Plymouth Republican, Volume 45, Number 33, Plymouth, Marshall County, 4 July 1901 — Page 1

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CI r..lL E nni (trnVs f Lightning. Chicago, July 2. Six boys and five men were instantly killed shortly afternoon yesterday by a lightning bolt that struck an old pier near the foot of Marquette terrace, a stone's throw from the Lake-view water-works and a short distance north of the marine hospital. The victims ranged in age from 12 to 45 years. When the terriffic storm broke over Chicago the lads and men sought refuge under a zinc roofed shelter at the end of the pier nearest the shore. A party of twelve was crouching in the narrow space when the bolt of lightning stmck the roof. Eleven were instantaneously killed. The twelfth one, Willie Anderson, had a marvelous escape from the fate of his companions. He was made unconscious by the shock, but f el underneath the others. He revived in a few minutes, and called for help. The bodies of all the victims had to be removed before Anderson was reached. He was taken to the Alexian Brothers' hospital and will recover. In the history of lightning strokes costing human lives there is no record of eleven meeting ' death by one bolt. Four years i ago four persons were killed by j lightning at the Grant monument . , i . . i . ln Linen n mrk. nur, oiovpn at one stroke is believed to be the appalling record in such acci dents. In Edition to the miraculous i scape of Anderson, Charles Hey! is notable. He was sitting on a ; lower portion of the pier that was j struck, but escaped . injury. He was stunned for a moment, but rapidly recovered, and calling some other boys and young men to his aid he made an examination of the shelter hole. One glance was enough for him. He care n. hoan nf hnriipe Ivincr at ihn

bottom of the place. Blood was ' funds, 771,754,689; general fund, oozing from acut on the forehead j $158,697,248; in national bank deof the one nearest the entrance, jpositories, $102,416,973; total, In falling, the head had struck a ! $1,181,868,011: against which sharp pointed stone. Hey was J there are demand liabilities outunable to realize the full catas-' standing amounting to $855,035,-

trophe. While running helplessly about he was called by Mrs.Charles M. Walworth of No. 23 Marquette Terrace, who told him to catch a horse in a nearby yard and ride to the Marine hospital. The young man did as directed, J and Drs. Saw telle and Holt of the hospital staff went at once to the spot. Mrs. Charles M. Walworth, Tvife of the assistant cashier of the former Union National bank, first excitement after the fatality. She ran cut in the storm and crashing thunder to the pier ' and chafed and rubbed the limbs of the boys as they lay on the beach, in the hope of bringing back a spark of life. Before going out she tried to ring up the marine hospital and the police, but the wires in the circuit of the whole district had been burned out bythe same flash that had extinguished eleven lives,, and tbe instrument would not work. It was when 3he learned this . . . v . w ttt l j. x fact that Mrs. Walworth directed the boy Hey xo mount the horse and race for the marine hospital. Dennis Ronan, a lad who was on the beach when the bolt struck, was the first to reach the waterworks with the news, and the superintendent and the engineer got to the scene almost as soon as Detectives Zable and Jarrett Superintendent Asquith

told later how the bodies appeared in the little den in the pier head, and his voice faltered in the telling:

