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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15

sCMI IN A JOHNsTowN hoRGUK
tdon ~ to responsibility the first to realize
what was coming were Engineer II. NJ Ben
nstt and Conductor 8. w. Keltx, Of an extra
freight train that was lying at South Fork
vhsn the dam broke. Suddenly they heard,
above the sound Of failing rain, roar COM
ing down the valley and soon saw hugo
wan Of wster--''it looked $50 feet high
Y1shing on them With the speed Of . race
hmye.
, With loud cry to waken the men In the
eaboose at tho rear, but In vain, they de-
tached the engine and rushed down the valley.
Looking back they saw the train dashed to
fragments before the food. Theirs was an
awful race for life, the food gaining rapidly.
With less than half a minute to spare they
reached q high grade, checked the engine,
Jumped to the hillside and climbed to safety.
Thcn they saw curious sight: the watery
volume had driven houses and trees before 1t
TIL they were massed so tightly in the narrow
gorge as to form . moving dam; compare
lively small amount Of water passed through
IL, but the awful force behind drove II on,
rolling It over and over till It was ground to
plinters and scattered in the wider section
below.
The next witness, and perhaps the one best
dtuated for a comprehensive view, was an
Intelligent boy, named Charles Luther, who
Mood on commanding point and saw far
up and down the valley. He, too, tells of
the curious dam formed In advance Of the
food, made up OF houses and trees. "On they
came," he says, "like the hand of giant
clearing of his table. High in the air would
Be tossed a log or beam, which fell back with
. crash. Down the valley 1t moved and
scyo@ tho little mountain city. For ten
minutes nothing but moving houses was seen,
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clinging for their lives. The car was rolled
over and over, and the men stuck to it with
tho energy born of desperation, clutchlng
wildly at the air, but soon their gesticulations
grew weaker and then they sank. As dark
ness settled down and enveloped everything
Scheerer and the young ladies saw an un
earthly glare upon the food from the burning
wreck at the bridge To the best of Scheerer's
belief the food lasted forty minutes in it
greatest fury.
Nothing is more surprising than the calm
way in which the survivors talk of their losses
and sorrows As rule their eyes are dry
and their tones low, and they gaze upon the
ruins and talk of their dead with a sort OF
passionleSs apathy. The occasion is too great
for tears. All those people have looked death
closely in tho face for hours and no doubt
they all feel AS does one who expressed 1t thus
81 don't seem to feel any call to take on about
anything; | feel just like we had all been dead
and buried, and done with this world, all we
.Johnstown folks, and these few of us was
just allowed to come back and look around
awhile" That man voiced the feelings OF
many thousands. Many months must pass
before they will renew their energy in this
worlds affairs, and many hundreds OF them
can never again be rs they were.
Consider, rs one instance only little sad
der than the average, the case Of Mrs Fem,
wife Of an engineer, and the sole survivor OF
family of nine Many years ago the in
dustrious and intelligent young Fem brought
his wife from the valley Of Virginia and To-
Gated in Johnstown. They had seven chill
dren and comfortable, happy home life. A
few minutes before the food came Mr.. Fem
started to the butchers shop and disappeared
forever. Driven to the upper room by the
food the mother prayed and encouraged the
children. The water rose to their chinA the
smallest children being lifted on the highest
articles.
Mamma" said the Oldest, a girl, wouldn't
IL be better to 60 outside and die In the open
airr'
"Yes, dear" was t he reply; "we1l make a
raft and all 60 together"
Opening the window she caught floating
plank and on 1t placed the oldest child; there
was kiss and God bless YOU" and it
hoated away into the darkness. And 30 with
the next and the next, the fond mother cheer
ing the children and launching them on the
hood with good-bys and kisses. At last only
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flexible wires, like those from which small
electric lights swing. On the wall ut one
side will be small round dial attached to q
brass instrument. A hand upon the dial will
indicate the intensity Of the current that will
pass over the wires. Near it on the wall will
be small double pole switch, a brass instru-
to shut Off or let on the current wherever
electricity is used, but designed especially to
show at glance whether the current is OFF or
on, In order to prevent accidents which care
leamess in handling the apparatus might
bring about. This will be all of the appa-
ratus apparent In the room.
The prisoner, Immediately upon entering
the room, will be led to the chair, and in .
moment will be pushed back into it, the
hooks in the belt about his body slipped into
the rings in the chair, and there fastened in
place by the turn of the screws At the same
moment his feet will be raised, the foot rest
slipped under them and fastened by turn Of
the screw, and strap on top of the rest will
be buckled tightly over his ankles. In a.
other moment the two dangling wires will -
fastened, one TO the metal at the center of the
back of the cap and the other to the metal
connection on the heel of each shoe. A black
cloth viii be pulled over the face of the pris-
oner, the officers will stand well back from
the chair, and at a signal the executioner at
the switch will turn on the current, the vol
ume Of which has previously been adjusted
to suit the resistance Of the prisoner, as
shown by the test in the cell.
The intention is to use current Of 1000
volts, the same, it is said, as that used in the
Westinghouse street lighting system. The
resistance of the average man is about 260o
ohms, and the current will be calculated to
meet range considerably above and below
that figure
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THE ELECTRICAL WAY.
How InGnitude win he Solved by Mar
derer kemmler.

