Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1887 — Page 2

THE 1NDIAKAPOIJS JOTJRXAI, THURSDAY. JAKUARY 13, 1887.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

rhe Daily Curoniele of Happenings of All Kinds in the Two States. Miami County Farmers Swindled by Bohemian Oats Rascals A. Fersjiving- BridegroomA 3au Who Wants All Peoria. INDIANA. Miami County Farmtri Beaten Oat of 83,OOa by Bokmln Oat Swindler. BjecUl ta tks Indlanooli JournaJLPbku. Jan. 12. The Bohemiaa oU and redIhie wheat swindler suoceeefvUy practiced their, game upon tight or ten of the wealthiest farmers in Deer and Pipe Creek township this county. Some time ago a pleasant-appearing and voluble talker, accompanied by so. elderly man and, to all appearances, a DunKard, approached the farmers and sold them the oats at $40 and wheat at $20 a bushel, taking their notes for the same. The farmers, becoming suspicious, came to this citj and consulted with their attorneys, only to realize the fact that they were out about $5,000. The notes mature ia September. It is extremely probable that later developments will show new victims. Burglar Captured. Erocial to the lnd'auapolis Journal. Lawrenceburg, Jan. 12. Yesterday mornins at 2 o'clock Col. J. H. Burkatn discovered that burelars had broken into his residence, and immediately went in search of a policeman. At the enein -house he found the whole police force, with one exception, sitting? by the fire and engaged in a friendly came of euchre. Colonel Burkam made known to them the fact that hia house had been broken into, and the policemen and Burkam proceeded to search for the burglars. Later, Burkam succeeded alone and unaided in capturing one of the thieves, whom he turned over to the officers. The burglar stated that his name was W. P. St. Clair, of Chicago, and when captured had in his possession poods and chatties belonging to Colonel Burkam and other residents of Lawreceburg amounting to near $200 in value. Fire In the Logansport JalL Special to the Iadianaooli Journal. Locjansport, Jan. 12. The county jail was liscovered on fire early this morning, and when ihe fire department arrived on the ground the mtire roof was in flames. There was the greatest consternation among the prisoners, who ilamored to be released. Two females, the Kissinger sisters, who are in prison on the charge f murder, were removed to the sheriff's resitehce. The male prisoners were compelled to ?emain behind the bars, there being no danger tf their being injured, although they were all waked. The fire originated from a defective lue. The loss will be in the neighborhood of 11,000, which is covered by insurance. A Forgiving Bridegroom. Ijjfdal to the Indianapolis Journal. Lafayette, Jan. 12. David Blodgett, former mail-carrier, was last nieht married to Maggie Bonham. There would be nothing noteworthy about this event but for the fact that some weeks ago the date was fixed for the nuptials and all preparations made, but the bride was missing, having gone to Kansas without informing Blodgett that the marriage was indefinitely postponed. On her return David renewed his suit, pressed it with such vigor and gave such Bvidence of good nature about the former event that he captured the prize he wanted. An Accommodating Officer. Special to tbo IndianauolU Journal. Pert, Jan. 12. James Brumfield, a boy, eighteen years of age, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary for theft, committed upon Steve Tudor, of Santa Fe. It seems the boy's Tather, thinking to mitigate his sentence, confessed that, while driving from Marion here, the boy gave the officer from Marion $40 to allow him to escape, which the officer accepted. He was subsequently arrested and brought here, receiving his sentence. Warrants are out for ' the officer's arrest Minor Notes. Mrs. Ann Wilson, residing with her brother. Win. M. Wilson, a quarter of a mile south of Jamestown, died suddenly yesterday morning, aged eighty-four years. Mrs. Thomas, E. Ward, of Linden, died last SaturdaV fet the aere of eighty-three years. She was a native of England, and bad resided in Montgomery county fifty years. Wabash, College has just received $10,000 by the will of the late Preserved Smith, of Dayton, O. This amount goes to general endowment, as loes also to $50,000 just received by the will of Mr. Sabin, of LaPorte. By a collision while coasting, at Connersville, Bert Ludwick had his jaw broken and his forehead cut open and Samuel Beck had his mse broken. Ludwick was unconscious for a time, and is still in a critical