Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 January 1892 — Page 3

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1892.

INDIANA AND ILLINOISNEWS

Notorious Eobert Musgrave, of Skeleton Fame, Will Have to Stand Trial. JcJge Tajlor, of Terre Haute, Denied His Plea la Abatement Two Bed lea Cremated In a KendillTille Fire State De&th-RolL INDIANA Taking of Testimony In the Maigraie Trial ISefftn To-Dajr. fpeaal to the IxxtUDapolis Journal. T errk Haute. Jan. 25. Judge Taylortodaj overruled the attempt toquash the case against Robert Musgrave. who tried to swindle insurance companies oat of $5,000 lifo insurance by burning a log cabin on the banks of the Wabash, and haying his "pal" Charley Trout, giro it out that the hones of a skeleton found in the rains were the remains of Musgrave. The plea set up wae that Musgrave was extradited from the State of Minnesota to answer the charge of "conspiracy to 'defraud an underwriter1 but that now the State seeks to try him on the charge of "conspiracy to obtain money from an insurance company by false pretenses." The question growing out of this is. can a suspected criminal be extradited on one charge and held for trial on another! The the Supreme Conrt and the lawyers spent a day arguing it. "If tbe State from which he was extradited." said Judge Taylor, "decline to interfere in behalf of the subject.the snbjectcannothimself be siren that right. 1 doubt whether this court has the power to inquire into the question as to how the defendant came into its jurisdiction. It U enough for it to know that he is here charged with a crime, and that, if properly charged, be ought to be tried. I therefore sustain the demurrer to tne plea in abatement" The defense pleaded "not guilty," and the rest of the morning was spent in selecting the jory. The first witness will testify in the morning. Death-Roll at Lick Creek. Special to tLe Indiana pol?s Journal Mitchell, Jan. 26. The death of old people in the Ticinity of Lick Creek, Orange county, in the past four days, has been remarkable. Mrs. 8hirely, aged ninety-one, has been afflicted with paralysis on one side of her body for nearly a year. She died on the 21st The following have succumbed to la grippe: Mrs. Deborah Campbell, wife of James P. Campbell, whose death was announced three weeks aao, died on the 21st Iter. Ellas Gasklns, minister in charge of the French Lick circuit. M. E. Chnrch. died the22d. He had been in the ministry over forty years, being sixty-three years old. and was one of the ablest orators in the conference. At one time, in the General Cooference.lwban church boundaries between Ohio and Indiana were being debated, he carried his point orer a cumber of presiding elders and bishops. Mrs. Sarah E. Charles, aged fifty-eight, closely related to Mrs. Campbell, died yesterday. She went home from the bedside of her son. John A. Campbell. Tuesday last, and was taken down immediately. Mrs. Worley on Dairying, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Martinsville. Jan. 2d The Morgan County Agricultural Institute was attended by a great many farmers to-day. Last night Mrs. Frank E. Worley, of ElleUa-ille. read a paper on "DairyingOld and New Style." Mrs, Worley is quite wealthy, and takes great interest in this subject, denying much pleasure in personally looking after the management of her business. Professor '.Troop, of Purdue , Unirersity. read a paper on "State Experieut Station Illustrated." He spoke at 4.igth regarding the inseets and parasites tha1 destroy gram, and gate the result of eXprimtnta. The farmers derived much bene from this talk. This morning's sesf jn 'was more largely attended than any rvjus one. Mrs. Worley again appeared and discussed the "Farmers' Heading Circle." urging the farmers to secure more and tetter reading for the fireside. Hon. J. A. Mount. State Senator from Montgomery connty. addressed the assembly on the eame subject Snyder Got "Bossy at the Wrong Time. Fpertal to tne Indianapolis JoarnaL Columhus, Jan. 2ti In the Circuit Court to-day the iouoh-noted diroroe case of Katharine