derer hemmler.
Nearly all the arrangements have been
completed for the execution Of Joseph Kemm.
Ter by electricity during the week beginning
June "a. Kemmler, it will be remembered,
murdered his mistress, Title Zeigler, in Buff
falo, and he was the first man sentenced 70
die in the new fashion The New York Sun
details the proceedings on the day of the
death Of Kemmler, so far as they are at pres
ent arranged, the main points of which are
rs follows, the execution taking place in the
state prison at Auburn, n. Y.
On whatever morning shall be decided upon
in the week of the execution the prisoner will
bo notified, and whatever opportunity he de-
sres for religious consolation and farewell
words will be given him. These over, just
before the hour fixed upon for the execution
the officers will enter his cell, and the death
warrant will be read. His shoes will then be
removed and a pair resembling army bro
gans will be substituted
In the sole of these there will have been in
serted a metal plate covering the whole sole,
and connecting with wires passing out
through the heels. While one officer is max
ing this change of shoes another will fasten
the prisoners hands together in front and
will place around his body, just beneath the
armpits a stout leather strap, with buckle
fastening it in front and snap hooks project
ing from each side at the back.
Another officer will place upon the back Of
the prisoners head peculiar close fitting
cap, apparently of black rubber, made around
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15

a small metal piece
in the center. IL
will look somewhat
as if ma d g b y
taking a rub Der
football, and with
a metal cap at the
hole for n center,
cutting off the end
of the ball into a
sort of hood. The
cap will fit over al
most the whole Of
the head, from the
base of the brain to
well toward the
forehead. In sid q
of it, in the center
about the metnl
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and then the waters came with roar and a
rush. This lasted for two hours, and then II
began TO flow more steadily"
But there was another and-it may be said
without undue re6ection-a far more heroic
witness. This was Engineer John G., Parke,
one of the heroes of the valley. He said early
ErhnY morning TINT the dam wonld give way
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before night, and
set thirty Italians
10 work making "A
sluice; but they
were too late. See
ing that the dam
must soon go, he
mounted a fast
horse and galloped
down the valley,
warning all he saw
sand telegraphing
From South Fork
} station 10 Johns
town. Some hun
drels fed to the
I'M A.. .vart .na
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ONE OF JoHNsTowrs PRINCIPAL sTnEErs.
the youngest, years old, remained, and the
mother hestated long. But the water con-
tinued to rise till there was barely breathing
space between it and the ceiling; "A few min
utesmore and escape would be impossible. So,
Bessie, the darling, was fastened to a broad
plank and blessed and kissed and started.
~ loved them all ~ said the mother "but
Ihad two kisses for Bessie, for she was Toms
favorite and was such good child. She put
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15
THE
N EW
VIBRATOR

