of condition of the national banks at the close of business on July 12.

The President Arrives in Washington,

WASHINGTON, July 17.—President and Mrs. Harrison arrived in Washington this afternoon at 4:15 and were driven to the White house.

Yellow Jack Appears.

WASHINGTON, July 17.—The state department has been informed that yellow fever has made its appearance at Colon.

The Constellation no Longer a Star.

WASHINGTON, July 17.—The trainingship Constellation was put out of commission yesterday at Norfolk, Va. !**,*«

A Rejected Lever's Awfnl Suicide.

MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 17.—A special to the Advertizer from Brewton, Ala., says: A stranger, named Gaston, committed suicide here to-day by throwing himself upon a circular saw in a sawmill. He was killed instantly. From papers found upon his person, it was learned his home was in Iowa. It- is thought the cause was a disappointment in love, as he had a letter indicating that an engagement between him and a Miss Smith, of Des Moines, Iowa, had been broken.

A Stable and 1IO Horses Burned.

LOWELL, Mass., July 17.—The large stable of the Lowell horse railroad on east Merrimac street was burned tonight, together with 110 horses, thirty cars and much grain. Loss about one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

THE EXCHMGE OIL WELL

The Drill Reaehed a Depth of 1,620 Feet and Oil is Near By.

BUT LITTLE DOUBT THAT THE PLOW WILL BEGIN TO-DAY.

The Weil Reproduced by the Printers' Art Sflowing What the Drill Passed Through..

Yesterday when the drill at the Exchange well was set going the depth was 1,592 feet. When it was stopped at dark it was 1,620 feet, five feet deeper than the Diall well but with every indication of finding the flow a few feet farther down. The following is the well:

110

Gravel-

188

Coal.

280

Slate.

260

SandBtone.

292

Flint..

300

Slate.

316

Baid'

a call

would probably be issued in a few days.

Soapstone

lliillfe

K. Vt

412 490

Shale.

lX 1

Blue Fire Clay. Sbale.

446

J. ssL

$: 512

Water.

\i?4^ ?*.

'if

-4

Shale. 'J,

1- ^714 740 r«j I J- 756 .il* 5

Tuscola Limestone.

Tuscola darker l'mst'ne

Niagara Limestone.

800

Aqua Lodle Chlorldum.

Niagara Limestone.

900

Wblte Limestone.: „CBt ft*

950

Niagara Limestone.

990

Tuscola Limestone

A I

1.065

Darker Limestone.

Water.

sjfj

f—* 5*

•X

MS#'

J''

"S55

K?3 C'

f-Ttfi: It

1,450

6ray Limestone.

1,522

Blue Fire Clay.

1,540

Sandstone.

1.566

Slate.

1,586 1,592

Indications of olL

Very strong.

1,620

Still stronger.

The record of this well is practically

'TERRE HAUTE, IND.T THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1889.

the same aa that of the Diall, Row and Canal wells. The West Terre Haute well met with a alight accident in the machinery yesterday but the drill was again going downward last night. The Kinaer well is being rimmed down and will be recased. It ia next to the Exchange in depth and then comes the Smith well which ia 1,400 feet deep. Theother drills are making good progress and the Markle drill will be in opnmtion fcHlay or tomorrow. The opinion

experts that the

Exchange will be a good find has spurred up interest in several companies that have been waiting to let contracts on further evidence of there being afield here.

The Standard has contracted for the Exchange oil and was to have begun laying the pipe from the well to the 36,000 barrel tank north of the oity yesterday but the pipe did not arrive. The Standard's representative told the Exchange people to go ahead with the drilling, however, promising to be ready to handle the oil by the time the 800barrel tanks at the well are filled.

At the Boore well southeast of the oity, at a depth of something over one hundred feet, on Tuesday, a peculiar bright mineral was found. It was believed by many, who examined it under a microscope, that it was silver, but nothing lees than an analysis can be relied on to determine the true nature of the deposit. A foot of silver, even at that depth, would be worth going after.

LOST AMONG THE CLOUDS.

Prof. Hogan Loses Control of Hla Airship and Is Carried A war

The following special from New York refers to the aeronaut who nearly met with a fatal accident at the fair here last fall:

The steering gear of Campbell's new airship got out of order shortly after an ascension was made from the yard of the Nassau gas works, on Kent avenue, near Morton street, Brooklyn, this morning, and one ot the propellers looeened and fell.