Snyder against her husband, Levi Snyder, came to an end. In 1889 the two were married, each a second time, Mrs. Snyder being the owner in her own name and right of about (50,000. Shortly after her marriage with Snyder she concluded to give 120,000 to Hartsvillo College, and in the absence of her husband did so. This very much displeased him and he commenced an action in the Circuit Court to hare her declared of unsound mind and the donation set aside. In this action he was defeated. This then became the cause of the trouole waich ended to-day as suit was at once brought by her to hare ner relatione with Snyder severed in the courts. The ruling of the court to day loaves Snyder without a wife and with little means. Struck Oil at Greencastle. Special to tLe Indianapolis Journal. G ke en c a 8TLE, Jan. 201 A collision of freight trains occurred at the Dig Four and Monon crossing last night that ripped open an oil tank -and Hooded the Ticinity. TLe Big Four train occupied the crossing and was run into by the Monon train northbound. A Union tank-line car was struck by theeugine. the tank overturned and its contents overilowed the streets, gutters and cellars, but. fortunately, no damage by tire resulted. Thomas Murphy's cellar is within a few feet of the crossing and the Hood of oil poured into it faster than the drain could carry it oil". The damage to the two trains was slight and the wreckage was eoon cleared Irom the track. The SI an Who Sweats Rlood. Erects! to the Indianapolis JournaL Wabash, Jan. CL Alexander Freeman, one of the best-known farmers in Wabash county, is afflicted ?lth a peculiar malady. For oyer a week blood has been slowly oozing from his lips, eyes and one cheek, and from all parts of his body. The blood accumulates beneath the eDiderniis. until the skin is as purple usa plum, and then it oozes out This has been kept up constantMany kladi cf GAS will raise bread, but gas from ammonia and alum, adulterants of most baking powders, will sooner or later . w undermine tne health GAS Caxbcsic acli from cream of tartar and soda is a perfectly healthful leaven and it is the only leaven of Cleveland's Baking Powder. That is" why Cleveland's is perfectly wholesome, does the work better, and keeps cake moist and fresh.

Jy. until Mr. Freeman is now completely rostrated. A number of physicians hare been called, but l Ley are powerless to stop the. tlow, and in all probability the man will die. .-. Death of a One Prominent Preacher. Precis! to the Indianapolis Journal. Greenwood, Jan. 2a The death of Rev. S. C. Noble here this morning removed a prominent member of the Southeast Indiana M. E. Conference. He has during his ministry had charge of churches in Indianapolis, Edinburg. Jefiersonville, Aurora and Rushville. He had numberless friends and extensive acquaintances. He was a nephew of Governor Noble and of United States Senator James Noble. The funeral exercises will be held in the Methodist Church of this place Thursday. Death of a- Wealthy Farmer, f pecisl to the Indianapolis JournaL Mcncie, Jan. 28. William Lewis, aged eighty-one, died at his home, east of this city, this afternoon. In 1845 Mr. Lewia settled on the farm where died. Five cliildren survive him. They are Mrs. F. M. Brown, of Lafayette; Mrs. J. L. Moore, of Indianapolis: Mrs. George Denny, of Dayton, O.. and a son and daughter, unmarried, at home. He was one of the wealthiest men in Delaware county at the time of his death. . Uncle and Nephew Dorned to Death. F peclal to the Indianapolis JournaL Kendall ville, Jan. 6. John Owen and his nephew, William Myers, were burned to death last night, at the residence of George Myers, three miles from here. The house caught fire while the family of nine was asleep. Seven of the inmates escaped by jumping from the upper windows, all receiving more or less severe injuries. Terra Tlaate Burglars Slake a Haul. FpecJal to the Indianapolis JoarnaL Terre Haute, Jan. 26. Mrs. James Cadden, wife of one of the oldest engineers on th Vandalia road, was awakened last night by a burglar in the house. 