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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-30
An Insane Mothers Fearful Deed.

ALBANY, N. Y, May 29.-To-night q
German woman, named Caroline, Schrei.
fer, living on Third street, while insane
from the loss of her bank book, mur.
dered five of her children, and running
with the Oldest child mine years old,
threw herself in front of a Central Rail.
road train and was kill1d. The child
had an arm and leg crushed and cannot
survive.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-30
Ohio Crops all Injured.

OniO crops MI injured.
CLEAEvLAD, May 29.-Reports from all
points in the State indicate serious ia
jury to wheat, barley, corn and fruit,
from the frost last night.
Making Fast Time for Chicago,
CHEYENNE, May 29.-The California
delegation for Chicago passed this point
this morning, nine hours ahead of time.
They had in their company also the del.
egations of Nevada and Wyoming. In.
stead of reaching Chicago on Saturday,
as was expected, their rapid travelling
will land them there on Friday night.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-30
The HydrOgrnphic ONCE to be
Closed.
THE Rtack Ranrd.
Whent and HnrIry NIarket.

SAN FRANoIsco. May 29.-Wheat.
steady but dull; seller, $l.4Ot. Barley,
steady and quiet; seller, 70; seller, sea.
son, Sla; buyer. .S9A@. 30; buyer, sea-
son, .S2l@ S2A.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-30

MODESTO, May 29.-The Democratic
County Convention to-day elected dele
gates to the State Convention. They
were instructed to vote for no one to the
National Convention unless he would
support Samuel J. Tilden, with Allen
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-30
The Penn Bank Heavy Shortage
Discovered
Ar,nur Eoome rs start for Caieago

Nfw YORK, May 29.-About sixty
members of the Committee OF One Hun
dred, appointed to attend the Chicago
Convention in accordance with the res.
olution OF the meeting of business men
to urge the nomination Of President
Arthur, started for Chicago tonight
Three Pullman palace cars were pro.
Yided for the dalsnaIinn
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-30
burnside Lodged In jail.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 29.-Burn.
side was unable to find bail tonight. and
was lodged in jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
FRIGHTFUL RESULT OF INSANITY,
st. Louis Woman Murders Two of Her
Children and Badly Wounds Third

ST. LOUIS, May 25.-One of those horrible
freaks of insanity which result in murder and
self-destructon, and appall the stanchest hearts,
occurred here this morning Mrs. Alexander
Edmont living at No. 1910 South Compton
avenue, left her bed about 430 o'clock and 60
ing to an adjoining room, forced open a desk be-
longing to her husband and procured his razor.
Returning to her bedroom, she cut the throat of
her threemOnths old baby. Gerster, and of her
fouryear-old daughter, Carrie Then, passing
to the next room, she drew the razor across the
throat of her daughter Emma, six years old.
but did not make very deep wound:
The child awo&e and screamed, which
awakened the father, who rushed into the room.
While he was caring for the child his wife went
back to her own room, lay down on the bed be-
side her dead babies and deliberately cut her
own throat moment or two later, the hus
banc, hearing a gurgling sound in mis- wife's
room, looked in the door. and gazing a moment
at the ghastly sight of his two dead children and
bleeding wife, rushed into the street for the aid
of q policeman who was just at the door. The
policeman entered the house and took the razor
from the hand of the woman, who now lay in
sensible and bathed in blood A physician was
Immediately called, who restored the woman to
consciousness and dressed her wounds, which
proved to be not necessarily fatal neither the
jugular vein nor the kwindpipe being severed.
They are very severe, however, the cash reach
ing from ear to ear. and she now lies at the city
hospital in very critical condition.
Mr.. Edmont is railroad engineer, and is now
employed at the Missouri Pacific round house
in this city. Two years ago. while living at
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, his wife started for Crowley
county, Kansas, to visit relatives. and was found
wandering round the Union depot in this city,
insane She was sent home and after treat
ment, was believed to be cured. 1T all events,
there was no return of her malady until this
morning, when it reappeared with frightful
results. The child, Emma will recover, but
the two babies are dead and there is scarcely
hope for the unfortunate mother.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
HEAVY LOSSES BY FIRE.
Million Dollars Worth of Property De-
strOyed by Petroleum Fire.

