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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-25

Musical Instruction.
NETWORK CONSERVATORY H. EAST isTf-ST.
~ BETWEEN 4TII AVE. and IRVING PLACE.
The FAMOUS MUSIC SCHOOL
for BEGIN NERS ..............f for ADVANCED PUPILS
OPEN DAILY Formerly On l4h-st
NO BRANCH. .............ON ONLY a. ~ East 1sth-st
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
POWDER EXPLOSION.

Fort Pulaski AT Savannah. aa., na.iiv
Damaged, and >arg rsnt Ghinn ana ssis
Mother in-iaw Injured Il, the Accidental
Explosion 81 -Four Hundred Pounds 81
Powder aud 10 i.oi 81 Fixed Ammunition
The Port On FIRE.
SAVANNAH. Ga. July 20. An explo.
sion II 400 pounds ~ loos., powder al
Fort Pulaski. at o'clock this morning.
fatally wounded Ordnance Sergeant
William 'hinn. seriously iniuroi MARY
Washington. his Observation-Disclosures set
fire 10 the fort. causing in.
termittent explosions of iixrl am
munition and doing much danlAgc
Just after breakfast >crgt Ainn
went into the store room and took
handful ~ the powder from one Of
the casks. wet il at the pump and then
placed il ia the middle of the rnon. 10
drive out the mosquitoes. lie hat lrfta
train of dry powder from the miaale Of
the iloor right up 10 IL. As soon ~ he
had ignitci the powder ii burned along
the train. and the 400 pounds exploded.
There wer. three loud explosions, each
within few seconds Of the oihe.
The storcroom. where thr frc
started. was adjoining the maya nc in
which was stored two tons Of powder.
There was Il fve-foot wall bc..Vcrn,
but the constant explosion ". the
heavily loaded shells in the stor. --pom
gave ground 10 the fear that a breach
would be made in the magazin. wall
and the two tons Of powder rxpl pdcd.
This kept everybody out If the way
until CAPT. @. NJ Carter. in CHARGE ~
the fort. made an inspection and
thirty-two casks Of powder were hnr
riedly taken out. The men t's,n be
gan to play on the fire with a hose.
and 10y night had it under control
Within 200 feet Of the IRE was
800 pounds Of dynamite which. in
case the magazine had blow mp.
would have exploded from the crncus-
sion. Two Of the caseinntcs wer'
burned ont and the roof destroyed hy
the constant bursting of shells.
~crgt. Chinn. who was in chai.,r. is
of the Twenty-fourth infanirv lle
was burned and hli~tercd over hrce-
fourths Of his body and will die
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


IL the senate. on the 10th. the entire
provoked hy the presentation Of mes
sage from the house asking for fur
ther conference on the tariff bill. Mr..
Hill. who was the leading speaker. de-
clared that democratic senators would
have to rally around the president or
else they would 90 to the wall. No
vote was taken on any of the various
propositions submitted In the house
eight bills from the committee on the
judiciary were passed, one of them
providing for the inspection Of immi-
grants coming to the United states at
the port Of departure. and one to pre-
vent the interference by United States
courts with the collection of state
taxes levied against railroad corpora
tions. Notwithstanding their being
operated by receivers appointed by
United States courts.
THE special federal grand jury al
Chicago returned fifty To sevcnty-tive
indictments for various offenscs under
the interstate commerce act and laws
relating to the transportation of
United States mails. upon which bench
warrants were issued on the Goth.
PLAcARDs were posted in various
parts Of Paris. on the Goth. predicting
a series of bomb explosions and other
execution of the anarchists Valiant.
Henri and others.
The failures in the nitcd States for
the week ended on the Goth were 236,
against 4G1 for the corresponding wecl,
of last year In Canada the failures
numbered ~. against - for the same
! period last year.
Ir is proposed to hold in Chicago
during the coming fall. a conference,
Of labor leaders and labor employers
TO try and unite on some measures 81
Cancellation that will prevent strike,
in the future.
IL the senate. on the Goth. q bill was
introduced by Mr.. Allen. Of Nebraska
and referred. requiring the inter-stat.
commerce commission TO hold AZ least
one session annually in Omaha. Ncb
On the Goth Comptroller Of tn.
Currency EclScls issued call for re
port Of the condition Of natioEa
banks ut the close ~ business OF
Wednesday. July -.
GOV. WAITE Of Colorado announced
on the 10Th. that he was not candi
date for United States senator and
would not allow his name 10 be used il
that connection.
THE Canadian parliament has passcc
n bill granting a bonus Of 81 500 no
mile To the Port Arthur. Duluth 4
Western railroad for a distance Of ~
miles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.
Prov isicntiai Escape Of Passengers on
Wrecked Excursion Train.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. July y ~ spc-
cial excursion train from Albion. Ill,
to Marcngo Cave was wrecked at Val
pin. Ind. at $50 a. IN Yesterday.
caused by the front truck Of the engine
tank breaking down. The cnginc had
just come out Of the shops Wednesday.
having received a general overhauling-
and the trucks had been rebuilt. The
wreck occurred on straight track.
and one Of the best pieces of track be-
tween Princeton and IIuntingbnrgh.
The train was running about twenty
five miles an hour. and was stopped
within a train-length. The en- zine re-
manned on the track, the tank was de-
rallied. and the baggage car turned
over. The coaches left the ira but
did not turn over. About 300 people.
nll that were in the regular pas
scnpcr coaches. escaped without ~
Jury. About eight persons were IN the
barpnrc ear in charge Of purchasing
refreshments. Three Of these Mere m
iurcd. hut not dangerously Melvin
STANDBY. ~ Albion. was on inr pat
form OF the baggage car and sNnra'
the car falling on him. injurn- him ="
seriously that he died al . oci''Se yes
tcrdav afternoon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Turning Of the Union Manufacturing Co.'S
Plant ~ Swissxaic. Tia.

