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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
FRANK R. STOCKTON DEAD
NOTED AUTHOR AND EDITOR HAS
SUCCUMBED TO PARALYSIS.
He Was Stricken i'm Washington After
the Academy of Sciences Banquet
-Other Deaths Reported.

WASHINGTON. April 2O.-Mr. Frank r.
Stockton, the well-known novelist. died
suddenly here this morning from paralysis
Immediately resulting from hemorrhage
of the brain. He was a guest at the ban
quet held Wednesday night of the National
Academy of Sciences. when he was taken
suddenly and mysteriously ill. The ailment
did not at that time appear to be serious,
and for while the sufferer seemed to be
improving, but a change for the worse
came this morning and death occurred at IL
o'clock. BY his bedside when the end came
were his wife, who was a Miss Tuttle,
of Virginia, and her sister. He was sixty
eight years of age. The body will be taken
TO Philadelphia for interment. No further
funeral arrangements have been made as
yet.
Mr.. Stockton had spent the past winter
in New York and had done very little liter
ary work, preferring 70 rest. After a visit
OF nearly month 10 Atlantic City he came
to Washington, so that ne might attend
the banquet of the scientists. intending
then TO go to his beautiful home in Charles
town, w. Va.
Richard Francis Stockson was born in
Philadelphia on April 5, 1884, the son of w.
and Emily II. Stockton. He was graduated
from the Philadelphia High School and
after working on Philadelphia and New
York newspapers began his career as an
author (as Frank r. Stockholm by contribu-
tions TO magazines; he Joined the staff of
Scribner's Monthly and later was assistant
editor of st. Nicholas He was the author
of a large number of juvenile tales and OF
a considerable number Of novels, most OF
which were sprightly examples of quaint
humor. Probably the most famous of his
tales was THE Lady or the Tiger" Other
famous works were THE Great War Syn
dicate," ''The Hundredth Man." 1.-The
Grand Vizer of the TwO-Horned Alexan-
der and the various stories of the Rudder
Changers. OF late years his home was al
Charleston, w. Va.
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STORIES OF SURVIVORS.
Scenes of Horror the Doomed
Steamer Recounted by Passengers.

CAIRO. Ill. April 20-Mrs. Mulkey, wife
Of Judge Mulkey, of Metropolis, Ill. board
ed the City of Pittsburg shortly before the
disaster. She said:
Il got on the boat at Metropolis to take
passage to Cairo. All of the passengers
were asleep when 1 went aboard, and 1 at
once went to my stateroom and lay down
with my clothing 1t must have been
an hour or more when l noticed a bright
light shining into my stateroom, and L i'm
mediately got UP and opened the door and
saw that the front cabin was on fire. At
that moment the electric light went out. 1
got a life preserver and put it on, and man
aged TO grope my way by the fickering
light of the flames TO a door opposite. 1t
was the barber shop Then 1 groped further
down TO another door which opened out into
the guards. But few passengers were
aroused at this time, and I. with others,
climbed out over the guards and down the
railing hand over hand over the Hfeboat,
which was right below me.
II hung suspended by my arms for a
while and was caught by man who was
seated in the boat. BY this time others
ICONTTNTTLEn on PAGEs COL
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congressional district. All of the districts
have been heard from except the Tenth, as
follows:
First District-Christ Hewig. of Evans
Vile.
Second-Thomas Harris. of Washington.
Third-Josiah Emmery, of Salem
Fourth--N. X. officer, of Madison.
Fifth-Ernest Lee OF Terre Haute.
Sixth-P. II. Zehrung, of Cambridge City.
Seventh-Cyrus Neal. of indianapolis.
Eighth-W: II. Dunn, of Anderson.
Ninth-L. S. Baker, of Frankfort.
Eleventh-C. A Spry, of Logansport
Twelfth - William c. Geake, of Fort
Wayne.
Thirteenth-Capt. Charles Silvers, of Elk
hart.
The delegates from the respective coun-
ties composing the several congressional
districts will meet in Indianapolis at IL
o'clock a m. on Wednesday, April %, at
the following places: First district, Room
S3. Statehouse, second floor; Second district,
Room II. Statehouse. first floor; Third dis
trict, Room II, StatehOuse, first floor;
Fourth district, Room 55. Statehouse, sec
ond floor; Fifth district, Room So State,
house, second floor; Sixth district, Room
20. Statehouse. second floor; Seventh dis
trict. Criminal Court room. courthouse;
Eighth district, Room SO, Statehouse, third
floor; Ninth district, Room 35. Statehouse
house, second floor; Eleventh district, Room
IS. SatehOuSe, second floor: Twelfth dis
trct. Room 122. Statehouse. third floor
Thirteenth district, Room 112, Statehouse
At each of these meetings the following
officers and members of committees will be
selected:
One member of the committee on rules
and permanent organization.
One member of the committee on creden'
tials.
One member of the committee on resolu
tiOns.
One vice president of the convention.
One assistant secretary of the convention
Tickets to the convention will be distrib
| - -, NtS
trict meetings TO the chairmen of the
county delegations. Delegates and alter
mates will be provided with tickets for eacf
session by the chairman of their delega
ton which ticket will be taken up at th'
door The members of the committees a!
C0NTINIED ON PAGE p COL. Sd
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Entire Family of Eight, from OwensborO, Ky.,
Is Recorded Among the Dead.
Details Are Lacking, the Steamers Papers Were
Burned with er-Lists of the Saved and
Lost-Stores Told by Survivors

