HJEaSSteS!5fcSS (rvffmr'W J? TP .s -nywrp $.'' ?m rlifysmf'f' w TEE PTTTSBTTRG DISPATCH; FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 1891. 9 TOLD BY THEMSELVES. Humorous Antobksraphies of Con gressmen in the Directory THAT WILL APPEABafEXTMOXDAT Jenj impson Fails to Tell thePubllc Whether He WearsBSoclcs. HANGING OF JOHN M'M&NUS. Be Kept His Word, auil Didn't Die Wltn Ills Boots On. PirrtADELPHrA, Dee. 3. John Mc- PSB OF THE- LIFJ3 STOEIES HOMAXTIC rSrTCIAL TICEGBA TO TIIE DISr-ATCH.1 WASHnroTOi', Dec. a The Congres sional Directory, which trill be issued Mon day, will contain the usual proportion of humorous autobiographies furnished by Sen ators and Eenresentatives. The Farmers' Alliance representatives are especially pos-'l ressedtrith the idea tnat uiey are miw Moseses, raised up for the redemption of a. land fast going-to ruin. Amontr the memlers of the Kansas dele gation John Grant Otis causes it to bet known that since the war he has been "a most uncomprorodsinsr Greenbacker and an ad voc3te of a new American monetary sys tem in the interest of the industrial classes." Besides, he lias always-supported prohibition and equal suffrace. John Davis, "as editor of the Junction City Tribune, ttirough correspondence in the Journal of the Knigltts of Labor and other mediums," says he has become "widely known as an able and fearless writer on economic subjects." He also rejoices in the fact that in 1S73 he was president of the first distinctive farmers organization in Kansas. What Jerry Simpson Says of Himseir. Jerry Simpson leaves out the most in teresting portion of his biography by mat ing no reference to his interior pedal deco rations, and contents himself with saying that, begining at the" age of 14, he followed the fresh water seas for 23 years. During his life as a sailor he Jiad command of many large vessels on the great lakes. He served in the armv until he "contracted a disease." He "drifted" to Kansas in 1878, and for 12 years "has been voting and affiliating with the Greenback andlabor Union parties." "William Alfred Pefler has been a school teacher, a soldier, a farmer, a lawyer, an editor, and a statesman. He is perhaps the only soldier on record who "studiedlaw at odd times during the war," and his name will go down to posterity as the founder of the Cofieyville Journal ' JIanv write themselves farmers, but it remained for Joseph H. JBeaman to say that he was brousht up on a farm and has spent much of his life in active participation in agricultural pursuits. Senator Uavm uennett run Decauie vjui ernor in place of Gro ver Cleveland. "William J. Coombs, of Brooklyn, Is "one of the pioneers in the-business of ex porting American goods." John DeWitt "Warner, of Sew York City, "entered Cornell the first day it opened.-" Barter Kot Ashamed of His Record. Michael D. Harter, of John Sherman's town, is not afraid to say that he is a mem ber or the Cobden Club, and that he has used his voice and pen in the interest of tariff reform for many years. Eli Thomas Stackhocse, of South-Carolina, has devoted his time since the reconstruc tion era in improing his farm and educat ing his children. Yet he ha found time to enlighten the world through the agricul tural press, and this fact, he modestly as sumes, caused him to be elected President of the State Alliance. John Benjamin Long, of Texas, is a Farmer's Alliance mogul and a Presbyter ian rulinc elder, but he is first of all a Democrat, and he "secured the nomination over some of the most prominent and belt men of the State." He admits that "his education is ordinary." B. H. Clover, of Kansas, "received his education in the common schools of his native State and the school of experience." And vet he says that "lie was married on All Fool's dav, in 1859. snd has seven children," and he admits that he has twice been Vice President of the national organi zation of the Farmers Alliance. Herman V. Snow, of Illinois writes that lie has traveled extensively in the United States and is a good Latin, Greek and French scholar. "Walter C Xew berry, of Chicago, is proud of the fact that he entered the army as a private and come out a Brigadier General by brevet. Palmer Biography the Longest. The longest biography in the book is fur nished bv Senator John McAuley Palmer, of Illinois. In 1833 he spent a year in col lege, "paving his expenses, which were small, by his labor." In the Illinois State Senate he opposed the Nebraska bill, and left the Democratic partv on that issue. He helped to nominate Fremont, and was beaten for Congress by the reaction caused by John Brown's raid. After serving through the war and reaching the rank of major general he became Republican Gov ernor of his State, and he went out with Horace Greely. He wasa Democratic "vis iting statesman" to Louisiana in Hayes' time, and was three times beaten for the Senate before his election in 1890. "William McMahon McKaig, of Marv land, has knocked about the world a bit He has "boated coal" on the canal, has studied law, has ranched, hunted and trapped in the Pike's Peak region, has kept hotel in Denver, andminedfor gold in California. Then he ran over to South America, and came home only to fail to get a nomination for State's Attorney. James Sedgwick Gorman, the one-armed Michigan member, began his education in a log school house, and developed into "a practical," every-day farmer." Byron Gray "Stout exhibits a remarkable case of suspended