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THIS AK US, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 18U3. it 1 Highest of aH in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Mm ABSQULrSTEItf PURE COASTED TO DEATH Fatal Accident on the Plaisance at Chicago. AN ICE COASTER FLIES THE TEACK A Man Killeil.'Two IVrsions Likely to Die ofTlietr Injuries ami Four Other Ila-iljr Hurt Fifls;lit Train Comes Apart on & Down Gradf autl Havoc and Wound, Re sult Cra,h on the Northwestern Other Fat:tl .Accidents. Chicago, Jane 15. The Frst serious ac cident since the opening of the fair has oc curred on Midway Plaisance. One man mangled and dead and six men and wom en terribly injured tell the tale of the last trip of a coasting train on the ice railway. The victims of the catastrophe are: Dead X. D. Richmond, Dunlap, Ilia., face terribly torn, three ribs broken and injured internally. Died one hour after being removed to Columbian hospital. Seriously injured Miss May Ayres. Chi cago, both legs broken, jaw crushed and internally injured: Carl Frick, member of the German Cavalry band in the German village on plaisance. rittht arm broken, nose broken and back and legs hurt; John Jacobs, Algerian village, jaw broken, crushed about head: Henry Jacobs, Alge rian village, left leg cut and bruised, in ternal injuries; D. S. Slater. Chicago, right leg cut ami bruised; Henry 11 Mct.eroth, Austin. Ills., legs cut. ringer broken and jtck hurt. Were Taking a Free Itide. The ice railway was completed in the afternoon ami was not open for business at the time of the accident. The ice rail way resembles a roller coaster track, ex cept, that the track is covered with artifi cial ice. The contrivance was tested by the builders and many trial trips were Bucessiully made with the workmen as passengers. The public became interested in the experiment and as nobody prevent ed people to k advantage of the oppor tunity to get a free ride. The train which met with disaster was made of tiiree sleds coupled together. As it was rounding a curre at a terrific rate of speed the pin. connecting the first and second sleds broke. The second and third sleds jumped the track, crashed through the frail rail ing and their helpless occupants were hurled through the air to the ground be low with tremendous force. Two of the Injured May Iie. A cry of horror went up from the specta tors. Guards rushed trthe scene, and in a short time the injured were removed in ambulances to the Columbian hospital near-by, where everything was done to re lieve their sufferings. Richmond never regained consciousness after the accident, and the physicians saw at once that there was no hope of saving his life. The other victims were made as comfortable as possi ble, and afterward some were removed in ambulances to the city hospitals and others were taken to their homes. Miss Avers and John Jacobs sustained the most ser ious injuries, and their recovery is doubt ful. The others, while dangerously hurt, are likely to survive. The accident is likely to put a serious check on the business of the ice railway and similar enterprises, for the time being, at least. TEN FREIGHT CARS RUN AWAY. Five Men Injured, One Fatally, on the Xirkel Mate Road. BUFFAI, June 15. Five men were in jured, one fatally, and twenty cars smashed in a wreck on the Xickel Plate road at Hamburg. A freight train of thirty cars was coming down the grade when it broke in two. The brakemen were not aware of the fact and the engi neer did not stop until he reached the foot of the hill. The ten runaway cars came dashing down the grade at the rate of fifty miles an hour. There was a frightful crash when they struck the forward sec tion and cars were telescoped and piled up to a height of twenty-five feet. Xews of the wreck was telegraphed' to Buffalo and a wrecking train and surgeon were sent to the scene of the accident. Trainmen who escaped and others from the neighborhood of the wreck went to work in search of victims. The first to be taken out was James D. Dougherty. H lives at Sharon, Pa., and with anotherman was workinc his wav to Buffalo. He was riding on the section that broke loose When the crish came he was tossed into the air and dropped into the wreck, where he was found unconscious. Joseph Cjuinn, of Sharon, Pa., Dougherty's companion, was pinned between the cars. Joseph Bus key, who was stealing a ride, was thrown twenty feet and rendered unconscious. The two other injured men were brake