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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-13

The report Is given out at Wabash that
the promoters OF a new electric railway
line along the Wabash and Erie canal tow
path. had secured control Of the right of
way between Lagro and Fort Wayne. The
towpath from Lagro west through Wabash
to Lafayette Il owned by Shirk & Dukes,
OF Peru, and negotiations are understood
to be under way for the purchase of the
right OF way between those points. The deal
for the Fort Wayne-Lagro section was ne
derbilt interests by r. c. Bell OF Fort
Wayne. 1t is claimed that IL the Iagro-
Lafayette section can be secured at a fair
figure the prelminaries OF construction
work will commence Immediately. though
IL Ii not probble that active Operations
would begin before spring.
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which Item II Correct.

Wabash Plain Dealer.
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver
fits opinion I'm the Wabash-Eel River Rail-
road receivership case soon, and the Wa
bash officials have already concluded that
the decision will dissolve the lease of the
Eel River line and take 1t out of the sys-
tenn. 1t Is stated authoritatively that the
company will carry the litigation no further.
A man occupying a high position on the
wabash informs the Plain Dealer that the
Andrews yard because IL is quite probable
the yard may be needed again soon All
and inexpensive character, and If the SUI
preme Courts ruling voids the Eel River
lease he Is positive that work will begin
forthwith on the new connection between
Butler. on the, Detroit. and New Haven.
on the Toledo line.
The improvements which the Wabash
Railroad Company is making in Peru are of
q most substantial and permanent class.
Tor an adverse decision In the Eel River
case by making improvements Of tenn
porary character ere malicious II they are
not the RESULT or ignorance on the part OF
the writer's.
Work ON @. q 8. E. Extension stopped.
With its rails laid TO within a few hun
dred yards of the corporate limits of
Muncie, the Chicago & Southeastern (old
Midland) Railway has stopped work on its
Muncie extension from Anderson. The
bridge across Buck creek has been COM
pleted and track Is laid over it. but the
grading has been completed but short dis
lance further and work stopped more than
a week ago. The big force of men have been
switched TO the other end OF the extension,
where the new track IL being ballasted
while the company is attempting to remove
the obstacle that prevents the road enter
IN ha Ike nv ba
failure TO get the right OF way through a
strip Of land owned by the Muncie Land
Company and a few town lots owned by
Enoch Witt The latter property forms a
gravel pit that Is a veritable gold mine. fur
nishing most OF the gravel and sand for
the city at good prices. When resumption of
the work will be made is hard to predict.
A force of men are at work on the Brazil
extension on the other end of the line.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

less to do anything but run. From the
attitude in which the bodies were found
some are of the opinion that they had
premonition of what might be expected
and were running away when they were
killed.
When the hundreds OF aroused employees
rushed to the wreck they found nearly an
acre of ground in flames. The two-story
mixing house and the large acid house
were gone the railroad track was blown
away and everywhere was flame ana
fume. Assistant Superintendent I. S. Cat
lett organized the men into a fire brigade
and soon had the fire subdued sufficiently
TO permit of a search for the bodies. The
remains of three were soon found but
for a long time nothing could be learned
OF the fate of Mulholland. Small frag
ments were ultimately found a couple of
hundred yards away and were Identlted
as the remains of Mulholland. The body
of Foreman Morgan was found on the
side of the hill on which the building
stood. Beside him was the carcass Of
horse that had been killed while brows-
ing too near the inter house. The cloth,
ing was torn from Morgan's body and
through his head was a large splinter.
which of itself could have caused instant
death. Morgan lived in Pinole with his
parents and was about twenty-seven
years Of age. He had been employed in
the capacity of foreman of the glycerin
house for about six months.
William Talbot, the driver OF the sup
ply car. was an eX-soldier and was about
twenty-five years old He had been with
the company nearly a year ana WAS tern
porarily selected as supply driver in the
absence of ]. A. Kelley, who only left
last night for a vacation. Talbot's body
was not badly mangled and was found
quite near where the nitroglycerin house
had been.
W. R. Matthews was not over thirty
years old and was considered an able as
in Falrland. Mich. and his friends at
once undertook the unhappy task of COM
municating the sad news, for in Pinole
the sorrow of one has by usage become
the concern of all
John Mulholland lived in San Francisco
and was but twenty-eight years old. For
nearly nine years he has been in the en-
ploy of the company and was a mixer OF
experience. His remains were difficult to
recover and what was found was identi-
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
HEALTH BOARD MAKES
SOME APPOINTMENTS
LAUNDRY AND BAKERY INsPEC-
TORS GIVEN PLACES.
Will Ask Supervisors to Pass an Or
dinance Regulating the Crema-
ton of Dead Bodies

