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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
ASTEAMER WRECKED.
FOUR PASSENGERS AND EIGHT
SAILORS DROWNED.
The Arago Carried by the Current on to the
Rocks Of the Jetty-In Attempting to
Land the Passengers Boat Capsized
and Caused the Drowning.

Marshfield, Ore, Oct. q. - The
steamer Arago owned by the Oregon
Coal & Navigation company, was car
ried by the current and driven on the
rocks Of the jetty at Caas Head yester-
day. She will be total loss. In at
tempting to land a boatl0ad Of passen-
gers and the crew the boat was cap
sized. Twelve were drowned, four pas
sengers and eight of the crew, of which
the following is a partial list:
E. NJ McGraw of Coquill City, pas
senger; John Norman OF Marshfield.
passenger: Richard Walters of Oak
land passenger; M. p. Whittle of San
Francisco, fireman; Eric Wall of San
Francisco, fireman; Richard Patterson
OF San Francisco, steward; A. Fernan-
dez, chief cook; w. e. Brown, cher
engineer; J. Kurger, sailor.
The accident was caused by heavy
fog. All that is left Of the steamer to
be seen is two spars projecting. The
survivors were brought to Empire City
on the tug Columbia. None OF the
bodies of the lost were recovered.
The Arago was built by the Union
iron works in 1885. Her gross ton
mage was 947 tons. The craft has long
been in the coasting trade and was one
of the best known boats in this port.
Of late years she has been engaged as
collier carrying coal from Coos bay
ports to the city. She was commanded
by Capt. Reed. Her full complement,
men and officers, was twenty-six. At
this season of the year the Coos bay
bar, as it is known, is usually not very
rough, though at times if the wind is
in the right quarter, the seas roll high.
During October and November, it is
very difficult to tell just how the bar
may act, and navigators always APP
preach the entrance to the bay with
more or less trepidation. Before the
jetties were constructed Coos bay bar
had gained the reputation Of being one
of the worst bars on the coast. The
Improvement of the harbor. however.
has reduced the danger considerably.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
Bryan in Ohio.

Steubenville, O., Oct. 21.-The trip yes
terday morning of candidate William j..
BRYAN was through the Ohio valley
district, along the banks Of the Ohio.
There were five stops before Bridge
port was reached and at three of them
the candidate addressed the crowd from
the rear of the car. There was good
crowd at Bellaire and 1t was an enthu-
siastic one. Mr.. Bryan addressed them
for fifteen minutes.
Several hundred people listened to
the nominee at Toronto. There was
more enthusiasm here than at any 9TH
err place of the morning, taking into
consideration the size of the crowd.
They cheered the speaker.
MIR. Bryan addressed enthusiastic
audiences at Medina, Elyria and San
dusky. The latter place was reached
late at night, and then the candidate
found he was billed for another speech
or two at Tiffin. 1t was early morning
when they arrived, and notwithstand-
ing the fact that Mr.. Bryan had been
speaking since Z o'clock yesterday
morning. and retired at GAINESVILLE at
ter 2 o'clock, he was dragged out to
speak to a large crowd.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
SDain viii Not Stop.

New York, Oct. 21-A dispatch from
Madrid says: In an interview with
Premier Canovas he characterized as
absolutely false and ridiculous the
statement to the effect that the Spanish
government intended abandoning Cuba
in the event of the war not being con-
cluded in March.
The government, he said, was guided
entirely by the opinions and wishes OF
the Spanish people, and, far from de-
string to terminate the war, the feel
ing for the suppression OF the Insured
ton grows stronger daily. So long as
this feeling continues the Spanish gov
eminent will do its duty in prosecuting
the war to the bitter end.
Regarding the report that President
Cleveland intended taking action in
favor of the insurgents, Senior Canovas
says the government has received as
surances from Washington to quite the
contrary effect.
Naturally the United States govern
ment desires, for many reasons, to see
an early termination Of the war, but
further than that nothing can exceed
the loyal conduct OF President Cleve-
land and his cabinet toward Spain and
her government. Our relations for the
present moment are of the most cor
dial nature.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
Two Killed, Two Wounded.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 20. - A bat
tie which occurred at Belle Ellen
mines, Bibb county, Sunday between
whites and blacks, resulted in the death
of two men and the wounding Of two
others
Deputy Sheriff Tatem had gone to
the place from Blocton Saturday with
warrant for the arrest Of George
Goree, a notorious negro character. Go
rec was found early Sunday morning
in the negro quarters and resisted ar
rest, drawing a shotgun on the officer.
The latter brought his pistol into play
and both men pulled the triggers or
their weapons. Tatem's pistol refused
to fire, but Goree's gun was discharged,
the load, which consisted of bird shot
only, taking effect in Tatems head, pro-
ducing a severe wound. At this june
ture several other negroes ran to GO
reefs rescue with drawn weapons. John
Sullivan, a jeWeler from Bessemef,
seeing Tatem's plight, came to his aid
and opened fire. He killed Goree at the
first shot. Then Tatem, though wound
ed, got his pistol to working and began
firing. A dozen or more shots were dis
charged. When the battle was over,
Frank Martin, colored, was dying, and
Jim Dennis, colored, was badly wound
ed. A large number of negroes soon
gathered and made ugly demonstra-
lions towards Tatem and Sullivan, but
the whites rallied to them. For time
il looked like wholesale bloodshed
would follow, but the formidable show
ing of the whites overawed the negroes,
who finally dispersed.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
ON TIE OHIO RIVER.
Where the Art of Swearing Reaches Its
Highest Deveiopement.

