Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1894 — Page 7

ODD FELLOWS TRIUMPHANT

TEN THOUSAND PEACEFUL KNIGHTS VICTORIOUS. Unarmed Legions Capture the Hoosier Capital. Remarkable Gathering of Indiana Oddfellows—Diamond Anniversary Celebration—Meeting of Grand Lodge I. O. O. F.—Daughters of Rebekah. “Useloss lances into scythes shall bend And the broad falchion in-a plowshare April 36th was the seventy-fifth or diamond anniversary of American Odd Fellowship and was appropriately celebrated In many places throughout the country. At Indianapolis, because of the proximity of the semi-annual meeting of the Grand Lodge, it was deemed expedient to defer the celebration in order that both Events might tend to make the occasion a treater triumph. May 16 was accordingly ixod upon as the date for a grand State ialebration of the diamond anniversary,

CI. T. CAMPBELL, SOVEREIGN GRAND SIRE, the Grand Lodge convening on that day. Committees of the city lodges enthusiastically co-operated to make the celebration a success, and the Order throughout the State responded in a way that was most gratifying to those who zealously worked night and day for weeks to have all in readiness for what they hoped to make a grateful and lasting memory to all who inigat participate. Wednesday morning dawned bright and warm and thec!»y presented a holiday appearance. Elaborate decorations cos the principal buildings, the immense crowds 'upon the streets, and the almost entire suspension of business were enough to convince the most indifferent stranger that extraordinary conditions prevailed. Washington street was almost impassable. Illinois street,from the Union Station to Washington, was so crowded and packed with people

that a pedestrian whowas in a hurry would be forced to take the middle of the street if he wished to make any progress. In a dozen different parts of town; from a dozen different directions companies of uniformed men marched through the streets accompanied by other bands. The demonstration’of the day was the parade in the afternoon. This exceeded all expectations, both as to.participants and spectators. At noon advantageous positions had been taken by on-lookers, and by the hour the parade moved the line of march was packed with spectators. The base of the Soldiers’ Monument was a living mass of humanity, and many persons held places far up on the shaft at the feet of "Indiana.” IVlhay not be an overestimate to say that 103,000 people witnessed the magnificently beautiful pageant. At least 8,000 men were in line. The parade was organized in ten divisions, with W. 11. Leedy as general marshal and J. E. Bodine chief of staff. The bands, floats and uniformed mon in each division gave variety and added Interest. As a rule the lines formed in column of platoons, lodges and the members marching six abreast. Although the police, by dint of perseverance and hard work, had Washington street cleared and ready for the parade to move off at 2 o’clock, the appointed hour, it was 2:30 before the first division was ready to move. The delay was caused by the absence of the Chicago delegation. It had been arranged that a member of the Chicago Hussars should ride before

WILL H. TALBOTT, MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF INDIANA.

the parade in uniform. Sergeant Lowe, with a company of five men. started down Washington street, from Tennessee, clearing the road. When the road was clear Marshal Leedy gave the word, the band struck up a popular march, and the big parade moved off down the street. A platoon of local police, headed by Captain Campbell, led. Fifty yards behind the police camo the General Marshal, W. H. Leedy, and his staff. The staff comprised fifty mounted mon, most of them on chestnut horses. They moved off fourdeep. Following the General and staff was the first band of the Patriarchs, and.then followed the regiments of Patriarchs Militant. The Second Regiment camo first wRh 20) men in line, commanded by Col. A. 11. I.>owes, of Indianapolis. Then camo the Fourth Regiment of 300 men, commanded by Col. R. W. Van Valzah, of Terre Haute, and the first division ended with the Fifth Regiment of 200 mon, by Colonel Ncuzum, of Elwood. T*ho men In the First division all carried swords and wore cocked hats, with red and white plumes of ostrich feathers. Many divisions throughout the parade were similarly uniformed. Every man in the first division wore the full uniform of his rank, and as the last •et of fours in the first division passed the spectators, looking down the line, could

see a solid mass of purple ostrich plumes waving for three blocks. The men carried their drawn swords supported on their shoulders and the glittering blades caught the rays of the sun and made a sight that dazzled the eyes of those who watched them. I The second divion was led by Edward Farrer, commanding, and staff.withthe Shelbyville Military Band, heading the Shelby county lodges. This band presented a handsome appearance in white coats, trimmed with black and black trousers trimmed with white. Following the Shelby county lodges came lodges from the counties of Cass, Pulaski, Fulton, Kush and Sullivan, with a contingent of visitors from Illinois. Near the center of this division was the float “The Sea of Life.”

