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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26

MILWAUKEE, April 20.-Fourteen Ia
borers employed in the lake tunnel found
q grave in the icy waters of Lake Michi-
gan early this morning. The dreadful
storm raging throughout the night had
lsshed the lake into seething mass of
foam. Immense waves were rolled toward
the shore by furious east wind and car
ried away the house built On top of the
crib at the mouth of the tunnel, about
three-quarters OF mile from the pump
ing works at the foot of North-st
The house on the crib contained
two stationary engines and the tools used
by the men. 1t was built of heavy tim
bers fastened with iron bands. 1t was
swept into the roaring waters. however,
like an eggsnell, and its parts were washed
ashore. For a mile or two the shore of
the lake is strewn with timbers. boards,
tools and articles OF clothing worn by the
men in the Inflated crib.
The catastrophe is supposed TO have oc-
Cured about 5 o'clock this morning At
that hour the men at the pumping station
noticed that the house on the crib had
disappeared. They teIephoned the news
at once to the police department. which
notified Capt. Petersen of the lie saving
station. On account OF the frightful sea-
the tug Welcome took q life-b boat with
a crew OF six in tow and headed Tor
the tunnel. The battle of the Welcome
against the angry waves was watched By
thousands of people on the shore, whom
the report of the accident had drawn
thither. When Capt. Petersen, after al
most superhuman efforts, succeeded in
reaching the crib by means OF a rope and
with life preserver around his body he
was met by horrible sight.
james SIiIIer's story
One man, James Miller, was still alive
and singing 10 a post. About\ him were
the corpses of two or three of his com
rades. Miller was rescued and conveyed
to the Emergency hospital, where he gave
the following account of the accident to-
night:
1T was o'clock In the morning when
We found that water was filing the air
tight compartment OF the shaft where we
had taken refuge for the night. We took
vote to decide whether we would risk
leaving the shaft. 1t was de-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
The GAS COM BINE.
Speculation Riie as TO Its Intents and
Purposes.

Speculation is rife as to the intentions
of the Indiana natural and Illuminating
gas company, recently Incorporated with
q capitalization of 81, 0O0, 600. The incor-
porators, who represent the syndicate that
purchased the Indianapolis gas companY's
plant four years ago. have unlimited re-
sources, and it is said upon good authority
that The stock will be increased to
5000, 600 or more before the final consol-
idati on is completed. This would indicate
that the new company either intends to
do large amount of business in the nat
ural gas fields. or that 1t is merely getting
possession of gas plants and gas business,
for what it sees TO be an immense advant-
age in the future. It is said that Presi-
dent Dieterich has invented a successful
process for making fuel gas that has the
heat and power OF natural gas, which will
be largely used by the new company, and
and in case of the natural gas supply be-
ing exhaused, will DO substituted for it.
Having possession of the system the COM
Pany can utilize it by the erection of i'm
mense gas works in what is now the nat
ural gas fields and continue to supply
their old subscribers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
THE BLIZZARD RACED.

Reports Show n Heavy Snowfall in the
Northwest.
EEoKUK, Ia, April 20-A violent snow
storm ragged all day The wind blew a
gale. The Mississippi river is rising rap
idly tonight and is almost twelve feet
above the water mark. Observer Gose-
wisch says that it will reach the danger
line. fourteen feet, by Monday. Fears
are entertained of a repetition of last
springs disastrous floods. Dwellers on
the lowlands are uneasy and are preparing
for the worst.
DUBUQUE, Ia, April 20.-Light snow to-
day was accompanied by q blizzard. Re-
ports indicate that the storm was general
throughout northern Iowa.
COLUMBIA, Mo, April 20.-There was a
binding snow storm here today. 1t is
feared the fruit crop will be greatly dam
aged.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
FOR LEGISLATIVE ILLS.
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION AS
4 PRINCIPLE OF REFORM.