'She awake her husband who gave chase, but the burglar got away, taking $j0 in gold that Cadden had put under the mattress. Wm. Cumerford's Tenchant for Turkeys. Vtclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Mcncie, Jan. 2a John Cnmerford, of this city, was to-day sentenced to State's prison for stealing three turkeys from exBherift John Dugan last Ootober. This is Cumerford's second trip to the penitentlarr.where he will meet two brothers who .are doing time. Met a Drunkard's Fate.' Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Marion, Jan. 20. Theodore Cox, a wellknown character, fell in front of a moving freight car on a Clover Leaf switch here this evening, and was fatally injured. He was intoxicated, and was trying to avoid the car when the mishap occurred. Unsuccessful Attempt at Suicide. Special to ths Indianapolis Journal. Richmond, Jan. 23. Mrs. Clark Teager cut her throat with a razor, this morning. making a deep gash. She was prevented from making another incision by a neighbor. The injury is serious, but not fatal. Crashed by Falling Slate. Special to the Indianapolis J ournaL Knigutsville, Jan. 2G. Henry Perkins, a miner, was killed in Jumbo mine, to-day, at Knightsvillo. He was crushed beneath falling slate. His age was about sixty-five Tears Minor Notes. The Rev. Gasklns. Methodist minister of French Lick Church, died, aged sixty-two, of la grippe. Edward Lindsey. of Parker, near Farmland, was thrown from his baggy and his skull fractured. William Hodges, a Panhandle freight brakeman, was seriously injured in the yards at Greenfield. John Mays, a teamster of Portland, while unloading a saw-log. had both legs mashed to a jelly. He can hardly live. John W. Massey. one of the pioneer residents of New Carlisle. St Joseph county, died suddenly Monday night, aged seventysix. Ex-County Treasurer J. W. White, of Clay county, is losing his mind. He stands m bis parlor and tires oil his revolver at imaginary enemies. .North Vernon is now in the midst of the greatest temperance revival ever known in the history of that city. William J. Murphy is conducting the meetings. Mr. Frank Gillam. president of the Delaware County Natural-gas Land Improvement Company, and a well-known capitalist, was killed by the cars at Fredrickton, N. B., yesterday. The trustees of Montgomery county have decided to give (75 in prizes to pupils of the connty schools, to be contested for at a declamatory contest in April. It will be divided equally between boys and girls. , Franklin Cristy. of Brazil, was divorced from his wife seven years ago. Each was subsequently remarried, but later both were divorced again, and have now made up their old quarrel, being married Monday night. Dr. H. W. Taylor, of Anderson, the author of the $150,000,000 loan bill introduced in the Senate by Peffer, wanted the nomination for Mayor of Anderson on the Labor ticket, but he was rebuked by the party for political meddling. H. M. Bercaw, a stock-dealer, was sentenced to two years in prison for perjury at Frankfort last fall, but was given another hearing, the case being tried in the Boone county Circuit Court, The jury returned a verdict of acquittal yesterday. Mrs. Sarah 8tarkey, familiarly known as "Aunt Sallie" Starksy. a pioneer of Madison county, died at her home, near Elwood, yesterday, aged seventy. She was widely and most favorably known to everybody in that part of the State. At John Roll's cabin, in Great Hollow near Madison, a row occurred daring a dance, m which Jim Wells, after having his head cut open with a blow from a brassribbed banjo, slashed his uncle, of the same name, twenty-six times and hia brother eleven times with a long knife. The Princeton dispatch in yesterday's Journal concerning the ravages of grip at that place was, it is olaimed. very inaccurate. There has not been a aingle death there y et from that disease, and there is not a physician in town that has not time to gnare in his practice. During the whole of last year there were only fifty-eight interments in the cemeteries, and these included the surrounding and adjacent country. ILLINOIS.