political animation. Starting life as a Republican he left the party to run against Austin Blair. He was Governor of Michigan, and since then he has ran for every office in the gamut and has been downed in turn by Senators Con ger. Terry and Palmer. X'ow he has come to Congress. A Genuine Romance From Oilikoh. The most romantic story in the directory is that of Lucas M. Miller, of Oshkosh, the son of a Gre;k chieftain who was killed by the Turks during the Greek revolution. Soon after this his mother died and he was cared for by a woman who found him in an abandoned" town, just after a battle had taken place in its strecK Subsequently she applied to Colonel J. P. Miller for as sistance. The Colonel was an American who joined tne Greet army at the begin ning of the revolution; was commissioned as Colonel, and distinguished himself as a brave and efficient officer, and rendered very material service to the Greeks bv securing the donation ot several vessels laden with provisions and clothing by the citizens of this country for the benefit of the destitute people of "Greece. The Colonel, learning the liistory of the orphan boy, concluded to adopt him, and when he returned to this country settled in Montpelier, Vt, Lucas attended the schools of the town until he was 1G, when his father ias injured to an extent to be incapacitated for business, which was assumed by his adopted son. At the age of 21 he took out naturalization papers, was admitted to the bar, and soon after moved to the Territory of "Wisconsin and settled in Oshkosh in 1810, and shortly after engaged in farming. During the Mexican "War he was appointed a Colonel by Governor Dodge; in 1833 he was a member of the "Wisconsin Legislature. At the time he was nominated for Congress "he was in Vermont, and did not hear of it until the next day after the convention bad adjourned. Hadhe been at home.he would not have accepted the nomination. He re mained in Vermont until two weeks before his election. On his return home he in formed the people of the district that he had been nominated contrary to his wishes; but if elected he proposed to attend to their interests, and if not elected he proposed to attend to his own business. He was elected, i Manns was hanged in the corridor of Moya mensing prison this morning. The drop fell at 10:09 o'clock. McManus arose early and ate a light breakfast of tea and toast, Father Cleary, of Heading, called on him early and endeavored to cheer him up. Fathers Daly and Harvey, of this city, vis ited him later. At 10 o'clock the proces sion was formed, with Sheriff Connell at the head, and Superintendent of Prisons Perkins next. Then came the prisoner with a priest on each side of him,, and the jury followed. After the prisoner had ascended the scaffold he deliberately sat down and took off his shoes, he having sworn that he would never "die with his boots on." He then stood up, and in a broken voice said that he publicljr asked forgiveness, and said that 1-e freely forgave everybody. His arms were then pinioned, the rone adjusted to his neck, the black cap adjusted on his head, and while the priests were praying for him the signal was given, and the drop fell. His neck was broken by the fall, and at 10:29 o'clock the doctors pronounced life extinct, and the body was cut down and .given to the friends. This was the first execution under Shcrifl Connell, who was very nervous. Tile crime for whichMcManus washanged was the fatal shootinir, on the night of Feb ruarv 21. 1890. of Eusrcne Masinnis in a jealous row over n woman called "the Queen of the Slums." McManus was born in this city 40 years ago. In early life he shot and killed a" sailor in this city for which crime he served five vears in the pemtentiarv. i McManus, as he grew older, took an active part in politics and proved himself on a number of occasions an exceedingly useful man to the leaders of his ward. His next appearance in the dock wnS for the fatal shooting, in 1879, of a man named Barney Keilly, at a Democratic mass meeting. For this crime he was acquitted for lack of evi dence. Since then brawls, fights and as saults have been common incidents of his career, culminating in the murder of Ma-ginnis. HELD WILL RECOVER. The Father of $e Bank "Wrecker Passes the Crisis of HisdJisease. ' DE MAKES A CHAKGE IN HIS WILL, In WMehiltls Supposed That He -Has Left Out Edward's Same. TIIE TOUNG-HAN IS IN NEED OF BEST PASSENGEBS HELD PBISONIRS. Masked Bandits Lock Them Up While They Bob the Express Car. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 3. The mid night southbound express on-the East Ten nese, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, was robbed by two masked men three miles from Home. Xear a curve the engineer Eaw a lantern waving frantically across the track. He slowed and two masked men got on board between the express car and the front passenger car. Locking the passenger car door, they entered the express car, and with drawn revolvers took the keys from Messenger Lewis and robbed the safe. They then (limped off and escaped. It is said their booty did not exceed $1,000. It is thought the robbers were railroad men. No less than SOmen and 20 dogs are m pursuit of the men. AN IMPORTANT EAIXE0AD CASE fSFECIAI. TILECRjUI TO TUB DI8PATCII.1 Xew Tokk, Dec. 3. Th reports that came from Cyrus "W. Field's bedside to-day indicate that the crisis has passed, and that he will recover. Dr. Eugene Fuller, his