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Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
SIXTEEN LIVES LOST.

A Chapter of Accidents Occurring Within
Week in the Vicinity of Connellsville,
Pa, by Which Sixteen Lives Have Been
Sacrificed.
CoNNELLSvILLE, Pa, Feb. 28.-Sixteen
persons were killed by as many different
accidents during last week on the rail-
roads and in the mines in this vic Unity,
being the greatest list of fatalities of a
similar character on record in this State.
Geo. B. Gilman, a trainman on the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, fell on the track in
front of his train in the Connellsville
wards. He was run over and cut in two.
He had been married but few days. His
widow had been also the widow OF Gill
mans brother, who was killed a year ago
in a similar manner, having been married
but a week. The day before Gilman
was killed a car in the irelghO oralh
On tho Southwest railroad jumped the
track while the train was running fifteen
miles an hour near Meyer. The car ran
n the ditch and toppled over against
thigh embankment, killing Peter Pence,
coke burner, who was supposed to have
been stealing a ride. The same day an
unknown man was run over and killed by
an express train on the Bal timore e. Ohio
road near Layton, and James Leslie and
Frank Atkinson were killed in wreck on
the Pennsylvania road near Irwin. John
Evans, a brakeman on the Southwest road
was knocked from car by a bridge and
killed. John Wardley was found the next
morning lying dead on the side of the
same road near Greensburg, he having
apparently been struck by train the
night before. A miner named McAilister
in the Salisbury mines was crushed to
death between two pit wagons on Friday.
Geo. Dernis, aged six years, attempted to
get on moving train at Pemicky on
Monday, was thrown under the wheels
and killed. Chas. Clinenance jumped
from a moving train and was killed.
Willie McCahill, aged seven, tried to
board a Baltimore & Ohio train at Osce-
ola. fell, and his head was severed from.
his body by car wheel. AT
East Conemaugh, Robert Wilson, aged
nineteen, was walking on the railroad
track and was instantly killed by an ex-
press train. A blast in the Port Royal
mine exploded prematurely on Thursday,
and John Smakowski was blown to
pieces. Several others were injured.
Walter Lewis was run over by a freight
train and killed at Johnst own on Wednes-
day. Edward Hncke was crushed be-
tween two freight cars and received in
juries from which he died on Friday
ght. Jacob Rail, while coupling cars
at Huff's Station, was caught between the
b,n, and kiIIad
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS

Tom FORSYTH, son of the Sheriff of Pa
nola county, Texas, was arrested on the
29th for the murder of County Treasurer
Hill. He has confessed.
Hon. joan NJ. HEWITT, Speaker of the
last Arkansas House of Representatives,
died at Mariana on the 29th FROM tle eI =
fects of cancer of the tongue.
THE bill to enable holders of mut1lated
silver coin of smaller denominations than
81 to exchange them for new coin will be
favorably reported from the House Com
mittee on Coinage.
A TRAIN on the ST. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas railroad, was robbed near Kings
land, Ark, on the night of the 2Sth.
D.F. ToMsoN, State master workman of
the Knights of Labor for Arkansas. was
hanged in ef1igy at Forrest City, Ark, on
the oath. The placard reads: "D-n Fool
Tomson and the immortal ten. ID. ID. u.
Condemned and executed by public senti-
ment."
THE Attorney General of Texas has
brought suit against seventy five saloon
keepers of Galveston for failing to take out
State license.
HoN, ROBERT DUNSMUIR, of the British
Columbia Assembly, is charged with trea-
son forIspeaking in favor of annexation to
the United States.
A CYCLONE passed through Cedar Hill in
Robertson county, Tennessee, on the 2oth
destroy ing much property. Several resi-
dences were blown down, but no one was
injured.
NV Ia nf
arrested near Helena, Ark, on the 25th.
Riley and his brother have been running a
saloon without paying government license.
Thew used flat-boat as a place OF busl-
ness and peddled their whisky along the
shores of the counties bordering on the
Mississippi river.
CAPT. JOHN A. WOOD and Harry Brown,
Pittsburg coal operators, are in Washing
ton to enter protest against the erection
of bridges at Natchez and Memphis. The
river men claim that unless the bridges
are built 80 feet above high water mark
and the spans 100 feet apart, they will in
terfere with navigation.
DEPUTY SHERIFF Coy was attacked at
Ell Cuero ranch, Texas, by five bandits. He
killed four of them and badly wounded the
other.
THE French ship Isle de Marthe sank at
New Orleans on the 18th, entailing a loss
of 5000, 900. The Isle De Marthe sailed for
Havre with 4,400 bales of cotton January
Is. She sprung leak when three day S
out, returned to that port, unloaled her
cargo, and went into the Valiette docs
to be inspected and overhauled. When
being raised she suddenly crashed through
the side of the dock and carried it down
with her.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
A NEGRO bully was shot through the
heart at Trenton, KY, on the 25th by
white lad whom he had assanltad