The best horse for the price, bred by l. L. Dorsey.
Lexington, KY; weight 100: can trot In 2:lO
Owing to the depression in the horse market. we
have decided 10 place the services o! this horse at SIC
TO insure This horse Is second sire OF gen
ersl purpose horses his colts being invariably good
size smooth and good lockers. There six Of them
being driven on the streets OF Ottawa at present from
three 10 five years old ana either Of them be driven
close 20 steam engine by child or lady with perfect
safety These qualities should not be overlooked His
colts have been sold high 40 per pair, and many
Of them able TO beat three minutes. Why high
priced stations when You know you have sell most
OF your colts work horse prices This horse can be
seen every day during the season AT Seeley Carews
Feed \ ard, formerly the Moody yard. Ottawa III
mch % 3-mo SEELEY Il CAREw.
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bakersfield, Cal, Oct 10, 1893.
have used ct. Jacobs Oil for sorehead Of
chickens with prompt, permanent cure. One
bottle will cure 10 to 10 chickens; to drops
sures wheezes. JAS. BETHAL.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15

I recommend It as a sure cure. II has saved
ne many dollars. ii. A. KuENNE,
Breeder Of Fine Fowla
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~ GENERAL DIRECTIONS-kir a PIN Of
bread or dough SATURATED ioith S. Jacobs OIL y
The Jopl cannot s,OdRoto force ii dosn the throat.
Mir some corn meal dough tpith the OIL. Civ
nothing else. They siH finally eat and be cured
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15
FOR CHICKEN CHOLERA.

fe Huron S.,
an,
Wis, Nov. II
1883,
] have used
ST. Jacobs Oil for
chicken cholera
with great sue.
cess. Every fowl
affected W 1T h
the disease was
cured by II aud
New-York tribune., 1889-12-20
coIlRT CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

supreme Coult-Gencra Tcrm--Rccess continued
aeadal NOs to 49, called at y Sclock sou,n.a 70,
sspieme Ctu,,-Special Term.-part u.-Bcfore Ingra.
sapptme CoGri~CicGt- f,-IeiOre Andrews j.
saSen U NVl; Ss Ieiore ratersoS J
Nos: 2sio. l5ooh, sos SSH $40. l40o. 2sl4. 1877,
spg cocissg!,-l;a5., ;G. IiIgBetSse fore oRr!en sn
$50 $50 ss @ aS2s Ss 2S s 3o3 aoSl 2O 1901 'S 1913
Supreme Ccuit-CIlcu.t-raft iV.-Before Beach. j.
surioeatc's Cout-Bcforc Ransom s-Estatc of Samuel
Philip Mcdonald, Prodeers David II. Goodman, Max
Pelt, f. b. Mirick' j. G. Henderson, and Anna Handy,
SUPERIOR cOurt-sDecial Tcim.-BcfOre Truax. J.NOs.
Superior Court-TrIa Tcrm-part I.-Bciore Dugro, j.
superior cOurTrial Tein-part 1I-AdiOurned for the
Superior COuIt-rral m-Par III.Before o'GOrman,
ymNos $50 9S2: 134s. 7s4, 9i1, 77G, s4s. Slo Gs4,
Common Peas-Gcnelal Tcim-Adjouined until Decem-
Common Pleas-special Tem-Deiore Van Hoesen j.
Common Plcss-Equity Term-Adjourncd until Monday,
Common GPlcas-Equty Term-Adjourncd until Dccem.
common PsasTrql TernPart gPstG,e Allen S
$ss s5, 1905 1852 7i7 Co., $40 14l2. 9oa 4S5. 27S.
Common Pleas-Trial Term-part II-BefOrc I@rremOre
city Couit~SpccIal Term-Beforc Holrne. J-Motlons.
civ cSua cSars s%a AdfSag3sd N5a iSF ss term
1852 1872 1595 lGos' Ss lSos 1892 1872 l59s
1913 iii 1878, 1908 1856, 1924 1905, ioo7 1874;
=. City Coun-Tlia Term-Part III Before Ehreh u
1l2SI l55S. I!sS 1922 1892 1872 1S21 1881 111s7
124o 1911 170s 171o, 10ss, 1915. 101S, 1925 1870.
City C0Ut--Tial Tcrm-Part 1V.-Before lIome. j.
Special cacudaf.
Court o. OYER and Terminer-Before Brady j. and
Assistant Distrct-AttOrney Gon.-No. l.
Court Of Genera Scssion>Part IBcofe iildersleeve
j.. and Assistant Attorney ParhcrNOs TO 2O,
Inclusive
cour OF Cereal Sessicns-Part II.-Before Recorder
Smytt ana Assistant Dstrict-Atorney JerOme.-Nos TO
j., inclusive.
Court of General s'ons-Part IIT-Befcre MARITIME, j.
and Assistant Distrct-Attorney Davls-Nos to g. in.
elusive.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-20
GRAIN md PRODUCE MARRETS
FEATURES OF NEw.YoRK DEALINGS.