Highest Development.
During the war an Ohio minister, on
his way South as an emissary of the
Christian commission, boarded an
Ohio river boat at Portsmouth. At the
first landing below, the mate turned
loose at the deck hands He cursed
their eyes, their hearts, their lubberly
feet, their lazlncss, their whole line of
ancestry from Adam to that hour.
Finally, exhausted with profanity, he
turned to the shocked minister with
the query: Don't this beat hell?'
Eyes, sir, I'm afraid it does" And
the good man retired to the cabin. On
another occasion, an Ohio stockdealer
had been buying stock in kentucky
and was trying to cross at Catletts-
burg. OF course the cattle insisted on
running in every direction but toward
the ferry, The stockdealer, who was
from country distant from the river,
began to swear at the cattle. The
oaths were fred singly and in volleys,
straight and bias cut, rough and wire
edged, double and treble. While at
the highest pitch, an old Kentuckian
stepped up and said, admiringly:
"Well done, by Cad, sab! What boat
all we runnin' on?"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
A Curious Checkerb0ard.

Charles Manson, of Chicago, has
made checkerboard table out of 49,
O7O separate pieces of wood, not in
Guiding several hundred pieces of
which the legs are made. The table
is three feet high and the top is TWEEN
ty inches square. Each piece was
whitfield out by hand, and some of
them are almost as thin as paper.
On the top are beautiful mosaics of
mahogany, walnut, oak, hickory and
maple. Around the edges are deli
cately wrought mosaics in double
rows of white wood and mahogany.
The legs are of corkscrew pattern Of
white wood, maple and walnut The
cross pieces, acting as braces for the
legs, are inlaid with woods colored bJ
hand in red, blue, yellow and purple.
The center piece of the braces bears
the legend, Chicago, 1893"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
Bad Man Arrested.

Denver, Col, Oct. 21.-Albert Hence
Downes, a man As years of age, has
been arrested by the city detectives for
highway robbery. A search of his
room has revealed large amount OF
booty, and the prisoner has confessed
to fifty hold-ups in the suburbs of this
city, as we'll as to the murder here OF
one man, Joel Ashworth, and a man
and woman in California. He says he
served seventeen years in the Califor-
MIA penitentiary for stage robbery and
grand larceny, but was never arrested
for the murders. The Ashworth muir
der here was committed in June last,
and has ever since baffled the police de-
partment.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
WatSOD's Name.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 21.-The name
Of Thomas E. Watson as the Demo-
cratic Populistic candidate for vice
president has been nominally removed
from the Kansas ticket of that party
in Difference to the wishes of the Geor-
gia nominee, whose letter OF with
drawal has been received by the Sec
rotary of state.
AS a sequel to this move, Chairman
John w. Prudential of the fusion
committee filed mandamus proceedings
in the supreme court to compel the sec
rotary of state to place Watson's name
on the ticket, notwithstanding the pro-
test of Watson. The case will be heard
on Wednesday.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
Lots of Red Tape to Save Pussy.

