Decatur Daily Despatch, The (Newspaper) - October 31, 1889, Decatur, Illinois THE PEOPLE HEAD IT every family in The became It newe telegraphic well as local II cotti only ten cents a THE much M other aWr In II will be daMy tor ton a week VOLUME I ILLINOIS MORNING OCTOBER SI 1889 NUMBER 102 thirty-six dozen Men's Grey Shirts and Drawers Shirts made with French knit neck band at 500 each Seventy-two Men's Camels I lair Underwear regular quality at 750 each Thirty-six Men's Medicated Scarlet Shirts and Drawers extra fine wool at each Fifty dozen Ladies Jersey Knit Vests Heavy Quality at each Seventy-two Ladies White Merino Vests and Pants at 500 each Vests have Jersey fitting sleeves and Ribbed Skirts Thirty-six doxen Ladies Natural Wool Vests and Pants Warranted pure wool at 750 worth Ladies jersey Knit Vests and Pants all wool and ranted not to colors cardinal cream natural and white Babies Pure Wool Shirts guaranteed not to colors white and grey 35 to each We placed our orders early this year with agents for foreign hosiery Our price on this line is very little higher than Domestic Goods 4 5 and sell at 250 Our Bargain in Dress Goods this Week is a Plaid All-Wool Cloth Suiting at 58 cents a yard BRADLEY NEW YORK STORE Corner of Water and William Streets Agents for the Jouvin Kid Gloves TWENTY WORKINGS OF CAMP REVEALED Alexander ami In In- for Kit IMOT DEALERS FLOUR M w 1 1 ho ill I toil a without any of away MO 111 II g 1 a ut u vor Uou r ami thy In having the -worlcl you n FERRISS LAPHAM THE AND RANGES bearing this trade jt are making more World's and few than any other brand in ex- are made and rim both tor ind tta of Beware d BY LYTLE ECKLES Special to CHICAGO Oct the opening of the court in the case this ing State's Attorney Longeneeker naked or an attachment for of Peoria 111 the officer of the Mr snid that Spellmun hud been served with ft mid had agreed to come when called for o telegrams had been Bent to him but he had not responded The attachment was ordered issued The first witness sworn was Denis O'Connor He testified that he wae a ber of 20 At a meeting of the camp on February 8 last the witness said he heard Thomas O'Connor state that he had heard road in Dr Cronin's camp the minority report of the com- to try the executive body of the order The names of the members of the executive were not mentioned and the witness said he never knew who composed the triangle Then it was voted to appoint a committee to go up to Dr Cronin's camp and investigate the matter of the minority report which Dr Cronin had read His nation elicited nothing new Stephan was on the stand at the time of the adjournment of court last evening was recalled and after answering a few portant questions from the state was turned over to the defense for examination It developed nothing of interest Patrick Nolan financial secretary of camp 20 produced his record book and from it testified as to the numbers borne by Coughlin Cooney O'Sullivan Begga and Burke all of whom except Cooney are now on trial The witness further testified that he was present at a meeting of the camp on the night of May 3 the day preceding Dr Cronin's death that Beggs that there was a call for the report of the secret committee on the night of February 8 and that replied that the committee was to report to him alone The witness said that on the Sunday following Dr Cronin's he met Burke and Cooney about 3 o'clock in the afternoon in a saloon This was before the witness knew of Dr Cronin's disappearance went to another saloon and played cards for a couple of hours The next witness was Capt Thomas F O'Connor who created the ment in 20 on the night of ary 8 by saying that he had heard read in Dr camp a report of the committee that tried the triangle Capt O'Connor said that Andrew Foy was the first man to speak tt at night Foy arose in his place in the camp and addressed the senior guardian stated that he arose under a terrible strain That after the disclosure of Le Caron in London the organization as an tion no more That there were four British spies in the organization and that it should be reorganized and every one that was in the organization who had the slightest taint or suspicion at- to him should be expelled When he got through I arose to my feet and stated that I was not at all prised at hearing the gentleman talk as he had done That I knew by positive information that the organization was run by a parcel of rogues known ns our executive body that they had dered our funds even to the extent of and not alone that but they