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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05
Killed by an Explosion.

WASHINGTON. Feb A premature ex-
plosion of nitroglycerin carelessly handled
by an operative at the Cerberin Manufac-
turing Company's plant at Ardwick. Md,
nine milss from this city, early this morn
ing killed Richard X. Martin, superintend-
ent. and slightly injured two workmen.
The building was slightly damaged, but
eight tons of material of high explosive
strength stored close to the scene of the
accident were not disturbed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05
Entire Fire Department Working on
the Ruins, with Little Probable
ity OF Saving Any Lives.
FIVE MEN HURT AT OGDEN
EXPLOSION AT THE RIO GRANDE
WESTERN PINTsCH GAS WORKS.
Fire Losses at Waterbury, Conn-Part
OF the KeeIey Institute at
Dwight, ILL.,, Destroyed.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. AT least nine firemen
were killed and five injured at a fire which
broke out tonight in the five-stOry stone
and brick building located at No S14 Chest
nut street, occupied by the American Tent
and Awning Company. The building sud
denly collapsed and the half-dozen
men who were caught in the crash had not
been reached by their hard-wOrking COM
panions two hours later it is almost abso-
lutely certain they have succumbed.
The Dead
AUGUST THIERRY, first assistant chief.
caught in ruins.
MICHAEL KEHoE. assistant foreman
of company No. 13. caught in ruins.
DANIEL STEELE, foreman of No. II
company, caught in the ruins.
WILLIAM DUNDON, pipeman.
CHARLES KRENING, pipeman.
PATRICK BERGEN, assistant foreman.
THREE PIPEMEN, names unknown.
caught in ruins.
The Injured
FRANK LINGO, driver of No. aerial
truck. thrown from truck while working
forty feet from the ground; seriously in
Jured.
MONROE MOORE. inspector for the I'm
perial Electric. Light Company, badly in
jured by falling through a shaft.
PATRICK MCCARTHY. engineer com
ously hurt.
WILLIAM JULIEB. Marshal ThIerry's
driver, caught by falling wall; seriously
hurt
WILLIAM WAND. foreman company
No l3 severely injured by falling walls.
The building in which the fire originated
was located in the old business section of
the city, and was erected about fifty years
ago The blaze, which proved hard one
for the fire department to master, had been
got practically under control, when sud
denly with absolutely no warning, it col
lapsed and came down in a heap with
noise that could be heard for blocks. Three
pipemen at work on the second floor had
difficulty in managing a line of hose, and
Assistant Chief Thierry was on his way
with other men to lend them aid when the
building collapsed. The men went down
with tons of twisted iron. brick, stone and
wooden columns enveloping them.
Chief Swingley who was in front of the
building directing his men, had a narrow
escape from death. AS the front wall fell
outward he scurried across the street and
fell under the aerial truck. The truck was
covered with debris and partly wrecked
and IL was 10 it's sheltering protection the
chief owed his life. Frank Lingo, driver
of the truck, was directing a stream on the
fire from the aerial ladder about forty feet
from the ground. when the wall fell. A
portion of the debris struck him, and he
was hurled through the air to the ground,
receiving probably fatal injuries.
Chief Swingley put his entire force to
work al once in an effort to rescue the bur-
fed firemen, but, although the men worked
hard. they had not been able TO reach them
at midnight. 1t is certain that all are
dead. as tons of debris cover them.
Following is a list of the losses: Amer
lean Tent and Awning Company, s25.O
Mclean estate. loss on building, SIS. 600;
Herman Ruppelt, job printer, $4,000; scat
tering. 5000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05
MURDER IN A RESTAURANT.
Mans Skull Crushed with n Potato
Masher in Quarrel Over Pies.