condition. The largest tree ever "cut in Montgomery county was on the farm of John Demaree. near Waveland. It was poplar, and made one saw log ten feet long and seven and one-half feet thick, and four logs fourteen feet in length. The annual reunion of the Ninth District Vet erans' Association will be held at Crawfordsville on Sept 20. A meeting will be held at Lafayette, in the office of CoL R. P. DeHart, on Feb, 9, to complete arrangements for the reunion. An unknown man who was stealing a ride on a west-bound Big Four freight train was instant ly killed near Ilazlerigg Station by falling between the cars. His head was severed and his clothing all stripped from his body, and when found by the trainmen was lying naked in the wow. Thomas Morgan, a young attorney of Liberty, &as been adjudged insane. He was a young man of much promise. Last fall he was the Re publican candidate for the State Legislature or the district composed of the counties of Union, Ripley and Franklin. Disappointment, sickness and financial reverses unbalanced his mrnd. The M. Hendry, of Luline, Tex., found dead In his bed in a ban Antonio hotel last week, is most certainly a former well-known resident of Huntington, having been at one time engaged in business there. He was a sen of William Hen drv, a prominent merchant of Roanoke. His relatives, however, have received no word in the matter beyond the accounts given by the press. ILLINOIS. An Attorney Whose Client Has a Claim on Nearly the Whole of Peoria. nAKuiSBcno, Pa., Jan. 12. It was learned that M. S. Quay, the present State Treasurer, and prospective United States Senator, will soon secure a power of attorney from the Reno fam ily, residing in Rochester, this State. He will make an effort to recover a portion of the ground on which the city of Peoria, III., is built. The estate is estimated as being worth $200,000,000. The Reco family consists of about fifty persons, who reside in Rochester, Erie, Pittsburg, Cincin nati, St, Louis and California. It seems that a number of years ago there lived out West one Philip Reno, who, it is claimed, purchased a vast 68 1 ate. comprising nearly all the ground upon which the present eity of Peora, 111., with its nearly thirty thousand inhabitants, now stands. Some time after bis death it was learned that he died intestate, and the late Lewis Reno, of Roch ester, who is a nephew, secured sufficient proofs to enable him. on behalf of his share, to realize nereral thousand dollars from the estate. Next h also died, some twelve years ago, since when the matter h as been allowed to rest until now. Die heirs have contributed money sufficient to inable Mr. Marshall, a Pittsburg attorney, to se cure n plat and copies of tbe boundaries of said Trtenertv. It is also learned that he has in his KHe?Pon copies of the original proofs tinder hich Lewis Reno secured the substantial bene

fit already referred to. Mr. Quay there will not be much difficulty in the truth, of the claim.

thinks that establishing The State Grange. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bl.oomijoton, Jan. 12. The second day ef the annual eanventioa of the State Grange of Illinois was attended by a larger number of delegates than yesterday. The secretary's report was presented, and showed that the Grange xa in a more prosperous condition than a year ago. During the year 243 joined the order and 288 left it, a loss- of forty-three members, which, however, is more than made up in the general prosperity of the order. The afternoon was devoted exclusively to the work of the twenty committees, who will report to-morrow. This after noon the Patrons' Aid Society occupied the hall. This is a mutual insurance company, within the Grange, the business of which, the report says, increased 100 per cent in 1886. This evening the fifth degree, conferrabla only by the State Grange, was conferred on twenty-five applicants. It was announced that the debt which has for years been hanging over the Grange had been wiped out by subscription. The convention will reach & final adjournment to-morrow. Religions Affairs at Mattoon. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Mattoon, Jan. 12. Taking advantage of the interest awakened during the past week of union prayer-meetings held in the various Protestant churches of this city, the pastors of the Cumberland Presbyterian, Christian and Baptist congregations Revs. Johnson, Dunlap and Baker are each now engaged in conducting a series of meetings at their respective churches. Rev. E. M. Johnson, of the C. P. Church, is ably assisted by a noted evangelist from Kentucky named Sheldrake. Good audienees are attending nightly. Rev. O. S. Thompson, of the First Presbyterian Church, is in Tuscola, assisting Rev. E. D. Rankin in a series of meetings. Brief Mention. Captain Edward Brass, a Mason of nigh de gree, died on I uesd ay morning at his home in Elgin. B. Urton, a farmer near Carthaee. whose slandered horses were killed recently, has died from blood-poisoning, or what is believed to be an incipient stage of glanders, complicated with typhoid fever. Mis farm is stilt quarantined. The State Board of Agriculture met in Springfield, on Friday, and re-elected Col. Charles F. Mills secretary and W. C. Garrard chief clerk. John W. Bunn was re-elected treasurer. The new president, the Hon. Samuel Dysart, made his annual address, which was very lengthy and comprehensive. The working force of the office will remain the same as before, the old clerks being reappointed by the president A bill was introduced on Tuesday in the Illi nois senate providing for the employment of convict labor in making text-books for the public schools, the purchase of a plant and copy right, and the manner of distribution. The committee on text-books, nnder the bill, is to be composed of. the state superintendent of Public Instruction, the president of the State Normal University, and the principal of the Normal school at Carbondale. DALLY WEATHER BULLETIN. j Indications. Washington, Jan. 13, 1 a. m. Special indications for twenty-four hours from 7 a. m. for Indiana Fair weather, followed by snow. For Ohio and Indiana Variable, followed by colder, northerly winds; fair weather followed by snow. For Eastern Michigan and Wisconsin Colder, northerly winds; fair weather, preceded by snow in the southern portion. For Western Michigan Colder, northerly winds; fair weather. For Illinois Variable, followed by colder northerly winds and snow. Local Observations. Indianapolis, Jan. 12.

Tine. Bar. Ther.!Hum.lWind. Weather! R.ain 6 A. M... 29.66 26 88 S westkjionay. 2 p. M... 39.77 34 62 Sweat Clear. 9 P. M.--I2U.83 2G 76 S west Clear.

Maximum temperature, 35; minimum temperature, 14. General Observations. Wab Department, . Washington, Jan. 12. lO p. m. Observations taken at the same moment of time at ell stations. 3 3 o S z 1 3 W oo2. 9 1 O 5 (V sr n 9 O 1 STATIONS. New York City 129.83 34;Nwest 36Swe9t Cloudy. Washington City... .W Vicksburg. Mis.. 29.78 Clear. 56iSouth KJlear. New Orleans. La.... 29.88 55i S'east Fair. Shreveport, 1 29. TO Fort Smith. Ark. 29.56 55iSouth 43lEast Ciear. dear. Fair. Foggy. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Little Rook, Ark... 29.66 Galveston. Tex 29.80 49 S'east 54 f$ west 49 S 'east Memphis. Tenn Z9.7 Nashville. Tann.... 29.83 38 S'eastJ Iiotrisville. Kv 29.85 38'Swest Indianapolis. Ind... 29.84 26'Swest Clear. Clear. Cloudy. Lt snow. Cloudy. Cincinnati, 0 29.87 Pittsburg, Pa 29.83 33 S'east 34iWest Oswego, H. X KTO.Yto Toledo, 0 29.88 26Nwesti 28 Sweat Escanaba, Mich py.yo Marauette. Mich... 29.95 2 JTeast Ulear. Clear. Cloudy. 5'Nwest 28 South 22North Chicago. Ill 29.78 Milwaukee, Wis. . . . 29. 80 Dulutb. Mran 29.89 i air. 5:Nwese Lt snow. St. Paul. Mian 29.64 10; S east Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Moudy. LaCrosse. Wis 29.80 17iN'east Davenport. Ia 2.74 SSiN'east Des Moines, la..... 29.63 Keokuk, Ia- 29.88 Cairo. Ill 29.77 25 S'east 25! East Clear. 45 S'east Cloudy. Rorlngfield. Ill 30SeastJ Clear. St. Louis. Mo 29.68 45' South Fair. Lamar. Mo 9.58 37 South Clear. Fair. Clearing .Cloudv. Leavenworth. Kan.p29-55 34USeast 28!S'et Omaha. Neb 29.51 Yankton, Dak 29.4 Moorehead, Minn... 29.76 Bismarck. Dak 29.67 19 1 East OX'east Cloudy. l'East 7i East .12 .02 Lt snow. Port Buford. Dak.. 29.61 Lt snow. Fair. Fair. FtAeainiboine.M.T. 29.64 30! Sweat! 30 Nwest 29Swest Fort Custer. M.T.. 29.6 Deadwood. Dak.... 29.61 Cloudy. Nerth Platte. Neb.. 30.45 35!Nwest Clear. Denver, Col VYLaa Animas. Col. 29.59 31 1 West Clear. Fair. Clear. Fair. Clear. ;C3ear. Clear. Fair. 39 North Dodge City, Kan... 29.51 Fort Elliott Tex... 29.41 38 !S east! 38, Calm TortSiU. Ind. T.... 29.51 46North Fort Davis. Tex.... 29.78 55 Swestl. El Paso. Tex 29. H9 52 Swet 30N'east Salt Lake City. V. T. 30.00 Business Embarrassments. New York, Jan 12. The Heim Leather-belt ing Company, of No. 328 Pearl street, bas been placed in the hands ot a receiver. Liabilities, about sixty tnonsana aotiars. Boston. Jan. 12. It is reported that Herman Smith, oil dealer, at Nos. 19 and 21 Filton street, is financially