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The national leader., 1889-07-11
KILLED AT THE CROSSING.
A Horrible Accident by Which Four
Lives Were Lost.

A terrible railroad accident occurred at the
crossing near the Little Silver, N. J. station
of the New York and Long Branch Railroad
late in the afternoon, by which four persons
were killed. The casualty was caused by
carriage being struck by train Of the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey.
The carriage contained the aged mother of
Joseph A. Ward, a collar and shirt manu-
facturer of New York city; MI. Heating, her
son-in-law, q hat manufacturer of New
York city; Elsie Heating, his little daugh-
ter, and Kate, the little girls Irish nurse,
The three adults were instantly killed and
the child lived less than two hours.
The party were out riding ON pleasure trip.
They reached the crossing just as a north
bound Central Railroad train was drawing
out of the station. After it passed Mr.. Keat-
ing drove upon the track directly in front of
the express train of the same line which leaves
New York at 3:30 o'clock. This train runs
through from Jersey City to Long Branch,
stopping only at Red Bank. The train was
running at the rate of forty miles an hour
when it struck the carriage.
The engine hit the vehicle squarely, with
terrific force, and hurled its occupants into
the air. Mrs. Ward was rolled over and over
by the pilot wheel of the engine for a dis
tance of about eighty feet, the
Irish nurse girl was carried about one hun
dred and ten feet and Mr.. Keatng about
one hundred and forty feet. The child Elsie
was hurled about thirty feet. The horse was
torn to pieces and the carriage was smashed
into kindling wood.
Mrs. Ward, Mr.. Keating and the nurse
girl were torn to pieces and parts of their
bodies lay scattered along the side of the
track Blood and shreds of flesh covered the
tracks and the coWcatcher of the locomotive.
The child Elsie was still alive, but she was
terribly cut and her breast was crushed in.
Mrs. Ward was about seventy years old.
Mr. Heating was forty-seven years old and
had wife and several children. The last
name of Kate, the Irish nurse girl, could not
be ascertained. She was about twenty-five
years of age
The national leader., 1889-07-11
TRIED BY RED MEN.
The First Trial ON Record Of an In
dian by jury Of His COuntrymen.

The First Trial ON Record Of an In
dian by a Jury Of His Countrymen.
A dispatch from Red Lake Falls, Mimi,
gives particulars of the first trial on record
OF one Indian by jury of red persons On
June "a an Indian named Big Bird while out
hunting shot and killed another Indian. Big
Bird and his friends claimed it was an aeci-
dent The matter was reported to Major B.
P Schuler, the Governments agent in charge
of the reservation. By an act of Congress
passed in 1885 the jurisdiction of the United
States Court was for the first time extended
over all the Indian reservations in the coun-
try Major Schuler determined to have this
matter legally investigated and empaneled
Jury of six full-blooded Indians, entirely dis
connected by ties of relationship or other in
terests with either the deceased Indian or the
Indian who did the shooting. Big Bird and
the friends of the dead man were allowed to
send for witnesses, who were sworn and gave
their testimony, after which the jury retired
under the instructions of the agent, who pre-
sided as judge. The jury dellberated from
o'clock in the evening until IL o'clock the
next morning, when through their foreman
they announced that they were unanimously
of the opinion that there was sufficient
cause for suspicion that the shooting was not
accidental" and requested that the accused
be held for trial by the United States Court
whereupon Big Bird was locked up to await
the arrival of the Deputy United States Mar
shall.
Major Schuler states that he never saw a
Jury of white men more impressed with its
responsibility, or who gave closer attention
to the testimony offered than did the Indian
jury in this case, and that he was also struck
BY the evident desire to bring out the facts
on the part of the witnesses, all of whom
The national leader., 1889-07-11
A CHAIN OF TRAGEDIES.
Geographic Details of Crime
and Calamity.
Loss Of Life and Property by
Floods in Texas.

