Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 July 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOUENAL, TUESDAY, JULY 23.. 1889.

demonstrated its value. Beach would never have attempted to revive his old claims, and seek to secure a patent. MINOR 3IATTEK5.

Rumor that John 1C Tliomsi Will lie Appointed General Iand Commissioner. Fjveclal to the InIiauaroUs Journal. Washington. July 22. There is a report in circulation to-day that ex-Congressman John IL Thomas, of Illinois, is finally to receive an appointment, and that ho will bo made Commissioner of 4the General Land Office, The President is out of town. Secretary Noble is busy with some official duties, and denies himself to callers, and no anthoritativo confirmation or contradiction of the report can be obtained. The report appears to bo based npon a statement made by an official of the Interior Department to the effect that he had Been the appointment lyin? upon the Secretary's table, already signed by tho President, but this official cannot be found. Captain Thomas 6ays that he knows nothing whatever about it further than that several persons have told him the announcement might be expected to-morrow. He does not know how reliable the reports are, and has no official information whatever. The Panama and Nicaragua Canal. Washington-, July 22. Latest reports from the Isthmus of Panama, received at the State Department, show that it is very quiet there Chili, desirous of adding to her laboring population, furnished 3.000 of the canal workmen thrown out of employment transnortation to her ports. Tho United States Congress appropriated $250.000 to enable the State Department, by its representative at Colcu, to furnish transportation to their homes of snch American laborers as desired to 'leave the Isthmus, but up to the present time less than $3),000 has been thus expended. The State DeEartment has not yet been, notified of tho eginning of work upon the Nicaragua canal by the American company, as reported. When so notilicd; an agent will prob-ablj-be stationed at Greytown until Congress can provide for the appointment of a consul there. Keuuked ly Secretary Noble. Washington', July 22. In a Colorado mineral caso pending before him, on appeal from the local land office at Leadville, Col., Secretary Noble has directed that the briefs tiled by counsel he stricken from the records, and returned to them, because of scurrilous and vituperative lansruage directed against each other contained therein. Tho Secretary remands the case for a fnrther hearing, and then gays: "When an attorney so far forgets tho dignity of his profession, the courtesy which should characterize his conduct towards his associates, and the duty he owes the department, as to print in his brief insulting epithers and vulgar vituperation, as has been done, especially in the last two briefs referred to, the respect due the officers of the law demands that snch conduct should be severely rebuked." Another Sensation Spoiled. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Washington, July 22. It seems that J. W. Ililligass, of Indiana, who was reported tohave received abont$l,S00or $2,000 as back pay, on account of a re-rating, received just $1H), and that the re-rating was made because tho War Department officers had. a iter many years oi aeiay, given mm ino higher rank to which ho was entitled during his service in the army. This higher rank entitled him to a higher rate of pension, and tho 10 dollars was paid him on that account. This is another of the Democratic sensations squelched. Fourth-Class Postmasters Appointed. Special to tue Indianapolis Journal. Washington, July 22. Theso fourth- ( class postmasters, for Indiana, were appointed to-day: Lake Village, Newton county, Jacob II. Hess, vice G. C. A. IJryant; Willis Grove, Knox county, AWram McGavanaugh, vice O. K. Patterson. General Notes, special to the IndlanaiKli Journal. Washington, July 22. Cob W. R. IIollcwa3 of Indianapolis, who has been here the greater portion of his time since the 4th of March, returns to Indianapolis tonight. The Washington Critic asserts that the friends of Hon. James B. White, late Representative from the Fort Wayne district of Indiana, are confident that he will scenro the gubernatorial nomination on the Republican ticket in Indiana, three years from next fall. The Attorney-general to-day appointed James L. Caldwell, of Nebraska, special assistant attorney to aid in tho prosecution of the government smt brought against the Union 1'acitic Railroad. Company and Western Union Telegraph Company, tinder the act of August, ISttS, with special reference to the operation of telegraph lines owned by the railroad company, Definite arrangements for tne trip of President Harrison to liar Harbor, where he will be the guest of Secretary Blaine, are not yet concluded, but probably will he decided upon by the President while at Deer Park, this week. His present intent ion is to start earb" iu August, about tho fifth, but inasmuch as tho Maine Coast is likely i be wrapped in fog until the middle of the mouth he may conclude to defer the trip until the latter part of the month, when the weather is usually much more pleasant. The Secretary of tho Treasnry has appointed tho following storekeepers and saucers: David L. Day, James (Juiriton, Samuel McKechan and John Richey, at Cincinnati, O. The Secretary of the Treasnry to-day appointed Charles Hedges, of Texas, to be chief of a division, in the Sixth Auditor's office, vice C. T. Mitchell, resigned. Bond otlerings and acceptances at the