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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-12-23
WHAT WILL PRINTERS Dog
A Type. Setting Machine That ls
. Success
0ns lfan Can Do - Much werk with 10
% Ten the Old Way.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE first book
printed BY type set by the new type
machine, owned BY parties In this
city, has just made its appearance in
the market. The company was organised
year or more CO. but has been q year
setting ready to manufacture the ma
chimes in considerable quantities. They
had first to make the tools with which to
mako the mac ines. N " that this 10
the hundred. One lot of over hundred
machines ,s now being made. They will
cost somewhere from $3.50 to 35OO ap ece,
but will enable one man to do tue work OF
ten In type setting. Tney work like type
writer, only that they can I've worked ut
q higher rate II speed. The operators on
the machines now being used can produce
type at tue rate Of sixty words minute,
aud with increased experience they expect
to get cons derable higher rate. This
means, toe friends Of the machine say,
that from three to six men will be able to
set up the type for the ordinary daily
paper. Tue machine CASTS the type line
at time, and when the paper Is
pri tod the type are melted down and
The metal used aga tbs next day.
Tnere ha, been in the past twenty years q
wonderful Increase in the facilities for pro-
ducing newspapers with great rap dity IN
every departme : except type settiug. In
thus department. the o.d systems have con-
tinued to prevail until now, but If tbs ma
Gu. ne does what Is CLAIMED ,or 1t 1t will
prove wonderful t me saver IN this par
ticular auu enab The publisher to lay
She news smoking hot before his readers
within few IN nu 81 after the actual &C.
currence which it describes.
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NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.

About Thirty People at Kokomo More or
Less Burned d-HOw the lnsidious Materi.
al Caught Fire.
KoKoMo, IND, Dec. 17.-An explosion of
natural gas occurred at Well No. 2 Of the
Kokomo Natural Gas and OH Company
about 1880 p M, from which thirty five
men had narrow escape from death. Tue
we'll had drilled into the sand last night
and sh t down. Work commenced tns
morn ng to drill deeper, the volume of
gas increasing all the me- Notwith tand-
ing the warning 70 keep out o the incos.
ure 1t WAS filled with spectators. The dri
had been Withdrawn, followed by terri.
bic gush OF LAS which iguited, exploding
with terrific force, set ny fire TO the der
rick. How any one escaped alive is mirac-
uious. About tuirty were more or less burn
ed, the following being the most serious;
Adolphus Picket. Hon. J. N. Loop, Ira l. lne-
Geo. stewart, John DAILY, Milo Maull n,
Walter Hockett, Mar ron Price, Blake
Ream, Fred George, Dave Frazee, Josh
Brown, Mr.. Uts.er, Mr.. Hawkins and Lon
Leeds, most OF whom are badly burned
about tue face and hands. The explosion
Is supposed to have been caused by fire in
a forge within the inclosure, winch was
thought to be out. The machinery nd
derricks are burning. Tue gas is now
burning from the well with force to show
1t to bs q great producer.
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WITH SWORDS,

