Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS. JOURNAL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1883.

Conization. If the rublic Frintcr shonhl insist upon the appointment of a man, however competent, who was not axnembrof the union, every pressman at present employed in the printing oftice would stop "work nt once and retuse to resume until the appointee was either admitted to the union or discharged. A few day ago the rnblic Printer appointed two men. who made application for admission into the nnion. Their applications were rejected, on the ground that thy were not competent journeymen pressmen. The rnblic Printer made an investigation into the matter, and it so happened that he ascertained that the union was right, and that the men wtte not fit to act jn the capacities for whicL they had been appointed. It was a narrow escape on Mr. Palmer's part from what might have been a very einb arranging situation, for had the men been able to properly perform their duties, and the nnion refused to have ad- . miffed them, the result would have been a strike. New Postal Regulations with Canada. Washington-. Oct 24. The Postoffic Department issued an order to-day to the efiect that United States postmasters will on and after Nov. 1, 1880, receive and promptly forward all packages of liquids, fatty substances, confections and pastes addressed to Canada which are presented for mailing at their offices in packages vhich would entitle them to transmission in the mails if they were addressed for delivery in the United .States and are fully prepaid at the domestic rate of postage; and will forward and deliver to addresses in this country all such packages received in good condition from Canada. Packages received at the United .States exchange pestoftice in such a condition as to damage other articles iu the mails, whether mailed in this country or Cauada. will be treated in accordance with the provisions of Section o'S, pages 225 and 226 Postal Laws and Regulations, Chaiico for American Writers. Washington, Oct. 24. The fourth International Prison Congress will meet at St. Petersburg next year upon'the date of the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of John Howard, the prison reformer, who died at Kershou in 1790. The Department of State has been notilied that the Russian povernnient desires to render houi.ige to the memory of that distinguished philanthropist, aud therefore oilers a prize to authors of all nations for the best essay on the "Part Taken bv John Howard in the History of Prison Reform." The essays Are to be read and judged by a committee selected by the International Prison Congress. The chief prize offered is 2,000 francs and a large gold medal. A small gold medal, silver medals and honorable mention shall bo awarded to such essays as the jury shall consider worthy. Postage Stamps to De Reduced In Size. ' Washington, Oct. 24. Postmaster-general Wanamaker has awarded the contract for furnishing adhesive postage (damps for the four years beginning on the 1st of January next, to the American Bank-note Company of New York, the lowest bidder. The award was made for stamps of a reduced size, tho new stamps being about one-eighth smaller than those in present use. The designs will be cliauged to conform to tho reduction in the size of tho stamps, and new engravings will be made throughout. The new contract also calls for some changes in the colors. The onecent stamps will continue to be printed in blue, the two-cent stamps, now printed in green, will be printed in bright carmine, and changes will be made in some of the other denominations.

Appointment by the President. Washington, Oct 21. The President today made the following appointments: Edward T. Green, of Jt'ew Jersey, United States district judge for tho district of New Jersey; Alfred EBuck, of Georgia, United States marshal for the Northern district of Georgia; Joseph W. Ady.of Kansas. United States attorney for the district of Kansas; . Albert M. Leaof Mississippi. United States attorney for the Southern district of Mississippi; David i Krouachor, commissioner of deeds in the State of Ohio, for the District of Columbia. Increase In Number ot Strum Vessels. Washington, Oct. 24. The annual re

port of tho supervising inspector of steam t . vessels shows that during fifteen years past the number of steam vessels in the United States has increased from 3.8S5 in 1S75 to 6,725 in and a gain in licensed officers

m the same period from 14.571 to 31.622. During the past fiscal year there were thirty-two accidents to steam vessels, re sulting in the loss of 801 lives, of which ninety-two were passengers and 200 employes. They Treated Recruits 'improperly. Washington. Oct. SI. By diroction of the Secretary of War the following-named non-commissioned officers of Company B, of instruction, mounted service. Jeflerson Barracks. Mo., will be reduced to the ranks by tho depot commander for improper treatment of recruits at that depot; Assistant SertreantChas. M. Monairhan. Ser geant George Shoehan and Sergeant Leon ard Doorsh. 1 hey will be assigned and forwarded to regiments without delay. Judge Greshftm's llrother Gets an Office. St. Petek, Minn., Oct. 21. Congressman John Lind has secured the appointment of Judge Wm. O. Gresham. brother of Judge v. u, uresnam, as postmaster of fct. reter. lie is an old resident, and has held several other important positions. ' General ISote. rueri.il tr ihm TTiiiiaiiaDoli JonrnaV Washington, Oct. 24. Two fonrth-class Indiana postmasters wero appointed todnv: Elbenlield. Warrick county, Fred erick Sander, vice H. A. Hlackman, reMgued; Wnduville, 1'osey county, Jacob Decker, vice NT. Jest, removed. United States District Attorney D. S. Alexander, of Buffalo, was at tho White Houe this morning, accompanied by one f his law partners. He is hero on ofllcial hiisines. and left for his homo to-iiiihtL Tbe Fourth Auditor, Hon. Jonn R. Lynch, will leave on Saturday evening to taka lart in the Ohio campaign. Jan-.es V. Cook, formerly of Indianapolis, bushies manager for Rheu. tho tragedi enne, is here. I 11. O. McVey, of Indianapolis, is at the Howard House. China is about to establish a medical service for its army and navy, and has asked iho Stilts Department to furnish a. rollrrlion of the regulations governing the like service in tue miteu State. Bond OiTcriukrs and acrentnnces to-dar; Four per cents, registered. 