Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1901 — Page 6

THE JOURNAL. LESLIE CLARE, Ed. and rub. BBNSSKLAEB, • INDIANA.

CONDENSED TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Train waited eight minutes at St. Joseph, Mich., while two passengers were united in marriage. Admiral Schley placed his case in Attorney Isidor Raynor’s hands and will do as he advises. A dispatch received at London from Pekin announces that the imperial court left Kai-Feng-Fu bound for Peking last baturday. Emperor William has decorated Marquis Ito, the Japanese statesman, with the Order of the Red Eagle. Sir James Lainge a famous Sunderland shipbuilder, is dead. Among the minor English coast casualties during the recent gale is the loss of the Scandinavian schooner Ebenezer, which was blown on the rocks at Flamborough Head and went to pieces. All hands were lost. There is a general strike of the iron workers of Barcelona, Spain. Nine thousand men are affected. It has been proved that the recent bakers’ riots at Cadiz were fomented by anarchists. , Fires Sunday morning in Chicago, caused indirectly by the intense cold, caused a loss of $220,000 and drove nearly 100 persons half dressed into the the streets. Lincoln avenue car barns and contents destroyed. George Grant of Chicago clubbed, robbed, and left to freeze by robbers. Found alongside the railway tracks at Kenosha, Wis. Chicago Federation of Labor adopted memorial to Congress asking curtailment of the injunction power of Judges.

C. T. Yerkes arrived from England lor a short visit in Chicago. Praised business ways of the English. Weekly review of trade reported factories busy, wages high, and a big holiday business. Outlook promising despite disturbance of speculative market. Illinois Railroad and Warehouse commission increased grain inspection fees 40 per cent Firm of Wainwright Bros. & Co. of Boston assigned as result of drop in copper. A. G. Spaulding elected president of the National League after twenty-six ballots. Spaulding declared Freedman caused all the trouble io the league and should be kicked out. California University to send a track team to compete with Princeton and other eastern colleges. Michigan University will probably arrange football games with Harvard and Pennsylvania. Four favorites won at New Orleans and plungers made a killing. 1 Harvard and Princeton agreed to play series of ball games. Tossettl bowlers rolled 1,035 in game with the Oaklands at Chicago. Litigation at New York over the will of Cornelius Van Shaick Roosevelt ended. He left a $2,000,000 estate, of which the President, a nephew, will receive $150,000. Depositors of the bank of S. JarmuJowsky at New York continued their run on the place, many waiting hours to draw their money. Ferryboat running between East Ninety-ninth street, New York, and College Point, L. 1., sank, but passengers escaped in boats. New York Central officials denied story that tney would oppose Pennsylvania road tunneling Hudson River. Philanthropist at New York paid fine of young woman only to learn that she is a professional beggaf with a bank account.

Personal property of the late Pierre Lorillard of New York appraised at sl,797,925. Jhe carried $106,837 life Insurance. United Metals Selling company cut price of raw copper one and one-quar-ter cents a pound in New York market Friday. Raid on policy shop disclosed evidence that It has enjoyed police protection in New York. German musicians oppose extension of copyright on “Parsifal” petitioned for by Wagner family. Bret Harte, the American novelist, author of three celebrated books, is lying dangerously ill with pneumonia at his London home. His condition is such that he could not attend his son’s funeral. Miss Emma King of Brooklyn, who permitted herself to be inoculated with bovine tuberculosis germs, developed the disease. President J. J. Hill of the Great Northern resigned from directorate of the Northern Pacific. Kid Lavigne defeated Tim Heggarty of Australia in four round j in Oakland, Col. British Relegates to the Brussels sugar conference believe the meeting will vote to abolish or greatly reduce the bounties paid by Germany, France and Russia, p University of Pennsylvania won annual debate with Columbia. nearly hills and robs his mother and Dowager Empress <jf China conferred

