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The state herald., 1892-01-01
VIII Try Profit Sharing.

The most notable Of recent CONVEX
sions to tho doctrine OF profit sharing 10
that OF the ST. Louis. Alton 4 Terrc Haute
railroad, which operates the Cairo Short
Line. Mr.. q. NJ. Parker, the president
and general manager Of tho road, has been
friendly TO the - -. s0r some time, ~
have a..o some OF the Eastern directors OF
the company, aud II seems that tho board
OF directors as u whole has recently been
won over and is disposed To sivo profit
sharing trial A sub committee 10 10
consider the matter further and formulate
plan 10 DO submitted 10 the board NJ .
subsequent meeting. This sub commit
Ia In correspondence with President Par.
kor md Mr.. n. o. Nelson aud othcrs on
the subject and have invited Mr.. Nelson
En-, 10 n meeting Of railroad men, repre-.
sonting several railroad COM 1,ics, TO be
held expressly for considering tho profit.
sharing system.
Not only tho Cairo Short Line, but sew.
cral other railroads, MIR Parker said. arc
seriously considering the subject. and
there Is ll,tlo doubt that some, II not oil Of
ihom, sooner or later will commence. Tho
sub committee OF tho 81, Louis a Terrc
llnutc company has drawn up a pian Of
sharing and submitted IL TO President
Parker Ter his endorsement, aud that gen
ucman Is well satisfied with IL Tho auos.
ilon VIII come NJ at tho next annual meet.
inH OF the company In June, and thcre 10
little doubt that tho board will adopt the
recommendation OF tho committee.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Murders by South Sea Savage,

Adyiccs from the South seas state
that tho nntiycs OF tho Now Hebrldes
group have become slugularly notorious oil
late, owing 10 the numerous a,roeitln, per.
pctrn,cd by them on the whitc inhabitants.
French, ~ well AS British subjects, have
fallen victims TO the bu,chcry OF the say.
ages. Following cloScly upon the murder
OF Potter Snwors, u British settler, by na
tlvcs OF Santo, comoa news OF another
crime the victims IN th, ca,o being NJ,
pnrncnt and N BVto. Mallc1lo Island
was tho scene Of tho murders, tue natives
CONCERNED belonging TO tho bush tribe. NJ.
Parnont was copra maker and had q
small station on the coast Of Mnlllcolo. lie
was surprised by natives and tomahnw ked
70 death. his store being ai,orward looted
by tho snynRos No proyocation appears
20 have been given by the copra maker.
and white residents Of the island believe
that tho crlmo was committed solely with
tic object Of plumber
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Soldiers Aiding Chinese.

A pretty state Of affairs has been
discovered n, Fort Niagara, New York
For some timo priyn,cs In tho eleventh
United States infantry, four companies OF
which ars located nj Lookporl N. ", have
boon engaged In smuggling over Cinnamon
at the mouth Of tho Niagara river. This
has proved 80 profitable that half the men
NJ the fort are said 10 bo engaged In vIolnt.
Ing tho law. Deputy United States mar
shals aud the custom house oniclals at sus
pen sion Bridge succeeded In nabbinR John
lirau, u private, at this work
The ohlcers nj the fort gave up tho man.
and assured the maruhnls that they would
lend them every aid In prosecuting the
men who have been engaged In tho prac
tIec. !, IL said that they have bocn max
Ing aS high M Z o u head from the Colcs
tlals brought over and landed In this coun.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Watching the Mexican Frontier.

A special from Rio Grande Ci:yr
roxas, says:
Tuesdays battle between Captain
Burke's force and the band Of revolution
sts ut Retained Springs seems to have
scattered thoroughly the Mexican ugitators
gathered In that vicinity. Nevertheless
United States troops are watching closely
that portion Of the frontier. Lieutenant
Langborne left Wednesday night with
! detachment, bound for the scene Of the
aght.
From Mior comes report that on the
Mexican side there have been three battles
between the Mexican troops and Garza's
forces, one at Tortillas, one at Bellicias
and one at point not named in the ad-
vices. The losses on either side are not
known. All the Mexican troops formerly
In the vicinity of Mier are now in the field
searching for Cara, whose whereabouts
arc still unknown.
Captain Burke in his report praises
three deputy marshais for gallant work In
connection with the troops.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
A Bomb Exploded In a Church.

