The Leavenworth Weekly Times from Leavenworth, Kansas • Page 1

1 1 LEAVENWOBTH, KANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 13, 1894-WEEKLY EDITION, ATCHISON'S JAG. CARLISLE'S BILL 'AGAINST OLD CROWD CY. The First District, Leland's Home CHICAGO CABLE CARS CRASH. ROCK ISLAND TfiMll ROBBED. ST.

JOSEPH BANK FAILS. The Commercial Makes a Voluntary Assignment. St. Joseph, Dec. 11.

The Commercial bank went into the hands of Arthur Kirkpatrick to-night, he being selected as assignee. The papers were filled at 11 p. and the announcement created no suprise here, as it has been known-for some time that the bank was losing: money. The capital stock is but by-late losses on loans has been impaired one halt. The directors decided that it would be to close down than to make up the deficit.

The assets are and liabilities principally being the depositors. Prior to the assignment the bank at tached the stock of George L. dealer in dry goods to secure a claim of Col. ft. P.

Ogden was president and M. M. ggs, cashier of the oiher St. Joseph institution are affected and no trouble is feared. MANY INJURED IN A STREET TUNNEL COLLISION.

FIRE STARTS. C4US1NG 'A PAIC Street Cars Heavily Loaded With People Returning; Prom Work Come Together, Killing One And Seriously Injuring Fifteen Others Accident Caused by a Grip Breaking. Chicago, Dec. 11. In a collision be tween cable cars, In the Washington street tnnnel this evening, one man was fatally hurt, fifteen more were Berionsly Injured ana a score Of otners more or less braised.

The cars were set on fire by the stoves and for a time there was a fearful panic round the scene. The most seriously in a red are: John Smith, Internally injured and both legs broken; died since. William Newman, head and face badly cut. William Joyce, right leg broken and severely bruised. James McDonald, left side of face crushed and head cut.

John Frems, leg twisted, bad bruises about hips and nose broken. Jamei McQlnty, seriously bruised about the lace ana snomaers. Mrs. Tnomas Beeman, seriously bruised and nead tod lace cut. Mrs.

Goorge Reiss, head hurt and tern porarlly deranged. Mrs. William Parker, both ankles bro ken and severe bruises. John Donohoe, bead and face cat. William Malrooney, teeth knocked out and jaw broken.

J. 13. Burtle, head hart and face crushed. A. Aikens, nose crashed and body bruised.

Mrs. Estella Viamen, injured about Bboulders and nips. Harry Doddard, face cut, head cat and legs hurt. T. II.

Moran, gripman, badly bruised and injured Internally. Nellie Bchott, head cut and badly brused. O. B. Barton, face fearfully lacerated and teeth knocked ont.

Miss Olga Schroeder, finger mashel and bead cut. N. Peterson, left arm broken. jonn ape to, iace lacerated and nose mashed flat. M.

Nelson, knee cap torn off and badly bruised. Jn addition to theBe there was a large large number of people who sustained painful injuries and smashed fingers, knocked out teeth, sprained ankles and wrists. Both the West Madison street and the Milwaukee street cable lines run through tie tunnel, and at the time the accident occurred. 6:30" o'clock, all the west bound cars are jammed to suffocation with people returning from business on the South tilde. A Madison street cable train, consisting of a grip car and two trailers, was i two-thirds of the way down the incline to- IS RIDICULOUS.

SENATOR TELLER SAYS IT IS NOT FEASIBLE. MORE BOND ISSUES WILL FOLLOW. The Noted Sliver Republican Dis cusses Finance And Politics In i New York Republican Nominee Must be a BI-Metalllst In 1896-Two Noted Silver Speeches Made In Denver. New York, Dec. 11.

Senator Teller, the Silver Republican, from Colorado, speaking on the political and congres sional outlook to-day, said "It does not look to me as if we shall do anything but pass the appropriation bills. We need financial legislation badly annnvh hnfr. neither Sanrafavir Pa.llsla'j plan nor what is known as the Baltimore plan is feasible. In fact, Mr. Carlisle's is absurd.