physician, called on him but once to-day, and found him much improved. Mr. Field is now allowed to have some solid food, and he sits up in bed frequently for a few minutes at a time. He was out of bed for a quarter of an hour to-day, and walked a few steps. This, hit physicians say, counts for a great deal. A man of his age loses strength rapidly when Jcept on, his back for a long time. Dr. Lindley said to-dav that Mr. Field had made a change in his will within the last two or three days. "What this change was the doctor said he did not know, but it is understood to materially affect Edward M. Field's interest in his father's estate. The Young: Man in Seed of Best. Dr. Lindley also said that the application of the inquiry into Edward M. Field's men tal condition would probably not be made until Mr. Field had been under treatment at Vernon House for a short time. It was best, he said, that Mr. Field should be as well prepared as possible bv quiet and rest for the public ordeal before him. Dr. "William Granger, who has charge of Edward M. Field at Vernon House, gave out the following statement to-day: Mr. Field had a fairly good night, sleeping somewliat, but waking easily. His appetite is very low and he takes but little food. He remains distressed, agitated and emotional. There is no essential change since yeter- uay. nor is any 10 De llnmeamieiv oxpocma. He is kCDt in his room and confined to his bed in order to secure the rest and quiet his mental and physical condition so much needs. Tonne Field Not Allowed to Talk. This evening Dr. Granger said: "Mr. Field has been kept in bed all day and has not been at all violent. At times he sud denly burst into tears. He is not allowed to talk to me in regard to his affairs. He seems to be worn out by loss of sleep and food. He has been so worried that his mind has reacted somewhat upon his body and induced a loss of physical strength. "With quiet, and rest from his worries, I think he ought to come out all right This afternoon John Lindley, his brother-in-law, had a visit of about a quarter of an hour with Mr. Field. He brought news from Mr. Field's father, his wife and children, and Mr. Field was much gratified to hear of his iather's improved condition." To Bo Arned for the State in the United States Supreme Court. Hakrisbtjrg, Dec 3. Deputy Attorney General Stranahan went to "Washington to-day, where he was admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court, that he might argue several suits brought by the Commonwealth against railroad companies. The most important case to be tried, and one that means a large amount of revenue if the State te successful, is the suit of the Commonwealth against the Lehigh Valley Railroad, to recover taxes on the receipts of the whole road. The company expects arguing that, as part of the road runs through" other States, it should only pay taxes proportionate to the length of the road in Pennsylvania. This is a test which will affect every trunk line in the country. The Argentine Again in Trouble. Baxtiaoo, Dec. 3. The Executive Com mittee of the Union Civicaof the Argentine Republic has resolved, by a unanimous vote, to break off all negotiations with the Rationales Civics, and that it insists upon nominating General Mitre for President and Senor Uriburn for Vice President. The Provinces of Tucuman, Salto, San Juan and San Luis in Argentine have declared for General Mitre for President. At Azul, an Argentine town, 140 miles south of Buenos Avres, an armed mob, led by Government officials, attacked the Radical Club, the members of which offered resistance. Five persons were wounded in the conflict. PBATHEEED PITS AT SEA. Tennessee Miners on a Strike. Knoxyille, Dec. a "Word reached here this morning that the men employed in the Standard, Fall Branch and Wooldridgel mines, near jsewcomD ana jeiiico, nave gone out on a strike. The miners claim that the screen, or sieve, now in use de frauds them of a large amount in wages, on account of their big meshes. They also de mand that all the coal shall be weighed at the mouth of the mines, asserting that they have heretofore been wronged by the weigh master. Reports indicate that the men will insist upon a complete accedance to their demands. As yet no violence is reported. They Follow a Fassenger From the Shore Across the Ocean. New York Snn.3 Thomas Brnton, one of the passengers on board the City of Para, from Colon, is a very zealous ornithologist, and he believes that the love he has for birds is in a great measure reciprocated. He says that be fore embarking on the City of Sydney at San Francisco he spent half an hour in feed ing and fraternizing with two linnets and a couple of owls on the wharf. On the fol lowing morning, when the City of Sydney was far out on the Pacific Ocean,Mr. Brut on went into the smoking room, where he found the four birds perched on the hat racks. The other passengers supposed that they had been tamed, and belongel to the ship; but Mr. Brnton knew their names were not on the passenger list. They were stowaways and quite incapable of working their passage. They had followed Mr. Brnton aboard, actuated by pure affection, he thinks, and a desire for more crumbs. They all became great pets. They circled around the ship each day, but never allowed her to get very far away from them. The owls took much less exercise and a good aeai more sieep man tne linnets. The lat ter spent all their tune on board the