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DEATHS MAY REACH FORTY
Four More Victims of the Alton EXplo.
sion Succumb to Their Injuries.
Twenty Now Dead, Twenty-Five Cannot Re-
cover and Thirty-Six Are Suffering. but
Nay Get Well-Cor0ner' iDQueStS.

ALTON. ILL.,. Jan. 23-The dreadful calam
lty at Wann is still the all absorbing topic
of interest in this city and vicinity, and
the people 90 about with sober faces and
talk in subdued tones while the scenes
of Saturday and Sunday are told over and
over. The dead now number twenty,
the fatally injured twenty-one. several
having been added from the seriously
burned. and the latter thirty-six, with
scores slightly burned. Physicians in at
tendance are almost positive IN their as
sertiOns that the death roll will ultimately
reach not less than forty, with the chances
in favor of some of the seriously wounded
developing unfavorable symptoms. All
these will In any event bear to their dying
day fearful evidences of their experience.
Nine of the victims were buried to-day,
as follows: Henry Penning. John Luck.
William Miller and his son Edward, Willie
Mccarthy. Charles Utt. William Shattuck.
Ed Maupin. taken TO his home at st.
Charles. Mo-, for interment. Three more
funerals are announced for tomorrow.
Coroner Kinder has SO far held fifteen in
quests and, with his two jurles, is worn
out with the arduOus work and the stories
of the witnesses The verdicts in oil the
cases are practically the same, purely per-
functory and attributing the cause of
death simply to the explosion of oil tanks.
Efforts to get information to-day from
local representatives of the Big Four were
somewhat barren of results When Gen.
eral Western Passenger Agent Snyder. who
represents the Big Four passenger busi-
ness. was asked with reference to
the disaster, he replied that it was
out of his department. and be
knew no more about it than the
stranger on the street Train-dispatcher
Subbleiield was seen and asked with refer
ence to the story to the effect that switch
man Grsttan. who is charged with having
left the switch open at Wann was
go poorly paid for his work as
little barber shop in connection there
with. and that he. metaphorlcally, at
least. "shaves men with his right hand
while he pulls the switch with his left"
Mr. Stubblefeld like Mr.. Snyder, said he
had nothing to do with the switchman:
that that employe was engaged by the
yardmaster at Wann. and that he did not
know what his salary was nor what the
duties were that devolved upon him. In
fact he knew absolutely nothing about it
or anything else. save to give and receive
train orders
1t was reported to-day that man named
Dumas is missing His family has pot seen
him since Saturday and fear that he was
at Wann. The opinion still prevails that
other bodies might be found as q result of
an organized search of the country around
WanD, but no such effort has yet been
made.
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Not Dollar left in the Treasury Vaults and
Half of His Sureties Will BE Ruined if
Compelled to Square His Accounts.
National Exchange Bank at Anderson
Wrecked by a Natural-Gas Explosion.
Fire Communicated to the New Doxey Hotel,
and Several Persons Thought to BE Buried
in the Ruins - Other Indiana News.
DEFAULTER FOR s65, 900.

Twice-EIected County Treasurer Cots
Away with Money in a Hurry.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ATTICA, Ind. Jan. 2a-The town
Of Williamsport. situated just across
the Wabash river from Attica, and
the county-seat of Warren county.
is in the midst of sensation.
Augustus Cronkhite. twice elected treas
urer of Warren county, Is q defaulter in
the sum of at least SIS. 600. and fugitive
from justice. The actual amount of
Cronkhite's steal is not definitely known.
as the expert accountants will not be
through their work until day after to-mor-
row. Saturday he attempted to discount
ten thousand dollars worth of paper at the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of this city.
He also tried to make loan of $40, 900 last
week, but failed. After it had
been discovered that Cronkhlte wac
in trouble. and, in consequence.
had absconded. meeting of his
bondsmen-about thirty in number-was
held. 1t was found that the treasury did
not contain u dollar. One-half the sureties
on the official bond will be ruined. The
absconder owns eight hundred acres of
land in Warren county. worth So, 900, but
the same is mortgaged for $4,000. Cronk-
hite was elected county treasurer on the
Republican ticket in 1888, and re-
elected in 1890. Cronkhite was In
the habit of receiving money from heavy
taxpayers and not entering the same on
his book of receipts, although giving ac-
kno wledgments of payments to parties
from whom he received money. In other
words, he maintained that great sums of
taxes were Delinquent. when. in fact, the
same had been paid. The required
publication, last week, of lands
delinquent for taxes revealed q
startling condition of affairs, and parties
in authority soon ascertained that Conk.
hite was crooked in the superlative degree.
1t cannot now be stated where the money
went. Cronkhite was not a gambler.
to be interested in great land speculation
in Bakersfield. Cal. but how much
money he invested In the enterprise, if
any, cannot be ascertained. He is forty
five years of age, and has been twice
married. His term of Office will expire on
Aug. 21. next. CrOnkhite left a letter stat
ing he had not enough courage to meet his
bondsmen. HIS present whereabouts are
unknown, but il is believed he went to
Canada.
A dispatch from Danville. ILL.,. says:
Augustus Cronkhite. treasurer of Warren
county, Indiana. absconded Friday. leav-
ing q shortage of $4,000 He lost his money
on the Chicago Board of Trade"
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Sixteen Persons Immersed in Icy Waters

