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The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30
A FEARFUL SLAUGHTER.
Twelve Persons Killed by n Collision or
the Wabash Road In Indiana.

A terrible accident occurred on the Wabash
road at Kingsburg, Indiana, on the a2nd.
Men, women and children were sacrificed Ir
tory of Northern Indiana. Twelve lives wer,
crushed out without a moments warning.
The Chicago express was running in two
sections, and had to pass a freight which
stood on the siding at Kingsburg The first
section passed and signaled that there wni
another behind, but the freight brakeman,
Herbert Thompson, did not notice 1t and
opened the switch. This let the passenger IN
upon the freight train and caused ths
tragedy.
Tho result OF the crash was fearful. The
terrific impact OF the two mighty machinei
drove the tank and cab OF the freight engine
back into a carload of dressed beef the en-.
gineer and fireman remaining in the cab and
by miracle escaping with their lives, the
fireman sustaining fractured leg.
Engine 473 OF the passenger train was torn
to pieces, the smoker behind 1t was forced
through the tank on the pilot of the engine
The splinters killed Engineer Green and the
escaping steam badly scalded his fireman,
Barber In the smoker was where most OF
the fatalities occurred, and 1t was demolished
The third car, which was comfortably filled,
was thrown across the track. Not one OF
the passengers in this car suffered serious in.
Jury. Strange as 1t may seem, In the next
car, sleeper, which was but partially
wrecked, several persons were Instantly
killed. The last car remained upon the
track and, beyond a severe shock, no casu
alties are reported.
Twelve persons were found to be dead and
several others Will die.
The work of rescue WAS carried bravely for.
ward and deeds of heroism were performed
by the passengers and villagers. On impro-
vlsed stretchers the dead bodies were carried
to the depot, where they were ranged side by
side upon the platform.
The waiting rooms were converted into .
hospital and the surgeons called to the scene
of the wreck laborcd with untiring energy.
The wounded were made as comfortable AZ
possible. The village women labored nj
though some sudden bereavement had visited
their own homes.
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WNshiuptDu NDte4,

The public hearings before the ways and
means committee were concluded on the Goth
1t Is the intention of the committee to COM
mcnce work at once upon new tariff bill.
An official statement OF the pension bureau
shows the total number Of pensions granted
since march 4, 1893, Is 81, 800 The Board of
Revision expects to dispose Of those sus-
pended under a recent order of the bureau
by October 10. Probably 75 per cent of
these cases will be returned to the rolls
although In many cases the rates were
changed
Much attention Is now being devoted at the
pension bureau TO the adjustment of cases of
foreign pensioners recently suspended pend
ing investigation of citizenship. Commits
sioncr Lochren expected that considerable
fraud would be disclosed by the investigation,
but almost all of the cases are being favora-
bly, acted upon, and pension agents notified
10 resume payment.
The situation In the Senate. as day after
day passes, fails to show encouragement for
those who are making the battle for uncondi-
tional repeal. 1t is only dispassionate
statement Of the truth to say that the repeal
forces src apparently no nearer victory than
they were ten days ago: that It does not ap-
pear that they have made a convert In the
Senate for two weeks, but the prospect for
unconditional repeal is not 40 bright as 1t
was when the repeal bill passed the House
with the unexpectedly large majority .
UouA 40,
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RAISING FALSE HOPES.
Tho Administration said to be ssnEu'ne
of International Action on tho
Silver Question.


