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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-12

PESTH, Oct. lit is rumored here that
the Servian Cabinet has resigned, owing to
dissension among the members in regard to
the attitude of the government toward ex-
Queen Natalie.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
ASSORTED SMILES.

Hotel Mail: That must have been big
drunk when Goliah got slowed with a
" sling"
Atchis0n Globe A man never knows
that woman has any old clothes until he
has married her.
Nea0 Orleans Pjcdyune Kind words
never die; but they frequently stay a
long time from home.
Binghdmton Republican: That mercurial
persons are usually thin seems to dis
prove the saying that haist makes waist.
Baltimore American: The discipline in
the navy is so strict that they even dock
the vessels that fail to keep up with the
rest.
Yonkers Statesman: Did you ever no.
tice when the tragedian cries " Fly for
your life " how naturally his companion
takes to the wings?
Somer0ale JourRal You can buy pigs
in-clover puzzle far two cents now, but it
sn't any easier to put the pigs in the pen
han it was when the thing cost dime.
Burlington Free Press: Tell woman
that she looks fresh and she will smile all
over. Tell man the same thing, and if
he doesn't kick you it is either because
he has corns or daresn't.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12


point, favorite watering place on Car
lingford bay. The excursio nists were
mainly children of both sexes, ranging in
age from to 16 years, accompanied by
their teachers and q large number of
growu-up friends. The party numbered
In the aggregate about 1900.
The Great Northern Railway company
set apart for their accommodation two
special trains, the first of which consisted
Of thirteen carriages and two vans, with
$40 passengers, drawn by single engine ;
1t was in charge of Joseph Elliott, clerk
in the traffic managers Office at Armagh ;
William Moorhead assistant guard ;
Thomas Magrath, engine-driver; and
Henry Parkinson, fireman.
Two miles from Armagh there Is steep
Incline, on an embanhment. near Kill
looney; and doubts were felt, before
starting, whether one engine could draw
30 many carriages up the incline. The
driver, Magrath, when the station-mas-
ter then offered to send on second en-
gine to assist him, is reported to have
said he thought his engine could do 1t
the conductor, apparently, was unwil-
ling to have the train delayed. 1t was
closely followed by the ordinary passen-
ger train, leaving Armagh at 10 20, its
usual time.
Both trains moved on, but the second
train was stopped at Annaclare bridge,
having. it Is said, gained somewhat upon
the excursion train. The latter had got
near the top Of the incline when the
couplings about the center Of the train
were, by some means, unfastened, and
the hind part, consisting of seven car
riages, all crammed with people, began
to run backwards towards Annaclare
bridge. The descending carriages ac-
quired q tremendous momentum, and
dashed into the standing train with an
awful crash. Some carriages were tele-
scoped completely; others were smashed
to splinters, one or two mounted to the
top of the heap of wreck almost intact.
The embankment at the point where the
collision took place is from 80 feet to 70
feet high; some fragments Of the car
rIages and a few of the bodies were
thrown down its side to a considerable
distance. The bulk OF the wreck and
nine-tenths of the unhappy victims were,
however, to be found within limited
area. Most OF the people in the last two
carriages were killed outright. Four
per5ons-two men and two young girls
were dug out from beneath the over
turned engine, which was twisted and
battered In an extraordinary manner.
There W ere few men among the excur-
siouists; some of the railway officials at
tached to the trains were themselves
injured; great panic and confusion pre-
vailed. Many of the children rushed
about screaming, wild with terror. Some
of the teachers, however, soon recovered
their presence OF mind. Help arrived
from Armagh and other stations; the
work of extricating the dead, the dying
and the injured was begun in earnest.
This work was difficult, and not unat-
tended with danger; huge pieces of
timber and iron were poised in such a
manner that their removal had to be eff
fected with great care lest they should
fall and crush those who lay beneath.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

