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TOL. XXXY-NO. 24.
INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1889.
ONE
DOLLAR PER YEAR.
COL JOXES WAS MURDERED.
HIS BODY FOUND IN A MAN HOLE.
D Left Hi Flome Thnrsday Afternoon and
Wm t Seen .cln Alive Ilia tol-
ored fjcrvaut II! Slajer lie Con.
fetftet A Well Known ti&u.
Cixcivxati. July 27. The body of Col. A.
E. Jones was found this morning ia a man bole
cot far from his residence, murdered and
robbed. The murder of Dr. A. E. Jones,
familiarly known as Col. Jones, is cnc of the
most shocking occurrences that has ever oc
curred in Ciucinnati. The colonel was in his
seventy-seventh year, bat was as active as a
can of fifty. lie had always an inclination to
military life and kept it up by holding a con
nection with the Ohio national guards, serving
for a longtime as surgeon of the First regi
ment. Gov. Foraker, who was his neighbor,
appointed him a member of his statf as surgeon-general,
lie had been active in public
aUalrs, serving often in the municipal council,
ud had besides held several offices under ap
pointment from the general government. 1
He was perhaps more widely known in ('
rinnati than any other citizen. Dr. Jones le:
bis house about 3 :0 o'clock Thursday after
noon, wearing no coat, his feet in slippers and
went in the direction of his stable. lie asked
what time it was, though wearing his watch.
That was the last seen of him alive.
The family did not became alarmed
nntil after night and then prose
cuted their search quietly until yesterday,
when notice was given to the police. During
the day yp sterday a trail of blood was discov
ered opposite the doctor's stable on Cenie-tery-st.,
and being followed was traced to
Park-ave., thence south two or three squares to
the junction of Cypress-st. and Francis lane,
where on the grass was quite a pool of blood.
It was here in a man-hole of the sewer that
the body was found this moruinz. It was
wrapped in a ho-se blanket, or rather sewed
yip, so that it was drawn out by means of a rope
fastened around it by a man who had been
lowered for that purpose. The body had been
doubled up compactly, as if for convenience in
carrying, and it is apparent that the traii of
Wood was that which trickled from his
wounds as his murderer carried him to the
place where he thought to conceal forever the
trace of his crime, for he hoped the
water would carry thebody into the
river. It was found that the doctor's
tor's gold watch and money were gone. This
must have been the motive for the murder, as
the doctor had not an enemy in the world. The
police are already making arrests.
There was but a single wound. It was upon
the back part of the bead, and slightly on the
right side, as if a blow had been given from
behind. The theory now prevalent is that the
murderer was Charles Bligh, the colored ser
vant, and after committing the crime he hid
the body until cifiht, when, putting it into a
grain sack, he carried it to its place of coucenl
ment. Bligh was at the house all day yester
day, and told of his last interview with the
colonel. "When he left last night he said he
would return at 5:30 this morning, but he has
not yet been found. A hoe in the stable bears
marks which are pronounced as blood-stains.
MIS MURDERER CONFESSES.
Dr. Jones Colored Coachman Arrested
and Admits the Crime.
ClxcrxxATl. July 27. Charles Bligh, the
csehmaa cf Dr. A. E. Jones, was arrested to
tight at Madisonville. oa the Cincinnati,
Washington Baltimore road, not more
than five miles on an air line from the scene of
the murder. He was brought into the city and
taken before Supt. Deitsch of the police force,
where, without hesitation or restraint, he made
a full confession of the crime. His manner
was easy aa 1 his stoy ot the horror was told
with as little feeiinz as if he had been nar
rating the most ceremony lace events of a
dull day's experience. His story was as
follows:
"My name is Charles A. Bligh. I was born
si Richmond, Ky. Am twenty-nine years old;
am married. In March last I carne to this city
and on the third Wednesday In March engaged
to work for Dr. A. E. Jones as hostler and for
other work at Jö a week. On the afternoon of
Thursday las: I was working ia the garden
pulling weeds, when the doctor came out in his
f hirt sleeves wearing slippers and a slouch hat
aad bejan to scld me. I had just come out of
the barn where I had eone for a necessary pur
pose. The doctor told me he wanted the weeds
puiled out of that celery, and he did
not want any more excuses about
if. The doctor was cross and took
little stick and struck me, but it did not hurt.
It was just a little stroke. This was near the
ftabi; door. He talked pretty tierce, and
cursed me, and said again he did not want any
more excuses. I became angry, and as the doc
tor passed by me I picked up a bit of oak stick
tised in baling hay, and. using both hands, I
struck him a blow from behind on the back of
the head. lie fell and was speechless, but not
dead. He was not able to move; he only
breathed.
"I went on w'th my work in the earden until
about 6:30 o'clock, when I got a sack in the
barn that had been used for oats and put his
body in it. He was breathing yet, and drew up
his lezs so that I could easily push his body
into the sack. I then tied it up with a hitch
ing strap, and went into the house and got my
upper as usual. The folks asked me if I had
seen the doctor and I told them I had
nor. After supper they sent roe to
3Ir. Thornton's (the doctor's son-in-law), to eee
if he was there. I came back and told them
that the doctor had not been there. Then 1
went to J.he power houe and the cable road
and talked awhile with a colored man and
came back about 10 o'clock, took the sack
n my shoulder and carried it down
Park-ave. to the man-bole. Two per
pr,a were ahead of me as I went, but
I kept out of their way. I laid the sack down
on the grass while I took oft the iron covering
of the nan-hole and then threw it in. covered
up the man-hole and went back to Col. Jones'
house, and soon afterward weut ta
my own bouse on Washinsrton-ave. Next
c!ay I went back and worked as
visual until after coon, when they told me
I need not work any rnore. only I should stay
around. I ans ered questions many times that
dy that I had not seen the doctor. Last night
after I trot home, Andy Hudson came to ine
and said the detectives bad been to ask what
kind of a man I was. Hudson said he told
them I was all right so far as he knew, but he
paid from the way the detectives talked he
thought they were about to put the doctor's
disappearance on me.
'"This morning I did not get np till after 6
o'clock. I then packed my valise and went
down to Fulton to take the train lor Madison
ville, but rni?ed the train and walked out the
railroad and pike. When I potto Madisonville
J tried to find some people I usd to know in
Kentucky, anil when I trot to Simon Hu3.'
house the detectives got me. I did not t. Ä
Col. Jones' watch nor hi money. I did r
know he had his waP h or his money with him."