I have talked with several leading bankers in New York since I have been here and have not run across one yet who favors it." What do you expect will be the out come?" "Well, we shall have another issue of bonds, one of these days. This thing will be kept up until the gold goes out of the country and until people can see tor themselves that gold cannot be kept in the country by issuing bonds and running into debt." 'Shall we have an extra session?" 'Hn Innlr fni nna anH rr believe Cleveland wants one. What good would an extra session do anyway. The house would be Republican, the senate Democratic. Populist and Cleveland would have his own views, so we would have three branches of the government with varied views." "Who is the fayorite presidential can didate in the northwest and will the western states drop into the Rapublican column in 1896?" 'It will be necessary for the Republi cans to nominate a man for.

president who is in favor of bi-metallism if they want to carry tbe states of the north west. Sherman says he is in favor of a restricted use of silver, according to news paper accounts, and Reed and McKinley are understood to both favor bi-metallism. Harrison is squarely with the silver men. "Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Nevada are certain to vote for the presidential candidate who favors silver, ani tbe chances are that California, Oregon and Washington will do the same Kansas and Nebraska would, in all probabi lity, follow the example of their 6ister states of the west. These states are naturally Republican, but if a gold standard man is nominated, they are sure to be found in the Democratic column, and especially if Adlai E.Stevenson is made the Democratic candidate in 1896, as is most likely to be the case from the way things look now." Prof.

Kedzle, of the National Board of Health, reports in official Bulletin No. 6 that after examining fourteen of the baking powders now in the market he finds Dr. Price's superior in leavening strength and purity to all others. NOTABLE SPEECHES. Wharton Baker and David Holmes Talk for Sliver at Denver, Denver, Dec.

5. Two notable speeches on bi-metallism were delivered at the banquet of the Manufacturers Exchange to-day. David Holmes, of Barn-ley, England, chairman of the parliamentary committee of trades union congress of the United Kingdom, representing 1,250,000 wage earners, speaking to the toast and Wage Earners," said: "Thinking men account for present trade depression by the appreciation of gold consequent on demonetization of silver in 1873 and since If silver is restored to the former position, it will revive trade and commerce the world over. Public opinion In England has recently grown rapidly on the subject and textile workers and others are co-operating with the bi-metallic league. "The recent experiment of the British government with tbe financial and currency question in India is a flat failure, and the Indian government is at its wits end to raise necessary revenue.

"Bi-metallism will be an important factor at the next British general election in 1S95 and will be a test question in Lanca-snlre and other constituencies for parliamentary candidates. Hon. Wharton Baker of Philadelphia, spsaklng on "Bi-metalllsm and Manufactures." said "The professors of political science in Great Britain, men in the front rank in Earope and America favor bi-metallism the opposition comes from money lenders. Tne demonetization of silver has contracted the world's money alm6st one-half and appreciated gold to the great advantage of the creditor class and the damage and ruin of the debtor class. "The proposed plan of bank currency setforth in President Cleveland's message should be opposed by everv citizen, who has the welfare of the people at neart.

Bi-metallism must be restored by independent action by America, and can be whenever the people are determined to have financial as well as industrial independence; to abandon British gold monometallism as they have done British free trade; whenever, they know the difference between an American policy and an alien policy." The 'Celebration Goes on Throush Rain and Mud Hundreds of Vlsltorii Special to Thx Leavenwohxh Tnres. Atchison, Dec 11. Atchison awoke from its long months of slumber to-day and many hundreds joined in cele brating the completion of its electric street railway. The small boy with his big tin horn made life miserable to i the pedestrians. Brass bands from many cities furnished music.

The merchants didn't decorate their places of business much, which was the first object that caught the visitor's eye. The railroads did a very bad thing by advertising half rates and when passengers went to purchase tickets at local stations on the Mis souri Pacific railway between Leavenworth and Atchison they found they couldn't get the cut rates. The Times' correspondent questioned Agent Styles about tbe matter, who expressed much surprise and stated he would see to get ting the extra charge back for passengers, The Missouri Pacific mixed train from Hiawatha brought in two coach loads of people at noon, the regular passenger train, due at 4 p. was crowded with people. The B.

