Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 December 1889 — Page 1

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'eekty Established in 1823.

The Tribune Building Had B'jen Considered Dangerous For

Some Time.

THE NUMBER OF ViCIIMS 11 AY REACH 1

WENl'Y-FIVE.

A Falling Man Knocks Three Others From th.e Fire-Escape and All Were Killed.

MINNEAPOLIS, December 1. Four smotce-blackened and crumbling walls, towering up about a steaming, smoking, smouldering mass of machinery, brick and building debris IB all that now remains of tho eight-3tory brick building at the corner of First avenue south and Fourth street, in which until to-day had been printed three daily and one weokly newspapers, and whore was located the Minneapolis Tribune, besides numerous other c-lllegB. All day to-day a constantly changing end ever increasing crowd of eight-Eeers throngad the streeta, watching the efforts of the firemen to eubuue entirely the tl'imes which they had brought under control at about 2 o'clock this morning. Th'i firo was a fierce O'le while it lasted, and it was due to the elective work of the dopartment that the flames w*re kept from spreading to the frame buildings on the adjacent lota. The plan of thf! building was such as to make it well nigh impossible for any who delayed after lbs alarm had been given to make their escape from the building. As there were not lees than a hundred men work on tho upper fitories p.t the time the fire broke out, and the warning was late as well as tho means of egreca limited some IOSB ot life wis a certainty. Several timeB there havo been small fires the building, but they were quickly extinguished, EO that, although all realized the combustible nature o? the building, a warning was less likely to be heeded. The building hr.3 been considered dang erous for some time, its loose construction permitting the heavy machinery to jar the whole building. There was but one fire escape and it was at the end of the building when* the (ire raged fiercest. The single Btairway was epi rul, narrow and dark, and wound around the eleva tor shaft. Three years ago, the inadequate fire protection of the building was considerably azila'.ed, the matter being taken up by th* Trades and Labor aaserubly, and carried finally to the city officials, an attempt being made to have the building properly protected or condemned, but nothing c-ame of it. Since that time no changes have bepn mide in the building. L*et night at 10:10, when the alarm was sounded, it waa not regarded seriously by the men at work, although many of them started down Btairs. No danger or serious results were thought of when the men started out, many of them jokingly npeaking of it as a false alarm. This fooling "f safety renulLfd in the death of a number and the narrow escape of others.

For some time the Union league, club rooms, where the lire started, has not been used and the tiro's origin is a mystsry. This room is close to the elevntof nhi.lt and in the attempts to put out tho Humes a wiudow was broken open,bringing in a draft of fresh air. The flumes then shot across the hall and up the elevator Bhaft in a moment and cat off the escape of those who had delayed. A few broke through the stifling smoke and scorching Hamea, but others sought escape elsewhere. Beir.g at the riouth end of the building, while the only tire escape was at the north and tho printers found their way to the ntairs

well as down to them, cut o!T.

A number of them climbed out the windows and clung to the window ledges waitiug for the help which ia several rat-en came too late. Their piteous cries for held directed the firemen to them and number were saved. Others fell off their narrow resting places ard dropped from tho telegraph and telephone wire?, over which they had tried to escane, to their'deaths on the frozen g.-ound below.

The sight of the sufferings of the burning, struggling men brought tears to the eyes of the bravest, and women prayed "and strong men 'breathlessly watched

Operator igoe's brave attempt

to escape, lie had got clear ot the building and was gradually working his wny along the wires to safety, while the silent, prayerful crowd below anxiously and helplessly watched hie brave attempt to save to his wife and four little ones their bread winner, but the wires cut aud his strength failed and a groan went up from the upturned faces below l-.im when he was peen to slip from his slight support, aud fall to the roof of the b' iier

house,

where he received fatal in

juries. Men lifted him gently, and Btarted with him to a drug store, but on the way, after a last word of loving care hu'family, he breathed his last.

Other heartrending scenes were wit-nessi-d. but i:o tight for life could have been pluckier ttian hip, and its fatal termination was a matter of universal regret.

St-ven In dies were found around the building last night, all of which nave been identified. They were:

MILTON PICKETT, assistant city editor of ihe Pioneer Press. JAMUS F. IUOE, Associated Press operator.