steamer in the "social hall,' where they sanEgayly and lis'tcned with apparent pleasure to vocal and instrumental music. The owls dreamed away the hours in the smoking room. AtMaza'tlan the linnets de cided that they had gone far enough with the ship, and they flew ashore to cast their lot with the vain and gaudy birds of Mexico. One of the owls tried to follow them, but he seemed to be half asleep, and he fell into the sea and was drowned. His mate stuck to the ship until Panama was reached, when it flew into a plantain grove and was not seen again. WEATHEBED A PIBECE GALE. Mexican Grain Duties to Be Suspended. City of Mexico, Dec. 3 The bill granting the President power to decree the suspension of duties on cereals and all classes of animals coming from foreign countries, so as to meet the emergency caused by the loss of crops in various States, has passed the Chamber of Deputies without a dissenting vote, and was at once sent to the Senate, where unquestionably it will be pushed throneh with haste. The passing of this bill will furnish the farmers of the "West a good market for their crops. Required Nine Days to Get a Jury. Denver, Dec. 3. After nine days of challenging and wrangling the jury in the Graves murder case was complete to-day. States Attornev Stevens will begin the presentation of his case to-morrow morning provided Judsre Rising, who is suffering from the grip, is able to attend court. If he is not court will be adjourned until Friday. THE FIBE EEC0ED. At Shenandoah, la., the Western Normal College. Loss, $50,000; insurance, $23,000. At Chicago yesterday. Are in tho five-story building nt 147 to 155 Folk street, occupied by the Murray AMickles drug manufactur ing plant, caused a loss of about $28,000. Near Huntingdon, the barn of J. W. Wright, or Union township, together with lour borso, a large number of cattle and all this season's crop, burned. Loss, $2,500. Some straw caught file In tlio stable or M. Glass, corner of Fnlrmont and Broad streets, East End. ihortly before midnight. The only damage done was to the straw, amounting to about $6. Thi l-oorof Whaley's dmc store, corner of East and Third streets, Allegheny, caught Are from a chimney Inst evening nnd was slightly Unmaued. A still alarm was sent to Company No. jS. A disastrous pralrlo flro swept over tho northern part of Lyons county, Kan., Wed nesday. Many hay-stacks, granaries nnd orchards were destroyed, and tlio loss will amount tojseveral thousands of dollars. Plaikmeld, N. J., was visited last night by one of tho most disastrous conflagrations in its history, and the total loss -will foot up between $160,000 and $200,000. TheBnvceos tate loses Jnlly $100,000,, half-covered 'by in surance. The other individual losses aro not yet obtainable. At Evansvlllo yestordny tlio extensive brewery or tlio F. W. Cook Company was partly destroyed. Tho Are onginnted in tlio "pitch room." Tho company have 30 000 Darreisoi ocerin me cellar?, anu will con- A Canadian Pacific Steamer Undergoes a Stormy Experience at S. Vancouver, B. C, Dec 3. The Cana dian Pacific steamer Express, from China, arrived to-day, having left Yokohama No vember 19. The vessel had a very stormy passage, with head winds of a hurricane force, and the seas ran mountain high. "When off Aleutian Islands a wave stove in the steel lifeboat and swept over the hur ricane deck, water rushing down the fun nels and grating, extinguishing the fires in some of the furnaces. The mail boat was carried over the shin's decks bv the force of the wind. She weathered the storm bravely I ana reacnea port on time. THE B0AED OF APPEALS. SMOOTH SHAVING. Difference Between Ancient and Modern Styles at Implements. National Barber. J In my wanderings about the world, writes a veteran traveler, being of the Esau type, a hunter and a hairy man, I have tested the barbers of many nations and bought their facial implements, too. The razor of India, though a clumsy-looking semi-disk of steel on a straight handle, does its work, in native hands, on scalps (as a religious rite) aud on rough faces very neatly and com fortably by merely moistening the epi dermis with cold water, soap being pro hibited. Many a time has that primitive Instrument crossed my chin without making a scratch. At the courts of oriental tyrants drawing a drop of blood during the opera tion of shaving was a capital offense a precautionary edict, - no doubt. Mussel shells were, till lately, used by savages for the removal of hair, till the important rlisonvprr that a .fragment of broken bottle is far more effect ive. Such is the case with those fierce islanders of the Andamans, who operated in this rough fashion on two escaped Indian convicts, whose lives were spared, as they were considered desirable "yonng men, fit for tribal alliance by marriage. "When afterward rescued these foolish truants de scribed their sufferings under the cere monial installation as terrific and of long duration. Prehistoric man used a flake of flint to re move his locks and eyebrows, "disfiguring his countenance" on occasions of mourning. The modern Hindoo shows his grief at the vntui a nanus iii me same iasniun, wum his motherland, old Egypt. I have nice specimens of Norwegian cutlery, but not until afew days ago did I know that the inventive Norseman had marched before us in razors. A friend who has been traveling hard for two whole years came to stay with me and exhibited the most beautiful pair of these toilet tools I ever saw, of very highly finished Bessemer sttel, simple and scien tific, being merely thin flat blades of metal inserted in grooves of thicker stuff". The agent warrants their edge to stand for three months, when the razors must be sent to him, dismounted and sharpened, having to be removed from the grooved back to do so. Chantrey, the sculptor, made one of hard bronze with a keen and effective edge, and there are relics of Pompeii manufactured in that alloy. BIBDS AS 8UBQE0NR Some of Them Know How to Apply Splints and Dressings "With Scientific Care. New York Evening World. Some interesting observations relating to the surgical treatment of wounds by birds were recently brought by M. Fatio before Physical Society of Geneva. He quotes the case of the snipe, which he has often ob served engaged in repairing damages. "With its beak and feathers it makes a very credi table dressing, applying plasters to bleed ing wounds, and even securing a broken limb by means of a stout ligature. On one occasion he killed a snipe which had on the chest a large dressing composed of down taken from other parts of the body and se curely fixed to the wound by the coagulated blood. Twice he had brought home snipe with interwoven feathers strapped on to the site of fracture of one or other limb. The most interesting example was that of a snipe, both of whose legs he had unfor tunately broken by a misdirected shot He recovered the animal only on the day fol lowing, and he then found that the poor bird had contrived to apply dressing and a sort of a splint to both limbs. In carrying out this operation some feathers had be come entangled around the beak, and, not being able to use its claws to get rid of them it was almost dead from hunger when discovered. In, a case recorded by M. Magin. a snipe which was observed to fly away with a broken leg was subsequently found" to have forced the fragments into a parallel position, the upper fragments reaching to the knee, and secured them there by means of a strong band of feathers and moss intermingled. The observers were particularly struck by the application of a ligature of a kind o'f flat-leaved grass wound round the limb, of a spiral form, and fixed by means of a sort of glue. A BEAK IK A CAVE. A SCENE OF TERROR. Three Men Killed and'Eight Seriously Injured in a Wreck On THE PHILADELPHIA AND BEADING. A late Construction Train Overtaken ij the Fast Express. THE PASSENGEBS' MIRACULOUS ESCAPE American Association Trotting Magnates Decide Some Very Important Cases. Chicago, Dec. 3. Before the Board of Appeals of the American Trotting Associa tion, Charles Edwards and C. "W. Warren, of Kockford, I1L, and Frank Folliger, of Belvidere, 111., and the gray geld ing Tommy Eoot, alias Gray Tom, were expelled for ringing at Boone, la. In the case of B. T. Birnes and C. D. McCawley, of Louisville, and Brown gelding IJost Boy, alias Tom Finnegan, the horse and Birncy were reinstated and Mc Cawley expelled. No decision was an nounced in the Nelson case. Story of Adventure "When Athens County, Ohio, Was Frontier land. In the "History of Athens County,"Ohio, Joseph Bobo relates an adventure in which his father took a leading part. He and one of his neighbors, a Mr. Shider, found a hole in the rocks which they thought might con ceal a bear. Mr. Bobo lighted a torch and started in to explore, while Shidler stood outside ready to shoot if bruin tried to escape. Father went into the cave about 25 feet, and was on the point of giving up the search, when suddenly a bear, which had been crouching behind a rock, rose up and struck the torch with his paw. The torch fell to the floor and was extinguished. Father didn't wait for ceremony, but got out of the cave as quickly as possible, and told Shidler what had happened. All re mained quiet, and after waiting awhile. father lighted another torch and went in to shoot the bear. He proceeded cautiously, and the moment his eyes fell on the bear he fired, but only wounded tne animal. Bruin uttered a tremendous growl, and father saw him coming. Quick as thought father threw down the torch and lay flat on his face. The bear rushed for the mouth of the cave, clawing viciously at father's head and body as he passed over him, but Shilder was ready for the brute, and when he Bhowed himself at the hole, gave hip an ounce of lead that settled him. rSrECIAL-TILBOBAJI TO THB OIRTATCIM Teenton, N. J., Dec. 3. The fast ex press on the Philadelphia and Beading Bailroad, leaving New York for Phila delphia at.4 p. M. and due at Pennington, seven miles from this city, at 5:15, crashed into a construction train, a half mile cast of the Pennington station, 'and as a result three men were killed, eight more or less seriously injured and three cars and an engine totally wrecked. ; The killed are Frederick McCaron, of Philadelphia; Michael Maloney, of Tren ton; Thomas Fitzpatrick, of Philadelphia, all track laborers. The injured are Charles "Wilson, of Germantown; Frank Eodrigue, of Philadelphia; Isaac Marquis, of Phila delphia; Dr. A. H. Dey, of Trenton; James Isaacs, of Philadelphia; Charles Druiding, of Philadelphia; Oscar Tessner, of Phila delphia, and John "Ward, of Trenton. Bodrigue was the engineer of the express. One of his legs was broken, his head was cut, and it is feared he is seriously injured internally. Tessner was the fireman of the same train. He was cut about the head and arms, and both his legs were