Genuine Duel IN . Chicago Park--Both
the Participants Wsunded-Evsry Thins
. Myntsry.
> CHICAGO, Dea 1A-A duel With swords
vas fou ,ht this morning In Humboldt
Park. A little before seven O'Clock two
closed carriages entered the park through
the south entrance. Each carriage con.
tained q principal with his second and
surgeon. They were DIR ven TO the
western end OF the park. where
they alighted and concealed. them.
serves behind . clump OF treea The
arrangement being completed, the princi.
pals each drew Q shining saber. and he
contest began. Soon both were wounded.
One rcce yea . sword thrust through the
breast, and bis oppOn mt was cut aero 8
the face. and will probably bear the scar
for some time. With this drawing oe
blood the duelists seemed to be sat-
ished, for thew quickly put into their
carr. ages, which were rapidly driven
to the nearest drug. store: There tho
wounds were dressed, and the duel
its, again in the carriages. were rapidly
driven out Of sight. Circumstances point
10 the editor of Q pharmaceutical journal
and young medical student as the pr. n.
cipalsL 1t 10 said the cause of the. affa r
was d slute as to the hand Of young
lady. A policeman was = distant spsc-
t:tor OF the fight, but was too dumfound-
ed to attempt an interference. Tue drug
glst declined absolutely to refer to the sub
ioct.
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WITHOUT SYSTEM.
The Chloers Of the Steamer J. n.
White Severely Criticised.
they Escape to the shore. Leaving the
Passengers 70 their Fate.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1h-There Is Q gen.
eral dispos tion to criticise the officers Of
the steamer White for some of the loss of
life by the late horror The Times Democrat
complains that with the exception OF the
third clerk. Callahan, aud the sailor-man,
Pierson, there was none of the exhibition
OF heroism on the part Of the officers usual
In cases Of that nd. The Hcovune com.
ments on the fact that so many lives should
have been lost on . vessel tied to the
shore. It says most Of the officers
and large portion of the crew made
good their escape: but the passengers, ex-
cept few men In the forward CABIN, were
were swallowed up in in ths hp depths Ssosi OF tho S
great river. The delay in Civ ng . general
alarm, the supreme confusion wnic0 reig
Cd, the absolute absence Of any adequate
precautions for saving life at such Time,
tenn to ASSIST or provide for the escape Of
the ne ,pless passengers make up . most de-
plorabls picture On passen ger ships at
see there is systematic provision
to fight fire; but on the great stesm-
no dist ngu shed advance upon ancient
method and catastropnes liks tbs write
IN turid characters the necessity for some-
thing better in steamboat conflagrations
than to trust to the gailantry and hero sm
Va Ahuivh'uuiS. AuoIo 10 SERIOUS conn CT
as to wLen the alarm was sounded. Ths
eng neer says that the bell was lung tue
moment the fire was discovered. The cur.
penter, Bolson, says that it was thought
that the flames could be extinguished by
the pumps, aud not until it " as fouud
that this was impossible was the a arm
given. The entire ves,e. was i'll flames
within three or four m nutes of the first
alarm, SO the flames must have got con.
slderable ..eadway before the b,ll was rui z.
10 this fatal de ay tue loss of life vas due.
There Is still u wide difference of Op n on
as to the number OF lives lost. The Picdv.
Ine estimates it at tn rty; tue 1lmes.
democrat at forty-twO and Captain Muse,
the CO... mander Of the White, at only tif-
teen. 1t will never bs known; there are no
books Or records ~ hatever of The number
OF negro deck passengers. Captain F,o, d
was another hero Of The horror. Nearly
sil the passengers whose lives were saved
owe 1t TO hlm. No nutice had been gwen
TO the sleeping passengers Of tue fire, when
captain Flos q, meeting the third cierK,
Callaha suggested that they undertake
the task. Stale engineer h. G. Brown, 3.
L. James, super. n tendent Of the State pen.
itentiary, and all of tue passengers say they
were awakened q from their sound siumbers
by Flo}d aud Callahan, who knocked
at every door. Callahan escaped with
dmcu ty, but Wash Floyd was drowned
whilel within short distance OF the shore.
de was seen struggling with the waves, aud
cried out to those on shore: my God
Can't you help met" No one ventured to
do SO. He sank cwice rose and appea led
tw.ce for help, but hs was so near the burn
ing boat that no assistance could be render
ou MIN,
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REMARKABLE CASE.