embarrassed, ius liabilities are placed at $120,000, with $37,000 assets. New Yohk. Jan. 12. An assignment for the benefit of their creditors by D. ilcCurney Hun ter, of Van Note & Hunter, importers and deal ers in millinery goods, to David Richardson, to day, gives preferences for a total of aio.ZoU of their creditors. Chicago. Jan. 12. The Chicago Drug and Chemical Company confessed judgments tL raorning. in the aggregate for $78,000. The pri: clpal judgment is for $75,000, in favor of George Ebrart, a New York euv brewer. The store of the company was closed by the sheriff this noon. All the stock, with the exception of three shares is owned by W. T. Henes. The company has been in business here for the past five years but never made any money, and during that time Mr. Khrart has made it several loans, whien ex plains his being a creditor. The liabilities are estimated at about $104,000; assets $100,000 principally stock on hand and bills receivable. Nevada's New Senator. Carson, Nev., Jan. 12. The Legislatare, in joint convention, to-day, elected William M. Stewart United State Senator by a ot vof 46 outofC9.

PUBLIC OPKrON.

How the Democratic Disgrace of the State of Indiana Is Regarded Outside Against tbe Conspirator. Terre Haute Gazette (Dem.) The Gazette's special dispatches from Indianapolis, as well as the dispatches to this paper from the Associated Press, yesterday, described a most extraordinary scene in the lower house ot the State Legislature, with whieh this paper distinctly and expressly disavows any sympathy whatever. The attempt to unseat Colonel Robertson is unfair and mean; it is also unnecessary and impolitic. There is for it no justification or defense, except the fear that if seated he will rule in tbe rascally manner which made infamous the recent Lieutenant-governor of Ohio. Let the history of the ease be briefly reviewed,, that the foolish position of the self-styled leaders of the party at the State Capitol may be more fully realized. The position of the Democratic party was impregnable until the ambition of Governor Gray, whose withdrawal is "a blind," and the bluster of Green Smith, whose pretentions are offensive, weakened it. The wrong commenced when Green Smith called the Senate to order, instead of allowing the Auditor of State to do so according to law; it was continued when an -adjournment was taken until Tuesday, thus preventing a joint session to canvass, the vote for Lieutenant-governor, and yesterday it was repeated when, imitating the vile tactics of the Republicans, who interrupted Bishop Knickerbaeker's prayer, it was thought to stay proceedings by making such a noise that Mr. Robertson's inaugural could not be beard. At this writing the telegram giving an account of to-day s proceedings has not yet arrived, so that it is not known into what fresh fo'Iy the hotheads at the Capitol have lead the unwilling and protesting, law-abiding Democrats of the State. The Gazette has frequently expressed its belief that there is and will bftuo legal vacancy in the office of Lieutenant-governor until the time for which General Manson was elected has expired, and it believes the Supreme Court will so decide if the matter is brought before it, but it was a Democratic Attorney general which gave that opinion, bad as it is. and accepting it in good faith both parties in State convention nominated candidates. Under no principle of fairness can we now refnso Colonel Robertson bis seat More than this, Colonel Robertson, if se&ted, has no power, unless he should choose to make his name infamous by rulings patterned after those of the Ohio man. He has no vote for Senator and we have no reason to assume that he intends to be a rascal in the matter of rulings. Tbe Gazette hopes that enough Democratic Senators will repudiate the proceedings to set this matter right, and that they will then stand shoulder to Bhoulder to choose a Democratic United States Senator according to the expressed wish of tbe people of the State. The Futile Appeal to the Courts. Chicago Times (Dem. The Bourbon Anarchists 'at Indianapolis that failed in their attempt to use the judiciary as a partisan club with wnich to break the heads of their adversaries, appear to be greatly disgusted by the omission of their adversaries to follow their example. "If Mr. Robertson, or any other man, will only carry the question of Mr. Robertson's election to the courts," the claimant Smith will "voluntarily appear," he says, in the attitude of respondent, "and if the courts decide that Mr. Robertson bas been