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Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
WAS IT MURDER?
Two F'rail Women Meet a Horrible
Death at Shelbyville, Int..s
Murder Suspected

SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Oct. about half
past O'clock Sunday morning there was an
alarm of fire, which was soon located in q
dis reputable house in the southeastern per.
portion of the city. Before assistance
could be rendered the house and
contents had been destroyed, and
buried in the ruins were the bodies OF
two Of the inmates, Flora Garrett
and Maggie Wells, the former of whom was
about 20 years of age and the latter two
years younger. AS soon as possible the ruins
were searched and the charre1 and black
ened remains removed. The head and lower
portion of the limbs, as well as the arms,
were completely incinerated. The particu-
lars of how they came to their death are
peculiarly horrible, made doubly so by
the fact that their dreadful taking
off was due to the fiendish malignity
of some heartless wretch who fired the house
in such way as to render escape impossible.
There had been no fire in the house since 3
o'clock Saturday At the coroner's inquest
Kitty Wells testified that the inmates all re-
tired about midnight, and that she was awak-
ened by hearing the girls upstairs screaming
for help. She arose and passed through the
middle room and opened the door into the
kitchen, when she discovered that it was all on
fire, thus cutting eff all chance of escape
from the second story. When their bodies
were removed long cash was found on the
left breast of one which was pronounced by
two physicians who held post-mortem by
order Of the coroner to have been inflicted by
some sharp instrument, which gives rise to a
strong suspicion of foul play. This is
strengthened by the finding of dirk knife in
the embers near where the bodies were
found, and on the cuffs of one of the male in
mates, shirt blood was noticed. The latter
may be innocently accounted for, but the
feeling is strong that there is something
dreadful at the bottom of the matter which
has not yet been brought out, but which it is
expected will be brought to light by the in
quest.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
Kandiyohi. is to have an0tht

Kandiyohi, is to have another
county convention, and one it is sup
posed, that will not be packed by poll
ticians, to the detriment of the farn-
erS. It is said, J. w. Arctander run
the first one against the interests of
Senator Rice, and now perhaps Mr..
Rice will try his hand at running the
second against the manipulations of
Arctander. Both of these Gentlemen
are regulars, and sharp shooters in
politics and when they get down to
business in running conventions, they
can make Rome howl.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03

The Millers' Association have for
the purpose of controlling and ruling
the price of wheat down to merely
nothing, purchased number Of ele-
vators along the line of the st. Paul,
NJ. & NJ, and Northern Pacific roads.
Now what joke il would he if the
farmers should refuse to sell to these
monopoly elevators. The farmers,
sooner or later, viii be forced to take
some action in this matter for their
own protection, or abandon the wheat
raising business.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
The Sporting World.

BRIGHTON BEACH, N. Y, Oct 2.--Ligan
won the 34-mile in 1:2O1S; Minnie Langcolt
second Boulette third. Lena won the n
mile selling in 1:19A, Little Buttercup secoud,
Boz Sedan third Battledore won the next
%.mile selling in l:lSI; Montaqk second,
Mignon third. Henry B. won the mile in
1:49; Eros second, Berwick third
Centennial won the Il miles in 2:lT; Pilot
second, Joe Cooper third
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The base ball games re-
suited: Providence IL, Cleveland l; Boston 5,
Buffalo T.
Tho league schedule is practically complete
now and gives Boston the pennant; Chicago
is second, Providence third, with respectively
Is. 50 and So games won, and sc, SO ard as
games lost
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
QUR. LAKE PORT,

