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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02
CENTENNIAL MEETING.
Spirited Meeting Held saturda ~ Afternoon
Committee Appointed.

Spirited Meeting Held Saturday Afternocr
Commit tteo Appointed.
A large meeting was held Saturday after
noon of persons interested in the coming
centennial celebration. Mayor o. S. Kel
ley presided over the meeting, and
Judge z. G. Dial served in his usua
capacity as secretary. A committee con-
sisting of r l.. Holman and William
Whitley were appointed TO visit Colum-
bus to get the space laid of for the
Clark county exhibits. A circular was
read from the general secretary OF the cen
tennial board, calling upon the county COM
mittees to furnish him with q detailed list
of all articles to be exhibited. This matter
was thoroughly discussed, and II was de-
cided that all persons having articles to ex
hibit should make out q list Of the same and
ile it with the county secretary. The next
meeting will be held in two weeks In the
east county building, and full turnout is
desired. The meeting Saturday was the
most spirited of any yet.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02
Compressed Ga. for Car Lighting.

1t has been urged that the use of com
pressed gas for lighting cars is attended
with the danger of the gas exploding in
the event of collision The imaginary
nature of this danger was shown by the
recent accident Oh the Philadelphia and
Reading. where an escape Of compressed
gas from leaky hose simply burned for a
few moments without any explosion.
Experience in Germany has been of q
similar nature. and u recent collision near
Brkenhead. Eng. between two trains Lit
with compressed gas was unaccompanied
by any explosion. At the time of the col
iision between the Hoylake and Mersey
tunnel trains the gas In the latter was
alIght The gas cylinders of the smashed
coaches were taken from the debris and
tested to a pressure Of $50 pounds per
square inch. and they were found to be
entirely uninjured beyond few severe
dents The gas fittings of the remaining
po<tions Of both trains had not suffered
in the least through the collision. and,
with the exception OF those in the smashed
cars. not single lamp glass was broken
in either train Scientific American
The prohibition party ia rather inconsist-
ent IL will neither take beer nor take
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02

A foater was found In the Ohio River at
Portsmouth Friday, which the Cincinnati
papers announce as having been identified
as George McKemery, of Springfield, Ohio.
No such name appears in the directory.
BE Is short, about 40 years old, sandy
naoustache and COATES and reddish hair.
The little finger is of the right hand.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02
m. Flr.. Jury TrI.I in police court.

1he First Jury Trial In Police Court.
The first jury trial ever held since the
creation OF the Springfield police court is in
progress today. 1t is the case of the city
against Mike Flanagan, or Conway, ss be
today announced his name to be, charged
with gambling at Toles's place. His at
torney. }. X Mower, esq. demanded bill
OF Information, Ia Cincinnati. and jury.
The following jury was impaneled: George
ZoiIinger, Isaac Candy, Charles Castle,
Charles Shaffer, Philip Thompson. Lawson
Speaks, Sam Lafferty, George Hickman.
The trial was commenced at O'Clock,
and at noon was adjourned till p. III.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02
ANOTHER MEDAL.


Ar. J. Thomson Wardsr Produces One,
Which Was Plowed Up IN HIS Field.
Mr.. J. Thomson Warder has in his pos
session badge or medal, a relic of the
campaign of 1880. Il is In order for these
old emblems to come forth now, and they
are coming in great shape.
The one which Mr.. Warder exhibited in
the REPUBLIC Office today, was plowed up
in q field, on his farm,s few
years ago. Ii Is OF brass and about the
sixe OF two-cent coin. On one side is a
p>cture OF q steam boat and the following
inscription: "Steam Boat Van Buren,
Loco Foco line--For Salt River tirect.n
On the reverse side is cut Of the presi-
dental candidate and the inscription, ma
1or General William Henry Harrison, born
February Q. 17T3."
II Is probable that the medal had lain In
the ground ever since that campaign, and
just now comes up in good shape for duty
again.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02
Tn. ~Keester" was stolen and Recovered

John Kennedy, Columbus gentleman on
his way home from Chicago. had bis valise
stolen from the O. l. & w. waiting room
Saturday afternoon, by some colored man.
The officers were at once notified Of the
theft aud started in search Of the stolen
property. The thief was tracked out the
Bee Line track some distance, and the va
lise found along the track some distance
out. The grip had couple of shirts ex-
tracted, but excepting those, the contents
were intact Officer Greaney got onto the
track of the man but could not catch up
with him.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02
Funeral Of Charles Tempt.