M. brought in a hundred people at 10 o'clock this morning, and more on this evening's train. The Central Branch brought in an ex cursion train of eight car loads. 1 A "free bridge was advertised but when a footman went to walk across he had several questions to answer before he was permitted to pass, which goes to show bad management on the part of the committees. Governor Morrill received visitors at the Bryam hotel and he with Captain Jonn beaton gave everybody a warm hand shake.

A large number of visitors went through the large wholesale drug house of McPike Fox. Mr. Mo-Pike received his callers and detailed men to show them through the establishment, wnicn is tne largest drug nouse west of Bt. Louis. Governor Morrill addressed a large audience in the opera house In the afternoon.

Among the visitors from Leavenworth were Mr. L. M. Erb, S. W.

Gassman, Frank O'Donnell and James Foley. Mr. Jones and R. J. Brown, of Kickapoo, helped to swell the crowd, but kicked' when they had to pay full fare.

The Atchison street railway system is nothing conn pared with the one at Leavenworth. The cars are smaller and no stoves are in them. Atchison needs a street car line very bad and this one will fill a long felt want for in a muddy time like to-day. Mud is shoe-mouth deeo on tbe street crossings. The banquet at the Byrone with Mr.

G. W. Bearles. J. Wallenstein, W.

H. Smith and S. Schwarz as committee was grand. The bill of fare read: New York counts, select oyster stew, celery, baked blacK bass, wine sauce, wild turkey, chestnut dressing, will goose, apple sauce, Roman punch, cnlcken salid, mayona.se, mallad duck, cranberry jelly, quail on toast, Charlotte russe, orange cake, cbocolate cake, macaroon pyramid, vanilla ice cream, oranges, grapes, bananas, coffee, Brenner's cabinet wine, imported cigars Kansas Horticulturists Want Rights. Fort Scott, Dec.

11. The State Horticultural society in session here to-day appointed a committee consisting of Judge Wellhouse, of Fairmount and Sen ator Taylor, of Wyandotte county, to demand more substantial recognition for tbe society, and to apply for the estab lishment of the aeeretarv'fi nffinn in the. capitol building at Topeka. To Lansing for Forgery. Topeka, Dec.

11. W. H. Anderson the man who wrote up his own pension affidavits instead of securing them frcm the witnesses, went before Judge Foster last evening and pleaded guilty to forging the pension papers. He was sentenced to one year and three months in the penitentiary, and Deputy Marshals Gray and Henry Dillard left with him this afternoon for the penitentiary.

Burglars Raid Emporia Stores. Emporia, Dec. 11. Last night tbe hardware store of Haynes Bros, was entered, the Bafe drilled into in three places and explosives applied. Cash and checks amounting to over were secured besides other valuable papers.

A large amount of stock was also carried off. Tne burglars also broke into the meat market of the money drawer open and Becured all the money, besides helping themselves generally to whatever they could find. Buried in a Well Topeka, Dec. 11. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the wall of the large well being excavated near the state insane asylum, ander the direction of the gstate board of charities, caved in and five men were buried under the bricks and sand.

They were rescued without fatal injury to any of them, although for a time thing looked serious. Legislation on Irrigation. Topeka, Dec. 11. The executive committee of the Kansas Irrigation association is holding a meeting in Topeka.

The object of this meeting is to decide upon a plan of action to secure the desired legislation this winter and to appoint a legislative committee. Drake, Parker proprietors of tbe Grand Pacific hotel of Chicago, write to the manufacturers of Dr. Priced Baking Powder: "We have been using your Cream Baking Powder for several years and ifi has given general satisfaction- IT. IT. Price Dead.

IIcTCHixsosr. Dec 11. R. Price, president of the Kansas Salt company.ex-world's fair commissioner and one of the most influential citizens of Hutchinson and Kansas, died last evening. Operation forx appendicitis and engorged gall bladder was performed last Saturday, but the disease was too far advanced for even surgical aid.