TJrltish detectives are in New York looking for men suspected of having destroyed the Exchange buildings at Liverpool with an infernal machine. They charge a plot by Fenians. John Swinton, a well-known labor leader and writer on political economy, ‘.B dead at New York. Liners Etruria and Bretagne have difficulty in reaching their berths at New York because of high winds and swift running tide. Official announcement comes from Mexico that the Pan-American congress will break up without accomplishing results. The question of compulsory arbitration, insisted upon by several South American states., caused the split. Marconi talks of his feat of wjreless communication Saturday across the Atlantic, answering with confidence suggestions of doubt made by incredulous electrical experts. He is preparing to make another test In sending wireless telegraph messages between Newfoundland and Cornwall. Secret service men are said to have discovered plans for a general uprising by the natives of the Island of Luzon and Americans are taking active steps to frustrate it. Annual session of the Illinois State Teachers’ association will be- held at Springfield, beginning on Thursday of next week. German cruiser Vinlla, now at Norfolk, Va., ordered to join German squadron in Venezuelan waters. Report on progress in Chicago, made by John W. Ela, is the feature of the convention of the National Civil Service Reform League. Daniel Colt Gilman is elected president. United States Steel Corporation adopts merit system for its 2,000 employes on the Great Lakes, officers of steamers to be made small stockholders. American Federation of Labor in convention at Scranton votes to increase per capita tax to establish big defense fund for use in case of strikes. Inventory of personal estate of Pierre Lorillard is filed at Trenton, N. J., showing holdings of the value of $1,797,925.

Chilean minister for foreign affairs submitted new proposition to Argentina for a settlement of the dispute between the two countries. If it is rejected it will be taken as an indication that Argentina desires war. Storm of Thursday in England was one of the worst in years. Birmingham and other cities suffered great damage. French naval officer, dismissed from the service, announced willingness to fight duels with former comrades. Professor Behring, who was awarded one of the Nobel prizes, will use the money to combat bovine tuberculosis. Venezuelan papers scored United States for its attitude in the quarrel of Germany and the South American republic. Italy to arrange new commercial treaties with Germany and Austria. Adolph Oppenheimer, who testified against the murderer Durant in San Francisco, killed by a robber. Federation of Labor convention voted down proposition to increase number of vice presidents. Laura Bullion sentenced to five years' imprisonment for Montana train robbery. Captain Hobson delivered lecture on the navy at Indiana university. Seven hunters killed during the Maine season, which ended Saturday. Big lake steamer ashore in Lake Huron. Canadian railway official Is at Chicago to study American system of pensioning railroad employes with view to adopting it on government lines. Dowieties prayed and Bang in Judge Tuley*s court at Chicago during the recess between the two sessions in the Stevenson-Dowie litigation. Four men connected with the Pickwick club, Chicago, indicted for gambling. i Fred Underwood, now with the Erie Railroad system, said to be slated for presidency of the Northern Pacific. Giuseppe Ciancabilla, editor of the anarchist publication L’Aurore at Chicago, fined for sending lottery tickets througn the mails.

United States Steel Corporation adopts a civil service reform system for its .2.000 employes on lake boats. Captains and chief engineers are to become stockholders and extra money will be paid for faithful service. It is thought the plan will do away with labor troubles. British coast swept by storms. Fourteen persons perished in North Sea by foundering of a Belgian ship. Miss Stone trying to convert her captors. New methods of construction to be used in digging the Pennsylvania tunnel under the Hudson river. Tubes to be run through soft mud. American Federation of Catholic Societies organized at Cincinnati by adopting a constitution and electing officers. Next convention to be held in Chicago. Dr. Joseph Zeemp of Lucerne elected president of the Swiss federation for 1902. Ewald Eichorn, a farmer near Duquoin, la., blindfolded, bound hand and foot, and beaten to death by robbers. National Convention of the Federation of Labor decided to attempt organization of teachers into a union. Seven men arrested at Toledo, charged with robbing Ohio postofflees. Henry Demond, a student of Washington State University, starved to death while seeking an education. Big Newfoundland dog, playfully seeking stick of candy In hands of 4-year-old New York boy, frightens the child to death.

SCHLEY COURT HIS REPORTED

Majority Finds Him Guilty of Being Dilatory Prior to June 1. COMMODORE IS CRITICISED. An Enumeration of Thins* Which Schley Should and Should Not Hare Done —Dewey Upholds Schley in s Minority Report. The findings of the court of inquiry which inquired into the conduct of Rear Admiral Schley during the Santiago campaign were presented to Secretary Long Friday. The principal report is adverse to Admiral Schley, but Admiral Dewey presents a separate report, in which he fully upholds the hero of Santiago. Both reports are signed by Admiral Dewey and Judge Advocate Lemly, • the signatures of the other members not being necessary. But it is explained that Admiral Dewey signed the second report, a minority report, to express his qualification of or dissent from the views expressed by the court, comprising, besides himself, Admirals Benham and Ramsay, in the first report. The findings of the court, with the appended dissenting opinion of Admiral Dewey, follow: “Commodore

ADMIRAL W. S. SCHLEY, CONDEM NED BY TWO MEMBERS OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY, BUT WARMLY CHAMPIONED BY ADMIRAL DEWEY.