A NEGRO bully was shot through the
neart at Trenton, KY, on the 25th by a
white lad whom he had assaulted.
SPECIAL service of prayer for the re-
covery of the Crown Prince was held by
the imperial family at Berlin on he 26th
FORTY persons were killed and many
wounded by an explosion on the steamer
Julia, plying between Vallejo junction
and South Vallejo, Cal, on the 9th.
IHE submitting of the Mills Tariff bill
to the committee on ways and means on
the 18th was preven ted by delays in the
Government printing office, greatly to the
disappointment of Democratic members
of the committee
MANY houses in the --illage of valtorta,
Italy, were wrecked and their occupants
buried in the ruins by recent avalanche.
troops were employed to aid in disin.
terring the victims. More than a score Of
dead bodies have been recovered.
RAILROAD legislation is becoming a
leading issue ID the Iowa Republican con-
test for delegates to the State conven-
tion.
The Spanish Senate passed bill on the
18th providing for trial by jury.
LONDON political circles are excited over
charges of ballot-box stuffing in a recent
parliamentary election.
The birthday of Prince Ferdinand was
celebrated at Philippopolis on the 26th
with much pompous elaboration.
GLADSTONE made an appeal on the
26th to the electors of Deptford in behalf
of Wilfred Blunt's candidacy for seat
in the Commons.
A MOVEMENT has been started in the
French Chamber of Deputies to pro-
h e.
furnishing war material to foreign pow
erS.
A PRIVATE conference in Washing gton
between ex-United States Senator Platt,
of New York, and Senators Sherman and
Hiscock, Sunday night, has raised po-
litical speculation to the highest pitch.
A Sherman-Hiscock combination is
limited at.
MANAGER LOCKE of the defunct Ma
tional Opera Company was sued by two
of his late employees for issuing worthless
checks. The cases were thrown out on
technicalties, and the irate manager gave
notices of suit for twenty thousand dol
lars damages in each case for false impris-
onment
A SAN RENO correspondent Of the Lon
don Euening Star says the bulletins re-
garding the Crown Prince are entirely de-
lusive. A new growth under the original
one, so located as to make an opera tion
impossible, has been discovered, and it is
not thought that the royal sufferer can
live longer than five months.
A STRIKE of Brotherhood locomotive
engineers and firemen occurred on the
Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy railroad on
the morning of the 9th. A total suspen-
sion of freight traffic immediately ensued,
with no immediate prospect of resump-
ton. Suburban passenger and mail trains
continued to run with reasonable regu-
larity, the latter manned by Brother
hood crews, and the former by mechanics
and officers of the company. On the
whole, the first days battle ended with
the odds in favor of the company.
TEN divisions of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers held a representa-
tive meeting in Pittsburgh, on the even
ing of the 26th, to arrange preliminaries
for holding a grand union meeting in
Nav.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
A SERIOUS LOSS.