Treasury, to-day, aggregated TOO registered four-and-one-halfs, at $1.0G7$. The Cherokee Commission. Sr. Louis July 22. Gen. Lucius Fairchild, of tho Indian commission, appointed by the President to treat with the Cherokee Indians for the purchase of lands west of the ninety-sixth meridian, known as tho Cherokee strip, and for other purposes, accompanied by Horace Speed, the. secretary of the commission, left here last night for Fayetteville, Ark., where they will join Judge Wilson, another member of tho commission, and proceed to Tahlequah. tho capital of the Cherokee nation, where they will open their sessions ou the 25th instant. General Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, the third member of tho commission, was exfectcd to be here, but telegraphed General 'airchild that he is sick, and will come on assoonasheisnble. It isthoughtthe work of the commissioners will be greatly embarassed. Chief Mayes will, doubtless.call a special session of tho Cherokee Legislature to consider their proposition, and also the oiler of the live-stock company, which now holds the strip under a lease, which they want extended for ten years. The Cherokees claim to hold a government patent for tho strip, and say they must have a big price if they seLL The lreldsnt at Deer Park. Deer Park, Md.. July 22. Tho President has refused to further commute the sentence of Jack Spaniard, otherwise known as "Cherokee Jack," who has been sentenced to hang for murder at Ft. Smith, Ark., Aug. 9. A reprieve was granted some time ago, in order that the President might have an opportunity to fully examine the papers in tho case. The conclusion was reached this afternoon that sufficient erounds did not exist for executive clemency, and the Attorney-general was so no tiled. The remainder of the President's time today was taken up with correspondence which had begun to increase. The President's routine is to busy himself till tho middle of the afternoon with official business, then to stroll through the woods or drive till dinner with his family, and then to take another turn at bueiness in tho evening. Judge Clark Killed by a Train. CrTnnp.RT. Ga.. July 22. Jndgo John Clark, judge of Pataula Circuit, and one of the most noted judges in Georgia, lost his life at Smithville to-day. He was attempting to jump from a moving train when lie was thrown under the wheels, and his head almost entirely severed from his body. Tiik peculiar combination, proportion and nrrnHration of If noil's Sarsanarilla makes this medicine ditierent from others and superior to them all in actual curative power. Sold by all druggists. Prepared y i. iioou cc io., Apothecaries, l.owcul, .U&.SS.

INDIANA AKD ILLINOIS NEWS The Story of a Minister Charged with Conducting Two Establishments.

Susan Fassell's Funeral Clay County RegulatorsA Fight in Court The Result of a Shooting Scrape Business Failure. INDIANA. A Minister Who "Wore the Livery of Heaven In Chalmers and Served the Devil In Delphi. 8peclal to the Indlauapolls Journal. Delphi, July 22. Rev. C. C. Palmer, a young Baptist minister, tilling appointments at Rrookston and Chalmers, in the adjoining county of White, has disappeared, and the indications are that his companion at this timo is Miss Mary McGoon, of Pawpaw, Mich., but who has been living in thi3 city some time. Palmer leaves a wife and child without a dollar. Tli a iroma 4liif P-l arely bold, and the good people of this and White county hold up their hands in horror when they think of it, and the scandal is to-day on everybody's tongue. Ho graduated from Franklin College, the Baptist institution in this State, eight years ago, and at once entered the pulpit, in the meantime marrying a sweet and charming wife. He was given the churches at Chalmers and Rrookston. A short time after he located there Miss McGoon came to this nlace in company; with Palmer, the two claiming to be cousins. She opened out as a dress-maker. The minister came over regularly and spent the evening with his counterltit cousin, taking her to church, and on several -occa sions the visiting pastor filled the Baptist church pulpit in this citv. he and the regu lar pastor. Rev. Van Clcve. having been classmates in college. Suspicion was soon aroused, by frequent visits, and the matter coming to the ears of Rev. Palmers wile. she came over Sunday and exploded a bombshell. The result was that the minister and Miss McGoon left for parts unknown. It now turns out that prior to leaving the young preacher raised over 31,000 on notes indorsed by members of his A? 1 A 1 A. congregation, ana ine victims are not on his traiL Several ministers of the Baptist church met in this city to-day to take action on'the matter. Satan Fus Kelt's Fanreal. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SriCELAND, July 23. The remains of Susan Fussell, inclosed in a beautiful cas ket, yesterday lay in state in one of the parlors of her cottage. The room was tilled with choicest flowers, many of which had been sent by friends, and hundreds of people came to look upon the face, and pay their tribute of respect to this noble woman, lhis morning, from a to 9 o'clock, funeral services wero held at her home, an immense number of peo ple being nresent, and Rev. Brewington. of Kmghtstown, assisteu by Harmon Rayl Post, G. A. R., conducting the services. Mrs. II. K. Davis read a well-prepared obitnarj' of the life of the deceased. Ihe remains were taken to tho Friends' burial ground at Fall creek, near Pendleton, for burial. She leaves quite an estate, part of which she left to be used in tinishing up the work of humanity she had spent her life in doing. Charged, with Murder. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Delpiii, July 22. Charles Gros,aPolander, is now in jail at Monticello, charged with tho murder of his wife's four-months-old child. Five years ago Gros came to this country, leaving his wife and the children on the other side of the water. lly industry and thrift he acquired a home and a piece of land near Reynolds. He then sent for his family, and his surpriso can be im agined when his wife appeared with a small babe in her arms. Tne husband was deeply affected by his wife's infidelity, and hated the infant from the time he first saw it. Its sudden disappearance and reports made by the other children led to an investigation, which disclosed the mangled remains of the little one in a grave in the garden. The Polander says he doesn't care what becomes of him, so they don't hang him. Gang of Thieves Captured. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Columbus, July 22. This section has been suffering for some time from the depredations of a gang of thieves, which operated chiefly among the farmers. It was suspected that the offenders were a party of persons who were making a tour through the county in dilapidated wagons. The vagrants encamped near this city Saturday, and the police made a raid upon them, capturing Tom Raker, the leader of tho gang, a young man, who claims to bo his son. and two women. The officers searched the wagons and fouuda large quantity of stolen goods, consisting or several sets of harness and numerous other articles of value. Nearly all of the property has already been claimed by farmers. The thieves allege that their borne is in Kentucky. They will be tried to-morrow. A Ilalf-Wltted Horse-Thief. Special to the Infllanapolls Journal. PF.nu, July 22. Word reached this city to-day of the finding of J. R. Killer's horse and bugyy, which was stolen at midday from tho public racks of this city, on a farm some nine miles south of Indianapolis. The thief, a half-witted person, named Allen Griffin, residing in Wabash county, has not yet been apprehended. It seems this is one of Griffin's manias, this being the third team stolen and found near this point, where he has relatives living. When near, or in tho neighborhood, he always turns the team loose, without regard to its welfare. How he ever managed to pass along the highways to where the team was found, is certainly a mystery, from the fact that rewards were offered and officers watching at every town and village. The Conrt Not ITeard From. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Evansville, July 22. In Justice Miehle's court, to-day, during the trial of a State case, August Thiele, son of a prominent wholesalo and retail stove merchant, and a member of tho firm, took exceptions to something Maj. J. G. Winfrey, a counsel in the case, 6aid while addressing the court. Thiele jumped to his feet and interrupted the attorney by calling him a liar. Winfrey, who is a Kentuckian, resented the insult on the spot by picKing up a chair and knocking Thiele down. After some difficulty on the part of court officers, quiet was restored. Tne court will pass on their conduct to-morrow. A Whisky and Tolson Combination. Special to the IndUuapolla Journal. Evansville, July 22. Henry Ruschmeyer, an old and well-known citizen, tilled up on bad whisky to-day, and going home raised such a disturbance that his wife and children fled from home in terror. When they regained courage enough to return at 5 o'clock they found Ruschmeyer dead on the lloor. An empty box of "Rough on Rats" lying near him told the story of his death. 2o cause is assigned for the deed. Drowned While Jtathlng. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Columbus, July 22. Ora Walker, a lad about sixteen years of age, whoe home is near Flatrock Station, six miles north east of this city, went bathing in A 1 1 A f a stream mere, last evening, m company with s yonnger brother. Neither of the boys could swim, and Ora, in his play, got beyond his depth and was drowned be fore ho could be rescued. His body was not recovered until several hours after wards. Clay County Regulators. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Clay Citv, July 22. On last Saturday night tho barn on William Kress's placo was hurned. and on Sunday night White Cars waited on Jasper Montgomery, who occupied the house on the Kress nlace. tora

down tho house and ordered hun and hi

family to leave. Montgomery kept some questionable female characters about him, and this is supposed to he the cause of the trouble. Shot Himself Through the Knee. Special to the Intllanapolia Journal Elkhart, July 22. Whilo shooting at fish on the river here, last evening, a wealthy young man named George Fulton, on his way from Walterraau.IlL, to Niagara Falls, on a bicycle, accidentally shot himself through the left knee-joint. He was taken to a farmer's house, and remains there, with a good chance for a stiff knee. Tascott's Evansville Doppleganger. Ppeclal to th Indianapolis JoarnaL Evaxsville, July 22. Mr. Herman Weiler, a prominent citizen hero, to-day received a telegram from his brother Henry, stating that he had been arrested at Pleasant Valley Junction. Utah, on suspicion that ho was Tascott, the Chicago murderer. The telegram was referred to Superintendent of Police Newitt, who says that the picture, of Tascott, as sent out, bears a remarkable resemblance to Weiler. An officer win knows Weiler will go to Utah, to-night, with proof that Weiler is not the man wanted.