The third division was led by S. D. Coates, commanding, and staff, followed by a well-equipped military band, heading the Randolph county lodges. Next in line came the lodges from Delaware county. The marching column was here broken by a float, representing with nearly twenty-five figures the Biblical episode of Jonathan pleading before King Saul for his friend David. Following the float came Philoxenia Lodge, No. 44, of Indianapolis, and lodges from the counties of Montgomery, Decatur and Greene.

The third division had a woman cornetist in the band. She marched as stoutly as the men. The other divisions were made up of delegations from Indiana, with occasional bodies from outside the State, of floats, innumerable bands of music, and uniformed patriarchs. The fourth division was commanded by O. H. Bogue. It was headed by a band and included delegations from Wabash, Miami, Grant, Tipton, Johnson and Howard counties, and the float “The Good Samaritan.” A band headed the fifth division, commanded by G. W. Scarce. It included the float “The Cause of All the Trouble,” the Hendricks, Clay, Putand Madison county lodges. The sixth division followed, in charge of C. C. Binkley. Wayne, Bartholomew, Morgan, Knox, Greene, Hamilton, White and. Lake counties were represented. Four bands were in the division, and the float bearing the oldest, largest and smallest Odd Fellows in the State. W. W. Lane commanded the seventh division. It contained the float “Charity,” and lodges from Boone, Tippecanoe and Franklin counties, Mapleton, Traders’ Point, Broad Ripple, Brightwood, New Augusta, Southport, Irvington and Glenwood. M. 11. Chappell commanded the eighth division. Hancock, Fayette, Vermillion, Henry, Vigo, Clinton Fountain and Park counties had lodges in the line, as did Haughville and West Indianapolis. O. W. Tomlinson headed the ninth division. Then followed

W. H. LEEDY, GENERAL MARSHAL.

the float “The Gavel,” the noble grands, “The Hour Glass,” the vice grands, “The Pen Float,” the secretaries, the float “The Key,” and the treasurers. A feature of the tenth division was the plowshare float. It preceded the marshal, 11. L. Gaines, and his staff, and those in turn preceded the members of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. All these formed an escort, as it were, to Grand Sire Campbell. THE GRAND LODGE. The semi-annual meeting of the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. of Indiana met in Grand Lodge Hall at 9 a. m. Wednesday. G. M. Will H. Talbott in the chair and all the other grand officers at their respective stations. Reports of grand officers were received. Grand Master Talbott’s report showed that since the last report five subordinate lodges and twenty-three lodges had been instituted in the State. The substance of a number of decisions made by the Grand Master was also given. Ho also reported that Boston Lodge, No. 617, had surrendered its charter. There was no hope of resuscitating the lodge and the sale of its property was recommended.

Concerning the orphans of Odd Fellows the Grand Master in his report says, “I hf ve granted permission to the Odd Fellows’ home for orphans, located at South Bend, to solicit aid in this jurisdiction. I trust this act will meet your approval, and that you will give the institution every proper aid and encouragement.” The Grand Secretary’s report showed that there are now 607 lodges in the State andi a total membership of 41,181. The total expenses of the subordinate lodges, including relief, was 3170,065.81. The condition Of the treasury is as follows: Receipts from various sources. 17,596; balance from last report, 198.50; borrowed by Grand Treasurer James A. Wildman, 16,000; total receipts, 113,695.35; total expense of Grand Lodge, 113,214.70; balance now in treasury, 0480.65. The Rebekah lodges now have an active membership of 19,134. Their total expenses during the time since the last meeting of the Grand Lodge was 115,554.92, and they have a balance on hand of 116,897.02. The Grand Lodge closed its semi-annu-al meeting, Thursday. The committee on state of the order reported: That we commend the action of tho Grand Master In conceiving and setting on foot tho celebration by this grand jurisdiction of the diamond anniversary of the Order. For his arduous labor and tho untiring work and industry of W. 11. Leedy. G. R.; J. E. Bodine, G. J. W. : C. E. Rubush, P. G., and all others whom they have enlisted in bringing our fraternal demonstration to the point it has reached, this grand bodv returns its sincere thanks. The following nominations were made; For Grand Master—M. A. Chipman, Anderson, of Lodge No. 131. For Deputy Grand Master—C. F. Northern, Greensburg, of Lodge No. 108.