A Million Dollars Worth of Property De-
stroyed by a Petroleum Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24-Lightning last
night, struck large tank containing crude oil.
at the Atlantic Refining Company, on the Schuyl
kill river, IN the extreme southwestern portion of
the city. Flames communicated to another large
tank and several small ones and at 1890 all were
burning freely 1t is feared the oil in the other
tanks will also catch fire. The loss at this house
is estimated at $780, e00 Several vessels moored
at the wharves were towed into the stream.
Some of the larger tanks, to which the flames
had not yet reached, contain benzne and paraf-
fine, and it is not improbable that they will also
be burned.
LATER The fire at the Atlantic oil works
spread during the night and is still sweeping
over the works. A dozen storage tanks burst,
and efforts are being made to run off the
oil in the tanks. The paraline works,
consisting of several brick buildings, are de-
stroyed. Loss, 5000, 000 All the oil property at
Point Breeze is considered in peril. The tug
Stokely is aiding the fire department from the
river front. An application has been made to
General Hartranft to send detail of the Key
stone Battery to blow up the tanks of the Bel
mont works and thus save the property and pre-
vent the fire from spreading to the gas-woris.
At noon fourteen tanks of oil were ablaZe and
several more in great danger The flames have
to burn for some days. The fremen feel con-
tident that they can keep it confined to the oil
now burning. Since o'clock this morning there
have been several explosions, and changes in the
wind may spread the flames. 1t is now said tho
loss will reach $780, 000 AT this hour the situa-
ton is unchanged and there is no immediate
prospect of the FIRE spreading The oil is burn
ing fercely, and the prospect of piercing
%, goo barrel tank with cannon balls, to draw
off the oil, is under consideration. A cannon
has been placed in position but the officials are
cautious of the surrounding property. The Bel
mont oil-works and gas-works are regarded as
safe
At A. NJ the situation was unchanged. Three
cannon from the arsenal are in position before
one of the large tanks which, though surrounded
by fire, has singularly remained intact. In the
event of the oil in this tank taking fire the can
will be used to pierce the side so as to allow
the fluid to escape into the burnt district.
At midnight the situation at the oil fire is
practically unchanged. Late this afternoon
25, ,000-barrel tank took fire. and the cannon
were at once fired into ii. Several holes were
made in the tank, twelve pound projccte
from naval howitzer tearing whole fange
from the center The oil poured out in torrents,
and the battery men and iremen were obliged to
run from the burning fluid and leave the guns to
be destroyed The oil then burned without do
ing further damage The heavens were illumin-
ated during the night by several tanks bubbllng
over. The fire will be apt to burn several days
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
The Vessel Struck an Iceberg and Went to
the Bottom in Few Minutes-COw-
ardice of the Grew.
A Million Dollars Worth of Property
Destroyed by a Petroleum Fire.
Two Men and Two Children Killed by q
Boiler Explosion = Three Persons
Killed in a Railway Collision.
CRUSHED BY ICEBERGs.
Particulars of the Sinking of the Brig SenO-
rine by Collision with Ice.