All nor Kote. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Whipple, ex-mission aries to Persia, have returned to Rockville. A new house of worship, to cost 82.500. is to be erected by the Christian Church, at Kirklin. Jacob Loose, of Mishawaka, fell from a building there, recently, and died from his. injuries. David Harrison has been arrested at Seymour, charged with stealing a horso from N. R. Rogers, oi Bloomington. Eugene McManamin. who was scalded to death at Marion last Thursday, was buried at Montpelier day before yesterday. South Rend is figuring on a swimming school: Knightstown wants a mutnal natural-gas company, and Anderson needs 500 additional residences. Augustus F. Evans, a former prominent resident of Noblesville, who died at . Oak land. Cal.. on the 10th mst., was buned at Noblesville yesterday. Recent deaths include Elisha Siblev. of Terre Haute, at tho age of eighty-six: Xavier Roaudior, of South Bend, aged seventy, and Richard D. Connell, of Lafayette, Messrs. M. C. Garber. Rev. S. A. Moffett and Judge W. T. Friedley were the orators at a large and successful gathering of Sun-dav-school workers, at Madison, last Saturday. Sundrv closing was strictly observed at Corydon last Sunday, the result of anony mous notes threatening prosecution, being sent to oarDcrs, coniectionera ana otner dealers there. Win. Rrinning and Oscar Seppe, two boys confined in jail, at Peru, for intoxication, set fire to their bed-clothing, and were nearly sufiocatcd before the sheriff could be summoned. Mrs. O. S. Rurrows and Miss Mary Eikelheimer, of Cass county, and Mrs. W. II. Miner ana jirs. it. iiemncu, or sontn Rend, were recently severely injured in runaway accidents. Stephen Billsbv. a prominent farmer, was drowned in White river, six miles below Anderson, last Sunday, whilo dragging for tho bodies of the two bojs who wero drowned there last week. Orton's elephant got loosa at tho base ball park, at New Albany, invaded Pat Murphy s grocery, ate up twenty-six head of cr.bbage, and destroyed many other articles before ho was captured. At Rrazil. last wet'k. Mrs. Rriddick. charged with assaulting, with intent to kill, Mrs. McMains, was tried, resulting in the acquittal of the defendant. The tight arose over Mrs. 31cMams s husband blacklegging' in the mines, and came near caus ing that woman's death. Enoch Croy, who escaped from the penitentiary at Michigan City about two months ago. was captured at Crawfordsville, last fenndaj atternoon, by Marshal Ensminger. Croy had been sent up for two years, from Montgomery county, for stealing two hams. .There was a reward of &30 for his capture. A convention of the congregations of tho Christian Cbnrcb, of Owen, MorgaiUjind Monroe counties, will be held at Spencer on the 25th and 20th inst. L. L. Carpenter, State evangelist, all the preachers m the district and delegates from all the churches are expected to be present, and an attractive programme has been arranged. Thieves are "working" Crawfordsville. On Saturday night two sample-cases containing five hundred cigars wero stolen from Ohas. Toney. Rurglars also entered the wholesale store of liadley & King and turned things upside down; and some boys stole a .dozen chickens from Mr: Martin. The chicken-thieves were captured. The Monon depot and the postofiice at Linden. Montgomery county, were entered by thieves last Sunday night. At the depot a $25 suit of clothes was taken; at tho Costoflice, the coat and cap of Newt Wahurn, the postmaster, 6ome tobacco, candy, stamps, and all tho mail matter. The letters were all torn open and thea thrown into a culvert on the railroad. ILLINOIS. Two Men Who Fought a Harmless Duel and Then Took a Turn in the Courts. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL Marshall, J uly 22. A few . days ago Joseph Ralston and William H. Harris, both of York township, met in the road and engaged in a duel with rifle and revolver. Neither was hurt, but each had the other arrested for assault with intent to kill. Harris's trial was held last Thursday, and after hearing the evidence and the argument tho justice took the caso under advisement. The decision was given Saturday, and it was that Harris be bound over to" the Circuit Court in tho sum of SS00. Harris not appearing to furnish bond, an investigation was made, and it appears that he has fled the country, scared away by threats of white-capping by his neighbors for slanderous statements made during the trial concerning a number of respectable wemen. Harris was for many years tho acknowledged leader of the township, gaining tho sobriquet of "the Duke of York." His conduct has finally alienated nearly all his friends. Piatt Connty Teachers Institute. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Moxticello, July 22.The eleventh annual teachers' institute of Piatt county convened here to-day with 150 teachers and educators. Many prominent teachers are a fin a t a a . present, ino lnsiuuie is conuueted uy Prof. W. H. Chamberlain. J. S. Martin, J. M. Downs and Superintendent George N. Snapp. Dr. Edwards. Stato Superintendent. and other prominent educators will deliver lectures during the institute, which will last two weeks. An Opposition Reunion. Special to the In!ianuiolls JournaL Monticello, July 22. The conflicting orders in reference to the national encampment of the G. A. R. have caused much trouble to tho comrades. It is now pro posed by Rryner Post, of Peoria, and other posts, to hold a grand central Illinois re union at Peoria. 111., on the samo date as the Milwaukee encampment, and that all posts from the Iowa and Indiana line bo invited to attend. This reunion is proposed in place oi going to .Milwaukee. A Blooiiilngton Grocer's Failure. Special to tho Imliauapolis JournaL Bloomington, July 22. Fred A. Elmqnist, a grocer in this city, failed in busi ness to-day. He gave a bill f sale to Kid der, Means fc Co., his heaviest creditors,. tneir ciaim ueing ior imou, aid other creditors have begun attachment suits. His liabilities are about 3,000, and his as sets not hall that sum. Britf Mention. Mrs. Harry Heap, sr., died at Mattoon yesterday evening, after a short illness. Kenton W. Kibble has declined an ap pointment as naval cadet Horn tho Sixteenth congressional district of Illinois. Mattoon's Citizens Natural gas. Oil and Fuel Company elected directors last Satur day evening, and is now ready to receive . i'ii bids ior drilling. The trustees of Kaskaskia commons last week finished a survey and plat of their lands. They rind about .500 acros of virgin soil in Kaskaskia bottom in which there never was a furrow. l'im farms adjoining thirty-three bushel of wheat per acre have been raised this yt ar. The lands are to be leased, and tho income applied to tho Kas kaskia schools.

