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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
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70 and "a
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Rev. DR.. Buchtel. of the Central-avenue
NJ. Z. Church, will lecture in the Haugh-
willie reading-room tonight on the subject
of Success"
The house at No. go East Court street,
occupied by Alice Morgan. was damaged
$40 by fire yesterday afternoon. caused by
q defective f1ue.
Henry b. Pettes. of Paris. has issued in'
v1tations to visit his exhibition OF high
class water-colors at Hermsn's art store
on North Pennsylvania street
The ladies Of Major Robert Anderson
Woman's Relief Corps will give tea
Thursday, from to 10 p. NJ, at Mrs. VI.
Prices home. No. 143 South East street.
Dr.. o. G. Pfaff read a paper before the
Marion County Medical Society. last even
ing. entitled THE Menopanse," which was
discussed by the members present.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
Jet ID. Edwards and Lillian Gulich. John
Lustig and Alice Alexander. William IL.
Worthington and Mary |. Hamilton.
Louis Lloyd, q Reform School boy. who
has been living with DIR. Carson in West
Indianapolis. is missing The Doctor went
TO Plaintield Monday, to be in attendance
at some exercises at the school and when
he returned found the boy gone.
DR.. F. c. Heath. the eye and ear special
list. Will give the third In the series OF
health talks at the Y. Nj. c. A, to- n ght,
discussing his favorIte subject on which
he is en- authority. All men are welcome,
and will be admitted free of charge.
A primer tea and concert will be given as
Memorial Church. corner of Christian ave.
nue. and Ash street. Friday. from 6 TO 10
o'clock. Supper will be followed by a con-
Thompson. the c. L. Quartet and others
will take part.
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SCORES OF MINERS KILLED
Terrible Havoc of an Explosion of Fire
Damp in a Bohemian CoIliery.
Eighty Lives Lost and Many Workmen In
jured-Further Details of the Burning
of 1000 Chinese in Temple.
MINE DISASTER.


Eighty Coal-Diggers Killed and Scores In-
jured In Bohemian Pit.
VIENNA, Jan. 24-An explosion of fire.
damp occurred to-day in the Fortschritt
mine at Dux. in Bohemia. 1t Is known
that four miners were killed and thirty in
jured. One hundred men are still entombed
in the mine. Every effort is being made to
rescue them.
Later dispatches from Dux say that
eighty miners were killed and scores injured.
The explosion occurred this morning when
the shifts were changing. cage full OF
miners had been lowered half way
down the shaft when the ground
trembled, q lound rumbling report wss
heard and the cable attached to the cage
gave such o lurch that the lowering ma
chIneTy broke. A rush of air and dust
from the pits mouth. the sounds of crash
cage gave warning to the men above
Of the extent of the disaster.
Help was summoned, the machinery was
repaired after delay of half an hour and
the cage was raised. Ten of the OCCUPANTS
had been killed instantly, and ten had suf-
fered fractures from which they cannot re-
cover; five who had broken limb s and IN
ternal injuries will live. They had been
half sutfOcated by the gas rising In the
shaft, ana said that no man could live be-
low.
An hour later the superintendent Of the
mine and five minors from the night shift
went down in the cage. They were unable
to 60 moro than hundred yards from the
shaft into the gallery, but they found
fourteen dead bodies. OF fifty men, who
were waiting for the cage. ten had been
killed and forty partially crushed by fall
ing timbers or half suffocated By the foul
air. Many more bodies were found III
other parts of the mine.
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THE CHINESE TEMPLE HORROR.

Over 1000 Persons Burned and Their Re-
mains Left Untouched by the Survivors.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 24.-Shanghai adj
vices by way of Vancouver give additional
details of the frightful loss of life in the
burning of the great temple near Canton
on Dec. 80. The facts show that the disas-
ter was more horrible than the first ad-
vices indicated. 1t seems that on the night
before the fire band of briRands. after
having despoiled q number of family
houses tried to raid an exhibition to be
held In honor of the Thu Hau goddess, and
In which there were many valuable deco.
ratiOns Soldiers Op guard opened fire Oh
the robbers, and q fight ensued. The re-
suit was that one of the marauders was
captured, while the rest made their escape.
On the following night several places on
the roof of temporary theater which
formed one part of the amusements were
seen on fire. The flames spread rap
idly and 9nn soon 6amC s%s and and beams
of the audience were knocked down
by falling rafters or badly burned
before they could escape. Those who got
ont could not go home on account of the
solId mass of people in the streets, and
they took refuge In q neighboring temple.
This at last caught fire also. and the scene
then was an awful one. Altogether over
one thousand lives were lost, including
those who were burned in the theater. The
greater part of the bodies were so horribly
burned that Identification was impossible.
The Chinese are very particular about
funeral honOrs to relatives. but in this case
relatives of the dead refused to remove
them. and SO the ruins were filed with
blackened aud decayed remains, from
which an intolerable stencil arose. Two
hundred and eighty houses in the village
were burned.
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WILL Of EX-PRESIDENT HAYES.
The Generals Estate Divided Equally Be-
tween the Five Children.

