Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905, February 04, 1904, Image 3
SOLDIERS' ST0ME3. ENTERTAINING HEM OF THE w INISCENCES R. lrpblr A count of tlirriag Hirnn W itoe-iweil on the nttlrfirld and in Camp- Veterans of the Rebellion He ct Eirerlencesof" hriltlDs Matare. "1 have often w.ntitii." mid liie Ma. or. 'bnt tw-caipe of the men ,-e-en-ly w ,11:11 led in i.attle. Nearly T.'Oi !!ii-f ami eiJled m.-ii came out of the Ini-m K-rvii- - iiiinm n arm or I'-p Where aie they now? Of the 4X,,it men mound.,! in battle, oii.OHO died iu liwnilHl inl ;,",iti went bom, UlstiWul. Him have the latter fared lu life'. htrtiuirle'; To wtiat extent did the wound limit ttwlr activity in t.uci ami in vihut decree were their llv nliorlciK-,1 hy the wounds that .ave them tti, iniK-li anxiety furty years BRO? "There are ou,paratHeI few one-hirc-cI or one-armed men prominent in I'til'llr life. I have in mind General Heniit rwiii. of 1'iwa. who manage?-. h artificial ! -x H 1 well thai few ever thi'lk of 11 U rt'sdMllty. "iijrt i-mrin Castle, of WlneoiiKin. has on)y mie Hfni. and General Wire, of tile CeliMUH I1)art fnei.t hint an arm and a leg, hut in Rome way you forget that Mich active men rnu'i! nine been counted at one tin o anions ttie m-iIuu iy wotiiab-d. Tli tp ai'i I'.c.ivit. of I'ennsv lvania; !ei,eral NicUh, and General O. ( Howard, riiren ntatlvo of nun w ho were m.t put ill any i;riil disadvantage ly tin- lo. of a or an arm. There IIH'WI lie two or three thousand (thi in who MilTcnsl amputation, and I w on lor whew they are';" "Tliey al e near;y ' en w here," a!d tlie doctor l til d tlr-iu in every walk of ife. Not v.iy in itiy .ii au an empty ."leeve or an empty t'-iuserh 1, op.-m-d the i!i.nr to public otliee. We tun! f-evwiil (ii-M in Mtuo!. aiming th'-in Swip: rt. v. ho noil in.iii-d for a State ol'icc. ami lit ock n ay, who wa nominal-d for a fni.iiiy o;!iee. All mc'ii Hull. houoMT, oatli'-d I lieiilM-'ves Ho '!l"et fully til.lt fe piH.pl,. thought of liiem a dhabh-d mi-ii. "I remeiii!..-r a case In v, liirh a lr 1 ear eomlitetor iitlcnipl,. I io put Major I'.rockw ay olT tin- ear. lie laid I r on hold on the Major's collar to jerk htm off, when he rei-clvnl a blow from the Majors tit Dial m HI him at full length io (lie r-tri-t. lit- was rushing back in h fury when a young man Jumped over two writ and rame d iwii In front of him. nay lug : 'Shame on you: don't you wee you are Nti iking a oik-legged man';' Tlie conductor topped, looked tlie Major over, mid nald, Vhy didn't you wty ho before? J didn't know It?' "I 11ml filw) men who ht h lumd or two or tliree lingers or u foot cnnployed h tiwchiTs or aetlve In IhimIihkw. 'liny never Hpenk of their woiinili. In tlie larger list of dangerously woun.,1,1 I tinil many In puhlie life. At a hantift not long uki (ieneral lilaek was ap(iar mtly tlie l-Nt pri-Kerved man lu the eompany. only a few knew that he wh auionu tlie movi daiwr uly wounded of tlie 1'idon 11 1 my, (iineruor l-'lfiT heari hi yir well, hut iU wouiwl hanu hut him like a kvvoi.1 MUMl-.!iit--l hy a sliiKle thread, lu hot li Uiew eflMer. tin- woillida limited th Hpnere of aeth ity of the wound' d. hut did not prevent that sort of effort that leadn to u 1 it-. ".Not long ago I attended a soldiers' reunion, atid was surprmml to a prominent mirtinwh man rnmp in on erulehei. I had met him neon of time without rcall.ini; Unit lie had only one leg. I knew that he limped n little, hut not more lliau a dozen of my friends who are trouhl ;1 with rheuma- tb.ni. 1 had srt ii hint k'o iipt:iiin and ilowu and walk altout his little o(tl hut f never would have known that lie had left a lejf at ('liii-kamauya had he IhK gone to the reunion, where, to picas his soldier friends, he appeared , without his eork h g." "That refil-en.e to General lilaek, said Comrade Parker, "reminds me cif h Mtory of Captain J. l Char,-, w ho tv Jvwl forty-elHht wound.H at the hatlle of (tty!