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The herald., 1897-11-07

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skill and experience
Of five graduated
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services of a physi-
clan. Such a SER
vice is guaranteed to
all corners by the
English and German
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They have practiced
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Their remedies and
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The herald., 1897-11-07
OTHER GAMES

The teams of the Pasadena high school
and of st. Vincent's college played a
most interesting game yesterday at the
formers grounds. The score was to O.
AS the score indicates, the teams are
almost perfectly matched in point Of
weight and ability.
The Los Angeles Military academy
eleven defeated Throop team yesterday
by a score of to 0. The lineup was as
follows:
Academy. Throop.
B. Williams. 90. Center. ......... .Hoff
G. Rice. Guards. ...... Taylor
r. Stewart. Guards. .... Thomas
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ton, linesmen.

The high school team has been chal-
Ienged by the team of the Pasadena high
school, and a game between the two is
to be played some time this month. The
The herald., 1897-11-07
JOTTINGS

w. PARRIS, Dictator.
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EMBALMED BY NATURE.
Two Bodies Perfectly Preserved,
Though Buried FOrty-Six Years.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May "A discovery
that will prove of interest to embalmers,
physicians scientists and undertake
ers all over the country has
been made by John Smith,
local undertaken. Mr.. Smith went to the
Pennsylvania Run Cemetery, this county,
to remove a body. The workmen removed
the cap of the tomb, and this led to the
discovery. If it were stated that a body
could lie in the grave in "a natural state
for forty-six years the statement would
scarcely be believed, but such is the case.
FOrty-six years ago John Stafford, a farm
er. died in the prime of life, and was bur-
led in the Pennsylvania Run Cemetery. His
body was placed in an ordinary wooden cof-
fin and lowered into the ground over the
grave was built an od-fashioned tomb, with
cemented cap. When this cap was removed
it was found that the coffin had decayed
to dust, but the body was lying in per-
feet state of preservation. 1t was white
as Paran marble The skin was like parch-
ment The clothes had fallen off into dust.
Mr.. Smith examined the body carefully
Ho said that il did not show the least
sign of petrifacuion. This discovery led to
another. The cap to a similar tomb was
removed Immediately next to the one con-
tanning Stafford's body. This contained the
body of his wife, in an equal state of pres
ervation. Mrs. Stafford died forty-four
years ago. The coffin. clothing, etc, had
decayed TO dust but the body itself with
hands folded across the breast, was ly-
ing as natural as a person would look in
sleep.
The discovery is the more remarkable
from the fact that when Mr. and Mrs
Stafford died the art of embalmng was
not practiced here. Mr.. G.. w. Smith buried
both of them, and he states that nothing
was used to preserve the bodies. The best
embalming process known will not pre-
serve body longer than fifteen years, and
when twenty years have passed away the
dry bones only remain. Mr.. Smith cannot
account for the phenomenon. He says that
he has no th%0ry. The secret Is doubtless
locked up in natures treasure chest. The
catacombs of Egypt have furnished ex-
amples but the conditions of Mr.. Smiths
discovery differ. The matter is attracting
the attention of local scientists.
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QUEER FREAK OF NATURE.
Man of Thirty-Seven with the Body
of a ChiId-Effect of Disease.

ABILENE, Kan, May 2.-There has been
brought to the county farm of this Dick
nson) county a human being that is in
many ways q freak without parallel 1t is
a man who has the body of a child, yet the
intelligence of maturity. Newton Reed was
born about thirty-seven years ago in the
East, but came here with hia parents.
When between five and six years old he had
inflammatory rheumatism, and his body
stopped growing. In all the years since he
has had the best of health and has been
Cognizant of all about him. His body is the
same as when the disease afflicted him,
about the size of a six-year-old child. 1t
is smooth, weak and the tiny limbs are
practically useless though he does use his
arms for some things. But the curious fact
Is that his head has grown normally. 1t is
as large as that of the average man, a thick
beard grows on it, requiring frequent shay
ing TO keep it down to the dark muStache
that adorns his face. The features are reg
uldr and his mind is bright and quick. He
can read and write and talks of the current
events of the day intelligently. He takes
the county paper and reads ii regularly.
But all through the years he has lain in
CRIB or little bed and is unable 10 raise him
self. The physicians think he will never
improve, Nbut that he viii live to old age.
lie is cheerful and pleasant, never repining
az MS fate. For many years the county
mas supported him, allowing him TO live
WIN relatives. The removal of his relatives
from the county made it necessary TO care
TOT MIN at the poor farm,
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ALLEGED CORRUPTION.
Kentucky Democrats Want to Investi-
gate Republican Officials.