In aoiTtr t.j questions he admitted that he
lad stolen tj rum Dr. Morgan of Richmond,
Ky., some time ago. He first said he was ac
cused of stealing it, then that he got a part of
it, and at last that he got it all himself. He
aai 1 he belonged to a secret so'-iety in Kentucky
known as the "Independent Order of Immacu
laten." His confession was made in the pres
ence of about twenty persons. Dr. Robert C.
Jones, son of the murdered man, was present
at the beginning, but when the murderer he
ran to tell of how he struck his
riciiin the son was obliged to leave
the room. It is well that the prisoner
is under strong guard, else his hearties recital
would bring him swift retribution. The police
do not credit his story of not robbing h:s vic
tim. Only $.3 in money was found on him, but
they expect yet to find the stolen watch. It
lias been a long while since the people of Cin
cinnati have beea so profoundly shocked by a
crime as they are by this murder. If the
rrirninal bad aimed to strike a man the most
widely known he could hardly have been more
tiutnid than n selecting Dr. JL . Jenes.
A ROMANTIC GIRL'S ELOPEMENT.
The Deserted Lover Kevenges Himself In
& Very Sanguinary Manner.
Chico. CaL, July '2y. An elopement which
occurred here a few days ago culminated in a
tragedy this afternoon. The wedding was to
have taken place la&t Monday between a younjr.
niaa named Raymond Bierce, son of a San
Francisco journalist, and. Miss Kva Adkins, fl
I.-autiful young lady seventeen years of aj?e.
Bicrce's most intimate friend was a handsome
youn man Earned Neil Hubbs, and he was to
have acted aa best man at the wedding cere
mony. The day before the marriage was to
occur Miss Adkins; left her home and went to a
neighboring town with Hubbs. where the couple
were married. They returned here next day,
and this morning prepared to make a call
upon the bride's mother, Mrs. Barney.
Bierce heard of the intended visit
and went to Mrs. Barney's house before them.
When Hubbs and his wife arrived, he entered
the parlor and fired at Hubbs with a revolver.
Hubbs fell to the lloor, but also drew a revoi
verand fired. Four shots apiece were lired,
when Hubbs ran out of the room. Bierce then
placed the revolver to Mrs. Hubbs' head and
fired, inflicting a severe but not dangerous
wound. Hubbs re-entered the room and beat
liierce to the lloor with his revolver. Bierce
h .jn dragged himself into an adjoining room,
l i -crdtlie pistol to his head and blew his
. r.ii.-.s out. He lived about an hour and a half.
.' u-also received two bullets in the body, and
Hubbs was shot through the abdomen, the ball
Penetrating the spleen. His recovery is doubt
ful. Later investigation shows that when young
Bierce heard of the couple's intended
visit to Mrs. Barney, he went ; quickly
to the housed of the latter, stated he was
ill, and asked to lie down on
the bed just off from the parlor.
He had evidently been running, and as he ap
peared quite exhausted, he was at once shown
to the bed-room. In this he remained until
Hubbs and his wife had taken seats in the
parlor. Mr?. Barney had set her heart on the
marriage of her daughter to Bierce.and when the
elopement and marriage to Hubbs took place,
she expressed the wish never to see her dauzli
ter in her house a?ain. In a day or two, how
ever, she relented and invited the couple
home. It was in response to her invitation
that the couple called to-day, this being
their first visit. After a few words had
been spoken, Bierce stepped into the parlor,
spoke a formal word or two, then said : "You
area happy lookiug wedded couple," and re
tired again to the bed-roorn. Hubbs suspected
trouble, and drew his pistol, holding it at his
side. Bierce then opened the door again and
the shooting occurred as stated above.
The room where the fighting took place pre
sented a horrible spectacle. The walls were
spattered with blood, the furniture turned
over and broken and large pools of blood
covered the floor. Miss Adkins is Mrs. Bar
ney's daughter by her first husband. She
graduated from the hi'h school here a few
months since. Bierce has been employed on a
newspaper at Red Bluff until lately.
Mrs. Barney was placed under arrest to-night
on suspicion of being implicated in, or having
previous knowledge of the plot of Bierce
against Hubbs.
ANOTHER QUEER APPOINTMENT.
The New Third Auditor Claimed to He in
Defanlt as a Postmaster.
Madison M. Hurley of New Albany was re
cently appointed by President Harrison to the
responsible and important post of third auditor
of the treasury. This was Hurley's reward for
"setting" up the Third district convention to
select delegates to Chicago last year in the in
terest of Harrison apd against Grejham. -
nnrley is a political rustler with a question
able record. He was appointed postmaster
at New Albany by President Hayes and reap
pointed by President Arthur on Jan. 7, 185. A
suit is now pending against him in the U. S.
court in this city on his bond to recover cer
tain moneys alleged to be wrongfully with
held from the eovernment The suit was be
gun Oct. 16, and the declaration, among
other things, avers that Hurley, as postmaster,
did not render an account of receipts and ex
penditures, etc. ; that he failed to account for
all moneys, etc., coming into his hands as
such postmaster, as well as a large quan
tity of the public property of
the United States, etc., for which
said money and property of the United States,
etc., said Madison M. Hurley has never ac
counted to the United States, etc.; that he did
not faithfully discharge the duties of sail
office nor the trusts imposed upon him by Jaw,
etc.
The deficiency is evidenced by a certified
copy of a treasury transcript from the sixth
auditor of that department.
Mr. Hurley sets up as an auswer to the gov
ernment's claim that upon a contract made in
13 with W. C. Del'auw, deceased, the latter
was to repair for plaintiff's occupancy as a
postofflce a certain buildinz, upon which $2,000
was to be and was expended; that the rent of
each building was fixed at $1.000, and that the
deficiency alleged to be due was for rent paid
upon such agreement.
It appears strange that if the money were
paid for rent upon a clear contract operating
since 133, the time the building was first made
ready for a postofnee, there would be such a
declaration of deficiency made as now con
fronts the defendant. If rent had been detained
out of the United States funds since loS3, it is
scarcely probable that the objection would be
raised for the first time in October, 1S-S3. If
such were the cause of the deficiency that is
money paid on rent woy should it not cover
the entire two ears or more and be for about
$2,000. The government claims it was unlaw
ful withholding of the money and property of
the United States, and demands damages in the
sum of $15,X) and the penalty of the bond in
the same amount.
The case is pendinz. The issue has never
been tried. Whether Hurley is in default as
postmaster of New Albany is yet to be deter
mined. The government says he is.
Certainly it is grossly improper to appoint a
man to a position like that of third auditor,
when such a charge is hanging over him. If
Mr. Hurley is wrongfully accused, he should
be compelled to establish that fact in court be
fore being selected for an Important office.