A Young Man Living With Bullet In His
Brain-The Other Man Acquitted.
CARRoLLroN, KY., Dec. 18-Albert MUIR
ray, who was shot In the brain by Paschal
Baxter at Worthwhile, this county, No.
yember 2S, is sti | alive aud d ing we'll.
The ball was fired from a 3S.caliber
pistol. It entered the forehead above
and to the right Of the left eye
and went straight back-no one knows
how far. The wound was probed about
four inches. He resis and sleep, we'll, has
a good appetite. IS able to dress himself,
and Is apparently recovering. He has
never been unco cious, except for few
moments just after he was shot. Baxter,
who did the shooting, b s just had pre-
linn nary hearing before Ju Itice A.bury
Ames and was acquitted on the ground Of
self efensc. However, he was fued $3J
for carrying q concealed pistol.
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camels' har, as soft to the touch rs silk.
The inevitable foot plating is dispensed
with and the long Grecian drapery reaches
from belt to hem. At the left side, the skirt
parts, revealing q wide panel Of Roman
plaided plush in colors Of ruby, moss green
and gold. There is q full drapsry at the
back, and the pointed bodice 10 cut away to
show q French half-vest Of the plush,
fastened at intervals down either side, with
enameled Roman buttons whose tinted de-
vices repeat the colors Of the plaid. The
sleeves are trimmed to match, and as suits
is Tyrolean hat of golden fawn- colored
felt, faced with the Roman velvet, and
trimmed with loops Of Pcot velvet ribbon
with tropical bird set in their midst.
Most Of the draperies upon winter COS
tunes are arranged to fall nearly, If not
quite, to the loot Of the skirt, leaving the
sides open, revealing countless novel effects
in panel adorning The front drapery is
adjusted by means Of extra deep plaits,
some of which fasten to the belt, 80 high
are they raised.
Apropos of colors, heliotrope is likely to
again become the rage this winter. The
trained dress will fall in supcrb unbroken
folds, but there will be much pains ex.
pended upon the adorning Of the oorsage,
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One Morusa Bishop Deserts utah VITA
H'a Legal wife, Leaving Three Families
BehlnA. e
OoDsS, UrAH, Dec. 9-The Utah problem
appears to be slowl approaching solution,
and the indications point toward the grad.
alcollapse Of the institution Of poly gamy.
Last spring Lester Herrick, . wealthy
bishop in the church, owning . large
amount Of real estate, and resid M
In this city, suddenly went West
on . trip to the coast Spring and
summer pas. cd, but Bishop Herrck still
tarried, and - he had four wives Il began
70 b suspected that, not hav ng the fear
OF the Lord" before him. aud greatly dr. ad.
Ing the U. Marshal, . had tsken to the
underground" Recently the Bishop 70.
rations for the removal Of his legal wife
and his household goods to California. A
very short sojOurn in Ogden sufficed to
complete his arrangements, and he has
now departsd for his new home, leaving
behind b m three separate families. for
whom, however, be has literally provided.
Those II the church profess to be.isve that
Herrick will return to his old home when
Things are more settled, but the facts have
beco me known that he has left bis property
that sale Of one city lot has recently
been effected, and that the gentleman has
become the owner Of an estate in soutbern
California There 10 no doubt that Bishop
Herrick has permanently left Utah and
the Church, and that IL any deception / a.
been practiced the Church Is the subject Of
It. Bishop Herrick WAS we'll liked by his
GENTLE fellow-citixens and possessed their
confidence; he IL . man OF more
than average ability, shrew
and ho; orable in his dealings.
L. was daughter Of Bishop Herrick whom
members Of his own chu ch endeavor to
comp omise with Judge Powers, in order
that the Judges character might be black.
entd; but the plan reacted upon the head
yicted Of perjury and 4 now serving out q
be- N happily married to Gentle. Another
is ai.o uperintendent Of the Utah Central
railway. declined about . year ago to
''live" his religion, on the occasion
OF his having to plead to an in.
tation. Guilty" said Mr.. Suarp,
''and l promise to obey the law in future
and TO urge others to do likewise" where
upon sentence was suspended, and 30 was
BIS op Sharp from his bishopric in the
Mormon Church. A few more such ex-
ambles as these and the crumbing edifice
will t0ttsr to its fall The hiding away of
John Taylor to escape trial under md ct
ment, and the baii-jumpiug of George @.
Cannon, first and second Presidents Of tue
Church. respectively, are causing much
unfavOrable comment among the more in
teiligent Mormons.
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FASHION LETTER.


otyllsh winter Fabrics Elegant Effects -
Their Making Up-.Hell0trOpe the Load
Ing Color for This Winter.
tlsow York Special Correspondenoe.1
All indications point to IN iirmense ana
unprecedented success Of woole. costumes
In tweed, chcvlot, wool-armurcs and tn
cots, fancy meltons, camels' hiir goods,
home-spun fabrics and ribbed and stYfpsS
materials In rich combinations Of color.
There are also countless lines Of shaggy
fabrics In boucle, frise frappe and bourette
effects, many Of these showing the long
popular "heather" mixtures, but appearing
this season in unique and beautiful weaves
fresh from foreign looms, which secure
them place among the 'high novelties"
Of the present gorgeous exhibit Of winter
goods. In making up these stylish fabrics,
the most refined elegance In efR, ct, and the
most perfect degree Of mechan cal skill In
execution, are sought Suits Of homespun
come first in the rank Of simple tailor style
for utility purposes, these generally Of ono
fabric alone, and with no other linin than
machinestitched edges and rows Of
handsome buttons. This fabric 10 o
rough-surfaced wool, either plainly woven,
or in wide diagonals, or otherwise -
woven In blocks or stripcA The stylish
navy blue diagOnals, and other serges worn
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AGED 13o.
A Colored Woman Said to Have Been
born In 1850, Dies In Indian Territory.