"ouch a sight I hope never to see again," he said. "Every I C i.1 l j; J LUJ uue ui iuo uoiiies was uüuuicu up and the legs and arms of the eleven were entwined and twisted with each other. There was no sign of tire on any of them, but some were slightly discolored about the cheeks. Nearly all had "wide-open eyes and had a ghastly look of fear. The stroke ! of lightning had fixed each face in the expression it took on at the moment the crash came with death. We were half an hour getting the bodies out, and all the while we could hear a boy's voice in the heap, begging us to help hiin. None of them experienced any pain in meeting death, that's sure." DECREASE IN DEBT National Finances Shown to be in Pine Shape. Washington, D. C.r July 2. The statement of the public debt issued yesterday shows that at the close of the fiscal year, June 30, -1901, the debt, less cash in the Treasury,amounted tol,044, 739,120, a. decrease during June of 817,737,374. This, decrease is accounted for in the main by an increase in the cash on hand. T'hft rlpVit, ii rprnnit.nln.tffl ns fnlx lows; Interest bearing debt 8987, 141,C40; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity 1. 41 5, G20 ; debt faring no interest, $383, 015,584; total, $1,371,572,244. This amount, however, does not include $771,754,689 in certificates and treasury rotes outstanding which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand, held for their redemption. The cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Gold re'Serve tuna, fclDU.UUU.UUU: trust 786, which leaves a cash balance on hand of $326,833,124. . Fred Borton in it Columbus, O., July 2 The Toledo Railroad and Lighting Company was granted a certificate of incorporation by the Ohio secretary of state yesterday. The capital stock is placed at $12,000,000, and the incorporators were as follows; F. J, Everett, E. W. Mcore, G. W. Boudinot, Fred S. Borton and James J. Fitzgerald. The company is to absorb, it is understood, the lighting and street-railway plants of Toledo. Year's Increase in Pensions. Wathington, D. C, July 2. During the fiscal year just ended the net increase in the number of names on the government penI sion rolls was nearly 2,500. The exact number now on the rolls cannot be ascertained' until the various pension agencies send in i their reports, but the officials of L, . ' . cr rand total at 996,000. Dried Fruit Burned. San Jose, Cal., July 2. Four hundred and fifty tons of dried fruit wa3 destroyed last night by the burning of the fruit packing house of Geo. N, Herbert, near this city. Loss about $60,000, insurance $40,000.

LOCATING IN PHILIPPINES

Many Soilder Boys will Remain there for Business. Washington, July 2. In consequence of representations to the war department by Gen, MacArthur, who has been in command of our military forces in the Philippines, the war department has made an arrangement to pay discharged soldiers of the regular and volunteer army their travel and pay allowances at Manila, so that they may remain in the islands. The department reports show that about five hundred soldiers whose term of enlistment . expires at midnight tonight choose to remain and engage in industrial and agricultural pursuits. The department officials take this as an indication that the service in the islands has not been as arduous as has been represented in some quarters. Funeral of Judge Woods. Indianapolis, Ind., July 3. The body of William A. Woods late Judge of the United States Circuit court, was taken from his home at the Delano yesterday at 10 o'clock to the Second Presbyterian church, where the funeral services were held. The honorary pall bearers were Federal Judges Jenkins and Seaman of Milwaukee, Wis., Grosscup of Chicago, Bunn of Madison, Wis., Baker of Indianapolis, and Senator Fairbanks, Governor Durbin, and John S. Duncan. The active pall bearers were George R. Lockwood, Albert Baker, John R. Wilson, William L. Taylor, John B. Cockrum, Nathan Morris, and Willard C. Nichols. Marshall's School Fund Indianapolis, July 3. Frank L. Jones, State Superintend of Public Instruction, has complet ed the June apportionment of school funds to the ninety-two counties of the state. The amount collected from all the counties was 1,113,695.52, leav ing a balance in the state treas ury of $33,550.70. The total amount apportioned makes the distribution SI. 47 per capita. Marshall county, having 7,842 children of school age, will receive $11,527.74, The amount collected for Marshall county is $10,590.7. ' , BAD LAW Dangerous to be Alive Under Insanity Laws. Indianapolis, Ind.. July 3. The habeas corpus proceedings in the John Ross case were completed last evening .and Ross, who was committed to the insane hospital a few days ago, was released by Judge Leathers of the Superior court. The petition was filed by employes of Kingan & Co., Ross' fellow workmen, At the hearing the manner in which insanity inquests are conducted in this city was aired before the court, Drs. Benham, Hicks' Young, and Jacobs, of the city dispensary, and Mrs. Elizabeth Cronin, the matron, were witnesses. Mrs. Cronin testified that many of the answers on the on the affidavit in tlie Ross case were made from information coming from the dispensary physicians. Dr. Waters of tho Central Insane hospital testified that he had noticed no symptoms of insanity in Ross; but his testimony was cut short by Judge Leathers, who said he had allowed much testimony that was wholly ir