The buish feeling in the wheat speculation yes
terday augmented by continued favorable lhiiu-
ences The export business enlarged and the
cearances showed still better movements The cable
advices were stronger and the Northwestern receipts
again were light. There slight increase III
activity the transactions reaching nearly e,oOOooo
bushels, but the rise appeared to be due to con-
siderable extent to tie covering OF shorts The options
advanced steadily with only ordinary fluctuations end
ing firm at net gains of 1-2G5-S cent as follows ::
December s5 3-S; January, Sc; February, 81 Is {;
Match iss IA; May. SO Ii; June, SIS Ia cents. ON
the curb Nav closed at 80 Is cents bid
Cash lots were 1-2 cent higher. There were sales
Of 600 bushels for export and $40 bushels were
shipped on old purchases. The milling purchases
were confined to 10000 bushels.
The corn markets weaker under the lInuencc
of heavy selling of December options III ClncaeO Dy
leading operator spot lots declined 1-o0l-4 cent
hy nearly 10000 bushels There was fairly active
trading In the option line, but the market closed OH
is cent for December at AZ 3S, January al al IL
and February at Al Is and Ia cent for May AT IL
cents $4,000 ,,.,- H.. -.
mort and the spot market a tIfhc frncr. The
options closed up Is cent for December ana January
al 30 1-s and unchanged for February at 70 20 ana
May at 25 "a. ,.
70 20 21 for January SO 26 for February So 81 for
March, and $50 AZ for May. .,. .
The receipts Of grain and -four reported yesterday at
New York Philadelphia. Baltimore and Boston were as
follows Wheat 80 1S6 bushels corn, 1877 SOL bushels
flour. 80, ,314 packages. At Chicago, milwaukee, and
St. Louis the arrivals Wheat. 12G0l2 bushels
corn 5s1 sos bushels oats, 142 ,633 bushels; total
grain, $50 743 bushels -four, 81 ,3e4 barrels,
New-York tribune., 1889-12-20
THE TRADE In CHICAGO.

Chicago, Dec. 10 (specia-The bulls in wheat are
taking enjoyment in tmorOus fashion, There was
strong to-day quarter, and 1t was Of an
exceedingly radical character half the traders In long
wheat npped profit OF t cent just soon as it appeared
The result was that night in spite Of all the favorable
news wheat showed advance over "wednesday 0f
only 'sd'. cent May opening at s2sic and closing az
s3isc. The Northwestern receipts we're smaller than
nybody expecting, only go cars at Minneapolis
and q Duluth. Within haf-hour OF the OPEN
ng II export clcarances equal
from New.York Philadelphia and Baltimore, in wheat
and GOur to about $50 0C0 bushels. Shorts, big and NJ
tie were busy all the session covering AS the can
price passed early in the session the sellers OF thcsc
privileges obliged also The biggest DuN
ing day was probably by schwartz, presumably to
and buying supposed to he the phg up OF long
line The most strenuous opposition 70 the advance
was from ''Nat" Jones. Partridge. the pig short In the
market Is supposed have little figure Cot
t,ell NewYork buying contingent. The weather
and weather prospects were the influences in e corn
nit, The Northwest sent word that very cold snap
was on its East and this led TO selling being
the thing requisite to increase the receipts ana TO I'M
prove the grading December dropped from 81 cents
TO 32a cents, and closed at 33lc May opened at 33isc
and closed at 33d33isc. On the curb May wheat was
New-York tribune., 1889-12-20
THE COURTS.
VICTORY FOR THE BRIDGE TRUSTEES.
THEY HAVE POWER TO TAKE LAND ENOUGH
FOR ADEQUATE TERMINAL FACILITIES.

