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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28
EXPLODING SEWER.
From Which Ia Inferred the 5ani-
tary State of St Louis.
The Gas Generated By IT'S Tllthy Condi-
tIon Wrecks Fully Dae-IIalf of 1t
and Causes the Death of
Three Persons.

ST.. Lours, July 27 Held back by the
high water in the river and forced on by
the food of sewage and water thrown
upon tho recent Waters Pierce oil fire,
the gas generated by the escaping stock,
heated by the intense summeESun, cx-
ploded about o'clock yesterday after
noon, wrecking fully one-half of the
great Mill creek sewer, the largest of
the city's drainage system aud causing
a known loss of three lives, injuring
several others with possibly other fatal
tiles to be revealed by the search Of the
wreclage.
The first explosion occurred immedi-
ately under the Wholesale liquor house
Of Carl T.. Fuchs, 1914 South Fourth
street, which stood directly over the
sewer, and was followed an instant
later by an upheaval a hundred feet
farther east across Third street, the
latter explosion completely wreclSing
the Iron Mountain railroads southern
yards, and extending nearly 1000 feet
to the river At Fuchs liquor house
the gas lifted up the basement and first
floors Of the buildings and escaping let
the wreckage fall back to the bottom
of the Shiny stream, leaving the second
and third floors badly shaken but still
in position.
Soon after tho explosion the police.
FIRE and ambulance departments We're
summoned to the scene and the work of
rescue begun. The first body to be
taken from the wreckagc Of Fuchs
store, lying on the bottom Of the sewer,
was that of Albert Mueller, barkeeper,
who was stone dead and badly mangled
by the explosion. Search for Fuch,
Who was known to be in the store. was
then pursued but so far no trace of his
remains have been found. 1t is how
ever considered certain that the body
Is either in the wreekage at this point
or has floated down and lodged against
the debris falling into the sewer at the
place Of the second upheavaL
The wounded, so far as known, are
Mrs John Timpe, who was injured by
dying debris, and who has since died.
her little son, who was with her, and
Charles IIumpe, who was standing in
the front part of the wrecked building
and was with the front blown far out
into Fourth street, which at that point
is very wide because of its junction
with Broadway None of the injured
suffered seriously
The force Of the explosion is shown
by the fact that manhole caps weighing
200 pounds each were blown off the en-
tire length of the main sewer, which
reaches west TO Tenth street, and two
blocks further on tributary sewers. At
present 1000 feet Of sewer ism open
stream smelling to heaven with ito iifth
and gases The yards Of the Iron
Mountain road are so thoroughly torn
up as to interrupt traffic in that vicin-
ity until the sewer can be rebuilt And
this. as the structure is large enough to
drive two four horse teams abreast in
it. is work of no small magnitude.
The pecuniary loss cannot now be csti-
mated
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

ST LouIs, July 26.-The employees Of
the 81 Louis smelling and Refining
Co. whose plant is located at Chclten-
ham. suburb of this city, struck yes
terdav. They number some 500 The
cause OF the strike is a peculiar one.
Heretofore the company has by agree
ment taken care of the employees made
i'll by the nOXious gases, etc, resulting
from the work carried ON, but reccntlya
notice was posted requiring the men to
pay a certain sum weekly, which was
to insure them in certain proportions
Of each mans yearly wages against
accident or disablement, the insurance
fund 10 be controlled by the company.
After considerable consultation a strike
was decided upon. The plant Is now
closely guarded bv police.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28
FaIck,s assassin.


