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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-19
RIOTOUS MINERS.
Ten Men Injured in the Melee, One of
Whom will Die.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, December l0-Pine
Run was the scene of another riot this
morning between the striking coal miners
and the men who have been working for
the past two weeks at the reduced wages.
This morning, about half-past O'Clock,
when about twenty-fiv miners were on
their way to work in Lynn's mines,
squad of two hundred masked men met
them and demanded that they return to
their homes. This they refused to do,
and the mob then made IN attack
upon them with clubs, sticks and stones.
The riot lasted two hours, and about ten
men were injured. One of them, New
ton Campbell, driver, was set upon by
six strikers and beaten to insensibility.
His injuries are fatal. Richard Hall and
Samuel Myford were also seriously injured.
The others got away with slight cuts and
bruises. After standing their ground
for nearly two hours, the non-union-
lists were driven off and fled to places of
safety The strikers then stayed in the vi
entity. of the mines until day break, waiting
on more miners to come to work, but none
made their appearance. The mob then
wedged the switch of the private coal road
running to the mine and disappeared over
the hills. A train coming along a short
time later was thrown from the track
and the engine upturned, but no one was
hurt Another outbreak is looked for to-
morrow morning. The strikers camped in
the woods some distance from the Mines
but will not allow any one to approach
them. The people living in the vicinity
are greatly alarmed and fear a general
raid along the river.
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A SEWER CAVES IN.
-Four Men Killed and Three Others Nor
tally Wounded.

AKRON, O., December 9.-Late this after
noon sewer which was being constructed
caved in, burying seven laborers, four of
whom were crushed to death, and three
others injured SO badly that they will
probably die. The cave occurred without
a moments warning The ground, which
had been frozen for two or three days, was
softened by thaw to-day. Three of the
men were standing on scaffolding and the
four others at the bottom of the sewer,
which had beeu excavated to depth
of twenty-five feet Suddenly the
timbers began cracking and the water
soaked earth for distance of twenty feet
on each side of the sewer rolled down upon
the unfortunate workmen. VIM. McGill,
one of the men OH the scaffold, escaped,
but all the others were caught by the mass
people soon assembled. The groans of
the men who were but partially
buried were heartrending. They called
for assistance, but for some time no
one would venture near the hole. Finally
large force of men was set to work with
shovels and in half an hour Two of the vic
Tins were taken out. They were yet alive,
but in terrible agony. Another hour of dig
cling brought them to third man, whose
groans had guided the rescuingparty Near
him was found the body of fourth man,
dead. Itbeing apparent at that time that the
Others were dead the search was abandoned
for the night. The list of the killed and
wounded is as follows Max Rosensweg,
age 81, single, dead; Henry Frigert dead;
unknown Italian, dead; unknown Italian,
dead; John Wyckoff age 3s, married, chest
and abdomen crushed and leg broken; will
die. Henry Walter, age 5, married, legs
crushed and scalp wound; may recover.
Augustus Krebst, age Is, believed to be
fatally injured.
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VANDERBILT.

The Last Sad Services Over the Dead
Money king-The Widow Frustrated.
New YORK, December 1.-THE sad rites
of death over the remains of W. II. Van
derbilt were begun this morning when the
body of the deceased was removed from
the ice box, in which it has rested since
Tuesday, to the coffin of cedar, covered
with black broadcloth The coffin was then
taken to the bedroom on the east side of the
house. Prayers were said beside the re-
mains only Mrs. Vanderbilt and her children
being present The body was then taken to
st. Bartholomew Church, where touching
services were held, being conducted by
Rev. DIR, Cooke. Mrs. Vanderbilt was too
greatly Frustrated to attend the church
services. The following gentlemen acted
as pall-bearers, walking on either side:
Samuel l. Barger, Chauncey M. Depew, ].
Pierrepont Morgan, c. c. Clarke, Charles
A. Rapello, John R. Brady, William Turn
bull, William L. Scott William Bliss, d.
Q. Mills, George J. Magee and Stephen
Caldwell.
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FIENDISH.
Inhuman Treatment to Which Farm Out
Paupers Were Subjected.