1,015.000, and S-t.rwxlat l.-J; four-and-a-half, registered, gll.oou af $l.ffcV4. ' All the oilers were ac cepted. Y rt:i.iiirer Huston and A. I?.ir of fVru. bft for their lndian.1 home! this afternoon. Mr. Bcarss is a postotiice inspector. and bus been attending the meeting of inspectors at tho i'ostothco Department during the rast ten d iys. It is stated at the Postotlico Department that, judging from returns received for tho first three-quarters of the last fiscal vear. tl.e iotal deficiency for the j'ear will not exceed o,000.000. Th requirements of the sinkiug fund for the present fi.seal year, estimated at ;-4S,ooo,ouo, hive been met, the bonds purehased to-day bringing the total of this fund up to tho amount required by law. Hob bed of Wife and Monej. BAtTlMOnn. Oct. 2L A suit has been recorded in the Superior Court bv John Siebricht niriinst William II. Evans, in which 75.01)0 damages is claimed. The plaintiff states that bo was induced to give up for a money consideration an interest in a store kept by his wife, aud that ho was alsonduced to sign an agreement of separation from his wife. When, some timo afterward, she sued for a divorce he was persuaded, he alleges, not to resist the granting of tho divorce. Ho claim that Mr. Evans, who, he says, he thought his friend, induced him to consent and submit to these things. A short time after the divorce was obtained, Mr. Evans and Mrs. Siebricht were married, and they went to Europe, a few week ago on their wedding trip. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are now in Italy. Mr. Evans is a wealthy marble-cutter. Mr. Siebricht and Mr. Evans were friends and prominent members Of the same church. Arta's Ilatr VlKor Invigorates the c.ilp; cures tiaiidruiT aud ItcliUitf. An elegant di e!.

ISDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

An Inleresiias Old Lady of TerroIIauto Celebrates Her Hundredth Birthday. An Innocent Person's Predicament The Peat Prairie Fire-Children Attacked by a Mad Cat Horses Burned. INDIANA. A Terr Ilanto Centennarlan with an Inter eiting History. Special to tlie TnliaiiaioU Journal. Terms Haute. Oct 24. To-day, at the Home for Aged Women, recently established by Mr. W. li. McKeen, Mrs. Ann Baldy, one hundred years of age, gave a reception to her personal friends, which includes about all of the older residents of the city. They, in turn, presented her with 100 silver dollars, "Annty" Baldy, as she has been known for half a century in Terre Haute, came here in 1810. She was bom at Sara toga Springs, N. Y., whore sho was married in 1813. The couple came here by flat-boat, and he was engaged in the river trade until 1826, when he left for a trip to New Orleans, since when she has never hoard of him. The supposition is that he was drowned. and, as means-of communication were very meager in those days, no word of the accident overreached her. Until comparatively a few years ago, sho was the "sewing woman" m most of the old families of tho city. Her mind is yet clear. She takes care oi uer own room, and is active in many ways, her chief failing beins? in her eyesight, which until a few years ago was such as to enable her to read the newspapers, the deprivation of which now is the only sonrce of sadness, to her, sho being of an unusually happy disposition. Danger from tho B timing Peat Prairies. . Fort Wayne, Oct, 2-k For a week the Little River prairie, a vast tract of swamp land lying on both sides of the Wabash railroad and between this city and Hunt ington, has been on fire. The soil is of the character of peat and burns down to the denth of fivtt or nix ft. . M n n v miln. of 'fences and numerous small buildings have Deen destroyed, and farmers havo saved ineir residences witn great uuncuity. ii happens that the mains of tho mining and gas company which supplies this city with natural gas from the gas district, tifty miles south, are laid in shallow trenches across this prairie, and to-day the report is received that the tire has so spread that only a narrow ditch separates it from these trencnes. bnonld tne tire cross the ditch the solder in the joints of the big pipes would surely melt, with the ettect of liberating the giant force of ten big gas-wella and cutting off tho eunply from this city. These facts were reported to-day to the gas company's otlice. and much alarm is the result. Years oj Misery from a Spree, Jeffeksoxvillk, Oct. 24. In Jnly. 1S87, Charles Smith, a Gibson county business man, went to Cincinnati and disappeared. A few days ago he was accidentally discovered in tho prison under the name of James Wilson. His story is that ho was knocked down and robbed while indnltrine in a spree, and being ashamed to tell his friends he decided to walk homo. At Harrison. O.. ho was overtaken. and given a ride by a man calling nuuself uobmsou, wno drove a two-horse team which he claimed to have received in lieu of wages. In Kipley county they wero arrested, and it proved the team was stolen. I hey narrowly escaoed Ivnching, and Smith was so frightened that he lost Lis senses and cave bis namo asil son. Ho was taken back to Lawrenceburg and sent to prison for six 3ears, aud has Den mere two years, bteps to secure his paruon aro