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TRAIN TELEGRAPHY.
Sending Messages for Assistance
from q Wrecked Train.

Sending Messages for Assistance
from a Wrecked Train.
The value of train telegraphy was well
demonstrated al the recent accident on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad, at Three Bridges,
Penn. The snow plow, with three engines
and two construction cars behind it, ran into
a twenty foot drift Of hard snow in deep
cut The force of the blow against the
packed snow was so great as to pile the great
engines on top of each other, causing COM
plete wreck of the train, and killing and in
turing several men. The scene of the acci-
dent is six or eight miles from the nearest
town or station, which could only be reached
through the almost impossible snowdrifts,
and in the face OF the terrible blizzard that
was then prevailing. and the regular tele-
graph lines were all down for miles in either
direction.
1t was here that the new railroad telegraph
system came into play. It's single steel wire
stretched along the side of the railroad on
short poles had withstood the fury of the
storm, though in many places it was covered
by theIgreat drifts and buried out OF sight.
The operator on the train soon recovered
from the shock Of the accident, and within
three minutes after it occurred and while
standing in the wrecked and overturned car,
flashed this message to the railroad office:
''Train wrecked. Three engines piled on top
of each other. Several injured. Send wreck
ing train and doctors"
Another message was sent to the nearest
town in the opposite direction for medical as
sistance A relief train was dispatched at
once 10 the enc of the disaster. and reached
the place in time to give the wounded prompt
attention
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South and West.

Two thousand pounds of powder exploded
near Xenia, Ohio, killing Frederick Sherman,
who had charge of it.
JOHN DEAN, aged seventy years, a wealthy
resident of Belleville, Ohio, crushed the head
of his aged wife and then cut his own throat.
ONE HUNDRED vessels engaged in the oyster
trade in Hongo River, Nd, were totally de-
stroyed during the great snow storm.
The engineers on the St. Paul, Minneapo-
lis & Manitoba railroad have struck rather
than handle Burlington freight.
SAMUEL WILSON, of Calhoun, KY, poisoned
side Of meat to destroy wolves, but it was
unconsciously prepared for food, and himself,
wife and four young children died after eat
ing portion.
AFTER being on strike for only q few DAYS
the engineers on the Santa Fe system have
taken the advice of Chief Arthur and re-
turned to work
MRS LAWSON DAWES and her sister-in-law
were burned to death near Shelby, n. c., in
a fire which destroyed their house.
The yacht Atlanta has arrived at Jackson
vile, Fla. On board were Jay Gould and
family who have returned from their cruise
In Mediterranean waters.
CONVICT CARLIN, who is fugitive from
the Minnesota Peniteniary, has confessed
that he killed Millionaire Smell, Of Chicago. >
JOHN P. KING, Of Atlanta, Ga, who was
the Oldest living ex-United States Seuator, is
dead at the age of eighty-nine.
FOUR men were killed and two injured
near Cisco, Cal by a collision. Four engines
and q number of cars were demolished.
A SEVERE snow storm ragged for twelve
hours in Nebraska, Colorado and Iowa.
Travel was stopped on all the railroads, and
many bridges were destroyed.
RICHARD H. GREENWOOD, Treasurer of
Davies County, Ind, is defaulter for
$4,000.
AN epidemic of measles is prevalent in
Buckingham County, Va. Whole families
are Frustrated and many have died.
TWELVE inches of snow have fallen in
northern Texas.
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THE LABOR WORLD.