Daring mldnigh, mass Dec. q In
church In Valencia, Spain, four bombs
were exploded with terrific effect. Tho
church was throngcd with worshlppcrs
when tho explosion took place, one bomb
exploding In the sanctuary. Tho res,
were distributed through the church The
explosion OF tho bomb In the sanctuary
wrecked the high altar and completely do
stroyed side chapel. Many OF tho audi.
cnce were injured.
Tho scene IN the church was fearful. At
first the audience was paralyzed with fear
Then came the groans and cries Of the
injured aud the shriohs Of women. who
supposed that tho church was about to col
iapse upon them. Two arrests have been
made By tho police In connection with the
explosion.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Another British Victory in Asia.

a dispatch from Calcutta gives an
account OF another engagement on the
Pnmir frontier and OF another display OF
galantry upon the part OF a British officer.
According 10 this dispatch, news has Just
bcen received at Calcutta from Gilgit the
most northern post OF the British in India,
to tue effect that Lieutenant Smith, at the
head OF body OF kasmiers in the British
service, had scaled a precipico opposite
Fort Nit recently so gallantly taken by
Captain Ayemer and his command The
Lieutenant after desperate fight with the
Hunsea Nagar rebels, drove them from be
hind the stone brcastworks they bad erect
cd Above the prccipiee, killing seventy Of
che enuiiy asfi -,'ourifnr-ns lsrsz
Tho force under the command OF Lieu
tenant Smith was about 100 men.
Throughout the engagement such was
the wild hrlng OF the tribesmen ,ha, the
British force only had four men wounded
a later dispatch says that the khan Of
Nagar wa, utterly discouraged b. this do
icat, and has submitted TO tue British mil
ilary authorities and that he Will be taken
under escort 10 SiInia.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Serious Aspect OF the CARA Move.
ment,

Acting Secretary Grant says that
he regards the situation on the Mexican
frontier rs serious, mud that the war de
partmelt is eserting itself TO preyeui
further violations OF the neutrality law,
by Garla's band OF revolutionists. II 10
necessary 10 preyon, CARA from crossing
backwards anu forwards between Mckee
and tue United States that the entire force
under Genural Stanley's command be dis
tributod along the north bank OF the Rie
Gtande, II is believed At the war depart.
mcnt that GarIa's movement is gaining 10
strength Notwithstanding the efforts OF th,
United States and Mexican troops to re
strain IL, and some officer, are aware OF the
fact that Dial, the president OF Mexico,
reached his present station through a
revolutionary movement conducted aerus,
The boundary !ustas Cara is conducting
his campaign
The state herald., 1892-01-01
The House Coinage Committee.

Speaker Crisp fully realized the ex-
pectations of the silver men by his ap.
pointment Of the coinage committee. 1t is
regarded as strongly in favor of free coin
age and stands 0 to !, or $ to 8, in favor Of
free coinage absolutely, the doubtful mem
Der beng Johnson OF North Dakota, who,
though coming from n state which has
declared for free coinage, 1t is said, is not
committed to free coinage and is, therefore,
claimed by both sides, but the silver men
regard other things shown in the makeup
Of the committee us very significant OF the
early passage of "A free coinage bill by tho
House.
Walker Of Massachusetts, the Republi-
ran anti free silver man, who fought the
silver bill last year with more aggressive
ness, determination and bitterness than
any other member of the House, is left of
the committee entirely.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
CRUSH IN A TAEArER.
An Alarm Of Fire Causes a Panic and
Ten Persons are Killed.