1t would appear to stranger some
what peculiar to learn the fact that the
steamship Siberia should be aground
in the Duluth harbour, the only one in
the state, for five or six days with 10000
bushels of wheat, or with cargo of
anything else. One would come to
the conclusion that this was not only
an imposition upon commerce, but the
whole state as well, that our only har-
bour should be in such condition
with all the ability we have had liz
Congress for the last ten years. This
state of affairs at that point reflects
great discredit upou our members of
Congress, in not obtaining the proper
appropriations to make for Duluth a
decent harbor. The only way they
can now reinstate themselves in the
estimation of the peaple of the state at
large, will be to supplant this infam-
Gus indecency as quickly as possible,
and be guilty of no more of this care
less neglect to abuse our public enter
prise. No excuse for this will be re-
ceived from those who should have
looked after the matter in the past,
and no apology will be received from
those now in office, lift is not attended
in the future.
Senator Sabin owes the North part
of the State enough to justify him in
at once dropping all minor, or local
interest, to give this subject little
attention in the future, and it is hoped
he will not be so loaded or crippled
that he cannot attend to it at the ear
Hest possible moment.
Whatever else may be said of that
place, it is a commercial point, and
one of the greatest Importance to ship
pers from the east, also to our mer-
chants who through the system of
navigation and cheap rates, desire to
receive their heavy freights over that
route; but if the steam ships are to get
stuck in the mud in loading back, and
are to be put to great expense and loss
of time, after reaching there it can be
readily seen what effect it will have
upon our business men, who are look
ing for prompt acc )mmodations from
that direction. frhe wholesale trade
of the, state is to be continued, it must
have all the facilities with which to
contend against outside complexion
and as goods at low prices cannot be
had with expensive. transportation, it
can be easily discerned what is most
demanded of this hOrbor.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANy.

The state of the ice in the Arctic seas
varies greatly in different years, and
it has unfortunately happened, Mr.,
Karl Petersen ofthe FromSo Museum
remarks, that most of the important
expeditions sent to the polar regions
have encountered adverse seasons.
This author suggests that systematic
scheme Of exploration should be adop-
ted by which advantage might be tax
en- of favorable seasons. 1t NAV be
presumed that the changes in the con-
ditions of the ice take place periodic
ally, and Must run their cycle in ten
or eleven years. He would therefore
have steamers dispatched yearly to the
several points from which the pole is
most likely to be reached-these points
being, in his opinion, the north of
SpitZbergen, the northeart of Novaya
Zemiya, and the BehringStraits. These
expeditions to be continued for IL
years, attempts to approach the pole
being made when the water channels
might appear sufficiently free from ice.
For several years the Dutch have sent
an annual expedition to Novaya Zem-
Iva and Spitzbergen, but their failure
to gain important geographical results
has probably been largely due to the
fact that sailing vessels have been used
instead of steamers.
A Norwegian plant-geographer,
Prof. Schubeler, called attention a
short time ago to the remarkable fact
that most plants in high ATTITUDES
produce much larger and heavier seeds
than in warmer regions nearer the
equator-an effect which he ascribes
to prolonged influence of sunlight dur
ing the long summer days of the high
latldudes. La some cases the diff
erence Of acknowledgements is most
astonishing. Dwarf beans taken from
Christiana to Drontheim-less than
four degrees farther north-gained
more than sixty per cent in weight
and thyme from Lyons when planted
at Drontheim showed a gain of seven
ty-one per cent. The grain of northern
fields is HEAVIER than when grown il,
more southern localities, and seed
from Norway planted at Breslau de-
creased greately in the first wear.
The leaves also of most plants are
larger and more deeply colored in
high ATTITUDES, as was first noticed by
Grisebaoh and Martins. The same is
True OF lioWcfs, ana many which are
white in southern climates become
violet in the far north.
Prof. Lockyer, the English astrono-
mer. thinks it very probable that
human life OH the planet Mars is very
much like that OH the earth. The
light must be less brilliant, but the
organs of sight may be so much more
susceptible as to make the vision quite
as good. The heat is probably not SO
great, but tits by no means less in
proportion to the lessened power of
suns rays. This observer agrees with
atfsrs III affirming that several re-
markable seas--ineluding inlands
seas, some of them connected by
straits with still larger seas, and some
not so connected-are now deffnable
in the southern hemisphere, in which,
as is thecase with the earth, the water
area seems to be so much greater than
in the northern hemisphere.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
silver Coinage.