duly elected and ia entitled to the office, he shall have it without delay." So says the magnanimous Smith. Another person who, also, would prostitute the judiciary to the partisan service, if he could, asserts that "nothing could be fairer or more honorable than these propositions'' of the virtuous Smith. "From the very outset Smith has endeavored to have the question of the lieutenant-governorship determined by the courts. It is the proposition of a law-abiding man." No, it is not It is the proposition of a man who has been seeking and is still seeking to avoid and overset the law of Indiana, which declares expressly that "elections for Governor and Lieutenant-governor shall be determined by the General Assembly." The wild notion (which seems to do - accepted or rejected in Indiana according to the convenience or the wishes of partisan politifcstros) that the judiciary can assume dominion over theexecutive and the legislative parts of the Constitution to suit the purposes of an extralegal ring of office brokers, is incorrect Tbe courts have nothing to do with any question that has been raised by the virtuous Smith, or any other man, touching Konertson s election. The proper and constitutional tribunal for the determination of any such question is the General Assembly. It is to the eredit of Mr. Robertson that he has ealmly awaited the decision ol that constitutional tribunal. It is to the discredit of tbe "law-abiding Mr. Smfth and his anarchical backers that they have exhausted their utmost ingenuity devising ways and meaus to prevent a decision of the question oy that, the only tribunal that has constitutional deciding power over it The eonduet of Smith et al. has beea exactly that of certain persons that undertook, in 1875, to nullify the election in this city on the proposition to reorganize tbe city nnder the general municipal corporation act The election took place; the returns were delivered, as the law di rected, to the Board of Aldermen, whose duty it was ma"ie by positive law to canvass them and officially declare the resu-lt It was well known that a large majority of the electors had voted for reorganization; the desperate adversaries ef that programme rcsolvea, therefore, as a last re sort, to ask a eourt of chancery to arrest the course of law and nullify the election by issuing an injunction restraining the Board of Aldermen from doing what the law expressly commanded them to do. The pretense was. as in Indiana. illegality of the election. A judge was found who did not hesitate to magnify his office to that of a political sovereign. The writ of injunction issued was served upon the aldermen, who. under tbe advice of counsel, disregarded 'be mandate of the chancellor and obeyed tbe law. canvassing and declaring the election. Tbe en raged chancellor summoned them to answer for contempt, and, after hearing argument, sen tenced them to pay heavv fines; but consider ately suspended execution of hia judgment in order to permit a hearing before the Supreme Court That tribunal seat the ease baen with au intimation exceedingly plain to the irate chancellor that tbe judicial power was not tbe political omnipotence, on earth that be fancied it was. Down to the point where the Indiana court refused to be used as a partisan utensil for an unclean political purpose, the proceeding of Mr. A. G- Smith and his anarchical confreres stood on all fours with the proceeding of the Chicago parties that set out to overrule the political power in favor of a particular ring by the pretended omnipotence of a court of chancery. Having failed in tbeir virtuous undertaking. Smith et al. are now vilifying Robertson for not pursuing tne same course: for not running to a court of chancery for a writ of mandamus in Btaad of accepting tbe decision of tbe General Assembly, the only tribunal that holds tbe de ciding power. A New York View of the Revolution. New York Tribune. In another State the Democratic party has re sorted to revolution in order to defeat the wi.I of the people. Stripped of all dissnises and of all side issues, the conduct of the Democrats in Indiana bas exactly that meaning and character. The motive which prompts men. hitherto respect able and law abiding to such a coarse, an intense partisan desire to secure the election of a Democrat to the United States Senate, is really the only excuse which can be given for an act of revolutionary lawlessness. If these citizens could but see bow their behavior appears to peo ple or other states, tbey would realize that they are doing whatever