THERE are five plate-glass factories in this
country. -. ;ge5.:..
THE strike on the Reading cost all hands
nearly s., ,000,000. 81 ].
A FIRST class maker Of violins In France
Gays that his cheapest 1ddles cost him 81 cents
piece and sell for a little over dollar.
A STRIKING workman wearing an oilcloth
sign, warning people to keep away from an
obnoxious firm, was fined by Judge at
Lynn, Mass. -. ~
IT is estimated that 100000 wage-workers
were idle in New York City and vicinity 80
result Of the storm. Work In the building
trades was almost suspended. SO
AT recent meeting OF the cigarmakersof OF
Pittsburg and Allegheny it was decided 70
continue to work ten hours a day, but TO de-
mand an advance in wages Of 81 1000. Il
A PHILADELPHIA cigar making firm was
permitting its employees to smoke 6o0 cigars
per day. An attempt was made to cut ON
this privilege and strike was the result s
A DEMAND for nine hours a day with wages
at the ten hour rate, caused the strike OF 800
marble workers i'll Brooklyn recently, the
employers refusing to accede to the de-i
mands .,.... IL
YEAR by year the expectation Of American
machinery to South America and other for
eign countries grows larger English manu-
facturers are becoming agitated over the
outlook. .... ga. "a
GEORGE W. CHILDs's birthday, May H,
will be honored by all the union printers east
Of the Mississippi River by donation OF the
price Of 1000 ems each to the Home Fund or
the International Union. ut
The Rice & Griffin Manufa cturing Com
pany, Of Worcester, Mass, has paid its en-
ployes $14Sj as their share In last yearB
profits. The plan was put In operation lasa
year and has proved valuable stimulus. +
MEN closely connected with the iron trade,
and who are in position to know, expect
this season will be as busy and prosperous as
last. At the present time all OF the Dig
factories are running their full capacity. 1
Four HUNDRED men are mining granite in
two quarries in Georgia They cut, on an.
average $4,000 blocks day, which is equal to
1900 square yards About $1,000 square
yards OF this granite viii be used In Atlanta
The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf
Railroad Company has granted the demands
of its engineers Hereafter passenger en-.
gineers will receive 3x cents per mile; all
other than local freight, cents; local freight,
~ cents n
AN artificial limb-maker said recently that
"aster the war it was thought that the
wooden arm and leg business was at an end,
but the locomo i've and labor-saving ma
chinery have continued to cieate augmented
demands"
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OVER THE WIRES:
Some Stories of Interest Re.
lated by. the Telegraph.
A Trusted Official of Kentucky
Robs the Treasury.

A dispatch from Frankfort, KY. says:
It was almost as startling as the explosion
of q bombshell when Governor Buckners
private secretary appeared before the Cen
eral Assembly of Kentucky and presented
message from the Governor announc-
ing the fact that Treasurer James
W. Tate had been suspended from
Office owing to a great deficit in the funds of
the State Treasury. Auditor Hewitt several
days ago requested Mr.. Tate to make settle
ment. He asked for few days time and left
the next day for Louisville. As he did not put
in an appearance by the designated time the
Auditor took charge of the books and dis.
covered shortage of s125, 900. He is not yet
through with the investigation. 1t is thought
and some estimates place it even as high as
100000.
Mr.. Tate has held Office nearly twenty one
years and had the entire confidence Of the
people The last seen Of him was at Louis
Vile on Friday evening, and it is stated that he
was drinking hard an unusual thing with him.
1t is supposed he has gone to Mexico. 4
resolution was offered In the House to-day
authorizing the Governor to offer 5000 re,
pointed by the General Assembly have
decided to report in favor of inn
parchment, which will be done tomorrow.
It is impossible to say what has been done
with the funds Mr. Tate was never known
to speculate, and lived economically. 1t is
said Mr.. Tate set his son-in-law, Alfred Mar
tin, up in business few years ago, which
business proved Improbable, but this could
not cost over $4,000. The almost universal
theory is that "Uncle Dicks" kindness OF
heart ran away with his business integrity.
The missing Treasurer's wife and daughter
are at the State Capital and in great dis
Treasurer's 1tas; a Office Is at present in charge
of Auditor Hewitt and Attorney
General Hardin, by order of tie
Governor. Treasurer Tate's bond was
for s300, 900 and is we'll secured. Governor
Buckner in his message says it is believed
that the bond will cover any possible deficit
that a more complete investigation Will re.
veal. In addition to being State Treasurer
Mr. Tate was Commissioner of the Sinking
Fund and was one of those intrusted with the
management Of the State Penitentiary.
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LATER NEWS,

URIAH H. BRADNER, the Danville On. ~
banker, sentenced last November to five
years imprisonment for larceny, has died in
Auburn State Prison of pneumonia.
THE Republicans of Iowa have held their
State Convention and instructed the dele
gates to the Republican National Convention
to vote for Senator Allison for President.
A TERRIFIC rain and wind storm swept
over East Tennessee, destroying many houses
and quantity Of stock. Three people were
killed and many are injured and missing.
THE friends of General W. S. Hancock
who have been trying to raise money to pur
chase house in Washington for Mrs. Han
cock have succeeded.
The House Committee on Territories has
decided to report a bill for the organization
of the Territory of Alaska.
THE President has approved the joint reso-
luton directing the Secretary of the Interior
to investigate the practicability of construct
ing reservoirs for the storage of water in the
arid regions of the United States.
PARNELL'S Irish Arrears Of Rent bill was
defeated in the English House of Commons
by vote of S2S to 243.
QUEEN VICTORIA has gone to Italy to
spend three weeks. She was accompanied
by Prince and Princess Battenberg.
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Frozen at the Barn Door.

