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Engineer n1cFadden Knew Tie Would Be
Killed, and IIe Was Killed.

Engineer NFcEadlen Knew Tie Would BE
Killed, and lilo Was Killed.
The sudden and awful death Of En-
ginser McFaddcn recalls very wildly
story that is told about tho brave and
merry man who met his fate while at
his post of duty. Engineer McFaddcn
was connected with the old Oregon and
California Railroad company for many
years During that time extending
over n period of twenty-five ySr;i!s) ne
had been In good many 'scc'itctns
and had run many narrow escapes.
All Wi; wildly raHfctnbcr the fearful
accident at Lebanon junction, In which
Engineer john ("Dig Jnck') Miller and
Fireman CUNT Guthrie were killed.
Tho tragic fate Of Zig Jack" seemed
to have made u very strong and lasting
impression on the mind of Engineer
McFadden, and had been regarded by
lin somewhat in the light of IL PRESENT.
,nent Very soon after M:llers death
az, old friend of McI'adden met the
latter, and naturally the circumstances
OF the accident and the fate OF Miller
were discussed.
well, john" said the old gentle
man, the fate of poor Jack ought to
be taken as y warning by oil you rail
readers. r.ake my advice and get out
of it while your skin is whole. Sooner
or later it catches all who follow it.
Better get out of such dangerous busi-
ness" McFadden smiled sadly and
said ho knew it was full of danger, and
added, s'It catches nearly every fellow
with his boots on who follows railroad-
ing long enough.
Not long after Miller's death McFad-
den met with an accident near Turner
station. The train was coming down
tho track ut q lively rate when the 10
comotivc suddenly plowed into band
of frightened sheep. The crushed and
1aangled carcasses kept piling up In
front of tho engine until they reached
o height Of several feet. McFadden
put on brakes and reversed, but the
locomotive climbed up on top OF the
bleeding mass of mutton and went over
into the ditch. McFadden and the
fireman had very narrow escape from
death, and did not come out of it with
out serious injuries. McFadden was
laid up for some time, but on recover
Ing went back, like bravo fellow, to
his post of danger. The dreadful ACCT
dent of Wednesday tells the story OF
his instant death. His prediction, 1T
catches all with their boots on who fol-
low it long enough" had its CHASTITY
fulGllnent.- Portland Oresonian.
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CONGRESSMEN'S GIFTS.

Small Contributions for Which Repre-
sentatives Pay Dearly.
The Christmas contents Of u congress
mans mail box would shame tho ira
ditional small boys pocket
4 curious thing about the remen-
brauce of congressman is that it usu-
ally comes a little before Christmas
This might be explained by the theory
that his holiday begins day or two
earlier and he might not get his mail on
Christmas morning. But it is suscepti
BILE also of another explanation. a few
years experience in public life leads tho
average statesman to conclude that he
is not the objecJof unselfish admiration,
and that the attentions bestowed upon
him are not altogether disintcrested in
every instance. He learns that the per-
SONS who place flowers on bis desk in
honor of his birthday, or on the occa-
son Of his making speech, CT IN CON
graduation for his re-clcctso7,. are l1sss-
ally those who have soIHc 2avorS to eessz.
If dainty Christmas card, a cheap
homemade handkerchief case, q Nook
tic or worked" initials for the inside
of his hat, is placed in his postofico
box two or three days before Christmas,
accompanied by the card, say, of-of
some lady he has not known very long,
it places him under some sort of OBJ
legation, especially if the giycr is a she
and she t.; good looking and young.
Usually q present received two days
before Christmas leaves abundance OF
time for return present before Christ
mas night, and if n congressman
makes present no cannot afford to let
it be conspicuous for cheapness
So it happens that the congressman
usually receive a great many little re-
membranes during the several days
Just before Christmas. The number of
lady visitors in the galleries increases
Just before the holiday recess 1t used
to Lc, before the sale of fancy articles
in the stationery room was stopped,
that the room would be crowded with
members accompanied by appreciative
and greatly interested friends. y whole
years allowance for stationery could
easily be consumed in two days. But
that was in the days gone by. If con-
gressmen send out presents now they
must pay for them, cash out of hand,
and the old and experienced are slow
to take hints unless there is something
peculiarly attractive about them.
The size of the outgoing mail from
the house and senate postoflices IS not
materially increased 1t is chiefly the
incoming that is burdened; not that
congressman are made the recipients
of numerous and valuable presents,
but besides the delcatcly scented re-
1ninders many of them receive, there is
hardly fancy advertising card, cal
endar of the Christmas number of a
paper or magazine that is not sent to
every man in congress. The average
congressman might have a calendar for
every day in the year, and Christmas
and advertising cards enough to set up
in business in that line.-Washington
Star.
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nRANK ToNES,
N5I erchant II ailor,
PoCoMoKR CITY, MD.