The BOARD of Health at a special meet
ing last night picked out a numper Oh
heads for official deCapitation ana ap-
nointed others in their stead. There were
also several appointments TO the piaces
abolished last August. Fortified by Judge
Hunts decision placing the general lunu
AT the disposal of the board. the positions
80 laundry and bakery inspectors were
created. The full board was present and
tho programme which was prepared at
tho secret caucus went through without
a hitch except for the miId opP0sllIol! "
Mayor Phelan. who presided Inc iatIer
stated that he considered Judge hunt ue,
cision as logically absurd, since the Doaru
might by wholesale appointments deplete
the general fund. to the exclusion OF lIe
n1ent DR.. Barba5 quoted the code. which
empowered the board to employ any mum
her of employees for the proper conduct OF
the Health Office. and the removals anu
anDointments went merrily on
The following appointments were mace:
peter Deyany. superintendent Of the City
Cemetery. vice H. H: Smith, removed;
4S5is.Apt Psier pevany: nurse at the Almshouse.
Mre Wilson, vice Mrs. Close. removed;
taamster at Almshouse, Felix Lusten.
berger, vice A. M. Ryan, removed; cnIel .
tn~ ttl~i CITY and County Hospital. j. J, Mich
oison vice J. c: Quinn. removed; ma
chiIiist. City and County Hospital, John
n
+ Gaener tlesit' Almshouse, NJ. F. Taylor. vice j.
s Drew removed: LAUNDRY Gt.y inspector,
Iobn Coulter: watchman, City and County
H Hospital g p Read yi6g steRp w cde re-
rtTE oiHs ,,ine John Cuddy. removed; assist
ant market inspector Petsr faq5se p No,a5
Iames Scott Frank Browell; assistant
food nspectors-Juiius Theall, E. :. G..
Hornlein, B: NJ. Jones; health inspectors
John A. Hoey. T. R. Sullivan.
p J. Cullen. night steward at the Re
ceivjHe Hospital, presented his resigna-
ton. which was accepted. but the vacancy
was not filled.
At the request of Cooper Medical Col
lege, ]. L. Arbogast, w c. Bailey and
Albert S Mccoy were. appointed internes
at the County Hospital.
A petition signed by fifty physicians was
read. asking the board to secure the en-
actment of an ordinance regulating the
cremation of dead bodies. The ordinance
win be presented to the Supervisors and
will require an application to be filed by
the physician In attendance or some. rela-
tive of the dead person when cremation is
desired. A violation of the ordinance is
punishable by fine Of $500 or six months
Imprisonment.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

gagged in the delicate operation Of draw
ing off the OIL.
A couple of. minutes after o'clock this
morning the explosion was heard all
around the bay. There have been bigger
explosions at the powder mills along the
bay shore, but none that did the work of
demolition more completely. Not one of
the men in the mixing house escaped, and
not one stick of the building or fragment
of machinery was left in place. Even the
masonry on which the large tanks were
placed was blown away hundreds of feet
When the night shift went to work at
midnight the mixing house was in its
usual condition. g. T. Morgan was fore
man, William Talbot was doing for the
first time the duty of car driver and John
Mulholiand and w. r. Matthews were the
assistants For a long time the works
have been running night and day, turn
ing out large contracts. This morning Ii
lis supposed that there would be from 1000
to 6000 pounds of material in the house
when the explosion occurred, as the men
should by that time have run in two
charges of glycerin.
. The men in the house were all expe-
rienced and knew their business, and all
had been in the employ Of the California
Powder Company for some time Old en-
ployes say that just before "oil' Is about
TO explode It gives off a blue vapor, and
that when the fame is visible 1t is use
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
fed bv the clothing and boots.