FREMONT, O., Jan. A.-The will Of ex.
President Hayes has been deposited with
the Probate Court. Several wills were
found containing slight differences owing
to the death of his wife and niece One
dated Feb. H. 1874, contained provisions
for substantial donations TO the Birohard
library in Fremont. which have since been
made by General Hayes. The will pre-
bated simply provides for an equal dis
trIbutiOn of the estate after the payment
of the just debts among the five children.
the interest of his daughter Fanny being
held in trust by his oldest son. Orchard
His three eldest sons are appointed ex.
ecutors of the will. further provision of
the will is that he gives the home place,
known as Spiegel Grove, and all the per.
sonsl property connected Herewith, to the
five children. to be held by them in COM
mon. without sale or division, until al
parties agree to the sale.
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INDIANA CIVIL ENGINEERS.
Thirteenth Annual Session of the Society
Being Held at south Bend.

Thirteenth Annual Session of the Society
Being Held at South Bend.
Special 90 the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND. Ind. Jan. 24.-The thir-
teenth annual meeting of the Indiana En-
cheering Society is in session in this city.
1t convened to-day and Will adjourn Thurs
day. There are present many civil en-
gineers of the State, and some who have
attained national prominence. Among
them are f. A. Phillips. professor Of civil
engineering at Purdue University, presi-
dent of the society; Z. ID. Vawter. of La
fayette, r. A. Howard. county surveyor of
Wayne county; II. Burner. acting city en-
gineer Of LaPorte and surveyor of LaPorte
county; Charles l.. Kinney, surveyor OF
Elkhart county and civil engineer for Elk
of Eiwood; Professor McCue. professor at
Notre Dame University. Prof. Nal
verd A. Howe, of Rose Polytech-
mic, Terre Haute, was obliged to send
regrets. but forwarded q paper, which
he was down on the programme to read to-
morrow on Diagrams of the Velocity and
Discharge of Water Flowing in Circular
and Egg-shaped Conduits." The society
met this afternoon in the council chamber
at the City Hall and listened TO brief but
cordial address of welcome from Mayor
Lee, to which President Phillips responded.
The regular business of the session then
proceeded with the reports of officers and
standing committees. the presidents an
nual address and miscellaneous matters.
At this evenings session papers were read
as follows: Some Field Notes of Sur
yeyor," by r. j. Morrison, KnIRhtstown,
Ind; Elm the Mountains of Utah." by
Frank Hodgman. Climax, Mich: The En-
cheering Problems of Elwood.o by John
w. O'Bannon. Elwood. Ind; The Tim
mons Drainage Law" by M. A. RAIDER.
Monticello, Ind.
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RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION.
National Exchange Bank and Doxey Hotel
Damaged About $4,000.

National Exchange Bank and Doxey Hotel
Damaged About $4,000.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 24-The worst
fears regarding the explosion of natural
gas. which occurred here last mid
night. and the destruction of prop
erty which seemed so imminent. were
not realized The explosion occurred in
the basement under the bank and COM
pletely wrecked the room. The big
plate-glass windows were shattered
and the fragments blown across
the street A large plate-glas window in
Henderson's drug store. on the opposite
Former, was broken by the conclusion. Fire
broke out immediately in the bank, and
the basement Of the building and spread
rapidly, but the department finally OBJ
tsined control of the blaze. The
Doxey Hotel contained upwards
were aroused and panic stricken when they
discovered halls and rooms filled with
Btlfiing smoke. Mrs. William Connors. Of
Chicago, who occupied room immediately
oyer OF bed the By bank the wa. fosHMn snS
elmost suffocated. Mrs. William Baker
TAINTED and was carried down stairs.
More than half of the guests rushed
TO the office IN their night clothes,
pnd many ludicrous scenes were witnessed.
FOdley's immense stock OF shoes
was badly damaged by smoke. The
National Exchange Bank opened it's
Office to-day in the courthouse
and conducted business usual.
The loss is estimated at $1,000, fully IN
snred. The Council was convened
tn special session by Mayor Ter:
hume. at 9 o'clock this morning. and
q resolut ion passed ordering the Citizens
Gas Company to locate the leak In their
mains and repair the same at once.
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COLD WAVE COMING.
Northwesterly Winds Will Blow and the
Temperature VIII Drop To-Day.

