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EX-SENATOR RANSOM.

Probability That He VIII Sc Reap
pointed Minister to Mexico.
NEW York, Aug. 20.-A Washington
special says: 1t is believed that Ransom's
new commission as Minister to Me xico
will reach the State Department in the
next mail from Gray Gables. There
have been iutimations for the past few
days that the President may accept the
plea of i'll health that Ransom has put
forward for his continued absence from
his post as sufficient reason for his re-
fusal to reappoint him, but it is stated
with positiveness at the State Department
ceed himself. 1t was with this under
standing of the matter, it is said that the
Senator left Washington only few days
ago and went to Blowing Rock \. G..
1t leaks out that for some months Mexi-
can officials have been aware of the cloud
upon the title OF Ransom to the place he
occupied, and while they looked on the
situation as somewhat anomalous, il was
not within their authority to question the
credentials through which he was accred-
tied to them as the representative OF this
Government. There will be no question
ing of his past acts, however, as he was
Minister de facto, and his official acts
were accepted by both Governments.
There will likewise be no trouble about
the salary, for one of the first things the
next Congress will be called upon to do
will be TO pass law making good to Mr..
Ransom or the diSburSing officer the
amount that has been paid him and
which may accrue between the time when
his accounts were held up and when his
legal appointment shall have been made.
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LITERALLY ROASTED ALIVE.
FATAL RESULTS OF AN EXpLO-
SION AT PITTSBURG.
six Men Meet Horrible Deaths, and
Eight Others Reported to Be
Terribly Injured.

PITTsBURG. Aug 20.-Six men met
horrible deaths at the Edgar Thompson
Steel Works of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany at Braddocl<, at 1870 o'clock this
morning, and eight others were terribly
injured Two of the latter died while be-
ing conveyed to the Mercy Hospital.
Pittsburg.
The dead are: Joseph Lucka. aged 10.
married; Stephen Havrila. aged 81, mar
ried; John Propokovitch, aged ~, mar
ried; James Grucha. a German: Joseph
Get, aged -, single; John Mikapero, aged
2G; Andrew Drobue, aged 50.
The two last-named died while being
removed to Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg.
The injured are: John Warha, John
Seconda, Michael Jura. John Harrison,
1t is thought they cannot survive their
injuries. John Zbovay and John Wa
gasky were only slightly injured.
stephen Havrila either jumped or was
blown from the top of the stack. In TALL
ing his head struck an iron beam, and the
upper part OF his head was entirely cut
off,
The accident occurred at "H" furnace
and was the result OF what is known as a
slip" Shortly before the time stated
the men at the top ofths furnace lost con-
/
was being dumped into the furnace. The
barrow became wedged under the edge
oi the belt. This is not an unusual Oc-
currence. and in accordance with rule
III force number of men at the bottom
of the furnace dropped their tools and
went to the top to assist in removing the
barrow. This increased the mum ber of
men at the top Of the furnace to fourteen.
The wOrkmen were gathered about the
opening tuggng at the heavy belt aud
the barrow, when without warning there
was terrific report and the furnace
belched forth great volumes of flame and
molten metal. The unfortunate men
were instantly enveloped i'll a sea of
which they stood and into the hoist-up,
100 feet above the ground.
The force of the explosion hurled six
Of the mon skyward. They fell back
near the opening of the furnace, where
the flames and intense heat from below
literally roasted them alive. Those who
lad been furthest from the mouth of the
stack when the explosion came were
thrown back into the hoisthouse, but not
far enough to escape the flames and the
metal as it poured, volcano-like, from
the stack.
The explosion Immediately aroused the
people of Braddock, and soon hundreds
were rushing frantically to the furnaces.
knowing well what the result of tho eX-
plosion you'd inevitably be. AS the
mothers, wives and children Of the VIC
Tins learned the worst, their lamenta-
tions were pitiable in the extreme, and it
was necessary to keep them i'll restraint
until the work of rescue could be under
taken with safety. Property to the value
of SO, 900 was destroyed.
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TRAIN HELD UP.
DEED OF UIGHWAYMEN NEAR
NEW RICHMOND, MICH.
Blew Open Safe, But Got Nothing
For Their PaIus-A Flagmau
Seriously Wounded.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.), Aug. 20.-The
5 o'clock Chicago and West Michigan
passenger train from Chicago was held
up by four highwaymen near New Rich
mond at $40 O'Clock this evening.
When the train reached the curve at
the scene of the hold-up, it slowed up, as
usual, and as it did so signal was swung
for the train to stop. Engineer George
Seibel reversed the lever and applied the
air-brakes, and brought the train to q
stand-still. \ moment later he and Fire
man Michael Driscoll were covered with
revOlvers by two men, while two others
proceeded to the express car and ordered
Expressman Bernard Van Often to open
the door. This he refused to do, and the
robbers began firing at the train, break
ing all the windows in the express car.
Finding Van Often not easily scared, one
of the robbers forced the door and the
two went in, and while one covered the
e1pressnan the other dynamited the
safe, blowing the door Oft. They got
nothing, as 1t was au empty safe being
taken from Chicago to the compauy's s
Offices in this city.
The robbers then proceeded to the pas
senger cars, firing as they went. Enter
ing the car, they held up Conductor e. 4.
Rice, taking his watch and 81 in cash.
While this was going on the other two
robbers went through Engineer Seiple
and got his watch, and also took one from
Fireman Driscoll.
The four men then jumped from the
train, and as they did so they saw Flag
man Murphy signaling and shot him in
the right groin. After firing more shots
at the train. the robbers struck out into
the woods.
After the train was started it ran into
an obstruction a short distance north of
the hold-up. The robbers had piled the
track with old ties. and somo time was
spent in clearing the track.
The train was held twenty minutes, and
arrived in this city ct 1880 O'Clock. The
wounded fagman was taken to the hos
pital. None OF the passengers were mo-
lested or Injured by dying bullets, but all
were terribly frightened.
The Chicago and West Michigan Off
cials at once dispatched posse after the
robbers. The gang is evidently the same
one which assaulted a woman at Otsego
Sunday, aud has bsen operating in Il ala
nazoo and Allegan Counties Tor Tho past
three weeks. robbing farmers and hold :
Ing up travellers.
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Occurred.