silver Question.
A Washington dispatch OF the Associated
Press says:
There is no doubt but the intimations which
those senators who are nearest to the admin
istrati on have thrown out In III" last few days
that MIR. Cleveland will favor any Legislation
looklnp to the reconciliation OF silver on the
lines laid down In the Chicago platform are
having the effect OF bringing about petter
feeling aniong Democratic senators, says n
morning paper and there h little doubt but
that the passage Of the pending Law viii be to'-
lowed by vigorous action on the part OF 'n'
administrator 10 the direction of assetnoi'hs
another international monetary conference
that Will meet under different c,ndition, from
those that have surrounded all previous ones
There will not longer be the hope the United
States will try 10 deal with the silver question
singlc-hsnded.
II is the belief OF the leading men in both
political parties that when the nations OF inc
world arc confronted with the knowledge
that whatever Ia done to re-estahllsh silver
must be by International agreement, there
will not be much difficulty In coming to such
an agreement In the conferences that have
met heretofore, the great commercial nations
of Europe have held aloof from entering INT"
any agreement because OF their belief that the
United States would take care OF silver alone,
ou account OF the large production In th''
country. The unconditional repeal oil the
| Sherman law would disabuse their minds
of this cause and would open up the only
avenue through which the bnetallic stan
dard can be reached with safety.
This belief that the administration will do
something In favor of international bi-metal-
lism is tending 10 modify the opposition oil
many senstors and make the carly passage OF
the bill more hopeful than 1t would other
wise be. There is also movement on foot
! looking to the exclusion OF all compromise
propositions.
II is urged that II the bill is 10 have the
greatest effect from au international stand
point, it must be for the unconditional repeal
of the silver-purchasing law, so AS to give
notice TO all the world that the United States
is no longer In the market as Il purchaser OF
silver bullion. Any sort OF a compromise
bill whereby the United States Is put in the
POSITION Of continuing the purchase of silver
even though It be for q limited time only,
would not have as great effect on the Euro
pean nations n law stopping the purchase at
| once.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30
ST. LOUIS CARNIVAL.
IMMENSE CROWDS FLoCKlNo
TO THE WESTERN CITY.
Marked Success of the Tenth Annual
Exposltion - The worries Greatest
Singers Enxassd-0orxso.s Street IL
iaminAtions.

ST. LOUIS. Sept 25.-The passenger
trains running into st, Louis from all
directions are crowded with visitors to
the Autumnal Festivitiex, which COM
menced on Sept and will continue
until Oct 81. The expressions of de-
light are universal, and the attractions
are even more numerous and irresisti-
BILE than in the past seasons The
street illuminations consist OF 1900
electric and gas lights, which are used
to the best advantage, and the down
town streets present an appearance
of dazzling mngnificence There are
twelve electric arches, or panorama
each illuminated by upward of 1000
incandeScent lights, and these are n
never failing source of attraction to
the tens of thousands of people who
thronR the streets on illumination
nights One of the most remarkable
triumphs of art over electricity is the
Electric Bulletin, which proclaims
words OF welcome in letters of FIRE to
the visitors, special honor being paid
to the visitors of the day.
Special illuminations are announced
for Sept. IS and 30, and for Oct 3, 5,
IL and 10. On these days exception
ally low rates, either one fare for tho
round trip or one fare plus So, can be
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mot n good many strong ones, but
never any woman that approached
Mary Ellen in strength. Everybody
here will tell you the same thing"
..ls she not a midget"
..She is n small woman. with small
hands. small feet, small bones and u
nervous organization. But every rio
is iron. every sinew whipcord every
nerve lightning. Her grip is wise
and the person she clutches limp
Ginger She has quite bit of
science, too. and when it comes to
putting up her hands, she would bo
more than match for Maggie, the
/ boxer OF Mulberry Bend.
..Can you give me any instances oil
her wonderful strengtho'
"There are enough of them to fill
n book" replied the warden.
when. for cause, it is found neces-
sary to put her in the cooler it
takes two men to manage her, and
then they get roughly handled.
| When she once gets hold of you she
never let's GO"
"On one occasion" said the war
den. "a bar OF iron had laid out in
the rain and had grown rusty. Tho
burr that at one end of it was screwed
on thread had rusted fast 1t was
necessary to use it, and in order to
do so il was found necessary to re-.
move the burr.
ave called in some of the strong
est men in the pcnitentiary, one after
another, but none of them could re-
move the burr. At last some one
suggested that we call in Mary
Ellen. The suggestion was greeted
with derisive laughter, but the
laughter didn't last long. Mary
Ellen, when she was sent for to play
the monkey-wrench act. camo at
once 1t was the only time she ever
did come when she was sent for.
She smiled scornfully at those stand
ing around, laid her small hand upon
the rusty burr, and, with quick
turn of the wrist. moved it and then
unwound it..
The assistant matron said in an
swer to inquiries:
There is story here that on one
occasion they had to rope Mary Ellen
down for bad conduct She was tied.
us they thcught, in the strongest
way. When they came back they
found the ropes all lying in heap
on the floor and Mary Ellen sitting
on top OF them"
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Curious.