W.U.TEK E. MILES, night agent ana ditj* operator of the Associated Press. EDWARD OLF.SK

IT 1 il

for bodies will bjgin just as soon a3 it is considered saf6. The last man of the Tribune editorial staff to leave the building was Charles Alfred Williams, the managing editor, and although himself badly burned about the head and hands, he gave the following statement of how each of those above reported m6t with his death, having

been

an eye witness of the deaths of

all but one." Miles and Millman, together with a number of printers, started down the fire escape. A blast of hot smoke and flimes struck Millman as he was starting, and he lost

bi3

hold,

and in falling knocked Miles off, both falling from the seventh floor to the ground, and at the sixth floor kuockicg off Pickett and Prof. Olsen, who had reached tho fire es-ape from that floor. The four men ia faliiug struck against the lowest platform and bounded away from the building, and were all dead when tney struck the ground. When Williams Btarted down the ladder the fire was burning his hair and neck and he narrowiv escaped the fate of those who had preceded him, the heat at,d smoke being overpowering. The printers on the ladder escaped with slight burns. Jgueand Jenkinsonsought to escope by

the

wires, but had been

weakened by the smoke and Hauie, so that both soon fell off, striking on the roof of the Tribune boiler room, Jenkinson being dead when picked up. McCutcheon jumped from the window ledge for the extension ladder, but his bands elippeo and ho fell to the puvomect. A net had been stretched to catch him but he waa too heavy for it and striking the ground, was so seriously injured he died soon after. Pickett, I(.-oa, Allies and McCutcbeon were married men and Jenkins was to have been married in a short time. Millman lost his wife by asphyxiation a couple of weeks figo and had just resumed work.

Frank H. Jones, of the Globe, who came here from Philadelphia a year ago, and^who was reported killed in 6ome special dispatches last night, was not in I hi 9 building and is s^fe. As far as learned the injured are: William L'twn, printer, burned cn the hands aud face E C. Andrews, printer, burred oa the hands aud foe-? George E. Worden, printer, burned on the hands and face Frank Gtrb-T, deaf printer, hurt-hbout head by fallirg Charles Alt William?, managing editor of tho Tribune, badly burned ab.'ut head aud face \V. H. Williams, foreman of the composingrooms, bad burned about tho face aud hands S. H. Jones, Pioceer Press reporter, hands aud face slightly burned Frank Hoover, printer, burned about the neck.

Minneapolis typographical union, i.e. 42, met this afternoon in L*bor Temple to take action on the calamity of Saturday bight. A cymmitteo on resolutions was appointed, and pending their report, the union ordered Recording Secretary Koanald to collect evidence regarding the repeated efforts ot the men to have tire escapes placed on the building, and to plao.9 such evidence at the disposal of the coroner. The committee on resolutions then reported, and their report was unanimously adopted. After reciting the facts of the firs and of the death of their comrades, and extending sympathy to their bereaved relatives, the resolutions continued as follows:

Whertus. In view of the terrible calamity above mentioned, we deem It our duty to Inform use public of the following fact* and allow the oltlxvnn of our city 10 judge us to who Is responsible lor liieii|i]iallttiB sacrifice of humn lives: 1. That records of tho Tribune and Journal chapels will show that committees have been repeatedly appointed to confer with A. B. Nettleton. who at that time had charge of the building, and requested, even beuged of him to furnish the proper iiv Jina of escnpe In case of fire. Tills Mr. N trle?oii refused to do. 2. Our CHSe was taken up by the Trad and L:»bur assembly of thio city and a conunltt'e from that body labored long and earnestly with Mr. Nettleton to have Llm row ply with the re(jiiestof the occupants of the bullUiiis, but au a

H. That there was a fire-escape at the north end of the building we will not deny, butthe very position In which It was placed rendered it practically useless, as ttie lives of two of the unfortunate ctlms of the la-t night's calamity will testify. 4. It has been reported to this committee tha, a prominent aiember of thci depanmeiu has maiie the tatement that he had been trying tor three months to have additional tire escapes placed on the Tribune building. In view of tho above, your ewnmltue would recommend the adoption ot the following resolutions:

Kes:ilved, That. we. the members of the Minneapolis Typographical union, do most severely c.aiilemn those whose duty It was to place a sufliclent nuuibi-r or fire escapes on the Tribune building, for noi so doing and further,

Resolved, That, In our judgement, this Is a proper subject ror the coroner to carefully and fully lnveu's ite and place the blame where it belongs.

Anton J. Dahl, bookbinder, was on r.n upper door and is believed now to ba among the deud Tiie elevator man, who mad9 three trips after tho fire had broken out, says he saw a man come out from bn office and try to escape, bur, before he could reach him sheet of fi:im9 struck the raon and at the same time he drew revolver and shot himself. From the description given by the elevator man, and the place where he was, it is pretty certain that it was D.-ihl.

Chief Stetson, of the firo department, lavij the

blame3

fcr the great loss of life

to" the lack of tire escape?, and save th6 department did ell it could to save lives, and if thero was any delay it

The elevator mon,

president of the

University of South Dakota at ermillion. W". H. MILL.MAN, commercial editor of the Tribune.