Inhuman Treatment to Which Farm Out
Paupers Were Subjected.
RUSSELL, MASS, December 13.-For many
months there have been rumors afloat of
cruel treatment of the town paupers by
KeeperChapman,w who has for three years bid
off the towns poor at an average of about
seventy-five dollars year for each pauper.
The Selectmen have persistently denied the
rumors. Two officers of the State Board
of Health, Lunacy and Charity
have just completed an inves-
tigation Some of the details of their re-
port are too revolving for publication. The
inspectors found filth Astounding and
stenches too loathsome for human endu-
rance. Not few Of the inmates had for
beds nothing but pillar of husks upon the
floor, and for covering only old clothing.
Upon such bed an aged man named
Thompson died without attention. The
meal, mixed with water Starvation,
rather than disease or old age, fastened
his death. 1t is alleged that in his last
moments he called for water to cool his
parched lips, but though his cries were
heard by passersby, none went to his aid,
Not long ago another inmate, once prop
erty-owner of the town, died similarly of a
terrible disease One man, a school teacher
and public lecturer, after enduring assaults
and hunger, finally ran away. The general
care OF the paupers was found to be on a
par with that given in the above described
cases. The Selectnen are charged with try
Ing to kill off the paupers to get rid OF
them
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ROME, December 10.-The trial commenced
here to-day of butcher named Tozzi and
his wife, son and daughter who are charged
with the murder of one Poggi, also
butcher. The motives for the crime were
trade jealousy and family disputes. Poggi
was entrapped into Tozzi's cellar, where
the murder was committed. The body of
the victim was cut into, pieces, and the
wood. The blood was boiled into black
buildings, which were sold in Tozzi's shop
The son made confession to day He mar
rated the story in court with cool blooded
cynicsm which provoked howl of fury,
the audience yelling away with him to
the scaffoldp lnreply the murderer taunt-
ingly screamed, "Here am; tear me to
pieces!" The terrible story has created in
tense excitement throughout the city.
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TURKEY TALKS BACK.
And w arms Austria to 90 no Fur
Their.
Asserts Her Rights and is Prepared to Re-
inforce BulgarIa's Army.

SOFIA, December 11.-Dispatches from
Prot state that yesterdays fighting was
forced by the Servians. 1t was not Prince
Alexanders intention to make any forward
movement until this morning. Three Ser
Wan deserters were brought to the general
headquarters yesterday afternoon at four
O'Clock and gave information Of the impend-
ing attack. They deserted the night previous
from division stationed five miles from
Nissa, This was the cause of the hurried de-
parture of troops from Prot last evening at
sunset. The three threatened points were
as before stated, lzvor, Kravofer and st.
Nicholas The Servians were repulsed in
each case, leaving 300 prisoners and two
pieces of artillery in Bulgarian hands.
Mustapha Palanka was occupied this
morning after sharp fight, the Servian
garrison fleeing in disorder. The Bulga-
risn position is naturally a strong one,
with the Timok River in front and the
main ridge of the Balkans Immediately
IN their rear. 1t is evidently the
intention of Prince Alexander to make
i'll the rear of Nssa, thus cutting off all
supplies OF communication with Belgrade
or the interior The Servians, to prevent
this, will have to attack the Bulgarian line
Of defenses to stop the advance. To attack
Pirot would be useless. The fighting will
take place near Mustapha Palanka There
are rumOrs of more fighting this morn
ing. Army officials here claim that the
battle for Nissa will take place at a point
SIX miles north of the city, and predict it's
capitulation within the next twenty-four
hours, To-day 2 ,500lurkish volunteers left
for Prot. 1t is rumored that the Russians
are preparing to occupy the Widdin dis
trlcG, and dispatch from Philippopolis
states that the Porte, in view of the
revival of hostilities, has consented to de-
Ter further action on the Roumelian cues
ton for the present.
VIENNA, December 1.-THE Turkish Min
lister has notified the Government that II
the Austrian troops cross the border the
Sultan will consider it direct affront to
the Sultans prerogatives and Turkish
troops will Immediately invade Servia
from the south, seize Brikop, and form a
junction with the Bulgarians at Nissa.
The Turks have one hundred thousand
men on the frontier, and it is under
stood that they contemplate making
similar movement through Roumania.
The situation is so threatening to Austrian
prestige that the Emperor and King Milan
have been in communion all the morning.
At two O'Clock this afternoon it was author
itatively announced here that King Milan
had addressed note to all the Powers So
Letting their opinion as to just settle
ment of the Bulgarian demands, and a
promise to abide by such decision.
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SERVIANS REPULSED.
They Attack the Bulgarians at Three DIFF
ferent Points.