-lMir,'- Chaw was mruelt hy s charge f J-'iape Khot, forty-elKht 1 f the (h! Ki"K Into "- upper part of the IxKly. lie wax ph kid up 011 the field mid earrli-d to the hospital, hut IiIh enw whu re'anhnl as hopeIewn. lliree or four day latr the mti-gionM, uotlellig that there wan Ufa lit tlift poor ridiUed lanly, exirtiil tliemMves and mivet CIihkp'h life. Ills Hlit nrm wa Mhot off, hi left eye wan destroyed, several rib were cut lu two, nnd the urotis did not pretend to count the tullet holes. "In addition to this reeord at tli-t-TyHWurK, Chan (llHtJiiKUlnliod hlmnelf on othT occHMlona find reei-lved two medals for bravery. He was Riven a pe-unlon of $-10 a month. Hut on m occasion met a CoiiKreKsnian from hla old dSMtrh-1 In Maine, who limMed 'that $40 a month wna not inoticb. and ;promlMed to Iimvc It iticrcn(l. 'I'he Coti(n-'Mtnn brointbt tlie on hp to the tttentfoli f'f th )enlon oomniittco, nnd IJpneral Ulack, then a member of the 'ommlttue, n'tnnrked: 'Well. 1 cin-fs w will Iwve to ralw bin peimlon to ,$r.i a month.' 'N!' "aid the Maine Con gressman. 'Why, lilack, what tire you talking alxnit? You are gettlna Hi 1 nioutli and irixx a ymr betldeea. We will Klve hllll the limit, $72 fl monlli. and not a rent b .' "Mack flirn-ed that Cham wiih In none condition limn blinwdf, nnd the eommlttM made a tuifliilinotm report In favor of Hip Inciter Iimloii. Thp lilll wit IbrotiKh iKith boiiKeit wltb a roxli. mld' "t ('levtland aliruni It, and aln-e that time cnin luia iwnlvixl thn full o.oii,.l of $72 a month. In aplUi of bis wouiiil-. he liijiritx! aflet r lurliii. liom the ;,r. Dial a few y-,u ,il'o. w lien I viMtcl lihll ill Fiol Mj. he bad two si.-ilviart t-on. ami thr. I,jn.l-iiiie, ai-tivw jfirlt!. Ill fact, be T-Hie.J to In doin s well In liuslnewi ai.J t. 1- a hai-py iu tin family an uio.-t of the men who esrry no Miir a d who bav full use of arm and I-k,"'- ('hiejeo Inter Oeeatl j A I'raviniiE Maat V i,kaloira:. I "V,-." (.aid tlie Serjeant. "1 wan a praying man in the a, my. Al least. I prayed oin-e under ery dihtretiing i-ir-I'liiiiHtmieM, Rinl my prayer wan bii Rwered. After the Mirn nder of V'iekn 1 bur;, a I'd after the army a ordered j forward in the new campaign I was letacln-l for liovpltal duty, and was j put iu charge of sim-en kick men Of j the Ninety-fourth IllinoU. It wan ei I tremely dittietilt to obtain the bare ne- (esMitates of life, and my Mir tdck romraden, unabie to help themselves, looked to me for food and are 'The army wa- intent 011 the new move. All the iuartcrmaKterK and COIIimiMNalieH vsere looking to supplieti for the troop ordered to advance. No one paid any attention to me or my pleas for sick men. Kerybnly from hlh'-st to lowest , me,! to liave for jiotlen us. Thoroughly discouniued. I Went Otlfslde the V.rp't.'l! i-i:.;i, crept Into the bushes, knelt down, nnd play ed. The lead y,a- lift-d 1 r. .tn my spirit. I returned to camp to Itud that we bud not la-en toiuoilen. Siijiplii s aiMiii came, and with them ord "is to transfer my nick nc-n to i'!:i:ois. "I went Into the bailie ..f Spring Held, Mo., in lsiiJ witli a pra).-r on my lips. I came out with M-wn bullet hole through my cloth.