He was about 40 years of age. 7 Harper's Bazar mvts correct Information about fashions for eversbody, forfl a year. Judge Goodta Dead. Ottawa, Dec. 11.

Judge Joel K. Goodin, one of the fore most figures in the early history of Kansas, died at the residence of his-son, Charles W. Goodin, in this city late yesterday afternoon after a few weeks' illness with jaundice, coupled with resultant compl ications and old age. He was the first justice of the peace in the tcrriory of Kansas. Section, 'Will Not Vote for Him for Senator.

Topeka Dec 10. James M. Chiaham, of Atchison, a member of the. Edpablican state central committee, says that Cyrus Leland would not be able to unite the First district delegation In his favor. Representative Price, of Brown county.

Chisham said, was an avowed Burton man, and Representative White, of Atchison county, was for Smith. Other representatives had pledged before Leland came oat, and would hardly go back on their promises lor a new candidate. unisnam is opposed to the scheme lor the men who ran the Republican campaign to scoop in all the offices. "The rank and file of the party do not like this policy," said Chisham. "The Inside worker may be entitled to the position, but you never can make the outside work er believe it.

I have nothing against Mr. Liana, out li fie is elected to the united States senate the old crowd' cry will be heard from one end of Kansas to the other, and it will not do the party any good. It will not do to again put into esect tne methods which deleated us in 1892." A WOMAN, REFORMATORY. Representative Cardenshlreto Intro dues a Bill to Establish One. Topeka, Dec 10.

Representative-elect S. M. Gardenshire has been asked to in troduce a bill at the coming session of the legislature to provide for a woman's re formatory. A meeting was held for the purpose of drawing up a bill to meet the needs of the state in this particular which will provide for a nome lor tne women wno are sen tenced to the city and county jails for petty crimes, and where they will be compelled to work. At this meeting were Mr.

and Mrs. H. St. John, of Kansas City, Dr. Ida C.

Barnes, Mrs. L. E. Thorpe, Bishop John H. Vincent, Jf.

I. Bonebrake, James A. Trout man, Mrs. A. G.

Lord, R. B. Welch and Dr. Lockwood, of Atchison. it was decided to bold another meeting the second week in January to review a bill which shall be prepared and a vote was taken asking S.

M. Gardenhire to in troduce the proposed measure. INSURANCE RATES UP. Farm Property Schedule Advanced Twenty Per Cent. For Kansas.

Topeka, Dec. 11. An increase of 20 per cent, in the rate for fire Insurance on farm property in Kansas has gone into effect. The announcement of tbe increase of the rate came through H. Clarkson, of Topeka, but is said to have been ordered by tne Ufilcago commission, wnicn dic tates what the rates shall be in Kansas and many other western states.

The reason assigned is that insurance companies all operated at a loss last year. TOPEKA FOOTPADS. Charles Young, an Asylum Cook, Knocked Down and Robbed r'' In Auburndale. Topeka, Dec. 11.

Charles Young, a young man who works at the state insane asylum as cook, was knocked down and robbed of $7 in silver on the Auburndale bridge last night at about 9 o'clock, as he was returning home from town. He was crossing the bridge when he wrr a enHiAnliT Anfimnffin rx-vr cv TV BO OUUUGUXJ WUllUUtCU UJ UHl UiVU who demanded that he hold up his hands. He is not very big, but was giv lncr nis assailants a lively tussle wnen a third ma? struck him in the back of the head with a club or He fell to tbe bridge floor and they held him there while they went through his pockets. Then they got up and ran. AN ARGENTINE BRUTE.

William Rutledge Hurriedly Taken Out of Town to Prevent a Lynching Kansas City, Dec. 11. William Rutledge, a one armed man who was formerly a switchman, came near being lynched in Argentine last night by an angry mob. He was caught attempting to criminally assault Bsssie Graves, 9 years of age. Piof.