JUDGE MASTERS, who took time by the
forelock, saved himself and family by go
ing to the hill above Adams street, at 10t
o'clock Friday forenoon. He says when
the official notice came at $3.50 o'clock
that the dam would break, he felt that
was the time for him to fly to safety, and
acted accordingly. He further says that
he warned all he came in contact with,
some of whom denounced the statement
as a id lie," invented to scare the
people. Before going to the hill he went
up Railroad street as far as the Gautier
Works and gave the warning.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

The dead were at first laid out In rows
near the scene of the disaster; many of
them were so dreadfully crushed as to be
almost unrecognizable. The wounded
who could bear removal We're taken to
Armagh after such hurried assistance as
could be given them on the spot. They
received the devoted and skillful atten-
tion OF physicians and surgeons who has
tened to the town from places as far dis
tant as = Fast and NewTy at the first in
timation thgt their services would be
useful, Later in the day The dead were
brought into Armagh, and placed in the
market-ho house and the Dontue. One of
those killed is Mr. Samuel steel. magis-
trates clerk OF the Armagh petty ses-
sions. The queen has scut a message of
sympathy aad compassion 20 the mayor
of Armagh.
1t is stated by several witnesses at the
coSoner's inquest, and at the official in
quiry opened by Maj.-Gen. Hutchinson,
Board of Trade inspector, that Mr.
Elliott, the traffic conductor in charge of
the train, ordered Moorhead, the guard,
to uncouple the carriages and detach the
hind part, when the train could not
move; and that he persisted in having
this done, in spite of Moorhead's obiec-
tions, and OF the remonstrances of one
or two passengers.
When the detached carriages began to
run backwards down the incline Elliott,
who was on the line, told the men to put
on the brake, and to put stones under
the wheels; but this was not sufficient
to stop the carriages, which ran down a
gradient of one in seventy-flve, o distance
OF mile and O half.-London News.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

Do NOT, in this warm weather, convert
the stomach into a refrigerator for the
whole system and endeavor to reduce the
temperature of the body to a comfortable
point by swallowing quantities of ice
water at short intervals. The evil effects
Of ice-water are well known. When taken
at meals the sense of taste is impaired.
The indigestion, to say nothing of more
serious troubles, which arises from the
free use of ice-water, would entitle it to
be set aside. Water at fifty degrees is
cold enough for drinking purposes.
Drinking very cold water, like drinking
very hot beverages, is habit to be
avoided. The extremes in this matter, as
in most other cases, are dangerous.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
An Excellent Paper.

Westmoreland Democrat.
The first issue Of the Johnstown DEMO
Graf, since the terrible flood, appeared on
Friday last. The Office of the DEMOCRAT
was badly wrecked by the relentless
waters. Brother Woodruff has our SYM
pathy in his misfortune and best wishes
for success in his plucky efforts to again
come up smiling. We hope that a long
period of prosperity viii attend his labors
by way of reimbursing him for his heavy
reverses. The DEMOCRAT has always been
an excellent paper and we are confident
that it will soon be itself again
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
WHY NOT ?

That's the question of the hour, with
reference to an immediate distribution OF
funds now on deposit in banks that were
raised for the relief of our suffering peo-
ple. One dollar would be of more use
now than FIVE in three months from this
time. This opinion is shared in by all
persons we have spoken to. Four gentle
men from different parts of the State
representative men who paid our office the
honor of visit yesterday, were emphatic
in their condemnation of the policy OF
keeping the money another day from
those for whom it was contributed and
said Governor Beaver ought to attend to
it at once. The four persons were officers
of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania l. o.
o. F., namely, Messrs. Muckle, Hail.
Moore and Freeman.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
surmounted All Obstacles.

somerset Herald.
The Johnstown DEMOCRAT found its
way to Somerset Monday morning, its
first appearance since the flood. The
DEMOCRAT office managed to escape total
destruction, but it was badly wrecked,
and brother Woodruff has had hard
time getting on his feet again. Nothing
in the world Is as easily disarranged as a
printing office, and nothing as hard to get
into its normal condition. The DEMOCRAT
has surmounted all obstacles, and is
again to the front, as bright and as newsy
as of yore. DIR. Endsley, of Somerset, is
assisting Mr.. Woodruff in editing his
paper.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