The JUICE depaix at Beauregard, aeAr
Paris, placed certain villa residence
under sequestration. After the usual
formalities had been gone through
the seals were affixed everywhere AID
the crowd dispersed. Presently o
piteous mewing was heard inside the
house. The large white cat had bee;
''sequestered" along with the goods,
and could not be let out without in
fringing the law. The JUICE de paix
was sent for, but he declared he could
do nothing, and as last resort they
telegraphed to the president of the
tribunal in Paris, who granted per-
mission to remove the seals for the
space of one minute. The release Of
the cat cost, in fees, the sum OF 200
francs, which was raised by collec-
ton among the neighbors.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
Buckner and Palmer.

Chicago, Ill.,, Oct. 21.-Gen. Simon
Bolivar Buckner, OF Kentucky, candi-
date on the national Democratic party
ticket for president, left for Mil
waukee yesterday afternoon.
Gen. and Mrs. Palmer were called 70
Bloomington to attend the funeral OF
a near relative, and could not accom-
pany Gen. Buckner.
Gen. Palmer will join Gen. Bucknel
at st. Paul Tuesday, and resume the
tourney through the states Of Minneso-
|ta1 Nebraska and Iowa
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
closely Woven Tut of Numerous Ila
terials, wiz Gear Thirty pou,as


The Baltimore oriolt is prince in q
house OF princes. The family to which
he belongs il composed of birds re-
markable either for plumage, note,
nest, eggs or habit. Each can claim
something curious and original, but
the Baltimore shines in every enc of
these particulars, for in plumagc, song
and nest alike he is an especially re-
markable bird. When the carl of
baltimore became the lord of Maryland
his followers quickly noticed the cor
vespondencc between his heraldic
livery of orange and black and the
orange and black of the splendid bird
that so abounded in the new estates
so that very naturally, the name
baltimore bird" was suggested. and
has been borne ever since. His nest
IS one of the. most wonderful ex-
amples of birdweaving in existence.
1t is made of separate threads, strings,
horsehair, or strips of bark, closely
interviewer into a sort of sack, and sc
firmly knit togeth:: that it will bear
weight of twenty or thirty pounds.
In the southern parts of this birds
range the nest is suspended from two
Or three terminal twigs for protection
from numerous enemies, such as
snakes, opossums and the like; it is
also made six or seven inches in depth
to prevent the eggs being thrown out
by the high winds But in the colder
north, where climbing foes are
rare 1t is hung, not at the extremities
of the branches, but in cluster of
twigs that afford shelter. 1t is much
shallower than when exposed to the
wind, but is very thickly woven and
lined with soft. warm materials.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
All Things TO All Men.

The late Mr.. Broadwater, of Mon.
tana, had the misfortune to be bow
legged, which suggests an anecdote
told of Senator Sanders, of that state.
The senator has always been opposed
to Major MaGinnis, of Montana, and
has been in the habit Of criticlsing his
course with considerable Western free
dom. ''The trouble with Major Ma
Ginnis," he said on one occasion, lis
that he is all things to all men. With
q Republican, he is a Republican;
with Democrat, he is Democrat;
with Presbyterian, he is Presby-
terrain, and, by Jove, with Broad
water, he is bow-legged.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24

There was ready for import q few
days ago $4,525,000 in gold.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
Murdered His Wife and Son

Bluffields, w. Va, Oct. 2O.-Marion
Kennard, of Wise county, told his
neighbors Monday that tramp had
killed his wife and 14-year-old son Sun
day night, but his daughter appeared
with a wholly different account. She
said her father came home drunk, and
after quarreling with his wife, took 9
corn knife and deliberately murdered
her and the boy. The daughter es
capped. Kennard is under guard by
score of men.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
A Lively Trip.

Cleveland, o.. Oct. 20. - The union
generals who are speaking for McKin-
ley made a lively trip through Ohio
Monday. Large crowds were addressed
at New Philadelphia, Dennison, East
Liverpool, Warren and Youngstown.
Monday night there was big parade
in this city, concluding with an enthu-
siastic meeting at Central armory.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24

The miser's walk is represented as
STOPPING and noiseless, with short, ner-
vous, anxious steps.
The proud step is slow and measur-
ed; the toes are conspicuously turned
out, the Iegs Strengthened.
Slow stepA, whether long or short,
suggest = gentle or reflective state Of
mind. y tie case may y,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24

The funeral services of the late Hen.
ry E. Abbey were held recently in New
York City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-02
C%REOSOTING BLOCKS.
The New Plant I'm Operation-5O.OO
Blocks a Day.

