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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
IN AWFUL FORM.
Death Game to Six People at
Broad Ripple, Ind.
Buildings Wrecked by Explosions of Nat
ural Gas are Consumed by Fire and
Their Occupants Roast to
Death.-Thirty Per-
sons Injured.

Indianapolis, Sept. 6.-Broad Ripple,
a suburb of Indianapolis, ten miles
from the city proper, was on Saturday
the scene of the most terrible disaster
that has ever visited the state. Six
persons were burned to death and 80
people are lying in the homes of neigh
bors-burned, SCARED anti racked with
pain from broken bones. Four build
ings are in ruins OF the six dead
nothing but charred and blackened
bones with hanging strips of foul
smelling flesh remain.
At 10 a. m. a foul odor was noticed
in the drug store of j. NJ. Watts, and a
lamp in dark room used for amateur
photography went out. 1t was lighted
and as Me burning match was thrown
to the foo, streaks of flame of blush
tint ran along the joints between the
Notwithstanding the presence of es-
Gaping natural gas-and rhen up the
walls
The next instant the explosion came.
| The walls were hurled in every direc-
tion and the top of the building fell,
covering all. The ruins were burning
Immediately and shrieks could be heard
from those buried beneath OF the
seven persons in the store three were
buried alive The rest are still alive
and may recover.
A hundred persons were at work on
the ruins and trying to save Gresh's
grocery adjoining. While thus engaged
and 20 minutes after the first explosion
the second came from beneath the
grocery. 1t was a mighty roar and
hurled the building to atoms. Forty
people were knocked senseless and
were strewn in all directions with
broken bones and burned bodies, while
many more escaped with small bruises.
This shock made the whole town
culver. Beneath these ruins Plus
Gresh, the groceryman, was caught
and crushed to death. His body was
recovered before it was entirely
burned. The ruins were added to those
of the building adjoining, demolished
by the first explosion, and the whole
mass, together with an adjoining frame
cottage and livery stable, was burned.
The disaster was caused by natural
gas leaking into the cellars from a
three-inch main in the street from
which the houses were supplied. The
dead:
Charles Yount. Indianapolis
Jacob Darling, painter, Broad Ripple.
Plus Gresh groceryman.
Henry Ernest, laborer, Broad Ripple.
John Porter, farmer, living near Broad Rip
Pile.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
TROUBLE AHEAD.
Intruders in the Cherokee Strip Propose
to Resist Efforts to RsmOve Them.

Intruders in the Cherokee Strip Propose
to Resist Efforts to RsmOve Them.
Sloan Springs, Ark, Sept. From
present indications trouble will follow
an attempt to eject the intruders from
the Cherokee Nation. When the Cher
okee strip was sold, the government
promised to put out all intruders, but
upon one technicality or another they
have managed to remain. The govern
ment has decided to take firm stand,
however, and has ordered their remov-
al forthwith. There are 1000 of them,
and Agent Wisdom will undertake the
task at once.
Word from the nation says tthere
will be resistance on the part of some
of those ordered to go and serious
trouble is not improbable, as some of
them are desperate men. The agent
has the war department at his back,
and two or three companies of cavalry
are being held in readiness at Fort
Gibson
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08