CONFESSED HIS CRIME.
An Fleven-Tear-Old Hoy Tells How lie
Killed Ills Parents.
Mason City, Ia., Jnly 20. Wednesday night
last in Elk township, Clayton county, Wesley
Elkins, about eleven years of age, raurdered
his father and stepmother. After com
mitting the crime he took his infant
sister in a carriage and drove four
miles to the nearest neighbor, reporting
that he bad discovered his parents murdered
and lied to preserve his own and his sister's
life. Yesterday he confessed himself the
paricide. To Judge Hatch he related the
story of the crime. He had had some
diCiculty with his father. The night of the
murder he slept in the barn. Between 2 and .'!
o'clock he got up and weut into the house and
took down a rille, which was hanging in the
kitchen, loaded it, and went into the room
where his father, mother and sister were sleep
in ir.
"I ;i&;ed the muzzle of the rifle near my
fatliet head," he said, "and sent a bullt't
through his brain. This frightened my mother,
and she arose, and knowing- that I was dis
covered I went into the kitchen, seized
a club, went back into the bedroom and killed
my mother. I staid around the house about
thirty minutes, and then decided to arouse the
neighbors. I took the baby from the bed,
where it had lain .between its dear;
mother and father took it into the adjoining
hed-roora, removed its bloodstained clothing,
and with it in my arms went to a neighbor's
and related the crime that had been committed,
but shielded myself. I am guilty of the crime."
Dtlger Mast Ha riff.
LocTSVtLLF, July 20. Gor. Buekner an
nounced at noon to-day his refusal to interfere
in the matter of the execution of Charles Dilger
for the murder of Policemen Jone and Rosen
berg. Dilger's sister has been unremitting in
her e Sorts to save him and secured the signa
tures of nearly all the jurors to the petition for
a commutation of the sentence. The hanging
Fill tt&e place Weiaeslaj.
SOUND IN EVERY RESPECT.
SO SAYS THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Gov. Ilovey Issues Ills Proclamation De
clarlng tli e Sct&ool Book Law In Fore
Tho Indiana School Hook Com
panr Files Its llonrt.
"The new school book law is a long step In
the riKht direction. It is not quite what I
wished, but it is something," said Gov. Hovey
last nizht. "I want free school books myself,
and that is why I didn't sign the bill. But the
people have been robbed under tho old sys
tem, books beinif sold at 300 and 400 per cent
of their cost. The new law greatly reduces
the evil and I think under the contract just
made the people will derive a decided benefit."
Shortly after making the above statement
Gov. Hovey eigncd the proclamation putting
in force the new 6chool book law that is, he
formally announced the contract by which the
Indiana company is to furnish books to the
schools ot the state. The proclamation is as
follows:
PKOCT-AMATIOX BY THE GOVr.RSOU.
To the I'eoplc of Indiana:
Wherea, a contract has been made by the state of
Indiana with tho Indiana school book company, a
corporation duly organized unler the laws ot the
state, for the publication for use in the common
schools of Indiana the following named text-books,
to-w it :
First reader. Indiana educational serie-.
Jvcond reader, Indiana educational serifs.
Third reader, Indiana educational series.
Fourth reader. Indiana educational series.
Fifth reader, Indiana educational peries.
Lletuentary arithmetic, Indiana educational series.
Complete arithmetic. Indiana educational series.
Kleuientary geoerapbv, Indiana educational scries.
Complete geography, Indiana educational scries.
And with the Uowe'n-Merrill company, a corpora
tion duly organized under the laws of the stat?, for
th following named text-books, to-wit:
The Indiana cornniercir-.l writing hook, No. 1.
The Indiana commercial writing book. No. 1.
The Indiana commercial writing book, N. X
The Indiana commercial writing bo"k, No. 4.
The Indiana cotmneroia.1 writing hook, No. 5.
The Indiana commercial writing book. No. fi.
Not, therefore, I. Alvin P. Hovey, governor of In
diana, do hereby proclaim that such contract has
lren made, in pursuance of sec. fi of an act of the
Ffty-sixth general as ombly cf Indiana, for the
furnihins; of faid books in the public schools of the
state.
In witness whereof I have hereunto st my hand
and caused to be stfixed the groat seal of the state,
this 2Sth day of July, A. I)., lv'..
sf.alJ Alvin 1'. Hovey, Governor.
By the Governor,
CuaKLts F. Griffin, Secretary of State.
During the day the Indiana school book com
pany filed its bond in the sum of $215.000, for
the faithful performance of its contract with
the state. Gov. Hovey says it is one of the best
bonds ever given in the 6tate. It is signed by
Josephus Collett of Terre Hante, William Hcil
man, D. J. Maekey and E. 1. Huston of Kvans
ville, William Fleming and Robert C. Bell of
Fort Wayne, James Murdock of Lafayette and
Edward Hawkins of Indianapolis. These gen
tlemen schedule property to the value of
5io,000.
The contract by which the Indiana school
book company is to furnish text books for tho
schools of the state is now in full force and the
company will at once proceed to its work.
SupL LaFollette's force is busy furnishing in
structions to the various superintendents. Re
cently the superintendent submitted a number
of questions concerning the enforcement of the
law to the attorney-general, who yesterday
submitted an opinion which fully sustains the
law in every particular. The questions and the
attorney-general's answers are as follows:
Hon. Harvey M. LaFollette, superintendent of puis
lie Instruction. . .
Yon have put to me certain questions which I
cony an 1 answi r in their order.
Is the new seh'ol-book hw compulsory upon
the school trustees, or is it directory ?"
The language ot the act, so far as it defines the
duties of the school trustees, is imperative or com
pulsory in its nature, .ee sees. 7 and 8.
"2. Is the trustee liable on his official bond if he
refuse to make requisition or demand for the books
provided for by the new school law?"
Sec 7 of the act makes it the duty of the school
trustees toeortify to the county superintendent the
n u ai Iter of school-books provided for in the con
tract which are required by the children for ue in
the schools of their several school corporations.
That section defines the dutv of a truMee in that
particular. fre 5,523, K. S.j Uft, is as follows: "All
ottirial bonds shall ! payable to the state of Indi
ana; and every such board shall l obligatory
to such state uroa the principals and
securities, for the faithful discharge of
all duties required of such officers by any
any law, then or subsequently in force, for the use
of any person injured by any breach of the condi
tion thereof." Il a trustee fails to obey any com
mand of the new school-book lar. he will violate the
conditions of his bond, and will be liable in damages
in action thereon brousht by any person injured by
reason of such violation. -See, also, I 'avis vs. the
State; 4 Ind. 8.