Particulars of the Sinking of the Brig Seno-
rine by Collision with Ice.
New YORK, May "a "A special from St. Johns
says the French brig Senorine, which went
ashore at Grand Banks recently, was a total
wreck in fifteen minutes Fifty-three passengers
and nine of the crew are lost. The Senorine
was caught in a fog and the captain lost his
bearings. He was making for this port, going
slow, when she struck. The widest disorder
prevailed. The officers and crew made for the
boats, leaving the passengers to care for them
selves. One boat containing twenty passengers
and some of the crew swamped after they got
away from the steamer by the lurching of the
vessel. The screams of the women were heart
rending. Most of them sank Immediately. The
men struggled, but only few were saved by
catching at the floating spars The captain was
unable to maintain discipline, and among the
passengers but few were able to save themselves.
Many clung to the rigging after the first shock,
thinkingsthe vessel would stand the strain and
they might he picked up when the fog cleared;
but when the vessel went to pieces they were
lost.
The following are the only details obtainable:
The vessel left ST. Mao the lst of March, and
not the 5th, as previously reported laden with
salt, provisions and general cargo, and bound
for ST. Pierre. She had ships company of nine
hands, all told, and fifty three French bankers.
About the 20th of April she was signaled in a
drift of ice, on the eastern edge of the great
banks. A few days later strong gale arose
from the southwest. by which various changes
were made and veering continued into May On
the same day of the first week her bows and
sides were crushed in by the ice without giving
any warning, carrying down every soul on board.
The British clipper schooner Consuelo passed
by the scene shortly afterward, and picked
up sufficient debris and general wreckage to
identify with certainty both the missing vessel
and her actual doom. The Consuelo took on
board some beds, trunks, baskets and clothing
that had doubtless foated out and up from the
crushed and collapsing vessel. No further par
ticulars are ascertainable nor ever will be. She
sank and made no sign.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Two Men and Two Children Killed and Sew
eraI Other Persons Badly Wounded.

Two Men and Two Children Killed and Sew
eraI Other Persons Badly Wounded.
DUBUQUE, May PA terrible boiler accident
occurred here at 4:15 this afternoon. Two of
the three boilers in the sash and door factory of
Carr, Ryder & Wheeler exploded with terrible
force. The boiler-house was completely de-
stroyed. A solid division wall separated the
boiler-house from the mill, else the destruction
and loss of life would have been terrible. The
mill employs 200 men. The corner of dwelling
near the boilerhouse was torn completely out
and several women injured
The engineer and two fremen were in the
boiler-house at the time. and were buried be
meath the debris. Two children playing near it
were also buried Following are the killed and
injured:
Milo NJ Millen engineer aged 3d. Leaves q
wife.
Fritz Villdanger fireman. single.
Two children of Charles May, aged six and
three.
Michael Mclaughlin, second fireman, horribly
burned and mangled; can not live.
Mrs Margaret Walter, struck by flying bricks
and badly cut.
Mrs. Albert Walter and her three children
We're also injured
Mrs Lear and Mrs Vogler. in the same dwell
ing, We're also hurt
1t is not thought any other bodies were under
the debris than those of the engineer and fire
man. The loss on the building is estimated at
5000 fully insured. The proprietors are at a
loss TO know the reason of the explosion but as
cribe it to low water in the boilers, which were
carrying full head of steam
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
FOR 5OCENTS
THE W WEEKLY JOURNAL.

In order to place the WEEKLY INDIANA
STATE JOURNAL in the home of every Repub-
ican IN the State, and thus do good campaign
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cided to send the paper till after the presiden-
tial election for 80 cents. This will include
the number beginning from the present date,
and the one succeeding the November election
giving the result of the national campaign.
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL is complete family
newspaper. 1t is specially edited, and much
of the matter appearing in it is especially pre-
pared for the wants of the weekly readers. It
is compendium Of the NEWS OF THE WORLD
from all quarters; it has full and accurate mar
and general; it has the news of the State
and of the city; it has record
of the proceedings of Congress- it will have a
complete report of the national conventions at
Chicago. Its literary and miscellaneous fea-
lures are of the best
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. is a newspaper that
should be in every family in Indiana, and at
the price named for it there is no reason why
it should not be, at least during the exciting
and important campaign upon which the
country is about to enter. Political COM
mittees cannot do better than to see that
copies of THE WEEKLY JOURNAL are placed
in the hands of those persons in, their
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some sound Republican paper. The
tariff question is the one issue which
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in whatever revision Of the tariff laws may be
made necessary in the future developments of
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farming community is deeply interested, and
the discussions of the Journal will be
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL is the only paper in
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
Arrest of James d. Fish.