lh6y AttaCH tne buIkHftSns az Inree Dn-
ferent Points.
LONDON, December l0.--The Servians to-
day attacked the Bulgarian outpost at st.
Nicholas, Izoor and Krivofer, and were re-
pulsed at all points. The extension of for
ty-eight hours which Prince Alexander
gave to King Milan in which to reply to
the formers counter-proposal of peace ex-
pired at noon to-day. The Servian King
sent no reply to the Bulgarian terms, but
definitely broke the truce by renewing hos
tilities, as stated above. The Servian army
is now echeloned between Nissa and the II
mok River facing the Bulgarian army which
occupies a strongly intrenched position,
stretching from Prot TO point about ten
miles to the northwest with it's left resting
on Prot The conditions are favorable
for general engagement, and it is not inn
probable that fighting on large scale will
begin at daybreak tomorrow morning.
Prince Alexander commands his troops in
person, but King Milan has turned over
the chief command of his army to Colonel
Harvetovitch The Bulgarian Prince says
he will have no more parleying with the
enemy until he has captured Nisch, when
he will dictate terms of peace in that me-
tropolis of Southern Servia.
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SHOT IN COURT.
Edmund O'Neal, in o Desperate Effort "a
Escape Mortally Wounded by
Marshal Day.


CINCINNATI, December 10.-At three
O'Clock this afternoon in the Marshals Of
flee, just across the hall from the United
States Courtroom, in the Government
building, Covington, KY, and while Judge
Barr was on the bench sentencing prison
ers, VIM Day, Court bailiff, shot and NOR
tally wounded Ed O'Neal, a prisoner I'M
der indictment for counterfeiting. O'Neal
was awaiting trial and sat com
placently at the Marshal's desk, in
the drawer OF which was 44-cal-
iber revolver. It developed subsequently
that O'Neal though he had been in the
Covington jail for fifteen months, had in
his pocket razor and package of mixed
cayenne and black pepper. There came a
sudden call from Judge Barr, on the bench,
for the twenty prisoners to receive sem
across the hall, under charge of deputies, to
the courtroom, Day remaining in the Mar
shal's office, in which only O'Neal and
himself were left As he closed and locked
the door on the departing prisoners, and
turned back into the room, O'Neal leaped
toward him with his package of pepper open
in one hand and the revolver leveled in the
OCner. Inc pepper was most SklllIully
thrown and filled both of Days eyes
In an instant there was total dark
ness and an agony of pain
In absolute darkness and suffering the
most acute pain, Day still remembered
what he had seen when eyesight was left
to him. With blind sweep of his left
hand he caught the pistol by the barrel,
and with his right caught the villain by
the throat They went down together
AS they fell the weapon discharged, the
ball grazing Days hip and bor-
ing hole in the wall, about three feet
high. Then two men, equally powerful
the one with full possession Of his senses,
desperately bent on liberty OF death, and
armed with a sef-cocking six-shooter of
the best type, the other totally blind racked
with the most acute pain, and only know
ing that he had his man by the throat
struggled for life and death. In his hip
pocket Day had his own pistol. There
was no time to draw it, Life
hung on the chance Of controlling
the pistol which O'Neal held. In this terri
BILE struggle amid the darkness the grip of
his right hand never left the throat of the
criminal, and the left hand wrested away
the pistol turned it, caught the trigger,
pulled blindly, and a ball crushed through
the counterfeiter's body. Then, wild with
agony and excitement, Day rushed into
the courtroom with his hand over his
blinded eyes, crying for help. O'Neal is
MORALLY wounded, and cannot recover.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Another Battle In Which the Servi.
ans are Victorious.
Terrible Fire at Plymouth, England,-A
Number of Lives Lost.