Burning of the Missouri Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Fulton-AIl Efforts to Save
the structure Ineffectual-A Loss to the
State of Over $3.50, ,OOO-The Inmates
All Rescued in Safety.
FULTON, No., Feb. 2S.--The Deaf and
Dumb Institution located here was COM
pletely destroyed by fire last evening.
The fire originated in the dome of the
main building in the fifth story, and is
said to have been caused in some way
from the electric wires in that part of the
building. The flames were discovered at
1880 p. M, lust after the pupils had gone
to the study.room for the evening 1t was
first seen by an attendant from the In
sane Asylum as he was passing by.
moment after the discovery the
whole dome was wrapped in flames,
which made it imposs ible to get to the
fire in time to check its progress. Almost
at the same time parties in town saw the
fire and gave the alarm. The professors
first took the 1856 pupils from the burning
building, and when help arrived began to
move the furniture. AS the top of the
building burned away every thing that
could be was removed from below.
At nine O'Clock the main bnilding and
the three wings were a solid mass of
flames. Citizens with powder tried in
vain to blow away the passages that con-
meet two of the wings with the main
building, hoping thereby to save them,
but the heat soon became so intense that
the flames leaped the short space and en-
veloped the whole The citizens have
volunteered to take charge and provide
homes for the 1S5 pupils.
During the progress of the fire hundreds
rfr Ia cf< oh
but were utterly powerless to do any
thing to check the progress of the flames.
The fire is great loss to the State the
building having been erected at a cost of
about $500,000. There was but $45 900 in
surance upon the structure, distributed
among number of companies.
The institution for the education Of the
deaf and dumb was by the Legislature,
FEBRUARY %, 1851, established near Fulton,
upon forty acres of land previously in
cl uded in land set apart for the use of the
State Lunatic Asylum. A dwelling house,
intended to become part of the school
building, was first erected. VIM. n.
Bailey, James K. Shelly, DR.. Alfred
Ryley, James S. Henderson and Chas.
Hardin were the first Commissioners and
VIM. D. Kerr first Superintendent.
The citizens of Galloway County con-
tributed money to erect the school build
ing, and the school was organized therein.
Since that time the Legisl ature has made
appropriations--at different times $780,
000-for building, to purchase lands for a
new location, and for improvements.
Most of the pupils are bene ficiaries Of the
State. The school opened with a few
pupils. but The numbers have steadily in
creased,
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A sACHEL containing the body of
new born babe and a note requesting the
finder to bury the remains, was picked up
near Lexington, Va, recently.
A BILL has been introduced in the
Maryland Legislature to incorporate the
Baltimore Trac tion Company, whose
object is to buy up and consolidate all the
street railways in Baltimore.
CARDINAL GIBBONS, of Baltimore, Md,
intends to make a trip North, leaving
Baltimore onthe ID prox. He will be
present at the dedication of the new ST.
Patrick's Churchn Boston on the 9th.
II. S. HILL, a temperance evangelist
lecturing in Buffalo, N. Y, is charged
with attempted assault on servant and
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. He will be prosecuted.
REV. G. Fl. SCLEH, of Sunbury, Pa, is
accused of bigamy, and warrant for his
arrest vas issued on the 25th.
A CONSTABLE and his deputy were shot
dead while executing a search warrant at
Mansfield, o., on the c5th. The assassins
were arrested and lodged in Jail.
PROSECUTOR HULING was knocked down
and beaten by defendant in the Ohio
tally-sheet frauds trial at Columbus, o.,
on the 18th. The assault was entirely un-
provoked.
THE doffers in the American Linen
Mills, Fall River Mass. struck work on
the morning of the 25th, being dissatisfied
with the advance recently granted them.
This was the third strike at these mills
within a week.
HARRY HAYWOOD, the leading "gentle-
man rider" of America, was buried in
Baltimore Md, on the 25th. 1t was the
largest funeral that ever took place from
st. Pau,'s Protestant Episcopal Church.
A MILWAUKEE (Wis.) fresco painter
shot and killed his wife and then COM
mitted self-murder on the 25th. Extreme
poverty and family trouble were the in
centives. Three infant children were
lef to the cold charities Of the world.
THE Nicaragua Canal bill was passed in
the Senate on the 9th.
A REGULAR blizzard, with bitter cold
weather and snow, visited Tennessee on
the 26th
THE relations between Senator Voor-
hees, of Indiana, and Secretary of the In
terror Villas are somewhat strained.
THE Lewiston (Me.) Journal saws that
one third Of the churches in Maine are
closed for lack of support.
AGENTS of NJ. Pasteur have sailed for
New South Wales to exterminate the
rabbit pest by incubation with hem
cholera microbes.
ALLnew from San Reno concerning
the Crown Prince is transmitted to the
Emperor through Prince Bismarck.
CHARLES E. BAUM, of Miamisburg, O.,
was fatally shot on the morning of the
9th in a duel with glars, who got OF
with 500, taken from the safe.
SIXTEEN persons lost their lives in as
many accidents in the vicinity OF Con-
nellsyille, Pa, during the week ending
February 20.
SrEUBE, the defendant in the Ohio
tallv- sheet forgery cases, was arraigned
on the 9th for contempt of court in max
ing an assault on Prosecuting Attorney
Huling on the 25th.
A NEW YORK grain broker, who had lost
heavily. visited Green wood Cemetery on
the 26th. and committed suicide at the
grave of his children
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
A Profitless Prosecution Resulting In
Damage Suits.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The trial of
Charles E. Locke, manager of the Ma
lonal opera. charged with issuing worth :
less checks, came off in the police court
here yesterday. E. l. Sylvia, one OF the
complaining witnesses and the German
tenor, testified that Locke had given him
a check for $500 last Monday, to be pre-
sented in bank on Wednesday, and that
when he presented it on Thursday there
were no funds to Locke's credit
In bank to meet it. Mrs. Pierson. another
complaining witness, testified that Locke
had given her a worthless check in Nor
folk, Va.
Judge Smell here dismissed the case,
saying that Mrs Piers on should have
brought suit in Norfolk, and that in Syl-
vas compla'n mt the elements necessary 10
constitute fraud were missing.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
General Master Workman Powdcrly in
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-I5 is reported on ex-
celent authority til at General Master
Workman Powderly arrived in the city at
an early hour this morning and proceeded
to the Grand Pacific, where he held pro-
Ionged interview with Chief Arthur.
Later they called upon Mr.. Stone, and
after short interview they returned to
the hotel. Powderly's name does not ap-
pear upon the register, but the clerks will
not denv that he is in the house. "A prom
inent official of the Knights is response
BILE for the assertion that there il no feel
ing between that organization aud the
Brotherhood, aud the Knights in the en-
ploy of the Burlington will 90 out to 2
man if ordered. This statement is sig
nificant, n in view of the fact hat the Bu, :
lington had been anticipating recruits
from the ranks of the striking Roosing
Knights.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