THEY HAVE POWER TO TAKE LAND ENouon
rop .provATE TERMINAL FACILITIES.
Indigo oDrien in the Supreme Court. Yesterday
handed down an opinion granting the peuuon Oh
the New-York and Brooklyn Bridge Trustees ior inc
right to acquire property north OF the Dfiuse eh
trance in this city, for the purpose OF ncreasne thc
fermina, facilities. Some time ago when the trustees
tried 10 buy the land the property owners took the
,,o,t.r 70 the courts. They based their rights TO
retain the land upon the following grounds Ihat .he
,,nstees do net possess the power OF eminent uoma'
and that the power delegated TO tim by law mas oee
exhausted by nscr that the covenant In the dceo 10
the trustees binding them not to build on the premises
eonyeycd TO them is superior to the power OF eminent
domain and is a bar to this procce1jne that n" ohef
has been made party whose property is sought 10
be taken and 20 attempt has been made to agree WIN
him upon the damages to be paid within the meaning
of the statute that no necessity for the taking Oh the
land has been shown.
Iudce o'Bricn asserts that he cannot see how any
ouestion can arise as 10 the necessity OF taxing te
lands in question for the purposes set forth IL the
petition As to the inability of the trustees TO agree
with the owners. he holds .hat az
attempt 10 agree resulting In failure, was
made. The contention that the covenant IN
the d,ed TO the trustees binding them not 10
build upon the premises conveyed TO them Is superior
10 the power of eminent domain, and oar 10 'hs
proceeding. nc holds TO be untcnable, ana the hrs'
proposition that the trustees have exhausted by user
the power delegated TO them of eminent DOMAIN Is
the most important question on the matter 10 DC oe'
cded.
lie cites many cases and exlanstlvey argues 'io
matter concluding that while an inference against
the continuance of the power of eminent domain can
be drawn from the laws cited, IL should not be ex'
tended TO ease like the present founded, as the ap
pIication is on public necessity and the carrying out
OF an obligation imposed upon the trustees 10 pre-
serve and maintain in a safe condition public work.
II will be seen therefore. that have concluded that
the power exists in the trustees TO make this appca-
ton. And that the acts referred to not only au'hor
iye hut demand and require that the Bridge, con-
strlicted, should he kept and maintained IN SAFE
condition and afford adequate facilities and needeo
Recommendations for protecting the lives of the trav-
elling public The objections. therefore. are over
ruled and the application granted
New-York tribune., 1889-12-20
DOM PEDRO AS 4 MEDIATOR.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN EMpERoRs ATTEMPT ~
RECONCILE THE oUIRINAL AND
THE VATICAN.