relevant in the cause tobe given, because the legality of the system of declaring persons insane is being questioned. There is much criticism here of the mode of conducting insanity hearings, and it is charged that W. S. Lockman, justice of the peace, has a monopoly of inquests It is further alleged that dispensary physicians and a police surgeon are in an "insanity trust," all reaping fees. Attorney General Taylor has interested himself in the matter, and yesterday Lyman Parks, who was recently sent to the insane hospital, was released by the hospital physicians without the usual habeas corpus proceed-

mgs. Relief at St Louis. St. Louis July 3. A muchwanted rain came to St. Louis yesterday afternoon, and brought great relief from the heat. After tha rain tho mercury dropped from 97 to 80 degrees. Thirtythree persons a larger number than were treated during the entire summer of 1900 are at the City Hospital suffering from heat prostration. During the twentyfour hours ending at 8 o'clock four deaths and seven prostrations had been reported. Carnegie's Offer to Detroit Detroit, July 2. George Rad ford, member of the Detroit Pub lie Library Board, has received a letter from Andrew Carnegie stating that Mr. Carnegie will contribute $75,000 toward the erection of a new public library building in this city. TAFTS INDUCTION Ceremonial Whereby the Civil Government will Assume Duty. Manila, July 3. The committee which will have charge of the inauguration of civil Governor Taf on July 4 consists of Colonels Crowder and Mills, Mr. Ferguson, secretary of the Philippine commission, Senor Tavera, Captain Horton, and Lieutenant Burnside. The ceremony will occur at 9 o'clock. Generals MacArthur and Chaffee will walk from the ayuntamiento to a stand opposite the Plaza. General MacArthur will introduce Governor Taft, who will have the oath of office administered to him by Chief Justice Arellano. The battery on the Luneta will then fire a salute of seventeen guns, and the national anthem will be played. The inaugural address will thenfollow, after which the Governor and General MacArthur will transfer the military command to General Chaffee in his private office. Then the Governor, the members of the commission, and the officers of the division staff, will accompany General MacArthur to Pasig landing, preparatory to his boarding the transport Meade. At 10;30 the Governor, with General Chaffee, will hold a public reception in the session hall of the ayuntamiento. Gomez Dines With McKinley. Washington, D. C. July 3. General Maximo Gomez is in Washington, and will be the guest of President McKinley at a White House dinner this eveing. The members of the Cab inet and such senators and representatives as are in the city will attend. This morning Gen eral Gomez had a conference with Secretary Root, when Cuban matters and the coming elec tion in the island were considered.

MERCURY

Hangs Persistently ' About the Century Mark. Washington, July 3. In several of the large cities the heat record was broken yesterday. Following is a partial record of the day's fatalities in the cities: Proetra- Max. Cities Deaths tioos. Temp, iNew lor if 'Jti Philadelphia 52 Brooklyn GO Baltimore 23 Cincinnati 2 Pittsburg 50 373 300 159 49 16 65 4 7 3 4 20 12 99 102 99 103 92 94 100 97 90 93 85 09 Kansas Ctty St. Louis 4 3 o Detroit Toledo Chicago ; . Washington. DC... 5 The predictions of the officials here is that the temperatures for the next forty-eight hours will show a fall of probably four or five degrees, but that they will still climb above the 90 degree mark in most places. The Atlantic coast will get some relief from a West Indian disturbance which is now moving northward. On Death at Fort WayneFoPwT Wayne, July 3. The record of the season was broken here jTesterday, the thermometer registering 95 degrees. One fatal prostration resulted. Last evening there was a rapid fall in the temperature, giving the first relief from the torrid weather of the past six days. fl Grattful Breeze. Indianapolis, July 3. Although the mercury in the local weather bureau office crawled two points higher than the mark reached Monday and stood at the 94-degree point at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the suffering throughout the city and the state was les Intense than during the several preceding days of the heated term. During the afternoon a grateful breeze sprang up, and by 8 o'clock in the evening the blistered streets ot Indianapolis had grown cool, and sweltering humanity took a deep breath. Morses Fell Dei I. Kansas City, Mo., July 3, The temperature at 3 p. m. yesterday was 100 degrees, and there was very little breeze. Four heat prostrations were reported, none fatal. A number of horses died on the streets. The prospect is for continued hot weather today and on the Fourth of July. - Prostrations at Cnlcajjo." Chicago, July 3. Notwithstanding the storm, which diminished the heat somewhat Monday evening and made the night more bearable, the thermometers on the street at 8 a. m. registered 86 degrees. At 10 a. m. the temperature was 85, while the humidity was high. Lediler, a lawyer, was overcome by the heat and taken to the hospital in an unconscious condition. While the humidity made the weather oppressive, the official temperature did not go above 85 tip to 2 o'clock and most of the time it was under that mark. Four prostrations were reported. CORNELL WINNER A New Record Established in the Varsity Race This Week. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. July 3 The Cornell university eightoared crew, coached by Charles Courtney, broke the American record for four miles on the Hudson river here Tuesday afternoon ina magnificent struggle with Columbia, instructed by Edward Hanlan, and Wisconsin, prepared by Andrew O'Dea. It was undoubtedly the phenomen