"Of COURSE said Mr.. Brown, real
estate agent, "curious things happen
in my business, just as in every
other. Now fully expected to rent
that top suite of rooms in the Per-
pendicular building to society that
wanted to hire some club rooms But
it voted not to take them"
What was the trOublc2" asked u
listener.
There's no elevator in the build
ing, and the members wouldn't climb
the stairs"
"What did you say the name Of the
society wasP" some one asked.
The real estate agent looked pen
sively at II letter which he held in
his hand, and read, 1.-The E.stern
Branch of the American Pedestrian
and n-Climbing Association.
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obtained on all railroads running
through this state. The rates have
also been reduced very literally ior
every day until the close of the Ex-
position on Oct 81, with extra reduc-
tions during Fair week. Oct to-.
The success of the tn annual ex-
position is matter OF congratulation
on every hand. The exhibits are
varied and beautiful, the art galleries
are conspicuous for the excellence of
the paintings and the care bestowed
on the selections, the electrical and
mechanical displays are compl te and
instructive, and the fish aquariums
are stocked with upwards of 800 repre-
sentative denIzens of western waters.
Every effort has been made to ensure
the comfort of guests, fact which
every visitor recognizes.
As usual the musical entertainment
is the very best that money can pro-
vide. Sousa's grand concert band,
conceded by all to be the best band in
America, if not in the world, gives
four concerts daily almost every
siastically encored. MIR. Sousa, des-
greatest living bandmaster, is
assisted by soloists of world
wide reputation including Madame
Scalchi, the peerless contral-
to; Sig. Campanani, the great
baritone; Mr.. Barosch, one of the best
tenors living; Miss Inez Carusi, the
celebrated harpist and others of al
most equal celebrity.
The seats in the enormous music
hall are all unrcserved and the nominal
admission fee of 25 cents entities the
visitor to all the attractions, including
the concerts 1t is this exceptional
liberality on the part of the manage
ment that is insuring the Exposition
a success of which every western and
southern man is proud.
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Train Robbers FoiIed.

-Four men attempted Thursday night to rob
the express ear on the Illinois Central rail-
road at Centralia They ordered the engineer
and fireman to surrender, but thcj did not do
so and were shot, though not fatally. The
robbers then proceeded to break into the cx-
press car. The messenger and conductor
who was with him opened fusillnde but no
one was hurt, and the robbers were getting
the best Of the fight when a passenger with a
shotgun appeared and wounded one OF the
robbers named Jones. The others then fled.
Jones confessed and gave the names Of his
confederates who were arrested
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Crimes on the striu.

A small-sized riot occurred At Perry Thurs.
day night and It WAS necessary to send for the
military to preserve order ns there are many
conflicts between rival lot claimants, and thugs
and thieves are robbipg people right and left
There were numerous accidents and crimes
Friday. Oscar Cunningham Of Cincinnati
had his leg cut on by the cara. John Wilson
was accidentally shot ia the body and Henry
DIG was badly cut 10 the head In q row.
Fifteen miles east Of Perry = man named
Harmison was fatally shot In controversy
ever claim. William Klause from Cedar.
vale, Kansas, wNs found murdered on the
Bear, near this place. He had been choked
to death with . handkerchief, which was
fousd kRetssd tightly aeeus hh meek.
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Mrs. CARRIE WILLIAMS of San
Diego, Cal, has received letter
from a Syrian merchant in the Mid
way Plaisance at the worlds fair,
praising the superior cocoons on ex-
hibition in the California building,
and asks for eggs to test. II they
prove to be without disease, Syria
will hereafter import from California
rather than from France, where dis
ease is now common among silk-worm
eggs. 1t is possible that this ex-
emption OF American silk worms
from disease may revive an industry
that at various times in our history
has promised great results, but has
always heretofore failed to achieve
them
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A HeIAKon Silver Dollar.

special to the St. Loui, Rep'.bHc from
Bonham, Texas, says: 1t has Just leaked out
here that syndicate including prominent
men of Texas, Colorado, Missouri and Kan
sns is being formed to coin silver into dollars
Of . hersgon shape at the rate OF $1,000, 600
per month or more II the legislatures of those
states will declare such coin u legal tender.
1t is claimed that each state can do so. and
hat no individual or corporation ia prohibited
from colning as much silver standard dollars
as they wish, provided the shape Of such
coins is not the same ns the coins issued by
the United States government The citI zens
Of California Issued the hexagon $50 gold
piece in the sos, and no one disputed their
right TO do 30.
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NuIlIfyinR the I.pw

