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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
FIVE INSTANTLY KILLED
TWO TRAINS AT HIGH SPEED MEET
 ON 4 SHARP CURVE.

Wreck Was Caused by n Conductor and
 Engineer Who Forgot Their Orders
 Latter Nearly Crazy-Four Persons In-
 jured-The Property Loss Placed at S6O,-
 900.
 Hudson, Wis, June Hive men were instantly killed and four were badly in- jured by collision on the Omaha rail- road near Hudson Junction this after noon. The trains were running at a high speed and they met on a sharp curve, affording the crews no possible escape
 The dead: E. s. Hurd. laborer; Jo- seph Leightheiser, laborer: Thomas Reilly, laborer; Milton Swain, laborer, all of Eau Claire, Wis.,; Herman Reby, fireman.
 The injured: Brogan, engineer, head bruised and face injured; James Owen. | conductor, slightly hurt; A. Seittleman, engineer of pile driver, Menominee. Wis, legs badly bruised, internally in- jured, will probably die; Frank Thayer. Altoona, Wis, fireman, fatally hurt in- | formally.
 | The way freight, west bound, was ! running at the rate of eighteen miles and upon turning the curve on down grade 1t came upon the work train backing east at a speed of thirty-ffve miles an hour. In the rear of the work train was a boarding car. in which | were four men. They were undoubtedl l ly instantly killed. The car took fire
 and their bodies were burned in the
 wreck. Herman Reby, fireman on the work train, was also instantly killed, but the body was recovered. Both en- zines were totally wrecked. | The wreck was caused by the failure | of Engineer Ownes and the conduc- | tor, who were given the right of way
 to the west bound track. They forgot
 their orders and took the eastbound
 track and did not discover their error
 until too late. Owens is nearly crazy,
 and a guard has been placed over him.
 The damage is estimated at $60,0O0.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
500 HOUSES DEMOLISHED.
Serions Results Attend the River Floods in France.

in France.
 Paris, June 1.-The latest details from Grenoble. in the department of Izere, show that the desolation wrought by the cloudburst, which caused the river Norge to overflow Its banks, is far more extended than was at first SUD- posed The deluge of water caused enormous landslides of trees and sand from the mountains into the valley, overwhelming houses, burying cattle and destroying other property. In many villages the fleeing inhabitants left everything behind them.
 Almost all the riverside factories were destroyed, and no fewer than five hundred dwellings were wrecked. The town of Voiron presents a lamentable appearance. All the bridges are gone, and the streets are filled with masses of debris washed out from the factories and shops-bale cloth, rolls of silk and ilk-manufactured products-while the roads roundabout are simply impassa- ble and choked with rocks and fallen trees, or gullied with great wash-outs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
AN ORIGINAL STLPER MIN.
Massachusetts Democratic Leader Sen- fenced to Jail.

I6nCeu to Jnll.
 Salem, Mass, June 7.-Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan, the original silver man of Massachusetts, is tonight sleeping in a Salem jail
 He was arraigned for sentence late this afternoon with Judge Bishop, who has heard the long and complicated case for the last three or four days, on the bench Arguments of both counsel wealth occupied the courts time until 630 o'clock and when sentence was finally imposed it was Imprisonment in the house of correction for the term of eighteen months at hard labor. O'Sul- livan was surprised, although he ex- pected something more than fine. It was the length of the time given him that caused the surprise.
 O'Sullivan was convicted of criminal missioner of Lawrence; William T. Kimball, city clerk, and Frank P. Re- mick, police inspector. An infinite va riety of exceptions have been saved by the counsel, John B. Moran, and these will be presented to the court and heard before the full bench of the su- preme court in due time. During the arguments of the lawyers this after noon, O'Sullivan sat unmoved in the court, nor did he show any sings of emotion when sentence was imposed He was ct once removed to the Salem jail, where he. was assigned cell.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
AMERICAN CRICKETEnS ABROAD.
Play We'll But Evidently No Match for the
 Oxford Eleven,