Northwesterly Winds Will Blow and the
Temperature VIII Drop To-Day.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-For Indiana and
winds.
For Ohio-Snow; clearing. except at lake
stations early Wednesday morning; cold
wave; northwesterly winds.
Weather Conditions-The storm central
over North Dakota Monday evening has
advanced to lower Michigan. A storm has
appeared on the north Pacific coast and q
trough of low pressure extends over the
northern and middle Rocky mountain
region. The barometer is also low
on the south Pacific coast. The
principal area of high barometer
occupies the Saskatchewan valley. and the
barometer is relatively high over she mid
die plateau region and the gulf
and south Atlantic States. A Sc
we're cold wave has extended
over the Northwest where the tempera.
ture has fallen 200 to 400. In the centr al
valleys. and thence to the Atlantic coaet,
the temperature has risen. This evening
the temperature is 10c to 20o below zero IN
the Saskatchewan valley. Heavy snow Is
reported from Montana and the west lake
region. and light snow in the upper Missis-
sippi and Ohio valleys. the eastern lake re-
gion and at points in New England. In
creasing clOudiness and snow or rain is in.
Dictated for the middle Atlantic and New
England States. In the central valley the
weather will continue unsettled. In the
lake regions the weather will be much
colder.
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HE SHOULD FEEL THE LAW.

widow" Wilson, of Brazil, Applies for n PEN
sion and Finds Her Hurband Is Getting One.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. 24.-About twenty
five years ago John Wilson. who had
served through the civil war. left his homo
In this city for the West to hunt up loca-
ton. After he had been absent short
Eme his family ceased to hear from him.
and gave him mp for dead, supposing he
had been slain by the Indians This belief
was made more plausible by the finding of
Beveral decomposed bodies In the locality
where Wilson was last heard of. Mrs.
Wilson worked diligently and supported
Two small children. q boy and q girl. who
still reside with their mother. After the
passage of the pension bill allowing every
widow of Union soldier n pension. no
matter how he met his death, Mrs. Wilson
applied for pension. and was, she thought,
on the road to getting one when the start
ling intelligence reached her from the de-
partment at Washingto ton yesterday evening
that her husband still lived. and resided in
Florida, and that his name had been on the
pension rolls Tor several years.
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An Nj. Pa Eve Rlackad.

DUBLIN. Jan. 24-The hostility between
Parnellites and anti-Parnellites is assuming
an acute phase. Pierce Mahoney, the for
mer Parnellite member Of Parliament for
North Meath, who was defeated in the late
election by Michael Davitt. since unseated.
had an encounter to-day in the Four Courts
with Matthew Joseph Kenney. Nationalist
member of Parliament for Middle Tyrone.
The result 10 that Mr. KenDev wears black
eye. Kenney was In the hall of the Four
Courts at the time that Mshoney ap-
preached him. Mahoney was excited. and.
rushing up to Kenney. he exclaimed: '.How
dare you insult my mOther7" With that
Mahopey brought his fist in forcible con-
tact with MI. Kenny's eve. causing that
gentleman to stsgger and utter an exclama-
ton of surprise. MahOney was arrested
and held to trial on charge of assault.
The remark which Is said to have given
offense to Mahoney was uttered by Mr..
Kenncy In speech which he delivered on
Sunday last.
There was q lively scene in the Police
Court when Mahoney was brought up for
examination. The Parnollites were pres
emit in force. Kennsy admitted that he
called Mahoney's mother "a cross-bred
Hindoo." MahOney was bound over.
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Ninety-s seven other records were reje
Grand Circuit Dates Fixed.