sent our best men across to England to have them put behind the now I state positively that Le Caron was an agent of our executive body and re- pay from them At that moment I was interrupted by two or three brothers with a demand to tell where I got my information I did not like the First brother who spoke to me and I said You demand nothing Then there were two or three other brothers that demanded to know where I got my information and there was n general uproar at the time So I turned around to the senior guardian and I said to If the senior guardian demands of me where I got my information I will tell him He did not say anything Then there was some more uproar I turned a second time and a third time and said if the senior guardian would demand of me where I got my information I would tell him Then I stated I had heard a terrible report of the entire trial com- in that I had also seen a written report three hundred pages of close written about the trial and that I was positive of my statement At that instant Daniel Coughlin a ber of the eamp arose to his feet and Mr guardian I move that a cret committee of three be appointed to find out the source of Cspt O'Connor's information were his words Then there was some one else on his feet and the senior guardian rapped the camp to order as it was such a tumultuous time turmoil and somebody spoke and he I will hear no more on this subject and I will appoint a committee Who was the senior guardian at this John F Beggs A At the afternoon session Mr Forrest resumed the cross-examination of nor The witness stated that one could try a member of an other for he had known it to be done He had heard at the inner circle as another name for the executive He saw Beggs at the time of the inquest and him it be should tell nil he knew and reveal the secrets of the order Beggs Yes tell everything The meetings might on well be held in battery D Everybody known all about the order He advised me to conceal nothing but to tell said the witness In by Attorney ter O'Connor Mid be attended a ing at which some one when the of the secret committee would be unite and Senior Guardian Beggs re- plied that the committee would report to him alone He would not swear as to the date of the meeting Upon being the at the camp ha meeting was MM on May 10 the Friday after the disappearance of member of camp 20 was the next ness He said he was present at the meeting of Feb 8 he the other witnesses regarding the speeches made by Foy and Capt nor adding that upon their conclusion many present jumped to their feet find hissed in the midst of which confusion Dan said something pointing a secret meeting At the meeting of Feb 22 the witness heard and had ished speaking excitedly slap his breast and declare that insinuations against Alexander Sullivan must cease at by Attorney Foster the witness acknowledged that most of the meetings of the camp were by more or less and that when Beggs denounced the casting nf reflections on Alexander Sullivan he also pleaded for peace between the tions even if war were required to tic it Henry Owen O'Connor gave some evidence He swore that on Friday March 1 at the first meeting after the reunion meeting and after Beggs McGurry and Powers had made speeches he met Dan Coughlin Dan took him aside and told him that mation hod been received from England that there was a confederate in the der in Chicago Dan then said that the indications were that Cronin was the British spy referred to This was the first direct evidence that has been brought to light to show that Cronin was regarded as a spy by his fellow clansmen Patrick McGurry senior guardian of camp 06 took the stand and said that in his speech on February 22 he indorsed the wish that unity might prevail b at declared that it could not be ob as long as certain members persistently in in secret the erring to Cronin that had the courage to take corruption by the throat and throttle it also that the man ander who recommended Caron to membership in the Gael society was a thousand times greater scoundrel than LeCaron On the night following Cronin's ance witness went to Patrick van's house and told O'Sullivan that his contract with the doctor was a circumstance O'Sullivan had asked him if he didn't think Cronin was murdered by the United Order of Deputies Witness had said the doctor was murdered by some persons nearer home Witness was on the stand when court adjourned REMARKABLE CAREER OF MAN for fur n li> Oct J Milton Bowers the horo of one of flan most sensational mysteries of crime began