For Grand Warden—R. J. Loveland, Peru, of lodge No. 539, George L. Reinhard, Indianapolis, of lodge No. 140; Phillip Schuller, Evansville, of lodge No. 7; Samuel C. Humes, Muncie, of lodge No. 74; Marcus R. Sulzer, Madison, of lodge No. 2; John T. Leach, Ft. Wayne, of lodge No. 14: M. H. Campbell, Knightstown, of, lodge No. 99; C. E. Rubush, Indianapolis, of lodge No. 18; Ulrich H. Howe, Paoli, of lodge No. 130; I. E. Edmundson, Bloomington, of lodge No. 166; H. G. Thayer, Plymouth, of lodge No. 91. Grand Secretary—B. F. Foster. Indianapolis, of lodge No. 11. Grand Treasurer—James A. Wildman, Indianapolis, of lodge No. 44. Grand Representative to Sovereign

JOHN B. COCKRUM, CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS.

Grand Lodge—Will H. Talbott, Orleans, of lodge No. 296. Grand Trustee—John A. Furgason, Indianapolis, of lodge No. 44. DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH. The Daughters of Rebekah convened in semi-annual session at Indianapolis, Monday. Routine business was transacted. At Tuesday’s session the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President—Mrs. R. S. Hathaway, of Aurora. Vice-President-Mrs. Mary Streepy, of New Albany. Secretary—Mrs. Mary A. Poths, of Terre Haute. Treasurer—Mrs. D. W. LaFollctte, of Portland. Chaplain—Mrs. Julia Grandy, of Indianapolis. Warden—Mrs, W. H, Leedy, of Ir.diana pol is.

BLAND’S BOOM.

“Silver Dick’’ -Formally Entered for the Democratic Presidential Nominati 0n..... The Missouri Democratic State Convention met at Kansas City, Tuesday. The temporary chairman, Mr. Trimble, in his opening speech, declared that the convention had not met to decide national issues or to nominate a presidential candidate. Gov. Stone, however, who was made permanent chairman, took a different view, and said that it was the province of State conventions to express the thought of the people of the State on national issues to be crystalized at national conventions. Regarding the report which connected Congressman Bland with the presidential nomination in 1896, he wished to say the people could not nominate a more conscientious, faithful and devoted servant.

At the afternoon session Congressman Hall spoke in favor of free and unlimited coinage of silver. Congressman Tarnsey spoke on the tariff issue and eulogized Cleveland, whom he styled the apostle oi tariff reform. There was a Valley Forge before Yorktown,” he said. “A Bull Run before Appomatox,”i’and then, with measured emphasis, "There was a Benedict Arnold be-fore-gentlemen of the convention, pardon me, if legislative courtesy forbids me to carry the parallel further. Here the convention roared and shouted loudly and repeatedly “Hili.” Nominations for State officers were then made. The committee on resolutions ai midnight submitted two reports. The majority report reaffirms the Democratic doctrine of absolute equality in bearing the burdens and sharing the benefits of government; denounces the McKEffleyacf as the culminating outrage of tariff taxation; favors the income tax; demands free bi-metallic coinage of both gold and silver; commends Cleveland’s administration. At 2:15 a. m„ Wednesday, the convention adjourned until 10 a. m. without reaching a vote on the platform.

ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.

Propositions Made to Senators to Vote Against the Tariff Bill. It is stated that certain United States Senators have received intimation that a money consideration could be secured for their votes against the tariff bill, though whether the alleged briber had any authority for his promise is a matterof some doubt. The negotiations, apparently, have gone no further than intimations to the clerks of Senators Kyle and Hunton. These intimations came from a North Dakota man, who is known as a lobbyist on several schemes. He was formerly a member of Congress from one of the Southern States, and was identified with the so-called “carpet-baggers.” The amount which it was intimated they could receive was 114,0000, of which 11,000 was to be retained by the agents as a commission for making the negotiations.