-s and without a cup, th" latter halii 1 11 shot off my bend. And yet there was not a scratch on my body, nnd i was never, in the hottest tij.li;.-.. disabled by a wound. Here I tini lon past the ,"iO year tiiih sioi.o, l.aie i. ml hcaily. j.ie served, 1 V. I iiy ' li -vc. by the race of all nil wit- I rt.vid "lie,.. Vi s. I ';i a piajin' nia;i. nnd I lu-oCe my pray ers u 1 re 11 tun red," "1 sen oil in t i "iii i .il McNuity's rei lll'lil n; -'If," said III. oilier .N'inefy I 'nut', in r. "I us on tin, y us a privale ill New lll"i I S when (ik-iil-tal l!i;;iit Kited tbi.t dej iiiiii.t iit. 'I'he day he was lo return noiih many of our reel-tin-lit vathi-r-'d 011 the street leading to the !;i n'li itr to see tic f : 1 1 i : 1 1 and his escort iass. Ah dan-nil tiratil passed the point at which 1 stood the horse ridden by one of the d partiuent staff shied and bolted sella rely into the p-u-cm I ami his mount. "(irti nt waa u aood horHemaii. but, ilespile all his efforts, his horse bolted became unma miKea ble, and threw his rider. (Jrant ftistaiti'd injuries that made him tin invalid until tlie battle of Missionary Itidp. I (lid not give tln Incident at New Orleans much thought until the cotton buyers and others whose plans for speculation had been spoiled by (Jrant started the story that the general ,,,, i,eeii thrown from his horse because hi- was drunk. Then I fell that the soldiers who witnessed the accident oltK'bt to tell the truth." "it Is it mistake," said the captain "to say that (Irani was an invalid tin iii ihe bitiiie of Missionary icidtre. He was lame, but, Kreat Scott! he was the most active lame man I ever saw. The mornltiK after he slipped into Chattu noopi, several weeks before the buttle of Missionary ISridne, he limped over to the old railway station and surprised a lot of fellows who were loading wis ons, after the manner of soldiers who didn't care u tinker's dam for any body. They didn't know Criint was within ti thousand miles of Chattanoo if a, but they recognized him and buckled down to work. They won dered us they worked what tlie silent man with a cane was up to. They learm d the next nlht, when they were ordered across tin- tiver and down to Khelmouml to support Hooker." Chi cafo Inter Ocean. Whr Ther Couldn't Oliev, Clerk Meliowrll, of the House, saw civil war service, and was at Ihe hat lie of I-'redi ricksliui'i,', which reunited dhm.s'trouh.ly for the I'nion forces. Hi captain was an oilicer of the name ol Kldnely, and tlie company, afler t. dsaslj-nu.s encounter with tlie enemy, started on a lively retreat. "I met with Captain Itidttely." wild Mr. MeOoivell yesteiday, "and filtno-t at the mine moment (ieneral Meade ciiiiip riding down uihhi us, '"Form your men, captain," shontnj the (ieneral. "Itid!t'ly drew his sword. Form oa me, men,' siiiil he, obedient to the or ders from hlf,'h authority. "Itldirely, u ddier mimed Morlarty at;d myself wer, till therH weiv to form. A wp huddled toKcilur a Hindi bursi near and Itldtfcly ran for hall a mile before stopping. "WhC'i lw halted he tik'aln drew bit s-wonl and houted: 'Firm on me men,' Atraln a shell burst, ami rtldjfe ly sprlntel for another half mile tc the rear, Ki 111 again drawltiK his word and slioutitiK: 'Form on me, men,' "Hy that time Moriarty aiwl 1 wer( exhausted from running, 'Form ot ymi,' an Id 1. 