The remains of Charles Temple, former
ly boss painter. in this city, and who died
Saturday In Kansas City, will arrive here
this evening at o'clock. The funeral ser
vices will take place from the First Presby-
serixn church Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock. Interment at Ferncliff. Friends
invited
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02
The Patrol House.

The report of the patrol house for the
month of June Is as follows: Number of
arrests. 76; runs. 81; miles run. 2l9; acci-
dents, 6; dead, 1; sick, 8.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02

One fare for the round trip to Chicago
and return. July Sd and 4th, to return July
7th, via o. l. Il w. railway. c. l.. Hill
leary, ticket agent
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02

The Mark Hopkins Memorial fun,
amounts to $50, 600.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02

Tony Hart Is hopelessly insane in the
Worcester asylum.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02

Try Beatty's Ivory starch.
Easy to use. quick. beautiful work. Grocers.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02

The prohibition party il rather inconsist-
ent II will neither take beer nor take
water"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02
CASPER'S Drug Store,
LOCAL saevITles.

Main ST., Fishers Building. spr,n, aid.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
THE EAST.

THE Democrats on the 10th nominated
Ozro Meacham for Congress in the First
district Of Vermont, and George w. Smith
in the Second district
DEMOCRATS of Vermont met at Mont
pelier on the 10th and nominated G.. G.
Schutlef for Governor. The following del
egates-at-large to the National convention
were chosen: w. Ell. 81. Bingham, j. D.
Hanrahan, j. H. Senter and Martin God
dard. The platform indorses President
Cleveland!s administration and urges his
reelection.
On the 10th Cashier FL. F. Royce, of the
Willimantic Comm Savings Institute, was
arrested on the charge of embezzling $685.
000
NATURAL gas exploded in st. Paul's Epis-
copal Cathedral at Buffalo, n Y, on the
10th causing fire which speedily destroyed
the building The loss was about $3.50, 900.
Several other explosions also occurred,
creating panic.
CHARLES TURNER, Pittsburgh Pa.)
merchant, shot his wife dead and then
killed himself on the 10th in fit of jealousy.
THE Legislature of New York adjourned
sine die on the 18th.
For the week ended on the 18th the rec
ord of the base ball clubs in the National
League was as follows: Chicago (games
won), 13; Boston, 10; New York IL; De-
troit, 10; Philadelphia, 8; Pittsburgh, q;
Indianapolis, s.; Washington, 3.
Four offenders were punished at the pub.
lie whipping-post and two were pillored at
New Castle, Del, ON the 10Th.
OVER four thousand immigrants arrived
in New York on the 18th.
A BUILDING collapsed on the 18th at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the roof of which two
hundred persons were gathered to witness
a ball game and number of persons were
badly injured, four of them fatally.
FIRE destroyed Diston's steel works at
Tacony, Pa, on the 13th. Loss 100000,
LIrTLEwooD on the 18th won the six-day
go-as-you-p please pedestrian match at New
York, covering Gil miles; Guerrero second,
twenty miles behind.
UNKNOWN persons placed an obstruction
on the track of the Reading road on the
14th near Shenandoah, and the engine ano
two cars of a freight train went down ar
embankment twenty feet high, killing the
engineer and fireman.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
BAD FOR MAY FLOWERS.

UnseasOnabIy Cold Weather in the North
west-Ice Forms In Many Places, and
the Fruit and Other Crops Badly In
jured.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May 14.--Water froze to the
thickness of eighth Of an inch Friday
night ALI early fruit trees and gardens
struck are blighted
RED OAK, Ia, May 14.-There was quite a
heavy frost Friday night, doing great dam
age to small fruits and gardens. There will
be no cherry crop here this season and the
strawberries are cut short
Sioux FALLS, D. T., May IA cold wave
struck this section at an early hour Satur-
day morning Ice formed a quarter of an
inch thick. Early garden truck was de-
stroyed. The fruit trees were not sufi-
GENTLY advanced to be injured.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 14-Reports have
been received here during the last two
days of frosts in the Northwest and great
damage to crops in consequence. With the
exception of few places there was no
frost and no damage has been done to
vegetation, except to some garden truck
and that is affected only on the low spots
near streams. Wheat has not advanced far
enough to be materially injured by the
heaviest frosts.
The cold weather is having the effect of
putting crops back till there is danger that
they will be caught by the late frosts of the
fall. In Southern Minnesota vegetation
has made no progress for nearly ten days.
1t has rained every day for two weeks with
one exception, and many fields are covered
with water from six inches to a foot in
depth.
GALEsBURG, ILL.,, May 14.-The cold was
80 severe here Saturday night that the
ground was frozen and ice formed on
water. Great damage was inflicted on
vegetables and small fruits, and such corn
as was up was cut down.
MONMOUTH, ILL.,, May 14.-This vicinity
was visited by severe cold snap Saturday
night Ice formed in basins three-quar-
ters of an inch thick, and frost was heavy.
Gardeners report new potatoes, tomatoes,
apples and other early vegetables killed.
WATERLOO, Ia, May 1.-The tempera-
ture Saturday night reached 26 degrees,
and the frost was quite severe. It is feared
that early fruit is badly damaged, and oats
are said to have been considerably cut.
BURLINGTON, Ia, May 4.-There was a
heavy white frost Sunday morning. The
thermometer at sunrise marked 80 degrees
and early crops are supposed to have suf-
fered to considerable extent.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
FrFTIETH CONGRESS-.