MOVEMENT has been inaugurated in
BOSTON to erect monument to wendell
pbiIIips bv popular subscription.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

ONE Of the jurors in the Ohio tally
sheet frauds tTia's went on a drunk on
tbe 18th ant n ssitated a postpone
ment Of the trial for the day.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

o,-,-. c.fod;4opians met with defeat in
the parliamentary vacancy eiection In
the Doncaster district.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

THE constab,e5 who arres ted the whole
sale liqror dealers at Des Moines, Ia, and
then released them, have been indicted
for receiving bribas.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

NR. ERAsrUs WnIAN delivered an ex-
hsustive address on the evening Of the
9th. on the sui jectof Commercial Union
with Canada"
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
Coupilea from Various Sources.

FRANCISCO belle was presented
y ''As Victoria on the oath at draw
ing-room reception
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

THE National Opera COMPANY, Charles
F. Locke, manager, disbanded at Wash
ington on II 2lth The losses for the
season arc sla.,d to be 100000.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

IT Il stated that the Government of
Bulgaria has firmly resolved to reject any
nrorosal to dethrone Ferdinand. even
il such proposal b supported by the
povvorc
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

GFaEGa ". LIBBY, in letter to Rich
mond (Va.) newspapers, writes pathetica-
" about th= removal of the old Libby
prison 10 Ch.ca o, AMI its conversion in to
n p,urnun,
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

IHE mine inspectors report shows that
io' 'he year 1887 there were in the second
aulhracIte district of Pennsylvania So
iatal and Il nom fatal accidents, leaving
4 WIDOWS and GO orphans. One employe
"as M. ed to every 26l employed, and one
lolHred to every % employed. There was
an increase of $4,000 tons mined over the
pEodNct Of 1856.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

% UN 'he I'D the Democratic National COM
da. dee met in Washington and fixed the
,0 u meeting of the National Dem
t'"'c Tt convention foc July 3. Invita-
uons from New York, Cincinnati, Chi
vaso, st. Louis and San Francisco were
Is9eH'eu rI and the claims of the several
ra r"e7' 10 the honor of entertaining the
o'sn''on were ably urged by repre-
,ai I'a'iVes from each. Ten ballots were
nntH' "hen the onvention adjourned
I,. ~ 25d with San Francisco leading
n ,ne blowing vote: San Francisco. II;
Cieago' 10; st. Louis, IA; New York and
~"cinnati out of the race,
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