"3. Can trustees retain the old books in the school
and permit the pupils to buy only such books as are
now Docesary ; or must they demand of the pupils
that they buy all new books, as far as adopted by the
state board, in order to secure uniformity
i he trustees are not allowed to retain the old books
in the schools and permit the pupils to buy such
hooks oniy as are now necessary. The trustees are
not given any discretionary powers in sn h matters
by the act under consideration. They possess such
powers only as arc given by t!.e cxnres's terms of tho
act or by necessary implication. The last proviso of
fee. 7 recognizes the right of ehool trustees to
il.-vise means and maku arrangements for the sale,
exchange or other disposition of such books as
may be owned by pupils at tie time of the adop
tion of th books under the provisions of the
act. No other powers are given them by the set
so far aa the books now in use are concerned. If
the legislature had intended that the trustees
should have the power to permit the use of the
old books it wouli have been conferred in
plain terms, or would have been made to
appear by the use of language warranting such
on interpretation without doing violeuco to the
ordinary rules of statutory construction. Again, it
is apparent that one of the object of the new law is
to secure uniformity in the use of achool books in
the common schools throughout the state. Jjuch
uniformity cannot be obtained if the pupils are
allowed to' rrta:n the books now in use, for some of
the pupils, by necessity, will be compelled to buy
the new books, while others would lw using the old
ones, to the utter destruction of uniformity. Upon
the trustees is cast the duty of selling tho books ami
sec'iring the desired uniformity. With this duty
dwells the corresponding j awerto demand that the
pupils shall buy the new books adopted by tho state
board of education.
"4. If patrons refuse to purchase new books and
send their children to school with iheir old books,
can they be compelled to purchase the newIy-adoptci
books, with the alternative of havingthoir children
suspended from school? ('an a child be excluded
from school privileges lor refusing to buy the newly
adopted books?"
The various duties enumerated in tho set, or
arising from necessary implication, devolve upon
theoificers of the law only, for none other than
oificiil duties are defined. The law, however, expects
pupils to ue the new books if they attend the com
mon schools, but it does not fix any penalty if they
attend the schools ami d not use the new books.
Therefore the question of punishment is neces
sarily left to the decision of the school authorities.
The trustees have the power to prescribe, by rules
that the new txoks shall be used by all the pupils,
and fix a reasonable punishment such as suspen
siv n, or the like it the rules are violated. This
principle U established by the decision of our su
preme court, in tho state vs. Webber, 109 Ind., ."1,
decided In lvt6, the opinion being written by f'hlet
Jus ice llowk. The accepted doctrine is that the
general power residing in school trustees to take
charge of the educational aflalrs of a district, or pre
scribed territory of any kind, includes the power to
nuke all reasonable rules and regulations for the
discipline, government and management of the
schools w thin the district or territory. It is (or the
chool trustees to decide what reasonable rubs shall
le prescribed for such purposes. Without such
rules there is do way to compel the parents to pur
chase new books, or prevent the pupils from using
f to old one;.
"5. Will an unexpired contract between the
county board of education and any other publishing
company than those contracting with the state be
binding upon tho county represented bv stch board?
Is a writtep eontraot, made or adopted by the county
board of education, blading upon tho corporations
composing stich school county. '
Ida no know of any Uw which bas authorized
such a contract. If there be noift, such a contract
has no validity as against the new law. I presume
you refer to the adoption of school books by the
county board of education under see. 4,43, It. S..
13iL Stich an adoption is not a contract in a legal
sense. The object of the law is to prevent the fre
quent ehanses of books.
"6. If the trustees Ignore the law and use the
books heretofore adopted and now In use, how can
they be compelled td order the use of the new ones?
If trustees order the books, ss reooired by law, and
keep the sarr.s on sale, ss provided by law, but fail or
refuse to enforce the use of the rauaeiitbe schools
under their Jurisdiction, how may such trar-teesbe
comrlled, If at all, to enforce the use of such books
In their schools."
The remedy Is the writ of mandate under sec 6S,
Ii. S., 11.
"7. Whit part of see. R. S. 1331, wb,!ch pre-
sribea tbe powers of coonty boards of education in
the adoption of text books. Is repealed by operation
ot this law? Ia other words, can county board
tereai:r dopt text books in grunmar, tiatory,
physiology, or any branches in which text books
naro not been contracted for by the state board of
education ; and If so, are such adoptions hound by
the limitations of six years, as herefoiore?"
The section you cite is now operative to the extent
that the county hoard of education can only adopt
such school boo'ks as are not covered bv th contract
made under the new law by the state board of educa
tion. By reason of tho new la the county board of
education can do more no than adopt school books
not included in the contract mentioned. Th con
tracts nullify all previous adaptions of school books
embraced within the terms of ttig contracts. In
other words, such adoptions do not prevail against
tho contracts made under Che new law.
"8. Can trustees, in ordering books for their
townshii s, order a les number than will be re
quired, In their judgment, to supply all of the pupils
in their respective st'hool corporations ?"
No. The statute says that they shall certify "the
number of school text books provided for ia such
contract required by th children for use In the
schools of their several school corporations. Sec 7. 1
Jn conclusion, I will say that the words "trustees''
and "school trustees" wherever use 1 in this opinion
are intendfd to include township trustees and tho
school trustees of towns and cities. The territory
nnder their control is the township, town and city,
respectively. See In this connection sees. 4.4H7,
4.4W, 4.439, 4,141. 4.445, IL S. lull. Kespeetiully sub
mitted. Louis T. Michener, Attorney-General.
IN WAYNE COUNTY.
An Excellent IMan For the Introduction of
the New Books.
The school authorities of the stalwart old re
publican county of Wayne have taken hold of
the school book matter in the right way. The
following extract from a report of the proceed
ings of the county board of education, taken
from the Cambridge City Tribune, is printed
for the benefit of other county boards:
The superintendent then devoted some time
in explaining the new 6chool law, and outlined
the object of the meeting.
Toints for consideration:
1. How to provide fur the introduction of
the adopted books. The superintendent in his
remarks recommended that the books be in
troduced gradually. That is, in all cases where
pupils had not yet completed the old books,
the exchange should be deferred until such
book is completed, however, provided, that all
exchanges should be completed at the close of
the year.
Superintendent Study of the Richmond
schools supported the county superintendent
on this point.
This subject was then discussed by various
members of the board and by some teachers
present.