Schley, in command of the flying squadron, should have proceeded with utmost dispatch oft Clenfuegos and should have maintained a close blockade of that port. He should have endeavored on May 23 at Clenfuegos to obtain information regarding the Spanish squadron by communicating with the insurgents at the place designated in the memorandum delivered to him at 8:15 a. m. of that date. He should have proceeded from Clenfuegos to Santiago de Cuba with all dispatch and should have disposed his vessels with a view of intercepting the enemy in any attempt to pass the flying squadron. He should not have delayed the squadron for the Eagle. He should not have made the retrograde turn westward with his squadron. He should have endeavored to capture or destroy the Spanish vessels at anchor near the entrance of Santiago harbor on May 29 and 30. He did not do his utmost with the force under his command to capture or destroy the Colon and other vessels of the enemy which he attacked on May 31. By commencing the engagement on July 3 with the port battery and turning the Brooklyn around with port helm Commodore Schley caused her to lose distance and position with the Spanish vessels. The turn was made toward the Texas and caused that vessel to stop and back her engines to avoid possible collision. Admiral Schley did injustice to Lieutenant Commander A. C. Hodgson in publishing only a portion of the correspondence which passed between them. Commodore Schley’s conduct in connection with the events of the Santiago campaign prior to June 1, 1898, was characterized by vacillation, dilatoriness and lack of enterprise.

Mrs. Bonine Is Acquitted.

Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine, who was charged and tried by the government for the murder of James Seymour Ayres, has been acquitted at Washington, D. C. The verdict was not a surprise to any one for the reason that the prosecution failed to show any motive for the alleged murder. The jury was out nearly five hours. Mrs. Bonine was at once surrounded by her relatives and a few friends who warmly congratulated her upon her acquittal.

His official reports, regarding the oralsupply and the coaling facilities of the frying squadron were inaccurate and misleading. His conduct during the battle of July 3 was self-possessed and he encouraged in his own person Ms subordinate officers and men to fight courageously, “GEORGE DEWEY, “Admiral, U. S. N., President "SAMUEL C. LEMLY, "Judge Advocate General, U. S. N., Judge Auvocate. “In the opinion of the undersigned the passage from Key West to Clenfuegos was made by the flying squadron with all possible dispatch, Commodore Schley having in view the importance of Arriving off Cienfuegos with as much coal as possible in the ships’ bunkers. The blockade of Cienfuegos was effective. Commander Schley in permitting the Adula to enter the port of Cieufuegos expected to obtain information regarding the Spanish squadron when she came out. The passage from Cienfuegos to a point twenty-two mlleß south of Santiago was made with as much dispatch as was possible while keeping the Squadron a unit. The blockade of Santiago was effective. Commodore Schley was the senior officer of our squadron when the Spanish squadron attempted to escape on the Morning of July 3, 1898. He was in absolute command and is entitled to the credit due such commanding officer for the glorious victory which resulted in the total destruction of the Spanish ships. “GEORGE DEWEY, “Admiral, U. S. N., President, “SAMUEL C. LEMLY, "Judge Advocate General, U. S. N., Judge Advocate.”

15 Years’ Term for Woman.

Binghamton, N. Y., dispatch: Fifteen years’ imprisonment in Auburn state prison was the sentence imposed on Mrs. Mary Johnson in Owego for burning her summer residence at Newark Valley. Mrs. Johnson is a woman of considerable wealth, who went from Chicago to Buffalo, where she became acquainted with I. H. Radford, a real estate dealer, and it is charged entered into a conspiracy with him and others to place insurance on summer cottages, burn them and swindle the company. She employed four prominent lawyers to defend her. They failed before a Jury, but have secured a stay of twenty days.

Messenger and $6,000 Gone.

Thursday afternoon Robert Shamblln, a runner employed by the People’s bank, left the bank to take a package containing $6,000 to the local express office to be shipped to a Mississippi bank and has since been missing. He did not appear when the bank opened Friday morning, but not until Friday night was it discovered that he left town early in the morning on the train for New Orleans. The police have been notified along his possible route. Shamblin is 22 years of age, and had been in the bank’s employ several years.