they can to bring the law into contempt, to deprive it of influence over the passions of vicious and ignorant men, to prostitute its forms and its eourts to purposes plainly hostile to the intent of law-makers and of the people, and so to undermine the very founda tions of social order. That this is not an overstrained statement wili appear if the attention is fixed upon tbe vital facta At the recent election Mr. Robert son was elected Lieutenant-governor by the people against a Democratic candidate. Ninetenths of the voters of the State participated in the election, and thereby testified, in the only mods kn jwn to the laws, their understanding that a Lif utenant-governor had to be elected that the position was vacant, and under the law was to be filled by tbe votes of the people, and that tbey wanted one or the other or the eandi Hates to occupy that position. If the Democrats

bad then believed that there was no vacancy, they would have put np no candidate, because on that theory the place would bave been retained by a partisan of their own, Senator Smith, the temporary presiding officer of the Senate. Or if they had believed that there was a vacancy, but had desired Smith to fill it, tbey would have nominated him. against Robertson. Thns the wilt of the people of both parties was expressed at the recent election, and in now trying to seize the office of Lieutenant-governor for Smith, on tbe pretense that there was no vacancy and that no Lieutenant-governor was legally elected, the Democrats are endeavoring to defy and defeat tbe will of the people of the' State. Intelligent voters of both parties are perfectly conscious that, if the people had elected a Democratic Legislature by a decisive majority, the pretense would never have been beard of that no Lieutenant-governor had been legally elected. No man of either party would then have questioned the validity of the election. Neither would its validity have been questioned by anybody if the Legislature had been decisively Republican. Neither would it have been questioned if the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant-governor had been chosen. In any of these cases tbe election of Lieutenant-governor would have stood as the unquestioned will of the people of Indiana. Either it was that, or it was not It was not the less so because the Legislature happened to be close and doubtful. What would have been recognized by all decent citizens as a leeal election, and a valid expression of the will of the people, in either of the cVses supposed, is precisely to the same extent a valid election and a conclusive expression of the will of the people now that the office of Lieutenant-governor happens to be of partisan importance. It is the duty of every law-abiding citizen of Indiana to act, in this emergency, just as he would have acted if there had arisen nonpartisan reason for disputing the election of Lieutenant-governor Robertson, to aeeept the election as legal and valid, exactly as it would then have been accepted, and to spurn as revolutionary law-breakers the men who try to defeat an election by the people in order to use the office of Lieutenant-governor for a few weeks to serve partisan ends. Surely all this must be entirely clear to respectable citizens of Indiana. They must be aware that, in disputing at. this late day the right of the Lieutenant-governor-elect to his seat as nresiding officer of the Senate, they are guilty of law-breaking just as much as the meanest thief or the most audacious highwayman. They oucrht to 8e that nothing else could do so much to break down the authority of law, to destroy its restraining power over the vicious and the dangerous classes, and to loosen the foundations of civilized society. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Ti e Austrian government has granted an exequatur to Mr. Jonas as American eonsul at Prague. A special from Youngstown, O., says that Herman Donker, his wife and babe, and bis wife's fathsr, Frederick F. Smeltz. are all afflicted with trichiniasis from eating raw pork sausage. Paul F. Perraulfc, book keeper for the Joseph Bosch BrewiBg Company at Houghton, Mich., has been arrested on a charge of stealing $3,000 and pluced under bonds for examination on Satday. By a premature explosion of a blast in Richey's coal mines, fat Butler, Penn., Tuesday evening, three miners were injured, one of them, named Eiffier, being so badly burned that he cannot recover. James Miller, a farmer, and Abel Campbell, a laborer, while crossing the track of tbe Baltimore & Ohio railroad in a sleigh, near Charleston W. Va, yesterday, were struck by a southbound tram and both instantly killed. The Republicans of Philadelphia yesterday nominated Edwin H. Fitier for Mayor, Henry Clay for receiver of taxes, Charles F. Warwick for city solicitor, and Charles D. Fulmer for police magistrate. The press dispatch sent from Lamed, Kan., Sunday morning, announcing judgments against the Atchison. Topeko & Santa Fe Railroad Company aggregating over $100,000, proves to be false. The item was started by irresponsible parties and given to the press agent as a practical joke. The fact is that in two unimportant cases damages amounting to less thaa $4,500 were recovered. While the Columbia & Middletown, Penn., wreckingcrews were engagged in clearing away the wreck at Shoek Station, fire commnnicated to a coal oil lamp near at hand and it exploded, scattering the oil among the railroadere and set ting fire to their clothing. Michael Roland, Den nis ooho, I nomas &tan ton and Jfidward Baight, j f t I oi iOiumota, were seriously nurnetl, as were nearly a dozen of the Middletown crew. No fatal results are thus far reported. The unfort unate men subdued the flames by rolling in tho snow. Two Peculiar Women. Washington Letter. There is much interest felt here about the hmmons case, and all the sympathy is decidedly on Mr. Emmons's side, who has borne with great patience the eccentric proceedings of bis wife, and has always been most kind and considerate toward the unfortunate woman, about whom surely the hardest thing which can be said is that she is not mentally responsible for the periormanees wnieb used to fairly paralyze Wash ington, accustomed as it is to sensations of all sorts. By tbe way, apropos of a young and fas cinating grass widow who spent last winter here, it is stated that when a new tenant moved into the hous which she had occupied, who happened to be a maiden lady of most austere and decor ous behavior, she was electrified one day by the apparation of six men who had come to return latch keys lent them by tbe fair widow, all unconscious that they were not alone in their glory. Moral: If you lend a latch key, see that it is returned to the owner, and not to a casual tenant Fire and Loss of Life. Portsmouth, O., Jan. 12. Fire was discov ered this morning in Banning's saloon, on Court street, which quickly spread and destroyed White's jewelry store, Lon berg's merchant-tailor ing store and McCloud's restaurant -; During the tire 1 nomas Murphy, an aged boarder, was seen in a half-dazed condition at a window in the sec ond story of the saloon. The crowd called to him to jump, but he answered that he would rather burn than jump, and he burned with the bunding. Total loss, $12; 000; insurance, $3,000. Protesting Agalust a Prayer. Boston Herald. There bave been protests agam3t what is said in prayer in our own Legislature. About twenty years ago, the Chaplain of the House having prayed for the passage of a prohibitorv law, a leading Boston member rose and offered a reso lution to tne erxect tnac it was a preach or pro priety for the Chaplain to attempt to influence legislation in bis appeals to tne Deity. Work for Congress. Atlanta Constitution. A bill has been introduced in Congress making appropriation for, and authorizing tbe appoint ment of. a committee to investigate the peculi arities of the formation of the earth s crnst This committee should also be required to vis't the Sua, and examine into tho peculiarities oi its spots. An Kxtraordi nary Concert. tot those who appreciate the artistlo per formance or high-class music, no better opportunity has been given of late than the one which the Ladies' Matinee Mr sic ale will give in aid of tbe orchestra fund of the Music Teach ers' National Association at Plymouth Church to-morrow evening, ur. uouis JVlaas, who is the pianist of the occasion, is a brilliant per former. He was recently a tutor at the Leipsia Conservatory, and until a short time ago con ducted the Philharmonic Society, of Boston, where he is now a resident His playing has won for him the warmest com mendation from competent critics, and his tour of the country, so far, has beoo remarkably suc cessful. His recital, which is comprehensive of all kinds of composition, will be greatly assisted by Mrs. U. J. Hammond, Mrs. Grace D. Lever ing. Mr. H. CL Levi and Mr. W. T. Barne3 in vo cal numbers. Whatever tends to increase usefulness by banishing pain and suffering wili certainly secure notice and approval. We allude to Salva tion Oil

LABOR MATTERS.