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 2.-Of seventy
nine Democratic members Of congress who
have been questioned on the subject, only
four express OPPOSITE on to repeal of the
compulsory provisions Of the silver coinage
act, while twenty three favor it, and the re-
mainder express no opinion; fifteen favor the
continuance of silver certificates; nineteen
oppose it, and seven are non-committal; five
representatives who now favor repeal of
silver coinage act say they would not if it
provided for can honest dollar" three favor
recoinage of the trade dollars.
Of the seventy-nine representatives, sixty
three are opposed to repeal of the compul-
sorry provisions of the silver-coinage act,
four favor it, and twelve express no opinion.
Several are in favor Of unlimited coinage of
silver
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
Postal Note SvsndIe-

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. Postal author
tiles are advised that the new postal note
is raised in this manner: The writing on the
notes is easily altered, and the only difficulty
is caused by the system of punching out the
numbers in the coupon attached to the note
of the dollars and cents drawn. 1t is sail
this is accomplished by punching out another
figure and using the particle of paper to fill
the first hole. For instance, if the note is
drawn for 81 the counterfeiter punches out
the part containing the number 4, taking
care to preserve the straight line, and then
inserts it in the place where was, thus max
ing the note payable for 81 instead of 81.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03

DR.. J. Murray-G Gibbs, of N. Zealand,
declares that Eucalyptus gtobutos, the
blue gum tree, contains properties
which are perfectly antagonistic to the
germs of diphtheria, and that hahas
used the plant in his pracsice with
such remarkable success that he feels
justified in pronouEcingit cure for
that disease, His treatment includes
the keeping of his patient away from
the lightest draught of cold air, in q
warm room in which the atmosphere
is impregnated constantly with steam
from a boiling infusion of the blue
gum leaves.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
Some Testimony On Corners An Ad-
vocate of Free Trade.

New YORK, Oct. 2.-Mr. Partridge, of the
produce exchange, continued his testimony
before the senate subcommittee on labor and
education. The witness testified as to ''cor-
ners," or gambling, as he characterized it, on
the exchange. Nearly 1900 of the g.
600 members of the exchange, he said, were
gamblers, and the law Of supply and demand
had nothing to do with this speculation. AS
remedy for gambling, he said he would
make it penal offense for parties to sell
what they did not own or control, and a
penal offense for anybody to buy up the
necessaries of life and hold them for specula-
ton, Witness, in concluding, begged to pre-
sent, through the committee, a petition to
congress regarding this evil
Senator Blair said they would incor-
porate the petition in the witness testi
mony.
Clinton Furnish, a rubber manufacturer,
advocated free trade, and Osmond H.
Schweiner read a paper on the immense
speculative transactions of the coun-
try, imitation of the currency, and On
watered stock
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
GLAZE AT MILWAUKEE.
The ErcaE1 City Suffers Loss Of
SFOOGS0


MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct p Between 3
and o'clock in the morning tile Conway
manufacturing works OF this city, including
three-story brick planning-miil, five large
kilns, filed with hard wool lumber, shaw
ing mill and barn, and the boiler sheds,
were burned to the ground. The
loss will reach S1O0000. The blaze
caught in the planning mill, but its
origin is a mystery, as no fire was kept there
and the Waterman went through short time
before it broke out and saw no Signs of COM
bustion. There was an insurance of SAC, 900,
distributed among q large number of COM
panies, on the burned part, and$4S, 900 on the
lumber. No lumber, however, was brrhed,
except that in the kilns. Two firemen, Julius
Schroeder and John Mclaughlin. were
caught under falling walls, and the first
named severely injured, TIE latter escaped
with slight bruises. Henry HaeSter, of the
chemical engine, sprained his ankle badly in
escaping a similar fate.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
BLOWN TO PIECES.
Forty Cinnamon Lost i'm u Powder
Factory Explosion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. "A terrible
explosion took place Saturday evening at the
California powder works, at Stege's station,
near Pinole, on the line of the Central Pacific
railroad. The explosion took place in the
mixing room, and the immediate cause
will probably never be known as all those
engaged therein, comprising forty Cinnamon
and one white overseer, were blown to atoms.
Scraps of bodies are being picked up in differ
ent directions at distance of fully a quarter
of mile from the scene of the disaster: The
only white man killed was the overseer of
the mixing-room. This makes the third ex-
plosion in these powder works. 1t is reckoned
among the largest on the coast. employing
twenty white men and 125 Cinnamon.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03

From present indications, it is quite
apparent that G. H. Colyer, a brother
of w. L. Colyer, of Morris, is TO be
the next sheriff in Traverse county.
He is'a man thoroughly qualified for
the position, and has the confidence of
the people of the county. He has the
further advantage of being the regular
Republican nominee, and it is quite
evident that in November he will not
be found wanting.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
THIS MORNING.