The Attempted Assassination Of Manager
Friok Thought to BE Doep laid scheme
of Anarchists BergInan Ia Kansas.
| PITTsBrRGH, Pa, July 20 THE POI
lice authorities are convinced that the
attempted assassination OF II. G. FriclS
was an anarehistic plot that may be aa
great In scope as that for which Spies
and his companions were hanged.
They have names Of a number Of per-
sons In New York Long Branch, lio-
boken and other places whom they
think were implicated and kilograms
have been sent TO have them arrested.
Until they are in custody the names viii
not be made public as the police fear
the publication would defeat the ends
Of justice, Inspector MeKclyey said
they might be able 10 show Herr Most
was interested IN the aifair A number
Of arrests will probably be made here
to-day. II. Bauer, distributor Of an
aichistic literature in this section since
the death Of Herr Fricc has disap-
peared. The police are looking for him
and If he can be found will be arrested.
About 2 o'clock yesterday Detective
Shore arrested Casper Knold, a World
man, at Taylor & Beams wire mill on
Market street on u charge Of being an
accomplice Of Bergman II was known
that Bergman and Knold had been to-
gether before the attempted assassina-
tion and the police have been wording
hard torun him down. Yesterday after
noon they succeeded and he was at once
taken to the police station and locked
up The arrest proved 10 be an impor-
tant one as much about Bergman's pre-
vious movements were learned through
Knold.
Later the police searched Knold's
house and discovered large amount of
anarchistic literature some Of it of the
most ineendiary description. Among
the stuff captured were letters from an
archists in Chicago, New York, IIobol1en
and other places. Knold afterward adj
mitted to the police that he had received
several letters from Most concerning
Bergman, and that Most told him that
Bergman was a bad man.
eFoRAfERLY or KANSAS"
WICHITA, Kan, July 26.-Alexand2r
bergman, the would-be murderer cf
Mr. FriclS, spent the first three years Of
ms lie IN America IN Kansas ana Coz
orado lie worked IN German print
ing office for four days in 1856 while
tramping his way to kearney
county, where there is a colony OF
Russian Jews, among whom he re
manned for two years, taking part in
the murderous county seat fights Of that
time From this he went to Garden
City whore he worked at the case un-
til he one day suddenly got off
his stool, left the office and
picking up big rock hurled it
in through the window, striking the
foreman Of the Office lie entered the
room, tumbled everything on the floor
and left town lie next turned up at
Pueblo Col. where he was imprisoned
for stabbing man. When he got out
ne went east During part of the time
he was with his compatriots in Kearney
county, he acted as local agent for
some sewing machine company lie was
always morose and very violent when
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28
FATAL CLoUDBuRsT.



An Entire Family swept Away By Cloud
burst Ia West Virginia other Damage.
WHEELING, W. Va, July 20 The Sc
we're storm which passed over this conn
try Sunday night was more disastrous
ia its results than was at first dreamed
of 1t is known that there was con
siderable loss of life besides some de
struction of property by lightning on
Long Run in Marshall county, n few
miles south of Wheeling An nentire fam
lily of nine persons is reported to have
been swept from the face Of the earth
by flood following cloudburst The
family consisted of William Deity and
wife, their three children, Doty's father
and mother Mrs. Doty's mother and
a servant girl. The house was situ-
ated in a ravinc and was swept away by
the torrent Not one of the sleeping occu-
pants were left to tell the tale. The first
known OF the disaster was the finding
Of the servant girl lying ~ the yard Of
a neighbor some distance below wh. 9
the fated house stood II is also re-
ported that the body OF Doty and that
of one of the children had been found
at the mouth Of the creek which
cmpties into the Ohio river
Another house was swept away by
the same torrent, but all the occupants
are believed to have escaped. At Proc
tor, on the Ohio river, long trestle
was washed out and a freight train was
wrecked. Twenty-eight cars were piled
up and the engineer, VIII Beasly, Of
Parkcrsburg, was injured SO that his
leg had to be amputated.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.

AEhSONAhA AMI EOisihtNAtas
AN extra session OF the Argentine
congress has been called.
ADvlCEs from Zanzibar say the natives
have revolted against German rule.
TnE president has nominated George
Shiras, Of Pennsylvania, for associate
justice of the supreme court
CnIII has paid $4,000 damages for
the Baltimore seamen, victims of the
Valparaiso riots.
GLADsroNE's majority in the British
house of commons is ~.
Thomas Cook, founder of the we'll
known Cook system Of travel, died in
London recently, aged s3 He had
amassed considerable wealth,
JEM MACE, of London, England, the
retired champion pugilist Of the world,
and the only man who ever held the
title, has made application to the board
Of governors Of the Chicago Athletic
association for the position of boxing
instructor to the club.
THE Chicltasaw legislature has adj
iourned The election for governor
comes off il August. Wolf, the full
blooded candidate, it is thought, will
win.
SECRETARY NoBLE has appointed FL
bert ID. Weed, Fred II. Foster and Fell
lows d. Pease, all of Montana, to be
commissioners TO negotiate with the
Crow Indians for modification of the
agreement concluded with these In
dians, December 2S, 1891
Ia e n.,lt
Tex, split in row and two sets of
state, congressional and legislative del
egates were appointed.
Hon JONES FoUTz, well known in
Illinois alliance circles, died recently
in Switzerland, of which country he
was native.
THE notification of the democratic
candidates for president and vice prcsi-
dent took place at Madison Square gar
den, New York on the 20sh and was
scene of unexampled enthusiasm.
THE democrats of Missouri have nomi-
mated the following state ticket: For
governor, William j. Stone; for lieuten-
ant governor, John B. O'Meara; for sec
rotary of state, A. A. I,esucur; for au-
RllbJls OutlltS VI. A1NlDClNs lOi
Lon V. Stephens; for attorney general,
Frank Walker; for railroad commits
sioner, James Cowgirl; for electors at
large, Charles Il McAfee and N. ID.
Thurmond.
MExIeo's consul at Chicago will be
transferred to st. Louis
Mr. CUMMINGS, of New York, chair
man of the library committee, has re-
ported a resolution for the purchase of
the library of the late George Bancroft
for S75, 900
Gov. SEAY, of Oklahoma, is reported
to have prevailed upon the congrcssion-
al committees in favor of an election.
w. i. lGARRlTY, of Pennsylvania, has
been chosen chairman of the national
committee
THE president has issued proclama-
ton making October 81 next a legal
holiday, being the four hunlredth an
niversary of the discovery of America.
hiPoRTANT reforms, it is said, will
follow the new term of office of Presi-
dent Diaz, of Mexico.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28