Professor Hogan, the aeronaut, announced an experimental trip for to-day, and hundreds of people were attracted to the spot, lie intended making an ascension from the Manhattan athletic club's grounds in this city in May last, but the attempt/ailed. A few minutes after nine o'clock the work of filling the bag with gas was begun. The gas was sent through a four-inch extension pipe from the company's tank. It took two hours to inflate the bag, and there was enough to carry 700 pounds. There was plenty of ballast put in the ship.

At 11 o'clock Professor Hogan got into the ship and the ropes were cut loose. The Bhip ascended perpendicularly, and when the altitude of about five hundred feet was reached it Btood motionleeB, and then sailed away in a northeasterly direction. Five minutes later the propeller, which was to rise or lower the Bhip, got loose and came down. The aeronaut then appeared to be completely at the mercy of the wind. The course of the ship was changed, and the last seen of it it was seen going in the direction of Jamaica. Br Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 17.—Nothing has been heard of inventor Campbell's air ship, or its navigator, Professor E. D. Hogan and their whereabouts are as great a mystery as at midnight last night. The friends of aeronaut Hogan are becoming alarmed and do not talk as' confidently as they did last evening. A reporter found Mr. Campbell this morning anxiously awaiting the arrival of news of the air ship. Inventor Campbell said that be had been up all night and had telegraphed to different points in Connecticut and Long Island inquiring whether any one had seen the queer looking and oddly rigged ship. No one was able to give him any clew and the inventor looked careworn and anxious. "It is all very mysterious," he said, "and I am at a loss to account for it. I have not the slightest idea where Hogan could have gone with the ship. He could have come down even after he had lost the fanlike propeller, as he had a valve rope and could have allowed the gas to escape. It may be possible that the vale rope had been broken. He had a knife along with him, however, and could have climbed up the netting to the balloon and cut a vent in it.

Or. De Bausset's 8t«el Air Ship.

BOSTON, July 17.—The Ariel exhibition association has been organized in this city with C. H. Ransom, of Modern Light and Heat, treasurer, R. N. Bowlby, chairman, and Charles B. Bssford, chairman of the board of trustees. The object of the association is to assist Dr. A. de Bausset to construct a steel air-ship upon the vaccum principle. The ship is to be constructed entirely of thin Bteel plates of the strongest possible tenBile strength and thoroughly braced inside by anew development in mechanics to resist the stress of the pressure of the atmpephere when a partial vacuum is obtained. It is expected to lift 200 passsengeis and fifty tons of mail and other matter, and also to carry all the machinery and apparatus with electrical power sufficient to give a speed to the ship of at least seventy miles an hour. Dr. De Bausset has applied for permission to build the ship at the Charleston navy yard. The cost is expected to be 1250,0(K). Dr. De Bausset claims that his plans are approved by the most eminent scientists and engineering experts in the country.

4 FOUR LIVES FOR A WATCH.

Four Men Trying to Recover the Watch From Cesspool Meet Their Death.

LINCOLN, Neb., July 17.—This afternoon four men lost their lives in this city under peculiar circumstances. A watch was dropped into a cesspool and they were endeavoring to recover it. They dug a large hole at the side of the pool. This hole was filled with water by therein. One man stood on a ladder above the water and made an opening into the pool the foul air and gas rushed out and overcome him, and he Ml into the water. A friend went to hia aid and waa likewise overcome. Others came to help, and one by one seven men fell into the water, which by this time was full of muck and slime from the vault. Three were rescued, some by men who afterwards perished in attempting to save the others: James Crawford, a bricklayer Albert Kunkler, a laborer John Cleary, a blaceamith, and Frank Malooey, a plasterer.

NKffS FBOH OVER IBK OCEAN.

Jack, The Ripper's Litest Butchery Committed Before The Eyes of The Poliee.

THE VICTIM TERRIBL5T CUT AND SLASHED.

A Warning Before The Crime— Proceedings Before the Paraell Commission.

LONDON, July 17.—The woman's body found in Castle alley, in the Whitechattel district, last night, waa that of a middle-aged prostitute.

Her throat had been cut to the spine. When the body found it was lying face upward. The olothing had been thrown up, exposing the abdomen, which had been gashed in a horrible manner in several places, though the intsatinss were not expoesd. No part of the body was missing. Warm blood waa flowing from the wounds when the body was discovered. A policeman,' who, with the watchman of an adjacent warehouse, must have been within a few yards of the spot where the murder took place when it waa committed, heard no noise. Policemen have been at fixed points in Whiteohapel since the murder of this character began there, and since the murder preceding that of last night officers have been stationed at a point within a hundred yards of thesoene of the latest tragedy. An old clay pips smeared with blood was found beside the body. It is supposed by the police that this will furnish a clew to the murderer, although it may have belonged to the victim. Several arrests of suspected persons have been made, but they were discharged from custody, there being no proof on which to hold them.

