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New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
VRECKERS on THE BIG FOUR
NARROW ESCAPE FOR PASSENGERS ON
A CROWDED TRAIN.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED AND THREE
TRAMPS INJURED SWITCH HAD
REEN FASTENED OPEN.

ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED AND THREE
rRAMPs INJURED A SWITCH HAD
BEEN FASTENED OPEN.
When the train left Chicago last night at O'Clock
II was an unusually long one. Only four stops were
TO be made between Chicago and indianapolis. the
train was passing Thorntovn at high speed when
the engine struck the switch that had been opened
and fastened open. relief train was sent from
indianapolis to Thorntown early this morning ana
as soon as the track cleared new train was
made up for Cincinnati and other points The train
was unusually crowded with passengers.
The opinion IL entertained at the headquarters OF
the Big Four road that the train wreckers had hoped
TO destroy coal train about due. General Manager
SchaH has offered reward OF $500 for the arrest
and conviction OF the wreckers.
There have recently been some labor troubles in
and about ThCrntown, but none of them have be an
in any manner connected with the railway 1t is
stated that the mining troubles there had been
a number OF strangers about the place who are not
connected with the strike. but who are supposed 10
have been tramping about with view 10 plunder
during the expected trouble. No attempt was made
10 rob the express other cars after the wreck.
All available detectives set at work to-day on
the case.
Indianapolis July 3O-Passenger train No. "a on
the Chicago division of the Big Four due here at
$50 this morning was wrecked at Thorntown at
2:25 o'clock A pin placed in the switch caused the
train TO leave the track. The engine, baggage ana
express cars overturned. Engineer Winslow
and the fireman were killed. Two tramps were
severely but moi fatally hurt, while third s
thought to be fatally injured.
The coupling pin had opened the elevator switch
and the engine ran a short distance on the siding
and turned over The coupling broke and and this re. re-
lea sed the air and stopped the train. But for TINS
the whole train would have been ditched. The
engineer reversed his lever and seems 20 have ave
jumped. for he was found twenty feet from IN me
train with top of his road crushed in. The
fireman found pressed up against the boiler
by the tender. The flesh was almost roasted tron'
his body
Two of the tramps riding In the front OF
the first postal car One OF these was scalded by
the steam and the other was badly jammed be-
tween The third was not badly hurt.
one postal car was thrown crossways of the up
turned engine tender and then was dashed
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
RENUiu TO TAKE Az APPEAL.

Batavia. ~ Y. July So-Howard Benham slept
we'll last night got up early this morning. and
talked for long time with his lawyers. His mother
nd sister also visited HIM. Scores Of people went
TO the Jail last night and again this morning to
have a chat with him, but. aside from his at
torneys and his own IA, no one was allowed
TO see him. Benham Is anxious TO make a state
mont IN the public. but his attorneys object to II.
They say that In consideration OF the appeal they
do not think IL best for him 10 say anything at all
REMAINS only desire now H. TO get trial
or have the case heard before a higher court ac-
cording to his lawyer. ~
was asked. ~ - ,, !,
''As certain as we live. We do not believe that
Tho yerdict OF that fury can stand. We certainly
should get trial upon the Judges charge
alone but II new trial Is denied do not believe
tho, any court OF appeals In the country Will ever
sustain the verdict given on the evidence"
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
RAILROAD MEN REPORT IMPROVEMENT.