noon a big crowd of people assembled on
the river two miles from here, TO witness
the novel spectacle of the baptism of six
teen persons under the Ioe. The ice, which
had been forming almost every night since
Christmas. was abOut eight inches thick.
and covered the stream from bank to bank
as far as could be seen. both up and down
the stream. An opening of sufficient size
was cut in the ice. and the pastor. stand
ing midway TO his waist in the freezing
water, buried" the candidates in
beptism." one by one. using the ritualistic
form with each individual until sixteen
had been immersed. The ceremony occu-
pied from quarter TO half hour. during
all of which the minister W as In the stream.
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A FATAL MISTAKE.
Farmer Fryman Lets 60 and Shoots His Hired
Hand Instead Of q Chicken Thief
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

GREENvILLE. o.. Jan. 23.-Nicholas Fry
man and John Fox. his hired hand. near
Arcanum. prepared to shoot chicken
thieves last night. They heard the chick
ems cackle. and Immediately Fryman took
his shotgun and went out the back door,
Soon his hired hand followed out the front
door. In q minute or two they came in
sight of each other around the corner of
the house and the result was Fox was shot
through the back and instantly killed.
MIR. Fryman claimed that he slipped and
the gun was accidentally discharged.
From all accounts 1t was either accident OF
mistake.
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ANOTHER L. Il. s. w. WRECK.

Passenger Deratled Near Lafayette, but,
Fortunately, None Hurt
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Jan. eS.-The passen.
ger train on the Lake Erie x Western,
bound for Peoria. this evening jumped the
track at what Is known as the three-mile
switch. south of this city. and the entire
train was derailed. The accident was
caused by the fish-plates giving way. per.
mitting the rail TO turn under ths wheels
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KREMLIN KING OF STALLIONS.
Stamboul Dethroned by the American Trotting
Register Association.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

SpeClaI
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-StambouPs perform.
ance of 2:07l9. made on the Stockton. Cal,
track, Nov. % last-a mile that crowned
him king of trotting stallions-has
been rejected by the American
Trotting Register Association. Kremlin,
which covered q mile at Nashville. Tenn,
in 2:073l on November 12. according to the
REGISTER, Is the acknowledged trOtting king.
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OTHER DEATHS.

William Frederick Campbell, an English Bar
ON, and Member of an Ancient Family.
LONDON. Jan. 29.-The death is announced
to-day of Baron Stratheden.
William Frederick Campbell. Baron
Stratheden and Baron Campbell, was born
Oct. Is. 1854. He was the eldest son of the
first Baron Campbell. who had been Lord
Chancellor of Ireland, Lord @Chief-justice
of England and Lord Chancellor of Eng
land, Succeeding his mother. who was
created Baroness Stratheden in 1886. he be-
came Baron Stratheden in 1860. He sue
ceeded TO his fathers title. Baron Camp
bell, In 1861. He was q descendant of the
Cam pbells of KelhIk. branch of the ducal
family of the Campbslls of Argyll.
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Samuel =. Adams,

CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. 23.-The death of
Samuel Z. Adams occurred yesterday
at his home. No. 453 Bolton avenue He
was the oldest member of the Cuyahoga
county bar. and one of the most eloquent
men III Cleveland. Death was due indi-
rectly to an attack of 10 grippe, which he
suffered two years ago. He was seventy
three years old.
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A Fair stOyyRway

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Mrs. Annie WILL
iams nineteen years old. and pretty. was
deserted bv her husband. in Antwerp. after
the latter had stolen all her money, Sl25O0.
Annie was friendless, so she bid in a state
room of the steamship Antwerp. which ar
rived at Brooklyn Sunday. The fair stow
away left her hidinR-plac on the second
day out made known her penniless condi-
tion, and was we'll taken care Of Yester-
day the captain conducted her to her
aunt's house, where she was ioyfully well
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Capt. Abram Thompson.

SrecidI 70 the In0anapoIs JOurnaI
SHELBYvILLE, Ind. Jan. 23.-Capt.
Abram Thompson. a tailor. aged about fif-
ty-eight, died this afternoon very unex-
pectcdly. He lad been drinking some the
last week. and took an overdose of NOR
phia, from which he never recovered, al
though the physicians labored with him
for several hours. He was an Odd fellow
and member of tho q. A. X. He was
captain In the Union army, and served
with distinction in an Ohio company
throughout the war.
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w. B. niaddock.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

SYeolal 20 TIE IhdianhDOIls JOurnOI
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Jan. 23.-W. B. Mad
dock died here this afternoon of parsly sis,
aged sixty years. He founded the Benton
County Review in 1875. and was editor and
proprietor of the Franklin Democrat from
1854 to 1872 He served as county superin-
tendent Of franklin and Benton counties.
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Surrendered Himself After Thirteen Years

CINCINNATI, Jan. 23-Mr. Thomas Am.
brose. voluntarily appeared in the United
States Court TO-DAY and surrendered hIm.
self for trial on charge brought against
him in 1880. He was then olerk of the
United States Court here. and was charged
with making false entries In his books,
with perjury In his accounts. and with de-
frauding the government In large sum.
While the perjury case was on trial, he
suddenly fled and was never arrested. His
bond of $1,000 was paid. He was to-day re-
leased on bond of s., 900.
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PITTsBURG. Jan. 23.-The Pittsburg police
authorities have been requested by OFF,
press the Amerikansko Sloyenske Noviny,
a Hungarian weekly paper, issued here. 1t
seems that copies of the paper have found
their way into Austria and have been
seized and burned. as revolutionary and
seditious The paper has been criticising
the policy of the Austrian government.
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Seer Tottan Resigns from The Army.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Jan. 2S.-Lieutenant
Totten. of the United Statos army. has for
wardod his resignation TO the War De-
partment, TO take effect Aug. !. 1898. Lien
tenant Totren received notice TO-DAY that
the resignation had been accepted. He
was until recently professor Of military
science in the Yale College. He will de-
vote his time to Literary pursuits
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Governor Aitgeid wiz Go South.

Special TO The Indianapolis journal
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. Ex-Governor Alt
geld. who has been ill, is much better to-
day, and tonight decided to go to
Asheville, n. c., TO remain until he
RECEIVERS his health. Governor Aitgeld
will be accom- panied by Mrs. Altgeld, State
Treasurer Ramsay. . physician and q
nurse.
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Sister Olympia.

Special 70 the Indianapolis JonrnaL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Sister
Olympia died st st. Mary's of the Woods.
of pneumonia, to-day. She was one OF the
SIX sisters who came here in 1s40 from
France, to found the Order of the Sisters
of Providence of which st. Mary's IS the
mother home of all these academic lnsti-
tutlons in the United States.
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Laplacide Canongra.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. %. - Laplacide
CanonGra editor of the Bee and the Nestor
of the press of this city. died of the grip
yesterday. He was appointed an officer OF
the academy By tho French government
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nr r 6 Dickman.

FoRT SCoTr. Kan. Jan. 23.-Dr. T. s.
Dickman. editor and publisher of the West
ern Medical Journal. died at his home, in
this city. this morning. of softeuing of the
brain.
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No SaGr Remedy

Can be had for coughs and colds or any trouble
of the throat than "Brown's bronchial Troches."
Price 25 cents Sold only In boxes.
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in 1855 as q mark of recognition for his
literary efforts and constant labor for the
perpetuation of the French language in
I,ouisiana
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Fracture Splints Special Trusses. Clutches Elastic
Hosiery. Deformity Braces and Surgical Appliances
OF every kind The largest stock of ARTIFICIAL
EYES in the State. WM- II. ARMSTRONG d co.
az South Illinois Street.
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MUST ANSWER FOR MURDER.
Adolf Schmidt Dies of the Blow inflicted
by HesIin.