Will visit Accomac g. H.. the first
day of every county court.with fine
line of samples of goods for suits
suitable 10 the season.
A member of the firm has made
himself thoroughly proficient i'll
cutting bS- loag experience in city.
First class fit and low prices
Guaranteed.
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clerks office of the circuit court for
the county OF Accomacll, on the third
Monday in January, a. ID. 1881, the
same being the 10Th day OF the SAID
month.
Thomas p. Collins. Plaintiff.
against
Edwin F. LeCato ......... Defendant.
In debt. and upon an attachment
returned Levied and Executed"
The object OF this suit is to recover
in favor of the plaintiff against the
defendant the sum of $235.97, with
interest on $225.00, part thereof, from
the 9th day of August, 1890, till pay
mert, and the costs of this suit.
Affidavit having been made before
the clerk Of the said court that the
said defendant is not Il resident OF
this State, on the motion of the plain
tiff, by his attorney, it is ordered that
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and also posted at the front door of
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-09-03
MANY KILLED

And Many More Wounded-TrightfuI Ac-
cldent on North Carolina Railroad.
Thursday morning about 2 o'clock
the fast mail train on the Western
North Carolina railroad, just after
leaving Statesville, N. c., in crossing a
high stone bridge, the train left the
track and plunged down into Third
creek, q distance of sixty-five feet
The whole train, consisting of engine,
baggage and mail car, two, coaches
Pullman sleeper and Supt. Bridges pri-
vate car "Daisy" was wrecked. Twen-
ty passengers were killed outright,
nine seriously injured, and about
twenty badly bruised and shaken up.
The scene at the wreck beggars de-
scription. The night was dismal, and,
to add to the horror of the situation,
the water in the creek was up. It
was only through the most heroic eff
Iorts of those who had hurried to the
scene of the wreck that the injured
were not drowned. The accident was
caused by the spreading of the rails.
The bridge was not injured, and trains
are running on schedule time. Twenty
dead bodies are now lying in ware
house at Statesville. The injured are
having the best care at private resi-.
dences and hotels.
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THE WAR OVER.
Chilian Insurgents Subdued After
Six Months Fighting.
The Government Had No ships and Could
Not Hem Them In--BalDiacedn's Men
Desperate and Rash.

s'The war is over" said Senor Laz.
cano, the Chilian minister, to reporter
in Washington, Thursday, commenting
on the cable dispatch received from
the Chilian minister of foreign affairs.
Senior Lazcano wore contented ex-
pressicn upon his determined face,
while his handsome wife. who acts
as his interpreter, beamed with
enthusiasm and joy over tho
happy result 1.-The war began more
than six months ago." Senor Lazcano
explained, land the insurgents were
led by Col. Canto, who had been dis
missed from the Chilian army. He
had succeeded in securing the Chilian
navy, and on this account had been
able until now to maintain his army.
The Chilian government had no
navy, and because of this disadvan-
tage had been unable to hem in the
insurgents. Had we had ships" said
Senior Lazcano tracing the positions of
the government and insurgent forces on
a rough map he had drawn so as to ex-
plain himself 1--WE would have sue
ceeded long ago." He then traced tho
positions of the army of the Chilian
government under command of
Gen. Velarquez, the present min
lister of war, and who distinguished
himself in the war between Chilli
and Peru ten years ago At Coquimbo,
on the northern coast of Chilli, 10, 600
government troops were stationed. At
Santiago IL, 900 troops were in garrison,
while below at Conception 10000 men
were under arms. 10 the left of Con-
cepcion an army of 5000 men were rem
dezvoused. Between Santiago and Quin-
teros, just over the Aconcaga riv-
er, the insurgents under Col.
Canto landed 10000 men. Un-
der protection from their ships
the insurgents moved down the coast
toward Valparaiso. At the Aconcaga
river the insurgents were met by q
force of 5000 men from the government
army which had moved up from the
left of Conception. This force held the
insurgents at bay for thirty hours. In
the mean time the government forces
at Santiago, Conception and Co.
quimbo moved down, hemmed in the
insurgents, and compelled their uncon-
ditional surrender.
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BALMACEDA'S DEFEAT.
Santiago Is Reported in the Hands
of the Insurgents.
Mob Burns the Houses of Balmncoda and
His Friends.