Oxford, Eng, June 7-When the um- pire ordered the stumps drawn for the day, on Christ Church college cricket ground at 6:45 D. m., because of the increasing darkness, Oxford was all out for SSS runs. Baily and Ralston of the Philadelphia team were still at the bat, the former having scored five runs and the latter one; and neither being out.
 The game had become monotonous. The weather had grown so cold so that the Philadelphians had donned their jerseys and the interest of the specta- tors had been perceptibly diminishing for an hour and half. The match did not develop any brilliant playing on either side. The Americans, however, acquitted themselves well most of the time. They found the ground loose and slippery and several members of the team still felt the effects of the ocean voyage. But their fielding was often
  heartily applauded by the spectators, who showed the very best feeling throughout the day A boundary hit by Baily from Cunliff's ball came in for a hearty cheer shortly before stumps were drawn.
 Kings bowling for the Philadelphians was one of the best features of the match and his grit elicited no end of commendation from the English, who admire grit quite as much as they do skill when it comes to cricket.
 Aside from Kings performance, Bailey's hit and the fielding of the Am erican team, there was little to distin- guish the contest from the ordinary run of cricket engagements.
 In spite of the zeal and watchfulness of the Americans the Oxford score mounted steadily and at 4:S0 p. m. showed POI runs for seven wickets. The university team played quietly, eau tiously and with the traditional lack of free hitting, in this respect differing from the American team which played, as the English say, "too much alike at | both ends"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
TAX ON TEA AND BEER,
Senator Quay to Move to Have It Stricken
 from the New Tariff Bill.

Washington, June 7.-Senator Quay gave notice to-day of several amend ments he proposes offering to the tariff bill One of these provides for strik- ing out the provision for duty on tea and another for striking out the in- crease of the beer tax. The free admls- sion of iron ore imported from mines abroad by citizens of the United States for the own use is also provided for.
 Another amendment imposes a duty of 10 per cent. on all articles of the free list until 1901 and a fourth strikes out sections 4, 5, 6 and 7. These re- late to the internal revenue features of the bill, including beer, tobacco cigars, etc. The effect of the adoption of the last amendment would be to leave the present internal revenue law in effect.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
Election Judge Kills Himself.

Chicago, June 7.-August Miller, an election judge, shot and killed himself to-day. He had been acting peculiarly all morning and was finally told to go home for a while. Without a word he walked out, went to his room. got a re- voIver. and, going to the barn about 100 feet of the house, put a bullet into his brain
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
Seth Low Appears to be NiIlin,.

New York, June 7.-Seth Low sent letter to the Citizens union tonight in which he stated that his responsibili- ties as president of Columbia college would interfere with his becoming a candidate for mayor of Greater New York. He intimated, however. that if the nomination were a spontaneous one he might consider it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
Norwich Republicans Victorious.

Norwich. June 7.-The city election held here to-day resulted in the cleo ton of the entire republican ticket with the exception of one councilman, w. K. Tingley, democratic candidate from the First district defeating his republican opponent Two aldermen, four council men, two water commissioners, a clerk, a treasurer, collector and two sheriffs were elected.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
VIII Receive S75O.

The fire commissioners acting as trustees of the pension fund voted last evening to allow former Superinten- dent of Fire Alarm Telegraph William c. Smith, S750 per annum for life The amount is one-half of the yearly sal ary of the superintendent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
Another Man Held,

Word was received late last evening from the chief of the detective bureau in New York that a man answering the description of one of the alleged dia- mond robbers was being held in GUS tody and the local police were request ed to send someone to identify him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
Election in yillimantic.

willimantic, June T.-At the election of two school commissioners held un- der the school consolidation act, nine commissioners were elected to-day, five being republicans and four democrats.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
SOLDIERS DID THEIR DUTY.
Governor Bushnell Defends the National
 Guard of Ohio.

Cincinnati, O., June Ex-Governor Bushnell in letter to the Commercial Tribune says: "The members of the National Guard at Urbana did their duty and are entitled to the support of the state. Lamentable as the results were, their efforts were to maintain the majesty of the law and they should be upheld by all the people,
 Adjutant General Axline says: "A careful examination at Urbana fails to show that the National Guards con- duct was anything but that of courag- eous and obedient soldiers, and when the public is in full possession of all the facts and complications that surround ed that service, the unwarranted criti- cisms that have gone out to the world will be speedily corrected"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08

Columbus, O., June 7.-Captain Leon ard of the Urbana military company is here. Citizens of Urbana have tele- phoned him to come home, assuring him of safety.
 He left the jail in a buggy, and, being recognized, somebody shouted, Hang him!'
 The horse was then put to full speed and he escaped.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01
The Holy Pillar of st. Peters.