Thirty Thousand People Suffering Because of the Coal-Handlers' Strike. New Yohk, Jan. 12. From coal men it was learned, this afternoon, that at least 10,000 men have been thrown ont of employment, and that 30,000 persons are suffering as a result of the strike of 3.000 coal-handlers. The strikers are scattered all along the coast from Providence to this city. They have been confident that they would win, as they thought tbey had the coal supply of New England entirely cut off. It now seems that the New York & New England railroad has been using ears of every description, and rushing hundreds of . thousands of tons of coal into New England daily. This has been kept a secret, but on its leaking out to-day it seemed to depress the strikers. It is stated that a meeting between a committee of the strikers and representatives of the coal-producing companies has been arranged for to-morro v. The first advances are said to have been made by tbe strikers. Philadelphia, Jan. 12. A special dispatch from Hazleton, Pa, says; "The executive committee of the Miners' and Laborers Subdivision, No. 1, of district assembly, No. 135, Knights of Labor, which includes the entire anthracite coal fields, held a session, yesterday, and resolved to declare a general strike of all the employes engaged in the mining and preparation of coal that goes to the places affected by the strike of the New Jersey coal-handlers, provided the strikers approve of this as being the most effective manner of rendering, them assistance. A telegram announcing the action of the committee was sent to the strikers. Master Workman P. F. Brennan stated, after the meeting, that if the action of the committee is approved by the strikers. 50,000 of the 100,000 mine employes in the anthracite coal fields would stop work. The cessation of work at the collieries would prevent non-union hands taking tbe places of the strik ers. The strike, if declared, will affect the Schuylkill, Lehigh and & great portion of the Wyoming regions." A special dispatch from Wilkesbarre says: "There will be no strike of miners in the Wy oming or Lehigh valleys on account of tbe dockmen s difficulties. The fact is the men are all idle now, which is equal to a strike, and what they would strike for is a mystery. A circular was received this morning, addressed to all dis trict chairmen, asking aid for the striking dockmen. A good sum of money will be forwarded at once. The sympathy of the miners is with the strikers Last night agents of the Knights of Labor intercepted a large delegation of Hun garians who were on the way from Scranton to New York to. take their places. A Hun garian Knight persuaded his countrymen to re turn. Hazelton, Pa, Jan. 12. The Plain Speaker, to-morrow morning, will print an interview with Hugh McGarvey, secretary of subdivision No. 1, of District Assembly 135, K. of It. de nying the report published in special dispatches to-day that a meeting had been held here by the executive committee and that a general strike had been agreed upon. Mr. McGarvey pronounced the story false in every particular. Quiet at Newport News. Richmond, Va., Jan. 12. There have been no riotous demonstrations by the strikers at New port News since last night This morning a train with nearly one hundred laborers from Albemarle county reached Newport News and the men went to work moving freight nnder the protection of the State Guard, a colored com pany from Richmond During the dav there were two hundred hands at work on the wharves, loading three steamers for Europe. General Wickham, vice-president of the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company, had a talk with the strikers to-day. and told them that they had stopped work without cause and without notice, eansing a blockade of the track by cars and impeding the business of the company. tlr said that all, with few exceptions, woold be allowed to go to work at once if they wished to. There was plenty of work for them and for the new bands put on this morning. A striker in the crowd said. "General, we will not go to work one by one. There are three men whom, if they say to go to work, we will obey and go in a body." The General said: "There are no three men in the United States who can put you to work on that pier without my consent You ought to have manhood enough not to permit any three men to influence you to stop work and thus starve not only yourselves, but your wives and children." He said to-night any man who had stopped work would be paid every dollar doe him, and all who wanted to could go to work to-morrow morning. If they did not go to work they would be made to leave the premises. An arbitration committee of the Knights of Labor assembly asked for a conference with General Wickham. but he positively refused to arbitrate. Some of the negroes are very insolent, and intimate that there will be bloodshed to-night Members of the police force say that most of them are armed with revolvers. Ihe new bands will be under protection of the military. The strikers, after a long ression in Knights of Labor hall, de termined not to go to work unless the railroad company acceded to their demanda The arbi tration committee have announced that they are ready to confer with Ueneral Wickham when ever he sees nt to ask Tor a conference. The strikers succeeded, this afternoon, in getting twenty of the new hands to quit work. The strikers are quiet but jubilant, and boldly assert that all the new hands will be with them to morrow. There are no indications at present of a collision between the military and strikers. Three Breweries Succumb. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 12. Three breweries to-day succumbed to tbe pressure of the boycott placed on them by the journeymen brewers last October when tbe big lock-out was declared. Since that time the town ha3 been supplied by foreign beer mainly, and the home breweries' "orders have steadily decreased. It is expected that most of the others will speedily yield to the pressure of the boycott The journeymen have not suffered much, having had a liberal percentage on all sales of the foreign beer, ia consideration of their efforts to push its sale. A Smiling Cabinet Lady. Washington Letter. If Mra Whitney did not keep up such a con stant giggle, it would be pleasant to chat with her awhile. 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