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DEADLY FIRE DAMP.
Another Mine Horror Near Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania.
Nineteen Men Hurried Into Eternity
Without any Warning.
The Scenes of Sorrow and Sighing by the Be
reaved Families.
A most Miraculous Kscape of One of the
Miner-..
Cornellsville, Pa., Feb. 20.—At 6o'clock
this morning one of the most terrible ex
plosions that was ever known in this vicinity
Occurred at West Leiseniug shaft, a few
miles from here, resulting in a frightful lo3s
of life. The particulars are so meagre that
nothing definite is known as to what caused
the disaster. The latest report received here.
at noon, was to the effect that some seventy
five persons were at work in the mine at
the time of the explosion, and that out of
that number twenty-nine persons are known
to have met their death, and that many Of
the dead bodies have already been taken
out. Twelve were rescued, several of whom
Were so badly injured that they will die.
Every effort is being made to get at those
who are vet In the mine, and to learn the
full extent of the frightful accident. It is
thought at least 50 persons out of 75 in the
mine" are killed or so badly injured that they
will die.
A LATER ACCOUNT.
Uniontown. Pa., Feb. 20.—A little min
ing village, West Leisening, four miles north
»f here, was this morning the scene of the
most terrific explosion ever known in the
Coke region. The Cincinnati Coal & Iron
company, of which Judge LeUeuiugof Miuch
Cmink is president have 200 coke oven' here
which have been in operation about a year.
The works give employment to aboa": 100
men, and quite a little town has sprung up,
named after the president of the company.
The coal is obtained by means of a shaft,
which reaches the mine, a distance of 400
feet from the surface.
TnE EXPLOSION*.
This morning part of the force, who had
worked all night, left the mines a little after
8 o'clock, and seventy others took their
places, making the usual morning shift.
About half past 0 o'clock, while the men
were digging, suddenly, and without warn
ing, there occurred an explosion that con
vulsed the mine in every department, and
threw the men into utmost conster
nation. The scene of the explosion
was in one of the apartments fully 800 feet
distant from the bottom of the shaft, and
therefore about 1,500 from the surface open
ing, yet the report was heard on the outside
for a considerable distance, and caused such
a jar that the top of the derrick, a hundred
feet high, was knocked off. Two mules were
standing at the bottom of the shaft 800 feet
from the explosion, and the rush of air blew
one of them through a wooilen cage shatter
ing It to pieces. The other mule died of suf
focation.
A TERRIBLE SCENE.
The awful scene that ensued among the
terror stricken miners cannot be'descrlbed.
All their lamps were blown out. and they
were left in darkness and confusion. They
had not time to recover from the shock until
they found themselves unable to breathe. The
explosion of fire damp, a term which the
miners apply to the light carbonated hy
drogen, or coal gas, that issues in the roof of
mines, left the mine tilled with after damp,
which contains no oxygen,and renders it im
possible for life to be sustained for any time.
This after damp is densest in the upper part
of the mine, and hence the men hovered
near the bottom, but even here they did not
long find relief.
BABLEY'3 FEARFUL EXPERIENCE.
Of the men who were in the heading where
the explosion occurred, Dick Babley alone es
caped to tell the awful story. When the ex
plosion came and all the lights were blown out,
Babley was just changing his clothes. He
at once wound part of his clothes tightly
around his face and mouth to keep the foiil
air from choking him and gave the rest of
his garments to his companion with instruc
tions to take the same precaution. He then
started for the main entrance, bidding his
companion to follow. They ran over the
bodies of men and shattered wagons. They
could see nothing, but could hear the groans
of the dying men. Presently Babley's com
panion protested that they were not going
in the right direction, and turned back, and
like Lot's wife he perished. Babley pushed
on until he finally saw a light and was taken
out.
HIS MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
His escape is regarded by experienced
miners as the most marvelous on record. He
says, some of the men kept their heads un
der water, as long as they could, and would
have to change from water to fire damp,
until finally they gave up the unequal strug
gle. When the news of the explosion flashed
around, the families of the men gathered
about the shaft, and were crazy with sur
prise. Babley's story gave them little ground
for hope that any could be got out alive. So
dangerous was the after damp that.it was
fully two hours before one of the volunteers
could enter the mines. Many were on hand
ready to make the search, but unable to do
so until all hope of rescuing the unfortunates
alive had quite fled.
THE FIRST VICTIM OUT.
It wa9 about 8 o'clock when the first body
was brought out. It was that of Michael
Ripko, a Hungarian, whose wife and two
little children were waiting and weeping at
the shaft. His face bore no marks oi violence
and he had evidently died of suffocation. The
work of rescuing the men now went on
rapidly by willing volunteers, and at noon
nineteen bodies had been carried out. The
company's books were then examined, and
the roll called, and it was at once ascertained
that all the men were accounted for. The
work proceeded with quiet and order, amid
the sobs and subdued weeping of the stricken
families. The bodies were taken to the
homes near by, and laid out.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Bolton, of this place, with a num
bes of citizens, went from here and the in
quest began at half-past three. No testimony
was taken, except that which identified the
list, which is as follows:
Michael Heffern, an Irishmen, thirty-two
years, burned in the face, leavas a wife and
six children.
John Buckley, Irishman ,thirty years, un
married, no visible injury.
Patrick Kennedy, Irishman, twenty years,
burned in the face, unmarried, the only child
of a widow.
James Tracy, Irishman, forty-five, badly
burned in the face and body, single.
James Bailer, Irishman, thirty-four years,
terribly burned in the face; leaves a wife and
two children.
David Lloyd, Welshman, twenty-two
years, unmarried; burned in the head* and
face.
William Davis, Welshman, single, twenty
five years; no marks.
Thomas MeGarry, Irish, thirty-five years,
badly burned; leaves a wife and" three chil
dren, in Cumberland county, England.