BELGRADE, December ia telegram
from the front states that a long and
bloody engagement took place yesterday
between the Servians and Bulgarians. The
town of VelikiIzoor was wrested from the
possession Of two battalions belonging to
the Prot Division of the Bulgarian army,
who attacked the Servans. Upon finding
themselves outnumbered the Bulgarians
made signs that they wished to surrender.
The Servians, who were mostly elderly
men belonging to the second reserve,
shouted in reply; "You have
already deluded our children
(meaning the youths of the first reserve) In
that fashion, but you can not deceive us"
Thereupon they charged the Bulgarians
with the bayonet, scattering them in every
direction. The Bulgarians left many dead
and wounded on the field. The Servians
claim brilliant victory. Much enthusiasm
is manifested in Belgrade over the success
of the Servians.
LONDON, December l3,--A fire which
caused fearful loss of life occurred to-
night at Plymouth The fire broke out in
a tenement-house in Love street, narrow
thorou ghfare in the slums, devoted to sail.
or lodging houses, cheap taverns and tall
and rickety tenements. Most of the occu.
pants of the tenements We're asleep
when the fire started, Those who were
awake or were awakened by the tumult
made frantic efforts to escape. In most
cases their terror overpowered their rea.
SnIid and they escaped from rom. the burning
the pavement One man a' was 1' instantly Gy
killed and crushed beyond recogni.
ton by jumping from fourth-story win
dow to the sidewalk. Many of the dodgers
threw mattresses and other articles of bed
ding upon the ground and jumped upon
them from height of forty feet One child
was killed in this way, and several men
The fire escapes were crowded with house.
hold goods and were useless. Many pitiful
sights were witnessed by the large crowd
assembled in the streets, but powerless
to help. One ledger, a young man named
Bickford, chung to window sill for
several minutes with his little sister under
his arm. If he had been alone he could
have dropped to the street in comparative
safety, but the child had swooned and was
a dead weight. At last he had to let go his
hold, but he managed to fall in such
way that the little girl fell on top of him.
Both his legs are broken and his spine in
jured He is also terribly burned about
the face and hands by the flames which
surrounded him before he fell The
child is badly burned, but will recover.
The firemen worked heroicaly. Several of
them were detailed to enter the burning
building, which was then veritable fur
mace of fire, and rescue the survivors.
These life-savers plunged into the seething
flames, followed by the pipemen, who kept
playing the hose upon them and upon each
other In this way several lives were
saved After the fire was extingushed
twelve bodies were found burned to d crisp.
Two dodgers are still missing.
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Family Dying From Trichinosis.

TARRNTuM, Pa, December lO-About two
weeks ago the family of Frederick Hans
meyer, wellto-do family Of this vicinity,
ate heartily of a salad, of which raw pork
chopped fine was one of the principal in
gradients. Last Friday week the entire
family, consisting Of the father and mother,
three sons and three daughters, were sud
denly seized with a terrible illness Yes
tcrday Frederick, aged twenty years, died
in great agony. John, the second son, il
now so low that he is not expected to live
through the night, and the rest are at the
point of death
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A FIGHT WITH INDIANS.
Hostiles Surprised at Their Bloody wor
In New Mexico and Driven on.

Hostiles Surprised at Their Bloody Work
In New Mexico and Driven on.
DEMINa, N. NJ, December IA courier
arrived at Silver City lass night with in
formation that Captain Fountain, of Troop
G, Eighth Cavalry, and his scouts had
surprised hostifes on the 9th at Lilies
cabin, three miles southeast of Papi.
noes. The hostiles had murdered
Lille and an old man named
Pryor, and had just set fire to Lilies cabin
when the troops came up. The troops
charged and had lively fight, wounding
several Indians, and it is believed killing
two. They captured fourteen Indian horses,
one mule and all their supplies of beef,
flour and blankets. The Indians dispersed
in every direction. The mountains are
covered with snow, and the weather is
very cold. 1t is believed that the hostiles
are endeavoring to reach Mexico, where
they will seek winter quarters.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-19
The Chinese Must 60,

SACRAMENTO, CAL, December la large
and enthusiastic joint meeting Of business
and workingmen was held here last night
to discuss plan for forcing the Chinese
from the avenues of labor now held by
them. Addresses were made by number
Of prominent citizens, and resolutions were
passed favoring State Convention to
formulate plan for a general movement
all over the State against tire employment
of Chinese
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MORMONISMS DEATH-BLOw.