a heaVy rain fell in Texas and great dam
age has resulted. Reports from the West
snow heavy rains for 200 miles. The Brazos
ana trinity Rivers were booming. At Ben
brook, twelve miles west the bridge of the
Texas and Pacific and 500 feet of the track
were washed away. The st. Louis, Arkan-
sas and Texas for two miles out was sub
merged. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
ana Che Fort Worth and Denver abandoned
their tracks north
The Texas and Pacific abandoned trains
Doth east and west. At Fort Worth the bot
tom lands to the north for two miles and to
the east for mile and half were sub
merged. The Trinity rose four and a half
feet In an hour, and the dwellers on the low
lands barely escaped City Marshal Farmer,
Sheriff Richardson, and their entire force
Tor the time became rescuing corps and
manned the boats which brought the people
TO the city, where they were quartered In
large warehouses. There were 200 men, wo-
men and children thus cared for.
IL. Plume and sister are said to have been
washed away, and Mrs. H. S. Bentley and
Patrick, her son, who lived on the Trinity,
are missing and said to be drowned Their
house was carried away. The river
there is two miles wide and all
the cabins and tents are gone The
ST. Louis Arkansas and Texas operator
received message that the west fork of the
Trinity was coming down with an eight foot
rise Six more inches of water, and the
water works would have to be abandoned
Wheat, oats, fruit and cotton are badly dam
aged.
The loss can hardly be computed, but con-
servative estimates placed it as high as 81, =
100000. There was some fear for the little
villages along the Trinity, above Fort
Worth
The national leader., 1889-07-11
THIRTEEN BLOCKS BURNED.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fire
at Bakersfield, Cal.

During recent afternoon fire broke out at
Bakersfield, Cal, in the kitchen of N. E. Kel-
sey's house, in the same block as the Southern
Hotel. In spite Of all efforts it spread to the
adjoining building also, of wood, and then to
the Southern Hotel
From there it spread rapidly, with the re-
suit that every business house in town is
burned, beside about forty dwelling houses,
involving loss Of 81, ,250000. The insurance
is $500, 900.
The fire department. could not begin to
cope with the fire, it came so quickly, burned
SO tiercely and spread so rapidly. Thirteen
blocks were wiped out. No hotel, restaurant
or business house is left. As soon as the fire
subsided measures were taken to feed the
homeless The fire came on so suddenly that
there was no time to save stocks of merchan-
disc. One hundred extra policemen have
been detailed to guard the little that was
saved.
Bakersfield is in the northern part of what
is locally termed Southern California and
has population of 5000.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
WASHINGTON. D. c., THURSDAY JULY H. 1889.

Fricke and Boemerhave were fatally injured
In Dr. Koenig's laboratory at Munster, Ire
land
THEODORE ScHMITT, the Dutch Consul at
Hamburg, has failed, with liabilities amount
ing to $3000,000
INDEPENDANCE DAY was celebrated In
London, Paris and other European cities by
Americans, and in many other foreign places
by citizens and officials of the locality. Presi-
Carnot, of France, unveiled replica of
Bartholdi's statue of Liberty" at lie des
Cygnes, Paris. Addresses were made by
Minister Reid and NJ Spuller.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
NIatricide and Suicide.

A young man murdered his mother and
then sent bullet into his own head in Jersey
City, N. j. The first wound he inflicted on
himself was not mortal. Eight hours elapsed
before the police raped for admission at the
dAor of the house where the bloodthirsty
ddeds were done. As they entered the young
man fired a second shot and killed himself.
The murderer is Herman Probst and the
victim his widowed mother Elizabeth, with
whom he lived Mrs. Probst was about fifty
wears old and had been widow sixteen years.
HerSight was injured several years ago ana
she vas almost totally blind.
she was woman of a kind and sweet dis
position, and her neighbors cheerfully assisted
in the care of the three tidy rooms which
served as a home for the mother and the boy
whom she SO deeply loved. She was con-
stantly describing his devotion to her. He was
twenty-six years old, and was considered an
exemplary young man. He was sober ana
industrious, a faithful member of the Metho-
dist Church, and spent his leisure at home
makines his mother comfortable.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
Two Hundred Injured in Oklahoma.

A great celebration was held at Guthrie,
Oklahoma, and thousands of people assembled
to witness the feats of horsemanship and see
the races. Several large excursion trains
came in with visitors eager to enjoy the
holiday and note the growth of Oklahoma.
ground in the midst of the festivities. Two
hundred persons were injured, over 100 of
whom are seriously hurt. although only one
child was instantly killed. The grand Okla
homa celebration and jubilee will long be re
membered with sorrow The bruised and
wounded embrace persons from other States
as well as from Indian Territory.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
A YEARS VIOLENT DEATHS.
How 1866 People Perished in New
York City.

From tables just prepared it appears that
1866 persons died from violence in New York
city in the year ending with Juno. They are
classified as follows: Burns and scalds, 1872;
sufocation, IS; poison, 173; ran down by
wagons, So; by street cars, IA; railroads so;
by electric wires, 5: exploding cartridges, 3;
elf-inHicted malpractice, B. wounds" q;
exploding fireworks, 9; falls, 391. OF the
children who were smothered, 21 were over
laid in bed. Eighteen persons were smothered
by gas and two were killed by the caving in
of subways Thirty perished in fires, one by
Gobogganning, and one from ether in dem
lists chair.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
Havoc by Rain and Lightning.

