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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
RESPONSIBLE FOR cRoNINps MURDER.
An Ohicer Denies That the Columbia Clul
Had Aught to Do With His Taking-Off.

An Onioer Denies That the Columbia Club
Had Aught to DO With His Taking-On.
CHICAGO, June 1.-Mr. J. F. Beggs. a young
Dearborn-st attorney, is the reputed senior
guardian o. the Columbia club, or Camp 90 of
the Clan-na-Gael. 1t was by this camp, as the
story goes. that DR.. C5onin was tried for trea-
son in star-chamber proceedings and sentenced
TO death. The police have for some days had
their eyes upon Mr.. Beggs and have been zeal
ously laboring to collect evidence enough to
connect the young Irish enthusiast and his
camp with the removal of DR.. Cronin. Mr..
Beggs was seen this afternoon and doesn't look
at all like a criminal or an assassin. He ap-
pears 10 be about thirty.two years old, has
light hair and mustache, blue eyes, and a
ruddy, open countenance.
"My belief is" said Mr.. Beggs, that the
oath of the Clan ma Gael forbids me to disclose
the names of the officers or members of the
order or its objects or proceedings Therefore
l can not answer your questions as to who are
members OF the Columbia club and whether [
am the senior guardian. However, | will tell
you frankly that hope the oath of secrecy may
be suspended until this thing is cleared up. If
the Grammatical does not acquit itself OF all
connection with this crime, it will be totally
wrecked and the Irish cause in America will
trbuted about 100000 to free Ireland, and
/ $4,000 of it has been stolen and a hOrrid muir
der committed to cover up the theft, and we
will not contribute another cent But if the
oath of secrecy should be suspended by the
chief executive officers of the order, the order
will be instantly acquitted of completely in the
crime"
'What makes you so sure about it?"
well, / know positively that if the books Of
the order should be laid open before the grand
jury, and all its members subpenaed and ex-
amined as witnesses it would be made so PLAN
that the Clan-na-Gael, as an order, had nothing
TO do with the murder that such thing would
never be thought of again."
''You must admit that several Clan-na-Cjael
men were connected with IT,"
Il don't think that is clear. Woodruff is not
a Cian-na-Gael. Mctfeehan seems 10 have ex-
trcated himself from suspicion. The evidence
against COughlin does not seem 10 me to be
very strong z. O. Sullivan is in worse fix.
But don't think that enough Clar-na-Cael
people have been connected with it, nor that
they have been closely enough connected with
1t to justify the belief that Cronin was tried
and executed by the order
"What do you think of the work of the pO-
lice?"
1T is all prosecuted on the theory of club
action, and as long as they work on that theory
, they will fail. They will have TO look in some
other direction for the motive, or they will
never accomplish anything. Therefore, earn
estly hope. and in fact may say that expect,
! that in a short time the order will be liberated
from Its oath, and will soon after be easily, en-
/ tirely and universally exonerated from having
any connection with the murder"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

doctrine of the democratic party, he said
"is, and ever viii be, that the right of tax
alton exists for public purposes only"
Gov. HILL predicts that the farmers of
the country will be with the democratic
party the next time, because they are
now realizing the benefits and beauties of
a high protective tariff, and will not be
imposed upon again." One of the things
which it is the mission Of the democratic
party to accomplish "is the relief of the
people from unjust and unnecessary taxa
ton" We commend these bold asser-
tons of sound democratic doctrine to the
Prayerful attention of our misguided
brethren of the New Albany Ledger and
the South Bend Times.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
CRUSHED AT A BARN RAISING.
Three Men Fatally and Dozen otherI
Seriously Injured.