Orders have been given by Gov. FL
lerbee, of South Carolina, Withdrawing
the state consta abulary force from every
village and city in the state. Only a
few constables will be retained in the
country districts where there are no
local officials to enforce the dispensary
law. This action will remove much
friction and will save the common
wealth $50, 900 year.
1t is shown by the official count that
there were 46,Os9 votes cast ut the
primary election for United States
senator held in South Carolina. Nc
Laurin received 2025O, Evans 10000,
Irby 6,149.
A temporary injunction has been Sc
cured by the democratic state central
committee of Iowa restraining the Sec
retary of state from putting the ticket
of the boiling populists on the official
ballot.
A rich vein of silver ore has been dis
covered on mountain land near Pur-
gitsville, w. Va. Twenty-Five pounds
sent to an assayer for analysis showed
it to be worth S21 to the ton at the
present value of silver.
George w. Adams, of Cripple Creek
arrived at Denver, COL, on the Sd from
the gold fields of South America. Four
teen months ago Adams went to the
gold fields, 800 miles from Georgetown
in company with eight Americans. o.
the entire party he alone escaped death
from fever.
The state board of agriculture ISSUED
an official estimate of the corn crop Of
Kansas on the 5th. The average yielt
is placed at 20 bushels per acre and the
total crop 165,677, ,26O. as against 221,
900, 900 bushels last year.
At the request of attorneys for the
Modern Woodmen of America, Judge
Gest, of Rock Island, ILL.,, has enjoinet
the people of Fulton, ILL.,, from inter
fering with the removal of Head Clerl
Hawes' office from Fulton.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Two million dollars in silver has
been received by Gen. Weyler from
Spain to be used in defraying the ex-
penses of the war in Cuba.
Two steamers which recently sailed
from Havana for Spain carried 1000
sick and disabled soldiers.
An asylum for the insane which was
in course of erection in MontreuX,
Switzerland, collapsed recently and
buried number of workmen in the
ruins. The bodies of seven dead men
have been recovered.
News comes from Sandon, B. c., to
the effect that the people are fleeing
for their lives from that town on ac-
count of the cholera.
A dispatch from Havana on the 1st
says the forces of the San Quintin bat
talon recently fought at Hoyo Colo.
rado, Havana province, an insurgent
band under the Cuban leader Urra.
The insurgents left eight dead on the
field. Among them, according to Off
cial Spanish advices, was Urra.
In Toronto, Ont, I. V. Hawkins,
the employe of the District of Colum.
bia tax Office, who recently robbed the
safe of $1,000 and fled, has been cap.
| tured.
Word has been received from Canea,
island of Crete, that an American
named Cyrus Thorpe has been killed
| by Turks near Hierapetra. Thorpe
left Minneapolis, Mimi, in May and
since that time has acted as corresponds
ent for the Minneapolis Tribune.
The Russian newspapers contain
many letters from the provinces Of
Tula, Moscow, 0rel and Kursk, telling
of widespread distress caused by
drought The ground is so dry that il
is impossible to SOW winter wheat, the
grass and trees are whitening and the
stock is feeding entirely upon dry fod.
der
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
TWELVE DEAD.
FrightfuI Results Follow an Explosion il
a Colorado Mine

FrlghtfuI Results Follow an Explosion in
a Colorado Mine.
Glenwood Springs, Col, Sept. AT
6 o'clock last evening terrible explo-
sion of coal dust occurred in the old
Sunshine mine, owned by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Co., ~ miles from Glen.
wood.
At this writing 12 bodies have been
recovered and so great is the excite
ment that it cannot be learned whether
there are any more in the mine or not.
Rescuing parties are still exploring
the mine and great crowds surround
the entrance The bodies taken out
are in most horribly mutilated con.
dition. Names of others killed are not
obtainable at this hour. Physicians
have gone from Glenwood to care fol
those who may be recovered wounded.
Following is complete list of names
of those killed;
Antoine Martaltono.
George Damon
Louis Damon.
Louis Baki.
Joe Martini
Joe Grandi.
John Jenneni
Antonine Eppic,
Theodore Polosi.
John Andriani
Emil Andriani
Francis McVloud
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
Murdered hx Tramn..

Beaver Falls, Pa, Sept 6-Charles
Cover is dead at this place with a bull.
let wound through his heart. Cover,
who had secured work at New Castle,
Pa, as molder, prevailed on FIVE
friends to board a freight train for
Allegheny City to help him pack his
goods and move his sick wife and three
children to New Castle. The men were
riding in an empty ore car on the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie road and just before
this place was reached Sunday morn
ng three tramps with revolvers robbed
Covers companions of all they pos
sessed and he was killed. The trAinps
escaped.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
DOG TEAMS TO CARRY MAIL.