MUCH is said from time to time about
the fast rate at which Americans live.
Pessimists are never weary of quoting sta
tistics to prove that the English race in
America is coming to a speedy and igno-
BILE end. But figures, as compiled by
medical societies and insurance compan-
les leave room for encouragement to the
people of the United States. The aver
age length of life in Russia is 2S years,
in France 451, in England so, and in The
United States So. Or, at least, these are
the figures quoted before a late meeting
of the State Medical Society of Georgia.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

SPEAKING of the rumored castor oil
trust the romance about S500,0OO, 900
coal trust, the announcement of the forma-
ton of an ice trust and the story about a
S25 100000 plug tobacco trnst-all OF
which have come to the front within a
week-the New York Press sensibly adj
vises that "whenever you see a trust
head. hit it," The trust business is get
ting monotonous, and one of these fine
mornings the people will rise in their
might and efrectually squelch them, as
they ought to.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
To the Front Again,

Somerset Democrat.
We gladly welcome the JoHNsTowN
DEMOCRAT, which after months suspen-
sion forced upoh it by the deluge of May
81, has come to the front again and will
hereafter be regularly published. The
first number issued since the flood was
the WEEKLY DEMOCRAT of July and it
contains many sad but interesting &C
counts of that black Friday, when the
city of Johnstown, the pride of the Cone
maugh valley, was almost wiped out. Mr..
Woodruff, the publisher and editor,
deserves the earnest and hearty support of
the public, as he was one of the heaviest
losers by the food. The publication of
the DAILY DEMOCRAT was also resumed on
Monday.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

The collections of internal revenue
during the first eleven months of the fis-
cal year ending June 30, 1889, were $780,
OPS, ,968, being $5,934, ,2OS more than the
collections during the corresponding
period of the last fiscal year.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

CHAuNoEY DEpEw takes no stock in the
new tangled theory that marriage is a
failure. To a newly-wedded friend he
writes To be engaged to the woman
YOU love is happiness to marry her Is
heaYen.n
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Again on Deck .

GTeensDuTS AISUa'
We congratulate our unfortunate
friend. L. D. Woodruff, Esq, of Johns
town, upon the re,appearance of his val
ued newspaper, the DEMOCRAT. Its first
issue since the flood came to the surface,
as it were, on Friday last. OF the plucky
editors trials and haldships his paper
speaks in tones of touching pathos and
sadness, though untinged with single in
dication of despair or dependency.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

On Saturday of each week during
months of July and August tickets good
until Monday will be sold to all points on
the Somerset and Cambria r. r. at ex-
cursion rates.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
THE ARMAGH DISASTER.
ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING oATzs-
TROPHIES OF ALI.

Some Of ths Details Not Published Be
Ave Children and Sunday school
Workers Met an Untimeiy Death
Nearly 400 Badly Injured.
The pictures herewith are from photo
graphs showing views Of the wreckage
after one of the most shocking disasters
that have ever taken place on any rail-
way in the United Kingdom, causing sew
enJy-five deaths and injuries to more than
hundred and sixty other persons,
mostly children and young men or young
women, on Wednesday, June 12, near the
town of Armagh, In the north of Ireland.
A holiday excursion had been arranged
by the pastor and teachers connected with
the Sunday school and Methodist church,
Armagh. The place chosen was Warren
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

MIR. GLADSTONE, now in his eightieth
year, is a marvellous man in his physical
and mental preservation He is a splen-
did illustration of the fact that great and
prolonged mental activity is not incon-
sistent with high degree of bodily vigor.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Won Lunen Grove,

The summer evening resort OF Johnstown, is sit
uated in the very heart OF the property,
on one part OF the property set by for the pur'
pose, there are large steel Plant, Foundry
and several other factories, employing together
from 700 to 500 men, and several more likely to
soon be located there.
over sixty tasty houses already built and this
number Will be doubled this year.
The lots are 40 by 100 feet. The streets laid
out for width OF sixty feet including side
walks.
TERMS LIBERAL. For prices and informa-
tion apply to .
JOHNSON ALLEN, Agent,
Bedford Street Station, Johnstown, Pa.
may2-eod-1
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1889.