Adolf Schmidt Dies of the Blow Inf icted
by HesIin.
Adolf Schmidt, who was assaulted by
John Heslin and John Stapleton at half
past twelve A. NJ. New Years. died in
the Jersey City Hospital late Saturday
afternoon. Schmidt was forty-three
years old, bachelor, and lived alone at
No. 207 Provost street. He was foreman
in the rubber factory near his residence.
1t appears that Heslin was looking for
Schmidt's brother. Gustav a boy
who had guarrelled with Heslin's
young brother about dog.
When the whistles and horns blew for the
New Year Schmidt got out of bed and
called on Poles known as Miller and
Schultz, at No. .209 Provost street. Heslin
and Staplcton knocked at the door and
when Schmidt opened it Heslin knocked
him down with coupling iron and Sta
pleton threw brick. which cut Schmidt's
face. The assailants then ran.
The coupling pin fractured Schmidrs
skull, and he was taken TO the City Hos
pital at noon, unconscious, after identi-
flying Heslin by a nod. He was a Pole
and could not speak English. Heslin is
Jwenty-oue, ami lived at No. 200 Pro-
vost street Stapleton Is thirteen. aud
his parents reside at No. 552 Henderson
street.
Justice O'Donnell received word this
morning from Prosecutor Winfield that
be wonid like to be at the examination.
and could not attend it before next We'd
nesday. The hearing Was therefore ad-
journed until that day.
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NEW CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Plan for the Relief of the Courts in
Essex, Hudson and Camden
Counties.

1t was reported last week that Gov
ernor-elect Werts had determined to
recommend the appointment of three
Circuit Court Judges, to relieve the
pressure Of court business in Essex. Hud-
son and Camden. and that the Legisla-
iature would probably enact law to that
effect early In the session. Since the
Governor-elect has been on the Supreme
Court bench he has seen the neces-
slty of providing some measure
for expediting business in the
Circuit Court, and he expressed
as the best means. There are now no
Circuit Judges in New Jersey, correctly
speaking. the Supreme Court Justices
holding the Circuit Courts. The business
of the Supreme Court does not require ad-
ditional justices. and it is thought that
the relief can best be obtained by judges
who will give their whole attention n to
Circuit Court issues.
The situation in Essex county, for in
stance, isssuch as to make some actionsim-
perative. At the beginning of the term
there were on the printed list AZ Supreme
Court cases and 229 Circuit Court cases.
About dozen cases were added later.
One case alone. the Wildmont property
dispute, occupied the Circuit Court two
VEGAS tuu duOGu6E At6 QdyS. III buE66
weeks more Judge Depue will have to go
to Trenton to attend the Supreme Court
session.
Meanwhile, Judge kirkpatrick, the pre-
siding Judge of the Common Pleas, is
attending to much OF the regular Circuit
Court business; but it is impossible to get
through with it all. Posponements mean
losses TO clients and greater difficulty in
getting justice. The number Of cases on
the lists do not represent all the require
ments, either; because there are many
cases which, under our system. wonld be
more speedily settled IL they could be
brought in the Circuit Court. whereas.
now the crowded condition of the Courts
business causes them to be brought
elsewhere, at greater expense of time and
money. The situation in this county is
not quite SO bad, yet 1t calls for some
relief.
The provision of the Constitution in
regard to these courts is as follows:-
The Supreme Court shall consist of Chief
Justice and four Associate Justices. The num-
ber of Associate Justices may be increased or
decreased by law, but shall never be less than
two.
The Circuit courts shall be held in every
county of this State, by one or more of the
Justices of the Supreme Court, or Judge ap-
pointed for that purpose, and shall, in all
cases within the county, except in those of a
tion, concurrent with the Supreme Court; and
any final judgment Of Circuit Court may be
docketed in the Supreme Court, and shall
operate as a judgment Obtained in the Supreme
Court from the time of such docketing.
Final judgment in any Circuit Court may be
Court, or directly into the CourE of Errors and
Appeals
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POLITICS AND PAY.
Two Sides of the Controversy Over
the School Principals
Salary Raise.