Fighting Continues in Panama.

Kingston, Jamaica, dispatch: The Antillian, which has arrived from Colon, reports that in the Department of Panama there Is continued fighting. The revolution is not ended yet, according to Captain Hunter. His boat brought more than 100 people, who left Colon disgusted with the situation.

Children Attempt to Wreck Train.

The Jamestown & Franklin train No. 60, north bound, with engine and caboose, running thirty-five miles an hour, struck a tie fastened to the trhek oppdllte the Kinsman, Ohio, fair grounds Friday afternoon. No one was injured. Examination disclosed that the tie had been set and securely braced for the south-bound train. The crew searched and in the fair ground ticket office found a boy of 13 and a girl of 15, who admitted they placed the tie to see a wreck.

MAKING LAWS AT WASHINGTON

The Record in Brief of Legislative Work in Senate and House. SEVERAL BILLS INTRODUCED. *»ny Nomination* Confirmed by the Senate—William B. Kldgely of Ullnoia for Controller of the Currency—New Appointment* by President. Wednesday, December 11. In considering the Nicaragua treaty Senator Bacon declared concessions, made by England are of little importance. Cullom praised new agreement. Transcontinental roads, especially the Southern Pacific, making hard fight to prevent the senate confirming the HayPauncefote treaty. Two or three northwestern senators leading the opposition. Speaker Henderson resigned from the Metropolitan club because his attention was called to the rules in an abrupt way. Appointment of Judge F. E. Baker to the federal bench in Indiana considered a severe blow to Senator Fairbanks. State department planning to send young men to China to study the language and act as interpreters for consuls. Nomination of John C. Ames for United States marshal for the northern district of Illinois sent to the senate. Lieutenant Commander Lucien Young relieved of his post as captain of the port of Havana because of indiscreet statements about the ability of Cubans for self-government. Senator Jones re-elected chairman of the Democratic Congressional caucus.

Thursday, December IS. Senate committee on Isthmian canal authorized favorable report on Senator Morgan’s bill for acquiring Nicaragua right of way. • ' Senator Mason, in reporting a pure food bill, took Occasion to explain how his postal frank was used by a wine manufacturer. Colonels C. C. Hood, Sixteenth Infantry, and Theodore J. Wint, Sixth Cavalry, likely to be made brigadier generals. President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained British ambassador and others at the White House. Opponents of canal treaty routed in the senate. Hay-Pauncefote agreement to be ratified next Monday with votes to spare. Democratic arguments against it fully met. President reappointed Interstate Commerce Commissioner Charles A. Prouty of Vermont. Washington, D. C., dispatch: The President sent the following nominations to the senate: Francis E. Baker, Indiana, to be United States circuitjudge for the Seventh Judicial District; John C. Ames, United States marshal for the northern district of Illinois, a reappointment; Lieutenant J. J. Knapp of the navy to be a lieutenant commander. Also, among western states, the following postmasters: Ohio —Cornelius D. Gist, Athens; Jefferson C. Glover, Cadiz; James R. Barr, Cambridge; George T. Drake, Corning. Wisconsin—Fred B. Kinsley, Barron; William F. Bishop, Peshtlgo; Frank E. Parker, Rhinelander; Henry Curran, Stevens Point. The following nominations were confirmed by the senate: William B. Rldgely, Illinois, to be controller of the currency; R. S. Person, South Dakota, auditor for the interior department; Harrison Allen, North Dakota, deputy auditor for the poßtoffice department; H. C. Pettit, United States marshal, district of Indiana: J. B. Kealing, United States attorney, district of Indiana. To be Collectors of Customs—William H. Devos, district of Milwaukee, Wis.; L. M. Willcuts, district of Duluth, Minn. To be Collectors of Internal Revenue —H. Ellerman,, district of North and South Dakota; J. R. Bonnell, seventh district of Indiana; E. B. Stephenson, district of Nebraska; H. L. Hertz, first district of Illinois; I. R. Mills, eighth district of Illinois; P. G. Rennick, fifth district of Illinois. To be Consul Generals — John Jenkins, Nebraska, at San Salvador; William R. Bingham, Kansas, at Cape Town; George Helmrod, Nebraska, aj; Apia, Samoa. To be Consuls —Joseph J. Langer, Nebraska, at Solingen, Germany; H. D. Saylor, Pennsylvania, at Dawson City. Medical Director W. K. Van Reypen, U. i 3. N., to be surgeon general of the navy; Captain R. B. Bradford, U. S. N., to be chief of the bureau of equipment; and Captain Charles O’Neil, U. S. N., to bfi chief of the bureau of ordnance. Friday, December IS. House adjourned Friday until Tuesday, when Mr. Payne’s bill to tempo-

Whitecaps Whip Men and Girl.