JEKKY JENKINS aud BOBEKT MrCVTCHEON, both printers. Other bodies are known to be the building, but just how many is uncertain. Two men, who could not be identified, shot themselves rather than^ be burned to death, and to-day the body pf a man, cat'ght in tho^ruins. is in piain fight, of the crowd on Fourth street. It is believed the number of victims will reach twenty and perhaps twenty-fire, but until the debris cools off pos.tiva information, as to the loss, cannot be obtained. The department withdrew from the ruins to-night and the search

was

cause life was considered of more value than property. Nothing more definate than has been already stated can be given as to the probable loss of life at this time. It is certain ten, and probable more lives were loas in the disaster. The figuree as to the loss which were sent last night have not been materially chonged, the total loss being about %300,000. The Tribuns's los3 is placed at $50,000, with 820,000 insurance the Journal's loss is $40,000, and it is half insured. The Tribune job cfU ne lost 860.000, on which there was about $25,000 insurance. Other minor losses make the aggregate as stated, and the insurance foots up 1150,000.

whose

brave attempt

to bring dowu the occupants of the upper tl.jors, when the elevator shaft was on fire, have been generally commended, says that he thiuks there were still several people on the eighth floor when escape was cut off, and that they must have perished in the flames and fallen inf the wreck of the building. He took a couple of women up in the elevator a few minutes before the lire broke out, aud says they did not come dowu again. He says he did not know who they were, but says they wanted to see the city editor of the Pioneer Press.

A sad feature of the less of life is the fact that a number of printera whose remains are almost certainly in the debris, are Dot inquired for, baviDg no friends to ask

for

ihem, and apparently

none to mourn their untimely taking ff They lived at boarding houses, and little was known of them there.

Last night, although the city ordinances strictly forbid it, a number of saloooE in the vicinity of tho tire were wide open long after midnight, and the cursing and fighting of drunken [CONTISED ON FOURTH PACK.]

THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON,

The Opsning Procoedings of the

Fifty-First Congress To-day.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND LOTTERY OF SEATS.

President's Message To-morrovv"-Ttie President Going to Chicago.

WASHINGTON, December 1.—TheFiftyfirat congress will assemble at nooa tomorrow with a prospect of accomplishing an

orderly

and uneventful organiza

tion. In view, however, of the necessary consumption of practically an entire day in the organization of the new house of representatives, the president's annual message will not be sent to congress until Tuesday. The suouai report of the secretary of the treasury will be trantmitted at nooa on Wednesday.

Tho coming congress will have brought to its attention for action a number of matters upon which the public has become well informed by reason of previous discussion. Among them are the Blair educational bill the bills to forfeit land grants, general and special to declare trusts unlawful the dependent pension bill the bills to repeal the civil service aud oleomargarine tax laws and various measures relating to the tariff internal revenue, and general financial systems. There will also be presented to the senate the results of the investigations made during the races by the several committees upon tDa dreaded beef business, the eubject of irrigation of arid lands, the relation of Canadian railroads to the inter-state commerce law, and the commercial relfttiona existing between the United Stales aud Canada, including the Alaskan seal fisheries. The silver question wiilspeediiy come up in somo shape. Senatcr Stewart's_re-so-lution introduced iastocBriun declaring it to be the sense of that body that the secretary of the treasury ehouid purchase the full limit of siivtir bullion for coinage fixed by the law—$400,000 inon'hly— will be pressed for adoption.

The tripartite treaty with Gr-iat Britain and Germany respecting the control and direction ot affairs in Samoa is the principal topic to bo discussed under.the head of foreign affaire. There are, however, the fisheries and fcor.l question which wc-re up for consideration laet session, which arelike to appear again ais. th« proposed scheirio to promote commercial union with Canada, with view to its uiliinato annexation the settlement of the Mexican and Alaskan borders by the appointment of corcinisMons or by treaty, and the declaration of the sense of the United Stafosa with respect to foreigD control of inter-oceanic canals on the American continent.

The general expectation is, and piecsd?ntc go to cot'firm it, that very little business will be completed before the holidays. A good part of the .time of the senate, the earning week end up to the Christmas recess, will be consumed in executive session, discussing and disp.isijjg nf the long list-of recess nominations thofc the president has to send in for confirmation or rejection.

A Republican caucus will be held early in tha week to place the new senators on coinraiUt.es. It is said at this caucus efforts will be made to effect som*? char.ge in the personnel of the senate ollicers.

Unlike the senate, tha house of representatives of the F.fty-firsti congress will present a decided change in political complexion as compared with its predecessor. Besides the addition of five representatives from the newstate3to t.hi: roll, extensive changes have resulted rora the last elections, BO that, out of the total of 330 rasmbers only 199 occupied seats in the last congress, and the Democratic majority of twelve in the Fiftieth congress has been replaced by a Republican majority of eight, as shown by the unofficial list prepared by the clerk.