ROGER @. Mills, of Texas, aspires to be
Governor of that great State.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
Ifr.LINS
EXPRESS.


Ohio Pyle. ... 4:30 a m,
Connellsv'le. $40 q. m.
WIT Newton. 5:57 a. m,
McKeesport.. $3.50 a. m,
Pittsburgh =. 7:10 a. m.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
SOMERSET AND CAMBRIA BRANCH.
Distance and Fare.
JoHNsToWN MAIL EXPRESS.

LedUeS North.
lockwood .ll:35 a III.
Somerset .... 1858 pm.
.Stoyestown.. e.. 4:26 pm
AZ n. EXPRESS.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-14
EAST INDIAN CRIMINALS.
Some Of the Extraordinary Tricks Prac
t.ccd by some Of them.

some Of the Extraordinary Tricks Prac.
t!ccd by Some Of them.
Some curious devices practiced by
criminals are mentioned BY the writer
OF series Of articles in the Times Of
India on by paths Of Crime in India"
One curiosity which he was shown on
visit 10 the Presidency Jail in Calcutta
was a heavy lead bullet about three
quarters OF IN inch in diameter This
was found on an habitual thief. and was
being used to form pouch or bag in
the throat for secreting money. jewels,
etc, in the event Of his being searched.
The ball Is put into the mouth, and is
allowed to slide down gently until il
reaches some part near the epiglottis.
where it is hold in position, and is kept
there for about half an hour at q time.
This operation Is repeated many times
daily. and gradually sort Of pocket is
formed. the time being longer or
shorter according to the size Of pocket
required. In sope cases six months
have been sufficient. in others a year.
while in some cases two years are noe
essary. Such a pouch as this last is
capable OF holding ten rupees, about
the size OF ten forms Tho thiof.
therefore, can undergo search. and.
nothing being found. he goes away with
the spoil in his throat the
power of breathing and speech
being In no way intcriercd with.
About q score Of prisoners in the CAL
cutta jail have such pouch forma-
tons. In the hospital OF the prison
the visitor learned some OF the malin-
gering practices Of Indian criminals.
In one case he saw youth who was
perfect skeleton. with lustrous eyes
looking out in CHASTITY manner from .
worn. haggard face. It was discover
ed that he had for two years been TAX
ing an irritant poison. with view to
produce diarrhea. in order to shirk
work and get pleasant quarters in the
hospital. But no had overdone the
part. for he had reduced himself to
such . condition that recovery was all
but impossible. This taking Of inter.
nal irritants Is q common practice
among the habitual criminals OF Calcnt-
Ia Castor oil seed. cro:on seed. and
two other seeds which have no English
name, are the agents most commonly
employed. One man was pointed out
who. In order to get of his letters, had
produced nm ulcer by rubbing tho
chaied akin with caustic lime and then
irritating the sore by scratching it with
. piece OF broken bottle. Pail Mall
Gazette.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-14
A COSMOPOLITAN CITY.

Rueuos Ayrcs Has Many Languages Rut
Little Learning.
Bsenos Ayres. with her 500. 900 pop
uia;ion. is the most cosmopolitan city
in the world SO far as language is con.
ccrncd. any one who walks for halt
an hour along one OF the principal
streets of this city will have his cars as
sailed by all known tongues. from
Choctaw to Hebrew. The merchant
who can not converse with equal facil-
ity in Spanish. Italian. French or Cor
man is handicapped in the race for
wealth. This state Of affairs is very
demoralizing to tho new conner. who
has been accustomed to consider the
English language all-sullicient and to
look with contempt on any poor for
eigner who failed to master any OF its
many Inconsistencies The shoe is on
the other foot. SO to speak. rs English
in this corner OF the world avails one
little; but because the Argcntines are q
nation of linguists it does not follow
that they are scholars. Force of cir.
cumstanccs has made these people
adopts at acquiring foreign tongues. I
remember recently convcrsing with a
gentleman. who spoke four languages
fluently, who tried to convince me that
Chicago lay in the route Of vessels ply
ing between this port and Japan.
Geography evidently was not his strong
point The fact is over 50 per cent OF
the adult population can neither read
nor write. but it is safe to say that the
coming generation will present much
more flattering figures. thanks to the
Yankee school ma ms" who came.
saw and conquered. being already q
power in the llnd.-N. Y. Mail and Ex.
press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-14
The Great Applejack Belt