The Whltecaps of Crawford county, near English, Ind., are terrorizing the citizens. William’Cunningham, a former justice of the peace; Jesse Tyre, and Miss Alice Haycock, all of Sterling township, have been taken from their beds by a mob of masked men ami whipped with hickory switches. The better citizens of the community are Indignant. This is tie first outbreak of Whltecaps in Crawford county in several years.

rarily provide revenue for Jthe Philippine Islands will be taken up. The measure is to be put upon its passage Wednesday afternoon. , , Senator Aldrich Introduces bill to lessen inconvenience of extension of bank charters. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce unanimously recommended the Hepburn Nicaragua Canal bill. Congressman Foss Introduced bill for organization of a national naval reserve. Saturday, December 14. Senator Hanna, who goes to New York to attend a confeience of leading labor representatives and manufacturers, speaks hopefully of a plan to end ruinous strikes and disputes and says he would rather bring about this result than to be President. United States delegates to the PanAmerisan Congress notified the State department that the congress is a complete failure. Argentina, Peru and other South American states will withdraw because of disagreement over arbitration. Senator Mason, in defending the use of his postal frank by a baking powder company, declared the fight on him was made by the manufacturers of harmful products. Great under way for Christmas at the White House. - It will be an old-fashioned affair, with Christmas trees, a family dinner and presents for everybody. Wives of cabinet officers held meeting to consider changing social precedents, but Mrs. Roosevelt advised them to stick to the present arrangements.

LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.

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Floods Rago in Eastern States.

Millions of dollars in damage, heavy loss in live stock, and some destruction of human life resulted from the storm which swept over Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Saturday. The storm, coming as a climax of heavy rains that had melted the snow in the mountains, caused floods through the entire district. The Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio, Susquehanna, Delaware, Mohawk, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Juniata rivers and their tributaries were in full flood and rising. Trains were blockaded on every road through the flooded district. Entire towns were submerged, and parts of cities are under water. Bridges were swept away, entire valleys filled with water, carrying running ice. Landslides occurred at many points, and bridges and culverts were washed away on dozens of railways. The storm greatly hampered telegraph and telephone service. While the Western Central states were freezing the Eastern states were submerged.

TREATY WITH NICARAGUA.

United States Assumes Virtual Protectorate Over the Country* Managua, Nicaragua, dispatch: By the protocal signed by Minister Merry for the United States and Dr. Sanchez. Nicaraguan Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the United States assumes a virtual protectorate over Nicaragua. Nicaragua will have full soverignty over the canal route, but the United States will have control over it, can maintain a permanent police villgance and can land troops when it is necessary. In return the United States guaranteed the soverign integrity and independence of Nicaragua.

Cold Wave Fatal to Many.

The severe cold of Sunday was fatal to many persons. At Cincinnati, 0., “Doc” Orr fell Into a mud hole and frote to death. John McQuaid, a Santon (Wis.) farmer, died at Stillwater, Minn., after being found In the snow by a roadside. Three ranchers are reported frozen to death in Minnesota, and four cases of negroes dying from expcuure are reported from Tennessee. The body of John Leffert was found frozen in tne ice on the Wabash river at Logansport, Ind. Clerk Ameberg of the steamer Spread Eagle, whose home was at Hatton, 111., was drowned at Paducah, ivy. At Brazil, Ind., Miss Netta Withers was fatally injured. The pipes attached to the stove froze and when she lighted the stove an explosion fallowed.

Salem, W. Va., Badly Burned.

Saturday night fire broke out in the Express office, a weekly newspaper Of Salem, W. Va., which caused a loss of 5500,000 and destroyed the business dictrict of the place. Sixty-five business houses ana fifteen residences were burned. Many people lived over the business houses, and it is reliably estimated that at least 250 people are left homeless. It is believed no lives were lost. An appeal for aid has been sent out

TEN ARE KILLED IN RAILWAY WRECK

Carelessness Brings Two Illinois Central Trains Together on Curve. ACCIDENT NEAR ROCKFORD. Fir* Follows Coll Lion, and Those Who , Escaped Other Horror* Were Compelled to Stand on Prairie with Temperature SO Degress Below Zero.