At noon to-morrow General Clark, the clerk of the last house, who hclds over until his successor is appointed, will call the members-elect to order. The roll ot members, as prepared by him, will then be called in order to demonstrate the presonce of a quorum, and the house will immediately proceed to elect Mr. Reed, of Maine, speaker. The oath of office wi'l bs administered to him by Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, the member who has' the longest record of continuous service. The lirst duty of the new speaker will be to summon tho members of the house to appear before the bar end qualify. There has been talk of opposition to the qualification of certain representative?, whose seats will be contested, but it is thought unlikely that there will be any serious delay in tho organization. The remainder of the elective cflicers of the new house will be choeen.and then will follow the biennial drawing for seats with its attendant diverting scenes, which will cousume the remainder of the First day's session.

Upon the completion cf tho re.-.dicg of the president's message on Tuesday, it will be referred to tha committee of the whole for subsequent distribution among the appropriate committees when appointed.

It has been customary for each newly organized house of representatives to adopt the rules of the preceding bouse, but in some instances this adoption ha3 been for a limited period only. In view of proposed modifications of the rulep, it is probable the old rules will this time be accepted only for a week or ten day3, thus giving the committee on rulesTm opportunity to formulate a new code. It is not likely, however, that the new coda will be very radically different from the old code, EO far os restricting the power of the minority is concerned, for any attempt to materially interfere with what the minority, through long usage, has come to look upon as ita righte, would be stubbornly resisted by the Democrats, and there are a few Rspublicans who ore equally tenacious of their inairi Jual rights under the present practice. But some modifications will undoubtedly be attempted in order to prevent a small minority (for instance onsfi'thof the membsrs present who may now cowp?l the roll tottee called ad libitum on fiillibustering motions) from controlling a very large majority.

The committees on rules, mileage, enrolled bills and accounts, will necessar

TERRE HAUTE, IND., MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1889.

ily be appointed this week, but of late years the practice has been to defer the appointment of the remaining committees until after the holiday recess, so that no legislative business ia likely to be transacted before the new year. Meanwhile, following numerous precedents, the hous9 will probably permit the introduction of bills for printing and reference to appropriate committees when appointed, and of these bills and resolutions, new and old, there are vast numbers now ready for introduction.

Dim Pedro To Lire In France. WASHINGTON, December 1.—At the Brazilian legation in this city it was thought that Dom Pedro will establish his residence in France, but it is not believed that he will make any prolonged ntay in oseplaco, the late emperor having a penchant for travel. His winters, in all probability, will be spent in Nice and Canne.?, where he has many friends. Minister Valente says he should not be surprised to see Dom Podro make a visit to the United States if his health should improve, as be has a warm attachment for this country and many friends here. To-morrow is his

birthday,

be 61 years of age.

when ho will

The President Going to Chicago. WASHINGTON, December 1.—It is an-uoLi'jcc-d that President and Mrs. Harrison will leave Washington Friday or Saturday cf this week for Chicago, to attend the opening of the CbicHgo audi torium next Monday night. It is under stood that Vice President Morton and Mrs. Morton, Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson find Mrs. Clarkson, Attorney General and Mrs. Miller, and one or two other members of the cabinet with their Indies, will make up the party that will accompany the president on thfWe.itern trip.

Tho I'ressulent'n Messng®.

WASHINGTON, December 1. The coming message of the president to congress aud the sessions of that body are looked forward to with considerable interest by the Brazilians, who think it hardly possible that the presidei.t will not make some rc-f^rence to the estr.b lishuient of a republic in Brazil. It is also felt that congress might, with pr». priety and ultimate good to the United States, make some deciarati- of formal recognition of the new republic.

The Woo! Grower*.

WASHINGTON, December 1.—Mr. Columbus Ddlanc, of Ohio, president of tho National association of wool growers, has cnllbd a meeting of the association to b?gin at tho Ebbitt hou« at 4 o'clock to-morrow. The pur£ ose of the meeting into consider tr-e pressnt condition and necessities of the wool growing industries and decide upon what, legislation, if any, which ehulf be requested of the congress which begins to-morrow. It is highly probable that attention will be called to the p.lleged undervaluation of carpet and other wools, and congress will be asked to correct this evil, as well as to adjust certain other inequalities in the present classification.

A DESTRUCTIVE .YPHCON.

31i ny Houses :uul SSoatsD»»8traycd— Other DiriSi^tor**. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., December 1.— Tho most violent typhoon in many years swept over the island of Sudc cn the '2lnt uf October. It rnged from 10 o'clock in the morning till 2 in the afternoon, when it subsided temporarily. At 11 o'clock on the same nigbt it burst forth with greater fury and fifty houses and asrnsDy boats were destroyed.

