Altoona Tribune 1887 A Pronounced Success Huntingdon, Pa., November 26.----There was a final effort made to raise the amount to pay off the indebtedness of the Orphan's Home of Huntingdon county. A subscription was sent out through the newspaper circulation of the county and the children of the public schools of this place and several other schools of the county. It was a grand success, the amount realized being over $1,100. The institution has been well managed during the past five years, 116 orphan children having been admitted in that time, sixty-five of whom have been placed with families. ---------------------------------------------------- Three Huntingdon County Items Peter Miller, of Black Log valley, Huntingdon county, died suddenly the other day, aged 69 years. Joseph Deible, of Washington, brought down two wild turkeys at one shot on Monday. They weighed 18 and 16 pounds respectively. Mrs. N. B. Corbin, of Huntingdon, tripped while walking across the floor on Saturday and fell against a hot stove, badly burning both hands. ------------------------------------------------------ RECAPTURED Three of the Prisoners Who Broke Out of the Huntingdon Jail. Special to the Tribune. Huntingdon, Pa., November 30.--William Walker, Samuel Shetram and Harry Carr (colored), three of the four prisoners who effected their escape from the jail in this place by tunneling through the main wall on Tuesday morning last, are again safe behind the prison bars, Walker having been recaptured on Saturday and Shetram having surrendered himself to Sheriff McAlevy yesterday morning. Carr was also recovered by Sheriff Rhoat at Harrisburg this morning and brought back to jail. Walker is now closely confined and heavily manacled in a cell by himself, while Shetram and Carr enjoy the privilege of the corridor. To your correspondent to-day the latter garrulously related how the escape was planned and carried into execution and also what additional means were held in reserve in case the first attempt would prove abortive. It was their purpose with a large quantity of gunpowder which they had secreted in their cells to blow open the locks and doors, regardless of the personal safety of the other prisoners who were confined in the corridor immediately under them. Walker also had a loaded revolver in his possession which it is alleged by Shetram, he intended to use against Sheriff McAlevy in case he or any of his family should attempt to intercept them. It was indeed a very bold scheme, and it most fortunate for the sheriff, perhaps, that the first effort of the prisoners for liberty proved successful. Shetram said his reason for surrendering himself was that he preferred a warm cell in jail to tramping about the country a fugitive. Thomas Grove, the young man from Duncansville, Blair county, who was arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice of the notorious Walker gang of housebreakers and car robbers, who was recently bailed out of jail, has been rearrested and confined in jail on account of his bail proving of the straw order. He is confident he can prove his innocence of the charge, and alleges his readiness to show where the stolen goods found in his possession came from. He is young man of pleasant address, with open, frank countenance, and seems to be more sinned against than sinning. ----------------------------------------------------------- The Indian School at Martinsburg It was a surprise to many to see at divine services on Sunday last, in St. Luke's, a compact body of well-dressed youths, about seventy in number, two-thirds being males and all Indians. They were from Martinsburg, and were under the supervision of Mr. Breidenbaugh, their superintendent, and Mr. Skyles, Mrs. Kyler and Mrs. Livingston, instructors. Seventeen of their number were confirmed at the service, being presented to Bishop Rulison for the laying on of hands along with six deaf mute adults, and twenty-eight other postulants from the congregation of St. Luke's church. The service, which was most impressive and beautiful, included the bestowal of artistic medals, having on one side the medallion of the "Good Shepherd" and on the other an appropriate legend, by the pastor of the Indian school. The school was dined at the Logan House by the women of St. Luke's church at 1 p.m. and better behaved youths, more apt to enjoy the bountiful provision of Mr. and Mrs. Dunham could scarcely be found anywhere. At 2:30 the Indians assembled again at St. Luke's church with the usual Sunday Schools and were addressed by Bishop Rulison; Miss Lina Green, an Indian girl, who one year ago could not play a note, accompanying the hymns on an organ. Mr. Breidenbaugh, after making a pertinent address and thanking the church for the courtesy and hospitality his school had so much enjoyed, departed, leaving by special at 4 p.m. for Martinsburg. He deserves great credit in ordering so successful these wards of the nation, who are all Oneidas and Osages from the far west. The government may well aid him to the full extent of the law for he is manifestly accomplishing its purpose in making good citizens out of those who might otherwise become a burden to themselves and the government also. The institution at different points in the United States of these Indian training schools will go a long way to solving the much vexed question of what shall be done with the Indian. This line of policy adopted by the government, although a comparatively recent one, has already been productive of much good. The schools of Hampden, Va., and at Carlisle, in our own state have done much to civilize the Indian and render him a law abiding and a God fearing person. The great majority of them are quick to learn and the comparatively small amount of money spent for their education is undoubtedly well spent. Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair