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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-27
ILLINOIS.
A Costly and Ineffective System of Coal
Mine Inspection.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. % The late disaster at
the Braidwood coal mines, by which over
eighty people lost their lives, has created a
sentiment which will result in the amend
ment and entire revision of the mine-inspec-
ton laws of the State. Investigation shows
these laws to be very imperfect, if not prac-
tically useless. The appointment of the in
spectors, under the law, is left to county
boards of supervisors who, in many cases,
have not even taken interest enough to make
an appointment at all, and in almost every
case have allowed petty compensation, and
lett the inspectors to pay their own travel
ing and incidental expenses. Grundy county,
for example with one of the largest mining
interests in the State, paid just 500 last
year for its inspection service; Warren paid
$50, Randolph and Perry S4S each, Saline 1872.
Mclean $50, and Woodford SIG. Not more
than Q half dozen counties pay figure even
approaching a respectable compensation for
efficient service Sangamon county, having
fifteen mines, employing LOO men, pays
$780, the largest sum paid by any county in
the State. La Sale, with sixty-five mines
and about 5000 miners, pays $500; ST. CHR
with seventy-six mines and over 1, 60ominers
pays only $3.50; Macoupin, with tweBty-onei
deep mines and 1000 men, pays $3.50, and
Madison, with twenty-six deep mines and
1900 men, pays $500. Now, it is easy to see
that with forty-five coal-produclng counties,
it is possible to use up in such sums an amount
of money sufficient to maintain an inspec-
ton which would be effective. The entire
amount paid last year was S. 500 so, and the
State may be said to have had practically no
inspection.
This state of things cannot be permitted to
exist. Over 1890 men are employed in the
mines of the State, and it is fact forced on
the attention OF the Legislature that they
are entitled to better protection than they
have had. In the last year they brought up
from the bowels of the earth product equal
in value to 50, l7S, 900, and the product this
year will be greater. But within the past
two months over one hundred of them
have lost their lives twelve at one
time at Coulterville, and eighty-three
at Braidwood, not to mention the frequent
minor accidents that are frequently occur
ring.
The Secretary of the State Board of Labor
Statistics has been collecting facts on this
subject and he practically demonstrates that
the same amount of money which the State
is now paying out for an inspection which
is shamefully defective, or at most, $4,000,
would secure the services of one chief inspec-
tor and two assistants, who would devote
their entire time to the work Illinois
is now paying more money for its so-ealled
inspection than Ohio pays for an effective
system, and proportionately more than
Pennsylvania mine inspection costs. 1t is
plain that something must be DONE but the
State has learned the magnitude of this want
at a fearful cost OF human life and suffering.
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Cut in Twain by "A Rip.say.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26,-Caroline Bernhemer
~ widow, fell through a sky-light, directly
upon a rapidly running rip-saw in Blair's
1'acking-box factory. in York street, and was
Immediately cut in twain.
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BLooMINGToN, ILL, Feb 26.-Josephine
Christman an unmarried woman, committed
suicide this afternoon by taking dose of
morphine. She was keeping house for the
family of John Swearinger. She was aged
about forty-five, and had lived in Blooming
ton twenty-five or thirty years. Despond-
ency is believed to have caused the act She
was sister of Ben Christman, blacksmith
of Bloomington.
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praising the men for their conduct and the
way they have performed their difficult du-
ties.
1t is reported that when the trials of the
men charged with the Phoenix Park murders
are concluded, James Carey will be tried
upon charge of serious character.
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Illinois Industrial University.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 2B The eleventh report
of the board of trustees OF the Illinois Indus
trial University, at Urbana, has just been is
sued. 1t is very complete and comprehen-
sive document. 1t shows total of 352 stud
ents in attendance during the past year, 276
gentlemen and &c ladies, The. graduates for
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Hard to Believe.

burlington Hawkeye.
There are &C, 600 Locomotives in the world.
And yet, when you have waited for train
at some desolate way station for five hours
you wouldn't believe there we're half so
many Sixty-six thousand? And still a
nan can miss a train as easily as though
.here was only one engine on the whole CON
sinent
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Dwelling Burned.
a IpdjananolIs 1ourna,.