REVIVAL ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
The railroad presidents Of the Joint Traffic Asso-
c,ation have been meeting downtown for several
a.. nd dscussine the outlook for business. There
is a remarkable unanimty OF opinion that the pas
sage of the Tariff law has done much TO Improve
business and that the era OF prosperity so long
nromised has come at last. Melville +. ingalls,.
president of the Big Four and of the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroads. said yesterday:
"There is no doubt that there has been healthy
revival all over the country. Tie railroads are the
thermometers of a nations prosperity, ana already
we who running the roals see graduai ana
gratifying growth OF business As ye' there have
been no great grain shipments for the farmers over
the country are bulls the situation. They think
times are going TO be still better and they are walt
ing. Business is improving wonderfully. however
Everything is harmonious in the Joint Traffic As
ISOLATION. and We have things well under way
There is no danger OF back-set."
Oscar G. Murray. of the Baltimore G. Ohio Rail-
road spoke in a like tone. The Baltimore & Ohio
has been spending great deal of money in i'm
provement late.y. and mas added greatly TO the
equipment OF It's road. We have done this said
Mr. Murray in the course Of a cOnversat tion. DE
cause we fel, that would be repaid. business
that has long been stagnant and depressed Is now
well on the road TO recovery Times getting
better Confidence Is restored and think this year
will see wonderful revival. There is the greatest
harmony everywhere ana a disposition TO take hold
and help l can see nothing to stop the wave OF re-
Ex-Judge Stevenson Burke. OF Cleveland who is
also a railroad man and interested in coal mines
was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He said that in
Ohio the people had confidence in the Republican
rreJeeming its pledges. He said that Ohio was bound
TO go Republican this fan. insurng the return Of
Mr. Hanna TO the Senate. He deprecated the coal
strike but said that the people Of his State were
inclined 10 side with the miners The trouble
heen" he said, that coal has been sold in the
markets too cheaply. There hasn't been a fair
profit for the producer. the miner or the carrier 1t
would be Just well 10 have coa pool a not. de-
spite the protest that is made against pools Then
he fafr mir, fair
nroHt for the producer and the carrier and things
would be better all around on the whole times are
imnrovng Things cannot come with a bound, bat
there is a healthy restoration In progress that Il
most gratifying"
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
PROSPERITY SURE TO COME.
WHAT BUSINESS MEN EXPECT UNDER
THE NEW TARIFF LAW.
AN INTERVIEW WITH EX-POsTMAsTER-GENERAL
wANAMAKER-A STEADY REVIVAL LOOKED
FOR NOW THAT THE WILSON LAW
Is DONE AWAY WITH.
IBl TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBI


GB1 TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
Philadelphia. July So.-Ex-Postmaster-G General
John Wanamaker, in interview which the
Public Ledger will print tomorrow morning. gives
his views tariff questions and the Dingley
BILL In part, as follows: THE LVIth Congress
was Republican. and did a great deal OF WORK on
the Tariff bill. Mr. Dngley had 1t practically
framed when the extra session was called It's
quick passage in March greatly pleased the coun-
try. When the Senate dallied the great public
nerve. sore from nearly five years OF business pros
tration and partial stagnation grew restive over
what seemed to be unnecessary delay
To-day however. the settled facts are these:
dead halt has been called TO the Wilson-Gorman
bill and whatever business evils grew under H.
New stepping stones have been placed. and busi-
men know where they are to walk for time
the longer the time the better. Three years ism I
long enough fully to try the Dingley tariff would
like 10 impress this fact. Halt Of three years VIII
be passed Before the overmports are used up and
all the old industries are under way again we
are now only on the front doorstep of an empty
house. with the key in hand. We must sweep
down the cobwebs, stop the leaks and furnlsh up
a bit before cook any meals to spread upon
the table. Prosperity is not one letter. but Ten
You write one at time. and you Will get prosperity
little by little. day at time. but you can walt
many days and whistle every day II you are really
getting what you are after.
add TO the two settled facts above stated certain
other facts: First. advanced prices for wheat ana
cotton. thus betterng conditions for farmers; sec
ond reported marvellous crops for this year or
wheat cotton and corn; third. a pretarif movement
that purchased all merchandise In sight before
the tariff passed, which has made clean boards
for many manufacturers: fourth low prices or IRON
favoring building, and making employment for
railroad earnings fifth the reported declaration OF
the Secretary of the Treasury that the new tarin
removes all fear of deficits in the Treasury Tor the
future. ,-> - -.
III will do no good 10 spend our time pching out
the flaws of the Dingley bill and saying wha' ought
10 have been and what might be better. Let US
look at the good that is in II. 1t is now the estaD
Ijshed tariff { the Government. and the sooner we
adiust ourselves to it and make Its best provisions
available. and such clauses as are nsatistacIory N
as little hurtful possible. the sooner the country
will feel the throb Of new life and start on ts on
ward bound of prosperity.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
FELL BEFORE THE STANDARD OIL.
THE BUFFALO REFINING COMPANY. FOR TWENTY
YEARS IT'S ANTAGONIST. MAKES
AN ASSIGNMENT.

Buffalo July 3D-The Buffalo Refining Company.
OF which c. B. Matthews Is the president has
made a general assignment for the benefit OF It's
creditors.
While the company is a comparatively small cor
poratlon being capitalized at only $1,000 1t has
been famous out Of proportion to its business mag
nitude because II has been one Of the few inde-
pendent re1neries Of the country and. under
various names for more than twenty years has
maintained an existence in active antagonism to
the Standard oil Company
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
CYCLISTS STOP A CARELESS DRIVER
he WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE OFF AFTER WRECK
ING a woMANs WHEEL.