BUTLER. Pa, Feb. 4-Word has been
received from Slippery Rock. Pa, of the
death. last night. of Ernest Morrow, from
injuries received in brawl at the restau-
rant Of Jonathan Sneathan. a dispute arose
over the payment of a bill for pies, and in
the fight that followed Sneathan struck
Morrow over the head with potato mash
er crushing mis- skull. Sneathen claims the
killing was in self-defense and has sur
rendered 10 the authorities. Morrow's
father is one OF the most prominent men in
Butler county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05
Thirteen Lives Possibly Lost.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-There is every rea-
son to believe that three barges, coal laden,
from Newport News for Boston. have been
lost at sea as a result of the storm on sun
day night. and that thirteen people, COM
prising the crews, have perished. The
barges were the Antelope, Belle of Oregon
and Mystic Belle. They were in tow of
the tug Richmond, and the finding of a
piece of wreckage bearing the letters 90
Z. E." lends confirmation to the other in
formation at hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05
Steamships FIOated.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.-The British
steamship Europe, from London for Phila-
delphia, and the Erin line steamer Drum
mond, from Philadelphia for st. Thomas
both of which grounded in the Delaware
river during yesterdays gale, were floated
early this morning. They were found 70
be undamaged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05

ization Society. When food was given the
little ones it was said they grabbed 1t and
ate in ravenous manner" Mr.. Grout
says the police authorities will be asked
TO assist in the case to locate the runa-
way mother. 1t is not known whether the
father of the children is living.
Mr.. Grout said yesterday that a dona-
tion of $50 was received during the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05
One BODY Recovered.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 5. 2:S5 a. m.-The first
body taken from the ruins was that of
William Bundon at 2:SO this morning He
was barely conscious and badly crushed.
He was taken TO the hospital. No hopes
are entertained for his recovery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05
DELAY IN PATRICK TRIAL.
Juror Campbell III and May Not he
Well for Week.

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-The trial OF Albert
T. Patrick. accused of the murder OF VIII
liam Marsh Rice. not continued to-day.
owing TO the absence OF j. ID. Campbell a
Juror. who is Ill. His physician announced
tonight that he would not be able TO re-
sumo his place on the jury for at least a
week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05
DEED OF A JEALOUS WOMAN.


HAVANA. H., Feb. 4-Jealousy to-day
caused Mrs. Robinson McCool TO shoot
Joseph Lewis and her ten-year-old daugh-
ter, after which she shot and instantly
killed herself She left letter cOnfessing
her love for Lewis and requesting that the
three bodies be taken for burial TO Peoria,
where she had burial lot Her intended
victims were not fatally wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05

that the differential between pick and ma
chine mining required no argument 10 SAT
isty any body OF fair minded men that i
just He said the miners only wanted tne
check-of system in one particular district,
because the operators in that district nae
agreed to it In 1885 and had broken theh
contract in not esta blishing IL. lie SAID the
operators do not deny that the drivers anu
INSIDE employees should have UNIFORM
wage scale. He concluded by saying: ms
conference should not be continued lnoenn-
itely; We should either agree or disagree
and end it,"
F. l.. Robbins. of Pittsburg took the floor
to reply TO Mitchell. He said the scale OF
the miners should be esta blished on What
the books show. IF the records show that
there has been an increase in the selling
price of COAL said he. then relative
increase in the price Of mining should be
paid; If the records show decrease in the
price of coal, a relative decrease in the
price of mining should be paid. Isn't that
q fair proposition?" He said there should
be no discussion on the run-of-mine system,
and that the proposed differential Is Unfair.
He said the scale of the machine miner Is
based on the earning power OF ? miner, and
that the machine miner and PICK miner
receive equal wages on the present basis.
He said the machine miner even receives
more wages than the pick miner. As 10 the
other propositions he said they should De
referred TO the districts for settlement, as
they were purely local questions ana should
not be brought up in the joint movement.
Bringing such questions into the joint
movement, he said. is dangerous and liable
10 ln6 L dblCt WIN
Mr. Mitchell" said he. that we ought to
agree as quickly possible, or disagree. L
hope and trust that the good sense or the
men in this convention viii prevail so that
there will be a settlement based upon fair
ness and equity.
JOHN p. REESE HEARD.
John p. Reese, for the miners said there
are some propositions in the scale upon
which both sides ought to agree. IF we
can't agree he said ''let us say as
quickly as possible" He then moved that
the report of the committee be taken up
seriatim. The roll was called and the mo-
tion carried.
The first proposition, for a 10 per cent.
increase in wages. was then read. w. ID.
Ryan, of Illinois, moved to adopt ii. Pres
ident Mitchell said it had come to him
that some of the miners had expressed
dissatisfaction because they were not given
CONTINUED ON PAGE Z, COL. 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-05
FIRE LOSSES SCALED.

tance Of 500 feet The origin of the fire
Is unknown
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
VIRGINIA GH'Vh.Ry.