An Elfihteen-Tear-OId Tooth Shoots Himself Because Ills Mother Punished Him, Special to the I ndianavolla Journal. Casey. Jan. 2d. Three miles east of this city, last evening. young'Prine, aged eighteen, became despondent over a chastisement received from his mother, and threatened to take his own life. As he had frequently made such threats before when in anger, little was thought of the matter until some moments after he had retired to an adjoining room, the echo of a Flobert rille brought his mother to the room to find tfrvhjU had penetrated the left lung. It is rxL. "" hocannotsurvive through the night. I Drlef Mention. C W. Littlefield. editor of the Messenger, died at Maruhajl. aged forty-five. The new $100,000 opera-house at Jacksonville was dedicated Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Walton, pionoers of Denver, celebrated their golden wedding Monday. J.Taylor Smith, vice-president of the Kidpely National Bank at Springfield, died, aged sixty-six. The head officers and board of directors of the Modern Woodmen of America are holding a three days1 session at Bloomington. Turner Painter and James Logan, both of Macomb, are in jail charged with stealing a wagon-load of wheat from farmer W. H. Smith, ten miles from Macomb. W. A. (ilulden. with his throat cut, was found lying in tbe road near Bloomington. The gash was sewed up and be will recover. It was a case of attempted suicide becauaa of disappointment in love.

MAKING POLITICAL CAPITAL

Motives of the Democrats Who Are Delaying Jnde Woods's Confirmation. Minister Eoid Coming Home New Code of Bales Considered by the House Proposed Changes Criticised by Ex-Speaker Keed. DELATING CONFIRMATION. nooaler Democrat Trying? to Make Political Capital Oat of the Judge Woods Case. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Washington, Jan. 26. In exeoutive session to-day the Senate authorized the committee on judiciary to send for persons and papers and take testimony in the opposition that is being waged against the confirmation of the nomination of United States Circuit Judge Woods, of Indiana. It is nnderstood that the investigation will begin on Friday, with the hope of completing it on Saturday, nut it is not likely that a report upon the nomination will be made to- the Senate before the middle of next week. The efforts of Senators Voorhees and Turpie are now being directed to secure delay upon final action. The oppo sition to confirmation, confined exclusively to Democrats, mostly in Indiana, hope to dignify their work and make a show for their pains by delaying confirmation to a period where it will attract attention and make a political impression. The damage being done the publio interests is in no wise considMINISTER REID WILT. RESIGN. Coming Back from France to Take Charge of Ills ir York Newspaper. Special to tLe Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Jan. 2a The report which has been circulated with more or less regularity for some time past that Whitelaw Reid, minister to France, would'resign that position and return to the United States to re-enter the field of journalism, was confirmed at the State Department to-day. Mr. Reid is expected home shortly early in February, it is believed. The cause of his resignation is a desire to resume his lifetime labors in the newspaper profession, and is in accordance with the understanding reported at tne time that he probably would not remain in Paris for the full term of this administration. He has successfully oonducted the negotiations for the removal of the restrictions upon the admission of American pork into France, and he can now retarn, knowing that he has been instrumental in accomplishing one of the most beneficial acts of tho administration. It is said that Mr. Reid will bring with him the draft of a proposed revision of the extradition treaty with France, but this cannot be continued. The department, however, it is known, is considering the terms of a reciprocal arrangement with France for the free admission of French sugar and hides into this country in return for the free receipt by France of American lumber and agricultural productions. The negotiations on this subject, however, have not progressed far enough to warrant instructions being sent to our minister to further them at the other end of the line. HOUSE BULKS. The Democratic Majority Criticised by ExSpeaker Reed for Preposed Chaoses. Washington, Jan. 2a At the conclusion of the Chilian debate in the House to-day Mr. Cotchings of Mississippi called up the report of the committee on tales containing the proposed new code of rules. General debate being limited to seven hours, Mr. Catchings made a brief explanation