men, and were not seriously hurt. Dough erty, Quinn, and Buskey were brought to the hospital here. Dougherty was found to be terribly bruised about the head, his right leg fractured, and badly bruised tbout the chest. Quinn's right leg is frac tured above the knee, and he is injured about the head and face and ulso inter nally, and will probably die. Buskey has a broken shoulder and two ribs fractured. ly behind, was - telescoped.. A peculiar feature of the accident is that none of the passengers was killed or fatally injured. Switchback Car Jumps the Track. Philadelphia,, June 15. A car on the Switchback railway at Cape May Point, N. J., jumped the track and collided with another. Xine lersons were injured, two seriously. Lyiiia Woodward, aged 17, of Boone, Delaware county, Pa., has a badly lacerated acalp, suffers concussion of the brain, Arthur Harris, aged 23, of Darby, has a broken ankle. Another Uullding Collapses. Keokuk, la., June 15. The three-storj brick building on Xinth and May streets fcas collapsed. Part of the building is oe eupied as a saloon, which was crowded at the time. The collapse came without warning and buried a number of the occu pants in the cellar. Harry Young was taken out first, having sustained injuries that are thought to be fatal. John lieal was terribly bruised about the chest, but will recover. Robert Gillard, Dan Stebin ger, Charles Jenkins and William Higham were all injured, but not seriously. Four Men Seriously Hurt. Pittsburg, June ;5. An accident oc curred at the old government building at Fifth avenue and Smithfield street, caused by the collapse of the third floor. Four men were badly and perhaps fatally hurt. The injured are: Anthony Mungen, cut about head and face and injured internally; Patrick Harmon, serious scalp wound and internal injuries; Tim Owens, leg broken, body badly crushed; Franco Barro, head, face, and neck terribly cut. Several other workmen' were less seriously injured. HAS MIXED SOME MATTERS UP. The Decision in Colonel Ainsworth's Man damus Case. Washington, June 15. The decision of Chief Justice Bingham on the petition of Colonel Ains worth would seem to bring matters down to the very simple basis of requiring Dr. Patterson, the coroner of the District of Columbia, to prccecd with the inquest o,-er the Ford theatre victims in place of Dr. Schaeffer, whose assump tion of powers as deputy coroner has been declared illegal by the District supreme court. The part that affects Colonel Ainsworth most is the decision that lie has uo rights liefore a coroner's jury un less permitted bv the coroner. The chief justiced has uncovered a "state of things, ' howeuer. if his decision is final that there is no deputy coroner in the Dis Vict and that all Shaeffer's acts have been f.ivalid. The coroner. Dr. Patterson, is incapacitated through age, poor health and deafnessfrom acting as coroner and Schaeffer has acted for some time past. Kvery case in which Shadier has acted is void. Seven commitments for manslaughter and murder are illegal and the culpritsare unlawfully held. In fact the decision has raised quite a sensation. The commissioners of the District of Col umbia decided to order a new inquest over the victims of the Ford s theatre disaster, and directed Mr. Thomas, the attorney for the District, to assist Coroner Patterson in jonducting it. In view of Dr. Patterson's ill health the commissioners thought ser iously of appointing a new coroner, but on Dr. Patterson's statement that he could conduct tie inita if Mr Ttacias were allowed to assist him the inquest was or dered. Dr. Patterson decided to resummon the old jury, Warner, Hanvey, Ayre, Kel logg, ischneider, and Sibley. THE HARVESTER IN COURT. NO PASSENGERS WERE HURT. Railway Wreck on the Northwestern Fireman Leaklns Killed. Cedar Rapids, la., June 15. Particulars have been received here of the partial wrecking of the limited train Xo. 2 on the Chicago and Northwestern railway, going east, at Belle Plains, forty miles west of Cedar Rapids. The train was running at A speed of fifty miles an hour, being behind time, and in a deep cut dashed into a flat car that had been uncoupled from a switch engine about two miles up the track, and was going down grade at the rate of twenty miles an hour when the collision came. The passenger engine was demolished and overturned. William Leakins, the fireman, was instantly killed, his body being taken out of the wreck badly mangled. Engineer Thomas Keefe was severely