FRANKFORT. KY, May 2.-The Senate
special committee, which began an investi-
cation of the local penitentiary several
weeks ago, will resume operations with a
vim tomorrow. A big sensation involving
a number of as yet unknown people, was
sprung at the prison to-day. This time it
is money matter and not scandal, af-
fecting the name of prison officials. 1t has
been discovered by state officials, who have
been paying penitentiary accounts, that the
prison is short million feet of lumber,
worth $1,000, and that amount has been
paid out. for which no arrests have been
made, but it is charged that dozen men
are involved and the matter will be far
reaching, though only a few underlings are
charged with guilt The sinking commits
sioners will talk but little, though they ad-
NIT something very serious is wrong. and
that they have been trying to learn by a
quiet investigation wherein the trouble lies
The legislative committee, composed
largely of Democrats, is preparing to go
to the bottom of this particular matter, and
it is limited that others of a similar char
acter may keep extending the extra legis-
lative session longer than was expected
when the senatorial race came to an end.
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All the Members of the ex-Govern-
Or's Family Present az His Bed
side When the End Came.
HIS LONG PUBLIC CAREER
GOVERNOR OF HIS NATIVE STATE,
TWICE ELECTED TO CONGRESS,
United States Minister 10 Italy, Con-
trOIIer of the Treasury and
Successful Lawyer.

Ex-Governor Albert G. Porter died at his
residence, No. 1913 North Capitol avenue.
this morning at o'clock after a long i'll
ness. All of his children were at his bed
side when the end came. He had been very
feeble for several months, but it was not
until the last few days that there was
much apprehension of immediate danger.
On Saturday there was a turn for the
worse, howevers and his physician, DR..
Hodges, warned the family that life could
not be prolonged more than day or two.
The immediate cause of death was celulitis
with complications.
About a year ago Ex-Governor Porter,
while walking along the street near the
Institution for the Blind, was seized with
a fainting spell, and had to be carried to
his home. 1t was thought at the time that
he was suffering from an apoplectic stroke,
but this was shown to be untrue by his
physician. A rush of blood to the head
caused the sudden illness. From the day
he fell on the street dates Mr. Porters Sc
rious illness and while he has been out in
a carriage since then there was little hope
for his ultimate recovery. Several weeks
ago he was out in the yard at his Capitol
avenue residence.
Ex-Governor Porter leaves five children,
Omer H.. George r., Edward b. and Albert
B. Porter and Mrs. August L. Mason. The
eldest son, Omer Fl. Porter, and his young
est brother, Albert B. Porter reside in
Chicago. The others live In this city. No
arrangements have been made for the fun
eral as vet
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IMPROVEMENTS In MEXICO.
English Company to Construct Rail-
ways and Receive Subsidies OF Land.