CAIRO. Ill. April 2O.-One of the worst
disasters IN the history of river naviga-
tion occurred shortly after 4 O'Clock this
morning near Ogdens Landing. near this
city. While almost all aboard were asleep
the steamer City of Pittsburg was discov-
cred 10 be on fire. and In a few moments
was burned to the water. The loss of over
$4,000 on the steamer does not include the
cargo. both being total loss.
The latest estimates are that there were
$50 persons aboard and that not more than
half OF them were saved. many being burned
or injured. AS the register of the steamer
was burned no list can be given either Of
the victims or or survivors. and in the
confusion it has been impossible to get
complete lists. Captain Parker admits that
the death list may reach sixty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONS.
women's Board VIII Discuss Them
Thoroughly at Omaha.

OMAHA. Neb.. April 0.-Presbyterian
women from twelve States that lie between
Chicago and the upper Pacific coast win
meet in this city on Tuesday for the an
nual gathering OF the Presbyterian Board
OF Missions. About three hundred dele
gates are expected 10 arrive before tho
meetings begin
The advance guard OF the mission work
ers arrived In the city to-day and are be-
ing entertained by the local committee The
sessions VIII begin on Tuesday and con-
tinue through Wednesday and Thursday.
They will be held In the First Congrega-
tional Church. the largest In the city There
Is much business 20 be- transacted. and
Mrs. George Tilden. head OF the local cx-
ecutive committee. expects the largest
sakherin< the bod has ever had.
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RI0TING IN JAMAICA.
North Coast Has Small Labor War
Tax DeIinquents Prosecuted.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April pa riotous
outbreak occurred yesterday at Annotta
bay. on the north coast of the Island II
was confined chiefly 10 conflict between
the police and coolies employed on an
estate. Police reinforcements, which were
Immediately sent from Port Antonio. put
an end 10 the fighting. Many persons were
injured and numerous arrests were made.
Hundreds OF persons are being prosecuted
in the island for nonpayment OF taxes.
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CHICAGO FIRE CASUALTIES.
Little Girl Killed and Several Per-
sons SeriOuaIy Burned.

CHICAGO, April N.-Several persons were
painfully burned and little girl killed IN
fire that destroyed the Monterey. five
story apartment house at No. 80 Thirty
ninth street. tonight. The flames spread
so rapidly that many of the occupants Of
the upper rooms who had retired for the
night were cut off from escape by the
stairways and were rescued by the firemen.
James L. Grimsted, one of the tenants,
in his anxiety 10 save his little girl, caused
her death. Instead of waiting for the fire
men, who were coming to his rescue, Grim
sted started down one Of the escapes with
his child in his arms. Just as he got TO the
third floor explosion of gas occurred
and he loosened his hold on the child and
she fell 10 the pavement and was killed.
The property loss is $4,000.
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COL. CHARLES MARSHALL.
He Was on Lees Staf, and Drafted
the Terms of Surrende-.