New YORK, May 25-James Fish, ex-pres-
dent of the Marine Bank, was arrested tonight
upon warrant issned by United States Com
missioner Shields Fish was arrested at the
Mystic fats, Broadway and Thirty ninth street,
where it is said he has been hiding. He was
not taken before magistrate. and is still in
custody of deputy marshal. The
warrant was issued upon anN aft
dayit made before Commissioner Shields by
Augustus Serbia, national bank examiner. He
deposed that after careful examination he
had discovered that President Fish had misap
propriated funds belonging to the bank to the
amount of $1,l4l 000 This was done between
March l and May 6, 1884 by Il series of credits
TO the firm Of Grant & Ward, of moneys in sums
OF P25, ,O0O to $3.50, ,060 at various dates. They
were entered in the book of the bank as loans to
imaginary persons and secured. by imaginary
collaterals in stocks and bonds, none of which
loans had ever been made and the transactions
were stated to have been entirely fictitious
The affidavit asserts that James D. Fish, as
president, caused to be paid out money
belonging to national banking association
to upon orders of Grant a. Ward
and for the benefit of himself and
said Ferdinand Ward further sums in
excess of all credits to said firm, amounting to
$16G, 402 At the time of said overdrafts he
James D. Fish, we'll knew that the firm of Grant
d Ward was unable to repay the sums so over
drawn, the firm being then indebted to said bank
TO an amount exceeding $l,634, 900. The total
Indebtedness thus augmented is six times the
capital stock of said banking association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
THE NEW YORK FAILURES.
Brief Items Connected with the Recent
Panic-Run on Savings Bank

New YORK, May PAS. ]. Drake declines the
nomination of president of the Stock Exchange.
The clearing house has issued the following:
The issue of loan certificates by the Clearing house
Association has changed the relation of banks to
each other that the publication of the in de-
tail would give incorrect impression TO the actual
condition of the banks 7. D. TAPPAN,
Chairman
The chancellor has directed the receiver of the
Newark Savings Institution to pay dividend of
80 per cent to the depositors ON July l.
There was small run on the West-side Saw
ings Bank this afternoon, growing out of the
$3.50 dcfalcation of Hinckley, the paying tel
Ter. crowd of depostors fioaked in and drew
their money. Many only drew portion. The
officers of the bank refused to say anything Of
the defalcation, but promised statement later.
Hnckley has not been heard Of as yet The
bank does not anticipate much of a run. 1t has
surplus of many thousands.
1t is reported that the Union Bank, of Uhrchs
vile, o., has suspended.
None of the suspended Wallstreet firms have
vet completed statements of their condition
The creditors of II. c Hardy g. Sons have ap-
pointed committee to suggest plans for set
tlement. No failures are reported at the Stock
Exchange
The affairs of the late Elias J. Beach. of Glen
Cove q. l., have been settled by the surrogate.
The claimants will receive about cents on the
dollar.
The Supreme Court has granted attach
ment against the property of Charles Gordon
Hutton in action begun by August Belmont
to recover $l4, 900 on promissory notes, The at
tachment was granted on account OF the non-res-
idence of Hutton.
In a suit begun in the Supreme Court by the
Fourth National Bank, of this city, against the
Pennsylvania Bank, to recover 81 900 an attach
ment was granted against the property Of the
Pennsylvania Bank in this city.
Thomas J. Crombe. lumber, Ninety second
street and East River has made an assignment
Preferred claims $4,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
MIR. PEELLE's INTENTIONS.
Uuder No circumstances viii He BE Can
didate for Governor.

Uuder No circumstances viii He BE a Can
didate for Governor.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Mr Peelle has. since
the Democrats stole his seat in the House to
give it to young English, been in receipt of a
good deal Of advice from friends. A number of
them have advised him to be a candidate for the
nomination to succeed Governor Porter. They
have told him that, in the event of there being
contest over that nomination. he would stand
an excellent chance of receiving the honor,
Your correspondent asked Mr.. Peele if he would
heed this advice. He said;
II will not do they advise in this matter;
under no circumstances whatever will be
candidate for nomination to the govemorship.
l will not enter that contest. My mind is fully
made up that point, and 1 will not
change it, l wish it to be understood
by everybody that l am not even
squirting in that direction 1 will be candi-
date for re election to the next House-that is
the political bent of my mind The question of
the governorship, as far as am personally con
cerned, does not enter in the slightest measure,
my programme for the future"
Mr.. Peelle will not leave for home before next
Tuesday, having changed his plans He may
then 90 to Winchester, instead of indianapolis
directly as his mother is quite sick at the latter
Dlaca
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
THE coNrNpERATE HOME.
Points from the Speech Delivered by Repre-
sentative Calxins.