being taken. Bitten by a Mad Cat. Coeclal to the Indianapolis Journal Madison, Oct. 24. The wife of Wm. Maddux, residing near Madison, died last Sunday. That same evening, whilo a num ber of relatives wore gathered at the house a cat atllicted with rabies sprang out from under the porch and bit 'the six-year-old daughtor of Mr. John Maddux. An effort was made to kill tho cat. but it escaned. Later that nicht the cat attacked the daughter of Wm. Maddux, aged eleven years, lacerating her leg severely. Yester day the children were taKen to Milton, Ky., w lie re a madstone belonging to a Mr. I.aue was applied to the wound of Wm. Maddux's daughter and adhered sixteen hours, when it dropped off. It was then applied to the oiuer cuiiu. Fourth Disagreement on One Case. Pjwclal to tif Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Oct. 24. In tho case of Fnrauel Martin against the Ohio & Mississippi Railway Company the jury failed to agree after being out twenty-four hours. The trial lasted from Monday until last evening. Martin sued for $20,000 damagos for tue. loss oi an arm wlnle in the compauy's employ in this city. The case has already had throe trials, and in each instance the jury had to be discharged on ac count or a disagreement. r x Professor Dledrlch's Successor. Special to tits ImllaD&Dolli Journal. Fort Watnk, Oct. 24. It is generally be lieved in Lutheran circles that Rev. Risenoft will resume his chair as director of Concordia College, of this city, from which he retired some years ago. This is the place made vacant by the appointment of Prof. Diedrich as consul at Leipsic. Rev. Bischoft' is now pastorof a Lutheran Church near this city, and, though he does not de sire to leave bis congregation, It is quite a . a 11 jb -a prouauic mat ue win ue inuueucea to accept the calL Killed In the Mines. Special to tlx Imli&naitolls Journal. , Knigiitsville, Oct 24. The family of Joseph Barton received a telegram, last nigjit, stating that Mr. Barton had been killed in the mines. lie left here a week ago; in company with a number of miners, to work in tUo mines in Alabama. The deceased leaves a large family of dependents. The remains will be brought home for in terment. Mr. Barton was an active worker in tho United Brethren Church at Harmony, wnero ne nas long rcsiueu. New York Capitalists at Mnncle. fpeclal to tli Indlanai'tiUs Journal, Muncik, Oct. 21. A special train of four vestibule coaches and a dining-car arrived in this city this evening, conveying 1S4 bnsintss men and capitalists from Buffalo Rochester and surrounding cities, who will spend two nays here, guests of the Laud Improvement Compan6eeiiig tho uatnral gas and factories. The party represents much capital, some of which will be invested in Indiana's gas held. Eight Horses Cremated. clal to tho Indianapolis Journal. MonniSTOwx, Oct. Si. The largo barn belonging to Henry Buckner, six miles east of Morristown, burned, Wednesday night, with all its contents: forty tons of hav. corn, oats, implemeuts and eight head of horses and colts. The tiro is thought to bo the work of an incendiary. No insurance. Miner iote. Near Winchester, Milton Jessnp's anatomy was sprinkled with 1S3 bird-shot by unknown.qHail hutiters. Miss Jennie Lacker died at her home in Cambridge City Wednesday night, after a long and painful illness. William Faust, a well-known resident of Prtlntnlnw ftdl rii'.ld At hia r Wednesday evening. Tho cause of death I a is unknown. Col. Thomas H. Nelson, of Terre Haute, lectured at New Castlo Wednesday night in the ''Sons of Veterans" lecture courso, to a good house. Near Rushville the granary of Mat Kerner bnrned Tuesday night, consuming wheat, two clover-bullers and one threshing-machine. Loss, 1.000; no insurance. Al cott was badly gored by a mad bull, at bis farm, a few miles south of Crawfordsville, Wednesday moiuiiig. Thomas llavidnun, a neighbor, was unable to drive the infuriated boast off, aud sectiou men at

work on a railroad near by had to be sum

moned to rescue Mr. Scott from nndertho bull's feet. His injuries may prove fatal. Mrs. Ann Baldv. an inmate of the Old Ladies Home at Terre Haute, celebrated her one hundredth birthday yesterday, and was presented with one hundred silver dollars by her friends. Ed Shireman.of Martinsville, whilo pass ing behind a vonnir horse in his (table Jresterday, was kicked on the side of the lead and his skull fractured. His in juries are likely to prove fatal. Mr. and Mrs.' Elias P. Thompson cele brated their golden wedding yesterday, at their home, east of Shelbyville. borne seventy-live relatives and friends were present and participated in the event Extensive forest fires are raging near Blue Lick, on the knobs in Clark county. All efforts to qnench the flames have been unsuccessful. Nearly all the farmers in tho t u iuuy are ngniing me uio uigui. uuu uay. The case of the Commissioners of Harri son county vs. J. R. Cfraves, ex-treasurer of the county, to recover an alleged deficit, is to be tried in the Crawford Circuit Court, at Leavenworth, during the term now in session. James Day, implicated with William Wells in burglarizing the store of Frank McNeal, at Columbus, last summer, was tried and conrir.tpd in the Circuit Court. and sentenced to one year in the State Jfnson boutli. Thnthirtoontb nnnnal rennion of theOne-hnndred-and-twenty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry and .Fifteenth Indiana Hatte.rr wan hidd at Cnnnersvillo Wednes day, and a largo number of old veterans were iu attendance. Rev. Thomas M. O'Leary. assistant rec tor of the cathedral of Fort Wayne, died veafenlftT mnmini?. at S?0 oVlonk. at. thft Dishop's residence, from obstruction of the bowes, after a snort illness, ratner O'Leary was born at Lafayette, Ind., June 8, 1832. While workmen were makine veavation in a lot