New YORK, Jan. 24.-Ihe board of stew
ards representing the various tracks on
the Grand Circuit held meeting to-day
and settled all their differences. The de.
mands of Buffalo for a two weeks meeting
was allowed, and the Now York Driying
Club was admitted to membership In tie
circuit, with n date following the Hartford
meeting. The Detroit Driving Club was also
admitted. The dates finally agreed upon
for the season are as follows: Pittsburg,
July IL to IA: Detroit. July II TO 81: Cleve.
land, July 81 TO 2s; Buffalo. Aug to u;
Rochester. Aug. Is TO Is; Sprngfield, Aug.
20 TO IS; Hartford, Aug. 90 TO Sept. ]; New
York. Sept. 5 to s; Philadelphia Sept II to
Is. ALI the foregoing dates are inclusive.
The agreement under which this assign
ment of dates was made is to cover period
of five years.
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Authentic Story Related by q Weil-Knowr
Monument Dealer at Decatur.

Authentic Story Related by q Weil-Known
Observation-Disclosures at Decatur.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR. Ind. Jan. 24.--Daniel Hines.
of Union township. this county, called on
@ local mar ble-dealer to-day and left An
order for q monument. which is to be
carved at once. and which is to be placed
at his grave when interment Is made. Mr..
Hines is about seventy-tive years
old, Is in good health, and his
act has created great deal
of comment. The same mnrble-dealer
told of another curious transaction which
he figured in few months ago. James
Currey. living across the State line in
Ohio, ordered plain stone for his brother
in-law. +. j. Moody. whose BODY lies in a
cemetery at Sumter. 5. T.. Currey, it
seems. does not honor the memory of his
deceased relative. for here Is the inscrip-
tlon which he had carved upon the stone:
Here lies L. ]. Moody In royal state.
He once appeared at heavens gate.
Peter met him with a hickory club,
And drove him back TO Belzebub.
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SOME ONE TO BLAME.
Two Big -Four Freights Crash Into Each
Other Near Shelbyviile.

Two Big -Four Freights Crash Into Each
Other Near Shelbyviile.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE. Ind, Jan. 24.-The cut on
the Big Fonr railroad was the scene of an
Other wreck at 3 o'clock this morning. Two
heavily loaded freight trains had a head
on collision. and two EN- ines and number
of cars were wrecked. The west bound
freight was running in two sections, and
the east-bound was ordered to give the
other the right of way. The frat section
passed, and the east bound train pulled out
In time 10 meet the second section at the
top of the grade. No one was hurt. and
the damage will not amount to much be-
cause they were both going slow. This
spot has been considered dangerous one
By trainmen for years. and every new acct
dent strengthens that belief. About five
years ago a man walking along the track
was run down and killed instantly. Every
time anything goes wrong this man is
called into remembrance. The cause Of
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CINCINNATI, Jan. A-Fire this mornin z
in the Wholesale Queensware store of
George II. Dean 81 Kile Brothers. north
west corner of Pearl and Walnut streets,
caused u loss of $50. 600; fully insured.
Sioux FALLS S. D.. Jan. PA fire broke
out in the Bee hive building. owned by NJ.
i. Prouty * Co., of Chicago. and before it
was quenched did $4,000 damage.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Jan. 2I.-The Casino
building, adjoining the Hotel Alcazar. was
burned this morning. Loss, probably
G100 0O0
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ROYAL Wedding I'm yienno

VIENNA, Jan. 24-The marriage of Arch
duchess Margaret Sophia and Duke AL
brecht of Wurtemburg was solemnized to-
day in the Church of Hofrsth. Cardinal
Gruscha. Archbishop of Vienna. officlated.
The wedding was one of great brilliancy,
being attended by Emperor Francis Joseph,
several archdu kes and arcbduchesses. the
King and Queen of Wurtemburg and
other members of the royal family of Wur-
temburg. After tho ceremony the BRIDE
and BRIDEGROOM kissed the handle of the
Emperor and the King and Queen of Wur.
temberg. The Archduchess Margares
Sophia Is Oh eldest daughter Of the Arch
duke Carl Ludwig and the Princess Maria
Annunciata of Burbon and the two SiciIies
Duke Albrecht of Wurtemberg is the son
of Duke Philip and. through his mother.
the Duchess Maria Theresa. a grandson of
the Austrian Field Marshal Archduke AL
brecht. The Archduchess is in her twenty
third year. and IL the abbess of q retreat
at Prague for poor ladies OF aristocratic
birth.
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Shot His Sweetheart and Himself.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24-Frank ID. Haenschen
shot and probably fatally wounded his
sweetheart, Alice Bruce. at her fathers
home, No. 1000 Sidney street. this
evening at $50 o'clock and five
minutes later. in an alley half block
from the house. he put q pistol
ball through hIs own brain, dying instant
ly. He was twenty-five years old, and O
clerk. She is a beautiful girl OF seventeen.
The police story is that they had O lovers
quarrel. and a day or two ago she broke of
the enlagement.
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Suicide of IA Chicsco Attorney.