Mr. Cates of Green township then made the
following motion: That the new books be in
troduced in the township schools at the begin
ning of the term. The discussion of the motion
developed the fact that the trustees thought it
would be best to introduce the books at the
beginning of the terra, thereby avoiding much
confussion in the chances.
Mr. Wineberg, who has traveled ex
tensively over the country, thought the people
were pretty well prepared for the exchange.
Trustees Thurston and Tin2le both spoke on
and favored the resolution.
The motion was put and unanimously car
ried. A number ot questions pertaining to the new
law were then asked and discussed, and in
answer to these questions, the superintendent
gave a brief outline of the text-book law, and
presented the following plan for its execution,
with special reference to the township schools:
The trustees would make out requisitions for
books on the following basis:
1. From the register obtain the number of
pupils in each grade of last year's enrollment,
2. Order as many first readers as there are
pupils in that grade. As many second readers
and copy books as there are pupils in the sec
ond grade. As many third readers, elemen
tary arithmetics and copy books as there
are pupils in the third grade. As many
fourth readers, elementary arithmetics, ele
mentary geographies and copy books as there
are pupils in the fourth grade. Two-thirds as
many fifth readers, two-thirds as many com
plete geographies, two-thirds as many copy
books and as many complete arithmetics as
there are pupils in the filth grade.
3. The trustee will send this order, properly
certified, to the county superintendent
4. The books should be kept at a convenient
place and should be sold to all persons calling
for them, whether residents of that corporation
or not.
This provision will enable patrons to buy
their books at their usual place of business.
This, however, will necessitate a lamer order
for the central points of the county, viz: Cam
bridge City, Dublin, Centreville and Rich
mond. EIGHT PERSONS KILLED.
A House In Chicago Demolished By Last
Night's Storm.
Chicago, July 27. It is just learned that
during the bight of the storm which prevailed
during the early evening an unfinished build
ing in process of construction at the corner of
Twenty-first and Leavitt-sts. was blown
down, completely demolishing a frame cottage
that stood beside it Fight persons were
killed outright and four badly wounded. The
killed are:
MRS. AMELIA BUTCH, thirty-nine years
Id.
AXXIE BUSCH, eight years old.
ALBERT BUSCH, six years old.
CORNELIUS FEHD1.VACUER,- a black
smith, thirty-three years old.
MRS. AREKA FERDINACHER, his wife,
thirty-one -ar old.
CORA FEI'.DINACIIF.n, five years old.
ALLIDA FERDINACHER, three years old.
LEA FERDINACHER, one year old.
The wounded are:
Charlf.s Brscir, husband of Mrs. Amelia
Busch.
Albert Brscu.
LrLA FERDINACHER.
ADA FERDINACHER.
THE WALL FELL OUT.
A Peculiar Accident in a Boarding House
Four Persons Hurt.
Kansas City, July 23. Early this morning
the east wall of the three-story brick building
at 227 W. Ninth-st. occupied by Mrs. E.
Norton as a boarding house, fell outward, car
rying with it the adjacent rooms, which ere
filled with lodgers, who awoke to find them
selves being hurled to the ground and buried
ia debris of bricks, plaster and household
furniture. No one was killed and only four
persons were injured, and they but slightly.
The injured are:
Mit Cam prell,
Mrs. Campbell
E. R. Hughes.
F. D. Fair.
The accident was caused by an adjacent ex
cavation, which weakened the foundation.
MISSIONARY DUNCAN'S CHARGES.
The Senate Committee's Investigation Falls
To Verify Them.
Omaita, Neb., July 20. The correspondent
of the See writes his paper under date of July
23 from J urn at Alaska, that the senate com
mittee on Indian affairs had visited New Met
lakat and 8i'ka and inquired into the charges
of Mr. Duncan, the English missionary, retard
ing the treatment of Indian women by the
white men. The committee failed to learn of a
single case where an Indian woman or girl had
been forcibly taken from her parents and made
to submit to the rile passion of men. They,
however, learned that the companionship and
virtue of the women is a matter of dollars and
cents and not difficult to negotiate for.
"The Sentinel's' Good Work.
Labor Signal.
The Seshtsel made a gallant fight for the
people and cheap school books, and has the
satisfaction of seeing the tentacles which
bound Indiana to the school book devilfish
severed. Jn view of its work in this direction
and its efforts in behalf of the Clay county
miners, The Sentisel- ought to possess an
easy conscience and an excellent appetite
about this time. The Signed is sorry that it
cannot say as much for iu esteemed friend, the
Journal.
The Iter. Father Curley Dead.
WASnXMOTOir, July 24. The Rev. Father
Corley, director f Georgetown cniTeriity,
died here to-day. lie waa the oldest living
priest in the United States, and, so fax as
Hoto, ia the vorld.
PLOTTERS AT WORK IX ROME.
DYNAMITE FOR BOTH POPS AND KING.
The Vatican and Qulrlnal Donbly Guarded
Owing to tlie Keceipt or Informatloa of
a Plot to Ulow Them Up A Royal
tVeddins Foreign News.
Home, July 27. The Vatican and the qulrl
nal are doubly guarded owicjj to the receipt of
information of a plot to blow up both with
dynamite. It ia rumored that the departure of
the pope will be forcibly resisted, and that the
government secret police watch the exits of the
Vatican.
A ROYAL WEDDING.
Eldest Daughter of the Princ of Wales
and the Earl of Fife.
London, July 27. Her royal highness, the
Princess Louise Victoria Alexandria Dagmar,
eldest daughter of the prince of Wales, was
married at noon to-day to Alexander William
George, earl of Fife, knight of the Thistle. The
ceremony took place in the private chapel of
Buckingham palace. The bridal party, con
sisting of the prince of Wales, Princess Louise
and Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales,
left Marlborough house, the residence of the
prince of Wales, at 11 :40 o'clock for Bucking
ham palace.
On the arrival in the Bow library of the
queen, wl.o was accompanied by the grand
duke of Hesse, the procession to the chapel was
formed. It comprised the queen, the members
of the royal family who had gathered in the
library, the king of Greece, the crown prince of
Denmark and other guests and officers of the
royal household. Upon reaching the chapel
the queen was escorted to the seat prepared for
her, while the other royal personages took
scats on either side of the altar.