in Huntington they upon a closed ronch box.' which, i eing opened, was found to contain tL ..c-leton ol an infant. It is evident that the burial bad been quite recent, and an investigation will be had. Clna TlVi CnUnn Cnrln rrnlil Til claiming to bo an officer of the United btates secret service, arrested Hugh Watkins at Colfax on a number of allegations, including counterfeiting, larceny and paternity. The allegad otlicer, on the way to i rankfort. ottered to compromise the various charges for a money consideration. Watitins secured his release bv habeas corpus proceedings and hiscaptor departed. ILLINOIS. Cotton-PIckinjr Machine Perfected Which. Will Do the Work of 100 Negroes. Aurora, Oct, 24. T. II. Ball has just retnrned from Mississippi, where he went a fevr days ago to test a new cotton-picker, an invention ia which -he is interested. A company was formed in Chicago some months ago to experiment with and manu facture this picker. The capital stock was placed at $1,000,000. Tho report of Mr. Ball concerning the test of tho machine in tho cotton-tields is such as to make visions of wealth float before the mental gaze of the Pfnv enthusiastic stockholders. Th machine, while some defects easily remeuieu were revealed, demonstrated too possibility of what has heretofore been considered impossible, namely, picking cotton successfully by machinery. Tho machine was driven up aud down the rows rapidly, and took up the cotton so clean that not a double handful was left, doing, tho work of 100 negroes. A stronger ma chine is now being made, which will be finished in about two weeks, and again taken to Mississippi for another test upon the present crop of cotton. , The Blooinlngton Horse JSale. Eooclal to the Indlanajjolla Journal. Bloomixgton, Oct. 21. Dillon Brothers' combination sale of horses was concluded to-day, having lasted three days. To-day thirty eight horses were sold, being almost entirely draft stallions and mares, imported and high-grade animals. The total sales to day amounted to 12,225, an average of about $325 a head. Among the sales were th$,fol-; lowing: To W. W. Johnson, Secor, I1L im ported stallion, $1,290; to W. T. M. Miller. Bloomington, 111., imported stallion. $SC0; to D. G. Kichanfs.Broadwell, 111., full-blood stallion, $730; to William R.Kumney, Somonouk, 111., full-blood stallion, $610; to J. 11. Funk, Dwight, 111., imported mare, $070: to It. B. Kellogg, Green Bay, Wis., full-blood mare, $.WJ; to James Mugg, Center, Ind., imported stallion, $500. Among tho fast horses sold was Billy Mack, a pacing horse, owned Monroe Barnes, of Bloormngton, bought by Elsa McLaughlin, of Normal, for S475. This horse has a pacing record of 2:32, and a trial record of 2:21. The total number of horses sold during the three days was 140 for a grand total of $45.58., an average of $325 a head.' This was an experimental sale. Dillon Brothers pronounce it a satisfactory success. Notable SInrder Trial Ended. , Springfield, Oct. 24. Mrs. Joseph WV Arnold has been acquitted, in the Circuit Court of Sangamon county, on the charge of murdering her husband on June SO, last. Self-defense was her plea. Arnold's estate, amounting to 150,000, is a matter of contention among heirs, and the array of counsel on each side resulted in the most notable murder trial in tho recent history of tho county. The verdict is in accord with popular sentiment. Ilrlef Mention. Diphtheria is said to prevail among the Eoorer class at Decat ur. Some fifteen cases ave beon reported to the authorities. Brakeman Thomas Jones, of Big Rock, fell from a Chicago. Burlington &, Qulncv train, and was killed, near KarL Ind., on Tuesday night. Charles Lindloy, a successful business man of Mattoon, died on Wednesday night of congestion of the brain after an illness of less than thirty hours. At Sycamore Gen. P. W. Partridge overturned a lantern in the manger while caring for his horse, and was severely but not seriously burned while trying to put out the ilames. The Kev. "George Harkness, late of Potsdam, X. Y.. was installed pastorof the Pirst Presbyterian Church at Hockford on Wednesday evening. Clergymen from Oregon. Argyle, Winnebago aud Marengo assisted iu the ceremonies. MARINE NEWS. Explosion' on a Canard Steamer, by Which Five Tersons AVer Seriously Hurt. London, Oct. 24. Tho Cunard steamer, Cephalonia, which sailed from Liverpool to-day for Boston, had to put into Holyhead on account of the explosion of a boiler, by which tho second engineer and four firemen were seriously injured. She will return to Liverpool for repairs. The explosion occurred oft the Skerries. The cause of it is unkuown. Pleased with a New Route. London. Oct. 21. The Anchor line steamer City of Rome, Captain Young, xrhich left New York Oct. 16, was sighted oft Milford Haven at 5:23 o'clock this afternoon. Thirty passengers hooked for Liverpool were transferred at Milford Haven to a tender, which lauded them at 8:S0 o'clock. At 10:20 thev left on a train which is timed to arrivo at London at 4:U5 a. M. The captain of the City of Korao spoke favorably of tho new route. Movement of Steamers. London, Oct. 21. Passed Scilly: Augusta Victoria, from New York, for Hamluirg. Passed tho Lizard: Saale, from Kew York, for Bremen. Southampton. Oct. 2k Arrived: Eider and Saale, from New York, for Bremen. New Youk. Oct. 21. Lahn, from Bremen, and England, from Liverpool, arrived. Suicide of a Wife-Murderer. Wateutown, Wis., Oct. 2-1. Louis Kellerman shot and fatally wounded his wife, yesterday, and sent a bullet through his own brain at 7:U) this morning. After shooting his wife he concealed himself in the loft of his mother's barn. Hearing his young brother below, it is supposed h thought the oHirers had discovered hishidintr-plarc. and killed himself. Mrs. Kellernian is still alive, but is very low.

