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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18
KHARTOUM'S FALL.
The City Surrendered by Traito
GoDe Gordon A6s3SSinate0.

the City Surrendered by TFaitoHs-
ssons GORDON ASs3sSinated.
A dispatch of the 10th says: aOn
the day Of the capture, which is various
~ stated Is the 26th and 9th of JAN
uary, Gen. Gordon's attention was at
tracted by q tremendous tumult in the
streets. He left the so-called palace or
government building, in which he had
made his headquarters, to ascertain the
cause of the disturbance. Just as he
reached the street he was stabbed in
the btck, and fell dead. The tumult
was cansed by the Mabdi's troops who
had gained access to the interior of the
town through treachery, and who were
soon in complete possession of the
place, including the citadel. A fearful
massacre of the garrison followed. The
scenes of slaughter are described as
surpassing the Bulgarian atrocities, and
nvaing the worst horrors of the Sepoy
meeting. The panic-stricken Egyp-
tians were captured in fight and put to
death With the most 6endish tortures.
Somewsre transfixed with spears and
left to bleed to death. Most of the vic.
TINS were mutilated in most horrible
manner. Eyes were gouged out, noses
slit and tongues torn out by the roots.
In many cases the mutilated parts of
the victims bodies were thrust into
their mouths while they were still liv-
ing. The massacre included many
non'combatants, and the Egyptian wom-
en- were subjected to the most shame
full indignities. More than 100 women
and young girls were given over to the
Mahdi's followers to be used as slaves.
After the slaughter many Arabs were
seen rushing about the streets with the
heads of Egyptians impaled upon spears.
The next night was spent in satur-
MALTA of blood and debauchery.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18
DEATH IN A SEWER.
Five Mon Asphyxiated In y Chicago
Tunnel.

Five Mon Asphyxiated in . Chicago
Tunnel.
The big sewer under Kinzie Street,
Chicago, became clogged, and q party
OF men were sent down on the 10Th
inst, to clean away the obstructions.
In the afternoon, when the exploring
party had reached the crossing at Union
Street, the men at the manhole above
heard cries for help, and q ladder was
put down. Those below succeeded in
reaching the place, but were too far
gone to climb to the surface, and men
were sent down With ropes. The gas
was suffocating, notwithstanding the
nearness of the opening, and the rescu-
ing party only succeeded in saving four
men before life was extinct. The other
five were dead when taken out. The
names of the vichmes were Michael
Lark, Joseph Gill, James Grady, Dan
iel Curtis and Matthew Mason. All
but Gill were married and leave fami-
lies.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18
MINE EXPLOSION.
Thirteen Miners Killed by an Explosion
n{

of Gas.
About 9 As on the night of the 10th,
q violent explosion occurred at the Vale
colliery, near New Glasgow, N. s., in
the new slope being sunk at .McBian
seam, and flames from burning gas came
rushing up the main slope. As soon as
possible, John Greener, the manager at
the mine, descended the shaft, but was
unable to get near any Of the men in
the mine, of whom there were twenty
two in the pit at the time of the disas-
ter. After several efforts, the rescuing
party were successful in reaching par
ty of men, seven in number. They we're
brought to the surface, and are all alive,
and, with the exception of few trifing
bruises, uninjured. Later on, and
shortly before daylight, three bodies
were found and brought up. Subse-
quent attempts at rescue brought to
Light ten corpses, and three more men
were taken out alive, but SO badly hurt
that they died in short time. The
men were at work 1900 feet below the
surface when the explosion occurred.
All the victims leave families. This is
the second fatal accident st the mine
since it's operation was begun, in 1871.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18

preparation bill was then considered in COM
mittee OF the whole, The most important
amendment adopted was one reducing the
postage on newspapers sent in bulk by pub
ishers to l cent . pound.
FRIDAY, Feb. 1S.-The Senate amendments
to the House bill to prevent the unlawful occu-
patton of public lands were concurred in. The
resolution asking the President to inform the
House why he appointed . commission on the
California d Oregon Railroad, which had failed
was agreed to. The post Office appropriation
bill was taken up in committee of the whole,
and after long debate the provision for addi-
tional compensation to American steamships
carrying mails was stricken out. An evening
session was held, and q number Of pension bills
passed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18
WRECK ON A BRIDGE.
Two Trains Collide and Cause /
EXDlOAiOm OF Oil.