JAMES J. WESTS AFFAIK8.

Effort to Collect a Note Which He Says Is Worth less Fight Among Newspaper Owners. Chicago, July 22. The Commercial Na tional Bank, through its attorney, went before Judge Grinnell this morning and secured a confession of judgment for $18,791 against James J. West, editor of the Chicago Times, and James J. West & Co., which firm included Clinton A. Snowden formerly managing editor of the Times. As soon as tho execution was obtained it was placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Graves, with orders to proceed at once and make a demand on Mr. West for the money. The officer went to the Times building, saw the editor, made the demand and received for answer a refusal, and the further reply that the editor had no property which he could turn over in the wav of sat isfaction for the debt. The officer returned to the sheriff's office, and the result was communicated to the bank. Deputy Sheriff Graves then started for the residence of Mr. V est, at the corner of Fifty-fifth street and Alt. Greenwood avenue, with the ex pressed intention of levying on the personal effects of Mr. West. At the house the officer Was told that tho editor had no property that could be turned over. The president oi the bank claims that he holds collateral sufficient to meet tho note, but it being in the courts, the directors have grown tired of waiting :.nd have begun the suit. The genuineness of the collateral is denied by the giver of the note, who savs it is worth less. Last Fridav the Storev heirs began suit against West to recover on an overdue note of fco.OOO, given when the Times was purchased. The matter was suppressed till to-day. Mr. Huiscamp, of Iowa, and other stockholders are in Chicago for the purpose, it is said, of forcing West out of the control of tho Times, not being satisfied with his management of the paper's aftairs. Snowden was formerly managing editor of the paper. as well as a partner, but several montns ago tie severed his connection with tho Times and engaged in the real estate busi ness in Montana. TELEGRAPHIC BREY1ITES. Governor Richardson, of South Carolina. has accepted Dr. McDow'h resignation as surgeon of the First Battalion of Infantry. Governor Merriam. of Minnesota, has re fused to pardon Bob Younger, the Missouri outlaw, who is dying of consumption in the suiiwaiur penitentiary. An educated Englishman, arrested for in toxication in Hobokcn. N. J., last night, is booked as "Lord Lenox, aged fifty, of the Holtman House.77 He passed tho night in a cell. John Rose, one of the most prominent citizens of Powell county, Kentucky, was assassinated yesterday, lie was a leader of a feudal faction, and was to be tried shortly for killing his father-in-law Ferdinand Knack, a German farmer liv ing near Springwater, Wis., is under arrest for poisoning his second wife, who died recently under suspicious oircumstances. His first wifo also died suddonly last April. John Westerline. John Fisher and Andrew Streicher, three of the men who were in jured in the Ridgeway 'tannery explosion at lirockwayvillo, Pa., Jast Friday, nave since died, and John Bargesson is expected to die at any moment. The men sufiered intense pain, and death was a relief. Near Franklin. Kv.. on Snndav. George Harris and Sam Bryant, both colored. quarreled over Bryant's charge that Harris had stolen tobacco plants. Bryant made a move as if to draw a pistol, and Harris hit him across the stomach with a stick, killing him almost instantly. The Dominion government has had one of the persons afflicted with leprosy in Inverness county. Cape Breton, removed to the leprosy lazaretto at Tracadie.N. B. It is understood that there is some doubt about the other two cases reported, but thev are being investigated, and action on them will be taken at once. District Attorney Fellows, of New York citv, slid to a reporter yesterday that ho will bring no moro boodfers to trial unless some new evidence not available in the trials already had, can be procured. The result of the trials thus far, he says, is to show that conviction is impossible, and to prosecute under such circumstances is to waste tne public money. On Sunday night Dan Malono, a negro twenty-two years of age, attempted to assault a respectable woman, Mrs. Rachel Skinner, living six miles from Covington. Ga. Her screams brought assistance, but tho negro escaped. Subsequently he was captured and identified and confessed his guilt, lesteraay morning, as ne was ueing brought to town he was taken from the officer by sixty masked men and hanged. Cora Brinziughoflen. a fourteen-vear-old girl, ran away from her home at Howard Citv. Kan., last Saturdav. with Marv Pell v. a companion, and started on foot for Kansas City. Cora's father followed and caught up with the runaway yesterday afternoon. As he was about to take his daughter into custody, she drew a revolver from her pocket and shot herself m tne bead, ratably wounding herself. The cause of her leaving home is not known. Surveyors Drowned. Denver, CoL. July 22. A party of sur veyors, headed by Frank M. Brown, left here on May 23 for the purpose of exploring the Colorado river, with the view of build ing a railroad by that route to tho Pacific coast, To-day the following