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Fast Passenger Train on the Wabash Railway Derailed Near Keller's, Ind. Four Trainmen Injured, but None of the Pas sengers Hurt Heroic Action of the Engineer and Fireman Other Casualties. Special to the InaaaioUs Journal. Wabash, Ind., Oct. 24. At 4:45 o'clock this evening the Atlantic express, eastbound, on the Wabash railway was wrecked at Keller's, 6ix miles west of this city, though fortunately there was no loss of life. The train, consisting of locomotive 1328, a baggage car. smoker, chair car, and the Wagner sleeper "Kesolute" was in charge of engineer George W.King, fireman Charles' Dickson and conductor George Gunn, and came round the curve and down the long hill west of the station at a epeed of tifty miles per hour. When within a fewf hundred yards of the aiding engineer King noticed that the split switch was half thrown. He put his engine in tho back motion and applied the air-brakes, but the momentum was so great that the train ran through the switch. For two hundred feet the engine and baggago-car bounded over the ties, and then tumbled over1 the south side of the embankment. The tender and baggage-car turned end about and the locomotive cab 4 was entirely stripped. The coupling between tho baggage-car and smoker broke and the other three cars, which held the rail, swept past, the front end of tho smoker colliding with the upturned drivers of tho engine, tearing out the forward and of the car and the trucks beneath it. The chaircar was also raked oil the trucks and some what damaged, as was the sleeper. TJie track was badly torn up, and the scene immediately after the wreck was a frightful one. Engineer King and fireman Dickson remained at their posts and were but little injured. Dickson had his shoulder blade fractured, and King, who was wedded in under the cab roof, was cut and bruised. Diekson pulled him out and they went to look after the passengers. In the baggagecar wvero express messenger Frank Bjowneu anu uaggagcnian uernaroi Myers, ox Toledo. When the car left the rails the trucks tumbled over them, Brownell falling upon Myers and being buried beneath the baggage. Neither was seriously hurt. The corpse of a locomotive tire man. en route to Buffalo, N. Y., was exposed, the. box being burst open. The smoker took lire from the coil-stove, and the New York mail sacks ignited, but the express messenger threw them into a ditch, extinguishing the blaze, and saved all tho letters. Tho heroism of the engineer and rireman was fully appreciated by the passengers, who made up a handsome purse for them both. There is no doubt in tno minds of the officials to-night, that tho accident was the work of train-wreckers. An examination of tho switch-stand, a few minutes after the wreck, disclosed that the lock had been broken, aud the stone with which . it had been burst was found . on the tie. The motive for the dastardly work cannot, however, be divined. At 10 o'clock this evening a track had been built around the wreck, and trains are now running as usual. The loss to the company by tho wreck will not oxceed $5,000. The escape of the passengers in the smoking car was marvelous, but, beyond a few bruises and scratches, not one of the passengers was hurt. All were taken to Ft. Wayne this evening on a special train. Fireman Dixbn was later taken to his home at Andrews, and W. Hiitchins. a dead-head tircman, whoso right kuee was badly bruised, was left at his home in Logausport. The liurned Lake Steamer. Kingston, Ont., Oct. 24. It is now feared that another name will have to be added to tho list of those burned on tho steamer Quinlto near Deeeronto last night, as a man named George Robinson, of Picton, Ont., was to tako the boat for that place last evening and nothing can bo learned of him. The injured are: Captain Christie, terribly burned about the face and hands; engineer Short, face and hands burned; li reman Kennlev, leg broken and badly burned; Miss A. Kellar, of Picton. baify burned: Mrs. Anderson, ladies' maid on the boat, badly bruised aud otherwise shaken up; A. Hart, of Belleville, hand cut by class: Colonol Strong. United States consular agent at Belleville, slightly injured whilo jumping from tho boat; A. St. Charles, of Belleville, badly chilled iu the water. The hull and machinery of tho burned steamer will bo raised, as she lies in only about four feet of water. The grappling for- bodies was begun today, but as yet only one has been found, that of Douglass State, son of the assistant to the ladies' maid. It was found near the wreck, showing that death was caused by suffocation or drowning. All of the injured have been sent to their hofnos except Mrs. Anderson and her son, and Miss Kellar. Fatal Explosion of Dynamite. Montueal, Oct. 24. This morning a workman named Charlrand. employed with a number of others in making a drain on Panthalion street, lighted a fire in a forge closo to several primed dynamito cartridges, which were being used by tho contractors who had charge of the work, for blasting purposes. The cartridges ex--ploded, instantly killing Charlrand and seriously injuring five other persons and baldly