MEXICO CITY, May 2.-An important
company has been incorporated here with
a million dollars capital, the larger part Of
the shares being taken by Pearson & Son,
English contractors, having in hand the
drainage of the valley of Mexico and the
port works at Vera Cruz, with a few Mex
lean shareholders. The new company will
be known as the Mexican Land, Naviga-
t1on and Railway Company. The first OBJ
ject of the company is to build a railway
from some suitable point on the National
Tehuantepec road to desirable point in the
state of Vera Cruz. The government gives
a subsidy of over eight Thousand acres of
public lands per kilometer of railway con-
structed On some four hundred thousands
acres thus acquired the company will settle
European and other colonists Among
other plans of the company is to acquire
railways in the southern part of Vera Cruz
and also the building of new lines Part of
the main railway line has already been To-
Gated and construction will begin within
two months.
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ders are Of nature to greatly embarrass
the general in command at the 'front.'
The Athens correspondent of the Stand
ard says: 'The ministers of war and of the
interior arrived at Phersala at noon to-day
Sunday and Immediately reviewed the
troops. It was stated yesterday that head
quarters will be transferred to Domokos.
Thus far the Turks have captured, it is es-
timated war material and provisions OF the
value of 4,500.0 .0o0 drachmas. 1t is reported
that as the result of the Queens letter to
the Car, Russia viii intervene in favor of
Greece"
The Morning Post has a dispatch from
Larissa saying that the Greeks. before
evacuatlng the town, seized the horses of
the war correspondents, thus compelling
them to go on foot
The Daily Chronicle publishes a dispatch
from Phersala which says it is reported
there that Osman Pasha has superseded
Edhem Pasha.
A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin
says that the reason General Grumbkoff
Pasha was decorated by the Sultan was
that at the time of occupying Larissa he
advanced alone across a bridge which had
been mined. removed the conducting wires
and then recrossed at the head Of his
trooDs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. May 2-Among
the speakers who have been invited and
are expected to deliver addresses at the
ninth annual Scotch-Irish congress. to be
held at Detroit, Mich, June 1913, are: Col
Alex. X. Mcclure, of Philadelphia; DR. Rad
cliffe Washington, ID. c.: DR. Dunield, New
York: DR.. John Hail. New York; Prof. Geo.
MacLoskey, Princeton, n. j.; Colonel John
J.. McCook, New York; Prot II. A. White
Lexington, Va: Bishop j. Miller Thompson,
Jackson, Miss; Rev. Howard A. Johnston,
Chicago; Hon. James Dinsmore, Sterling
ILL.,. Hon. Adlai T.. Stevenson. Bloomington
ILL.,; Hon. B. NJ. Cutcheon. Grand Rapids
Mich; DIR. w. c. Craig, Mccormick The
secretary of the society.
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Meeting OF RniIwny EmnIoves.

TRENTON, N. j., May 2.-Representa-
tives of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen held public meeting in Taylor
Opera House to-day. Addresses were made
by Mayor Siekel eX-Congressman Buchan-
an, Grand Chief Arthur, of the engineers
Grand Master Sargent of the firemen, and
Second Vice Grand Master Dodge of the
trainmen. The addresses were devoted
mainly to the benefits of organization. In
the morning a secret session was held. but
the men who took part in it were disin-
clined to impart any information. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that the chief subject
considered was the establishment of CEN
trail association 50 that in any matter af-
fecting either of the organizations the three
could act as one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
BILL" ADLER'S LAST mix" "
Notorious Character Kills His Second
Man and Is Himself Shot.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 2-"Bill" Ad-
ler one of the most notorious characters
of the city, tonight committed his second
murder within three years and was him.
self shot and perhaps fatally wounded.
Adler mixed with the negro keepers of a
crap game at Sixth street and Broadway
and when the smoke cleared away it was
found that Adler had shot and killed Will
lam Johnson a negro, and that Adler had
been shot in the side by James Gordon,
colored. In 1894 during the street masquer-
Adler killed Postoffice Inspector Jessie Nc
Clure. He was convicted of manslaugh-
ter and served ten months in jail.
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MORMONS TO BE PROTECTED.
AIabamians Must Not whip Elders for
Preaching the Gospel.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 2.-One night
last week some religious partisans in Jack
son county carried into the woods stripped
and severely whipped two Mormon elders.
The elders subsequently appealed to Gov.
Johnson for protection. representing that
they had been threatened with death if
they remained in the State. The Governor
has promised TO protect them and has in
structed the sheriff of the county to make
them his special charge. The Governor
says the Constitution of the State guaran-
tees religious liberty. and that the Mormons
are entitled to 1t; moreover. that the elders
in this State teach the Bible and refrain
from preaching or practicing polygamy. and
the fact that they believe the Mormon
leader to have been an inspired writer
should not lay them liable ta persecution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
REMARKED In JERSEY.
Frank a. Mcgowan ana Mrs. Barnes
Now Living Together.