THURSDAY, May 10. In the Senate a
bill was passed to pay $4,000 to persons
who aided iii suppressing Indian hostilities
in Nevada in 1850 Bills were reported to
prevent the employment of alien labor on
public works, and the Pension-Appropria-
ton bill Adjourned to the 14th. In the
House the bill appropriating s3,5O0,0O0 to
supply the deficiency in the appropriation
for the payment of army and navy pensions
to invalid widows, minor children and de-
pendent relatives and survivors of the war
of 1912 was passed. The Tariff bill was
further discussed.
FRIDAY, May 1.-THE Senate was not in
session. In the House Mr. Scott (Pa.) made
a long speech in favor of the Mills Tariff
bill, and Mr.. Gear Qa.) spoke against the
measure.
SATURDAY, May 12.-There was no SEES
sion of the Senate. In the House the time
was occupied in discussing the Tariff bill,
and it was decided to continue the debate
until the 18th.
MONDAY, May 14.-In the Senate bills
were introduced proposing an amend
ment to the constitution so as to reduce
from two thirds to majority the vote In
each house overriding Presidential vetoes,
and to prevent convict labor from COM
peting with organized labor. A resolution
was offered to provide for full examina-
ton of the meat product of the United
States, and petition was presented to re-
duce letter postage to one cent per ounce.
In the House several local bills were intro
duced, after which the session was occu-
pied in discussing the Tariff bill.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
HUMAN SACRIFICES OFFERED.
Barbarous Orgies Attending the Death G
fr;n

Barbarous Orgies Attending the Death of
an African Petty Prince.
LONDON, May 15.-Advices from the west
coast of Africa say that numerous hui
man sacrifices have taken place in
consequence of the death of a son
of petty King. Victims were chosen
by lot and compelled TO drink sass
water" poisonous liquor. They were
then pitched into the surf on the sea
shore, and when the rollers dashed them
back on the beach, men, women and chill
dren cut and slashed them with knives
until they were dead. The chief of the
tribe flies the British flag, and the captain
of trading vessel, which happened to be
in tie harbor, demonstrated with him in
vain
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

A RECENT fire at Ononac, B. c., destroyed
1.095 houses and thirty lives were lost.
JOHN DILLON, the Irish member of Par
lament, active in carrying out the plan of
campaign and in advising tenants against
the payment of rent, was convicted in Dub
lin on the 18th of violating the Crimes act
and sentenced to six months Imprisonment.
A ROCK fell on the 18th in a mine near
Stassfurt, in Prussian Saxony, killing
eighteen persons and iniuring many others.
PARIS advices say steamer was sunk in
the Seine on the 18th and fourteen lives
were lost.
DISPATCHES of the 18th from Rio Janeiro
state that the Brazilian Chamber of Depu
ties has passed bill for the Immediate
abolition of slavery.
ADvIoEs of the 18th from Berlin agreed
in representing that the general condition
of the Emperor showed some Improvements
ADvICEs of the 14th say tidal wave
forty feet high, caused by a volcanic erup-
ton, swept over New Guinea, drowning
seventeen members of the scientific expe-
ditinp s4# st M
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
WEST AND SOUTH,