Work Progresses on the Building of .
Road Through Skaguay Trail to the
HlOndike.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 6,-The follow
ing letter has been received from
Skaguay, Alaska, dated August 2S:
Sylvester Scovel, of the New York
World, landed yesterday morning at
Skaguay by tug from Juneau with
two tons of blasting powder and the
necessary tools toequip seven complete
crews for rock work on the Skaguay
trail, and as fast as horses and men
could get at it, it was started to the
front.
In the evening there was a meeting
attended by over 500 miners, who or
ganized for the work in front of them
and elected an executive committee,
who selected experienced men for the
work on the rock hills and veteran log
gers for the work of corduroying the
muddy places.
There were 80 Canadian mounted
police also on the trail They pitched
IN with a good will and say that the
building of this trail now will enable
them to get in 70 tons of provisions in
time to build and provision the mail
stations in their territory, so that they
can operate dog teams all winter and
they agree to deliver the mail every
two weeks from the Klondike to the
American line. Work is in progress
for Is miles along the trail and all
travel and packing has been suspended
until it is completed.
The first reports about this trail
were inspired by i'll treated parties,
who are trying to start town here
and who are also in the whisky busi-
ness. Not nearly SO many discouraged
prospectors are selling their outfits for
song as has been reported, but a
good many who started for the Klon-
dixie have given up that idea, have
turned town site buyers and are erect.
ing buildings and establishing them,
selves for the winter as best they can.
One week ago lumber could be got for
$27 per thousand. Now it is $50 and
none for sale even at that figure. Rub
Der boots, heavy shoes and oil clothing
are in demand and fetch big prices.
Hardware of all kinds sells well.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
Terrific Battle In AN Elevator.

Chicago, Sept. 4-BSre fists against
a razor was the unequal odds yester-
day in desperate encounter between
Adam Wilson and Samuel II. Smith in
the elevator at the Post Graduate Hos
pital and Medical College. While the
elevator assembled from the basement
to the sixth floor and retraced itS
course the two men fought 1t was a
fight for life by Wilson and blood
thirsty assault by Smith, prompted BY
quarrel over their duties. When the
battle ceased Wilson was lying on the
floor of the elevator in the blood that
flowed from dozen wounds He may
die. Smith escaped.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
WASHINGTON.

A statement has been prepared by
the treasury department showing the
Immigration for the month of July.
According to these figures there was a
total immigration into the United
States of 14,774, against 21, AL for the
corresponding month last year.
The resignation of Gen. John B.
Clark, of Missouri, chief of the ma
terial division of the treasury, has been
accepted by Secretary Gage, the posi-
tion being no longer necessary His
salary was 81, 500.
The collector of customs at New
York City has been instructed by the
treasury department to suspend the
collection of discriminating duties un'
der the new tariff law pending the
decision of the attorney general.
For the month of July the figures of
the exports from the United States
show an increase over the correspond
ing month last year of about $4, 800,
900. The exports for the first sever
months of the calendar year were
s549, 94S, ,S79, against $500, ,572, OO5 for the
6rst seven months of last year.
The money in circulation in the Uni
ted States on September l amounted
to $1,665, $50, ,O9s, which is $50, 46.
more than on the same date last year
The greatest gain was in gold, which
increased S57, S52, ,594, making the tota
gold circulation S521, ,S4s, 56S.
For the Office of supervising architec
in the treasury department over75 ap
plicants have already presented them
selves for examination.
A Atelegram was received by the secre
service bureau on the 4th announcing
the arrest of the maker of the S. not'
of the old National Bank of Crane
Rapids, Mich. The bureau, owing t
certain undeveloped features, declines
to make public the name of the coun
terfeiter or the place of his arrest
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
Policeman Kllls a Burglar.

New York, Sept 7.-Abe Dorfman,
of this city, was killed by a shot fred
by Roundsman Gaughran in Brooklyn
Monday morning. He was one of four
thieves who had robbed the clothing
store of Geller & Albrawov and were
driving away with wagon load of
stolen goods. Three officers surprised
the gang and Dorfman jumped from
the wagon and ran. Upon his refusal
to obey the order of Gaughran to halt,
that officer fred, the bullet passing
through Dorfman's head.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08
Great Mining Era at Hand.