It is stated thai a letter was received by the police officials before last night's murder in Whitechapel, signed "Jack the Ripper," in which the writer said that he was "about to resume his work."

Matt Harris Still on the Stand.

LONDON, July 17.—The cross-exam-ination of Mr. Matt Harris, member of the hQuse of commons for East Gal way, was continued before the Parnell commission to-day.

He teetified that, he could not say whether $530,000 was the amount Mr. Patrick Egan acknowledged receiving from America. Witness went to New York in 1883 via Paris, getting money from Mr. Parnell to pay part of bis ex-

nsee. He had declared that landlords done more harm to Ireland than could have been done by Bengal tigers or any other wild animal indigenious to the tropics.

Tried to Kill tho Kmperor of Brazil.

Rio JANEIRO, July 17.—The emperor of Brazil attended a theatrical performance in this city last night. As his majesty was leaving the theater at the conclusion of the performance a Portuguese fired a shot at him. The bullet, however, missed the emperor, and he sustained no injury whatever. The would-be assassin was taken into custody.

Bonlanger Says It's All a Falsehood.

LONDON, July 17.—General Boulanger has been interviewed concerning the indictment found against him in Paris. He declares that the statements made in the indictment area tissue of falsehoods.

CROOKED BALL PLAYING

Serious Charge Against King and Latham, of the St. Louis Browns.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 17.—The PostDispatch says that for some time past there have been storiee afloat to the effect that certain members of tho BrownStockings base ball team were not playing ball. Stories of crookedness in the Browns were' first started when they made that disastrous trip to Kansas City. It was then and is still generally believed Here that the team purposely lost those games to force President Von der Abe to remit the fine he had imposed on Robinson, who had refused to play unless it was remitted. Still, at that time, no one thought the club was losing for a monetary consideration, although there were stories afloat that they had Robinson betting against them in the pool rooms. Even those who made these charges, however, did not not claim that the players were not moved to play off by any other motive than to force Von der Abe to Robinson's terms. The men against whom the charges are made are pitcher King and third baseman Latham. Instances are cited where King and Latham have been reeponsible for the loss of games and one game cited where the circumstances were, to say the least, suspicious, was between the Browns and Athletic. King was in the box the first two innings and a well known sport was backing the Athletics heavily. King's pitching was so execrable that he was taken out of the box, and Stivetts substituted. At that point, though the Athletics were then ahead, the sport commenced hedging, and gave odds to get his money protected. The Browns won by a score of 13 to 12. The charges looked so badly that Preeident Von der Aheput the matter in the hands of a detective agency, and notified King and Latham of the charges against them. They both deny the rumored crookedness, and are very indignant over it. Preeident Von der Ahe states that if found guilty, the pair will forever be prohibited from playing balL

Terre Hante Defeated.

Special to the Express. LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 17.—The score by innings was as follows: 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 Lafayette 0 5 0 1 0 6 0 4 1-16 TerreHante 00011011 6-10

Errors—Terre Haute, 14 Lafajrette, 6. Base hits—Lafayette, 15, Torre Haute, 10. Batteries—Lafayette: Wilson and Scliaub Terre Haute: Doogan and Schneider.

Games elsewhere: Washington 10, Pittsburg 4 Cleveland 9, Philadelphia 4 New York 8, Chioago 3 Boston 10, Indianapolis 5 Boston 7,_Indianapolis 5.

Sale of South Knd Residence Property. Mr. J. R. Duncan has purchased the reaidence of Mr. J. W. Craft at Fifth and Parke streets and will move into the property in the near future. The nwidenoe in which Mr. Duncan now resides, on south Sixth street is owned by Mr. A. Z. Foster who intends to occupy it as soon ss vi

A QUEEB POLICI PBOCIEDING.

Superintendent Stent Discharges a Prisoner In Police Coart on Hie Own Motion.