II is said that Mr.. Carter Scott had
good reason to believe that he could be
elected Judge of the Circuit Court OF.
Richmond without the recommendation of
TIC city bar. But when he learned that
the bar proposed TO act he said to his
friends that he was unwilling to accept
The position unless he had the approval
of his brother LAWYERS, and 50 he readily.
agreed to take pot luck with the other
candidates.
This is a pretty story and it pleases
us TO be able to relate It of a Richmond
lawyer But the story is further beau
ti..ed by the fact that after q friendly
t,ut none the less spirited contest IN the
meeting of lawyers. Mr.. Scott was finally
chosen. and The vote was made Sunani-
mous.
A story like this gives one the impress
sion of mellow music and fragrant how-
.ers Who says that chiralry is on the
wane in old Virginia?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
REALTY SALES TO-DAY
Sales .Few,if Any, yesterday, but Large
Offerings To-Day.

AS usual few sales occurred yestef-
day. But to-day will witness the offer
ing Of more property IMAM on any one
day in a long time. -
Here is the schedule cuilea from 't-o
advertisements In all the papers:
whole square bounded by PARK =
nue., Cedar Robinson and h-'ss.si,- ? go
streets. by Pollard and bSesos., 80
Eighteen brick and frame houses -,
Manchester. by sutton ana eS'iit IN. ~ ,.S,
4. L. Adamson besinEi'hs 8 :. 's' =>'''S@
IIonsa and los. No loa North Twenty
first Street. 80, o,,o
a,iz ~ saft- eIIa .l.1. 2f23 and 2i25 Balm
't si,- brick dwellings. Nos As 80, 81 81.
~. a,,4 rs North Twenty-second Street.
trE,,ess;,,,fs lot southeast corner / ssenty-
.bfr.I antt Perry streets
| 49,. ard lot %. Buffers Addition. on
nartb side cersley Street
tI,s,s. arf lot no. lis Canal Street.
Brrlar's gtd5ition.
Tot on Porter street, west OF Twelfth
Strset, al ).
House No. los Denny Street. Fulton,
b,. =, * catlin. at $50.
3 The property transfers recorded to-
day are given here:
Richmond: George D. Benefits tru,-
tee to NJ. J. Clay. ID feet on north side
Rose alIev. 80 feet west of Twentieth
Street $500
Guy Jackson. special commissioner. to
Samuel 4 NeaIe. 20 feet on south side
Floyd Avenue. 30 feet east from LON
barfp, So ST.,
s L. Jordan to Mary G. FInvd a s-la
feet on west side First Street. 100 90
fee. from Cary Street So 800.
Ferrico: s. p yveddilt clerk and John
NJ. King to NJ H. Fitzwilson. 60 feet
on Park Avenue. being lots 5 and 1 in
block z Leonard HEIGHTS in name OF
D. z. Fit7rEi1snn. for taxes. 81. cents
S P. Waddi'l clark to r. w starritt.s
LOT in block 20. Burton Heights In
name OF James Fl. Barton for taxa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
BAR TENDERS, UNION
Temporary Organization WI Be Mace
Permanent Next SundaY.