Two Trains Collide and Cause An
EXplOsiOn OF Oil.
At 8 O'Clock on the morning of the
7th, an extra freight train from Phila-
delphia, owing to q broken rail, stopped
upon the bridge over the Raritan
River, ttnear Brunswick, N. j., for
repairs. While waiting, the through
Southern came dashing along and not
until it was within 500 feet of the ca
boose did the engineer see it. The
brakes were applied to no purpose
The engine of the freight struck the
caboose of the extra, telescoping it, and
demolishing an oil tank, of which there
were four on the train. An explosion
followed Immediately. The burning
oil and wrecked cars were
thrown over and down from the
high bridge into the streets below.
The burning oil ran through the
cutters and down the street into the
Raritan Canal; this being covered with
ice the oil ran over the ice and down
the canal to the wall paper manufactur-
ing establishment of Janeway & Go.
This was soon totally destroyed with
seven buildings opposite. In
the immediate vicinity of the
collision and just under the long
railway bridge, a building used as
q box factory by the Consolidated
Fruit Jar Company, was de-
stroyed. The flames then spread to
the main factory of the company,
which was wholly destroyed. By 6
o'clock the following morning the
flames were under control. Engineer
French and Fireman Harrison, OF the
regular freight, jumped from their en-
gine when they saw the inevitable COL
ision and escaped with but few bruises.
Frank Dumas, of Kensington, Pa, was
carried down in the wreckage into the
street below and was roasted to death.
Patrick Dougherty, q young mechanic
of this city, foolishly entered the burn
ing building of Janeway & Co., in
search of his tools, and has not since
been seen. It is feared he, too, has
been victim. It is also thought that
two brakemen on the oil train were
burned to death. The pecuniary loss
is estimated at between 100000 and
$1,0O0,OOO. Fire engines were sent to
the aid of the burning city from Eliza
beth and Jersey City. Only one span of
the bridge was damaged. The bridge
was the finest of the Pennsylvania road.
The loss on the Janeway Company's
buildings, stock and plant, is $4,000;
insurance, $4,000. The Consolidated
Fruit Jar Company's loss is $500,000;
fully insured.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18
Quebec, burned on the 9Th. Four men
were burned to death.

Quebec, burned on the 9Th. Four men
were burned to death.
The boiler at Trenton colliery, near
fottsvine, Pa, exploded an the 10th,
fatally scalding Charles Campbell. One
other man was seriously injured.
Several weeks agoit was given out by
Mrs: Richard Trump, living five miles
south of Te1e Haute, Ind, that her
husband had killed himself while she
was out in the coal shed getting coal.
On the 9th, she was arrested and con-
fessed that she herself committed the
deed.
At Havre de Grace, Nd, on the
morning of the 9th, five workmtn en-
ployed in repairing bridge over the
Susquehanna were thrown down on the
ice by the breaking of scaffold. The
fall was so feet and all went through
the ice into the river. Two are re-
ported drowned and three rescued in q
precsrious condition.
The two Anarchists who were re-
Gently convicted and sentenced to
death for having attempted the assas-
sination of the German emperor and
other members of royalty, were be-
headed in prison at Halle, on the 7th.
Lee Linn, editor of the Courier at
Wabash, Ind, had his second shooting
affray on the 7th, with William Hickey,
and put two bullets in his breast.
The steel-works at Nashua, New
Hampshire, suffered a loss of 500, 900
on the 7th, by the burning of it's plate
and bar mill.
Stephen Barclay, country store
keeper in the vicinity of New Albany,
Ind, undertook to stop the operations OF
q burglar by keeping watch all night with
shotgun. When the intruder ap.
peared the old man fred both barrels.
Lighting his lamp, he found his son
dangerously wounded.
Tom Morris, negro, in jail at Wei
mar, Tex, charged with assaulting a
white girl, was lynched by masked
mob on the night of the 9Th.
Fire at Baltimore, on the 8th, de.
stroyed the pork packing establishment
of G. Oassard & Co., entailing loss of
$4,000. -Four fremen were injured.
George Washington Bowen, the ia
nous claimant of the Jumel estate, died
at Providence, r. l., on the 9Th, aged
81 years.
A fire on the 7th, at s. Gold Street,
New York, occupied by hide and leath-
or merchants, caused losses aggregating
1926, 900.
The failures during the seven days
ending on the 9Th, in the United States
and Canada amounted to q total of 346.
Glenmore Todd, prominent society
man, of Burlington, N, Y, was arrested
at Philadelphia, on the 9Th, charged
with embezzling $15O,OOO from the
Provident Life and Trust Company, of
the latter city.
Wayne Powers and George Bibson
were hanged at Estellville, Va, on the
9Th, for the murder of William Gibson,
in April last. Both men made confess
sions, generating Jonah Powers, con-
victed of the same crime.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18
THE ENGLISH AHEAD,
Gen. Earle FiEbts = Fight, and Ca
tufeo Six Prisoner.