scalded, bat it is thought he will recover. The baggage car was completely demolished and the chair car. immediate- A Suit Involving $5,000,000 for Infringe ment of Patent. Xew Haven, Conn., June 15. Proceed ings in a suit for which more than 5,000,- 000 profits and damages will be asked have just been started by J. G. Richardson, the well-known reaper and harvester expert of this city. The suit will involve nearly all the leading reaper and harvester manufac turers of the United States, including the combine and such well known firms ns McCormick Ac Co., of Chicago; Champion Company, of Springfield, Ills., and the Wood Reaper works. Suit has first been brought against D. M. Os'borne St Co., of Auburn. The complaint sets up that this com pany and others have for a number of years been engaged in manufacturing har vesters on which a device is used, the es sentials of which the complainant holds letters patent for. The device in question is known as the trip-hook mechanism for delivering or discharging gavels of grain of a uniform size. The patent, which it is claimed the defendants have been infring ing upon, is number lSl,ik4 and was granted Thaddeus Fowler, of Seymour, Conn., Aug. 2i.lSTi. The patent, therefore, expires Aug. 20 next. Two Iisliops Conserrated. XEW York, June 15. Rev. Dr. John McKim, D. D.. and Rev. Dr. Frederick Rogers Graves, D. D., have been conse crated as Protestant Episcopal bishops of China and Japan at St. Thomas' church. This was the first occasion in the history of the Protestant Kpiscopal church that two foreign missionary bishops have been consecrated at the same time and place. Kight bishops acted as consecrators and there wire present a large number of clergymen from ai! over the country Reported Against the Trust. Springfield, Ills., June 15 Chairman Salomon, of the joint committee which in vestigated the Whisky trust, submitted his report to the legislature todayi The report recommends that the pending suit instituted by the attorney general at Chi cago be vigorously prosecuted; the laws are amply sufficient if enforced to crush out and destroy the "unlawful business being conducted by the Distilling and Cat tle Feeding company." Scores on the Rase Rail Field. CHICAGO, June 15. Following . are the runs made on the diamond by League clubs: At Baltimore Cincinnati 7, Balti more 6; at i'nuaueipina jfittsburg 3, Philadelphia 6; at Washington Louisville 9, Washington 5; at Xew York Chicago 11, Xew York 15; at Brooklyn Cleveland 2, Brooklyn 4; at Boston St. Louis 10, j Unttnn 1 1 DEFIANT FAENHAM The G. A. R. Post That Wants Pension Reform. APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL BODY, And Asks Permission to Prove That It Has Been Calumniated Can tiet Along Out side if the Request - Is Refused, and While It Will Apologize It Will Never Retract What It Ha Said About Pen sion Matters. Washington, June 15. The members of the old Farnham post, now banded to gether under the name of the Xoah L. Farnham Independents, have decided to appeal to the national encampment of the Grand Army which meets at Indianapolis in September for a settlement of their trouble. The Independents met at their old headquarters and listened to a report submitted by a committee specially ap pointed on May W to consider what action it would be advisable to take. The report recited the whole history of the controversy between Farnham post and the depart ment commander, claiming that the post had lieen deprivedof its charter because of its refusal to surrender the right of free speech on the question of "pension abuse, Apologized, Rnt Wouldn't RAract. The post had apologized for infringing the rule of 1SS that pension resolutions should require the national headquarters certificate before promulgation, but re fused to withdraw the resolutions. The council of administration at Albany, be- fore which the special committee appeared on May 12, refused to accept this apology, but instead, according to the committee's report, required the committee to sign a statement drawn up by the committee. This matter was still in abeyance when the annullment of the charter was an nounced. Can He Comfortable Outside. In its report the committee recommends the sendiug of a letter to the national en campment of 1S'.3 of the Grand Army of the Republic, inclosing its report doubting the wisdom of leaving the entire control of pension matters in the Grand Army in the hands of a committee composed largely of pension