In a small chapel stands a strangely
wrought marble column inclosed in an
ZION cage. The Romans now call it the
Colonna santa (thc holy pillar) and it
; SAID to be the one against which
Christ leaned when teaching in the
temple at Jerusalem. A great modern
authority believes it to be of Roman
workmanship and of the third century.
but those who have lived in the east
will see much that is oriental in the
fantastic, ornamcnted carving. 1t mat
tcrs little. In actual fact, whatever be
its origin, this is the column known III
the middle ages as the Colonna degli
Spiritati, or column Of those possessed
by evil spirits, and it was customary TO
bind TO it such unlucky individuals as
fell under suspicion of possession " in
order TO exercise the spirit with prayers
and holy water Aretino has made wit
ty scene about this i'll the 'Cortigiana, ]"
where one of the Vatican servants cheats
"a poor fisherman and then hands him
over to the sacristan of 81. Peters to be
cured Of an imaginary possession by a
ceremonious eXorcism. Such proceed
ings must have been common enough
in those days when witChcraft and de-
monology were elements with which
rulers and lawgivers had to count at
every turn. Marion Crawford in Cen.
ftt,s
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01
CRUELTY IN TENERIFFE.
Oxen Are Driven Full Speed Into Dead
Wall.

A lady reader appeals to me TO notice
a letter in the journal of the HSmanita
rian league respecting the atrocious
cruelty which is practiced on animals
in the island of Teneriffe. The writer
af1irms that the cruelty there surpasses
anything he has ever seen even in other
Spanish colonies, and ne gives some
sickening details of the torturing OF
dumb creatures in everyday work,
and at bull fights and other spectacles.
One entertainment peculiar Of the town
of Laguna is thus described: "A yoke
of oxen are fastened to an empty cart
of the ordinary two-wheel kind used
here, and as many men as can get near
the poor animals keep alongside, run
ming and goading them to agony with
the terrible long steel spur in the end
of pole or stick, the spectators keep
ing up in a mob with yells and shouts,
while one man keeps in front of the
poor oxen. The trick OF the affair is
that this man shall thus keep his posi-
ton at the head Of the animals.
blind lane is chosen, stopped by n wall
or something at one end. Into this the
poor animals are driven at furious
gallop, and encountering the wall fall
into a heap along with the heavy cart.
The man is supposed to be agile enough
to escape and is looked upon as hero.
1t is no matter if the legs of the poor
animals are broken by the collision
that is only to be expected, and they are
slaughtered on the spot for a further
spectacle" 1t is shocking to read OF
such barbarous practices, but it is OF
little use for an English paper to con-
denim them.-London Truth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01
HAWKINS AND HIS DOG.
The Formers Presence of Mind Under
IRVING Circumstances.

Not long ago Mr.. Justice Hawkins
had a fox terrier named Jack. Once
at Warwick Jack and his master were
caught rafting by a farmer on the
banks of the Avon. His lordship. no
wise disconnected, rendered a sovereign
to cover the trespass, which the farm
er, affronted by such a cool proceeding,
refused with Indignation, says London
Tit-Bits. Il
You had better take it," said the
judge. Its reasonable offer" Then
the farmer got so angry that Sir Henry
announced himself: And what is
more, sir" said he, you shall go with
me 30 the Warwick Arms AMI crack u
bottle of champagne with that SOW
ereign Immediately" The story adds
that there was free rafting for Jack
on that bit of land as long as he lived
There are other stories about Jack,
and it is said that when sitting OH the
bench with his master he once ven-
turcd to express his opinion on the
matters before him in a singularly loud
tone. The tale goes chat Sir Henry,
with the greatest promptitude, directed
the ushers to turn that dog out of the
gallery" The ushers Of course did not
find dog in the gallery, and nobody
ventured TO look under the bench.
On solemn occasions Jack was always
attached 10 the judges wrist by long
blue ribbon, end many junior has be-
guiled the tedium Of case by watch
ing the ribbon gradually unroll as Jac',
pursued bis Investigations, while Sir
Henry every now and then "hauled in
the slack"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01
49,. JANE, S GHOST.
How She Was Saved I'm the End ny BIG
Neil of the Trouts.