A bar tenders union VIII pe pei .Al-
nently organized at Smiths Han mex.
sunday afternoon. A meeting was heid
On sunday ana a temporary organization
effected, e,,,,,- discussed and
a committee was appoAs .s. ~ ~ ,.t.,,
,.,s,y Of getting them in the union.
The mporary officers are; PRESIDENT.
r, r .awrence; Secretary. Charles Ken
rs.w. Urea surer, Henry Rippon-
The Committee OF Conference-Messrs
yvilIiam Jennings. Charles Battige, Chas.
C;athbraitt. Joseph Ryan. Charles Roo-
erts and Mulcahey.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
Death OF AN Old NEGRO GEN.
TiEMkk,

That IS a very touching Story which
comes from Radford concerning ex-Gov-
e,,,or Tvler's old servant. Lewis Arnli
stead. When notified that he was free
he went al,ou, his business as trough
nothing had happened. HI, was at home
rs a slave, and he did not propose to.
leave because he was free He was a
member of the family, and remained :.
member until death removed him to his
home up yonder. He was devoted to
..Marse Jimnlie'' and his wife and chill
s dren, and they IN turn were devoted to
him. IN his strength he served them
faithfully and affectionately, and in his
declining wears they took care of hin,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
NO TURNING BACK.

Senator God. Of Clarke. yesterday Of
fered two companion bills designed to
reduce the appropriation for Improvement
Of the Capitol building from 10000 to
ss5 900.
We hope the bills will not pass. vir-
GINA is progressive State. and should
have State house in keeping with her
wealth and dignity The old building. in
its present condition is poor advertise
ment for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
1t is one OF the biggest relics we have
and it is very precious. but it is never
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
AZ EMERGENCY CURRENCY.

a epecfal from Topeka, Kan, Sdys
mar Senator Burton, of that State. 10
IN his way to Washington with cur
rencv relief bill, on which he has been
working for some time past. The bill
was prepared in accordance with sug-
re.t,ons OF western bankers. notably
those Of Kansas City and Topeka. and
,ts object Is to provide for relief In
time of financial depression. Its princi-
pal feature Senator Burton explains,
..are to give clearinghouse associations
in cities of $1,000 the same power as was
exercised in New York during the finan-
cial panic OF 1893 It is intended to give
right to issue emergency cur;ticy. or
tn make legal currency of the cer,i.l-
Gates they issue. Two important facts
must be emphasized in the consideration
of the measure. the certificates must be
issued only on the very best Of securi-
ties and they must be taxed at rate
sufficiently high to prevent the clear
ins-houses and the banks interested
t,cm receiving single cent OF profit.
Nv idea is to permit The Issuance of tho
currency for a period of not less than
thirty days, and not more than one year.
at an annual interest rate OF per cent
with this charge there would be no
chance for profit, and the clearing
house would not wish to keep the cur
rency in circulation longer than neces-
sary. Bankers have told me that the
measure is good one, and that law
framed along that line would afford re-
lief to the people In times of finare'al
distress
We do not know what the people OF
Virginia would have done in the cur
rency famine of 1893 if the banks ha3
not taken matters into their own han Is
and issued emergency currency This
currency was in the form of certified
checks or clearing house certificates and
passed around from one to another with
out question. The. people in the commun-
ity knew that these checks were good
and they took them without question.
But why should Senator Burton put
such restrictions upon his measure? Why
not repeal the prohibitory tax on State
hank issues and let the intelligence and
conservatism in the various States form
uiate plan to meet the demand?
This tax is form of government
paternalism and government interference
that is utterly unwarranted and uncon-
stitut!onal and an affront TO the intelli-
gent men of the various States. Bush
ness men are quite capable of handling
their business affairs without the aid
Of government ard if the government
would only stop interfering in this mat
ter it would not be long before a per-
fectly safe and elastic currency system
\ would be devised.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25

natective Wren will go OF on neeaea
,-9cation this week. He will recupela t.l &c
on a hunting trip. Sergeant Barley WIN
go with MIN.
The bar-room of Mrs II. NJ. X. moran,
NJ 3S1:. East Main Street, was reported
az baing open and doing business on
Sunday. re-.
district. made the report, The case VIII
he heard in the Police Court this morn
ing.
Major Howard has important infor!na-
tion for Mrs. E. 4. Stevens. and would
4 be glad to have her call at his office IN
the City Hall.
Somebody broke into ]. H. Heeke's
place on Brook Avenue early SUNDAY
,norning and carried of $40 In cash ana
four bottles of whlskey.
The police and detectives are looking
for the thief.
plate glass window in Sam Stern, S
pawnshop on Broad Street, near First,
was broken Sunday. night. and four pis-
tolls taken out. The theft was reported
d TO the Second Station. and the police are
looking into the case
Robert Coleman (colered,. charged on
a warrant with beating Kate Coleman,
also colored. was arrested by First DIS
trict officers yesterday morning.
James Gugfieid tcoioredo was taken y.
by the First District officers upon .
charge OF stealing two packages OF. ctot'. .,
ing and one package OF meat rem :
delivery wagon.
Isadore# Cohen, a clerk at No. l22,s VAN
Street was arrested by officer Ner!ie.
Yesterday on the charge OF atsehipsi -
10 indue-, ueoplesto go into his stoFs. -
was charged with interfering VILE psot's
on the street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
With a Comment or Two.