DENVER, Aug. 20.-The horrors of the
Gumry Hotel catastrophe grow more and
more each hour The scene was sicken-
ing in tho extreme, and though tive
bodies were taken from the ruins, max
ing thirteen in all. it is supposed that
thirteen are still buried under tons OF
debris. The revised list of the dead,
missing and injured is as follows
Dead, at tho Morgue: Robert G. Grei-
ner, Denver; Mrs. Kobt. G. Greiner, Dom
yer; Fred Hubbold. Lisbon, Ia; e. f..
McClosky, Cripple Creek; viii Richards,
Denver; Mrs. G. Il. Wolfe, Lincoln, Neb.;
Bella Lorah, Central City; George Burt.
Colorado Springs; Ferdinand French,
Central City: James NJ. Murphy. Den
yer; Myron E. Hawley, Denver; E. w.
Edwards, Denver.
Missing and probably dead: Peter
Gumry, Denver; General Charles Adams.
Denver; Albert S. Blake, Pueblo; w. j..
Crosou. Pueblo; j. l.. Kirke. Omaha;
f. a. Brown. Omaha; A. NJ. Monroe,
Colorado Springs; Lizzie Lager. cham b9r-
maid, Denver; Louise Reinhuber, cham
bermald, Denver; Emma Millethaler,
cham bermaid Denver: Elmer LoesGher,
engineer, Denver; 5. a. Abbey, Pueblo;
William Decker, bell boy.
Injured: NJ. l.. LetSOn, Joseph Munal,
Alex. Irwin, n. C. Burgess, Bud Hop
kins, oilas Johnson. fireman; j. E. Troy,
fireman; A. Mengini, fireman; Frank
Johnson, fireman; q. GilchriSu, fireman.
The Coroner's office and the morgue
were besieged all day long with crowds
of people looking for missing relatives
and friends supposed to be in the wreck.
The police and city officials have tried
their utmost to facilitate in the search for
bodies, but the work proceeds slowly.
Portions of the walls have been torn
down, but three upper floors and an I'M
mense square skyllght III the roof hangs
suspended in inld-air directly over where
the bodies are supposed to be. 10 add to
the awful scene at the wreck, several
bodies beneath the ruins have begun to
decompose and fearful stencil turns
strong men faint. The flremen. laborers
and their superintendent have worked
incessantly, but little appears to have
been accomplished.
The saddest of all the scenes occurred
this afternoon. The body OF Il. w. Ed
wards had been partly exhumed and by
standers crowded forward to catch q
glimpse OF the distorted and black
ened features. One man in the crowd
peered intently into the face of the corpse
and then fell over apparently liteless.
He had recognized in them his beloved
brother and the strain was too great
The only daughter OF Mr.. Edwards
had haunted the scene since the ex-
plosion, but fortunately she was absent
when his remains were found. About
twenty feet from the spot where this body
was found is known TO be lying the body
Of General Charles Adams and three
cham bermads. Though the workmen
have been most persistent In their efforts
to dislodge tim bers and bricks, they are
wedgad as though cemented. IL. Loescher,
the Gunry engineer, is still supposed to
be alive. and the police and detectives
have started out to find him. The boy is
known around town by several names
and is a reckless and indolent fellow.
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marched back to the express car in rou-
tine manner, but the fireman was left in
the cab. He seized an opportunity, and
cut the engine loose from the train. He
pulled out for this city, and was out OF
the way OF. danger before the robbers
realized what he had done. Upon his ar
rival here he told his story, which created
great excitement. a posse was quickly
formed, and box-ear was coupled tosthe
engine and the party started for the scene
of the hold-up.
Gothenburg is aroused and people are
out awaiting details of the robbery.
Brady's Island is thirteen miles from this
place. and it will take some time for the
engine with officers TO reach the scene of
the hold-up. The men who have gone to
the place are we'll armed and prepared to
make quick work of the robbers should
they catch them. Details are out Of the
question at this hour. 1t is feared that
the robbers will have accomplished their
work before the posse can reach the spot
where the train was stopped. The engine
left here at 2:20.
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TROOPS GUARDING THE JAIL.