damaging many houses in the neighborhood. The wounded are Mrs. Antome Charbaen, A. Lo Blanc. Madame Le Blanc, Philippe Lo Blanc and Mrs. A. Bolodian. Charlrand was twenty-one years old. He leaves a widow and two children. Freight Trains "Wrecked In a Fojf, Special to tho In'.Uauapolls JuiurcaL Foht Wayne, Ind., Oct 24. Two freight trains collided this morning, east of here, on the Nickel-tdato railroad, resulting in the complete wreck of an engine and several cars. Brakeman Joseph Kichards had his thigh fractured. A collision of tho same nature occurred on the Pennsylvania road, twenty-five miles east of this cjty, which also resulted in serious damage to rolling stock. Both wrecks were caused by a dense fog. Fatal Runaway Accident. Newiiuro. N. Y., Oct. 24. By a runaway accident at Marlborough, this moniing. the wife of Bobert J. Dickey, a Milton druggist, was killed, her mother, Mrs. Murray, was seriously hurt, aud Mr. Dickey was severe ly but not dangerously injured. Two Girls Killed. Chester, Pa., Oct. 21. Jessie Truitt and Maggie Canack, aged, respectively, twentyfivo and twenty-two years, residents of South Chesterborongh, and employes at T rainor's mills, were run over by a train to-night aud killed. Conductor Killed and Brakeman Injured. Houston, Tex., Oct. 24. A freight wreck occurred on tho Houston & Texas Central railroad. yesterda3 about forty miles from this city. Conductor M. H. Allen was instantly killed, and brakeman D. Cameron fatally injured. A Trust Under a New Name. . New York, Oct. 24. Tho plan for changing the constitution of the American Cot-tou-seed Trust aud mergiug it into a new incorporated company was made public to-dav. Under its provisions the new company will issue $21,000,000 stock and $11,000.000 in 5 per cent, bonds. The now securities will be exchang?d for the outstanding certificates. The present holders will receive 25 per cent, of the face of their ccrtiticates in new bonds and 50 per cent, in new stock. Ail the property of .the present trust will bo transferred to tho new company. Vigilance Committee to Protect Negroes. Trinity, La., Oct. 24. A number of tho best citizens of this section of Catahoula parish have decided to organize a vigilance committee for the protection of the ner-p laborers of the parish against nightly raius of anhed bands of white and colored men who have been visiting the various plantations and searching by armed force the houses of laborers, threatening and at-

tempting the lives of the tenants and shoot iug at them upon the . public highway while in pursuit of their daily vocations to tho detriment of the public good and tho good of the people of the parish. An indignation meeting will be held at Jonesvillo Oct. 29 to adopt means for the protection of the people against theso armed bands.

STRIKE PRACTICALLY ENDED. 1 & N. Freight Rein? Moved Without Trouble at Kransvllle Men Going Back. EVANS ville, Ind., Oct 24. The switchmen's strike in the L. &. K. yards here is practically at an end. All trains were in and out on time, and several extra freights were sent out. Ten full freight trains were sent out six for the South and four for the West in order to clear up tho accumulated business. New switchmen are arriving on every incoming train, and some of the old ones have applied for their places, and will doubtless go to work in the morning. The officials of tho L. & N., who havo worked day and night switching, ably assisted by the efficient police force here, deserve much credit for preventing a freight blockade, the danger of which is now passed, llusinesson the Mackey lines has moved without interruption, and no trouble is anticipated. --. Strike of Chicago Tailors. CniCAGO, Oct. 24. The union journeymen tailors of this city to tho number of about 750 went on strike this morning. The trouble originated some time ago in the shop of G. W. Matthews. The cutter of the establishment was obnoxious to the journeymen, and they demanded his discharge. Mr. Matthews declined to comply with the demand. His men struck and laid their case before the Journeymen Tailors' Association. That body indorsed the litrike, and applied to tho Tailors' and Drapers' Lxchangeto compel Mr. Matthews to difthargo his cutter. 1 he exchange declined to do so. This brought the diplomatic negotiations to a close, and the journeymen met last night and resolved to strike at 10 o'clock this morning. Switchmen Afck Higher Wages. Memphis, Teun.. Oct. 24. The switchmen on all tho roads entering Memphis have petitioned the several superintendents for an increase of wages from 2.15 and $2.25 per day to $2.50. A ueneral strike is threatened on Saturday if their demands art not conceded. . THE FIRE RECORD. Destruction of Manufactories and Business Blocks in Various Cities and Towns, Pittsbukg, Pa., Oct. 24. The roundhouse and machine and repair shops of the Pittsburg & Castle Shannon railroad, at Castle Shannon. Pa., were destroyed by tire last night. Four locomotives stored in the round-house were badly damaged. .Tho loss is about jjyXMXK), partly covered by inburauce. ItaAVKK Falls, Pa., Oct. 24. This evening, at 11 o'clock, lire was discovered in tho extensive buildings of tho Co-operative Flint-glass Association, and inside of'an hour tho' whole establishuieut was a mass of ruins. Loss, between ? 