of the new code, stating that it was composed substantially of the rnles governing the Fiftieth Congress, the modifications being in the interest of the dispatch of .business and a retrenchment of publio expenditures. Mr. Reed of Maine criticissd the proposed rules and extolled the rules of the Fifty-first Congress. As far as the introduction of bills was concerned the proposed change would result in a consumption of the time of the House, an annoyance to members and exceeding irregularity. He sarcastically congratulated the Democratic party on taking a step forward in advocating a rule making it in order to call up for consideration a report from the committee on rules and pending consideration the Speaker may entertain one motion to adjourn; but after the result is announced he shall not entertain any other dilatory motion. He was glad to know that it had ceased to be tyrannical for that committee to present bills for consideration by the ; House, lint even this advance was one-sided. Under the proposed rules, wbenevervthe committee on rules wished to cut off filibustering it could do so. and it was right that it should. But the majority of the House should at all times have the same right. Under the rule the minority might rule, except where the committee on rules took the initiative. The minority was saored when it had the committee on rnles on its side, and it was of no abcount when the committee was opposed to it. Mr. Lanbam of Texas availed himself of the wide scope given to general debate to mako a speeeb in favor of the free coinage of silver. Mr. Barrows of Michigan entered into a critical analysis of the pronosed rules, and Mr. Mills of Texas made a brief reply. Mr. McKenna of California also addressed the House in criticism of the new code, and then the House adjournod nntil to-morrow. The food of Chilian news yesterday caused to be overlooked a very significant amendment to the new code of rules offered by Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky. It appears in to-day 'a Record, and reads as follows: "Provided further, that whenever any general appropriation bill is under consideration it shall be in order to move as an amendment any amendment reducing taxation orproviding out of what fund or taxes such appropriation shall be paid." This provision Mr. Breckinridge proposed to add to the Holman rule, whose adoption was recommended by the rules committee, permitting riders or legislation on appropriation bills when in the interest of retrenchment. If enacted it would enable a complete tariff bill to be appended to any appropriation bill under consideration in the House. The significance of it is readily seen. Members of the ways and means committee who are in favor of attacking the McKmley tariff act by separate bills were afraid that it indioated a purpose to take the revision of taritl' out of their hands and propose a general tariff bill, like the Mills bill of the Fiftieth Congress. The Democratic members of the committee are at present divided on the subject of the best method of attacking the taritl' and tho new and old members have not been able to get together on the question, Mr. Springer and his friends .favoring the seperate bills, and the members of the committee, when Mr. Mills was chairman, namely Messrs. McMillin, Wilson and Turner, favoring a general revision on one comprehensive measure. Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky, when seen this afternoon, said that his resolution did not coutemplats any movement against the chairman of the ways and means committee. He said that he did not believe in tacking legislation on appropriation bills, bnt was in favor of keeping appropriation bills confined to government expenditures strictly. At the same time, if there were going to be any such rule adopted as the old Holman rider of the Forty-eighth Congress he wanted to add to it a rule relative to taxation. He said he wanted to keep any single tariff bill or any general tarilf bill from being pocketed in the Senate, and if the House sent the Senate a lot of single shots at the tariff law which he'personally did not favor, being himself a believer in keeping faith by a general revision he wanted to put thrules in such shape that the Senate could be compelled to act upon them and not bo permitted to pocket them in committee. RADICAL CHARGES PROPOSED. Laager Terms for Presidents and Represent atlres New Method of Electing Senators. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL Washington, Jan. 26. Representative Geary of California, who introduced the bill in the House providing for the election of United States Senators by a direot vote of the people instead of State legis