Trouble Expected as the Outcome OF
the LynchinG Of the Yinsous.
TACOMA (Wash.), Aug. 20-The lynch
ing of the Vinsons. father and son, at
Ellensburg, and the arrest of the ring
leaders of the lynchers, and as many
more as can be captured, is causing
storm of excitement which no one can
foretell the end. Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Graves furnished the names
of those who formed the riot, consisting
of Mike Lender, Frank Uehlocker, Wm.
j. Kennedy. Jonn Bush, Frank Fregle,
Richard Linke. Fred. Schalle, Henry
Deurscourt, jim Hagen, Geo. Hilder. Jas.
Holdsworth' JAS. Allren, Andrew Kill
born, Jim Case Geo. Hills, Nels Swan
son. Manuel Sarroco, Geo. Burger, Mike
Ostrander, Frank Finley, Charles Ken
nedy and Bob Wilkinson.
The preliminary examination was held
this afternoon, after which they were all
hurried to the County jail uuder strong
guard, but the a. z. A. element are in
the fight, and Will make desperate efforts
to have the aboye-named supposed
lynchers convicted.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Graves
is determined. Friends of the impriS-
oned men are equally determined, and az
a consequence troops are guarding the
County Jail, expecting an effort TO re-
lease the imprisoned men.
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ENvELoPED IN SMOKE.
Northern Part of Washington Dar
eued From Forest Fires.

Northern Part of Washington Dark
ened From Forest Fires.
SEATTLE (Wash.), Aug. 20.-For two
weeks the Puget Sound country has been
enveloped in mantle of smoke from the
forest fires. but until day or two ago it
was not such as to cause serious incon-
venience. The smoke has been increas-
ing with alarming rapidity, until now the
sun is completely obscured at midday,
and the smoke rests like black pail over
the entire country. Navigation on the
sound is seriously impeded. although
no accidents of any note have yet oc-
Cured.
The damage to standing timber in
Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom Coun-
ties particularly will be very large while
in some sections crops and farm property
have suffered severely. No lives have
been lost as far az known. Rain is badly
needed. and the danger to property from
rapid spread OF forest fires is daily be-
coming more imminent, while the smoke
nuisance is becoming almost intolerabIe.
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A Pos tofice Robbed.

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 20.-Between
9 o'clock last night and the opening hour
this morning, the Summerland Postof1ice
was robbed The building is situated in the
middle OF small row OF business houses
close to the railroad, little elevated
above and in plain sight of the highway
constantly travelled both day and night.
Three hundred and fifty dollars in cash
was taken. together with private deeds
and papers OF importance. There is no
clue TO the robbers.
Another Witness in the Durrant Case.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 20.-Mrs. Mary
Vogel, residing at 9l9 Powell street. di-
rectly opposite The Normal School. is tho
latest witness for the prosecution in the
Durrant case. She states positively that she
saw Durrant passing up and down in front
OF the school from 2 till O'Clock on the
afternoon OF April Sd last. and when the
girls came out saw him join one of them
and board south-bound Powell-street
car at Clay street.
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KU CHENG MASSACRES

British and American Consuls VIII
Have No say in Adjusting Matters.
HoNGKONG, Aug &C. Information has
been received here confirming the pro-
vious reports that the Prefect accompany
ing the commission of inquiry into the
massacre of Christians at ku Cheng, as
we'll as the Chinese officials at that place,
have positively refused to permit the
American and British Consuls TO be preA-
ent during the examination of the prison.
ers connected with the outrages The
Consuls have made formal protest, arc
the matter bad been referred 10 the Vice.
roy. In consequence of this action of
the Chinese authorities. serious difficult
ties are expected.
\ dispatch from Shanghai to the Times
confirms previous reports OF the refusal
OF the authorities to allow the Consuls to
attend the examination of the Ku Cheng
prisoners, and adds that the Chinese otfi
cials have been most oifensiveiy obstruct-
i've to the Consuls, who are powerless to
do anything without proper escort of
British troops.
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SILVER CONVENTION,
What Was Done at tho Conference Held
at EI:a ciSc.c Xasto,.da..