Frank Alexander was arrested by the police on Sunday, on a warrant sworn out by Charles H. Goodman, charging him with having stolen a tent, several months ago. The warrant had been in waiting for Alexander during his absenoe from the city ot a few months. On Monday the prisoner was brought into Justice Slaughter's court for trial His attorney, Mr. E. F. Williams, was present and was reading the warrant preparing for the trial. Mr. Smith, the clerk of Justice Slaughter's oourt, said that at that stage of preparation for trial Superintendent Stotit told the prisoner that he could go, and repeated a similar remark to the prosecuting witness. When Justice Slaughter had taken his seat he looked about the room to find both the prisoner and the prosecuting witness gone. When Superintendent Stout was asked yesterday what had become of the prisoner he said he had been discharged. When asked how he had been discharged he indifferently replied that he did not know. According to all that has been done in the case it is not known whether the prisoner stole the tent or not because none of the evidence was heard by the oourt. The peculiar part of the affair was that the police arrested him and did not know now he happened to be discharged while a bystander said that he heard the superintendent discharge him.

A RSMABKABLB HUMAN BKlNtf.

He Eats Glass, Drinks a Backet of Water, Eats aLive Chicken, Etc.

There is a colored man in the city who was doing wonderful things in the saloons of the "Big Four" last night, on north Third street, between Main and Cherry. He calls himself Mackey Hampton here and he is at home where found. He ate glass, knife blades and such, drank a bucket of water which he would spit out on the floor after drinking and on a wager drank fifteen large glasses of beer in succession. After drinking the bucket of water he went to the center of Third atreet and spat it against the walls of the buildings while standing there. He proposes to eat a chicken, alive, feathers thrown in, andalso a pup four months old. Judging from his ability at drinking water he would probably be a good investment for the city to substitute for the fire department to save expenses. He is also a marvelous high kicker.

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COW COMPLAINTS.

The Amusing Experiences of the Special Cow Policemen.

Complaints have been filed againBt Messrs. Eugene Calahan, John Sullivan, Timberman, Taylor, sad Christopher Miller for allowing cows to run at large.

The special patrolmen, Lints and Cook, tell of amusing experiences. A few days ago Lints was leading a cow with a rope while Cook was driving. The cow lost her temper and began to run toward Lints to gore him. He managed to zig-zag out of her reach until he came to a tree, when he ran around the tree intending to wrap the rope around the tree and keep the cow at a safe distance. But the cow was in hot pursuit and the wrapping process fastened both Lints and the angry cow to the tree and the cow continued to bellow and try to gore him. He called for knife^with which to cut the rope while Oook had a fit of laughing. The cow becoming quiet was finally landed in the pound.

S THK PRIZE F1GHTEKS.

Kllrain Will Go to See Governor Lowry— Sullivan Expected In Mew York.

BALTIMORE, July 17.—Jake Kilrain returned to Baltimore from New York, to-day, accompanied by his wife, and bringing his share of the gate money. He ie at his home here. He thinks of going south to see if the difficulty with Governor Lowry cannot be arranged.

NEW YORK, July 18.—Well informed sports expect John L. Sullivan on the train arriving at Jersey City at 3:45 this morning.

Wm. Muldoon iB out in a card denying the interview in which he wss credited with severely reflecting on Sullivan and the New Orleans people.

A Boll Jewelry Robbery.

CniCAGo,

July 17.—Last night a flash

ily dressed man entered the jewelry store of Fred Scholak and asked the proprietor to show him some rings. Scholak took out of the case a tray containing 160 gold rings. The stranger then directed the store keeper's attention to something in another part of the store and while his back was turned for a moment the thief seized the tray of rings and fled down the street followed by the proprietor. Scholak gained on the robber, but the latter drew a revolver and, pointing it at the jeweler, told him to fall back or he would kill him. Sixty-four rings which the thief had dropped along the route of his flight were picked up by various parties and returned to the jeweler. Four men have been arrested, suspected of complicity in the affair, but so far nothing has been proven against them.

Commander Warner and the Encampment

KANSAS CITY, July 17.—Major Warner, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., and one of the Sioux commission, returned to Kansas City from the Dakota Sioux reservation to-day. Regarding the national G. A. R. encampment to be held at Milwaukee, he said that he had encouraged and expects a large attendance. The Eastern railroads, he said, had treated them better than the Western, many of them having voluntarily offered the one-cent-a-mile rate.

The International Exposition

NEW YORK, July 17.—Mayor Grant today sent a request to 500 of the most prominent men in this part of the oountry, representing over $1,500,000,000, asking them to be present at a conference of representative citizens to oonsider the advisability of holding an international exposition in this city ia 1892. The meeting is to be held on the afternoon of the 25 th instant.

New Street Car Superintendent.

Mr. Michael Burke, formerly conductor on the C. A E. I., haa been appointed superintendent of the street railroad of this oity, vice Mr. J. G. Elder, resigned, and will assume his duties on August

Daily Established in 1851

NEWS ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

The People Begin To Realize The Faet That They Are Being Heavil} Taxed.