John Hart, American, twenty-five years,
single, no marks.
Michael Ripko, Hungarian, twenty-five
years; leaves a wife and two children.
George Collis, Hungarian, twenty-five
fears; leaves a wife In the old country.
Danielßuchner, (colored,) leaves "a wife
in J two children.
John Murray, Irish, twenty-four years, had
been in America since May last; his wife
same in August, with one chiid.
Peter Watersjrish, thirty-one years,single,
is a brother of Mrs. Murray.
William Saring, native, aged about forty
flve, leaves a wife and four children.
Joe Bakos, Hungarian, twenty-eight years,
leaves a wife.
Andy Warmin, German, twenty years,
•Ingle, and sent his wages to his mother in
Germany every month.
Alban N. Hackney, this county, thirty-five
pears, leaves a wife and one child.
Garrie Mair, nothing known about him,
except that he was from Maryland.
Most of the above bore no visible mark of
violence, but had died of suffocation. Their
faces, generally, were very black, the smoke
and dust having been blown Into the skin.
The last man taken out alive was Henry Wil
lon, who _ managed to subsist on the air in
the very bottom of the mine till rescued. He
was almost gone.
THE MEN* CRAZED.
Many of those who were in other parts of
the mine suffered severely. Dick Balsley re
ports that the men acted much like horses in
a burning stable. They were bewildered.and
not knowing which way to go. refused to go
any direction. Some of them were so burn
ed that the flesh dropped oil them in places
when removed.
SCE3TCB AT THE HOMES.
The scene at the afflicted homes to-nl'-l.t is
heartrending beyond description. In Hack
ney's house lie two corpses, himself and May.
In "the house of the Hungarian Ripko, per
haps is the saddest sight, as this family leem
advanced far beyond their average country
men in civilization, and the home was cheer
ful and attractive. T:ie dead husband and
father lies opon a bed. His weeping wife
site at his head, kissing and caressing him,
wh le his two children stand by and call him j
jin vain- The party who went out from here '
i were so affected bi thi*seene,as they watched '
! the inquest, that they took up a collection for
the widow and children. Tic neighbors who
j come in and view the scene turn uway in
sorrow. After identifying the bodies
I Coroner Battou abjoorncd the Inquest until
Saturday morning. The company bear all
J the expenses of the funerals, which will ,
takephiee to-morrow and next day. The ac- '
cumulating of so much gas in this mine a>
to cause '.'.:ch an explosion is a matter of
i much surprise. No accident ever before oc- j
| curred here, and it was regarded as a rery
' safe mine. The fire boss, with a lamp, made
j the usual examination last night, and *>r.>- [
'< nounced everything al! right. The men had '
| left other mines Uiat w«reregarded as ntasafe
and had gone here to work, because there
j was no danger felt. The accident has c.ist. 4
j deep gloom over the community.
FATAL COLLISION.
Valparaiso, Feb. 20.—8y a collision to- i
I uay between the Santiago express and a
i freight train two persons were killed and sev
eral injured.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Coshocton. Pa.. Feb. 20. —A saw mill
boiler exploded yesterday at west Carlisle,
near here, killing two men named Ridcn
baugh and Buckmastcr, and severely wound
ing several others.
VALUABLE LIBRARY BUBNBD.
Troy, N. V., Feb. I<».— En-Lieut. GOT.
Gardner's residence, Bennington Centre,
Vermont, together with a valuable library, is
burned. Loss .^.OOO.
A BROKEN' RAIL.
Keokuk, lowa, Feb. 19. —This morning
he cannon ball train on the Wabash road
was wrecked near Glcnwood, Mu., and toe
bind coach was thrown from the track by a
broken rail mid overturned, and hurled a
distance of 100 feet, being completely de
molished. The passengers were all more or
less bruised and shaken up. Six were badly
injured. One had her collar bone broken ;
an old lady had her side and hips injnrcd.
Two men were internally injured and two
seriously.
A BRIDGE FALLS.
Leecuburg, Pa., Feb. 20.—The wire bridge,
spanning Kiskaminets river, at Apollo, part
ed its wire cables yesterday, immediately over
the pier in the middle of the river, and
went down with a crash. Wm. Henderson
and Harry Jenkins, crossing with a load of
sheet iron, were thrown into the river. Hen
derson escaped with a cold bath, but Jenkins
and the two horses were drowned.
bad fire.
Holbrook, Mass., Feb. 20.—WTiite's shoe
factory burned this morning, throwing 300
hands out of employment.
THE VISIBLE SUPPLY.
The Eeliabie Statistics of the Chicago
Board of Trade Very Unreliable.
Yesterday's Globe contained an article in
its special Chicago market review which
stated that the so called "visible supply" re
ports sent out from New York were uureli
abls and gave figures which it was claimed by
the compilers were approximately correct, at
least these figures showed
that the total visible supply of
wheat in the United States, including stock
in store, afloat and In transit to be. on the
16th inst., 34,242,253 bu. These figures in
cluded 2,908,315 bushels at Milwaukee, and,
it states, 2,020,000 bushels at Minneapolis,
but nothing is stated in reference to grain in
store at St. Paul aud in the country contrib
utory. If other districts as important as St.
Paul are left out of .Mr. Randolph's re
liable estimates it will be readily
seen how reliable his figures are when it is
stated that to-day the elevators of this city
contain of
Bushels.
Wheat 1,175,000
Oats 33,047
Barley 5,701
Flax 43,290
And that the contributory district has a stor
age capacity as follows:
Stenett Elevator t'o's. Bushels.