Three Men Fatally and Dozen Others
Seriously Injured
AKRON, O., May 29.-At Loyal Oak, this
county, to-day, while number of farmers were
assisting Jacob BOerstler in bsrn-raising, one
of the heavy bents fell upon a score of workers.
Three were terribly crushed and viii die. The
injured are:
FRANK ERICH.
JACOB KURTZ.
MILTON BOOKSELLER
WILLIAM CHARLES.
JOSEPH BAUER.
The last two received serious internal injuT.
les and dozen others were badly cut and
bruised, several receiving broken limbs The
house was full of women, preparing dinner for
the workers, all of whom rushed out and on
seeing the blood flowing from wounds of their
husbands several tainted away, q wild scene
ensuing. Physicians were sent for in three
DeighboTing hamlets.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

Sullivan, Woodruff and Coughlin ArraiGned
Before Judge Williamson.
CHICAGO, May SIP. o. Sullivan. the ice
man, Frank Woodruff and ex-Detective Cough
lin we're srraigned before Judge Williamson
this afternoon, charged with the murder of DIR.
Cronin. They were brought into court from
the Jail through the iron passageway, and i'm
mediately after pleading not guilty were taken
back again. Very few spectators were present.
and only one of the men (Sullivan) had an at
tOrney in court. Lawyers David and Donohue,
who are attending to the ice-mans case hap
pened TO be in court at the time trying another
case Mr.. David entered the stereotyped mo-
ton to quash the indictments, but no date was
set for arguments Each of the three prisoners
was furnished with copy of the indictment
against him.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
IN A CYCLONES PATH.

Houses and Crops Destroyed-No Lives
Lost Nor Any One Hurt.
MCPHERSON, Kan, May pa cyclone
formed about six miles southwest OF this city
between and o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Where 1T struck everything was destroyed.
Three miles east OF Elera it struck Nighten.
gales house, taking it from the foundation
with all its contents and carrying il entirely
away, not a vestige being seen. The family
escaped by taking refuge in the cellar. B.
Katzlap's house was also destroyed, and his
family likewise saved themselves by taking
refuge in the cellar Corn and wheat were
taken out Of the ground. 4 COW was carried
some distance in the air, and when she reached
the ground one leg was broken and both horns
were broken of. No lives were lost nor was
any one hurt
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
Indiana Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-ISpecial. THE fol-
lowing Indiana postmasters were appointed to-
day: f. W Elleman vice ]. F. Zimmerman,
removed, Amboy, Miami county; d. L. Zeigler,
vice NJ. ii. Smith, removed. Burrows, Carroll
county; Mrs. L. II. Smith, vice Mrs. Chwalt, re-
moved. Chilli, Miami county; 5. p. Hockstetter,
vice Vivian V. White. removed, Coal City,
Owen county; c. F. lite. wee P, $. Sullivan, re-
signed Denver, Miami county II. w. Stonecipher,
vice J. fash resigned, DePauw, Harrison county /;
p. ID. Burgner, vice 5. P. Joseph resigned,
Donaldson, Marshall county; John w. Davis,
vice George Lancaster, resigned, Evans Land
ing, Harrison county; John Il Sheets, vice John
Hert, resigned, Floyd's Knobs, Floyd county;
J.. B. Guernsey, vice NJ. H. Dunlevy, removed,
Henryviile. Clarke county: L. A. Foster, vice
Z. Nj. Hess, resigned, Hesston, Laporte county (;
Joseph Stull. vice Anna Smith, resigned, Lock,
Elkhart county; Amos Mil, vice ]. A. Meeton,
resigned, Mt. Prospect. Crawford county; J. IL.
krOeger, vice +. 4. Kaiser, resigned, Olean,
Ripley county f. ID. Norton, vice G. A. Click,
resigned. Petersvile, Bartholomew county; c.
A. Herrell, vice Joseph X. Leonard. resigned,
Riceville, Crawford county; b. O. heaven, vice
3. r. Tudar, resigned, Santa Re, Miami county;
j. N. Strayer. vice T. A. Redmond, resigned,
South Milford, Lagrange county; Mrs. b. c..
Woodland, vice r. ID. Ford, resigned, Spring
vile, Lawrence county: w. l.. Holman, vice c.
Il. Wilson, resigned, Titusville, Ripley county.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
ANOTHER CHICAGO MYsTERY.
Two Lovers Dose Themselves with Nor.
phine and One Dies.