latures, and who has made an argument before the House committee upon the subject, said to-day that a favorable report would be made upon the measure, with important amendments. He says that the bill as reported from committee will provide for the election of Senators by a direct vote; fixing the term of the President of the United States at six instead of lour years and making him ineligible toa second term till there has intervened at least one term filled by another, and making the term of members of theHouseof Representatives three instead of two years, and fixins: the date at which Congress shall convene the 4th of March, instead of the first Monday in Dccember.as now.so that the session may be continnons at the pleasure of Congress. Mr. Geary thinks the bill in that form will be finally passed, as all,cl the features mentioned have been canvassed before the two houses of Congress for many years. PLEAD 1NO FOR ANARCHISTS. General Datler Closes the Argument for Flelden and Schwab. Washington, Jan. 2G. The spectators who were debarred from hearing Gen. Bcnj. F. Butler close the argument for the imprisoned Chicago Anarchists, Ficlden and Sohwab, in the United States Supreme Court on Friday last, owing to adjournment of the court out of respect to the memory of the late Justice Bradley, were ' present in the Supreme Court chamber to-day when' Gen. Butler began the closing argument in the Anarchists' cases. The better part of his argument was on the same lines laid down by Mr. Salomon, who opened the case for tho Anarchists. The General dwelt, bowever, upon the effect the treaties bad upon the rights of the men to have the whole case reviewed by the United States Supreme Court, and in this respect his talk was on new ground, for Mr. Salomon passed over this phase of the case very lightly last week, leaving its treatment to his leader. General Butler admitted that his clients, because they were foreign subjects, had no greater rights than Americans, except that that fact, under the treaties, gave them a right to have the case passed upon by the United States courts, and in this way there was created federal jurisdiction over all the doings of the State courts, including the right to go behind the record of the State Supreme Court, which showed that the men wore present when its judgment was pronounced, when in fact they were not bodily present. He argued that in this way the question was presented for review here whether or not the absence of the men constitutes a violation of that due process of law guaranteed by the Constitution. MINOR MATTERS.

The Retiring Sea Dispute to Be Submitted to Arbitration Soon Preliminary Conference. Washington, Jan. 26. The Secretary of State has arranged with the British minister for a conference at Washington between the commissioners representing Great Britain and the United States who visited Alaska last summer fer the purpose of obtaining definite information in regard to the seal fisheries. The commissioners are ai follows: On the part of the Unitsd States, Prof. T. C. Mendenhall and Prof. Charles Merriam; on the part of Great Britain, Sir George Baden-Powell, of England, and Dr. Dawson, of Canada. The two last-name! gentlemen are now at Ottawa, but it is expected that they will arrive in Washington for the purpose indicated in a few days. This conference is understood te be merely preliminary to the formal submission of the Bearing sea question to arbitration. The basis of arbitration and the personnel of the arbitrators have been practically settled, but no official announcement on the subject will be made for some time yet. It is generally understood that Hon. E. J. Phelps, of Vermont, will be one of the arbitrators. Proposed Monetary Conference. Washington, Jan. 2d Senator Morrill, from the finance committee, to-day reported the following substitute, prepared by 8enator Aldrich, and una'nunoSiyHproveoT by the committee, for the Joint resolntion introduced by Senator Teller to provide for an international bimetallic agreement: That the polioy of the United States to vise both gold and silver as full legal-tender money, and to maintain at all times a parity in the value of Its coins of both metals. Is hereby reatUrnied, and the President is authorized to Invite the governments of such countries as he may deem advisable to join the United Mates in a conference to he held at a time and place to be agreed upon, such conferenoe to be called with a view of securing a permanence in the relative value of gold and fcllver at a common coinage ratio to be mutually agreed upon through international agreement, providing for the enlarged monetary use of silver, and for giving that