The great applejack-producing belt
OF the country lies between the Hudson
river or the east and the Delaware
river on the west, and is pretty much
comprised within tho bounds OF Orange
County. New York. and Sussex and
Warren Counties. Now Jersey. Within
this district aro some fifty distilleries
devoted exclusively to the manufacture
of the fiery spirit known upon the
United States internal revenue return.
as apple brandy, but commonly called
'applejack. Ordinarily, when the apple
crop OF the region Is fair to good, the
distilleries start up when the fruit be
gins to ripen early in September. and
are kept running until tho crop is Elk,
hausted. say about the LIST of Januar,
following. Some OF the dis
tilleries turn out q large pro
duct. The biggest apple brand,
distillery in the country is at Warwick,
Orange County. and has turned out ir
the course OF II good season $4,000 gal
Ions. The product OF the entire dist"ic
in prolific apple season will react
near 200. 900 gallons. on which an in
ternd revenue tax Of $3.50. 600 Is paid. =
n. 7. Sun.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-14
Town N Range II.
sHREwo AND COURAGEOUS.
4 Fierce Struggle Between . Moths
Turkey and Hawk.

4 fierce struggle BetWeon Mother
Turkey and Hawk.
Tho following incident witnessed By
the writer, will strengthen the faith Of
those who believe that birds and other
animals are not only endowed with In
stinct, but are capable OF reasoning.
Five or six OF us. well-armed for
hunting. were passing through tall
ferns and over fallen trees along the
level summit Of one Of the highest Of
the Allegheny Mountains in North Car
olina, when we came upon brood OF
wild turkeys, consisting Of cock and
hen with their young ones.
A short distance ahead OF us tho
ground rose abruptly to IN elevation Of
two hundred feet As we pursued our
game 1t made toward this hill-all ex-
cept the gobbler. Ho at once flew far
away from danger. leaving the mother
bird to defend herself and her brood.
Suddenly she gave cry Of alarm. and
instantly the young birds ceased their
flight and concealed themselves in the
tall ferns.
On looking up toward the hill be-
fore US. we detected the cause Of this
strange action. lowering above. and
apparently oblivious to the presence Of
danger. was q large hawk watching
intently the approach Of its prey. The
mother turkey was certainly in ''the
tolls Of battle" Deserted by her COM
panion, besct behind by huntsmcn with
murderous intent, and before BY her
most dreaded enemy, she illustrated
the maxim Of war. 1t is the unexpect-
ed that bappenA"
Trusting to the instict Of her young
to keep quiet and hidden, she few
swiftly to high crag on the hill above.
keeping well out Of sight OF her chief
enemy. now gradually circling nearer
che earth.
When she had reached an elevation
above tho hawk, she made bold to Mt
tack him. Up to this time he had not
detected the strategy. and now it was
too late. Vainly and frantically he en-
deavored to secure the advantage Of
his antagonist. With tremendous flight
and Wild scream Of mingled fright
and fury, the turkey struck the hawk q
blow that carried the two combatants
% close TO the earth - to bring them
within easy range Of our guns
Up TO this time we had remained
quiet spectators, but now wc took our
part in the fray. With ono impulse we
aimed our guns and fired. When the
smoke cleared AWAY. We found only the
mangled remains OF the hawk. Not
one Of US had fired at tho brave mother.
bird; nor was it possible now to do SO.
oven II her courage and motherly devo-
ton had not altogether disarmed us.
In the confusion she had summoned
her little ones and escaped. Youth .
COMPANION.