CHICAGO, May SIN ramshsckle two
story house on Fifty-frst-st lived two families
named Sullivan and Bell. Last night Nellie
Sullivan, girl of nineteen years, and John
Bell. twenty-one years old, together took
enough morphine to kill dozen men. The
other members OF the families discovered this
fact some hours later, but it did not seem to
agitate them until they discovered that the girl
was dying. Then they sent for physician.
He arrived too late to save the girl, but sdmin-
istered emetics to Bell, who will recover. The
police are investigating the case, and are COM
pletely mystified. They can not find what
prompted the young couple 10 attempt suicide.
They were lovers, and there was no opposition
TO their marriage. The police have arrested
Frank Gardner, who is believed to be the boy
who procured the drug for the Sullivan girl.
They have also locked up James Bell, brother
of Frank Bell, and Annie Korker, who lives in
the neighborhood, who will be held as wit
nesses. Both the Sullivan and Bell families
have a very unsavory reputation Their neglect
to summon physician at once is attributed to
stUpor or indifference supeTinduced by drink
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
Con,umption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice, bsv.
ING had placed in bis hands by an East India
missionary the formula OF simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure Of
Consumption. Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and
all throat and Lung Affections, also positive
and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all
Nervous Complaints, after having tested It's
wonderful curative powers in thousands OF
eases. has felt il his duty 10 make IL known 10
his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive,
and a desire 70 relieve human suffering, will
send free of charge, 10 all who desire IL, this
recipe, IN German, French OF English, with
full directions for preparing and using. Sent
by mail by addressing with stamp, naming
this paper, w. A. MOVES i49 Powers Block.
Rochester n. Y.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

Gov. HILL is out Of sympathy with the
best thought of the day on the subject Of
election reform, but his head is level on
the tariff question. In his speech at the
Cleveland banquet in New York City the
other night he said: at is no part OF the
proper functions of government to assist
in the creation Of monopolies, the enrich
Dent Of the few az the expense Of the
many, the establishing or fostering OF
special private enterprises 10 the injury
OF the interests Of the whole people" The
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

Iris said that President HARRISON and his
cabinet are having parrot and monkey
time. They all want to be boss Except
Partner MuLER), and little BENNIE has
sworn, by the great horn spoon, that he
and ne alone shall be the boss. BENNIE
spells boss with big, big B, too. There
Is nothing in this little misunderstanding
20 bring a tear to the eye of the most ten
6er-bearted democrat.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
Published LOTTERY Adv4rtisemen t.

DANvHLE, Ill. May 29.-TSpecial.l-
Winter, editor and proprietor of the Danville
Zeitvng. and one Of the leading German citi-
zens of this city, was indicted to-day by the
grand jury for publishing in his paper the ad-
vertisement OF the Louisiana lottery.
DIR. /. n. Gillian, a prominent physician, was
indicted for forgery, it being claimed that in
trying to collect n two-dollar claim of of Jacob
Holman, he forged an order on the COnsoli-
dated coal company for groceries
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY. JUNE s. 1884,

like pail and envelope them in an
almost perpetual fog which, though
English you know" is intensely dis
agreeable and oppressive.
Gas is the coming fuel. There is no
doubt about it. Natural gas where it can
be had; artificial gas elsewhere. Ten
years hence little if any coal will be
hauled into the cities 1t will be con-
verted into gas at the mines and piped to
the centers of population.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
VOTES CAME HIGH
But the Republicans Had 10 Have Them
Corruption in Rhode Island.

NkfEUNU
NEWPORT, r. l., May SIN the general
assembly this morning report from the CON-
mittee on elections concerning the Blocks
island bribery eases was read. The report
states that seventy-fve to a hundred men were
bribed to vote for John G. Sheffield, ir. trepub-
licanL who holds the seat, and that So to 500
was paid for votes. The corruption revealed
by the report was almost impossible to be ieve.
The republicans made counter charges against
the democrats Of similar proceedings. With
the report was a resolution that Sheffield was
not legally elected and not entitled TO his seat
in the house, and that Christopher E. Champlin
was entitled 10 the seat held by Sheffield. The
house voted 40 10 y to continue the matter to
the January session. The committee on special
legislation reported an act calling a convention
TO prepare the constitution, and it was immedi-
ately passed by one majority.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

PRoF. DRUMMoND, the English explorer,
declares in a recent magazine article, that
the United States ought to join Germany
in the suppression of the slave trade in
Africa. But there is reason to believe that
Germany Is more interested in acquiring
territory in Africa than in suppressing
the traffic in human AaIngs, which still
curses the dark continent. Until Ger
many can give assurances that her African
enterprises are purely philanthropic, the
United States will hardly feel impelled to
ioin in them.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