metal equal mintage rights with gold (a permanence In the relative value of gold and silver) at a common coinage ratio to be mutually agreed upon. The President shall, by and with the advice of the Senate, appoint three commissioners, who shall attend such conference on behalf of the United States, and shall report the doings thereof to the President, who shad transmit the same to Congress. Said commissioners shall receive the sum of $5,000 each and their reasonable expenses, to be approved by the Secretary of State, and the amount necessary to pay such compensation and expenses la hereby appropriated out of any money In the treasury not otherwise appreprlated. Patents Granted Hooslera. Special te the Indianapolis Journal. " Washington, Jan. 2o. Patents were issued to Jloosier inventors to-day as follows: James B. Alfree, Indianapolis, belt tight ener and roller grinding-mill; Daniel Barckdall, assignor of one-half to W. J. Woodward, Indianapolis, refrigerator; Boston S. Conant, Logansport, assignor of one-half to N. M. Bowen, Indianapolis, feed meohanism for elevators; George W. East. Heltonville. horse-shoe; John B. Haberle, South Bend, street-sprinkler; Benjamin F. Haugh, Indianapolis, copying-machine and cushioned car wheel; Alfred R. Heath, Covington, car coupling; Otis Hughes, assignor to himself and J. S. Hull, lock-spring ditch-ing-macnine; Thomas Sigging, South Bend, thill support. General Notes. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Jan. 20. F. L. Shafer, of Indianapolis, is at the Johnson. - Mr. Robert MoKee, who is spending a few days at the White Honse, on his return to Boston, to-morrow, will be accompanied by Mrs. MoKee for a week's stay. W. M. Waltewath, of Fort Wayne, is at the National. A. C. Lmdemutb, of 'Richmond, nailed upon President Harrison this morning. President Harrison has accepted an invitation to attend a reception to Senator John Sherman by the Ohio Republican Association, on next Friday evening. It la in honor of Mr. Sherman's sixth consecutive election to the United States Senate. CoL I. N. Walker. G. A. R. department commanderof Indiana.accompanied oy Governor Chase, Quartermaster-general O. 1L Weaver aud staff of fifteen comrades, marshaled by Past Department Commander W. S. Odsll and others of the Department of the Potomac. G. A. R.; Miss Clara Barton, accompanied by ex-Governor lloyt of Wyoming, Herbert A. Preston aud Dr. Hnbbell. secretary of the Red Cross Association, have viaited the Potomao Relief Corps, of the Department of the Potomac, in tho interest of Hoosier veterans. The House committee on appropriations today agreed to report to the House a resolution calling for an inquiry by the appropriations committee of the lleusa as to whether the requirements of the act of Congress approved April 25. 1800, providing for holding the Columbian exposition at Chicago have been fulfilled; whether all expenditures of whatever character for the exposition haye been judiciously made, and generally into the management of the fair. The proceedings in the Senate to-day were dull and uninteresting. Three Engines Wrecked. Omaha, Jan. 2d. A serious as well as peculiar collision happened at the Union Depot to-day by which three Burlinuton engines were badly smashed, entailing a loss of 20,000. A light engine had backed into the depot ahead of an accommodation train. The switch was left open and a throngh train dashed into the engine, telescopin it with the accommodation and demolishing the three locomotives. Fireman Doicu received a broken arm and engineer Drefoorn a sprained leg.

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PUREST Am BEST LESS THAN HA LP THE PRICt OF OTHER BRANDS POUNDS,20-fel" HALVES,! 0 QUARTERS SOLD l CANS ONLY HEAVY LOSS AT COLUMBUS Property Valued at 700,000 Licked Up by the Flames at Ohio's Capital Half a Square Earned Over Opera-House, Leased by Diction & Talhott, Indianapolis, Destroyed ilany Narrow Escapes. Columhus, O., Jan. 2C The most disastrous lire that Columbus has ever experienced occurred this morning in the large block of buildings at the northwest corner of Rich and High streets. Many lives were imperiled, but no one was seriously injured. A small blaze started about 7:40 o'clock in the large building at the corner, and before noon the entire block from Rich atreet to Walnut and from High to Wall had been gutted by the flames. The blaze in its incipiency did not appear to amount to much, but it eoon got a good headway, and in au incredibly short time it was seen that the buildings were doomed. The large pressed-brick building on the corner of Rich street was the first to go. It was burned, with all its valuable contents, and the only