The question of increasing the salaries
of Public School principals and teachers
in all the grades is stirring up fine row
in the Board of Education. The proposed
increase in pay was provided for by the
Board of Finance, when the salary ap-
preparation was made, but all efforts OF
the Democratic members, who are IN the
minority, to secure the passage OF The
necessary resolutions have been without
avail, Democratic Directors Moran, Gar
rison ard Muldoon have argued in the
meetings for the increase, but President
Reid and the Republican end of the Board
turn deaf ear.
1t is said that DR.. Shain pledged his
yole to the principals some time ago ana
Democratic Director insists that DR..
increase. Iasked the Director why Di-
rector Shain could not be counted on to
make this promise good.
director Shain will not vote for the
increase" was his reply, because the
other Republicans are opposed TO it, and
say they will not work with him in the
Board if he does"
salaries is from ST.. $50 to $2,3l6 per year.
There is sufficient SUM of money In the
salary appropriation to permit the in
crease and leave surplus of about SS,O
The principal objection to the move APP
DC ars to be that it is Democratic meas
ure,
1 saw Director Shain this morning.
Speaking OF the matter. he said;-
"There appears to be some nisunder-
standing concerning the increase of pay
for the teachers. WHAT the delay is l
cannot say. will act upon the matter
when the Committee ON Salaries, COM
posed of Directors Jones, Allen and Null
doom report to the Board"
The Director refused to say whether or
not ne favored the increase. He was not
aware of trouble in the Board, and on the
whoie was disinclined to discuss the sub
iect. The matter will be brought up for
discussion on January IL, when regular
meeting of the Board will be held.
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privileges of the floor. aud, iu explaining
the proposition of the new water COM
pany, said: "The long agitation OF the
water question, with no satisfactory COLI
clusion as to the best means
of securing permanent supply, mas
struct water works for the purpose of
conducting water many miles to our city
is the work of years. In view
of the urgent desire of the Board
of Trade and citizens. we make an offer
which we believe will be highly satlsfac-
tory to every one. We propose to deliver
Reservoir No. by June 80
next. We will, Of course. furnish
a limited supply. considering from
whence it comes. We ask for the con-
tract 10 last but seven years and during
that time we hope that your Board Will
have found means Of securing supply
which will be sufficient for years to come,
CHOLERA TALK.
"In view of the fact that cholera may
land on our shores during the coming
summer the condition OF our drinking
water Is one important question. This
city will not have to spend one dollar Tor
construction it will require the LAYING OF
water pipes under the Passaic and the
acuuiring of land. purchase of pipes and
gates. The work will cost | believe 1t
has been estimated, about zoe, 600 We are
willing to take the contract at our
price for seven years, but not for shorter
term. The price we ask is cheap, az
Elizabeth paid 500 per million gallons to
the P.ainfield Water Company, and l
understand that Crotou water costs about
$1CO per million gallons. l think our
proposition an excellent one. and believe
it to be solution of the puzzle that has
for SO long troubled YOU
"Can anyone take water from the East
Jersey Company beside NewarkF' asked
Mr.. Dugan.
mo; as I understand it. the company is
not in that position. )" replied Mr.. Corbin.
Newark Insists upon having 100000
gallons. and all over that quantity can be
disposed Of"
WHO THEY ARE,
The President of the new company Is
Assemblyman Henry Holmes. Contractor
Cogan Is one of the company. and it is
believed that, owing to the lively
interest Jailer Davis takes in the
matter that he too is Slightly" inter-
ested. 1t Is also limited that ex-Mayor
Cleveland has a finger in the pie.
AT any rate. the proposition is
considered very favorable in .'politicapo
circles, and it is said that the Street and
Water Commissioners will grasp at
the city from some devastating plague
promulgated by the horrible Passaic dur
ing the approaching summer months.
One OF the remarkable features Of the
proposition is the sh ort time the Board is
given to either accept or reject 1t. De-
finite action, 1t Is said, would
have been taken this morning, but for
appearance sake liz was postponed until
Friday next.