JOHN M'QUADE, Tammany Hall’s new boss.

CONGRESSMAN COXEY.

Tho Populists of the Eighteenth phlc District at Canton. Tuesday, nominated J. S. Coxey for Congressman by acclamation. For a platform, the committee on resolutions adopted the one adopted at Omaha in 1898, and in addition inserted a resolution approving the work of Coxej and condemning the action o( Washington police in clubbing Carl Brown and hu followers.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Columbus claims a population of 10,000, Mushroom hunting is a fad at Bloomington. They are building a new city hall at Bedford. ** Muncie swells now-go- coaching in English “brakes.” An electric line is projected from Terre Haute to Brazil. Decatur saloonists have organized for mutual protection. Columbia City will issue 122,000 in waterworks bonds. Tipton expects to double her population in the next four years. Nearly all of the corn has been planted in the Seymour neighborhood. Cut worms and potato bugs continue their ravages in Jackson county. Lebanon has a SIOO,OOO boom. All the unemployed have been given work. A rooster belonging to a Tipton Democrat died, the other day, after the election in that city. Elwood will have another tin plate factory with $300,000 capital and capacity of 3,000 boxes. Anderson jail is haunted. Presumed that some of the prisoners have smuggled in some bottled spirits. Chicago people have struck oil near Valparaiso and will at once sink a dozen wells. The flow is light. The authorities of Marmont report that there has not been a case of smallpox in that place for twenty years. Col. Joseph Moore, of Indianapolis, well known in G. A. R. circles, died in that city, Monday, aged sixty-five. Clark Warren, of Boone county, owns a cow which dropped four calVes at one birth. All of them are living. Twenty men in the casting room of the Diamond plate glass works at Kokomo were prostrated by the heat, Friday. Richmond has a largo number of white husbands who are supported by the industry of their wives at the wash tubs. Peter Barnum, a farmer near Crown Point, terminated a long quarrel with a neighbor by foolishly taking his own life. At Decatur, George Butcher, a deaf mute, while operating a buzz-saw in Smith & Bell's factory, had both his hands cut off.

Portland has granted right-of-way into the city to the Chicago, Union City and Cincinnati railway line, eleven miles of which is graded. The country near English is overrun with snakes: Copperheads are the most numerous. Five cases of snake bite hayo been reported. 6Osgood has “give up the ghost” which has been worrying superstitious people for some time, the mystery having been solved to the satisfaction of all. At the different churches in Valparaiso, Sunday, each voter present was-given a circular letter urging him to work for the Prohibition party in the coming election. The Republicans of Miami and Howard counties met in convention at Peru, Tuesday, and nominated Judge James O’Brien, of Kokomo, for joint senator on the first ballot. The May Music Festival, which has become a recognized institution of Indianapolis, closed one of the most successful series of concerts yet held, Thursday night. A valuable spring has been discovered on A. P. Green’s farm, near Attica, the water of which in some respects is similar to Waukesha. M<r. Green will erect a sanatorium. Freight Conductor M. C. Whitcomb and crew had a desperate fight with toughs at Butlersville. After the roughs were routed they broke the windows of the caboose.with bowlders.

During a storm which swept over Allen county, lightning struck a school house near Ft. Wayne, Instantly killing John Cummings, fifteen years old, and prostrating a number of children. The school enumeration of Fayette county gives 1,982 white males, 2,002 white females, seventy-five colored males and eighty-four colored females, a total 0f1,143 school children. The son of William Dagroo, of Winchester, leaped from the second floor window of the second ward schoolhouse of that city, to escape punishment by the teacher. His leg was broken by the fall. Prof. J. E. Baldwin, the aeronaut, of Dalton, and Miss Snodgrass will soon be married, and they propose taking their wedding trip in a balloon ascension. The start will be made at Muncie. At Tuesday, a cave-in at the tunnel on -the railroad near town killed two workmen and seriously injured two others. The bodies of the killed were taken to Bedford for burial.