Eighty years ago boys in the United
States under years Of age worked in
factories, in some instances fourteen
hours day; 80 cents week was a not
uncommon rate of wages for women; a
very capable woman could earn 50cents
a day at a trade which She must give
six months of unpaid service 30 learn;
with calieoa 50 cents yard. woman s
earnings for ten weeks would only suf-
ice 10 buy the material for a dress.
A German Of science has shown that
the lands IF Geruany devoted to grains
used in beer production would support
$4,000, 600 people.
The annual report of the state aims
house at Tewksbury. Mass. for 1891
shows that there were 2,9l5 persons adj
mitted. q whom only 37i were born in
Masssehuse It's. while 1.0z4 were born
in Ireland
50 light is the spiders web that a
pound weight If Ii viii reach around
the world and then leave enough t.
reach from New York t. san Franciseo =
One Of the most eloquent preachers in
Canada is Dr. George Douglass, whose
arms arr rafaivzed and who is totally
blind His arms hang hclplessly by his
side and hia voice seems 70 come from
a dead body.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28
srIsCELLANEoUs.

THE decree of the lower courts has
been affirmed in the Omaha bridge case.
THE apex of Globe hill, near Cripple
Creek, Col, is said TO be a vast placer
of phenomenal wealth.
GOV. PATTIsoN said he would stay at
Homestead all summer and spend every
dollar in the treasury sooner than allow
the law to be violated.
Ed. +. NoLAND, defaulting state
treasurer of Missouri, has concluded to
no longer contest his sentence OF two
years imprisonment
BURGESS MCLUCKIE, charged at Pitts
burgh, Pa, for murder growing out of
the Homestead riots, has been released
on bail
WILLIAM GRIFFITH, living near Eliza
BEETHOVEN, ILL.,, became entangled in the
harness of frightened mule and was
dragged to death.
JOHN MCKAY, Joe Wranzell and Joe
Sandberg, boys of IA, were killed by
ears while at play In the railroad yard
at Atlantic City, ~ J.
AN unknown thief at Chicago was
surprised and thrown downstairs by the
occupants. While ON the way to the
station he fell in an epilcptic fit and
died from the shock
THE people of Seavalla county, Tex,
are in need of assistance because of the
drought
FALEs, the New Jersey boy murderer,
has been refused new trial and must
hang August II.
A TERRIFIC explosion caused by the
bursting of sixty horsepower boiler
in the Grand Ridge electric light plant.
and followed by fire, caused a $4,000
conflagration at Ottawa, Ill.
THE Atchison road failed to put in its
second-elass rate of s14. 70 from the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific coast, but is
said to be getting fair show of the
business
THE IIazen Wire Nail Co, Anderson,
Ind, has signed the scale.
BANDITS have killed a government
scout near Fort Ringgold, Tex.
The statement having been made
that ex-Gov. Hoadly would appear for
the Homestead rioters, his partner, Ed
ward johnson, denied II in public let
ter.
THE telegraph employees of the Louis
Vile & Nashville have obtained the ad-
vance sought, averaging s. per month
CAPT. RADFoRD has been censured for
running the City of Chicago ashore at
the old head of Kinsale, Ireland.
J. d. BARNETT, wealthy farmer,
was crushed to death under a falling
tree on his place in Warwick county,
Ind.
LEON PATTERSON was gored fatally
by bull while feeding his cattle at
Milan, Tenn.
ROBERT and Ernest Soltau, brothers,
have been drowned. They started in a
naphtha launch from New York for
Long Beach. L. l.
THE grand jury at Montgomery, Ala,
returned four indictments for libel
against Editor Frank Baltzell, of the
Alliance Herald At various times
Baltzell made attacks upon Gov Jones.
CHICAGO police recently raided nickel
in-the-slot gambling machines
THERE was no truth in a sensational
yarn from San Francisco of the loss of
the brig Tahiti and the cannibalism and
other horrors
TAPP & Co, baggage. Louisville. XIV.
have failed Assets double the liabili-
ties
FLOUR showed marked activity the
past week, with small advances in
prices
A sPIENDIDLY preserved mastodon's
tooth was found in the Piasa bottoms.
seven miles above Alton. H.. and pre-
sented to Prof William f. McAdams,
who will add II 70 his worlds fair ex-
hibit
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