1t Substitutes an Election ut Large for an
Election by Districts-It Would Tend to
the Election of Adler and More Repre-
sentative Men, the Leaders of Thought
and PoIitics-Tse English System-Giving
the People Greater Powers of Selection
Emancipation from the Party Machine.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
UNDER THE WAVES.
Milwaukee'S Crib Wrecked
by the Breakers
And Fourteen Men Meet
a Watery Grave.
SWEPT BY A TERRIFIC GALE
Lake Michigan Is Lashed Into
a FOamIng Sea
And the House Crushed as if 1t
Were a She'll

One Lone Survivor Rescued at the
Last Moment by the Heroic Work
of Life-Saving Crew-BOats Driven
Ashore by the Wind-Tho Storm in
the West and NOrthwest-A Heavy
Snowfall.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
90 MOTHERS
FRIEND''
MAKES CHILD BIRTH EASY,

Colvin, La, Dec. Q, 15s6.-My wife used
MOTHERS FRIEND before her third
confinement, and says sho would not be
without it for hundreds OF dollars.
DOCK MILLS.
Sent BY express receipt of price, 81 80 per bot
lie. Book " To Mothers " mailed free.
BRADFfELD REGULATOR CO.,
bos ssLs 81 A. HHvaaisrs. ATLANTA "a.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26

I give herewith the vote at the election OF
1892 in the order in which the names
stood on each ticket, emitting the prohibit
tionists:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
Miners Attempt to Free
Tennessee Convicts,
And a Bloody Night Battle
Results at Tracy.
V0LLEYS AT SHORT RANGE
Between the Guards and the
Attacking Party.
One OF the Miners Killed by
Deputy Shriver.

Who Picked Out His Man and Laid
Him Low-Miner Joe Grantham's
Conversation at the Gate While
Holding a Dynamite Bomb in His
Hand-HIs Capture and How He
Shortly After Played Traitor.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
Dizziness, Faintness,

Extreme Lassitude, "dOn't care" and
want to be left alone" feeling, excl
liability, irrita bility, nervousness, sleep
lesSness, hatulency, melancholy, or the
"blues," and backache. These are
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
ITreguIarity,

or Painful transformations,
Weakness of the Stomach, Indigestion,
Bloating, Flooding, Nervous Prostra-
ton, Headache, General Debility. Also
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26
Womb Troubles.

The whole story, however, is told in
an illustrated book entitled Guide TO
Health" by Mrs. Pinkham. 1t con-
tains over 90 pages of most important
information, which every woman, mar
ried or single, should know about her
self. Send z tWO-cent stamps for IL. For
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-21
Of Ons Mad.