The Worthington Times Issued a neat folder of eight pages with tinted title page, entitled, “What Congress Has Done.” Upon opening the folder, only eight blank pages are found. Henry Kock, a convict in the prison south, escaped Saturday, but it was not discovered until Monday. He played crazy, was confined in the “crazy” Rouse, a frame structure, and easily sawed his way out. Incidental to the annual commencement exercises at Franklin College, which will begin on the 10th of June, will be the jubilee in recognition of the twenty-five years service of President Stott with that institution.

The Republicans of the First Congressional district will hold another convention on the 7th of August, meeting at Mt Vernon. The convention met the first time at Evansville, and, after seventy-six ballots, adjourned without naming a choice.

Owing to the dull times the management of the Trentman wholesale grocery house of Ft. Wayne, which has been in active leading business for thirty years, have decided to close out the stock for tho present, and after the return of good times to form a stock company. Alleged apparitions are said to have appeared in a window of a reconstructed house at Osgood. Considerable excitement has prevailed, the “ghost” being plainly visible in daylight The Osgood Journa calls the appearance an optical illusion, caused by a tree standing at some distance.

One hundred workmen arrived at Redkey, Monday, and commenced work on the new pipe line which is to pipe natural gas to Ohio from Delaware county, in the vicinity of Albany. The people are up in arms and an Injunction will be asked for from the courts that work may be ■topped. Sculptor McMonnles, who designed the

Colnmbian Fountain at the World’s Fair, has secured the contract for the “War” and “Peace” bronze groops to be placed on the Soldiers Mounumeht at Indianapolis. Price, SIOO,OOO. The groups are to be in position on the Monument within four years. Frank Brown, while trying to burglarize a store at Tas well, Wednesday night, was fatally wounded. Two loads of duck shot were emptied into his hips from a double-barreled gun in the hands of Mr. Tucker. The Tuckers had been warned of the plot to rob their store. Two other members of the gang were arrested. The Board of Public Safety of Fort Wayne is reorganizing matters on a Republican basis. Patrick Ryan, Market Master for the past twenty years, was set aside to make room for G. C. Hollenbeck, and Harry McMillen and W. H. Hobam were appointed police clerks, vice Joseph Kopp and Henry Sheari. The storm of Monday night worked sad havoc in the neighborhood of Monde. The regulator house of the Winchester Natural Gas Company was struck by lightning. The building was destroyed and the pipes broken. The product of four wells at once shot into the air, illuminating the country for a mile around. Yachtsmen oh Lake Wawasee have a surprise in stere. Commodore J. F. Wright, of Columbus, having built a new yacht, which will be shipped In a few days to the Indiana club house. The new boat carries 425 square feet of sail, and the Commodore is confident she will prove the fastest sailor of anything on the northern lake waters.

Willis B. Conner, the only saloonkeeper at Fairmount, against whom eleven indictments for violating the liquor law had been returned, took a change of venue to Wabash. Monday he entered a plea of guilty in three cases, and the other eight were dismissed. A car-load of people went over from Fairmount to assist in the prosecution. Captain Hale, of Sandusky, 0.. and C. N. Martin, of Marion, were fellow "prisoners at Libby during the war, and after their release they separated. They heard nothing from eacn other, nor did they ever meet until the present week, when there was a recognition, when they found themselves passengers ih the same omnibus at Marion, where Captain Hale had gone on business, Albert Auber, one of the leading”men of Dearborn county, dropped dead on his farm near Dover, while plowing corn. During the forenoon he attended the funeral of a neighboring friend, acting as one of the Dall bearers. When Mr. Auber’s body was found he had fallen,to his knees, with his head resting between the handles,o( the plow, and his hands still grasping tjie reins. The horses were standing quietly. The deceased was a prominent Republican, a prosperous farmer, and well known in southern Indiana by his connection with the revenue service.

One night last week a funnel-shaped storm swept over Tipton county, and T. J. Hancock, living near the county-seat, reports that it dropped two pigs and a goose, which had evidently been carried a longdistance, and which, the next morning, were found in his barn-yard, where they still remain. Apparently the bird and pigs were uninjured by their flight in midair. The Tipton Times, commenting upon this incident, says that Mr. Hancock’s story recalls that some years ago a tornado picked up a man’s farm in that county and carried it elsewhere. The orignal owner, after a long search, recognized his property and brought suit against the squatter, recovering judgment because the new owner had secured the farm without a money consideration.