telegram was received from the expedition: Kanab, U. T., July 22. President Frank M. Brown was drowned in the Colorado river, near Marble canjon, July 10, by a boat capsizing while running the rapids. Ho was thrown into a whirlpool and was unable to got out, while the other man In the boat was thrown Into the current and carried down about GOO feet and landed. All of the other boats of the expedition went through the rapids safely, and my boat reached the point where Brown was drowned half a minute after the accident happened, and less than live seconds after he sank ior the last time. Five days after, while working our way down, another boat was driven against a cliff, and, in pushing it off, was capsized, and two boatmen Peter Ilasborougn and Henry C. Ilichardson were drowned before assistance could reach them. It is impossible to recover any of the bodies. IioBEKT 13. btaxtok, cuier .Engineer. Will Fight the Salt Trust. Special to the Indianapolis J oarnaL Pittsbui:g, July 22,-The Pittsburg Salt Company has possitively refused to sellout or enter into any agreement with the 6alt trust known as tho North American Salt Company, and as a consequence the latter is determined to crush the big Pittsburg firm if possible. The Pittsburg Salt Company is the largest firm opposed to the trust. It comprised what was Known as tho Central salt district before the trust was formed. One of the firm said to-day: "Wo of course shall not antagonize the North American Salt Company, but if, when it A 4 a -V-V T A. A. oegius operation on jan. i. low, n tries to rum our company, we think we can defend ourselves, and hope for the patronage of th consumers. The Serpent Proved to Be a Sea Uon. Mekasha, Wis., July 22. During the past two years people have, at various times, claimed to have seen a sea serpent in Lako Winnebago. Others who saw the alleged monster said it was a whale. In one or two instances affidavits to the truth of tho claim were made. It is now found that there is some ground for the story told. Saturday afternoon, while two boys were spearing frogs near the lake, they saw the monster in a shallow place. Assistance was summoned and a sea lion eleven feet long was captured. It escaped from a circus here four years ago, and the fact bad been forgotten. Jackson Wants to Fight Sullivan. New Yokk, July 22. "Parson" Davies, of Chicago, arrived in town to-night. He is stopping at tho Continental- Hotel. At the Hoil man House the Parson met K. J. Van Horn, a sporting man from North Platte, M. T. Vau Horn won J0.000 on Sullivan, and began blackguarding Davies, who was a Kilrain man, about the backing he had given Kilrain and Jackson, tho colored pugilist. Davies became angry and knocked Van Horn down. Davies says Jackson can get $20,000 backing to fight Sullivan. Davies is here to arrange the fight, if possible. Jackson will be here on Thursday. Affairs at Johnstown. Johnstown. Pa.. July 22. The coramis paries have all been closed but one, and it will also be closed in a' few Xa&. The very

needy will be given orders on stores. An affiliation has been made with the Bed Cross society by which all clothing will be distributed ly that society. Blockade Removed by Force. STEunENViLLE. O., July 22. As has been anticipated for the past week, the Panhandle Railroad Company and the Ohio river steamboat men collided this morning. The railroad company recently received permission from tho Secretary of War to close up the channel of the river at the Steubenville bridge for the purpose of replacing the channel span. The river men appealed in vain to the Secretary of War " to have the permit revoked. When a coal fleet arrived at the bridge this morning they found the channel almost entirely tilled with heavy piles arranged in bents. There was a short consultation, and then, without advising themen at workinthe channel of the intention, the coal 'boat Advance, with three barges abreast, came at full speed upon the pile bents, breaking down twenty-tivo of them, breaking the pile-driver barge loose from its moorings and badly damaging it. The men on the barge had a narrow escape from being drawn under the tow, and work was immediately suspended. Hardly had they time to recover from tbeif cscapo when another boat, the Pacific, came down by the same ronto and took away thirty-five more of the piles, leaving over half the channel clear for the following boats. Immediately after this the railroad company ordered the construction of largo apron piers above the bridge, which will ellectually close the channel for boats. Both railroad and steamboat men aro equally determined to enforce their rights in the premises, and the outcome will create intense interest along the Ohio and among river men generally, as the serious trouble threatened will demand the interference of the government to settle whether the railroad has the right to impede river navigation that its own trains may run un interruptedly. L.ohc8 by Fire. Milwaukee, Wis., July 22. Firo at La Crosse, Wis., destroyed Leo & Clarke's Hour-mill. Loss, 25,000; insurance, $18,000. Milwaukee, Wis., July 22. Fire at Peshtigo. Wis., destroyed a number of buildings, including one owned by B. F. Harper. As Harper has been drinking heavily, and has threatened