THE Tennessee Democrats met at Nash
vile ON the 10th and selected delegates-at-
large to the st. Louis convention as fol-
lows: A. M. Looney, John r. Goodwin, Fl.
H. Ingersoll and John G. Brown. The plat
form indorses President Cleveland's Ad-
ministration and favors his denomination.
THE Republicans in the First district of
Tennessee nominated Alfred A. Taylor for
Congress on the 10th.
EARLY on the morning of the 10th Enoch
Mcmahon, wealthy farmer of Madison
County, Ind, and his hired man, Mr.. Treat,
were burned to death in their beds by a
fire which destroyed the house.
CHICAGO officials of the Burlington &
Quincy railway stated on the 10th that the
recent strike of engineers on their road
cost the company about 50, 100000.
A FIRE on the 10th at Henry Grove Tex,
destroyed twelve dwellings
The Maryland Democrats convened at
Baltimore on the 10th and elected A p.
German, Carmen Fl. Hunt, L. " Baugh-
man and John B. Brown as delegates at
large to the st. Louis convention. The
platform indorses the Presidents Admins
tration and instructs the delegates to cast
their votes solidlv for his denomination
MICHIGAN Democrats met at Grand Rap
ids ON the 10th and chose j. M. Weston
George l. Yaple, M. H Chamberlain and
Peter White as delegates-at-lar to the
National convention. The resolutions
adopted indorse the administration of Pres
ident Cleveland and his tariff policy, and
favor his denomination.
AT Hamlin, Mich, the dam went out with
the food on the 10th, and two million feet
of logs in Hamlin lake went into Lake
Michigan, carrying with them seventeen
homes along the stream
AT Winslow Siding, Ind, sixteen cars
were blown off their wheels during tor
nado on the 18th, and at Wanatah, Ind,
roofs, chimneys, fences and trees suffered
severely.
On the 18th some one stole from hotel
at Lexington, KY, the cash-box owned by
William Riley, the Chicago book-maker,
which contained about $1,000.
THE execution of Rev. George McDuffe
(colored), married man, who murdered
another negro who was counting a woman
of whom McDufie was enamored, took
place on the 18th at Greensboro, Ga.
ON the 18th cyclone passed south of
Freeport, Ill, demolishing the brewery
buildings of Haegele & Roth, causing a
loss of $4,000, ard running the brick resi-
dence and barns of William Brockhausen,
| a few iods distant, and causing an equal
loss.
AT Quincy, H., the Mississippi river was
ten miles wide on the 18th. The farms
across in Missouri were inundated to the
bluffs and an immense amount of damage
had been done to the crops.
THE Pratt National Bank at Pratt, Kan,
was entered by burglars on the 18th, while
the officers were at dinner, and stole 81, DIG.
AT Rock Island and Moline, Ill, high
| water had on the 18th caused damage
amounting to about 100000 and at Galena
nearly all the streets were navigable by
| boats.
A FIRE destroyed Woodward's coffin fac
tory at Owosso, Mich, on the 18th. Loss,
| 100000. Over seven thousand caskets
were burned.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18

DIR. EVERETT WAGNER, living near
Edmonton. KY, has mado II will. be-
queathing portions of his body to near
relatives His right hand and arm
goes to one brother, his left hand and
arm to another, and the dissecting sur
geon is authorized to accommodate
other persons who may ask for these
CHASTITY souvenirs of the DOCTOR His
estate, valued at $4,000, is given to
various charities.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
THE GOLDEN ROSE.
Miss Caldwell to Become the Recipient of
a Special Decoration by the Pope.

Special Decoration by the Pope.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The cornerstone
of the new Catholic University will be laid
May "A and the preparations for the event
are already in progress. The ceremonies will
be made doubly interesting because
Miss Mary Gwendolen CALDWELL of
this city, whose gift of $780,
600 was the nucleus of the university
fund, will on that occasion be decorated
with golden rose sent to her through Car
dinal Gibbons from the Pope Miss Cald-
well will be the second woman in this coun-
try to receive such recognition, the first
having been the wife of General Sherman,
who was so decorated for her zeal in rails
ing Peters pence and in promoting the
interest of the Catholic church in
this country The custom of bestow-
ing the golden rose in very ancient, dating
back to the twelfth century certainly, and
perhaps as early as the eleventh. Pope
Urban V. sent it to Joanna, of Naples, in
1866, and is said to have fixed the annual
observance of the ceremony Of consecrat-
ing the gift
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
Hich Price for a Trotter.

CLEVELAND, O., May 16.-John Madden,
of Beethoven, Pa, yesterday sold to S. A.
Browne & Co., Kalamazoo farm, the bay
horse Warlock, 5 years, by Belmont, dam
Waterwitch, by Pilot, Jr Price, $4,000.
Warlock is intended to fill Bell Boys place.
He is the horse that Madden bought in
England some months ago. He is full
brother to Viking, 2:20H, and was sold by
Robert Steele, IF Philadelphia, as 3-year-
old, for $1,000 To James S. Platt, Brockwood
II all, Chedalo, Cheshire, Eng.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
WISCONSIN,.