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ny frightful panic occurred Saturday
fsin the Royal taeater, Gateshead,
Z sesnlting in the loss OF number
sNL Rhead is q manufacturing
'SQ4119a 2urham.
wNg4& - HSogrcss some one
dropped III ~, - the gallery,
set fire to sof86 Neal furniture,
rate the slight blaze Communicated to a
partition. A woman noticed the fire and
shrieked that the theator was burning.
At once, the audience which had been all
attention to tho play was aroused and not
comprehending the exact danger made q
sudden and Simultaneous rush to escape.
Every aisle became packed and the aud
ience which was numerous enough to have
made exit slow and difficult, had there
been no panic, became one painting, strug-
CLING mass of chrsing men aud crying, half
sufiocated women and children.
Tho strong, hearty men from the works
and mills showed no pity for the weaker
sex. II u woman or CHILD fell beneath the
strain, she or 1t was at once crushed under
iron-shod heels. Men climbed over each
others heads and sought to tread over the
squirming mass OF humanity to safety.
Women pleaded for their little ones, hold
ing them above their heads as far as arms
could roach, and the babes with the
bFeeeh bsing squeezed out of them were
savoa n several instances by being grasp
Cd = ~ strong hands Of men ablo TO hold
tho0 With one arm above the crowd. Down
tina Ra,n etAiycQsc the multitude struggled
and p4htnd. The janitor, Foster,t had
rushed p open the door ut the foot OF the
The tolid crowd fell on him like an i'm
mcnse Krupp hammer crushing tho life
out OF his BODY, which was iiattencd to the
door. Down With him came the eight or
ten at tho hesd Of the mass, and they, too,
had the life stamped out of them. Behind,
the shrieks and loud oaths, with appeals
for mercy, and exccrations against the
Creator, made . hsll. In front, at the foot
of the stairs, ives he rampant OF dying
and dead, over 49, the escaping multi
tudo had to ailnAIk
Meantime, - - stage had not
been idle, 1t v03 y apparent to the
players that the little or no
people to be sun. Gar Of Of the the
struggling throng - appeals
and ceased their efrorte
When the theater was h emptiej
and the panic over, II was found that ten
were dead, and that mhny others had
broken limbs and were otherwise seriously
injured. The fire itself, which had given
occasion to the panic, was but slight at
fair, having only burned through a thin
partition, and was easily extinguishcd
with two buckets OF water 1t was sum
cient, however TO make some smoke, which
hung about the ceiling, and the
sight of the smoke had much to do with
causing the panic, when II might other
wise have been Gained The city OF Gates
head has been thrown into general mourn
lag by the calamity, aud all day the thea
ter was guarded by the police from the
multitude OF the curious. Many pathetic
incidents occurred In the terrible crush
for the doors, but II is also stated that the
display of brutal selishncss overcame
every other feature of the awful occur
renee.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
AN AWFUL TRAIN WRECK.
A Sleeping Coach TeIescoped by an
Engine and Eleven Persons Killed.