The details of the finding Of the bodies Of
Farmer Frank Hopkins, aged sixty-fve, and
Emeline Whitney, aged seventy, victims Of
the late storm, which have been received
from Putnam, Conn.,, arc the worst yet report
ed in Eastern Connecticut. Both bodies were
found near the barn, partially buried be-
meath the SNOW, where they had lain for q
week. In the barn were also found three
dead cows and two dead sheep, while the re-
manning cattle-siE in number-were in q
pitiable condition. They had not received
q morsal of food for over q week and
their bones protruded through the flesh A
lantern and bunch OF keys were found lying
near the dead bodies, which bad every ap-
pearance of being picked up by the blizzard
as soon as they opened the doorof the house,
and thrown to the spot where they were
found.
The tea-table was set in the house, the
couple evidently intending to eat after they
had done the chores. The woman's clothing,
which was scant, showed that the brave dog,
which lay exhausted beside the two, had en-
deavored to rescue her and take her
to place of safety. Workmen had
shoveled road through the highway near
the house, but paid no attention to the life
less appearance of the place and did not in.
vestigate. Not sound was heard to proceed
from the barn, the cattle being too weak.
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Inorougn GOODNESS and Indifference The
face had been made familiar by
many portraits. 1t seemed indescribably small
and old, but Of wonderful force. 1t is not the
face that is usually painted. The upper lip has
sunk in and almost disappeared, the result Of
the removal Of artificial teeth, and the whole
lower paleof the face has look that is worse
than distorted The upper face is intellec-
tual looking.
II one were to see the drawn face as it lay
this morning, and not know that it was once
the German Emperor. he would say that it
was the face ola gentle, kindly, and fatherly
old man.
The coffin was of oak, covered with red vel
vet and embroidered in gold. Around it was
much OF the magnificent insignia OF royalty,
glitrering in the lights of the tall candles.
These emblems Of the dread, might, and
power Of Emperor, King, General-in- Chief
of Freemasons, the decoration scapter crown,
and orders form superb array Of things
for which men long
In his hand the late Emperor holds small
ebony cross He wears the uniform of the
Guards, and OH the historical gray mantle on
his breast is a string of small iron medals,
commemorative of the wars of 1914, IA, '66
and 10.
These are about the only ones Of his hun
dreds of decorations that are to be buried
with him.
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neral in Rerlin. The Dowager Empress.
Emperor Williams widow. was also absent
for the same reason. From a window OF
the palace salon that overlooks the park,
Emperor Frederick watched the procession
and remained in the same spot until the roar
of artillery closed the ceremonies. he wore
the uniform of General, with the sash OF the
Black Eagle.
The services in the Cathedral began with
soft prelude on the organ, during which the
mourners began to assemble. DR.. koegel
read passages from the Nineteenth Psalm, and
John, xi., 25, 2G, after which the choir sang
II know that my Redeemeth hveth. Pas-
sages were then read from Psalm 81 and
Timothy iv., 8, the Chaplain concluding
with the words: Blessed are they who die In
the Lord, now and evermore.n The choir re-
spending: "Yea, the spirit saith they shall rest
from their labors and their work shall live
after them" The prayer was then lntoned,
"What God doth is we'll done"
When the soft organ prelude began, the
Court Chamberlain and the Cabinet Ministers
took. their positions behind the tabourets
General Pape, holding the. imperial
the head of ths coffin, Count Lchndorf and
Prince Radizwill, the late Emperor's
aids-de-camp, with drawn swords, on either
side of him, and the adjutants general and
the other aids.de-camp standing together at
the foot Of the coffin While the organ was
still playing, the royalties entered tho eathe-
dral.
At the signal Of the chief master of cere-
monies the organ broke forth in swelling tones
and the services began Crown Prince William
stood in the middle of the nave, Immediately
behind the imperial standard. Beside him
were the Kings of Saxony, Belgium and Rou.
mania, and close by stood the Grand
Duke and Princes Albrecht and Henry
of Baden and other princes Of the
Sy Pys1e RhSeh hSSie Of Gf AultTs hTqs the
Nicholas of Russia, the Prince of Wales. and
the Princes of Naples. Denmark and Greece,
each wearing the uniform of his country. The
Prince of Bavaria, the Duke of Hesse and
other notables and foreign representatives,
including General Billot of the French Army,
with his suite, occupied the next rows in the
nave. The diplomatic pew was crowded.
DR.. Koegel concluded the service with the
Lords Prayer, and the congregation then sang
the hymn, "Wenn Ich Einmal Soil Scheiten." !"
The choir then executed a motel from
Graunns +'Tod Jesu, and the members Of the
| "Sing Academic rendered "Wie Herrlich
Ist Die Neue Welt"
At l2:45 DR.. Koegel pronounced the bene-
diction, the infantry stationed outside firing
volleys meanwhile, and the ceremony closed
with thesinging of "Holy, Holy is the Lord. -"
The great procession then prepared to start.
The royal hearse entered the castle court just
before 12. 1t was an immense structure drawn
by eight horses LieutenantS and sergeants
held the pail. Equerries led the horses.
Meanwhile, the soldiers occupied the Linden.
military stretched from the Cathedral to the
r,orY solan,xu on hath SideS of the yyav
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A SOUTHERN CYCLONE.
Georgia Visited by Terrific Death
dealing Windstorm