THE VATICAN.
Dom PEDRO II. the cxEmpcror OF Brazil, enjoyeu
such reputation for fairness and impartahy oi
Judgment as well as for correct knowledge OF nans
questions that he the sovereign oftenest chosen
as arbitrator in international discussions. But once
II happened that he voluntarily undertook the task oil
A mediator, and the incidents OF that attempt nave
not been forgotten In the Pontifcal antc-chamoer'
II was in 1871, at time when access 10 the FoPo
was rot so difficult It has been since the uhcere
monious deposition Of the Brazilian Emperor. Dom
Pedro was then soourning Rome. in whose streets
he was seen daily, walking unaccompanied, Just hhe
an ordinary citizen. still. everybody recognized MIN
nv his long dark beard and his stature, and thcy
pointcd him ont as an Emperor whose commonplace
manners somewhat shocked the prejudices OF the
Romans at that time accustomed to the grand airs
displayed by high personages. Plus TX had receNed
him. and Dom Pedro was also In daily intercourse
with Victor Emmanuel, though the latter had de-
throned Francis II, King OF Naples ana hephc" vi 'e
Brazilian sovereign.
Dom Pedro conceived one day the idea OF reconcil
Ing the King with the Pope, and he went to the
Vatican. It was O'clock IN the morhins, d1 a. hS
moi vel berun their daily service The Emperor not
finding any one TO announce him. went straight toward
Himself in nall where two servants in their shirt
sleeves were busy sweeping ana oustlng, pIeay ady
surprised they advanced. with busters ana brOOmS
in their hands toward Dom Pedro and asked who he
was and what he wanted. - A.,
Holy Father he answered ,- -
they took him for an insane man, but he insisted so
strongly that the Pope. being informed at last OF te
visit. gave orders that the early vistor shoiu Dc
introduced ~ n, ,o
aMost Holy Father. said Dom Pedro ~ haze aye
conc 70 reconcile you with Vittorio Emmanuel lie
is waiting down below in a closed carriage in 81.
Peters SQUARE. and ! beg your Holiness to receive
him in order 10 put an end to the present disagree
ment.n ,,,
Plus TX ntmatcd to the Emperor that he should
people the task of finding out another way to an
arrangement. Dom Pedro much surprised ana
he said so to the Pope. Meanwhile Plus lN scoiucu
his chamberlans Since that time the antcchanlbers
OF the Vatican have been governed by the strict rules
as TO admittance which now prevail
New-York tribune., 1889-12-20
TILE COERT OLE APPEALS.

Albany Dec. 10.-In the Court. Of Appeals today the
following cases argued
Thomas Van 1uyl appellant ast Clinton West re-
spoudcnt. ,,,
Ilber5 w. HauXhurst respondent. aSt Thomas j.
Etch H.. a. administrators, ETC., appellant SuOmltcu
George w. Bfayion, individually and as assignee re-
spondtrt Darv la W. sherman a surviving executor
Thomas Lacy, respondent, ag, Sophroaia a. Getman,
as cxecutFix, appellant
Ianiy Bcit Is adminstratriX ETC., appellant. ago
Mary T. Bent and another. respondents. ,,
George w LaNtou and another, appellants, agt Will
lam N Steele respondents.
i,i the Second Division the following ar
Rued -
Edward Van Ordcn. respondent agt. William d. An
drcws CT al, appellants.
Mary S. Todd respondent. the Union Dime Savings
Institution. appellant
Albany Dec 1o.-Following arc the Court Of Appeals
raleI1cars for Friday
First Division-Nos. 73, s44 lGo, 1G3 and 166.
second DivsiOn-N0s. SCI. &C., go, 81, and 6S7.
Both divisions will take their usual holiday recess
until January I3.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-20
cotton MARKETs-BY TELEGRAPH.

liverpool, Dec. 10. D. m-Cotton-Ihe kNcs OF the
day include "a 800 bales American.
d,oS U''O" nIad low mddiing 5igd: GOOD
ordinary 5ssd ordinary 5i4d The sales of the day
eludpd 900 bales American. Futures dull American.
niddling. low middling clause, December delivery;
35Gid sellers December and January delivery 3JGid
sellers January and February delivery. 35.G4d sellers
February and March delivery. 3504d sellers March and
April delivery 3664d sellers April and May delivery.
37.0id buyers MAY and June delivery 5000 sellers
June and July delivery. 40G4d sellers July and August
delivery f1-04d buyers.
Galveston Dec. 19.-Cotton quiet; mddng 9'sc low
mddling. 9ac; good ordinary 15-10c net ard gross
receipts 6el2; exports coastwise. 302G sales, 1G5
Norfolk. Dec. 19.-Cotton easy; mddnp . 13f6c; net
eo sros receipts 0s9 exports to the Continent 100
eoast"lse. S2I: sales. 2o04 stock, 2043j.