North of Glyndon, full 200,000
Wabashaw 250,000
Red Wing 300,000
Lake City 250.000
Hastings 100,000
Minneika 120,000
Winona 300,000
Prescott 75,000
Alma 150,000
Fountain City 150,000
Langdon " 20,000
Making a grand total of 1,915,000 bushels
capacity, and if these warehouses are only
half full, the 957,500 bushels added to the
wheat actually stored here, will make 2,132,
-300 bushels of wheat not reckoned in
the "accurate" showing of the
visible supply as given by
Chicago's board of trade secretary. Grain of
all kinds stored in St. Paul to-day amounts to
1,257,63S bushels, and St. Paul grain dealers
want to know why this little Item is left out
of the calculations of the Chicago Statistic
lan.
ON THEIR NATIVE SOIL
.
The Bodies of DeLong- and His Com
rades Arrive at New York.
The Story of the Search and Recovery of the
Bodies.
New York, Feb. 20.—The Frista arrived
at the dock this afternoon. There were no
deputized delegations to receive the bodies,
but there was a considerable number of the
relatives and friends of the deceased on the
dock of the steamship company. The re
mains were in steel-bound packages on the
main deck on either side of the saloon
skylights. All the bodies are not In
a state of preservation, and will not be ex
posed to public view. Lieut. Ward, of the
United States navy, representing Commo
dore Upshur, met the Frisia at quarantine,
and came, on it to the dock at Hoboken, and
transfered the cases of bodies to the under
takers, who will remove the bodies to the
pier and guard them until Friday morning,
when they will be taken to the pier on North
river and put into ten hearses and escorted
to the navy yard, Brooklyn. DeLong will be
buried in WoodlaWn cemetery, Dr. Ambler
will be taken to Philadelphia, and Boyd, the
seaman, to Virginia. The bodies of DeLong
and the six men will be taken to the Church
of the Holy Trinity, Forty-Second
street and Madison avenue, where the relai
gious services will be held. Lieut. William
Schults, who, with Lieut. Harber, left New
York on Feb. 4,1882, to find the Jeannette's
dead, gave an interesting account of his
search for the bodies. He told of his efforts
about the Lena river. How he and his com
rades had built a schooner, fifty-one feet long
by nine feet beam,and called it the "Search,"
and how the officers and men
took their four hours watch at
pulling the vessel like canal boat mules, on
stony shore, that wore out their boots. Lieu
tenant Schultz related how traveling by dog
and reindeer sleds, some 3,000 miles. Some
times he said dog sleds could make over 100
miles in a day. The reindeer had to be
driven comparatively moderately. The
lieutenant and his comrades, after they
found the bodies within ten miles of the
mouth of the river Lena, drove night and
day, stopping for nothing, except to eat
uutil they reached Irkutsk. At that place
the people welcomed the party with marks
of respect.
THE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE, THURSDAY MORXIXG, FEBRUARY 21, 1884.
THE OLD WORLD.
Bismarck Has His Say as to the
Return of the Condolence
Resolutions.
Gen. Gordon Fairly Worshipped by the
People of the Soudan.
Tokar Will Soon Know Whether They are to
be Relieved or Not.
THAT CONDOLENCE RESOLUTION*.
Berlin, Feb. 20.—The Official Gazette pub
lishes a communication from Bismarck to
Yon Eisendecker, directing the return to the
American house of representatives of its
resolution of condolence at the death of
Lasker. Th<- communication la dated Feb.
9. The rcich.-t.ig is convoked for March 6.
The following is the text: "Any recogni
tion in a foreign country of the personal
qsaiitli ! of a German, especially when made
by so important a body as the bouse of rep
r.-sc::t:.tivcs. is {rratitying to our national
fc 'lings. I should have gratefully accepted the
communication made by Minister Sargent,
and should Lave asked the emperor to em
power me to present it to the relchstag if the
resolution bed not contained an opinion re
gnrding the object and effect of Lasker's
political activity, which was opposed to my
convictions. According to my experience
of the political economic develop
ment of the German people, I cannot
recognise the opinion as one which the events
1 have witnessed would justify. I should not
venture to oppose my judgment to the opin
ion of such an illustrious body as the house
of representatives, if I hud not, by more than
thirty years active participation in the inter
nal policy of Germany, gained an experience
which justified me in attaching a certain
value to my judgment in questions of home
affairs. I cannot determine to ask the em
peror for the necessary power to communi
cate the resolution to the relchstag, because
I should have officially to advocate, before
the emperor, an opinion which I cannot
recognize as correct."
A SECEDER.
London, Feb. 20.—MacFarlane, member
for Marlow. has seceded from the Parnellites,
owing to the violent articles in United Ire
land.
TIIK TOKAR RELIEF.
London, Feb. :20. —The Tokar expedition
consists of 5,000 men.
KMOSa THE RUSSIANS.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 20.—A commission
is elaborating a vast scheme of reform in the
administration of Merv. The Turcomans
arc urging the retention of the native insti
tutions.
TO INCREASE HER DUTIES.
Constantinople, Feb. 20.—England has
given her sanction to a future increase in the
Turkish import duties.
AT CAIRO.
Cairo, Feb. 20.—The storm of yesterday
did no damage here, although the velocity of
the wind at one time was sixty miles an hour.
At Metropolis it blew down forty houses, in
cluding ohe church, and injuring several
people, but as far as has been learned, none
fatally. Among the injured, Capt. J. Willis
had his leg broken. The reports are very
meagre. It is also reported that several are
supposed to be lost from boats and skiffs, but
the report is not substantiated. At Paducah
the tobacco warehouse of Buckner & Go.
and Chess, Corley & Co., are the only houses
reported destroyed. No damage at Mound
City. The river here is 31 feet, 6 inches,
and rising slowly, but it did no damage to
the levees here.
GORDON SHOWS POLICY.
Khartoum, Feb. 20.—-General Gordon to
day held a levee to which the poorest Arab
was admitted. He has opened offices at the
palace to hear grievances. The government
books containing the records from time im
memorial of the debts of the people, whips
and bassinddocs have been publicly burned. A
council of Arab notables has been formed.