CHICAGO. Jan. 24.-Assistant States At
torney George A. Ii. Baker committed sui
eide at his residence this evening. His
friends all agree that be must have been
temporarily deranged, as no other reason
for the suicide can be assigned. Mr. Baker
had complained of late that the arduous
work lie was performing was breaking him
down, and only to-day announced to his
associates that he had written his resigns.
tion and proposed to rest.
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An Old Man Frozen in the Snow.


ArTIcA, Ind, Jan. 24.-Elias Thompson,
seventy three years old, in spell of de-
rangement. left the home OF his son. In
this city. week ago last Saturday. and
last night his body was found in a corn
field two miles south OF this city. Four
sons had secured the country for him for
eight days without finding him. His body
was covered with two inches OF snow and
frozen solid, making it more like stone
than human. He had probably lain in the
field for several days.
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McCombs Charged with Counterfeit,np

Deputy United States Marshal Mitchell
returned from New Albany at 1915 this
morning with William McCombs. who.
with Fox and al other, was arrested at that
place last week for passing counterfeit
silver dollars. The other two prisoners
were taken to Noblesville q few days ago.
but McCombs was held at New Albany.
where an attempt was made TO secure bond
for him. Failing In this. he was brought
TO this city and will DO taken TO Mobiles
vile to-day.
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Crew of Thirty-Five Probably Lost

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-Captain Grierson, of
the steamer Alsatia. reports that on his last
trip from this port to Gibraltar he passed
the Belgian bark Star of India. dismsntled
and with no signs of life on board. The
latter vessel left Pensacola Nov. y for Lon
don. She must have been wrecked early in
December but nothing has been heard Of
the crew since then. IL is feard that all
hands were lost. She probably had o crew
of at least thirty five men.
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She Is Still Holding the Child.
narfal 70 the Indiananolia Journal

ELKHART. Ind, Jan. 24.-Last evening
while Mrs. Henry Knott. of this city. was
waiting for q train at Kendsllvilie a tall.
well-dressed, heavily-veiled woman handed
her an infant. with the request that she
hold 1t q few minutes, until she, the sup.
posed mother, would return. Mrs. Knott
took the child, and is still holding it, She
brought the child home with her and will
keep it. On piece of paper, attached to
it's under clothing, were the words: Take
this and keepit" Nothing is known OF the
woman who deserted the child.
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The Czarewitch and Kaiser Embrace.

The Czarewitch and Kaiser Embrace.
BERLIN, Jan. "a. The Czarewitch arrived
In this city this evening on the Emperor's
special saloon train. He was accompanied
by the officers and court officials COM
manded to his special service by the
Emperor. He wore the uniform of the
Westphalian hussars The Emperor wore
the uniform of a Russian infantry officer
As the Czarewitch stepped from the train
the Emperor fastened forward and they
embraced and kissed each other on both
cheeks. An immense crowd was gathered
at the station and as the Emperor and his
guest came out they were cheered with ex-
traOrdinary enthusiasm.
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Matte +. Nitterhouse. widow of George
w. Nitterbouse, who was killed in o wreck
on the Monon, has begun suit against the
National Accident Association. and the
Globe Accident Insurance Company. to
recover g. 600 alleged to be due her upon
policy of insurance on the life of her hus-
hand
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Poor Bob White.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN, ILL.,, Jan. 24.-lt seems
probable that the quail of central Illinois
have been nearly wiped out by the cold
and deep snow of the past month. Bunches
of the birds are found here and there by
the roadside and in fields frozen solid, hav-
ing been overcome by the cold in the drift
in which thew had sought shelter.