suit today for in- surance on the life of his wife for the alleged poisoning of whom he watt to death three years ago Bowers second wife died in Chicago under circumst suces and to avoid in- he left there without attempting to the insurance on her life When all the facts in the case were brought out and experts testified to the presence of phosphorus in his third wife's stomach he wus and sentenced to hang While un peal was before the supreme court his brother-in-law Benhayon committed suicide and left n confession baying he poisoned his sister The authorities tried to show that Bowers had planned u con- to poison Benhayon and force his confession but the effort failed Then there was nothing to do except to re lease Bowers after he had been in jail Four years and under the shadow of the lows about eighteen months The in- surance on his wife's life WHS originally but two of the beneficiary com- panies have collapsed since her deuth HE READ THE WRONG A DAY'S CASUALTIES Hun Into Pa Oct An Imund freight train on the Ft Wayne Chicago railroad ron into the rear of the Chicago limited express coming east this morning near Beaver Kails Pa The engine of the freight train telescoped the observation car of the limited and two freight cars were telescoped A named was instantly killed and Engineer Dougherty and Fireman Carr were but not fatally injured shock threw the passengers on the from their berths but beyond a good shaking up and some slight cuts and bruises nobody was hurt The dent delayed trains several hours OTTAWA 111 Oct St Joseph cannon ball train on the Rock Island road run into the rear of the Denver ex- premi at Seneca last evening wrecking the on the Denver express and the engine tender and baggage our of the St Joe train Maj T C Gibson of this an unknown lady mid the engineer of the St Joe train seriously injured LINN SCRUGGS Grand Fall Exhibition Of the Latest Novelties in Fashionable Goods at prices that will be appreciated by careful buyers Plush Sacques THE PAN-AMERICAN PARTY After Seeing Hainan City the Party for Springfield III Special to DESPATCH KANSAS CITY Oct longings of Kansas City people for the privilege of entertaining the Pan-American ex- have been gratified at last The party arrived here precisely at noon and just three hours late owing to the use of soft coal on the engine Francis accompanied the party here and has been with them all day On their arrival the visitors were at once taken to the Midland hotel where they enjoyed a lunch that really a banquet The Kansas City Smelting works were ed and the rest of the afternoon was occupied with a ride on the cable cars After dinner the Kansas City Flambeaux club gave an exhibition and drill in front of the Coates house and afterwards escorted the visitors to Coates opera house where they saw Keene as lieu At the close of the performance the delegates returned to their train and were soon on their way to field III CAUGHT IN CHICAGO Alexander and Hie Pretty Keeper with Whom lie Under Special to DESPATCH CHICAGO Oct Harris who eloped with Miss May Ellis from Milford Del leaving his wife and four children and unpaid bills to a large amount behind him WOB arrested here today Miss Ellis was also taken into into custody They arrived here day afternoon from Philadelphia and registered at the Tremont house as man and wife Today they moved to rooms on the north Aide and three hours later were under arrest When arrested Harris had money and bunk paper to the amount of Harris said he could not get along with his wife and he could with Miss May He says he did not marry Miss Elite but he intends to make her his wife ns soon as he can get a divorce Telegrams have been sent to Milford to the authorities the creditors of Harris and parents of Mies Ellis ing tor instructions regarding the sition of the prisoners Meanwhile they are held at the central police station a Freight ger Liven Special to Va Oct 30 Passenger train No 2 going east over the Norfolk Western railroad collided with a freight train coming west tine and n quarter miles below station at o'clock this morning Leo Jones fireman on the freight Sonny McDaniel a colored tramp from Lynchburg and Joe Gavin a colored were killed The following were L E Wickerson conductor on freight leg lacerated and otherwise injured it is feared ly Jacob Bowers extra fireman right thigh broken and cut about the face and head Andrew Francis postal clerk front teeth knocked out and cut on head arm William Stoffey engineer on the freight cut badly on the head The accident resulted from