to tire his premises, he was arrested. He is said to bo insane from dissipation. Meadville, Pa., July 22.The St. Cloud Hotel was destroyed by fire at midnight to-night. The guests escaped without injury, but several servants were badly injured by jumping from the third story windows. Mrs. Maggie Kbrick, of 'Youngstown, O., jumped from the third lloor, striking on her back. She will probably die. Susan Derby had both legs broken. Barbara Hillmau had her back badly burned before jumping on an awning which probably saved her life., Archie Carmon, a fireman, fell from tho second story and received injuries of the spine. He is in a critical condition. Tho hotel was surrounded by wooden buildings, and for a time the whofo block was threatened. Loss, 910,000; fully insured. Denied She Had Committed Suicide. New Y'ork, July 22. On July 12 a mysterious young woman committed suicide at a Third-avenue lodging-house. She was at first supposed to be Mrs. Kitty Doane. of Toronto, but later it was discovered that that was not her name. All efforts to identify the suicide failed until yesterday. William Keynolds. a young tinsmith, called at police headquarters and stated that theyoung girl was his cousin, Kate McCorinack. of Cleveland, O., who ran away with .a sewing machine agent named Kiblersome months ago. Keynolds told a romautic story, and the police thought that at last the question of identity was settled. That they were mistaken was proved this morning by Mrs. Kiblert nee Kate McCormack, of Cleveland, walking into headquarters and denying that she had committed suicide, and telling the police that Keynolds was troubled with an awful imagination. Mrs. Hogan Believes Her Husband Dead. Jackson Mich., July 22. Mrs. Hogan has heard no news from the professor. She has given up all hope, and believes he has met with death. She left last night for New York. She states that her husband had with him $1,000 in cash, and a balloon and outfit, which ho must have left with

friends. Louisville. July 22. An inflated bag answering to the description of the gasholder of the Campbell air-ship passed over this city last night. In order to be sure that it was not a toy bolloon it was watched for two hours. It went straight across the city from northeast to south west, as if carried by a steady current, and appeared to be two miles high. The Suspected Cronin Murderer. Chicago. Julv 22. Burke's lawvera haro made no sign of an intention to take an ap peal from J udgo Hain's order for his extradition, and in a letter received by Judge Longenecker, to-day. from his assistant, George Baker, the latter expressed tho opinion that Burke would not appeal. This is merely conjecture, however, as the suspected Cronin murderer has until Friday to take action for an appeal or for habeas corpus. The case against him m this city was on the July calendar, in Judge McConnell's court, and to get it out of the way Assistant State's Attorney Elliott to-day entered the formal order, "continued by the people for service," tho usual proceeding when an indicted person is not within the jurisdiction of the court. Steamiihip 2Yews. Liverpool, July 22,Arrivcd: Kansas. from Boston, Copenhagen. July 22. Arrived: Hekla. from New York. Glasgow. July 22. Arrived: State of Georgia, from New York. Southampton. July 22. Arrived: Eider. from New York for Bremen. New York, July 22. Arrived: Ems. from Bremen; Aurania, from Liverpool; Ethiopia.' from Glasgow. London, July 22. Sighted: Amsterdam, from New York, for Amsterdam; Hermann, from Baltimore, for Bremen. Obituary. Newark, N. J., July 22. Rev. E. D. Rankin, oue of the bestknovn Presbyterian ministers in the country, died of 'heart, trouble this evening, at the age of seventy. He was a graduate of Harvard. Louisville, Ky July 22. Will Brown, a son of Samuel Brown, a Pittsburg Pa. millionaire, died at Princeton to-night, of tvphoid fever. His father was with him. He had been an engineer on the Ohio Valley railroad till he was married, about three weeds ago. He was then made a passenger conductor. m m Important to "Uritannlca Subscribers. Kansas Citv, July 22. Scribner's Sons are sole importers of the ninth edition of Encyclopedia Britannica. The edition was photographed by the Henry Allen Company, of New York, who sold many copies here by subscription. Several of the subscribers refused to take tho books on tho ground that thev were not getting what they expected. The Allen company brought suit to compel those subscribers to take the books. The matter was decided against the plaintifV to-day in Justice Clayton's court, the justice dismissing all the cases, eleven in number. A Little Deaf Mate Horned to Death. Stoneham, Mass., July 22. Three boys playing in a shed, last night, started a fire, which communicated with the buildiug. Two of the boys ran out, leaving a little fellow named Murphy, a deaf mute, ten years of ape, in the shed. The door had a ppring lock on it, and closed, locking the boy inside. His father ascertained after a time that the boy was in tho shed, and tried to save him, bnt could not, and was himself burned severely. The shed, was completely destroyed and the boy burned to death. M'onld-le Lynchers Frustrated. Cuxton, La., July 22. About one hundred men assembled here last night for the purpose of lynching two negroes, Charles and Isaiah Dent, the principal actors in the recent assassination of Herman I'roetoriii9. The oliicials adroitly carried the prisoners away and sent them to New Orleans for safe keeping, and when the lynching party called at the jail, at 2 a. m they were informed that the prisoners were then safe beyond pursuit. Barber-Shop Kniploje Charged with Theft. PlTTSBCRO, July 22. Charles Robinson, the negro employed in the barber-shop at tho Hotel Anderson as a coat duster, was arrested to-night charged with appropriating a pocket-book from the