The prison in which 200 wretches loaded
with chains, had been found was ordered to
be demolished. The negroes held great re
joicing. The Europeans agree that Gordon's
proclimation was the only means of saving
themselves and the garrison. A fresh Bey,
Shilook, a negro, who won the decoration of
the Legion of Honor under Bozaine in Mex
ico, has been appointed commander of the
troops at Khartoum. All the Soudansee
troops stay in Khartoum, and the white
troops go to Omdurman.
WILL START ON SATURDAY.-
Cairo, Feb. 20.—The troops are arriving
at Suakim so rapidly that an advance on
Tokar will probably be made on Saturday.
To-morrow 2,000 men will muster at Trinki
tat. The military council at Cairo has de
cided to leave 1,500 English soldiers at
Suakim, sending 3,500 to Trinkitat. Admiral
Hewitt will make a simultaneous movement
from Suakim, while General Graham ad
vances by the hill road from Trinkitat on
Tokar. Scouts report Osmar Digma, with
7,000 rebels, guarding the defiles of the hill
road, leaving 3,000 of the tribe of Hadden
dowas to watch Suakim. The Sheikhs of the
tribes in Kordofan, Sennar, Dongola, Dar
four and all points of Soudan, are flocking
to Khartoum to meet General Gordon, at
tracted by his personal prestige, or by the
hope of peace or bribes.
A FIGHT BETWEEN THE NATIVES AND TH*
WHITES.
London, Feb. 20.—The recent fight be
tween the whites and the natives at Maculla,
arose through the agent of the Dutch factory
employing Kroo boys, to whom the natives
objected. Eight hundred natives attacked
the factory, which the agent defended with
cannon and armed men. During the fight a
number of the natives took shelter behind
the powder magazine. The defenders of
the factory fired into the magazine, which ex
ploded, killing many of the natives. The
fight continued several hours, when the na
tives withdrew, leaving forty dead.
MUCH PLEASED.
Madrid, Feb. 20.—The cordial welcome
given the new minister at Washington has
produced an excellent effect here.
THAT RESOLUTION OP SYMPATHY.
Berlin, Feb. 20.—The action of Bismarck
in returniug the resolution of sympathy at
the death of Herr Lasker, continues to excite
much comment from the friends of the de
ceased statesman in the reichstag, which pro
poses to demand from Bismarck an explana
tion of his course.
ready in a few days.
Paris, Feb. 20.—Enough materials of war
to accomplish the objects of France, will ar
rive at Tonquin before the end of February.
TRTING TO HAVE THEM RELEASED.
Cairo, Feb. 20.—The Austrian consul at
Khartoum, has forwarded to Mahdi £2,000 to
secure the release of the Catholic mission
aries.
COPIAH INVESTIGATION.
The Case Looking: Blacker as Each
Witness Testifies.
The Darkies Have a Pretty Hard Time of It.
New Orleans, Feb. 20.—The investiga
tion of the Copiah outrages were continued.
J. B. Allen, member of the independent
committee, testified that the mob at his
house threatened to burn the
house if he did not join
them. He followed the mob to Hayes' house
and saw him with his leg shot to pieces and
his wife shot fourtimes. He had heard more
shooting the two weeks preceding the elec
tion than he had heard since he left the con
federate army.
Jefferson Shields (colored) testified that
one hundred armed men came to his house.
One of them presented a pistol at his head
and said if I didn't vote the Democratic
ticket he would blow my brains out. He
started to the polls on election day, but see
ing the armed men he returned home. He
said he heard shooting throughout the coun
try on Saturday and Sunday.
Henry Edwards, (colored) testified five
men came to his house on Sunday before the
election, and put rope around his neck. One
put a pistol to his head and made him prom
ise to vote the Democrat ticket.
W. W. Buffkin, (white) testified that he
went to Tail Holt to vote. Saw six men there
with guns. There were no colored men
there. They had been run off. He heard
Hartmann say he had known for a week that
Matthews would be killed on that day.
CRIMES.
BUGG CAPTURED.
New York, Feb. 20.—Ruge, the Long
Island murderer, who escaped from Queens
county jail on Sunday, was captured this af
ternoon.
Rugg was returned to his cell In Queen's
county jail, from which he escaped on Sun
day night, and securely chained. Rugg says:
"I played off sick on Sunday night for the
purpose of trying to escape. The fit was a
sham. I assaulted Murphy. Mayor Debe
volse hit me with a club, and I hit him with
a stool, and ran as far as I could go up staire
broke a window and dropped from the,
window sill to the ground then
ran to the railroad track, and along it until I
reached the woods. Was in Winfield early
on Monday morning, and saw Baker and ran
back to the woods. Went to the village
again the same night, and asked a man to
buy me some crackers, and he did so. I
went back to the woods and remained there
until last night, and saw men with lanterns
looking for me. I ran past one, and got to
the church, where I slept all night. When
in the woods I met a colored man, who want
ed me to go to New York. I told him I was
afr.dd.
HIGHWAYMEN.
Uniontown, Pa., Feb. 20.—The people
living m the mountainous regions of Fay
ette county have been terrorized by a band
of highway robbers and burglars, who made
their headquarters in the mountains and sal
lied forth at night and frequently during
broad daylight to plunder. Two months ago
Fairchauce postoffice was robbed and the
United States inspectors have since been on
the lookout for the thieves. Early yesterday
forenoon the members of the band were sur
rounded while attempting to rob a house, and
in the fight which ensued, Sheridan Monteith
was fatally shot, but the others escaped.
From Monteith information was obtained
which led to the discovery of the hiding
place, and will result in the capture of the
others.
LEE WILL APPEAL.
Toronto, Feb. 20.—Judgment was given
in favor of the extradition of Lee, the Cin
cinnati forger, who will appeal.