HE WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE OFF AFTER WRECK
ING woMANs WHEEL.
Dennis Buckley. OF No. 3G2 West Fifty -ffth-st..
drove his express wagon along the wrong side
Of Eighth-ave IN going uptown last night. and at
Fifty -fourth-st drove directly into n bicycle rid
den by Sarah Burkhardt. colored OF No. 90 West
Sixty-foucth-st. The young woman tried hard TO
get out Of the way. and had reached the middle OF
the street when she struck by the horses.
She was thrown from her wheel. but not Injured.
one horse stepped each OF the wheels OF the
machine. and the two wheels ~ the wagon
passed over II and completed the wreck bicycle
expert who looked at wha. left said IL was
not enough TO repair.
buckley turned his horses aside after the dam
age had been done and whipped up. But almost
in an instant he was surrounded by crowd II
wheelmen. who held him and his horses until
bicycle Policeman Thomson appeared and took the
man of to the West Forty-seventh-st. station.
E'fty bicycle riders. who had either witnessed the
accident o gone up In time TO hold the driver
followed TO the station TO appear witnesses
some of them carried pieces Of the wrecked bi-
cvcIe Buckley only grnned and said: 'T dom Z
care when he was locked up.
You won't have TO mortgage your house 10 buy q
mound OF Bon Bons dt Hopes IL Nassau-st.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
DR. ANDREWS IN A NEW SCHEnE.

he rs TO BE PRESIDENT OF A CORRESPONDENCE
UNIVERSITY"
Providence L. July 30.-Dr f. Benjamin An
irews who recently resigned as President Of Brown
University has accepted the presidency OF n new
university to be founded by John Brisben Walker
and known as the Cosmopolitan University Ii Is TO
be modelled after the Chautauqua School and be
Conducted by correspondence
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED.

THREE OTHERS SEVERELY INJURED BY A TOR
NADO IN ILLINOIS.
San Jose. H. July 9o-At o'clock this evening
n tornado struck the farm OF A. c. Mcdowell. two
miles north OF this town. and his house and barn
were destroyed. Seven people killed and three
severely injured.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
TON or NATIVE COPPER.

Iouehton. Mich. July So.-Five drill holes blasted
IN Six Mile Iilll shaft broke seven tons or ground
III 90 90, of which was native copper. This is
bv FAR the richest strike or copper ever maue ana
has caused great excitement throughout the Lake
Sunerior mining district.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31
GEODETfc SURVEY.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRfBUSE.l

REPRESENTATIVES, HILBoRN BECOMES ENrHusI-
AsTIc OVER THE CIONDYKE DISCOVERIES.
Washington July 30 (SpecaD.-Representative
Hilborn OF California. is Republican who is ex-
c.edingly friendly 10 silver but whose party alle
glance has never wavered that account. lie be-
came a resident OF the Golden Safe th!rty-six
years ago. and has been a careful and deeply In
mining ever since. well as of the wonderful sill
ver developments OF the last twenty-five or thirty
wears Mr. Hilborn is naturally enthusiastic over
the recent gold discoveries and developments In
Alaska and the Northwest Territory as well as In
the country further southso enthusiastic. In fact,
that he ventures the opinion that the production
Of gold In the next few years will be so great -
70 result in It's dcmonetza,ion. according 10 Z
paragraph published In today's "Star"
81 have no doubt" sand Judge Illborn. that
the Clondyke discoveries Will prove the greatest In
th. history OF the world. From my knowledge o.
gold mining, | think there will be paying quantities
~ tho precious metal found In Alaska for years TO
come and predict that by the year 1909 more go!d
will be mined In California than was taken oux I'D
the palmy days which made the state famous.
Judge flilborn does not think the rigors OF the
been described. lie said nat II ne had been a. n,s
home he would have made a trip 10 tne soiu neios
merely for the purpose OF learning the IaSts toS
himself He believes that the world Is on the eve
OF a great revival In gold mining. The rush to the
Clondyke country and the talk OF the rich nnds
there will lead prospectors In every part OF tne
eo%nr to begin hunns over ,Ur this country o' where
gold has been mined In former years new HE VIII
Re taker on In Southern AS well az In western
States, s,id fields were worked In years past. ana
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31

Rockwood'o Photographs of Children beat the
~orld' SC per dozen. ili0 Broadway.-Advt $
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31

CHAUTAUQUA EXCURSION.
s,ooo round trip by Erie Railroad. August "a
Tickets good 10 days.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31

You won't have to mortgage your house 10 buy q
pound OF Bon Bons at Hopes IL Nassau-st-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1897-07-31