The roaring, gurgling, and water
fall sound. ceased fore while, at about
ten o'clock last night, then starting
again. This morning it was quiet
again at six, then roaring again, quiet
at nine, and when an anger full of clay
and sand was taken out, it opened up
loud as ever. Glasses were brought
into requisition at about nine, and the
well WAS made as light as day to the
bottom, and the whole surface of Wa
ter had the appearance of boiling up
on all sides and in the center, not a
spot Of the surface at rest. The ex-
element in town, as we go to press,
became immense.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
MORRIS.'
ROARING WELL.
UNDERGROUND River, or Gurgling
Smothered Volcano.

'Smothered Volcano.
A well; about two feet in diameter,
is being bored upon \ lot owned by
Mr.. Kron, at the rear of Dempsy's
harness shop, here in Morris, and
when ebout forty five OF fifty feet had
been reached, yesterday afternoon, a
noise came up sounding like the rush
ing of q subterancan river ever rapids.
accompanied by deep roaring sound.
The TRIBUNE office was called out, as
were many others, to tell what it all
was. We first let down Il heavy
weight and found the water was only
about a foot deep; then tin bucket
was lowered ard some Of the water
was drawn Up, but nothing peculiar
was found concerning it. 1t was
muddy and felt, when rubbed in the
hand, like -four pt-te, having no tend
ency to settle that could be seen-no
unnatural smell. Then attempts were
made to lower lanterns; at first the
light burned until it was lowered
about ten feet, after that it went out
at four or five feet, which was caused,
it is supposed, by foul air, bat those
who stood over the well for some
time were unable to detect, so far as
smelling Or breathing was concerned,
anything wrong in the air coming up.
One Of the men engaged in sinking
the well, about fifteen minutes before
the sound was heard, went down to
remove stone, but he did not see,
hear, nor feel, anything strange. The
water can be easily seen, and appears
to be flowing swiftly, and judging
from the sound we should think this
was the case. It must be very wide
to make the noise when we first saw
it. We can come to TO other cOnclu-
sion than it is 4 very swiftly flowing
stream, of about forty CT fifty feet
wide, one foot deep, rushing pell nell
down steep decent over 4 rough sur
face. There are 10 lakes in this Vi
entity where the water could come
from Or go to. 1t is curiosity of the
first order. The general impression
is that the bed Of the reshing stream
is lower down, and that the water
now reached is that which has forced
itself up through the earth resting
| upon the surface of the stream, or
lake, whichever it may be, and that
when this has been reached the water
will force itself to the top Of the well
with perhaps considerable speed. The
we'll will be sunk as deep as the appa-
ratus for boring Will reach to see what
can be found.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03

A new vegetable parasite, Hdp'0-
coccas reticatdtus, has been discovered
in pork by DR.. Zopf. TWAS found in
from thirty to forty per cent of the
ed. sH'ass
The antiquity of Inagnifying gla. ses
is indicated by the following passage
from the writings of Copfucfus. the
great Chinese philosopher, who died
4T8 years B. c.: GAS we use glass to
examine the forms of things, so must
we study antiquity to understand the
present.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
Religious Club Organized.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 2.-Right Rev.
George F. Seymour bishop of Springfield;
William ]. ] Quinlan, Dowber Burrows, G.
E. Moorehouse, Cassius c, Clark and Walter
II. Moore were authorized to announce the
legal formation of the Summer club, of the
diocese of Springfield, without capital stock.
The bject is stated tn be To provide sum-
mer resort for the members 1T the diocese Of
Springfield, Ill.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03

HI. L. Gordon, of Minneapolis, is in
attendance on the Unite d States Dis
trict Court at st. Paul, to see if he is
guilty Of the land frauds OF which he
is accused. He will not know any
thing about it until jury tries the
case and returns q verdict.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
WOuldn't BIZ Abused.