1t Is reported that RUSSELL HARRISON
viii leave Montana, because the climate
does not agree with his family, and take
up his residence in New York City. The
report is. however, contradicted. The
country should be given the truth Of this
matter at once. If there is any one thing
that it is more interested in than another,
It is the movements and plans of Mr.. Rus
SILL II A RRIsnN
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

The Mobile Register says that Sin 1892
Mr.. HARRISON will be ready to adopt Mr..
ChEvELAND's policy" on the tariff. That
depends. In 1892 Mr.. HARRISON will be
ready to adopt anything the republican
bosses put in their platform. He never
originated any plan of party action, or
even assisted to mark out any line OF party
policy in his life. lie is not leader, but
a follower. He gets his convictions out Of
the platforms
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
ANOTHER LINK IN THE MYSTERY.
Discovered in the Month of Sewer Buried
n Foot Under Ground.

Uncovered IN the MOUTH OF n sewer bHrlo0
Foot Under Ground.
CHICAGO, May 31.-Dr. Cronin's clothes have
been found and another link forged in the
chain Of evidence that surrounds the murder
The first clew was obtained by the finding of
the drawers by Sol Hamburger and Eddie
Bresch, the little boys of Lake View. Louis
Hamburger, the eighteen-year-old brother Of
the first named lad, then notified the police,
and conducting Lieut. Schuetler to
the mouth of the Fifty-ninth-st. sewer
instituted search which resulted
in the unearthing OF the murdered
physicians pants. coat and undershirt. They
were buried over a foot under ground, and
were only discovered by probing in the sand
with sharp sticks. The shirt bore the name of
the unfortunate doctor, and the other
articles we're readily recognized as por-
tons OF his apparel The pants in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

THE latest presidential connection to be
appointed to office is Col. DIV. McCLUNe.
The colonel is only cousin-in-law, but
he gets the collectorship of internal reve-
nne in the First Ohio district. Next.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

WE gre informed by the high tariff New
York Press that Mexican miners are paid
from % to % cents per day, while Ameri-
can miners are paid from IS to $3.50 per
day. How does the Press account for this
marked disparity in view OF the fact that
both the Mexican and American miners
are protected. II protection is what
gives the American miners fair wages, why
does It not do the same thing for the Mex
lean miners? We pause for reply.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

THE new postmaster at New Corydon,
Ind, is civilian. Three Union veterans
we're aspirants for the place. President
HARRIsoN's fondness for the old soldier is
not so strong now as it was last autumn.
Not one OF his prominent appointees from
Indiana-MILLER, NEW, Huston, PORTER,
HAIFoRD-fought for the Union.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
THE cRoNIN MYSTERY.
No New Developments in the Case Yester-
dnY-Investigating Clews.

n Now DeNeIOl1IheIlts IN INC Ntse hsHteT-
day-Investigating Clews.
CHICAGO. June 1.--Chief of Police Hubbard
was seen this afternoon, but declined to answer
any questions as to the particular character OF
the new investigation. THE fact is, he said,
I'VE are investigating wherever there appears to
be clew We must necessarily do that in a
case like this where there is so little known
and so much 20 learn"
"Are there any recent Developments"
"No, nothing to-day. We are pursuing our
investigation with all vigor possible. but prog.
ress is slow. There have been no new devel-
opments within the past twenty-four hours"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

President HARRISON is credited with
saving: There is only one way to get
satisfaction out of public Office, and that
Is TO please yourself while you are IN it.
The only thing that I will try to do as
president will be to act so that when my
term of office has expired / can say with
truth and a clear conscience, Thank GOD,
/ have satisfied myself" If the presi-
dents record thus far satisfies himself, he
Is not hard to please. His standard is
low-verv low. indeed.
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seaman Make, a Denial.

CHICAGO, June 1.-The many assertions that
evidence relating to the Cronin murder and to
an alleged huge defalcation in Irish national
funds had been discovered by Mortimer Scan
Ian in the books of the defunct Traders bank
while he was in charge, as court officer, were
denied tonight by Mr.. Seaman himself. Upon
the truth of the Traders bank story has rested
many OF the sensational reports that have re
Gently appeared as to the supposed motive FOR
the murder OF Cronin.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
The Pennsrlrania Disaster.