A Colored Woman Said to Have Been
Born In 1850, Dies In Indian Territory.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. ia letter from Sas-
sakawa, Seminole Nation, Indian Territory,
gives an account Of the death there on the
9Th inst. of Mrs. Susanna Warren, perhaps
the old st person in the United States,
II not in the world. She was born ia the
1850, d teen years before the Ameri.
cans coucsived the idea of national
Independence. She was born a slave and
" as The property Of Spanish masters until
1918, when sne with 9th r Spanish slaves
hsd II ON tue town Of Pensacola when II
was taken by General Jackson. She lived
In the Sem mole country from then until
the second treaty OF peace " th the Semi
nOies, when she was regard. d as Their com.
mon properly and was removed with them
70 the Ind. an Teri. tory.
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Heroic Attempt 10 Rescue,

DETROIT. Dec. ia special to tho Free
Press from Armada says: The truit evap-
ora.or OF John H. Stump caught fire soon
after midnight last ght. Miss Eliza.
beth Stump, aged twenty-five, . sis
ter Of the proprietor, was asleep in the
building at the time. When stump ar
rived on the scene he raised . ladder
and heroically tried to rescue her, but
WAS beaten back by the flames. which burst
through the window. throwing him to the
ground. He was picked up lnseusib,e with
. fractured hip and q terrible cut in his
head. Nothwll hstand ng the efforts Of the
workmen the bui ding was completely con-
sumed. This morning the body Of Miss
Stump was taken from tn, ruins burned
beyond recognition.
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A Boy Who Saved q schoons,.

Sr. JOHN, N. B., Dec l5.-The schooner
Emily j. White has been navigated into
this port by lad named Patterson, who
was the only person aboard Of her. The
mate was knocked overheard by the main.
bonn, and Captain Patterson put of to his
rescue. but was too late to save him, and
when he turned to row back to the schooner
she had disappeared. The lad on the
schooner stood at the wheei all day aud all
night, skillfully navigating her clear OF
dangerous points, and finally made this
harbOr.
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and an oddly shaped French jacket Of the
velvet opens over vest Of pale yellow Kid,
embroidered with heliotrope beads.
Very dark heliotrope plush is made into
the elegant French surtouts and Russian
pelsses to be worn this winter. Push and
velvet redingotes fitting the form very
closely, are to be highly favored next sea
son. Many ladies, however, who wish to
display their gowns, prefer the short
French coats Of seal or plush, these
decorated with bands of beaver. blue
fox, bear skin or Grecian lynx. These
jaunty coats are also made Of rough
cloth Of every sort and shade.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION,
Telegraph Company Can Not Limit Its
Liability tor Negligence.

A Telegraph Company Can Not Limit Its
Liability tor Negligence.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. l5.-Judgs Barclay this
morning rendered decision in the suit Of
District Attorney Bliss against the Balti.
more & Ohio Telegraph Company. Mr..
Bliss delivered dispatch to the Baltimore
q Ohio Company to be forwarded to
client in Chicago. appointing a meet ng
with him there. The suit " as for failure
to promptly forward aud denver the dis.
patch. The COMPANY, for a defense. rested
upon the stipulati0ns rec. ted in the regu-
lations and conditions printed ON Tue back
Of the dispatch blanks, including the fol.
lowing: The company shs not he Liable
for mistakes or delays in the transmits ON
or delivery, or for the non-delivery of any
unrepeated message whether happening by
the negligence Of its servants, or otherwise,
beyond tho amount received for se d.
ing the same" The Court says upon that
po mt: IAN that need now he stated con-
Germ ng such stipulation is that in SO far
as 1t seeks to exempt the telegl aph com.
pany from the consequences Of its own
negligence it is against public policy and
entirely void anu of no effect. There will,
therefore, be finding IN favor of the
plaintiff"
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The Dow Law Constitutional.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. l6.-The Supreme
Court this morning, all the judges present,
rendered decision declaring the Dow law
constitutional. Tue cases will be reported.
but the opinions will not be ready until
the court meets in January. The ~ lsbus
In the cases will not be ready until the
court reconvenes next month. Justices
Owen and Foliett dissent from the ma
jority IT the court. The CUES ,ers have
been saying that Judge Owen would con-
cur in the decision ho ding the law consti-
tulional in all its parts
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Family Poisoned Win Rat Poison.

CHICAGO, Dec. l0.-At South Evanston
this morning all the members of family
named Yates were poisoned at breakfast.
The family consists of the mother, two
children and a servant. Each was taken
violently i'll Immediately after eating. To-
night the lives of Mrs. Yates and the old
est child. girl of four years, are despaired
family is found to have been mixed with
rat poison. The poisoning is not believed
to have been accidental, but no person Is
definitely suspected.
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Captured by the German Army.