Yesterday the work of creosoting cedar
blocks for use in street pavements began
at the new plant OF the Mica Roofing Com
pany. on the Belt road, west OF White
river. This is the first plant OF this kind
ever constructed in the North. 1t has a
capacity in twenty-four hours work OF
about 90. 600 blocks. There is a large iron
cylinder, seventy feet lorg and six feet in
1t has a door at one end through
which five cars loaded with the blocks are
placed inside the cylinder. These cars are
made of iron strips. so the creosote can
pass entirely through their contents. The
blocks are not stacked on the cars, but are
thrown i'm p-romiScuouSiy. thus giving all
sides IN equal opportunity for contact With
TO a heat OF 300 degrees within the large
cylinder. and then the creosote is pumped
in until there is a high pressure in the
tank. This aids TO force the creosote into
the blocks. which, however, will absorb a
large amount on account OF their high
temperature. while the temperature OF the
creosote is only 100 degrees.
The blocks being turned out under the
present contracts are saturated with creo-
sote for only about one inch i'm depth, bur
IL is expected that when Southern pine
blocks are used the process will be changed
TO that of complete saturation, which is
obtained by allowing the blocks TO remain
until they have absorbed about ten pounds
OF creosote 10 the cubic foot.
There are now several streets with con-
crete foundations laid. the finishing of
which has been delayed by the lack OF the
blocks. These will be rapidly finished
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-02
HORSE ON THE
Created Great OmmOtiOn Among the
Staid Old Family Mays.

Great excitement prevailed on Market
street between Delaware and Pennsylvania
streets yesterday morning when Dr.
Georges horse broke loose from his moor
ings at the corner and went dashing down
the sidewalk toward the postoffice. DR..
George is the owner Of a fine young horse.
His office is in the Baldwin Block and the
Doctor hitched the horse as usual yes
terday morning to the big telephone pole
at the corner Of Delaware and Market
streets. A wagon with an umbrella shade
attachment drove by and the umbrella
fell over upon the horse hitched to the
pole. In a moment the horse had broken
the strap tied about his neck and was
dashing west On the south sidewalk OF
Market street. There were many people
on the street at the time. They piled un-
tremendously down into the of
the buildings facing on Market street and
horse felt himself out of place on the
sidewalk dragging a buggy and sought for
an opening among the vehicles hitched at
the curb. but there was none. hiram
Plummer'S horse saw the frightened ami
NAL coming at q breakneck speed and evil
IDENTIFY felt that the neighborhood was un-
safe for an old reliable family horse. He
trotted out into the middle of the street
and, at a safe distance. viewed the run
of the opening made and ran into the
street. turning north in the alley between
Pennsylvania and Delaware streets. The
buggy coiliGed with two or three vehicles
and was badly wrecked. No person, nor
the horse, was hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-02
A BID FOR THE L. A. w.
One Of the Possibilities of the Fair
Grounds Cycle Track.

The Capital City Cycling Club. which is
building the new fve-lap track out near
the State fair grounds, has been having
a hard time this week on account of the
weather. 1t was expected to have the track
finished in time for the opening meet on
the Sth, but the frequent rains of the past
week have delayed the work and at a meet
ing last night 1t was decided not TO open
the track until after the L. A. w. meet at
Louisville. Manager Jap lements will at
tend the meet and expects TO secure q num-
Der of crack riders for the opening meet
ing Of the local track. Manager Clements
also expects 20 go East next month and
place himself in touch with the Cycle
Board of Trade. of New York. which has
more TO do with the racing men than any
other organization in the country.
If the new track is a success the direct
ors expect TO build a three-lap cement
track in the spring. and will then be pre-
pared to give Indianapolis as fine an ex-
hibition of bicycle racing as can be seen in
this country. The cracks of the wheel nat
urally so 10 a good track. and there is no
reason why Indianapolis should not have
a track that will become as famous as the
Fountain Ferry track at Louisville, which
is just now attracting the attention of the
wheeling world. One of the principal in
ducements which the people of Louisville
offered TO the l.. A. ". to bring the ma
tional meet to that city was the track
which they had at Fountain Ferry. 1t was
that one point that knocked out Toledo
and If indianapolis can ever have a track
Of that sort il will draw the racing men
and with them will come the L. A w.
In addition to the bicycle track the club
will have a fine clubhouse equipped with
all the necessities which an athlete re-
quires. Bicycle racing will prove but a
small part of the plans OF the club. 1t is
expected to give football games there this
fall. There will be q gymnasium fitted up
and the bicycle club will this winter be
turned into q general athletic club. If the
weather is seasonable the oval will be con-
verted into a skating rink this winter. but
that is one of the future considerations.
The most important part just now Is the
bicycle track, which Will be completed
within the next two weeks, and then In
dianapolis wheeling enthusiasts will have
two first-clas5 tracks on which they can
enjoy the sport.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-02
ACTON TO CHANGE ITS NAME.
..The Indiana Assembly Proposed
EurgInrs at the Camp.