agents; declaring that the resolu tion of INSt violates the spirit of the consti tution by abridging freedom of speech; that if the encampment leaves the matter in its present condition the post will be comfortable outside the order. tut Would Like Its Day in Court. But if it shall prove that the voice of cal umny has been raised against it ami that mercenary men are not in control of its councils the post would request to have its charter returned on the ground that its ac tion had been taken solely in the interest and honor of the members of the Grand Army. The resolutions were adopted with hardly a dissenting voice. GETTING READY TO GO HOME. The Illinois Legislature loing a Very Lii-c-ly lousiness. Sprixgfiki.d, June 15. The senate has passed bills authorizing and regulating windstorm insurance companies; provid ing that county school superintendents shall not be dismissed without trial by jury. The resolution providing for fcine die adjournment tomorrow was concurred in, and the bill raising the age of consent to 1(5 years was passed. The Stringer educa tional bill was sent to third reading and the governor's veto of the appropriation to the Dairymen's association sustained. The Berry anti-pool selling bill was laid on the table. The governor nominated Fred erick B. Winston, of Cook County, for Lincoln park commissioner to succeed W. C. IGoudy. The "sweat shop" bill has gone to the governor from the house. The house-sent to third reading a bill requiring all inter est on public funds to be accounted for, whether state, county, city, town, school, park, or other funds. The bill makings candidate ineligible for the office he wants if he bribes in any way, and disfranchising a voter for two years if he "strikes" the candidate for a favor, was passed. The bill permitting towns of 80,000 or more population to sprinkle streets by special assessment was passed, as were the bills giving the Chicago drainage board police powers, appropriating money for the Quin cy Soldiers' home and state reformatory at Pontiac. The bill prohibiting special taxation in cities and towns for anything except side walks was passed; so was the bill provid ing for uniformity in the assessment of banks. A number of measures were ad vanced to third reading, including the anti-Pinkerton bill. A bill to divide spe cial assessments into seven annual in stallments was passed. The Striking Otiai rjincn Submit. Chicago, June 15. Peace at last prevails at Lemont. Three meetings have been held, which have resulted in the strikers promising to return to work for SI. 50, which was what they struck against, it being a reduction. The wounded, with the exception of Kluga. who cannot live twenty-four hours, will all probably recover. They Favor Typesetting Maehlncx. Chicago June 15. At the second day's session of the Printers' Protective Fra ternity resolutions were adopted favoring the adoption of typesetting machines iu newspaper offices. The work of revising and amending the constitution and laws of the organisation consumed the greater portion of the day. Kxtension for Walker & Co. Xkw York, June 15. It is reported hero that James 11. Walker Co., dry goods, Chicago, have been given an extension of six months on all bills due here. The concern is said to be perfectly solvent, but short of ready cash. Creditors granted the extensions readily. They amount, it is said, to 500,MX. Pound Srhamier's Itocly. Chicago, Juno 15. The body of Schafl ner, the missing banker, has been found in the lake, near the shore, about seven miles north of here. The body was badly decomposed. In the pockets of Schaff ner's coat were found his business cards and in his vest was his watch engraved with his name. Two Men 'ot Yet Out of Danger. WASHINGTON', June 15. Messrs. Ames and (Metcalf are the only men at the Emer gency hpspital who are not yet beyond the danger point, but it is said there that the chances tor their recovery are good. Knlalle Arrives at Niagara. Xiagaba Falls, N. Y., June 15. The special train bearing the Infanta Eulalie and party from Chicago has arrived here via the Michigan Central road. DEFIES THE FEDERAL JURY. A Chicago Ticket Rrokcr Refuses to Pro duce His I'ooks. .Chicago, June 15. The federal grand jury while inquiring into the affairs of the Xickel-Plate Railroad company regarding alleged violations of the interstate com merce law was defied by D. H. Silvers, a ticket broker, who testified in a general way regarding his relations with the road, but positively refused to produce his books in substantiation of his statements. Judge Grosscup was appealed to by the jury and he took the matter under consid eration. The specific charge against the Xickel Plate road is that it has sold pas senger tickets for less than the agreed tariff rates, possibly through brokers. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. The runs on the Omaha Savings banks have ceased. The Cunarder Servia ran down the ship A. MacCallum, sinking her, but saving twenty-four of the twenty-six on board. Evans, the companion of the desperado Sontag, has also been caught. He was wounded in the fijiht. Mrs. Philiph Kerd, wife of a well-to-do farmer near Pleasant Hill, W. Va., went insane and murdered her four children, two by poison and two by throwing them into a well, completing the tragedy by killing herself. The Lake county (O.) bank of Aaron Wilcox & Co. has suspended temporarily. The present United States flag was adopted ns the national ensign June 14, 1772. so Wednesday was the With anniver sary of the event. Sontag, the California bandit, is, by his true name, John Contant, 32 years old, and was lxirn in Mankato, Minn., where his stepfather keeps the Sontag hotel. Dr. James McCann, one of Pittsburg's prominent physicians, died from blood poisoning contracted while performing an operation. Every business house in Alba, Mich., ex cept the Exchange hotel and town hail, was burned. The Iron Company bank, of Crystal Falls, Mich., has resumed business. The British house of commons has finally passed the third clause of section 1 of the home rule bill, which lias lieen under de bate since May :. These officer have leen elect ed by the Illinois convent ion of the Patriotic Order Sons of America: G. I. Smith, of Chicago, president: J. E. Aldrich. of Pullman, vice prc-idont; W. A. Saunders, of Chicago, secretary. Obituary: At St. Paul, Mrs. Caroline Wanvn Merritt, wife of General Wesley Merritt. At Cleveland, Mrs. Martha Ha woith, mother of Joseph Ilaworth, the actor, au-ed 72. At Havana, Senor Carlos N'avarreto. the Cuban poet. 1 jirge swirins of locusts have put in an appearance in Pettis county. Mo. l'lumfiors in session at Milwaukee are speaking oi: auainst the "plumber" joke which is such a staple article in the news paper humorous c!u:im. I V.stm.isti i Woolii'v. of Long Branch City, X. J., has .iiippt-nrcd. lie is short over s!,oo0 and his wife offers to make it good. The Chicago Cliemieul to Resume. Chicaco, June 15. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Chemical Xational bank it was decided by a practically unan imous decision to resume business. The conditions laid down by Comptroller Eck els as necessary to be agreed to Ix-fore the Itank will be allowed to open its doors were accepted, and steps were taken at once towanl reorganizing. Summer Normal College Cpen. MlTCHKi.L, Ind.. June 15. The summer term of the Southern Indiana X'ormal col lege has opened with a large attendance. All trains bring new students. - Leaf by leaf the roses fall : One by one onr dear ones die. O, to keep them with ns Hill! Loving hearts send np the cry. Wife and mother, O how dear, Fad'ne Hke a mist away. Father, let ns keep them here. Tearfully to God we pray. Many a wife and mot tar, who eecms doomed to die because he suffers from diseases peculiar to women, which saps her life away like a ram' pire, and baffle the skill of the family physician. can be saved by employing the proper remedy, This remedy is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion, the greatest boon ever conferred by man on weak, snffcriD, depairini; woa.cn. It is a spe cific for all Iphases of female weakness, no mat ter what their name. A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTIOK. STATE OK ILLINOIS. I Kock Island C'odntt. f In the connty conrt of said county to the May Term, A. 1. 