The territory two and half miles north OF
Lumber City, Ga, on the right bank OF Lit
tie Ocmulgee River, was visited by a cyclone.
The wind storm cut path 1900 feet wide
through the timber. Fifteen houses ana
shanties, still house, cooperage,- commits
sary storehouse and stables We're destroyed.
OF three cars on the side track one
was deposited, trucks and all, twenty
feet on the west side Four men living in a
house en- the hi l heard the storm coming and
left. Two were carried GOO feet to the bot
tom of tho hill and were killed. Another was
carried seventy-fve feet, and the fourth
struck down.
In ali four men were killed and eight
seriously injured The path of the tornado
extended to Loudon County, Ga, where the
list of seriously wounded men, women and
children is very large Andy Worley, his
wife and eight children We're everyone IN
iured, and some of them fatally. The col
ored porter at the station received injuries
which may prove fatal. Several houses were
carried q distance of half mile.
All the killed and injured are white. AL
most all the personal effects of the sufferers,
probably sixteen families. are lost.
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A FAMILY DESTROYED.
A Brutal Husband Murders Hft
Wife, Two Children and Himself

A Brutal Husband Murders His
Wife, Two Children and Himself
A dispatch from Waterville, Me-, tells OF
the murder of an entire family by Darius NJ.
Warren. He had killed his wife, and after
the Coroner's jury had found him guilty,
and complaint had been made out against
him, he waived examination and was about to
be taken to Jail when he requested an inter-
view with his two children, Cora, aged years,
and Annie, aged three. This was granted,
and an officer went with him. A moment
later he drew from his sleeve seven.shooter
and shot the youngest child through the
head. The officer was so taken by surprise
that before he could recover the desperate
man had shot Cora through the head and
turned the revolver upon himself, the third
shot taking effect in his heart. The older
girl was instantly killed, the younger was
fatally wounded, and the mother lay dead in
another room, covered with bruises from the
top Of her head to the soles of their feet
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