The earl of Fife, who was attired in a High
land costume, and wore the garter of the Duffs,
accompanied by his groomsman, Mr. Horace
Farquliflr, took his position at the altar rails
and awaited the coming of his bride. The
prince of Wales, with the bride and Princesses
Victoria and Maud of Wales and members of
the household, arrived at the palace just before
noon. They were received by the lord steward
and conducted to the Bow library where the
bride was joined by the bridesmaids, who were
Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales, Prin
cess Louise of Schleswiz-Holstein, Princess
Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Vic
toria of Teck, Countess Feodore Gleichen,
Countess Victoria Gleichen and Countess
Helena Gleichen.
The bridal party then proceeded to the
chapel. The bride wore a duchesse dress of
white satin with a flowing train. It was
trimmed with orange blossoms. She also wore
a wreath of orange blossoms and a point-a-gaze
veil.
The clereymen ofllciating were the arch
bishop of Canterbury ; the bishop of London,
the dean of Windsor, domestic chaplain to the
queen; the Rev. F. A. J. Hervey, domestic
chaplain to the prince of Wales; the Rev. T.
Tiegnmouth Shore. The prince of Wales gave
away the bride. A choral service was sung by
the choir of t'ae chapel royal, St James.
The queen wore a dress of black brocade.
Her majesty appeared to be in excellent heaith
aud spirits. The princess of Wales was at
tired in pearl gray satin, brocaded with silver.
Her royal highness also wore a tiara of dia
monds. After the benediction had been pro
nounced the queen kissed the bride and cordi
ally greeted the groom.
After the wedding there were two breakfast
parties in separate chambers in Buckingham
palace. One party consisted of the Lride and
groom, the queen and other royal personages,
and the other for the gueets. Toasts were
given to the queen and to the bride and groom.
After the breakfast the earl and bis bride,
the princess of Wales nnd the bridesmaids re
turned to Marlborough house. Later in the
afternoon the newly married couple departed
for Sheen house, the suburban residence of the
earl of Fife, where a portion of the honey
moon is to be spent.
MEETING OF THE THREE EMPERORS.
lllsmarck's Greatest Diplomatic Triumph
About To lie Achieved.
Berlin, July 27. Copyright, ' 1S3!. The
greatest diplomatio triumph of Prince Bis
marck's life will be achieved if he succeeds in
his latest project which is to arrange a meeting
between the czar, Emperor Francis Joseph and
Emperor William in Berlin. News of tho
czar's assent to the proposition that he should
visit the German court on Aug. 23 was received
at the foreign office on Monday, causing the
greatest satisfaction. Frince Bismarck imme
diately communicated with Count Kal
noky, calling his attention to the op
portunity presented by the nearly
coincident visits of the czar and Em
peror Francis Joseph, and proposing that an
interview be held between the three raonarchs,
as well as conferences between himself. Count
Kalnoky and M. De Giers, the object being to
dissipate all misunderstandings. Officials here
have been instructed to maintain absolute
silence. They deny all knowledge of the czar's
intentions, and declare that they cannot count
even upon a visit from him. The semi-official
press have been similary directed to maintain re
serve on the subject, on the ground that criticism
might alter the present favorable disposition
of the czar. The official circle in Vienna is less
observant of secrecy, and discusses the chances
of any interview. Count Kalnoky, it is stated,
has placed himself in liistnarck's hands, but
refuses to make any overtures to the czar re
garding a meeting with Emperor Francis
Joseph. If Bismarck persuades the czar to
consent to the interview, the Austrian emperor
will postpone his coming until the ISth. He
will not be prfsent when Emperor William re
ceives the czar, but will go to Kiel for the naval
review, returning afterward to Potsdam, where
it is intended the emperors shall meet
The chancellor will return here on the 12th
and remain throughout the visit of the czar and
Emperor Francis Joseph. He is supposed to
be aiming not at a defanite treaty of alliance
involving Russia in the central European
league, but only to re-establish better relations
between the three empires and balk French
negotiations for an offensive and defensive alli
ance with Russia. He has a foothold for a re
newed entente in the czar's increased intensity
of hatred for the anarchists, i ecent communi
cations with St Petersburg regarding the
plotting of refugees in Switzerland lead
ing, to a common pressure upon
the Swiss government afford a
basis for concert of action by the three powers
against socialists, anarchists and nihilists. A
definite understanding as to this sphere of ac
tion would tend to modify existing enmities.
Even if only the semblance of amity were ob
tained, it would give new truarautees of peace
for several years. Frince Bismarck's chances
of arranging an interview have been strencth
ened by the support of the Russian embassador,
Count "Schouvaloff, but everything depends
upon the mood of the czar.
The Krrui. Zettung has semi-official advices
from St Petersburg saying: "The czar, who has
frequently altered his intentions regarding the
return of the visit of Emperor William, has
now assented nnder ths persistent entreaties of
M . De Giers and M. VishnegraJski. Since the
Borki accident, the czar has bad a morbid
dread of a railway journey, even with the entire
route guarded by select troops. He will be
accompauied to Berlin by the empress and the
whole imperial family. The party will proceed
to Copenhagen after leaving Berlin."
HUNDREDS OF PERSONS KILLED.
A Destructive Cyclone tn Hungary, Tran
sylvania and Bnkovina.
Vienna, July 29. A cyclone In Hungary,
Transylvania and Bukovina to-day swept over
several thousand squat mile of territory.
Hundreds of persons were killed, the crops
were destroyed and enormous damage was dona
to houses. The districts of Grosswondern,
ifZedia And ilohar were completely ravaged.
JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME.
Armstrong's Woods A sain Assumes a Peace
ful Aspect.
Sunday, the last day of the encampment,
was a very lively one at Camp Ilovey. It is
Quite probable that if our prisbyter.an presi
dent had looked in upon the scene he would
have been in favor of abolishing, not only drills
on Sunday, but also encampments. The scene
at Camp Ilovey throughout the day was such
as would put an ordinary Fourth of July cele
bration to blush, with the probable exception
that there were no firecrackers. The members
of the legion were oß duty and spent the greater
rart of the day m having an uproarious pood
time, while the crowd of visitors to the grounds
was as preat, probably, as all the preceding
days added together. The risitincj spectators,
however, were orderly, and there was seldom
one who occasioned any-trouble. It has been
a matter of comment that during the entire
encampment no annoyance has been expe
rienced from the genus toughs who are wont
to frequent free entertainments of this kind.
The number of carriages upon the ground yes
terday was greater than during the previous
afternoon, while the number of people trans
ferred upon the railroad trains must have ag
gregated two thousand.
The Sunday service, which was announced to
take place yesterday morning, under the con
duct of Chaplain l'arr, was dispensed with,
partly because rain was threatening at the
time and partly because of the condition
of the grove as a result ot the heavy rain early
yesterday morning. In the afternoon the
brigade dress parade came oil and made quite a
handsome spectacle, which was witnesed by a
big crowd. The contrast between this dress
parade and that of last Monday was cer
tainly very marked and showed the advance
ment that had been made by the troops during
the encampment.