a prehension of orders When the freight passed Thareton they had until a m to reach Buffalo siding but the con- ductor read the order a m and thinking he hod ample time ran ahead An old colored man returning home signalled the passenger train and warned it of the approaching freight train Speed was reduced but the collision could not be avoided Fou r freight cars a postal car and both engines were badly wrecked Terrible W Va 30 One of the large boilers of the blast furnace at O exploded this forenoon with terrible force cracking two other boilers in the main battery and wrecking the boiler rooms The south end of the nail factory was en- tirely demolished windows were broken in all the adjoining and the wreck was scattered over an area of one hundred yards The damage to Uie mill and adjoining property in No one was injured Freight PORT N Y Oct freight train with two engines while switching at Otisville lost night at 6 o'clock broke in two and cars ran backward down grade about a mile east of ville at a speed of forty miles an hour and ran a west bound freight tram wrecking the engine completely and twenty-four cars Samuel J Sloat man was instantly killed died this morning of his injuries neer J D Fosdick was badly scalded and Fireman John C and man Lee Clarrett were burned and bruised The rood was until 4 o'clock this morning PASTOR THE LONE HIGHWAYMAN The Trial of the Michigan Outlaw derer and Stage Robber Special to BESSEMER Mich Oct trial of Reimund Holzhay the outlaw and lone highwayman who murdered Banker Fleischbein at Gogebic lake on August 26 was begun this morning Henry J Gerpheide of Chicago attorney asked for and obtained an adjournment until tomorrow morning to produce im- portant affidavits The defense will try to prove that Fleischbein was Idled by a shot from the revolver of Donald Kercher of Minneapolis companion who opened fire on when the latter demanded cash of the party The trial promises tn prove sensational The formally The Rev W II was ally installed last evening as pastor of the First Presbyterian church The services were held at the church ning at o'clock The sermon was delivered by the Rev Dr T D Lagan of Springfield the text being The Lord gave the word great was the company of those that published Psalm 21 He devoted the first part of his discourse to the way in which the Word was given and the latter part to the ways in which it should be He strongly insisted that this work was to be performed by the laity as well as the ministry He said the slums of our great cities where men are oppressed with the burdens of life's hardships and the of sin which has rested on should be visited you will and Plush and Cloth of every description of superior material and moke at especially low Silk We have just received a handsome assortment of Silk of tional one we ran recommend to wear PEAU DE SOI ALMA SILK ARMURES SURAHS KAILLE FRANCA INDIA TURKISH BILKS and CiROS GRAINS GREAT BARGAIN SALE I AND TABLE LINENS j We own the above very cheap and are to sell them from 10 to i per cent below value Carpet The Department was never before so replete with Rugs Upholstery Goi IF Cloths etc as at present oar prices are low French and German French and German High Novelties in French Robes Black and Colored Plaids and Stripes for Peasant Wraps And the Handsomest Selection of Bleak Goods ever brought to this Ftr LUItt Mbm lid Silk Cotton and Wool Purchased direct from the and importers and caa mend them for durability and at exceeding good value Gent's Furnishing Goods DEPARTMENT Comprises Underwear Tier Scarfs Bows Handkerchief and and are not sold at LINN SCRUGGS STRIKERS SURRENDER The and Return to Hocking Work at Valley HE SAW THE EMPRESS unit Wife Attend Theater for the Tint Time Special to DESPATCH WASHINGTON Oct rison tonight for the first time since his inauguration attended a theatrical It was to see the celebrated artist Rhea as Josephine Empress of the at opera house The president was accompanied by Mrs Harrison Secretary Rusk and wife At- torney General Miller and Mrs Russell Harrison The presidential party pied the two stage boxes and appeared to be delighted with the performance They came early before the began and remained until the final fall of the curtain At the end of the sixth act the theater wus crowded many lic officials and prominent people seats in the body of the i Linden Park Special t ELIZABETH N J Oct races here today resulted as follows First race Rock 1 Mute 2 Second race 1 Tipstaff 2 Lela May 3 time Third race Sat 1 Cortland 2 Tulla Blackburn 