TRENTON, N. j., May 2.-Ex-Mayor
Frank A Mcgowan, who made his appear
ance in Trenton last night with Mrs. Barnes
and installed her in the mansion adjoining
that occupied by his former wife, gave out
statement tonight that he and Mrs.
Barnes were married second time on Dec.
II last in Camden, II. j. He said the mar
riage was performed by Justice of the Peace
Evans. Mrs. Barnes tonight showed the
marriage certificate and a certified copy of
the report OF the marriage sent to City
Clerk Varney by Justice Evans. This Sec
ond marriage was for the purpose of over
coming any possibility of the Milwaukee
marriage being declared invalid because
neither had been divorced for six months
or over.
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STRIKE OF PLUMBERS.
Sixteen Hundred Will Quit Work at
Chicago This Morning.

CHICAGO, May 2.-Every member of the
Journeymen Plumbers Association, 1000
strong, will go on strike tomorrow morn
ing. The terms agreed upon by the arbi-
tration committees of the union and the
Master Plumbers Association Friday, un-
der which temporary postponement of the
strike was effected, were rejected by
unanimous vote of the union at a special
meeting this afternoon and a strike in
volving all shops in the city was ordered
By this action the union virtually declares
war upon the Master Plumbers Associa-
tiOu as a body.
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Count Murnviefr,s Treacnerv

LONDON, May 2.-The correspondent of
the Daily Mail at Copenhagen learns from
an absolute source that Count Muravieff,
the Russian foreign minister, was formerly
a protege of the Russian dowager Empress
and firm supporter of her policy. But
while the dowager Empress was engaged
in family councils at Copenhagen recently.
Count MuraviefT improved the opportunity
St Petersburg and TO inaugurate a policy
of his own, which was absolutely against
all the principles of the dowager Empress
her absence from St. Petersburg Count
Muravieff acquired the leading influence
his views The dowager Empress. on learn
ing of the treachery of her favorite hasten-
ed back TO ST. Petersburg with the object
CONTINUES ON second Passe)
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THEIR LEGS CUT OFF.
Survivors of the Valiant Disaster
Forced to Undergo Operations.

ST. JOHNS, n. F., May 2.-Last night the
surgeons performed amputation on the four
survivors of the foundered brigantine Vail
liant brought in yesterday. Two, who lost
their hands and lower part of their legs,
are not expected to recover. The other
two, who underwent similar operations. are
somewhat better off. The remaining four
are still very weak. None of the eight can
be said to be out of danger The story told
by the party last rescued that dog food
was all they had to eat is discredited here
by many, 1t is feared and believed that
they also were compelled to resort to hu-
n
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4 Greek Joan of Arc.

LONDON, April 2.-The correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph at Athens has had an
interview with Helen Constantinides, the
nineteen-year-old girl who has started for
the front at the head of a large band of
irregulars. She is an excellent shot. Her
brother will accompany her. Both of them
are bitterly anti-dynastic. She declares that
she will fight in the front rank and has
no fear of death. Her departure tonight
Sunday was witnessed by thousands of
enthusiastic Athenians, who hail her as
the Greek Joan of Arc.
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SOME OF THE LOSSES.