00,000 and 70,000; in su ran co, $2,000. Origin unknown. Cleveland, Oct. 24. Fire to-day at Port Clinton, O., destroyed tho planing-mill and lumber-yard of August Spies & Co., and an elevator with gram and a coal warehouse owned by A. Couche& Co., together with two dwellings, railroad cars, dock, etc. Tho loss is $100,000; insurance unknown. Chicago. Oct. 24. Fire, this morning, destroyed a three-story building, at the corner of Fulton and Clinton, occupied by P. X. Kohlsaat, manufacturer of tanks; Scott A:. Haughe, iron-work manufacturers, and CJ. 13. Flohr. pattern-maker. Loss, $55,000. Sheffield, la., Oct. 21. Fire wiped out five business blocks here last night. The loss will bo about 30,000. Tho lire started in the oil-room of a drug store. Two citizens were seriously burned while lighting tho Ilames. Watertowx. N. Y., Oct 24. Tho business portion of Felt Mills, a village nine miles from here, was destroyed by lire last night. Koberts, Flack & Holaud's dx-helve and pnmp factory suliered a lo$.s of 1,000. New Youk, Oct. 24. Fire in tho building Xos. 9 to 101 North Third street, Brooklyn, to-day, caused a loss to Drydon c Palmer, manufacturers of rock candy, of SC9.000; covered by insurance. GkeenUav, Wis.", Oct. 24. Desnoyer's Block was badly damaged by lire lest night. Loss, 15,000; fully covered by iusurauce. A "Tough" Woman's Fiendlah Intentions. Calgary. N.W.T.. Oct. 2-1. Last night one of the most fiendish plots ever con cocted in Canada was discovered aud frustrated at tho town of Morey. forty miles west of here. Some time ago Kobert Scott, a merchant of that place, received information that a woman named Mrs. Tough, who resides here, and alleges that ehe is Scott's wife, was going to make an attempt on his life. Scott notitiod thopolice. who watched the incoming trains. Last night the woman ot off tho west-bound train at Morey, ressed in man's clothing, and started for Scott's store, with a policeman shadowing. When the woman was about to dash vitriol on Scott she was seized from behind and handcuffed. The woman turned out to ba Mrs. Tough. On her person was fonnd a ' bottle of ether, a bottle of vitriol, a gag, two razors and two sell-cocking revolvers. It was her intention to burn out his eyes with the vitrol and trim off bis ears and nose. Atteuipt to Rob a Treasurer. Taiilkquaii, Ind.T., Oct. 24. A desperate attempt was made at noon, to-day. by three masked men. to rob Col. It, B. Poss, treas urer of tho Cherokee nation. lie was returning home from town, a mile distant, with a large amount of money onhis person, when threo masked men, each carrying a Winchester, attacked him. Colonel Itoss is a powerful man, and after a desperate struggle succeeded in breaking away from his assailants and escaping, lie returned to town and reported the occurrence. A posse of two hundred volunteers immediately 6tartedin pursuit of the robbers, but up to a late hour this evening had not captured them. If they are caught they will be dealt with summarily. Tried to Kill 111m with Dynamite. BuTiK, Mont, Oct. 21. An attempt was made, this morning, about 5 o'clock, to kill Oscar Sternberg, a sign-painter, worth about SS0.GO0. Four sticks of giaut powder were placed between the mattresses of his bed, and a fuse attached to it and running ont through a hole which had been bored iu the oido of tho house to an alley. The furnture in tho room was torn to piecea and tho 6ido of the house blown out, but Sternberg was still alive when found, though it is not thought that ho will recover. His wife and sonhave been arrested for the crime. ' Charged with Embezzlement. Chicago, Oct. 24. Newton K. Hatch, an ex-cashier in tho New York oflice of tho Baltimore &. Ohio Express Company, was arrested here to-night. Ho is charged with having embezzled &$,000of the company's funds-a vear ago and tieeintr to Canada with the plunder. Whilo in Toronto, it is alleged, he secured several thousand dollars' worth of goods under false pretenses. Hatch bad established himself here as a real-eetatc agent nuder the name of 0. P, Frice. . Will Be Supported by Three Parties. New York, Oct. 24. The Republicans today indorsed the citizens' ticket. . The countv Democrats, with the exception of the delegates , of one district, who announced that they would oppose the three Kcpublicaus on the ticket, havo also indorsed the citizens' candidates. Tho Union Labor party held a convention to-night, and voted to support the citizens' ticket. peath of the "Angel of 3Iercy.M Danville, Va.. Oct 24. Miss Annio E. Jones, of Leaksville. N. C, is dead. 8ho was a literary character of local reputation, the author of 'Coolamee' and other woiks. Duriug tho war sho spnt much time in the hospitals, and was known us the "Angel of Mercy." . , GloTe Con teat for OS 00. Buffalo, N. Y Oct 24. The glove contest between Jack Hopper, of New York, and Jack Hanley, of Bntlalo. for a purse of S-'VOO. took place to-night at the Buffalo Athletic Club, and was won by Honper. Hanley was knocked out in the twentylifth round.