Disobedience of plain orders by the crew of the freight train caused the wreck on the Illinois Central eight miles east of Rockford, 111., just before midnight Saturday night. Nine persons were killed and twelve were Injured In the debris of crushing steel, flying splinters and broken glass that resulted from the fearful impact of the two trains. The trains came together on a sharp curve. There was no time for a warning shriek of tne whistlet There was the. flashing of two headlights, a shock, and both engines were crushed Into shapeless masses of steel. Six passenger coaches and ten freight cars, loaded with merchandise, were piled'into one great mass of broken timbers and splintered woodwork. In this mass were buried engineers and firemen of both trains, and at least five others. This pile of wreckage leaped Into flames almost in an instant. Those of the victims who were not fortunate enough to be killed outright were burned to death hours before relief could reach them. The Dead. tlavid Beehan, engineer of freight train, resided in Freeport. Edward Carey, fireman on freight train; remains taken to home ip Freeport. Richard Ormsby, engineer of passenger train; body held at Rockford for conclusion of inquest. James Reardon, fireman of passenger train; boay taken to home in Freeport. William Reynolds, of Irene, 111. George Reynolds, in the employ of the company as section foreman, with headquarters at South Addison. Robert Thompson, baggage expressman on passenger train; residence at Dubuque, la. Porter, colored man on passenger train. Newsboy on passenger train, believed to be Coates of Chicago. B. R. Ahrent, Chicago; bruised on. face and head. D. J. Canchester, Chicago; bruised about body; left arm cut. Hays Fletcher, Chicago; cut in right arm and head. E. Howard, Chicago; bruised on body and cut over left eye. Jack Lewis, Chicago; bruised on head and left shoulder. P. M. Muler, Chicago; slight cut on left hand; right leg wrenched. J. H. Quinlan, conductor of passenger train; bruised about the chest and severe scalp wound; resides at Chicago; probably fatally injured. E. Traverse, Chicago; cut on head and face. H. B. Wellman, 895 Jackson boulevard, Chicago; left shoulder dislocated; right'arm crushed and amputated; condition serious.

Flra Follows the Wreck. The fire followed so close upon the Impact that those who escaped other horrors and suffering were compelled to stand In the open prairie with temperature 20 degrees below zero', insufficiently clad, while the surviving members of the crew of the wrecked trains tramped four mites through the storm to secure relief. The passenger was the regular Omaha train, due in Chicago at 9:40 p. m. It consisted of baggage and express car, a smoker, a coalch, parlor car and diner. It was running at a high rate of speed, being over three hours late on account of the cold weather. The freight train was running as No. 61 and it was composed of fourteen loaded cars, three empties and the way-car. 2 The freight was running at high speed and the trains came togetner without warning, a slight curve hiding each from the other. Neither engine whistled for brakes nor used the air so far as could be ascertained. The crash was terrific, both engines being reduced tp scrap iron. The roof of one car was hurled into a field far from the right of way, while a casting weighing 1,200 pounds was thrown Into a field 200 feet away. The temperature was 20 below zero and an icy wind was blowing across the prairie, the point where the wreck occurred being in a shallow cut, affording no protection. The injured were without hats and wraps and suffered terribly. By the united efforts of the survivors the way car was pushed back from the wreckage to escape the flames and the wounded were placed on the bunks inside. Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson of Chicago, who had a narrow escape, said: “A sight met my eyes that I shall not soon forget. Two whole trains/were ablaze, the flames burning with appalling rapidity. Evidently every person who • had been confined in the debris was unconscious from his Injuries or was dead because I beard no cries."

Clothes fired by Explosion.

Miss Saran Gehring, aged 38, was burned to death at Logansport, Ind., by the explosion of a lamp, her body being burned almost to a crisp within fifteen minutes after the accident occurred. Her foster mother, Mrs. Jennie Gehring, ana her uncle attempting to extinguish the flames were severely burned. Miss Gehring was sitting at a sewing machine under a hanging lamp, the fastening of which pulled out The lamp fpli on Miss Gehring’s head, knocking her to thd floor and exploded.