A fearful rainstorm struck Dubuque, Iowa,
during the afternoon, accompanied by high
wind.
Two boys named Corbet and Bennett, while
herding cows on the outskirts of the city,
sought refuge in barn and were killed by
lightning.
Considerable damage was done to shrub
berry and trees by the high wind, and corn
and other small grain suffered from the
heavy rainfall, which for time amounted
almost to a waterSpout
The national leader., 1889-07-11
Two Men Killed in Massachusetts,.

At Chelmsford, Mass, Walker Symonds
Jr., aged twenty-four years, SON of the pro-
prietor of the Robbins Hill House, was in
stantly killed by the premature explosion of a
cannon. Another man named Sanford was
terribly mutilated, and died while being
taken to the hospital.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
LEAGUE RECORD.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION RECORD.

LARGE quantities of gold coin from South
America are passing through Antwerp forl
Russia and Austria, the same as in the
Franco German war.
The national leader., 1889-07-11

REPORTS from all sections of Montana
show that the wool clip will be the largest
and best ever produced in the Territory.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
Dervishes Beaten Off.

An engagement has taken place at Arquin,
Ervnt between a force of Egyptian troops,
under command Of Colonel Wodehouse, and
a bod bodv Of dervishes. The dervishes were de-
feated an.s fed. Their loss was 500 killed or
woundedk Seventy Egyptians were killed
WOUNDED tColonel Wodehouse pursued the
dervisl ~
Thee Nishes attempted to effect a lodge
ment ON Ne river bank. Colonel Wodehouse
immediaNy advanced and attacked them
with fidf force. The dervishes made a
stubborn tesistance, but were finally forced
to retire, Ehting as they went. They were
driven nofhward seven miles, but every foot
of the groud was hotly contested. Two guns
belonging he enemy were captured by the
Egyptia1s
ColoIel Fodehouse's troops continued the
pursuit ofEhe dervishes and captured 500
men.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
Drowne{at sunday-school Picnic

Drowne6at a Sunday-School Picnic.
A sad dent happened at tho picnic of
the Arch rect Methodist Episcopal Church,
of AIleghet City, Penn, at Forest Grove,
on the Ptaurg and West Western n Railroad, By
Their n " are Nellie Burton, age
eighteen st-s; May Royal, age sixteen
Years. IG$ Cassidy, age twenty-five;
Fannie Mcttnb, age eighteen, and Bert
Freeman. ag5Nenty. The five named, with
Edward Shaft, took an old barge and
started for s on ConnaquenessingC Creek
The stream VERY turbulent and the barge
eagze sEEe sae succeaded uccePsafs in no rsaeb tRe
mo tbe sboia bit the others went down be-
fore assista ould reach them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-11-06

Alb. and Anna Gish returned to Bry
an, Ohio, after the burial of Mrs. Gish
Fred Dustin has returned home from
near South Haven, where he has been
at work for some time.
Arson Barnes has gone to Nebraska
to visit brother. He will remain
there during the winter
Ernest Phillips has returned from
Athens, Mich, where he has been en-
gagged in the picture frame business.
Church services last Sunday were
held ut the residence of b. Il. Clark, on
account of the church being painted.
s. b. Anderson and family have been
making farewell visit at Dr. Ben.
nett's, before going TO Tennessee to re-
side.
Mrs. s. b. Lull started for Cleveland,
Ohio, last week in response To IA tele-
gram announcing the illness of some OF
her relatives.
Frank Clark went To Chicago last
week with car of apples, and came
back with fat pocketbook, and him.
self straight As string OF course.
We are i'm the same predicament as
the editor of the Eagle. Our "bluster-
ing times" have not come yet for locals
But wait and listen, you may hear
something drop in the future; we are
not booming now.
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Hartford.