BALTIMORE, April 20.-Col. Charles
Marshall, military secretary of Gen. Robert
E. Lee during the civil war, and for many
years one of the leaders Of the Baltimore
bar. died of apoplexy at his home here late
last night. He had been i'm bad health for
about two years.
Colonel Marshall was born on Oct 30.
1880. at WarrentOn, Va. His father was a
nephew of Chief Justice John Marshall.
Colonel Marshall became a member OF
General Lees staff in 1862 and was at
tached to him throughout the war He was
the only member Of the general staff who
accompanied him at the surrender at Ap-
pomattox. and the terms or surrender were
drafted by him. For "A long time Colonel
Marshall was engaged on "A military history
of General Lees campaigns but was un-
able TO finish il. He was prominent in Demo
cratic politics in Maryland. He left a
widow, four sons and daughter.
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pleasure with his son. Pilot Henry Doss,
and when his body was found a mile or so
below the wreck he had on all his clothing
and life preserver. 1t is believed that
he died from the shock
A company on board a small gasoline
launch which happened along served coffee
as long it lasted, and this was all the
refugees from the City of Pittsburg had in
the way Of nourishment from O'Clock last
evening until the Kigore arrived here at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon
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MISTRIAL AT ST. LOUIS.
Murderer StrOther Escapes Judicial
Punishment for the Present.

ST. LOUIS, April 2O.-The jury in the
case against William Strother. the negro
charged with the murder OF A. Deane Coop
er. the millionaire, who was killed in a
bathhouse several months ago. was unable
TO agree on a verdict after being out all
last night and this morning was discharged
by Judge Ryan. The jury stood seven for
acquittal and five for conviction.
Strother was present in court when the
jury was discharged and appeared much
relieved over the outcome OF the trial His
case will go over 10 the fall term Of court
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LONDON. April pa fire broke out at
midnight last night in Hackney, popular
suburb of London, in printers warehouse
three stories high, the top floor of which
was used for living rooms. y dozen fire
engines and escapes arrived promptly at
the scene, but the flames were of over
mastering power and it was impossible TO
enter the building. When the flames were
finally under control the charred bodies OF
a man, two women and four children were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
CONVENTION PROGRAMME.
The Official Announcement for the
Two Days Session.

The programme for the Republican state
convention announces that it will be called
TO order by Chairman Goodrich at o'clock
p. m. on Wednesday, April %. and will be
formally opened with prayer by the Rev
Worth NJ. Tippy, of Broadway NJ. E
Church. Indianapolis.
The committee on rules and permanent
organization will then report the permanent
officers of the convention, and after the
address Of the permanent chairman the
reports of the various other committees,
excepting the committee on resolutions, will
be received. The convention will also dis
pose of any further business which may
properly come before il. reserving the re-
port of the committee on resolutions ana
the nomination OF candidates. The cOnven-
ton will reassemble at o'clock a. m. on
Thursday, April "a, receive the report of the
committee on resolutions and nominate can
didates for the state offices in the following
order:
Secretary OF state.
Auditor of state
Treasurer of state.
Attorney general
Clerk Of the Supreme Court.
Superintendent of public instruction.
State geOlOgist.
State statstician.
One judge of the Supreme Court for the
Fifth dictrict
Six judges of the Appellate Court.
1t is further announced by the programme
that the convention will be composed of
l6S7 delegates. apportioned among the sew
eral counties OF the State, on the basis of
one delegate for every 200 votes and ma jor-
ity fraction thereof cast for Hugh II.
Hanna for presidential electOr at the No
vember election. 1900. The programme gives
the apportionment allotted 10 each county.
Under the caption, Important il is an
nOunced that the convention will be called
10 order promptly at p. m. on the 23d and
at a. m. on the oath. Delegates are re-
quested 10 present themselves early so they
can be seated before the rush.
Samuel +. Kercheval is announced as ser
geant-at-arms with an assistant from each
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
Damage by Mexican Earthquake.

MEXICO CITY. April 20.-The earthquake
Friday evening covered a large extent OF
territory and reached down into Central
America. The lower section or the Pacific
coast of this country felt the shock very
severely. and at TaDachula. an important
town In the State OF ChiaDas. near the
Guatemalan frontier. the damage done 10
property is estimated at fully 81 900. 900. One
wealthy man estimates his loss at $40 0O0
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OF over 100000 from fire to-day, supposed
to be due TO spontaneous combustion. The
whole fire department was engaged Tor four
hours in getting the fire under control.
Andrew Moerlein was seriously injured by
falling from his buggy en- route 10 the nre.
Richard Porter and Jack O'keefe, both
firemen, were badly injured while on duty.
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DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
Partial Lists of the Lost and Saved
Many Persons Are Injured.