POISONED CAKE.
Lagrange, Texas, Feb. 20.—Emma
McCoy, colored, to-day gave a poisoned bus
cuit to her husband's alleged paramour. The
latter instead of partaking of it, divided the
gift between two children, one of whom died
from its effects, and the other was saved by
physicians.
A STRIKE.
Canton, 0., Feb. 20.—About three hun
! dred miners, employed in mines along the
Coshocton "Valley railway, are out on a strike,
since the 15th against a reduction of ten
cent a ton, then made. The Salincsville dis
trict operators reduced January 15, and no
strike occurred. The New York & Ohio Coal
company followed last week, and the miners
are out as stated. These reductions have
been made in anticipation of the annual re
ductions in other districts, and the strike is
against reducing before March 1, when the
Hocking valley mines, which commonly set
the standard of wages for the most of the
Ohio districts, will reduce wages fifteen or
twenty cents a ton. No serious strike is ex
pected then, as the change of rate is accord
ing to customs.
THE EXTRADITION OP LEE.
Toronto, Ont., Feb. 19.—The proceed
ings for the extradition of Lee, of Cincinna
ti, have adjourned. Duhme, of the firm em
ploying Lee, testified under examination,
others besides Lee had excess to the checks,
and he did not know as a matter of fact that
Lee committed the forgeries charged. Lee
states, that he will carry the case to the privy
council in England, if necessary.
THE SUPPOSED MURDERERS ARRIVE..
Lincoln. 111., Feb. 20.— J. W. Hall and
David Long, supposed to be the Mount
Pulaski murderers, arrived here this morning
and were up for a preliminary hearing, but
the hearing was postponed for two weeks.
A DRUNKEN FATAL FRACAS.
Mt. Sterling, Ky., Feb. 10.—A party of
fifteen raftsmen, returning from the Licking
river to their homes in Magoffin county, be
came involved in a drunken fight. Elijah Lee
was shot dead and six others were more or
less seriously wounded by stabs.
FATAL DRUNKEN FRACAS.
Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 19.—A drunken
Indian beat his father this morning on the
head, crushing the skull. The wound is
fatal. The Indian is under arrest, and also
a white man for selling liquor to them.
FALSE SURVEY.
Galveston, Texas, Feb. 19.—The News'
Austin special says: The Texas Pacific rail
road reservation has been resurveyed by the
order of the state land board, and found
that the south boundary was placed four
miles too far south, whereby a slip of land
180 miles long and four miles wide was im
properly included in the reservation.
A FATAL QUARREL.
San Francisco, Feb. 19.—P. Delucca and
A. Nardini, two Italians in respectable cir
cumstances, quarreled on Saturday over an
amount due by the latter to the former, when
Delucca drew a stiletto and stabbed Nardini
six times. The latter drew a revolver and
fired twice." Delucca died to-day.
MURDERER TRACED TO ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 19.—1t transpired to
night. J. H. Hall was arrested here on last
Saturday, charged with being one of the
murderers of Charles McMahon, a wealthy
farmer living five miles from Mount Pulaski,
Illinois, and his two farm hands, Robert
Matheny and John Carloch, in August, 1882.
The arrest was made by Pinkerton's detec
tives, but they would give no information in
regard to the matter, and
started with the prisoner to-night
for Lincoln, 111,, the county seat of Logan
county, in which the murder was committed.
They also had in custody, but whether under
arrest on not could not be learned, a man
named David Long. The murder was a pe
culiarly atrocious one and created intense
excitement at the time, the entire county be
ing raised to the highest pitch, and rewards
offered by the state, county and relatives,
amount to $10,000. The bodies of McMahon
Mattheny and Carloch were found on Au
gust 21, 1882, in the tall grass near McMa
hon's house, with their feet hobbled, their
mouths gagged and badly decomposed, indi
cating they had been dead two or three days.
The crime was evidently committed for rob
bery, it being believed that McMahon had a
large sum of money In the house. Pinker
ton's detectives have been at work for some
time. Two or three persons will soon be ar
rested.
ITALIAN LABORERS TROUBLESOME.
Alliance, 0., Feb. 19.—Italian laborers
in the employ of the Cleveland, Youngstown
& Pittsburg Railroad company, have again
become restless over the failure of the com
pany to settle with them, and at 9 o'clock
last night a delegation from Minerva sur
rounded the general office of the company in
this city and notified General Superintendent
Lumley that he could not leave the
office until he had settled with each
of them in full. Mr. Lumley
explained to them that he did not have the
handling of the company's funds, and was
unable to accede to their demand. They in
sisted, however, and Mr. Lumley was obliged
to telephone to the mayor for assistance. A
posse of special police was soon on hand,
who ordered the Italians to disperse. This
they refused to do, and a free fight ensued.
After a number of the laborers had been
knocked down, the remnant sought safety in
flight. All is quiet to-day.
GUILTY OP POISONING.
Muskegon, Mich., Feb. 19.—Mrs. Korun
Larson, charged with the poisoning of John
Guild, was found guilty of murder in the first
degree this morning. Her husband awaits
his trial on the same charge. Guild was 60
years of age, and deeded his farm to Mrs.
Larson, on the condition that she should
furnish him a home during his life. He died
suddenly on August 1, and a post mortem
disclosed that death was occasioned by a dose
of "Rough on Rats," and the crime was im
puted to the Larsons. -
FARMERS' CONVENTION,
The Wheat Eaisers of the Ked River
Valley in Council at
Moorhead.
State Inspection Recommended, Transporta
tion East Via the Lakes and
Varieties of Wheat Dis
cussed.