A shocking accident occurred Thurs
day night on the New York Central be-
tween the st. Louis express and the
Niagara Falls special train, in which
eleven persons were killed and number
terribly injured.
The disaster was due to the carelessness
Of Brakeman Albert S. Herrick Of the
Buffalo express which was lying still below
Hastings. Herrick fed and has not yet
been found.
From the official report given out Christ
mas day by Third Vice President Webb Of
the Central road, train No. 03, which left
New York at $40 last night, stopped at
Dobb's Ferry to make some slight repairs
on the engine. The distant signal was
thrown out and tho following train, the
Buffalo & Niagara Falls special, stopped
about three quarters of mile south OF
Dobbs' Ferry.
The conductor of No. 45 Immediately
sent Brakeman Herrick back to signal the
coming trains. He proceeded as far as the
station at Hastings. He went inside and
talked with the station master, waiting for
the Cincinnati & st. Louis exprHs No. Z,
which left that city at 5 o'clock. While
Herrick was standing near the door, the
st. Louis express whizzed past, running at
the rate of forty miles an hour.
Engineer j. Donohue of the st. Louis ex-
press received no warning whatever Of the
presence of the Buffalo express on the
track ahead until he was almost on the
train. He reversed his engine, put on the
air brakes and jumped for his life. The
engine Of No. crashed into the rear
sleeper Gibraltar of tho Buffalo special
with terrific force.
When the ST. Louis express crashed into
the sleeping car Gibraltar, which was in
the rear OF the Niagara express, the engine
was completely lost in the interior of tho
Gibraltar and it was reduced to splinters,
There were eighteen passengers in tho
Gibraltar and oil but three OF them were
killed or injured
The hiss of the escaping steam and the
cries and groans Of the wounded and dying
passengers could be heard long distance
The appeals Of the wounded and the cries
of the dying were heartrendering. A mo
ment later the Gibraltar took fire. The
hands Of both trains quickly recovered
from the momentary shock, and rushed to
the aid OF the imprisoned people. The pas
sengers from both trains followed suit, and
soon score of persons had organized them
selves into a relief party. One after an
other, the wounded and dying were taken
out Axes were torn from the cars, and
by the light Of lamps and torches, men be
gan to chop away the burning woodwork
OF. the Gibraltar. They were urged on by
the cries of the injured and dying people
within. Some of the injured passengers
hurried back to the depot at Hastings to
summon help and stop any other trains
that might be coming.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
SCOTCH LANDOWNERS FURl.
GUS.
Sweeping Reductions in Rent on
Their Estates.

sweeping heductionS IN Kent on
Their Estates.
The Scotch landowners are In a
furious mood over the action of the High
soai- IL reducing rents 10 nearly
all the cases brought before the tribunal.
Tho court was founded soon after and us
result Of the croftcrs' agitation OF the
agraren question u little over ten years
ago. Tho land owners fought tooth and
nail against the formation oil the court,
claiming there wns M ground for the com.
plants OF the croficrs, that their ancient
rights and privileges had been gradually
flchcd from them while their obligations
had been increased. The establishment Of
between landlord and tenant was dolcared
by the former class To be useless, In view
OF their humanity and feudal generosity.
The section OF radicals headed by Dr.
Clark, NJ. r.. with great difficulty piloted
the measure to victory, aided By many
pathetic appeals To the pnblic through the
press OF England from persons who visited
the Highlands aud the Islands OF Scotland,
and told piieous tales OF the effects Of mod
crn land tenure upon the genial race
dwelling there.
Events have amply Justified the creation
Of the court The court examines every
farmer, and questions farmers. baIlifis and
owners IN true cadi fashion. As result
OF this searching examination into the cir
oums,anccs Of each case, there is scarcely
an estate In the region referred to where
ou sweeping reductions In rent have not
been ordered and arrears abated. Millions
OF pounds have thus been transferred from
one side Of tho balance shec, To the other,
from the pockets OF the landlords TO those
OF the erofters In eject.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
confirmations by the Senate.

The Senate in executive session has
confirmed the nomination of S. b. Elkins
10 bo secretary of war.
Enos II. Nebecker of Indiana, United
States treasurer; j. G. Leagree. refiner Of
The mint at New Orleans; j. c. Quinn, col
lector Of internal revenue, first California
district; William II Brooks. collector in.
lernal revenue for the the first Pennsyl.
vania district; w. T. Simons Of Connect
lcut, commissioner of patents.
All OF the military nominations, 262 in
number, received up to tho present date,
were also confirmed. Tho judicial nom
nations were not considered, as they have
aot yet received action by committee on
tho judiciary.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Rniinr ihnn Fancy WnrL.

Twelve Of the most popular young
ladies' In Mindcn, Michigan, engaged to
contribute 81 each Of money earned by
themselves to a fund for buying Christmas
prcseuts for tho poor Tuesday ,hoy up.
poarcd at the drug store Of Edward vrcss
aud asked for II job Of saving and splitting
1yc cords OF wood tina, lay ut his door
The druggist consented. Tho spectacle OF
twelve stylisbly dressed women saving
aud splitting wood collected crowd In
short order, but despite the crowd aud
their bls,ercd hands tho girls pcrscvcrcd
for two days until the Job was iinishod and
the dollars earned turned In for the poor.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Danish the Deadly Revolver.