Young De Bore Chunttn9 for some
thing 20 ssy(-I wish had lived in tie
knightIy days Of old
Weary Bezuty-Sod DO In. z. Weex-
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without interruption except by the mo-
mentary delays with the few changes
IN the shifts of the men
1t is only on such occasions as this
that the fail charm and fascination OF
whaling can be appreciated More
stories may be ''swapped" and more
yarns spun during the daily ''doe-watch'
when the sta-bosrd and port watch are
together and all hands are on deck
But under the glow Of the bug-hzht,
with the excitement Of the successful
chase fresh in mind, and every induce
nent a. hand 20 recall past experiences.
there Is an interchange Of yarns tia.
brings ont all the picturesqreness Ct
the whalemau's life The bug-hght
casts spell over everything. 1t gives
marvellous elasticity 10 stories that have
already been told during the 6o<-wsteh-
Il extends the Imagination and luori-
Gates the ysrn-spinninE tendencies OF
the sailors II obhterztes the lines be-
tween the possible and the impossible
And most OF all it breeds good nature
All hands talk for the sake Of talking
rather than IN the expectation Of being
listened 70.
No mention OF whaling n the Arctic
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whale Is killed it is ''cut-in.~ The
blubber is stripped off in blanket
pieces" and slowed away in the blubber
room, while the head-the upper jaws,
SO to speak-which contains the whale
bone IS hoisted on deck, and the whale
bone Is carefully removed Unless whal-
ing Is so brisk that the services Of the
whole crew are required, trypots are
fired up aud trying out begun The
greasiness Of this process Is beyond the
conception OF one who has not aided in
1t. One or two men are toQed of into
the blubber room to cut the blanket
pieces into the more conveniently
handled horse pieces" Oil oozes out
of the blubber, sInearing the men from
head 70 foot, until they wallow about
IN several inches OF grease. In stress Of
weather. when the ship IS pitching and
rolling, the men in the blubber room
are frequently thrown over on their
greasy foothold and rolled about in the
horrible stuff.
On deck other men ''mince7 the horse
pieces, still others tend the trypots, the
"
cooper sets up and flags the casks
ready 70 stow the oil down in the hold.
And so the work IN all its phases goes
merrily on in a sea of grease every
where. From one end Of the ship TO the
other there is grease But, the boiling
once over, the ship Is washed with
strong I've, and made as clean as when
la
the daytime trying out is dirty and dis
gushing work. But at night time there
is an entire change Hanging near the
trypots is the ''bug-ight." a wire basket
of about a bushel capacity. This is
filed with the scraps" that have been
SKINNED from the pots and squeezed
in the press, but which still contain
considerable oil, and which burn with
vigor that would discount g torch of
pitch This is the only light. Not IN
frequently the "bug-hght" Of another
whaler viii be seen glimmering bright
II through the darkness, while not an
outline Of the vessel is visible
As we watch operations under this
light we see the men moving about the
deck like dark characterless phantomA
In the foreground are two seething
pots. each with its roaring fire Of
scraps. A figure-made impish by the
contending CLOVIS ofthe fire and the bug
light and by the steanIng, seething oil
tends each FIRE With long-handled
fork he reaches out into the empty
darkness, picks up s shapeless mass
aud drops it into the pot Laying
down the fork, he reaches for long
pole, stirs up the pot returns the pole
into its dark corner, brings out Skim
uer. takes of the scraps, then returns
the skinner. and, producing a ladle,
proceeds 70 dip out the steaming, seeth-
ing oil and empty it of into the dark
ness-for the cooler IS simply a deep
shadow.
And thus the operation goes on hour
after hour throughout the entire night
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dear life to escape the lashings of the
whales fukes. His deep. penetrating
voice rolled in volumes over the water:
kill him deadt' Kill him dead"
xiii him dead" They did kill him
dead" but not until after the whale
was lost far into the pack where the
boats could not reach him
Jolly, independent and irresponsible
as sailors are, there are times when
they are exceedingly thoughtful
Shortly before we sailed from San Fran
cisco sister whaler had passed through
the Golden Gate, encountered head
wind and opposing tides and had been
swept irresistibly to destruction. with
twenty-five lives lost We passed
through the Golden Gate under some
what similar circumstances Head
winds delayed Us until the incoming Of
the tide. but by skillful seamanship we
kept off, and on the third day passed
out of sight of land
But whaleship is lively, busting,
excited community when a whale has
just been caught Immediately after a
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Eagle
TO THE NORTH POLE.
whelers Which Jam Through Ice
Packs After Big Game.
Shs Royal Sport OF Whaling Is Not What
It Used TO Be-when B11bber Ii
Boiled There Are Lively
Dotngs on Board
COPYRIGHT. Isal

Life ON a whaleship is unique and
picturesque During voyage OF many
months beyond the touch of civliza-
ton there must of necessity be many
days Of dreary monotony; yet the
queer characters of the sailors, the strik-
ing oddity Of the life its entire differ
ence from any other calling and the in
describable fascination of being on the
sea made q whaling cruise one of the
most interesting and thrilling Of my ex-
pe-iences
Many changes have come into whal-
Ing and its methods during the past
quarter of century. As an industry it
has dropped from an important place
20 almost the bottom Of the list The
objects Of the voyage also have
changed Formerly, oil was the one
great object of the voy age and whale
bone was of little or no consequence;
low the whalebone is very vslu-
able. being worth about FIVE dollars a
pound, while the oil is worth so little
that many whales are killed for their
whalebone and the careasses are cut
adr;ft without saving any of the blub-
Der. Modern invention with its power
tul explosives, has made whaling a
mere game of slaughter, where former
II it was royalty among sports To-day
the industry, except so far as the mas
ter of the vessel and few officers are
concerned, Is mostly a novel money
earning routine
When, after many days at sea we en-
tered the Ice, we seemed 30 have come
into an entirely new existence The
ship and whaling gear had long been
all ready for service. The men were
nerved up to the excitement Of rails
ing the first whale, and the brisk
weather Infused new life and ANNA
ton into everybody and everything
The first week of life IN the ice was
frightfuL A terrific gale from the
northwest blew constantly, and a wild
sea was running. Packs formed and
disintegrated like magic. We would
be for one instant IN q vast expanse of
open water and IN the next instant so
solidly inclCsed in the pack that the
ships timbers would crack from the
pressure OF the ice. Every man had a
little bundle Of one change of clothing
at hand at all times, so that IN case the
squeeze proved fatal we could take to
the small boats without loss or unnec-
essay risk of life / was especially
favored, as my bundle included, besides
a change Of clothing, my manuscripts,
some dry plates and detective camera.
IN times of danger Ike this many hours
were whirled away in calmly watching
The pack. and planning what we should
10 in case we were nipped No one was
terror-stricken, for this was danger
that threatened Us almost every day for
Eix months.
The sight Of these whaleships' ma
neuvers in the ice is grand one. Most
keamanship Of the pure type in the ma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-21
A Turkish View Year Dish.