At its conclusion the "march home" besran.
The entire First regiment marched from tha
drill ground to the railway station, where they
boarded a special train for home. They wera
accompanied by the Rockville battery. Later
on in the evenine the ditlerent Indianapolis
companies pulled up tents and came to the
city, leaving the Third regime at and a part of
the Second on the ground, 'these will break
camp this morning, and by noon all will be out
of the city.
Already the talk has begun about next year,
when it is proposed to have the biggest state
encampment ever held. At present the law
making appropriations for the state militia
limits the number of companies and places
other restrictions upon the growth of the
legion, but it is believed that when the legisla
ture sees the earnest work that is being done
by these companies, under the provisions of
the law, as it now exists, it will be willing to
amplify its accommodations. It need Dot oc
casion surprise if next year's encampment wit
nesses 3.0U0 troops on brigade drill.
In summing up the successes of the encamp
ment it would be unjust to omit reference to
the fact that much of the credit was due to the
efforts of Adjt-Gen. Koontz. who but recently
went out of office. The latter found the state
militia in a badly demoralized condition, but
by persistent work succeeded in building it up
to the point where it now is, turning it over to
Col. Ruckle in splendid condition. To Gen.
Koontz, too, more, perhaps than to any other
individual, is due the credit of securing for the
state militia fine uniforms. During his term
of office. Gen. Koontz prepared and sent out a
circular letter to the adjutant general of every
state in the Union, asking them to join in a peti
tion to congress to increase the allowance for
state militiamen sufficiently to furnish them uni
forms. The efiort proved successful, and con
gress voted a sufficient amount of money for
that purpose, the law taking effect July 1 last
STORMS IN ARKANSAS.
Oreat Damage Done to Crops and Prop
ertyMuch Stock Killed.
FAYETTEVlLLE, Ark., July 29. This section
was visited last night by the most terrible
electric and rain storm ever seen by the
oldest inhabitant Yesterday was the hottest
and most oppressive day of the season.
About midnight the clouds seemed to come up
from every point of the compass and met over
this city, where they hung for three long hours.
During that time it's safe to say that there were
more "timid women and brave men" in the at
titude of prayer than ever before
in Fayetteville. The Tearfulness and
grandeur of the scene beggars
description. There was not a vivid flash of
lightning followed by a keen clap of thunder,
but one sheet followed another in such rapid
succession th.-t they made the heavens so
bright as to be painful and blindintj to
the eye, while the reports of thunder
that followed appeared tu shake the very
foundation of the earth. It was simply awful,
and it is mot remarkable that it continued thvs
for hours, during part of which time the rain
fell in torrents.
The residences of Moes Mock, Moses Baum,
J. W. Walker, Mrs. E. E. Wade, tb- Rev. N.
M. Raeland, Judge B. J. Brown und the liv
ery stable of Koll Hannon, in which
one horse was killed, were struck by
lightninir. The large barn of Capt. Thomas
Brooks, editor of the Fayetteville j!epbfirnnt
was set on fire and destroyed, together with a
large quantity of hay, oats, corn and
five fine horses. The residence of Thomas
Holland, three miles from here was blown
to atoms and that of 11 Graham
in the same neighborhood was partly
destroyed. A number of streams art higher
to-day than ever before known. The Frisco
railroad bridge over White river is washed
away and crops along the river are generally
destroyed. Loss to farmers of this county will
be many thousand dollars.
KILLED HER AND THEN HIMSELF.
lohn Overman Murders Miss Maggie SraltU
and Then Blows Out Ilia Itrains.
Wabash, July 21. Special. A horrible
affair is reported to have occurred nt Xenia, in
Miami county, to-night Jesse Overman of Am
boy, aged twenty-two, murdered a Miss Maggie
Smith, aged eighteen, of the former town. He
has been a suitor for Miss Smith's hand for
quite a long time, but whatthe immediatecause
of the murder was it is difficult to explain. The
couple were seen standing in the yard talking
together about 9 o'clock, when suddenly Over
man pulled a pistol and shot twice at tho
young lady. As soon as she comprehended
what he was about she turned and ran around
the house calling plaintively for protection.
She fell finally to the ground, and died in a few
moments. Roth shots had taken effect As
soon as Overman saw that the younc lady was
dead he put a ball into his head and died soon
after. The affair has produced a profound
pensation, and unless ths murder proceeded
from a fit of jealousy on Overman's part, the
cause of the tragedies is involved in much
speculation.
WAS TIRED OF HER BOYS.
Mrs. Fannee Put the Poison In Her Sons'
l-ofTae,
Spbixgfxei.d, Mo., July 29. Luther Genoole,
aged eighteen, died two weeks ago from the
effect of poison which had been placed in hU
coffee at breakfast To-day the coroner's
jury rendered a verdict holding his step
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Fannee,
responsible for his death. They were
arrested and Mr. Fannee, in an interview to
night with the sheriff made a confession in
which he stated that he bought the poison at
his wife's request who placed it in her eon's
coffee cup. It was her intention, he said, to
poison the other son, William, but fortunately
he drank no coffee on that ruormn?. " The
motive for the crime was Mrs. Fannee's desire
to get rid of her sons, who caused trouble be
tween herself and her husband.
Appeared Before Judge Horton.
Chicago. Jnly 29. The five men accused of
complicity in the murder of Dr. Cronin
Coughlin, Begfs, Woodruff, Kunze and O'Sul
livan were arraigned in Judge Horton' court
this morn In?. AU pleaded not guilty. In the
case of Beggs, Coughlin, Woodruff and Kunze,
a motion to quash the indictments was made
and entered. O'Sullivan's attorney made a
motion for a change of venue from Judge Uor
ton'a court
CLAY'S GREAT DISTRESS
PICTURED TO KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS,
Judge Suit Investigates the Sufferings of th
Clay County TVIinera and finds Them
Far Worse Than Keparted A Call
For lielp to l Issued at Once.
Judge J. C. Suit returned yesterday from
tour of investigation among the coal miners of.
Clay county. He is the grand chancellor of tha
K. of P. of Indiana, aud made his investigation
in an oficial character. His visit was to de
termine what was necessary for the relief of
distressed knights. He visited Knightsville,
Cardonm, Carbon and other points. AS
Küightsville he visited a lodje of 1.70, of whom
128 were coal miners. He met representative
from all lodges from the coal-mining country.