Mamie Crews. tho 2l-ycnr.old
daughter OF Captain II. II, Crews, United
States army, la,o Of Denver, Colorado, me-,
with horrible death at Little Rock, Ar.
kansas, on the 23rd Whllo Wright Lind
scy, tho n. year old sou Of Dr Il. W Lind.
ncy Of this city. was showing Miss Crews
how 70 unload a a callbro Smith 4 Wcssou
revolver, tho weapon was discharged, tho
ball entering her breast, passing through
hor hear, and killing her instantly, Miss
Crews was the guest of her uncle, Colonel
H. q. Jennings In the dining room ofwhose
residence the accident occurred.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Murder and Suicide In Kansas.

A double tragedy occurred at Augusta,
Butler county, Kansas, William Rhoas
mortaliy woundlng his divorced wifc mud
then shooting himself Both were quitc
young aud ran away from home To gel
married last year
Tho boys parents never became recon
cilcd TO tho marriage, and last summer
ihcy induced their son 10 apply for u d.
yorce. This he secured, tho young wife
entering no defense.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Land peeIslon Rcvsrsra.

Acting Secretary Chandler has re.
ycrsed the action Of the commissioner Of
,hc general land ohicc In rejecting the list
NO ! OF Indemnity school selections OF
about 1900 acres made by tho state Of
south Dakota, upon the ground that tho
selections aru not made within tho limits
bi tho land distrlc, in which the losses oc
cut. The nc,InR secretary holds that the
express purpose Of tho act OF February ~.
lspl, was 10 remove the restriction req
Ing lands settled 10 bc In the same district,
mud he therefore directs that the list be
submitted for apuroval.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
a creal oalherlng of lndLan,.

During The first week In June next
mn extraordinary gathering of Canadian
Indians will ,akc place at kamloops In
British Columbia There will bc present
about 1000 Christian lndlnus from various
parts of british Columbia and probably a
number Of other Indians. Rev. Father
lsacomb hus organized this unique gather
lnR and during tho week the Passion
Play will bc presented by Cbristian In
diane. Tlls performance IA not tho prime
rqnsun Tor Tie gatherings thora IL under
stood TO bc q desire 10 meet ore another
hhd compare n0ios aud cUnshler educa
OF civilization
The state herald., 1892-01-01
Waterford Elect. a parnelli,c.

Contrary TO general expectation
the election III Waterford City. ireland, on
tho alrd, TO MI tho vacancy In the House Of
Commons. caused by tho death OF Mir.
Richard Power, passed on without any
serious disturbance OF the peace. The 70
turns OF the election show that Mr. John
u. Redmond tParnolil,ol received I, ia
votes. aud MI. Michael Dav,'t (AlcCuriby
i,c) i,9lp, majority OF 40 votes for the
pHrnellitc candidate A ,hn lns, election
Mi. Power was returned without opposi
ton
The state herald., 1892-01-01

Ia soldier tho pigeon Is unknown
Is country. He has never partici-
lin any OF our wars and conse.
'vshis value in army service is
cieted. In Europe his impor-
reeognizcdl and he y made
fui as well as ornamental In fact
s1iegardnd as a necessary adjunct
he standing army OF almost every
ion. HIS successful adaptation us
lessenger during the siege Of Paris
the Franco. German war, directed
ention so powerfully to his useful.
IS that no great European general
Id now regard preparations fol
complete without a supply Of
hinged carriers.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
AN lvsANe ASYLUM \ &c
The Eastern Michigan fsilon De
stroyed, but no Lives L LoaAA ArHs.