Moorhead, Feb. 20.—The Farmers' con
vention of the Red river valley met in
this city this morning, and effected an
organization. Dr. Collins, of Grand • Forks,
was chosen chairman, and W. R. Edwards,
of the Warren Sheaf, secretary. A commit
tee of five was voted to draft resolutions, and
the chair appointed Messrs. Collins, of Grand
Forks, Mattison, of Wilkin, Palmer, of Mar
shall, Stebbins, of Richland, and Burdick, of
Clay, and instructed them 10 report at the
opening of the afternoon session.
A motion was made that a committee, to
consist of one delegate of each county rep
resented, be appointed to investigate the
feasibility and practicability of securing an
elevator at some point on Lake Superior.
After an animated discussion, lasting nearly
two hours, the motion was adopted, and the
chair appointed Messrs. Branders, of Wilkin;
Stebbins, of Richland; Edwards, of Mar
shall, and Loring, of Clay, and it was agreed
that other members should be added as dele
gations from other counties came in.
A committee consisting of Messrs. Loring,
Erickson, Hall, Brown and Palmer, of Mar
shall, was appointed to prepare a programme
to be carried out by the convention. The
meeting then adjourned to dinner. .
The attendance was greatly increased at
the afternoon session, and was opened by an
interesting address by Prof. Whitney, with
regard to the dealing of farmers with monop
olies. He gave a lengthy account of the dif
ficulty had by the farmers in Michigan with
the Millers' Association in securing the prop
er grading of Clawson wheat grown there.
They organized and worked effectively
to one end. The best chemists were em
ployed to analyze the grain and in this way
its bread producing qualities and its proper
value were established. The whole matter he
said was summed up in this. We must
know what we want to do and the best way
to do it and then we must work unitedly to
secure it. There must be no indifference or
disagreement among farmers. In Michi
gan we secured the right to ship
from any point to commission
merchants in the east and have them sell the
wheat, thus saving the commissions of three
or four middle men. He gave illustrations
of the correctness of the grader's certificate.
You must put your goods in the markets that
command the best prices, but with the least
expense; you must get inline of the great
thoroughfares; you must consider how many
months in the year you can ship by water and
remember that the Sault St. Marie canal gets
stopped early In the year. Get where
there are two or three railroads. There are
at Ashland the Northern Pacific and the Wis
consin Central, and the Grand Trunk Is get
ting there.
He spoke of the experience in Michigan,
in competition between steamboat and rail
road lines resulting in fair rates to shippers.
He advised the shipment to one direct, as
the commission men are in with the trans
portation lines.
At the conclusion of Mr. Whitneyjs address
the committee on programme reported for
the afternoon's work, the discussion of
"Wheat, the best varieties for cultivation,
grades and transportation."
Mr. Taylor, of Richland county, had raised
Blue wheat for two seasons. He had no
difficulty in selling it, and it was easy to
raise. He had found that Scotch Fife blighted
and crumpled badly.
Mr. Palmer had no experience
except with Scotch Fife, had
raised it six years, and it had always
graded No. 1 hard. He thought the time
would soon come when wheat would be an
alyzed and sold upon its merit. The Millers'
association will doit for their own safety. If
it is important to them, it certainly
is to the farmers. Eighty per cent, of
the voters were in favor of having persons
appointed by the state to grade grain. They
should be selected by the supreme court.
Mr. Palmer is chairman of the farmer's con
vention in Marshall county,
Mr. Burdlck followed and favored the ana
lytical process. He would raise what variety
he found most profitable, and re
sent any attempt at dictation by the
Miller's association. The entire afternoon
was taken up with the experiences and pref
erences of farmers in regard to the variety of
wheat, and as a result it was voted to use the
Scotch Fife till something better should
turn up.
At the night session Prof. Whitney made a
very interesting address, which was
well received, although two hours long.
Old Sachem Wins.
London, Feb. 20.—The Sundown park hur
dle race for the grand prize was won by
Canon's, (formerly Lorillard's) Sachem; M.
Dawson's Zeus, second; Rough Diamond,
third.
STOCK TARD3 OBOANIZED.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 19.—The Nebraska
Stock Yard company, of Lincoln, organized
to-day with a capital of one million dollars.
The leading Lincoln capitalists are interest
ed, and New York, Boston and Pittsburg
capitalists signify an intention of investing.
IN HOT WATER. ■
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CAUTION!
Secure the genuine and avoid disap
pointment.
Pending legal measures to restrain the use of
our name in connection with a so-called Malt
Extract, purporting to be made by a party who
has assumed the name of Johann Hoff, physicians
and consumers are cautioned against fraudulent
imitations of our goods, and are informed that all
GENUINE JOHANN HOPE'S MALT
EXTRACT,
for which we are and have been the SOLE
AGENTS and IMPORTERS since 1869, and upon
which the reputation of this article is based, is
sold only in our SPECIAL BOTTLE, and bears
upon its' label the name of
TARRANT & CO ,
278 Greenwich street, New York,
Established 1834.
Sole agents for the sale of the Genuine Johann
Hoff's Malt Extract for the United States and
British Provinces of North America.
Sew onr adv't rnnnlng In tnla paper.
FUEL DEALERS.
Full Weight and Measure Guaranteed by
mm & FOSTER,
41 East Third Street.
Established in 1864.
Coal &Wood
At bottom prices. Grate and egg $9.75, stove
$10, nut $10, Briar HillsB. 50. All grades of fresh
mined bituminous coal at .equally low prices.
Maple $6: Birch and Oak $4.75; Mixed $3.75;
Basawood $3 ; Dry Pine Slabs $3.
CHEMISTS HAVE ALWAYS FOUND
The Most Perfect Made.
1 PURE FRUIT ACID BAKING POWDER;
There is none stronger. None so pure
and wholesome. Contains no Alum or
Ammonia.
Mas been used for years in a mi/lion homes.
Its great strength makes it the cheapest
/is perfect purity the healthiest. In th*
family loaf most delicious. Prove it by the
only true test.