PITTsBrRGn Pa. July -. AZ q q. m.
fire broke out in the building ~ the
Union Manufacturing Co. at Swissvalc
station. on the Pennsylvania railroad,
md completely destroyed the plant.
The total loss is $4,000 Swissvalc IL
entirely without water supply and
nothing could be- done to save che prop
erty. The origin Of the fire is un-
known. Adjoining buildings occupied
as a boarding house. grocery store
and the post Office were also DESTROYED.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

\ TORNADO swept upper Bavaria, On
the iith. destroying 200 houses
IL the international field sports con-
test at Queens club, West kensington.
London. on the 10th. between teams
representing Yale and oxford universe
ties. the latter won the odd event and
the match While the Oxonians treated
their competitors in the most manly
fashion the immense crowd present
was almost disgusting in its jealous
partisanShip.
THE American yacht Vigilant suf-
fered its seventh defeat by the Britain
mia. on the 10th. in race under the
auspices Of the Royal Ulster Yacht
club. off the Irish coast. The wind
wouldn't hold out strong enough for the
Yankee craft.
a CmCAGo & GRAND TRUNK passenger
train was wrecked at Battle Creek.
Mich. on the morning Of the 10th
The fireman. Thomas Grow. was killed
and several persons injured. The
wreck was caused by the removal or
fish-plates from the rails by train
wreckers.
EDWARD HOLLOWAY. aged 30. Of Craw-
louisville. Ind. the prisoner under ar
rest at Terre Haute for wreclSing the
New York express on the Big -Four at
Fontanet on the night Of the 18th. re-
sulting in the instant killing OF Engi-
neer Moehrman. of indianapolis. and
Fireman Fleck. Of Mattoon. has con
fessed.
A CRAZY 1t. Louisan named Zappert
tried to buy the city Of Paris from a
resident priest % that city, and. his
overtures being ignored. threatened To
blow up the entire city in seven days.
He was adjudgcd insane. on the 18th,
and sent to lunatic asylum.
EIGnT miners were killed and their
bodies blown t. atoms by the explo-
sion OF 200 sticks Of giant powder AT
stockton collicry No. nj Hazleton-
Pa. on the nth.
gro q. McFADpEy. one of the best
known and most expert printers in the
United states, was killed and cut I,
pieces by falling between two cars near
Emporia. kas.. on the 18th.
THF shoe factory at Marblehead
Mass. owned by John i. Harris wa'
Z 1850
SrrT. FILLMORE rcopcned the rail
road shops at Sacramento. Cal, on thu
18th. with force If about 300 men. Tn
shops were strongly guarded and strik
ers made no demonstration.
WHEN the cruiser Minneapolis
reached her dock at Cramps ship-yar'
Philadelphia. on the 18th, she received
the greatest ovation ever given boa
on the Delaware.
THE body of.Enrique de bourbon. du
de Seville. who died at sea while re
turning 10 spain from the Philippin
islands. arrived at Barcelona on tn
18th
TnE republic Of Hawaii was pro
claimed on the Fourth Of July. viii
: sanford L. Dole as president
TnE French treaty passed the thir'
reading in the Dominion senate on tn
, 18th.
NELLIE kESSr. 9-year-old chile
/ hung herself at bradshaw. VI. Va. a
the 18th. because she had been KEEP
: home FROM school by her mother {
: care fnr two children. She was dea
z when found
Z OK the 10Th Representative ciifto
Z 4. Breckenridge. who has representa-
: the second district Of Arkansas in cor
! greSs for twelve years. was nominate
: to be minister to Russia 10 succeed Ar
4 drew y. White. resigned.
Tur bullion in the bank If Englan
a increased G6o~,e5i during the wee
ended on the lgtn
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
HARD ON MAIL CLERKS.