Have vou ever heard OF cabobs7
Maybe not They are queer Turkish
affairs, which in Turkey are eaten as
we eat New Years cakes IL this COM
trv. Il you would ike 20 eat cabob
and pretend that ron are = yo1nZ
Turk enjoying his New Year dish. try
this wav Of manufacturing II: Cat =
large onion II thin slices. and treat q
big apple n the same war. after you
have pared AEd eo-ed u Get TIE cook
20 slice for ron four thin strips Of bacon
and four more OF cold lamb c. veal
Lay the sixteen pieces q oalOn- apple
bacon and cold ueat upon = plate and
sprinkle them with pepper and giuZer.
Next take sze-er sad string them
upon it-nezt. onion bacon apple and
50 Of Wrap the skexerz Il buttsred
pauer and bake sro hours Eat tie e.
bob from the skewer and fancy tat ysa
are happy Little Turk ou a holiday
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when Baby vas sex. We gave her clzo-iA.
VIZ .he WIS Child she cried fo= Cssto-lA
When s1e became Ms, she ching 70 Casro-lA
When she had Cahdrsa, SIC gavethen Cassoria
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regions is complete without touching
upon the part the Esquimaux play in II.
Many vessels ship two or three natives
for the season as sailors and pay them
partially in blubber. Many Of these
men have come to expect the fukes Of
whale as perquisite, and such per-
quisite is Of great value, since il repre-
sents food enough for one family for =
considerable portion of the winter. Be
turning from the Arctic we stopped in
Behring straits to land our three men.
Each one had his perquisite, and the
whole settlement turned out to help
land them Our vessel was full" Not
a gallon Of oil-carrying capacity was
left, and in the blubber room were two
tons or more Of blubber that had not
been boiled out. This, too, we gave 70
the natives, and God-send it was, for
they were about entering upon the win
ter season with a short supply Of food
The blusber was already in horse
pieces Two natives went down into
the blubber room TO heave the pieces
on deck Two men on deck threw the
pieces over the rails into canoes, and a
man in each canoe slowed them away
to the best advantage.
As the first canoe load approached
shore 1t was received with shout Of
10Y from the whole settlement Men,
women and children rushed 70 relieve
the canoe of its load. Several of them
dashed into the water up TO their
waists, seized the canoe and, with a
shout and heave, landed it high and
dry on the beach With the landing of
the first canoe load the natives seized
the blubber food and the following
loads were permitted to land as best
they could.
Six hours later, when we hove anchor,
part of the people were still Eorging
themselves, while the rest, alre ady
gorged. were sleeping stupidity.
On long whaling cruises one or more
deaths are liable TO occur. We lost Q
man while at anchor under East Cape,
Siberia. He was a Scandinavian and
could scarcely understand a word OF
English The mate announced his
death as the captain and l were sitting
in the cabin one afternoon Orders
were given TO remove all the man
things from the forecastle and prepare
hiEl for burial. When everything was
in readiness we went on deck There
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rine world Of to-day Is in the whaling
service, for IN these vessels Drawn and
muscle. not steam do most OF the work.
Every officer Prides himself on his sea-
-anship. In fact he must be thorough
sailor before he can be an officer. A
Sight miscalculetion N giving the com
rland or an instant's delay in exeruting
j when told 70 haul may send the
ship crashing into the ice pack Yet
With q man aloft 10 survey the ice FOR
miles and pick out the Leads" Of open
Fater, a second on the bowsprit TO
Fuide the ship around and among the
the cakes of ice, third Oh the tryworl1s
to carry the commands and two men at
the wheel 20 execute them, these whale
ships sQuirn about IN the Zee, guided
by such rare skill and Judgment that the
paint on the side OF the vessel is hardly
scratched except in times Of stress of
weather.
We had been in the ice about two
weeks, with 8 double lookout IN the
crows nest and one or two men on
deck watching for spouts, IN addition TO
most Of the green hands. The lookout
slott sighted a genuine spout The
mate was having his watch below.
IAN hands, was shouted from one end
Of the ship TO the other, and two boats
lowered away. The second mates boat
was quickly on the spot waiting for
the whale 70 rise again. and the four
other boats scattered up and down the
edge Of the pack They were from half
= mile 10 q mile and half from the
vessel, but with the long glass every
move could be distinctly observed
Minutes seemed ho-lrs- when, most IN
sxpectedly. the monster rose and spout
Cd almost within a ships length from
Tire second mates boat In an instant
there was . grand spectacle. Jose's
great physique doomed up in the stern
Of the boat as be manipulated the long
steering oar. while in the head Of the
boat was equally as fne a physique in
the person OF the Scandinavian boat
steere-, hS-Poon IN hand watching his
chance The boat made = beautiful
squirt. soch a squirt as only a whale
boat can make in an emergency like
this end Ii al instant the ha-poon had
been sent on its deadly Grand The
excitement. splashing and shouting
which followed cannot be described
The whale-an immense one OF perhaps
one hundred AID twenty barrels IN size
was Ia the agonies OF 6esth- churning
Up the ocean most vigorously. Amidst
al the din stood Mr. jose. with his feet
% the thws-ts Of the boat working for
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a DOCTORS ADVICE.
The PeriIs of Wearing Evening Dress In
Winter.