CAIRO. Ill, April 2O.-The side-wheel
steamer City of Pittsburs. en- route from
Cincinnati TO Memphis. was burned to the
waters edge early this morning at Og-
eens Landing, near Oimstsad, ILL.,, eleven
miles from Mound City, H., and twenty
four miles from this city. The early re-
ports stated that sixty-fve lives were lost
and that many were badly burned and 9TH
erwise injured. but the list of casualties is
no, yet definitely determined. Two boats
and every available craft from this city
went to the scene for relief. Efforts were
made to catch the New South. OF the same
line, at Paducah. and have her steam back
for relief but the New South had passed
Paducah upward bound before the telegram
was received.
Most of the passengers were still in bed
when Second Clerk Oliver Phillips gave the
alarm. The engineers at once started all
the pumping engines while the crew
brought all the hose into play. Amid the
streams of water on all sides. the flames
from the lower deck and dense clouds of
smoke the passengers rushed from their
staterooms and frightful panic ensued.
The appeals of the officers and crew could
interfered with those throwing water on
the flames as well as with those working
with the Hfeboats. Few could adjust life
preservers or do anything else for them
selves.
The smoke was sitting. Great clouds
foated through the blazing steamer, chok-
ror. Children cried pitifully. begging that
they be saved. They knew as well as their
elders that death confronted them and
clung to their mothers as though they alone
could save them.
FUTILE EFFORTS.
Lifeboats were manned and every effort
was made to save the passengers from the
floating furnace OF flames. Sturdy boat
men rowed as they never rowed before in
their heroic work OF rescue. From the
river banks the sparks from the burning
craft and the dense clouds of smoke, tinged
with tongues of flames from the vicious
bed OF IRE. made most impressive. yet
weird spectacle.
Boats were sent from the shore to help
in the work OF rescue. but the flames were
too surely consummating their work OF
destruction 10 admit Of saving all from
the inferno. Boats laden TO their limit
with passengers IN the scant attire they
were able TO gather. were landed at tie
river banks. As fast as one boat could b.
emptied II returned 10 the Inflated steam
sr. the heroic rescuers not waiting to catch
BIT OF rest
The burning steamer was quickly headed
70 the bank. but passengers had 60 juno on
the stern and. trying to swim ashore
through the swift current. many wer,
drowned. Many also perished in the flames
Only one yawl was saved. without oars
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Mother of DIR. y. ID. HtIIis

WOODBINE. Ia. April 20.-Mrs Mar
garet +. Hills. mother Of Rev. Or. Newell
D. Hills. of Brooklyn. died al O'Clock this
morning. Mrs Hills had been suffering
for several months from the effects OF a
paralYtic stroke.
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DIR. Meredith CIymer.

NEW YORK. April 2O.-Dr. Meredith ely
mer. prominent as a physician and the
author OF many works on medicine. died
here to-day DIR. Clymer was a graduate
of the University Of Pennsylvania and was
a grandson of George g Meredith. one
Of the signers OF the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence.
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Many Men Made Idle.

JOLIET. Ill. April 2O.-Three hundred
men will be thrown out of work for six
weeks as the result of a fire that partly de-
stroyed the plant of the Phoenix Horseshoe
Company here to-day. Loss, $4,000; no in
Surance.
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Texas Town Badly Scorched.

DALLAS Tex, April pa telegram
from Nacogdoches, Tex, says six brick
store buildings a frame hotel and two
dwelling houses were burned there this
morning. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
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BIG BREWERY BURNS.
Loss of 100000 on the MoerIein Plant
Three Men Injured.

cry of the Christian Noerlein Company. at
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KILLED BY FAST TRAIN.
Four Persons Struck by an Illinois
Central Special in Tennessee.

BOLIVAR, Tenn, April 2.-At Loone.
seven miles north of here, to-day, four
persons were killed and a fifth fatally hurt
by an Illinois Central Dallas Confederate
reunion excursion train. The dead:
DOLPH IRWIN.
MRS. DOLPH IRWIN.
GEORGE MURLEY.
MRS. GEORGE MURLEY.
The injured: Sarah Irwin, dying
The persons killed or injured were in a
wagon and attempted to cross the tracks
when the second section of the special
struck the vehicle.
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MANY LIVES ARE LOST
Steamer City of Pittsburg Burns to the
Waters Edge on the Lower Ohio.