WASHINGTON. July 26 Gov Scay, Of
Oklahoma, has been Informed bv friends
at Guthrie and elsewhere that the pep
pie IF the territory are jubiiant over
his success iu the matter of securing
congressional action on the territorial
apportionment etc. and are arranging
to give him brass band reception
when he returns The governor, how
ever, prefers 10 go his way in peace,
and deelares that il q brass band and
iire-cracAers are brought into requisi-
tion . celebrate his triumph he win
enter the capital IF Oklahoma by baek
street.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

New YORK, July %. The Volks zeit-
ung, the organ Of the socialists, says in
its editorial columns to-day: The at
tempt made in Pittsburgh last Satur-
day in its immediate effect, to-wit: the
bloody punishment of one Of the most
brutal American despoilers Of labor can
only cause honest satisfaction in the
hearts Of all worsingmen struggling
for our great cause IL this man Friclz
should pass in his checks as a conse-
quence Of a dose Of his own medicine
administered 10 him. we should not
shed a tear His crimes against organ
lied labor nave brought him the pun
iShment that he has mprited
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 25.-Tcle-
grams from Ashland and superior re
port that the new town Of Iron River.
on the Northern Pacific line, is burning
up and help has been sent there from
both places Tclegraphie communjca-
tion is shut off by the burning of the
depot and telegraphic office. The build
inrs are all wood aud it IS Thought the
whole town is destroyed Later reports
say the entire bu-incss district and most
Of the residences were burned. loss
s3o0.0oo Five hundred people are
sleeping tonight iu thc ears furnished
by the Duluth E South Shore Rail-
road ,ssn1u4nv
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28
nseRAsKA CALAMITY.
A nay OF Horrors All over The state OF
Nebraska.

A Day OF Horrors All over The state OF
Nebraska.
OMAHA. Neb. July % Yesterday was
a day of horrors in Nebraska At Cha
dron John King killed John Germanne,
who was trying to evade arrest for
beating DR.. MeDougal, who had been
intimate with Mrs. Gcrmannc Sam
propcaet fcll into grain elevator at
Springfield and Ind his legs and arms
mangled. Near Hooper Mrs. Miller and
her husbands hired hand were killed
by lightning. AZ Juniata Bob Canwell,
7 years old, killed his thrce-year-old
sister by blowing her head off with a
shotgun that had not been fired off for
years otto Berg was killed by light
ming near Oakland Arthur Staller
was overcome by heat in the hayhela
near Union and died in nu hour Four
eases Of sunstrolse were reported from
different points. but the sufferers are
alive.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28
NEGROES ARmlNG.
Alarming state of Affairs In a south Caro-
lima District.