3 time Fourth race 1 2 Annie Blackburn 3 time Fifth roue 1 1 Barnes 2 3 Sixth race 1 2 3 time Seventh race 1 Cl ten mound 2 Clay 3 time Special to COLUMBUS O Oct A telegram was received this morning from John Nugent of No 6 Knights of Labor stating that a moss meeting of Progressive Union miners was held at New last night and the strike at the Columbus and the Hocking coal and iron company mines was de- clared off and the striking miners re- turned to work this morning just where they were when the strike was first in- The Abilene HanU Failure Kan Oct The ment of the affairs of the Abilene bank is going on rapidly Mayor came home this morning and the firm issued a card promising to pay every dollar of indebtedness if time is given them No suit or attachments have been filed and none are likely to be Settlement with creditors to the amount of has been made by turning over real estate and collateral A close estimate makes the liabilities and the assets largely in western Kansas lands The excitement has largely died out and business goes on as usual Band WASHINGTON D C Oct Today's bond offerings were as tered at 127 registered at I hands A to Mr looking at his but dollan worth of in six Do yon want to drive us all Into the Mr suns day at bis SM here Mr I'm paying you too for his tobacco I used worth of ft hut year If you keep on me fifty Tribune could indeed we would be it to them It is a peace to a world oppressed with sin Mil misery God might have adopted some other means for the spread of the gospel without usini any human means but he laid this obligation upon his church Not upon a f ow bu t upon the whole anny of the redeemed The obligation does not rest alone upon the ordained minister The gospel message heard by the people must be told over and over again till in- stead of being confined within the walls of the sanctuary it is taken up and re- echoed throughout the community The question is not so much whether the work needs whether we shall be honored by taking part in it Even ture assists in the work Day unto day uttereth and night unto night knowledge There is no speech nor language where this voice is not heard This publication should be with Let your countenance testify to the truth of your statement Trie world is full of men and women ready to give up in despair the struggle against sin They are in need of the message which we perhaps have never spoken even in a whisper The Lord gave the word great may be the army of those who publish it in After the singing of Coronation by the congregation the Rev C E bele of Lincoln moderator of the asked of the people and the con- the usual questions ing their willingness to enter into with each other after which he charged the congregation concerning the part it was their duty to perform in the matter Privileges always bring responsibilities I exhort you to entertain a high estimate of the snored relations in you have just now en tared The two great lines of pastoral work are evangelical and educational and there can be no doubt that the plan of temporary interferes with the ever skilled the physician you may em- ploy he is at a decided disadvantage beside the family physician who knows every peculiarity of nerves and muscle every fiber of your organization A IK shall not he who ministers to your re body work to better advantage when possessed of like I exhort you to discharge promptly you obligations to your pastor I exhort you to receive the words of di vine truth from the lips of your pastor in the spirit of Christian and love I exhort you to sustain your pastor in nil the multitudinous duties of his sacred office Ho bears the spirit ual welfare of you and yours with him as a continual burden Remember thai he is a man standing in need of your sympathy and love Rally around your pastor hiu name sacred honor as you would your own After Jesus Lover of My Soul hat been sung most feelingly mid as a solo by Miss Berry the charge to the pastor wan delivered by the Rev C I Lane of Mason City His first tation was as a citizen then IIH preacher telling him to be preeminently a preacher to be up with the times to be pastor to his to visit his in their homes to doal with Individuals and make use of that key to I every human heart sympathy After the benediction by the Rev Mr Sensible nearly the entire OI pastorship seriously latter object AGENTS FOR PATTERNS AND HERCULES SHIRTS WE I S mid Reliable FITTED BY EXPERIENCED SALESMEN Powers Shoe Store Ready for Business WITH A f INK OF Fall and Winter Clothing Furnishing Goods Hats MOST or