Lots OF silver offered in response to counter
offer OF the treasury of "A cents per ounco
we're bought Saturday aggrcgniing 2lO 900
ounces. With this purchase the silver bouyht
this mo nth aggregates only 1,6l4OO1 ounces.
with only three purchase days left The M.
gregate OF the month, which earlier promised
to reach 3,3O0.C00 ounces, win not probable
reach 2,5O0.000 ounces.
The work of nullifying the law IA to silver
purchases, which should be 1900, 900 ounces
per month, goes on with great regularity. and
should now bs plain to all. Since the frst
OF Jufy, including this month, I3,EayO. .0OO
ounces Of silver should have been purchnscd
4 The law bad been conpl,sd with. LSss
~ e's@Ioo o1aesh Aewsvsr, hsyV bSca
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Auarclllsts in Vienna,

Arrests of anarchists In Vienna continue
and the police are more than ever convinced
that the raid they made Saturday, when n
number Of annrchistc bombs, rerolvcrs and
leather coats for carrying bombs, were gath
cred, nipped Wholesale anarchistic outbreak
in the bud
Papers found upon the men in custody
show that the anarchists there arc intimately
connected with the anarchists In England and
America, and the bombs now In possession of
the police were made according to the rules
laid down by Herr Most. 1t is also said that
the Russian anarchists are in communication
with the anarchists in Spain.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30
A IsnssInn NmrShIp Sunk.

Fragments OF woodwork, boats and other
wreckaRe have foated ashore In the Gulf of
Finland, showing that the Russian wnrship
Pousalka, with 10 officers and $50 scamcn
had foundercd ard that all hands were lost.
The Pousalka sailed on Tuesday from
Revel in the Gulf of Finland, for Hcllngs-
port, In the same gulf, and has not been
heard from since.
The body of n sailor who is supposed to
belong to the crew, has been washed ashore
in the Gulf OF Finland, and {. is known that
heavy gales swept over those waters soon after
she left the port. There ia no doubt, as the
admiralty state, that the Pousalka has foun-
dered
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30
The Throne of Russia.

Il, is rtImorcd at Berlin that the Gar of
Russia Will alter the Succession to the throne
making the Grand Duke Michael, his young
est son, his successor.
1t is supposed that the reason for this step
Is that he cznrowitGh Is OF 70 sulky nature
and is totally without force of character. BE.
sides this, he has extremely radical opinions
Is opposed 10 the persecution of the Jews and
In many other ways is not in accord with his
father, The Grand Duke George the czar's
second son, cares little for political life. He
Ia n jolly sailor and n careless liver. The
ears affections are centred in the precoclous
Michael.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

CHOLERA is raging in Europe, es-
pecially IN Russia, but there is little
fear that the epidemic will break
out in America For two years 1t
has failed to get a foothold here, and
1t Is probable that the conditions con-
ducive to its spread do not largely
prevail in this country. But we
should still continue as vigilant as
ayar
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

IT is never safe to drop any article
when walking near covey of
ostriches. The ostrich will eat any
thing, seeming apparently to have
no sense of taste. A story is told OF
Young girl who was visiting zoo
where large ostrich snatched her
kid gloves, which were rolled in a
ball, and ate them. The next day
the girl returned with the family
contribution of a half-dozen pairs OF
gloves, all of which were as readily
swallowed
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

PROFESSOR w. f REYNOLDS, of
Milledgeville. Ga possesses gopher
which has been buried in the ground
for over a year. During heavy
rain In August 1892 while the gopher
was buried in the ground. the soil
was washed so deep that the animal
was unable to get out until discov-
cred and rescued recently by Rey
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30
BombardIn e Rio d, .,anc,ro.