Alarming state Of Affairs Ia south Caro-.
lima District.
CoIUNmIA, 5. c., July 20. The latest
adviccs from lrmo show an alarming
array Of facts. The negroes are arming
and sending runners into the country
for help. The white citizens are pre-
pairing for defense and trouble will GER
tainly occur. The prisoner, Kinard,
was lodged in the Lexington county
Jail, but the sheriff is very appre-
hensive as to his safety. The Lex
ington Guards were asked to turn ont
and protect the jail but refusedNo dc
SO unless ordered by the governor The
governor has been telcgraphed for or.
ders. The whites at Irmo are being re.
inforced by citizens armed to the teeth
from neighboring towns The prisoner
says he is innocent of the crime,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

DENvER, Col. July l5 "A great sem
satiou was created by the bringing into
town of ]. IT, Cross ana J. Daniels, who
are charged a. principal aud accom-
plice IN no less robbery than that
of David IT, Moffatt president Of the
First National bank of this place. il
viii be remembered that on March ~,
1859, q daring robher entered the First
National hank i'm broad daylight and az
the point of a revolver forccl Mr. Mof-
fatt - give mp s2l.e9o with which the
thisf made good his escape. Thcarrest
Of Cross and Daniels was made by De-
tectiTs u q sawyer
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

yoNpoN. Ju'v 26 The news Of the
shooting of SIR Fuek has intensified
the feeling Of an Glasses against Mir
Carnegie here a largely attended
meeting Of representative leagues was
held in the city yesterday at which
"a resolution was adopted strongly
coudemuing his course I'M regard TO
the Homestead troubles The resolution
added that should he Insult British
vorlzmcn by further philanthropic ef-
forts in their behalf it was hoped that
they would show their utter detestetion
ct him by contemptuousl 3 refusing to
aeoept any offers of help irom hlm.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28
FRICK SHOT.
Desperate Attempt on tho Lifo of
Carnegies Manager
The Assassin Young Russian Jew An
archirt "A struggle with the Despera-
do, who Was Determined 10 Com
plete Ills Murderous work.

PITrsBuRoH, Pa, July rs. "A desper-
ate and almost successful attempt was
made Saturday afternoon to assassinate
Henry Clay Friclz, chairman Of the Car
negie Steel Co
His assnilant was Alexander Berg
man, Russian Jew, who came here
from New York with the evident inten-
tion Of removing the man who has been
tho principal on the employers side Of
the great struggle now going on be-
tween capital and labor in this city.
II was a few minutes before o'clock
when dark complexioned young man,
with Jewish east Of countenance, Of
medium height and fairly well dressed
entered the elevator in the Chronicle
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

W. 7. STEAD. the former editor of the
Pail Mall Gazette has on foot an enter
prise for the translation of the Scrip
lures into the language of the ordi-
nary man and woman Of our own time. +"
He has eighteen translators at work on
the New Testament, divided into groups
Of three or four, and he expects to pub
lish the Gospels and Acts this year.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

THE United States quartermaster-
generals recent historical statement in
REGARD TO the national flag has caused
some discussion in London. Tracing
the original to the Washington coat of
arms, a correspondent of the Times
writes that ''the stars and stripes of
the Washington family" can be seen on
an old monument in Trinity church.
Another traces the stars and stripes on
the monuments Of Washington's an
cestors at Sulgrave, Northamptonsbire
Another states that family of Wash
ingtons, who are descended direct from
the patriots grandfather, still holds
a farm at Holyland. Biekenford. and
that a tombstone in the Chester cathe-
dral marks the grave of George Wash
ington's first love. These writers con-
cur in scouting the notion that the
United States flag originated in Mrs
Ross parl0r
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

COUNTY COMMISSIONER BALLARD, of
San Francisco. is the possessor Of a rare
and curious gold coin, which fell into
his hands in California in 1s49 II is a
Mormon fivc-dollar piece. and for many
years has been employed asa charm or
bangle on Mr.. Billiards. fob chain. The
owner himself was '4aer. and took
part in the scenes Of the early gold cx-
citcmeut ia California lie saws that
the Mormons who were among the
earliest in the gold fields returned TO
salt Lake with great quantities of the
precious yellow dust Much gold also
found its way to Utah through other
avenues brigham Young. who was at
that time running a little government
on his own account established a mint
and coined probably 81 900. 900 in FIVE
dollar gold pieces These coins very
soon found their way to California and
passed cl-fr rent
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

INTEREST compounded is shown in the
following to be a rather successful way
OF saving money: A deposit of $50 made
in the Newburyport institute for saw
ings in 1920 now calls for interest
amounting to ss9s. No one has ever
claimed the original deposit and no adj
t.ition has ever been made to it
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28

THE creation Of the offices of assist
ant secretary of war and assistant Sec
retary Of the navy made it necessary to
provide flags for their rank to be dis
played on ceremonial occasions. The
assistant secretary of the navy, Mr..
Solely, will have a flag similar to that
of the secretary Of the navy, with the
eolors revcrsed-white ground, blue
anchor and stars