THE TEST OF THE OVEN.
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Who want glossy, luxuriant
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beautiful Hair mnst nse
LYONS KATHAIRON. This
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and fast, keeps it from falling
ont, arrests and cures gray
ness, removes dandruff and
itching, makes the Hair
strong, giving it a curling
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any desired position. Beau*
tiful, healthy Hair is the sure
result of using Eathairon.
WASHINGTON F.&L
Insurance Company.
PP.IN'CIPAL OFFICE, BOSTON, MASS,
Isaac Sweetser. President.
A. W. Damon , Secretary.
Agency in office ot St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.
Cash Capital, $1,000,000.
I. ASSETS.
Loans secured by mortgages on real
estate $84,960 00
Market value of all bonds and $t6ck* 1,125,810 31
Loans secured by bonds and stocks
as collateral ,„ 102,400 00
Cash on hand and in bank 143,490 05
Premiums in course of collection.,, 134,605 92
All other assets «..«,.<. 4.784 00
Total admitted assets.... $1,595,550 32
11. LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid up „,••«• $1,000,000 00
Reserve for reinsurance „....', 270,773 40
Unpaid losses ....'...«>. 113,442 00
Other liabilities *.* 21,571 35
Total liabilities, including capitalsl,4ll,7B9 72
Net surplus _ . 183,760 62
in. income is 1888.
From premiums received „. $505,434 77
From interest and dividends.... i.. 49,896 98
Total income $555,331 75
IV. EXPEXniTURES IN 1883.
Losses paid... ...,**. $819,980 09
Dividends .'»•>?....'» 20,000 00
Commissions and brokerage , 86,519 58
Salaries of officers and employes,» 18,552 22
Taxes „ 11,996 63
All other expenditures v>\.. A . 25,242 64
Totulexpenditures.........,-.„. $182,291 76
V. MISCELLANEOUS.
Total risks in force Dec. 31, '83.. .$37,345,500 00
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA tpt 1883—FIRE,
Risks written -,«.-. $794,995 00
Premiums received..,... ,t,. A,.., 1*1,939 30
Losses paid '..... #. . ;)ft. 1,656 84
Losses incurred ..i..... 10,415 84
STATE OF MINNESOTA, )
Department of Lvsuraxcz, >
St. Paul, February, 1884. )
I, A. R. McGill, Insurance Commissioner of the
State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that the
Washington Fire and Marine Insurance Company
above named, has complied with the laws of this
state relating to insurance, and is now fully em
powered through its authorized agents to trans
act its appropriate business of fire insurance, in
this state for the year ending January 31st, 1885.
A. R. McGLLL,
Insurance Commissioner.
New Hampshire Fire Insurance
Company.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE, MANCHESTER, N. H.
J. A. Weston ...President.
J. C. French Secretary.
Agency in office of St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.
CashCapihUsoo,ooo.
I. ASSETS.
Loans secured by mortgages on real
estate $88,246 86
Market value of all bonds and stocks 680,092 00
Loans secured by bonds and stocks
as collateral 88,629 17
Cash on hand and in bank 76,348 50
Premiums in course of collection.. 25,843 40
All other assets 5,988 00
Total admitted assets $905,147 93
11. LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid up , $300,000 00
Reserve for reinsurance 227,985 28
Unpaid losses 31,000 00
Total liabilities, including capital $758,695 28
Net surplus $200,162 65
111. INCOME in 1883.
From premiums received $437,792 07
From interest and dividends 45,544 40
Total income $483,336 47
IV. EXPENDITURES IN 1883.
Losses paid $254,245 05
Dividends 40,000 00
Commissions and brokerage 85,099 00
Salaries of officers and employes... 10,731 16
Taxes 14,099 91
All other expenditures 24,889 57
Total expenditures $435,064 75
V. MISCELLANEOUS.
Total risks in force Dec. 31,1883..537,874,200 00
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1883—TIKE.
Risks written $548,600 00
Premiums received 6,000 01
Losses paid 5,061 69
Losses incurred 8,169 04
STATE OF MINNESOTA, 1
Department of Insurance, >
St. Paul, February, 1884. )
I, A. R. McGill, Insurance Commissioner of the
State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that the
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Insurance Co.
above named, has complied with the laws of this
state relating to insurance, and is now fully em
powered through its authorized agents to trans
act its appropriate business of fire insurance, in
this state for the year ending January 31st, 1835.
A. R. McGILL,
i Insurance Commissioner.
OrsTSAHOB.
TRADERS !MinV i'lfc
PRINCIPAL OPTICS
E. Brick ingham p-
R. J. Smith D*)tHUuj
Agency in Offico of St. Pan! Fire k Hariat
Insurance Co.
Cash Capital, 8500,000.
'■ vtntn.
\ alue of real estate- owned $187,103 9C
Market value of all bond- and stocks 37-J.
Cash on hand and in bank 6t,W7 i-l
Premiums in course of collection... 4C.21S 86
All other assets 41.0TS S4
Total admitted assets $1,165,37 d IS
11. liabilities.
Capital stock paid up $."00,000 00
Reserve for reinsurance 217.462 40
Unpaid losses 44,10? 31
Other liabilities 41,999 01
»»
Total liabilities, including capital $303,564 73
Net surplus 361,814 33
111. INCOME IN 18S3.
From premiums received $412,380 46
From interest and dividends 38.95* 75
From rents and all other sources... CZJ 6,000 00
Totalincome $457,308 91
IV. ZrPENniTURES in 1883.
Losses paid $217,039 02
Dividends 50,000 00
Commissions and brokerage 71,002 08
Salaries of officers and employes... 27,81)5 64
Taxes -„ 14,860 45
All other expenditures -*„.«. 11,972 37
Total expenditures $3W,76d 13
V. MISCELLANEOUS.
Total risks in force Dec. 31, 1883 $30,759,900 00
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1383.—HHE.