1SW3. James It. Johnston, administrator of the es tate ofRosilic Hartnaeel, deceased, vs Kmelie Kolicr, Alice Enrol. Theodore Hartnaeel, Wil liam llartrmsre', Arthur llaitnagel. Kdwtn Dart- nagel and Paul Uartnaccl. Affidavit ef non-residence of said Emel'e Ko lier, Alice Enet'l, Theodore Hnrtnmri I. Willmm llartnaK'l- Arthur Hnrtnapel and lulnln hnrt naj;el having been filed in the office of the clerk of i-aid county conrt. notic is hereby given to the said hmcli-) Koher. Alice Encel. Ttoodore Hart- rayel. William llartnaprei, Arthur Ilartnaprel and Edwin Hattnarel, heirs of Ihe sattl Knsahc Hurt nanel. deceased, that the said Jnmes K. John ston, administ ator of the estate of Kos-ilie Hnrtnaifcl. deceased, filed in the said roun ty court on the 10th day of June. A. !., ISfl.'J. his petition maKir.g t lie said Emclie holier, Alice Knirel. I heodore Ilartnagel, William llartn&rek Arthur Ilartnagcl. Edwin Hnrtnitsel snd I'aul Hartnaeel. defendants. travint for nn order di - rwtinjr him to sell, for the purpose of paying tte dents i saia enate, tne following uetcrii ca real estitte. lo-wu-The norta twontv (90 sores of the west half of the east titlf tof section nine !) in township seventeen (17 nortu r.npe two "J) west ot the fourth (4) princiral meridian. sitnateU in the county of Kock Inland, state of Illinois, tzec-pt-intf therefrom the following described real estate taken by the Lnited States government for the building of the Illinois and Michigan canal. ISe- cininir a a point on the half section line forty- iwo (4-J) chains and fifty-seven (57) links south of the southwest cor -er.of the southeast quarter of said section nine (9) and running thence south sixty-three 6S degrees and forty 40) minntes east ( B t cegrees 4 ti iniruen crams ana twenty-fonr lioks 24-100 chains) thenca south fifty-two degrees and fifty-live m'nutescast (S 52 degrees no minutes i.) ten chains and fifty-nine I nks (10 69-100 chnins) more or less to tiie east line of said west half of the east half of said sec'ion nine i containing between said line and rtoc Biver eight and twenty-two hundredths $ 1!-100) acres more or less That a summons thereupon be issued out of said court acatnst the above named defendants returnable on the 1st day ef the term of said county court, to be held at the conrt house in saia connty on the first Monday of July, A. D., as is by tne law required, wnicn suit le now pending. Now, unless yon appear Id said court on the first day of the August term, thereof to be held at the court house in the city of Kock Island. in said county and state, on the first Monday of August, A. I). 1893, and plead, answer or demur, to a petition there in filed, the same will be taken aa confessed sainst yon, and judgment therecn against you entered accordingly. Dated this 14th day of June, A. D. 1893. HJ ALM AR KOHI EB, Clerk. McEsirt .VcEsntT Solicitors. SUMMER UNDERWEAR, K K K K K K KK K IC K K K K KKN K NN N H N N N N N N 11 TTTTT N II T -M II N II N II K N KN N N II V TO II JiN II NN II T T T T T T T IT u u v u XJ u V V N.N U N N N 1 U N N N I 'VNI N N 1 N NU N N I N N 1 tIN UN UN UN U N N DDDI1 KKF.K KRKR W W K K W W W W K R W W W W It K v w w W 1E 1E I K 1) F.K 1)K 1)K UK HRHH R R R K R R UUU N ' NN UDDU KKF.K K R W W W w wwww WW WW w w w w K K KK E K K V FFF A A A a A. .A A 1 V A A V !HRR K $ R H Now is the time to buy Summer underwear. We carry a splendid line of the above named Goods, and sljall at all times be pleased to show our assortment. Very respectfully, KLUG, HASIiER, SCHWENTSER Dry Goods Company. Davenport, Iowa Cut in Half. We give a few of the bargains which we wil offer this week: Japanese, tea-pots l"- 11. 17c White frranite plates, 5in 3o " fiin le " 7in Vo 4 " side dishes Wc " " colored sugars loo White jrranite hakcr.. .7. 1". " ' plaMors :. ' scollop nappi. 7 18 jt dish pans 8 in pie tins Everything in the store will be slaughtered this week. Everything must go. Come early and avoid the rush. Geo. H. Kingsbury FAIR AND ART STOP?. 5T"Last Call. LEND US YOUR FEET Just long enough to give us a chance to shoe them suitably. Nothing contributes more to the enjoyment of the present existence than pioper footwear. You lose half your life if the feet are punished with bad, un comfortable, unsightly and un reasonable ehoes. Bad shoes, instead of eavirg money, are tie coetliest hind of footwear. Wright 6c Oreeriaxveilt. 1704 SECOND AVENUE. DOLLARS for SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS Were we to give you silver dollars for 7c it wouldn't take you long to decide to come for them, would it ? Well we're not exactly doin that; but we're letting the profits go on all trimmed hats and bonnets for ladies and children, and are thus giving yc u a dollar in value for 75c In money. This sale is going on this eek: $2.00 Hats cut to $1.50 $2.50 " " $1.85 $3.00 " " $2.25 $4.00 " " $3 00 $5 00 " $3 25 and all intermediate figures are proportionally re duced World's Fair spoons given away with everv purchase of $3 or more. BEEHIVE, 114 West Second street Davenport, Iowa. Ladies' Suits and Jackets nearly Given Away