Gen. Earle Fj4Sts q Fight, and Cap
tureD Six Prisoner.
Lord Wolseley telegraphs to the Lon
don war Office on the 9th from Korti as
follows: @The advance guard of Gen.
Earle's column, consisting Of 4 squadron
of cavalry under command of Col But
ler, surprised large body of the Meen-
assir tribe under Wadgam, the murder
er of Col. Stewart, encamped at Sha-
koob- Wells. The cavalry charged the
encampment and the enemy fed in every
direction, leaving behind thirty men
killed, and q large number of camels,
cattle and many Remington rifles. Col.
Butler captured six prisoner"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18

HussAHD-I have had my wages re-
duced. Wife with alarm)-1s it true?
Husband Yes, but don't feel bad about
it Mary; We are the gamers. They never
did psy, you know, and now instead Of
losing 412 . week shall lose but 80.
We can afford to haye some new clothes
and new furniture and lots of other
things We haye been wanting for long
-1ai1A
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18

In Clackamas County, Oregon, there
il q chestnut tree from which have been
taken f4e hundred pounds 81 ehestnats,
and there Is one in East Portland which
mas borne three hundred pounds in
yen.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18

Az Italian farmer is planting tract
near Portland, Ore, With Italian chest
nuts. He 10 confident Of success IN
their cul6ya&iou. --. ...s.... IS, .= .....5
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18


ALBERT LEA ROUTE.
and In immediate connectionA THROUGH Trains daily
From 81. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS 70 cHicAko,
without change, connecting With all hnes
EAST and SOUTHEAST.
The only line running Through Cans between
MINNEAPOLIS and DES MONIES. kova.
Through Tralns between
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS,
oanectins In Union Depot for al Points South sr!
southwest Ctose connections made with st. p. M n
s. P. and g. P. Duluth Railroads. from and to al
sosnts North md North West.
HBAe0DRRl PULLMAN PALACE SLIPPING.
>Ass on IN night Trains. Through Tiekess, and bag
S:e checked to destination. For time tables. rate
s. F. BOYD.
GenI Tkt. Pass. Asst, Ninnsspolia.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18
EVSiS ESS CARDS.

DENTISTRY.
DR. p. B. PECK
Has opened An Office in Mrs. Wrtghts house. first
north Of the Davidson House, on east side ri
street, where he il prepared to do all kinds OF
work In dentistry, and solicits share OF public
patronage.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-21

be returned to applicant without Endorsement
Geo r. Elliott. Stamford, Conn
AHswer. The point indicated by correspond
ent was not raised settled in the decision quoted
which was as to whether one rejected on transfer
has TO wait six months before renewing his appea-
ton. IL was decided that he need not and also
could make application to any other Post The
spirit of the decision. however would seem to be
against such publication, but that is matter for
the Department Commander to decide No law
requires such publication.
Terence Banta, of Fresno City Cal. asks about
organizing Camp of the Sons of Veterans He Is
advised to write Col. W. X. Smedberg A. A c.,
GAR, San Francisco, who can direct him to the
proper parties.
John Irwin. Loudonville, o. writes that he has
been prevented from joining Post by leng-con-
tinued sickness, the Mastering Officer declining to
muster him at his residence. The Mastering OFF,
Ger was entirely correct in acting unless he had
such authority from the Department Commander
and we have no doubt that if Mr.. Irwin lays his
case before the proper authorities that they will
give his case all due attention. Write TO H. o. Ak
line, A. n. G.. GAINESVILLE, o.
t. J. Potter of Daviila, Tex can obtain all in.
formation about joining Post, by addressing Geo.
w. Hinson, A. A G., Dallas, Tex.
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THE ILLINOIS sENATORsHIP.