Ny Dear Colonel Grant: ! have this day received
q letter from you resigning your office AZ Commits
sioner Of Police. and stating at length the reasons
which have led you to take this step: also the two
resolutions and afidavts Of the Central officers
who secured evidence against Captain Groo. You
conclude your letter by asking to consider this
resignation as final. and to accept 1t Immediately.
Relating to the particular subject upon which you
cerey regret that you have not found II consistent
with your views and principles to evince your dis
sent from the position OF your associates by the
record OF your vote while continuing to cooperate
with them upon other matters not connected with
the question upon which you radically differ
from them.
However, your resignation has evidently been
well considered, and Is worded to leave me
no alternative other than TO accept. II IL there
fore accepted. to take effect at the close OF bust
ness on Saturday. July 81. 1897
With sincere regret have the honor To remain
very respectfully yours w. l.. STRONG,
Mayor.
Colonel Frederick ID Grant. Commissioner OF Po-
lice. No. 800 Mulberry-st.
Shortly after sending his resignation to the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-04

white wreei wonderful shake L c-.v-
e-s jumps ard shoots Ike lightning after
the leaders TIE human drivers chu--
the home stretch is reached ant stu Be-
-ner leads. TIE crowd IS yelling. some Tor
gers- ard others Cor TIRE boy - white II
IS ssoric9s struggle. and as the white
news down smith 4 roar gees ID from The
grand stand He laps Bemers wheel. The
finish ix 50 near Il seems impossible for
him 20 wi1. Ir lasz 6esr@-ars effort he
gives added impetus 20 his qgfve-.ng stee<t
ard Il shoots across the line four Inches
aheaE o. g,s rival II was a race yor. your
life. and there VIII be few Ike IL this sea-
son.
The second hea: hrough, out stavar as
pacernaker. II z Conner, Seattle, pole:
Jimmy Jones. Tacoma, No. = and ". D.
Kucker Tacoma. outside. Eucker caaS ut
the pacemaksr, ard Jones was a close
second Conner tagging a,ong behind
There was 20 change until the last lap,
when Conaor made his squirt a. the be-
ginning OF the back stretch. With his
high-Sear wheel in tas, action he moved
past Jones and Rucksr ike long
shadow and was well in front when Re
reached the turn Rucker still had q
squirt lefi and vent after Connor peil-
NELL The strain was telling on Connor
aud when he swung into the home stretch
II was eaxy 70 see that he was iabcr:ng
hard. Rucker came Up ike a whirswsnd
and came within an inch Of beating Com
ncr out Il WIS sensational finish. and
hrouTht the crowd TO a high pitch OF ex-
element
Dew vas announced as pacemaker for
the third heat. and he had the pole.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-04

Won by II. B. Freeman, Portland:
George Sharick. Tacoma, second; Wayne
Bartholomew. Tacoma, third. Time. 2:ll.
The mile professional was a hot race.
and while the trial heats developed moro
sensational finishes than the final. Yet the
final. with a heavy track, witnessed a
smashing OF quarter-mile track records
IN the Pacific Northwest. and stamped Il
+. Freeman as one of the greatest riders
ever seen IN Seattle
IN order that the system OF segregating
men from the trial heats 10 compete In the
final may he thoroughly understood. il
may be we'll 70 explain IL more thorough
ly. The referee picks one Of the contest
ants In the heat To do the pacing. AS Il
reward for this hard work the pace ms ker
is allowed to drop out on the last lap,
and is entitled TO compete In the final. The
other man who goes into the final Is the
actual winner Of the heat
The first heat brought out 4 fast field Of
five men. who drew positions as follows;
Victor Smith HOquiam. pole. Ben Remcr.
Tacoma second Frank Walters Everett.
third. George Shar1ck. Tacoma fourth /.
II r. Freeman Portland. outside. Shar-
lex set "A hair-raising pace. and the way
the boys sent the silent steeds over the
heavy track was caution. Pretty soon
the boy IN white. Freeman. shot 30 the
front, and dropped in behind Sharick
with Smith close up and Ben Bemcr next.
Walters, who rode beautifully a year ago
was not up 20 form and cannot be coaSid-
cred as q factor IN the race. The quarter
saw no change Ia the positions and when
the half was finished the watch said 10
Freeman was sflll leading and there had
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-04
Mrs. Kate Clark.
Took the Copeland Home Treatment
After symptoms of Consumption
Had Set In->ow She Has Perfect
Health.