The agents of the Chilian congress.
sional party in Paris have received an
official dispatch from Santiago saying
that the congressional party is in con-
troll of the capital; that Balmaceda fled
on Friday night and that the country is
tranquil. Buenos Ayres dispatches say
that Balmaceda resigned in favor of
Gen. Baquedano. The London Stand
ards Berlin correspondent says: THE
surrender of Valparaiso was preceded by
rapid exchange of telegrams between
the German foreign Office and the Ger
man admiral in Chilli. The avoidance of
the comprehensive measures which the
German admiral took in conjunction
with the other foreign admirals." The
press of both Berlin and Paris rejoice
at the fall of Balmaceda. The follow
ing dispatch, dated Valparaiso, August
30, has been received at the navy de-
partment, Washington, from Rear Ad-
miral Brown: ''The insurgents have
possession of the city of Valparaiso. It
was taken yesterday morning after
very sanguinary engagement The
government had advantage of a
good position, but bad general
ship. Troops disaffected. Insur-
gent ships were not present. Forts
not engaged. Lynch, with three Sec
ond-class torpedo boats captured, The
foreign admirals demanded guarantee
in protecting lives and property of
| foreign subjects. have one hundred
men at the consulate. Many refugees
aboard. Provisional president here"
The capital city was in the hands of a
blood thirsty mob Saturday night, and,
while it was ;...cablo to satisfy its mur.
derors instincts, it did destroy vast
amount of property. AS soon as the
ne ws reached Santiago Saturday of tho
overwhelming defeat of the government
troops on the heights of Placilla and the
fall of Valparaiso. and the people knew
that Balmaceda's S power was gone and
they had nothing to fear from his
wrath, their enmity to his government
broke forth. The cry was raised that
the president should be killed, and a
mob started for his house. 1t grew in
numbers and fury as it went through
the streets, and by the time it reached
the executive mansion, was ripe fol
any bloody deed Short shrift would
have been allowed to the president had
he been caught. The bloodthirsty fury
of the mob was balked. Their
the mob started for revenge ant
found vent in the application O
the torch. Soon Balnaceda's house
was mass of. flames. Before i
had been destroyed the mob marched
off to the house of Senior Goday, tho
ex-minister of the interior and an ar
dent Balmacedist, and fred his house
Then the residence of Balmaceda'.
mother, Gen. Barbos, who was killed
at the battle of Placilla; Senors Nc
Kenna and Eastman, the government
newspaper offices and the houses o
several prominent officials were burned
to the ground. The city was panic
stricken, business was suspended ant
people, outside of the mob, kept close
to their houses. The sky was lurid will
the light from burning buildings.
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PROPOSED Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
TAXATION.

SECTION 1. Be ii resoloed by the General As
sxsably of the State of Ohio That proposition
elhau be submitted to the electors of this State
an the frst Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1891, to amend Section 2, Of Article
XII. Of the Constitution of the State OF Ohio,
% that it shall read as follows:
ARTICLE MI.
6lo 2. Laws may be passed which shall tax
hy uniform rule all moneys, credits, invest
Heeuts in bonds, stocks, joint-stOck companies,
Slc otherwise; and all real and personal prop
erty according to the true value thereof in
znoney In addition thereto, laws may be
passed taxing rights, privileges, franchises, and
sach other subject matters as the legislature
may direct; but burying-grounds, public
school houses. houses used exclusively for
pxbiic worship, institutions Of purely public
ehaeity, public property used exclusively for
ARy public purpose, and other property, may,
by general laws, be exempted from taxstion |;
aud the value Of all property SO exempted shall,
xrem time to time. be ascertained and published
as rnsy be directed by law.
SECTION O. At such election, those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may have
'ARendment-Yes," and those opposed to such
aaasodment may have placed upon their ballots
Tie words Taxation Amendment-No."
SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect
sa the first day Of January. 1892,
NAL r. HYSELL,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
WIN. VANCE MARQUIS,
President of the Senate.
Adopted April "a, 1891.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I. Daniel J. Ryan, Secretary OF the State of
Oho do hereby certify that the foregoing is
trae copy Of joint resolution adopted by the
Gsaersl Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, on the
zkth day Of April A. d. 1891, taken from the
original rehs filed in this office.
Ia testimony whereof, have hereupto sub
scribed my name, and affixed my off,
lsEAL] cial seal, at Columbus, the 25th day Of
April, A. d. 1891.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary of State.
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IN SIGHT OF LAND.
The Gambler Sank With Twenty-six Pas
sengers Owing to a Collision.