The individual losses, as far as could be
obtained at this hour. are as follows;
Horne & Co. dry goods and office build
ing, with Stock, $l,sOo,0o, covered by in
surance in a hundred insurance companies;
T. C. Jenkins, 100000 on stock and 100000
on building. The Duquesne Thea
ter is still burning and the loss will
probably reach $4,000; Bayer's glove house,
$1,000; w. P. Grier & Co, $4,000; Snaman's
carpet house, the Methodist Book Concern
building. with tenants, probably $50,OO0;
Hucks cigar factory, $1,000; Speer mansion,
$4,000; tenants of Horne office building,
$4,000. Small losses were sustained by j. ID.
Chantler, Beesom Paper Company, Harmony
Creamery and Force & Briggs Machinery
Supply Company. In No. 500 Penn avenue,
the Mollinger Remedy Company, occupied
two floors, while on the lower floor was
Sweeney's millinery parlors, Jordan's mil
linery establishment, the Novita Remedy
Company, and DIR. T. f. Baskerwith occu-
pied No. sos. DIR. Syker, DR.. T. H. Swift and
Miss NJ j. Conlon dress makers, occupied
No. 504 Nine Velma, millery; NJ. E. Hart,
dress making; NeiIl & Griess, manicure
parlors, and M. E. Evans infants dress
goods, occupied No SOC. which adjoined the
Jenkins block on Penn avenue
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lieved. will be greatly in excess of the first
estimates. and is placed at $3O00.e50.
A number of fremen were injured by
them are seriously hurt. Fireman George
Acheson, who was one of three men in Cecil
alley when the Jenkins wall fell. is missing,
The names of other firemen hurt are Mike
Daily, Elmer Crocow, George Meekia, Will
liam Irwin, Robert Badger. All were taken
to HOSPITALS
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Three Fishermen Probably Lost.

CAPE MAY. N. j., May 2.-Theophilus
Kane and two companions, sturgeon fisher
men, of Fishing Creek, were caught in a
gale while out fishing to-day and are sup
posed to have perished. A rescue party re-
turned tonight without having found any
trace of the missing men. Search will be
resumed tO-morroW.
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The ROpuIar
MONON ROUTE
Il Iind the to He"tCHICAGOGGnl%essa to 4s HOURS
FOUR DAILY TRAINS

Leave Indianapolis-7:0O a. m. II 80 a. m. 3:s5
2. ~. II .55 night
Trains Arrive Indianapolis--S:3o a. m. 7:45 a.
m, 225 d. M 4:37 D. m.
Local sleeper IN Indianapolis ready at $50 D.
m. Leaves Chicago, returning, at 245 q. m. Can
be taken any time after $3.50 D. m.
Ticket offices. West Washington street, Union
Station aad assachusetts-avenuc Depot
GEO. w. HAYLER. d. p. A.
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QUEENSTOWN, May 2.-Sailed: Etruria,
from Liverpool for New York
HAVRE, May 2-Arrived: La Cham
pagne from New York.
LIVERPOOL, May ARRIVED: Carin-
thia, from Boston.
NEW YORK. May S.-Arrived: Michigan.
from London.
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NEW YORK. May 2.-Trinity Church to-
Gay began the celebration of the bicenten-
MAJ or Is foundation, and viii continue the
celebration throughout the week.
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College "Greel1s" Asked to Subscribe.

CINCINNATI, May 2.-An address has
been issued to the officers and members of
Delta Kappa Epsilon suggesting that a
movement be inaugurated among the col
lege fraternities commonly known as the
Greek letter societies, in all of the colleges
in the country &c raise a fund to assist the
modern native Greeks in America in the
desire, SO general among them. to return
home to engage in the war of their native
land. It is proposed that none of the
money subscribed be used to purchase arms
or ammunition for the Greeks. nor that
there be any violation of the obligations of
national neutrality. The money subscribed
will be used solely to pay transportation
expenses. It is suggested to each fraternity
TO bring the matter to the attention Of
chapters both alumni and native. Beta
Theta Pi has appointed the following COM
mittee who may be addressed on the sub
ieet: Ellis q Kinkead. chairman. No. 5l4
odist Book Concern; Milton Sayler. secre-
tary, No. 40 East Third street, or Ralph
street Cincinnati.
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Deformity Apparatus. Trusses. Elastic Hos
iery. Largest stock of Artificial Eyes in the
State. Invalid Chairs of all kinds and acces-
sories for the sick room Trusses made and
properly adjusted. Store open every Saturday
night.
WNI. II. ARMSTRONG & &C.
Il South Illinois Street. Indianapolis. Ind.
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Showers; warmer; fair.

Insurance IN G n are
working; we are work +.
! ing, and you'll get the /:
. good of it, we believe. |;
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MAY DECIDE THE WAR

GREEKS AND TURKS PREPARED FOR
WHAT MAY BE A FINAL CONTEST.