Denver. Col, Sept I'VE are on
the verge of a great mining era,p re.
marked Clarence King, former chief of
the United States geological survey,
yestel day. "The time is not far dis
tant when man can start out OF
Denver and travel to Klondike, stop
ping every night at mining camp.
Already two American stamp mills are
pounding away on the borders of the
Straits OF Magellan, and the day is APP
preaching when chain of mining
camps will extend from Cape Horn to
St Michaels believe we are about
to enter upon century which will
open up vast resourceR
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-08

Cincin natl, Sept. 8. Two experts
from New York are examining the
records of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton Railway Co. in the interest o.
the Thomas-Brice syndicate. 1t is be
lieved that the Cincinnati, Hamilton
s. Dayton system. Indiana, Decatur &
Western, Cleveland, Lorain & Wheel
ing, Dayton & Ironton railways, are
to be consolidated with the Monon
lake Erie & Western, Cincinnati
Northern, Cincinnati, Jackson &
Maclsinaw, and Cleveland, Akron & Co
lumbus roads, which the Thomas Bric'
syndicate now ownA
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02
me Inaes.rian. Y.l,aw Eaa.r,er.

William r. g Ncll rf thn paciee
vinegar fae. csy netcc,l & ye.iaw haalaet
industrioGsly at 'e0ls gue day GA sEg
siding 81 the f-c,ary Building. III
9'Nesll Watched tho ti1d far same tinsc.
and inside Of aa hoar it lad c@t q
round hole two or three inches ia di.
ameter through the ineh planking- Mr..
O'Neill is not mean nE.n and If the
bird cared to make its home IN has vine-
gar facsory---why, il was all right. Next
day, however, he noticed that the vel
low hammer was engaged on another
hole. s'It's for back door. thought
the owner of the building. But after II
had finished the back door it chcerfully
went to work on the other holes, prob.
ably for windows. BY tie time there
were 10 holes in the side of the factory
Mr.. O'Neill concluded that the yellow
hammer was taking liberties with his
property. So he obtained permission
from the chief of police to shoot il. For
a whole day the office boy and Mr.
O'Ncill's brother banged away withcs;
feazing the httlo bird, and it was final.
ly necessary TO employ an oxnegs marks
man to bring it down. Kho Iarksman
charged 80 cents for his services, aro
Mr.. ONcill also lost the lest part Of .
day naillEg boards over the holes in the
planking. Portland Oregonian.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02
PLASTER CASTS.
Ono Need Not BE Great Artist to BE
Able to Take a Mask.

One Need NOT he GreaO ArtISC 60 E@
Able to Take a Mask.
Making plaster cast Of the hand is
simple and easy process, and one
which requires only care and little
patience to attain a perfect result.
The hand or other object to be cast is
thoroughly creased. Vaseline is the
best for this purpose, as it is a little
gummy and sticks wen. Plaster of paris
is mixed to batter consistency and a
little color added (indigo will do), she
object laid in position and the batter
poured over it and allowed to harden.
When the matrix or mold is set the
hand is wriggled out, plain white Plas-
ter batter poured in, after the mold has
been thoroughly CREASED, and when this
white filling is hardened the mold is
broken away, the difference in color as
sisting one to see what must come off.
As to the manner of making casts
Do not take hand fat and stiff. Grease
a cloth, push it up into graceful folds,
lay tho hand upon it in an easy posi-
ton, disposing the fabric under any
bent knuckle so tnat there will be as
little as possible of what the carvers
call "under cutting, which would
make the mold hard 10 get off.
Casts, however, need not be limited
to hands. A daring amateur may at
tempt life mask If she can find cour-
ageous subject willing to submit 10 her
experiments
In this case the eyebrows and h.shes
must be thoroughly CREASED, as well as
the skin of the face, and the hair COW
cred, SO that no plaster can possibly seach
and adhere to it.
The subject is laid upon her back, a
couple of goose quilts fixed in the nos
trils for her to breathe through, and she
is told to relax her features to calm
expression and keep perfectly still until
thf mold hardens
These casts have to be finished md
touched up little after they are taken
VITA a sharp knife or chisel, and any
rougbness there may be smoothed away
with fine sandpaper. Then, mounted on
a square of dark red or old blue plush,
they are handsome wall ornaments, as
well as the most faithful of all por-
traits Inter Ocean.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02