Lady Janet Gordon, by marriage
Lindsay, was condemned for the muir
der of her husband To perpetual i'm
prisonment on top of the Ravens rock,
stupendous cliff that rises above the
River Ericht. Hcic, s'vs the legend,
every day, before touch'ng food, "shc
had TO spin thread long enough 10
reach from her prMon till il touched
the river" Her life was protractcd
till she was over one hundred, but even
when she died the mulleress could not
rest and "her ghost was seen to sit and
spin, and often the keen angler, as he
flshcd the FRIGHT below the Ravens
rock, was sta rtled by seeing "A shadowy
tnrcad coming slowly down till il
touched the water, when ii disappeared
and the scared fisherman knew tat
the lady's task was over for the day"
Year after yeaI went on and the lady.
who had in her veins a drop of the
Stuart blood-royal, continued 10 spin
until 1.-The black day of Culloden," wher
the Stuart cause was lost forever and
many of the brave Strathardlc lads
who had escaped returned to hide in
.heir native glen. Among others came
Big Neil of the Trouts, so called IRON
Being very expert angler.
He chose as his hiding-Flace a hole
under some large bowldcrs on the
bank of the river, n little above the
Ravens rock, where he kept himself
and some comrades who were also il
hiding close by we'll supplied witt
trout. But a severe thunderstorm
passed over TppCr Strathardle, fol-.
lowed by such a drluGe OF rain that il
brought down the river in one breast
Of water. Neil of the fronts lay in his
den, no doubt thinking it would put the
river in good fishing ply. when the wa
ter poured in. When he got out tho
rushing torrent was SO strong that il
swept him away down the stream.
Just as he gave himself up for lost the
eddy swept him under the Ravens roch
and he saw thin thread hanging down
from the cliff and, as drowning man
will clutch straw, he grasped ii and &c
his establishment il held and he found il
strong enough to bear his weight and
check his onward course and by it's help
he slowly drew himself TO the bank. AZ
he stepped ashore he heard a wild
scream of JOY overheard and, looking up,
| he saw the Lady of the Rock standing
on the top of the cliff with her distaf in
her hand, from which hung the tIIread
that had saved his life. Her task was
done, her punishment over. She had
saved the life of a gallant follower Of
| the StuaTts, her own royal race.
II is hardly, we presume, possible tina,
the penal spinning of the Lady o!
Strathardle should be a faint and far
away echo from the legend celebrated
by Tennyson in The Lady of Shalott"
| London Literary World.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01
PAST AND PRESENT ATHLETICS.
some OF the Stories OF GrecIan Heroes
Probably Little Exaggerated.

We do not know with any scientific ac-
Curacy what the Greek athletes actual
ly did, what weights they hurled, at
what pace they ran, how high they
leapt, or what were the heights,
weights or ages of those who sought
the wreaths. There are some lies, we
believe, recorded, but they are too clear
ly lies. Nobody, for instance, says the
Spectator, ever jumped forward 55 feet
any more than he jumped 500 feet. We
know of some feats of endurance which
the athletes performed as soldiers, we
know that they were 1.-THE and slight
and well-formed, and we know that
they thought each other physically
matchless among mankind, and that Is
nearly all that we do know.
1t is extremely probable that If the
old victors in the games could be made
10 live again for a day we should find
that the English and American athletes
beat them with a certain ease, for north
erners are stronger than southerners,
and equally 1.-THE and well-trained. The
Greeks may have had more endurance,
as some savages have still and Japanese
coolies. but even that is doubtful. fo'
the Greeks thought swimming acre
the Hellespont a wonderful feat. anC
Englishman, Capt. Webb, perfor
one at least 10 times as noteworthy
out dangerous exhaustion. He
from Dover to Calais.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01
His first wife was Petrif,eo.

A late copy Of the Madras Qndial Sun
an Indian PAPER published in the Englisk
language. contains the following
Al Ruuia in The Puniab q native who
had recently married for second time
was importance oy his new wife To have
the romans OF wife no | removed from
their resting place near mineral spring
and deposited In the village cemetery
Preparations were made 10 that effect.
laborers opening the grave in the usuai
manner When the wickerwor5 basket
IN which the woman had been inferred
was reached and efforts made to- raise II.
the weight of the receptacle and its con
tents was found TO be too heavy for the
four men engaged in the work and the ap-
pliance at hand When the basket coffin
was finally hoisted 20 he surface one NJ
the laborers removed the lid TO ascertain
the cause OF the unusual weight. To the
surprise of all 1t was found the coffin COD
tanned a solid stone figure. the corpse having
become perfectly pctriiled. The husband
removed the remains to his home, where
they now are aad II is said that thousands
are daily viewing the wonder st LouD
Republic
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01

eRoNcHo AND eu,l. 50.
The Cunning Horse Keeps the BiR Animal
Down Even When Left Alone.

