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WHOLE NUMBER 1105.
VOLUME XXH.-NUMBER 13.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1891.
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OFFICEM AID 9IIXCT01I :
LEINDKIt GERRAUD. President.
K. H. HENRY. Vice-President. :
JOHN STAUFFER, Cublw.
' . At. BRUGGEB. G. W. HUL8T.
COMMERCIAL BANK,
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OFFICERS:
CE SHELDON, Pres't.
.1L T. H. OEHLBICH. Vlec-Pres't ;
C. A. NEWMAN. Caahler.
DANIEL SCHBABI. AM't Cash.
STOCKHOLDERS:
C. H. Sheldon, J. P. Becker,
Herman P. H-Oehlrlch. Carl Blenke.
Jonas Welsh. W. A. Mo lUtater.
J. Henry Wnrdeman. 1L M. Winalow,
neoriie W. Galley, K. C. Grey.
Prank Itorer. Arnold F. H. Oehlrlch,
Uenry Loseko, Gerhard Loseko.
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SDOilEED EAPPEIUGS.
A Brief Compendium of .the
Busy World's Events.
CO-OPERATIVE STORES.
THE GEORGIA ALLIANCE ELAB
ORATES A BIG SCHEME.
Wltk Ceatral Exchaac at Atlaata
CBraaeh Stare Ar to Ba EataUsaw
Z Krarjr Cauaty la the State, All 8aa
: piled k m Mew York Syaaleata.
Great transformations are to be made la
tbe management of the Georgia alliance ex
change. The scope of the central exchange
at Atlanta Is to be greatly enlarged. Oo
Operatire alliance stores are to be estab
lished la every county In the state. The
whole machinery Is to be supplied 4y a Mew
York syndicate. This New York syndicate
Is said to be backed by $100,000,000. Its
charter is not yet perfected nor Its name
given to the public. It Is to supply all the
alliance stores and exchanges, unless some
big concern starts up that can undersell It.
It claims to be able to secure superior rates
of transportation. It Is to hare
a sort of branch bouse In Chicago,
which is to ship bacon, corn and the like to
the farmers In the south. J. H. Wardall, a
leading alliance man of South Dakota and
a farmer candidate for the senate, is one of
tbe leaders In originating the enterprise.
Oswald Wilson, who Is partially manipulat
ing the Florida alliance exchange from
Williams street. New York, Is prominent la
its organization. President L. F. Living
ston, of the Georgia alliance, has proved a
valuable accessory In shaping Its course.
CoL W. Ik Peek, president of the Georgia
state exchange, has been to New York to
look Into the plan. The district lecturers of
of the alliance held a meeting a day or two
ago and consulted about the best manner
of presenting the matter to the people.
Chlaese Caa Cease) Via Mexico.
During tbe last congress a resolution was
passed Instructing the president to nego
tiate with Mexico and Great Britain to pre
vent the entry of Chlaese laborers from
Canada and Mexico Into the United States.
From the diplomatic correspondence just
published it appears that while Great Brit
ain received the proposition favorably and
referred It to the Canadian government the
Mexican government was unable to co
operate, for the reason that an article in
the Mexican constitution guarantees every
man a right to enter and go out of the re
public without passport.
Soldiers' Homes Too Small.
Gov. Steele, speaking for tbo board of In
spection of tbo National Soldiers' homes,
says that the great problem now Is where to
put all the old soldiers who apply for quar
ters. There are many hundreds of them In
the poor houses throughout tbe country and
the board cannot give quarters to half of
these unfortunates who seek admis
sion to homes. The appropriations by con
gress are altogether too small to allow of
and adequate extension of the quarters at
any of the homes.
WsBsmsker and Bardsley.
Postmaster General Wanamakcr was be
fore the Bardsley Investigating committee
sitting In Philadelphia and flatly denied a
number of statements of Bardsley. Ho de
nied all complicity in the fraudulent tran
sactions of the Keystone bank and gave the
whole story of his connection with the par
tics concerned. He read letters from Conip
troUer Lacey in denial of Bardsloy's story
that Wanamaker Influenced or delayed the
appointment ot a receiver for the Keystone
bank.
Six Dead In the Ilonse.
One of the most horrible tragedies ever
enacted in Nebraska occurred near Ellis.
When a visitor entered the farm house of
John Puterbangh a mile and v. half south
of that place, the entire family of six per
sons was found dead, each having been shot
through the head. The appearance ot all
the dead but tho father was of having been
killed whUe sleeping. It is supposed he
shot them all and then suicided in a fit of
melancholy brought on by tho grip.
Ms; Electric Read Scheme.
Articles of incorporation have been pre
pared In Milwaukee for the organization of
the Intcr-stato Electric Hallway company.
The new company announces its Intention
to build and operate an electric railway be
tween Milwaukee and Chicago. The capi
tal stock Is fixed at $10,000,000.
IN THE EAST.
Sekatok Quay denies tho statements
fn the address recently issued by dissat
isfied Pennsylvania republicans.
The four murderers at Sing Sing,
N. Y., were electrocuted, the operation
f n each case being entirely successful.
Fire In Cincinnati destroyed the great
building at the corner of Fourth and
Elm streets, owned by William Hooper.
The loss is $1,250,000.
It is reported that the grip Is working
havoc among the inhabitants of -the vi
cinity of the Straits of Belle Isle and
that a great many are reported starv
ing, dead and dying.
A dispatch from liar Harbor says it
may bo stated upon the best authority
that Mr. Blaine has neither Bright's dis
ease, nor diabetis nor any other kind of
kidney complaint. A marked improve
ment in his condition is noticeable.
At New York Dr. Fuller, who re
cently sued his young wife for divorce,
charging ex-Judge Holme- as co-respondent,
met the latter in the ladies'
cabin of a ferryboat, blackened both his
eyes, spat upon him and denounced him
amid great excitement as a scoundrel
and a coward. Dr. Fuller then apolo
gized to the ladies in the cabin.
A New York paper prints a story
about the body of the murderer Smiler,
who was put to death by electrocution.
which was removed from Sing Sing by
his wife. The reporter says. he was only
able to sec the face, but it presented a
horrible sight. The face had been
burned and seamed by the electric fluid
until it presented the appearance of
having been boiled. One of the under
taker's assistants said the leg was
burned to the bone through the calf.
Warden Brown positively- refused to
talk about the matter.
At Washington indefinite rumors of
filibustering expeditions to the soutasrn
neighbors of the United States an
afloat. A letter has been received by a
government official in which the writer
says that a man calling himself Capt.
Aanetthas been engaged in Norfolk,
Va., in shipping men for a treasure hunt
In Mexican waters. The captain said
he wanted only seventy-five .men, bnt
the writer is informed that he has
shipped over 200. Moreover he has
learned that the vessel which is to carry
the party is now secretly engaged In
taking aboard a large quantity of arms
and ammunition at a port on Long
Island sound. The writer says he does
not want to get himself into trouble,
and above all does sot waat te f gat,
and althomgh be has signed to go on the
xpeditio he will withdraw. If there Is
any illegal act In eontemplatkw. Offi
cials at Washington are not disposed to
attack mmcav iafvjrtaace to the com
sammleatiam. as they believe, that a III-
bustartaxjaditio wofrid.be conducted
with ator caution than appears to be
ttewmlmtmlscaa. they arealaopus-
zled to gues3 the destination of the
party if it should be of warlike intent.
A filibustering expedition to Mexico
would not be a healthy undertaking at
present.
IN THE WEST.
Ai.vert Nr.RltiLoN and C. Bourbon,
French mining engineers, are en route
to Utah. M. Bourbon said that While
the English had invested much capital
in this country French capitalists had
been rather shy of imitating their ex
amples. They were now becoming con
vinced, however, that it would be a
good thing to do, and large amounts of
French capital were ready for invest
ment in America as soon as the posses
sors of it were convinced that their
money would be Safely placed. To this
end. M. Bourbon added, he and a com
panion were going to Utah and Colorado
to inspect certain well known mining
properties. They would make reports
upon them that could be relied upon by
the bourse. Tliis was made necessary
by the numerous wildcat reports which
have been spread abroad in Paris about
American enterprises.
The whisky trust has notified the col
lector of internal revenue that the out
put of the Shufeldt and Calumet distil
leries has been reduced. At Peoria
similar reduction has taken place and
the same is true of other distilleries in
the trust. The trust officers claim the
dccrcao in tho output from Shufcldt's
distillery is because of the usual summer
stagnation, but as -the trust distilleries
are universally restricting their output
thoso who are in a position to know say
the trust don't intend to waste its money
when this is unnecessary.
The Western Passenger association
closed its meeting in Chicago without
touching on the Finley-AIton row. A
special -meeting of the managers was
calied for Saturday to consider the mat
ter, and it is said the financial backers,
of the western roads have issued in
structions to "call Chairman Finley
down' and rc.-umc peaceful relations
witli the Alton.
Suit. Wilbsie, of tho Harney Peak
Tin Mining company at Rapid City de
nies that there is any discord between
the English and American directors of
the company. The men aro working
night and day, he says, sinking five
shafts, and arrangements have been
made for the erection of the reduction
works.
Eight hours will make a full day's
work at tho world's fair. When the
carpenter's union found that men were
being worked ten hours a day, instead
of eight, by the contractors, they sent a
delegation to protest to the board of di
rectors. That body decided that the
eight hour rule must be strictly followed
by the contractors.
Near Astoria, Ore., are large areas of
diked tide land. This land Is richer the
more it is stirred. It is made up of the
washings of the hills and the deposits
of tho ocean for centuries, and when
plowed and exposed to sunlight it yields
enormously.
Rockt Moustaix locusts are still
troublesomo in portions of Grand Fork
Ramsey- and Walsh counties in North
Dakota, but are disappearing before the
combined efforts of state and agricult
ural college officials, aided by the
farmers.
Carl M. Carpenter, of Michigan
City, Ind., was instantly killed by light
ning while in bed with his wife and
child, neither of whom were injured in
tho least.
English capitalists have bought the
cold storage plants in Chicago and pro
pose to revolutionize the cold storage
business.
Chief Hump, who caused so much
trouble during the Sioux war of 1890, is
going to enlist in the army.
THE SOUTHERN SUMMARY.
The artesian wells of New Orleans are
rapidly going dry. The decline seems
to indicate that the artesian well water
supply has been exhausted. The wells
arc from 850 to 1,000 feet deep, and in
all instances they afforded an abund
ance of water which has been largely
used for drinking and manufacturing
purposes. The sixty wells have been so
successful as to create the hope that
New Orleans would be able in this way
to correct its very defective water sup
ply. Some of the owners of wells adopt
ed a new system of attaching pumps to
them, by which the flow was greatly In
creased, and this must have exhausted
the strata of water.
Of the Mississippi counties which have
nominated their legislative candidates
the result stands for United States
senator: George, 17K votes; Barks
dale, 3. Barksdale favors the sub
treasury scheme, while George op
poses it. This is the principal issue be
tween them. The result so far points
clearly to George's re-election and indi
cates that the subtreasury has not a
large following. Barksdale is not at all
discouraged, and he and his friends
claim that the counties yet to act win
change the result in his favor.
The United States grand jury has in
dicted Milton Knight of St. Louis general
freight agent of the Wabash railway
and J. B. M. Kehler, of Kehlcr Broth
ers, St. Louis, a flouring mill firm, for
violations of the interstate commerce
law. It is. alleged that Knight gave
Kehler Brothers rebates on flour shipped
for export in the- way of commissions.
Both Knight and Kehler gave bonds in
the sum of $2,500.
Moses Bros', bank, of Montgomery,
Ala., has suspended payment. They
3ay their assets will amount to more
than the liabilities. 'The failure was
due to the stringency of money. The
liabilities are said to be about $500,000.
Each individual member of the firm In
cluded his home and all his real estate
and personal property in the schedule of
assignment.
The supreme court of Kansas, on the
statement of facts presented , in the
mandamus of the board of directors of
the penitentiary, held that the eight
hour law did not apply to any of the
state institutions. This settles the
question of the extra session of the leg
islature, as the appropriations are suf
ficient to run the institutions under the
old law.
L. I. Bonby, editor of the'X'Orieaav,
of New Orleans, and A. S. Camthers,
editor of the Mascot, fought a duel,
using rapiers. Caruthers was cut' below
the eye and the seconds declared honors,
The combatants were subsequently rec
onciled. A ctclone struck Madison, Miss., do
ing great damage to property. One ne
gro was killed and. a number injured.
The Presbyterian church and two col
ored churches were completely de
stroyed. Tax registration of legal Totes la Mis
sissippi closed on Friday last, and the
returns sake it reasonably certaia that
for the first time since reettretSoB a
majority of legal voters are watte.
Tax vicinity of Suauntt, Ifiss., was
Tiatted by two cyclones. They ware
ahoat eight miles apart. Miayhoases
were destroyed aad a number of people
Injared aad on child killed.
THE GREAT IWRTHWEST
THE LATEST NEWS OF GENERAL
INTEREST.
Small Items or Crima aad Casaalty la
Swath Dakota Imawveateat Xotcw
TBTwaajhewt the Commaawealtk-Va
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jpectanoe. The Henry (S. D.) Independent has
carried out a happy idea in refutation
of the impression prevalent in the
eastern states that the people of South
Dakota are almost on the Verge of
starvation. The Independent picked out
at Random twenty-five representative
farmers of Coddington county and sub
mitted the following list of questions,
among others, urging only conservative
answers: 1. When did you settle here?
2. What was the total value of all of
your possessions at that time? 3. What
are you now worth? 4. What do you
consider deeded real estate worth per
acre in your vicinity? A summary of
the answers shows that the twenty-five
gentlemen had been residents of that
locality, on an average, about eight
years. The average wealth of each man
at the date of settlement was $557.98.
The avergo wealth to-day is 3,847,
showing that each has accumulated an
average of 9500 each year. Tho averago
valuo per acre of improved deeded real
estate was, calculating on the samo
basis, $11.25 per acre, and unimproved
deeded real estate $5.75 per acre. All
the answers expressed that the writers
were entirely satisfied with their lot
and had no desire to abandon the state
for another. The same showing could
probably be made in every county in
South Dakota, a complete disproof of
the slanders against the state which are
sometimes believed in the east.
Liquor Mea Deny Their Calling.
In the Yankton county court nine
parties pleaded not guilty to the charge
of violating the state prohibitory liquor
law and the court fixed the 20th inst.
for the trial. These will be the first
cases that have yet been brought to
trial in Yankton county and great in
terest is manifested in the result.
Real Estate Agents' Convention.
A convention of the real estate,
agents of the south half of South Dakota
was held a Yankton for the purpose of
effecting a state organization for their
mutual benefit.
A Coaaty Wlthoat a Coart,
Ltman county, S. D., through some
oversight, was not attached to any dis
trict for judicial purposes and settlers
in that county with grievances aro with
out redress.
Madlsoa Will Have a Spouter.
Madison's artesian well is now down
nearly 900 feet. The city has voted
$10,000 to prosecute the work and bor
ing will continue until a spouter Is
secured.
THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA.
Events Great aad Small or Interest All
Areaad the State.
The closing chapter in a case at law
which has resulted in the blasting of the
lives of a. whole family was settled in
the district court at Beatrice, Neb. One
year ago Owen Owens, the head of a
family residing in that county, was
tried, convicted and sent to the peniten
tiary for a term of seven years for an
alleged crime of incest. Recently the
supreme court passed on the case and
ruled that the evidence did not sustain
the verdict. Judge Appleget, of tho
district court, immediately nolle prose
qued the case and ordered that Owens
be released from the penitentiary. In
tho family are a number of grown up
children, and one or two of them mar
ried. Owens is sixty-five years old, and
it is thought he cannot live much
longer, owing to the shock to his mind
caused by his incarceration and the
odium of the charge, which, in the eyes
of the public was not sustained by the
evidence.
No Extra Sessloa la Nebraska.
Gov. Thayer received a series of
resolutions from the Franklin County
Farmers' Alliance association setting
forth the belief that the state of Ne
braska needs a law to regulate freight
rates on a fair and equitable basis, that
the producer may realize some of the
profits of his production, and believing
that the Newberry bill, which was
passed by the legislature and vetoed by
Bovd, would afford the needed relief;
also earnestly requesting him to con
vene the senate and house of represent
atives in a special session at the earliest
possible moment to repass the Newberry
bill or a bill similar. To the request the
governor replied that he had given
thoughtful consideration to the question
of an extra session and found public
opinion against it.
Readjastlas; Nebraska Railroad Kates.
The Nebraska state board of trans
portation has its secretaries at work
gathering data to be used in considering
a readjustment of railroad rates in the
state. One of the secretaries is author
ity for the statement that .they intend
to make a local distance tariff for
Nebraska and submit it to the board.
He ventured the opinion that it will be
completed before the fall crops are
moved. Of course it is impossible to tell
what that tariff will be. The secretaries
themselves probably do not know, but
they have been speculating on the fu
ture and they "think" it will range from
10 to 25 per cent, higher than the Iowa
rates.
"Tho Retara or Sprlaa;.
Caret J. Warbinton is a free man
again. He is the self-appointed pro
tector of female virtue, who during tho
art exhibition last fall in Omaha visited
the gallery at Thirteenth and Harney
streets, and while there suddenly camo
before Bougereau's famous painting,
"The Return of Spring." The picture
shocked his modesty and he at once
threw a chair through it, luining the
handsome work of arc.. He was arrested
and. given a trial, but the jury dis
agreed. The defense Was insanity. The
county attorney called up the case and
asket the.court to dismiss It, as he was
convinced no conviction could be had. '
Crops WUl Beat tao
Reports from 'every county in Ne
braska on the crop' outlook show that
the situation is the mott:favorable ever
made by the state. ' The yield of small
grain will be unprecedented. .A few
counties report corn hurt by the wet
weather, the weeds choking the plants.
In a small, section of Custer county the
crops were destroyed by hail, but from
every other portion of the state the re
ports are most flattering. The large
section which was stricken with drought
last year reports abundant rains and the
farmers are jubilant.
eaahlloaa Coavaal
Tax republican state central com
mittee of Nebraska has fixed Sept. 24th
at Lincoln for the state convention. A
long discussion censued in the com
mittee as to the advisability of request"
ing the state board of transportation to
reduce the railroad rates in Nebraska.
It was shown, however, that the board
.was already engaged on the work, and
It was therefore allowed to take its time
la announcing its determination.
FOREIGN JOTTINGS.
AsTBAvea sect has corns to public
notice la Madrid. There are about
1,000 members in Madrid andtheraem
ershlpla the provinces is increasing
despite the united efforts of the govern
ment and tho clericals to check Its
growth. The two leading doctrines of
the sect are the propagation of the
human race and the banishment of dis
ease. The leader is a former workman
named Jemina, who is called "the great
pontiff." After prayers and singing at
their meetings the pontiff blesses the
sick and administers doses of holy water
to them. Crowds of sick peoplo flock to
him to be healed. The gatherings take
place at night. The strictest morality
is enforced as a part of the tenets of the
new religion. The doctrine of the prop
agation of the race Is carried into prac
tical effect In this wise: Any woman is
entitled to rise in meeting and cry out,
"I wish to marry So-and-So," naming
the favored man. The man upon whom
her choice has fallen is doomed to bo
come a husband. It is useless for him
to protest prior engagements. The pon
tiff marries tho couple then and there.
Over 300 such marriages have been con
summated and the popularity of tho
pontiff among women desiring matri
monial partners is unbounded. Their
benefactor is just now under a cloud,
having been thrust into prison on a
charge of practicing medicine without
legal authority. Scores of women show
their devotion to the persecuted pontiff
by gathering outside the prison and
uttering lamentations and expressions
of sympathy for him. '
When Mgr. Folchlo took tho admin
istration of the Vatican finances ho had
under his control about 25,000.000 lire,
and after eight years' administration
about 31,000,000 lire, of which, however,
6,000,000 was still in danger, as it con
sisted of loans made to tho Roman
princes and of a largo number of depre
ciated securities. All the time Folchlo
has paid over each year to the popn the
sum of $120,000 to cover tho extraordin
ary expenses of the Vatican. Conse
quently his adversaries can only 're
proach him with making imprudent in
vestments and with the Catholic banks
affair. The reaction, consequently, has
already begun to bo noticed in his favor
and many Roman groups are beginning
to think his rivals acted too violently.
In any case the pope has been kept in
ignorance of these speculations and it is
known he disapproves and has always
disapproved all kinds of Catholic banks.
The alleged interview between Count
Munster, the German ambassador at
Paris, and M. Blowitz. which tho London
Times publishes contains but one point of
importance. Count Munster is made to
say that the old German emperor,
this boy's grandfather, had conceived
the notion of dismissing Prince Bis
marck and replacing him by Gen. Ca
privi. The statement is denied by Ber
lin; bnt, true or false, it is meant to
suggest that tho present emperor in
cashiering the chancellor was also car
rying out the secret wishes of Wil
liam I.
Apropos of the recent hot weather
In the United States and the cool weath
er in Europe, M. Camillo Flammarion,
the astronomer, says that for the last
five years a change has been going on in
Europe, and that both the winters 'and
summers are growing cooler. But ho
says he has noticed no change of this
kind in the United States. He attrib
utes the excessive rains of tho last two
months to the coldness in the atmos
phere. The socialists of Hamburg and vicin
ity are building an enormous co-operative
bakery. The enterprise of co-operative
baking has passed tho experi
mental stage and is a decided success,
warranting tho construction of tho pro
jected building. Already the managers
of the scheme are supplying 12,000
marks' worth of goods weekly to tho
members of the society.
The German socialists have published
an official programme which is more
like a scheme of radical reform than a
socialistic manifesto. In it they de
mand, universal suffrage for both men
and women, a capital and succession
tax, the abolition of tho standing army,
the abolition of fees in courts of law and
the granting of free medical assistance.
The result of the election at Cirlow
for a successor in parliament to tho late
O'Gorman Mahon resulted in a crushing
defeat for the Parncllite candidate in a
district which Parnell admitted was his
stronghold and where, he said, if he
was defeated he could admit that there
is nothing left in political lifo for him to
fall back upon.
The potato cropthaving failed in east
ern Prussia, the merchants combined to
raise prices. They have been attacked
In consequence in many villages, and
broken heads and frequent arrests are
the consequence. The magnates are
emphatic, and complaints loud and deep
are made of their conduct.
Two cycling records were recently
broken In England. The first was for
tandem safeties, one mile, by P. Crump
and Scholtema Ceduin, 2m 31 2-3s., beat
ing the previous record 7 2-5 sccontls.
W. Bramson rode a tricyclo one mile in
2m. 31 3-5s., beating the record 6 sec
onds. Sudden and disastrous storms arc the
order of the day in Germany. Water
spouts are reported from Suhl (Saxony),
Mehlas, Zclia, and Thuringian district.
Enormous damage has been done,
houses being demolished, roads rendered
impassable, and several persons killo-J.
It has been definitely decided to hold
an Italian-American exposition at Rome,
to open in September, 1892, in commem
oration of tho discovery of America.
The aim will be to show the progress
made by the two countries and develop
their commercial relations.
While a party of soldiers were prac
ticing the construction of a pontoon
bridge across the Aar river, in Switzer
land, the structure upon which they
were at work capsized, and eighteen of
the party were drowned.
Whtx-e the British warship, Cordelia,
was firing one of its six-inch breech load
ing guns it exploded, kJHing two lieu
tenants and four seamen, and wound
ing a score more.
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WEST VIRGINIA.
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In quick succession two frightful rail
way accidents have horrified the coun
try. Two score of victims instantly
killed, several fatally hurt, and nearly
a hundred more or less seriously injured,
Is tho awful result
The first occurred at an early morniBg
hour, at Ravenna, Ohio. Just as dawn
was mingling with the darkness, pas
senger No. 8, east bound, on the New
York, Lake Erie and Western, pulled
Into the station a few minutes late. The
train consisted of an express and bag
gage car, three day coaches, two Pall
mans, and a special, the latter occupied
by forty glass-blowers from Corning,
N. Y., returning from an excur
sion at Findlay. Trouble with a
coupling detained the train mea,
and a flagman was sent back to
warn a fast freight which was following
close. Before he had gone two- car
lengths past tho special car the heavy
freight came thundering down a long
grade, and in the next instant twenty
one dead and over thirty .wounded vic
tims were buried In the ruins. Fire
quickly started, and the scene that fol
lowed beggars description. Ravenna's
fire department was summoned, and bnt
for its assistance the list of fatalities
must have been greatly augmented. The
rear special car, the freight engine, and
the sleeper "Warsaw" were totally de
stroyed, entailing a property loss of ever
$100,000. The sleeper "Warsaw" had no
passengers. In the sleeper "Ascoli,"
next In front: Mrs. Jas. Gasser and
rhlld, of Chicago, and three men from
Brooklyn, N. Y., were killed. Of the forty
glass-blowers, seenteen were Instantly
killed, and all the rest injured, two
fatally. Several of those fatally hurt
suffered such agony from wounds and
lira that they bgged the rescuers to kill
them. The wrecked passenger train was
the famous "Thunderbolt," tbe favorite
cast-bound train on the Erie route.
It is one of the new solid vestibuled
trains, Chicago to New York. There
were many Chicago passengers on the
train besides Mrs. Gasser, and before
tho news of the accident had reached
that city they had wired their friends of
their safety. Gen. Nelson A. Miles and
Captain E. L Hoggins were of the num
ber. 'The killed and wounded were all
from Brooklyn and Corning, N. Y. The
second accidont, following before the
public had fully realized the awful ex
tent of the first, was none the less ter
rible and but slightly less fatal.
The list of- wounded is much larger,
while the dead and fatally hurt
number nineteen. It was the worst
accident in the history of West Virginia,
and occurred eight mlle3 west of Charles
ton, on the Kanawha and Michigan
Railway. The passenger train for Co
lumbus, Ohio, was pulling two carloads
of excursionists the Charleston Lodge
of United American Mechanics. The
sleepers of a high trestle had been weak
ened by fire, presumably caused by a
passing engine the night before. All
the train except the excursion cars
passed tho trestle safely, but the latter
were derailed by spreading rails.
A third accident, fatal, bnt
slight compared to those detailed above,
occurred In Chicago. At the railroad
crossing at 'Rockwell and Madison
streets, a horse car was struck by a
switch engine, one passenger killed, two
fatally hurt, and three seriously In
jured. This accident occurred at 2:30
a. m., and was caused directly by the
combined carelessness of the railway
gateman, the engineer, and the conduc
tor of the street car.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN DEAD.
Stricken by Heart Olsoaeo Wan
a His
Clab, Ha Never Rallies.
At Bangor, Me., on Independence
Day, ex-Vice President Hannibal Ham
lin was down town and went to the Tar
ratine Club rooms, where he was play
ing pedro, when his head fell forward
on his chest
A gentleman remarked: "The Senator
seems to feel badly."
,Mr. namlin said: "I do
The men gathered around him, and ho
was taken to a lounge. Dr. Robinson,
who was In the next room, attended
him, and Drs Mason and Phillips were
called. No pulse was visible for an
hour, and it was thought they could not
bring him out
Finally ho revived somewhat and man
aged to articu ate freely. The doctors
worked over him faithfully, and bis fam
ily was sent for. Soon Mrs. Hamlin,
Gen. Charles Hamlin, his Vife and his
son, and other members, were at his
side. AH was done for him in human
power, but failed, and he passed away
peacefully. He leaves a widow and two
HA-nriBAt. HAaxnr.
sons. Gen. Charles Hamlin, Esq., a law
yer ot Ellsworth, and Frank Hamlin,
now living In Chicago. Mr. Hamlin has
been perceptibly failing for. a year, bat
seemed about as usual- this afternoon
and walked down town.
The remains were removed from the
club rooms to his residence. Hlssoa,
Hannibal Hamlin, arrived from Ells
worth about twenty minutes after his
father's -death. His son Frank, in Chi
cago, was sent for.
Hannibal Hamlin was born at Paris,
Me., Aug. 27, 1809. He was admitted to
the bar in 1833, and continued to prac
tice until 1848. In 1836 he was elected
a member of the Legislature, of which
be was speaker from 1837 to 184a In
1842 be was elected to Congress as a
remoc:at and re-elected in 1844; and in
1818 he was chosen to fill a vacancy in
the United States Senate, and in'1851
was elected for a full term of six
years. In 1S5A he withdrew from the
Democratic party, and was elected by
the Republicans a Governor of Maine;
but- he res'gned that office on being re
elected Senator. In 1860 he was elected
Vice Preslde.it of the United States on'
the ticket with Abraham Lincoln. In
1S6" be was appointed Collector of tho
port of Boston, tut soon resigned, aad
In 1839 he was again elected United
States Senator for tbe term expiring
March. 4, 1875. He was re-elected for
the term expiring 1831, aad taiea gave
place to hupene Hale. Mr. Hamlia Tt
tiro J from politics at this time, although
! c ioat.;n:.ca to take a great interest in
pub ?c afiVrs u ti the last election. Ha
:' tended the Fres dcntial convention fa
bicago in i&?4.
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HAY ANDl GRAIN CROPS.
GOOD PROSPECTS THE RULE IN
THE NORTHWEST.
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The following appears ia the Farmer?
Review:
Tho reports of oar correspondents In
twrlvo States show that ia some the hay
crop will be enormons, and in two or
three an almost complete failure.
In Illinois fifty-nine correspondents
say that the prospects for a largo crop
are good. Thirty-fivo correspondents
say that in their counties the crop will
be light owing to the spring drought
The outlook for the State, as a whole. Is
Kood.
In Indiana the condition does not vary
greatly from that in Illinois.
In Ohio the condition is the same as la
the two above-mentioned States.
The condition of the hay crop ia Ken
tucky is just the opposite of that of the
three States previously referred to. In
two-thirds of the countie3 the crop is
very poor. Tho drought In May gave It
a back-set from which it was not able to
recover. In some counties the clover is
good, but timothy, in tho same counties
will not make half a crop.
Michigan Is very much woise off than
Kentucky. Forty-six correspondents re
port tbo outlook as bad, and only ten
report the crop as average in condition.
Missouri is rejoicing' In an abundant
crop; tho hay crop was never better.
Only one county reports tho crop as be
low expectations.
Kansas and Nebraska aro in tho same
condition as Missouri, tho hay crop be
ing uniformly large, and in good con
dition. Tho reportsvfrom every corre
spondent in Nebraska, and from all but
one in Kansas, aie to the same effect
In Wiscons'n the drought has blasted
the hopes of even a fair hay crop, and
only ten correspondents report the con
dition as good, while, on the other hand,
fifty-three report tbo crop as in a very
bad condition.
In Iowa the early drought was not
able to retard the grass beyond recupera
tijn, and tho copious rains have brought
it forward in tine shape. Fifty-eight
correspondents report that the crop is
first class, while only a few report it as
from oae-half to three-fourths of an
average.
The conditlon.ln tho Dakotas is even
better than in Iowa, cizht out of every
nine correspondents giving an encour
aging report
In Minnesota the hay prospects are
good in two-thirds of the counties; poor
In the others.
Tho annual crop report of tho J. I.
Case Threshing Machine Company. Ra
cino, Wis., which Is made from careful
reports sent by their agents throughout
the country, states that should no ad
verse condition fet in during the next
two weeks the Northwest will have se
cured the largest grain crop ever known.
Tho dangers to be apprehended are from
too much rain and hot winds. Excopt in
Central Wisconsin and some parts of
South Dakota there is an excesa of
moisture already, seriously interfering
with the cultivation of corn and cansing
an excessive growth of straw in wheat
and oats. Harvest is progressing in
Southern Iowa and Nebraska The fol
lowing table gives the results, in sum
mary form, as reported from the States
mentioned:
Iowa One hundred and ono reports
small grain: 82 good, 17 fair, 2 poor;
corn. 47"good, 45 fair, 0 poor
' Minnesota Fifty-eight reports small
grain: 51 good, 7 fair; corn, 19 good,
27 fair, 12 poor.
Nebraska Sixty reports small grain:
53 good, 7 fair; corn, 30 good, 23 fair, 7
poor.
' North Dakota Fourteen reports small
grain: 14 good.
South Dakota Thirty-eight reports
.small grain: 32 good, 6 fair; corn, 14
good, 13 fair, 11 poor.
Wisconsin Fifty-six reports email
grain: 16 good, 22 fair, 18 poor: corn,
26 good, 20 fair, 10 poor.
Iowa complains of too much rain, es
pecially In the north and northwest and
damage.by bail and flood In northwest
counties. In Minnesota tho conditions
are very favorable throughout the State.
Nebraska reports excessive rain In the
eastern part Harvest Is now under
way and well over in the southern por
tions. North Dakota's present prospect
Is for a crop in excess of any ever raised.
South Dakota conditions are favorable
for wheat Cold and late spring and cut
worms injured corn. Wisconsin This
State, except in the northwest and along
the south line, Is below average, owing
to dry weather in April and May. The
last storm appears to have been quite
general, and doubtless did more or less
damage to the heavy stands of small
grain, besides further delaying attention
to the corn-fields where the weeds are
struggling for the mastery.
CONFESSES AN OLD MURDER.
Am AcaalM Maa Says Ha Kllel 9. P.
Cash Twaaty-faar Tears Age.
About twenty-four years ago J. P.
Cash was murdered four miles west of
Paris, 11L, and Bruce Ray and a W.
Perry were arrested charged with the
crime. Vendever Perry escaped. Bay
aad C W. Perry were acquitted. A let
ter was received at Paris which exoner
ates Vandever Perry of all complicity ia
the crime, and is as follows:
Laxab. Ma
To all whom It may concern:
Believing that I am aboat to die, I wish
to make a confession of the murder of J. P.
Cash on the evening of the 18th of Decem
ber, 18C7, at the residence of the deceased's
brother, 'Johnson Cash, about four miles
west of Paris. Edgar County, Illinois, tbe
crime of which ay brother, Vandever Perry,
was charged. Bat when I met my brother
on the 2Sth ot January, 1868, I told him
Just bow It was, aad that If be bad done as
I wanted him to do and kept out of the way
as much as he could and did accidentally
get caught I would step in and give my
self up aad he should be vindicated aad
exonerated from all barm. If be did not
he would have to suffer an unjust punish
ment; that I had been tried and ac
quitted, and they had nothing against me
as far as they knew. Some of them
thought my brother had a knife, but he did
not I took tbe knife and used It, bat In
self-defense, as Mr. Cash came at me with
a club, swearing be would knock my brains
out. He struck at me with the club. I
threw up my left arm and knocked the lick
off, aad we came together and I had to do
something to 'save myself. Now I make
this confeasloa to let the people know who
did It and to clear my brother of tbe charge
against him. as I am about ready to die and
be oat of the way. Pmar.
P. S. When this is found have it publish
ed In the papers so all who are concerned
ay know that I was the maa, aad aot my
brother, who killed Mr. Cash.
Callferala'rt Maw La'to.
Ira lake has been permanently re
stored to its ancient bed In California by
an earthquake shock It will be a very
unusual case of seismic beneficence for
which the State shaald be duly grateful
A lake is better than a desert Brook
lyn Citizen.
Fob .half a century we have beea
gradually redaciag ear great American
desert, until finally it was consigned al
most to oblivion, in Southern California,
where it sank below sea level. Nature
has at last eoacladed to wipe it out en
tirely, aad has sprung a leak from the
Colorado River, and will very soon con
vert the desert into a lake. OmuAa Bee
Wbxxbvxb a soul U converted it be
comes possible for God M make the world
a little richer.
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