Wreck OF the ST. Louis I~prs~. the
Chicago A. Alton Seven Men fniured.
One Fatally The Victims All Mai Jerks
Hut Tw" The Train Ran Into - stand
ing Freight AZ the Calumet Terminal
Crossing at summit.
SUMMIT Ill. July =. The = l.onis
express on the Chicago x Alton road
crashed into Calumet I, rininal
freight train standing on the liumet
Terminal crossing. about "A mile south
Of here. at $3.50 o'clock Thursday night,
wreclxing "A number Of ears AMI injur-
ing seven men. one fatally. The fol-
lowing i list of the injured:
FATALLY INJURED.
George Swan. mail agent.
SLIGHTLY INJURED.
A. C. Bchr. mail agent
X. H. baltimore. mail agent.
j. NJ. Clark. mail agent.
G.. - Foster. mail agent.
William Wilson. baggagmaa
deputy United state, marshal who
was riding between the mail aad cX-
press ears was also quite seriously in
jured.
The engine of the expires. train.
which was running at fast rate 81
speed. struck the coupling between
two empty coal cars at the crossing
The engine was badly wrecked. the
lender. baggage. postal and express cars
ditchcd and the day coach and chair car
derailcd. The Pullman coaches re-
manned on the tracks intact Neither
the engineer or fireman Were injured
How the accident occurred no one can
tell. but it il certain that some one was
criminally careless. The engineer says
he made the stop at the crossing. but
could not see the light at the signal
tower at the crossing placed there to
insure him safety in crossing.
There are no switches al this
crossing. and II the engineer could
not see the signal light at the tower i
was evident that the way was not clear
for him. A rigid investigation has
bee.l set on foot by the officials Of both
the Alton and Calumet Terminal roads.
At ! a. IN. the hospital train left for
Chicago. where the injured were taken
from the train at Brighton Paris and
placed in the Cook County hospital.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

E,crNr. Wis. July ~. TN horne -
Capt. John cranrlc. one ~ thr oldest
navigatorS Of the great lakes. was lhc
scene ~ a double tragedy N -trrdaF
morning. lie shot his wife once ~ lhe
hcod and once in the back. iuihc''hR
serions wounds. The captain thcn
srnd one bullet into his right temple
and died instantly.
Mrs. Cr2nglc was able " ie'i ~.
musicians yesterday afternoon 'na'
her husband assaulted her when sre
can,e into the home on North Niehigah
street from neighboring store WIN
ont any words having been passed oc
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

TIM cunard line announced reduc-
tion. on the ;efh. ~ il steeragc rate to
on from Liverpool. Queenstown or elias
golv and New Work a. Sie.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

TnF cholera continues 10 spread with
alarming rapidity throughout the city
Of -. Petersburg. ON the 18th. .ls
fresh ca~s-> and siNty-nine deaths were
reported
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

THE plant of the Columbian Iron
Works Co. at Baltimore. Md. builders
OF the war ships Detroit and Montgom-
cry. was damaged by fire. on the 18th.
To the extent 81 about $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

>AS1o CE>AEIo the murderer of
President Garnet. was indicted. on the
18th. and will be- tried at the Lyons as
sizes Judge Breuillac viii preside At
the trial
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

Nrws fran samoa via Auckland, \.
H.. tile 18th. states that "A petition for
the annexation ~ the islands by Ger
many had h<en forwarded "a Emperor
Millia IN
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

TIM infant child ~ the duke ~ Work
was christcned. On the 10th. being
given the maine Edward Albert George
Andrew Patrick David Christian.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