'How can we do thai when you can run fastf than eltlnl of us?' " Wiishlngton 1'ost. A Cnre Blim. Towne Jayson loujht a horso th( other day and Browne And be was horribly stuck wasn't lie? Tow tie Ah! you've seen the horse' Hrowtie No. but he lolij me be wan XoUtg lo buy out' from "n friend who Is In tlie business." I'hllade'phlu Press Four thousand forelttniTs were ex pelled by the police from France lasl year. Fifteen hundred and three- wer Hpaiilariia, 1,UU Heliflanii and 500 Oct-Diana. WEARY OF DELAY DIPLOMATIC PRODDING OF RUS SIA BEGUN BY JAPAN- POPULAR TEMPER UNEASY IF WAR IS TO COME THE SOON ER TH BETTER. I iullln,K to Admit r llirtlii-r Kvaalsa i'ltlat,,! Ourrj f.ikrw e I'ut to Knioror ol Kurm aa to Miami lit Will Taka TOKIO, Jan. !2T -The Japanese juveojinent had dipio natically iiitl ni.it cil to Man n de I'.osen, Hie Jtus si.in tiiinihter, that an , arly tt-spuns-; is (l : red to Japuti". te,ent n u- l i!tissla. It 1 tabulated liere that ibe Japinoe note tc.iclicd the Ilus ; ian cabinet on Uu alttiiutiou of .I.iti uary Io and it is. kit that sudicictK lime lias elapsed lot ks eouiideta l ion, and tin- yiepaiation of a re sp use. The Japanese eovertiuient is coi.sxlous nt tlie possible neip-si-tiea of the tinlliary and naval situa tion, and is uiiAlliiini to permit eva sions am) delays which are designed to jtdu tin e. 1 be future eouiw of the .lapatiesc Koveniujeul is a citcfully guarded seelet. Tlie knlii of ti.i,e that Japan Is prepared to await, the plea sure of liwssia Is unknown. It seen pr ih.ible tb:i, II has been dett riuined lo act derisively within ,i few days. Tlie popular temper bus I itiK' opposed further dilay While many obj.ctcd to Japan taking the initiative, a iiiajoi ity would now wel eiime the issuance of a brief tiliirna tuin, and a declatation of war jf tliat si on Ui prove Itnlbclive, Momt: out ..ide opini ti bet,' iicllues to Hie be I cl Unit tlie activity of the Japanese will .' limited to the, seizure of Korea, whieli enterptise U is thought lltissia would tint opp ise. TbeJap iniese noverntnent proceeds with absolute secrecy and the people of -i ipun are even not informed of the fxaet naluie of ttie dt tiuuds made on Itusslt. fthitl'L, Korea, Jan. 27. One hun dred armed Japanese have bea u sent 1 1 Vfcimyniu to insure the safety if th; people, it having been reported I hat, the In uses of wealthy natives there were he Inn looted by Korean soldiers and police disguised as rob bi r-i. Tne report that Americans are ictit g In collusion with the members of the Russian leatlou at .Seoul is entirely without fuuridallon. bT. rKrEUhliUliO, Jan, 27,-Re-ferrinn to the report C the inten I ion of China to remain tieutrai in case of war between Russia and .1 ipan, the Vierloimosti Siys: "A clrect declaration of war by China would l.e niucli preferable to dubious neutrality, compelling Russia to take the same precautions as In war time without petmitting an in vasion of Chinese, territory." "If w-ir Is deiiaied," the Vledo inostl, further ass. its, "the question , of M.iticiiiitla could be settled for ever by its annexation as a conquer ed c iintty." WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -The fat eastern situation, it is reall.ed lure, continues Krave, "out from reliable so irees the state depart merit hears tint the p ieiiul iijlluence of 1. 