All things considered, the Pennsylvania
disaster is, perhaps, the most extensive
and appalling that ever occurred in this
country. The latest dispatches from the
submerged district confirm the earlier re-
ports, and indicate, indeed, that the calam-
ity is even greater than was supposed Sat
urday morning. 1t will probably be some
days before the loss OF life and property
can be even approximately estimated.
There appears to be no doubt, how
ever, that the number of persons
drowned will run into the thousands, and
that many millions of property has been
swept away.
OF course the vast majority of the sur
vivors of this terrible deluge are reduced
to restitution. Everything that they had
houses, stock, wearing apparel, supplies
has been swallowed up. The accumu-
lations of years of patient industry and
self-denial have vanished in an in
slant, as it were. Worse than all,
as the great Cambria iron works and
other industrial establishments which
afforded employment to so many thou
sand jewellers in the stricken valley have
been destroyed, the sufferers will have
little opportunity, for long time TO come,
to again become self-supporting.
1t is useless to speculate now upon the
causes of this frightful disaster. Until
thorough investigation can be had and
the results given to the world,
it will be impossible to form an
intelligent opinion as to where, if
anywhere, the responsibility rests for the
shocking sacrifice of life and property
which has plunged rich and populous
district into sorrow and distress. The
meager information now at hand does not
justify us in assuming that the disaster
was one that could reasonably have been
anticipated, or that it was the result of
failure to take such precautions as pru-
dence and humanity would have dictated.
1t may have been, and probably was. one
of those terrible manifestations of natural
forces which human wisdom can neither
foresee nor guard against.
BE this as it may. We have, for the mo-
ment, TO deal with consequences and not
with causes. Thousands of our fellow
countrymen are sorrow-stricken and sui
fering Through no fault of their own
they have been plunged into the depths
OF misery. The blackness OF death and
despair hangs over one of our fair valleys.
We can not restore the lives that have
been lost; we can not heal the hearts that
have been broken by the rude sundering
of natures strongest ties; we can not
give back babes to their mothers nor
parents to their children nor wives
to their husbands; we can not
reunite the family circles which have
been shattered. Only a Higher Power
can bring succor and consolation to the
stricken ones who survive all that made
existence dear to them, and contemplate
ing the wreck OF their cherished hopes,
can only marvel
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
Coy. Hovev,s Folly.

The disgust with Gov. HovEY through
out the state is profound, and is shared
about equally by men of all parties His
mulish obstinacy has had serious conse-
quences in many communities, and as he
shows disposition to persist in his course
of blind obstruction, the patience of the
people is rapidly becoming exhausted. In
this city the erection of the addition 70
the blind asylum, for which the legislature
made aliberal appropriation, cannot begin
because the new trustees Whose election
has been declared valid by the supreme
court cannot get their commissions from
the governor. The new insane asyums
at Evansville and Richmond cannot be
equipped and thrown open because the
trustees are not allowed 10 assume
their duties. The county poor houses
throughout the state are full of insane
people, whose condition is such as to move
the hardest heart to pity and it is Ho-
vEY's bull-headedness that keeps them
there The state of Indiana has provided
hospitals for these unfortunates at a vast
expenditure, but the hospitals are un-
opened, and the insane are living in filth
and misery-all that HovEY may pose in a
Napoleonic attitude before the people.
The discipline in all the institutions has
been greatly relaxed, owing to the confu-
sion and uncertainty resulting from the
governors asinine course.
1t is too bad that no remedy is at hand
for the mischief wrought by this absurd
person. We see nothing for it but that
the people shall grin and bear it. AS for
the insane, and the blind, and the deaf
and dumb, they will have to 60 without
shelter, and decent food, and proper treat
ment until such time as HovEY's folly has
run its course.
Great pity, indeed, that the mad caprice
of one man should have such scope!
Mr.. sM Coy, by the grace Of Presi-
dent HARRIsON, was able 10 return
home Monday, once more free man.
He received a warm welcome from
the old friends and neghbors who
have never lost faith in him, believing
him to have been the victim OF wicked
partisan conspiracy. The Infamous course
OF Judge WOODS in the recent election
cases has strengthened this belief. II is
well TO remember that Coy was con-
vicfad ttoon fha f,naunnorfod teatimonv