A number of delighted passengers on
the Kansas Pacific railway passed by
IA Mexican vaquero, who had been sent
out from Kansas City TO rope buffalo
rs IN advert sement for the stock yards.
The tram stopped TO take look at the
solitary horseman fast 10 buffalo in
the midst of the plains. says Harper's
Magazine.
Jose, who had his bull safely roped.
shouted 10 ask if they had water on the
train. Wen bring you some," said
they. "Oh, come get" said he, and
jumping off he left his accomplished
pony in sole charge OF the buffalo.
" henever the huge beast struggled for
freedom, the clever pony stiffened his
legs and leaned back as in ug-of-war,
by jumps and lodges SO anticipating
each move of the enemy that escape was
entirely hopeless. The boy got his
drink and his employer sent out a car
tor the buffalo, which was taken in tri-
amph into Kansas City behind the pas
senger train. The Mexican narrated
the exploit to his employer thus;
"Oh, Shirley, when the train start
they all give three greata big cheers
for me, and then they give three mucha
bigger cheers for the little gray hoss!"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01

4 Spider Whose Bite Produces Terrible
Torture.
Next time anybody is bitten by a poi

Next time anybody is bitten by poi
sonous black spider" he will confer
favor ON Prof II. II. Behr If he will re-
frain from crushing il lorg enough 10
gire tAc professor a chance 10 be bitten,
too. Tie Would like TO demonstrate Il
that part OF the public who feel finicky
about such things that the bite of that
same poisonous black spider is really
absolutely harmless and no more pain
full than tie sting OF Il wasp or mos
quito, or even "A flea of the California
genus. Mr.. Bchr is professor of emo
nlology and araneology and few other
sciel-ccs at the big academy on Market
street, and what he doesn't know about
insects of all kinds is hardly worth talk
ing about.
But if anyone should happen TO be
bitten by small "black spider" with
four or five little scarlet spots on its
bas, ne had better TO guzzlc brandy fol-
a day or two while strong-armed e.
tcndant rubs ammonia into the VIC mi
with one hand and keeps the Tctim
from squirming VITA the Other. The
professor calls that little spotted insect
the latrodectes mactans and says il is
the most venomous of all spiders, not
wen excepting the tarantula, which is
about ten times as big. 1t is ordinarily
not bigger than n French pea, but boasts
Of considerably more beauty than IL
commonly found among spiders.
It's body Is round and covered with u
beautiful velvety black growth of short
fuzzy hair, with the scarlet spots above
mentioned on its back. II has eight
rather long legs for such a small body
and eight eyes, though they cannot be
taken as distinguishing features of this
particular species. for, as the professor
says, all spiders have eight legs and an
equal number of eyes. But it is by the
location of the eyes in the anatomy of
the insect that the classified ions are
made, and as there are some 5000 or
1000 species known to araneologists il
is no small task to distinguish (which
is which," This one, however, may be
told by the fact that four OF its eyes
are located in squad in front, with the
remaining four grouped in pairs on
each side of its head and little to the
rear of the others. The eyes are bulg-
ing and CLASSY and Of deep greenish
hue. It's mandibles are not very large,
but, as many victim can attest, are
capable Of doing great damage. It's
action is quick and alert.
Prof. Behr laughs at the idea thai
the bite of the latrodectes mactans is
fatal, though he admits that the patient
suffers the most racking tortures for
several days, after which, if he has been
properly treated, recovery is a certain
ty. He says that many persons may
have died of fright but never from the
poisonous effects of the bite. The
tarantula, which is so universally
dreaded, is after all, accos! ing to Prof.
Behr, not at all dangerous. Tough
is bite causes considerable pain and
swelling about the wound, he says il
Is not fatal. It's bite is not nearly so
dangerous as that of the "katipo," but
he that as it may, il is more formidable
and ugly looking, and one might as well
be poisoned as scared to death.-San
Francisco Examiner.