What Was Done at the Conference Held
at san francisco Yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-G. W. Baker
called The second days session of the
State Silver Convention to order at 10
o'clock this morning. The reports of
committees were reported and adopted
Timothy Guy Phelps, the first speaker,
said the convention had met to right
great wrong. They were there to decide
how our paralyZed industries were TO be
revived, how American laborers could be
raised TO higher plane. This could best
be accom- pllshed by remonetZing silver
Robert NJ. Beatty of Nevada said he be-
loved that the vast ma jority of the Ameri-
can people wished TO return to the money
of the United States Constitution. The
speakers thought that no rellef could be
obtained from political parties
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SUICIDE AT CHICAGO.
Tragic Climax to Most Peculiar
Case.

IFaSIC 1llII1HA 10 d GOSC IGCullQc
Case.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Milton C. Merrill.
who was night yardmaster tor the Bur-
lington railway in this city committed
suicide at his residence last night, bring
ing to a tragic climax a most peculiar
case. His wife Minnie, who has been an
invalid since she received a stroke of
paralysis last January. petitioned yester-
day 10 enjoin Merrill from carrying out
his oft-expressed intention of marrying
Mrs. Mary Beetich, who conducts sa-
loon at 66l Halstead street. At the same
time Mrs. MerrilPs attorney filed a bill
for divorce. The court issued a tempo
rary restraining order, which is the first
one Of the kind known To lawyers here.
Mrs. Merrill alleged in ner petition that
she married the suicide in 1878, and that
ne had destroyed the certificate, but his
daughter, Mrs. Il. III. Richards, says her
father told her yesterday that he had
merely secreted the document in the
house at 400 Lexington avenue.
Last Sunday Merrill brought Mrs.
Beetich to his home. and in the presence
of his wife and mother-in-law said he
had never been legally married to Mrs.
Merrill and that he was going to marry
the saloon-keeper. This scene brought
on the legal proceedings. When Merrill
heard of the injunction he returned home
after starting 10 work. lie said he was
too disheartened TO attend to his duties
and remarked to Mrs. richards that he
wished he had never met Mrs. Beetich,
as he feared sba would kill him. He re-
tired to his room soon after and turned
on the gas. In the morning he was found
dead.
Mrs. Merrill was prostrated with grief
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SIX PEOPLE DROWNED.
Result of the Foundering of q Small
Pleasure Vessel.

Result of the Foundering of Small
Pleasure Vessel.
BUFFALO On. ", Aug. 20-The small
pleasure steam yacht Rung Brothers,
owned by the Burley Brothers of this
ci y, with thirteen passengers and crew
of three, foundered early this evening
between the inner Government light
house and the Reading coal trestle, and
six of the passengers were drowned.
Their names are: Albert Stafford. Frank
Cannon, Frank Bugman, Jacob Bauman,
Henry Shingler and Charles Fisher.
All OF the occupants of the boat were
enl ployes OF the New York Central Stock
Yards at East Buffalo, aud had formed Il
part of picnic party who went down the
Niagara River this morning for days
outing. In making landing the Cap
tain was compelled TO cross the lower
end of Lake Erie, part no! protected by
the breakwater. Caught in the trough of
the waves when near the Reading coal
trestle, off the foot Of Georgia street, the
yacht careened to one side, Tiled rapidly
and went down almost instantly.
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Serious Riot Near Marseilles.

PARIS, Aug. 20.-A dispatch to lie
Journal from Marselles reports that a
serious riot has occurred between French
and Italian workmen employed in the
salt works al Berre, sixteen miles north
west of Marseilles. The lighting was of a
most desperate character, and i've men
were seriously wounded before the po-
lice could quell the riot. A mum Der Of
the ringlaaders were arrested.
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All We're Lost.