fed by the clothing and boots.
Charles Dodge is the lucky man of the
fatality. He was in the mixing house Il
couple of minutes before the explosion
and had just entered the cooking house,
which is about two hundred feet away,
when he was thrown to the ground and
the building he was in was badly wrecked
George Appel was at work the plat
form Of the cooling house when the force
of the shock threw him off and broke his
ankle.
when I left the mixing house." said
Dodge, everything was running as usual
The four men were all working in
harmony and there was not the slightest
indication that anything might go wrong
All talk about their quarreling is nom
sense l had barely reached the cooling
house when saw the flash and knew that
1t was all up. So far as could judge I
should think there would be about 6000
pounds Of oil In the house when 1t went
up"
John Birmingham Jr., superintendent Of
the works, knows no reason why an
explosion should have taken place, and
has been able to discover none.
''All the men were good workmen," he
said. land worked together in one crew.
Every precaution possible has been taken
by US to guard against accidents and we
are always warning the men about exer-
cising proper care. I cannot learn any
thing that will throw light on this morn
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
r. MATTHEW'S. assistant, sir
The Injured.
GEORGE APPEL, ankle broken.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway. Sept. 30.
~ nee again the flags III the little
Il Y town Of Pinole are at half-mast.
II u At 3 O'Clock this morning the in
- habitants were awakened by a
sound they have learned 10 know
and dread A brilliant fash, brighter
than lightning. then the inevitable roar
ard after that the question which all are
too awe-stricken TO ask-"How many, and
whose?"
This. in brief, is the story Of the trag-
edy that appears in the annals Of Pinole
about every two years. 1t was told the
last time but fourteen months ago.
AS is usual in such instances, no one is
alive to tell how 1t happened. All those
who might have known the cause are in
the branch morgue Some one with de-
sire to be sensational started the story
that two of the victims were quarreling
over the affections Of Pinole damseI, and
that Morgan was separating them when
the explosion occurred. The story is fiat
ly con'radicted by Charles Dodge, who
was II. the i'll fated nitro-glycerine house
but two minutes before it went up He
says that everything was working as
usual when he left to go to the cooling
house, and that no quarrel was in pro-
gress, the men at that time being en-
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
OPPOSITION TO THE
TOWING OF RATS
Representatives of Several organiza-
tions Begin an Agitation to Avert
q Peril of the Sea-


One year ago yesterday morning the
steamer Santa Rosa narrowly escaped
running into a log raft that had broken
adrift The rotator of the steamers
patent log, towing astern. was carried
away by the logs, which were within a
few feet of the vessel. There were on tho
vessel $40 persons They escaped death
by only a few feet. It was then o'clock
in the morning and a gale was blowing.
Last evening. on the anniversary of that
incident, representatives of various or
ganizations connected with the shipping
interests of this port met in the Pilots
Hall in the ferry building to take some
action, in view of the log raft recently
adrift, to bring about legislation to pre-
vent the towing of log RATS to or from
any port in the United States.
A bill was once prepared for passage
and 1t had the endorsement Of the entire
Congressional delegation from California.
of the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce and of Supervising Inspector Du-
mont The bill was introduced In Con-
gress when the Spanish war was under
was showed under. This bill was read
last night and the endorsements were also
inspected.
Captain Henry. Taylor presided Re
marks were made by Captain Thomas
Wallace, Mr.. Fuereseth of the Coast Sea-
mems Union, z. E. Bullene of the Marine
Engineers, J. Van Buren Perry and
others. all favoring some action At the
end of an hour Of discussion the appoint
ment of a temporary committee 10 for
ward the work Of advocating the passage
of a proper law against the towing of log
RATS at sea was proposed. Upon the OBJ
lection of Mr.. Bullene, that the repre-
sentatives present were not authorized to
act, it was voted that reports should be
made to the several bodies and that a
future meeting should be held at which
definite action could be authorized and
a fuller representation could be secured
from the Chamber Of Commerce and other
organizations.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
SELECTED THE GAS ROUTE.
Charles Butler Attempts to Commit
Suicide in a Sixth-Street
Ind dGinG-HouSe