BIG BOSTON BLAZES.

Two Thousand People Homeless—Loss, 81,000,000. At Boston, Tuesday night, over f1,000,000 worth of property was reduced to ashes and five hundred families, of the poorer classes, numbering at least 2,00(1 people, were turned cut of their homes. A very small proportion saved their household goods, and the pitiful spectacle of women with babes in their arms and hundreds of crying children, who were Compelled to spend the night in the open air with no resting place, appealed to the sympathies of all. Six persons were injured, none fatally. The fire was oi incendiary origin. The Board of Aidermen took prompt action for the relief of the sufferers. The London season will be graced by the presence of the Sultan, who has at last made up his mind to see the world a little.

OUR MARKET REPORT.

May 19, 1894. Indianapolis. GRAIN AND HAT. Wheat—s2Xc; corn, 41c; oats, 37J<c; rye, 45c; hay, choice timothy, 111.50. POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE. (Prices Paid by Shippers.) PouLTRY-Hens, 6c per !t>; spring chickens, 1894,12@15c per ft; turkeys, old toms, 3c per ft: hens, 7c per ft; ducks, 6c per ft; gce5e,[email protected] per doz. for choice. Eggs—Shippers are paying Bc. Butter—Choice, 6@Bc; common, 3@4c. Honey—lßc Feathers—Prime geese, 40c per ft; mixed duck, 20c per ft. Beeswax—2oc for yellow: 15c for dark. Wool—Tub-washed, 20@23c; medium unwashed,l3@lsc; coarse or braid, 12@14c; tine merino,* 9@loc; burry and ..cotted wool, 8(310. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Shippers, 33.85(33.90: heifers. 32.00(33.35; cows, [email protected]; bulls, 31.75(32.85; milkers, [email protected]. Hogs— Rough to heavy, [email protected]. Sheep—Common to choice, [email protected]. Cbloago. Wheat—corn; 37Xc; oats, 32% c; pork, 312.22 X; lard, 37.45. Naw York. Wheat—s9Xc; coni, 43c; oats, 38%c. St. Louis. Wheat—s2c; corn, 37}<c; oats, 37c, l*hlladolp!il». Wheat- 58J<c; corn, 43c; oats, 42XeBaltimore. Wheat—sßJ<e; oom, 4Se; oats, 43a. Minneapolis. Wheat—No. 1 hard, Cincinnati. " Wheat-53c; com, 42>fc; oats, 39c: rye, 54c. - ■■ Toledo. Wheat—ssXc; com, 39#c; oats, 36e. Detroit. Wheat—s3Xe; corn 41c; oats, 39c. Buffalo. Catt1e—33.85(34.50. H0g5—*5.15(35.50; 5heep—12.50(34.50. East Liberty. Cattle—[email protected]. H0g5—*4.20(35.40; Sheep. 32.40(33.90.

MICHIGAN’S MAD WAVES.