portion of the building left standing was the front walL The next building to go was the Metropolitan Opera-boose lllock, the tire catching ic the fourth story and working down rapidly, in spite ofMhe efforts of the fire department to stop it. The lire here first started in the portion of the building occupied by H. C. Godman'a leather store, and in a short time the entire building, including the operahouse proper, was in ruins. The shoe-factory of II. C Godman employs about two hundred and four persons. One hundred and thirty-two of these were girls, sixty men and twelve boys. The factory occupied three floors. The spectacle of girls going down the fire-ladders and escapes with aprons over their heads was a thrilling spisode. So quickly did the fire spread that tne women had not time to save even their wraps. Louise Ault and Miss Sauerfrey had a thrilling experience. They found the hall full of smoke and ' llames and access tojhe stairway shut oil. Miss Ault rushed "llTTougbrine tire, while her " companion jumped through a window on the north side of the building. A woman from the upper floor made her way to the lower part of the factory building and there be came prostrated irom tne smoke and heat. Very soon After the fire began to pour out from the fourth floor of the Opera-house blook, the great crowd of spectators wee horrified by the sight of a woman with a babe in her arms, stepping out of a fourthstory window on to the fire escape Hhe gesticulated wildly .for a moment, then turned and disappeared within, evidently giving up all hope of saving herself. Two olocers rushed up the stairway through the blinding smoke and flames and in a few momenta were seen again with the woman and child. When the immense crowd saw that tbey were saved a mighty cheer went up. WATER FROZE IN THE WALLS. At noon nothing but the bare walls of the building, occupying a full half block, were standing. The firemen and others carried several children from the top floor down the fire-escapes in almost nude conditions and delivered them to places of safety. One man, name not learned, was slightly injured by a brick falling on his head. The weather was cold and crisp and the water thrown by the department froze in sheets of ice on tne walls of the huildina, making the scene a most desolate one. When the northeast corner of the bloclr was reached, and flames were pouring forth from the upper windows, a rapid and continued, series of explosions resembling a discharge of musketry was heard. It was supposed to have been occasioned bv boxes of cannon crackers Htored away in the upper portion of the building. The opera-house buildini burned was formerly known as the Cotton Block, having been built during the war by men who made their money smuggling cotton. It was a large four-story stone building, one of the handsomest in the city. The opera-house was to have been oocupied by Modjeska this evening, and the seating capacity of the house had been almost entirely sold. Margaret Mather was to have followed Modjeska Thursday and Friday. It is impossible to get a complete list of the losses and insurance, especially the latter, as it is so extensively dirtributed among agencies. In conversation with the leading owners of the buildings And tne principal losers, a rough estimate is made that tbe total damage will be about $700,(XX), with an insurance of $800,000. Following is a partial statement of the individual losses and insurance: Z Werner's drng store, loss JC.OO-J; insurance $3,000. Gazette 1'rinting Company. $10,000; insurance $10,000. bankrupt shoe store, recently established, total loss. The Daily Express, a German paper, of which lion. Leo Hirsh is president. &5.000;' insurance fl.fXX). Columbus iirick and Terra Cotta Company; Lntcbenbach & Ieilbury, insurance thee. C. G. Godman & Co., shoe factory, ?50,000; insurance unknown. Baker's photograph art gallery, loss 331,000; insurance unknown, llalliday & lliggins's shoe store, loss S7.C00; covered by insurance. Isaac Lberly. Metropolitan Operahouse Building. 8140,000; insurance, $10J,000. Wholesale liquor-houssof Steinbauser, $12,000; no insurance. Staley & Morton's dry-goods store, f 150,000. Dickson & Talbott, lessees of the opera-house, $1,500; fully insured. Siebert & Lilley, book-binders, $40,000; insurance, $20,0j0. S. & M. Gundershimer. clothiers, complete loss. Sloan's saloon, complete loss. There were numer ous offices throughout the buildings that lose everything. Dickson & Talbott'a Ixss. The burning of the Metropolitan Operabouse caubes quite a loss to Messrs. Dick son & Talbott, of this city, who had a ten year lease ofthe building. 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