IL The Democratic party cannot anord 70
be unfair.-Richmond Times
That's so; and let US hope tnat the a, e
Is no tendency in that direction. OF
conrse. John Wise ct id are going to cry
fraud. but that WON'T make it SO. ana
the Democrats by their conduct will not
make it so.-Farmvilie Herald.
It Is almost impossible to pick up
newspaper nowadays without eelng an
account of negro beng iSnchesi. i 'A.,
this condition is going to prevail until
the better class of colored people teach
rho lower class to quit their meanness.-
Clifton Forge Review
And do you notice that these iynchtnss
are not confined to the South? The
latest was in Indiana.
OF course, Governor Montague is too
busy a gentleman to notice such a little
thing but it is a fact that the complete
returns from the Ninth District We're In
before his Thanksgiving proclamation
vas issued-Abingdon Virsinian-
Perhaps he felt thankful that the
Ninth District had demonstrated that the
Democrats meant all they said when
they cried out for honest elections That
IS indeed something to be thankful for.
" &
The free pass bill before the Georgia
Legislature which prohibited certain Of
fcials from receiving. and using railroad
masses. has been killed by the House and
now a member proposes to introduce
eliminating it obligatory upon the rail-
roads 10 issue passes to the said officials.
Columbus (Ga.) Sun-Enquirer-
+ Why not2 Some Legislatures thin;
they can make railroads do anything.
77- IA ~ K 49, Il
Virginia is no longer a relic State. 1t
is a living. progressive. up-to-date State,
and we should take advantage Of the
st. Louis show to let the world know
it.-Richmond Times.
OF course, but there are plenty of peo-
pie yet who would be content to keep
her in the relic class and will Kick Ike
steers at any appropriation toward ad-
vertising her as a progressive Common
wealth.-Salen Times Register.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
Court Of annaaIs

The following were the proceedings yes.
serdav8 IN the Supreme Cour, OF Appeals
OF Virginia:
. Harev VS., Morris. etc. Argued by John
= Chapman and c. f. Mcmillan for ap-#
Reliant. and General John E. Roller. for
annallae. ard submitted
South Norfolk Comrany VS.. Norfolk
Railway and LIGHT Company. Dismissed.
flanton vs.. lHeckscher and others. ar
Eued by r. l. Montague and continued
CntiI tomorrow.
The next cases to be heard are the At
lantic and Danvil1e Railway Company VS..
West and Tatun, VS.. Tatum. Nos Is and
*
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25

employer and employe cannot settle thetf
disputes without the interference Of gov
eminent we shall have lost our capacity
for self-government and will be COM
nei,ed to appoint Gar to rule over us
and make us behave
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
theleas relic. and Virginia Is no longer
roi,c s,tate We should sion ADVERTISING

theless a relic. and Virginia Is no longer
a relic state. We should stop advertising
our relics, and advertise our progress.
But apart from al this. the CAPITOL is
in dangerous condition and i needs to
be thoroughly overhauled m IS asverita-
bic old death trap. and many Of Virginia.
best men have lost their lives there The
halls in which the Legislature SIT are
poorly ventilated. and it would be reck-
less for the members to refuse to put
them In healthful condition.
The building cannot be patched up. It
needs to be rebuilt, and the appropriate
Of 500 coo is none too large for the work.
Let US not be penny-wise and pound
foolish.