The Eastern Michigan fsjlun, Dc
stroyed, but no Lives LolAh 1ysa.
Fire was discovered in / hos
wing of the Eastern MishiaAp iSj y NJ
lum nj Pontiac at Ii !. e. oalthe A.tl.145&
flames spread with -fsa rapidit axs
with the limited facil n ot hand tie fire
mon We're powerlsss iteen uinu,e,
after The first alarm ffp5n ci tho occu
pants of the wing, 5Q >alitl,, were. turnod d
loose. Screaming. 1Slly with, terror
the maniacs 10 the corsidors,
where the 4T bdy iilled with
smoke. TonE1ps "a wereyt tisible
through 1t all md h'leiI,ae de
mented creatuv5 br. Soihe ran
like wild anima1 their slower
companions undo eir mad effort
4 to escape. Othl 4,araIyzf4l with
irlsht and stood the spot with
eyes satrlng horrid ro lrils fire.
The attendants N, deeds of hero
ism in the endeavoJ 10 the belplcss.
Rushing hithei AL tagging tn,
hesitating ones ~ koms. they
drove the insane wu1 open air.
When some were oae1 hide they
| 'N''' p'Sth bN - III Dullu
ing again. Superint And hi,
assistants on the mell6f = direc
tions for the renotsifef th) and,
by their excellent ~ valid all,
1t is believed. were rs4Gusd ai
Upon the first tdlssovsry of sSshe
Pontiac fire departmsns was nd, .;Sybe
| single steamer in the plnce mad Vi1p
OF three miles az bssalnecli speed fWHes,
the first stream Was. Alarmed op IL. flames
the-,Hnrtht tsiaE ssis4 seo&A-to bar. s-.Slssa-.-,
every energy vas beat 70 tho stopping Of
the fire at the center. A few minutes
later the citizens Of Pontiac began To ar.
rive on the scene und soon AN army OF sew
eral hundred nien were at work With
the added assistance the women were
| forced to retro from the scene. Those
who had run away into the woods were
| brought back and placed in the cottages
| There were willing hands In plenty and
the unfortunates were soon made as com
| Portable as possible
The fear was tnat the iiro would make
Its way across to the south wing, where
nearly 700 men were confined. Prcpara.
| tions were Immediately made TO remove
the mem 1t became necessary.
Inside the south wing, from the moment
the flames came in sight, the widest ex
| citement prevailed, The 100 crazy men
tore about the narrow confines Of their
rooms yelling like deIaOns, not from fear,
as 1t seemed, but rather from oxultatlon
| The fire till6d them with terrible ecstasy.
| few appreciated the danger and their
terror was pitilul.
Thanks 10 the effective work OF iiremen
and citizens the flames did not reach the
south wing.
a curious Incident in connection with
the IRE was related OF patient who has
long been considered dangerous, but under
the excitement his reason returned to him
and he offered his services in fighting the
IRE, which were gladly accepted.
The loss will reach S2oo,OOO.
The state herald., 1892-01-01

Y
TnEasis nothing to-day that so de
n6 the avJrage correspondent oil
= more iatfrests the average read
sarrespegtYSo of inherent probabili
'h"n1 y war report People tax,
mis- who are the least credu.
IN in other affairs. II a po
reads on the corns of an at
legation somewhere. you ar,
with in,errogatorles as :,
ability OF bombardment o.
ork within the week; and III,
ms usually come from those VIII,
20 know better. Looking a
Sc and certainty with which tn,
II faint notes OF dog iigh
ollect instantly all tho small
the neighborhood, aud ther
ng the universal hunger fol
OF an outbreak between nation,
me part OF the globe men do lool
ooys grown tall.
The state herald., 1892-01-01
The honest and intelligent thinker

The honest and intelligent thinker
spurns no ideas that seem to antagon-
ize his own He may not be able to
investigate them all, but he is respect.
ful Vi them and willing to be cnlight-
enc concerning them whenever 1t is
ole. He knows that truth is
sided and he is too sensible to
inc that he has yet seen all its
thus he hns no disposition TO
Sc or decry other parties or sects
~social circles than his own, still
,ess TO court or affect an ignorance oil
,bo,,