bruised. The otners were less seriously injured. The Construction Train Too Late. The dead were removed from the wreck, and late to-night brought to the morgue in this city. The injured were all removed to their homes. The accident was due to the lateness of the construction train in reach ing a siding to get out of the way of the express. The three men killed were in a passenger coach attached to the construction train. The collision threw the engine of the express train and also the smoking car down a steep embankment, and upended one passenger coach of the express. Bod rigue and Tessner sprang from their caboose before it reached the ground. Drs. Hart and Welling, of Pennington, were called to the scene of the wreck, and with the assistance of Dr. Dey, dressed the wounds of the injured. The express train is the fastest on the road, and Bodrigue, the engineer, is noted for his skill and nerve. The railroad men gathered about the scene of the accident to-night and agreed in acquitting him of all blame. A Scene of Terror. Dr. Dey was found at his residence to night with his head and hands bandaged. He said he had never witnessed such a scene of terror in his life. Men shrieked and women fainted. Four of the cars on the express train were derailed, oPullman coach alone keeping on the track. None of the passengers could say how the accident occurred. They felt the shock of the accident, and saw one car go down the north side of the embankment and another down the south side. Both were totally wrecked, but the passengers all escaped death. The doctor considered their escape miraculous. The railroad employes refused to give any information tor publication. Coroner Coutier did not arrive on the scene until 10 o'clock, and he at once ordered an inquest At midnight travel on the line was still delayed. DEATHS HIRE AND ELSEWHERE. Dr. Manhattan Pickett. A telegram was received at Corry yester 4ay announcing the death at D wight, I1L, of Dr. Manhattan Pickett, of Corry. His death was said to be due from prostration. Two weeks ago he went to the Koely Institute for treatment, and it was supposed he was gradually improving. While in thehattle of Cold Harbor a part of the calf of the doctor's leg was shot away, resulting inn horrible wound, which was constantly discharging and caused him intense pain. One month ago he went to Pittsburg to enter a branch of the Keoly institution. Dr. George Woods, tho President, refused to accept Pickett, believing he was physically unable to stand the rigorous treatment. The persistent physician went to Dwight, where he waa Anally accepted, with the above result. Dr. Pickett was a man of un usual medical abilitv. beinz considered one of the finest physicians in Western Penn sylvania. To relieve the pain caused by the wound ho becamo addicted to the use of opiate, and it was for this ho was being treated. Ker. Samuel Adams Devens. Bev. Samuel Adams Devens, an aged Unitarian clergyman, ana a member of a famous Harvard College class, died Tuesday lu Boston at the age of Si. On his mother's Eido he was related to John Adams, Presi dent of the United States. Mr. Devens graduated at Harvard University in 1829. The class contained many men who bocarae eminent, among them being Dr. Oliver Wen dell Holmes and the Eev. Samuel F. Smith, author of "America." Out of tho 59 members but 7 remain. He entered tho divinity school at CnmbrlUeo In 130. wai gmdnated in 1833, nnd was ordained as an evanjteliit at Dr. Channing's Church on August 20, 1837. Of the divinity school class but one member survives, the Key. Samuel May. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Edward . "Wrlcht. Edward I. Wright, the youngest soldier who enlisted in tho Union army who se cured an honorable discharge for meritori ous service, died at Youngstown Wednes day, aged 43. When 12 years old Wright en listed, being large of his aze, and during the war saw nara service. Alter no reiumtu no became a locomotive engineer and lived at Sleadville until a few years ago, when he re tired from the road and went to Youngs town. He was a member of Tod Post and also the Knights or Pythias. Lotis Boerlln, Swiss Consul. Louis Boerlin, the Swiss Consul in Chi cago, died Wednesday aftornoon. He was born at Basle, Switzerland, July 7, 1831. Ho studied at Basle, and came to this country in 18M. Finding that he could not secure a Jiosition at his profession as teacher of anguages. he accepted a place in a brick yard, in one or the Eastern cities. In 1857 lie went to St. Lonls, where he became an outician.and two vears afterward he married and went to Chicago. Since then he had been in business In that city. He had been b wiss Consul for a number.or years. New Bethany College President. A meeting of the Trustees of Bethany College, the leading educational center of the Church of the Disciples, was held last night at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. There was a very large attendance, the trustees coming from different sections. Thomas Phillips, of New Castle, presided. He offi cially annonnced the death of James Trible, late President of the college, and said the object of the meeting was to choose a suc cessor. A call was then expended to H. McDiarmid, who was present and accepted the position. Mr. McDiarmid is at present editor in chief of the Cfiriitian Standard, published at Cincinnati, O., the leading organ of the Disciples. He graduated at Bethany in the class of 