A Montevideo dispatch says Admiral Mello.
commanding the rebel fleet of Brazil, has re-
newed the blockade OF Rio de Jnneiro, 40 tho
latest dispatches from that city state, and is
now organizing squadron to sail for north
ern ports. IL is rumorcd that his destination
Is, first Of all. Para. Ruy Barbado. who re-
Gently escaped from Rio, has published let
ter in which he says the navy under Mello ia
defending the Brazilian people against Pre.i-
dent Pelxoto's military tyranny and dcspotc
rule.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

\ The prefecture OF police OF France
as established service OF identity
order to identify released convicts.
ince 1903 there have been l,5o0 sem
pnces recorded against men named
Louis Lefevre in that country, by
which innumerable innocent Louis
Lefevres have been brought into
trouble.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

Mrs. CYRUS w. FIELD, JR.. has as
tonished the 400 of New York by de-
Gliding to embark in the millinery
business as a means Of helping her
husband out of financial embarrass-
ment. This step marks her as a
young woman OF character, whom
every citizen of Gotham should be
pleased to honor. Her husbands
father gained renown by laying the
Atlsntic cable. Mrs. Field has an
opportunity OF doing her sex almost
as great a service by showing that
the pride Of birth and fortune only
serve to dignity labor.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

A THRIFTY German, who owns a
eech farm in Dalmatia, selected
10, 900 of his most blood-thirsty spec
yimens and started for America. On
the passage hlther an ignorant bar
keeper, who had offered to care for
them, threw the bottles overheard,
supposing that the leeches were
dead, and the steamship company is
being sued for damages.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

THE ancient Hammond house at
Marblehead, Mass, is being torn
down, and some of it's spruce timbers,
which have been protected from rain
and wind for more than 200 years are
eagerly sought after by violinmakers
for use in the manufacture of their
instruments
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

AN English rector, Conservative OF
course, whose church Gladstone at
tended one sunday recently, roundly
abused the unusual crowds which
came to the service to see the grand
old man. Politics does make fools
of some men, How much better it
would have been for all concerned,
including the church. had the rever-
end gentleman swallowed his ire and
Just sent the contribution plate
around couple of more times.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

HAMILTON FISH, although Grants
secretary of state, was fourteen
years older than Grant All OF our
greatest war heroes died compare
lively young. The exposures of four
years of war probably undermined
even the iron constitution of Grant,
pr else he might be living among US
n hale old age for many years to
omc.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

The nickel-in-the-slot machines
are to be abolished on Parisian boule-
wards. the project of police having
decided that they can be set up only
In railway stations or similar places
where some one will be responsible
for their being kept in order
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

AT last Gotham's banks have once
more passed the reserve mark of
cash on hand. and persons of known
responsibility having deposits with
them may get real cash on small
checks. providing identification by
means of photograph and affidavit
accompanies the check, together
with sworn promise that the money
shall all be expended in New York.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

If any of those foreign crowned
heads are coming over to our world s
fair 1t is high time that they started.
We would like an opportunity of see-
ing kings while they last. for the inn
preston prevails that the breed OF
kings will soon be extinct
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

The woman who had the national
flag at the California building in Chi
cago converted into stair carpet
would oblige the public by giving
her name. There are people who
would feel II . privilege to plapt-eu
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

To BE photographed while you
doze in corner of your pew at
church is one OF the latest terrors
The kodak has made its way into the
pulpit. An Irish clergyman the
other Sunday during the service
took snap shot at his congregation.
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(SSEMER,

MEDICAL journal asserts that peo-
who drink cows milk are more
/fonc to consumption than those who
Gpse the milk of the reindeer, the buff
lalo, the ass or the goat
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30

VETERINARIANS who have been in
vestigating the origin Of anthrax
among the cattle and horses of Della
ware express the belief that
they have found the cause of it in
the refuse of the morocco factories in
Wilmington, which is used on the
farms in that vicinity as manure.
Nearly all the skins used in the fac
tories come from South America,
where animals suffer greatly with
anthrax
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she Kent Accounts.

.'Do you keep accounts, jean"
asked one young woman as she and
her companions finished the frightful
mathematical computation involved
in paving equally FOR II luncheon.
"ies, do, said Jean, virtuously.
"It would worry mo to death to have
one cent uncounted. Don't you,
Dolly?n
"Oh. yes said Dolly, indolcntly.
al promised pa to. and so do it.
! put down on one page received
500, and on the other spent 500
That's enough. How do you do,
Mabcl?n
Mabel groaned AS she answered:
"Oh, put down on one page .ro-
ceived $50 and on the other spent
$50 That's how keep accounts" +"