Spanish officials who, with gazrisons Of
fully 5000 soldiers. exact outrageous
taxes from every inhabitant within
reach.
The largest city in the Philippines ia
Manila, the capital of Luzon. The
nearest port to it ON the mainland is
Hongkong, which can be reached by a
sail of 60 hours on 2. and 0. steamer.
Manila and it's suburbs have popu-
lation of about $50, 600. of whom only
abont 10, 000, including troops, govarn-
mens officials and the clergy, are Euro
pean. The number Of English speaking
people in the island is but a few han
dred, Spanish being the commercial and
official language. The rest are mostly
Malays, Chinese, natives and half
castles.
Although Manila seems to us TO be
in such faravay corner of the earth,
it is in daily communication by steamer
and cable with the rest of the world,
and doubtless the result of our coming
presidential election will be published
there before it is in some Of the smaller
towns of our own country, although bat
a handful Of islanders will deign to
read the item. If it were not for the
earthquakes, occasional typhoons aud
regular epidemics Of cholera, Manila
would be an ideal spot To live in. For
tropical country, the climate is de-
lightful. As for the country itself, is is
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02
Accountable
Catarrh.

1t Is not reasonable to expect to be
cured of any disease, no matter how
constant and pcrsevering the treat
rnent, when that treatment is alto
gethcr misdirectcd, and can not possi-
bly, reach the trouble.
This explains why those afflicted
with catarrh meet with so much dis
enlargement, Though they faithfully
take the usra1 treatment consisting of
sprays, washes, ETC., and pass through
the summer without much discomfort,
as soon as cold weather returns, they
find themselves more firmly in the grip
of the disease than ever. Such results
could hardly be expected If the proper
treatment had been given.
Any one who has had experience
with catarrh will readily admit that il
is one of the most obstinate of diseases;
it is easy to see, therefore, that 1t is
deep-seated, and that no remedy which
merely reaches the surface can have
the slightest effect upon it. The only
known cure for catarrh is a real blood
remedy, one which gets at the seat OF
the disease--the cause of the trouble
and forces it from the system. Such a
remedy is S. S. S. (Swift's Specific).
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02

reguiar garuen OF Ecen, where ali
sorts of edible luxuries grow in album
dance.
The natives are lazy, but pleasant and
unageressive folk, who would DO per-
fectIy happy if Spain did not compel
them to work occasionally to pay the
capita tax, which is assessed with liberal
hand. Business is mostly mouopclizsd
by the Chinese. They are the merchants,
and many Of them become rich. The
half castles, On Mcstizas, are the produc-
ing class. They own big sugar and to-
bacco plaEt&ricns and often become ex-
tlemely wealthy. The picture accom-
panying this article is that cfa l6-year-
old Mestizas ejri Who is heiress TO 3d.
1000, coo. She is juss at the nalriageable
age, toc, so yon see the Philippines
wonld not be d had place for eli accom-
plished fortune hunter to visit She
would make a good wife, TOO. for she
has been educated by French governess
and knows how to dress with good taste
The waist she wears isan article known
in Manila as pima corsage. 1t is made
Of pineapple fiber and is worth $1,000.
There are other things beside sealskin
sacks which are expensive. She prob
ably is betrothed TO a young Mestizas
dude, however, who wears high coll
lar, the regulation full dress, and, &C.
cording to the custom of his class, al
bows the tails of his white shirt to fall
gracefully outside his trousers after the
Chinese mode. S. r SCHEsCK.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02
THE GUNNER

The Russian army was increased 252, 592
men by the recent annual consumption.
After the surrender of the Turks at Plev-
ma the Russians took possession OF Sl7, 0O), :
900 worth OF arms
Russia speaads 225,0OO,O00 rubles a year
ON the army and 10000, 900 on the navy. A
silver ruble is worth nearly 75 cents, pa
per ruble about .s0 cents
In proportion 20 the numbers engaged,
Waterloo was the bloodiest battle of mod
ern times. Over IS per cent Of the men en-
gagged were killed or wounded.
The Krag-Jorgensen magazine rifle is
now being manufactured in the arsenal in
Springfield, Mass. In expert hands this is
capable of firing nearly 40 shots minute.
Russia boasts one regiment of fatnosed
men, formed long ago ont of compliment &c
Emperor Pauls style Of nasal promontory
and kept up since By selection from the re-
cruits