Contrary to general expectation nothing
was accomplished last week toward electing
a Senator from Illinois. The Legislature
met in joint session, and Gen. Logan had
103 Republicans present ready to vote for
him, but Speaker Haines refused to recog
nize Weaver because his credentials had not
been formally presented. The Democrats
made most astonishing departure, by sud
denly dropping their candidates and voting
almost solidly for man named Lambert
Tree, of Chicago, whose sole recommended
ton is that a number of years ago he mar
ried large quantity of Chicago real estate,
which has become quite valuable. 1t is a
burning disgrace to the party that it should
turn for an instant from such men as Morri-
son and Black, to attempt to put another
mere money bag in the Senate.
There is reason to hope that Gen. Logan
will be elected before this paper reaches our
readers. Mr.. Weaver has presented his Gre
dentials in regular form, and has been sworn
in. This gives the Republicans majority
of one on joint ballot, and if all are true to
their duty-as all promise to be-the cleo
ton of Gen. Logan is assured
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OBITUARY..
InvasiOns of DeatI, in the Ranks of Oar Con
MAI. FRANK W. MARsFoS.

MAI. FRANK W. MARSF0N.
To THE EDITOR Maj. Marston. whose death has
been noticed as occurring in Philadelphia the
29'h of March, was the son of Col Ward Marston
of the u. :. Marine Corps
While a Secon,. Lieutenant of the 10th Pa he
was detailed for signal duty, reporting mt the sig
nal Camp of Instructions, Georgetown d. c. Dec
80, 1851 He received special commendaticn for
gallant conduct in exposed position. which be-
came the target of the enemy at the battle of VIII
lamsburg, and also for neritoriorls service and
gallant conduct at the battle OF Hanover Court
house, IN opening and maintaining communication
on the held of battle under artillery and mlssetry
fire. directing the fire of our batteries upon the
enemy, and preventing the fire of the United States
battery from being turned by mistake upon cur
own regiments. At charlottesville he was on the
staff OF Gen. John Gibbon In the latter part OF
1868 he duty with the Second CORPS Gen
Warren, and the Third Corps Gen French Dur
ing this time he decphered the rebel signal code
then in use, and read many of their messages.
On the organization of the Regular Signal COrps
he was commissioned Captain, Aug. % 1853,
and Major, July 3. 1864. Having assumed COM
nland of the Signal Corps, Department OF the Gulf,
FEB. D 1864, he rendered very effective service in
the operations before Mobile.
ADMIRAL Farragut, in a communication dated
Flagship Hartford, Oct. TO- 1854 says IL gives
me pleasure at all times to bear testimony to the
efficiency of the Army Signal Corps particularly to
the skill and attention to duty of those of its
bers VINO have been stationed on board this vessel
under my immediate eye" He then refers to his
indebtedness TO Capt Marston and the officer assoc-
ated with him, Lieut.. John G. Kinney closing with
these words: Sometimes they were in the foFetOp,
sometimes in the forecastle and sometimes on the
poop,-wherever their signals could best be seen.
At all times they were prompt in the discharge Of
their duties and never backward in xpos;ns them
selves when in the least necessary
Maj. Marston resigned from the service Feb. III,
lo6o,on account of valvular disease of the heart,
resulting from inflammatory rheumatism brought
on by exposure. During these 20 years he has SUI
fered more or less from this esIuse, bat has led
cheerful, quietly useful life only too glad to render
any service as brother, comraoe frieud.-J. WIZ
LARD BROWN, Historian. Veteran Signal Corps
Association. West Medford, Mass.
MATHEws-Ou the 10th inst Ezra Mathews of
Connersyille Post. No. I26 G.. r., Department of
Indiana, who served private in the 18th Ind.
Battery. His remains were inferred in the beauti-
full Soldiers Lot recently donated by the City
Council.
CRAIG.-April l, at Casileton, Ind, DIR. Isaac \.
Craig, late Surgeon, 18th Ind
DoBBs.-At indianapolis. Ind, Col Cyrus J.
Dobbs, l3;h Ind. His remains were sent to Ohio
for intermeut
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NOT TO BE BURIED AS PAUPERs.