al speed of the Columbia crew that helped Cornell to establish the record of 18:53 1-5, an achievement that exceeded the fondest hopes of the Ithacans supporters. Columbia, beaten a length, 'finished the distance in 18-58. Wisconsin, a length and a half behind the blue and white crew, was timed in 19:06 4-5, while the plucky Georgetown eight, three lengths after the Badgers, rowed the course in 19:21, The best previous record for a 'varsity eight was 19:44 3-5. Syracuse was fifth, and the Pennsylvania crew, beaten almost after the first 100 strokes, wound up so far behind that the crowd on the observation train lost sight of them completely when the cars ran under the big bridge.

PYTHIAN SCANDAL Charges of Bribery to Secure Whitewash Report of Endowment Rank. Indianapolis, July 3, At the special meeting of the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias in Chicago next week, it is understood a report will be made exposing persons alleged to have been implicated in a deal by which a former Illinois insurance commissioner received from a manager uf the Knights of Pythias endowment rank 3,500 for a "clearance card" and a letter of recommendation for the rank. Union B. Hunt, Secretary of State of Indiana, who is a supreme representative in the order, will attend the meeting of the supreme lodge, and will favor an investigation and indictment of the offenders if there is evidence to warrant such act;on. The story is that the $3,Cüü bought a report showing that an investigation had been made and that the endowment rank affairs had been found satisfactory. Later the Illinois and Connecticut insurance authorities began an investigation and unearthed the 3,500 story. C. F. S. Neal of Lebanon, manager of the endowment rank, sanctioned the investigation, which is still in progress. Neal is reported to have made affidavit in Chicago last Saturday touching the alleged payment, and the affidavit is said to be in the hands of the Illinois insurance department, 1 - rPressing Judge Hubbard's Claim. South Bend, Ind., July 3. The South Bend friends of the Hon. Lucius Hubbard, ex-judge of this circuit and one of Indiana's best known, jurists, have begun a movement looking to securing for Judge Hubbard the . position on the Federal bench held by the late Judge William A. Woods. Farmer Killed by a Horse, Flora, Ind., July 3. Walter Kelly, twenty years old, a farm hand on the farm of H. M. Metsker, near Burlington, this county, was kicked by a horse yes terday and instantly killed. Reservation will be Opened. Washington, July 2. Secretary Hitchcock has decided that there is no authority of ,law permitting a delay until Oct. 1 in the opening of the Wichita Indian reservation in Oklahoma as desired by cattle interests. DoWitt's Witch Hazel Salve should be promptly applied to cute, burri9 and ecalde. It soothes and quickly Lals the icjured part. There are . worthless counterfeits, be sure to get De Witt's. J, W. Hess,

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