TnE Italian residents and shopkeep-
crs Of Lyons. France. who suffered per-
sonal injury and loss II property at
the hands Of the mob during the anti
Italian riots following the murder 81
President Carnot. have taken steps
to obtain compensation through the
courts. The aggregate sum claimed Is
about 1000. 600 francs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

PRESIDENT GoMrER> Of the american
Federation 81 Labor returned 10 New
York from Chicago on the 18th. lie
denied that there l. any GOODNESS or
quarrel between him and nebs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

TnE compilation of the official data
taken on the cruiser Minneapolis on
her trial trip shows that she accom-
plishcd the wonderful average Of 23-075
knots. which will be her official rating.
Her builders will receive $4,000 in
rrerniumS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

Prominent business men Of Chicago
united in petition. on the 18th. ask
ing congress. in view Of the necessities
Of the country's commercial interests.
to draw its deliberations on the tariff
bill To prompt conclusion. The bur
den ~ the whole appeal was: we
don't care how you settle the question.
bu. We want you to settle il in some
WAY nj once
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

THE British admiralty. learning that
the emperor Of Germany had expressed
a desire To see the United States
cruiser Chicago. sent an invitation on
the 10Th. to Commodore Erbcn to be
present with his flagship on the occa-
sion ~ the Cowes regatta. which the
kaiser will attend in the imperial yacht
unhenzoll Tern.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

TIN American line of steamships has
reduced the Storage passage from
London. Liverpool or Queenstown 70
any ~ the American ports ~ the com
panv to thirty-six shillings. including
outfit
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

TIE LaBelle. Wheeling. Warwick
and West Virginia China companies Of
Wheeling. W. Va. the four largest pot
teries in this country. resumed opera
tions in full. on the 18th. after seven
months suspension at i21a per cent.
reduction
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

THE switchmen's Mutual Aid Asso-
CATION Of North America. with head
quarters at Chica 60. is said to b.
quietly winding up its affairs with
cash deficit in the treasury Of s32.52s
alleged 10 be due to Encouragement by
". A. Simsrot. the late secretary and
treasurer Of the association. who dis
appeared some time ago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

LATE advices from Honolulu state
that should the American congress re-
fuse 10 continue the present reciprocity
treaty with Hawaii as regards sugar
admitted free in the United States
England would negotiate treaty
which would make British influence
paramount on the islands
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

OK the 10th. Judge Gildersleeve. Of
the supreme court IF New York APP
pointed Arthur G. Palmer and Miles NJ.
O'Erien receivers Of The Umbrella
Co. under which name the S>.OOO.O0o
umbrella trust i known.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

REV. JONATHAN EDWARDS. pastor of
the Congregational church at Wellesley
Hills. Mass. died suddenly at his resi-
dence. on the 18th. of heart disease
lie was at one time president Of Colo
RADIO college AT Colorado springs. Col
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

OS the 18th the president signed the
Utah statehood bill The pen and
holder used were made IT native gold
and silver, and viii he preserved in
Utah aS q memcnto Of the great event
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

ForR United states soldiers were
killed. two mortally and many seri-
ously wounded by an awful explosion
az ammunition in an artillery caisson
while moving along Grand boulevard,
Chicago. on the 10th for drill and ex-
ercise Many civilians were also in
iured. and the spot whore the eNplo-
SION took place presented scene Of
utter des0lation and ruin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

ErurSE Y. Dies. president ~ the
American Railway nnion. and Vice
President George W Howard. General
Secretary Sylvester Keliher and I. VI.
Rogers. chairman ~ the executive com
mittcc and editor % the journal ~ the
organization were arrested. on the
18th. FIR contempt of court in violating
the injunction against interfering
with the movement ~ United states
mats ami interstate commerce. They
refused % give bail (which was freely
offered in the sum " s.. 900 each, and
were sent u the Cook county tIll1 jail,
pending preliminary hearing on the
23d.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27

Wreck of the ~. Louis Ixprs~, on the
Chicago A Alton Seven Men fniursd.
One Fatally The Victims All NAL Jerks
Hut Two The Train Ran Into stand
ing Freight at the Calumet Terminal
Crossing at summit.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-20