The Worst Storm for Many Years. Fen Uvea XxMt at Chicago la Sight of Thousand, of Spectator* The storm of Friday on Lake Michigan was the most fnrions and disastrous that has been known in recent years. Eight vessels were driven ashore within the city limits of Chicago. Out of their crews ten men are known to be drowned, and in every instance boat and cargo were utterly lost. One schooner, the Myrtle, was wrecked just outside the government pier within a half mile of Michigan boulevard, snd six men of her crew went down to death In plain view of hundreds of people who lined the boulevard walks to watch the awful ntorm or peered from the windows of the big hotels which overlook the harbor. The wrecks extended from Glencoe on the north, where the Lincoln Dall went to pieces, to South Chicago, a distance of forty miles. One of the most exciting features of the storm was the imprisonment of twentyseven men who were working in the water works crib off Lake View, one mile from shore. Their only shelter was a timber tower erected on the crib, and nntil that washed away the men were not believed to be in any danger. It was a close question for them, however, after that time, as the water went over the crib again and again in blinding sheets. Crowds of people lined the tho.’s anxiously watching the crib, from w.iich a distress signal fluttered at various times during the afternoon. The contractors made frantic efforts to get the men away, and offered the tug company any amount of money to make the rescue, but the tug men said it would be useless to make the effort and would result only in the loss of the tug without saving the men. As night fell the men on the crib hung up a rad lantern, which was burning steadily at midnight, and it is believed that all ot them will be rescued. At Milwaukee quite a number of vessels were wrecked and six persons lost their lives in Milwaukee Bay in the presence of 6,000 helpless people. Frantic but futile attempts were made to to rescue the sailors of the schooner M.J.Cummings, which went down in twenty feet of ‘water. The crew took to the rigging. The lifesaving crew at once went to the rescue, but five men and. a woman perished before the crew reached the wreck. The men who perished fell from their perches In the cross-trees to the water and sank out of sight like pieces of lead. The body of the yoman was still lashed to the rigging, Saturday morning, to which she escaped when the vessel began to sink. Reports from other points on the lakes are incomplete, but those received indi-, cate great loss of life and destruction of property.

CRUSHED COXEY.

Calamities Come to the Commonweal All the Divlilon* in Hard Lines—Universal “Kicking” All Along the Line. Coxey’s main army having been warned by the Washington Board of Health to vacate their camp and abate the nuisance, took up their march to Bladensburg, Saturday, 525 strong. The people of Bladensburg petitioned the Governor to prevent the tramps from camping in their midst. The camp was made adjacent to Bladensburg and Hyattsville. Sunday an admission fee of fifty cents was charged and socalled reincarnation services were held. Prepartions are being made for a long stay at “Camp Coxey,” as the last stopping place is called. Hyattsville citizen* were greatly excited as Coxey has announced that he will stay at this camp til) all the other divisions arrive, but the citizens say “nay,” and will use every possible means to compel the aggregation to move. ' The Union Pacific continues to have trouble with the industrials. Sunday a ■body of 250 men, led by a man named Shefflor, seized a train on the Oregon Short Line and is moving east. All rolling stock has been taken from Montpeliet and the tanks emptied of water, and at Cheyenne Judge Riner, of the United States Court, has granted an injunction jto restrain the men from using the property of the road, and writs for the arrest of the leaders have been placed in the hands of the United States marshal. The men abandoned the train at Cokervllle, ■Wyo, and the expected conflict Is off for the present. The Commonwealers who were refused an asylum at Minneapolis camped near Fort Snelling. Saturday night, and continued South, Sunday. The leader, Cap! Wilson, found St. Paul as hostile as Minneapolis. They camped, Sunday night, at South St Paul, where the people furnished them with a good supply of pro-' visions

Randall’s army, on arrival at Elkh rt was compelled to keep within a circumscribed space near the river and to rema n there nearly all day, Sunday. Randall says he is growing tired of this daily prison life and will soon bring a test ease to see whether bis men can be barred out of every city they come to. He may have the opportunity at Goshen, as the citizens there do not want him and his army. Kelley’s fleet reached Ottumwa, la.. Monday. The mayor and a committee met the boats and told Kelley that provisions would be furnished if the army would quietly pass through and camp three miles below tho town. The offer was accepted and the provisions were furnished in generous quantity. Coxey’s commonwealers were compelled to move their camp across the Potomac, Monday. The citizens of Hyattsville made them very uncomfortable and “in the Interests of harmony” the aggregation vacated. Coxey announced that the camp established Monday at Bladensburg would be permanent unless the industrials become so numerous as to make it necessary to establish another rendezvous. . * At Helena, Mont., Monday, tn the United States District Court,. Judge Knowles disposed of the cases against tho 350 Ooxeyites who stole a Northern Pacific train April 24. “Gen.” Hogan was sentenced to six months in the county jail. Tho engineer and forty "captains*’ were given sixty days. The others will be released on pledging their words to abstain from stealing trains in the future. General Hogwer, commander-In-ch W of the Colorado Coxey reserve army, announces that 2 >,OOO men an nady to move on to Washington from Colorado in one body, and when the other. States went of tbe'M Ississippi an heard from tho day for starting will be set