Miss Jessie Heald has recovered from
her attack of quinsy.
Mrs II. p. Phelps has moved 10
Grand Rapids, for the winter.
Loren Curtis has been engaged ia
teach months school in the Airing
ton Dist. MOI.
Will l.. Smiths Rel Ringers and Con.
cert Co. gave an entertainment here
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Frank Fisk, of Lawrence, for
merly of Hartford, lost her baby last
week of whooping cough.
About 81 of Robbie Webb's young
friends gave him very pleasant sur.
prise last Thursday evening.
The McGibeny family gave IA very
pleasant entertainment last Thursday
evening, which was largely attended
by the people of Hartford and vicinity
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Richmond ccle
brated their 18th wedding anniversary
last Monday evening Oct. 2Sth. The
guests report very pleasant time, and
left many tokens of their esteem.
Mrs DR.. Nj. +. Palmer, died Wednes
day Oct 30th Funeral services were
held at the house Saturday morning
conducted by Rev. j. II, Reese. Tn,
remains were taken TO jackson for in
terment.
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Pedro playing is the chief amuse-
ment in this village.
Il. w. Payn is the new agent of the
Michigan Central here.
jay Atwater is working the night
hours at the telegraph Office.
q. b. DePue will remain here during
the winter buying railroad ties.
Mr.. Jas. McCarter is SO far recover.
ed as To be able To get out of the house
occasionally.
Mrs. l.. e.. Fitch has been visiting
her cousin Mrs. Rosa Fitch, and Mrs.
Eaton, at Paw Paw
Rev +. II. Harvey is expected here
soon To deliver missionary address at
the Congregational church.
Owing To the unfavorable state of the
weather last Friday night, the G.. A. K.
boys were obliged To postpone their
public post meeting They will, it is
thought, make arrangements for anoth'
Ell meeting in the near future.
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Decatur.

5. Tryon, of Dowagiac, was in town
last Friday.
Thomas Blades was at home last Fri
day and Saturday.
Mrs. ). NJ Wooster, was visiting
with her many friends in town last
week
Ben. DePue has been in town the
past week, the Michigan Central hav'
ing given him lay off on account OF
the accident ut Mattawan. Ben. says
he was not To blame.
Henry Moon and Kittie Smith were
married last Thursday evening, and
started for their home in Nebraska, ON
the night train. Miss Minnie Steven
son accompanied them.
Mrs. Rowland had the misfortune to
lose her barn by fire last Friday.
There was in the barn, one cow, two
hogs, and the feed for the winter. The
cow and hogs were saved but badly
burned. One hog was killed inn
mediately to save it. A subscription was
taken up, and about fifty dollars raised.
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The Jury i'm the case of the State of
Ohio VS.. Clayton Simmons, indicted for
burglary and grand larceny, last night
returned verdict of not guilty and the
prisoner was discharged. Clayton
Simmons and Samuel Smith, two
young men from Michigan, the first a
resident of Paw Paw, the other of St.
Johns. were with VIM. III. Pomeroy's
Wild West show and circus, which
after "a disastrous season fell into the
hands of the sheriff of Holmes county.
These two young men reached Orrville
the night before IA burglary was com
mitted i'm the hardware store of Thorn
as ~ Huntsburger. Simmons and
Smith were arrested by marshal Porter,
of Orrvile, and rs the imprints of their
shoes seemed to correspond with those
found i'm the vicinity of the store, and
which led to Orrville, they We're held
tO await the action OF the grand jury,
and when that convened they were in
dicted rs above stated The evidence
produced against Simmons was purely
OF "A circumstantial nature, and did not
show that he had even been seen in the
vicinity of the scene of the burglary.
The story he told when arrested as To
his home, avocatiOn, and standing was
shown by dispositions taken and wit
nesSes to be true Simmons was ably
represented at trial by Messrs Heckert
and Brock, of Paw Paw. After the
verdict had been read prosecutor Metz
arose and asked the court to HOiie the
indictments against Samuel Smith.
This was done and Smith released from
custody. - Wooster RepubIicdn
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ssObleviIIe.
Business is picking up.

Business is picking up.
A marriage to report soon.
Mrs. d. +. Stedman will spend the
winter ut Glendale.
Cal Myers lost "A valuable X. of p.
watch charm last week.
Mrs. j. ii. Darling enjoyed her 5sth
birthday last Saturday, Nov. 2d.
The c. l.. :. c. will meet at VIM.
Healys this week Friday evening
Mr.. j. X. Ashbrook is home from a
prospecting tour through Nebraska.
Allie Stanton has left SIS, 600 i'm this
vicinity this fall in payment for apples.
Myers Bros. store makes a fine APP
pearance with its new stock of holiday
goods.
Mr.. Edward Crowell, of East Hamlin,
n. Y, is guest of Marshall Harvey,
of town line.
Peter Crowell, of town line, is over
hauling his residence and making fine
improvements.
Mr.. o. Morelay and family, and Miss
Louie Thomas were guests of A. Ii
Long last week.
George Lyle is running new city
delivery wagon. George says he oils ii
with elbow grease.
Miss Anna Abbott, of Kalamazoo, is
sojourning at the home of Geo. Nj.
Bush for few days.
Mr.. l. w. Seeley, of Three Rivers, is
in town arranging To organize "A lodge
of knights of Maccabees."
Our photographers will move back to
his old home, in Hamilton, next week.
He is "A fine artist but the art doesn't
pay him.
The infant child of Adam Humphrey,
of Base Line, was buried here last sun
day. Mr.. Humphrey lost his wife only
few days ago.
Our new bakery man, Mr. Harris
has his front windows nicely lettered,
and is making other decided improve
ments i'm his store.
DR.. Jud Bennett and his twin sister,
Mrs. Ed. Heron met in commemora-
ton of their 45th birthday on Sunday
last at the doctors residence in this
place.
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BIOOmingdale.