Special to the IndIanap0ls Journal
MADISON, Feb. 26-John Voiles's resi-
dence located five an one-half miles north
of the city, and occupied by W. C. Golay,
was burned about midnight of the 2Sd inst.
The fire caught from the chimney.
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The Rev Thomas Berg, pastor Of the Reformed
church at College Point, L. l., is at the point OF
tion from his wife while IN childbirth. Mrs. Berg
died after being delivered of healthy child.
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Abram Eversole residing near Moore's Hill,
died on Sunday, aged ninety.tiree.
The dead bndy Of an unknown female conred
child, ten years old, waa found in the Ohio river
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BYRON never uttered truer words than when
he said: physicians mend or end u.s." Bat
while doctors disagree, all the world has agreed
that there is no remedy equal to DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Chill Bound to Appoint Its Own Spiritual
Advisers.
PANAMA, FEB. 1.-THE government of
chill remains firm in it's determination to
appoint its own ecclesiastical dignitaries,
and the Pope's legate has left the country
Congress is expected to vote salaries only to
priests the government named. Church dis
establishment is becoming national ques-
tor.
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Pumping Out the Mines at Braidwood.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26,-The Daily News's Braid
wood, ILL.,, special says: Things look more
encouraging here to-day. The pumps
are working better and the water is coming
out a good deal faster than on any other
day since the emptying process begun.
Last night the water was lowered nearly two
feet, and has been lowering at the same rate
until at o'clock it was fify-fve feet
below the level Two machinests here
from Chicago keep the pumps in the best
working order. There has been some talk of
employing a profession al diver to go down
in the mine in search for the bodies. The
coal companies to-day received an offer
from diver in Chicago, provided his ex-
penses are paid. 1t has been decided not
to use him. as it would probably de-
lay the work of pumping and not be
Of any service. 1t is generally supposed
most OF the bodies are about half a mile
from the opening of the main and air shafts.
and the apertures being so small, it would
be next to impossible for a diver to reach
them"
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1882 numbered thirty-four all being resi-
dents of Illinois but two, A. j. Sharp, OF East
Lynn, Mo-, and John G. Wadsworth, of Mad
ison, d. I. The whole number of students
matriculated in the institution since the
opening of the university, in 1872, is 1869,
and the total number OF graduates is 337.
The university is in a very fourishing condi-
ton. The farm connected with it contains
623 acres, and the buildings for all purposes
number fifteen
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Steamship News.

LONDON. Feb. 26--Arrived Iowa, from
Boston; City OF Berlin, from New York.
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zinc Breed of Sum Dogs.


The assertion that sun dogs belong to the
sky terrier breed is not fully credited bv
this paper.
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A LAUNDREss living at Redding.
Her wash was one day spreading,
She fell over the rack
Aud sprained her back,
81. Jacobs Oil cured Mrs, Godaing.
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FIGHTING MAD.
Mr.. RandaII's Wrath Rises Rapidly.


WASHINGTON, February. 5.-The propsi-
tlon of Grant, from the Committee on Ter
iitories, to suspend the rules and pass the
bill to admit the Territory sf Northern
Dakota, eugendered an acrimonious po-
litical discussion in the House. After
Grant had explained the features OF the
bill, Randall took the floor to oppose it,aud
charged that it was the opening wedge for
the admission OF one or two States to
help the Republican party to control the
Electoral College and retain control OF the
Senate. Burrows followed, and said there
was no truth in RandallS remarks. Ran.
dali insisted to know whether Burrows had
questioned his word. The latter gave
some evaSiye reply TO the effect that there
was no correctness in RandalPs state
ments. Randall became angry, and sprang
10 his feet and said that the floor OF the
House was the last place in the world
where he would seek a personal cOntoyer-
sy, but, throwing out his hand in the dlrec-
ton of Burrows. he said with great empha-
sis: Il want you to be man and say this
to me in some other place than here
Burrows made no direct reply, but went
on with his speech, being several times
afterward interrupted by Randall. Polit-
ical feeling ran high during the discussion.
The bill to divide Dakota was defeated
by vote of l5l yeas to 10 nays, not two
thirds The vote was strictly partisan.
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referred to the little passage between Cox
and Belford the other day, aud said that
the little gentleman from New York had
demonstrated sudden dislike for the fair
one with golden locks. Cox replied that
there had always been good understand
ing between him and the gentleman from
Colorado whose head was crowned with an
Italian sunset. He always felt like refer
ring TO him in the lines Of Goldsmith re.
garding the mountain:
"Ihough clouds may circle round hts feet,
eternal sunshine rests upon his head"
Horr referred to Cox as the ebodiment
OF free trade principles in the past, and
who once had great scheme for lighting
Paris by single chandelier. Mr.. Cox said:
If could insert wick in the gentleman
from Michigan and lig ht it could illum-
mate the whole world" This hitat Horr's
great accumulation of adipose tissue raised
another storm OF laughter, interrupted by
the caustic remark from Reed: The gem
teman from New York will never illumi-
nate the world any other way" and so
amid hOwls of laughter and applause over
the coarse Jokes the committee arose, and,
putting on its solemn face, proceeded to
eulOgiZe upon Lowe.
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IRISH iMPS.
Progress Of the Trial of the COnspira-
tors-Rayanaugh Identified.