The Hays City Sentinel paragrapher
is authority for the statement that A.
B. Montgomery is officially announced
as a candidate for congressman for the
Sixth district. This is news to Good
land, but come to think OF it, Monty
would make pretty smooth congress
man.
Morris Veal, st. Joe travelingman,
and Charley Irwin ran a 100-yard foot
race Friday for SO stake The home
man was the first off the score and
kept the advantage all the way. Very
little money was wagered on the out
come as hardly anyone knew of the
event.
A deaf and dumb couple have re-
Gently been divorced on the grounds of
incompatibilty of temper at Kansas
City. The husband called her names
on his fingers and emphasized his re
marks by making an exclamation point
with his fist that found a landing on
the knockout place on her neck. This
is case where the lady did not get
the last word.
At the Congregational church next
Sunday morning the subject considered
will be s'Does God Order Evil?" the text
being "Ye Thought Evil Against Ne,
but God Meant it Unto Good" In the
evening Mr.. Dickey and Mr.. Thompson
will sing the duet Hope Beyond. The
subject of the sermon will be (Which
Best Fits Man for Practical Success
in Life, the Spirit of Help or the Spirit
of Plunder?''
Jack Lynch visited his wife's folks at
Goodland last week. Jack says that
since the original package houses were
run out of Goodland, the people of
grade of fre-water. We wouldn't
wonder. We got smell of some of the
boys breath three or four days after
they came back from the big hop up
there, and that was enough for us-we
don't care about getting acquainted
with the original-Phillipsb Dis
patch
C. A. Brannon, the Smoky ice man,
will use his ice pond for irrigating pur-
poses this summer. He viii irrigate
about five acres this season and will
continue to extend his bitches until
all his bottom lands are artiiciaIly
watered. Irrigation by wells and
streams Will change the aspect and
prospects of this country in few
years so that the early settlers will not
know it. If you want to be in the push
go to irrigating.
Acting under instructions from de-
partment headquarters W. S. Rober5[
son w E. c. 161 and G. A. r. have
designated the first Monday in May to
be known as "F1ag day" The observance
of this day by appropriate exercises IS
intended to inculate lessons of patriot
ism and love for the flag in the minds
of the young The city schools will CO.
operate with the ". T. c. in observance
of the day. All interested in the move
ment are invited to visit the schools
on the afternoon OF the aboVe-named
day. A short programme viii be rem
dered County schools will observe
the day in like manner.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-20
TOWN TALK.

Concert tonight.
Look out for the pay wagon Satur-
day.
Fancy goods and notions at Noah's
Ark. n
Robert Smith is going tojStart a town
herd soon.
Mrs. w. C. Mcpherson is visiting in
the east this week.
Everything in the hardware line at
George Hess hardware.
DIR. VanDoren was at Bird City Sun
day visiting his family.
See the line of shoes at the wizards
whether you buy or not
For fine millinery and low prices call
on Flora Green & Sister.
Capitalist Murphy returned from
Cripple Creek Wednesday.
Parson Stewart came in from Ken
sington Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bower Sundayed
in Goodland.-Colby Tribune.
Summer drinks in Kansas does not
include the festive Buck beer.
See my new insurance policy in the
North America.-T. P. Leonard.
Swarts & Penn shipped a carload of
fat hogs to Denver Monday night.
General Weaver spoke at Clay Center
to large assembly last Thursday.
Charles O'Brien will pay the highest
market cash price for good butter.
Charley Fuller's wife is very low
with consumption at Fairbury, Neb.
THE REPUBLIC publishes the commits
sioners' proceedings in full this week.
Millisack has 100 bushels of Sherman
county millet seed for sale at his store.
Money paid same day loan is made.
can make two Saturday.-T.P P. Leonard.
Abstracts on every farm in the coun-
ty complete each day.-T. P. Leonard.
The REPUBLIC leads, others follow
Are you on our list? If not, why not?
DR.. F. H. Smith returned from two
weeks visit to Chicago Thursday morn
lug.
DR.. Candy went to st. Francis Tues
day to organize Knights of Columbia
lodge.
Several contest cases were being
handled by Attorney Calvert yesterday
at Colby
R.sR. Randall, general immigration
agent for the Rock Island, was here
Wednesday.
Considerable attention was paid by
the curious to the assault and battery
case Friday.
The corn salve man tapped old
smoothly Goodland for 20 cases.-Hays
City Sentinel.
Jim Wheeler came in from Nebraska
Thursday morning. He is thinking of
moving there.
The cheapest place on earth to get
the latest styles ia spring millinery is
at Noah's Ark.
The cheapest place on earth to get
the latest styles in spring millinery is
at Noah's Ark.
Mems, youths and children's hats a
large stock received for spring trade
at Millisackis.
James F. Kelley, representative of
the Kansas City Journal, was In the
city Saturday.