The Gambler Sank With Twenty-Six Pas
sengers Owing to a Collision.
The steamers Gambler and Easily
collided at o'clock Friday morning
inside Fort Phillip Heads. The Gam
bier was coming in from Sydney, and
the Easily was bound out The Gam.
bier's side was crushed in, and panic
ensued among the passengers, most OF
whom had been asleep in their berths,
and who now rushed on deck. The
Easily rescued many of the Gam
bier's passengers and crew, but before
she could reach them all the Gambler
sank, carrying down five saloon pas
sengers, Is steerage passengers and six
Of the crew. The Easby's boats were
unable to find any survivors in the
water. The Easily was not much dam
aged The night was clear, and many
assert that the lights and lookouts were
not properly kept on either vessel
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INSURGENTS VICTORIOUS.

A Heavy Battle Fought, the Loss Being
Great on I:oth Sides valparaiso Occu.
pied by the Rebels.
The insurgents have taken Val.
paraiso. The three days fighting Mt
the hills between Vina Del Mar and
Valparaiso eliminated Friday evening
in a fierce battle on the outskirts of
the city. The government troops were
completely routed. Valparaiso sur
rendered to the victors. The remnants
of Balmaceda's army are fleeing to-
ward Santiago. A division of the
insurgents is in hot pursuit, haras-
sing the retreat. The insurgents
have always had friends in
Valparaiso. The manifestations OF
sympathy were never stronger than
they are to-day The adherents Of Bal
maceda seem to have melted away.
The government forces at first far out
numbered those of the insurgents. Gen.
Canto. the congressional commander,
had 5000 men. He was deficient in
cavalry, but many of his infantry were
armed with the deadly small bore, Man.
lister rifle, and he was strong in artil-
lery. The Balmacedan generals, Alzer-
reed and Barbosa, had 90, 900 men. The
government had extended splendid
line of defense between Vina del Mar
and Placilla. The insurgents took up
strong position on the hills by the
race track. Gen. Canto hurried his
forces on the formidable government
lines. Balmaccda's heavy batteries
played havoc with the attackers. The
issue was long uncertain. Balmaceda
was so sure of success that he kept
the cables, of which he had control,
hot with messages of the defeat of the
insurgents. Friday morning the tide Of
battle had rolled along the hills and
reached the outskirts of the city. The
insurgents fought like demons. What
ever they gained they kept. The gov
ernment troops were forced back. They
wavered The insurgents broke through
the lines and gained a position in the
rear. Then what had been foretold by
the clear-sighted happened. Great
masses of the government troops de.
serted and turned their fire on their late
comrades. This completed the demoral.
ization of Balmacedas army and the
triumph of the insurgents. The govern
iucht ItuhS tuluucO ny SlauRHter, anu
weakened and thrown into con.
fusion by desertion, turned from a well
disciplined host into fleeing rabble.
There was no rally. 1t was sauve qui
pent The three forts outside of the
city are still in possession of the gov
ernment. 'On to Santiago!" is now the
cry with the insurgents Six thousand
men are in the march from Iquique ia
reinforce thc,r, With this added
strength they will be able to send such
force against Santiago that the wreck
of the government army concentrated
there under Balmaceda may not even
attempt defense. The forts have the
key to the harbor of Valparaiso. Los
Andes, the most heavily armed Of the
three, commands the entrance to the
bay. The government torpedo boats
Cordell and Lynch are lowering out.
side. The insurgent cruisers, Esmer
aida and O'Higgins, have not yet ven.
tured to encounter the fire from the
forts. The prisoners that Balmaceda
had penned in the warehouses in Val
paraiso have rejoined the army of the
insurgents.