The ladies of the w c. T. l.. left the
Acton grounds early yesterday morning.
and after them came the theme Of many of
their songs. 1.-The pure clear water" and it
came with a vengeance. No services were
held during the day. although President
Martin. OF Moore's Hill College, and Pres
ident Goblin, of DePauw. We're 10 speak.
No audience would venture out in such
weather. Two spells of sultry heat sand
wiched between two downpours Of rain
was about all that marked the day.
A number of cottagers have been missing
articles of value recently. and two days
ago Mrs. Gadd. Of Indianapolis. missed a
watch. A detective was obtained and night
before last three strangers were arrested
on the train. They had a number of miss
ing umbrellas in their possession.
Acton camp will probably change its
name 10 the Indiana Assembly In the near
future, as the cottagers do not like its
present name. and it will take one more
characteristic Of an assembly as a result OF
the proposed action OF the State Epworth
League. For some time the league has
talked of establishing it's Headquarters at
Camp Acton. and some active steps have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-02
NO JUDGESHIP FOR BYNUM.
His Law Partner Says He Would Not
Accept.

W. d. Bynum did not return from Chi
cago yesterday. as another meeting OF the
sound-money executive was
called. He will probably return home to-
day His law partner. William V Rocker.
declares that Mr.. Bynum would not accept
the Oklahoma judgeship. While 1 am not
authorized to speak for Mr.. Bynum." said
Mr.. Rocker. Il know he would not ac-
oept such an appointment: as the term OF
ofhce will expire mex March. l doubt
whether he would take an appointment
with such a short tenure. even If il were
here at home" SIS
Evans Wooilen said yesterday that he
gave no credence TO a report that Chicago
had Teen selected as the place. for holding
the national convention of the sound-money
democracy. Ii will devolve upon the ma
tional committee to determine that ques-
tion-in fact. that is one of the main things
10 be considered at its meeting next week.
The report will not retard the efforts that
are being made TO have Indianapolis se-
lected. II is asserted that no one now in
Chicago has the necessary authority to Sc
lect the meeting place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-02
A NEW POOR FARM SITE.
County Commissioners VIII Consider
a Removal.

The County Commissioners are consider
ing the advisability of selling the poor farm
and buying more land in a part Of the
county more remote from the city. The
present farm contains 20 acres. and the
commissioners think it could be sold for
$50. 600, which would be enough to buy 500
acres of equally as good land on the border
of the county. The idea is 10 locate the
farm further from Indianapolis, so as TO do
away with the temptation of the inmates
to run away from the place and come to
this city. While nothing has been settled
in regard TO this plan. the commissioner
will not take any positive steps. toward
rebuilding the burned portion of the old
building until this matter is fully investi-
gated and its feasibility determined. The
present farm is located a long distance
from a railroad. and the cost OF hauling
fuel and supplies is large. while the new
farm would be located close enough TO a
railroad TO run a switch into IL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-02
Carrt

Newton Engle yesterday filed suit for a
divorce from Carrie Engle- He alleges all
the statutory grounds for separation. lie
charges his wife with being at present an
inmate OF a resort on West Washington
street, kept by her mother.
The will OF John J. Palmer was probated
yesterday and Elizabeth g. and Charles I.
Palmer qualified as executors OF the Will.
several small requests TO his children and
left the rest Of his property to his wife.
Elizabeth @. Palmer
Mary jefferson was fined 81 and costs
and sent to the workhouse for thirty days
yesterday in the Criminal Court. She is
the woman on whose premises was found
which James williams Was recently sent TO
the penitentlary. Mary Jefferson withdrew
her plea of not guilty and was sentenced on
a plea Of guilty.