The Perils of Wearing Evening Dress In
Winter
The ordinary evening dress which
convention assigns TO those who go to
theaters, evening receptions, etc, COM
pOsure 20 air draughts-
During the progress Of almost any
social function a varying temperature
Is encountered in passing from room 20
room The cut OF the corsage, the Dor
behring's and trimmings make Up gar
ment peculiarly uDsuited 10 ward of
the blasts of Boreas- Evening dresses
as rule are as unhealthful as they are
attractive
The full dress for both man and WON
an IS unobiectiona bic when worn IN
rooms OF uniform temperature. but IS
unsuited for wear elsewhere in months
IN which there IS low temperature or
a humid atmosphere
The main trou Die with evening dress
Is the lack of protection which II offers
70 the upper part Of the chest a large
surface OF unprotected flesh Is here ex-
posed 70 d-zughts Of air Il IS almost
an inpossi biiity 20 preserve al eQuable
temperature where the exhausted
breath Of many persons averages about
2. degrees ard the indoor atmosphere
about % degrees The best Of veutiIa-
ton i not always adequate Il meeting
this diligently.
L would De movement well vcrthy
OF commentator II some dress reform
er would invent garment which wOuA3
protect the threat and chest and al he
same tine preserve the artistic effect
that Is The essential cnzrzcterisf5c &
the dress II vogue
b all means. II ron arr n even ing
dress eudeayo= % avoid sucdeu changes
OF teupe-stu rr for thus are .syvvn the
seesls OF sore threats b-ozchitis AID
even pueumcnia- AaBy - IKE 6;seSses
directly referzbIe 70 the respiratory Or
gzus NAY he traced 70 the exposure II
s,sSs=s a. .vs-f.z 6rs<s ~ Y = e1lA-
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THE WILLOT MFG co

Successors to
BUTLER & GRALEY,
Manu- lecturers or aud Jobbers in
Pieced and stamped Tin " are.
213 South Main street.
Ii. r. BUTLER, Manager.
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I a ss' S ' p ass g ire sa thus
Wit
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Whats that picture with the cur
tain over it, asked Mrs Hicks IN the
art gallery. Il don't know. Il must
be one Of those shsde-oyers they talk
so much about" said Hicks.-Harper's
Bazaar.
-Tescher-"What part Of speech IL
phonograph?7 Big Boy-''A noun Of
the feminine gender" Teacher
why fernininea" Big Boy-'Becsuse
It always talks ,back"-MOruL7g Jour
nal
BE Was Sure q Thst-Toudik-
DO ron think that American women
are growing taIIer7' Hojack-'I don't
know about that, bat they are keeping
American men as short zs ever"