Last week we mentioned the fact of Gov.
Patiison, of Pennsylvania, having vetoed a
bill which provided for the burial of indi-
gent soldiers at the expense of the Counties
According to the terms of this the Commits
sioners were authorized to expend S35 in
providing a suitable coffin and other inter
ment necessaries and SIS for headstone.
The bill is almost identical with those which
have become laws in Ohio and New York,
but for some unaccountabie reason Gov. Pat
tison refused his signature. 1t is alleged
that his Southern birth and sympathies fur
nished the motive for his act.
Last week, on motion of Col. Stewart,
of Montgomery, the bill was brought
up in the House for passage over the veto.
Col. Stewart made splendid speech in sup
port of the bill, and pointed out how the
burial of these men was a heavy burden on
the Grand Army, which was taking the
funds collected from its members, and which
were sorely needed for the support of the
wives and children OF deceased soldiers, to
bury their dead comrades. There was some
attempt at defending the Governors action,
passed over the veto by the splendid vote OF
l59 yeas to Is nays In the Senate the
action was equally decisive and almost
without debate; it was passed over the veto
by vote of 80 yeas to 3 nays. This is a
stinging rebuke to the ill-advised course OF
the Governor.
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CUBA.

A delegation of Cubans is in Washington
seeing what can be done toward getting our
Government to buy their island. We ought
to have Cuba, and it would be the best thing
in the world for the Cubans to be annexed
to the United States. But there are diff
culties in the way which no one now sees a
way to surmOunt. To begin with, the island
is too fat picking for the palace ring in
Madrid to be given up at any reasonable
price. Too many big revenues depend upon
the milk squeezed from the Cuban udder.
Every barrel of American flour which
Cuban family eats pays some worthless
Spanish grandee about So, or nearly the
original cost of the -four in America So it
is with almost everything else that can be
made to pay tax. The grandees at home
bleed Cuba ruthlessly, and the officials sent
out to rule the island have no bowels of
mercy. The last Captain General but one
came out to Cuba poor as the famous turkey
owned by Job, and he cleaned up over
S2,5OO,000 before he went home Is months
later. No wonder that the Cubans would
be delighted at getting a change to even
such rule as Boss Tweed gave New York.
Bat they are loaded down with a debt of
about $50,OO00O0, which we should have to
assume. This, with the price the Spanish
ring would ask, would make a preposterously
high figure
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THE NEXT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

When Gen. c. C! Augur retires, early in
the Summer, there viii be avacant Brigadier-
Generalship aud Army circles are naturally
much interested as to whom of the 40
upon. There has been a very strong feeling
manifested in favor of Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres,
the Colonel of the I'd Artillery, as the man
Justly entitled to it for personal and corps
reasons. Gen. Ayres is the ranking Colonel
of Artillery, and the Artillery officers have
always claimed that they were badly treated
in the matter of promotion during the war.
Majors, Captains, - Lieutenants even, of
Infantry and Cavalry were at once made
Colonies and Brigadiers of Volunteers, while
Captains of Artillery were compelled to stay
with their batteries, or at best were given
staff appointments as chiefs of division
and corps of Artillery, where there was little
chance of glory or promotion. Thus, Gen.
Ayres himself, who commanded q battery
which did splendid service at the first Bull
Run, and who was through all the PENN
sular campaign and Antietam, was still only
a Captain at Fredericksburg, where he had
the command of the massed artillery that
should have been exercised by Major
General.
All around him were his equals and
Juniors, who were outranking him because
they had the good fortune to belong to the
Cavalry or Infantry. At last he was given a
brigade of Infantry, and did so well with it
that we find him at Gettysburg command
ing the magnificent Second Division of the
Fifth Corps, position which he held
through all the terrible fighting of 1896,
receiving no less than six different brevets
for gallantry in the different actions from
Gettysburg to Appomattox. The assump-
ton is fair and just that if he had been
given an equal start with officers of other
arms he would have risen to higher rank
than he attained, and this consideration the
Artillery officers are strongly pressing upon
the attention of President Cleveland, in Or
der to secure representative of their arm
among the Brigaders.