ALSO, THAT THE COUNCIL PROVIDES NO RELIEF.-

Assignment of W. A. Cox, of The Famous Shoe Store—Late C. W. Barbour's Will Set Aside.

The raise of 3 cents per $100 on the city tax rate by the council, Tuesday evening, brought the queetion of economy in city affairs before the citizens in an unusually forcible manner. The transfer of $12,000 from the sewer fund to the general fund and the increase in the tax rate being imposed wholly for the sewer fund placed the council in a very ridiculous attitude. The matter was the topic of general conversation and naturally each crowd that discussed it talked principally of the remedy that should be applied. The most commonly suggested remedy was the reduction of expensee in the police and fire departments, and, while no one was heard to suggest a reduction of wages in general, the majority suggested a reduction in the number of men in each department. Comparison was made of the forces in these departments with the forcss in like departments of neighboring cities and eastern cities. Some persons suggested that there should be but two patrolmen for each ward, one for the day and for the night. One citizen, in speaking of the matter, said: "It would be as convenient to find a patrolman if there were but two in each ward as it is to find them now, because along search is necessary to nnearth a patrolman." The general expreesion of public sentiment is in favor of a reduction of expense in these departments.

A Peddler's Plight.

William Dosch was arrested and fined $4 and costs, for peddling Without license, yeeterday morning. He was selling knives, and when arrested four new pocket knives and two

Bilk

Bay

handker

chiefs were found on him. He said that he had purchased the goods at Piketown, Ind., and that be had a valise full of goods at the depot. He probably meant to

PiReville, instead of Pike-

town. Pikeville is in the eastern part of Pike county. When the police went in search of the bundle of goods at the depot and express offices they could not find them and they do not think he told the exact truth, although he may have done so. He wore a pair of shoes too fine to compare with the remainder of his attire, but he could not remember where he had purchased them. He is in jail boarding out his fine.

Wootsey Barbour's Will Set Aside.

The will of the late C. W. Barbour has been set aside by proceedings in the circuit court. Mrs. Emma C. Smith, of Montgomery county, Ohio, was the plaintiff in the proceedings in court and alleged that the will was unduly executed, uncertain in its terms and was not made with a proper regard for all of the heirs. The eetate is considered to be worth $25,000. The administratrix will administer the estate therefore according to law and regardless of the will. The heirs were inclined to favor the setting aside of the will.

The Ezra In sanity Inquest.

Justices Felsenthal and Wildy completed the insanity inquest of Joseph Ezra yesterday, but will not file their decision until this morning. Their finding was that Ezra was insane, but not a fit subject for the hospital for the insane, nor dangerous to the community. His fine for interrupting the peace of Mrs. J. H. Frantz's house was paid yesterday, and it is thought that he will be released from jail, where he now rests to insure that he will keep the peace, because of the verdict that he is not a dangerous man to the community.

Assignment of Wm. A. Cox.

William A. Cox, proprietor of the Famous shoe store, at 531 Mam street, assigned his entire Btock of boots and shoes and his household furniture yesterday to James C. Faris for the benefit of his creditors. The assignment also gave first mortgage to Messrs. Paris & Hamill and Demas Deming for $700. With this exception there are no preferred creditors. The amount of assets iB uncertain, as merely an enumeration of the articles is given.

.Seriously Injured.

Charles Greiner, a driver for the transfer company, slipped and fell yesterday while loading a trunk on a wagon at the I. & St. L. depot, and badly injured his knee cap. Dr. Jenkins was called to attend him and found it necessary to administer opiates to relieve the intense pain from which he was suffering. A carriage was called and he was removed to his home on Crawford street, where he was resting easy last evening.

V'l'v Lost Money Recovered.

Justice Felsenthal lost $11 on the street on Tuesday which was advertised for and returned within three hours after advertisement was published. The money was found and returned by Mr. Joseph Frisz. It always pays to use printer's ink.

Mrs. Dunne Returns.

Mrs. Gerald M. Dunne has returned to this city and it is said that Bhe will institute proceedings to recover the property levied upon for the benefit of creditors. In the meantime, the officers are preparing to sell the property at public rale.

Serious Accident to an Old I.ai!y.

Mrs. William Peppers, of 315 north Third street, stepped into an open cellar door at her home, Tuesday evening, throwing her hip and shoulder out of place. She is about 80 years old, but was getting along fairly well yesterday.

Think They Have It.

Three hundred feet of the rope used in drilling the well at Crawfordsville is saturated with oil, and the proprietors sie jubilant.