j. G.. Lockard has moved his news
depot to the Lillienfield building.
Mr.. Allen, of Adams Ridge, Ohio,
visited Bloomingdale friends last week.
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. f. church
Saturday and Sunday Nov. 9th, and
10th.
Mrs. G.. w. Haven and ID. Smith
have returned from their visit among
Ohio friends.
Rev. Kitzmiller has postponed the
special meeting we mentioned last
week, until Nov. 4th.
The Leader Office and j. c. Speicher's
grocery have immense new signs fresh
from the Gobleville Sign Works.
Bloomingdale has new photograph
gallery over the post office, the pro-
prietor of which is Mr.. W. III. Gates.
We are glad to learn that little Anna
Durfee, who has been very sick for the
past week with typhoid fever, is con
valescing.
The dinner served last week i'm the
new dining room of the Baptist church
was partaken of by one hundred and
fifty people.
Henry Goldsmith has opened bar
her shop i'm the building vacated by {,
G.. Lockard We understand he is a
first-class workman.
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south Haven.

A boy baby at Mr.. and Mrs. Lulrs,
Oct. 2Sth.
Born, To Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Olson,
Oct. 26th, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wright have a
daughter born Oct. 3Oth.
Born, to Rev. and Mrs. Stevenson,
on Nov. LIST, "A daughter.
Mrs. l.. s. Monroe entertained a
company of lady friends at lunch last
Thursday.
1t is expected that the workmen will
soon commence putting the iron in
place on the new bridge.
The new schooner Fred s., with Ed.
Swails as captain, left here last week
loaded with fruits, for the South.
The steamer Williams has laid up for
the winter. The Glenn will continue
to run as long as it is safe and there is
work to do.
The tug Murliel came here last week
having i'm tow scOw loaded with 4S
cords of stone for the piers which are
being repaired.
The high winds of last Saturday and
Sunday have stirred up the waters of
the lake To an unusual extent. No
wrecks are reported however
As a Mr.. Johns, living north of here,
was on his way To this village the other
day, one of the mules which he was
driving, fell down in the road and sud
denly expired.
Mr.. Valentine, while trying to drive
neighbor's cow from his garden, was
attacked by the brute and Knocked
down several times, but, owing To the
timely arrival of help, was not serious
ly injured.
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A WOman's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has been
made and that too by lady in this county.
Disease fastened its clutches upon her and
for seven years she withstood its severest
tests, but her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed imminent. For three
months she coughed necessarily and could
not sleep. She bought of rs a bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption and
that she slept all night and with one bottle
has been tremendously cured. Her name is
Mrs. Luther LutZ." Thus write w. @. Ham
rick d Co., of Shelby, N. C.-Get free trial
bottle at Bartram d Millington's drug store.
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North Hamilton.

Oscar Sweet Is quite i'll with severe
cold which has settled on his lungs.
Freeman Healey visited his brother
Austin, at Benton Harbor last week.
A. A. Olds and wife have friends Wis
ting them from Spokane Falls, w. I.
The Free Methodists held services at
the Hayden school house last Sabbath
evening.
A young man has spoken for board
at Charlie Bakers; they have adopted
the little fellow.
Please inform Prospect Lake cores
pendent that the Hamilton correspond
ent still resides in that "backwoods
community"
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Opinions of the Trade--south.

| find Chamberlain's medicines very
excellent, particularly Chamberlain
Cough Remedy.-B. +. ETHRIDGE,
Hallettville, Texas.
! have tried Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy with great success.-R. TAN
NERET, Waveland, Miss.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can
not be beat.-W. l.. DAVIS, Liberty
Hill, La.
| have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in my family, and consider it
the best / have ever tried.-W. j.
FLOWERS, Doraville, GA 30 cent bot
ties for sale by all druggists. nov.