"Judge, is there any distress?"
"Ishould say there is. The S exits el anl
A;r have even failed to portray it in all ita "
wretched vividness. You know I was not there)
on any political mission. I cannot be accuse!
of being a very rabid democrat. With ine was
a correspondent of one of those papers jur I
cow engaged in defending the operators, an
saying that all this report of distress is political
buncombe. I told the people who
net with me that I was cot
there to nrgue any political cause for th
strike, pro or con. It was evident to me that
great distress existed. Our brethren amon?
the miners and their families needed breai,
and it was my mision to see what help they
needed nnd try to provide it."
Judge Suit had with him a number of envel!
opes in which the miners had been paid. "A.'f
miner's outfit cost $15 to The company
hired a blacksmith at ?2 a day, to pay whocv,
the miners were assessed 1) 2' cents per ton, tn
company making a snug little sura. THE1
Sextixfl and AVw had worked bard for oon
tributions, yet their collections amounted to'
but 12 cents per head twice a week.
"I saw the wretched hovels erected by the
companies for about $75 apiece, for which the)
miners have been raying ?1 and 5 a month
rent. Pr. Thorn pon, a physician who baa
practiced there twelve or fourteen years, toli i
me that within the last forty days he hai
attended five women in confinement whosa'
children were still-born, from lack of nourish
merit.
' These miners, many of whom have spenfc j
their entire lives in the mines, away from the J
1 i;ht of day. would tlie under the hot sun o;
the harvest fields. There has been no intern'"
perance or debauchery worth speaking of. Th '
miners and their families have been well be
Laved.
"The company has been paying f"0 cents per'
ton and because it wanted to reduce the wage
to 70 cents per ton the miners struck."
The judge broucht home pay envelopes show
in in many instances, after immense d?
duetions, a balance of but $o or jS to the em
ployer for two weeks' hard work. He says tha
state of afiairs is much worse than he ever an
tieipated. An appeal to the order all over tha
state will be made for aid to the distressel
miners, and there is little doubt it will meet
with a liberal response.
Judtre Suit cannot be accused of partiality.
He held the office of judge of the Clinton cir
cuit court as a republican, appointed by Gov1-'
A. G. Porter, and is a stanch republican.
TWO CENTS PER DAY.
That Has Been the Income of Brazil Miner
For Two Months.
Brazil, July 26. Special. At the regular
semi-weekly session of the miners' executive
committee held to-day, the following was re
ported as the aid received since Tuesday!
Charles T. Bechtold, St. Louis, Jamest
O'Donnell New Straitsville, O., $20; IL At ton
Danville, I1L, $43,50; Indianapolis yews, 56S.50;
Cincinnati rout, $"0; Morgan & Gallagher.
Feru, $100, iron raolders union, Cincinnati,
$20.43; Joseph Brandruff, Staunton, $16.60;
local union Xo. 00, carpenters and joiners,
Evansville, $10; T. F. Bolzer. Clinton, Ind.,
$15'l.:f; committee. $10; total, $504.53. Number
of dependents, 5.S02 which is seven cents per(
capita. '
The total amount of cash contributions tv,
the miners' relief fund to date is is $0,025.4,
and provisions & makinea total of $7,128.40,
besides some private contributions made di'
rectly to individuals by farmers and others and
not reported throuch the committee. Thia
looks like a considerable sum, but as the aver-.
age number of dependents has exceeded 5,000,1
the amount per capita falls a little below
$1.50 for two month or more but a small
fraction more than 2 cent per day.
The miners nt the Iirir-aster, the Hamscrxv
and the Clay City nine were ont yesterday ;
caucusing the situation. At Clay City theyi
returned to work this morniucr. but another ;
meeting will be held to-day, and it is under-,
stood that to-morrow they wiil take some de j
cisive action on the proposed strike. The coal;
at these shafts has always heen mined at 10,
cenls less on the ton than the Brazil block. Ia j
other words, it i mined as bituminous, but ,
marketed as block. Should the miners ber
accept the 70 cents a toe, their acceptance j
would be followed by the usual cut of 10 cents'
on the ton down there. Mr. Tally of the Har-i
rison mine does not think his men will strike.
An Appeal In Behalf of the Miners.
The Journal of f'n tri ixiW, official organ!
of the K. of I, in its last issue con
tains a fervent appeal to the order wherever'
found for contributions in aid of the striking
miners of Clay county and their families. Tha'
appeal bears the fac-simile autograph signa
tures of the general executive board T. V.
Powderly, chairman; John W. Hayes, secre
tary; A. W. Wnght J. J. Holland. John Cos
tello and John Devlin. It declares that tha
strike has been exhaustively investigated by
N. T. A. No. 135, and has the fullest approvsl
of that body and tbat the board has carefully
examined into all the circumstances and is en:
tirely satisfied of the righteousness of tha'
miners' cause.
Declared For Arbitration.
Brazix, July 21. Special. The third an,
nual session of division No. 7, national district
assembly 135, K. of L., was held at Klinger'a
hall, this city, the latter part of last week. Tha
following officers were chosen for the ensuing
year: Thomas McQuade, W. M.; Joshua Hors
field, W. F.; J. II. Kennedy, secretary and
treasurer; John Kermode, auditor; R. S. Mann,
Silas Kauble, Georee Snowden, executive com
mittee. The assembly declared unanimously
iu favor of arbitration by statutory enactment,
compulsory upon the parties thereto when tha
legally constituted board shall have heard and
determined the cause at issue between employer
and employe.
They Won't Strike.
Brazil, July 2X Special. The min en at
the Lancaster and Harrison mines, near Clay
City, though they were visited by a committea
of the striking miners here and nrged to coma
out, after holding two meeting and caucusing
the situation, decided on Friday last, by a large
majority, cot to strike, and eo notified the com
mittee here.
OWNERS OF THE SOUTH FORK DAM
Sued For Fifty thousand Dollars Damages
For Causing Foss of Life.
Fotsbcrg, Pa., July 29. A suit has et last
been entered against the Sonth Fork fishing
club for damages for loss of life and property
occasioned by the breaking of the South Fork
dam above Johnstown, May 31. The suit ia
brought in this city by the widow and children
of John A. Little of Sewickly, a drummer, wha
lost his life in the Hurlbut house, Johnstown
by the flood. It is for damages for the loss cf
the life of Mr. Little and asks for ?50X Tha
defendants named are the millionaire owners
of the Cone maugh reservoir. Altocether tbey
number about fifty of Pittburg'a most wealthy
aud prominent citizens.