Risks written fl ,. .$1,034,711 00
Premiums received /.... 21,013,75
INLAND,
Risks written ._„ ,_ $48,724 00
Premiums received.!.........' aO2 ti
Losses paid 7,988 01
Losses incurred..>.. 18,751 31
STATE OF MINNESOTA. '
Department op Insurance, J-
St. Paul, February, 1884. )
I, A. R. McGill, Insurance Commissioner of the
state of Minnesota, do hereby certify that the
Traders Insurance Company above named, has
complied with the laws of this state relating to
insurance, and is now fully empowered through
its authorized agents to transact Its appropriate
business of fire and inland insurance iv this stats
for the year ending January 31, 1885.
A. U. KcQILL,
Insurance Commissioner.
1
U. S. BRANCH
LANCASHIRE
Insurance Company.
[PRINCIPAL OFFICE, NEW YORK CITY.
a.
ienry R0bart50n..........«*...,U. B. Manager.
Agency in Office d St Panl Fire & Marine
Insurance Co,
L ASSET 3.
Market valnoojU. 9. bonds.. «(,*..51,360,4(54 £
Cash on nafld &nd in bank 36,849 TR
Premiums in course of Collection.. 58,500 73
Total admitted assets.-. «•.,..$1,453,314 f£
n. liabilities.
WrUS32£3B3L SK! 8
Other liabUitie^./4w*4,„.'M».**-*». ly.'JMfl
Total llablUtieat.---,..^.,..--- SSlfl.fllS <
Net aBQlu*.£ZJ?..l*££!&. mWB W
m. gicoga nrIBSU
From premiums received,. im>^^UQsUls\'4L
From interest and dlvidefiuX~s.V§» p9,Bw Q
Totalincome.--. ...- ... ..^ Sl.lM^SnS
n. ExramjiTTßiarA {833.
Lossespaia ...,,..„„.^,^ "1799,469 ft
Commissions and brokerage.,,.,** 157,448 3b
Salaries of officer's and emplpwfcf, IM<Bs9 H
Taxes.. .—».»»■ «*r^wk>^itc*>.v'. ?8,168§|
Total expenditares^^. .. r wsl,irB,B7»-<?'
V, SIoCKLLANEQCS.
Total risks In force Dec. 31,18 i$..iU9fi5d#Q(kfy i
BUSINESS EN UTNNESOTA iS 1883-rI?rKD.
Risks written............ , 4 „ . %fV #W»Ji,W* flfr
Premiums received.......*..,.... 90,914 Hr
Losses paid....,.-*....-.......* IS.Sjo (S
Lossdsincurrediv***^.....*..*.',* S»tW 0*
STATE OF MINNESOTA, )
Department of Insurance, >
St. Paul, Februry, 1884. )
I, A. R. McGill, Insurance Commissioner of the
State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that the
Lancashire Insurance Company above named, has
Complied with the laws of this state relating to
insurance, and Is now fully empowered through
its authorized agents to transact its appropriate
business of fire Insurance, In this state for the
year ending January 31st, 1685.
A. R. McGILL,
Insurance Commissioner.
CITY NOTICE.
Notice for Judgment
Office of the City Treasurer, i
St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 18,1884. J
I will make application to the District Court,
In and for the county of Ramsey, and State of
Minnesota, at the special term held Saturday,
March 8, 1884, at the Court House, In St. Paul,
Minnesota, for judgments against the several lots
and real estate embraced in a warrant In my
hands for the collection of unpaid assessments,
with interest and costs thereon tor the hereinaf
ter named special reassessments.
All in the city of St. Paul, county ot Ramsey,
and State of Minnesota, when and where all per
sons interested may attend and be heard.
The owners and description ot lots and real
estate are as follows:
Reassessment for Paving Waba*
shaw street, from Third street
to College avenue.
Davidson & Merriam's Sudivision of Lots 1 and
2, Block 22, St. Paul Proper.
Supposed owner and Am't ot
description. Lot. Ass'mt.
R D Sherman 2 $126 00
St. Paul Proper.
Snpposed owner and Am't of
description. Lot. Block. Assm't.
E P Lewis, S 23*4 ft of N 73%
ft of 1 8)
Same, S 23% ft of N 73% of 2 8 ) 103 00
Pat Keigher, N 30 ft of S 50
ft of 1 8)
Same.X 30 ft of S5O ft of.. 2 8 j 136 75
B & C H Sherman, X 100 ft
of 8 9)
Same, N 100 ft of 7 9 J 454 50
R P Lewis, X 19 5-12 ft of S
59 5-12 ft of 8 6)
Same,Xl9 5-12ft0f5595-12 J- 90 00
ft of 7 6)
John Sutton, S 30 ft of X 50
ft of , 9 0 )
Same, X 50 ft of 10 6j 136 75
Bazille & Guerin's Addition.
Supposed owner and Am't of
description. Lot. Block. Ass'mt
B F Sherman 1 11 $225 00
P MeManus. S % ot Ej% of 8 11 112 50
D H Valentine 7 7 67* 00
Frank Breuer ,N T % of S % *|
of 1 8
Same, N" % of 8 '/» of .2 8 V 225 00
Same, N % oX S % of 1 8
Same, X>'ofS % of 2 8 J
J W Cunningham, X 25 ft of i
S 100 ft 13 8 > 112 B0
Same, X 25 ft of S 100 ft of 11 8 )
Xininger & Whiting 1 2(
Same 2 2 f 750 00
I Achilles, 8 37% ft of 6 1 »
Same, S 37 % ft of 5 IV 187 00
Same, 3 37% ft of 4 l)
All in the City of St. Paul, County of Ramsey
State of Minnesota.
50-54 GEORGE REIS. City Treasurer.
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