Firo broke out on the 2Gt,h of October at Kauldnmschi, ia Nugata prefecture, and burned all night destroying threefourths of the village. One hundred and eighty:tbrr-e houses were destroyed and three children burned to death.

News was received from Yokohoma that on the ot November the Misemano at Sennichiraac ccllapEed and a number of lives were iost. Oae authority places the cumber killed at twenty and theicjured at nineteen, and another authority says twenty-nine were killed and thirty-five injured.

A TRAMP KILLS HIS SON.

n« Hares Hie ISotly, »ul Thou Tiles to Commit Suicide. LIMA, Ohio, December 1.—

John Tugar,

a tramp, a native of Switzerland, yesterday killed his son, John, who was tramping with him, and placed his body in a fire, which he had built of logs and brush to burn it up. He theu W33 overcome with remorse and attempted to kili himself by shooting, but will recover. A farmer boy near Celina discovered the man, and carried the news to the town, and the officers were soon on the ground. Tugar was not dangerously hurt by the shot and 6&id he had sent his son out to get something to eat, but he waa not successful. This caused him to fly into a passion and he picked up a stick of wood, striking the boy over the head with it, crushing his skull and causing his death. He then became frightened and placed the body cn the fire where it wra? consumed. Tugar is a man of about 50 years of age, and claims Lagrange, Ind., as his place of residence.

AN AMERICAN SHIP LOST.

The CheoHeborouj Wrecked and Nineteen of the C.rcw Drowned. SAN FRANCISCO, December 1.—The steamship which arrived from Japan today brings news that the American ehip Cheeseborough was wrecked October 30 by running on the rocks off Siuchi-Ri-Hatna, and nineteen of the crew were drowned. The vessel waa bound from Hokodate to San Francisco with a cargo of sulphur. Oat of the crew of twentythree four were saved. No further particulars.

A K'iusm City Murder.

KANSAS CITT, MO., December 1 During a quarrel to-night Eugene Ham stabbed Jack Hayes in the neck, producing a fatal wound. Both men were laborers. Ham escaped.

Death of Mr. Juaeph M. ilill'rf Sifter. CLEVELAND, December 1.—Mrs. Rachel McFarland, 6ister of Joseph Mtdill, editor of the Chicago Tribune, died sud denly to day at her home in New Philadelphia, Ohio.

TERRE HAUTE BASE BALI CUB

A Very General Disapproval of the Idea of Drr-ppjng Out

oi tha League.

TERRE HAUTE BALL PATRON WANT A PLACE IN IT.

It Will Not Be Too Lata To Decide th.9 Matter Until January 1.

The publication in THE EXPRESS of yesterday thr.t Mr. H. F. Schmidt had sold his stock in tha base ball association,'and that- the association was not in f".vor of entering the Interstate league next s&ssoa raieed a rumpus, BO to speak, in base ball circles. The cranks, and they aro far more numerous than is supposed, wore up in arms. They hf been led to believe that the Torre Haute club would be in the leagu?, where it could get a chance to defeat Evunsville time and again. It was a mistake that the §50 forfeit for admittance had to bs paid by December 1st. The date is January 1st, aid there is a very great desire to take at least thr.t much financial risk in base ball in this city.

The Danville (111.) Press takes more than half a column to explain why Danville is not represented ia tho Interstate league for next season, and to bewail the fact that Torre Haute ia in the league. Tho article is nothing more nor less than "sour grapes." The following extract is enough:

H. F. Schmidt, of Terre Haute, president of ttie bull association there, tliinUs lie ilayel It tine on Danville, and Unit tier out of tlio Inter-state league. At about the wiiidui) of the season there was pome talk anil some thought of Danville going into the Inter-state Iwmue. With this end In view liessrs. VTlckery and Ka'.nier ent an agent to Sprlnglield to consult with President Iftdicelr In regard to the matter and obtain an insight as to thepsobable coat of maintaining a club In the longue. All the information possible v.-a- uiven by President Rlri^ely, and it was also stated that Danville coul-J set in if she wanted to. The information Kiilned at Sprlngtleld was presented to Messrs. Wickery and liaimer, and after a cardui examination of the same they quickly arrived at the conclusion that Danville did not want it.

It is peculiar fact that tha Danville Press continued to reiterate tho s'.atfment that Danville would be in the league until after the league mooting when the same pup:-r otated that the managers of that, club had long since decided that they did not want to go into tho le?gue.

The park association have bsen waiting during the cold weather of the last few days fcr the ground to freeze before turning the wp.tor into the park to makf an ice riak. Thfy presume that when th6 ground is frozen it wiil remain eo and prevent the water from escaping. It is recalled that tnev did so last season. A cold wave wouid come and go, and about the time the water would be turned in on the ground the weather would moderate and tho water would not freez?. Hence the skating rink of last serson was a matter of contemplation and regrets.