Eighty Persons of the Passengers and Crew Are AC-
counted For, Say the Captain and Clerk, Leav-
ing Sixty i'm the List of Dead and Missing
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and the women were taken off in that
About twenty or thirty were taken off in
the yawl. The rest were picked up out of
the water. Help, except from people living
near by. did not arrive until 2:So this after
noon. and the passengers, with only night
clothes and without food suffered terribly.
The following partial lists were revised
UP TO midnight so far as possible with
meager Information obtainable:
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12

value Of the product in the preceding
census year Of 1890.
The figures alone show that the val
ue Of liquors consumed was less than
ten years previously, which IN a
measure indicates that less liquors are
consumed IN the country. but there
are two things which do not appear
that should be taken into considera-
tIon IN connection with these figures
The population Of the country had
greatly increased by 1900 over that Of
1890. and more liquors we're used I'm
arts and manufacturers than ever be
fore. These facts, together with the
fact, that values we're perhaps some
higher in the latter year go 10 show
that the consumption Of liquors, as
beverages, was greatly reduced in
1900 from the consumption In 1890
which is a hopeful sign that the advo-
Gates Of temperance ought not to lose
sight Of in their consideration Of the
temperance problem
The bulletin referred to shows fur
ther that in the decade there was an
increase OF so per cent in malt liquors
against the increase OF so per cent in
the decade from 1880 to 1890, which is
a heavy falling or, considering the
large increase In population.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
CHARLES E.
BURROWS.JR
STRANGE DROWNING IN PUGET
SOUND or FORMER SALEM
ITE.

Details Of the drowning OF Charles
E. Burrows. Jr, OF walla walla, early
Saturday morning. near Seattle. have
been received. It seems that Mr. Bur
rows was taking a cruise on Puget
Sound with his wife and baby. as the
guest OF George U. Piper on the yacht
Henrietta. which was anchored of
AL Ki Point Friday night. The yacht
was In about six fatboms OF water, aud
was about 400 yards from the shore.
All members OF the party retired at
1880. with the exception OF Messrs.
Piper and Burrows, who remained up
until about midnight. Mr. Burrows
last words were ones OF thanks for the
trip, which he had enjoyed, coming,
as he did, from the heat and dust OF
the Eastern Washington city. He was
heard during the night in his cabin.
but when Mr.. Piper went to wake him
at 8 O'Clock in the morning he was
not there. On investigation Il was
found that he was not on the yacht,
and all that was missing besides was
his night dress As the only possible
means OF going from the boat was by
means OF the tender and as that was
in lis usual position at the stern II
was at once concluded that he had
gone on the deck In the dark. and
stumbled on n hatchway. or through
some accident had fallen overheard
and was drowned.
Graphing was resorted to. and late
In the afternoon the body was pulled
up 10 the surface. and taken 10 Seat.
tle.
Mr.. Burrows was 81 years Of age,
and was born at Salem.
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the Seaside ana Mountain Resorts.
Tickets are now on sale Al All Sonth.
sIh faelnc and Corvallis & Eastern
X X Offices. through 70 Newport ana
iaqulna AZ reduced rates. Southern
racine trains connect with @ q E
az Albany and Coryalhs. All tickets
sooa ior return until October 10 1902
On June 2S the @. & E. trains from
1e'iol. = nesan leaving there at $3.50 a.
IN meeting the Bay train at ALBANY
az noon 's
Passengers for Detroit Breitepbush
ane other mountain resorts can leave
AAloAny the same afternoon. reaching
De'ioit Ia the evening. Tickets are
on On sale from Albany 70 Detroit af
$500, and from Corvallis Al Ss 9g so,.S
.ot return until October 10th. with
psishese % get on train al any poInt
east Of Aill City. FN'
lhe southern Pacific ComDanv h.va
nov on sale round trip tickets from al
pe,nA on their lines In Oreeon ~
sltnef ,ef Newport or Yaquina. Win nrivf.
So So 20 return via either East on West
sue divisions. IN connection win
80 -, =, a e three-day SUNDAY excursion
ueAets, sood going Saturday ana -
s-lnils Monday, are also On ale Al
49, ~ rates from an s. p. and 81
Euu Information can be obtaines q.
~ rates, time tables. efe hv ~--ls.'-
~'' 70 any 5. T. or @ a r aSe1t