DUsLIS, February 5.-The investigation
of the murder conspiracy charges WAS re-
sumed, showing careful discrimination in
the issuance OF tickets of admission.
Michael Kavanaugh, the carman, was
marched into the prisoners dock between
two policemen. This new departure
caused much speculation.
The prisoner has low retreating fore
head, a sinister appearance, and looks an1-
ious and nervous. The little girl witness,
Ellen Broppy, identified Kayanaugh as the
driver of the car containing the men who
intended to assassinate Field, the jury
man. Besides, Kavanaugh, Joseph Brady,
and Timothy Kelly were arraigned IN con-
neCtion with the attempt to murder Field.
After hearing the evidence against the
prisoners accused OF the attempt to kill
Field, the two Careys, two Nulletts, Whe-
Ian, Brady. Kelly, and Kayanaugh were
charged with the murder of Lord Fred
eriCk Ca; endish and Burke. The reason
the investigation against Field was taken
up IL that the authorities intend 10 COM
plete the evidence in that case today.
Then ask that the prisoners be remandsd.
The Identification of Kayanaugh
by Ellen Broppy was particularly com
plete. She says she spoke to him and
asked him who be was waiting for. She
saw him when going on a message three
times IN ha.f an hour. lame lately after
her retuIn the second time she heard cries
OF murder and ran to the door. BY that
time there were two men beside the driver
on the car. She was only able to identify
kavanaugh.
She was severely cross examined, but
never faltered. When Hayansgh was iden-
titled he bluShed and smiled uneasily.
Brady, when he entered the prisoners
dock, had 4 swagging manner. Kelly was
pale but defiant looking. James Mullett
laughed when the charge concerning the
Phoenix murders was read. but noAe OF his
companions joined him. Much time was
occupied in proving the letting of large
room In Peter street to James Carr, ostensi-
bly, as a reading room, but really for the
purpose OF DR. ming men. He left the room
October, 1879
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The Eleetion-Pin~A ESQ aaa Cssts ssS
6ivea Thirty Days.

"N~S sesrsy Uoyhs
The election held yesterday on the sale
OF the Pease township stock In the Central
Ohio railroad was small affair. and 70.
suited in favor OF the sale by . vote Of 10
10 SO agninst
David Coleman End Jack Brsnnop %.
pcared before Mayor Mitchell yestsrdsy,
charged with fighting. Brannon was fined
90 and costs. and Coleman was let or
with So and costs. Brsnn0n II the man
who INDUCED in the fight instead Of John
Allen, - stated yesterday. Ne got the
two men mixed. Allen 10 Q quiet young
man. and never fights.
Fifty dollars and costs and thirty days on
the stone pile is what Jim Parish was
fined by Mayor Mitchell Yesterday 10:
abusing bis family. II sppean Parish Is
cruel 70 bis family, spend; nearly. ali Of
bis earnings for whisky. Yesterday he
took the money earned by bis little boy
and iDstesd Of buying bread for bis hungry
family vent Oft and spent II for whisky.
His wife In down In bed heart broken and
bis family have bsd barely enough 10 keep
them alive. He IL worthless man and 70
Of little support 10 his family. The family
was shout 70 he separated and 70 on the
county, when Mr.. George Robinson, one Of
the township trustees, hearing q ths con
dition Of affairs appeared before Mayor
Mitchell yesterday and made complaint
sgainst Parish. He was arreated and fined
AZ above stated.
Capt. John Hutchison left yesterday for
Pittsburgb where he will spend few dsyG
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1HE SPEAKERSHlP.
rne Prospect of Bitter Fight Ahea

4be Prospect of = Bitter Fight Ahead.
4 >..aE Dispairb 10 he Register,
W,,u>urux. February 5.-The canvass
for speaker Of the next House makes little
.r no progress. which must be 50, seeing
HAT only - Of the l9l Democrats in the
1.rxl House are members of the present
Src. making 10. Or considerable mtor-
itr Of the caUcl.. n,w members. No crys-
'talli,ation need , looked for, then, for
me time. Iii. clear already, however,
tba, there will be bitter fight between the
D, any candidates. Mr.. Randall will be
ftyugut hard uy the men ne made enemies
of when he was Speaker and on account Of
bis tariff views. Mr.. Carlisle is already at
Hacked II. the creature and representative
ol the whisky interest. Mr.. Eaton ; friends,
h is said. will urge him on the ground ths.
Dir. Randall! and other leaders of the Dsm.
cc-aiic Congresses were rsPEdiGted sy tas
n ul,c in the election of Q Republican
Fou>e in lssO, and that while Democratic
luu>e hes since bssn elected, it docs not
mean that the old Bst of leaders has bSen
eallrd hack TO power, but that new set is
acwsuted The feeling between Mr.. Black
burn ard Nr. Carlisle is anything but cor
6ial. The canvass of MeSsrs. Morrison and
Srri-gvr seems to excite no animosity,
aOt even between themselves, for they
Arc rs friendly as possible. There IS a ru-
4 or that they have agreed to divide the
llIineis delegation-Springer to vote for
himselt and Morrison to take the rest.
HotLinc is clear yet, excepting that Mr..
Randall vii be at a marked disadvantage
IA the contest through his extreme sim
fGrity Of character and his ignorance OF
Die sinful political games which MS oPpO-
ren,s will undoubtedly practice.
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THE MAH0NlNG.
Two Men BRO Gan ed-The Amount OF the
Loss

YOUNGSTOWN, O., February 5.-The Ma
honinC river is slowly falling but the inun-
dated part OF the city is yet under several
feet of water. Two lives were lost last
night; Messrs. Hammond and Fallone were
drowned while trying to rescue women and
children. A number OF furnaces banked
during the night, fearing water would cause
explosions. Brown, Bonnell & Cos mill
is under water. The loss here will
not exceed $4,000. The Morris bridge,
near Girard went down during the night.
No trains on Ashtabula and Youngstown,
and on Painsville and Youngstown rail-
road to-day. On other roads, except the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie, all trains are sew
eral hours late. The big gorge at Warren
has not gone out yet Much danger is
apprehended from il, as the sun is shining
and the weather is warm and il is feared
thaw will again raise the river. Excite
is intense and thousands Of people are
watching the Warren ice gorge, fourteen
miles above this city. Wards mills, in
Niles, are under water.
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The Muskiugum. .

ZANEsvILLE, o., February 5.-Thonsands
of people lined the banks of the Muskin-
gum river yesterday and crowded upon the
different bridges spanning tho stream, to
witness the passage OF ice, as il swept by.
The gorge at Cedar Rock broke at abolt
one O'Clock, P. NJ, the advance guard OF
which reached here with noise, about l 30
m. This vast body OF concealed water
passed by without doing any damage, trav-
cling at the rate of about four miles an
hour.
About one hour after, the Gilberts Sta.
ton gorge started the river having within
one hour raised some six feet, and again
thousin inds OF people were ATTACKED t. the
river. II came down with a roar, and as
the vast cakes, sometimes loaded with tim
ber, roots and treetopS, cane piunging
along, striking the piers of the bridges, it
aft rded Signt AZ once grand if not alarm
log
There Vas gr=aI fear that the briisa ~
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SCENES IN THE SENATE.
Sensational and Amusing Incidents of
the Long Debate.

the Long Debate.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-Senator Ali.
son created something of sensation in the
Senate Saturday by declaring that the cot
ton schedule in the Tariff Commission bill
was not made by the Commission, and that
it had never Investigated the cotton manu-
featuring industry. He challenged any
Senator to point out in the testimony taken
by the Commission one line relating to the
great industry of cotton manufacturing.
The Gotten schedule. he said, was prepared
by cotton manufacturer in Boston aud
a Custom House appraiser in New York.
and their work was never revised by the
Commission. The Republican Senators
looked serious at this grave charge. but no
one made an attempt to deny it. Beck and
Vance aTailed themselves of the opportun-
ity TO make another and very unjust gen.
eral attack upon the Commissions work.
An Amusing Incident
occurred soon afterward. Beck, of Ken
tucky, had offered three amendments in
the line of a reduction on cotton yarns, and
each in turn had been accepted on the part
of the Finance Committee by Senator Aid
rich. They first reduced the committee s
rate one cent pound, and the second and
third made a reduction of two cents each.
Emboldened by his success, the thrifty
ScOtchman, in the next line, moved to re-
duCe from thirty-fiye to thirty-two cents
per pound. jumping the rate of reduction
to three cents. Senator Aldrich couldn't
stand this, and said persuasiyely to Beck,
"Oh, say thirty.three, not thirty-two." I'll
say thirty-two," replied Beck in the tone
and manner of an esger bargainer
HasgliAg ever the Price
set BY a shop keeper. Make il thirty.
three" plaintiyely urged Aldrich, coming
down closer to Beck. IL cant go above
thirty-two," stubbornly replied Beck, shak.
ing his head with the air of man on
Change and bracing himself against his
desk.
inst at this point the gallaries saw the
ludicrous side OF the dicker and burst into
roar of laughter. Senators caught the
infection and general laugh went around
under cover of which Aldrich, smiling a
he saw the joke on himself, retired, Beck
standing his ground. Gen. Joe Hawley
brought the Senate back to seriousness by 8
snap pish little speech in which he said thai
this was not common trade at country
crossroads store.
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LONG FACES.
fbs Gloom That Rests Upon the
Patiring Statesmen,
.u4 Their Wives and Daughters, Who are
Soer 70 be Taken Out Ofthe Gay Cap
tsI-The SpeaaershiP-COn-
gressiOnal CrOss-Flre'
prNfRAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES
S,.,.ll Di,pl,rh to BE Register.


W,svIxcrox, February 5.-lnyerSe'y S'
h. session grows short the faces oil many
.Congressmen grow long, for they AnO" ',
N Al when this session closes their puo''c
.c,r,cr is ended. in a number OF cases per
lsps finally. ,,,-,,b;c.I.
4 few of them try to talk philosophers,
1v oft but no mortal can be ro9oeu o' 1l0
mamie Of greatness and not feel resent,
,rcrt in some manner. The men, oe'nS
r.,ber more toughcned to adversely, are
able 70 pu, fairly good face upon things
r. ,beir wives and the daughters hnd II a
ls,dIv bitter dose that they are compelled
4, swallow. some Of these poor sous
..-s fairly sick with disappointment and
!, ,-,if,.,,iun when the dread tidlnSs came
T. N,vrr bsr. and as the end OF the season
tn5 the session approaches the delights OF
ays,lington seem all the harder for them
b. civ. .p. This has been one Of the most
Ar;,.i.rt seasons ever known at the Cap tai,
T., rbfS only intensiies the feelings OF
H. Who must go away lamenting the
Of Republics.
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ANOTHER DUBLIN SENSATION.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Sud
denly Leaves the Castle.

DURLlx, February 5.-Earl specer has
left the city suddenly for London. good
deal of comments is the result of the Lord
Lieutenents fight from Ireland. There is
rumOr that his movements are in some way
connected with the whispered conversation
beard in Court on Saturday by detective
Rumor says the police officer then obtsine l a
clue which he has been working, pointing
to the probable ASSASSINATION o. Earl Spen-
Ger. Ii is said by some that the no ne
Government has summoned the Earl on
urgent business. Others declare that the
castle is alarmed and that Earl Spencer
fearing the awful fate of Lord Cavendish
and Mr. Burke, has gone away from the
scene OF danger. The city is full OF ru.
mors, one is that not only high officials at
the castle are doomed, but that Fenian
knives are to reach all officials of the Gov
eminent