Edmunds Preparing Bill to Take Charge
of the r operty of the Church.
WASHINGTON, December 10.--It is said
that Senator Edmunds is preparing bill
intended to destroy Mormonism altogether.
1t declares the act of the State of Deseret,
incorporating the church, unconsti-
tutional and void. The temper
al property of the church is to be
placed in charge of trustees, to be appointed
BY the President, who are to wind up its af
be be- applied to public school funds The
property actually used for purposes of
worship is exempted from the operation of
the act. 1t is believed that If passed the
bill will, by depriving the church of it's
temporal power, be the death-blow to
polygamous Mormonism.
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Death of B. Graz Brown.

Or. LOUIS, December l3.-Hon. B. Gratis
Brown died at his residence in Kirkwood,
suburb of this city, this morn
ing. ofpneumo nia, complicated with heart
disease, aged fifty-nine years. Mr. Brown
was 4 prominent figure in the politics of
this State for number of years, and also
earned national renutation. He served
one term in the U. s Senate, and in 1879
was nominated for Vice President Of the
United States on the Greedy ticket.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-19
Sudden Death After Talking on the Subject

New YORK, December n.-Samuel W.
Patchen fell down the stairway of the
Brooklyn club last evening and was in
stantly killed. His neck was broken. He
had just left the parlor, where he had been
engaged in conversation with Judge Pratt
and Senator Pierce on the subject of the
sudden death of Mr.. Vanderbilt Mr..
Patchen was a member of the Stock Ex-
change, wealthy and popular.
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A TERRIBLE CASE.
A Mother and Child Who VIII Both Die
From Exposure to tho Cold.

From Exposure to the Cold.
BURLINGTON, IA, December ia pitiful
case of exposure and suffering was report
ed last night. A party of French Canadians
came to the city on Monday last, consisting
of two men, two women and half dozen or
more children, bare-footed and ragged. The
party were travelling in two COW
cred carts, and had with them
two bears with which the men
gave exhibitions on the streets, while the
women and children solicited aims. The
party were en- route from the North to st.
Louis, and left on Tuesday for the South.
Yesterday two ladies passing along the
road discovered the party encamped in
open tents, about six miles south OF this
city, where one of the women had given
birth to a child, both the infant and mother
lying ON the bare and frozen ground. The
ladies had the mother and child removed
to place Of shelter, but both will undoubt-
eddy die from their terrible exposure
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BEATEN AND ROBBED.

An Old Man Nearly Killed by Robbers,
Who Gained an Entrance by
Strategy.
ROCKFORD, ILL, December 11.-William
Foley, aged sixty, was aroused yesterday
morning early by some one who knocked
and asked for matches He, supposing it
was neighbor who had run short, opened
the door to hand them out, when he was
felled to the floor by blow. Two men
then leaped upon him, pounding
and kicking him about the face and
chest until he became insensble.
They then went through the house, obtain
ing 800 in money and left. Foley was I'M
able to rise from the floor, but crawled on
his hands and knees to the door, which had
been left open, aud managed to attract the
attention of a neighbor by his cries about
sunrise. He is in pitiable condition,
with great cuts and bruises all over his
body, besids some internal injuries. The
doctors fear he can not recover. Foley's
wife was absent from town and he was
alone in the house.
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A Victory for the Mormons.

WASHINGTON, December 1l.-Delegate
Caine, of Utah, this evening received
dispatch from Salt Lake stating that Chief
Justice Zane, in the case of Deputy U. s.
Marshal Vandercook, arrested on the 5th
inst, charged under the Territorial Stat
utes with lewdness, had sustained the Terri
torial law, which makes the offense named
a misdemeanor. This decision, says Dele
gate Game, has direct bearing on large
number of cases of similar kind.
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HARTFORD, CONN, December 1O.-At
meeting of the Executive Committee of the
New England Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton in this city to-day, resolution was
passed in favor of asking Congress to estab-
lish $3.50 per pound duty on all foreign
wrappers imported into the United States.
1t is also probable that the association will
ask the Connecticut Leg stature to memo
rialize Congress in regard to the petition.