1837, and has since been enga-ed in educational work in Can ada and tte United States. Prof. H. L. Willett, of Dayton, O., was elected to the chair of New Testament Literature. He had been offered a chair in the Harper Col lege, of Chicago, but preferred Bethany. He is a graduate of both Bethany and Tale. Mme. Caroline 1'oph, Journalist. Mme. Coroline Poph, the only Belgian female Journalist and the second member of the Belgian press, died at Bruges Wednesday nt the ago or 81. Since 1S35 she hnd been editor of the Journal de Bruges and also wrote largely for the Brussels papers. In 1S86 the whole Belgian press banquetted her on the occasion of her golden weddins with iournalism, when the King made her a might of the Order of Copold. It was an unprecedented honor for a woman, entitling her to a military funeral. Obituary Notes. Funeral from his late residence, Wylie avenue and Somer street, on Suxdat at '2 r. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. How. Jarvis M. DcxHAir, President of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Com pany, died suddenly at rittsneiu, diass., Wednesday of heart disease, aged 63. Casf-xr B. Grxoort, pastor of the Memorial Presbyterian Church at Wilkesbarre, died Wednesday, aged 35, of typhoid fever. He was a well-known church worker and had a large congregation. R. M. MAcoK, Superintendent of the Western Division or tho Iron Mountain Ball road system, dropped dead in his room at the Collins Hotel at Van Buren, Ark. Heart disease was the cause or his death. Tub Earl of Enroll, Baron Hay and Baron Kilmarnock, died yesterday at his scat, Stane's Cnstle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The title or Earl or Erroll Is one of the oldest in the British peeraire, having been created in 1453. The Earl or Erroll is Hered itary Grand Constable of Scotland. 8IXVEB IK THE 8BA. Enormous The Bell Telephone Case on Trial, Boston, Dec. a The hearing in the Bell Telephone case, from which the press is rigidly excluded, is in progress to-day. One of the rumors regarding the alleged new evidence, is that Mr. Bell wrote cer lain letters to Prof. Dollbeare, admitting that Dollbeare first used the permanent magnet. Commissioner Hallett says, how ever, there is nothing of a sensational na ture or of public interest in the testimony. Dollbeare has been on the witness stand for several days. Secret iry froctor Cleaning Up Ills Desk. Washington, Dec. 3. Secretary Proc tor is closing up some matters of official business left unfinished when he went to Vermont He is undertaking no new busi ness, all of which is referred to Assistant Secretary Grant, and expects to be able to sever his connection w ith the War Depart ment to-morrow evening or Saturday. His resignation has been in the President's hands since November 3, and will take ef fect at the President's pleasure. Governor Campbell Still Has the Grip. Columbus, Dec a Governor Campbell, who returned from Chicago yesterdoy, suffering from a severe attack of the grip, is ftmiM Tinetnoav iftlinilt Into, nmtSm, T .. I .... t . , r. , ', nVtlmnr; between K5 000 nnd Mo ho-".it I "i Mdcr ine care ot ms pnysician, out is insured. '' T" l reported " slightly improved to-day, Interesting Theory About an Deposit In Australia. Youth's Companion. One of the most remarkable of all deposits of silver is at the Broken Hill mines in Australia. At that place the precious metal is found lying in an enormous lode. It has been suggested by Mr. George Suther land that this great deposit of silver was left by a large salt lake that has now disap peared, but traces of whose former exist ence are clearly to be seen. According to this interesting theory, the salt lake was formed of imprisoned ocean water, a large quantity of which was caught in a basin between ranges of hills when Australia was lifted out of the sea. This water gradually leaked and was evaporated away, leaving deposits of tho mineral and other matter that it had held in solution. If this view is correct, the great store of silver at Broken Hill is a rich gift be stowed by the sea upon the land; but man has discovered the precious deposit, and seized it in hiscapacity of the lord of the earth. A New Use for the Current. Electricity. It is proposed to use electricity for the disinfection of ships. By the electrolysis of sea water chlorine gas is liberated, and the same efiect that of the oxidation of the noxious substances produced by chloride of lime, results. The gas will be carried in pipes from the electrolytic bath to the vari ous portions of the ship. Milwaukee After the Convention. Milwaukee, Dec 3. The Democratic leaders of Milwaukee have secured hcod quarters, and will go to work in a syste matic manner to boom the Cream City as the rdace for the National Democratic Con vention. A Gasoline Explosion Costs Five Lives. Cbkston, Ia., Dec 3. -Jasper Mans, his wife" and three children, were frightfully burned here to-day by a gasoline explosion. Two children have died' and the map and his wife cannot recover. Funeral of MoJorMcKee. The remains of the late Major George W. McKee arrived in the city yesterday ac companied by John W. Chalfant, General O. O. Howard, Colonel Gibbs, Lieutenant Benay and Captain Shaler, of the United States Army. Mrs. McKee and her mother, Mrs. Chalfant, were too much prostrated to make the trip. The -party were met at the depot by Major Phipps with a detail of six soldiers from the Arsenal and Colonel