S. T. Paton, analytical and consulting chemist, late chemist Chi cago Health Department, says: have been examining various baking powders, and nave always found Dr. Price's to be a scientifically prepared, pure mixture." POSTMASTER JAEDICKE FREE. The Hanover Man Acquitted cf the Charge of Falsifying Returns.

Topeka, Dec. 11. August Jaedicke, the Hanover postmaster, was acquitted of the charge of falsifying his returns by a jury in the United States district court last night. It only took the jury ten minutes to agree on the verdict. Jaedicke is wealthy.

He was indicted on twelve counts and has been acquitted on all of them. He was tried on ten count a year ago. Eagene Hagan and David Overmy-er defended him. A fifty-two-week feast Is provided by Harper's Younq People ar f2 a year. The McArdle Pardon Case.

Atchison, Dec. 11. The state board of pardons yesterday considered the case of Michael McArdle, who is la the penitentiary under a sentence of twelve years for murder- A notable feature of the case is a letter interceding for the man written by a Catholic priest in Atchison. This is the first instance to be found in tbe records of the department where a Catholic priest has in any manner communicated with the board in relation to such matters. The petit'on Is signed by the county attorney, nine jurors, and nearly citizens of Atchison city and county.

1 A Household Treasure. says W. Fuller, of Canajoharie. N. that he always keecs Dr.

KJcg'a New Discovery in the house and his fam ily has always found the very best results follow its use; that he would not be without it, if rrccurable. A. Dyke-roan, druggist, CatekilJ, says that Dr. King's New Discovery is undoubtedly the best cough remedy: that he has used it in bis family for eight years, and it has never failed to do all that is claimed for it. Why not try a remedy so long tried and' tested.

Trial bottles free at MeM Echott's drug store. Regular size 503 and fl ea, 3 HELD UP NEAR THE INDIAN TER RITORY LINE. TWO BOLD B1KDITS DID TEE WORK. Made the Crew Assist In Breaking Into the Express Car Meagre Details of the Job -A Move to Ask for a Women's Reformatory Irrlgatlonlsts In Session. Wichita, Dec' 10.

The south bound Bock Island train was held up to night at 11:50 one mile south of the Bed River bridge, near the frontier of the In dian Territory. Two masked men stopped the train, 'and compelled the engineer and fireman to assist them in breaking open the express car, which they entered and rifled. Details are very meagre and the amount of money stolen cannot be learned at this hour. ROASTED THE JURY. judge Hazen says the People are Getting Tired of the Bis Expense of the Grand Jury.

Topeka, Dec. 10. The grand jury has been in session so long the people are get ting tired. Judge Hazen took occasion to censure the jury for continuing to sit. He said: "Gentlemen, this court has no author ity to nasten your adjournment, it is a matter that rests entirely with yourselves.

Did this court have the right I would ad journ you now, or would nave done so long ago. "You have now been in session five weeks and it seems to me you have con siuered everytnmg wnicn required your Immediate attention. You have no au thority which is not vested in the county attorney. Your sessions are costing the county about 100 a day. As an officer 1 can say nothing, but as a citizen of Tope- fea and a taxpayer 1 would suggest that your labors are completed and that you snould now adjourn." Judge Hazen further called attention to the fact that fen indictments in five weeks had cost $3,000.

MORE CORPORATIONS. Companies Organized todo Business in Kansas Granted Charters. Topeka, Dec. 10. The following charters have been filed with the secre tary of state rne national Man and express com pany of Atchison capital stock, $5,000.

Directors Henry A. Lawton, John Quirk, George H. Lawton, James A. Bpaulding and Stanton Park. Tne Syracuse irrigation Jjitcn com- panv of' Syracase, capital stock, $20,000.

Directors L. P. Worden.P. P. Thomas, Ben A.

Wood, James Ford and Alfred Pratt. The FirRt M. E. church of Russell Springs. Directors J.

R. Childers, O. Disney, 11. spencer, 1. s.

VVaue and Mrs. L. A. Wanzer. The German Immanuel M.