TERRAPIN POINT, N. c.. Oct. 2-Sarah
Williams, who was the mistress OF John Lee,
both negroes, quarreled with the latter aud
cursed Lee, who, without "A word, shot lee, in
tbs head She dropped lilko stone TO the
floor, dead. Leo He'd to Virginia. this pia.p
being near the line, and has not h:eu cap
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
Almost nTheatre Panic.

FALL RIVER, Oct 2.-The bursting of a
calcium light in tho gallery of the Academy
of Music during performance was followed
by cries of fire, and n panic among the 1900
people, who had jumped to their feet and
started to run. was narrowly averted by the
GOODNESS aud efforts of the actors and EN-
moves
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
The Russian Nihilists.

LONDON, Oct "A dispatch from st.
Petersburg states that the Nihilists there
have issued circulars demanding that the
Russian government shall put stop to the
cruel treatment Of prisoners, especially
women and enjoining the greatest caution
upon all Nihilists in consequence of the re-
cant .rrectS
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
FORTY ChInese NTangled.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Oct 2.-An ex-
plosion at the California Powder-works at
Steges Station, the scene Of several recent
disasters, resulted in the death and hor-
rible mangling of forty Chinese out of a
working force of forty-two. One white nan
Is reported injured.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
Severe Wind storm,

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. A severe wind
storm blew down tho Cincinnati Southern en-
CINE house, took Off tho roofs of the First Ma
tiopal bank, The Press Office, and Baker ~
Atason's warehouse. Forshee's tobacco " are.
house was demolished. No lives lost.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
DOUBLE MURDER.
Fatal Result of a Political Quarrel in
LOEisiana--Two Men Killed.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 2.-The Picayune's Sum-
init (Miss-) special says: A. j. Wilmington,
sheriff of Amite county, was stabbed twice
in the back at Liberty, and killed by Eugene
McElwee. The trouble grew out of politics.
Both wero Democrats. After tho murder.
Elwec was surrounded by a crowd, one of
whom shot him He died in ten minutes.
Both parties were highly connected.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
Canal Navigation intercepted.

ST. CATHARINIss, Ontario, Oct. 2.-Tho
propeller Frost, bound up the new canal,
carried away two gates of a lock this morn
ing. and navigation viii be interrupted for
come days. In the meantime small vessels
Will use the old canal
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
The Board ofTrade of Mankato

The Board ofTrade of Mankato has
passed a resolution calling on the
Board of Directors of the st. Cloud,
Mankato and Austin Railroad to ex-
plain why that road is not being built,
and if the sale of any of its franchises
has been made, and if so to whom,
and whether or not the new owners
will push the construction of the road.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
The Corean Embassy.

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 2-The Corean
embassy made official calls upon the heads Of
the different foreign legations. They VIII
visit the state, war and navy departments.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
ghrce Attemnts nv suierde.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct 2. EMILY Griffin,
Of Canada, who attempted to kill herself
with laudanum, has since leaped into the
river from which she was dragged, and when
taken to the station house essieavored to
hang herself
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
The Drought IN New EngIand.

MANCHESTER, NJ H., Oct. 2.--Heavy rains
have given sufficient water power SO that all
the mills in this city, which have been ids
for some weeks, started up.
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03
Foreign Failure.

LONDON, Oct. 2-Proctor & Sons, corn
ruill,rs, of Newcastle, have failed. Liabilities
Gl5C 600
Morris tribune., 1883-10-03

UNION Stock YARDS. Oct 1.s=Hoas=
Market active, tirner, and about &c higher,
under very fair demand from both packers
and ,d shippers; light grades, quotable at "a. 500
ing, S455@4S0 for common to fair, and
$4.S5@5 % for fair to choice
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
Personal Points.

Alfred Sully. secretary of the Indiana, Bloom
Ington & Western company, returned to New
York last evening
H. r. Duval, general manager OF the Erie fast
freight lines, left for his headquarters, New
York, last evening.
Manager Mccrea and superintendent Miller
of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St, Louis lines,
are in the city, and will remain until noon to-
day.
lie Reeves, master of transportation of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, has ten
dered his resignation. to take effect as soon as
bis successor can be appointed.