Points from the Speech Delivered by Repre-
sentative CalIxins.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN May 25.-There large
meeting at Fords Opera house, at Baltimore,
last night to aid in the erection of the Southern
Soldiers Home at Richmond. 1t was a distin-
guished gathering. and was presided over by
Governor McLane of Maryland. Among those
present We're Representatives, Calkms, Ward
and Kleiner of Indiana The speakers were
Speaker Carlisle Senator ColQuitt, eX Secretary
of the Navy Gof Governor Curtin, Representa-
tives Herbert and skinner, Delegate Maginnis
and Representative Calkins, who began by say
ing:
81 am an American citizen: every man who
served in the confederate army to day is an
American citizen | believed when I fought for
the rerpetuity of the Union. that | was right, and
l still believe it. Applause In the halls of
Congress may differ politically and dis
pute about the tariff and other national
questions, but in the presence of the crutch and
empty sleeve, and the misery which the brave
men who met me now suffer all disputes must
rest in one grave Cl.e touch of nature makes
the whole world kin. On the battlef field we
shared between us the contents of canteens,
and | would be moral coward did not stand
before you tonight to appeal in their behalf.
Many of you have amassed competence and 9th
ers handsome fortunes and know that [ speak
the feeling of one soldier for another when ask
you to share with your less favored comrades"
Continuing, the speaker said Il have had oc
casion to meet with many of your people, and
you made it warm for US. Laughter You are
back with us now 1t took one hundred years
to prove the union indissoluble and indestructi-
BILE" The speaker said he was glad to see the
movement for the home, and promised that the
people Of the North would not be backward in
giving aid They had proven this when the vel
low fever devastated Southern homes, and they
would do it again He prophesied that all see
tioual feeling must, in timo, pass away, and di-
viled sentiment would cease Tho Baltimore
papers say that Mn Calkins's speech was fine
effort and the enthusiastic audience showed
that they appreciated the sentiments he ad-
Xnnrnl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
England Proposes Plan for Relieving Khar-
tOum, but the Turkish Government
Refuses to Permit It's Execution.
Further Attempts to Communicate with
General Gordon at KhartOum.
Proposition Looking to Revision of the
French titutiOn-Additiona Dis
closures Concerning the Invincibles.
THE EGYPTIAN REBELLION.


Military Observation-Disclosures Proposition
to the Turkish Government.
LONDON, May 24.-The admiralty has ordered
the torpedo fotilla at Chatham and Portsmouth
to be prepared for active service
The Pail Mall Gazette announces that England
suggested that the Porte send l., 900 troops to
Suakim march to Khartoum and attack the
Mahdi and re-establsh order then withdraw
with the English garrison, leaving the pashalik
Of the Nile dependencies subject to the Sutan's
sovereignty.
Lord Dufferin has stipulated that if Turkish
troops are dispatched to Suakim, English officers
must command them, England to pay all ex
penses and have sole control during the period
of withdrawal of the Turks from the Soudan.
The Sultan declines this proposition. and nego-
tiations are pending for mixed expedition of
English Turkish troops.
4 Ten messengers are on their way to Khartoum,
and others will be sent via Dongola.
One thousand rifles have been sent the gov
eiTor of DoEgola, whose loyalty is established
A Cairo dispatch says Major Kitchener started
from Korosko, across the desert, for Abu Halned.
with POO Arabs. Major Wortey is at Assiout
making preparations for twenty days desert
march with 500 Bedouins.