To Users of Royal Baking Powder. . . The public is warned against the stories and so-called kitchen tests of traveling baking powder agents. The -Vt'eged tests are, dishonest tricks nd the stories are false, their object being to injure the reputation of the Royal Baking Powder and intro-' duce an inferior article in its place. The market is full of cheaply made baking powders, many of them composed of alum, the proprietors of which scruple at no trick, falsehood or illegitimate scheme, in the effort to sell them to consumers.0 Housekeepers will not need the tests of baking powder itinerants to teach them as to the qualities of baking powder, as they are already fully assured of the great superiority of the Royal Baking Powder in strength, purity and wholesomeness by the best of all tests, the test of their own long, practical use of ix in the preparation of the daily food Protection from alum baking powders can be had only by declining to accept any substitute for the Royal Baking Powder. Experience has proveQ this powder of the highest usefulness, and the Government tests have established it as the purest, strongest and most wholesome baking powder in the world. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The jury in -the case of Assemblyraao Smith, of ist. nbuis, charged with bribery at elections, failed to agree, and were discharged. George Curtis and Charles Jvimmick. prize-lighters, have been sent to jail at Ashland, Wis., iu default of $1,000 bail, to await trial. Mr. G eorge Y. Clrilds entertained th Farmers Club at his country seat at Wootten yesterday. The list of diuers comprised many prominent men. The will of tho late li. T. Babbitt, of New York, leaves the entire fortune of the testator to his wife and two daunhters, and directs that tho soap business be continued. In many parts of Minnesota the earth is perfectly dry to a depth of seven loet. rttock is snilering greatly for want of water. farmers in some instances being compelled to haul it ten miles. Lucky" Baldwin, tho horseman, has purchased from A. S. Gage a half interest m tho llichelieu Hotel, one of the bestknown, institutions in Chicago. Mr. Gago will retire from business. Th commissioners to treat with the Sao and Tox Indians for their lands have not been successful, owing to the action of the Indian agent and post-trader in poisoning the minds of the red men. By an explosion of tho gas-house of tho Lockwood cotton-mills at Waterville, Me.t vesterday, the building was wrecked, Henry E. Washburn perished in tho llaraca, tho debris taking lire after tho explosion. Loss, $1,000. . Tho Hon. W. II. Kimbeni member of Parliament from London. Kng., is in Cincinnati, on tho way to Kugb3 He says tho Ku;iby colony in Teuucssee is about to prove a rich investment for tho . LuglisU stockholders. A prize-tight for $500 between Bell Lay ton, of Charleston. C, and Jack Donovan, of New York, took place yesterday at Camp Island, eighteen miles from Charleston, b. C. Lay ton knocked Donovan out iu the twelfth round. Many farmers in the vicinity of Mentona. Douglas county, Minnesota, have lost all their buildings and hay by recent prairio lires. Tho farms have also been mined, aud will bo worthless for agricultural purposes for laony years. The li". o-vcar-old daughter of Captain Michaels of Montague. Mich., was burnetl to death in a barn, on Tuesday, where herself and twocqnipanions were playing with matches. The tiro alvo destroyed an adjoining barn and the Michaels residence. William Bailey, of Baltimore. Md.. in as ' Aiding his wife to do the washing, poured a lot of beuziuo into the tub, but tho water was hot and an explosion ensued, which tore out the side of the house. Mr. Bailey was seriously scalded and knocked senseless. Wm. A. Hymes, theCrookston agent for the Minneapolis Mutual Fire Insurance Company, charged with forgery and frauds.

to tno extent oi 5S,uuu or t4.uw. nas oeen arrested at Lawrence, Kan., and will bo brought back to St. raul eoon as the papers reach thore. Grand Master Stcarn?, of the Grand Lodge of Quebec Freemasons, has issued a proclamation withdrawing tho edict of nonintercourse with the English lodge and it subordinate branches. This will placo them in the same position as before tho edict was issued. Don C. Cameron claims to be the owncx ?I a piece of ground used as a city park by .aCrosse. Wis.. tnri valued at &)0,00u. Oa Tuesday he atteinptyd to take possession; by fencing it in, but was arrested, along with his workmen. Col. Wm. F. Vilas ha undertaken to prosecute his claim. George W. Lederor, the theatrical manager who eloped a few days aeo with tho. daughter of lawyer Nowcombe, of New York, was yesterday indicted for bigamy, arrested, and later released on Ji.rvjo bail. Actress Clara Chester claims that he is her husband by virtue of a common-law xnar riage. The relief work of tho American National Red Cross in the Conemaut?h valley end-tl yesterday. To-day Miss Clara Barton, thi fresidtnt. and her corns of assistants will eave for their respective homes. The task of supplementary relief has been confided to the Conemaugh Valiey Benevolent Union.' Mr. Edouard Eiflel, the son of the builder of tne great tower at the l'aiis exposition, was in Cincinnati yesterday, on his way to New Orleaus. Young Mr. Eitlel says his father has invented a light iron military bridge, of 120 feet span; which is easy of transportation, and which the heaviest artillery can cross with safety. William E. Kent, deputy coroner, and Thomas E. Downey are under arrest at Chicago, charged with the attempt to perfitrato election frauds in tho Filth ward, t is charged that they induced Sam I'arker, a clerk in the election commissioner's otlice, to remove from tho poll-books tha names tof regularly-appointed judges and substitute men of their own choosing. While tho train containing the Senate committee on I'f.cJtic railroads was mnuin through the tan Joaquin valley, on its way to Los Angeles. Gal., at tho rate of fifty miles an hour, something gnve way In the palace car. Judge Thurston immediately stepped to the floor and put on the automatic brake, and the train came to a stop. It wns found that one of the tods under the car had tiecoino broken and was in danger of derailing the train. Thirty more bodies of flood victims were lifted and re-interrcd at Johnstown yesterday. But three were identified, ono bein a child of Mrs. Fend, who lost her husband and seven children. The body of a middleaged, heavy-set German was buried, oa whom was found a gold ring marked Gott Schutzo Dich" (God preserve you). The committee in chargo of re-iuterringthe dead request chose having lost friends to send by mail a complete description of thcra as soon as possible. l'olifth Church llloters Still Detisut. "WiLKEsnAiMtr.. Pa., Oct. 21. There were no now development? iu tho Plymouth Church fight to-day. The sheriff has declined to' interfere, and etlorts are being made to compromise the matter, but the detiant Folcs declare that they will retain possesion of the iuprty, and. if tho congregation is to split, the other faction tuui build their own church.