Charles Butler, agent for a Photographic
company, attempted to commit suicide
yesterday morning by turning on the gas
in his room in the Glenbrook House, 116
Sixth street. and II it had not been for
the fact that the landlady as usual turned
off the gas at the meter at o'clock in
the morning his attempt would have been
successful.
Butlor engaged the room Friday night
about s o'clock. He stuffed up every
crevice where the gas might escape and
then Law down in bed after turning the
gas on full He was discovered about II
O. clock yesterday morning by Mrs Fields,
the bedmaker, who promptly gave the
alarm, and he was taken to the Receiy-
ing Hospital in an unconscious condition.
Restcratives were Immediately applied
and the chances are that he will recover
He had written letter to W. S. Waters,
937 Mission street, and on the envelope
across the address was written: ITO my
dear brother and wife and little girl: I
cannot stand this terrible pain any
more" He had also written on Il card
''(io to 10d5 Market street and get my
things. God forgive me. Charley.
He attempted to commit suicide last
Thursday night at 1865 Market street,
where he had been living f?r week, by
the gas route. It is said that he was
recently divorced from his wife. He
strained himself a few days ago and suf-
fered considerable pain In consequence.
He is about 81 years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
MRS. RABENEcK INSANE.
Her Inordinate Craving for and Over
indulgence in Liquor Made
Her Mad.

Coroner Hill held an inquest yesterday
upon the body of Mrs. May Rabeneck.
who committed suicide last Friday night
in her room at 4O3 Stevenson street by
hanging herself with a sheet to the bed
post She had made two gashes in her
throat with her husbands razor before
she hanged herself.
The testimony was to the effect that
Mrs Rabeneck was demented from ex-
cessive indulgence in intoxicating liquors:
Her husband IS a waiter at the Zinkand
and works until midnight. He testified
yesterday that he had pleaded with her
time and again to refrain from drink, but
that all his pleadings were in vain.
Il went to the saloons and groceries in
the block" he said, 'and asked the p-o-
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

ing's fatality; I knew each Of s the 9e,6%r four
men personally. They were fine 1ello"S :
ANY talk that two Of them were quarTeI
ing over girl is ridiculous and 1aisfe
All the men were good friends. Aelr
hours were unusual and they were c!oselS
allied and we're always together on ana
off duty No one more regrets the accl-
dent than I do. Just what caused 1t We
shall never know" .
T S Catlett, the assistant superinteno--
ent. was on the ground few minutes
after the explosion, but could detect noth,,
ing among the acres, Of debris that could
suggest its cause. Mr.. Catlett shares tne
opinion Of Mr.. Birmingham that any tax
of neglect of rrecaution caused by the
crew quarrelng is absurd.
In the little village of Pinole groups OF
men gathered In the saloons and on the
street corners and talked of the fatality;
Some had heard that Talbot and
Matthews were not good friends. and that
threats had been made by them, and that
the name of a respected young Woman OF
Pinole was mentioned as being the prime
cause of the trouble. Some believed the
rumors, others denied them, but all were
forced to admit that the truth would
never be known.
Next Wednesday Coroner Curry VIII
hold an inquest at Pinole.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

prfetors, for the sake of humanity, not to
give my wife any liquor. They promised
that they would not, and when l came
drunk | questioned her and she told me
that she had got the liquor at a place on
Mission street"
The woman had been on a protracted
spree for several days up to the time Of
her death, and imagined that people were
watching and following her with intent 10
do her harm.
The jury returned a verdict that the
woman committed suicide while tenn
porarily insane from drink.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
Mrs. Townsend,s Forethoueht.

When Mrs. A S. Townsend bought
twelve hundred copies of the Wasp SOU
venir and presented them to the returning
volunteers she evidently knew they would
be appreciated. Three editions of the
souvenir have been run off and rapidly
exhausted. and a fourth edition is now
issued to meet the extraordinary de-
mands.
T. The fourth edition gives up to date pic
lures, including the presentation of medals
to the volunteers and the arrival of the
California regulars.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
A Rebekah Social.

California Rebekah Lodge No 1 will
give a social to it's friends In its hall next
Saturday night
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

Advances made on furniture and pianos, with
IT without removal J. J.Noonan, lo17-1o2a Mission.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
The Dead.

G. T. MORGAN, foreman, single.
WILLIAM TALBOT. car dryer, single.
JOHN. MULHOLLAND, assistant, sin
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

See "Keith's' millinery window, Phelan
building, for novelties in new colors.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

~ MOTHER session OF the Repub-
" lican caucus will be held at B'nai
~ R'rith Hall tn-mnrrnW eVenfnp
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

The city clerk of Pueblo rejected
the regular populIst ticket fling on
the ground that the Omaha platform
forbids office holders in the conven,
tions, and yet the fling was certified
by District Judge Voorhees, and At
torney General Campbell, as chair,
man and secretary of the convention.
They had to appeal to the courts,
which they profess to despise, to get
their ticket fled.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