GALENA, ILL, Dec. l7.-Charles Stuben-
dyck, German, came to this country .
few years 60 and settled in Plattesville,
Wis, where he embarked in bust ess. He
returned to Germany recently to visit re a.
tives, and word uas since been received by
in this city and Piattssviiie,
from Stubendyck's friends abroad, TO the
effect that he was arrested by German au-
thorities on his arrival in that country
and is now being compelled to do service in
KING Williams army.
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TIE city council of Vincennea, Ind, 10 In
dilemma. The city treasurer is charged
with being defaultsr to the amount Of
$4,000 and refuses to resign, and council 10
powerless to remove him. His bondsmen
have been released from liability BY the
Circuit Court Judge.
CuAs. MASON was stabbed by Warren
Townsend, twslvs-ysar-old playmate, at
Evansville, Ind.
PAUL GRoTTKAU, recently tried for In.
citing the Milwaukee Garden riots, sd.
dressed 1900 psopls In Milwaukee on the
18th. bitterly attacking the authorities and
press.
Bos Oh One Price Clothing.houss, at Mn
peapolis, burst open the safe, secured
ts,6oo in cash, and took large quantity Of
ane fur goods
CITIZENS Of Warrington have subscribed
fund OF e500Oo to insure payment Of
prizes and expenditures for The National
Drill and Encampmsnt. The driu will bs
held the last week in Nay, 1857.
THE price Of gas at F.ndlay has been rs-
ducsd 70 twenty-five cents per month per
stove, and churches frsa
A yIRs ut Attioa, O., on the loth, de,
stroysd the principal business block Of the
town. The losses were about 100000.
BY . collision on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, Conductor 7. 2. Greer
had both lsgs cut oa, aud thrss tramps
who were stealing ride, were killed.
Ex-G0vERxoR CHAnLm II. CnosswnLL, Of
Michigan, " dead.
ELLIS Lross committed suicide u n
diapapoiis on the u b.
Boz Les fractured the skull of Len .Pay..
ton during . row st Danvll {. ~.
honBhf KBILy. ex-trsasurer Of Lawraneo
County. Ind. acknowledge hinsslR ~.
fsulfsr, pnd has nsds - assignqsaH.
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-Four Prisoners Escape,

MCNcIE. IND, Dec. l8.-As the wife Of
Sheriff Millen was feeding the prisoners in
the Jail last evening one of them knocked
the dishes from her hand. leaped rough
the small door and knocked the woman
down. Three others followed him, and
togo ther they rushed upon the sheriff
nnt, nn Ges' hs poannea an" xckea ss nm
One has since been captured but the others
are at large. The sheriff has three ribs
broken and is otherwise seriously hurt.
There were twelve prisoners in the Jail, all
of whom were armed " th clubs, and it IL
supposed . general Jail delivery was
planned.
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A DREAMER's ADVENTURE.

He Jumps or a Train and Scnres the
Watchers by n Pittsburgh Corpse.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. l6.-John J. Fox. of st.
Paul, Mimi, was a passenger ON the Chi.
cago limited, due in this city at 4 a. m.
just as the train was passing through AL.
legheny he imagined some one was at
tempting to rob him. He jumped of the
train, " hich was going at full speed, and
was drag .ed about ff con feet to Irwin
avenue. He was covered with blood from
cuts ON the head, and pick ng himself up,
ran nto the residence Of James Lockhart,
who died at one O'Clock tn morning, al
most 8 airing the life out of the watchers
by this sudden and unexpected appearance.
Hs was taken to the Allegheny Hosp tai,
where his injuries were dressed, after which
he left for New York.
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A ccnvIct conissses 4 Murder.

MICHIGAN CITY, ND, Dec. l6-John AL.
exsnder, convict serving two years in
the Northern prison, attempted to commit
suicide to-day. He was resu ,citated, and
in Montgomery this spring. He 50 d the
crime had been preyi 6 upon his MUD un-
til lie be anne unendurable, aud that he is
glad tnat he has made the truth known.
The murdered man was placed on the all
road track, aud 1t has bsen heretofore sup
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Row fhout Prohibition.

CENrRALIA, ILL, Dec. l8.-At Odin q row
occurred between saloon keepers and tenn.
perance people. Mayor Forth'ng struck
M. f. Drum. editor Of the Journal and Pro-
hibiti0n Battle Axs. Drum used Forthing
up badly. The friends Of eacn side gather
ed, when = pitched fight was narrowly
avoided. A warrant will be issued against
the Mayor