Mrs Kate Clark. of Everett, WISH. has
suffered from cafaTTh OF fns head anu
rnrssat ana affecting her entire - ZEN lor
fha last three years. IL speaking OF nsT
complete cure she says.
i had cagarrh Of the head and throat
for three years IA finally Affected Esy en-
IRE systena NJ nose was badly stopped
Cd ara discharged freely. M2cGs vas
CONSTANTLY dropping into ny throat. cans
ing me TO hawk and spar. Bat the worst
II my troubles VAS IL my C9sst nan an
incessa.t cough. whlch racheo ny lungs.
There wasa soreness N t;e chest ana /
could not take long breath had tad
r5ghr geeags. Z lost flesh ra psdly and be-
came 40 weak thet could not 90 ny c@n
work ! thought { bad ccnS lgIll'tioT anu
r s9 etv..n Up AZ hope 81 ever getting well.
II seems that the poison went rseht
through ne Ms stomach was oloatstt
MIR gas. and ms hosets were M sfAaily
-gtgrs9t mated had palprfattou o tas heart
ana frequent attacks % Gizzs ness. ! hAf
tried a great many remedies. nat received
~, s.~egeat ~ aateeer. and Rad V@Ty Attge
hope Of besng cured when I decided 10 Try
Fhs. Copeland Aeme IYsa& E1eAt- sfssfsd
.ig%1s IL a. a sxgs.s ifgas.at et.t ft cGfe4 sn;
entirely Il restored nay heart stelTsss ~
ard bowels - 8 perfect condition. ] have
gained ten pounds in weight and feel sAet-
ter than / have for years ! am greatly
pleased wf;h the Copeland HONE Treat
f1ent and can recommend 81 highly 20 al
sufferers sgpaa aQSe, tAroai and ctssSt 14S-
eases.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-04
Mr.. T. S. Townsend is Cured
of Catarrh of the
Stomach.

Mr.. T. :. Townsend. asS Taylor St,
Portland. weli-known travelling nssn.
having friends and acquaitsIances all Ger
me state i WAS sick with some painful
catarrhal disease Of the stomach fer about
three EsSTe. \ couple OF months ago. on
the advice uf "a friend. l decided To try the
Copeland system Of treatment OF course
suffer With a ruined stomach for three
years and make no effort for relief They
differed 50 widely in their methods of
treatment that had lost confidence In all
doctors, but ! found the Copeland treat
ment 10 be fully deserving ~ az the praise
| had heard OF IL, and ia fact. hadnt been
under the care of the Copeland phy sicians
TWO weeks tiil ! saw the terrible niaiady
was gradually yielding to their skill.
My stomach had come 10 be in an al
most dangerously delicate AMI sensitive
condition. | suffered habituaIly from pain
and distress that seemed like chronic neu-
raigia 1T the stomach. Ny stomach felt
raw and sore. and the least pressure III
tensified the pain tenloid. / could not eat
a; times, and at other times Was
favenouSiy hungry. After eatiaS ! would
hioat terribly, and even a glass OF water
would cause me terrible agony. | threw
of a lot of slime and .rothy spittie. This
desire to Ventt would always come on
suddenly, aud would often wake me at
night. This broke my rest ami added 70
my misery j had a bitter taste in the
mouth. my tongue was coated. and | would
suddenly be overcome by dizziness. | was
in weight. Now | am like new man.
have no more pain, eat well, sleep well,
and have regaiued my weight. Ny family,
as well AS myself are greatly pleased with
my cure. and never fail 10 say a good word
for the Copeland physicians"
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ssss ~ q famous spsssSh AZ Eocn-
IN lsss. when sfse-s was yet
~ rcrsprorzsss between the North
- seusr. +. is tide 70 talk o. COM
- .. Tre-e r. ~ lrrspreesifsle conflict
FSs ssosoasnx amd sfssesfrssctiels
- 81 true tiiat coz para tsoE.s
-. ~ es,rsed ard limited - many re-
~ tbs yeopse. and this il the con-
- - ~ danger whfef. faces olsT cogan-
90 - TIE question II. ~hlch IL 70
- n%afse Or fse corporasionsg 7 BE-
J. -, ,sss tsss people WILL survive me cor
- NC ar. ali Americans. The
81 olsy and the audience WILL dis
~ ~as 4 soy5sw rat unexpected end
f~hat s@erse1 foF q Minute 20 Dc an
1870 repsy from the governor. Wao@o
- 81 s.erre2ressi Die crsElffletst and cur
- are TIE Grief Ingredients og his
..s.s.oI a@sse.. Hlg sentiment That tae
- ros..d sarvive the corporations rget
~ . cseer ard every one fslt good waen
ss.ne ssayed and the gathering broke
= .ts .astforna we're. Gov and Mrs.
- p Hogerx. Miss Rogers Mayor ard
g. n r Wood Col ard Mrs a J.
s.tasn Mr Han.phrey. Or. Young and
= y g:dGlaf0B.