The West-side Baptist Church at Eau
Claire was dedicated a few days ago
At Eau Claire recently Circuit Judge
Bundy made an order disbarring julius
Opdale, attorney, from practice, and strik-
ing his name from the roll of attorneys. He
was charged with dishonesty.
Within radius Of twenty five miles from
Ashland the bodies Of six persons who froze
to death during the winter have been found.
j. f. Morse, one of the oldest furniture
manufacturers in the State, and well known
in manufacturing circles of Southern Wis
consin, died at his home in GAINESVILLE the
other morning. He leaves wife and one
son.
AT recent fire on farm near Burling>
ton Albert Smith, a laborer, persisted try
ing to save goods. He leaves widow.
Alex Asanger, a laborer at the Ormshy
Lime Company's works, near Chiffon, was
killed by lightning recently. A hole about
one inch in diameter was found at the con-
ter of his heel.
Nathan Foote, of Rhinelander, was re-
Gently given judgment against the Min
neapolis & Sault Ste. Marie railway for
$1,000 for injuries.
Logs to the value of $4,000 were washed
away by the recent foods in the Chippewa
and Eau Claire rivers.
Joseph Pongor, head sawyer in Van
dusen's saW-mill at Dorchester, accidental
ly fell on the carriage few days ago, and
the saw sliced him lengthwise from head
to foot. Before the carriage could be
stopped he was divided into twenty pieces.
Mrs. A. b. Behnke committed suicide at
Watertown the other day by hanging her
self in the cellar of her house. Ill health
was supposed to have been the cause
Fred Harrison (colored) was arrested at
Milwaukee the uother Gay on the charge of
having killed Patrick Hughes at Lima, O.,
| on election day.
Governor Rusk has revoked the quaran-
tine against Illinois cattle.
| Martin Fl. Bovee, Democratic politician,
and chief mover in abolishing capital pun
ishment in many States, died at White
water recently, aged sixty one years.
| D. S. Rose has rendered to Governor
Rusk his resignation of the county Judge
| ship of Lafayette, and viii engage in the
practice of law at Milwaukee.
The thirteen saw-mills in the Chippewa
valley have resumed operations. The
| Chippewa output will be 600 OOO, 600 feet of
Few logs, and 1900 900 carried ever from
las. ssasoa
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18

WHEN the Miles Standish statue and
shaft are complete, Duxbury, Mass,
will have notable monument 1t
will stand on Captains hill, point of
land running out into Plymouth bay,
and 1870 feet above the water. On this
shaft 100 feet will be erected, and on
the shaft will stand the statue of the
Puritan soldier. fourteen feet high. He
will be represented as looking east
ward, holding in his right hand, which
is stretched toward Plymouth, the char
ter of the colony. his left hand resting
on his sword hilt. The statue will be
visible twenty miles at sea.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
He Ouieted the Baby.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 14.-Mrs. Som
ers, wife Of farmer residing near La
porte, went to that city Saturday, leaving
her husband at work in field and hel
three children in charge OF the hired man
George Cook On returning she found he1
n-months- old baby dead in its cradle and
Cook absent. Cook was arrested at Elk
hart. He says he did not mean to kill the
babe, and did SO by shaking it to quiet it
and breaking its neck. The child was rest
lacS and frotfI11
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
TOOK A BIG STAKE.
Macbeth Wins the Kentucky Derby at
Louisville with Ease.


LOUISVILLE, KY, May 15.-Derby day at
Louisville, the fourteenth renewal of the
event, was remarkably cold and windy
day. The poor accommodations at the
course were insufficient for the large crowd.
There has been larger attendance, but
that of yesterday was too large for comfort.
For the Derby ~ miles, there were
seven starters, each carrying 118 pounds,
with the exception of Macbeth, who had
three pounds less. The starters were CALI
fet, Alexandria, Macbeth, Chevalier, White,
Zeb Ward and Autocrat. Gallifet was the
favorite in the betting by large odds. The
race was won by Macbeth ridden by Gov
ington) in 2:38H; Gallifet second and
White third. The purse was $500. It is
said that Hanlzins & Campbell, of Chi
cage, the owners of Macbeth, won on the
race at least so, 600