BASE BALL NOTES.

Pickup* From the Field of JSnse Rail Mews llere nail Tlie'.o. Manager Cushmnn, of the Toronto base ball ciub, wiil probably manage the Milwaukee team next yoar. S^me timeago Manager Cashman wrote to the owners of tho Milwaukee club, Gayintr that the International league—of which Toronto was a member— /.ould probably not exist another year, and that he would formally make application for the man agement of the Milwaukee team of 1S90

The Sportir.g News cn November 20 sent out circular letter to the brothei hood players asking each one if hn had eign6d a brotherhood contruut, and if so, would live up to it. In response to these letters there have bpou received no les« than asventy-five replies, all of which it publishes in this week's issue. These seventy-five are in reply to 125 letters sent out. Of theoe seventy-fivs responses seventy say they have already signed brotherhood contracts, and will live up to them. Of the retnutuing five four say they are in sympathy with the brotherhood", and will sign contracts with thot organization as Boon

JY?

oppor

tunity offers. But a singla ond, therefore, goes back on the brotherhood. The Sporting News is also in receipt of specials from all the brotherhood cities. These prove that tho clubs of that body are all iu good shape, and will commence the season under the most favorable auspices. A1 Myers, of this city, answered the circular as follows: "I have signed a brotherhood contract. My motto is 'No surrender."'

Billy Sunday will got his release from the brotherhood and sign a ie8gue contract.

A story comes from a reliable sourc9 at St. Ljuis that the St-. Lotia base ball team will chouge hand?, and this city will go into the brotherhood. Von dsr Ahe will sell out, or transfer his interests, or at leost a controlling interest, and the Players' league circuit, will bi increased to ten c'ubs. This confirms the story from Columbus of a consolidation of the American association and the brotherhood.

EranEviUe Courier: Tho committee appointed by the arsociation management for Eecunng subscriptions and donations for procuring a firot-class nine have eo far met with nuccass. One of ita members said yerterday that not a single refusal to aesiet bad been made to the oommittee, and enough had been eabscribed to warrant him in saying, "there is not the ohadow of doubt nut we will have a good club, in f^o% a pennantwinner, and to show our confidence in the matter, I can assure you we have everything in working order, have ascured one of the best managers iu the country, and when the season opens we will be in better shape than ersr before.*' The officers of the club ar« in correspondence with a number of players who desire to come to Evanfivillp, but owing to the salary limit of $1,250, nearly all the p-oposition have been rejected. The new manager ie Mr. W. II. Harrington, who had control of the Lima, Ohio, team last year. He was secured through Mr. S?.m McLeish. The club will be composed of young and active fellows whose heads have not been swollen through the influence of the brotherhood combine and money sharks who have for years had things their own way in the leagues and associations.

Grandfather Eeccius will cot be here, and there will be none of the Texas longhorns to round up on Evr.nsville's green postures next summer.

The B»ltlinor«-WHSlilnBtoii IJ*nl. BAI.TIMOKK, November 30.—Now that the Baltimore base bull club has withdrawn from the American association and admitted into the At'.antle association It transpires that the "owners of the lojul club have purehHsed an Interest In the Washington league club and the chief pujers of the Baltimore club will be transferred lo ttint city. It Is expected that eventually the Washington franchtss will be transferred here.

BROOD MARES.

Important Addition* to the Stock of Vigo County. Thot Vigo county breeders recognize the only true way to the front and are bound to rida on the foremost wav« is fully illustrated by the arrival last we&k of five brood mares and fillias in charge of that most competent horseman, John Jackson. They were purchased by Messrs Samuel McKeen and Anton llulman.'rom the Great Meadow farm, C.mistook, N. V., aud aro us jllows: By Mr. MCKSOD, Flash, b3y mare, 7-years-clj, sired by Nutbourne, full brother of ths great Niltwood, first dam Sparkle by Kearsage (by Volunteer, from Dt-xcer's dam, ai.d ia full brother toths EJgewood mare U3 acintb, dam of R?nia Victoria, who brought tho highest price ever paid for a brood mare at auction), second dam Wilhelniina by American Star. F.«Gh ia in foal to Meander, 2:2G}£, by Be-lmrut, dam Minerva by Pilot, Jr. Ie full brother to E_.jmonfc, with nine in tho list. Minerva is also dam Nugget, 2:2G:,4,eir» of Gold Leaf, 2:10, aud othera. Mir.mi, brown filly, 2-ye*ra-rdd, by Mearier, 2:2(5' j, dam Winsora by Messenger Duroc, second dam Madge, (*u!l suror of Maud, 2:29^) by Hanibletonian 10, third dam Starlight. Tnie filly is sister in blood to Stephisnio 2:25*4,,