E. church of Rush county, has also been char tered. IRRIGATION WORKERS. They Come From Western Kansas And Are Planning Legislation. Topeka, Dec.

10. The executive com mittee of the Kansas Irrigation association is holding a meeting to day In Topeka and its sessions are in progress in the offices of the Santa Fe land depart ment. The object of this meeting is to decide upon a plan of action to secure the desired legislation this winter and to appoint a legislative committee The members of the executive committee who are present at to-day's meeting are D. M. Frost, E.

N. Keep and J. W. Gregory, Garden City; E. R.

Moses, Great Bend; G. G. Gilbert and J. H. Churchill, DodeeClty; C.

T. Vinson, Cimarron; E. D. Wheeler, Ogallah; G. W.

Clement, Wichita: G. W. Watson, Larnfd; J.S. Emery, Lawrence Robert Hay, Junction City; J. F.

Frost, F. D. Coburn aid H. V. Hinckley, Topeka.

The award of highest honors and gold medal to Dr. Price's Baking Powder at the Midwinter Internatioiv-al Exhibition confirms the unprecedented victory won by this peerless reparation at the World's Columbian Fair. STATUE TO BURNS. ToDeka's Scottish Society Take the initial Steps Toward Erecting a $10,000 Monument. Topeka, Dec 11.

The Topeka Scottish society has taken the initial steps in securing a monument of the Scotch poet, Robert Burns, for Topeka. The society met last night and after discussing the subject appointed this committee to take preliminary steps: Ex-Judge John Guthrie, Thomas Page and Dr. McKinley. A meeting is to be held in the middle of January aud a permanent association formed. The legislatura will be asked for permission to erect the monument in tbe state house square.

It is to cost 10,000 To keep up with the times yon cannot afford to be without Harper's Weekly. Only fi a year. Still no Lottery Ordinance. Topekaj Dec. 11.

The lost lottery ordinance was brought before the city council last night and held up before the wondering gaze of the members. They were so startled when it was reported favorably that they threw up their hands straightway and had it postponed. 16 was only introduced early last September and the city fathers have cot hsa time to fully consider it. ward trie bottom oi the tunnel, when a i cable train on the Milwaukee avenue line, WILL CONTEST BEGUN. Laundryman O'CarroU's Brother Claims He Was Under Undue Church Influence.

San Francisco, Dec. 11 A contest was begun to-day to set aside the will of James CV Carroll, who made a fortune of a quarter of a million dollars ln the laundry business here, and who left the bulk of his estate to Archbishop Rior-dan and various charitable institutions. Joseph O'Carroll, of Dublin, a brother of the deceased, is the contestant. He alleges that his brother was of unsound mind and that undue influence was used. An attempt will be made to show, that this alleged undue influence was exercised in behalf of the Catholic institutions benefitted.

EMBEZZLER SEELY CAUGHT. The New York Fugitive Raffles Chicago-Police for Hours. Chicago, Dec 11. Yesterday afternoon H. E.

Macfarland, an ex-railroad detective, went to police headquarters here, studied carefully the descriptions and picture of Samuel C. Seely, the fugitive bookkeeper of the Shoe and Leather National bank of New York city, who, with Lawyer Baker, robbed the bank of then told the chief a story which caused him to send out two detectives. These soon returned with their man. When accused of being" oamuei j. beeiy ne stoutly ana per-sistentlv denied the accusation and baffled all attempts of the officers to secure any information from him.

All night long the man had sat erect and defiant in the private office of Inspector Shea and this morning found hin not a whit less defiant. The man's remarkable coolness and persistency in defying his identity had completely ba filed the detectives and they had determined to await the New York officers before making further efforts, when about noon the prisoner told his guard that he wished to see the men in charge of the detective force. Inspector Shea and Lieutenant Haas promptly responded, entering the inspectors' private office, where the suspect had been confined. "Be seated, gentlemen," Seely said, affably, as the officers appeared, and somewhat dazed at his nonchalance they sat down. "Now, gentlemen," Scely continued, "I first wish to thank you for your courtesy and kindness since our meeting last night.