A Bent county democrat, writing
10 the Las Animas Leader, declare.
that he is anxious to vote for Grover
Cleveland for president and T. G.
Henry for governor. We have always
understood that democrat would
vote for the devil If regularly nomi-
mated on his ticket, bnt did sup
pose they would draw the line some.
where
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

Business continues to boom all over
the country. McKinley's first term
i only half completed and vet he has
redeemed every promise be made to
the people. No other administration
can show such arecord. In addition
he has done more than any other
man TO heal the fostering sores of
the civil war, and nuke the union
strong and great.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

As the seRson of the year Whsn pEeu-
mouia, u grippe. sore throat. coughs,
solids. ca;arrh. brunChitis add lung truo-
bles are 10 De guarded against, nothiIg
rs dne substitute wili answer the
purposo,s OF Is Just as good a. One Mic.
ute Cough Cure. That l. the one iufail-
having il II ~somethiog elise Is ofisrcd
you. /. IL. Myeu
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

The papers are laughing at the
Century Dictionary definition Of 'Gu-
bernacuIum:n ''The posterior trail
ing hagellum of a biaagellate infus-
orian;n but this is far better def
milton than anybody can give of what
constitutes democrat Globe Dem
o,rat.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05
Fno0aAN

For frost bites, burns, ind0leut sur,s.
eczema, saln disease. and especially Piles.
DE Wits Witch Hazel SalYe stands first
and best Look out for dishonest people
aho Try 20 initiate and eoIntertit Il. its
their eudoreaeut u a good articic
Worthless goods are not imiiatsd Got Ds
Wits Witch Hazel SaiYe. l. III. MynrE.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

There viii be three different JEFF
fersouian dinners in New York, each
of a newly copyrighted brand OF JET
fersonianism, and still no one expects
the democratic appetite for pie" TO
be satisfied.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

A Denver couple were married on
Saturday evening and applied for a
divorce on Monday morning. They
broke all records even il they did
avoid breaking the Sabbath.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

Western Texas has had drouth
for 50 long that it is said thar the
wolves aud cattle are going mad for
want Of water The people, however,
are not suffering they never use tie
stutI.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

The La Junta Tribune has entered
upon its 20th volume, it being one
of the oldest and also one OF the best
papers in this section of the state.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

j. Sheer, Sedalia. Mo. conductor on
electric street ear line, writes that hisiit
tie daughter was very low with group, and
her life saved after all physicians had
failed, only by using One Minute Cough
Cure. i. II. Myers
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

There was quite lively sqnabble
10 the republican city convention at
Garden City. There was an African
in the woodpiler in the person Of the
coon, who is city marshal.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

Municipal elections have been held
pretty generally throughout the
country this week. Party lines have
been almost completely obliterated
by local issues
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

The fusion governor Of Nebraska
last week vetoed resolution Of the
Legislature praising the gallant work
Of the Nebraska volunteers at Manila,
because they didn't belong to Bryan's
regiment
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

The Sheridan Lake Press speaks Of
fortunate man, who was struck
by the double tree Of wagon and
knocked down aud his shin broken.
Printers have queer idea about what
constitutes fortune anyway.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05
is.n.as. OF rdus.,lop.

Mistress saHgrllri i--'see. Bridget. |
can write my name in the dust on this
manteipiece.- Bridget Cadmiringly1-
There's nothir' Ike eddIcat'qu, after
all Is there. mum -
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05
p.annian.

Mother thrilling Teddy for his hrs,
party)-And now. darling. what is
greedy boy7 Teddy--A boy who wants
everything want
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05

IL You have cough, throat irritation
weak lungs, pain in the chest, difficult
breathing, Group or hoarseness, let MS
suggest Oae Minute Cough Cure. Al
ways reliable and safe. /. II. Myers.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-05
renehers. A.oselntien.

The 18th session 81 the Progcrs Coun-
y Teachers Association sill be bead IN
the school building at Lamar on SatuF.
day, April 5, beginning at 100 p. IN
FRpUHANs
"Deyelopmrnt % FrelinE~ By j Il
Puntsnney. with discussion by Mrs. I'm
lily o. LivRett, k V. Burke ami Mrs.
Zoa B. Merrill
',Deyelopment Of VII and Character
by Miss josie Erans with discussion b5
J. I. Smith, Miss Jieneys Morehouse and
A. 4. Crawfoni
Topics Tor discussion are found 10 Sal
~, parts 3 and ( inclusive.