VILLAGE DEs AULNAIs Quebec. Aug.
20.-five young men. from ii to IS years
old. went out in light boat about p. NJ
Sunday Three hours later their bodies
were found near land. Their names are:
David St. Pierre, Amadeo e. PeIletier,
Edmund Caron, Joseph NORM and Will
frid Labrecque. Nothing is known of
how the accident happened.
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when she heard of his death. 81 believe
my father was not in his right mind"
said Mrs. Richards to-day. EARLY this
year his mother died. Soon after that a
sister and later TWO of his sons, Markey
and Milton, % and 26 years old, died.
Markey died two weeks ago in "a Cincin-
natl hospital, and father returned only
two weeks ago from attending the fu-
neral. l suppose all this trouble was
more than he could bear"
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Guatemaian hallway.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-The annual
meeting Of the Guatemalan Central Rail-
road Company was held to-day, and the
officers were elected: G. p.
President; Charles f. Crock
er, Vice President; II. e. Huntington, G.
G. LaLhrop and c. L. Green, Directors;
L. S. Douty, Treasurer; G.. l.. Lansing,
Secretary.
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a Bank Defaulter Arrested.

ASTORIA (Or.), Aug. 20.-A. J. Lusk.
ex-Cashier Of the First National Bank of
Wichita, Kansas. who is wanted for en-
bezzlement, has been arrested at Long
Beach, summer resort across the bay
from here. Lusk has been living high
life for some time. He was located by
woman in Portland inadvertently reveal
lug his identity. Lusk is accused OF rob-
bing the Wichita Bank OF $4,000 two
years ago. He is in the custody of the
United States Marshal
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a Steamer Sunk I'm Collision.

collded to-day in the British Channel
with the steamer Seaford, q passenger
vessel, running between New Haven, a
town on the channel. and Dieppe, France.
The collision occurred during the preva-
lence of fog. The Seaford sank in thirty
minutes. The Lyon was badly damaged.
No lives were lost. The Lyon brought
the passengers and crew of the Sea-
ford into New Haven. They numbered
27q in all
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HoLD-UP IN NEBRASKA.
Masked Men stop Union Pacific Tral

GoTHENBURG (Neb.), Aug. 2O.-Unlon
Pacific train No. was held up by masked
men near Brady Island about l o'clock
this morning. The train was signaled,
and the engineer and fireman covered
with revoivers. The engineer was
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The Chinese Outrnpes.

LONDON, Aug. 20.-Sir n. K. O'Connor.
the British Minister at Pel1in, has been
armed with full authority to demand the
issue Of tho necessary instructions TO To-
cal Chinese officials there 10 insure the
safety of American and British Consuls
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BANNACK INDIAN TROUBLES.
Persons Engaged IN the Troubles to Be
Punished.

Punished.
WAsHIN NGT0N, Aug. 20.-Since the clos
ing of the Bannack Indian troubles, the
Interior Department has been busy COL
Letting material as basis for report
of the whole affair, and it has now about
completed it's task. 1t has long been
understood that those implicated IN the
killing and wounding OF the Indians
would be brought to account.
The Department of Justice will soon
have all the facts OF the affair laid before
it, pro baby tomorrow, and it is under
stood that the Department will recon-
mend that special agents be detailed to
visit the recent trouble and make au in
Vestigatlon, with view to Furnishing the
persons engaged in killing the Indians.
In that event, the department will send
inspectors along with the agents to as
slst IN the investigation.
a Man Under Arrest Who Was Bent
on Killing HIS Wife.
CLARKsvILLE (Tenn.), Aug. 20.-Will-
lam Beard was brought here to Jail on
on the ClarksvilIe Mineral Railroad some
time ago. He was caught while at work
as a farm laborer. The suppos;tion is
that Beard desired to make away with
his wife, as she was a passenger on the
train.
Stones were placed on the track near
Van Leer Station, and much property
was destroyed as well as lives endan-
gered by the wreck.
The place selected was on high hill
and st curve. Before the train could be
checked several cars passed over the OBJ
struction and were, with the engine,
wrecked. Nobody was mortally injured.
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Broke a Record.

DUBLIN, Aug. 20. - In the athletic
sports which took place at Tippeary yes
terday J. NJ. Ryan, the champion, broke
the record for the high jump, cIsarlng =
feet f. inches.
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DENVER'S CATASTROPHE.
Horrors of the Hotel Accident
Continue to Increase.
FIVE MORE BODIES TAKEN FROM
THE RUINS

Making Thirteen in All So Far Re-
covered, While 1t is Still Believed
That Thirteen More People Are
Buried Under the Debris-Police in
Search of the Boy Who Had Charge
of the Engine When the Accident
OCnrIpra6
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Fatal Hallway Accident.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 20.-On the Big Four
Railroad, near Lawrenceburg, Ind, this
morning. an operator threw he switch
wrong, and an engine and six cars were
ditched The engineer was killed and
five passengers were injured.