1 . e "czar of Russia towards peace maj jit ptevenl a ricou se to arms. Fifievn Vlintrs MeLt Death. VlCioti, Col, Jan 27-As the ra suit ol an accident that occurrct about :i o'clii' k H'stirday tnornlit in the Stiatlon Independence tolne locuteri near the cei ter of the c, ty liftecn tneu tire dead and, one otliei i juted In the main shaft of the mine six teen men wete being linlsttd it a cas'e from the sixth, seventh and eighth levels. When the caie read cil tho stitfac the engineer for some unexpl lined reason was unable t c st ip the engine and the rae with its Io id of human freilit was dawri up In the (fallows frame, where It became lodged temporarily. The strain on the cable finally caused U to part, and the caue, released shot down the shaft with tertlli' speed. Two of ti e occupants, L. 1'. Jack. son and James liulltnck, had become entangled tn the timber rods near tlie lop of the tallovvs fiatne. Jack son was crustKM lo death hf the sheave wheel faillntr upon linn, while liulllieck had a marvelous escape liotn d Hilt but, received painful Injuries and was risuied trotii bis perilous po.ltinn The other fnirteen upmi ce hutled to death down the 1,W)0 foot shalt. Ends in a Trugrdy. L'-NHON, Jan. M.-Thetrlal ot Whltaker Wright endid In a tragedy today. Within an hour of being foun i guilty and sentenced to seven yearn P"tiBl servitude, Ihe most severe sen tence the laws allow for the fraud of which he was convicted, the linanicer, whose colossal dealings have created a sensation on both sides of the Atlantic, lay dead In the ante room of the court, WiiKut't death was due to uu-itdlseaa. X NEBRASKA NOTES " ' I I I I 4 4 tfHtt t Charles Wilson, of .Nebraska City, l iead at tiie age of 2G of typhoid fever. Jesti Lemon an I Miss III da. Iall I roua have been uairied at Nebrajka Iky. George li A rnelt and Miss Martb IIick, of Fremont were raarried i bursday. The funeral of Fred hatclt, of Baa eit, took p ace yesterday. He was a s,u of (. ounty 1 reasurer C. H. Paten. The citizens of Hoidrege have voted j I r ,wv oonuo jor me purpobeoi improv ing their water ss.euj, and pulling luwu new webs. Uuriiiigton ottlcials are at Nebraska '-'ity laying plans lor protecting the Ui4 jge aa not p.nible high water tills np.-iug. utace tiarnei., the 15 year-old dau lntr of Henry baruiis, of .Sterling, ua been sent to the relorm school for I iris at (ji-neva. alVer S. Cro-, an Adams county pioncir larmer died of blood po.son, resulting rum a wound from a hay tune, age - (i . Hioill ilaicher, of Norton county, Kiu , arrested Ueo Callaway of Wli toiivuie tor tlie murder o. J. W, bhew u,ake on Jauuaiy 12. Airs J hn Tt-rbune, of Beatrice, is lead, aed l'C, after two week's of Hi oess from blood poisoning hhe leaves i husiaud and rive children. Jwsuee Arclier, of Plattsmoutu, iimd J. Korrcbt Alarston $'U for illegal ly boiiciung life insurance. Not iiav lug tlie price he will board it out in juil. Harms Huls, a German farmer wear Ucatrice, a tbiown from i, in bugKj' in a runaway yesterday and s vcru.y cut about the head. Ji s tou Jiiiun is bi-r uus There were ufiy-two accessions to Christian church dating: iliu revival iLueliiigs under tlie ducctioi! of L i'oircsl Austin at liuiubuidt. Ibi uiCetiligs IMVB cios d. Gfotge L. Farley and M ss Maf liaud cre manied at I'lattsmuuLn 1 uusday evening. The groom is the p.opi icior and publisuer of tlie l'lutus tnouUi Evening .News. In the presence of only relative if the cuui racLing parties VVeruer bchupOael) aud Miss liultie Baker Mere married at the home ol the bride lit Columbus Tuesday evening. A large at Let. dance Is anticipated at the meeting of the co-oporatlve Grain n, U i.ive 6Luc ass.ciatioii at Lincoln Ibursday. H. tl. Carr, of Chicago, will be me orator of the occasion. Several car loads of Iron and steel have been received at Ord for the new bridge across the North Loup. An eastern contractor has the con tract and work wnl begin about Feb ruary 1. A movement has been siarN d try fur.inr Cbtf McAvoy of t e Litideh hotel at Lincoln, which contemplates Hie leasing ot that iiosi eiry aud con ducting lb upon the co-operative plan lor siudeuLs, The luntral of the late Frank Dick ion was held at PiaUsmouth yesterday souducud by the Rev. J. T. bsra of toe i'ust 1'iesbytcr.au churct. It was largely attended. lie ltaves a wile ami lour s.jns. lieputy a-ssessors in Sarpy county have Oeen appointed ai loiloWK 1'a piilion, Run, Grulhe; fepriuglie.d, John itthb.liig; UiOoiciiid, John Minister; Rcllevue, Edward Gow; Fairvttiw, A. i.. Itt-is; 1'orrest City, James Fox; La I'latte, ii N . L'pjohu. I be A. II. uliinore & Sons depart ment bloie at Auburn lias been moved into tte new Giniurr-AruisLrong building and will be consolidated with the Aruisirong siock and a cor potaUon orgain.ed to be known as the i j i I more-A r mslrong com pau y. The Commercial club of Auburn bat lakeu up toe matt, r of a ne v depot with the otllcers of the Ml-sourl Paci fic, and hasieceived as urance lb it a building commensurate with the Lusl ness done and the prog tess of ttie city will in all piobabilily soon be erected. Dr. Hugo E. NtL-on and Celia M. Hchoflel i were married at the borne of the brido In Tilden. The groom served as captain In the Third Nebras ka during the Spanish-American war and afterwards completed a course al the Crelghton medical college li Omaha. County Superintendent Dill has an nounced that tlie Johnson county in stitute wih be be d at Tecumseh, be ginning June 6. Among the instruc tors will be Dr. G. K Condi ot the late university, Professor C. N. An derson of Tecumseh and Miss Lizzie Haas a prominent educator In Iowa. Franz Kruegcr, a farm hand of some what unsound mentality committed suicide at Hooper, by taking strych nine. While at tlm Northwestern railroad sta ion he tell to the Hoc. Io ,c avulsions and expired In a turn jraoments, notwithstanding the at tendance of a physician who made aa Injection with the object of saving the man's life. The Fireman's Content ion wal given to Columbus by a rote of 1)7 H Lid over Grand Inland. DEATH LATEST HORROR IN PENNSYt VANIA WOHST OF ALL- IftW-iala l Mint. t'luttla to gtaU Al-l uriifrly uu,lr ill Work, Hut l-Iutaata ImI of 1.10 la 184. PITTSBL'UG, Jan. 26,-ily an ex plosion In tlie Harwick uiine of the Al ieyliany du company at Ceawick, iixuen miles from l'lttsburj, west ern Pennsylvania piotmses to add an other isreat ttaw-dy to the already long list td mine fatalities Even the oiticials i f the Allegha ny Coal company, the ownetsofthe mine, do no. know at this tiuus tlie number of mea still entombed in tne chambers of the mine. "JUO feet below the stiiface, but a conserva tive estimate places the number at 1M. Even (Jencial Manager George Sciieetz of the c ,al company who is in charge id the mine gave lilt'e li i e that niary of the men will bo bioutiht ot Ihe ruil'ace. Th rJrst ray of In pe that any of the men had escaped tlie tremendous con-'iission of the explosion came at ti o'clock at night when Adolph George w.u brnught to the suiface still living. The explosion occurred at S:20 o'clock In the mornlnu at the bot t uu ot o e of the s afts, presumably caused by lire damp. It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon before 1C was pissible to make the tirst at tempt, at r scue. Hobert North and Jack Mil'aiai, due of the engineers employed by the Allctthaiy Coal company, ti'ed to get itito the mine by way of the stairs throng' I In; air siutlt. T'hev managctl to grope their way some distance, but were linally dt iven back by foul air. The mine shut into the mine. U2U f-ft deep, was made ueh ss by the explosion, which hutled holhcigis, One (,f which was within thirty feet of the bottom of the shalt, thtO iuh the til pic, lliiity ftetabjve the sur face. .uuitiy ouei o o cio. k a u-ii'porary rigging bad been put in pi ice over f. r 1. . tlie mouth .f the main shaft, and a 'small bucket capable of capable of carrying .three men fastened to the tackle. The lirst try with the raw iig was made by Selwyu M. Taylor, the min li a engineer, who had been sunimun ed from Pittsburg and an assistant, J. M. Ray num. Flood in the Bast. WHEELING, W. Va., Jan 26. The crest, of tho Hood swell was reached yesterda) afternoon when the stago was forty four feet two Inches. The forecast was the m st Hci-iiratp In jears, and there was never more time for preparation, Asa itsult -he damage here waa k'jpt down to the minimum. Never theless fully one-third or the hemes in Ihe city were who ly. or pittialiy inundated, and the sharp fall iu ton perature with resultant formation) of ice, acc mpaukd by shutting oil of natural gas in the Hood districts caused a great deal of suffering Nearly all the nulls and factories are on the river front, and the dam age to ihein will lie the most scveie In many instances resunipliou ol woik will be delayed lor days or weeks a uuitibei of men vii) be tem porarily out of ( nipio) merit. T he weather is very cold aud many halls pnd clinches have been tbiown ii(en fi r I lie ace mint fiat ion of tin so Alio ate suffering. No loss of life or serious accident has been reported. DANVILLE, Pa., Jan. 2(i - I'he t went v inches of ice on the upper hnsquetiatina river broke early yes leidy ciiusitm a 22-foot lloi d. The lower pai t of this town is flooded. tins Life Crnshed Out. ASHLAND, Neb., Jan. 2d. Tht four f uward cars of Burlington train No. 12, Conductor Krwjn, in charge, inintering tne Ashland yaidsat7 o'clock last tiiuht left the track and crashed intu special extra engine No. 304 that stnt.d on the siding. The engineer, Mike Gtayblll, who was oiling the stationary locomotive, was caught by tlie derailed coachca and Instantly crushed to death The three coaches of No. 12 were badly damaged by the accident, but none of the traiumeo or passengers was Injured, although the shock felt In the foiwaid cars fiightened many. The wonder Is that the accident was not more serious. That it was avert ed Is due to the liistant reversing of the locomotive of No. J2. A delay of 2 hours was experienced by the passengers. An Epidemic ot Smallpox BLOOMING ION, 111., Jan. 20 -The town of Normal Is alarmed over an epidemic ot stuaiipux, aud a tin cl ing will be held to discuss the advis ability of closing the state university and public schools. There is said to be now fifty cases, eight new cases having been k putted since Saturday., Tne families allculcd Have lu so ne Instances lit wired the state board o health quarantine orders, resulting j la a aertous spread of the disease. nliE A PIT OF WAR CLOUD IS DARK JAPANESE LANDING AN ARMY) MASAMPHO IN KOREA. RUSSIANS CROSS RIVER) CZAR'S TROOPS INVADE TERRI-t TORV BEYOND THE YALU. llumii to He Given L:.t Koltt Hat Tiuis to Auvtr Oliiarf Aetiv Httve Htea (JU l ie nrd. ST. PETEftSIiL'KG, Jan. 24.-, Reports of an alaiming nature of the situation there continue to pour out of the far east. These include tne statement tiiat the Japanese are land ing an army at Ma-Sam-Pho, Korea, and that 3,000 Russian troops are crossir.g the Yatu river. The reported despatch of Chines army of s Plbrs trained by European (dicers beond the treat wall t'i pre serve order in Manchuria cannot be continued here and the npoitsol Japanese at Ma-Siui-Tho and the Russians at the Yalti are discredited! at the fori ign otliee here and by M. Kurino, the Japanese, minister to Russia. M Hartwig, a depvtmentil chiel of the Russian foreign cftice, yester day sp ke feelingly to M. Kurino re gard rig the harm b:ii;g done by ex aggerated and t, f en utterly baseless reports M. Kuiino is in no way anxious because of the delay in Rus sia's response to the latest Japanese note, and sivs that Japm is not pressing f r an immediate reply, "Russia will be given all the tin e she r-eeds," ihe minister Is quoted as saying. The statement published by th Novoe Viemya that because Russia jdesires peace slie cannot surrendei all, coincides with the distinct io ipressiou gathered by the corresnond, I ... (ent or the Associated press at tb iforek-n oflice that Russia will con- itlnue to maintain that thp nn.Rtion pf the sovereignty of Manchuria u solely a matter between Russia and Japau. Mob Law In Korea. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-The stattj department yesterday received official InformaMou o' an attack yesterdaj by a mob of native Koreans oo aa (electric car in Koiea the line bein owned by Americans because the act (that it had killed a Korean. Th news carae in the following cable ratn received under yesterday's dati Ifrom Minister Allen at henul: "This morning on the electric rail fway, which is tlie property of Ameri can citizens, a Korean was acci dentally and unavoidably killed. Thereupon a mob of natives attack. ;d and paitially destroyed the car. (The operators of the car would hav ibeen injured had it not been for th presence of mind and action of oui guard and serious riot would hav 'occurred SEOUL, Koiea., Jan. 25. Ai (accident on the electric sttett rail I way here today which resulted in lh killing of a Kotean, led to rifling oi the part of the populace. The ma trine guard at the American legation Ihowe er, without having recourse t their me aims, succeeded in prevent ing the trouble from assuming seriou piop-irtloris. Set le Church Question PANAMA, J.in 25 'leated de bates on reliaious questions rnarkeq the sittings of the constitutional convention held last night and thii afternoon. Several of the memben favored an arrangement similar tt the one existing between the Colom bian government and the church, while others desired the absilute teparation of church and state. At this afternoon's sitting the discus sion of the matter was progressing with apparently no prospect of a con clusion being reached when Dr. Am ad"r proposed the following: The profession of a',1 religions, at also the exercise of the forms ol worship shall be free, without othci limitations than respect for christian morality and public order. Never aheless, it is recognixed that tin Catholic religion Is that of a majorl. ty or the Inhabitants of the republic, and the laws will provide assistance toward the foundation of a seminary In the capital and missions for sav. age tribes. This was approved , Fire High In Air. CHICAGO, 111., Jan. M.FIre In th Masonic t -triple to-day en used a pant imong the 4,000 occupantR of th building and damaged the stock and lxtures of tenants to the extent o 20,000. A 1 occupauta of the building iscaped with ml serious injury through the bravery of the elevate! nent who remained at their posU, ppermwDir ineir osra wene nenae Hoods af MMtn Cllad Mm baUdicS. 1 Vi