The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05

A Case In which Prompt Action and Steady
Nerve Proved Valuable.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY. Aug. 4-As tho airline
passenger train rounded the curve at the
end of the huge trestle. sixty feet high,
near Midtown. Sunday night. two men
were seen about midway of the trestie.
They could neither advance nor retreat in
time to avoid being struck and seemed
rooted to the spot by fear. Engineer App
blew q whistle of aIsrm. applied the air
brakes and reversed his engine, but all this
seemed 10 have no effect upon the heavy
train, the momentum being so great that
1t SPED across and far below the trestle. AS
the train rapidly gained upon the men en-
Qineer ADD was about ready TO throw M
his hands in horror when be saw both drop
to the cross-ties and swing beneath the
track. Tie occurrence was enacted IN less
seemed half an hour. When the men dis
appeared be was afraid the Earring OF the
train would loosen their holds and cause
them TO fall into the water below. The
and the conductor and brakeman rushed
back and found the men still hanging on to
the cross-tiss almost ready to fall
Expert Judges OF Swine
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNcrE. Aug. 4-The ANIMAL meeting of
the Indiana Auxiliary Association of Ex-
pert judges on Swine met in q two days
session IN this city this morning The
officers of the association are: President.
Adam Faust; vice-president, j. Cunning
ham; treasurer, I. n. Reveal; secretary, w.
s. johnson; examining committee.
j. r Hsrcourt, Lloyd Mugg and
r. A. Thompson. There are present
about fifty members, representing nearly
every section of the State. The object of
the meeting is TO fsmiliarize the members
of the meeting with the manner or scoring
points on swine. The score-card IS q nu-
merical division of the hog from the stand
ard of perfection or one hundred points,
and is divided into nineteen sections, a
special value being placed on each division
according to its importance to the general
conformation of the hog. it's constitutional
ability and it's commercial value. Ii, IN
addition to the detailed description. de-
scribes q perfect condition OF each point.
and the detailed description also describes
Objectionable conditions. The successful use
of the seore-card IS the ability to place
proper and correct valuation on each point.
The method Of scoring, as practlced ct the
meeting, is for each member to take a
score-card, with the subjecr-a hog-bef0re
him. and score 1t according to his Judgment
and understanding of the card. After all
have finished the cards are handed to
COMMITTEES known as the examining COM
mittee, and which have been appointed By
the association for the purpose of exsmin-
ing the cards and scorers. This committee
call on the different members as indicated
on the card-each card having on it the
name of its maker or the scorer-asking
such questions as may suggest themselves.
At the same time each individual has
similar right to ask questions OF the COM
mittee or the meeting. At the close OF the
examination of all the cards the committee
scores the hog and establishes score, ex-
planning all cuts. giving reasons for same
as the work progresses. Every part OF the
hog Is discussed at these expert meetings.
Tie committee. in explaining defects. are
very particular, and every question is an
swered as fully as possible.
A Young Republicans Death.
SPECIAL 10 the Indianapolis Journal
BLUFFToN. Aug. 4-Asbury Duglay. one
of the prominent young attorneys and pub
lic-spirited citizens of Button. died this
morning of typhoid fever. He was the
senior member of the law firm of Duglay
& Swain. and q partner in the Button
Chronicle. He graduated from the law
school at Ann Arbor in 1882. He chose this
county as his future home, and ever since
has been engaged in the law practice. In
1888 he was chairman of the Republican
leadership largely reduced the Democratic
majority. He was born in 1859. and his IN
timely death has cast gloom over the city.
Burial of Bayiess w. Hanna.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Aug. 4.-The funeral
of Hon. Bsyless w. Hanna was largely at
fandaH fhfa aftarpoar IT haino held at fha