Norman M. Smith, of the Eighteenth Begi ment, N. G. P. According to the wishes of the deceased the remains were cremated at H. Samson's crematory, on Sixth avenue, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The ser vices were conducted by Bey. George T. Perves, of the First Presbyterian Church. The ashes of the deceased were sent to Lexington, Ky., for interment. The Indian Outbreaks in Arizona. Washington, Dec a A telegram was received at the War Department this after noon from General Brooke, saying that there had been no Indian disturbance in Arizona, so far as he had been able to learn, and that the coroner's inquest in the case of McDaniel showed that he was killed by white men, and not by Indians. Secretary Foster Somewhat Better. Washington, Dec a Secretary Fos ter was able to sit up lor several hours, to day, but is still too weak to leave his room. Surgeon Hamilton, of the Marine Hospital service, is in charge of the case, and has visited the Secretary several times a dav since hi return troni New York on the 13th ult." He says the Secretary is out of danger, hut-insists that he be kept perfectly quiet, as he is still weak, and a relapse might come from any over exertion. He thinks the Secretary may be able to drive out on Satur day or Sunday,if the weather continues fine, and if the patient keeps on improving the doctor may let hinr" start South by the latter part ot next week. He will sot be at the Treasury for several weeks. Tasteful Jewelry In many different shapes, such as Bow-Knots, Fleur-de-lis, Hearts, Harps, Twists, Flowers, Horseshoes, Pansies, Sweet Peas, Orchids, And other beautfnl shapes at Haedy & Hates', Jewelers, Silversmiths and Art Dealers, 529 Smithfield street. Three doors from City Hall. Impobted dresses greatly reduced a rarechancefor ladies who want a handsome gown. Parcels & Jones, wf 29 Fifthavenue. "Chemicai. they? Diamonds." What are Haugh & Keenan are the most careful and responsible packers and shippers of household goods in the city. 33 Water street. Telephone 1626. wrsu Ocean Steamship Arrivals. 'Steamer. Where From. Destination. Russia New York London. Europe New York J".London. Latin New York Southampton. Nevada Liverpool New York. Algeria Glasgow New York. Edam Rotterdam ...,'. New York. The Farmers' Depoilt National Bank Invite the public to call and examine their new safe deposit vaults. Information con cerning the renting of boxes and deposit of valuables cheerfully given. mwt Watch for the "Chemical Diamonds." Man does not live on bread alone, but children do to a gTeat extent, and the bread given children should be nourishing and wholesome such bread as Minnehaha flour makes. TnE latest invention, "Chemical Dia monds, 'y Special Bargains in Misses' Long ulsters, in fine quality, dark colors, beaver cloth, 14 and 16-vear sizes. Jos. 'Hoenk & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. In Every Receipt that calls for baking powder, use the "Royal." v Better results will be obtained because it is the purest. It will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor, more digestible and wholesome. It is always reliable and uniform in its work,. "I aave found the Royal Baking Powder superior to all others.- '-. GORJU, late Chef, Delmonico's. dc3 STICK FAST. STICK TO PRINCIPLE. SPECIAL SALE HOME MADE K'(jj Overcoats JACKSON'S f o Are SI Sffing To the theory that it is better to start in with a low figure than to be compelled to re ductions after trying to get a high price. Our Special Sale for this week will distance anything ever attempted in this community. HOME-MADE OVERCOATS. Maybe a meaningless term to some people, but it has a world of meaning to others. In the first place these goods are made right here at home by men living in our own community, making and spending their earnings right here. Secondly, being made un der our own supervision, are made much better than gar ments made in sweat shops. No matter how low a price we mark on our garments that garment is warranted and sold under our guarantee: J WE GUARANTEE TOKEEPIN REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE FOR ONE TEAR ANY SUITOR OVERCOAT COSTING $10 OR MORE. J $10, $12, $15 or $18 Will buy choice overcoats made up of Kerseys, Meltons, Cheviots, Chinchillas, Beav ers, Diagonals. Yes, an endless variety of styles, all new, fashionable goods made up for this season. We Also Make Clothing "to Measure. Prices in our Tailoring Department are moderate; within the reach of all; no fancy prices. Suits made to order as low as $20; Trousers made to order from $5; Overcoats to measure from $18. A thousand and one styles to select from. IN OUR HATS. We have often told you that most of the best-dressed men in our town wear our hats. Satisfy yourself as to the truth of this assertion. Look into the hats of your friends. You'll find our Star with the name of Jacksons in it Correct styles and popular prices bring them to us. MEN'S FURNISHINGS. This department is filled with the newest novelties in fashion. Our line of Neck wear is superb. Our stock of fine Dress Shirts must be seen to be appreciated. Low est popular prices in every department Stick, stick to ISSSSSj Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters and Furnishers, 954 AND 956 LIBERTY ST. STAR CORNER. Hail orders filled promptly. no29-23-xwysu PETALUMA. GEO. K. STEVENSON &CO., SIXTH AVESUE. no!8-xw mtii
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