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works in the Argentine republic. Mr. Brougham will uct. as maungerof the business lor an English syndicate of c-'.pitdl'Pte who have subscribed £1,000,000 s!,oiling for the purpose of purchasiug groui.d.", reeling tho works aud bta t:ng tho o»oiiinery. The venture is intended to be made the largest thing of its kind iu the world. Mr. Broug'naiti has made frequent trips to Eogland durii:g the past -x months, and only returned last Wednesday from final conference with the member:) of the company. He denif3 the purpose ia to compete wiih the Chicago meat packers and cannors for eom« time yet, if at all. His presant errand here ia to arrange tumsportatiou for force of skilled American workmen to help him as soon ns ho husarrauged details at his destination.

Anil Now It Is a stove .Syndic tie. CHICAGO, December 1.—Lawyer Edward A. Corbin, of this city, ba3 abAut completed a deal whereby the great nlant of the Michigan stove company of Detroit may pass into the hands of an Eaglish syndicate. He returned to day from Detroit where ho secured an option on the plant and opened negotiations with tho Detroit and Peninsular companies with a view to possibly amalgamating the interests of the three concerns. He would givo nodetails furthor than that the purchase price it mr.de would be well up in the million?,. The Michigan company alone has a number of factories not only in Detroit, but also at New Yo.ik and Buffalo.

The linrbml Wire Steel Coiiibinntlnn PITTSBL'KG, Pa., December 1.—The barbed wire steel combination, the formation of which there was eome doubt, will be organized in New York within the next few days. G. W. Gates, of this city, states that ha has been au thorir-ed to sign the agreement by the three firms which were disposed to stand out, and that a meeting to complete the organization will be held tomorrow or Tuesday. The combine will oe known as the Federal steel company, and the headquarters will be either in Pittsburg or Chicago.

Coal Mlues lo Shut

PITTSBUKG, Pa,, December 1.—Ar rangements huve been made by all the coal operators of the Monongahela valley to close down thoir mines indefinitely* 03 the few works in operation have demonstrated that the demands of the miners can not be conceded with the price of coal as low as it is at present at Cincinnati and the lower ports. A total su?pensipn of operations will afT^ct 5,000 men.

A Chinese Laundry Trust.

NEWYORX, December 1.—As a result ot the cutting rates for laundry work by rival Chinese concerns in New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City, a meeting of representative Chinamen was held in Mott street to-dav and the ''Z-jon Kwan Ye Shen Hohr.g," or the great Consolidated laundry union was org-inized. The object is to maintain prices.

A Gambling Quarrel aud Murder. HEPpyER, Ore,De"ember 1—A gambling quarrel occurred between Hiram Harper and Edward and Newton Jones brothers, ypsterday. Both brothers advanced on Harper, who tired two shots, one ball taking effect in th9 groin of E lward Jones, producing death in a few minuteB. Bystanders prevented Harpar shooting the other brother.

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dam by Volunteer, third ds by .Alex anui'd Abdailab, fourth dam by Slier man Morgan. Here is in-breeding to Ilambletonian, with out-croesea to the cour.'ige, epeed-giving and bresding-on MambriDO, th^ great Pilot jr., and the actioD-givit'sr Morgan. Boneta, brown weanlicg filly by B.ina Fide, dBm by Ashland's Palchen, 6ecocd dam by Volunteer, third dam by Alexander's Abdailab. To Mr. Ilnlmau, ITueak*. buy yo.irlii'g filly by Meander, 2:2GI She in fuli sister to Miami, as above. These fiilies and mare are all gilt edge as to breeding good eizs and substance tx^ to individuality. Gentlemen, you know a good thing when you seo it, Rnd we can stand a groat many more like these.

A CHICAGO MEAT PAPER'S PROJECT.

George Brougham SfclM Out and Will Go To IJuneoH Ayrt-s to Fut Meat. CHICAGO. December l.—Georgo Bioughatn, one of Chicago's prominent meat packers, admitted to-night that he had disposed cf all hiapecuniary interests in Chicago, and would sail from New York during next week for Buaeos Ayres, for the purpose of establishing a monster meat packing and beef extract concern to compete with

Daily Established in 1851.

NEWS ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Pleasant Van Creasy, a Familiar Character About Town, Found

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A B.g Fira Over tho River—Collector Throop in Washington—Local News.