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Shortly after leaving the place he missed his wallet. Ho informed tho police of his loss and the dusky duster was taken into custody. Boys Mangled at a Grade Crossing. Pottsville, Pa., July- 22. A shocking accident occurred this morning ou th Philadelphia it Reading railroad, near Mahanoy City. TLree boys, sons, respectively, of Charles V. Kaiser and VaiU linger, prominent business men of Mahanov City, and J. A. Keilly, ex-recorder f Schuylkill connty. of Shenandoah, wero driving in a bugtty from Mahanov City to Frackville. As they approacbed'tho railroad crossing a passenger train passed. closely followed by the little combination engine and car "Transit." Wadlinger, who was driving, apparently did notobservl tho "Transit," and attempted to cross as 60on as the passenger tram had passed. Tho "Transit" struck tho buggy, au smashing it into splinters, killing tbe hore, and terribly injuring the boy. Wadlinger was thrown forty feet, and shockingly mangled and instantly killed. Tho other two very badly, and, it is believed, fatally hurt. Two Hare Been "Disposed Of. Greexviixk, Miss., July 22. It is now known that at least two of the murderers of Dr. Pitts, on Captain Wills's Panther burn plantation, have been disposed of, namely, Joseph and Gabe Webster. Thre hundred and fifty dollars reward has been offered for each of the following-nained, far ties who participated in the murder; saao Perkins, Alfred D. Yates, John Per kins and Dave Perkins all colored. Across the Continent on Horseback. Denver, Col.. July 22. Millionaire John Allen, the Xew York hotel man, and Prof. K. II. Piatt, of riding-school fame, rode into Denver at noon yesterday ou jad?l bronchos and leading mustang ponies. They left New York May 14, bound lor tho Golden Gate, and have made the journev so far without the slightest mishap. Tbey hope to reach their destination by October The Fashion in Dog. Washington Post The fashion in dogs is as capricious a that in bonnets. The pug is said to be rapidly goine out. A lady now looks more to the intelligence of her dog than the flatness of his nose. The dainty, delicate littlo; womjjnisnow buying the Scotch and tho , fox terrier, while the gymnasium-physical-1 culture-tennis-base-ball girls, with tough; inuselcs and natural waists, affect only the) j big dogs mastilfs, St. Bernards and set ters. Whocantellf Another generation in thoj full blaze of amazouian progress may render the entire class of ilat-uosed.weak-eved, long-haired, small dogs entirely obsolete. Th? new fashion will commend itself to all real lovers of women. It is a step in tha right direction. Jf women must pet dogs let them be dogs of be6t intelligence dogs that can walk, dogs that can sleep on tho lloor, that can eat plain food, such as tho woman herself lives ou. Let it bo a dog; that could stand guard over the house, giva warning of intrusion, and bo something more of a protection than a nuisance. An Underground Hallway for Paris, raris Dispatch In L nf.on Daily News. It appears that we may at last look forward to a metropolitan railway, but it will ouly serve one point of Paris south of tha Seine. The projected line is to be seven miles long, with a short lranch line. A, central terminus will stand at the back of the Madeleine. Tho main line will run from that point to the Uastile by the Opera house, and near the Jloulevard. It will connect the termini of the Ilastile- in cennes, tho Puris-Lyons and the Paris-Orleans railway. From the latter it will bo brought round aain bv tho Rue de Rivpli ion1 lm ii-, a. 1 ('nnrnrile to tha Madeleine. The underground part of the line will be four miles long, the rest will go through cuttings and Jy viaducts. M. Yves-Guyot is granting the concession t)f the Metropolitan to a hvndieute of capitalists, who are to make it without a stato subvention or gnaranteo of interest. I hrv will issue shaivsof tho value of 2..CXa, U)0 francs und bonds for.0iw,fA"J francs. Took Jlim at Ills Word. WasTilncUra I'osL ..... ... . . There is a good hit of wit in Judge Jera M.Wilson vet. He was in Kbeis rest an j rant the other day putting away soft-shell crabs and cold tea. In cauio Colonel Worthington. ' "Have a soft-shell crab, Colcaeir said the Judge. m "Crabs are poison to me. Judge. Waiter, bring Colonel Worthington fiv or sii soit-ahell crabs." The riace for Him. Pbllalplpl! Tren. That Western bank president who waf swindled out of $4.0uo. a day or two ago, on the gold brick game, has no rieht to be ia the banking busiucss. Tho kiudcrgarteu 1 where he belongs.

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