THE newspapers of Madrid state that
The Duke of Montpensier has notified the
government hat he will return to Spain
Notwithstanding Prime Minister Sa-
gastas warning.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

Mr.. NJ F. FOWLER AMI his sister,
Miss Clara +. Fowler, have notified the
City Council Of Concord, n. H., of their
intent ons TO ! resent the city with pub
lie library building.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

IT is said tina the Pres dent favored the
selection Of Chicago for the location of the
Democratic National convention, and said
It must not 20 to San Francisco. This an
tagonzed a majority of the committe
and Frisco, seeing that hor chances were
gonr swung 70 st. Louis under the lead
ersAp Of NJ. Gorman.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

JUDGE SAGE, If the United States Cir
SUI Court at Cincinnati. has refused an
W0et To remove Ben E. Hopkins from
.Ie county jail 10 his home, where he
M'ant die surrounded by his family, stat
az 'hat i was the duty of the court to
r4gcaJe tue law and pl lotect the general
PuoHc rather than TO consi ider the com
iort of individuals.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

pR AclfIYNN SEM cable message in
Aal n 20 Roma On the 18th. 1t is said
10 have been addressed TO friends there
VINO have been working in his interest al
along The doctor does not want to re-
enter tho priesthood. but wants, and ex-
poets to have. the ban upon him removed,
ana see mis- enemies i'll the church hum
bled.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

A DISPATCH from San Reno states thai
the Crown Prince is using a new tube in
his throat, which was especially made for
him in Eng and, and that better results
follow from its nse.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

AT the twenty first annual exhibition
of the American Water Color Society,
held at the New York Academy of De-
signs tile Evans prize of $500 was
awarded to Horatio Walkers "Evening.n
Mrs. Frank Lesle's prize Of $500 was
awarded to J. Alden Wier's Christ
masU
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

!, FOUR Cinnamon arrived at Boston on
~ ,,e -o1 from Liverpool. on the steamer
ial.onlsan. iu They all had passports show
tus mat they had been in this country
nei're' but the paper held by one of them
s"9 h't properly filled out. He will be
hhep' ON board tie steamer until his case
90 1s' I,e "een passed upon by the authorities
ar j. "ashington. His companions were
allowed to land.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

HE Legislature Of Marviand was con
Sdefaoy excited on the 23d over the dis
GoVeiy mat bill bad slipped through the
mouse and been sent to the Senate con-
'%.hInS job by which a high Federal
oDc'ai was to receive a fortune at the ex-
PeHSe OF private citizens. The bill was
recalled and very ma e~ially modified.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03
THE c. B. & Q. STRIKE.

The Brotherhood Engineers and Fireman
of the Chicago, Burlington & On ncv SyS-
tenn, Being Denied Their Demands,
Leave Their Engines to be Run as Best
They May-The Company's FIRST Days
aria
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

THE Government printing office investi-
cation was resumed on the 23d, Public
Printer Benedict being on the stand.
Statements very damaging to his dead
predecessor were made by Mr.. Benecict.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

A Chapter of Accidents Occurring Within
Week in the Vicinity of Connellsville,
Pa, by Which Sixteen Lives Have Been
Sacrificed.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-03

SIR Henry BURKE, who owns est ates at
WOodfOrd, Ireland, has agreed to the plan
offered by his tenants, and settlements
have been made in accordance with it to
the satisfaction of all. Only Lord Clan
ricardo and Mrs. Lewis now hold out in
that district aganst their tenants.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-11
A wARNING.

The modes of deaths approach are
various, and statistics show conclusively
that more persons die from diseases of
the Throat and Lungs than any other
II Is probable that everyone, without ex-
ception, receives vast numbers of Tuber-
Gle Germs into the system and where
these germs fall upon suitable soil they
start into life and develop, at first slowly
as Is shown by slight tickling sensa
ton In the throat and If allowed TO con-
inuc their ravages they extend to the
ungs producing Consumption and to the
Aead, causing Catarrh. Now all this is
dangerous and ii allowed TO proceed will
in time cause death. at the onset you
must act with promptness; allowing a cold
to go without attention is dangerous and
may lose you your life. AS soon as you
feel that something is wrong with your
Throat, Lungs or Nostrils, obtain a bot
tie of Boschee's German Syrup. 1t will
tive you Immediate relief