Pleasant Van Creasy was found early yesterday morning in an unconscious condition in a barn ubout two miles west of Macksville. The persons who found him covered him with blanket?, but death Boon followed. He had been in the city on Saturdoy, and WJIB drinking considerably. Ho started home about 3 p. in. He was overtaken by log wagon and started to ride a part of 1 he way. About this time he was a hilarious condition, and was very boisterous. How, or at what time he got into the barn 13 not known. Coroner Hyde visited the scsne yesterday afternoon cud begun an investigation. There was 110 report of foul play nor could there have been occasions for it. Tho dscencod was an habitual drinker and his conduct required the frequent attention of the police when ho was in the city. lie was about 50 years of ago and had a large family, lie liv«d near tho state lino but did not own propsrty. Me worked by the day and in the neighborhood. He was a pensioner, having I'.st all except one finger of one hand in tho war. He was a member of Company C, of tho Eleventh Indiaua regimeut. D.-muing wan his weakness and exposure, no doubt, caused his death.

A BIG FIRE OVER THE RIVER.

Tim Llflit of What v/as Doubt 3e:ious Lose. About 11 o'clock lo&t night the light ot a blaze was seen in the vicinity of Macksville. It was ploin from Mnin alri-et, and was on a direct iiuo with tho national road and appeared to b-3 in the immediate viciuity of Macksville. No coll wa3 sent here for nssic anee and no news of what was burned came to tho city. The light was bright, larg'i enough, and hinted long enough lo indicate tho burning of a substantial building, but after it. begun to go out it vanished within twenty minutes.

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Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, November 30.—Audi

tor Bruce irr, Superiutondeot of Public Instruction LiFollotte, and Codector of Internal K'-venuo Throop arrived this morning from New ork and wili remoin a day or two 011 tneir way home. They were hustling around tho departmentn to-day looking up Rome intxreats of their Indiuua frieod3 who want effi-.to. They paid sc cial calls upon the attorney general and Private Secretary ilalford.

THE EAST ST. LOUIS GANG.

The Slcn "l'urnnl up" ty K«I Himgli Si-nt to the rMitt«!iitlnry. The arrset, of E I aigh for breaking into Mr. W. N. Kramer's residence and stealing some jn^elry anil money, hbd been the cause of much goo I. Therosuite of that arrest are that Baugh has b»en ssnt to t'ie penitentiary, the property recovered, Baugh "turned" several pa's who lived and operated in East St. Louie, and they have been convicud and sentenced to tho penitentiary. Everything that Baugh fold the ifiicers nere about ll.o East St.. juis gang has been verified, and he did not nbuee the trust, placed in him when his sentenco was made light 011 account of the information he gave the authorities. Superintendent of Police Mike Welsh, of E sst St. Louie, has written to Superintendent Stout and tho following is a part of tho letter: 'SIR: The GANG'S gone. Rod Jtick Got ttirea yea's, CltincF two year.s. ami Wood, Patsy Kiin« nnil D!cH Allen one jvar rncli. Joe lioyiiu 1j ttlll in jail. He did thu squealing." "Red Jack" is "R^d Jack" O'Coriceil, who formerly lived hsro.

CUP.HAN AND DUFFEY.

Arrangements To 1*«» lYIiide NVxt Ueil:uindiiy f-ir Iho Fight. Steve Curran has notified Jack Duffey that they can meet in thia^ city on Wednesday to arrange for the fight to which Dufley challenged Curran recently. Curran is willing to give Duff-y live pjundsor even ten pounds the advantage in weight, and if Curran's lighting should bo like the fow words ho has to say about tho matter would Indicate he wiil fight to a finish and allow no time or delay to causo another fizzle. If DutTey can tight at 150 pounds there will be a fight or either he or Curran will back down. It is not probable that Curran will weaken. Sam Klug6ten, of Fontanel, will be in the city when arrangements are being made.

HAD HIS FIGHTING HARNESS ON

A Man From St. Mary's Tactile* a J'rire Fitfhiernud is Knocked Out. A man whose name was given as John Kintz, of St. Mary's, was in tho weEtend on Saturday and had his fluhling harness on. He had imbibed enough to get up his whisky courage. He declared his willingness to tight Giiiney, Monyhun or Fanner. Ho was "npoiling for 11 tight." Finally he and Farmer chanced to ba near each other, and in an instant he was ready for a tight. He commenced hostilities by attempting to trip Farmer, who jumped his trip and smashed him on the nose. The nose wr.s broken and he was knocked out. He "haBn'b dono anything since."

Eiias Ytinc Had Been Dead Sereral Uaji. The testimony taken by the coroner in the case of Eiias Vane, who was found dead in the woods neur Grant btation Saturday morning, showed that he rnuut have been dead for several days. When found the body was covered with enow, r.nd every indication was that death had occurred not later than Wednesday night.

Whitson vs. Johbrtou With a Itaior. Charie3 Whitson, colored, was arrested on complaint Johnson, the colored saloonkeeper of the west end, and sent to jail. A saloon quarrel cam» up between them and Whitaon fluabed a razor.

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