I have told you repeatedly that my name is Dale, but I have become tired of the deception. I had no sleep last night- I am weary. My name is Seely Samuel C. Seely, late bookkeeper of the National Shoe and Leather bank of New York. That is what I wished to say to you." "Do you care to say anything about your case?" asked the inspector.

"Not a thing I am ready and willing to go back to New York. I will not make any trouble about extradition. So soon as the proper New York officials arrive I will go with them." The officers attempted to secure some sort of a statement from Seely regarding his connection with the great steal but he carefully avoided making either admissions denials. Finding his efforts in that line unavailing, Inspector Shea ordered the man taken to the Harrison street station, -where he was locked up in a cell to await the arrival of the New York officers. Seeley was playing the Robey races all last week, where he went under the names of C.

G. Evans and Frank J. Dale. Seely's action in voluntarily confessing his identity to a passing-acquaintance after having displayed such remarkable keenness in eluding arrest was the cause of much speculation. It was believed toy many of the detectives that the informant was an old acquaintance of the fugitive, and that the allurements of the 85, 000 reward had got the better of his friendship.

On this subject, however, Seely was as silent as a clam. Asalyfij by the chief chemist of the Htatea Agricultural Department proves Dr. Price's Baking Powder to ba superior in leavening; strength and purity to all otter bak-log pjwdera. Big: Strike Coming. Ekvsoldsville, Dec.

12. A notice was posted to day, signed by tbe United Mine Workers calling on the men to resist the five per cent reducdoa inaugurated by eight of the coal mine owners in that district December 1 The situation is gloomy as it mar result in a strike affecting ten thousand miners on January 1. mm "TTTtr T7 tunnel. Almost immediately after starting down the slope, Gripman Moran, of the Milwaukee avenue line lost his hold on the cable and the car slipped forward down the steep inclihe. Moran rang his alarm bell and he and the conductor set all tbe brakes on the train, but were unable to hold it, and just as the bottom of the tunnel watt reached, ths runaway cars Btruck the Madison street train with terrific force, smashing its rear car into splinters and demolishing the Milwaukee avenue grip car.

Both cars were piled up in a heap from which such passengers as were capable of movio? crawled out, battered and bleeding. Each cf the two wrecked cars held about seventy five paseengers, and that a number of them were not instantly killed, is a wonder. To sdd to the horror of the accident, one of the cars caugnt fire and began to blaze furiously. All the people Injured on both cars had been removed before the fire became dangerous, however. A number of people were pinioned in the wreck and others were held fast between the wreckage and the walls of the i tunnel.

All of them were quickly remov-j ed and the fire extinguished by au engine company. Toe cause of the accident was the breaking of the grip of the Milwaukee i avenue grip car. The United and Pastry Cooks' association of the United States re port: "The cooks of this association I and its members have used Dr. Price's Biking Powder and recom-mend its use in preference to all oth ers. For quick raising, flue cakes, pastry, etc, it nas no equal." Completely Wrecked.

San Fsancisco, Dec. 11. The schooner W. Beebe," which foundered on the bar and went ashore near here yesterday morninsr. Is a complete wreck.

The re mains of the vessel when sold at auction this afternoon brought only 257. Business In a Shaky Condition. i Br Johks, N. Dec 11. It Is that two more 61 the largest concerns in tne city make assignments to-mor row.

The feeling of insecurity Increases hourly. It Is feared the Union bnk will not sustain the strain. It Is publicly an counced the Commercial bank of New i Foundland, the suspension of which, was announced yesterday, will be wound up Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S.

Gov't Report to day. No one who has taken Harper's Mao. ajzink Elves It un willingly, nice, Si a Jear. Ed. Jordan Held.

Chicago, Dec. 11. The corner's jury to-day returned a verdict ia the inquest a the body of A. D. Adding that rnes tad been murdered by Ed.

Jordan, and recommendincr that he, with the four rrf snrr nnrler nrrrsc ha held grand jury..