P. T. BARSUM always wears hils on III
shirt front.
SPEAKER CARLISLE smokes pipe in the
sanctity of his own study.
LORD LANspowNE's salary as Viceroy
India viii be s200, 100 year.
PROFESSOR CROUCH, the author Of "Kath-
leen Mavourneen," Is eighty years old.
Miss LOUISA NJ ALooTT in her will directs
that all her manuscripts shall be burned.
Ey-PREs1pENT McCosH, Of Princeton Col
leee. is thinking of writing his memoirs.
PRINCE BISMARCK usually goes to bed at
two o'clock in the morning and gets up at
noon.
John WANNAMAKER has givon $S5, 600 to
the Young Mems Christian Association at
Philadelphia.
THE REVEREND DOCTOR STURGEON, the
great London preacher, is the latest convert
to Home Rule.
Pope LEO has already received jubilee gifts
valued at $1,000 900, and the offerings are
still pouring in.
THE widows of President Garfield and Gen
eral George B. Mcclellan ore guests at the
same hotel in Paris.
MRS. u. S. GRANT has paid visit to
Florida as the gnest Of Senator and MIS-
Sandford in their special car.
DOCTOR ASA GRAY, the dead botanist, left
his copyrights and his valuable collections OF
photographs to Harvard University.
Mr.. AND MRS. GLADSTONE look forward
with a great deal Of pleasure to the celebra-
ton Of their golden wedding next July. =.
Count HERBERT BISMARCK, son OF the
Iron Chancellor, is betrothed to relative OF
the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Lieutenant
in Ireland.
PRINCESS CHRISTIAN is spoken OF as the
most genial of Queen Victoria's children, ana
Princess Louise as the most artistic ana least
conventional.
GENERAL SHERIDAN is still able to speak IN
the Indian tongue that he learned as Lieu
tenant among the Umphiils, OF oregon,
thirty years ago.
BRITISH MINISTER WEST and Miss West,
of Washington, always speak Spanish When
alone together. Spanish was the native
tongue of the late Mrs. West.
COLONEL SIR w. BARTLETT, aged ninety
EIGHT, is the oldest member of the English
House of Commons, while Marquis Carmar-
then. aged twenty two, is its baby.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND reads French
readily. Garfield was the only President
who ever made q speech in foreign Ian
guaee. He could make fluent oration in
German.
IT is stated that Prince Albert Edward, is
resolved to become teetotaler, IN the nope
of reducing his superHuous flesh. He is the
first Prince of Wales to celebrate silver
wedding.
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The day before Emperor Williams funeral
Q New York Sun correspondent cabled as
follows from Berlin:
The City of Berlin is to-day study in
black and white. The city is the scene of
battle between snow and Grape When the
Euening Suns reporter arrived last night
from Ireland it was like a sudden
entrance into land of ghosts
and phantoms. The streets were
covered by heavy mantle of snow from
which rose row after row, block after block,
and mile after mile of huge black buildings
SO densely and completely draped in black
that in many instances some windows were
shrouded.
Some of the palaces were literally hidden
by thousands of yards of black draped in
massive folds from the roof to the ground.
Not foot of the building itself could be
seen.
The snow was carpet which deadened
every football. A few lights were burning.
and on every hand sentinels disnnally cloaked
and hooded stood motionless in the shadows
of the doorways. As far as the eye could
see in every direction there were endless
throngs
1t was dreary-looking multitude. Every
woman in Berlin is dressed in the deepest
mourning. with faces and shoulders hidden
in long wells. No one is too poor to show this
mark Of respect to the illustrious dead. Not
so much as dot Of color can be found in the
attire of any of the women who move silently
about the CITY,
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States

Eastern and Middle State4
FOUR men were killed and five injured at
Sharon, n. Y, in railroad wreck caused
by the snow blockade.
FIRE in a five-story factory building at
Philadelphia destroyed $3.50, ZOO worth OF
property.
THE Wells-Fargo Express Company has
be consolidated.
York Chamber of Commerce, estimates the
loss and damage to the metropolis resulting
from the great storm at $4,000 900.
w. G. RUTHERFORD, lately cashier Of the
National Bank Of Walden, N. Y, killed him
self by poison.
FOUR engines on the Morris and Essex
Railroad, four on the Lehigh Valley Road,
two on the New York and Northern Road
and one on the New Jersey Central were
wrecked by snow plows attached to them
doubling under their wheels. These wrecks
resulted in the death Of four engineers, q
fireman and conductor, and severe injuries
to other railroad employees.
Ex-Governor HORACE FAIRBANKS, of
Vermont, is dead.
The schooner Winmard was wrecked at the
mouth Of the Patapsco River, Maryland, and
seven of the crew drowned.
.. w. ChIllENDhS, u WeetlGuy Iuei Cue1uo VI
Denver, COL, during fit of dependency
caused by ill-health, committed suicide at
Geneva, N. Y.
Two men were killed and four injured by
a collision between two trains at Meadyille,
Penn.
AT Ithaca, N. Y, a childish old couple
named Mason were assaulted for the purpose
OF robbery by Richard Barber, a farm hand,
who beat them to death with club and then
burned the building containing their bodies.
FIRE destroyed the Elberon fats in New
York city. One middle-aged lady was killed,
three persons crippled for life and several
severely injured.
THE will of Henry Bergh has been admit
ted to probate. He hequeathed the bulk Of
his estate to the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, which he founded.
The Democrats of Rhode Island have NOM
mated for reelection all the present State off,
cials except the Lieutenant-Governor, who
retires in favor Of Hon. Howard Smith, OF
! Newport.